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Vo). XLVI - No. 34
Out Os Position
The publisher of The Chowan
Herald and author of this column
is temporarily confined to Chowan
Hospital.
The column will resume next
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Guest Editorial
Everytime we hear anything
about the 17-year old boy who was
sent by the judge to spend a few
hours in the Durham County jail
and while there allegedly was
sexually assaulted by three in
mates, we get angry all over
again. There is little consolation
that the inmates have been in
dicted and charged with the
crime. The incident should never
have happened in the first place.
We refuse to accept this kind of
behavior as an inevitable part of
prison culture. It does not suffice
to dismiss the incident as just
another situation created by
inadequate personnel, facilities
and money.
Preventing this sort of thing is
within our means. Jails are
supposed to protect us from
criminals: and if criminals are to
be rehabilitated and returned to
society, then jails should be able to
protect inmates from each other.
Rape and sexual assault are
among the most appalling,
atrocious, revolting and
despicable of crimes and to be
victimized while in the protective
custody of a jail and its law en
forcement officials is intolerable
and should cause every Durham
County citizen and North
Carolinian to voice protest and
indignation.
Dr. James S. Pressley
Dr. Pressley
Assumes Post
Dr. James S. Pressley, Director
of Instruction in the Edenton-
Chowan School System for the
past four years, has resigned. He
has accepted the position as
Superintendent of Woodbridge
School District in Bridgeville,
Delaware. Pressley will begin his
duties September 1.
Pressley’s resignation brings to
two the number of top ad
ministrators to resign within the
past month. Greg Todd, John A.
Holmes High School principal,
recently resigned to accept the
superintendent’s position in Bertie
County.
In making the announcement,’
Superintendent John Dunn said,
“Dr. Pressley has been a valuable
staff member and we’re sorry to
see him leave the system and the
community”. “I’m pleased,
however,” Dunn continued, “that
he has this opportunity for career
advancement” “We wish the very
best for him and his family.”
In his letter of resignation to Dr.
Dunn, Pressley expressed his
appreciation for the opportunities,
guidance and encouragement
given him towards his
professional growth. He also
expressed appreciation to the
Board of Education for having had
the opportunity to have been a
part of a dynamic and progressive
school system.
Due to the time needed for filling
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Mrs. Betty P. Dail
Mrs. Betty Dail
New Coordinator
Os COA Courses
Betty P. Dail has been named
coordinator of continuing
education and extension courses
for College of The Albemarle in
Chowan County. Norman L.
Norfleet, dean of instruction, said
she will fill the position vacated
last week by the resignation of
Judy Earnhardt.
Norfleet said one of Mrs. Dail’s
first duties will be to serve as
course manager for the television
extension credit course for county
residents which begins at the end
of the month. Registration for the
credit-hour General Psychology
course is now in progress through
August 28.
It will be televised each
Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock
over WUND—TV, Channel 2, for 15
weeks. Chowan residents who
wish to enroll may contact Mrs.
Dail by calling 482-2662 after 5
P.M.
She will conduct a one-hour
orientation session at 7 P. M. on
August 19, and again on August 20
at John A. Holmes High School.
She will also give the mid-term
and final course examinations at
the same location.
Mrs. Dail attended COA until
1977, when she transferred to East
Carolina University. She received 1
her bachelor of, science degree in
Child Development and Family
Relations from ECU in 1979. At the
present time, she is employed by
the local office of the Employment
Security Commission as a ceta
specialist interviewer.
Coastal Grants
Are Approved
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Rep.
Walter B. Jones, Chairman of the
House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, has an
nounced the award of two grants
dealing with coastal issues to the
State of North Carolina.
The first is a $1.505-million
Coastal Zone Management grant
from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) to the State of North
Carolina. The grant from the U. S.
Department of Commerce agency
will be supplemented by almost
$335,000 from the State. North
Carolina became the first
southern state to receive federal
approval of its coastal program in
September, 1978.
