KICK RETURN—Aces Thomas Harrell returned two, short Eagle kick-offs. He also grabbed the
first Northeastern fumble to inspire the Aces to their moral victory against the Elizabeth City team
Friday night. (Jim Reid photo)
Aces Tie Eagles In Season Opener
Edenton Aces gained 102 yards
rushing and 95 passing Friday night
in the season opener against Nor
theastern High Eagles in Elizabeth
City.
Northeastern’s size couldn’t com
pensate for the four lost fumbles
and 125 yards in penalties that
allowed Edenton to accomplish the
7-7 tie.
The Aces marked the tie in the
victory column; they were the
visiting squad and it was the first
varsity start for quarterback John
Downum.
Following a Northeastern
recovery of an Aces fumble on the
36, the Eagles converted the tur
nover to a score from the 20 yard
line with 9:14 showing on the clock.
Thomas Harrell recovered the
first Eagles fumble on the Aces 48
and the squad moved to the Nor
theastern sue with runs from Kelvin
Wrighton and Art White.
Edenton failed to convert a drive
to the side to a score as Tully Ryan
missed a field goal attempt.
Game score at half-time was
Eagles 7-Aces 0.
Ben Rinehardt recovered the se
cond Northeastern fumble at the
opening of the third quarter. Mark
Hollowell nabbed the third Eagle
fumble on their 43.
Quarterack John Downum con
nected with Brian Bunch to take the
Aces to the Northeastern 23.
Downum hit Bunch two plays later
for a touchdown with 3:27 on the
clock to tie the match 7-7.
Downum added insult to injury
during the last series of the tradi
tional rivalry when he completed a
45 yard pass to the Northeastern 40
for the final play of the contest.
Eden ton hosts Roanoke Rapids in
their fist home game of the season
tommorrow (Friday) night at 8
p.m.
Emergency Services On Alert
Officials Watching Diana
Chowan County officials are keep
ing a wary eye on hurricane Diana,
the season’s first hurricane, but as
of Wednesday morning had made
no decision to evacuate local
residents.
“We are watching it closely and
we are ready for action,” said
Emergency Management Coor
dinator Douglas Belch. “Tuesday
night we had a shelter open at the
recreation center on Broad Street
in case of possible flooding.”
Belch said the county and town
are operating according to the
county hurricane evacuation plan.
“I am very pleased with the
cooperation between the town and
county.”
Belch is responsible for deciding
what steps would be taken to res
pond to the hurricane threat.
Deputy Sheriff Glen Perry and
Police Chief John Parrish indicated
they were on watch waiting to see
what the storm was going to do.
Chowan County School officials
responded by closing schools in the
county Wednesday and local
businesses taped windows in an
ticipation of a bad blow.
Diana was upgraded from a
tropical storm to hurricane status
Monday when sustained winds of up
to 90 miles per hour were recorded.
Continued on page 4
Another Debate Yet
Both sides scored some points in
the latest debate between Gov. Jim
Hunt and U.S. Senator Jesse
Helms, broadcast Sunday evening
over most North Carolina television
stations. But we would give the
edge to the challenger.
We thought the governor a little
weak in his explanation of the
made-work case of Mather
Slaughter, the former Department
of Public Safety employee whose
job was abolished by the
legislature.
Slaughter was one of two
employees whose jobs were
abolished by the legislature during
the 1983 session; but before the
lawmakers were out of town both of
them were back on the public pay
roll. Slaughter’s job with the state
ports authority was — and still is —
made-work. He was first saidtobe
i>n charge of security at the
Morehead City port. Then he was
said to be connected with safety
measures, a job which a ports
authority spokesman said had been
abolished before Slaughter was ap
pointed to fill it.
That, as we understand it, is the
situation right now. But Gov. Hunt
failed to deal with the question head
on, saying he had asked the direc
tor of the ports authority to look in
to the matter and advise him fur
ther. We doubt that the ports direc
tor has time to devise jobs as fast
as Mather Slaughter is being
shifted around. If the governor
wants to deal with this situation in
a straight-forward manner, he will
already have directed the ports
authority to either find a full-time
job for Slaughter or get him off the
pay roll.
