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VOL. XXXVI NO. 33 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. NC 28349 AUGUST 19, 1982 16 PAGES THIS WEEK 10 CENTS PLUS TAX
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Removal Of Stagnant Water Should Reduced Mosquito Infestation
Grove Creek Project Planned
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Restoration of Grove Creek
could begin in the fall of 1983
if all preliminary steps fall
into place, David llnderhill,
Duplin County landfill and
mosquito control director,
told the board of commis
sioners last week.
The project would improve
water flow in the stream's
^original meandering chan
^nel, llnderhill said.
Clearing the channel of
obstructions and restoring it
to the condition of a century
ago will enable it to drain
surplus water from areas
where the water now stag
nates. The removal of this
water should reduce mos
quito infestation following
wet periods such as the past
month.
The project would begin at
the eastern city limits of
Warsaw and extend along
the creek to its mouth at.the
Northeast Cape Fear River
about five miles east of
Kenansville.
It is being planned as a
pilot project with state and
federal involvement, he said.
A permit must be obtained
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fruin the Army Corps of
Engineers, since the stream
flow can exceed five cubic
feet per second.
If the permit is obtained,
the county mosquito control
unit would do the restoration
work and monitor mosquito
traps.
Most of the cost will be
paid by the health services
division of the N.C, Depart
ment of Human Resources,
according to Nolan Newton of
the division who appeared
before the board with
Charles Apperson. N.C.
State University extension
entomologist.
Geologists will check the
depth of the water table to
determine the effect of the
restoration on it.
The water table monitor
ing and the traps building to
catch mosuquitoes and mos
quito larvae began earlier
this year. Apperson and
Newton said monitoring will
continue for five years ? two
years before the channel
work, the year of the channel
work and two years after the
work is completed.
Nearbv Nahunga Creek
east of Warsaw will be used
as a comparison.
Apperson said mosquitoes
lay eggs on the ground.
When water covers the
ground for a long enough
time, the eggs will hatch. If
the water disappears too
quickly, the mosquito larvae
will die. If no .water appears
the eggs will remain un
hatched for several years.
Earlier this year, the board
agreed to provide quarters
for the scientific workers,
renting a house for $100 a
month. The workers will be
in the area from one to three
months. The board also ap
proved to pay $5 per month
for electricity for the traps.
The town of Kenansville
and property owners along
the creek have petitioned for
relief due to mosquitoes.
Cost has not been deter
mined but the study cost is
an estimated $20,000.
Underhill said. "You don't
know until you get the ma
chines in there just what the
job will cost."
Commissioner Franklin
Williams observing land
owners along the stream like
the idea of cleaning the
existing channel rather than
digging a new canal-like
channel across their proper- ?
ty
The board agreed to re
advertise for sale a lot in
Warsaw. The board re
jected a bid of $475 on the
property this past month
because it was lower than the
assessed value.
Since that time, a survey
revealed the property, ori
ginally believed to measure
50 by 162 feet, actually mea
sures 50 by 57 feet. The lot is
being sold for back taxes,
which, with advertising
costs, now total $297. Re
advertising the lot will cost
another $75.
Billy Wells of Teachey.
Fred Archer of Magnolia and
Joe Bryant of Island Creek
were reappointed to the
county airport commission.
The board plans to sell
four sheriff department cars,
a van and a pick-up at an
auction to be held at 10 a.m.
Aug. 21 in front of the
sheriff's department in
Kenansville.
Wallace Officials Mark Off
-Property For Rescue Building
A The town board of com
missioners and Wallace Res
cue Squad members met at 2
p.m. Sunday with stakes and
hammers to mark off prop
erty needed by the squad for
its proposed building. They
met on the proposed site
between the town hall and a
service station by U.S. 117.
The town owns the property,
which it will lease to the
Asquad.
^ Mayor Melvin Cording, at
the board meeting last
Thursday night, said. "I was
determined that we have the
building in place bv Dec. I
but that's just not going to
be."
