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i ^^lv p' ^jB' up'~ H'' B 'H ^ fefth s Wk J r^ <&? JL^H ^^B? ?J^^L JKJK ? ,j^B,,-(& BP HH HIBHIHI^f B^^f HHflHBB HB BBi^B BBBUHIHiBB Water, Population Plans Released I IV Neuse River Council of Government*. headquartered n New* Bern, has recently pub lished two plans?a "Wa:er Qu - ality Management Plan-Ptuse P* and a "Populationawl Six io Eoooomlc Base Study" for the Neuse River COG (Region P) which is composed of the foll owing nine counties: Carteret. Craven. Duplin, Greene. Jones, Lenoir. Onslow. Pamlico, and Wayne. Mr. J. w. Hoffler, Mr. Edd D. Monk. Mr. Di*? Hall and Mr P. B. Rh if or d, as mem bers of the Beerd of Directors, Tib following four problem have boa? Identified as major factors contributing to the de terioration of the Region's wa ter resources: land use. waste discharges, costs, and time. If left uncontrolled, the con tinued deterioration of the Region's water resources can be expected to adversely im pact Industrial potential, tour ism, commerlcal and sport fi shing. drinkable water sup plies, and public health In the Population Study, data is presented on such areas as employment. Income, migra tion. housing, education, and CMgp/M at the Region's fou. Jenu;. Cherry Point. Seymour Johnsa^. New River-Geiger) taunt* 'SttoSSo'S to be abletgjlnd a decent home. Br.waen ISflO and 1970. 60,000 mo re people migr ated oir of the < Region than came in during that I period. I Both plans take a closer look at these facts plus ma.iy others. The Council has also made available It's latest Housing Survey. Persons wishing co pies should con: act the Cornell In New Bern. Copies are also on file In each of the public libraries within die Region. Plan Now For Next Year By: David English Even though farmers haven't finished harvestingandtnarket ing this year's crops, in IXi pUn County, it's not too soon for them to begin planning how to sell die things they"ll raise ne xt season. This is especially tr ue If producers want to co nsider new marketing methods not locally available and dis cuss them with those in the trade with whom .hey normally There are several forward ma rketing methods by which far mers can fix their per unit pr ices for 1974 crops, either now or at a later date when the ma rket looks best to them Market demand ;or food and fiber at home and abroad is signaling the need for full pro duct Ion next year. Program changes already announced (or '74 will permit use of all lead for crop production. Evan th ough mere Is strong demand tad good farm prices, producers ? will want to look Into the beet ? ways to market their crops now e that the government Is no loqg~ J er Involved in holding huge Co mmodlty Credit Corporation - (CCC) stocks of grain This to- ' eludes reviewing the marker? ( as many are already doing? j and picking both the price aod 1 the method of locking in price tha: works best for them and gu arantees a fair return Ou the jjj' land, labor, capital, and man agement skills that they invest in crops and livestock each year. Government loans on commo dities will continue to be avail abe to fanners who need them for financing However, inmost other ways thegovernment's in fluence on production and mark eting of agricultural commodi ties has been eliminated for the first time in years. This means more attention to marketing by fanners, and btth the trade and government are attempting to ' ftts &rou^} forward pricing. TV County ASCS Office has available reprints of several magazine articles telling about marketing methods being used by producers In various parts of the Country These are off ered as background in'onna ion so that farmers who are Inter ested to different marketing te chniques can see what is being done elsewhere. **************** ftft?*?**_?_*:ft*:ft_ The Duplin Counry A SOS Office will be closed Monday, September 3, for Labor Day CROPS Only four U. S. states produce sugar cane, 6 produce rice, 10 produce peanuts, 18 produce ' ti bacco, 19 produce cotton, 41 produce corn and' 42 produce wheat. Maintenance Supervisors Asked To Conserve Fuel Oil visor for the ftplin County sch ools, will be ssUqg principals, teachers, and students to hop him in conserving fuel oil so that schools can be heated dar ing the cold weather. "The State now has approxi mately 19 million gallons of fuel oil in storage, and we have been able to get at least half of what we got last year from major oil companies." Denning noted "This supply, coupled with the conservation program we are