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Too Much Taken For Granted
The critical need for an Emergency
Service Communication System in the
10-county Albemarle Area is gaining
the attention of people in rather lofty
places and the prospects are the best
ever of obtaining tangible assistance for
hundreds of dedicated volunteers who
provide protection of life and property.
Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First
Congressional District, has pledged his
support in getting something more than
lip service. While there is no mention
of such a plan among the more than
1,300 federal domestic assistance pro
grams, Rep. Jones said here last Thurs
day he entertains the idea of new legis
lation.
The lack of recognition and support
of the emergency services, such as is
provided by fire departments and res
cue squads, borders on the ridiculous.
After the smoke settles or the patient
is successfully delivered to the hospital,
the well-trained and skilled men who
performed the duties are too soon for
gotten.
While other agencies have only to fill
out a requisition form, these volunteers
in emergency services have had to sell
tickets and cook themselves almost to
death to obtain equipment and supplies.
They are a proud bunch, and thank God
for it.
But it borders on the criminal to sit
back and take them for granted.
Take the communication phase as an
example. There are some 32 fire de
partments in Northeastern North Caro
lina and six rescue squads. They have
mutual aid agreements which are only
as good as a plan to notify each other
of the need for aid.
Recently a small fire occurred in the
middle of the night near the Gates-
Chowan-Perquimans border. Three dif
ferent departments were alerted when
only the services of one was required.
The problem—no adequate means Os
communications.
Also, a big lumber plant was destroy
ed in Tyrrell County not long ago be
cause by the time the various depart
ments were notified via telephone, it
was too late.
Albemarle Firemen’s Association is
among the strongest and most active in
the entire state. Yet it is required to
operate without a budget and without
any professional direction. By contrast,
the Albemarle Law & Order Associa
tion has a director, training office and
secretary. Is this hardly equitable,
It takes a particular breed of man
to be a- fireman or rescue squad» <*fr
tendant. Not everyone is willing to
sacrifice so much time and effort for
the protection of his fellow man. Nev
ertheless, this does not relieve the
great responsibility of the community
to do more than buy an underpriced
ticket for a plate of barbecued chicken.
Stop and think about it. More than
likely you will become somewhat em
barrassed that so much is received and
so little given. It is time to begin to
balance the ledger.
GUEST EDITORIAL:
An Advancing State
Governor Scott did not make a year
end report to the people this year as
he did in 1970, but a variety of reports
and messages during 1971 teHs quite
well the story of his administration
thus far.
It was a year which saw the longest
legislative session in history, plus an
extra session in the fall, but Governor
Scott could point to obtaining 30 of 32
program requests from the General As
sembly. That’s an extraordinarily high
batting average even for the beginning
of an administration and is almost un
heard of in the second part of a Gov
ernor’s term.
Governor Scott is most proud perhaps
of the advance in one year of North
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DSA Banquet Set; Hunt Will Speak
Jim Hunt of Wilson, a Democratic
candidate for the post of lieutenant gov
ernor in North Carolina, has accepted
hn invitation to keynote the annual
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Program Outlined C. A. Phillips, right, chairman, Chowan
County commissioners, receives a copy of “Impact 76” from David
T. Bateman, chairman of the county extension advisory committee
and a fellow commissioner. In the center is Pete Thompson, exten
sion chairman.
Highway, Bridge Voted Support
The Albemarle Regional Planning
and Development Commission Board of
Directors have unanimously endorsed
the four laning of US 17 through
Northeastern North Carolina.
The resolution was passed by the
directors at their regular January board
meeting last Thursday in Edenton.
The members did not specify a pref
erence for any of the three proposed
corridors from the Elizabeth City area
to the Virginia line made by the State
Fire Loss Light
No extensive damage was reported
from the early morning fire Tuesday
that hit the Edenton Cotton Mill.
The Edenton Fire Department re
ceived a fire call from the mill at 4:08
A. M., on Tuesday and they then alarm
ed the Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer
Fire Department.
Three trucks were on the scene to
fight the blaze that was limited to the
crawl space between the floor and the
ground. The fire ignited on the north
end of the mill adjacent to the main
office, known at the mill as the Card
ing Area.
Luther Parks, fire chief, stated that
manholes were cut into the floor to get
the fire under control. He remarked
that the fire was brought under control
in approximately 30 minutes.
Men from the Edenton and Cross
roads Departments were at the mill un
til 8:45 A. M., watching to make sure
the fire was completely extinguished.
Clean-up operations are underway
now and the mill was back in produc
tion at 7 A. M., the same morning, ac
cording to C. A. Phillips, vice president
of the mill.
