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VOL. JOPOX Ho 24 KENANSVILLE. N.C. JUNE 88.1973 10 pAGES THIS WEEK 10# PLUS TAX
Kr^M^^he General's office"a*. Ft. Bragg.
Major Lanier Receives
Legion Of Merit
The Legion of Merit, one of
the highest awards given by the
Army, was awarded to Major
James N. Lanier recently for
exceptionally Meritorious con
duct in the performance of out
standing services.
The Legion of Merit is an
order of merit instituted by the
President of the Unites States
of America, authorised by an
Act of Congress. July 30.1943.
. The award given to Major
Lanier reads as follows:
Major James N. Lanier, Adj
utant General's Corps, United
ftatas Army who distinguished
himself by exceptionally merit
orious conduct in the perform
ance of outstanding service
(kiriqg the period April 1972
to March 1973 while serving as
PerSonoel and Administrative
? Management Staff Officer, 909th
Radio Research Group.
I
During this period he con
sistently manifested profes
sionalism and inlrative in the
management of personnel as
signed to the Group. Through
application of sound manag
erial techniques and positive
leadership, he was highly suc
cessful in professionally guid
tng all personnel and admini
strative actions incident to nu
merous reorganizations, relo
cation an! redeployments of
units subordinate to the Group.
In all aspects of his duties, his
.. dedication to excellence proved
unrelenting. Through his tech
nical competence and decisive
leadership, he significantly
Contributed to the radio re
L ifit**ch e?ort 1)1 suP?ort o{ d*
" vies of the United States Ip
the Republic of Vietnam. Ma
jor Lanier's distinguished per
| ; formance of duty throughout this
cherished tradMotff crftheUm
:'<fj|-ffMBCS Army and rsftjjjf
rijitmost credit upon himself and
the military Service.
Major Lanier is a native of
Notice
I THE DUPUN TIMES will go
fiSSTS Jtfy'instcdo,
All c?*wa mu? be ttemd la
ff; Monday. July a by twelve
^ O'clock li >rde jo n next
week's peper.
Duplin County. He is the son
of Mrs. Cyrus Lanier and the
late Mr. Lanier. He is mar
ried to the former Joanne Fl
owers of Warsaw and they have
,a three year old daughter. Me
lissa Ann. y
The Laniers will be leaving
for Fort Leawsnworth, Kansas
July 11, where Major Lanier
will attend Command and Gen
eral Staff Cdrfege.
Secretary Of AgricultureJ
To Be At Auditorium
Secretary of Agriculture Earl
Butz will be at Kenan Auditor
ium Monday. July 2. 8 p.m.
Secretary Butz will speak on the
"State of the Economy."
The appearance of Secretary
Buz is sponsored by the Du
plin County Young Republicans,
with Cole Porter of Wallace,
as chairman. Admission will
be free and everyone is urged to
come hear Secretary Butz.
"Secretary Butz's speech will
be noo-partison. He is the se
cond most sought after speaker I
in the United States. We want A
Kenan Auditorium filled to cap
acity to hear this interesting
man," Cole Porter stated.
So remember citizens of Du- ,
plln County, Monday night, July I
2, d p.m. Secretary of Agri
culture Earl Butz will be at
Kenan Memorial Auditorium
speak to us about a problem :on
erning Americans everywhere
"The State of the Economy."
Baker Named To Commission
House Speaker James E. Ram
sey Tuesday announced his ap
pointments to the Governor's
Advocacy Comm'sslon on Ch
ildren and Youth and the Energy
Crisis Study Com miss kxi.
Named to the Governor's Ad
vocacy Commission on Children
and Youth were Reps. Lura S.
Tally. D-Cumberlaad, and Pat
ricia. S. Hunt. D-Orange. The
commission was established by
[the 1971 General Assembly. It
consists of 20 members and
works with state and local ag
encies, both public and private,
to help coordinate service af
fecting children and youth.
