The Pink Hill Review i "Serving Pink Hill, Deep Run, Albertson, Beulaville, And Their Surrounding Areas" k ????? VOL.2 WQ. 37 ! KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 SEPTEMBER 11. 1romoted to mechanic. In )ctober 1979. he received mother promotion ? to naintenance supervisor. In his responsible role as naintenance supervisor, lest directs the activities of a 0-person maintenance team nade up of four mechanics, wepewters oks for assistance when ley run into any problems ley cannot handle." % Best's long-range goal is > become a hospital en ineer. This objective will ivolve some time, however, ecause his top priority is the welfare of his wife Gayle and 9-months-old daughter iffany Noel. Finding the me and money to finance an ngineering degree will in olve sacrifice and hard hoices. in his view. The initial steps toward lis life-time objective were iken by Best when he nrolled in the college trans ?r pre-engineering curricu im at lrfX last spring. Best opes when he has com leted this two-year program e will be able to work out a ?ay to complete his last two ears at a four-year en ineering school. Best is enthusiastic about is current prospects and lans. however. He says, I'd rather be a plant en ineer in a hospital than in ny other type of industry or usiness because there is uch a great variety of equip lent to work on . " Not only is he enthusias c about his work, but you et the impression that he ikes his work very seriously. Ie insists that hospital plant laintenance is more impor int than any other main tnance "because the repairs e make are essential to fe." Ambrose Promoted Bv BB&T Bonk The board of directors of Sranch Banking and Trust Company meeting in Wilson n August promoted Darvl N. Ambrose to assistant Daryl W. Ambrose cashier of the Wallace office, v. William A. Ambrose, vice y president and city executive, g made the announcement. He had eight years of h experience with a finance p company when he joined the " bank .in February of this g year. He is a graduate of a: John A. Holmes High School b in Edenton and the College si of the Albemarle, where he rr was president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. ti He was a Jaycee and g membership chairman of the 11 Aces Booster Club. H Mrs. Ambrose is the rr former Connie Layton of ts Merry Hill and they have two te children. He is a member of w the Edenton Baptist Church. Hi Byrd Residence Robbed By Lynda Stroud The residence of Clarence and Nancy Byrd of Route 1, Pink Hill, was broken in -tot Saturday night of last week. The Byrds were away for the weekend. When they re turned on Sunday, they found that a burglar had gained entrance to the house through the front door which was locked. Upon entering their bedroom, they dis covered a safe missing. The safe contained important naoers. some monev and jewelry. The Lenoir County sneritts department is investigating the break-in. The Uyrd* arc ottering $500 reward money for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons respon sible for the crime. Any individual with information may contact Clarence Byrd or the Lenoir County sheriff's department. ? Area Sports See Page 14 Regional FFA Winner Randell Curtis Harper was recently named winner of the eastern region ? the FFA turf and kt^scape management proliciency vH Randell Curtis Harper BRANCH FAMILY REUNION The direct descendants of the late Gaston Branch Sr. of Albertson held a family re union Sunday. August 31. The direct descendants who attended included: Carrie Watson and Miriam Houston and Etter Quinn of Baltimore. Md.;Pearlie Kor negay, Leslie Branch, Gaston Branch Jr.. and Doris Bizzell all of Albertson: Vertie (Doll) Loftin; Mable Henry and Lindbergh Branch and Minnie Clark, all of Brook lyn. N.Y.; Yvonne West of Hillside. N.J.; and Doris Bizzell of Albertson. There were four genera tions represented at the Albertson Adult Education Center. This reunion was the second homecoming for the Branch family and a success ful event. The attendance extended to over 300 family members and several guests shared the special event. The Reverend Clifton Jones and his wife, Hattie Jones of Kinston. were the family's honorary guests. Rev. Jones officiated at the reunion. Family members from coast to coast gathered for the affair. award recognizing his achievements in his super vised agricultural occupy tional experience in vocational agriculture. Curtis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harper of Pink Hill and a member of the South Lenoir FFA Chapter. The turf and landscape management proficiency award is sponsored by 0. M. Scott and Sons Co. of Marys ville, Ohio. Applicants for the award must be involved in activities and experiences in the classroom and on the job which provide a back ground for career develop ment in turf and landscape managment. As a result of winning the regional award. Curtiss is now in the top four in the nation, with the winner to be announced at the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Missouri in November. THANK YOU The prayers, thoughts, flowers, many cards and every act of kindness shown to us during the death of my brother, Mark Worthington, were deeply appreciated and will be forever remembered. God Bless You All. Robert, Alice, Linwood and A1 Worthington Four Duplin Towns Win Governor's Community Of Excellance Award Governor Jim ' it an nounced today th?. Beula ville, Kenansville, Magnolia and Rose Hill are winners of the Governor's Community of Excellence award^ The awards go *o those communities under 15,000 