HELP WITH FESTIVAL SIGN - Malcolm Williams and
k Robert Hall, pictured left to right, are assisting the
Warsaw Recreation Department with art work. The
Warsaw Recreation Department is planning a weekend
festival for Oct. 29 at the park. The Autumfest will feature
sports, musical entertainment, Halloween costume con
tests, crafts and exhibitions and the sale of chicken plates.
The celebration will begin at 11 a.m. Williams and Hall
worked with the Duplin County Arts Council on the
children's fantasyland exhibit at the Duplin Agribusiness
Fair. With the Arts Council, the artist painted cartoon
characters and assisted with the construction of the
exhibition.
Ingram Joins Others To Warn
. Of Use Of Auxiliary Heaters
Fall is fast approaching
and winter is not far behind.
That means that it will soon
be time to turn on the heat.
With an increasing number
of injuries, fires and deaths
resulting as a result of the
improper use and installation
of space heaters, the N.C.
space heater safety
| committee announced the
kick-off of a statewide in
formation and education
program designed to give
consumers safety informa
tion on the use, maintenance
and installation of these
heaters.
The insurance commis
sioners office joined private
industry that supplies fuel
for space heaters (natural
gas, LP gas and kerosene),
k other state agencies, and the
? U.S. Product Safety com
mission to coordinate the
program statewide. The i
intent is to prevent needless
loss of life and reduce injury
associated with improper use
and installation of space
heaters.
Appearing with represen
tatives at a news conference
in Raleigh. Insurance Com
missioner John Ingram said
that even though North
Carolina citizens are seeking
ways to conserve heating
dollars, that conservation
need not occur at the ex
pense of our citizens' lives
and the lives of their
families.
Ingram said that while the
emphasis on the campaign is
geared to carbon monoxide
poisoning on gas space
heaters, his office has placed
additional emphasis on ftre
loss due to wood burning
stoves as well as space
heaters.
Ingram said the efforts of
his fire and rescue division's
education program is aug
mented through the building
codes division and the life
safety codes administered
through that division.
"Total public awareness is
m
the only way to correct
existing and future problems
which may come as a result
of the improper installation
and use of space heaters,"
Ingram said. He said, "Care
fully selected, installed and
operating units can provide
alternative heating sources
during winter months, but
they have the potential to be
dangerous and should be
treated as such.
The major thrust of the
project will work with local
governments. Each energy
supply industry will distri
bute safety literature directly
to their customers. A state
wide media campaign will be
conducted, emphasizing
safety^via local newspapers,
radio and TV. The Extension
Service and fire officials will
serve as resource people and
distributors of literature.
Ingram told reporters
there are manh other ways in
which users can protect
themselves. He said N.C.
fire codes and safety regu
lations say these space
heaters cannot be used in
bathrooms and sleeping
rooms. Heaters should be
property installed and
vented. Oil heaters should
use a special type sulfur-free
grade of kerosene and he
said that there is a 36-inch
minimum clearance for space
heaters from all cumbustible
material.
Ingram reminded that last
year's Wilmington fire in a
senior citizens complex
started as the result of
combustible material too
close to an electric space
heater.
He also reminded that with
winter approaching, fire
places, wood-burning stoves,
chimneys and furnaces
should be cleaned and in
spected before firing them
up. "An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure, and
in this case, it could save
lives as well," he said.
GROWERS CONVERSE WITH LOCAL POLITICIANS -
Clayton Bryant explains some of the items to Rep. Wendell
Murphy of Rose Hill. Earl Cavenaugh and Senator Harold
Haridson share their concerns following the hearing at
Chinquapin Primary School.
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Rock-A-Thon
For Cystic Fibrosis
A Rork-A-Thon. sponsored
by the Kenan^ville Jaycettes
for the benefit of the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, has
been scheduled for Saturday,
Oct. 22. Registration will
begin at 10 a.m. in front of
the Kenansvilte Fire Depart
^ment.
The event is open to all
youngsters and adults who
wish to help support the fight
against cystic fibrosis', the
number one genetic killer of
children and young adults in
the U.S. There is at present
no cure for the disease,
which affects approximately
one in 1,800 births.
According to Kathy
Helton, those who wish to
ft
participate should obtain
sponsor sheets from the Jay
cettes. Participants should
then solicity pledges from
their relatives, friends or
neighbors for each hour they
rock. The total amount to be
collected from their sponsors
after the event is based on
the total amount of time the
participants rock.
Prizes will be awarded to
those who raise the most
funds. Everyone who collects
$30 or more will receive a
Cystic Fibrosis T-shirt.
Everyone who collects $^0 or
more will also receive a toll
tote-bag. Rockers may also
compete for a grand prize
which will be an AM-FM
radio with headset or a gift
certificate.
Anyone who has a rocking
chair available for use is
asked to contact chairperson
Kathy Helton at 296-1219.
For further information,
contact her or any Kenans
ville Jaycette.
