Public Purade
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0r««n lid* Returns
Distress signals have again been
sounded along the Public Parade.
- because of a new algae bloom iii a
portion of the Chowan River.
Traces of algae are also in
portions of the Albemarle Sound. >
State and federal agencieshaye
pushed a study of -the river
problems here since an' episode in
1972. Every authority" predicted
that the following summer would
bring another “green tide” which,
thank goodness, never arrived
Now, Dr. Arthur Cooper of the.
State Department of Natural and: :
Economic Resources, admits
there is an alarming amount of
algae in the Chowan. It is tardy by
three years, but nevertheless, it is
present. , !•
Authorities have been unable, to
put a handle on the problem which
is destroying our dean waters.
This causes additional concern.
Two elements illustrate the
' seriousness of the problem.
One is the kid; who good
naturedly picketed Gov. Jim
Holshouser at Winton earlier this
week. His placaid read: “Mother
won’t let me swim in the algae.”
The troublesome green tide does -
affect waters sports in' the J
Chowan.
However, the more dreadful
time comes when a man who
fishes for a living pulls in an
empty net. The economic factor
is alarming.
Water is our most prized natural
resource along the Public Parade.
Every step must be taken to.kaep.
it free of pollution.
► The natural flow of . nutrients;
the natural purge; and other
elements and factors of nature are
to be expected. At best there will ‘
be problems without (he ;
assistance of man. - • ■;
The green tide is not a pretty .
sight, but pretty depressing. If the
kiddies are going to swim and the
fishermen are going to bring in
successful catches a more
permanent solution to the problem
must be found.
The Chowan River Study Group
should be encouraged to presß
forward in search of such a
solution. Every resource available
should be put at the disposal of the
researchers. ; >
The people deserve answers, not
explanations. The battle of the
green tide must be won. , I
Style And Polieies
A
Every newspaper is unique.
There is a certain style followed
and a number of polities which
govern the conduct of i the
publication. They are not designed
to please any one segment, but are
patterned after the publisher.
'There are always variations to
both style and policy. It is for this
reason that we take this
opportunity to again Explain to
those who meander along the
Public Parade some of ■ the
instances.
For example, elsewhere in our ,
newspaper this week is a death ;
notice in which the age of the in
dividual is not printed. It is a policy
that obits carry the age of the
person involved, not that we
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Herald Adds New Feature
A new feature is added to The Chowan Herald this week. It is The
Carolina Financial Titnes, the “South’s Leading Business Publication.’’
This newspaper becomes the 26th in Tar Heelia of various sixes and
circulations, to add the supplement. We are pleased to offer our 3,750
subscribers this additional news at no additional cost.
For some time we have iought, and continue to seek additional
features which make this newspaper a complete package; a newspaper
which is filled with interesting;editorial material; a newspaper which
whets the appetite of the reader and which attracts additional
advertisers.
BUI Brown and Sherman Kennedy have brought about an unusual and
unique scheme to promote theirwreekly publication. It was bogged down
with a circulation of much lets than 4,0001 n December, 1974, when the
Brown-Kennedy team gained ownership. (A story is found elsewhere).
In a few months it has reached nearly 256,000, The Chowan Herald
becoming the latest pobUcntton to jofal in the chain. There are some 26
additional newspapers- considering the addition of this interesting
bflilnm pobUcstiflii’:
Few newspapers in this state, regiudleso of their affiliation with the
Associated Press, United Press International, etc., can adequately
< inform subscribers of financial happenings in the state. Fewer small
weeklies, such as The Chowan Herald, even try. the Carolina Financial
Times gives fhoep pobHcatfoai an opportunity to give their subscribers a
Uttte something extra, at a tool thai jean bo absorbed In the general price
The Chowan Hamid la pleased to be to Include The Carolina
subscribers, winfladMbstbhdsrosthJaadArtinnatlvo. AndyoTcaa’t
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Volume XLil.—No. 25.
VIEWS mmUCTION-Dr
Charles A. Lassiter, center, new head of the Animal Science
Department at N. C. State University, and Dr. Dave Spruill,
right, also of the university staff, are shown with Jack Parker
during a recent visit to Northeastern North Carolina. Parker,
area livestock specialist, showed them several production
facilities in the area.
Future Os Swine Bright
The future for swine production
in Northeastern North Carolina is
predicted to be “just as bright as
you.' want to describe it.”
“It is an industry with definite
momentum and strong producer
leadership, ’ ’ continued Dr.
Charles A. Lassiter of N. C. State
University during a visit to the
Albemarle Area.
Dr. Lassiter, the new head of the
Summer Program
" The Edenton-Chowan
Recreation Department summer
program began Monday.
