PAGE 2 — WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 8,1988
Eastern
Echoes
By
Gail Roberson
West Craven Avoids
Sweep, Girls Post Win
I'm convinced that in a past life, I was somebody named
"Occupant.” And, they're still forwarding my mail. I never
cease to be amazed at the variety of material that comes across
my desk in a given week, most of it courtesy of the U.S. Postal
Service. The bulk goes straight into the trash, but now and
then I open a piece for a brief examination, even if only to
consider the strange and wonderous human endeavors it took
to create such a junk offer. Examples are the magazine I re
cently received filled with items I can order that are all shaped
like pigs. Last week it was an advertisement of an oitment
guaranteed to enhance my sex life if I'd only rub a bit between
my toes. The little sample package kept me in a state of ponder
for a week. Finally, I squeezed it on one wing of an old, worn-
out rooster who has been retired to the back corner of the
chicken pen by the younger males of his breed. When I check
ed on him the next day, not only was he ftilly alert and strut
ting his stuff, but so were at least twenty hens encircling him.
That's a sample I'll be looking for in the mail again.
The brochure on how to rid buffalo of ticks also caught my
eye, as I have about every breed of animal in my backyard
except that. I stuck it in a drawer, just in case.
When I think of such offers, I always recall Dave Wadley's
junk mail poetry: “You may have won a million bucks, this is
the book you deed, we have your size in slacks or tux, one dose
kills every weed. Such are the offers I receive in almost every
mail. If it's their purpose to deceive, their hammer hits the nail.
This seems to me the worst of all, in the postal box I rent, is a
lot of junk marked 'personal' or 'current resident.' My post
man is now hospitalized, don't know the last detail, but hernia
is recognized, from carrying junk mail.”
I've no more than grown accustomed to figuring my postage
bill at present rates, when they up and raise it again. Now, I
don't mind paying for good service, and would gladly fork
over the new rate hike if the Postal Service would just use the
money to buy younger ponies.
A special delivery letter was first sent in the United States on
October 1,1885. Based on some of my recent experiences, that
document should arrive around some time next week.
I mailed all my Easter cards on the same day this year. My
mama received hers the next day and my grandma, right next
door, got hers three weeks after the fact. My aunt never re
ceived hers at all, as did a couple of my friends. The energy
involved in searching out just the right card, the notes written
therein, postage, ink and numerous other accessories are often
all in vain. They simply, though properly mailed with return
address, end up in “never-never land.”
One friend of mine mailed a note to her sister the same day
she left by car to drive out to visit her ... nearly a full, two-
weeks drive, including time out for sightseeing and detours.
She arrived at her sister's place five whole days before her
note. She should have just saved herself twenty-five cents and
hand delivered it the old-fashioned way ... by pony express.
And, I don't mean the four wheel kind either.
Obituary
Virginia S. Evans
Mrs. Virginia Smith Evans, 67,
of Beechtree Road, Macswoods,
Washington, died in a Durham
hospital Monday.
Services will be at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at the First Baptist
Church with the Revs. B.J.
McKee and Keithen Tucker offi
ciating. Burial will be in Oakdale
Cemetery.
The body will be taken from
Paul Funeral Home to the church
one hour before the service.
Memorials may be made to the
Immunotoxic Research Fund, in
care of Dr. Arthur Frankel, Box
3898, Duke University M^ical
Center, Durham, 27710.
Harold Robinson, Mac Jones,
Bob Tyndall, Charles Hester, Bil
ly Chandler and Mayhue Ed
wards will serve as pallbearers.
Past and present employees of
Evans Seafood Co. will serve as
honorary pallbearers.
The family wiU receive friends
at their home in Macswoods.
A native of Beaufort County,
Mrs. Evans was the daughter of
Mrs. Thelma Evans Smith Whit
ley of Washington and the late
Hyman Smith. She was married
to Melton E. Evans Nov. 4, 1939.
He died in Oct. 11, 1987. Mrs.
Evans was an active member of
the First Baptist Church. She
had served on the Board of Trus
tees of Beaufort County Hospit
al. Mrs. Evans had worked on the
local United Fund Drive for
several years. She and her late
husband owned and operated
Evans Seafood Co. in Washing
ton from 1951 until their retire
ment in January 1987. Mrs.
Evans was an active member of
the Washington Woman's Club,
having served as president for
two terms and in all other elected
offices at least once over the
years. She had served in District
15 of the North Carolina Federa
tion of Woman's Clubs. Mrs.
Evans served as president, vice
president and chaplain in that
organization. She was the
citizenship division chairman of
the state federation. Mrs. Evans
was a lifetime member of the
national federation.
Surviving with her mother are
two daughters, Mrs. Artie (Patri
cia) Rawls of Washington and
Mrs. T. Carlton (Gayle) Younger
Jr. of Greensboro; three grand
children; six sisters, Mrs. Edna
Ewing of Fayetteville, Mrs. Doris
Sparrow of Washington, Mrs.
