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VOL. XXXXVNO. 18 USPS 182-860 KENANSVILLE NC 28349 MAY 1,1980 18 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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Blue Mold A Reality In
Dobson Chapel Area Of County
Blue mold has appeared in
Duplin County in the
Dobson Chapel area. Melvin
Bostic of Kenansville has
Reported blue mold on his
tobacco beds, and Extension
Agent J. Michael Moore
urges farmers to begin
treatment against the
disease.
This fungal disease of
tobacco, which causes esti
mated damages of SI.2$
million to the 1979 tobacco
crop in Duplin, has the
potential to totally destroy
the 1980 crop.
Blue mold is recognized by
the development of bluish
cottony mold on the under
side of the leaf. Generally
appearing in small scattered
areas throughout the plant
bed, infected plants become
a lighter green color than
health plants. Severe cases
may result in total burning of
leaf area back to the bud.
Blue Mold is favored by wet
weather and low tempera
tures. Bright sunny days and
high temperatures tend fo
check the disease.
There is no cure for blue
mold. The best cure is pre
vention. Tobacco growers
have several choices in ore
venting blue mold in 1980.
Ridomil, a soil fungicide
which provides full season
control of blue mold will be
the choice of many who are
able to obtain this newly
labeled material. Ridomil
should be incorporated in the
soil prior to transplanting at
the rate of one quart per
acre.
To obtain moic informa
tion or to report blue mold,
contact Moore at 296-1996.
Three Die
In Accident
Three persons were killed
in a one-car accident on U.S.
117 near Magnolia.
Killed were Brenda C.
Conklin. 25, Sarafc. Conkl.
5 months, both of Wilming
ton, and Cindy Lou Walker.
12, of Wallace.
According to the highway
patrol, the car Ms. Conklin
was driving swerved to the
left on U.S. 117 near Mag
nolia around 9:30 Friday,
overturning in a ditch.
Another passender in the car
was taken to Duplin General
Hospital.
BLUE MOLD FOUND IN DUPLIN - County
Agricultural Extension Tobacco Agent J.
Michael Moore was called to the farm of
Melvin Bostic near Dobson Chapel on Hwy.
#50 outside of Kenansville. And, Moore said
that Bostic had the first case of blue mold to
be reported in the county. He urged farmers
Photo by Emily Killotte
to treat their tobacco beds before traces of
the disease are found in the plants, and
suggests that for more information on
treatment, farmers can call the extension
department. Pictured above is a tobacco
plant with blue mold.
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Goshen Medical Center To Award Contracts May 6
By Emily KUlette
Contracts for the construc
tion of the Goshen Medical
^Center in Faison will be
Pawarded May 6, and a
ground-breaking ceremony
will be held on the following
Saturday, said Goshen
Medical Center Coordinator
George Wallace.
"Goshen Medical Center
will be a cross between a
doctor's office and a health
department," Wallace said,
'"lne doctors will be directed
toward using Duplin General
?Hospital for their patients.
Ana the Medical Center will
work in conjunction with the
county health department
to try to help fill gaps of the
county health services."
According to Wallace, the
center will include two phy
sicians and a dentist. The
center will devote two of the
four wings of the building to
medical treatment facilities
and one wing each for the
dentist and business office.
. Included in the two medical
)wipgs are six exam rooms
and two doctors' offices with
a central X-ray and lab,
Wallace said. He added that
a treatment room for emer
gencies would also be
included in the center, along
with a patient educator. The
purpose of the patient edu
cator, Wallace said, is to
counsel families and patients
and provide nutrition infer
. mation.
I The business office is
centrally located and will
handle the work of both the
medical and dentistry wings
in the center, Wallace said.
Fees for the services of the
center will be similar to those
of other doctors' offices in
Duplin, he added.
We will charge feesjust
like a regular doctor'a office.
and the center will accept th
different tvoes of health in
surance, as well as Medicare
i and Medicaid," Wallace
' said. "We hope to be able to
charge according to the
ability to pay. but that has
not been worked out yet."
At first the federal
government, through the
Rural Health Incentive Pro
gram, will be paying all the
operational costs." Wallace
said, "but as the patient fees
begin to come in, we hope to
be 75-85% independent in
about three years.
Dr. Bob Carmen, a dentist
for the center, has been
recruited, Wallace said. The
process of recruiting doctors
is taking longer, but, he
added, the recruitment com
mittee has several interested
prospects, all of whom are
general practitioners.
