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Herring Run
People from along the Public
Parade and throughout the area
still have time to sign up for
participation in the first annual
Edenton-Chowan Herring Hun. It
wUI be held at 10 A.M. on May 19.
While there are two events for
the serious runners, a third
category has been added. It is
called the Fun Run. The routes of
6.2 miles, 3.1 miles and one mile
will be from the Courthouse Green
through Hayes Plantation.
Registration for the longer races
is $4 and $1 for those who are
merely doing it for fun.
Laney Layton has designed a
catchy logo for the event and this
is being put on T-shirts which will
be available.
Edenton Jaycees, Edenton-
Chowan Chamber of Commerce
and Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany are sponsors. Their
disclaimer is quite appropriate. It
is simply that they are doing you a
favor to let you participate,
therefore, they ain’t responsible
for nothing.
All participants much report to
the registration center on the
Green before 9:30 A.M. on the day
of the run. We predict there will be
more total human pounds par
ticipating than the herring run in
the Chowan River this season.
You’ll have fun in helping tilt the
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PROMOTE ‘HERRING RUN’ Jay Woglom, left, and Vann
H. Johnson got a few youngsters together earlier this week for a
pep talk regarding the Herring Run which will take place here on
May 19. Pictured with them are, front row: Scott Evans, Martha
Hornthal, Mary Van Johnson and David Johnson. Second row:
Elizabeth Hornthal, Karen Keeter, Patricia Ashley and Chris
Rountree.
Another Way
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education is embroiled in a
controversay over the transfer of
Dr. Bruce McGraw from prin
cipal at John A. Holmes High
School to a Central Office position.
It was the possibility of developing
to a magnitude of the celebrated
Satterfield case.
The overriding question, as
expressed by the public at a board
meeting Monday night, is whether
or not the elected board has sought
refuge behind a legal shield. While
they may be on sound legal footing
the board’s credibility is
deteriorating, student morale is at
• low ebb and faculty statements
regarding the administration are
becoming increasingly guarded
because of fear of disclipary ac
tion. /
Public attitude with regards to
pd>Ue education along the Public
Parade is not healthy. All in
dications are that it may certainly
Dccome worse Detore 11 oecomes
better.
Tim? is a stated lack of con
fidence in an administration which
board tgolds. The
Betrayal Os Confidence Is Alleged
Town Councilman W. Herbert
Hollowell, Jr., accused Mayor Roy
L. Harrell of betraying a con
fidence during Tuesday night’s
meeting of Edenton Town Council.
Hollowell is chairman of the
Finance Committee which is
handling possible changes in the
Town Charter.
Mayor Harrell admitted that he
accepted a letter from Hollowell,
who requested that it be kept in
confidence. They mayor said
contents of the letter to the N. C.
League of Municipalities were of
such magnitude that he felt an
obligation to share them with the
public.
%THE CHOWAN HERALDjfc
Vol XLV. - No. 19
Hospital Expansion Planned
Renovation, expansion and new
construction is being planned by
Chowan Hospital, Inc. The
hospital has filed a pre-application
for a Farmers Home Ad
ministration community facilities
loan to finance the project.
A loan of $1,746,000 will be
sought to go with $194,000 in
hospital funds to complete the
$1,940 project which includes a
physicians’ office building.
'hie notification of intent to the
State Clearinghouse was signed by
John T. Carlisle, interim director,
the same day he filed a negative
comment to the project of Drs.
Richard N. Hines, Jr., and C.
Clement Lucas, Jr. Carlisle wrote
the Albemarle Regional Planning
& Development that the Hines-
Lucas project is “dupli
cative of services presently
available and further will
duplicate additional services in
Lung Association
Lauds Hollowell
W. Herbert Hollowell of Edenton
has been named Volunteer of the
Year by the American Lung
Association of N. C., Eastern
Region (formerly Eastern Lung
Association).
Hollowell was recognized at the
annual meeting of the American
Lung Association of N. C. held
May 2 and 3 in Raleigh at the
Royal Villa Inn.
He was cited for his strong
leadership in lung association
work at both the local and state
level. Hollowell has served on the
Executive Committee of Eastern
Lung Association, now the
American Lung Association of
N. C., Eastern Region, also as
president, vice president and local
board member.
