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Palm brushes and power mowers usually go into action
during Spring Clean-Up. and if either or both figure in your
plans. Fire Chief Clayton Herring suggest you keep these fire,
safety pointers In mind:
(1) For paint removing and brush cleaning, solvents labelled
"non-Flammable are s Jest. If you must work with flammable
ones, better use them outdoors. Indoors be sure windows
are open, stoves, pilot lights and other Ignition sources are
off, and no smoking in the room.
W to storing palm materials, keep them well away from
furnaces and also away from exits or under stairways ? so
you will not be blocked from escaping should these highly
combustible materials catch fire.
(3) Get rid of old paint and solvent containers and those with
small leftover amounts. Store paints and solvents only in capped
metal containers-glass Jars and bottles break easily, creating
a definite fire hazard.
ft) Safest practice with rags used to wipe up paint or solvents
is to dispose of them immediately outside the house. If you
must store them, use a metal container with a tight cover.
Another fire safety tip for homeowners is this:
When you fill the tank of the power lawnmower, be sure to
treat gasoline with respect. Remember it gives off flammable
vapors which need only a tiny flame or spark to turn into searing
fire or dangerous explosive.
So do all refueling outdoors where the dangerous vapors
can't accumulate. Keep away from all ignition sources, and
observe a strict no smoking rule. Wipe up all spilled gasoline
before starting the motor.
Finally keep your gasoline in a tight-closing metal can? ]
never in an easily-broken glass Jug or bottle.
From Our
Readers
I received your May 1, 1969,
edition of the DUPLIN TIMES
today. And I must say that I
was well pleased to see that
Duplin County had progress
ed so much. But, then, when I
started to read section five and
saw the picture of the Kenans
ville ABC store I knew then that
your definition and my defini
tion of progress must be quite
different.
With the ABC store as a sign
of progress for Duplin County,
then, mat just canceled all the
other areas of progress you
have made. It appears to me
that you have really entered a
period of retrogression rather
than progression. If Duplin con
tinues to "progress" in this
way, mat is ot building ABC
stores, it will soon be able to 1
catch up with the Bowery in New
York.
People who can be duped into
believing mat the sale Of liquor
can be controlled by the Alco
holic Beverage Control Board
can be duped into believing what
Chicken Little said about the
sky falling. The ABC system
only puts liquor in an attrac
tive setting and makes it more
readily available to contri
bute to the decay of our
society.
Whether liquor is for the soc
ially elite or the drunk on me
street, it cannot be justified un
der any kind of principle,
social, economic, or moral.
1 do appreciate me efforts
your newspaper has made in
promoting the interests and in
forming the people of Duplin
County, but cannot and do not
approve of your picturing an
ABC store as a sign of pro
gress.
Sincerely,
Marion C. Herring
To The Editor,
Congratulations on the very
fine edition of the Duplin Times
covering Duplin Progress in
five sections. A splendid job
of reporting and editing was
done. 1 enjoyed it very much
and am proud of the County and
its progress in which I was born I
and reared.
Sincerely yours,
Marselean Farrior
Duplin Times
Progress
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LOOKING BACK
1 YEAR AGO
Liberty Hall, home of the
Kenan family, scheduled for
formal opening on May 11.
Rose Hill negro Henry Lee
Carr is charged with first de
gree burglary.
Dennis Ramsey presents
Rose Hill Fire Department with
truck.
Russell Lanier leads county
ticket in Democratic Primary.
5 YEARS AGO
Duplin County Mayors petit
ion Telephone Company for toll
free services in county.
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Horrell and their 13-year-old
son are burned to death in fire
that destroyed their home.
Albertson Ruritan Club starts
Clean-Up Drive. Mayors from
all over county join in effort.
Anna Lee Hawes and Ray Ro
berts Jrf are crowned 4-H Hea
lth Queen and King, resp
ectively.
10 YEARS AGO
Warsaw gets first Gold Med
allion Home is purchased by
J.E. Strickland.
