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r*Ti THE CHOWAN HERALD IS Volume XXVII.-No.19. Public Parade Well, our least favorite morning daily of general circulation in Northeastern North Carolina has made another contri bution erf editorial hedge-bopping which could make them the indisputable title holder for inconsistency/ With the following series of events they have nominated themselves for this most feared of journalistic pitfalls: First, Editor Claude Sitton is “sent” to Alabama just prior to North Carolina’s first Presidential Primary in an attempt to crucify, with his writing genius, Gov. George Wallace. Then on Tuesday, reporter John Coit is dispatched to Silver Spring, Md., to keep vigil over the wounded governor. And if that wasn’t obvious enough, the newspaper editorialized that the attempt on Gov. Wallace’s life in Maryland could not be dignified by interpreting it as a political act. “It was an act of ma<T ness ...” In our opinion, the series of Mr. Sitton was designed to slay Gov. Wallace—with words as much so as the man behind the gun in a Maryland shopping center. Was Mr. Sitton’s a ‘‘political act” or “an act of madness?” Tennis In News “Interest in tennis is mushrooming all over the state,” proclaimed the X. C. Tennis Foundation, Inc., in its May 7 bulletin from Chapel Hill. And they cited the volunteer services of people along the Public Parade as a good ex ample as to why it is happening. ‘‘Not very long as;o,” they state, “in those cities with a tennis park or clubs with courts it really wasn’t a problem getting on a court to play. Many small er communities lacked facilities, or didn’t keep up—maintain properly—the court or courts on hand because of a lack of real demand. But times certainly have changed in a hurry. “Edenton had three weather-worn blacktop courts nets, un til last winer. Dr. Allen Hornthal re quested and obtained funds from the Town Council with which to apply a latex coating and new nylon regulation nets. Dr. Hornthal then organized young and old enthusiasts who applied the sur face material during a day’s outing, at no cost. “Next he persuaded the Edenton Ro tary Club to light the courts. Now there is activity on all three courts from morn ing until midnight, seven days a week, W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., reports, and the town now feels it should add more courts for community recreation.” And we concur! Rediscovering Senior Citizens Senior Citizens along the Public Parade and throughout the state and nation are being rediscovered. In the process, more and more emphasis is being placed on programs which benefit the older person. The federal government is placing em phasis on adequate housing for older citi zens. In Edenton, 100 units of low-rent public housing are being completed with .10 of the units being designed specific ally for the elderly. Gov. Bob Scott has designated May as Senior Citizens Month in North Carolina. Mayor George Alma Byrum has desig nated Sunday as Senior Citizens Day. Chowan County commissioners have designated May 21-27 as Senior Citizens Week here. Albemarle Regional Planning & De velopment Commission are operating a Program on Aging in the 10-county area with a director and four coordinators at work pulling existing agency programs together, as well as encouraging new ac tivities. Also, Employment Security Commis- Continuod on Pago 4 Phillips Heads Eastern Press Group ELIZABETH ClTY—Loyal Phillips of Dear Publications k Radio, Inc., here, has been named president of Eastern North Carolina Press Association. He succeeds L. F. Amburn, Jr., of Eden ton. Amburn is publisher of The Chowan Herald. Phillips and other new officers were elected Saturday morning at the close of the annual convention. /The conven- I I* : | invhinn Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina r ' p If fH HHp Dr. Clifford Bair Dr. Clifford Bair To Retire June 30 ELIZABETH CITY—Dr. Clifford Bair, chairman of the Fine Arts Department at College of The Albemarle, will re tire June 30, it was announced recently. Dr. Bair has been associated with the community college since 1964. In addition to his duties as depart ment head, he is professor of music and director of Albemarle Choral Socie ty with divisions in Edenton and here. He has directed a number of musical E reductions, including the recent Gil ert and Sullivan opera, “The Mikado.” Mrs. Ana Withers Bair has been asso ciated with her husband at COA. She has also been organist at St. Paul’s Epis copal Church in Edenton. The Bairs, who reside in Winslow Acres, plan to remain in the Albemarle Area. Dr. Bair is a graduate of Chicago Music School and received his doctorate at the college In 1948. He did further study at Erestau, Germany, and Salz burg; Austria. The professor is listed in Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in Music and the Dance in the South and Southwest; and Biographical Ency clopedia of the World. During his European studies, Dr. Bair laid foundations for his pioneer work toward establishing opera in America in English with native