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PROGRESS SENTINEL f ? * ig? / v "'?? ? " .. i , ? . ? ' . y... ' ' ? . ?' .????? . _? i VOL. XXXXV NO. 3 USPS 162-860 KEN ANSVILLE, NC 28349 JANUARY 17. 1980 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX ?' ? School Board Limits Off Campus School Sales A policy limiting off ? campus sale of items by school children for school related supplies, equipment and activities was adopted by the Duplin. County Board of Education Wednesday night. The action came in re sponse to a request of the Register To ? Vote In Rose Hill R. H. Price, registrar for Rose Hill, will be at the town hall during January to register anyone who has not - registered to vote in town W elections. According to Mayor Ben Harrell, there are 600 voters registered in Rose Hill, but there may be as many as 300 persons not registered. In order for all the townspeople . to have a voice in the upcoming bond refcrendums. Mayor Harrell encourages all Rose Hill | citizens to register by Feb. 4, " which is the last day to register in time to vote on the upcoming water and sewer projects. The referendum will be March 4, with citizens going to the polls to vote on a $65,000 water bond and a $435,000 sewer bond. - ? Persons wh'* havr not registered and would like to before Feb. 4, can register in k the Rose Hill town hall any " Saturday morning in January from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. county Board of Commis sioners in December that such sales by grade school pupils be halted. Commissioner Franklin Williams told the board the commissioners based their request on three main points: <? That undue pressure might be applied to small children to succeed in the sales effort. ? Fear of tailing might have adverse psychological effects on the children. ? It caused unnecessary aggravation of private citi zens. In stating the new policy, the school board said it supports holding solicitations to the minimum needed to operate school-related pro grams and activities. The board policy also states those who do not wish to sell items will not be co erced into such activity. Sales activities will not be allowed to take students out of classes, according to the statement. The policy also states that where possible, the fund raising activity shoud pro , mote community involve ment with the school such as bringing people, to the schools as with the fall festivals. Schoolwide fund raising projects will be limited to two per year in each school. The policy will limit school clubs to only one fund-rais ing activity per year. The board also approved a resolution supporting the proposed $600 million school bond referendum. The board reported it would cost $14 million to put all schools of the county in first class condition. In 1973, the state approved a $300 million school bond issue, out of which Duplin County received $2.5 million. Asst. Supt. H. P. Honeycutt said the system, on that basis, should get $5 million if the proposed bond issue is approved. Superintendent C. H. Yel verton said, "We can't put enough money away locally. By the time we raised enough locally, our buildings would have fallen down." The board also decided to ask state Rep. Douglas Clark to put a local bill in the Legislature to allow the board to give a two-acre tract of school land and an old school building to Rone's Chapel Community Club. The club has been using and keeping up the property for many years. Commissioners Endorse Revenue Sharing On Jan. 7, the Duplin County Board of Commis sioners passed a resolution calling for re-enactment of a form of federal aid known as General Revenue Sharing. The program is due to end on Sept. 30 and will have to be re-authorized during the current session of Congress. GcncraLRevenue Sharing. was first started In 1971 with passage of the state and local Fiscal Assistance Act. It is a program of federal aid which allows counties and munici palities to receive a portion of the federal income tax based on a formula which takes into account the population, tax effort, and several other factors related to each county. General Revenue Sharing is an "entitlement" pror gram, which means that the county does no^ have to apply to receive ils share of the money. Because of the pro-: gram's simplicity, no re quired application or review procedure, it has the lowest administrative cost of any of the federal aid programs, using less than 1% of its Congressional allotment in administrative costs. The program was begun in an attempt to relieve the burden of financing services on those governments which traditionally rely on a more regressive form of revenue, such as the property tax. ? Duplin County was allo cated $875,000 this fiscal yeir in GRS funds. If the couniy had to raise this amount, the ad valorem tax rate would have to be increased by 15 cents. In Duplin County, the funds have been used for'the recent completion of the county jail, the Kenansville school, relief for the poor and elderly, and law enforce ment. Board Kills j Request To Incorporate A request that the Duplin County Board of Commis sioners ask Rep. Doug Clark to submit a local bill in the General Assembly calling for incorporation of an area north of Wallace died for lack of a motion during the