ROBBERS ARE CAUGHT?Duplin county law enforcement officials,
assisted by Mount Olive Police, apprehended four men who allegedly
robbed the Southern Bank aiM Trust company's branch office atChlypso
Tuesday morning. Above right: officers arrest David Edward Martin
aftar be was flushed from imderaeath a house. Law officials are, 1-r,
Duplin Deputy George Williams, Special Deputy P. D. Whitfield, (par
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tially hidden), Mount OUve Police Set. Porter Matthews, Duplin Deputy
Ervin Outlaw, the suspect, and an unidentified officer. The second roober
flushed from underneath the house was Harry Lee Battle, shown in the
photo at left. Searching him are 1-r: Sgt. Matthews of Mount Olive Police,
and Dtqilin Deputies E.E. Proctor and George Williams.
PHOTOS BY NELSON BLAND MOUNT OLIVE TRIBUNE
Gen. Buck Appointed
Adjutant Gen. Of N.C.
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T. ?E2t Staff College and
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Lorenzo R Powers; Wallace,
J. R Ptmy. Rose Hill.
Emma Jane EM; Warsaw,
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Susan T. Murray; Chinquapin,
N.C.
Charles Ray Broaden; Mr.
Olive, N.C.
Roy J. Houston; Pink Hill,
N.C.
Lynn Odell Pickett; Chinqua
pin. N.c.
Connie Raynor; Beulaville,
N.C.
James L. Joyner; Calypso.
N.C.
Neal Carlton: Wallace, N.C.
James Lee Whaley; Beula
ville, N.C.
Curtis Robinson; Teachey,
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Brace Stephen Bcoey; Wal- I
Uce. N.C. I
Laura W. Berwick: Warsaw,
N.C.
Robert Clayton Edwards; Beu
laville, N.C.
Ben W. Scott; Mt. Olive, N.C.
Billy R. Hatcher; CMnqiupln,
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N. L. Tadlock; Calypso, N.C.
Oliver A. Kennedy: Kenans
ville, N.C.
Jenifer Lee Williams; Ke
nans ville, N.C.
Claiborne Earl Bans; Wal
lace. N.C.
Sandra Kathleen Redwine;
Kenansvllle, N.C.
Joe Armstrong; Bowdens,
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NEW CENTRAL SYSTEM-A new central
dispatching system for all Duplin county
fire and rescue unit is now in use. A dis
patcher at Kenansville handles calls for
all fire and rescue units in the county,
except the Calypso and Oak Wolfe fire
departments. N.B. Grady, one of the four
dispatchers, is seated at die control boa
rd in the Duplin County Sheriffs depart
ment. Other dispatchers are Ronnie Bos
tic, Hal Williams, and Steven Knowles. Fa
is on fire and resent departments have just
recently switched deer to the new system,
and residents on the Faison-Warsaw ex
change needing to report a fire or rescue
call should dial 8-293-4867. Wallace-Rose
Hill number to call is 285-4867, Kenans
ville-Beulaville is 296-4781 (Photo by Spe
cial Investigator Glenn Jernigan).
Formal Opening Of New
Bank Building Friday
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The opening of one of the
handsomest new bank buildings
in Eastern NjC. will be cele
brated at 10 a.m. Friday of
this week when formal ribbon
cutting ceremonies highlight an
all-day open house for the new
structure of Bank of N.C., N.A.
in Kenans ville.
The ceremonies are expected
to an ract special Interest be
cause KenansvOle is the boy
hood home of J. Hugh Rich,
president of the $360-tniUion
banking system which today has
86 branches from the Tenness
ee line to the Atlantic.
Fletchar "Mac" McPhaul,
manager of the KenanaviUe b
ranch which opened in a trailer
last Ane and moved Into its
present building earlier this
month, saidFriday's open house
will begin at 9 a.m and contl
Many persons attending the
25 persons opening a savings
account for $100 or more
A supply of free scenic or
regular checks also will be
available to all those opening
a new checking account with
any amount.
McPhaul said arrangements
also have been made for the
bank to sponsor a full one
year tuition scholarship for a
student attending the JSI, and
also to contribute a 1900 unit
of recreational equipment for
the new Kenans viUe playground,
over and above a contribution
made earlier toward helping
buy lights for the area.
"Our primary ohfcctive,"
McPhaul said in the announce
ment. "is to emphasise the
fact we feel a very strong pri
de In being a pan of the com
munity and expect to participa
te in every way possible toward
bearing our share in making
Kenansvllk and Duplin County
an increasingly better area to
UVvith McPhaul at assistant
fleets Mm. Myree Band who
ch is Mrs. Jill Rsspass and
Mrs. Janet Grady on the per
manent staff -- while Mrs.
Shirlhy James and Mrs. Susia
Herring will be assisting on a
temporary basis during the op
ening.
McPhaul urged that the public
attend the ribbon-cutting or co
me by the new office at any
other more convenient time.
Fqison School
Reports
Breakin
A break-in occurred some
time Saturday night at P.W,
Moore elementary ^school
Duplin County Seniors
Graduate Friday Night
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uupirn uounry ntgn scnoois
will graduate approximately 610
students Friday night in comm
encement exercises throughout
the four school.
North Duplin's commencement
will be in the school gym at 8
p.m. Debbir Kay Brock, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Brock of route 2, Mount Olive
is Valedictorian. John Rowland
Mangum, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Mangum of Faison is
salutatorian Both will deliver
speeches.
Senior class president Phyllis
Bell will give the invocation.
Janice Boyette will give the wel
come and Willie Smith, the
benediction.
Commencement exercises at
Wallace-Rose Hill will be held
in the school gym at 8 p.m.
