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He said Board members pad heard of rudeness to residents on the part of some employees, and that residents' compltfnts had been ignored. "You must realize tlfcse people are taxpayers and pat all our bills. If you are paid fed 40 hours of work, we want 40 hairs of work ? no more, and no less," he said. Costin said it has been re ported that some employees have been seen in super markets, barber shops, and other places during woriring hours. "The public questions this, and rightly so," lie said. Costin said the key to im proved public relations is im proved attitude toward people. If an dtotployee persists in exhibiting a bad attitude, the employment should be ter-. minated, he said. "If there is job over-lapping, it should be eliminated," |k insisted. Costin urged department heads to speak before civic groups to discuss their depart ments and jobs. He also urgM them to explain their work In newspaper articles. In other matters, the Board, by a split vote, approved {be request of Duplin Development^' Commission Chairman Harry Qswald of . Wallace and members, C. W. Surratt of Krite Hill and Alios Brinson of ,Kenan$ville, lor permissiqfi to advertise for k new director to Opposing was Comnfcsioner Franklin WBlianmi who Said be thought the Boait should wait until a decision cin be mad* on V.-' > ??!?? whether to hire ? county manager. Williams said he thinks the two positions could be combined. Commissioners D.J.. FuSsell, Calvin Turner, and, Allen Nethercutt approved the advertisement request. ,f The Board received the resig nation of Windsor Johnson ad head of the Program for the Elderly because of his age. He agreed to stay on temporarily, however. Russell Tucker, County Accountant, advised the Board that Wilbur Jackson, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, will arrive January IS as operator of the P.B. Raiford airport. The Board appointed Clifton Smith of Warsaw, Mike Pistner of Tepchey, Lois B. WilHams of Rose Hill, O.J. Simpson of Beulaville, Haden Pickett of Wallace. Abbie Smith of Mag nolia, Annie Catherineteland of Rose Hill, Margaret OJ Sutton of Mount Olive, and Cortridia Britt of Albertson to the?Citizens Advisory Council on Community Development Grants. ' Mary Stevens of Kmhansville was n.?d to the-iimtpower saw wttMtamed to the Health Department Board. " rM ' T Son Of A Gun By Joo Lanier * I Duplin County schools received accreditation this past week by the Southern Associa tion of CbHeeps and Schools ? an accomplishment that to many of Duplin's educators ~^at icjud ttosc 1 have talked administration. therataJw'typwrd end evetyOffc else taooleHiin thia prestigious accomplish ment. ., I do. however. auestion ??srwwsvi a .smawwawii the trip to Atlanta to accept the award. ^ news article located eimwherc 1% this paper lists 2fc people- as /being in ' Atlanta Sunday through Wednesday. 1 have been-told that only 21 of thenyWereat the expense of the schobl board, and they were the educators and administration fonty. The chartered airplane flight to and from and the motel accommodations were listed at S181 per person, state allocated meals $49, and registration $10. for a total of iuat aver $5,000 plus the three days' wages. The argument I have received in I favor of die trip was that the schools have worked for three years to receive this and the principal should accept the award. When I asked if ftte person could have accepter! figr-1 all the Schools, the answer wan I that the principals worked hard and it just Would not have been right not let them acceut the award, get their ptetureftaken. and all. . .My reply?. . <On that basis, what about the teachers? Didn't they wort on* this as we??.. .The answer?.'. ."Well, you have to stop somewhere.'' . And I agree- ? That some where should have* been with only one person.. If even one.. After ail. a 15 cent stamp would have accomplished the same T thing. . .with less fanfare, of course. . .The money for'this trip had to be budgeted aeme place. but at budget time year, when the tax rate was so highly set. it was not btoug^t - <W# . I I i Keennsville atnifcht^i Mtr ? white - candle - Mi - each - a^indow theme ' has been adopted overwhelmingly by the community. In eVety neighbor hood. regardless of race or income, the theme is predomi nant. . . and predominantly beautiful. . .1 find jit difficult to decide which iaanoMr beautiful.. .. the sights o^the unity. .. I have been lettering a sign on a building behind Joe Quinn's variety store in Kenansville as the weather permits. . Last week 1 was filling in with black paint a portion of the sien that stated " Authorised Iriggs & Stratton Service Center" . . . While I was doing this, numerous people came by and talked. .looked. . .and re marked about the sign. . .When I had finished, I backed off to take a look, and it just didn't look right. . A blinked my eyes and looked again. , .There was the problem. . .Authorized was spelled wrong. . .On the wall wasAUTHUB1ZED. .too many U's and not enough O's. . There had been at least 10 people by. and not the first one told me about the misspelling. . js' * ' '? .... " t ? .. iWW h ???