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(Ereutniffountg West Craven Highlights VOLUME 10 NO. 46 NOVEMBER 5, 1987 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 244-0780 OR 946-2144 ,(UPSP 412-110) 25 CENTS EIGHT PAGES Jobless Statistics Improve Fewer people were out of work locally in September than in Au gust, following a statewide trend, according to the N.C. Empioy- ment Security Commission. Unemployment figures drop ped slightly in Craven, Pamlico and Pitt counties during the month. Craven County showed a 3.8 percent jobless rate for September, based on a work force estimated at 32,060. There were 30,840 peopie with jobs and 1,220 unemployed. In August, there had been 1,450 people out of jobs from a labor force of 32,280, a jobless rate of 4.5 percent. Pamlico County's unemploy- jgjgcnt rate dropped from 2.9 per tinent in August to 2.5 percent in September. There were 120 peo ple out of work in Pamlico, based on a September work force of 4,760. The previous month, there had been 140ofPamlico’s4,780 work ers out of jobs. In Pitt County, there were 1,580 peopie out of jobs, based on a work force of53,950, giving Pitt a jobless rate in September of 2.9 percent. In August, the county had shown a 3.4 percent rate, with 1,850 of Pitt’s 53,900 workers out of jobs. Statewide, 91 of 100 counties showed a moderate decrease in unemployment between the two months. The statewide rate was 3.5 percent, down foom 4.2 per cent in August. There were 3,303,100 workers in the state in (See JOBLESS, Page 7) Cove City Town Board Eugene Massey 129 Q.R. Russell 106 J.C. Ward 98 Wayne King 130 Ben Grady 58 Charlton Mitchell 125 Floyd White 26 Carlton Crouell 138 Fred Wilkinson 63 W.A. Avery 126 Mayor L.D. Davis 140 Vanceboro Town Board Shirley Bryan 134 Richard Bowers 109 David FiUingame 106 A.F. Whitley 109 R.S. Lancaster 101 Roy Buck Jr. 102 Bobby Thorn 85 Mayor Jimmie Morris 129 Bridgeton Town Board Sara F. Howell 32 George H. Bryan 44 Milton Rowe Sr. 44 John B. Mitchell 39 Mayor Peter J. Harmatuk 48 Dover Town Board E.F. Johnson 170 Charles Barrow Jr. 130 T.R. Connor 135 Mike Traylor 97 Billy Hoffman 89 Mayor P.G. Whitley 79 Margaret Creel 115 Hugh Wisener 22 The candidates for seats on the Dowrand Bridgeton ou'n boards faced no opposition. The mayor of Bridgeton faced no opposition. Three candidates vied for the mayor's post in Dover. Candidates for the town board in Vanceboro and CowCity faced opposition. Thema^-orsin those towns faced no opposition. TTte vole totals are not oflicial but Here pro vided by elections personnel. Coach Discovers Other Side Of The Whistle Challenging Laura Lancaster is on the other side of the whistle these days. Ms. Lancaster, daughter of Gray and Loyce Lancaster of Vanceboro, coaches girls vol leyball, basketball and softball at Pamlico County High School. That means she blows the whis tle, but there were times when she heard the whistle. The times she played sports in high school. Ms. Lancaster has just started practice session for the Lady Hurricanes. Just how much strength do the “ESdy Hurricanes have? Well, that’s hard to tell, said Ms. Lan caster, since practice has just started. The Pamlico High girls' team might end up a full-fledged force 5 hurricane or might end up as a passing breeze. There are still a lot of unknowns, said Ms. Lancaster. The Lady Hurricans so far take after their namesake and are unpredictable. Ms. Lancaster has high hopes for the team. Several big changes are expected this year, she said. Improved quickness and speed are expected this season, said Ms. Lancaster. Toss in some ex pected height and the Hurri canes could cause other teams to post storm warnings this season. With about eight or 19 girls with height coming up from the junior high level, the Lady Hurri canes should see their overall size increase. Ms. Lancaster will have one 6-1 player, two 5-11 players and four girls in the 5-8 to 5-9 range. The Lady Hurricanes have to polish fundamental skills, said Ms. Lancaster. The new additions to the Lady Hurri canes will also face the task of learning Ms. Lancaster's style of coaching. While the Anal cut has not been made, Ms. Lancaster said she looks for several qualiflcations in selecting team members. Atti tude is the first qualification on her list. Ms. Lancaster said a player that scores points but has a bad attitude only causes a lot of problems the team could do without. She also looks at the amount of effort players make and a player’s ability to follow directions. Players who meet her qualifications have a good shot at making the team, she said. Ms. Lancaster said the players up from the junior high level are young, but eager and willing to fSee COACH, Page 7) Brown Receives Award Monte Brown may have si lenced a few critics last Friday night. Brown silenced those critics