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(Llic |3nhltc |iarad? On Tuesday, November Bth, voters in Chowan Coun ty went to the polls and overwhelmingly disapproved the issuance of bonds ior the construction of a new hospital/ Nevertheless, the need for additional medi cal facilities still exists and the citizens of this county must face up to the task. As in most bond elections, the question of erecting a new 60-bed hospital here became quite emotional with more personalities than logic being involved. Too, while it was- anticipated that only SBOO,OOO would be needed for the project, the voters were asked to ap prove the entire amount of the estimated cost of the hos pital. By their vote, Chowan citizens said they were ap prehensive of such a plan. Throughout the campaign to educate the citizenry to the need which exists, those in a position to know told of the crowded conditions at Chowan Hospital. This newspaper asked for, and received, a 10-day census at the hospital. It showed that on Saturday, November 26th, there were 24 patients at the hospital, a normal census for this time of year. However, an unfortunate automobile accident oc curred that night in which two young Elizabeth City boys lost their lives. Seven others were hospitalized. With the normal discharges on Saturday and the admis sion from this accident, Sunday morning there were 29 patients in the hospital. Monday morning 1 found still 29 patients in the hospital. Tuesday morning there were 34. Two of these had tp be placed in the labor room, one had to be placed in the medical library. This was necessary because even though Chowan Hospital is a 35-bed unit, male and female patients must be separated and when there is a four-bed ward w-*h two females in it and the next two admissions are males they cannot be admitted to this ward. There were 43 patients on the roster Wednesday morn ing. Six of these were newborns. New mothers cannot be placed in the room with surgery or any infectious di sease patient'for the protection of the mother and baby. So, there were four beds in the halls, one in the medical library, two in the labor room and six in the nursery, as well as 30 patients in regular hospital rooms. w THE CHOWAN HERALD Volume XXXIII No. 49. Edenton, Chowan County, Xorth Carolina 27932 Thursday. December 8, 1966. Little Theater Mabe Elected President Glenn Mabe, 16 Albania, is the new president of the expanding Edenton Little Theater. Mabe was elected Monday night at the annual membership meeting of the group held at the Parish House of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. . J. H. Conger, Jr., outgoing president,, presided at, the meeting and expressed his appreciation to the member ship for the support given the organization during the only production of the year, “Royal Gambit”. Conger, termed the produc tion last month “highly suc cessful” and reported that 65 per cent of the little theater membership either attended or participated in the play directed by Ross Inglis. Prior to the election of a > >' > '&<■ jflj S3 I iM ■ > .4b nP C| J| Pl^l Jflf £»,'* ' /; ||gs SANTA ARRIVES Thousands lined th* streets of Eden tea last Thursday to witness the annual Christmas parade and await the arrival of Santa Claus. In the photo at right, Roy Harrell, local businessman, is surrounded by children as he stands on a truck bed so .1 better view of the parade can be obtained. Alter the bands, floats and other units, the children were thrilled with the appearance of Santa Claus. Later hundreds of the chil dren sat on Sahte's knee and a hispered th«f» secret wishes into his ear. John Phillips, in left picture, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Phillips was among: those who kept Santo busy. new slate of officers, Conger appealed for a wider based organization. “We have a good membership but we need more than 18 to 20 peo ple active,” he said. A discussion was also held on having a short course for prospective directors for fu ture productions. The membership* voted to cdntinue the SIOO high school scholarship. Also, the by-laws were amended to place the thea ter year on the calendar year rather than from April 1. Conger said this is necessary if the organization is to con tinue to have successful spring productions. The group also agreed io explore the possibility of hav ing a play to coincide with the biennial tour of Historic Edenton and Countryside coming up in April, 1967. Mrs. Jack Leary, secretary, read the minutes of the pre vious membership meeting and the treasurer’s report was given by Wes Chesson. Elected to serve with Mabe were: Charles Wood, vice president; Mrs. Jack Leary, recording secretary; Mrs. Marcia Crandall, secretary; Leonard Small, treasurer; and Miss Catherine Aman and Bill Cozart, trustees. TOWN COUNCIL Edenton Town Council will meet in regular session Tues day night at 8 o’clock. A councilman for First Ward is expected to be appointed. [K ft I itl&M Be A BEHIND THESE BLINDS ARE PATIENT BEDS AT CHOWAN HOSPITAL Overcrowding means patients must be kept in halls for unlimited period of time. Thursday found a census of 42, with about the same situation as the day before, excepting the placing of two patients in the administrator’s office. The situation on