A loan of $45,000 and a grant of $39,000 by Farmers Home Administration was made to Bladen County for the purpose of implementing a county-wide solid waste system.
Mary Robbins Johnson of Harrells was crowned Miss 1971 Blueberry Queen.
Louise Hilburn, with 34 years, and Lois Johnson, with 32 years, teaching at Elizabethtown Primary School announced their retirement.
Hinson’s Supermarket in Bladenboro was advertising pork chops for 53 cents a pound and Charmin tissue, a 4-roll pack, for 39 cents.
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