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? 1 II I S 1 SH ill 1! ' wM ft "1 IE fDupfitt jBffiB&L liitm# PROGRESS SENTINEL I KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 OCTOBER 1, 1981 20 PAPES THIS W ' ^K 10 CENTS PLUS TAX Shooting Leaves . One Dead A Sampson County man was shot and killed Sunday in an exchange of gunfire with Sampson County Sheriff's deputies at the man's house near the Sampson-Duplin county line. A deputy was slightly wounded in the inci dent. ; Julius D. Watkins, 54, of Route 1, Faison. died around ^20 p.m. after exchanging shots with sheriffs deputies who surrounded his house ' for more than 11 hours after Watkins barricaded himself inside. Sampson County Sheriff W. Cranford Fann said the incident began around 1 a.m. Sunday when deputies went to Watkin's house on State Road 1902 to take him into custody for involuntary commitment for mental treatment. As deputies approached the house, Fann said Wat kins fired at deputies with a shotgun. Deputy Ray Powell received a superficial wound when a shotgun pellet grazed the back of his hand. Fann said. After the shots were fired. Deputies obtained a warrant charging Watkins with assault on an officer. As deputies tried to arrest Watkins. they used tear gas to try and force him from the house. At that time more shots were fired and Watkins was killed when deputies returned fire. Duplin To Study Wuys To Transport Patients The Duplin County Board of Commissioners directed the county manager and finance department to work with area representatives of the National Kidney Found ?ion to determine the best method of transporting kidney dialysis patients to Wilmington for treatment. The board responded to pleas of patients, their families and representatives of the Southeastern Kidney Center of Wilmington for the . so.vici Diana Sctiulte-frf the Center and Dr. William P. Nixon of Wilmington acted ?k spokesmen. They asked ?r some type of bus service three times a week. Nixon said the Center has 24 units, each of which can serve four people. The patients have been getting to the Center in whatever manner they could arrange. Ms. Schulte said most of the 12 patients from Duplin were in a low-income category with individual in 4kmes ranging from SI31 to ^366 per month. Their ages range from 27 to 74 years. She also pointed out it is unsafe for these patients to drive their own vehicles im mediately after receiving treatment. Ms. Schulte said $16,151 would provide a 15-pas senger van and service for the first year. Duplin County Social Ser vices Director Millie Brown said the cost estimate was too low. She said Columbus County has one in operation and the first year cost "was more like $25,000." The National Kidney Foundation has been provid ing financial aid, but due to federal fund cutbacks must cancel all .such assis tance. The board asked the study group to have its information ready for the board's Oct. 5 meeting. Board members indicated they hoped to take favorable action. In other business, Walter Brown, director of the aging and nutrition program, re ceived approval of a trans portation budget of $39,273 to lease a van, pay salaries and upkeep, and transport senior citizens from home to the various county social and health agencies in Kenans ville. The board also approved his nutrition for the elderly budget of $108,793. The federal portion is sche duled to be $90,159, the state portion $4,112 and the county share $8,524. The nutrition program has an income of $6,000. It serves 240 meals per day. The board also approved the homemaker service budget of the aging and nutrition program. The budget totals $13,500. Brown said it had been cut from $63,000. He said si* of the 11 full-time homemaker workers will be eliminated Oct. 1. The county's share of this program will be $3,490 and the federal govern ment's share, $9,410. The state had been putting in $50,260 per year. This was eliminated for the fiscal year. The program had been serv ing 524 people. Brown said the homemaker service will have to be cut from once a week to once every two weeks in each home. He also indicated a sliding fee pro gram may be arranged, based on the recipient's ability to pay. The board approved $17,516 for meals for the homebound. The county's share is $1,332, the federal. $15,462 and the state, $622. The program serves 50 people. Distribution of the meals must be on a volunteer basis. None of the money can be used for transportation. The board let contracts for renovation of the first floor of the South Wing or former nurses' quarters of Duplin General Hospital. The total cost will be $83,889. The 4enerrl contract went .o Dixie General Contractors of Wallace on a bid of $40,500 plus an add-on of $1,725 for paving work. Southerland Electric of Jacksonville re ceived the electrical eontract on a bid of $12,670. Williams Plumbing of Wilmington won the plumbing contract on a bid of $5,794. Gideon Re frigeration of Wallace re ceived the heating and air conditionion contract on a bid of $15,200. Ballard McKim & Sawyer, architectural firm of Wilmington, will receive $8,000 for its services. Completion is scheduled for Dec. 1. The first floor will be converted into physicians' offices and waiting rooms. Mount Olive Retirement Village Inc. e To Open In November Mount Olive Retirement Village. Inc. is scheduled for opening in November. The first phase will include a 60-bed rest home. Phase II will consist of patio homes. The physical plant will in clude semi-private rooms with an adjoining bath and ^private rooms with bath, ^tach room will have air conditioning and heat which may be individually con trolled. Located in the home are five sitting and recreational rooms as well as a large dining area. There is a large front porch with rockers as well as a private patio area. Services available to resi dents will include well balanced meals with special attention given to individual diets, borne transportation services and laundry service will be provided. Medical care will essen tially be the same as if an individual were living in their own home. Residents will be transported to their local doctor for check-ups. Medi cations will be administered by staff members. A variety of activities will be provided. They will be structured to the need of the individual. Encouragement