The Pink Hill Review
? 'Serving Pink Hill. Dwp Hun. Albertson. Beulaville, And TbeirSurrounding Areas"
VOL. 5 NO. 3 KENANSVILLE.NC 2834V JANUARY 20. IV83
THE FIFTH GRADE CLASS of Shirley
Outlaw at B.F. Grady School recently has
been studying the eye and vision. The Rev.
Clarence Warren, pastor of the Pink Hill
(J|iJnited Methodist Church, talked to the class
about his limited vision, his education and
his ability to cope with his handicap. He
showed the class several Braille books ai.d
read portions of several. Also. Rev Warren
demonstrated his Braille typewriter and
promised to write all students' names on
Braille. Shown above are Rev. Warren.
Audra Bower. Penney Rouse. Debbie
Hamilton. Steven Turner, brie Ihompson.
Kevin Sutton and Krisii Hardismi
Pink Hill Town Board
In the Tuesday night Pink
Hill town board meeting, the
commissioners amended an
ordinance which would
iVhange Red's TV and Cable
Co. to Pink Hill Cable TV.
They also asked for a
progress report for the
February monthly meeitng.
It was announced by Town
Attorney Tom Griffin that
Tom Davis would represent
Pink Hill and LaGrange on
the Neuse River Council of
Governments.
A conditional order for a
new fire truck was made
tyjending a meeting of the
"Lenoir County Board of
Commissioners with Fire
Chief Warren Kennedy and
Tom Davis present.
Jim Rdwards of the Atlas
Fire Apparatus in Raleigh
was present to show the
specifications at the meeting.
The truck recommended is
$69,391. The present fire
truck is 10 years old and
Imany parts are obsolete. A
.line percent loan with a 20
percent down payment can
be secured to finance the
truck for 12 years. There
would be a total of 12
installments of $7,752.40
each year.
Lester Turner. police
chief, asked the board for
consideration in buying a
new police car. In his
opinion, a used highway
patrol car would be suitable.
He was instructed to investi
gate surplus cars and give a
report at the next meeting.
David Vance announced
(hat Harold Stroud had con
tacted him concerning water
and sewer services for the
new First Baptist Church.
The matter will he checked
into by the board since,
according to the mayor, there
was some question as to
where the town limits end.
Duplin Crash Kills
Teen, Elderly Woman
A college student and an
elderly woman were killed
and her husband injured
Monday in an early morning
two-ear crash on N.C 24 east
of Kenansville.
Killed at the scene, ac
cording to Kenansville
Rescue Scpiad members, was
Lloyd Bryant Kespass. If of
Jacksonville. Joyce Stewart
Walton. 60. also ol Jack
sonville. died later at Duplin
(ieneral Hospital.
Kerttie Alton Walton. Sf.
was reported in fair condition
later Monday in Duplin
(ieneral. Mondav n,is
Walton's Sdth birthdas.
Stale Highuat Trooper
limnn Ka\. the investigating
ol'ITeer. said the two ears
eotlided al ~:25> a.m. about
two miles east ot Keuanswllc
on N.C 2-4. He said the
investigation is eontinuing
No charges had been tiled
hue Mondas
Keseue squad members
said Respass was westbound
enroute to Campbell timer
sit\ at Blties C reek. I lies
said the Waltotts were east
bound.
Raynor Exhibits Art Work
Selected works of local
I artist Iris Raynor of Route 2.
Bculaville. will be high
lighted in the Lenoir Com
munity College Art gallery in
the main building from Jan.
21 through Feb. 21. accord
ing to Art Department Head
Gerald Elliott.
Mrs. Raynor is currently
serving as accounting clerk
in the LCC business office.
She is married and her 18
year-old daughter. Melissa
Dawn, is a student at James
Sprunt Teehnieal College in
Kenansville.
Mrs. Ravnor has earned
two community eollege asso
ciate degrees ? in applied
science and general educa
tion. She operates Iris' Art
Gallerv on Beulaville Route 2
(Box 94-A) 28518.
Her interest in art began
when she was in the seventh
grade hilt was interrupted
until about six years ago. She
became completely serious
about art when she began
concentrating on watcrcolors
about three years ago.
The exhibit w ill be open at
the I.C'C Gallery from H a.m.
to 10 p.m.. Monday through
Thursday and from X a.m. to
J p.m. on Fridays from Jan.
21 through Feb. 21. Flliot
stated.
DEAN'S LIST
Dennis A. Everetlc n!
Kenansville made the Dean's
List, fall quarter. 1982. at
Sandhills Comnuinitv
College at Carthage.
BULDOZER WORK BEGINS - Bulldo/cr work began on
Friday to level a lot so construction can begin on the new
First Baptist Church in Pink Hill. The 2.880-square foot
^ structure is scheduled to be completed by late April. The
location of the new building is on the corner of Stroud Road
and Potter's Hill Road. The Rev. Tommy Tripp is the
pastor. Pink Hill First Baptist Church was organized
almost a year ago. The congregation is very appreciative of
the use of the Pink Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars Hut for
worship services since that time.
I WE TREASURE YOUR
M FRIENDSHIP AND WILL ^1
J WORK TO |ARN IT1 TtI
/
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Joe Lanier
son of 4
as?
II there in one thing for
sure, it is the uncertainty of
the Duplin County Board of
County Commissioners'
action on the combining of
the lax supervisor and tax
collector job There has been
an on-again. tiff-again kind of
situation for the past several
tears. One time the board, in
a cost-cutting measure, said
ibex were to combine the two
lobs, but before the ink could
dry on that decision, they did
a Hop-over and said not vet
max be w hen one of the
lobs is vacant, last month
the lax collector announced
Ins decision to resign to go
into private business. -The
commissioners. Monday.
alter a closed-door session of
oyer two hours, announced
liicv would advertise lor
someone to till the position of
lax collector at a salary of
Slti.-IK1) I lie reasoning
behind tiie decison xxas to
keep the tax collection per
ventage up .Poppycock!.
