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VOL. XXXXIV NO.42 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 2834V OCTOBER 18. 12 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
Penson To Wilmington'
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Public Highway Hearing
?The Division of Highways
the N.C. Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) will
conduct another public
hearing on a segment of the
proposed interstate-type
facility from Benson to Wil
mington. Emphasis will be
(Paced on changes made in
alignment of 3.8 miles of the
proposed highway. The seg
ment extends from Secon
dary Road 1113 to Rich Road
(Secondary Road 1908) and
crosses US-117 between
Warsaw and Magnolia.
?The hearing will be held
Thursday. Oct. 18 at 7:30
p.m. in the cafeteria of
James Kenan High School
located 3 miles east of War
ca?f.;
iflk
State Secretary of Trans
portation Tom Bradshaw
commented, "Five public
hearings were held in August
to explain the proposed plans
for the highway from Benson
to Wilmington and to receive
suggestions from local offi
cials and citizens. Based on
the local comments received,
we have made some changes
and plan to align a portion of
the highway in Duplin
County. We will explain
those changes at the hearing
in Warsaw. We encourage
interested citizens to attend
and. once again, ask ques
tions or make suggestions."
Bradshaw added. "When
planning a highway, we soli
cit comments and recom
mendations from the public. (
Thai's the purpose of our
public hearing process. It
enables us to respond appro
priately and address local
concerns and needs. The
additional hearing exempli
fies our responsiveness to
the citizens through our
public hearing process."
NCDOT staff will be
present at the hearing to
explain right-of-way proce
dures, housing relocation
assistance and the involve
ment of the Federal Highway
Administration in federal-aid
projects.
A map indicating changes
to be made is available for
public review and copying at
the Warsaw Town Hall.
Rose Hill Approves
J-lousing Units For Elderly
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A proposal to construe! JO
housing units in Rose Hit! for
elderly residents was. ap
proved iby the torn board
^llowhA a public hearing
TSst wjek
Thr Eastern Carotins
Housing Authority, which
; B??qpx-":
I provide the sale of bonds.
HUD is ultimate backer of
jgfce project.
The authority is also plan
ning similar units for Mag
nolia, Beulaville and
Wallace. The Wallace town
i board
James Dudley of the
authority estimated con
struction costs would be
about $750,000. He said the
ur ;ts would be equippedwith
basic items such as stoves,
refrigerators and water
I ? nters. Rent would be
itMfi r ?f ^
s^uiiM wntor's wcdmc. nmy
difference would be subsi
dized by HUD. The property
would not be subject to
property taxes. However, the
authority will deduct utility
costs from the rents it re
ceives and pay the town 10
percent of the balance in lieu |
of the taxes. Dudley said the
units should be ready for
occupancy by late 1980.
Tinny Bradshaw, who is in
the rental business, asked
how it would affect him as he
has four renters who would
-be eligible f($Ube jnew hous
ing. Dudley sliid persons
living in adequate housing
probably would not want to
move.
Minnie Rhodes said she
favored the project because
some persons could continue
living at home instead of
going to nursing homes.
George Dickson opposed
it, "merely because it's a
government-run thing. Ten
years from now it will be
turned back to us and we'll
have to support it "
^ Armed Robbery
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A rural man was cnargea
Thursday with the Sept. 22
armed robbery of the Scots
man convenience store in
Wallace. Sheriff's officers
charged Cedrick Tyrone
t
iviosiey in ine roooery in
which two persons entered
the store and took $110 from
the cash register and a
woman's pocketbook con
taining Vi>.
Labor Commissioner Brooks
?To Speak At JSI Forum
A forum series presented
by James Sprunt Institute
will feature John Brooks,
N.C. Commissioner of tabor,
jjwnd Dr. Melton McLaurin of
f|he University of North
Carolina at Wilmington, on
October 25 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Hoffler Building. Admis
sion is free.
The forum is an examina
tion of The Rural South in
^Transition and participants
wdll discuss the changes that
have taken place in the last
30 years. Each week a panel
of Dupiin citizens will com
menl on the guest speakers'
presentations, and the
audience will be invited to
participate in the discus
sions.
The forum is in its fourth
week and will continue
through Nov. 1. This week's
topic is Change and the
Quality of Life: Weighing the
Gains and Losses.
