Cost Effective Training Forty-seven of the state's 58 community colleges trained x 12,263 workers for new and 1 expanding industry during the year ended June 30,1988. This was carried out through 167 different projects at an average cost of $479 per worker. New industry accounted for 104 of the training projects, while expanding industry % accounted for the remaining 63. But the 8,661 workers trained for jobs with new in dustries cost a little more per trainee than did the 3,602 trained for expanding indus try jobs, $494.60 as against $441.50. Eleven of the 58 community colleges in the system did not v offer this type of training during the fiscal year which ended June 30. Fifty-five per cent of the training projects were in the piedmont, 50 per cent along the coastal plain and 15 per cent in the moun tains. College of the Albe marle was one of the 11 insti tutions not participating, v Central Piedmont, located in Charlotte, carried on the largest program, training a total of 1,549 but Alamance Community College was a close second, with 1,154. Guilford Tech came in third, with 1,067. Spokesmen for the Depart ment of Community Colleges * were pleased at the scope and cost-effectiveness of the training program. Previous government-sponsored job training programs have run into the thousands of dollars per worker when carried out through other agencies. It was common to note that many of k these workers could have been sent to an Ivy League univer sity for less money. But the $479 average cost in the com munity college system is hardly enough to pay for a student’s books at one of those places. Pat On Voters' Backs Chowan County voters are to be congratulated for the large favorable vote they gave the $7-million school bond is sue. The margin of victory was such as to reflect widespread support for educa tion all along the Public Pa rade. k The voters were able to ap prove such a large issue with confidence because the 1988 Continued On Page 4 THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast Volume LLIV - No. 44 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, November 17,1988 Single Copies 25 Cents Aviation Corp. Considers Move By JACK GROVE Edenton may soon have a new business located at the municipal airport. L.N. Christensen has been here this week discussing with town officials the possibility of moving his company, Vintage Aviation Corp., from Front Royal, Va. Christensen is looking for a location closer to the Port of Norfolk that provides ample space for a plant complex and airplane tiedowns. He has been considering the Edenton location for two months. He is in the process of procuring derelict World War II era military aircraft from Morocco and Thailand, as many as 45. He will restore and sell them. He expects to sell some as "kits," just the airframes, engines and parts for others to restore; restore others up to airworthiness certification condition; and some he will completely re store to mint condition. While touring the airport Monday with Utilities Direc tor Hawk Crummey and Edenton Councilman E.N. (Pete) Manning, Christensen talked about the transport, ob servation, bomber and fighter aircraft he is acquiring. They include T-28's, Bearcats, F8F's and MIG 15's and 17's. He said that restored Bear cats, for example, could command prices of from $600,000 to $800,000. The company would need 4-5 acres for buildings, stor age and aircraft tiedowns. He would bring four employees with him and, with expansion of his business, might employ up to 15. Christensen is also dis cussing with the town the pos sibility of his company as suming the fixed base opera tion (FBO) at the airport. As FBO, Vintage Aviation Continued On Page 6 Basnight To Speak Chowan County’s Farm City Banquet will be held Tuesday, November 22 at the American Legion Building. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sen ator Marc Basnight. He will speak about water quality, a subject of great concern to residents of the Albemarle area. The senator is presently chairing the state Legislative Committee on Water Quality. _Chairman Harry_Lan.. Winslow is anticipating a good turnout for the banquet. "This year we hope to ex change more door prizes be tween businesses and farm ers than in the years past,” he said. A special feature of the pro gram will be Albemarle Sound Action Program's recognition of a local farmer using Best Management Practices. Area farmers are making efforts to control wa ter run-off in their efforts to Continued On Page 6 PROPOSED AIRPORT BUSINESS--Discussions were held at the municipal airport Monday morning concerning the possible location for a new business there. From left are Councilman E.N. (Pete) Manning, L.N. Christensen, president of Vintage Aviation Corp. and Utilities Director Hawk Crummey. Board Abandons Proposal Fishing Pier Idea Dropped A proposal, first made by county commissioner Alton Elmore last year for a fishing pier into Albemarle Sound, has been abandoned by the board of commissioners. The idea was to convert a portion of the old Albemarle Sound Bridge to a fishing pier when the new bridge is com pleted. After a public hearing and indepth investigation of feasibility by County Man ager Cliff Copeland, the pros Renovation Causes Officials Concern —A recent house i in Edenton's Historic District has sparked concern among town officials that some home owners may not be aware of a recently enacted town ordi nance. The work on the house had been done without getting the approval of the town. The ordinance, enacted in