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September Is Featured As Literacy Month Area 2000 Deadline Approaches Volume LVII - No. 37 THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast 1EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1993 /Friends* Schedule Fundraising Auction By MARGUERITE MCCALL Appointed last winter by the Edenton Historical Commis sion, the "Friends of the Bar •ker House Committee" will hold its first benefit, an auc tion, Sunday, November 21. So don’t Christmas shop too early, for the exact item want ed for that special person may be beneath the auctioneer's gavel that day when the fun begins at 2:30 p.m. until...at the Barker House. ® Details of the event were planned last week during a meeting of the committee. Although white and beauti ful on the outside, due to a fresh coat of paint, the grand old (209-years-old) matron of houses has serious interior problems that need prompt correction, estimated at about $50,000 worth of attention on the first floor alone. Friends Chairman Samuel B. "Sambo" Dixon said cash donations or auction items would be greatly appreciated. To date, Dixon said, some of the things to be auctioned include some antiques; week ends at the beach; a 20-foot Sailmaster sailboat from Dr. David O. Wright; a dinner party for twelve at Wess ington from Mrs. Ann Rowe; paintings by local artists; and tickets to some university ath letic games. Persons wishing to donate items may contact Bob Bruce, acquisitions chairman, at 482-5589, leaving a message To recommend leaving or removing the picket fence and ele vated floor from the courtroom of the Old Chowan County Courthouse is one of the decisions facing the Courthouse Study Commission. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Study Commission Faces * Hard Restoration Decisions By MARGUERITE MCCALL Guided by an outline of is sues it seeks to resolve prior to presenting recommendations to the County Commissioners, the Old Chowan County Court house Study Commission ^(CSC) plunged into an in depth work session Thursday. Experts in the fields of his tory, architecture and judicial proceedings have addressed the group throughout the spring and summer months, rendering their opinions re garding the building's future ’use and period of restoration. All have agreed the court house must remain func tional for community use. "The extent and scope of the necessary restoration will be proportional in some way to the anticipated use," Study Commission Chairman Ross 'Inglis said Thursday. "Our task is to define the optimum use, am} to establish member, to canvas attorneys regarding their interest in pleading a case in the court room. Dixon reported receiv ing an "overwhelming, yes." Federal Court Judge Terrence Boyle, also a CSC member, agreed to poll judges, Inglis said. A.L. Honeycutt Jr., super visor, the Restoration Branch, State Historic Preservation Office, related how impressed he was recently with a court house living history presenta tion in Colonial Williams burg. "The chief and lower mag istrates were sitting on the bench in period costumes," Honeycutt said, "and I was photographing them. When I lowered the camera, all were pointing at me. I was charged (a mock tried) with not paying some debts. It was a mar velous, marvelous experi ence." Asked what 'sentence' he drew, Honeycutt chuckled and replied, "Six months sus ■ Continued On Pan 11-A 1 “ on his answering machine, Bruce said, if he is not at home. Bruce said someone will gladly pick up the items and store them until the auc tion. All donations are tax deductible, he said. He described the articles desired ns, "Things you want but nro willing to give up." Antique dealers are welcom ed to nllend, Bruce said. He said Eden Ion resident John Becker will be the auctioneer. Dixon said heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served dur ing the auction. An atten dance fee of $25 per couple or $15 single will be charged. The fee includes membership to The Friends of the Barker House. Market Reopens Ihe Chowan County Far mer’s Market will open this Thursday, September 23, and will continue to open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri days and Saturdays for the next four weeks. The market is located on Granville Street across from the Chowan Medical" Center in Edenton. Thurs. Is Deadline Thursday, September 23, is the deadline for signing up to participate in the Edenton Chowan Chamber of Com merce's first annual Super ball Golf Tournament or Round Robin Tennis Tourna ment. Both events will be played at the Chowan Golf and Coun try Club in Edenton on Sep tember 30. According to