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Continued From Page 1 a good shop along the Public Parfcde. Personnel is courteous and helpful. This newspaper depends heavily on the post office and we haw sever found the people who map the various posts to be anything but professional. The U.S. Postal Service image may need touching up in other areas, but not along the Public Parade. Beer And Minors Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., isn’t getting the action he desired from members of the General Assembly with regards to his Safe Roads Pro gram, the center of which is those who drink and drive. The legal drinking age, which is now 18 for beer, has come front and center. One measure would raise the age minimum to 19 while there are those who want it to be placed at 21. Regardless of the debate now going on, the legal age limit is 18 and that law should be enforced. The Edenton Police Department could do the community a real ser vice in cracking down on the sale of beer to young people under the age of 18. In Raleigh, for example, to find out how strictly the law was being complied with, police sent a 17-year-old boy to buy beer at 65 places. He was sold beer at 51 of 54 stores where he tried to buy it and at 14 of 15 taverns or other outlets that sell beer on the premises. These cases show that Gov. Hunt is qo target in believing that there needs to be stricter enforcement of the law against selling beer to youths under the legal age. The same is going on along the Public Parade and local law enforcement officers would be well advised to pufci halt to it. Guest Editorial The Legislature’s failure eight years ago to fpllow the Coastal Area Management Act with similar pro tection for the mountains has come back to haunt it during the debate over a ridge law. As former legislator Willis P. Whichard pro phesied in 1975, much of the control of the mountain environment has passed to out-of-state developers. The need for a ridge law arose clearly with the scalping of Little Sugar Mountain in Avery County for a 10-story condominium project. But even then, some Western legislators, including House Speaker Liston B. Ramsey, ap peared more concerned with how counties could exempt themselves from the coverage of such a law than with preserving the natural beauty of the mountains. The insistence of some Western legislators on full local control over the ridges reflects historic objec tions by mountain landowners to any kind of state role in land use there. But no ridge law would be ef fective if counties could get out from under it easily, thus permit ting high-rolling investors to have their way. Wisely, the Senate Judiciary I Committee strengthened a bill in troduced by Sen. R.P. Thomas, D- Henderson, by making it harder for counties and cities to exempt themselves. In order to escape ridge law coverage, local govern ment would have to prove that tall structures in their area would not impair the beauty of the mountains and would not cause water, sewer and fire protection problems. With that useful amendment, the Senate version of a ridge law awaits a final vote on Tuesday. Following Senate action, atten tion switches to the House, where there is also a bill introduced by Rep. Margaret Hayden, D j The Chowan Herald (USPS 106-380) P.O. Box 207 Edenton, NC 27932 . PteMiwd iwry Thunday at *oar tor by Try Chowan HaratO, Inc.. L.F. Amount, Jr., Editor and FuOllahor. 411-4*5 South •road Straot. Edan ton, North Carolina 17051 Entarad at tacond-clau mattor August X. tola at thy host Ottict ot Edontan, North Carolina, undar Act at March 1. I*7o L.f.taln.k. L ft. >wh| tau>/NtMM> tmmtWmm tet Subscription *ata* OnaVoar loutsidaN.C.) SUES OnavaariinN.ci StS.4* St* Months loutsida N.C.) S7.SS Hi Months (In NC) S7.M Carolina Telephone Company Discusses The Changes And Affects Os FCC Ruling Carolina Telephone Company met with local leaders on Tuesday, April 19, to discuss the changes caused by recent FCC ruling and how these changes affect the consumer. Ted Williamson, an executive of Carolina Telephone, presented the program and stressed the impor tance of understanding the factors that are changing the communica tions industry. At one point he stated, “It is tremendously impor tant that we come to you on a one to-one basis on the facts that affect you as well as us.” The facts were presented through a slide presentation. Carolina Telephone presently serves 50 counties or 600.00f* customers. They employ 5,400 people and own nine million miles of cable. The telephone company is an example of private business operating under public regulations. The technology for communica tions with its rapid growth however, is not regulatory. Because of the new technology, the FCC has changed the regulations Education Costs: Your Best Investment The theme for April in the Year of the Public Schools is “The Education Cost: Your Best Investment”. In 1981-82, education for children in North Carolina public schools cost $2,243,753,607. That’s $2,034 a year for each child. But it costs about $9,000 a year to keep an adult in prison in North Carolina for one year. A day’s hospital stay averages $250. What we’re spen ding is SI.BB an hour-to transport students, feed them, counsel them, AND teach them. That’s less than the cost of a movie, less than two magazines, and less than a good babysitter. State funds for the support of public schools are appropriated by the General Assembly from the State General Fund. The General Fund revenue comes largely from income taxes and from sales and use taxes, with