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Coming Clean
Rep. John Gilliam of neighboring
Bertie has changed his attitude
1 about the dumping of holding ponds
into the Chowan River at CF In
dustries at Tunis. The genial young
legislator said in the press this
week he just didn’t have all the
facts when he earlier opposed the
plan of the State Environmental
Commission.
You’re a good man, John. Some
one of lesser character would
I have said he was misquoted in the
first place.
; CF Industries, the prime con
■ tributor to seasonal algae blooms in
the Chowan River, has closed. The
plant is being dismantled and the
, biggest question has been what to
do with not only the nitrogen-laced
water in the huge holding ponds,
t but the millions of pounds in the soil
* beneath and around the plant.
The State Environmental Com
mission, with the blessing of the
Chowan Regional Task Force
decided dumping at the time would
be best. The heavy rains we have
been blessed with in recent days
has helped increase the flow in the
river and increase the flushing ac
• tion at Albemarle Sound and
ultimately the Atlantic Ocean.
“No I realize it was probably a
sound judgement,’’ Rep. Gilliam is
quoted as saying in reference to the
dumping. “When you don’t unders
tand something you can’t make a
good judgement.”
Well, one thing Rep. John Gilliam
understands is politics. And his
• realization that his November
judgement was bad is now good
politics. Call your next case, Rep.
Gilliam.
Yet Another Tragedy
_ The busugs& akmg
the Public Paraaeancl
Northeastern North Carolina is still
in state of shock over the brutal
) death of L.A. Bailey in Fayetteville
on Friday.
For those of you who don’t know
it, Mr. Bailey headed the 15-store
Belk Tyler Company chain of
L.A. Bailey
department stores and sat on the
i board of directors of Belk Stores
Services, Inc., which provides Belk
and Leggett stores with such ser
vices as advertising, personnel and
training, legal assistance and
warehousing.
Mr. Bailey’s battered body was
found in a {>ool of blood in a motel
at mid-morning Friday. He was in
Fayetteville to answer to a minor
I traffic charge. Officials have ruled
robbery as the motive since the
56-year old batchelor’s car,
jewelry, billfold and other belong
ings are missing.
The Belk Tyler executive took a
personal interest in the com
munities in which stores under his
supervision were located. Alton G.
. Elmore recalled Monday that he
* worked side-by-side the victim for
12 years as they worked themselves
up from the stock room to ad
ministration. Elmore, who more
than paid his dues to the communi
ty with the Belk chain, chose to go
into business for himself rather
> than take a promotion. The same
community spirit is demonstrated
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! Dedication Os New Addition To Chowan Hospital Was Held
With the Sunday dedication of its
new addition, Chowan Hospital con
cluded the first phase of its con
struction project.
A number of interested citizens
were on hand for the dedication and
ribbon cutting ceremony which
were handled by Jesse Harrell, im
mediate past chairman of the
hospital’s Board of Directors.
Following introduction by Johnny
Bryan, Hospital Director, Mr. Har
rell explained that the Open House
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NEW WING OF HOSPITAL DEDICATED—The new wing of the
Chowan Hospital was officially dedicated and opened on Sunday,
February 13. Pictured above is “Resusca Annie” enjoying the care
in one of the new Intensive Care units.
Hon. John T. Chaffin Presides
Over Chowan County District Court
The Chowan County District
Court was in session Tuesday with
the Honorable John T. Chaffin
pi-esldirtg.
*- WiHiam Haywood Williams
suspended sentence was revoked
and he was given 120 days commit
ted. He was charged with failure to
comply and support.
Anthony Parker Terry was found
guilty of transporting alcoholic
beverages with seal broken. He was
given a 6 month commitment.
George William Thompson was
found guilty of DUI-1. He was given
6 months, suspended for two years,
a $250 fine and cost of court. He
must also attend Albemarle Mental
Health.
Henry Chesson, Jr. was found
guilty of nonsupport of children. He
Democratic Precinct
Meetings Scheduled
The precinct meeting is the foun
dation of the nation’s democracy.
Democratic Party precinct
meetings will be held all across
North Carolina, March 3, at 8 P.M.
“Democrats from Chowan Coun
ty will meet at their precinct poll
ing place,” Lueta Sellers, Chair of
Chowan County Democratic Party
announced today. “All registered
Democrats are urged to attend
these meetings. In the event of
severely bad weather or failure to
assemble a quorum of 10
Democrats the make-up date of the
precinct meeting is Thursday,
March 10, at the same time and
place,” added Sellers.
“This year, precinct meetings
are more important than ever
before. Democrats, face historic
campaigns in 1984 and the precinct
meetings are the beginning of set
v ting the tone for that race,” Mrs.
