PROGRESS SENTINEL
WOL. XXXXIV NO. 48 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 NOVEMBER ~)X, 1979 12 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
DUPLIN FIRE DEPARTMENTS HONORED - During
Fatrp-City Week. The Duplin County Production Credit
Association chose to honor the 19 fire departments in the
county during Farm-City Week Nov. 16-22. Roy Houston
Wf the PCA said the volunteer fire departments were
chosen because of the large number of rural and city
people who work together to make Duplin a better place to
live. Each ftre department will be presented a check for
$50 from the PCA, said Houston. Pictured on the left is
Houston as he presents the $50 check to the Pleasant
Grove Fire Department, and accepting the check for
Pleasant Grove is Larry Howard.
Future For Out Of County Birth Records In Jeopardy
*
Only 30% Born In The County
^ By Christine W. Williams,
Register of Deeds
Out of 546 babies born to
Duplin County mothers
between July 1, 1978 and
June 30, 1979, according to
^the certificates filed with the
"egister of deeds, only 23
were delivered at Duplin
General Hospital and 139 at
Dr. C.F. Hawes' clinic for a
total of 162, or 30% of the
total births for the fiscal
A^ar.
ff Of the 384 babies deliverd
out of the county during that
year, 120 were born at New
Hanover Memorial, 80 at
Lenoir Memorial, 66 at
Wayne County Hospital, 47
at Sampson Hospital, 36 at
Render, and 27 at Onslow
Viospital. One baby was born
at home, and one each at
Grantham, Durham,
Fayetteville, Greenville,
Raleigh, Dunn and Chapel
Hill.
Since 1949, state law has
Provided that county
registers of deeds receive
copies of birth certificates of
babies born out of the county
to all mothers residing in the
county with the register of
deeds having the option of
Recording and indexing
whem. The Duplin Registry
has recorded and indexed all
out of the county births since
they have been made avail
able in 1949.
Only 30 registers of deeds
in the state are now receiving
^put of the county births and
?he state office of vital
records is claiming that the
cost of furnishing the out of
county births to the 30
counties of residence who
request them has become too
expensive. A bill was pre
pared to be introduced In
*the last Legislature to
permit the state to discon
tinue this service, but a few
registers of deeds were able
to get the provision deleted
from the bill. The state office
?f vital records claims that
irths should be recorded
only in the county in which
the event takes place, and
that it was a mistake for
North Carolina to have
passed a law in 1949 to allow
counties to receive a copy of
rt of county births.
As more reigsters of deeds
discontinue requesting out of
county births for recording, it
will become more difficult to
keep the requirement in the
state law that the state
continue to furnish copies of
these birth certificates to the
registers of deeds who will
* t
still be requesting them.
The value of the Duplin
County birth records to
county citizens would be
greatly reduced if this ser
vice were discontinued
because we would be re
ceiving only 30% of our
births unless more babies are
born within our county in the
future.
The same situation is true
with death certificates for
Duplin County citizens who
die out of the county. We
now receive, record and
index them, and they are
widely used by the public for
many reasons.
The best solution in look
ing to the future for a con
tinued set of complete birth
and death records for the
county appears to be for
more of the births and deaths
to take place within the
county because it appears
that the state will continue to
press for discontinuation of
furnishing out of the county
birth and death records to
the county of residence, and
to press to have all birth and
death events recorded only in
the county in which the event
took pU ve, and in the state
office of vital records.
Candles Illuminate Kenansville
There will be no "plastic"
Christmas decorations in
Kenansville this year. Why?
The Kenansville town board
voted to, eliminate the
"plastic bells, candy canes,
Santa faces and showmen"
that have become traditional
in the business district of
almost every town in
America.
Kenansville has chosen to
be different. Unique is, a
better description.
In 1978, the Kenansville
Area Chamber of Commerce
sponsored a Candle-In-The
Window project, the re
sponse was so good and the
cooperation so great that the
Chamber, Beautification
Committee and area
residents requested that th*
town not use the plastic
decorations. The simple
beauty of the window candles
and expression of community
unity received statewide
recognition and appreciation
from many individuals who
passed through the town.
This year the Courthouse
will also display the window
candles and a drive is under
way to get all area
businesses and residents to
adopt the candle decorations.
