i'HE CHOWAN HERALD
Volume XXXVII—No. 4.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 28,
Edenton, 111 Is N<f|l
Ship Joins Service
/ By L. F. AMBURN, JR.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. The good
ship EDENTON, the third U. S. Navy
vessel to bear this proud name, now sails
as a part of the Atlantic Fleet. The
only Tar Heel on the ship’s roster of
officers and enlisted men is Lt. Cmdr.
Jack C. Furr of Concord, commander.
Commissioned here Saturday, the USS
public |Jarade
From Rumor Mill
State Sen. Skipper Bowles of Greens
boro proposes that new congressional dis
trict lines be drawn by a computer. Re
ports out of Raleigh are to the effect
that First District Rep. Walter B. Jones
might be put into the same district with
Rep. L. H. Fountain of Tarboro.
Such match-making appears to be via
a 19th Century GOP calculator rather
than a 20th Century computer.
We will, however, place faith in the
1971 General Assembly to use common
sense when drawing new district boun
daries. It takes much less than common
sense to foresee a Jones-Fountain dis
trict in Eastern North Carolina. Such
lines would almost guarantee the Repub
licans representatives in Washington from
the mountains to the coast.
We’ll Agree
“Weekly Newspaper in the Rough” is
the work of Guidance Services Depart
ment of John A. Holmes High School of
which Mrs. Lane Kinion is chief drum
beater.
The Chowan Herald appreciates recog
nition in the latest issue as follows:
TAKEN FOR GRANTED
who have contributed more than their
share of time to the school system is
The Chowan Herald and the radio sta
tion. If one attempted to add up the
cost of free advertising and informational
services rendered to the schools by The
Chowan Herald and the radio station, it
would be financially shocking. We
should take time out every once in a
while and tell these people thank you
for their tremendous free services to the
school system.
Thanks, Lane or whoever, for your
thoughtfulness. We are quite familiar
with the newspaper about which you
speak and believe the radio station to be
so honored uses the call letters WCDJ.
Let The People Speak
Gov. Bob Scott has proposed a work
able solution to the financial problem
faced in 25 Tar Heel counties.
Rep. Sam Johnson of Wake has pack
aged a bunch of bologna into what he
calls “The Emergency Finance Act
of 1971.”
And our least favorite morning daily
of general circulation in Northeastern
North Carolina has again displayed utter
disregard for the personal and political
integrity of elected officials.
The State Supreme Court in a 4-3
decision has ruled the 1969 local option
sales tax unconstitutional. The majority
held it was a state imposed tax, not a
local tax, since the vote in November,
1969, was state-wide. We are convinced,
though, the real reason for such left
field thinking was because of the com
plicated formula for distributing the tax
back to localities. The “pool” method
gave many counties, of which Chowan
is one, a chance to get back more money
than is collected.
Gov. Scott, who isn’t hot on the idea
of a sales tax fqr local government but
who is human, used the only logical ap
proach to a solution. He suggested the
General Assembly could re-instate the tax
in those counties which approved it at
the ballot box and not affect the other
74 counties.
Chowan County is one county which
can’t afford Rep. Johnson’s unique find
ing of a phrase written into the State
Constitution in 1868. It is apparent the
genial, intelligent gentleman from Wake
wants to be everyone’s sweetheart with
bis harmless bill in one hand and a state
ment in opposition to this new revenue
source for localities in the other.
The “Old Reliable” (?) is even further
off base, in our opinion, they suspect
everything. If elected officials, county
Caatfnai an fa<a4
EDENTON is the first of a new class of
ship designed to provide the fleet with
the most advanced and comprehensive
capabilities for ship salvage, diving,
emergency repairs, and long distance
towing.
Additional Picture Coverage
Section C, Pages Four, Five
Cmdr. Furr presided at impressive
commissioning ceremonies alongside the
ATS-1, docked at Norfolk Naval Ship
yards on the Elizabeth River. Taking
part in the ceremonies were top U. S.
Navy brass as well as leaders from Cho
wan County and the Town of Edenton.
Rear Adm. Jamie Adair, commander
of the shipyard, in welcoming remarks
said the vessel is longer, faster and a
stronger breed than any auxiliary salvage
tug now at the Navy’s disposal. Adm.
