THE CHOWAN HERALD ____Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast Volume 111 ■ No. 391 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 9, 1986 Single Copies 25 Cents »»»»»» » » » »»»»,.»»» On Bleeding Same Turnip Any day now the President will sign the 1986 Tax Reform bill and we will, at long last, have a short, simple, fair revenue code that will stimulate the economy and gener ate a sense of well-being along the Public Parade and elsewhere in * j the nation. We doubt it. When the full impact of this measure dawns on the middle in come taxpayer, when he under stands from looking at his check book the wonders that have been wrought for the special interests through such gimmicks as Tran j. ' sition Rules written into the bill " and Technical Corrections that are sure to come, he will know that he is again the turnip that has v been bled. i The bill is neither short, simple l or fair. What if it does drop six i million low income people from > the tax rolls? They didn’t pay any tax to begin with. What if it does ^ shift some of the burden to the cor ^ porations? They will recover every dollar they pay either through increased prices or out of the hide of their employees. What if it does reduce the number of brackets from 14 to five ‘ in 1987 and to three in 1988? The number of brackets was not the problem. It was just as easy to ► look up the effective rate with 14 brackets as it will be with three or five. What if it does eliminate some loopholes that were in the old tax code? It writes back into the law $10 billion worth of new loopholes “• under Transition Rules appended to the measure to benefit such special interests as General W, Motors, Madison Square Garden Continued On Page 4 Democratic . Caravan Scheduled ► A caravan will soon be rolling through our area as Democrats seek to showcase their strength and candidates for the November elections. A memo to First District Democrats from Cong, and Mrs. Walter B. Jones and District Chairman Bill Hodges states, » “.. we in N.C.’s First Congres sional District are going to show the world what the Democratic Party is all about.” The caravan leaves Carteret County on October 15 and winds its way on an eight day trip through all of the counties in the district. Leading the way will be a bus, the “Democrat Express.” y The memo asks all Democrats that can “to join in the trip by following our caravan for as long as you can, two miles, 20 miles, 200 miles or eight days.” The caravan will be met at each county line by that county’s Democrats, Democratic leaders and candidates. After the county stop, the local Democrats will y escort the caravan to the next county line. Coordinators for Chowan Coun ty will be George Alma Byrum and Warren Twiddy according to County Democratic Chairman Charles Shaw. Joining the caravan on October 23 will be former Virginia Gover nor Charles Robb for a grand r finale brunch in Dare County. A rally follows on Oct. 24 in Elizabeth City and a second rally will be heldin Kinston on Oct. 25. Stops in our area will include Edenton at the courthouse on Oct, 21 for a lunch at 12:30 and stops at the courthouses on Oct. 22 in Swan Quarter at 10 a.m.; lunch at noon in Plymouth and Columbia at 2:30 p.m. Robert A. Tart Tart, Guest Speaker Robert A. Tart, a member of the National Executive Committee of the American Legion, will be guest speaker at the sixteenth an nual Chowan County Law En forcement Officers Appreciation Banquet. Tart, a native of Johnston Coun ty, NC, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He joined the American Legion soon after leaving the Navy in 1945 and has been active in the organization from that time. He served two terms as Post Commander in Benson, NC, was a District Commander and served as the NC Department Comman der in 1967. Tart was elected to the NEC in 1972 and has represented the Department of NC on the na tional level since that time Active in civic, political a.id community affairs, Tart is a 33 year member of his local Lions Club serving two years as presi dent and six years on the Board of Directors. He is a Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner. In his community, he has served as Mayor of the Town of Benson and has been active in town and community affairs. Tart is the owner and operator of a general insurance agency established in Benson in 1956. He is married to the former Annie Lee Holmes of Benson and the Tarts have two daughters and one son. The banquet and social will be held at the Edward G. Bond Post 40 of the American Legion on Thursday evening, October 16. Tickets for the event are $6 per person. NJROTC Loses Vessel Due To Costly Repairs By JACK GROVE The NJROTC unit at John A. Holmes has lost a valuable part of its program, the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education was told at its meeting last Wednesday evening. The unit’s training ship, the America II will no longer be tak ing the cadets out on Albemarle Sound on training cruises. Jim Ryan, LCDR, USN, retired, said that a survey of the ship, the rein surance purposes, found some $30,000 in needed repairs to the ship’s electrical and engineering systems. America II was provided to the Holmes unit through the efforts of Congressman Walter B. Jones of the First District. It is the only training vessel in the nation available to an NJROTC unit. The ship was taken to the Elizabeth City Shipyard for the survey where it remains. Asso ciate School Superintendent Jim Kinion said Wednesday that the carrier for the vessel’s at-sea in surance will not reinstate the coverage until the repairs are made. He said that the vessel was covered by liability insurance as long as it remains tied up to the dock. School officials have attempted to find temporary insurance for one trip to return America II to Edenton but were unsuccessful. Kinion said that while the ship re mains at the shipyard, it is incur ring a monthly dockage fee of $97. Since funds for such a large repair bill were not budgeted, the school board at its Wednesday meeting asked Ryan to look into the disposal of America II and asked School Superintendent John Dunn to seek a replacement. Kin ion said that Dunn is currently seeking-the assistance of Cong. Jones in his quest. Board chairman, Cecil Fry said that