THE WEST CRAVEN
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Volume 2 No. 35
HIGHLIGHT
Vanceboro, N.C. - Thursdav. SeDtember 6. 1979 .12 Paoes
48th Whitford reunion
Price: 2(
Family and friends
gathered for the 48th
Whitford Family Reunion
this past weekend. They
met at the WOW Hall in
Ernul on Sunday, Septem
ber 2. After the invocation
by Rev. Owen Arthur, Jr.
the approximately 300
guests enjoyed a bountiful
spread of a wide variety of
food, which each family
brought.
Lee Griffin of New Bern,
the outgoing president,
presided over the.nieeting.
Laurie Whitford of
Vanceboro was elected as
this year’s president.
Thelma Whitford of Ernul
is the secretary, and Vera
Whitford of Bridgeton is
the historian.
The oldest Whitford
man present was Arthur
Whitford, while George
Ipock was the oldest man
present. Katie Whitford,
90, was both the oldest
Whitford woman and the
oldest woman present. The
youngest boy was three
year-old Jason Grant
Whitford, while the
youngest girl was Wendy
Lorraine Running, who
was just 8 days old. It was
announced that Katie
Whitford, Violet Whitford,
and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Wendy Hunninc
COMMUNITY CONCERT SALES UNDERWAY-The Texas Boys’ Choir,
under the direction of Jack Nobie White, is one of four concerts beingr sponsored
this year by the Craven County Community Concert Association. Membership is
avaiiable until Saturday by contacting the Highlights or Virginia Cleve at 244-
0268. For more information, see related story on Page 2.
Arthur Whitford had
attended all 48 of the
reunions.
Of the ten family groups
present, the Dave P. and
Susan Cox branch of the
family had 50 members
present, which was the
most of any of the groups. A
report was given on the
births, deaths, and
marriages within the
family during the past
year.
The table committee was
Lester GasiHtins, Lee
Griffin, Ed Brinson, and
Vernon Ray Whitfford.
They were thanked for
setting the tables up.
The Whitford family and
their friends always meet
for their reunion on the
Sunday before Labor Day,
which next year falls on
August 31.
Winner
Announced
Clay Jordan, Head
Football Coach at West
Craven High School,
demonstrated his know
ledge of pro football talent
by winning the first week
of the 1979IIIGHLIGHTS
Football Contest. Jordan
pickod; twelve eorreet
winners to finish all idone
in^f^f .plnne; He wins ten"'
doUhitrir ^d six bonus
ia^toWlnd tbex^p for
'd to ibisn^ WoHd in
?ii^do Eloridtk; The trip .
indlodes two nights
lod^hfF. plus fifty dollars
expenio moni^. Going into
GOSPEL SING— The Promised Land Singers froha
Jacksonville entertained spectators at a gospel sing
held recently at the Masonic Lodge. The Gospel Sing
was sponsored the Governing Board of the
Vanceboror Youth Center. (Photo by Rick Cannon.)
Gospel Sing
A Gospel Sing was held
on August 18 beside the
Masonic Lodge near
Vanceboro to kick off the
new Youth Center.
Between 80 and 100 people
enjoyed the afternoon of
inspiring gospel music
from five area groups.
These groups were The
Chapeletes from Cho-
cowinity. The Traveling
Stars from Ft. Barnwell,
The Christianaires and
Rev. Robert Worthington
from Vanceboro, The
Golden Notes from New
Bern, and The Promised
Land Singers from
Jacksonville.
Watch for other events
this fall to be sponsored by
the Vanceboro Area Youth
Project.
Monday night’s game there
was a three-way tie for
second. Pittsburgh won the
same scoring 16 points.
Leaving Peggy Hickle and
Nefd Russell tied for
eecbni, since each had
piwdictfd Pittsburgh to
win gnd score 27 points.
The ^ize money add
ptoiiits for second and third
places was divided
between the two. Each
picked eleven correct
winners.
The editor posted a
respectable 9^6 record but
was surpassed by twenty^
one entries. Earl Wright
was the lucky winner of the
"Beat the Editor* tlrawing
for a $6 cash prize.
Extended Area
Telephone Service
Vote Coming Soon
In October, telephone
subscribers in New Bern,
Vanceboro, and Havelock
will be asked to vote by
mail on whether or not
they wish to have extended
By Phil Bowie
(reprinted from Shopper)
area service (EAS) linking
their communities.
Under the proposed
EAS system no numbers
would change but all calls
within the area would
become local rather than
long distance. This would
mean a substantial reduc
tion in phone bills for
many businesses and for
the Craven County
government, which spends
more than *3,6(X) each
year on local calls that are
now billed at long distance
rates.
Because the basic phone
rates are now based on the
average number of local
calls, the basic monthly
rates would increase to a
maximum of ‘7.80 for
New Bern, ‘8 for
Vanceboro, and *7.85 for
Havelock. Those hew
rates would represent a
monthly increase of *1.15
for New Bern subscribers,
*3.30 for Vanceboro, and
*2.10 for Havelock.
However, any subscriber
who now makes more
than two or three calls
each month within the
designated area and is be
ing billed for long distance
would see a net reduction
in his phone bill. In addi
tion, important facilities
such as the hospital and
the sheriff’s department
dould be easily reached by
simple local calls.
The idea originated with
the Agribusiness Commit
tee of the Chamber of
Commerce, and has won
the approval of area
businesses and civic
groups. Carolina
Telephone will be conduc
ting the poll at the request
of the state utilities com
mission. Ballots will be
mailed to every
subscriber, and they must
be retured within 15 days
thereafter in order to be
valid.
For more informa
tion on EAS, you can call
Gary Bleau at 638-1193.