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VOLUME 12 NO. 2
JANUARY 12,1988
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Environmental,
Military Needs
Eyed By Panel
Policy Recommendations
Hoped To Bring Balance
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Allen holds on for win over Pam Pack^s Richard
By MIKE VOSS
Eililor
WASHINGTON — Saying it
wants to address tlie efTects of all
military activities — not just the
use of airspace — the Coastal Re
sources Commission's Military
Activities Task Force held its ini-
tial meeting Thursday in
Washington.
The task force was created to
review environmental problems
related to military activity.
Members of the task force —
including members from the
Navy, Marines and Air Force —
were asked to develop standards
for evaluating the effects of prop
osals identifying issues needing
ftirther study.
In each category the task force
has been asked to consider cer
tain items. They are:
— Standards — review ex
isting regulations as they apply
to military activities, fill in gaps
or alternatives for the regulations
and recommend specific stan
dards.
— Procedures — evaluate cur
rent review process of proposed
expanded military activities,
consider changes in the process
and recommend any changes.
— Issues — identify special
issues that may need further
study and recommend how that
study should be pursued.
A letter from the Coastal Re
sources Commission chairman,
Daniel V. Besse, to the task force
members said: “As you know,
facilities along North Carolina's
coast play a key role in our na
tion's defense structure. The
magnitude and variety of these
military activities make them
both a major component of our
(See AIRSPACE. Page 5)
Allen 8-1, Johnstone Wins
West Craven Wrestlers Run Into Tough Pam Pack Squad
By MO KROCHMAL
Sport* Editor
WASHINGTON — West
Craven wrestler Jason Allen im
proved his reeord to 8-1 and
James Johnstone recorded his
first victory, but the Eagle mat-
men are still struggling as they
seek to build and improve the
wrestling program.
The Eagles took on Washing
ton’s Pam Pack on the Pack’s
home floor in the Paek’s Ciass
3-A Coastal Conference wrest
ling opener with a 49-15 victory
over West Craven iast Thursday
night Although the Pack won,
head coach Billy Ray Brown
wasn’t overjoyed.
Not when he could look ahead
to two tough home matches this
week against conference fron
trunners D.H. Conley and West
Carteret.
Coach Clay Jordan declined to
comment on the matehes, except
for mentioning the record of the
Eagles’ Allen. Previously, Jor
dan has said inexperience would
be a major factor in the Eagies’
mat performances this season.
The program is in its third year
aRer going into mothbails for
sever^ years.
“Overall, we're going to have to
wrestle better and work on some
technical things if we’re going to
go after the conference cham
pionship,” Brown said. “I’m not
knocking our effort tonight. But
West Craven went after us and
Conley and West Carteret wiil
too.
“I’m kind of scared about
Tuesday night (a match held at
D.H. Conley). I don’t know what
team will show up for us. Will it
be the team that (upset) New
Bern or will it be...?”
The Pack squad that appeared
versus West Craven posted three
wins by pin and won five match
es by decision. The Pack for
feited the l(>3-pound weight ciass
and was awarded wins by forfeit
at 152, 160 and 189.
Gerard earned his 10th win in
10 dual matches and his fourth
win by forfeit.
Washington’s Adam Christ-
opherson (119), Greg Nelson
(135) and Boris Murphy notched
pins while West Craven’s 171-
pounder Jason Allen improved
to 8-1 on the season with a pin at
the 3:48 mark of his match.
Washington improved to 9-1 in
dual matches and 2-0 in the con
ference while West Craven fell to
1-8 and 0-1 in the Coastal.
Christopherson’s pin at 119
gave the Pack the lead after West
Craven had taken the early lead
with the forfeit at 103 pounds.
Patrick Paul closed the margin
to 6-4 with a 14-2 decision at 112.
West Craven, however, closed
the margin as James Johnstone
earned his first win by outlasting
Joey Roberson 10-9 at 125.
Johnstone was behind 8-5 at
the end of the second period but
(See WRESTLERS, Page 5)
Graham: Farm Income
Likely To Increase In ’89
The fallowing is the text of a
speech on the outlook for agri
culture in North Carolina for
1989 delivered by N.C. Agricul
ture Commissioner Jim Graham
recently. Over the past few years,
the remarks have become known
as the “state of the farm" report.
Despite the drought that hurt
nVlcstem North Carolina and the
Piedmont to a lesser degree.
North Carolina total farm income
likely will increase in 1988.
Drought devastated crop
yields in much of the nation re
sulted in higher commodity
prices, bringing mixed blessings
to North Carolina farmers. Crop
farmers benefited flrom the high
er prices, combined with in
creased production. While prices
generally remained good for
most poultry and some livestock,
producers had to pay higher feed
costs.
