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Sharon Overton
It's Not Elmer's
Elmer's Glue may adver
tise tha? it's the strongest,
but it just wasn't available to
craftsmen in the 18th cen
tury. Two hundred years
ago. a blacksmith was also a
glue maker. When a horse
was brought in for new
shoes, the blacksmith would
trim the hoofs, carefully
saving the scrapings.
He placed them in a cast
iron pot. such as the one on
the bottom left, and boiled
the hoof until it melted into a
thick, sticky substance. The
grease that floated to the top
was skimmed off and the
remaining glue was sayed for
making human shoes.
All the items pictured are
on display in the Cowan
Museum. They include a
three-legged tool holder, a
hoof knife, the glue pot and
hoof clippers.
Along
the Way
?? Imily Klllatta
When Duplin citizens pick
Up their telephone to "reach
out and touch someone,"
little thought is given to the
distance of the call, but few
people in the 1930s could
telephone outside their own
community.
Kenansville was practi
cally cut off from all other
Duplin towns in 1935 when
telephone service only con
nected the county seat to the
town of Warsaw. The use of
the private line from Kenas
ville to Warsaw was so
expensive the average citizen
could not afford the charges.
Telephones were few in
Kenansville, which was ser
viced by a locally-owned
phone sytem. Many early
telephone systems began as
locallv-owned services, each
independent of other neigh
boring towns. The early
systems were manually ope
rated by a person at a
switchboard connecting
telephone calls. Due to high
customer rates and owner
operating expenses, the
locally-owned systems shut
down or were replaced by
Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph.
Kenansville. like the towns
of Rose Hill, Warsaw and
Wallace, were required to
have at least 35 customers
requesting service before
CT&T would install a system
within the town. Rose Hill
had been without telephone
service, and Warsaw and
Wallace were using the
manually-operated system in
1935. Rates offered the cus
tomers by CT&T were lower
than those being paid for
service by the locally-owned
telephone system and the
new equipment included
automatic dialing.
Monthly rates offered by
CT&T were set according to
distance. Within one mile
of the local telephone plant,
private customers were
charged $1.50 and the busi
ness customer, $3. Private
customers within six miles of
the plant paid S2 rates and a
business customer, $2.50.
Within 11 miles of the plant,
private customers were
charged $2.50 and business
customers. S3.
Kenansville is Duplin's
county scat and today has
more telephones within its
city limits than ever before.
According to a 1935 article in
THE DUPLIN TIMES, only
one telephone serviced the
entire Duplin County court
house! Today, more than 31
departments make up
?Duplin's government.
While many are located
within the court house,
others, such as the agricul
tural extension, health and
social services, and the air
port are located indepen
dently of the courthouse.
However, felenhnne hillc
from these departments are
paid in the same place ? The
Duplin's government. While
many are located within the
courthouse, others, such as
the agricultural extension,
health and social services,
and the airport are located
independently of the court
house. However, telephone
bills are paid in the same
place ? the Duplin County
accounting office located on
the second floor of the court
house. According to Duplin
County's finance officer,
Russell Tucker, each of the
31 departments except main
tenance and housekeeping,
have two or more telephones
and in July averaged a cost
per office of S178.87.
Regardless of the cost,
CT&T has made instant
communication easier than
writing a letter and much
quicker, so "reaching out to
touch someone" is just as
convenient today as writing
letters was in 1935.
FARM DEDICATION SET
The Goldsboro and Kin
ston N.C. Stakes of The
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints will dedi
cate a recently-acquired farm
on Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. The
farm is located one mile
south of Scott's Store.
County To Take Part In
Cancer Prevention Study
Starting Sept. 1, 350 resi
dents of Duplin County will
have a chance to participate
in medical research. During
September, volunteers from
Duplin General Hospital's
nursing service staff and the i
Hospital Auxiliary will be '?
encouraging their friends I
and relatives to take part in <
Cancer Prevention Study II.
The study will be the So
ciety's second major re
search endeavor to learn how i
lifestyle and environmental t
factors influence cancer and V
other diseases. ?
One of the largest epide
miologic research projects '
ever to be carried out in the a
U.S., the study will involve |
more than one million
American men and women
from all rarial. ethnic and
economic groups.
