PROGRESS SENTINEL
. XXXXV NO. 20 USPS 162 860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 MAY 20. 1982 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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Warsaw Says EPA
? Slow With Money
Unless the U.S. Environ
mental Protection Agency
starts paying its share soon.
Warsaw may run out of
money for a new sewage
treatment plant in one or two
months, the town board was
told last week.
Town Clerk Alfred Herring
^old board members at their
meeting that the town has
billed the EPA five times for
a tot^l of almost $300,000
and has been paid only
$22,000.
The town pays bills from
the contractor, then bills the
EPA and the state for their
share, 75 and 12.5 percent,
respectively. The payments
have been coming in much
Slower than the bills are
^oing out. Herring told the
commissioners.
"Unless the work slows
down or EPA changes its
habits in paying bills, we're
going to be in trouble in 30 to
60 days," Herring said.
"There's nothing we can do
about this. I'm just telling
you because we may get into
trouble, and I want you to
^^iow before we do."
The town's $400,000 in
bond money is all spent, but
it still has about $125,000 left
from the state's Clean Water
Bond payments. In a project
of this type, $125,000 won't
go very far. Herring said.
The commissioners took no
action following the infor
mation from Herring.
The board did act to get
more money for a 12-inch
sewer line on Best Street,
authorizing acceptance of
grants totalling $27,837.
They will come from the
Clean Water Bond money.
The town will pay the
remainder of the $97,000
project.
The board did finally de
cide to sell the former town
hall and police station to
Commissioner Frank Steed
for 19,947.50.
Steed, mayor pro-tem, was
acting mayor at the meeting
in the absence of Mayor Sam
Godwin. He relinquished his
position during discussion
and voting Monday night,
returning after the bid was
accepted.
The building has been
vacant since town officials
and the police department
left the structure and its ]
130-by 180-foot lot five years
ago. moving to the new town
hall.
The commissioners also
approved the second reading
of a resolution to annex some
property between North Gum
and Beasley streets. The
annexation had been re
quested by the Warsaw In
dustrial Development Cor
poration.
The annexed land is to be
the site of a sewing plant
being built by S&B Manu
facturing. a subsidiary of
Lori Lee. a Clinton firm. The
plant will receive town water
and sewer because of the
annexation. There was no
discussion of the proposal.
The board took no action
on a request for $4,833.08
from the Warsaw Rescue
Squad to buy pagers and a
radio for an ambulance.
(Pagers arc one-way radios
which notify squad members
of rescue calls.) The money,
if granted, would come from
next year's budget.
The new radio would be
installed in the old ambu
lance, which was replaced by
a new ambulance purchased
by the county.
Warsaw will continue
picking up residents' trash
after the commissioners de
cided not to contract with
Waste Industries Inc. of Wil
mington.
Herring told the board that
he was against the contract,
even though it costs the town
about $8,000 more per year
than it receives in collection
fees. He said the town would
have to abandon its large
investment in trucks and
other equipment, three em
ployees would lose their jobs
and citizens would not get as
good a service as they get
from the town.
To keep residents from
having to go to Kenansville
and paying $31 in court costs
for minor traffic violations,
the board instructed Garrett
Ludlum. town attorney, and
Police Chief R.P. Wood to
find a way to accept pay
ment of tickets for those
infractions at the town hall.
Rose HilJ To Call For
Vote On Telephone System
The Rose Hill town com
missioners agreed unani
mously to call for a vote to
connect the town with the
Kcnansville telephone ex
change. a move which would
lower the cost of phone calls
for area residents.
If telcophone subscribers
approve the local service
^nk, it could be in bperation
in 18 months.
John Gurganus. director of
the Duplin County Industrial
Development Corp.. said it
would cost Rose Hill resi
dents 50 cents more per
month if the exchanges are
connected.
Calls between the ex
changes arc now long dis
tance and cost 18 cents per
jninutc. Gurganus said. A
Vudy by Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph showed that
7.851 calls were made be
tween the exchanges in a
30-dav period.
Rose Hill area citizens are
anxious to tap into the
Kcnansville exchange
because that is the county
scat and calls to county
offices are now long dis
tance.
If the connection is made,
Kcnansville telephone sub
scribers will be linked on
local service with Rose Hill,
Magnolia, Beulaville and
Grccncvers. Rose Hill tele
phone users would only have
Kcnansville added to their
local service.
At the suggestion of Town
Attorney Richard Burrows,
the board agreed to have the
courts determine whether a
structure built on a mobile
home chassis is still a mobile
home. If the residence is Still
a mobile home, owner Mary
Tart will have to move it from
Johnson Street, which is not
zoned for mobile homes.
Mrs. Tart contends that
the residence is a regular
house because it was built
locally and not in a factory.
Attorney Burrows said the
structure is still a mobile
home because it is built on a
chassis and not on a regular
foundation.
Burrows did not speculate
on when he would have the
legal papers asking for a
dcclatorv judgment filed or
when the matter would come
to court.
