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Concert Association Conducting Drive Directors of the Albemarle Areas Com munity Concert Association will conduct a campaign from August 5 to August 10 to increase the number of patrons of the concert series this year. Mrs. W. G. Gaither, Jr., Elizabeth City cultural affairs leader, is asking for this support so that the general admission can be held to the minimum needed to pay the artists who perform. “We are selling student tickets through high school at $7.50 for the three programs, and adults at sls, but we have many expenses which we must meet through increased patron PRESENTS KENNY ROGERS DAY AUGUST 10th LISTEN TO STEREO FM 100 FOR GREAT GIVEAWAYS EVERY HOUR I KENNY ROGERS DAY BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY THESE FINE MERCHANTS: Pick Wick Billiards Village Florist Woodard Pharmacy Little Marina Winslow Blanchard The Pelican Brldgeturn Exxon Brlckhouse Electric . Tastee Froze Hertford Hardware Hudson's Air Sendee, Inc. DON'T MISS IT. . . AUGUST 10th subscriptions”, stated Mrs. Gaither. Mrs. Jim Blount, Edenton resident, is spearheading the Chowan effort to show support for the community concert concept of promotion for the arts. She says: “I am very excited about the artists we are beinging in this year. They are of the same quality that we would find in the larger cities and it is only through this group effort that we can enjoy these programs.” Mrs. Blount commented that all programs have been scheduled so that they will not conflict with football weekends. John Raitt, well-known baritone will be the first attraction, scheduled for October 22. He is known for his movie, stage and concert career. The next attraction will be ragtimepianistMax Morath who comes on February 16, 1980. The serie concludes with Les Brown and his world-famous Band of Renown bringing the big band sound to Elizabeth City on April 27 at 2 P.M. This matinee performance should be nostalgic oc casion for many patrons, and may serve to introduce the younger generation to his melodic sound. TOE CHOWAN HERALD Patron support is $25 per person for foe three con certs and will assure foe success of this year’s programs. It will also enable the association to broaden foe series in foe future. On Jan. 31, 1925, gray mow fell in Japan —a mixture of snow and ashes from nearby volcanoes. @Reoc Tyfer / Jm V s charm step SHOES 1 * Takeour K) day walking testl If you are not satisfied that our shoes are the best fitting and the moet com fortable shoes you have every worn. . . bring them , back and wa'l refund your money! Available in block, camel and burgundy in sizse 7 to 10N, 5 to 10M and 6to 10W. m Burgundy Manteo Resident Recalls Famous Flight By Natalie Case “Dignified” is the word for Leon B. Basnight and his lovely wife, Sally, of Manteo. He was M years old the week before and was being escorted by me to be in terviewed by Dr. William Friday, president of die University of North Carolina, about Ids ex periences with Orville and Wilbur Wright. It ■ all began when a director-producer from UNC-TV in Chapel Hill called the Tourist Bureau to get assistance with plans to do three television programs at the Outer Banks. The program is called “North Carolina People” and is hosted by Dr. Friday. The programs are telecast on Sunday and Friday evenings. Maurice Talbot, the talked to Aycock Brown, news director for die Dare County Tourist Bureau, about story ideas for the three programs. Out of those discussions came three (dans: an in terview with Sen. Melvin Daniels atop the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kill Devil Hills; an interview with Leon B. Basnight, 94, of Manteo, in the First Flight Museum together with a tour of the facility; and a shoreside interview with Dr. Les Picker, director of the Marine Resources Center in Manteo. My job was to escort Mr. and Mrs. Basnight from Manteo to the interview site by 11:30 A.M. on Sunday. On the ride over, we talked about the day Basnight met the Wright Brothers. Although a frail man now, Basnight talked about being a strapping, husky youth who was called by the captain of the then life saving station in Kitty Hawk to serve as a sub stitute for one of the men who was ill. He agreed and together they rode across the Roanoke Sound in a small powered boat to the other side of the shore, which is the slender barrier islands called “The Outer Banks.” Once at the station, he was asked to go over to Kill Devil Hill, the large sand dune (Hi which the Wright Brothers monument now stands, and help these two men with their flying machine. It was December 18, 1903, the day after their un noticed accomplishment. Basnight and others helped pick up the pieces of the plane and crate them for shipment back to Ohio. “They were quite jovial and good-natured. It was a pleasure to work with them,” Mr. w««nig»rt said. “Little did we know what was in store for the future,” he commented. Basnight continued, “I kept a couple of pieces of wood from that pluie, jotted the date down and took it bade to the life saving station with me, but, of course, those were lost many years