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ATTEND ELECTRIC CONGRESS Chowan County 4-H Electric Project Winner
Dwight Francis, center, is shown at the State 4-H Electric Congress held in Asheville
August 15 through the 17th. With the contestant are Harry' Venters, Chowan County
extension agent, left, and R. L. Bryant, Virginia Electric and Power Co. The project
winners were selected on the basis of achievement in their 4-H farm and home electric
projects. Virginia Electric and Power Company sponsored their trip to the Electric
Congress.
tHtje public flarade
AT LAST —Over the past
two weeks we have had nu
merous calls concerning the
publication date of home
iroom assignments at John A.
holmes High School. A dele
gation even visited our of
fice shortly after noon Tues
day wanting to read the gal
ley proof.
The assignments, compiled
by Principal Cecil W. Fry,
today appear on page eight,
section two. They are there,
at last, for all to read.
For many years the last
edition of The Chowan
Herald prior to the opening
of school has been a most
popular one. Students, loose
for three months, are anxi
ous to see who will be their
homeroom teacher.
Again Principal Fry asks
students to report to their
newly assigned homeroom at
8:30 A. M., Wednesday, Au
gust 31, and go through the
schedule for half a day.
This schedule includes re
ceiving books and getting
assignments.
We are happy to devote
considerable space to the
homeroom assignments and
hope all 502 students in
grade seven through 12 at
John A. Holmes High School
receive the homeroom teach?
er they desired.
However, like omissions
from the honor roll, if there
are any complaints we would
advise you to call Ethel La-
Voie and not The Chowan
Herald. You see, we just
report the news, not make it.
Have a good school year!
APPLYING THE SHOUL
DER—Those who live in the
forest often times become
blind to the trees. Natural
ly, this is by no means or
iginal. But it pretty well
sums up the attitude taken
by most civic leaders along
The Public Parade with re
gards to making Edenton a
mecca for tourists.
Recently a State School
Survey Team visited our
area. Back in Raleigh to
compile their report, they
“Pictorially situated on the
banks of the Albemarle
Sound and the Chowan Riv
er, Chowan County is the
smallest county in North
Carolina 'in land area; but
by -no means is it small in
historical significance,, scen
ic wonder and undeveloped
industrial potential.”
Ye.a! Outsiders recognize
the value of What they see
when they visit "ye towne on
Queen Ann’s a>eek.” How
about the remainder of us?
State Troopers Qualify At Edenton Pistol Site
Edenton was the focal
point this week, for a con
centration of members-of the
North Carolina State High
way PatroL
It was neither a riot nor
a demonstration which
llrought the 52 troopers to
frwn.
They were here for annual
pistol qualifications.
Cpl. C. D. Fox of Elisabeth
City and Trooper Harry Prid
gen of Havelock, troop range
officer, put the highway pa
trolmen through the paces at
Edenton Police Department
Pistol Range.
The opening of the Cupola
House to the public on a
regular schedule is the first
concrete step toward offering
the traveling public more
than trash can lined streets,
a major highway running
through the middle of town,
and a citizenry satisfied with
the status quo.
During the pasi week
many people have visited
the histaric home in down
town Edenton. Reports are
that most of them are from
out of state, a few from
Tar Heelia, and only a hand
ful of local people.
If this shrine is to be
come the attraction its his
toric significance to this
community deserves it is go
ing to take a community ef
fort. Local people are go
ing to have to trouble them
selves enough to pay it a
visit and then recommend it
to their friends and rela
ives who come to Edenton.
There is an admission
charge. However, once a
local person pays the charge
he can return with guests
free.
There are those who, like
the Cupola House Associa
tion, have high hopes for
other historic structures
which can be transformed
into community assets. The
Barker House, James Iredell,
etc. The Iredell Association
enjoys much more support
outside Chowan County than
it does at home. Were this
not the case, there would be
no association.
In addition to local action
the community must have
the cooperation and support
of the State of North Caro
lina. That can come in the
form of a by-pass of U. S.
17 to aid the motorist. It
can come in the form of a
tourist center. It can come
in many other ways.
However, local initiative
must come first. We, as ci
tizens of Edenton and Cho
wan County, need to quit
falling back on numerous
committees. Our shoulder
must be applied to the wheel
if it is to turn with any de
gree of success.
SUPPORT BAND Mem
bers of the John A. Holmes
High School Band are in
their second week of the an
nual magazine campaign. Re
ports are the musicians -are
in a position of' exceeding
last year’s record sale of
SI,BOO.
Stuart Patten, band direc
tor, said the solicitors are
being well received, along
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Cpl. Fox stated it is a re
quirement of the State High
way Patrol that each trooper
qualify with his .38 caliber
service special each year.