Senator Helms failed to explain
his Social Security stand in a very
satisfactory manner. He lost his
cool on one or two issues and evad
ed another question or two by try
ing to equate Jim Hunt with Walter
Mondale and himself with Ronald
Reagan.
That did not necessarily reflect
Continued on page 4
Chowan Fair
Starts Monday
The thirty-sixth annual Chowan
County Fair will be held September
17-22 at the American Legion Post
40 fairgrounds.
This year’s fair promises to be an
exciting one with more
amusements, performers, and ex
hibits than ever before.
“We’re expecting a big fair with
a lot of new items,” said William A.
Perry, President of the Chowan
County Fair Association.
A new event this year, the
“Queen of the Fair Contest,” has |
organizers particularly excited.
The beauty contest will be held
Wednesday, September 19 at 8p.m.
Other highlights of the fair in
clude the Northeastern Pork Queen
Contest; concerts by the
Hollanders; the 4-H Regional
talent Show; and the hog and cat
tie shows.
< The fair is sponsored each year
by American I .et»ion Post 4o.
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Edmisten Greets Supporters In Edenton
1 By Maru Amburn
Attny. Gen. Rufus Edmisten,
Democratic candidate for gover
nor, included Edenton in his cam
paign tour Saturday greeting an au
dience of 50 supporters at a “Meet
the Candidates” forum at Holmes
High School. The event was
organized by the Chowan
Democratic Party.
Edmisten focused his remarks on
themes of education, highways, law
enforcement and Democratic par
ty strength.
His wife, Linda, told Chowan
Democratic Women Friday that
-’Herlfosbarid ‘IS a third generation
Democrat who believes in the prin
cipals of the party.”
Mrs. Edmisten told the luncheon
gathering that the candidate is
“from the Mountains, lives in the
Piedmont and understands the pro
blems of the East.”
A Watauga County native, Ed
misten expressed support for the
entire Democratic ticket and
reiterated his pledge to fight for the
needs of smaller counties.
Edmisten acknowledged he has a
tough battle ahead with Republican
gubernatorial candidate Jim Mar
tin, but added, “I’m used to
toughness.”
He said Democrats are the party
of the future for the rich and the
poor. “The man who works under
SHRINER. PARADE—Audra Leigh Noble had a great seat on
her father’s back for the Shriners Parade on Saturday. Audra is
the daughter of Town Administrator Sam Noble.
the car is just as important as the
man who is president of the largest
corporation in America, Edmisten
stated.
Other Democratic candidates at
tending the forum were Rep.
Charles Evans and Rep. Vernon
James, candidates for re-election to
the N.C. House, and Marc
Basnight, highway commission
from Dare County running for N.C.
Senate.
“Everyone ought to have the
Continued on page 4
Remaining Redevelopment
Funds May Be Transferred
Work on Oakum Street
redevelopment is over half-way
complete, according to David
Holmes, of Anderson and Holmes,
consultant to the Town of Edentori
on the project.
Holmes reported at the regular
monthly council meeting Tuesday
there may be an estimated $100,000
remaining after work is complete.
Because consultants anticipated
purchasing 16 dwellings and only
purchased 11; anticipated
relocating 13 tenants and only
relocated 7, there will be a fund
balance.
With one property remaining to
be acquired and two families left to
be relocated, the project should be
complete by April 1985, said com
munity development director
Lorenzo Carmon.
Remaining funds may be
transfered for use on East Carteret
Street cr East Church Street, accor
ding to Holmes.
Also remaining is $68,000 to be ap
plied to street and water im
provements in the project area,
Holmes reported.
Redevelopment efforts began in
January 1983 when a $627,000
Department of Natural Resources
and Development grant was award
ed to Edenton.
