Volume XLIX - No. 46
Edenton, North Carolina. Thursday, December 19, 1985
Single Copies 25 Cents
Town Delegation Visits Beaufort
by Jack Grove
Industrial development is a con
tinuing concern for towns and
counties in this area. New
businesses bring new jobs for
local citizens and increase the tax
base.
With this in mind, a delegation
representing the town, county,
chamber of commerce, and
historic Edenton, Inc. visited
Beaufort, N.C. last Monday. They
went to see what that town has
done to awaken and revitalize its
downtown and waterfront areas.
The spotlight was placed on a
new bed and breakfast inn which
opened its doors to the public last
August. Members of the delega
tion expressed keen interest in
seeing a similar inn on Edenton’s
waterfront.
Where Jobs Are. Going
To Be Found
North Carolina during the next
four years will have more skilled
jobs than people trained to fill
them, according to a study by a
team from the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte. Commis
sioned by the State Community
College Board, the survey was
designed to provide data concer
ning the demand and supply of
workers into the 1990s.
In 40 of the 58 occupational
areas looked into, job oppor
tunities are now open and will con
tinue to be open through 1990. The
study predicts that more than
168,300 jobs will be open for train
ed people in 11 occupational areas
during the next five years.
Job areas where worker shor
tages are expected to continue in
clude healthcare, para-legal, elec
tronic servicing, carpentry, lshv
enforcement technology, in
dustrial and manufacturing
technology and the food prepara
tion and service industry.
Not surprisingly, it is in the food
praparation and service industry
that the greatest shortage is ex
pected to develop, with 10,474 job
openings per year during the re
mainder of the decade. Travel in
North Carolina is a $4.2 billion-a
year business, helping to boost the
need for trained cooks, bakers,
dietcians and other food-related
operators.
“What this study seems to show
is that our state is beginning to
feel the backlash for our emphasis
on high technology,” said Robert
W. Scott, president of the state
community college system. “In
most of our institutions,
enrollments are up in high
technology programs, but declin
ing in traditional occupational
areas. We can’t all be computer
programmers. Good jobs for good
pay are out there, but people don’t
know about them.”
Students are still choosing
career training in some occupa
tional categories where few jobs
are available. Cosmetology,
welding, automotive body repair,
telephone occupations, plumbing,
heating and air conditioning and
applicance repair are among
those fields where worker
surpluses are forecast for the
balance of the decade.
D.one by Drs. John Con
naughton, Ron Madsen, and John
Gandar of UNC-Charlotte, the
study' established levels of de
mand created by economic
growth, the movement of people
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Bloodmobile
Plans Visit
The American Red Cross Blood
mobile is coming to Rocky Hock
for the very first time on Monday,
December 30 from 4:30 to 8:30
p.m- Blood will be donated at the
Rocky Hock Community Center.
Babysitting will be available.
Due tp the carnage on our
highways at this time of the year,
blood is urgently needed for the
blood bank.
Area residents are urged to
come and “give a gift of life” dur
ing this first visit of the Blood
mobile at Rocky Hock.
Beaufort’s inn, called the “Inlet
Inn” offers a “luxurious 36-room
bed and breakfast hostelry” ac
cording to an information packet
provided to the group. The inn
provides overnight accommoda
tions to support the town’s tourism
industry.
The facility cost $65,000 per
room to build and was placed on
town property with a long-term
lease. The town assisted in secur
ing finances for the project but
does not have a participatory
share in it.
Beaufort receives $9,000 a year
in property tax and the inn
generates $26,000 annually in sales
taxes.
The $2.3 million facility was
financed through a low interest se
cond mortgage from the Small
Business Administration amoun
ting to $500,000; a low interest
third mortgage from the Dept, of
Housing and Urban Development
of $262,000; with the remainder
coming from private sources.
Town Administrator Sam Noble
said that a similar project in
Edenton would most likely be
primarily funded by a federal Ur
ban Development Action Grant
(UDAG). He said that the town
had been looking for such a pro
ject for the last four years in order
to benefit from this program.
He said that the UDAG is made
available to municipalities for
specific projects in the form of an
outright grant. The funds are then
loaned to a developer at very low
interest rates by the town. As the
loan is repaid, the town can roll it
over into another loan for a new
development or sink it into public
works projects.
The developers of the Inlet Inn,
Winston-Salem based Anderson,
Benton and Holmes, Inc. have ex
pressed an interest in building an
inn on Edenton’s waterfront. A
proposed site is the present loca
tion of Edenton’s Police Depart
ment. The developers wish to buy
the property rather than lease as
in the case of Beaufort.
According to Noble, interest in
the project is high enough that
preliminary investigation is under
way to find a new location for the
police department headquarters.
He said the town had one possible
site in mind but could not reveal
any details at this time.
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Steven Randall Owens
Rev. Alan J. Cochet
Two Local Men Recognized
The Board of Advisors for the
Outstanding Young Men of
America awards program has an
nounced that two local men have
been selected for inclusion in the
1985 edition of Outstanding Young
men of America. They are the
Rev. Alan J. Cochet, now residing
in Oxford, Mississippi; and Steven
Randall Owens who resides in
Raleigh.
Santa’s Letters
One of the most enjoyable
things about Christmas is the ex
citement of little children as they
get ready for another visit from
Santa Claus.
This week, The Chowan Herald
is pleased to be able to share with
its readers the anticipation of se
cond and third grade students
from D.F. Walker School and
White Oak Elementary as they
write to Santa to tell him what
gifts they hope to receive.
The children’s letters, which
begin on page 7-B, range in emo
tion from hilarious to poignant,
and reflect the innocently in
quisitive minds that only the very
young possess.
