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Page 7-A Fair Cost? Are Noted (Editor’s Note: The following article appeared in the Knoxville (Term.) News Sentinel and was sent to us by Lee Leary.) By Charles Siler It is possible to visit the 1862 World’s Fair without spending a dime above the 16.95 admission price, but if estimates by fair developer Knoxville International t&pergy Exposition, Inc. (KIEE) are correct, few fairgoers will stop spending when they pass the turn stiles/ KIEE estimates that for each visit to the fair, $4.09 will be spent on food, $3.15 on merchandise and $1.50 on amusement rides. : Add those figures to a $9 .95 admission price and the average trip to the fair should cost about $18.69 per visit per, person. I That is, if the “average fairgoer” doesn’t buy a trip up the Sunsphere elevator |(s2), or a ride on a riverboat ($4.50 on a large boat or |53.50 on a small boat), or a ' trip across the fair site in a I tram ($1 for adults, 50 cents rfor children) or a ride in a ehairhft across Cumberland Avenue ($1.35 for adults, $1 .for children) or a ride in a fmdola from the Candy actory across Western Avenue ($1.60 for adults, >sl.lo for children). KIEE has no per capita estimates of these expenses. A check of other themed attractions in the South showed that the average expenditure per visit is $25 at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla., (sl3 of which is admission icost), s2l at Six Flags Over Georgia in Atlanta ($11.95 of (that is for admission) and at fNaskville’s Opryland it’s ! $21.50 ($11.50 for that ad mission cost), f Unlike the fair, admission to these parks includes ; unlimited admission to all 'rides, and, in some cases, on-site transportation. But the fair offers some ;things the other theme parks includes unlimited admission, to. dL rides,., and m some daßes***#**^ JanspSrwftwn.--- Byt the fair offers some things the other theme parks do not, according to Marc Grossman, public information director for KIEE. “I’m reluctant to compare ourselves to Disney because it’s like comparing apples and oranges,” Grossman said. “Theme parks like Disney feature rides. We do not feature rides. If all you want to do is ride rides, you would be better off going somewhere else. What we are about is exhibits and different kinds of en tertainment. We could have raised the admission price to include the amusement AƑORDABLE,PORTABLE WARMTH. Clean, comfortable warmth at the touch of a button for just pennies an hour. That's the attractive model 9300 Deluxe kerosene heater from Koehring. 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Pa)hitfys > (i fireworks, ceremonies at the Court of Flags,9fefahission to per formances by the singing group “Up with People”, an Opryland-produced musical show at the Tennessee Amphitheater, concerts at a floating theater and in ternational entertainment such as German dancing and Italian opera at the Elm Tree Theater are all part of the admission price. To help fairgoers pass the time while standing in line for these attractions, jugglers, mimes, musicians, clowns and magicians will stroll the site, providing mobile (and free) en tertainment, Grossman said. A Here is an itemized list of the cost of a hypothetical trip to the fair for two adults with two children ages 9 and 12. Parking at KIEE lots will be $6 and includes shuttle bus transportation to the fair. Four single-day tickets will cost $9.95 for the two adults and the 12-year-old, and $8.25 for the 9-year-old. That’s $44.10. After a ride to the top of the Sunsphere for everybody, the total for the day rises to $52.10. A chairlift across Cum berland Avenue towards Family Funland costs $5.05 for the group, boosting their total expenses to $57.15. A 25-coupon booklet of ride tickets is $lO, raising the amount of money spent to $67.15. Now add a lunch tab of sl7 for four Chinese dinners, raising the cost of the trip to $84.15. Add in the cost of a couple of souvenir T-shirts and a |ew- Video ’gaiAdkf ’ ahfl'" # ’a' ,1 sough. l total»Uhei day - -comes to about $90,-or $22.50 per