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MEMORIAL DAY—County and town residents displayed American flags Memorial Day (Monday) to honor those men who lost their lives fighting to keep America free. The two flags, pictured here were displayed on W. Queen St. ' Better Aeoess The State Department of Transportation recently held a public hearing on the proposed design and other matters related to two access points on U.S. 17-bypass of Edenton. crowd at the hearing is positive. People along the Public Parade have a tendency of yelling when they are anti and speaking calmly, if hardly at all, when they are pro. The access points at Paradise Road and West Albemarle Street have been eyed for years by those in commerce. The additional inter changes are a long time in coming, and are badly needed. Planners at the DOT have used good judgement in going forward on a two-phase program. The pro posed design calls for a half clover interchange at each point, with suf ficient right-of-way acquired now for the ultimate goal. This is the practice followed with the existing road. , Roads stimulate progress. Better access to the bypass is moving in the right direction, whether coming or going. School Discipline There’s a large movement under way along the Public Parade and throughout the nation to improve public education. Particular atten tion is being given the subject by Edenton-Chowan Schools. A little seed money and a lot of dedication is resulting in a more wholesale atmosphere for learning to take place. The award-winning “Courtesy Is Contagious” program in local public schools is proving that money isn’t the answer to all educational ills. School discipline is improving along the Public Parade. This school-based program js making it more ^difficult for people to associate “can’t” with education. The effect is electrifying. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina pointed out some alarm ing statistics from the National In stitute of Education: •Twelve percent of the teachers misbehaving ofallseoon d On Page i Congressmen Confer With Producers On Importance Of Peanut Program By Maru Amburn . Area peanut producers recently * confired hi Ahoskie with” Con gressman Walter ft, Jones and Con gressman Charlie Rose on the economic importance of the peanut program. The Northeastern North Carolina growers expressed strong support for the present program with few modifications at the Peanut Legislative Hearing May 21, at Roanoke-Chowan Technical College. The hearing, conducted by the Tobacco and Peanuts Subcommit tee of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, also provided an op portunity for discussion of the future of the agribusiness economy and declining representation of far ming interests in Washington. David Bateman, a Chowan Coun ty farmer and former president of the North Carolina Peanut Growers Association, said the meeting ad dressed both the costs of the peanut program and the denial of new grower interest. “Additional provisions allowed Les Jones’ Suspects On Court Calendar Chowan Superior Court will meet Monday, June 4 with the Honorable Elbert S. Peelc, Jr. presiding over the criminal calendar. Included on the criminal calen dar are the trials of three men charged with the murder and rob bery of Yeopim Township store owner Les Jones. Jones was murdered on January 31, 1979. Two of the men, Clyde Alexander Leary, 20, of Edenton and Donald Vemall BToady, 29, of New York Ci ty, are charged with murder; arm ed robbery and accessory after the fact to murder and armed robbery. George Lee Revell,31, Hempstead, NY, is charged with jnurder and robbery. The cases were continued from both the January 30 and March 26 sessions of.Superior Court because of difficulties with an essential witness for the state. Also scheduled on the calendar is the sentencing of two men, Larry Wayne Sanders and Mitchell Duke Ivey, who have been tried in con nection with the June 1962 burning of the Elliott House. anyone in the United States to pro duce peanuts without being a quota Bateman emphasized that peanut grower unity is vital to the future of the program. “Growers have attempted to make the program work for the benefit of all,” Bateman stated, “Together we are a small entity, but apart we-are nothing.” Bateman, who is now chairman of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Advisory Committee, was referring to the 1981 Farm Bill vote during which the peanut program was nearly dismantled. Peanut growers then banned together in 1981 in an i. Continued On Page 4 Boyle Inducted As 17th First District Federal Judge By Maru Amburn Chowan County resident Ter rence William Boyle, 38, was in ducted Tuesday as the 17th federal judge in the history of the 44 coun ty First Judicial District amid high praise for his professional and per sonal achievements. “I have first-hand knowledge of his competence, dedication, and character,” said Senator Jesse Helms. “I was a direct beneficiary of his exceptional legal skills, and most importantly, of his high moral character and uncompromising in tegrity.” Boyle worked as legislative assistant to Helms in 1973. Over 200 dignitaries and friends attended the induction ceremony at the Federal Courthouse in Elizabeth City. Among the many distinguished participants were Judges W. Earl Britt, Franklin Dupree, Jr., John D. Larkins, Jr., James C. Fox and J. Dickson Phillips. Each of the judges had words of wisdom and advice to bestow upon Judge Boyle, but Chief Judge Britt, who also ad ministered the oath said, “You’ll get a lot of advice. There is one thing that no one can do for you. No one can make the final decision. Once you make it, announce it without fear.” the events which led to the induc tion ceremony began last December 31 when Judge Franklin T. Dupree, Jr. decided to take senior status. Boyle was unanimously confirm ed by the Senate on April.24, follow ing his nomination by President Reagan and hearings before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. U.S, Senator John East, a member of the Senate Judiciary" Committee, said of Boyle, “I am confident that he will bring a con stitutionist philosophy to the federal judiciary. We need people to serve that have a firm grasp on the constitution." Boyle, a former partner in the Elizabeth City law firm of LeRoy, Wells, Shaw, Hornthal & Riley, moved to Chowan County in 1973. Born