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Carolina Sales building~"now would not be involved.

The adopted plan will also indicate an exception from the proposed map that provides the purchase of a severance rather than total acquisition of the lot containing the Quonset building on the north side of 14th.

Some 118 acres are involved in the South Evans plan, with the boundaries generally Tenth Street to the north, Charles Boulevard to the east. Seaboard Coast Line to the west and Norfolk and Southern Railroad to the south.

In addition to 14th Street improvement, the major improvements in the area would involve right-of-way acquisitions, including right-of-way on Evans Street.

The area, according to Community Development director John Schofield, would probably be the last major area of substandard housing in the city.

The plan would cost an estimated $2.5 with funds utilized from the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Implementation of the plan will be take several years.

Approval was also given by the Council, following a public hearing, to the citys 1978-79 Community Development Program.

The proposed budget for the program calls for anticipated revenue of $1,590,000, including $1,250,000 as the citys fourth year CD entitlement, $175,000 in carry over from the 1977 program, and $165,000 in transfer funds from the parking deck project.

Projected expenditures under the fourth year program include: acquisition of Central Business District parking lots, $165,000; WestJ^adowbrook acquisitions, $25^00; South Evans acquisitions. $100,000;

Improvements on 14th Street from Charles to the railroad, $200,000; construction of tennis courts at Guy Smith and Evans Parks, $85,000; Southside water and sewer improvements, $60.000;

Code enforcement, $38,000; rehabilitation, $85,000; public services (addition of a crime prevention officer). $19,000; relocation in West Meadowbrook, $323,000; relocation in South Evans area, $100,000; clearance and demolition, $16,000; planning and management, $60,000; and administration, $50,000. An unprogrammed balance of $34,000 is projected.

During the public hearing, Bernard Haselrig cited the need for playground facility improvement at Third Street School and he appealed for funds for the facilities. Haselrig was informed that the matter was included in funding proposals under the General Neighborhood Improvement Program.

Patricia Dunn, first vice president of the I.eague of Women Voters of Greenville-Pitt County, read a statement from the organization that recommended that in the future-a complete

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courage P.A. programs in technical institutes.

The State Board of Medical Examiners, however, traditionally prefers such programs to be based in well-established, fully-operated medical schools where they can take on the programs as only a minor part of their full operation.

Officials added that the State Board of Medical Examiners must license graduates of technical P.A. programs and certify that they are of sufficient quality.

They added that the East Carolina University Medical School, which would have to train the Pitt Tech students, is too preoccupied in establishing its program at the time, to take on another responsibility.

We have enough to do now for the next four years. said one top Medical School official.

The major problem cited by Medical School authorities was in the "timing of the implementation.

They would not comment on the possibility of a P.A. program at Pitt Tech In the future.

Students for the Pitt Tech Physicians Assistant Program were to be recruited on a priority basis from eastern North Carolina.

During the next few months, the Pitt Tech staff, headed by John Wimberly, will be consolidating and preparing the information and materials obtained in the feasibility study for publication. The findings of the feasibility study will be available to institutions and organizations interested in such programs.

and descriptive list of all suggestions for CD expenditures be made available for public scrutiny prior to the public hearings held by the Council.

She said that the League was concerned that, although the neighborhood CD meetings were seen as noteworthy, because the suggestions made by participants at the sessions were not fully publicized, it is impossible for the public to make a thorough review and evaluation of the present CD proposals.

Rocky Fallon asked if any of the requests made by residents of the Higgs Neighborhood were brought to the Councils attention. Cox said that they were in-, eluded in the neighborhood improvement funding.

The Council received the lists of requests for general neighborhood improvements under the CD program. City _^Manager Jim Caldwell explained that as part of the 1976 and 1977 CD programs, the city allocated $80,000 for the improvement program for the Higgs, Riverdale and Greenfield Terrace neighborhoods.

The purpose of the project, he reported, has been to allow the various neighborhoods to establish their own priorities and to allow the city flexibility in working with the individual requests.

