Eagles Battle East Wake Friday In AAA Playoffs
West Craven Highlights
VOLUME 10 NO. 47 NOVEMBER 12, 1987 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
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Ex-Teacher
Still Giving
Her Lesson
You are as young as you feel.
For Fannie Patterson of Vance-
boro, she must feel she is in her
teens at times. The 79-year-old
woman stays busy, even after
years of teaching and doing for
others.
She was born Sept. 14, 1908
and grew up in a small wooden
house on the block where Bill
Cleve's produce store now
stands. The oldest of 11 children,
Mrs. Patterson said she was in
fluenced by her brothers while
growing up and could “keep up
with any of them.”
Until she married Howard Pat
terson, Mrs. Patterson lived in
Vanceboro. After the marriage,
Mrs. Patterson and her husband
moved to Athens, Ga. Mrs. Pat
terson later returned to North
Carolina and taught mostly
second- and third-grade students
until 1974.
Curing her 37 years of
teaching, Mrs. Patterson said she
always enjoyed teaching chil
dren in the elementary grades.
But she didn’t stop there. Since
1971 Mrs. Patterson has worked
as a volunteer in the New Bern-
Craven County school system.
She has worked with Barbara
Forrest’s and Irene Matthews’
kindergarten classes.
When not toiling in the clas
sroom, Mrs. Patterson enjoys
toiling in the soil. Gardening is a
favorite pasttime, but for the last
two years she has been unable to
continue those activities.
Mrs. Patterson also teaches a
Sunday School class at Vance
boro Episcopal Church, where
she has been a member since
1948. Mrs. Patterson is makig
plans to attend a leadership con
ference in Unity, Missouri. Mrs.
Patterson said she had high
hopes of attending the centen-
ni^ celebration.
Mrs. Patterson professes a love
of children. She is a member of
the Vanceboro 55’ers, the Better
ment Club and the Vanceboro
Homemakers Club. She has been
active in civic affairs while resid
ing in Vanceboro.
Some of the younger people in
town could learn a lesson in feel
ing young from Mrs. Patterson.
Looking For Landing Space
Folks can say what they will about the crowded
runway conditions at the Atlanta, Chicago or Dal
las/Fort Worth airports. They don’t hold a candle
to the Haven’s Wharf pier traffic. Finding a spot
large enough to set down on is quite a problem for
these young laughing gulls. As soon as the deck is
sufficiently soiled they’ll move to the parkway.
(Ric Carter photo)
Playoff-Bound Eagles Face
Rematch With 9-1 Warriors
By JIM GREEN
Sporla Writer
In 1986, an experienced West
Craven football team defeated a
'/vmg East Wake team 22-7 in the
first round of the state Class AAA
playoffs.
’Ibis season is an entirely diffe
rent story. ’The Warriors, 9-1 and
the second seed of the Triangle
Conference, have the experience
while the Eagles, 6-3-1 and No. 2
from the Coastal Conference,
have the youth. ’The two teams
will meet Friday in Vanceboro
for the second straight year.
In other playoff games involv
ing Coastal teams, No. 3 seed
D.H. Conley plays at Tarboro, the
champion of the Tar-Roanoke
Conference; and top-seeded and
unbeaten Havelock hosts Bertie.
’The Falcons are the No. 3 seed of
theTRC.
West Craven coach Clay Jor
dan said he was disappointed
with his team’s lack of intensity
against Havelock. Meanwhile,
the Rams showed intensity on
both sides of the ball, racking up
more than 300 yards while hold
ing the Eagles to just 95 offensive
yards in the 19-0 victory. Jordan
said he hoped the intensity
would be present this week
against the Warriors.
“We can either come out
against East Wake and do one of
two things,’’ Jordan said. “We
can worry about last week’s loss,
or we can have some renewed en
thusiasm and intensity. If we
aren’t mentally ready. East Wake
could blowus out of Vanceboro.”
’The Warriors have 21 seniors
on a team that lost just one game
this season, a 21-18 defeat to
Southern Durham, the ’Triangle’s
No. 1 seed. Jordan said the
(See PLAYOFFS. Page S)
Pardon Our
Tardiness
Some subscribers to the
West Craven Highlights may
receive their papers late. Post
offices were closed Wednes
day in observance of Veterans
Day and were unable to mail
the newspapers as they nor
mally do on Wednesdays. The
West Craven Highlights re
grets any delay subscribers
may experience in obtaining
their papers. We feel the
observance of Veterans Day is
worth the inconvenience of a
possibly late paper this week.
We also salute all veterans.
State Championship Still Possible
Havelock Batters Eagles 19-0;\
Squad Facing Playoff Season
Ledel George ran for one
touchdown and passed for
another, and Stephen Craig
added two field goals to lead
Havelock to a 19-0 blanking of
West Craven in the Coastal Con
ference regular-season finale for
both teams Friday night.
’The win gives the Rams, 6-0 in
the league and 10-0 overall, the
Coastal championship and the
No. 1 seed for the state Class
AAA playoffs. West Craven, 4-2
and 6-3-1, finishes as the No. 2
seed.
,Tn other games involving Coas-
4m teams, Conley made the play
offs with a 23-8 victory over East
Carteret, and North I^noir won
its flrst league game by beating
West Carteret 28-8.
In Vanceboro, the Rams held
West Craven to just 87 yards total
offense, including just 31 on the
ground.
Meanwhile, Havelock rushed
for 275 yards, and quarterback
George carried 17 times for 122
yards.
