fonoaoanwo.7 kenansville. hopw February it>. i<rn spaces this week
of $66,000 for completion. Doc Brinson. Project Treat or er, is dm pointing to
$42,000. which has been raised thns far forThe project^Picture^!. to R). Woody
Brio ton. Kennsville Torn Administrator, Senator Harold Hardison; Repre
sentative Tommy Baker; KenansviBe Mayor Douglas Judge; Artiss Albert son.
Chairman of the Duplin County Commissioners; Congressman Charlie Whitley;
Brtason; and William Fenndl, KenansviBe Town Board Member.
Kenansville Gets
?33,953 For Park
announced during a press con
ference held in Kenansville on
Saturday that a grant in the
amount of S13.953.S0 has been
awarded for the Kenansville
Municipal Park from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund.
According to Wtttley. the
fund helps state and local
governments pm cheat Deeded
lands and develop facilities for
outdoor recreation on these
lands The project sponsor
mntchta the federal grant from
state and local sources.
Whitley indicated that the
purpose of this grant would be
to expand the presenl park and
farther improve this recreation
Hg^ting ballfields amTprorildhng
"St Kenansville
Park Pix*ect la a dear de^n
"^fhitfr^r
Mayor Douglas Judge wel
comed those attending and ex
pressed his appreciation for
their interest the pack expan
"^oody Brinson. Kenansville
Town Administrator, gave the
following resume of the history
r. of the Kenansville Municipal
Park:
July, 1972 ? Application for
$3,000 for Kenansville Muni
ck?l *** submitted Sprta*.
1973 - Grant ft* $3,000 ap
proved by Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation. Snmawr, 1973 ?
Green Berets from Ft. Bragg
cleared up acres of under
brush fot Kenansville Municipal"
Jhrk. Aprtt, 1974 - Keijjfh4.W
Municipal Park officiant dedi
Recreation Program started in,
Kenansville. SmM, 197* ?,
Recreation Commission got
TmirM 4^
approval irom town do8ib?w
expand Park October, 1976 -
Park surveyed and site plan
g ma wtairv^vv #?ai\s onv ^/sm*w
prepared for expansion
Novemhar, 1976 - Leases ft*
Park extended to 15 years with
10-year renewal option by
^^Du^in'^ounty Board of
Onto Tbigpen, Sr., kmgtuae
Commissioner for Limestone
Mary Klen Powers "Hiej^ave
IP I*:';] V- '7-v<?
$BL* ? t. /.v
Expansion Grant
pension of Kenaasville Munici
pal Park. April 27, 1977 ?
Received notification from
Hoarard Lee, Secretary of N.C.
Department of Natural and
Economic li iiwai 11 that pro
ject has been mainiiini 111I1 il Car
funding. July, 1977 - Received,
nedfee that Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation new regniations re
quired leases to be at least 25
years in length. Septaasber,
1977 - Leases fer Park with
Duplin County Commissioners
and Duplin County Board of
Education and Kenan family
extended tp a 2S-year period
Nevmnbw, 1977 - Met with
to dissolve historic ana dif
ferences. I 1971 - Re
ceived notice that Archives and
History coacarred with our
!S:' :M
W?.i'-'. > ?; ??.< ,
plans. February 11, 1978 ?
Official notification that grant
for S33.9S3.S8 had been ap
proved was announced by Coo
gressman Charles Whitley.
Ariiss Albertson. Chairman of
Duplin County Commissioners,
made these observations: "To
me, recreation stands out as one
of the prime tilings we should do
n Duplin County and the
Nation There was a lot of talk
about the money to be spent on
the new jail, and I feel that if we
had more recreation, we would
not need as much jail."
"It's remarkable." said
Representative Tommy Baketlr
"what people can do if they
don't care who gets the credit,
and this is certainly true of this
project." '
"I have never worked with
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KEaPft?' .tl v? m . ? w.?aSE & 'fmrrnfv
RaSr*, ?*" Sf". ?' '?' >
any people wno worxea any
harder than the people of Duplin
County to get this and other
projects done." said Senator
Harold Hardison. "And as
Tommy has just remarked, it
proves that projects can get
done. quicker if people don't
care whogets the credit."
