Board Os Commissioners Hears Details
WILSON A negotiated
proposal that N. C. Municipal
Power Agency Number 3 (NCM
PA 3) purchase undivided
ownership interests in nine
generating units owned by
Carolina Power & Light Co.
(CP&L) was presented in detail
here Tuesday to the Agency’s
Board of Commissioners.
The purchase would involve the
eventual issuance by the Power
Agency of $4-billion in electric
revenue bonds, but the
arrangement would save the
agency’s 36 member
municipalities in excess of $1.5-
billion in power costs through the
year 2003.
The Town of Edenton’s per
centage of participation in the
bond issue would be 1.5 per cent,
according to James Martin,
director of Utilities. Martin
pointed out that there would be no
obligation on the part of the tax
payers.
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Note Os Thanks
Little more than a week ago fire
swept through the Amburn home
at 104 West Gale Street. There
were four members of the family
asleep in the home at the time fire
started at an electrical outlet in
the downstairs den.
Luke Amburn, 20, was suc
cessful in awakening his parents
and a younger brother in their
second floor bedrooms. He
lingered behind in search for his
young sister, Greer, who actually
wasn’t home at the time
Earl Henderson, 212 East Gale
Street, arrived at the home shortly
before the experienced and high
professional Edenton Fire
Department. He attempted to
enter the house in search of Luke
but was beat back by the dense
smoke.
We have learned also that Steve
Holley, 128 East Albemarle Street,
and a friend was passing the house
shortly after 3 A M and apprently
Luke was awakened ov their
knocks.
We have meandered along the
Public Parade for nearly 17 years.
We have never regreted our
decision to locate here and have
been blessed with good friends.
We, as a newspaper publisher,
cannot be considered as an entry
in a popularity contest. However,
the out pouring of love and sincere
expression of concern during this
period of tragedy is a source of
great comfort for all of us.
We learned a long, long time ago
that you don’t get something for
nothing in this world We,
therefore, have always tried to put
in at least as much as we take out.
The generous expressions of so
many people at this time of grief
gives us a renewed faith in those
who meander along the Public
Parade. It also gives us a new
challenge to better citizenship as
well as stewardship.
It Ain't Right
Thomas W. Willis, director of the
Regional Development Institute at
East Carolina University, has
resigned after more than 18 years
of successfully guiding the “last
frontier” of Tar Heelia. From the
tone of his memorandum, and
knowing Tom as so many of us do,
he flat out refuses to sacrifice
principle.
Dr. Tom Brewer. ECU chan
cellor, needs Tom Willis. The
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The director also said the town
would receive “a substantial”
savings over the years, but it is not
practical to attempt to determine
the amount at the present time.
Councilman James P. Ricks,
Jr., is Edenton's representative on
NCMPA 3 and Martin serves as an
alternate. Martin is also on the
board of Electricities of North
Carolina, the agency which
provide staff for management
services.
The board will meet again in
Wilson, at 4 P.M. on July 30, to act
on the plan. If approved by the
NCMPA 3 board, the proposal
would be submitted for approval
to each of the municipalities in
volved, 22 of which presently
purchase their power from CP&L
and 14 of which are now supplied
by power generated by Virginia
Electric and Power Co. (Vepco).
The cities that vote to participate
in the Agency’s proposed project _
would, at the time the purchase i
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Gregory Todd
Resignation
Is Received
Greg Todd, John A. Holmes
High School principal for the past
two years has resigned effective
July 31. In his July 17 letter to
resignation to Edenton-Chowan’s
superintendent. John Dunn, Todd
stated that he has accepted the
position of Superintendent of
Bertie County Schools. His letter
also, expressed appreciation and
thanks to Dr. Dunn and to the
Board of Education for their
support and guidance. Todd will
begin his new duties on August 1.
During an interview Supt. Dunn
said that he is both sad and happy
to see Todd leave. Sad because of
the good work he’s done, but
please at the opportunity for
career advancement. “He’s done
an outstanding job over the past
two years, arriving during the
planning of reorganization.” Dunn
also lauded the instrumental role
which Todd played in carrying out
the consolidation of the county’s
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Warning Issued On Dumpsters
I think that everyone will agree with me that the trash dump
sters in the County are an eyesore. These dumpsters are for the
convenience of the public; however, many of our citizens are
abusing their purpose despite the warnings posted on each
dumpster.
