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l I H |tjA^ Hh Iy 1 w *|jg t < :? ? ^ P |jp^ | ^ | | i lk P j| | . ^P" ' W^ iS P I {M|B<B^fc ^K^k B^BB^B 1 '? ?'?$# -V' lis 9 EfJ I I IJI a MiHfli - 1 npiUinitamnr tnr~r~~r ~ .?Z VOL. XXXX1I NO. .tl 4 W' ' $8mmMm.nCWMt> AUGUST II. 1977 ;., c^T 12 WOES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX ^^^^^j!BgMi>?a<^>jia^aMjitijjMyijj5jM?lJjjij>IMMMMIIIIld i. Have you heard about Floyd's call.. The story to kinds weird . .the way Floyd Mia It. 7 anyway. Tha Floyd I am talking % about is Flovd Bordeaux of f ,w # mm ' *w* j Kananavllla. Ha works at tha Duplin County Jail and Ma wife's name la Mattie. They. Floyd and Matt la, had this cat, a famala falino i>nm^l "^anHu" iwnaic loiine nainw v?nay As with moot people who have a & famale cat, Floyd and Mattie / **always looking far some ona to give a kitten to. . .My daughter, Owen, was shown one of tha cuta Httle furry Cats, and of course aha had to have It. (I am sura Floyd and Mattie had this figured out ahead of time). Owen is an animal lover and is convinced Candy had returned. '* .Gate do have nlfse Uvea, you know. . .Thf thing you don't know, is how ntany of the nine have been used up, due to the fact you are unable to see a cat . ovary minute.. .Thus far, there ; has bean nothing strange about Floyd's cat story. . .A cat was * killed by s oar, or thought to be #so, but apparently was only suffering from amnesia, and whan that cleared up, the cat returned homo. . .But here V somes the kicker. . .Candy changed her (Its?) sex. . .Candy was a female when she got hit by the oar, but the Candr that came home a couple of weeks age,Is a male.. .At least, that is the way Floyd tells ft Being "green", and believing most things told you Is all a part Of growing up. Of course, I stayed "green" a little longer . jass^S amS ,,,n? a|n? ? ? tHW most, ino was always finding myself being taken ad vantage of, or fooled IK some One of these incidents \ < occurred while I was working at i Ideal Cement Company In Castle Hayrw near Wilmington. The plant was being built, and a 'great number of people were employed. Alter everyone had >,'*? checked in each morniftg.lnhMly my |ob to ve^fy if they we* , really there and that someone else had not Checked thilrln.j - .:' fhiis, I had to personally see some 2-300 workers every day. jphMly I would get up with the s | supervisor of a certain |ob and .1 him to point out those working under him. One day this fellow who was the super visor of the heavy equipment - _ .. or om section of it, was ap Droached. Ha an a bulldozac operator named Nunley, and was from Sampeon County. I got those working under him all checked out and he said "Joe I a#? 'Wviiww vwaw % ^wr r*e * j a#a#a* y ? brought some peanuts fo? a taiiow who didn't show up today. If you want them you can have them. Of course I don't want you telling whore you got them. If yeu do everyone will be wanting me to bring them some. They are shelled and parched, too " I aorocd and he crawled es^e? s wessssP e SWwe^e wy^ww^ns up on his bulldozer snd handed me down a brown pap# bag. . ."Now, don't eat them around here. . .And don't tell anyone hi? ?MQ CO UK! ^n0ll0U gg'.?EiagtettS partially finished qpmant fgpnd atlon, and oaf a hMdfW or so of The peanuts. It tooMfmpi about 45 . minutes to wosfe rny way over to the foundettosoOnj behind ft, I bag, and when H hi'X'ground, i was at the sdh# sw#bf the foundation Shocked i*a very mild word for my reapNon. ? ? The bag was not the only thing l dropped either. . .Fttwlly, the shakes left me, and my color came back. . .And I picked up my paper*, and dug a (hallow hole in the aoft fin and burled the bag and It* contents . The snake was dead.iut when I saw it, I didn't know that. . . Wouldn't have mattered much anyway. . Scared me nearly to death.. .After collecting myself, I looked around to see If anyone had seen my sudden move* and my attempt to become airborne. No one seemed to have, so I decided to act normal and oontlnue with my ]ob, trying to think of some way to get even with Nun ley. Some time pest noon, Nunley came by and asked If I had eaten my peanuts yet, with a smile on hi* face. I said, "Np, I don't really like peanuts too Upll, anyway. I hop* you don't mind, but I saw the boss men shortly after you gave me the peanuts, and when he asked me what I had in the bag, I told him you had given me some peanuts but that* I Slkhon* ?oi*lawKnun 52 back of his Jeep, and he left for Sure did, I said, hop* you don't mind. . . .It was the next day L _ I A?la* A _? I , differently. now wno says revenge ten t sweet.. .Son-of-a-gun.... a ? ? a ' flkfltJ T1J sis traiiiinfl for supervisors nnnd suggestions for communit) ?'