singers. His suc cess as a teacher of singing led to his election to the American Academy of Teachers of Singing and to his appoint ment as the first regional governor of the Southwestern District, National As sociation of Teachers of Singing. Special Week For Senior Citizens Senior Citizens Month is May as pro claimed by Governor Bob Scott and Edenton Mayor George A. Byrum has set Sunday, May 21 as the day to pay tribute to senior citizens and the Cho wan County Commissioners have set May 21 through 27 as the week to honor the aging citizens. Mrs. Virginia Oliver, coordinator for the Program on Aging sponsored by Albemarle Regional Planning and De velopment Commission, has stated that posters have been made throughout the schools in the 10 counties promoting May as Senior Citizen Month. Churches in Chowan County have been contacted to promote senior citi zens day in their sermons. Southgate Mall has set up a week for senior citizens in the area to dis play or sell their arts and crafts. Mrs. Oliver states that you do not have to belong to a senior citizen club in order to participate. Plans are in the making for a talent show to be held jointly with Chowan and Perquimans County senior citizens participating. There are 1,128 senior citizens in Plymouth and Clyde Simmons, Jr., of Grffton. John Bell, mayor of Elizabeth City, welcomed some 70 people to the con vention Friday night. A. W. Houtz of Elizabeth City delivered a banquet ad dress about signers of the Declaration of Independence. A social hour was sponsored by VEPCO. morning were: Tim McClanahan of The Daily Advance and Everett Liverman of The AhosUe Herald, discussing cir culation; and Boney and Lawrence Wofford of The News k Observer, talk ing about collecting and presenting for Friday’s banquet was furnished by The Young Ameri cans, directed by Roy Askew. rsday, May 18, 1972 Mail Service Change Set For July 1 Postal patrons in Edenton are not expected to experience any substantial cut in service when, on July 1, Area Mail Processing becomes effective in this area, according to Postmaster James M. Bond. However, in order to get next day delivery in North Caro lina, mail must be in the local post of fice an hour earlier in the afternoon prior to 6 P. M. Area Mail Processing is believed to be the most efficient and economical method yet of mail distribution, it is pointed out. Instead of mail being processed in a sectional center in Eliz abeth City, all mail will go to Rocky Mount, except local mail so designated. “The people will be somewhat in convenienced not only by the hour earlier in outgoing mail, but in the fact that ‘local’ and ‘out-of-town’ pack ages must be designated or even local mail will go to Rocky Mount and back to Edenton,” the postmaster said. There apparently will be a loss of one employee at the post office and a cut-back of work for substitutes, he added. However, Bill Sexton has al ready moved to Ocracoke as officer in charge. Currently all mail entering the Eden ton Post Office is worked through out going distribution case for dispatch to the office of address. Beginning July 1, all outgoing mail entering the Eden ton Post Office will be dispatched as raw mail to the Rocky Mount Sectional Center where distribution will be made. This means the “massing of mail” from Rocky Mount and Elizabeth City cen ters. A new schedule of arrival and de parture of mail for Edenton has been established. Mail will arrive here at 6:15 A. M., and depart at 6 P. M.; ar riving about an hour later than usual and departing an hour earlier. However, Postmaster Bond said he anticipated maintaining the same open ing hours—B:3o A. M., to 5 P. M., Mon day through Friday and 8:30 A. M.. to 12 noon on Saturdays. Postmaster Bond said it appears that the affect on the local post office will not be as great as in some other areas. For example, the dispatching from Elizabeth City will be at 5:15 P. M. Therefore, mail deposited there after that time will not be dispatched from the post office until the same lime on the following day. He encouraged local postal patrons to be careful to sort local and out-of town mail into separate bundles to in sure quicker delivery. Chowan County and 1,099 in Perquim ans County, according to Mrs. Oliver. Since February four coordinators, Mrs. Oliver, J. R. Swain, Mrs. Gail Driggers and Mrs. Mildred Hill have been work ing on the Program on Aging, under the direction of Mrs. J. P. Ricks. Jr., director of the Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission project. This area covers 10 counties and these coordinators have been working to seek cooperation, coordination and communication among the already exist ing agencies, groups and institutions in the area. jflj Ik.S^ I m wL ■ Iv’T SUPPORT HISTORIC EDENTON— The Edenton Historical Com mission recently contributed $6,000 to Historic Edenton, Inc., to apply towards a state matching grant. Dr. K. N. Hines., Jr., right, accepts the check from Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., vice chairman of the historical commission. At left is John A. Mitchener, Jr., com mission treasurer. More money is needed so improvements can be made at the Barker House Visitor Center-Museum. Single Copy 10 Cents H It* : : K.