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by Joe Lanier ^
The dav the TV blew ua caused fripht in someone other
than Donna, my wife. . .But first. Donna's dilemma. . .It
was one of those in-and-out days. . .Donna was out and I
was in. . .Then I left and she came back. . .Well, the TV
had stopped its normal functioning and a TV repairman
had been called. . .He was to come the day of ins and outs.
When Donna came home, she wondered if the TV
repairman had been in. so she turned on the TV. . .No
picture, but smoke billowed out the back. . .She turned it
off. but that only seemed to increase the smoke. . .She ran
to the phone and called the police. Lois Kennedy was on
duty as the dispatcher. Donna said. "Lois, my TV is on
fire. Send someone around to take it outside before it
catches the house on fire. Joe is not here. 1 don't think a
fire truck is needed. .But, hurry." Lois called the police on
duty ? Tony Braswell and Roland Whaley, who happened
to be on street patrol some two blocks away from the patrol
car. . .The smoke kept boiling out of the TV. Donna called
again. . ."Lois, if you don't hurry, it is going to burn my
house down.". . ."Hurry up on to Mrs. Lanier's house. It
is 10-33 traffic (emergency)." . . .The two policemen were
running down the street to the car. One dropped his gun. .
But on and into the police car. and off they go in a hurried
manner. . .Well, just an instant betore the police car
comes speeding onto the scene, the United Parcel Service
man stops to make a delivery. Just as he steps out of the
door of his van. the police car comes flying up and stops. .
Whoa. . .What have I done, he thinks as the police car
comes to a sudden stop. . .He smiles and continues on
toward the house. . .Both doors of the police car fly open. .
.Officers jump out and come running right at the UPS man
who is almost at my door now. . .He tells me, the following
week. . ."I didn't know what to do. . 1 was about to drop
that package and take off running myself. . .1 even
squinched up getting ready for them to grab me. I didn't
know what was going on. Thank goodness, they ran right
past me and into the house. Then 1 wondered what horrible
thing had happened inside the house. 1 was almost afraid
to go in and see. Mrs. Lanier came to the door looking
scared to death. . .1 was relieved the police didn't want
me. but then I was afraid of what might have happened in
the house. . .Then they came rushing out with a smoking
TV.". . .Donna said later that she signed the book for the
UPS delivery.. ."1 saw him standing around, but he didn't A
talk to anyone. He looked like he didn't know what to make m
of all the goings-on.. .But then. I didn't either."
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The latest happenings between the school board and
county commissioners. . .The $125,000 transfer of money
to help heat and keep Duplin County school buildings in
good repair. . .It would seem the county commissioners
are more interested in the welfare of Duplin's school I
children than the school board. It reminds me of the story
of the boy whose father gave him the family money to buy
bread; however, the boy bought candy for himself instead.
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