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ftMl Continued from page 1 y)jl is the Chowan County *»&6urthouse and Detention {facility. iwvoCapt. McDaniels is reported to ell hive said Reps. Jones and Whitley be politically vulnerable they voted against president Reagan’s tax cut and air&idget cut proposals. We hardly sdtftink so, in the case of Rep. Jones. nAfle is a leader in the Democratic faf ¥hajority in the House and it would Wl have taken a man much smaller ffihn Rep. Jones is willing to go not 'j jf support his party. .'■loflt was Sen Helms himself who last week brushed off reports .ijjotdeep rooted problems with Gov. if'dames B. Hunt, Jr. “Politics is one thing,’’ the Republican senator said, “and partnership is ‘^tiother.” As a true “Jessecrat” we t , intend the same can be said for ottfce Jones-Helms relationship. ShTj Giving Credit n . cl Merrill Smith is the self- 1 2 ,’ poet laureate along ' ! the Public Parade. Some of his material is good, and some isn’t. (And I am sure there are those .rttio say the same about this Column.) »*bAnyway, we run Merrill’s Material as space permits. Jr, ln last week’s edition of The Herald, on page 6-A, the Poet’s ■NflAmer featured a good poem £Eitled: “Little Girl And The || Golden-Rod.” Although no credit Awas given it was written by 3m Merrill, like any talent, works f Piard on his poems. We regret he ivas not given credit last week. As 1 jftlerrill works to do better, so will fCRC To Consider peach Access Program The Coastal Resources Com- Anission will t consider the ■lnitiation of a' beach access ■ program, which was authorized ■nknd funded in the General | Assembly’s last session, at its ■ September 10-11 meeting at the •yeaufort Community College Aiming resources center, ■^ftshington. commission will discuss Bw to implement the program, :|&v to choose sites and how to Hocate the sl-million provided by ||B General Assembly. llyn update on coal export studies .fSjßrently underway will be ||B)vided. At its last meeting in llßly the CRC deferred a decision reclassifying Radio Island to allow a coal port until the en vironmental and socio-economic impacts of such a move are assessed. The island is in the Morehead City harbor. An Atlanta-based represen tative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will meet with the commission to discuss federal flood insurance and disaster response. In other action the commission will consider refinement of its standards on construction of canals and sand dune alternations. Also scheduled is the Shell Island Corporation’s request for a ruling that the beach access provisions of the Wrightsville Beach land use (dan as well as the CAMA permit which applies these provisions to its development are invalid. The Chowan Herald (USPS 106-380) I P.O, BOX 207, EDENTON, N.C. 27932 Published every Thursday at Edenton by The Chowan Herald, Inc., L.F. Am burn, Jr., Editor and Publisher, 421-42 S South Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina, 27932. Entered as second-class matter August 30,1934, at the Poet Office of Edenton. North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. 1..K. AMBUKN. JR. K.N. MANNING Editor & Publisher General Manager SUSAN HUNCII J. EDWIN RUFFIAP Office Manager Editor Emeritus - ■ .... ... . Subscription Kates ( ine Year < outside N.C.» ' lIO.W One Year <in N.C > 98. X Sis Months 'outside Nl' i 96.5 Q Six Months <in N-C.t 16.24, Edenton. North Cording, Thursday, September 17. 198! Town Council Votes To Join Continued from page 1 Vepco officials had had an op portunity to state their case. The motion to proceed passed 4-2 with Councilmen Steve Hampton and Willis Privott, Sr., in opposition. When the motion came to adopt the ordinance the vote was 5-1, with only Hampton in opposition. The discussion among the majority of the councilmen was that the matter had been hanging for a long time and Vepco had already had ample time to make a presentation. (The Chowan Herald was notified of a meeting between Town Council and Vepco on Monday night. The newspaper was later informed that the meeting was rescheduled '>r September 21.) Municipal customers of CP&L formed the agency under North Carolina law on October 3, 1976. Favorable negotiations ended with an agreement October 5,1978, for a joint ownership. The agency then invited municipalities buying from Vepco to join. The agency has since reached agreement with Vepco regarding municipalities who desire to join. The project, both acquisition and construction, will be financed from proceeds of Power System Revenue Bonds- Following is a section from the oridnance: “After due consideration of the contents of each of the documents mentioned in the preambles hereto, particularly with regard to the projected need of the Municipality for power and energy, the economies and ef ficiencies to be achieved in acquiring and constructing the Initial Project, as proposed, the reliability and availability of alternative power supply sources and the comparative costs and the risks associated therewith, the Initial Project, Initial Project Agreements, Interim