?v ? ) V. . , oSflSr ^ t0 R) Terete g Hit . ^HF* w,8Wm.? Mt I ' ? '^*S:?-?r*; ? iWJ- :>' M - Bade To School h<u% iwX" .';i r: ?/? ? a ?'* ?* ? ? *v ? ;? '3K rh 'ri: ?? a - " School 4?ys are almost here again for millions of American vounmtefs V*StSfe approach of the Call term, the American Medical Association reminds parents I, and .-6-year olds who are ypgrpnyridhn will know what to do. - llis examination will cover ah aspects of your child's , health, and will encompass hearing (to make certain he can hear the teacher) and vision (to make sure be can see the Mack board). It is better if this examination can be made and booster immunizations given a few weeks before school stArts. ? School boards in some com munities require a health exam for beginning student*.. Many ' schools also require certain immunisations against infec tious disease. Your doctor will . know of die requirements for t your neighborhood. Most doctors feel that four or five thorough health examin* fii^yeat about the fourth grade.mbo# the seventh grade, at the ninth Or teitth grade, and upon gradu* ation. A thorough examination is important if the child is participating in school athletics. The doctor should be told that Junior is going out for football, so that he can look for any health problems that might be heightened by rough contact sports. Ia the excitement of the first few days of school the small child may forget all of the safety warnings you've been teaching him. Each parent should Make '.certain the child knows how to cross streets and intersectioas en route to and from school. He should know that crossing guards are there for his projec tion and obey them. He should Imow about proper deportment <M| the school bus. Hat should of bicycle s-ety. The proposed Duplin County scnbol calendar for the 1977-78 yeak lists f%.5 work days, 12.5 vacation days and 9 holidays, and would schedule August 24 as the first day of school. f Teacher work days would begin August 12. with August 22 as a vacation day followed by orientation day for students as August 23. The first school holiday would be Labor Day, Sent ember 5. The first ondino period would end October 28th. Thanksgiving holidays would be November 24-25 and the Christmas-New Year's vacation would be December 19-31. The second grading period would end January 28, the 3rd March 23, and the 4th June 2. The Easter recess would be March 24-28 with teacher work days scheduled March 28 and 29. Ffcaal date on the proposed calendar is June 13. a vacation day. Chamber To Hold Chapter Night The newly established KenansviUe Area Chamber of Commerce will have its official Quarter Night on Friday, August 26. fhe memorable event will be* held at James Sprunt Institute starting at 7 p.m. with a pig pickin'. A program will follow the meal in the auditorium of the Hoffler .Building. 1 At their meeting held on Monday night, August 8, the Chamber Board of Directors set Monday. August 22 as the deadline far joining as an official charter member. Members who have joined through August 9 are: Vance B. Gavin. Quinn's Variety Stpre. Jackson's IGA, Howden i Grocery. Careys Body Shop. B & K Grill. Smith Beauty Shop. Carol K. Jenkins. Mrs. C. E. Quinti. Bank of North Carolina. Kcnansville Drug Store. Guilford East. Woody pital. Liberty Hall Restoration. iCta^'^SBsoStioi _ _ _ it &':>] Whaley's Rest Home, Guardian Care, H.E.Phillips, The Duplin Times - Progress Sentinel, Kenansville Big T Family Res taurant, James Sprunt Institute, Kenansville Tire and Service Center, Liberty Auto Sales and Real Estate. