New Officers Are Introduced
The Edenton Police Depart
ment's newest officers were
introduced to Town Council at
its December meeting.
They are Rhonda A. Cope
land and Stephen P. Koch.
Both have just completed the
14-week Basic Law Enforce
ment Training Course at the
North Carolina Justice Acad
emy at Salemburg.
Mrs. Copeland joined the
force on July 19. Prior to that
time, she was manager of
Crossroads Cafe.
She is a native of Virginia
Beach, Va., and is married to
Durwood Copeland. They
have three children. She has
lived in Chowan County for 19
years and attended Chowan
High School.
The Copelands live in Ry
land where he grows peanuts,
cotton, soybeans and corn.
She helps out in the farming
operation and is confortable
behind the wheel of a tractor.
Mrs. Copeland is the sec
ond policewoman in the de
partment, joining veteran of
ficer Brenda Toppin.
Mrs. Toppin is assigned to
special investigations. Mrs.
Copeland will be on the street
as a patrol officer.
Asked why she chose police
work, Mrs. Copeland replied,
"It's something I've always
wanted to do. I just never had
the opportunity to do it until
now because of the children."
Koch, (pronounced Cook)
an Elizabeth City native,
graduated from that city's
Northeastern High School. He
is about to complete work on
an Associate Degree in Fish
and Wildlife Management
from Wayne Community Col
lege.
Koch joined the police force
on August 12. Asked why he
joined, he said, "It's a chal
lenging career. It's different
from most jobs.”
Now that he has begun pa
trol duty, he was asked his
feelings about the work. ”1
like it and it's everything I
expected it to be."
NEWEST PATROL OFFICERS-Edenton Police Chief C.H. Williams (left) introduced his
department's newest officers, Rhonda A. Copeland and Stephen P. Koch, to Town Council this
month.
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Around And About
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Citizens Express 'Hopes For '91
By MARGUERITE MCCALL
Asked "Whpt are your ex
pectations for the coming
year?," the following resi
dents, interviewed at random,
gave these replies.
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• Sharon Keeter Alligood
"To see my children, Leslie
and Mark, grow. To see them
happy and involved in mean
ingful activities. 1 hope we
can all stay healthy."
Bramblet, Bass Club Join
Forces To Create Habitat
By REBECCA BUNCH
Faced with the prospect of
being unable to take used
Christmas trees to the local
landfill this year, Town of
Edenton Landscaping Super
visor Bob Bramblet has de
veloped a plan to Make use of
them.
Bramblet explained, "I
contacted the Pembroke Bass
Club, and their members have
agreed to pick up discarded
trees for us in the Cape Colony
area. People living in town
are being asked to bring
theirs to the Street Department
headquarters on Hicks Street.
"When people drop off their
trees, we will take them on a
flatbed out to Pembroke Ma
rina. From there, the Bass
Club will be loading them up,
a few at a time, and will sink
them in spots that they feel
would create a good fish hab
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and families and told their
congregations about the pro
gram. Many of these cards
were "snapped up" after the
services she said.
Mrs. Jordan said that 460
names had been submitted,
some arriving as late as
Thursday, with 410 requests
filled.
She noted that the local
economy had changed from
last year when less than half
of this year's number receiv
ed aid. Many parents were
without jobs or working on re
duced hours.
"This year it snowballed,"
Mrs. Travers noted.
Gifts began pouring in
from individuals and busi
nesses in the community.
Mrs. Jordan said one busi
nessman, who wished to re
main anonymous, furnished
gifts for 30 children.
Also, "A well-to-do lady
told us how much more she
had enjoyed buying gifts for
children that had nothing
than even buying for her own
grandchildren because they
have so much."
One couple, who are plan
ning to marry and move to
Chowan County, (he is from
Rocky Hock) called DSS from
Winston-Salem to find out if
they could help the needy.
They said they wanted to help
the community where they
would live.
When told of the program,
they adopted a family for
Christmas.
Gifts for the needy filled
almost every room at Social
Services Thursday - clothing,
train sets, basketballs, foot
Clarification
In a story on "Hometown
Heroes” in last week's edi
tion, erroneous information
was provided for the article.
Mrs. Corinne Thorud was
never on the School Board or
the Board of Elections. She
was Executive Secretary of the
Chowan County Board of Elec
balls, a digital AM-FM clock
radio, dolls, teddy bears, mu
sical stuffed animals and
wrapped gifts for specific chil
dren which remained "mys
teries" to the staff.
In addition, "We probably
had five or six bicycles
brought in." One bike, a ten
speed, was to fill a special
wish of a child. "That mother
cried when she saw that bike.
"This organizational bit as
the toys came in has been hec
tic," Mrs. Jordan said. "Gifts
were all over the second floor
of the County Office Build
ing." She said that the whole
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called for "weathering in" the
buildings by the end of Jan
uary so that interior work can
proceed without regard to the
elements.
The gym, designated "C,”
will have a locker room added
and renovations that will in
clude a new vinyl floor, re
placing the present wooden
flooring.
