North Carolina Newspapers

I ?kttrtm PROGRESS SENTINEL > ^ VOL. XXXXV NO. 19 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 MAY 13. 1982 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX Arrests In Drug Probe Arrests continued in Duplin County after a 10 month-long undercover drug A investigation. Warrants have been ob tained for 26 people after an investigation that began July 10, 1981. A South Carolina man acting as an undercover agent had enrolled as a student at James Sprunt Technical Institute and began his investigation there. Sheriff Elwood Revelle said. A Nineteen people were ar ^ rested Saturday in addition to five people arrested Friday night. Arrested so far are: David Marl Harrell. 212 W. Murray St., Wallace. He was charged with conspiracy to sell and deliver cocaine, conspiracy to possess with the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, selling and deliver ing cocaine, possession with ^ the intent to sell and deliver cocaine, two counts of pos session with the intent to sell and deliver methaqualone and two counts of selling and delivering methaqualone. His bond was set at $10,000. Vclonza Craddock of Fai son. He was charged with three counts of- selling and delivering marijuana, three counts of possession with 9 intent to sell and deliver marijuana, three counts of selling and delivering LSD and three counts of posses sion to sell and deliver LSD. His bond was set at $10,000. Janic May Sutton of Fai -*411. She was charged with sejjjng and dcliverinr- mari juana. possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, selling and delivering LSD ?and possession with intent to sell and deliver LSD. Her bond was set at $4,000. Terry Batts of 603 Main Street. Rose Hill. He was charged with selling and delivering marijuana and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $2,000. Raymond Lee Sanderson of Wells Trailer Park, Wal lace. He was charged with possession to sell and deliver marijuana and simple possession of marijuana. His bond was set at $2,000. Martha Gore Foy, Walnut Street. Rose Hill. She was charged with selling and delivering a counterfeit sub stance as amphetemines and possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit substance as amphetemines. Her bond was set at $2,000. Robert Lee Krowles, Col lege Street, Wallace. He was charged with two counts of selling and delivering mari juana and two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $4,000. George Craig Craft. Box 6, Kenansville. He was charged with three counts of selling 'and delivering marijuana, three counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and two counts of conspiracy to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $5,000. Daniel Lee Jones. South Hall Street. Rose Hill. He was charged with two counts of selling and delivering marijuana, two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, sell ing and delivering cocaine and possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. His bond was set at $6,000. Dianne Walker Knowles. 206 College Street. Wallace. She was charged with selling and delivering marijuana and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. Her bond was set at $2,000. Janet Gurganus Lanier. Route 3. Box 25ID. Wallace. She was charged with selling and delivering marijuana, two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and manufactur ing marijuana. Her bond was set at $4,000. George Dwight Kinsey. Rose Hill Trailer Park. He was charged with two counts of selling and delivering marijuana and two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond wjs set at $4,000. Gary Lanier, Route 3, Wallace. He was charged with three counts of selling and delivering marijuana, four counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and manufactur ing marijuana. His bond was set at $8,000. Armand Carl Fussell, P.O. Box 306, Rose Hill. He was charged with selling and delivering a counterfeit sub stance as amphetemines, possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit substance as amphetemines. two counts of selling and delivering marijuana and two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $6,000. James Owen Johnson Jr., P.O. Box 465, Kenansville. He was charged with two counts of selling and deliver ing marijuana, two counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and two counts of conspiracy to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $5,000. Douglas Hall. Route I. Beulaville. He was charged with selling and delivering methaqualone. possession with intent to seH and deliver methaqualone. selling and delivering cocaine and pos session with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. His bond was set at $5,000. Dartvl Thojtnas Llovd. Route 2. Wallace. He was charged with selling and delivering marijuana, pos session with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, selling and delivering LSD. poses sion with intent to sell and deliver