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VOL. XXXXV NO. 3 USPS 162-860 KEN ANSVILLE, NC 28349 JANUARY 17. 1980 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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