recommending to schools, should be adequate." A list of SB fuel saving ideas has been sent to all mainten ance supervisors in the State. "Most of them are common sense." commented Denning, sometimes fdrge?when they arc in school building*. "We ate suggesting that students become involved by being assigned to keep certain doors and windows closed,' Denning added. Other common sense ideas for saving fuel include keeping thermostat settings around TOo F. and restricting settbg ther mostats to as few people as pos sible. Keeping thermuftats in good repair, weather stripping doors and windows, and adding storm doors and windows are other practical suggestions. "Although maintenance per sonnel ate the only ones who can do specialised work on the furnace ouch as checking steam traps and radiator valves, prin cipals, teachers, and students must all cooperate in conser M t :.i" I:- ; f A*.; vtng fuel," Denning said. "We are encouraging principals to make sure they understand all heatipg controls and to stress jflgjyiSP 10 3WP and Students and teachers are being encouraged to dre& for cool temperatures during cold wea ther and to have controls adr justed accordingly rather than opening windows when class rooms are uncomfortable. "We hope that students can be made aware of fuel shortage problems through poster contests and classroom activities," said Denning. "There's no doubt that coo serving fuel must be a coopera tive effort among all school per sonnel . Our maintenance sup ervisors have the technical ex pertise and, we hope, an ade quate supply of fuel to heat schools during the cold winter months. But principals, tea chers, and students must coop erate in conserving fuel to guar antee an adequate supply. EVERYONE N :EDS TC READ- MSN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN-The Warsaw Public Library is 1 ,tt wed as much as it should be used by die mm* ? peoner mat ?r darl .1 ty thai* - ? --Jul-- ?Ull Ml ? has IBada. The b ?how i tod tZkm* mt?fe easier to find cues t) ? .1 tra< t you Aoeoi ding to Mrs 3HrU Johnson. Librarian c cuUtion hat bf 1 u h ince it 1 has been painted Plans arebelnenMeto make It even more attractive and comfortable. Mrs. - Johnson urges adults and children to make nse of the library. If she happens not to have a particular book you wish to read, she will ob tain It from Kenans ville Reading Is educational as wall as entertaining. Statistics show that children who have parents who read Hot read mere than children who have parents who do not The library Is opened Tuesday Thursday from 2 pm untU 5 p.m. The James Sprunt Institute Board of Trustees recently met on campus to review operations ;for the school year, which begins on September '4, 1973. James Sprunt Institute is adding two new prjgrttns this year In addition to the -Sixteen programs already scheduled. The new programs are Accawting and Home and Hos pital Aide. Pictured above from left to right are members of the Board of Trustees and Ja mes Sprunt Institute Administrators: Cecil Miller, Robert A. Lee, Mrs. Edward L. Boy etxe. Fa Is on W. McGowen, Addis P. Cates, Dr W. Dallas Herring, Dr. Larry Outlaw, Sp ecial Projects Coordinator, Edd Dudley Monk, Dr. Carl Price, Dean of Instruction and Dixon Hall, President. Graduation Exercises will be held in Kenan Memorial Auditorium on Fri day August 31, 1973 at 8:00 p.m. Lieutenant Governor James B. Hunt, Jr will deliver the graduation address- The public is cordially invited to attend. Drive With Care The 1973 Labor Day Week end period for counting traffic collisions, deaths and injuries begins at 6:00 p.m. an Friday. August 31, 1973 and continues until Midnight on Monday Sept ember 3,1973. The North Carolina Highway Patrol will be actively patroll ing throughout the St ate and will place special emphasis on the highways which carry the heavy flow of traffic to and from the beaches and the mountains Sta te Troopers expect to make fre quent use of speed timing and chemical testing devices as they seek out and arrest the speed ing and drinking drivers. Tax Collections LOCaL 1* SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTION BY DUPLIN COUNTY FOR JULY. 1973 RE PORT WAS $44,682.6*. Notice Cinansvtlle Ci>y Dump w^s official y closed ro ail people is </ Friday, August 34. Anyprr i.ii that violates this ordinance will be prosecuted. Creel Cites 1973 Labor Law Changes Ra LEIGH-Importair changes in several of North Carolina's basic Labor Laws will go into Commissioner Billy Creel said today. "The 1973 General Assembly