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Candidates look at high school proposal at forum
Cross country competes
Chowan and Perqui
mans cross country
teams paced with
purpose Saturday at
the North Carolina
High School Athletic
Association 1A East
Regional. — IB
BY NICOLE BOWMAN-
LAYTON
For the Chowan Herald
The candidates for seats
on the Chowan Board of
Commissioners all agree
that the proposed high
school should stay in Eden
ton. Most agreed that com
bining the John A. Holmes
High School property with
the old D.F. Walker and
College of the Albemarle
campus would be a possible
solution.
KIRBY MCLAUGHLIN MITCHENER SMITH
Both Bob Kirby, a Re
publican seeking Seat 2
in District 1, and Larry
McLaughlin, an unaffiliated
candidate seeking Seat 2 in
District 2, said an integrated
campus would provide stu
dents with an ideal learning
environment.
McLaughlin said the
high school needs to be at
the same location for sev ¬
eral reasons, including the
fact that it is close to the
hospital, police and sheriff
stations and the fire depart
ment.
“Its proximity to COA
and old D.F. Walker building
lends itself to the creation of
an education campus that
allows for high school and
community to take classes
at COA,” he said. “There is
a lot of economic impact.
When people come to town
for a game or other events,
they go out in the commu ¬
nity and spend money.”
Kirby said the commis
sion, school board and com
munity need to work to
gether to make a combined
campus possible.
“I believe it will be possi
ble to adapt the high school
at COA into an integrated
campus that will meet the
needs of our community,”
he said. “We must all work
together.”
John Mitchener, a Demo-
See FORUM, 3A
Responders honored
ACES 1000!
Chowan County First
Responders were hon
ored during the 48th
annual Appreciation
Banquet for Chowan
County Emergency
Services. — 2A
‘Tea and Traditions’
Teddy bears and
other stuff animals ac
companied their human
companions Saturday
at the 1767 Courthouse
for the Teddy Bear Tea
Party. — 3B
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMANTHA LAYTON
Following the Aces’ 62-20 victory over Manteo on Thursday, the team takes a moment to offer praise and reflect
not only about the game, but of making school history - 1000th games played.
93 years of tradition, pride and excellence
If walls could talk
The community
celebrated the 300th
birthday of the oldest
house in North Carolina
on Oct. 25. — 6A
Festival highlights town
Belvidere hosted its
annual Belvidere Days
festival this past week-
end. Tire event offered
hay rides, festival food,
games and other acti vi
ties. — 6B
BY ROB JACKSON
For the Chowan Herald
The John A. Holmes High
School Football team played
in their 1,000th football
game on Thursday night,
Oct, 25. On the line for the
Aces was the opportunity
to secure the 30th Confer
ence Championship in team
history and their 628th win.
The Aces earned the victory
with a score of 62-20 to con
tinue their winning ways. So
far, the Aces have 9 State
Championships to their
credit, 2 State Runners-Up
Finishes, and 29 Conference
Championships.
There was also the per
fect season. That one spe
cial year that stands out
INSIDE
■ Hill, Aces pull away from
Redskins - IB
above all others. In 1934,
Coach Henry House led the
team to a perfect 10-0 re
cord. The team would also
post unbeaten seasons in
1960, 1964, 1965, and 1969.
Still though, those years
pale next to 1934. You see in
1934, the team was not only
undefeated, they were also
never scored upon! Imag
ine, in ten games, not a sin
gle team was able to score a
single point.
1934 stands out as the per
fect season, but there was
also 1944. Just ten years re
moved from a season where
other teams could not even
score against them, the team
posted their one-and-only
year without a single vic
tory. In 1944, in Coach Tex
Lindsey’s first year as the
coach, the team struggled to
an 0-6 record. They would
rebound from the program’s
low-point the following year
to a 6-3 finish in 1945.
1,000 games is a mile
stone that few schools
have reached. For the Aces
of John A. Holmes High
School, the journey began
in 1926 under the leadership
of Coach Frank Suttenfield.
The team went 2-5-1 that
year, not a start that was
indicative of the success to
come. It was not until their
fifth season that the team
posted a winning record,
going 8-3-2 in 1930.
The team has been
coached by 22 gentlemen
over their 93-year history
(Frank Suttenfield 1926-32;
Henry House 1933-34; Leon
Brogden 1935; Dave Holton,
Sr. 1936-1939; Jimmy Maus
1940; W.E. Bowman 1941;
M.R. Watson 1942; Rockafel-
low Venters 1943; Tex Lind
sey 1944-47; George Thomp
son 1948-52; Ben Peny 1953;
Bill Billings 1954-1961; Jerry
McGee 1962-65; Marion Kir
by 1966-1972; Jim Addison
1973-75,1977-84; Jay Swice-
good 1985-99; Ed Thornton
See ACES, 8A
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BY NICOLE LAYTON
The Chowan Herald
Memories filled the table"
of the Regulator Marine
conference room last week.
Photos, telegrams and arti
cles clipped out various pa
pers were protected in glass
and plastic across the dark
wood table.
The memories belong to
Rex Anderson, who was
recently promoted to ex
ecutive vice president of
strategic planning and de
velopment.
Before the mementos
were on the table, there was
a conversation at Water
man’s Grill. Anderson said
the conversation turned to
athletics and he noted how
athletics had shaped his life.
Joan Maxwell, president
and co-founder of Regulator
Marine, asked about his col
legiate career.
Anderson didn’t think
much of it, but Maxwell did.
“Joan (Maxwell, presi
dents and co-founder) and
my son called the university
and worked to get me this
honor,” he said.
It was kind of a forgotten
See HONOR, 8A
Board
contenders
discuss
priorities
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The race for Edenton-
Chowan School Board
may determine not only
the pres
ent course
of affairs,
but future
capital
planning
needs to
determine
whether
or not a
new high
school
is in the
cards for
the Aces.
There
are two
contested
races for
four of
the seven
seats on
the Eden-
ton-Chow-
an Board
of Educa
tion.
Each
candidate
was asked
what they
think is
the most
pressing
issue fac
ing the
school
system to
day.
George
A. Nelson,
of Drum
mond’s
Point, and
Maxine
Mason,
of Tyner,
are can
didates
for the at-
large seat
on the
Chowan
County
Board of
E d u c a-
tion.
BROWDER
BUNCH
BURROUGHS
HEINIGER
MASON
NELSON
PHOTO COURTESY OF BOBBY LAYDEN/REGULATOR MARINE
Rex Anderson is recognized at half time during an
Eastern New Mexico State University football game,
along with the other inducted into the Wall of Honor.
Elect Bob STEINBURG
NC Senate
Paid For By Bob Steinburg For NC Senate
BOE candidates who
have filed District 3 Seat
1 are Nancy Heiniger and
Gil Burroughs, who is run
ning for re-election.
Ricky Browder filed
for re-election to BOE for
District 2, Seat 2.
Jean Bunch has filed
for reflection to the Dis
trict 1, Seat 2.
Nelson joined the U.S.
Army as a private and
worked his way up the
ranks for 24 years to re
tire as a lieutenant colo
nel. On that note, Nel
son taught Army Junior
See BOARD, 4A
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Conservative
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