PROGRESS SENTINEL
VOL. XXXXV NO. 37 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 SEPTEMBER 11, 1980 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
RETIRES FROM DUPLIN FINANCE
OFFICE ? Doris N. Sitterson of Kenans' ?;>
ts retiring after lb years of service to Duplin
County and its citizens. Mrs. Sitterson
began working with a part-time job in the
register of deeds office, and later moved into
a full-time position with the county finance
office. In h >nor of Mrs. Sitterson's past
service, the Duplin County commissioners
presemet taeCv . t*a ??*dKja*tfe ot, appre
ciation'. 'She,, was also honored with a
reception September 8 given by the finance
office. During the reception. Russell Tucker,
Duplin finance officer, presented Mrs.
Sitterson with a gift of two pieces of luggage
from the finance department employees.
Duplin Rescue Fees Hiked
Increases in Duplin County
rescue squad fees were au
thorized by the county Board
of Commissioners last week.
The fee for ambulance
service in the county was
increased from $20 to $25.
The fee for outside the
county was increased from a
base rate of $20 to $35. The
mileage charge from the
county line to the ambulance
destination was increased
from 80 cents per mile to
$1.25. A charge of $10. per
hour for waiting time was
also approved.
Hiram Brinson, emer
gency services coordinator,
asked the board for the
increases to offset rising
costs of operating and main
taining the ambulances.
The board also transferred
a 1972 van with 72,000 miles
on its speedometer from the
Wallace Rescue Squad to the
Chinquapin Squad for use as
an equipment truck. The van
had been used as an
ambulance in the past. Com
mission Chairman S. Frank
lin Williams opposed the
move, saying the county
should charge at least $100 to
avoid a problem with future
requests for tranfer of
vehicles.
The board also authorized
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Families Headed
By Househusbands
By Emily KlUette
Families with working
women are on the increase,
and a new trend is on the rise
where the husband stays
home while the wife goes to
work.
According to U.S. Labor
Department figures, women
in North Carolina earned 61
cents for every dollar earned
by males. Of the working
women, 80% are employed
in four job categories, sales,
service, factory and clerical,
all with limited growth and
low-paying salaries. But,
three percent of the work
force hold jobs with growth
potential and high-paying
salaries. Each day women
are moving into higher level
jobs and earning more
money, which has led to the
reversal in traditional family
roles.
t In the past nine years, the
reversal of the husband and
wife role has increased 71%
with men staying home while
their wife earns a salary.
North Carolina State
University human develop
ment research indicates.
Women have chosen to take
a job and leave the childcare j
and household jobs to their
husbands. Househusbands ]
surveyed by NCSU ex- ,
pressed feelings of power- ,
iessness resulting from not |
having their own income. |
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And. because the husbands
did not have an income
separate from their wives,
the househusband felt he had
less* power in the family
decision-making process.
Today four out of each five
families are the traditional
husband-wife family. And.
1976 tax laws made it ex
pensive for two married
people to work. The tax
penalty on married workers
reduces the additonal salary
more than a single wage
earner's salary. Additional
expenses generated by a
second worker within the
family must be taken from
the second income. After
taxes, the married couple
must deduct such items as
child care, transportation
and additional work clothes
from the second salary. De
spite the large expenses
generated by the second
family worker, two incomes
are needed to meet the rate
of inflation, say NCSU
human development spe
cialists.
North Carolina has the
highest female labor force
participation in the United
States, and that rate is
increasing above the average
U.S. rate. However, while
North Carolina leads the
nation in the number of
women in the work force, and
:he number of families with
x>th the wife and husband
working, the state's median
family income falls below the
national level, development
specialists report. According
to the U.S. Department of
Labor, 64% of the working
women in North Carolina are
either the sole supporter of
their family or their husband
earns less than $10,000
annually.
In recent years the tradi
tional family has undergone
enormous changes. NCSU
Extension information
states. The wife and mother
has become more active in
providing family income.
