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VOL. XXXXVNO .27 USPS 162-880 KENANSVILLE, NC 28349 JULY 8. 1982 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
Duplin Voters Select Murphy,
Revelle, Nethercutt, Pate And
Penny In June 29th Primary
Duplin Voters overwhelm
ingly cast their votes for
political newcomer Wendell
Murphy in the N.C. House of
Representatives race.
Murphy poled 5,561 votes
while incumbent Doug Qark
? received only 2, 566 votes in
Duplin. In Jones County
Murphy's win was even more
decisive with a three to one
margin. 1,822 Jones County
voters chose Murphy, while
592 voted for Clark. Totals
for both counties Murphy
7,443; Clark 3,158. Murphy
carried every precinct in both
counties.
In the sheriffs race incum
bent Elwood Revelle won
over three challengers.
Revelle's victory margin was
sufficient enough to elimi
nate any run-off possibilities.
Duplin voters cast 4,217
votes to insure Revelle a
sixth term as sheriff. David
Underhill received 1,824;
George Garner received 1,
418 votes; while Jimmy
Hatcher received 720.
Incumbent Allen Nether
cutt. County Commissioner
for District Three, was suc
cessful in his bid for reelec
tion to a second term defeat
ing challenger John Albert
son by 325 votes. Nethercutt
received 1,046, while Albert
son received 721 votes.
Murphy- Revelle 'Humbled
By Voter Support'
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By Sharon Overton
A little over a week ago,
the -two hottest races in the
I Democratic Primary here
"were those for state repre
sentative and Duplin County
sheriff. Now, with what
turned out to be cool wins
behind them, Wendell
Murphy and Elwood Revelle
say they feel' "humbled" by
the voters' support.
When the votes were
tinalTy tallied late last Tues
day, Wendell Holmes
Murphy had taken 5561 of
I the votes to incumbent Doug
'Clark's 2566. The Rose Hill
businessman won the
nomination by a convincing
70 percent margin. Although
a political newcomer.
Murphy said he had been
confident of the win for
several weeks.
"When we took Warsaw
and Calypso early in the
evening, we were reassured
I of a win," said Murphy. "I
? was ver^ pleased with the
final vote. The people of
Duplin County have handed
me quite a mandate. I feel
very humble and hope I Will
be able to live up to those
standards."
Doug Clark, a certified
public accountant from
Kenansville, was thwarted in
his bid for a third term as
representative to Duplin and
| 'Jones Counties. He was first
* elected to the office when he
defeated T.J. Baker of Wal
lace in the 1978 primary.
Clark stayed inRaleigh for
the legislative session during
much of the campaign,
telling the people that he was
"running on his record."
Murphy, on the other hand,
began a vigorous campaign
seven weeks before election
J day, having announced his
candidacy just hours under
the filing deadline.
Murphy said he wanted to
keep the race "clean" and
would not "offer criticism on
anything he's (Gark) done or
hasn't done for the past four
years."
The campaign began to
turn muddy when a letter
written by Kenansvilie law
k yer Bruce Robinson to the
' State Board of Elections sur
faced a few days before
election day. The letter con
tained allegations that
Murphy had failed to report
certain contributions and ex
penses.
Although Gark denied any
connections to the letter.
Murphy stated the day after
his victory that he believed it
was a deliberate attempt by
} his opponent to discredit his
campaign.
"ft was unfortunate and
I'd rather it hadn't hap
. pened," said Murphy.
"However, I don't think it
had any negative or positive
effect on our results and I
doubt it had any on Doug's. I
give the voters credit for
having the intellignece to see
through that sort of thing."
. "We have complied with
I , the law fully," he added.
"All bills that have been paid
have been reported. All con
tributions received were re
ported as required by law. Of
course there are still unpaid
bills and some that we
haven't even received yet,
but we are not required to
report them until they are
paid. Everything will be in
the final report due next
week."
Murphy, 43, has been
involved in politics only to
the'extent of an appointment
? the Governor's Agricul
tural Advisory Committee.
He admits that for the first
few years he will probably
have to "sit on the back row
and keep his mouth shut."
"I know I've got a lot to
learn," he said. "I plan to
use this period of time to
learn as much as 1 can about
state government and parti
culary the needs of Duplin
and Jones Counties.
I'm not the representative
yet. The election will be in
November. Right now I'm
just a Democratic nominee
with no Republican opposi
tion. So I've got to start to
work now to learn about the
political process so I can be
as effective as possible when
the legislature convenes in
January. "I know I won't
make any big waves im
mediately. There are lots of
people in Raleigh with much
more experience than me. I
hope that after a period of
time 1 will develop the res
.pect and leadership capabil
ities to do a good job for
Duplin County."
