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EVERYONE IS A WINNER - The Warsaw Recreation Park hosted the 1983 Special Olympics in which Warsaw Recreation i/ircctor Kcaie i uriington said, everyone was a winner. The Special Olympics had 260 participants from Duplin County schools and the Omega Center in Rose Hill. The annual event is sponsored through a Kennedy Foundation grant and coordinated by the Wallace and Warsaw Recreation Departments. The Olympics included the 50-meter dash, 200-meter run, Softball throw and standing long jump. The day began with the participants forming a parade march around the Warsaw recreation softball field and featured a special presentation by part of the James Kenan High School band. Pictured, left, Wanda Carter of the Duplin County Board of Education, dressed as a clown, pinc a tiobon on a participant in the 50-meter dash. Carter led the opening ceremony parade. Pictured below, part of the James Kenan High School band plays as the flame-bearers pass by to start the games. Board Hires Company To Study Hospital The future of Duplin County's financially troub led hospital will be deter mined by the county com missioners this summer fol lowing a consulting firm s study of the hospital s finan cial condition. By a 4-1 vote Thursday night, the commissioners hired Price Waterhouse. a Raleigh accounting firm, to make the study at a cost of not more than $20,000. Commissioner Allen Nethercutt voted no, con tinued his opposition to hiring a consultant. Com missioners W.J. Costin, Cal vin Turner, Dovey Penney and D.J. Fussell voted for the plan. The hospital board last month asked the county for 1 ALL ROADS LEAD TO \ EAST DUPLIN NURSERY d PHONE 2?8-?*'0 ?\ j M P OUNTVUN O I ^ . ^o?> 1 ) v / 'VCtDA?rOtK J HiO V Vjaux*. I AST OUPLH. ^ * - J|fcfc" i7rtl "" J >?* TO NURSERY o* 4reu / A ; _ V, /f s * I < k ;? It TO BICWLANC- , - I ' ? - 1 TJ *EMN$?ut hw T 1 ? ?. l* J SI million to upgrade equip ment and facilities. Faced with increasing de mands on county tax funds to keep the hospital operating undercurrent conditions, the board appointed a committee to recommend consulting firms. The county owns the hospital, which was built with funds authorized in a 1951 county referendum. It is operated by trustees ap pointed by the commission ers. Operating costs have ex ceeded patient revenue in recent years. Hospital offi cials have blamed much of the problem on limitations to how much Medicaid and Medicare can pay for medical expenses. They also cite the tendency of Duplin County patients to use hospitals outside the county. The accounting firm will begin the study May 1 and expects to complete its work in about six weeks. The commissioners agreed the study should determine: ? Th.e reason so few Duplin residents use the local hospital when they need treatment. ? The quality of the hospital's staff and equip ment. ? The level of medical care that can be financially supported in Duplin Coun ty's rural setting. ? The amount of money that must be invested in the hospital immediately and over the next five years, if it remains publicly operated. ? If the county should Along thoWay Imlly KllUtt* Turkey production fol lowed the great investment by many Duplin farmers in the chicken business during the late 50s and early 1960s. But. Duplin had a farmer who saw the potential of turkey production during the early 1900s. J. Alvas Powell of Warsaw began to raise turkeys on his farm during 1912 and con tinued to build his flock to produce more than 1,500 birds .'nnually. Powell began with his marriage to Betty Chambers of the Kenansville area. Together the couple had four turkey hens in 1912. According to the October 23, 1941 issue of THE DUPLIN TIMES, the Powells increased their flock yearly and by 1931 they grew more than 500 turkeys annually. Along with the turkeys, the Powels farmed corn, tobacco, | hogs and chickens. Income from the turkeys equalled their tobacco crop, the Powells estimated. THANKS H.D. and I wish to thank all the people who have been so good to us during my illness. For your interest and thoughts, for the good food, for the lovely flowers, for the beautiful cards, and for your visits, we are so thankful and appreciative. Thelma D. Taylor Kenan svllle continue operating the hos pital as a public facility or if it would be better to lease it to a private hospital firm. ? If adequate medical care could be provided county residents if the hos pital were leased. ? What the county's obligation to provide hospital care for indigents would be if the hospital is leased. ? If a privately operated hospital could reduce the level of care if profits turn out to be lower than ex pected. ? What changes are needed, if any, to bring out standing patient accounts up to date. ? If hospital purchases are made at the most economical level. Meanwhile, the board ap proved the transfer of $95,000 in reserve funds to the hospital to enable it to pay bills on time to avoid late payment penalties. The Powells moved into heir home (at the time of the 1941 article) during 1937. [he farmhouse was moder lized with a bathroom and vater works conveniences, ising funds from their turkey production. The income from heir turkey production was ilso used to pay farm ex penses. educate their five children and provide a home or the entire family. The urkey flock had reached nore than 1.S00 birds in 1941. The birds were marketed by Mr. Powell hrough wholesale channels o cities and towns in eastern North Carolina. The opera ion began with the turkeys being sold on the retail market, but retail sales became too time consuming for the Powells. The responsibility for the batching of eggs and grow ing the birds to about seven weeks of age belonged to Mrs. Powell. Each year 75 turkey hens were saved from the flock to lay eggs for the next year's birds. However, the turkeys could not hitch enough eggs to maintain the flock size during the 1940s. To assist the turkey hens with hatching, Mrs. Powell used an incubator. After hatching, the young turkeys were placed in brooder houses. Each brooder house on the Powell farm held ISO to 250 baby turkeys. The young turkeys remained in the brooder houses six to seven weeks before being released to roam the open range of the Powell farm. Mr. Powell began his re sponsibility for the turkeys when they left the brooder houses. On the open range the turkeys ate lespedeza, peanuts and chufas as they grew. The birds slept and roamed the open range having only shelters for their roosts. Marketing the birds was done during the late (all and early winter months which included the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christ mas. I Today, Duplin farmers de pend on poultry just as they do their crops from the soil to | provide their family with steady income. Poultry was the leading agricultural com modity in Duplin during 1982 with a total county income of $114,292,396. Turkey production amounted to 9,651,174 birds for a 1982 income of $62,943,633. And combined turkey hatching eggs and broiler hatching eggs were sold for an income of $11 477,25* - M NUMBER ONE BUILDING SUPPLY Hwy. 55-W 658-6586 Mt. Olive "Complete Line of Building Materials'' Shingles *13.50 per square No. 15 Felt *6.95 per roll ? Y2"4X8 Plywood *6.95 DISCOUNT PRICES ON PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL BflBW AT Coastal Auto Parts 'Where You Make The Difference' w ? Machine Shop * Brlggs A Stratton ? Small login# Repair open ? Radiator Repair Center * 4 days ? Complete Auto Parts * a week *? Coastal Auto serve Parts yea - I 323 N. Front Street Warsaw FOR SALE BY OWNERS Almost now home. 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