will be given for residents to maintain and participate in community activities. For information or for an application for residence, call 658-6501. or write to Mount Olive Retirement Village, Inc.. P.O. Box 32. Mount Olive. NC 28365. Dielsel Truck Donated Jo JSTC By Quinn Co A diesel tractor truck was presented to James Sprunt Technical College by Quinn Company in Warsaw to aid the instructor of the heavy duty diesel program at the College. "The Technical College had approached Quinn Com pany for a diesel tractor in _the past," President Gerald 0Quinn of Quinn Company saia. Ana, wnen tne company purchased several new diesel trucks this fall, we had some used tractors to sell." Normally, the used tractor trucks at the Quinn Company are sold to local people such as farmers or loggers and used for short haul trips. The 1970 international tractor donated by Quinn Company to the technical college was valued at $5,000. "The company felt the donation was to a good program," Quinn said. "The truck will help train people in a skill needed in this area. Good mechanics are often hard to find." The tractor will be the first permanent diesel engine truck owned by JSTC. According to heavy-duty diesel mechanics instructor. Tommy Miller, instructors have been teaching students using trucks which were privately owned by county citizens. The one-year heavy duty diesel mechanics pro gram offered at JSTC offers students the opportunity to learn servicing and main tenance. ? "The tractor will be used bv the students for exper * ience through disassembly and assembly of the engine and power trains which refer to the transmission, differ ential and clutch." Millet said. "The students will tlso be working with the tractor's air conditioning and fuel systems." Seven students are cur rently enrolled in tf;? pro gram at JSTC. Miller added that students may still register for the diesel pro gram at James Sprunt. "The Technical College appreciates Quinn Com pany's outstanding donation to James Sprunt Technical College and the tractor will be a great asset to the heavey-duty diesel mechanics program," Dr. Carl Price, president of JSTC said. .. & . Jyfl' . Fire & Rescue Day Saturday. Oct. 10, will be a big day in Kenansville as the Kenansville Fire and Rescue department presents its first annual Fire and Rescue Day. It will be a day for all ages. g^There will be games for the ^kids in the park from 2-5 * t i . t f y pork and chicken from 5-7 priced at S3 per plate, and a street dance downtown from 7:30-midnight featuring the Kirkwood Kloggers and Travis Butler and the Southern Breeze. More details will appear next week. Library Dedicated Sunday By Joni Nethercutt "The institutions of public libraries are one of the strongest guardians of your basic right of freedom." stated Senator Harold Hardison as he spoke during the dedication ceremonies of the Duplin County - Dorothy Wightman Library in Kenansville Sunday. "This building is the storehouse of our collective knowledge. Within these walls lives one of the fun damental rights of a free society, the right for all people to know the truth." Hardison stated further that "public libraries are a symbol to the rest of the world that our form of government is truly of the people, by the people and for the people, and that our way of life fears not the truth. Inside these walls is the truth." Chairman of the count) Board of Commissioners Allen Nethercutt was master of ceremonies and State Librarian Davjd McKay was a special guest. The 5.600 square foot li brary building was built at a cost of 5190,000. The new facility has a capacity for 50.000 volumes; it currently houses 38.000 volumes. Duplin County has budgeted 590.000 for the library in the current fiscal year. The new building was occupied in July. "The number of people coming in that never have come in oefore is just overwhelm ing." commented Librarian Bobbie Williams. "People can come in and sit and do their reading. Before, we didn't have room for them." Last year. 13.903 people patronized the main library in Kenasnsville. Branches are maintained in Rose Hill. Bculaville and Warsaw, with a new branch to be estab lished in the near future in Faison. The library is named in honor of Miss Wightman, who willed the library her life savings when she died in I9bb. She was the first full-time librarian in the county. The money she willed was invested pending construction of a new library building. The first book collection in the county was gathered by the Christian Endeavor Society of Grove Presby terian Church, when it held a book show in December of 1920. The society received numerous books as dona tions. The Thad Jones law office became the first book reposi tory and served as a com munity library. The county acquired the building in 192^ and used it until 1953 as the In 1953, the county was given the former Hampton Williams law office that was moved to county property behind the present agricul tural building. The library moved in 1965 to the ground floor of the agricultural building. Ethel S. Kelly be came acting librarian follow ing Miss Wightman's death. John Ireland became libra rian in 1971. He left in 1972 and was succeeded by John Archibald. Miss Williams took the position in 1980. "The public library is for the people and it represents one of the truly great things of our society. It offers recreation, information and education; it offers truth, knowledge and diverse opin ions and it serves all," further commented Senator Hardison during the dedica tion ceremonies. "The public library belongs to the people." TECHNICAL COLLEGE ACCEPTS DONATION Quinn Company of Warsaw donated a 1970 International diesel: tractor to the James Sprunt Technical College heavy-duty diesel mechanics program. The diesel tractor will be used for class instruction by JSTC instructor. Tommy Miller, who has 22 years' experience in diesel truck servicing. Pictured, left to right. Chairman of the JSTC Board of r * Trustees James F. Strickland; Chairman of Qntnn Company Board of Directors, Milford Quinn, as he presents the title and keys to Instructor Tommy Miller and JSTC Pre-i.dent Dr. Carl Price. The prcsentatiqn of the tractor title and keys is pictured with the donated diesel truck. * t
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