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PROGRESS SENTINEL ? KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 SEPTEMBER 10, 1981 14 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX School Panel Approves Social Studies Program 9 The Duplin County Board of Education last Tuesday night approved a social studies program to provide seniors with first-hand ac quaintance with county government, judicial and law enforcement offices and officers. The program will permit 125 students of the four high ^chools to visit the various Offices and talk with officials during a three-day period next spring. It is an outgrowth in stu dent interest in social st?dies beyond world and ?,.S. history. The students will take a course in law and justice during the fall semes ter and in Duplin and North Carolina history in the spring semester. The only extra charge for the course will be the cost of meals during the visitation period. The exact week for the visitation has not been set. However, the program is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on Thursday of the week to be selected; from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Supt. L.S. Guy told the board 8,280 students at tended the first day of school, 100 fewer than on the first day last year. He said the state estimated Duplin County would lose 200 pupils. Its enrollment has been dropping at about that rate for several years. "Perhaps this means we have leveled off. but it will be several days until we can be sure," he added. The board promoted Gary Sanderson to associate superintendent. His salary will be increased from $27,108 to $28,332 per year, all paid from the state allo cation. He was assistant in charge of high schools. He now is in charge of instruc tional services. Sanderson came from Wayne County, where he had been a school principal. The board renewed the contract of Dr. Alice Scott, head of vocational education and pupil personnel services at a salary of $28,308. The state pays about 70 percent and the county 30 percent of her salary. She holds assis tant superintendent rank. Registrars And Judges Of Elections Appointed The Duplin County Board of Elections completed ap pointments of registrars and judges of elections at its meeting Sept. 1. Certificates ?f appointment are being readied for distribution at an early date. It is important to note that all of these ap pointees are available to register new residents or un registered persons in the precinct of their appointments, according to 1 wMude t. Hepler, chairman of the board. "Since this is a voluntary service, it is only ^tting that they be called or contacted for an appointment to register." said Hepler. The following are those appointed: Warsaw: Registrar-Brooks Boyette, Judges - Lee Brown and Timothy Williams; Faison: Registrar - Edward BradsWiw, Judges - Cath erine ' C". Kennedy and Frances R.' King; Calypso: Registrar - Ann Nunn, Judges - Virginia Hines and Debbid S. Daniels; Wolf scrape: Registrar - Gerald Bell, Judges - Elbert Davis and C.C. Weaver; Glisson: Registrar - Lena S. Davis, JSdges - Thomas Leon,. Stroud and Annie Lee Deaver; Smith: Registrar - Veacbie T, Smith, Judges - Grover Rhodes and Charles Linwood Tyndall; Cabin: Re gistrar - Nell Rae Kennedy, Judges ? Haywood Tyndall end Ressie A. Kennedy; Hallsville: Registrar - Jose phine Lanier, Judges - Grace Albertson and Milo Pickett; Beulaville: Registrar - Eddie Ray Maready, Judges - I.J. Sandlin and Carl G. Bays den; Cedar Fork; Registrar - J.D. Sloan, Judges -Hassell Brown and Harold L. Raynor; Cypress Creek: Registrar - Graham C. Raynor, Judges - Keith R. Sholar and Johnny D. Manning; Chinquapin: Registrar - Nell Bi^yan, Judges - Denver Shrflar and Nancy F. Bryan; Locklin: Registrar - Eva Marie Carter, Judges - Linda C. Farrior and Charlie W. Brinkley; Wal lace: Registrar - Z.R. Atkin son. Judges - Verda R. Wells and Nina Mae Cavenaugh; Rockfish: Registrar - Judy Matthews, Judges - Annie Ruth Wells and Eunice W. Knowles; Rose Hill: Regis trar - H.M. Price, Judges - J.D. Dafford and Sallie W. Blanchard; Magnolia: Regis trar - Lillie F. Sanders, Judges - James A. Powell and Joseph Rose; and Kenansville: Carolyn C. Hall, Judges - Paul Ingram ?and Robert E. Hughes. A list of municipal regis- j trars and judges will be re leased next week. The voter registration I deadline for the Nov. 3 municipal elections is Oct. 5 at 5 p.m. Lenoir CC President Speaks * At James Sprunt Graduation Approximately 250 students will be graduating during James Sprunt Tech nical College's 19th annual commencement exercises Sunday. Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. in the William Rand Kenan. Jr. ^Amphitheater in Kenans ville. Graduating students will receive degrees, diplomas and certificates in general education, technical, vocational and adult diploma programs offered on the campus. The public is invited to the exercises and to hear this year's speaker. Dr. Jesse L. McDaniel, president ?of Lenoir Community College in Kinston. McDaniel is a native of Kinston and has served since 1971 as pre sident of LCC. Before re turning to Kinston. Mc Daniel had worked across the state in the educational field, serving as a teacher, prin cipal and superintendent of public schools. He moved from the position as superin tendent of Franklinton City Schools to the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he served as dean of student personnel services two years, and head of the education department for three years. He left UNC-A to become a dean at LCC and served in that capacity until 1971 when he was named as president. McDaniel is a graduate of P ECU, where he received his B.S. and M.A. degrees. He began study for a doctorate in 1961 at Duke University and began a full-time resi dency at Duke in 1963. Since receiving his doctorate in 1965. McDaniel has co authored a book, "Law Governing Acquisition of School Property, which was the topic of his dissertation. P He was a contributing editor to "Legal Issues in Edu cation." board of directors. He has served the Lenoir County community as a fund-raiser, Jaycee, Lion, Rotary and Chamber of Commerce member, and a church lay leader and teacher. Mc Daniel has also served on the executive committee, as president-elect and as presi dent of the N.C. Association of Colleges and Universities. He is married and the father of two daughters. Following the graduation i exercises, the public is cor dially invited to attend a ' reception on the grounds of the amphitheater. In the event of inclement weather, i the graduation and reception will be held in the Kenan Memorial Auditorium. Dr. J.L. McDaniel In addition, McDaniel serves on the Kinston Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. Meeting Postponed The meeting of the Duplin County Democratic Execu tive Commiteee, which had been scheduled for Sept. 10, has been postponed due to Mrs. Patricia Broadrick's change in moving plans. The meeting had been scheduled afte' Mrs. Broad rick twice informed party Chairman Melvin Williams that she was definitely going to resign on Sept. 1 and that her resignation would be effective Sept. 15. The Democratic Party had also received an official resolution from the Duplin County Board of Education asking that great care be taken in appointing Mrs. Broadrick's successor. "Mrs. Broadrick told me on Sept. 2 that she did not decide to withhold her resig nation until Sept. 1, the day she had set for her resig nation. We are glad she will be staying in Duplin County with us for a longer period of time," Williams said. Attendance Policy For Duplin County Schools The Duplin County Board of Education approved a new attendance policy on August 4. The policy is designed to improve school attendance and student performance, according to Dr. Alice S. Scott, assistant superinten dent. California Achievement Test (CAT) date clearly shows a strong correlation between good attendance and student performance or achievement. The CAT re sults for 1980-81 ninth grade students in Dup'in County illustrate the correlation of attendance and performance. Ninth grade students who were absent 0-7 days scored on the total battery a grade equivalent of 10.0; students absent 8-14 days scored 9.0 - one grade equivalent lower; students absent 15-21 days scored 7.7; and students absent more than 21 days scored 6.3. The average at tendance for all schools in 1980-81 was 94.03%. The compulsory atten dance law requires students through age 16 to attend school. The Duplin County BOE has adopted additional policies for grades 9-12. The * policy spates that excessive absences (more than 15 per semester) will result in fail ure of the course(s) involved for that semester. This is a total of 15 excused and/or unexcused absences per semester. Students are not allowed absences. Students are to be in attendance unless there is a valid ex cuse. Appropriate verifica tion for the absence is to be provided to the school official on the first day back to school. Tardiness to school and/or classes and skipping school or classes is recognized by the Duplin BOE as signi- i ficant problems in grades 9-12. It is therefore the policy of the BOE that each school i be required to use either in-school suspension or after school detention hall to in voke an immediate penalty. ' The BOE is serving to ; provide the best education i possible for the students of the county. As a parent, do your part to get your children i to school, to school on time. I and to develop a positive i attitude toward school, says ] Dr. Scott. 