Husband-wife families have
declined and female-headed
households have resulted.
The divorce rate has climbed
from 2.6 ptr 1,000 population
in 1967 to 4.8 in 1975.
Because of the increased
human life span, households
headed by persons 65 or over
are the single largest seg
ment of one-member homes.
The ayerage family size has
also declined from 3.67 in
1960 to 3.24 today. In addi- '
tion, the illegitimacy rate has
risen from 40 births per 1.000
live births to 142 births in
1975.
Area Sports
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Duplin Declared Among 67
Drought Counties In North Carolina
ay r.muy iMiieue
Duplin County is among 67
counties across North Caro
lina to be included in a
drought and heat disaster
declaration by U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture Secre
tary Bob Bergland.
The declaration will make
low interest loans available
to farmers who suffered a
crop loss due to the drought
and heat between June 1 and
September 2. Loans carrying
a 5% interest rate will be
available to farmers covering
the value of the actual crop
loss, said Director of Duplin
Farmers Home Administra
tion Jim Mills. And, only
farmers who sustained a
20% or greater crop loss in a
key enterprise will qualify
under the disaster declara
tion for a low interest loan,
Mills added.
in uupnn, Mills explained
the drought and heat wil
take its greatest toll on th<
soybean crop and late
planted corn. Duplin ASCS
estimates a 10% loss in the
production and quality of this
year's tobacco crop, with th?
greatest loss affecting the
top stalk leaves, he added
And, an estimated loss ol
soybeans could reach as high
as 40% in the county, Mills
said.
Duplin Agricultural Ex
tension Agent Snodie Wilsor
said a 20% loss in soybean
yields could be expected.
However, he added, many
late varieties of soybeans
would put on new blossoms il
rain falls soon. Many of the
late varieties or varieties
planted behind produce
crops will not mature until
the last of October, Wilson
said.
1 "With a 20% loss,"
; Wilson said, "you are only
talking about two to three
> bushels an acre. And, in
; some areas, the soybean loss
; could go as high as four to
; five bushels at about $8 a
: bushel."
This year 55,000 acres of
F soybeans are planted in
i Duplin County, Wilson said,
i And, after the crop is har
vested in November, a more
accurate count of the soy
i bean loss will be available,
i Farmers who suffer a 20%
crop loss can apply for low
> interest FmHA loans at their
> local agency. Mills added,
F loan applications will be ac
cepted until June I, 1981.
i And, the repayment of the
loan is based on the farmer's
ability to overcome the loss,
i usually seven to 20 years.
Mills commented that far
mers are only eligible for low
interest loans to cover the
amount of the crop loss. The
farmer's past years' produc
tion rate per acre and state
averages will be used to
figure the amount of loss per
acre, he said.
Other loans available
through FmHA for the
farmer are at a higher rate of
interest. The farmer can
apply for a 12'/i% change in
real estate or refinancing
loan, Mills said. And. a
13'/i% loan is available to
the farmer for refinancing
and improving equipment.
Duplin and surrounding
counties of Sampson. Wayne
and Pender were declared
among the drought and heat
disaster counties, while
counties adjoining Duplin on
the east, Lenoir, Jones and
Onslow, are not among the
disaster counties.
Farmers not qualifying for
a disaster loan with FmHA
can apply to the Small Busi
ness Administration. How
ever, the SBA is presently
acting as a lender of the last
resort, said Hank Brinkley, a
SBA representative.
According to Brinkley
Governor Jim Hunt has re
quested the SBA's partici
pation in the drought and
heat disaster declaration. If
the SBA declares a drought
and heat disaster, Brinkley
said, farmers will be eligible
to apply for disaster aid at
either the FmHA or the SBA.
Faison Houses To Be Numbered
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To Aid In Emergencies
By Emily KUlette
A plan to number the
houses in Faison was pre
sented to the Faison Town
Board during their regular
meeting September 2.
