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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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!