Public Purade
Too Much Over Too Little
r The glibcral daily press is having a
r hey day with the Democratic Conven
tion and all the fuss over the California
delegates Sen. McGovern has one day
and doesn’t have the next. This is, of
course, interesting.
But what we are getting a little tired
of, frankly, is all the play being given
the Mitchell love affair and the world
chess championship.
It is apparent President Nixon is
pretty much assured of re-election, even
without Mr. Mitchell. And who gives a
hang whether Boris Spassky, the Rus
sian titleholder can checkmate America’s
Bobby Fischer?
Surely to goodness there are more
important things of note.
Something Finer In
Eastern Carolina
, Our favorite food columnist has just
4. returned from a three-week stint at Hil
i, ton Head Island, S. C., no less. But
* unlike most columnists, her “Herald
Kitchen” appeared each week, without
the usual note like “Mildred Huskins is
on vacation. Her column will be re
sumed upon her return.”
She did her work before she left. We
were taught by the same teacher, who
happens to be her husband. He once
returned from a press convention at
Nags Head totally unimpressed and re
ported that in his opinion they had
named the town after the wrong end of
the nag.
It was. an interesting little recap she
wrote in the Statesville Record & Land
mark upon her return from Hilton Head.
Maybe her husband’s previous observa
tions about the Outer Banks of Tar
Heelia influenced her when she wrote
of Hilton Head: “No better place on
the face of the earth could be found for
k romping with grandchildren.”
We take issue. We have not, admit
-4 tedly, been able to get grandparents and
grandchildren to meander along the Pub
lic Parade for more than a couple days
at a time in eight years. Given three
weeks, though, we are confident they
would find ‘ no better place on the face
of the earth” than ye ole towne on Queen
Anne’s Creek.
‘2so’ and *2021 ’
WelL we had-the -opportunity
periencing the hospitality of Chowan
Hilton North last week and can now
vouch for the splendid medical facilities
available to the people along the Public
Parade and throughout the area.
Dr. Ed Bond decided it would be best
if we got a good going-over. And be
tween Saturday afternoon and Monday
afternoon, in Room 2021, we became
j aware of what sonic of his patients refer
' to as being “Bonderized.”
It was the first time in 3(1 years we
. had the misfortune of being a patient in
r a hospital. But we are fortunate to have
had the Chowan Hilton North available
when the time came.
They have all sorts of things out
there. There is the chief diplomat who
reports that you can walk from the bed
to the chair to the bathroom. Then
there is the assistant who much check
with the chief to determine if you can
take three extra steps to get into the
shower.
There is also something missing. Al
though the mother of our five children
happens to be a nurse, we had never ex
perienced one of the relaxing back rubs
designed to put you to sleep. This is
missing at the Chowan Hilton. It sup
posedly is replaced by a totally electric
bed. They arrive on schedule with a
sleeping capsule to' replace the back rub
but by the time you get through the
electronic manipulation you are wide
P awake anew.
The nurses, aides, etc., are cheerful
* and efficient.' So are the auxiliary
members, whose smile compliments the
flowers and the mail. We were fortun
ate, in one respect. Sharon Thompson,
a pretty candystriper, came to visit for
her father.
Then there was the trip to X-ray
Monday morning with William Saund
' ers at the wheelchair controls. He
didn’t run down but one candystriper, a
nurse assistant and an orderly on the first
trip.
The second run was better. He po
litely asked that we pull down ouj gown
so we wouldn’t get arrested for iniiecent
exposure and then only ran over a young
man apparently looking for the house
keeper.
But all in all, William is much better
as a wheelchair chauffeur than a local po
liceman who reportedly dumped a sus
pect onto the driveway at the end of the
r emergency ramp.
Dr. Joe Lee Frank must have the
world’s worst formula for “milk punch.”
Following our complaint of too much
vanilla and too little bourbon, he replied
in the true Ahoskian manner: “Listen,
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Receive Special Recognition ln a brief service at Edenton Baptist Church last Sunday morning
three persons received love gifts acknowledging their work and devotion in certain areas of service to
the church. At left Rev. Robert E. Gray, pastor, recognizes Earl G. Harrell, who has served as music
director for the church for the past five years; James G. Blount, vice chairman of deacons, presents a
gift to Mrs. Robert E. Gray for her outstanding work with Youth Choirs; and Jesse Austin who re
tired recently alter serving 19 years as custodian of the church is shown receiving a gift from E. N.
Manning, Chairman of Building and Grounds Committee.
m THE CHOWAN HERALD H
Volume XXXVIII—No. 26.
County Tax Rate Boosted
Chowan County commissioners have
approved a $1,541,991.45 budget for fis
cal 1972-73 with a new tax rate of $1.65
per SIOO valuation. This is an increase
of five cents. In addition, rural resi
dents will pay eight cents for fire pro
tection. County employees will receive
a base pay increase of 5 per cent across
the board.
This year’s budget is $87,215.00 less
than the 1971-72 overall budget figure
of $1,629,206.45, but the budget for this
year is based on a valuation of
$35,000,000 which is $1.5 million great
er than the preceding year. The de
crease in the overall figure is primarily
due to less state and federal funds.
