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VOLUME 12 NO. 38
OCTOBER 5, 1989
VANCBBOBOJJOKTHCAROUNA
25 CENTS
SIX PAGES
$94,000 comes
to Craven for
farm program
Expanded program is lauded
by environmentalists, farmers
Reckless driving at the fair
Lee Jones seems no more upset about this collision than the kids
In the car who Just rammed him from behind. The controlled may
hem of bumper cars Is only one of the distractions at the county
Rie Carter pholo
fair. There are rides and exhibits. There are games of chance and
games of skill. You can see prlze*wlnnlng farm animals. You may
even enjoy watching folks enjoy the fair. This Is fair season, so
enjoy yourself.
Craven County will receive
$93,908 to as part of the state’s ex*
pension of the cost^sharing program
the state began five years ago.
In a move heralded by farmers
and environmentalists, the 1989
General Assembly expanded the
program it began to help farmers
protect public waters from nonpoint
source agricultural pollution or
agricultural runoff.
The Craven Soil and Water Con*
servation District is accepting appli*
cations for the program through
Oct. 13. Persons wanting to sign up
or who need more information are
asked to contact the district office at
637*2547. The ofTice is located in the
Agricultural Complex Building in
the Industrial Park west of New
Bern.
Started in 1984 as a $2.3 million
pilot project in portions of 16 coun*
ties, the pollution control program
was expanded this year to include
all of the state's 100 counties. The
Legislature invested an additional
$3 million over the next two years so
that every county could have access
to the program.
That brings to $36 million the
total money invested by the General
Assembly into pollution control cost
sharing for farmers.
The Legislature established the
program as part of the Nutrient
Sensitive Watershed Program de
signed to help protect the Falls and
Jordan reservoirs and the Chowan
River. It was expanded in 1986 toin*
elude an additional 17 coastal coun
ties not considered nutrient sensi
tive but in which agricultural pollu
tion threatened coastal waters.
In 1987, the General Assembly
again expanded the cost share prog
ram to affect 56 counties, bringing
another 23 counties into the
program.
The 1990 allocations made by the
Legislature included money for the
remaining 44 counties and were oIB*
dally approved this week by the Soil
and Water Conservation Commis
sion. Approximately $7.6 million
will go directly to the counties for
See PROGRAM, Page 6
Under his wing, hundreds learned pride in job from mechanic
By GEORGE JETER
CHERRY POINT — From the
darkened decks of nn aircraft car
rier cruising half a world away to
the nearby sun boked tarmac where
Marine Harrier jump jets await
their next patrol, a little bit of Wil
liam J. Demise is protecting the Un
ited States of America today.
Not that Deruise is a famous war
hero. In fact, now he lives in very
peaceful retirement in New Bern
with his wife, Hazel, just up the road
from the huge, sprawling Cherry
Point Marine Corps Air Station lo
cated here.
What Deruise did for four decades
before he retired last year was to
teach people a trade. He taught
them how to fix aircraft. Military
aircraft that is, planes with names
such ns Phantom, Sabre, and C-130.
Helicopters called the SeaCobraand
Huey. Even a few flying machines,
like the Harrier and the Bronco,
that are kind of hard to describe,
even after seeing them.
"I WAS never one to hold anything
back,” Deruise, 64, says, *I taught
by showing through example, de
manding that whatever my stu
dents did, they did it right.’* Me
chanics and technicians trained by
Deruise can be found throughout
the entire world.
He became a civilian aircraft me
chanic at this air station shortly af
ter World War H ended. Base ofHc-
erssoon realized that the rapid pace
in post-war technological advance
ments meant record numbers of new
mechanics were needed to handle a
new generation of flying fighting
machines. They turned to Deruise
for help.
Deruise led his apprentices
through the Korean and Vietnam
wars, fixing combat scarred planes
and helicopters brought to Cherry
Point. "These were aircraft that had
some repairs done to them on the
carrier or at their airfield, and we
would take them and go back and fix
them to each particular craft’s pre
scribed standard,” he says.
"You always had to understand
that this was not an eight hour a day
job,” he explains. "Even now aeros
pace technology is still in itsinfanQr.