Members of the panel will
be John Gurganus. Duplin
Development Director; Doug
Clark. Duplin County State
Representative; Graham
Phillips, Wallace attorney;
and Douglas Judge, mayor of
Kenansville and a JSI faculty
member. The moderator will
be Bill Warren, JSI faculty
member.
There will be a reception
for Brooks and McLaurin
immediately after the forum
presentations to be held in
the board room of the
McGowen Building. It is
sponsored by the Duplin
County Young Democrats.
Also, on display during the
forum series is an art exhibit
which is related to the theme
of the lectures, and is fur
nished by the Duplin County
Art Guild.
"Jobs and Industry in
Eastern North Carolina:
Where We Are Today" will
be the topic presented by
Brooks. Dr. McLaurin will
disuss "The Impact of Ur
banization on Rural Areas."
Last week, Dr. Darnell
Hawkins of UNC-CH and Dr.
W. Dallas Herring of Rose
Hill, former chairman of the
N.C. Board of Education,
were the guest speakers.
THE JAMES SPBUNT INSTITUTE FORUM - Speaking at
the JSI forum, The Rural South in Transition, on Oct. 10
were Dr. Carol Stack of Duke University and Dr. Donald
Matthews of UNC-CH. Pictured is Lester Moore of Rose
Photo 0* Emily Kiltotro
Hill, moderator. Dr. Carol Stack, Dr. Donald Matthews
and Dr. Gene Ballard, dean of instruction at Jjames Sprunt
^-institute. ,
A SUNDAY MORNING accident injured three persons and killed another
as a rcsull of drunken driving, wliieli landed I Ire aulo in the from yard of
Tyrone Carr of Kcnansville.
High-Speeding Auto Hits Tree
Crash Leaves One Dead
One man was killed and
three persons? including a
3-year-old troy ?, were in
jured Sunday morning wlien
a 4uyer lost control of U|> cat .
anil kamnied into a pine tree
at liigli speed. Authorities
attributed the fatal accident
to drunken driving.
William James Bryant, 21.
of Route J. Kenansville, was
pronounced dead at Duplin
General Hospital. Bryant
was a passenger in a car
driven b\ Linwood Earl
Davis, 33, of Route 1,
Kenansville.
Davis was listed in critical
condition at New Hanover
Memorial Hospital Sunday
night. He was charged with
deilh by a. vehicle, driving
unacr the ^nfluc^e, and
cai -less *nd reckless
01 alioti
-y'.l V.ftiway patrol
reports said Davis was
(raveling soulli on SR 1959
about (wo miles east of
Kenansville when he ran off
I lie road aboul 1:30 a.m.
Sunday.
Trooper B.E. Floyd said
Davis was driving over 100
Uiph wtien be apparently lost
control wliile going^ into a
curve. Floyd said the vehicle
skidded 897 feet, spun
around, and went down the
road backward before it
crashed into a pine tree in
the yard of Tyrone Carr.
Floyd said the impact pushed
the car's rear bumper up to
the front seat, trapping Dav is
and Bryant. The Kenansville
and Warsaw rescue squads
worked more than 30
minutes to free tiie men from
the wreckage. Two other
passengers in the car,
Zackery Thomas Bryant, 3,
nephew of Hie dead man. and
lvcy Farrior, 19, of Rouie 1.
Kenaiisville, were treated at
Duplin General Hospital and
released.
Warsaw Board Deny
Construction Extension
The Warsaw town board
met Oct. 8 at the town hall in
a regular session. Commis
sioners heard a request from
Bryant Utilities Construction
Company for a 90-day exten
sion of their contract on the
HUD wate ? project.
According to Tyndall
Lewis, town engineer, an
extension would be
unwarranted, but he said the
company is doing good work.
A delay of the Dec. 5
deadline would make
Warsaw ineligible for the
next HUD grant in January,
said Tyndall. Work on the
present water project must
be completed in time to file
the January application for a
sewer project grant. Tyndall
indicated. A motion made by
Commissioner Steed was
passed by the board to deny
the extension request to Bry
ant Utilities.
The board discussed the
adoption of a Fair Housing
Ordinance. The ordinance
has been approved and
recommended by HUD and
will increase Warsaw's
chances of receiving the
January grant from HUD,
Tyndall said. Garrett
Ludlum, representing the
E. C. Thompson, III law
office, informed the com
missioners that the ordi
nance would not hurt the
town, but that federal law
would impose the same re
quirements upon the town if
the ordinance was not
passed. The decision was
tabled until the next meeting
due to the absence of
Commissioners Marvin
Sutton and Terry Quinn.
