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VOL. XXXV NO. 89 KENANSVILLE. N. C. JULY 18,1968 PRICE 10* PLUS TAX
Supt. Yelverton Speaks
At Teacher Seminar
Superintendent Charles Yelv
erton spoke to 70 Duplin County
teachers and principals on the
opening day of a three week sem
inar on "Education and Society"
at James Sprunt Institute this
week. He commented that he
was. glad to be In Duplin Coun
ty ana looked forward to working
with the teachers and citizens at
the County.
The teachers will continue th
eir training seminar for another
two weeks. Mr. K.Z. Chavts of
Duke University will serve as
group leader this week.
Watch For Problem Areas In Your Field
crowing crops should De
watched closely for signs of
nutrient deficiency, particu
larly during the firSt hjlf <#
t*o' tferrStH.
County Extension Cbalrtaan. If
problerit areas are cihsereed In
your fields, ? soil tasTcai
oe helpful In detdrtninhg |jhe
cause of poor growth.
Growing plants show signs of
nutrient deficiencies in many
different ways. Stunted or
otherwise abnormal growth,
die-back of the leaf tips or
margins, general yellowing, or
development of yellow streaks
In the leaves are often the signs
that one or more nutrients
? c*r??r .
?nf u?a ma "';pn
cies. Poor dralnwe, Insect
d am aget disease, awfot her fac
tors which interfere with the
plait's ability to tahe up nu
trients can show up as defi
ciency signs even though the ,
level of available nutrients in ?
the soU miy be adequate. The f
best way to determine the le
vels of pi ant nutrients available
in the soil is to have the soil
tested. One soil sample should
be taken from the affected or
area and another from
sheei for problem areas is av
ailable at your County Extension
Office. The special sheet allows
listing 4f detailed information
which is often required to di
agnose the conditions respon
ds iol# for growth. Use of the
' CitiaN To Page Two
Recreation
Program At
Chinquapin
A summer recreation pro
gram is in the process of being
planned for residents of the
Chinquapin community and sur
rounding areas. The program
will consist of tennis, basket
ball, and volley ball, depending
on the Interest of the partici
pants.
People of all ages are In
vited to participate in this pro
gram and provisions will be
made accordingly for all ages.
The hours for the program Will
be 7-10 p.m. behind tne Chin
quapin Element ary School I each
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The program is under the
direction of PACE workers,
Chythia Kennedy, Thorn as ine
Sanderson, andKathy Maready.
Historical
Society To
Hold Meet
The Duplin County Historical
Society will meet at the Coun
try Squire on Friday, July 19th
at 12:30 p.m. Guest speaker will
; be a representative from the
Department of Archives and His -
_ tory in Raleigh.
A nomin atuig committee will be
chosen to select a slate of of
ficers for the coming year and
Committee chairman reports will
be heard.
With the increased interest in
Drama In Duplin, the services
of every energetic person in the
county will be needed to coor
tllnitr itriSi?anfTi iri
John Nick flafinar of Falson
is president of the grocqp.
Change Of Hour
Change of services Sunday,
July 21, at Hebron Presbyterlai
Church will be at 4 p.m. instead
of 3 p.m. The public is invited
to attend.
Duplin 4-H Winners To
Park lite In State Contest
Marten C. Griffin, Awdate
Agricultural Extension Agent
Duplin County'! four district
4-H demonstration winners are
busily preparing for the finals
in the State Contest which will
be held during State 4-H Club
Week in Raleigh July 23-26
1968. Linda Smith, Charles
Ivey, Susan Carter, and Lynn
Hall will represent the county
as well as the 17 county South
eastern District in the state
finals.
Lynn Hall of the Warsaw
Shamrock 4-H Club will com
pete in the Ornamental Plants
and Landscaping Contest with
his demonstration. "Do You
Have a Green Thumb?" This
11 year old youngster is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall,
Warsaw.
This district's participant in
the Girls Electric Demonstra
tion is Susan Carter of the
Greenwood 4-H Club. The topic
of Susan's demonstration is
"Ironing: From an Iron's Point
of View". She is 14 years old
and is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Carter of Rose Hill.
Charles Ivey, HI, will com
pete in the Poultry Marketing
and Production Demonstration
and his topic is "The Blue Rib
bon Bird." Charles is the 18
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Ivey. Jr.. Rt. 2, Mt. Olive
and is a member of the Oak
Ridge *<H Club.