At the state level he has sowed
as a member of the Executive
Committee and held the office of
secretary as well as presently
being vice president of the Ameri
can Lung Association of N. C.
He has served on a number of
committees, and as stated by.Dr.
Trenton Davis, president of the
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Hie mayor told a crowded
audience in the Municipal
Building that he sees a direct
move to eliminate the authority of
die Mayor of Edenton. “I am
amazed that my councilmen
would force something on the
people without a vote,” he said at
one point.
This statement came after he
made mention of two portions of
the letter which alluded to possible
action on the matter by the
General Assembly.
In charging that the mayor
betrayed a confidence, Hollowell
said he did not find it very
“befitting of a mayor’s status.” At
the future...”
Drs. Hines and Lucas propose to
build a 40,000-square-foot medical
professional building and am
bulatory health care facility at the
intersection of U. S. 17 and High
way 37 in Perquimans County.
They are seeking a FmHA loan
Comments On Transfer Heard
The transfer of Dr. Bruce
McGraw from principal of John A.
Holmes High School to a Central
Office position drew heated
comments at Monday night’s
meeting of Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education. The com
ments came from school patrons,
students and faculty.
Every person who spoke in some
manner questioned the wisdom of
the recent action.
The vast majority of the
questions were not answered
Concept Endorsed
Chowan County commissioners
emerged from a lengthy
discussion Monday morning in
agreement with the intent of a
project to improve health services
in the area but in opposition to any
action that would be detrimental
to services already offered by
Chowan Hospital.
Chairman C. A. Phillips called
the plan of Drs. Richard N. Hines,
Jr., and Clement C. Lucas, Jr., a
“fine concept” but emphasized
repeatedly during the hour-long
discussion that the local hospital
and county cannot afford
duplication of services.
Phillips, a member of the
hospital board, brought the matter
up at the end of what appeared to
be an unusually brief monthly
meeting. Commissioners had
received a copy of comments from
the regional A-95 Clearinghouse
Committee regarding an ap
plication by Drs. Hines and Lucas
for a Farmers Home Ad
ministration 90 per cent guaranty
of a $2.5-million private loan.
The chairman was cautious not
to be critical of the concept being
developed, nor argue with a plan
to establish a group medical and
dental practice of 16 or more
members. He credited Dr. Lucas
with playing an important role in
the current financially viability of
the hospital.
He did however tell his
colleagues that some of the
program addressed in the ap
plication are included in the
hospital’s long range plan due to
be finished this week. “The
hospital must remain as the chief
medical delivery system in
Chowan County,” he said. Later
hesaid: “We can’t, it seems to me,
have any other project in mind
that will deliver services the
hospital is designed to provide.”
Phillips said “we desperately
need other medical facilities in the
area” but the hospital board has
not been convinced there would
not be duplication by die proposed
project.
“There is certain to be some
duplication of service in anything
new,” Commissioner Alton G.
Elmore observed. “Whether ornot
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one point during a heated ex
change, the councilman took issue
with statements Mayor Harrell
made regarding his receiving the
letter. He said he asked the mayor
to keep the contents in confidence
because the committee had no
report to make as this time.
During the discussion Coun
cilman Allen L. Homthal left the
meeting. When questions by
Mayor Harrell the councilman
responded: “When the proper
time comes I’ll be right here.”
Earlier, Hornthal had said he
felt the Finance Committee was
being very deliberate in their
Assignment. He added that since
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, May 10, 1979
guaranty on 90 per cent of the $2.5-
million project.
The A-95 Clearinghouse Com
mittee of ARPDC delayed action
on the application until additional
information could be gained. A
meeting is set for May 17.
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because of what W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Jr., board attorney, called
the confidentiality of the matter.
Dr. McGraw has agreed to
become director of research and
evaluation in the Central Office.
This agreement was reached after
he refused to resign as Holmes
principal.
Gil Burroughs, a faculty
member at Holmes, questioned
Dr. John Dunn about the position
in general and the manner in
which it was filled. Dr. Dunn said
the position was not advertised
because that “would be unfair
when we had made up our mind”
who was to fill the slot.
