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W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr.
Dr. Hines Heads
Historic Edenton
The newly elected chairman of His
toric Edenton, Inc., is Dr. Richard N.
Hines, Jr., Albania Acres. He succeeds
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr.
Dr. Hines, a local dentist, was elected
to the top post by the organization’s
board of directors who also selected
Alton G. Elmore, another civil loader
in the area, as vice chairman.; Tmrs.
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., was re-elected
secretary-treasurer.
Named to the board in additifoi to
Dr. Hines and Elmore were Mrs' David
0. Wright and James C. Dail. This
increased the board to eight regular
members. With ex-officio members the
board now totals 17.
Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., and J. Gilliam
Wood retire from the board.
Historic Edenton leaders this year
will place emphasis on raising $15,000
locally in order to obtain $30,000 in
state funds for capital improvements at
three historic sites.
The budget calls for $15J)00-4e. be
spent at the Iredell House; $22,000 at
the Barker House; and SB,OOO at the
Cupola House.
Bond Sales Good
Chowan County in eight months
reached the established 1971 quota for
U. S. Savings Bonds sales, according
to a report released by R. Graham
White, local volunteer chairman.
Sales in Chowan County during Au
gust were $10,576. January-August
sales totaled $81,724. This represents
100.3 per cent of the county’s goal of
$81,408.
State-wide, sales represent 79.1 per
cent of the dollar goal of $63.6-million.
Baptist Meeting
The 166th annual session of the Cho
wan Baptist Association will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday. The first
session will be* held at Center Hill Bap
tist Church and begins at 4 P. M.
Bethel Baptist Church will host the
Wednesday meeting which begins at
10 A. M.
Dr. Roger H. Crook, professor and
chairman, Department of Religion
1 n
Dr. Crook
newspaper, “The Biblical Recorder”.
Others featured on the program are:
Ralph Harrell, missionary to Kenya;
Howard J. -Ford, director, Division of
Missions, N. C. Baptist State Conven
tion; Rev. Glenn Greenway, pastor, Be
rea Baptist Church; Roland Pruitt, Cho
wan College; Rev. William Carter, pas
tor, Warwick Baptist Church; and Dr.
R. W. Kicklighter, pastor, Blackwell
Memorial Baptist Church.
Special music wffl be rendered by
the Chowan College Choral Group, the
Rocky Hock Youth Choir and Rev. and
Mrs. Robert Grsy.
Rev. George H. Cooke, pastor of Bal
lard's Bridge moderator of
at Meredith College,
will bring the ad
dress at the Tues
day afternoon ses
sion. Dr. Crook is
a well-known author
as well as preacher
and teacher. He
has written several
books and is a fre
quent writer of Sun
day School materials
If or the Sunday
School Board, South
lem Baptist Conven-
I tion and also often
I contributes Sunday
'School lessons for
the N. C. Baptist
Dr. Richard N. Hines, Jr.
Public Parade
Rare Bargains Enjoyed
There are at least two areas in which
the Chowan County taxpayer enjoys a
real bargain, even in times when many
feel such an animal doesn’t exist. In
the areas of medical care facilities and
higher education the scale is weighted
on the side of the taxpayer.
Chowan County is definitely in the
hospital business. A $ 1-million bond
issue made it so. And while the hos
pital is leased to a private non-profit
corporation, the taxpayers of this coun
ty will bear the burden of any red Ink
which appears from the operation of
three units out on Virginia Road.
This is a period of adjustment for
the hospital. The first patients were
moved into the new acute care unit in
October, 1970. Getting such a facility
operational and on a paying basis is no
small task, yet county commissioners
were not asked to levy any of the spe
cial 10-cent tax which was approved
along with the bonds for construction.
One need look no further than the
September repat- flftfte Department of
Social Services to be convinced of the
excellent job being done by those re
sponsible for the operation of Chowan
Hospital. Thirteen patients were hos
pitalized in the county during the
month at a cost of $1,760.67. At the
same time, only two patients were hos
pitalized outside the county at a cost
of $1,501.86.
The unit concept at Cnowan Hospital
saves the patient money but is much
more difficult to operate on a profitable
basis. It is apparent this county insti
tution is making every effort to lessen
the burden of hospitalization—from the
cradle to the grave.