about 20 per cent derived from about a dozen other taxes and receipts. Local funds are derived mainly from property taxes levied by boards of county commissioners. In addition to property taxes, constitu tional revenues (fines, forfeitures, and penalities), the sale of county bonds, and a few special taxes to provide support to public schools. Federal funds are appropriated by Congress (and allocated to the state) for educational purposes such as child nutrition services, vocational education, exceptional children and block grants to pro vide for other educational needs. Such funds are obtained by the levy of taxes, largely on incomes, by the federal government. State, local, and federal dollars support our schools. On a statewide basis support was 65.2% State, 24.4% Local, and 10.4% Federal. Locally in our Edenton-Chowan Schools, the current cost per pupil Alleghany. The House bill contains a feature that needs to be incor porated in a ridge law. It would in volve the state in designating peaks of critical concern in a 25-county area where development could be restricted. Unless the Legislature asserts the full and rightful interest of all North Carolinians in protec ting the natural heritage of the mountains, a ridge law will fall far short of its promise. Few of the 25 counties affected have chosen to do anything about planning and zoning for land use in the past 35 years. Without concur rence at the state level, there should be no exemption for any county that has privately owned land at the elevations qualifying for protection. Ramsey and other mountain legislators have in their hands the means to keep other mountain tops from being ruined by what Sen. Thomas calls “an ugly idle of con crete blocks” in the sky. They owe a duty to all the people of North Carolina to guard the ridges against developers who price them Ml s||* 4I4IMsIsi<MIEMIMIII imlf Vjy UJc COnCK/TTIIffMITTI UDH> The News and Observer Raleigh governing the telephone company. Two of the changing regulations in clude the opening of the market on long distance calls and the retail marketing of phones. These two changes in the com munications industry have forced Carolina Telephone to charge more for local service. The reason they must is that both factors subsidize local phone service. Half of the cost for local service is paid by these subsidies. Mr. Williamson made a graphic demonstration by using a pie graph. The average sll that customers pay for local service costs $14.40 if the equipment sub sidy is withdrawn. The same bill without the long distance subsidy, for internal wiring would be $16.26 and without long distance’s share of the poles and cables in addition to wiring and the rental subsidy would be $22.59. Without the subsidies, the price of local service may double but at the same time t*e price of long distance will cease to be com petitive with other companies who is $2,112 a year for each student. This cost is supported by State $1382, Federal $286 and Local $444. According to the 13th Annual Gallup Poll (1981), lack of proper financial support was again iden tified as one of the top five major problems confronting our public schools. However, only 30% of those surveyed favored raising taxes, a decrease of 10% from the 1971 survey. When asked to give the reasons why they would vote for or against raising taxes to support the local schools, the chief reasons cited, in order of mention, by those who would vote for increases are as follows: 1. Education is so important to day that any increases are warranted. 2. The schools do not have enough money to operate efficiently. 3. More money is needed to get better teachers. 4. Better/additional facilities are needed. Those who oppose increases cite these reasons: 1. Much of the money now spent on the schools is wasted. 2. Taxes are already too high/can’t afford more. Fireman Assoc. Continued From Page 1 the widows and children of firemen would not be receiving the benefits intended for them.” Dr. Greggs began his address by stating how interesting it was that firemen talk a lot about death and dying. The act of fighting a fire was identified by a 1950 census as being the most dangerous occupation a man could pursue. It is still the most dangerous according to Dr. Greggs. The cause of most fire related deaths among firemen is heart at tacks. Heart attacks brought on by stress. A person in the act of fire fighting raises the pulse rate from its normal 75 or 85 to as high as 190 beats per minute. The high pulse rate in addition to the fact that the carbon monoxide generated by a fire locks onto the red blood cells 200 times faster than oxygen, leav ing less room on the blood cells to allow oxygen to be carried. Both the increased heart rate and the lack of oxygen along with the physical ex ertion required in fire fighting causes the fire fighter to have a higher incidence of heart attack than any other profession. Fire fighters, according to Dr. Greggs, can help to reduce the in stance of heart attack by not smok ing, eating sensibly and exercising. If fire fighters do these things they can reduce the rate of heart attack by 30 per cent. The second greatest cause of fire related death among fire fighters is that their eagerness in the disorganization at the fire seme causes them to sometimes act without first taking adequate precautions. The meeting closed with a dialogue between Dr. Greggs and several of the local politicians that were present. offer long distance service. The changes in rates mean that the average user of the telephone may have