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Son Of A Gun ?y Jo* Lani*r Hope you had a terrific Christmas.. .1 sure did. . .1 got a few unexpected gifts, such as a teddy bear, a baby doll and a couple of rubber tipped dart K.. I think a previous article i-Of-A-Gun had something #*> with it. .1 got quite aUek out of them, even if my doll daaca't say "Ma-Ma." . . .My slater says that when we were Uds. i tatted her into playing weKjttttoJfte middle of a >mch of Christmas shoppers, sitting down one of the aisles in a store on the bottom shelf. . .1 thought at first they were playing jack rock* but it turned out they were just resting.. .and debating.. .o^was it arguing... A little later Deoaa and I were eating hot dogs and near the end of die counter where we were standing was a cigarette machine.. .A girl, who looked to be about 13 or so, went to the machine and put in her money, pressed the button, but only her atimey came out . .No ciga rettes. . .she redepoaited her money a couple of times trying ' I to get a pack of cigarettes, but tailed. . .Donna was watching, and when the girl left without her cigarettes. Donna waa looking at the machine and said. "Well, no wonder she didn't get any cigarettes. . . That signs says minors are forbidden to purchase cigarettes from this machine.".. .Son-of-a-gun... Cheryl Brsswell, a one-year old from across town, came over to my house the other day and spotted my scanner. .As the red lights raced from one end to the other, curiosity got the hast afcher and she attempted to Wch it or stop K by putting her Amr on it. .But it just kept on g<i|ng . She would move her ntpw to another bulb. . Finally Grady, the dispatcher in Kenansvilie, called a county car an# the light stopped under her Jmr. . .Cheryl let out an Melted scream and turned Wound ail smiles, wanting everyone to see what she had done. . . But when she looker* hack, Sue had stopped talking ant the light was movjpg again. Another year is standing by to make, its grand en . ^napada Saturday night, at mifcf intend to go out on a limb I said no more smoking... I am smoking more than ever before. . .1 was going to build a garage. . .Donna planted rosea there.. .1 was going to use less gasoline to help the energy crisis, and save money.. .So 1 bought a VW. . .1 could have bought 2,000 gallons of gas for what I paid for the VW.,. .1 put insulation in my house to cut down on the amount of electricity and gas I use. . .So the electric company and gas company went up on the price of both. . .This year 1 am going to keep ray resolutions to myself.. .Son-of-a-gun... ** 'W* ism January 9, 1978 at 10 a.^for Johnnie Weatherspoon, Rose Hill; Myrtle Combs, Bowdens; Ivey Jones, Jr., Wallace; Aaron Newkirk, Route 1 .Magnolia; Cornelia Gurganue Brown, Wallace; J.D. Taylor, Warsaw; Roger H. Johnson, Wallace; John Franklin Bryan, Route ], Kenansvllle; Hosea E. Vann, Route I, Magnolia; EHa Rag Murphy, Route 2, Rose Hill; - Lynn Faulk Outlaw, Route 2, Mount Olive; Dorothy H. Outlaw. Route 2, Mount Olive; Joe Fennell, Route 2. Rose Hill; Orlan M. James, Rontr 2, Wallace; Mary A. Fennell. Rose Hill: Maris^a Lynn Quinn loulartRa; Raymond Kenedy, Wallace; Shirley C, Nethercutt. Chinquapin; Mahel Sampson Mitchell, Ka ansville; James Boney, Wallace; ? v Micnsei wvone N wkirJ! Souir'b|vmp9 Schools Opon lAoncfaife Bonnie Ue Johnson, Mount Olive; Roseann Dleseewski Bail, Route 1, Chinquapin; Anthony Lee Kennedy. Route 2. Pink Hill; Dennis Wayne Henderson. Route 1. Kenansvilie; Elton Duan Mercer. Route 1. Beula ville; Thomas Herring. Albert son; Rosalyle B. Hall, Rose Hill; Louis Clementh Jones, Mag nolia; James Allen Knowles. Route 1. Teachey; Charlotte South Johnson. Wallace; Janice Kornegay. Mount Olive; Dorothy H. Jones, Rose Hill; Roaa Smith Brown, Route 1. Magnolia; Sinarah Thigpen. Pink Hill; James E. Kornegay Jr,. Route 2, Mount OlTve; William Pickett McKay, KenansviHe; Christine W. Jones. Route 1, Mount Olive; Edna Ray West, Warsaw; Elmore Spell, Maanolia; Donate : Outlaw, Mount Olive; Jotte S. Let Albertson; O. Sprunt Hal, f Bowdens; Lytle Mae Price. Seven Springs; Jackson Davi? Morrison. Wallace; Elsie Mill*' Route 1. Warsaw; Ma " Maggie Pearsall, Calypso. W.L. Husst^.