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^ VOL. XXXXV NO. 16 USPS 182 880 KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 APRIL9 1981 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
Duplin Budget
.Hearings To Begin
The Duplin County Board
of Commissioners will begin
hearing budget requests for
the 1981-82 county budget on
Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m.
when Joe Costin will present
the Health Department
budget request. At 7:15,
Christine Williams is to pre
? sent the Register of Deeds
office budget request, and at
7:45, Leland Grady, the tax
collector office. At 8 p.m.,
John Gurganious of the
Duplin Development Com
mission, and at 8:30 Kenneth
Futreal of the Soil and Water
Conservation office, and at
8:45 p.m., Millie Brown will
present the Social Service
office budget requests.
Wednesday, April 15, be
ginning at 7 p.m., Frank
Mooore, tax supervisor, will
present his requests, at 7:15,
Lois Britt of the Agricultural
Extension office, and at 7:30,
Robbie Hatcher, at 7:45,
Mqry Gardner of the Arts
Council, at 8 p.m., Bobbie
Williams of the County Li
brary at 8:15, Hiram Brin
son of the Emergency Ser
vices, at 8:45, Stacy Smith of
the County Maintenance, at
9 p.m., David Underhill of
the Sanitary Landfill, at 9:30,
A1 Dixon of the Community
Development Water project
will present their requests.
On Thursday, April 16, at
7 p.m., Rob Lee of James
Sprunt Technical College and
at 7:45 p.m., the Board of
Education will present their
budget requests.
On Wednesday, April 22,
beginning at 7 p.m., Claude
Hepler of the Elections
Board, 7:15 p.m., Mildred
Mathis of the building sani
tation, 7:30 p.m., Waltei
Brown of the Aging and
Nutrition; 7:45, Lethco
Wrenn of the Vocational
Rehabilitation, at 8 p.m., the
Forest Fire Service, at 8:15
p.m., Richard Harrell of
Duplin General Hospital, at
8:45, Dr. E. J. Raman of the
Duplin-Sampson Mental
Health, at 9 p.m., Forrest
Blanton, dog warden, and
9:15, Elwood Revelle sheriff
and at 9:30 the Oak Wolfe
Fire Department will present
their budget requests.
,5,201 Names Purged
From Voter List
The Duplin County votei
registration books have beer
purged as required by law
Gaude Hepler, county elec
tion board supervisor, saic
?5,201 names have been re
^moved, with 4,481 beinf
Democrats, 586 Republican:
and 134 unaffiliated. The
books now contain 16,34"
registered voters.
A 1968 law requires the
books be purged every foul
years following a genera:
election. It requires, a-par
son's name be removed ii
that person has not voted foi
?four years unless a good
reason for not voting can be
shown. This is the first time
Duplin County's registration
f books have been purged
, since the law was enacted in
this manner. Previously
county election officials had
I met with precinct officials
after each general election to
, remove names of persons
! who were known to have
. moved or who had died.
r Following the purging. ?
precinct and town totals are:
. Warsaw precinct, 1,040,
r leaving 2,132 on the books;
I Warsaw town, 112 purged,
leaving 1,189; Faison Pre
p" cinct, *407 purged leaving
753; Faison town, 35 purged.
I leaving 362 registered
voters; Calypso Precinct, 64
, purged, leaving 438; Town of
i Calypso, 12 removed,
leaving 225; Wolfscrape Pre
cinct had 187 purged, leaving
683; Albertson Precinct had
54 purged, leaving 595;
Glisson Precinct, 90 purged,
leaving 470; Smith Precinct
had 54 purged, leaving 595;
Cabin Precinct, 24 purged,
leaving 257; Hallsville Pre
cinct had 75 purged, leaving
539; Beulaville Precinct had
560 purged, leaving 1,345;
the Town of Beulaville had 17
purged, leaving 565; Cedar
Fork Precinct had 18 purged,
leading 368; Cypres CreCk
Precinct had 221 purtfed>
leaving 673; Chinquapin
Precinct had 123 purgeif,
leaving 618; Locklin Precinct
had 61 purged, leaving 311;
Charity Precinct had 112
purged, leaving 711; Wallace
Precinct had 1,104 purged,
leaving 2,081; the Town of
Wallace had 139 purged,
leaving 1,175; Rockfish Pre
cinct had 82 purged, leaving
586; the Town of Teachey
had 14 purged, leaving 94.
