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By Jo* Loni*r I
Just briefly. 1 want to touch
on Duplin County's Board of
Commissioners deciding not to
hire a county-wide recreation
director. . .1 must do more
research oat his. and will devote
more space to it next week. . I
gut this week. 1 WILL say. . If
mere is. or if there is not, a
Recreation Director in Duplin
County it will mean no dif
ference it|your taxes. . .Nothing
that small can effect your tax
rate. . .So. If some Commis:
sioner seeking re-election, or
seeking favors, tries to tell you
that was his reason far voting
against it. . . .Tell him you pay
your taxes and it would seem
the Commissioners could add
somcthMg for the pleasure of
the taxpayers. . .Your taxes do
nothing (Measurable for you.
.Two high-priced eutos could
have been eliminated and the
recreation program funded. .
I'll get farther into this next
week. alio.:.
Faison Fire Department, until
a few mouths ago. held a weekly
bingo gagae and used the money
for department improvements.
However, ft was determined
bingo was illegal in Duplin
radioed one of his deputies,
Glegri Jernigun. who had been
assig&d to a case near Wallace.
. . . Jemigan is also Faison Fire
Chief. . . .Reveile advised him
he had a hot tip that he and
Jernigan should check out. . .
Jemigan met him in Warsaw
and Reveile advised him the
location of the activity was near
Faison. When the two arrived
there they parked at the Fire
Station and there were no cars
around the station. Reveile
told Jernigan he had a tip that
bingo games were being held at
tftt Fire Station. . .This was the
first Jernigan knew of the tip. .
i "Sheriff, there is B0 truth
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whatsoever to that lie." said
Jcrnigan as he chomped down
on his cigar, his face turning
red- ."Let's go into the Fire
Station and make a few photic
calls and sec if we can find qut
who told you that lie." he
continued, as he begkn
chomping, stomping aad
swinging his arms, mad as* a
flogging rooster. . .But when he
swung opawthe door of the Ffre
Station, he was staring into the
faces of most of his Fire ana
Rescue personnel, who were
smiling ear to ear and singing
"Happy Birthday.". . .Hp
almost swallowed his cigar. .
Surprise.. .Surprise.
I was at a fellow's house near
Stockinghead last week, and
saw this old gentleman ever so
gently lift his saucer filled with
coffee up to hip, mouth an#
drink.. .It reminded me of when
I was a youngster. . .1 used to
watch Grandpa and Grandma
drink their coffee from a saucer.
So many times I tried to
imitate them, but always spilled' I
the hot coffee on nqpelf. . .84
wanted to drink coffee, but was
seldom allowed to. . .It wasn't^'
the taste of coffee ' 1 liked ;
though... 1 just wapted to drinjf
Grandpa did to cool it. then slip
it to the edge of the table to
drink, for I just could not pick it
tip without spilling it. . .
Nowadays drinking from a
saucer is considered bad
manners, but in my younger
days, to watch Grandma and
Grandpa do it was like watching
an artist. . .They could lift a j
saucer filled almost to the
running over, and never spill a !
drop. . .Of course. -Grandmas
and Grandpas are a special
breed of people, anyway. . !
.Surprising what they will let
grandchildren do that they did
not let their own children do. . i
Son-of-a-Gun ...
Cowans, Monk Honored At 4-H Leaders Banquet
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George Cowans, a poultry
farmer from the Cedar Fork
Community, and Edd Monk, a
79-year-old retired farmer from
the Stanford Community, were
honored as outstanding citizens
during Duplin County's Annual
4-H Leaders Banquet held at
The Country Squire last Friday
night.
State Senator Harold Hardi
son presented the awards to the
two after giving out certificates
to the following six other
nominees: (Each person was
nominated by a 4-H club) Dr.
Edwin P. Ewers, Physician,
Warsaw Shamrock 4-H Club;
Thomas Elwqud Revelle,
Sheriff, Youth In Action 4-H
Club; William C. Sullivan,
Farmer, Oak Ridge 4-H Chrb;
Daniel D. Williams. Retired
Farmer, Oak Plain 4-H Chib;
Rev. R.H. Williams. Baptist
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Pastor. Cloverleaf 4-H Club;
and Quincy Jackson Sutton. Sr.,
Retired Building Inspector. Near,
Horizons 4-H Club.
The Outstanding Citizen
Award la given each year as a
highlight of the Farm Bureau
sponsored banquet,, which
honors 4-H leaders and others
who support the program, the,
two winners were recognized for
the contributions and service
they have made to the 4-H
program.
