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Volume 6, Number 20
Vanceboro. North Carolina,
Thursday, May 19, 1983
Phone 244-0780
12 Pages
20 Cents
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Congressman Walter B. Jones speaks at
Library Dedication.
May 21,
Fourth Annual
Vanceboro
Rescue Squad Day
The Vanceboro Rescue Squad would like to
take this opportunity to announce its Fourth
Annual Vanceboro Rescue Day. The entire
public is cordially invited to attend a full days
schedule of events.
Events start with a parade at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday. Anyone who wishes to participate in
the parade please feel free to do so. The line-up
will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the New Bern Oil and
Fertilizer Co. US. 17 Business, North of
Vanceboro.
A barbecue pork and chicken dinner will start
being served at 11:00 a.m. until. Location will be
at the Fire Department. Donation for the dinner
will be $3.00. Drinks will be available along with
two bake sales.
Entertainment is scheduled throughout the
day. Attend and support the local talent. Anyone
wishing to participate, please do so.
A womenless beauty contest will be conducted
at the Farm Life Auditorium, beginning at 7:00
p.m. A dance in the gymnasium will follow with
the Silver Wings Band providing entertainment.
No alcoholic beverages will be allowed on the
premises.
The Vanceboro Rescue Squad consist of thirty
two volunteer members. All members and
committees have worked hard to plarfand see the
Fourth Annual Rescue Day a success. The
Vanceboro Rescue Squad operates on donations
it receives from the public. Your added and
continued support will be greatly appreciated.
The Vanceboro Rescue Squad has served the
Vanceboro area well and with pride. If an
emergency arises call 638-8666 and report your
By DANNY BARROW
Library
Building:
Dedicated
By RICK CANNON
“I challenge the rest of the State of North
Carolina on a per capita basis to come forward
with a better library facility and I will argue
with them,” Cong. Walter B. Jones said to an
audience of over one hundred persons on hand for
the dedication of the new Vanceboro-Craven
County Public Library building on Sunday, May
15th. The building, donated by Wachovia Bank
and Trust Company, N.A. renovated and
modified with funds from the State of North
Carolina, Craven County and the Town of
Vanceboro, is located on the corner of Main
Street and College Avenue in Vanceboro.
According to Mrs. Christine Hill, Chairman of
the Vanceboro-Craven County Public Library
Board of trustees, the facility will house over five
thousand volumes and will have access to any
publications or recordings in the Craven-
Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library System.
State Librarian David N. McKay indicated that
Thank You,
Vanceboro!
Vanceboro’s first Strawberry Festival was a
tremendous success and the thanks go to the
citizens of our town. We have proven that we’re
not a stodgy community and are quite receptive
of growth and good times. The Junior Woman’s
Club would like to show its appreciation to the
individuals, merchants, churches, and civic
organizations who took part in the festival either
by sponsoring an event or participating in one.
We’ve taken alot of notes and listened to much
advice to help make next year’s festival even
bigger and better. We hope that those who could
not take part this year will make plans now for
joining in the fun next Spring. Thanks again for
making our first attempt a great success!
By BECKY HUGHES, Secretary
Vandebot'b Junior Woman’s Club
Mayor Jimmie Morris presented Mrs.
Donald Witherington with a silver tray.
steps were being taken to expand the services of
local libraries to include access to all libraries in
the state including the college and university
libraries. “Soon a farmer can come into this
library and get a copy of the latest information on
agriculture,” he stated. The Vanceboro-Craven
County Public Library houses a special reading
room for children and will sponsor monthly story
hours and a Summer Reading Program for
children in grades one through six. Special film
programs, lectures, exhibits and workshops for
adults will be held in the facility’s auditorium
which has seating capacity for over fifty people.
The local library will have access to the North
Carolina State Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. Any person who is
blind or visually handicapped can receive free of
charge a record player and complete books and
current magazines on recordings. Future plans
Continued on Page 12
Senator Joseph Thomas watches as Mrs.
Marguerite Williams, librarian, cuts ribbon
at Vanceboro-Craven County Library
dedication.