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VOL. XXXXV No. 4 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 JANUARY 24. 1980 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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Congressman Whitley
To Seek Re-Election
ranks next to Chairman
Walter Jones on the tobacco
subcommittee. He was
elected by the Democratic
Congressmen of North
Carolina and Virginia to
serve as their zone whip.
The Mount Olive law
maker also serves by
appointment from House
Speaker "Tip" O'Neil as a
member of the select com
mittee on committees.
During his first term in the
House. Whitley was a
member of the House Com
mittee on Armed Services,
and he continues to maintain
an active involvement in
military affairs and legisla
tion.
Prior to his election in
1976, Whitley had served for
15 years in Washington as
administrative assistant to
his predecessor, David N.
Henderson of Wallace.
Whitley maintains a per
manent district office in the
Federal Building in Golds
boro staffed by an assistant.
A mobile office tours many of
the smaller communities of
the Third District on an
announced, regularly
scheduled basis. His assist
ant for minority affairs and
federally-assisted programs
also makes periodic, an
nounced visits to various
localities to be available to
constituents having matters
they wish to bring to the
Congressman's attention.
Whitley continues to make
his home in Mount Olive
where he and his family are
active in community affairs,
and he visits regularly
throughout the Third
District.
Charlie Whitley
Third District Democratic
Congressman Charlie
Whitley of Mount Olive has
formally announced that he
will seek a third term and
expects to file with the state
board of elections in Raleigh
very shortly.
Whitley, 53, defeated
Republican candidate Jack
Blanchard in November,
1978, to win reelection to his
second term, receiving 71%
of the vote. He had also de
feated Blanchard in the
general election of 1976 after
winning the Democratic
nomination in a second pri
mary.
In the House in Wash
ington. Whitley serves on the
agriculture committee and
Kenansville
C Of C To
Hear
McCullers
Erwin Announces
Candidacy For
District Judae
E. Ale* Erwin, III
District Court Judge E.
Alex Erwin, III of Jackson
ville has announced that he is
a candidate to succeed him
self as district court judge of
the 4th judicial district.
Judge Erwin is one of five
district court judges serving
the 4-county 4th Judicial
District. He has served since
August. 1977, filling the
vacancy created by the re
tirement of Judge Harvey
Boney.
The district court tries all
misdemeanor cases and
holds preliminary hearings in
felony cases in the criminal
division. In the civil division,
the court assumes jurisdic
tion of cases involving
amounts up to $5,000 and
operates both in jury and
non-jury sessions. Domestic
and juvenile cases are also
heard in the district court
division. Judge Erwin has
held sessions in all of these
divisions, but has devoted
the majority of his time to
civil jury and non-jury
matters.
In announcing his can
didacy. Judge Erwin stated.
"It has been my privilege to
serve (he people of our
4-county district since 1974,
both as a former chief
assistant district attorney
and presently as district
court judge."
Judge Erwin is a graduate
of Presbyterian College and
Wake Forest University
School of Law. He is married
to the former Sally Edwards
of Jacksonville and they
make their home at 1012
Greenway Drive in Jackson
ville.
Charlie McCullers
Charlie McCullers, popu
lar humorous and inspira
tional speaker, will deliver
the keynote speech for the
annual membership meeting
of the Kenansville Area
Chamber of Commerce sche
duled for Thursday, Jan. 31
at the Kenansville United
Methodist Church beginning
at 7:30 p.m.
McCullers, a native "tar
heel," was born 'and reared
on an eastern N.C. farm and
educated at NCSU. He was a
chamber of commerce exe
cutive for 25 years, and was
instrumental in civic and
industrial development in
four N.C. cities before
launching his platform career
in 1961. His leadership roles
have included membership
on the N.C. Recreation Com
mission, Interstate Com
mittee, District Committee of
Boy Scouts and other civic
service areas. He has served
Rotary International as dis
trict governor, extension
counselor and committee
member.
Robert Worthington, well
remembeied for his perfor
mance at last year's meeting,
will again serve as master of
ceremonies. Alice
Worthington and Woody
Brinson are serving as chair
persons at this event. For
additional information, con
tact Carolyn Hall, executive
secretary of the Kenans
ville Area Chamber of Com
merce at 296-0369.