Cowans helped the first
successful community 4-H club
in eastern North Carolina to get
started. An active Ruritan.
Cowans gives 4-H programs,
has served as a 4-H leader, and
is active- in the Baptist Church.
His present hobby is a museum,
which he shares with the
community. He and his wife.
OrteH. are the parents of four
children. Ronald and Waitus of
the home community. Becky of
Durham, and JoAnn. deceased.
Monk. President of Rose Hill
Funeral Home, has served on
Just about every committee in
the county, and is loved and
respected by young and old
alike. An active Baptist, Monk
also is a member of the Board of
Trustees of James Sprunt
Institute. He and his wife,
Marie, have no children, but
Tearcd one girl. Who is a
graduate of Shaw University.
Josephine Outlaw of
Kenansville and Turman Alphin
of Mount Olive were recognized
as Outstanding 4-H Leaders
1977 ? Duplin and Area.
After a welcome by D.J.
Kilpatrick. President of Duplin
Farm Bureau. Bob Jenkins, |
Administrative Assistant of the
N.C. Farm Bureau, was intro
duced as the speaker by emcee )
Robert Worthington.. y>-.
Jenkins opened his talk by'- J
expressing his pleasure for t
being asked to speak at the 1
banquet. "I dbn't know of a ?
better job than to come and talk )
to a group of leaders such as i
rou." stated Jenkins.
"If I had to pick a subject."
feflluns continued, "it would
>e. As you sow. so Will you reap,
fou are here tonight as leaders
vho have already sowed, and
rou will reap with the develop
nent of the youth you have
helped."
Lois Britt. Duplin Extension
Agent, 4-H, reviewed the 4-H
year and praised the leaders and
supporters, saying, "We
couldn't afford to pay you for
the services rendered during the
year."
Rotary Student Honored
Brian Raynor West, a senior
at James Kenan High School,
has been selected as Rotary
Student of the Month by the
Warsaw-Kenansville Rotary
Club. Brian was honored by the
:lub at their weekly meeting last
Dnirsday.
Brian has been nominated for
i Golden Star Award in English,
fie was a winner in the Four
'a <
? County EMC Essay Contest last
?year and also a Youth Con
sulting Representative at the
?? nation^ meeting in Las Vegas
f this year. He was a runner-up in
the Century III Leadership
Writing Awards,/and was
named Outstanding Teenager
"by the Warsaw Jaycees. i*
Brian's extrscurricuter activi
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basketball. Football team
manager. Monogram Gub, and
PepGub.
Brian received his Eagle
Scout Award last year. He is a
member of the Warsaw United
Methodist Giurch and parti
cipates in many community
projects.
He Ifcthe son of Mr. aild Mrs. .
Walter Ih West af Warsaw,
Third Traffic Fatality
For The Year
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Annie Smith Batts, 52, off
Rose Hill, was killed instantly
Saturday when the left rear
wheel of her auto fell off causing
the auto to sUd into the path o?
another car. ?
This wax the third traffiq
fatality in Duplin County this'
year. 5^ *
The accident happened at
3:55 p.m. March 4 on Highway
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117, two miles south of Rose
Hill. IDe Batts auto, a 1971
Dodge, skidded into the path of -
Virginia Cottle Brown, 48, who
was traveling north in a 1973
Ford. Ms. Brown was taken to
Duplin General Hospital.
Both vehicles were estimated
to be a total loss. No charges
have been filed.
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Board Hears Complaints On Meals 1
Served Under Nutrition Program
"alter Brown,, L/irector of
Nutrition appeared before the
Duplin Board of Commissioners
Monday to report on the meals
I.?i~ ---n ? -- J I., nirflotoMQ
Doing prepared oy uyncterta
The principal problem is cold
food and lack of quality and
quantity, he said. Brown said he
believes the company has out
grown its facilities.
"They carry the food in an
electric container that is
plugged into the truck electrical
system and the food in cold
when it gets to Faison, "he said.
"After- meals for the Faison
center are removed, the truck
comes to Rose Hill and the food
has warmed up. I think the truck
unit is over-taxed."
William Costln said after
receiving numerous complaints,
he ate. a meal at the Warsaw
center. "Not only does it need to
be nutritious, it needs to have
taste as well. The program
needs monitoring," he said.
Brown said although the sit
uation is improving, it will never
be as good as it was when the
program was getting meals from
the local schools.
Brown said the quality of
some items was so bad that "I
told them to discontinue them.
