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Tax Revenue Increase For Duplin
An increase of $20,000,000 in
Duplin County's assessed vain
ly sbon for the cnreent tax year
was reported to the County
Board of Commissioners
Monday by Frank Moore, Tax
Supervisor. He said this is a
6.81 percent increase, it would
bring an additional S200.000 in
tax revenue to the county an the
basis of the present 99 cento per
S100 tax levy.
County Commissioner Chair
to hold its tax levy to that level
for the 1977-78 fiscal year.
Moore said the biggest single
kMwase came in Kenansville
*"r2?BoMd tabled the report of
its com pater study committee
until the next meeting. Gerald
Quinn of Warsaw, chairman,
recommended five steps: 1.
Computerizing financial
records; 2. Hiring a data pro
cessing manager and a key
operator by July 1; 3. Leasing or
baying three input stations and
one printer to go on the line with
Dixie Data Processing Co.; 4.
Having Dixie Data and the
county staff program the pay
roll, budgetary records, wp&ap, .
program tax billings and collec
tions, and S. Placing on order an
BM 34 to go on the Une July 1,
1979, and have programs ready
at that time to switch from Dixie
^ptatothe county's teasedunit.
services and repairs and
supplies for 1977-78 wofald be
?72,498. ForW8-79, the casts
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oic repon. -
ndttiilg*1>m?9)^to^MtrtSola of
Whaihtgloa tg $35-a month for
36 months to place a repeater to
widen its commune ation service
to customers of the area.
Janet Crenshaw of Warsaw
was appointed to the family
planning council.
J. W. Hoffler was reap
pointed to the James Sprunt
Institute Board of Trustees.
Warren Oail, electrical
inspector, asked for and was
granted an increase in fees for
electrical permits of $4 for all
hut utility poles, which went up
$2. The final budget hearing
was opened at 10 a.m. for the
regular budget and revenue
sharing. No citizens appeared to
comment on the proposed bud
gets and there were no written
comments on the proposed
budget^'Tne hearing was ad
journed.
The Qoard discussed a SO/SO
matching grant in the amount of
$30,000, the purpose of which
would $e to plan a Cultural
Resource Center. The Center
would hhuse the Arts Council. I
Liberty Cart, Library and Rec
reation Department. - If funds
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become available, it will include
all preliminary planning but will
not pay for any construction.
The Board authorized Russell
Tucker to proceed with the
application.
Leland Grady, Tax Collector,
presented his tax collections for
the month of May and year-to
date. For May, the collections
amounted to SI 15,819.56 and
year-to-date $3,178,436.40.
The Board was advised that
contracts have been received on
the Rose Hill and Faison Neigh
borhood Multi-purpose Service
Centers. _
The Commissioners received
notice of appeal to the Full
Commission of the Lawrence
Newbernacase.
Melvin Pope, Mayor of Mag
nolia, met with the Board and
presented a resolution on the
"201 Faculties Plan" for Mag
nolia. The Board approved the
plan fof MignolU.
Richard Woodcock, Planner,
and Mrs. Winifred Wells, the
County Attorney, discussed
with the Board their meeting
wfcfc the citizens of Albert son
regarding the neighborhood
multi-purpose cehter tor that
area. Mrs. Wells explained she
discussed with the group its
responsibility for the mainten-.
ance and insurance on the
building if and when built. The
Board was in agreement that ?
before the county will sign the
contract, the Ruritan Gub will
sign the contract; the Ruritan
Cltth will maintain the building
for the life of the building (10
yean); the Ruritan Gub will be
responsible for the insurance. I
Woodcock was directed to meet
again with the Ruritan Cub in
Albertson and explain the
expectations of the Board.
The Commissioners discussed
recent passage of the Local
Public Works bill and the pro
posed new jail. A motion was
made by Albertson to authorize
Tom Pegram. Architect, to ad
vertise for bids on the proposed
new jail. Four voted for and one
abstained (Fussell).
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Son Of A Gun
By Jm Lanier
At this week's meeting of the
Duplin County Board of Com
missioners. 1 noticed Chairman
Hoffler seemed to look different
... .1 wasn't quite sure what it
was.. .Then I finally realized he
was seated lower than usual. .
