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• L.D. Ricks, Jr. was appointed a director of the Automobile Dealers of America.
• Due to the dry windy weather burning permits were cancelled in Bladen County.
• The Clarkton Community Organization was raising funds to send a group of young people from Clarkton on a mission trip to Africa.
• March 1% use and sales tax for Bladen County was $19,446.31.