Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Woodyard of Salisbury announce the engagement of their daughter, Diane Marie, to Joe Davis Brinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Davis N. Brinson of Kenansville. They plan an August 18 wedding at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Salisbury. Miss Woodyard is a graduate of Salisbury High School and is currently a senior at North Carolina State University majoring in economics and business management. Mr. Brinson is a graduate of James Kenan High School and North Carolina State University with a major in business management. He is employed at lvey's in Raleigh. ? Kenansville News 1 Past Matrons and Patrons Club ; 6n Monday night, Feb. 6, the following members of the Past Matrons and Patrons Club of Kenansville Chapter #215, OES, met at the Wagon Wheel in Beuiaville for a dutch supper: J.B. Stroud. Mar garet Johnson, Ruby Newton, Louise Boney, Joyce and Kermit Williams, Pannie and Walter Rhodes, and ^^dna Earl and Amos Brinson. Town & Country Mrs. Hazel W. Scott was hostess for the Town & Country Bridge Club Tuesday night. Visitors included Mattie Barbee, Carolyn Hall and Sue Neil Lentz. Between progressions, the hostess served cherry tarts, peanuts and coffee. Valentine napkins and tallies inofo ncoH f^'InK hmh coitrar uric u jv.u . viuu svvivi ?aj Ruth B. Wells and Carolyn Hall for ^he visitors. Liberty Hall Bridge Club On Wednesday night, Mrs. Hazel W. Scott was hostess for the Liberty Hall Bridge Club. All members were present. The Valentine motif was carried out in tallies and table appointments. For refreshments. Mrs. Scott served a cherry salad with crackers, cheese wafers, cookies and coffee. W4igh scorer for the three progres sions was'Mrs. Eloise K. Ryder. Personals Mrs Sheldon Swann spent the weekend in Garner with the Gene English family and Penny Tart. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ingram made a business trip to Goldsboro on Tues day. Mesdames E.S. McGowan, C.E. Quinn and N.B. Boney attended the meeting of the James Kenan ^Chapter. UDC at Mrs. Woodrow Blackburn's home in Warsaw on Wednesday afternooon. Recent visitors in the home of the H.D. Taylors were Mrs. Hazel Bass of Keener and Mrs. Pearl Saunders of Swansboro. The Jerry Paschals of Whiteville and the Art Paschals of New Bern were Sunday guests of the Gordon Kornegays. Mrs. Susan Greenhill of Chatta nooga, Tenn.. visited the Gordon ^Cornegays Thursday. 'Mrs. Stuart Hall accompanied Mrs. Sheldon Swann to Durham last Thursday. I Bob Jones carried Rodney Andrews to Chapel Hill last Monday fori check-up. - Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jones made a business trip to Mount Olive one day last week. -Mrs. Nadine Blanton of Candor and James Edward Brinson of Alex Andria. Va. spent the weekend here ^^eith their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brinson. . Mrs. Eva B. Hughes visited her sister, Mrs. Belle Stallings in Wallace on Sunday. - Mrs. Wilma Gray Allen of Jack sonville spent Saturday with her iflotHer, Mrs. Viola W. Quinn. She was joined here by the following raetmbers of their family: the Bobby Quinns of 'Zebulon, the Thomas .Quinns of Hampton. Va., the Jimmy Quinns of Riegelwood, the Bobby Pittmans of Jacksonville and Mrs. Winnie 0- Vereen of Columbia, S.C. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Jones visited the Steve Jones family in Wilming ton Sunday. Village Duplicate Bridge Club The Village Duplicate Bridge Club met Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Rose Hill Restaurant. Kay Autry directed the Howell movement. The winners were: First - (tied) Marty Toal of Wallace and Chris Langley of Golds boro, also. Merle Currin and Emma Cavenaugh of Wallace; Second - Eleanor Sawyer and I.J. Sandlin of Beul#ville; Third - Fran Beyer and Kay Autry ot Kenansville. All bridge players are invited to play duplicate bridge every Wed nesday morning at 10 a.m. at the Rose Hill Restaurant. Ellenberg's - i Florist FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS . 108-C W. College St. Wareaw 293-4071 Need Help With Your Tax Forms? Mrs. Phyllis Pate, IRS represen tative from the Internal Revenue Service, will be on the campus of James Sprunt Technical College on Wednesday, Feb. 22 between 3 and 9 p.m. and again on Thursday, Feb. 23 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Ms. Pa|e will provide assistance to persons needing help with income tax preparation. For more infor mation, call JSTC at 296-1341. Need Furniture? Living Room Dining Room Bedroom our 'ow ^^P^Discount Prices Everyday! [Remember..'Quality doesn't have to be I expensive when you buy at EASON'S I Ear Piercing I Includes Earrings I $495 I Only ii I Plus Entire Stock Of Earrings I 25% off I I ^ 4, favebuf I HON. Center St 1804 W Cumberland - Mount Olive Dunn 6SS-3258 * Commissioner Writes Letter To The Editor February 10, 1984 