A playground program at
Chowan High School will operate
Monday thru Thursday from 9
A.M. to 12 noon. Basketball,
softball,; games, arts and crafts,
and tennis lessons will be offered
to the youth in the county. Youth
may. begin signing up for tennis
lessons: at Chowan High tennis
courts Monday .-
Arts and crafts at Chowan High
wilL -he held on Wednesday
mornings starting June 16 at 9:30
• A.M. The first class will involve
' making key chains and
medallions.
The Recreation Center in the
National Guard Armory will
operate on a new summer time
schedule. The new hours will be
from 1:30 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday -
Friday. Ping !pong, pool,
volleyball, and horse shoe
tournaments will be held
throughout the summer.
■A storytime for younger
children will; be held every
Monday, starting June 21 at 11:15
A.M. at the National Guard
. Armory. There will also be a
; storytime out at Chowan High
every Thursday morning at 11:20
A.M. beginning June 24.
All rained out games in Babe
Ruth League will be made up at
the end of the season. Tar Heel
games will be made up on
weekends starting the last
weekend in June. Men’s and
women’s softball games that are
rained out will be made up at the
end of their regular season.
Animal Science Department, was
on a field tour with Dr. Dave
Spruill, also of Raleigh, to view
first hand livestock production in
the state. Dr. Lassiter comes to his
new post after spending 20 years
at Michigan State University.
He said the best indicator of any
agriculture industry is whether it
is attracting young people. “The
sun won’t grow good swine,” he
added as he noted the
“tremendous number of young
people” involved in swine
production.
Jack Parker, area livestock
specialist, said he already has
been impressed with Dr.
Lassiter’s interest in keeping the
Animal Science Department
atuned to the problem of the
producers.
“I feel very strongly about
this,” the department head
continued. “This is the role of land
grant institutions like NCSU. We
often times forget this. We don’t
create information for
information’s sale but to apply it
to someone’s problem in the
field.”
He lauded the area specialist
program as a good way to get this
information to the people in need
of it.
Dr. Lassiter said he is “very
much in a learning process” in his
new job and during the orientation
period he hopes to visit as many
farms as possible.
Jobs Cut
A Manpower program which
aided local governments has
ceased in Region “R” for this
fiscal year. Employees were
given a 20-minute notice Monday.
Floyd Spellman, Manpower
director with Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development
Commission, said the action was
caused by a lack of funds in the
budget to cover the remainder of
the current fiscal year.
Employees under the Public
Service Employment program
were informed at 1:40 P.M.
Monday their jobs were being
terminated at 2 P.M.
Chowan County has three people
working under the program while
the Town of Edenton has five.
Underkofler Seeks Board Seat
William J. Underkofler, 300
South Oakum Street, is a
candidate for the Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education from First
Township. He is seeking election
to one of the seats now held by Dr.
W. J. Underkoflsr
Edenton, Nort 'lina, Thursday, June 17, 1976
AfyPDC Employees
Shiver From Freeze
With some $89,000 in the bank
and other funds due from
agencies, accounts of Albemarle
Regional Planning & Development
Commission remain frozen and
more than 20 employees go into
their sixth week without pay.
Elected To State BPW Post
Mrs. Roy (Julia) Hassell won
the office of state president-elect
at the N. C. State Business and
Professional Women’s Convention
in Winston-Salem June 11-13.
Mrs. Hassell won easily, with a
three-to-one vote, and the local
BPW Club is elated over this
event. A surprise tea was held at
Mrs. Boswell’s Sunday afternoon
to welcome the victor home. Mrs.
Hassell’s mother, Mrs. Marvis
Maddrey, and her sister, Mrs.
Hazel Long of Severn, were on
hand to help surprise the new
president-elect, along with her
husband, Roy, and son, Glenn.
Members of the local club who
attended the convention were Mrs.
Gayle O. Gieseke, immediate past
president of the local BPW; Mrs.
Len M. Leary, Mrs. Myrtle Webb,
Mrs. Beulah Privott, Miss Edna
Snell and Mrs. Marginette
Lassiter.
Those unable to attend the
convention were on hand to
weclome Mrs. Hassell back.
Mrs. Gieseke stated that she
was a member of the Credential
Committee at the convention and
there were 689 BPW members, of
which 398 were noting delegates.
Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt was the Friday
luncheon speaker.
Saturday evening banquet had
the national president, Mrs.
Public Hearing On County Budget Scheduled
Chowan County commissioners
have scheduled a hearing for 10
A.M. Monday in the courthouse, to
offer public review and comment
on the county budget for fiscal
1976-77.
The public hearing follows a
called session of the
commissioners last Wednesday
night, a meeting held at the
request of Commissioner D. T.
Bateman for the purpose of voting
on the level of funding for the
Edenton-Chowan Recreation
Department. The joint program
has been the subject of sharp
criticism by Commissioner N. J.
George who has charged that the
county has virtually no control
over use of recreation funds.
It was revealed that Bateman
requested the meeting after
having been assured that
Commissioners George and J. D.
