Disturbing News
Monday was a big news day in
Eastern North Carolina. The
problem, though, is that most of it
was disturbing news.
Example: A recently fired IBM
Corp. employee shot and killed one
person and seriously wounded
another at the IBM building in the
Research Triangle Park Monday.
Example: A 29 - year -old
Raleigh man was shot and killed
Monday by Raleigh police in a
borading house less than 24 hours
after he was turned away from
treatment at Dorothea Dix
Hospital.
Example: State Rep. G. Ronald
Taylor, D—Bladen, pleaded guilty
in Bertie County Superior Court
Monday to two charges in con
nection with fires at warehouses
owned by State Sen. J.J. (Monk)
Harrington, a longtime business
rival.
Example: The Propst Con
struction Co. of Concord and one of
its executives pleaded guilty
Monday to rigging bids on the $8.3
- million Pasquotank County water
system.
Example: Carolina Telephone
and Telegraph Co. Monday filed
for a $37.7 - million rate increase
that would raise the average
residential customer’s telephone
bill about $3.11 a month.
These lead paragraphs from
headline stories in our least
favored morning daily newspaper
of general circulation in North
eastern North Carolina paint a
pretty bad picture of events in Tar
Heelia. If it’s a sign of the times
then we had all better busy our
selves with changing the times.
Three of the examples hit close
to home. And the other two
illustrate a sick society where
little value and even less respect is
generated for human life.
Naturally, these examples just
happened to surface on a par
ticular day. But day in and day out
there is more disturbing news than
good news.
And it is not going to change
until a concerned public become
disturbed enough to help do
something about what is hap
pening around theru. The World is
full of goodness, but it manages to
be kept under cover.
A disturbed public, through
action rather than reaction, can
turn the tables toward a better
community, state and nation.
More On Water
The need for North Carolina and
Virginia to forge an agreement
relative to water resources and
their use may be closer than ap
pears on the surface. Yet another
document is being circulated
along the Public Parade and
throughout the region.
Sec. Joseph W. Grimsley of the
State Department of Natural
Resources & Community
Development is calling for
comment on the draft report of
The North Carolina - Virginia
Tidewater Area: Developing a
Process for Resolving Water
Resources Management Issues.
The report follows on the heels
of a “let’s get on with it” charge
by Dr. Jay Langfelder, assistant
secretary of NCNRCD. Dr.
Langfelder points out that time is
of essence since the last session of
the N.C. General Assembly that
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., will be
involved with is next year.
In mounting the charge, Dr.
:Langfelder has placed the
problems where it belongs - in
politics. The answer to the
problem will be a political
decision, regardless of all the
studies.
The big question is what North
Carolina will give up to insure
Tidewater Virginia an adequate
water supply in the future? Dr.
: Langfelder believes the trade off
;ean result is restoring water
Equality to the Chowan River and
Albemarle Sound.
Hie Tar Heel official has put
. - local concerns to Virginia thusly:
11 - Control of the amount of
groundwater drawn up through
wells in Southeastern Virginia.
Weils in Northeastern North.
Carolina draw from the same
aquifer as those in Tidewater, and
Carolina officials are concerned
that the underground supply not
be depleted.
2 - Bi - state efforts to clean up
the polluted Chowan River, which
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Volume-XLVII - No. 33
Telephone Co. Files Request For Rate Increase
TARBORO Carolina
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany on August 30, 1982, filed a
request with the North Carolina
Utilities Commission for a rate
increase of about $3.11 a month for
the average residential customer.
T.P. Williamson, Carolina
Telephone’s vice president
administration, said, “The
company regrets the necessity to
file for increased rates so soon
out last generrai rate in
crease but it has no choice if it is to
continue providing the quality
telephone service our customers
expect and deserve. Despite our
most stringent efforts to control
and reduce the cost of providing
telephone service, the additional
revenues granted to the company
in April of this year simply have
not materialized. This is due in
part to the Commission’s
overestimating the revenues
which it anticipated that the
company would receive from a
statewide increase in long
distance rates, coupled with the
drastic changes imposed upon the
entire telephone industry through
federal deregulation, and the
difficult state of the economy in
general.
