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Duplin Agricultural Income 96 MilKon Dollar* j
by Vernon H. Reynolds
agricultural county in N.C?Jud
a groes agricultural income In
1978 of 196.589,962 The 1972
Duplin Agricultural income was
mar* duo 90 million dollars
higher than the agricultural in*
come of any other county in the
% state. Total sales of agrlcultu
ral products by puplln County
farmers amounted to so esti
mated |M,896,978 in 1972. Hill
was an increase of nearly 12
million dollars ever the 1971
agricultural sale? of 182,915,
038. Total government payme
nts to farmers in 1972 amount
ed to 61,643,974 which was con
siderably more than the V71
government payment! of 1940,
216. Total crop sales in 1972
amounted to 182,966,267 which
was about three and one-half
mil loo dollars more than 1971
crop sales. Total sales from
livestock in 1972 amounted to
H9.469.968 which was nearly
five million dollars more than
1971 livestock sales. Poultry
and poultry product sales in
1972 amounted to 165.799,768.
This was an increase of more
than three milliotfrdiRaft over
the 1971 sales of poultry and
poultry products.
Duplin tobacco growers har
vested 10.744 acres4n 1972 with
an average yield of1,978 pounds
per acre. The value of tobacco
was 818.599.068. In 1971 Dup
lin tobacco growers harvested
10.939 acres with a yield of
2.120 pounds per acre, and a
value of 818,089,476. Tim aver
age tobacco yield in 1972 was
142 pounds per acre, less than
the 1971 average yield, but die
price per pound was .09 1/3*
higher in 1973 than in 1971;
therefore, the 1973 Income in
creased approximately one-half
million dollars.
Duplin County corn acreage
decreased from 70,000 acres
in 1971 to 44,736 acres in 1973.
The estimated yield in 1973 was
100 bushels per acre compa
red to 66 bushels per acre in
1971. Total corn production in
1973 was 4.473,600 bushels, h
was estimated that 3,600,000
bushels of corn was sold and
brought in an income of $4,680,
000/ This was an increase of
$676,000 over 1971 com inco
me 1973 was an excellent corn
year with high yields and good
prices. Most corn growers lost
money on corn in 1971 and 1973.
. The Duplin County soybean
crop of 40,641 acres averaged
27 bushels pur acre for a tot^l j
production of 1,094,607 bushels. |
The average price of soybeans ?
in 1972 was 63.56 per bushel <
whfph grossed 93,885,855. Soy- (
be* acreage in Duplin County :
Jumped from 21,000 acres in
1972 to over 40,000 acres in (
19X2. Soybean prices this spr
it* have been in the 66 to 67
per bushel range, but most of
tiu| foybean growers sold at
Hft tii time and did not reap
A benefits of these tremen
<Ms price increases.
OThe total value of hortlcul
tffal crops sold in Duplin C
atpjty in 1972 was 65.030,250.
flhieberries, beans,pepper, cu
cumbers, squash, and green
leafy vegetables accounted for
most of me horticultural income.
Income from pulpwood and
saw timber was estimated at
161.626.000.
: Duplin County hog growers
sold 290,000 bead of slaughter
logs for $16,240,000 In 1972.
rhis was an increase of 60,?
XX) head over 1971 sales and
in Increase in Income of over
16,000,000.
Beef cattle sold for slau
ghter amounted to 3,500 head
which brought in a gross income
of 9980,000.
