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Mi OR MERIT—Mir W.B. Row™,
121 West King Street, is pictured in the formal garden at the
Cupola House. Her efforts on behalf of the association and other
restoration in Historic Edenton have earned her an Award of
Merit from the Historic Preservation Society of North Carolina.
Puhlic Parade
News: Good, Bad
There is good news and bad
news regarding the Albemarle
Sound. While this year’s algae
bloom has lowered the quality of
water in the sound, shoreline
erosion wasn’t as bad during the
summer.
Mike O’Connor of East Carolina
University is working under a
University of North Carolina Sea
Grant Program, headquartered at
N.C State, and reports that in
formation gathered from on
monitoring stations indicate a
‘relative quiet” on the erosion
scene.
The results sharply contrast
wish those of last winter sis which
erosion rates of six and 12 feet
were common along many
estuarine shores.
Mr. O’Connor believes the in
formation is important in
demonstrating the variability of
shoreline erosion from location to
location and the fact that erosion
can be measured on a year to year
basis.
That’s nice. But what about the
algae?
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Hugh Dial as "Snoopy"
Charlie Brown
The first of two productions
scheduled this year by the talented
Edenton Little Theater will open
tonight (Thursday) along the
Public Parade. The two-night run
is in Holmes Auditorium.
"You’re A Good Man Charlie
Brown” is a musical for the entire
family and is based on the comic
strip by Charles M. Schulz.
Uncertain as our schedule is
these days, we seized upon the
opportunity Monday night to at’,
tend a rehearsal. We were sur
prised.
Hugh Dial, Jr. had Just been
cast ip the dual role of director
and actor. The other characters
Bruce and Pat Weber,. Eric
Byrum, Otis Strother and Jean
McGraw didn’t appear to let it
bother them one bit.
The audience consisted of about
three people with credits in the
program^ who to
Historic Society
Honors Resident
Mrs. W.B. Rosevear, 121 West
King Street, is one of 12 recipients
of an Award of Merit from The
Historic Preservation Society of
North Carolina, Inc. This is the
first time such an award has been
presented by the society to
recognize individuals or
organizations who have furthered
the cause of preservation or
restoration in important and
significant ways.
Mrs. Rosevear and five other
individuals were cited. The other
six awards went to organizations.
Mrs. Rosevear was cited for her
perserverance in the creation of
the Cupola House gardens, for the
restoration of Pembroke Hall, and
for her financial support of all
preserve tioitefforts in the Towfrof
Edenton.
The awards were presented at a
luncheon in Raleigh today. This is
Culture Week in North Carolina.
Following is the text of Mrs.
Rosevear’s recognition:
When interior restoration work
was begun on the Cupola House in
Edenton in 1964, the house was
hemmed in by a fire station to the
north and a commercial building
to the south. In 1966 both
properties were being bought.
Gertrude Rosevear, already
treasurer of the Cupola House
Association, led the drive to
complete their purchase.
Gertrude Rosevear has been the
generous and persistent leader in
Edenton who has carried through
on almost all Cupola House ef
forts. The creation of the formal
flower garden stretching to Water
Street and the kitchen garden to
the North are due to her untiring
efforts in personally financing
gardeners and laborers in laying
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Asbell Takes BNC Post
Allan B. Asbell has been ap
pointed Branch Manager of the
Northside Office of the Bank of
North Carolina in Edenton, it was
announced today by W.L.
Robertson, vice president and city
executive officer.
Asbell has been in training with
the bank for the past three months
and is replacing Morris Small, Jr.,
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‘Buck Passing’ Charge Draws Response
North Carolina environmental
officials have responded to local
charges with a four-point program
aimed at finding and im
plementing a solution to the
Chowan River algae blooms. The
announcement was made Friday
afternoon in Raleigh.
Charles Creighton, president,
Edenton Chamber of Commerce,
recently wrote Gov. James B.
