STRONG. . .AIN'T THEY! It didn't take much strength for Jay Jones to lead the James Kenan Tigers through' the "Paper Tiger" held by the ^Mirieaflere U?t Friday night as a part of JK's .. 3:^2'1 ? 4-, A-?*L Homecoming. Later the Tigers did show their strength as they defeated Richlands 21-8 (Other pictures on fijge 10.) ? 'II _ ; I . I Son Of A Gun I football tor him at least one time . < * V Davis Chestnutt brought back ?a memory a few weeks back when , he mentioned Hilda Brown. . .1 remember one night Hilda was going to a basketball game in Warsaw when Mag jnoiia was to play Warsaw at the old Warsaw gym. . . She was going with Sally Mae Jones and her sister, who was known as "Sistaj|Mfc Sally's dad and I v don'jffr?plmber if Sally's ^mother went or not. . .Bat Hilda passed me a note in school saying she was going to the game. .Weill, of course I had to go. . .Even took ? bath in a jfishpond. .When I got to the gym. there she sat with the joites. ? . 1 went over and got myself a seat beside her and we held hands and looked at each other for most of the ballgame . ?(A wonderful night. 1 thought.- ... .But it seems Mr. Jones, on the. way home after the game, was talking about the game, and ("Sister", who was sitting with Uu^. ,?,H ? "Wkn uira. tuse dy : tne, being chased vara iC' : mi50'? 1. wearing a mask, but others said ? mcnt Association. Her first shot was not so good. ?o She decided to'try again. . .This time she didn't put the stock against het Shoulder and when she pulled the'trigger, the gun jolted back against her shoulder anil th^n bounced up against her jaw. This was the winning shot. , .Got her a blue shoulder., a hurting jaw. and aturkey.. . Donna and I went to the Homecoming football game this past Friday at James Kenan. . . Wc arrived a little late, and I was rushing around trying, to load my camera with fresh film and change the lens. . .Got it all ? ready and slammed the door on the VW.. Just as the door shut. I rcali/cd I had left tfle keys in the ignition. . .But that's OK. J Donna has oete m her pocket book. . .But that wasn't OK. . .She had decided to leave her pocket book in the car. . .Well, there's another key at home, -v .No. she said, we used it the other day and put ii) the pocket of the VW. . .Would yoai believe .it. . .Three keys to that vW amf all three locked up inside it . .Now that is *dumb feeling. . standing in the nun. looking at a car with three kevs to it locked partmcnt and alt the windows arc up.. .Well, which one of the windows is the cheapest. . Guess I am going to have to break one. .Smokie IP the \ rcwuc. -Graham Chcstnutt , had just the item to let us hick in to retrieve art least ohc set of i the keys.. -Thank yop. Graham. You sure were a lifesav#.'; looking, knowing there were three sets of keys msidc. was .1 dumb feeling. . And to moke matters worse. I couldn't ever blame it on Donna. .Son-of-a O" J Pfennig I Congressman Charlie Whitley Was informed by the Economic "??? -? ting gt jnount ?0. liver wens 'Appointed Governor Jim Hunt Laws. Farmer Superior Court Judge Winifred T. Wells of . Wallace was appointed to the commission, which seeks to j develop common laws among tlK states in certain areai. > Football Contest Winners A perfect score by Mary Lynn' P?rt man of Raleigh won the football contest last week. Steven Wilson of Kenansville ? won second place by missing only one game. Five entries missed only to games in die contest. The contest is sponsored each week by the following busi nesses: Smith Brothers Gas Company of Magnolia., and Beulaville Gas Company of Beulavilc: Golden Skillet of Warsaw: Rivenbark Motors of Warsaw; Kenansville Drag Store of Kenansville; Brown's Cabinet & Millwork. Inc., of ? Rose Hill; Tadlock Chrysler Plymouth. Inc.; of Warsaw; West Auto Parts of Warsaw. Kenansville aqd Beulaville; Warsaw Motor Company of ? Warsaw: Blackburn's Service 4-H Awards . .. m Exhibits Program The Duplin County 4-H Awards and Exhibit Program .1 I Kenansvillc. The rill be open to the viewing at 3 p.m. and . ds program will be iini add is open tojhe . (Jjg Governing As Well As State Issues To Be Decided November 8 Citizens of Duplin County will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8th, to elect pactions of their municipal governing bodies and to vote for two bond issues and five Constitutional Amendments. On the state level, we will help decide if a surviving spouse of either sex receives homestead exemptions as well 8s the homestead. Voters will have a voice as to whether a wife may insure her life for the benefit of her family and know that her insurance is free from creditors. f On November 8th, it will be decided ff a governor may be elected for a secoqd consecutive 4-year term. The people will vote for or against an "electric city " being permitted to own a percentage of a