TOOTH IN ACTION 4-H Club was second place
Pvouth organizations as recognized bv
Carolina Rural Safety Council in their
ecentty. Shown receiving the award for
i In Action Club are Al and Linwood
{ton from Mrs. Carolyn Register,
of N.C. Rural Safety Council. Linwopd
SwraahaRF <:?.. v. 'i V ; 'V'v"
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was named the winner for all youth for the N.C.
in the Safety Project for persons over 13 years of
age. A1 waa named winner for all youth for
persons under 13 years of age. The awards were
presented at the annual meeting recently in
Raleigh.
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The Board of Trustees of
James Sprunt Institute has an
nounced that the first scholar
ship in honor of Dixon S. Hall
will he awarded in June of this
year. Dixon HaB was president j
of the technical institute from its
beginning in 1964 until he j
resigned in November of 1976 to
enter private business. Under
the direction of the institution's
new president, Dr. Carl D.
Price, a campaign to fund a
scholarship hi Hall's name was
undertaken with many contri
-V butions being made by citizens
* from Duplin County as well as
other puts of the state. The
scholarship will be awarded to a
graduating senior from one of '
the Duplin County high schools
who plans to pursue an Asso- i
date in Applied Science Degree <
and majtw In either Business I
1
Administration, Executive
Secretary, Accounting or 1
General Office Technology.
Value of the schoiprsliip is
$250 per year for two yean (six
quarters) and is sufficient to pay
tuition, feet, textbooks and
materials for that period.
The scholarship will be i
?warded on the basis of aca
demic achievement. Members
of the scholarship committee are
Robert A. Lee, Jess Outlaw,
Joyce Thomas, Shirley Farrior,
members of the staff of James
Sprunt, and Billy Merritt of
Rose Hill; Rusafcil Tucker of
Kenanatplle; and Ellen Brewer
of Warsaw.
Interested students who
would like additional informa
tion are encouraged to contact
their high school guidance
counselor or Robert A. Lee,
Chairman, Dixon S. Hall
Scholarship Committee, at
James Sprunt Institute in
Kenansville.
Rotary Student <
Of The Month '
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Joins Neal Tucker, a eenior '
ill James Kenan High School. J
Jju honored by the Warsaw- j
9Sei|Mnsville Rotary Club as '
a>Btidest of the Month" for 5
aaata?-*
? -fifth hi j
member of the Magnolia
Raptirt Chmeh. Neal is io th
of Firr Depa#* J
?rat, Jaycees and is a former 1
4-H State Winners
Duplin County hna two State
Winners in 4-H records for
1977. Elizabeth Spicer has been
named the 1977 Clothing
winner and Sharon Swain has
>een named the 1977 Foods
nutrition Winner. Both girls are
members of the Kenansville 4-H
3ub and will represent N.C. in
?mpetition in Chicago in No
vember.
Elisabeth has participated in
i-H dub work for 9 years with
imphasis on clothing projects
the has conducted numerous
injects and in 1976 was named
Duplin's Most Outstanding 4-H j
Girl, Most Outstanding Girl in
the Star-News area, and was
inducted into N.C. 4-H Honor
Club. She has participated in
the demonstration programs,
fashion shows and has taught
sewing to numerous people. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Spicer and is currently
finishing college in Raleigh. As
her award she will receive an
all-expense paid trip to the
National 4-H Congress.
siuuon has been in 4-H for 9
years and has participated in all
phases of 4-H club work includ
ing giving demonstrations on
Diary Foods, serving as dub
officer and is presently serving
as president of the 4-H Counril.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Swain and a senior
at James Kenan High School.
She will also receive an all
expense paid trip to the National
4-H Congress as her award.
Debbie Heath is the volunteer
leader for the Kenansville Club.
Wilson Named. Medical Director
At Mental Health Center
Dr. ?. J,. Raman, ^rea
Jirector, Duplin County Mental
health Center, announced the
ippointment of Dr. Ian C.
Wilton as the Medical Director.
Jr. Wilson has been working
?nth the Health Center as a
:on suiting psychiatrist since
1974.
Dr. Wilson is originally from
Edinburgh. Scotland. His quali
katkms include; M.B.. <?.B.
torn University of Edinburgh;
DPH from University of Edin
mrgh; DPM from University of
-eeds and MD from University
f Edinburgh He vas a captain
H the Royal Army Medical
fcrps, British Amy 1947 49.
je was hthe^Qinical ^^tor
tkm.
Dr. RAman remarked. .
Dr. Wilson's acceptance of the
Medical Director position is a
significant milestone in the
history of the Duplin County
Mental Health Center. What
impressed me moat was his
genuine concern for the men
tally ill. His vast experience and
etudition is a very valuable
asset in the diagnosis, treat
ment and rehabilitation of the
asentally ill. We are fortunate to
have a conscientious and dedi
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cated staff. I have no doubt in
my mind that the quality of care
for the mentally ill. alcoholic
and mentally retarded at the
Health Center will be the very
best". " " V ?
