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Students Remain At Walker • \ . • < County Given M Iditional Time In School Matter Chowan County Board of Education Friday requested and received a 30-day delay in final determination of compliance with the Civil Rights Act of n 1964 for the current school year. The action followed a three hour conference in Washing ton where the city and coun ty school situation was thor oughly aired with David Sea ley of the U. S. Office of Education. Twenty-six , Negro ninth grade students from Chowan County will remain in school at D. F. Walker High School until a final determination is made by federal officials. While provoked by the transfer of the students from the county unit to the city v H i '' H St jm |lßpp§ in, .iff y Mm ;Jh *W jpm W JHr > ml H IV V : PkJHf ft IP T-uu/mB POLICE EXECUTIVES MEET Ranking police officers from the Coastal Plains area met in Edenton last week with Police Chief James H. Griffin as host. Chief Griffin, center is shown with chiefs of other departments in the region. The group mei a: the Municipal Building on Tuesday to discuss training programs and problems of mutual interest. Cage Season Opens Friday The Edenton Aces open defense of their 2-A Albe marle Conference cage crown Friday night in a game with Pasquotank Central at Eliza beth City. 4 Coach Jim Kiplon said he would have his 14-member squad ready for action when the whistle sounds for the , opening game of the basket- J ball season. Coach Kinion is highly pleased with pre-season drills and says while his tearfi will not have the height enjoyed in past encounters, he will have the benefit of a strong bench. “We are not as big as last year and will not be as strong on the boards,” Coach Kinion stated. “However, we are deep in every posi tion and there is real keen competition for starting berths.” The popular cage coach went on to say he has more beys who will see action than on any team he has ever coached. The prospects from his squad is such that at times he might alternate teams. Coach Kinion was hesitant to specifically name his starting five for the Pas -1 quotank game. But he said JWes Chesson, all conference all east player last sea son would definitely bp in the lineup at tip-off. He said other seniors who will probably start include Mike Overton, Thomas Willis,, Bri- Continued on Pare Six All-East Honors To Local Players RALEIGH Wes Chesson, splendid quarterback for the Edenton Aces, is thq only player in 2-A football-to re peat on the 1966 AU-East team as picked by thesNews and Observer. , Chesson is joined cup this year’s squad by te*hmate Mite Overton, a fine, tackle. The two members of -the Edenton squad were tains this year. Overlap was - pideed for the second'squad \ of All-East players last sea-. <4ion. -*' Ahoskie, winner oftte-J-A Albemarle Conferenc* and undefeated in seasoflf jfey, also placed two plag£%~on Sharp and Dennis Ejjfrett All of the playerswon Jhe All-East team this year *re seniors i.-- t ■ ■ M- um : over their objection, Sealey left the impression nothing would be gained by switch ing the students back to Chowan High School for the remainder of this school year. The federal school official said the “freedom of choice” plan was obviously not work ing in the case of Chowan Couhty schools. However, he said he is not in a position to advise the county board on how to bring about more integration of the students and faculty of the rural schools. Mayor John ,A. Mitchener, Jr., who moderated a .recent,, joint - meeting of the two boards, explained the pur pose of the conference. He told Sealey - more progress j tEtlip fuflfc ffararfc NOT UNBEARABLE—WeII, we went up to Washington Friday to hear the bureau crats tell the local school boards how to educate the children of Chowan County. It was enlightening to sit at the conference table and be told in no uncertain terms that the goal of the Office of Education is to abolish the duel school system in this county. How it comes about in Chowan County will be left to the local folks, they say. The federal officials said they are not so concerned over the immediate problems, and can be somewhat sym pathetic with the boards. But it is the long haul which interests them more. We got the impression they will allow 26 Negro ninth graders from Chowan County to remain in D. F. Walker High School for the remain der of this school term. This is best for the education of the students involved. They are not going to hold still for long though, unless more integration of students and faculty is realized in the county system. But what impressed this writer more than any other single thing was the unity of purpose displayed by mem bers