facility jointly ertth private power' companies. This would not permit the use of tax funds. An amendment inquiring the State to maintain a balanced budaet ^ll be on the Noventber A Highway Bond Issue.: And, the cttbcns will decMe if the State will pebvide matoMito i funds to eligible units cd local > governments for improving, j expanding, or constructing new facilities for waste water tseaf* < meat and water supply system* Municipal Elections | j Wallace, with 1223 registered voters, will vote ft* 2 candidates for 4-year terms to the tew* bent Lloyd J. Boone, Willie M. Biggs, .Jesse Denkins, Norman Pate Evans. Reba E. Harvstl. Bobbie W. Marsh burn and Dulan E. Murray. Incumber* Mayor Charles C. Farrior I* unopposed.. v. Warsaw, the second largest town in the County, with 1.247 registered voters, will vote for a Mayor and two Town Board members. Sam Godwin is un opposed for Mayor. Three candidates have filed for the positions. They are incumbents W.E. Foster and W. John Weatherly.lll, who was ap pointed to fill the unexpired term of R,P. Wood, and Kenneth A. Guy. On the northern end of the oounty, the Town of Calypso, with 218 registered voters, will lave to decide between 4 can didates for Mayor, and five out of ten candidates for Town Bpard. Candidates for Mayor ire incumbent G. Glantbn Berwick. Norwood Barfield. *4to ilso ran in 1975, Randall Guy Whaley and Hope Wiggins. Candidates fir two-year' terms on the Calypso Town Board are incnmbenu Thomas W. Albritton, S. J>. Davis. Jr. and James A. Parker. Alee Iocumbeat Mayor Ruby Bamsey it unopposed in her ?ice for Mayor of Teachey. Six candidates have filed lor the five hMitions oa the Town Board. Ihey include incumbents, Qeorge T- Brown, Daniel V. Norria, Mike Postner and Samuel H. Wells, as well as W.O. Montford and Henry |Velli, Jr. there are 110 Registered voters in Teachey I Perry Whaley has filed for Mayor of Rose Hill, running ?gainst incumbent Mayor peqamia L. Harreil. The two positions on the Town Board are unopposed as incumbents L. Clayton Herring, Jr. and praham J. Robinson. Jr. are seeking another 4-year term. There are 602 citizens regis tered to vote. The Town at Magnolia, with 300 voters, will elect three Town Board members. Incumbents Clarence Evans and Hubert Lee Howard have filed, along with Preston Hall. Frank W. Krause. t Bromley K. Pope and Millard Williams. The Town of Faison will elect a Mayor and three Town Board members. Mayor Pro-tem William Igoe did not file for re-election as Mayor, but he is seeking a 4-year term on the Board. Filing for Mayor were P.B. Carter. W.R. Clifton and Alton King. Sr. Filing for Town Board were incumbent Helen Little Britt. Billie Franklin Cooper. Will Cottle. W.J. Igoe. Metvin Rogers and Fred W. W he less. Tnere are 449 regis ? y ? .>?' tered voters in Faison. Douglas Judge will be un opposed in his race for Mayor of Kenansviiie. Two seats are open on the Town Board. Candidates are incumbent Philip Kretsch. 'r., Nick Bowden. Earl Hatcher and Cordell Johnson. There are 478 registered to vote in Kenansville. Voters in Beulaville will elect a Mayor and two Town Board members. Candidates for Mayor are Mayor Carl D. Pate. Sr. and Marion Edwards. Running for Town Board are incumbent Wilbur Hussey, Jr.. Donald Ray Brown. Douglas Brown. John M. Simmons and Mervin Whaley. There are 535 voters in Beulaville. Clean Water Bawds The question would be for approval of issuance of S230.000.000 State Clean Water Bonds. Proceeds of the bonds would be divided S1I2.S00.000 for wastewater treatment and collection facilities grants (S75. 000.000 for treatment and $37,500,000 for collection); SI 10.000,000 for water supply facility grant (S79.000.000 un allocated) and S7.500.000 for administration. Highway Bond* The question will be to ap prove or not to approve a S300.000.000 State Highway Bond. The proceeds of the bonds would be divided - SI 75,000.000 for the primary highway system; S75.000.000 for secondary highway system, and S50.000.000 for the urban system to be allocated by the Board of Transportation. The one-cent per gallon gasoline tax for debt service would be con tinued until the bonds are re tired. Public Hearing Monday On . Purchase Of Mount House Controversy over the pur chase of the historic Blount house for f possible Town Hall will be heard at a public hearing in Kenansville Monday at "7:30 ? p.m. ' The Kenansville Town Board approved at a meeting last 1 month to negotiate for the house by a 3-2 vote. Mrs. Elbert Long. William Fennel! and John Hall voted in favor, and Board members Jimmy Johnson and \ Phil Kretsch opposed the pur- * chase. Johnson said three peti tions against the purchase are * being circulated in town. , Kretsch made the motion to ?? " ? rioid the public hearing. Johnson Tuesday slid he hopes the people turn out for the