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Duplin Schools Ask For >1 Million Increase In 1977-78 Budget The 1977-78 budget for Duplin County Schools totaling 513,409.537 was presented to f the County Board of Education by Superintendent C. H. Yeiverton last week. ! The new budget is SI .0)7.921 higher than the current budget of5)2.371,616. . V The new budget calls for current budget. Sources of other funds called for are state of N.C.. $8,081.607 Federal Revenue Sharing. Sf.242.000. Federal funds other 1 ? than Revenue Sharing. S2.083.4I6 and miscellaneous. $503,056. The new budget has been set up according to requirements of the State Department oT In struction in a new accounting system in order to be identical with budgets of other districts as far as State comparisons go. and to meet computer require ments. Dr. Edward L. Boyette. a board member of Beulaville. complained of the state re quirement. "This doesn't tell me a durn thing. You've got#) pages of figures and you need 60 pages of explanation." Graham Phillips of Wallace said he needed a benchmark ?? something with which to com pare the new and the old. Other board members said of the State Department of In struction's requirements "easy for a computer, but difficult for people." Some of the general break down of the proposed bydget includes SS. 162.833 for regular instructional program. $1,486. 382 for special instructional program, and $861,297 for em ployee benefits. The sub-total of S7.S62.447 amounted to 56 percent of the total request. Business support services, including plant operation, pupil transportation, food servke, plant maintenance and other items totals S2.877.355 or 22 | percent. Capital outlay requests in* eluded SI.426.700 for a new Kenansville elementary school. - S34.700 for paving ar\d tennis courts at several schools and $73,lpS in contingencies. General administration and principals requests totaled $814.120 or six percent of the total request. The Board appointed Charlie Albert son of Beuiaville to the James Sprunt Institute Board of Trustees to replace the late Leroy Simmons of Albert son. They approved S6.OO0 to build a costuming ,house, including dressing rooms and storage for the Duplin Amphitheater be hind Kenan Memorial Audi- ? | torium. P The Board agreed to dedicate j 'the East Duplin High School .3 fine arts building later this month to the memory ofEmmett Rogers, a member of the Board 4 from April. 1963. unfil his death ' ? SWORN IN - (L to R) Edward L. Boyptte and ? Graham Phillips. Jr. are shown. as they were I sworn in as board members daring a Duplin County Board of Education meeting held last Monday night by Magistrate Robert Franklin Williamson. I 4-H Scholarship Award 1 Winner. Announced A Warsaw youth is oae.of four recipients of the Four County Electric Membership Corpora tion (EMC) 4-H Scholarship Award, according to L. P. Beverage, general manager. Sharon Swain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Swain, was selected as the Duplin County winner foe outstanding participation in the 4-H pro A' senior at James Kenan High School. Miss Swain has been active in the Renansville 4-H Club for nine years. Her ? htyt school activities include H serving *s president of the Hep Club, treasurer at the National Honor Society, member of the Monogram Club, tennis team and annual staff. Miss Swain was a winner of the Star-News Golden Star Agricultural Science Award and is a finalist for the William Randolph Hearst Scholarship. She plans to attend Meredith College in the fall to major in home economics Other county 4-H winners include Jennifer Williams, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Williams of Elizabeihtown (Bladen); Eddie Levell Wright, son of Hattic Wright of Burgaw (Pender), and F. Robertson Vane. son of Faye Vaim of Clinton (Sampson) and the late Floyd Vann. The 4-H Scholarships are presented annually to an out standing 4-H member in each of the four counties served by the EMC. Selection is based pri marily on application forms submitted to the respective county agricultural extension offices. Upon receipt of an admissions letter from an institution offer ing training beyond the high school level, each of the winners will receive the scholarship award. ? - ' 1* ??? Duplin School & ?*:?.?* ?r.v-|r ^ ? ? calendar i The proposed Duplin County ' school calendar for the 1977-78 < year lists 196.5 work days. 113 s vacation days and 9 huMmm ' and would schedule August 24 1 as the first day of school. f Teacher work days would i begin August 12. with August I 22 as a vacation day followed by 1 orientation day for students as c August 23. The first school < holiday would be Labor Day. * September 5. The first grading , * period would end October 28th. 1 Thanksgiving holidays would I be November 24-25 and the 5 Christmas-New Year's vacation ti would be December 19-31. f The second grading period woud end January 28, the 3rd c March 23. and the 4th June 2. J The Easter recess would be a March 24-28 with teacher work- 1 days scheduled March 28 and 29. Final date on the proposed $ calendar is June 13, a vacation : w day. B -w, wr m - m? TWs^picturewM made In 1948. (For history of the Ubrsry. >?? Early tobacco transplanting - Oliver. Outlaw, seated mi left. is shown with other helpers getting an early start by letting out his tobacco on Monday between Kenansville and >, 'Jf* ? ' ? . ? Warsaw. Others include: (L to R) Mrs. Viola Branch, Irene Hardy and Wilbur Middleton. I ' I - ? 7 - - / - . ? * ata,v../ , x ? sr.-m JSl boa* & 'And Staff ?> /? ?' ? Tfj- i'M With County Commissioners j Members of (he James Sprunt nstitute Board of Trustees, long with members of the staff if JSI met with the Commis sioners Monday to discuss the lew vocatkmal building at JSI. tobert Lee explained to the ioard that funds for the build ng will come from Local. 