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To me it is sad to report
that Sharon Overton will not
be returning to The Duplin
Times this summer. If you
are a reader of the Duplin
Times/Duplin Today, I am
sure you recall her byline of
last summer ? the fresh
ness, eagerness, newness of
her search of new or different
ways to tell the story. Sharon
didn't just pile a bunch of
words together to fill up
space. She selected just the
right words to make her storv
easy to read. Her selection of
words made you want to read
the normally dull town board
report. She went out and
found stories. She didn't wait
for someone to bring her an
article, and you found no
prejudice in her articles
either. Well, you know I told
you one day she would go on
to the big daily papers. Well,
on her summer break from
college this year, she is
working with the Greensboro
daily newspaper. As good as
1 feel about her moving up
the ladder in her chosen
profession of journalism. I
still would have liked to have
seen her back at The Duplin
Times. . .Duplin's loss ts
Greensboro's gain.. .
*****
Commissioner Dovie
Penney has a couple of times
said she thinks the terms of
appointed committee
members should be limited.
This way, a friend who was
not reappointed could simply
be told his (or her) term had
expired. The trouble with
this limiting rule would mean
a good dedicated member
would also have to be moved
out. Besides, the commis
sioners were elected by the
people to make decisions on
who is best suited on com
mittees and boards of trus
tees. Without going on and
on. just let me say. . .If
committee members, boards
of trustees, etc. should be
limited in terms, then so
should elected officials. I
Thus, if Ms. Penney believes I
others should only serve one I
term. I must assume she is I
saying she will not run for a I
second term...
?????
Want your road paved?. . I
.Was your road in the new I
priorities for paving?. . .This I
past Monday, the Depart- I
ment of Transportation roads I
supervisor for this area crept
into the commissioners I
meeting and passed out a I
map of the DOT selections I
for road improvements in
Duplin County. He said he
wanted no publicity at this
time. . .Wait 'til next com
missioners meeting. . .Have
we, by some chance, been
lied to. . .Do the com
missioners make changes in
the road selection?. . .If they H
do not, then why pass out the
information only to them?. .
Will the press get the same
information next meeting or
an update. . .It's kinda like
the so-called executive ses
sions to me. . .If everything
is straight and above-board,
why hide it?. . .
*****
The Sheriff Department's
radio dispatchers went
before the Board of Com
missioners Monday request
ing an increase in salaries ?
or perhaps better put would
be they asked to be paid
fairly. The dispatchers do not
work normal 8 to 5 daily.
They work shift work around
toe clock, seven days a week.
Also, the dispatchers are
female and have trained for
the additional responsibility
of jail matron, thus saving
the county of having to fill
the position of jail matron
with full-time people. The
fact they have to work on
Sundays and at midnight and
without a lunch or coffee
break, seems to me to entitle
them to a better pay rate
than the average 10-4. .
.Son-of-a-Gun. . . .
Deaths & Funerals I
CHARLES D.BURNETTE
MOUNT OLIVE - Charles
Daniel Burnette. 84, retired
distributor of petroleum pro
ducts. died Tuesday. Grave
side service. Maplewood
Bemetery.
Surviving: wife, Mrs. Es
ther Hatch Burnette: sons,
Charles D. Burnette Jr. of
Greenville, Jimmy Burnette
of Kinston. Bill Burnette of
Raleigh: daughter. Mrs. Ann
Beasley of Chapel Hill: bro
ther, Richard Burnette of
Petersburg, Va.: sisters,
Mrs. Betsy Greene of Wil
son. Mrs. Cammic Walker of
Raleigh; 12 grandchildren; a
great-grandchild.
JOHN ROBERT KELLY
WINSTON-SALEM - John
Robert Kelly, a Mount Olive
native, died recently.
Kelly was the son of the
late John and Maude Good
son Kelly and spent his early
life in Mount Olive. He had
lived in Winston-Salem for
the past 38 years. Kelly
retired in 1975 after working
for the C.F. Sauer Co. for 27
years and worked for the past
two years for Mt. Tabor Food
Market. He was an Army
veteran of World War II. He
was a member of the Knoll
wood Baptist Church and
men's Sunday School class.
A funeral was held at
Vogler's Reynolds Road
Chapel with Dr. Jack Noff
singer officiating.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Dollv White Kelly of
the home: daughters, Mrs.
Ann Kelly Vernon and Mrs.
Kay Kelly Morgan, both of
Winston;Salem; two grand
children; sister. Mrs. Bertha
Herring: and brothers.
William Kelly, Emmett
Kelly, Russell Kelly, Joseph
Kelly and George Kelly, all
of Mount Olive.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the pipe
organ fund at Knollwood
Baptist Church.
SALLlL D.
HOLUNGSWORTH
CALYPSO - Mrs. Sallie
Dickson Hollingsworth. 74,
of Virginia Beach. Va.. for
merly of Calypso, died Fri
day. Funeral, Rouse Funeral
Home. LaGrange. Burial.
Calypso Cemetery.
Surviving: daughters.
Mrs. Sarah Ward of Virginia
Beach. Mrs. Rae Walker of
Ellicott City,' Md.; sister.
Mrs. Nellie Pridgen of War
saw; 12 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren.
TO THE CITIZENS OF
KENANSVILLE AND
SURROUNDING AREA: 9
At last it looks like
summer has finally
arrived ? and with that 9
the town park will be used
quite frequently.
At the present time, we 9
are in the process of
rapairing swings, tables,
etc. etc. and adding more 9
trash cans for your con
venience. Since the town
park has been in exis- 9
tence. there has been a
problem in keeping it
clean and neat but with 9
everybody's cooperation I
believe that this can be
accomplished. 9
As you enter the park,
on your left there is a sign
with the rules and regu- 9
lations of the park: we
hope you will respect
them. One rule that will 9
be strictly adhered to is
the bringing in and con- ' I
sumption of any alcoholic 9
beverage. This rule will
be strictly enforced and
any and all offenders will 9
be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
With women and children 9
plus out-of-town guests
using our park, this will
not be tolerated. 9
Thank you for your
cooperation.
Have a nice summer! 9
Donald E. Suttles,
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