?0? 10 The Duplin Times Progress Sentinel. April 29. 1982
The Pink Hill review
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"Serving Pink Hill, Deep Run, Albertson, Beulaville, And Their Surrounding Areas"
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VOL 4 NO 17 V. * KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 APRIL 29, 1982
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VISITS PINK HILL ELEMENTARY - On
Friday. Superintendent Young Allen visited
with children in the classrooms and the
library at the Pink Hill Elementary School.
He talked with 4th and 5th grade students
about elementary school children and
education in Russia. The menu for the week
was made with storybook characters. Miss
Blizzard's 4th grade class presented a skit in
the library about storybook characters. Fifth
graders read and told stories each day to
primary children. During the week. Principal
Rovce Swinson read a story to every class of
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children in the school. Fifth graders' re
search projects involving outlining and
bibliographies, and a filmstrip and tap
presentation done by a student as a book
report were on display in the media center.
Some classes, including the teacher, parti
cipated in free reading for 10 minutes every
morning. In some classes children answered
the roll call by telling about a book they had
read. National Library Week was full of
events drawing attention to reading books,
and the services available in the school
media center.
CHECK PRESENTED TO RESCUE DE
PARTMENT - Deep Run Ruritan Club and
the Deep Run Fire Department recently co
sponsored a barbecue dinner with all
proceeds going directly to the Pink Hill
Rescue Squad. The Deep Run community
has used the Pink Hill Rescue Squad in many
emergency situations and they felt that this
community effort would help to express their
appreciation to the team of volunteers.
Pictured, left to right, are: Ray Blizzartf.
president of the Deep Run Ruritan Club:
Donald Heath, lieutenant Pink Hill Rescue
Squad: Ernest Byrd Jr.. rescue captain:
Lynwood Barwick. chairman of the benefit
committee; Felix Gray. Fire Chief foe.Deep
Run Fire Department; and Johnnie Turner.
Ruritan Club treasurer. The check for
S3.161.95 was presented at a special
meeting held Tuesday night at the Deep Run
Community Building. Music and refresh
ments were enjoyed by all.
(Photo by Lynda Stroud)
HEART FUND CYCLETHUN - The annual Heart Fund
Cyclethon was held on Saturday. Riders taking part
included Robbie Murphy. Kenneth Thompson. Brett
McLaurin. Pam Smith. Joe Frazer, Archie Mervin, Robbie
Pittman. Allen Tyndatt, Jackie Rogers, Christie Smith,
Tony Kopanski. Joy Tyndall Tay Rett Hood and Rita
Hardy. Serving as chairlady for the cyclethon was Ginny
Maxwell. A special thanks goes out to her and the
following volunteers who helped make the event a success:
Pam McLaurin. Bob Kopanski. Roger Davis. Ryan and
Nancy Smith, Luther and Tim Ledford, Lonn Hood and
Ginny Lynne Maxwell. (Photo by Lynda Stroud)
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Liberty Festival Salutes 1932 ?
When we think of protect
ing liberty, we are likely to
think only in terms of fight
ing wars. And while winning
wars is essential to liberty,
we must not overlook the
great contribution civilians
have made.
Perhaps no people in a
peacetime society have made
greater contribution to the
preservation of liberty than
those of the Great Depres
sion era. Our whole nation
was in a state of economic
paralysis. It is in times like
this that people are likely to
follow any leader who
promises change ? the So
cialists, the Communists, the
Fascists, or any crackpot who
offers a quick cure for all ills.
Depression is also the
condition that may set in
motion the forces that lead to
war. We have only to look at
Germany in the early 30's to
see how Adolph Hitler came
into power. Mussolini used a
discontented people to build
his Fascist party and himself
to become dictator of Italy.
There were those in the
United States who began to
clamor for a different form of
government. Some began to
ask for a dictator, as they felt
Democracy was dead. The
Communist party in America
began to grow.
But. the great masses of
our population recognized
?that liberty was not dead and
must be preserved. In small '
communities across the
nation, people stood together
and helped each other. They .
created their own entertain- <
ment to smooth the edge of
the bleak times. The ^
churches became the center ^
of community life. This was a
time of great despair and the
people who lived through it
came out strong American
citizens. To this group, we
dedicate the 1962 Liberty
Festival.
Time Ripe
For Asparagus
Asparagus may provide
area farmers with a new
money erop. The market now
appears greater than the
erop supply.
Joan of Arc, a major
national food processor,
offers farmers contracts for
producing asparagus. The
firm built a canning plant
near Turkey several years
ago. primarily to process
yams.
It began contracting for
asparagus three years ago.
"We're targeting about
4.000 acres of asparagus and
we have about 500 now."
.aid local operations
manager LeMar "Ket"
Kctelsleger during a plant
open house and field day this
past week.
Extension workers and
farmers from Columbus,
Bladen. Sampson. Johnston.
Wayne. Duplin and Onslow
counties attended.
Ketelsleger said that when
the 4.000-acre mark is
reached, the company will
reassess its position and
probably seek additional
acreage.
The company pays grow
ers 60 cents a pound for
hand-harvested asparagus
and 50 cents a pound for
machine-harvested. Ketel
sleger said the contract price
is based on the average of
the major producing states.
This is the first year any of
the company's asparagus
here has been harvested.
I lie yield win increase rrom
bOO to 700 pounds an acre for
the first harvest to nearly,.
J.000 dounils per acre at the
maximum. He expects about
13 harvest years from each
asparagus field.
Addison Tart, a Johnston
County farmer, said he is
getting S55 to $60 per acre
for each cutting. He expects
15 to 25 cuttings a year after
the first year or two. He has
15 acres of asparagus and
plans to increase to 50 or
more acres.
Dr. Ed Estes. horticultural
marketing specialist with
North Carolina State Uni
versity. said more company
interest couid spur develop
ment of asparagus as a
money crop in the state.
"I'm cautiously optimistic
about the prospects for North
Carolina farmers' growing
asparagus." Estes said. "I'd
be more optimistic if one firm
weren't the only game in
town. '
"One of the good points is i
asparagus is a high return
crop ? $400 to $t?00 per acre '
average across the 10- to
13-vear life of an asparagus
field."
Prospective asparagus
growers will put $800 an acre
into production costs before
seeing their first harvest, he
added. The first harvest
comes two years after plant
ing in the field.
"Some farmers may be
afraid to tie up their land in a
long-term contract. They're
not used to committing land
in that way in eastern North
Carolina. That's why they
grow vegetables in eastern
North Carolina instead of
fruit. Asparagus is like
peaches and apples in re
quiring long-term planning
and commitment on the
grower's part." Estes said.
Joan of Arc has about $5
million invested in its Turkey
canning plant. Kctelslcger
said it pays more than $1
million a year in wages and
during the peak sweet po
tato canning period employs
450 people.
The company cans yams
from late August to early
December and dry beans
from December to March. It
plans to can asparagus from
early March to mid-Mav.
King ECU
Marshall
Wayne King has been
selected to be a marshal at
the ECU graduating class of
1982. and during the year
'82-83. Wayne is a sopho
more majoring in business.
He is the son of Mary Ellen
King of East Lynwood Ave,
Pink Hill, and the late
Richard King.
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