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VOLUME 11 NO. 41
OCTOBER 27, 1988
VANCEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
PHONE 244-0780 OR 046-2144
(UPSP 412-110)
25 CENTS
SIX PAGES
Pleasant Hill
Voters Pick
Water Source
Residents Choose County
Over New Bern For Line
Pleasant Hill residents Mon
day unanimously voted to have
Craven County extend water
lines to their homes instead of
the city of New Bern.
The vote, in effect, ends six
years of pleading for better water
quality for the residents who live
west of New Bern on N.C. 55.
The choice was offered to the
residents late last week when
Craven County efforts to obtain
state grant money for the project
fell through. State and local offi
cials tried for several months to
-fetd approximately $230,000 to
extend a county water line a little
overa mile to serve the residents.
Recent water samples taken
from wells in the Pleasant Hill
community show high levels of
iron, manganese and coliform
bacteria. Despite the findings, no
state money was available.
Many of the residents already
buy bottled water for consump
tion and cooking. Others refuse
to bathe or wash clothes in the
water because it leaves brown
stains, said some residents.
Some residents claim the poor
water quality is a factor in dental
problems—weak teeth—in chil
dren.
The county water line ends on
one end of the community and
the city water iine ends on the
other end.
The vote for the county plan
means the county will pay for the
water line by using a combina
tion of a grant and loan, or a total
loan plan that might require
forming a water district for the
area.
If the city plan had been
approved by the residents, the
city would have extended its wa
ter lines under the guideiines it
uses for extraterritorial areas
with water rates intially twice
what New Bern residents pay.
(See WATER. Paged)
Mark Time, March!
Members of West Craven High School Marching Eagle Band pre
pare to take the field al halftime during a recent home football game.
The band has only a few minutes to make an impression during a
game, compared to 48 minutes for football players. While a touch
down might be sweet music for a running back, crisp marching and
no sour notes is a big score for the band. And not everyone at a
football game may be a football fan. Some of the spectators might be
more interested in a horn player or majorette than in a nose tackle.
West Craven Drops 18-13 Contest To Washington
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By JIM GREEN
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West Craven sophomore run
ning back Lee Becton reached
the 1,000-yard rushing plateau
Saturday night, but the combina
tion of Tyron Lodge, Joe Ran
dolph and sparkling ball control
propelled Washington to an 18-13
victory over the Eagles in a pivot
al Coastal Conference game.
The win gives the Pack, now
7-2 overall, a 4-1 record in the
Coastal with a home date next
week against D.H. Conley loom
ing. West Craven dropped to 2-2
and 4-4, and its only hopes of
making the playoffs is winning
its final two games against East
Carteret and Havelock.
Lodge led Washington's 228-
yard rushing attack with 122
yards on 18 carries. David Wil
liams carried 18 times for 53
yards while Damien Moore, still
nursing a tender ankle, saw li
mited action and rushed for 49
yards (one carry a 26-yard jaunt)
on eight carries.
Bob Hanna, Washington’s
head coach, said ball control
would be the key to the game. He
was right.
The Pack’s three scoring
drives each took more than five
minutes off clock and Washing
ton's eight possessions in the
game totalled 31 minutes.
West Craven’s seven posses
sions totalled just 17 minutes and
one of the Eagles two sustained
drives (4:21) resulted in a touch
down. Five other possessions
barely totalled six minutes.
“That was one oflhe things we
had to do, control the ball so we
could keep Becton and their
offense off the field,’’ Hanna said.
“The offensive line did a great
job blocking and the backs did a
good job. We did what it took to
win.’’
Though Washington’s forte
was ball control for a majority of
thegamc, it started quickly when
Joe Randolph grabbed the open
ing kickoff at the Pack 16.
danced through the seam and
outran the pursuit for an 84-yard
touchdown. The extra point was
blocked, but Washington already
had a 6-0 lead with 11:47 to go in
the first quarter.
West Craven coach Clay Jor
dan was disappointed with the
kickoff.
“We worked 45 minutes on
kickoffs Thursday. You tell them
who to kick it to and then they
kick it to the most dangerous guy
on the field,” said Jordan.
“Sometimes 1 wonder if it even
pays to practice.’’
On the Pack’s first drive of the
second quarter was successful.
Washington, behind the running
of Lodge, used 13 plays and
moved from its 20 to the West
Craven 5. After an offsides penal
ty moved the ball to the 2. l..odge
bulled his way into the end zone
with 5:32 remaining in the half,
and the Pack led 12-0 after the
conversion run failed.
But West Craven didn’t roll
over and play dead. Becton car
ried for 16 yards to the Pack 40
and then grabbed a 28-yard pass
over the middle from Kevin
Hoizworth for a first down at the
Washington 12. Becton then ran
the final yardage for the score
with 10:03 remaining in the third
quarter, and Jay Gaskins’ extra
point kick cut the lead to 12-7.
But Washington’s longest
drive of the evening also pro
duced its final score on the next
senes.
