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WMETL*? VISITS WITH ROTARY - Congress
mail Quotes 0. Whitley spoke the Warsaw- ,
, MfnavWe Rotary Club T^u^y a, Bland's in
question and answer session developed- Topics
discussed included: the Panama Canal. Social
Security. Tobacco, and the status of MH/30.
Kenansville Starts Housing
Rehabilitation Program
assisting eligible applicants in
obtaining financial assistance
through FmHA by providing
technical aid in the preparation
of the applications. This service
will be provided by Miss Fayc
Bryant, who was hired by the
Town undeV its recently
received CFffA manpower
grant. Miss Bryant is a Dnplin
County native and a graduate of
Faveftevilte'State University
with a degree in sociology. Also,
technical assistance will be
provided by the N.C. Depart
-Mft of Natural Resources and
Community Development fiel?
?ffice in Wilmington.
screens.'storm windows and .
doors;' ( insulation; needed 1
improvements to the dwelling
heating system; repairing and
providing structural supports;
adding an additional room to an
existyig dwelling in special
cases,when clearly necessary to
remote Hazards to the family's
health; e#d providing improve- '
ments to the water and waste
disposal systems of the resi
dences. *
Any citizen of Kenansville
interested in receiving assis
tance through this program is
enc?kraged to contact Miss
Bryant at her office located in
TyuilDuptin County ' Building,
which is between the School
h^w" 29^74 ^The
funding through-rmHA will
^primarily be in the form of low'
Interest loans. However some
grants of up to $5,000 cap be
made available for eligible
applicants over 62 years of age.
who night qualify. Also, in
selected cases, manpower
through the Town's CETA grant
can be provided to assist in the
repairs.
?#t*srtn For Retarded Citizens
Association for Gifts
Donate Funds For Christmas Gitts
D.J. Fussell. Chairman of the
Duplin County Area Mental
Health Board, is pleased to
announce the donation of S375
from Owen McAllister. Presi
J den* of the Association for
Retarded Citizens in Duplin
i County. This donation will be
used to tniy Christmas gifts for
- the clients at the Adult De
velopmental Activity Program in
Duplin County ARC has
always shown an -exemplary
concern in the treatment and
rehabilitation at the mentally
retarded. The ARC played an
important role as a member of
the Interagency Council ia
^ beginning rehabilitation
f programs for the mentally
retarded in Duplin County.
Fussed says. "The relationship
between the ARC and Area
Mental Health Board has always
been positive and has helped us
expand our programs."
Rev. Bryce Rouse. Workshop
Director, who is also a member
of the ARC. remarked. "The
rehabilitation program at Rose
Hill is oriented towards the
utilization of the client's skills to
their maximum benefit. We
have 73 clients who are happy to
be a part of this endeavor. Our
clients realize a' sense of
achievement and pride for being
useful citizens, instead of lead
ing a vegetative life in an
institution."
lor. Duplin County Menial
Health Center, who was also
present, commended the ARC
for their vital concern in the
rehabilitation of the mentally
retarded. Hr remarked. "If it
had not been for their personal
and. at times, financial support,
our program for the mentally
retarded would have remained
obscure. At various times the
ARC has made significant
donations. Their role in getting
the Bell-Jordan Group Home
started at Warsaw was very
significant. Probably we have
one of the best group homes for
the mentally retarded in Eastern
North Carolina The impact of
our program^ tor the mentally
from the fact that we have
reduced our population at
Caswell Center front fi3 to 43
and that we hardly admitted
anyone to Caswell Center for
long-term care in the past three
years." He added. "We are
fortunate to have D.J. Fussell.
Chairman of the Area Mental
Health Board, and the other
Commissioners. Kelly. HofTler.
Albcrtson and Costin. whose
grasp of community needs, in
general: and needs of the
mentally retarded has always
been exemplary. They are
prepared to open another group
home for mentally retarded
males as soon as more State
funds are made available. We"
are very optimistic."
ItdMiiMHMfegiiiiittiiMimiir" '
Son Of A Gun
V^Py Joe Lanier
You don't have to pay it. .
You don't have to have it
inspected.. .Week before last, I
was moaning and groaning
about having to pay a $20
inspection fee to have my insu
lation inspected so 1 could get a
tax credit from the State. . .
