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Bids Opened For Duplin Jail
t Bids were oppned Tuesday for
the contracts on the new Dunlin
County jail. Total of all low bids,
including two alternates, was
1642,826, about twelve percent
higher than the anticipated
$500,000 to $600,000.
Dixie General Contractor of
Wallace submitted the low bid
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for general contract on the new
jail at $333,000.
Bids were opened by County
Commissioner Chairman J. W.
Hoffler and Commissioner
William Costin.
The bids will be presented at
the Board's regular meeting
Monday. The bids could be let
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at that time.
The County is under state
order to proceed immediately
with erection of a new jail or
face closing of its present jail.
The latter action could create
considerable extra cost for
prisoner upkeep by forcing the
County to lodge prisoners in
jails in other counties.
In addition to the actual
budding costs will be the archi
tect's fee of 4.5 percent.
Low bid for the plumbing
contract came from Clinton
Hardware Co. of Clinton at
$59,139.
H. S. Home Equipment Co. of
Raleigh submitted the low
heating bid of $35,000.
Darden Electrical Co. of
Goldsboro submitted the low
electrical bid of $64,845.
The low kitchen equipment
bid of $14,509 came from Food
Service Supplies, Inc.. of Col
umbia. S.C.
The low jail equipment bid of
$118,225 came from Willow
Products Co. of Decatur, Ala.
Dixie General entered a
$10,150 alternate for paving and
Stter work. Darden entered an
.000 alternate bid for tele
vision monitoring equipment.
Six birms bid on the plumb
ing, 10 on the heating, eight on
the electrical, five on the jail
equipment, and four on the
kitchen equipment contracts.
Seven contractors bid on the
general contract, with Coastal
Construction of Rose Hill,
Godwin Building Co. of Warsaw
Seven contractors bid on the
general contract, with Coastal
Construction of Rose Hill and
Godwin Building Company of
Warsaw among them.
Seven A/lore Liquor Cases Tried
District court Judge Kenneth
Turner of Rose Hill found seven
more persons guilty on 34 liquor
law violations, with a total of
S2.P00 fines In the cases pre
sented Tuesday.
The cases of 12 Other persons
charged with liquor law vio
lations as a result of a series of
raids tarried out by state,
county and local law enforce
ment officers in the county last
month, were continued.
The judge issued an arrest
order and set bond at S500 on
each of four counts of liquor law
violations against Chester
Newton of Kenansville, who
failed to appear when called by
the court.
Judge Tprner alio issued an
order requiring Goldie Carr
James and Roosevelt James ef
Route 1. Magnolia, to immedi- <
ately start serving two-year jail i
sentences if either or both are
found in Duplin County after
August 1st. t
Thdse found guilty, the fines,
and the number of charges I
against them were: <
Jesse Battg. Wilmington, 1
$600 and six oaunts; Lillian Lee I
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Farrior, Route 2, Rose Hill, J200
and four counts; Darnell Green,
Wilmington, $500 and five
counts; George Henry Lee,
Route 1. Magnolia, $200 and
five counts; Patricia Ann Max
well, Wilmington, $500 and six
counts; J. D. Williams, War
saw, $400 and seven counts.
Having cases continued and
the number of counts were:
Dorothy Murray Cbgsten,
Route I, Chinquapin, five
:ounts; lrvin Lee Chasten,
Route 1, Chinquapin, nine;
idna Ruth Hall and Billy J.
Hall, Route 2. Rose Hill, one
and six, respectively; Leroy
Jackson, Turkey, nine; Boise
McMillian, Route 3, Wallace. 13
counts; Therman Ruth
Morrisey, Route 1, Warsaw,
one; Robert Charles Peterson,
Route 1, Teachey, four; Harry
David Sloan. Route 1, Rose Hill,
one; Wilbur Sloan, Rose Hill,
eight; Frank Williams, Kenans
ville, two; George Whitticd
Williams. Warsaw, two; Luther
Jufcipr Williams. Warsaw, one;
and William Henry Wood.ird,
Beulaville, four counts. ^ 4 .
Son Of A Gun
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sham dap of thunder, it is
definitely time to pay attention
to what is going on. 1 hear all
kinds of stories abadt people
being scared, but a couple of
weeks ago I found i dock that is
frightened of lightning also. I
was at Fulfqrd's/ Garage at
West's Siding, and though I had
been there quite'a while. when I
looked up at the dock, it didn't
indicate I had. . .So some more
conversation. . .another glance
at the dock.. .and it was earlier
than when I'd looked at it
before. I decided I had looked at
it wrong, or didn't read it
correctly, and glanced at my
w#h. . .Son-of-a gun. I was
lata again. Fulford's clock was
wrong, and I advised Jimmy it
waa wrong. He said. "Oh. pay
no attention to that clock. . .We
had a lightning storm the other
day and every time it lightnings
that old dock runs backwards."