Cornbread came in so hprd you
_ . u ' L.'iSanuk>'dfckii -? .
couldn't even break it, much
less eat it." He also said
meatballs and Waldorf salad
h^d to be dropped.
Brown suggested the county
set up its own kitchen. The
program serves meals to 174
persons. Brown said the county
could provide the meals Cor less
than the SI.46 now being
charged and do a better job of H.
The Board discussed using
the old school at Wallace and
the mental health program
center. Archway East, at Rose
Hill, and decided to look into the
matter further to try to find a
satisfactory solution. 1
Meals are now served at the
New Christian Chapel of Rose
Hill. Mt. Zion Holiness Church
of Warsaw, /Burning Bush
Church of Faison and Baptist
Church of Kenansville. Brown
hopes to add a unit at CMB
soon. iX .
The Board discussed A
partment for a new automofcfi
Commissioner Kelly will mm
with Joe Costin to dctenuy
The^cMtmrt^P^'seTofAe
proposed intensive care
addition to Duplin Co
three-stop project to $217tlMi
i?d"de the ?*>:
seated by David John Kilpat
rick, chairman, Cecil Miller,
treasurer, and Richard Harrells,
Administrator, asked the Board
for $67,126 in addition to the
$150,000 previously given the,
hospital tor the building project.
The Board approved the
request R appropriated $30,000
from revenue sharing, $10,000
from general, and $27,126 from
the hospital equipment and
maintenance funds for the
purpose. Construction work
must be started by AprilS. '
Jim Rusher, Industrial
Developer, and Harry Oswald of
the Industrial Development
Board, met with the Commis
sioners to report on the activi
ties of the Industrial Develop
ment Office. Discussed was the
new addition to National Spin
ning, new prospects for Duplin
County, and the extension of a
wateWine to the spec building in
Wallace. Rusher reviewed the
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Oldest Worker
In Deplln Contest ; \
the week of Much 12-18 has i
been proclaimed "National 1
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Security Commission of N.C. in 1
Kenansville wishes to acknow- 1
ledge the oldest worker in (
Duplin County by awarding a I
ftetebe ooMkk-red foT this [ \
award, or if you know of some j
Sheila West of the Emptor
ntent^ Security Commission at J
OUTSTANDING CITIZENS AWARDS - (L to R)
State Senator Harold Hardison presented awards
to George Cowans of Cedar Fork and Edd Monk
of Stanford daring the annual Duplin 4-H Leaders
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Banquet on Friday night, as Robert Worthington,
Farm Bureau Agency Manager, and D.J.
Kilpatrick. President of Duplin Farm Bureau,
look on. i / .
NOMWKES - Lois Britt, Duplin 4-H Extension
Agent, is shown with the other nominees for the
4-H Outstanding Citizen Award held last Friday
night. Pictured, (L to R) Britt, Dr. Edwin Ewers.
Sheriff ElwObd Revelle. William Sullivan. Q.J.
Sutton and fUv. R.H.Williams. Nominee Daniel
D. Williams in not pictured.
LEADERS HONORED - (L to R) Bob Jenkins,
Administrative Assistant for N.C. Farm Bureau,
and guest speaker, looks over program with 4-H
leaders Josephine Outlaw and Thurman Alphin.
The two were recognized as being the county's
Outstanding 4-H leaders for 1977.
Student Tests Set In Duplin
During the first two weeks of I
April, all Duplin County school I
students in grades one, two, I
firee, six and nine wilt begin
aking tests in the basic areas of
ending, writing and arithmetic,
rhis is called the Annual Test
ng Program, and is required by
egisiatton enacted by the 1977
Jeneral Assembly.
The purpose of this testing
trogfam is to: (1) assess the
iffectiveness of our educational
trocess; (2) insure that each
?upil receives maximum bene
it: and (2) help Iqcal school
ystems and teachers identify
itid correct students' needs in
?e used in the first and second
tests will be given in grades 3, 6
and 9. Each parent will receive a
copy of his or her child's score
on the Annual Test by early
Jbne. More information will be
available on interpreting the
test scores from your local
school.
In addition to the two state
testing programs, Duplin
County students in grades four,
five, seven and eight will be '
tested by the k?wa Tests of Basic ?
Skills. These scores will be
available at your local school in
eariy June.
Whitley Mobile Office In County
Third District Congressman
Charlie Whitley announced that
the Third District Mobile Office
will make a topi in Puplln
County on March IS. it will be at
the Post Office at the following
ti^es and locations. ; >
si
Rose Hill. 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.; and i
adviwthot RodocyKwwkaot ' j