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| yOL.XHlBIHO.18 KENANSV1LLE, NC 28349 MAY4.1978 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CEHTS PLUS TAX
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Son Of A Gun
By Joo Lonlor
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Few Voters Turn Out In Primary
Newcomers Lead All County Races
According to reports from the
Safety and Crime Control Office
m Raleigh, speeding one mile
over the speed limit can get you
S ticket. . .And two tickets on
speeding charges can cause you
to lose your license. Speedinu
convictions also cause your
insurance to go up. There is ho
given citations, but one mile an
hour over the limit is a little
v fpur * AocttivvQs
hifthwAV rmnudoMetinw flindt
the jttry* ?
| a drunk driver wbojfio charged
hhtscjond'effshae. vrtddi wwld
mean he would lose his license
for four years, will reduce his
I the lay things work around for
the lawyers. The sverage John
Doe wfm says I was wrong but
cannot afford a lawyer, gets
more time and more fine thaa if
he had an attorney. . .And the
lawyer says no more than the
John Doe did. . .1 will probably
get a great deal of flack for this,
but H seems the judges work to
help the lawyers improve their
financial situation. . .But then,
most judges were at one time
lawyers.
I
I saw a young boy wearing a
pair of sharp pointed cowboy
boots the other day. . .No. I
guess I HEARD him before I
saw Mm. . .1 think the boots
Rsaawsrsa;
like a female wearing high
-J#1- ?***?? "Wen- youn*
Mlow, ybu got you so^e
cowboy loots. They lapk
sharp". .He replied. "TheSr
are mv bug boots." "Your bug
boots? What do you mean, bug
boots?" I asked.. ."1 use these
boots to kill bugs.' said he.
"When bogs get into corners,
'those shaft toes will stomp
them.. .Thep^an't get sway.4'.
"iSi like'foe* before7 picture
in the Cbaries Atlas advertise
ments foaturbd in comic books
on body building. . .He looks
like foe 98 pound weakling. .
.He said he .went to karate
school, worked hard, and was
finally able to break a two-inch
thick board wtth his karate chop.
Said he was ready for the
muggers, but one night while
ieavifis the school, some fellow
attacked him with a four inch
thick board aad beat the dickens
outof him.. Son-of-a-gun ..
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With 7.817 voters going to the
polls Tuesday in DupUn County,
the newcomers provided stiff
competition for the incunfoents
in the county races.
Douglas A. Clark of Kenans
ville scored an apparent upset
over incumbent State Repre
sentative T. J. Baker of
Wallace. Clark polled 4,487
votes to Baker's 2,932 for the
Incumbent Democrat Russell
Brock came in fourth in a field of
six candidates for two seats on
the Democratic ticket for the
? it. . . . ."w . _
Board of Education. Patricia
Broadrick led all the candidates
with 3.24# votes for a firm spot
on the ticket. Riddick E. Wilkins
took 2.533 votes to 2,526 for
incumbent James F. Strickland,
which coaid result in a run-off
for the second spot. Black voters
in the county apparently cast
selective ballots, giving major
support to Wilkins. Other can- ]
d idates were: OomM BeHr?2; ~
incumbent Russell Brock. 1.347;
and Jack Williams. 1,142.
In the Second District County
Commissioner nee. Calvin C,
Turner. Sr. polled 565 votes in
the brass letters C.S.A. made into the handle "This sabre is now
on display at Liberty Hall. 11m armory was destroyed in 1864.
but a North Carolina Historical Marker marts the spot when it
was located. This sword factory was operated from April 1, 1861
to March 1, 1864 by Louis FroUich ft CO. of Kenansville. It was i
destroyed by Union Riders ia the fall of 1864. While in operation,
it produced 3,700 lance spears, 800 gross military buttons, 6,500 i
sabre bayonets. 11,700 cavalry natures, 2,700 officers' sabres, '
600 navy cutlasses. 800 artillery cutlasses, 1;700 sets of infantry ?
accoutrements, 300 sabre belts and 300 knapsacks. The Libeaty ?
Hall Confederate Officer's sabre was located in an estate in the I
western part of North Carolina. (Statistics secured from Tim I
Wilmington Journal - April 28,1864.) By Mattie W. Barbee t
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an upset over incumbent
Emmett Kelly, with 335 votes,
wjrich could result in a tun-off.
Randall Albertson took 206,
Lewis Miller, 179, and Dennis
Smith took 80 votes.
