,i T 4 WmmmSm Wmmm flff .|H|; KT!9 v j[ fr i» wk mJki3m • |v| ,Jr m WP" o "*** W ML, ¥ liHUI kM Walter B. Jones, Jr. Jones Plus Jones Walter B. Jones, Jr., took his seat in the N.C. General Assembly this week, nearly 18 years after his father became a member of the U.S. Congress. Even before Mr. Jones, Jr., was selected to serve in the General Assembly there was talk of his following his father to Washington, D.C. The untimely death of Rep. Sam Bundy and the timely appointment of Walter, Jr., won’t hurt his chances of eventually becoming a U.S congressman. In fact, we have learned on good authority where one learned journalist accused the father of helping his son get the nomination. This bespeaks well of both Jones, Sr., and Jones, Jr. for if the son wasn’t worth helping the father hadn’t done a very good job of raising the boy. Anyway, this didn’t start out to be a ringing endorsement for Walter B. Jones, Jr., as the next represen tative from the First Congressional District. But it really isn’t a bad idea. Walter B. Jones, Jr., is a political animal, as much so as his namesake. He is well traveled and well known in the 22-county district. He has been a strong Jim Hunt- Jimmy Carter type Democrat. He worked long andhard for-both. Ha is closely identified with one of the stronger candidates for Governor of North Carolina in 1984. But let’s don’t miss the fact that he also has an outstanding Mother. Mrs. Walter B. Jones, Sr., is the former Dottie Long of Edenton. If there is anything she is more of a fool about than her puppies it would be her husband, son, daughter, grandchildren and Edenton, pro bably in that order. Right now the N.C. House of Representatives is a better place because the late Sam Bundy serv ed. It is a better place because Walter B. Jones, Jr., was chosen to serve the deceased member’s unex pired term. “This appointment is a dream come true,” he wrote in a note to this columnist, “and I will work very hard to be a good represen tative. ’ ’ Seems like we heard words of those sorts some 18 years ago. They have proven to be true. If history repeats itself, sobeit! Congratulations! There have been a number of happenings along the Public Parade of late which justify special recognition. In other words, special congratulations are in order, and they are mentioned here in no par ticular order. But first off there are two reasons why Alton G. Elmore should be con gratulated. He aspired to the chair manship of Chowan County Board of Commissioners only a short time after he was named to the State En vironmental Management Commission. The EMC is the strong arm behind protection of our natural resources, specially in the field of waste management, and with the amount of water in these parts it is important to have someone who can be objective on the commis sion. Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green pick ed Alton for the post and it was a good selection. By the same token, we didn’t see Continued On Page 4 Bloodmobile Feb. 15,12 Noon -6PM at Chowan Hospital. Quota: 150 pts. Harless Is Sworn In As Councilman The Edenton Town Council held its regularly stated monthly meeting on February 8 at 8 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Roy Harrell and the minutes from the four meetings held last month were approved. The first action taken by Council was the swearing in of Allen B. Harless as Councilman for the Third Ward by the Clerk of Court, Lena Leary. The swearing in was followed by committee reports. The first committee to report was the Finance Committee. It had three requests to make of Council. The first request was that the lease agreement between Owen Block and Supply Company and the Town be cancelled. This action was pass ed unanimously. The second action requested by . Volume XLVII - No. 6 • HOSPITAL DEDICATION SCHEDULED—The Chowan Hospital is scheduling a dedication ceremony to take place on Sunday, February 13. The dedication is for the hospital’s newest wing. Open House The Board of Directors and Staff of Chowan Hospital invite you to attend an OPEN HOUSE to observe the completion of the first phase of our hospital construction. This will be on Sunday, February 13 from 2 until 4'P.ftt. *- The tour will include the newly constructed Intensive care Unit, Emergency Room, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy and the 10 new patient rooms. We hope you will join us in celebrating the opening of this new area which has been constructed to help provide better service to the peo ple of this area. Sincerely. Marvin A. Bryan Hospital Director Chowan County District Court Was In Session; Chaffin Presided The Chowan County District Court was in session Tuesday, with the Honorable John T. Chaffin presiding. George Mark Amick was found guilty of an Inspection Violation, driving while license revoked, fail ing to