Hunt, Jr., complaining about
evidence of “buck passing” in his
administration on the issue.
Also, Chowan County com
missioners are making efforts to
create a multi-county task force of
elected officials in the Chowan
River and Albemarle Sound basins
to deal with the algae problem.
On still another front, the 20-
county Coastal Resurces Com
mission, chaired by Or. Parker
Chesspn of Elizabeth City, is
monitoring activity which would
effect water quality in Eastern
North Carolina.
Dr. Dave Adams, who shared
the third spot in the Department of
Natural Resources & Community
Development, has been fired.
Other “reorganization” within
the department has been hinted.
The new program includes an
increase in air and groundwater
monitoring; scientific reseach;
on-site staffing and interstate
planning and studies to identify
nitrogen sources and determine
the necessary controls to reduce
nitrogen inputs into the river.
The plans were made public by
Sec. Howard N. Lee; Gilliam
Wood of Edenton, chairman of the
NRCD board; and H.W. Whitley of
Murfreesboro, chairman of the
N.C. Environmental Management
Commission.
The efforts will supplement the
studies and tests undertaken in
recent months according to Lee.
He said that this summer his
department had probably taken
more samples and collected more
data on the river than in the
previous five years combined.
Incresed monitoring of air
emissions and groundwater
movement at the C.F. Industries
site at Tunis is planned to deter
mine the contribution of those
activities to nitrogen levels in the
river.
Dr. A.E. Witherspoon, a botanist
from N.C. State University, will
study the Chowan estuary to
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Heads Program
Annette Fairless of Edenton has
been named administrator of the
Title 111 Aging Program in Region
“R”. She has served as acting
administrator since the
resignation of Naomi Hester.
The program operates under the
umbrella of the 10-county
Albemarle Regional Planning &
Development Commission and is
headquartered in Hertford.
Carlotta Jordan of Elizabeth
City has been hired to fill the
position of aging coordinator. She
previously was associated with the
Opportunities Industrialization
Center, Inc.
who was transferred to the bank’s
Winston-Salem office.
Asbell is a graduate of Chowan
High School, and has been very
active in civic affairs locally.
Asbell has served as chairman of
the Bloodmobile, serves as a
director of the Edenton Jaycees
and was honored as Jaycee of the
Year in 1977. He was also elected
as an Outstanding Young Man of
America in 1977.
Prior to joining the Bank of
North Carolina, Asbell was
associated with Peoples Bank and
Trust Company and prior to that
with The Chowan Herald, as ad
vertising manager.
Herald Will Print Early
The Chowan Herald will be published one day early next week because
of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The newspaper will appear late Tuesday
afternoon rather than Wednesday and will be distributed in the mail on
Wednesday.
The early press time will require that news and advertising copy be in
the office by noon Monday, rather than Tuesday.
Events that happen late wil be reported in the edition of November
99, The understanding and cooperation of all our advertisers and
correspondents will be appreciated.
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ON STAGE TONlGHT—Edenton Little Theater will present “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown”
in Homes Auditorium tonight and Friday night. Bruce Weber, who plays the title role, is surrounded
by other cast members at a rehearsal earlier this week. Clockwise are: Jean McGraw, Otis
Strother, Hugh Dial, Jr., Eric Byrum and Pat Weber. At top left is Sondra C. Shoffner, ac
companist. Below are the hard working lighting technicians, Jill Stutzman and Gail Gurnee. Cur
tain time is 8 P.M.
School Closing Hearing Set
The public hearing concerning
the proposed closing of Chowan
High School and its consolidation
"■with" John A. Holmes High School
has been set for 7:30 P.M.
November 30 at the Chowan
facility.
The decision to hold such a
hearing came from last week’s
meeting of Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education where a
committee report was received.
W.J.P. Earnhardt, Jr., board
attorney, said the hearing is
required by state statute.