There have been many news articles and comments made about Duplin. General Hospital. Expressing my opinion, Duplin General Hospital is as good or better than hospitals its size in Southeastern North Carolina. Duplin General Hospital is important to this County for several reasons: 1) It provides low-cost medical care. Rates are cheaper than any other hospital in the surrounding area. 2) If Duplin County is to grow, we definitely need a local hosoital. There is no reason why a population of 41,000 people can not support the hospital. I here will be some specia lized medical services that mav not be economically justified locally that may have to be met at a larger hospital such as Duke, N.C. Memorial, or Pitt. 3) We need to realize that if our county is to attract new jobs and those things that improve the quality of life, it is very necessary that we have medical care at a reasonable cost. The only way that we can do that is be supportive of our hospital. 1 have heard some negative com ments about the hospital or a physician due to some feeling of bad experience. Regardless of where we might go, there will always be some bad experiences. Most hospitals and physicians receive negative com ments for one reason or another. When we have to go to a hospital we need to ask our doctor if it can be treated at Duplin General and if so, we need to ask our doctor to refer us to Duplin General. If the hospital is to survive we need the support of the physicians and citizens in our county ? after all, the hospital is owned by the citizens of Duplin County. The hospital is leased and operated as a non-profit corporation by a Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees are responsible for the overall decision making and policy decision of Duplin General. Obviously, their responsi bilities are difficult especially during times when the patient load is very low. 1 do believe that we have a good hospital and staff. Our doctors are as good as you can find any where and 1 believe that they need our support if we are to be a good progressive I county. Our hospital is vpry import tant if we are to attract new industry that may bring in good jobs. The hospital employs over 200 people and those jobs could be lost to surrounding counties resulting in a big financial loss to Duplin County. Since we do care about our county and believe that it is a good place to live, then we need to do those things that will keep it that way. We know that our home and our community is no better than what we make it. TTiat holds true of our hospital and county. Sincerely. ' William J. Costin County Commissioner > Murphy Serves As Duplin Arts Fund Drive Chairman Representative Wendell Murphy of Rose Hill will again help with the Duplin County Arts Council's annual fund drive by assuming the role of honorary chairperson. Wendell Murphy "We're having a roll-up-your sleeves and get-down-to-business kind of campaign," explained Merle Creech, executive director, as she announced Murphy's decision to serve. "Our programming in tne schools and community is strong and very busy right now. We are hoping that our activities will speak for themselves. We ask people in Duplin County to plan to support the Arts Council generously this year for the monies collected are expressly for programming. They go right back to our people." Murphy is completing his first term in the Legislature and has been interested in improving the quality of life in Duplin County through an informed interest in arts program ming and legislation as well as through his work on agriculture, appropriations, banks and higher education committees. Murphy's office in Raleigh houses several pieces of Duplin County art. In a statement about the Arts Council and the annual fund drive. Murphy said, "1 wish all the success possible in this endeavor. Thank you for your service to Duplin County.'' Although the fund drive will not be officially launched for another week, early contributions may be mailed directly to the Arts Council at P.O. Box 36, Kenansville, NC 28349. For any information, call 296-1922. Faison Library Open House The Emily Hill Library in Faison will host an open house Sunday. Feb. 19. The library, located in the restored depot building at the Faison Recreation and Parks grounds, is open each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-5 p.m. Librarian Carol Steinfurth at the Emily Hill Library encourages all Faison citizens to ? m m mm _ ? attend the open house 3-5 p.m., Feb. 19. BUILDING MATERIALS Headquarters! Jjm\Y ? BUILDING SUPPLIES ? ROOFING A f|,Hn FITl ? CARPET -,1^3 . FLOOR COVERING ? HARDWARE "Everything To Build Anything BLIZZARD BUILDING SUPPLY 405 Walston Ave KINSTON (Special Ultra Suede Belts Peg. Up To *25.00 1.79 Reg. '2.39 Chap Stick 2/$1.00 I Reg. 95? Each Visine Eye Drops Vz Oz. $1.99 Reg. *2.49 Pert Shampoo 15 Oz. 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