The people I taught are going to be
the forerunners of the new
technology.”
That vision kept Deruise at his
teacher's post long after the chances
for promotions and offices with big
desks and neatly stacked paper
work came his way. Even now when
he visits the base, Deruise remains
a widely recognized figure with his
black mustache and a dark complex
ion which hints at the New Orleans
native’s French ancestry.
Trainingofficialsatthe Naval Air
Depot, where Deruise worked in the
air station, estimate that he person
ally taught several hundred appren
tice mechanics. Apprentices are
men and women who undertake the
multi-year task of mastering a
trade, in this case military aircraft
repair, tothe smallest detail. Noone
can begin to guess how many thou
sands of enlisted and civilian techni
cians, specialists, and other person
nel Deruise instructed through his
many short courses, seminars, and
demonstration projects.
His dedication to teaching made
Deruise one of the air station’s most
respected civilian workers. The
North Carolina Department of La
bor honored his achievements in
1988 by awarding him with Its Out
standing Master Craftsman
designation.
Deruise just jokes that his career
was a case of practical patriotism.
"That’s the way Fve always felt," he
says, "you're here to save your owm
fanny, that's number one.” More
seriously, "one of my greatest satis
factions was to take dowm aircraft
from Day One, have the apprentices
and myself completely fix it, have it
flight tested and then hear that pilot
say he really liked the way if flew,”
Deruise adds.
The deport repairs U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps aircraft for the most
part, although it does work for the
Coast Guard and National Aeronau
tics and Space Administration too.
Ihe single greatest change he
saw during his years as a mechanic
was certainly the arrival of the jet
engine as the main power plant for
military aircraft. "I'm still amazed
at the power of jets,” he says. Few
people realize, Deruise says, that jet
engines are really more simple than
the reciprocating engines, used by
the propeller powered aircraft that
they replaced.
*TTie reason people find new air-
See LEGACY, Page 5
Craven Jobless rate
increases in August
lly Mike Voss
F^ditor
Craven, Jones and Lenoir coun
ties’ unmployment rates increased
from July to August, while the un
employment rate in Pamlico County
remained the same from July to Au
gust, according to figures released
by the N.C. Employment Security
Office.
Craven County’s unemployment
rate increased from 3.7 percent in
July to 3.8 percent in August. The
labor force in August totaled 33,810
Workers and there were 1,270 of the
labor pool without jobs. In July, the
work force totaled 34,360 and 1,260
were unemployed.
The unemployment rate in Au
gust 1988 was 3 percent and 1,010 of
the 33,310-man labor force were
without jobs.
Jones County’s unemployment
rate rose from 3.1 percent in July to
3.2 percent in August. The August
work force was estimated at 4,440
and 140 were without jobs. The July
labor pool totaled 4,450 with 140 un
able to find work.
The unemployment rate in Au
gust 1988 was 3.3 percent and 150
workers out of the 4,500 work force
were unemployed.
Lenoir County saw its unemploy
ment rate rise from 3.5 percent in
July to 3.9 percent in August. The
labor pool in August numbered
See JOBLESS, Page 6
Bryan grabs Flying Eagle
with sure hands, fast feet
When West Craven’s football
team goes to the air, more often
than not the receiver of choice is
Kip Bryan. More often than not,
Bryan snags the pass for a big
slice of yardage or a touchdown.
In last week’s game against
North Lenoir, the receiver
hauled in several passes, includ
ing a 32-yard scoring strike. For
his efforts in the 45-14 win over
the Hawks, Bryan is this week’s
recipient of the Flying Eagle
Award.
Bryan caught four passes for
68 yards in the North Lenoir
game. Buton defense, he is adapt
at knocking away passes in his
role as a defensive back.
Before the North Lenoir game,
Bryan had caught seven passes
for 147 yards, or an average of21
yards per catch. Two of those re
ceptions were for touchdowns.
Bryan is part of the reason the
Eagles lead the Coastal Confer
ence in passing. The Eagles also
lead the conference in rushing.
Joining Bryan as a receiving
threat is Adrian Cameron, giving
the Eagles a one, two punch with
receivers.
