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Gilliam Wood
Chairs Board
Gov. Jim Hunt has appointed 10
new members to the. Natural
Resources and Community
Development board. J. Gilliam
wood of Eden ton will serve as
chairman. ,
The board consists of 25
members lO appointed by the
governor. The other 15 members
inchute the chairman and (me
elected member from each of the
following commissions and
councils: Wildlife Resources
Commission, Environmental
Management Commission,
Marine Fisheries Commission,
Earth Resources Couricil, Com
munity and Economic Develop
ment Council, Forestry Council,
and the Parks and Recreation
Council. Members serve at the
pleasure of the governor.
The governor appointed five
men and five women to serve on
the board.
Mrs. Marsha Cornelius of
IHooresville is a legal secretary
aflti office manager for the law
firm of Neel and Randall.
James W. Boone of Jackson is a
farmer and a grocery store owner.
Edward P. Godwin, 111, of
Wilmington, is vice president of
the Godwin Oil Co., Inc.
# Mrs. Dorothy Jones of Reids
fville received an A.B. degree
from Bennett College and did
additional work at Atlanta -
University, and UNC-G.
Mrs. Inez C. Jones of Lenoir is
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Horse Stolen
The first case of horse thievery
made by Chowan County law
enforcement officers since Sheriff
Troy Toppin took office surfaced
Sunday afternoon. Clyde Leary,
Jr., 39, Route 1, Tyner, was
for the larceny of a pony.
Deputy Sheriff Melvin Evans
made the arrest on a warrant
which charged Leary with the
theft of a pony owned by Rufus
Elliott, also of Tyner.
Leary was lodged in Tri-County
Jail in lieu of $750 bond. He was
given first appearance in
structions in Chowan County
District Court and Judge John T.
Chaffin set the probable cause
hearing for next Tuesday.
Hie defendant made a plea for a
reduction in the bond but Asst.
Dist. Atty. Dick Parker opposed
the motion. Judge Chaffin found
the bond to be commensurate with
the felony count.
JSchool: Calendar Listed
For the benefit of parents, the Edenton-Chowan Schools 1977-78
calendar, as it affects students is being released:
August
29 Pupil Orientation day
30 First full day schedule for students
September
5 - LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
October
11 —End of first six weeks grading period
19 Report cards go out I
21 Parent Conference Day - student holiday
November • §
23 — End of second six weeks grading period
24- - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
. December
6 Resort cards so out
21-30 - CHRISTMAS VACATION
January
2 Students return to school
ylB End of first semester
20 - Teacher Work Day Student HOLIDAY
34 Report cards go out
4Q— Parent Conference Day Student HOLIDAY
3-End of fourth six weeks grading period
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Big Orange Machines
Some 2,650 young people will
awake Monday morning to the
sound of school bells. And after
several months of absence, the big
orange machines which transport
a majority of the students to and
from their respective schools will
reappear on the highways and
byways along the Public Parade.
And Hie Chowan Herald w'
probably regain a colurc
While contract negotiations ;
“Chalk Dust” have not begun, thv
publisher is not adverse to a
conservative amount of dust from
the chalk of an enthusiastic writer.
At this time, however, parents
and students alike are more in
terested in who gets which teacher
and goes to what homeroom. The
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education again this year
publishes the room assignments,
which can be found on page 4-C, 5-
t! and 7-C of today’s edition.
We hope the students, faculty
and administration are ready to
bow up to their respective
responsibilities. The motoring
public has a responsibility to be on
the lookout of the big orange
machines school buses which
are driven by students.
In the past the local system has
established an enviable record
with regards ito accidents com
pared to number of miles traveled
and students transported. This is
due in part to preventive main
tenance, defensive driving taught
the students, good behavior on the
part of those being transported,
and alertness of the general
motoring public.
The record can be maintained
through continued awareness of
the driver, the student and those
who operate motor vehicles other
than the big orange machines.
