Same Pork,
New Barrel
In government and politic*,
it seems the more things
change, the more they remain
the same.
Take the pork barrel, for
( example.
Back in the good old days,
there was no such thing.
There were, of course, discre
tionary funds - little pots of
money from which the Gover
nor,., the Secretary of Trans
portation and a few other
highly placed officials could
do a favor for a group or com
| munity, build a road or em
ploy a friend and supporter.
But they didn't become
known as "pork barrel” until
the members of the General
Assembly started setting
aside something they them
selves could use in their dis
cretion for some special pro
ject in their district which
| served "a public purpose.”
During the last session of
the legislature, it amounted to
a total of $6 million, not much
when you consider there are
170 members among whom
the money was distributed.
But it was enough to whet the
stone of politicians inside the
General Assembly and out
| who had an ax to grind. They
called it "pork" and gave it
such a bad name that they
succeeded in convincing
many voters that the practice
was wrong.
But, right or wrong, here's
what brought about the leg
islative pork barrel. Individ
ual members, going through
| the budget recommended by
the Governor's Advisory
Budget Commission, would
discover that commission
members, many of them leg
islators, had taken care of
their own pet projects by writ
little or nothing le*t for the
special projects of others.
t That's when pork-bar
relling became a do-it-your
self practice. Individual leg
islators discovered that if they
were to get any money allo
cated to their projects they
would have to introduce their
own bills and push them
through the Appropriations
Committee. Pretty soon, these
Q special bills became so nu
merous that the leadership
decided simply to set aside a
fund, which never exceeded $8
million, to be apportioned
among the members for use
on public projects in their
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% THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, April 20,1989
Volume LLV - No. 16
Single Copies 25 Cents
Area Recycling Experiment Underway
By JACK GROVE
Chowan County has begun
an experiment that ultimately
could result in a big savings
of tax dollars. The new effort
is trash recycling and will re
quire the cooperation of the
public to make it a success,
officials say.
Chowan County Water De
partment Director, Graham
Farless, was at the dumpster
site on Midway Rd. off of Base
Rd. Monday morning to set
the recycling wheels in mo
tion.
Three of the dozen trash
bins there have been set aside
solely for recyclable materi
als. One is reserved for met
al, such as cans and trays that
package food; another is for
plastics; and the third is re
served for glass items. Paper
and garbage will continue to
go in the remaining nine
dumpsters.
County officials have high
hopes that the recycling pro
gram, when fully implement
ed, will extend the life the of
tri-county landfill in the Bel
videre section of Perquimans
County. The landfill serves
Gates, Perquimans and Cho
wan Counties and is expected
to be closed in 15 years.
Stringent new federal and
state requirements call for ex
pensive lining of future land
fills to protect ground water
supplies.
Farless encouraged all
county and even town resi
dents to take advantage of the
new recycling bins on Mid
way Rd. He said that George
Riddick, a resident of the Yeo
pim community, will collect
the recyclables from the bins
and store them in a nearby
truck trailer. When he has a
load, he will take the material
to a recycling center in
Raleigh.
Farless said "this is the
first experimental station."
liki, tM
He indicated that if it was a
success, other areas of the
county would have designated
recycling centers. "We hope
that it keeps expanding. Ev
ery bit that we don't put in that
landfill will save us money,"
he commented.
If all three counties and
their towns had a recycling
program with public support,
he estimated that 40 per cent
less material would go into
the landfill. This could al
most double the life of that fa
PITCHES IN —Jane Mabry was the first resident to pitch
recyclables into dumpsters on Midway Road that are reserved
for trash that can be recycled. Ms. Mabry writes the "Swat A
Litterbug" column for The Chowan Herald. She said that she
had been separating her trash for over a week in anticipation of
the new program that began Monday.
cility.
The recycling is designed
to be "user friendly." No spe
cial preparation of recycla
bles is required other than
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Investigation
Results In Arrest
After an extensive investi
gation and aborted grand jury
indictments, the co-owner of
Little Rascal Day Care Center
in Edenton was charged Fri
day with four counts of first
degree sex offense involving
children at the center.