of the county and city boards of education. These members are dedicated, to the man, to the merger of the two administrative units. The agreement by the members on this point is proof positive that they are putting the children first. One school system here would give all the children, Negro and white, an oppor tunity to a better education. And it is to that end that the combined boards must work. •There will be some ad justment to be made by school patrons of both units. While at times it may not be too palatable it will not be too much to bear if every one keeps the youth of our community foremost in their minds. The city and county ad ministrative units can be come one, the students given an ctyportunity to .a ’better school system, and the entire, community go forward in harmony in spite of the fed eral government.' And it is to this end that all must be dedicated. . ..V <~ Jr j; , *■ .’ RIGHT DIRECTION A decision by dhowan County commissioners last month to do away with the fee system had been made ir, -s « city r- tM r and county school « c the past few months t J ' N ny time in over 30 years. He made a plea for the federal government to allow the schools to operate without change for the remainder of the school year. Mayor Mitchener cited agreement of the two school boards to conditions for mer ger of the administrative units as a progressive step designed to give all the children of Chowan County, city and rural alike, an op portunity for a better edu cation. Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congressional Dis trict, who arranged the con- of paying local officials was a step toward better, more efficient government. In prior years the clerk of cc urt and register of deeds was paid mainly via fees col lected in their respective of fices. Monday the clerk of court will go on ths state payroll, thus eliminating the fee system in this office. The sheriff ’of Chowan County is paid a salary, trav el allowance and receives fees for collection of taxes. Sheriff Earl Goodwin is one (Continued on Page Seven) Pou Cites Importance Os Good Farm Practices Good farming practices are saving consumers of Ameri ca more than sll billion a year and improved tech niques will mean greater re duction in food costs in the future. Dr. J. W. Pou of Green ville, a ranking authority in agriculture in the southeast, told his audience of soil and water conservation enthusi asts here last week that con tinued advancements in farming will be necessary to keep a balanced food econo my in the years ahead. Dr. Pou, vice president of Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, said residents of urban areas are the real beneficiary of efficiency in farming. However, they are gaining- control of our gov ernment and do not under stand the problems faced by farmers. The speaker went on to say the farm surplus of America is vanishing. Yet, he added, 75 per cent of the people of the world go to bed hungry each night. Dr. Pou called on our lead ers in government to use food to fight conflicts in stead of “our young men.” Because of the increased demands for food, he said farmers are being called on to step up production. N. C. farmers are to be commend ed for .the good job they are doing, yet they cannot relax on these laurels, he added. 'Dr. Pou said Eastern North Carolina is the breadbasket of Eastern America. Fewer, people are producing more with increase in farm in come being from $405 million in 1955 to S7OO million, in 1965. He called on people in the rural areas to provide ’ ference with the ranking Os : fice of Education official, said it is important to the entire ! area that a solution be rea lized in the current school i dispute. He said the presence of the board members, along with Mayor Mitchener, is evidence of the deep con cern they have for the edu cation of the children of the area. Later he asked Sealey to consider positive steps tak en by the boards to comply. He cited them as being: al lowing complete freedom of choice for all the students; attempts to employ white fac ulty members for the Negro 1 school; employment of a sin- < Volume XXXIII.