Amid Nationwide Increase
79 Highway Fatalities Decreased
RALEIGH Preliminary
figures indicate a decline in
the number of persons killed
on North Carolina highways
during 1879, according to
N. C. Department of Trans
portation (NCDOT) Sec.
Tom Bradshaw. “While all
fatality figures are grim, we
are encouraged that
although fatuities nationaUy
are higher than they were in
1979, we have had a
decrease of 27 deaths.”
In 1979,1,526 persons were
killed as a result of traffic
accidents on North Carolina
roadways. So far, 1,499
fatalities have been
reported for 1980.
Bradshaw said the 1980
figures are tentative
because there is a 90-day
waiting period in case
someone injured in a crash
dies later.
“WhUe we won’t know for
sure untU the aid of March,
our traffic records people
teU us that they do not ex
pect 1980 traffic fatality
figures to catch up with the
1979 figures,” he added.
The secretary cited
several factors highway
safety officials feel con
tributed to the decline in
fatalities, including reduced
driving and increased
compliance with the 55 mph
speed limit.
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“For the first time since
55 became the maximum
legal speed on North
Carolina’s highways, more
than half the vehicle speeds
are being measured at, or
below, that speed limit,” he
said.
The average speed on
North Carolina’s highways
is calculated to be 54.2 miles
per hour, a decline of 1.5
mUes per hour from 1979.
“I have shared these
figures with Governor Hunt
and he joins me in
congratulating the people of
North Carolina for their
spirit of cooperation in
keeping our highways safe,”
Bradshaw said.
Bradshaw attributed the
increased compliance to the
efforts of the State Highway
Patrol and to the “55 I
Believe” campaign con
ducted by the Governor’s
Highway Safety Program
(GHSP) of NCDOT.
“We know from our
surveys that since the
beginning of the campaign,
the number of people ex
pressing the belief that 55
saves lives, reduces injuries
and saves gasoline has
increased substantially,” he
said.
He added that the state
has continued to stress high
way safety.
“We know that as the
average size of cars on our
highways decreases, the
risk of death and injury in
every accident greatly
increases. If we don’t want
to see fatalities increase in
the next few years,
motorists must be more
conscious of the need for
safety while driving on the
streets and highways of our
state,” Bradshaw said.
He noted that the use of
safety belts is declining
even though it is known that
the use of these devices
decreases the risk of death
and injury fourfold.
Drivers who have been
drinking alcoholic
beverages continue to
contribute to half the fatal
accidents in the state.
“We have been and will
continue to be active in
pursuing solutions to the
problems as a matter of
public health, because
traffic accidents are the
leading cause of death and
injury for persons under 40
years of age in North
Carolina,” he concluded.
Proposals Sought
The Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation of the N. C.
Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development is looking for
proposals for innovative
recreation projects which
provide public access to the
waterfront. More than $3-
million has been set aside by
the U. S. Department of
Interior for model projects
which will cost between
$500,000 and $1.2-million.
State BOR Director
Lavonne A. Meads has in
vited municipal and county
officials in the coastal area
to submit applications to the
department before March
20.
For more information
contact the NRCD
recreation consultants in the
Washington or Wilmington
regional offices. From
Pamlico County north, call
Steve Moler at 946-6481.
From Carteret County
south, call Jack Frauson at
256-4161.
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joint meeting in Raleigh. Left to right: Marvin Godfrey, Raleigh, is president of the N. C.
Foundation Seed Producers, and Garland (Mutt) Barnes, Severn, is vice president;
Lawrence Davenport, Greenville, is new president of the N. C. Crop Improvement Assn.,
and John Gilliam 111, Edenton, is vice president. (N. C. State University Photo by Ralph
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Va. Beach Hosting Boat Show
The 28th Mid-Atlantic
Sports and Boat Show, one
of the oldest continuous boat
shows in the nation, will
open February 21. It will be
the first in the new Virginia
Beach Convention Center,
Pavilion, located on 19th
Street, just off the Norfolk-
Virginia Beach Ex
pressway.
Previously, the show has
been held in Norfolk’s
Scope and Arena.
The 1981 show has been
expanded to include two
weekends to provide a
generous amount of “family
shopping time” for out of
town enthusiasts. Low rates
prevail at beach hotels and
motel? at this season.