Caldwell said that the city needed to select priority lists and begin to work on them.

Each neighborhood would be eligible for between $25,000 and $26,666 in projects, it was pointed out. A top priority involves street lighting improvements in the Higgs and Riverdale sections.

The Council accepted * the $19,189 bid offered by ThortlSs Built Buses Inc. for a transit vehicle. Caldwell sak the city advertised for bids fcr a 19-26 passenger vehicle and\received only one offer.

The firm propos^a 60-day delivery on thejasdfine powered vehicle, itj^^asnoted.

Other business conducted during the meeting included:

Appointment W. W. Speight, Dr. John Wooten, Dr. Herbert Hadley, and Marvin Blount Sr. to their former terms on the reestablished Greenville Foundation with their staggered term expirations following the same rotation as under their original appointment;

Tabling of action on the closing of a portion of Cedar Street extending from Fourth Street southerly to Fifth Street;

Adoption of an order closing a portion of Seventh Street between Evans and Reade Circle;

Approval of a request by Bernice Branch for rezoning of 21.4 acres west of the city landfill from RA-20toR-6;

Adoption of an ordinance making technical amendments to the cable television ordinance;

Approval of a reflation endorsing the transfer of effective ownership and control of the franchise and cable television system of Greenville Cable TV, Inc. (effective control of the company remains unchanged);

Acceptance of Barnes Street located in Section III of Windy Ridge with recordation of the acceptance contingent upon the clearing of gutters along the street;

Granting of a renewal permit to Fred Webb Inc. for a mobile home located at 1405 N. Green Street;

Approval of the five-year Transit Development Program as adopted by the Public Transportation Commission, with a change in wording from consolidation involving the city and university systems to coordination;

Authorization of a bond order for the issuance of $200,000 in electric system bonds for the purpose of enlarging, extending and improving the citys electric system;

Adoption of a resolution of appreciation to the late Dr. M. B. Massey, who served as an alderman of the city from 1935 until 1947;

Adoption of a resolution of intent to close a portion of Radio

By STUARTSAVAGE Reflector Staff Writer

NEW BERN - The worst thing in this case is the'fact that Eli Bloom is the District Attorney, Norman Kellum told the court in his closing arguments shortly before Bloom was found not guilty on charges of assaulting a New Bern woman here April 4.1977.

The fact that Eli is a public official. defense attorney Kellum said, was the prime reason, he has to come in here to be subjected to this. Mr. Blooms character has not been impeached. Hes the most gentle person you can find, the lawyer told Judge George Bason.

Bason, a short time later, said the state had failed to, establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant dfd what the warrant said, and declared Bloom not guilty of assaulting Mrs. Hazel Jones.

The chief district court judge in Wake County, Bason was assigned to hear the Bloom case in Craven County District Court, while William Griffin of Williamston, District Attorney for the Second District, was assigned to prosecute for the State.

Bloom is District Attorney for the Third District which includes Craven County.

Road and scheduling the matter for a March 9 public hearing;

Adoption of an ordinance providing for the repair, closing, or demolition of abandoned structures and designating the building inspector as the officer to enforce the ordinance;

Adoption of an ordinance amending the citys Personnel Policies Ordinance regarding maternity leave, stipulating that the employee may use accumulated vacation or sick leave during the time before and after childbirth, and if the employee wishes to retain all accumulated sick leave and vacation leave, she may take leave without pay for the entire period;

Acceptance of a proposal by the North Carolina League of Municipalities for revising the personnel policies, pay plan, and classification plan of the city, costing the city a maximum of $9,000 for the study.