The second is a $109,500 Coastal
Energy Impact Grant to help the
state participate in decisions
affecting oil and gas exploration
and leasing off the Carolina
coast. The larger award will be
used, in part, to provide financial
support for the Coastal Resources
Commission in implementing the
State’s Coastal Area Management
Act.
The N. C. General Assembly has
just passed legislation that calls
for the development of a program
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Edonton, North Carolina, Thursday, Auqust 13, 1981
Commissioners Vote To Request Relief Funds
The Board of Chowan County
Commissioners met August 10 in a
special session to hear the report
of Joe McClees, of the Department
of Natural Resources, regarding
disaster relief funds for fishing on
the Chowan River.
The report consisted of two
parts, the first of which gave
biological and historical in
formation on the North Carolina
River Herring American Fishery.
This portion of the report covered
the river herring fishery of the
Chowan River and gave two
possible explanations for the low
abundance of river herring. One
reason was that foreign fishing, or
the catches of foreign vessels on
the high seas, severely reduced
the basic spawning stock of
herring. The other reason blamed
the poor water quality of the
Chowan River for the reduced
herring catches. Combined, the
two simply mean that the stocks of
herring were reduced by foreign
fishing, but the poor water quality
has inhibited their recovery.
Landings in 1977 showed
promise that the river herring
population might rebound, but an
unusual event occurred in 1978 and
has continued through the present
year. Fishermen in the lower river
received very low catches while
the fishermen in the upper river
maintained good catch levels. This
phenomenon has been correlated
by area fishermen with the annual
discharge of Union Camp effluent
during the time river herring were
ascending the lower river. Data
which has been collected by the
Hollowell Found Guilty On DUI Charge In Court
On August 4, the Chowan County
District Court heard the following
cases.
Robert Ray Hollowell was found
guilty of driving under the in
fluence of alcohol and was given a
60 day suspended sentence, SIOO
fine and cost of court.
C. H. Small, Jr. was found guilty
of passing two worthless checks.
He was given a 20 day sentence
suspended for one year, $25 fine
and cost of court, and ordered to
pay a restitution of $l2O to A&P.
Terry Glenn Casper was found
guilty of reckless driving after
drinking and given a 30 day
suspended sentence, SIOO fine and
cost of court.
Lloyd E. Rome was found guilty
of borrowing money and not
paying it back and was given a 90
day sentence suspended for two
years, SSO fine and cost of court,
and ordered to pay a restitution of
$l9O to Ed Ward.
Robert L. Holley was found
guilty of assault and was given a
30 day sentence suspended for one
year, $25 fine and cost of court.
Four Recipients
Os Scholarships
Four area students have been
awarded scholarships at North
Carolina State University for the
1981-82 academic year.
They are Janet Riddick,
daughter of Archie C. Riddick and
the late Myra L. Riddick of Route
1, Belvidere; Susan Spruill,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
L. Spruill of Route 2, Edenton;
Richard Griffin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arlee Griffin, Sr., of Route 5,
Elizabeth City; and Travis Burke,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Burke, Jr. of Route 3, Hertford.
Miss Riddick, a senior majoring
in biology, received a Lloyd T.
Weeks Scholarship. Miss Spruill, a
senior majoring in pre-veterinary
medicine, received a Winslow
Foundation Scholarship. Griffin, a
sophomore majoring in soil
science, received a G. L. and Sadie
fS. Winchester Scholarship. Burke
is a junior majoring in 4
agricultural education.
Riddick, Spruill and Griffin are
enrolled in the School of
Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Burke is in the School of
Education.
Division of Marine Fisheries
suggest that this could be a
significant factor in the problem.
The other part of the report
dealt with the economics of the
situation. For example, based on
long-term data (1965-1981),
average landings should be about
10.2-million pounds. This year the
total landings were 4,753,720
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REPORT FOR DISASTER STATUS Chowan County
Chairman of the Commissioners, C. A. Phillips, right, is shown
receiving a report from the Dept. Os Natural Resources, Joe
McClees, left, which the Commissioners voted unanimously in
favor of, as Earl Smith looks on. The report is on the herring in the
Chowan River and will be sent to the office of Emergency
Management and to Gov." Jim Hunt to request Emergency
Disaster Funds for the fishermen on the Chowan River.
