' B PA?3 THB WEEK PRICE IQt PLUS TAJC
Marriage and Divorce
1972 In Duplin County
By Christine Williams Davis, Register of
j Deeds and John A. Johnson, Clerk of Cam
M , we realise that many factors affec t
^||| the ages of persons entering Into marriages
Ind marfy factors affect the circumstances
? surrounding divorces, we have prepared this
MbeUeve that in the
county who will be Interested in this data.
A study of die DupUn County marriage
and divorce records clearly show some
definite trends:
| 1- As the sversge age for the persona
fettering into marriage haa lowered since
" 1818 whan the average age for grooms
was 36 and the average age for brides
was 36} the divorce rate has taken up
ward trends.
3- Girls continue to marry younger than
do beys.
3- There is a growth in the number of
couples obtaining divorces with minor chil
dren under age 18. ta 1812, 104 couples di
vorced and 82 of these couples had a total
of 186 minor children under age 18. The
Duplin County Clerk of Court's office is
currently maintaining records on support
payments for approximately M4 cases In
volving minor children. The average sup
port payment is approximately 163.09.
4- The current records on marriages
aid divorces contradict tha papular belief
diet persona obtain divorces for the pdr
poee of re-marrying. Out of 324 couples who
marked in 1912 only 28 grooms and 22
MARIAGE AND DIVORCE RECORDS FOR
DUI^C^grOR SELECTED YEARS
In 1972, the age groupings ot grooms and
brides who secured the 3M marriage licen
ses,were as follows: /
AGES:
Under 16
fSDecillf^
Licenses)
16-17
NUMBER OF
GROOMS:
None
c' ^
11
NUMBER OF
BRIDES:
4
66
(Issued with parent's consent)
18-33
38-38
38-80
31-60
80-TO ,v
71-80
164
64
as
34
171
36
13
23
9
None
This makes for an interesting comparison
with the year 1876 when the average age of
grooms was 86 years and die average age
of brides was 88 years.
OUT OF 104 DIVORCESGRANTEDIN DUP
LIN COUNTY IN 1875-62 fcOUPLES DIVOR
CING HAD MINOR CHILDREN UNDER 18.
OUT OF 68 DIVORCING COUPLES WITH
MINOR CHILDREN. 3 Couples had 18 child
ren each. 1 Couple had 5 children. 5 Couples
had 4 children each. 80 Couples had 3 child
ren each. 18 Couples had 3 children each.
83 Couples had 1 child each.
DATA ON THE 384 MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED IN PUPLIN COUNTY IN 1973 SHOW:
GROOMS: 232-were first marriages for
grooms. 41-were second marriages for gro
oms. V-was third marriage for a groom.-324
marrt<>*etldei in death. 88 last -|
' -'-dee 4-were third merrtaSisforertdes.-334
' OUT OF SV&UDES PREVIOUSLY MAR
RIED: 14 last marriages end in death. 89
last marriages fended in divorce. 1 last
marriage ended in annulment.
IN Wt, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS
ONE DtVORCE"FOR EVERY 3 MARRIAGES.
THE DUPLIN COUNTY RECORD WAS CLOSE
TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH 334
MARRIAGES AND 104 DIVORCES.
197* IN" School Graduates
Comparison of 19T2 high sc
hool grsdOSMB with 1964-66 fi
fth grade enrollment: Enroll*
meat for 5th grade students
m _ a nllLrt -S
In Duplin County in 1961-65
was 947; 896 were 1972 gra
duates; 881 were losses; 62.9
per cent graduated; 371 per
cent were lost.
Comparison of 1972 high sc
hool graduates with 1968-89 n
inth grade enrollment (by ad
ministrative unit) was 943 on
rolled in ninth grade in 1988
89; 696 graduated in 1972;
347 losses; 63.2 per cent gra
duated; 36.8 per cent lost. 4
?e _ . . i :
A follow-up survey of the
1973 graduates showed 696 g
raduates; 132 enrolled In se
nior colleges; 136 enrolled in
community colleges and tech
nical institutes; 30 enrolled in
junior colleges; 31 enrolled in
trade, business and nursing sc
hools; 40 entered the military
service; 186 gainfully employed;
all others 42.
A summary of die survey
for N.C. showed the following
highlights;
70,242 students graduated fr
om public high schools during
1972, an increase of 1,42) stu
dents or 2.1 percent more than
the number graduated in 1971.
The percent of graduates c
ontinuing higher education was
58.1 percent for 1972 as com
pared with 68.66 percent in *71.
Prescriptive
by Ruth P. Grady
I
Prescriptive Reading was the
topic of conversation and de
monstration on Monday night
when the E.S.E.A. Advisory C
ommittee met at the Rose Hill
Magnolia School.