in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in Garfield, New Jersey where his father has been City Court judge for 18 years, Boyle was graduated from Brown University ms;, t in 1967. He received his juris doctor from the American University in Washington, D C. Boyle and his wife, the former Deborah Ellis, have three children. During his remarks following the administration of the oath, Boyle Continued On Page 1 FEDERAL JUDGE—Terrence W. Boyle of Edenton is administerd the oath of office at the Federal Courthouse in Elizabeth City by Judge W. Earl Britt as (left) Senator Jesse Helms and Boyle's daughter, Anna Jinette, witness the ceremony. Volume XLVIII-No. 70 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, May 31, 1984 Single Copies 25 Cents Eight Face DWI Charges After Holiday Weekend by Ron Anderson Eight motorists were charged with DWI (Driving While Im paired ) in Chowan County over the three day Memorial Day Weekend. Trooper J.A. Siles said that he stopped three drunk drivers and Trooper Mike McArthur slopped five between 6 P.M. Friday and midnight Monday. “That's alot,” Siles said. Siles said that the highway.patrol is on the lookout for drunk drivers over a holiday weekend because “people are festive during the holidays.” He attributed last weekend’s high rate of DWls to the warm weather and lower cost of fuel this year. No traffic fatalities occured over the weekend, but two accidents were reported: one on the Chowan River Bridge and the other on Rural Rt. 1317 (Brayhall Rd). Siles said that alcohol was involved in both accidents. Those motorists who were charg ed with DWIs this Memorial Day weekend will face stiffer sentences than motorists arrested last year under DUI (Driving Under the In fluence) charges. Since the North Carolina Safe Roads Act of 1983 became effective on October 1, drunk drivers will face one of five levels of punish ment which are determined by evidence of grossly aggravating, aggravating, and mitigating fac tors. All of those found guilty will have their licenses revoked. A motorist recently tried and found guilty of DWI in Chowan District Court was punished under a level two judgement. He was sentenced to 6 months suspended for 3 years on the condition that he pay a fine of $500 and court costs. As a condition of probation he was required to serve an active sentence of 7 days in jail. He was ordered to attend Alcohol and Drug Traffic School and surrender his drivers license. Town Tax Rate Remains Unchanged In Budget Proposal For 1984 - 1985 By Maru Aniburn Edenton’s current tax rate of $0.49 per $100 valuation remains un changed in the budget for fiscal 1984-85 that has been prepared by the Finance Committee of the town council and Town Administrator Sam Noble. The administrator said, “This is the third consecutive year in which the Town of Edenton has not in creased its tax rate.” The annual budget, which was presented during a special council session Tuesday night, will be the subject of a public hearing set for June 26 at 8 P.M. at the Municipal Building. Copies of the budget are available for review at the town offices. The ad valorem tax rate fqr the upcoming fiscal pearls KSS&fCIjSS'n an assessed valuation of $11,772,085 and a tax collection rate of 93 percent. “The proposed budget reflects expenditures and transfers of $8,670,918,” Noble said. “Last year's budget total was $7,948,187." Noble added that the budget in crease reflects a 8.3 percent in crease over fiscal year 1983-84. Town officials account for the 8.3 percent budget increase, resulting in no tax increase, due to industrial growth, reduced hiring, and tighter control of expenditures. Noble stated in a telephone interview. The additions to the town tax base of the W. B. Gardner Senior Village, McDonald’s Restaurant, and' a building addition at ElderLodge have been instrumen tal in keeping taxes down, Noble noted. “If you don’t have any growth in the tax base, you’re in trouble, there will probably be tax in creases,” Noble pointed-out. Also significant is the fact that town hiring has been kept in line, the town manager added. “Over the past three years, in particular, we have reduced posi tions through not rehiring in the street, electric, water and sewer departments in order to keep costs in line,” Noble said. The administrator said that all town employees, following an evaluation period, are slated to receive five percent cost-of-living raises under the proposed budget. According to the town manager’s prepared statement, no merit pay increases were budgeted for employees. The council did discuss pay adjustments in executive ses sion following the open meeting, Noble stated. Noble also noted that the town has strived to keep a tab on expen ditures by putting line items such as travel and training expenses within the individual departments. Continued On Page 4 There are two ways a DWI can be proven: (1 > by proving the driver’s physical or mental facilities are ap preciably impaired by alcohol, drugs, or a combination of both or (2) by proving the driver’s alcohol concentration (AC) is 0.10 or more at any relevant time after driving. The State Highway Patrol, the Chowan County Sheriff's Depart ment and the Edenton Police Department all worked together over the weekend to keep the highways as safe as possible. “The holiday campaign was suc cessful,” said Siles. "We’re glad that no more wrecks happened that did.” Mrs. Frederick Di ane Taken In Death Rebecca Wood Drane, who was quietly generous to church and benevolent groups, died on May 26 at age 91. Mrs. Drane, born on July 28,1892 at the 101 Colonial Square home where she died Saturday, traveled extensively with her now deceased husband, the Rev. Frederick Blount Drane. The daughter of Rebecca Collins Wood and Frank Wood, she spent the first year of her marriage as a missionary's wife in Nenana, Alaska. A charter member of the Cupola House Association in 1918, Mrs. Drane was a driving force for historic preservation in North Carolina. She received the Halifax Award on April 12,1980 for her con tributions, particularly for several private archaelogical digs held on her Edenton property The active member of St. Paul s Episcopal church was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Thompson Orphanage in Charlotte, the Garden of Eden Club Continued On Page 4
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