Mayor. Bill Carter ex
plained a hfap used by the
Department of Transporta
tion in planning the block
numbers for the town of
Faison. The numbering of
housing in town had been
an increase in the salary
allocation for a county arts
director from $12,802 to
$13,393 per year. The post
has been vacant since Mark
Monday, the former director,
resigned in August. Al
though there was consider
able discussion, and some
opposition to refilling the
position, the vote for the
salary increase was unani
mous.
A bid of $52,218.57 for
county insurance for three
years from Associated In
surance Agency of Wallace
was accepted by the com
mission. In previous years
the commission had allocated
different county insurance
policies to different com
panies in the county. Last
year's combined premiums
totaled $46,117.
Other bidders for the
coverage were Farm Bureau
at $60,852.19 and James E.
Moore Insurance Co at
$72,641.49.
recommended by DOT offi
cials, Carter said, and will
aid police and fire depart
ment personnel in locating
homes during an emergency.
According to the numbering
plan, residential buildings
each 50. .feet will bear a
^uifcocH. and' businesses
each 25 feet.
The board requested
Attorney Jene Thompson to
prepare an ordinance requir
ing Faison citizens to display
their home or business
number in a location visible
from the street using
numbers no less than three
inches in height.
Approval was made in the
form of a resolution which
recognized the North Caro
lina Housing Finance Agency
as a possible participant in
the housing project for the
elderly planned by Ander
son. Benton & Holmes of
Winston-Salem. The board
approved two resolutions,
the first recognized Ander
son. Benton & Holmes' in
tent to build low income
housing at a site en Hick
Street in Faison, and recog
nized the possible participa
tion by the N.C.H.F.A. with
financing and administra
tion. A second resolution
approved the N.C.H.F.A.'s
participation in an elderly
housing project on Hick
Street and stated the adop
tion of the resulutions did not
obligate the agency to the
project. According to Town
Administrator Neil Mallory.
the resolutions are needed in
order for the builder to apply
for financing through the
agency.
Commissioner Billie Hol
lingsworth questioned the
different wording in resolu
tion one and two, low income
and elderly housing, explain
ing that Dewayne Anderson
of Anderson, Benton &
Holmes had appeared before
the board to ask approval for
elderly housing, not low-in
come units to be constructed
on Hick Street.
A motion to approve the
resolution was made by
Commissioner William lgoe
and seconded by Commis
sioner Rachel Clifton. Com
missioner Hollingsworth did
not vote, and Commissioners
Helen Britt and Fred
Wheiess approved the
motion.
The board agreed water
service to a house owned by
Clyde Bradshaw outside the
town limits should be dis
continued if proper water
lines are not installed. The
rental home is connected to a
water meter within the city
limits by a plastic pipe, said
Wheiess, director of public
works. The pipe carries
water about a quartcr-of-a
mile to the house outside the
city limits, he said, and
breaks often. According to
Mayor Carter, 'enants who
have been unable to pay the
water bill when the line
breaks have moved from the
home w ithout paying the bill.
Carter suggested a possible
ordinance to make the owner
responsible for utility bills
outside the town limits.
"Inside or outside town
limits, we should treat all the
citizens the same." Igoe
said. "Isn't this really a
problem between the tenant
and landlord?"
Britt added, town tenants
are responsible for their
water bills, not the landlord.
If the bill is not paid, the
water is cut off. Cases out
side the town limits should
be no different, she said.
j'There should be some
> ay 1o fiii it (the law) to
protect the tenant," Hol
lingsworth stated.
After a brief executive
session, the public board
meeting resumed and the
Faison commissioners
approved a motion to allow
public works employees,
Troy Faison and Donald
Oates, a full week's paid
vacation.
The board also instructed
Thompson to send a letter to
Engineer Finley Boney. The
letter would request Boney
submit a re-design fee to the
town board. Boney re
designed the water improve
ment project after the first
bids were opened and judged
too expensive by the board.