February of this year, ex System Is Operating Edenton officials heaved a collective sigh of relief Fri day morning after the new wastewater treatment went into operation. The system became operational at 2:02 a.m. with the flip of a switch. The town had been operat ing the old system under a federal "Judicial Order of Consent” (JOC) that expires Jan. 1, 1989. Operation of the old plant after that time would have brought substantial daily fines. The JOC allowed no additional hookups to the system. The new system is a land application system on 328 Continued On Page 6 Van Overturned On 9ueen Street A Grafton, Va. woman sustained a fractured arm in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Court and Queen Streets Thursday at 12:36 p.m. Responding to the scene were Edenton Police, the Edenton Fire Dept., Rescue Squad and Chowan Sheriffs Dept. Injured was Rebecca Bis sett, 33, who was driving a 1984 Dodge van east on Queen St. Her van was struck broad side by a 1985 Ford driven by Donnie Eason, 66, of Rt. 1, Hobbsville. Ms. Eason was driving north on Court St. and was cited for a stop sign violation, Continued On Page 6 ggp.'. §13 ■, *?- , COLLISION -A two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Court and Queen Streets Thursday ^ left a Grafton, Va. woman with a broken arm and brought out all of the town’s emergency k services. She was the driver of the overturned van. The driver of the car in the foreground was charged with running a stop sign. ™J3§fided thq scope qf_the historic _ district and laid down guide lines for changes to homes within the district. The general boundaries of the district are from the water front north on Broad Street to Freemason Street and from Oakum Street on the east to Mosley Street on the west. Exact boundaries can be seen on a map available at the town office. The ordinance states that within the district, "No exte rior portion of any building or other structure shall be erected, altered, restored, de molished or moved until a Certificate of Appropriateness has been obtained." Examples of changes would include decks, siding, shutters and fences. In an interview with coun cil member Livingstone Goodman, town manager Ann-Marie Kelly and Bill Turpin, chairman of the His toric District Commission, Goodman pointed out, "The purpose of the ordinance is to preserve the very special his toric appearance of Edenton." Ms. Kelly said that there have been two incidences of work being done in the dis trict without the required cer tificate. She said that viola- , tion of the ordinance could result in court action as an infraction that could result in ] a fine. J "We're interested in avoiding those situations," f she noted, however. Goodman said that a recent meeting was held with local contractors to discuss the or dinance. About 30 Certificates of Ap propriateness have been is sued since since February. Turpin said, "The biggest surprise that I've had since I've been on the commission is that people have come and asked for advice.” He said that he couldn't remember one instance where a certificate had been denied. Applications for certifi Continued On Page 6 and cons of acquisition were discussed in executive ses sion last week by the board. (Closed meeting by governing boards are lawful when prop erty acquisition and legal matters are discussed.) At the public hearing, Fred Wood of Raleigh, objected to the plan stating that his ad joining sound front acreage would decrease in value. He also told the board that the old bridge's right of way would revert to his family, a fact that the board was unaware of. Copeland obtained confir mation from the State Dept, of Transportation and the Attor ney General's office that the state owned an easement over Wood land for the bridge ap proach that had to be returned upon abandonment of the bridge. He said that condemnation proceedings would be costly if the owner sought damages for property devaluation. The county's feasibility study for the project estimated an annual maintenance cost at $6-7,000. DOT, on the other hand, came up with a ten-year maintenance cost of $696,000 and estimated the maximum life of the pier would be 15-20 years. The county manager said that other obstacles to the pro ject included insurance cov erage and resistance by the state to operate the fishing pier. The board reconvened in open session and unani mously voted to drop the pro posal. OLDEST VETERAN-James Oglesby, one of two surviving World War I veterans, who will be 93 in January was present as lsual for the annual Veterans Day observance at the Broad St. nonument. As a doughboy, he spent 47 days and nights in the tfeuse-Argonne battle with the "Huns." Some 18 Legionnaires rom Edenton's Post 40 took part in the Friday morning :eremony which began with a one minute sounding of the town's ire siren. Deadline Announced The Chowan Herald will be closed on Thursday, November 24 in order to al low employees to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Accordingly, an early deadline will be observed for next week's edition. All advertisers and per sons wishing to submit news articles or photographs for next week's paper are asked to have items deliv ered to the Herald office no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, November 18. Ads or news items not received prior to 10 a.m. on Monday, November 21 will be accepted only as long as space remains available. The Herald staff wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday!

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