The group assembled in the
beautiful library of the school
where Mr. Cecil Bostic, Chair
man Of the Committee, presid
ed. Mr Bostic greeted the gr
oup and recognized guests wh
ich Included Supt. C.H. Yel
verton. Dr. Dallas Herring. C
ommlssloners Leon Brown and
DJ. Fussell, and Mrs. Sallie
C. Ingram Mr Bostic said that
after the meeting ,
aides would give's demonstra
tion. using parents and guests
for students.S.
Mr. John K. Wooten, direc
tor of the Duplin County EA
E.A. Program, Introduced Mrs.
Elected Class f resident
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Miti Susae Aa? Craft ofKe
Bene villi h?s been elected pre
/'\j iktat of toe SophorooM Clue
] Se^SVWsc^rye?eit??
- ed from JK ft gh Sc a|
n *ti she w?s chewier;
# Ott?' :-f hi '*ut Standing Se
re", Ii
; pt<d In i*ny ? >\i . . *
eniucr ? i? t-n uouc^iue
dub in Raleigh and serves as
treasurer. She plans to serve
as a 4-H Camp Counselor this
summer. ^ ^
Wilmington Presbytery and spe
nt one week as a camp aide
for retarded children at the
Presbyterian Camp Klrjtwood.
She is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. William E. "Pot
Craft, of Kenansville, N.C.
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p Eoster^A,
Vaction *?
lil'LFar yfti
Schools
The Duplin Countv Board of
** HP ' v
tart* Ktfwol calendar for the
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Raleigh. NC-April is Poultry
Products Month in North Caro
lina, and it's a good time to
talk turkey. Because of the im
portance of the turkey industry
to N.C,, many people refer to
N.C. not only as Poultryland
but as Turkey land.
In 1973, N.C, will produce
approximately 13 5 million tur
keys, which will keep N.C. fi
rmly in third place nationally.
About 11.8 million turkeys will
be of the heavy breed variety
and about 1.7 million will be of
the light type for the fryer
roaster market. In addition,
N.C. ranks fourth in turkey
hatching egg production Poults
and turkey eggs produced in
N.C. are shipped to many pans
of the U.S., mostly to areas
east of the Mississippi.
One of the most significant
changes in production techni
ques in recent years is die
shift to confinement rearing.
It is estimated that from 40
to 50ft of our production is in
confinement. Of course, during
die warm spring and summer,
many totns will be ranged, but
the trend, wward confinement
is unmistanenly continuing to
increase. This change in tec
hnology his advantages, both
to the prntucer^lpd the consu
mer. Lalor costs are improv
ed; floqfc health in better; the
jirqducer has tnore control over
tost reduction which the produ
cer can make keeps iMTetgS
price from Msing as r?t>Uty
as it would otherwise.
The demand for turkey moat
has been steadily increasing
for die past several years,
reflecting the consumer's dis
covery of thC*te*6eBtpt nutri
Thirteen And One Half Million
Turkeys Produced In N. C. In 1973
Hon of turkey meat as well
as Its unusual economy. Dis
appearance of turkey meat du
ring the first half of 1973 is
expected to be 15"fc greater th
an the first half of 1973. De
mand for the last half of 1973
probably will continue at this
rate This will result in reta
il prices a little higher than
last year. However, these hi
Cr prices do not all go to
producer. Much higher fe
ed prices in 1973 have increa
sed the cost of producing tur
keys some 6.6? to 7.8? per
pound. In spite of the higher
prices, turkey offers the Con
sumer one of the most econo
mical, highly nutritious meats
available anywhere.
Four major turkey process
ing plants operating in N.C.
give the producer an excellent
market {dace and assure the
consumer high quality turkeys
at economical prices. These
plants are: 1. Swift and Com
pany at Wallace, N.C.; 2. Rae
ford Turkey Farms, Raeford,
N.C.; 3. Armour Creameries,
Marshville, N.C.; and 4. Cen
tral Soya of Monroe, Monroe,
N.C. All of these plants offer
a variety of whole turkeys,
parts and further processed
products.
Duplin County Nation's
Largest Turkey County
The U.S. Department of A
griculture released turkey pro
duction statistics (for the year
1969) that show N.C.'s Duplin
County to be the nation's lar
gest turkey producing county,
growing approximately 8.6 mil
lion tuqpeys annually. Long ago
Duplin may have been a sleepy
little rum county, but not any
more. Its poultry industry is
booking as well as its general
agricultural economy ^t last
com, it leids N.C. in agricul
tural income.
r to the saoft report, Sampson
County was llstedas the four
Many events bavecausedDup
lin and Simpson Counties to blo
ssom Into the forefront of agri
culture. Rich soil, mild climate,
closeness to market, a favorable
social and political environment
all have played an important pa
rt, but most important have been
its people, people who have been
dedicated to producing high qua
lity, economical turkey meat,
people who had the wisdom to
develop markets along with pro
duction. In spite of many and va
ried inflationary pressures cau
sing production costs to rise,
the turiry^ndustrjj^ias been a
turtasy meet at prices about ^
qual to prices 20 years ago.
