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OCTOBER 19, 1989
VOLUME 12 NO. 40
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PHONE 244 0780 OR 946-2144 (UPSP 412-110)
25 CENTS
EIGHT PAGES
Eagles
'pound
Patriots
By Mike Voss
Editor
I Lee Becton it back on track.
West Craven’s Junior tailback lo-
comoted for 170 yards on eight car*
ries and scored five touchdowns in
* leading the Eagles in a 67*6 rout of
Pender County Friday night.
The Eagles worked the homecom*
ing crowd into a firenty before the
first quarter was over and had Pen
der wondering which engine on the
Bogle Express was coming *round
the bend next.
Becton, who ended up 10 yards
shy of 1,000 yards on the season,
scored on runs of 60,40,26,13 and
II yards. In last week’s 12*7 win
over Havelock, he was held under
100 yards fcnr the first time this
season.
Penalties nullified two touch
down runs of 13 and 11 yards.
Hie E^ogles started the contest
with a long TD and ended it the
same way.
’'"West Croven’s Harvey Brown
took the opening kickoff and re
turned it 62 yards for a touchdown.
He later scored on a six-yard romp.
West Craven’s Troy Dawson
notched his second interception of a
Patriot pass and returned it 65
yards with three seconds left in the
contest.
West Craven piled up 428 yards
total offense, 317 on the ground and
III through the air. The Patriots
rushed for 111 yards and threw for
129. Pender’s Curtis West rushed
for 113 yards on 16 carries.
( West Craven, ranked seventh
am»ig the state’s 3*A schools, suf
fered penalty problems, however,
being hit for 10 penalties for liv
yar£.
*1 think a win next week will get
See EAGLES, Page 6
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West Craven’s Paul Anderson (24) struggles (or yardage against Pender County In Friday’s 67-6
homecoming victory.
West Craven success
has an Italian flavor
By Mo Krochmal
Sports Editor
Was it the pasta?
Maybe.
Last Friday night, the West
Craven Eagles turned Pender
County into ground round, win
ning 67-6 in a homecoming foot
ball feast. The saucey varsity
boys tomatoed the Patriots, sau-
saging them at the line of scrim
mage and shredding them into
chopped salad to remain unde
feated on the season and in the
conference.
Maybe the credit should go to
~l^an^ Caprara, the wife of de
fensive coordinator Tony
Caprara.
For the past few years, Mrs.
Caprara, has fed the team an Ita
lian dinner during the playoffs or
after the season (depenifing on
how successful they were).
Mrs. Caprara told the Eagles,
the previous week that if they
beat Havelock, she would feed
them her traditional annual Ita
lian feast a little earlier than
usual.
Hiey did and she delivered
dinner last Thursday afternoon
in the school cafeteria.
With a shopping list that in
cluded 4 gallons of tomatoes, 3
gallons of tomato sauce, two gal
lons of tomato paste, 12 pounds of
beefforlasagne, 20 pounds of Ita
lian sausoge (imported from
Florida), 8 pounds of spaghetti
noodles, 3 pounds of lasagna noo
dles, 10 loaves of garlic bread and
two recipes of cheesecake mix —
not to mention the goodies for a
big bowl of salad with Italian
dressing — she cooked for two
days. With the help of daughter
Nancy, Eric Patrick, Beverly
Brian and Sandra McComber,
she loaded several long tables
with delectable treats — lasagne
dripping in gooey cheese, spagh
etti smothered in sauce,
perfectly-done Italian sausage,
spicy meatballs, salad and melt-
in*your mouth cheesecakes.
^ just like to do something for
the ^ys,” Mrs. Caprara said. *I
ei\joy it and I love the kids. These
players are the nicest; all of our
football players are good kids.
There’s not a one of them who I
don’t just love.”
Mrs. Caprara’s feast stuffed
the varsity coaching staff, the
20-some players and a couple of
sports writers.
Hefty (6-2,255) lineman Eddie
McKecl said he polished off three
Mrs. Caprara dishes out feast to coach Clay Jordan.
plates while quarterback Kevin
Holzworth was assisted by a cou
ple of his receivers (probably
looking for a few pass opportuni
ties) in making sure he got as
much as he needed to eat.
I’m glad I'm just a junior, I’ve
still got one more year (to eat),”
said Terrece White, a 6-1,
195-pounder, who proudly
sported a dribble of tomato sauce
on his shirt — his personal badge
of courage. “The way she talked,
we might get two or three more
dinners this year,” he odded
Mrs. Caprara said she planned
to fix another dinner in the play
offs. No telling what she might fix
if the Eagles respond to her cui
sine like they did Inst Friday
night.
No telli ng how fnr they may go
if there’s a plate of pasta waiting.
McKeel earns
Flying Eagle
On Friday nights, Eddie
McKeel is sometimes the center
of attention.
Especially for quarterback Ke
vin Holzworth who has taken a
few snaps from McKeel who has
lined up at center for the Eagles
this season. Iqjuries and other
factors have caused some shuf-
I fling around on the offensive line
' and McKeel has found himself
J handling the center's chares.
1 All season the senior has been
one of the anchors of the West
Craven offensive line. McKeel
has done his share in opening the
holes for Eagle running backs.
And if you ask tailback Leo Bec
ton, Just 10 yards shy of 1,000
yards rushing this season, he'll
tell you that McKeel has been a
part of his success.