Ramsey's appointments to the
Energy Crisis Study Com mis
sion are: Reps. Thomas J. Ba
ker. D-Duplin; Jack M. Gar
dner, D-Johnston; and Robert
Z- rails X>" Cleveland. Twelve |
members make up the commis
sion. It wOl study sources al
energy supply in the state anc
suggest measures that mlgXbe
taken to minimize the impact of
shortages.
4-H Winners Announced
Duplin County had Ave win
ners and eight runners-up in
the Southeastern District 4-H
Activity Day held on June 30 in
Jacksonville. Participants
from 14 counties competed in
add winners were announced fin
an afternoon assemhly pro
gram.
Lynn Hall from DupUn County
was voted the Southeastern Dis
trict's Vice President for the
year 1973-14.
Duplin County winners were:
Elizabeth Spicer, Home Envir
onment; Lynn Hall, Landscap
ing; Dawn Hlnes, Pork Cookery;
Willie Moore, Boy's Public
Speaking; and Roger Kornegay,
Wildlife. These 4-H'erswUlgo
to North Carolina 4-H Congress
July 33-27 to enter the state
wide competition.
The following received runner
up awards: Angela Cos tin. Cot
ton Utilization: Sharon Swain,
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Senior Dairy J'oods; Ruth Den*
nlng. Senior Egg Cookery; Lloyd
Hall, /drestry; Greg Swain;
Livestock Production and ponr
servaifon: Anthony Brown, Po
ultry Barbecue; Cleo Fountain,
^e following 4-H'ers rectlwd
blue rttfeons of achievement: i
Kant Batchelor, Boy's Electric;
Kaywood and Shells Graham.
Horticultural Marketing; Sha
ron Futrell, Poultry; Wanda Co
st or, Girl's Public Speaking;
Leslie Hall, Soil and Water Con
servation, Donna Jo Cowan, Ba
rry Fountain. Beverly Judge
Talent.
4-H'ers receiving yellow rib
bons of participation were: Ed
win Robinson. Archery; Sheila
Judge, Dress Revue; Julia Spi
ce r. Junior Egg Cookery; De
borah Moore. Entomology; Gl
oria Moore, Sewing; Johnny An
drews, Petroleum Power ; Glenn
Brinson, Tobacco.
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NEW GUIDES AT LIBERTY HALL-Mrs. Ca
rolyn Outlaw. Delphine Jones. Mrs. Essie
Cooper, Linda Bryant. Cynthia Williams and
Marian Sheffield are shown here in the lib
m.T ? -a a
rary of Liberty Hall. Mrs. Outlaw stated,
"This is where we have all our confer
ences and meetings."
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Hew truides At JLioerty nail
Liberty Hall has four very
attractive young ladies giving
tours this summer. In a re
cent interview, Mrs. Carolyn
Outlaw introduced the girls and
gave us a little insight Into the
Job they are doing for Liberty
Hall. ~
The first young lady Is, Mi- J
rlan Sheffield of Warsaw. Mar
Ian is the daughter of Mr. end
Mrs CharlleSheffleld and a 1973
graduate of James Kenan High
School. She will enter Louis
burg College this f all as a fresh
man "Ttie wide variety of du
ties associated with bert#
HaU is indeed a meaninfc0fc.i#
perience." Marian stated
Another James Kenan graduate
working t Liberty Hall s Del
Jhine Jc of Kei svi he
^
Is the daughter of Mrs. Sara
Jones and plans to attend A & T
State College in the fall. Del
phlne reviewed her work at Li
berty Hall like this, "Liberty
Hall gives you a chance to ad
mire soms things from the past.
It is very educational and agood
place for people to come and vi
sit."
Sa recta is the home for our
next young lady. Cynthia Wil
liams. daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Kerniit Paul Willi?ms is a 1973
graduate of East Duplin High Sc
hool Cynthia attends St. An
drews Presbyterian College.
She said, "Working at Liberty.v|
Hall is a very unique and edu
was the last girl interview?
Linda is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Bryant and is
a rising sophomore at Mount
Olive College. Linda has sum
med up her work at Liberty
Hall like this, "Working at Li
berty Hall is an Interesting way
to meet new and various
people".