Phillips commended the work of both
fire departments and stated he was very
impressed by the efficient work they
did. He remarked they did a marvel
ous job and he could not praise them
enough.
Distinguished Service Award banquet
of Edenton Jaycees.
The banquet will be held at 7:30
P. M., Thursday, January 27, in the new
Jaycee Community Building on Base
Road. Wallace Evans is banquet chair
man.
Evans said nomination forms have
been widely distributed. Others are
available and should be completed by
Monday. Any male citizen of Chowan
County between the ages of 21 and 35
is eligible for consideration. Evans
rnted out the candidate does not have
be a Jaycee.
Robert Ray, who was connected with
the National Fish Hatchery here, is im
mediate past DSA winner.
Hunt, 34, was presented the DSA by
Wilson Jaycees in 1969. He is a past
state president of Young Democratic
(Subs and immediate past president of
Coastal Plains/Development Association.
He has been active in the Democratic
aiilr all of his adult life and was named
by Gov. Bob Scott to head the party
reorganization p**"* 1 *■»
Hunt is a graduate of N. C. State
University mid earned his law degree at
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 20,1972
Highway Commission.
Concern was expressed by a board
member, Macon Johnson, who is chair
man of the Camden County commission
ers, that the Inland Waterway Bridge at
South Mills could eventually be closed,
as all of the proposed routes by-pass
South Mills. He said, the reduction in
traffic on the existing US 17 bridge,
which is midway the town limits, could
eventually lead to its elimination by the
U. S. Corps of Engineers.
“If eliminated, it would be necessary
for the residents to travel nine miles
distance just to cross to the other side
df Wn,” 'Johnson said. '
A resolution was passed favoring the
retaining of the bridge over the Inland
Waterway at South Mills. William B.
Gardner, chairman of the board of di
rectors, noted: “It is important that the
ten counties of the region .iand together
in support of each other.
Earlier in the day Gardner, L. F. Am
burn, Jr.j president, Albemarle Area
Development Association; and E. N.
(Pete) Manning, president and E. L.
Hollowell, Higlway Committee Chair
man, Edenton Chamber of Commerce,
attended a corridor hearing in Camden
Court House.
Gardner said Edenton Town Council
has endorsed the proposed highway and
that it is greatly needed.
“The need for such a highway to open
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Rep. Jones Recognizes Need For Area Radio System
Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Con
gressional District has pledged his sup
port in the establishment of an Emerg
ency Communications System within the
10-county Albemarle Area. Rep. Jones
said there are more than 1,300 fedeial
assistance programs but none to cover a
program as vital to this area.
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Volume Given A ADA L. F. Amburn, Jr., left, president of
Albemarle Area Development Association, is shown receiving a
copy of Federal Domestic Assistance Programs from Rep. Walter
B. Jones of the First Congressional District Rep. Jones was
speaker at the AADA monthly meeting held last Thursday at
Edenton Restaurant
A people designed five-year program
to provide a better life for people was
presented in Chowan County last Fri
day. “Impact ’76” is the theme of the
program drawn by Chowan County Ex
tension Advisory Board, in cooperation
with local extension personnel.
One of the most significant parts of
the program is to increase agricultural
income from nearly $lO-million in 1970
to more than SI2V&-millLn by 1976.
Pete Thompson, extension chairman,
Many Slots Open
On Ticket In 72
Candidates for major county, district
and state offices will be nominated in
May primary elections, according to the
Chowan County Board of Elections.
Slated to be nominated are three of
‘the five members of Chowan County
commissioners; two of the seven-mem
ber Edenton-Chowan Board of Educa
tion; the register of deeds, county
treasurer, coroner, as well as repre
sentatives to the General Assembly.
On the state ticket will be the gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and mem
bers of the Council of State.
Mrs. George Hoskins, election board
chairman, said February 21 is the last
day to file for county offices and the
General Assembly.
The deadline to register in the forth
coming election is April 7. Chowan
County has modified full-time registra
tion. Those \wo wish to register can
do so by contacting Mrs. Pansy Elliott,
county accountant, in the County Office
Building on East King Street. The
hours are 9 A. M.. to 1 P. M., Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
County commissioners’ whose terms
expire this year are Chairman C. A.
Phillips, Vice Chairman J. Clarence
Leary, and David T. Bateman. Two will
be elected for four-year terms while
the third will serve a two-year term.
Phillips and Bateman arc completing
their first four-year term.
Incumbents who have two more years
to go on their current term are N. J.
George and C. M. Evans.
