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^VOL. XXXXVII NO. 20 USPS 162-860 KENANSVILLE. N.C. 2834*) MAY 19. 1983 20 PAGES 1 HIS WFKK 10 CENTS PLUS TA~X
Duplin Fire Departments
Exempt From OSH A
^ By Emily KlUette
A bill has been passed to
exempt rural and town fire
departments in areas of
population 10,000 or less
from regulation on OSHA,
emergency services director
Hiram Brinson said. Com
pliance with new OSHA
regulations would cost each
?fire department $5,000 or
more within the next year,
Brinson added.
Rural fire departments are
exempt, Brinson said. Towns
of less than 10,000 may
exempt their departments by
the town board passing a
resolution. Resolutions have
been passed by the Faison
and Kenansville town boards
exempting their fire depart
_ments. And, the Warsaw fire
wlepartment plans to request
the town board of commis
sioners pass an exemption
resolution on their behalf,
Warsaw fire chief Cecil Guy
said.
"We are not financially
able to meet the new stan
dards adopted by OSHA for
fire departments," Warsaw
Fire Chief Cecil Guy said. "1
don't think any of the local
fire departments are finan
cially able to meet OSHA
requirements for equipment.
And, I wouldn't like to see
any department have to
close. According to the new
OSHA standards, our fire
department would need all
new clothing and some new
air masks. We do have a few
air masks that could be con
ferted." Warsaw fire de
partment equipment in
cludes about 45 suits and
approximately five are re
placed each year.
"The fire department is
going to work toward the
goal of replacing damaged
equipment with OSHA -
approved types." Guv said.
"We would have replaced
old equipment with the types
required by OSHA, but the
fire department can's afford
to do it all at one time."
Guy pointed out more than
half of the Warsaw fire
department annual budget is
raised by the members of the
department. The remaining
portion of 'he budget comes
from county and town funds.
Faison fire chief Glenn
Jernigan appeared before
Faison Board of Commis
sioners May 4. to request the
department's exemption
from OSHA regulations,
stating an estimated $3,00
$5,000 cost to comply.
"We (Faison fire depart
ment) want to be exempted
from OSHA regulations,"
Fire Chief Jernigan said.
"For one thing, we can't I
comply with their standards.
It would cost us $3,000 -
$5,000 to replace just our
turn-out suits alone under
OSHA regulations." A major
cost in the conversion of
turn-out suits would be the
air mask. Approved OSHA
air masks are pressure types
which provide an automatic
flow of oxygen. Types sused
bv local fire departments are
the demand models in which
the fireman regulates the
flow according to his breath- .
ing. Air masks approved by
OSHA cost $800 or more.
The Kenansville Board
passed the OSHA exemption
resolution for the town fire
department at their regular
monthly meeting in May.
Fire Chief Ronnie Bostic
explained the department
had just purchased 10 new
turn-out suits within the past
18 months. The department
has a total of 26 complete
turn-out uniforms with about
34 active members.
"We (Kenansville fire de
partment) are concerned
about the turn-out gear. It
would cost at least $150
$250 per suit to meet OSHA
regulations." Kenansville
Fire Chief Ronnie Bostic
said. "Seldom does a suit <
wear out; it is usually j
damaged first. Our fire de- .
partment is all volunteers j
and it is hard for us to meet
OSHA standards. I don't
think OSHA realizes what a
struggle it is financially for a
volunteer fire department to
survive."
Funding Ok'd For
Rose Hill Treatment Plant
Construction of the long
awaited Rwfe Hill sewage
treatment plant is expected
to begin in January.
^ Mayor Ben Harrell re
ported federal and state
money became available for
the project this week when
unused funds were returned
to the N.C. Environmental
Management Commission
from another project.
"I've been waiting 13
years to hear this," the
mayor told the board last
week.
^ The board approved a
V-eslution formally requesting
(he monev from the state
EMC t . ?
Rose Hill was 13th on the
priority list for the funding.
Harrell said. Only 12 projects
were funded this year, he
added.
Total cost of the Rose Hill
project is estimated at about
$1.7 million, of which the
town share will be between
$225,000 and $250,000. Har
rell said $1.7 million in state
and federal money became
available.