Mrs. Essie Cooper is house
hold technician for Liberty Hall.
Mrs. Outlaw had this to say
about the Kenan home. "Libercy
Hall has Just celebrated its fifth
anniversary and we want to re
mind everyone to come and via it
^Mrs.Ouilaw, Mrs. Cooper, and
fuliiyj.' ft Tn
HAM WORK IS THK KEY HERE-Pictured L-R are. Miss
Mildred Stevens, Mrs. Vernelle Stevens, Lacy Jones, Mrs.
Mrs Mildred 8. Stevens. Master Henry Stevens and Mrs.
Ann Redwine. These ladles and their "assistants" work
ed very hard last Tuesday an this herb gardin at Liberty
Hall. The herb garden is a project sponsored by the War
saw Garden Club.
Computer Utilities To Serve Eastern Carolina
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'. Dixie Data Processing Inc.,
of Warsaw, h^orth Carolina^ has
Western Union Computer Util
ities license for Eastern North
Carolina Including 46 counties
from Durham East. Mr. Doug
las Pigford, President of Dixie
Data, says a new company. Co
mputer Utilities of the South,
Inc., has been organized to
service the area with exclusive
access to the multi-million dol
lar Data Processing Systems of
Western Union Computer Util
ities.
Computer Utilities of the South,
Inc. will market the Computer
Data Processing Services to
small and medium-sized busi
nesses at a fraction of the cost
or normal computer service,
thereby enabling smaller com
panies, with the computer as
sistance, to compete favorably
with larger companies.
Computer Utilities of the South
Inc. will provide complete com
puter programing for Accounts
Flynii Home
Reunion
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Planned
GOLDSBORD-An effort is be
ing nude to contact all former
residents of the Goldsboro
Flynn Christian Fellowship Ho
me.
A Flynn Home Reunion is be
ing planned for August 3-5 and
the names and addresses of all
former residents of the Home is
needed. There are approxi
mately 150 men who have resi
ded''at the Home since it was
established April 1970.
Al former residents are ur
ged to contact: Bert "Rabbit"
Johnson, Manager, Goldsboro
Flynn Home, 409 N. George
Street, Goldsboro, N.C. 27530.
This information is needed
immediately in order that for
mal invitations can be sent out,
according to Wade H. Williams,
Jr., Chairman, Flynn Home Bo
ard of Directors.
Notice
g&t' mpt ?
-PLEASE NOTICE- *.,???, ^
? -'a -1?
k
Receivable, Payroll Systems,
General Ledger, etc. *?
Inc. will be systematically ex
panded to every county under
the license. Mr. Pigford said
plans call for establishment of
local offices in each city ser
ving the area as soon as pos
sible.
Computer Utilities of the South
Hie. lbs rite backup assistance
and experience of Dixie Data
Processing, Inc. The company
employees have extensive ex
perience in Computer Service,
Mr. Pigford himself, has 18
years experience having worked
with several of the largest com
puter companies in the nation
before returning home ft**
years ago to organize Dixie
Data. Dixie Data is now pri
marily serving North Carolina
business and governments but
the company has accounts as
far west as Washington State.
The above picture is of the Warsaw Railroad
Track before the Warsaw Garden Club's beauti
fication plan was put in action.
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This is th? Warsaw Railroad Tract after
the beautificatlon program was put in mo
tion. In 1966 a civic improvement idea orl
giniated with the Warsaw Garden Club, am
ong the improvements planned was the beau
tificatlon of Front Street which they did with
the help of other organisations and private
Individuals. However, without proper upkeep
there Is no need to waste time or money on
such projects. For several years the beau
Hficatlon of Front Street was kept-mowed
one* in awhile. Not until the arrival of Mr.
Thurman Gaster, Sr. maiatanoe manager of
the Town of Warsaw was the project act
ually fulfilled. Under the direction of Mr
manicured beaut If ication project as well as
a clean town. The people of Warsaw cor