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(trenti^puntg West Craven Highlights VOLUME 11 NO. 11 MARCH 10, 1988 VANCEBORO. NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 24'1-078U OR 946 2144 (UPSP 412 1101 25 CENTS SIX PAGES District Panel Sets Higher Water Rates Commissioners Decline Rates Proposed By Advisory Board By MIKE VOSS Editor NEW BERN — Declining the advice of the Northwest Craven Waterand Sewer District’s advis ory board, the Craven County commissioners set the district’s water rates at $1.50 per 1,000 gal lons last week. ’The advisory board in a Febru ary meeting suggested the com missioners adopt a $10 per month user fee and charge cus tomers $1.20 for every 1,000 gal lons. TTie action concluded a two- '"Ko'ur special called meeting held before the commissioners de parted Saturday for the National Association of County Commis sioners conference in Washing ton D.C. The commissioners act as the board of directors for the four water districts in the county. Supporting the proposed Northwest Craven system budget setting the rates at $1.50 for every 1,000 gallons and a $10 availablity fee were County Man ager Tyler Harris, accountant Lou Cannon and Water and Sew er Supervisor Robert Gaskins. Opponents to the proposed budget said the rates were not what was promised prospective customers during a sign-up cam paign about two years ago. The district advisory board failed to set a rate Feb. 17. Board members were split over a rate that would have charged custom ers the original proposed rate ($15 a month) and a higher ($17.50 a month) rate for 5,000 gallons. A week later the board recom mended that the commissioners adopt the $1.20 per 1,000 gallons rate. ’The advisory board contended (See RATES, Page 5) -1 ■7- i Bottle Gardening Here's a novel approach to getting your own soft drink distribu torship. It's unclear how it all works as the bottle gardener was nowhere to be found. Our best guess is that bottle caps or slivers of bottles are planted in neat rows. Bottles apparently grow from these sets. As the bottle fruit ripens, it must fill with the planted beverage. That's how we figure it works anyway. (Ric Carter photo) Program Illustrates Drugs’ Deadly Side Students view photos illustrating dangers of drugs By MIKK VOSS Editor Forget the soft sell, says Lt. J.C. “Rusty” Woolard. When it comes to educating young peo ple about the dangers of drugs, this Craven County Sheriffs Department investigator takes a no-holds-barred approach. “It's real.” Woolard said of^ drugs and the crime that sur rounds their trade. “It happens. And it happens right down the rwd/' he told a group of junior- high-aged students at an area high school last Thursday. His hands-on presentation is designed to shock students into realizing the deadly side of drugs, he said. “I’m going to show you what 'Miami Vice' doesn’t show you. They show you some fake kill ings. I’m going to show you some real killings,” said Woolard. “The dealer presents a pretty paekage. He doesn’t tell you about what I am fixing to show you.” Woolard uses graphic color photographs of drug-related killings. A photograph of an in fant lying on a table after an autopsy with the coarse stitch ing on its body turned several heads. “Oh, gross!” said one student. The infant’s mother was under the influence of drugs when she killed the in fant, said Woolard. Another photograph of a severly deformed infant brought gasps and “Oh, no!” from the students. The deformi ty was blamed on heavy drug use by the infant’s parents. A series of photographs of a man killed in during a sour drug deal and left in the woods for two weeks before his body was discovered also turned some heads. Another series of photo graphs show a mother lying dead in a pool of blood after being murdered by her three children. Woolard said the chil dren thought they could kill her and just a small circle of blood would appear and they could drag her into the woods. ‘They thought it would be like 'Miami Vice’ but found out different,” said Woolard. “I’m not trying to scare the kids. I am trying to show them that It can happen to their brothers, sisters and parents. I am trying to show them that the bad side of drugs can come into their home,” said Woolard. Woolard said the drug prob lem begins with television. “You might not agree with me, but until you can show me diffe rent I am going to still believe the way I do,” he said. He said television made alcoholic be verages attractive to young peo ple. About 30 students raised their hands when asked if they had ever had wine coolers. Eight students admitted to trying beer and 10 said they had seen drugs on the school grounds. One student said that televi sion commercials made beer look attractive to him. “It begins here (with wine coolers) and ends up here,” said Woolard showing a chart of a person in jail, a dead person and a person in rehabilitation. “The whole nation is going to have to go through a rehabilita tion program,” said Woolard. Woolard, supervisor of inves tigations for the Craven County Sheriffs Department, said the last two years have seen a marked