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Board Releases Money For
Intensive Care Unit At Hospital
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1 The DupUn County Board of
Cotamissioiiers released the
cash balance of $150,000 from
the operation, equipment and
maintenance of the Hospital
Fund to help construct the
Intensive Care.-Coronary Unit at
Duplin General Hospital.
Richard Harrell, Adminis
trator of die DupUn General
Hospital, met with the Board to
discuss the proposed addition to
the Intensive Care-Coronary
Unit at the hospital. Harrell
stated that approval was
praised in^luhti WH to con
struct the unit, but to date no
funds have been available to
begin the work.. Construction
would have to begin within a
12-month period, possibly with -1
one extension of 6 months. The
unit would have nine beds,
covering 8,819 sq. ft. and coat
ing $623,500. He requested the
towards tnc construction of tuts
building to replace the present
inadequate unit.
Harrell informed the Board
. that Dr. Daniel Myers has been
hired as the full-time Etner
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gency room physician. He wilt
be working Sunday through
Thursday. 6 p.m. ? 6 a.m..
John Archibald, Libraty
Director, met with the Board to
discuss fee charge on equip
ment loans from the Library.
The Commissioners recom
mended that Archibald meet
with the Library Bloard of
Trustees and present a proposal
that a S5 a day late fee charge be
made on all equipment not
returned within a three-day
period.
Mrs. Winifred Wells. County
Attorney, and James Rusher,
Industrial Developer, discussed
with thA Commissioners the
establishment of an Industrial
Bond Commission. The Com
missioners adopted a resolution
of notice of intent to create the
Duplin County Industrial Facili
ties and Pollution Control
Financing Authority. H wRl be a
seven-member commission,
being appointed by the Board of
Commissioners.
The Board of Commissioners,
with the-exception of Commis
sioner Albert son, endorseiTDr.
H. A. Phillips' appointment tq
the N.C. Wildlife Commission. -,
Action was deferred on the
;apptepriatidn of grant monies .
PFranjj>More, Tax Supervisor,
dfccuaed the household goods
vhlue taxes being placed on a
percentage basis. After much
discussion, a motion made by
Fussell, carried to tax the value
of household goods on a per
centage basis with the pertbnt
being determined by the'Board
at a l-ter date. The Board
agreed that tax statements will
be mailed out as soon as they
are completed instead of waiting
until September 1st.
The Board voted to apply for
state funds for a group home for
mentally retarded children aad
adults. The Board agreed to
have Dr. Raman check into the
possibility of purchasing a home
for this purpose.
The Commissioners autho
rised Dr. H. W. Stevens end
Chairman J. W. HofBer to apply
for Local Public Work funds in
the amount of S32S.OOO to build
au addition to the Health
Center.
The Band received a resolu
tion from the Board of Health
requesting the Duplin County
Board of Commissioners locate
the Jail on another site, since the
present site would impair the
ability of the Health Department
to expand its facilities and cause
a parking problem for clients.
The Commissioners agreed that
plans have already been sub
mitted and approved by the
State Department of Human
Resources to build the jail on the
selected site; therefore, the site
cannot be changed.
The Board was advised that
the Departnmnt of Natural and
Economic Resources is starting '
a program. Special Crisis Inter
vention Program, te hetepay
famuies. The ^Commissioners
agreed to have* Russell Tucker
discuss the matter wkh M\|lie
Brown before action is'taken to
implement the program in
DupKn County.
The Board approved a resolu
tion from the Board of Educa
tion to carry over cash balances
in the Capital Outlay Funds and
to transfer $30,100 to School
Site.
