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Vol. LXXIII, No. 19 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Single Copies: 50c Boyle is target of allegations From staff reports U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle, of Edenton; is the target of allegations that he broke a conflict-of-in terest law, fu eling specu lation that Boyle’s nomi nation to a U.S. Court of Appeals seat is in jeop ardy. Prior to the allegations that Boyle ruled on nine cases involving corporations in which he held stock, top Demo cratic leaders in Congress had already threatened to filibus ter his nomination to the ap pellate court. See BOYLE On Page A2 Warrants issued for theft suspects Boyle BY EARLINE WHITE The Chowan Herald Using tips given by local resi dents, the Chowan County Sheriff’s Office, working in co operation with offic ers of the Edenton Police De partment, were able to recovertwo stolen mo torcycles in northern Chowan County on Thursday, May 4 and another on Sunday, May 7. At approximately 11 p.m. on May 4, Deputy Andy Bunch along with Edenton Police Of ficer Tim Hickman, followed a tip and a hunch that led them to two stolen motorcycles in the northern end of the county. The stolen motorcycles were reported missing from Moyock and Elizabeth City days earlier. In a separate incident, and again using a tip from a resi dent, Investigator Dwayne See SUSPECTS On Page A2 Goodwin INSIDE Calendar.C2 Church.C9,10 Classifieds.Dt-4 Editorials.A8 Obituaries.C6 School.C4 Society.. C3 Sports.B1-4 wmmmmmmm Contact us Call 482-4418 02006 The Chowan Herald All Rights Reserved Book-themed fundraiser poses interesting challenge for designers who are part of first-ever Decorators' Showcase to benefit Shepard-Pruden Library Elaine Schneider created her vision of UA Gift from the Sea” by Anne Morrow Lindberg in this room in the Tillie Bond house. Schneider operates her own design business in downtown Edenton. Sean Jackson/The Chowan Herald Decorators are in the house BY EARLINE WHITE . The Chowan Herald ■ Despite the ominous storm clouds that loomed above Edenton this past weekend, the first-ever Decorators’ Showcase definitely brought out color in the local historic district. The homes tour, cre ated by the Friends of the Library to raise money for the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library expan sion (specifically for the North Carolina Room and the Children’s Room) far exceeded organizers’ hopes, bringing hundreds of people into the local historic district. “Before we went into this we talked about the three ways we were to measure (if the event was a) success,” said co-chair of the event, Lee Lolkema. “Number One - if we raised money for the library Number Two - if the decorators, homeowners, art ists, musicians and business resources all felt they would do it again. Number Three - if the people who came felt they got a lot of bang for their buck.” According to those guidelines, the premiere Deco rators’ Showcase was a hit. “We exceeded our goal of $10,000 which is just marvelous,” Lolkema said. “I have spoken with all of the homeowners, save one, and the decorators and everyone said that they would love to do it again. They felt it was such a wonderful venue for their work and to get their name out. We had over 100 volunteers, making this a huge effort for the town; whenever we asked for help, no one said no. We are. very proud that every one came together and helped make this such a success.” The Decorators’ Showcase prominently featured five local homes including the Tillie Bond House, the Norman House, the Cumby House, the Branning House and the Herr House. Decorators kept in mind their book-themed plans ranging from nonfiction decorating tip guides to inspiring children’s books. Artists were also on site giving demonstrations of their craft and musicians de lighted the tourgoers with soothing background tunes. “Everything has it’s own charm,” Kathy See HOUSE On Page A3 Copeland says Partnership's days numbered Authority needs to be brought back to Northeastern Commission to keep recruitment efforts strong BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald Chowan County Manager Cliff Copeland says he believes the days of the Northeast Partner ship’s existence are numbered. Copeland, a member of the Edenton-based economic development agency’s board of direc tors, indicated Tuesday that the recent restruc turing of the Partnership’s executive board - and the turmoil sur rounding the termina tion of former Partner ship president and CEO Rick Watson combined with recent findings in a state audit that cited flaws in the organiza tion’s bookkeeping meth ods —may prove fatal for the agency. “I don’t think the Part nership is going to sur vive,” Copeland said. “For all practical purposes, I think the reorganization will abolish the Part nership.” Copeland said that a reorganization, enacted by the Partnership’s oversight board, the North eastern Commission, was “definitely needed.” However, Copeland said economic and indus trial-recruitment efforts in the region should be overseen by a locally based organization such asthe Commission. “We don’t need to relegate industrial develop ment back to the state Department of Com merce,” Copeland said. “It needs to be kept lo cally.” Copeland is not the only area official who be lieves the Partnership’s fate is sealed. In fact, elected officials hum six area counties met at the College of The Albemarle in Elizabeth City on May 4 to discuss the agency’s future, or lack of one, The Daily Advance reported Sunday. Pasquotank County Commissioners Matt Wood and Hank Krebs both said the Partnership must be dissolved during that meeting, The Daily Advance reported. Copeland said the Commission, which pro vided funding for the Northeast Partnership, was left out of the information loop by the Part nership, which was supposed to report back to the Commission regarding how it was spending public monies. “There was no reporting back to the Commis sion,” Copeland said. And Copeland voiced the hope that the Com mission itself will survive all the past months of uncertainty and negative publicity about the Partnership and its alleged improprieties. “A lot of people, including myself, feel the au thority needs to be brought back to the Commis sion,” he said. , The Partnership’s next meeting is set for May 17 in Edenton. Commission members have said they would revisit the future status of the Part nership at that meeting. Copeland Southbound lane of bridge shut down after motorcycle wreck BY SEAN JACKSON The Chowan Herald A southbound lane of the Chowan River Bridge was tem porarily shut down on Friday as emergency officials worked to clear the scene of a one-ve hicle wreck. At 2:25 p.m. on Friday, a Honda motorcycle driven by Clarence Dillon Butler Jr., 55, of Rockingham, rolled over, throwing Butler and his pas senger, Carol Butler, also 55 and from Rockingham, onto the highway, state Highway Patrol spokesperson Faye Gray said Tuesday. According to a report filed' by Trooper J.H. Blizzard, the rear tire of Butler’s motor cycle blew out, causing him to lose control of the bike that TZT had been travelling in the See WRECK On Page A2 1 Sean Jacksonville Chowan Herald Traffic on the Chowan River Bridge was affected Friday by a motorcycle wreck resulting from a blown-out tire. May Play Day ■ ’ ¥ .ipWL Sean Jack&on/The Chowan Herald The rope swing event at May Play Day on Saturday at the Rocky Hock Community Center was one of the more popular activities enjoyed by kids. See more photos on Page A-2.
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