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The Duplin Times-Progress Sentinel. February 3, 198.3 Page 9
The Pink Hill Review
^ ''Serving Pink Hill, Peep Run, Alberteon, Beulaville, And "TheirSurrounding Areas"
VOL. 5 NO. 5 KENANSV1LLE. NC 28349 FEBRUARY 3. 1983
We Did It
We did it! The citizens of
the Pink Hill area take great
pride in saying "We did it."
They were presented a chal
lenge. They accepted it.
They went over the top.
After a long period of
i'forking through a committee
to secure a doctor to come to
Pink Hill, efforts began to
bear fruits. Working through
the office of Rural Health
Services of the State of N.C.
and the Duplin Medical
Association, a commitment
was received from Dr. Ed
Little of Berkely Heights,
N.J. to open a practice in
Pink Hill late this summer,
gffhen realitv presented the
problem of a suitable place
; for an office. Then came the
challenges.
The office of Rural Health
Services of North Carolina
offered to help on a building.
Pink Hill was approved for a
$125.000 grant if the Pink
Hill area could and would
raiae at le^st $30.000 from at
least 750 area families. The
committees said we could do
9 Then budgets were pre
pared and plans made. It was
then determined that this
would not be enough money
to build the building and buy
land to put it on. Then came
the second part of the chal
lenge. Mr. and Mrs. T.J.
Turner offered to give a
suitable tract of land for the
building if the community
would meet the requirements
for the ORHS grant.
After December 1, 1982, in
the middle of the Christmas
rush season, a committee
was appointed headed by
W.E. Brewer and W.A.
Tyndall to raise these funds
and do so in 30 days. The
drive started about Dec.
13th. The community went
over the top of its goal. It
took about six weeks but it
was a real success. Over
$32,000 was contributed by
over 900 individuals, asso
ciations and businesses.
The Pink Hill Medical
Center, Inc., a non-profit
corporation, has been char
gered. organized, and is a
legal enttry'An arfhitect has
been employed. Plans are
being dr^wn. Surveyors have
staked out the property.
Maps have been drawn.
Deeds are being prepared.
Plans are for contracts to go
out for bids before Feb. 28th,
and for a completed building
bv around the middle of Julv.
T.J. Turner, over-all chair
man of the project, and W.E.
Brewer join together to
praise the area citizens for
the work that was done by so
many workers. "We have
never experienced such
united support and such
enthusiasm by everyone. It
has been just fantastic."
they said. They also ex
pressed sincere appreciation
to friends at large who have
made special contributions to
this cause.
Already plans are expand
ing to increase the size of the
building enough to include
space for an X-ray room and
additional examining rooms
for visiting specialists and for
other specific purposes. It is
hoped that enough additional
funds will come in to make
this possible also.
Pink Hill is grateful for the
opportunity and for this re
sponse. We are anxious to
get on with the program.
Thanks to everyone who has
helped.
Proclamation Census Bureau
Officials of Duplin County
issued a proclamation en
couraging cooperation with
?hc . 1982 Census of Agri
^rulture now being conducted
by the U.S. Department of
Commerce's Census Bureau.
The proclamation points
out that "many business
decisions affecting the
county's farmers in today's
economy, depend heavily
upon accurate data from the
Census of Agriculture."
Officials urged the
^'untv's farmers t< complete
wie census questionnaires
accurately and return them
promptly to the Census
Bureau. Similar proclama
tions are being issued by
officials of other counties and
state governors in support of
the census, the 22nd in a
series that began in 1840.
The current census will
update the findings of the
^^mst recent farm census
conducted for 1978 opera
tions. Census figures are
used in many national and
state programs affecting
agriculture which are de
signed or allocated on the
basis of this data. These
include funds for extension
work, soil conservation, re
search and other services.
The more dependent a
bounty is on agricultural
income, the more vital
census information becomes,
local officials point out.
Private industry uses
census statistics to provide a
more effective production
and distribution system for
the benefit of the farm com
munity. Companies have
used the data to locate feed
mills and tractor dealerships
in order to provide better
Apervice and competitive
^trices for farmers.
While surveys are made
regularly by the U.S.D.A.,
the agriculture census con
ducted by the Commerce
Department's Census
Bureau provides the neces
sary benchmark or check
point on which to develop
other data
The same law which re
^juircs farmers and ranchers
complete the census forms
also protects the confiden
tiality and privacy of their
individual forms. Only sworn
Census Bureau employees
are permitted to sec the
forms, and they are subject
to five years' imprisonment
and $5,000 fine for unautho
rized disclosure of informa
tion. Individual forms cannot
be seen by officials of other
government agencies nor
shown to news reporters
using the Freedom of Infor
mation Act.
Since the first census was
conducted in 1840, the
census has been the only
source of uniform data at the
>-.\nntv level on agricultural
Tfcl j
production and inventories.
Originally taken every 10
years, farm census date have
been collected every five
years since 1920. The
present census is the first to
be conducted with the
Census Bureau's other eco
nomic censuses.
