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| James Sprunt Technical College
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|; HDR Hires New Instructor
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I The Human Resocures
^Development program at
^James Sprunt Technical Col
lege has added a new in
structor, Sonja Blizzard
^Smith of Pink Hill.
K,';Sonya graduated from
^East Duplin High School and
r-East Carolina University
where she majored in health
/education. She is married to
^Anthony C. Smith and her
Iparents are Mr. and Mrs.
. Sidney Blizzard of Beulaville.
y_ The Human Resources
; Development program is a
Spfe-vocational training and
^placement program funded
^by the North Carolina
general Assembly.
.-^Operating in 45 of the 58
institutions in the community
^College system, HRD is man
dated to reduce public
^assistance benefits and un
ncmplovment in the lives of its
^students.
As a training program,
BIRD provides instruction in
^Jhe basic communication
^skills and in some cases basic
^.academic skills, such as
heading and math, which are
/prerequisites to securing and
maintaining employment. A;
a placement program, HRE
offers graduates assistance
in job placement or entering
a skills training program.
The HRD program is now
in its 56th cycle of serving
students. Asked abou'
teaching, Smith stated, "
am very enthusiastic abou
being involved with the
> James Sprunt HRO program.
> 1 feel that it serves a needed
5 purpose in the community.
[ The program not only en
hances the lives of the people
r who are high school dropouts
; and are interested in pre
t paring for their General
I Education Diploma (GED), <
t but it also enhances the lives
: of the people who are in
terested in pursuing a
college education and want
to refresh their memories in
such areas as English, read
ing and math."
Anyone interested in the
HRD program should contact
Ms. Shirley Thomas, director
of the program at JSTC,
phone 296-1341. extension
252.
Memorial Services Planned
At Oak Ridge
The public is invited to
attend a memorial service in
honor of the deceased
American veterans on
Sunday, May 29 at 2:30 p.m.
at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Pink
Hill.
American Legion Post 379
of Albertson and the Ladies
Auxiliary and the Legion
aires will join efforts to
remember those who served
the country in the armed
forces. Wreaths will be
placed by the auxiliary while
the Legionaires will place
flags on the graves of the
veterans. Taps will be played
by Mrs. Major Rickards of
the Salvation Army of Kin
ston. A solo will be sung by
Cindy Waters of Seven
Springs. Rev. Randolph
Terrell. Pink Hill Presby
terian minister will ioin in
the service.
The mayor, David Cole,
and the town commissioners
have been invited to the
services. There will be short
message and greeting by
Commander F.E. Smith, also
by Past 7th District Com
mander John Mewborn, both
on the welcoming committee.
Unit president Jean Grady
will lead a military song.
Tents and chairs will be
provided by Pink Hill Fu
neral Home. 7th District
President Violet Smith will
eive the resnnn^e
Mrs. Jean Grady said the
services are expected to be
"quite impressive" and the
public is invited to attend.
Along
tha Way
liwlly Klllatta
Itse Hill has one of
jn's oldest businesses
in its city limits, the
itic Coffin and Casket
pany, which was estab
d in 1980.
i article published in the
.8, 1941 issue of THE
TIN TIMES accounted
events of a Rose Hill
ran's Club tour of the
n and casket company,
group of women were
?y their secretary, Mrs.
Jerome of Rose Hill,
ling the tour was Atlantic
in and Casket employee
?Alderman and company
?tary Annie Louise Her
le tour began with an
anation of the building
ess. The Atlantic Coffin
Casket Company owned
>wn mill where locally
cypress and pine logs
: brought and sawed into
Ber. The lumber was
y micu taken to the industrial
Fplanf where it was dried
j?uflder steam heat in a dry
?uln. The dried lumber was
uhjt, pieces jointed, glued and
Fstmoothed into dimension
?atock. The dimension stock
taken to the cabinet
j!?boih for assembly. The
i'assembled framework was
: moved to the finishing room
far interior work. After the
?innishing room completed the
1 interior, the casket moved to
the sewing room for the final
?designs in the upholstery.
^'/.Interior designs were each
| 'band-finished by women in
patterns of a cloverleaf, "v,"
!"xl" and a loose stitch on
Velvet, taffeta, satin, crepe
?of cotton broadcloth. The
itntetior colors were done
mostlv in shades of white,
flesh, gray or orchid. Once a
[ casket or coffin was finished,
| ft Was moved to storage or
I into the display room. The
?display room contained some
?of the most expensive to the
jeast expensive works of the
jfcllgntic Coffin and Casket
Cbmpany in an array of
boiors and materials for both
tfe adult and the child,
kldcrman explained the
ffybre.' expensive a coffin or
casket, the more heavy hard
ware finishing it displayed,
the most expensive
^lipdels had the double ot
^e movable mattress.