Nellie Williams of Vanceboro,
Mrs. Glynda Crousore of Koko
mo, Ind., Mrs. Mable Howell of
Cary and Mrs. Janet Faccinto of
Litchfield, Conn.; seven
brothers, Charles B. Savant of
Goodyear, Ariz., Hyman L
Smith of Havelock, A1 Smith of
Arnold, Calif., Dallas Smith of
Beaufort, Gerald Smith of More-
head City, Victor “Mickey”
Smith of Halifax and Samuel M.
Smith of Washington.
Santa
From Page 1
dren and publish them before
Christmas so Santa will know
what the boys and girls want
for Christmas.
Last year the letters written
by boys and girls brought
merriment and joy by just
reading them. And hopefully
Santa will see this year's let
ters and And out what chil
dren in the area want for
Christmas.
The Highlights encourages
children to write Santa. If you
are to young, have an older
brother or sister, or even Mom
or Dad, write the letter for you.
Teachers, you may want to
have the children in your clas
ses write to Santa as a class
project.
Please keep letters as short
as possible, but be sure to say
what you feel needs to be said.
Send the letters to Santa's
Mail Bag, West Craven High
lights, P.O. Box 487, Vance
boro, N.C. 28586. The letters
will be published in the Dec.
22 edition of the Highlights.
Merry Christmas!
Highways
From Page 1
Bobbi Waters, coordinator for
Craven County Clean Sweep,
said she is willing to speak with
any business or organization that
is interested in adopting a high
way or would like to know more
about the Clean Sweep program.
She can be contacted at 636-6612.
“The people of Craven County
are very excited about hour
beautiAcation efforts and want to
be involved with keeping the
county clean,” said Ms. Waters,
who has been with the program
since late October.
By JIM CREEN
Sport* Writer
VANCEBORO — Class 1-A
Jones Senior’s varsity and junior
varsity boys defeated Class 3-A
West Craven Friday night, but
the Lady Eagles avoided the
sweep with a 71-47 victory.
A 44-point second half prop
elled Jones past the Eagles 66-50
in the varsity boys' contest while
two free throws with four
seconds left clinched the Tro
jans’ 49-46 win in the jayvee
game.
In the boys' game, Jones
Senior, which will play Bertie in
the first round of the ninth
annual Washington Daily News
Holiday Basketball Tournament
Dec. 27-28, scored 23 points dur
ing a quick-paced third quarter
and held off a late rally by the 1-2
Eagles to emerge 3-1 overall.
Edward Murphy, a 6-1 junior
forward, keyed an 8-0 run to
break a 22-22 halAime deadlock
and added six more points dur
ing a 8-4 stretch to spark the Tro
jans. Murphy Anished with a
game-high 22 points for Jones
Senior while 6-5 junior center
Andre Chapman added 11 and
Donald Harper 10.
Tony Jenkins, a 6-3 junior cen
ter, scored 19 points — 11 in the
Arst half— to pace West Craven.
Things weren’t so easy for
Jones Senior in the beginning,
and the Anal score doesn’t really
indicate how close the contest
was. The Trojans spent the last
two minutes on the free throw
line after West Craven was un
able to cut the lead below seven
points.
Trojan coach A1 Hobbs said ex
ecution was the key to the second
half.
“In the Arst half, we weren’t ex
ecuting the things we’ve been
working on in practice,” he said.
“We had a talk in the locker room
and there was a change in the
second half.”
One big difference was Chap
man, who was stiAed inside by
another Chapman — 6-3 sopho
more center Jermaine Chapman
from West Craven. The younger
Chapman held his own inside
and limited the Trojan center to
Ave points and three rebounds in
the Arst 16 minutes.
Both players sparkled in the
second half, but Jones’ Chapman
grabbed eight rebounds, blocked
two shots and stayed out of foul
trouble after entering the third
quarter with three.
West Craven coach Lorenzo
Jones praised his Chapman.
“Jermaine didn’t back down
against Andre,” Jones said, “and
I thought he played real well the
whole game. Andre just asserted
himself more in the second half.
“We just had so many chances
to pull closer, especially in the
fourth quarter. .. we missed
seven layups in the Arst half,”
said Jones. "We gave Jones
Senior too many chances and
didn’t take advantage of all the
chances we had.”
Murphy, Harper, Chapman
and Chris Brown scored baskets
as Jones built an eight-point lead
in the third quarter. West Craven
pulled within seven, 42-35, with
Ave seconds remaining, but 5-5
junior guard Damaris Franks
heaved a 21-footer at the buzzer,
giving Jones a 10-point lead and
sending its faithAil of about 100
into a frenzy.
Lee Becton pulled West
Craven within six at 49-43 with
Ave minutes remaining, but the
Eagles did not score on its next
six possessions, throwing the
ball away twice, missing two
layups and committing two
charging fouls.
Murphy sealed the win with a
layup off West Craven’s press
and Chapman added a Aeld goal
underneath to give the ’Trojans a
57-46 lead with two minutes leA.
In the girls’ game, Chundra
Croell scored 24 points for the
second straight game and Linet-
ta Bryant and Evelyn Brimmer
added 15 each, sparking the Lady
Eagles’ romp.
Meanwhile, Jones Senior was
plagued by turnovers and foul
trouble and never completely got
untracked against the faster West
Craven squad.
