Va. Pushes Qean-Up Plan ELIZABETH CITY The State of Virginia has a plan for cleaning up tributaries of the Chowan River ' and it includes Union Camp Corp., at Franklin. Hie five-point plan was unyeiled hare Tuesday at the first public meeting of the North j Carolina-Virginia Water Com mission. Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., was successful three years ago establishing the commission to study Water quality in North eastern North Carolina. In addition jto halting pollution in the Chowan River and Albemarle Sound, the commission was . charged' with finding an ac ceptable; program prior to any wholesale withdrawal of water from the region. Virginia Beach Mayor Patrick* Standing told the commission his resort city has not dropped the idea of getting water from North Carolina, >\ Sec. Joseph Grimsley of the N.C. Department of Natural Resources & Community Development admitted that in order for his state to obtain full cooperation from Virginia there : could be a trade-off. “North Carolina, to gain the benefits of clean water, may have to share 1 some of that water,” he said, j * 'i The five-point plan outlined by i Virginia authorities will stretch = over two years and cost $400,000. ; The Virginia Water Quality \ Control Board has an ambitious five-year plan but the $4-million price tag was too much when federal money dried up. The lesser plan includes: A study of sources of pollution; The encouragement of .1 municipalities to use land ap plication to treat their sewage; Expansion Plans Continued From Page 1 mission, Deloitte, Haskins and -Sells, Peterson Associates, P.A., ; and the underwriters, Interstate Securities and Carolina Securities, are currently working together to coordinate all the necessary work to culminate all of their activities at the earliest possible date. At the present time, all of the necessary work before construction can begin should be completed by May 13, 1982. Director Marvin Bryan predicts the facility enlargement should be completed between December, 1983 and May, 1984. Two daily newspapers ran an article that said Chowan Hospital’s operating costs and capital costs were higher than average for the region. According to Bryan, these figures were based on studies that were six years old. Annually, the hospital prepares an income and expense budget for the next fiscal year in accordance with standard ac counting principles as established by the American Society of Cer tified Accountants. The income and expense budgets are then reviewed and approved by the hospital's Board of Directors. After approval by the Board, it is sent to North Carolina Blue Cross- Blue Shield, the intermediary for the Federal Medicare-Medicaid programs in this state, for ap proval. They review the budget and the proposed charges to the patients. If the charges and-or expenses are not in accord with area hospitals, they will make recommendations to the hospital to correct these expenses and charges. At the present time, charges to patients in Chowan Hospital are comparable to surrounding area hospitals. The Chowan Herald (USPS 106-380) I P.O. BOX 207, LDENTON, N.C. 27932 : Published every Thursday at Edenton by The Chowan Herald, Inc., L. F. Amburn, Jr., Editor and Publisher, 421-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina, 27932. Entered as second-class matter August 30,1934 at the Post Office of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. L.F. AMBURN. JR. E.N. MANNING Editor ft Publisher General Manager SUSAN BUNCH J. EDWIN BUFFLAP Office Manager Editor Emeritus 1 ' j Subscription Rate* One Year (outside N.C.) ;slM# One Year (in N.C.) • Six Months (outside N.C.) • • * W-S0 Nix Months < in N.C. > • • • A voluntary plan of “best management practices” by far mers and foresters to reduce fertilizer runoff; Tougher control of animal wastes, particularly by using lagoon storage at swine operations; and Continued study of Union Camp’s role in contributing to the problems by discharging by products of its paper mill operation into the Blackwater River tributary to the Chowan. The Virginia announcerhent in itself is considered a victory for those people in North Carolina who are concerned about water quality, especially in the Albemarle Area. Gov. Hunt earlier had attempted to elicit cooperation from his counterpart in Virginia. Up until Tuesday the Virginians had said they wanted to cooperate but had not been adequately convinced of sources of the problem. Robert V. Davis, chairman of the Virginia Water Control Board, announced that a computer model is being put into place to study groundwater flow in Southeastern Virginia and possibly part of Northeastern North Carolina. State Sen. Melvin R. Daniels, Jr., of Pasquotank County, a member of the commission, has pressed for action by Virginia. He said he continues to be concerned about private well running dry in the area following the sinking of deep wells by industries and municipalities. Furthermore, the Union Camp wells at Franklin have been shown to reduce the artesian aquifer as far away as Elizabeth City. “These two points concern me greatly,” Sen. Daniels is reported as saying at the meeting. Dr. Neil S. Grigg, assistant secretary of NRCD in North Carolina and the power behind private negotiations with Virginia, was attoiding his last meeting. He has resigned by return as a professory-scientist in Colorado. Yount Is Jailed For Breaking And Entering The Edenton Police Depart ment arrested a young man December 21 at 11:45 P. M. in connection with a larceny at TG&Y. Ned Yount, Jr. had remaind in the TG&Y building in Edenton after closing hours. He was caught inside the building by 'the investigating officers, who were Capt. C. H. Williams, Sgt. Joe T. Norman, Cpl. Chuck Alexander, Patrolman Bill Phillips, and Patrolman Andy Maglione. Members of the Sheriff’s Dept, that investigated were Sheriff Toppin, Linda Terry, and Glenn Perry. Yount is being held under $5,000 bond in the Chowan County Jail, and is also under a $5,000 bond for a residence break-in last week. DRINKING DRIVERS ARE EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS! (B GET CONCERNED! >in^—"— Nonn UfoiHifl Governor's Highway Satoy Program A Public Service Os This Publication