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. I WSS1P ni ' 1 I 1 I 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 : ? ?n? i>. &7?cVXki 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. ' * . KMfS HI H Ale Irwin 10 m U Judge Erwin it originally r c ? ?* k ? ? 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 riwtlf MUto III itflkH - -? _ MW ' ' * . ?VIIUIIJI IIIV. nivu VIIUIIII/VI VI 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. . jj^fc ?... ,y> f, " ' 'J>X