The Chowan Herald staff would
like to thank all the school
children who took the time to
write and their teachers who
organized the letters. A big
“thank-you” goes to the office
staffs of the two schools who
responded so warmly when ap
proached about the project.
And finally, a special word of
thanks goes out to the local
businesses and. organizations
whose wholehearted support
made it possible for so many of
the “l-etters to Santa” to be
printed.
Cochet is a graduate of First
Baptist High School in Charleston,
S.C. and the University of Miami
in Coral Gables, Fla. He has also
earned masters degrees in
Theology, Christian Education
and Marriage, and Family
Counseling. He is a candidate for
a Doctor of Ministry degree at the
Reformed Theological Seminary
in Jackson, Miss.
He is married to the former
Anne Hamrich of Charleston, S.C.
They have three children,
Elizabeth, nine; A.J., seven; and
Collins, five.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Emile Cochet of Edenton.
Owens is the owner and presi
dent of Better Business Forms of
Raleigh. He is a graduate of
Atlantic Christian College. He and
his wife, Susan, live in Cary.
Owens is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nathan Owens of Edenton.
Those chosen for this honor
were selected on the basis of
nominations received from con
gressmen, governors, mayors,
state legislators, university and
college presidents and deans as
well as various civic groups.
In every community there are
young men working diligently to
make their cities, as well as their
country, better places in which to
live. These men, having
distinguished themselves in one or
more fields of endeavor, are
outstanding and deserve to be
recognized for their service to
community, professional leader
ship, academic achievement,
business advancement, cultural
accomplishments and civic and
political participation.
The purpose of the Outstanding
Young Men of America program
is to give special recognition to the
achievements and abilities of men
between the ages of 21 and 36.
BEAUFORT’S BED AND BREAKFAST—This inn on the waterfront may serve as the model for a similar
inn in Edenton. The Edenton design would be coordinated with Historic Edenton, Inc. (staff photo by Pete
Manning)
Five Found Guilty Of Speeding
Chowan District Court was in
session December 17, the
Honorable J. Richard Parker
presiding over the criminal
calendar.
Walter Raleigh Hawkins, Jr.
was charged with DWI; Inspec
tion Violation; Disobeying a Stop
Sign (two counts); Speeding to
Elude Arrest; Driving While
License Revoked (two counts);
Reckless Driving; and Injury to
Land. Dismissals were taken on:
Disobeying a Stop Sign (two
counts); Speeding to Elude Ar
rest; Driving While License
Revoked (one count); Reckless
Driving; and Injury to Land.
Hawkins pleaded guilty to DWI;
and Driving While License Revok
ed and Inspection Violation which
were consolidated for judgment.
Members
Announced
The election of five new
uieinuers to the Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors was announced at the
regular meeting this past week.
Frank Cox of Peoples Bank, John
Cuthrell of The Betty Shoppe and
Cuthrell’s Stores, Pete Dail with
Edenton Savings & Loan, Cy Ricn
of Resource Development Co. and
Paul Whiteman of Whiteman’s
Service Center will each begin
their two year terms in January.
President-Elect Chuck Smith of
Edenton Snack Foods will begin
this one year term of leadership at
the same time. The appointment
of two additional directors at
large will be announced by Smith
in the near future. Outgoing Presi
dent John Dowd expressed his ap
preciation for the dedication and
service displayed by retiring
members Jim Blount, Richard
Dixon, Jack Habit, John Mit
chener, Jr., Charlie Shaw and Bob
Thomas.
He was sentenced to 90 days on the
DWI charge, suspended for one
year and supervised probation for
one year and fined $100 and cost
of court ; was given 48 hours com
munity service; was told to attend
ADET school and to obtain
substance abuse assessment. He
is to surrender his license. The
Driving While License Revoked
and Inspection Violation charges
were consolidated for judgment.
He received 90 days, suspended
for one year and supervised pro
bation; a fine of $225 and cost of
court; and he is to reimburse the
state for his court appointed
attorney.
John Curtis Jenkins was charg
ed with speeding 69 in a 55 mph
zone. He was found guilty of ex
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Candlelight Tour Planned
Historic Edenton is once again
sponsoring a Christmas
Candlelight Tour of private
homes. The tour will take place
Friday, December 20, from
5:00-8:00 p.m. Seven private
homes will be open to the public
representing a variety of architec
tural styles and time periods.
Some of the homes included on
the tour are: Hayes, a National
Historic Landmark; The Leary
House, a charming Queen Anne
style home; The James Iredell,
Jr. House; an Italian Villa; and
Wessington’s Ice House, which
was recently remodeled. Also the
homes of Lisa and Jim Baker on
Blount Street and Marion
Thrower on Mosely Street.
The Baker House Visitor Center
will serve as headquarters for the
Candlelight Tour, and
refreshments wiU~be available
there on the evening of the 20th.
Tickets can be purchased in ad
vance or on the night of the tour
at $10 each from the Barker House
only. No tickets will be sold at the
private homes. For more informa
tion call the Barker House Visitor
Center (919)482-2637 or
(919)482-3663.
WAITING FOR ST. NICK—Edna McLean, Britthaven staff member,
seems to be waiting by the fireplace for the arrival of Santa Claus.
This scene was part of the winning decorations of C Wing. This wing
won top honors at the facility for Christmas decorations done by the
staff to brighten up the season for patients there.
SANTA’S CHOO CHOO—Britthaven staff members gather in front of part of their winning decorations
in C Wing of the facility. The corridor was also decorated with toys hung from the ceiling.