1 ? ' EGG EXPRESSWAY - Automatic egg handling ? Easy does it. Tim Kennedy's automatic egg-handling operation near Beulaville packs over 34.000 per day during peak season. That is, of course, with the help of 36,000 laying hens. The operation is so automatic only one person is needed to move the cases of packed eggs ? the rest is automatic. Tim and one helper work three and one-half hours a day each in the operation. FCX contracts the eggs. Rubber fingers move the eggs gently to the waiting conveyor in the picture. Local Library To Host Southeastern N. C. Librarians The Duplin County - Dorothy Wightman I ibrary staff will host the regular quarterly meeting of the Librarians' Organization of the Southeast (LOOSE) in Kenansville on Friday, Sept. 11. Approximately 60 libra rians and support staff from 16 public libraries in south eastern .North Carolina are expected to attend. Librarian Roberta Williams and her staff, Mrs. Ethel Kelly, Mrs. Fva Miller and Mrs. Marie Todd, assisted by members sf the Duplin County Library Board of Trustees, viil serve as hostesses Following a coffee hour and tour of the new county library facility, the group will adjourn to the Fellowship Hn'l of Kenansville United Methodist Church for a pro gram featuring a panel dis cussion on "People. People Problems and the Public Library." Appearing on the panel will be Charles and Carolyn Ingram. attorneys of Kenansville; David McMillian, former work study coordinator for Extended Day School, Board of Education; Mark Vinson, juvenile court counselor of Kenansville; Rev. Ann Dickey and Rev. David Dickey, co pastors of Grove and Smith Presbyterian Churches, Kenansville. Discussion will focus on such topics as the legal rights and responsibilities of the patron and library personnel; handling disruptive and un ruly patrons; and social con cerns which create problems for the staff and patrons, including drugs, alcohol The public is invited to attend this discussion, which will begin at 10:15 a.m. Following the panel dis cussion, lunch will be served to the visiting librarians by women from the evenihg circle of the church. During lunch, the group will be welcomed by Ralph Cottle. Duplin County manager. WHITMAN HOUSE BURNS - It was easier to burn it down than to tear it down. Herman Whitman's house was damaged by fire caused by lightning earlier. After salvaging what was salvageable, he burned the rest. The home was located near C.M. Outlaw's Store on Wards Bridge Road east of Warsaw. Grape Festival Duplin County will be the site of the fourth annual North Carolina Grape Festival on Saturday. Sept. 26. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Duplin Wine Cellars in Rose Hill will host grape events ranging from a 10,000 meter run to the exciting celebrity Grape Stomp, which caps off the day's activities. "The Grape Festival has become a highlight of the year for this part of eastern North Carolina." said David Fussed, president of Duplin Wine Cellars and the prime mover in the festival. "We started with just a grape stomp four years ago and the event has grown as rapidly as the area's wine industry." Brothers Killed Two brothers, Daii Wayne HarrelT, 21, of Route 1, Albertson. and Andy Tyson Harrell , 18, of Route 2, Beuiaville, were killed Tues day morning at 2:20 a.m. three-tenths of a mile north of Levy Harrell's Store at Chinquapin. Trooper W.F. Sandy said the tragedy took place when a 1974 Oldsmobile driven by Nathanial Murray of Rose Hill, on Highway SO ran over the subjects who were lying in the southbound lane. The accident was termed unavoidable and no charges were filed. Sandy stated Murray was unable to see them laying in the roadway because of the heavy fog. Assault With An Auto Alice Faye Mclr.tire, 25, of 501 Pritchett Road, Fayette ville, was charged with'al legedly assaulting Robert L. Miller of Route 1, Beulaville, with a 1974 Mercury. According to the warrent, she attempted to back over Miller. Not being successful, she turned around and at tempted again to back over him. Beulaville Chief of Police Audrey Murphy charged Mclntire with driv ing without a license. She was also charged on a war rant with shoplifting at the Village Shop. She was re leased under a SI .000 bond. Faison Man Chargad With Murdar Atlas Goodman Jr., 34, of P.O. Box 172, Faison, was charged with murder by the Duplin County Sheriff's De partment in the shooting death of Cornell Beckton, 37, of Camden, N.J. Duplin County Deputy E. G. Baker stated the inciden' took place in the parking lot of Frank Taylor's Place near Faison Saturday afternoon at 4:28. Becton had been shot one time in the upper right side with a small calibre handgun. Goodman is pi the county jail in Kenansville.
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