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WALKING THE DOG Or is it the other way
around? Stewart Smith, two year old. didn't know
who was walking who. but he was all smiles
either way. The cooler weather Sunday was an
ideal day to be just out walking. Brutus, the dpg
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in the picture, didn't take to the leash at first, but
he went along anyway. Stewart is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight Smith of Wards Bridge Road.
Warsaw.
Sheriff's Report
Kermit Holland of Route 2.
Faison. reported a rifle valued
at $50 was stolen from his truck.
Glen Jernigan investigated.
The Department of Trans
portation of Kenansville re
ported a breaking, entering and
larceny when a window was
pried from a motor-grader two
miles from Summerlins Cross
roads on #1306. A $30 log chain
was stolen.
Marshall Britt of Route 1.
Albert son reported a battery
and tools were taken from his
tractor parked under a barn
shelter. He estimated the value
at $300.
Rich Voyce of Route 1. Wal
lace. reporte4 an $80 200
pound hog wa? stolen from a
pen near his residence.
Tony Williams, who lives in
Hines Trailer Park near
Warsaw, reported the theft of a
pair of shoes, St in change, and
a door knob. Total value was
estimated at $41.
Susie Smith of Route 1,
Faison. had a clarinet stolen
from the Band Room at North
Duplin. Band Leader Eddie
Henderson reported the $150
theft.
Duplin County Sheriff's
officers returned Robert Willie
James Stewart. 34. of Bridge
port Conn., to Kenansville to
face charges of forgery and
uttering in Duplin and Sampson
Counties.
He was placed under $10,000
bond Monday and housed in the
jail.
In February, David Monds
and Kathleen Mullins were
arrested in Connecticut on simi
lar charges and returned to
Kenansville. They are being
held in the Sampson County jail
in Clinton.
Footboll Contest Winners
R. J. Andrews and Kathryn
Wrenn of Warsaw tied for first
place in the first week of the
Football Contest.
They both had perfect scores
in picking the winning teams.
Andrews broke the tie by a
perfect score on the "most
points scored by one team" and
will receive fir,st place money.
A lot of entries missed
only one game1.. . .Shame on all
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Be sure to enter the contest
this week and match your skill
with the experts.
The contest is sponsored each
week by the following busi
nesses: Smith Bros. Gas Com
pany. Magnolia and Beulaville
Gas Company, Beulaville;
Golden Skillet. Warsaw; Riven
bark Motors, Warsaw;
Kenansville-' Drug Store.
Kenansville: Brown's Cabinet &
Millwork. Inc., Rose Hill; Tad
lock Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.,
Warsay; West Auto Parts,
Company, Warsaw; Blackburn's
Service Oil Co.. Warsaw; The
Duplin Times. Kenansville.
iJaydjfiJBSponsoring Outstanding
Farmer Of The Year Contest
If Once again the Rose Hill
JSycees are sponsoring an Out
standing Young Farmer of the
Year in conjunction with the
North Carolina Antra*! Poultry
Jubilee. Any Duplin County
young farmer, age 21 through
35. is eligible to enter as long as
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two-thirds of his income is
derived from farming. Since
today's firmer is better trained
and farming is more technical, it
is most fitting and proper that a
Duplin County Young Parmer
be reeOgiii$d. The purpose of
an Outstanding Young Farmer
is to foster better urban-rnrSl
relations through Jaycee-farmer
contacts and by creating a
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greater public interest in under
standing today's farmer and his
problems. The Rose Hill
Jayeees also sponsor the North
Carolina Poultry Jubilee, so it is
very timely that an Outstanding
Dupiin County Farmer be
recognized taring this event.
The winner of the contest will
be announced on Saturday.
October 8 in Rose Hill.
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If you would like to enter this
year's Outstanding Young
Farmer contest, contact Ron
Oxendine and Buddy Brinkley.
Rose Hill, or Snodie Wilson,
Agricultural Extension Agent in
Kenansville, telephone
296-1996 for an application
form. All eligible participants
must enter by Wednesday. Sep
? :mber 28, 1977.
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Key Banker For Duplin County
To coordinate the agricultural
activities of the N ( Bankers
Association in this area. Philip
Kretsch. Jr., has been named
ICbunty Key Banker for Duplin
,> County.
It NCBA President John A.
II Bcrlines, Jr. has announced that
Kretsch will serve as Countv
Key Banker during the next 12
f months. He is Senior Vice
President of Waccamaw Bank*
Trust Company in Kenansville.
Fori in es. #ho is chairman and
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president of the Bank of
Granite. Granite Falls, called
attention to the projects that are
sponsored by the association,
such as the Short Course in
Modern Fanning at NCSU for
young fhrmers who are provided
scholarships given by their
home community banks, and the
co-sponsorship of the FFA l and
Judging Meet in the interest of
soil convervation
Each of the 10D counties of
N.C. has a banker designated as
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the County Key Banker, ap
pointed for a term of 12 months
by the President of the NCBA.
This important appointment
is given to men and women of
stature in the banking com
munity jarho will represent the
NCBA in the promotion of the
association's programs for agri
culture and agribusiness.
The County Key Banker
works with the County Exten
sion Chairman in the selection
of young men and women to
attend the nationally-known
Short Course in Modern Farm
ing at NCSU and coordinates the
efforts by banks in the county to
provide the scholarships for the
persons selected. A
The County Key Banker helps
promote attendance at the
annual NCBA Ag Credit Con
ference.
The County Key Banker
works closely with the NCBA
Agriculture Committee in the
promotion of its activities.
Agriculture And Water Law To Be Discussed
Sessions To Be Held Across The State
Act and Its \ytfi~tirm. for
?rriculture will be held across
! North Carolina during the
Month of September fie
{which includes Brunswick Car
cipate in the meetings. All
brt?|^llL^ffoltoirdthbJ
open discussion The meetings
should run Bo more than two
hours. Wtt*> -RSV'.