Dap Brinson. Park Project
Treasure*, said that local dona
tions' of 58,324 have been re
ceived. bringing the total to
about 542,000 of the 566.000
needed for completion of the
Kendnsville Municipal Park
Expansion Project. "Other
donaious will gladly be ac
cepted." stated Brinson.
Wciody Brinson announced
that construction would start
next week, although some more
money would be needed in order
to complete the Park Expansion
Project.
School Bus Driver
Guilty Of DUI Count
iroprijoHfiJCM? ' so?*
km,
B^Ub? ^L-U*
fcturifeu to trie bus it 2:43 p.rrs. *
hCMIH; - "
bos in Ms yud. Six students
riding on the bos testified that
si _ j 1 I.!- 11 ? ? ? A
UKj HBCHCu DCCr Oil 1115 DlflUl
when they boarded the bns. sad
he was staging in s loud voice.
The riders said his driving was
They testified he let tbevn move
svoradon the bus And play
The father of one of the
riders. Cartas &Mtts of Magnate
his son totd him the but
driver was flruak. He said he
an-'
called the Sheriff's Department.
They called the Highway Patrol.
Ward said he spotted the boa
near the driver's house. When
he approached the youth about
5:45 p.m.. Ward said he smelted
beer oa the youth's breath and
his face was flushed.
The breathalyzer test
registered .06. Officers testified
they gave Haiamett sobrteW*.
tests, huch as the heel-and-toe
test, and walking a straight line,
and said he tailed these
F?? Hint
Jm
Volumeter Firt Department and
you are 'nvtted to ^corne and
Proceeds from the day's
events, induding the dance at
the Albertaon Fire House at 8
?M go to the Volunteer
Fire Department, and the Foa
it i | 1. _ 11 n 11 \ l? ?.
iihvm w spoinvrni uimwiy oy
Son Of A Gun....
.
by Joe Lanier
A few years ago I was at Fort
Bragg to do a story on the
National Guard units from
Duplin County. I was exhausted
from riding in a Jeep over trees,
gullies, and so on. so I decided
to relax awhile before the drive
back to Warsaw. . .1 had never
been in an "adult book store",
so 1 went in one to take a look
around. . ? .Now I had seen
Playboy magazines. . .1 had
seen some of the under-counter
books. . .but never had I seen
such a display of magazines and
books showing both male and
female bodies in the nude. .
.And other paraphernalia. .
The number of revealing items
in the store so openly displayed
insulted, embarassed and con
fused me. I left the store feeling
like a pervert. . I was actually
ashamed of having been in the
store. . .1 have seen stag films,
but never had I been exposed to
so much at one time...
As I began my trip back
home. I was thinking how awful
it was that a store such as this
could take a beautiful, .wonder
ful thing and make it so very
vulgar. . .1 was thinking. .
.Would I have enjoyed a place
like that when I was younger?. .
.Would I have been insulted,
embarassed. and would I have
questioned mykelf for being
$*!TC?.n<*aiJ drove-aWfig with
^^tiUmUbody and confused ?t~a
I thought maybe I should stop
and get a soft drink and perhaps
change my thoughts. I stopped
at a country grocery stare, and 1
heard from across the road some
very pretty gospel music. . .1
saw a tent from where it was
coming, and as I drank my soda
I asked a fellow what was going
on over there.. .He said it was a
revival tent meeting. . .The
singing was so pretty I decided
to go over and attend for awhile.
. .The weather was cool, and the
tent sides were down and the
entrance was hanging loose. .
.As I went inside. I was instantly
aware it was a black revival. . .1
quickly looked over the people
and saw I was the only white
person in the tent. . .1 stopped,
not knowing whether to sit down
or leave. . . I thought I might
embarass the congregation if I
left, so I sat down. . .1 was
uneasy, but soon the beautiful
songs made me forget I was the
only white there. . .The singing
stopped, and the preacher
began to preach. . .Again the
thoughts of leaving entered my
mind, but I needed an appro
priate exit line. . .As I was
planning my exit, the minister
said. . ."We have a visitor in
our tent tonight.". . .Son-of-a
gun. I thought. . .He is talking
about me. . .1 knew I shouldn't
have come in here. . .The
minister continued. "He is
mingling with us poor lost souls
tonight.". . .1 cast my eyes
across the crowds to see how
many were looking at me. . .but
they were looking at the
minister. . .Should I jump up
and run out? . . .What should 1
do? I was thinking. . ."He is
lily-white," said the minister. .