Scheduling of a public hearing for March 9 on a request by H & H Development Corp. for rezoning from RA-20 to R-6 of 53 acres on NC 33 one mile east of Green Street;

Acceptance of the joint city-county and city planning and zoning board semi-annual reports;

Approval of requests submitted for the Jaycettes Fashion Show. Greenville Girl Scout Fair, Starving Artists Show, flea market, Jaycees July 4th celebration, and sidewalk sale to be granted privilege license waivers (request submitted by Downtown Greenville Association); ,

Authbrization for the advertisement of delinquent 1977 real property laxs and the conducting of a lien sale;

Approval of a bid offered by National Police Supply of Charlotte in the amount of $5,780 for a night-vision scope system for the Police Departments Detective and Narcotics Division;

Adoption of a resolution authorizing the execution of a grant agreement for the Airport Authority with the Department of Transportation for financial aid; and

J~ Scheduling of a public hearing for March 9 on a petition by Stratford Subdivison for paving, curb and gutter improvements.

Caldwell reported prior to the business session that the recreation-library complex is scheduled for completion on March I.

The city manager said the transit system averaged 503 passengers for the month of January.

Bloom was charged in a warrant issued January 28, with assaulting Mrs. Jones on April 4. 1977.

Mrs. Jones, the only witness tendered by the State, testified that she was at the Craven County Couri House for the trial of her son Donald, charged with larceny in connection with the theft of a quantity of tobacco. The case, she said, was calendered to come up and it didnt.

She said during the lunch break that she, along with her son and her husband Jack, were standing, pretty close to the front door. of the court house when she saw Bloom, along with Judge E. S. Peel and, someone else. walking down the hail.

Mrs. Jones said she approached Bloom and said, Mr. Bloom, Id like to speak to you please. Saying the judge and the.

"other man .went on out the door, Mrs Jones continued. "1 asked him why. when ca.ses were calendered, why they were not tried...asked him why he wouldnt try it...why he was covering for the Sheriffs Department.

"He (Bloom) grabbed my arm, gritted his teeth...and was grinning like a possum. 1 dont know what he was saying he was talking so fast, shaking his finger in my face, she testified.

Mrs. Jones then said Bloom, hauled back and swung at me. My husband pulled me back, and Bloom's hand, "sort of brashed my coat.

According to Mrs. Jones.

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Bloom then ran out the front door, "1 ran to the front door, .stuck my head out and said. "You hit me, didnt you? Bloom, she said, then turned and said, "yes ..why don't you get out a warrant?

Upon questioning by Griffin, Mrs. Jones said she did not secure a warrant for Bloom until almost 10 months later because of her health.

Under cross examination, Mrs. Jones said at the time she approached Bloom at the noon recess, she. "was upset because the case had not been tried, and did not know at that time that the charges against her son had been dismissed.

Leading

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Automobile accidents are by far the leading cause of death among young people, new government statistics show.

The Census Bureau reported figures Thursday that showed that 20;279 persons between the ages of 1 and 24 were killed in highway accidents during 1975.

The next leading cause of death in that age group were homicides, which took 6,195 lives; cancer. 5,219 deaths; suicide. 4.736 deaths, and birth defects. 1.883 deaths.

The bureau said 1975 was the latest year tabulated.

For the same year, the figures showed that automobile accidents acounted for 65 percent of alf"accidental deaths among youths aged 15 to 24.

Bobby Boaz, a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said one reason highway accidents account for such a large percentage of deaths among the young is that they are not as susceptible as older persons to heart attacks, strokes, and cancer.

Furthermore, he said, young people often are inexperienced in driving and take unnecessary chances. He said they also often do not know their own tolerance for liquor and its effects on driving.

School Bd. In Special Meet

A special meeting of the Greenville City Board of Education will be held at 8 p.m. Monday. Feb. 13, at the central office, 431 W. Fifth Street.

The special meeting is primarily scheduled to provide workshop time to look at the legal aspects of school board liability ; the open meeting law; and conflict of interest law.

Also to be discussed will be a brief review of the recently completed personnel cases involving Mrs Janie Keyes and Mrs, Courtney King.

POSSIBLE SURGERY

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Prince Fahed A1 Faisel. a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia, has undergone examination here in preparation for possible eye surgery this spring.

STATE VISIT

PARAMARIBO. Surinam (AP) Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Consort Bernhard arrived here Thursday for a one-week state visit.

