W - ? The weather is the news around the country lataly Some people say Ifs the coldest winter since 18% or 1900. Some effects of the extreme cold have Men a run on space heaters, blow torches, etc., as household Wlter pipes have frozen. ,, $ J. L. Rhodes of the Dupltn County school maintenance de partment. said the system used 51.852 gallons of fuel oil during the first 19 days of January. During Stt Of January last year, thyyatem only used 51.875 He ?aid he didn't expept any serious problem p keeping fhe th*r y** iWlplW* lf*P mostats. normally set at 55 de pees at night and automatically re-set to 70 degrees before school opens, have been ad justed to start warming the buildings an hour earlier than The biggest single problem encountered has been at the Warsaw Elementary School where workmen had to break into a new wad to get at g broken pipe. Outside pipes have froxeft. When the weather ssissr' *r Four schools in the County are total electric. 14 are heated with oil. and one school is a combination of oil and electric iMrt.- *3 *j? Vft:? Wednesday. Holmes Murphy of Murphy MUling Company at 1" -4^:^.#.1*1 .}> it?-. j, at* Register's Crossroads, said hog mortality had increased slightly. "Our major problem is with water," "he said. "Pipes and pumps are freezing and break ing." The firm is hauling water to most of their swine locations and it freezes quickly. William Prestage of Carroll's Warsaw also said his firm is having water and pump prob lems. Duplin County is the largest hog and poultry producing county in North Carolina, with all livestock grossing producers around $100 million last year, according to estimates of the state extension service. Prestauc also said mortality rates of nogs being carried to market by truck had jumped due ?mfr -h- - ? utti1' A--~ 11 to the freezing cold while trucfej were in movement. He said the firm has stopped marketing Ml hogs until the weather im proves. Larry Swanda of Nash Jum son & Sons Farms, of Rose HU}? largest turkey program operator in the Southeast, said some growers have lost a few moi|i. birds than usual, but losses arc still considered minor. He saida the high winds of last welfi continue with the cold, the RM of turkeys wig increase sharps as the birds pile up to try to MB ?warm. The wind creates. ! severe chill factor when coupfcfl with the cold. All producers agreed tfj weather will sharply increisR their costs for the time being, s Snodie Wilson, agricultural agent, said chickens, turkeytf and hogs would be eating more feed and putting on less pouafa of weight due to the cold. In cofcf weather, animals user mo# energy to keep warm tlgK normal, and convert more feec up production costs. Costs^m medication jfo^joultry are alac ^^^d^hTui^iar'had been extended to February 5th att2itegii. . v Ij ' Baker, assistant treasurer; Wil liant Potter, secretary; and Timmy Evans and Alvin Dunn, board members. Officers Installed The Duplin County Shrine Gub will install officers at ? dinner meeting in Wallace on January 27th. with L. Frank Jones, potentate of Sudan Temple as installing dfficer. the Rev. Clarence Lingle of Faison, Interest has been expreaaec I Commerce. As organizations I meeting win be held Thursdaj rant. * {$ A Chamber o^om rocre car effort oTmerchantir^profe* on all and other concerned m Trouble ai 1?* 10 a m when Hoover Pickett rushed into tb^fire department to an nounce his home was burning. CpMLAnly in anderdothiug and a blanket. Pickett drove the four miles bom his bufning home to the fire department. He. then drove back. As firemen responded, they saw a fire in town, and stopped. t tanking this was the fire they had been called to. It wasn't. The si arm had sounded after the truck had pulled oat of the station. The truck stopped at the Norwood Edwards residence, alrich was aflame. Meanwhile, s frantic bouse wife. Mrs. S.A.Pope, sailed the town ortice to tepoR an air* - plane landed in my backyard/' ft actually was a helicopter bom the marines New pver base The copter had developed some engine difficulty and the ; pilot downed the craft in a con venfent open area. The crew .m m . M J Sn nL Ate n^ae repairs ana too* On n about half an hour. Meanwhile, firemen suc ceeded in extinguishing the fire the EJ^arfs^idenct How %/z ncicr nmirnea. ne oia te cJ&j.- , . . ....eSMt Beulavillf en the wav to Saretta. was insured for S8.000.- In addition to loss of Se house and all its contents, at MT73 Buick received damage to the paint and vinyl roof estimated*t $900. attic ?tf the one-story Edwards home was burtied. No damage estimate was available Monday night. Kenensville and Sarecta lire departments also assisted, f MOC Alumni *? s, jHEs? '?'mjmu' ? < JWSv''- ;.ifc; -fl?