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"FAWONS REMARKABLE MARKET" U .4
shown here during a busy, productive mo -n- J
its. Farmers bring their protface to this
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opening end line up ell the way down the t
market. j
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Faison's Remarkable Market'
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By Jo Carol Jones
Summer Us begun and it is
%me for tiniple good eatmf j
?iati the Faison Produce Mar*
r bet. here in Duplin County, plays
a vital pare in moving fresh
1 produce from our fields to nai
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Faison Produce Market***^
i The Produce Market tee been
an . active part of Faison since
I the turn of the century. The
| market was first located next
t to die railroad tracks, just as
[ one enters Faison. At this
[ original shed, produce was br
[ ought to market by lumbering
freight cars and mule-drawn
I carts. Today the produce is
[ brought to market by fancy re
[ frige rat or trucks and hard
i working pick-ups. The present
I market was constructed around
? 1940 and Is located on Highway
? 403 going toward Clinton from
I Faison. X"".- ^
I People are the main thing
I that makes the Produce Market
? click. The market is under
Bthe management of Harold Pre
K cythe, a well-known Faison bus
I inessman. One is amazed by his
? smooth control of what appears
I to the outsider as a hectic oper
I ation. ,
? Office manager is Mrs. Eva
I Cottle. Mrs. Cottle and her j
staff take care of checks igping
to the farmers. The market
would not be complete without
auctioneer, Jimmy Jolliff. All
day long, at ten minute in
tervals, Mr. Jolliff walls the
length of the market shouting
bids for prospective buyers.
He Is constantly being followed
market alive everyday they l
work. Woman's liberation has
not reached' the market yet
luckily. While the boys afe
doing the mahual labor, the girls
are writing checks In air-con
ditioned comfort. But, for this
type of corpbration, that is how
things flow their smoothest. Ah
yes, young people are definitely
the heart of the Produce Market.
But its llfeblood is the Duplin
farmer.
The Produce Market opened
this year on May 28. with the
first basket of vegetables being
sold tobuyer and manager, Har
old Precythe. The main veget
ables on the market for the next
few weeks will be squash and
beans. -
The height of the season Is
the middle of July with over
38,090 packages of produce sold
a day Pick-up trucks, hot far
mers. and busy buyers will be
furiously working to keep the
fresh produce on the move.
During a busy week, trucks can
be backed up through Falson on
up 117 waiting to sell their pro
duce Supply works to meet de
mand. ' .' J
Peppers ere the largest sel
ling produce on the market al
though all other produce sells i
very well. The gross Income for ]
the market in 1072 was 13,872,
847.76 with 1. 143.072,000,00
packages being sold. The mar
ket was open around ten weeks
last ^summer and is never |
opened during any other part of
jhe year. Faison really has a
productive ^corporation. The
first-week in Aug^ntaAtag
an end to another summer of
worth-while work.
The Faison Produce Market"
is a living part of Duplin County.
People recognize our county
when one mentions the market.
We feed the nation through this
familiar corporation.
Look at the importance of
the Produce Market. A hungry
America, tired of winter canned
goods, is eager for Duplin Co
unty's fresh produce. Duplin
farmers are anxious to move
their choice, perishable crops
rapidly. Thus, the Produce
Market is an important link Li
this country's economy.
The market is one of the last
"down-home" operations left in
Amsri :. People working at
the Produce Market do not
worry about how much money
they make, just about how
quickly a good product can be
sent to the public This is the
Faison Produce Market? a
place of never-ending amaze
ment, hard-work and good for
the people of Duplin County.
>v, . Byrd Named''0t:: ?
Outstanding Educator
William C. Byrd. a Duplin
bounty native, has been norain
ted end selected as one of the
'Outstanding Educators of A
nerlca for 1973". Eyrd was
nminated by Dr. Ed Monroe,
flee Chancellor for Health Af
alrs at ECU.
Among Byrd's recent actl
ritles as Director of Cotnmuni
y Health Services at E.C.U.
las been his serving as Direc
or of the Natiooal Training Pre
lect for Occupational Consul
ants. The project trained ceor
ind governmental auks In do
feloplng pollcta todI programs
:o assist "troubled employees",
specially those with alcohol
related problems.