. .1 laughed and said. "Yea. I
bet so." . . .Jimmy said. "I am
aaaous.. .Look at it." I did. and
awe enough, it was running
backwards. . ."Well, how do
you get it to run correctly?" i
asked.. ."Oh. that is easy. Just
out foe plug and turn it ovef
and plug it back in." says
Jimmy. . . His wife did it. and
sure enough, it began to move
in the right direction. . .dock
wine. . .1 didn't ask Jimmy how
long the dock NSO been doing
that. . .But I remember times
going by the garage late at night
and he would be working. . .1
guess he was waiting for
quitting time to show on the
dock after a thunder storm
b&5fyLSt&Ri
daughter and son-in-law had
worn out. 1 had the motor
rebuilt, the fenders and front
compartment I|d straightened
out, and have been driving it
around. . .1 am confused about i
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inc energy crista. . .program. . \
or what have you. . Jhit I feel I ^
awfully ^^ered j
to open ^hro^tt t
?.embarnpTh: m
or myself, 1 thought I would
remind him of my speedometer
being broke. so 1 said, "That
speedometer beoke while I was
tiding along.. Jt didn't give any
wanting. . Mg0e no noise Hke
the other ones I've had to
break.". . .He kept right on
working away*at getting the
hubcap off. .So 1 said,
"Jimmy, do; these speed
ometers break- often?" . . .By
this time he h^d the hubcap off
and was prying off the grease
seal. He said. "No. not usually
Right here Is your trouble
(pointing to a rod-looking thing
sticking out of the axle). . .but I
can fix it in a second." . . ."You
mean the speedometer is in the
front wheel!" I asked. . .
"Yea." he says, in a matter-of
fact way.. .li^e everyone should
know that. . .But Joe sure
didn't. . -It reminded me of the
TV program "Bewitched" when
Dr. Bombay takes Samantha's
pulse in the right foot
Across tile street from Ful
ford's Garage. Jimmy West
repairs pianos in his dad's old
store, and'has lately had an
unusual visitor.. .Seems an owl
has found an entrance info the
building, and neither Jimmy or
his dad were aware he had made
himself a aest in a box above the
toolbox. . .However, the owl
mad# his nn>?>nr#? Irnnun nn#
day while Jimmy's dad was
searching for some wrenches in
the toolbox. ? Mr. West was
throwing wrenches around in
the box. looking for the right
one. knowing he was in the
building all alone. . Suddenly
the owl lets go with a loud
"Whopooo". . WeH. no doubt
about it. . .Mr. West dropped
what wrenches he bad in his
band. . .He said. "Like to
scared me to death. . . .1 even
forgot what wrench 1 wanted ".
Tales froim Yesterday in
Duplin County. . . .1 have been
told several times of a fellow
<vho lived near Kenansville, who
is a young man went dressed
well and clean-shaven while
xwrting his future wife. . .
Finally got hyr tosay "Yes."..*;
Shaved on his wedding day. . .
But that was his last shave. . .
Uter his wedding day. he never
ihaved again. grew ? loni '
?nd "fjWes.
roe you want " Sofl-oS*ahfpin
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LAST WEEKEND TO SEE THE LIBERTY CART
? A scene from THE LIBERTY CART, to remind
everyone that this is the last weekend to see the
drama. Show-time is 8:30. Thursday through
Sunday nights, the drama tells of Duplin's role
in early American history, highlighting many
people and places that were locally important.
(Photo by Joe Lanier)
Mt. Olive Man Drowns
In Duplin County Pond
A Mount Olive man drown in
the Russell Brock farm pond,
located in the northern area of
Duplin County. Monday after
noon.
Ranson Powell. 24, of 304
Ginn Street. Mount Olive,
drown while swimming in the
pond, according to Duplin
authorities.
It was reported that Powell
left to go fishing with friends
around 2 p.m. Monday. They
said Powell told them he was
going swimming and they asked
him not to because he did not
know how to swim.
Mount Olive Rescue was
called at 4 p.m. and told of the
drowning. The body was found
in the pond three hours later.
Powell was married and the I
lather of three children.
