1^ Son Of A Gun^
I thought this to* of a gun ha<
had it Tuesday of last week
^afabcu t QBe^iu r^r*Tdegree
>tin the shade and I was In tht
open sun. I believe an egj
would have fried on my head. .
As 1 reached for this four bj
four that was propped up hesidt
the building, suddenly a pah
of half a second or less,
thought 1 had stuck a nail in mj
thumb ., No I must have cut it
on a piece of tin. The pain it
getting worse as I jerked m>
hand back and waved it in thi
air vigorously. Still I hadn't
teen my hand, for I was
stumbling over the other four by
fours trying to get away froao
whatever it was I had gottei
into. Frantically waving my bask
the pals grew worse. I struck
the side of my leg with my
thumb, hoping to ease the knife
sharp pain It was then I noticed
'a Yellow Jacket fly off .Ay nam
I had gotten to my feet and
looked at my thumb. It was red.
. but not cut as 1 had expected.
1 looked back where 1 had had mj
hand and thrr* ?? a nr?t nt
yellow Jackets. Ion of a gun, 1
had pot my haai in a yellow
jacket. The reasomthe pain kept
getting worse was the fart that s
"Oh well. 1 can't ready blame
them, (key were faying to pro
tect their home. I.would have
done the same thing.'; I stuck
my thumb In my mouth and
began sucking on it trying to act
manly and not show my hurt
when I began to feel a little
weary. . . so 1 went inside and
turned on the air conditioner,
sat down and more and more I
began to feel uncomfortable.
' My breathing was becoming
difficult, my viaion was begin
ning to get hazy and sloag about
Imre I remembered reading in
the newspaper or hearing on the
radio or TV about people dying
horn waap stings. Oh Boy!Lets
not think about it I thought. I
began feeling very week, my
breathing waa getting more
a bit*. Son of a gun! 1 thought, 1
had been stung a hundred times
and never Mt like this. To be
sure I aln not going to die. There
are a lot of things I haven't done
yet. . . The sweat was pouring
off me like 1 was a rain cloud.
"Donna, I don't feel so good." I
called. I must have looked a
mess, far h frightened Donna
just about as much as I was. 1
believe I'd better go to the
i .doctor "What's the matter?"
Donna ask "Don't stand there
asking questions, lets go. "O
I replied abruptly and sharply.
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Two cars sfcd a truck in the yard
{ and no one can find any keys.
Finally the kevs are faund. The
' car is started the air conditioner
is turned on. I an thinking.
Those stories about people dy
I lag. . Said it happened a short
time afterwards... ain't nobody
' in a hurry but me?Suddeniy I
: felt like regurgitating when 1 let
1 it go. ..My breathing became a
Httle better, my vldoo was
' clearing up a bit by new. h^(.
' the neighborhbod was over try
' big to rush me. 1 was fealii t
> better and decided not to goil
think what must have happened
' was that 1 was already too hot
and the yewjpw Jacket sting
1 shocked by body, causing the
discomfort and the newspaper
1 accounts shocked my braift,
; leaving me in a mess. H surely
. is good to still be hero. It was
[ the first time I had ever thought
I may not. . . Not a pleasant
thouaht ?
> Stfflafive and kicking meut I
have to earn a living. So
1 Saturday morning 1 went to
finish Quinn's Variety Store
, sign. A couple of things hap
; pened. I was painting and
thinking it would be nice if I
1 could go to the beach fishing.
' The thought kept popping in my
' mind. Donna wds helping me
tarMfi the* lavrait I ani<1 MrUnna
I just keep thinkttig aixmt going
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I would*cmetl soSr^ing'fisiiy!
Dam. 1 thought. Maybe my
subconscious is wanting to go
fishing too. Donna says "some
thing stinks." I Mass my deo
dorant isn't working. About this
time, Mr. Quins begins piling
ud boxes and other trash near
the front of his building. He
comes back and looks at what
we are doing and paid, "1 guess
I will have to pile'fny trash up in
front of the budding to make the
trash collectors ootice my trash
drum in front of the building.