Cost of the proposed
building is estimated to be
about $80,000. Becky Jones,
squad treasurer. said
$30,000 is in the building
?fund. The squad needs to
raise $50,000 in donations.
After the property is
marked off and the lease
papers signed, the Squad
plans to start eonstruction
continuing in stages as funds
permit.
The squad's present
building can not house its
ambulances. The building,
which looks like a tin shed, is
neither high enough nor
large enough for modern
equipment. The structure
was erected as a "tempo
rary" World War II civil
defense building.
The squad operates two
modern ambulances, a crash
truck, a rescue boat, a por
table generator and truck
with lighting equipment.
Dulan Murray. Rescue
Squad chief, said. "Our
Squad is in bad shape. . .We
don't have enough members
to go on calls during day
time. We have night cover
age but all our members are
working on jobs. If an am
bulanee is called during the
day, we blow the whistle and
if enough people can get off
we'll go. Otherwise, we have
to call someone else. I think
the lack of an adequate
building has discouraged
memberships."
The board reduced the
registration fee required
front each child playing mid
get football on the Clemment
Park football field. The fee
for town residents dropped
front $15 to $10 per season.
The fee for out-of-town resi
dent' dropped from $22 to
$15. Mitch Perguson, recrea
tion director, requested the
reduction. He said the num
ber of teams had decreased
in the last three years and be
believed the fees were part of
the reason.
The board called a special
meeting for Monday at the
city hall to discuss bids for
the new city well house,
pump, chlorination equip
ment and drainage at the
well site. The town received
a low bid of $48,420 for the
work from East Coast Con
struction Co. of Jacksonville.
Board members said they
believe the bid is too high.
Harriett Farrior was ap
pointed to the Thelma
Dingus Bryant library to
replace the late Winnifred
Wells. The board re
appointed Sallv McGahcv
and Mrs. W.C. Blossom to
the library board.
The board also appro
priated $1,200 from the con
tingency fund to install new
doors on the rescue squad
building.
Faison Rec Commission May
Reconsider Hiring Full-Time Director
By Sharon Overton
Staff Writer
This month the Faison
Recreation Commission
began advertising for a full
time recreation director to
start work in the fall. Now.
after a warning from Mayor
Francis McColman that the
0 commission has spent nearly
10 percent of its budgeted
funding in the first month of
operation, commission
members are reconsidering
their decision and may hire
only a part-time director.
"Since we ran the ad.
we've reviewed our expendi
tures and have not yet de
cided what we'll do about
hiring a director," said com
A mission chairman Rev.
^ Charles Kirkman. "If we can
find someone to work part
time during the fall, we may
? hire him. Nothing is definate
yet."
Mayor McColman ex
pressed concern at the
%\ug. 4th meeting of the town
board that the recreation
commission might be deplet
ing its resources too quickly
to last the entire year. He
? cited recreation exoenditures
in July totaling $2,146.61
with an additional unpaid
balance of $294.18. Receipts
were slightly less than that
figure at $290.4J.
In the Faison town budget
this year, the newly-formed
commission was allocated
$11,600. As of this month,
they were left with approxi
mately $9,400 of that sum to
last for an 11-month period.
Mayor McColman stated
inai whatever monies the
commission raises on its own
above that amount may also
be used for recreation ex
penses.
When asked what funds
would be used to pay the
salary of a recreation director
if the commission decides to
hire one. Kirkman said. "We
ha\ e just so much appro
priated to us by the town. .
.What is left now would be
sufficient to pay a part-time
employee."
Kirkman added that he
"couldn't be quoted" on
alleged statements by other
commission members that
they "had faith that the tow n
board would come through"
if funds ran out.
Mayor MeColntan answer
ed that by saying. "I don't
know if their faith is justified
or not. .If they run out of
iih'ih v hh'\ him run out.
Fine Arts Schedules
1982-83 Concert Series
The Tar Heel Fine Arts
Society Board of Directors
has scheduled three concerts
for the 1982-83 season. They
are: October 12 - Maxine
Andrews; Dec. 5 - Boots
Randolph; and April 7 ? the
North Carolina Symphony.
