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Sports J See Medicine Page Clinic Held (j§! 5-A Volume LVII - No 22 Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast •Single Copies 35 Cents EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9,1994 Parents Urge Return To Former Grading System By REBECCA BUNCH Parents whose children attend elementary school in Chowan County brought a re sounding message on grad ing to the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education Monday night: bring back the num bers! (Action on the school's gra ding system will be con sidered at a June 29 meeting of the board in the third floor conference room at 8 p.m. Parents of both town and county elementary school stu dents are being urged to attend to voice their opinions before the school board.) A sizeable group of parents addressed the board on behalf of their children who attend D.F. Walker School. One parent from White Oak also •spoke. All supported a return to numerical grades for their children, as opposed to rely ing solely on the ABACUS system that has been used in local schools this year. Ginger Vogedes said, "We love Walker School and Ralph Cole is a wonderful principal." But, she noted, parents are being frustrated in helping their children do their best in school by a grad ing system that relies solely on plus and minuses, and doesn't leave them with a clear picture of exactly how well their child is performing in school. "If we just expect them to do 85%, that's not good enough," she said. "C work is not good enough. Everybody wants to Continued On Page 11-A r A 78 INCUS FLETCHER I 1879;19£9 Novelist.Wrote Rfhighs £^(1940) first of 12: volume CarolinaSeries. based on early N.C. nis tory. Her home. Bandon. stood */z mile northwest Participating in the unveiling Sunday of a North Carolina Historical Highway Marker dedicated to the memory of local Novelist Inglis Clark Fletcher are some of Mrs. Fletcher's grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as N.C. Department of Cultural Resources officials. The marker is located on Rocky Hock Road. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Highway Marker Is Dedicated To Writer's Memory By MARGUERITE MCCALL Scores of Novelist Inglis Fletcher's (b. 1879 - d. 1969) fans and descendants gath ered Sunday to dedicate a state historical highway marker to her memory. Afterward, they attended a reception and pro gram highlighting her work. . The marker, erected at the entrance (SR 1222) of Mrs. Fletcher's beloved Bandon (now Arrowhead Beach), is the 16th state highway marker commissioned for Chowan County, said Michael Hill, Historic Marker Section, N.C. Division of Archives and History. "Fifteen are in Edenton," he said. "This is the first one placed in the County, and the first one erectecN-o* alfy since Gov. Henderson Walker's about fifteen-years-ago.” The application for the marker was made by John Patterson, East Carolina Uni versity (ECU) professor of communication and associate editor of the "North Carolina Literary Review." Patterson, dressed in a red ) satin shirt and wearing a large gold hoop earring, gave a dramatic reading from "Lusty Wind for Carolina," written by Mrs. Fletcher in 1944. . Performing with Patter son, who portrayed pirate Stead Bonnet, was Dr. Bertie Fearing, ECU professor of English and associate editor of the "North Carolina Liter ary Review," who portrayed pirate Mary Reed. Dr. Keats Sparrow, profes sor of English and dean of the ECU College of Arts and Sci ences, served as master of ceremonies. Keats gave a biographical sketch of Mrs. Fletcher's life, emphasizing her literary career that began in 1931 when "White Leop ard" (set in Africa) was pub lished and concluded with her "Rogue's Harbor" (North Carolina) in 1964. In between the first and last books, thirteen more works flowed from her pen, Keats said. Of these, one more was on Africa, one was an autobi ography, and eleven more were historical novels with Continued On Page 3-A Several Persons Injured In Boating Collision Sunday By MARGUERITE MCCALL Several persons were in jured Sunday afternoon in a collision between two boats rounding a curve in Pem broke Creek. Richard Taylor, the opera tor of one vessel, a 14-foot ski boat, and H.L. Bond Jr., a passenger in Taylor's boat, were transported to Chowan Hospital by Unit 1, Edenton Chowan EMS. Taylor was treated for multiple cuts on his face and body, said Officer Norman Watts of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the agency investigating the accident. Watts said Taylor was released from the hospital Monday morning. He said Bond, 14, was air lifted to Pitt Memorial Hos pital for treatment of a head injury. Hospital officials there said Tuesday that Bond was discharged Monday. Ike Overton, who was water -skiing behind Taylor's boat, was not injured, Watts said. He said the second boat, a 21-foot 1989 Executive owned by Jim Ward, was operated by Elbert Franklin Pierce. Six passengers were in the boat including Ward’s wife, Sher ry, who was taken to Albe marle Hospital in Elizabeth City where she was treated for a fracture in the left wrist, Watts said. The accident occurred at apprcpdmately 5:22 p.m., said Watts. He said the dispatcher in Raleigh contacted him in Elizabeth City at 5:45 p.m. and that he left immediately for Edenton. He was ac Continued On Page 11-A Law enforcement officers remind the public that "waterways can be as dangerous as highways" and that caution should be practiced on both. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Patsy Lowell (standing) expresses concern about tearing down the old Airport Terminal Building, _ Third Option Is Presented By MARGUERITE MCCALL An unexpected third option for resolving the Edenton Air port terminal building issue was presented during a public hearing Tuesday, May 31, by Paul Waff of Waff Contract ing, Incorporated. Town Manager Anne-Ma rie Kelly read a letter receiv ed by her office that morning from Waff in which he off ered to move the building to nearby property he owns. The Edenton Town Council must determine whether to re habilitate the present build ing, tear it down and con struct a new terminal, or ac cept Waffs offer. At press time Tuesday night, the Coun cil Utilities Committee had the matter under discussion. In regard to his proposition, Waff requested $25,000 from the Town toward the reloca tion expense he would incur. He said that amount and more would be spent by the Town if it decided to demolish the structure. Waff, speaking on his owri behalf at the public hearing, said he was somewhat of a "history freak" and would not be doing this as "a competi tion to anyone," but as an al ternative to keeping the build ing intact if the Council de cided against its restoration. "We must all join together to get this thing moving," he said. Patsy Lowell, owner of his toric Albania House, agreed with Waffs last statement. However, she said she visited the Suffolk, Va. Airport ter minal, which contains 4,500 square feet, the relative size being considered if a new terminal is constructed here, and felt such a small building would preclude Edenton even being considered as a region al airport. "What are we doing taking such a narrow view of our selves?” she inquired. "A new 4,500 square-foot build ing will not attract a regional airport," she said. "Furthermore," she con tinued, "Paul Waff would not be offering to take this building if he did not know he'd get tax write-offs with it being eligible for the National Continued On Page 3-A > Heart Fund Auction Is Rescheduled The Chowan County Heart Fund Auction has been re scheduled for Thursday, June 16. The auction, which is de dicated to the memory of North Carolina State Repre sentative R.M. "Pete" Thompson, will begin at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building in Edenton. Admission is free to the auction. Wallace Evans is the auctioneer. Some of the items to be auc tioned are: dental exam from Dr. Paul Richmond; safety deposit box for one year from BB&T; golf for two at the ContinuedyOn Page 3-A
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