I j^^^^HHHaj I ^ I I ^, a. , . fiM* j/L^M * I k jhv j W^B^B y H ^B ^B fDuplin Sanitary Landfill Opens Od June 6, 1973 the Duplin County Sanitary Landfill offi cially opened to the public. This opening ceremony ended t three-year project for bet ter and cleaner ways to re nte m garbage In Duplin County. The opening ceremony began at 10:30 In from of the Sani tary Landfill's gate. Several dignitaries from 41 over Dup lin County attended the cere mooy. A few of the dignitaries attending were: J.W, Hoffa, ch airman of the county commissi oners; Torai ny Baker, Rep. N C. House; and Senator Hardison, N.C. state senator for Dupltn. Lenoir, and Jones counties. > Russell Tucker from Kenans villa, opened the ceremony by explaining the construction and fensttan of the landfill. The landfill was purchased by the Duplin County Board of Com missioners in December of 1973 from George R. Dixon. The MO acre tract of land was purchased for 134.577.80. Mr. Devtd Un der hill was employed as man ager of the sanitary landfill operation in Jan.. '73. Cons truction on the landfill began immediately and completion was increased by a special force of Army personal from Ft. Bragg. The Army personal is now in Buplin County aiding a? and all towns on major Tucker finished | ataf iii> i ha | . i _ j, . ? - wUl go through to use the ffetSWf mi Im public front Monday-Friday at 8 a.m.-4 p:m. and from 8 a.m. t#13p.m on Sat. Therowillbe a man at the gate p direct you on where to dump/our trash. E veryday, after the trash has Mk ~ > .. been dumped, the ground will be covered with a six inch layer -i of dirt The effect wll. the landfill appear to have no garbage whatsoever Because of this plan, there will be no burning and no unattractive flies around the landfill. The landfill can hold anything except hazar dous trash such as, explosives, , fire arms and compressed con tainers. Mr. Uuderhlll then explained a very imiwriant plan of the Sanitary Landfill. THE GREEN BOX OPERATION Is the next Ug project for Duplin County. At every major Intersection In Duplin County there will be pla ced a Green Box for dumping garbage. Every week trucks I will cone around and pick up these green boxes and take them tb the Sanitary Landfill. The purpose of this plan is to , minimize the amount of Utter t that is crowding our highways and city streets. Also, there v will be s new plan for Indus trial pick-up Large corpora- > tions will have special trucks ' to come and collect their gar bage The corporations pay for this pick-up and in turnhelpthe Sanitary Landfill The landfUl. is free to any citizen of IXiplin County. The twenty-eight ap$| - , lot is expected to be in use for the next six or seven years tfuw which extensions will be | ^^?he Duplin Coroty^"oinmls sloners and the Duplin Sani tation Dept., have done an out standing job on this new Sani tary LandfUl. Don't dump your trash?use the economy saving landfUl. ? Jo Carol Jones _ Baker Announces Funds Rep TJ. (Tommy) Baker, Democrat of Wallace, aaldjto ltn County will receive $Wj?74 to advance public kindergartens during the 1973-14 echool year. It Is a major step, be said, toward providing kindergarten classes for all five-year-olds In the cou.Tty The funds were allocated In Raleigh by die State Board of Education from a 312.3 million appropriation granted by the recent General Assembly. The finds will add 523 new cUsses |JBu?rlde| (During its meeting in Raleigh, the board Said procedures to ?burc fairness for the selection of students wffl be handled by local school boards. The representative said all five-year-olds In the state sh ould receive kindergarten In struction tw 1978. Statewide emphasis toward a kindergarten began in N.C. in 1969, when die General As sembly approved <1 million to set up eight demonstration cen ters. The 1971 legislature added more funds and presently there are M9 public kindergarten cla sses in the state. Council On Agoing To Moot The