Unlike Murphy, Sheriff T.
Elwood Revelle was a little
surprised at the relative ease
with which he downed his
three challengers. Revelle,
who was faced by George
Garner of Warsaw, David
Underhill of Rone's Chapel
and Jimmy Hatcher of
Chinquapin, was running for
his sixth term as Duplin
County Sheriff.
"In my opinion, the cam
paign went very well." said
Revelle. "1 was really over
whelmed that the people got
out and expressed their
wishes like they did. I'm
humbled by their support."
Revelle said he was also
confided that the voters
would put him back in office,
but feared that there might
be a second primary. If he
had not received a majority
of the votes, a run-off elec
tion would hav.e been called.
"I had three good men
running against me that were
really working hard," he
said. ~"ln this game, you
can't be sure of anything
until it's over. You vote, you
think and you guess, but you
never know."
Revelle, 58, has a com
bined total of ever 30 years
with the Duplin County
Sheriffs Department. He
began his duties as sheriff on
May 26. 1962.
"Things have changed in
Duplin County, in the state
and in the nation since I first
began work here," he said.
"There has been a lot of
progress in law enforcement
and we're going to try to
progress right along with it."
Liberty Tour Summer
Entertainment Bargain
In a summer of economic
anguish. The Liberty Cart
Outdoor Drama in Kenans
ville. offers an almost unbe
lievable opportunity to
groups and organizations
looking for the most from
their entertainment dollar.
The Liberty Tour, now in
its seventh year, is available
to groups of fifteen or more,
and includes a guided tour of
historic Kenansville, a tour
of Liberty Hall and the
Cowan Museum, a wine
tasting visit to Duplin Wine
Cellars in Rose Hill, a pre
show dinner at the Country
Squire or the Graham House
Inn, and a performance of
The Liberty Cart, or God
spell.
The price per person for
The liberty Tour is S15.00 for
a group with a minimum of
fifteen people. Advance
booking is required, as logis
tics limit bookings to three
groups per day. Groups are
encouraged to book well in
advance to assure availability
of desired dates for The
Liberty Tour.
The Liberty Cart has also
announced special rates for
all area Scouting Troups and
their Scout Leaders.
Beginning July 10th, all
Cub Scout. Boy Scout, Girl
Scout, Brownie and Explorer
Troups will be eligible for a
special admission price of
one dollar for each Scout in
uniform, one leader for each
Troup will be admitted free
of charge, and additional
adult leaders will be ad
mitted for half price.
During The Liberty Cart's
previous six seasons, only
one night per season was
designated "Scout Night".
Because of the success of
these nights Jimmy Johnson,
General Manager of The
Liberty Cart decided to ex
tend the special rate
throughout the summer.
The Liberty Cart opens
July 9th and will be per
formed at 8:15 p.m. every
Thursday through Sunday
evening in the William R.
Kenan, Jr. Memorial Amphi
theatre. The rock musical
Godspell will open on July 21
and will be performed on five
consecutive Wednesday
evenings. For information or
reservations, contact: Kerry'
Maher, The Liberty Cart,
P.O. Box 470, Kenansville,
N.C. 28349, or call (919)
296-0721..
In the Board of Education
race for District Three Carl
Pate of Beulaville was the
clear winner. He received
1,262 votes while Doug
Lanier of Chinquapin re
ceived 494.
Dovie Penney was chosen
by the voters of District Four
to be their county commis
sioner. The first female ever
to run for and be voted to the
County Board of Commis
sioners. Here too, four were
seeking the seat and Penney
poled a sufficient number of
votes to halt any run-off
possibilities. Penney re
ceived 1,137 votes, Joe Batts
received 379 votes, Ray
Johnson received 361, and
Willie Biggs received 95
votes.
Duplin voters were very
clear in their choice in the
U.S. Congress race. Incum
bent Charlie Whitley of Mt.
Olive received 7,169 votes
while challenger Leroy Gib
son of Jacksonville received
only 931 votes.
8,511 Duplin Democrats
voted Tuesday June 29.
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7 34 19 21 19 37 40 - ? - ? 34 3 29 58
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Elections board makes minor changes
KENANSVILLE ? The Duplin
County Board of Elections Thurs
day made three minor changes in
the preliminary count during its
canvass of the 1982 primary results.
