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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, W9
TWENTY CENTS
Rescue Squad
Community Bands Together Once Again, Organizes New Squad
by STEVE PLUMMER
For yeats, residents of the Boone Trail-Mamers community have
depended upon Lee County to provide most of their emergency
rescue services, an arrangement that, because of the distance and
time eietnents invoived, has often been less than satisfactory.
Having demonstrated once this year their ability to work together in
meeting's critical need by establishing the Boone Trail Medical
Center, the independent community is now well on the way to
resolving another problem area.
Articles of incorporation have been filed for the establishment of
the none-profit Boone Trail Emergency Services, Harnett County’s
newest rescu'e squad.
In addition, a board of directors has been elected, a class in
emergency medical tediniqucs is underway and a completely
outfitted, certifiable rescue vehide has been secured.
All of whldi has been done in such a brief period of time that even
some of the ori^al orgaidzers of the new unit admit to being a little
surprised.
“This has been a remarkable coimnunity to work with on anything
worthwhile," said Dr. Eldon Sloan Jr., churmanof the new squad’s
board of directors. “After the initial research and planning, we
conducted a community meeting of area residents and the only
question we got was ‘what do you want us io do?”
“The whole project has been built on community involvement.
Now that the residents are convinced we can support a rescue unit,
^ey are eager to do what is necessary to get the squad on the
road,” he said.
One of the first priorities in establishing the unit was the election of
'the board of director. In addition to SlMn, the other officers of the
board are the Rev. Charles Blackwell, \dce chairman, Donald
O’Quinn, secretary and Vernon Cox, treasurer.
The remaining board members are Everett Suitt, Johnny Hogue,
Harrington Morrison, Clyde Patterson and Buck Womack.
Raymond Atkins of Rt. 1, Broadway has been named chief of the
Boone Trail unit. Burr Webster, administrator of the Boone Trail
Medical Center, is currently serving as interim chief.
Webster is also coordinating the EMT class, which began Nov. 6
and Is being conducted under the auspices of Central Carolina
Technical College. Openings are still available in the class, he said,
which is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at Boone Trail School, from
7-10 p.m.
' Sloan said the response to the class had been tremendous, with as
many as 37 people showing up for one of the initial meetings.
The group has been assured by Harnett County manager M.H.
(Jack) Brock that a vehicle, complete with all the equipment
necessary for certification, has been secured for their use.
The vehide is currently being stored at the county’s ambulance
service headquarters in Buies Creek and wll be used there as a
back-up unit until the Boone Trail squad is ready for it, Sloan said,
probably some time in March, after the cunent EMT class ends.
“Mr. Brock has been very cooperative with us in our efforts to get
the unit organized,” Sloan said. “He has assured us that some
county funds will be made available for our unit once we get
rolling.”
Sloan said that with the incorporation of the rescue squad and the
establishment of the EMT dass, the next stop for the group will be
tosetprioritiesonhowthe money shouldbespent.
“We are facing a lot of up-fiont expenses right now,” he said.
“We are just now finding out about communications, base-station
radios and other equipment. We’ve only met with a few people that
know about this stuff, so we’re still in the dark there as to what the
set-up will be and what the total cost will run."
Sloan said some other items currently being considered by the
group include the establishment of a base out of which the unit will
operate.
Tne organization has been offered some land by the same
corporation that owns the land leased by the Boone Trail Medical
Center. The property offered to the rescue squad is located behind
the medical center.
Another alternative the group is considering, Sloan said, is to park
the vehide at the medical center and operate out of there
temporarily.
“The girls at the medical center are taking the training class and
'may be responsible for manning the unit during the daytime,”
, Sloan said. He indicated, however, that no definite plan has yet
been adopted.
Another consideration currently under study be the unit’s board of
directors is the establisment of a rescue district. Sloan said
suggestion calls for an area corresponding roughly with the Boone
^Trail school district, but extending somewhat closer to Lillington
than the school boundary.
The approximate boundary of the school district runs up to the
Cape Fear River on the north, to the Lee County line on the west and
back down to N.C. highway 27 on the south.
“Of course, by estabiishing a district we’re not saying that we’re
going to serve that one area and no other,” Sloan pointed out. “We
will respond to calls to emergency assistance from wherever we get
them. We’re just talking about setting up some lines like the other
squads have.”
“We also want to emphasize that the unit will respond to calls to
medial assistance only,” he said. “We’re not planning right now to
provide non-eracrgency transfer services.”
In stressing the communit}-wide participation in the
establishment of the rescue squad, Sloan credited the original
planners wit)i the early success of the organization.
“One of the most gratifying aspects of this whole effort for me has
been the opportunity to work with the men on the original steering
committee,” Sloan said.
Awards Given by Board
BY JULIE FARNSWORTH
Harnett County -.Xlommls-
sioners met briefly Mon^y
night,. but performed what
Chairman Jessie Alphin called.
'‘The more pleasant side of our
duties,” when they awarded
Community Service plaques to
five area titizens.