Because a successful farm
census depends upon
farmers completing theii
report forms accurately and
quickly, the Census Bureau
is seeking the cooperation of
each county's agriculture
and business leaders and
local officials.
nants i\eed Mulch
For Cold Protection
A warm blanket of mulch
will go a long way in pro
tecting plants from the freez
ing weather that is ahead this
winter.
North Carolina State Uni
versity extension specialists
suggest mulching before the
hard freezes come. The mulch
of choice is pine straw.
Mulches protect the more
tender plant crowns and help
prevent excessive drying of
the soil.
Here are some additional
tips that are seasonal at this
time:
-One of the most common
faults of transplanting shrubs
and trees is planting them
too deep. Place the plant in
the hole about like it came
from the nursery. Firm the
soil around the roots, even if
it means getting down on
your knees and placing the
soil around the roots with
your hands.
? Keep plants watered
during dry periods. Just
because plants aren't growing
during this dormant season,
don't assume that watering
isn't necessary. New trans
plants particularly should be
kept moist.
- If you plant a balled and
burlapped plant, don't be
impatient about it beginning
to grow . It will take about a
year for it to become well
established and begin a fast
rate of grow th.
^Rar-Scot^c!of^Sal^J
Formerly
Stroud's Cloth Shop
I Mill I
Open Sat. Feb. 5
& Sat. Feb. 12
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Stroud Rd.
Located Behind Har-Scott
Revised WIC Income
Guidelines For 1983
Effective Jan. 4. the in
come guidelines for the Du
Penza W1C program will
change. The new income
guidelines will be lower than
the curient levels used and
will result in fewer being
income eligible for W1C
The Du-Penza W1C pro
gram began service parti
cipants March 8, 1982 and
since that time has enrolled
over 950 for its services. The
program provides supple
mental foods and nutrition
education to pregnant and
breast-feeding women,
infants and children up to
their fifth birthday. Unfor
tunately. the local program is
only funded to serve 650
participants per month. Ef
forts to secure funds to
service additional have not
been successful.
New income guidelines for
the WIC program are shown
below. These are the maxi
mum allowed gtoss incomes
according to the family size.
If your family income is not
more than the amount
shown, you would be within -
the income guidelines.
Family Weekly
Size Gross Income
1 $135.00
2 179.00
3 224.00
4 268.00
5 313.00
6 357.00
7 402 00
8 446.00
For each additional family
member add 44. j0/wk.
If you think you are
eligible for WIC contact: The
Du-Penza WIC Program, 118
East Church Street. Rose
Hill. Phone 289-2088. The
office hours are Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday -
8:30 a.m. until 12 noon and 1
p.m. until 4 p.m.
Standards for participation
are the same for everyone
regardless of race, creed,
national origin, political be
lief. sex or handicap. The
contact person is Anita
Carlton Keith. WIC director.
Compare
Food Bill
With USDA
Figures
How do your food bills
stack up with the latest
averages from the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture?
A family of two. both be
tween the ages of 20 and 54.
spend $34.50 for a week's
worth of food on the thrifty
plan. The coupon allotment
for the Food Stamp program
is based on the thrifty plan,
says Sarah Hinton. extension
nutrition specialist. North
Carolina State University.
The same family spends
$44.80 if they follow a low
cost plan, $56,10 on a mod
erate-cost plan and $67 30
in a liberal plan These figures
assume that food for all meals
and snacks is purchased at
the store and prepared at
home.
If the couple is 55 years of
age older, food for one week
costs $31.10 on the thrifty
plan, $40 on t he low-o >st plan.
$49.50 for a moderate food
plan and $59.20on the libera!
plan, t he extension s[>ecia!ist
says
A couple with two pre
schoolers at home to feed
spends $48.90 on the thrifty
plan, $62.70 on the low-cost
plan, $78.20 on the moderate
plan and $93.70 a week out
the liberal plan
When the two children are
between the ages of 6 and II
years, food costs for the fain
ilv of four jump to $59 on
the thrifty plan. $78.50 on
the low-cost plan. $75 so on
the moderate plan and
$113.90 on the liberal plan
It costs between $16 to
and $31 a week to feed one
teenage boy and $14 50 to
$27,30 to feed his teenage ,
sister, according to the
IfSDA figures
LEWIS FAMILY
The Lewis Family will be
at Pink Hill School Gym on
Sunday. Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m.
'For ticket information, call
568-3978. The event is being
sponsored by the Christian
Chapel Free Will Baptist
Church.
Cindy Watson Named
Residency Director
Cindy Watson of Rose Hill
has been named residency
director for CART, a special
winter project of the Duplin
County Arts Council.
CART stands for "Com
munity art." and represents
a week-long residency by an
Affiliate Artist in Duplin
County. CART is a division of
Affiliate Artists. Inc. a New
York-based national non
profit corporation which has
brought hundreds of artists
and communities together
since its inception in 1%6.