-- iy . 4 . J 1 fM Hi m TALENT WINNERS Belinda Byrum, sitting, and from left, Marta Rogerson, Janet Harrell, Lou Ann Bunch and Beechye Lou Ward, will represent Chowan County in district talent show on June 14. Each pf the girls were awarded ass prize from the Eden ton Rotary Club for winning in county competition Friday night at Chowan High School. (Story and another picture on page 5-A). Volunteer Firemen Aided A fire service coordinator, to work with Albemarle Firemen's Association, will be employed for 10 Northeastern North Carolina counties. This was an nounced at a recent meeting of the executive committee of Albemarle Reg ional Planning & Development Com mission. Wesley Cullipher, executive director of ARPDC, said funds for the position will come from the Emergency Employ ment Act. This is believed to be the Homecoming Set This Sunday will mark the 10th anni versary of the Immanuel Baptist Church, located on West Queen Street. Special speakers and music have been planned for the day and lunch will be served immediately following the 11 A. M., worship service, according to Rev. Paul Hawkins, pastor. Speakers will include Rev. Russell Rice, a former pastor of the church; Dr. Roy Harrell, founder; and Evange list Del Fehsenfcld, Jr., of St. Peters burg, Fla. www Special music will 1%-.^ be presented by The Jn Cpv Life Action Singers, JH ers from various ■w. parts of the country. H A Fehsenfcld. these l’fl, JB singers have been beard in 48 states, on TV and radio. HP JBJH Also Fehsenfeld gram will be the adult choir of the church, The Williams Family, a trumpet solo and a ladies trio. Beginning Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock and nightly through Friday, the church will sponsor a Life Action Cru sade with Mr. Fehsenfeld as guest evan gelist. The public is cordially invited to attend the anniversary-homecoming celebration as well as the crusade ser vices. first such position in the state. The coordinator will work with 35 volunteer fire departments in the Albe marle Area. Dennis Swain of Columbia is president of the firemen’s association and Frank White of Center Hill-Cross roads is immediate past president. Charles Skinner, Jr., of Hertford, and Luther C. Parks of Edenton, have also been prime movers in obtaining funds for this position. It is anticipated that one of the first projects of the coordinator will be a regional emergency service communi cation system. Preliminary work on such a system has already begun. Albemarle Area Development Asso ciation has been extremely interested in coordinating emergency services in the region and has encouraged the em ployment of a coordinator as well as the communication system. ARPDC also has agreed to act as coordinator in the proposed project at Oregon Inlet and steps have already been taken to seek the assistance of Gov. Bob Scott in arranging a confer ence on the subject. Action on this request from A ADA last month was taken May 11 at a meet ing of ARPDC’s Executive Committee at the regional office here. W. B. Gard ner, chairman, presided. In other action, Culliohcr was given permission to employ three PACE stu dents for summer work at the regional office. Also, the Comprehensive Health Planning Personnel Committee was em powered to employ a health planner as they see fit. During the meeting, committee mem bers received a lengthy report from Bob Sykes, regional housing planner, on steps being taken to secure some type public housing program in the 10-coun ty Albemarle Area. Sykes said he feels the best approach to take in an effort to rid the area of sub-standard housing lies in a combination of two groups: I—A Regional Housing Authority which will seek and manage IIUD-FHA public housing, and Continued on Page 4 Concert Planned The Spring Concert of John A. Holmes High School Band will be held on the Courthouse Green at 7:30 P. M., May 25, according to Richard L. Satter field, director. Satterfield announced that the con cert will be presented as a tribute to the Town of Edenton and its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. The concert will feature all kinds of music, from classical, marches, pop, rock, etc. The public is invited and there will be no admission charge. Surgeon To Move Dr. William W. Bindcman, a surgeon with Chowan Medical Center, will leave June 1 to establish private practice in Roanoke Rapids. The announcement was made Wednesday by Dr. Richard Hardin for the Medical Center. Dr. Bindeman has been associated with the medical group here for four and one-half years and has been head of the surgical staff at Chowan Hospital. Dr. Hardin said several new surgeons have visited Edenton and shown the opportunity for surgical practice here. “However, no definite selection has yet been made,” he stated. Thomas M. Surratt, administrator of Chowan Hospital, said the hospital will have surgical coverage for the interim.
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