PRESENTS MEMENTO—Seabrook Blanching Co. recently presented an aviation memento to the Eden
ton Airport. The framed photo is of the U.S. Air Force’s predsion flying team, the “Thunderbirds.” The
autographed photo was given to James Gardner, founder of Seabrook, during an airshow at the airport
in the early 1970’s. Jim Heidenreich, Seabrook general manager, (left) presented the photo to Bill Myers
(center) and Ben Rinehart, members of the Edenton Airport Advisory Committee.
Employee Salary Schedule Comparisons Are Made
By JEANETTE WHITE
In a comparison of employees’
salaries in Chowan and the sur
rounding counties, most wages
were about the same, based on
population and tax valuation for
1986.
Chowan County’s population
last year was recorded at 13,357
and tax base was $306 million. In
Bertie, population was 21,480 and
tax valuation was $525 million.
Gates reported 9,272 people with
a tax base of $200 million last
year.
Perquimans County had 10,725
people and a $252 million tax base.
Tyrrell’s population was 4,236 peo
ple paying on a $134 million base.
Salaries ran much higher in
more densely populated areas,
such as Mecklenburg County,
which recorded 446,236 people
with a tax valuation of $20,051
mliHon.
Chowan County Manager Cliff
Copeland said averaged figures
furnished by the Institute of
Government in Chapel Hill do not
take into account employment
grades, which may change
salaries slightly.
For instance, the institute
reported salary for Chowan’s
chief deputy as $19,368, when ac
tual salary was $17,140. Actual
salary for the county’s chief jailer
was $13,086 and the register of
deeds received $12,502.
Chowan County paid its director
of emergency services $17,944 last
year. Neither Bertie, Gates, Per
quimans nor Tyrrell had a direc
tor. In Mecklenburg, the director
was paid $47,132.
Chowan County paid $30 per day
to the board of election supervisor
and members.
In Bertie the supervisor of elec
tions received $11,364, the chair
man received $2,400 and board
members were paid $30 daily.
Gates County paid $10 per
meeting to the chairman and
board members and $44.10 per
day, three days per week to a
supervisor.
Perquimans County paid $25
per day each to chairman and
members of its board and $6 per
hour to its supervisor.
Tyrrell paid $12,228 to its elec
tion supervisor. In Mecklenburg,
elections chairman received
$3,300, $2,200 went to members
and the supervisor received
$40,679.
Chowan County’s water system
supervisor earned $20,607 in 1986.
A landfill supervisor in Bertie
County earned $19,116 and Gates
paid its water supervisor $19,934.
Perquimans’ water system
supervisor was paid $17,496, with
$14,592 paid in Tyrrell.
Mecklenburg paid $35,399 for a
landfill supervisor in 1986.
Salary paid by Chowan last
year to a part-time veterans’ ser
vice officer was $3,659. In Bertie,
$16,668 went to the civil pre
paredness coordinator and $13,740
to the veterans’ service officer.
Perquimans paid $4,660 for a
part-time veterans’ officer. Tyr
rell paid $2,130 each for part-time
civil preparedness and veterans’
officers.
Mecklenburg’s veterans’ officer
earned $40,679.
Counties share services and
salaries of some employees. For
instance, the library director for
Chowan also serves three other
counties and received $25,980.
Public health director served four
counties and earned $42,156. The
mental health director served six
counties for $40,152. Director of
social services in Chowan receiv
ed $26,011.
In Bertie County, the library
director received $31,692 from
four counties, $26,328 went to the
public health director, $37,044 to
the mental health director serving
four counties and $27,708 to direc
tor of social services.
Gates shared a library and
mental health director with Ber
tie and paid its public health direc
tor who served two counties,
$37,442. An additional $25,225 went
to the social services director.
Perquimans shared the same
library director, public health
director and mental health direc
tor as Chowan and paid $25,416 to
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its social services director.
Tyrrell shared the same library
director as Chowan, shared a
public health director with three
counties for $32,400 and a mental
health director with four counties
for $34,044. Its social services
director earned $23,352.
In Mecklenburg, which does not
share employees, the library
director earned $55,500, $82,090
went to the public health director
and $58,706 was paid to the social
services director. The mental
health director’s position was va
cant in 1986.
The agricultural extension
chairman working in Chowan
County was paid $32,034 last year.
