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(CrBut^Duntg West Craven Highlights -^yrtCiaS News From Along The Banks Of The Neuse ippr r HMONAt rcwtnuvN ASSSOAIION News From Along The Banks Of The Neuse VOLUME II NO. 13 MARCH 24. 1088 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 244 0780 OR 946 2144 (UPSP 412-110) 25 CENTS SIX PACES Big Top Coming Soon Josip Marican, hailed as “the trainers’ trainer.” holds court of command over a a majestic confluence of cats including black maned Nubian lions. Bengal tigers and his own genetically en gineered “ligers” combined in an awesome center ring display which is a featured attraction at the upcoming apperance of Clyde Elizabeth 11 To Sail Into Washington For Tulip Festival Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, the “world’s largest under the big top.” ’The circus is coming to New Bern April 7 and Havelock April 5-6. Times, locations and ticket information will be provided in next week’s edition. (Ric Carter photo) Elizabeth 11, a lifesize replica of the early Elizabeth I which plied the coastal waters of North Caro lina in the Lost Colony years, will come to the Original Washington and dock here at Havens Wharf for the Tulip Festival. The ship will come into Washington harbor and dock at Havens Wharf on April 13 and it will remain here until April 19. ’The big Elizabeth 11 party will be staged on Wednesday, April 13, aboard ship from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The expenses of bringing in this floating attraction are heavy. and local business organizations have made contributions so that local people and tourists can come aboard at a lower price. The price per couple for the ship par ty is $50. The Pamlico Sounds will furnish entertainment along with the Washington Commun ity Band. While docked in Washington, all school children in organized groups will be admitted aboard free of charge. All Beaufort County mayors (See SHIP, Page 2) Strawberry Festival Plans In Full Swing, Says Board Plans are in full swing for the sixth annual Strawberry Festival-Rescue Day slated for May 21 in Vanceboro. Organizers say this year’s festival promises to be the best. Following tradition, the Vanceboro Rescue Squad will sponsor its annual barbecue pork and barbecue chicken dinner. A varied schedule of entertainment is scheduled throughout the day, including a parade, bluegrass music, a v^^trate exhibition, doggers and a demontration given by the rescue squad. In addition to the annual Craft Extravaganza, the Van ceboro Junior Woman’s Club is sponsoring the first Vance boro Strawberry Festival Race this year. Local church and civic groups are making plans for baked good booths and a bazaar. To satisfy the sweet tooth of a passerby there will be strawberry wagons, strawberry short- (See FESTIVAL, Page 5) Commissioners Approve Plan About Bridges Take No Action On Request To Form Scholastic Council Craven County commissioners were busy Monday, having over 20 items on their agendas to take care of during the day. The commissioners heard sug gestions on the John Lawson Bridge, forming a scholastic council and heard a report on planned roads improvements. Randy Doub of Greenville, a Department of Transportation board member, told the commis sioners that a feasibility study on replacing the John Lawson Bridge over the Nuese River has started. The commissioners approved a recommendation by County Manager Tyler Harris to curtail the erratic opening of both the John Lawson Bridge and the Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge over the Trent River. Harris* proposal increased the hours that the bridges are slated to remain open to vehicle traffic from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. with a sche duled drawbridge opening at 7:30 a.m. for any waiting pleasure craft. The current schedule for vehicle trafllc is from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. The afternoon hours would be expanded from 4:30 to 6 p.m. with one scheduled drawbridge opening for pleasure craR at 5 p.m. The current schedule is from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Both local and state highway officials are investigating the bridge. When the bridge’s draw bridge is opened for water traffic, traffic jams occur during high way traffic hours. Last summer the drawbridge jammed twice and back up traffic. On one occa sion metal had to be cut from the bridge to allow it to close and per mit traffic to cross. A local task force is attempting to solved the problem from a loc al angle. Vessels with a state or com mercial permit, or any emergen cy vessels, would still have the right of way. Harris said the new hours would only affect pleasure craR. The commissioners passed the suggestion on to the state for consideration. In another matter, New Bern’s Mack Bennett requested that the county commissioners appoint a scholastic improvement council to investigate scholastic records. At a February meeting of the New Bern-Craven County Board of Education, Bennett was met (See BRIDGES, Page 5) ^Please Eat Daisies/ And Fry Blossoms^ Seed Companies