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VOL. XXXXIV NO. 47 USPS 162-860 KENANSV1LLE. NC 28349 NOVEMBER 22. 1979 14 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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.Warsaw Board Votes To
Raise Trash Collection Fees
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By Emily KUlette
The Warsaw town board
voted to raise the trash
collection fees for residential
customers by one dollar
^luring their meeting Nov.
*13.
Businesses in Warsaw will
be charged on a user-type
basis for trash collection,
said Thurman Gaster, super
intendent of public works. At
the September meeting of
JMhe Warsaw board of com
^nissioner, Gaster was
instructed to set a fee for
each town merchant accord
ing to the amount of trash
collected at the individual
stores.
The town board felt trash
Collection fees should be
raised because the town was
losing money by picking up
trash at the present rates.
According to Gaster, trash is
collected from each business
once a day, and trips to the
gMandfill in Rose Hill are made
four times a day, each time
with a loaded truck. Gaster
said that each day it costs the
town $28 in fuel to go to the
landfill and this figure did
not include the wear and tear
on the trucks. Both increases
?n the residential and busi
ness trash collection fees
passed the board by unani
mous vote.
The town board also
passed a motion to install
mercury lights in the down
town area of Warsaw for a
trial of 90 days. During the
October board meeting,
Johnnie Hollingsworth of the
Chamber of Commerce
recommended the lighting
change as part of the revita
lization project for the down
town area. Kermit Anderson
of CP&L explained to the
board in October that the
mercury vapor lights would
show truer colors and pro
duce more light than the
present sodium vapor lights.'
Commissioner W.E. Foster
made a motion that the lights
be installed on a temporary
basis and if the downtown
merchants had objections to
the lights after 90 days, thfc
lights would be changed back
to sodium bulbs. The motion
passed unanimously.
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Ssrry Turner of Recreation
Parks Consultants in
Raleigh presented the town
board with a base olan for
the construction of a muni
cipal park in Warsaw.
Turner's figures were based
on contracting the complete
project through as many
individual contracts as the
town decided, but Turner
recommended only two con
tracts, an electrical and a
general construction. The'
figures also did not include
any allowance for work which
could be done by the town
employees. All figures were
based on other persons doing
the work. Turner pointed out
that the plans could be
changed to allow the town
employees to do as much of
the work as possible on the
project. Figures presented to
the board by Turner included
the construction of a ballfield
with lights, S36.000: building
a concession stand with a
storage area and restrooms,
$18,000; constructing a
graveled parking lot, $8,500;
adding a tot-lot, $4,470.50:
'constructing fences, $1,840;
building walks, $5,306.60;
and adding a picnic area.
$1,500. The total cost of the
proposed park is $96,000,
and the consultants' fee is an
additional $9,400. Warsaw
has available a budget of
$100,000 from a dollar-for
dollar matching fund grant.
After a discussion of the
proposed plans for the park,
a special meeting was set for
Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. for the
board to meet with the
recreation commission to
revise the plans.
A public hearing was also
set to explain the New Hori
zons Program, which is part
of a fair-housing effort de
veloped by HUD. The
program will involve the
selection of a six-member
committee from the town of
Warsaw which will meet
quarterly and make sugges
tions to the commissioners
about fair-housing in
Warsaw. The committee is to
be made up of a town
commissioner, a real estate
person, a banker, a minority
leader, and two citizens, all
of whom will not reqeive any
pay, said Charles Joyner, the
town engineer. Joyner told
the board that the New
Horizons program will have
to be underway by Nov. 23 in
order for the town to benefit
from any extra points on the
next application to HUD for
housing rehabilitation funds.
At the October board
meeting the commissioners
passed a fair-housing ordi
nance in order to receive
bonus points oil the next
HUD application, but missed
the deadline. The board
voted to establish a New
Horizons committee, but no
appointments were made at
that time.
A public hearing will also
be held at the beginning of
the December board meeting
to discuss the rezoning of the
area around the CP&L sub
station in Warsaw. CP&L
has plans to expand the
station.
Three appointments were
made to the Warsaw
Planning Board. They were
Brooks Boyette, Nathan
Costin and William Phelps.