Tapped Into State
4-H Honor Club
One of the highest honors in
4-H work'wis bestow ed Monday I
night on\two Duplin County
yooths. y
Sharon Swain of the Kenatis
vilie 4-H Gub and Deon Robin
son of the Wallace 4-H. Club
were "tapped" into the State
4-H Honor Club in a colorful
candlelight ceremony marking '1
ohe of the highlights of the tf.Ct ? I
4-H Congress in Raleigh,
according to Lois G.i Britt.
Extension Agent. 4-H1 Miss
Swain is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Swain of
Warsaw, and Robinson is the
son of Mr. and Mrs Charlie
Membership in the some
I member organisation is a
reward for outstanding sarytar
to 4-H work. The 4 H ers ate
been 4-H members for 10 years.
During this time, each has com- I
pleted numerous projects. I
Robinson has served as the
Southeastern District Vice
President. Miss Swain is cur
rently serving as presiding
officer of the Duplin County 4-H
Council. Sbe will also MMMte
for National Honors in the 4-H
Foods Program in November.
Special Nights
I* i h rt y ^|iirt ^
Senior Citizens Night J|j^H
observed at THE LI^Hk
CART Fridav mght. I
Senior Citizens will be a^^K j
Beef Vote
POeses In j
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North
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"By an over-* helming
85.7%, North Carolina cattle s
producers returned a favorable
vote on the Beef Referendum,"
report* Charles E. Messer.
president of the N.C. Cattle
men's Association. "Due to the
concerted efforts of the N.C.
Beef Development Taskforce
and the county extension live
stock fcgents. plus countless
Others, well over the required
lifts percent of the registered
voters returned to cast ballots |
on {he Referendum." t
Duplin County results were s
te^w,o,cd?
MOBILE HOME FIRE An elderly Magnolia
man burned in a mobile home fire Monday night,
just out of the city limits of Magnolia, off highway
1103. According to officials. Richard Bass. Sr..
burned in the fire that was believed to have
started from a kerosene lamp.
(Photo by Joe Lanier)
Mobile Home Fire Claims
Life Of Magnolia Man
A mobile home fire claimed
the life of a 65 year old Magnolia
man Monday nigbt.
v According to Mfelvin Pope,
I W.aiili. Mi' bin 1
Bass, Sr. died as a result of the
fire.
Elizabeth Bass. 67. wife of the
victim', stated Bass was having
an epileptic seizure, one after
the other. She left the mobile
and went to the Lott Sloan
residence to call the Rescue
Squad. Mrs. Batts stated when
she returned the home was
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afire, and she w?nt back to the
Sloan's to call the Fire Depart
ment.
* The Bass hqmc was located
rare bbfore the Fil^&bpartmcnt
got there, but were un^le to do
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An unofficial report from
Pope, stated he believed the
probable cause of the fire to be
kerosene lamps in the trajiler
which/were u*cd for lightlfta,
were Being used al the time*
the fire. Pope stated he believed
the fire started in the rear 0/ the
mobile jiome.
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Woman
Faces
Murder
Charges
A 23-year-old Wallace woman
has been charged with murder
in connection with the Saturday
stabbing of a Rose Hill woman.
Duplin County Sheriff's
Department said Mattie Kenan
Miller, of Route 2. Wallace,
stabbed Mary Ann Farrior, 21,
of Route 2. Rose Hill, at about
? 2:3ua.m. Saturday.
Farrior was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon in
1975 by Miller. Farrior was
stabbed twice in the Saturday
incidertt.
A hearing will be held August
B. Miller is being held in Duplin
County jail. No bond has been
set.
District Judge
Bopey Retires
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It was learned at presstime (
Wednesday that Judge Harvey a
Boney. 4th Judicial District
ludge, will reitre effective
Monday. August 1st. TRfita;
announcement was made 1# -
L'hief District Judge KenM^HMf
rurnerof Rose Hill.
Judge Boney of Jacksonville,
las served as a judge for 35
rears. He was Onslow County
ludge from 1942 to 1968. From
1968 to 1977. Judge Boney has
served as a District Court
ludge.
Boney is originally from Rose
fill.
Governor Jim Hunt is ex
acted to announce appoint
nents of new judges to the 4th
District Monday, it is rumored.
Two Superior Court Judges and
>ne District Court Judge are to
>e appointed.
Superior Court Judge Russell
I. Lanier announced his retire
nent several weeks ago. leaving
i vacancy, and a new Superior
?ourt Judge opening was also
innounced for the 4th District.
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HVIR BELOW NORMAL - a view ftwn the
iuHsti&c bridge down the N.F. Cape Fear River,
hows the water fevel beiow ^normal. In puny
ireaa. vow can sec the bottom of the river and can
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walk acraaa. Also, aa show* la the photo above.
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