Town engineers Chanes
Joyner and Lewis Tyndall of
McDavid & Associates,
reported on the water and
sewer projects which are in
the planning stages. In addi
tion to the two well sites
which are secured for the
project, Joyner explained the
need for a third well site west
of town, indicating the water
to be of better quality in that
area. The engineers also
informed the commissioners
that sewer plans had been
finished. The board advised
the engineers to continue
work on locating and ob
taining an option on a well
site west of Warsaw.
Town Clerk Alfred Herring
presented a list of prices
from Cumberland Paving Co.
concerning improvements
which might have to be done
while paving Highway 24
through Warsaw such as
moving pipes and fire
hydrants which are not in the
Cumberland Paving Co. con
tract. Herring said that the
town would be contacted
before any work was done by
Cumberland Paving Co. and
if the town was unable to
handle the iob that needed to
be done, then the company
would do the work. The state
would be billed for the work
and the state would bill the
town, but according to Thur
man Gaster, superintendent
of public works, he did not
anticipate any problem that
the town employees could
not handle on Hwy. 24. The
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commissioners accepted ttie <
price schedule contingent on i
the town authorizing any i
work that was necessary.
The commissioners were i
informed that condemnation
procedings had been started
against owners of houses in
Warsaw which were in need
of repair or should be torn
down. The commissioners
approved a motion to amend
the budget to pay $1,594 for
legal work done on condem
nation procedings against
the Francis Thomas house
which were dropped by the
commissioners at their
September meeting.
Kermit Anderson of Caro
lina Power and Ligh Co.
presented a plan to change
mercury vapor street lights
to sodium vapor lights in the
downtown section of
Warsaw. Anderson said the
lights would have a high
yellow color and would show
truer colors, plus there would
be an increase of 7% more
light. The light project is part
of a Chamber ot Commerce
revitalization effort in the
downtown business section.
Johnnia Hollingsworth of the
Chamber of Commerce
informed the board of a
survey he had taken of the
merchants on Front Street.
The survey of 21 merchants
indicated 16 in favor of the
lights and 5 opposed to the
color. The board was
informed that Clinton has the
sodium lights in its down
town section, and the com
missioners tabled the deci
sion until the next meeting
when all members of the
board had had a chance to
see the lights.
The commissioners ap
proved the location of this
year's Veterans Day carnival
which will be behind the old
police department building
and the lot in front of
Hardees and the vacant lot of
Sissy Thomas. All the lots
are located in the area
around the fire station and
the Town Hall buildings.
Wallace Rescue To Get
Land For Squad Building
The Wallace (own board
assured the Rescue Squad it
can use a lot on the west side
of the town hall for a new
squad building.
J.C. Bryant, rescue squad
captain, requested use of the
lot at last week's town board
meeting. He said the pro
posed structure would be
metal with a brick front to be
compatible with the slide of
the town hall. Bryant said the
building would cost between
$50,000 and $80,000.
The squad has three am
bulances, a crash truck, a
generator truck and boat,
and some of the equipment
now has to be left outdoors.
The present building cannot
accommodate new ambu
lances and the squad is
expecting to obtain a new
ambulance soon.
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Blood pressure cups and
stethoscopes have been
stolen from the ambulances
parked outside overnight,
Bryant said. He also said
ambulances need to be kept
in a heated building the
winter to be ready for im
mediate use. He said the
squad plans to hold a bar
becue once a month to raise
money. 'I he nrst was held at
the Duplin Shrine Club in
Wallace last week.
In other business, the
board decided to advertise
for two new police cars and
agreed to purchase the
town's insurance from Asso
ciated Insurance Co. of Wal
lace. The premium will be
S22.684 for a year.
inree Arrested tor Koooery
inree men were arrested
early Thursday in connection
with an attempted armed
robbery in Wallace late last
Wednesday.
Charged with attempted
armed robbery and conspi
racy to commit common law
robbery are Franklin Earl
Murray. 26, of Route 1,
Teachey, and Charlie Junior
Johnson. 21, ot Koute 1,
Wallace Charged with at
tempted robbery ana posses
sion of a stolen automobile is
Steve Odell Stukes. 29, of
Wallace.
All three were being held
in the County jail in Kenans
ville in lieu of bond of
$17,500 each.
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