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PROGRESS SENTINEL
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VOL. XXXXVII NO 39 USPS 162-860
KENAN$VILLE. NC 28349
SEPTEMBER 29, 1983 ig PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
) KENANSVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE DAY - Officials of the Kenan^ville
Fire and Rescue departments say the organization raised approximately
52,000 Saturday. The fire and rescue members barbecued 12 pig: .""nd
about 160 chickens for the annual fund-raising dinner at the Kenanjjville
park. Pictured above, members of the fire and rescue departments chop
barbecued pork early Saturday morning.
Duplin Health Department
t * To Open Maternity Clinic
The Duplin County Health
Department will open a
maternity clinic in Kenans*
ville Oct. 5 to serve an
estimated 100 to 150 expec
tant mothers. The clinic will
be held at the Health De
partment each Wednesday
with Dr. M.I. Ammar in
charge.
^ The Division of Health
? Services of the N.C. Depart
ment of Human Resources
will provide 535,987 to fund
the clinic, said Joe Costin,
director of the county Health
Department.
In seeking the county
commissioners' approval of
the clinic last week, Costin
said a 1980 study by the
Health Department showed
k the greatest unmet health
W need in the county was
prenatal care.
Pregnant teenagers re
ceive little or no prenatal
care and 37 percent of all
pregnant women in Duplin
County who receive prenatal
care do so late in their preg
nancies, Costin said.
In other matters:
? The board decided to
put up notices and advertise
that it will begin fining
people $50 for putting trash
on the ground beside the
county dumpsters instead of
in the containers. People also
will be fined for placing large
items such as refrigerators,
trees and briish at the dump
ster sites. These items are
supposed to be hauled to the
county landfill east of Rose
Hill.
? The boaTd directed
Nathan Whaley. landfill
supervisor, and Russell
Tucker, county finance
officer, to prepare specifi
cations for a front-end loader
for the landfill. The speci
fications should call for a
five-year maintenance agree
ment and a guaranteed
trade-in amount.
? Whaley said esti
mates on damage to the
county's industrial garbage
collection up truck are being
studied. The truck, which
had been driven less than
20.000 miles, was in an
accident recently. Damage is
believed to exceed $20,000.
? Tax Supervisor Frank
Moore said specifications are
being sent to prospective tax
revaluation firms. Duplin
County must have its next
revaluation in effect Jan. 1,
1986. Revaluation work
should be completed by Sept.
1. 1985.
? Moore told the board
he will discuss a problem
with railroad property taxes
in Raleigh with state tax
officials. He said if it can be
proven that the county billed
everyone for personal prop
erty taxes based on 100
percent of the current
property valuation, it could
collect an extra $1,353 per
year from the railroad for
1981-82 and 1982-83.
About half the Seaboard
Systems property in the
county is personal property,
Moore said. Railroad real
property billed on a basis
of 71 percent of assessed
value because it is revalued
every year instead of every
eight years as other real
property is handled.
? Board members
expressed interest but took
no action on Agricultural
Extension Chairman Lois
Britt's request for space
where homemaker clubs can
carry out their demonstration
programs. She asked to have
used of the present county
museum area in the agri
cultural building after the
museum moves, possibly
next year.
? The board set a public
hearing at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 17
on a county mobile home
parks ordinance.
Murphy Hints
He'll Run
For Re-election
State Rep. Wendell
Murphy gave a strong hint to
the Warsaw Chamber of
Commerce meeting in
Warsaw- last week that he
plans to seek re-election to
the 10th district seat next
year.
Murphy also re-empha
sized his strong support for
the Interstate 40 extension
from Wilmington to Inter
state 95 near Benson and for
other Southeastern North
Carolina highway improve
ments.
Murphy, a Rose Hill agri
cultural businessman and a
first-term legislator, said
that as a freshman in the
recent legislative session he
could do little but build a
background for leadership in
future sessions. "You can be
sure I was laying ground
work. . . . for positive
legislative leadership." he
said, indicating his intent to
run for re-election next year.
"It seems fair to say that .
. . our area here in South
eastern North Carolina in
particular has long been
denied its fair share of
highway funds. For much too
long we have watched as
major highways were built
in the Piedmont section of
North Carolina.