Sellers said.
Hie purpose of the precinct
meetings is to elect delegates to the
county Democratic convention to
be held on April 30 and to elect
precinct officers. Sellers added that
the meeting also provides an ex
cellent opportunity for Democrats
to espreas their concerns regarding
local, state, and national issues.
Knowing the expressed concerns of
our local Democrats can assist our
; local Democratic Party leadership
In planning and taking action where
■}. possible.
“For those persons who want to
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, Fabruary 17, 1983
was being held prior to completion
of the entire projedT The Staff and
Board of Directors wished for the
public to have the opportunity to
view the newly expanded patient
care areas prior to the areas being
occupied. (The new Intensive Care
and the Emergency Room areas
were officially opened on
Wednesday.)
Mr. Harrell informed the group
that almost every area in the
hospital will undergo some renova
was given 6 months, suspended for
5 years on payment of cost of court.
He must pay into the office of the
clerk of court S3O a week to benefit
a miaor.cluld.
Albert Benjamin Ward was found
guilty of a wildlife violation and set
ting a steel trap without required
tag. He was given 30 days, suspend
ed for 2 years, a SSO fine and cost
of court. His steel traps are to be
confiscated and disposed of by the
sheriff.
Byron Franklin Murphy was
found guilty of driving 68 in a 55. He
had to pay cost of court.
Michael Gleen Thompson was
found guilty of 66 in a 55. He was
given a $lO fine and cost of court.
James Brent Moore was found
guilty of driving 66 in a 55. He had
to pay a $lO fine and cost of court.
Leo Parker, Jr. was found guilty
of simple assault. He was given 30
days, suspended on payment of cost
of court. He must pay $5 restitution
to the town of Edenton.
Holly Reeve Dances Her Way To Stardom
by Clay Roberts
Holly Reeve moved from Tyrone,
Pennsylvania when she was seven
and lived here for about six years.
She was in the movie “Fame” and
in the 1980 Broadway revival of
“Brigadoon.”
Around the mid 60’s, Holly’s
parents, Keith and Carmon Reeve,
hired a teacher from Elizabeth Ci
ty and started a ballet school at
Swain Elementary School.
SOMETHING TO FLIP OVER—Holly completes a flip during
rehearsal at Franklin High School in Franklin, Virginia, with a lit
tle help from other members of the American Ballet Comedie.
(Photos by Clay Roberts)
tion work in the next several
months.
The Rev. Richard Blankenhorn,
a member of the Hospital’s
Chaplaincy Program, gave the in
novation and the group moved out
side for the ribbon cutting.
After Mr. Harrell cut the ribbon,
Mr. Bryan invited visitors to enter
through the Emergency Room door
where employees led them through
the new areas of the facility. The
employees explained the activities
which could occur in each par
ticular section of the building
toured.
Some visitors may have been
shocked when they arrived on the
second floor and witnessed a “pa
tient” in one of the new Intensive
Care rooms. The “patient” was
“Annie”, the mannequin used to
teach cardio-pulmonary resuscita
tion. She was “hooked” up to a ven
tilator, monitor, 1.V., and various
other tubes and devices.
The hospital wishes the public to
know that not every patient who
goes into Intensive Care Unit will
have all that equipment attached to
them. However, displayed were a
number of sophisticated pieces of
equipment which are available for
the treatment of the critically ill pa
tients, if needed.
Besides the bright blues and
oranges of the Emergency Room
and Intensive Care areas, included
on the tour were Physical Therapy,
Respiratory Therapy, and Phar
macy, all boasting their own bright
hues of blue and yellow.
Softer shades of blue and yellow
decorate the ten new patient rooms.
In a continuing re-decorating pro
ject, the hospital plans to carry the
blue and yellow decor throughout
the remaining patient rooms.
Sunday’s dedication service
followed a great deal of research by
various agencies and completion of
what sometimes seemed to be an
BPW Club Hosts
Bosses’ Banquet
The Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club will hold its
Annual Bosses Night Banquet
Thursday (tonight), Feb. 17 at 7
P.M. at the Edenton United
Methodist Church.
The guest speaker will be Ms.
Fran Voliva, chairman of Tyrrell
Co. extension office.
Entertainment will be provided
by Mr. Clifford Tretick, flutist and
artist in residence at COA and he
will be accompanied on the piano
by Ms. Lily Chou.
The highlight of the evening will
be the recognition of the Woman of
The Year.
Later she attended the
Washington School of Ballet and the
North Carolina School of Arts in
Winston Salem. She later became a
part of the Heritage Dance Theatre.
