PROGRESS SENTINEL I ^VOt. XXXXVNO 36 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 AUGUST 27, 1981 <8 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLU8 TAX L. S. Guy Appointed Puplin School Superintendent L.S. Guy Jr., 42, was appointed superintendent of Duplin County schools by the board coeducation last week. He succeeds the late C. H. Yelverton, who held the position for 13 years until his death in July. The position pays $35,484 Aper year, $31,284 from state funds and $4,200 from ?coupty funds. Guy's contract expires April 1,1985. Guy, who had been asso ciate in. charge of personnel, was named interim super intendent following Yelver ton's death. "I pledge to continue the good things and improve the other things concerning AdJuplin County. I really don't ^Ttnow anything more to say than I already have," Guy said following the appoint ment. Guy ' was born in the Calypso community, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.S. Guy Sr. He attended the former Calypso grade school and North Duplin High School. He was graduated from East Carolina University at Greenville in 1%1 and began his teaching career at North Duplin High School as a science teacher. He con tinued as a science teacher for seven years. He became principal of North Duplin in 1968 and held that position until 1973. He was named assistant county superinten dent in 1973 and held that post until being named asso ciate superintendent in 1977. He is married to the former Barbara Ellis of Faison, where the family now lives. They have three chil dren, Nlcki, Ellis and Can dace. In other action, the board reinstituted student fees for supplies and materials for classroom use. Fees were abolished in 1979. Children in kihdergarten through sixth grade will pay S3, seventh and eighth graders $5, and' ninth through 12th graders, $7. The motion to require fee payment was made by Patri cia Broadrick. It reads, "In an effort to provide the minimum essential supplies and materials to supplement those provided through local, state and federal revenues, Dunlin Countv schools are hereby authorized to assess the following fees.. Fees must be paid by the end of the fourth week of school. Families coming under federal poverty guide lines will not have to pay the fees. Students living outside of Duplin County who are at tending schools in the county must pay $208 tuition. This is the amount per student ap propriated from Duplin County tax funds. Exceptions will be students living in adjacent Wayne, Sampson, Lenoir and Pender counties. These have reciprocal agreements with Duplin pro viding no charge. Jones County students, in this situation, will be charged Si per year and Jones will charge Duplin County students attending Jones County schools $1. Onslow will charge $245 tuition for non-resident students. The board was unable to de termine the number of stu dents who might be affected by the tuition charges. THE DUPLIN COUNTY FARM BUREAU awarded Bonnie Patterson of Mount Olive a $500 scholarship Thursday evening in Kenansville. The Duplin County Farm Bureau Scholarship is presented every year to a high' school graduate planning to study agriculture or, as in Patterson's case, an agriculture-related course of study. Patterson will enter North Carolina State University this fall and plans to pursue textile design. She is a graduate of North Duplin High School. Patterson served on the annual staff, as class officer, and cheerleader. She is active in her community and church. She is shown above (third from left) with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Patterson and Jack Williams, president of the DCFB, who presented her with the scholarship. New Choice Program In .Elementary Schools i % Some special changes are in store for Duplin County ^elementary school students when they return to tile school cafeterias for lunch on A August 31! Menu choices will be available to all stu dents, grades K-12. For the past several years, junior and senior high school students have enjoyed choice menus; however this is a first for the younger children. Each day the school lunch menu will offer a choice of two main dish items, two vegetables and two fruits. Students will be given the 0 opportunity to choose the combination of items that they want to eat by selec ting one main dish item, one vegetable and one fruit. Bread products and milk will complete the full meal. A choice of lowfat plain or chocolate milk will be avail able with each lunch. Menus will be posted in all classrooms and will also be ? published in local papers so students and parents may know in advance what will be served each day. Parents are encouraged to clip the menus from the paper and help their children decide on their favorite combinations each day. Additional tpods may be purchased along with the regular menu items. These ? will vary daily, but fresh fruits and juice, ice cream . and occasional desserts are planned, as well as sand wiches and milk for students who desire extra food. Teachers and cafeteria personnel will assist the student in making good choices. It is expected that by giving students the oppor tunity to choose their food, plate waste will be signi ficently reduced. Parents are encouraged to have lunch at school occa sionally with their children. Those who would like to do so should first stop by or call the principal's office. Breakfast Programs Breakfast is served daily in most schools. The required breakfast pattern consists of a serving of enriched bread or cereal products, fruit or juice, and milk. Several times each week a protein source such as eggs, cheese, sausage, etc. is included in the menu. Each day children who eat breakfast at school may choose cereal or another menu item along with their juice and milk. School breakfast pro grams are offered to provide for the child's total daily nutritional needs. Meal Prices The price for lunch in elementary schools will be 70 cents and in junior and senior high schools. 75 cents. The difference is due to slightly larger portions for the older m students. Students eligible for reduced prices will pay 40 cents for lunch in all Breakfast will cost 45 cents or 30 cents for reduced price. Extra milk will be 15 cents per half pint. Adults will pay $1.20 for lunch and 65 cents for breakfast. Special efforts will be made to encourage students and teachers to eat school prepared meals daily. It is hoped that the present meal prices can be continued without further increases during the school year. Free and Reduced Price Policy Information regarding the recent changes in free and reduced priced meal regula tions has not been received. Until the new policy is re leased. schools will provide both free and reduced pric., meals to students who were receiving such at the close of school last June. Kinder garten students and others enrolling for the first time in Duplin County will be given applications which must be returned to the school prin cipal for determining the child's eligibility for free or reduced price meals. When the new guidelines are received, applications will be made available to all students since it wilt be necessary to determine eligi bility based on the new income scale. The new policy should be available soon after school begins. It is order to continue receiving free or reduced price meals, students must file the new application form and be ap proved by the new criteria. For further inforamtion, contact Mrs. Shelby M. Kil patrick, Child Nutrition director, P.O. Box 128, Ke nansville, NC 28349. Accident Takes Odd Turn A traffic accident in War saw Saturday night took an unusual turn when police discovered one of the cars involved had been stolen. Late Sunday Warsaw police were still trying to find out more information about the man charged with steal ing the car ? Ronald Lewis Ward. Police said Ward was refusing to tell them where he was from and what he was doing with a car that had been reported stolen from Decatur, Ga. 1981-82 Duplin County School Calendar Dot** Description Workday* Vacation Holiday* Aug. 20-25 Teacher workdays (Thur., Fri., Mori., Tue.) 4 ?Y Aug. 26 Orientation Day. (Wed.) 1 Aug. 21 Teacher Workd