"Hopefully this will be
partially corrected with com
pletion of the 1-40 connector
from Wilmington to Benson
which passes through our
immediate area. Words will
not describe the importance
of this road to this part of the
state," Murphy said.
"Each and everyone here
should make every effort to
elicit strong assurances of
support for the highway from
every candidate for governor
before the next term is
completed in 1988," he said.
The chamber presented
Neale Turlington the
outstanding community
achievement award for the
past quarter. Ms. Turlington
w-as the "town's first full
time recreation director. She
held the position six years
before resigning earlier this
summer.
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ELECTS OFFICERS The Duplin
| General Hospital Auxiliary elected 19K3-84 officers during
" their meeting September 21st at the Country Squire in
Kenan^ville. The volunteer organization mans an infor
mation and visitation r ?' ck. delivers mail and has i|ist
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cuiiipicitu me addition of a Candy ""tripe program to the
Auxiliary. Pictured above are the new 1983-84 officers of
"the Duplin General Hospital Auxiliary, left to right,
Martha Swann. treasurer; Rachel Blanchard, vice-presi
dent; Carolyn Hall, president, and Ruth Jones, secretary.
Filing Slow For Duplin
Municipalities Offices
By Emily Klllette
During the first week to
file for town offices only
eight candidates have regis
tered with the Duplin County
Board of Elections.
"I really do not know why
filing has been so slow."
Board of Elections Super
visor Carolyn Murphy said.
"Many people prefer to wait
until the last minute when
they are filing. And, candi
dates for town offices are
usually slower than other
elected positions to file in
Duplin." According to
Murphy town offices with no
candidates filing at the end
of the deadline will be re
opened for five additonal
days of fifing for office.
A total of 35 seats are
available in the county muni
cipalities and will be on the
November 8 ballot. The
office of mayor will be up for
election in the town of
Greenevers. Magnolia.
Teachey, Calypso. Faison
and Wallace. Candidates
filing for the positions as
mayor are incumbent Rubv
Ramsey of Teachey and in
cumbent Melvin Cording of
Wallace. No candidates had
filed for seats as mayor of
Greenevers. Magnolia,
Calypso and Faison.
A total of 29 seats as town
commissioners will expire in
Duplin municipalities and
candidates have filed for six
of those position. The town of
Calypso will be electing five
commissioners; Faison. two;
Warsaw, three; Kenan^ville.
three; Beulaville. three;
Magnolia, two; Rose Hill,
two; TOachey, three, and
Wallace, three^.Filed as can
didates for fowl! board seals
in Calypso are S.D. Davis
and Eugene S. Emmcr.
Three candidates have filed
fur Bculaville town board
scats and they are H.J.
Brown, Horace Lee Rhodes
and Joseph H (Joe) Edwards.
Shelby (Zack) Zachary has
filed as a candidate for one of
the three scats as Warsaw
town commissioner. No can
didates had filed for town
commissioner seats in the
towns of Faison, Greenevers,
Kenansville, Magnolia. Rose
Hill. Tcachcy and Wallace
during the first week of
filing.
According to Board of
Elections Supervisor Carolyn
Murphy, the November 8
election will determine all
winners by simple plurality
and no run-offs will be held.
And. she added, in order to
be eligible to vote in the
November 8 elections, non
registered persons must be
registered by October 10.
230 Graduated
From JSTC
James Sprunt Technical
College graduated 230 stu
dents in commencement
ceremonies Sunday in
William Rand Kenan Jr.
Memorial Amphitheatre in
Kenansville.
The graduates included
130 two-year curriculum stu
dents and 100 high school
diploma equivalency (GED)
students.
Registration for the new
fall quarter began Sept. 28
and continues for a week.
Fall term classes will also
begin Sept. 28.
Bob Scott, president of the
state community college
system and a former state
governor, delivered the
graduation address.
Alfred Wells, dean of stu
dents, told the college's
Board of Trustees at its
meeting last week that 350
people have preregistered
for the fall term. He said 275
other students arc taking
programs that continue
through the fall quarter.
