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'Eastern
Echoes
By
Gail Roberson
Meeting From Page 1
anything else I could think of,”
he said.
Transportation was also men
tioned as a top priority for the
county. Chris Kling of Vance-
boro indicated that a public
transportation system would be
nefit the county. Kling said such
a system would allow those with
out transporation to get to work,
be attractive to industry in that it
would make the county's work
force mobile and bring shoppers
into downtown areas.
are "trying to deal with it in a
comprehensive manner,” look
ing to use the newest technolo
gies available in the country and
even pass the state.
Tommy Morris suggested the
county look at the bridges in the
county, saying many of them are
inadequate to handle traffic. The
two major bridges in New Bern
often suffer from backed-up traf
fic at peak times. Two summers
ago one of the bridges jammed
and traffic had to be detoured
several miles to by-pass the
bridge.
Alderman Shirley Bryan of
Vanceboro said the county
should protect and enhance a
natural resource important to the
county—its water. He suggested
the county emphasize use and
protection of water sources, the
Neuse River and wetlands. He
encouraged the county to look
into building more picnic areas
and boat ramps.
Pridgen also expects water and
sewer systems to be a problem
the county will need to look at
further. With homeowners, and
even small businesses, running
into problems getting approval
for septic tanks in areas not
served by sewer systems, local
government officials see loss of
residents and industry (both of
whom would pay taxes) as a
problem. Other areas are ex
periencing water problems,
either lack of drinkable water (as
Pleasant Hill residents have ex
perienced recently) or delays in
getting hooked up to a water sys
tem, as some customers of the
Northwest Craven water system
have experienced.
Providing water and sewer sys
tems that work will attract more
residents and industry, said
some of those at the meeting.
Dimick said the problem is a
“hassle to deal with” and the
county needed to work with
legislators to solve the problem.
County Manager Tyler Harris
said the county commissioners
“There will be no places left be
fore long,” said Bryan.
The alderman also said he ex
pected zoning to become a part of
the county's future. He said
growth would necessitate the
need for control and that zoning
needs to be done "whether we
want it or not”
Others said the county needs to
do more to attract college gradu
ates back to the county. He said
many graduates who grew up in
Craven County cannot find jobs
back in their home towns. Scott
Thomas said he was lucky to
“come back to Vanceboro and
work in New Bern.”
Project Director Dan DeBow
concurred with Thomas. He said
a high percentage of new jobs are
service-related and don’t pay
high wages, not offering much to
young people and their families.
Debow said that the committee
would not take the suggestions
heard at the four meetings and
just go away. He said the four
meetings were a beginning to the
committee's work to develop a
plan for controlling growth in the
county and to use that plan in
developing the county.
The committee’s work is ex
pected to take another year and
result in a plan that government
agencies will use in guiding the
county into the next century.
New Bern Hands Eagles 60-40 Setback
The old-time circuit riding preachers rivaied Paui Bunyan
in both their mentai and physicai stamina. Once, a roughneck
who was offended by the preaching of one circuit rider named
Jesse Waiker, rode his horse into an “Indian tight” enciosure
where the preacher was working.
"Parson,” he shouted, “You’ve got me to iick or git out of
this neck o' the woods.”
The preacher turned, quietiy took the feiiow by the seat of
his pants and the nape of the neck and depositied him over the
fence. The ruffian got up, peeked through a crack, and in a
mumbiing-meek voice said, “Now, Parson, if you’ii kindiy
hand me my mare over the fence, too. Pit be a'goin’!”
My famiiy on both sides is fiiii of ministers. One ancestor in
particuiar has aiways intrigued me because he was indeed,
weii known in these parts as one of those strong-witied circuit
riders himseif. He beiieved that it was of no use waiking any
where to preach uniess he preached as he waiked. He “rode”
mostty in a hand-carved canoe which he puiied up to shore at
various intervais. In his roughneck land where survival was
difficult and law and order non-existent, a humble, gentle
mannered parson didn’t stand a chance. So, in order to keep
his flock together, he soon learned a few tricks of the trade.