Poultry was the leading agri
cultural commodity in Duplin
County in 1972. The $46,799,768
frfta poultry sales was nearly
one-half of the total agricultural
income in Duplin Co. Duplin
County had more income from
poqltry than any other county
in the state in 1972. The 42,
89&400 broilers sold from D
upttn County farms in 1972 br
ought in 923.569.634. The in
come from turkeys in 1972 was
$12,332,018 from the 3,696.648
head sold. Cull bens sold for
$611,736. Commercial sags br
ought in $3,136,480. Hatching
eggs sold for 16.150.900. Pri
ces of most farm products have
Increased considerably in the
past year, but production costs
have also toereased rapidly wh
ich means that the farmers net
income is still low.
iSST >*&
aoer at 11" ^ame8 ^*ntn WW1 School. He w?e man
l>M?b?ll wain and a member of die Chess I
Aviation Administration
Approves Airport Funds
? On Monday, May 14, Francis
F. Oakley, Chairman, Duplin
County Airport Commission, w
at advised by Sen. Jesse Helms
and a*. David Henderson that
the Federal Aviation Adminis
setts 50* of the total cost of
constructing an airport on a 1
81 ?Hfrite loosed between
e?*
in the Acquisition of Land, C
tear Zones and Access Road;
Constructing and Marking Hun
way (3.700 x 75). Stub Taxi
way and Apron: Install^ Wi
nd Cone, Segmented Circle and
Fencing; Installing Medium !n
teneity Runway and Taxlway
Lighting. Beacon and Tower,
Obstruction Lights an? vasi
System; and Installation* of N
an-Olrectional Radio Beacon.
Aviation Systems, Inc., of Ra
leigh, is finalizing the engine
ering plans and it is anticipated
that a contract will be let at
an early date
May Is Mental Health Month
On* of the services offered
at the Mental Health Clinic Is
Alcoholism Counseling and re
Alcohol ism Is a family 111
nsss. For every ease of alco
holism, from three to five per
well as the alcoholic TOferi
alcoholism strikes. Mofgof m
have heard of alcoholism. Per
haps we even think we know ai
alcoholic. But very few of us
?"' ,hl' ui**!
The Duplin County Mental
Health Clinic will be glad t<
counsel with problem drinker:
and their families
i|2i(S5a5?2S^S?r ?IdcSty ST were recently
names recioieou of a coiVkse echolew't'.p eeefc?;Jenringj, so
of Mt and Mra. Remus Outlaw and a member of die Pleasain
Grove 4-H Club wlU receive :h? Sniith-OeegHiea Scholar-. i{
ie ar-- d NCS'J. Cathy, 'iwgim Mr^and Mrs
>* ! .V" ?? nbi tt F taCWn *y.
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Henderson Seeks An For Fuel
Oil And LP Gas For Farmers I.
Congressman David N. Hen
called upon^the Office of E
diatrlbution of gasoline and or
ther fuel products and to re
quire all major oil companies
to provide to their dealers aad
distributors in the flue-cured
tobacco-producing areas at le
ast as much fuel oil and LP
gas as they provided last year.
"The tobacco allotment is up
10 per cent." Henderson said,
"and we are going to need more
011 and LP gas to cure the crop,
not less. Several companies ha
ve already announced their in
tention to pull out of eastern
N.C. and others are cutting
back on their allocations. The
farmer* have to have foal wh
en the crop is ripe, we can
- not wait until the last minute
and hope everything works out."
Henderson sale that he had
caljeft ypy aUCortfl reai men and
He" I
. by Thomas Hall
To you who live in Ouplin
County and call It home - who
have resigned yourselves to
ugliness and not caring about
the beauty and cleanliness of
the county - who have a way
of looking at the world around
you and not caring to improve
Senators from the flue-cured
tobacco producing areas to Join
MfO in his .request to the Of
fice of Emergency Preparedn
ess and the Dept. of Agricui
wlean Sweep 1973
your surroundings - who art
not setting good examples f<?r
yourselves and the younger ge
neration by littering, who will
cast liner on roads, streets,
hocnegrounds, public grounds,
and dump garbage and trash
on our roadsides, who will a
bandon useless cars almost any
place, who will allow their p
laces of business to look like
a pig-pen, who have no feel
tags or appreciation for those
God-given things put here for
us to enjoy and not destroy
Then this is a challenge to
you-let us as citizens of Dup
lin Co., clean up our mess,
we have a great county, in
fact, all reports show that out
overall economical growth has
been very good. To increase
this economical growth, let us
clean sweep to clean up to pre
sent a better view of our coun
ty to make it more desirable
for people and industry to mo
ve in . Also for our enjoyment.