board's meeting last week. The Friendly Acres and Wells Acres areas between Wallace and Teachev east of U.S. #117 was involved. A letter signed by Decatur Blanchard, Jimmy Powell. Harold Maready and William W. Sutton, all residents of the area involved, was pre sented to the board by Com missioner Franklin Williams, who said he thought the reasons for incorporation were valid. Commissioner Bill Costin said he thought it should be tabled, and Com missioner D.J. Fussell said he didn't want to step into a dispute between Teachey and Wallace concerning the area. The proposal died for lack of a motion. The letter said 125 resi dents of the area involved want to incorporate the com munityi The letter noted the simplect method of incorporation would be to have the representative introduce a local bill to this effect. The letter also stated the signers do not plan to estab lish any new tire or police districts. They desire to re main in the Wallace Fire District and under the pro tection of the sheriff's de partment. 1 Couple Found Guilty Of Welfare Fraud A pregnant woman and her husband were found guilty of welfare fraud in Superior Court and sen tenced Friday to two-year active prison terms. Jeannie M. Barden, 22, and Jackie Lindberg Barden, 23, of Route 2, Warsaw, were sentenced by Judge George Fountain of Tarboro. i Mrs. Barden was charged ' with obtaining money under false pretences from the social services department. Barden was charged with assisting in the act. She pleaded not guilty to the felony charge. Barden pleaded guilty to the mis demeanor charge. Mrs. Barden could have received a . 10-year sentence. '?* The charges arose after the social services depart ment discovered she and her husband, from whom she Teachey To Begin Annexation The Teachey Board of commissioners voted last l week to start proceedings to * annex 13 homes in Wells Acres. 1 The board divided on the question, with Commissioner James Boney opposing it. a public hearing on the question will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Wallace Rose Hill High School. In discussing the question, the board noted the Wells f Acres and Friendly Acres communities had asked the county board of commis sioners to ask Rep. Douglas Clark to present a local bill calling for incorporation of the communities into a town. Teachey's present popula tion is estimated at 250. The town currently is operating on a budget of $55,893. Its tax rate is 50 cents per $100 assessed valuation. Ad valorem tax revenue for the 1979-80 fiscal year is esti- ' mated at $8,500. was supposedly separated, were both living in the home of his parents. She was receiving aid to families with dependent children at the time. She was charged with receiving $4,916.30 from March 1, 1978 to Oct. 30, 1979, during the time she lived in the Barden home. Also sentenced Friday in Superior Court was James Allen Judge, 30, of Mag nolia. Judge received an 18-to-20-year jail sentence after being found guilty of ? voluntary manslaughter. He was originally charged with second degree murder in connection with the death of Steve Lawrence Rogers, 33, of Magnolia Sept. 29, 1979. Rogers was stabbed with a 12-inch knife. Turner Seeks Re-Election Judge Kenneth W. Turner Chief District Judge Ken neth W. Turner of Rose Hill has filed with tfie State Board of Elections as a candidate to succeed himself as District Court Judge, Fourth Judicial District, subject to the Democratic primary elections to be held May 6. The Fourth Judicial District consists of Duplin. Onslow, Sampson and Jones Counties. Turner is a native of Duplin and is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar B. Turner of Rose Hill. He is narried to theformer Bobbye Marie Teachey, daughter of ? Kev. and Mrs. A.R. Teachey of Fayetteville. Mrs. Turner is a teacher at Rose Hill Magnolia Elementary School. The Turners have two children, Kenneth W. Turner, Jr. of Raleigh and Stephanie M. Turner, a stu dent at Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary School. Turner is a graduate of Rose Hill High School. After his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1946, he attended Atlantic Christian College and the University of North Carolina. He entered the University of Richmond Law School in 19S0 and graduated in 19S3 with a Juris Doc torate degree. Judge Turner practiced law in Rose Hill from 1953 until 1968, when he became a full-time prosecutor for the state. He served as chairman of the Duplin County board of elections for four years and was town attorney for the town of Rose Hill from 1953 through 1968. In 1972, while serving as asst. district attorney for the Fourth Ju dicial District, he was elected district court judge for a 4-year term. He was re elected in 1976, and on Dec. 1 of that year he was named chief district judge by Chief Justice Susie Sharp of the ^[.C. Supreme Court. Tar Heel Fine Arts Society Presents The Four Lads At 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, The Four Lads will perform the second concert of the Tar Heel Arts Society 1979-80 series in the Kenan Memorial Auditorium. The Kinston Trio, originally scheduled, are unable to perform, but holders of season tickets should not be disappointed in the perfor mance of their replacement. The Four