Presentation Of Quinn Scholarship Funds
Gerald Quinn. president; I.J. Quinn. executive vice
president; and Milford Quinn. chairman of the Board of
Quinn Company of Warsaw, present a check to the
James Sprunt Foundation to establish a business
administration scholarship in honor of their father.
Accepting their contribution are Emmett Wickline,
chairman of the Foundation's fund drive, and Dr. Carl
Price, president of JSTC.
Quinn Company Establishes
Scholarship At JSTC
1 Quinn Company of Warsaw has
established the newest student
scholarship at James Sprunt Tech
nical College through a contribution
to the James Sprunt Foundation. The
T^R. Quinn Scholarship is being
established in memory of T.R. Quinn
by his children.
Born in 1886 near Beulaville.
Quinn operated a country store and
tobacco flue sltop in the community
for several vcars. He also had a
cindy route which evolved in 1937
ilfto T.R. Quinn Wholesale Grocery
Company in Beulaville.
In 1943 Quinn moved his whole
sale business (o its present location
in Warsaw. Here, suffering by this
time from rheumatoid arthritis, he
was forced to operate the company
from a wheelchair, but was still able
to manage his business and remain
active as a community leader until
his death in 1959.
Quinn is survived by his wife.
Mrs. lsla Bell Quinn. who resides in
Warsaw, and by six children. Sons
Milford. Gerald, and I.J. all reside in
Warsaw. Daughter Grace Carlton
resides in Warsaw, Fave Williams in
Beulaville. and Zona Jenkins in
Sanford.
Since its beginnings. Quinn
Company has grown into a multi
million dollar wholesale grocery
business, employing 240 people.
The T.R. Quinn scholarship will be
given to a JSTC student enrolled in
or planning to enter the business
administration program and will be
initially awarded in the fall quarter of
1984,
Army Chorus Performs For High Schools
The 82nd Airborn Ail-American Chorus performed Feb.
8at James Kenan High School. The chorus is stationed
at Fort Bragg. The performance at James Kenan and
Midway High School were sponsored by the local U.S.
Army Recruiting Sgt. William A. Fitzgerald. The
performances at the two local high schools were the
first since the chorus returned from participation in the
Granada Independence Day celebration Feb. 6 and 7.
Apearing among the 23 members of the Airborn Chorus
was North Carolina native Jeffery March of Morganton.
Accepting Applications For
: Job Training Partnership Act
The individual referral program al
James Sprunt Technical College will
he taking applications for spring
quarter.
This program was developed to
serv e residents of the county who are
pnderemploved or unemployed and
who are members of regional target
groups to include veterans, offen
ders. AFDC recipcnts. single heads
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of housholds. displaced homemakers
and minorities.
This program will not pay stu
dents" stipends but all other costs
will be paid by the individual referral
program to include tuition, text
books. school insurance and any
related training item.
All potential students must meet
certain eligibility criteria including
income guidelines. The following
information and documents are
needeu to determine eligibility: In
come for the last six months of every
indivudual who works in the house
hold (Pay stubs and/or receipts will
be sufficient), birth certificate, dri
ver's license, and social security
card.
Any individual interested should
contact or come by- the individual
referral office at JSTC or phone
296-1341. extension 252.
;; Gilmore And Steward Receive
Local Teachers' Endorsement
The North Carolina Association of
Educators endorsed Tom Gilmore,
Democratic candidate for Governor,
and Carl Stewart for Lieutenant
Gpvernor. in a statewide meeting
held in Raleigh Saturday. Jan. 28.
Qtlmore and Stewart were selected
by the 42.000-member teacher or
ganization as the candidates most
Committed to providing quality edu
cation for North Carolina's school
children.
NCSU Band
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The Duplin County chapter of
NCAE's political action committee
for education met Feb. 9 to discuss
these endorsements. Charlie Joyner.
a member of NCAES STATE
steering committee and a Jackson
ville school teacher, spoke to the
group.
According to Joyner. "Both
Gilmore and Stewart have led the
crusade for better education in North
Carolina for more than a decade.
People that care about the future of
our schools should vote for these two
candidates."
Also meeting with the group was
Kirk Edgerton. Carl Stewart's
eastern campaign manager.
"Stewart is emphasizing that we
need a change in leadership. The
power clique that controls the state
Legislature needs to be broken,"
Edgerton said.
NCAE also endorsed Lacey Thorn
burg for Attfirney-General and Dick
Barnes for Labor Commissioner.^
Teachers and parents throughout the
state will be working to elect these
candidates in the Democratic pri
mary May 9.
in concert
;The North Carolina State Uni
versity Band will present a concert
Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. Community
representatives are welcome and
bfcnd representatives are especially
asked to come.
