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Volume XUX - No. VO Edenton. North Carolina, Thursday, March 21, 1985 Single Copies 25 Cents ... lit I Evans On The Right Track We think Rep. Charles Evans is on the right track with his bill to give local units of government some leverage in controlling the development and operation of private sewage treatment plants. We think it should be amended to cover private water systems as well. As things now stand, developers can go out into the rural areas, open up a small subdivision of l5-to-20 houses and then sell them to the public by telling purchasers adequate water and sewer facilities have been established. And maybe, for the time being, they have. But then a lot of things can happen. The developer can sell everything and move to Florida. Or he can lease the utilities to some jackleg who can never be found and then refer all complaints to him. Or the developer, who had the best of in tentions to start with, can go bankrupt, and leave everybody holding the bag. When we were in the General Assembly we got more complaints from our constituents about in operable water systems than sewage treatment plants. The usual procedure was to put in in dividual septic tanks for each unit and then drill a well with a 30-gallon storage tank to serve the community. Then, when the pump breaks down, the man in charge can never be found. It is true the state utilities com mission has jurisdiction over these small utilities and makes a valiant effort to protect the public interest. But there is just not . much it can do to get at the developer who really wants to shirk his responsibility. It can order him to make repairs and he can go through the motions. In the final analysis, it can take him to coftt, wherte a whole hew round pf delays, and dodges • Hep. Evana’idea of giving local authorities a voice at the planning stage may go a long way toward } improving conditions. Another ap proach would be to require the developers to give a performance bond guaranteeing the workabili ty of the systems over a reasonable number of years. L Only within the past year, the board of commissioners in a western county has had to extend water lines to a subdivision where ) the water system had been giving trouble for years. Finally, when the system was got into working order, the water soon became con taminated from the septic tanks. The cost to the taxpapers was somewhere around $20,000. These people were within reach of a municipal water supply. What would have happened to their in vestment if they had been so far away as to make a line extension economically inadvisable? Standard Measure If your paper looks different this week, that’s because it is. We have gone to the standard measure for six column formats. ^ And we hope you like it. To help keep down the cost of newsprint and postage, we have gone from 30-inch paper to 28-inch. We have been able to do that by cutting down on the out side margins of the pages and or Continued On Page 4 FOCUS ON THE FAMILY — C.A. Phillips, chairman, Board of Chowan County Commissioners, signs a document proclaiming March 24 -30 as Focus on the Family Week. Pictured with Mr. Phillips is Hilda Goodwin, chairman, 1985 Family Fair. Fair Primary Attraction For Family Focus Week by Frances M. Ward Home Economics Extension Agent The Chowan County Agricultural Extension Service and other local agencies and organizations will sponor a Fami ly Fair on Thursday, March 28, at the American Legion.Building in Edenton. This fair is the primary activity during Family Focus Week. C.A. Phillips, Chairman of the Chowan County Commissioners has proclaimed the week of March 24-30 as Focus on the Family Week in Chowan County. The text of the proclamation is: WHEREAS, the family is the most fundamental and important snaial i—titntitrn in thr society, forging values underlying na Local Keps In Raleigh Chowan County Manager Cliff Copeland and other county representatives are traveling to Raleigh today (Thursday) to at tend meetings with state legislators. At 3 p.m. they will attend a meeting to discuss proposals by the U.S. Navy to increase restricted air space over the Albemarle Sound. Critics say those proposals may damage recreational boating, fishing, and aviation activities. Will Plentl, Director of Aviation in the N.C. Department of Transportation will speak at the meeting. At 4 p.m. a meeting will held be held to discuss declining ap propriations for mental health programs in this region of the state. Allocations for the eastern region are $2.25 less than the average statewide per capita allocation. Secretary of Human Resources Phil Kirk is sending a representative to discuss the matter. Attending the meetings will be Senators Marc Basnight and Tom Taft and Representatives Howard Chapin, Charles Evans, and Ver non James. to right) Faye Noneman, Carolyn White, Pal Mixon are busy preparing for the Chowan County «to be held at the American Legion Budding tional stability and continuity; and, WHEREAS, its well-being and stability in this technological, rapidly changing age is of increas ing concern to many educators, persons working with families, policymakers and families themselves; and, WHEREAS, the Agricultural Extension Service serves to strengthen individuals and families through programs in agriculture, 4-H, home economics, community resources develop ment; and, WHEREAS, Exten sion’s general goal is to help families improve competence in Continued On Page 4 Stan Woodtief Winn Dixie Post Filled Stan Woodlief recently was named manager of Edenton’s Winn Dixie store. Before being promoted to his present position, he was serving as assistant manager of the Louisburg store. An eleven year Winn Dixie employee, Woodlief began work ing as a bag boy with the grocer) chain while still in high school. He continued to work at Winn Dixie while attending Vance Granville Community College where he earned an associat< degree in criminal justice. Woodlief and his wife, Pam reside in Westover Heights witl their five year old son, Jason. Rings Stolen From Davis Five trays of rings valued al close to $6,000 were stolen from Davis Jewelers, S. Broad Street on Thursday, March 14, according to an Edenton Police Departmeni report. A passerby noticed that so meone had broken the glass in th< front door window of the store am called the police department a< 1:46 a.m. Police Sergeant