LSD. selling and de livering a counterfeit sub stance as amphetemines and possession with intent to sell and deliver a counterfeit substance as amphetemines. His bond was set at $6,000. Lindsay Council Hall, Route 2, Box 183. Rose Hill. He was charged with selling and delivering marijuana and possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $2,000. Gregory Allen Knowles, U.S. 117 North, Wallace. He was charged with two counts of felonious possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was.set at $4,000. James Thomas Murray, Apartment 9. Teachey Road Apartments, Wallace. He was charged with two counts of selling and delivering LSD. two counts of posses sion with intent to sell and deliver LSD, five counts of selling and delivering mari juana and five counts of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana. His bond was set at $14,000. James William Foy, Box 117, Wallace. He was charged with selling and delivering a controlled sub stance as amphetemines and possession with intent to sell and deliver a controlled sub stance as amphetemines. His bond was set at $2,000. Alice Knowles Kennedy, Carol C. Trailer Park. Wal lace. She was charged with selling and delivering mari juana and possession with intent to "sell and deliver marijuana. Her bond was set at $1,000. Arnold Scott Dunn. Route I. Kenansville. He was charged with selling and delivering a counterfeit sub stance-as amphetemines and possession with the intent to" sell and deliver a counterfeit substance as amphetemines. His bond was set at $2,000. Tommy Knowles. Route 2, Rose Hill. He was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, selling and delivering mari juana. possession with intent to sell and deliver LSD and selling and delivering mari juana. His bond was set at $3,000. Wendell Murphy Files For N C House Of Representatives Wendell Holmes Murphy ^announced his candidacy and filed for the office of North Carolina House of Repre sentatives Friday in Kenansville. Murphy will be challenging Douglas Clark of Kenansville, who is seeking his third term in the House Murphy stated. "I believe I am qualified to serve in the North Carolina House of ?Representatives. While I am 9? novice at politics. I have been a keen observer for many years. The N.C. House is the only position I am interested in filling at this time. Obviously. I have plenty of work to do at Murphy Farms, but 1 believe everyone should serve his fellowman in some way. My humble hope is that my eleetion will lead to a united I Oth District with a goal to make this area the best place on earth to live and work for all of us. "I do not intend to make a list of promises I may be or may not be able to fulfill. My only promise is to do the best 1 can for the IOth District. My experience as a teacher will be a great benefit to me since a great portion of the state and local budgets go toward financing pub'ic schools. My experience as a farmer will certainly be of great benefit in serving an area that is Number One in the entire state in agriculture production and income. My experience in agribusiness will certainly help me in problems facing industry and business. . Wendell Holmes Murphy was born in Duplin County September 23, 1938, in the Chanty Crossroads area. He graduated from Rose Hill High School in 1956, at tended N.C. State College and graduated with a B.S. in agriculture education in 1960. and accepted a position at Hookerton High School in Greene County as an agriculture teacher. In 1961. he returned to Duplin County and was employed by the Duplin County Board of Education as an agriculture teacher at Chinquapin, and later at East Duplin High In 1965. he resigned from his teaching duties to assist in the development of Murphy Milling Company. In 1975. he was named as the N.C. Pork All American by the N.C. Pork Producers. In 1980 he was given the Out standing Producer Award by the N.C. Pork Producer Association. Murphy is on the board of directors at N.C. State Uni versity. student aid asso ciation. on the board of directors of the First Union National Bank in Clinton, and is executive vice-presi dent of Murphy Farms, Inc. Murphy is the father of two children, Wendell Jr., a senior in high school, and Wendy, an elementary school student. He is married to the former Linda Godwin of Spivey's Corner, and has two stepchildren, Cindy, a student at North Carolina State University, and Wesley, a high school J MURPHY FILES FOR N.