Women Provide A Great Show

Thursday night was ladies night with John Housemans The Acting Company presenting Elinor, Jones' new play. The Other Half, in McGinnis Auditorium on the ECU campus. The women had the stage to themselves, and what a show they gave!

Directed by Amy Saltz, Ms. Jones' play salutes great women writers and the characters they created. It is a masterful tribute to the spirit, dedication, and creativity in all womankind.

Six of the actresses of The Acting Company Mary Lou Rosato. Frances Conroy. Leslie Geraci, Harriett Harris, Patricia Hodges, and Diane Kemp were cast in the roles of famous literary women Sappho, Mary Shelley, the Bronte Sisters. Christina Ro.ssetti, Jane Austen; Virginia Woolf and

Nabbed For Break-In

Two Greenville men were ar-re.sted on multiple charges early today following investigation of a break-in at the Arco service station at the intersection of Greenville Boulevard and Evans Street.

Chief Glenn Cannon identified the two as James Melvin Bullock, 21 of 31 Conley St., and Jerry Coward, 19 of 609 Ford St.

Cannon said officers stopped a car in which the two were traveling shortly after a 2:46 a.m. report that a cigarette vending machine at the service station had been broken into.

Bullock and Coward were charged with breaking, entering and larceny, possession of burglary tools, and carrying a conceak>d weapon, after investigators found a quantity of change, a crow bar, several screw drivers, a hammer, gloves and a .:18 caliber pistol in a bag in the car.

According to the chief, about $27.10 was taken from the vending machine.

Pay Penalty

WASHINGTON (AP) - The STP Corporation will pay a $500,000 penalty for advertising that its oil treatment will reduce oil consumption by 20 percent.

The company, based in Fort I>auderdale. Fla., reached the out of court settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, but did not admit to wrongdoing. The company also will pay $200.000 in adversting to publicize the settlement.

George Eliot,

The Other Half opens with notable quotes from male authors concerning women, including jewels such as A woman, an ass. and a chestnut tree bear the more fruit the more beaten they be. quotes clearly expressing attitudes held by most people in the past when women first attempted to find a place and make a name for themselves in the area of literature. It was considered inconceivable that women could have such talents.

As Virginia Woolf, Ms. Rosato presented the unifying idea of the play when she said A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction"

One of the memorable moments is a recreation of the harrowing life of the three Bronte sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne - who resorted to masculine pseudonyms when they began their writings. Later, they had to fight for recognition as women. Leslie Geraci's performance as Emily's heroine Catherine Earnshaw in a scene from Wuthering Heights" is chilling.

Ms. Rosatos hilarious characterization of Aphra Behn, the first woman dramatist, and Ms. Harris's delightful impersonation of Fanny Burney both deserve special recognition.

Director Saltz says the play is still in the process of being completed. Some scenes were rewritten for last night's performance.

In this year of increasing popularity and artistry of women's films, TTie Other Half might well become a landmark in womens theater. Its message is that women need an outlet for creative faculties just as much as their brothers do. Theirs is an equal greatness of mind if they but have the will to use it.

The Other Half expresses a hope, in the words of Virginia Woolf, that "Shakespeares sister will soon be bom. The concluding dialogue has the cast simultaneously recalling great Women authors and poets in history. The last name mentioned. that of Lillian Heilman, gives a ray of hope for the future. A blacklisted Hollywood writer denied the right to pursue her profession during the Red Scare of the 50s, Ms. Heilman is just now beginning to gain the full recognition she deserves partly through Jane Fondas characterization of her in the movie Julia.

The Acting Company gives its final Greenville performance at 8:15 p.m. tonight with Shakespeares King Lear.

Kim Dale

She also testified that, "never once, did she touch Bloom Mrs Jones indicated that she had never reported the incident to New Bern police or to the Craven County Sheriffs Department, but added that she had talked with a staff writer for The Sun Journal (a New Bern newspaper), and said, Yes, I asked him to my home (on January 28) and then asked him to go with me, to the magistrate's office in Dover (about 20 miles west of New Bern on U.S. 700 where she obtained the assault warrant.