Fred E. Keeter, Jr. was found
guilty of escaping from the
Chowan jail and received a 3-
month sentence to run at the ex
piration of his present sentence.
Michael Winston was found
Driver’s Failure To Yield
Causes Accident Fatality
A 40-year-old Virginia man was
killed Monday in an automobile
accident in Chowan County
George Allen Reinhart of Salem,
Va. collided with Michael Nixon.
24, of Edenton at the intersection
of RR 1222 and RR 1218, in front of
Whiteman’s Service Center.
Reinhart was driving a 1981
Mercury Zephyer, while Nixon
was driving a 2-axle grain truck.
According to Highway Patrol
officer J. A.-Siles, the victim
apparently failed to yield the
right-of-way. There were no skid
marks before the collision. Siles
said the Nixon truck, which
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ACCIDENT RESULTS IN FATALITY - George Reinhart of Salem, Va. was driving this 1981
Mercury Zephyr when he collided with Mike Nixon of Edenton. The collision occurred in Chowan
County at the intersection in front of Whiteman’s Service Center.
pounds, which is a reduction from
the long-term average of about 53
per cent. All things taken into
consideration, the estimated loss
to dealers this year would be
$452,000. This estimation is based
on an estimated dealer price of 6.7
cents per pound and represents
only the value of reduced dealer
sales. According to this part of the
guilty of shoplifting and was given
a 30 day sentence suspended for
one year, SSO fine and cost of court.
Robert Alan Kenny and Timothy
Carroll Copeland were both found
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sustained extensive damage, was
apparently traveling at 55 MPH
while he could not tell how fast the
Reinhart vehicle w'as traveling.
Nixon was not injured, while a
seven-year-old boy in the truck
received minor injuries. There
were no charges filed against
Nixon.
Reinhart was announced dead
on arrival at the Chowan Hospital.
His body was transported from the
Williford-Barham Funeral Home
in Edenton to the John M. Oakey
and Sons Funeral Home in Salem.
He is survived by his wife,
Katherine Reinhart.
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report, the Chowan County
economy could be significantly
affected, especially that segment
of the economy related to com
mercial fishing.
Following the presentation of
the report and the question and
answer session that ensued, the
Board of Commissioners voted on
the report. The Board voted
unanimously to receive the report
and send it to the Emergency
Management Department and
Governor Jim Hunt to request
disaster relief funds.
Cajuns Select
Flanagan
LAFAYETTE Dwight
Flanagan, a seven-year veteran of
the USL football coaching staff,
has been named as the Ragin’
Cajuns’ offensive coordinator for
the 1981 football season.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Flanagan of Edenton.
In addition, fellow assistant
coaches Lee Rodgers and Don
Lockwood have been elevated to
the position of administrative
assistants on offense and defense
respectively by head coach Sam
Robertson.
The appointments were an
nounced this week by Robertson
and fill the void left by the
retirement of Don Smith, who had
served as offensive coordinator
for two years.
“We feel we have made a major
step forward in our program with
these appointments,’’ Robertson
said. “Dwight will do an excellent
job with our offensive unit, and the
addition of Lee and Don as ad
ministrative assistants will be a
big benefit to our squad as a
whole.”
This will be the first time that an
administrative assistant spot has
been in effect on the Ragin’ Cajun
football staff.
“Lee and Don will be taking
over a lot of the administrative
details and the paperwork that’s
necessary in our football
program,” Robertson added, “and
that will help balance the load
among all our staff and leave
more time for the rest of us with
the players. I think it will be a
great thing for our program.”
Flanagan will also be shifting to
the offensive backfield after being
in charge of the receivers for six
years. New staff member Lewis
Cooke will be in charge of the
receiving corps.
The new assignments mean that
every member of the USL staff
will either be coaching a different
group or will have additional
duties and areas of responsibility
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