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Son Of A Gun
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I dfal at Duplin General
Hospital in Kenansville the
ether day. and there were two
. i ? ?aauufrisnn aannliMiMael m*\
m'SasS^Sm
cj^ App*renUyjJ*yw?tt botti
S tlrtbing away, and though I
? didst ask. I thuik tney were
there to apply for aome type of
secretarial job... I was there to
see one of the doctors in
reference to a story I am
thinking about doing and just
happened to overhear the two
young ladies.. . They did not
know I was eavesdropping on
their conversation.. .In fact, the
conversation got so good I sat
down to hear more and pre
tended to read a book. . .As the
two were talking away, one of
them said, "Do you suppose we
will have to take blood pressures
| and temperatures and such?".,
.The other said, "I sure hope
' not. I don't know hgw to take
blood pressure. When I have
mine taken, I always watch but
never have figured out what or
how they do Tt. . .1 can't even
read a thermometer.". . .1
couldn't stav out anymore. . .1
just had to get into the conver
sation. .1 sold. "Reading a
thermometer is not difficult..
The girl said. "Yes? Well. I
don't know how. . .1 suppose I
should have taken something
like that in school, but I didn't."
The other girt said, "No. I
didn't have that in school.". . I
ssid, "Well, it is about like
reading a ruler.. .inches and so
on.".. .Opeof the sweet young
things said. "1 didn't take
% , rulers, either". .. 1 smiled and
went on to my appointment. . -I
don't know what happened to
the two. They were gone when
I came back by.. .Come to think
of it, I didn't take rulers, either.
...
I was at Bennett Sporting
Goods in Warsaw a couple of
weeks ago when the hot spell
really began to take over the
weather situation -- those few
days the temperature went up to
and over 100 . The time the
chickens and turkeys were
dropping like flies. . .George
Mked one fellow in the store
what time It was. . .The fellow
looked at his watch and it bad
stopped at 12:15.. .and the date
- Indicator had the j>revk>u* day's
and grjuhnM of. . .Some of the
boys I tMaaed around with could
climb a tree with wo limbs for a
mile up.. .Inst jump on that old
tree, fwfc'tfceir legs around it.
and ifai^r right on up that
I r^peihher ewe snmmer
wherngjjtagl where "The Surf
Spinnbigside.. . And whpre the
row jutted off towards the
woods, there Sfos acheify tree..
.And for three summers I wasn't
tall enough to reach the bottom
limb. Finally owe summer while
everyone was burning tobacco, I
managed to gbt hold of that
lower limb by using some bricks
and such. . .And I climbed that
tree.. .! was So proud of myself
that I called everyone's atten
tion to the fact I was up that
, tree. ."Hey, look at me. . .1 am
way up this tree- ? -Hey, any
body. want some green
cherries?". . .They were red in
color, but in ripeness they were
green. . .An hour pr so later, I
decided it was time to-come
down. . .1 got on that bottom
limb and looked down. . .Son of
a gun. it was a long ways down.
. .Did you ever get into a
situation where you were proud
of your accomplishment. . .but
wished you were not up a tree?.
. .The more 1 looked at that
ground below, the farther away
it got. . .Now I began to get
scared I would fall out of that
tree. . .How am I going to get
down. , .If I jump I'll probably
break my leg.. .If I call for help.
everyone will laugh at me. I'll
just sit here on this bottom limb
and act like I am enjoying
myself. . .1 know. I'll sing. .
From the barn cornea a yell. .
."J.T.. shut up that noise". .
.Maybe someone will puH a
tobacco truck over here and I
CM jump down on it.. .As I was
sitting up there. I could feel
myself falling. . .As kids often
do whei^everything fails... .cry.
"J.T.. what is wrong with
you?". . .1 want my Daddy. .
."Your Daddy is its the field
cropping tobacco.. Hush up". .
.I want my Daddy. . ."Have yon
got up that tree and can't get,
down?".. .1 want my Daddy.. .
.(Back then Dad was skinny and
tall. . .In feet, the tallest person
1 know.. .1 knew he could reach
me, too). . If you don't
hush up that crying I am going
to come up that tree and tan
your britches. " . . .1 want my
Daddy .Mum and the others
under the barn finally finished
up with a truck of tobacco and
pushed it over under the tree,
and,Mom got on the truck and
gptme doun and said. "You can
Dadd/V. .Iran off to otwofthe
? haplr with this prrmtv frthflovi
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Suit Filed In
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Gas Explosion
A civil suit was filed in
Superior Court in Kenansville
Wednesday by Attorney Vance
Gavin on behalf of Marilyn J.