To begin the promotion,
the society is having a kick
off dinner for members and
w..ikers on Aug. 19. Ac
cording to program chairman
Gene Ballard, a special pro
gram full of surprises has
been planned.
A limited number of
tickets will be available
through Sept. 9. You are
asked to check future edi
tions for further information
on ticket sales, concerts, etc.
to find out just what
happened at the kick-off
dinner.
TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME Over a month ago.
Marvann Camilla and Gary Roberts hopped on their
bievcles and headed for her parents' home. . .4.000 miles
away. The duo left Los Angeles July 2nd on a bicycle trip
that will finally end in Martha's Vineyard almost two
months later. So far. they've been pacing themselves at a
"relaxing" 100 miles a day and have staunchly refused all
rides from' concerned motorists. When they stopped
briefly at the Kenansville Post Office Friday tp mail a few
postcards. Marvann eoi\tessed that 27 "might be a little
too olfl To "be doing this type ot thing. " But from casual
'observation, neither seemed the worse for wear. Gary is an
avid biker from West Bloomftcld, N.Y. and Marvann. a
Los Angeles resident, trained by jogging and aerobics
classes. Hoping to put another 100 miles behind them, the
two expected to be dipping their toes in the Atlantic by
nightfall. . an event they planned to celebrate with a
well-earned bottle of champagne.
Wallace Market
To Remain Open
North Carolina tobacco
sales, including the Wallace
market, will apparently not
have to shut down tempo
rarily to relieve the flooded
stabilization program as was
earlier speculated.
Fred G. Bond of the Flue
Cured Tobacco Cooperative
Stabilization Corporation in
Raleitth stated last Thursday
that the cooperative had "no
plans to close the Wallace
markets." Bond went on to
add. "We don't foresee any
conditions that would neces
sitate a holiday at this time."
Maoin/auon oniciais met
carlv last vscck to discuss the
possibility of closing North
Carolina markets for at least
one day in an effort to hold
down the quantity of tobacco
being pumped into the sup
port program. At that time,
the cooperative was nearing
the total amount bought last
season.
David English of the Agri
culture Stabilization and
Conservation Service in
Kenansville estimated that
stabilization could account
for over 30 percent of the
total sales on the Wallace
market this summer. On a
random market day during
the second week of sales, just
over half (lhh.bhd out of
309.510) of the pounds sold
in Wallace went to commer
cial buyers.
Rose Hill Names
Police Chief
Bobby Maready. 23. was
appointed police chief of
Rose Hill by the town board
last week at an annual salary
of $13,000.
Maready now is a member
of the Wallace police de
partment. He will have a
six-months probationary
period. At the end of that
time if his work proves
satisfactory, he will receive
an additional $500 a year.
The board asked Maready
to start Monday, but it was
uncertain whether he could
start that soon. He will
succeed James C. Masters
who left the post Aug. 20 to
become chief of police of
Newton, the Catawba County
seat Masters has held the
position 12 years.
Maready is from the Mill
Swamp community of
southern Duplin County. He
was graduated from East
Duplin High School at Beu
laville and attended James
Sprunt Technical College
taking the criminal justice
course.
Mayor Ben Harrell said 12
applications were received
for the job. One of the appli
cations came from New Jer
sey.
Devega Whitley of 314
West Church St asked the
board to install some tile in a
town drainage ditch near his
house. Whitley said the ditch
was about six feet deep. The
board directed Commis
sioner Clarence Brown and
C.T. Fussell. town clerk, and
Eugene Fussell. mainte
nance supervisor, to investi
gate the matter and report at
the next meeting.
Summer Vacation
Soon To End
For Students
Summer vacation for the
students of Duplin County is
coming to an end. It's time to
hang up the fishing rod and
make plans for the last beach
trip of the summer because
school, begins for th ? 'U
dents on August 2b.