Agreement and Agreement for Interim Electric Service are hereby ap proved and it is hereby Jound and determined that it is in the best interest of the Municipality" to% enter into the Project Porter Sales* Agreement and the Supplemental Power Sales Agreement.” In other action, council annexed the Elton Lee Bond, Jr., property on Paradise Road. This was done at the property owners’ request. The Cable Television Ordinance was amended to add a monthly service. It is One Star and Home Box Office at $17.95 per month. Furthermore, the ordinance was amended to allow the company to have an office outside the Town of Edenton. Request For Funds Denied By SB A Continued from page i for disaster assistance, gave as a reason for the denial: “The designation can not be supported in this instance because there is not identified physical disaster occurrence that is responsible for the fishing in dustries problem.” Furthermore, Kulick wrote, “it seems that the most important action necessary is to identify and* resolve the situation which is creating the problem so that the herring industry can be re established to its former viability.” I Funds Appropriated For Water System Improvements Agenda Set 2 Steps were taken Monday by Chowan County commissioners to remedy water problems north of Edenton by next Spring. The plan calls for spending some $27,000 to upgrade the county water system in the area. Bill Diehl and Ralph Troutman, engineers with Moore, Gardner & Associates, Inc., of Cary, presented a report which ca|ls for increasing the pumping capacity of the Brahall plant by 50 per cent New Strategy Continued from page 1 meet two goals of prime interest to economic development efforts. First, the company intends to keep rate increases in line with or below the increase in the Con sumer Price Index. Second, it is intended to have generating capacity adequate to serve the vigorous economic growth that everyone wants for North Carolina. The president said the company has established a Department of Economic Development and Energy Services. The personnel in this Department will place high priority on working with the state and local agencies in securing new industry, which in turn provide new jobs. However, Berry said they will work to foster conservation and reduce energy costs. Earlier, Moore said Vepco is striving to provide the best possible electric service - ef ficiently and reliably. Moore concluded by saying: “The spirit of cooperation in evidence here tonight is full of promise. It is up to all of us to make that promise come true. We at Vepco will do our part.” Gov. Hunt repeated earlier statements saying economic development pointed a cabinet level Executive Task Force on Northeast North Carolina,” he said. He challenged Vepco to “pitch in and help us show some results” in securing new jobs in the area. “Action is needed,” he added; -•“and we all share a responsibility -with them (Vepco).” He unfed E .company officials to use their t influence to get industry locateAn ‘ the region. Joe Parker of Ahoskie, a newspaper publisher who is head of Operation Overcharge, an anti- Vepco organization, was not present. However, Gov. Hunt quoted him saying that North eastern North Carolina is an “area that has not organized itself to help itself.” “But that is changing,” the governor pointed out. “It’s going to take determination, cooperation, -optimism and a whole lot of plain hard work,” he continued.” I believe you’re going to make it happen, because you care about the people who live and work here.” Gov. Hunt announced that the state is ready to put more resources in the region. And he called on local community leaders to “push us to do better,” and added that he welcomed positive criticism. “Let us pull together as never before,” he concluded. “Let nothing stand between us, Let us stand like the finger on our hand - together!” Sec. Faircloth was primarily responsible fqr bringing the group together. It followed* trip to Rich mond, Va., for a ( conference with Vepco officials. And be urged the local leaders not to dwell on the past, but think of what can be done in the future. He likened the meeting and the coming together of frnportant, influential people of the region “to reason together with Vepco” to a marriage - new, exciting, and harmonous.” Sen. Julian Allsbrook of Halifax County, the dean of the State Senate, spoke briefly in the place of Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harrington of Bertie, caucus chairman. Sen. Harrington was in Italy on a business trip. Rep. Vernon James expressed the feeling the the caucus “is off in the right direction.” However, he cautioned the audience not to lose sight of one important dement in economic development - high ways. “Highways are just as important as reliable current,” he said. and installation of a telmetry > system: "litis arrangement witi put more water into the storage tanks and will help cushion the supply system during times of peak demand,” it was stated. County Manager Cliff Copeland said the department has sufficient reserves to pay for implementing