by shattering the defense of East Carteret with a 49-yard strike to give the Eagles a first down and bring them out of a hole on a third-and-16 situa tion. Jeiry Campbell was on the receiving end of the pass that kept the Eagles in the game and eventually led to the win. Brown completed just 5 of 14 passes for 196 yards, but the West Craven signal caller con- Monle Brown trolled the offense and used the running talents of Derek Booker and Anthony Becton to pick up two touchdowns on (See EAGLE, Page 7) Dover Gets Mrs. Creel For Mayor By MIKE VOSS Editor Over 75 percent of the voters in Cove City turned out Tuesday night to elect a Board of Aldermen with a few new faces. And voters in Dover chose a woman to to take over the mayor’s post. Returns reported are unofficial. Certification of results will follow a canvas of the ballots. Covr City In Cove City, 246 of the 303 registered voters went to the polls to select five aldermen and a mayor. Carlton Crouell, the lone black on the new board, apparently outpolled nine other candi dates by picking up 138 votes. Incumbents Wayne King, Eugene Massey and W.A. Avery apparently retained their seats. Joining Crouell on the board is former alderman Charlton Mitchell. King, Mas- (See ELECTION, Page 5) Voting Almost Triples In Vanceboro Election Some candidates were making last-minute efforts to recruit voters and it apparently paid off as a strong voter turnout was recorded in Vance boro. Seven candidates competed for the five seats on the town board. Town Clerk Carol Ipock said 182 voters cast their ballots, up dramatically over the 66 voters who voted two years ago. The increase this year was almost triple the turnout of the 1985 vote. Mrs. Ipock said she feels the increase in voters was because of the increased competition for the board seats and due to more campaigning. She reported spurts of voting activity and no prob lems with parking. — Terri Jamieson Not Easy To Beat The Band The giant killers did it again. West Craven High School’s band was once again the smallest band in its class at a recent com petition, but the band marched away with five trophies. West Craven was one of 37 bands com peting at the Eastern North Caro- lina Band Festival held in Roanoke Rapids. The band was given an “excel lent” rating in the overall categ ory, took first place in rifle line competition, took second place in the miyorette line and drum mryor competitions and earned a third-place finish in flag line competition. “We’re really excited that we (See BAND, Page 7) West Craven Clinches Berth In Grid Playoffs, Plays Rams For Crown B, JIM GREEN SporU Writer Havelock’s football team worked its way into the No. 1 spot in the Class AAA rankings early in the season and have stayed there the past six weeks. The Rams have won flve straight Coastal Conference games and have a 9-6 overall record. But if West Craven beats the Rams in Vanceboro Friday, Ram coach Wilbur Sasser said his team would finish in second place to the Eagles. “Technically, us and them would be co-champions," Sasser said, "but I know and my kids know we would be second. And ^.]|{wdon’t want to be second.” For the last three years, the Coastal’s championship has been decided by the Havelock- West Craven game, and this year will be no different. The winner will receive the No. 1 berth in the playoffs, while the losing team will go as the No. 2 seed. But that’s not the only Coastal game with playoff implications. West Craven’s win over East Car teret coupled with D.H. Conley’s victory over Washington last Fri day set up a matchup between the Mariners and Vikings Friday in Hollywood. But while both Havelock and West Craven are going to the playoffs regardless of the outcome of their game, the loser of the East Carteret-Conley game will have to sit at home and wonder about next year’s chances. In the other Coastal game Fri day, West Carteret travels to Snow Hill to take on North Lenoir in a game between 1-8 teams. Havelock has pretty much had its own way with opponents this season, rolling up 273 points while allowing just 81. West Craven has scor^ 165 points and the Eagle defense has allowed 91 points, second-best in the confer ence. Both Sasser and Eagle coach Clay Jordan said they ex pected a defensive game. “We’re going to try and make it as good a game as we can,” Jor dan said, “but it’s going to take our best effort of the season just (See FOOTBALL, Page 2) Flight Into Ancient Times Sometimes birds expose to us just how ancient they are. This great blue heron flees into the swamps up Runyon Creek with its scrap of fish bone and flesh. For a moment the primeval Dualities of the bird are shown against the blur of tangled vegetation. Time travel may come in bits and at unexpected times. (Photo by RIc Carter)
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