Byrd served for several
months as Interim Director of
:he Albemarle Human Resources
Development System, a model
cen-county service system wh
ich aids in the delivery of health
:are to the Albemarle region.
He was recently elected to the
Board of Directors of the N.C.
Public Health Fund, a Chapel,
Hill-based foundation which pro
motes the support of health
programs in the south eastern
states.
As Associate Dean of the
School of Allied Health ahd
Social Professions, Byrd con
ceived of and secured initial
funding for the development of*
E.C.U.^p degree program in
Environmental Health and was
? primary planner In the de- 4
velopmen: of the degree pro- ?
gram in School and Communlt^ J
Health Education. He has ser
ved as a member of the Mana
gement Team for the Alcoho
lism Training Program for N. I
Carolina and has served on the
Board of Directors of the Men
tal Health Training Institute,
both at E.C.U. B/rd developed
and directed the "N.C. Regio
nal Medical Program Continu
ing Education Project for the
Eastern Counties," a project
which has assisted some ten
community hospitals and some
twenty-four eastern counties in
training for health workers,
including physicians, nurses and
local agency personnel. This
same project is helping under
write the work of a "comm
unity Health Care Task Force"
which is currently studying D
uplin County's health care sys
tem.
Byrd is a graduate of Louls
burg College, the University
of Florida and UNC-CH. He
is the son of Mrs. Mary Byrd
of Warsaw and the late W.A.
Byrd
Savings Bonds Solos
Sales of Series E and H Sa
vings Bonds in Dt^ilin County
(hiring April wers<22.8Tg. Jan
? uary-April sales total?dl98,193.
This represents 42.0 percent of
ftiniEfr g0?1
Mifcs Dupfirpates
In Miss N.C. Pageant
Rose Hill's own Angela Han
chey is in the Miss North Ch?
rolina Pageant this week. Ange
la is our 1973 Miss Duplin Coun
ty and the daughter of Mr. sad
Mrs. Llnwood Hanchey of Rose
Hill. In a recent interview,
Angela told The Duplin Times
some of the exciting things
she will be participating in du
ring this "pageant week."
Angela left for Charlotte
Supday, June 10 with Mr. Tim
Williams and Donnie Ezzell.
They picked up Angela's cha
perone for the week, Ms. Kay
Gunter of Fuquay-Varina, in
Raleigh. Ms Gunter is a for
mer chaperone for two past
Miss Wake Countys and was
official chaperone for Miss P
atsy Wood, 1972 Miss North
Carolina Angela and Kay are
staying in the Coliseum Motel.
Angela sang for the talent
competition of the pageant. "R
ing Them Bells" is the selec
tion Angela choose. The song
is a ;comedy-type thing about
a Jewish girl looking for love.
Angela wore a 1930's red out
fit for this competition Tues
day njght.
Wednesday night was swim
suit night for Angela. She com
peted in a lovely pink swims ult
designed to accent her petite
figure
Thursday is free for Angela
and will give her a chance to
rest for her Judge's interview
and evening gown competition
both On Friday. Angela's pre
sentation gown is white and was
created by Eric Enus of Ra
leigh, a well-known designer
of gowns for beauty queens.
Saturday is the highlight of
the week with the crowning
of our next Miss North Caro
lina.
Angela has taken souvenirs
for all sixty-two contestants.
Cates Pickle Co. of Faison has
graciously donated sixty-two Ja
rs of delicious Cates Pickles.
Faison Town
Board Meets
Faison held its town board
meeting Monday, June 4. Ma
yor BUI Fesperman and Commi
ssioners Ken A vent, Wilson King
Leon Sutton and L.S. Guy were
in attendance.
The call to order was the
reciting of "Tne Lord's Pray
er" by the members of the
meeting. Minutes were read
and approved followed by a dis
cussion on the Renewal Sharing
Fund.
Mr. Guy moved to approve
the proposed budget for fiscal
year July 1,1973--June 30,1974.
Mr. A vent seconded the motion.
