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I VOL. XXXXin NO. 20 KENANSVILLE.NC 28349 MAY 18,1978 10 FACES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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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...
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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.". .
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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.
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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 ....
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Thomas of Coastal Carolina Girl Scout Council, as
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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
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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,
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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^
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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
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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
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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
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