Soon after her part in the motion
picture “Fame” and her part in
“Brigadoon,” she joined the
American Ballet Comedie in 1981.
For the past two years, she was
a member of the Bowyer and Brug
geman American Ballet Comedie,
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insurmountable stack of
paperwork.
Chowan Hospital was approved
to begin construction of the ten new
beds after petitioning the State of
North Carolina to revise its State
Health Plan which stated that this
area already had too many hospital
beds for the population. It was the
first case of its type in North
Carolina.
After the petition was filed, a
hearing was held at which time a
great deal of public support and
evidence of need were given.
Various State Government agen
cies then reviewed the petition and
evidence which had been gathered.
Following several months of
waiting, hospital officials were
notified by the Governor that he
had approved the petition, giving
the hospital the green light to pro
ceed. Groundbreaking was held on
May 25, 1982 and construction
began in earnest.
The first phase of construction is
now complete. Mr. Bryan asks that
“the public be patient as the
necessary renovation work is
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SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY—LIoyd E. Griffin, center, on Sun
day morning will meet to teach the Lloyd E. Griffin Bible Class
of Edenton Baptist Church for the 60th consecutive year. Pictured
at left is C. W. Swanner who is in his 14th year as General Sunday
School Director of the church, and at right is Dr. John A. Allen,
pastor.
Anniversary Os Bible Class
By Pete Manning
This Sunday morning, February
20th marks the 60th anniversary of
the Lloyd E. Griffin Bible Class of
Edenton Baptist Church. This
distinction, in itself, is significant
but, even more significant is the
fact that the class has known only
one teacher during its entire ex
istence Lloyd E. Griffin from
a division of Columbia Artist
Management Inc. of New York
City.
“I enjoyed Edenton, its a real
nice little town.” she said at their
show in Franklin, Virginia Monday
night (Feb. 14) at Franklin High
School.
Her parents presently reside in
■ Raleigh, were her father, now the
Rev. Keith Reeve has a church. She
has 3 sisters scattered all over
North Carolina. Her brother,
Michael Reeve lives in Hertford
and works at Seabrook Blanching
Corporation of Edenton.
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Holly Reeve
“Emergency Stop”
Startles Edenton
- Hi*
There was a loud crashing sound
that rang through the nortli side of
Edenton on Wednesday, February
9, around 11:15 P.M. as one of the
Norfolk and Southern trains came
to a sudden and unexpected stop.
Local residents who heard the
crashing sound thought the train
had derailed. One resident who
came to investigate exclaimed, “It
shook my whole house!”
There were no real problems with
the train, however. It seems that
the engineer saw several people on
the tracks at the place where the
tracks cross 17 business. He im
mediately put the train into
“emergency stop”..
The people on the tracks were
Norfolk and Southern supervisors
who had decided to do a spot “effi
ciency rule check” to see if the
train complied with the company’s
regulations and to see if the men
who worked on the train followed
proper operating procedure.
G.M. Kiefer, Assistant Division
Supervisor, was pleased to an
nounce that the train had complied
in all ways.
No damage was done either to the
train or tracks; the conductor and
others made sure by “walking the
train” to check. The only problem
with the whole test was that it caus
ed a slight inconvenience to the se
cond shift employees who were
leaving Fisher Nut.
whom the class takes its name.
On the third Sunday of February,
1923, a young Edenton attorney,
Lloyd E. Griffin, began teaching at
Edenton Baptist Church a new Sun
day School Class which was to be
known as the Young Men’s Bible
Class.
According to the most
knowledgeable sources, the need
for a class especially for young men
was recognized by the pastor, Rev.
E. L. Wells, and he approached
Griffin and asked him to teach the
class. Reluctantly, Griffin accepted
the challenge and told his pastor
that he “would try...and would do
the best that he could.”
From a nucleus of five members
who met for the first time on the
back center pew in the sanctuary,
the class grew through the years to
an enrollment, at times, to well
over 100 members, and became
known as the Men’s Bible Class.
In order to continue to teach his
class, Griffin was obliged to travel
by bus to Edenton from Raleigh
and back each weekend for 35 years
until his retirement from active
employment. Griffin was
associated with N.C. Citizens Com
mittee and a former Legislator.
Following retirement he was active
in community activities as well as
his church.
About 15 years ago, the name of
the class was changed to Lloyd E.
Griffin Bible Class.
“He certainly has been an inspira
tion to every teachers within our
Sunday School. There have been
very few Sundays he has missed"
stated Mr. Charles Swanner,
general Sunday School Director.
On Sunday morning at Kke’clock,
Lloyd E. Griffin who just reached
his 90th birthday, will stand before
his class for the sixtieth consecutive
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