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TARHEEL TREE — Sharon Keeter Alligood admires the
North Carolina decorated tree at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Strong. The tree was one of many the couple dis
played in their home during the Christmas Candlelight Tour
last weekend. Mrs. Alligood served as a hostess in the home on
Saturday night (Photo by David McCall.)
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nior citizens coming down to
Ojvjoy a game of shuffleboard
<flr families getting together
a^or a picnic," he said.
- "I envision business people
coming to utilize the fitness
center on their lunch hour or
gfter work,” he continued. ”1
see young people coming in
the summer to rent sailboats,
outdoor concerts...I really do
diink the possibilities are tre
mendous," Laughton said.
I He added, "I believe this is
something that is going to
bring people downtown. I see a
spill-over where downtown
lousinesses and Historic Ed
entcn will both benefit. I can
see visitors coming who
might stay over longer be
cause there will be more for us
to offer them."
Laughton said many prac
tical benefits would come
about through the new funds.
"This grant specifically will
allow us to have a nicer, safer
pier as well as safety lighting,
more benches and added pic
nic tables, hand rails, and
sidewalks all around the
park."
He said, "By receiving this
grant, it does enable us to see
our overall plan come into
view a little quicker than it
would have if we had to fund it
all ourselves." Laughton said
this phase of the park beau
tification program was pro
jected for completion by the
end of 1992.
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- He said prior to declaring
his candidacy, he has to feel
like he has a 50-50 chance to
®in. .
d- The amount of money
deeded to run a credible cam
paign, which he estimated at
$250,000 to $300,000, is also a
determinant, he said. He add
Sd that he had rather not accept
EAC (political action commit
fee) money.
longtime opponent of
nfluence and advocate
® public financing for can
didates running for public
office, Jones said public fi
nancing puts a cap on cam
paign spending.
2 He said it equalizes the op
portunity for qualified people
flf limited means to seek of
fice, and it forces candidates
to meet voters face to face to
discuss issues intelligently.
- One of the most important
jpsues at present, Jones said,
h to get lawmakers in Wash
ington to realize the econ<'mi
situation of the peopl
* Frequently referred
jhis peers as a "maverick,"
tfones, nonetheless,'has spon
sored 21 bills ratified by the
General Assembly during the
five terras he has served as a
legislator.
r One of these, House Bill 89,
992 ses
tors as well as the names of
the legislators.
it also prohibits campaign
fundraising from lobbyists
for legislators.
"When big business is
spending big dollars to en
tertain legislators," Jones
said, "I think that sends the
wrong message to the citizens
of this state, most of whom
cannot afford lobbyists to
lobby for them. They send us
to Raleigh to be their repre
sentatives."
Questioned about the role
his father, who recently an
nounced he would retire at the
end of his present term in
Congress, has played in his
decision to consider running
for Congress, Jones said,
"Very little. This should be
my wife's, my family’s deci
sion.
"I hope I have my own
identity."
Jones's late mother, the for
mer Doris Long, was a native
of Edenton. His maternal
grandparents, Joseph Judson
Long and Corrine Gatling
Long, are buried in St. Paul's
Churchyard.
His grandmother's uncle,
Dr. Richard Gatling, devel
oped the famous "Gatling
Gun."
Although he has been en
couraged to run for state au
ditor, Jones said he has al
ways enjoyed the legislative
process.
"I would have a future
without politics," he said, "but
I'd have to say the response to
I've said (the issues) has
rery
Work Is Completed On First Volume
Of Book About Edenton's Architecture
By REBECCA BUNCH
Eight years of hard work
and painstaking effort by
noted architectural historian
Tom Butchko and members of
the Edenton Woman's Club
can be found in the pages of
"Edenton: An Architectural
Portrait."
The book, which tells the
story of the people, places and
buildings of Edenton, will be
published in March. Advance
orders are being accepted
now.
"We feel this joint project
served an important purpose,"
said club member Cyndy De
Vine. "There were lots of
structures being dismantled,
primarily because of age, that
we felt needed to be document
ed."
Mrs. DeVine said the club
was very pleased with the re
sults. "We interviewed dif
ferent editors," she said. "We
looked at such things as pre
vious work they'd done, and
whether they'd be available
throughout such a lengthy pro
ject.
"Tom Butchko met our
needs in both respects," she
said. "He was well-qualified.
He'd already written books on
Pasquotank and Gates coun
ties, so we were acquainted
with his work."
She added, "We were very
fortunate to receive help in the
way of office space for Mr.
Butchko, and administrative
costs, from the county. We
want to thank County Mana
ger Cliff Copeland for his in
terest and assistance."
"Edenton: An Architectu
ral Portrait" is a hardbound
book which contains 300 pages
and 500 photographs; a com
prehensive history of the
town's development from 1700
until 1941; a discussion of
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resulted in the arrests of 18
persons in late November.
Both subjects were placed
in jail on $10,500 bond each.
Ford is out on bond. Roger
son remains in the Chowan
County Detention Facility.
