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Volume XIVII - No. 11
When Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Company decided it
was time to put a woman on its
board of directors they didn’t
for the second best. And
while the appointment of Mrs.
Betty McCain of Wilson has more
than a tad of political overtones,
the sterling qualifications of Mrs.
McCain will lay them to rest.
Granted, Mrs. McCain has been
closely associated with the
Democratic Party in general and
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., in
particular. But she is not all
political. Furthermore, she is
smart enough to effectively walk
the fine line separating the
political from the private sectors.
Most of her political laurels have
come as a result of her ties with
Gov. Hunt. However, she has
never been so close to the forest
that she can’t see the trees. This is
a compliment to both the lady and
the causes she represents - or
more accurately, spearheads.
As Carolina Telephone moves
into a greater leadership role in
Tar Heelia, the company needs to
identify with people and programs
dedicated to finding solutions,
rather than being satisfied with
the problems. The company has
shown exceptionally fine
judgment in the selection of Mrs.
McCain for a board seat, because
she is a doer of the first order.
Weekend Trip
The need for blood along the
Public Parade and throughout the
country doesn’t abate on
weekends. In fact, a lot of weekend
activity results in the need for
extra blood.
Also, not all businesses allow
employees to take time off from
their jobs to donate blood during
the week. The traveling public
doesn’t find it convenient. ta. YisU
the Red Cross Bloodmobile at all.
Then there are the others who use
“inconvenience” as an excuse.
All of this is being put in the
shade along the Public Parade this
week. Chowan County’s first
scheduled weekend bloodmobile
visit is to be Saturday.
Tyner Jaycees, following the
lead of their mother club in
Edenton, are sponsoring the visit
at their building on Highway 32
between the hours of 10 A.M. and 2
P.M. The quota is 50 pints.
As you (dan your weekend, plan
a trip to the Tyner Jaycees
Building Saturday. It may be one
of the most beneficial weekend
trips you will ever make.
Dear Pork Lover
Each week more news releases
go into the found file along the
Public Parade than get into the
newspaper. The editor tries to
make judgment decisions on local
interest items. While they all don’t
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS PLANNED Mrs. Betsy Kelly, Chowan County’s coordinator for this
year's Special Olympics, and Mike McArthur, President of the Optimist Club, stand behind four of
the participants for this year’s event The Optimist Chib is sponsoring the Special Olympics, which
is planned for March 77, with April 3 being the rain date.
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Ambum Elected Chairman
Os Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. - L.F.
Ambum, Jr., editor and publisher
of The Chowan Herald in Edenton,
N.C., has been elected chairman
of the National Extension Ad
visory Council. He succeeds John
Haas of Lamed, Kansas.
Ambum headed a new slate of
officers elected at the second
annual meeting of NEAC at the
National 4-H Center last week. He
had served as secretary of the
organization of lay leaders from 41
states.
Mrs. Frances McConnell of
Colorado was elected vice
chairman; John Thomas of New
York, secretary; and Harold
Balsters of Illinois, at-large. Haas
Thomas B. Brandon, 111
Candidacy Is
Announced
An attorney from Martin County
has recently declared his intention
to be a candidate in the upcoming
primary for the First
Congressional District seat.
Thomas B. Brandon, 111, a
Democrat, Tlans to file against
Rep. Walter B. Jones, and stated
that eastern North Carolina will
need aggressive leadership in
Washington in the future if the
area expects to retain its place
among other progressive areas of
the state and nation.
Brandon stated that eastern
North Carolina needs a
congressman who will actively
speak out to protect its
agricultural interests and who will
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Special Olympics Set For March 27th
“Let me win, but ifj cannot win,
let me be brave in the attempt,” is
an oath that will be repeated
frequently in the minds and hearts
of special people participating in
the Special Olympics planned for
March 27 in Chowan County at
Hicks Field
The Chowan - Edenton Opti
mist Club will sponsor this
year’s event and looks forward to
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becomes an ex-officio member of
the NEAC Executive Committee.
Officers serve two-year terms.
More than 500 lay leaders of the
Cooperative Extension System
(Agricultural Extension Service in
North Carolina) attended the first
multi-region conference. Twelve
people attended from North
Carolina.
Following workshop sessions
Sunday evening and Monday, the
leaders spent Tuesday visiting
members of the U.S. Congress.
Ambum was among five leaders
of NEAC invited to testify Tuesday
afternoon before the House
Agriculture Subcommittee on
Department Operations, Research
and Foreign Agriculture. He said
as chairman of the N.C. State
Advisory Council he represents
some 60,000 volunteers who give
more than 2-million hours of their
Dersonal time each year for the
well being of North Carotinans
through the four major program
thrusts of the Agricultural Ex
tension Service - agriculture, 4-H,
home economies and community
and rural development.
Ambum cited the development
of a countywide water system in
Chowan County as a good example
of how the Extension Service
provides leadership to coordinate
programs beneficial to the entire
community. Rep. Pat Roberts (R-
Kan.) was particularly interested
in the testimony and singled out
the project to laud.
The witness also testified that
strategic planning is a habit in
North Carolina. He cited several
long-range planning efforts by
Extension and emphasized that in
every case the planning process
begins at the grassroots.
The fall meeting of NEAC will
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Notice
A free weather service for
the Albemarle area is now
being provided by WCDJ
Radio of Edenton. The
number to call for this 24
hour up-to-date weather
service is 482-2255. This is
another way in which WCDJ
is trying to help the com
munity of Chowan County.
county-wide participation by not
only competitors, but also sup
porters from area volunteer groups
and civic organizations.