The newer wing, attached
to the two-story main build
ing, built iff 1936, will be re
tained during renovations.
The two-story portion will be
demolished. The wing will
remain in use for class
rooms.
The present cafeteria will
be renovated for cultural arts
use. The old bus garage will
be transformed into an in
dustrial arts shop.
Construction on buildings
A and B is scheduled to be
completed in May. Renova
tions on the remainder will be
done during summer vaca
tion.
When completed, the four
buildings containing class
rooms will be connected by a
circular drive and covered
walkways.
Mrs. Range noted that lo
cal contractors are at work in
every area of the job. She said
that the major contractors
have brought in supervisory
personnel while utilizing the
local labor pool.
When the project is com
plete, there will be 67,500
square feet of usable space, an
addition of 23,000 square feet
over existing space.
That j
be put to
Dunn after the meeting. He
said that about 180 children in
grades six to eight would be
moved to Chowan from D.F.
Walker School next year to
join their counterparts from
the northern end of the county,
presently enrolled at the mid
dle school.
staff pitched in at times to bag
and label the gifts.
A sampling of donors in
cludes the John A. Holmes
High School Student Council,
youth groups from local
churches, civic organizations
and local businesses who
have sponsored families.
Mrs. Jordan specifically
singled out Chowan Hospital
for praise. She said hospital
departments sponsored fami
lies and staff members spon
sored individual children as
well.
Mrs. Travers said that
many of the mothers were
moved to tears when they
picked up their children's
gifts. "If I have one more
mother cry, I'll be a basket
case," she said.
itat."
Bramblet said he wanted to
thank the Pembroke Bass
Club for their assistance, and
indicated that he wanted to
accompany them as they com
pleted the project
He remarked, "I had hoped
to expand on the effort some
what, and to be able to give
people seedlings to plant when
they turned in their Christ
mas trees, but being so new to
the job, I did not have time to
work out all the details. Hope
fully, that idea is something
we can look at for another
time...perhaps around Arbor
Day."
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Bond was reduced last
week for defendants Robin
Boles Byrum and Katheryn
Dawn Wilson. Mrs. Byrum's
bond was reduced from
$350,000 to $200,000. Mrs.
Wilson's bond was lowered to
$200,000 from $880,000.
Mrs. Byrum was released
on bond late Thursday after
noon.'"
It was learned Friday that
her attorney, Jeffrey L.
Miller, in coordination with a
Greenville bondsman,
brought together 21 bondsmen
in eastern North Carolina to
meet the bond.
The bondsmen met at the
Chowan County Jail and exe
cuted bonding agreements
ranging from $2,500 to
$25,000. (Individual bonding
agents are limited as to the
size of bonds they may write
which is regulated by the State
Department of Insurance.
The larger the amount of col
lateral they have deposited
with the department, the
• James C. (Pete) Dail-- "I
expect the economy to he slug
gish for the first six months of
1991, and beyond six months
depends on what action ii
taken in the Middle East" *
• Elmira Fleming-*! hope
to have good health. Also, I
want to get out of the debt I
owe."
• Mike McArthur—"I ac
knowledge that there are
problems worldwide, but I
want to make my contribution
on a local level. Edenton is 1
undergoing its own healing
process, and I hope to help."
• Donna Keel- Td like to
see something done about the
U.S. deficit. I want my par
ents, Tilmon and Linda Keel,
to come to Europe to visit me.
Also, I hope all of the deci
sions I make this year are the 4
right ones."
• Gwen Matchell~"I hope
Chub and I can maintain good
health, and that we can keep
going with our business for
another few years. I wish a
good year for our customers,
the best in the world."
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larger the bonds they can
write.)
Mrs. Byrum joins defen
dants Darlene McDonald
Harris and Shelley Alyce
Stone who are ale? free on W
bond. As a condition of bond
release, Mrs. Byrum must
remain outside of Chowan
County.
Defendants .still held in
custody"uniier high bond in
clude Mrs. Wilson, the Kellys
and Willard Scott Privott.
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works with very low-income
families, and that it is always
on the lookout for additional
programs available to such
families.
Including part-time teach
ers who work with headstart,
80 people are currently em
ployed by EIC.
Executive Director Fen
tress Morris, with EIC since
its inception, originally serv
ed as a volunteer.
FIRST PRIZE--Lorene Bunch, (left) manager of Fame
Men's Shop, handed a check for $250 to Amhy Parrish Friday.
Parrish, Bunch Win Cash
Two Chowan County resi
dents found themselves with
more money in their pockets
just
them in brightly decorated
vinced that the cal) wasn't a
prank. She had filled out the
valuable entiy at Fame Men's
Shop. ■ *
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She is married to Frankie
Parrish and is the d*ughter of
Stanton and Faye Harrell.
The Parrish's have two
daughters. When asked what
she would do with the money,
Mrs. Parrish quickly replied,
"Go shopping."
A second P*«ce award of
$100 went to Buddy Bunch. Q
Bunch, with a wife, Kaye and ^
daughter, said
., „ ^ Wm: wouble
in spending it He filled out a