the same bill they have now. A heavy long distance user will find his bill lower; and those who do not use long distance will find their bill higher. The reason for the meeting with local dignitaries, Mr. Willamson said “...is not to soften the public for a higher bill,” but to create a dialogue and inform them of the changes that will have to take place for the phone company to survive. To help keep rates down the phone company has streamlined its service; closing certain offices and doing what must be done, trying to do what needs to be done, and may have to curtail or modify what would be nice to do. Carolina Telephone is being forc ed by the FCC out of leasing phone equipment to users. The changing technology and the FCC opening up of the market place for phone ser vice has caused long distance ser vice of Carolina Telephone to become competitive. Therefore, local service must carry its own weight in the form of higher prices. 3. Teachers are not doing their jobs/shouldn’t get increases. 4. The schools have a poor perfor mance record. The 1979 Gallup Poll showed that only one person in eight (12%) claimed to know the cost of educa ting one public school child per year. In fact, when the public was questioned about how our schools are presently financed, surprising ly few were acquainted with sources of school revenue other than property taxes. Cupola House Continued From Page 1 ton is twelve miles wide and in blustering weather the navigation is very dangerous. Overall, Eden ton is a dull; disagWCable; ptlpe. " “Socially, Edenton ‘was . dominated by an aristocratic circle of closely knit families (intermar ried to an incredible extent). Among the most prominent of Edenton’s leading families during the period were the Johnstons, Brownriggs, Blounts, Barkers, Pollocks, Dawsons, Vails, Bon fields, Bemburys, Cathcarts, Lenoxes, Campbells, Hewes, Hodgsons, Granberys, Iredells, Charltons, Littlejohns - many of whom were third and fourth generation North Carolinians. Edenton was also the political, cultural, and economic center for the fashionable plantation society of the Albemarle and Chowan .. The wealth of Edenton’s merchants and the Albemarle and Chowan planters meant political power. Thus it is not surprising that Eden ton and Chowan furnished much of North Carolina’s revolutionary and early statehood leadership: Joseph Hewes represented the state in the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence; Samuel Johnston was the state’s principal Whig leader during the Revolution and was later elected North Carolina’s first United States Senator; James Iredell was the states first Attorney General and was later appointed a Justice of the nation’s first Supreme Court by President Washington; and Dr. Hugh Williamson, North Carolina’s foremost early historian and physi cian, was a signer of the Federal Constitution. It was truly a golden age for Edenton.” The Cupola House Association hopes that many will come to enjoy the view from the Cupola House on Sunday afternoon, May 1. retpontibUWM u an amployM for reporting tipa have not changad. Ybu mu*t report all tip* to your amptoyar. Tha change in the law may require your employer to report a minimum of 6% of your food and beverage saiee as Up income. For further information ask the IRS tor tree Publication 531, " Reporting income From Tips.* A puOSc wndnu iwwei Unm fit th* IntomN FWvurtu* SarvK* tflE - ■.:&£. H -TU-. * V' id, -v Chowan County District Court Held Honorable Judge Parker Presided Chowan County District Court was in session on Tuesday, April 19, with the Honorable Judge J. Richard Paricer presiding. The following action was taken: Eddy Myers was found guilty of driving under the influence and in decent exposure. He was sentenc ed to 90 days with two years suspended, fined S2OO, cost of court and was ordered to surrender his operator’s license. David Clyde White was found guilty of driving 67 miles per hour in a 55 zone. He was fined $lO and cost of court. John Hawkins, Sr. was found guilty of driving under the in fluence. He was sentenced to 90 days with two years suspended, fin ed $175, cost of court and ordered to surrender his operator’s license. Patrick Roy Charlton, Donald Kelvin Lane, and Wade Scott Layton were found guilty of illegal ly possessing an alcoholic beverage while under the age of 21. Each defendant received a 60 day sentence, suspended for 2 years, was ordered to pay a fine of $75.00 and cost of court. The liquor was confiscated and turned over to the Sheriff’s office for proper disposal. Thomas Bibb Hazard was charg ed with exceeding the speed limit by driving 69 miles per hour in a 55 zone; the case was called and failed. George Holley was charged with exceeding the speed limit by driv ing 70 miles per hour in a 55 zone; the case was called and failed. William R. Privott was convicted of driving under the influence. He was sentenced to 60 days, suspend ed for one year. He also received a SIOO fine and was ordered to pay costs of court and not to operate a motor vehicle for 12 months. Frank Vozzo was charged with an inspection violation; the case was called and failed. » David Walton was convicted on a Cancer Society Holds Jail-A-Thon The Chowan County Unit of the American Cancer Society would <*> like to know if you would pay S2S to ’ havesomeone youknowafrested 1 and placed in jail? Well, the Chowan County Unit of the American Cancer Society hopes that you will on Thursday, April sth Herring Run A Great Success The sth Annual Herring Run started auspiciously as tri-race directors Hobart