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Wendell Holmes Murphy of Rose Hill, files for the North Carolina House of Representatives at the elections office in Kenansville Friday. Pictured with the candidate is ejections board supervisor. Carolyn Murphy, who is explaining the details of record-keeping on campaign contributions. A DRUG ARRESTS - Local police officers from Rose Hill and Wallace. SBI officers and Duplin County Sheriff's Department end a 10-month undercover drug investigation bv arresting 2b people on drug charges during the weekend. Another Company Bids For Trash Collection In Kenansville Another company has bid to take over trash collection from the town, "VTfie Town Board, which is considering granting a fran chise to a private collector because of outdated town equipment, received the proposal last week. Other Duplin County towns are considering similar pro posals. While the move would increase the cost of collec tion. Mayor Carolyn Hall said the $3 per month now charged for residential pick ups does not cover the cost of the service. Money from elsewhere in the town budget helps fund trash collection, she said. Grady and Hail associates, a local company headed by Tommy Grady and Clute Hall, offered to provide weekly trash pickups for i $3.45 a month per resident, providing the company could get a minimum of 1.700 accounts. ' Waste Industries of Wil mington had offered to charge $4 a month for a minimum of I JQj) residential accounts. With approximately 330 homes. Kenansville alone could not support the com panies' demands for 1,700 residential accounts. Rose Hill. Beulaville and Wallace, however, are also considering giving up at least part of their town trash services to a private com pany. Together, the four towns would have enough customers to satisfy either company. Even if residential service is turned over to a private firm, towns still may choose to maintain some commercial service. Both company pro posals offer only weekly pickups for businesses, but many businessmen say they need more frequent service. Carolyn Buchanan of Waste Industries told the Town Board Monday of last seek that the Wilmington firm presented the same offer of $4 a month to all Duplin Count;, (owns and i received a godd response from most of them. For weekly pickups. Waste Industries would charge businesses a minimum of $15 a month for up to 4 cubic yards of trash and a maxi mum of $29.75 for 8 or more cubic yards of trash, she said. Grady and Hall told the board they have no ex perience with trash collection and arc trying to obtain a performance bond. In other business, the board approved spending $15,000 to purchase an aerator for the town's waste water treatment plant. An aerator is a paddle wheel used to add air to sewage. The new aerator is better designed than the worn equipment it w ill replace, the board w as told. Tvndcll Lew is of McDavid Associates, an engineering firm, told the board tl)e aerator would cost about SlJ.ttX). but with installation costs, the pree would prob ably rise t>. S20.000. The board also agreed to continue advertising for a full-time policeman to re place an officer who recently quit. A replacement is ex pected to be selected in July. Meanwhile, part-time help is being used to assist the town's only remaining regu lar policeman. The board rejected a sug gestion that part-time help could fill the void perma nently. "When we had three po licemen. I didn't think we could cut it to two. but I know we can't cut it to one full time and one part-time." Commissioner William Fennell said. "Part-time help is not obligated to you, but we're obligated to the taxpayers." Thq board's next meeting will be at 7:J0 p.m. June 7 at Town Hall. Liberty Cart Local Auditions To Be Held May 30 THE LIBERTY CART, Randolph Umberger's excit ing outdoor drama about the development of eastern North Carolina during colonial times, will open its seventh season on July 9. Local auditions arc sche duled at the William R. Kenan Jr. Memorial Amphi theatre in Kenansville for Sunday. May 30th from 2-5 p.m. Auditionees wijl be asked to read from the scripts and complete audition forms. Persons are needed for technical work as well as acting. Previous experience, while desirable, is not an absolute necessity, according to Jim Johnson, general manager yd technical direc tor for the production. About 40 people of all ages, male and female, black and white, make up th^ local cast. If you are willing to learn and give up a major portion of your evenings for a large part of the summer, all for a highly enjoyable and very worthwhile effort, then THE LIBERTY CART is just the thing for you. Many local people come back year after year, and with experience, assume some of the major rbles in the show. According to Johnson, all local actors and technical people are paid S1(X) to help defray travel expenses. If you are interested, come on out May 30th and see what it is all about. Johnson says no appointment is necessary. For information concern ing auditions or the produc tioii. contact: THE LIBERTY CART, P.O. Box 470, Ke nansville. NC 28349, or call 296-0721. ADVISORY LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST - Dr. Joe Phillips of the State Extension Office, comments on Duplin County and the local Extension Service during a leadership breakfast held at The Country Squire. 4 Pictured (L to R) Congressman Charlie Whitley, Advisory Chairman Riddick Wilkin s; and Advisory Member Violette Phillips.