Adair, commenting on rapid changes in
Saturday’s weather which switched from
cold rain to a cloudless sky at com
missioning time, said: “This service
thrives on adversity and the weather is
a good omen.”
Mrs. William E. Ellis, the ship’s spon
sor, was recognized and gave the shiaX**
first piece of silver.
George Alma Byrum
some 11 iiiiiin 11 nii iljwi ~fllwqii| fnnfr Cimla
Furr and Presented fjvf Wterrnlnr
ings of historic £denton
ship. The pejpiwrgs wejjßdone by EcjoP
ton artist, Mrs.
Town Gardner?"
was another
ognized the com
missioning. jR ’I j
Rear AdmIRJJL Pratt, cepimander
service force, /Atlantic Plait, traced
the history of\le tlree “Edenrtbn’s?’ in
the U. S. Navy and laid the latesKvessel
exemplified the Vooferation of a VoUq
community and a\|ou(Jmilitary serH&j
He called the EDEfJspN one <j>f the
largest, best towing wefceft in existence.
it This is the first shijvw catry
salvage operations 85a Jmovjjjhe
surface,” he pointed oik. I
limit was 300 feet). A
Also, the vessel is the IpostictßiStll
able living and has the best
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Books Are Moved 1
Mrs. Pansy A. Elliott, county \
ant, will register Chowan County ap)jl
cants in her office on the second floor
of the county office building on Eas\
King Street. >
This announcement was made by Mrs.
George C. Hoskins, chairman, Chowan
County Board of Elections.
Mrs. Elliott replaces Mrs. Margaret
Floars in this capacity. Mrs. Floars was
named recently by Chowan County com
missioners to register voters, but due to
the nature of her office will not be able
to serve, Mrs. Hoskins said.
Voters can register with Mrs. Elliott
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from
9 A. M., to 1 P. M., or at other times
by appointment.
Jim Beatty DSA Banquet Speaker
The annual Jaycee Distinguished Ser
vice Award (DSA) banquet will be held
Thursday night, February 4, at the
American Legion Hut at 7:30.
Guest speaker for the occasion is Jim
Beatty, internationally known track star
and member of the if. S. Olympic Team
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Jim Beatty
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Arrive For Commissioning Maybr George Alma Byrum and Town Administrator W. B. Gardner
Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth, Va., Saturday for the commissioning
savage carry five paintings by Mrs. Enola Smith of Edenton, the
"“S _’anae*ak^ s many from Edenton, attended the special ceremonies.
W>ww. In Money Bind
“We Btbe financial
if gel the ojjpta of money
„.tbey are holdapSn IpleigfMstated Town
when ask-
how has local one
cent safes tax bgipMffijoßaitutional as-
Co^ipwe“ Ajjfe In Job H&pement
By PATRICIA M. ARNOLD W
Tbe Ernploymeht equity Commission
hai- Bhtd& aewwrft c auges statewide to
l)fitte| 'tSclr SciVi ,e at to- pubhe,'. j Also
making changes wasithe Edenton branch
M ESC. * T?
The, biggest cljanie was the Employ
ment Security Aujpntative Recording
(|ystdta tekßp, Jpted] Neil Thagari,
thi Edinonj Branch. Tfife
yompqter enables automatic recording or
daily Activities at thjjoffjce.
The information compiled is sunt to
the Raleigh office is kept on file foy*
acceSs.anyMi'gft TnThe state.
kw process can reccffd a person applying
¥>r\a job in Edentcm and find
lon'G job anywherjljjn the state, nJitflfe
K
M^ting^^ianged
Edenteo-CWwan BognMJi Education
will meet il., instead of
the regular evening, ac
cording to SupVßilJJJrift.
Supt. Britt reported that board mem
bers will be touring campuses in the
unit during Monday. The meeting is
scheduled to begin at the conclusion of
these tours.
in 1960.
The award is given to the man, age
21 through 35, who is best all around
and has done outstanding community
service through the year.
Beatty is a graduate of the old Char
lotte Central High School and attended
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill where he received his degree
in English in 1957. While at the Uni
versity, he captained the track and cross
country teams and served as president
of the Junior Class.
