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I I -*< I V I A# f I 1 _ ? ^,: * J? ^k. ^ .AJH ' v*" ' '>in I ""* I r I I I I I I I I I .'? '? I I I I I raBut''' '.' J^^Hr ^Wd^Br H* J I I ? ? dfvi f m ? ? B ' ?*-.*!* v^^BI K' wtk ^ Br J| I I I I fci ? I VOL. XXXXin NO. 20 KENANSVILLE.NC 28349 MAY 18,1978 10 FACES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX . , 1 1 ___? I Son Of A Gun The "ieave-them-lay" law will be going into effect in July. I must say I have mixed emo tions about it. This is the law that says if a drunk is not breaking a law, leave him be. . .Don't arrest him (or her) for being drunk. I am sure we have all seen TV scenes Of the drunks lying in doorways and alleys in large cities. . .Wino AUey it is often called. The once-called drunkard is now considered to be medically iH and to put this person in jail is now considered demeaning his character and violating his rights. 1 do not wish to argue the point. . .Be it right or wrong. I do know that when I was partaking of the liquid spirits and overindulged, I was drunk.. .and was not sick until the next morning. ; .One bright morning while hungover, I decided it was {polish for me to pay someone to make me feel that bad. so I called a halt to it.. 1 understand a couple of I brewers had to lay off some workers gfter I did stop.. .But f wonder, medically ill or what-' ever, wouldn't it be better to pick up these poor souls and put them in a dry warm jail than to again, would not this just ahsc home problems, or give hidh or her W chance to get a few-more dollars and continue their drinking by simply leaving again? .. Somehow, it seems to me. we are caring lesi when we leavtf them lay. . .On the other hand. I suppose we all choose what we want to do; thus, as long as we are not harming anyone else. I guess we should be allowed to do it. . . Along those same lines, would not pornography be OK?. . .No one ESS*04 anyone. .Sounds to Joe like someone is still trying to create Utopia, which is an impossible dream... :T;?; ' ''iLL I was in Rose Hill a week or so ago and was at Fredericks Furniture Store. When I walked in. Jack Frederick said. "My ; goodness. I have given that chair to the wrong fellow." . . "What are you talking about?" 1 asked. . . He said that a lady had come into his store earlier ? that day and-bought a chair 8 laying her husband would pick it up later. . .He said he asked her how he would know her husband from anyone else, and she said. "He is the ugliest man in Duplin County." . . ."About an hour ago a fellow came who 1 thought was the ugliest man I had ever seen, so I gave him the chair." said Jack. . "When you came in 1 decided -I must have given it to the wrong man.". . ????? I have had some unpraiae worthy remarks about the Board of Education and the School Administration in Son-of-a-Gun. and quite frankly 1 think they need some shaking up once in awhile. . .After all, it was the politicians who saw cause to worry about the apparently uneducated graduate coming out of the school systems. . .not the administration. . .While in a conversation about some students who had graduated but could neither read nor write, the memory of an incident that happened to me in the third grade caused me to wonder if [should be criticizing. . .When I began school in Warsaw, 1 was called by my initials. J.T.. and 1 signed aR my papers J.T. . . Then one dqy the teacher said everyone was to sign their, full .name on the papers. . Son-of-a gun. . .There I was in the third grade and didn't know how to speir my name. . .My first "fersSS-^3'' idea how ta ipell. . . Fortu nately. Martha Taylor was sitting in front of me. sol copied her paper to spell my middle name. . .1 was too embarassed to tell the teat tier, and I thought for sure she Was going to tell me that T-A-Yf.-Q-R was a last name, and middle names were spelled differently. . .So con vinced was 1 that I had spelled it wrong, the first thing I asked my mom.whcmi I got on the school bus that afternoon was how to spell Taylor. .. And the spelled it T-A-Y-L-O-R: . J told her that was wrong -*? that was the way to spell a last name. . .1 knew because 1 had seen it on Martha Taylor's paper. ? - f~7, mmmmw I saw a bill laying on the table unopened at our home, and as my wife keeps up with the finances. I paid little attention to it. . But it stayed there two days, unopened. Curiosity finally got the best of me. so I opened it. It was about what I" had expected. . .A little while Ifter. Donna came in and noticed I had opened the bill and said. "Now why did you open that bill? My budget was running a iitttc short and I didn't want to pay it until next week. As long as it was un opened. I could pretend I hadn't recelVed h yet" . . .Son-of-a Gun .... . P<' NING (1 i) irtw Sbert*on, PUfj, Thomas of Coastal Carolina Girl Scout Council, as -he loofca -vc. ; given^botalCof t P BeU<* hfe:: <%rfi ?j *&*:<*, m. ?- . *, fivSi f*'S3L J ' ??'??'?' ?? \ 9' /I . Vj ? CrL.