For his prowess at grabbing
aerials and picking up huge
chunks of ground, the West Cra
ven Highlights is pleased to
select Bryan os this week's Fly
ing Eagle honoree.
Volunteers describe
hurricane recovery
Rescue squad
open house
set for Oct. 7
As part of the Oct. 7 Fireman's
Day in Vnneeboro, the Vanceboro
Rescue Squad Auxiliary will host
an open house and miscellaneous
shower Oct. 7 for the new rescue
squad building located behind
the Vanceboro Volunteer Fire
DeparmeiU.
T^ie open house and shower
will be held between 11 a.m. and
2 p.m.
Rescue squad officials said the
public is encouraged to come by
and inspect the new building.
They said a good way to say
thank you to the rescue squad
members is to make the building
more liveable by donating gifts of
linen, cleaning supplies, kitchen
equipment and paper products.
The auxiliary will also sell hot
dogs and drinks during Fire
man’s Day.
Auxiliary members ask the
public to patronize the events to
help defray expenses of operating
the rescue squad.
By Mike Voss
Editor
Hurricane Hugo left its wounds
and scars, both physical and emo
tional — behind as it stormed
through the Carolinas about 10
days ago. But there were people
from the Pamlico area that helped
heal those wounds and lessen the
scarring.
Municipal electrical workers
from eastern North Carolina towns
said they wanted to do more for
those they were helping and a Sal
vation Army officer found human
kindness sprang out of human
despair.
liie dark circles under the eyes of
Lt. Roy Harris are symbolic of the li
teral and figurative darkness that
Charleston, S.C., was plunged into
when Hurricane Hugo stormed
ashore 10 days ago.
Harris, of the Washington Salva
tion Army emrps, recently returned
from Charleston where he spent a
week helping with recoveiy efToits.
A phone call any day can summon
him back for another week of duty,
said Harris in an interview
yesterday.
"This is the worst in my experi
ence,” said Harris of his exposure to
other disasters. "It (Hugo’s destruc
tion) was much worse than 1 ex
pected,” said Harris. He described
the area where the brunt of Hugo’s
See HELP, Page S
Eagles soar by Hawks;
Becton scores four TDs
Miki Vos* photo
Cameron (10), Becton (22) and Bryan (4) take it easy In llnal quarter of 45-14 win over North Lenoir.
By Mike Voss
EMItor
LA GRANGE — West Craven’s
Lee Becton rushed for four touch
downs and 150 yards as the Eagles
rolled to a 45-14 conference win over
North Lenoir last night.
Becton, the Eagles' junior tail
back scored on a pair of 1-yard runs,
a 2-yard dash and a 6-yard scamper
as West Craven improved to 5-0
overall and 1-0 in the conference.
And while the offense moved at will,
the Eagle defense gave up only one
first down in the first half, ond that
on the last play of the half.
Coach Clay Jordan's charges lim
ited the Hawks to just 42 yards total
offense in the first half.
The bad news for the Eagles is
that lineman Jeff Powers may be
lost for the season due to a knee
injury.
Eagle quarterback completed
four of 15 pass attempts for 68
yards, induing a scoring 32-yard
scoring strike to Kip Bryan, on the
receiving end of Holzworth's four
completions. Holzworth missed sev
eral receivers by mere inches on sev
eral sideline patterns.
West Craven took the opening
kickoff and marched 78 yards in 10
plays to draw first blood with 7:59
left in the first period as Becton
scored fVom six yards out. At the end
of the half, the Eagles held a com
manding ^-0 lead.
Becton added two scoring runs
with a pair of 1-yard dives. Hoh-
worth scampered in from a yard out
with 1:00 led in the first quarter to
give West Craven a 14-0 lead.
Lending 28-0, Holzworth hit
Bryan on a first-and-10 play with
the 32-yard scoring aerial with 1:32
left in the half.
North Lenoir came out in the sec
ond half and scored on its first two
possessions. On a fourth-and five si
tuation, the Hawks* Tim Smith
scored from six yards out. Becton
fumbled on the first play alter the
ensuing kickoff, dving the Hawks
the ball at the West Craven 37.
Quarterback Steve Slround hit back
Tony Outlaw on a fourth-and eight
See EAGLES. Page 6