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(Eraiirti|rountg West Craven Highlights VOLUME 11 NO. 7 FEBRUARY 18,1888 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 244 0780 OR 946-2144 (UPSP 412110) 25 CENTS SIX PAGES Board Fails To Establish Water Rates Cost To Customers Remains Up In Air West Craven baseball coach Tim Hardison, right, and an student work on getting the baseball field in shape before practice Tuesday. Monday began the practice season for the hardbaUers. West Craven boasts one of the best high school fields in eastern North Carolina. Hardison put those who turned out to win a spot on the team Getting Ready through some drills in an effort to find who had speed, a good throwing arm and fielding techniques. The Eagles open their season March 15 against Greene Central and play New Bern in a scrimmage game March 8. (Mike Voss photo) By MIKE VOSS Editor NEW BERN — Water rates for those signed up on the North west Craven Water System are still undetermined and water has yet to flow in the system that has seen problems mount over the last six months. The Northwest Craven Water and Sewer District Advisory Board failed to decide on a water rate Tuesday night. A motion to establish a $10 user fee and $1.10 per 1,000 gallons of water was de feated 3-2. The measure would have set costs for 5,000 gallons at $15.50. Bill Pappas, acting as chair man, and Keith Register voted for the measure. Ray Matthews, Ronnie Knight and Clem Daugherty voted against the proposal. Register and Pappas said they voted for the measure to keep the rate at what those who have signed up were prom ised. Voters approved a $4.2 million bond Aug. 13, 1985. A pamplet used to promote the bond re ferendum and it said the rate per month (including a flat fee and charge for 3,000 gallons) would be about $15. About 45 percent of the $6,986,600 project is being paid for by the federal government and users of the system will re pay the money over a 40-year period. The FmHA provided $3,107,600 that does not have to be repayed. The FmHA loan of $3,879,060 will be repaid through the water and sewer charges. No other rate schedule was offered and the board will have to meet again to decide what rate it will recommend to the Craven County commissioners. The commissioners will decide the rate, the board can only advise the commissioners. Commissioners Sidney French and Rogert Forrest attended the meeting. The board heard comments from Cassius Williams, assistant regional director with the Far mers Home Administration ab out the district's proposed budget. Williams said several line items in the budget seem in flated to him and based on other systems certain items appeared to be over budgeted. Williams’ suggestions would trim $57,273 from the proposed 1988-89 budget of $501,329. The proposed budget would increase user rates about $2.14 per month above what custom- (See WATER, Page 5) Vikings Rally For 56-48 Win. Duo Combines For 30 Points By JI.M GREEN Sports Writer A combined 30-point effort by West Craven’s Willie Manley and Keith Roundtree wasn’t enough to stop D.H. Conley’s Vikings and Conley maintained its game- and-a-half lead while Havelock moved into a tie for second place as both teams posted wins in Coastal Conference boys’ action Tuesday night. The Viking boys rallied from a seven-point deficit in the third quarter to defeat West Craven 56- 48, while Ledel George scored 27 points to lead Havelock to a 63-51 victory over West Carteret. At Vanceboro, Willie Manley scored 18 points while Keith Roundtree added 12 and excel lent defense, but the Eagles lost their oflense in the fourth quar ter as the Vikings rallied to win. Manley and Roundtree both signed with Craven Community College last week. West Craven led 42-35 entering the final quarter, but poor shoot ing and rebounding in addition to turnovers led to the Eagles’ downfall. Conley scored 10 of its 21 points off of offensive re bounds and made 15 of its 20 flee throws, while the Eagles were 3- of-4 from the charity stripe. Phil Medlin led the Vikings with 14 points while Bronswell Patrick and Sherwood Wilder chipped in 10 points apiece. Wil der had two 3-pointers while Pat rick added one. Havelock, at 6-3 and tied with North Lenoir for second in the conference standings (the Hawks also won), will face Washington in a pivotal game for both teams here Friday. In Coastal girls’ games Tues day, Havelock best^ West Car teret 47-35 and West Craven eased past D.H. Conley 52-37. George, who has been starting at point guard for the Rams to take some of the scoring pressure off of Borden, did most of the scoring against the Patriots. Bor den, who has been sick, scored (See EAGLES, Page 5) Spring(?) Training A West Craven baseball hopeful stretches dur ing the second day of baseball practice Tuesday. About 30 