, ?? ( Watershed Project Planned i For Maxwell Creek Area nmmi tti J WflMOMMII ' by 132 Owners of land in the Maxwell Creek area of south antral Duplin County hope to organize to reduce flood *nd erosion in its watershed. A committee composed of Hubert Brown, Wendell Kvans, Jimmy Stroud. J.P. ' mith, Ray Sanderson. J.H. touse, Bobby Brown, Lara >.enan, H.B. Hawking, )liver Dobson, Joe Brock nd Mike Brown was ppointed last week during a Janning meeting held Wed nesday at Elder Chapel hurch south of Kenansville. iubert Brown was elected emporary chairman. A petition signed by 132 teople calling for the water ?.hed project was presented :o the Soil Conservation Ser .ice. Maxwell Creek originates n Ritters Pond, an old mill x>nd near Johnson Church, hree miles southeast of Warsaw. It takes a mean dering southeast course of ibout 25 miles to empty into he Northeast Cape Fear Kiver about four miles north >f Chinquapin and three niles south of Hallsville. a ? traight-line distance of tbout 14 miles. Duplin County soil con servationist Kenneth Futreal istimated the main stream ind its tributaries create 'bout 50 miles of waterway. Futreal said the watershed .?overs 48.370 acres, with 13,357 acres of forest and 15.013 in crops. Landowners such as San lerson of Rose Hill claim the "reek and its tributaries >verflow onto their woods and cropland, killing trees and crops as well as eroding soil. The channels of the creek and its branches are clogged with silt and debris from two centuries of farm and forest operations. "You need to understand it would be a local project with federal assistance, not a federal project," said John Garrett of the state Soil Conservation Service staff in Raleigh. Under a law authorizing federal participation in small watershed projects, the U.S. government finances 100 percent of the cost of flood control in such projects and up to 50 percent of the cost of drainage and erosion control work, Garrett said. futreal told the group, "We're here to find out what you want. We'll help you with your application, but you will have to put the application together.'' He said the application must show the value of benefits from the project to be greater than the project's cost before it can be con- 1 sidered by the Soil Conser- i vat ion Service. He also warned the land owners that they would have to donate all easements needed for the project. Land treatment measures would also be required to reduce the amount of runoff and silt coming into the channels. Futreal emphasized that nothing can happen over night. "We have 12 years of time invested in the Lime stone Creek project, and the channel work is just begin ning." he said. The Limestone Creelf watershed project is in southeatern Duplin County. The hummingbird is the only bird that can hover in one spot like a helicopter. AUCTION SALE Personal Property of Joseph Green Murphy Estate < < Located 2 Miles South of Pink Hill on State Road 1101 Saturday, April 9t h 10 A.M. 1- Lazy Susan Table 1- Storage Trunk 1- Biscuit Tray 2- Bedroom Suites 1-Whistling Kettle 1- G. E. No-Frost Refrigerator 2- G.E. Freezers 1- Old Singer Sewing Machine 1-Whirlpool Washer 1- G. E. Clothes Dryer 1- G. E. Electric Stove 2- China Cabinets 2- Chest of Drawers 1- Electro-Lux Vacuum Cleaner 1- Living Room Suite Feather Pillows 1- 1977 Chevrolet Pick-Up 1- 1976 Chevrolet Station Wagon 1-12 Ga. Single Barrel Shotgun 1- Remington .22 Fieldmaster Rifle Hospital Equipment Many More Items Too Numerous To Mention EAST CAROLINA AUCTION GO. Kmtftn, N.C. N C UCKNSI NO U n?N (til) 627-1IW (tit) 527-^40 Time To Apply For Social Security Number Young people in the Wayne-Duplin County area who are planning to apply soon for their first summer job and who do not have a Social Security number should remember to apply for a number at least two weeks before they will need it. Betty Broadhead. Social Security field representative in Goldsboro. said recently. Most employers will not accept applications from people who do not have a Social Security number, so it is a good idea to get a number before looking for a job. Mrs. Broadhead said. To get a Social Security number, a person must pro vide proof of date of birth, identity, and U.S. citizenship or immigrant status. People 18 or over must apply in person. The best proof of date of birth and citizenship is a public or hospital birth record recorded before age 5 or a religious record of birth, or baptism recorded before age 5. Foreign born appli cants shoud provide their immigration or naturalization documents as well. Identity can be established by such records as driver's license. State identity card, voter's registration, school record school ID. report card, marriage record, work badge or building pass, labor or fraternal organization record, draft card or military ID, U.S. passport, news paper birth announcement, adoption record, court order for change of name, church membership or confirmation record, welfare case record, medical or hospital record, vaccination certificate, insu rance policy, day care or nursery school record. Boy or Girl Scout membership, or any other document showing identifying date such as physical description, photo graph or signature. Applications for a Social Security number can be ob tained at the Goldsboro Social Security office located at 134 N. John Street Kenansville Softball Meeting The Kenansville/Magnolia Softball League will have an organizational meeting at 8 p.m. on Thursday. April 7 at the Town Hall in Kenans ville. Anyone interested in having a team during the summer season should be at this meeting. 1>-'?*' ~ ?- >?1_- 1 iai The average Englishman en joys 2,000 cups of tea each year-that's almost six cups per day. I Easter Parade Of Flowers A- \ ? Corsages ? Easter Lilies Mt ^ Jf ? Potted Plants ? Spring Centerpieces (Fresh and Silk) ? Cemetery Arrangements (Bushes. Potted Plants. Wreaths. Baskets and Sprays) Fresh Mini-Basket In Spring Colors J3.50 ^mColony House Florist and Gifts * lj) Par^ Circle Pink Mill, N.C. Phone 568 4159 ^ Allcr 5 56843e6 ? Wire Service Available Duplin Baseball 1 Any town or community interested in entering a team in the Duplin County Base ball League (ages 12-14) should attend the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Wallace Parks & Recreation Department office located at Gement Park. Details for the upcoming summer league will be discussed. If you cannot attend but are interested, contact one of the following by March 30: Mitch Pereerson at 28S-290S or Neal Turlington at 293-7182. t "The sinner who spends and gives away is better than the devotee who begs and lays by." Sadi Let Us Show You We CARE About l ' - I YOUR GOOD HEALTH fyu -* ? ?? U o OK /-4(t | rod nuuu, '? > ?? ? Suva Qarvln. R. Ph. Ir. L. Hood* I Pharmacy I Ph: 568-413\ | Pink Hill, N. C I Pool I Tournament Saturdpy & Sunday 3 P.M. - 7 P.M. MEN'S _ v, I TOURNEY SAT. LADIES ? 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