Benson against Worsley Oil
Company Of Wallace.'
On May 13th, an early
morning explosion followed by
fire destroyed the Marilyn
Benson home on'Highway NC
11, one mile north of Kenans- ?
ville. The explosion blasted the
four outside walls and fire des
troyed the family's belongings.
The family was not at home at
the time.
Improper installation of a
newly installed liquid gas tank
wascitedas the probable cause,
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according to N. David Smith, LP
Gas Engineer of the Consumer
rtandards Division of the N.C.
Department of Agriculture.
The plaintiff ,alleges an
employee of the oil company
negligently installed and failed
to check a gas tank installed
with no low pressure regulator
for safe operation.
The suit demands a jury trial.
130.000 actual damages tosher
house and personal property.
$10,000 for injury to her person.
S2.500 for removing debris from
her lot. and $20,000 punitive
damage, as well as oar the
defendant from collecting its
alleged account for the gas and
installation.
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^Oep^Stiterd^ has been
James Sprunt Institute, filling
the position formerly held by
Dr. Carl D. Price. President.
Ballard attended Burgaw
High School, graduated from
Wilmington Junior College, and
received a B.A. degree from
ECU in 1967. He is currently
finishing work on an Ed.D. from
NCSU.
Employed at JS1 since 1969.
he has held the positions of
Director of Continuing I due?'
tion and Dean of Learning Re
sources and Community Ser
vices . y. '.I
He, his wife. LaMonn. and
three children, live in Sarecta.
SAVINGS BOND SAI**f /
BEST SINCE 1949
- Series E. and H Savings Bond
sales in Duplin County during.
^ first half of 1977 were
DtJMJN'S FIRST FLAG - (L to R) Karen Koraegay. the
designer, helps Russell Tucker, County Accountant, hold Duplin
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County's First Official Flag, which was adopted Monday by {he
Duplin County Board of Commissioners.
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#bard Adopts Flag
Karen Kornegay Dubbed 'Betsy Ross'
The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners officially
adopted the County's first flag
Monday, and informally dubbed
the designer, Karen Kornegay,
as Duplin County's answer to
Betsy Ross.
Karen's flag design came
about as a result of a county
wide 4-H project in which her
entry placed first.
Josephine Outlaw and
Catherine Lee. both of Kenans
ville, did the artwork and con
structed the banner.
According to Lois Britt, Agri
cultural Extension Specialist,
part of each 4-H'ers Rag Project
was to write a short explanation
of their flag design. Karen's
read as foliows:
SymboUem ofDuplln County s
The central design of the flag
is against a background of red.
white and blue to show that
Duplin County is a part of North
Carolina and a part of the
United States. The words
"Duplin County" and "North
Carolina" are positioned above
and below the central design.
The central design is an
outline of Duplin County; the
outline is bordered in green to
show Duplin County is a major
"agricultural county." The in
terior is white for contrast.
Included in the central de
sign. in the interior of the
border, are several products,
ideas, and other things which
are characteristic of the county:
-The ears of com symbolize
the agricultural products of
Duplin County, such as tobacco,
soybeans, cucumbers and other
local crops.
--The inter-racial handclasp
emphasizes the good commu
nity relationships and the
friendly helpfulness of Duplin
ites.
--The chicken is symbolic of
Duplin's leadership in the
nation's poultry production.
(Thanks to Rose Hill!)
-The factory illustrates the
growth of industry in the area,
particularly in textiles.
-The 4-H emblem presents
an example of one of the many
organizations active in the
county. The 4-H program in
Duplin is one of the strongest
programs in the State.
--Kenansville, the county
seat, is marked with a star.
