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Ambitious Project
Edenton United Methodist
Church is just 10 days away from
starting construction of a sanc
tuary on Virginia Road, adjacent
to Chowan Hospital. And 13
months from now, • when the
second phase of an ambitious
building program is completed,
the church will have an in
vestment in excess of $1,250,000.
As' Dizzy Dean used to say,
“Bragging isn’t bragging if you
can [wove it.” And this is exactly
what Methodists along the Public
Parade will do in the next few
days.
Sunday is Visitation Sunday in
the church’s Capital Funds ,
Campaign. The “visitors”, headed
by Mrs. Esther Crisanti, will have
lunch at the church following the
regular worship service. Calls to
the homes of resident members
will begin Sunday afternoon and
will continue into the week until
each family has been contacted.
Victory Sunday, with a Church -
Charge Conference and Ground -
tweaking for the new sanctuary, is
planned for 11 A.M. on May 30.
A contract has been negotiated
with Edenton Construction
Company, contractor for the first
phase which was first occupied in
May, 1979. Design Associates of
Statesville is architect for the
i project.
So, when the sanctuary is
completed in mid - 1983, Edenton
United Methodist Church will have
completed an ambitious project.
The edifice will stand as a tower of
faith and strength, not only for
Methodists but as a symbol of a
community that cares.
'lnterviews' Unlawful
When members of the Edenton
Town Council recessed last
Tuesday evening’s meeting and
went into executive session to
“interview” possible candidates
for a vacant council seat they
broke the state’s Open Meeting
law. And if the council members
[dan to hide behind the “per
sonnel” exemption they are not at
all covered.
North Carolina law is explicit
about matters to be discussed in
an executive session. In simple
terms the acceptable topics are
personnel matters, land
acquisition, and possible law -
l suits. To say that discussion as a
group with candidates for a
council seat is acceptable stret
ches the law beyond legal limits.
It is agreed that it is convenient
for the board members to question
possible appointees as a group.
But it is against the law to do as
much.
Town Council is already tardy in
l filling the seat vacated by Dr.
Allen L. Homthal. To speed up the
process at this late dalp by
unlawful interviews won’t wash.
The councilmen are headed for
deep trouble if this continues.
Retain Net Coach
Mrs. Terri Ranson plans to step
down as a teacher at John A.
I Holmes High School but she
desires to remain as coach of the
girl’s tennis' team. Edenton. -
Chowan Board of Education
should honor Mrs. Ranson’B
request.
The obstacle before the board is
a rule in the N.C. High School
Athletic Association that coaches
must come from within the school
I system’s teachers. If this is not
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Richard Williams
Williams To Serve
Herald Internship
Richard L. Williams, Route 3,
Edenton, has joined The Chowan
Herald as an intern in the News
Department. Williams will work
during the summer months
as a general assignment reporter
photographer.
The staff assistant is a rising
senior at N.C. A&T State
University in Greensboro. He is
majoring in journalism .and ex
pects to graduate in May, 1983. He
anticipates a career in either
newspaper or broadcasting.
L. F. Amburn, Jr., editor and
publisher of The Herald, said
Williams has had a broad range of
courses in his major and has
already gained practical ex
perience as a member of the A&T
student publication. “Richard is a
local student who will be of
valuable assistance to us during
his internship,”he added. He is a
graduate of John A. Holmes High
School.
Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Williams, Sr., is recipient
of the Hinton Press Award and
Cub Award for excellence in
writing. He is sports editor-elect of
the A&T campus newspaper.
Registration Books
Election To Close
Registration books for the first
and second primary elections in
Chowan County will close at 5
P.M. on June 1, according to Mrs.
Marjorie T. Allen, supervisor of
elections.
Mrs. Allen reports that the
Chowan County Board of Elections
has started issuing absentee
ballots for the election to be held
on June 29. The last day such
ballots will be issued is 5 P.M. on
June 24.
Those who are eligible to vote
absentee include the following:
One who expects to be absent
from the bounty the entire time the
polls are open on election day
(6:30 A.M. until 7:30 P.M.);
One who is unable to be present
at the voting [dace due to physical
disability or illness. (A person
becoming ill after the deadline
may apply for ballots if physician
signs.);
And one who is incarcerated and
follows prescribed procedures.
