SMEltf TKN!^2Ii VOL XXXV NO, 10 : - . KENXNSVILLE, N. C. MARCH T, 1968 PHKL ,0, PLUS TX, Trial & Error v Well, there seems to be anew use 'for everything! Received i release recently headed "Can tobacco save Uves?" That Is a different heading from what we have become accustomed to reading lately Russell Haynle, safety expert who heads tne North Carolina Truck Driver Training School, saysj "Indeed It can." A bag of "roll-your-own" tobacco is carried in The glove compart ment by many truck drivers to) clear foggy windshields. This Is especially Important as a safety ' measure at night, Haynie de clares. He says rubbing a damn windshield with the ag of tobacco will keep it clear for several hours. Many lives can be saved by use of this simple safety device. Haynle says. ? ? ? ? Had to leave the office and run out to the golf course on bu siness a few minutes ago - really, 1 mean business. And It was beautiful, the weather was balmy and many were playing golf. The temptation was great to play hookey. I was talking with Lea Gruber of the Wllm ngton Star recently, and we vere discussing golf. Les said that he likessaUing very much md that is his bobby. He also liked walking around the golf course, he admitted. But to get hlm??W J-.? . learned the next day that nine of his Hampshire hogs were taken trom their pen on the night .of February 13. Will Ingram, Smith's care taker, said that he heard a car | and truck drive up to the hog ; pen late inthenight of February 13 but assumed that Smith had removed the animals. Smith assumed that the rus tlers might return and decided to keep watch on the pen and : did not report the loss. The animals were estimated ' to weigh 160 pounds each and | were valued at 3300. Colleen Corkre who Is the star of the show "Come Dance With Us" is referred to in press comments as having a like ness to the great ballerinas of the past. She is equally at home in modern and jazz dancing. She began her dancing as soon as she could walk and has appeared throughout the country with ballet companies. She has performed on television in the Gary Moore Show and the Ethel Merman Spectacular. She appeared in My Fair Lady on Broadway and performed for the Radio City Music Hall. Northeast Church Renovated ? I xnnmc ^an.A. v.uiisci.1 3. 1969-70 complete integra tion of students and faculty in grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10....46.89% 4.1970-71 complete integra tion of students and faculty In grades K-12...10C7O This plan wll 1 accomplish total and comlete integration by the fall of 1970, and will gave the Board of Education time to do the minimum necessary buildin g and renovating re quired for an orderly transi tion from a dual to a unified school system. The Branch, P. E. Williams, and Teachey Elementary Schools will be phased out as element arv schools hut will possibly tie used later as In tegrated schools for one or more grades from the parent school: depending on growth and the avll ability of more modern facilities.* Appearing before the United States Office of Education In Washington were Superinten dent of Schools, O. P. John son; Members of the Board of Education, D, O. Hlanchard, Chairman, Russell Brock, Vice Chairman, and members, J. F. Strickland, Dr. E. L. Boyette and Emmett Rogers. Also pre sent were Assistant Superin tendent Byron Teachey and at torneys, H. E. Phillips and Mrs. Winnie Wells. Congressman David Hender son was present for the hearing and previous to the meetinghad held conferences with Peter Li bassi, director of the office for Civil Rights. The plan of complete inte gration is to be accomplished by the school year 1970-71. Health Director Will Not Retire It has been disclosed that Dr. John F. Powers of Wallace, ap peared before the Duplin County Board of Commissioners on February 23 in an adjourned meeting, and requested permis sion from the board to withdraw his resignation, as County Health Director. The board voted unanimously to allow this withdrawel that was presented to the board on Feb ruary 5, and was to have become effective on March 30 Dr. Powers has been Health Director fo r Duplin County for the past fifteen years. He pre viously did private practice in Wallace. Hfc-2 NEW BUILDING?Belk-Tyler will build a new store building in Mount Olive. Harvey Horne of Carolina Power and light company, Manager Paul Eason of the / f Mount Olive store, Robert Cass of Belk Stores Servfcfc Inc., in Charlotte, Business and Development Pre si dent Bill Wilkin* who, with members of his family will build the store! and WUson Hollowell of Southern Bell Telephone eompany, shown left to right, look over store plan| at the site in Thursday afternoon's rain. | L .. .. tiiM Huge New Store for Belk-Tyler s I :? : . L iWount Olive during the eeelt ? ? md to construct a new Bdlk l; Tyler department store here ? Which will be^ approximately | Va .1 on CantAT itrMt. * p *5 V Paul Bason, manager of Bis local (tor*, which la ona of 11 In Mm Balk-Tyler chain throughout eastern North Caro Jolntly with W. s. "BUI" WU khu of (fount OUvr and Km neth WUWm. | physician of Goldsboro, who o*e the prop arty upon which the store will be located. The Wllklna prothere will erect the store and lease It, along with an 85?car parking _ Ji , h L ^ lot on the north we et corner of Chestnut end Main street, to the merchandise chain. Easoo said the new building, which It ejected to be ready rillaeif to Pare I poultry program projects txpansion The poultry Industry in Duplin ?, County last year has been one of frustration and disappointment In way of prices. Poultry pro duction (broilers, turkeys, layers) has continued to ln creas e In order to compensate for lower prices. It has been very discouraging to many poul try producers, as well as many of our contractors, beacuse poultry products have been so cheap, yet It Is one of the better protein buys for the con sumer. In 1967 Duplin County poultry production nad a considerable Increase In all phases of the poultry inaustry. The biggest increase was In broilers and turkeys. It Is estimated that broiler production increased from 31 million head in 1966 rn .06 million head in 1967. while at the same time turkey production doubled. Turkey production estimate for 1967 was two and one-half million head. Duplin County had a con siderable increase in breeder hens and a moderate Increase in commercial layers. The total, number of breeder hens and commercial layers is estimated to be over 800,000 head in 1967. Total poultry gross Income (broilers, layers and turkeys) in 1967 was estimated to be thir ty and one half million dollars. This is a four and one half mil - lion dollars increase over 1966 poultry gross income or 17 percent increase. Poultry hat made a real impact on the economy of Duplin County at it now make up approximately 46 percent of the total gross agri cultural income in Duplin Coun ty; whereas, in 1966 it was 40 per cent. Duplin County Extenslonflve year poultry program projected that in 1971 the gross Income from poultry would be approxi mately 32 and one half million dollars. The 196T Poultry cross Income Is approximately 94 percent ot trie live yearproject ed poultry gross "income. The Duplin County Extension Ad visory Board assisted the Dup lin County Extension Staff in developing this five year pro gram. Continued to Page X '00&Z "What are the strengths and weaknesses of our public schools? How can we prevent dropouts? In what areas of in struction do we need to im prove? How can we better fi nance public education?" These are some of die ques tions which will be explored by representatives of the Gover ii . iM, nor's Study commission 011 us Schools at a public hearing to to be held at Wallace-Rose Hill High School. March 13.1968, at 8 p.m. 4 The healing will be conducted by a panel composed of mem bers of advisory committees of CaatiMoi to Pan* t - te V A