As a result, the company has no
opportunity to earn the return
found fair by the Commission in
Fish Regulations
Are Approved
Regulations on king and Spanish
mackerel, crab and eel pot buoys,
gill net buoys, flounder nets, had
rakes, endangered species,
shrimp hand seines, trawl nets in
the sound, and gill nets were
passed by the North Carolina
Marine Fisheries Commission at a
meeting August 18 in Morehead
City, according to Jerry Gaskill,
commission chairman.
All changes will be effective
January 1, 1983, except those for
king and Spanish mackerel and
flounder trawl, which becomes
effective October 1.
Included are:
The area where the Roanoke
River (including Middle, East
most, and Cashie Rivers) enters
Albemarle Sound was redefined
for use of gill nets with a minimum
mesh length of three inches from
January 1 through May 31. The
area is now between the mouth of
Roanoke River (including Middle
Eastmost and Cashie Rivers) and
U.S. Highway 64-264 bridges at
Roanoke and Croatan sounds.
The sane area in number one
(above) will now have a minimum
mesh length of three and one-half
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, September 2, 1982
our last general rate case and
continue to meet its service
obligations.”
The company is seeking a $37.7
million increase in its annual
revenues. Os this, $4.8 million
would be for increased Extended
Area Service (EAS) rates; $3.3
million would be for increased
service connection, move and
change charges; $28.5 million
woidd be for increased basic Ifccai
Business Center Developing On Mexico Road
Several small business have
been moving to the Mexico Road
area over the past year. The
businesses that have already
moved are Terry Jones Mobile
Homes, L&G Heating and Air
Conditioning, Parker Monuments,
Ward’s Garage and Dixie Auto
Parts.
It was Mr. Terry Jones who
developed the land for its owner by
selling the lots to the various
businesses.
Mr. Jones is also the owner of
Terry Jones Mobile Homes which
opened its doors last November as
a Connor Mobile Home dealer.
Recently, however, the dealership
has become an independent dealer
carring such brands as Brigadier,
Commodore and Parkway. The
reason for the change Mr. Jones
said was to “offer a greater
Vote Timetable
Is Released
The Chowan County Board of
Elections this week released a
General Election Timetable, as
issued by Alex K. Brock, director,
State Board of Elections.
Important dates and events
include:
September 3 - Starting date for
absentee ballots.
October 4 - Registration
deadline to vote in General
Election.
October 5 - Starting date for ‘one
stop’ voting.
October 28 - Last date for
issuance of absentee applications.
Also last date for ‘one stop’.
November 1- Deadline for
receiving absentee ballots.
November 2 - General Election
Day!
November 4 - Date on which
County Boards meet at 11 A.M. to
canvass returns.
Felix P. Chambers is chairman
of the local board. Members are
Mrs. Byron P. Kehayes,
secretary; and Mrs. Novella
Wilson. Mrs. Marjorie T. Allen is
supervisor of elections.
exchange service rates; and sl.l
million would be for increased
charges for supplemental services
and equipment. According to
Williamson over half of the in
creased revenues would go to pay
federal, state and local taxes.
If the requested increase is
granted, the average residential
customer in Carolina Telephone’s
smallest exchanges will pay $2 50
■Core per month for basic service; *
selection of floor plans and a
greater selection of price ranges
for our customers.”
L&G Heating and Air Con
ditioning is located on the right
after you turn onto Mexico Road
and is already into its second
phase of construction. Joe Lee and
Lowell Gieseke have stated that it
County Unemployment Rate Shows Decline
Unemployment in North
Carolina’s 100 counties averaged
9.8 per cent in July, a rate which
matched the national unadjusted
average. Chowan County was one
of 55 areas of the state to ex
perience a decline in joblessness.
Chowan County had a 7.7 per
cent unemployment rate in June,
and a dip to 6.8 per cent in July.
However, in July, 1981, the rate
here was 5.9 per cent.
Unemployment in July in
creased in the Albemarle Area
counties of Camden, Currituck,
Gates, Tyrrell and Washington
counties.
