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Continued From Page 1 degrees in its history Friday on two of its "Stalwart sons and cham pions”, according to a new release from William A. Shires, ECU News Bureau director. Hie men were Chancellor Emeritus Leo Jenkins and former U.S. Sen. Robert B. Morgan. It was a highlight of ECU’s 74th commencement. Dr. Jenkins’ citation described his as "a great leader and the prin cipal architect for progress during East Carolina University’s most dynamic period of growth.” Morgan’s citation said he “helped lead ECU through the most rapid and comprehensive expansion period in its history.” There is much more to be said for both men. For example, both are pretty good “country” politicians who used more logic and common sense than theory in moving ECU into its rightful place in the academic arena of Tar Heelia. Birthday Greetings It was in 1927-in the midst of the great depression-when the state’s first community college opened its doors in Asheville. Thirty-three years later the College of The Albemarle in the Isle of Pasquotank was cranked up. -The community college system - T has undergone great changes in the meantime and next Tuesday it will celebrate its 20th anniversary in its present form. Like the system itself, COA has come a, long way, baby! While it was chartered to serve a seven county area, COA was a long time in reaching its potential along the Public Parade. After it stumbled and fumbled for some time, COA . became something more than a sign propted against a tree in front of an old building near Edenton Municipal Airport. It is more than a coincidence that one of the Albemarle Area’s most distinguished citizens was a pioneer in the community college move ment in Tar Heelia. Then State Sen. Eltep Aydlette of Elizabeth City wa»a member of the study com mission that recommended the 1957 legislation which got COA going. When new legislation was passed three years later, the first charter held by Sec. of State Thad Eure was that of COA. Today, Mr. Aydlette serves on the State Board of Com munity Colleges, whose president is former Gov. Bob Scott. After the earlier legislation was approved, then Gov. Terry Sanford said: “We have established this system of comprehensive com munity colleges in North Carolina because we are keenly aware of the fact brain power has replaced back power as the chief need of our state and of our nation.” The system now enrolls more than 600,000 adults and its 58 cam puses, including COA, make it the third largest and one of the most complex technical training systems in the country. # Another interesting fact is that more than 20 per cent of all high school diplomas awarded each year in this state are earned by students in the community college system. Also, campuses are within com muting distance of almost 100 per cent of the state’s population, mak ing access to education and train ing easy, and inexpensive (tuition is $39 a quarter) for most citizens and putting training programs within reach of business and industry. While the system, including COA, has come a long way over the years, President Scott cautions against “falling into a rut.” "Somehow, I could hope that dur ing my years as state president, we will be able to retain that spirit of The Chowan Herald (USPS 104-380) P.O. Box 207 Edenton, NC 27932 . AiMMkM wiry ThvrMay »t IMnton toy TM CMoki HVM. Inc., L.P. Ambura. it., Btfltor and AuMUMr. rtlrtl MwM ■ - StmC Strati. Etanton, Norm Cartllna JWI.- Cnlrad at aacond cltaa manar At*uai r. N. ltMaltM Pott Off lea of Kdanfan. Narffi CarafHW. undar Act as March J. IV*. 11 Man If. LB. UMki' Ma/MBAa, »i faiia we* “f S«**crlpt lan Matt* Ondffjk itaftMtH.C I SHJ» OnaVSarflnlf.C.) HM Sia Manna (aafUda N.C ) VJI Sia Mantua (in tic I »■» excitement, vitality, flexibility and adaptability of the system that has made it so great. We must adapt to changes in society and in the economy or we will lose sight of the great opportunity that we have.” Well said, Mr. President. While it comes from one new in academic circles, the statement’s political ring won’t hurt the system a bit. District Court Continued From Page 1 Raleigh L. C. Holley was found guilty of going 47 miles per hour in a 35 zone. He was fined 325 and cost of court. Debrah Ann Boyce was found guilty of disobeying a stop sign. She was fined $25 and cost of court. Frank Benjamin Miller was found guilty of fishing without a license. He was sentenced to five days but was also