The dumpsters are to be used for household garbage only. This
does not include bushes and limbs, lumber, old auto parts,
mattresses, furniture, old burned - out charcoal grills,
refrigerators, heaters, fence wire, bicycles, fish, rubber tires,
and the like. All items of this nature should be carried to the
County Landfill located on Rural Paved Road 1202 in
Perquimans County, approximately three miles from Belvidere.
The County Landfill is open daily from 8 A. M. until 4 P. M. and
on Saturdays until 11 A. M.
Effective immediately, the Chowan County Sheriff’s
Department, in conjunction with the District Health Depart
ment, will be keeping a closer watch on the areas where these
dumpsters are located. Anyone caught in violation will be
charged and prosecuted through the courts. Also, anyone
hauling trash for hire and found to be dumping trash in these
dumpsters will be arrested.
There is a warning posted on each dumpster which states that
there is a $206 fine for leaving any garbage outside the container
itself. Please, let’s respect these dumpsters and keep the areas
around them clean.
Another area in which trash dumping has become a problem is
the backside of the Edenton Municipal Airport. Most of the trash
consists of building and construction materials, and is
probably the product of some of our locaicontractors
Everyone can help by complying with the regulations
governing the use of these dumpsters. A SSO reward will be given
for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those
who continue to violate our trash dumpsters.
Thank you,
Troy Toppin
Sheriff
closed with CP&L, receive all
their electric power from the
Power Agency.
The municipalities involved own
and operate their own electric
distribution systems. All are
members of Electricities of North
Carolina, a statewide service
association. NCMPA 3 is a
municipal corporation for which
Electricities provides
professional management ser
vices under contract, at cost.
The NCMPA 3 Board of Com
missioners has one member from
each of its 36 member
municipalities. Its chairman is
Kinston Mayor Simon C. Sitterson,
Jr.
The arrangement presented to
the board was negotiated over a
period of more than two years.
Preliminary agreement was
announced jointly by NCMPA 3
and CP&L on June 17, but the
details were not released until
Tuesday.
CHOWAN HERALD^
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Wiggins Ordered
To Remove Boat
Before October 1
Emmett H. Wiggins was given
until October l to remove his tug
boat which is docked in Pembroke
Creek in violation of a Town of
Edenton ordinance. This was a
condition of a prayer for judgment
continued Tuesday morning by
Judge Grafton G. Beaman in
Chowan County District Court.
Wiggins was ordered to pay the
cost of court. Should the vessel not
be removed by October 1 he could
be cited and brought back into
court for a permanent judgment.
The defendant was arrested
May 7 on a warrant signed by
Ralph Parrish, zoning ad
ministrator, when tor tug boat
was moved toward the dock of the
light house where Wiggins resides.
Neighbors along Queen Anne
Place and Pembroke Circle had
registered complaints.
In another case Tuesday, first
appearance procedures were
conducted for Fred E. Keeter, Jr.,
29, who is charged with escape.
Keeter was given an active prison
sentence April 18, 1979, on a
charge involving a wrongful
death. He had been assigned to
work release and failed to return
from a six-hour pass on July 13.
Keeter later turned himself in.
Probable cause hearing in the
case is set for August 4.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Michael
Johnson of Elizabeth City
prosecuted the docket with the
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Os Plan To Purchase CP&L Units
Under the proposal, NCMPA 3
would purchase from CP&L an
18.7 per cent interest in the two
generating units at the Brunswick
Nuclear Plant near Southport;
13.2 per cent interest in Unit No. 4
at the Roxboro Plant, which is
coal-fired; a 16.5 per cent interest
in the two units at the Mayo Plant
near Roxboro (a coal-fired [riant
under construction); and a 16.5
per cent interest in the four units
at the Harris Nuclear Plant south
of Raleigh, which is under con
struction. The proposed buy-in
would involve an aggregrate
ownership of about 1,200
megawatts of power.
Since the Brunswick and
Roxboro units are already in
commercial operation, NCMPA 3
would begin delivering power to
its participating municipalities at
the time of closing. The projected
savings in power costs, which are
estimated to be in excess of 10 per
cent through the year 2003, would
Edanton, North Carolina, Thursday. July 23, 1981
\ilW DFNTAL FACILITY Pictured here is an artist rendering of the new offices of Drs
Hornthal & Sick, DDSPA, now under construction on Mark Drive, off West Hicks Street near the
Chowan Hospital. This is the first development of the Ward Tracts, consisting of some 140 acres. The
property is controlled by Mrs. Judy H. Earnhardt and L. F. Amburn, Jr. Amburn holds the undivid
ed interest of Bernard Burroughs.