Ryan is going through the necessary administrative pro cedures in offering the vessel to the state, returning it to the federal government, or offering it for public bid. The first two avenues must be complied with, offering the ship free of charge, before it could legally be sold. At press time, Kinion said that the state had already declined the of fer. He said that the federal government has not yet replied to the offer. School officials said that they would prefer that any replace ment ship have a fiberglas or steel hull. The America II has a wooden hull. However, Ryan said that minor repairs were made to the hull in Elizabeth City and that “It is in good condition.” On other matters the board: • Was given an overview of the Open Court Reading Program by Maxine Britt. Three D.F. Walker teachers reported regarding the types of activities children are participating in in kindergarten, Continued On Page 4 AND CLOWNS TOO—Parades feature floats, bands, horses and clowns. Saturday’s Peanut Festival parade was no exception. PEANl TS GANG—"The Peanuts Gang” was the appropriate theme for this float in the annual Peanut Festival Parade in Edenton Saturday. Tagging along was Snoopy. (More pictures on page IB). Chowan Beach Road Improvements Discussed All the spectator seats were oc cupied for the county commis sioners meeting in their board room Monday evening. Most of the crowd was there to attend a hearing concerning road im provements on Tuscarora Trail at Chowan Beach. The only paved road is the main road into that community. The rest consist of a sandy surface and are pocked with holes. Resident Donald Stallings said he cur culated the petition to the com missioners requesting that the county pass a resolution to seek stabilization of Tuscarora Tr. He said that of the 22 property owners whose lots front the street, 17 had signed. Property owners on the street would be assessed a one-time total of $6,500 for road improvements. County Manager Cliff Copeland told the group that this would amount to no more than $2.45 per foot of property and payment could be spread over five years. Stallings told the board that the road had deteriorated since 1970 when he bought his property. He said that cars are being driven over private property lines to avoid holes in the road. Disputing Stallings’ conten tions, another resident, Kathleen Houseden said, “I see nothing wrong with Tuscarora Trail. Ken Dunbar said that his fami ly has owned pxpperty at Chowan Beach since 1960 and “If you ask me, there’s nothing wrong with Large Crowd Turns Out At Fish Fry For Candidate Spruill Friends, supporters, and some undecided voters turned out at a fish fry at the American Legion building Thursday evening to meet with Republican candidate for Chowan County Sheriff, Fred Spruill. Chamber of Commerce presi dent, Chuck Smith, led off a round of speakers after the dinner. He teamed the some 200 attendees, “An outstanding crowd. It’s real ly exciting seeing all these people out tonight.” He then asked Mar sha Crandall to read aloud her let ter of support for Spruill that was published in last week’s edition of the Chowan Herald. Richard Dixon told the crowd, “Fred Spruill will give 100 percent and demand 100 percent for his department. We need a sheriff in Chowan County that will work with the people,” he asserted. Another supporter, Carlton Nix on said, “I’m supporting him because I know he’s qualified.” Nixon cited Spruill’s continuing training in law enforcement on the Edenton police force. Smith summed up his remarks with, “He’s a super example—he leads by example. Fred Spruill is POLITICAL FISH FRY—A Fish Fry was held Thursday evening in the campaign for sheriff of Fred Spruill (R). Shown at the fry are (1. to r.) Thomas Simpson, Spruill, Richard Dixon and Clinton Cherry. a Chowan County native.'' The candidate then took the stage to outline his goals: • Training—citing a need for in creased training, he said, “Train ing doesn’t cost that much—just meals and transportation and training is important.” • 911 Emergency No.—He said that everyone in the town and county would benefit by having a single three-digit number to use in an emergency; • Drugs—“You can get any kind of drug in Chowan County you want. We need everyone to get in volved in solving this problem. It takes the people to help solve this problem;” • Common communication sys tem for the various law enforce ment agencies—He said that of ficers now have to use scanners in order to hear radio communica tions from other branches of law enforcement; and • Cooperation—“We need to maintain the good working rela tionship between all the law en forcement agencies. We have a good relationship and I want to continue that.” In fielding questions from the audience, Spruill was asked if the number of deputies currently with the department was adequate. He responded that he felt the sheriff’s department was adequately manned but, “I’ll fight for more deputies if the need is there." the roads. This is a countrified place.” Board Chairman Alton Elmore asked Dunbar if his pro perty was on the road in question and was told that it wasn’t. The chairman asked that further remarks be confined to those whose property was on the street. An argument ensued among property owners and centered on the actions of the Chowan Beach Continued On Page 4 Governor James Martin Republican Breakfast Slated Governor James Martin will be in Edenton, Saturday, October 11th for a campaign breakfast, Republican Congressional Can didate Howard Moye has an nounced. Martin will be cam paigning for Howard Moye, 1st District Congressional candidate and Republicans Shirley Perry, State House candidate, Timothy Hodges, State Senate candidate and Fred Spruill, Sheriff can didate in Chowan County. Martin will appear at a breakfast at 8:00 a.m. at the Golden Corral on Virginia Road (Highway 32) in Edenton. Tickets are $5.00 and are available from Shirley Perry 297-2688, in Per quimans County, Fred Spruill and Ann Ellis (482-8811) Chowan Coun ty, Earl Rountree (465-8354) in Gates County, Timothy Hodges, (926-3531), in Hyde County, and in Beaufort County, Rebecca Clay ton (946-7700), and Steve Rader (946-5790). Tickets will also be available at the door.

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