The slightly more than
one-hour long meeting brought
a filled UUington conference
room when the Community
Development Involvement
Awards were distributed.
A three-year retired agricul
ture and community club
volunteer, Herman Green,
received an award for “many of
my activities Fve done in the
past 25 years." ^ ...- v ■
Green work^ lor the Dunn
Production Credit Association
from 1948 to 1976.
“I don’t know how this came
about, but I worked in many
clubs including the Future
Farmers of America. I dealt
with farm youth and farm adult
dubs like the Ruritans too,”
Green said.
Four other awards were
based on community, develop
ment, beautification and invol
vement projects.
Montez Swann and John W.
MacNeill received a gold plaque
for their work in the Riverside
Community Development Club.
■Referring to the mem-Comrois-.
sion» Jack Brock said, "I see a
vast difference in the communi
ty now. Many homes are
painted and the yards and
streets have been deaned up.
‘This has been a great
improvement for the communi
ty."
In the second award for the
evening, Johnnie Taylor, Sr.
received his plaque for commu
nity development and deanup
for the Anderson Creek
Ruritan Oub.
Calling him the, “ringleader
of the dub", (Commissioner Bill
Shaw presented the award to
Baptist ‘M’ Nite Set
Taylor. >
•t, jCp®WSSianec,Ii«yd.Stewart ■
^d Avis Hall .“worked beyond
the call of duty" for the
Harnett County Senior Citizens
organization. ..
Frank Mangum was honored
for his efforts in uniting
industry and people in the
development of the Angus Fire
Armour Corporation in Angier.
In other county business,
commissioners heard annual-
reports from the sodal services
area of the health department. -
Commissioners can expect
about $50,(XX) reimbursed to
them from the Affirmative
Action sector of the Compre
hensive Emolovnicnt Training
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ANDERSON CREEK DEMOCRATS gathered
Nov. 13 for a precinct meeting and honored
three men for their kng-atandlng service to
the party. Honored were, 1-r, Marvin West,
who retired this year after serving at
TIM SIMPSON
Jim Simpson, Baptist State
Church Training Department
associate of Raleigh, will be the
inspirational speaker at the
Little River Baptist Assodation-
al “M” (Mobilization) Night,
which will be held whh the
Antioch Baptist Church in
Mamers Tuesday, Nov. 27.
The ppgram for youth and
adults will be held in the
sanctuary of the host church at
7:30 p.m. with fellowship and
refreshments beginning ' at 7
p.m. in the church’s fellowship
hall. The North Carolina
Avenue Baptist Church choir
will render special music at the
program for youth and adults.
An added feature this year is a
program for children (grades
1-6), led by Miss Doris Morgan,
Baptist State Church Training
Department associate of
Raleigh. A program will also ‘oe
provided for 4 and 5 year-old
children, led by Mrs. James
Randolph. Associational
Church Training Pre-School
Director.
A nursery will be provided for
smaller children, with Mrs.
Shirley Hogue of the host
church in charge.
Since Church Training has
traditionally been a family affair
the entire family is encouraged
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FRUIT CAKE SALE
The annual Benson fruit cake
sale by the Lillington Order of
Eastern Star is underway, with
cakes available for sate by any
member.
The cakes are delirious, as any
local fruit cake lover knows by
now, and they are three pounds
each, which will give you an
idea of how much flavor is baked
into them.
They are selling for $4.50 each
and are going (if you’ll pardon
the expression) like hotcakes, so
get yours now.
RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE |
The Red Cross bloodraobile’
will be in Buies Creek Nov. 28 in
around town
by Steve Plummer
“It is a tribute to the talent of that group that they researched and
planned the project and then went right ahead in getting it off the
ground,” he said. “Once bie planning was done, there was no
hesitation to get things rollings.”
Sloan said that after a few residents started the initial discussion of
the project, they called in sucl^ community leaders as county
commissioner Lloyd Stenrart, Harvey Morrison, Boone Trail
principal Donald O’Quinn and Ruritan president Frank Stewart.
“This is a very capable and resourceful group and they were very
favorablee of the idea from the be^ning,” Sloan said. “They,
provided the time and knowledge necessary in assessing the needs
of the community and in providing the organizing skills.”
“Burr Webster waj also a big help in advising us of various
organizations and sources of information that helped us in the early
planning. He has been very dedicated to this idea.”
“We were Izcky to have some experienced rescue personnel in the
are too,” Sloan said. “Raymond Atkins served writh the Parkwood
Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department in Durham for six yearts
before moving here.”
“Charles Blackwell (pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church and a
student at Campbell University) has served in emergency medical
serrices for about 10 years,” he continued. “His last position was
with the Rocitingham County ambulance servdee.”
’‘The experience of these men pratically guarantees that we vrill
have a first-rate rescue squad here.”
Sloan said several community leaders recently attended a meeting
of the new county assoria'tion of rescue squad chiefs.