^Jr. Wallace; ?j say - .... t. ... ; . .... U. ... \ u . .... y, j. Capsule Of 1977 News 1-20-77 ? Doc Brinaon, was named by his fellow Jaycees, as the 1977 Distinguished Service Award recioient last Monday rm annual a e^w^ewe^mvuee during a banquet held at The Country Squire. 1-27-77 ? Mrs. Rose Swain, Route 2, Warsaw, was named North Carol ins Forkette of the Year by the N.C. Porkettes Association at their annual meeting held in Raleigh January 13th. Mrs. Swain was named for her armni^^li as chalr ciatioa. 7 * '?t' 1-27-77 The Duplin County Shrine Club installed officers at a dinner meeting in Wallace on January 27th, with L. Frank Jones, potentate of Sudan Temple as installing officer. Officers installed were Mehrin Pope, Sr., of Magnolia, presi dent; Robert Ray Thomas of ?nulaville, vice president; Jim ray Tucker gf Kenansville, secretary-treasurer; qnd the Rev. Clarence Liagle of Faison, chaplain. 2-3-77 - Paul Brewer was name# the recipient of the W. . . ? TVl ? t'llLJLIlla*? -* Cammaw qlSnW UlSllngUlSIlCU wCTYICv a ward tor 19 76. The ^sward was tileWvsew Jaycees. 2-10-77 - The ChiuquSpln branch of Waccamaw Rank mid Trust Company was robbed around 9;0S Tuesday morning. 3-3-77 - Eight Boy Scouts of Troop 44, Warsaw, received their Eagle Scout Awards Rf " ".-.A <V Armed Robbery In Warsaw JlftK ? .. " M 'jjl ''?* The Scotsman Store on Highway 117 in Warsaw was robbed by three gunmen around 9:35 p.m. last Wednesday night. Warsaw Policeman Tony Braswcll spotted a car parked on Hill Street with a woman sitting in the car and turned around to investigate. When Braswcll turned into the Scotchman's, a man came out of the store and said he had been robbed. Three Wilmington men were later arrested in Rose Hill by the Highway Patrol and taken to Duplin County jail. The men then tried to overpower the Duplin deputies, but were un successful. ? : > ? Around S500 in cash and checks was stolen in the robbery. % ; '.f,\ '1 t< J The thryc men are in Duplin County jail under SIOO.OOO bonds. They were believed to have been involved in another robbery that took place In Goldaboro earlier that night Attempted Bank Robbery A lone mo it walked Into tile Waccamaw Bank and Truai Company branch office In Chinquapin Friday and at tempted to rob the banlht y "y window and passed a note a king -v. T at the -\ ald^no ve him j Sunday in a ceremony at the ?Wirisw Baptist Church. Scouts receiving the awards were Gilbert Johnson, Wiley Kfflette, Hicks Pigford, Darret and Darron Essell (twins). Tyler Jones, Jay Qeinn and Murray Jones. HM7 - Mrs. Heien Britt was appointed to the Faison Town Board Monday night during their regular meeting. Mrs. Britt is the first lady to serve on the Faiaoo Board. 3-17-77 ? Quinn Company of Warsaw announced Tuesday their plans for major expansion of their warehouse and freezer space from 2,396,000 cubit feet to 5,266,000 -- almost double the present size. 3-17-77 - The Duplin County school system requested a budget of S12.1 million at the Duplin Board of Education meeting last week. The request totals S4.4 million mote than the current budget of around SO million. Commissioners approved the ? jail to be built in KenaasviUe at I their regular meeting Monday. ? The site for the new ?us stiq I ?$&?5V2i tLSS I end of the Courthouse, next to I Dr. Bedwine's office. 3-24-77 - Bids were let Tuesday I at 3 p.m. at the Fire Station in ? Warsaw for the new Municipal ? Complex which is to house the ? administrative offices, police I department and jail, town hall, I drivers license office, rescue I squad and Chamber of ? Commerce. The complex will I contain 13,000 square feet and ? will handle all of the town H departments excepting the Are I department, maintenance I department and the library. 3-31-77 - William "Bill" Coatin of Warsaw and David I John Kilpatricfc of KenaasvMe ? were presented the Duplin I County 4-H Program's top ? awards Priday night during the | 4-H leaders banquet at The I Country Squire near Warsaw. I I The two received coawaidi as I ? "Duplin County 4-H Outstaad | ? fog Citizens." The award is ? ? presented annually to outstaad- ? ? lag leaders of the DupHn 4-H ? I ^Wl-TT - The county historical I ? pageant. "LibertyCart," wW be ? ? produced again this year, ac- ? ? cording to Charles Tdvcrton, I I Duplin County Superintendent H ? of Schools, who heads the entire ? ITS5*. Guilford Mills, Inc. I I announced plans Wednesday I ? for the coastructinn of a 65,000 ? ? square foot addition to the | ? Guilford East textile iwnroftf I I taring plant located at Kenans- ? ? 