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JSTC Freshman Nurses
Capped In Ceremony
On Jan. 13, James Sprunt
Technical College senior
nursing students capped 33
student nurses from the
freshman class. Invited
guests and relatives attended
the annual ceremony which
symbolizes passage from the
non-clinical to the clinical
phase of nursing education.
The cap has long stood for
scholarship and service to
humanity and implies an
obligation of performing
competently, conscien
tiously. willingly and plea
santly.
Music for the processional
was provided by pianist Rita
Brown. The invocation was
given by Lillian Quinn and
welcome by Susan Parker.
Arlene Jones recognized the
guests, members of JSTC
board of trustees, and JSTC
administration.
Sandra Gastardi intro
duced the speaker, Susan H.
Saunders, health education
instructor at JSTC She re
flected on the many chal
lenges and responsibilities
that the student nurses must
be prepared to meet as they
relate to other members oif
the health care team, to
patients and their families.
"You have completed the
first quarter satisfactorily
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and have demonstrated the
required degree of skill
during this period, and now
you are being presented
nursing caps which mark
completion of the prelimi
nary period and shows that
you have earned the privi
lege to go a step further in
your studies." she stated.
Following the speaker, a
poem was read by Meg
Mozinge. Capping was led
by Sue Clark. Freshman
nursing students were Joyce
Alexander. Glenda Best.
Rosetta Bordeaux. Susan
Bostic. Bonnie Brock. Patri
cia Brown. DeWayne Bvrd,
Brenda Chestnutt. Rohn
Daughtry, Kay Dorman.
Donna Eggleston. Carolyn
Ezzell, Cynthia Futrell.
Geraldine Giddings. Linda
Hamilton. Cynthia Hankins.
Wanda Holmes. Lynn John
son. Frances Kelly. Lillie
Lanier. Karen Marshburn.
Norma Montenegro.
Deborah Nacoste, Joan
Norris. Nancy Rouse, Kathy
Stroud, Peggy Tann, Toni
Walton, Sheila Wells, Vickie
Wells. Cindy Whaley. Dora
Whitfield and Mona Willi
ford.
The Florence Nightingale
pledge was led by Evan
Jones. The program ended
with the lighting of candles,
a traditional gesture when a
senior student lights a fresh
man's candle, symbolic of
the lamp that Florence
Nightingale carried as she
attended wounded soldiers,
and also of the light to
illumine the freshman's path
as they take on the res
ponsibility and obligations of
their nursing profession.
Biology Students
Receive
Scholarships
Three students in the East
Carolina University depart
ment- of biology have been
awarded scholarships for the
spring semester.
Recipients are under
graduates Dawn Colwell of
Raleigh. Leslie Alexander
Webb of Burlington, and
graduate student Paul Bolin,
Jr. of Beulaville.
Bolin. an alumnus of ECU,
is doing research on the
brain biochemistry of rats.
He is a member of Alpha
Epsilon Delta honor society.
Upon completion of his
graduate studies at ECU, he
will begin medical studies at
UNC-Chapel Hill.
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MISS DUPLIN COUNTY 1980 - Sharann Artletcy Jones of Waisaw was
crowned Miss Duplin County 1980 Saturday night in the Kenan Memorial
Auditorium. Shari is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Jones of
Warsaw. For her talent Shari played the piano. First runner-up was
Christy Rena Herring, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Herring of
Scotts Store. She performed a vocal solo. Second runner-up was Cynthia
Danette Moritz, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moritz of Rose Hill.
Photo by Emily Killotto
She performed a jazz dance. Miss Congeniality was Laura Mclene Steed,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steed of Warsaw. She performed a
piano solo. Pictured, left to right. Miss North Carolina Monta Anne Maki.
Miss Congeniality Laura Steed, Miss Duplin County 1979 Tina Brewer.
Miss Duplin County 1980 Shari Jones, First Runner-up Christy Herring,
and Second Runner-up Cindy Moritz.
