Page 2 West Craven Highlights May S, 1979
Vandalism Hurts Everyone
Most people know by
now that one of the four
signs posted by the Vance-
boro Junior Woman’s
Club was cut down and
stolen. The sign, which
called for "A Finer
Town,” was removed by
someone obviously not
interested in making this
a finer town. This act of
vandalism hurts not only
our club, but every citizen
of Vanceboro that is
dedicated to making this
town a better place to live.
Upon learning of this
vandalism, my first reac
tion was one of disgust
and despair. The signs did
not belong to the club.
Ruth Witherington was
nice enough to loan them
to us. But more than that I
was disappointed (al
though not very sur
prised) that there was any
one living in Vanceboro
that would deliberately be
so destructive.
However, this vandal
ism has other even more
serious implications. As
Brenda Ipock, president
of the Vanceboro JWC
stated, "This incident
may seem very small to
some but it is an example
of much larger things.
Industries, searching for
locations to build, are
leaking for clean towns
fr^ of vandalism in
which to build buildings
and place expensive
equipment.” These
industries would provide
the employment so
desperately needed to stop
the outward flow of the
community’s youth.
I realize that this
destructive element is a
In and around
Ernul
by Mrs. Alma Drake
Connie Bryan
small minority. It is in
deed a shame that every
one who care so much and
.works so hard must put
up with these people. As
Brenda writes, if these
people “would use only a
small portion of their
energies spent ‘tearing
down’ and try for once to
‘build up’ our town, we
would be amazed at how
our town would grow.”
Therefore, let me join
Brenda and countless
other concerned citizens
in uring everyone to take
pride in our town and to
help make it the very best
possible for ourselves and
our families.
Senator
Joseph E.
Thomas
Legislative Repert
April 27, 1979
The ongoing controver
sy between the University
of North Carolina and the
Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare
has now reached the point
where it is affecting the
entire spectrum of .State
Po.vernment.
■Recent efforts to come
up with a compromise
would involve major
funding decisions by the
State Legislature. Al
though the desegregation
argument seems to have
moved to the court at least
momentarily, the Gover
nor has still asked the
General Assembly to
appropriate an additional
|40 million for capital
and program expendi
tures in the five predomi
nantly black schools of
the sixteen member
university system.
Although I believe we
should make every effort
to support the Governor’s
request, I am opposed to
any major reduction in
the proposed tax cut that
is apparently gaining
renewed momentum in
the joint finance subcom
mittee.
Our Gang C.B. Club
wil have a benefit
Barbecue Chicken Supper
on May 12. There will be
tickets available for a
chance on cash prizes.
Contact any C.B. member
for tickets. The supper
will be held at the WOW
Hall in Ernul.
The Ladies Grove 6280
held its regular meeting
Tuesday, April 24 at the
WOW Hall in Ernul.
Plans were made to attend
the WOW Bright Belt
Jurisdictional Conven
tion on May 4,5, and 6 at
the Royal Villa in
Raleigh. Delegates from
Camp 652 are Laurie Lee
Whitford, Leslie Ipock,
and Frankie Whitford.
Those attending from
Grove 6280 will be Myrtle
Ipock and Thelma
Whitford. Also attending
will be Marvin Whitford,
Robert Ipock, Elsie
Whitford, Monica Whit
ford, and Patricia Whit
ford.
On April 17,Vanceboro
Rangerette Unit 1350
along with Ranger Unit
1347 of Ernul went roller
skating at Rollerland in
New Bern. They all went
to McDonalds afterwards
for lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Vendrix of Vanceboro
and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Vendrix and family of
Raleigh went to Caro-
winds Saturday. While in
Charlotte, they visited Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Anspach.
Mr. Robert Ipock,
Douglas Whitford, and
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Vanceboro camped out on the Park Inn Camp Grounds
during the week following Easter. The girls were
joined by Thelma Whitford, leader; Elsie Whitford,
adult secretary; and Shelia Whitford and Kim Harmon,
junior leaders. They practiced various activities
preparation for camp at Fort Barnwell in June.
in
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Leslie lp>ock attended a
C.B. Jamboree at Garner,
N.C.
Mrs. Peggy Fulcher has
been a patient at Beaufort
County Hospital in
Washington.
Michelle Morris spent
last week with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Whitford.
Mrs. Dorothy Ipock
was a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. D.M. Whitford,
Friday and Saturday at
Atlantic Beach.
Dear Libby,
I am a divorced man
and on Sundays 1 spend
the day with my sixteen
year old daughter. Last
Sunday, she asked me
what kind of birth control
method I thought she
should use. 1 was shocked
at what that question
implied, so I ask^ her if
she didn’t think it best for
her to discuss this with
her mother. She said she
didn’t feel she could. I
need your help.
A Stunned Father
Dear Stunned,
Be thankful that she
could trust at least one of
her parents to help her.
I’m sure you were shocked
but I trust you reacted to
her adult question in an
adult manner. Having an
open ear is important
since it is vital that you
keep the communication
open with your daughter.
Evidently, your daughter
is concerned about
the possibility of an
unwanted pregnancy.
However, she has failed to
grasp the reality that the
best birth control method
for her at this age is to
wait until she is older and
hopefully married. Have
a doctor, trained youth
counselor, or minister
explain in detail to her
and her boyfriend (its his
problem, too!) exactly
what contraceptive
methods are available,
their uses, their risks, and
their success rates. Often
after a discussion of this
sort, your daughter may
decide that the risks of
pregnancy are too great
even with contraceptives
at her age. She’ll have a
firm reason to say no plus
she knows you care about
her. Anyhow, her
boyfriend knows that
all the cards are on the
table. He may decide its
better to "cool it.” At least
you can be sure that you
did all you could do to
make the couple aware of
the choices they have.
Libby
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