Volume XLIX - No. 54
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Eden ton, North Carolina, Thursday, February 20, 1986
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Where The Buck Stops
So Gramm-Rudman has flunk
ed its first constitutional test. A
three-judge circuit court has just
held that Congress cannot
delegate its power to cut the
budget.
Now, where does that leave us
now? Well, barring a reversal by
the U.S Supreme Court, it leaves
us right where we ought to be,
with Congress having to face the
music, instead of trying to pass
the buck, when it comes to mak
ing unpopular decisions in shaping
the federal budget.
The same week the circuit court
was demolishing the cornerstone
of Gramm-Rudman, Time
magazine was describing it as “a
bad idea whose time has come.”
Well, Time was half right. It
was a bad idea, hatched in the
closing days of the last Congress,
which could not adjourn until it
raised the debt limit and could not
raise the debt limit until it passed
Gramm-Rudman. So, with the
credit of the federal treasury held
hostage, the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act
became law.
But Gramm-Rudman was pure
gimmickry, setting up by law a
series of steps by which the $200
billion annual deficits could be
reduced to zero by 1991. The con
stitutional flaw, as seen by the cir
cuit court, lay in the provision
which said the U.S. Comptroller
General would make the cuts if
* Congress and the President could
. not agree on what to cut.
That left Congress and the
' President with the best of both
worlds. The President could, as he
has already demonstrated, con
tinued to send bigger and bigger,
More and more unbalanced
budgets to Congress, which could
then decline to rn.ake upjtK)pular
cuts and let the Comptroller
General do the dirty work.
Senators and representatives
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OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD—John Barnes Dunn, left,
\*as presented an Outstanding Educator Award by Dr. John M. Howell,
chancellor of East Carolina University during the fourth annual Batten
Brimley Distinguished Educator Lecture series held on the ECU cam
pus last week.
Dunn Presented Award
GREENVILLE—Four former
East Carolina University
graduates were honored and
presented the 1986 Outstanding
Educator Awards at ECU last
week.
The awards were presented in
conjunction with the fourth annual
Batten-Brimley Distinguished
Educator Lecture, an event co
sponsored by the ECU School of
Education, ECU Phi Delta Kappa
driaffie Eta Chi Chapter, Kappa
Delta Pi.
Dr. C. Pester McGrath, presi
dent of the University of Missouri,
Marjorie H. Hollowed
Marguerite McCall
Clerk Candidates Interviewed
(Editor’s Note: This is a continuing
series on the candidates for the May
6 Primary. This week we feature the
race for Clerk of Court.)
Marjorie H. Hollowell
Marjorie H. Hollowell, the in
cumbent Clerk of Superior Court,
is the wife of Joseph Bertram
Hollowell, Sr. Route 1, Small’s
Cross Roads, Edenton. They have
one son, Joe Hollowell, Jr.
Hollowell is a native of Gates
County, but has resided in Chowan
County for 46 years. She
graduated from Jefferson Senior
> High School in Roanoke, Virginia
and in addition had a course in
Business Law at the College of
The Albemarle in Elizabeth City.
She has been a member of
Ballards Bridge Baptist Church
for 46 years and has been active
in youth activities, WMU and
other Church functions. She serv
ed as Vice Chair of the Center Hill
ct for several years; cur
rently is a member of the
Democratic Women’s Club; and is
on the Executive Committee of
the Chowan County Democratic
Party.
Hollowell was sworn in as a
Deputy Clerk of Court on October
1,1961 by Una M. Uary, Clerk,
[and remained in that position for
; of Court on January 7,1968.
Hollowell held that position for 15
years and when Leary retired in
August, 1983, Holiowell was ap
pointed by the Resident Superior
Court Judge to fill the vacancy.
In 1984 Hollowell ran unopposed
for the office of Clerk of Superior
Court.
Hollowell said “the position of
Clerk of Superior Court is unique
because of the diversified judicial
responsibilities of the job. Ex
perience in handling the various
aspects of the office is the best
teacher. Hard work, dedication,
on the job experience, and the
laws of North Carolina have been
my teacher over the past 25
years.”