Mrs. Betsy Kelly has been
named by N.C. Special Olympics,
Inc. as Chowan County’s coor
dinator. Mrs. Kelly extends an
invitation to the public to attend.
According to Mrs. Kelly, “Chowan
County’s second Special Olympics
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CANCER SOCIETY CONFERENCE Joe Hollowell, left, and Pam Stallings, right, of E’denton
are pictured with well - known stage and screen stars Darren McGavin and wife, Kathie Browne, at
the recent statewide Mid - Winter Crusade Training Conference of the American Cancer Society,
North Carolina Division. The meeting, which more than 300 volunteers from across the state at
tended, was held Feb. 18 at the Sheraton - Crabtree in Raleigh. Joe Hollowell is the Area Crusade
Chairman and Pam Stallings is the Crusade Chairman for Chowan County.
Grimsley Addresses NRCD Supervisors
The Albemarle Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisors
were honored at their last meeting
by having as their guest,
Secretary Joe Grimsley of the
N.C. Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development. Mr. Grimsley
accepted the Supervisor’s in
vitation to attend their regular
District meeting and talk on some
of the area’s resource
management problems as well as
the future programs of NRCD.
Lloyd Bunch, Distict Chairman,
presided over the meeting.
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WATER QUALITY DISCUSSED Secretary Joe Grimsley,
left, discusses the trends and management needed to help the
area’s water quality problems with County Commission Chair
man, A1 Phillips, center, as Gilliam Wood and Earl White look on.
will feature sport in its finest
sense. The goal is not to win, but to
try.”
Optimist Club President
Mike McArthur says his club has
wel<3>med the opportunity and
challenge of presenting the
Special Olympics this year. He
stated, “The Optimist Club
was formed to provide Chowan
County’s young adults and
children a better opportunity in
life and this Olympic event is an
excellent outlet for our energy. I
hope that we can provide an ex
perience for these kids that they
will long remember, while I know
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Two Arrested
On Drug Charges
Robert David Howard, 30, and
Vicky Lynn Monds, 21, of Box 24,
Route 1, Edenton were recently
arrested by the Chowan County
Sheriffs Dept, on drug-related
charges. The arrests came after a
lengthy investigation by the
Sheriff’s Dept.
Howard was arrested March 5
on five charges of possessing a
controlled substance. %These
counts include two rounts of
selling and delivering marijuana,
manufacturing by packaging
marijuana, possessing with intent
to sell a controlled substance and
possession of a large number of
methaqualone tablets, which is a
controlled substance. He is
presently in Chowan County jail
under a $150,000 bond.
Monds, also arrested March 5,
was charged with possession of
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Gilliam Wood, an avid supporter
of resource conservation and a
community leader in Chowan
County, introduced Grimsley to
the group of around 30 people
including County Commissioners,
County Managers and District
Supervisors from the five county
Albemarle District. Also attending
the meeting was Assistant
Secretary of NRCD, Jay
Langfelder, and Senator Melvin
Daniels from Pasquotank County,
a strong supporter of the District’s
programs.
Grimsley’s main topic of con
Mr. Byrum Is
Merchant Os Month
Editor’s Note: In an effort to
acknowledge the outstanding
efforts of Edenton’s many mer
chants, The Chowan Herald
established a monthly series
beginning in January entitled
"Merchant of the Month”. The
purpose of this series is to focus
attention on one merchant each
month, giving the reader some
information as to how this par
ticular merchant attained his or
her present position.
The Merchant of the Month for
March is George Alma Byrum of
Byrum’s Hardware.
George Alma Byrum, an
Edenton native, started working
full-time at Byrum’s Hardware
after graduating from college in
1948, but has been involved with
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cern was the water quality
problems in the Chowan River and
Albemarle Sound. “The cause of
these probems is far reaching and
complex,” Grimsley stated. “It
includes pollution originating all
the way to the headwaters of the
Chowan and Roanoke Rivers -
both of which are shared with our
neighbor state of Virginia. We
believe that the best way to
protect our interest in North
Carolina is to work together with
our neighbor state. We will be
making a strong effort in 1982 to
move ahead toward mutually
beneficial solutions,” he con
tinued.
Grimsley further pointed out
that these efforts will work hand
and hand with the on-going 208 or
the Agricultural Non-point Source
Pollution Control Program which
is voluntary. “The Albemarle
District has always been a leader
with your education and in
formation program,” he told the
supervisors. “That is why we are
depending on you to continue to
help us coordinate educational
efforts for farmers which em
phasize good farm management
and the installation of best
management practices. This
program is dependent upon
technical assistance from the
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Questionnaire
Being Issued
Chowan County residents will
have a chance to say what they
want the state to be like in the year
2000, through a questionnaire
being distributed here and
throughout the state during
March.
As a public service, the
questionnaire is reprinted on page
4-A of this issue of The Chowan
Herald.
The questionnaire is part of
North Carolina 2000, a long-range
planning project now underway in
Chowan County and across the
state. According to Pete Thomp
son, chairman of the Chowan
County NC 2000 Committee,
citizens are being asked to identify
what they value most about the
state now and want to preserve for
the future and what they think
needs most improvement.
Throughout the month of March,
the NC 2000 Committee will be
placing the questionnaire in public
places such as libraries, banks
and offices and distributing it
through communitj
organizations.
“We see this as away to get
more people thinking about the
problems and opportunities of a
new century”, said Thompson.
“We want them to bring their own
goals and values to bear on
decisions made by leaders at all
levels - decisions that can mean a
better life for our children and our
communities in the years ahead.”
Chowan’s committee is part of a
network of county committees
responsible for making sure local
citizens and leaders have a voice
in the statewide planning effort.
The committees are feeding in
formation into a state-level
Commission on the Future of
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