wear safety helmet and no liability insurance. He was given a nine month sentence. He appealed. Franklin Capehart was found guilty of check written on non existent account. He was given 30 days, suspended for two years, a $25 fine and cost of court. He appealed. Willie Lee Mabine was found guil ty of NOL and DUI. He was given 90 days, suspended for 2 years, $250 fine and cost of court. He is not to operate a motor vehicle for two years, and must report to Albemarle Mental Health. He Fletcher-Golden To Give Speech Carolista Fletcher— Golden, granddaughter of the famous North Carolina novelist Inglis Fletcher, will speak in Edenton on February 15 at the Municiple Building. She will talk on the life and works of her grandmother and the influence this remarkable woman played in her life as well as the lives of others. The lecture is being sponsored by the College of the Albemarle and will begin Tuesday afternoon at 3:45. The public is invited. the Finance Committee was that the Town approve a lease agree ment between N.C. Products Cor poration and the Town for the same properties and building that were previously leased to Owen Block and Supply. N.C. Products Cor poration has purchased the assets of Owen Block and Supply. It pass ed unanimously. The final recommendation by the Finance Committee was that posi tion of Community Development Secretary be down graded from a salary grade 6 to a salary grade 5. This action was also approved unanimously. The Utility Committee made two requests of Council. The first re quest was to instruct the Mayor to write a letter to Carolina Telephone to ask them why they are dragging their feet in putting their telephone appealed. Regina) Morring was found guil ty of trespassing. He was given 30 days, suspended for 2 years, SIOO fine and cost of court. Calvin Lynn Garrett was found not guilty of injury to real property. Jonathan Gregory White was found guilty of DUI and injury to real property. He was given a 9 month sentence. He appealed. Eric Beal Cooper was found guil ty of assault of a female. He was given 9 months suspended for two years. He mast not appear in public with a malt beverage on his breath Dyrel Nowell was found guilty of two counts of writing a worthless check. On the first one, he was given 30 days, suspended for two years, a $25 fine and cost of court. He must pay S4O restitution to the A&P. On the second account, he was given 30 days, suspended for 2 years and cost of court at expira tion of the first count. He must pay S3O restitution to Macks. Steve Michael Lassiter was guil ty of non-support. He was given 6 months suspended for 5 years upon payment of cost of court. He must also pay $45 a week for support of his minor child. George Johnson, Jr. was found guilty of resisting, delaying, and obstructing an officer. He was given 3 months, upon expiration of that charge, he must serve 6 months for shoplifting. Herman Roosevelt Holley was found guilty of shoplifting. He was Continued On Page 4 cable underground as promised. The second action requested by the Utility Committee was that the cost of water and sewer tap fees be increased. It was noted by the com mittee that the fees have not been increased since 1970. The increase would be sls more for water tap and S3O more for a sewer tap. The action was approved. The Tree Committee reported that Mrs. Susan Creighton had resigned from the Committee. The Committee requested that Ms. Har riet B. Flannery be appointed to the Committee. Ms. Flannery has a P.H.D. in horticulture. The Council approved Ms. Flannery’s appointment. The Council noted under new business that there was to be a special Council Meeting on Continued On Page 4 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday. February 1 0. 1983 Dinner Held For County Services Department Heads The Chowan County Commis sioners did something out of the or dinary before their regularly scheduled meeting on February 7th. They held a dinner with the department heads of county ser vices to receive a state of the department address from each. The department heads in their speeches outlined for the Commissioners—what the depart ment does, what it hopes to do and what it needs. The first department head to speak was Mike Williams of the Ex tension Department. He broke his department dow n into branches to explain his department. The first of the four branches addressed was the agriculture. Mr. Williams ex plained this branch as that part of his department which helps the farmer get more out of its farm dollars. Among the projects it is working or are variable produc tion methods for farmers, a seminar for young and small farmers, classes in marketing, and the use of pesticides. The second branch addressed was the community and residential development branch which yearly helps to sponsor the Peanut Festival and Farm City