"With information pro
vided by study participants
in Duplin County and all over t
the country, we hope to a
idc: tify those factors that ii
increase a person's chance of t
getting cancer, those that e
carry little or no risk, and 0
those that actually may help 1
prevent cancer," said Anne c
Houston, director of nursing h
, services at Duplin General a
Hospital and chairman of the ti
Duplin County unit of the u
American Cancer Society's e
Cancer Prevention Study II. p
"We'll then be able to
develop programs to help tl
people follow lifestyles that fi
minimize their cancer risk." j<
The first cancer prevention a
study conducted from 1959- c
1972, identified many factors T
related to the development of "
cancer and other diseases. a
The link between cigarette "
smoking and lung cancer and ?
heart disease was an impor- n
tant outcome of the study, S1
and helped to initiate the 1
ntlhlir health camnaion
K"?v
against smoking. The study
also revealed the relationship a
of obesity to certain cancers. n
the profile of women at high ?
risk for cervical cancer, and
the role of exercise in pre
venting heart attacks and
strokes. Cl
Though conceived along P
the lines of the first study. sl
Cancer Prevention Study II P
will break new ground in r<
areas of investigation.
"CPS U will be even more
timely and more inclusive P
than CPS I, and will respond R
directly to public anxieties n
and frustrations about our
environment: what is car- j?
allogenic and what is safe,"
said Dr. Robert V.P. Hutter, P
president of the American 5.'
Cancer Society. Notes Law
rence Garfinkel, vice presi- P
dent of epidemiology and
statistics for the ACS, and
director of Cancer Prevention "
Study II, "Since our first j
study was conducted, y,
changes have taken place in
the way we live, the food we
eat, and the products we use. !
We're anxious to see how
such changes have affected
our health risks." I
Study participants will
complete a confidential
questionnaire about their
working, living and eating
habits. Covered in the four
page questionnaire are such
topics of concern as low-tar.
low-nicotine cigarettes, birth
control pills, coffee, hair
dyes and saccharin. Also to
be analyzed are air and water
pollution, occupational expo
sures. and low-level radia
tion.
The task of enrolling the
million study participants
falls to a dedicated army of
more than SO.dbO American
Cancer Society volunteers. In
Duplin County approximate
ly 20 volunteers will enlist
the 350 needed subjects.
Participants will be expected
to complete and return ques
tionnaires to research volun
teers by the end of the
second week in September.
Once every other year for
the ne\t six years, "research
volunteers" will keep track
of the million study parti
cipants. and report to AC:
headquarters on their statu
and whereabouts. Whei
study participants die, healtl
statisticians will be able ti
determine how their life
styles affected their healtl
i>y referring to information it
:he questionnaires.
h "We're very grateful for
^ the enormous contribution
the volunteer researchers
will make to Cancer Pre
^ vention Study U. Without
3 their donating time and
energy, the cost of under
1 taking such a comprehensive
1 study would be prohibitively
expensive," Ann Houston
said.
Joe Lanier
Son
g a*.
Want to hear a good thing
he county commissioners
re doing? They are "looking
nto" getting an outside firm
o reclassify the county
mployees. This is, in my
pinion, a very good move,
'here is no one in the
ounty's employ qualified to
andle such an undertaking,
nd if there was, few would
rust the outcome, figuring it
/ould be politically weight
d. It will be an expensive
reposition, but worth every
ime if the company doing
ie reclassifying is given a
ree hand. And once the work
> completed, it is handled in
n open meeting ? not an
xecutive session ? and all
ecommendations are
allowed. h is a good move,
nd time will tell just how
luch. I might add that many
f the recommendations
lade when the commis
ioners were "looking into"
ie possibility of hiring a
aunty manager have not
eetl followed, but that is
nother story. . .A bad
larriage they got into and
an't get out of and save
ice.