The planned Rose Hill
plant will have a capacity of
treating .100.000 gallons of
sewage a day.
? Harrell said the town's
engineering firm. L.E.
W<x>ten of Raleigh, will call
for bids and let contracts in
October.
The town share of the cost
will be financed from a bond
issue approved several years
ago by voters.
Rose Hill has been under a
virtual no growth situation
for several years because of
the inadequacy of its sewage
treatment plant. It could not
add connections that would
increase the sewage load to
the system, under EMC
direction.
In other action, the hoard
directed town attorney Rich
ard Burrows to inform Uni
vision Cable Television Co.
of Richlands it must com
plete connecting homes to
the cable system within 30
days or forfeit its $50,000
performance bond.
Harrell asked Burrows
what could be done about the
delay in cable hook-ups. The
job was supposed to have
been completed in March. <
Burrows responded, "Tell I
them to get their stuff up or c
get out of town."
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Warsaw May Buy
American Legion Building
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The town of Warsaw may
become owner of the Ameri
can Legion post building.
Representatives of the
Charles R. Gavin American
Legion Post 127 last week
offered the building to the
town as a community center
if arrangements for moving
the structure can be made.
A The town board tabled
^action due to the absence of
Commissioners Frank Steed
and Billy Kennedy. It plans
to take action at the next
meeting. Board members
indicated interest in the pro
posal.
The building, with a seat
ing capacity ot about 200 in
the ballroom, is outside of
town. Moving the structure
to the town would cost an
estimated $5,000. J.P. John
son and J.C. Page, the
Legion representatives, said
the post members would
attempt to obtain donations
to help meet moving costs if
the town takes over the
building.
They said the Legion
would like to have the build
ing called the Henry L.
Stevens Jr. Community
Center and home of the
Charles R. Gavin American
Legion Post 127. The late
Judge Stevens was one of the
p<>?t founders after World
War I. He was a national
commander of the American
Legion and a superior court
judge.
The declining membership
of the Legion post is making
upkeep of the building ques
tionable. they indicated. The
Post has 48 ntemberrs. At its
peak it had 248 members. It
no longer has any World War
I veterans as active mem
bers.
The post erected the
building in 1928. In addition
to the ballroom, it contains a
kitchen and two other rooms.
Originally located in town,
the building was damaged by
fire seven years ago. At that
time the post moved the
structure to its present loca
tion. *
The board directed the
maintenance department to
relieve a drainage problem in
front of the residence of
Emma and Henry Boney. 308
S. Front Street.
It instructed Tyndal Lewis
of McDavid Associates, a
firm of consulting engineers,
to apply for a $250,000 jobs
grant for street and drainage
work.
Town Clerk Alfred Herring
was directed to have street
lights installed at the new
sewage treatment plant.
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Agribusiness Council Meets
Voir Committee Chairman Named >
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The Board of Directors of
the Agribusiness Council
met May 12th at Production
Credit/Federal Land Bank
BuildiiVg in Kenansville.
David Byrd, president im
pressed appreciation to the
sponsors of the advertise
Ament and information
^published in observance of
National Agricultural Week
observed in April. Sponsors
of this ad were: Swift Com
pany Processing Plant,
Wallace; Charles F. Cates Sc
Sons, Inc., pickles, Faison;
and the Tobacco Board of
Trade, Wallace.
Plans are developing for
the second annual Duplin
^County Agribusiness Fair to
^be "bigger and better" in
every way than last year.
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Charlie's Amusements, a
branch of Fun City of Lyn
donville, N.Y., will provide a
safe and modern midway.
The equipment is neW and
games are family-oriented.
Lois Britt, Agricultural
Extension chairman,
reported that the Duplin
County Livestock Association
plans a heifer show and also
a swine show for this year's
fair. Trophies, as well as
cash prizes, will be awarded
to the winner in both of these
shows.
The fair presents an op
portunity for the people of
Duplin County to display
their talents as well as pro
duce. If you have questions,
please contact the chairper
son in that department, or a
r "drop-off" box has been
provided at the AES office
where you may leave mes
sages, etcetera.