The sessions are being spon
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sored by the N,C- Department
of Natural Resources and Com
munity Development - Soil and
Watdr * Conservation Commis
sion in association with the N.C.
Department of Agricutirae.
N.C. Agricultural Extension
Service. USDA - Soil Conser
vation Service. N.C. Farm
Bureau" Federation. N.C. State
Grange and the N.C. Soil and
Water Conservation Districts.
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Four Arrested In Drug Theft
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$10,000 on each of the three
men who remained in Duplin
County jail^in Keaansville. and
bcriand County ShertfPa
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deputies were i naries Neitrf
Bowen. 25. Daniel Forde. 24y?
Mark Elkins. 21. and RhondJ
Elkins. ,17. all of Fayetteville.
The drug store was entered
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' Son Of A Gun
By Jo* I ??Iff
When talking to kids, some
times the questions are better
than the answers. A couple of
years ago. Ralph Vernon, of
Warsaw, was in the company of
his young cousin (I think the
relationship is correct, but may
not be.) But the youngster and
Ralph got into a conversation
about where people came from.
. .And Old Smiley Ralph was
going through the details of how
man came from dust. . .and
woman came from the rib of
man. . .and on through the
cycle, with man dying and
returning to dust. The young
ster popped up and asked,
"Well, does a woman turn back
into a rib when she dies?"...
1 was talking with my Uncle
Henry Howard a while back and
I noticed his chin had a nick
from shaving that morning. .
And like myself. Henry only
uses his glasses when he wants
to see something. . .Rest of the
time we use our imagination. .
.And the question popped into
my mind, does he wear his
glasses while he shaves?.. .And
1 asked him. He replied that he
does, and said. "If you are
refering to this cut on my chin. I
was trying something new this
morning when it happened. You
know I wear bifocals, and when I
am shaving I have to hold my
head back to see through the
bottom of the lens. . .This
morning I decided to try shaving
with' my. glasses on upside
down.. .But it didn't work "...
On our trip to Ocracoke this
past weekend. Donna and I were
on the ferry crossing from Cedar
Island to Ocracoke. and about JO
to 45 minutes away from Cedar
Island, in any direction you may
wish to look, there was nothing
but water. . .No land anywhere
in sight.. .Apparently the water
near Cedar Island is deeper than
it is further out. for out where
one might call the middle, there
stood a channel marker. It was
the first thing we had seen since
the outline of land had dis
spent a day and a half there. .
? But I plan to return. . .1 think I
saw it. but I didn't hear it all...
A while back when it was so
dry in California and in some
places in Duplin County. Dr.
Boyette of Chinquapin said a
fellow from California called
him on the phone, and while
they were talking, the fellow
asked Dr. Boyette how dry it
was in Chinquapin.. .And it just
so happened it was raining at
that time. . .And Dr. Boyette
told him so The fellow on
the other end of the line said it
was so. dry in California, the
trees were whistling at dogs. . 1
Son-of-a-Gun....
NCSU
Open
House j
North Carolina State Univer
sity will conduct an all Univer
sity Bay Open House for high
school students on Saturday,
September 24. All eight schools
will participate to provide
opportunities for the students to
review displays and ask ques
tions regarding attendance.
Arrangements are being
made, for those interested, to
attend the 7 p.m. football game
between Wake Forest and N.C.
State. Tickets will be available
at reduced rates at the regis
tration table in front of Reynolds
Coliseum.
Registration for the Open
House starts at 9 a.m. The
entire program will end at 3
p.m.
Lloyd Stevens. Assistant
Superintendent of Duplin
County schools, is Coordinating
plans for attendance at NCSU
Open House with the guidance .,
counselors in the high schools
and junior high schools. All
students interested in attending
the Open House should contact ;
their gujdan^coonsBlor^ not ^
Lois Britt Chosen
President Elect
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Mrs. Lois Britt. Duplin
County 4-H extension agent,
has been chosen president-elect
of the North Carolina Federation
of Cooperative Extension Asso
ciations.
She will automatically become
president next year of the
federation, which represents
most members of the N.C.
Agricultural Extension Service.
Mrs. Britt has been a member
of the Duplin County extension
staff for the past 21 years, and
most of her time has been
devoted to the 4-H program.
She has a B.S. degree in
home economics from East
Carolina University and a M.S.
degree in adult education from
NCSU. Her home is in the
Beautancus Community of Dup
lin County.
Yard And
Bake Sale
A Yard Sale and Bake Sale
will be held at Guardian Care in
Kenansville Saturday, Septem
ber 17th at 10 a.m.
Duplin Mails
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Tax Assessments
The Duplin County tax office
began sending notices of their
new assessed valuations to real
property owners of the county
Friday, according to Frank
Moore, tax supervisor.
Moore said the county re
valuation. required every eight
years, is nearing completion.
Notices will be sent out over a
four to five-week period as the
wort is completed for each
township. The first mailing will
include about 2,500 notices and
goes to property owners of
Albertson. Glisson and Wolf
scrape townships.
"Please do not try to estimate
your next year's tax on the basis i
of the present 99-cents per 5100 i
tax rate, as it will not apply to 1
the new valuations," Moore I
"The County Board wW set I
?ext year's tax rate on the basis ,
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of the total assessed valuation of
the county next spring," he
added.
Moore said informal hearings
for persons dissatisfied with
their new assessed valuations
will begin October 4. Persons
calling in will be given appoint
ments to meet the tax super
visor and representatives of the
appraisers, he added. The re
valuation notices include real
property assessment figures
only.
Duplin will go to a new
system for determining personal
property taxes next year, Moore
observed. Under the new plan,
taxpayers can accept a per