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The North Carolina Asso
ciation of Convention and
Visitor Bureaus held their bi
monthly organizational meet
ing on August 15 & 16 in
Edenton. This organization
was founded in 1976 consist
ing of Destination Marketing
Organizations from across
the state that cooperatively
market the state of North
Carolina, its members' desti
nations and their constituen
cies for the benefit of the
travel and tourism sector and
the economy.
The two-day meeting cov
ered the areas of Group Sales,
Marketing & Communica
tions, Membership and Edu
cation as well as going over
upcoming projects that
NCACVB will participate in
Lynn Minges, director of the NC Division of Tourism, Fiim
and Sports Deveiopment speaks during the state tourism
meeting heid in Edenton.
Participants in the state tourism meeting enjoy a troi
iey ride through Edenton guided by Kathy Busby, Historic
Edenton Visitor Center.
cooperatively. Lynn Minges,
Director of Tourism gave ev
eryone the North Carolina Di
vision of Tourism, Film and
Sports Development update
and highlighted many of their
upcoming projects for the
group. The last session was a
presentation given by
DRDWEFA, A Global Insight
Company on a comprehensive
understanding of the eco
nomic contribution of tourism
to the state and our communi
ties.
Edenton is the most north
eastern member so many
people traveled quite a dis
tance and enjoyed what we
had to offer in the way of
overnight accommodations,
restaurants, shopping, attrac
tions, meeting facilities and
visitor services with some
even extending their stay a
day urj two. The working to
gether of everyone in our
Community helps us to show
case this beautiful town and
ail it has to offer.
Job Fair brings
sense of hope
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
SfG# Wrtfer
During the last year United
Piece Dye Works, like many
smaller companies across the
country, had been experienc
ing their fair share of ups and
downs. On Monday August 12
the company that had provided
employment for nearly 200
workers over the years. Some
employees had been with the
company over 30 years.
"My wife home schools our
children." said Walt Warren
who worked for UPDW for
eleven years in the mainte
nance department. "I may be
in a little better shape than
some others tough," he says of
future employment possibili
ties. "I have a number of skills
from maintenance work that I
can draw on to help me find a
new job." He and his wife feel
their Christian faith will help
sustain them.
" But, for those who have
known only textile dye work
the story is very different.
When the doors closed for
good on Monday for some it
also meant the loss of two in
comes as several husband and
wife teams worked for the com
pany The loss of one income
was scary enough, but losing
two incomes simultaneously
was devastating.
For Rhesa Spruill, who along
with her husband Ronnie were
long-time employees of UPDW
and are the parents of four
children. The efforts of the
community have played a big
role in helping to ease her
family's anxiety "When we lost
See FAIR On Page 8 A
Tyrone Wiiiiams, Director of the NC Empioyment Secu
rity Commission District Office in Greenviiie, NC was on
hand for iast week's job fair. (Photo by Outiand)
Snyder seeks Heims seat
BY ROBERT SHtLES
Cox 7VC
He knows he's still consid
ered the underdog, but Repub
lican U.S. Senate candidate
Jim Snyder syas his strong
conservative beliefs will in the
end win him his party's nomi
nation for the Senate seat now
held by Sen. Jesse Helms.
"I'm a native North Carolin
ian with real North Carolina
values," said Snyder. "I'm also
a real conservative and fol
lower of Jesse Helms."
Snyder is fighting an uphill
battle to convince state Re pub
licans that the conservative
agenda — so strongly pro
moted by Helms — can best be
represented in the Senate un
der his leadership. He argues
that his major opponent. Eliza
beth Dole, is more of a moder
See SNYDER On Page 8 A
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Over three hundred tickets were soid for the First Anuna) Shrimp by the Bay heid on
the waterfront in Edenton Saturday. Dr. Chris Ford and Chamber President Larry Spivey
served up iots of deticious seafood sauce to hungry guests. (Photo by Heien Outiand)
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Sc/zoJars/jjp st/ppor? o^ered
Schotarship support for nursing students has been renewed by the Edenton-Chowan
Community Foundation, thanks to the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. E.L. HoiioweH of Edenton.
For more than 10 years the Hoiioweiis have been heiping students in nursing schoois
through annuai awards through the Dana Lea Darnei) Memoriai Nursing Schoiarship.
Recent recipients of $500 schotarships are Janet L. Davenport (above), a junior at Barton
Cottege; and Bonnie Lynn White, a student in the associate degree nursing program at
Coitege of the Aibemarte. Looking on are Mr. Hoiiowei), !eft, and Livy Goodman, acting
foundation chairman. (Chowan Heraid photo by Bud Weagiy)
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