Come to think of it, it’s still a rough-neck land where surviv
al is difficult and law and order, though now closeby, often
makes little difference. So, we shouldn't be so surprised when
our modern-day parsons tighten their belts and crack the
whip, like their ancestors before them. In order to administer
to wandering souls, our contemporary parsons are constanly
engaged in a battle of both brain and brawn. Mostly brain. For
instance:
A minister was known by a few of his parishioners to be very
fond of cherry brandy. One of them, in a mischievous frame of
mind, offered to present him with a bottle on the condition
that it would be ftilly acknowledged in the next Sunday’s
church bulletin. The offer was promptly accepted. Sure
enough, this notice appeared in the next bulletin: “The Vicar
thanks Mr. McTavish for his gift of fruit and the spirit in which
it was given.”
A prophet speaks when he has something to say ... a
preacher has to speak every Sunday whether he has anything
to say or not. It’s not easy tending to a flock that strays so often.
Seventy-two percent of the people believe the Bible to be the
Word of God, but only 12 percent read it on a daily basis. When
a minister’s congregation turns to the middle of their Bibles to
read something in the book of Genesis, the preacher knows
he’s in trouble.
And business and religion seldom mix. This is one area that
quickly defeats the best of parsons:
There were two friends who joined forces to open a butcher
shop. Business prospered, and they made money for many
years. One day, an evangelist came to town and conducted a
revival meeting. The first partner went to church and got
saved. He went back to the business and told the other partner,
encouraging him to also give his heart to the Lord. The partner
replied, after much thought, “I’m glad you’ve got religion, but
if I go too, who’s going to weigh the meat?” The matter was
ended.
Our preachers, both the parsons of times past and the con
temporary ones today, know that religion is a process of turn
ing your skull into a tabernacle, not of going off to Jerusalem
once a year. It’s hard. There is only one religion, though there
are a hundred versions of it. Most of their congregations use
religion like a trolley car... riding on it only when it’s going
their way. So, nothing has changed. Not really. Especially
Parson Pauls. They still have to be as tough as ever.
NEW BERN — West Craven’s
varsity basketball team went to
New Bern last week and awoke a
hibernating Bears’ team. The
Bears came out of hiberation and
ftilly-awake in the second half hit
three-point shot after three-point
shot to take a season-opening 60-
40 win over the Eagles.
The Bears had nine three-point
baskets in the tilt.
In girls action, the Lady Eagles
had tittle trouble keeping the
Lady Bears at bay, taking a 6S-38
win.
To help combat the surly
Bears, West Craven coach Loren
zo Jones had to call up three
members from the junior varsity
squad. Prior to the season opener
for both teams, Jones had lost
three varsity players for
academic reasons and had only
nine varsity members.
The Bears threw a defensive
net over the Eagles in the second
half and kept them from getting
inside. With the Eagles held in
check, the Bears took command
and had little problem in coast
ing to the win.
West Craven came out hustling
and scrapping against the Bears
and took a hard-fought 25-22 lead
into the lockerroom at halftime.
But the Bears came out of their
den to begin the second half and
began their long-range bombing
attack.
“In the second half, we kind of
got away from our offense. In the
first half, we played far better
than I had a right to expect. With
young kids, you don’t know
whether they’re going to come
out and play great or play awftil,”
said Jones.
New Bern coach Art Paschal
was worried about the game. The
Bears’ coach said too many
strange things have happened
when the two teams have met in
the past.
“If you look through the his
tory of this game, the team with
the most returning players or the
most talent doesn’t always win,”
said Paschal.
The Eagles looked as if they
would prove Paschal’s words
true, but the Bears prevailed.
Jones accepted the loss, but said
he was pleased with his team’s
play in the first half.
Jones said he saw more posi
tive things in the first half than he
expected to see. Jones said the
team responded well in fhmt of a
large crowd and it apparently did
not affect his tems’s perform-
Eagles
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widen a 23-17 halftime lead to 38-
19 as Croell had seven points, in-
ciuding a three-pointer, and
Linetta Bryant added four as the
Lady Eagles improved to 2-0
overali.
Greene Centrai, 0-1, was led by
Tonya Taylor’s 12 points. Point
guaM Angie Harreli chipped in
nine points for the Lady fUims.
The Lady Eagtes forced 15
Greene Central turnovers in
jumping out to a 13-2 first quarter
lead, but the Lady Rams had a
press of their own, forcing West
Craven into five straight turnov
ers in the second quarter during a
8-0 flurry as Greene Central pul
led within six, 22-16, with 58
seconds left.
The closest the Lady Rams got
was 43-31 when Taylor converted
an oftensive rebound with just
over six minutes remaining.