Mrs. Allen said a person may
come to the election office and
vote “one stop.” A notary is not
required. But, if the ballot is taken
from the office or mailed to the
person, they must vote in the
presence of a notary.
A near relative may apply for
absatee ballots to be sent to a
registered voter.
Registration can take place at.
New Issue To Be Proposed
WILMINGTON District
Engineer Col. Robert K. Hughes,
Wilmington Corps of Engineers,
has announced that he is
proposing to issue a general
permit ( that would allow con
struction of drainage systems and
other work leading to the con
version of certain forested
wetlands to agriculture. The
proposed general permit would
apply to most of coastal North
Carolina and would include Dare,
Tyrrell, Hyde, Washington,
Beaufort, Pamlico and Carteret
counties.
The Corps and agricultural
interests in Eastern North
Carolina have been in dispute for
more than two years over the
Clean Water Act requirement for
federal permits for activities
necessary for converting vast
areas of forested wetlands to
agriculture. The Corps contends
that the areas are classified as
“wetlands” and that permits are
required for the placement of
excavated soil on such areas. This
means that the construction of
drainage ditches and canals
requires a permit from the Corps.
Those permits are not easily nor
quickly issued.
The Wilmington District Corps
is currently processing an ap
plication from Prulean Farms in
Dare bounty for the construction
of a drainage system and other
work that will convert ap
proximately 22,000 acres of
wetlands to agriculture. Prioi* to
receipt of that application in the
fall of 1980, the Corps determined
that an Environmental Impact
Statement would be required.
Prulean Farms agreed to
cooperate in the preparation of
that document.
Applications from others for
permits for similar work in Hyde
and Tyrrell counties have been
received, but no other applicants
have elected to participate in
developing an EIS.
According to Hughes, the
proposed general permit is being
For Upcoming
On June 1
the Chowan County Tax Depart
ment; Chowan County Board of
Elections; with board members;
or in the precincts. Board mem-’
bers are: Felix -P. • Chambers,
chairman; Mrs. Byron P.
Kehayes, secretary; and Mrs.
Novella Wilson.
Public Hearing
Will Be Held
A public hearing will be held
here Wednesday by the N.C.
Marine Fisheries Commission.
The meeting will begin at 8 P.M. at
Edenton Municipal Building.
The local hearing is one of five
being held across the state to
receive comments on proposed
regulation • changes for the 1983
marine fishing season. Action will
be take after the final public
hearing in July.
W.E. Smith of Chowan County, a
member of the commission, said
one of the proposed changes which
has drawn a lot of conversation
deals with striped bass. He said
the public hearing is the time for
local fishermen to express
themselves on this and other
regulation changes being
proposed.
The commission will hold
business sessions on matters other
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The Chowan Herald
Volume XLVII - No. 19
Vacant Seat On Edenton’s Town Council
To Be Filled By Mrs. Marina Crummey
For almost three months
members of the pouncil have t\eld
deliberations to fill the council
seat that was left open by the
Untimely resignation of Allen
Homthal.
Tuesday night at a “special call
meeting” of the Town Council,
Marina Crummey, Child Support
Enforcement Agent for the Dept.
announced at this time so that, as
local, state and federal policies
are being developed, “the par
ticipants may anticipate these
policies being incorporated in the
final general permit. This is an
ambitious undertaking for us and
will involve close coordination
between many elements of state
and federal government, but I
believe the benefits to the public
will be well worth the effort.”
Conditions and limits to the
proposed general permit will be
developed over future months as
recommedations and policy
are received from all
levels of government and the
public.
Inquiries concerning the permit
should be directed to Charles
Hollis, Chief, Regulatory Func
tions Branch, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, P.O. Box 1890,
Wilmington, NC 28402.
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ATTEND CANCER SOCIETY MEETING There were some Chowan Co. residents in at
tendance at the recent N.C. Division, American Cancer Society meeting in Charlotte. They were,
left to right, Dr. Richard Hardin, N.C. Service Committee Chairman; Patricia B. Downum, Area
Director; Mrs. Yates Parrish, Chowan Cancer Prevention Study II Chairman; and Joe Hollowell,
Area Crusade Chairman. Not pictured - Mrs. Richard Hardin.
Holley - Brown Sign Pro Contracts
It was 1976 at 8 P.M. on a Friday
night. The Edenton Aces traveled
to Havelock for the second, round
of the state 3 - A playoffs. An
ticipation filled the crowd - while
the band played, “The Star -
Spangled Banner.”