Mary Moore, an eighth grader
of Wallace, is Duplin County
winner of Southeastern N.C. Sp
elling Bee.
Joe Costin is elected-pres
ident of Southeastern Sanitat
ion Section.
Beulaville Lions make plans
to purchase playground equip
ment for Beulaville youngsters.
20 YEARS AGO
Tickets for reserved seats
for "The Duplin Story," go on
sale.
Allied Church League meets,
asks for County-wide ABC St
ore Election showing strength
of dry forces.
2,500 Azaleas are planted in
Kenansville around spring
and in vacant lot between cafe
and Bowden's Garage.
Strawberry Jamboree will
feature Fashion Show and Tal
ent Parade,
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WASHINGTON - - The up
coming 1970 Census and Its pro
posed array of personal ques
tions Is the subject of inquiry
by the Senate Subcommittee on
Constitutional Rights. The Sub
committee is conducting hear
ings concerning individual pri
vacy, the census, and burden
some Federal questionnaire.
For several years, the Sub
committee has investigated un
warranted governmental in
vasions into people's personal
affairs. On April 14th, 1 in
troduced a measure, S. 1791,
to further secure personal pri
vacy and protect the constitu
tional right of people to ig
nore certain unwarranted gov
ernmental questionnaires. This
measure is 'the subject of the
present Subcommittee inquiry
relating to statistical surveys
by the government which would
delve into personal and finan
cial activities of individuals
such as the 1970 Census.
In recent years, Congress has
received serious complaints of
wholesale governmental interr
ogation of citizens about their
daily activities, how they spend
their money, and why they be
have as they do. Answers are
recorded and analyzed, tabulat
ed and computerized.
This search for information
is often for a good cause and
is sometimes conducted in a
reasonable and limited fashion.
Frequently, however, individ
uals are told to disclose In
I formation to the government si
mply because some agency is
engaged in "people-studies",
and the agency is substituting
surveys for judgment and cr
eative ingenuity in the admini
stration of the laws.
Many of these questionnaires
carry the full weight of Fed
eral criminal and civil laws to
back up the demand for statis
tical information. The decen
nial census forms, which must
be answered on pain of $1Q0
days grow longer slid more
to^ ? r'SdSd To gi?
1970 Census takers mandatory
answers about their household
equipment, their marital his
tory. their Income, and a host
of questions unrelated to the
constitutional basis for the cen
sus.
The first census had six qu- -
estions, and related to the co- /.
unting of persons living In this :
country. The 1970 Census Is a *
sociologist's dream compared
to that first census. It will '
have upwards of 170 questions
for millions who will answer
Its detailed questionnaire.
The measure which I have in
troduced, and other proposals
in Congress, are designed to an
swer a question asked more and
more: When, if at all, should
the force of the Federal cri
minal or civil law be brought
to bear when the government
demands Information about the
personal lives and households of
,lts citizens?
The decennial inquiries might
be excused to some degree, if
there were not thousands of Ce
nsus Bureau inquiries under
way all the time. The indiv- .
Iduals receiving these in
quiries from the Federal Gov
ernment Is seldom told that a
particular questionnaire can be
answered voluntarily. The In
ference Is always that a re
sponse is required. If he
fails to respond, the citizen is
subjected to a round of follow
up letters, phone calls and per
sonal interviews.
It is clear that a balance must
be struck between the individ
ual's desire to provide informa
tion and the government's need
for Information. It Is the duty
of Congress to say under what
circumstances Information can
be solicited, and this is the
purpose of the hearings on this
legislation.
The Minister's Desk
There Is a small town in
Texas that has a large and un
usual sign on the edge of town.
It reads; "This is MUTS?!.
Texas?A happy town with TOO
friendly people and 3 or 4 old
grouches." Very unusual, wo
uldn't you say? And honest!