But West Craven used its press
to force six turnovers, resulting
in a 10-2 run that buoyed the
Lady Eagles to a 53-33 advantage
Church News
Si. Paul's
Episcopal Church
A mission of spiritual healing
is being planned for St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church in Vanceboro.
Tbe Rev. Fred I.E. Ferris, a for
mer rector during the 1950s, will
conduct the mission titled “An
Invitation to Spiritual Healing.”
Services will be held Dec. 4
through Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. each
night. Special music will be pro
vided for the Dec. 4 service by
Mary T. Elks of New Bern, organ
ist and choir director of Trinity
Episcopal Church in Chocowin-
ity, where Father Ferris also
served. Mrs. Elks will bring the
choir ftom Trinity to the service.
A reception will be held in the
parish bouse following the Dec. 4
evening service. Jeff Simpkins
will be the organist for the morn
ing service Dec. 4 and evening
services Dec. 5 and Dec. 6.
The laying on of hands and the
annointing of the sick with oil
has been one of the five lesser
Sacraments of the Church for
centuries but have been neg
lected in many of the smaller
churches in the U.S. Because of
the need for spiritual healing that
faces the present generation, said
church officials, it is hoped that
all interested members of all
Christian churches will respond
to the invitation ftom the vestry
of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to
be present for the services and to
receive the laying on of hands.
Ferris is director of Pastoral
Counseling Services in Roxboro
and is researching a book with
Duke students on “The Com
munication Gap.”
Tabernacle HolincM
The public is invited to attend a
Christmas program Dec. 21 at
7:30 p.m. at the Tabernacle Holi
ness Church in Vanceboro.
Tabernacle Holiness Church is
located just outside the town
limits of Vanceboro on N.C. 43.
Refreshments will be served
after the program.
Lone’a Chajiel
tlniled Helbodiat Cburch
Lane’s Chapel United Method
ist Church will be having its
annual fall bazaar Dec. 3.
Baked goods, handmade crafts
and decorations will be sold. The
bazaar begins at 10 a.m. and ends
at 3 p.m. Lunch will be served
ftom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Barbecue
pork and barbecue chicken
plates will be sold.
Communily Holincai
(Zhnrch
Missionary Yates will be
preaching her first trial sermon
at Community Holiness Church
at 8 p.m. Dec. 3.
The public is invited to attend.
ance.
Paschal said the Eagles were
prepared, but turnovers in the
second half hurt the Eagles and
let his team score and pull away.
Reggie Jones lead the New
Bern comeback that started in
the third quarter. He hit a thre^
pointer, scored again and tlppM
in im errant Bear shot to knot the
game at 29-29. Gerald Jarmon
lead the Bear breakaway when
he hit a basket and followed with
two three-point shots for a 37-29
lead with just over three minutes
left in the third period.
Jarmon hit for five three-point
buckets and lead the team with
17 points. Jones added a second
three-point shot and added 12
points. Phillip Batts added two
more three-point buckets for the
Bears.
Wayne Jenkiru lead the West
Craven scoring with nine points.
tad]r Eaatca, 68
Lady Bean, 88
Jennifer Peele came off the
bench and sparked the Lady
Eagles to a 65-38 win over New
Bern’s Lady Bears.
The highly-ranked Lady
Eagles used Peele at guard and at
forward and use her speed and
guard Linetta Bryant’s speed to
give the Lady Bears something
they could not handle.
Coach Liz Cox used the play of
Peele and Bryant, along with
tough inside defense and superb
rebounding to put away the Lady
Bears early.
Obituaries
with 2:32 left. West Craven coach
Liz Cox then emptied her bench.
Even though there were 85 tur
novers — Greene Central conv,
mitted 45 — most of the miscues
were caused by the pressure de
fenses both teams employed.
“Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t
the greatest game to watch, but I
played everybody and most of
the mistakes were because the
girls were hustling,” Cox said. “I
can’t expect the younger girls to
play with the starters as a unit
when I substitute. Tonight, I
played my No. 2 point guard and
No. 3 forward a lot. It’ll take time
forthis group to mesh as a team.”
West Craven completed the
sweep by defeating Greene Cen
tral 52-38 in the junior varsity
game as point guard Billy Dail
sparked the 1-1 Eagles with 15
points and Derek Adams added
nine.
Keith Pridgen and Alphonza
Jones had eight points each for
0-1 Greene Central.