given credit for the five days he had already serv ed and released. Clifton Wayne Bond was found guilty of a motorboat violation. He was fined $lO and costjof court. Robert Stanton Rea was found guilty of reckless driving. He was sentenced to a 90 day commitment. He has appealed. Wallace Wesley Granby was found guilty of communicating threats. He was sentenced to six months with two years suspended, fined SIOO, cost of court, and is not to threaten the prosecuting witness, Janet Jones Granby, or to be in her presense without a responsible adult present. School Bus Drivers Continued From Page 1 three years of safe driving. Four drivers were awarded two year safe driving certificates. At the close of the program, prin cipal Rob Boyce presented Margaret Harrell with a $50.00 sav ings bond as the Holmes High School Driver of the Year. A similar award was bestowed on Adult Driver of the Year, Mrs. Mar va Elliott by Chowan Junior High principal, John Guard. Meals for the drivers were pro vided by the six schools and the banquet menu featuring Barbecue chicken was prepared by the D. F. Walker Cafeteria staff under the supervision of Director of School Food Services, Mrs. Etta Hathaway and Walker cafeteria manager Willie Mae Stallings. Special recognition was given to the following merchants and civic organizations who contributed money for prizes awarded to the Rodeo participants and the Bus Driver .of the Year: Edenton Jaydee’s, Tyner Jaycee’s, Peoples Bank, NCNB, Tar Heel Bank, Farm Bureau and Hoke Motor Company. - Belks Appoints Hungate To New Post George Moore, General Manager for Belk Tyler, announces the ap pointment of Tom Hungate as General Merchandise Manager for Belk Tyler. As General Merchan dise Manager, Hungate will be responsible for the coordination of the store’s buying and sales activities. Hungate, a native of Syracuse, New York, has spent most of his life in North Carolina, primarily in the Fire Fought Continued From Page 1 on controlling the sawdust fire since such a fire is almost impossi ble to put out. The fire apparently started when the sparks from a small pile of junk wood which was being burned ig nited the sawdust. ? p ■■' ' ,;: :.; ~~ ;/ - fcf 74 ’ J|g§| . '^fTS The Town Council Hears Reports On ’ " . 5 ' . - ' ' ' Rezoning Os The Oakum Street Area Hie Edenton Town Council met in their regularly stated meeting May 10 at 8 P.M. Mayor Roy L. Harrell called the meeting to order and Allen Harless led the Council in an invocation. After the minutes of the April meeting were approved, Mayor Harrell opened a public hearing. The public hearing was held ac cording to the State Redevelopment Law on the Oakum Street Com munity Development Area. Mr. David Holmes consultant and representative of Anderson, Benton and Holmes reported on the plan to Council. He reported that through the efforts of Lorenzo Carmon, on ly seven houses would have to be acquired and demolished around half of the original estimate. The Council was requested in the plan to zone Oakum Street R-6 from CN, except at the corners of Albemarle and Gale. The zoning changes were deemed necessary because of general atmosphere of the neighborhood and that under ex isting zoning laws it would be im possible to build a commercial building. The Council accepted the plan by resolution and the meeting was brought to a close. Council was then convened as a board of adjustment to consider a special use permit for the garage of Mrs. John Lee Spruill. The garage located on North Broad Street, was proposed to be used as a ceramic shop. Council approved the permit. Council was then requested by the planning board to approve the proposed plat of the Lewis A. W. Subdivision. Council approved the plat. Committee reports were next. The only committee to make a report at this meeting was the Finance Committee. Hie Finance Committee reported on four items. All were approved by Council. The first item was the con tribution of S3OO to the Edenton Na tional Guard for the purchase of four picnic tables. The second item recommended was that Council contribute $250 to the Highway 17 Trapsportaggn Association. In presenting the recommendation, Councilman Hampton said that he no longer felt confident in making the recommen dation and moved to have it tabled. In the heated discussion that follow ed, it was noted by some of Coun cil, that the financial statement presented by the Association did not represent a budget. Other arguments against the recommen- Greensboro