THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
_ , Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, December 18, 1986 :
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Volume Lll • No. 48
Not Much Of A Choice
There can be no argument that
President Reagan, while his sub
ordinates were shipping arms to
the Iranians and cash to the Con
tras, either knew what was going
on or did not know.
The problem lies in trying to
figure out which is worse.
If he knew — and most Ameri
cans think he did — then that
brings his credibility and judg
ment into serious question. His
credibility because he played
down the amount of arms involved
when he went on television to give
the American people “the facts.”
And because, in that same ad
dress, he denied knowledge of
trans-shipments, third-party in
volvements or shady transactions.
His judgment because he was
saying one thing publicly while do
ing the opposite under cover, urg
ing our friends and allies abroad
not to negotiate with terrorists
while trying to ransom U.S.
hostages held by moslem zealots
with arms and spare parts.
Given that this course of action
might, in the long run, have re
sulted in improved relations with
post-Khomeini Iran, the President
should have known that any mili
tary aid to Iran, perhaps the
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PREPARE FOR CONCERT—The Concert Choir (pictured above), Treble Ensemble and Mixed Choruses
of John A. Holmes High School will hold a Christmas concert Thursday, December 18 (tonight) at 7:30
p.m. in the school auditorium under the direction of Mrs. Shelby Strother. Tickets can be purchased at
the door. Admission will be $2.00 for adults, and $1.00 for students and children wishing to attend.
Rice Submits Resignation
Deputy Sheriff Wayne S. Rice
said Tuesday that he has sub
mitted his resignation from the
Chowan County Sheriff’s Depart
ment in order to accept an ap
pointment as a county magistrate.
•Of the appointment he said, “It’s
just something I couldn’t turn
down.”
Rice defeated four Democratic
opponents in the May primary in
his bid for election for sheriff. In
November, he was defeated by
Republican Fred Spruill.
Magistrates are appointed by
the senior resident Superior Court
AJudge every two years. Superior
Court Clerk, Marjorie H. Hollo
well said that the process begins
with applications submitted to her
office which are then forwarded
with recommendations to Judge
Small. Mrs. Hollowell said of the
appointment, “He’s been inter
ested in it for a good while.”
Chowan County has two magis
trates, currently Tarkington and
Carlton Perry whose appointment
has expired. In the performance
of their duties, they are super
vised by Chief District Court
Judge John T. Chaffin, Mrs.
Hollowell said.
Rice said that he learned of his
appointment on Monday in a let
ter from Judge Small. His resig
nation from the sheriff’s dept, is
effective Dec. 28 and the Court
Cleric said he will be sworn into his
new position on Dec. 31.
Schedules
Provided
(Editor’s Note: As a service to our
readers, we are providing a listing of
Holiday dosings of government of
fices, trash pickup schedules and
selected businesses in the area that
and services to area
.)
EDENTON - Town offices will
be closed Dec. 25 & 28 and Jan. 1.
Trash collection: Dec. 22, East
Eden too; Dec. 23, West Edenton;
Dec. 24, normal limb pickup; Dec.
29 and 31, East Edenton; Dec. 30
CHOWAN - County offices will
be closed Dec. 24,25 and 26 find
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Deadlines
Announced
In observance of the Christ
mas holiday, The Chowan
Herald will be closed all day
next Thursday and Friday,
December 25 and 26. Accord
ingly, an early printing
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week’s edition.
Classified and legal adver
tising for next week’s issue
should be submitted no later
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December 22. Display adver
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December 22. Exceptions will
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News items and photo
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p.m. on Monday, December
22.
Those who can have ads,
news items or photographs
brought in on Friday,
December 19 (tomorrow) by
5:00 p.m. are encouraged to do
so.
Your observance of these
deadlines will be greatly
appreciated.
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Swearing In Ceremony Held
By JACK GROVE
Three Chowan County residents
flew to Washington, D.C. and join
ed more than 1,500 North Caroli
nians in celebrating new Sen.
Terry Sanford’s swearing in on
the U:S. Capitol steps on Wednes
day, Dec. 10. Witnessing the event
were Chowan Democratic Party
Chairman, Charlie Shaw; local
chairman of the Terry Sanford
Election Committee, Dr. Ed
Bond; and Paul Waff, local
businessman.
Tom Lawton, aide to Sanford,
described the day’s events in a
telephone interview. A brunch,
sponsored by N.C. Lt. Gov. Robert
Jordan, former governor Jim
Hunt, State Democratic Party
Chairman Jim Van Hecke and
Cliff Benson, a Raleigh
businessman, kicked off the
festivities.
Senator Sanford was sworn in
on the east steps of the Capitol at
12:30 p.m. by the Hon. J. Dickson
Phillips, Jr., Federal Judge of the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Phillips makes his home in
Charlotte and is an old friend of
Sanford’s dating from attendance j
at law school at the same time, i
Lawton described the day as J
cloudy until 12:30 “when the sun j
broke through.” He said that the (
sun went back into hiding shortly ;
after the ceremony was com- j
pleted. The aide quoted a Duke j
University associate of the ]
senator, where he was president ]
for many years, as saying that j
Sanford had “weather magic.”
Many university ceremonies were
conducted outside when the
weather was threatening only to
brighten up long enough for the
ceremony. .