, Although the school system will
Drug Counts Aired
merwere fomitr’
guilty of drug possession charges by
Judge Winton F. Walker, Jr., in the
June 27 session of Chowan District
Court. Charged were Robert D. How
ard, William Carlton MeClenny, Glenn
R. Meadows and Asa Carroll Simpson.
Patrolman Ray Griffin reported that
1.14 grams of marijuana were found in
the glove compartment of a vehicle op
erated by Howard. Found, as well,
were pipes and rolling paper.
Each of the men were given six
month sentences, suspended upon pay
ment of S2OO fine and costs, and placed
on three years probation.
The other cases heard by Judge
Walker included:
Vachael Thomas Chears, Jr., failing
to decrease speed, nol pros, driving
drunk, six months, suspended, $250 fine
and costs. Defendant appealed; bond
set at SSOO.
Landreth Williams, driving drunk, 90
days, suspended, $l5O fine and costs.
Defendant appealed; bond set at SSOO.
Roosevelt Ford, larceny, six months.
Robert Edward Lee, driving drunk
and failing to operate motor vehicle on
right half of the road; three months,
suspended, $125 fine and costs. De
fendant appealed; bond set at SSOO.
Thomas Edward Skittlethorpe, driv
ing drunk, nol pros.
Thomas Willis Armstead, larceny, nol
pros.
Alfonza Cooper, simple affray, 30
days suspended, $25 fine and costs.
Continued on Page 4
Missionary Will Speak Here Sunday
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 6, 1972 Single Copies 10 Cents
again receive a greater part of the
budget, it is still facing a sharp cut
back, far less than the $499,000 it re
quested. The College of the Albemarle
will receive no appropriations, reported
ly, because there is no money to spare.
This year, funds will be included to
ward construction of a new jail, the
joint land-fill venture between Chowan,
Perquimans, Edenton. and Hertford, and
the purchase of a new ambulance.
Booked For Theft
After hours of questioning, three
young Edenton Negroes confessed to
breaking and entering of G. T. Davis
Jewelers on June 23.
Edenton Police Chief J. D. Parrish
identified the suspects as Oras Blount,
22; Albert Brothers, 19; and Charles
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It was reported that a bottle was used
in smashing the front display window
of the store on that Friday morning,
and eight watches were removed. The
breaking and entering brought to three
such break-ins for the month of June,
the Davis firm having been hit twice.
At the present time, two stolen
watches have been recovered.
The three men are charged with
breaking and entering and larceny.
They have been released under SSOO
bond each. Trial is set in District
Court for July 18.
Chief Parrish raid investigation is
still underway into the two previous
robberies.
He stated that the investigation was
set off by a hunch which paid off. Par
ticipating in the investigation was Capt.
Harvey Williams and Patrolman J. T.
Norman, along with Chief Parrish.
Recreation Survey
Echoing a statement by the N. C.
General Statutes concerning the need
of adequate recreational facilities in the
communities of the state, the Edenton
Planning Commission of the Town
Council conducted a survey in March
as an initial step in organizing a recrea
tional program. The need was empha
sized as a valuable tool in establishing
public good and moral welfare for all
age groups.
Rev. Ralph W. Harrell, Southern Bap
tist missionary to Kenya, will be the
guest speaker at the Edenton Baptist
Church Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
He will also show slides of his work in
East Africa.
Mr. Harrell and his wife, Rosalind,
were appointed by the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion in 1958. During his years in East
Africa, he has served as superintendent
of a Baptist community center; treasur
er of the Baptist Mission of East Africa;
manager of the Baptist assembly
grounds, and evangelistic worker. He
is presently director of. the editorial de
partment of the Baptist publishing
house in Nairobi, Kenya.
A native of Chowan County, Mr. Har
rell is a graduate of Wake Forest Col
lege and Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. He is the son of Mrs. W. W.
Harrell of Edenton and the late Mr.
Harrell.
The public is invited to attend the
service. Nursery facilities will be pro
vided for children three years and
under.
Budget Is Slashed
By School Board
The Edenton-Chowan Board of Edu
cation reluctantly approved the
$415,000 budget pledged by the County
Commissioners on Friday night. Much
concern was expressed over the cuts
necessary to operate with that figure.
Last year’s budget was $417,000, of
which actual revenue amounted to only
$387,000 and created deficit spending
of some $28,000. The board of educa
tion stressed that spending was kept
within the projected figure and the re
sulting deficit was not due to an over
spending on their part.
As a result of the cutback in the
budget, one teaching position was elimi
nated as well as the acquisition of an
additional guidance counselor at
•4lohn3a' High School. The drama pro
gram was restructured and a special ed
ucation teacher sacrificed at Chowan
High School. Certain renovations and
repairs in all schools of the Edenton-
Chowan system were dropped.
Meeting Planned
The quarterly meeting of the Albe
marle Area Beef Cattle Association will
be held at Sadler’s Motel and Restau
rant, Fairfield. The meeting starts at
7:30 P. M.
Jack Parker, area livestock specialist,
says Hayes Gregory, farm manager for
Texas Gulf, will be the guest speaker.
