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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, September 12, 1985
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Volume XUX - No. 34 I
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Time For Plain Talk
We listened very carefully to the
Raleigh re-run of the President’s
Independence speech on tax
reform last Thursday and, when
) you take away the elements of
theater and timing, there wasn’t
much left. We know little more
about the nuts and bolts of the pro
posal than we did before he spoke.
He did tell us again that, come
hell or high water, he would at
tach “a big, fat veto” to any bill
containing anything that looked
like a tax increase when it reach
) ed his desk. We don’t know exact
ly when the climate will get hot
ter or the water higher, but before
first frost this fall the President
will have to sign a bill raising the
national debt limit to $2 trillion,
half of it to cover deficits run up
since he entered office.
Floating on a sea of red ink, tak
ing credit for an economy fueled
1 with borrowed money, shrugging
off a continuing trade balance so
unfavorable that it is costing
thousands of American jobs, the
President prefers to dwell in
hyperbole. We are standing tall in
the saddle, we are entering a
technologial revolution, we are
fulfilling the American dream, we
are getting the government off our
) backs and freeing the individual to
achieve greatness.
So, it may really be asking too
much to expect Ronald Reagan to
trim his rhetoric to match a fabric
of facts. It may be too much to ex
pect him to admit that, if our tax
system is in a mess, his ad
ministration helped to get it there.
I Instead, he prefers to talk about
" loopholes, special interests and
defenders of the status quo as if
they were concepts alien to
everything the Reagan ad
ministration stands for.
But are they? One of the biggest
loopholes in history was writteir
into law in the President’s 1981 tax
reduction act, which permitted
| billion-dollar companies to ‘ ‘rent’ ’
" tax credits from money-losing
corporations, benefitting both at
the expense of other taxpayers.
Thus, we had the spectacle of
giant companies, with millions of
dollars in profits, paying little or
no income tax. This abuse became
so blatant that Congress later
removed it from the law.
k And, just as there are loopholes
and loopholes, so are there special
interests and special interests.
Would you say big oil, gas and
other extractive industries qualify
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Edenton Aces Win Over Archrival Northeastern
By Walt Noneman
“There are no words to describe
it,” were the first words from Jay
Swicegood while accepting con
gratulations from well-wishers on
his first win as a varsity head
coach. The Edenton ACES could
in fact feel very fortunate indeed
as they squeaked out a 13-12 win
over archrival Northeastern High
School of Elizabeth City on last
Friday night.
The ACES fell behind by two
quick touchdowns and most of the
team came off the field with their
heads hung low. This is when
Coach Swicegood called a timeout
and held a short meeting right on
the playing field. He explained to
his young squad thfft, “Things
ACES WIN— (left picture) Head Coach Jay Swicegood urges the
Aces to their first victory of the new ftotbalNfeason. (right picture)
Slotback DeRonne Felton goes out for a pass in Edenton’s 13* 12 vic
tory over arch rival Northeastern, (photos by Harold Nichols)
don't always go just right in life as
well as on the field.” Instead of ly
ing down, the ACES fought back.
Led by Seniors Mark Hollowell,
Willie Williams, Johnny Goodwin,
Brian Bunch, Troy Brothers, Alan
Krause, and Rodney Holley, the
ACES were not down for long. In
the second quarter David Drew in
tercepted a Northeastern pass
which led to a five-yard run by
quarterback Mark Hollowell.
In the final quarter, Hollowell
hit wide receiver Johnny Goodwin
for a. 65 yard pass completion,
moving the ball from Edenton’s 12
yard line to the Northeastern 23.
The ACES were then looking at
fourth down when Hollowell threw
to DeRonne Felton. The pass was
incomplete, but Northeastern was
called for pass interference. Four
plays later on fourth down,
Hollowell went over from the one
for a 12-12 tie. Moments later, Roy
Ford kicked the extra point for the
13-12 win. “Our kids have
character and class and just
bounced back,” said Coach
Swicegood after the game.'
Both teams put the ball in the
air as Northeastern went six of
seventeen for 71 yards while the
ACES were five of ten for 99
yards. Roy Ford had 38 yards on
10 carries and Dorian Harris went
34 yards on 10 carries. Brian
Bunch made three catches for 31
yards. Lettermen Brian Bunch
and C.J. Coston went both ways
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CHOWAN COUNTY FAIR— The Hollanders, a very talented and
professional group of six brothers and sisters, will be appearing at the
Chowan County Fair next Tuesday on the Outdoor Stage and Wednes
day in the Show Barn. The fair opens on Monday, September 16 and
runs through Saturday, September 21.
