gpBBwr*-. a*i ■■ 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.) »Colonial Park Project Receives Grant Funds Continued From Page 1-A 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. : Jones Discusses Plans Continued From Page 1-A - 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 Task Force Continued From Page 1-A 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. ■ 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. ■rnmmmm ■* g| 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. More Charges Are Dismissed Continued From Page 1-A 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.) t ' ■ '

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