Gregory will discuss cross breeding in
beef cattle. This is a very timely sub
ject, since many farmers are now be
ginning to follow this breeding pro
gram.
Shows Community
The survey was multi-purpose. It
served to determine the activities de
sired by the citizenry, ask direct ques
tions to the people concerning financial
and material support for such programs,
and cull basic information to determine
which groups indicated the most need
for recreational programs.
Os the 1,535 surveys mailed to resi
dential consumers of the Electric and
Water Department, a low 148 or 9.6 per
cent were returned, despite the fact
that a pre-addressed Business Reply en
velope accompanied each form.
In regards to administration and fi
nance, the questionnaire' revealed 87
per cent favored a recreational pro
gram. In financing, 96 per cent indi
cated support; but in the same stroke,
a majority did not favor special taxa
tion or fees, rather a combination of
both. Os those who opposed the previ
ous question, 79 per cent favored a non
paid Recreation Commission to super
vise programs and formulate policies.
Under Individual Data, each family
was requested to count the number of
males and females according to age
groups. It was learned there are sig
nificant numbers in the 12 and under
group, adults 37-65 group and the Sen
ior Citizens, over 65.
Response indicated that the most
widely used facilities are as follows:
John A. Holmes High School; tennis
courts on North Broad Street; Swain
Elementary School, vacant lot at the
intersection of Freemason and Oakum
Streets; Jaycee playground on Albe
marle Court; and the National Guard
gym.
Respondents showed interest in ex
panding or initiating activities running
the entire gamut from swimming to in-
New Postal
Now Works
In E.C. Area
The newest innovation of the U. S.
Postal Service Area Mail process
ing was installed at the Elizabeth
City Office on July 1.
Beginning on that date, mail from
the Elizabeth City Sectional Center
Area will be processed for outgoing dis
patch through the Rocky Mount Post
Office.
This was announced by Carl C. Ul
saker, Regional Postmaster General,
Southern Postal Region, which covers
the Southern United States from Texas
to Florida.
“The program is intended to speed
the ultimate delivery of the mail and
to gain maximum efficiency and econo
my through full utilization of Rocky
Mount’s modern post office,” Ulsaker
said.
“The Rocky Mount Post Office is
equipped with two electric cancelling
machines and two automatic facing
stacking machines to move the increas
ed mail volume from Elizabeth City and
the associate offices.
Area Mail processing is a plan where
by virtually all mail originating within
a Sectional Center Area, including any
or all the associate offices of the Sec
tional Center Facility, will be consolidat
ed at the SCF for complete preparation
and processing for outgoing dispatch.
In this case, mail from the Elizabeth
City SCF and its associate offices in
cluding Edenton will be moved to the
Rocky Mount Office and processed for
outgoing dispatch.
Ail mail deposited in street letter
boxes or the out-of-town letter drops at
the associate offices will be transferred
to the Rocky Mount SCF for processing
and will bear the postmark designated
for that SCF area.
The postmark for the Elizabeth City
SCF will read. “U. S. Postal Service,
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Family Income Up
Average family income was $6,397
in Chowan County in 1969, compared
with $7,774 for the State, according to
a report on the 1970 census by the
Bureau of the Census, U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce. Per capita income
for the county amounted to $2,040, the
report shows.
The 1970 census counted 10,764 resi
dents in the county.
Among the county's 10.038 inhabit
ants age five and over in 1970, 659 were
living in a different county within the
State in 1965, and 689 in a different
State.
In the population age 16 and over, 75
per cent of the men and 39 per cent of
the women were in the labor force.
Among the employed, 34 per cent were
holding white collar jobs, and 16 per
cent were government workers.
About 42 per cent of the married wo
men with husband present were in the
labor force, and 41 per cent of these
wives had children under six.
There were 3,182 persons three to
34 years old enrolled in school. In the
25-and-older population, 28 per cent of
the men and 36 per cent of the women
were high school graduates.
Afraid Os Taxes
terpretive dance and holiday celebra
tions.
The survey, conducted in conjunction
with the N. C. Department of Natural
Resources, stated:
“Finally, the response to the survey
was discouraging to say the least. From
all the information available, it seems
the community is not apathetic about
recreation but rather, fears an increase
in taxes. The Planning Commission un
derstands and sympathizes with them.
However, recreation in Edenton needs
to be improved and the time to begin
is now: for delay is the deadliest form
of denial. Therefore, the following rec
ommendations are made to improve
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Farm Price List
ATLANTA, Ga. On the southeast
ern broiler-fryer market, prices received
by southeastern processors trended
higher during the week ended June 30,
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service
reports.
Prices advanced on all sizes for car
toned eggs in volume sales to retailers
in the Southeast. The heavy type hen
market was generally steady, while
prices for light type hens continued to
trend higher.
Southeastern feeder cattle and calf
prices and slaughter calf prices trended
steady to $1 higher. Slaughter cows
sold unevenly, but mostly steady.
Hog prices advanced early in the
week, but some late declines resulted
in mixed price trends over the area.
Spot cotton prices were generally
steady.