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THE WEST CRAVEN
HIGHLIGHT
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Volume 2 No. 4
Vonceboro, N. C. - Thursday, February 1, 1979
12 Pages
Price: 20c
Junior Woman’s Club Chartered
by Connie Bryan
The Vanceboro Junior
Woman’s Club held their
Charter Ceremony on
January 26, at the United
Methodist Church. Brenda
Ipock, president of the new
club, stated in her welcom
ing address, “We are 16
strong. We are a young
group with many fresh,
new ideas to help beautify
our townWehope that given
time and with alot of work,
we will have a. better
community.” She added a
note of thanks to everyone
that helped to get the club
organized with a special
thanks to the New Bern Jr.
Woman’s Club.
Teresa Thomas, presi
dent of the New Bern JWC,
led those present in the
Pledge of Allegiance and
the Woman’s Club Collect.
Brenda Ipock, then,
welcomed all the guests.
Carlotta Gault, District
XII Jr. Director, presided
over the Charter Cere
mony, assisted by Cathy
Pike, member of the New
Bern JWC. Mrs. Gault
stated that the General
Federation of Women’s
Clubs was first organized in
1B90. She added that it is
the largest women’s organi
zation in the world with 11
million members.
As Mrs. Gault read what
each candle stood for, Mrs.
Pike lit first a whitecandle,
which stood for service in
the local community. A blue
candle, which stood for
active participation in state
and national matters, and a
rfed candle, which stood for
interest in international
affairs, were next lit. Six
gold candles were lit to
represent the areas the
Women’s Clubs are
involved in. These areas
are art, conservation,
education, bom^ life,, intor;^
national affairs, and laiilhlic ’
affairs.
Mrs. Gault addressed the
members of the Vanceboro
club and stated, “Each
member must be prepared
to take up their light.” The
members lit their candles
one from another until all
sixteen candles were lit.
The members, then, signed
the charter and received a
certificate of membership
from Mrs. Gault.
Emily Graham, District
XII president, presided
over the installation of
officers, after which she
gave a brief challenge to
the new club. The charter
officers of the Vanceboro
JWC are: Brenda Ipock,
president; Terri Beaman,
vice-president; Sandra
McCandless, secretary;
Sharon Bland, treasurer;
Amanda Griffin, chaplain;
and Connie Bryan,
parliamentarian.
Other charter members
of the club are: Deborah
Buck, Linda Chesson, Judy
Freeman, Teresa Johnson,
Paula Jordan, Peggie Mills,
Carol Morris, Rose
Swanner, Mary White, and
Vickie Wilson.
Several dignitaries were
.present at the
tiiem were' Senator"
Joseph Thomas; John
Willis, Chairman, Craven
County Board of Commis
sioners; Grover Lancaster,
Craven County Commis
sioner; Roger Forrest,
member. Craven Board of
Education; and Mayor
Jimmie Morris of
Vanceboro.
Many members of the
General Federation of
Women’s Clubs were
among those present. These
included Alice Hatcher,
N.C. Treasurer; Mary
Cathering White, District
XII Education Chairman;
Alice Dye, District XII
Arts Chairman; Bernice
JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB HOLDS CHARTER CEREMONY-Officers of the Vanceboro
JWC were inducted at the Charter Ceremony of the club on Friday, January 26.
District XII President Emily Graham performed the installation. Pictured are [first
row, left to right] Connie Bryan, parliamentarian; Terri Beaman, vice-president; Brenda
Ipock, president; Sharon Bland, treasurer; [second row] Sandra McCandless, secretary;
Amanda Griffin, chaplain; [third row] Emily Graham, president. District XII; ’Theresa
’Thomas, president. New JWC; and Cathy Pike, member New Bern JWC. [photo
by Rick Cannon]
Davis, District XII Secre
tary; Linda Sanderson,
District XII Public Affairs
Chairman; Nancy Basden,
District XII International
Affairs; Barbara Price, past
District President: Janice
Belangia, president,
Arapahoe JWC; Gale Slade,
vice-president, Arapahoe
JWC; Martha Brafford,
president Kinston JWC;
Elsie Cole, president,
Kinston Woman’s Club;
Helen Mahlum, president.
New Bern Woman’s Club;
and Janice Shorey,
president, Oriental JWC.
After the ceremony the
New Bern JWC served
refreshments in the church
fellowsMp hall.
Sighs of Relief come as
School boards
agree to merge
A dramatic “We agree”
from Genevieve Dunn,
Chairman of the New Bern
City Board of Education,
ended more than twenty
years of debating on the
issue of merger of the City
and County school systems.
The two school boards in a
joint meeting Tuesday,
January 23, agreed to a
plan of consolidation and
ner^r of the two systems.
This action came after an
ultimatium had been given
to the two boards by the
County Commissioners on
Friday, January 19, calling
for an agreement on a plan
of merger by February 23.
In an earlier meeting, the
County Board of Education
had agreed upon a merger
plan, which was presented
to the City school board at
the joint meeting. David
Henderson, attorney for the
County, explained the plan
to the City members. After
more than four hours of
discussion with compromi
ses on both sides, in a
meeting that seemed like a
game of musical chairs with
members withdrawing to
discuss proposals, an agree
ment was reached. As
agreed upon by the boards,
this plan provides for a
12-member New Bern-
Craven County Board of
Education with’7 members
from the county school dis
tricts and 5 members from
New Bern. The County
board insisted upon a 12-
member board, but agreed
to the City’s proposal that
all members be elected in
1980. The plan also pro
vides for staggered terms
of two and four years with
six members being elected
every two years.
Beginning with the first
Monday in December of
1980, the new board will
assume “all of the authority
of administering and opera
ting all schools in the exist
ing City Administrative
Unit and County Adminis
trative'Unit.'’^ However, the
by Connie Bryan
budgets of each school sys
tem will continue to oper
ate separately until the end
of the fiscal year on June
30, 1981.
Both boards agreed that
the superintendents of each
system should remain until
their terms have expired
without a reduction in
salary. The plan also calls
for a study committee to
work together to help solve
the many problems in
volved in merger, particu
larly the formation of a
joint budget.
A public hearing has
been scheduled for
February 2l, at 7:80,
Attorney David Henderson
stated that a public hearing
does not mean that the
people have a choice. “It
simply means that the
people have a chance to ask
questions.” Henderson said
that the boards members
would answer any ques
tions and explain the differ
ent points of the plan.
After the public hearing,
the plan will be submitted
to the County Commission
ers for their approval. It
then must be approved by
the State Board of Educa
tion in Raleigh.
Commenting after the
meeting. Chairman Roger
Bell, said, “I am proud of
the two boards. There has
been a lot accomplished.
Hiram Mayo, Superinten
dent of the County Schools,
stated later, “I think the
decision was in the best
interest of all concerned. I
am basically pleased with
the outcome of the meeting.
I feel that this is a
plan.”
fair
NEW POSITION: Brenda
Ipock has been hired as a
Personal Banker Secretary
at the Wachovia Bank in
Vanceboro. She will be
working for both Alton
Whitley and Marie
Whitford. She will be leav
ing the Medical Center,
where she has worked for
the past 18 months. Brenda
will be taking the position
formerly held by Betty
Gladson, who will continue
working at the bank on a
part-time, basis. ,Jpl***^
Rick Caimon]