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THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast Volume LLIII - No. 48 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday. December 3. 1987 Single Cbpies 25 Cents Newspeak and Red Ink At this time 200 years ago, the big question before the people was the ratification hy the states'of the new constitu tion. The Federalist Papers were being issued, the I/* framers of the new constitu tion were busily engaged in tiying to sell it on its merits while playing down its short comings. As the issues came to a vote across the 13 states, the out come was by no means cer tain. The ratification major ity was often very narrow. But ^ there is little doubt what the outcome would have been had those ardent advocates real ized that, under the document they were supporting, it woultj be possible down the road for one president to run a trillion dollar deficit in eight peace time years. ^ I But they failed to realize it, ■ and the big questions during this bicentennial year is whether the government they gave us can save itself from drowning in a sea of red ink. To date the evidence is not all that convincing. First, there is Gramm Rudman. If left to operate as * , devised, it would trim only $23 billion from deficit's rate of growth, leaving a tidy $170 . billion or so to be added to the ' national debt during the cur rent fiscal year. But it won't be left to work its way. It will eventually be nullified by a compromise "package" wrapped up by %) White House and congres sional leaders, spurred on by a spectacular drop in the stock market. The package is being touted as a $30 billion reduc tion in the flow of red ink <Mng this fiscal yesr^ The President likes it be cause it goes easy on the de fense funding, the biggest %) single item in the budget. Congress likes it — well some of th.e leaders, anyway — because it goes easy on the white elephants and sacred cows, collectively described as special interests. Gramm-Rudman, for ex ample, would cut the military . by $11.5 billion. The compro mise barely touches the mili tary, $5 billion after an infla tion adjustment. Score one for the President. Gramm-Rudman would cut farm supports by $2.3 bil lion, while the compromise would take only $900 million. Score one for Congress. ^ When you deduct the $11 * billion in new taxes and user fees in the comprise package, the net cut in spending is al most $3 billion less than would be imposed under Gramm-Rudman, which levies no new taxes. But it is even worse than that. In the compromise $30-billion package, $5 billion would come from the sale of gov Contmued On Page 4 Chowan Hospital is facing a shortage of nurses, forcing closure of a unit there, the Board of Trustees were told last week. The nursing shortage is nationwide. Hospital Administrator Marvin A. (Johnny) Bryan said the shortage forced clos ing of the progressive care unit. Bryan explained in an interview Tuesday that the unit in the hospital received patients from intensive care for post-operative and post acutecaraiac care before they were further transferred to the medical-surgical floor. He said that the progressive care unit should not be con fused with the skilled nursing provided by the hospital's Units B and C for elderly and infirm patients. The full complement of nurses at the hospital is set at 48. Officials are currently seeking to fill five full-time and one part-time slot. Bryan told the board that he was looking at an increase in hospital staff salaries, in cluding that of nurses. As part of thejjpcjget process, he said that $100,000 in salary in creases would be included be ginning early next year. Starting pay for registered Farm Study Initiated RALEIGH - Economic problems facing farmers in North Carolina will be studies by a legislative committee Area Sale Underway Thanksgiving is past and Christmas is not too many days away. With that in mind, town and county businesses have planned another countywide sale. The sale, called "Winter Wonderland of Sayings Sale," begins today and runs through Saturday. For those who believe in shopping early and saving at the same time, now is the time to shop at home. A special sales supplement is included in this week's edition to guide shoppers to values locally. k ’i that includes Representatives Ray Fletcher of Burke County, Charles Beall of Haywood, Sidney Locks of Robeson, Wendell Murphy of Duplin, John Tart of Wayne and R.M. (Pete) Thompson, Sr. or Chowan. They have been appointed by House Speaker Liston B. Ramsey to the study to be con ducted by the Legislative Re search Commission. The group will consider the need for giving farmers additional legal protection in land fore closure preceedings. Also studied will be ways to pre serve farmland from en croachment by commercial development and expansion of urban areas. Thompson, an Edenton businessman, represents the First House District. He has served in th field of agricul Contmued On Page 4 r in state); Kill Alice Perry, W< city folk gathered last week to promote widespread of the two groups. Some 250 attendees at the Dr. Robert E. Cook, Asst. Dean of the School of Agriculture at Ameriea. Awards were presented to (1. tp r.) Les Fagan, 4-H Youth; Wilbur Byrum, Farm City Week Youth; Joe Ward, Peanut Award (and also top 4-H Youth; Joe Parrish, Outstanding Young and Mack Byrum, Outstanding 4-H Youth. State Survey Conducted Among Students By JACK GROVE Concern is steadily grow ing on the state and local lev els about the increasing use of alcohol and drugs by young people. A survey was conducted by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction of public school students statewide last spring. The results of the sur vey were released two weeks ago and showed that alcohol is the most used drag. students surveyed, 60 it reported using alco it some point in their lives re ported use of alcohol in the last month. Over one in four 11th 12th graders reported drink ing until drunk in the month preceding the survey. Tobacco was the second most used drug, with 49 per cent of all students reporting they had smoked at some point in their lives and another 