Groundbreaking Marks Start Os 3,800 Foot Facility
Groundbreaking activity, began
last week on the site of the future
offices of Drs. Hornthal & Sick,
D.D.S.P.A., represents the
culmination of two years of
planning by the Edenton dentists.
Located in an area zoned
Medical Arts near Chowan
Hospital, the modern 3,800 square
foot facility will house the general
dentistry partnership of Dr. Allen
L. Hornthal and Dr. Lonnie V.
Sick, as well as the satellite
practices of orthodontist Dr.
Kenneth Manning, and children’s
dental specialist, Dr. Jasper
Lewis.
For four years Dr. Manning of
Washington, has maintained a
part-time practice in the existing
Hornthal & Sick office. Dr. Lewis
of Greenville, began a similar
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begin the first year of agency
operation.
Under the negotiated
arrangement, CP&L would con
tinue to operate the plants and
would transmit Agency power to
the participating cities. A
separate agreement negotiated
with Vepco power to transfer that
load to the Power Agency. Vepco
would transmit Agency power
over its system to those 14 cities.
In addition to the power NCMPA
3 would provide from the
generating capacity it owned, it
would purchase supplemental
power to meet its participating
cities’ needs over and above
owned capacity. Most of those
supplemental power purchases
would be from CP&L. However,
during a two-year transition
period (ending in December,
1983), the agency would also
purchase a decreasing amount of
supplemental power from Vepco.
The projected savings represent
relationship in June of this year.
The new dental office is
designed and being built by the
Health Care Division of Bank
Building and Equipment Cor
poration of America, a firm based
in St. Louis, Mo. The work will be
carried out by local sub
contractors.
The new facility will expand
reception, conference, and
business areas, and will provide
four additional treatment areas.
The design of the building was
created to take advantage of the
site just off West Hicks Street with
its wooded creek bank on two
sides. Large windows and the
unusual angle of the patient wing
will allow the trees to be seen from
all parts of the working area.
pointees. Felix Chambers of Tyner
is chairman of the three-member
board, and Mrs. Marjorie Allen,
the difference between the cost of
power if the cities were to continue
to purchase it at wholesale rates
from the private companies, and
the cost of power that would be
produced by agency-owned
generation facilities and pur
chased by the agency for its
members. The difference in cost is
due primarily to the municipal
agency’s ability to issue tax
exempt revenue bonds, which
carry a lower interest rate than
bonds issued by the private
economy.
In addition to action by the
NCMPA 3 board and the cities,
and by the CP&L Board of
Directors (which approved the
agreement in principal on June
17), proposal must be approved by
a number of state and federal
regulatory agencies. Among those
are the N. C. Utilities Commission,
the N. C. Local Government
Commission (which must
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Drs. Hornthal and Sick are
optimistic that the new facility
will be complete before the end of
the year.
Wins First Place
Sherrod Banks competed June
28, in Greensboro, against com
petition from the states of
Florida, Georgia and South
Carolina, to win first place in the
Regional Public Speaking Contest.
He will go on the national finals
in Chicago, 111. scheduled for
August 8.
The Elks organization is best
known for its charitable efforts
through its Education Depart
ment, which for the past 50 years
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Route 3, Edenton, is supervisor of
elections.
Mrs. Novella Wilson, 416 North
Oakum Street, and Mrs. Opal
Kehayes, 113 Pembroke Circle,
have assumed new two-year
terms. Mrs. Kehayes is a former
board chairman.
Chambers is the new nominee of
the Democratic* Party and was
named chairman after E. N.
(Pete) Manning, 216 West Eden
Street, resigned. Manning cited
additional business respon
sibilities as the reason for his
resignation.
Chambers is employed by
George Chevrolet Company and is
an officer in the Center Hill
Precinct.
Mrs. Allen replaces Mrs.
Harriett Sawyer who resigned
earlier in the year. The new
supervisor of elections has a
combined total of 10 years with
Chowan County, first with the.
Clerk of Superior Court and more
recently with the Register of
Deeds