Qualifications are being made
this year by Troop “A” in
- Edenton and Kinston. By
the end of this week each
trooper will have qualified
at one of the two cities in
order to remain wjth the pa
trol.
There are 115 members of
the troop.
.Cpl. Fox said each mem
ber fires 50 practice rounds
and then returns with 50
Ed 51 Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, August 25, 1966.
Student Leaves
ToStudy Abroad
Neal Hobbs, 502 North
Broad Street, sailed Monday
for Germany, where he will
become a foreign exchange
student.
Hobbs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy C. Hobbs, sailed
aboard the M/S Europa for
Brilon, Germany, where he
will have eight weeks of
training in speaking German.
He will reside with a Ger
man family during this
period of training prior to
entering the Free University
of Berlin in October.
The student has majored
in German at Wake Forest
College and was chosen
from that institution to be a
foreign exchange Mudent
during the next year.
Hobbs will be in Europe
for a full year. During a
six weeks holiday in Febru
ary and March he plans ex
tensive traveling in Europe.
The student is a graduate
of John A. Holmes High
School..
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NEAL HOBBS
Flames Consume
Tobacco Barn
Fire destroyed a barn
filled with tobacco shortly
after noon Tuesday and fire
men estimated the damage
at $2,500.
The barn was located on
the- farm of J. Wallace
Goodwin, Mexico Road. Fire
Chief W. J. Yates said a
barn located nearby was
saved by fioemen who ar
rived on the scene.
Chief Yates said this is
the first tobacco barn fire in
Chowan County in the past
two years.
rounds for score. They must
make at least 60 points out
of a possible 100 in order to
qualify.
Police Chief James H.
Griffin said the Edenton
range is designated as a
Practical Police Course. The
50 rounds for score are fired
as follows:
1— Hip shooting from sev
en yards.
2 Prone shooting from 60
yards.
3 Prone and sitting, as
well as right and left handed
shooting from behind barri
cade, 60 yards.
School Boards Agree To Ask
Time For Perfecting Merger
Students Reedy
To Answer Toil
Os School Bells
Students in Edenton City
and Chowan County schools
go back to the' classroom
Wednesday for assignments
prior to the opening of the
1966-67 term the following
day.
Supt. Hirarri J. Mayo said
the two administrative units
are ready for the new term
and will operate on the same
schedule.
This schedule includes a
holiday September 5, which
is Labor Day.
Work on the psysical
plants at the schools has
been completed and Supt.
Mayo, save three spots, has
the best faculty obtainable.
At press time he still had
two vacancies in the city
system, and a single open
spot in the county.
However, the lack of these
three teachers is not expect
ed to appreciably hamper the
opening of school.
The familiar orange buses
take to the roads Wednesday
delivering students to Cho
wan High School and White
Oak Elementary School in
the county and John A.
Holmes High School, Eden
ton Elementary School, and
D. F. Walker School in the
city.
Supt. Mayo said more than
3,200 students are expected
to enroll in the two systems
for the fall term.
On Wednesday the schools
will operate on a half-day
schedule. The students will
be assigned to homerooms,
receive books and pay fees.
Fees have been kept to a
minimum in the schools with
book rental being the big
item to high schoolers. Most
other fees have been abolish
ed by the school boards.
Teachers in the systems
report to work Monday and
will have a joint faculty
meeting at John A. Holmes
High Schobl here at 9 A. M.
Supt. Mayo, who heads both
units, is attempting to op
erate the schools as if there
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Lightning Causes
Loss Os Power
Residents of Edenton and
Chowan County were not
alone Saturday afternoon
when the lights went out. A
report from Virginia Elec
tric Power Company’s office
in Williamston said they had
a lot of company.
The nearly three houi* out
age here, one of the longest
in years, began at 1:34 P. M.
when a direct stroke of light
ning hit VEPCO’s 110,000
volt substation at Winfall.
This single stroke destroyed
two 110,000 volt potential
transformers and various
other equipment.
“VEPCO’s automatic equip
ment in Suffolk, Va„ and
Elizabeth City isolated the
trouble and repair crews
were immediately dispatch
ed,” the release stated.
“These crews worked
throughout the afternoon and
evening restoring damaged
equipment.
Service was interrupted to
VEPCO customers in Gates,
Chowan, Perquimans, Wash
ington and Tyrrell counties.
4 The ' above duplicated
from 50 yards. .
5 The same as above but
■from 25 yards.
The above course must be
shot in five minutes and 45
seconds in order for a per
son to qualify.
Trooper D. R. Cumbo of
Hertford qualified with a
■ score of 91 which was the
highest posted by noon Mon
day.
Annual qualification with
the pistol he carries regular
ly is but one of the in-ser
vice training requirements of
the patrol.