Dr. Raman also compli
mented the County Commis
sioners and the members Of the '
Area Mental Health Board for ?
their significant contribution in
the development of mental ;
health programs in Duplin
Countv.
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Woman Sentenced*;
In Albertson Death
EJI iit-A) ?* ? . * a *? .l*. - . t? . ?? ." ' v
son. charged with murder,
pleaded no contest to voluntary
^1^in Superior
Tuesday \l? Kenansvllle and
The court also ordered pw- |
chit trie treatment continued is |
Mrs Carrie Harper - ;
Kenneth Herman Vann. Jr. ?t
Warsaw, who was charged
stealing hogs from Carroll'*;*
Warsaw, received a sentence V
M) years on the charge. Vapa :
escaped Duplin County offices*
during a long chase last ?m|
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County Jail To Remain
#
Open 60 More Days
Superior Court Judge Ralph
A. Walker of Greenville ruled
Tuesday that Duplin County will
be able to continue using its jail
until June 30 unless the State
appeals the ruling.
The Department of Human
Resources ordered the County
to close the jail April 30. The
County appealed the order to
Superior Court April 18th.
The County had been facing
an impending order to close the
jail since early this year. How
ever. upon the County's move to
start planning for a new jail, it
received a reprieve from the
Department of Human Re
sources. The reprieve was
designed to allow the County to
maintain use of its present jail
while building a new one and
included a series of agreements
concerning immediate action on
the matter.' 1 *
The County signed the agree
ments, but added its own
proviso to the effect it would
proceed with bid-letting if funds
were available. Secretary Sarah
T. Morrow of the Department of
Human Resources rejected this
proviso and'the jail was ordered
closed April 30.
Judge Walker said the basis
for his order blocking the
closure until June 30 was that
the County had made renova
tions and corrections as re
quired by the Secretary of
Human Resources and that the
County has applied to the State
for a grant to help finance a new
jail. This request is being con
sidered. The Judge further
noted that the County lacks
financial means to enter into a
building contract for the jail at
present.
The Judge also stated Duplin
County has agreed to make
financial preparations in ita
1977-78 budget for construction
of the new jail during its grace
period.
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Son Of A Gun
By Jo* Lanier
, "You never forget how to ride
$ bicycle" is a remark you hear
dften, and someone made it the
other day to a fellow who was
seated near me. It started me to
Blinking about when I first
learned to ride a bike. . .You
know what?. ? . .1 don't re
member when I first learned
how. . .1 do remember riding
one over near Outlaw's- Bridge
%t Mrs. Hffie Sutton's motter's,
CrnWIed on h again and rode h
dowry a hill and couldn't stop. .
? MyTegs .Were too shorty. .Fell
and the Handlebar struck under
my right eye. 1 still carry the
scmw a circle. To Mom this
was "a major accident, but to me
it ?!|s minor and no cause for
And 1 began asking for a bike.
Money was in short supply back
tha^tjand was almost out of the
quewiofe for Mom and Dad. .
Spending all that money on a
bicyyle. Youngsters today and
badPthen don't understand the
phmc "We can't afford it", so
neitfecr did 1...
Whed I did get my first bike,
ancf tome to think of it. it was
the only one 1 ever did have, we
lived where "Leon's Surf and
Turf" is now located. The roads
were not paved back then and
there was little traffic. One fall
at tobacco selling time. I came
home from school and as soon as
1 got off the school bus. I spotted
the-tracks of a bicycle going up
the pathway toward my house. 1
followed excitedly, but not
really believing. . .The tracks
led right to the house and
around back. . .There was only
one set of tracks, so the bike had
to still be there, but there were
no footprints. . .Someone had to
be riding it. By this time. I had
convinced mvself it was some
one else's bike. but maybe they
would let me ride it. . .It wasn't
there. . . .around behind the
house, it wasn't there. I rushed
into the house. . ."Mom, where
is the bike?-'. . . "What bike?"
was the reply.. .Then I knew. ..
It was a bike for me. . . It had to
be.'. . .Sure enough, there it
was. . .A secondhand "J. C.
Higgins" bike. . .It was the I
most beautiful bike I had ever
seen. . .Red with chrome
leaders. . .Until night came. I
gMdc that beautiful bike up and
Hwji the road. . .Out in the
?Ids.. .1 rode and rode. Finally
fmdmade me come to the house
Mra^se it was dark. . My
tfibtttoents that I could see in
flpdftrk did no good.. .So now I jjj
4|n4d it brought into the
.Musi. I finally got Dad to help 1
tjWOH it on the porch. .Now. I
Wia. I Will tide it on the porch.
]SBuffMom put a sodden stop to
?St-l .So I just sat down and
Sgkal at it. . .Son-of-a-gun. "
Bt *as a pretty bike. I rushed
Ho the porch tp look at that
He. . ."It's all inine" I was .?