Truesdell and Mark Walsh discovered sixty heifers and calves lolligagging on the running path at the three mile marker minutes before starting time. Thanks to the assistance of two brave farm workers the frisky animals were cleared from the path and the race was able to begin on schedule. One hundred and ninety con testants toed the starting line set ting a new Herring Run record. Although the Norfolk “profes sionals” snatched up most of the trophies, Edenton was well represented by the likes of Gloria Holley and William Sawyer who finished Ist and 2nd in the one mile female and male run respectively. The 3.1 mile however saw a large turnout of youngsters, notably nine year olds David Byrum and Joseph Umphlett, eleven year olds Robert Wright and Curk Lane, twelve year olds Chris Nixon and Karen Wright and teenagers Dobbin Prezzano and Billy Allen. There were also many school aged children in the one mile run. Cecil Davis, the ageless demi century Tidewater stricter, carried his creaking bones around the mile course in a record 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Pete Gibson of Murfreesboro repeats his record performance of the pest year with 33 minutes and 7 seconds in the 10 kilometer race and Charies George, Jr. finished the 5 kilometer race in record time of 13 minutes and 26 seconds. An out of town visitor queried tri race director John Dowd, as to how a person could get a race, a shirt, a certificate, possibly a ribbon or metjal plus feed Wig—and Ms family tar only 18. John squared his jaw, looked out over the sound and uttered the inverse of Churchill's famous phrase: “Never have so .'• v; .. Oufck m -SSfosSiSS-..: charge ot injury ui persotku piuper ty. He received a 90 day sentence, suspended for 2 years. Walton was fined $l5O and cost of court; he was instructed not to go on the premises of Rosemary Walton without her permission. Comelious Leary was found guil ty of larceny and was sentenced to 7 months (maximum 9 months), suspended for 2 years with super vised probation; fined $l5O and court costs. Leary was ordered to remain off the premises of Shoe Show for 2 years and to make restitution in the amount of $19.95. George Johnson, Jr. was found guilty on two counts of larceny and one count of resisting a public of ficer, He was committed for a minimum period of 9 months, not to exceed 1 year. Charles R. Lauchner, Jr. was convicted of driving 66 m.p.h. in a 55 zone; he was fined $25.00 and cost of court. Ronald Alfonza Armstead was found guilty of failure to pay cost of court; he was committed for 10 days. Johnny Wilson Patrick was con victed of non-support of illegitimate child; prayer for judgement was continued from March 8,1983. He was ordered to pay cost of court and to pay $25.00 per week for the child’s support. Kenneth Lee Owens was found guilty of driving under the in fluence. He was sentenced to 6 months, suspended for one year and ordered to pay SIOO fine and cost of court. Owens was also ordered not to operate a motor vehicle without a license. The ver dict wa6 appealed. Thomas M. Hall was convicted of disposing of mortgaged property. He was sentenced to 60 days, suspended for 2 years. Hall was ordered to pay cost of court and to make restitution to the Carpet and Appliance Plaza in the amount of $688.57; the verdict was appealed. 28th from 10 A.M. until 5 P.M. That is the day the Society will sponsor, support far its continuing war pty, cancer. The Jail-a-Thon will work this way: For a pledge of $25, one may call 482-7766, or 482-2882 between now and April 28th, or 482-4096, and 482-4097 on the day of the Jail-a- Thon to have a particular person “arrested”. The Society will con tact that person and ask if they will allow themselves to be taken to the Jail-a-Thon headquarters at the Chowan Rescue Squad Building in Edenton. If they agree, then a time convenient for that person will be set and he will be arrested on April 28 at that time. Bail will be set for each arrested person and he will be placed in a jail at that location. The arrested person will have one hour to make telephone calls from within the jail to family and friends to meet the bail through pledges. If he cannot raise the full amount, however, he will still be allowed to go free after that hour is up. Think of the possibilities! School students could pool their money together and have their “favorite” teacher ar rested! Or secretaries could relax for one long hour while their bosses are in jail! Even better, perhaps there is a Carolina fan out there • who’s very tired of having N.C. State’s NCAA Basketball cham pionship mentioned every five . minutes by a particular State Fan! Well, you get the idea. C.B. Smith, Jr., chairman of this i year’s Jail-a-Thon, feels optimistic j toward next week’s eyent. Says j Smith, “In a close-knit civic- j minded community such as Eden- ] ton, I feel there will be a great deal j of support for the Jail-a-Thon. That ; is why I feel our goal of ssooo.in | pledges is attainable.” a This is a good-natured means of j raising support for an ali-too serious disease that each year strikes so many. If the Public could ; bwwn* better acquainted with j cancer and its warning signals! many lives could be saved. Mrs. A.F. Downum, Jr., Society District j Chairman agrees, “The ACS predicts that in 1963,145,000 people j will probably die of cancer in the* U.S.whomight have been saved by earlier diagnosiz and prompt treat ment," she said. - ]| •'"Tit in iVi r/JjfcatfiisffiiYiri)* yff-*'- ' >V: i'-t
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