Friday was like Thursday, but the ad ministrator had been readmitted to his office. On Satur day there were 27 patients in the hospital and because of situations explained earlier one was still in the hall. Sunday morning found 23 patients in the hospital and things had returned to normal for the first time in nine days. With 25 patients hospitalized Monday it amounted to over 70 per cent of the bed capacity. Experienced hospital authorities recommend that when a 35-bed hospital has 60 per cent or more of its beds fill ed, plans should be made to add additional facilities. This situation has existed at Chowan Hospital for the past three years and trustees had conducted an extensive survey of the need. The trustees w r ere faced with two alternatives. They JOS' 4 il? Ts&r&BP jS| fgjgH LIVE AND DIRECT Mrs. L. S. Blades, Jr., is en grossed in a telephone conversation over the gold Albemarle Metro unit while Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., of Eden i®”;. Harry- T. Wescott of Manteo, chairman of the State l unties C ommission, and Mr. Blades, president of Norfolk & Carohna Telephone Company pose. Albemarle Metro, which brings free dialing in a 3,900-square-inile area of Northeastern North Carolina, was launched Friday night with a call from Wescott to J. Clarence Leary of Edenton. Chowan Board Delays Action On Sheriff’s Pay Chowan County Commis sioners Monday began a new term of office and set a sal ary scale for the register of deeds while withholding ac tion on putting the sheriff on a salary. Following a break for lunch Monday, Chairman W. £. Bond announced that the brard members had thor oughly discussed the matter ?t lunch and said no changes in the sheriff’s salary-fee system would be made at this time. Bond said the cur rent set-up would be main tained until further study could be made., The -commissioners set the salary of Mrs. Bertha B. Bunch, *re?ister of deeds, at $4,800. She will be paid an additional $1,200 for being clerk to the board of com missioners and another $1,200 for making up the tax bills. Also, the county will pay for an assistant in Mrs. Bunch’s office. All feM collected by the register of deeds will now go to the county. The county currently pays Sheriff Earl Goodwin a sal ary of $4,200 per year plus SI,OOO mileage. He is paid 15 per cent of the delinquent taxes collected on real prop erty and 20 per cent on per sonal property. Bond went on to say the matter of rpaking a change at this time in the pay set up for the sheriff had been discussed with County At torney John Graham and the attorney had recommended that it remain as is for now. He lauded the work Sheriff Goodwin has done in the area of tax collections and 4 said Chowan is in the top 10 counties in the state with re gards to the collection of taxes. Dallas Jethro, Jr., made the motion that a change be made in the method of pay ing the register of deeds while making no changes Continued on Pago Two could plan an addition at the present site or build a com pletely new hospital. The survey team of hospital officials recommended the latter, which also appealed to the trus tees. Even an addition to Chowan Hospital at the present site will require a considerable amount of money—more than sl-miliion. What part the federal government, founda tions and others will play in such a scheme is not known. However, it is a knowm fact that in order for this com munity to have desirable hospital facilities which will take care of the needs of our people, bonds, are going to be necessary. It is not a trait of the citizens of Countv not to face up to the respond ili’.ies like the hosp'tal is®ue. Some satisfactory plan can he worked out and definite steps taken toward the erection of more and better medical fa cilities here. The situation which exists at Chowan Hospital is crit:- Coniinued on Page 4 •■C±n Single Copy 10 Cents Mrs. Ward Gets Home Agent Post Mrs. Frances M. Ward will beeeme Chowan County Home Economics Agent on February 1. 1967. At that time Mrs. Mary Cowper will assume similar duties in Gates County. Mrs. Cowper has been JPPuntX .. home , -agent - here since Miss Pauline Callo way resigned to continue her education at N. C. State University. She lives in G'ates County. At the same time it was announced that Mrs. Gladys Roberts cf Pamlico County will become assistant home agent here. » The action was taken by Chowan County commission ers Monday on recommenda tion of C. W. Overman, ex tension director in this coun ty. Continued on Page Seven /ft J w M dHHHw DISTRICT COURT PRINCIPALS Judge W. S. Privott of Edenton, right, veteran Recorder’s Court judge, Monday called his first session of the new district court in Cho wan County. Prior to the opening of court he is shown with Wilton Walker of Currituck, solicitor, left, and Ralph E. Parrish, magistrate for Chowan County. Judge Privott will share the bench with Judge Fentress Horner of Elizabeth City in seven counties in North- ' eastern North Carolina. First District Court Session Held A new era in the admini stration of justice jn Chowan County began Tuesday morn ing when Judge William S. Privott opened his first ses sion of the new District Court here. Judge Privott took the oath of office in Elizabeth City on Monday as one of ( two judes in a district made up of seven Northeast ern counties. He and Judge Fentress Horner of Elizabeth City will travel the circuit holding both civil as well as criminal court sessions. The Edenton jurist said he looked forward to the same efficiency and cooperation of court officials and officers Another ‘Choice’ Period Is Voted For 26 Students Now At Walker School 1 Twenty-six Negro ninth graders at D. F. Walker High School will be given another “freedom of choice” as to the school they wish to at tend for the second semester of 1966-67. These students reside in the Chowan County school district and have been the center ed a dispute over their assignment to the city unit. Chowan County Board of Education Tuesday night ap proved a seven-day choice period for these students, be ginning Friday, December 9. The information concerning this new choice period will be sent to the parents by certified mail, return receipt requested. The county and city boards have an open door policy with an understanding that any student can request transfer to any school in the two units. The county board which he had enjoyed for many years. Solicitor Wilton Walker of Currituck County asked for the cooperation of everyone connected with the court. “Working together we can make this a better court sys tem,” the solicitor sadi. The first case Solicitor Walker called was Mrs. Eth el H. Boyce, who was charg ed with failing to stop for a stop sign. Solicitor Walker lost his first case in the Chowan court when Judge .Privott found Mrs. Boyce not guilty. In other cases called. Judge Pii'ott took the .following action; „ _ ■B| ■ nn ■ - I|||BR v v : "/:■ :■ i • ■■ - ~ , ,?> fy. & ' ! f 'Jwf ■** * > lit ft*! • I J i.:? * o, s -*’• DOCTOR’S LIBRARY Useu ior overflow at Hospital has maintained that they will honor any request for trans fer and will be bound by the wishes of the: students in the new choice period. Students in the county and city administrative units were given identical choice forms last Spring and the 23 students involved all chose to attend the sVlio'ol this year. However, the Office of Ed ucation in Washington said by accepting the rural stu dents in the city unit the Edenton City Schools would be out of compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The students were sent back to the county and for several weeks attended Chowan High School. The county board of educa tion brought suit and was successful in obtaining an in junction forcing the city to admit the students to the Henry R. Trotman. failing to have his vehicle inspected, $lO fine and costs. A charge of failing to have a valid op erator’s license was nol prossed. Delvin E. Lamb, speeding and no operator’s license, 60 days, suspended upon pay ment of $75 fine and costs. Marvin Walter Sautten. speeding. 10 days, suspended upon payment of sll fine and costs. Alton Earl Corey, driving drunk, prayer for judgment continued until January 10, 1967. * Clarence L. Pickell. tres pass. prayer for judgment Continued on Pago g Walker school. Since that time the suit has been drop ped. A1 a conference • late last month in Washington, the county board agreed to give the students another “free dom of choice” and to abide by the wishes of those stu dents involved. Supt. Hiram J. Mayo told the board Tuesday night that two white teachers employed last month to work at White Oak Elementary School had returned their contracts un signed. The board then hired James D. Singletary, Jr., as a sixth grade teacher at the school. The white teacher was to report to work today (Thursday). Supt. Mayo said Singletary will also work on a guidance program at the school as well as instruct in physical education. O. C. Long. Jr., chairman, advised the board that he had received a letter from David S Seeley, assistant commissioner. Officer of Edu cation. agreeing ta extend the deferral period on action by his office to March 1. 1967. "Such postponement will Continued on Page Seven Bertie Hands Aces First Loss The Edenton Aces, fresh from two straight basketball victories, ran into deep trouble and were beaten out Tuesday night by Bertie, 63-52. It was the first less in the young 2-A Albemarle Con ference race for the Aces. They opened Friday night at Pasquotank Central and won easily. They returned home Saturday night to defeat Elizabeth City. Wes Chesson led the! Aces in scoring against Bertie with 23 points. However, Tom Willis, leading scorer in the first two encounters, was held to a mere eight points. In the opening game Fri day at the College of the Albemarle gymnasium in Elizabeth City, the Aces walloped Pasquotank Cen tral in a 2-A conference tilt, 65-35. Tcm Willis poured in 22 points and was followed by Wes Chesson. who scored 12. The halftime score was 29-11 in favor of the Aces. Coach Kinion cleared the bench in the game with all 14 squad members seeing ac tion! The Aces opened the home season Saturday with an im pressive 50-43 victory over the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets of the 3-A confer ence. Willis was again high scorer as he dumped in 19 points. Rusty Bootw right trailed with 14. The Aces led at halftime by 32-19 and were never in Continued 08 Page Iw»
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