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?OL. XXXXQl NO. 11 KENANSV1LLE, NC 2834^- MARCH 16.1978 8 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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Son Of A Gun
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Want to toll you a story. A
story that might happen in a
small or in a Urge town, county,
state or country. . .A story I'll
call fictional...
The story takes place in what I
wiD call Ruralville. Ruralville is
a small country with a popula
tion of around 40,000, and is
made up of several small
villages, the largest having a
popnUtion of just over 3,000. U
all the villages were concen
trated into one village, a good
sired town larger than Clinton
or Mount Olive would, of
course, be die center...
However.'most of the country
work was in agriculture, and the
small villages were best for that
type offsetting. . Now. the
people of this Ruralville elected,
by popular vote, five men to rule
with rotating terms of four
years. Ruralville was divided
into five sections by population,
and one map from each section
was elected- These men were
given the power to set the tax
rate and to govern how the tax
money collected was to be
spent. In most places there was
a Uw enforcement budget, a
sanitation budget, a health
budget, etc. Now, for about 5 or
4 years thfr-peopie of Ruralville
nectSarytoings, but we would
like some type at a recreation
progfom. . .for our young, add
our aot-fb-young...
Each time tout came up, the
five men would say, "Not now..
Maybe later.". One fine day
the rating men said. "OK, we
will fry a pleasure program. We
wiH advertise and try to find s
person who "can ran such a
program. . .And they did so, to
the shock and amazement of
many. . .However, there were
some in RuraWille who thought
this was a waste of money. .
But there was another group
that having worked so hard in
the past for this type of pro
gram, was so shocked at the Jhta
men's agreement that they
stood back with their mouths
agape in disbelief. .And rightly
so. for when the day came to
hire this person, the five once
again said. "No, not now.. .We
have a funding problem.". ? ?
Now two of the three men who
were against the program were
up for re-election, and though
no one could ever prove it,, it
was thought by many that the
program x*ver had a chaiice
from the begin mag. . thought
that it was set up to stop. . .So
the two ruling men who were
against it and were up for
re-election oould tell the people
of their district, "I was against
this program because I did not
want a tax increase for you". .
?The facts were that with a little
Conserving by the men, the
program oould be funded with
no trouble whatsoever. . .The
amount of money to fond this
program was so small, and the
ruling five knew this, that it
would mean no savings or
lowering of the tax rate. . . .But
now, as you see on TV and in the
movies, I will end this story as
they do. , .This is a fictional
story. . .Any similarity to per
sons or events is purely coinci- f
Now a change of pace... One
may find me doing many things.
. .The other day I had a hammer
and some nails in my hand, but
this does not a carpenter make,
and it was quite vividly shown. .
I had spent an hour or so
sawing and nailing some two by
fours together to make tern
Standing back admiring my
wMk (which I thought was quite
good), my little five-year-old
niece came over and asked what
I had built . . 1 saw an oppor
tunity to have some fun and tell
her the truth at the same time..
.So I told her they were horses..
.She looked me in the eye with a
curious look, turned her head
side-ways and said. . /'Uncle
Joe, these are not horses.". .
"Oh, yes they are," I said,
laughing |o myself and thinking
she is young and doesn't know
what a sawhorse is.. ."They are
saw horses," I said, showing off
my intelligence and laughing
loudly. . ."Ask your mom." I
said. . .Her mom was standing
nearby and agreed they were
hones. . .A few minutes later
niece Jenifer was astride one
of the newly made sawhorses. I
had not put enough nails in the
thing, and it was wobbling back
and forth. . .Jenifer said in an
agreeing tone. "They are rock
ing hones, aren't they. Uncle
Joe?".. .Son-of-a-Gun....
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Hot School
To Get ;
Cool
the PTO, presented the
One w? to
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school with the loerd to r*puy
the PTO the next budget ye?^
The second plan *? totend
the Board S5.800ta ofderfor ^
Board to rewire the schoo^with
^Board to repay the PTO in
July, so that the PTO could
purchase the air conditioner
Dr. B. L. Boyette made a
motion for the BoanUo ^
the second plan. The Board
voted unanimously to accept the
proposal. *
Snow Day
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Moke-UP
March 3 due to the snow. Mny5
was a scheduled tewber vaca
tion day. The Board of
Education made this decision at
their meeting Tuesday night.