Well, after further investigation
and some help from a couple of
friends in Kenansville, I find 1
? was misinformed. The inspec
tion is not necessary on in
sulation, storm doors or win
dows. and so on. put on or in
homes built before January,
197$. .. .It is necessary to have
new homes, built after January
I. 1978, inspected and passed
before the utilities can be turned
on. . .However, on these new
homes there is no tax credit
allowed. . .But on older homes,
the tax credit is allowed, and it
does NOT have to be inspected.
All one has to have is a receipt'
showing the insulation, storm
doors. windows, and so on has
been installed. . .And the
allowed amount is one-fourth of
the cost, up to and including
$100. If you have any questions
about this tax credit, or inspec
tion, before doing anything go
by add see. or call Harold Rose
at the N.C. Revdmte 6ffice id
IMfcnsville. : ?8u* to. put it
' simply. . .Install it and deduct
?one fourth, or 25% from the
? N.C. Income Tax owed. . .No
inspection is necessary.
In case you haven't noticed,
the road leading from the
Courthouse to the Hospital is
open, and there are 15 new
parking places. . .But at the
same time. Kenansville has
blocked off parking in another
area to install water and/or
sewer pipes. . .Sometimes I
think that fickle finger is smiling
and saying under its breath
"Gonna getcha"....
There is a fence around the
jail construction site. . . Ask
Mike Outlaw about it. . .1 was
told he was ninning from the
Hospital to the Fire Department
to assist in a fire call. . .took a
short cut. . .ran into the fence. .
kr.dcked him down. . .cold
cocked him. . .And when he
coma to. he got up and ran into
h again.
.Everyone likes a Christmas
ttee. . .Of course, some more
than others. Tony Braswell's
daughter. Cherly, a one-year
old. who is just recognizing
Christmas, has found a new
Winkle in enjoying a Christmas
tree. . .She lies under the tree
?)i a bottle in her mouth,
looking up at the twinkling
Wlbs . with her feet crossed and
prppped up on the lower
tranches of the tree. WpRelax
^nd enjoy. ..
Speaking of Christmas. I
notice the TV commercials are
again pounding out gift-giving
gptnos. . . -Like one that says a
teenager can turn an $8 pair of
jgans; into a niore expensive
They U* to s* t
'expense of what it going into
the jeans. . .And pity the poor
mother who has to wash that
rhinestone and stud-filled pair
of jeans. Can you imagine the
noise they will make in the
dryer, and those studs and such
coming off in the washing
machine...
Then there is the little old
bottle cutter... a thing-a-ma-jig
that cuts throw-away bottles and
makes them into glasses or
vases. . ^However. with the
cutting, the tapping, the
sanding, and so on. you will
spend an hour or two of your
time to make an item you could
have bought for 29 cents. . .
Better yet. try to give your work
of art away. . It may end up like
the thrtrw-away bottle was
intended to. . .And if you don't
sand it real good, you are going
to end up with a cut mouth when
you try drink from it. . .Of
course, you will probably break
three or four throw-away bottles
before you finally get one to do
as you intended, so you still get
rid of some junk before it
becomes art junk...
vyr y\ju tan uuy vine ui trrosv
do-dads that pots buttons back
on. . a temporary solution. . not
permanent.. .And you will need
to carry one in your car. one in
your shop, one in your home,
and one at your local gas sta
tion. . .Never know when you
are going to lose a button...
Also, there is the what-you
may-call-it plastic thing that, by
winding yarn around on, you
can make a rug. . .But get rid of
your cat. for one pull on the
wrong string, and you are rug
less. . .Then back to the old
plastic winder-upper and re
. ravel your rug... *
For the kids, there are cows
that give milk, dolls that leave
nothing to the imagination, and
that walking piece of plastic
with a ringing bell called Mr.
s Machine is back. . .If you want
an excuse to take a drink on
Christmas Day. buy one of these
things and try to put it together.
. .If he is assembled, do not. and
I repeat, do not take him apart..
