School Board Merger Bill Introduced In Raleigh
Rep. Philip P. Godwin of the First House District,
Wednesday introduced a bill in the General Assembly
r to allow Chowan County voters to express themselves
on the question of merging the two existing school ad
ministrative units.
The lengthy piece of legislation was expected to be
sent to the newly appointed Housfe Education Commit
tee by Speaker David M. Britt. Rep. R. D. McMillan
of Robeson was appointed committee chairman Tues
day.
Rep. Godwin reported from Raleigh Tuesday that al
though much publicity had been given the proposed
THE CH OWAN HERALD Jfe
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Phone Officials
ToWSemfi*
Here Inadequate
More than 30 businessmen,
industrialists and home own
ers in Edenton told offi
cials ot Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
Thursday they are dissatis
fied with the telephony ser
vice being given this com
munity.
W. B. Gardner, president
of Edenton Chamber of
Commerce, moderated a
frank discussion of local
problems between telephone
subscribers and L. S. Blades,
Jr„ president, and L. S.
BlHdes, 111, vice president
and general counsel.
(Edenton and C h-o wan
County is making good pro
gress and we must have the
full cooperation of Norfolk
Carolina Telephone Com
pany if we are to- continue
this growth,” Gardner said.
He then listed numerous
comjjlaints registered with
the Chamber with regards
to telephone service,. ,They
included: lack’ ofdis
tance operators to handle
person-to-person calls; oper
ators who are not adequately
trained; too many subscribers
on rural lines; phones for
new arrivals hard to get,
and Installation costs too
high.
Gardner said the chamber
has experienced refusal by
local cititeens to join the or
ganization because of inade
quate telephone service.
L. S: Blades, Jt„ spoke at
length about haW the com
pany has spent br has bud
geted, nearly since
1981 to bring to the Albe
marle area the most ad
vanced telephonic system in
existence among independent
companies today.
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Town License
Plates A Mtist
Police Chief James H.
Griffin warned residents of
Edentpn that 1966 town li
cense plates expired at mid
night [Wednesday and new
tags [should be purchased
and displayed immediately.
Chief Griffin said the tags
are on sale at the-Municipal
Building for sl. Every ve
hicle registered to a resi
dent Os Edenton is required
to display such a license
plate.
: The police department will
immediately begin checking
vehicles for town license
plates 1 and Issue citations to
those motorists found in' vio
lation. |
Chowan Hospital
Will Get Funds
CHARLOTTE The an
nual distribution of funds
to assist nonprofit Carolina
hospitaty and childbearing in
stitutions in financing ser
vices td needy patients and
orphans' js being made this
week, by The Duke Endow
ment. The appropriations to
tal $1,46fe,018, including *907,-
963 to 141 hospitals and $558.-
056 to 43 _ehild-carrng- insti
tutions. '
Choargn Hospital in Eden
ton has an appropriation of
$2,30$ Last .year the Eden
ton hospital received $2,000.
! ‘fa North Carolina, 80 hos
pitals are receiving *#4,729
and 26 iehfld-cara*j Institu
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LOOKING FOR A REPEAT—Principal Cecil W. Fry of John A. Holmes High School,
right, and basketball Coach Jim Kinion here display the 1966 2-A Albemarle Conference
Tournament trophy which the Edenton Aces won. The conference tournament opens here
Monday night and the Aces will be seeking their second straight crown. They won the
regular season play Tuesday night at Bertie and end the season here Friday night against
Pasquotank Central. The Aces have lost but three of 17 conference games this season.
Edenton Aces Capture 2-A Crown
The Edenton Aces have
won their' second straight
2-A Albemarle Conference
cage crown and are favored
to win the post season tour
nament opening here Mon
tE f (il d
BURIAL OF A WORTH
WHILE PROJECT What
ever happened to the project
to construct a national shrine
in Edenton known as “Hall
of Fame for Patriots of the
Revolution - ’?