Allen Wood, supervisor of
t ra 11 spi >rt at ion. an nou need
that bus service will begin
the first day.
There will be an orienta
tion day Aug. 2d for students
needing information or as
sistance prior to the
beginning of school. Busses
will not run for that day.
In surveying the principals
of the county, it has been
learned that the schools arc
ready and teachers and staffs
are looking forward to the
arrival of the students for the
I4b2-bd school year. The
teachers began work today.
More than M.400 students
are expected for the first day
of school.
Ihe school calendar in
cludes:
Aug. 17-20- Teacher work
days
Aug. 23 - Orientation
Aug. 24 - Teacher workday
Aug. 25 - School Begins
Sept. b - Labor Day
Oct. 2b - End first grading
oe-u:;'.
>K, 2" 2K Teacher w$fk
Oct. 20 - NOAE Vacation day
Nov . II ? Veterans Day
Nov. 25-2b - Thanksgiving
Day
Dec. 20-31 Christmas Holi
days
.Ian. 17. IK. 10 ? High school
exams
Ian. 10 - End second grading
period
Jan. 20-21 - teacher work
days
Feb. 25 - vacation dav
March 30 - End Third grad
ing period
March 31 - Teacher workday
April 1.4 - Easter and
vacation days
June 1.2.3 - High school
exams
June 3 - Graduation
June 3 - end fourth grading
period,
Warsaw Board
Gives Time To Cable Firm
Bcaslcv Cablevision of
Goldsboro has rceeixid a.,
extension ol time tor eont
pletmnnt eahle installation in
Warsaw
The frat.eltise had railed
for eompl tion h\ last
Sunday. Mot day night mm
party president Ron Beaslev
asked the Town Board tor a
45-da. extension until Sept.
2.V Tin. board granted the
request in ( ommissjnner
Krank Steed's motion.
Commissioner John
Wcatlverly asked it the
Warsaw work is being held
up beeause of the firm's work
in Suit L its. Beasles assured
the hoard that was not the
reasor
He said his firm has been
unable to complete agree
ments v itli Carolina Power &
Light Co. and Carolina Tele
phone Co. for the right to
string cable on their poles in
some areas. He told the
board an agreement was
reached in March, but the
companies changed their re
quirements later
The other reason for the
delay is weather. Bcaslcy
said, adding the company
lost 15 working days because
of rain and wet weather.
Much of the cable is being
buried and that portion has
been installed.
The company borrowed
money from Branch Banking
Ac Trust Co. of Goldsboro to
finance installation of cable
television systems. The bank
asked for an assignment of
company franchise rights to
secure the loans. The War
saw Town Board granted this
assignment at their meeting
on Monday.
In other action, the board:
? Appointed Billy Ken
nedy. Donald Hardison,
Dean Gaster, Steve Moore,
Jimmy Creech. Robin Lewis
and Jack Boney to the town
recreation committee. The
committee succeeds the dis
banded recreation commis
sion.
? Returned a proposed
animal control ordinance to
the town attorney, Garrett
Ludlum, to establish fines for
violations.
? . Called a public hearing
for first reading of an ordi
nance for satellite annexation
of the National Spinning Co.
plant three miles east of
Warsaw. The hearing will be
at 7:30p.m. Aug. 25 in T6wn
Hall.
VISIT HEALTH EDUCATION DEPART
MENT AT JSTC - Ms. Paula Thielen. R.N..
B.S.N., M.P.H.. an association professor
from the Medical University of South
Carolina, was on the James Sprunt Technical
College campus assisting the health edu
cation faculty in developing a new clinical
performance record to assist in the evalu
ation of students. Also participating was Dr.
Vercie Hardee, coordinator of nursing and
allied health programs from the North
Carolina Department of Community Col
leges in Raleigh. The participants for the
workshop were faculty from the associate
degree nursing program and the medical
assisting program. From left to right, above,
Gayle Weeks, director of health education:
Ms. Thielen and Dr. Hardee.