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o Volume LVI - Nn 16 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, April 19,1990 Single Copies 25 Cents in the community college system, the problem is not as serious as it is in some other might be expected, this nation is not easy to by. These loans do not ie mature until after the in student loans guaranteed by the federal government are now in default across the United States and that raises the question of how serious the problem is in North Carolina. The answer depends on which segment of the educa tion system we are talking about. For the 58 institutions 111 the f'AmmiinUu bCC 1 informati come by. become mature until mu * student graduates or leaves college for whatever reason. They are made directly to the students and not through the college. So, only the lenders know who is paying and who •j is not Default percentages, how ever, have been made avail able to the state community college board, as have the to tals. These figures show that, as of June 30,1989, a total of $31,505,839 in loans to stu dents in the community col p lege system were outstand ing. Of that amount, $4,520,486 was in default. The bad news, however, is that the rate of default has been increasing each year * 8inc¥T98B-86, WhCTHWBg'ftatT* per cent. By 1986-87, it had risen to 10.7 per cent. To 13 per I cent by 1987-88 and to 14.3 per 9 cent by 1988-89. Among the individual in stitutions, there were five - Piedmont. Bladen, Gaston, Robeson and Southeastern -- with no defaults; and there was one, Isotherman, with a 50 per cent default rate. But , then, it had only four students with loans, which means two of them were behind in their payments. Central Piedmont had the largest number of borrowers who had reached repayment status, a total of 135, with 19.3 per cent in default. Wake was second with 104 borrowers, but with a default rate of only 8.7 per cent. Except on the black cam puses, the problem is not seri ous in the University of North Carolina system, which has by far the largest number of Continued On Page 8 Convention Scheduled Chowan County Democrats will hold their annual county convention on Saturday, April 21 at the new courthouse at 1 p.m., County Democratic phairman W.T. Culpepper, III announced Tuesday. "All Democrats are invited and urged to attend," Culpep per stated. Convention busi ness will be conducted by del egatee elected at the recent 1 precinct meetings. 1 Democrats across the state will hold county conventions on the, same day. Heading the local convention's agenda will be the election of eight delegates to the district and State conventions. "The county convention is an important link in tiie se ries of Democratic conven tions leading from the pre cinct up to the state conven tion,” Culpepper said. District conventions will be held on May 19 and the state rnmrention will be held June } District Health Department Seeks Tests The District Health Depart ment, at the request,of parents in the Little Rascals Day Care case, has taken legal action to force testing of three defen dants in the case for the AIDS virus. A complaint and motion for injunctive relief was filed with the Chowan Superior Court on March 26. The suit, filed by District Health Di rector Howard B. Campbell, and joined by the state, seeks testing of Robert F. and Eliza beth T. Kelly and Willard Scott Privott. They are three of seven defendants charged with a multitude of sex crimes against 31 children at the day care. The Kellys and Privott face the most charges. They were originally ordered by Camp bell to submit to the tests on February 8 of this year. In the latest civil action, the court document states "On information and belief, de fendants) has failed and re fused to submit to such test ing." The suit is based on N.C. general statute 130A-148 which "provides that the Com mission (for Health Services) may authorize or require lab oratory tests for AIDS virus infection when necessary to protect the public health." Commission rules embod ied in the N.C. Administra tive Code states, "A person charged with an offense that involves nonconsensual vag inal, anal, or oral intercourse or that involves vaginal, anal or oral intercourse with a child 12 years old or less shall be tested for HIV infection." In addition, three criteria are specified: "probable cause has been found or an indict ment has been issued; the vic tim notifies the local health director and requests infor mation concerning the HIV status of the defendant; and the local health director deter mines that the alleged sexual contact involved in the of fense would pose a significant risk of transmission of HIV if the defendant were HIV in fected." Court action was scheduled on the complaint for Chowan Superior Civil Court on April 23. However, a court official 3aid this week that Judge Frank Brown had issued a continuance. The earliest that arguments can be heard will be on May 28 in Chowan' Su perior Criminal Court or in a specially called session. In a related development, a news wire report states that the judge assigned to the day care case, Bradford Tillery, of Wilmington, has hired a surveyor to canvass eastern counties for a location to hold Continued On Page 8 Bids OKed For Construction Schools construction will soon begin with the first of $7 Primary Elections - 2nd In A Series Candidates Discuss Concerns By JACK GROVE The primary election on May 8 will decide two seats on ' Chowan Board of Commis sioners in District Two. The district stretches from Val halla to Yeopim with the ex ception of most of Edenton. Joseph SOfoIIowell, Jr. Joe Hollowell is a Chowan County native and a real es tate developer. He is currently developing Oak Hill in Eden ton. He is in his eighth year as a commissioner. 1. "I have enjoyed serving the people of the county for the past eight years and feel that I Continued On Page 8 George E. Jones Gebrge Jones is a native of Chowan County and is a self* employed hog farmer. He served on the Chowan County Board of Commissioners for four years from 1978 to 1982. 1. "I'm concerned about Chowan County. I feel that there's going to be a lot of crit Continued On Page 8 James C. (Pete) Dail Pete Dail is a native of Cho wan County and is president of Edenton Savings and Loan, having been with the finan cial institution for almost 30 years. He served for eight and a half years on the Edenton rown Council and was elect ed to a two year term on the Continued On Page 8 George W. Stokes George Stokes is a native of Pitt County and has lived in Chowan County for 16 years. He is retired from the U.S. Navy and served four and a half years as Service Officer for Chowan County. He has never held public office. 