Newspapers / The Chowan Herald (Edenton, … / Sept. 17, 1997, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
The Ch Wednesday, September 17,1997 Published in the most beautiful little city on the North Carolina Coast Vol.LXIV.No.38 500 , Mill Museum stands as permanent tribute to all those who worked there ; BY REBECCA BUNCH ; Editor Junius Britton has a passion for collecting, one he has pur sued wholeheartedly since age 14-. Now that love for acquiring everything from Depression glass to old typewriters has beeo put to use in organizing a “Mill Museum” inside the former Edenton Cotton Mill. 'Britton said he and his wife both have strong ties to the mill village, and that the project, while time-consuming, is a la bor of love for him. “My dad worked in the mill,” he said. “He was called ‘the Valhalla kid’ because he rode a bicycle back and forth work from Valhalla.” Britton said the reason for putting together the museum was that creating it was some thing very close to his heart. “I’m really doing this,” he said, “as a memorial to all those who worked there.” See MUSEUM On Page 2-A Junius Britton tries out an old-timey telephone as he stands among some of the treasures he has amassed for the new Mill Museum at the former Edenton Cotton Mill. An open house will be held later this fall. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch) Rankins escapes, found after search BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor Michael Rankins, 34, was re captured Monday night at ap proximately 10:43 p m. on Freemason Street following a community wide manhunt. According to Chowan County Sheriff Fred Spruill, Rankins escaped from the Chowan County Detention Fa cility at about 1:35 p.m. while officers “were getting him ready to be transported to Cen tral Prison in Raleigh to begin serving a 12-year sentence for armed robbery.” Spruill said that Rankins “es caped through an unlocked door leading to an outside stor age area while the officer was distracted.” When asked to provide addi tional details of Rankins’ es cape, the sheriff said he was unable to do so at this time. He added that an investigation is being conducted to determine exactly how Rankins was able to make his escape from the jail. Spruill said he was also un able to say whether any offic ers would face disciplinary ac tion as a result of RahidiKs’ es cape. “That is an internal matter,” he said. “And anyway I couldn’t say until we know exactly what happened.” He also said he could not yet say whether any of his department’sprocedures with regard to the transporting of prisoners would be changed in light of the incident, again cit ing the ongoing nature of the investigation. Assisting in the search, ac cording to Spruill, were offic ers and K-9 units of the sheriff’s office, the Edenton Police Department, Pasquo tank County Sheriff’s office, See SEARCH On Page 6-A Mayor given authority to name waterfront study commission BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor Mayor Roland Vaughan has received the approval of the Edenton Town Council to ap point a waterfront development committee to, in his words, de cide on its “best use” and to identify funding sources that ‘Mli help achieve that use. Council gave its okay after a brief period of discussion dur ing last Tuesday night’s meet ing. In response to Vaughan’s statement that he hoped to have a committee in place by the end of September, Councilman Jimmy Alligood asked how many people the mayor planned to ask to serve. “If it (committee) gets too big, you’re going to have prob lems,” he predicted. “I have not decided on the number yet,” the mayor said. “I’ll make that decision and bring it back to you by the end of the month.” Councilman Willis Privott observed that the proposed waterfront study committee idea has drawn considerable interest from the public. “Everywhere I go,” he said, “people are asking me, what’s the mayor talking about?” Vaughan said he was well aware of the considerable in terest the public had in the plan. “I don’t think we will have any trouble getting folks to serve,” he said. “I’ve already had numerous phone calls, in cluding two today.” He said the timetable he had in mind would have the com mittee short-lived. Vaughan said he would like to see the group study issues relating to the best use of the waterfront, “look at diverse points of view,” and then complete their work within six months. In the in terim, he said, he would want to see them give periodic updates to the council about their level of progress. Councilman Privott asked the mayor whether he intended to meet with the copimittee him self. Vaughan indicated that he expected to meet with the com mittee once to brief them and “then turn them loose and see where they go with it.” He said it would be the committee’s job to listen to people’s ideas and then “narrow those ideas down to the best ones.” He said he was pleased to see so much interest already ex pressed by the public and would think carefully as he worked to decide on the list of appointees. “This will give us a good start and good input from people who are genuinely interested. This committee will be designed to incorporate diverse ideas that already exist. I think it’s safe to say that at this time, we’re not using it (waterfront) to its best advantage and this committee will be a way we can look for greater insight into what might be done.” During the recent council committee meeting where Vaughan initially suggested appointing a committee, he told the council he was thinking the study group might consist of five to seven members, with some of them knowledgeable about boat manufacturing and marine contracting. See MAYOR On Page 6-A 1 iWm Skip Long and Chris Mangum (center of pix) were the guest speakers at a Saturday morning breakfast organized by Bob Harrell (right) of the Albemarle Recreation Center and Diana Wilson Jones of the Rural Center in Raleigh. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch) 'Exploiting weaknesses' gives Hertford County edge over Edenton Aces, 34-13 From Cox NC Publications staff reports Demont Moore scored three touchdowns as Hertford County stopped the visiting Edenton Aces, 34-13, in non conference football action last Friday night. Moore ran for scores of 55 and 11 yards and caught a 38 yard pass from Torn Parker for another touchdown. He fin ished with 210 yards rushing on 19 carries and one reception for 38 yards. Edenton coach Jay Swicegood said the Aces (1-2) were outsized by Hertford County (3-0) and hampered by mistakes all night. “We’re not able to match up front with Hertford County. They controlled the line of scrimmage all night long. Our first series that we had we had a dropped pass on the 3-yard line,” said Swicegood. “Hertford County did a real good job of shutting down the run. They had a very swarming defense and it was a very physi cal football game for us. We’ve got to maintain consistency with the mental attitude of eliminating mistakes. They were able to exploit some of the weaknesses we had last night.” Trailing 14-0, the Aces at tempted to mount a comeback in the second quarter when Robert Nixon scored on a 7 yard pass from Shaun Rankins with 33 seconds left in the half. The momentum that had swayed Edenton’s way didn’t last long, though. The Bears answered the score with the long touchdown pass to Moore with 10 seconds to go before intermission. “We had a mental breakdown in the secondary and that gave Hertford County the momen tum back,” said Swicegood. The Aces lost more than the game, however. They also lost starting quarterback Chris Williams in the first quarter when he sustained a cracked collarbone. Swicegood said Williams is expected to miss three to four weeks. The senior was 2-for-4 for 18 yards and no interceptions when he left the game. He was replaced by Rankins, who went 4-for-13 for 29 yards See ACES On Page 6-A Partnership between DSb, businesses ana rhurrhes sought to get clients off welfare BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor Discussing ways the commu nity can help Chowan County residents move from welfare to gainful employment was the focus of a breakfast meeting held here Saturday morning. Special guests at the break fast were Skip Long, executive director of the Jobs Partner ship of Raleigh; Raleigh busi nessman Chris Mangum, who serves as business coordinator for the Partnership; and Diana Jones Wilson, senior policy as sociate for human resources for the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Cen ter, Inc., in Raleigh. As a number of local minis ters listened, Mangum said the Partnership involves “busi nesses and churches sharing a common vision and goal, and partnering together to achieve that goal. The ultimate goal is not just a job,- we want people who are hurting to achieve fi nancial self-sufficiency.” He said the “heart of the pro gram” was developed upon principles established by Dr. Tony Evans of Dallas, TX and centers around helping people who perhaps have never be fore held jobs find personal and professional success. The principles upon which the Partnership operates are based on Biblical teachings, Mangum said. He said that through human resources and development classes held by community colleges, partici pants learn some crucial inter personal skills, including hav mg a positive attitude, living with integrity, appropriate ways to resolve conflicts, and striving for excellence. Com bining appropriate interper sonal skills with strong job skills, he said, will make a pro spective employee a lot more attractive prospect to a poten tial employer. “They know they’re getting someone who not only has job skills, but someone who has See WELFARE On Page 6-A BIG SWEEP 3e EOEimON,NfC. BSAJTROOP Kf BIG SWEEP IS THIS WEEKEND Chowan County's 1997 Big Sweep campaign will help clean up roadways and waterways throughout the community this Saturday, Sept. 20. Groups or individuals interested in helping are asked to contact Scott Alons, chairman, at 482-7437 or Nancy Morgan at 482-8431. __M————|a— y. Tickets an $15 in Advance $20 at Gate Sponsored by The American Legion Post 40 Baseball Booster Club 7TH ANNUAL SHRIMP FEAST Sept. 20th « 5 to 8 P.M. • American Legion Fairgrounds Call 482-3183 or 482-8739 after 5:00 P.M.
The Chowan Herald (Edenton, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 17, 1997, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75