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Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume LVH - No. 8
EDENTON, JtOfclU CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1993
. Junk Accumulation Causes Beach Residents To Complain
By MARGUERITE MCCALL
A group of angry Chowan
Beach residents attended the
county commissioners' meet
ing Monday to complain about
accumulation of junk in some
of the subdivision's yards.
. A spokesman for the group,
Ralph Warfield Sr., passed
out photographs to illustrate
the problem confronting con
cerned property owners. He
said many homes are used
sporadically by owners liv
ing elsewhere. Some of these
dwellings have been broken
into by kids, Warfield said.
"Removing vacant trailers
would help a lot,” he told the
commissioners.
County Manager Cliff
Copeland said he asked the
Health Department to invest
igate and determine if that
agency has any avenues of
action to be undertaken.
^ Another resident com
plained of speeders traveling
through the area tossing trash
and posing a danger to the 18
or so children living in Cho
wan Beach.
"On advice this week from
the Sheriffs Offke, we'll get
the tag number and color of
* cars," he said. "The sheriff
said they will take it from
there."
"You county commission
ers should ride out there and
see for yourself," another of
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the six residents present sug
gested. "You don't refuse our
taxes. Taxes keep going up,
but nothing is done.'-'
The man said there should
be some laws in the county to
require people to do something
about cleaning up their prop
erty. One resident kept cows,
chickens "and tires all over
the place. It's just a dump," he
said. "You make the laws
(zoning); we'll back you up."
Commissioner Chairman
George Jones told the group,
"We'll get the county man
ager and sheriff and see what
we can do. We won't drop it."
Copeland added, "We'll
got back to you at the next
meeting."
In other board business:
• Copeland said he circu
lated a memo two weeks ago to
all county departments ask
ing for comments on the im
plementation of a smoke free
work environment. He said
the response was overwhelm
ing in favor of establishing
such a policy.
The commissioners adopt
ed an ordinance prohibiting
smoking in the county office
building and the Chowan
County Courthouse.
"I can assure you we will
use common sense in enforc
ing the ordinance,” Copeland
said when questioned about
fines being imposed on visi
GOOD ADVICE -- Judge Janice McKenzie-Cole, District
Court Judge 1st Judicial District of North Carolina, tells
graduates of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)
Program Friday at D.F. Walker School to "love yourself."
Judge Cole, who delivered the keynote address, stressed sense
of pride comes when one does not conform to peer pressure but
remains an individual. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.)
Cole Addresses
D.A.R.E. Graduates
By MARGUERITE MCCALL
Judge Janice McKenzie
Cole, District Court judge 1st
Judicial District of North
Car-olina, addressed 112
D.F. Walker Elementary
School fifth graders gradu
ating Friday from the
D.A.R.E. Program.
In its fourth year at Walk
er and White Oak schools,
Drug Abuse Resistance Edu
cation (D.A.R.E.) teaches
students the consequences of
using drugs.
The 17-week program is
sponsored by local law en
t and Edenton-Cho
Sheriffs Deputy
iton
Cole charged the graduates
with the "responsibility of
sharing this information
with all whom you meet,"
Standing in for Stallings,
who could not be present,
Edenton Police Chief Harvey
Williams introduced Judge
Cole, saying she had worked
day shifts as a New York po
lice officer while attending
college and law school at
night.
"I wish every judge and
attorney could spend two
years on the street," Wil
liams said. "It might make
a difference."
He said Judge Cole and
her husband, Attorney J.C.
tors to the buildings.
• Mike Williams, Chowan
County Extension director,
introduced Carolyn Davis,
area specialized agent with
EFNEF. He said Ms. Davis
works in eight counties to im
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JOBS Program Receives Glowing Report
By MARGUERITE MCCALL
Rona Norman and Lisa
Mansfield, beneficiaries of
the "Job Opportunities and
Basic Skills (JOBS) Training
Program," presented testi
monials Monday to county
commissioners about how the
program has assisted them.
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JOBS TRAINING PROGRAM BENEFITS LOCAL RESIDENTS -- Elaine Lewis (left) and
Melissa Perry (right), social workers with the Chowan County Department of Social Services,
congratulate Lisa Mansfield (second from left) and Rona Norman (second from right) for the
fine job they did in speaking to the Chowan County Commissioners Monday regarding the sup
port the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program has given them in pursu
ing further education. Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Perry work with the JOBS Program. (Staff photo by
Marguerite McCall.)