Chowan County Sheriff
Fred Spruill said this is
Rogerson's first arrest, but
that Ford has a criminal
record including several
drug arrests over the years.
He said Ford was out on
bond and awaiting trial on
drug charges from Perqui
mans County at the time of the
arrest as a result of a drug
raid on November 23, 1991
conducted by the Perquimans
County Sheriffs Office.
Along with the drugs and
paraphernalia, a 1981 Mer
cury Cougar and over $900
were seized, the sheriff said.
An undercover campaign
in Plymouth involving the
Chowan-Edenton Narcotics
Task Force, the Plymouth Po
lice Department and the State
Bureau of Investigation (SBI)
Sixty-eight charges are
pending with additional in
dictments expected for crimes
arising out of the individuals'
illegal actions.
Known as Winter Wind,
the campaign relied heavily
on additional manpower and
financial support from the
SBI, said Det. G.H. Hassell of
the Plymouth Police Depart
ment.
"The financial cost of com
batting the drug problem is ex
tremely high," Hassell said.
"We are extremely apprecia
tive of the support provided by
the SBI.”
He said drugs in commu
nities are the primary cause
of violent crimes and property
loss, and that citizens with
drug information are encour
aged to contact their local law
enforcement agencies.
Regarding the operation,
Hassell said, "Special thanks
go to Lieutenant Jethro and the
Chowan-Edenton Narcotics
Task Force for its outstand
ing efforts throughout the en
tire undercover campaign."
building traditions, forms,
and styles; descriptions and
photographs of about 300 im
portant buildings.
The first of a two-volume
set, the book also contains an
extensive bibliography, com
plete with appendixes, index
and glossary with illustra
tions.
Publication of the second
volume is planned for late
1992.
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Anyone wishing to support
the project with a financial
contribution, or to order copies
of the book, may send a check
to: The Edenton Woman’s ■
Club, P.O. Box 12, Edenton,
N.C. 27932.
The pre-publication price
for Volume I is $30. The regu
lar price for the volume will
be $35. "These books will
make excellent gifts," said
Mrs. DeVine, "and anyone
wishing to take advantage of
this special price needs to act
quickly."
According to the Edenton
Woman's Club, anyone who
supports the two-volume pro
ject with a tax-deductible do
nation will have his or her
name included on a special
page in each volume. Con
tributions in memory of a
friend or loved one will also
be accepted.
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CELEBRATING THE END — County Manager Cliff Copeland congratulates Cyndy DeVine
(standing) and Mary Peele, as the Edenton Woman’s Club and architectural historian Tom
Butchko celebrate the newly completed "Edenton: An Architectural Portrait." Advance orders
are being taken now for the book which will be published in March. Mrs. DeVine and Mrs. Peele
served as co-chairmen for the project, which took eight years to complete.
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but that's to be expected."
Kelly, 43, is on trial for al
legedly sexually abusing
children at the Little Rascals
Day Care that he owned and
operated with his wife, Betsy.
Mrs. Kelly and five others
face separate trials on simi
lar charges.
Kelly has maintained his
innocence throughout the
trial.
He originally faced 248
charges involving 29 chil
dren from the center.
Hart denied accusations
that he padded the number of
charges to make the case
sound more sensational.
"Every charge that we took
to the grand jury, there was
sufficient evidence," he said.
He said he will be satisfied
if the jury convicts Kelly on
the 97 remaining counts.
"I think that will keep him
out of the business for a long
time," he said.
Kelly’s defense attorneys
said they are encouraged that
so many charges have been
dropped.
"Mr. Kelly had some 248
counts or accusations made
against him and they have
rapidly dwindled down to
about 90," said defense attor
ney Michael Spivey.
"We are very pleased at fi
nally getting to the stage
where the defense will be
heard," Spivey added.
Kelly’s lawyers will begin
presenting their case on Jan
uary 6 when testimony in the
case resumes.
The trial started in late
July and the jury heard 16
weeks of testimony from the
state's witnesses before the
state wrapped up its case on
December 10.
In all, 151 charges have
been dropped.
Before testimony started in
July prosecutors dropped 64
charges involving seven chil
dren they said were not pre
pared to testify.
The state dropped 55 more
charges against Kelly on De
cember 10 after the prosecutors
finished presenting their case
to the jury. All of the charges
dropped then involved chil
dren who did not testify.
Prosecutors planned to call
22 children once testimony
started but only called 12.
McLelland spent most of
Monday and all of Tuesday
morning reading defense
a. .' n ■ » ■m
motions to dismiss all char
ges. Court went into session at
about 3 p.m. Tuesday after
noon and McLelland read his
decision.
The trial was moved to
Farmville from Edenton to
avoid the effects of pre-trial
publicity on a jury.
(Lane Dunn is a reporter
for The Daily Reflector in
Greenville, which is provid
ing press coverage of the Little
Rascals trials for The Cho
wan Herald.)
TRADITIONAL DECORATIONS - Smilax and other
greenery adorn the mirror, reeded mantle and fire opening at
Albania, the home of Mrs. AC. Lowell, during the Candlelight
Tour. (Photo by David McCall.)
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