In Proposed Budget
doners will meet again Monday
in an effort to find additional
hinds, <* to cut the proposed
1978-79 budget. In order to
bring the budget in line with a
- tax rate of 60 cents per S100
Bassessed valuation, nearly
* $500,000 will need to be cut
from the budget,
fc The Board failed to set die
? new tan rate at their meeting
t this past Monday. It had been
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indicated they hoped to hold the
rate to 60 cents per $100
The proposed budget would
require $3,568,000 from the
county ad valorem tax. To meet
this requirement, the tax rate
would have to be about 69 cents,
based on the county's new
valuatieapf $559,719,748.
Based on the old valuation,
the current tax rate is 99 cents.
The new valuation is slightly
lower than had been expected.
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It is an increase of 63 percent
over the valuatien of eight years
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In wort sessions during the
past month, (he commissioners -
have trimmed the proposed
tntfget sharply. Monday they
eliminated the request for new
cars for the Sheriff's Depart
ment. cut S2S.OOO it has been
giving the Library fund
annually, and eliminated pro
posed funding for a building
lilidi lit mi Hi vtctnn
Jt also reduced funding of the
KtCOansville elementary school
from SI .8 million to $1.2 million.
If the Board can attain the
?hoent rate, the Board of Edu
cation would be getting 46 cents
out of each tax dollar, even with
the building fund reduction.
This would aot include the
S84B.000 in revenue sharing
funds planned for the school
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buHding projects.
County Accountant Russell
Tucker said each penny of tax
levy wiH bring in $55,971.97.
However, he deducts 8 peicaot
of that total as uncollectable.
Thus, he estimates one cent of
tax actually yields $51,494.22.
On this basis, the proponed
budget would have to be cut
about $460,000 to $500,000 to
cut nine cents of the tax levy.
The Board approved $6,074 to
M,v i?vi v.iuuv{uapin
teacherage now being used far
community classes by James
Sprunt Institute of Kenansville.
It is extensively used, officials
said. The roof and some rotted
Three persons were ap
pointed to the Airport Commis
sion. They ate the Rev. Joe
Morrison of Wallace. I. J.
Sandlin of Beulaville and W.J.
Knowles of Warsaw.
going extremely wellL'all pB^o?tiie^inty for the community
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planned Opening Night Specia: with a barbecue dinner and
Eshow entertainment by Soft Leather, a musical group from
laville The professional company has arrived in Kenansville
to begin a busy Schedule of continuous rehearsals to ready the
Son Of A Gun J
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There hat been a great to-do
about violence on television and
its influence on the young ones,
. but I think we here in Duplin
! 'County better be more con
cerned with the influence
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Mother Goose fairy tales have
: ?*"*?r County Commissioners. 1
U seems they believe that if they
? put off setting a tax rate long
enough, the Good Fairy wffl
I h've
tu*?es. and each
tune they have adjourned before
setting Hie rate. . To fond Hie
wwa?8^ iwf nWi! h*ve *" luuld
IS gone... Bat get thii?. Using
l"t,ye*r's figures and last
ydaris budget. 70 cents ritem I
the revaluation would belle
Mf*e as SI . 06 tax rate last year. I
. .The rate last year.by the way, I
I T**99centl "theCommis
sioners were to meet tomorrow
and throw away the 197b-79 ?
budget and pick up Hie 1977-78 I
budget (last year's, or the one I
they arepreiently on), and fond I
it. . add J 126.589, a S% wage I
increase for all employees, also I
add $360,000 to Hm $840,000
Revenue Sharing the^ ere ?
? giving the School Board fo build
I the Kcnansville school (g-6h a I
? tax rate of 61 cents could be set.
A tax rate of 61 cents will
? produce just about the samel
I revenue 99 cents produced last I
? year....
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For those of you who like I
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county tax required to balance!
the budget last year was
? 12.744.000. . The 1977 tax
? values. $342,925,369. . .The
? amount of taxes oolfected (with
two weeks to go). $3,351,000. .
?Plus $209,000 in back tarns. . I
?Now for the 1978-79 figures. I
taxable property value, $559,
7l9.748, an increase of 63%. . .
The amount of taxes required to
balance the budget nowin hand, I
$3,547,508. . Ctoe penny inSl
jfesys&J:
been deducted as uncollectible,
double-listed, etc. . Thus. 61
^mpSSdable'fonda0 0,14,1,147
counting back taxes, which
should be in excess of $200 000
nor is it including afteriists.|'..
