to return to the regular eight
houj five-d?y work scKeduk
' iwt?d to twcijjp ^
xmxm
.aaL? -J it ? ?
of thTpeople of Duplin County.
Reynolds also prevented the
Commissioners with * data
worksheet of cash farm income
for the Southeastern District
covering the year 1976. Total
sales for the year amounted to
S164.353.446. with tobacco
leading the sales.
The Commissioners received
a request from Chris Johnson to
use the Court Boom on March
23rd for a YDC night meeting.
Johnson was referred to James
Sprunt Institute since the Board
has ruled that no night meetings
will be scheduled in cotaty
The Bourd discussed ap
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pointments to Nense Rivet
Council of Government Com
mittee*. James Rusher, indus
trial Developer, was appointed
to serve on the Manpower
Committee, replacing Cammia
sioner Ariiss Albeitson; Ms.
Cynthia Kennedy and Mrs.
Millie Brawn were appointed to
serve on the Family Planning
Committee, since Health De
partment representatives can
net serve due to contract re
Baker Gives Results
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Of Que$tipnnaire
>v ? - * -?
. Lated Mow are the result* of
the recent newspaper question
naire by Representative Toqpay
jjT Do you favor capital pun
Yes. 77%. No, 12%,
jHUbdecided, 11%.
i- Do you favor the Equity
Rights Amendment? Yes^S%i i
Not, 80% and Updedded.5%. ^
and serve two terms instead of
one as mm provided by our N.C.
: .
Constitution? Yes. 50%, No,
45%, and Undecided 5%.
i Do you favor changing the
N-C- Constitution to allow the
Office of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction to be appoin
tive rather than elective? Yes,
12%. No 84%, Undecided, 4%.
6. Do you favor liquor by the
drink in jpu* county or any Other
**nty tsriSJiXe*'12^
tavS^judJes^be^ng * appointed
rather than elected bv the
voters? Yes 14%, No 79%. and
Undecided 7%:
8. Do you favor granting^the
Hi Sa^l..'
quested approval of tfca Com
missioners to lease four addi
tional rooms in the hospital,
amounting to 56,400 per year.
This would reduce the in-patient
beds from 15 to 11. Dr. Raman
said he has already gotten
approval of the hospital and
there would be as increase of
funds required'from the county.
The Board also discuased a need
to build a warehouse in which ga
are 55 dcodIc workimc under tkte v
program with plans to increase
to 90. Motion was made by
Fussell, seconded by Kelly,
carried unanimously, to transfer
funds in the Mental Health
T |
Budget to build a warehouse at
Rose HiU for the Adult Work
Activities program; also, to
lease four additional rooms in
the hospital as office space for
$6,400 per year. Request for
bids on the warehouse will be
.The Board discussed pending
legislation on elderly exemp
tions for tax purposes. The
Commissioners agreed to write
?^Her to Senator Harold Har
djpon and Representative
ttnmy Baker requesting the
R> to remain as is.
'J. T. Pegram, Architect, met
?h the Board to discuss plans
f# the proposed new jail.
IVgram informed the Commis
sEners the schematic plans
have been made and wanted to
upw what action to take at this
tjBe. After some discussion, no
aAon was taken.
Woody Brinson, Town of
JGsdansville, met with the Board
t? discuss the "201" Facility
ffkn for Kenansville. They ap
ftoved a resolution that the
Town of Kenansville will serve
? the designated Lead Agency
? the preparation of the Facili
Planning Report for the 201
known as the Kenansville
yvic^npr^ivDi - >
provide aH kxfal funds required
far the pwparation of the report.
Further, Brfnson requested the
Board to approve a resolution en
the application for grant funds
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To serve on the HUD Com
mittee, the following people
were recommended: Charles
Farrior. Wallace, Elected Offi
cial; Alfred Herring. Warsaw,
County Administration; Lee
Odis Roby, Be ulaville, Minority.
Hiram Brinson, Director at
Emergency Services, met with
the Board and presented a
bound copy of the War Plan for
Duplin County. He also pre
sented a list of surplus property
items that should be taken off
the books because of federal sad
state restrictions are off and the
items are beyond economic*!
repair.
Dr. E. J. Banish, Mental
Health Director, met with the
Board to discuss the need for
additional office space. He re
ROSE HILL FIRE CHIEF HONORED <1 to R)
Chief L. Clayton Herring. Sr. is shown receiving
a leather cairns helmet from William H. Hall. III.
* R.H.F.D. member at a regular meeting held last
Thursday. February 17.1977, at the Fire house in
Rose Hill. The helmet, which features a
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land-painted gold leaf gilt on me trent. Was
presented on behalf df the members of the Rose
Hill Fire Department to. Chief Herring hi
appreciation for his outstanding service and
devotion. Herring, a 1939 charter member, has
been Active Chief since 1960. " T ?
SMI
lurKey man
Charged In
Swine Larceny
Duplin County deputies
charged a hog theft suspect
after a two-year-old case of
swine larceny.
Kenneth Herman Vann, Jr..
27, of Route 1, Turkey, was
arrested recently by Washing
; ?n, D.C. police. In checking on
Vann. the Washington police
found a warrant was outstand
ing on Vann in Duplin County.
After Informing Duplin Sheriff
Elwood Revelle, several
deputies were sent to Washing
ton to bring Vann back to
Duplin.
