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(TniiirnjSountg West Craven Highlights News From Along The Banks Of The Neuse .BiSSSWR*"" VOLUME 11 NO. 31 MAY 26,1988 VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE24iW80 OR 946-2144 (UPSP 412-110) 25 CENTS SIX PAGES Scottish Heritage Group Planning Ceilidh June 11 NEW BERN — The New Bern Scottish Heritage Socie ty U sponsoring a ceilidh (kay- lee) June 11 ftom 7 to 10 p.m. at New Bern Senior High School- Tickets are |S per person and are available from the members of the Society or im the Craven County Arts louncil- The Arts Council Is located at 317 Middle St- and can be reached at 638-2977. Tickets may be purchased at thedoororby writing the New Bern Scottish Heritage Socie ty, P.O. Box 1075, New Bern, N-C., 28560. To arrange tickets by phone of for more informa tion, call Mariaime Stewart at 637-3216. The North Carolina State University Pipes and Drums will provide entertainment along with the “Mac Rowdie Ceilidh Band, sword dancers, solo pipers and others. The event celebrates the Scottish heritage and serves as a social function for area ^IfKple of Scottish descent. Cooling Off When the mercury starts rising in thermo meters, thoughts of how to cool off start rising in children. These children found a nice way to have fUn and cool off at the same time on a recent hot day. All you need is a little plastic, smooth yard and water. With a running start, a beliy-flop and good extension, a youngster can go along way in having fUnand cooling off. (Terri Jamieson photo) Study Progressing, Says Director By HIKE VOSS Editor The first director of the Albe- marle-Pamlico Estuarine Study says the first year of the five-year, $5 million study was successful. A summary of the project's first year was prepared by Doug las N. Rader, who resigned re cently to work for an environ mental group in Raleigh. The re port was prepared for the pro ject’s policy committee and the Environmental Protection Agen cy, which is p^ing for the study of water qu^^ in the Pamlico and Albemarle watersheds. The report says the study appears to have made strong progress in all of its major activi ties during its first year. It says funded projects are in progress and a citizens' monitoring net work will be in place by early summer. The Washington-based Pamli- co-Tar River Foundation is establishing the monitoring program. "The continued success of the project depends upon the con tinuing flexibility and collabora tive spirit shown to date by state, federal, local officials, and the I^ple of the State of North Caro lina,” the report says. “The be ginnings have in some ways been painful, but a solid foundation has been laid to produce long term program of which citizens of North Carolina can be proud.” It adds that, 'The public in volvement portion of the APES program may well be the most important in the long term, since education and personal involve ment are critical to build the con sensus needed to reach the stated objectives. The majority of this effort depends upon building public and local government confidence in the APES program.” The project features two citizens’ advisory committees that meet regularly, a local gov ernment liaison network, a news letter, projects funded to citizen groups and universities and media relations. The reports notes that the pro ject has received newspaper coverage nationwide, national magazine exposure and environ mental periodicals- The report said media relations are “cur rently excellent, with lots of time dedicated to building such con nections-” Several publications and au dio-visual shows are available for public use- Several workshops have been held and will be held during the APES project- News reporters recently com pleted a three-day tour of the APES study area. The tour fo cused on several factors that affect the estuaries — agricul ture, fisheries, forestry, develop ment and land use- Twelve publications on APES projects, workshops and studies have been or will be published soon- APES is the first nationai estu ary program in the nation to be designated consistent with the Clean Water Bill of 1987. Receiv ing the designation requires the program to meet specific objec tives during the life of the APES project. Among the objectives are reports on the status and trends in water quality and living resources by 1990 and a compre hensive conservation and man agement plan by 1992. (See STUDY, Page 5) Bass Population Receives Boost At Fish Hatchery WELDON — Just a couple of miles down the river Rom Roanoke Rapids sits the small North Carolina town of Weldon. "^It isn't known much for its plush hotels or night life. But it is sprinkled with a few bait shops and small hardware stores, and it boasts a fishing history worthy of beng passed on for generations. Weldon is also home to one of the state’s more unique fish hatcheries operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Com mission. In a long, narrow cin- derblock building that sits on the bank of the Roanoke Riv er, biologists work 24 hours a day during the spring to raise striped bass and striped bass- white bass hybrids. lYom this hatchery,'the Wildlife Com- 'nussion expects to stock ab out 1.6 million young fish in the state's reservoirs and the Albermarle Sound this year. The hatchery operation it self is more than a century old. In 1872, biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began taking female striped bass, commonly known as rock fish, from the Roanoke River during their annual i spawning run. Those fish were caught the regular fishing way — with hook and line. In the late 1800s, eggs were taken Rom the fem^e strip ers, fertilized by the male, then put back into the river to hatch. But with new technolo gy, biologists can produce more fish by hatching the eggs in special hatchery jars. The young fish are then raised up to the size desired before they are stocked. Today, biologists use an electrofishing method in which charges of electricity are sent through the water Rom a boat. The fish are tem porarily stunned and are scooped up in nets when they bob to the surface. About 15 males and 15 females weighing between 12 and 17 pounds are placed in holding tanks filled with wa ter Rom the Roanoke River at the Weldon hatchery. Biolog- (See FISH, Page 5) Eggs of 17-pound striped bass tested Texasgulf Final Leg Of Estuarine Tour Company’s Draft Permit Should Cut Discharge, Officials Say By MIKE VOSS