At the request of town
resident, J.D. Knowles. the
board named the town's new
Little League baseball field
Hinson Park in honor of
Commissioner Keith Hinson.
Mayor Ben Harrell said
that Hinson is largely re
sponsible for the existence of
the park and the programs
being carried on there. Hin
son spent much of his money
and free time on the park and
has coached baseball for
quite some time.
Because the present civil
fine is difficult to enforce, the
board made it a criminal
offense for residents to allow
dogs to run free. Fines for
leash law violations arc now
$50 for the first offense. $40
for the second and $50 for the
third. On the third offense,
the dog will be turned over to
the dog pound.
In addition to the tines,
violators will have to pay $51
in court costs for each viola
tion.
Raman Appears At
? Raleigh Public Hearing
Dr. E.J. Raman, area di
rector of Duplin-Sampson
Area Mental Health and
Mental Retardation Services,
appeared at the public hear
ing held by the N.C. Mental
Health study commission on
May 12 at the Legislative
Building in Raleigh.
? Amidst funding cutbacks
and increasing needs of the
mentally ill. mentally re
tarded and the alcoholic,
community programs are not
in a position to develop
support services without
additional appropriations
from the Legislature. Dr.
Raman shared some of his
major concerns with the com
mission,
Dr. Raman complimented
the commission for their
crucial role in developing
community-based alterna'
tives for the treatment and
rehabilitation of the mentally
ill, retarded and the alcoholic
and shared some of his
concerns in the process of
deinstitutionalization, the
"Willie 'M' program." and
commitment laws.
He stressed the impor
tance of prevention of inap
propriate mental hospital
admission through the ade
quate provision of commu
t
liny aiici names for treat
ment and rehabilitation,
adequate preparation of in
stitutionalized patients for
community living, and es
tablishment and mainte
nance of community support
system as prequesites for
deinstitutionalization.
Dr. Raman emphasized
the need for cooperation and
coordination of the services
offered by the department of
public education and the
N.C. Division of Mental
Health, etc.. as well as the
issues related to the de
velopment of least restric
tive. normal community
based alternatives.
He also brought to their
attenting the inadequacy of
commitment laws that
prevent appropriate treat
ment ,of those who exhibit
severe psychopathologv.
Dr. Raman said, "i have
ventured to share my con
cerns because of my im
mense faith in the commis
sion and hope that your
deliberation and recommen
dations would improve the
quality of care for the men
tally ill. mentally retarded
and the alcoholic, and make
their lives a little more
tolerable, worthwhile and
pninvflhlp "
* Kenonsville Jaycees Receive
No. 1 In State Award
This past weekend at the
Jaycee state convention in
Asheville, the Kenansville
Jaycees received several
awards. The Kenansville
fhapter received an award
or being the Number 1
chapter in the Parade of
Chapters in the state of N.C.,
Population Divison F (26-35
members).
The chapter also received
an award for Ways and
Means Team of the Quarter
for Chapter Fundraising.
Additional awards received
include a programming
award for accumulating in
excess of 8,500 points.
The Kenansville chapter
also received four chairman
planning guide awards for
community fundraislng for
community fundraising
(United Cerebral Palsv Tele
thon), Criminal Justice
(Crime WJatch Program),
Youth Assistance (Toys for
Tots Christmas Program),
and Governmental Involve
ment (Sheriff s Forum).
Mike Outlaw and Phil
Hardy competed at the state
level in Spcsk Up compe
tition.
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Future Farmers Of America Hold Rally At JSTC
Nine surrounding counties
were represented in a rally
held by the Future Farmers
of America Thursday. May
10 at James Sprunt Technical
College.
Participants from each
district were judged in
various events. The East
Duplin chapter of the FFA
took third place in livestock
judging. W.T. Davis from
East Duplin also received the
third highest score in agrt
.??iWi.ro mechanics.
The South Lenoir chapter
took five prizes in the compe
tition. Rex Howard won third
place in extemporaneous
public speaking. B.J. Tvndall
received the highest score in
dair> judging and the chap
ter as a whole won first place
in the dairy event. South
Lenoir was also the first
place winner in the quartet
competition. Marietta
Howard of South Lenoir was
honored as FLA Sweetheart.
Area ECU Alumni And Pirates
Club To Hold Spring Banquet
Jhe Duplin. Sampson anc^
Pender County Aluhirri,
Pirate Club members, arid,
friends at East Carolina Uni
versity will meet Thursday.
May 27th at 6:30 p.m. at The
Country Squire. Featured
speakers will be Dr. John
Howell, chancellor of the
University; Ed Emory. he.**
football coach; and Larry
Beckrich. offensive coordi
nator for the Pirates football
team. Several staff members
from the Alumni Association
Pirates Club and athletic
administration will also be in
i ,M 1
ihe cvciuHj} *?<? provide
*the opportunity to celebrate
the 75th anniversary of ECU
with a social hour beginning
at "6:30 and the famous
Country Squire dinner at
7:30. Tickets for the evening
arc S8 each and may be
m aii i'd from Fd Baltic
<592-1241/ in Clinton and
Kob Lcc (292-422"') in War
saw . Reservations may also
be made by sending a check
to Duplin County ECU
Alumni Association, c/o Rob
Lee. 402 Grove Creek. War
saw . NC 28298.