Well, elsewhere is the obit
uary of this project as writ
ten by Jim Robinson, father
of the local idea.
Jim says our inaction caus
ed one national organization
which had pledged to support
the project, to move out on
their own. But instead of
being located in Edenton and
bringing thousands of tourists
each year to meander with
us along The Public Parade,
the shrine will be built in
Washington to compete with
the many memorials and
other kight-seeing attractions.
Area citizens, working
through Edenton Chamber of
Commerce, have done almost
miracles in securing new in
dustry and assisting existing
plants in expansion to pro
vide more jobs.
Until this year, about the
only action from the cham
ber was from the Industrial
Committee. As a result, we
have forged ahead on only
a single front when there are
numerous other areas in
which progress can be at
tained.
Edenton as a tourist center
is a natural. We hope the
manner in which the Hall of
Fame project was allowed to
die is not an indication of
the attitude of our people
with regards to tourism. ■
As has been said numerous
times, Edenton has naturally
what millions have cost at
WilTamsburg, Old Salem.
New Bern, etc. We sit on 8
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merger of the school administrative units of Chowan
County and Edenton, he has heard very little opposi
tion to it.
Speaking of the bill. Rep. Godwin said he doesn’t see
how anyone would object to giving the citizens of Cho
wan County an opportunity to vote on the question.
However, he pointed out that a hearing could be held
by the committee to which the bill is assigned for study
if it is requested.
Edenton City and Chowan County boards of educa
tion have unanimously * 8 ed the terms for merger
of the administrative ui 6 g hey have felt so strongly
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, February 16, 1967
day night.
There was a considerable
amount of pride in the voice
of Coach Jim Kinion Wed
nesday morning when he re
ported: “Weil, we wrapped
gold mine which awaits pros
pectors.
When Jim Robinson left
the chamber the Hall of
Fame project went with him.
This was not necessary since
the community had already
invested at least $3,000 in
cold cash into the project.
LETTER FROM EDDIE—
Eddie Nixon reads The Cho
wan Herald. While he prob
ably has less time to devote
to this, he becomes more
concerned about what hap
pens than most others along
The Public Parade.
Eddie writes from Iron
Triahgle, Vietnam. Let’s let
him tell his own story:
“My attention was drawn
to the article in your Janu
ary 19th edition concerning
the closing of the Red Cross
Chapter in Chowan County,
if donations aren’t sufficient
to cover its operations. From
personal experience I can
prove one of the objectives
of the Red Cross—that of
aiding servicemen in Vietnam
and other overseas stations.
“When my father died in
June of 1966, the Red Cross
reacted so quickly that I was
home within 24 hours from
the time of notice. There
are, I’m sure, a number of
people in Edenton who have
sons and husbands over here
who should be more than
willing to donate to this fine
organization.
“Also, I'm sure that there
are a number of people in
Edentcn and Chowan Coun
ty who have at one time
needed blood for various rea
sons. The Red Cross pift it
there, right? As the director
at Chowan Hospital said.
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it up last night at Bertie.”
Coach Kinion has been
building Edenton into a cage
empire like the football pro
gram has been over the
years. At the beginning of
the season some doubted the
Aces' ability to cope with
conference competition due
to heavy losses as a result
of graduation.
However, Coach Kinion's
cagers have come along
throughout the season and
have a 14-3 conference mark
going into the final regular
season game here Friday
with Pasquotank Central.
The Aces were impressive
in their two most recent vic
tories with subs being used
freely.
Last Friday they moved
into position to capture the
conference crown with a
57-24 victory over Perquim
ans County High School at
the ’ local gym. Quinton
Goodwin had 13 for the
Aces, followed by Billy Wal
lace with nine and Ronnie
Harrell with eight.
At Bertie Tuesday, Thomas
Willis scored 21 points. Fred
erick Sexton had 12 points
and Wallace got 10.
The Acelets, who have
bad their problems this year,
lost recently to Gates. 32-17
but beat Perquimans, 26-19.