James Sprunt's personnel
ammittee met with 30 some
eople at JSTC in regard to, I
uppose, an imaginary
roblem last week. The
:port issued by that com
littee identifies no problem.
is four pages of evasive,
ro-James Sprunt propa
anda. James Sprunt Tech
ical College is, in my
pinion, a very important
icility to the people of
'uplin County. It has, in the
ast, and will, in the future
elp Duplin citizens to grow,
o ignore the fact there is a
roblem will, without a
oubt. hurt Duplin County's
tizenry. To face the fact and
o something about it will
urt a few of those hired at
ames Sprunt Technical
ollege. I have always had
high regard for the Board of
Trustees at James Sprunt.
but I can't understand why
they did not go into executive
session (the only place
anyone will talk) and discuss
the findings of the personnel
committee ? anming names
and telling problems,
rumors, the whole ball of
was. JSTC has grown stead
ily since its second birth. It
will fade into non-existance
just as steadily if this per
sonnel matter is not faced
and handled. The college is
still the best bet for many of
Duplin citizens to advance,
with training and learning.
There is no other place in
Duplin County that an adult
can learn and train as they
can at James Sprunt Techni
cal College. . .Son-of-a-Gun.
mm ? ? ?
Kenansvnie
News
Eastern Star
A program on Rob Morris,
founder of the order, was
given by Louise K. Boney,
Sally B. Tyndall and other
officers when Kenansville
Chapter #215, Order of the
Eastern Star, met for its
stated meeting last Tuesday
night, Aug. 24th. The worthy
matron, Sally Tyndall. and
worthy patron, J.B. Stroud,
were in their respective sta
tions. During the business
session, plans were
announced for the district
meeting at Mingo on Sept. 9.
Supper is to be at 5 p.m.and
the other meeting at 7 p.m.
Personals
After an extended visit in
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Kornegay, Mr. and
Mrs. Art Paschal and small
son, Brock, have moved into
their new home in New Bern,
where both Mr. and Mrs.
Paschal are school teachers.
Art is head basketball coach,
the youngest in North Caro
lina in a4-A school.
Visitors in the Gordon
Kornegay home last Sunday
included Dr. and Mrs. Jerry
Paschal of Whiteville, Mrs.
Bill Aman of Wilmington,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of
Wrightsville Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Kornegay were ainner
guests of Mrs. Louise Bul
lock at the Maybelle, a new
restaurant in Mount Olive
Saturday evening. Another
guest included Neil Bullock
of Washington, D.C. The oc
casion was in honor of Mr.
Korengay's SOtl^birthday.
Tina Long is participating
in a fashion show to be given
soon in Clinton. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Long.
Mrs. Jonn Lowery >ru
daughter Beth of Goldsboro
spent Sunday with MrA
Louise W. Mitchell.
Mrs. Faison McGoWen
spent the weekend with her
sisters, Ada McMillan and
Ethel Delaby in Fayetteville.
Dr. James Fellure, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church ft
Kenansville, will be in
Alabama Sept 6-10 for a
revival meeting
Wedding Invitation
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin
Whaley and Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Houston request
the honor of your presence at
the marriage of their chil
dren, Debra Faye and Gregg
Thomas, on Sunday, the fifth _
of September, Nineteen
hundred and eiehtv-two at
four o'clock in the afternoon
in a garden ceremony at the -
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin?
Whaley, Route One, Chin*/
quapin. North Carolina.
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I PAT'S GROCERY
I & HARDWARE
I IN DEEP RUN
After 23 year* still sails the best Just as cheap as the rest. We have a large stock of
I groceries, a Grade A meat market and a convenient hardware department. Yes, we
I still guarantee what we sell in our 2 In 1 store. We are, again, going to give all our
? customers a chance to win In our treasure hunt game.
This game consists of a list of many Items selected from all over our store that will be
? known by the cashier. If you have selected 1 or more of these Items In your purchases,
I you will be given other Items like them absolutely free. Come on down to PAT'S 2 In 1
? store and Join In the fun. Remember we sell the best as cheap as the rest. You are also
? Invited to register for a grand prt>e to be given away at the end of each month. You will
? have to agree, we are offerii.^ you many chances to win. You can also save on our
? specials. So, why not visit PAT'S ?r!OrpRY ft HARDWARE In DEEP RUN where you
? will find experienced clerks ready to help w>. You will be glad you did.
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CHECK OUT THESE
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1 LB. BBQ MEAT ONLY 4.50 C
1 LB. BBQ. SLAW & BREAD 4.95
BBQ SANDWICH .75
HOT DOG .50
ONE WHOLE FRIED CHICKEN 3.95
VEGETABLES & BREAD
Corn Is Too Cheap
Store And Sell Later
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Grain Co.
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Telephone 568-4204
Deep Run, N.C.