Linda Smith will be busy
making preparations to com
CoottiBed TO Page Two
Boulaville Commissioners
Adopt Budget
At ttwcjuly meeting the
Beultrill' Mown Commission
crs ad i^d a budcet of
$72,225.60 tor the 19&-1969
fiscal year. This is an in
crease in the tax rate of 254
per 1100.00 valuation. The tax
rate has been $1.15 for a number
of years. The new rate will
be $1.40. .
The General Fund estimated
expense for the 1968-1969fiscal
year is $39,963.00 and the Water
Department $32,262.50 The
outstanding debt as of July 1.
1968 Is $276,000.00
Mayor, tfermon Gore,'Com
miss loners, D.E. Houston
Marlon Edwards, Raleigh
Lanier, BUI Cutler and Graham
FrazeUe and Zannle Mae Cottle,
Clerk and Tax CoUector, urge
any one owing taxes to make
some effort to pay these or
action wUl be taken to collect
them.
The 1968 tax bUls will be
ready for mailing the last of
August or first or September.
Fish Destroyed In Rockfish-Cape Feai
Destruction of wildlife, name
I ly fish, hit hard in the Duplin
I Pender area last week.
I The total fish population in
a twenty-mile itretch of the
I Cape Pear River are dead. The
cause has not yet been deter
mined.
I Dead fish haWs bean found
approximately two and om half
I mfla> "P Rockfish Creek to a
of the Pender County fine in
the Cape Fear Wear.
The State Board of Water
sttSJgist
Moat of the dead fish were
found in the Cage Pear River.
HWi Creek, a tributary of
the Cape Pear, eontatned dead
fl* for a two-mile stretah a
bove the point where J. P.
Stevena, Co.. e textile plant of
Wallaoe releaaee ita treated
treatment by the company
have not changed. Their facili
ties, be said, were as good as
any in the state and did cotn
Ply^injjvery^espert^wjjh1 the
*rL ted fi2BiiS"inred
Ttoday offset week asftey
>mom the victims.
Wildlife protectors said most
branches of fallen trees In the
Water and Air Resources fail*
Monday where the State Labor
tary began tests. Officials re
fused to predict when results
would be available.
ApuhUc hearing will be held
I iHnl to Geor*
ge PkfK director of the Wa
ter and Air Resources Board.
QfayMlesu of water potution
Una sad requires killer to pay
fsr aatimated number of dead
fish.
Officials estimated return of
normal fish population on to
the now deadly poluted area
will require three to five years.
Week end visitors lined the
banks of the Cape Fear River
horrified at the destruction
that had come to the area.
Meanwhile dead fish float
further down the river, each
day a few miles nearer the
Farmers To Get Farm Program Qhecks
Fanners participating in the
IMS cotton and feed grain pro
grams will begin getting final
payments soon after July 22.
These payments will cover both
diversion and price support
payments. Drafts for payment
are already being received by
the Duplin ASCS Office from
the New Orleans ASC Commod
ity Office for verification, sig
natures and mailing to pro
ducers. We have received one
batch of drafts and will start
mailing these to producers up
on pera^ssion expected on or
about Jqjly 22.
We realize that farmers need
money to defray expenses of
this year's crop so all pay
ments will be made as soon as
possible. There Is no need for
, farmers to call or visit the
county office to inquire about
these payments. All drafts will
be mailed.
TOBACCO MARKETING
CARDS
Tobacco marketing cards are
now being prepared in the cou
nty office. Cards will mailed to
farm operators prior to the
opening of local markets. Cards
may be picked up at the coun
ty office for early sales. Per
sons other than the farm ope
rator ifiust have written au
thorisation from the operator of
the farm before tobacco cards
wlD be iuued to them.
Notice To Rose
Hfil Scouts
A Local Court of Honor for
Rose Hill Scouts trill be held
at Rose Hill Elementary School
No. 1 on Friday Night, July 36,
at 7t30 p.m. An Eqgle Scout
Award aid several other swards
will be presented a this time.
All local Scouts are urged to
be present and all friends of
scouring are Invited to attend.
Summer Management
of Beef Cattle ; ?