1. "Ever since I've been a Continued On Page 8 Environment Targeted Sunday will mark the twentieth anniversary of na tional Earth Day. It began with a march on Washington, D.C. of thou sands of demonstrators, some wearing gas maskB, protest ing the damage being done to the environment. Since then, the Environ mental Protection Agency has come into existence as well as many laws designed to slow water and air pollution and to preserve and protect wilder ness areas and scenic won ders across the country. f Dying rivers and lakes have been rehabilitated and in increased awareness of pollution and its prevention has been fostered. This, na tional organizers say, is what Earth Day is all about On the state level, Gov. James Martin has called for a statewide litter cleanup over the weekend. Edenton and Chowan County have initiated pro grams to better the environ ment. Both have had litter cleanup days and have insti tuted recycling with collection centers convenient to most residents. While no organized Earth Day activities have been plan ned locally, Town Manager Continued On Page 8 Seats One and Two each have two Democratic candi dates. For Seat One, incum bent commissioner Joseph B. Hollowell, Jr. faces challeng er and former commissioner George E. Jones. For Seat Two, incumbent James C. (Pete) Dail is being challenged by newcomer George W. Stokes. Each was asked three questions in interviews and given an opportunity to make a brief closing statement. Questions asked were: 1. Why are you running for a seat on the board of commis sioners?; 2. What issue fac ing the board of commission ers do you feel should be a top priority? 3. Should the board of education have the power to raise tax revenue for the schools? million in improvements to be started at D.F. Walker School. An exceptional chil dren's wing will be added to the present school building. Work will begin on the first of May. Bids were accept ed by the school board Tues day evening. An opening round of bids were opened on March 29. A minimum of three bids for each of four areas of con struction was required in the first round. Three or more bids were received in the electrical and plumbing ar eas but not for general con tractor and heating, ventila tion and air-conditioning (HVAC). In a second round of bids, only one bid in each area was required. All bids accepted were from Albemarle area companies. They were: general contrac tor, Rick Gardener Co. of Elizabeth City, $208,385; HV AC, Ward and Sons of Eliz abeth City, $15,960; electrical, Chuck Casey Electrical of Pine Town, $27,200; and plumbing, Clay Clark Corp. of Kitty Hawk, $25,700. Dr. John Dunn, Schools Su perintendent, said yesterday that $280,000 was budgeted for the Walker School project and the bids came in under budget at $277,000. Work is sched uled to be complete before the next school year begins. Dunn said that design work has been completed for site preparation at John A. Holmes High School for the new athletic complex and for site work at Chowan Middle School. Work at both schools will take place through the next school year and all con struction is to be complete by July, 1991. Work has been planned to minimize distractions to staff and students. At Chowan, a new building will be con structed "off by itself' away from the existing structure. Once completed, it will be oc cupied by classes and the pre sent building vacated and renovations begun there. 'City' Application Is On Its Way By REBECCA BUNCH Several months of hard work and dedication to a common goal came to an end earlier this week when the Steering Committee for Eden ton's All-America City Com mittee mailed in the nec essary forms to the National Civic League. The gesture completed a lengthy and sometimes ardu ous process that began on January 18 when Mayor John Dowd and other members of the committee held a luncheon - planning meeting at the Lords Proprietors Inn. At that time, they met with officials from Kinston, one of 10 cities nationwide to win the award in 1988. Those serving on Eden ton’s Steering Committee in cluded: John Dowd, Arch Edwards, Donna Heidenre ich, Livy Goodman, Kathy Miller, Cliff Copeland, Rich ard Bunch, Ralph Cole, Lewis Belfield, Dr. John Dunn, Anne-Marie Kelly and Becky Bunch. Sponsored by the National Civic League, the All-Amer ica City Award presentations are made during the League's annual convention. Finalists have 10 minutes to make a presentation to a panel of judges; then, a 15 minute fol low-up session ensues, as the judges ask questions of each city's presenters. Kinston officials told the local committee that the Civic League seemed to be inclined to select as finalists those cities whose projects dealt with the solving of educa tional and social issues. Edenton's committee obvi ously took the message to heart — two of the projects they submitted for consideration have to do with illiteracy and hunger in the community. The three areas chosen for inclusion in the Edenton ap plication for All-America Citv status are: • Community Economic Renewal — Efforts are out lined that are underway to enhance Edenton's Historic District and downtown busi ness section. Receiving spe cial mention are the newly designated Visitors Center, the Tourism Development Authority's establishment of a regional - national promo tional program, and the Downtown Merchants Guild. The questionnaire also out lines the proposed beautifica tion of all downtown parking areas and the new zoning code adopted by the Town Council. (2) College of the Albe marle's Edenton - Chowan Adult Education Center — An outline is provided explain ing how a project spearheaded by Howard Kohn, Director of Special Projects for The Cho wan Herald and Richard Bunch, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, in Continued On Paee 8 v BON VOYAGE — Several members of the Steering Committee for Edenton's All-America /ity nomination gathered at the post office earlier this week to bid farewell to the completed ap plication forms. They included (1. to r.): Anne-Marie Kelly, town manager; Louis Belfield, as istant principal at John A. Holmes High School; businessman Arch Edwards; Becky Bunch, ssociate editor of The Chowan Herald; Cliff Copeland, county manager; and Richard Bunch, xecutive director of the Chamber of Commerce. The committee chairman was town councilman .ivingstone Goodman.
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