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^QL. XXXXV NO. 50 USPS 162-860 ^ KfcNANSVILLE. NC 28349 DECEMBER 11. 1980 20 PAGES THIS WEEK 10CENTS PLUS TAX
Kenansville Board Requests Additional Traffic Studies
The Kenansville Town
Board will ask the state
Department of Transporta
tion for new traffic studies on
Main Street resulting from
public concern expressed at
the December 1 meeting.
Phil Kretsch of United
Carolina Bank and Kenneth
Futreal. director of the Soil
and Water Conservation Ser
vice, appeared before the
board requesting a crosswalk
on Main Street. A crosswalk
is. needed in the area of the
Courthouse, Kretsch said,
^ecause of the speed of
Raffic through town. The
three lanes through down
town has sped up trtffic
making it difficult for a
pedestrian to cross the
street, he said.
At the Cooper and Main
Streets intersection, there is
a vision problem when cars
are parked on the roadsides,
Kenansville citizen Alan
Wood said. And, Duplin
Emergency Services Director
Hiram Brinson said two fire
hydrants in the area of the
intersection are being
blocked by parked cars.
"We are sticking our
heads in the sand over this
thing," Commissioner
Cordell Johnson said. "We
didn't have a restaurant in
that area when the study was
done by the highway de
partment. 1 recommend we
three-lane the street from the
Scotchman (convenience
food store) to the hospital."
After no formal motion
was made to three-lane the
entire section of Main Street,
the board agreed to request
new studies of the street. A
special request to investigate
the need for a crosswalk,
parking at the Graham
House Inn, and the possi
bility of converting S. Front
Street from a one-wav into a
two-way street will be made
to the Department of Trans
portation.
The request for two-way
traffic on South Front Street
was made by Gary Herring,
vice-president of Financial
Saving and Loan. Herring
presented two tentative
drawings of the Saving and
Loan building planned for
location in the old Exxon
station on Main Street. The
purpose for the two-way
traffic, Herring said, is
easier access to the bank and
drive-in window. Both build
ing sketches presented to the
board were in the Williams
burg-type architecture.
A rate increase by Carolina
Power and Light will cost the
town of Kenansville an addi
tional S4.000 this budget
year. Town Administrator
Woody Brinson said.
Budgeted for the 1980-81
fiscal year is $10,840 and
with the in' re;'se, the town
will be paying 514,840 for
utilities. To date, four
months into the fiscal year,
the town has paid $2,572 in
utilities. The $2,572 is 25%
of the budgeted funds for the
fiscal year's utilities.
The town board approved
the installation of 15 sodium
vapor lights on Main Street.
The lights will be replacing
mercury light fixtures and
provide 70 percent more I
light. Mayor Doug Judge i
said. Each light will add an i
additional 20 cents or a total 1
of $3 per month to the i
utilities bill. Budgeted for
street light utilities is
$10,000, and, to date, 25% of
the funds have been ex
pended using the mercury
vapor fixtures.
Appearing before the
board was W. T. Stokes,
director of the Extended Day <
School at E.E. Smith Jr. 1
High. Stokes disputed a
report given by Police Chief
Tyson Bostic concerning dis
turbances at EDS. Stokes
added the events may have
occurred prior to January 14,
before he came to EDS as
director.
"To my knowledge, the
Kenansville police have been
called only once since '?
January 14," Stokes said. 1
"And, that was when some- |
one broke into the office." i
An additional request to
[he Duplin Sheriff's Depart
ment for a deputy to work at
EDS at 6 and 9 p.m. when
the buses are loading and
unloading was made by
Stokes. Stokes requested the
Kenansville Police to answer
no calls to EDS without
reporting to the Director's
office. Police Chief Bostic
was not present at the meet
ing.
County ^Manager Ralph
Cottle and Duplin Health
Department Director Joe
Costin met with the Kenans
ville board seeking permis
sion to place a temporary
mobile office next to the
health services building. Ac
cording to Costin. Women,
Infants and Children, a
Federally funded program,
will be starting in Duplin, but
there is not enough office
space in the health services
building to house the pro
gram. The half-million dollar
& year program will aid
pregnant women and young
children with food coupons.
