EL LA S. ALLEN PINK HILL ? Mrs. Eula Stroud Allen. 79. died Thursday. Memorial service. Pink Hill Funeral Home. Burial. Forest Lawij Ceme tery, Norfolk. Va. Surviving: sons. Donald Lewis Bland of Virginia Beach. Va.. Jack W. Bland of Westbury, N.Y.; daughters. Mrs. Eunice Bland Bryant of Pink Hill. Mrs. Gertrude Weatherburn and Mrs. Marion B. Zink. both of Norfolk. Va.: brother, Ralph Stroud of Pink Hill: 15 grand children; many great-grand children. EVANGELINE T. WARD MOUNT OLIVE - Mrs. Evangeline Taylor Ward. 71, < a retired teacher, died Sun day. Funeral. Tyndall Funeral Home chapel. Bu rial. Maplewood Cemetery. Surviving: widower, Don B. Ward: brothers. Shelton B. Taylor of Mount Olive. L. Yates Taylor of Richmond. Va.: sister. Mrs. Charlotte T. Pierce of Charlotte. MARVIN M. HENDERSON ROSE HILL Marvin Morris Henderson. 51, died Monday. Funeral, Edgerton Funeral Home. Burial. Hen derson cemetery. Surviving: mother, Mrs. Mamie Learv Henderson of Kenansville; sisters, Mrs. Shirley Ray of Farmville, Mrs. Millie Swinson of Rich lands; brother, Marion M. Henderson of Rose Hill. LETHA PRECYTHE McClIRDY RALEIGH ? Mrs. Letha Preeythe McCurdy, 82, o" 405 Boylan Ave., Raleigh, died Thursday. Funeral, First Baptist Church. Burial. Monttawn Memorial Park. Surviving: son. Marion B. McCurdy of Wrightsville Beach: daughter. Mrs. John Dixon of Raleigh: brothers Harold Preeythe and Carlton Preeythe. both of Faison: seven grandchildren. THELMON HILL SR. ROSE HILL ? Thelmon Hill Sr., 74. died Sunday. Fu neral. Bethel Wesleyan Church. Burial. East Duplin Memorial Gardens. Beula villc. Surviving: widow\ Mrs. Nannie Croom Hill; daqgh- ' ters. Mrs..Evelyn Tyndall of Leland. Mrs. Catherine Doutin of Magnolia. Mrs. Shirley Anaya and Mrs. Jane Curtis, both of Wilmington; sons. Charles M Hill of Kinston. Thelmon Hill Jr. of Rose Hill. James Hill of Chinquapin; brothers. Melvin Hill of Richlands. Marvin Hill of Deep Run; 20 grandchildren. II great grandchildren. HARVEY J. BARWICK MOUNT OLIVE - Harvey J. Bar wick, 51. died Sunday. Graveside service. Wayne Memorial Park. Goldsboro. North Carolina 2000 Duplin County residents will have a chance to say what they want the state to be like in the year 2000. through a questionnaire being distributed in the county and throughout the state during March. As a public service, the questionnaire is reprinted in ' this issue of Duplin Times. The questionnaire is part of North Carolina 2000. a long-range planning project now underway in Duplin County and across the state. According to John H. Gur ganus. Jr.. chairman of the Duplin County NC 2000 com mittee. citizens arc being asked to identify what they value most about the state now and want to preserve for the future and what they think needs most improve ment. Throughout the month of March, the NC 2000 Com mittee will be placing the questionnaire in public places such as libraries, banks and offices and dis tributing it through cummu nity organizations. "We see this as a *ay to get more people thinking about the problems and opportunities of a m. .cn tury." said Gurganus. We want them to bring their own goals and values to bear on decisions made by leaders at all levels ? decisions that can mean a better life for our children and our communi ties in the years ahead." ' Duplin's committee is part of a network of eouty com mittces responsible for making sure local citizens and leaders have a voice in the. statewide planning ef fort. The committees are feeding information into a state-level Commission on the Future of North Carolina, appointed by Gov. Jim Hunt and chaired by UNC Presi dent William p. Friday. The Commission is exploring alternate courses of action and will submit a report of recommended actions to Governor Hunt in December ofnhis year. Bike-A-Tnon Chairmen Named In Area Phil Hardy and Mike Out law have been appointed chairmen for the annual "Wheels for Life" Bike-A Thon in Kenansvijle to bene fit St. Jude Children's Re- I search Hospital. The event is scheduled for March 27th w ith a-rain date of April .V Josef-Ann Wells has been appointed chairman for the annual "Wheels for Life" Bikc-A-Thon in Warsaw to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 27. with a rain date of April 3. Ms. Elaine Johnson has been appointed chairman for the annual "Wheels for Life" bike-a-thon in