Of that amount, $10,332 came
WINNER—Samuel T. Williams
was the winner of $20 in last
week’s county litter cleanup
drawing.
from Chowan and the remainder
was shared by state and federal
government.
Bertie’s chairman earned
$40,191, Gates’ chairman, $42,016;
Perquimans, $28,984; Tyrrell,
$39,156; and Mecklenburg, $43,905.
Chowan’s average salary for an
animal control officer was $11,920.
In Bertie, average was $14,760 for
a part-time employee (no vehicle
is provided) and in Perquimans
average was $6,670 for a part-time
worker.
Neither Gates, Tyrrell nor
Mecklenburg County has an
animal control officer.
In Chowan County a part-time
building inspector is paid $8 per
hour. In Bertie the building in
spector averaged $17,064 and
$17,413 in Gates. Tyrrell had no
building inspector and Per
quimans averaged $14,556.
Mecklenburg paid $27,207 each to
a building inspector, electrical in
spector and plumbing inspector.
Salaries for county attorneys
vary according to demands from
the county.
In the 1983-84 fiscal year,
Chowan County paid $1,200 re
tainer and $1,757 in fees to its at
torney. In the same period, Ber
tie paid $24,086 because of liti
gation or complex business trans
actions.
Gates paid $816 retainer and
$850 fees to its attorney, Per
quimans paid $2,400 retainer and
$558 fees and Tyrrell paid a flat
$2,200 retainer. Mecklenburg paid
$72,000 for a full-time attorney.
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fined $100 and cost of court anc
ordered not to consume anj
alcoholic beverage in the state foi
the same period. He was given 2‘
hour active sentence and orderec
not to operate a motor vehicle or
the highway until licensed. An ap
peal was noted.
Charles Eugene Wellman was
found guilty of driving 72 in a 4!
mph zone. He was sentenced to 3(
days suspended for two years or
payment of a $50 fine and cost ol
court. He was ordered to sur
render his operator’s license anc
was granted limited driving
privilege.
On the charge of assault with £
deadly weapon inflicting seriou:
injury, Sharon Denise Caudle war
bound over to Superior Court foi
trial after probable cause war
found. An appeal was noted.
McCoy Bazemore was founc
guilty of failure to vaccinate
■nim«l» and sentenced to 30 day*
suspended for two years on pay
ment of a $50 fine. He was orderec
not to permit any dog under hi*
care to run loose for two years anc
all dogs belonging to him must b<
vaccinated according to law. A
charge of damage to property wai
consolidated for sentencing and h<
was ordered to pay court cost or
both cases, which were appealed
William Thomas Bland wai
charged with five counts of break
ing and entering and larceny and
one count of breaking and enter
ing and attempted larceny. A
voluntary dismissal was taken on
five counts and he was bound over
to Superior Court for trial on the
remaining charge.
On identical charges for Roy
Rogers Ford, the court took the
i same action.
' William Bryan Chappell was
; found guilty of injury to real pro
perty and he was sentenced to six
' months suspended for two years
1 on payment of a $100 fine, $48 cost
of court, sentenced to 72 hours of
community service and a service
fee, ordered to make restitution of
$100 to Edenton Shell Station for
damages.
Jerry Wayne Johnson was
found guilty of the same charge
and sentence was the same. An
appeal was noted.
Percy Lee Leary was found
guilty of resisting arrest and
sentenced to 90 days suspended
for two years, fined $100 and cost
I of court and ordered off the
premises of 210 North Oakum
Street for two years. He was also
ordered to attend Albemarle Men
' tal Health. A charge of trespass
ing was consolidated for judge
ment and he was assesesed cost of
court.
mation to understand and handle
diseases if they come up.
Considering AIDS and AIDS
related conditions, the board
decided that most infected
children represent no threat of
transmission in the classroom.
Such students are to be provided
an education in the usual manner.
Children diagnosed with certain
viruses who are unable to control
normal body functions, have
behavioral abnormalities or open
wounds which cannot be ade
quately covered and do pose a risk
may be removed from the
classroom.
A child with AIDS/ARC or other
communicable diseases may be
temporarily removed from a
classroom until an alternative
program can be established or the
child’s physician determines that
the risk has abated.
Confidentiality of children will
be protected by the school system,
with only the principal, school
nurse and teacher notified of the
child’s condition.
