Finance Plan
• Being Studied
Taxpayers in Chowan County
will be told next month how their
commissioners plan to finance
$3.5-million in school bonds if a
September 19 referendum is ap
proved. Commissioner Alton G.
Elmore cautioned his colleagues
against throwing “stumbling
blocks”, in the path of Edentoh-
Wrong Direction
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A Marine Extension Service is
being established by the State
Department of Administration. An
arm of the Office of Marine Af
fairs, the service will operate out
of the three Marine Science
f Centers along the Tar Heel coast.
The Office of Marine Affairs is
headed by JC. Jones. He was
borrowed from the Agricultural
Extension Service at N.C. State
University to put the grass back in
the roots of marine activities.
While district extension chairman
in 14 Northeastern North
Carolina counties he proved
his worth in inspiring leadership
at the local level.
Now that he has moved from
education on Hillsborough,
downtown into politics, it is dif
ficult to understand why he hasn’t
had more influence over Sec. Joe
Grimsley of DOA.
Marine extension activities
should be linked with agricultural
extension. The primary function of
both is education and the
Agricultural Extension Service
has an enviable track record in
this field.
Often times they have the same
client. By working as a joint
venture a considerable amount of
duplication at ijhe administrative,
as wcU as the service delivery
level, would be omitted.
At times too, ‘"oMy*' 1 a’~ road
separates the marine aspect from
the agricultural one. It makes
good sense to have a close link
between the two. This cannot be
done from the type structure now
in the works.
The goal must be to have in
tegrated Services so a person with
a problem or in need of research
data can get it from the same well.
To do otherwise will result in
many people being denied what
they need, not by accident but by
design.
Time To Act
The “green tide” has returned
to the beautiful Chowan River.
And while the algae is not equal to
the shameful bloom of 1972, it is
sufficient to cause concern.
Cries about the threat to
business and recreation on what
has appropriately beat called
“our greatest asset” should not
originate in the wilderness, but
j 5 from courthouses and town halls
along the Public Parade and
throughout Northeastern North
Carolina. The absence of such is
not only deafening but baffling.
Great concern was shown six
years ago when the Chowan was
about .ready to receive its last
rites. Environmental experts from
the federal and state levels set up
camp and local officials retreated
to a point of almost complete
surrender.
Leadership by locally elected
officials has been spasmotic, to
say the least They have sMMOHe*
the task to pftte oafc htßsWlffn
when maintaining a strong of
fensive was needed.
Pressure is now being put on the
U.S. Corps of Engineers not to
tamper with tributaries to the
Albemarle Sound Basin for water
to supply the Southeastern
Hampton Roads, Va., area. It la
being done*' by the Coastal
Qeaourccn Commission a
fnmthl
of MovttnnMnt.
Gov. Jim Hunt of North Carolina
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Chowan Board of Education in
their efforts to get an affirmative
vote.
However, C.A. Phillips, past
board chairman, argued it was the
duty of the taxing authority to
make as much information
available as soon as possible so
voters will know what it will cost.
“This is a responsibility we should
not duck,” he added.
The discussion followed a
request by Eddie Dick, county
manager, for permission to
develop several sample alter
natives for consideration by the
board prior to the vote.
The school board has proposed
selling the bonds to Farmers
Home Administration at 5 per cent
interest over 40 years. Dick said
this would .create a pay-back of
28.4-milUon.
Phillips called this route “poor
business” and said he couldn’t
vote to obligate the credit of the
county for such a long period of
time.
Elmore said the school board
was using these figures as a
talking point and bonds could be
paid off in a shorter-term if the
money became available to the
county.
Commissioner J.D. Peele said
how much it will cost the tax
payers is very important and the
people need to know this in order
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TOUR ARMORY Brig. Gen. Hubert Leonard and Col.
Samuel T. Arrington of the N.C. National Guard, shown above
second from left and second from right respectively, recently
toured the Edenton Armory as part of an area wide activity
during their annual two-week training period. While not
being aware of the actual starting date of construction on the new
Armory, Brig. Gen. Leonard did comment that funds have been
allotted for 1978 and work should begin this fall. Also pictured
' above from the left is M.Sgt. Carroll Jones, Maj. Kenneth Stalls,
and another local Guardsman, Rus Baxley.
Potts Given Long Term
A Superior Court judge Wed
nesday sentenced Samuel
Thomas Potts, 38, Cape Colony, to
from 12 to 14 years in prison after
a jury the day earlier had convicted
him of three charges of crime
against nature.
Judge Harry C. Martin of
Asheville, ordered an eight to 10-
year sentence in the two cases
involving a state’s witness and
four years, to begin at the ex
piration of the earlier sentence, in
Retail Saks Noted
Gross retail sates in Chowan
County exceeded 22.8-million in
MXy, according to a report from
the State Department of Revenue
regarding collection of die 1 per
cent local option sates tax. Net
collections in Chowan amounted to
128,245.38.
State-wide, collections were
more than 214-million. ,
- Net collections in the other nine
Albemarle Area counties were as
follows.
Camden, 17,355.08; Currituck,
$12,99e.9fc Dare, $68,844.15;
Galea, 2M37.52; Hyde, $8,723,92;
Pasquotank,
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FOURTH OF JULY FISH FRY—Several thousand people
enjoyed Muiray Nixon’s hospitality Tuesday at the annual fish
fry at his fishery on the Chowan River. Lines were long but
visitors patiently waited in the pine grove as fresh fish and hot
combread came out of the cookers. While waiting they listened to
music by the Rocky Hock Rebels and watched the Colonial
a case involving his stepdaughter
who testified for the defense.
