THE WEST CRAVEN
201H1GHHGHT
volume 2 No. 14
vanceboro, N.c. • Thursday. April 12.1979
12 Pages
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Price: 20
April
Youth Center
needs place, youth
Month
“Up with People”
performs April 18 & 19
“All we need is a group of
interested youth and a
place to house it and the
Vanceboro Area Youth
Center will be a reality,”
Rev. Steve Hickle,
chairman of the Youth
Center Governing Board,
stated at a meeting of the
board last Sunday. For
months, members of the
sponsoring organization.
The Vanceboro Area
Ministerial Fellowship,
and interested citizens
from area churches have
been meeting to organize
the framework of a Youth
Center for the Vanceboro
area. Committees have
been working on rules,
site location, and
program for the facility.
Thus far, no suitable site
has been located for the
center, although many
possibilities have been
considered.
Youth involvement is
something the organizers
“Up with People” is an
independent, non-profit,
educational corporation
headquartered in Tucson,
Arizona. Each year
students are chosen from
over 1,000 applicants to be
a member of one of five
touring groups that travel
all over the United States
and the world giving
a performance of music
and dancing. The
participants are students
and pay a tuition to be in
Up with People for a year.
The cast which will be
performing in New Bern
^l^ill arrive Friday, April
They will stay with
families in the New Bern
area for a week, April 13-
20. During that time the
students will not only
prepare for the p)erform-
ance but also learn about
the town and its people.
Anyone interested in
being a host family for
someone in this group
should contact Lynn
Corkran or Steve Schma-
der at the Sun-Journal,
638-8101.
The .group will be
« performing in New Bern
on Wednesday, April 18 at
7:30 p.m. in the New Bern
High School Auditorium
and the next night,
Thursday, April 19at7:30
p.m. in the Lenoir
Community College
gymnasium in Kinston.
Ticke t s f or., ei thcr.
performance are $3 for
students and $4 for adults.
Tickets for the New Bern
performance can be
obtained from Belks or
the Sun-Journal in New
Bern or from the
Highlights in Vanceboro.
Jasprer News
Wetherington Selected
Joel Wetherington, state. Students must be a
grandson of Mrs. Daisy
Wetherington, has been
selected to attend the Vir
ginia Governor
ginia Governor’s School
for the Gifted this sum
mer. Joel, a student at
Stonewall Jackson High
School, is one of 424 stu
dents selected from the
junior or senior to attend
and must be either in the
top 10% piercent in aca
demic standing or display
unusal talent in the arts.
Joel was also recently in
ducted into the National
Honor Society Chapter at
his school.
Township 9 hosts
Craven County Fireman’s
Association meeting
By Fannie H. Quimby
Special to the Highlights
The Craven County
Fireman’s Association
held its monthly meeting
at the Township 9 Fire
Department with a fish
fry and chicken stew
supper served by the
Ladies Auxiliary. Over
seventy-five people
attended this important
meeting. Among the
dignitaries present were
Elwood Inscoe and Jerry
Grimes of the N. C.
Department of Insurance,
John Willis, Chairman of
the Craven County Board
of Commissioners;
Gerald Anderson and W.
J. Wynne, members of the
Craven County Board of
Commissioners; Williard
Bedwell, Director of
■ Pnbli'c Uiilhit'S of tht city'
of New Bern, and Pete
Bland, Sheriff of Craven
County.
Repjorts were made
from the committees.
New Bern Captain
Robert Boyd introduced
the guest speaker, Mr. Ken
Farmer, Executive Direc
tor of the N. C. Fire
Commission. Mr. Farmer
spoke on the State Fire
Commission and what it
has accomplished in the
last year, such as
legislation, grants,
national and state
contracts, and an arson
prevention program. He
also discussed the
commission’s plans for
the future, which include
training programs for
firemen in t' the slate.
Farmer concluded by
stating that North
Carolina is high in the
nation in the number of
fire deaths. He also
reported that the state has
other problems of money,
radiation, toxic chemic
als, and tornadoes. On the
good side, he pointed to
the state’s training
program, pension fund,
and excellent fire
equipment. Mr. Farmer
ended his remarks by
saying, “Our challenge is
still to protect property
and save lives. People are
still dying. We must look
at our problems and
attempt to reduce our fire
losses with more vigorous
fire suppression, educa-
tiofr; add inspiration.
have lacked in the early
stages. According tc/Rev;
Hickle, steps are being
taken to involve more
youth now that the
framework is fairly well
set. The Board voted to
allow Rev. Hickle to work
with Mr. Mark Meltzer at
West Craven High
School to locate five or six
young people representa
tive of the youth in the
area. Rev. Hickle,Mr.Mel-
zer, and the youth
representatives will meet
and compile a list of
youth organizations in
the school and communi-
ty. Later, all the
organizations will be
contacted and invited to a
giant meeting where
members of a Youth
Council will be elected.
The Youth Council along
with an adult advisor will
aid in the further
development of the Youth
Center.
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Town of Vanceboro Board
of Alderman has designated April as “Clean
up Month” in Vanceboro.
WHEREAS, t^e Vanceboro Junior Woman’s
club recognizes the importance of beautifying the
town.
WHEREAS, we wish to encourage citizens
to take pride in their town by cleaning up
their yards and planting flowers and shrubs.
RESOLVED that the Vanceboro Junior Wo
man’s Club will sponsor a Yard Beautifica
tion Contest. The Conservation Committee
will judge the yards of each house within the ci
ty limits on Sunday, May 6. A flowering shrub
will be awarded to the first place winner. Three
honorable mentions will also be named with
signs posted in each of the winning yards.
JWC to sponsor
April yard contest
by Connie Bryan
The above resolution
was passed at the April
meeting of the Vanceboro
Junior Woman’s Club.
Brenda Ipock, president,
Brenda Ipock presided
over the meeting held at
the home of Sharon
Bland. After a short
devotion by club chaplain
Peggie Mills, the club
decided to sponsor the
Yard Beautification
Contest in the Vanceboro
area on May 6. This event
will coincide with the end
of “Clean-up Month.”
The Conservation Depart
ment, with Paula Jordan
as chairwoman, was
placed in charge of the
project.
In other business, the
club decided to have a
bake sale this Saturday in
front of Kite’s Supermar
ket. The club discussed
having a Recognition
Day for the volunteers
that have been working in
the elementary schools.
This project was sched
uled for sometime in May.
The club also decided to
set up a concession stand
at the Cystic Fibrosis
Bike-a-Thon, which is
slated for May 26.
After adjournment, the
club enjoyed refreshments
of cake squares with
coconut topping, pimen
to cheese, crackers,
marinated wienners, and
punch.
WORKERS REMOVE TANKS-Three tanks owned
by Robert Stallings Fuel and Tire Co. of New Bern
were removed last week from the late George Peter
son’s gas station on the corner of Main and Farm
Life Streets. Jimmie Morris and Sons Construction
Co. of Vanceboro supplied the heavy equipment
needed to move the 4,000 gallon tanks. (Photo by
Rick Cannon)