For The People
Twenty-eight Tar Heels began
their medical training Monday at
East Carolina University over in
Greenville. This will have a
significant impact on health care
along the Public Parade.
The ECU Med School debate and
our arrival along the Public
Parade coincide —by accident
and not by design yet, a chief
advocate of the establishment of
the program happens to have close
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GETTING READY Ralph Cole, White Oak principal, views
the PEGASUS Program at work as Joyce Cole administers an
informal reading inventory to an unidentified student, who at
tended the workshop for demonstration purposes.
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PILOT NOT INJURED—The pilot of this single engine plane,
which crashed near Cannon Ferry on River Road late Monday
afternoon, walked away with only scratches. Fred Tilley, 30, of
Virginia Beach, Va., was spraying chemicals on soybeans when
Downed Pilot Walks Away
The 30-year-old pilot of a crop
spraying plane walked away from
his second crash in as many days
Monday afternoon. After the in
cident involving a single-engine
Cessna, Fred Tilley’s only
evidence of injury was a Band-Aid
on his left arm.
While deputies of Chowan
County Sheriff’s Department kept
Tilley ap
prddlfted the foam-covered
wreckage, peered into the cockpit
and walked away. He appeared
not to be dazed by the incident.
Sheriff Troy Toppin said a
witness set the crash at 5:30 P.M.
The plane fell in the yard of the
Billy Hollowell residence, only
about 20 feet from the house,
North of Cannon Ferry on River
Back To School
*
Monday will bring to a close the
carefree days of summer for 2,650
Chowan County students who are
expected to return for the 1977-78
school year. Teachers assumed
their duties on August 15, and have
been preparing for students
arrival since that time.
In announcing the opening of
school, Supt. John Dunn has urged
that parents stress the importance
of good safety habits to their
children walking to and from
school. School crossing guards will
not be at their posts until Tuesday,
Dr. Dunn also urges operators of
motor vehicles to drive a little
more cautiously for the protection
of walking and bus students.
“With everyone’s cooperation, we
hope to and can continue the fine
safety record by our students,”
said Dr. Dunn.
On Monday, which will be an
orientation day, school will be in
session from 8:30 A.M. until 12-
noon. School buses will operate on
this schedule. No lunch will be
be served in the schools’cafeteria.
Road.
A witness said he heard the
motor “sputter” and saw the
plane, loaded with liquid chemical
to spray soybeans, just above the
tree tops. Tilley was attempting to
guide the plane into a field across
from the Hollowell home when it
struck the trees. A wing was
ripped off and the aircraft fell
straight down.
There was no explosion.
Firerilen from the Center Uill-
Crossroads Volunteer Fire
Department, commanded by Chief
Frank White, responded to a call
and quickly sprayed foam over the
ESC Prime
A federally funded pilot man
power program, tailored to the
“single port of entry” of President
Carter’s welfare reform proposal,
will be operated in Region “R”,
the 10 counties of the Albemarle
Area.
The decision was made August
17 at a meeting of Albemarle
Regional Planning & Development
Commission at Angler’s Cove
Restaurant where action
rescinded an earlier motion to
make Economic Improvement
Council, Ihc., the region’s anti
poverty agency, the prime con
tractor for manpower programs.
The earlier decision had been
appealed by N.C. Employment
Security Commission and at the
hearing state officials proposed
the pilot program, the only one of
its kind to operate in North
Carolina during the next year.
ESC would be the prime con
tractor but the sponsors mandated
that ESC sub-contract to EIC for
certain portions of the program.
The motion came without a
recommendation from either ESC
or EIC, both of whom had made
strong bids for the entire program.
Jimmy Allred, representing the
N.C. Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development, left the impression
that the region could expect ad
ditional funding if the pilot
‘Glass Menagerie’ To Be Staged This Fall
Perhaps one of America’s most
critically acclaimed plays has
been chosen as the Fall production
of the Edenton little Theater.
“The Glass Menagerie,” Ten
nessee Williams’ heart rending
examination of lives caught in a
web of conflict and despair, will be
directed by Ross Inglis.