Carter said. And. further
communication on the design
fee difference of SI4.000 was
placed in the hands of the
town attorney.
According to Attorney
Jene Thompson, the town of
Faison is not obligated to pay
for the design of the water
improvement project based
on estimated cost. The
town's contract w ith Boney Ac
Associates states the design
fee will be a percentage of
the actual contracted cost of
the project, not the estimated
cost of which Boncv is
demanding payment.
Thompson said.
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WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE - left
to right - Mrs. Christine W. Williams, Duplin
County register of deeds and chairman of the
conference; Mrs. Violette K. Phillips of Kenans
ville, registration chairman and treasurer; Mrs.
Judy Wallace, home economics agent of Duplin
(bounty and one of the instructors in the stress
management workshop; Ellen Lentz Brewer of
Warsaw, instructor in the time manaament
workshop; Mrs. Carolyn Bumette Ingram, attor
ney of Kenansville, instructor in the workshop on
women and the law; Mrs. Rebecca Judge, mental
health nurse of Beulaville who assisted in the k
workshop on women an^ stress management;
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Mrs. Peggy Farmer, a osvr^^trie nursing
workshop;supervisor from New Bern, who taught
workshop on building a positive self image and
becoming the best that ysu can be; Dr. Alice S.
Scott, an assistant Duplin County superintendent
of schools from Route #2, Pink Hill, who taught
the workshop on decision making; and Mrs. Rose
Helms, a certified psychologist from Swansboro
who conducted the workshop on assertivcness
training; Mrs. Helen H. Mablum. member of the
board of directors of the N.C. Council on the
Status qf Women from New Bern; and Mrs. Jean
Nelson, field coordinator of jhe NCCSW.
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Little Miss
Rose Hill
Pageant
The Rose Hill Jaycettes
will produce the sixth Little
Miss Rose Hill Pageant on
Thursday, September II at
7:30 p.m. at the Rose Hill
Magnolia School in Rose
Hill.
Seven young ladies, ages
8-10. will be competing for
the title. They will perform
talents consisting of dancing,
singing and reciting.
The contestants are Hollie
Register, Pamela Rouse. Lisa
Bradshaw. Shannon Whaley,
Susan Scott. Mary Cave
Lnaugh Missy Cave
naugh.
The mistress of cere
monies will be Joan Newton
of Wallace.
Aimee Watson, the reign
ing Little Miss North Caro
lina - Hemisphere, is sche
duled to perform. Aimee was
the second runner-up in the
national pageant that was
held in New Jersey in
August.
The Jaycettes hope vou
attend this pageant and
support them. Proceeds will
go to worthy Jaycette
projects.
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jaycee
Community
Calendar Sales
"The big city might have
some advantages, but there
is nothing as friendly and
comforting as living right
where we are." Woody Brin
son, Jaycee birthday
calendar chairman, said.
Just about everybody in
Kcnansville knows that
"Dog's" birthday is Sep
tember 10th. It ts also public
knowledge that Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel J. Middleton will
celebrate their wedding an
niversary on September
18th, or that Mrs. Faison
McGowcn will be "younger"
on September 20th.
The Kcnansville Jaycees
can be credited with helping
neighbors know more about
neighbors. The Jaycees have
sponsored the publication of
the community birthday
calendar for the past seven
years.
The community birthday
calendar certainly helps
make our friendly community
even more friendly. A num
ber of merchants from
Kcnansville and surrounding
areas have an advertisement
on the calendar; many of
them offer gifts or discounts
to citizens on purchases
made during the week of
their birthdays and anniver
saries.
All proceeds from the
project go to the Jaycees'
many charitable projects
such as donations to the fire
department and recreation
program and a special
Christmas for the elderly.
If you are not contacted
and wish to have your birth
day and anniversary listed on
the Kenansville community
birthday calendar, contact
any Kenansville Jaycee or go
by the town hall or Kenans
ville Drug Store. All sales
end this coming Monday,
September 15.