West Craven only crossed mid-
field four times in the contest. Its
best scoring opportunity, a 34-
yard field goal with 15 seconds
remaining in the first half, was
blocked. The Eagles reached the
Ram 27 after recovering a Have
lock ftimble in the second half,
but Havelock held and West
Craven had to punt.
Craig’s first field goal came at
the end of a 40-yard drive in the
first quarter. In the second quar
ter, the Rams drove 57 yards in
eight plays, with George passing
31 yards to Paul Frazier for the
score.
Havelock took the second-half
kickoff and marched 63 yards in
12 plays. George carried eight
times in the drive for 43 ya^s.
capping the drive with a 1-yard
plunge.
’The Rams’ final points came at
the end of a nine-play drive to
start the fourth quarter. Have
lock used short runs by Frazier,
George, Daryl Jackson and Wal
ter Goodwyn to move the ball to
the Eagle 10. But West Craven
held and the Rams had to settle
fora 27-yard field goal flx>m Craig
with 6:37 left in the game.
Havelock lost three of its seven
fumbles, but West Craven
couldn’t capitalize on the mis
takes. One Ram ftimble led to the
Eagles only sustained drive be
fore the hdf. Eagle quarterback
Monte Brown completed a 29-
yard pass to Derek Booker and
West Craven moved to the Ram
17 before the field goal tvas
blocked.
(See FOOTBALL, Page 2)
Mayor-Elect
Says Change
Is Needed
By MIKE VOSS
Editor
DOVER — Mayor-elect Mar
garet Creel thought it was time
for a change in Dover town gov
ernment. The voters last Tuesday
must have agreed with her.
Mrs. Creel, who works in the
office of World Wood Co. in Cove
City, polled 115 votes to unseat
incumbent Mayor P.G. Whitley
who polled 79 votes. Hugh
Wisener Hnished with 22 votes.
"I felt it was time for a change,”
said Mrs. Creel who said there
was "so little new blood” in local
goverment and that is why she
entered the mayoral race. Mrs.
Creel said about 90 percent of the
people she talked to about town
government felt as she did.
“They told me they thought it
was also time for a change,” said
Mrs. Creel.
However, Mrs. Creel is not the
town’s first woman mayor. She
said Annie Wilson served as
mayor “many years ago.”
“I wasn’t surprised at the vot
ing. I did know' 1 had a lot of
strong support.” she said of the
election’s outcome.
“I’ve had an interest in local
politics for the last 20 years,” she
said and that interest along with
her belief that it was time for a
change led her to enter the
mayoral race.
When did she think she had the
election won? ‘‘I never was really
sure of that. I felt I would a strong
vote,” she said. “It was exciting
to me to anticipate the outcome.”
Mrs. Creel said she felt she had
a chance at winning the mayor’s
seat when she discovered “sup-
(See DOVER. Pago 5)
New Alderman Hopes
To See Improvements
By TERRI JAMIESON
Staff Writer
The Vanceboro Board of
Aldermen will have a new face
when it is sworn in next month.
Roy Buck Jr., 52, will take the
seat vacated by Howard Tyre
who chose not to seek re-
election.
Buck was elected by one vote,
polling 102 votes to take the seat
from R.S. Lancaster who re
ceived 101 votes.
“X haven’t given it a lot of
thought,” said Buck when asked
how he felt about winning a seat
on the town board. Buck said he
was talked into running for the
board by his wife and friends. “1
am very interested in the town
and would like to be active in the
community,” he said. Buck said
being on the board of aldermen
would give him a chance to learn.
Some improvements and
changes Buck said he w'ould like
to see included draining the east
side of town. Buck said that por
tion of town had a bad drainage
problem. The alderman-elect
said more work on streets
needed to be done. Buck sai^ the
town put in the streets in 1958
and some have been resurfaced
since, but that there are other
streets that need some work.
Solving the traffic problem on
Buck Lane also needs to be
addressed, he said. Buck pointed
out the traffic problem also cre
ates difficulties for pedestrians.
One solution may be a sidewalk,
he said.
Buck said he is aware that
fSce BUCK, Page 2)
Rescue Squad Receives
New Ford Ambulance
By TERRI JAMIESON
Staff Writer
If you see a new blue Ford
ambulance sitting in near th j fire
station in Vanceboro, don’t be
mistaken and think it’s just visit
ing. It doesn’t belong to another
rescue squad. It is the newest
addition to the Vanceboro Res
cue Squad.
The rescue squad had agreed it
needed a new ambulance and de
cided blue was the color it
wanted. The rescue squad saw
the blue Ford, liked what it saw
and they bought it. The rescue
vehicle went into operation Nov.
5 after it was inspected and pas
sed by Buddy Shaw of the state’s
Emergency Medical Services
agency. Ambulances and rescue
vehicles must be certified before
being put into operation.
The new vehicle has made ab
out four runs and was on standby
since being put into service.
The rescue squad last purch
ased a vehicle in 1984 to help
keep the squad up to date. Res
cue squad President Danny Bar-
row said that the older a vehicle
is the more it costs to keep the
vehicle maintained in good con
dition. Older vehicles also run
ning a higher risk of failing to
work properly.
(See RESCUE. Page 2)
Future Hope
Lee Becton, picking up yardage against the
Washington junior varsity, and others on the West
Craven junior varsity team posted an 8-2 record
this season. Next year many of the same players
and Becton will be counted on to help the varsity
continue its tradition as one of the top teams in the
Coastal Conference. Becton’s running ability is
also sort of an Eagle tradition. The Eagles have
boasted some of the better running backs in the
conference in recent times. But remember that
other junior varsity players are coming up to help
other teams. ’The upcoming players could be the
hope of a team or the flop of a team. (Jim Green
photo)