Week. The third branch was the Home Economics Branch. The Home Economics Branch is helping peo ple in the county by holding classes in helping consumers to make wise food choices, housing and home fur nishings, ageing plus financial management with regards to the home. The last branch is the Exten sion Department. Mike Williams addressed the 4-H clubs. The 4-H in Chowan County is at present enjoy ing record membership and will ex pand into two new clubs. The second department to speak was the Emergency Medical Ser vice with Gail Johnson acting on Baptist Youth Hold Annual Balloon Sale The Youth Council from Edenton Baptist Church will be hitting the streets of downtown Edenton this coming Saturday. They will be out there raising monies for the American Heart Association through its annual “ballon sale”. These young people, though rare ly faced with the immediate dangers of cardio-vascular diseases, are seeking your support so that they will never have to face these dreaded killers. The funds they receive will go to the research that will one day make heart at tacks and strokes virtually non existent. The bright red ballons they sell are to remind everyone of the im portance of the heart and the dangers of cardio-vascular diseases. They would appreciate your support. || HS? y s!wm . Mm? - fU fB a, 0 NEW COUNCILMAN SWORN IN—Allen Harless was sworn in as councilman for Edenton’s Third Ward at Council’s regular meeting on February 8. He is pictured above with Mrs. Lena Leary, Clerk of Court, taking his oath of office. behalf of its director. She reported that the EMS has at present 54 members in three units of which 45 are EMT’s. The EMS presently makes around one-hundred calls per month or three calls per day. There is, at present, a EMT course taking place out of which the EMS hopes to obtain ten new members. They have just received a new am bulance and hopes to purchase a new boat soon for water rescues. Sheriff Troy Toppin spoke next on behalf of the Sheriff’s Department. The Sheriff reflected on the changes in his department since he first became Sheriff. He was par ticularly concerned about the number of law suites being brought against himself, the County and the County Commissioners by inmates in the jail. He stated that this was a growing practice among inmates and that the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association hopes to be holding courses soon to help Sheriffs, County Managers, and County Commissioners deal with the situation. Ann Spruill, Register of Deeds, Local Unit Os American Cancer Society Hosted Area Workshop The Chowan County Unit of the American Cancer Society hosted an Area Workshop at Boswell’s Restaurant Tuesday, February 1, 1983. Volunteers representing Ber tie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank, Per quimans, Martin, and Washington Counties met to share ideas on the work for the ACS. Featured speakers were Katherine Boone of Ahoskie, Area Public Education Chairperson; Snooky Bond, Area Council Chairperson; Joe Hollowell, Area Crusade Chairman, Ruth Frinks of Edenton and Shirleyann Phelps of Washington County. Steve AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WORKSHOP—Snooky Bond, Area Council Chairperson, Joe Hollowell, Area Crusade Chairman and Katherine Boone, Area Public Education Chairperson were featured speakers at the workshop.(Photo by Clay Roberts) Single Copies 25 Cents explained that her department was responsible legally for registration of all real and personal property, power of attorney documents, births and death records along with many other needed services. Hazel Elliott the director of Social Services stated that her department had 17 employees who were responsible for the implemen tation of social programs and the care of the wards of the county. Dallas Jethro the director of Tax Department expressed high praise for the computer system in helping his department speed up the taxing procedure and permitting his department to aid in the identifica tion of tax leans on property being bought or sold. Graham Farless, Director of the Water Department stated that at present the County has six employees in the Water Depart ment: the same number as it started out with; and it now ser vices over 2000 county residents. The Water Department has four over head tanks and three treat- Continued On Page 4 Slaughter of Raleigh, Field Ser vices Representative for the State of N.C. gave a wrap-up of our year to date. Various group workshops were conducted by Sarah White, Business Chairperson for Chowan County; Jean Sharpe, Crusade Chairman of Hertford County; Tom Patterson, Jail-a-Thon Chairman of Pasquotank County and Pam Stall ing, Crusade Chairman of Chowan County. Patricia Downum, Area Representative for this 13 county region expressed thanks to each volunteer for their dedication to the ACS.