Chowan County commissioners on two
occasions recently have refused to par
ticipate in the community college dis
trict plan of College of The Albemarle
in Elizabeth City. The college has ask
ed for a pro rata contribution to its
operating budget with a maximum of
$21,000 built into the contract.
While during the 1971-72 fiscal year
the local share would have been about
$7,000, COA is spending some $39,500
in adult education alone within Chowan
County. This does not include what
local citizens are taking advantage of
on the campus in nearby Elizabeth City.
COA only a few years ago was little
more than a sign propped up against a
tree outside a building on Base Road.
Now, from the amount budgeted for
adult education, the direction has
changed with the college becoming a
true community institution.
The Learning Resources Center in
Swain School is adequately staffed and
is providing a real service to the citi
zens of the area. Anytime 15 students
can agree to take a particular course,
the course will be offered not in
Greenville, Raleigh or Elizabeth City,
but in Edenton or at Chowan High
School.
County commissioners have said they
heed an edict from the people and pro
pose even that a referendum be held.
With the county enjoying such a bar
gain in higher education as offered by
COA, we are convinced the vote would
be in the affirmative.
Chowan County can ill afford the
reputation of not being willing to carry
its share of the stick. Anyway, it
would be inconsistent with the pulse
of the community.
This One’s On Vs
It is believed that every dog (even
some humans) has his day. And in
these times when great importance is
placed on the public image, every cause
has its week or month. The news
paper is no exception.
This is National Newspaper Week
and we are grateful for many things
as we pause to focus on our own labors.
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Lunch Program Study Aired
A recent evaluation of the lunchroom
program at Edenton-Chowan Schools
by a State group “served a useful pur
pose”, Supt. Bill Britt told Board of
Education members here Monday.
“They saw some improvements we
could make and this was beneficial to
us,” he declared. “They also brought
to our attention some problems we
have which we are already working on.”
Dr. J. H. Horton, who attended the
lengthy evaluation session, said “In
view of the report, it would appear we
have a pretty good lunch program
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volume XXXVII—No. 39.
2 Men Killed
Last Week
In Accidents
Two single car accidents in the past
week have resulted in two deaths, one
critical injury, and hospitalization of a
father-who answered a rescue squad
call only to find his two sons involved
in a fatal wreck.
Marion Bunch, 54, was admitted to
Chowan Hospital’s intensive care sec
tion - following a rescue squad call he
answered early Saturday morning. Ar
riving at the scene just off Highway
32 near Valhalla, Bunch found his 18-
year-old son, Larry Martin Bunch, dead
and an older son, Emmett Bunch, 23,
critically injured.
He rode in the ambulance with his
elder son to Chowan Hospital where he
was given emergency treatment before
being transferred to Norfolk General
Hospital.
Bunch, who resides on Route 1,
Edenton, is a member of the Rocky
Hock unit of Edenton-Chowan Rescue
Squad. He is a veteran state em
ployee.
Another Chowan County man was
killed early Thursday morning in
neighboring Gates County. Walter Wil
lard (Dickie) Modlin, 27, Route 1, Ty
ner, was identified as the victim. The
wreck occurred about 2 A. M., on High
way 32, a mile north of Sunbury.
State Trooper D. G. Dail said the
victim was apparently enroute home
from his job at Union Camp in Frank
lin, Va., when his vehicle went out of
control and ran off the road. The
trooper said Mr. Modlin was thrown
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FFA Group Trip
Approximately 100 members of the
N. C. Association of Future Farmers
of America are in Kansas City, Mo.,
this week for the 44th National FFA
Convention.
The convention, which opened Wed
nesday, ends Friday .and is one of the
largest annual youth events in the na
tion. More than 12,000 FFA members
and guests from 50 states and Puerto
Rico are attending.
Among the 23 North Carolina FFA
members to receive the American
Farmer Degree, the highest degree of
achievement given by FFA, is Paul Gene
Copeland, Route 1, Tyner, a member of
the Chowan Chapter who is a student
at N. C. State University in Raleigh.
Everette White, Chowan Chapter ad
visor, will pit his state contest winners
against others from throughout the
country in the national livestock judg
ing contest.
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Death Vehicle —Shown here is the wreckage of a car in which one
Chowan County man died and another was critically injured early
Saturday morning. The wreck occurred on Rocky Hock Road near
Valhalla.
here.”