hearing, regardless of which side they take. He wants to mow the feeling of the people is the Board is supposed to ?epresent them. Mayor Douglas Judge de ended the move, saying the Southern Appraisal Co., which s revaluating Duplin County for ax purposes, valued the house ind lot at $35,500. Replacement value of the louse alone is estimated at (26.000. A local appraiser put a value if $42,000 on the house and prujivny ? Mrs. P.B. Raiford. owner of the house, has asked $37,000 for it with payment scheduled over a 6-year period at 6% interest in a lease-purchase arrangement. "We are not attempting to buy the house just tor the sake of change, but for the sake of progress. Mayor Judge said. Johnson. however. contends it b an t ltd house on a choice piece <?Lcun>mere?at property that sbjfife be left as com mercial property so the Town can receive taxes from it. John son believes the' heating bW would be high, and says Liberty Hail had monthly heating bills of more than MOO during last winter, and the temperature was held down to 65 degrees. "My opinion is a Town Hall should be a modem place, with modern facilities, but with energy conservation in mind." tnh n ton cat A '*1 tn/suN _ ? ttvuiu uv cmbarrased to take some people to the Blount House and tell them this was Kenansville's Town Hall." he added. The house was built by Dr. James W. Blount in the early 1800V Duplin 4-H'ers Appear In National Talent Show A group of Duplin County 4-H'ers hive bee* invited td appear in a National Talent Show. The 'True Sp.rit Singers" of Cedar Fork will appeared on Sunday. October 30 in Convention Center in Winston-Salem as a part of the National Junior Horticultural Association meeting. Members ;V Jpp-fc* ?E.' .. '? ? ? Ek:! -<?'#,'5..K%:->'"??* : :'v^ I _ _ _ of the "True Spirit Singers are .Brenda and Barry FounUin. son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worley Fountain; Dawn Fountain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sutton Fountain; and Lori Nobles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nobles, all of the Cedar Fork-Fountain area of Duplin County. The group was selected mrougn participation in coupiy, district and state competition in 4-H. Approximately 500 people Will be in attendance at the meeting representing 4-H Horticultural work throughout the nation. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter and Mrs. Stanley Raynor are volunteer 4-H leaders for the Cedar Fork 4-H Club. t ? aa'ak 'm m -J Warsaw Veterans Week Wirs.w Veterans' W?k c^brati?T^n>egin<Dextjvctt Midget League Football on' (j?S the* ac!",eS take place at the Waraatfb Recreation Department. * ' K The big all dav celebratiow >viH be Saturday. November 12S and begin ^with the^ annua(| Sid^TV V?eS#\tJmmitt^| and the Town of Warsaw wane cfltion find servirr to the1 GuArd to the State of North Carolina! anc to tha . ./ens of DupJm a Vuaam a U H.C. Allen. Jr.. retired Major Raymond W. Rivenbark along with Sgt. Cecil Bostk. Sgt. Carroll Beat. Sgt. George C. Kornegay and Major Arnold Jones. Qn April 14. 1947. the Warsaw National Guard was activated and granted federal recognition with strong* of 2 ; officers and 42 enlisted men. The unit was designated Company M. 119th Infantry. 30th Infantry Divison. This was accomplished bv Major General William M. Buck (then Capt.) bv much hard work and dedica tion to have a unit in Warsajv. ^rjjEfssSt Warsaw. Facilities were^very ' a ? Jfrmory, which was con;sleted unit has had many a Com mander and most have reached from an enlisted man to high ranking officer positions within the National Guard. The follow- ' ing is a list of officers who have commanded, the Warsaw National Guard unit since its activation over 30 years ago: Capt. (now Major General) William M. Buck; Capt. (now Colonel) Henry C. Merritt; Capt. (now Colonel) Earl B. Huie; 1st. Lt. (now Lt. Colonel) James P. Strickland; Capt. (now Lt. Colonel) Harvey C. Allen, Jr.;lst. It. (retired Major) Raymond W. Rivenbark; Capt. Hugh!* E. Lewis; 1st Lt. James F. Miller; 1st Lt. Marvin L. Kinlaw; 1st Lt. Kilby C. Lanier 1st-. Lt. (now Capt.) Gordon Harrell; 1st Lt. (now Capt.) Milton C. Green; 1st Lt . John H. Creech; 2nd Lt. Philip T. Pope, present unit Commander. COQUBENS ft to R) Becky Byrd and Beni^a Wilson WCfC mi crowned the Co-Queeni of the James Kenan m, School Homecoming Court during halftime last Friday night. % *M . XIhS DOT Secretary Visits Kenatisvill# Department of Transportatio Secretary. Thomas Bradshaw toured Duplin Tuesday as part of his state wide "bond wagon" tour to generate support tor the* highway and clean water bond Mayor Charles Farrier pre sented a resolution of support from the Wallace Town Board reiofuturns 01 jvppoi* rbp hK :kL'; '.i dM. : i'V.. . GreerovMS beerd also sup

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