*:?' *?? T]? ? On Christmas may your special Santa reconfirm that very special gift of love. \ .Til next year... Son-of-a-Gun.. All Duplin County ! Schools Awarded k Accreditation i ? i. ? * -***? * * The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, through its Commission on Elementary Schools, has awarded accredi tation to all Duplin County Schools. The announcement was made and certificates were pre sented by Dr. Madeline Tripp for the Elementary Schools dur ing the Association's 83rd An nual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. December 10-13. The following individuals ac cepted for tBtir respective schools; Cecil Blue, principal, B.F. Grady; W.D. Thigpen, Principal. Btulaville; W.C. Blue. Principal, Chinquapin 1; L.J. Sutton. Principal. Chinqua pin U; Mrs. Melba Bowles. Director of Instruction, Warsaw; Z. W. Frayselle, Principal. Kenansvillf; Luby H. Byrd, Principal, North Duplin; Dr. C.J. Slcmenda, Principal, Rose Hill - Magnolia; and Mrs. Jo Ann Riveabark. Coordinating Teacher. Wallace. The announcement was made 1 and the certificates were pre sented by Dr. Joe Johnson for the high schools daring the same meeting The following individuals accepted for their respective schools: W.J. Powers, Principal. Charity: J.18." I'enry, Principal. E.E. Smith; ?< J C.R. Powers. Principal, feast Duplin; W.J. Taylor. Principal, James Kenan; J.H. Williams. Principal, North Do pi in Junior ? High; Neal M. Carlton, Prind- g 1 Ml. Wallace-Rose Hill; Hubert j; E. Bowden. Principal, Warsaw Juniot High; (North Duplin High School was accredited by the Association in 1976). The following were present to accept the Unit-wide Certificate for Duplin County: C.H. Yelyerton, Superintendent; Mrs! Magdalene Standi and Miss Annie Mae Kenion, General Supervisors; and J.F. Strickland, Vice Chairman of the Duplin. County Board of Edu (Continued to Page 5) Rotary Student Of The Month i0TL. tofed' ? '"J Karen's activities at Janes Kenan include National Honor Society. MonogranrCiub. Editor of the 1979 yearbook, and Majorette. She served as a Marshal her junior year, and as Girls' State Representative, and National Honor Society Representative^ jS Karen recently attended the 1 National 4-H Congress in Chi cago. She is the designer of the official Duplin County Flag, and is active in the Warsaw Baptist Church. 4-H work, and is a volunteer worker in the community. ' She was a Morehead Scholar ship county nominee, and has M won school awards on a local, state, and national level She U the daughter of Dr. and .SS&iwS North Carolina at Chapel Hill EhtvrtSJS correspondent. ; jKrS? "'-J '*'? i'$ J ? ? ? * y Two Injured f In Accident j Two Duplin County men were taken to New Hanover Memorial Hospital in, Wilmington following an accident between their car and a tractor-trailer rig Friday night. Ronnie Williams of Beulavflle and Luther Gore were aeriously injured when the car Williams was driving hit the truck broad side and went entirely under it. "According to HarreU Hall of the Wallacr Rescue Squad, the accident occurred around WO p.m. on N.C. 11.4V6 miles north ^HslUaicI the truck was in the process of backing off the high way when Williams' car hit H. According to HaH. witnesses said the c?r w'as speeding and "all over the road" ?s it rounded a curve about V- mile 1 *:or ' V " 'V' . A: from the frock. The driver applied his brakes only 89 fee* from the truck, which was property lit. Hall said. "It Went under the truck and ont .VT other side," Hall said S I Williams' car. Hall said both victims w?j# transported to Duplin Genedli Hospital in Kenansville Jh| then transferred to Wilmingtn*. The truck driver, who was qV. identified, was not inj?lfl| according to Hall. JH V; ' .^SEg I OPEN HOUSE Bank of North Carolina,at Kenansville will have^Q^n Christmas Graatings From Our First Familios Sent to a Duplin County Family I ;*?, loiiAect #**> -* ... -r '?'?? -???-? ? /h .I , / /y . / ^ V /^t__ C^uCtZ^ m / r * St7r "tjdL /?</.- / *+t-^u~? iff* ? . .. : . ': I .... ^1 *7 .? ;_.. .......
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