.Hoffler is the shortest of the
Commissioners when standing,
but he was seated so low his
chin was barely even with the
tabletop. . .Well, not quite that
low.. .But I dismissed it though
I noticed Hoffler rocking back
and forth in his chair and
bouncing up and down as well. .
During a break in the meeting.
Hoffler said "Something is
wrong with my chair". . .But
the meeting continued and
every once-in-a-while he would
begin his movements. . .again
looking down at the chair in a
curious sort of way. . .like
asking, what is wrong with this
thing.. .About meeting's end. I
realized what had happened.
Arliss Albertson had exchanged
chairs with Hofftac. without his
knowing.. .For the past several
months. Arliss has at least twice
each meeting, laid the chair
over and tried to adjust it or get
it to do something that it was not
doing. . .And today Arliss was
sitting back with no complaints.
.. .But Hoffler was still Jiggling
around in the chair. . .By the
way, this chair is a bad luck
chatf. . .Jiggs Fussell hadirfMI
and something happened to his
leg and the chair got switched
over to Arliss. . .And Monday I
noticed Arliss was walking
around holding his back. . .And
HofTler was trying to decide why
his chair was popping and
snapping. . . .Winnie Wells
noticed also that Arliss had
made the chair switch. . .Finally
we could hold back the laughter
no longer. . .With Mrs. Wells
and I laughing apparently at
nothing. . .The rest of the
Commissioners began looking
our way with a questioning eye.
. . .everyone but Arliss. who
was smiling, but trying not to
show it. . .and Hoffler who was
still jumping up and down in his
chair saying something is wrong
with my chair. . . .After Mrs.
Wells and I told what we were
amused at. and Arliss got up to
stretch his legs. Hoffler traded
chairs with Arliss. . . .You know
how funny things get sometimes
when you are supposed to be
quiet? Well this was the case,
and after I began laughing. I
then became embarassed.
. . .but couldn't stop. . .'
.. with no disrespect, but purely
with an amusing eye. Hoffler
reminded me of a young boy
trying to make his chair sit
better. . .Fact of the matter is.
Hoffler is about twice my age.
and has about twice as much
energy.. v
I left my car to be worked on
at a place last week.. .They said
they would call when they were
finished. . .Late in the day I
asked Donna (my wife) if they
had called and said my car was
ready, and she said "'No. . .1
haven't heard from them. .
.Maybe they have run into
multiplications." . . .which I
thought funny. . .1 figured she
meant complications. . . But fact
of the matter was. she was
right. . .The bill had been
multiplied about three times
what 1 thought it would be....
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navii^i ? unci icus nic sue anu
some of her relatives went on
vacation last year, and while in
Washington got tm urge to visit
the rest room.. .She and another
female, I forget just who. .
.went into the public restroom.
and after waiting it.
managed to get adjoining stalls,
compartments, or what-have
you. . .Cost a dime to get in,
anyway. . .While seated, she
looked to her right and saw what
she thought was a mirror, and.
as most people do. touched it. .
Just as her hand reached the
mirrot. she realized it was not
her reflection she was seeing. .
.She didn't have on a pink
sweater. . .What it was. was a
hole in the wall. . .And she
touched her friend who im
mediately screamed so loudly,
according to Rachel, it could be
heard back in Duplin County.
When the two got their com
posure back and walked out into
what had bpen a crowded rest
room when they first entered,
they found themselves all alone.
. .That Rebel yell had emptied
the restroom. . .Son-of-a-gun . .
4K IW7 Graduates To Receive
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Twenty-seven 197T James
Kenan High School graduates '
are U>receive $61,571 in
finM(j(ly^idt it wis announced
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the
Stanley Broadie was the Wil
liam Rand Kenan Athletic
award winner, which consists of
a $100 scholarship** trophy and
a name plaque to he placed on
aagsgaft'va:.
also received a full athletic
scholarship to Duke University
of $24,000. Stanley b the son of
Mrs. Juanita Broadie of
Kenan sville.
Nelson Carlton. Jr.. son df
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Carlton of
Warsaw, was die recipient Of a
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$300 Rotary"' Scholarship pre
sented by Hi C. Allen, rep
resenting the Warsaw-Kenans
Other scholarships, grants
and financial aid earned by JK
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Scholarship. "Mount Olive
College. 11,000. and Lois Phil
lips Boyette Memorial Scholar
ship. $500; David Carlton NC
Merit Tuition. UNC-CH. $1,200
and Century III:leadership
Scholarship. $1,000: Teresa
Carlton - Fashion Merchandise
Institute, $1,400; Catharine
PhilBpa, Faculty Scholarship.