Rose Hill Precinct had 37
purged, leaving 1,170; The
Town of Rose Hill had 20
purged, leaving 664; Mag
nolia Precinct had 215
purged, leaving 744; the
Tgtm af Magnolia had -2# i
purged, leaving 299; Ke
nansville Precinct had 360
purged, leaving 1,546; and
the Town of Kenansville had
21 purged, leaving 448
registered voters.
Duplin Kindergarten
Registration Begins This Month
The Duplin County Public
Schools urge parents to
register all children who will
attend kindergarten for the
school year 1981-82.
The North Carolina law
and the Duplin County Board
of Education have estab
lished certain entry require
ments.
? It is necessary for you to
comply with these require
ments which are listed: 1)
Immunizations - diphtheria,
tetanus, whooping cough
vaccine; polio vaccine; red
measles (rubeola) and Ger
man measles (rubella);
mumps is recommended.
Immunizations must be
completed prior to enroll
ment in the Fall-1981. Early
registration will give time to
have all requirements com
pleted. Please bring
immunization record.
2) A birth certificate or
other satisfactory evidence ol
date of birth is required. To
meet age requirements, the
child muit be five years old
on or before October 16,
1981. Please bring birth
certificate.
3) A physical examination
including the TB skin test is
required. The physical exam
should be completed and
taken to the schools on or
before the opening day of
school for 1981.
4.) The kindergarten
registration schedule for
each school is from 8:30 a.m.
through 4 p.m. The dates are
as follows: B.F. Grady, April
23; Kenansville Elementary,
April 23; Beulaville Elemen
tary, April 23; Chinquapin II.
April 23; Wallace Elemen
tary, April 24; North Duplin
Elementary, April 24; Rose
Hill-Magnolia, April 24; and
Warsaw Elementary, Apri
Kindergarten children
presently enrolled will not
attend their respective school
the day of kindergarten
registration.
Cards For Cancer
The annual Cards for
Cancer will be held at James
Sprunt Technical College on
Friday, May 1st at 7:30 p.m.
with $2.50 per person charge
including refreshments, door
prizes and an auction. All
proceeds will go to the
Cancer Fund. For further
information, contact Zann
Stepp or Beth Brinson in
Kenansville.
I SAFETY AWARDS - The Warsaw plant of National
Spinning Company received safety awards from Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company in recognition of 1343,458
accident-free working hours during the time period of Dec.
5, 1979 to Feb. 27, 1981. Plant Manager Fred Archer said
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the Warsaw company "has a good start on next year."
Several plant employees received a key case set. Pictured!
Marvatee Hall, Ben EUenberg, Archer, Ken Martin.
James Houston and Marie Quinn. (Photo by Donna Lanier)
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ATTORNEYS SWORN IN - Duplin County Bar Association
increased its membership Friday when two candidates
took the oath as attorneys. John Garrett Ludlum of
Warsaw and David T. Phillips of Kenansville were sworn
in Friday, April 3, 1981, before Superior Court Judge
Henry L. Stevens of the 4th Judicial District. Phillips is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Phillips of Kenansville and will
be associated with his father in the practice of law. Ludlum
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Ludlum Sr. of Wilmington
and will be associated with Attorney Jene Thompson of
Warsaw. Both attorneys graduated from Campbell Law
School. Shown are. left to right. Ludlum, Phillips and
Judge Stevens. The ceremonies took place in the Duplin
County Courthouse.
