W -i \ srer ,
McCoy Summerlln, 58-year
aid native of die Sum merlin's
T Crossroads . who was fatally
, V&Bhc
" W fc -**1 "
rm rn -Cfltcr 01 : ?? / , Mernor i .<?
mrnrntm wu fining Ms
I Sssaisxi's
|$|?wiltto| fire occurred. So fir
frsrHSrH
W Vfetfe department to aervettUi
F '? | chief of that department since
It wis formed.
L Funeral services were Held ?
Thi at 4 o'clock.
Inl Chapel. The
rwtte officiated, and burial was
in the Summerlln family ceme
tery near his home.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Nannie Grady Summerlln; his
nc ur. Mrs. 1 ner*
lin of Mt. Olive; four sons.
Major Billy Summerlln of the
U.S. Marines, stationed at Ja- S
cksoovilk Jimmy of Kenans-'
vUle, David and Henry Summer
lln, both of the home; two dau
ghters, Mrs. Mary Lou Hudson
of Mt. Ottve and Miss Eva Nan
School faculty, one brother. Cl
ayton Summerlln of Mt. OUve. {
and eight grandchildren. ' !
*- Camporee First
1 The Croetan District 3 of
I ZFZSS
II ar^nery ^ohrances a^thrtr
I where Scouts aid Leeders w
\ r^pssate
'pN by plkx-Chief Henry. Mr. Heo
lr ry Is the (list Camporee Chief
Ft In the -history of the Tuscaro
I re Connca to fly over e C?m
I poree Site in his own plane.
I "I fly for relaxation."
I said Mr. Henry when asked w
1 hat motivates htm to fly. Upon
J returning to the Campsite from
the laadfig strip. Mr. Henry was
Jf "It's a bird, it's"?planed no,
jj it's highlights of
kft'? ' v'- \ ^
vat not the only event. The
theme of the Camporee was
3port-o-Hee. Emphasis was p?
laced on game fundamentals
ad skills. Scouts were tauaht
the "How-To'a" in football and
basketball In each case, die
slept In ooey, tw^Scou tents.
Each nigti, the evening chin
drove everybody to the glow
ing compare, which became
the source of the much cher
ished warmth.
Describing how he felt about
die Camporee, one Scout said,
"1 learned how fh do more for
myself." j* Wv\
Sunday morning was held sa
cred. as usual, as the Rev.
Ernest Frederick of Kenans
rUle, spoke to the boys on the
Christian aspect of "Be Pre
pared." the Scout Motto.
Others haloing in the Cameo
mm* ? ? ? ? 'J' ?
ree were Will Gillespie and Iva
Brinson, also of Ksnansvllle.
? Mr. Henry hopes that as a
result of his Camporee flight,
more boys will became Inter
jed nytog as they grow
______
WARSAW RESIDENT KILLED-BUty Hack
burn was Wiled Tuesday In a one car acci
dent at 19:60 pjn.j 8?. miles West of War
saw on rural paved road 1108, Blackburn
was a passenger in a vehicle driven by
a * ? i 1 ^ I & .
George S. Jackson also of Warsaw. Tro
oper BUly Ward said the vehicle loss con
trol at a high rate of speed and hit a dri
veway ditch on the right.
Photo courtesy of Glen Jernigan.
A ? I
Hign bpeea causes Mcciaem
?pi Noeil ?Hlly> made
bursas, of WarKTwttldU
cq *WP**7 wiWi u*
Buick registered to fcthel M.
aackbern, the victim's wife,
loss cam rot on the right at a
high rate of speed and hit a
tile driveway.
The accident happened on
rural paved road 1108, 3.8 mi
les West cf Warsaw.
Hackburn was thrown thr
ough the windshield, 18 feat
from the ditch. George S. Jac
kson. 23. black male, of 604
West Bay St., Warsaw, was
driving the car. Trooper Wa
rd said the vehicle traveled
558 feet before impact and 136
feet rfter the auto hit the ditch.
Jackson was carried to Samp
son Memorial Hospital. Hack
burn was pronounced dead at .
the scene of the accident.
The Warsaw Rescue Unit
answered the call. _ sm ,0 ;
staters, Dorothy Miller of Wil
mington, Evelyn Chestnutt of
Magnolia. Alice Marion, Mass.;
two brothers, Jimmy and Do
nald Blackburn of Warsaw.
aw&sfsss&s!
Community Funeral
Per. Eugene Hale and Ke?.
RJ. Hursey. Burial will be
held at Devotional Gardens in
Warsaw.
m T$ $ Mimfflm-C
congratulates WlUk Moore (center) as Boy
of The Month for the month of October.
?<3?-.-2' '\A vo .
Rotary Club Select? 3oy oi Month
LI Jr o flrajft
I 1
local haa nadf
?v lootriterlon to having
ettei achoot and omnamity.