enacted substantial changes in the Sate's minimum wage, max imum lour, and child labor statutes, and for the first time added an overtime pay require ment for North Carolina em ployees," said Commissioner Creel. Creel listed the 1973 Labor Law changes, and their effect ive dates, as follows: MAXIMUM WORKING HOURS FOR ADULTS- "Starting July 1, 1973, employers of four or nnire employees in any one place of business are governed by maximum working hours of 10 hours psr day, 56 hours per week, and 12 days in any per iod of 14 consecutive days. These maximum hours apply equally to men and women em ployees. "This section of the law (G. S. 93-17) has been changed 30 that several types of employ ees Mho formerly were exempt rfwmmusimws mis require ments are now covered. These include employees in motion picture theaters, hotels, male clerks in mercantile establish ments, and auto mechanics wo rking on a com ilssion basis or on a combination of salary and commission, provided the establishment in which they are working is not covered by, or in compliance with, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act "Several sections of the Maximum Hour Law were re pealed or deleted from the law, either to eliminate discrimin atory provisions based upon the sex of the employee, or to re move requlreme rs no longer relevant to current conditions in business and Industry. 'Tor example, businesses are no longar required to fur nish seats for the use of fe male employees. Businesses m?y no longer apply to the Comrn'ssioner of Labor for special permission to work em ployees 80 hours per week (n i "emergency" slwations. Var ieptt other changes *-jfot ire too technical to Ife suit able for discussion in a news article main exemption still REMAINS - "Employees 18 years of age and over who are 'covered by, or in compliance with, the federal Fair Labor Sandards Act,' are still ex empt from the dally and weekly hours provisions of the MaxP mum Hour Law. In actual effect, this means that the law has an impact only upon busi nesses not covered by the fed eral law "If any business paysthecur rently applicable federal mini mum wage, and pays time and a half for overtime after 40 hours per week in cases where the federal overtime provision ap plies, it does not have to limit employee working time to 10 tours per day. 55 hours per week, and 12 days in any period of 14 consecutive days. This provision of the law automati cally eliminates approximately 1,100 000 North Carolina em ployees from coverage by the Maximum Hour Law. STaTE OVERTIME REQU1RE MENT-"a new section (G.S. 95-17.1) added to the Maximum Hour Law, also effective on July 1, 1973, requires that cov ered employees be paid time and a half their regular rate of pay for hours worked In excess of 50 hours in any one week. "This overtime pay provision will apply to establishments having four or more employees and which are not exempt by virtue of being 'covered by or in compliance with' the Fair Labor Standards Act. or other wise specifically exempt from 2* Miximum Hour Law. "No realistic estimate of the number of employees who will be affected by this provision is currently available. Its prin cipal impact will be upon retail , and service establishments having four or more employees but not covered by the federal $ law because they are fiolnglesa than 1250,000 gross aaiual vol , ume of business 11.80 MINIMUM WAGE - "Approximately 50.000 North Carolina employees will be dir ectly affected by the increase in the North Carolina minimum wage from $1.60 per hour to 91.80 per hour oo ?nhrr 2, 1973. "No other changes in the Mini Most of the 50.000 employees who will benefit from the $1.80 mintmwP) i w. and service businesses. "For the time being, at least until September 2. the special student-learner minimum of not less than SI 40 per hour per mitted by regulation of the Com missioner of Labor with the approval of the State Appren ticeship Council, will remain unchained. CHILD LABOR CERTIFICA TION - "Effective October 1. 