Britt also told board members the
federal reimbursable rate for lunches in
September amounted to six cents for
paid lunches and 36 cents for free or
reduced-price lunches. He felt the
rates would be different for October.
He told board members free or re
duced-price lunches were reimbursed
45 cents last year and declared, "...
it will take this to operate and break
even this year. We can’t break even
on 36 cents.”
His remarks touched off a discussion
of the free lunches and brought from
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 14, 1971
Discuss Area Health Organization —Citizens from throughout tht
10-county Albemarle Area gathered at Chowan Hospital last Thurs
day night to organize an area comprehensive health council and
named Thomas M. Surratt as chairman. Among leaders who dis
cussed the organization were, from left, Wesley Cullipher, execu
tive director, Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Com
mission; Dr. Lee Holder of Chapel Hill, official of Regional Med
ical Program and Elmer Johnson of Raleigh, planner with the State
Comprehensive Health Program.
Area Health Council Formed Here
Albemarle Comprehensive Health
Planning Council has organized with
40 members from the 10-county Albe
marle area. Elected Thursday night to
head the council was Thomas M. Sur
ratt, administrator at Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. R. S. Monds of Perquimans, a
pioneer within the Albemarle Area De
velopment Association for an area com
prehensive health program, was elected
vice chairman. Mrs. Jean Lassiter of
Pasquotank County was selected as
secretary with Dr. Jerry Pickerel, also
of Pasquotank County, being chosen
treasurer.
Other board members are: Dr. Er
nest Ferguson, Washington County; P.
A. Tillett, Dare County; Clay Ferebee,
Camden County; Shadrack Booker,
Gates County; Mrs. Marion Walston,
Jury Panel Picked
The Chowan County Jury Commis
sion has been sworn-in for a new term
and has begun the task of selecting
names of citizens to be used in drawing
juries for the next two years.
Mrs. Joseph M. Thorud is chairman.
Members are West W. Byrum, Jr., and
W. E. Smith.
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, clerk of Superior
Court, administered the oaths.
Members of the commission are nam
ed by Judge Walter W. Cahoon, Mrs.
Leary and county commissioners.
Academy Request Revived
Thomas Paul Griffin the observation
it appeared “out of kilter.” Griffin
said it seems “lots of people are riding
a free horse” and was of the opinion
the county doesn’t have “many families
with children in school who cannot pay
something towards the price of lunches.
Britt reminded members free lunch
es are set up on guidelines from the
government and is based on the income
status of families. He said the overall
participation in the school’s lunch pro
gram is up from 20 per cent from last
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Currituck County; Lem Cohoon, Tyrrell
County; and C. E. Boone, Hyde County.
The directors immediately set in mo
tion a plan to apply for a grant to staff
an office to study area health needs.
Dr. Lee Holder, an official of the
Regional Medical Program, told the
group the idea of an area plan for the
Albemarle came from the late Dr. T. P.
Brinn of Hertford when he was hospi
talized in Chapel Hill.
Dr. Holder said the regional idea
makes the most effective use of re
sources in solving local health prob
lems. It also eliminates an overlapping
of services,
Elmer Johnson, representing the
state office of Comprehensive Health
Planning, pointed out that such a pro
gram affords them the opportunity to
develop ideas on what a health system
should be like and an opportunity to
consider what health services they
desire.
He stated that many such programs
are already being successfully operated
in other areas of the state.
A request for a $25,000 grant for a
two-year period will be made by the
council. It would be used to employ
a planning director to survey the health
needs and resources of the area.
The grant application will be pro
cessed by Albemarle Regional Planning
and Development Commission. Wesley
Cullipher, executive director, said the
lead agency would give priority to the
project.
Project Is Funded
The 10 public school administrative
units in Northeastern North Carolina
will receive $32,000 for an imaginative
experimental education program under
the state’s “Project SEED” program.
SEED stands for State Experimentation
in Educational Development. Funding
is for a two-year period.
The State Board of Education, at its
October 7 meeting, approved a total of
$517,000 in “Project SEED” money for
19 school units across the state. The
19 units were selected from among 52
which submitted proposals for the new
program.
Supt. Bill Britt of Edenton-Chowan
Schools said the project area is “man
agement and leadership development”
and will be conducted under contract
with American Management Associa
tion.
Involved will be between 150 and
160 people including superintendents,
principals, supervisors, stdL, board
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