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PROGRESS SENTINEL
VOL. XXXXV NO. 7 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 FEBRUARY 21. 1980 10 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 t'ENTS PLUS TAX
Rose Hill Hearing
Draws Few Citizens
The final public hearing on
? Rose Hill's proposed
,r $650,000 water and $437,000
sewer bond issues before the
March 4 referendum drew an
audience of four persons, two
of whom were newspaper
reporters last week on Tues
day night.
Neither of the town resi
dents attending the hearing
raised any questions. Neither
fc of the picvious two hearings
" on the questions were well
attended. The greatest at
tendance was 12 at the
second hearing.
The town board approved
a letter describing the
planned systems to be
mailed to all residents this
week. Mayor Ben Harrell
said. Each question will be
voted on separately, and
either or both proposals
^ could be approved or de
? feated.
The total cost of both
projects would be $3,650,000
with most of the money
coming from state clean
water bonds, Environmental
Protection Agency funds and
Farmers Home Administra
tion grants.
Harrell said 31 people
I.
registered at a special regis
tration for town voters on
three Saturday mornings,
town now has 641 registered
voters out of an estimated
population of 1,750.
Harrell said the town is
under an EPA mandate to
improve its sewage system.
If the sewer bond project
fails in March, a second
referendum will be held
later, he added. If that failed.
the town will still be obliged
to improve the sewer system,
but at higher cost to the city.
An auction will be held at
noon Feb. 27 to sell a Ford
1963 dump truck. Bids had
been asked, but the only one
received was rejected by the
board.
Police Chief James
Masters reported the
department spent $1,000 in
an undercover drug investi
gation during the past month
and that several of the 14
drug arrests during the past
month resulted from the
operation. These are sche
duled for appearance in
Superior Court in March.
A severe weather congin
gency plan was approved by
the board with Clayton
Herring. Jr.. Jimmy Robin
son and Clarence Brown
voting for it and Jerry Cottle
voting against the plan.
Duplin General
Receives Recognition
Duplin General Hospital
has been presented the
American Hospital Associa
tion's Certificate of Recog
nition acknowledging its
efforts to more effectively
monitor costs and producti
vity.
Through participating in a
management information
program provided by Hos
pital Administrative
Services, a division of AHA,
Duplin. General Hospital is
able to compare costs and
productivity both internally
and with other facilities of
comparable bed sizes.
"Using the HAS pro?
gram," said Administrator
Richard Harrell, "we are
able to gauge our own effec
tiveness and keep costs
down. It also gives us a basis
upon which future decisions
can be made."
Duplin General Hospital
has been utilizing HAS pro
grams for several years and
regularly uses the informa
tion in its cost containment
efforts. They have begun to
utilize the newest of the HAS
programs, Monitrcnd,
designed to provide even
more effective management
data, according to Harrell.
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Warsaw-Kenansville And Wallace Rotarians
Hold Joint Birthday Party
A joint Warsaw
Kenansville and Wallace
Rotary Clubs birthday
| party was held Thursday
The party was attended
by approximately ISO
persons who were enter
tained by "The Sounds of
Music" from Wallace an
Regis Ferruzza. visiting
ariist from James, Sprunt
Technical College.
JOINT ROTARY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - (L to R)
k Bill Pope, president of Wallace Rotarv. and John
9 Weatherly. president of Warsaw-Kenansville Rotary, are
shown holding Rotary 75th Anniversary banner during a
joint Rotary birthday celebration held at The Country
Squire last Thursday evening.
"MUSIC R0TARIAN3 HAVE GROWN UP WITH" or
"Right On With Rotary" was the theme of a medley of
songs the "Sounds of Music" from Wallace sang during a
^ joint Wallace and Warsaw-Kenansville 75th Rotary
Birihdav celebration Held last Thursday evening. Piclured
(L io R) Sanda Worsley. Emily Jessup, Ellis Henry
Townsend. Harriet Williams and Linda Bizzell. Not
piclured. Charlotte Jones at the piano.
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EAGLE SCOUT AWARD - Siuari Cluie Hall of
Kcnansvillc is "shown with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Dixon Hall shortly after receiving scouting's highest
honor. the Hagle Scout Award. The presentation ceremony
was held ai ihe Kenansville United Methodist Church on
Sunday.
Clute Hall Receives
Eagle Scout Award
In an impressive
ceremony. Stuart Clute Hall
received the Eagle Scout
Rotary got started when
Paul P. Harris, a young
Chicago lawyer, in 1905
called a meetine of
friends on Feb. 23 of that
year. He became known
as the founder of Rotary.
The name was derived
from the fact that ori
ginally members met in
rotation at their various
places of business.
Rotary's program is ex
pressed in its object,
which is to encourage and
foster the ideal of service
as a basis of worthy
enterprise. Rotarians
follow four avenues of
service: service to the
club, vocational service,
community service and
interna'ional service.
Rotary endeavors to ad
vance good will, under
standing and friendship,
not only among its own
members but among all
the people of the world.
Jack Robinson. Wallace
Rotarian, served as emcee
for the evening, and got
the party started bv intro
ducing Eddie Lockamv.
also of Wallace, who led
the group singing. The
Wallace club had chal
lenged Warsaw to a
singing contest. As one
Rotarian said afterward.
"The results were ob
vious. but not an
nounced."
John Weatherly. presi
dent of the Warsaw
Kenansville club was
called on and made these
comments: "The high
light of my experience in
Rotary is these two clubs
getting together on
Rotary's 75th Anniver
sary. I hope that our
motto. Service Before Self
will not only make our
lives better, but also help
our whole country.
The entertainment by
"The Sounds of Music."
led by Ellis Henry Town
send. was entitled
"Music Rotarians Have
Grown lip With" or
"Right on with Rotary."