Ms. Norman said she
started attending Elizabeth
City State University in 1987
but had to drop out because of a
lack of transportation. The
supportiveness of JOBS in ar
ranging her transportation
and care for her children al
lowed her to return to school,
Ms. Norman said.
"Because of this program,"
she said, "I am now an honor
student at ECSU studying
Criminal Justice."
Ms. Mansfield said she
had two small children, no
diploma, and no job skills
when she went to JOBS for as
sistance. On February 23,
1993, she received her GED.
"Without the support of
JOBS workers," she said, "I
don't think I could have done
it."
JOBS social workers Me
lissa Perry and Elaine Lewis,
who accompanied the women
to the county commissioners
meeting, beamed as their
"students" expressed their
appreciation..
The Department of Social
Services' program began in
January 1992. Its main focus
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Organizers Gear Up For Successful Air Show
By REBECCA BUNCH
Although the "Wings Over
Edenton" celebration won’t
take place until July, organi
zers say they're well on the
way to planning a successful
air show.
Preliminary reports were
offered during a committee
meeting last Wednesday ev
ening. Chairman Peter Wood
said, "While we're still at an
early stage, things are look
ing very positive. We have
some really good material
lined up."
"Wings Over Edenton"
will commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the military
air base established here in
1943. It is hoped that many ve
terans stationed at the base
during their Marine Corps
and Navy service during
World War II will return for
the event.
Wood explained that while
the air show is designed to be
the "crown jewel" of the cele
bration, photographic displays
and other activities will also
be provided for visitors. "We
are still in the process of ga
thering photographs and other
memorabilia related to the
base," he said. "We'd like to
hear from anyone who has
some materials they'd be wil
ling to share with us."
Wood said he was pleased
that the Edenton - Chowan
Chamber of Commerce would
be assisting with early in
quiries about accommoda
tions. "We want to act as good
hosts...to leave people want
ing to come back, or come here
and see Edenton for the first
time," he said.
The Edenton Visitor Center
will assist guests once they
arrive by providing tours of
the area. "We think that's
pretty important," he said.
"So we're promoting Historic
Edenton as well as the air
show."
Organizers are hoping for
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of the local base occupied
ating to bring many types of aircraft
AT6 by the Navy). According to Peter Wood, chairman of the air show, "Just about any pilot who
served in the military during the 1950's and 1960's spent some time in one of these ."The group is
also seeking photographs and other memorabilia related to the base and hopes to eventually es
tablish a permanent museum area at the local airport
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Chamber Redefines Its Goals
By REBECCA BUNCH
The Edenton - Chowan
Chamber of Commerce is in
the process of streamlining its
operation and shifting its
goals toward an emphasis on
industrial expansion and de
velopment during the coming
year. .
According to Executive Pi
rector Richard Bunch, the
change in direction was map
ped out during a winter plan
ning session for chamber
members. He says he whole
heartedly supports the con
centration of chamber man
power in this new direction.
"Our board is also unani
mously behind this new pro
gram," he said. "I feel we'll
be doing the community a
great justice by doing what
we've scoped out to accomplish
this year. Specifically, we're
going to refocus the scope of
the chamber's activities in an
effort to bring in more jobs lo
cally. I think that's a very
important goal for us to ac
complish, and we'll all be
working hard to get the job
done."
Bunch noted that the suc
cess of the effort will depend
largely on teamwork and
making full use of the com
munity's resources. "One
thing we're really excited
about," he said, "is forming a
business support group from
among the retirees here.
They're a strong source of
knowledge for us, and have a
lot to offer. There's no reason
why we can't tap into this."
He said the Blue Dot Visi
tation Program would also
continue and even be ex
panded this year. 'This is a
highly successful program
that we started last year that
allows our staff members to
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Special Insert
On Pilgrimage
Is Included
Readers of this week's
edition are encouraged to
take note of a special section
inserted in this week's pa
per that profiles the upcom
ing Biennial Pilgrimage
sponsored by the Edenton
Woman's Club.
In addition to color pho
tographs of many tour sites,
the section also include
teresting articles
profiles of the first
mage and sigiiificanl
toric buildings on the
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