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...paid in 180 days after notice of the
. debt is given.
rim The bill does not give the hospital
J; a club to beat over the heads of
patients. It does give the
'• facility away of collecting a bill
‘ . which is long past due.
,V’i The garnishment measure for the
h hospital is no different in our eyes
..than the cutoff wrench the water
department gives to an employee
after a customer has not respond
'• ed to policy of that department.
What a lot of the people along the
Public Parade fail to realize, and
.apparently this goes beyond our
is that Chowan
. Hospital is a wholly owned sub
sidiary of Chowan County. If the
hospital fails to meet its financial
" responsibility then it becomes the
of the taxpayers.
“ The local hospital is a Hill-Burton
facility (built partially with federal
-funds) and this in itself requires
- that it write off a certain amount of
bad debt for charity work. This
‘ makes it more important than ever
that those able to pay do so.
Because of a lot of controversy,
Rep. James has had the measure
sent back to committee. It should
not be allowed to die there. Chowan
Hospital is a regional facility, ac
cepting patients from outside the
confines of the Public Parade.
Those of us who live within these
confines deserve a break and
should not have to take up any slack
from our neighbors.
Garnishment has proven to be a
reasonable means for local govern
ments to collect a just debt. And
don’t let anyone kid you, Chowan
Hospital is a very, very important
arm of local government along the
Public Parade.
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Deserving Award
John Richard Jordan, Jr., went
from Winton in neighboring Hert
ford County to Raleigh via Ahoskie,
Murfreesboro and Chapel Hill. But
the impact he made along the way
has influenced a lot of people
including members of the General
Assembly.
The Raleigh attorney, who is a
lobbiest of great respect, recently
received the Chowan College
Distinguished Alumni Award. A
former legislator, Mr. Jordan is
serving as chairman of the Board
of Governors of the University of
North Carolina and is a past chair
man of the N.C. State Board of
Higher Education.
He serves with distinction and
fairness at UNC board chairman.
He was of most valuable assistance
during the Civil Rights case which
drew nationwide attention when
more emphasis could have been
placed on what went on in the
classroom.
Without reservation, or hesitation
for that matter, John Jordan in
fluences as much legislation as
anyone in Raleigh. Along the way
he has not forgotten his roots and
it is fitting and proper that Chowan
College has not forgotten the con
tribution he has made to his alma
mater.
Attraction Os Rivers
How does a quiet, moonlit canoe
ride sound to you? Or a hike along
a scenic river bank? Or a rollicking
raft race? Regardless of your taste,
chances are you will find a river
event to your liking somewhere in
North Carolina during the next few
weeks.
Gov. Jim Hunt has proclaimed
June as North Carolina Rivers
Month and all across the state
dozens of events are being planned
by river groups, environmental
groups and others. The events
stretch from the Nantahala River
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ROAD CLOSED—OId Hertford Road continues to - be closed after weeks of drainage construction
by the Town of Edenton. The work is expected to continue and the road will be closed for at least another
month, according to administrative sources within Town Hall.
801 l Weevil Eradication Program
WASHINGTON Sen. Jesse
Helms of North Carolina,
Chairman of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, today
said he is very pleased that the
Department of Agriculture has
agreed to participate in a boll
weevil eradication program in
North Carolina and South Carolina
for the growing seasons 1983-85.
Senator Helms has repeatedly
urged Secretary of Agriculture
John Block to participate in such
a program, and on March 23 he
wrote him a letter asking
him to release the funds necessary
Weatherization
Funds Received
The Economic improvement
Council, Inc., has been awarded a
grant from the N.C. Department
of Commerce, Energy Division to
weatherize the homes of low
income, elderly and handicapped
residents of Region “R”.
The purpose of the
weatherization program is to
improve the thermal efficiency
and to conserve needed energy in
the homes of low-income families.
Weatherization measures such as
underpinning, caulking, in
sulation, windows and minor
repairs will be provided to
households whose family income
does not exceed 125 per cent of the
poverty level as determined by
OMB or families who received
cash assistance payments under
Title IV or XVI of the Social
Security Act or other applicable
state or local laws.
Families wishing to have their
homes weatherized may apply by
bringing documentation of total
family income to any local EIC
office or the Central EIC office
located at the Edenton Airport,
Edenton, NC, telephone number
482-4459.
in the southwest mountains to tne
Neuse in the ease and will include
canoe trips, raft races, hikes and
nature walks and river clean up
projects.
“North Carolina Rivers Month is
a celebration of this state’s most
precious resources - its rivers and
streams,” said Joe Grimsley,
Secretary of the Department of
Natural Resources and Communi
ty Development. “June is a great
time for North Carolinians to enjoy
the scenic beauty and recreational
opportunities of our rivers and to
get involved in efforts to preserve
the quality of our waters.
“And it’s not too late for other
events to be planned. We hope that
local organizations will join in the
month-long celebration by putting
on outings or projects of their own
on their favorite rivers and
streams.”
One of the things which should be
planned along the Public Parade is
full speed ahead on restoration ef
forts to the Chowan River and
Albemarle Sound Basin. Several
this direction and we hope Capt. A1
Howard still has the dub in his
for the program.