the recommendations. In answer to a question, Graham Farless, head of the Water Department, said the county’s system will consist of two sections - north and south- for along time. It has been estimated that it would cost SBOO,OOO to tie the two together. There is already capability to tie into the Town of Edenton in case of an emergency. Dallas Jethro, tax supervisor, reported that informal hearings are being held in an ateempt to resolve complaints brought about by notices of new property values. “I believe we are in good shape,” he said. “We can handle 99 per cent of them (complaints),” be noted. Mrs. Barbara Ward, a com missioner, said there were a lot of “filling station” complaints. Chairman C. A. Phillips said complaints are to be expected. “This is the closest the,county has ever been to actual values of property,” he added. He called revaluation an equalization process. “It is designed to get things equal across the county. If you have a farm valued high then commercial industrial and residential are measured by the same yardstick.” Jethro said he is getting a lot of questions about the tax rate. “I don’t dare get into that,” he said. “The tax rate will be adjusted according to what it costs to run the county,” Phillips explained. Commissioner George Jones observed that the ones “who yell the lowest are the ones who have property valued too low now.” Copeland reported that progress is being made in development of a revenue bond package for financing the addition to Chowan Hospital. Commissioner Alton G. Elmore ‘ -thinking about 1 it* now wfchlederal cutbacks what they are,” he said. Copeland pointed out that the county gets approximately $250,000 annually from the source Edenton Aces Lose Conference Opener Continued from page 1 The Edenton team gave up six fumbles and three interceptions, and according to assistant coach Tom Bass, “Every time we made a mistake, they were there to capatalize on it.” The game started with RRHS fumbling the ball away two (days after the opening kickoff. Edenton promptly fumbled the ball right back. Unable to move the ball, the Yellow Jackets punted, Once again Edenton fumbled, giving the Yellow Jackets excellent field position at the Aces’ 18. The first and only points of the game were then scored by Bobby Weisner, with the two-point conversion attempt failing. According to Bass, “We played a heckuva defensive game and moved the ball pretty well on offense, but I think mentally our preparation was a little off. But we’ve got no alibis; we’re the champions and we’ve got to put it on the line every time we play a conference game.” Edenton’s best drive of the night consisted of a 60-yard, third quarter march that ended, ap propriately, with a fumble at the Yellow Jacket’s 12. Once again noseguard, Ernest Riddick, had an outstanding game, finishing with 19 solo tackles and two assists. Troy Wright, who had suffered from a bruised sternum in practice,.had 10 solo tackles and four assists, with fellow linebacker Tony Creecy con tributing six solo taettm and she Tackles Haywood Perry and Ctris Rankim both had eight solo tackles with Perry adding six senior nauoac* oiu wmcnara 73 yards on 13 carries. •- - 4*£*.- • r .. »- at*’’ - • ‘ - Aid . -•- • i . V J.m . * i . and it Will benecessary to get “our , -financial house in Order” and approach the next couple of years without anticipating revenue sharing funds. ; The manager reported that a new dog pound near Edenton Municipal Airport has been completed. When Commissioner Elmore asked about progress on the National Guard Armory and the status of the facility on North. Broad Street, Copeland said the percentage of ownership between the town and county would be negotiated. Further discussion centered around the recreation program conducted jointly with the town. The discussion caused Elmore to observe: “We have got to either get a better understanding or get our own program.” Mrs. Ward said she would hate to see the county try to develop a program of its own. The board adopted a Solid Waste Ordinance which is along the lines of existing regulations but which will give the county better en forcement powers. Copeland and Commissioner J. D. Peele reported on progress in establishing a rubbish site. In other action, the board reappointed John Taylor and Mrs. Sarah Tynch to the Shepard- Pruden Memorial Library board and received a letter from the state reporting that Dr. L. E. DeVine had replaced Dr. James Slade as medical examiner in Chowan County. CAMA To Play Advocate’s Role “CAMA is a success,” Secretary Joseph W. Grimsley told members of the Coastal Resources Com mission (CRC) during its meeting in Washington, September 10-11. “As a result of the Coastal Area Management Act, 65 land use plans have been developed by governments in the 20 coastal counties. Local (Banning decisions and CRC policies are protecting coastal resources. You have successfully carried out the Purposes of (M aOndCff Carolinians AlArtiefflMUi added. Sec. Grimsley met with the commission to exchange views on the role of the department and specifically, its Office