Let this article be a request
to all churches, civic organi
zations, youth groups, comm
unities. towns, businesses, sc
hnnlt anH inHu?frv rn males*
everyone aware of "clean-sw
eep" month which is May 15
through June 15. 1973 Every
one will gain, nobody loses.
Let me remind you that this
is one problem we can lick,
if we are all willing to "pitch- .
in" with dean sweep
NORTH CAROLINA
DUPLIN COUNTY
WHEREAS, there exist a
need for the County of Duplihq
to be cleaned up, and
WHEREAS, the County of
Duplin could be dean and gre
en. and
WHEREAS, the health and
happiness of the citizens of
the County of Duplin could be:
improved by a cleaner county,
now;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOL
VED fay the Duplin County Boa
rd of Commissioners that the
month of May 15, 1973 through
June 15. 1973 be declared "Cl
ean Sweep" month in the Coun
ty of Duplin, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the citizens of Duplin Coun
ty are to be encouraged to help
clean up the County of Dtmlln.
This the 7th day of May. 1973.
DUPJLIN COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
J.W. Hoffler -Chairman '
ATTEST: A. Tucker-Clerk
Tuscarora Council To
Celebrate 50th Anniversary
Several reunions' of dif
ferent categories of scouts are
planned during the oelebrrtfen
of Tuscarora Council's 60th
anniversary and dedication of
Tuscarora's new reservation
in Johnston County, June 6-10.
Fellowship, recognition and
good will will be the order of
the day when Silver Beavers,
Veteran Scouters, Eagles and
past and present members of
1 die Order of the Arrow get
p'"" together. '?
fThe Silver Beavers reunion
will be held on June 5 at 6:30
p.ro in the Mess Hall on die
reservation. Approximately 60
. of the holders of the highest
scouting sward on the council
' level are expected to attend
Among the holders of the S
ilver Beaver was the late Bru
ce Boyers, former Tuscarora
Council scout executive who
died recently. 'Jm
BUI Kemp, Sr.. is chairmen
of the Silver Beavers reunion.
) Holders of the award who plan
to attend should cUl him. at
his Goldsboro office, 736-2801,
or at home, 734-4970.
The Veteran Scouters re
union is for any registered
Tuscarora CouncU member or
scout leader in any capacity.
R will be held June 6 at 6:30
| p.m. In the headquarters area
of die reservation.
Overall chairman is PA
I Ratford of KenansvUle. He may
I be contacted at his office, 296
I 4831, or at home. 996-6271. D
tstrk chairmen are John Hall
of Kenansville, < roatin Joe
Williams of Clint on, Elangornat;
T T t i , l. g. j-lL1 D ?>!i%j^ea#kM
i-J. woniungion at rrmccion,
iters of the Eagle hedge throu
gnout the council.
Dr. Ashton Griffin of Golds -
boro is overall chairman of
may be contacted at his office,
735-8601, or at home. 735-6550.
District chairmen are Cecil
Worsley of Wallace. Croatan;
Dr Don Wells of Clinton. E
langomat; Dr Brick Grantham
of Smtthfield, Neusiok; and Le
wis Bryan of Goldsboro, Tor
hunta
Lodges from all over the
state are expected to perform
in a dance festival that will
highlight the Order of the Ar
row reunion on June 8 at 6:30
p.m Approximately 1,500 are
expected to attend. ^
Order of the Arrow Chief
Burkette Raper. Jr., of Mt.
Council on
Formed
Duplin County has a Council
on Aging which was organized
on May B. The purpose of this
organisation la to make senior
citizens aware of benefits.pro
grams, and servient available
to them '4. ,
*$Members of this Urfornui
group come from most areas
Of the county and (delude re
presentatives from ainlor ci
iser dubs, public Mncies.
civic organisations, ministers,
and members at large.