person. Cpl. Moore Gets Marine Promotior Marine Cpl. Anthony D. Moore, son of Tony and Rosa A. Moore of Route 3, Box 368-G, Edenton, and whose wife, Janice, is the daughter of Daniel and Bonnie Smith of Route 6, Box 384, Goldsboro, N.C., has been promoted to his present rank while serving with the Bth Engineer Support Battalion, Camp Lejeune, N. C. ml 4 RECEIVE 45-YEAR PlNS—Three charter members of the Edenton Lion’s Club received 45-year pins at Monday night’s meeting. They are, from left to right: Guy C. Hobbs, Clarence Leary and R. West Leary. They are receiving the award from the guest speaker, J. David Edwards, who is the District Governor of the Lion’s Club. East Criticizes HUD’s Wasteful Spending By Sen. John East Would you believe that a family earning $15,250 a year could move into a $1,500 a month rental apartment in San Fran cisco and pay only $330 to the landlord while the American taxpayer picks up the tab for the rest of the rent? And would you believe that Congress is committed to funding housing subsidies similar to this to the tune of $260 billion over the next 15 to 40 years. You ought to believe it, because it is true. The program began with Section 8 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The intent, supposedly, was to entice builders to con struct housing for the poor. A builder submits his plans to HUD, and HUD determines the “fair market rent.” Upon completion of the project, HUD moves in qualified families who pay only a portion of the rent, £ " V ; i 1 1 REALTf ' commercial - residential farms n f 482-2645 1 New Listings: FOR RENT—4 BR, 2Vi bath, waterfront home. FOR RENT—3 BR house at the edge of town. FANTASTIC BUY 2 BKM home, excellent con dition; 3 yrs. old, heat pump. Moved and set up on your lot. , 115,000 HANDI-MAN SPECIAL 2 room house on large lot. Arrowhead Beach $12,800 LIKE NEW 3BR home in the country. Kitchen, dining area, living room, utility room, bath, sunroom $39,000 CAPE COLONY Charming 2 bedroom home, lVi baths, eat-in kitchen, LR, Florida rm, carport, large utility rm. Beautiful, wooded setting. Many extra features $39,000 ARROWHEAD BEACH On the canal, nice 2 bdrm. home with option to buy additional lot. 9 per cent assumption $35,500. CAPE COLONY Unique, custom built home on dbl. lot, 3 bdrm, 2M> bath, rec. rm., LR, cathedral ceiling - balconies • decks, fireplace, 2 bay carport, workshop, beach and much more $60,000 IN TOWN 5 bedrg'jK f O in neighborhood. Newly remodeled. -.cing available. MOBILE HOME 1974 Double-wide, 3 bdrm, 2 baths. Excellent condition $12,800. WATERFRONT Large lot on Chowan River with septic tank, county water, electricity. 12 per cent owner financing Negotiable CHOWAN BEACH —lO x 50,2 BR mobile home. Nice shaded lot, beach access. (Owner financing 12 per cent) Make an offer WATERFRONT HOME Arrowhead Beach - 3 bedroom home, 2 baths, LR with fireplace, kit., DR, utility rm, 1 car garage on beautiful extra large lot. Bulkheading and pier with spectacular view of the Chowan River (Owner financing at 12 per cent) . Make an offer. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Highway 32, 2 mUes south of Edenton, commercial building and mobile home on approx. 1.2 acres with 205 ft. of highway frontage $36,500. IN TOWN Stratford Rd., Immaculate home on a beautiful lot. 3 BR, LR, DR, kitchen, bath utility rm, hardwood floors. In excellent condition. 7% assump tion $37,500 VALHALLA Owner Must Sell Now! Eight year . old spacious country home with over 1750 sq. ft. in cluding 3 bdrms., LR, DR, kit., IV2 baths, utility room and studio. Situated on two acres north of Erientnn $36,500 NEAR COUNTRY CLUB On Atnol Lane. Log cabin, rustic and beautiful, built for many years of maintenance free living. 2 bedrooms, great room with fireplace situated on 5 acre wooded lot. 162 ACRES with large lake, timber and cleared land. Excellent for development. Negotiable. 