ago.” Several people, over foe years, have claimed to know the Wright brothers and to have had some part in that extraordinary ac complishment. . In the case of Basnight, it Chowan District Court News Bobby Bond was to have appeared in Chowan County District Court Tuesday morning for a hearing on a fugitive warrant. Christopher Bean, his court appointed attorney, reported that his client had returned to New York and turned himself in to authorities. Judge Grafton Beaman presided at the regular weekly session where Asst. Dist. Atty. Keith Teague prosecuted foe docket. Action taken included: William Morton Jones, stop sign violation, $25 fine and costs. Wade Thomas Nixon, failure to comply with suspended sentence, sen tence amended. Ronald Rea, probation 'Violation, extended probation. Jeffrey Wayne Vaughan, probation violation, ex- State Mails $6,000 Check RALEIGH - County governments received good news in the mail this week in foe form of a check from the N. C. Department of Human Resources. Secretary of Human Resources Dr. Sarah T. Morrow said in Raleigh that foe department has mailed out the first quarterly in stallment <Jf $3,000,000 for special state aid to counties in the administration of their health and social services departments during foe current 1979-80 fiscal year. Chowan County received $6,000. “We are indeed pleased that the legislature ap propriated this direct state grant-in-aid money in ad WESTERN GAS SERVICE SAVE S 3 On this VoriqbU Power fO ‘I Whirlpool 11 mSk- ■ MICROWAVE oven L \ •‘Meal San tor' $299 f l li * , . ******liu I I smii nrs/ri/u 35 ■!«. 2 speed clack U99.9S SAVE Continuous Cleaning e Sleek Clot. \ ° y% " °** r \\ ekMTisMf rkfiml deck has been documented in foe Washington’s Department of Archives that, indeed, Leon B. Basnight was a substitute at foe life saving station in Kitty Hawk on December 18, 1903. Over the years, Basnight worked in Norfolk as a bookkeeper, then treasurer for an ice cream company. He went into business for himself and retired to Manteo about 15 years ago. At the Wright Brothers Museum, he was asked for his autograph several times when visitors learned he was the last living survivor tended probation. Clyde Noland Spruill, reckless driving, S4O fine and costs. Robert Lee Taylor, spinning wheels, $25 fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered. Jerome Lawrence, trespass, dismissed; assault on a female, 120 days, suspended upon payment of S2OO fine and costs. Notice of appeal altered. Archie Lee Stanley, ex cess speed and improper equipment, 60 days, suspended upon payment of S6O fine and costs. John Gross, speeding, costs. James Ingram Voight, exceeding safe speed, costs. Ernest L. McDaniel, Landon Belcredi and Gwin S. Belcredi, trespass, dismissed and ordered to stay off the property of Lia McDaniel. dition to other state funds appropriated for use in administering local health and social services programs. We have all been concerned with foe rising financial burden being placed on county govern ments in providing human services. Hopefully, the funds will relieve some of that burial," she said. The funds are being sent for the first time directly to Baldwin Completes Training FORT BENNING, Ga. - Pvt. Angelo Baldwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Buck Baldwin, Roper, N. C., recently received a Parachutist Badge upon completion of the three-week airborne course at the U. S. Army Thursday August 9, 1979 of that historic event. Dr. Friday was charmed with Basnight's alert, perceptive and interesting story of his experience with the remarkable Orville and Wilbur Wright. The program will be telecast on August 19 at 6 P.M. and August 24 at 9 P.M. Also, Sen. Daniels can be seen August 12 at 6 P.M. and August 17 at 9 P.M. Dr. Picker’s interview at the Marine Resources Center, Manteo, will be telecast on August 26th at 9 P.M. and August 31 at 9 P.M. Dan Junior Bembery, driving while license revoked, reckless driving after drinking and resisting arrest, 12 months. Notice of appeal entered. Lorraine Boyce, worthless check, 30 days, suspended upon payment of $25 fine and costs and make restitution. Notice of appeal altered. Linda S. Arcera, worth less check, 25 days, suspended upon payment of $lO fine and costs and make restitution. Leslie Maroto Hawkins, inspection violation, called and failed. Carolyn Beraaldes and Bobby Beraaldes, worthless check, dismissed. Arthur Harrison, failure to comply with suspended sentence, sentence invoked. Notice of appeal entered. One divorce was granted. Margaret G. O’Connell received a divorce from Frances William O’Connell. the boards of county com missioners to be used at their discretion in the ad ministration of their local health and social services departments. The only stipulation by foe state for the use of these funds is that it cannot be used to match other state funds. The funds are being allocated to each county based upon their population. Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. Baldwin entered the Army in February of this year. He is a 1978 graduate of Plymouth High School.
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