The canvass upheld all prelimi
nary totals for the candidates, but
added 100 votes against the pro
posed state constitutional amend
ment to increase terms of legisla
tors to four years and 100 votes
against the amendment to recall re
tired judges for temporary duty on
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any court.
It deducted 25 votes from the to
tal against authorizing the Su
preme Court to review direct ap
peals from the state Utilities Com
mission and added one vote to the
total against revenue bonds for pri
vate schools.
Duplin County citizens cast 8,511
ballots in Tuesday's voting. They
rejected the four-year term oroposal
5,243 to 1,988, the seaport-airport
revenue proposal 3,701 to 3,103,
and allowing private rrhools to is
sue revenue bonds, 3,682-to 3,197.
They approved the temporary re
call of retired judges, 3,6gito 3,334,
and the direct Supreme Court re
views of Utilities Commi&ion aD
peals, 4,049 to 2,802.
The table provides the official
primary election totals for the state
House, sheriff. Board of Education
and Board of Commissioners candi
dates in Duplin County.
20-Year Tradition interupted
Frying Pan To Leave Rose Hill
This October the WorW>. -
Larger: Frying "Pan -mil leave
Rose Hill for only the second
time in 20 years. It is to be
featured for one day at the
Duplin County Agricultural
Fair.
The 47 ft. cast iron skillet
was the creation of Rose Hill
poultryman Dennis Ramsey.
Since 1962, it has been the
center of attention at the
Rose Hill Poultry Jubilee, an
event which annually honors
the poultry industry in
Duplin County. The pan
won't be needed in Rose Hill
this year because for the first
time in two decades, the
Jubilee is not going to take
place.
Billy Thomas, former
president of the Rose Hill
Jaycees, said Friday that the
week-long affair had become
too much of a financial
burden for the organization
to carry alone.
"For the past four years
we've been putting on the
Jubilee with the help of only
six or seven people," said
Thomas, whose club mem
bership has fallen from one
of the strongest in the state
to a roll of only 20 members.
"Everyone more or less ex
pects the Jaycees to put on
the Jubilee. But recently we
just haven't been making any
money on it. Last year every
thing we made went to pay
expenses."
Ine Jaycees have pre
viously donated any profits
from the Jubilee to various
charities, including the As
sociation for Retarded Child
ren.
Early this year, the Agri
business Council approached
the Rose Hill civic group
about joining forces with the
county fair. Since the events
were to take place in Octo
ber. both groups decided it
"would be more profitable to
work together.
The Jaycees met with the
Agribusiness Council again
last Thursday to work out
details of the frying pan's
role in the county fair. The
Jaycees will be in Kenans
ville with their pan for the
entire day on Saturday, Octo
ber 9. The huge iron skillet
will be set up next to the
fence so that they may serve
chicken plates inside or out
side the fairgrounds. The
Jaycees hope to raise money
this year from the chicken
plates and their traditional
cake sale. They are also
considering continuing the
Poultry Queen pageant .as
well.
"I think we could justify
keeping the Poultry Jubilee
alive if everyone would be
filling to get involved in it." 'his tradition come to an end.
stiid Thorns* 'I liate to , K' a teal hometown
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oriented thing...some (twns ?e have our frving pan."
h?' e st.it>.- J ?o be prou ! of ; . _
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WORLD S LARGEST FRYING PAN - It's not in the
Guiness Book of World Records (yet) but Rose Hill
residents boast that they have the world's largest cast iron
skillet right in their back yard. That boast may be true
since the pan measures 15 feet across, 47 feet around and
five inches deep. What do you flip it with? With a six foot
handle, of course. The pan will be featured this October at
the Duplin Agricultural Fair.
Rose Hill Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
A 37-year-old Rose Hill
resident was killed Saturday
when he lost control of his
motorcycle and slammed into
a parked car.
John Henry Brown of 107
Hoyood St. in Red Springs
died a the scene of the
accident at 4:24 p.m. Satur
day, according to the Eliza
bethtown Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred on
rural paved road 1500 east of
Red Springs. Brown was
traveling at a high rate of
speed when he lost control,
ran off the road and hit a
parked vehicle. No other
people were involved in the
accident.
IAMAR FRASLER a member of the original production ot
The Liberty Cart in 1976 has returned to the seventh
season of Randolph Umberger's outdoor drama to perform ,
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as Reverend Stephen Daniels and as Joseph. In the above
photograph. Lamar and members of The Liberty Cart's
professional company rehearse the Act II Revival Scelfe.