Veterans' sacrifices are remembered
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Editor
Tim Dannelly of Edenton spoke movingly during the ninth
annual Veterans Day ceremony here about the sacrifices of
those who have served this country during wartime. He also
expressed the hope that those sacrifices would not be forgot
ten by those who have come after them.
first day you were taught that your job was important. You
also learned to respect (those in positions of authority),
whether they deserved it or not.
"Americans have succeeded with leadership provided by
playboys, cowards and drunks," he said. "But America can
press on because people like you who keep the dream alive."
He listed a number of other qualities that veterans bring to
their daily lives and careers as civilians as well. These in
L/amiBuy, a
Vietnam veteran,
said that he could
recall as a young
child that Veter
ans Day was "a
special time
when we recog
nized those who
were still with us
and remembered
those who were
not."
"What has hap
pened to remem
bering those
people?"
Dannelly asked.
"We look around
(at Veterans Day
ceremonies) and
we wonder,
where are the
young people
who will carry on
when we are
gone?"
He also said
that America to
day has been
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Virginia Wood of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter DAR was among those placing wreaths during
this year's Veterans Day ceremony. (Photo by Rebecca Bunch)
elude self-disci
pline and organi
zational skills
they have learn
ed in the service
of their country.
"Veterans also
respect the wis
dom of their el
ders and have
learned first
hand the real
value that can be
found in serving
others. Most im
portant, they
have learned
during wartime
to honor and be
lieve in the awe
some power of
Almighty God.
You learn that a
personal rela
tionship with
God will carry
you through ev
erything."
Dannelly
added that pray
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j by a country relying on the flawed leadership of mere hu
> mans. And, he said, some of the strongest leadership this
country does enjoy comes from those who have answered
duty's call and served in the military.
"I think one thing that has helped more than anything else
is the character those veterans brought back," Dannelly said.
"They had learned that every job was important...from the
er is also very important to those who serve, and wondered
aloud what would happen if those who worked together in the
private sector also heaatt4i^,wafekd.ay by praying together
"I can't help but wonder how businesses would respond," bfe
said.
Tim Dannelly is sales manager for Edenton Motors. He is
also a well-known motivational speaker who travels the coun
try teaching others how to developing a positive attitude.
Town Council hears
about citizens' issues
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Editor
"A horror show just waiting
to happen" is how Pembroke
Circle resident Jim Green de
scribed what his neighborhood
is turning into when he spoke
at the Edenton Town Council
meeting last Tuesday evening.
Green appealed to the Council
for assistance in remedying the
problem.
Already, he said, his neigh
bors are angry and frustrated
because of problems that are
causing raw sewage to wash
up at homes there.
"One guy has already called
the EPA," Green , said. "I've
heard some people say, 'we're
going to get attorneys, and
we're going to sue the town.'
We talk (at Council meetings)
about solving problems and
keeping everything nice, but
you've got a bunch of people
down there who are really
ticked off."
He told Council a positive
first step would be for them to
come and see the problem first
hand.
"I'd really appreciate it if
you'd come down to Pembroke
Circle and just get out of your
car and look," Green said.
"The water doesn't come up
the bulkhead, it comes up
through the pipes," he added.
"Water is just right there in
those catch basins."
"A sink hole could develop at
any time," Green said. "Then
what have you got? A horror
show just waiting to happen."
Green added that prior at
tempts by the town to deal with
drainage problems have not
been successful.
"That thing you built down
there by the Masonic Lodge is
a disaster," he told them. "The
pump runs all day because you
have a storm sewer that pushes
water into the sound," he said.
Green added that cracks in the
street and curbing are also al
lowing sewage that comes up
through the pipes to push its
way into the streets. Some
times you just have to say,
something has to be done."
Green emphasized that he
was not there "as a major
gripe," but instead with the
intention of providing a help
ful solution. He distributed to
council drawings of a pump
designed by a Washington, DC
specialist that he believes solve
the problem.
Mayor Roland Vaughan said
he and the Council were very
concerned about the problems
residents of Pembroke Circle
were experiencing, and wel
comed suggestiong for resolv
ing the problem.
"We're very much aware of
the problem, and the reaction
of the people who live there,"
hesaid. "Ifthere's an answer to
the problem, we'd certainly
like to know about it."