increase in drug- related killings. ‘Tve seen a lot of blood and gore in the last two years and just about all of it's drug-related,” he said. Students can view photo graphs of someone kill^ in a sour drug deal and not be affected too much, but when (See DRUGS, Page 2) Diamond In The Rough ^fow A Sparkling Gem For Baseball Program By MIKE VOSS Editor It was once a diamond in the rough but now it is a real gem of a ballpark. Fans who haven’t seen a base ball game at West Craven High School in the last two years might think they are at the wrong location if they show up at the school this year. Gone is the old red clay infield. Gone is the sand- lot look of the baseball field. In its place is a well-manicured, ■ ayractive field. •"^Vest Craven baseball coach Tim Hardison has been at the school less than two years, but the field looks as if he spent a lifetime on it. Lush, freshly- mowed green grass, an infield flee of ruts and that drains well after a heavy rain replace a field that once looked like a major bat tle was waged there. Hardison also has eyes on improving the caliber of play on the improved field. “It’s no comparison,” he said of the present condition of the field to what it was two years ago. Hardison said he came to West Craven to “totally upgrade the whole program.” To him that meant improving facilities as well as ballplayers. He even (See FIELD, Page 2) Boys, Girls End Season; Havelock Teams Sweep West Craven’s basketball teams ended their season ’Tues day night but five Coastal basket ball teams are still alive after quarterfinal action in the Class 3-A NCHSAA Sectional tourna ment action concluded Tuesday night. West Craven’s boys’ team was another quarterfinal casualty as Burlington Williams defeated the Eagles 68-54. ’The West Craven girls lost to the Lady Cavaliers of Warren County, 72-64 while ’The Lady Patriots ft-om West Carteret fell to Western Alamance, 58-48. In the girls’ bracket, Havelock defeated Southwest Halifax 84- 57 to move into the semifinals against Harnett Central, a 48-29 winner over Northwest Halifax. The Havelock boys held off Northwest Halifax 72-65 in the second game of a home doub leheader in which both Ram teams dedicate their efforts to Kevin Godette, a varsity boys’ basketball player that was killed in an automobile accident this past weekend. In a ceremony before the twin- bill started, Godette’s jerseys for home and away games were hung at the two ends of the Have lock gym. ’The players on both Havelock team are wearing black bands on their jerseys in memory of Godette. Elsewhere around the league. North Lenoir’s girls lost their quarterfinal game to Southwest (See EAGLES, Page 5) Just Briefly 70-Year-Old Facing Drug, Liquor Charges BRIDGETON — A tip on the Crimestoppers telephone net work led to the arrest last week of a 70-year-old Bridgeton man on drug and alcohol charges. James M. Frazier of 1612 U.S. 17 North in Bridgeton was charged with several felonies, including manufacturing of a con trolled substance; possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marguana and possession of marijuana. Misdemeanor charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and possession of equipment and ingredients to manufacture liquor were also brought against him. Frazier is out on bond and awaiting trial. Law enforcement officers found a copper still, 35 marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia during their search of Frazier’s trailer. Officers alleged that Frazier was growing the marijuana in the trailer. Officers acted on the information received through the Crimestoppers and a confidential informant about the alleged growing of the plants. Officers said Frazier agreed to a search of the trailer. Along with the 35 plants, automatic times, lights and about three ounces of a white powder was found. The State Bureau of Investigation is analyzing the white substance for possible cocaine content, said Sheriff Pete Bland. Not enough West Craven’s Delton Harris, 33, applies defensive pressure against Havelock’ Derrek Borden in the championship game of the Coastal Conference Friday night. The Eagles’ efforts came up short as Havelock took the championship 80-74. (Jim Green photo) Police Chief s Post Open Vanceboro is still in the market for a police chief. The one-man department became vacant when former chief Herman Lewis resigned last month and moved for family reasons, said Vanceboro Mayor Jimmie L. Morris. Town Clerk Carolyn Ipock said about three or four qualifying applications had been received. Applications are cleared through the state’s Criminal Justice Department after the town receives the applications. Police Commissioner A.F. Whitley is in charge of interviewing applicants. Two of the applicants are from Craven County, according to Mrs. Ipock. Baby Wouldnt Wait COVE CI’TY — Too late, the baby would not wait. ’That’s what happened to the Cove City Rescue Squad last week when Camille Chapman’s son was born. The boy was reported in good condition following his birth early Friday morning. (See BRIEFS, Page 5)
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