At the hearing the county, state
board of education and the public
will be given the opportunity to
express their views relative to the
proposed consolidation.
The study committees recom
mended a reorganization pattern
in line with a decision of May 29.
Farm-City Week
A banquet and two tours will
focus attention on Farm-City
Week here, November 17-23.
The first event will be a banquet
at Edenton Jaycee Community
Building at 7:30 P.M. Monday. The
banquet is sponsored by the civic
clubs in Edenton and Chowan
County.
Oscar White, chairman, said
awards will be presented. Also,
Darlene Everson will present her
4-H demonstration on business.
She presented it last Friday night
at a Federal Land Bank meeting
in Ahoskie.
A tour of Copeland Turkey Farm
will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday.
Those who desire transportation
should meet at the Baptist Church
parking lot at 1:30. Exhibits will
be viewed at the Ryland Com
munity Building.
On Wednesday at 2:30 P.M.
there will be a tour of Jimbo’s
Jumbos. Those on the tour will
gather at the Baptist Church lot
at 2 P.M.
T .
This pattern was believed to be the
best alternative if the voters failed
to approve a $3.5-million bond
referendum for construction of a
new senior high school.
The referendum was defeated
and a study committee formed
In the recommendation, grades
nine through 12 throughout the
county would be housed at Holmes
High School in Edenton; grades
seven through eight and six in the
northern area, at Chowan; grades
K-Five (north) at White Oak;
grades K-Six (south) at Walker;
and the Alternative School and
COA learning resources center, at
Swain.
All of this would be ac
complished with the use of mobile
classrooms at Holmes and
renovations. There would be no
new construction. The cost was set
at $150,000
Holiday Hours
County Manager Eddie Dick
announced this week the schedule
of holiday for county employees
during November and December.
County offices will be closed
November 23 and 24 for
Thanksgiving; December 25 and
26 for Christmas and New Year’s
Day.
Dr. John R. Larkins
Meeting Slated
The Advisory Council on Aging
of the Albemarle Planning and
Development Commission will
meet today (Thursday) at 2 P.M.
at the Municipal Building. Guest
speaker fen* the occasion will be
Dr. John R. Larkins, specia.
assistant to Gov. Jim Hunt.
‘Charlie Brown’
To Be Staged
There has been a sudden change
in the cast of “You’re A Good
Man Charlie Brown’’ but everyone
connected with the Edenton Little
Theater production this week is
optimistic.
Hugh Dial. Jr., director of the
popular musical, stepped in
Monday night to play the role of
“Snoopy”, a role cast with Greg
Shackleford. Those who witnessed
the rehearsal thought it went well
and everything will be ready for
the curtain to rise at 8 P.M. tonight
in Holmes Auditorium
The second performance will be
Friday night. Tickets can be
purchased at the door.
Joining Dial in the cast are
Bruce Weber in the title role, Eric
Byrum, Otis Strother. Jean
McGraw and Pat Weber
The accompanist is Sondra C.
Shoffner.
Dial had this to say on the eve of
the production:
“Being the director of ‘Charlie
Brown’ has been a real labor of
love. The cast and the crews have
all pitched in and worked with a
high intensity aiming at tonight
magic time.
“One person worked especially
hard to create the character of
Snoopy. He became plagued with
physical problems which caused
his withdrawal and subsequent
replacement. Edenton Little
Theater is indebted to Greg
Shackleford for his dedication and
we are all sorry to not have him
perform.
“I sincerely hope that everyone
who sees our production will come
away agreeing that happiness is
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Leary Appointed
Mrs. Lena M. Leary was named
November 2 to the Criminal
Justice Information System
Planning Committee by Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr. She took her
oath Tuesday in Chowan County
District Court.
Mrs. Leary, clerk of court, will
serve at the pleasure of the
governor.
In a letter received with her
commission, Gov. Hunt stated: “I
have every confidence you will
make an outstanding contribution
to the progress of this com
mittee.”