Robert Fulton Kelly, Jr.
was arrested by Edenton Po
lice under the direction of
District Attorney H.P. Will
iams. This came after the
Chowan County Grand Jury
handed down four true bills of
indictment against Kelly in
the case.
Shortly after Superior Court
Judge Thomas S. Watts ac
cepted the grand jury report,
Court Clerk Marjorie Hollo
well came into the court room
with one of the jurors, and in a
whispered conference with the
judge and Williams, reported
that the juror was apparently
ineligible to serve.
The grand jury had al
ready been dismissed for the
session and the judge briefly
wondered if they could be re
Motions Could Delay Murder Trial
A murder trial, scheduled
for a special session of Cho
wan Superior Court on May 8,
will likely be delayed as the
result of a hearing before
8. Watts last Friday. The one
day session was to hear mo
tions by defense attorney Bill
Culpepper.
Culpepper is representing
Claude Augustus Felton, 35, of
Route 1, Hertford, who is
charged with the double mur
der of Sarah Ann Jones, 26,
and, her 11-year-old daughter,
Falinda Brooks on August 28
of last year. Ms. Jones died of
stab wounds while her daugh
ter was killed with a small
caliber handgun.
The defense attorney en
tered several motions that
asked that Samuel B. (Sambo)
Dixon of a large Raleigh firm
be assigned as associate de
fense counsel and assign
raent of technical experts for
the defense to testify on fin
gerprint, fiber and ballistic
evidence found at the murder
scene. These experts would be
used to counter .expert SBI tes
timony of the state.
Culpepper further requested
that Felton be given a psychi
atric examination and as
signment of a South Mills wo
man as interpreter for Felton
who is a deaf mute.
Dixon, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R.D. Dixon, Jr., of
Edenton, has already been
contacted by Culpepper and
has assisted in obtaining the
services of a private investi
gator and former SBI director,
Haywood Starling as the fin
gerprint expert.
Judge Watts assigned Dix
on as associate counsel and
observed that, while his fee
would be paid by the state, per
diem payments would not be
* Livestock Show And Sale Held
The American Legion's
show barn was full Tuesday
afternoon for the 35th annual
Chowan County Junior Live
stock Show and again in the
evening for the follow-up
sale.
County youngsters from
ages 6-19 seized the opportuni
ty to gain experience and un
derstanding of what is in
volved in railing lambs, hogs
and beef eattle to market
weight. Each was required to
keep a record book listing ex
penses, time and resources
needed to care for the animal.
They also learned the skills to
exhibit their animal in the
show ring.
The show and sale was
jointly sponsored by the Ad
livestock specialist, steadies the Grand Champion Iamb while
his proud owner, Michael Paul Jordan, holds his trophy and blue
ribbon. The 35th annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale was
held Tuesday at the American Legion's show barn. Jordan's
lamb was purchased by CA Perry and Son.
vance, Chowan, Rocky Hock,
Ryland and Yeopim Ruritan
Clubs in cooperation with the
Chowan County Extension
Service.
At the evening sale, many
local businessmen swelled
the crowd to bid on the ani
mals. Unlike previous years
where bidding was on a per
pound basis, this year bidding
was for a price per animal.
Twelve young people par
ticipated in the hog competi
tion; five competed with their
steers; and 17 brought lambs
to the event.
Michael Paul Jordan's
lamb was judged Grand
Champion. C.A. Perry and
Son was the successful bidder
at $140 (plus support).
The Grand Champion steer
was shown by Robin Lichten
walner and Golden Corral
was the high bidder at
$1498.60
L.W. Nixon had the Grand
Champion individual hog
which was bought by Murray
Nixon Fishery for $853.33.
Grand Champion pen of
three was shown by Tim
Implement Co.
dder at $700.52.
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allowed since he could reside
and take his meals at his
parents' home.
While approving the re
tention of the technical ex
perts, Watts observed that the
search for the experts and
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called. It was then quickly
established that a recall effort
would probably prove unsuc
cessful.