This week's Flying Eagle
Award goes to McKeel for his
part in the Eagles' 7-0 mark and
Sea MCKEEL, Page 6
Homecoming Sweethearts
Stacey Spurling, left, and Michelle Freeman
were named (he Homecoming Sweethearts (or
West Craven High School last Friday during
homocoming ceremonies. Escorting Miss
Spurling is Greg Fulcher and Shawn Fonville,
Mikt Voss pholo
right, escorted Miss Freeman. All but Fonville
are seniors at West Craven. Fonville is a recent
graduate. The hall-time festivities capped a
week-long homecoming celebration ai the
school.
40 additional
lines planned
for townships
Expansion of watery sewer
system begins its first phase
H) Mike Voss
Editor
The state is reviewing plans toex-
pand the Northwest Graven Water
and Sewer District by 40 lines.
Once the plans are approved by
the state, bids will be sought on the
estimated $895,000 expansion pro
ject, said Vernon Harris, county
engineer.
Harris said the expansion will
add 22 lines in Township One, nine
lines in Township Three and nine
lines in Township Nine. There is a
list of 80 proposed lines and the
county is proceeding with as many
as it thinks it can currently afford,
said Harris.
There are 199 potential users in
Township One, 52 potential uses in
Township Three and 82 potential
users in Township Nine, said Har
ris. Hie county is seeking to provide
ns many residents with water as it
can afford — "getting the most bang
for the buck" — currently, said
Harris.
The project will be financed with
n $543,955 revolving loan from the
Clean Water Act, a federal program.
The loan will be paid back at a 4-per-
cent rate over a 20-year period, said
Harris. The Farmers Home Admi
nistration will provide $343,365
through a refinancing program. The
county can refinance up to two-
thirds of the debt it retired in the
past calendar year to help pay for
the project, said Harris.
Harris said the refinancing is
akin to a second mortgage. The
bonds will be sold at an open-market
rate, said Harris.
Residents in the area where the
new lines are planned will be af
forded the same "early-bird* sign-up
period. Customers who sign up for
county water will pay a $30 tap-on
fee, a $50 security deposit and an in
spection fee of n^ut $5 to $10, said
Harris. Those who wait until afier
the enrly-bird deadline will pay
$250 to connect with the water sys
tem, said Harris.
"It pays to sign up early,” said
Harris.
Harris said additional expan
sions are planned but will be done os
money becomes available. He said
the county has basically adopted a
“pay-as-you-go” plan for the entire
project.
The average customer on the sys
tem is paying about $16.40 a month
and uses about 4,500 gallons a
month, said Harris. A fee schedule
adopted about IVt years ago sets a
$17.50 fee for using 5,000 gallons a
month.
Harris said he expected the early
sign-up period to begin soon but did
not have a specific date when it
might begin.
Harris said he expected the ex
pansion to proceed smK>thly.
Outbreak of equine
encephalitis spreads
to adjacent county
An outbreak of a viral disease
known as the blind staggers or
sleeping sickness has killed at least
14 horses in North Corolina accord
ing to a horse specialist at N.C.
State University.
And state public health officials
are warning that the virus, eastern
equine encephalitis, can be trans
mitted to humans.
Dr. Robert Mowrey, a N.C. Agri
cultural Extension &rvice horse
specialist at NCSU, said 14 cases of
the virus were confirmed between
Aug. 1 and Sept. 15.
Fatal cases of the disease were
confirmed in Beaufort, Cumber
land, Lenoir, Moore, Pasquotank,
Robeson, Sampson, Union, Wake
and Wayne counties.
One human case of the disease
was reported in Beaufort County,
according to state health officials.
Tissue from other horses that
died is still being analyzed and the
number could rise, Mowrey said.
Only one case ofthe disease wascon-
firmed in the state in 1988.
Horses are normally vaccinated
annually, usually over the winter as
protection against the disease. Mo
wrey said horse owners may want to
consider a second vaccination now
to make sure their animals are
protected.
The disease is spread by mosqui
toes and Mowrey said that this
year’s unusually wet weather may
have nurtured mosquito popula
tions, lending to the outbreak.
The virus is normally transmit
ted by^mosquitoes to birds. While
not harmful to the birds, it can be
lethal when transmitted to man or
horses, state health officials said.
There is no treatment for this
infection.
As a result, mosquito control
programs in eastern North Carolina
will increase their efforts.
Persons who live near swampy
woods or whose activities take them
into such areas should be aware of
this health hazard. Personal mea
sures to reduce exposure to mos
quito bites, such as wearing long-
sleeved shirts, long-legged pants
and using mosquito repellents are
advised, health officials have said.
Symptoms of the disease are a
high temperature, depression and
incoordination. Infected horses may
See OUTBREAK. Page 5
Quinn announces bid
for seat in Legislature
“It is with a great deal of public
conscience and civic pride that I an
nounce my intentions to run for the
North Carolina Legislature on the
Democratic ticket,” said Ben D.
Quinn in announcing his candidacy
for the Third House District sent.
Quinn, the superintendent of the
New Bern-Craven County Schools,
seeks the sent being vacated by Rep.
Beverly Perdue, who earlier this
year announced she is running for
the Third District Senate seat.
*1 cannot claim a long history of
elected service, but I can claim a life
time of public service and 1 can
claim many good friends who want
improvements made in education,
substance abuse, equality and plain
o1 d-fnshioned honesty at all level s of
government. If elected, I will assure
the citizens of the Third District
that 1 will fight for the causes that
are important to the people of Cra
ven, lionoir and Pamlico counties,
and I will work to continue the out
standing lendorship that has been
provided by the Tliird District legi
slative delegation,” said Quinn.
“Having served 30 plus years as
See QUINN, Page 5
Bon Quinn