West Craven Highlights VOLUME 12 NO. 44 NOVEMBER 2. 1989 (\pws From Aloiiff The Hanks Of The Netise PHONE 244 0780 OR 946-2144 (UPSP 412-110) NAicNM rewseMvn VANCEBORO. NORTH CAROLINA 25 CENTS EIGHT PAGES Jobless figures are steady Graham waa the only coun^ in the state with an unemployment ratein double digitain September— its 10.6 percent more than twice the natWal average and three times the state average. ' Dare County was at the far end of the spectrum with only 1.1 percent, according to Bgures released today by the N.C. Employment Security Commission. Down East countios remei ned be low the middle of the state scale. ' Unemployment rose slightly in braven and Jones counties and fell slightly in Lenoir and Pamlico coun ties in Septemher. It increased slightly in Pitt County. But all five counties remained under Sve percent. Analysts with the Employment Security Commis- See JOBLESS, Page 6 Jobless Rates For September Trawling study is top priority of APES panel Crtven JOAM PamSco Lanotr Pin 9.9% 9.9% 2.7% 9.7% 94% ' / ' Hit ' , Photo ccurtMy Tryon Palaeo Roatontlon Looking a lot like Christmas Tryon Palace hostesses Annie B. Gibbs (iefi) and Beverly Giiernler add a finishing touch to the traditlonai grand gariand on the mahogany staircase, Great Stairs Mali, at historic Tryon Palace. This year’s Christmas celebration at Tryon Palace Is Dec. 6-21. A study of trawling and its effects on marine life will be the top priority of the Pamlico Citizens Advisory Committee as it seeks research proposals for the coming year. The committee, one of two advis ory panels for the Albemarle- Pamlico Estuarine Study, voted in a meeting at the Washington Civic Center last week to recommend that a study of trawling be financed be fore any other for the coming year. TTie recommendation will be for warded to the Albemarle-P&miico Estuarine Study, or APES, techni cal committee. Next month, the technical com mittee will reWew a list of seven study topics endorsed by the panel last night, then call for research proposals concerning those topics. The Pamlico group and a similar committee for the Albemarle region will review the research proposals in January. llie committee also endorsed stu dies on submerged aquatic vegeta tion; toxic chemicals in water, sedi ment and animal tissue; nutrients; flow patterns for the Aibemarle Sound; fisheries issues, including fish and crab disease; social and eco nomic factors, and a Currituck Sound management plan. The vote to endorse a trawling study «4s taken after two area com mercial fishermen, Charles Clark and Dallas Ormond, spoke to the group on trawling. Reading from a three-page writ ten statement, Clark told the group he has studied trawling in the Pam lico Sound for several years and is convinced it kills vast numbers of fish and disturbs their habitat. **niis is something I feel very strongly about,* * Clark said. *A posi tion needs to be taken by someone other then myself.” *Most studies (on trawling) con clude that more studies need to be done,” he said. Committee member CHark Rod- man said, *We need somebody who is unbiased to do a study.” *I hope this would be put at the top of our priority list and I'd like to know specifically what happens to it,” Richard Leach, another commit tee member, said. Committee member Etles Hen- ries Jr. took issue with the trawling See APES, Page 6 Fishermen raising no overall objection to salt-water licenses Local fishermen raised no overall objections last Thursday to a state plan for saltwater fishing licenses, although many disagreed mth some of its details. *We need to regulate now,” John Foster, a commercial fisherman, told representatives of the N.C. Di vision of Marine Fisheriesatameet- ing here. *If we don't do something to protect our resource, we're going to lose it.” Foster was one of about 160 peo ple attending the public meeting in the Beaufort County Courtiiouse. ”lhis is your resource. YouVe the user,” Gor^n W. Meekins of Engel hard, chairman of the marine fishe ries management commission, told the group. "Is there anything in this package that can be used to help you?” *I personally dont believe we have an unlimited resource,” he said. *^me of the counties in the east are going to double their population. - *Can the resource stand that f pressure,* he said. Do we want to ose our tradition?” Last Thursday’s meeting in Waidiington was one of 12 through out the state last week. Reaction to the proposal at other meetings has been mixed, with op position coming from commercial fishermen in the east and support for the program coming from recrea tional fishermen inland, according to William T. Hogarth, marine fisheries director. In Washington, however, most commercial fishermen were in favor of some aspects of the proposal while recreational and sports fishermen were against sections of the proposal. During the meeting, Etles Hen ries Sr., commercial fisherman from the Aurora area, stood and read a list of fees charged for fishing licenses in South Carolina. This program is in place and is working in our sister state,”he said. "Some mav not like this fee or that fee, but the overall program will work if we will enact it.” His remarks drew applause. The North Carolina licensing package includes several alterna tives for saltwater fishing licenses. Unlike freshwater fishing, saltwa ter fishing does not now require a license. To enact such a license, the divi sion would need the approval of the General Assembly. If approved, anyone over the age of 16 who takes any fishery product from the state’s marine waters for non-commercial purposes would need a license. The cost for state re sidents would range from $5 for a one-day license to $16 for a yearly license. Non-residents would pay from $10 to $30. Clark Rodman, recreational and sportsfisherman, said he agreed with the proposal to license out-of- state fishermen. *Out of staters should not be able to use our resour ces without paying for it.” *As for in-state fishermen. I’m more than willing to pay this small fee,” he said. Climate for boaters attractive to retirees By Mike Voss Editor Snowbird. An appropriate name for a aailing vessel heading south for the winter. In sailing slang, snowbirds are sail ors who leave the northern climates and head for the warmer southern harbors during the winter. Tigress. Another appropriate name for a sailboat, especially one that plans on prowling around