Beth Moore led the scoring
for Edenton in both games.
Sanfra Ange also aided the
Acelet attack.
Holiday Notice
Given By Banks
Wednesday, February 22,
will be a bank holiday.
George Washington’s birth-'
clay will f ind all financial
institutions in the area closed
for the day in celebration
of this event.
Those in our area to close
include: First National Bank
of Eastern North Carolina,
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany’s main office and con
sumer credit branch, Eden
ton Savings & Loan Asso
ciation and the Bank of
Hobbs ville.
about the matter that the boards have shared a super
intendent of schools for more than a year.
It is exepeted that a referendum will be called in
May. The bill states that immediately upon certifi
cation of a favorable vote of the people the two school
boards will become one, known as the Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education.
The five elected members of the Chowan County
board and the six appointed members of the city board
would serve until January 1, 1971. In the general elec
tion of 1970, the voters will elect a seven-member board
to serve staggered terms. Between the time of merger
Mavor Mitchener Seeks
*0
Fourth Term In Election
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., today announced his
candidacy to succeed him
self in the May Municipal
election.
Mayor Mitchener, who is
serving as president of the
N. C. League of Municipali
Boards Meet Monday;
Sidewalk Work Okayed
Edenton Town Council and
Board of Public Works will
have a called joint meeting
Monday night to discuss an
nexation. Tlie meeting was
requested at the council
Tuesday night by Jesse L.
Harrell, public works board
chairman.
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., urged councilmcn to take
immediate action on a re
quest to construct a sidewalk
on the cast side of North
Oakum Street from the
Broad Street intersection to
D. F. Walker High School.
The request was made by
W. P. (Spec) Jones and
George Alma Byrum. repre
senting the Edenton-Chowan
Good Neighbor Council.
Mayor Mitchener, who sel
dom injects his personal feel
ings into council deliber
ations, spoke strongly in sup
port of the request. He said
the Good Neighbor Council
here is making considerable
progress on many fronts and
this is the first major request
from (Item.
“I urge the council to au
thorize that this work be
done in the best interest of
ihe safety of these school
children,” Mayor Mitchener
said.
He said the council should
Mrs. Moore Signs Proclamation; Invited To Tour
RALEIGH—The women of
Edenton, N. C., have re
cruited Mrs. Dan K. Moore
to their rebellion against
heart disease in North Ca.
rolina.
Nine women of the *Eden
ton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR brought a pra Jam
ation declaring “lndepend.
ence From Heart Disease”
to the Governor's Mansion
where Mrs. Moore treated
them with tea and signed
their proclamation. The
women of Edenton on Janu
ary 2, 1967, restaged the his
toric Edenton Tea Party of
1774 in support of the North
Carolina Heart Association’s
cl forts to eliminate heart
disease as the major cause
of death in the state.
Their appearance in Ra.
leigh was made in support
of the 1967 Heart Fund cam
paign underway during the
entire month of February.
4.hc annual campaign sup
pi rts the Heart Association’s
efforts in heart research,
professional and public health
education and community
service.
Mrs. Moore told the ladies
of Edenton, “It has been a
very great pleasure to have
you ladies so beautifully
icostumcd here this morning
in behalf of the Heart Fund.
“I have been for many
years interested in the
North Carolina Heart Asso.
elation, and Gov. Moore and
I have participated in our
home community in the fund
raising efforts of the Heart
Association. It is a distinct
pleasure for me to have a
part In this statewide ef
fort”
Mrs. R. 1. Boyce of Edea
ties, has held the town's top
elective position for the past
six years. He served on the
Town Council for eight
years prior to being chosen
mayor upon the death of
Mayor David Holton.
Two years ago he defeat
continue to seek the support
of Chowan County commis
sioners in this project but if
funds were not forthcoming
from the county then the
town board should under
write the entire cost to in
sure completion of the side
walk as soon as possible.
