Inside This Issue:
Wachovia has
Anniversary
Wachovia Bank and
Trust Co. is celebratingr its
100th Anniversary this
year. The Vanceboro
branch celebrated the
occasion last Friday.
Details in a story by Connie
Bryan.
See Pag:e 12
Tennis
Tourney
The excitement and
action of the Greater
Vanceboro Open Tennis
Tournament returns to
Vanceboro July 13-15. For
details on the greatly
expanded tournament see
Rick Cannon’s story inside!
See Page 5
THE WEST CRAVEN
HIGHLIGHT
Volume 2 No. 25
vanceboro, N.c. ■ Thursday. June 28,1979
12 P|ages
Price: 20
Mystery surrounds death
of two Vanceboro dogs
“How could anyone do
such a thing if it was.
intentionally done,”
commented Mrs. Sue
Robinson, following the
discovery that the two dogs
owned by she and her
husband, D. McRay
Robinson, were dead. The
two dogs, one a red Irish
setter and the other a
yellow Labrador retriever,
were found dead late
Sunday evening.
“We usually turn the
dogs loose in the late
afternoon to exercise,”
Mrs. Robinson explained,
“They never wander far
and normally do not stay
out more than two or three
hours. The last time I saw
or heard the dogs was at
about 6:45 p.m.” Two hours
later when Mr. Robinson
went out to feed and
return the dogs to their
pens, he found “Sandy”, the
yellow Labrador retriever
lying in the driveway,
dead. A little over an hour
later a neighbor discovered
the body of “Rube,” the
Robinson’s Red Irish
Setter, in a vacant lot not
far from the Robinson’s
home on College Avenue
and near the railroad
tracks in Vanceboro.
According to Dr. Rod
Lancaster, their veternar-
ian, the dogs must have
been poisoned by some type
of stimulating poison such
as strychnine. “From the
description by the Robin
sons of how the dogs looked.
Dr. Lancaster explained,
“it seems that the dogs
must have suffered from
violent convulsions and
struggling prior to death,
symptoms of strychnine
poisoning.” He added that
it seems unlikely that the
dogs got into poison by
accident since they both
died at about the same
time. He went on to
explain that even insecti
cides and weed killers will
sometimes have contents
strong enough to kill an
animal. Dr. Lancaster
explained that in his
experience most rat
poisons on the market were
not strong enough to kill a
dog, only to make it sick.
He went on to add that he
had treated cases in which
animals had eaten grass on
the side of a railroad that
had been sprayed with
weed killer. According to
Southern Railway officials,
the railroad tracks and an
area about eight feet wide
on either side is sprayed
once a year with the
chemical, Bromocil Chlor
ate. This powerful weed
killer keeps the tracks
clear for the entire
summer with only one
spraying. The tracks had
been sprayed around the
middle of May less than
Business of the Week
Ipocks open station
^^hard and Joyce Ipock
i jHloute 2, Vanceboro
rePently reopened the
Sunoco Service Station at
the intersection of N. C. 43
and N. C. 118 near
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT-Richard and Joyce
Ipock, new owners of Ipock’s Sunoco, stand with
Garage Assistant “Pee Wee" Wilson (right) in front of
their new business. (Photo by Rick Cannon)
Vanceboro. Under the
name Ipock’s Sunoco, the
new station will offer full
service at self-service
prices. According to Mr.
Ipock, gas will be sold at a
price well in line with other
service stations however it
will be pumped by station
employees. Also on the
staff at Ipock’s Sunoco is
“Pee Wee” Wilson.
Ipock’s Sunoco is open
seven days per week. It
specializes in Washing,
Greasing, Lubrication, Oil
Changes, Changing and
Balancing Tires, and other
general auto maintenance.
To reserve a time to have
your car maintenanced,
call 244-0074. Ipock’s
Sunoco is located at the
intersection of Highway 43
and Highway 118 just
northwest of Vanceboro.
Morris
promoted
Cindy Morris of Vance
boro has been promoted to
Executive Secretary to the
Assistant Administrator,
Laurie L. Kite, officials at
Craven County Hospital
annouced recently. Miss
Morris will begin her
duties on September 1,
1979.
A 1977 graduate of West
Craven High School, Cindy
immediately after gradua
tion in the Personnel
Department. She is the
youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Morris of
Route 2. Vanceboro.
EMPTY-The pens for “Rube” and “Sandy” stand
empty on Monday afternoon. “Rube,” a red Irish
Setter, and “Sandy,” a yellow Labrador Retriever,
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. D. McRay Robinson, were
found poisoned to death late Sunday evening near the
Robinson’s home on College Avenue in Vanceboro.
(Photo by Rick Cannon)
two months ago. Officials among other chemicals,
of the R. H. Bogle Co. of indicated that most of the
Alexandria, Va., who chemicals they sell are not
market Bromocil Chlorate harmful to animals.
Versatility—High Speed—Quality
Hie Highlights, constantly trying to improve its service to
its customers, has recently purchased and instiled the
Comp/Set 510-11, one of the latest developments in com
puterized, photographic typesetting equipment It can
set type at the amazing rate of twenty newspaper lines
per minute with maximum accuracy due to its typewri
ter styled keyboard. ITie Comp/Set 510-11 sets high qual
ity type ran^ng in size from one-sixteenth of an inch to
over one inch in height perfect for business cards, bro
chures, forms, posters, and many other items. With the
addition of the Comp/Set 510-11, the Highlights pledges
to provide high quality service to its customers at a rea
sonable price. (Photo by Rick Cannon)