Residents can purchase the
lights from area merchants
and are requested to have
them by 6 p.m. Dec. 14 when
the official holiday season
begins as part of "The
Twelve Days of Christmas in
Historic Kenansville."
There will be no plastic
decorations in Kenansville
this Christmas. Instead,
there will be candles in the
window, caroling, concerts
and a special American town
celebrating the Holiday
Season in a most unique
way.
Holidays Keep
Law Officers Busy
Troy Waudell Aycock of
Route 1. Chinquapin, was
found dead at his home
Monday by Charles Ay cock,
a relative. Charles Aycock
called the Sheriffs Depart
ment after finding the 58
year old Troy Aycock in an
outbuilding behind the Troy
Aycock residence. Troy Ay
cock had last been seen Nov.
21, when he is believed to
have died. Aycock was
transported to Duplin
General Hospital.
There were eleven reports
of breaking, entering and
larceny reported to the
Sheriffs Department during
the past week.
Bennie Carroll Dixon of
Route 1, Teachey reported a
BE&L when a single barrel.
12-gauge shotgun worth $95
was taken. Earl Whitaker
was the investigating officer.
Marguerite Haynes of
Route 1, Magnolia, reported
the BE&L of items in a
U-Haul trailer parked on
RPR #1103. Reported
missing was an upright
freezer, a set of bunk beds, a
washer and dryer, and a set
of knives. The items were
valued at SI,368. Jeromiah
Sloan, also of Route 1. Mag
nolia. reported a three-piece
living room set. a coffee
table, two lamps, two sets of '
dishes, a set of silverware,
two dressers, a child's desk,
a hutch, a photo album, a
brass bed including box
springs and mattreess. an
assortment of record albums,
and an assortment of china,
all missing from the same
U-Haul. Officer Glenn
Jernigan estimated the value
of Sloan's missing items at
$945. Jernigan was in charge
of the ihvestigation.
Pete Padgett of Willard
reported a BE&L of two
12-volt Delco batteries from
trucks parked on the Carles
Farrior farm of Willard. The
batteries were valued at
$100. Officer Dalton Jones
investigated.
D.M. Gore of Bowden
reported the BE&L of a J.C.
Higgins 22-rifle worth $100
from his home.
County Board Of Commissioners
Asks School Board
To Halt School Sales
A resolution to ask the
Duplin Countv Board of
Education to halt the practice
of allowing grade school
children to sell items for
various school activities was
approved by the Board of
Commissioners last Monday.
The board was divided on
the issue. Voting for the
resolution were D.J. Fussell
of Rose Hill, Alan Nethercutt
of Lyman, and Calvin Turner
of Albertson. Opposing it
were W.J. Costin of Warsaw
and Frank Williams of
Wallace.
Fussell, who offered the
resolution, commented, "It's
just not right to send the
school kids on the streets
begging and selling things. If
the child doesn't sell, the
child is depressed." Nether
cutt added, "If you don't
buy, the children cry."
Fussell said he believes the
board provides sufficient
money for school operations.
The board called for bids
on the new Duplin County
Library building in Kenans
ville to be opened at 2 p.m.
Jan. 17 in the commis
sioners' office. Estimated
cost of the building is be
tween $200,000 and
$250,000. The building will
be located near the Social
Services building on
Seminary Street. It will be of
colonial style to blend with
the other county buildings in
the area and will provide
5.872 sq. ft. of enclosed area.
The 1980 tax list takers
were named and include:
Warsaw - Q.J. Sutton.
Dorothy S. Wahab and
Graham A. Phillips: Faison -
Ella Barwick and Julia P.
Harris: Wolfscrape - Dorothy
G. Alphin and Christine Pate
Davis; Glissom - Carl Kor
negay; Albertson - Vera Tur
ner; Smith - Ruby Gray
Smith; Limestone - Mary
Alice Dale and Bernice L.
Bryan; Cypress Creek -
Donna M. Snyder and Betty
0- Lanier; Island Creek -
Verta R. Wells, Mary Wells
Johnston and J. Luther
Powell; Rockfish - Anny
Johnson Bryant; Rose Hill -
Norman Z. Teachey and
Grace Heath; Magnolia - Sue
B. Archer; Kenansville -
Lena S. Davis and Rose A.
Swain.