Peele would vote in the
affirmative to fund recreation at
SIO,OOO this year and $5,000 next
year. However, Peele voted
against the motion and with it
having been defeated the
appropriation remained at $15,968,
Edward G. Bond and Thomas Paul
Griffin.
The candidate, a native of
Marquette, lowa, and a resident of
Edenton since August, 1974, is
retired from the U. S. Air Force.
He has four children attending
Edenton-Chowan Schools.
Underkofler hold degrees from
the University of Nebraska and
the University of Nevada. A
member of Edenton Lions Club he
is active in several community
activities, including: Edward G.
Bond Post, American Legion;
chairman, Parish Council, St.
Anne’s Catholic Church;
Scoutmaster, Troop 156; assistant
coach of a Babe Ruth League
team; and an Emergency Medical
Technician with Edenton-Chownn
Rescue Squad.
He is a member oi the Freeman
Council and Bishqp McGuinnes
General Assembly, Knights of
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Some employees are obtaining
food stamps while remaining on
the job in anticipation of “good
news” from the board.
The question remains as to the
limit of liability of board members
regarding disbursement of
Maxine Hayes as the principal
speaker. She is mentioned in
Who’s Who in Oregon as well as
Who’s Who in America. Mrs.
Hayes officiated at the installation
of the new officers, using the
Bicentennial theme honoring
famous women of America who
had significantly contributed to
the history of our Nation.
“Edenton should well be proud
of Julia Hassell, as this time next
year she will be N. C. BPW
president, and this is a first for
Edenton,” a spokesman stated.
Mrs. Roy Hassell
as was budgeted the preceding
Tuesday morning at another
special meeting.
At that point Bateman prepared
to leave the meeting saying, “If
you can’t take a person at his
word, you can’t take it, and I don’t
want to cause any more fuss.”
“Handling the tax money of the
people is the most important job of
‘Green Tide’ Bloom Returns
Dry weather conditions in
Eastern North Carolina
apparently have resulted in the
largest algae bloom on the
Chowan River since 1972.
The bloom covers the river from
the U. S. 17 bridge north to Holiday
Island or about 12-15 miles,
according to A. C. Turnage,
regional engineer for the N. C.
Department of Natural and
Economic Resources.
Turnage said the bloom began
forming about three weeks ago,
and that it had expanded rapidly
in size during the past week.
In a memo to C. A. Phillips,
chairman, Chowan County
commissioners, Dr. Arthur Cooper
stated: “At this stage I’d say it
looks like the sort of thing we
expected would happen in 1973 and
HOLMES HIGH MARSHALS-Pictured above are the 1976
marshals for the graduation at John A. Holmes High School.
Front row, left to right are; Deloris Ward, Ginny Gardner, Robin
Harrell and Neva Whitt Second row; Terry White, Jo Carol
Parks, Nan Stutsman, Anna Deßlois and Patricia Wallace. Back
row: Maurice Bunch, Joel Hylton, Glenn Perry and Richard
Bond.
Single Copies 15 Cents.
existing funds until the books are
brought up to date.
At a three-hour meeting here
Tuesday afternoon the board
heard the acting executive
director plead for relief, with the
only shadow of hope coming for
some employees of the family
planning program. The state has
provided $12,000 in “new money”
and it will be disbursed as far as it
will go.
Some 22 other ARPDC
employees, including the
executive director, are without
pay.
Also, at the suggestion of the
state agency, the coordinator was
terminated, along with the
secretary and the services of the
physician and health educator
were curtained. When Ray
Beckler acting executive director
said this would eliminate all staff
at the regional level, it was
decided to retain a “skeleton
crew” but the agency remains
without adequate assurance of
funds to pay salaries.
Speight Burrus, CPA auditing
the books of the commission, said
there now appears, as of May 31,
1976 to be more than $44,000 in the
family planning account.
However, he could give no
assurances that some of the nearly
SIOO,OOO in deficit from the
previous fiscal year is not
involved.
Herbert Mullen, an attorney
from Elizabeth City, said: “In my
opinion the counties and towns are
not obligated for any more than
they have put in.” But he added
that the board members could
extend that liability by expending
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the county and the most important
meeting we can have is on the
budget,” he said. “I couldn't go to
sleep last night for concern over
the way the county's business was
conducted. I can’t sit and be a part
of any group that has no more
concern than that for the
taxpayers.”
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which, for some strange reason,
didn’t.”
Dr. Cooper is assistant
secretary for resource
management of DNER
Gov. Jim Holshouser said
Tuesday he expects to receive a
preliminary report by the end of
this week from investigators
studying a new outbreak of algae
bloom.
Gov. Holshouser said a team of
investigators from the
Environmental Management
Division in the Department of
Natural and Economic Resources
is examining the extent of the
problem in an effort to determine
the best way to deal with it.
“Obviously,” Holshouser said,
“if the problem is something that
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