12 per cent owner financing. Lets and Acreage THE CHOWAN HERAT n and guarantees to the owner payment for the difference out of tax dollars. Until this year, a qualified family was one whose in come did not exceed 80 per cent of the median income of the local community. Now the limit is 50 per cent. Even so, the subsidy still shocks most taxpayers. HUD has determined, for example, that the median income is $32,400 in the District of Columbia, $30,500 in San Francisco, $28,500 in New York City, $28,300 in Denver, and $22,500 in Amarillo, Texas. The maximum fair-market rent on which a subsidy will be paid is $1,509 per month, an amount already approved for a Section 8 project in San Francisco. Thus, a $16,000 or $17,000 a year family in San Fran cisco would be paying taxes to subsidize a $15,250 a year family (50 per cent of the local median income) living in a $1,500 a month rental unit! The subsidy becomes even more outrageous when you consider that Medicaid and food stamps are not calculated as part of an eligible family’s income. It is little wonder that HUD has come under in creasing criticism in recent months. The General Ac counting Office has described the Section 8 program as wasteful and ineffective; and the Reader’s Digest said HUD’s bureaucrats were “like drunks on a spree” in handing out billions for housing subsidies. After recounting many of HUD’s Section 8 failures, the Boston Herald American said it best: “It is time to find better ways to house the THIS SALE WILL PUT GOODYEAR STEEL ON YOUR WHEELS. ".I in > I sAxaswr mm sjinoon *vrs w sale titmit ft If"" • Gas saving radial ply n.VuM* j construction HS • Sure-footed traction, rain Jmr W • polyester Custom Polysteel you PlB5/80R13 652.00 $1 92 P195/75R14 605.00 P205/75R15 608.00 47 P225/75R15 678.00 P235/75R15 600.00 S 3 01 Custom Sain «Mla Fikmary 0. . y Tread design may vary depending upon size '' ob I BBRBI m POWER STREAK 78 CLEARANCE SALE. WHILE _ SUPPLY LASTS. llSllm * Individual crossplies of tough polyester tor strength • Shoulder gripping edges for extra bite into curves jdfl . 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Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, qqc icn* Church Observes Founder’s Day ~ The lota Nu Zeto Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated observed its annual Founders Day worship service at St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church in Hertford, N.C. with their fraternity brothers and pastor Rev. H. H. Grier on Jan. 17. The service, “Everybody nation’s p00r... Indeed, the present scope of Section 8 should be sharply reduced...” Storie Makes Dean’s List Mark A. Storie, son of Rev. and Mrs. Ray Storie of Edenton has achieved academic excellence in his studies at Lenoir Com munity College in Kinston, N.C. by making the Dean’s List for the fall quarter. Mark is working towards an Associates Degree in Radio and TV Communications and also works as Program Director at the FM Radio Station at LCC. Thomas Bass of Edenton, his daughter: Mfs. Lillian Williford of Chesapeake, Va.; one brother: Reuben Bass of Edenton ; one sister: Mrs. Minnie White of Hobbsville, N.C.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 27 at 2:30 P.M. at Macedonia Baptist Church Is Somebody”, was gratifying to the entire group. M. B. Taylor, serving as Mistress of Ceremonies, presented the welcome and a brief history of the Zeto Phi Beta Sorority organization. Jean Hayes gave the response. Presentations were made 1 NOTICE i Cavalier Logger I Sales. Inc. * 0/ Franklin, Va.; f is note offering A ; I 10% Discount 1 S on all Franklin Logger 1 and Detroit Diesel parts-J thru the month of | February 1982. Phone: 80>l 562 2121 lliry. 258 South B*l Thursday, January 28. Tfig by Rev. Charles Harris. Burial followed at Beaver Hill Cemetery. . T Pallbearers were ThdjflSas Paul Griffin, Mayo Lawrence, Edsel mt, Elmer Overton, Sr., -J*jSse White, Jr. and Ronnie Bass. Williford - Funeral Home was l * in charge of arrangement* ,# rio j to the pastor, Rev. Grier, Doris Jennings to the church treasureroisby Marlene Dobie. ?,x “' Further plans are being made by the committee4or the annual “Ffjiier Womenhood Observance” and the annual Sweetheart Ball.
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