The Lady Trojans committed
36 turnovers and Diane Brimage
and Tina LoAin spent a lot of
time on coach Debbie Philyaw’s
bench in the Arst half as each had
three fouls.
“Diane and Tina were in foul
trouble and West Craven’s press
was very effective,” Philyaw
said, “but we didn’t pass the ball
as well as we should have. We got
behind and took a bunch of bad
shots.”
Croell and Bryant had Ave
steals each during a 18-6 third
quarter for the Lady Eagles,
which improved to 3-0. Brimmer
was a force on the boards, sweep
ing off nine in the second half—
Ave on the offensive end.
West Craven outrebounded
Jones 54-34 as Brimmer led with
14 while Jennifer Peele had nine
and Croell eight.
Tera Jones, LoAin, Brimage
and Shivon Greene had seven
boards each for the Lady Tro
jans, 0-4 overall.
Jones led Jones Senior with 19
points while LoAin and Brimage
each had 11.
A1 Meadows scored 16 points,
inluding two free throws and two
three-pointers, to spark the 2-0
Trojan jayvee team past the 1-2
Eagles. 'Tony Jones added 10
points for the winners.
Eric Wise pacbd West Craven
with 14 points while Wkiter
Green added 11 and Billy Dail 10.
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Churches From Page 1
day school or evening service.
Vanceboro Free
WiU HolineM
The Vanceboro Free WiU
Holiness Church will present
a Christmas program Dec. 19
at 7:30 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend the Christmas
program.
Unity Christian Church
A Christmas play, "Break
Forth Into Joy,” will be pre
sented by Unity Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ)
Dec. lOand Dec. 16at7:30p.m.
at the church.
The church is located at 3860
Saint’s Delight Church Road
in New Bern.
The production is an origin
al play written with music and
lyrics by the members of the
congregation. The public is in
vited to attend.
Bassih
with the pros^
If you’re a bass Asherman who
trailers a boat to dlAerent lakes,
chances are that on at least one of
your trips you’ve passed a dis
abled Asherman on the side of
the highway, a victim of trailer
trouble.
Even worse, you may have ex
perienced trailering problems
yourself, such as a burned out
wheel bearing, Aat tire, or broken
winch.
Evinrude Outboards Pro StaA
Member Bo Dowden, a marine
dealer in Natchitoches,
Louisiana, and a successful bass
pro who tows his boat to tourna
ments throughout the nation, has
several suggestions that can help
minimize or eliminate potential
trailering problems.
“The most common fault,”
says Dowden, “is using a trailer
too small for the boat. The boat is
either too long or too wide for the
trailer, or it weighs too much.
Either case invites trouble down
the road.”
When purchasing a boat, says
Dowden, winner of the 1980
BASS Masters Classic, check the
weight capacity plate on the trail
er, then make certain the weight
of your boat, motor and equip
ment do not exceed that weight.
Dowden recommends giving
yourself as much as a 25% safety
margin, since an overloaded
trailer will put added stress on
both the axle and tires. The width
of the boat must also At between
the trailer wheels and not extend
beyond them.
“The weight of the boat should
be carried by the trailer runners,”
explains the Evinrude pro. “The
rollers should not really carry
any weight at all, and certainly
should not be bumping against
the boat.
“Runners will get out of adjust
ment, too, especially if a Asher
man trailers a lot. It’s important
to check the position of the run
ners with the boat in place, and
adjust them as necessary so they
do support the boat properly,
especially at the transom.”
Another problem Dowden fre
quently sees is improper hitch
weight. This is the amount of
weight placed on the trailer hitch
of the towing vehicle, and it
needs to be at least 100 to 150-
pounds, depending on both the
size of the vehicle and the boat
itself.
“If there is not enough hitch
weight," explains Dowden, “the
trailer will Ash-tail side to side
when you go down hills or
change lanes to pass. It is ex
tremely dangerous and can easi
ly cause a driver to lose control,
especially if his towing vehicle is
a light one.
“To solve this, move the trailer
winch stand forward several
ches toward the towing vehicle.
You may have to experiment, but
a few inches is usually enough
because it moves the entire boat
forward.”
Too heavy a hitch weight
causes problems in loading
rather than in highway handling.
The trailer is simply too heavy to
liA up to the hitch. To solve this,
move the winch stand back
several inches.
“Another common problem is
burned out wheel bearings,” says
Dowden. “Bearings should real
ly be greased every 400 miles or
so if the driver makes a lot of
short trips to the lake. ’The bear
ings heat up, and when they’re
submerged in water they’ll begin
to rust and eventually fail.”
Tire wear is another common*
trailer problem, and Dowden
suggests anglers keep trailer
tires inAated to the proper press
ure, and watch them carefrilly for
any unusual wear patterns that
might lead to a blowout later.
Trailer tires need to be balanced
just like automobile tires, too.
"Make certain the boat is
securely tied to the trailer before
you get on the highway,” adds
the popular tournament pro. “It’s
important to tie the boat to the
triuler at each end of the transom
as well as at the winch to keep the
boat on the trailer if you have to
stop suddenly.”
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