Mount Olive College, $500;
Shelia Williams. Academic.
Winston-Salem State, $2,249;
Alan Btgell, Academic. Appa
lachian State, $1,812; Wanda
Broadiei- Academic, N. C.
"Central, 51,862; Donna Grady *.
Faculty Scholarship, Mount
Olive College, $500; Cora Brew
ington. Socialites Club Scholar
ship, James Sprunt, $109;
.Jimmy Hooks - Academic, N. C.
Central, $1,862; Elizabeth Kil
lette - Faculty Scholarship,
Mount Olive College, $500;
lAatathea Dixon - Academic, N.
C. Central, $1,862; Robert
Moore ? Modern Matron Scho
larship. $150, and Academic, N.
C. State,; Sharon Swain - 4-H
Scholarship. Meredith College.
$200; James Mercer Quinn -
Academic. Campbell College.
$2,000; Oshenia Lowe - Aca
demic. N. C. Central. $1,962;
Teresa Williams Golden Star,
Mount Olive College, $1,000;
kil4 41a|nn 1. h ? rl ?'??? i t '
JUusenia iviiqqicioii * acauvinic,
N, C. Central. $1,862; Sonya
Powell - Golden Star, Mount
Olive College, $1,000; Gwen
dolyn Frederick - Academic.
Fayetteville State, $1,078;
Deborah Tutea ? Academic.
Shaw University. $1,800; Jerry
Hall n Academic, N. C. Central.
$1,062; Denise Miller - Aca
demic. Elizabeth City State.
$1,062; and Deletes Jones ?
Academic - Fayetteville State.
model for establishina ft sniftll
county personnel system He
was notified by Bernard F.
' Hillenbrand on Monday, June 6.
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for tnis outstanding program.
It was early in 1976 that
DupUn County began to feel the
personnel ^"decisionmaking
' '.i n acai g< ? us
?Ml Hs of co mMreble 'size
be very icceptive. So. on July &
1976. Mary Stevens wfts ap
pointed to the part tim<
of Personnel Director to implc
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Art of 1990, they wore iw?M I
an IPA subgrant to the "Small
$( ounn Model fo, F stablishiaf * \
Personnel System." the pur
pose of which was to develop a
county personnel ajreMm to>?
used as a model guide.
awwun^a S^ivv.
Hoffler said. "We are e?
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from 8 %.m. untH 1 p.m..
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will not bf held Oft - ^
13 at 8 a.m.
Application blanks max be
obtained from principals or
tions about summer school ma>
be directed to the students
home school or to the Duplin
County Board of Fducatton.
Two Arrested And
Charged With Hog Theft
, A (rest of two men on charges
of iahceny in connection with a
hog it heft last week was an
naisyed over the weekend by
thef)uplin County Sheriff's
^tpnes Earl Harper, 28, of
Roagr 2, Faison, and Ronald
Beaanon of Route 1, Faison,
were charged and released
undcfr $500 bond each. Eleven
hogs* were stolen from P. D.
Pryaf's farm pn N.C. 11 last
wedh Eight of them were
reraKwed the same day.
THm- tepms the
SherifT* Department included:
' A. CB radio, ball glove and bat
were taken from the truck of
Furaey J arm an of Route 2, Pink
Hill. The loss was valued at
S162. Henry Sheilds is the
investigating officer.
Copper tubing worth S34.84
was taken from the tobacco barn
of John Stanley Bostic on NC 50
near Dob son's Chapel.
Linda Jones Sutton of Route
1, Kenansville. reported the loss
of a 1971 and a 1972 motorcycle,
both valued at $650.
Three dollars worth of Nabs
and $10 in change were taken
from a machine located at a self
service gas station, on NC 41
eart df Wallace. Hie incident
was reported by Harvey Carter
of Route 3. Wallace.
Billy Herring of Route 2,
Mount Olive, reported the van
dalism of a plastic sign when a
brick was thrown doing $400 In
damage. Dalton Jones investi
gated. A juvenile was appre
hended and restitution is
expected.
Vernon Sholar of Route 2,
Wallace reported his Four
Corner Variety Store in Pin
Hook was entered and $25 in
change and $12.40 in cigarettes
were stolen.
