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THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast. Y» Volume LLV - No. 24 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, June 15,1989 Single Copies 25 Cents p On Tearing Down The Wall President Bush returned from the NATO summit feel ing he had won the propa ganda war, but whether he had \) really won anything else is a matter of opinion. There are those here in the United States and elsewhere who feel he did not go far enough in his proposal for a mutual reduction in conven tional forces by NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries. And there are others who feel [ ' he was playing with fire when he challenged Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall and open the bor der between East and West Germany as a demonstration of his new openness policy. The June Atlantic Monthly carried this cover page sum mary of our defense posture 10 while the President was in Brussels: "We waste a third of our weapons budget. Our nuclear strategy makes no sense. Our subsidy of NATO is a CARE package to the rich. And we're about to embark on a build down that will hollow out the forces we've just built up." I v That, in effect, is what Col. Harry G. Summers, Jr., a combat veteran of both the Ko rean and the Vietnam wars, calls our "bankrupt military strategy," based since World War II upon the concept of strategic foteer.’-whleircatne tv mean the use Wf nuclear , , weapons. "Massive retalia tion" became the watchword of the cold war. But this put the Strategic Air Command so completely in the nuclear saddle that the other branches of the service began calling for tactical nuclear weapons - - artillery shells, small bombs, rockets and missiles | ^ Continued On Page 8 Sex Case Ongoing In a telephone interview with District Attorney H.P. Williams yesterday, he con i’ firmed that five sealed in dictments concerning Robert Fulton Kelly, Jr. appeared on the May 30 Superior Court Calendar. Local speculation since the indictments were sealed by Superior Court Judge Thomas Watts in early May was that they might have contained - names of others alleged to have been implicated in the crimes. It was learned that Kelly was the only one nam ed. Asked why those five in dictments were sealed, Will iams replied "Because the judge ordered that he undergo psychological evaluation." He said that they were not to be opened until that was com pleted. He said that he ex pected Kelly to be re-arrested on the basis of the five indict ments "in the next few days, we hope.” Kelly is currently free on a $95,000 secured bond and a $450,000 unsecured bond. As a special provision of the unse cured bond, the psychological evaluation was ordered to be performed. Upon being served with the additional indict ments, a new bond must be set. ^ As previously reported, Kelly has been indicted by the |n Chowan County Grand Jury * ’ on 11 counts of first degree sex Continued On Page 9 Class Of 1989 Bids Farewell Rains forced ceremonies inside Friday as 160 seniors at John A. Holmes High School donned caps and gowns for an evening gradu ation. Commencement was held in the gym. The crowd of proud parents, relatives and friends over-flowed into seat ing in the cafeteria where many watched on TV moni tors. Guest speaker was Dr. Richard R. Eakin, Chancel lor of East Carplina Univer sity. He told the graduates that they were in the real world and charged them to a com mitment to truth. He congrat ulated not only the graduates but all those responsible for helping them reach the goal represented by their caps and gowns. Two tenors, John Lowe and Chap Chappell, offered solos during the evening. Lowe sang, "If We Only Have Love" and Chappell sang, "You'll Never Walk Alone." The Holmes Concert Choir sang "Hand in Hand." The band opened the ceremony with the "Grand March from Aida" and Pomp and Circum stance." for the processional. They played "Huldigungs marsch" for the recessional. Co-Valedictorians for the Class of 1989 were John Lowe and Celeste Ward. Sharing the Salutatorian honors were George Kaupp and Shannon Santana. CLASS OF 1989--Graduating seniors listen intently during ceremonies Friday evening. Rains forced the commencement to be moved to the John A Holmes gym from Hicks Field. Dedication Dates Are Set Major transportation facil ities for the Albemarle area will be dedicated by state and local officials in ceremonies 1936 Bentley To Compete With Other Antiques Brothers Enter National Auto Race By JACK GROVE Two local brothers will be guiding a 1936 Bentley from coast to coast soon in the Interstate Batteries Great American Race. Driving will be Pete Ward, owner of Eden ton's Dixie Auto and his nav igator will be Charles Ward, owner of Hertford's Dixie Auto. The vintage English A car is owned by Willis Jessup of Hertford. There are 120 entries in the race from 32 states and six foreign countries. The only other entry from North Car olina is that of a father-son team from Wadesboro who will pilot a 1932 Packard 900 convertible. The newest car in the race dates from 1940 and the oldest is a 1902 model. The starting line is at Waterside in Nor folk, Va. and the race will wind across country on non interstate roads to end on July 7 at Disneyland in Califor nia. The race begins Monday morning, June 26. The race features precision driving, controlled speed and WELL TRAVEL IN STYLE—Pete Ward (in bowler) and his brother, Charles discuss strategy for the upcoming cross-country Great American Race which features antique cars. They will be driving the 1936 Bentley Saloon which they have taken for trial runs around Perquimans and Chowan Counties. Prizes for the race, which ends in Disneyland on July 7, total $250,000. Council Passes New Budget And Debates Street Parking Problem With a moderate sized au dience of citizens in atten dance Tuesday night, Eden ton Town Council passed, with little comment, its 1989 90 budget Town Manager Ann Marie Kelly said in her report to the council that "We look at this (budget) as a financial plan." She pointed to one bud get item, $30,000 for a fire pumper fund. When purchas ed, it will