KENANSVItLE.NC 28349 JANUARY 12.1978 8 PACES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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By Jo? Loni?r
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A fellow came by the other
day and told me a story saying it
was true. . .1 really liked it and
i found it very amusing. And <r
[ lesson might be in it, too.. >
1 Seems this Duplin County
couple was wanting some item
on sale in one of the stores in a
shopping center in a town some
fifty miles away.. .Well, as they
were backing out of their garage
for the trip, one of their cats, a
jet black one (even the (bottom of
its feet were black), was acci
dently run over and killed. .
The fellow got out of the car to
inspect the cat and make sure it
was dead. . J| was. . .He
wanted to dispose of it before
the kids came home from r,
school. . .Well, there under the
| garage was a large paper
grocery bag so he picked up file
cat and put it in the bag. rolled
the top over and down, afib
planned to stop at one of the
county dumpsters and throw the
cat and bag into it. . .However,
he either forgot, or was in a
hurry or didn't see one. .In any
case, when they arrived at the
fefrffyfer ft*
Dag containing a oeaa Diac* cat.
. .As they were leaving the
shopping center, they stopped,
as ipbst people do, and looked
arpknd file parting lot to spot
their car. . When they did see
the car, they also saw a lady
' leaning over in the car in a
crouched position, so they
stayed at the shopping center
entrance to see what she wait,
going to do. . .The lady came
out of the car clutching the
paper bag containing the dead
black cat, looked around, placed
the bag under her arm and
walked on to the shopping
crater, right past the couple,,
who said nothing but wefK?
Dartment whetfe sfee sat down
"?fw* wa^??w? unv ?si wwwaa
in one of the chairs, placing her
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pocketbook and the paper bag
beside the chair on the floor. .
.She talked with the clerk a few
>econds after which he began
sizing her foot for a possible
purchase. . .Every ouce Hi
awhile she would look around
the store. . .Apparently de
ciding no one was watching her.
she decided to look in the bag to
see what she had. . .She gave
one more look around while the
clerk was away, leaned over the
chair arm, unrolled the top of
the paper bag and looked inside.
. She turned pale, and cried
"Oh! My God. Mercy Jeans",
looked up at the celling and
fainted, sliding out of the chair
onto the carpeted floor. . .There
was a great deal of excitement. .
The clerk notified the office to
call the rescue squad and in Just
a few minutes the EMTs were
on the scene, slapping, her
lightly on the wrist and side of
the face. . .But the lady would
not open her eyes. . So they
loaded her onto a stretcher and
were wheeling her away to the
ambulance, when someone,
very thoughtfully, picked up her
pocketbook and her paper bag
and placed them on her chest
with the paper bag close to her
face. . .and away they went. "J
wonder what happened Ufhpn
she opened her "eyes again and
"sign^fiwltu immediately
called on a fellow whose
commandment (She had just
broken. . ."ISou shall not
steal.". . .Of course she was
opjy doing what a great many do
by refusing to betieve until
trouble appears... By the way,
the couple checked on the lady
at the hospital. . .She was OK. .
- Celia Rivenbark, of that other
paper, is sporting a new catch
all bag and wearing it proudly
over her shoulder. . .Imprinted
in bold red across it is "A
woman's place ieia the House. .
and the Senates''... .Watch out.
Tommy. . .and Harold. .By the
way. ERA'S may be interested
in the January 19th Son-of-a
Gun... . ,. i' , ?&
I must not be watching
enough TV. .1 confused the
_'v_ selling paper tow da with
Mother Turns the other night. .1
.And I can't get my margarine
to talk either. . .Son-of-a-Gun. .
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Student Of The Month
School, was selected Rot any
s Student of the Month for
i January. Joe, the sou of Mr and
Mrs. Walter Went Williams rftj
icular act tties inclu< :
Sconce Oub. {his driver. Base
Active in community activi
ties. Joe has done volunteer
work for both the March of
Dimes and Easter Seals. He is a
member of the Holiness Church
of Warsaw and active in Sunday
School.
Other honors include: ESEA
Advisory Stiff (Dist Rcpresen
tative). National Educational
Development Tests
Achievement Award. Nominee
for Who's Who Among
American High School Stu
dents. and Semi-finalist in
National Achievement Scholar
ship Program for Outstanding
Negro Students.