The major areas of responsibili
ty in the Clerk of Court’s officer
are Ex Officio Judge of Probate,
Judge in both Special Proceedings
and Civil matters, as well as per
forming the chief function of filing
and maintaining the Court
Records in such matters as:
Juvenile, Small Claims, Criminal,
Estates, Adoptions, Foreclosures,
Incompetency Hearings and
many others according to
Hollowell.
My goals for the next four years
are the same ones I currently
have. That is, to keep first and
foremast in mind the interest and
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was the guest speaker. McGrath’s
spoke on “A Call for Change in
Teacher Education.”
Dr. Charles Coble, Dean of the
ECU School of Education, said
“The purpose of the awards are to
recognize outstanding teacher
educators in North Carolina who
were graduates of East Carolina
University.”
Those receiving the award
ington, Patricia Millikin McClure
of Franklin, John Barnes Dunn of
Edenton and Anne Farley
Barefoot of Whiteville.
A 1966 graduate of ECU, Dunn
is the present Superintendent of
the Edenton-Chowan County
Schools. His previous professional
experience includes: Assistant
Superintendent for Special Pro
grams and Vocational Education
in Harnett County Schools, Prin
cipal of Boone Trail High School,
Testing and Evaluation Coor
dinator for. Martin County
Schools, and business education
teacher at Stephen Decatur High
School in Berlin, Maryland.
Gray, a graduate of East
Carolina College and ECU, is the
Superintendent of Harnett Coun
ty Schools.
McClure, a 1964 graduate of
East Carolina University, is' a
kindergarten teacher at East
Franklin School in Franklin.
Barefoot, a 1956 ECU graduate,
has been a science instructor at
Whiteville High School since 1964.
Almost 40 nominations were
submitted to the East Carolina
University Council for Teacher
Education (CTE) Awards
Committee.
In order to qualify for the
award, a nominee must be a
graduate of East Carolina Univer
sity, must have at least three
years of experience in their
educational field and must have
made significant contributions or
provided outstanding services to
their profession.
Easier Access
Expected
Easier access between Edenton
and the US-17 bypass is expected
following action by the state
Board of Transportation in
Raleigh last week.
At its regular monthly meeting,
the board awarded a $675,585 con
tract to Outer Banks Contractors
of Kitty Hawk for converting two
intersections located on the
bypass into interchanges.
Hie conversion involves adding
an access ramp between the
bypass and Paradise Road
(Secondary Road 1319) and bet
ween the bypass and Albemarle
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Area Leaders Request Rountree
State Transportation Depart
ment representatives met at the
Gaslight Square Monday night
with city and county officials to
discuss local highway needs.
About 20 were in attendance, in
cluding Jerry Hardesty, Deputy
Secretary of the Department of
Transportation; Earl Rountree,
DOT board member at large;
John Wood and Gilliam Wood of
Edenton; members of the Board
of County Commissioners and the
Edenton Town Council.
Hardesty, who is from Carteret
County, serves as liaison between
DOT and towns and counties in a
33-county area. He told the group
he was in Edenton to listen, com
plimenting the town council and
county commissioners for their
apparent togetherness on
highway needs.
He explained how the depart
ment’s Transportation Improve
ment Program is developed and
told the local officials they had
chosen the proper route toward
getting their local needs incor
porated in the state’s long-range
program.
There was much discussion
regarding Chowan’s position of
being placed under the jurisdic
tion of Kenneth Roberson of Mar
tin County or Earl Rountree of
Gates County. Town Council went
on record favoring Rountree as
their official representative on the
DOT board. County Commis
sioners had passed a resolution
earlier endorsing Rountree as
representative for Chowan
County.
Hardesty promised to carry this
message to Secretary James Har
Bridge Will
Stay Open
WASHINGTON—Congressman
James T. Broyhill has announced
that an agreement has been
reached with Norfolk Southern
Corporation to keep open the
bridge over the Albemarle Sound
until January 1,1987. The railroad
had planned to close the bridge
this June.
“I am pleased that Norfolk
Southern has agreed to make the
necessary repairs to keep the
bridge operational for another six
months,” Broyhill said. “This is
only an interim solution, but it will
allow us to work with Norfolk
Southern officials to reach a long
term solution which will be accep
table to all parties involved.”
The Albemarle Sound bridge is
important to shippers of
agricultural products and other
shipping interests in North
Carolina.
