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Volume XXXVII—No. 20 Bb ■ 4rJ| rasra#- ■ u. § pi lignßftgß V ;kMI ■< ' OUTSTANDING FIREMAN—What Is considered to be among the first official recogni tion for volunteer fire service was presented to Frank V. White, Jr., right, chief of Cen ter Hill-Crossroads Department White was presented a trophy as Fireman of the Year in his department. At left is Charlie Skinner of Perquimans County, president, Albe marle Firemen’s Association. Luther C. Parks of Edenton, county fire marshal, is in the center. The awards banquet was held at the rural fire station Monday night. White Gets Unique Title Frank B. White, Jr., chief of the Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, is recipient of that depart ment’s first Fireman of the Year Award. White was presented a trophy at a banquet held at the fire station Monday * night. A plaque which bears White’s name and future winners was also pre sented. Luther C. Parks, assistant chief of Edenton Fire Department and county fire marshal, made the presentation be- X fore a Ladies’ Night Banquet of more than 100 people. Parks is also mayor pro tern of the Town of Edenton. Parks said he is pleased to have had a part in molding the rucaL-xalunteer department. He traced the history of the department and commended the men for the fine service they are rendering the people of rural Chowan County. Parks called the award presented to White the Distinguished Service Award in fire service. The plaque was accepted by Carlton Asbell, assistant chief. White, in accepting the trophy, said he was humbled by the fact that the fire men selected him for the high honor. Charlie Skinner of Perquimans Coun ty, president of the Albemarle Fire man’s Association, gave a humorous talk on the subject of “Attitude, Participation and Recognition.” Skinner said the Chowan department is considered one of the most dedicated best trained volunteer units in North Carolina. He said this is true because the men involved have the right atti tude and participate wholeheartedly. He also said to his knowledge this was the Youth Corps Set The Neighborhood Youth Corps, a division of Economic Improvement Council, Inc., will have 400 high school students working in the 10-county Al bemarle Area this summer. The project has been funded for $180,900. John T. Biggers, NYC project direc tor, said 350 of the enrollees will be new in the program. About 50 of those working in the in-school phase of the program will work 26 hours weekly at $1 .45 per hour for 10 weeks. Fifty-six of the enrollees will be work ing in Chowan County. NYC currently has 150 students in an m-school program. They work eight hours per week. The in-school project was funded for $165,000. Biggers said the program is for stu dents who plan to return to school in September. A former county school su perintendent, Biggers said he feels NYC has kept a number of students in school by providing part-time employment dur ing the school year as well as during the summer months. Biggers now has two counselors but will hire four additional counselors for the summer program. He said counsel ing is an important phase of the pro gram. The director said enrollees who need assistance with their studies to encourage them to continue in school until high school graduation may spend up to 10 boors of each week’s compensated time in educational programs. He said a of the students will be working a* the school^ not all, however, on THlfc CHOWAN HERALD Jm I first such recognition program in the state for a volunteer unit. The speaker stressed the importance of fire service to a community. He said volunteers must be well trained and must have knowledge of many different things in order to efficiently and effectively function. Sheriff Troy Toppin and Melvin By rum headed the banquet committee. Toppin introduced the members of Cho wan County commissioners. One by one, Chairman J. Clarence Leary, C. A. Phillips, David Bateman, C. M. Evans, and N. J. George paid tribute to the de partment for their contribution to the county. Mrs. L. F. Amburn, Jr., and Carlton Goodwin, newly nominated to Edenton- Chowan Board of Education, were also recognized. The turkey dinner was served by members of Bandon Chapel at Arrow head. Contest Winners Winners have been chosen in the 1970 Tar Heel Junior Historian contest enter ed by junior high school students throughout the state, according to an announcement by the State Departments of Archives and History and Public In struction. Students from Albemarle, Burlington, Edenton, Fayetteville, Henderson, Lan dis, Raleigh, and Siler City were award ed top honors on projects entered in five categories. History teachers within the schools served as advisers. Group Arts category first place win ners were the Chief Rockahock Historical Association of Chowan Academy in Edenton for their project Herring Fish ing. Mrs. Virginia H. Wood is adviser. 'BMH J * *- r «g B 4> TSm 'I MB *r r^B H ., 811, _ U # : -^jJ i?i' ■ RESULTS OF A “COMMUNITY THAT CARED”—Tow Snrratt, administrator of Chowan Hospital, is directing National Hospital Week with the theme: “You Hospital Cares.” Snrmtt said the theme was Seine expanded here to include a “Community That Cared Enoagh to Baild a New Hospital.” Shown ia front of the new hospital, which has been under construction for IS months, are: Jesse L. Harrell, center, beard chairman, and G. J. Jones, general saptrtateadsnt for T. A. Losing ft Company. The hospital is to be ready for ase by October 1. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 14, 1970 public parade Say What? What did the members of the Merch ants Committee of Edenton Chamber of Commerce say to the Finance Com mittee of the Town of Edenton? “Buy two available pieces of water front property for beautification or con demn it.” This was the substance of $ letter sent to Town Council Tuesday. The Finance Committee will study the request when making up the 1970-71 budget. The Merchants Committee is correct. This group was almost hung from the Confederate Monument when it recom mended purchase of the Hobowsky prop erty on West King Street for an off street parking lot. The council found the means of doing this and the improve ments speak for themselves. The fact that Mayor George Alma Byrum owns an interest ip one of the tracts should not prohibit action. If federal matching funds are still avail able for such projects then much of the sting could be removed. If in the future a private developer desired either or both of these tracts for something to enhance the beauty and the economy of the area then the town could dispose of them at that time. Right now the recommendation of the Merchants Committee