Cheese To Be Distributed In Duplin
The Duplin County
Department of Social Ser
vices has received notifica
tion of the delivers to the
county of a second allotment
of cheese. Plans are being
made to issue cheese from
the old surplus commodity
warehouse near the dog
pound in Kcnansvillc on
Thursday. May 20th and
Friday. May 21st. The county
allotment will he approxi
mately 8.000 pounds and
issued on a first come, first
served basis.
Eligibility requirements
remain the same as that of
food stamp eligibility. Per
sons who received cheese the
first time, will be eligible to
receive during this issuance
if their situation remains the
same. Food stamp recipients
are automatically eligible
and other persons need to
bring some verification of
their income, according to
Millie S. Brown, director of
the department.
Fund Raiser For Library
Officers and board
members of the Friends of
the Duplin County-Dorothy
Wightman Library have
adopted a unique fund-rais
ing plan to raise money for a
bicycle rack and other
needed items for the new
county library in Kenans
ville. The public is urped to
help the Friends reach their
goal of $252 by June 1st.
According to William H.
Frederick, president, each
officer and board member
has pledged to raise $12 in
one month. The method of
raising the money is up to
each individual. Roberta
Williams, library director.
?A. U M B t
plans to raise her share by
baking and selling sour
dough coffee cakes. Another
board member plans to ask
twelve friends for SI tax
dedtictibk donations. Others
are still making their plans
for raising their pledged
amount, and all library
friends and patrons arc in
vited to help bv contributing
anv amount they wish.
To make your contribution,
contact any officer or board
member of the Friends of the
Library or call the library at
296-1333. Your help will be
appreciated!
uupnn wrecK
Kills Goldsboro
Woman
A Goldsboro woman was
killed last week in a one-car
accident in Duplin County.
Wilnia Tyson Hilliard. 33.
was a passenger in a vehicle
that ran off the road and hit a
tree on N.O 111 about 15
miles north of Kenansville,
according to a report by
investigating State Highway
Patrol Trooper C.D. Rogers.
No charges were filed in the
accident.
Class Reunion
The graduating class of
1957 from Grantham High
School will hold its 25th
reunion, on May 29th at, 7
p.m. at Grantham Rescue
Squad Building. All
graduates, teachers (grades
one through twelve) and
classmates who would have
graduated in 1957 are invited
to attend. Contact Eva Sasser
Pender at 689-2329, suggests
Winnaffed Mosplcy.
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Teresa Pelt Grubbs
Memorial Fund Announced
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pelt
of Mount Olive and the
Reverend' Frank Grubbs of
Chinquapin have announced
a memorial fund at Mount
Olive College in memory of
Teresa Pelt Grubbs. She was
the daughter of Dr and Mrs.
Pelt and the wife of the
Reverend Grubbs. Dr. Pelt is
chairman of the department
of religion at Mount Olive
College and Grubbs is pastor
of Lanier's Chapel Free Will
Baptist Church in Duplin
Countv.
Teresa was a 1976 grad
uate of Mourn 0!hj* where
she pursued her interest
in an. especially w atercolors. j
She earned a bachelor of I
science degree in art edu
cation at ECU and a Master
of Arts at the University of
Illinois. She had displayed <
her art work at both MOC '
and ECU.
Although Teresa died of
cancer in November I WO at
the age of 24. her artistic
interests will be perpetuated
at MOC through the Teresa
Pelt Cirubbs Memorial Fund.
It is the intention of the
family that the fund be
designated for an art studio
in the proposed Fine Arts
Building in Teresa'^
memory.
In the meanwhile, interest
earned on the fund will be
used for the purcnase of
library books in the area of
art. Teresa's husband has
already donated her personal
reference books to begin the
collection.
In announcing the
r*f Tf*' President W.
said,
"Teresa was an extraordi
nary student, both personally
and academically. She will be
remembered for her genteel
spirit, her creative talents
and the genuine qualities of
character which character
/ed her short but radiant
life. Through her memorial
at Mount Olive College, she
Aill be an inspiration to our
students for years to come."
Suicide Suspected
In Death
The Duplin County Sher
iff's Department and the
Slate Bureau of Investigation
are looking into the death
and possible suicide of a
Duplin County man.
Henry Wallace Ellis III
was found by a Warsaw
police officer early Monday
morning. Ellis. 3b. had ap
parently died Sunday night
from a gunshot wound,
thought to have been self
inflicted.
A neighbor, who had no
ticed Ellis' car parked nearby
all night, notified the
Warsaw police. The body
was discovered in a field off
RPR 1927 in the Rainbow
community.
According to Glenn Jerni
gan of the Sheriff's De
partment, Ellis' drivers
license showed a Rose Hill
address; however, he was
believed to have been living
in Warsaw at the time of his
death. ?