AUXILIARY CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Duplin General
Hospital Auxiliary celebrates its first birthday this month
with 51 members who give more than 250 hours per month
lo the hospital. Pictured above is Mrs. Joe (Inez) Surratt of
Warsaw, a volunteer Auxiliary member.
(Photo by Joni Nethercutt)
Duplin General Hospital
Auxiliary Celebrates Birthday
On April 2nd, 1980, seven
teen interested citizens
gathered at the Kenansville
United Methodist Church to
discuss the possibility of
organizing an auxiliary for
Duplin General Hospital,
Inc. Among those present
were Richard Harrell. hos
pital administrator, Mrs.
Sonja Hanchey, acting
director of nursing at the
hospital, Ms. Mary Alice
Sherrell, representing the
N.C. Hospital Association of
Raleigh, and Mrs. Maxine
Henderson, district director
for hospital auxiliaries of
Jacksonville.
A steering committee
was chosen composed of the
following: Mrs. Larry War
rington, chairman; Mrs.
H.D. Taylor, secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. E.C.
Tyndall, Mrs. Lo Mit
chell, Mrs. Dixon nail and
Mrs. Stuart Hall.
The steering committee
met and with the hospital
board's approval, adopted a
constitution and by-laws as
v. ell as rules and regulations.
Jn July 1st. the Auxiliary
started their first service to
the hospital ? that of de
livering the mail to the
patients six davs oer week.
Since that time, in addition to
the distribution of mail,
services have expanded and
the Auxiliary members are
working at the information
desk from 2-8 p.m. to direct
the visitors as well as to offer
information. Just recently a
hospitality cart has been
bought and stocked with
sweets and toilet articles for
purchase by the patients and
their visitors. Potted plants
are sold at the information
desk.
A successful bake sale in
December was the first fund
raising project put on by the
Auxiliary. An auction is ten
tatively planned for April this
year. All money made by the
Auxiliary will be used to
purchase a piece of equip
ment for the hospital.
At the present time there
are 51 members who, to
gether. give more than 250
hours per month to the
hospital.
The present officers are:
Mrs. Bob Williams of War
saw, president; Mrs. Linda
Jeffers of Rose Hill, vice
president; Mrs. Troy Mullis
of Kenansville, secretary;
and Mrs. Gordon Kornegay
of Kenansville, treasurer.
Committee chairmen are
Mrs. E.C. Tyndall, Mrs.
Francis Oakley, Mrs. Stuart
Hall, all of Kenansville, and
Mrs. Gloria Kettlesleger of
Turkey.
The Auxiliary meets the
third Wednesday in each
month at 9 a.m. in the
hospital cafeteria. More
members are needed. If you
have time to give to a worthy
and needed cause, join the
hospital Auxiliary. For in
formation. call Mrs. Bob
Williams. 293-3193 or Mrs.
Stuart Hall, 296-1827.
Local Students To Visit NC
School Of Science And Math
Five students from Duplin
County have been selected to
visit the campus of the North
Carolina School of Science
and Mathematics in early
April. These students are
among 300 high school
sophomores who were se
lected by the school's ad
missions committee from al
most 700 nominees. From
this group of 300, ISO boys
and girls will be selected for
admission to the school in
f
September as juniors.
The purpose of the campus
visits is to allow prospective
students and parents to meet
and talk with the faculty, tour
facilites. and get acquainted
with the Durham community.
Each nominee will be giver,
a 30-minute interview as part
of the selection process.
The North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
if a statewide state-sup- ?
ported residential high
school for students gifted
and talented in science and
mathematics.
The students selected from
Duplin County are Edward
Louis Bert, III. of James
Kenan High School; Laura
Brooks Hunter of East
Duplin, Regina louise Dole
son of Wallace-Rose Hill
High School, and Phillips
Ray Picket and Felicia Ann
"Washington, both of James
Kenan.