AUen D. Nethercutt took 778
votes to 612 for incumbent
Arliss Albertson and 370 for
<Ww> Thigpen. Sr. in the race for
Third District Commissioner.
Albert son stated Tuesday night i
he would ask for a run-off. I
S. Franklin Williams was the (
winner for the County Commis- <
sioner's seat from thd Fourth J
District over incumbent Willard
Hoffler. Williams had 994 votes
to 768 for Hoffler. <
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^13.018.355 Budget Request
^Presented To Duplin Board
' The 1978-79 budget request
Wt all xounty departments
totaled 853,018,355 in the initial
?MotoniMto the Board of
?? Russell Tucker, County
?ccountant, said the grots re
wTlevy of $6,168,377 compared
^168,377. This appears
reasonable." Ttefer said.
The Board will begin its. J
budget paring process with
meetings Thursday and Friday.
About half the requested in
Tease came from the Board of
Educattou.
Frank Moore, Tax Supervisor,
said no estinate of the tax ?ate
or the next fiscal year can be
nade until Completion of the
evaluation feports which are
iow beginning to come from the
ippraistl firm. He said tax
looks undfr the revaluation
isve been figured for five rural
ownships. Glisson, Albertson,
. .. . :
Wolfscrape, Smith and Rock- fj
fish.
The total assessed valuation P
of these townships is S99 mil- ii
lion, almost double the SSO n
million of last year, he added. si
The Board will sit as a Board ? n
of Equalization and Review May Jf
9, 10 and 11. So far, few re- tS
quests for hearings have come p
from citizens, Moore said. p
After an executive session at e.
mid-day, the Board reduced n
Ann Hunter from Data Process* ?
ajacaAcss:
TifelUfufflr eMhirmed Iter as d
data processor head. The action ft
cdme after it was pointed ottt cl
she lacked the full qualifications hi
stated in the Board's advertise- |v
ment for the position. The Board a'
will re-advertise for a Data
Processor Supervisor rather
than a manager who would be a m
department head. The new s<
supervisor will be under o!
Tucker's administration. Ms. th
Hunter was described as a in
capable and responsible tl
employee, however, by Board
members. The advertisement N
for the job had called for either c
two years of computer school or .
four years of experience, and
Ms. Hunter had not completely
jlfilled the requirements.
After Magnolia Mayor Melvin
ope asked the Board for S2.000
i anti-recession funds for a
(creation program, Commis
loner W. J. Cos tin of Warsaw
loved to give Magnolia,
Warsaw, Faison and Beulaville
2,000 each for the purpose,
teviously Wallace and Rose
[ill had been granted $2,000
ich for their recreation depart
icnts.
The Board also approved a "
(solution calling for ?? high
Sf
tere it a grade school for these
iHdren in Wilson, but to attend
igh school they have to go to V
lorganton, nearly 300 miles C
vay in western North Carolina. (
C
Lei and Grady, Tax Collector, f,
let with the Board and pre- (
:nted his report for the month (
F April and year-to-date. For ?
le month of April $132.397.19 p
i taxes was collected and for ->
le year-to-date. $3,305,198.57.
The Board was notified that n
C 50, 2.5 miles south of b
hinquapin. will be closed "
(ginning May 8 for four weeks t<
i replace bridge with pipe. 8
Mhitkyt Mobile
OK*. To
Visit Dqplin
Congressman Charlie
Vhitley's Third District Mobile
Kfice will be visiting Duplin
bounty May 10th. The Mobile
Iffice will make stops at the
blowing times: Beulaville Post
Iffice, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.;
Chinquapin Post Office, 11-12
oon; Rose Hill Post Office. 1-2
i.m. and Warsaw Post Office,
:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Rodney Knowles will be man
ing the Mobile Office and will
e available to anyone having
tatters that they wish brought
i the attention of the Con
ressman.
Judge James Strickland, re- I
-ently appointed to a seat as
Fourth Judicial District Superior p
Court Judge, appeared to be tl
winning by a substantial margin
>ver Joseph C. Olscbner of r
Jacksonville.
Over 43 percent of the
County's 18,102 registered
Vmocrats went to the polls.
For the unofficial precinct-by
rccinct voting in Duplin, check
tic tally sheet below.
Moonlight
Sale Set
Mount Olive mer
chants will hold a
Moonlight Madness
sale Friday, May 5,
Retail Merchants
Division President
Mrs. Ethel Brewer
announced today.
Participating stores
will close Friday
from 6 until 7 p. m. in
preparation for the
sale. The sale will be
held from 7 until 10 p.
m. ([
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