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(Cratic^puntB West Craven Highlights VOLUME U NO. 2 JANUARY 14, was VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PHONE 244-0780 OR 046-2144 (UPSP 412-110) 25 CENTS SIX PAGES Jobless Numbers Hovering Unemployment figures took a traditional upswing in Novem ber in the state as seasonal fishing jobs decreased, but Craven and Pamlico counties tacked the trend, according to the N.C. Employment Security Commission. The decrease in jobless num ber in Pamlico County and Craven County’s j obless number remaining the same did not fol- ' low 63 counties in the statewide treiul. Hyde County showed the second-highest increase in November in the state, up fiom 6.6 percent in October to 12.8 per cent last month. ’ There were 90 people out of I work in Pamlico County’s labor i force of4,750. In October’s work force of 4,610, there had been 120 people unemployed. Craven County’s jobless rate remained at 4.0 percent ftom October to November. There .-ware 1,300 people out of work in Craven County during Novem ber, based on a work force of 32,^. In October, an estimated 1,310 of Craven’s 32.450 workers had been out of jobs. Jones County’s unemploy- mentalso bucked the state trend, dropping slightly fiom 4.4 per cent in October to 3.0 percent in November. There were 160 peo ple out of work in Jones County during November, based on a work force of 4,100. In October, a labor force of 4,320 had 190 peo ple without jobs. Statewide, 63 of 100 counties showed increases in jobless rates, raising the state's unem ployment rate slightly fiom 3.9 percent to 4.0 percent The high- (See JOBLESS, Page 5) Rarely Used Toys Get Exercise Not many kids in this part of the world own sleds. Ilieie’s so seldom a heavy enough snow and hills are hard to find. These fellows hunted out a short hill in while school was out Riday and those who had suitable sliding transportation shared with buddies who didn't Things occaMonally got crowded, but the spirit of sharing allowed Am for alt (Rife Carter |dioto) $26 Million Bond Vote Set Feb. 2 School Board Says No Tax Increases By TERRI JAMIESON Staff Writer This school year the population of stu dents in Craven County has increased by the equivalent of an elementary school, or approximately 400 students. 'Ihe student population is expected to con tinue growing, say county and state educ- tional officials. Last year the New Bem-Craven County Board of Education estimated the building needs of the school system at $32 million. A $26 million bond referendum is being proposed by the board of education to provide ftinds to meet those building needs. The $26 million bond referendum Is scheduled for Feb. 2. Revenue fiom sales tax and the annual approp riations from the state and county cotiunlssioners will be the sources used to pay off the bonds. Monies fiom the state’s Basic Education Plan will also be used to underwrite part of the bond costs. There is no plan to increase the ad valorem, or propoty, tax to pay for the bond, say county offi cials. The board of education has identified seven building needs that it says need immediate atten tion. Included in those needs is the need for a new high school for New Bern. The present high school was built in 1954. Seven trailers and eight temporary buildings are housed on the campus currently. School officials say the school is crowded and classroom space is inadequate. Havelock High School has 17 trailers that are used as classrooms. The school has also been de termined to be overcrowded and having inadequ- (See BOND, Page 5) Volunteer Of Month Goes To Fire Chief Stanley Kite wears many hats. And each hat symoUzes his con cern for his fellow man. Kite serves a Craven County's Emergency Medical Services coordinator, the Vanceboro Volunteer Fire Department fire chief and as a Vanceboro Rescue Squad member. Those efforts have led to Kite's being named the West Craven Highlights' January recipient of the Volun teer of the Month honor. Kite resides in Vanceboro with his wife, Diane, and son, Brandon. Kite has worked for the fire de- partment as chief since 1976. As *'cfllefhis responsibilities include assuming command at a fire scene, which means giving direc tions and controlling the fire fighting efforts. He also is chuged with making sure equip ment is maintained and in work ing shape. He is also responsible for overseeing training for the firemen and making sure that ); training is current and meets state standards. Kite said there are numerous times when firefighters arrive too late to provide much help, but if there is onetime when they are able to help someone then all the efforts have been worth it Kite added that most firemen gfkad it self-satisfying to help someone in need. Kite said that being in the fire department “is definitely a chal lenge” and is not like anything else he has been involved with. Kite points out the since the first of the year the fire department has responded to several calls, in cluding a trailer fire and house fire. Both homes were destroyed. Kite said firefighting can be discouraging. He said, "They guys we've got in the department really work their hearts out. When something’s gone (burned up) we can't put it tack together. That's the most discouraging thing about firefighting.” In his role as director of the county's emergency medical ser vices. Kite works in all aspects of medical care. He works with