“They invited us to attend and every one of them came up to us
and offered us assistance in anything we needed,” he said. “They
are an exceptional group of dedicated men and h will be a real
pleasure for us to be associated with them.”
Tribute
Paid to
- H.Be Davis
"by PHIL KENNEDY
Former athletes, coaches,
friends and associates of many
years gathered at Buies Creek
ETrst Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon to honor the memory
of Coach Hargrove Bellamy
(Hoggie) Davis, who had been a
student athlete at Campbell
University in I938;40 and its
instructor in physical education
and coach from '1947 to the
present.
Davis died in Dunn Hospital
Friday after undergoing major
surgery several months ago'and
recurrent hosptializations.
After the 1:30 p.m. service at
the church, he was buried at
Green Lawn Cemetery in
Wilmington.
Conducting the funeral service
5 ^
f y
chairman of the precinct tor 35 yeaia; Lemuel
D. Black Sr., a farmer and mobOe home park
operator; and Roy W. Butts, businessman,
merchant and farmer. [Photo by Lorraine
Mize)
a visit sponsored by the ROTC
chapter at Campbell University.
It will be accepting blood
donations from 11 a.m. • 4:30
p.m. at the First Baptist
Church.
' A spokesperson for the Red
Cross chapter in Harnett County
said the organization wrili accept
all types of blood, but there is a
particular need for 0-negative
and B-negative.
If )-ou have these types of
blood, please, please make an
effort to give. If you don’t have
these types, please, please
make an effort to give. (That’s
' not an echo or a typo, it’s a
genuine plea for help.)
COUNTY TURKEY BOWL
The first .annual Harnett
County Turkey Bowl, sponsored
jointly by the Harnett County
and Lillington recreation
departments, will be held
Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the
Lillington Muniripal Park.
The Harnett County Pee Wee
and Midget football toumaraent
champions will play the Spring
L^e champions. The Pee Wee
game will begin at 6:30 p.m.
and the Midget game will begin
15 minutes after the conclusion
of the first game.
Admission is free and
refreshments will be available.
Make plans to give the home
teams a lot of support.
LILLINGTON ROTARY NEWS
The lillington Rotary Oub was
honored to have District
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in Buies Creek were the-Rev.
Allen Schulyer, associate pastor
and the Rev. John Rogers,
pastor of the church.
Representing Campbell
University were Vice President
A.R. Burkot and Dr. Norman
A. 'Wiggins, president of the
college.
As graduates of Campbell,
both ministers had studied
under Davis, who was credited
with having made a major
contrib'iHon to the Baptist
Cnntinued on page 2
■I
Yule Parade
28 Entries Signed for Annual Holiday Event
The route of the annual
Lillington Christmas parade,
scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1
at 11 a.m., was announced this
week by Lillington police chief
Lincoln Neal.
The parade will begin forming
in the parking lot at Forest Hills
Shopping Ceriter at about 8:30
a.m. Individual units in the
parade will be assigned
positions at that time.
The parade will exit the
parking M by the Summerville-
Mamers Road and will enter
Front Street. After turning tight
onto Main Street, the units will
continue down to Killlgrey
Street, where they will turn
right again.
The parade will turn back to
the tight onto 11th Street and
will disband in the parking lot of
Lillington Middle &hool.
All through traffic will be
detoured for the duration of the
parade, Neal said. Traffic
traveling on U.S. highway 421
will be detoured down River
Road and Duncan Street.
Traffic ofU.S.highway 401 and
N.C. 210 be re-routed at
Killlgrey Street on the south end
of town and on East Harnett
Street on the north end.
Traffic from highways 401 and
210, entering town from the
south end, will turn down E.
McNeil Street Ext. (Prison
Camp Road) and turn left onto
Second Street.
Traffic will continue down
Second to Front Street, where a
turn to the left will be followed
by a turn to the right behind the
courthouse onto First Street. It
will then exit to the tight onto
North Main Street at the IGA
grocery store.
Parade chrirman Matcelle
Brown announced this week that
28 entries have been confirmed
so far for the Yule march.
Five bands from area high
schools representing Western
Harnett, Harnett Central,
Dunn, Erwin, Coats and Fuquay
Varlna are scheduled.
Other organlutions that have
committed to appear In the
parade Inriude Shawtown 4-H,
Friendly Extension
Homemakers Club, Harnett
County Forestry Service, Union
United Methodist Church and
Coats Baptist Day Care Center.
Also, Lillington Girl Scout
Troop 122 and Brownie Troop
298, Home Savings and Loan
Association Kitty Club (two
units), American Legion Post
28, Lillington KiwanU Oub and
Lillington Fire Department.
Also, Lillington Garden Oub,'
Harnett Central homecoming
queen Iris Smith, Anderson
Creek Fire and Rescue
Department; Anderson Creek
Brownie and Girl Scout troops
and Henly-Roberts
Development Center.
Also, Harnett County library,
Summerville Fire Department,
Buies Creek Fire Departr ent,
Harnett County Shrine OuL ind
Lillington Boy Scout Troop 61.
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