Dare County, with the state’s
lowest July unemployment rate of
3.8 per cent replaced Alleghany
Public Hearing
Is Planned
The Economic Improvement
Council, Inc., will conduct a public
hearing in each of the 10
Albemarle Counties on the
proposed Community Services
Block Grant project scheduled to
begin on November 1.
The purpose of the public
hearing is to give the public an
opportunity to review the
proposed Anti-Poverty Plan and to
receive comments on how the
CSBG project is to operate within
the Albemarle Area.
The public is invited to attend
the public hearing scheduled in
Chowan county at the New
Courthouse, Broad Street on
September 15, 2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
Harrell Speaks At Dedication
Os New Edenton Armory
The Edenton National Guard
Armory was dedicated last
Saturday, Aug. 28. In attendance
were local dignitaries, members
of the Guard and many citizens of
Edenton and Chowan County.
The local dignitaries who spoke
on behalf of Edenton and Chowan
County were Mayor Roy Harrell
and Commissioner A1 Phillips
respectively.
Mayor Harrell, in his comments
said, “The people of Edenton are
extremely proud of each and
every one of you (the members of
the Guard) congratulations to
the Guard and its members.
A1 Phillips stated that, “The
CRC Act Is “Essential”
Natural Resources and Com
munity Development Secretary
Joseph W. Grimsley has told the
Coastal Resources Commission
that the coastal area management
act is essential for protecting the
natural resource base and
preserving future economic
potential of the coast. The
remarks came during the Com
mission’s regular meeting in
Wilmington.
In prepared remarks, Grimsley
Single Copies 25 Cents
in the company’s largest ex
changes the basic service increase
will be $3.70 per month. Rates
differ from town to town depen
ding on the number of telephones a
customer can dial within his local
calling area.
The Utilities Commission is
expected to hold hearings in early
1983 before ruling on the com
pany’s request, and rates are not
expected to change before next
year.
is their intention to continue in
heating, air conditioning, and
electrical contracting plus they
have also expanded into plumbing
and refrigeration. The new
facilities that have been built will
house a hardware and contractor
supply store to supply local
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County which was 3.8 per cent in
June but rose to 5.2 per cent in
July.
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ACES PREPARE Coach Addison gives instruction to his
players as they practice for the up coming game with Roanoke
Rapids. The game will be held on Friday. September 10.
people of “C” company help to
make Chowan County what it is.”
He then congratulated them on
their new Armory.
Maj. General Ingram the ad
jent general for “C” company
recounted a short history of the
Guard in Edenton. Stating that
the citizen - soldier has a long
history in the area. Gen. Ingram
continued by stating that the
Guard now has a new role in the
defence of the country being
larger than the active army. He
closed by saying, “without the
local support the entire military
structure would crumble.”
told the commission. “You don't
have to look far to see the value of
coastal management in North
Carolina. Some states have left
their coast and its resources to
chance and now are over-crowded,
polluted and at the mercy of the
next big storm. The Coastal Area
Management Act is not a ‘magic
wand’ to make problems disap
pear. But it is an effective state
and local government partnership
for solving these problems. There
are complex and conflicting issues
in the coastal area - increasing
density, public health and safety,
property rights and en
vironmental protection. These
issues arise from the area’s
popularity and its delicate and
productive system of land and
water. With CAMA. North
Carolina has a tool for finding
answers to these and other im
portant issues for our future.”
Grimsley’s comments were
made during a discussion of the
need to maintain a strong coastal
management program in the face
of massive federal budget cuts.
The group also discussed ways to
explain the value of CAMA to a
legislative study commission
which is reviewing the law for the
General Assembly.
The study commission has
scheduled public hearings on
CAMA at three coastal sites this
fall The hearings wdl be held at
the Marine Resources Center at
Pine Knoll Shores on September
13, in the Chemistry Building at
UNC-Wilmington on September 14
and on October 13 at the Marine
Resources Center in Manteo.
“I hope the people of the coastal
area-and all across North
Carolina - will take the op
portunity to share their views on
the need for coastal management
with the members or the study
commission at these hearings.”
Grimsley said.
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recorded double - digit unem
ployment, led by Cabarrus with
29.9 per cent, up from 6.7 per cent
in June.