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Drainage Is Problem
In Warsaw
About 15 resident of the
south side of Varsaw have
asked the town board to help
them get better drainage for
their homes. In wet weather
water backs up, into their
yards, they said. '
The resident appeared at
the town board's Monday
night meeting last week.
This was not the,first,time
that the group has* asked the
board for help.
"This is the second time
we've been here. If we don't
get some reslilts this time,
we're going to the gover
nor," said Linwood Owens, a
spokesman for the group.
' The first time the group
approached the board, they
asked for a large ditch to be
dug down the center of the
block along the rear property
line. The board investigated
but found that the' area's
topography would keep the
suggested ditch from drain
ing.
Commissioner Walter
Foster said that since the '
group's last appearance, the
town's town backhoe has
cleaned the existing ditches
rather than opening a new,
unslightly ditch.'
"It's hard for you to know
what's going on if you don't
live there," Owens said. "If
you're not going to do any
thing but pick up the trash,
we'd just as soon go back
into the county."
Foster said he has^visited |
the area after rains and has i
seen which way the land
drains. i
Douglas Williams com
plained of three streets in the
area not being paved. He
said Washington, Garfield
and Lincoln streets for about
two blocks from Front Street
to U.S. 117 are not paved.
Beside the southtside streets,
there is only one other un
paved street in town, he said.
Williams said he wanted to
know why south side tax
payers don't get more return
on their taxes.
Mayor Sam Godwin said
the town is working on the
problem but noted that all
property taxes paid amount
to less than 25 percent of the
town's budget. That is not
even enough to support the
police department's budget
of $75,000, he said.
The board members said
they haven't decided what
roads will be paved. State
"Powell Bill" money, which
funds local paving projects,
has not yet reached the town.
In other business, J.H.
Hines of Kenan^ville asked
to put mobile homes on three
lots at the junction of Chelly
and Hill streets. The proper
ty is zoned R-6, which allows
mobile homes but because
Hines intends to rent the
units, the town considers the
project a mobile home park.
City law requires mobile
home parks to have a mini
mum of two acres.
The matter was tabled and
turned over to town attorney
Garrett Ludlum, who was
asked to clarify the distinc
tion between mobile homes
and mobile home park. Part
of Hines' land is outside the
city.
Tom Rabon of Warsaw,
who had previously ap
proached the board with
plans for building 28 moder
ate - or medium - income
apartments on the north side
of town, on Monday of* last
week told the board he would
now_ like to build the project
near Warsaw Elementary
School. The new site requires
land to be rezoned from
industrial to multi-family and
the board scheduled a
hearing on the rezoning for
its next meeting.
In order to build the apart
ment complex' on the north
side of town, about $58,000
would have been required to
build sewage pumping facili
ties.
The board also scheduled a
public hearing at its next
meeting on a request to
annex property on U.S. 117
north of town. Walter P.
West is petitioning to annex
what is known as the old J.J.
Barden property. The
property is,vacant.
The board also awarded
bids to rehabilitate five
houses with $44,677 from the
federal housing and Urban
Development money. Two of
the homes will be rehabili
tated by Frederick Building
Co. of Warsaw and the three
others will be done by Robert
Green of Warsaw.
HOUSE
FOR SALE
BY OWNER
Hwy. 117 N. Warsaw.
3-BR, LR, Living Kit
chen, Utility Room,
Storage Room, 1.V4
Baths, Fully Carpeted,
Central Air & Heat.
Zoned for Business or
Residential. Can be
used for shops or
Offices. Attractively
Priced.
Coll 293-4604
Wildlife Officer
Stationed In
Duplin
Duplin's main wildlife
sports are deer and small
game hunting, trapping and
fishing, and the northern
section of the county has
recently received a new
Wildlife officer.
Bill Williamson
Bill Williamson began
. work in Duplin October 1 as a
Wildlife officer enforcing
hunting, trapping and
fishing regulations. The new
officer will be patrolling the
northern half of Duplin
County. Williamson is sta
tioned in Duplin after
completing Basic Wildlife
School in Chapel Hill this
summer. The Duplin assign
ment is the first for Willaim
son as a Wildlife officer.
"Since 1 have been in
Duplin, 1 have met with
several hunting clubs trying
to become familiar with the
area and the people," Bill
Williamson, Duplin Wildlife
officer said. "1 like Duplin
because it reminds me a lot
of the county I grew up in."
Williamson was a resident of
Greene County where he
grew up on a tobacco farm.
He is a 1976 graduate of
East Carolina University. At
East Carolina, Williamson
pitched for the Pirate base
ball team which advanced to
the NCAE playoffs two of his
three years with the team.
Williamson entered the Air
Force after graduation from
East Carolina University and
served four years. Leaving
the Air Force, Williamson
worked with R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company in Golds
boro.
FOR SALE
Dining Room suite - 3 pes. with 6 chairs - table has
3 leaves -
Two Avocado green chairs - All tike new -
$1,500.00 - neg.
Call 293-4925 - night or 293-4952 - day
October 1983
Is
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