District Court Session
Chowan County District Court
was in session September 10; the
Honorable Grafton G. Beaman
presiding over the criminal
calendar.
Connie Alexander Liverman
was found guilty of driving 50 in
a 35mph zone. She was fined $25
and cost of court.
Mrs. Tommy Marriner was
found guilty on two counts of pass
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Carey Evans Dies: Age 79
Carey Moses Evans, Rt. 3,
Edenton, died Wednesday,
September 4 in Chowan Hospital.
He was 79.
Mr. Evans, a native of Chowan
County and the husband of Mrs.
Cora Bass Evans, was a retired
farmer. He was a member of
Rocky Hock Baptist Church
wKere fie Was a deacon and Sun
day School teacher. He served 12
years as a Chowan County Com
missioner and 13 years on the
Chowan County School Board.
Besides his wife he is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Ruth E. Nix
on, Edenton; four sons, Carroll,
Wallace, and Jack Evans, all of
Edenton, and Frank Evans of
Raleigh; five sisters, Mrs. Lonie
Harrell and Mrs. Pearl Harrell,
both of Edenton, Mrs. Eleanor
Byrum of Tyner, and Mrs. Beulah
Williams and Mrs. Helen Lowe of
Suffolk, Va.; also five brothers:
Edward Evans, Milton Evans,
Marvin Evans, Roland Evans,
and Alvin Evans, all of Edenton.
Carey Moses Evans
Other survivors include 14 grand
children and nine-greatchildren.
Funeral services were held Fri
day, September 6 at 3:00 p.m. in
Beaver Hill Cemetery, Rev.
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Electricity Rate Reduction Passed I
Town of Edenton electricity
customers won’t have to reach
quite so far into their pockets tc
pay their bills in November; the
cost of electricity is being reduc
ed by 2.8 percent.
Members of Town Council
unanimously voted for the rate
reduction Tuesday after learning
that the rate the town is chargee
for electricity is being reduced by
2.2 percent beginning October 1
Customers will see the price
reduction on November’s billing.
Sam Noble, town administrator,
explained that a customer cur
rently paying $81.70 for 1,000
kilowatt-hours of electricity will
pay $79.41 for the same amount of
power with the 2.8 percent
reduction.
“We would have passed the sav
ings to the customer even if we
Council Appointment
David Bateman, Rt. 1, Tyner,
has been appointed to the State
Advisory Council for the North
Carolina Agricultural Extension
Service.
The council is a 20-member
body that advises State Extension
Director Chester D. Black and
other administrators on broad ex
tension policies. It usually meets
quarterly in Raleigh.
Bateman is one of three council
members from the Northeastern
Extension District. Other
representatives from the district
are Michael Moore, Hertford; and
Mrs. LuAnn Whitaker,
Washington, N.C., council
president,
“The Extension Service is a
great asset to the farming com
muntiy,” said Bateman. “It bring
us timely information that has
been developed through
research.”
Bateman called the people who
set up the land grant university
system with its research and ex
tension programs “farsighted.”
They gave farm people an oppor
tunity to improve their situation,
and the benefits have reverted to
the total society, he said.
Bateman, who farms 350 acres
of row crops, is a past president
of the Chowan County Farm
Bureau, a former county commis
sioner, and a three-term president
of the N.C. Peanut Growers Assn.
Currently he is a director of the
Edenton branch of People Bank
and Trust Company and a
member of the U.S. Peanut Ad
ministrative Committee. This is a
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could only drop the rates by one
percent,” commented Mayor Roy
Harrell. “But if they come in
January or February and raise
the rates, we will have to pass it
on.” A rate increase request is an
ticipated for the early part of next
year.
In another electricity related
matter, council unanimously
voted to request bids for three
generators which will supply the
town with electricity during peak
load hours. Since the town’s elec
tricity supplier - Carolina Power
and Light Company - bases the
rate it charges for electricity on
the amount used during those
hours, shaving power demands
with the generators will save the
town money.
Ray D. Cohn of Southeastern
Consulting Engineers, Inc. told
council members that he expected
the total cost of the three diesel
powered units and the plant to
house them to be just over one
million dollars. He said the
generators should pay for
themselves within three years.