Eula S. Heath
Eula S. Heath, 84, died in Triad
Health Care Center.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
with the Rev. Kenneth Moore
officiating. Buriai was in River
side Christian Church Cemetery.
She was a native of Pitt County
and lived most of her life in the
Clay Root community. She was a
member of Timothy Christian
Church.
She is survived by two sons,
John Heath and Clifton E. Heath,
both of Vanceboro; a sister, Mrs.
Lucy Smith of Ayden; a brother,
David L. Smith of Ayden; four
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Clarence E. Neal
Clarence Eugene “Charlie”
Neal, 68, died Saturday at his
home in Vanceboro.
The fUneral service was con
ducted Monday at 11 a.m. in the
Witkerson Funerai Chapel, Van
ceboro, by the Rev. Dan Hall and
the Rev. Graham Lane. The
graveside service was conducted
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Neal
family cemetery in Buies Creek.
Surviving are his wife, Jane
Carter Neal; a son, Clarence
Eugene Neal Jr. of Vanceboro;
two daughters, Mrs. Carolyn
Russell of Vanceboro and hte.
Dianne Lane of Roanoke Rapids;
a brother, James Garfield Neal of
Buies Creek; two sisters, Mrs.
Irene Self of Walkerton and Mrs.
Louise Hutcherson of Rich
mond, Va.; and four grandchil
dren.
Neal, a native of Buies Creek,
served in the Army Air Corps
during World War 11. He was a
resident of Vanceboro for 36
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his retirement in 1685. He was a
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Christian Church, where he was
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Jonah H. Foy
Jonah H. Foy, 62, died last
Thursday at his home near Van
ceboro.
Graveside services were held
Monday at 1 p.m. at the National
Cemetery in New Bern.
He was a native of Pollocksvil-
le and a retired civil service em
ployee. He lived in Florida for a
number of years and in Emul for
four years.
Surviving are his wife, Adell
Foy; three sons, Roger Foy and
Alex Foy, both of Claxton, Ga.,
Ricky Foy of Adell, Ga.; four
daughters, Pat Cannon, Kathy
Foy, Marie Foy and Nancy Foy,
all of Claxton, Ga.; four stepsons,
James K. Polk, Ronald J. Polk,
Andrew S. Polk and Larry M.
Polk, all of Plant City, Fla.; three
stepdaughters, Mrs. Christine
Alvarez of Brooksville, Fla., Mrs.
Lois Murrow of Plant City, Fla.,
Mrs. Wanda Morans of Vrilrico,
Fla.; two bothers, Thurman Foy
of New Bern, Hughes Foy of Ale
xandria, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs.
Julia Foy of California, Sybil Foy
of Florida, Mrs. Pauline Broncat-
ti of Tampa, Fla., Jeta Foy of
Riverview, Fla.; eight grandchil
dren; 21 stepgrandchildren and 6
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Fred L. Anderson
Fred Lee Anderson, 72, of 550
Aurora Road in Emul died last
Wednesday.
The funeral service was held at
2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Wilker-
son Funeral Chapel, Vanceboro,
by Rev. Robert Cayton. Burial
was in Celestial Memorial Gar
dens.
Anderson is survived by a son,
Fred Lee Anderson Jr. of New
Bern; two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia
A. Eanes and Mrs. Myra A. Hart,
both of New Bern; two brothers,
Luther E. “Pat” Anderson of
Vanceboro and James D. Ander
son of Emul; a sister, Mrs. Ruby
Moran of Fredericksburg, Va.;
nine grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Anderson was a native and life
long resident of Craven County.
He grew up in the Piney Neck
community and lived near
Askins for the past 37 years.
Adrian E. Jones
Adrian Earl Jones, 60, died Sun
day in Craven Regional Medical
Center.
A graveside service was held at
3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the High
Bridge Cemetery by the Rev. Bili
Wingard and the Rev. Owen
Peele.
Jones was a native of Lenoir
County and lived much of his iife
in the Askins community and
lived the last two years in the
Vanceboro community. He was
employed by Pepsi Cola Bottling
Co. in New Bern for a number of
years. He was a member of First
Baptist Chureh in Vanceboro.
Surviving are his wife, Augus
ta Morris Jones; three sisters,
Mrs. Hwiet Jones Meadows of
Maysville, Mrs. Eunice Jones
Lucas of Mayodan and licg,.
Smithey Jones Daniels of New
Bern; a brother, Eugene Jones of
New Bern.
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