James Kenan Band Comes Home Winner ) James Kenan High School band brought home two first place trophies after com peting in the Music in the Parks Busch Garden Music Festival in Williamsburg, Va. April 29. Traveling with the band to Tabb High School in Yorktown, Va., the James Kenan chorus olaced second in their competition. According to band director | Thomas Newman at James Kenan, the high school was I ? one of six participating in the invitational competition at Tabb High School. Each of the bands performed three concert pieces before an audience and a panel of judges. The Music Festival involved three divisions of band competition and an overall first place was selected from all the parti cipants. James Kenan repre sented the smallest high school, but won both First place in their division and the overall competition, Newman pointed out. North Carolina was represented by James Kenan and Hickory High School. Other bands attending the Music Festival were from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. Along with the Music Fes tival competition last Friday afternoon, the James Kenan band was invited to play an outdoor concert at the Village Shops in Williamsburg. The band performed nine selec tions, Newman said, none of which included marching. The 100 students in the James Kenan band and chorus toured Busch Gardens the next day and gathered in the Globe Theatre for the presentation of the Music Festival trophies. The trip was funded by members of the James Kenan band and chorus and through fund-raising projects by the students. Newman also said funds were ac quired to help sponsor the out-of-state performance through a Duplin County Arts Council Grass Roots grant. Traveling with the band was Newman, and with the high school chorus, in structor Melonie Morgan. "An Nonomiit is a person who guesses wrong with confidence." Anonymous ANDROCLES AND THE LION - The Duplin County Arts Council presents The Theater for Young People "Androcles and the Lion" on May 6 at 9 a.m. at B.F. Grady and 1:30 p.m. at Beulaville. Final Point Of Sale Value For Poultry Products Exceeded $1 Billion In 1982 Thomas A. Carter Specialist-in-Charge Extension Poultry Science NCSL April, 1983, has been pro claimed Poultry and Egg Month in North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt Jr. Poultry and Egg Month is an opportunity for the North Carolina poultry industry to tell its success story. With the depressed economy on everyone's mind, it is excit ing to tell about an industry that is growing. Not only has the poultry industry had continued growth, but it has grown at a whopping 167% rate during the last decade. Onp nf fhp main rpacnnc that poultry continues to grow is that there is an increased demand for poultry products. This increased de mand is because the con sumer is being provided an economical, nutritious and wholesome product. The poultry industry is proud of the significant im pact it has on the economy of the state. Final point-of-sale value for poultry products produced and processed in the state well exceeded SI billion in 1982. Another sig nificant contribution to the state is the jobs the industry provides for the citizens. Over 3,600 farmers produce poultry and eggs. Processing plants, feed mills, hatcheries and other poultry industry jobs employ 11,000 more workers. The major consumer pro ducts produced by the N.C. poultry industry are broilers, turkeys, eggs and ducks. Broilers contribute S3 percent of the total poultry farm income; turkeys 23 percent and eggs 22 percent. The remainder is largely made up of the newest segment of the poultry in dustry ? duck production. While broilers are the largest poultry commodity in the state, it should be noted that North Carolina produced more turkeys than any other state in both 1981 and 1982. Yes, April 1983 ? Poultry and Egg Month ? is a good time for both the consumer and the poultry industry to celebrate. The consumer can celebrate because poultry and eggs are one of the best bargains in the food market. The industry can celebrate because they make a signi ficant contribution to the economy of North Carolina 'while providing good poultry and egg products to the consumer. Industry Bond Sale Approved The Duplin County Board of Commissioners tentatively approved a request from J.P. Stevens Co for the sale of SI million in tax-free bonds to ret m mmsmm m m mm *"0no of tho bost things wo hove is our prico." Jb RtUKKICK JtuHMTUtF. IHWY. 117 - ROSE HILL PHONE 289-3448 am | (Special ( Doses ^ 1 (.Several Varieties *4.95 Azaleas 79*. 99' & *1.49 I." East Duplin Nursery iute 2, Beulaville (3 mi. E. 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