Three More File For County Offices
Three more persons filed
Monday for county offices that
expire this year
Two persons filed for the
Board of Education on a county
wide basis. Two seats, now
occupied by James F. Strickland
and Russell Brock, are open.
Gaven C. (Jack) Williams, of
Route 2. Faison, and Patricia E.
Broadrick of Warsaw announced
their candidacy for the Board of
Education posts.
Randal Albertson of Route 1,
Mount Olive (Scotts Store area)
also filed Monday for Demo
cratic nomination for County
Commissioner, District 2.
Incumbent Emmett Kelly
filed last Tuesday for his sixth
terra as a Commissioner to the
Glisson, Albertson and Smiths
townships.
Williams, 46, is a graduate of
Wake Forest University and
attended one year of Lair School
there. He served two years in
the U.S. Army. He worked as an
insurance adjuster for g) years
and has fanned for the past nine
*;MM
years.
Williams is vice-president of
Duplin County Farm Bureau (S
years); president of Calypso
tarn Supply: smves^ on the
the County School Testing
Committee. He is also active in
the P.T.O.
He is aurried to the former
Betty Lou Taylor of Route 4,
Mount Olive, and they have four
children. Curt. 13. Jeffery, 11.
Rualy. 6, and Wendy. 2. He
attend* the First Baptist Church
in Mount Olive.
In announcing his candidacy.
Williams said. "With four
children, I'm intereated in
teeing that all children in
Duplin County get the best
education possible."
Mrs. Braadrick received her
nurses training at Grady
Memorial Hospital and Georgia
State in Atlanta. After gradua
- Jlfcf -T*8** is Pediatric
IntenSVe Care or Pediatric
% She is a member df the
Warsaw United Methodist
Church, where she teaches the
Nursery Sunday School, is Sec
retary of Career Planning and
Counseling, on the Administra
tive Board. Vice Chairman of
Council on Ministries, Coun
selor of the UMYF, has been
Craft Director for Bible School
for the past two years, and
secretary of a circle for the past
two years. She was 1976
Warsaw Chairman of the Heart
Fund and is the 1978 Warsaw
Co-Chairman of the Arts
Cbuncif Fund Drive. She is a
representative to the County
Committee for the Recruitment
of New Doctors, Vice President
of the Warsaw Garden Club,
County President of the Auxil
iary to the Medical Society (2
years), and State Auxiliary Rep
resentative to the National
League of Nursing.
She resides in Warsaw with
her husband. Dr. Gary L.
Broadrick, surgeon at Duplin
General Hospital. They have
two sons, Tom and John Robert.
In announcing her reasons for
running. Mrs. Broadrick said.
"Because 1 am a concerned 1
parent. I have a vital personal
interest in a continually improv
ing school system! As a Board
member I would plan to make
myself available to as many
County PTO meetings as
possible to aid in the com
nunication between teachers. "
parents, students and the Board
of Education. I have time and
energy to devote to the office,
and the education of our
County's children is of the
utmost concern to me."
Sullivan ?
Receives
Soil Award
ASHEVILLE - William G.
Sullivan of Duplin County re
ceived the "President's Award''
of the North Carolina Asaoda
tion of Soil and Water Con
servation Districts on Monday
seffid b^^dent"JoInWnfe
AshevtWe
who produces tobacco, torn,
pain and hogs and also oper
ates a farm chemical and fer
tiliser supply company, was
honored for his years of service
to conservation, including a year
in the presidency of the N.C.
Association of Soil and Water
Conservation Districts.
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I sit CIlAUon ADpi3.IIOCfJ. illS
efforts before the Nprtl)
Carolina General Assembly
which resulted in an appro
priation of $400,000 to expedite
the modern soil survey program
in North Carolina. The State Soil
Survey Program is already ,
underway by the Soil and Water
Conservation Section under the
Department of fiatural
Resources and Community
,by the oSfo SoifAdiSS;;.
Conservation District and
selected from statewide
nominees for the honor.
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State Public School
Audit Report Released j
Expenditures from the State
Public School Fund totaled over
$816 million during the 1976-77
school year, according to figures
compiled for the annual audit
report of the State Public School
Fund. The total represented a
10.9 percent increase in
spending over the 1975-76
school year.