Someone put some shrimp in it
three days ago and they are
stinking up the piaee. !' >
Later in the day Donna went '
inside to get us a cold drink and
comes back with her jaw pop
pedout. ? . one never knows
what Donna is going to do next.
There she stood smiling,with
her jaw popped out. ? . "What
have you got in your mouth." I
ask. Tobacco. . Mr. Quinn was 3
filling his mouth with tobacco. I
He said it was good and offered f
? think of to say . . ."Donnf*. ,
She laughed. It was Mly a
piece of candy. But with Donna,
one never knows. A few weeks
back, she was trying to help a
couple Of doves IllfjMfr
nest. You know doves are sorry
nest builders. |t fell from die
-tree anyway though, but she
tried to help... Son-of-a-Gun.
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U Judge Erwin it originally
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Husband Charged
Wife's Murder
The Duplin County Sheriff's
Department charged Freeman
Sealey Sunday with the murder
of his wife, Ernestine Whitley
Sealey.
A passerby called a
Chinquapin ambulance about
8:30-9:00 Sunday morning for a
parked car on the side of N.C. -41
near Chinquapin.
Mr. Sealey, formerly of the
Register's Crossroad area, was
found lying near the car. Mrs.
Sealey. 35, formerly of the
Chinquapin area, was found
dead across the drainage ditch,
according to Deputy Sherrif
Alfred Basden. She had been
stabbed to death, police said.
Mr. Sealey was admitted to
Duplin General Hospital with
several lacerations to the chest.
Sealey and his wife were
visiting in the area. They were
living in New York. Mrs. Sealey
was a teacher at Beulaville
Elementary School last year. .
Disaster
Funds
Available
Duplin County farmers who
suffered losses due to the recent
drought may be eligible for
f 01^ nam ^ ? 11? ?? n e >* t intaoi
loans ai j percent interest tor
FHA for the amount of their
losaes. J.M. Mills, Jr., County
Supervisor, announced today.
the amount of the loos suf- *
feted must be as much aa 20
percent in a major enterprise.
The loans may be repaid aver a
period up to seven years, Mills
stated.
la addition to the loss
funds are also available at 0
percent jpterest for periods up
to seven years to purchase
aquipmcnt^and for up to forty
years to bay of improve farms, t
brought diss jut leans may
be made to individual farmers,
partnerships, 0T corporation a.
Additional information may be
obtained from tl?e Duplin
County Farmers Hbme Admin
istration office located in the
Agricultural Building in
?BtaMrMn., ' I ?
Duplin Road
Funds Announced
North Carolina Department
of Transportation (NCDOT) Of
ficial! have announced that
$1,146,041 supplemental county
allocation approved by kfae
Board ft Transportation all Its
last meeting. These funds (c
in addition to the $25.8 millfcn
statewide allocation for secon
dary road construction
announced (est month.
Duplin County's share of the
S25J million allocation released
in July was $324,501. The
supplemental allocation brijigs
the county's share of secondary
soad construction funds for this
NCDOT's Highway Division 3
including Duplin County, ex-*
plained that Die distribution of
these funds to the various
counties across dm State was
baaed on an impartial formula
prescribed by the State legisla
ture. The formula considers the
number of uapaved miles of
secondary roads in any given
county and the relationship of
this mileage to the total mileage
of State maintained unpaved
secondary roads in North Carol
ina.
There are 258 miles of un
paved secondary roads in Dup
lin County, while the total
number of unpaved State main
tained secondary .roads in North
Carolina is20,476.
?The Board of Transportation
wtR continue to work very
closely with local and county
officials in determining the best
usage for these funds and in
iAWrtftnKss
conc luded Garrett.
GED PREP CLASS OFFERED
Registration for 'GED Prep'
will be held Tuesday, August
23, 1977 in room 218 of the
Hoffler Building located on the
main campus of James Sprunt
Institute.
B.F. GIADY GETS NEW PBINCPAL ? Cecil
Beaman was introduced as the new B.F. Grady
principal for the 1977-78 school year during the
board meeting held last Tuesday night. Pictured
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(L to R) Beaman. Duplin County Board of
Education Chairman. Russell Brock and retiring
principal Wilbur Williams.