1m Boy the
lueai af the Rotary
?eh.
if tin? N or
iety ind is Ived In mi
-hooi an
Ittec,
torn of in award*
< H rd C< nty
Ing Most Outstanding Boy^^ta
Millie plans to sndjr law al
INC aftw graduation J
tit N?"Ve ch?sen |
I?ocher o(_)he Year
?MTUK5 NtJlfc: inc lOHOW
Sis an article from the Octo
4 issue of the Whitevilte
News Reporter entitled Mrs.
David Is Teacher of Year.Mrs.
David, a native of Warsaw was
born in 1939 and the daughter
of the late Hiram James and
Annie Lynn Cooper Phillips...
the sister of Mas ley Phillips,
Mrs. Leas Scott, Mrs. Osella
McCullen, all of Warsaw, Frank
Phillips of Seven Springs, Ralph
Phillips of Lakeland. Fla.. Ran
dolph Phillips of Ralei$ and
Mrs. Irene Howell of Wilming
ton. Her husband is Redman
David, currently principal of
the Whiteville Elementary Sc
hool. The Davids have 3 chil
dren; Freddie, age 23, now a
graduate student at Wake Forest;
Shirley, age21, asenior atUNC
G and Phillip, age 14. a 9th
Grade Student in the Central
Jr. High School in Whiteville.
Mrs. David made the following
com meats in a letter address to
me and concerning her mem
ories in Duplin County; '1 wou
ld like for you to please give
special tribute to Miss Maggie
Bow den and Miss Nell Bow den
who were my first and second
grade teachers there in Warsaw.
Both of these fine ladies gave
me my first love of school and
a genuine desire to learn. Miss
Maggie, my first grade teacher,
once told me, "I had a mother
at school as well as a mother
a: home." 1 attended the War
saw Elementary and Warsaw
while Mr. Johnny Pat Harmon
vas the principal 1 attended
East Carolina University and
graduated there In 1980. I am
Last weak Lwellyn David
ra s?-1'! of tlx
Yes- in fee WhtevOle
iooii as par of th- 197*
fa xihi each* ? the
Award Propim.
,1 i eai ici ia
Mrs. Davis
four other schools?Claire Mc
Gin of Whltevllle Senior High
School, Peggie Lewis of Whlte
vllle Elementary, Edna Harper
of Whltevllle Primary and Jo
Am Harrelson of Edgewood.
Josephine Spauldlng, supervi
sor and director of staff devel
opment In the Whltevllle City
Schools, said this Is the first
time Whltevllle has participated
In die national contest.
The five teachers were se
lected by secret ballot vote
of their fellow teachers in each
of the schools. Edna Harper,
on behalf of all the teachers
chosen, said, "We are proud
that our co-workers thought e
nough of us to select us."
OONTINUED TO PAGE 8
Town Meeting
pbltxa from Kenansvtlle citi
zen]
loose and penned In, the Ke
nans rille Town Board la call
ing an Old Fashioned Town
Monday night. October 18. at
\k/ or -'10 iK*v fnW ;? c-ornpirfjfu
Three Killed As Result of Car H
Accidents In Duplin Last Week
Marcellus Cobba, 66, Uack y
male of Rt. 2. Pink Hill was I
killed Instantly Wed., Oct. 3rd.
when he walked into the path <
of an oncoming vehicle driven i
by Bobby John Henderson of Rt.
L, Beulavllle. The accident oc- <
cured at 8:16 p/n? 6J3 miles <
north of Beulavllle on rural '
paved road 1700. According to i
Trooper Demy Faircloth, Hen
derson, 38, was traveling east
toward Beulavllle when Cobbs
crossed the road in front of his
car.
No charges have been made
pending further Investigation.
Trooper Faircloth was assis
ted by officer L.A. Souza of
the Beulavllle Police Dept. The
Beulavllle Rescue unit answ
ered the ambulance call.
Two Beulavilleresldemswere
killed and four Injured'Friday
in a three car accident on NjC.
41, seven tenths miles from
NjC. 60. West of Chinquapin.
Killed were Randall Everett
Brown, 22, driver of one of
the cars, and Mrs. Joann Co
wan Brown, 29, wife of Donald
Ray Brown, driver of ooe of
the cars.
State Trooper Wlllard Mit
chell investigated the accident
According to Mitchell, the Ran
dall Brown vehicle Crossed o
VMM,
School B6na
??jv/-. rfl
Issue Meeting
A meeting will be held in the
Kenansvl^le School auditorium
on Thursday night, October ll]
at 8 pjn. regarding the state
wide school bond referendum.
It will be open to the public
and all persons interested in
the schools are encouraged to
attend and make their feelings
known.
EAS Survey
CUNTON-The voting of tele
phone subscribers in Kenans
viUe; Rose Hill and Wallace
Is nearing completion.