Jj,"Btcl^ year the company.
under the presidence ot
Dallas Herring, then mayor
of the town of Rose Hill,
produced about 10 caskets
daily and 3,000 annually. A
payroll of about 35 people
was the normal for the
Atlantic Coffin and Casket
Company. The company
used about 600,000 feet of
native timber each year in
the production of caskets and
coffins.
The company sold whole
sale to North Carolina, Vir
ginia and South Carolina
funeral home directors; three
salesmen were employed by
Atlantic. The caskets were
shipped in lots of 28 by truck.
At the conclusion of the
tour. Alderman recalled a
request in 1940 for a double
sized casket. A young
married couple had died in
an auto accident and through
a prior request, Atlantic had
been hired to construct a
double-sized coffin for the
burial
Card Tournament
If you like to play bridge,
canasta, hearts or any kind of
cards, meet the group Friday
night. May 20, at 7:30 p.m.
The Duplin General Hos
pital Auxiliary is planning
much fun for you at James
Sprunt Technical College in
Kenansville. Refreshments
will be served and prizes
awarded.
Tickets are $2,50 per
person. Get up a table and
try your best luck at beating
your friend at cards.
All proceeds go to Duplin
General Hospital for new
equipment.
For tickets, call Sally Eva
Tyndall at 296-0786. Ann
Outlaw at 296-7360. Rachel
Blanchard at 296-7385 or
Edith Costin at 293-7252 or
any Hospital Auxiliary
member.
JSTC Small Engine Repair Class
The continuing education
department at James Sprunt
Technical College will spon
sor a 42-hour class in small
engine repair, designed to
teach the why-and-how of
gasoline engine operations.
A careful study of the theory
and operating principles,
plus actual practice in ser
vicing and repairing engines
will enable anyone to mini
mize engine troubles and to
correct those that do exist.
The class will begin May
24 and meet each Tuesday
anu mursuay from 6:30 -
9:30 p.m. at Outdoor Power
Products in Teachey. The
shop is located on state road
#1170, one-half mile north of
Swift Turkey plant.
mi mm air
We Order
Wedding Invitations
Wedding Stationery
Social Stationery
Accessories
Call 296-0239
Duplin Times
Kenansville
Aycock To Perform Concert
As Fund Raiser For Rotary Club
The Warsaw-Kenansville
Rotary Club announces that
James "Jim" Aycock, an
interpretive pianist and com
poser, will present a concert
on Sunday, May 29 at 3 p.m.
in Kenansville.
Carey Wrenn, a spokes
man for the Rotary Club,
stated that the concert is
being staged to raise funds
for the Rotary scholarship to
be given to a rising senior at
James Kenan High School.
Aycock. a native of Fre
mont, was educated at At
lantic Christian College and
Western Carolina University,
earning degrees in history
and music education. He has
played throughout the
United States.
A variety of musical styles
will be featured ranging from
"v to Gershwin, Stephen
Jim Aycock
Foster to Rogers and Ham
merstein, and Chopin to
Glenn Miller. This program
will have something for every
musical taste. '
Two guest soloists, Keith
Ferrell and Carol Ann Tuck- i
er, will be featured in Ay- i
cock's presentation of some
of his own compositions. |
Both of these vocalists are 1
former students of Aycock.
Advanced tickets may be
purchased from embers of
the Rotary Club or on the day
of the concert for $3.
Carol Ann Tucker is-"'?
native of Magnolia and at
tended James Kenan High
School- She did her under
graduate studies at East
Carolina University.
Williams Honored
Mrs. Christine Williams,
Duplin County register of
deeds, was one of several
women elected officials in
North Carolina who were
honored by the N.C. Federa
tion of Women's Clubs at a
recognition breakfast held in
Raleigh May 4.
Mrs. Juanita Bryant,
international president of the
General Federation of
Women's Clubs, saluted the
honorees for their leadership
roles and brought greetings
from the General Federation.
The breakfast was held
during the five-day annual
convention of the N.C.
Federation of Women's
Clubs. While Mrs. Williams
is not a member, she has
become known throughout
the state for her professional
leadership in the area of
records management and in
several other areas including
the leadership development
of women.
A Change Of
Wedding Date
Announcement
Owing to the unexpected
acceptance of the groom as a
professional football player,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert James
Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
Theadore Riddick are obliged
to change the date of their
invitations for Saturday, the
Twenty-first of May to
Saturday, the fourth of June
PAGE APPOINTMENT ? Al Worthington of Kenansville
was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Green to
serve as a page in the North Carolina Senate during the
week of May 9-13. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Worthington. The duties of pages includes working with
the 50 senators, and with the staff of the General
Assembly. Pages assist in the Senate Chamber during the
Senate's daily sessions. They are also assigned to the
various committee meetings during the day when the
Senate is not in session.
Kenansville Jaycette
Membership Drive
Any women, ages 18 to 35.
who are interested in joining
the Kenansville Jaycettes are
asked to contact Carol
Stankus at 293-7030 (home)
or 29t>-1647 (work).
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