The largest expenditure from
the State Public School Fund, a
total of $561,021,487.30, was
paid Cor instruction! services,
which included Mfsries of
teachers, principals, super
visors and clerical assistants in
schools as well as instructional
supplies. Duplin Schools spent
$4,456,341.31 from the State
Public School Fund for instruc
tional services.
An additional $98,083,606.49
was spent for employees
benefits, the second largest
expenditure from the Fund.
Duplin spent $782,806.13 for
employees benefits, which in
cluded hospitalization insur
ance, social security, retire
ment, pupil reimbursement for
injuries and compensation for
school employees. Retirement
and social security costs
The cost of transporting
children to and from school
amounted to $45,584,732.56
statewide. Duplin spent
117 .17 in transnort Inral
school children. Transportation
costs included such items as
salaries of bus drivers and
mechanics, garage equipment,
contract transportation for han
dicapped children, bus replace
ments, as well as items needed
for regular maintenance, such
as gas, oil, anti-freeze, tires,
repair parts, batteries and
license plates.
Another major expenditure
paid for operation of school
facilities. School officials spent a
statewide total of
$35,332,679.37 for janitors,
wages and supplies, salary for
maintenance personnel, heating
fuel, water, lights, power and
telephones. Duplin spent
$261,641.98 to maintain local
school facilities.
A total statewide expenditure
of $66,980,712.78 was expended
for other instructional services.
Duplin spent $565,095.89 for
that item. State funds were also
used for additional instructional
services, the major portion of
which paid for the kindergarten
program * $53,332,262.,01.
school psychologists and Other
teacher support personnel in the
school system.
The smallest expenditure by
cateoorv from the State Public
School Fund amounted to '
$9,297,063.33 and paid for the
general control of the schools.
That item included salaries of
superintendents and assistant j
superintendents and general i
office expenses. Duplin Schools
spent $72,352.00 for general ]
control of local schools.
The audit report of the State
Pttbik School Fund included f
only State contributions to.the
operation of North Carolina's
public schools. It does not
include federal or local tax j
money which a local school unit
may <ise to supplement the State
contribution.
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Suspects Jailed
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In School Break-Ins
Suspects in four of Qupltn s
numerous school break-bis and
vandalisms were arrested early
Friday by Sheriff's officers and
Wallace police in Wallace, fol
lowing the break-in of two more
schools Thursday night and
Friday morning.
Arrested were Lafayette
Williams, 22. of Route 1, Rose
Hill, Napoleon Willis. 21, of
Route I, Teachey, and Billy
Carol Peterson, 26 of Route 1#
Rose Hill.
All three were charged with
breaking into James Kenan
High School and East Duplin
High School Thursday night df
Friday morning.
Peterson and Williams were
also charged with breaking into
the Rose Hill-Magnolia Ele
mentary School and Charity
Middle School Wednesday night
or Thursday morning. They are
being held in Duplin jail under
bonds of $8,000, while Willis
remains in jail under bond of
$5,000.
While patrolling near James
Kenan, a Warsaw officer saw a
1976 model car at 3 a.m. Friday
on the school grounds. He called
for Sheriff's deputies and ob
tained the license number of the
car, from which he was able to
find the vehicle was registered
to Williams.
While be Was calling, the
suspects escaped from the far
side of the building and ran into
the woods. Officers impounded
the car. However, the suspects
made their escape from the
scene. The three suspects were
apprehended about 7:30 a.m.
Friday.
Nothing was taken from
James Kenan, but thieves got
$23 in money, a box of Candy, a
football and some keys from
East Duplin.
In the Rose Hill-Magnolia
break-in, thieves made fffwith
goods valued at Sl.lSOllw^lta
$300 worth of damage to me
building.
Benfield To Speak At |
Kenansville Jaycee DSA Banquet
The Kenansville Jaycees will
hold their Distinguished Service
Awards Banquet on Monday,
January 16th at Bill Brown's
Restaurant in Kenansville. The
meal will be a dutch affair with
the public invited to attend.
Rev. Jack Benfield, United
I
Methodist minister, formerly of
Kenansville United Methodist
Parish, will be the featured
speaker.
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Board Changes Meeting Place J
The Duplin County Board of c
Commissioners will be meeting J
in the Auditorium of the Agri- p
ultural Extension Service
taildjng on the first and third
rfonday of each month starting
January 19,1978 at 10 a.m. This ]
move is due to construction and <
renovation of the Courthouse
Annex.
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