—No. 48 New Telephone Cutover Slated Friday Night ELIZABETH CITY —Albe marle Metro will be officially inaugurated here this Friday night when Harry T. West cott, chairman of the North Carolina Utility Commission, places the initial call through The Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Com pany’s 3,900-square-mile toll free calling system. The historic first call by the chairman will be made as the highlight of a gather ing of mayors, chamber of commerce and civic club presidents, telephonic equip ment manufacturers and en gineers, representatives of area news media and com pany officials. A dinner for the group, which was origi nally brought together in April of 1965, when the idea of Albemarle Metro was in troduced, has been scheduled at 7 o’clock in the ballroom of the Virginia Dare Hotel. It will mark the culmina tion of some four years of planning, engineering and ex pansion by the local company. The overall conversion to toll free dialing represents an ex penditure of nearly $2.5 mil lion. Friday’s cutover into the Albemarle Metro Area will include three new exchanges at Weeksville, Shiloh and Continued on Page Seven technical training for the young people and to increase the emphasis on conservation and use of greater water re sources. Dr. Pou hailed the Soil Conservation Service for be ing effective in gaining the interest of farm people and holding it. He said building up soil is a basic investment Mpr ’ . ... I H • V ; * - M HUDDLE AT SOIL CONSERVATION BANQUET Rep. Walter B. Jones of Farmville, center, huddles here with local and district farm and business leaders £t the annual Northeastern Area banquet of N. C. Association, Soil & Water Conservation Districts held in Edenton last week. Left to rfefat are: Mayor- John A. Mitchener, Jr„ L. C. Bunch mi Chowan County, area vice chairman; Dr. J. W. Pou, vice president, Wachovia Bank A Trust Company, Greenville; and A. C. Edwards of Greene County, area chairman. More than 300 people interested in sail and water conservation were on hand for the 11th annual banquet held at Edenton National Guard Amoqr. gle superintendent for the two units; agreement to merge the two administrative units; and establishment of an open door policy between County School Meeting Tuesday The regular monthly meet ing of Chowan County Board of Education will be held at 8 P. M., Tuesday at the su perintendent’s office in Ho tel Joseph Hewes. O. C. Long, Jr., chairman, said the meeting had been switched from Monday until Tuesday for the convenience of some board members. THE CHOWAN HERALD Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27982 Thursday, December 1, 1966 Santa Claus Arrives Here Today Today is the big day «for rade is scheduled to tyegin ers, majorettes, and the par all children in Edenton and at John A. Holmes High ticipating bands will be John surrounding counties, for School at 0 4 o’clock and con- . , „ u . , „ . , „ this is the day jolly ole’ tinue down Broad Street to £■ Holmes School D. Santa Claus comes to town, the Court House Green. Vii^hlth rn Hi hI S The annual Cb„,™ Pa- The.e uni, be eheenle.d- S’ IS t* jSSfinßlli Mt* Jfl REAoY FOR ALBEMARLE METRO Ne.v telephone directories were distributed in the area this week b.v Nor fclk-Carolina Telephone Company in preparation to the cutover of Albemarle Metro phone service. The directories contain the listings of nearly 13.000 area subscribers, most of whom will have toll-free service in a 3,900-square-mile area beginning Friday. The new directory is admired in the photo above by Mrs. Betty Tilley of Hertford. favorable season and har for the farmer against un vesting. Earlier, Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congress ional District, reminded his audience that soil and water conservation is not some thing seasonal. He said, too, it will never go out of style. "We have no choice but to j the two units. > W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., : said the merger of the ad s ministrative units, according t to state school law, had been realized. Nevertheless, it was the advice of officials in Raleigh that a referendum would be desirable. He said a bill has been prepared for presentation to the General Assembly and a vote could be taken by mid-April, 1967 l on the question, t Earnhardt, attorney for • the county board, said the ' board has acted in good faith in attempting to comply with , the guidelines of the Office i of Education. 1 Supt. Hiram Mayo outlined ! progress which has been made within the two units continue the total picture of agriculture,” the congress-, man said. He added that the farm programs are misunderstood by those who represent the urban areas. Therefore, he said agriculture needs strong er support frpm those close ly connected with it. Continued on Page Sevan and said everyone should be gratified at the cooperative manner in which the two boards have worked in past months. He also cited a sur vey by the State Department of Public Instruction of all the schools in the county and the agreement by both boards to implement the rec ommendations of the survey team as a positive step to ward better schools in Cho wan County. N. J. George, a member of the county board, said his unit is committed to the freedom of choice