Earlier, Mayor Mitchener
praised • the work of the
Good Neighbor Council in es
tablishing better race rela
tions in the are;f. He said
their efforts had garnered
high praise from D. S. Col
trane. chairman of the state
organization.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, -aid lie. had dis
cussed the sideValk matter
earlier in the week with Earl
Jones and A. C. Hudson, Ne
gro leaders in the communi
ty. He said they expressed
appreciation for the consid
eration given requests, by the
council and honed the side
walk request would be look
ed on with favor as it is
needed to insure the safety
o f children walking t o
school.
In presenting a request for
immediate action on the an
nexation of certain property
outside the town limits, es
pecially Morgan Park. Har-
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ton also invited Mrs. Moore
to attend the 1967 “Pilgrim,
age of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside" April 14, 15
and 16. She also invited
SIGNING VP Mrs. Dan K. Moore here signs a proclamation presented by ladies of
the Colonial town of Edenton proclaiming "Independence from Heart Disease” at the
Governor’s Mansion last Wednesday. The ladies, who rcstaged the historic Edenton Tea
Party of 1774 on January %, 1967. came to Raleigh to secure Mrs. Moore’s support of the
1967 Heart Fund campaign Os the N. C. Heart Association, in progress during Heart Month,
February. Left to right are: Mrs. Wood Privott, representing Edenton Tea Party Chap
ter. DAR: Mrs. Thomas c. By rum. Jr., Mrs. J. D. Elliott, and Mrs. ft. J.j&oycc, nuts
scaling tdcutoa Woman's Club,
and the election vacancies which occur will not be filled
unless the number of members falls below- seven.
Membership on the newly constituted board would
be set according to population. The First Township
will have four members; the Second Township, one; the
Third Township one; and the Fourth Township one.
Included with the merger question is a supplemental
school tax not to exceed 15 cents per SIOO valuation.
The city board has had such a tax on municipal books
for many years but the tax has never been levied.
Text of the bill as introduced by Rep. Godwin was
published in The Chowan Herald on January 12 under
sponsorship of the two school boards.
ed Hoy Harrell in one -of the
town's most heated munici
pal elections in many years,
In a statement issued to
The IP raid, Major Mitch
enor said:
"With the help and assist
ance of your fine Town
Council men.; we have spent
the past six years endeavor
ing on two fronts: the con
solidating and upgrading of
your town's facilities and
services; and the creation of
jobs through industrial de
velopment for all our citi
zen-a so that: they might live
happier, more productive
lives.
"I think,: and I hope, our
townspeople will agree that
we have been extremely
successful in both these en
deavors. In the past, we
have constructed a new
sewage disposal facility.
Municipal Building, fire sta
tion, off-street parking fa
cilities and paved all the
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Gov. and Mrs. Moore to at
tend the bicentennial cele
bration of the completion of
the oldest court house in the
United States, Edenton’s
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DR. JOHNNIE H. HORTON
Dr. J. H. Horton
Named To Board
Dr. Johnnie H. Horton, area
Negro leader. Tuesday night
was named to the Edenton
City School Board.
Di. Horton replaces James
M. Bond, who has resigned.
Bond, a veteran member of
Ihc city board, within the
past months has been ap
pointed positwasicr in Edoiu
ion. He also serves as Town
Treasurer.
Dr. Edward G. Bond,
chairman of the city school
board, nominated Dr. Horton
to fill Bond's unexpired term
during the joint meeting W ith
Town Council.
Dr. Bond said Dr. Hor
ton's appointment had file
unanimous approval of the
city board.
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., was named chairman of
the joint meeting which fol
lowed the regular monthly
council meeting.
Dr. Horton, a dentist, is
vice chairman of Ihe Eden
ton-Chowan Good Neighbor
Council and has been promi
nent in area activities for a
number of years. He is the
first of his race to serve on
the local school board.
Chowan County Court House,
Sunday, April 17.
On the occasion of both
the pilgrimage and the court
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