of Coastal Management. “We need to rekindle a stewardship effect to conserve our natural resources. Nowhere is the necessity and the benefit of stewardship clearer than in the productive and sensitive lands and waters of coastal North Carolina. We will be an advocate agency for these resources,” Grimsley said. Sec. Grimsley has long been concerned about coastal management. Throughout his career in state government he has promoted wise resource use. The Coastal Resources Commission faces difficult issues in serving North Carolina, and it is good to know that-Joe Grimsley will be standing with us,” said J. Parker Chesson, Jr., chairman of the CRC. Road Improvement Funds Allocated The N. C. Board of Trans portation has approved $30.7- million on a county-by-county basis for secondary road con struction improvements during the next 12 months. This ap propriation was allocated by the 1961 General Assembly. Chowan County will receive $56,571. The 14 counties in Division I received $1,907,294. Chowan County is listed as having 36. U miles of unpaved roads. There ye more titan 1,000 miles of roads in this category in the. division. Theamount of: onding for each county was determined by a formula established by the General Assembly. According to the formula, each county receives a percentage of the total funds based on the unpaved secondary roads in the county in relationship to the total mfleage of unpaved Board members will meet with the 100 county boards of com . J i. i* ’ _ V, 'a ... ‘ Fall harvest is underway and preparations are being made for the Chowan County Fair, set for September 22-26 at the fairgrounds on U.S. 17 business. ..5 The agenda includes fun fair amusements, featured per formances nightlyj 4-H regional talent show, square dancing exhibition and all types qf exhibits. Tuesday and Wednesday are “Kiddie Days”. W. A. (Bill) Perry, president, and E. C. Toppin, vice president and manager, direct the award winning event with the aid of fellow members of the Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American Legion. ? The Chowan County Agricultural Extension Service (Bays an important role in the annual event, according to fair officials. Mrs. Fran Ward, acting chairman, has been working with staff and community officials on exhibits. “Exhibits are an important part of the fair,” Perry pointed out “A great deal of emphasis is placed on exhibits since there is ah abundance of talent in this com munity.” '' ' Exhibits will be entered from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. Sunday and 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. on Monday. They will be judged Tuesday from 9 A.M. until 3 P.M. The exhibits should be removed between 3 P.M. and 5 P.M. September 27 and 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. on September 28. The exhibit halls open at 3 P.M. Tuesday with the midway scheduled to open at 4 P.M. The 4-H talent show will be held at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday and Wed nesday with finals set for 7 P.M. Saturday. On the agenda for 8:30 P.M. September 23 is a swine show and sale. The program for Sep tember 24 includes a 4-H talent pullet sale and a Senior Citizens program. Essay Contest Is Planned Several Clean Streams Month activities will give North Carolinians ample opportunity ft jh|£lean Streams Team, g "mMidenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce, together with the Chowan County sponsoring an essay contest and£ poster contest for residents of thgt area. Both competitions offer cask awards to the winners, and will continue through the month. These Chowan County organizations are also sponsoring tours of the National Fish Hat chery in Edenton. From Sep tember 21-25, the tours will be focused for youth. On September 26 the tour will be geared toward adults. Films and talks will also hfe given from September 14-18. Io order to schedule a film or get additional information about events in Edenton, contact Jerry Hendee, at 482-3400. Methodists Host ! Bloodmobile Edenton United Methodist Church will be the site of an American Red Cross Bloodmobile on Tuesday. Sponsored by the Edenton Jaycees, the drive is scheduled from 12:30P. M. to 6:30 P. M. The community - wide drive has a goal of 150 pints of blood. All area residents, regardless Os whether they have donated in t}ie past, are encouraged to par ticipate in the drive. Chairman for the day is Bruise Wackelin. Individuals wishing to schedule an appointment to dpnaie or needing information may cijti him at 482-7435 during the day, I* 482-2792 evenings. ft Donations can be made with hr without appointments. f The 58 hospitals in this Rf! Cross region require some 4ft units of blood daily to meet patient! needs. Tidewater Regional Bloat} Services continues to have hospitals on a system of restricted release, following a summer during which the region ex perienced severe Mood shortages. Ip early August, the blood center in Norfolk issued an emergency annual for blood donors after for the month of September. 4 jt
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