Beatty was named in 1962 as one of
America’s 10 Outstanding Young Men
of the Year by the U. S. Jaycees. That
same year, he broke seven American
track records and two world records and
was the first man in history to break
the four-minute mile indoors, and was
voted the Sullivan Award as America’s
Amateur Athlete of the Year.
He is currently serving his third term
as a member of the State House of Rep
resentatives. As a member of the Legis
lature, his main area of interest is edu
cation, both public and higher. He is
chairman of the Enforcement Commit
tee of the Legislative Commission study
ing the use of drugs in the state.
He is presently employed as vice presi
dent of Harmon Products Company in
Gastonia.
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facted Ed\
~^ % He also ccWteed. “The ttlf-cocked
ideas they, t helping
us a bit. W^> ee d» sourjß’ofhong term
revenue.” \ / /
Gardner, Mayor Byrum,
stated Thagard.
out data sheets
e day which in
employment, per
sons placed and
l for unemploy
eat value to the
takes little space
and the informa
lyone in the state
through a phone
by writing,
he local office is
new rural man
power service with Jasper Hassell head
s ing the team. This team registers and
sees to the employment needs of the peo
ple in the rural areas. The team also
schedules testing for various jobs.
Some of the statistics and accomplish
ments for the Edenton branch include
placing 934 persons with jobs out of
1,015 available. The office referred 1.587
persons for the jobs available and in
most cases the jobs were filled by peo
ple sent from the employment office.
The office employees gave 375 apti
tude tests during the year. The apti
tude tests are required for some plants
in this area. The employees also made
445 visits to the business men in Eden
ton and surrounding area and contacted
148 men by phone, and made 258 con-
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AT ROTARY CLUB A film re
cording of “Turned Out to Grass” as
given by Leon F. (Monty) Montague be
fore a large inter-city meeting in New
York City will be the program today
(Thursday) at Edenton Rotary Club.
The program is designed to stimulate
the thinking of people in preparation for
retirement. Montague is a past officer
of Rotary International and his travels
are sponsored by O. M. Scott & Sons.
and County Commissioner Chairman J.
Clarence Leary were asked how the new'
ruling for the local sales tax affected
Edenton and Chowan County.
Leary stated, “We hope they will let
the optional sales tax carry on as before
in such away that it is constitutional.”
He stated the county commissioners were
meeting this week to discuss the de
cision. He commented, “We hope we
can keep the tax but it is up to Ra
leigh.”
Mayor Byrum remarked, “The ruling
affects the town because we have budget
ed some of the money this year and a
portion of the money was to be used to
pay off the bonds passed in the recent
bond issue.” He added: “If the legisla
ture doesn’t correct the ruling in some
way, it will be necessary to raise property
taxes, but we don’t have any figures on
how much they will be raised.”
He commented he felt that Edenton
was not in a dangerous state of finance
but that if the tax was not reinstated that
several projects that have been budgeted
would have to be canceled until funds
were available.
He remarked that he had much con
fidence in the legislature to reinstate
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Fayton Advances
CHAPEL HILL Charles E. Fayton,
210 East Hicks Street, Edenton, is one
of 6C finalists in competition for 1971
More ead Awards to study at the Uni
versity of North Carolina here. A total
of 895 students were nominated for the
awards.
Fayton, a senior
at John A. Holmes
High School, is
among six finalists
from District I, ac
cording to W. H.
Hollowell, Jr., Cho
wan County More
head chairman.
Roy Ar istrong, ex
ecutive director of I
the John Motley
Morehead Founda-|
tion said finalists 1
will be interviewed here March 5-8.
Morehead Awards provide four-year,
all-expenses-paid undergraduate educa
tions at UNC. They are worth $9,000
each to each Tar Heel student selected.
The awards were established in 1951 ,
by John Motley Morehead, UNC gradu
ate and native North Carolinian who
resided in Rye, N. Y., until his death in
1965.
The Morehead Award at UNC has
gained the reputation of being one of
the most outstanding scholarships in the
nation.
Fayton is the son of IftpyLri Mrs.
John Linwood Fayton.
Other District I finalis|£'<kril John*
Anthony Gillikin of Buxtqg;
Gray Daughtridge. Jr., and filter
ing Thompson, both of
and Henry Alexander AUatife| S||!f||!|H
>tephen Coie Worslev, aots . i
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