Besty Blair, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. J. S. Blair, Jr, of Wallace
is Valedictorian. Emily Mills,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
cus Mills of route 1, Wallace, is
salutatorian. Both will give
short speeches .
Third ranking senior, Lynn
Jernigan will give the invo
cation. Fourth ranking senior,
Glenda Hayes will read the sc
ripture and senior class presi
dent, Reginal Kenan will give the
benediction.
Tom Kenan will present the
Kenan Scholarship during grad
uation exercises of James
Kenan high school, held InJCenan
Mmorlat Auditorium as 9 pan.
n. "wpi
Mrs. J. P. Johnson of Warsaw
and Loretta Moore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Euray Preston
Moore of route 1, Warsaw will
deliver speeches.
The top ten scholars will be
reconlzed along with the eight
een outstanding seniors.
ine graduation exercises will
be held at the East Duplin gym.
The Honorable Charles Dunn,
Chief of North Carolin's State
Bureau of Investigation will be
die speaker. The awarding of
diplomas will be male by chair
man of the advisory board. Mr.
Cecil Miller The salutatorian.
Harold Kornegay, Jr. and Val
edictorian. Alisa Boyette will
have the opportunity to speak
what they feel have been the
rugruigras ct the past and the
prospects erf the future. Mr. Jim
Smith, secretary of the Advis
ory Board, will present the Sen
ior medals
The marshals for thejrear
1973, are Danny Pate, Jr. Chief,
Betty Strickland, Gene Quino
Outlaw, Nancy Jane Kelly,
Debbie Weston. Danny Andrews,
Nathan Carl Hinkle, Jr.. Brenda
Henderson, MAR1S0A Quinn and
Martha Quitm.
Jaffe To Speak
At Tuscarora
Celebration
A key figure in the develop
ment of the National Aeronau
tics and Space Administration's
communications satellite sys
tem will be the principal spea
, her for ceremonies climaxing
Tuscarora Council's 50di anni
versary celebration.
He is Leonard Jaffe, deputy
associate administrator for ap
plications for NASA, a leader
in the field of international
communications.
Tuscarora's anniversary ce
lebration will be held June 5
10 and will coincide with the
opening of the new Tuscarora
scout reservation at Bentonv
ille Battleground in Johnston
County.
Jaffe will speak on June 10
at 3 p.m.
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Anti Littering
Campaign Initated
N.C. citizens have been urged
to "be on the lookout" for
highway litterers, and to report
any violations to the Outdoor
Beautification Program in Ra
leigh. This is part of an "ami
liner" citizens campaign an
nounced today by Col. Edwin
Guy, Commander of the State
Highway Patrol, and Ann Llt
cher. Director of the State Oit
door Beautification Program.
Violations should be reported
by letter to the Outdoor Beau
tification Program, Administr
ation Building, West Jones St ,
Raleigh Reported violators will
receive a letter from the High
way Patrol Troop Commander
in the area urging thei?coop
"ta this way," Guy slated,
"every citizen in this state
can take an active part in fi
ghting visual pollution on our
highways." The Highway Pa
trol Commander also pointed
out that while only 1003 pers
ons were charged with violati
ng the "anti-litter" law (GS14
399) in the state last year, it
is obvious many mure persons
did litter, citing the estimated
121/2 million it cost taxpayers
to clean up the mess during i
the year.
While the law is rather hard
to enforce, it is hoped that all
citizens will be aware that o
thers will be watching through
out the year. "The only way to
fight visual pollution is for
every man, woman and child
in the state to join in on the
fight", Guy added.
Violation reports sent to the
Outdoor Beautification Program
should include the license num
ber of the car. the time and
place of the violation and a sh
ort description of the violation
All reports of violations mu3t
be signed, but this information
wil. remain confidential, accor
ding to program officials.
The state's "anti-litteriqg"
law, GS 14-339, reads in part:
"It Is unlawful for any person,
firm, organization (etc )... to
place or leave or caused to be
placed or left temporarily or
permanently, any trash, refuse
garbage, scrapped automobile,
scrapped track or part thereof
on the right-of-way of any State
highway or public road where
(it)... is outside of an incorpora
ted town, unless such refuse,
ETC.)..' is placed in a designated
location or container for remo
val by a specific garbage or
trash service collector.. "
Col. Guy added that the joint
mti-litter campaign was-being
Initiated because of the large
number # reported violations
- each wee#. ~*kow, anyone ob
serving a Uttering violation, can
report the violation to one place,
the Outdoor Beaut ification Pro
gram, and can be assured that
the owner of the vehicle repor
ted will be reminded of the law,
and requested to join the state's
anti-littering effort."
In 1972, sixteen persons were
charged in Duplin County in
"Lltterbug" cases. 13 were guil
ty as charged.
^ Days Left
Before June 5TH
i Duplin County Sheriff's department, as
sisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco
i sod Fire Arms Special Agent Ralph El- '
i Its, seised an unregistered distillery with
a mash capacity of 7,890 gallons. The
still was found last Monday u the Sarecta
1 section of Duplin oouoty.
Duplin Sheriff Elwood Revelle and Spec
ial Agent Ellis said the still was capable
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of producing 200 gallons of moonshine per
day. Charged with liquor law violations are
Graham Allan Beaany of route 2, Dunn;
?>!lare Gainey, Jr., route 2, Dunn; and Bo- ? k
bby Lyon Barefoot of ranee 2, Benson. [I >
Officers aleo sained a two-eon van truck.
The arrested man have been released an ?
91,000 band each pending trail in Eastern j
District Conn in MBnbqpm.