4-7-77 ? Governor James ? | Hunt Jr. announced Tuesday ? ? he will not nominate Dr. Dallas ? I Tuesday to a^l tteorder of ? ys u tl. l.II I by April 19. l^SSstaJS O tl V t nf ,g| ? j ; j A date for the hearing will be set cffiHa i " Pres WU <* the'yWarsaw Aycees_and I dnrino g mmhlnfd JivrM-Jav 5-12-77 - The Board of Trustees of James Sprunt Institute has announced that the first scholarship in honor at Dixon S. Hall will be awarded in June of this year. Dixon Hall was President of the technical institute from its beginning in 1964 until he resigned in 1976 to enter private business. Under the direction of the institution's new president, Dr. Carl D. Price, a campaign to fund a scholarship in Hall's name was undertaken with many contri butions being made by citizens from Duplin County as well as other parts of the State. The stholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior from one of gte Duplin County high schools. 5-16-77 - An early morning axptosioc followed by a fire destroyed the Marilyn Benson heme Saturday on N.C. 11, one nple north of Kenansville. The ftoiily was not at home at the dine of the blast, and no injuries mere reported. 5-26-77 ? Employees and management of Comfy, Reeves Brothers Consumer Products Oioup were honored Tuesday by Sears, Roebuck and Co. The Kenansville firm makes furakue throw* for Sear*. r.~5-#K77 if- James Kenan's Stanley Broadie placed 3rd in the 180 yard low hurdles at the High Schol Regional Track Meet held last Friday in Greenville. The third place finish qualified Broadie for the State meet to be held iq Cary on Friday, May 27th. ? to A.,first P11"* award ? to the Rose Hill-Magnolia Qe I yflry School for school I SffP'fe*"?'' WM Presented in I ESto ?5"Fofd rf the UNc iS&safESS; I Se?>U~h S- I ??W??hip Committee on be- I I ^Jwne? Sprunt In- I atitute> Boerd of Trustees is I goasmi to announce thst Edn. I {f^*. of Route 2. I Fsisou.h^ been selected as the I S5>?pip0'*^JDi"-s-1 fit? .^cond 10 the **> y?rd ?t the State High *?*?? Track Meet held last SJs.a.c-' "~ SLf. ????ed valuation for the cur SSiSttJttft b^g'TSiStioiuwU Bw^ssrs S100 tax levy ntS ^ : * R WBMm. DupHa I V??ty Agricultural Extension ? , *"*"77 - Colleen Martin has I ^^i-SSTgS Savings and Loan Asso ??W-T7 - William Craft was I ssgcsssi* I !g3*&S!iS??1& j]*J* Judicial District since ?9?. announced his disability rw^mentaaof June 1,1977. So$a Yvettn ^"Ihr Benlavi,lc' JJj^J^JJJ^jt^ftoiala began the arresting' 36 fjitaoii^ Suhnd,yv I 7?7~77 - The Duplin Count) Board of Commissioners special session rhotidM-. Mn?. Jo Jtofeef a County Teacher of the Year by the Duplin County Association of Classroom Teachers. 7-21-77 - Gene Ballard has been appointed Dean of Instruc tion at James Sprunt Institute, filling the position formerly held by Dr. Carl D. Price, President. 7-21-77 - The Duplin County Board of Commissioners offi cially adopted the County's first flag Monday, and informally dubbed the designer, Karen Kornegay, as Duplin County's answer to Betsy Ross. 7-28-77 Judge Harvey Boney, 4th Judicial District Judge, will retire effective Monday, August 1st. The an nouncement was made by Chief District Judge Kenneth Turner of Rose Hill. 7-28-77 - One of the highest honors in 4-H work was bestowed on two Duplin County youths. Sharon Swain of the Kenansvitle 4-H Club and Deon Robinson of the Wallace 4-H Club were "tapped" into the State 4-H Honor Club. 8-4-77 - The Duplin County Board of Commissioners approved the bids totaling $642,868 for the new county jail Monday. Construction work is riptclfri to-begin thg Month, with completion scheduled late next year. 8-11-77 - The newly estab lished Kenansville Area Chamber of Commerce will have its official Charter Night on Friday, August 26. 8-25-77 - After 2Vi years, the State Supreme Court Tuesday reversed itself and ruled that Branch Banking and Trust Co. is not entitled to recover 5314,354.38 from the State and the Insurance Co. of North America. The ruling involved a case in which L.C. Woodcock was convicted and sentenced to prison on charges related to an alleged cover-up of a shortage in the Fanners Grain Elevator at Warsaw, which Woodcock managed. 8-25-77 - "No Contest Contest" winners. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson of Lees ville. S.C., have been invited by the Chamber of Commerce to visit Warsaw for a Red Carpet Weekend, October 21-22. 9-1-77 - Nash Johnson of Rose Hill, pioneer turkey industry - man, was inducted into the North Carolina Poultry Hall of Fame during the annual Poultry Federation banquet August 29 in Winston-Salem. 9-15-77 - Mrs. Lois Britt, Duplin County 4-H Extension Agent, has been chosen president-elect of the North Carolina Federation of Cooper ative Extension Associations. 19-6-77 - The Kenansville Town Board voted 3 to 2 Monday night to attempt to purchase the historic James Blount house to use for a town hall. 10-13-77 ? Mark Vinson of Kenansville was elected President of tfa? Duplin County Dororfty Wightman "FriendsW**1 ? the Public Library." 11-3-77 ? Governor Jim Hunt has announced the appointment of eight North Carolinians to the National Conference of Com missioners of Uniform State' Laws. Former Superior Count Judge Winifred T. Wells of Wallace was appointed to the commission, which seeks to develop common laws among the states in certain areas. 11-10-77 - Franklin Williams of Route I. Wallace, was named "Conservation Farmer of the Year" at a banquet held at the Oak Ridge Community Building which concluded the 7th annual Duplin Soil Conservation District Tour. 12-1-77 - Elizabeth Spicer. 19, of Kenansville. received a SI ,000 scholarship from Coats & Clark, Inc., sponsor of the 4-H clothing program, at the 56th National 4-H Congress in Chicago November 27 ? j December 1. 12-1-77 - Henry L. Stevens, 111, of Warsaw, and James R. Strickland of Jacksonville, were appointed Superior Court Judges .of the Fourth North Carolina Judicial District Wed nesday 'by Governor James B. Hunt. 12-S-77 - The Kenansville Town Board voted 3 to 2 to sell the controversially acquired Raiford House during the regu larly scheduled 7:30 p.m. Board meeting held at the Town Hall on Monday, December Sth. 1977. 12-4-77 - The Duplin County Board of Commissioners elected Arliss M. Albertson as Quir man, and rf.J. Fussell. Sr. as Vice-Chairman, each to serve ftyy? ycqti. MJheir.regular iVtorTuay-."' 12-4-77 - Mrs. Norma Cates of Faison received one of thred Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson special awards f6r environmental improvement this week at the annual meeting of Keep America Beautiful, Inc. in New York City. 12-22-77 - Bob Williams. Plant Manager of National Spinning's Beulaville operation, announced his company's plans for expansion of the Beulaville plant. FIRE DESTROYS HOME Fire destroyed the Arthur Wood home on N.C. 50 in Kcnansvillc early Tuesday causing damage estimated at $25,000. Wood said he woke up to find the house filled with smoke. His family escaped without injury. Firemen fought the blaze for 90 minutes. Assistant Kcnansville Fire Chief Billy Williams said he believed the fire started from the furnace. Stickers, Plates For 1978 Co On Sale January 3rd ts/Ejit wi ? vsaLSi# ? aiit< * *v: ?? af ?-? ?t?io , The North Carolina Depart ment of Transportation's Divi sion of Motor Vehicles reminded citizens that validation stickers and plates for 1978 will go on sale throughout the State on January 3. Renewal cards necessary for obtaining a 1978 sticker or plate were mailed December IS by the Division of Motor Vehicles and should be received by January I. Anyone not receiving a renewal card should notify the Division *M^i^ make application for a license plate at the nearest local agency. New plates or stickers must be displayed by midnight Februaiy 15,1978. Motorists are reminded also that plates will be SI higher this year. The extra dollar was authorized by the General Assembly and will be used for continuation of the driver edu cation program Jr' With the exception of some special classifications, 1978 autjmobilc licenses will be place the sticker exactly as instructed to prevent accidental removal. An annual license plate will ' continue to be issued for all other classifications, including trucks. Any newly acquired vehicle will be issued a plate and sticker jgte?? ? P'?,c '* to be trans Gon/alic Rivers, Director of Registration, said "Nine new license piatc agencies were opened in 1977, three in Wake
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