Chevy Trucks Rolling Into'B2 On the left is Chevrolet’s regular light-duty pickup truck powered by the optional new 6.2-liter diesel engine produced by General Motors at the Chevy engine plant in Moraine, Ohio, and in the inside lane is the Division’s new size SlO pickup truck— that is smaller than its big brother but larger than Chevy’s LUV. The new SlO is available in two wheelbases (108 and 118 inches), two payload ratings (1000 and 1500 pounds), four trim levels, and two gasoline power plants—the base four-cylin der, 1.9-liter, 82-horsepower engine or an optional V 6, 2.8-liter, 110-horsepower en gine—the only V 6 available in the small truck, market. The base engine with four speed manual overdrive transmission has an EPA ratings of 28 city and 39 high way, while the same engine coupled with the optional three-speed automatic transmis sion is rated at 25 and 34. The 6.2-liter, 130-horsepower diesel—offered in regular pickups, Suburbans, four-wheel-drive Blazers, and Chassis Cabs—is expected to achieve 22 miles-per-gallon in city driving and about 27 highway. Local Holiday Closing Schedule Is Noted The final general holiday - Christmas - is Friday and a patchwork of schedules have been established. Some businesses will be closed only Friday while others will also observe Saturday as a holiday. For governmental employees, Thursday and Friday will be holidays. The U. S. Postal Service, however, will operate on a normal holiday schedule on Friday in observance of Christmas day. No residential, business or rural delivery will be provided. Other services will be determined by the local postmaster dependent on local customs and conditions. Ths ‘ChPwan Herald is being published-* day early this week in order to five advertisers an ad- CP & L Closing Is Rescheduled Because of the vast amount of detailed financial and technical material that must be gathered, analyzed and compiled prior to the Agency’s first closing of the CP&L purchase, NCMPA 3 General. Manager Ralph W. Shaw has announced that the Power Agency has rescheduled the closing for late January, 1982. The agency had initially planned to complete the first closing with CP&L in December 1981. Shaw also said that the date for the agency to begin supplying all requirements service to its par ticipating municipalities in the Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepcol service area has been rescheduled to December 30, instead of mid- December as origfnally planned. The delay is designed to give NCMPA 3 and Vepdo as much time as possible to prepare for the transfer of load from the Vepco - served municipalities that are participants in the project to Power Agency 3. Edenton is a Vepco municipality involved. The delayed first closing with CP&L can work to the agency’s advantage in the money markets, which continue to be unstable. It will mean, however, that the wholesale rate increase filed by CP&L early this year will go into effect on January 12,1982, the end of the five-month suspension period ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). It appears likely that the Agency’s CP&L served par ticipants may pay the higher rates for only about two weeks, or until the Agency begins supplying all requirements service to its CP&L served participants. A meeting of the Agency’s Executive Committee was held November 19 in the Wilson City Council Chambers for a full briefing on the project’s status and on the work of the rata design and rate-setting committee. Tbs full board is scheduled to meet in mid ditional day to present specials for subscribers. Because of the early schedule, deadlines had to be moved up and several regular features, as well as late-breaking' news is not in the paper. However, this information will be in The Herald next week, when the newspaper will be published on the regular schedule. The Herald office on South Broad Street will be closed Thursday and Friday to give employees an extra long vacation. College of The Albemarle will be closed from December 21 until January 4. Classes are not scheduled during this period, and all offices will be closed. Dr. J. COA presidenty.«aid .the purpose of the increased'lUngthiif the Christmas holiday is to reduce utility costs which are running higher than normal this year. The N. C. State Motor Club estimates 28 people may die in traffic accidents on North Carolina streets and highways Shufflebarger Is New President David T. Shufflebarger has been elected president of the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America, effective January 1. Shufflebarger, vice president for University relations, Old Dominion University, is a native of Hampton, Va. He is active .with the Virginia Chapter, Public Relations Society of America; Tidewater Press Club; American Association of University Professors; American Academy of Political Science; United Communities Fund; American Red Cross, Tidewater Chapter; Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Norfolk Lions Club and Larchmont United Methodist Church. He has been an active member of the Tidewater Council Executive Board since 1973. As the Council President (the top volunteer post), he will have the responsibility of overseeing and ad ministrating the Cubbing, Scouting and Exploring program as it serves the 14,500 youth and adult members in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, in Virginia and Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Pasquotank, Gates and Perquimans counties in North Carolina. North Carolina representatives are: Nelson P. Watkins, Dewey W. Wells, and Dr. Bryan C. West, all of Elizabeth City. over the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays, two of the most meaningful holidays of the year. The state will count its toll from 6 P.M. on December 24 through mid-night December 27 for Christmas; and from 6 P.M. December 31 through midnight January 3 for New Years. Last year 19 were killed and 1,015 were injured over Christmas holidays, while 17 were killed and 826 injured over the New Year holiday. Each holiday was celebrated over a 102-hr. period. “This prediction, as well as every other holiday prediction is always an unpleasant job, and we .are always-hopeful that our— predictions WiH faj e#qqq