Moments later, Willie Holley, a
former standout with the Aces of
John A. Holmes, would have one of
his finest hours ever as he scored
four touchdowns.
'That year Holley was used to
return kickoffs, and was always a
scoring threat. He was used at
defensive back. He picked off
numerous errant tosses - many
returned for scores. He was also
ever present situated to the left of
the quarterback where he nothing
less than excelled.
wit.
Robert Brown
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, May 20, 1982
of Social Services, was named to
fill that void. Other hopefuls for
the position were Melvin Lane,
Oscar White, Wilbur Pierce and
Gayle Gieseke.
Crummey, who was nominated
for the position by Councilman
Steve Hampton, collected three
votes from the five councilman.
Councilman W.H. Hollowell
nominated Gayle Gieseke who
collected the other two votes.
“I am very honored to be ap
pointed first woman on the Town
Council,” said Crummey, a
Washington County native who
has lived in Chowan County since
1957.
The meeting was also called to
appoint a new fire chief at the
Edenton Fire Department. Town
Administrator Sam Noble
recommended Len Perry hold the
position of acting Fire Chief for a
six month tenure. He has been
associated with the E.F.D. for 23
years.
Also covered in Tuesday’s night
meeting was the proposed and
recommended budget for the
Fiscal Year 1981 - 82. The budget,
as well as each individual fund
within the budget, is balanced in
its entirity, as required by the
North Carolina Local Government
Budget and Fiscal Control Act.
The Ad Valorem Tax rate will be
based upon an assessed valuation
It would be safe to say that
Holley was the Jack of all trades.
But unlike the old fable, he was the
master of ’em all. He finished
among the top career rushers in
the school’s history.
The year 1976 was a most
memorable year for Holley, who
went on to star at East Carolina
University in Greenville. He had
his hopes set on playing, in the
National Football League. He was
initially overlooked. He then
signed with the Charlotte
Chargers in the Minor League.
The team folded after one year.
Upon returning to ECU to finish
his studies, the NFL was still his
“dream” as he worked out days
and nights for pountless hours.
“It’s my dream,” said Holley. I
have to keep giving more shots (at
becoming pro).”
His dream could become a
reality very soon. The 5 - foot -10 -
inch 185 - pound comerback was
signed by the Washington Red
skins last month as a free agent.
While he is confident in making
the Redskins’ team, he also
acknowledges that, “If I don’t
make it here there are other
teams.”
There are no doubts in Robert
Brown’s mind that there are other
teams. Brown, an All - American
at Chowan College and later at
Virginia Tech, was drafted in the
third round of the annual NFL
draft by the Great Bay Packers.
Single Copies 2S Cent*
of $97,635,299 and a tax collection
rate of 93 per cent.
The above tax rate represents a
$0.30 decrease from Fiscal Year
1981 - 1982’s $0.79 tax rate;
however it should be noted that
Chowan County conducted a
property tax revaluation during
Fiscal Year 1981 - 1982. The
Chowan County property tax
revaluation resulted in Edenton’s
assessed valuation increasing by
approximately $36,591,380.
The proposed $0.49 per SIOO
valuation property tax rate, as
well as the entire budget, was
derived after numerous meetings
with department heads and the
Finance Committee.
Also a 5 per cent raise was
proposed for municipal em
ployees. Line items such as
maintenance and repair, gas, oil,
supplies, uniforms, and mem
berships were reviewed in
dividually for each department
and set accordingly.
In the category of telephone,
postage, printing, advertising, and
utilities, each department’s line
items reflect inflationary in
creases but have held the quantity
at present levels.
The line item for travel and
training for each department
set in accordance with past usage
and need. The Electrical Fund
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“I was shocked,” said the 6 - foot
- 3 - inch 240 - pound Brown, I
couldn’t believe it.” Brown who
has played defensive end his four
collegiate years, fears that the
Packers will move him to
linebacker because of his 4.7
speed. Brown feels he can make
the adjustment, but admits he
might have problems with the
backs on pass coverage.
As far as athletics are con
cerned, Brown and Holley are
certainly two of the Aces’ elites.
Their next "dream” is to become
an ejite in another uniform. For
Holley, it is the Redskins and for
Brown, it is the Packers.
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Willie Holley