The administration has agreed
to provide $2.5-million,
representing 30 per cent of the
total cost of the program. The
remaining 70 per cent of the cost
will be provided by cotton
growers, an arrangement over
whelmingly agreed to by the
growers in a referendum in
January. The funds from USDA
will be reprogrammed from other
programs, meaning the program
will be administered at no ad
ditional cost to the Federal
Treasury.
“This program represents an
important commitment on the
part of the administration,” said
Helms. “The boll weevil is a
terrible threat to our cotton in
dustry. The growers indicated in
their referendum that they are
willing to bear a major part of the
cost of the program. I’m very
pleased that Secretary Block has
agreed to provide the last needed
step.”
The National Cotton Council
estimates that boll weevil damage
costs cotton growers ap
proximately SIOO-million annually
in reduced yields.”
“This program also sets a very
important precedent,” added
Helms. “The boll weevil
eradication program is a part
nership between government and
the private sector. I want to
commend the cotton growers for
their initiative and willingness to
participate in this program.”
Grower costs for the program
will be $25-per-acre in 1983, S3O
- in 1984, and S2O-per-acre
in 1985. Once this three-year
program is completed, con
tainment costs to growers will be
$3 per acre annually in order to
eradicate spot infestations.
The program involves 59,000
acres in North Carolina and 68,000
Lindot Realty
Comes To Area
The Albemarle Area is now being
served by a new realtor, Lindot
Reality. Lindot is not new,
however, according to Doris J.
Dorow, owner and broker.
Mrs. Dorow has been a broker for
over eleven years and is licensed to
sell real estate in both North
Carolina and Virginia. Mrs. Dorow
opened her second office at 100
South Front Street and Market
Street in Hertford on April 25. Her
first office jn Portsmouth, Va., is
where she developed the ex
perience to become a full time full
service real estate broker selling
farm, commercial, residential and
recreational properties.
Mrs. Dorow says her motto is,
“Speedy service to the seller and
satisfaction to the buyer."
To obtain this goal she advertises
extensively in local paper, the
Street. Journal for distinctive
acres in South Carolina. After the
program is complete, the boll
weevil will be eradicated to the
Georgia border.
Trapping to determine boll
weevil numbers will begin im
mediately. In the fall pesticide will
be * aerially applied where
necessary to reduce overwintering
boll weevil populations to a
minimum. Next spring, intensive
trapping and scouting, cultural
controls and selective pesticide
applications will be used to reduce
and eliminate any surviving boll
weevil populatins. The final year
of the program is necessary to
make sure the pest is eradicated
and to clean up any remaining
weevil populations.
The program is based on a
successful trial program con
ducted in parts of North Carolina
and Virginia in 1978-80. In that
trial, the boll weevil was
eradicated, insecticide use
declined, and there was evidence
that cotton yields increased.
Grants Approved
The N.C. Environmental
Management Commission last
Thursday approved state and
federal grants of $2.5-million for 15
local communities across North
Carolina.
Edenton was awarded a $500,450
grant for construction of an outfall
pump station, force main, land
application wastewater treatment
plant and for design costs.
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Job Placement Improves For Those
Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Unemployed workers in North
Carolina were matched with more
than 10‘000 job openings furnished
by employers in April. The 10,000
.job placement transactions
represented a significant im- -
'. provement over April 1962. Job
placement efforts generated a
return of more than $1.5-million to
the state’s economy. Categories
which benefited from the increase
included agriculture, service
occupations and clerical jobs.
Glenn Jerigan, chairman of the
N.C. Employment Security
Commission (ESC), was par
ticularly pleased with the more
than 20 per cent increase in
veteran placement.
New statistical data from
Region IV of the U.S. Department
of Labor indicates that of the eight
southeastern states North
Carolina ranked number one in
putting people, who were
receiving unemployment benefits,
back to work. Jernigan said, “By
returning workers back to the
labor force the unemployment
insurance trust fund solvency is
strengthened. This is particularly
Bloodmobile Fails To Meet
Quota In Visit To Edenton
The Edenton Jaycee Bloodmobile
was held at Chowan Hospital on
Tuesday, May 17 from noon til 6
P.M. The quoto for this visit was
150 pints.
The Bloodmobile had a special
mission to perform at this visit. The
hospital of the Kings Daughters
was in need of around four pints of
O-blood for the new born infants in
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while a nurse prepares her to give blood.
signifcant considering the con
tinued solvency strain on the
North Carolina unemployment
insurance trust fund.” Fraud
investigations by ESC resulted in
the prosecution and conviction of
189 of 190 indictments for the first
quarter 1983. The conviction rate
was 99.5 per cent.
Positive figures were also
reflected in a 9.8 per cent increase
in job openings placed with ESC
by employers throughout the state
in April.
Jernigan concluded, “ESC is
excited about the apparent upturn
in the economy.”
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Any non-profit organization such
as local, state and federal govern
ment, school system and law en
forcement agencies may qualify as
employers.
Coordinators working with the
Summer Youth Program in the
Edenton Office will be Amanda
Bunch, Arlene Evans, Lois Lassiter
and Joseph Moye.
its care. Tuesday, however, was a
slow day at the bloodmobile and as
of 5:30 P.M. only three pints of the
much needed O-blood was collected.
The day was slow all the way
around as the bloodmobile was on
ly able to collect half of its stated
quoto. This despite the efforts of the
Jaycees who called past donors.