Noted And Passed
People along the Public Parade
are beginning to think politics. The
Municipal Election will be held
November 3. Our recent move to
Yeopim has not gone unnoticed.
“I didn’t think you would ever
do it, Am bum,” was a recent
greeting from a local merchant.
“Just think you won’t have the
opportunity to vote against
(Mayor) Roy Harrell and you
have chosen to live next to Pat
Flanagan.’’
Well, we {dead guilty to having
voted for and against Mayor
Harrell. And Bill Black at Tee-Lok
is building a new home which will
shield us. from Pat.
Anyway, while we haven’t had
the opportunity to visit the
Flanagans at Sound Oak, there is
nonetheless evidence of them. Pat
brought by a bag of pine chips and
I readily turned them over to the
gardener of the family.
At the same time, Blair Stutz
man is attempting to change his
image. He'has two lawnmowers,
both of them were working
Saturday. One was loaned to each
of his neighbors.
Furthermore, he came over
with of crabs (already
cleaned and steamed) and
followed with a mess of bluefish
(also cleaned).
We had heard about life in
>Yeopim but if what we are ex
iperiencing now is reality, bring on
more!
Not Good Target
We read in our least favored
morning newspaper of general
circulation along the Public
Parade where the Congressional
Club is being courted by a man
with political ambitions in Eastern
North Carolina.
The report is that Navy Capt.
Eugene B. (Red) McDaniel is
staying with his parents in Nags
Head as he weighs his chances in
the political arena. The Kinston
native has his sights on either Rep.
Walter B. Jones of the First
. Congressional District or Rep.
Charles 0. Whitley of the third
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Rep. Jones is not a good target,
either for Capt. McDaniel or the
Congressional Club.
The Congressional Club is
headed by Thomas F. Ellis who
brought it to the surface as a
power base for U. S. Sen. Jesse
Helms. The organization was
successful in obtaining in
dependent funds for President
Reagan and in backing U. S. Sen.
John East.
Some of the Congressional Club’s
activities are not sactioned by a lot
of “Jessecrats” who meander
along the Public Parade and
throughout Eastern North
Carolina.
The people of the First
Congressional District, who live in
21 counties, have overwhelmingly
supported Rep. Jones. He has an
enviable record of service to the
people of the First District and to
the United States. He brought a
signal honor to himself, as well as
his district when he assumed the
chairmanship of the House
Committee on Merchant Marines
and Fisheries in February.
Rep. Jones and Sen. Helms have
cooperated in securing projects
for Eastern North Carolina. The
local one which stands out the
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GOVERNOR DRAWS ATTENTION Leaders of a “love feast” at a meeting of the Northeast
Caucus at Chowan Golf & Country Club last week are pictured prior to the event. Left to right are:
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., Shirley Pierce of Ahoskie, a member of the board of Virginia Electric &
Power Company; T. Justin Moore, Jr., Vepco board chairman; Sec. D. M. (Lauch) Faircloth, of the
State Department of Commerce; and William W. Berry, Vepco president. (Staff Photos by LFA).
Vol. XLVI - No. 39
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James P. Ricks, Jr.
J.P. Ricks Files
For Re-Election
James P. Ricks, Jr., 4
Hawthorne Road, has filed for re
election to the Edenton Town
Council from the Third Ward.
Ricks filed Wednesday morning
with Mrs. Marjorie Allen, election
supervisor for the Chowan County
Board of Elections.
Ricks was the only candidate to
file prior to Wednesday’s press
time.
The period of filing for municipal
offices opened at 12-noon last
Friday and will end at 12-noon on
October 2.
In addition to the Third Ward,
seats to be voted on are mayor,
councilman-at-large, and Fourth
Ward.
Mayor Roy L. Harrell, Coun
cilman-at-Large Gil Burroughs
and Fourth Ward Councilman
Willis Privott, Sr., are all expected
to seek, re-election.
Privott is completing the
unexpired term of Harry Spruill,
Jr., who resigned.
This will be the first election in
Third and Fourth wards where the
voters in the ward will select their
councilman.
Councilman Ricks is completing
a four-year term. Prior to that he
served for 14 years on the old E&W
Board.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, September 17, 1981
Town Council Votes To Join CP & L
Electric customers of the Town
of Edenton face a 21 per cent rate
increase October 1 but Town
Council took two steps Tuesday
night to lessen the burden down
the road.
Over the objection of Mayor Roy
L. Harrell, the councilmen voted
to become a part of N. C.
Municipal Power Agency No. 3.
Gross Gross
CHOWAN COUNTY Collections Retoil Soles
Pi Retail Sales $ 54,657.33 $ 5,633,060
2% Auto, Planes & Boats 41,548.47 2,140,215
Apparel 24,435.22 847,752
Automotive 70,232.21 7,454,312
Food 397,534.03 14,513,300
Furniture 42,763.39 1,714,923
General Merchandise 250,471.93 12,390,952
Building Materials 51,724.46 6,749,654
Unclassified Group 166,460.14 9,408,781
Vse Tax -IT*• 3T - " 37,535:46
Licenses Wholesale Si Reg. ''‘ 736.00
TOTALS $ 1,138,098.63 $ 60,852,949
Retail Sales Figures Released
Gross retail sales in Chowan
County during fiscal 1980-81
totaled $60.8-million, according to
figures recently released by the
State Department of Revenue. The
total is four times the amount for
fiscal 1964-65.