Survey
30.9 percent of the graduates
enrolled in senior colleges.
22 .7 percent of die graduates
enrolled in Junior colleges, co
mmunity colleges, and technical
Institutes
4.6 percent of thegraduates
entered private trade, business
and nursing schools.
3.9 percent of the graduates
joined the military services.
28.1 percent of the graduates
are gainfully employed.
Information on 9.8 percent
of the graduates is not curren
tly available.
A total of 34,618 males and
36,694 females graduates in
1972.
72.7 percent of the graduates
were white. 26.3 percent wete
Negro, sad 1.0 percent were
Spanish surnamed Americans,
Orientals, and American Indians
The Old Guard" to Help
Celebrate Tuscarora Anniversary
The Old Guard, which has a
tradition of service dating back
to 1784, will wind up week long
festivities that will mark Tus
carora Council's 50th anniver
sary celebration in June.
The group's precision drill
executions and fife and drufti
corps is just one of the many
attractions at the celebration
which will be held atTuscarora
Council's new scout reservation
at Bentonvllle Battleground in
Johnston County.
The anniversary observance
will coincide with the opening
of the reservation. June 5-10.
The Old Guard (the 3rd In
fantry) is the oldest active in
fantry unit of the Army. On its
rolls are the names of men who
fought at Valley Forge and York
town
Today, the Old Guard has a
dual mission in Washington, D.C.
It is die Army's ofrnial ce
remonial unit and it also pro
i vides security for the nation's
c*oit?l in times of national e
mergency and civil disturbance.
The Old Guard, whose deeds
cf Valor mtrrow the growth
and development of our country,
received Its name from Gen.
Wlnfield Scott at the victory pa
rade in Mexico City in 1848,
marking the end of the Mexican
War.
The 42 battle streamers and
a valorous unit award, attach
ed to the regimental color, tr
ace a heroic past from Fallen
Timbers to campaigns in WW
II and in Southeast Asia;
Often referred to as "The
President's Own," the Old G
uard is the official Army ho
nor guard and escort for the
President. Old Guardsmen al
so serve as White House so
cial aides and enlisted congre
ssional escorts.
Their distinctive blue unifo
rms are a familiar sight in
the nation's capital, as the Old
Guard is responsible for the
planning and coordination of
military ceremonies held at
the White House, the Pentagon,
national memorials and other
locations in Washington.
Last year, the Old Guard
participated in more than 3,400
ceremonies, an average of al
most 10 a day.
Headquartered at Ft. Myer,
Va.. soldiers of the Old Guard
maintain a faithful 24-hour vi
gil at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. They perform military
funeral rites at Arlington Na
tional Cemetery and participate
in state funerals, which have
included those of Presidents
Kennedy and Elsenhower.
Also, some element of the
unit is constantly on the road
presenting military pageants f
or audiences at major civic
military functions across the
nation.
Included among such pagean
ts are "Spirit of America"
and "Torchlight Tatto."
"Spirit of America" is a
colorful, full-length theatrical
produci ion that traces the his
tory of America through the
heritage of the Army
More than 500,000 persons,
including President and Mrs.
Nixon, have viewed the produc
tion since its inception in 1960.
"Torchlight Tattoo" is a sh
ortened version <jf "Spirit of
America" and is presented we
ekly at Jefferson Memorial in
the summer months.
Reading Demonstrated
retired E.S.E.A. Director, end
told how she had "dug the dit
ches, ploughed the soil, and
cleared the new ground" in the
reading program in the schools
of the county.
Mr. Woocen explained to die
parents how a reading lab spe
cialist had been brought in fr
om Mass., to help organise the
program. He then urigfttinedtha
tests are used to identify each
skill a child has in reading. He
said that identifying skills Is of
no value unless you can deeonae
thing *fter you Identify. Teach
ers study the reading bosks
page by page and chapter by
chapter and study every piece
of audiovisual equipment which
they have to identify their use
to each child they teach. They
teach only the children with the
greatest disability in reading.
Then from the identification of
the child's problems. a prw
?scription is made out for that
child. If the child does not pro
I mtt 'recycled in the same
work. ^
taken the test, every child's
level will have a level of in
structional material. His level
of work can be pulled out, and
a prescription can be written
for the individual. After fini
shing a unit of work, he is then
tested again to find if he is
ready to work with the next se
; quemlal unit. Accountability is
t built into the program, for the >
i program would be of no value
i without accountability.