the Bahamas and Mediterranean for twoyeara be fore returning to the waters of east ern North Carolina to hunt down races to sail in. The two boats have called the area their temporary homes over the lost few days. One sailed ftom Green Bay, Wis., and the other factory-fresh from Ohio with her two-man crew from Detroit One sailed an inland waterway and the other took a trip down the Atlantic coast. Both dropped anchor In area wa ters — one crew looking for a possi ble place toretireandtheothercrew getting ready for two years at sea. The latter crew already has a lot at an area subdivision that caters to boaters and plans to build a house ther after returning in two years. *We really like the area,* said Don and Jane Ruth of Green Bay. The couple was found yesterday putting away bicycles ueed in get ting around. Don, who retired from the paper industiy, end Jane, a for mer teacher, are taking a second look at the area for potential home sites. They virited the area by car about IK years am and think the area offers what they are eeeking. 'Tt’s a good spot to leave from,' said Don about hiture sailing trips. ‘And to be from,' interjected Jane. The couple left the Green Bay area Aug. 16, sailed through three of the Great Lakes — MicMgan, Hu- ron and Erie—and through the Erie See BOATERS, Page 6 APES annual meeting set for Edenton Nov. 4 Nlederbudhls at helm of 40-foot Tigress. Hie second annual public meet ing of the Albemarle-Pamllco Es tuarine Study will be held Saturday at the American Legion building in Edenton. Keynote speaker for the day-long event will be Charlie Gaddy, anchorman and senior editor for WRAL television station in Raleigh. A native of North Carolina, Gaddy earned a bachelor of arts de gree from Guilford College in Greens^ro. He has received numerous broadcasting awards in cluding two United Pmss Interna tional honors for radio documenta ries and the Beet Documentary Award in 1984 from the Radio Tele vision News Directors Association of the Ckirolinas. Gaddy will speak to the group on protecting North Carolina’s rivers and sounds. The day-long event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and the open ing of sevei^ research exhibits. Field trips are planned from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to 10 sites showing ex amples of research sponsored by the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine Becton, turnovers key Eagles past Patriots to stay undefeated Veee irtMta W«st Craven'* Paul Anderson, center, gets up after being tackled as Patriots' D.A. Ballou, 50, watches. By Mike Vo» Surr Writer MOREHEAD CITY — Weet Cr»- ven’s Lee Becton rushed for 187 yards and scored three touchdowns while the Eagles' secondary picked apart the West Carteret passing game with six interceptions in a 41-14 (Hass 3-A Coastal Conference win. The win sets up a fight next week with D.H. Conley for the conference crown. Both West Craven and Con- lev are undefeated in the league. West Oaven Is 9-0 overall and ranked fifth in the state among 3-A schools. Conley is unbeaten in the league and is 7-2 overall. Last night, Becton gave the Ea gles their first three touchdowns and a 21-0 lead on a 3-yard run, a 70-yard interception return and a 7d-vard run. West Craven drew first blood when Becton went in ftom three yards out, two plays after the Ea gles' opened the game on a 54-yard pass from quarterback Kevin Holz- worth to Kip Biyan. Bryan firJshed the game with four receptions for 108 yards includ ing a 34-yard touchdown catch. He also picked off three passes. West Craven head coach (Tlay Jordan said the Eagles were fiat in the first half. ”I thought we would be fiat,” he said, noting the game had no tear ing on the played race, with West Craven having clinched one of the two spots. But that didn't stop him item us ing his halftime remarks to awaken the Ekigles, who exploded for 27 points in the second half and bottled up the Patriot offense, allowing only 164 yards and only 39 yards rushing. Jordan said the Patriots* turnov ers and the Eagles' ability to score after the Patriot miscues was the key to the game. He said the Pat riots were i£le to*take Becton out of Other recreational fishermen, however, did not agree. *T own a boat and I pay $5,000 a year to fish in upkeep and equip ment costs,” said Tom Little, recrea tional fisherman. ”As far as having to spend more money to buy a license, I totally disagree.” Johnny Foster, commercial fisherman, said, Dm in total agree ment with the recreational license. If you're going to hunt, pay for it. If you're going to fish, pay for it.” Under another proposal, anyone who wished to sell any fishery pro- See FISH. Page 6 Study, or APES. Transportation for the field trips and lunch will be provided to the first 290 people to register. The meeting is planned by the N.C. C^oastal Federation through a public partiepation grant from the study. Funds are provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state. APES is part of the federal gov ernments National Estuarine F^^- ram, an effort to identity problems in coastal waters and develop man agement strategies to address those problems, according to spokesman Joan Giordano. The goal of the study, which con cludes in 1992, is publication of a Comprehensive Conservation Man agement Plan that will serve as a guide to protecting the environmen tal inte^ty of the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. Registration for the meeting is free ^ charge. For more information, contact the Coastal Federation at 383-8185 or Ms. Giordano at 946-6481. the game* in the first half. However, the Eagles — and Bec ton — responded in the second half as the junior running beck scam pered 79 yards on the third play in the second half to give the Eagles a 21-0 lead once Chris Stilley tacked on the point-ailer-touchdown kick. Patriot coach Ed Hiatt said his team self-destructed in the second half. He characterized his team's miscues as a *comedy of errors.” The Patriots were eiole to confiise the Eagles in the first half and limit them to 14 points because of a ‘diffe rent defensive look,” he said. Hiatt said good field position pro vided by special team play was ne gated by the turnovers. West Carteret scored on two big plays, a 61-yard pass to Mike Ho man to Lassater and an 87-yard kickoff return by John Cress. The Patriots were without the services of fullback Tim WilUamt See EAGLES, Page 6