Judge Watts determined
from juror Sharon Hollowell
Boyce that she had moved her
residence to Kill Devil Hills
two and a half weeks before,
had participated in delibera
tions, had voted on the indict
ments and had signed the
grand jury report as its sec
retary.
Constitutional law re
quires that grand jurors live
in the jurisdiction for which
they serve.
Ms. Boyce was dismissed
from the jury and Watts or
dered that a replacement be
named prior to the May 8 ses
sion of superior court.
On a motion by Kelly's at
torneys, Keith Teague of
Elizabeth City and C. Christo
pher Bean of Edenton, Watts
quashed the indictments.
The charges stem from
complaints apparently lodged
by parents of several children
at the day care center in Jan
uary. An investigation by
Chowan County Social Ser
vices, a state Social Services
representative and the Eden
ton Police resulted in the in
formation being forwarded to
the District Attorney's office
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Activities Planned For Pilgrimage
By REBECCA BUNCH
Edenton will once again
share with visitors its proud
tradition of carefully restored
old homes and the charm of its
tranquil countryside during
the Biennial Pilgrimage this
weekend.
Mrs. Kim Goodwin and
Mrs. Fran Cuthrell are co
chairwomen for the event,
which is sponsored by the
Edenton Woman's Club.
Tour sites this year will
include a considerable num
ber of private residences of
various eras and styles, as
well as several churches and
other dwellings regularly
open to the public on Historic
Edenton tours.
Cost of the tour will be
$16.50 (adults) and $8.25
(students) for block ticket*.
Single admittance to in
dividual sites will be $3.00 for
adults and $1.50 for student*.
As in past years, block tickets
may be purchased in ad
vance.
Tickets will be available at
the registration area near the
waterfront in downtown Ed
enton all day Friday and Sat
urday, April 21-22. Tour
times will be from 10 a.m.
until 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. both
days.
Several special events are
being planned by various
organizations in conjunction
with the Pilgrimage. They
include:
• An art exhibit\featuring
the work of local artist Laney
Layton, sponsored by the
Chowan Arts Council. The
exhibit will take place on Fri
day, April 21 and Saturday,
April 22 from 10 a.fn. until 4
p.m. on the front porch of the
Dixon-Powell House.
• The Cupola House Asso
ciation will sponsor an Herb
and Perennial Plant Sale in
the Cupola House Garden on
South Broad Street, Edenton,
April 21-22, from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m.
• St. Paul's Church will be
serving lunch for visitors to
the Biennial Pilgrimage on
both Friday and Saturday,
from 12 noon until 2 p.m.
Chicken salad and country
ham plates will be available
for $5.00 per person.
For further information,
interested persons may call
the Barker House Visitors
Center at (919) 482-3663 or the
James Iredell House at (919)
482-2637.
LAYTON EXHIBIT PLANNED — Artist Laney Layton is
preparing for an exhibit of her work which will take place on the
porch of the Dixon-Powell House during Edenton's Biennial
Pilgrimage, April 21-22. Layton's work is well-known
throughout North Carolina and includes seascapes as well as
portraits, local homes and wildlife subjects.
New Inspector Selected
After a considerable period
of time, the Town of Edenton's
building inspector position
has been filled.
Frank Krizan, 58 of Holi
day Island was chosen to fill
the post and began work for
the town Monday. Krizan at
Democrats
Set Meeting
Chowan County Demo- '
crats will gather for their
annual meeting on Satur
day, April 22.
County Democratic Party
Chairman Bill Culpepper
announced that the meeting
will take place at the new
county courthouse at 1 p.m.
tended the University of
Hawaii and has had 30 years
of experience in all phases of
commercial and residential
construction.
He retired from the Army
Reserve as a First Sergeant
and was last employed by the
Suffolk, Va. Housing Author
ity. Prior to that, he was the
construction manager for a
CBN University student hous
ing complex in Virginia
Beach.
Early this week, Town
Manager Ann-Marie Kelly
escorted him around Edenton
to meet local officials. Wed
nesday, he accompanied Act
ing Police Chief C.H. Will
iams as they performed a traf
fic survey at the new shopping
center on Virginia Road.
Krizan was living at Holi