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
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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.
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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.
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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<f n( tfm, (
actual-lossof life at|the endof'theirr
holidays,” stated Dr. John Q.
Frazier, president of the statewide
motor club. “However, statistics
cannot be ignored, and with each
holiday we are hopeful that our
message will reach more and
more motorists, making them
aware of the dangers and the fact
that only the drivers themselves
can help reduce the needless
number of deaths that occur on
our streets and highways.”
Frazier added.
The problem strikes at all
segments of the population - in
fants, the elderly, drivers, riders
and pedestrians. The facts show
the loss of young people
in their most vibrant and
productive years. Approximately
half of all highway fatalities are
under 30 years of age.
Local and State Highway Patrol
officers will be out in full force
during the holiday period, con
centrating on the speeding and
drinking driver.
“Have a safe holiday”, Frazier
stated, “and help keep you and
your loved ones out of the collision
statistics.”
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To Commission
Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green today
announced the appointments of
Sen. Melvin R. Daniels, Jr., of
Elizabeth City, Sen. J. J. (Monk)
Harrington of Lewiston, Stanley
Watson Hege of Edenton, and H.
W. Whitley of Murfreesboro to
m<*nhership on the newly created
ti veCommission to study,
pollution problems and water
resources needs of the Chowan
River and Albemarle Sound
basins.
The eight-member commission
is to report its findings to the 1983
General Assembly.
Sen. Daniels is a senior vice
president of Peoples Bank and
Trust Company in Elizabeth City.
He represents the first Senatorial
District, which is comprised of
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hertford, Hyde, Northampton,
Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell,
and Washington Counties. This is
his third consecutive term in the
Senate. During the 1981 Session,
Daniels is chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee on
General Government.
Sen. Harrington is president of
Harrington Manufacturing
Company, which manufactures
farm machinery in Lewiston. He
has served continuously in the
Senate since 1963. He, along with
Sen. Daniels, represents the first
Senatorial Distict. During the 1981
Session, Harrington chairs the
Senate Committee on Trans
portation, and is vice chairman
of the Committee on Rules and
Operation of the Senate.
Hege retired in 1976 after 16
years as the buyer and fashion
designer for women’s high fashion
footwear with the export division
of W. T. Grant Co. in New York.
Before that he was regional
division of W. T. Grant Co. in New
York. Before that he was regional
vice president for the Southeast in
the retail division of Endicott
Johnson in Lexington.
Hege started the successful
drive against Vepco, which
resulted in “Operation Over-
an effort to gain parity
Carolina
- Fewer and Light in the area
electricity rates. His house at
Arrowhead Beach is right on the
Chowan River.
Whitley is general manager and
part-owner of Tropigas of N. C., an
LP gas distributing company, and
he is in the residential real estate
business. He attended Chowan
College.
Whitley was a member of the
Water and Air Resources Com
mission for six years, and
chairman of the Environmental
Management Commission for four
years. He is currently chairman of
the Hertford County 200 Com
mittee, and vice-chairman of the
Hertford County Industrial
Development Commission.
New Problem For Dairymen
“Do you keep any calves?” the
new city mother inquired
anxiously of the milkman.
“Why, yes, ma’am, I do,” was
the reply.
“Ah good!” the young mother
heaved a sigh of relief.
“Then please bring me a pint of
calf’s milk every day. I’m afraid
cow’s milk is a little too strong for
my baby.”