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Williams Retires From B.F. Grady
Beaman Named Principal
The Duplin County Board of
Education approved and pre
sented a Resolution of
Appreciation to retiring B.F.
Grady Principal Wilbur
a regular scheduled meeting
last Tuesday night.
Williams was principal of
experience in the public schools.
The following Resolution was
read by the Board Chairman
WBEKEAS. Mr. Wilbur
Williams hw worked^^as^
County Board of Education that
Mr. Wilbur William's outstand
ing service be acknowledged:
and. further
Be It Resolved, that a copy of
this resolution be spread upon
the minutes Of this Board .and
that a copy be sent to Mr.
Williams as a testimonial of our
sincere appreciation of his
services; .? ? ?
Signed by Duplin County
Board of Jdu.atum members:
Russell Brock. Chairman:
James F. Strickland. Vice- ?
Chairman: Edward L. Boyette.
Member: G. Frederick Rhodes.
Member: Graham A. Philgflfc
Jr.. Member.
Also present for the meeting
were Mr. & Mrs. Cecil W.
Beaman Bcaman was intro
duced to the Board as now
principal of the B.F. Grady
School to replace Williams. He
comes m ^uplin County fro^
and most recently as an
elementary supervisor. Beaman
is married and has tup children
- son. age5 and a daughter, age
6 months. Superintendent. C.H.
Yclverton Said. "Duplin'County
and the B.F. Grady Community
is most fortunate to have
Beaman."
Fire
Damages
Home
Firit early Monday serious*.. *1
damaged the Jerrv Hooks resi
dence 'five miles south of
Kenansvitlc near Dobson's
Chapel. * - '
Damage was estimated at
*5.000 to the houv and S2.000
lo its contents.
The fire was believed to have
started from the kitchen stove or
Uan electrical malfunction in !
in appliance in the kit. hen
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AIRBORNE The driver of this truck fotand
himself airborne Saturday night when he ran off
the roadway, skidded sideways and struck a tree
(broadside while airborne. The truck driven by
James Hampton Quinn. 18. of Route 1. Magnolia
was traveling west on Highway 1114 at the time
of the accident. The driver Was charged with
.exceeding a safe speed. The truck was a total
,OSS PHOTO BY JOE LANIER
Duplin Board Discusses
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Four-Lane Highway
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The Duplin County Board of
Commissioners discussed the
possibility of getting Highway
County at their regular -meeting
Monday. Commissioners Arliss
Albertson with clerical assist
ance from Russell Tucker's
office are working on the
project.
Commissioner William Costin
reported on his meeting with the
Towps regarding the hiring of a
Grants Writer and a Secretary
with CETA funds and funds
received from each town based
on population, with the county
contributing 50 percent and the
towns contributing 50 percent.
Costin told the Board it was the
desire of the Town not to
participate since Neuse River
Council of Governments can and
will provide the necessary
assistance in applying for fed
eral grants.
Lewis Wrenn, Administrative
'Assistant to. Congressman
Charles Whitley, met with the
County was not designated to
receive feed grain due to the
drought. Wrenn said counties
are designated by the Governor,
upon recommendation from a
local committee working in
conjunction with the Agriculture
Extension Service. He told the
Commissioners he will follow up
on the issue.
Debra Joneck was hired by
the Board as Horticulture
Agent, effective September 1,
1977. She is a graduate of N.C.
State University in Horticulture.
V.H. Reynolds presented the
Board a copy of the "Recent
Population Trends in North
Carolina" which credits Duplin
County with a population of
40.400 for the year 1975.
Hiram Brinson. Director of
Emergency Services, met with
the Board and gave his report on
ambulance trips for the fiscal
year 1976-77. Brinson expressed
a need for a new ambulance to
replace the 1972 Cadillac.
Brinson also reported on fire
calls throughout the county for
the past fiscal year. There was a
total of 377 fire calls.
Richard Woodcock, County
Planner, appeared before the
Board to report he would be
leaving Duplin County effective
August latn. woodcock was
commended for the fine work he
has done during his stay in the
county.