The show will bring
together, under one roof, the
largest display of boats and
marine gear ever assem
bled in the southeast. The $l
- plus exhibits will
feature boats up to 36 feet
long and include fishing
boats, cruising yachts,
power boats, sailboats,
outboard and stern drives
and speciality craft.
.Numerous public service
exhibits will feature
displays of interest on
fishing, boating, sailing,
navigation, weather and
water safety.
Show Director, John
Taylor, says a new extra
this year will be the
availability of special
sporting personalities to
demonstrate their skills and
answer questions about
boating and fishing.
Also over SI,OOO in door
prizes will be awarded.
The 1981 attendance is
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drought,” Cherry said.
If losses were severe and
credit is not available to the
farmers, the SBA will make
loans at five percent in
terest. If credit is available,
the loans carry an interest
rate of eight and one
quarter per cent (BV4 per
cent).
The normal maximum
term is expected to be 10
years with most loans
ranging five to seven years.
Drought disaster loans may
not exceed 30 years.
Economic injury as well
as physical damage loans
are available to farmers and
farm-related small
businesses.
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tionary as their second
book.
As representatives of the
Alternative School, Mrs.
Boswell and Ken Branch,
language arts teacher,
attended a November
training workshop in
Washington, D.C. There
they were provided
techniques for teaching
reluctant readers and
systematic means of
assessing student per
formance. “Each Alter
native School student was
tested, using Project Read
instruments, prior to the
program’s beginning,” Mrs.
Boswell noted, “and will be
re-tested for progress after
twelve weeks par
ticipation.”
While at the national
workshop, the local
representatives were also
provided the opportunity of
working with performing
artists to learn techniques
that would better enable
them to integrate the arts
into their own educational
program. Project Read has
devt *iVped a demonstration
project to show that theater
and the arts can be effective
in motivating troubled youth
to learn those skills
necessary to achieving
independency and for
leading productive lives.
Chowan’s Alternative
School has also been
selected as one of ten par
ticipating Read sites to
receive “follow-up” training
and assistance. Dr. Jane
Carsette, Read director,
Katherine Pierce, assistant
director and Kathy Sch
warta, teaching assistant,
will be in Edenton on March
9 and 10. While here they
will monitor and work with
the aternative school
teachers on integrating the
arts. They will also meet
with the Curriculum Study’s
Cultural Arts committee to
offer help on tying in with
the basics.
expected to break all
records. Admission prices
will remain unchanged - $2
for adults and $1 for those 12
years and younger.
Show hours will be 12
noon to 1 P.M. on Saturdays,
12 noon to 8 P.M. on Sundays
and 6 P.M. to 9:30 P.M.
during the week.
The show is sponsored by
The Virginian-Pilot and The
Ledger-Star and the Norfolk
Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League.
$192,110.64 in unemployment
insurance overpayments
during January according to
figures released by the
commission’s anti-fraud
unit.
The unit investigated 138
persons who have claimed
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Chowan College President
Named NAICU Director
MURFREESBORO
Chowan College President
Bruce E. Whitaker has been
elected to the board of
directors of the National
Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities
(NAICU).
Dr. Whitaker was selected
during the annual meeting
of the NAICU, which boasts
a membership of 830 private
institutions of higher
education. The National
Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities
was established in
February, 1976, by
representatives of in
dependent colleges and
universities, to meet the
need for an organization
that would provide a unified
national voice for the
shaping of public policy.
Chowan’s president is also
presently a member of the
board of directors of the
American Association of
Community and Junior
Colleges.
He has also served as
president of the Association
of Southern Baptist Colleges
and Schools, Association of
Eastern North Carolina
Colleges, N. C. Foundation
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of Church Related Colleges,
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dependent Colleges and
Universities, and National
Council of Independent
Junior Colleges.
Whitaker also par
ticipates in the work of civic
groups related to mental
health, family life, area
development, and cultural
heritage.
During his 24-year tenure
as Chowan’s president, the
college has received
recognition as one of the
nation’s finest two-year,
independent colleges. The
enrollment has climbed
from under 300 to over 1,000
men and women. The
campus master plan, which
was begun under his ad
ministration and called for
the construction of 18
buildings, has been com
pleted with the recent
opening of the new $2.75-
million gymnasium
physical education center.
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