- * ii v:/-;'??? ??' . County Attorney Wells Submits Resignation Reynolds Retims As E*ti?ailon Chairmai^^^J Vernon H. Reynolds, Agri cultural Extension Chairman, announced Monday he will retire effective June 30. Reynolds. Extension Agent 1 and Chairman in the County for/ 31 years, made the announce ment in a letter he read to the Board of Commissioners. - "It's been gratifying t# see the tremendous growth of agri Commissioner Artiss Albert son. Chaiftnan of the Board, . commented. "We accept this regretfully. You've done an out \ iijiatei iiiMt-i^ - iiii&ii2 - M standing job. and we're glad you've been a part of Duplin County." All five Commissioners, | Albertson. D.J. Fussell. W.J. Costin, J.W. Hoffler and Emmett E. Kelly expressed their appreciation of Reynolds' work in the county. Reynolds said he plans to continue living in Duplin after retiring. He succeeded Lacy Weeks as County Agent (the title of Extension Chairman was created later) when Weeks joined Tobacco Associates as that organization's first field representative. Dr. W.G. Andrews. Eastern District Extension Chairman, explained the procedure to be followed in securing a new Chairman of the Agricultural Extension Service for Duplin County. The job win "be adver tised at the State level for thirty days. All eligible applicants will be interviewed and screened prior to appearing before the Board.'of Commissioners. Dr. Chester Black, ^Assistant standing performance of duties, along with a certificate ot recog nition and commendation, lif:". ? . * ' ' '? if* ? ? ? ? * '?? ' Mrs. Winnie Wells. County Attorney, submitted her resig nation as County Attgcncy effective May 30.* Her reason for leaving is to accept another position which may be in conflict with her present position. The Duplin County Board of Commissioners met in regular session in the Agricultural Extension Auditorium in Kenansville Monday. Bids were opened at 10 a.m. on the sale of Adelaide Sellers, Hrs. property and are tabulated as follows: J.P. Matthews, Rose HiH. $850 with a ten percent bid check received; David C. Hall. Sr.. Jeachey. $1,000 with a ten percent bid check received. The Boardacceptpd the high bid of Hall in the amount of $1,000. The Financing Statement for Greogry Poole Equipment Co., on the Sanitary Landfill equip ment was made a part of the minutes. The Public Hearing on the proposed use of Revenue Shar ing was opened at 10:30 a.m. No one appeared for the hearing. Billy bom and JX. Nether ^BV^scuss county roads. to add tatthe system Loop Road .9 miles northwest of BeulaVifle Floyd Kennedy app&red before the Board to discuss the paving of SR 1719. Motion was made by Ketiy and seconded by Fussell, and carried unani mously. to write a letter to Thomas Bradshaw. Department of Transportation, requesting him to reply in writing stating what part the Duplin Commis sioners have in determining secondary road construction priorities. Jim Rusher. .Industrial Developer, met with the Board to discuss the activities of his office. A motion carried to approve the signing of an EDA grant application for technical assistance. George Adams. Regional I Mental Health Consultant; Pat Webb. Community Services Representative; and Dr. E.J. Raman. Mental Health Director, appeared to discuss area mental health programs and new legis lation mandating these pro grams. Webb stated there will be a meeting of the Standards Committee May 19 in Raleigh for the purpose of, bringing a group together from Sampson. Yadkin. Surry and Duplin^ > hic fiCvw raw? ? ? . * Hiram Brinson, Sheriff T.E. Revelle and Dr. E.J. Raman met with the Board to discuss the placing of mental health per sonnel on call for emergency services and on a fee basis while serving in this capacity, which would require no overtime pay. Brinson stated he felt that as a Supervisor, he should be eli gible to receive the same con sideration. Revelle stated he did not feel there was any dis sension in his office over the matter. After much discussion, no action was taken. Brinson informed the Board that the grant for a school warning system has been approved and is being installed. The Board approved the posi tion of Program Coordinator, to assist the Personnel Director in adminiataring the CETA pro gram. Upon receipt of approvaj of administrative funds from the Division of Community Employ ment. the position will be advertised. No county funds will be used. Disaster Drill Coming lip Within Next 30 Days H ' ' ''flr ' "i: tl A disaster drill will be held within the next thirty days in Dublin County, according to Emergency Services Director Hiram Brinson. "This will be a practice session and citizens are alerted ft* will operate under the code name Code D Drill' and will iavflve rescue squads, fire de partments and hospital per sonnel." The event will take place some time between noon and 7 a.m. and will involve victims who have been made 'up to represent various type injuries. Brinson added. "Citizens are asked to not become alarmed upon seeing