Vaughan acknowledged that
the town has suffered some'
collapses in its sewage system
as a result of recent hurricanes,
See COUNCIL On Page 3-A
Study shows Chowan
among safest places
to drive in N. Carolina
Nineteen ninety-eight was a
good year on Chowan County
roads, according to the North
Carolina Insurance News Ser
vice. For the year, the county
ranked as the fourth safest in
the state for driving safety.
Statistics show that a vehicle
crash occurs every 38.6 hours,
an injury every 53.7 hours, and
someone in Chowan dies in a
crash every 3,754.3 hours. For
the entire state, a traffic crash
occurs every 2.5 minutes, an
injury occurs every 3.5 min
utes, and a fatal injury occurs
every 5.5 hours.
“Drivers in Chowan County
should be proud of the county’s
ranking, ” sa id Barrett Brewer
of the NC Insurance News Ser
vice. “But at the same time, all
can do better to make driving a
safer experience for everyone
on the road.”
Factors used to determine
rankings included number of
crashes, crash severity, crash
See SAFEST On Page 12-A
Farm-City Banquet set
This year’s Farm City Ban
quet will be held Tuesday
evening, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. at
the American Legion Post 40
in Edenton. Hosted by the
Extension Advisory Council,
this annual event recognizes
the close ties between the ag
ricultural and business com
munity that is so important
to the economic well-being of
communities across the na
tion and particularly here in
northeastern North Caro
lina.
Veteran legislator Vernon
James, who served many
years in the North Carolina
General Assembly, where he
headed the Agriculture Com
mittee, will be this year’s
guest speaker - His close asso
c iation with agriculture, both
on the farm in Pasquotank
County and in the state legis
lature, will serve to put
today’s agricultural situation
in perspective.
The Farm City Banquet is
also a time to recognize the
achievement in the commu
nity. This year the following
will be recognized: the 1998
Champion Peanut Producer
for Chowan County, the 1999
Woman in Agriculture, the
See BANQUET Page 12-A
Pony rides were just part of the fun at the annual Oak Fest celebration held at White Oak Elementary School.
Children attending enjoyed various games, face painting, even pie throwing at some of the school's teachers.
Tours of emergency vehicles were conducted by the Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, and
even some ultralight aircrafts showed up for the event. For both the young and old numerous crafts were
available, as well as delicious food items. An auction was held later in the morning. The annual event is
sponsored by White Oak PTA. (Photo by Deborah Collins)
Edenton woman killed in accident
An Edenton woman was
killed last Wednesday when
her car was hit by a tractor
trailer about five miles north
of Edenton.
Beverly H. Clarke, 74, of the
400 block of Phillips St.,
Edenton, died instantly when
the truck slammed directly
into the driver’s side of the 1992
Dodge passenger car she was
driving, according to a report
by NC Highway Patrol Trooper
J.F, Bray.
The accident happened
shortly after 1:40 p.m. near the
intersection of NC Hwy. 32 and
Rocky Hock Road.
According to witness state
ments, Clarke was pulling out
of the Valhalla Produce park
ing lot when she drove directly
into the path of a tractor-trailer
being driven by Horace Kent
Bailey, 45, of Columbia, NC.
See KILLED On Page 12-A
Lawsuit
reinstated
by courts
A homeowners’ lawsuit
against the town of Edenton
that was dismissed in superior
court a year ago has been rein
stated by the North Carolina
Court of Appeals. The case wi 11
now be reheard in superior
court.
The case involves a lawsuit
filed in 1997 by The Village
Creek Homeowners Associa
tion, a group of residents pro
testing the Edenton Town
Council’s decision to cut the
lot sizes of the nearby Colon ial
Village subdivision from 20,000
square-feetto 5,000 square-feet.
The developer, Colonial Vil
lage Group Inc., claimed
smaller lot sizes would keep
costs between $50,000 and
$70,000, but Village Creek resi
dents felt smaller lot sizes
would lead to water drainage
problems and traffic conges
tion and jeopardize commu
nity safety.
The Village Creek
homeowners’ lawsuit was dis
missed in June 1998 by Supe
rior Court District Chief Judge
Richard Parker. At the time,
Parker said the lawsuit lacked
merit because none of the
plaintiffs lived next to the pro
posed Coke Avenue subdivi
sion. Parker awarded attor
neys’ fees to the town.
However, on Nov. 2, a three
See LAWSUIT Page 12-A
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