Son-of-a-gun. I am going to get
it.. .To be sure, they won't beat
me up just for coming in to
listen to their singing. . ."You
know who he is."?said the
preacher. . .The -congregation
replied. "Oh. yes. we know." ..
.1 thought, now. Joe. calm
yourself dawn. . Look at the
brighter side. . .If you don't get
killed, at least it will make a
good story . . . even if you do
have to get someone else to
write it because both your arms
are broken. . .The preacher
says. "Oh. yes. I can feel his
presence. . Jesus Christ. . .The
Son of God is here among us
tonight." . . .My face turned
from white to very red. . .If
there had been a knothole where
I was sitting. I am sure I would
have fallen through it. . .Never
have I felt so small . . .At that
point I needed no exit line. . .1
just got up and left. . .Thank
goodness they could not read
my thoughts. ..
The alternator went out on my
truck, and the battery was not
strong enough to crank it.. .So I
got Donna to drive her car over
to give me a jump. . .As I was
hooking up the jumper cables. I.
noticed one of the battery cables
on her car was very loose, so
after cranking my truck. I got a
wrench to tighten up the battcrv
cable. . .But Donna warned me.
"Don't tighten it too tight."
."Why not?" f asked. . ."The
engine won't tarn over if it's too
tight." she .Son-of-a-Gun
Music And Art
Program
Sunday At JSI
The Duplin County Arts
Council will sponsor a special
program of music and art on
Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m.
in the auditorium of James
c . ? s_ r.n....?iu
upiuiii uiaiuuit ?ii n^iiwwviiib.
Artists featured will be Alice 1
Boyd of Goldsboro and Barbara
Tavlor of ainton.
Mrs. Boyd will explain her
recent workshops in the junior
high schools of Duplin County
and exhibit drawings by parti
opaiiug students.
Mrs. taylor will present the
musical program she has pre
pared for high school students
in Duplin County demonstrating
the potential of the voice in
popular, folk and classical
music. She will be accompanied
by Jean Hatch, piankt, also of
Clinton, and Ttes Rich, guitarist
from Wallace.
? .
ROTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH - H. C. Allen
congratulates Greg Hedrick. who was selected Rotary Student of
the Month.
Hedrick Honored
At Rotary Meeting
Gregory Alan Hedrick was
guest of honor at the Warsaw
Kenansville Rotary Gub Thurs
day. Greg was selected Rotary
Student of the Month for Feb
ruary by the faculty at James
Kenan High School.
A senior at James Kenan
High School. Greg ranks 7th in
his class of 153 students.
Awards and honors while a
student at JK include: Golden
Star Award Nominee; National
Foundation of Commended
Scholars; Who's Who Among
American High School Students
during his senior year; a Gradu
ation Marshal his junior year;
Biology Award his sophomore
year; and Math Award while a
junior high student.
Extracurricular activities
include Chess Gub; Science
Gub; Pep Gub; and National
Honor Society.
Greg is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonnie Hedrick of
Warsaw. They attend the
Warsaw United Methodist
Church.
Birthday
Sale Set
I i
Mount Olive mer
chants will sponsor
George Washington's
birthday sale promo
tion Friday, Saturday
and Monday, Febru
ary 17, 18 and 20, it
was announced today
by Mrs. Ethel Brew
er, president of the
Retail Merchants I
Division Of the Mount I p
Olive Area Chamber I
of Commerce. I
Dromotion n sh6 8Aid ?
PMHJD TO ME FMM DtJHJN ? When you are driving around ?
ta Depl.n County, -you might get behind ? car dtspiayiag the
?bare pictured license pUte. The trord in the plate MJFUN will
tettthe story, "l a proud to be from Ddpltn Cooaty." % the
way. the Hceaw plate belongs to the ? that belong, to the
Duplin ^Coeaty thril Defense Director Hiram Brtnson of