Key persons in the fair,
their title and phone num
bers are:
Coordinators: Roy
Houston, Coastal Production
Credit, 196-1789; and Lois G.
Britt, AES chairman,
296-1996
Exhibits: David Byrd,
president. Agribusiness
296-0720
Public School Coordinator:
L.S. Guy, chairman, Board of
Education 296-1521
Treasurer: John Smith,
Federal Land Bank. 296-1535
Facilities: Carev Wrenn,
city executive. United Caro
lina Bank, 296-0l!)4
Programming: Yvonne
Patterson. United Carolina
Bank, 289-3193
Publicity: Ruth Wells,
296-0379
Catalog & Sales: Billy
Thomas, Murphy Farms,
298-2111
Agribusiness Cencessions:
Tom Rouse, vice president ,
and city executive, NCNB,
296-1571
A key contact person is
Cynthia Potter, who may be
reached during the day at
296-1996 or at night at .
296-1184.
The Agribusiness Council (
invites you to become a
member of this worthwhile
organization, and also to
become tnvcjved in pro mot- j
ing agriculture in every
pogdMeway. J
By Ruth Wells
IAMES KENAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND GOVERNORS
SCHOOL - Three students from James Kenan High School
lave been nominated to attend Governor's School this
year, pictured, left to right, are the nominees. Becky
Frederick. Carlton Smith and Sonia Bell. Becky will attend
the Governor's School West in Winston-Salem I > studv the
natural sciences. Carlton and Sonia will be attending
Governor's School in Laurinhurg. Carlton will study music
and Sonia. mathematics.
:ardinal flowers planted at wightman
IBRARY - The Duplin County volunteer bcautification
ommittee members sponsored by the Duplin County
Vgricultural Extension Service have planted the wild
lower of the year at the Duplin County Dorothy Wightman
-ibrary. The cardinal flower seeds were received from the
North Carolina Botanical Garden last fall and the seedlings
were grown by the Duplin Nursery of Rose Hilt. The wild
flower of the year w ill be planted on the grounds of public
buildings throughout Duplin. Pictured above are two
volunteers on the beautification committee.
Rare Duplin
Wine
Fetches $200
A bottle of Duplin Wine
Cellars 1976 Scuppernong
tas sold for $200 at an
tuction of North Carolina
iroduced wines.
Steve Kilpartick of
<enansville bought the
wttle at the North Carolina
*are Wine and Artifacts
\uction on April 20, said
5avid Fussell. Duplin Wine
Zellars winemaker. Cellar
ifficials said it was one of
inly three bottles of the wine
mown to exist. 1976 was the
irst year the cellar produced
scuppernong wine.
A bottle of 1976 Carlos was
wis for $150, a 1976 Noble
or $175 and and old corker
'or $48, Fussell said.
Duplin General
Hospital Auxiliary
Card Games
Benefit
The Duplin General Hos
pital Auxiliary is sponsoring
? card (bridge, canasta, or
what - have - you( games
benefit Friday, May 20, at
7:30 p.m. at James Sprunt
Technical College.
Tickets are $2.50 (or $10
per table) and may be ob
tained from any Auxiliary
member or be reserved by
calling Sally Tyndall at
296-0786 or Doris English at
296-0371.
All proceeds will be used
For hospital needs. Help sup
port our local hospital as well
is enjoy an evening of games
with door prizes.
DUPLIN BUS ROADEO WINNERS - Mor- than 30 students from Duplin County public
schools participated in the annual bus drivers "roadeo" May 11 at the Kenan
Memorial Auditorium parking lot in Kenansville. Each driver maneuvered a six-part
course including the serpentine race, passenger stop, diminishing clearance, off-set
alley, turn around and stop line. Pictured above are the winners, left to right,
standing, Lonnie Turner of Wallace-Rose Hill, first place, with Duplin Transportation
supervisor Allen Wood and third place. Willie Jones of East Duplin High School. Left
to right, kneeling, second place Alonza Brown from James Kenan High School and
Herbert Tucker of Wallace-Rose Hill, fourth place. First place winner Lonnie Tucker
^scored 344.25 of the possible 350 points in the bus roadeo obstacle course.
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