Emma Miller of Route 1, Pink
Hill, reported aluminum roofing
was stolen from her chicken
house three and one-half miles
north of Potters Hill.
Lucille Carter reported $12
worth of food was taken from
her home.
Mildred Becton reported a
larceny at the residence of
Maggie Williams of New
Jersey, located on RPR 1114,
three miles west of Magnolia,
when someone took 8 rolls of
roofing felt and 13 squares of
shingles. The missing items
were valued at S285. Kenneth
Savage investigated.
Edward Warren Kornegay of
Route 1, Magnolia, reported
someone entered his residence
1V4 miles south of Kenansville
on NC 11 and stole a Zenith
stereo, a GE microwave oven,
an Electro! ux sweeper, a Pola
roid camera and several jewelry
items, with a total value of
S1.402. Kenneth Savage is the
investigating officer.
The Ford truck reported
stolen from Smith Bros, of
Magnolia, was located by the
Wilmington Police on Adams
Street there.
The Sheriffs report for May,
indicated stolen property
amounted to S47.824.83. This
included S4.42S.98 in bur
glaries, S4,798.85 in larcenies,
S3&.600 in motor vehicle thefts.
Recovered. $41,279.
Warrants issued included 1
burglary. 2 larcenies. 14 as
saults, 3 manufacture and sale
of controlled substance, 2 pos
session of marijuana. 2 offenses
against family and children, 1
disorderly conduct and 44 others
(bad checks, public drunk, etc.)
Juvenile action included two
hrptkina inH anfnrino ntia
larceny and three forgery and
uttering.
MtAYEK MEA^CFAST
There will be a'Dntch Prayer
Breakfast June 14 at 7 a.m. at
The Country Girl Restaurant
Ma&Svc
speaker. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend the breakfast.
Appointed
Manager
Of Warsaw
Office
Cilif Martin
Colleen Martin haa been ap
pointed acting manager of the
Warsaw office of East Federal
Savings and Loan Association -
Presently assistant manager,
she has been with the asaocia
tion since October 1, 1962, and
is a resident of Warsaw. She
and her husband. W.C.. reside
at 102 Walnut Street They have
two daughters, Karen Colleen
John W. Blake, former
manager, has resigned, effec
tive July 31st. to pursue a
private business interest in
Green villa. He anticipates
relocating In that area in the
very near future.
Wilkins To Retire
R. E. Wilkins, Duplin County
Agricultural Extension Agent
for nearly 30 years, plans re
tirement June 30. The veteran
agent, who began work as
Extension Agent in 1948, says,
"h feels like yesterday, yet it's
a fact that nearly half foe people
in foe world were bom since
Mien." He added, "Emigration,
immigration, inflation, integra
tion, Agricultural education,
and foe situation have all con
tributed to make R far different
than it was three decades ago.
Five barrels of com was a good
yield then, but in 1976, foe
highest official yield in Duplin
County was 186 bushels of dry
corn. Jhe thing that captures
?n?< HHCCl WW OIIMtt COHIKM,
all add up to a completely new
ballgame. America's resources
that have gone Into agricultural
research and teaching have
made this country the bread
basket of the world. During my
tenure, agricultural technicians
from around the globe have
come to Duplin to study our
methods. I know of no career
that conld have been mere
gratifying, satisfying and re
warding than working with the
Agricultural Extension organi
zation and its grass-roots ap
proach to solving problems.
When asked what was the
most exciting event of his
career, he replied, "There have
been many highlights, but the
winning of the 'County of the
Year' Award in 1957 was the
greatest thrill. Out-of-county
judges spent a day evaluating
the agricultural projects, school
and civic group activities. It
was an example of what could
be accomplished when there
was total coihmitment by the
people and the local leadership.
WBkins has received many
awards and citatioes, including
the National Distinguished Ser
vice Award from the National
Association of County Agricul
tural Agents in 1975 in Mil
waukee, the Distinguished Ser
vice Award from the N.C.
Association of Agricultural
Agents m 1975 in Omrlatte. a
Presidential citation frees AJkT
State, three citations from the
NAACP in New Orleans. Wash
ington Memphis, and also
one from the Duplin County
sSsfiSiTiSBE
have two sons, Brie V. entf
Uddkk E.. Jr.