Kellum then asked Mrs. Jones why her 26-year-old son or her husband didn't do anything if Bloom had hit her as she had alleged.

No one had a chance to, Mrs. Jones replied. He (Bloom) went on and got tangled up in the door He tried to get out so fast."

Craven County Tax Collector Ivy Lynn Rawls took the stand for the defense and said she. "heard this loud, boistrous talking out in the hall. I got up from my desk to see what was going on"

The witness said she saw Mrs. Jones in the hall and said the woman was berating, "all the lawyers. and saying the. courts were crooked"

By that time, according to Mrs, Rawls. Bloom. Judge Peel and assistant district attorney Tom Haigwood were, coming down the hall, toward Mrs. Jones.

"I saw Mrs. Jones grab Mr. Bloom's left arm and he jerked his arm away from her. The judge and Mr. Haigwood took a step or two toward, toward the door, then he (Bloom) followed them on out the door"

Mrs. Rawls said she heard ^ Mrs. Jones say something to Bloom which she could not understand, then heard Bloom say something like, thats a matter for the court. But. Mrs. Rawls said, she did not see Bloom grin like a possum, point his finger, or touch Mrs. Jones.

Bloom, district attorney for the Third District for the past seven years and prosecutor for the Greenville Municipal Recorders Court for 39 years before that, said he took a voluntary dismissal in Donald Jones case that day and that Judge Peel issued an order holding the money ($5,000 which was derived from the sale of the tobacco allegedly taken by Jones) until it could be determined who it belonged to.

The defendant, who is 73 years old. said as he walked down the hall, Mrs. Jones grabbed me by my arm. 1 pulled away. and Mrs. Jones said, Youve got my money. I said. That will have to be settled by the court.

Judge Peel , who testified, said, I recall a lady coming up...addressed Mr^ Bloom, but said he saw no blows passed or any grabbing by either party.

Peel did testify that. I recall him (Bloom) saying the woman grabbed my arm and said something about the money in the Jones case.

Haigwood, an assistant district attorney for the past five years, said he observed some lady approach Mr. Bloom, but continued walking.

"1 glanced back, he said.

and, "observed this lady grasp Mr Blooms left arm, and. "observed Mr Bloom pull away. The witness also said he, "heard her say words, but dont recall what words she said. Noting that he recalled Bloom ask, Did you see that woman grab me. Haigwood said, I dont recognize her today as being Mrs. Jones or being the woman.

Kellum tendered Marie Newell, the magistrate who i.s.sued the warrant, as a witness. She said a reporter from The Sun Journal accompanied Mrs. Jones to the magistrates office and noted that the reporter made a statement to her (Mrs. Newell) when she expressed reluctance to issue the warrant.

Kellum told the court that he wanted to show that the magistrate was intimidated by the reported, but Judge Bason would not allow Mrs. Newell to repeat what the Sun Journal reporter said to her.

An array of character witnesses appeared for Bloom, including four district court judges and one former judge.

Charles Whedbee, chief district court judge for the Third District, told the court that, 1 have known Mr. Bloom for almost 50 years. He has the reputation for good. He has the reputation for being a gentle person.

Iormer chief district court judge J. W. H. Roberts, who said he has known Bloom since 1936, termed the prosecutor, the most anti-violent...one of the kindest men I have ever known.

In his argument to the court, Kellum said Mrs. Jones son and husband were there with her. If what Mrs. Jones said occurred, 1 don't know of any man that would not come to the aid of his mother.

Kellum also said the state, in its case against Bloom, was relying on. the uncorroborated testimony of one witness, when they couid have tendered Mrs. Jones son and husband, and cited the lack of, timeliness of bringing this action.

Griffin countered by saying Mrs. Jones son did not interfere because. 1 dont think her sons that big a fool. Here comes the power of the State of North Carolina, down the hall, Griffin continued, pointing to the fact that the judge, the district attorney and the assistant district attorney were all present.

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