40.4 lercent; State 13.3 percent; and ;ederal 46.3 percent. Also, in irder to obtain State and :ederal funding, a commitment nust be made by the county for in additional S180.000this year, "he Board voted unanimously, iroposing to appropriate 180,000 to construct the voca ional building at JSI in the next iscal year budget. Bids for a multi-purpose iassroom and shop building for ames Sprunt Institute were pened Monday by the Board of rustees. The apparent low bids totaled 752,530. The budgeted figure as $889,421. James Strickland of Warsaw, loard Chairman, said it would robabty be mid-May before Helms Aide To Visit Duplin contracts could be let as the bids must be reviewed and approved by the N.C. State Board of Education. Apparent low bid for the general contract came from Coastal Construction Co. of Rose Hill at $549,300. C. H. Yelverton, School Su perintendent. and Jimmy Strickland of the Board of Edu cation. appeared before the Board and requested $6,000 to be used from the 1976-77 School Budget Capital Outlay Cash Balance in order to build a workshop, storage and dressing room at the amphitheater site. The Board approved the request. V. H. Reynolds and Snodie Wilson. Agricultural Extension, met with the Board to -discuss activities of their office. Reynolds explained that Wilson was present to report on the pesticide training for all persons responsible for the use of the restricted pesticides. Wilsoh informed the Board that to date 1.005 persons have attended the four-hour workshop con sisting of eight lessons. The maximum penalty for not being certified is sixty days in prison and St.000 fine. Wilson stated there are approximately 500 people who have not received training. Mrs. Winifred Wells, County Attorney, presented the Com missioners with the notice of intention to appeal the notice to close the Duplin County Jail on April 30 for signature. The Commissioners discussed new appointments and/or re appointments to the Hospital Board of Trustees. After much discussion, action was deferred to a later meeting. Frank Moore discussed an increase in fee to the Dixie Data Processing to process county taxes. The Board was in agree ment to have a contract with Dixie Data Processing to do the county tax billing for the amount of $7,700. Dr. H. W. Stevens was re appointed to the Health Systems Agency for another term of three years. Tom Pegram. Architect, met with the Commissioners to re view the plans for the proposed new jail. He advised the Board he is meeting with the State Prison officials to review the pians and then again meet with the Board to go over the final drawings. Pegram told the Commissioners the plans for the Health Center addition are ready whenever the Local Public Works funds are available. Richard Woodcock and Mrs. Violett Phillips met with the Board to discuss the county wide water system. They ad vised. the Commissioners the Planning Board has proceeded as far as possible and now need to negotiate with an engineering firm to make a detailed study of the system. U. S. Senator Jesse Helms announced that Bill Berryhill. Staff Assistant for North I Carolina, wilt be in Kenansville I Wednesday. April 27. to meet I with local citizens. Berryhill win fee available to receive suggestions and make note of problem* between the &rfD^rnitthofeP'!n County Development iirnoe tn the Courthouse. I BerryhHI'S visit is pert of a j continuing program to give L Ndrth Carolinians an ooportu f nity to keep in close touch with v their Senator. Helms said. "Berryhill will be available to Duplin Arts Council Plans Festival For Eastern Carolina During three days in May. on the 6th, 7th and 8th. over 90 of the finest artists and craftsmen in eastern United States will gather in Wallace at the New Duplin Tobacco Warehouse on Railroad Street far a fantastic display and demonstration of Arts and Crafts. Combined with the Arts and Crafts will be music, dancing and other entertaining events. The show is completely free and sponsored by the Duplin County Arts Council for the people of eastern North Carolina. Showing will be artists like Ann McCleod of Titusville, Florida, whose Seascapes almost "let you taste the salt spuny . .Ray and Ruby Chap man from Orlando. Florida, who both work with art-Ray with Seascapes using shells and bits afdriftwtod in his paintings and Ruby doing fingerm-int sketches :\ (You place your fingerprint on drawing paper while Ruby does a fanciful drawing around it). Wildlife artist. J. Hilary . .. animal paintings. His paintings of shrimp boats and marshes are filled with love for coastal Carolina. . .Sculpture by Angelia Martinez of Jackson ville brings back the nostalgic beauty of the past, a mother standing in the wind holding her baby in her arms created in bronze toned acrylic resin, or Seagulls swirling around pilings . . . Wooden signs in Redwood will be carved by Leslie and Bobby Bradshaw from Harts ville. South Carolina, finished and delivered as you watdi. . Pottery will be featured in every conceivable style as well as creations in leather. . .You will be amazed by the hand-cut stones and beautiful gem material displayed by Betty and V. L. Hill from Florida. . David and Mary Boggs will show. lovely creations in silver. . . Jeanne Leonard will create and display dried flower and drift wood arrangements. . .Don'and Nancy Rupard of Raleigh will k'-'' ?v.' *' ?' .? ' \ lirttrrrnirffr' These are only a few of the marvelous people eastern Caro lina can meet and enjoy in the show in Wallace next month. Come and spend an hour or a day. Have the time of your life, seeing and enjoying the beau tiful items displayed. Enjoy them and perhaps acquire something of beauty for your self. your home or someone you love. For a great new experience, visit the Duplin County Arts Council's festival 'Tl May Oth, 7th and M - Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Joyces Banquet It the Farm jiuitsu ?? t ^ Former Kenaiwvill* Jiycee , XUIUMOp. i \ I
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