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$mt t _ *" 'rfe J* imak > . xtnQ <?': c?K/9| ..^'????V-X/ ; ' Ufe^7-^??- '?P?' v,-v,,-, , . ? i ^'v.^.1 - s> . "JS ttpp^i p ' ^^plpll^lr^"^49 may 24. 1979 .,' - 12 pages this week locpmplwta* i NEW DENTIST FOR KENANSV1LL? - (L to R) Ray fallowing comment about choosing Kenansyilk, "We visited KenansvHle last year, saw THE LIBERTY CART and liked the town very much. We were looking for a nice small town in which to set np a practice." Sans plans opening hip office in the Worthington Building June 4th. Pictured (L to R), Johnson. Saas and his wife Barbara and jp dfeir seven-week old son, Matthew , m Ci. r- . M. win be t and rtay be obtained from . ?? ' the committee or iL't!! Ka nu'P n oivav in ^miu Ings >1^30 pAn. that even chased for SI "and ?U pm ceeds will go tmfani building .. the new gym. Carolina Tele phone will offer tours of their Wallace central office. Spe fly marked vans will be ? All area residents ape en coo raged to support this en-' deavor and m^Ve dining out May ^ 24th .a cowmutijjt^^ ^Snty Rood J[ doting.^ ?t.4 M i e^<rf Jratt IM' 41 {win attend sentence on each count to be chief prosecutor. He will be eligible for parole after 20 'MW C'. . I The trial vgu i f te Jacksonville Mnuse of th0 publicity surrounding the wun trie iTHiroci 01 rioni?| Bouknight, 18, oa September 12. 1978A He was also charged with rowing the Marine base near* Jameson and her throat had been cut. acrording toofficia! re^ns^ M auic 'K'ng to McKee was reported nt w SSSH He had entered a plea of A . |j? a k Melvin Willtonis Elected Democratic Chariman - ? jhLV .>&?& Melvin Williams of Smith Townshin was elected chair man of the Duplin County Democratic Party at die 1979 county convention ;weld Saturday. May 19 at the courthouse in Kenansville. Delegates chose Williams by ? vote of 405 to 59 over Arliss Albeftson of Beula ville. Williams has served as tho party Secretary undo three previous chairmen, and is Welt known for his civic and religious activities in the The convention also elected the following officers to serve, two?year terms: Dovie Penney of Wallace as first vice chairman; Dan Robinson of Wallace as second vice chairman; Minnie Rhodes of Rose Hill as third vice chairman; Ruby .Blacfc more of Warsaw as secre tary; and Max Offerman of Wallace as treasurer. W.E. Craft of KenansviHe and Kenneth Turner of Rose Hill were elected to serve with Williams on the stele executive committee. . Following the election ft ' , J-,.- ' ?' 5 vip' :._l t! officers. Labor Commis sioner John Brooks ad dressed the convention. Brooks stressedgAe critical need for new tanning pro grams in North Carolina to tit| the shortages in our skiRed labor fource. He said thai present state laws forbid community colleges to offer programs which wilt meet this need. He pointed to Duplin County as an area which needed new higher paying industries, but which was hindered by the lack of a skilled tabor force. I WiKv' -' <NV.||J^! " " ' Jennifer Miller Awarded _ .4 ^ j|S? 1 ' ' ' "?* WP Reynolds Scholarship Jennifer ?nn Miller of Beulaville has been warded a Ka arin SwfcMNtoolds S, .. . ; ? the datighterof Mrs. Barbara W. Miller of Beulavilta, ?/ , , At school, she is a member of the National Honor Society and a member of the cheer leading squad, serving as captain this year. She has been a member of the American Field Service Club, the science club and the math honor society. She lias been historian for the drama ?Fc club this year. Active in dance, she has been a dance assistant and -has performed in the New port News Community Ballet and the Tidewater Dance Theater productions. She also attended the Kevin . Allen Dance Theater .Summer Camp in Stanford. Vermont last summer. w*<?r ? chorf! Family fl"""'"? F" 111 uhm.1 iu be in compliance with Federal Health Services Funding Regulations. At the present time. Federal. State and Local tunds arc providing for existing service* in Family Planning Clinics. In order to expand tire services and to main' .?i the high level quality of health care, a fee ntuvi^ be collected front more information' is en* cou raped to contact the ?.,Over $10,000 In Contribution* For 1979 I {Arts Fund Drive A Success I L Regina W ha ley. executive director of the Duplin County ? Arts Council, announced that , the $10,000 goal in the 1979 f Arts Fund drive is now ? reached and surpassed. The campaign was coordinated in ft A,' A S.Ju JMe < ? February by chairmen in 14 areas, with numerous work ers assisting in the schools and communities. This year's theme. "The Arts ? Invest Now.. .Collect Forever" was carried ^out statewide. The DC AC re ceived a community arts award of excellence from the N.C. Association of Arts Councila in Durham May 10th for creative use of the Euj)d' PatVe. tool kit. Brochures, posters, mem bership cards and buttons were attractively coordinated to catch the eyes of young and old alike. On behalf of the fund drive chairmen, workers and board of directors of the DCAC, Jl Miss Whaley expressed sin- 5 cere appreciation to all who |9 contributed. "Because of the success of the- Fund 1 Drive, the Art* Council can continue to serve the educa- <1 tional cultural needs of the county with high quality aits programming." said Miss Whalev. ? HEW Ends Probe Of JSI jfc"; ( James Sprunt Institute ? officials will be notified 5 within 90 days of the findings ; of a U.S. Department of Health. Education and Welfare investigation of race and sex discrimination I charges made against the .1 institution. ft The investigation was .? ' J>..V " finished Friday by the HEW team, JS1 President Dr. Carl Price said. James Sprunt employs about 100 full-time em ployees and has about 750 students. The HEW team did not disclose the source of the discrimination