Kegister ot L>eeas (.nro
tine Williams asked the
board to allow her to reduce
her authorized staff from six
to five persons in order to
provide salary increases for
the five positions remaining.
She told the board she had
been losing her staff mem
bers because their salaries
were lower thar ?hat they
could obtain frov other em
ployers.
The board tabled the
request until budget time
provided the vacant position
not be filled.
Use
Zip
Codes
Postmaster Florence
Brown is reminding
customers that for the best
service this Christmas
season they should use ZIP
Codes, place their return
address in the upper left
corner of the envelope and
use proper postage.
"By following these sug
gestions," Brown says,
"customers will be assured
good mail service this holi
day season."
It is important, the
Kcnansville postmaster says,
that families double check
envelopes and cards to be
certain that proper postage is
affixed. Envelopes without
postage will be returned to
senders, if possible, or de
layed by postage-due pro
cedures. When the return
address is placed on
envelopes bearing holiday
greetings, it also helps re
mind friends of one's current
address.
Future Of Warsaw
Recreation Complex
At Stand Still
By Emily Klllette
The Warsaw Recreation
Commission met with the
Warsaw Town Board Nov. 19
to discuss plans for the
proposed community park in
Warsaw.
Colon Quinn, chairman of
the commission, said. "The
recreation department is at a
stand still until we get a
commitment from the town."
The proposed park is
planned to cost $100,000
which comes from a
matching fund grant from
the Bureau of Outdoors
Recreation. Of the $50,000
which is to come from local
sources, the recreation
department only has a firm
commitment of $5,000 from
Carroll's, Inc. of Warsaw,
and Quinn said other sources
are waiting to see what the
town is giving before they
will commit any money to the
park project.
However, the town board
advised Quinn that they
could not give him a com
mitment at the meeting due
to the absence of the mayor
and Commissioners Frank
Steed and Terrv Quinn.
After discussion of the
park project, a priority
schedule was agreed upon,
with the site preparation for
grading being the top item to
be considered. Quinn was
advised by the board to check
with local contractors and
bring figures to the next
regular board meeting on
costs of grading the ballfteld
area. Work on the ballfteld,
so il can be in use by sprit.gr
was second on the priority
schedule with a concession
stand third and parking last.
The board also advised
Quinn to check with local
contractors about the costs of
constructing a 16x24 conces
sion stand. The
commissioners agreed that
the proposed figure in the
plans for the park presented
at their last meeting by
Recreation and Parks Con
sultants in Raleigh was ex
pensive. Jerry Turner of
Recreation and Parks esti
mated a concessions building
at $18,000, which was for a
pre-fab building. Restroom
facilities, plumbing and
wiring were not included in
the building. Commissioner
Sutton said he felt a more
durable and possibly a larger
building could be built for
that amount. Quinn was
advised to meet with the
recreation commission and
decide on the type and si/e of
concession stand desired for
the proposed park and then
check with local contractors
on the cost of construction.
Quinn was advised to bring
the concession stand figures
to the next board of com
missioners meeting Dec. 10.
Commissioner Marvin
Sutton said, "Th" board
needs to budget a certain
amount of money for the
town recreation project and
then lei hem (the reereaton
commission) raise their
money and then see how
much money is needed."
However, Sutton also com
mented that he would be
going off the board and
would not be voting on Tie
issue at (he next meeting.
Commissioner John
Weatherly commented that
the issue all boiled down to
how much money the town
has to give to the recreation
commission.
"We need a firm commit
ment from the board, and
once the amount of money is
decided, the project can take
a constructive direction."
Weatherly said. He also
added that a possible $15,000
could be allocated for the
recreation project from this
year's budget and possibly
mtire from next year's
budget could be allocated to
the proposed park.
The board asked Alfred
Herring, town clerk, to check
(he budget and inform the
commissioners of funds
which can be used on the
proposed park. Further dis
cussion of the project was
tabled until the next regular
board meeting on Dec. 10.
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT WORK ? Pictured above are
members of the Duplin CtMinty Vocational Education Advisory Council
during their recent meeting is Kenansville. The committee is an
outgrowth of the nationally rdcognized Duplin County Articulation
Project, 1974-78, cooperatively sponsored by the N.C. State Board of
Education, the Dept. of Community Colleges, the Duplin County Public
Schools, and James Sprunt Technical College. See story inside. ?
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