suck victims or at the activity of the rescue squads ^S to test skills and give experience in disaster sitdations. ftrinson pointed out. Elizabeth Grant Appointed New Manager fcdr Employment Security Commission Area Offices I A - ' f | Elizabeth H. Grant of Kenansville has been appointed as the new manager for the North Carolina Employment Security Commission Area Offices which include Mount Olive. CUnton. Kenansville and the mobile office in Faison. Mrs. Grant will supervise the Job Service offices which serve the residents of Duplin. Sampson and Southern Wayne Counties. Mrs. Grant has been em ployed by the N.C. Employment^ Security Commission approsi- ;;3 mately 10 years, having served previously in the Wilmington office, also as manager over5! Duplin and Sampson counties, in the Kinston office, and as snpervisor-in-charge of the Kenansville office. Prior to work with the state agency. Mrs. Grant taught in the new Hanover schools and worked in personnel with pri vate industry and with thfe federal government. She re ceived her education at Georgia State in Milledgevilte. Ga.. and at Auburn University in Ala bama. Mrs. Grant is a native of Georgia and still has her Georgia accent. She claims that < her husband brought her to NorthCaroiina. but that she has ] tried to lose her accent, because | she has lived in the state for < almost'25 years and considers I herself a true Tarheel. Wlien etpt, she very quickly leiis Uiem (hf* learn to speak Georgia, h is fifttyle.** Her husband. William L.Vrant. is well-known in this awa in the poultry industry and 1 he is employed by FCX working nf W.lUye. Thev have two children, Bubba. who is a senior at ECO. and Beth (Mrs. Henry Deas) who lives in Los Angeles. Beth and her husband are actors. She is currently filming "J.B. and the Bear" for tele vision. Her current movie will be shown as a TV Movie of the Week in August. Henry has recently finished a movie in Italy titled "Star Crash." When asked about grandchildren, Mrs. Grant stated that even though she doesn't have any. she claims several including Susannc Hall of Turkey and Carolyn and Tom Toal of Wallace. Always active in civic organi zations. Mrs. Grant has worked with the Women's Club on local, district and state level. She has served on the State board of the N.C., Federation of Women's Cubs and also as State Con sumer Chairmart and Federation Chairman of Caswell Training Center. She has served as first vice-president of the N.C. Sorosis and N.C. Junior Sorosis of Wilmington. She was a board member of the Charlotte Junior Women's Club and first vice plrsident of the Cape Fear airden Club. In addition, she 4s' served on the board of the JW.C.A. and the Girls' Gub in Rilafegton. Other civic work ha< been in volunteer work with cancer and orthopedic clinics hu Wilmington. P.T.A and Scout ing. She has been a member-at large of Altrusa International, an executive business women's club, and a member of the ' Business and?Pitifusitixzl Women's Club of Warsaw. She belongs to the Interagency Council in Duplin County and the Duplin Art Guild. As a hobby she enjoys amateur writ ing and painting. She and her family belong to Grove Presby terian Church in Kenansville. Mrs. Grant stated that she has a great deal of enthusiasm ' ,1 ,K-" gtHH1 grams already in progress through the agency offices in Mount Olive. Kenansville and WFE--M ? Clinton and k ant* to improve services in *ay way possible to ihe grcrtrtirs. industrial employers and area citizens. She requests citizen participa- ? tion in all of the Job Service programs. She will be visiting employers in the area and in vites everyone co <.wii on iu.1 ,'jjj the Mount Olive office if she can be of service to them. Farmers Pa.. Merendam.^ proposed per head sold In Duplin, the , It rains jikj o yews on iMoer pigs i ms money wUl be used by the N.C Pork Producers Association for promotion. research and leneral support of the swine bdudMr. Duplin's vote was 170 - Corn producers state wide roted 82 percent in favor of a pew assessment of '/? cent per :>u she I of corn sold to be used for promotion, research and tupport of the corn industry. In guphn. the vote was 224 for. BUDDY POPPY WEEK - WHEREAS: the annua) sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has been officially recognized and endorsed by governmental I leaders since 1922; and WHEREAS: V.F.W. Buddy Poppies are assembled by disabled veterans, and the proceeds of this worthy fund raising campaign are used exclusively for the benefit of disabled and needy veterans, and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans, and WHEREAS: The basic purpose of Die annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars it eloauentlv reflected in the desire to ?g ?* ? j ? viiw?vu sea wis. wwosb w "Honor the Dead bv flelnino the Livinn": IIL-1 1-iflLlJi I HL-IL- *-? ?*-- Uawv rS J K jLTui.1J ^PKjLttn ai tl riM"t idU' J<>\ 1 1MTO Btif v <33 1^ <L
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