SON OF A GUN
by Joe Lanier
"In School Suspension." This is a term or program that began in some
Duplin County schools a few years back with the help of money from CBA.
CBA stands for Community Based Alternative. . .Jim Flowers has been
heading up this project. Well, I am not sure if heading up the project is
correct. He is the one who appeared before the county commissioners when
the first request was made for the program and he continues to appear when
changes or other schools are to be added. So, let's blame it on Jim. He is the
chairman or president or honcho or whatever of the Juvenile Task Force. ?
another one of those names like CBA that means little to most people. . .This
"in school suspension" that arose from monev pumped into this CBA and
Juvenile Task Force programs is, in my opinion, one of the better things to
happen in Duplin schools in many a year. What it means, in case you might %
not know, is that when a youngster has broken some school rule, he or
she is not told to go home, but is given a new assignment to a class of
troubled youth, where studies are kept up and the students progress along
with the others. But, they are not allowed the privileges of the other students.
Previously when this student made a rule break, he or she was sent home ?
which usually meant to roam the streets or other places and usually the
student ended up in more trouble.. .It was questionable as to who was being
punished ? the student, the school or society. The youngster of course did
not know he or she was losing more than just a few days of school. They were
falling behind in school work, which, in most cases, they were already behind
in. Telling them they should shape up didn't seem to do much good. After all,
if they understood, they would not be in the trouble they were in. To go one
step further, what this means is that someone has decided to be responsible.
To take this young rebel, young trouble-maker, this person, and expose
them tb all the education available. . .Not to shun this person from what is
needed, but make it available. . .If exposed, some may rub off even though
they seem to reject it all.. .1 agree with the theory that you can lead a horse to
water but not make him drink. . .But, when he gets thirsty, he knows where
the water is, You have exposed him to it. . .The first project began at Warsaw
Junior High School. Now there are five programs in the schools of Duplin ?
one each in Wallace-Rose Hill High, Charity Middle School, East Duplin,
James Kenan, and the original one at Warsaw Junior High. . .Jim has not
done this alone, so to all who have had a part in this, what I think is a good
program, congratulations. You have made a difference. What is still needed
is someone to be responsible all the way down the line in education. If little
Annie doesn't learn what she should, then it should be traced to this teacher,
this supervisor, this principal, this administrator. And these folks should be
held responsible. . .But, better yet, they should be responsible beforehand so
little Annie does know what she should. "It's not my job" was a line for a
comic, definitely not one for a professional educator....
The county commissioners made it back from their trip to Washington, all
safe and sound. They left on Saturday, March 17th and got back Tuesday,
March 20th. They spent $1,252. To be sure, this is part of the tax increase
they made us pay this past year. Those on the trip were A"en Nethercu't,
Calvin Turner, D.J. Fussell, Dovie Penney and Russell Tucker. They rented a
van for the trip and about two hours out of Kenansville, decided it was time
for the first food break. They stopped at Parkers in Wilson. At least they
spent $16 of the $1,252 in North Carolina. By the way, the cost may be cut by
$100 as Commissioner Penney shared her room with a female commissioner
from some other county. She is to send $100 for her part of the room
payment. All in all, I guess we are luck the trip cost only $1,252. You know,
of course, there are no limits spelled out on how much can be spent on a trip.
They could pass out $100 tips or buy things with this money not concerning
the trip, such as poker chips, etc. ..
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If you live in rural Duplin and are debating the purchase of one of those
earth stations, or whatever you may call it ? one of those round dishes that
pick up TV signals from a satellite. . .If the reason you have been holding off
is in hopes of cable TV may come by your house ? well, if you do not live on a
direct route from one town to another, and that route is needed by the cable
company ? or unless you live on the border of a town with a heavily
populated out-lying area, I suggest you go ahead and buy yourself a satellite
receiving dish if you want the type of things that come off the satellite. .
.From the figures 1 am hearing, you can forget about the cable coming your
way if you live in the country. . .Of course, 1 really thought this all the time,
but even the commissioners are seeing the light now.. .By the way, there are
three systems in Duplin County. Univision owns one in the Faison area and
there is another system in other parts of Duplin, and Beasley owns one in
Warsaw. . .So, Univision has two systems and Beasley has one in Duplin
County. There will be more cable installed in Duplin, but only in highly
populated areas with good connecting routes.. .Son-of-a-Gun. ..
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Focus On Family I
In 1966. Garland and Fannie Brcrk
moved from Norfolk. Va., back to
their hon.e near Hallsville. Here they
started their family and a farrow-to
finish swine operation. The children
are Ronald. 12, Russell, 17, and
Becky, 20. Becky is now married to
Gene Foster and lives on the farm.
The swine farm consists of a
20-sow herd, an 18-stall sunporch
farrowing house, gestation barn,
shed nursery and a 300-hog-capacity
topping house. The excess pigs are
topped out on the grbund. The Brock
family also grows approximately 100
acres of corn which supplies about 60
percent of their corn needs.
What is unique about this farm
family is that Mr. and Mrs. Brock are
both visually impaired. Garland and
Fannie's eyes are 20/200. They can
see well enough to get around or to
tell if the hogs are large enough to
sell, or if a feeder needs feed.
However, they cannot recognize
people until they get very close or
speak. When Garland is breeding
sows, he can tell if he is using the
York or large white boar for thev
are in separate pens, but he cannot
record the sow identification number
until Russell comes home and reads
the ear tags. Fannie keeps the
financial records.
The Brock family is one family that
works together. Russell and Ronald
have chores to do when they get
home from school. They process the
pigs after they are born, help keep
production records and adjust the
feeders. They also have some won
derful neighbors that help out from
time to time. Garland expressed his
feelings about their handicap coming
back from Kinston after winning the
NADA Swine Production award. He
stated just about everyone can find
something to do if they would just
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