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Worthington, and Caro lina Radiator Service. Anyone wishing to Join may contact any of the officers of the Board of Directors, who are: President Carol Jenkins, Vice President Ray Johnson, Trea surer Daisy Branch. Executive Secretary Woody Brinson, and Directors, Steve Gutter, Earl Hatcher and Richard HarreU. Revelle Elected President Dtlplin Sheriff Elwood Revelle was elected president of the North Carolina Sheriff's Asso ciation at their annual meeting last week in Asheville. Revelle has been Sheriff of Duplin County for IS years. Before being elected Sheriff, he was a Duplin County Deputy. ; ? ? * 1- ? ee?l*Se - , ..iM Chinquapin Youth Killed In Auto Accident / | A young Chinquapin girl was killed and four persons were injured in an accident Tuesday night one and one-tenth miles south of Beulaville on RPR 1802. Trooper Billy Ward, investi gating the accident, said Tina Halso, 13. of Route I. Chin nin. was killed in the acci The accident occurred when the car. driven by Tammie Love Halso. 18. sister of Tina, en tered a curve at an apparent high rate of speed. The car ran ajff the left side, the driver lost control, and the car ran of the right side, then the left side of the road, overturning several times. The auto was traveling south at the time of the 11:20 p.m. accident. Injured in the accident, along with the driver, were Dale Henderson. 19. of RFD, Wal lace; Rex Halso, 14, of Route 1. Chinquapin, and Deneen Maready, 13. of Route 1. Warsaw. . . \>'r The injured were taken to Duplin Ge'taaral Hospital by the Beulaville Rescue Squad, assisted by the Chinquapin Rescue Squad. Trooper Ward charged Miss Halso with operating left of center line and death by motor vehicle. Damages to the 1971 Ford were estimated at SI .200. BEULAVOXE HIGH SCHOOL, NINTH GRADE CLASS OF 1931 - The original Beulaville High School building burned during World Was II. This picture was made during that year in front of the school building steps. (L-R) Front Row. Teacher, Sallie Marshburn. Wood row Jackson, . ?- f y . * ; X-j!% ? ? , ' . ?i' - 141* Mae Wade Hunter, Arlene Jackson, Lehman Scott and Eugene Eubanks. Second row, James , Miller, J. D. Cottle, Rashie Kennedy. Edward Mercer, Norman Smith, Barney Quinn and Don Quinn. (Photo Courtesy of J. D. Cottle) Sheriff's Monthly Report Vandalism. Cutting, lareany Raportad Duplin County Sheriff Elwood Revelle filed the July report showing property losses totaling $9,068.40 from larcenies and burglaries in the county, and property recovery of $7,150. The report showed one mur der was investigated. Seven burglaries were reported during July, with losses amounting to $1,034.40; six larcenies with losses of $3,024, and two auto larcenies, with loss of $5,000. The Department served two warrants for larceny, three for assaults, five for offenses against family and children, and 74 for miscellaneous causes. Two vandalisms were reported to the Wallace Police Monday. Billy DeVane reported a $150 mirror was broken at the Maralli's Pizza Parlor. Fingerpaint was smeared over the wails, doors and tables of the Wallace United Methodist Church educational building. Marilyn Davis James. 24, Route 1, Teachey, suffered an eleven-inch cut on her f?ce that required 100 stitches at Duplin General Hospital. She told Warsaw police that she and her boyfriend were breaking up. She reported he asked her to kiss him goodbye, and as she leaned over, he took a knife and cut her. Lacy Carlton, Jr. is out on bail. Bobby J. Jarman. 17, Mag nolia. was charged with break ing into the Luther (Scrap) Register service station in Mag nolia, and taking 40 cartons of cigarettes and $25 in cash over the weekend. He was charged Monday. He was also charged with stealing a 1971 auto from Connie Matthews of Magnolia. $ J arm an was arrested by Wallace police on the auto theft charge. Johnnie Futrell, of Route 1. Pink Hill, reported a 55 h.p. boat motor, valued at $2,000, was stolen from his home on j RR1712. Timothy Wayne Adams. 16. of Route 2, Dudley, was ar rested Monday and charged with 2 counts of larceny. Adams was charged in connection with the motorcycle theft reported last week by Linda Sutton of ' Route 1, Kenansville. Adams was released on $1,000 bond. ?OOKS DONATED TO LIBRARY The John Ivey Thomas Chapter #2171 of The UnitetHfaughters Of The Confcdera*. Beulsville. donated Vols 5*6 of North Carolina Troops 186MS6S: A Roster, to the Duplin County-Dorothy Wightman Library on today. August 5." 1977. Those Pictured (Seated. L to R) John P. Archibald, Library Director; Lou Belle T. Wittams, Preside*; Mrs Gardner j Edwards. Vice President; bene Carroll, Treasurer. Lucielle Miller; Ml*. Rav Thomar HistortaiB; ^ HourtB^Staadu^q^ R) Mrs. t<*i J ii htmm n i H * ..
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