Lads. The two remaining concerts of the series are An Evening with Irving Berlin on March 4 and Les Brown and the Band of Renown on April 23. From campus to supper clubs, to concert halls, radio and television shows; New Yovfc's Copacabana and Tokyo's Latin Quarter, from Las Vegas to Manilla's Ara nete Concert Hall. . .The Four Lads continue their musical history bringing an exciting imaginative vocal style performance to audi ences all over the world. The Four Lads' musical prestige is the result of unusually high standards that first took form in their home town, Toronto, and their school. Saint Michael's Choir School. The boys studied at this renowned musical academy for five years under the expert guid ance of Msgr. Ronan. Although the Lads met as choir boys, they soon dis covered that they enjoyed working as a team, spending many hours together study ing voice at the academy and playing sports on the athletic field. The Lads launched their professional career in 1950 singing in local clubs. Quite a few "ups and downs" later, they had a chance for a tryout performance at New York's posh supper club, LeRuban Bleu headlining Johnny Ray. This led to the Lads' first recording as the background vocal group to Johnny Ray's million-seller. Little White Cloud That cried." While appearing with Johnny Ray. Mitch Miller saw The Four Lads and history was in the making. Inevitably, this led to the Lads doing their own recordings, obtaining their first gold record in 1955. Their great success story includes the sales of some sixteen million singles and albums. Their list of radio and TV appearances reads like a veritable Who's-Who of the entertainment field. Their success continues with a magical formula that in cludes present day releases of top-selling singles and albums. The Four Lads are James Arnold. Johnnie D'Arc. Aaron Bruce, and the newest of the Lads. Sherwood Alper. Some of their gold records include Standing on the Corner, No Not Much, Istanbul, Moments to Re member and Who Needs You. A few of their hits are Enchanted Island, There's Only One of You, Skokian, Mock] ? Bird, Down by the Riverinje, Bus Stop Song, Girl on Page 44 and You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You. Residents of Duplin and surrounding counties will have an opportunity to hear a truly outstanding group Thursday night in Kenansville. 1-40 Extension To Wilmington Gets Additional Federal Funds State Secretary of Trans portation Tom Bradshaw ac knowledged that North Carolina will be receiving an additional S14 million for the priority primary extension of 1-40 from 1-95 near Benson to Wilmington. Bradshaw said, "We have been notified by Congress man Charlie Rose arfd Neil Goldschmidt, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, that an allo cation for fiscal year 19c) of $14 million will be forth coming from his discretion ary funds for this most important project. This $14 million is in addition to the $20 million which was re ceived in fiscal year 1979, and has been allocated for right-of-way purchases for the 90-mile interstate-type facility." This total of $34 million in federal funds will be matched by an additional $12 million from the N.C. Board of Transportation. This project has been one of the Hunt administration's major goals to conned the deep-watdr ports to the in dustrial Piedmont and to the mountains." Governor Jim Hunt, in acknowledging the an nouncement expressed ap preciation to Goldschmidt and Rose and Bill Hefner, who worked with Sen. Robert Morgan and the N.C. dele gation in getting the project included in the Surface Transportation Act of 1978. Bradshaw also expressed appreciation to Federal Highway Administrator Karl Bowers as well as Golds schmidt for their continuing assistance in helping expe dite the construction of the project as a part of North Carolina's total transporta- i tion system. Public hearings were held in August and September. .1979, and the First S20 million was allocated for right-of-way purchases in late September. ( Bradshaw added, "This S14 million will allow for an early construction contract to be let in August or Sep tember of 1980." Board member Garland Garrett from Wilmington also expressed approbation for a "long-dreamed-of four lane highway to Wilming ton." Garrett indicated this would be a boost for the economic development of the area and added his thanks to everyone who helped bring the project to its initial construction phase. The priority primary ex tension of 1-40 will connect with 1-95 at Benson and extend on new location parallel to US 117 and con nect with NC 132 in Wil mington. Soybean Meeting By Snodle Wilson The 13th annual N.C. Soy bean Producers' Association meeting will be held at the Royal Villa Motor Inn ia Raleigh on Jan. 28. Regis tration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program starts at 9:45. The keynote address will be by Dr. Clayton Yeutter, president of the Chicago Mercantile Ex change. Some of the topics to be discussed are: outlook as it relates to soybeans, Soviet agriculture, production and marketing. Production and marketing will include weather forecasting, inte grated pest management, soil testing and lime re quirements . All soybean producers and their wives are invited to attend. > 1