Cohn said two generators should
be operating during the fifteen
hours a week he believes they will
be needed ; the third unit will act
as a backup. The town is planning
to house the generators near the
airport.
Curriculum
COA will offer the following cur
riculum courses at Holmes High
this quarter:
Business Law I, T/Th, 5:40-6:55
Introduction to Business, T/Th,
7:00-9:30
Elementary Typewriting, T/Th,
7:00-9:30
Computer Fundamentals, Th,
7:00-9:45
English Composition I, Th,
7:00-9:45
Voice and Diction I, T, 7:00-9:45
Acting I, Th, 7:00-9:45
General Psychology II, Th,
7:00-9:45
Basic Movement, Th, 7:00-9:45
First Aid and Safety Education,
T, 7:00-9:45
All will be at Holmes High
School. Registration and classes
begin this week. For more infor
mation, call 482-8426 on Thurs.
from 7-10 p.m.
Local Military
History
Meeting Plans
Military personnel, active or
retired, and other interested per
sons or groups are invited to at
tend a meeting on Tuesday,
September 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Edenton Municipal Building.
Friends of local military history
have been formed to collect and
preserve military history of the
Edenton Marine/Navy Base
(1943-1958). The tentative objec
tive is to consider a museum or
protected is to consider a museum
or protected area to preserve on
going history of area military
heros, events, units, artifacts and
other data.
The group has received permis
sion by the Edenton City Council
to establish signs or markers in
dicating the location of the World
War II military base. Immediate
plans are also being made to
entertain the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter, National Marine Ladies
organization. The Marine Ladies
will hold their third bi-annual con
vention in Edenton in October.
The Edenton Tea Party Chapter
composed of women throughout
the U.S. was created by the group
six years ago as a result of their
devotion to the Edenton base dur
ing World War II and the respect
of the community toward military
personnel. Approximately thirty
members and their spouses will
attend the bi-annual convention in
Edenton in October.
For further information, write
or telephone Shepard-Pruden
Library, 106 West Water Street,
Edenton, N.C., 482-4112. After 6:00
p.rm, telephone 482-4510.
Senator Marc Basnight (left) is shown discussing local issues at Mon
day’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. Listening are C.A.
Phillips, chairman, and Commissioner Clara Boswell.
Board Meets With Basnight
State Senator Marc Basnight
(D-Dare) met with the Chowan
County Board of Commissioners
Monday to discuss local issues
and the upcoming spring session
of the General Assembly.
One of the subjects discussed by
the senator and the commis
sioners was eastern North
Carolina’s lack of representation
on various state boards and
committees.
Commissioner Alton Elmore,
who served on the state En
vironmental Management Com
mission since his appointment in
1983 but was replaced last month
by a man from Charlotte, com
plained that the eastern section of
the state is not represented on the
commission even though deci
sions made by commission
members greatly effect the area.
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Harless Files For Re-Election
Allen B. Harless, incumDeni
third ward councilman, recently
filed for re-election.
In a prepared statement,
Harless said, “There are a
number of unfinished projects
which I have been a part of and
which I would like to see com
pleted. For that reason I seek re
election to serve another term on
the Town Council. The projects I
am referring to are: the con
troversial Wastewater Treatment
System, renovations and repairs
to the Edenton Airport, Communi
ty Development Block Grant for
East Church Street, the possible
construction of two Little League
ball fields for the recreation pro
gram and the continuation study
of a proposed Peak Shaving
Generation Plant. All of these pro
jects are important to the Town of
Edenton.
“I’m happy to say that the town
seems to be in a very sound and
stable financial condition,
however, it will be a tough year as
far as the budget goes. We’re fac
ing decreased revenues and
higher expenses. I do not feel that
the two cent tax increase for
1965-86 is too unbearable - after all
it has been four years since there
was a tax hike. The town will still
be able to provide all the service
it has in the past.”
Harless noted that he was ap
pointed councilman for the third
Allen B. Harless
ward by Town Council to fill the
unexpired term of Irvin Griffin.
A native of Edenton and
manager of the Edenton Kellogg
Morgan Insurance Agency,
Harless was town treasurer for
six years. He has served as presi
dent of the Peanut Festival, the
Aces Booster Club and the Rotary
Club.
Harless is a member of the
Edenton United Methodist
Church. He and his wife have two
daughters