Bonner and Of ficer Louis Brothers went to th< store and noticed two holes in tlu front of a showcase. Missing fron the case were the trays containinj Continued On Page 4 Scores Increasing The percentage of local students passing the North Carolina Com petency test continues to increase each year. Results of the test administered to 146 juniors at John A. Holmes High School in October 1984 show that 95.9 per cent of the students passed the reading competency test and 94.5 per cent passed the math test. The figures represent gains of 1.9 per cent (reading) and 1.1 per cent (math) over 1983. Local students are also doing well when compared to their peers in Region I and across the state. Test results show that passing rates in reading are the same here as the state and higher than rates reported for Region I. In math, local juniors are doing even bet ter with passing rates higher than rates reported for Region I and the state. Competency tests in reading and mathematics have been given to eleventh-grade students in public as well as private schools in North Carolina since 1978. In order to receive a high school diploma, a student must pass the test. Those who don’t pass the first time may take the test over. But each year fewer students have to be tested. Mary Horton, coordinator of the testing program for Edenton Chowan Schools, said the reason more students are passing the test each year is because “they’re receiving remedial instruction where needed and they’re at titudes are changing.” She said students are becoming more aware of the difficulty of fin ding jobs after graduation and are placing more value on high school diplomas. “Thev’re seeing the need to buckle down,” she said. Horton believes that the three themes the Edenton-Chowan School system has stressed over the last three years - courtesy, academic excellence and this year’s emphasis on school facilities and the environment - have greatly affected students’ attitudes. “The emphasis on these themes have made children aware of what school is all about,” she said. Convention Agenda Set The Chowan County Democratic Convention will be held on Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m., according to Lueta Sellers, County Chairman. The convention will be held at the Chowan Coun ty Courthouse on Brcjad St. Heading the convention’s agen da will be the election of county of ficers for a term of two years. The officers include Chair, three Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. According to the rules of the Par ty, the Chair and the First Vice Chair shall not be of the same gender. In addition, if the Chair and First Vice Chair are of the same race, then the Second Vice Chair must be of a different race than the Chair and First Chair. The Third Vice Chair must be 35 years or under, if none of the other officers are 35 years of age or Continued On Page 4 Jlk HONORED— Carrie Earnhardt (left) was honored with a luncheon on Monday by the local board of the American Cancer Society. Earn hardt is retiring after serving 28 years as memorial chairman for the local chapter. She is pictured with Marjorie Hollowell, the new memorial chairman. District Court Session Chowan County District Court was in session March 19, the Honorable Grafton G. Beaman presiding over the criminal term. Elton Jesse Askew was found guilty on charges of DWI and im proper passsing. The two case:, were consolidated for judgement and Askew was sentenced to 30 days suspended for 2 years on the conidition he pay a fine of $80 and cost of court. He is perform 24 hours of community service, at tend ADET school and must sur render his drivers license. Arthur James Conrad Jr. was found guilty of two counts of mak ing harassing telephone calls. He was sentenced to 90 days suspend ed for 3 years on the condition he pay a fine of $100 and pay court costs for each count; he was ordered to attend Albemarle Men tal Health. William Lloyd Berry was found guilty of exceeding the posted 55mph speed limit. He was ordered to pay court costs; he appealed. Barbara Ann Dail was called but failed to show on an inspection violation charge. Jackie Eugene Daughtridge was called but failed to show on an inspection violation charge Joseph Keith Byrum was found guilty of reckless driving. He was fined $80 and cost of court. Clyde Rogers Jordan was call ed but failed to show on an inspec tion violation. Teresa Bateman Ray was found guilty of driving 45 in a 35mph zone. She was fined $5.00 and cost of court. Richard Lee Rome was found guilty of shoplifting. He was sentenced to 90 days suspended for 3 years on the condition he pay a fine of $100 and cost of court. Cheryl Ann White was found guilty of shoplifting. She was sentenced to 90 days suspended for 2 years on the condition she pay a fine of $50 and cost of court. She is to remain off the premises of Winn Dixie for 2 years. Michael Eugene Bates was found guilty of secretely peeping into a ladies room. He was sentenced to 90 days suspended for 2 years on the condition he pay a fine of $150 and cost of court. He is not to harass or intimidate Lynette B. Taylor for 2 years; he appealed. Wendell Garrett w- •• *s - - Arts Topic For Lecture Internationally renowned lec turer Wendell Garrett, Editor and Publisher of The Magazine ANTI QUES will speak in Edenton on Monday, March 25 at 5 p.m. at the new Chowan County Courthouse. Garrett’s topic will be “The Decorative Arts in a Changing America”. Using beautiful color slides and double projection, Gar rett will show antique furniture, textiles, silver, paintings, and ceramics to provide insight into America’s social, economic, and political history from 1600 to 1850. According to Virginia Wood, Chowan County Chairman for the North Carolina Museum of History Associates, “Garrett’s visit is sponsored by the Museum Associates in conjunction with the 1985 membership drive”. Others serving on the Chowan County Committee are Arch Edwards, Peter Rascoe, and Beth Taylor. Continued On Page 4 ! I [ day, March 16. The new lawn and garden center located at the corner of Business 1^and“'j’t?^y Edenton is owned by Clarence Leary Jr. The front of the building (above) ui designed totook a storefront and was renovated by Edenton Construction Company in a month s time. (Insert) Clarence ' Leary Jr. is shown weighing seed by the pound inside his new store.
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