According to Lawton, Dec. 10 1
was a day of “firsts. It was the '
first time ever that a senator was '
sworn in on the steps of the '
Capitol. Most are sworn in
together on the Senate floor on the 1
first day of the new congress.” He *
said that it “was the most people
sver to witness the swearing in of >
i senator.” <
Sanford was sworn into the 99th *
Congress, to fill the unexpired *
term of the late Sen. John East,
which runs from Nov. 5 to Jan. 6. '
Sanford will then be sworn into the <
LOOth Congress with the other new- j
ly elected senators early in 1
January for a normal six year «
term. Lawton pointed out that the
senator automatically gained
seniority over other freshmen
senators by taking office last
veek.
The ceremony on the Capitol
steps was made necessary by the
arge home state crowd which
:ould not be accommodated in the
Senate galleries. At the conclusion
*f the ceremony Sanford spoke
•riefly to the crowd, just another
srecedent that would be impossi
>le under normal circumstances.
In alluding to the unusual ar
angements, Lawton said, “We
lon’t think Terry Sanford is a
isual senator. We think he is
ixtraordinary.”
A reception followed in the
Senate Caucus Room with the en
ire crowd invited. The room “was
am-packed. Washington knew
forth Carolina had arrived,” the
side observed.
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RECEPTION—New U.S. Senator Terry Sanford receives the con
gratulations of supporters last Wednesday afternoon in the Capitol’s
Senate Caucus Room.
Harrington Retains President Pro Tem Position
State Sen. J.J. (Monk) Harr
ngton was victorious in his quest
0 retain his position as President
sro Tem in the state senate
tccording to Sen. Marc Basnight
>f Manteo in a telephone interview
it press time Wednesday. Bas
light, who had participated in a
Senate Democratic Caucus in
laleigh on Tuesday, said that
larrington had come out on top in
1 contest with Sen. Henson
Barnes, a Goldsboro attorney, by
a vote of 21 to 17.
Basnight said that it was very
important to the northeast for
Harrington, a retired business
man from Lewiston, to hold the
post in what is described as a key
senate leadership role. The Presi
dent Pro Tern is in charge of the
Rules and Operations Committee
that approves legislation to go
before the full senate; assigns
senators to offices and seats;
makes some committee assign
ments; and is co-chairman of the
Legislative Research Commission
that operates between legislative
sessions. His influence could be
crucial in legislation directly af
fecting this area.
Harrington represented an area
MltWfL included Chowan Goupty
before redistricting about two
years ago. It was at that time that
Basnight was elected to represent
the present district that includes
Chowan.
The Manteo senator said that
Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan will appoint
major senate committee chair
manships on Feb. 9. Basnight
said, “I am hoping to get the
chairmanship of an Appropria
tions Board,” one of four in the
senate.
On other subjects, Basnight was
asked if he thought a ban on
phosphates in detergents was in
the future for the state. He
reiterated what some of the ex
perts said at the recent convo
cation of Virginia and N.C.
legislators of the Chowan River
Interstate Study Commission.
SEALED—The entrance to a ros
ty’s Cowpen Neck area, where mir
and drink, was sealed off with a fe
Sheriff urged owners of similar a
to the public. “We will be watchini
volving minors using alcohol and i
to make arrests,” Sheriff Spruill
desire to arrest any adults provic
Most of the phosphates entering
rivers comes from treated waste
water from sewage plants, 75 per
cent from human waste residue
and 25 percent from detergents.
With this treated material
diverted to land application
systems, (all of the municipalities
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d leading into sand pits in the coun
ors have been known to congregate
nee this week. The Chowan County
*eas to close them off from access
l areas of the county for parties in
Irugs. When they occur, we expect
said. He particularly indicated his
ing minors with alcohol.
Woman Evading Police Wrecks Car
A Hertford women led local
police on a high-speed chase
through Edenton and onto U.S. 17
last Wednesday evening. Edenton
Police Officers C.C. Alexander
and S.B. Terry responded to a
domestic disturbance call at 6
p.m. in a neighborhood near D.F.
Walker School.
A woman, identified as Leola
Jones, 25, one of the subjects of the
call, stopped her car briefly
alongside the police car before
abruptly pulling away. The of
ficers followed, with blue light and
siren after she was seen to be driv
ing on the wrong side of the street
and ignoring stop signs and traf
fic lights.
She reportedly passed three
cars waiting at a Hwy 17 business
north red light and attained
speeds of 60 mph before coming to
the intersection of 17 Bypass. Ig
noring that stop sign, she is said
to have “spun out” on the highway
where the patrol car stopped in
front of her.
After ramming the police car,
she spun her car around and pro
ceeded toward Hertford at a high
rate of speed, apparently driving
more in the southbound lane than
her own, passing northbound traf
fic.
While attempting to pass a
semi-trailer truck and two other
vehicles near Gabby’s Restau
rant, she lost control of her car,
which jumped the ditch on the
southbound side and came to rest.
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FETED AT RETIREMENT—A retirement reception was held for former Chowan County Sheriff Glen
Perry at the Carolina Room Tuesday afternoon. Perry will continue with the sheriffs department as a
Special Deputy. A plaque honoring his many years of service to the county was presented to Perry by
Chairman of the Board of CSwwan County Commissioners, Alton Elmore (right) and Commissioner C.A.
(Al) Phillips.
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