claims. B.r. Grady Beta Induction TW-- : ?? . *T s, ? ? *:???? \, The B.F. Grady chapter of the National Junior Beta Club held its spring induc tion May 11th. President Tommy Jones called the meeting to order and ex plained the purposes of the organization. Teresa Daven port gave the devotion. Principal Cecil Beaman"of fered the pledge to the candidates and commended the current members for their service to the school. He challenged the new members to uphold the club purposes. The officers led the group in a candlelight service by lighting the four candles s>%nbol?ing Inspiration, achievement, leadership atyi character. From the master special qanurraderie. Vtfter wards. they formed a reces sional from the stage. The new inductees are Tljomas Stroud. Jr.. Barbara Mprtin. Mike Lindsay, Valerie Harper, Ginger Lewis. Sophie Lee. Melissa Bell, Bobby Kennedy. Felecia Highsmith and Joan Holmes. Other members are President Tommy Jones. Vice-President June Waters. Secretary Lisa Wilkins. Treasurer Wendy Harper, Beverly Summerlin, Teresa Davenport, Brian Smith. HaeLcne Young. Angie Lee. Camilte Grady and Monty Wallace. Mr*;. Janice B. Grady is the club sponsor. Two Join fl Extension Staff 9 The Duplin County Agri cultural Extension Services added two staff members recently. J. Michael Moore will specialize in tobacco and corn work. He graduated this year from NCSU with a bachelor's jfegree in agron omy. Moore is a native of Jones Couijty. Eddie Emory, a native of Newport, it a summer intern who is acting as a pilot pickle Ciicumbet* pest control management scout. The pro gram is being sponsored by ? the state. Duplin County and i the Madison County firm whjch manufactures Smuckers pickles. He said about 300 acres of pickling cucumbers are covered in the Warsaw-Rose Hill-Teachey Greenevers and Albertson area. He will check the fields ' periodically for insects to determine if pest treatment . J9 is needed. The program should lead to reduction in use of chemicals, he said. Emory is a senior at North Carolina State University in 1 Raleigh; EPA Grant Approved I For Kenansville'* 9 notification Ma* 17th that Kenarfsville has been approved for a grant of $11,888 from the U.S. En vironmental Protection Agency. -It will be used in conjunction with a Clean Water Bond grant of $1,981 and a local si*re of $1,981 to prepare a facilities plan for proposed waste treatment facilities improvements. The total plan cost will be $15,850. , ? According to the Mayor, this will enable the town to keep up with its rapid growth. He stated that the present wast; treatment system which was completed in 1972 is already at a level ?f capacity that was projected for 1995. When the plan is m?#&&? *% '* town not presently served will be abli to have service. Preparation of the facilities a an will be performed by cDavid Associates. Inc.. of Farmville and Goldsboro. Administration will be by Woody Brinson, Town Ad ministrator. with the Kenansville Planning Board serving at the citizen ad visory committee for the \ project. '1 THEIVES TAKE CLOTHING FBOM RIVENBARK'S DISCOUNT STORE Theft of S2.426 worth of clothing from Rivcnbark's Discount Store. Route 3. Wallace, was reported to the Sheriff's Department last week by Eugene Rivenbark, j store owner. Board Delays Action On Industrial Man > ;;-v ., / v-T * vv? ??'??? "? ? 4V ; -vi By Joe Lanier Faced by opposition from the Municipal Association, the Board of Commissioners Monday took nO action on a proposed appointment. The Duplin Municipal Association last week voted 18-1 to appose the rumored appointment of Lee Capps of the Neuse River Council of Governments as Duplin Industrial Development Commissioner. The Board received a letter to this effect Monday from Tom Phillips cf Wallace, secretary of the association. Also expressing the asso ciation's opposition to the rumored appointment were Magnolia Mayor Melvin Pope and Kenaniville Mayor Douglas Judge. ; ^ "? Pope said.. "The associa "hH*VChr "tTn 'with ^ , I , ? I sioners went into executive .session with Oswald and industrial member C.W. Surratt of Rose HUI. After the executive ses sion. W. J. Costin of War saw, chairman of the Board, said "a name was presented to the Board, but no action was taken on the proposal." Commissioner S. Franklin Williams asked for and ob tained from the Board a resolution to be presented to the N.C. Board of Trans portation public hearing at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Clinton City Hall. The resolution called for installation of a traffic light or a turning lane at the junction of U.S. 117 and SR 1150. The state road leads to the Wallace-Rose J Hill High School oa the east side of the highway and to the town of Teachey on the west side. Williams painted out that traffic backs up at the inter section during the morning and afternoon rash hears when the school buses are in ' Sgyy p: :? ? ?;,o. 'Vgro Glisson, Albert son, Smith, Rockfish, Rose Hill and Magnolia ? since last year. He said S2.S million of this increase was in Rose Hill. County Extension Chair- I man Lois Eritt reported her 1 office can now conduct soil tests locally to determine the acidity level or pH factor of soils instead of having to send the samples to the state laboratory in Raleigh. This J has been- made possible through a state pilot program to determine feasibility of allowing extension offices to 1 conduct the simpler soil test- fl ing procedures. While sitting as a board of equalization and review, the 'j board adjusted the taxes of a 1 property owner who found M she had been paying taxes on 45 acres that did not exist. Mrs. Margaiet Wolfe said J she had inherited a piece uf. property on which the deed described 45 acres that did j ing years. ' , :-;h?|3| . V'-v
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