Dullin County Council on aging will meet Wednesday, June 19. at 10 a.m. in the Agri cultural Building in Kenans ville. GREEN BE RET DOING CIVIC WORK-The Green Beret frees Fort Bran hare been hrtihnantvlUe since May 29th working on OMUUMMtey projects for d? torn. TheBe ret are shown shore with Zennie Qulnn. president of Kenansrille Jaycees on the site of the Kenans vllle Town Park located on v I 11 Mtt to Liberty Al? g ? on the park project are the Kenansrille Y? Cer * JHfc* id ? citizens. The work is being financed % die town, Federal government, local dona tion (citizens and Industry) and the Jay ceos projects The Jaycees and the Town Park Recreation Committee are co-ordlna ting the project Qulnn said "more funds are needed for the long range needs of the park." Ha said they hoped to haw the grounds and equipment completed by the end of July. ? BP H (L-R) Alfred Basion, Joe Lee Costin. Bobby Bostic. Senator Hardlson. Tommy Baker, J.N. Hoffa, and Wlllard Quinn are shown here attending the opening ceremonies of s the Sanitary Landfill. C photos by jo carol jones 1 "There they cornel" was the cry Tuesday when the very first garbage truck arrived at Duplirtt Sanitary Landfill The trucks were from Wallace. < Produce Inspection Office Opens _ _ ' ? ? . _ ? Anrintlturp rnnnpraflup lnan? *'AlSON-A produce inspection office will be opened here Mon day. June 4 It will be operated by the Cooperative Inspection Service of the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture. According to State Comcnis sioner of Agriculture Jim Gra ham, the purpose of the office will be to provide vegetable in spection service to all growers,' shippei3. buyers and brokers in Southeastern N.C. "Vegetable production has increased steadily in this area during the last few years," Graham explained, "and for that reason it has become 1m perauTc mat inspection servi ces for fresh vegetables be ma de available to this growing local industry. "Sampling and check loading of processed fruits and vege tables can also be made through t a facility," he said E.G. Bcney, of the NCDA Markets Division, will super vise the operation. Office hours will be from 9:30 a m to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday during June and July. Requests for all in spection services can be made by catling area code 919-267 3521 or write the N.C. Dept. of ngt IV?KUI V, ?UV|n? %?IK ? ? ???>!> ection Service. P.O. Box 968, Faison, N.C. N.C. 50 Closed RALEIGH-NC 50 in Pender County will be closed for two weeks while a bridge Is being replaced, the State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. The road will be closed on June 11 so that a bridge which is just north of NC 53 near Maple Hill can be replaced. Traffic between Maple Hill and Chinquapin will be detroured during the two-week period. Kenansville Bank Has Open House The Bank of N.C..N.A. of Kenansville had its Open House l ceremony, Frldey, June 1. The Open House began ? 10 a.m. . with bank manager Fletcher "Mac" MiPnaul as master of ceremonies f |~ i Rev. Troy Mullls held the $ opening invocation Following j Rev. Mullls' invocation, Mr. McPhaul Introduced Carrol B- j Pyran, chairman of the board of | directors for the Jacksonville ' branch of N.C..N.A. Mr. Bryan then proceeded to give a spe- \ ech to the guests of the open ing. ' After Mr Bryan s speech, Mr. McPhaul presented Zennie Qulnn, president of the Kenans ville Jaycees, a check from the. bank. Following the presentation jj of the check to the Kenans vlll^1 Jaycees, Mr. McPhaul presented Mr. Alfred Wells a check to JSI. This check is to ward] a tutitlon scholarship to som^I eone attending JSI. f Mr. J. Hugh Rich, president2 The Open House lasted all day people in attendance. Friday with approximately 653 Jo Carol Jones ? ?