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•Blue Bell to make
Labor Survey
By Connie Bryan
Officials of Blue Bell,
Inc., are considering
Vanceboro as a possible
location for a facility. On
November 1 and 2, they
will be conducting a Labor
Survey to ascertain if there
is a sufficient labor supply
to support a sewing plant,
[his is the first step in the
;quirements toward
"getting a plant in
Vanceboro.
Blue Bell Division
Manager Max Clouse
commented that in order
for his company to consider
Vanceboro that they had to
be assured of enough labor
to meet their needs. He
added that people should
not wait until the business
comes to apply, because if
they do not get enough
people, then they will not
be able to come at all. If
insufficient numbers of
people respond to the
survey, Mr. Clouse will not
be able to sell his company
on Vanceboro. He further
explained Blue Bell will be
looking at other factors as
well. For example,
available facilities to house
a plant and community
receptiveness toward the
idea. One plus in Vance-
boro’s favor is the
speculative building,
which is ready for any
company to move into.
Mr. Clouse along with
Earl Fidalgo, Division
Personnell Manager,
encourages everyone to fill
put the application.
They commented that
Blue Bell likes to staff their
plants with local people;
therefore, they urge people
to bring the application (on
page 12) to the Town Hall
on November 1 and 2 from
9 a.m. to 8 p.m. They added
that the company has a
complete training pro
gram for all jobs.
Fund Drive
for Rescue
Squad
LABOR SURVEY— Blue Bell executives, (l-r)John
Anderson, Division Engineer, Earl Fidalgo, Division
Personnel Manager, and Max Clouse, Division
Manager, dissciiss plans to start a sewing plant in
Vanceboro. Before Blue Bell will locate here they
must be assured of a sufficient labor force. Officials
estimate that this plant will create 200 new jobs for
the area, but before this can happen the form on the
back of this issue must be turned in at the Vanceboro
Town Hall on November 1 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Vanceboro Rescue
Squad will be starting a
door-to-door Fund Raising
Drive this week. Members
of the squad will be
contacting area residents
during the month of
November to ask for their
help. The Rescue Squad
would like to raise $15,000
this month to help meet
their current expenses
with include a $9,000 loan
for their squad. They are
confident that with the
support of all the people
that they can reach their
goal. To make your
contribution or for
information on how you
can help, contact Kenneth
Hill or Herman Lewis.
See Labor Survey form, Page 12
THE WEST CRAVEN
HIGHLIGHT
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Volume 2, No. 42
vanceboro, N.c. - Thursday. October 25,1979 12 pages
20 Cents
Candidates profiled
By Connie Bryan
Vanceboro residents will
be going to the polls on
November 6 to elect their
representatives for the
Town Board of Aldermen.
Seven candidates have
filed for the five positions,
including two newcomers
to Vanceboro’s political
scene. The following is a
brief sketch of the
candidates and their
aualifications.
m
"Abe Cleve has served as
an Alderman since 1973.
He is currently serving as
Street Commissioner, a
trying job with the
installation of the new
sewage system. Mr. Cleve
has worked for years with
school athletics and is a
charter member of the
Vanceboro Volunteer Fire
Department. He is also a
member of Rotary. He has
lived in Vanceboro all of
his live and considers it to
be “the best place in the
world.”
running for election for the
third time. She has served
on the board since 1975 and
is currently Chairperson of
Beautification and Im
provement of Vanceboro.
She was instrumental in
the campaign for Vance
boro to receive the
Governor’s Award. She
compliled a scrapebook
with over 200 pictures to
show the Judging Com
mittee Vanceboro’s pro
gress. That scrapebook is
at the Town Hall and can
be viewed by everyone.
Mrs. Carawon is a retired
school teacher, retiring in
1972 after 32 years of
teaching. She still takes an
active role in the education
of children working as a
volunteer in the school
reading program. She is
active in St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church in New
Bern, serving as a Sunday
school teacher and
president of the Women’s
Auxiliary.
hard work has paid off in
the form of a $2,000 grant
from Weyerhaeuser. (See
related story.) Com
menting in a recent
interview, she stated, “This
is the most exciting time
for Vanceboro in my
twenty-five years as a
resident.” If relected, she
hopes to continue to work to
make Vanceboro even
better. Mrs. Cleve is
member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church. She
works part time with the
Craven County Council on
the Status of Women and
with Cleve’s Florist
Vanceboro.
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Dave Whitford is
certainly not a new face
around the Town Hall,
having served as an
Alderman for ten years
between 1967-1977. Mr.
Whitford, who was a
building commissioner
during part of his time in
office, says that a person
should be concerned with
his town and take an active
part in making it a good
place to live. For this
reason, he plans to remain
active in town affairs.
member of the Scout
Committee of the group.
He held the important
position of Fund-Raising
Chairman for the Vance
boro Medical Center and
serves on their board. He is
a charter member of the
Vanceboro Fire Depart
ment, trustee of the
library, elder in the
Vanceboro Christian
Church, and others. “I’d
like to express my
appreciation to the citizens
of Vanceboro for their
support during the past
years,” states Mr. Whitley.
“It is my sincere desire that
I may continue to serve
them.”
Charles Ipock is on the
the newcomers to the
political arena. He is
employed by Morris
Construstion Co. and is a
life long resident of the
Vanceboro area. He as
worked as a volunteer
fireman since 1962,
serving as Assistant Chief
as well as in other
capacities.
Kathleen Carawon is
Daphne Cleve is
completing her first term
as alderman. She serves as
Recreation Chairwoman
and has worked during
the past two years to
acquire the necessary
funds for a town park’. Her
Howard Tyre is the
other newcomer in the
running. Before coming to
Vanceboro five years, he
years ago, Mr. 'Tyre
worked in public service
for years along with
farming. He reports that
he enjoys living in
Vanceboro and wishes to
serve its people. He
stresses the importance of
all of the people working
together to make this a
better town. Mr.. Tyre
attends the Vanceboro
United Methodist Church,
where he is a Sunday
school teacher.
Alton Whitley has a
long list of qualifications
for the office of Alderman.
He has served on the board
since 1965 with one term as
mayor (1967-1969). He has
taken a vital role in the
growth of Vanceboro not
only as the excutive officer
of the Vanceboro branch of
the Wachovia Bank, but
also as an active member of
civic organizations and
community projects. He
has served two terms as
president of Rotary and is a
DOVER FIREMAN’S DAY-Charlie Drake, left
and Leslie Uzzell were named Little Mr. Fire
King and Little Miss Fire Queen at the Dover
Fireman’s Day, Saturday, October 6. 'The
Contest, which attracted a lot of interest from
the spectators there, raised over $800 for the
Dover Fire Department. Everyone enjoyed a
day of barbecue, fire truck rides, games, an
auction, and a dance. See more photos and a
story by Joey Whitley on Page 2! (Photo by Joey
Whitley)