Woodcock informed the
Commissioners that Mr. Bizzell
Johnson. Rose Hill, submitted
his resignation from the Plan
ning Board. No replacement
was named.
J.C. Nethercutt and Frank
Logan. State Highway Com
mission. met with the Board to
discuss county roads. Ed Carter,
citizen, also appeared to request
stabilization on the horseshoe
curve on SR 1509. Nethercutt
and Logan agreed to meet with
Carter to see what action can be
taken.
Leslie Boney and Charles
Boney. Architect for the Duplin
County Court House, met with
the Board and presented the
bids. Tabulations for bids
opened on August 2.1977 on the
renovations and additions to
Duplin County Court House.
Low bidders were: General
Contract, Eastern Construction.
Greenville, N.C.
?382.645. ;Plumbing Contract.
Kipco Piping, Inc.. Kinston.
N.C:$l3.39?.f Heating and Air
Conditioning Contract. Eleetri*
coa. Inc.. Kihstob. N.C.
$163,200.: Electric Co.,
Contract, D & B Electric Co..
Favottcville. N.C.. $64,500. '<
Jim Rusher. Industrial Devel
oper. met with the Board W
report on the progress of the
establishment of an Industrial
Bene* Authority for Duplin
County. The Committee mem
^ witbtb?^tear<t wf ,
CorrftpisSioners on August 22nd
to be sworn ill.
Gene Ballard met with the
Board to discuss the activities of
the Interagency Advisory
Board, composed of fifteen
members representing service
agencies within the county.
Ballard told the Commissioners
the Advisory Board would like to
have around 2.000 brochures
printed which explains the
function of the Board and the
services offered to the public.
The board appropriated SI00.00
to the Interagency Advisory
Board.
Frank Herring. International
Systems. Inc.. Atlanta. Ga. met
with the Board to report on the
county's application for LPW
grant funds to build an addition
to the Court House. He stated
the application has cleared
except for the Environmental
review and some information
should be forthcoming within
three to four weeks. Herring
reminded the Board that the
county's contract with his
agency expired July 8. 1977 and
would like to have the county
renew the contract with Inter
national Systems. Inc.
A letter was read from
Richard Harrell. Administrator
rtf Dunlin fionorol UAcnifol
expressing appreciation for the
allocation of SI50,000 from the
Hospital Reserve Fund and
submitted request for $473,000,
balance of funds needed to
complete the project of con
structing the new Intensive Care
Coronary Care Unit. No action
was taken.
The Board of Commissioners
was advised of a 24 percent
increase in Blue Cross-Blue
Shield Hospital Insurance
premiums that will be effective
October 10. 1977. The reason
stated for the increase' is due to
amount of insurance paid out by
Blue Cross-Blue Shield for
medical care of county
employees.
Notice was received by the
Board that applications under
the public Works Employment
Act of 1977 for grant funds to
construct addition to the County
Health Center and to construct a
hospital addition were both
denied.
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Garland To
Speak At
Charter Night
Ed Garland. President of the
North Carolina Association of
Chamber of Commerce Execu
tives. will be the main speaker
at the Charter Night of the new
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Commerce to be held on August
26.
J*lr. Garland is presently the
Executive Director of the
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,
a position he has held (or eight
years. Prior to going to Raleigh,
he was Executive Director of the
Portsmouth. Virginia Chamber
of-Commerce for ten years and
the Chattanooga. Johnson City.
Tennessee Chamber of
Commerce for seven years!
While serving in Chattanooga
Johnson City. Gatland was also
elected to serve a term as
President of the Tennessee As
sociation of Chamber of
Commerce Executives.
Garland is however not a
stranger to rural life. Prior to
9tiirting a career in Chamber
work, he was a County Agricul
tural Extension Agent in Ten
nessee .following his graduation
from the University of
Tennessee's School of
Agriculture.
The Charter Night program
will begin at 7:00 p.m. beside
the pond at James Sprunt
Institute with a pig pickin' for all
members and special gurtts.
hollowing the meal; a program
will be held in the auditorium of
the Huffier Building which will
feature Garland's speech, the
official presentation of the char
ier and presentation of mem-,
h<" ship certificates. .
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