Volume XLIX - No. 48
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday. January 2. 1986
Single Copies 25 Cents
Year of The Owl
As we write this, the sun has
passed its southernmost point and
the first snow of the season has
fallen. Thus the stage is set for the
arrival of the new year and review
of the old.
The year 1985 was a mixture of
good and bad. In many respects,
it saw the best of times and the
worst of times. For some, it was
a year of opportunity, of fame and
fortune; for others, it was a year
of loss and disappointment, with
fiscal failures, falling planes,
erupting volcanoes and
disasterous quakes.
For the most part, it was a year
of peace, with anarchy lurking
just below the surface in many
parts of the world. It was a time
for great communicators, without
much of substance to com
municate. It was a year of hawks
and doves, of fear and mistrust.
It was a year of another sum
mit, with the strategic stability
and evil empire theorists squared
' off in an arms control superbowl
at Geneva and not even the game
officials knowing what the score
was.
So what of 1986?
For one thing, we all can hope
for the better. We can hope for
greater safety in air travel, for
greater profit in the marketplace,
for greater security in financial
matters and for a less angry
Mother Nature.
And, as the struggle for greater
control of nuclear armaments
continues, we can strive to see
that there is a more liberal
sprinkling of owls among the
hawks and doves. Between the
Strategic Stability advocates,
\ with their distaste for brinksman
ship in our international relation
ships, and the Evil Empire con
tingent, with their distrust of
Soviet honor, between these
Continued On Page 4
Death Claims
> Former Mayor
Ernest Paschale Kehayes, 79,
former Edenton Mayor and pro
minent local merchant, died
December 22 at Chowan Hospital.
Kehayes, a native of Sarkoy,
Turkey and of Greek parentage,
I; immigrated to the United States
M with family members at the age
I of ten.
I Having moved to Edenton in
I 1942, Kehayes operated the
I Albemarle Restaurant and then
purchased and operated P & Q
Supermarket until the early
I 1970’s, when he retired.
I Kehayes served two terms as
l\ Edenton’s Mayor from 1955 to
W* 1959.
He was a Senior Warden and
I Vesperman of St. Paul’s
Epi««»npal Church; Past Master of
Continued On Page 4
Fires Plague County
By Jack Grove
Fifteen fire calls in the last eight
days has kept the Edenton Fire
Department busy. Christmas Day
and December 28 werfe the only
two days during this period when
there were no calls according to
Fire Chief Lynn Perry.
The two most serious fires oc
curred at a residence ai)d at a
place of business.
The residential fire occurred at
about 6:30 P.M. on Sunday at a
one story wood frame home
located on Airport Road across
from the construction site for the
new Albemarle Sound Bridge. The
fire was confined to the attic of the
home occupied by Eliza Ford.
“We feel the chimney was the
cause,” said Lt. C.E. Westbrook.
He said that there was some
smoke and heat damage to the
main part of the house. The home
was heated by a wood stove.
On Monday evening, a report
was received of a fire at the
Albemarle Diesel Co. on NC 32 at
6:00 P.M. The building sustained
“major interior damage and the
structural damage was minor,”
according to building owner
James Criddle.
Chief Perry said the fire
damage was confined to one large
work area. Perry said firemen
were aware that very expensive
diesel test stand equipment was
located in one room and were able
to save the room and its contents.
Albemarle Diesel is operated by
Zeb West and Bill Kilpatrick.
West and his wife Tonda were at
the scene in the aftermath of the
fire. Mrs. West said, “I’m very
grateful it didn’t get into the back
room.”
Perry said that the cause of the
fire is still under investigation and
that no loss estimates are as yet
available.
No injuries were sustained in
any of the fires during this eight
day period.
The other fire calls included:
•December 23-7:24 P.M.-The
wheels of a log truck caught fire
on Airport Road, just off of NC 37.
The cause was overheated wheel
1 bearings. There was no damage to
the truck body or its load. It was
driven by Lewis Ashe of Pea
Ridge (Roper, NC).
•December 23—12:55 P.M.-An LP
gas leak in a 100 pound cylinder
outside Spivey’s Beauty Nook at
201 E. Church Street. The area
was cleared of gas and the
cylinder’s relief valve was
secured. There was no damage.
•December 23—2:18 P.M.-The fire
department was called by a fur
Loans Totaled
Loans & Grants approved by the
Farmers Home Administration
office serving Chowan and Per
quimans Counties totaled
$3,424,440 during fiscal year 1985
according to Melvin E. Howell,
County Supervisor.
Seventy-five individual farm
operating and farm ownership
loans totaling $3,230,180 were
made for annual operating ex
penses and purchases of land and
equipment.
Eight rural housing loans total
ing $146,260 were made to finance
dwellings and repairs,
One loan totaling $48,000 was
mode to Durants Neck Volunteer
FireDepartment for the purchase
of a fire truck.
The Hertford office is located in
the Albemarle Commission
Building on Church Street
extended.
nace serviceman to stand by due
to a flooded burner pot at a home
at 500 North Broad Street,
•becember 24—1:24A.M.-A dog
house was on fire at the residence
of Joe Hollowell, 202 Terry
Avenue. Straw was ignited by a
light bulb placed injjhe dog house
to keep eight pupjflUs warm. The
puppies were lost.
•December 24—7:38 A.M.-,
Investigative call to the home of
Mrs. Carla Bateman on Mont
pelier Drive, Cape Colony, due tp
a malfunctioning smoke detector.
•December 24—4:13 P.M.
Responded to a field and woods
fire on S.R. 1116 off of NC 37.