and Raleigh areas. Hungate received his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill in 1981. While attending school, he held numerous part-time jobs in retailing. Following gradua tion, he was employed by Belk Tyler in the Group Merchandising Office in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Following his initial train ing, he was assigned as Merchan dise Coordinator for Home Fur nishings for Belk Tyler. In October, he was transferred to Edenton where he underwent an orientation program prior to this appointment. Hungate is the son of the late Tom Hungate and Mrs. Robert G. Ellis of Raleigh, North Carolina. Some people learn something from every contact. dation included that the Governor has a committee studying the four laning of 17, elected officials should be supporting anyway, and that they were not sure if it represented the desired change. The arguments for the recom mendation included that the pro jects represented by the 17 Associa tion would increase the flow of peo ple into the area and thus improve tourism. The Association’s projects would also attract more industry. The motion to table the recommen dation was defeated. Council then entertained the motion to approve the recommended contribution. The motion passed by a vote of four to two. The third item approved the designation of Mayor Roy Harrell to sign the necessary papers for Mosquito Control. Hie last item was the replace ment of the Fire Department’s heating and airconditioning. There were two bids received; the lower one coming from Land G. Company with a bid of $2,998.62. New business presented were three announcements. The first was Mayor’s Day at the General Assembly. The second was that Council will be holding a special meeting to discuss the budget for the Town of Edenton. The last an nouncement was that Council was invited to Employee’s Family Day at the Armory this weekend. After the Council meeting, Mayor Harrell made a statement to the press that he felt it was a shame that the citizens of Edenton should give their monies to foreigners (The Highway 17 Association) when the Town may not be able to grant a raise to its employees and when the citizens are faced with the highest electric rates ever. Butter And Cheese To Be Available The Chowan County Department of Social Services is announcing that cheese and butter will be avaijaj>,l£ ,tg„&e re/sideqts of Cbowan County ( pi [Tuesday,: May , 17th, and Wednesday, May 18th. Eligible households should come to the School Maintenance Building, Dicks Street, Edenton, between the hours of 8:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. on the two scheduled days. It will not be necessary to have any verification of income, age, or disability but each person will sign for the allotted free foods. Eligibili ty standards are more lenient in the program and many households are eligible to receive these items. Persons over 60 years of age, regardless of income, can get the free food. Also, disabled persons receiving Social Security and/or SSI payments, all participants in the Food Stamp, Medicaid, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children programs and any family with poverty level income. The poverty-level gross monthly income for a one-person household is $585., a family of two is $778., three is $970., four $1,163., five $1,355., six $1,548., and seven is $1,740. If a family is larger add $193. for each additional family member. One person from each household should come and sign the applica tion form and receive the cheese and butter. The give-a-way of the free foods will continue for the two days or un til all the cheese and butter has been distributed. iiL'l iJmiiii >_ i« •. • •__ . ___*.! «*- -, "j, *'* » » uuiuicu o RURITAN WEEK PROCLAIMED—Ruritan Week was proclaim ed by the Governor at a signing ceremony. From left to right are: Ruritan District Governors, Carlton Nixon, Roy Neatherly, Harry Fergerson, Jr., Maurice'Anderson, Governor James Hunt, Jr., Ruritan District Governor, A.J. Stephenson, Ruritan National Vice- President, Ervin Miles, Ruritan District Governors, William Lawrence and Leland Gottschalk. Ruritan Week Is Proclaimed The Governor of North Carolina, James B. Hunt, Jr., has proclaim ed the week of May 15-21, to be Ruritan Week throughout the state of North Carolina. Local District Governor, Carlton Nixon from Chowan County, was in attendance at the signing ceremony. The proclamation reads: WHEREAS, Ruritan has