The group sang a medley
of songs which were
popular during the 75
years of Rotary. Mrs.
Townsend also combined
a brief history of Rotary
from its beginning in 1905
until now. in 1980.
The closing song was a
tribute to Rotary, "You
Light Up My Life."
Staff Photos
award during the morning
worship service Sunday,
February 17, 1980, at the
Kenansville United Metho
dist t_hurcn. ctute. to, is tne
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
Hall and is a member of Boy
Scout Troop 50 in Kenans
ville. The award is the
highest honor a scout can
attain in scouting.
Jim Blanchard, Scout
master of Troop 50. was
master of ceremonies.
Leading the processional
were Scouts David Gilbert
Williamson, carrying the
American (lag, and Jimmy
Blanchard carrying the troop
flag. Scout Stephen William
son led the congregation in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Carl Rice, district scout
executive from Mount Olive,
described the trail a scout
must follow to attain the rank
of Eagle.
Clute rededicated his life
to scouting in a candlelight
service as he repeated the
scout oath and laws. Conrad
Jenkins, former assistant
scoutmaster, participated in
the service by acknowledging
in detail Clute's rededica
tion.
John Hall, a former scout
master and an Eagle Scout,
read a letter from the
National office congratulat
ing Clute upon his achieve
ment.
The Eagle award was pre
sented to Clute by his
mother, and he presented his
parents appropriate gifts
signifying his appreciation
for their part in helping hint
to become an Eagle Scout.
Presenting the Eagle
certificate was Assistant
Scoutmaster Steve William
The highlight of the ser- I
vice was the Eagle Charge '
given by Nate Hinkle of
Beulaville, vice president of
theTuscarora Council. Using
as his text. Isaiah 58. 11-13.
"That which you have re
ceived give unto others, be a
restorer of paths for others to
dwell in." Hinkle charged
Clute with the responsibili
ties of an Eagle Scout. The
Eagle Book of Ho.iot was
presented for Clute s signa
ture by Rice.
Also participating were
Eagle Scout Doug Cos tin, as
the candidate's escort. Eagle
Scout Keith Blan ! as his
parents' escort, .ind Cub
Scout Thomas Williamson as
badge bearer. Charles
Albert son provided special
patriotic music for the occ -
sion and the Rev. J.C.
Stokes, Jr. prayed the Prayer
for Divine Guidance.
Clule began as a scout in
the Cub Scouts at the age of
8. At 10 he was awarded the
Arrow of the Light, which is
the highest award obtainable
as a Webelo Scout. Clute, a
member of the Order of the
Arrow, has attended summer
camp several years, com
pleted the 100-mile hike to
Halifax in celebration, of the
w- ? rkjr'P1 i*"f
,j' hiked t h
kppatachran "1; ao; He has
>een a .member ?'.) the High
kdventure ''mop in
Vilmington.
In order ? become an
iagle Seoul. ' lute earned 27
ncril badges. For his service
irpject, he iaughl the in
nalcs at the Kenansville
l"orrecii>na, Center to con
truet j table with attached
eats which is made u ?uit
tails or glue. As a resui* I
he project the construe ! ..;,
if these 'able , is beis g
aught in other correct* t,?l
nstitutions throughou- die
tate.
Clute is a senior at J: r.tes
fenan High School He
ilayed football at K.F Smith
ind junior var* James
(enan. He o . mber of
he Kenans United
dcthodist Chn 1.
Vocational Education
Advisory Council
Chairman Elected
Thomas Murphy
Thomas Murphy, vice
president of the Rose Hill
branch of United Carolina
Bank. Whiteville, was
elected chairman of the
Duplin County Vocational
Education Advisory Council
at the Jan. 29 meeting of the
council.
Murphy is originally from
the Pink Hill area and a
graduate of Pink Hill High
School. He is a graduate of
King's- Business College in
Raleigh, and a graduate of
UNC Graduate School of.
Banking, Chapel Hill.
Murphy is a past member
of the Rose Hill Jaycees.
During his membership in
the Jaycees, he at one time
or another functioned in all
official offices. He is
currently a member of the
A.
Hose Hill Lions Club, the
Rose Hill Chamber of Com
merce. and treasurer of the
Rose Hill Industrial Develop
ment Association.
Murphv is married to the
former Patricia Bell, and
they are the parents of one
son. Garry, who is currently
employed by CP&L. The
Murphvs have resided in
Rose Hill since l%8.
Concerning his election to
the position. Murphy said, "I
am honored to have been
elected chairman by such a
distinguished group of
people. It pleases me greatly
to see this many outstanding
citizens of the county take on
the responsibility of assuring
that our occupational educa
tion programs are of the
highest possible quality. The
fact that this council is
officially -recognized by the
elected members of the
Board of Education and the
members of the Board of
Trustees of JSTC is indi
cative of the impact this
council can have on the
occupational education pro
grams of Duplin County."
Duplin General
Re-Accredited
Duplin General Hospital
was re-accredited by the
Joint Commission on Ac
creditation of Hospitals.
"This means that our ef
forts to provide high quality
patient care have earned
professional recognition,"
said Richard Harrell.
hospital administrator.
"Earning accreditation
shows that we care about the
quality of services we pro
vide and are committed to
evaluate and improve them.
The decision to seek accredi
lation is v jluntary and we are
proud of our accomplish
ment."
The JCAH is the leader of
the nation's vo'iintary
to raise the quality of care
available. JCAH i a private,
not-for-profit organization
created by and c?mposed of
health care professionals. It
was founded 'a 1951 and is
governed by representatives
of five organizations
ft
night at The Country
Squire to celebrate
Rotary's 75th year of
existence. .