The report pegs gross collec
tions for the past year at sl.l
- which is some SIOO,OOO
less than four times the 1964-65
figure of $322,185.
An analysis of the report shows
that food, with $14.5-million in
sales, lead the business groups,
general merchandise was $12.4-
million. Autombtive sales were
$7 .'5-million.
by comparison, 16 years ago
lood also led the groups with $4.2-
million in sales. Automotive sales
were $3-million with general
merchandise third at $2.6-million.
The analysis shows gross retail
sales as reported monthly on Sales
and Use Tax report forms
throughout North Carolina were
$36.9-billion.
The food group led all others
with $8.7-billion while automotives
were $7.2-billion and general
Single Copies 20 Cents
The agency has an agreement to
joint venture with Carolina Power
& Light Company on generating
facilities.
Also, the town will contract with
Southeastern Consulting
Engineers for a method of demand
control. This will create a savings
of $85,000 per year with the in
stallation and equipment cost
merchandise, $6.3-billion.
Gross retail sales for the fiscal
year in other Albemarle Area
counties totaled:
Camden, $10,520,506;
Currituck, $46,432,333; Dare
$124,239,702; Gates, $19,787,826;
Hyde, $20,052,898; Pasquotank
$176,858,962; Perquimans,
$31,937,391; Tyrrell, $15,651,508;
and Washington, $66,258,510.
Edenton Aces Lose
Conference Opener
In their conference opener
against Roanoke Rapids, the
Edenton Aces led in total offense
(149 to 89 yards) and first downs (8
to 4), but not in the final score. The
Yellow Jackets of Roanoke Rapids
defeated the conference champion
Aces 6-0, due mainly to turnovers.
Edenton will host the unbeaten
Roanoke Redskins Friday. As
coach Bass puts it, “Roanoke’s
going to be a big challenge, but I
can guarantee one thing. We’re
not going to take ’em lightly.”
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Vepco Explains
New Strategy
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., and
Virginia Electric and Power
Company have found common
ground. It is economic develop
ment.
Request For Funds
Denied By SBA
The U. S. Small Business Ad
ministration has denied a request
for emergency assistance for the
fishermen of Chowan County.
County commissioners, who
initiated action several weeks ago,
received the notice during their
monthly meeting Monday morn
ing.
The request had gone from the
county to Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr.,
who endorsed it and sent it to SBA
in Washington, D. C. The request
was handled by the N. C.
Department of Crime Control &
Public Safety.
In a letter to Gov. Hunt dated
September 8, Bernard Kulik,
deputy associate administrator
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being $104,900. James Martin,
director of utilities, pointed out
that the savings will increase
along with future rate increases.
Addressing the rate increase,
Martin said it is in line with earlier
town policy to track retail rates of
Virginia Electric and Power
Company. (The town now buys at
wholesale from Vepco and retails
it to local customers.)
Martin explained that the town’s
policy is as fair as a rate is going
to be since Vepco’s rates are
controlled by the N. C. Utilities
Commission.
Mayor Harrell objected to going
ahead with action on the Power
Agency agreement until after
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This was hailed last Wednesday
night at Chowan Golf & Country
Club as state and local elected
officials, along with community
leaders as a day for considerable
significance for Northeastern
North Carolina.
Gov. Hunt and Vepco’s two top
officers were brought together via
the new and loosely formed
Northeastern North Carolina
Caucus of the General Assembly.
Members of the state senate and
house of representatives have
organized to “get together on
programs” as a means of gaining
more clout in the state legislature.
The governor made no apologies
for his past harsh statements
about Vepco, saying he has
“raised issues when I thought it
was in the best interest of the
people of the Northeast for me to
do so. I think spirited debate can
result in some very constructive
consequences.”
Vepco Chairman T. Justin
Moore, Jr., and President
William W. Berry lauded Gov.
Hunt and Sec. D. M. <Lauch)
Faircloth of the State Department
of Commerce for bringing the
meeting about. Moore called it
“an occasion for looking ahead”
and emphasized that Vepco is
proud to serve Northeastern North
Carolina.
Berry explained new strategy
by Vepco to bring electric rates in
line with other major utilities
operating in North Carolina. “We
have carried out the nation’s
largest program of converting oil
plants to coal,” he noted. “We are
now evaluating the feasibility of
burning peat harvested right here
in North Carolina,” he continued.
"Just two weeks ago, we suc
cessfully carried out a test burn of
20 tons of North Carolina peat at
our Portsmouth Power Station.”
Berry said Vepco is now set to
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