The goal of the W1C program
is to insure proper diets for
pregnant women and young
children, Costin said. An
estimated 2,000 people will
qualify for the program
within Duplin.
The board agreed to allow
the mobile office on the
health department lot for a
period of one year. Zoning
laws of the town of Kenans
ville do not allow the per
manent location of mobile
units in the area of the health
department.
The board adopted a reso
lution to sell $50,000 of the
$170,000 in bond anticipation
notes for the Kenansville
water project. The bonds
were sold December 2, fol
lowing the Monday board
meeting.Town Administrator
Brinson and Mayor Judge
recommended a 2.3 acre she
on Highway 50 for the
location of the water project
well and elevated storage
tank. The site, owned by Ray
Bell of Kenansville, costs
$15,000. The board approved
the site' and agreed to pay
Bell $8,500 before December
15, and $6,500 the following
month before the 15th.
A public hearing on the
rezoning of a lot owned by
Carey Williams was set for
January 5 at the next regular
meeting of the town board.
Williams' lot is zoned
one-half residential and one
half general business; he
requested the enitre lot be
general business.
Mayor Judge informed the
board of plans to begin
working to distribute the
duties of the town adminis
trator among board
members. Judge said he
planned to contact the
League of Municipalities for
information.
"1 recommend the board
begin to receive compensa
tion again," Commissioner
Earl Hatcher said, "because
of the additioal duties from
the resignation of Woody."
Earlier in the meeting, the
resignation of town adminis
trator Woody Brinson had
been approved by the board.
The resignation was effective
immediately. Brinson will be
employed with the engineer
ing firm, McDavid and Asso
ciates.
A motion to reinstate
governing board pay was
approved. Each commis
sioner will receive $300 and
the Mayor, $600 for the fiscal
year.
Mary Ann Jenkins, town
clerk, was appo?i;^d to sign
town checks and given a
salary increase of $10 a
wr< <. The salary -increase
w*s approved because of
additional responsibilities
due to the resignation of
Brin$on.
The Kenansville Board
also accepted the resignation
of Anne Craft from the
recreation commission.
BRINSON RECEIVES APPRECIATION RESOLUTION -
After the Kenansvitle town board approved the resignation
of the tri-town administrator Woody Brinson, he was
presented a plaque of appreciation by Mayor Doug Judge.
Brinson had worked for the town of Kcnansville for seven
years. Pictured, left to right, Mayor Judge, town clerk
Mary Ann Jenkins and Brinson.
* Twelve Days Of Christmas
In Historic Kenansville
In 1978, the Kenansville
feArea Chamber of Commerce
initiated a project called
"Candle - In The - Win
do#." The response was
overwhelming and in 1979
area businesses and county
offices joined the community
unity. Plastic decorations
have also been eliminated
from the streets in action by
the Kenansville Town Board
feas the town celebrates the
Christmas season in a special
way. The State Department
of Commerce, tourism divi
sion, is helping promote this
activity as part of "The
Twelve Days of Christmas in
Historic Kenansville."
First Day of Christmas
On Sunday, December 14,
church bells and chimes will
officially ring in the Christ
inas season atl2 o'clock noon
?and The Twelve Days of
Christmas in Historic
Kenansville will begin.
Sponsored by the Kenans
vUle Area Chamber of Com
merce, the project is a series
of events and activities that
recapture the unity and spirit
of a community:
Liberty Hall, ancestral
home of the Kenan family,
Awill open its doors to the
public from 2-7 p.m. The
home will be decorated in the
period of the 1800s with each
room filled with fresh fruits,
nuts, berries and ever
greens. Candles will be burn
ing, fires roaring and the
Kenansville beautification
committee will be serving
holiday refreshments.
At 7 p.m., everyone is ,
invited to assemble in the
m Municipal Park for the light
?mg of the community tree.
Mayor Douglas Judge will
preside and caroling will be
led by David and Anne
Dickey around open bonfires.
After the ceremony, hayrides
will be the order of the day
and the area nursing homes
and Duplin General Hospital
will be visited and caroling
will take place. After the
hayrides, warm refresh
ments will be provided in the
park by the ladies of Grove
Presbyterian Church.