made important contributions toward creating greater understanding between rural and urban people on the problems of each as well as on their mutual problems and has worked with those agencies which serve the community and by this work has contributed directly to our progress; and Contractor Is Selected For The New Senior Village Construction Project The contract has been let for a $2,175,000 senior citizens’ living complex on West Main Street Ex tended in Elizabeth City. Finch Construction Company of Dunn is general contractor for the project owned by Senior Village of Elizabeth City. The Senior Village will consist of a 60-bed rest home and 34 townhouse apartments "forthe 1 elderly. Hie one and two-bedroom apartments will be built adjacent to the rest home forming a village at mosphere, complete with court yard. The facilities are being built on a 12-acre site and is part of a big ger development planned by Frank Habit. Senior Village of Elizabeth City is a partnership owned by L. F. Am bura, Jr., and W. B. Gardner, both of Edenton; and S. Floyd Brendle and Jack A. Underdown, both of Elkin. The group has a project now open at Seven Lakes in Moore County and plans to let the contract within the next 30 days for facilities in Clinton and Greenville. Amburn and Gardner are associated with James E. Lewis of Edenton in Retirement Concepts, Inc., which is in the process of developing similar facilities in 27 other counties across North Carolina. All of the facilities will be developed by Albemarle Associates of Edenton and managed by Moore Health Care Management, Inc., of Dunn. There will be room in the rest home for a spacious dining room, where occupants of the apartments as well as the rest home may be fed. There will be a beauty-barber shop and generous activity space in WHEREAS, while it is similar to the service organizations of the cities, it meets the needs of rural people and rural communities; and WHEREAS, Ruritans was found ed in Holland, Virginia in 1928, and has become the largest rural civic organization in America, North Carolina being the Nation’s second largest Ruritan organization with 258 clubs and over 6,575 members; and WHEREAS, Ruritan is serving all the citizens of North Carolina well; THEREFORE, I proclaim the week of May 15-21,1983 RURITAN WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA and commend this observance to our citizens. the 18,730-square-foot home. Dove-Knight Associates of Rocky Mount is architect for the project. Interim financing was arranged by Peoples Bank and Trust Com pany. Construction and permanent financing is through Perferred Sav ings & Loan Association in High to>ik iii Services Held For Retired Merchant Clyde Raymond Hollowell, retired local merchant and com munity leader, died May 4 in Chowan Hospital. He was 67. Mr. Hollowell was retired from Edenton Furniture Company and formerly operated the Triangle Restaurant. Also, Mr. Hollowed served on the Edenton Town Councd for a total of 16 years. He was a member of Edenton Baptist Church, a member of the Order of Redmen and was a former volunteer fireman. Mr. Hollowed, who resided at 1006 North Broad Street, was a native of Chowan County. He was born September 11,1915, son of the late CecU and Olla Oliver Hodowed. He was married to the former Myr tle Barrow, who survives. Also surviving is a son, C.R. Hodowed, Jr., of Yorktown, Va.; a daughter, Mrs. Karen H. Turner of Cary; a sister, Mrs. Fannie Taylor of Merry Hill; and four grandchildren. Graveside services were held Friday at 11 A.M. in Beaver HUI Cemetery with Rev. Larry McClure officiating. Widiford-Barham Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Assumes New Post Mrs. Dorris B. White, Albemarle EMC Office Manager, was selected as General Manager effective April 26,1983. Mrs. White succeeds Ed ward E. Brown, Jr. who resigned as General Manager March 4th to take a position with an electric cooperative in Alaska. Mrs. White, a thirty-seven year Albemarle EMC employee, becomes the first woman manager of an EMC in North Carodna and one of eight in the United States. Mrs. White, a native of Hertford, is the wife of Charles E. White, Jr. The Whites have three children and reside on Route 1, Hertford. Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation, an electric distribu tion cooperative, serves over 6200 , member-owners in Chowan, Per quimans, Pasquotank. Camden and Currituck Counties.
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