Ask Elizabeth II under sail As an election year, 1988 is like ly to be full of flowery speeches. Several seed companies, howev er, are hoping that some flowery limes will be going in mouths and not just coming out of them. They are marketing edible flowers. Edible flowers are nothing new. The heads of cauliflower and broccoli are the buds of these plants. Artichokes and artichoke hearts are the buds of the artichoke plant. In the past, seed catalogs have mentioned that nasturtium leaves and petals can be a zesty addition to sandwiches and salads. Many seed catalogs carry herbs, and flowers of herbs often get eaten or used to flavor dishes just as leaves and stems of herbs do. Certain catalogs this year have gone farther than ever in expos ing their customers to the world of edible posies, though. A new offering from Park Seed Company (Cokesbury Rd., Greenwood, S.C. 29647) is But- terblossom squash, “a bushy plant that prolifically bears large golden male blossoms perfect for culinary use.” Squash blossoms may be dipped in batter and fried of stuffed and baked. Park offers free recipes especially developed for Butterblossom squash. One packet (20 seeds) of Butterblos som squash costs $1.25. Two packets are $2.15. Thompson and Morgan (P.O. Box 1308, Jackson, N.J. 08527) offers a ‘‘Flower Petal Salad.” The catalog states that ‘‘by the sprinkling of selected flower pet als over and amongst the salad, it is truly astonishing how much more appetising and attractive it looks and as each flower T&M has chosen has its own indi vidual flavours, how much more interesting and enjoyable a salad can be to eat.” (Thompson and Morgan’s home office is in Ipswich, East Anglia; thus the British spellings.) T&M’s floral salad is a mixture of calendulas (‘‘warm spicy flavour”), lemon mint (‘‘honey-minty flavoured”), borage (‘‘cucumber flavour”), johnny jump-ups (“warm, slight ly apple flavour”), angel rose (‘‘scented aromatic flavour”), and nasturtiums (“peppery fla vour”) all in one packet for $1.75 or four packets for $5.95. Shepherd’s Garden Seeds (7389 W. Zayante Rd., Felton, Calif.) has devoted two pages of its catalog exclusively to edible flowers. It offers Lemon Gem marigolds, Kablouna calendulas, chive blossoms, johnny jump- ups, nasturtiums, anise hyssop and borage. A four-page pam phlet of recipes is available to (See DAISIES, Page 5) History Is The Housekeeper For Homes Tour Next Month NEW BERN — History is the housekeeper in old New Bern, and 12 prized examples of her work will be shown on the His toric Homes and Gardens Tour, April 8 and 9. The tour is ex pected to coincide with the peak of springtime in this peninsuiar town, founded in 1710, on the Neuse and Trent Rivers. In addition to the 12 privately restored homes, selected fi'om dozens listed in the National Register of Historic Places, other interesting landmarks, charming churches, and the gardens of Tryon Palace will welcome Homes Tour ticket holders. The 16th annual Tryon Palace Gardener’s Sunday on April 10th follow the festive Homes Tour event. The lush gardens and grounds of Tryon Palace, North Carolina’s colonial capitol and governor's mansion, will be open flee to the public, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The April 10th Gardener’s Sunday honors all the gardeners and “green thumbs” who toil to add beauty to the landscape. 30,000 tulips highlight the 18th century style gardens, which are also bright with violas, azaleas, flowering cherry, quince, narcis si, and dogwood. The Tryon Palace craftspersons will delight visitors with blacksmithing, bas ketry, and candle-making. 'There will be the regular admission fees for interior tours ofTryon Palace, Stanly House, and Dixon- Stevenson House. Visitors for the Historic Homes and Gardens Tour on April 8-9 will discover that a number of the private historic homes have not been shown before. The tour commences with the Forbes House (ca. 1760-70), and con tinues through Federal, Greek Revival and Victorian styles to the Anderson-Sprenger House built in 1920. Landmarks of particular in terest are Judge Gaston’s Law Officetca. 1820), New Bern Muni cipal Building (ca. 1897), and the stately New Bern Academy (ca. 1809). One of the nation’s earliest educational institutions, the Academy, now ftilly restored, is being prepared to open as a museum component of the Tryon Palace Complex in au tumn, 1989. Homes ’Tour partici pants are getting a sneak preview of the building itself. Along the route of the Historic Homes and Gardens Tour, more than a dozen special events are offered as passing delights. Free refieshments, crafts demonstra tions, and musical programs are included at many of the tour sites. Homes Tour tickets also in- (See TOUR, Page 5) Homes Tour One of New Bern’s outstanding Federal-style homes, the Eli Smallwood House built in 1810, contains extraordinary period woodwork. It is one of 12 privately restored homes open during the April 8-9 New Bern Historic Homes and Gar dens Tour. The tour also includes churches, other landmarks and the Tryon Palace Gardens.
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