I do not believe the com
missioners are that sloxx in
their reasoning. II that were
the reason, why did they shut
themselves oil from the
public for over two hours?. ?
lie-hind closed doors where
the people who voted them
into office could not hear?. .
I lies came to this simple
decision after two hours in
the closet First off. they
said thev were discussing
personnel, but (heir decision
sounds like thev were dis
cussing a job. which is not
personnel let it be known,
the mot ion m go into the
closeted session was made
In the newest member on the
board. Doyic I'ennev. she
has apparent!', fallen right
into the groove ot those in
the past and present, litis
group believes their voters
should know only what thev.
the elected officials, want
tltein to know The general
public is just not capable el
handling that knowledge.
It is only for a se ll appointed
It V.
I here are two surveys, and
like all survev s. thev can be
twisted to say whatever one
wants them to sav. Of the 100
counties in the state. "5 have
two jobs a lav supervisor
and a tav collector Second
survev ? oi those counties
with populations similar to
Duplin Count v. there is only
one |oh a eomhinaiioti ol
the two rite mailt question,
survev or no survey, is what
is the job to do. Is the loft to
supervise a stall and colled
over the-counter payments?
Or ts it a |ob to satisfy all
election promise Six
people know the five
commissioners and the
? otinlv manager tdkI closecl
themselves oil from the
public to make a deeision.
We. the publie. will never
know lor sure what the truth
is. We only know what we
are told. Is there a tooth
t.nrsIs Santa C'taus for real'.'
And what about F. I Did he
really phone home?
*****
In the bn-again. off again
saga of the Magnolia Depot.
It is off again I he board
has decided to sell the his
toric building. I he com
mittee to save the depot
believed they had until Feb
ruary . but three members ol
the board who ran oh a
platform "to return Mag
nolia to the poeple" voted to
do away with it. Those
members are Herbert
Tucker. Ruth Ouinn and
Rudolph Bceton. It wouldn't
surprise me to hear they
voted to have it dismantled
brick by brick to be thrown
into the bottomless pit near
Magnolia I hey seem to be
intent on destroying Mag
nolia's past. As i historian
said, when you destroy your
past, you also destroy your
future. . .Son-of-a-Gun .
Fantastic Fundraiser
Fantastic is the word to
describe the success of the
fund-raising drive for the
Fink Hill Medical Center.
Who would have believed
that in one month, at the
poorest time of year, in a
depressed economy, this" ex
tended community could
collected over $25,000 in
cash. . .not in promises or
pledges, but real moncv.
When asked the question.
"How do vtiu account for this
tremendous success?" the
answers have been varied.
Catherine Sheppard: I
believe people in this arc.i
recognized that this is a
once-in-a-lifetime oppor
tunity to procure the services
of a physician. We know that
a successful. established
doctor is not going to pull up
stakes and come to Fink Hill
So our best hope is a recent
graduate who could not
afford the cash outlay for a
building and equipment
while establishing a practice
Ernest Byrd Jr. Our
community sees the need lor
a doctor to be here. I'm glad
to think that a patient who is
bedridden at home may be
able to see a doctor without
having the anxiety of being
hauled on an ambulance 15
or 20 miles.
Butch Howard A doctor
in Fink Hill is a real asset to a
farm family even if their
fa mi I v doctor is somewhere
else. After accidents occur on
the farm that need quick
attention, with a local doctor
a worker can be treated in a
lot less time than a trip to a
hospital emergence room
Carol Sykes Part of the
success of this drive has been
the enthusiasm of the people
who went out collecting.
These workers truly believed
in what thev were doing and
their enthusiasm was con
tagious. riiec helped other
citizens see what a golden
opportunity this is
Dr. Alice Scott: In a rural
area, all types of services are
needed just as they are in
urban areas. People in our
community realized this was
an opportunity to close a gap
and they rallied at once
Johnny Lylcs People with
limited and lived incomes are
acutely aware of the high
cost of "going to town for
medical aid and often have to
lotego this attention even i
though it is badK needed. i
Mane ot these people made |
real sacrifices just to con
tribute small sums On the ,
other hand, some people who .
have family doctors and have ?
no intention ol changing |
gave substantial amounts (
because it is a coiliniuntH |
need. With a help-each other i
attitude, this project could i
not help but succeed. \
Kev. Wayne Pittman I am I
so excited about this one ill
a"lifetime opportunity. This
is a real blessing for the
elderly in our community.
I hese irips to Kinston are
tiring, to say nothing of the
long wait in the doctor's
office. Many old people have
to get someone to drive them
to town. With a local Medical
Center, we can hope there
will not be the long waits, the
traffic jams, nor parking
problems ? just service,
(living nn support to this
needy cause just makes me
feel good.
' Luther Ledford In hard
times, people have to be
more practical. It is a lot
more practical to receive
medical treatment at home
than to go out of town. This
campaign has been a success
because our community con
siders each dollar given as an
investment rather than i:
donation.
Hie door to-door workers
have worked hard to call on
every home. Many times
ilies have found no one at
tome Some people who
.sere contacted may have de
nied to give more. We are
.till short ot our goal of
> t().()()() but too close to stop,
i is hoped that every citizen
a ill make some contribution.
I sou will call 568-dlhl. you
ail arrange tor someone to
all on sou or you may leave
our contribution at the town
tall in Pink Hill or at Turner
; I tinier Insurance office.
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