The Advisory Committee and
? guests adjourned to die reading
-lab where the four teachers and
two aides demonstrated how to
teach a child how to improve
to) reading and how to use the
i many devices of audio-visual
equipment in the reading lab.
It was rather interesting to
watch the adults being taught
to read. However they were
1 good student and learned their
Guests wove invited Into the
School lunchroom where they
were served )wch and cookies.
I . ?. y
Local Students Receive Award
GREENSBORO Two students
from Duplin County are among
14 recently selected to receive
Student Excellence Awards du
ring the annual Honors Convo
cation at UNC-G.
They are: Miss Susan Page
Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Ward of 404 Church St.,
Rose Hill, and Miss Mary E.
Wright, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs James Wright, Rt. 1, Box
107-A. Wallace.
The Student Excellence Award
are limited to students from
the Junior and senior classes,
and are based on academic a
chievement In addition to a nu
mber of well-defined, outstand
ing personal qualities. Recipi
ents receive silver book marks
Miss Ward is a senior Eng
lish major who was recently
tapped for membership into Phi
Beta Kappa. She has perticlpe
Honors Council. She is current
?'?J; ? ,v: .
ly enrolled in two English cour
ses for graduate credit.
Miss Wright is a senior ma
joring in political science. She
is a member of Phi Beta Kappa
and has been an Alumni Schelar
each of her four years at UNC
G. She recently was awarded
a graduate fellowship from the
American Political Science As
sociation and will participate
during the summer in the In
stitute of Government Summer
Interoshf- Program in Chapel
Hili.
Scott To
Visit JSI
Bob Scott, former governor
jf North Carolina, wUl speak
at JSI Wednesday, April 18, at
7 p.m. Mr. Scott will speak
on "The Historical Developm
ent of the office of Governor."
The general public is invited
to attend.
The Farm Credit Banks of Columbia, which serve N.C.
were cited this week for outstanding accomplishments by the
National Agricultural Advertising and Marketing Association.
Henry M. Simons, Jr., (right above) was namea"Southeastern
Farm Marketing Men of 1972," and Robert A. Oarr was pre
sented the NAAMA award for the "Most Outstandiqg Agri
Marketing Promotional Activity in 1972. Oarr is president of
both the Federal Land Bank and the Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank. Simons is executive director of FCB Services.
The banks' advertising also received two first place awards..
The member-owned Land Bank, Credit Bank and Bank for Co
operatives together with Land Bank Associations and PC As
provide over Itwo billion in agricultural credit in the Carolines,
Georgia and Florida.
JK Student Selected
To Governor's School
Willie L. Moore, a rising
senior at JK High School, has
been selected as a candidate
for the 1973 session of .the Go
vernor'a, School of North Carer ,
"l&i. W S? one oTthe mtey "H
students nominated from all
over the state.
The Governor's School is an
eight-week residential program
on the campus of Salem College
in Wipston-Salem, N.C., for 400
Intellectually gifted N. C. high
scheSrstoaehts. Ttie school i?
operated By a Board of Gover
nors under the Jurisdiction of
the State Board of Education.
During the summer session the
School provides a variety of
unique and distinctive educat
ional experiences for the sele
cted students, and, in the pro
cess, serves as a model in
action, helping teachers and
administrators throughout the
state provide appropriate pre
paration for superior students
within the local school systems.
The curriculum emphasizes
theory, especially 20th Century
theory and imaginative or in
ventive extrapolation into for
ranging fields. The attempt is
made to give the students, the
future cultural leaders of the
state and nation, an inspira
tional and curiosity-whettingp
eek into the latest accomplish
ments, problems, and theories
in the various fields of the arts
and sciences.
Willie is the son of Mrs.
Carrie Moore of Warsaw. He
plans to enther UNC-CH after
graduating from JK
Two More
Arrest On
Drug Charges
Gary Evans Usher, white male
age 20, route 1, Rose Hill and
Joseph W. Bland, III, white
male, 21, of route 1, Burgaw,
were arrested last week on
drug charges bringing to a to
tal of nineteen arrests In an ef
fort to crackdown the illegal
sale of drugs In Duplin and
surround counties.
Usher was charged with dis
tribution of marjuana, bond $1,
000. Bland was charged with
distribution of LSD and main
taining a house for keeping
and selling controlled substa
nces, bond 11,500.
Republican
Precinct
Meeting
There will be a Meeting of
the Cedar Pork Precinct Re
publicans April 96, 1973 at the
Oadar Fork Community Build
ing at 7i30 p.m. Everyone is
belted to attend and support
the party.
Happy
Easter