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P«9* 4, West Cravan Highlights, January 7,1982 MAYOR MORRIS APPOINTS TOWN COMMISSIONERS i Mayor Jimmie Morris called the first town board meeting of 1982 to order at eight o’clock, Monday night. Prayer was said by Richard Bowers. Town Clerk, Carol Ipock, read the minutes of the last meeting and they were approved. Board members present were: Mayor Jimmie Morris, Howard Tyre, Alton Whitley, Abe Cleve, Lee Johnson, and Richard Bowers. The Mayor announced to the board that the bank property now belongs to the Town of Vanceboro and Wachovia will be renting the property for the next four months while the new bank is being completed. A new member to the Planning Board was to be elected since Richard Bowers could no longer serve on that board. Mayor Morris opened the floor for nominations. Jimmy Huff and Wilmar Wetherington were nomi nated. The vote was cast and Wilmar Wetherington was elected. He will join Billy Edwards, Charlie Neal, Tony Chessom, and Pete White on that board. The next order of business for the board was the appointing of the comm issioners by the Mayor. Mayor Morris appointed the following aldermen to the following positions: A. F. Whitley, Police Comm issioner and Mayor Pro-tern: Abe Cleve. Street Comm issioner; Howard Tyre. Utilities: Richard Bowers, Beautification; S. L. Johnson, Parks and Recreation. Abe Cleve, seeing the need for warning signals to be placed at the railroad crossing on Farm Life Avenue, made a motion that the railroad company be written a letter requesting signals be placed at the crossing. The motion was seconded and was passed. Mr. Bowers stated that school buses would be routed in from Highway ByPass 17 when the new school opens. This would cut down on the number of buses that would have to cross the railroad track on Farm Life Avenue. Mayor Morris expressed his appreciation for the attend ance of the Boy Scouts to the board meeting. He asked them had they • learned anything by attending, and some of the boys said they had seen big business taken care of. It was brought to the attention of Earl Lewis, Maintenance Supervisor, that several of the streets were in need of repair, especially the Mill Street near the cemetary. He assured the commissioner that he would attend to the repair immediately. Mayor Morris adjourned the meeting. OLSON Retires After 32 Years NEW BERN-Erw>in H. “Ole” Olson, manager of Weyerhaeuser’s New Bern market pulp mill since 1974 has announced his retire ment from the company' after 32 years of service. He joined Weyerhaeuser in 1949 after graduating from the University of Washing ton with a BS in chemistry. Olson began his Weyerhaeu ser career as an analytical chemist at the firm’s Longview, Va., pulp, and paper complex and held a variety of positions in Washington pjior to transferring to North Carolina in 1974, accepting the position of mill manager for the New Bern facility. A resident of the Town of River Bend, Olson is active in a variety of community organizations and has served on the board of directors of the New Bern- Craven County Chamber of Commerce, New Bern- Craven County United Way and currently serves on the board of the Craven County Committee of 100. He js a past member of the Simmons-Knott Airport Authority. Olson’s retirement will be effective in early 1982. Since October 1981, he has been on medical leave from his position, recovering from surgery. William E. “Bill” Freeman, technical director Mr. Linley Morris is retiring after 43 years in the automotive repair business. However, with a smile on his face, Mr. Morris said when warm weather arrives he might just be working on a few cars, for he knew that it would be very hard for him not to be busy. ——Coupon ■ —i I Save $5 mmux. THE EASIER WAY TO CLEANER CARPETS Cannon’s Variety Store Main Street Across from P.O. Vanceboro, N.C. 244-0780 Save $5 Farm Financial Planning Has Special Problems ... Shouldn’t you use the services of someone who understands these problems . . . Call: JAMES C. NOBLE 633-3237 or 633-5294 “Serving The Farmers” HENSON of the mill has been acting mill manager since that time. Replacing Olson will be George Henson, formerly N.C. Region business manager for Weyerhaeuser. Henson’s appointment was announced by Norman E. Johnson, vice president of the N.C. Region. Prior to returning to his native state in late 1981, Henson was administrative assistant to the company’s senior vice president for operations and human resources. Henson joined Weyer haeuser in 1969 working with the wood products division at Jacksonville, N.C. and held a variety of positions at the Plymouth, N.C. pulp, paper and wood products complex, last serving as assistant to mill management. He is a graduate of Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, N.C., where he received a degree in business admini stration and a native of Canton, N.C. Henson, his wife Emily and their three children will reside in New Bern. He will assume his new duties effective January 4. 1982. In Memory WILLIAM F. CLARK VIRGINIA BEACH-' William h’elton Clark, 63, of 329 Jacqueline Ave., died Sunday December 27, 1981 in a Norfolk hospital. Clark was a native of Craven County, N.C. He was a retired, 31-year employee of Norshipco, where he was a quarterman and welding instructor. He was a member of the American Welders Society and for 24 years played with the Four C’s Orchestra. Survivors include his wife, Alice R. Clark; a daughter, Linda C. White of Virginia Beach; three sons, J.O. Clark of Poquoson, and James Felton Clark and William Duane Clark of Virginia Beach: three sisters, Gladys Strasen- burgh of Bradenton, Fla., and Verdie Bonacci and Virginia Wilton of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a brother, Floyd S. Clark of Chesa peake; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Church Meetings Episcopal Church Vestry Meeting. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Church. Women’s Organization meets Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at the Church. Renew your subscription to the Highlights Webster K. Williams HARLOWE-Webster Kuck Williams, 69, died Sunday. Funeral was Tuesday at 2 p.m. at tlii Harlowe United Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Survivors include his widow, Blanche Bell Williams of Harlowe; one daughter, Judy Lewis of Williston; one son, Gary Williams of Charlotte; one sister, Mary Morton Wetherington of Vanceboro; and one granddaughter. Thanks After 43 years in the automotive repair business, i am retiring. Thanks to all my customers for their patronage. It was my pleasure to serve you. Linley Morris We Support Gum Control because the major cause of loss of teeth these days isn’t decay, it’s gum and bone disease. 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