Three re-appointments were
made on the Warsaw ABC
Board. They are Mayor Sam
Godwin, Roy Barwick and
James G. Henry. The board
also voted to hire Helen
Benton as Warsaw tax col
lector.
Kenansville Garbage
Pick-Up Schedule
According to Kenansville
Public Works Director Larry
Hoffman, the garbage col
lection schedule will be ob
served and employees will
not work Thursday, Nov. 22,
but collections will be made
Friday for both the Thursday
and Friday routes.
CHORUS MEMBERS AT E.E. SMITH JR. HIGH The 8th
and 9th grade chorus at E.E. Smith is taught by Valorie
McCoy and the are, left to right, front row, Amanda
?Rich, Liz Kornegay, Emily Farrior, Allyson Stroud, Lisa
WJorris, Charlene Stroud, Joy Whaley, Delois Dunk,
Suzanne McCaulley; second row, Karen Ezzell, Jacqueline
Carr. Thomas Outlaw, Larry Kornegay. William Monk,
Wiley Williams, Tina Jones, Colleen, James, Holly
Chestnutt; third row, Kim Grady, Janet Brock, Biand
Casteen, Karen Wallace, Marshall Winters. Yvettr
Matthis; fourth row, Joan Nethercutt, Felicia Wash
ington, Margo Jenkins, Sherita Mathis, Regenia Brown,
Karen Tuten; fifth row, Eric Outlaw, Lynn Bolin, Lynwood
Harper, Kimberly Washington; sixth row, Bobby Benson,
Jessie Brown. Eric Best, Mark Rector, Gilbert Buckner.
Not pictured is Patrick Williams.
CHORUS OFFICERS AT E. E. SMITH - Officers for the
8th and 9th grade chorus for 1979-80 are, bottom row,
Emily Farrior, 8th grade, co-president; Holly Chestnutt,
4th grade, vice-president; Joy Whaley, 9th grade.
secretary; top row, Karen Wallace, 9th grade, co
president; Bobby Benson, 8th gradeI treasurer; Felicia
Washington, 9th grade, reporter.
| Wallace
Leaking
Water
Main
Repair To
Cost $5,000)
Repair of a leaking 6-inch
water main on Railroad
Street will cost Wallace
about $5,000, Tom Davidson,
public works director,
informed the Board of Com
missioners of the town last
week.
Davidson said the town
had permission from the
railroad to do the work. A
hole 32 by 8 feet will have to
be dug on one side of the
track, and 30 by 5 feet on the
other side so a hydraulic ram
can be run under the rail
road. The railroad company
has requested 22 copies of
the repair plans, and 11
copies of descriptive material
on how the work will be
done. Davidson said. He said
the water flow will have to be
blocked in the line on both
sides of the railroad. Water
pressure will be low during
toe one- or two-day period
the work is in progress.
"Pray we don't have a fire
during that time," he said.
Recreation Director Mitch
Ferguson told the board
paving had been started on
the tennis courts in
.?eminent Park. He reported
lights at the courts will be
controlled by coin-operated
meters. Fees will be deter
mined after cost information
has been established, he
added.
Newly-elected members of
the town board will be sworn
in at the next regular
meeting Dec. 13. They at
tended the brief meeting last
week.
The new mayor will be
Melvin Cording, who suc
ceeds Charles Farrior, who
retired. New commission
members are Charlie Blan
chard and N.H. Carter. They
are succeeding Harry Carlton
and Thomas Townsend.
neither of whom run for re-'
election. Also to be sworn in
is Arnold Duncan, who was
re-elected. Other board
members are Willie Biggs
and Lloyd Boone.
TURKEY LASAGNA ? Emmie Whitley of the
North Carolina Poultry Federation displays a
dish of turkey tasagna which she says can be
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made from ft tbve# 1 llanksgiving turkey.
She was at the DUPLIN TIMES office last
week.
Turkeys Cheaper
This Thanksgiving
by Emily Killette
Turkeys are expected to be
six to eight cents cheaper
this Thanksgiving than last
year, said Emmie Whitley,
home economist for the
North Carolina Poultry
Federation.
The 1978 production rate
of turkeys was 19 million and
North Carolina alone grew
more turkeys than were con
sumed by the entire United
States within three months of
that year, Mrs. Whitley said.