Second Day of Christmas
Voices from throughout
Duplin County, along with
musical organizations, will
join together for an evening
of holiday music in Christ
mas Sing Out scheduled for
Monday, December IS at
7:30 p.m. in the Kenan
Memorial Auditorium.
Organizations from area
schools have been invited to
perform. Christmas Sing Out
is the second event in the
"Twelve Days of Christmas
in Historic Kenansville," a
project of the Kenansville
Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Third Day of Christmas
Carlo Menotti's popular
Christmas musical presenta
tion, "Amahl and the Night
Visitors," will be staged
Tuesday, December 16 at 8
p.m. in the Kenansville
United Methodist Church.
Presented by the Kinston
Lenoir Community Theatre,
the event is part of "The
Twelve Days of Christmas in
Historic Kenansville." This
charming musical features
some of the finest voices in
the Kinston area under the
direction of Leigh Kilgore
Hart. "Amahl and the Night
Visitors" is a traditional
holiday operetta based on the
Biblical story of the visit of
the three wise men from the
east at the birth of Christ.
The Fourth Day of Christmas
The smell of delicious
home-cooked dishes will fill
Kenan Auditorium on Wed
nesday, December 17, be
ginning at 6:30 p.m. when a
community covered dish
suppe? will be the fourth
event in "The Twelve Days
of Christmas in Historic
Kenansville."
Last year this event was
one of the best attended and
it is being repeated by
popular demand. Dick Jones
of WITN, Channel 7, will
again be present with tele
vision cameras video-taping
for his popular Almanac
television program.
The Fifth Day of Christmas
Santa Claus along with
carolers will be visiting area
businesses as stores
throughout the business dis
trict participate in
Merchants' night, December
19 as part of "The Twelve
Days of Christmas in Historic
Kenansville." Most stores
will remain open until 9 p.m.
so shoppers can take ad
vantage of special bargains
in filling their Christmas list.
The Sixth Day of Christmas
Liberty Hall,. ancestral
home of the Kenan family,
The Graham House Inn and
the David Byrd residence off
Hwy. 11N. will be decorated
in Christmas finery and open
to the public on Saturday,
December 20 from 2-6 p.m.
Liberty Hall was built in
the early 1800s and is an
>?
excellent example of the
Greek revival style of archi
tecture. The home remained
in the Kenan family until
1968 when it was restored
and deeded to Duplin County
by Frank Kenan of Durham.
The restoration efforts were
under the supervision of
Thomas S. Kenan III of
Chapel Hill.
The house is furnished
with original pieces where
possible and replica pieces of
the period. All furnishings
are at least made before
1850.
The Graham House Inn
has recently opened as a
country inn offering food at
its finest. This lovely old
home, built in 1855, is one of
the most elaborate houses in
Kenansville and the only
house of the Italianage re
vival style of architecture.
For open house on December
20. the entire house will be
open for viewing. Decora
tions of natural greenery,
fruits, nuts, berries, etc.
have been especially created
for the house.
The lovely old country
home of David and Betty
Byrd will also feature native
greenery and natural deco
rations. Visitors will enjoy
the adaptive restoration
effort and clever chicken
decorations used throughout
the house. The Byrd resi
dence is located on Rural
Paved Road 1300, three
miles off Hwy. 11 North. It,
along with Liberty Hall and
the Graham House Inn. will
be open from 2-6 p.m.
, For more information,
contact the Kenansville Aiea
Chamber of Commerce, P.O.
Box 5%, Kenansville, NC
Lanier Appointed Director
W. Harold Lanier
W. Harold Lanier, has
been appointed director of
lending for East Federal
Savings, according to presi
dent W.W. Whittington. Ef
fective immediately, Lanier
will oversee the associations
mortgage lending operation,
which includes the conven
tional, FHA, VA, commercial
and secondary markets.
Lanier has most recently
served as home office mana
ger. Since joining East
Federal in 1971, Lanier has
served as loan counselor as
well as managing officer of
Eastern Appraisal Services,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
the association.
Lanier is an associate
member of the Society of
Real Estate Appraisers, and
a designated mtmb'r of th?
National Associ<t>'ion of
p
Review Appraisers. He is
also a licensed real estate
broker. ?
Lanier is a native of Duplin
Countv and a graduate of
Pembroke State University.