the county’s rescue squads. He coor dinates training, transportation and funding Involving the rescue squads. Kite also investigates in dustrial accidents in the coimfy. Kite has been a member of the Vanceboro Rescue Squad since 1976. Kite has received numerous awards over the past several years. He has received a fireman of the year award, the Outstand ing Young Firefighter Award firom the New Bern Jaycees and an outstanding young law en forcement officer award when he worked as a deputy. “Between work and the fire de- (See KITE, Page 6) Preparing For Monday's Work Anthony Davis spent part of Sunday afternoon up the creek in Rose Bay doing repair work on his boat Those crab pots over to the left may be able to take some time off, but for Davis it's back — Poverty In N.C. — Habitat For Humanity By MARY KRATT “We was in a pitiful condition, and didn't ever think we would get out of it But now, I feel like I'm just kinds flying — flying with the Lord, catching the breeze of His good wilt. .OldasI is, this is the first good house I ever lived irt"— Lillie Mae Brownes, Americus, Ga. When former President Jimmy Carter came to Charlotte in July to harruner and finish 14 houses for the poor, I remembered a stormy church meeting in 1982. Associate ministers just out of seminary are supposed to be liberal zealots, and ours at h^rs Park Baptist had just proposed that church leaders endorse a radical program to provide in terest-free loans to poor people so they could own homes. Im agine them. Dale MuUinix luged, people who struggle all their lives just to pay rent owning a modest house, working on it themselves, paying for it. The idea was called Habitat for Humanity. The concept came from Geor gia, he said. It was working, he said. He had been there and seen it. He told stories of changed lives, gave fhcts and figures. The Idea was to gather donations, loans and volunteer tabor, to offer houses not as acts of char ity, but to sell them to the poor for what they cost, without in terest or profit, and to use pay ments for new construction. 1^ skeptical doctors, lawyers, and businesspetsoiu of the affluent church questioned. “You’ve got to be kidding,” some said. “Being Christian, tithing, invest ing in social programs is one thing, but interest-free loans are (See POVERTY, Page 2) School Notes VUl Mrs. Barbara Forrest's kin dergarten class toured Craven County Hospital during De cember. The class was shown exam ples of x-rays, toured the physical therapy department and the security department The students were able to see themselves on monitors used by security persoimeL The students also got a close-up view of an ambu lance. At the end of the hospit al tour, the students were given doctors' and nurses' hats. Hie students had lunch at Burger King before returning to school. IHBoa Dot Cootnl How many sheets of dots does it take to make a million? That was the question fourth- and fifth-grade students at Vanceboro's Farm Life Elementary School tried to fi gure out The first part of the contest was to guess how many dots were on one sheet of paper. The winner was Levar Moore with a guess of8,000. The cor rect answer Is 8,040 dots. He is a student in Mrs. Shirley James' fifth-grade class. De von White, Chris Hale, Del Dixon, Wesley Taylor, Jamel Wooten and April Lewis won honorable-mention status. The second part of the con test was to guess how many sheets it would take to add up to one million dots. The win ners were Larry Walton of Mrs. Loretta Lawson's fifth- grade class and Jeremy Blaylock of Mrs. Carolyn Dawson's fourth-grade class. Each guessed 125 sheets. Second place went to Eddie (See SCHOOLS, Page 6) to oystering as soon as the broken pulley on the boat is replaced. Fishermen must be wanting a change in the weather even more than the rest of us. (Photo by Ric Carter) King Legacy Recalled By Church’s Minister By REV. DAVID L. MOORE Psstor, MclnipoUuui A.M.E. Zion CtaKk Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was bom January 15,1929 and was assassiiuted on April 4,1968. He was the son of a Baptist minis ter, Rev. Martin Luther and Alberta Williams King Sr. The young Martin was a bril liant student. In the eleventh grade he took a special examina tion permitting him to attend Morehouse College without com pleting high school. He entered Morehouse College at the age of 15. In 1947, at the age of 18, he was ordained to the Christian minis try. Upon completion of his stu dies and the awarding of a bache lor degree in sociology from Morehouse in 1948, he attended Crozer Theological Seminary. There he completed his Bachelor of Divinity degree graduating at the head of his class in 1951. He applied and was accepted to Bos ton University where he gradu ated with his Ph.d. in Systematic Theology in 1955. On October 31,1954 following his marriage to Coretta Scott, he was instalied at the prestigious, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Ala. Shortly af ter this event, in December 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat to a white man who boarded the bus. This spon taneous action on her part ushered in an ere of nonviolent civil disobedience that shook the jim crow laws of Alabama and the rest of the south. As president of the Montgomery Improve ment Association, Dr. King led a successful nonviolent black boycott against the Montgomery, (See KING, Page 5)
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