A public hearing on the budget
was held Monday June II, at
7 p.m. Town license plates
were discussed next. The board
tried to decide on a slogan for
1974 and tabled the discussion
untU die next meeting
The Personnel Survey was
discussed next. Mr A vent mo
Angela has also taken each
contestant a tiny bell tied with
red ribbon as a symbol of her
talent competition. The contes
tants will surely remember M
iss Duplin County and her love
ly gifts.
The Miss N.C. Pageant is one
of the largest of its kind in the
U.S. This pageant is also one
of the finest productions accom
plished in the U.S. Angela
stated. "I am in the pageant to
do my best and enjoy this won
derful opportunity." The Miss
North Carolina Pageant is tru
ly a wonderful opportunity and
we are quite certain Miss An
gela Hanchey will be outstand
ing in every aspect for Duplin
County.
By Jo Carol Jones
o-rwna was part of the week long celebration with troops
n die il , Pictured Is the tod Marine Dlvi
?ton from Camp Lojune.
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CHIEF WADE WHELESS of theFalson Police
Department Is shown here in his police car
operating Falson's new radar system used
to apprehend speeding motorists.
speed Checked
By Radar
The Faisoo Police Dept. has
Just been issued a radar sys
tem for detecting speed by the
State Highway Safety Program.
This device was issued one
month ago a*, no cost to the
town of F lis on.
The device is placed on the
hood of e police car and sends
out a detecting beam a: the
rate of 10,525 cycles per se
cond. A speeding oncom ng car
is automatically locked in by
the device even before the driv
ver can see the police car.
The beam can pick up a truck
approixmately one mle away
from the police car A regu
lar car, because of its smaller
size, has to be a bit closer.
This Is the first radar sys
ttpn Faison has aver had, CMef -
Wade .Wheless when interviewed
stated, "We don't want people
to feel Faison has become a
'speed trap!' The purpose of
this device is to reduce con
jestion on highways 403 and
117 coming into Faison. So far
we have issued thirty-five wa
rnings and twelve citations."
Chief Wheless would like to
remind people entering Faison
that the speed limit is 35 mph.
and there are warning signs
at each main entrance going
toward Faison.
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"WARDING SPEED CHECKED
BY RADAR" is the key in Fai
son these days. Motorists are
urged to obey this sign and
"Reduce Speed Ahead."
Man Shot In Warsaw
Walter Graham McDuffie was
shot Sunday. June 10, In War
saw around 6 p.m. McDuffie
was a 47 year old bla<k male
who lived on 502 Prospect St.
The Warsaw Rest ue Squad aid
ed McDuffie He was dead on
arrival at IXiplin General Hos
pital
The shooting occurred on the
corner of Crass and College
Streets in Warsaw. Ernest Sm
ith Jr.. 39 year old black male
from Warsaw, is charged with
the shooting He is now in
the Duplin County jail without
bond, pending hearing on June
21, in District Court.
It is alleged that the two
men were both drinking and
arguing when the shooting oc
curred
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TRACTOR-TRAILER COLLIDES ON 117-On
Monday, June 9, a tractor-trailer collided
with a pick-up truck one and a half miles
from Magnolia on U S. 117. The wreck oc
curred around 2:15 p.m. George Wendell
Chapman, white male from Wilmington, was
the driver of the tractor-trailer. The truck
was a 1971 International Tractor-Trailer be
longing to Ryder-Truck Rental Co.. of Wil
mington. The driver of the truck sustained
no Injuries during the accident. Thomas Al
va Herring, white male from Rt. 1 Warsaw,
was the driver of the pick-up truck. The
truck was a 1984 Ford pick-up that was
pulling a trailer. Mr. Herring had with him
his two sons. James D. age fifteen, and
William T,, age eleven. All three were
admitted to Duplin General Hospital with
various injuries. Mr Herring was traveling
south on 117 and attempted to turn left Into
a private driveway. Mr. Chapman tried to
pass Mr Herring and smashed into his
pick-up truck The two trucks came to rest
In a road ditch, the accident Is under far
ther Investigation. '
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