$ ? - SrS *tlijUjHE'>'X Homecoming |V*f *'*"-- ' '- * Sll 1 ^.1 Alumni of Mount Olive College are invited to gather on the Mount Olive College yocampu* for Homecoming festi vities Saturday. February 5. J A highlight will be the an nouncement of the "Alumni of the Year" award choaen, from nominations submitted to the MOC Alumni Eaecutivd' Com mittee. Special recognition will be given to the classes of 19S7 narking their 20th class reunion and 1%7 marking their 10th class reunion. The pew campus will be open for visitation at 5 p.m. Activities will begin with registration at 4:45 on the downtown campus, followed by a banquet at 5tl5 in ? mitrl struma stew n nt 's* t1'. ftiucn tang win dc uk guesi speaker for the occasion. Long is the secorid athlete to be a four-letter winner at UNC-CH. He is the wttner of many outstanding service awards and works very closely with the Fellowship of Christian Ath letes. He is a foil-time inspira tional speaker and travels throughout the United States. The activities will end with a bask at ball game between the Mount Olive College Trojans and "Sandhill Community Col lege at 7:30 p.m. in the North Duplin High School gym. A homecoming queen, chosen by -the Mount Olive College student body, will be crowned during half-time ceremonies. " u B L ' | EE ~ n.' ; them f to yr ? Ym ' t it ly staff, but :cr iwk< :trrarg' I AT INAUGURAL FESTIVITIES - left to right. Doug Clark, Sue ? Fulcher. Ann Craft. Pot Craft and Elizabeth Grant get together m the breakfast sponsored by Senator Robert Morgan. The tffe. -a? ' I group left Kenansville Wednesday morning to attend the Inauguration of the President and Vice President of the United States. More pictures and story arc on page four. Offered By Duplin Firms A spokesman for a group of Duplin County poultry and park producers, who Joined in of fering rewards for information leading to conviction of livestock thieves a year ago, said Thurs day there appears to be an upsurge in thievery again after a lull of several months. Wendell Murphy, of Murphy Milling Co. said (hat after the reward offers were advertised extensively last January and February, livestock losses from "rustling" appeared to drop off. The five firms offering the rewards are Murphy Milling Co., Carroll's of Warsaw, King Farms, Nash Johnson and Sons, and Watson Sea Food and Poultry. The spokesman said these firms had estimated their 1975 losses from livestock and feed thievery at $200,000. Representatives of the com-, panies met with judges and dis trict attorneys of the area last January to study means of re ducing what was then an epi demic of livestock thefts. The officials suggested the reward idea to them. Murphy said. The Duplin ^Sheriff's Depart ment is investigating hog theft incidents that occurred the past few weeks. I I . Benefit Dinner Elizabeth Whitman Day will be held February 5th at Unity Church. Barbecued pork and/or chicken will be served. The plates will be $2.50. The proceeds will go to help on medical expenses. > i * i ? ? . jr.' Farm Employment Clinic 1 The Employment Security Commission, Mount Olive, will be holding * Farm Employment | Clinic for the purpose of helping 1 farm workers find farm work, ana tum employers ootain qualified workers. If supple mental labor is needed to har vest farm crops, orders will also be taken for this purpose. Frank Kilpatrick, Rural Man-, power Representative, will be at : the following locations the week i of January 31 - February 19: i Monday, January 31, 10 - 11 a.m.. Wallace FCX Store: Tuea ; 92> day, February 1, 10 ? 11 a.m., Dock Herring's Store at Bliz zard's Mill; Wednesday. Feb ruary 2, 10 ' 11 a.m.. Ice Houston's Store at Pink HHi and Dcuitfvmc, iiiursHHij, rcuruary 3, 10 ? 11 a.m., Kennon Smith Store at Smith Township be tween Kornegay and Beulaville. This service is rendered free to formers in these areas by the Employment Security Commis sion of North Carolina. Anyone wishing information or workers should meet Kilpatrick at one of these points or contact him mty the ESC office, Mount Olive, Highway SS West, between 8 a.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number of the Employment Office is 658-4926. wi; v ? Mm*' -m ?? : SLt ? v - 1 ' v.- ' f> Mrs. Swain Honored 4 V ' !jg9 By N.C. Porkettes Mrs. Rose Swain, Route 2, Warsaw, was named North Carolina Portette of the Year by the N.C. Forkettes Association at their annual meeting held hi Raleigh January 13th. Mrs. ' Swain was named ftir her ac f compUshmenta as chairman at 1 the arofocts committee and her f leadership in the Aasociation. The N.C. Porkettes Associa tion is the Ladies Auxiliary of the N.C. Pork Producers Asso- - ciation. Its goals are to assist the N.C. Pork Producers Associa tion in the promotion of pork. Porkettes are wives of pork pro ducers interested in promoting pork' , Vt ' f. ' t; d |L c ??.. ' ^ '|,l, .* New 4-H Club T O C To Be Formed ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ,4 ? ?,,, ?&&&& ticipating may caH either one of 1 the volunteer lenders, Mr*. Gladys Miller at 296-1121. or Mrs. Betty Best at 296-3471. The 4-H program strives to , offer learnins opportunities for 1 you in Mm is c onGniciCu IS 1JOHK : program of Duplin County and J North CsrdHm ?, ft- * * | i '? -a A ?'J' 'Ki'Sisyl COLD-D-D-D- hu been the weed, bet wt In Duplin have been tacky that the picture above does not tell the Whole truth. A water hose left running marie the selling tor this photo hi KjllWlllMi k>?t week. With the record-breaking km tempera tures and rain in the last three weeks, we are tacky not to be "keilhh 'a