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Hunt Announces Programs Of Excellence . In Education < Gov. Jim Hunt announced | that Direction Sports in the < Duplin County schools has < been '.elected as one of the | Governor's Programs of Ex- ( ct-llence in Education. ( Hunt i established the project this year to recognize | programs that are doing an outstapdina. innovative job i of helping students. The 30 j programs chosen will be { showcased during an aware- | ness conference sponsored i by the Governor, the State t Board of Education and the i business community on Sept. j 20-22. and will give winners a chance to share their programs and help others | make improvements in their | schools. | Direction Sports is an ath- < letic program designed to < help students who seem to be j headed toward trouble with i the law. It uses the concept < >f belonging to a team as a motivation factor to learning ?kills and promoting self rsteem. The after-school program includes 30 minutes >f reading or math lessons .-ailed chalk-talks. In the first year, students rarticipating showed a 30 percent 'improvement in math, nine percent in read ng and two percent in atti :ude. The results were shown :hrough tests given before ?nd after the program. There ilso was a two percent reduction in absenteeism and > 30 percent decrease in juvenile crime in the area. A special selection com mittee made up of IS people ?epresenting education, business and the private >ector and appointed by the jovernor chose the top pro grams. Nominations were made by local boards of rducation. BHB1VBBHHHHBBI TBI JBBRRP'^ilPBBHBHr RELIGIOUS MUSICAL OPENS GODSPELL. the musical based on the New Testament book of St. Matthew opened July 20 at the William R. Kenan Memorial Amphitheatre in Kenansville. The production will play Wednesday and Friday evenings through August 19 beginning nightly at 8: IS. GODSPELL is a presentation of the professional cast of the outdoor drama, THE LIBERTY CART, and will follow the thema of a teacher holding class in a city park. The cast will portray the students as delinquents age 14 to 17 years. Pictured above is a scene from the religious musical. Duplin Municipalities To Choose I R Mayors And Town Board Members:; On Tuesday, Nov. 8. several positions as mayor and town board members will be subject to elections to be hold on that date. All winners in these non-parti san contests will be deter mined by simple plurality. There will be no "run-offs." In cases of tie votes, the winners will be determined by lot as prescribed in G.S. 163. The following towns will be choosing a 4-year term mayor: Greenevers, Mag nolia and Teachey. The fol lowing towns will be choosing a 2-year term as mayor: Calypso, Faison and Wallace. The towns of Warsaw, Beulaville. Rose Hill and Kenansville do not vote for that office this year. Of the ten municipalities, six will be subject to selecting a mayor. A total of 29 terms expire this year for members of the several town boards. The I town of Calypso will have five 2-year terms on which to vote. All of its members serve twcr-year periods. In the town of Faison, the 4-vear terms of incumbents Rachel M. Clifton and Billie Hollingsworth (Ronald Oates) expire. The four-year term of Billy Kennedy. J. Frank Steed and Walter P. West will come to an end in Warsaw as they will for Betty Lmg. William Fennell and James O. Johnson of Kenansville. Also, the fol lowing four-year terms will be completed for: S.A. (Sambo) Blizzard Jr., Frank lin Boverte and Rabon Brown of Beulaville; Rudolph Becton and C.O. Chestnutt of Magnolia; J.W. Harrell and Nathan Murray of Green evers; Clarence Brown Sr.. Jerry H. Cottle Jr. and Keith Hinson of Rose Hill; James Bonev. Daniel Vance Norris and Bernard (Mike) Postner of Teachey; Charles Blanchard. G. Arnold Duncan and N.H. Carter of Wallace. Special notice is being stressed that any person desiring to vote in the Nov. 8 municipal election must be registered to vote by Oct. 10, 198A (5 p.m.) the date the books close prior to election day. The filing for office begins at l4 NOON Sept. 16 and ends 12 NOON on Oct. 7. "Notice of Candidacy" may be procured at the elections office in Kenansville from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Monday thru Friday or forms may be picked up at the Town Hall of each municipality. After they are completed and properly certified they must be mailed or delivered to the Countv Elections office and received "prior to" 12 NOON on Oct. 7. Filing fees for candidates for most offices is $5 or 1 % of the annual salary, whichever applies wth various town ordinances. Municipality Mayor Town Board Beulaville $6.00 - $5.00 Calypso 5.00 - 5.00 Faison 5.00 - 5.00 ireenevers 5.00 - 5.00 ^enansville 6.00 - 5.00 lagnolia 12.00 - 5.00 ose Hill 12.00-5.00 eachey 5.00 - 5.00 Wallace 10.00 - 5.00 Warsaw 9.00-6.00 For additional information voters and prospective can didates are advised to con tact the Duplin County Board of Elections located on the first floor of the Courthouse (south end), or telephone 296-1010. /DIAMONDX / CLUSTER \ / SPECIALS \ / '/4CI $19900 \ V/. C* $29900 / Nv 1.0 Ct i69900y/ X y' Annual Sale All Summer Merchandise 1/2 Price Sale Starts 9 am Thura.. Jul)' 21 No Charge Or Lay-Aways Mary's Dress Shop ? 658-9743 N. Center &t. Mt. Olive ALL SPRING & SUMMER STOCK | Including Maternity Waar = I % PRICE | New fall fashions arriving daily = Lay-away now for back-to-school = [ Children's Nook VIIUCI SHOPPING CINTtR - MT. 01IVI /7 W^M ? (N?qr Food lion) " ft %m - 1 " _*?' - ?? ?.*> . >1 1983 Season Wednesday and Friday 8:15 p.m. William R. Kenan, Jr. Memorial Amphitheatre Kenansville liberty Cart \ Thursday, ? i
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