32 per cent reporting they had tried smokeless tobacco. More than 30 per cent re ported they has used mari juana at some point, with al most two in 10 llth-12th graders reporting marijuana use in the previous month. Other drugs students re ported using at some point in their lives were: inhalants, 23 per cent; uppers, 16 per cent; downers, 11 per cent; hashish, eight per cent; cocaine, six per cent; and crack (a cocaine derivative), two per cent. Jill Jordan, Health Educa tion- Coordinator for the Edenton-Chowan Schools said that county students were not incjuded in the survey which was a randomly selected sample of school systems over the state. Washington and Gates Counties were in cluded. A local, independent, sur vey was conducted in Perquimans that"showed that more than 50 per cent of 7th and 8th grade students there have used alcohol and more than 25 per cent have been of fered other drugs and six per cent indicated they were us ing drugs other than alcohol. Mrs. Jordan said that no Chowan survey is presently planned. However, she said that Wendell Hall, Alcohol and Drug Defense Regional Consultant of the Dept, of In struction will join her in at tendance at the next regular Board of Education meeting Monday night. They will discuss the state survey re sults and a local program be ing used in the schools to combat the problem. The program has two com ponents: Quest, a national Lions Club program, is funded locally by the Edenton Lions Club with financial as sistance from the Edenton Women's Club; and "Here's Looking at You 2000," funded by federal grant money ($3,500 for the school system) through the Drug-Free Schools and Community Act of 1986 which provides instructional materials. Quest provides instruc tional materials and training for teachers. Students are be ing taught " a positive ap proach to prevention of alcohol and drug use,” Mrs. Jordan said. The program has seven units that include: installing self-confidence, including peer family relationships; information on the "gateway drugs" of alcohol, marijuana and tobacco; and refusal skills. Quest is a part of the Skills for Adolescents national pro gram. Within North Car olina it is sponsored by the state Parent Teachers Association, the North Car olina Lions and various foundations. Continued On Page 4 Belts Save Motorists Seat belts are credited by the N.C. Highway Patrol with saving lives Saturday when two cars met head on on U.S. 17, 4.2 miles south of Hert ford. According to a highway patrol spokesman, the acci dent occurred at 8:10 p.m. when a 1987 Ford passenger car, driven by Lester Perry of Hertford, crossed the center line and struck a southbound 1983 Volvo driven by Kenneth Layfield, 32, of Nashville, Tenn. Estimated speed of both ve hicles was 55 mph on the rain slick highway. Layfield, his wife, Phyllis, 28 and another passenger, Bessie Campbell, 80, of 100-A Church Street, Edenton, were injured. Phyllis Layfield was reported in good condition at Chowan Hospital Wednes day. Kenneth Layfield was admitted to Chowan Hospital and released Monday. Mrs. Campbell was treated and re leased Saturday. Perry was also treated and released while an unidenti fied female passenger in his car was uninjured. The occupants of both vehi cles, with the exception of Mrs. Layfield, were wearing shoulder and lap belts according to investigating Trooper D.C. Garriss. Perry was charged with driving left of center. ALCOHOL DISCUSSED- The Rev. Bob Cooke, Pastor of St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington discusses "The role of the church with local councils and citizens on alcohol and drug use. He was a speaker at the regional exumenical conference oh alcohol and drug abuse at Chowan Hospital. Hospital Closes Care Unit nurses is $9.40 per hour and Bryan is recommending an increase to $10 per hour. Chowan Hospital has re Continued On Page 4 DAV Nov. Meet Held Representatives from Plymouth, Edenton and Eliz abeth City chapters of the Dis abled American Veterans met In November for a meeting of District One with District Commander Elnora Walker presiding. Special guests were Dept. First Jr. Vice Commander Earl Shannon brook, Second Jr. Vice-Com mander W.T. (Bill) Story and Cianbro Corp. represen tative A.J. Holts. Holts, whose company is building the new Albemarle Sound bridge, asked the DAV to support naming the bridge the Veterans Memorial Bridge. He said that no other bridge is constructed like it in the nation and there are only two others in the world with the same design. Shannonbrook told mem bers that the headquarters will begin publishing a state newspaper in March and it will be circulated every two months. He also spoke of do nations by the DAV of TV sets and other items to patients in VA hospitals and explained the DAV service officer pro gram working at those hospi tals to assist veterans with their benefits and problems. Story told members that a committee has been formed at the state level to support the POW-MIA issue. He said that "It was felt that not enough is being done by the federal gov ernment to get an accounting of POW-MIA s. He also warned that Congress was considering cutting veterans benefits programs to lower the national deficit. Story said that veterans or ganizations "are fighting to retain these benefits and ask ing Congress to look else where for cuts and not to take it out of the pockets of those who can afford cutbacks the least” He ended his talk with a promise that the state DAV would back the naming of the bridge. In a corollary meeting, Doris Barnes, resident of Cape Colony, was installed by ^JoAnn McClenney as District One Commander of the DAV Auxiliary. GATHER RAW MATERIALS- Committee members gathered holly (shown ‘here), rose hips, magnolia and an assortment of other greeneiy to decorate Iredell House for the Groaning Board on Sunday from 2*5 p.m. The Cupola House will be decorated and feature Wassail during the same hours. Shown here are Bill Webster, Walter German, Ruth Rose, Linda Eure, Howard Measell, Bert Staggard, Sid Stickles and Don Fenner, chairman of Die committee for Iredell House.
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