1973, minors (Under 18 years cf age) will no longer have to obtain a new employment cer tificate from their county De partment of Social Services each time they change from one job to another. "The new certification re quirement makes the minor's original employment certificate good for the job described in the 'promise of employment' and for any and all subsequent employment Hazardous occu pations, prohibited for minors by the State Child Labor Law or by the child labor provisions of theFair Labor Standards Act, are still prohibited and will be indicated as being prohibited on the minor's employment corti cate. "The new law makes the minor responsible for obtaining the employment certificate. This responslblity was formerly that of the minor's employer or parent. "Upon the first day of employ ment, the minor must surrender the employment certificate to his or her new employer. The employer must keep the certi ficate available for Inspection at any time by the Department of Labor. Upon termination of em ployment, the employer must immediately return the employ ment certificate to the minor. MINORS WORKING IN BEER AND WINE PLACES - "A further amendment to the Child Labor Law permits minors be tween 16 and 18 years of age to work in Grade A restaurants holding malt beverage, wine, spirituous liquor, or other per mits issued by the State ABC Board, but does not permit mi nors to serve or dispense such beverages in establishments holding "en premises" per mits. "Pending an exact interpre Menial Health Expands Service Dr. E. J. Raman, Director Duplin County Mental Health Center has announced expansion of staff and services at the Cen ter. ' ?' ? James F. Buroette has Join ed the staff as Social Worker II. He will work prim<rily with children and Youth out pa tients. as Staff Lias Ion he will devote one day per wcekto work with Duplin County patients hos pitalised at Cherry Hospital. Another Important duty Mr. Bnrnette has assumed is Con sultant to other public agencies. Mr. Bumette received a de gree in Social Science from Campbell College in the spring of 1936. He immediately enter ed armed services and upon re lease from the United States Army, he joined the suff at Cherry Hospital asaSocial Wo rker; a position he held through Jjly 1973. He is a native of and resides in Mcunt Olive wi th his wife the former Virginia Turner, a teacher in the Mo unt Olive Schools. They have three children: Hunter, age 6, Trevor age 3, and Rebecca age 1. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bumette, well known oil distributor of this area. /'? \ Dr William Van Fleet, Dir ector of Children and Youth Services at Cherry Hospital ha j Joined the staff as Consultant Psychiatrist. He will be. In Mrs. Sylvia Quint has join ed the staff as a Mental Heal th Aide. She. Is the former Sylvia Wiggins, also a native of Mount Olive, and is married to William H. (BUI) Oulnn of Ken ans ville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Quinn. They have one son, William, age 10. The Qui nts are active members of the Kenansville Baptist Church where Mrs. Quinn currently is serving as a teacher in the pri mary departmtr. of the Sunday School. Sylvia will serve as intake worker at the center. She will also work with families of al coholics making home visits whenever necessary Other du ties will include assisting with bookkeeping She has hid se veral years experience working with alcoholics through AA and Al-Anon Mr. James Reaves, former Lias ion Alcoholism Counselor with Cherry Hospital has accep ted temporary employment as Planner-Developer of aRCH way East. This program , a part of Mental Health will be located In Rose Hill and will se rve five (8) Mental Health Ce nters, namely Onslow County Mental Health Center, Lenoir county Mental Health Center, Wayne County Mental Health Center, Duplin County Men tal Health Center, and Nettie Mental Health Center, compos ed of Craven, Jones , Carteret, and^PamUic Counties. The bridge the gap between institution and independent co mmunity living. Clients willre celve professional counseling, as well as involvement in wo rk actlvites, and recreational programs. Dr. Raman feels confident that in the near future the men ta 1 health center will have a day Ore Program for Child ren. This program will also be located in the Rose Hill School building, a pa.-i of which now houses the Duplin County Human Resource Development Center. Approximately thirty (80) adults have been enrolled in this work activity program wh ere recreation and education is a part of their daily lives Wi th the implementation of the Ch ild Day Care the facility would include all age levels of handi capped person. "We feel very fortunate to hav these People join the Mental Health Staff" stated Dr. Ra man" and to be atte to continue to expand services at the Duplir County Mental Health Center." JULY WETTEST July is usually the wettest month of the year In North Carolina. Based on averages for the period 1941 to 1970, the July^ralrrfaJU ^ have 111 the mountain* f 9