Fresh
Fish -&h r i m p -Oy si e rs
Amall Line Of Groceries
call or come by
BILL SMITH
SEAFOOD MARKET
Main St MS 41S3. Pink Hill
OpanS 30 6 M P. Sat S:30 5
I The First Baptist Church I
of Pink Hill I
is sponsoring a
Gospel Sing Sunday
I Night At 7:30 I
with the DOWN EAST BOYS
| No Admission Charged Public Invited |
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Vocational Education
Week In Duplin County
Duplin County public schools and
James Sprunt Technical College will
be observing Vocational Education
Week Feb. 12 18. February is recog
nized as Vocational Education
Month. This period is being ob
served on both the state and federal
levels to recognize the importance of
vocational/technical education in our
lives. The national theme is: "Voca
tional Education: Partnerships for
Excellence."
One important event during this
time is a forum on vocational/techni
cal education to be conducted in
conjunction with the Business/In
dustry Council meeting on Feb. 21 at
Kcnansville Elementary. Members
of the - council as well as staff
members of JSTC and Duplin County
public schools will be present to hear
the discuss the views and concerns of
persons with an interest in education
for youth as well as voice their own
views and concerns.
The Advisory Council is comprised
of 17 leading citizens who represent
the county both demographically and
geographically. Current members
are: Jim Wellons, chairperson;
Ralph Cottle. Robert Brumleve, Jack
Smith, George Cowan, Kenneth
Maxwell, Jack Williams, Thomas
Hall, Rebecca Judge, Wendell
Murphy, Sandra Lee, ihomas^
Murphy, Ale* Brown. Judy Wallace,?
Nanc) Jordan, Ronnie Ezzell and
Walter Brown.
All citizens with an interest in
occupational education programs are
invited to visit the programs at JSTC
and the public schools during Voca
tional Education Week.
Concerns and ideas about the
improvement or development of
vocational/technical programs in
Duplin County may be submitted in A
writing to Jim Wellons, chairperson, ~
Duplin Countv Vocational/Technical
Advisory Council c/o Duplin County
Board of Education, P.O. Box 128,
Kenansville. NC 28349.
Local Quiz Bowl Set
The local 1984 Quiz Bowl has been
set for Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in
the auditorium of James Sprunt
Technical College, Kenansville. The
Quiz Bowl is sponsored by Duplin
County-Dorothy Wightman Library.
The statewide Quiz Bowl began in
1980. li is a program of academic
competition among teams of N.C.
high school students. This is the 6th
year that Duplin County has parti
cipated.
James Kenan. East Duplin, North
Duplin and Wallace-Rose Hill high
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schools have already chosen their A
teams and are preparing for the
matches. The winning team from the
county will go to the district Quiz:
Bow. Support your local school and
root for the Quiz Kids.
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New Computer
Systems Manager
The newest member of the James
Sprunt Technical College staff is
Arthur Hohnsbehn. He began work
in January as the systems manager
of the new PRIME computer system
currently being installed at the
college.
the one recommended by the Depart
ment of Community Colleges and 56
of the 58 schools in the system either
have or are getting the PRIME.
JSTC installation of the system is
being made possible by a grant from
Title III of the U.S. Office of
Education.
The first use of the system will be
for student registration this spring
quarter. The financial and business
operations of the college will be the
next areas put on the computer,
followed by the implementation of
word processing operations for
administration and student instruc
tion.
"The PRIME is a good system,"
says Hohnsbehn, "which will greatly
improve the speed of operations and
the maintenance of information in all
the administrative areas of the
college."
Arthur Hohnsbehn
Hohnsbehn is originally from
Delco. He attended East Carolina
University tor two years before
transferring to the University of
North Carolina at Wilmington,
where he graduated in 1983 with a
B.S. in computer science with em
phasis in systems programming. In
his senior year, Arthur worked as a
consultant operator in the computer
lab assisting computer science stu
dents solve programming problems.
Hohnsbehn's primary responsibi
lities will be to assist in the
installation and use of the software
programs to be used, to train the
staff, and to supervise the day-to-day
functioning of the system once it is
operable.
The PRIME computer system is
Cmwaij c. Co.
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CUSTOM BUILT HOME in Pink Hril
on large corner lot, has over 220Q
square feet. Yard is beautifully land
scaped. You must see to appreciatel
Low 70's.
STROUD AVENUE (Turn beside
Western Auto on Carol Drive) Roomy
three bedroom home located on one
half acre in one of Pink Hill's nicest
areas. 12% assumable loan. Mid 40's.
MAMA'S DREAM KITCHEN in this
custom built beauty in Deep Run, near"
B&S Cafe Just too many extras to list. ?
Low 50's.
ROUTE 2. DEEP RUN (1st paved road
right behind Odell Hill Store) HANDY"
MAN SPECIAL!! Older home on 1 % .
acre lot needs some work. Low 20's.
To see these homes, call Carol D.
Tyndall at .Conway & Company
Realtors 522 1911 or 522 1066 or any
of our other sales agents.
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