The outcome of the survey
will determine whether long
distance charges between Ke
nansville-Rose Hill and Ken
ans ville-Wallace will be dis
continued, according to W.S.
Richardson, local manager for
Carolina Telephone.
He said that so far 80$ of
die Kenans ville ballots, 36$
of the Rose Hill ballots and
21$ of the Wallace ballots tu
rned in are in favor of the plan.
The survey is to be completed
fay midnight, Oct. 16. 1973. All
subscribers are urged to return
their ballots promptly.
mamam. , m j ?.tAtaMmatr. m
reered Into the left land strl- J
dng the Donald Brown auto
ilmost head-on. The third *
:ar, driven by Laura George ?
Hart of Klnston, struck the EL 1
Brown vehicle immediately af- c
ter the collision. Mrs. Hart 1
was not injured and damages 1
were reported at $300 to her *
car.
Injured in the accident were (
Donald Ray Brown and his 3 1
children. Lela Gall, age U, '
Donald Ray Brown. Jr., 8, and <
immy age 5.
All four were rushed to i
fcplin General Hospital. Do* ;
isld Ray Brown, Jr., was la- ;
er transferred to New Haa- '
iver Memorial Hospital In W
lmlngton, where he is repor- i
ed in critical condition with
ead injuries.
Mitchell did not make any
iiarges. Kenansvtlle, Beula- -j
rille, Wallace. Chlnqu*>ln Res
ale Squads assisted at the ac- .j
ddent.
National 4-H Week S
For more dun 100 Dt^lin
County raMldetxs, the hey to i
staying young is Involvement |
with youth. They are volunteer
leaders assisting with the Dup- .
lin County 4-H program.
These volunteer leaders, ac
cording to Mrs. Lois G. Britt
and Marlon C. Griffin. Duplin
County 4-H Agents, are reveal
ing their faith In today's young
people. They share a common
interest - seeing boys and gi
rls advance through the oppor
tunities available in 4-H.
Lois Britt and Marion Grlf
fion say boys and girl: between
who are "over 19 tnrf jolng 4-H ')
as volunteer leaden. Leaders
are needed more than ever
before, the agents point out,
to serve as volunteer leaders,
teach subject matter and skills,
talk with youngsters about per
sonal problems, accompany y
oungsters on trips, and provide
transportation.
Anyone wanting to know more
about the 4-H program here in
Duplin County should contact
4-H Agents at 296-4961 or vi
sit the Duplin County Agricul
tural Extension Service in the
Agricultural Building in Ken
ans ville.
Duplin County's more than
700 4-H members and their
adult leaders are having a ce
lebration this week. And they
aren't the only ones, accord
ing to Mrs. Lois G. Britt and
Marlon C. Griffin, Duplin Co
unty 4-H Agents.
The local 4-H*ers and their
leaders are joining more than
5.5 million young people and a
half million volunteer leaders
across N.C. and the nation in
the observance of National 4-H
Week. October 7-19.
What is the occasion all
about he re in Duplin County? The
agents said the 4-H*ers and
leaders will be participating
in activities all week to tell
the public and prospective 4-H
members about the Head, Heart,
Hands, and Health program; also
to recruit more volunteer lee
tiers, recognize the support of 1
patents, and to honor 4-H lea
ders and dondft.
The county, state, and nation- 2
al observance has as Its theme, j
??4-H Gets It All Together,"
and in countless ways, the 4-H 1
program does Just that. All
boys and girls, ages 9 to 19
3m ardless of racial, economic.
social background and pi- )
ace of residence, may Join 4-H ?
Through individual and group
efforts. 4-H members learn 9
about themselves, the world I
around them, other people, cus
toms, and lifestyles.
The 4-Ht program ts con-.. J
ducted through county extension
agents who are employees of
local governments, the NjCi A- '
grlcultural Extension Service
at NCSU. and the U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture.
Honeycutt I
Found 9
Guilty 9
Billy Honeycutt was found
guilty of first degree murder .9
last week in Superior Court H
in Kenansvllle.
Honeycutt of Rt. 1. Albertson. q
was charged with the stabbing
death of his wife. Breads Ho
neycutt last June 6th. Honeycutt
is alleged to have stabbed Mrs. ?
Honeycutt in the chest following
a heated argument in their home
in Albertson.
Honeycutt was sentenced to I
die October 19th after the Jury
returned a conviction, after two ]
and one half hours deliberation. ^
He is the first to be i ml waned 1
to death in Duplin County sface
Roger Vernon Miller.
The case was appealed and
will be sent to the Supreme
Court.
* I *X U, FIRE PREVt N HON W V . !tt
>4' M*pU; the! it)
tic? Hk?
'ir? aitaf GJ Jemtgan said they ware ?
*1 pte to rt