boys are hoping to make either the varsi ty of junior varsity squads. Coach Tim Hardison had the boys stretch and warm up before taking a close look at what talent came out this year. Hardi son said he discovered a few nice surprises during the practice session. The Eagles open play March 15 against Greene Central. (Mike Voss photo) Program Seeks Homes For Disturbed Children By TERRI JAMIESON Staff Writer “If we can get twenty-five homes then there are twenty-five children that can be placed ... the need is there. Some of these chil- dren haven’t been identified yet,” said social worker Debbie Moseley. Ms. Moseley is developing a program that is designed to help children (on a one-to-one basis) •^arn to function in a normal home setting. The children Ms. Moseley is working with are di agnosed as emotionally dis turbed. Some of these children benefit more fl-om the independ ence of a one-on-one environ ment as opposed to a group en vironment and do not reqire ex tensive treatment, such as place ment into a residential group home or hospitalization. The program that Ms. Moseley developed serves Craven, Car teret, Jones and Pamlico coun ties. The program has been dub bed the liierapeutic Home Prog ram. The program is similar to foster care programs. Ms.Moseley said that she is in (See THERAPY, Page 5) Strawberry Festival- Board Meets Tonight At Library The Strawberry Festival Board will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Vanceboro Library. Representatives from churches and civic organizations are encouraged to attend this meeting and participate in the planning of the annuai community event. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is in vited to attend. For more information, contact Sandra McCandless at 244-0550. Woman's Club Sponsoring Races The Vanceboro Junior Woman’s Club will host the Strawberry Festival Road Race at 8 a.m. May 21. The race will be certified by The Athletic Congress (TAC), accord ing to race officiais. The event features a lO-kiiometer, 5-kiIometer and 1- mile race. For more Information, contact Terri Jamieson at 244-0101 or Delane Armstrong at 746-3781. Manleyt Roundtree To CCC Panthers Sign Pair From West Craven F.fiiHft dim hpnded In Cpnven Cnmmiinllv Cniloivp By MIKE VOSS Editor Once again Craven Commun ity College has gone to a reliable source to shore up next year’s basketball squad. Last week the Panthers signed West Craven’s 6- 6 center Keith Roundtree and guard Willie Manley. The two Eagle standouts signed with the Panthers’ assis tant coach Dave Bauer after the loss to Pamlico last Tuesday. Panther head coach Si Seymour said he was excited about land ing the duo. ”We feel they fit right in with our program. We’re gra duating three people in their positions and feel they can fill a void for us,” said Seymour. The Panthers are losing several guards as well as leading scorer Roy Lee Sutton, also a West Craven product. In an interview will Roundtree Tuesday, the Eagle big man said he would prefer to play forward at Craven. He should be able to get his wish as the Panthers’ have no true post man in their flex offense. The flex offense is more of a three-forward offense. Roundtree said he thought he could contribute defensively right away next season. Seymour feels that Roundtree will ’’help us the most on defense” and Sut ton’s 25-point scoring average will be picked up by several players. TTie Panthers are counting on Manley to step in a fill the void left hv vtiards Robert Trinn end Kelvin Paige. Both are excellent outside shooters and Seymour is looking to Manley to provide out side shooting next year. West Craven basketball coach Lorenzo Jones said he left the de cision of who to sign with to Roundtree and Manley. Jones said he talks with his players ab out the schools recruiting them, but does nothing mote than re view the advantages and dis advantages of the schools. ”No doubt,” said Jones when asked if he thought the junior college route was the way to go for players weak academically. Jones, who has seen several of his players move on to quality college programs, said the reason West Craven has produced sever al top players is that he has a well of “good kids” to draw from. The Eagles have produced such play ers as last year’s Class AAA Play er of the Year Gary Blount who is at nationally-ranked Chowan College, Sutton at Craven, Ron nie Bellamy who played at Cho wan and now plays at UNC- Charlotte, Lenwood Harris who played at Craven and now plays at Winthrop and Marvin Dawson who played at Craven. ”I think we’ve got a lot of peo ple’s attention,” said Jones about the West Craven program. Roundtree said he expected getting used to more physical play to be the biggest adjustment for him in college ball. Manley (See CRAVEN. Pave 8)
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