Officers of the Council are
President: Mr. Windsor John
son }f/mS hr?^" Alben
m
Olive may be contacted by ca
1 big 668-3855. Rod Dew of
BetSavllle Is Lodge Advisor
A meal and special program
will be included at each re
union. Those who plan to attend
should call the respective ch
airmen.
Joins
Duplin Times
Staff
Jo Carol Jonos
Jo Carol Jones. ? senior at
newspaper staff.
L. S. Guy, Jr. Named New
Assistant Superintendent
Bjf: Ruth P. Gradv
An enthusiastic and energe
tic youqg principal has been
named Assistant Superintendent
of Duplin County Schools, Di
rector of Personnel and In
Service Training and Instruct
ion. This announcement was
made by Supt of Schools, C.H.
Yel vert on on Wednesday morn
ing after the decision of the
Board of Education on Tuesday
night. The new Asst. Supt. is
L.S. Guy, Jr., principal of No
rth Duplin High School, to fill
the vacancy created by Mr. By
ron Teachey who is retiring
on June 30 .from the position
which he has filled for the put
13 years.
L.S. Guy, Jr. was born and
raised in Duplin County. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
nard S. Guy of Calypso. He
wu raised there and graduated
front hjygh school at North Dupttn.
Guy attended ECU from 1957
through 1961 and received a de
gree fa Science, then he return
ed to ECU in 1959 and com
pleted his Master's Degree in
Education fat 1971. L.S. Jeght
science for 7 years at North
Duplin High School and in 1963
WM.X named, principal of the ,
same sdfaol where he has had
a succeasfti'. areer sioce tfct
.tinv, ft .
Married-to the former Barba
?ra Ann Ellis* daughter of Mr.
and Mi's. C.P. Ellis of Fatson,
Mr. and Mrs Guy have made
their home in Falson for the
put 10 years. They have two
lovely children, Nickl Nicole,
age 5, and Ellis Steele, age 2.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy are mem
bers and active workers in Kel
son United Methodist Church
where Mr. Guy is a Sunday Sc
hool teacher and a member of
the choir. He is also a months I
of the Falscn Fire Dept., and a
Commissioner of the Town of
Faison. The couple will continue
to live in Faison where they a*
presently building a new hone.
On being asked his philosophy
on education, Mr. Guy said, "I
MMe'^^^^^to s^lat
the goals we are trying to rea
oh are based on planned objec
tives."
David Thomas Phillips of Kenansville is congratulated on
his election as president of the junior class for 1973-74 at
Campbell College by Dr. Norman A. Wiggins, the college
president.
Phillips Elacted Class Prasidant
David Thomas Phillips of
Kenans ville has been elected
junior class president for 1973*
74 at Campbell College.
W jjPhilUps, a Dean's List stu
dent, is a sophomore majoring
in pre-law He is a Cub Scow
Leader for Pack 794 and is a
member of the National Guard
at Warsaw '*?' ?-% '
A graduate oT JK High School,
he ia the eon of Mr. and Mrs.
H.E. Phillips of KenansTUla.
Seven Year Old Boy Killed
i Larry Bu;, age 7, was kill- Warsaw Rescue Squad ans
ed Monday morning at the In- wered the 7:50 a m. call,
tcrsectloo of Wast College St ., Chief Skeltoo said no charges
and Cross St., In Warsaw. Chief being made
of Police Skelton said the Best Funeral services will be
boy ran across the street In held Friday. Larry was the
front of a car driven by Mrs. grandson of Mr. and Mrs. F
Pearl May of Warsaw. red Hall of Warsaw
Rescue Squads Answer Call
?f*ck fonn at Wkrsaw on inocher c*ll^i?^the^tUne.
the head. 'ffc1 ?-.??. t vice trmiferred liaison f rtxr
I'xioUn General HbspUal to s
srst
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