The contemporary classic has
become one of the most performed
plays in tiie repertory of American
Community theaters. It will be
presented at the John A. Holmes
High School Auditorium on Thurs-
the engine apparently failed. His attempt to get to another field
failed and the plane crashed in the yard of Billy Hollowell.
Firemen sprayed foam on the wreckage to avoid a possible ex
plosion. (Staff Photo by Amburn).
wreckage to avoid any possible
danger.
Units of Edenton-Chowan
Rescue Squad also answered the
call.
The pilot worked for Farmers
Air Service which is based near
Arrowhead Beach on the Chowan
River.
Sheriff Toppin said it was
reported that Tilley was involved
in another mishap Sunday af
ternoon. Ron Hines, owner of the
agricultural spraying firm,
reported that brakes jammed on a
plane Tilley was flying, causing it
to go off a runway and into a field.
Contractor
program was accepted.
Mrs. Alice Bond of ESC, and
Fentress Morris of EIC both
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Jones To Visit
Rep. Walter B. Jones today
announced that he will be in the
Commissioners Room of the
Pasquotank County Courthouse, in
Elizabeth City, Monday from 2
P.M. to 5 P.M.
He will be visiting in Edenton on
Tuesday and will be at the Town
Hall in Edenton from 10 A.M. to 12-
noon.
Survey Seeks Citizen Opinions
The Chowan Herald readers will
have the opportunity to tell state
government what they believe is
the biggest problem facing North
Carolina today in a survey called
“North Carolina Tomorrow.”
The survey questionnaire, which
this newspaper k running as a
public service, is being conducted
by the State Goals and Policy
Board to involve as many citizens
as possible in state government
decision-making.
Gov. Jim Hunt, chairman of the
Goals and Policy Board, in. an
nouncing the survey, said he
wants North Carolinians to be
day, October 13 and Saturday,
October 15.
The is comprised of a
woman about 50 years old and
another woman and two men
approximately 25 years of age.
“The four roles will offer a
tremendous opportunity for some
of the talented members of our
community to exhibit their
ability,” a spokesman said.
The Uttle Theater encourages
tryouts which wiR be held fa the
John A. Holmes High School
Dr. Homthal
Eyes Race
For Mayor
Dr. Allen L. Homthal, 201 East
King Street, is considering seeking
a race for mayor of the Town of
Edenton. Dr. Hornthal is a
councilman residing in the First
Ward.
The Chowan Herald learned
early this week that Councilman
Hornthai '*was * receiving elf"
couragement to seek the post of
mayor. When contacted, he said
he has been approached by people
from every section of Edenton
about his possible candidacy and
that he was “flattered and en
couraged” by the apparent offer of
support.
Councilman Errol Flynn of
Third Ward told The Chowan
Herald Tuesday that he would be a
candidate for re-election. He
becomes the first incumbent to
make a definite statement
regarding his candidacy.
Further statements by Coun
cilman Flynn are expected after
the date for filing.
Councilman Hornthal, who has
been a member of the council for
two years, said he will continue to
sample areas of possible support
for his candidacy in the November
8 municipal election. He said he
probably would have no formal
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“partners with us in Raleigh in
deciding what directions our state
should take in the future.”
Completed survey forms should
be mailed to the governor in
Raleigh. Results, which will be
tabulated by county, will be
available this fall.
No other state in the country has
attempted this ambitious survey
statewide to determine what
citizens think are the major
problems, and what they think
state government should do to
resolve them.
The “North Carolina
Tomorrow” on page 2-C.
Auditorium on August 31 and
September 1 at 8 P.M.
Patrons are reminded they will
be entitled to admission to this and
all other productions of the 1977
season. Those who have not yet
sent in their membership are
encouraged to do so at this time.
Anyone interested in becoming a
patron should contact one of the
following officers: John Becker,
Mrs. Edward G. Bend, Mrs.
Norma Dirom, Frank E&nonds or
Mrs. Charles Chilcoat.