EdUor Reporters were told on the Rn- al leg of a three-day tour through the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds region that cooperation between Texasgulf Chemicals Co., state agencies and environ mental groups has led to a draft permit that cuts by 90 percent the amount of phosphorus Texas gulf puts into the Pamlico River at its Lee Creek site. The reporters from North Carolina, Virginia and the Dis trict of Columbia were also told by the owner of a crab house that diseases affecting fish and crabs did not appear to be as prevalent this year as last year. Last year large numbers of fish were re ported to have and some crabs had holes through their shells. The reporters were on a tour of the area as part of a program to educate them about the Albe- marle-Pamllco Estuarine Study that began about IVi years ago. The $5-million, 5-year APES program is being Rinded by the Environmental Protection Agency. A public hearing on the draft permit for Texasgulf was held May 9 at 7 p.m. at Beaufort Coun ty Community College. The per mit limit the amounts of nut rients and chemicals released into the river. Reporters were told that Tex asgulf ofRcials, state ofRcials and environmental interest groups met for 12 months to devise the draft permit. “The result of those meetings was new direction,” said J. Ran dolph Carpenter, director of gov ernmental affairs and public reia- tions at Texasgulf. Carpenter said the Lee Creek operation Rom 1980 through 1987 averaged putting 538 tons of phosphorus per year into the Pamlico. Under the proposed permit, the company would dis charge about SO tons per year, said Carpenter. The proposed permit calis for a 75 percent re duction in the average 348 tons of flouride discharged into the Pamlico each year. Carpenter said actual dis charge Rom the company was oniy aout 30 percent of what was allowed under its old permit. That permit expired in 1984 and (See TOUR, Page 5) Strawberries Take Over Vanceboro Sixth Festival Draws Hundreds To Parade, Races And Music By TERRI JAMIESON Staff Writer Strawberries, smiles, sunshine and heat were abundant Saturday as the sixth annual Strawberry Festival-Rescue Day came and went about as fast as the strawberries that were sold and eaten. Hundreds and hundreds of visitors flooded Vanceboro, swelling the population and clog ging the streets. Ibe festival got off to an early start — 7:30 a.m. to be exaxt — with a 5K road race through the streets of Vanceboro. That race was followed with a lOK race at 8 a.m. Fifty-three runners from across the state took part in the races. Kirk Maness was the finished first in the 5K race. The obligatory parade began snaking its way through town at 10 a.m. The Marine Corps band headed the parade and strutted with military precision down Main Street. Floats, bands, cars (See FESTIVAL, Page 5) Joey Whitford hooks up equipment Nine Hits Not Enough Lady Eagles Drop 9-7 Playoff Slugfest To Southern Nash By HIKE VOSS Editor STANHOPE — West Craven’s Lady Eagles surprised them selves and the Lady Firebirds of Southern Nash by putting seven runs across the plate in the first inning of an opening round game in the state 3-A softball playoffs. But the surprise turned to dis may when the Lady Firebirds ral lied for seven runs of their own in the third inning that put them in the driver's seat for a 9-7 win. “After they put those runs across in the Rrst inning I was real nervous,” said Southern Nash Coach Patrick Miller. But Miller's squad, trailing 7-1 going into the bottom of the third, put five consecutive singles and a homerun by Marian Pegram on the scorebook to take an 8-7 lead. West Craven Coach Gaye Hines said she moved her outfiel ders back toward the fence “when their big girls came up.” But the Lady Firebirds took advantageofthemoveand began dropping the ball in front of the outfielders. “I moved them back and their hitters just dropped the ball in Ront ofthem. They just hit the ball well,” said Coach Hines. Things looked good for the third-seeded Lady Eagles when lead-off hitter Evelyn Brimmer started the top of the Rrst inning with a home run off Pegram. Jen nifer Peele followed with a triple. She scored when shortstop Shar on Singletary hobbled a ball hit by Stacey Bergman. The Lady Eagles added added four more hits to take a 7-0 early lead. Southern Nash scored in the bottom of the Rrst when center- Relder Donna Winstead scored on a single by Linda Crumel. West Craven sent just three batters up to the plate in both the second and third innings and Southern Nash sent them back to the bench. Singletary began the Lady Firebird's half of the third by reaching first on an error by Chaundra Crouell. Five straight singles and the homerun by Pe gram put the Lady Firebirds on top for good. West Craven threatened in the fourth when Shona Wilkins drew a walk and Brimmer singled with one out. But they were left stranded when the next batters popped up and grounded out. 'The Lady Firebirds threatened again when they loaded the bases in the fourth. Winstead singled for the Lady Firebirds to lead of their half of the fourth, but Gail Crumel hit into a double play. The Lady Firebirds then used a Lady Eagle error and two singles to load the bases, but Pegram’s pop fly was caught to retire the side. West Craven tried to find its offense in the fifth when Crouell drew a walk. With one out, Tam my Wolfe's smash to the short stop was mishandled, leaving the Lady Eagles with baserunners on Rrst and third. But the Lady Eagles couldn’t move the baser unners as Marcie Blades popped up for the second out and Patri cia Daugherty grounded out to the pitcher for the third out. Southern Nash added another run in the sixth. With two outs, Gail Crumel reached Rrst on a Relder's choice. A single by Tra cy Small gave the Lady Firebirds runners on second and Rrst. Gail Crumel scored when Linda Crumel singled over the West Craven second baseman. Cynth ia Thome popped up to retired the side. West Craven’s Peele led off the seventh with a single. Bergman, the potential tying run Died out to centerfield. Crouell hit the ball to the shortstop, who flipped the ball to second for the force out. Theresa Dillahunt was subsi- tuted as a pinch runner for CroeuU and Amy Bizzell was cal led in to hit for Patricia Bryant. Bizzell hit to the shortstop who again flipped the ball to second for the force out to end the game. (See EAGLES, Page 5)
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