He is also a member of the
Kinston Rotary Lluo and the
Gordon Street Christian
Church. He. his wife Barbara
and their two daughters,
Cindy and Shari, reside in
Kinston.
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Only 14
More Days Before Christmas
Student
Of The
Month
Julia Spicer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Williams
Spicer of Kenansville, was
named December Rotary
Student of the Month at their
regular December meeting.
Julia ranks second in her
senior class of 143. Her
school activities include:
Beta Club, cheerleader,
president of Student Council,
All County chorus, Softball
team, ASU Summer Science
Program, accompanist for
chorus, Pep Club, tennis
team, Swing Choir,
sophomore class treasurer,
president of Student
Government Association,
National Honor Society,
Monogram Club, annual
staff, Peace College Scholar
ship nominee, Morehead
Scholarship nominee.
She has been very active in
4-H, having been president
of the Kenansville 4-H Club,
participant in 4-H talent
show in Raleigh, attended
4-H National Jr. Horticulture
convention as a state winner
and was selected national
winner, and is a Jr. 4-H
leader.
Other activities include her
church, where she has been
accompanist for the church
youth group, has been a
member of the Kenansville
Beautification committee,
secretary of Grove Presby
terian Youth Group, and a
semi-finalist in the Miss
United Teenager State
Pageant. She has worked
with the Twelve Days of
Christmas in Historic
Kenansville.
Her future plans are to
attend Davidson College or
UNC-CH.
Faison Phone Rates
Increase 69%
At the December 2 meet
ing of the Faison Town
Board, Mayor Bill Carter
informed the board of a 60
percent increase of the local
telephone rates.
A 60 percent increase over
the basic rate of $5.95 would
mean a bill of $9.40 each
month, Carter said. An in
crease of $2.20 in Faison's
basic rate and a charge of
$1.25 for each phone would
increase customer bills at
least $3.45. he explained.
And, Carter added, Faison is
second in overall increases
listed by Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph.
Rate increases were filed
with the Utilities Commis
sion on October 1, and will
become effective April 1, if
no action has been taken by
the Commission. However,
Carter said, the Commission
can review the rates after
April 1.
"I want this board to go on
record with the Utilities
Commission," Carter said.
"We should'either approve
the rates or disapprove them,
but we should go on record
one way or another. And, we
must take into consideration
that a great amount of
Faison's citizens are living
on fixed incomes."
Commissioner William
Igoe suggested the board
take no action on the rates
until a representative from
Carolina Telephone could
meet with the board at the
January meeting.
A contract was approved
with Pittard and Perry, a
Goldsboro accounting firm,
to audit Faison's water pro
ject. According to Town Ad
ministrator Neil Mallory,
payment of a $90,500 Clean
Water Bond Grant will not be
issued Faison until an audit
of the project is complete.
The accounting firm will
receive $375 for auditing the
project.
Commissioner Fred
Wheless updated the board
on the water project. Ac
cording to Wheless, the ele
vated storage tank is com
plete and will begin opera
tion when distribution and
well lines are connected. The
storage tank had been sche
duled to begin operation
November 15, but, Wheless
said lines to the well were
not complete. Cumberland
Paving Company, respon
sible for the instalation of
distribution and well to tank
lines, is working under a late
penalty, Wheless said.
A public hearing was held
on uses for revenue sharing
funds received since the
compl^fion of the 1980-81
budget. A total of $3,242 in
additional revenue sharing
funds and $168 of increase
were amended into the town
budget after the hearing.
Mavis Bradshaw, with the
Community Building Com
mission in Faison, was the
only citizen appearing before
the board at the public
hearing. Mrs. Bradshaw
thanked the board for allo
cating $1,000 into the com
munity building fund. She
commented that some paint
ing and cleaning inside the
building has bees accom
plished. Since May the faci
lity has been rented 11 times,
she said.
The revenue sharing funds
were adopted into the budget
as follows: $1,000 for the
community building, $910 for
sidewalks, and IL500 for
drainage and tile. .$? '
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ROTARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH JULIA SPICER -
Pictured above is Julia Spicer,, a senior at James Kenan,
who was chosen as Rotary Student of the Month for
December. Julia is pictured with Rotary member Jimmy
Strickland of Warsaw.
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