Mrs. Watson attended a
training seminar with DCAC
former executive director,
Marv Gardner in Atlanta last
February to learn essential
skills of community arts de
velopment such as commu
nity organization and volun
teer recruitment, fund
raising, public relations and
publicity, and the mechanics
of scheduling artist
appearances. The program
will culminate in a CART
week Jan. 23-30 featuring a
professional artist who will
perform everywhere from in
dustries to fie.i markets to
churches.
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"CART is for everyone."
according to Mrs. Watson.
"CART brings art to people
? people who do not ordi
narily come to see the arts.
During a CART week, we
take artists to where people
work, live and play. It is a
very exciting concept that
really draws a community
together."
Mrs. Watson is a sales
representative for Dorothy's
Ruffled Originals. Inc. of
Wilmington. She is also
owner of The Hen's Nest, a
new crafts store in Rose Hill.
A member of the DCAC
Board of Directors Mrs.
Watson has also served as
coordinator for the volunteer
reading program at Rose
Hill-Magnolia Elementary
School. She is married to
Ebern Watson and they have
three children.
"My personal reason for
serving as CART residency
director is my belief that this
is a project that will tie our
entire county together,"
Mrs. Watson says. "It is an
effort that will offer some
thing fun during a time of
economic depression, bring
ing the arts to people wher
ever the* are."
The CART Week is cen
tered around "infor
mances." informal perfor
mances bv the CART artist.
An informance is an exciting,
entertaining and flexible
means of bringing art to
groups of people naturally
gathered in club meetings, at
work, at recreation or senior
citizen centers, in hospitals,
schools and factories.
The nature of an infor
mance transforms these un
likely performance sites into
an impromptu arts arena,
conducive to artist/audience
interaction. This type of per
formance serves to humanize
and personalize the arts and
provides a warm and mutu
ally rewarding experience for
artist and audience alike.
CART emphasized the im
portance of eountywide
participation. The key to
success is through involve
ment and Mrs. Watson and
Merle Creech. council
director, arc currently re
cruiting volunteers who arc
dedicated to the idea of
bringing the arts to people.
For more information, call
the Arts Council at 2%
1122.
anniversary
Celebrated
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Whit
field of Deep Run enter
tained at a surprise 56th
wedding anniversary cele
bration in honor of Mrs.
Whitfield's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Carter of Beu
laville, on Sunday at the
Whitfield home. The couple
was wed on February 2. 1927
at the home of the bride in
Beulavilie.
Upon arriving, the couple
was presented a red rose
boutonniere and a red rose
corsage, respectively.
Guests enjoyed a delicious
buffet dinner. They included
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Carter
and Karen, and Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Sanderson and
Scott and Ray. all of Beula
\illc; Bonnie Whalev and
Carlton and Angie, and Dr.
Raymond Fox and Phillip of
Jacksonville.
Snow Hill
Concert
The Spiritual Singers from
Mount Olive and the Anchor
men Quartet from Goldsboro
will be in concert Sunday
night. Feb. b at Snow Hill
Free Will Baptist Church.
The church is located just off
the Tram Road approxi
mately two miles from
Scott's Store. The service
starts at 7 p.m.
There will be no admission
charge but a free-will offer
ing will be taken. The public
is cordially invited.
PRESIDENT DR. JOSEPH STARK presents
award to Billy Brewer Photos by Ly nda \t.oud
Ladies Night At
Pink Hill
B & P Meeting
The Pink Hill Business and
Professional organization
held their annual Ladies
Night on Tuesday evening at
the 'Pink Hill Presbyterian
Church. Fifty members and
guests attended the meeting.
Dr. Joseph Stark, presi
dent of the organization,
presented the Dr. H.A. F.d
wards Award to W.E/
"Billy" Brewer on behalf m
his dedicated service to the
community. Brewer has done
a magnificent job serving on
the Pink Hill Medical Center
project. Brewer is married to
the former Marsha Hood.
The speaker for the even
ing was Sgt. Charles Webb,
who spoke on the power of
hypnotism. The entire
audience was delighted by
his comments and was
further enlightened when
Joe Stark and his wife.
Rebeka agreed to be hypno
tized.
LENOIR SCHOOL MENUS
Feb. 7-11
Monday - cheeseburger or
sloppy joe. potato tots or
green limas. vegetable
strips, apple or cherry crisp
Tuesday - barbecued or
tried chicken, rice and gravy,
peas or broccoli, fruit, rolls
Wednesday - pizza or
tacos, lettuce <Sc tomatoes,
french fries or corn, fruited
jello
Thursday - hot dog with
chili or corn dog, baked
beans or green beans, fruit,
cookie
Friday - Manager's choice
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Heath of Route 2. Pink Hill,
announce the birth of their
daughter. Chelsea Gwen. on
January 20. 1083, at Lenoir
Memorial Hospital.
Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marsh
burn of Route I, Pink Hill.
Paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Heath
of Route 2. Pink Hill.
Final
Expense
Plan
Coverage from $200 to
$5,000 Ages 0-85, For
more informafton on this
life insurance plan call
Hilda Grace Smith at
568-4460
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