Carol Twid Continued On Page 11-A Lena Leary Dies; Age 81 Lena Mason Leary, who served for 43 years as Chowan County Clerk of Court, died September 16 at Chowan Hos pital. She was 81. Lena M. Leary Mrs. Leary was an Eden ton native and the daughter of the late Clyde and Minnie Rupert Mason. She was the widow of Leon George Leary. In 1949, Mrs. Leary became Deputy Clerk of Court here, and in 1961 she was elected Clerk of Court. She was active in community activities Continued On Page 11-A _ The home of Thomas and Penelope Barker, who lived and died in the 18th-century, served for more than 20 years as the Historic Edenton Visitors Center. Now, the Friends of the Barker House are endeavoring to raise funds to alleviate some of the structure's immediate interior problems by conducting an auction in November. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Goodwin Trial Is Underway By MARGUERITE MCCALL A jury was seated Tuesday and witnesses began testify ing for the State in Chowan County Superior Court in an action against County Com missioner Richard Wayne Goodwin, 45, of Tyner. Goodwin was indicted on March 16,1993 by the Chowan County Grand Jury on two cdunts of solicitation to com mit murder and one count of conspiracy to commit mur der. Goodwin allegedly solicit ed Arthur William "Little Bud” Privott, 45, of Rt. 1, Edenton, to commit murder on Anthony Mark "Andy” Long of Chowan County and conspired with Privott to mur der Long, a boyfriend of Good win's ex-girlfriend, Shelia Sawyer. After an intensive investi gation by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), Goodwin and Privott were arrested March 10, 1993. Goodwin has been free on $30,000 secured bond and Privott on a $10,000 secured bond and $5,000 un secured bond. The indictments list the date of the offense as being between February 1 and Feb ruary 15,1993. District Attorney H.P. Williams Jr., First Judicial District, prosecutor for the State, gave his opening re marks Tuesday afternoon. "This is a criminal case," Williams told the prospective jurors during the seating. He read the names of people whom he said were potential witnesses for the State. Some of these were SBI agents and some were FBI agents. N.C. House Rep. W.T. Culpepper III, D-Chowan, an Edenton attorney, is repre senting Goodwin. Culpepper said he would give his opening remarks when the State concluded its case. Superior Court Judge Wil liam C. Griffin is presiding over this term of Chowan Su perior Court. The judge recessed court Tuesday at 4:40 p.m. when the first witness, Shelia Sawyer, who is testifying for the State, became choked-up and tearful during her testimony. Sawyer was relating con versation that took place last year between herself and Continued On Page 11-A 'Making Strides' Is This Saturday By REBECCA BUNCH When the "Making Stri des" Walk-A-Thon gets un derway this Saturday mor ning at 10 o'clock, leading the way will be four-year-old John Mansfield, son of Pat and Bill Mansfield of Eden ton. The youngster has waged a courageous battle against leu kemia that has made him well - known throughout the community. His illness is currently in remission. In an interview last Fri day, Mrs. Mansfield said she and her husband "thought it would be neat to have him walk." Pam Stallings, who heads the Chowan County chapter of the American Can cer Society, the group spon soring Saturday's Walk-A Thon and a related Health Fair, was very enthusiastic about the idea. Mrs. Mansfield said that John had received so much support and love from others in the community that she felt "it was time to put something back...because of John being so well-known now, we felt that would bring in more sup port for these events, both of which are very important." The "Making Strides" Health Fair will be held from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. with local health care professionals pro viding special free services, including blood pressure checks, and a presentation on mouth cancer. v Water and fruit will be pro vided for walkers who par * ticipate in the Walk-A-Thon. A course leading through the Edenton Bay Development (Hayes Farm property) will be followed. Young people and adults who obtain more than $100 in Continued On Page 11-A Pat Mansfield of Edenton cuddles her four-year-old sou, John, who sports a "Making Strides" Walk-A-Jjhon T-shirt. T<a>n, Trh-rr iff bring trrntrtl for lmilrrmin Trill hr Vrojingthr wigr when the American Cancer Society presents the Walk-A-Thon and a related Health Fair this Saturday morning. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch)
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