Kinking. . .1 just .couldn't .
Hfieve it. Of course the neiv
Kkty wofe off It, but me and.
Hit old J.C. Higgins bike went
BhrrC a mile. . . I broke the fork
H it and went the longest kind
? time without the S2.6S
I finallv did pit thf monpv
jBkkl: - -i ijgi wf ir
to buy the new one. I didn't
know there were supposed to be
all bearings to go along with it,
so one day not too long after
wards. Robert Dunn. Wayne
Davis and myself were riding in
and out the gullies and my fork
broke again. I went sailing off
into a corn field holding to the
handlebars, leaving the bike in
the ditch. Well. I knew it would
.be a longtime bcf?e 1 would be
L$ble t?v get. the pf?0ed money ,
for another fork, so I tied a rope
to the exlc and steered it that k
way. I think I finally got another
fork for Christmas, and this time
two sets of bearings. The fork
never broke again, but I did
lose it one time. My uncle
borrowed it one day and rode it
to Warsaw and traded it for a
bottle of whiskey. When he
came back and told me it had
been stolen. I cried all night. .
?Next day he borrowed some
money and reclaimed it. Of
course. I didn't know this until
just a few years ago. . .that is
that he had traded it. I finally
traded the old bike in Tampa.
Florida as part payment on a
service cycle (a small motor
cycle). Joe and that bike spent
many a wonderful day..
The "I Wish I Hadn't Said
That" award goes to Benny
McGuire, one of the World's
Largest Twins. When I asked
him about the pocket watch that
had two bands attached to reach
around his wrist, he said. .
."We had them fixed like this
because we don't wear overalls,
and have no pockets to put in
our watches.". . .Son-of-a-gun.
Beulaville Gun
Dealer Indicted
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A Beulaville gun dealer was
indicted in New York Jaat
Wednesday onrcharges of Con
spiring to steal 250,000 rounds
of ammunition from the Camp
Lejeune Marine base outside
Jacksonville.
Arthur Lawrence Buckman of
Beulaville was named by a U.S.
attorney as the alfefpd prin^al
civilian outlet for a nationwide
. ammunition tfeeft ringjun 1m si*
non-commissioned officba*
assigned to the main rifle range
and ammunition 'bunker at
Camp Lejeune from January 2,
1976 to November 19,1976.
U.S. Attorney David G.
Trager said Buckman was
charged in a one-count indict
ment. ?
Buckman lives outside of -
Beulaville, where he has run^a- ?
small gunshop for the past
Duplin Receives Grant
For Summer
Work Program
According to Lester Moore.
Project Director for CETA Pro
gram Title I Sc III, there will be
$160,000 available to employ
221 disadvantaged youths in
Duplin County, age limits 14-21.
They mu'st be going back to high
school or college in the fall.
Plans call for 60 slots for 14
and IS year olds. 81 slots for 16
and 17 year olds, 55 for 18 to 21
year olds, and 25 for high school
dropouts. These young people
will be paid $2.30 per hour.
They will work 40 hours per
week for a 7 week period. The
program will start June 30, 1977
and end August 5,1977.
These disadvantaged youths
will be placed in work positions
with public agencies, county,
state, federal and private non
profit organizations. The pro
gram will provide necessary fi
nancial assistance to the youth,
thereby making it unnecessaiy
for them to drop out of school.
For enrollees who will be going
to higher education facilities,
the program will provide needed
financial assistance. For en
rollees entering the job market
the program will provide
valuable gaining for them in
becoming productive workers.
All persons applying for work
on the Summer Program must
verify family income by bringing
to our office a copy of their
parents' 1040 or 1040A as filed
with the Internal Revenue Ser
vices for the year of 1976. As h
stands now, we will not be able
to employ but one person from a
family household. All applicants
must have a social security
card. If under 16 years of age,
they must have a work permit
also. All applications must be
signed by parents at our office,
located at 302 S. Marshall
Street. Rose Hill, next door to
Dr. Hawes' office. Telephone
No. 289-3915.
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Sheriff's Report
A larceny was reported by
Richard Coffee when lumber
valued at SI58 was stolen from
J.W.D. Construction Company
of Greensboro, from the com
pany's building site at Guilford
East, on N.C. Highway 11.
north of Kenansville.
A breaking, entering and
larceny was reported at the
Frank Taylor Pool Room on S.R.
?
1327, Route 1, Faison. When
the intruders got inside, they
damaged several machines, in
cluding cagarette and drink ma
chines. juke box and pool table
to the amount of S20. The
building was damaged in the
amount of SS, and missing was
$265 in cash as well as ll'/i
cartons of cigarettes valued at
$57.
Alt EXHIBIT - Cathy Lee of Kenansville was
one of the exhibitors at the Festival '77 in
Wallace over the weekend. Ms. Lee is shown
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above with her ethibit of ott ami acrylic j