^ -Y
Craven County’s
Family Weekly
Newspaper
k. k k. —^ k k k. ’Went Crai'en ^ ^
i-UGHLQ-rr
o
Member of the
North Carolina
Press Association
Serving Askin, Bridgeton, Caton, Cove City, Dover, Epworth, Ernui, Ft. Barnwell, ,)asper. New Bern, Piney Neck, Tuscarora, Vanceboro, Wilmar.
Volume 6, Number 36
Vanceboro, North Carolina
September 9, 1982
Phone 244-0780
16 Pages
20 Cents
Support After A Major Storm
Friday action by the Coastal Resources
Commission means that coastal towns and counties
will get state support as they begin planning for
rebuilding after a major storm. At its August 26-27
Wilmington meeting, the Commission concluded
|eighteen months of study and two public hearings by
voting unanimously to develop guidelines for coastal
communities to use in post-disaster reconstruction
planning.
“The necessity of planning for disasters and the
rebuilding effort which follows has been
underscored by everyone who addressed the
Commission,” said J. Parker Chesson, Jr., Chairman.
“Now these guidelines will help our coastal
communities make important decisions for the
future. The Commission will also be developing state
policies to guide reconstruction when issues affect
the entire coastal area. We will bring these policies
back to the people and local governments for a
thorough public discussion of these choices.”
The Commission voted that plans developed by
communities and counties must establish policies on
the most important post-disaster issues including
utility and rights-of-way relocations, sound
engineering practice for construction, local plans for
public works projects and resubdivision of lots into
adequately sized lots. These issues must be addressed
in the local plans although specific decisions about
how best to accomplish the goals are left to the local
governments. Once the local policies are set, state
and federal agencies and public utilities are bound
by law to comply with them.
In other action, the Commission agreed to take
several irriportant issues to public hearing at its next
meeting. Among the hearing topics will be a proposal
Coach Speaks
To Rotary
Clay Jordan, Head Football Coach at West Craven
High School, gave the Vanceboro Rotary Club a tally
on West Craven Football. His guest was Norman
Becton, #44, and Jimmy Blackburn, #63.
Jordan set the game plan for the group by first
saying, “I’m not a speaker”, but after he started
talking about the football at West Craven you really
couldn’t tell he was not a speaker. He praised the
coaching staff, the students, and athletes at West
Craven. He pointed out that West Craven has four
athletes playing with major colleges.
Jordan’s football players have a winning attitude.
No matter, win or lose, the coaches feel if the players
give 100% they are winners and Jordan says his team
does give 100%, and he is really proud of the effort
)that each member puts into the game.
to no longer require permits for certain kinds of
minor development involving public trust or
estuarine waters. Another proposed rule change
would allow estuarine bulkheads to reclaim more
than one year’s erosion when smaller bulkheads are
impractical. Procedural rules on hearings, civil
assesments and rule-making will also be covered in
the October 7-8 meeting. The meeting site has not yet
been set.
In committee action, the Commission directed that
studies be completed on ways to improve and create
public beach areas along the shorelines of the coastal
sounds. The Commission also directed staff to draft
policies which would forbid the mooring of floating
homes in the waters of coastal North Carolina for
consideration at the next meeting. The ban was
proposed because the structures pose navigation and
pollution threats and interfere with the use and
enjoyment of public waters.
In a major address Natural Resources and
Community Development Secretary Joseph W.
Grimsley told the Commission that the continued
funding of the Coastal Area Management Act was
essential to the future well-being of the coast. “You
don’t have to look far to see the value of coastal
management in North Carolina,” Grimsley said.
“Other states have left their coast and its resources to
chance and now are overcrowded, polluted and at the
mercy of the next big storm.”
Grimsley noted that there are special problems
and issues on the coast. “These issues arise from the
area’s popularity and its delicate and productive
system of land and water. With CAMA, North
Carolina has a tool for finding answers to these and
other important decisions for our future,” Grimsley
added.
Clay Jordan speaks to Rotary members
Jordan gave thanks to the communities for their
support of athletics at West Craven. He encouraged
everyone in the community to come out and enjoy the
games.
Southern Region
Chairman
North Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor, Jimmy
Green, was elected the Southern Region Chairman of
the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors
during their 21st annual meeting held in Orlando,
Florida, August 23rd through August 26th. The
Southern Region is made up of fifteen southern states
and Puerto Rico. That makes Lieutenant Governor
Green an officer and a member of the executive
mmittee of the Conference.
ine iNaiionai Oonlerenceol lieutenant Governors
was established June 15, 1962, in Seattle,
Washington. Its members came from all 50 states
and the four territories. The general function of the
Conference is to foster interstate cooperation and
promote efficiency and effectiveness throughout
state and territorial government administration.
This year’s executive committee is planning to
oversee a special study on the office of Lieutenant
Governor.
Vanceboro
Hires Chief
Of Police
1982 Football
Contest Starts
This Week
You can win $10, $5, or $2 each week in our
Football Contest if you can pick the most winners out
of this weekend’s NFL teams. This contest will
appear each week for the next 16 weeks.
Each week you can earn bonus points of 6 for 1st
place, 4 for 2nd place and 2 for 3rd place. The person
who accumulates the highest number of points
during the 16 weeks contest will be eligible for a trip
to Disney World or a 19" Black and White TV.
If your entry form is stamped and dated by any of
our contest advertisers, you can win double money or
double points.
Everyone is eligible to enter the contest except
employees of the Highlights. See page 8 and 9 for
complete rules and deadline date.
Mayor Morris, Alton Whitley, William Jewell
Jewell-New Chief
William Henry Jewell and Cynthia will be making
their home in Vanceboro with their son, Steven. Mr.
Jewell will be taking the job as Vanceboro’s new
Chief of Police. Mrs. Jewell is an LPN and is
presently employed at the Aurora Medical Center.
Mr. Jewell was sworn in by Mayor Morris and Mr.
Alton Whitley, Police Commissioner, last Thursday.
Mr. Jewell comes to Vanceboro with four years in
law enforcement experience. He was a former Sgt.
with the New Bern Police Department. He is
presently involved with the National Guard holding
the rank of Sgt.
He looks forward to giving the town good coverage
and he has observed that Vanceboro is a nice quiet
town and hopes to help keep it that way being
available 24 hours per day to handle problems and
information.
Mr. Whitley said, when asked for comment, “We
feel we are very fortunate to get a man of Mr. Jewell’s
caliber as our police chief. I feel he is here to serve the
people.”