The crop sector probably will
show the largest income gain in
1988 because of higher commodi
ty prices (See Table 1) and in-
'’ "^.eased production. Overali
livestock income likely will im
prove slightly. Higher prices and
production will raise income and
higher prices wili offset lower
production in some sectors,
more than comjwnsating for low
er prices and production in
others.
For the first 11 months of 1988,
average farm prices for major
crops improved markediy from
1987. Soybeans led the way with
a 43 percent price increase, fol
lowed by corn; up 37 percent;
wheat, up 29 percent; peanuts,
up three percent; and flue-cured
tobacco, up one percent.
In addition to higher crop
prices, production increased in
1988. Soybean production in
creased 25 percent with record
high yields averaging 29 bushels
an acre. Although acreage was
down, higher com yields boosted
production 11 percent Produc
tion of sorghum for grain rose 51
percent.
As a result of higher yields and
increased acreage, flue-cured
tobacco production increased 16
percent; hurley tobacco produc
tion rose nine percent; cotton
production increased 37 percent
and peanut production rose nine
percent.
In North Carolina, broiler pro
duction was up somewhat Tur
key and egg production were
down slightly. While beef cattle
marketings were down, hog
marketings were up slightly.
Milk production was down
slightly.
(See GRAHAM, Page 5)
Quiet Hideaway Up The Creek
Sometimes, what a person really needs is to be left alone. That’s
when a place in the woods with no visible neighbors comes in
handy. What if all those you tried to escape And you there? 'Then it’s
out to the sailboat Run up the sails and dash
them swim to And you.
for the peace. Make
(Ric Carter photo)
Damage Said In Thousands
Investigation Of Blaze
In Trailer To Continue
Fire ofAeials are still investi
gating the cause of a Are that
erupted iii a trailer on Clarks
Road In Vanceboro last Thurs
day night.
Ask^ if the investigation is
continuing, Vanceboro Volun
teer Fire Department Chief Stan
ley Kite said, “Yes it is, very
much so.” Firemen began inves
tigating the origin of the blaze the
next day, said Kite, who was con
tacted ‘Diesday.
The Are reportedly erupted
approximately 7 p.m. in the trail
er owned by nttman Fillingame
Jr,
According to Kite, there was
nobody inside the structure
when the Are started. The struc
ture is actually two trailers con
nected with each other. The Are
was spotted and the alarm called
in by a neighbor, said Kite.
PireAghters fought the Are for
approximately two hours before
being contained, but a hot spot
flared up about 11 p.m. and Are-
men were called to the scene a
second time, he said.
The second Are was esting-
uished in a short time, he said.
(See FIRE, Page 2)
Top-Ranked Lady Eagles Down Havelock Girls
West Craven’s girls re
mained unbeaten by rolling
past Havelock; West Carteret
held off Class 2-A non
conference opponent Ayden-
Grifton and East Carteret beat
North Lenoir in Coastal Con
ference girls’ action Tuesday
night.
In Coastal boys’ games,
Havelock and North Lenoir
remained unbeaten in the
league with victories while
West Carteret lost to Aydcn-
Grifton.
West Craven’s girls, behind
an unrelenting press and a
proAcient fast-break offense,
rolled to a 23-6 Arst-quarter
lead, led 44-19 at (he half and
broke its season-high total for
points with a 78-65 victory
over the Havelock in a battle
between the No. 1 and No. 2
ranked teams in the East.
West Craven, 1-0 in the loop
and 11-0 overall, was led by
point guard Linetta Bryant,
who had a career-high 28
points —-10 in the flrst quarter.
Chundra Croell, the league’s
leading scorer at 19 points a
game, added 21, while Evelyn
Brimmer chipped in 14.
Dee Godette led Havelock
with 28 points, including 13
(with three 3-pointers) during
a third-quarter run that saw
Havelock slice the lead to six.
Lady Eagle coach Liz Cox
was pleased with the victory.
“1 just hope it (winning)
lasts a little while longer,” she
said.
And Cox doesn’t expect
things to get any better for the
top-ranked girls’ team in the
east. “I imagine other teams
will be gunning for us,” she
said.
Havelock coach Donna
Eason was not pleased.
“We stood back on our heels
and let them take it to us,” she
said.
For Cox, the win was prob
ably bittersweet — sweet be
cause it was a win over county
rival Havelock and a title bit
ter maybe because Havelock
is her alma mater.
Cox said she thought the
win gave her team conAdence
entering conference play. But
she felt conAdent coming into
this season with all Ave of last
year’s starters returning and
having seven seniors on the
squad. And it’s that experi
ence that has the Lady Eagies
playing well, she said.
“I’ve watched them grow
and they are playing real solid
as a team,” said Cox. “I just
don’t want the girls to get
overconAdent.” Last year the
Lady Eagles were 8-0 before
Christmas, “then they got the
(See EAGLES. Page S)