Asst. Dist Atty. Richard Parker
prosecuted the docket which was
completed Wednesday afternoon.
The following other action was
taken Wednesday:
Jessie Thomas West, two counts
of third offense of drunk driving
and two counts of driving while his
license were revoked, 18 months,
suspended upon payment of $750
fine and costs. He was placed on
aabation for five years.
Ttobert Lee Dillard, seven
month suspended sentence
revoked; malicious damage to
personal property and assault on a
female, seven months to run
concurrently with the earlier
sentence.
Jackie Leary, two counts of
assault and malicious damage to
personal property, 10 months,
suspended upon payment of SIOO
fine and costs and placed on
probation for two years.
Ray Slade, assault with a deadly
Eddie Phelps, assault with a
deadly weapon, prayer for
judgment continued upon
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, July 6, 1978.
Corps Delay Is Sought
Public sentiment is so strong
r of water from
tributaries to the Albemarle Sound
Basin tHat the Hampton Roads,
Va., area might have to seek other
alternatives. Col. Newman
Howard of the Norfolk District,
Final Services Set
Funeral services will be held at
11 A.M. today (Thursday) for K.
Hoskins Harrell, Route 2, Eden
ton. The graveside services at
Beaver Hill Cemetery will be
conducted by Rev. Raymond
Storie.
He was a retired merchant.
Mr. Harrell, who was 74, died
July 4 in Chowan Hospital
following an extended illness.
A native of Chowan County,
Kader Hoskins Harrell was bom
January 13, 1904, son of the late
John and Sallie Basr Harrell. He
was married to fllrs. Bertha
Pritchett Harrell, who survives.
Also surviving are two
daughters: Mrs. Patricia Wein
traub and Mrs. Evelyn Powell,
both of Edenton; a brother, Lonnie
Harrell of Edenton; a sister, Mrs.
Bessie Heath of Edenton; and
three grandchildren.
Mr. Harrell was a Baptist and
member of the Order of Red Men.
Pallbearers will be: Joe Conger,
Jr., Allen Trapp, Guy Williams,
Harry Lassiter, C.A. Phillips and
Vann Small.
Williford-Barham Funeral
Home is in charge of
arrangements.
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CONTRAST—A sharp contrast of rural life is drawn in this
picture. A modern tractor takes a Fourth of July holiday with a
rapidly deteriorating barn in the background.
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Squares dance. In the photo at right, Ingrid Nixon, three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nixon, Route 2, Edenton, strikes a
pensive pose as she munches on her cornbread. In the
picture above, all hands are busy making hot fish available for
the many guests. Below, Rev. Ashby Browder of Immanuel
Baptist Church passes out literature to people in the audience.
U.S. Corps of Engip ,-ers, said this
wet’s there must k.e some sort of
public support for a plan and his
first alternative, Lake Gaston,
hasn’t received it.
Before ending a two-day session
here Thursday, the N.C. Coastal
Resources Commission voted to
ask Sec. Howard Lee of the
Department of Natural Resources
& Community Development, to
request that Col. Howard not
make a designation pending action
on a CRC resolution calling for
Congressional action in the
matter.
“This is further evidence that
CRC will pull out all the stops to
protect such a valuable resource
as our rivers and sounds,” a
spokesman said. “This is the
strongest stand the commission
has taken on any matter in the 20-
county coastal area.”
Both motions for CRC action
came from Mayor Eugene
Tomlinson of Southport in
Brunswick County. Following a
presentation by a corps
representative Wednesday
morning, Tomlinson got through a
resolution asking the
congressional delegation to seek
federal aid for a study of the entire
Albemarle Sound Basin, taking
into consideration what en
vironmental impact any with
drawal of water from its
tributaries would have on the
quality of the water.
Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First
Congresssional District im
mediately voiced his support for
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Dr. R.N. Hines, Jr.
Dr. Hines, Jr.
Academy Honors
ATLANTA, Ga. Dr. R.N.
Hines, Jr., of Edenton, was
awarded a Fellowship of the
Academy of General Dentistry on
June 26. More than 300 members
of the Academy received the
Fellowship award during the
annual convocation ceremony
held during AGD’s 26th Annual
Meeting in Atlanta.
Dr. Hines, a graduate of the
University of North Carolina
School of Dentistry, has practiced
family dentistry in Edenton since
1962.
The Academy of General
Dentistry is a professional
organization composed of over
21,000 family practice dentists
from the United States' and
Canada. AGD is dedicated to
improving dental health in
America by motivating and en
couraging dentists to continually
update their professional
knowledge and skills through
continuing dental education
programs.
Swine Increase
RALEIGH All hogs and pigs
on North Carolina farms June 1
totaled 2,035,000 head, an increase
of 6 per cent from a year earlier
and 2 per cent above March 1 of
this year, according to the N.C.
Crop and Livestock Reporting
Service. This inventory consisted
of 326,000 head kept for breeding
purposes, 3 per cent above last
year and 1,709,000 market hogs, up
7 per cent. North Carolina ranks
seventh in the Nation in the total
number of hogs and pigs.