She also added that Duplin
County is ranked second in
turkey production in North
Carolina, and ranks fourth in
broilers and seventh in eggs.
According to Mrs. Whit
ley, poultry is the most
economical buy in America,
and Americans are eating
more than ever before. She
also added that poultry is
highest in protein of all
cooked meats, while it is still
low in calories.
During the upcoming holi
days, Mrs. Whitley
suggested that the home
maker plan to serve turkey,
which has been considered
the feast food since the first
Thanksgiving Day. She
added that homemakers with
small families might want to
buy turkey parts instead of a
whole turkey, or she might
want to buy the whole tyrkey
but have it cut into halves or
quarters which can be frWen
until needed. Mrs. Wl.itiby
also suggested the twt of a
roasting hen instead of a
turkey if the family is snail
Here are some tips on
buying a turkey to suit the
homcmaker's need. Mrs.
Whitley said, when shopping
for a turkey, allow 3/4 to one
pound of turkey per person
for turkeys under 12 pounds,
and for those over 12 pounds,
allow 1/2 to 3/4 pound per
person. Also, be sure that
the turkey is frozen and there
arc no tears in the plastic
covering. Mrs, Whitley
added that the larger the
turkey, the more meat per
bone ratio there would be,
and the more economical the
buy.
Mrs. Whitley emphasised
that turkey does not have to
be roasted. It can be pre
pared in several other ways,
such as fried, butter-broiled
or barbecued. And, turkey
left over after the Thanks
giving meal can be frozen for
later use. Mrs. Whitley said
the broth can also be frozen
for later use with the turkey.
She added that turkey should
be frozen according to how it
will be used in the future -- in
slices for meals with vege
tables or sandwiches, or
diced for use in casseroles.
Mrs. Whitley also suggested
that the homemaker try
making an extra serving of
dressing and freeze it to have
later with the turkey.
When stuffing a turkey,
Mrs. Whitley said, allow 3/4
to one cup of stuffing per
pound of turkey, and do not
stuff the turkey too tightly. A
turkey stuffed too tightly
could explode in the oven,
she warned.
Some hints on thawing
turkeys are to refrigerate
three to four days, or to place
the turkey in its original
wrapping in a grocery bag on
a tray at room temperature
for one hour per pound of
turkey, or to place the turkey
still wrapped in its plastic
covering in cool water,
changing the water once
each half hour and allowing
30 minutes per pound. Mrs.
Whitlev added that any com
bination of these three
methods can be used to thaw
a turkey.
After the turkey has been
placed in the oven, there are
three ways to test for done
ness. Mrs. Whitley said. The
first test is to use a meat
thermometer inserted into
the thigh, registering 180?
185?F. Another way is when
the thicke^iHgild of the
drumstick fcefe soft when
pressed with the fingers* and
the last test of donencss is
when the drumstick and
thiglj move easily. Aft
average 12-pound stuffed
turkey will take about 4Mi
hours to cook in a preheated
325? oven, while 4 20 pound
stuffed turkey will take. 6 1/2
hours to cook, Mrs. Whitley
said. jgki-h
Mrs. whitley suggested
that the hrmcmaker be crea
tive this Thanksgiving and
serve leftover turkey in many
different ways so tha family
will not become bored.
Farm City Week
The second annual Farm
City Week is being cele
brated in Duplin County Nov.
16 through Thanksgiving
Day.
Farm-City Week is to
promote a better under
standing between farm and
city folks, a time to learn
about others, their jobj and
their problems, said Roy
Houston, last year's chair
man of the Farm-City com
mittee.
Houston said the Coastal
Production Credit Associa
tion would be honoring the
1
tire departments in Duplin
during the Farm-City week.
According to Houston, most
of Duplin's fire departments
are rural and their vulunteers
are rural people, mostly
farmers. So the PCA will be
awarding each fire depart
ment $50. Also, the ladies
Auxiliary of the Farm Bureau
hosted a dinner at Carson's
Restaurant in Warsaw to
celebra'e the opening of
Farm-City Week. Speakiog
at the dinner Was Lots Britt.
chairperson of the Duplin
Agricultural Extension
Service.