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Revival
Cedar Fork Baptist
(revival services will begin
N.C. Bdptiat Sute Conventron
will be the guest ?*ngeU^
Servis begin each nite at 7.3U
and are at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
Special music will be prcvided
each nite. A nursery will be
cgr.
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Tin City Man Charged
With Thaft Ol Electricity
James Earl Glaspie of Route
2, Wallace, was chared Thurs
day with the theft of electricity
by die Rose Hill division of Four
County Electric Membership
Deputy E.G. Baker and Glenn
Bradshaw_. a Pour County
near the junction of N.C. 1] and
N.C. 41 and found lights on in
three rooms of the house and an
electric range in use, Electricity
had been disconnected at the
house September 3,1974. due to
non-payment of the bill. f.jU,
jMp and Sradshaw found
the meter was not registering
and the disconnect seal had
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been removed. Four County
EMC claims it is owed V507.94
for electricity and $J$ for
damage to the meter. GUspie
told officers he dM not tamper
with the meter and that he knew
nothing about met&0r? " f
Thursday night. GUspie was
being held in Duplin County jail
under $500 bond. ? - ,
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GIRL SCOUT WEEK'PROCLAIMED - This year. Giri Scout Week in the United
States is March 12-18. Mayor Douglas Judge of Kenansvilie signed a
proclamation designating the week at his office. Attending the ceremony were
Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts and their leaders from Kenansvilie. Since its
founding 66 years ago, the organization has opened doors to new worlds for
many girts, and now it has become an important part of community life. Today
mor^than three million girls and adults are members, and since its inception in
Savannah, Georgia,!* in 1912, mare than 32 million girls, women and men
volunteers have been in Girl Scouting. Because Girl Scouting stressed the
/ highest ideals of character and personal ethics, it helped girls develop their
potential for active citizenship and has benefited the community. Mayor Judge
called upon all citizens of Kcnansville and Duplin County to continue to actively
support Girl Scouts and join them in their efforts toward conserving energy and
natural resources as well as their other service projects related to community,
national and international concerns. "We need Girl Scouts. They really
contribute a lot to our communities," stated Judge. Pictured (L to R). First Row -
Zane Stepp. Penny Bowden, Mayor Judge. Deborah Stokes. Georgia Stokes, Jill
Henderson. TaraGay Stroud, Linda Stepp. Allison Stroud and Dilaine Hall. Not
pictured. Leaders Elaine HaB of jlrownie Troop S62. and Margaret Pittman of
Junior Troop 386 in Kenansville. /
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~~JoT?t PCA a FLBA Annual
Stockholders Meeting Held
Around 1,600 attended a joint
stockholders' meeting of
Coastal Production Credit Asso
ciation and Federal Land Bank
Association of Clinton, March 9.
1978, at Kenan Memorial
Auditorium in Kenansville.
The meeting was called to
order by "Slim Short", master
of ceremonies, who welcomed
the members and guests of the
two cooperatives. Invocation
was given by Garland P. King,
former President of CPCA. J fin
A. Smith, President of FLtfX.
and Roy Houston, President of
CPCA, introduced their direc
,ors and employees respec
tively. Charles Highs mith from
Pender County and Edwin
Clemmons from Brunswick
County, were re-elected to
3-year terms on the board of
CPCA.
Tom Morgan, Assistant
Vice President, Field. Federal
Intermediate Credit Bank,
introduced his boss, C.W.S.
Home, Executive Vice Presi
dent, Federal Intermediate
irqpit Bank and Federal Land
Bank of Xolumbia, as the
speaker. The F1CB is die source
where CPCA and FLBA gets its
mdney to lend their stock
holders.
Home stated that the flue
cured outlook was good, com
was cheap, and pork showed
promise.
Speaking to the stockholders,
Home said, "You have two
hard-working energetic heads of
your associations who are
willing and eager to help you
with all your loan business."