should be given more serious consideration than given by a study committee Mayor By rum appointed some months ago. Government Medicine? ... Or Dedication? This is National Hospital Week. Those who meander along the Public Parade are very much aware, or should be, of the program here for improved and expanded medical care and ser vices. A new 61-bed hospital is under con struction. The first patients are expect ed to be admitted to the facility in Oc tober. The existing-55-bed hospital will be turned into an extended care unit and when all is completed, plans call for a complex with at least 115 beds for patients in all degrees of illness. But what’s happening on the outside. There is talk everywhere about the high cost of medical care. And the gliberals are saying the only answer is more fed eral involvement. That isn’t what a strong voice in the medical profession believes. We’ll let Wes Lefler of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill News Bureau tell the rest: A former president of the American College of Surgeons said here last week end, “Before we decide that government medicine and huge sums of money is the answer to our health care problems, we should take a look at England. “Only two general hospitals have been built in England since World War 11. “Over two million people in England are on the waiting list for operations. “About three million people there are voluntarily paying for private health in surance (like Blue Cross-Blue Shield) in addition to their government health insurance. They are paying double.” Continued on Page Four Stalls, Patten Resign Two Leaving Posts Two popular staff members of Eden ton-Chowan Schools have resigned to en ter private business. Kenneth L. Stalls, principal at Chowan High School, and Stuart Patten, band director and assistant principal at John A. Holmes High School, have formed a corporation and will operate a fran chised employment placement agency in r\ ■ I M H mM v~\ K IV) Kenneth L. Stalls Stuart N. Patten Meeting Is Slated The annual membership meeting of Chowan Golf and Country Club will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock in the ballroom at the club. All mem bers are urged to be present. President Kermit Layton said officers will be elected for the coming year and reports will be given by the directors and committee chairmen. & HEADING FOR BOYS’ STATE—Three students from Edenton-Chowan Schools will at tend Boys' State in Winston-Salem, June 21-27. William Bindeman, left, son of Dr. and Mrs. William Bindeman of Edenton, and David Cooke, center, son of Rev. and Mrs. George Cooke of Tyner, are sponsored by Edward G. Bend Post, American Legion. Henry Hinton, right, a student at Chowan High School and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hinton, is being sponsored by the Ruritan Club. Boys’ State is a popular program of the American Legion. Chowan Firms Are Cited For Safety Four business establishments in Cho wan County have been awarded the “Certificate of Safety Achievement” by the N. C. Department of Labor in recog nition of their outstanding work in pre venting industrial accidents during the year 1969. The awards were presented in behalf of State Labor Commissioner Frank Crane by Harry M. Tillett of Elizabeth City, the Department of Labor’s In dustrial Safety Inspector for this area. The four local safety award winners are: The United Piece Dye Works - sec ond consecutive year award; Chris-Craft Corporation - first year award; The Car ter’s Ink Company - second consecutive year award; and Ricks Laundry and Cleaners - fifth consecutive year award. Inspector Tillett pointed out that un der the Labor Department’s safety awards program, a plant may qualify for an award in one of these three ways: (1) Operate for a year without a dis abling injury; (2) Achieve a 40 per cent reduction in accident frequency rate, compared with the previous year; (3) Operate for a year with an accident rate 50 per cent or more be'ow the sta f ewide average for the industry. “It is a pleasure to recognize the e r cellent work in accident preven*ion which was done during 1969 by the Southeastern North Carolina. They will be headquartered in Wilmington from where they will operate in six counties. Patten & Stalls, Inc., have purchased the franchise rights in the six-county area for National Personnel Service, Inc. Na tional is a nationwide employment place ment service and operates now in four other Tar Heel cities. The newly formed corporation holds the National franchise in New Hanover, Pender, Duplin, Wayne, Onslow and Brunswick counties. Both Stalls and Patten will move to Wilmington in June and open their head quarters office August 1. Branch of fices will be opened soon thereafter in Jacksonville and Goldsboro. The firm will have a staff of from seven to 10 people. Stalls and Patten both hold bachelor’s and master’s degrees from East Carolina University and have done graduate work toward their doctorates. They staled Continued on Pape 4 Town Is Seeking Report On Water State officials arc being asked to ana lyze the water in Chowan River and Albemarle Sound in the Edenton area after Mayor George Alma Byrum re ported to Town Council on witnessing pollution. Mayor Byrum said the problem is not caused by the town’s disposal system and he has no knowledge of w’here the waste comes from. He added that he was not in a position to make a recom mendation for a resolution calling for a study. He did say signs of pollution are worse now than before the town’s disposal system was constructed. IJowever, after general discussion, councilmen recommended that Town Ad ministrator W. B. Gardner contact prop er state authorities and ask for an analy sis of the waters. Continued on Page Four iS * \ 7 M k w " ? many fine employers and employees of these four Edenton firms,” said Tillett. “Your North Carolina Department of Labor is proud of your outstanding achievement in safety, and we look for ward to a continuation of this excellent work in the years ahead. “These safety awards are testimony to your awareness of the need for safe ty in your plant working operations, and to your willingness to do something about your work practices and working environments in the interest of prevent ing accidents from happening.” fgjC ~ i- :• « - , ; . |BR"" Iqßi CITED FOR SAFETY —W. M. Sanford, general manager es Chris-Craft Corpora tion's Edenton plant, is shown at left ro celving a Certificate of Bafetv Achievement Award from Harry H. TUlett of Elisabeth City, representing the N. C. Department el Labor. Three other Chowan Comity ftamt received certificate*. § _Li ill I Single Copy 10 Cents j? 7 m J wk ~ /
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