persons which meet require ments designed by the N.C. Department of Commerce to make them more competitive in recruiting industry. Nearly 120 communities have applied for the award. BIBLE STUDY A weekly Bible study en titled "Great Figures of the Bible: A Historical and Biblical Study," will be taught every TuesAv night beginning at 8 p.m. at Grove Presbyterian Church in Kenansville. The study will be taught by the pastors. Rev. Ann Dickey and Rev. David Dickey. Everyone is invited to attend. HOMECOMING Rev. Ernest Webb, the officers and members of Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church at Kenansville invite you to worship at their annual homecoming service on Sun day, September Hat 11 a.m. Bishop George J. Leake, presiding Bishop of the Ninth Episcopal District, will deliver the sermon and the senior choir will render the music. A fellowship dinner will be served in the church dining room. m "This award doesn't guar antee that a new industry will locate within a community, but we know from experience that meeting the require ments to win the award will give a community an edge when recruiting industry," Hunt said. "It will be more difficult to recruit an industry to an area that can't meet the requirements of the awards program." Representatives of the De partment of Commerce visited the communities to n assure the standard had been * met. Each award-winning ^ community will receive high way signs designating it as a ^ community of excellence. The department will give special promotional attention to the award-winning com munities when working with industries looking for a plant s site in the state. a All four communities re- w ceived the award when it was ^ lade for the first time last car. Communities must ualify each year. Gov. Hunt ill present the awards at a tatewide conference in aleigh in late fall. "I want to commend the >b done by the citizens of hese communities. Their articipating in the program > an example of the out tanding community spirit nd desire for progress that ie see throughout North 'arolina," Hunt said. OLD CHURCH LAKE* UN NEW LOOK - The Smiths Chapel Church located on Craft Road in Pink Hill has recently completed a remodeling project by bricking the entire exterior of the church building. The present church was built in 1957, but the original church was founded by Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Carr. the first black family in Pink Hill, with the church being held in the Carr home in the early '20s. From there it relocated in an old passenger car that was side-tracked on the old Casey Railroad. The first pastor of the church was the Reverend Billy Smith, hence the name Smith's Chapel was derived. He remained with the church for 22 years until his death. The Reverend Rodoiph Turnage of Kinston is the present pastor. Photo by Lynda Stroud 200 Attend Women's Leadership Conference The Governor's Duplin County Conference on Leadership Development for Women was held at E.E. Smith Jr. High in Kenans ville September 6 with over 200 present. The conference was co sponsored by Gov. Hunt and the North Carolina Council on the Status of Women. The Duplin conference was co ordinated by Christine Williams. Representing Governor Hunt was Juanita Bryant, executive director of leader ship development for Women. Bryant delivered a welcome to the conference from Hunt. Delivering the keynote address was McDowell County Commissioner Jane G. Greenlee. Mrs. Greenlee is also a member of the N.C. Parole Board. Six workshops were taught at the conference: assertive ness training, time manage ment, women and stress management, building a positive self image and be coming the best that you can be. women and the law, and decision making and creative problem solving and how diet can affect our leadership style. A morning and after noon workshop session were held at the conference. Luncheon entertainment was provided by Miss Duplin County Shari Jones,' Miss Black Teenage North Carolina Beverly Judge, and the Sounds of Music from Wallace. The conference was closed by Christine Williams. Ac cording to Mrs. Williams, the conference was very successful, with many of the participants requesting a second confernence. Requests were also ex pressed for night classes at James Sprunt Technical College on the topics of the conference workshops. Pink Hill Fire & Rescue Calls By Lynda W. Stroud August 31 - Rescue Call. 11:19 p.m., transported Bonnie Deaver of Route 1. Albertson to LMH. Sept. 1 - Fire call, 3:22 a.m. to dumpster fire in Duplin County; 12:42 a.m. rescue call, transported r, Robert Stanley of Route 1, |-| Pink Hill to LMH. 0 Sept. 3 - 5:58 p.m., fire call to Bill Byrd Store; b:57 p.m., ^ recall to Bill Byrd Store. |a Sept. 4 ? 9:22 p.m.. rescue s; call to Gertrude Branch, y, Route I. Pink Hill; 9:47 p.m., b, TTlWIkfTirT M :scue - transported Olive [erring of Route 2. Mount 'live to LMH The Pink Hill fire depart lent, rescue service and idies auxiliary would like to iy thank you for the support :>u gave them at the donkey allgame Saturday night. KINDERGARTEN CLASS COOKING UP SOME FUN - Mrs. Carter's kindergarten class at Pink Hill School have already begun cooking up some fun for the new 1980-81 school year. Each child made his own gingerbread man. and to the children's surprise, they ran away! The children I learned about their new surroundings as they searched the school to find them. After a tiresome journey, the students found them back in the classroom. Oh. what a treat. The class enjoyed eating them! Photo By Lynda W. Strand i