- , .Tebbie plans to attend East 'arolina University In the fall. Mr. Tom Kenan presented the ext scholarship to Charles -oftin Johnson. The Kenan Sch arstup is awarded annually to * James Kenan students who xcels in scholastic achieve ments during his or her high chool career. Charles ranked umber 1 scholastically in a raduating class of 181. After i personal interview, along with ix other finalists. Charles was ' elected to receive this 34,000 1 0 scholarship. Charles p)?nff o attend NCSU in the fall. Coach Stan Bowles presented he Kenan Athletic Scholarship o Mike Monk of Warsaw. This 1100.00 scholarship is present xl to the James Kenan athlete rho has produced an outstanding ithletic record. Mikeisafour etter man for James Kenan and us participated in every sport issociated with James Kenan, dike plans to attend Faye teville State in the fall. Jo Carol Jones. Operation BlodcJ/ Type ToTT .k . Pf, U-ij '*? - HffinTftSjSjIfiUjSF Duplin County Civil Defence, announced Tuesday that a "O meratlon Blood Type" will be leld next week In Duplin County. Br ins on explained that the pro tect is being held to take blood types to be used as an blood donor list when emergency blood is needed "Operation Blood Type" sche dule is as follows: Monday. Fai ton Fire Dept.. 6-7:30 p.m.and Warsaw Fire Dept.. 8-9:30p.m.; Tuesday, Magnolia Fire Dept.. 8*7:30 p.m . Rose Hill Fire Dept. 3-9:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Wallace Fire Dept. 6-8 p.m.; Thursday. Chinquapin Fire De pt.. 6-7 p.m., Beulaville Fire Dept., 7:30-9 p.m.; Friday, Ke nansvlUe Fire Dept. 5-6:30p.m. - Notice Concerning Tentative Budget The Tentative budget for the fiscal year July 1. 1973 of the Town of KenansvUle was on June 4. 1973 presented to the Town Board, and is available for pu blic Inspection In the office of Ruth P. Holmes, clerk to the Board A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m on June 18. 1973 in the Town Hall Mr. Tom Kenan presents Charles L. Johnson with the Dual Kenan Scholarship Friday, June 1. The 4-year holarship is worth an estimated 91,000 a year. Debbie Frii^elle, who graduated from James KenaAsJune 1, Is presented the Rotary Club Scholarship by Mr. Carl Price. ? Mike Monk, an outstanding former JK athelete, is pre sented the William R. Kenan Athletic Trophy by Mr. Tom Kenan. 100 Bed Nursing Home To Be Constructed In Mt. Olive Mt. Olive, N.C. - A five state chain of nursing/conval escent centers - NURSE CARE INTERNATIONAL. INC., of Atlanta-has entered into an ag reement with a group of Wayne County developers to build a $1.5 million nursing facility in Mt. Olive. The health-care center, to be called NURSECARE NURSING CENTER OF MT. OUVE. will have a capacity of 100 beds and will be constructed on a 4 acre site on Old Smith Chapel Road at Beverly Street, according to an announcement by John C. Haisllp, president of the parent firm. Included in the local group who are developing the project under the name Nurse, Inc., are R.H. Shackeford, and H.B,Korne gay, Sr., both physicians in Mt. Olive, George R. Kornegay, Jr., an attorney; Charles Harrell, business manager of Mt. Olive College, and W. F. Harper, branch manager of the Ameri can Savings and Loan Associa tion in Mt. QHve. Resembling a ski lodge or a resort hotel inside and out, the fire resistant materials and will Include a large living room with S^dLior'flcanSS^'i - "?if"''.'\ ? "S- ? "? 't v * I, ' ? ' t as well as private and semi' private suites with private bath rooms and individual tempera ture controls. There will be an outside pan and parking facilities ade quate for visitors and staff members. Twenty-four hour nursing car will be provided. Woman Murdered In Duplin Brands Honey cut t. white fi male of Rt. 1 Albertson, wi murdered Wednesday roornir She was murdered at ten ml mites to 1 a.m Mrs. Hoot) cutt was twenty-six years ol end the mother of two a ma children. The murder occut red In her home in Albertsa Her husband, Billy Hone) cutt, is charged with the rnui der and Is being held In ti Duplin County Jail. Mr. Hot eycutt Is alleged to have stal