"I think Joe Califano is a
greater threat to the tobacco ?
farmers than Ralph Nader was
to General Motors," stated
Home. "1 don't know what you
can buy today that is any
cheaper than credit." continued
Home. "We will continue to
work on a one-to-one basis with
farmers who are in need. If we
feel a farmer has a chance to
make it, we will stick with them
until the last possible time.
Fanners are the best people in
the world," concluded Horne.
Separate business sessions
were held by CPCA and FLBA.
During the CPCA business
meeting, Roy Houston, Presi
dent, presented' the annual
report of income and-expenses.
Houston also stated the CPCA
net worth for 1978 was $6,812,-''
543, and repaid to its borrowers
in excess of $283,436, which was
the second largest return of any
PCA in a four-state area. Also
CPCA stockholders paid a net
rate of 6.89% interest, which
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was second lowest in 3rd Farm
Credit district. Houston con
cluded by telling his stock
holders that CPCA was in real
sound financial'condition as of
1978.
John Smith, President of
FLBA of Clinton, told the stock
holders about a new joint CPCA
and FLBA Farm Credit Service
office in Shallotte. Both asso
ciations are housed in the same
office. A borrower can satisfy
both long-term and short-term
transactions at one office. The
office began operation on
December 1st.
A drawing for SI,400 to lucky
"FLBA and CPCA stoc kholders in
attendance, plus 21T country
hams as door prizes, high
lighted the evening.
Winners included: John
Bowen, F.D. Kennedy, James
P. Brown. Jr., Evelyn Smith.
John S. Bostic, T.E. Pitts, Joyce
D. .Hennessee. Robert Bowen.
Jr., and Graham Croom.
Headmaster Killed
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Joseph Whtyfield Newkirk,
49. of Route I. Roae,Htf.
Headmaster at Harrells
Christian Academy, was kiHed
about 7:20 p.m. Monday when
his car collided with a parked
tractor-trailer low-boy elrtjit
miles east of Rose Hill on Sate
According to die Highway
Patrol, the truck was parked hi a
curve partially on the roadway
Newkirk died shortly after
arrival at Duplin Genoral
Hospital in Kanansville. ^
James Kenan^High 5cho*^
of Jajhes Sprunt Institute^^'^
Wednesday from the Oak Plain '
Presbyterian Church with the |
Rev. W. Clark Porter. III. Rev. ;
Horace Hilton and Rev. Wendell
Freeman officiating. Burial was '
in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Betty Ditch Newkirk; two
sons, Joseph Michael (Mike)
and George (Bud) Whitfield of
the home; his father. L.W.
Newkirk of Magnolia; three
sisters, Mrs. George Hanks. Jr.
of Magnolia, Mrs. Albert Zurl of
Goldsboro, and Mrs. Benjamin
Norfleet of Newport News. Va.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests that donations be
mtSt to the Joseph Newkirk
^j^^^B^Fund
Precinct
MeetingliLf
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meet at the oid city hell i%
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JOINT MEETING - (L to R) Roy Houston.
President of Coastal Production Credit Asso
ciation of Kenansvillo; Slim Short, master of
ceremonies from Greenville, and John Smith,
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President of Federal Land Bank Association of
Clinton, are shows after the annual joint
stockholders meetiifc held in Kcnansville on
Thursday. March
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Phil Ford In Ktfhaiiftvllle
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The Kenansville JayceeS are
pleased to announce that Phil
Fond, Tom ZaHgaris and Geff
Crompton will be in Kenansville
on Friday. March 24th at 7 p.m
They will day the Kenansville
Jaycces in Kenan Auditorium
Tickets (or the game will be
*3.00 per person, and are
available,Kin advance, from
Kenansville JDfug^ Quinn's
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' This is a great jtilfce to see
the ACC's Playeffif the Yea*,
Phil Ford, in ac#n. The 6*2"
t^lBSSSBUSA
ssss.>ss
and assists. ^ ^ ynuman jilt
Purdue last year ut tito j^aatcsh
? ? .v L. J
ton from Burlington, who played
a valuable role as back-up
center on this year's ACC
regular season championship
vflktuid the gym was packed**
this great who has gom on to
to become in A11-Stat.