Duplin County^: jw^'coiMtof
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Glenda Bryan of MagnplU
has been selected as a member
of the National Rural Electn
Cooperative Association Youth
Consulting Board. ^
Miss Bryan, daughter of Rev
and Mrs. Everette E. Brian,
became eligible for the portion
as a representative of Four
County Electric Membership
KenanEIighsSSj Missft^w
originally won the Washington
trip by writing an essayon
"Load Management: The
Switch for Tomorrow." She was
one of four students sponsored
on the June 11-16 tour by Four
addition., >> be will help educate
other yMfh orfthe role electric
cooperatives play as energy
uacrs and suppliers.
Miss Bryan's one-year term
began daring her stay in Wash
ington on the Youth Tour. She
will also attend the NRECA
Annual Meeting in February
1978 as guest of the national
association.
One of the 1977 Youth
Tourists sponsored by Four
County EMC. Brian West of
Warsaw, was last year's Youth
Consulting Board represents
ti ve from the stabs
Other Four County EMC
youth on this year's tour are
Michelle Shiver, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Shiver of
Rocky Point; JUison Rogers,
daughter of Ms. and Mrs, Fred
Rogers of Rose HR1; and Sylvia
Singletary, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Singletary of
Bladenboro. ? f'
that reCeta>U?H
Frorrfleft to righMure Fred Shank, Zimmereunn]
Dennie Bell. plant^ manager ai Reeves^ Bros ,
Ifm b>:
Wednesday at he Country
?National
ouncetl
Jordan. Administrative Mana
fnd Si SfcSjSp
Others attending included:
Wally Howard. Senior Vice*?
President of Wachovia;'Bank.
Greenville; Bob TyndaH. Vice
President, Wachovia. Washings I
ville Branch; the Duplin
Development Board members; \
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the County Bond Authority
Board; and the Beulaville Town
Board.
In announcing the expansion.
Bar ham made these observa
tions about National Spinning
operations in L)u plin County:
"Approximately three and
one half to foUr years ago.
National Soinninfi made a deci
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sion to change over thf Beula
vhle plant from a texturing
operation to an open-end
Sinning operation Hits change
has allowed as to be. omt a
leader in the hosier, market.
for our product has enabled
National Spi ting to expand the
tk Ve hat added the ewest
a: )H mn?it modern i ? -;oni?-ni \iri
I mm ? 4 ' *o?
tte world i the BouUvlllr
inc pvo&iH'iU'm by in
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Pink Hiil
Liberty Festival
Phut plans and schedules have been completed for the
1978Uhegr^vai to^Rnk HiB June 30 and
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7:30 p.m. Miss Liberty FbetieM ftyeant. 1978 ? Pa* HUI
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6 -10 a.m. - Pancake Breakfast - Front of First Cttiaena Bank,
7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. ? Wffljur A Tyndall Museum Open -
Kinstoe Blvd., North
9 a.m. ? 10 p.m. - Softball Tournament ? Men's and Women's
Teams - Double EHminatkm
10 a.m. ? Festival Parade - Downtown Pink Hill
11 a.m. - Games Begin for Children - 11 a.m., Tug of War,
12 Noon - Spoon Race; 1 p.m. - Sack lace; 2 p.m. - Club
Snatch; 3 p.m. - Bope Jumping; 4 p.m. - Flower Game;
4:30 p.m. - Bubble Gum Blowing
Team Horseshoe Pitching Championship
Festival Arcade Opens (until)
Bingo Opens (til 4 p.m.)
Announcements at Bandstand on Town Square
Introduction of Liberty Cart Cast Cram Kenansville
Craft Demonstration and Displays on Broadway Street
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Gospel Singing by Young in Christ i
11:30 a. m. - Adult Marble Shooting Contest
? 12!00 noon - CEMF Skydhrers .
12 Noon - Eastern N.C. Antique Car Show and Display - West
Broadway Street
Corn Eatin" Contest - Downtown
tf (llif)? fi?lhlil?iM IbimlMyft
1 p.m. - N.C. Skillet Throw! n' Championship (behind j
K'"?V - v'v v. - 4 ?? bftodittnd)
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Square Dancing Demonstration (Town
2:30 p.m! - Arm Wrestling^unpiouship4(downUiwn)
3 jMn. Judo Demonstration by Lemuel Stroud ^
12 p)[s?torw^!fSh^?y ? biggCIt VCt
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