Starting from their own 39 fol
lowing the kickoff, the Pack
picked up five first downs in a
16 p)ay drive that took eight mi
nutes oft* the clock. Williams bar
relled his way in from the E^agle 2
with 2:12 remaining, giving
Washington an 18-7 lead after the
conversion pass failed.
West Craven tried one more
comeback. Taking their only
possession of the fourth quarter,
the Eagles drove 56 yards in eight
plays. Adrian Cameron made the
score 18-13 when he ran three
yards for the game’s final points.
Becton set up the TD when he
ran eight yards on the preceding
(See EAGLES. Page 5)
Felder Finding Sideline
Challenging, Rewarding
By MIKE VOSS
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1( Francis Felder is lucky, he
iS‘i0i to see a little more than half a
football game. And that doesn’t
sound to good for an assistant
coach.
But Felder is also the trainer
for West Craven’s football team
during the fall. In the spring, Fel
der trades hats and becomes the
junior varsity baseball coach.
After serving as defensive
coordinator for Havelock Middle
School’s football program for
three years, Felder jumped at the
chance to go to West Craven. He
serves as the secondary and re
ceivers coach for the Eagles.
In his first year with the Eagles,
Felder spends much of his Fri
day nights taking care of injured
levers. So when he might rather
' be'observing the game and yell
ing instructions, he often finds
himself working with bumped
knees, banged up ankles and an
assortment of other injuries.
Felder played baseball at Cam
den High School in South Caroli
na and played centerfield for the
University of South Carolina. He
served as a sheriffs deputy for
seven years before becoming a
teacher. After two years of
teaching in the South Carolina
Lowlands, he moved to North
Carolina. With an opportunity to
coach football and be closer to
his wife who teaches at West
Craven Middle School, the
chance to come to the high
school was not turned down.
“They’re on their own,” said
Felder of his secondary when
he’s treating an injured player.
His trainer’s skills were learned
during his baseball-playing days.
Even though the Eagles are
young and sport a 4-4 record,
(See FELDER, Page 5)
Campbell Shrugs
Off Season’s Hype
Felder alteiuls to traincr^s (luties
/ know my conCidenco and the
team's confidence is building
with each game — Jpts^^ Gamplipll
Some people may be tired of
reading about Jesse Campbell.
But they may as well gel used to
the idea of seeing his name in
newspapers as he gets more and
more media attention for his pro
wess on the football field.
Make no mistake about it. N.C.
State’s Defense, spelled with a
capital D, is a group effort, but
during the course of each game
there’s always the key tackle or
the key interception or the
caused fumble.
And more often than not, one
of the central figures in those key
moments is Campbell, a strong
safety.
Campbell, a red-shirt freshman
Becton Says Linemen
Opened Up The Holes
For 1 ^000-Yard Season
The good news is West
Craven’s Lee Becton had
another 100-yard game
Saturday.
The better news is he has ex-
actly 1,000 yards on the
season.
The best news is that Eagle
fans have two more years to
watch the sophomore running
back pile up more yardage.
Becton, who drew lots of de
fensive attention after back-
to-back 200-yard rushing out
ings his first two games, is tak
ing the milestone all in stride.
Becton realizes a running
back doesn’t get 1,000 yards in
a season on his own. He has to
have help fVom the offensive
line.
He is the first Coastal Con
ference player to reach the
mark this season. And he has
been chosen as the first West
Craven player to repeat as
winner of the Flying Eagle
Award this season. Becton
earned the season’s first
Flying Eagle Award
announced by the West
Craven Highlights.
Becton entered Saturday’s
game against Washington
needing exactly 100 yards for
his 1,000 yards. He got exactly
what he needed. In fact, he
had 101 yards but lost a yard
fSee BECTON, Page 5)
licctoii has tape removed after Saturday's game
from Vanceboro, is a member of
a defense that has not allowed a
touchdown in 25 of 28 quarters
played this season, including the
last 16 straight. The ’Pack has
kept six of its seven opponents
from scoring a touchdown and
has allowed an average of 7.7
points per game.
“We want to keep the streak
going,” said Campbell, as the
’Pack prepares for a nationally
televised (ESPN) contest Satur
day against potent South Caroli
na at 8 p.m. in Carter Finley Sta
dium. “1 know my confidence
and the team’ confidence is
building with each game.”
Campbell’s heroics and stand
out play have thrust the 19-year-
old into candidacy for ACC
Rookie-of-the-Year honors and
(See CAMPBELL. Page 5)
Dover Man
Faces Bribery,
Drug Charges
DOVER — Multiple charges,
including bribery, were filed
against a 71-year-old Dover man
Friday.
The charges were filed after
Rueben Hall of Rt. 1, Dover was
arrested by Craven County Sher
iffs Department deputies for
several alleged drug violations.
He was charged with felony
possession with intent to manu
facture, sell or deliver marijuana;
felony manufacture of a control
led substance and keeping a
dwelling for using controlled
substances.
According to warrants, Hall is
accused of having more than an
ounce of marijuana on him when
arrested. He allegedly packaged
and repackaged marijuana in his
(See DOVER. Page 5)