-Directly below the star is the
date, March 17. 1749. This is
the date on which Duplin
County, formerly a part of New
Hanover County, was estab
lished as a separate county by
an act of the Colonial Assembly
at New Bern, N.C. This shows
merely a portion of Duplin's
illustrious history.
Karen is the 15-vear-old
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Troy
Kornegay of Warsaw.
The new Duplin County flag
will be carried to Raleigh the
week of July 25th and presented
there.
The County Commissioners
have also agreed to have a flag
company reproduce Duplin's
New Flag so it can take its place
on the flagpole outside the
Courthouse with the United
States and North Carolina flags.
4-H Night
At Liberty
Cart
All 4-H'ers in this district will
be admitted to THE LIBERTY
CART for only $1.00 Thursday
night. July 21 at 8:30 p.m.
Liquor Violation Coses Tried
Twelve persons facing liquor
law violation charges stemming
from raids carried out through
out the county by law enforce
ment officials last month,
pleaded guilty in district court
last week.
The cases Of 29 other persons,
all charged with liquor law vio
lations. were continued.
Willie.Bates of Wilmington,
facing six counts, failed to
appear whpn called. Judge
Stephen Williamson of Kenans
ville set bond at MOO on each
count.
Those pleading guilty and the
fines set. were:
Maryland Edwards. Jr..
Falson. three counts, fined *200
plus *4 50 restitution of money
spent for bottled goods by
undercover agents checking
violations.
William Henry Flowers. Rt.
I. Teachev. 7 counts. MOO plus
$2.95.
Betty Barden Geiger. Beula
ville. 2 counts. S200 and S4.S0.
Vernell Judge. Beulaville.
J counts. $150 and SI.80.
Monro (Skinny) Kelly. Route
Chinquapin. 7 counts. $600
and $2.10.
Morrie Moore. Warsaw. 3
counts. $175 and $2.
Rick Love. 5 counts. $400 and
$4.15.
Jerry Lee Pickett. Route 1.
Maple Hill. 2 counts. $450 and
$7.50.
Irene Outlaw. Beulaville, 2
counts. $200 and $2.
Raymond Lee Usher. Route h
Teachey. 1 count. $100 and
$1.15.
George Best Williams.
Beulaville. 4 counts. $400 and
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Haywood O. Williams. Mount
Olive. 2 counts. $125 and $2.
Each person was charged
court costs of $27.
Continued were the cases of
Jesse James Batts. Patricia Ann
Maxwell and Donell Green.
Wilmington: Elbert Reese
Bostic. Daniel Miller and
WMiarti Henry Woodard. Beula
ville; Dorothy Murray Chasten
and Irvin Lee Chasten. Route I,
Chinquapin; Lillian Lee Faifior.
Edna Ruth Hall. Billy Jay Hall
and Lvndell McGowan Route 2
Roosevelt James and George
Henry Lee. Rodte 1, Magnolia;
Eloise McMillan. Route 3, Wal
lace; Therman Ruth Morrisey.
Gene Whittier Williams, John
David Williams, Johnny Clifton
Williams and Luther Junior
Williams. Warsaw; Chester
Newton and Frank Williams,
Kenansvtlle; Robert Charles
Peterson. Route I, Teachey;
Harry David Sloan and Wilbur
Sloan. Rose Hill; James Junior
Smith. Route 2 Faison; and
Willie Williams, Route I,
Faison.
To Concerned Citizens
In The
Kenansville Area
The Duplin County Board of Education is anticipating the
purchase of a tract of land of approximately 15-20 acres in the
Kenansville area for the purpose of constructing a new K-8
elementary school. The tract of land is located on Highway 50
just east of the Bell Motor Company, and is known as the
"Williamsoo Tract."
The Duplin County Board of Education would like to
exercise its option held on this land before August 4, 1977.
Anyone seeing any legitimate reason why this land should not
be purchased for the purpose of constructing a new school
should notify C, R Yelvertoo, vSuperintendent, Duplin
County Schools, or H. P. Honeycutt, Jr.. Assistant
Superintendent, by lettet no later than July 2S, 1977.
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