Wells said 853 students
enrolled in the fall quarter
last year and a similar total is
expected fc th- coming
quarter. Welfc said 450 stu
dents enrolled for the
summer quarter compared
with 398 last summer.
Dr. Carl Price, school
president, said March 12,
1984, will be the 20th anni
versary of James Sprunt and
special activities will be
planned for the week. The
board named Trustees
Charlie Albert son ol Beula
villc, Helen Bovette of Chin
quapin and Dallas Herring of
Rose Hill to a committee to
plan for the anniversary.
Gail Weeks, head of the
nurse education program,
said 15 of this year's 20
nursing program graduates
taking the state examination
passed and five failed. She
said the school has gradu
ated 184 registered nurses,
most of whom are practicing
within a five-county area
around Duplin County.
The board accepted the
state budget of $2,305,705
for 1983-84 as presented by
business manager Heiman
Kight
The budget provides
5834.497 for 40 teaching
positions: $374,265 for 18
administrative positions, five
of which will include some
class teaching duties:
$222,654 for I8V? clerical
positions: $137,480 for sup
plies. travel, postage, adver
tising. printing and repairs;
$155,751 for extension and
adult basic education, includ
ing one full-time and several
part-time teaching positions:
$304,936 for employee bene
fits; $42,900 for the presi
dent; $22,673 for the visiting
artist program: $56,843 for
human resources develop
ment; $137,034 for equip
ment and $16,672 for library
books.
Duplin County has appro
priated $333,414 for this
fiscal year. It will receive
$238,888 in federal funds and
$118,439 in fees and other
funds for the current fiscal
year.
Hearing Scheduled
On Wallace
Zoning Rules
A public hearing will be
held in Wallace at 7 p.m.
October 13 in the town hall
on zoning ordinances and the
new town zoning map.
The hearing will be held
just before the town board's
regular October meeting.
The planning board has
drawn up a new map with the
zoning regulations inscribed
on it.
Bids on insurance cover
age of town property for the
next vear will be opened at 2
p.m. Sept. 28 in the town
hall.
The board agreed at their
last meeting to enforce the
town automobile license tag
requirement. Robert C.
Hyatt, town administrator,
said the town has about 400
of the 1,000 town license tags
ordered last year still on
hand. Many residents ignore
the requirement to purchase
a town tag, board members
agreed.
Police Cliief Roscoe Rich
said he would enforce the
ordinance requiring the town
tags but added, "It's im
practical to have a policeman
walking through the yards,
under the carports, stirring
up all those dogs when he
needs to be in the downtown
business area. But we will
enforce it if you say so.
The tags sell tor $2 and
cost the town 39 cents each.
Kenneth Farrior, certified
public accountant, reported
on the annual audit of the
town's books, indicating they
were in good order.
He suggested the town
should charge regular rates
for the first 200,000 gallons
of water sold to any one firm,
instead of charging a flat
rate, to be in compliance with
town regulations. The report
showed water sales de
creased $29,000 in the last
fiscal year over the 1981-82
year.
This was due to reduction
in water demand by the J.P.
Stevens Co. plants. That
demand is expected to begin
increasing curing the current
fiscal year. Water sales
totaled $190,896.87 during
the last fiscal year.
The auditor reported the
town had $461,473 on hand
June 30. About $180,000 of
that was obligated. Much of
the remainder is a reserve to
finance the town's share of
sewer improvements.
The town's assessed valu
ation is $50,236,584. The tax
rate of 67 cents per $100
assessed valuation should
bring in $336,585.01. With a
collection rate of 89.18 per
cent, the property assess
ment brought $300,171.69
last year. The town is send
ing tax bills totaling
$32T,144 to residents this
year.
City Finance Purchases
Tart Credit In Warsaw
It was announced Sept. 16
by Ken Davis,.vice-president
of City Finance Co., Inc. of
Goldsboro that City Finance
had purchased Tart Credit
Co. of Warsaw. It will now
operate in the name of City
Finance Company of Warsaw
at its present location, 112
W. Hill Street.
Mrs. Sy|via Bass of Golds
boro, who has several years'
experience in consumer
lending has been named
manager and Roland Whaley
of Warsaw Assistant mana
ger.
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