Broyhill, the 10th District
representative from North
Carolina, is ranking Republican
on the House Energy and Com
merce Committee, which has
jurisdiction over railroads.
rington and get word back to the
local group within a few days.
Prior to the meeting, the town
council had sent the department a
letter, signed by Mayor John
Dowd, requesting that the widen
ing, curbing and guttering of U.S.
17 from the intersection of
Douglas Avenue south to the city
limits be included in the DOT’S
Small Urban program. Hardesty
promised that this matter would
be brought to the attention of the
appropriate officials.
Rountree expressed apprecia
tion for having been invited to
meet with the group and showed
concern over the way territory
had been apportioned among DOT
members. He said he felt Chowan
was in his territory and that he
certainly would like to represent
it on the state board. He pointed
out, however, that the secretary’s
job of dividing the state among the
23 board members is not easy.
He said that highway needs
statewide are outrunning
available cash and that, as a
result, “our secondary roads are
wearing out faster than they are
being repaired.”
Several other highway matters
came up for discussion. County
Board Chairman Alton Elmore
expressed the community’s ap
preciation for the new Albemarle
Sound bridge, now under con
struction. However, he said that
during construction of the bridge,
traffic will inevitably increase on
the Base Road and the county
may need help from the state in
keeping that road in a good state
of repair.
Present at the meeting, in addi
tion to the state officials, were
County Commissioners Alton
Elmore, C.A. Phillips, Joe
Hollowed, Clara Boswell, and
Wayne Goodwin, as well as Coun
ty Manager Cliff Copeland; and
Mayor Dowd and Town Coun
cilmen Willis Privott, Steve
Hampton. E.N. Manning, A.B.
Harless, Herbert Hollowed and
Marina Crummey as wed as Town
Administrator Sam Noble.
Bruce Gillikin Named
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.-S.
Bruce Gillikin, Senior Vice Presi
dent of Peoples Bank and Trust
Company, has been named
Regional Executive of the
organization’s Northern region. In
making the announcement,
Peoples Bank President J. Mar
shall Tetterton said that Gillikin
will continue his City Executive
duties in Edenton as he has done
since 1981.
In addition, Gillikin will now be
responsible for growth in
deposits; market share; and sales
and loans in a region which in
cludes the Peoples Bank branches
of Edenton, Roanoke Rapids,
Jackson, Scotland Neck,
Hobgood, Tarboro, Hertford,
Elizabeth City, Harrellsville,
Greenville, and Pinetops.
“The new regional concept for
Peoples Bank will speed up the
decision-making process and
result in more efficient service to
our customers,” Tetterton
commented.
Central and Southern regions
have also been established.
Fundraising
Meet Held
The Chowan County Fundrais
ing Committee for the Ronald
McDonald House held a meeting
on Wednesday, February 18 at
Chowan Hospital.
Committee Chairperson
Stephanie Nugen undated the
members on the progress of fund
raising. Currently, the Ronald
McDonald Escrow Account has a
balance of approximately $3,600.
The Committee’s goal is to raise
$5,000 to furnish a family bedroom
at Greenville’s Ronald McDonald
House, which is scheduled to be
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Bruce Gillikin
Gillikin has been associated
with Peoples Bank since 1979.
Before moving to Edenton, he was
Assistant City Executive in the
Raleigh branch. Gillikin has been
in the banking profession since
graduating from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill in
1972.
Gillikin is a member of Bank
Administration Institute. He has
successfully completed studies
from the N.C. School of Banking
Mid-Management and Advanced
Management Programs as well as
the National Commercial Lending
School.
Active in community service,
Gillikin is immediate past presi
dent of the Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce and has
served on that board since 1982.
He has been President of the
Chowan County Heart Association
since 1982. In addition, he is a
member of the Edenton Rotary
Club.
Gillikin is a native of Beaufort
and is married to the former Rose
Marie Pittman of Davis. They
have two daughters.
MOST PEANUTS—Carroll Bass & Sons received the Chowan County Production Award for the highest
peanut yield for 1965 at a ceremony at the Center Hill-Crossroads Fire Station Tuesday afternoon. Mak
ing the presentation (for a yield of 4,867 lbs. per acre on 72.2 acres) was David Bateman, Board and Ex
ecutive Committee member, of the N.C Peanut Growers Assoc, (left). Carroll Bass and his son Neal were
the recipients.
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