Determination on whether a
school employee with a com
municable disease will be permit
ted to retain employment will be
determined on a case-by-case
basis, considering the condition of
the employee, the expected in
teraction with others and impact
on both the employee and others.
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League Addresses Issues
Continued From Page 1-A
NCLM’s fall convention and local
officials will discuss methods of
achieving those goals at regional
meetings planned for the next
three weeks.
At each meeting, officials are
given a questionnaire seeking opi
nions on ways to achieve
organization goals. Those opinions
will be compiled to identify future
objectives.
Two of the goals set last year
were opposition to the proposal
repealing property taxes and im
posing a state sales tax of at least
five percent earmarked for local
governments, and to allocate 50
per cent of corporate tax to local
governments.
The league will seek new
revenue sources for local govern- '
ments to offset lessened financial
assistance from the federal
government. j
The league supports the right of i
municipalities to make basic
employment decisions and will op- i
pose any law or regulation which
affects salaries, benefits or condi
tions of work.
Other opposition is expressed by
the league for efforts to abolish
governmental immunity of
nunicipalities from tort liability.
NCLM will seek legislation to
:larify the authority of cities to
mdertake economic development
and authorize use of general
abligation or revenue bonds for
such projects.
Other legislation sought by the
league includes:
* protection of our water supplies
ay effective watershed controls;
> prohibition of the sale of certain
uhosphorous-content detergents;
> opposition to mandates increas
ng local participation in highway
instruction funding unless new
•evenue is provided;
> authorization of municipal
governments to participate with
he private sector in downtown
levelopment projects;
• clarification of zoning notice
•equirements;
1 opposition to new incorporations
vhich are primarily for the pur
x>se of preventing annexation by
in existing municipality.
Board Approves
Search, Seizure
Continued From Page 1-A
ehicles on school premises, but
tie school retains authority to con
uct routine patrols of parking
its and exterior inspection of
ars. Interiors may be inspected
f a school official has reasonable
uspicion to believe that
nauthorized materials are inside
lie vehicle. These inspections
lay also be conducted without
otice, student consent or a search
/arrant.
If a properly conducted search
ields illegal materials, the con
raband will be submitted to legal
lUthorities.
The new policy to govern com
nunicable disease procedures
tate, “..The Board of Education
equires that no child with a com
nunicable disease can be denied
ccess to school on the basis of an
pinion by a single individual..”
Mitchener said he considered a
olicy to govern how the board
landles communicable diseases
ecessary since reports in late
986 said the (AIDS) virus had
een reported in all counties of the
tate.
“I felt it was time the board
ake a look and get its house in
rder to take care of a problem
efore and if it happens,” he said.
“The essential thing to get
cross to the community is that
lie responsibility of the school
oard is to keep the child in the
lassroom,” Mitchener said.
He said the policy will provide
eachers and aides with the infor
Carolina
Legislat
Repc
THOMPSON
Activity on local bills was heavy
right before the April 15 deadline.
As a representative of several
counties, I have been working on
quite a few requests for local
legislation. Many local bills go
through the committee rather
quickly while some that may have
implication for other areas of the
state have a tougher time getting
through committee.
Serving on the Agriculture
Committee has been very in
teresting. Representative Vernon
James is the chairman and in
volves the full committee in the
process. One of the interesting ac
tivities that this committee is
looking at this year is
aquaculture, and the interest in
hybrid striped bass is growing
rapidly.
North Carolina State Universi
ty has been researching the
culture of the hybrid striped bass
for several years, and they believe
that they have the program at a
place to begin moving it to demon
stration ponds. The demand by
the public for this fish seems to be
already present so the production
of the hybrid bass is the holdup.
This fish will not reproduce true
because it is a hybrid. This makes
a hatchery necessary.
The demonstration ponds will
be, we hope, in eastern North
Carolina at the start because most
of the present research has occur
red in this area. The research will
include feeding the fish with the
idea of using lower cost feed. At
the present time, feed cost are
high but the probability of cheaper
feed is very good.
Dr. Durwood Bateman, dean of
the School of Agriculture, feels
very positive about this program.
We all believe that hybrid striped
bass has a future for North Caro
lina fish farming. The market ap
pears to be there already so what
we have to do is to learn to pro
duce them in quantity at an eco
nomical cost.
You probably will be hearing
quite a bit about aquaculture in
the future and I believe that
research will really help the
seafood industry.
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