Vann is out of jail on a S2.500
bond. 'pi
The case began in October,
197$. when Duplin deputies
were advised three men were
selling hogs that belonged to
CarraO's of Warsaw at Hargetts
Crossroads. just inside the
Jones County line. ; f
Officers arrested two of the
3 suspects. One suspect jumped
I in a pickup truck and fled with
officers in pursuit. They chased
him to near Beulaville, where he
turned off on a dirt road to the
east. The suspect jumped from
the truck while it was moving
and fled into the woods. The
truck crashed info a ditch and
the suspect escaped. f |
The officers recovered 14
hogs. At that time hogs were at
record price levels, and the
animals were valued at
yi? sr
Warsaw, received a term of six
to eight years and James F.
Smith of Warsaw, 27, received
two to (bur years.
Jury List
Jurors for Superior Court
Civil ?'March 14, 1977, as listed
by County Jury Commission
with Register of Deeds, as
follows:
Carrie Brewington, Faison;
Dustin Octave Gross, Route 2.
Pink Hill; Bertha B. Evans,
Route 1. Magnolia; Mary
Frances Dobson, Route 1, Mag
nolia; Maryland Kenan Smith.
Route 2. Pink Hill; Charlie
Henry Boney, Route 2, Wallace;
Mrs. Chester Rouse, Rose Hill; 'J
Chester Rouse. Route 2, Rose
Hill; C. Aubine English, Route
3. Wallace; Gwen Jessie Bell.
Route 5, Mount Olive; Lorena
W. Herring. Route 1, Rose Hill;
Maggie W. Kenan, Wallace;
William L. Johnson. Route 1.
Warsaw; George Mack Pridgen.
Route 2. Warsaw; Susie Carter,
Wallace; Peary Davis. Albert
son; Morris Thigpen, Route 1.
Albertson; Stedman Hall,
Beulaville; Wright Gore. Route
I, Warsaw; Doris M. Taylor,
Warsaw; William Henry Quinn.
Kenansville; Queenie Graham.
Rose Hill; Mrs. Frank Merritt,
rose Hill, William B. Vann,
Route 1. Magnolia; William
Stephen Brinkfcty, Chinquapin
Flera Elizaberth Williams, .
Warsaw: Ben King, Mount
Olivet Dallas C. Weaver. Route
I. Warsaw: Phillip Gurganua,
Richland*; Lloyd Kenneth.
Parsons. Jr., Eden; Sharon
Yvonne Coltren, Route 2. Mount
Olivet Miss MaOttlK Colwell -
Miss Rebecca Cbhvell. Wallace,
^rlte^T. ^ ^?jisoa. W^aw;
CONGRESSMAN WHITLEY IN KENANSVILLE
? Third District Congressman Charlie Whitley
was in Kenansville Tuesday to talk with and
answer questions from his constituents. Pictured
(L to R) Rev. David Gordon. Congressman
Whitley and Administrative Assistant Lewis
Renn.
Smith Candidate For
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State Jaycee Office
The Warsaw Jaycees fcave
announced that Dwight Smith,
an eleven-year merafcer and
past president of the local
chapter, will.lie a candidate fer
the office dM^ejPres^QK
has more than 15,000 member*,
is administrated by a Resident,
three Vice-Presidents, ten re
gional directors and fifty-five
district directors. Smith will
solicit votes and support from
the more than 375 chapters
across the state. The campaign
will commence in early March
and continue through the state
convention to be held in Ashe
ville in May.
. As a thirty-two yapr old
Warsaw native. Dwight Smith
has been actively involved in his
community for many years. He
has served as a Little League
coach and Assistaat Scout
master. He has served as a
member of the Warsaw Vet
erans' Week Committee, and
the Warsaw Recreation Com
mission. At the present, in the
Warsaw United Methodist
Church, he is serving as
Superintendent of the Church
School, and as a member of
several boards, including Ad
ministrative. Council on Minis
tries. Trustees. Evangelism and
Pastor-Parish Relations.
Smith is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hopton Smith of Warsaw.
He is married to the former
Judy Bostic of Kenansville and
they are the parents of Julie,
age 10, and Stdbrt. age 1. The
family lives on Wards Bridge
Road, Warsaw. He is owner and
operator of Smith Dry Cleaners.
In the local chapter of the
Warsaw Jaycees. Dwight Smith
has served as Treasurer, Vice
President, President, and on the
Board of Directors. He was
recognized In his year (1974-75)
as local president by State
President Gus Tullas. with au
Award of Honor for Member
ship Recruitment, and the
chapter was presented an
Award of Honor for Member
ship Retention. The chapter had
one of its most successful years
in conducting projects and
serving the community. Special
recognition was given to the
chapter for a project in Special
Olympics. f . j
chy, he was serving as a state
organization advisor to several
chapters in surrounding com
munities. Here again, an out
standing record was accom
plished. In the chapters he
represented, membership in
uciku iicnicuuuuujr, ana new
chapters were chartered in
Faison. Pink HiH and Wallace.
In May, 1976. State President
Jim Morgan named him one of
the top five Area Directors id
North Carolina. June, 1976, the
United States Jaycees presented
him with an award, "Get In
volved With U.S.." for his
Fantastic record on membership
recruitment.
In this year of 1976-77,
Dwight Smith is serving as the
number one Regional Director
af the N.C. Jaycees, and one of
the top in the U.S. Jaycees. As a
Regional Director, he is serving
some forty chapters in south
eastern North Carolina. He has
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Kenansville
Chamber
Is To
Become
A Reality
At a meeting held February
14,1977, a group of Kenansville
businessmen decided to orga
nize a Chamber of Commerce.
Jim Rusher, Executive Director
of Duplin Development Com
mission was die guest speaker.
See further details in Kenans
ville Intercom column this week.