The people in this town have
a keen sense of humor. They
refuse to let a few unfriendly
people spoil the whole town
for themselves or others. Ev
ery city and town would be a
better place in which to live
if every citizen adopted the at
titude that they have something
to contribute to the good of the
community?in spite of a few
old grouches.
There are so many in our
cities, towns, and villages that
live only for themselves. They
are not interested in promoting
the good of the community. They
are Interested only in that which
brings a personal return. How
tragic!
And then there are those in
every community who will over
look the 7S0 friendly people and
see only the 3 or 4 grouches.
Have you ever known such a pe
rson? They move to your com
munity, and right away they de
cide they do not like it. They
object even to the possibility
of liking it. They ignore the
750 friendly people and follow
the example of the 3 or 4 gr
ouches.
To which of these two groups
do you belong? Are you fr
iendly? Or are you a grouch?
Think about it carefully and
honestly. If you are a grouch
you probably do not enjoy life.
You snap at those near you and
blame them for your own fai
lures and tensions. But if you
are happy you should be more ?
friendly, happier, easier to live
with than before. Didn't Jesus
say, "If you know these things
happy are you if you do them?"
Some months ago a certain la
dy who was very proud of her
husband for winning the "Man
of the Year Award" in her com
munity, was telling a friend
about it. Her friend, the sar
castic grouchy type, said, "Well
that just goes to show you
what kind of a year it has been."
That was not necessary?even
if she thought it. But I have
noticed that when the brain is
not in gear and the heart is not
full of love toward others there
is always an accompanying lo
osening of the tongue and jaw
muscles. It happens every tj
me.
Our attitude toward life af
fects everyone around us?
either positively or negatively.
Why be a grouch when you can
be friendly? Why use all those
extra muscles to frown when it
takes fewer muscles to smile?
Many homes are destroyed
through the efforts of just one
grouch. Have you heard about
Marriage Anonymous for divor
ced men? It is for those who
have tried to live with a gr
ouch?and failed. Whenever you
feel like getting married again,
they send over a woman in an
old housecoat and hair curlers.
And women in this organization
who have previously been mar
ried to a grouch do not re
quire the constant guidance of
others to chart their course.
They're smarter than men.
SAY YOU SAW IT IN
rhe boy 3corns of f?rsav?
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tlbbon . . . ||
are needed to win a blue ribb
on and all patrols from Warsaw
won.
To score points, they had to
Hon of Excellence to the troop
These ribbons and citations
were wan through team work and
practice.
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Panther Patrol, Patrol Leader,
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Eagle Patrol, Patrol Leader,
Marshall Phillips.
Flaming Arrow, Patrol Leader,
George Evans.
Proclamation Firemens Assn.
PROCLAMATION BY RALPH
T. SKINNER
WHERAS, the people of the
State of North Carolina have
united to protest themselves
from uncontrolled fires, and
uncontrolled fires, and
WHEREAS, the public ser
vice has been given from the
earliest days to the present
time, and
WHEREAS, this continued
serive is needed for the pro
tection of the lives and pro
pery of the States people, and
WHEREAS, modern and pro
gressive fire departments are
needed to make this State more
secure, and
WHEREAS, the NORTH CA
ROLINA STATE FIREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION and other agen
I
cies have approved and indor
sed NORTH CAROLINA VOL
UNTEER FIREMEN'S WEEK.
This observance is to honor
all fireflghtlng services, with
spec ial recognition for the Vol
unteer.
THEREFORE, let it be known
that I, Ralph T. Skinner, Pres
ident of the NORTH CAROL
INA STATE FIREMEN'S ASS
OCIATION, do hereby proclaim
the week of May 4-10, 1969 as
the tenth observance of
NORTH CAROLINA VOLUN
TEER FIREMEN'S WEEK and
urge all citizens to join In this
expression of appreciation and
gratitude for the services per
formed by the Volunteer Fire
men of our State.
Respectfully submitted,
Ralph T. Skinner,
President
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