Continued On Page 4
Schedule
Announced
The Chowan County Board of
Election has announced the filing
period for the May 6, 1986
Primary.
Januray 6, 1986 - at 12:00.noon
candidates may commence filing
for office.
February 3,1986 - at 12:00 noon
filing period shall expire.
The filing period is for the
following Chowan County offices:
Clerk Superior Court
Sheriff
County Commissioner - First
Township
County Commissioner - Second
Township
County Commissioner - Fourth
Township**^,^...
School Board - First Township
School Board - First Township
(unexpired term ending 1988)
School Board - Third Township
h.
BIRTHDAY GIFT—O.C. Long, Jr., Chairman of the Rocky Hock Community Center, holds a gift of
life. The pint of blood was donated by Betty Bunch, Assistant Vice President of Peoples Bank in Edenton.
At left is Alice Buchanan of the Norfolk Red Cross. The blood drive at Rocky Hock coincided with Long’s
birthday.
First Bloodmobile Surpasses Set Goal
A goal of 50 pints of blood was
set, and exceeded, for Rocky
Hock’s first-ever blood drive Mon
day night. A full parking lot at the
Rocky Hock Community Center
attested to the support shown by
the community’s residents. So did
the final tally: 65 pints of blood
donated to the Red Cross.
The blood drive was sparked by
the chairman of the community
center, O.C. Long, Jr., who has
lived in Rocky Hock since 1945, he
said, ‘‘this is our first time to spon
sor the bloodmobile visit. My gift
(this is my birthday) was a pint of
blood (from the community.)”
The Red Cross had asked for 12
volunteers to help with
Bicycle Registration Urged
With Christmas just past, there
are some new bicycles in town and
the Edenton Police Department
would like to remind citizens of
the ordinances governing their
use and ownership.
Capt. C.H. Williams pointed
particularly to the town ordinance
concerning registration of
bicycles owned and operated
within the town. He said that the
ordinance requires new bikes to
be registered at the police
department.
For one dollar fee, the owner
will be issued a permanent,
numbered decal to be affixed on
the bike. The bicycle’s frame will
also be stamped underneath with
an identifying number to assist
police in investigations of stolen
bikes.
Capt. Williams said that the
same traffic laws pertaining to
motor vehicles apply to the opera
tion of bikes on the streets. He said
that one of the more common
violations of bike riders was
riding against the flow of traffic.
Williams said that the town or
dinance prohibiting riding of
bicycles on sidewalks is being en
forced. He said that warnings are
first issued to violators of town or
dinances and state law. A repeat
violator can expect to receive a
citation.
Penalties can be up to a $50 fine,
Williams said, with the minimum
penalty of paying cost of court
which is $37.
refreshments and assist donors
The volunteers numbered 25.
They not only donated their time.
Continued On Page 4
!
Training Program Planned I
Area men and women who are
interested in a career as law en
forcement officers will have an
opportunity to begin their training
through a new certificate pro
gram to be inititated in January
by College of The Albemarle.
The college will begin its
17-week Basic Law Enforcement
Training (BLET) on Monday,
Jan. 27. Students who complete
the program will earn 24 quarter
hours of college credit.
Floyd P. Horton, COA associate
dean of Continuing Education,
said a number of pre-admission
requirements will have to be met
before BLET candidates are ac
cepted. He said it will be
necessary for each candidate to
obtain the endoresement of either
an area police of sheriff’s depart
ment before applying.
Horton explained that each
sponsoring agency will provide
vehicles for driver education
training and ammunition for
firearms practice.
Candidates must not have been
convicted of a crime or have a
criminal record. Horton said the
minimum age must be 20 years
old for police candidates, and 21
years old for those who wish to
become deputy sheriffs.
“Although completing the
BLET program doesn’t guarantee
employment,” the associate dean
s,4''' 89 ' 5. • *' 'X'<; ' *'
mm
ALBEMARLE SOUND PLANE CRASH—Area volunteers drag for the wreckage of a Cessna aircraft
that crashed off Cape Colony in November. An Edenton woman was killed in the crash. The results of
the National Transportation Safety Board investigation are not expected to be available before March,
1986. (The story and pictures depicting this and other events of 1985 are on pages 6A and 7A.)
said, “it will enable a person to
meet the minimum requirements
to become a law enforcement
officer.”
During the first three weeks of
training, students will attend
classes eight hours each day. A
schedule of three nights each
week and all day on Saturday will
be adopted for the final 14 weeks.
Charles Bailey “C.B.” Smith, Sr.
Businessman
Dies, Age 58
Edenton residents were shock
ed by the untimely death of pro
minent local businessman Charles
Bailey “C.B.” Smith, Sr., on Fri
day evening, December 27, in Nor
folk General Hospital. He was 58.
and resided at 14 Queen Anne
Circle.
A native of Altoona, Pa., he was
the husband of Thelma Kepner
Smith and the son of the late
Charles Oliver and Nancy Bailey
Smith. Smith was the president of
CBS International, Inc. Brokers
and Consultants, Edenton Snack
Foods, Inc. and Tracey A’s
Marketing.
He was a very active member
of the Edentpn United Methodist
Church, where he had served as
past president of the Ad
ministrative Board. In addition,
he was a past trustee and a
lay leader. He also served as a
past chairman of the Council on
Ministries, was Lay Member to
the N.C. Annual Conference, was
a District Layspeaker, past presi
Continued On Page 4
I At Chowan Hospital
I- on Tuesday, January 7th
Frdm 3:00 until 7:00 P.M.
Emergency Bloodmobile
to make up for the shortage over the holidays
Co-Sponsored by
Chowan Hospital &
the Edenton Jayeees