Br Bob MjOmnMi
Asrte,dn2LaEc25T Agmt
Beef cattle are very efficient
uaera of grass and other rough
agee. They an good field glea
ners. They can many ttaaee ut
ilize field * that would be wast
ed. tart catUc cannot make a
1. At the present time it looks
like Feeder Calves will sell for
good prices this fall. Creep feed
calves on equal parts by mea
sure of shelled corn and whole
oats from new until market
time.
S. Rotation of pastures will
help to control internal para
sites. If needed, treat all cal
ves with Thlabenaole In July.
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Construction is about to begin on a SO bed addition to Duplin
General Hospital. The bond issue to finance construction was ap
proved by Duplin County voters in August of 1966. Patients will
continue to occupy the halls of the present facilities until construc
tion is completed probably sometime in 1969.
(Photo by Ruth Wells)
Hospital Expansion Underway
Duplin County citizens may
now see evidence of the hospital
addition which they voted for
T)ea0jrewo years ago.
Equipment o t construction
companies is beginning to appear
on the plot adjacent to Duplin
General Hospital, and earth mov
ing equipment has leveled the gr
Appropriation Announced
An appropriation of $696,806.
has been announced for low In
come residents of Duplin, Pen
der and Sampson Counties.
The purpose of the money is
to continue action programs to
alleviate existing conditions of
poverty.
Programs to be continued are
Administration, Rural Deve
lopment, Family Planning, Full
Year Head Start, Consumer Ed
Couhty Comm
Notes
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners approved the
annual apropriation resolution
for the 196S40 fiscal year at
their regular scheduled meet
ing here Ifonday July IS.
Total appropriation made for
CenOaiied Te Page Two
ucarlon, and Incentive Fund.
The programs are carried out
by the Community Action Cou
ncil, Inc. of Rose Hill, of which
Charlie J. Markus is President
of the Board of Directors.
?ft- ?!*?
ound and stakes have Deen set
up prior to laying the foundation.
The $2,155,000.00 addition was
approved in a near three-to?
one vote in a special bond elec
tion held August 27, 1966. 1,127
votes were cast for the addition
with only 365 against, the bond
issued in the amount of $1,250,
000. 00. A Federal Grant of
$903,000. has also been announ
ced.
The new addition will boost the
bed capacity to 126.
Also included with the 50 bed
addition are baths for each of
the private rooms, fully air con
dition present facilities as well
as the addition.
Many of the'existing depart
ments will be enlarged including
operating room, x-ray depart
ment, laboratory, physical ther
apy department, our patient de
partment, emergency room, din
ing room and kitchen. The pre
sent heating system will be en
larged, and parking areas will
also be added.
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Mr. Bill Byrd of Warsaw poses with a two
gallon container in which he has preserved a
"Beet". This type vegetable is more familiar to
'
many people in a much smaller alia, this one
weighed 8 lbs. and 8 oz. when harvested ac
cording to the owner. (Photo by Ruth Wells)
Eight Pound Beet- Also Lion Seen
by RUTH WELLS
Mr. Bill Byrd of Warsaw vi
sited the TIMES OFFICE in Ken
ans vllle Monday morning.
He had with him a glass jar
which contained ONE beet. The
two-gallon jar, which also con
tained some less than one gal
lon of vinegar, was filled to
ISBk, one of the largest
of this particular vegetable ever
seen in this area, Mr. fyrd
said the beet was grown near
Greensboro, and at "the time It
was removed from the ground,
weighed 8 pounds and 8 ounces.
(He also said this was not the
largest one from the crop, but
I did not find out what "became
of the more hefty specimens.
Mr. Byrd, who resides on Gum ~
Street In Warsaw, has cemented
the lid to the jar In an effort
to preserve the beet, which he
says he will keep as a souve
nir.
And to the countless number
of ^personj who ftsh or hum
V . . - ' . : / ? . - ''i t.
Duplin County, Mr. Byrd has a
word of WARNING. WATCH
WHAT MIGHT BE BEHIND YOU!
As he, sccompailed by Ben
Sutton, also of Warsaw, crossed
Goshen at Wards Bridge about
12 noon on June 29, a bis gray
LION crossed rural paved road
1004, Just ahead of them.
The lion was headed East aid
was described by Mr. Ehwd as
"six feet long ana two anara half
feet tall, and looked lean add hun
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