Two Hundred Farmers
Attend County Tobacco Meeting
Production costs for
tobacco will be up 15-20% in
1980. said Bill Collins,
tobacco specialist from
NCSU, speaking at the
annual tobacco meeting Jan.
14th.
The annual Duplin County
tobacco meeting at James
Kenan High School drew
about 250 farmers and their
wives for a dinner and talks
from tobacco specialists
Collins, Hoover Thomas and
Chuck Edwards. The event
was planned by the Agri
cultural Extension Service
and was sponsored by area
farm supply dealers and
chemical companies.
According to Collins, the
United States produces about
3,110 million pounds of
tobacco a year and the pro
duciion costs for the up
coming growing season are
estimated to increase by
15-20%. And. speaker
Thomas added that tobacco
quotas for farmers would be
down in 1980, despite the
rise in production costs.
North Carolina State
University figures indicate
that it costs farmers $1.03
per pound to grow and
harvest a crop of tobacco,
Thomas said. With the 15 -
20% increase in cost of
production, and the esti
mated nine cent price
support increase for the 1980
season, Thomas encouraged
farmers to try to grow their
tobacco quota on less
acreage to cut costs.
However, Collins said
quality tobacco is the most
profitable and should be the
goal of each farmer. Collins
also talked on the five new
varieties of tobacco available
for farmers in 1980, McNair
373. NC-82. Speight G-70.
NC-628. and Speight G-58. A
new fumigant chemical.
Telone C-17. was introduced
by Edwards, who warned
farmers that over $40 million
is lost to disease and nema
lodes each tobacco season.
Duplin County ASCS
figures indicate that
20,810,791 pounds of tobacco
were grown in Duplin last
season, which was 14% short
of the 1979 quota for the
county, said Duplin
Agricultural Extension
Agent J. Michael Moore. He
added that the average price
per pound for Duplin tobacco
was about SI.39, making the
tobacco income $28,114,507.
In 1980, the 14% carryover of
pounds from the 1979 season
will help lower lease prices
while the 1980 tobacco
poundage quotas will remain
at the same level as last
season, Moore said.
According to Moore, 3,500
acres of tobacco were repre- ?
sented by the 250 persons
present at the farm meeting
last week. He added that
Duplin County ranks 12th in
the number of pounds of
tobacco produced in the state
during 1979. And, with the
1979 carryover of 14% into
the new tobacco season,
Moore says, the 1980 quota
will be 26.388,977 pounds.
ANNUAL TOBACCO MEETING - The 1980 Duplin ,County
tobacco meeting was held at the James Kenan High School
cafeteria andfeatured guest speakers from North Carolina
State University. Pictured, left to right. O. R. Blizzard.
president of the Duplin Young Farmers Organization; Bill
Collins, NCSU tobacco specialist; Alan Nethercutt, Duplin
County commissioner; and J. Michael Moore, Duplin
Agricultural Extension tobacco agent.
Bids Let For County Library
The lowest combination of
bids for the proposed Duplin
County Library totalled
$172,393.75. Thirty-four
firms'bid on the four con
tracts to be let by the county
board of commissioners.
Bids were opened by Charlie
Grier of Grier-Fripp Asso
ciates of Charlotte, architec
tural firm. Thursday in the
courthouse.
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The library board has
$200,000 on hand for the
construction. Grier said bids
ware considerably under the
estimated cost of about
$250,000. "They are sur
prisingly low," he com
mented.
The county is planning a
6,000-square-foot structure
of colonial design to blend in
with the style of neighboring
Ms
county public buildings.
The bids were approved
and let by the board of
commissioners Monday so
construction could begin in
three or four weeks, ac
cording to Grier.
Low bidder for the general
contract was Cashwell Con
struction Co. of Fayetteville
with a base bid of $136,228
and an additional bid of
$7,000 for carpeting.
The low plumbing bid g
came from Pender Plumbing
Co. of Wallace with wj
$8,385.75. , 1'
The low heating and air *5
conditioning bid of $14,735
came from Gideon Air Con
ditioning Co. of Wallace.
Low bid for the electrical
contract was $13,045 from
Houston Electric Co. of Pink
Hill.