Wallace to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event is scheduled for April 25 with a rain date of May 2. Blood Pressure Screening March ? April Have you had your blood pressure checked lately? High blood pressure af fects a large percentage of people in Eastern North Carolina. In order to avoid problems associated with high blood pressure, regular blood pressure checks are necessary. Using referral guidelines from the National Institute of Health, Goshen Medical Center will sponsor a free blood pressure screen ing program beginning March II. Everyone is in vited to take advantage of this opportunity to have their blood pressure taken. The following schedule is being observed^ March 11. Calypso Town Hall. 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m.; March 17 ? Faison Town Hall. 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m.; March 19 ? Stroud's Store. 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m.; March 24 - Mark Best's Store. 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m.; March 26 ? Robert Walker's Store, 9 a.m. ? 2 p.m.; March 31 ? Byard Korncgay's Grocery ? 12 a.m. - S p.m.; and April 7 - a Claborne Stephen's Store, 9? a.m. ? 2 p.m. WOMEN'S AGLOW The Women's Aglow Fel lowship. Kenansville Chapter, will meet March 13 with' breakfast at 8:45 and meeting at 9:30 a.m. at the Country Girl Restaurant near Kenansville. Thc^ speaker will be Ruby Alls-? brook of Warsaw. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER A miscellaneous shower for Teresa and Cary Hall of Warsaw, who lost their possessions in a fire, will be held at the Larry Chestnutt home in Warsaw on Tuesday night. March 16. from 7-)a p.m. ? ________ I C*=*Z? .V. ? 11 fa? Afait7fy: j I;) OPEN WIDE ! NO MENTION IS MADE IN THE BIBLE OF THAT SCOURGE OF MANKIND, THE TOOTHACHE.' BUT AN ANCIENT SAYING PUT IT/ONE CAN BUY ANYTHING IN THE MAPKETS OF JERUSALEM FROM A CAMEL TO A FALSE TOOTH/'MODERN APCHEOLOGICAL FINDINGS HAVE REVEALED SKULLS WITH EVIDENCE OF DENTAL TREATMENT AND REPAIRS, AND SOME EGYPTIAN MUMMIES HAVE BEEN EXCAVATED COMPLETE WITH GOLD-FILLED MOLAPS. INFACT EGYPTIAN DESCRIPTIONS OF DENTISTRY METHODS ARE IN TWEIP RECORDS DATING AS FAR BACK AS 3TOO B.C.! r yyy ' ~J ? " ABOUT 500 SC., HERODOTUS 1/lJ MENTIONED ANIMAL TEETH BEING '{M FILED DOWN TO FILL A GAP IN THE :81 HUMAN MOUTH. THESE SUBSTITUTE "3 TEETH, HOWEVER, WERE CEMENTEP 1 IN BETWEEN TWO OTHER TEETH AND NOT USED IN BRIDGES, BUT BY EARLY ETRUSCAN TIMES, ETRUSCAN SKELETONS REVEAL TEETH HOOKEP TOGETHER WITH (SOLD BANDS,THE EARLY FORE RUNNER OF THE MODERN DENTAL BRIDGE. SO OUR ANCICNT SAVING WAS, IN ALL PROBABILITY, TRUE-ONE COUlp BUY DENTURES IN THE MARKET PLACES AND BAZAARS OF ANCIENT JERUSALEM ! NIEXT \NBBK' BIB LB MISPRINTS WEST AUTO PARTS CO. Warsaw ? Kenansvllle - Beulaville GLENN'S SERVICE & OIL CO. Open Mon. thru Sat 6:15 am to9p.m. Ph. 298-4241 Beulaville WICKLINE FASTENERS, INC. Ph. 298-5124 Hwy.41 East, Beulaville For complete fastener service NEW W.H. JONES CO., INC. Ph: 568-3171 Pink Hill. N.C. HOL MES JEWELERS All Occasion Plaques, Jewelry, and Repair Needs Ph. 296-1443 ? Front Street, Kenansville KENANSVILLE DRUG STORE & FAISON PHARMACY Doc Brlnson, Earl Hatcher, Julie Lane QUICK SALES Ph: 568-4450 Pink Hill, N.C. CAROLINA MOBILE HOMES Ph: 298-4447 Beuiaviiie, N.C. EAST COAST OPTICAL CO. Ph: 296-1782 Worthington Bldg., N Main St., Kenansville Complete Eye Glass Service ANDERSON DEPARTMENT STORE 103 S. Central Ave. Pink HHI 568-3135 THERESA'S FASHIONS Beuiaviiie & Kenansville BEULAVILLE GARMENT COMPANY, INC. BEULAVILLE GAS CO. Ph: 298-4010 Hwy. 24 West, Beuiaviiie WHALEY SUPER MARKET Monk Whaley, Beulaville BEULAVILLE ANTIQUE & FURNITURE CO. i Orzo Thigpen Hwy. 24 E. Beulaville 298-3476 WHALEY'S AUTO & WRECKER SERVICE Beulaville Ph: 298-4742 JONES FOOD STORE, INC. Kenneth Jones, Beulaville THE GARDEN CENTER New location: West 24 from Beulaville, Road 1702, turn right. We're located two miles on the left. Ph. 298-3048 Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Thurs. & Sunday. Specializing in tropical foliage & continuing our usual outdoor garden center plants & accessories JACKSON'S IGA STORES Beulaville-Kenansville-PInk Hill Jimmy Jackson & Employees SPONSORS Of THIS PAGt, ALONG WITH MINISTERS OF 411 FAITH>, URGE YOU TO 47TENO THE CHURCH Of TOUR CHOICE THIS SUNDAY!