replace a 1966 pump er. Ms. Kelly said that the town was embarking on a voluntary load management program for householders that could alternately shut off household water heaters and air-conditioners for short pe riods when the town peaks out on electrical load require ments. She said that plans were underway also to im plement a recycling project that could alleviate the ton nage deposited at the trash dump. Councilman Jimmy Alli good complimented the town staff for a good job done on the budget. Councilman E.N. (Pete) Manning commented, "Mr. Mayor, the thing that pleased me the most was no tax increase." For his part, Mayor John Dowd read a breakdown of a $360 tax bill on a house valued at $60,000 and the funds from that bill that go to each town depart ment. "I think that's a real bargain," he said. During a public hearing on a proposal to establish a no parking zone on the West side of Moseley St. from West Queen St. to West Church St. there were several parishion ers of the Presbyterian Church who voiced opposition. One was concerned about Sunday parking but was assured that during church hours the ban would not be in force. Ms. Kelly pointed out that Moseley was a narrow street. Dowd said that cars parked to the comer impeded cars turn ing off of busy Queen St. when another car on Moseley was approaching the intersection in the only lane available. One or the other would have to hack up. Councilman Willis Privott offered a motion that a no parking zone be established two parking spaces back from the intersection or to the first driveway. Councilman Allen Har less said that he would rather see the issue sent back to the Public Works Committee for more study. Objecting, Man ning said "Mr. Harless, it's been back to the Public Works Committee three times. I'm here to say it (the street situa tion) is a hazard. Studying it is not the answer." Privott's motion passed with Harless dissenting. In other matters, council: • Authorized the mayor and town manager to execute an Emergency Assistance A greement between the town and the state; • Adopted a resolution des ignating the mayor to execute a contract with the state for mosquito control; • Authorised the town man ager to execute a grant agree ment with the N.C. Dept, of Transportation for a grant of $20,000 to seal cracks in a Continued On Page 8 endurance requiring concen tration, skill and close coop eration between driver and navigator for 10-12 hours each day. They will follow detailed driving instructions that dic tate every move and speed change. Each second early or late at several secret check points each day determines their score, one point per sec ond with low score deter mining the winning team. Pete Ward said this week that Jessup has been fine tun ing the Bentley four door Sa loon for some time in antici pation of the competition. He owns four Bentleys. The car is not air-condi tioned but has a sun roof and the windshield (windscreen to the English) can be opened for ventilation in addition to the side windows and vents. It has a 4.25 liter engine and a four-speed floor shift. Since all of the antique cars entered must have origi nal equipment, four tires for the Bentley had to be ordered from India at a cost of $450 per tire. A racing speedometer from California, at a cost of $400, was added to the car's equipment. Ward said that Jessup footed the bill for pre Continued On Page 8 in the next two weeks. Dedication for the visitor center on U.S. 17 and adja cent to the Dismal Swamp Ca nal in Camden county will take place at 1 p.m. on Thurs day, June 22. The center is the first in the nation to serve both water and highway traffic. It has already opened to serve the traveling public. The new "J.C.B. Erin house Bridge" over the Albe marle Sound linking Chowan and Washington Counties will be dedicated on Monday, June 26, at 10 a.m. The cere mony will take place at Sandy Point on the Chowan shore, followed by a motorcade a cross and a reception at Soundview Restaurant on the Washington shore Gov. James G. Martin wi!1 participate along with Sec of Transportation James K Harrington, DOT Board member Phillip P. Goa. ... of Gatesville, Randy Doub, DC Board member of Greenville, Deputy Assistant Sec of Transportation Jerry Hard esty, local officials and rep resentatives of the companies that constructed the three and a half mile span. C.O. White, engineer in the DOT's district engineer ing office in Ahoskie, said Tuesday that the bridge may open to traffic prior to the ded ication ceremony. "The plan right now is to open it next week during the latter part of the week," June 22 or 23. He said that the opening would Continued On Page 8 Williams Named New Social Services Head By MARGUERITE MCCALL Patti Williams, 25, of Burlington, N.C., recently replaced retired director Hazel Elliott as head of Chowan County Social Ser vices. Williams received a B.S. degree in Social Work from UNC at Greensboro and a Masters (MSW) in Social Work from UNC at Chapel Hill. Her experience includes working in the AFDC pro gram for Guilford County So cial Services; six months in the rape crisis center of Fam ily Services of America, a private corporation; and a year with Craven County So cial Services in the Family and Children service unit. "I like Edenton," Ms. Williams said. "People have been very friendly. The town reminds me of New Bern, which I loved, but the opportu nity came to come here and I couldn't pass it up. "I enjoy history and the water. And I love the beach. This attracted me to Eden ton." Williams said she is busy trying to learn the job, and values each of her staff for helping her to attain this goal. Also, she said there would be some minor changes at a later date. "If any civic group or church desires a presentation about Social Services, either myself or one of my staff will be glad to accommodate them," she offered. As one of four children of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Will iams of Burlington, Patti Williams said she credits her interest in social work to a solid family background. Ms. Williams resides at Cape Colony.
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