Burroughs also questioned the
wisdom of spending funds for
another Central Office position
when the board has had difficulty
in getting money for ad
ministrative positions.
John A. Mitchener, 111, who
wrote a lengthy letter to The
Chowan Herald last week which is
believed to have triggered Mon
day night’s overflow crowd,
renewed his request for a private
hearing for McGraw. He said such
a hearing would allow the board
adequate information to evaluate
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DECA BANQUET PRINCIPALS The annual Bosses’ Banquet of the John A. Holmes High!
School Distributive Education Clubs of America was held May 2 at National Guard Armory. Chris
Stallings, president, and Kathy Wright, parliamentarian, were named Students of The Year and are
shown with their trophies. Boss of The Year Award went to Pete and Jim Ward of Dixie Auto who
were sponsored by Mark Britton. John Dowd who has resigned as leader of the chapter is shown in
the other picture with John A. Mitchener, Jr., who said in brief remarks that the entire community
is exceptionally pleased with the DECA program.
Chairman’s Presence Criticized
The appearance of Chairman C.
A. Phillips at a meeting last week
of the Finance Committee of
Chowan County commissioners
drew comment Monday from
Commissioner Lester Copeland.
Copeland said when Phillips
attended a session in which
Commissioners J. D. Peele and
George Jones were working on the
proposed budget with County
Manager Eddie Dick it constituted
a quorum at an unauthorized
meeting.
Hollowell did not have a report he
felt it was premature to begin
discussing the issue.
Mayor Harrell said he is not in
favor of changing one word in the
charter that will change the
authority of the mayor.
In a recent controversy be
tween the mayor and the council it
was discovered that there is
conflicting language in the charter
regarding lines of authority. Both
the N. C. League of Municipalities
and the Attorney General’s Office
strongly suggested that it be
corrected.
Council accepted the recom
mendation of a committee con-
viable
HOT PRACTICE Edenton Fire Department caused a
attention Saturday when they put a match to a building
Freemason Street. It was part of a fire drill. Bob Brooks, left, a . -
Bill Stallings are those shown in the above picture. (Photo oj,
Luke Amburn).
Stalls Confident Os Funding
Kenneth L. Stalls is confident
that grant funds will be made
available to conduct Phase II of
the Tri-County Career Education
Center Feasibility Study. Involved
are Gates, Perquimans and
Edenton-Chowan boards of
education.
A Steering Committee last week
voted to continue with the study
with a second year budget of
$67,099. The grant application,
with the blessings of Gov. James
B. Hunt, Jr., and the State
Department of Public Instruction
has been submitted to Coastal
Plains Regional Commission.
No local funds are yet available
for the study.
Phase II would extend the study
into curriculum development and
architectural schematics.
Stalls, on leave of absence from
Phillips said he felt there was
nothing out of the way for the
chairman to drop in on committee
meetings. He said he stayed only a
brief time and did not try to in
fluence committee action.
When Copeland expressed the
opinion that the action was a
violation of the law (open
meetings) the chairman said he
didn’t feel such was the intent of
the law.
Later in the meeting Copeland
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cerning changing ward boun
daries and approved the purchase
of public liability insurance for
members of the Police Depart
ment.
A low bid by C&L Concrete of
$13,768 to construct the West
Queen Street sidewalk was ac
cepted and Town Administrator
W. B. Gardner was authorized to
assist in finding space for an
employee of the State En
vironmental Management
Division who is working on the
Chowan River problem.
A resolution was adopted con
cerning the sale of Jimbo’s
Jumbos stock.
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a vocational education position,
will remain as project director. He
has been commended by CPRC
and the Steering Committee tor
the management of the project.
At the meeting in Hertford on
April 20, Dr. John Dunn,
superintendent of Edenton-
Chowan Schools, proposed the
establishment of a Blue Chip
Committee composed of in
fluential and knowledgeable in
dividuals from across the state to
serve on such a committee. Motion
was passed to instruct Stalls and
the three superintendents to start
working on a preliminary list of
possible committee members.
Committee members com
mented on the harmony and sense
of cooperation which is in evidence
in the three-county area. They
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