.It will take an engineer to put it
back together. I bought one for
my boy many years ago to teach
him how to put things back
together. . .Trouble was, it took
so long for me to do it. he lost
interest, and so did I. . .1 could
have rebuilt an auto engine
quicker.. .But you got to put the
darned thing back together .
ijaiii ??m 1 /i ?* 1 -v_ i _ n ,.im
.now wouia ii look tor a grown
nun not to be able to assemble a
toy that is marked for 10-year
olds. . .If you want tq be mean to
someone on Christmas, dis
assemble a^ Mr^Marfiine and
ADJUTANT GENERAL VISITS BEULAVILLE -
Major General William E. Ingram. Adjutant
General of North Carolina, visited the Beulaville
National Guard Armory on Tuesday afternoon.
Ingram had an informal chat with Beulaville
Mayor Marion Edwards and Chairman of Duplin
County Commissioners. Artiss Albertson. Pic
tured. (L to R) 2nd Lt. Kenneth D. Kennedy. Unit
Commander; Major General William E. Ingram;
Commissioner Arliss Albertson; and Mayor
Marion Edwards.
HIGHWAY 24 MEETING HELD - (L to R)
standing. Thomas Bradshaw, Secretary of
Transportation for the State of North Carolina,
answers questions of attending interested
persons during a question and answer session
held at The Country Squire concerning the
4-laning of Highway 24 last Monday night, as Jim
Rusher. Moderator, looks on.
Five County Group Meets
Highway 24 Association To Be Formed
A group of some eighty
officials and civic leaders from
five counties met with Thomas
Bradshaw, Secretary of Trans
portation. State of North Caro
lina. on Monday night, De
cember 12th, at The Country
Squire to inquire about the
status on Highway 24 and the
possibility of 4-lanes from
Fayetteville to Morehead City.
After a lengthy question and
answer session. Jim Rusher,
Executive Director of the Duplin
Development Commission and
program moderator, suggested
that each county, town, agency .
and military base appoint one
person to serve on a "Highway
24" association organization
and endorse a resolution to be
sent to the Highway Commis
sion. The association would
collect data and put information
together so the twenty-four
members of the N.C. Highway
Commission will know of the
need to improve and 4-lane
Highway 24 from Fayetteville to
Morehead City. >
Arliss Albertson, Chairman of
the Duplin County Board of
Commissioners, ended his
address by saying. "Let's do
something that is going to help
all the people in the area from
Fayetteville to Morehead City.''
Chairman Albertson intro
duced Thomas Bradshaw,
Secretary of Transportation,
who made these comments:
"First of all. let me. on behalf of
the Governor. thank you for the
'Bonds of Progress' ^vote on
t
economic system. It will take
IIS million dollars to improve
Highway 24 from Fayetteville to
Morehead City. Your willing
ness to participate is shown by
your attendance, but you are in
competition with a lot of other
sections of N.C. that want to
improve their highway systems.
A lot of pulling together must
take place in order to 4-iane
Highway 24. Our commitment is
to listen to you and determine
what will be best for North
Carolina. We will have a billion
dollars to 1.5 billion to spend on
N.C. highways with 7.5 billion
needed."
Lewis vvrenn. Administrative
Assistant to Congressman
Charles Whitley, stated that
Congressman Whitley whole
heartedly supported the project
and hopes that a continued
interest in 4-laning Highway 24
would prevail.
Representative Tommy Baker
said. "I've often asked why
Eastern North Carolina can't
have 4-lane roads, and everyone
says they build them where the
people are. Mr. Secretary, if you
will build us some roads, the
people will come down here."
Many others in attendance
expressed the great need of a
corridor from Fayetteville to
Morehead City in order to
improve their economic
development.
Those attending included:
Hosts - Duplin County Board of
Commissioners; Arliss M.
Albertson. Chairman; D.J.
Tucker. Clerk to the Board.
Also attending were: D.M.
(Lauch) Faircloth. Secretary of
Commerce: Col. John Kovak of
the U.S. Marines. Camp
Lejeune; Col. Pritchard Adams,
U.S. Army. Fort Bragg; Billy
Rose, Administrator of DOT;
Col. Adolph A. Hight, U.S.
Army District Engineer Office in
Wilmington; and from the N.C.
Dept. of Transportation. T.W.
Funderburk. Billy Isom, Frank
Logan. J.C. Nethercutt and Billy
Rose; plus representatives from
counties and towns from
Fayetteville to Morehead City.
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