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• FORT BARNWELL FIREMAN’S DAY (Hraue^outitQ West Craven HIQ-llIQ-rr a Member of the North Carolina Press Association i.Ernul.FlB«-nwell.jMper. New. Bern. Piney Neck. Tu.«ror^ Vsneeboro. Wllmsr A Fairfield Harbour. Senator Helms Meets With Craven County and New Bern Officials Buzzy Stubbs, Jesse Helms,and Roger Forrest. By GEORGE DIMICK Special to the At a Wednesday, October 24, 1984 meeting arranged by long time Helm’s associates Trawick H. (Buzzy) Stubbs of New Bern and George Dimick of Ernul. Senator Helms met with New Bern Mayor Paul Cox, Commissioner Roger Forrest. (Commissioner French, Pridgen, and Armstrong were invited but did not attend). New Bern/Craven County Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Mike Tiddy and Swiss Bear Executive Director Marvin Davis to discuss the status of County/New Bern federal grant requests totally over 5.3 million. Regarding the City's 1.9 million dollar water front project grant request which includes a Sheraton Hotel. Marina, Convention Hall and Specialty retarting on the waterfront, the Senator advised the group that he beleaved "everthing was on tract” and that the awarding of the grant would be announced by the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in a few days - but that he would call the Secretary “just to be sure.” The $3,418,218.00 Craven County grant request status resented to the Senator by Roger Forrest is of special interest to West Craven Country residents as this grant request is for monies for the Northwest Craven County Water and Sewer District. The receipt of these funds would allow for construction to begin on facilities to provide water to townships 1,3 and 9 and just as importantly greatly reduce the cost per month of water to all water customers. The Senator advised commissioner Forrest that on this grant Federal funds may have to be shifted to provide these monies to Craven County, but that he had been made aware of the grest need for this project by both Forrest and Buzzy Stubbs over the past several weeks. He said that he and his staff would continue to go "full steam ahead” to make these funds available in the near future. (continued on page 14) Vote Nov 6th Ms. Wesley Gives Life’s Story Ms. Susanna Wesley, Becky Seymour, made her entrance into the Vanceboro United Methodist Church in Vance boro Sunday in celebration of Laity Day and Methodism’s 200th Anniversary. Ms. Wesley gave the life history of her historic family which included two great Methodists John and Charles Wesley along with seventeen other children. Ms. Becky Seymour portrays this historical figure in Methodist history in the dress of Ms. Wesley and gives the sometimes cheerful and the sometimes heart breaking events in the life of the Wesley’s. Ms. Seymour is the church Lay Leader for the Susanna Wesley Westminister Methodist Church in Kinston. She has been employed by DuPont Company since 1951 and runs the Professional Library for the plant. She is married to Leonard Seymour and they have two children, Sheila and Kevin. Kenny Edwards of Route 3, Box 419, Vanceboro suffered head Injuries as his car overturned on the Piney Neck Road early Sunday morning. Football Contest Winners The first place winner for the week of October 25 was Jimmy Huff with $10 and 12 pts. Milton Lancaster was 2nd place with $10 and 4 points. Reginald Lancaster won 3rd place with $2 and 4 points. Cannon Named Manager Donna S. Cannon has been named Financial Services Manager-Resource Group, reporting to Frank Rackley in New Bern. Ms. Cannon joined Weyer haeuser Company in 1981 as an accountant in the Plymouth Accounting Department. She holds a BS Degree in Accounting from East Carolina University at Greenville, North Carolina. Candidate’s Response To Clean Water Poll By JONATHAN PHILLIPS If the results of a recent candidate's poll on environ mental issues is any indication. North Carolina's would-be leaders support clean water and conservation of natural resources—to a point. Responses to the poll, conducted by the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, Inc., in conjunction with the Washington Daily News, indicate a cautious response to environmental protection. While most candidates indicated some concern for environmental issues, most also let it be known that cleaning the water should not place undue burdens on industry, agriculture, or the state budget. The PTRF and Daily News first issued the poll before the May primary election. Candidates who survived the primary but who did not answer the poll last spring were sent another copy of the questions. The questions, listed under three basic categories— issues, regulations, and funding—covered a wide range of topics, from the proposed $100 million Oregon (continued on page 10)
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