plan and would accept any student re questing transfer without re gard of race. He added the same is true with regards to Local Officials Will Take Oaths Tlie launching of a new era in courts in the First District will take place in Elizabeth City Monday as ctlicia s take the oath of of fice administered by Su perior Court Resident Judge Walter W. Cohoon. In the seven-county North eastern North Carolina area, Monday will begin the uni form system of inferior courts. Instead of seven county courts, there will be two circuit riding judges who will hold court at specified times in the counties. Fentress Homer of Eliza beth City has been named chief judge for the district. W. S. Privott of Edenton is the other district jurist. While Judge Horner has been scheduled to hold court in the district during the first two weeks in December, he has asked Judge Privott to preside Tuesday at the first court in Chowan County un der the new system. Judge Privott, Sheriff Earl Goodwin, Magistrate Ralph Parrish and Mrs. Lena M. Leary, court clerk, will be in Elizabeth City Monday to take their oaths. They will return to Eden ton, where Mrs. Leary will administer the oath of other county officials. Because of the ceremonies in Elizabeth City, Chowan County Court House will be idle until approximately 11 A. M. No business will be transacted in the Court House until Mrs. Leatry has given the local officials their oaths. Therefore, Chowan County commissioners will not meet until 11 A. M., instead of the regular 9 A. M. hour. faculty members. » George, along with dthers in attendance including Bruce Jones of the city board, said the merger of the admini strative units is the most im portant single thing’ facing the two boards at this time. Those in attendance argued the merger of the admini strative units would do away with district school lines and in a great measure solve many of the problems which exist. ! Sealey explained his office could not force’ the schools to integrate. He 'said, how ever, if sufficient progress to ward the goal was not made to satisfy the intent of the law then federal funds could be withheld. Single Copy 10 Cents Washington County Union School, the Perquimans County Marching ~tJnit, and the ROTC Color Guard and Drill Team from East Ca rolina College. There will be seven floats depicting the Christmas Story, each one competing for first prize which will be $25: Second and third priz es will be given and all floats will receive a cash award. Riding in the parade will be the Homecoming Queen of Chowan High School, Miss Ruth Ann Bass and Miss Chowan High, Miss Peggy Bunch. Also there will be the D. F. Walker Homecom ing Queen, Miss Carolyn White and her escorts. John A. Holmes High School will be represented by Miss Sanfra Ange, Home coming Queen and Miss Het tie Wallace, princess. Also riding in the parade will be the winner of the Junior Miss Contest being sponsored bv the First Dis trict Jaycees, as well as rep resentatives from several civic clubs and town and county officials. Another feature to delight the children will be the clowns. Smoky The Bear is expected to make his appear ance and many other fea tures too numerous to men tion. Os course, the star of the entire event will be Santa Continued on Page Seven Junior Miss Pageant Held HERTFORD Miss Linda Christine Hand of Gatesville Monday was crowned Hert ford Junior Miss of 1967 at a gala pageant held at Per quimans County High School auditorium. First runner-up was Miss Sanfra Ange of Edenton. The third place in the pageant went to Miss Ellen Harrell of Elizabeth City. Fourteen contestants en tered the first Junior Miss contest in this district, spon sored by Hertford Junior Chamber cif Commerce. In winning the title and an opportunity to compete in the state Junior Miss con test in Charlotte, Miss Hand won three of the five medals given in the contest. She was cited for youth fitness, scholarship and interview with the judges. Miss Carol Pennington of Plymouth won a medal for poise while the performing arts citation went to Miss Deborah Stokes of Elizabeth City. Judges for the contest were: Mrs. Robert L. Hollo well. Mrs. Ted Bissette, Mrs. Bessie Culpepper, Pat Flan agan and Doward Jones. Spruill To Aid Local Veterans John Lee Spruill. Chowan County Veterans Service of ficer. will be at the local Employment Security Com mission office Thursday af ternoons during December and January to assist those receiving VA benefits and wishing help iq completing their VA Income Question naires. Spruill said there are im portant changes in the 1966 and 1967 VA Income Ques tionnaires that should not be overlooked.
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