In other business, the town
council:
—Opted to continue their insurance
policy with Blue Cross and Blue
Continued on page 4
Board Passes
Loan Request
By Ron Anderson
The Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education Monday authorized
Superintendent John Dunn to begin
the process of applying for a loan
from the State Literary Fund.
Needed repairs to a leaky roof in
the John A. Holmes Library
English building promoted the deci
sion. Dunn said the roof has re
quired constant patching since it
was built fourteen years ago.
Both the school board and the
Board of County Commissioners
must apply for the loan of $57,833,
two third’s of the previous fiscal
year’s net debt reduction. The loan
must be paid back within ten years
at an interest rate of eight percent.
School board member Dr. J.H.
Horton expressed concern that the
loan might not cover the cost of a
new roof and said it would be pru
dent to get a guarantee for any ad
ditional costs from the county
commissioners.
Dr. Dunn said that if the loan and
any additional money from the
county commissioners come close
to the estimated cost of repairing
the roof, he will submit the applica
tion to the State Board of Education
as soon as possible.
Also at Monday’s meeting, the
board approved a report prepared
by Dr. Dunn which stated that
$12,141,694 is needed to rennovate
and replace school facilities in the
county.
Long range needs to replace ob
solete facilities, renovate buildings
which are suitable for long-range
use, and new or renovated facilities
for exceptional children are includ
ed in the report.
School systems throughout the
Continued on page 4
GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN—Rufus Edmisten was at
Holmes High for a “Meet the Candidates” day on Saturday,
September 8; pictured in the background is A.C. Hudson.
N.C. Peanut Growers Urged
To Support Industry Coalition
In his address before the annual
meeting of the N.C. Peanut
Growers Association last Thurs
day, Agriculture Commissioner
James A. Graham said he was still
a firm believer in agriculture as
one of the state’s most valuable
economic resources. The commis
sioner also announced minor
changes in peanut inspection pro
cedures. There will now be a $10 in
spection fee on all lots of farmer
stock inspection peanuts, whether
the peanuts are sold or not.
Graham concluded, “Roasted,
toasted, fancy or plain a day
without N.C. peanuts is like stan
ding in the rain.”
Holding its annual Peanut Field
Day at the Peanut Belt Research
Station outside Lewiston, associa
tion members and others in the
peanut industry were told the key
to the future for peanuts is a part
nership between all facets of the
industry.
Over thirty Chowan County
growers, agribusinessmen and
agriculture extension chairman
Mike Williams heard keynote
Donors Needed
To Give Blood
Edenton Jaycee leaders say they
need 150 donors to meet area needs
at their bloodmobile Tuesday,
September 18.
An immediate public response is
needed for type 0 and type B blood,
but organizers say that any eligible
donors are urged to come to the Old
Armory (Recreation Center) on
North Broad Street from 12 noon to
6 p.m.
Through Labor Day week, the
American Red Cross had suc
cessfully met all emergency and
surgery blood needs of area pa
tients, but lack of collections have
now made inventories low, with no
relief in sight.
Continued on page 1
speaker William A. Spain, Jr.,
president of Birdsong Peanuts say,
“the peanut industry today faces
the greatest turmoil ever found in
the peanut market.”
Continued on page 4
James B. Hunt
Hunt Begins
Eastern Swing
“Northeastern North Carolina to
day is a growing, prospering, pro
mising section of our state,” said
Gov. James B. Hunt, candidate for
the U.S. Senate before embarking
on a campaign trip to Edenton and
Elizabeth City.
“I think the future of the great
Northeast can be even brighter if
we continue our partnership of
teamwork, new ideas and fiscal
responsibility,” the governor
added.
Democratic candidate for the
senate seat held by Senator Jesse
Helms, Hunt will be in Edenton
Monday, September 17 at John A.
Holmes High School new cafeteria
for a rally and fundraiser.
Hunt said he plans to thank
voters personally for their past sup
port and ask for continued work
and efforts between now and the
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