Dr. J. H. Horton of the First Town
oiiip and Morris Small of the Fourth
Township are members of the board
of education whose terms expire this
year. Election in 1972 will be for six
year terms.
Incumbents who have remaining time
to serve are: Dr. Edward G. Bond. Mrs.
Emily G. Amburn, Eugene Jordan.
Thomas Paul Griffin, and Carlton Good
win.
Mrs. Bertha B. Bunch is register of
deeds, George Hoskins is county treas
urer and Marvin Barham is coroner.
There are three incumbents in the
current State Senate District, while
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Speaking here last Thursday night at
the first monthly meeting of 1972 of
Albemarle Area Development Associa
tion, he said: “I plan, upon my return
to Congress, to explore further possibili
ties for legislation which might remedy
this situation and, hcpeiuliy, the federal
government will sec the necessity to the
told his audience that this is realistic.
“We have a stable economy here,
balanced between industry and agri
culture,” he said. “We enjoy a grow
ing economy.”
The extension chairman described
plans to improve agriculture and keep
farm income on par with industrial
dollars.
A breakdown shows:
Field crops: $2,788,666 in 1960; $4,-
224,306 in 1965; $5,251,585 in 1970
and a prediction of $6,601,446 in 1976.
Vegetables: $989,563 in 1960; $1,119,-
366 in 1965; $1,492,500 in 1970; and a
prediction of $2,524,000 in 1976.
Livestock: $1,034,385 in 1960; $883,-
832 in 1965; $2,278,344 in 1970; and a
prediction of $2,411,350 in 1976.
Other: $707,540 in 1960; $779,931
in 1965; $921,675 in 1970; and a pre
diction of $986,675 in 1976.
Totals: $5,520,154 in 1960; $7,007,435
in 1965; $9,944,104 in 1970; and a pre
diction of $12,523,471 in 1976.
David T. Bateman, Chowan County
commissioner-farmer and chairman of
the advisory committee, emphasized that
because this is a “peoples program it
will take all people and all agencies to
make it successful.”
He described Chowan County as being
small enough to get everyone involved
and large enough to get something
done.
Bateman was generous in his praise
of local extension personnel. He claim
ed that no other county in the state is
fortunate enough to have the caliber
staff as has been accumulated in Cho
wan.
Thompson earlier told his audience:
“We know changes will occur in spite
of us and we feel we should have a say
so in these changes.” He also described
how extension has been transformed
from a rural agency to one working for
all the people. “Everyone can find a
place to help meet the needs of the
people.” he said as he introduced his
co-workers who described their activi
ties:
Mrs. Fran Ward, family living; Mrs.
Daisy Bembry, clothing and home man
agement; Mrs. Glayds White, housing
and house furnishings; Murray Goodwin,
youth and agriculture; and' Wayland
Spivey, community resource develop
ment.
Hog Sale Planned
The North Carolina Yorkshire winter
show and sale will be held January 26
at the livestock arena in Plymouth. The
show starts at 11 A. M., 'and the sale
at 1 P. M.
Bred gilts, open gilts and boars will
be offered for sale by Yorkshire Breed
ers from throughout North Carolina.
According to Jack Parker, area live
stock specialist, this will be an oppor
tunity for pork producers from through
out the area to buy top quality breed
ing animals to go into their herds.
end that financial assistance can be ob
tained to establish this much-needed sys
tem to be used, of course, for the pre
servation cf lives and property.”
Rep. Jcnes said he is aware of the iso
lation that exists in the legion due to
water and geographical disasters which
actually ccu’d render this entire area
helpless under certain conditions. Such
a network could also make more effec
tive the mutual aid agreement between
file departments, it was noted.
The speaker also commended AADA
/or formation of a Governmental Affairs
Committee to present the area’s needs
tc elected state and federal office hold
ers; the strong display of unity which
kept the 10 counties in one region when
the state established multi-county areas;
and made a strong plea for continued
unity saying: “In spite of county pride,
we have reached the point where no
county could go it alone in order to reach
total development.”
Rep. Jones presented L. F. Ambum,
Jr., AADA president, a volume contain
ing federal domestic assistance program.
“Look it over, see what you can find and
call me,” he said.
The speaker was introduced by W. B.
Gardner. Edenton town administrator,
and chairman of Albemarle Planning
and Development Commission.
Amburn, in preliminary remarks, said
the first priority programs for 1972
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Schedule Altered
Supt. Bill Britt announces a change
in the Edentou-Cbowan School calendar.
The fi st semester of school will end
on Friday. January 21. A pupil holiday
will be Monday, January 24. which will
be a teachers’ workday.
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