The Goshen Medical
Center is designed to be a
5,000-square-foot building
costing approximately
$312,000, Wallace said. And
equipment will cost between
$80,000 and $90,000.
Wallace added that the
building is designed for
further expansion in both the
medical and dentistry sec
tions. According to him, the
purpose of the medical
center is to draw long-term
medical services to Duplin
County. The Goshen Medical
Board of Directors plans to
encourage each of the
doctors who comes into the
medical center to eventually
buy their practice, Wallace
said. Contracts for the center
will be awarded on May 6, he
said, and the center may
open as early as September.
Goshen Medical Center is
owned by a private non
profit corporation which was
formed in 1978 by 21 citizens
in Faison, Wolfscrape and
Glisson townships, Wallace
said. The entire project has
been funded through grants
from the Rural Health Ini
tiative, he added. Ground
breaking ceremonies will be
May 10 at 3 p.m., Wallace
said.
Gjoshen tHedical Center
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STATE DRAFTING AND CARPENTRY
WINNERS - From East Duplin. High School.
Renee Dupree, pictured on the left, won
second place in the District II VICA Archi
tectural Drafting contest and fifth place in
state competition. Renee is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Du-'ee of Albertson
and she is a senior. Curtis Kennedy,
pictured on the right, won first place in the
State V1CA Contest in Carpentry, and he will
continue in national competition at Atlanta,
Ga. this June. Curtis is a senior and the son
of the Rev. Norman C. Kennedy of
Beulaville.
SBA
Workshop
Reminder
A representative of the
U.S. Small Business Ad
ministration will be in Lenoir
and Duplin Counties this
week to assist victims of the
March 1-3 winter storm with
their disaster loan applica
tions.
The representative will be
located in Kenansville on
Thursday. May 1 in the
commissioners room at the
courthouse. The hours will
be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Area storm victims who
have questions about their
SBA disaster applications are
urged to attend or call the
toll-free disaster line, 1-800
532-0368.
According to SBA statis
tics, over 80 applications
have been requested from
Duplin County and eight
have been returned and are
being processed. A total of
24 applications have been
returned to the SBA office
from the 23-county disaster
area.
School Board Candidates Meet With
Duplin County Branch AAUW
Candidates for the Board
of Education met with
members and guests of the
Duplin County branch of the
American Association of
University Women last week
for a brief question and
answer session.
AAUW Vice-President and
Program Chairman Sue Clark
introduced, the candidates,
4Uo*ing each to briefly state
their platform. A panel of
tour AAUW members ques
tioned the candidates before
the session was opened for
questions from the audience.
Moderating the discussion
was Mary Wood of Warsaw.
Faye Bryant, candidate,
stated that a good education
has to start when a child is
young, and that a good
education is a thorough
educatioq.
Candidate Steve Kilpatrick
spoke against open class
rooms, which he called a
mistake, and said changing
the education system would
be a slow process.
Incumbent board member
G. Fredrick Rhodes said he
wa* proud of Duplin's edu
cation system, but added
that there is room for im
provement.
Candidate Joe Swinson,
also an assistant principal In
the Duplin County school
system, said strong inde
pendent leadership of the
school system is needed from
the Board of Education. He
also added that a promotion
policy should be established
within the Duplin school
system.
Members of the AAUW
panel included Elaine Hall of
Kenansville, Valerie Cooper
of Warsaw, Betsy Lanier of
Beulaville, and Louise
Mitchell of Kenansville.
Betsy Lanier said that not
enough time has been spent
teaching children to read and
write in the elementary
grades. She added that most
of the emphasis on learning
in the lowes grades is being
plactd v the lenrl- nd
math. What can the board'do
about the curriculum at the
elementary level, she asked.
Candidate Swinson said
teachers of science and math
should be requiring the same
quality reading and writing
skills as the English teachers
in each grade. And candidate
Bryant said that the school
curriculum should involve
input from both the parents
and the Board of Education.
Incumbent Rhodes stated
that the Board of Education
had met recently with stu
dents from North Duplin
High School, and the stu
dents indicated that academ
ically they could be pushed
harder.
The candidates were also
questioned on supplement
ing teachers' pav. Kilpatcck
sail he (?? red the :uea of
supplementing the salaries
of teachers . ;id indicated
that would draw better
teachers into the Duplin
school system.
At the close of the meet
ing, Gloria Blanton, AAUW
organizing chairman,
announced that the next
meeting of the Duplin branch
would be held May 19 at the
Rose Hill Restaurant. A
dutch dinner will be served.