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AN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31. 1992 Single Copies 35 Cents A Look Back At 1992 ; Reviewing The Past Year By MARGUERITE MCCALL ; Although the year 1992 will evoke specific memories — pleasant or unpleasant •- for individuals, a recapitulation of highlights affecting the community and printed in The Chowan Herald follows: January • Beginning in January and throughout the year until November 3, Eden ton was visited by candidates running for state, national and judicial offices. The Cupola House, a land mark in Edenton, decreased in perceived age when the Cupola House Association re ceived a report stating den drochronological testing in dicated the house was built between 1757-59, not in 1725. The first of four conve nience centers planned for Chowan County opened on Highway 32 North. Many of the green dumpsters located at various sites in the county were removed. February - The Town of Edenton was awarded a $600,000 Community Devel opment Block Grant (CDBG) to aid in extending sewer ser vices to Barr-Mullin Wood Products on Midway Street, Cape Colony. Chowan Middle School was evacuated twice in four days when someone called in bomb threats. The threats turned out to be a hoax. County Manager Cliff Copeland announced the state's selection of Chowan County as its tentative site for a multipurpose youth home. March • The Board of County Commissioners held a public information meeting to hear comments from several persons opposing construction of the proposed youth group home. Law enforcement officers placed a police line around John A. Holmes High School for several days after serious threats were made by a group of students against other stu dents. A grievance committee' formed of students and teach ers was implemented to han dle complaints. Following months of a community drive to raise hinds for bulletproof vests, of ficers of the Edenton Police Department were fitted for and ordered the vests. Edenton Baptist Church concluded a month-long 175th Anniversary celebration with a homecoming service and the opening of a 1916 time capsule. April - The Edenton Fire Department received an award from the National Fire Safety Council for five years of outstanding fire safety education in Chowan County. The nine-month trial of Little Rascals Day Care Cen ter defendant Robert F. Kelly Jr. ended when the jury found Continued On Page 6-A. New Procedure Implemented ;t By REBECCA BUNCH A program of court-ordered arbitration of civil cases in the state's First Judicial Dis trict, which includes Chowan County, should be in place early next year, according to Franklin Freeman, director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. Under program guide lines, contested civil cases in volving $15,000 or less will be automaticaUy scheduled ftr non-binding arbitration Be fore a trial date is set. The program is already underway in 10 judicial districts. In addition to Chowan, the counties of Camden, Curri tuck, Dare, Gates, Pasquo tank and Perquimans make .up the First Judicial District. The Fifth District, which en compasses New Hanover and Pender counties, will also be 3fin using the program. The 10 district^ where the ^program is already in op eration involve 26 of North 'Carolina's lOQJcounties. The number of couples will rise to 35 with the inclusion of the :First and Fifth Districts. :Freeman said plans are for his agency,to have the pro gram operational throughout the state within the next se veral years. Freeman said that because the majority of cases where arbitration would be utilized are District Court cases, the 'Chief District Court judges are in charge of supervising the program in the counties, where it is used. He said that N.C. court administratOfs are currently working with Chief District Court Judge Grafton G. Bea man of Elizabeth City to ex tend the program into the First District. Chief District Court Judge Jacqueline Morris Goodson of Wilmington is assisting with its implemen tation in the Fifth District. "Arbitration is an innova tive and proven alternative to civil litigation," Freeman said at the program's incep tion. He added that a 1989 Institute of Government study indicated that cases where ar bitration was used "were dis posed of in two-thirds the time, and fewer required trials." Freeman said he remained confident that arbitration "will substantially increase the effectiveness Arid effi ciency of our court system as a whole and especially our dis trict courts,' where caseloads continue to rise." In fiscal 1991-92, cases in volving arbitration were set tled with 30 days of the hear ing nearly 75 percent of the time. In the remaining cases the parties involved were un able to reach a settlement and requested that their cases be heard in either district or su perior court. TWO WINNERS - North Carolina Governor-Elect James Hunt Jr. (left) chats with Baseball Hall 6f Famer Jimmy "Catfish" Hunter during a fundraising event for Hunt held last July at Perquimans County High School in Hertford. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) SBI Launches Investigation By REBECCA BUNCH SBI Agent Bill Godley con firmed Tuesday afternoon that his office is in the process of conducting an investiga tion that involves alleged im proprieties by members of the Albemarle Regional Drug Task Force. "Our investigation has been going on for about two weeks," Godley said. He de clined to say what prompted the investigation, but said the St&te Bureau of investigation became involved at the re quest of members of the Task Force. Agent Godley said that while he could not comment on specific details of the case, he expected that the SBI would wrap up its investigation soon. "Hopefully, we’ll be in a position to give our report to District Attorney (H.P.) Wil liams within the next few weeks," he said. At that point, he indicated, a decision will Store Manager Is Mugged By MARGUERITE MCCALL Police are investigating a common law robbery that took place shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday night in front of Shoe Show in Edenton Village Sapping Center. Shoe Show Manager John Chilcoat Jr. was outside the business locking the door when someone from behind grabbed a handful of his hair and shoved him forward against the glass door. Another person near Pizza Hut called out to the perpetra tor, who fled after taking from Chilcoat two money bags containing an undetermined amount of cash. Edenton Police Chief C.rf. Williams said Chilcoat call ed in to the pcflce department to report the crime. liams said, Williams said Emergency Medical Services responded to check Chilcoat, who was not seriously injured, and Duke the Canine Unit dog was brought in. Rain made it too wet for the dog to track, Wil However, one bank bag, slit with the money gone, was found in a ditch be hind the shopping center stores. Investigating officers were Williams and Patrolmen Lewis Brothers, Wayne Fore hand and Neil Baker. Al though not on the scene, Cap tain Gregory Bonner is con tinuing with the investiga Williams said a break-in id entering occurred at land New York Hi Styles S. Broad St. Wednesday, December 23. He said Pa tman Wayne Forehand, lile on routine patrol, dis at 5:05 a.m. that a. urge plate glass window had broken in the store's ant. . -WMi Clothing items valued at was the le past rhad be made on how to proceed. Godley, citing a need to "protect the integrity" of an ongoing investigation, de clined to provide further de tails at this time. Task Force Commander Greg Hassell also refused to say why the investigation was begun. "It's not that we're try ing to keep anything from anybody," he said, "but this is a very sensitive situation. We will certainly provide more information when it's appro priate for us to do so. "The only thing I can say at this point is that there is an investigation going on and that the SBI began it at my request," he added. "I was the one who brought them in." The Task Force is made up of law enforcement personnel from Chowan, Washington Continued On Page 6-A THANK YOU — Ruth Rose (right), Business Manager for the Edenton Historical Commission, thanks Don Johnson of Union Camp Corp. for the donation his company is making to the Commission. Mrs. Rose said the Historic Edenton membership drive is upcoming. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Values Stressed Celebration Is Tonight By REBECCA BUNCH A Kwanza celebration, based on African tradition and reaffirming the values of self - esteem, self - direction, progressive thoughts and deeds will be held tonight (Thursday) at the D.F. Wal ker gym, beginning at 6 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Edenton-Chowan Civic League. Mildred H. Vanterpool, League spokeswoman, said that this was the third year the celebration had been carried out locally. "This will be the first time we’ve had it in a "self - determination"; Uji-' ma, "collective work and re sponsibility"; Ujamaa, "co operative economics"; Nia, "purpose"; Kuumba, "crea tivity"; and Imani, "faith.” The word "Kwanza" itself comes from a Swahili phrase, "Matunda Ya Kwanza," which means "first fruits of the harvest." Kwanza is ob served in many places be tween December 26 and Jan uary l, she said. "Hopefully, this will grow and become a tradition here in Edenton,” she said. "We also hope it will instill a posi tive attitude in those who at tend, especially our young people." observance is not of
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