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CONGRESSMAN VISITS AREA Rep. Walter B. Jones
of the First Congressional District is shown in front of the
Cupola House in downtown Edenton during a visit to this
area Saturday. The congressman spent the day talking
with constituents in and around Edenton.
Representative Jones Says:
89th Congress Balking
Rep. Walter B. Jones of
the First Congressional Dis
trict said here Saturday
there is increasing evidence
that Congress is beginning
to “exert itself” and termed
it a healthy sign.
“It is high time this hap
pened under our system of
checks and balances,” he
said.
Rep. Jones went on to
cite the recent Civil Rights
bill as an example of the
close scrutiny members of
the Congress are giving leg
islation pushed by the White
House. He said the vote was
‘READY ON THE RIGHT, READY ON THE LEFT—The familiar chant of the range officer was heard Monday and
Tuesday of this week at Edenton Pistol Range where members of the State Highway Patrol in the area qualified with
their weapons. Top picture shows Trooper D. R. CumJto, left, ready to fire as Range Officer Harry Pridgen goes over
Cumbo’s target with Police Chief James H. Griffin of BRep ton, and Cpl. C- D. Fox of Elisabeth City. Cumbo, stationed
in Hertford, fired 91 out of a possible 100 on the ranee. Bottom photo left shows troopers lined up for firing. At right.
Trooper J. R. Whitehurst of Roper pauses to reload during the exercise officers must go through annually to remain
with the patrol,
extremely close on several
key amendments which
shows a growing tendency
of individual members from
all sections of the United
States to think through the
proposals.
The congressman said
President Johnson’s Great
Society legislation is meeting
more and 'more opposition in
the second session of the
89th Congress.
"The administration is not
having the easy sailing it
enjoyed in past sessions of
the Congress,” Rep. Jones
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Action On Compliance
With Civil Rights Act
Endorsed Tuesday Night
An appeal was being made
Wednesday to the U. S. Of
fice of Education to allow
eighth grade graduates at
rural White Oak Elementary
School to enroll at D. F.
Waker High School for the
1966-67 school year.
Dr. Edward G. Bond,
chairman of the Edenton City
School board, O. C. Long,
Jr., chairman of the Chowan
County Board of Education,
Negroes Given
Transfer Choice
By City Board
Negro, students assigned to
D. F. Walker High School
will be given additional op
portunity to transfer for the
coming school year to schools
where they can obtain a de
segregated education.
Letters will go to parents
of the students telling them
of recent action by the trus
tees of Edenton City Schools
which allow for request of
transfer during the period
from August 24 through Sep
tember 13.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo said
the new opportunity is of
fered only to students wish
ing to transfer to a school
where they can obtain a de
segregated education.
The local school trustees
are allowing additional op
portunities to transfer in or
der to continue compliance
with the Civil Rights Act of
1964 and the U. S. Office of
Education guidelines on de
segregation of the schools.
Soybean Growers
Urged To Vote
Frank White, Jr., chair
man, Chowan County Soy
bean Referendum Commit
tee, said today it is very im
portant that farmers in this
county vote on September 9
to approve an assessment to
promote this commodity.
Fourteen polling places
throughout Chowan County
have been established for the
convenience of the farmers.
White said the farmers are
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Single Copy 10 Cents
and Supt. Hiram J. Mayo
were instructed Tuesday
night to contact federal of
ticials and further explain
the local situation.
This action came at a city
board meeting which was at
tended by four of the five
county board members. It
came after the city was noti
fied they would not be con
sidered in compliance with
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
if 30 upcoming ninth graders
were accepted in the city
school.
Both the city and county
school units have an “open
door” policy which states
they will accept any student
in Chowan County, including
those residing in the city
administrative district, who
make application to attend
a school outside their dis
trict.
In the spring, Supt. Mayo
distributed freedom of choice
forms to students in both
units. All of the eighth
graders at White Oak indi
cated they would prefer to
attend D~ F. Walker this,
fall.
The two boards have
agreed on conditions for mer
ger of the administrative
units in the county. A bill
has been drawn outlining
these conditions and is ex
pected to be presented to
the General Assembly short
ly after it goes into session
in early 1967.
Those attending the meet
ing Tuesday night expressed
the belief that federal school
officials were not clear on
this point.
Too, members of the coun
ty board said they were led
to believe when visiting of
ficials in Washington last
year their compliance plan
was approved for two years,
allowing time to get the
merger bill to the legislature
and have the people vote on
the measure.
N. J. George, a member
of the county board, propos
ed a conference in Washing
ton. “If a satisfactory solu
tion is not obtained then we
must put them (the students)
where it is necessary,” he
said. He went on to say
that by putting the students
at Chowan High School "we
will lower the standards” of
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