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By L. F. AMBURN, JR.
The “green tide” of the Chowan Riv
er came to a head Friday, three days
after Farmers Chemical Association,
Inc., at Tunis had beeii ordered by the
state to discontinue discharging any ef
fluent, treated or not, into the water.
■ In the area of Colerain Beach and
Rocky Hock Creek, on the Chowan side
of the river, it appeared as a frothy
mass running several yards out into the
water.
Recent developments have caused
commercial and sports fishermen and
residents along both sides of the river
to become alarmed.
The latest development was a meet
ing here Tuesday night where officials
impressed upon State Sen. J. J. (Monk)
Harrington of Lewiston in Bertie Coun
ty, and Speaker of the House Phil
Godwin of Gates County, the import
ance of clean water in this area.
Representatives of the fishing indus
try, the Town of Edenton, Albemarle
Area Development Association and the
Industrial Committee of Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, were told by Sen.
Harrington that he disapproved of
double standards for waters in the
area. “I’ll fight for standardisation, for
we must protect our waters from fur
ther pollution,” he said.
Speaker Godwin, who is also Demo
cratic State Senate-nominee, agreed.
The two political leaders will arrange a
meeting with state agency officials and
people on the local scene to insure
“continued clean water in unpolluted
streams as well as cleaning up those
already in bad shape.”
The meeting was tentatively set for
Tuesday in Edenton, with Dr. Arthur
. Cooper, deputy director of the state’s
f Economic and Natural Resources Board
in attendance.
W. P. (Spec) Jones, Industrial Com
mittee chairman, said he felt the state
agencies were not being consistent in
requirements on various streams, which
threatened to pollute Albemarle Sound.
“Let it be made clear,” Jones stated,
“that we want clean water, period.”
Jones said first priority must be giv
en to this effort in order to protect the
fishing and recreation industry in the
area.
J; D. Peele, speaking for the-fishing
industry, said they had seen the “green
tide” coming for the past four or five
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Hearings Planned
The N. C. Commercial Fisheries
Study Commission will hold three pub
lic hearings along the North Carolina
coast during the months of August,
September and October.
The first of these public hearings
will be held in the central area of the
coast. This meeting will be held Sat
urday at 1:30 P. M. in the District
Courtroom in the Town of Beaufort,
Carteret County.
The meeting to be held in the south
ern coastal area and the meeting to be
held in the northern coastal area will
be announced at a later date.
This is an independent commission,
and is in no way connected with the
State Fisheries organization or any
other state agency.
The commission was established by
the 1971 General Assembly (1) To in
vestigate the scope of services author
ized and rendered to the commercial
fishing industry and individuals there
of, as measured against those author
ized and rendered to other segments of
society. (2) To determine specific needs
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ft New Phone Plan
Seven county departments or of
fices can now be reached by dialing
a single number, it was announced here
this week. An improved telephone
svstem has been installed and the new
number is 482-8484 and the operator
is located in the Sheriff’s Department.
By dialing this number you can not
only reach the law enforcement agency
but the following offices: Tax Supervis
or, Register of Deeds, County Treasur
er, Election Board, Tax Collector and
Magistrates.
Registration At
Chowan County Board of Elections
does not plan to go to the schools to
register students, according to a state
ment issued^today by Mrs. George C.
Hoskins, chairman.
“This is a reminder to all students,
I school and college, to register be*
, for 3 they go back to school,” Mrs. Hos
kins said.
The hours for registering are on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday from 9
A M. to 1 P. M. at the office of Mrs.
Pansy A. Elliott, county accountant.
I Mrs. Elliott’s office is on the second
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Concern Expressed Over Chowan River — Much concern has been expressed in recent weeks over the “green tide” of Chowan River,
which has now made its way into Albemarle Sound. In two separate groups this week, the condition of the river was the prime topic of
conversation. In the picture at left, J. D. Peele, spokesman for the fishing industry, is shown with State Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harring
ton, W. P. (Spec) Jones and Speaker of the Hause Phil Godwin. Rep. Walter B. Jones, of the First Congressional District, second from
left in photo at right, holds specimens of the substance taken from the river Friday as he talks with Mayor George Alma Byrum, Town
Attorney W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., and Thomas H. Shepard.
public parade
School Assignments Coming
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Ready or not, school bells along the
Public Parade will beckon students
back to the classroom on September 5.
So, principals have been busy making
homeroom assignments so students will
know exactly where to report on open
ing day.
As in the past, these assignments
will be carried in The Chowan Herald.
They will appear next week, so look
for them. According to our agreement
with school officials, no advance in
formation can be passed out. You’ll
just have to wait.
While many children aren’t ready to
continue their formal learning process,
many parents are ready for them to re
turn to the classroom. Ain’t it so?
Focus On Edenton
The Edenton Symposium announce
ment last week has created much in
teresting discussion concerning what it
is all about. And for those who have
scratched their head without bothering
the dictionary, Webster defines a sym
posium as: “a collection' of utterances
by-different persons on one subject.”
Planners who have put the October
program together didn’t limit it to “ut
terances,” a fact which almost assures
a successful project for the Edenton
Historical Commission. Speeches, etc.,
about Edenton’s charm and beauty are
not limited to the town limits. But to
gain the real feeling, you have,to be a
part of the scene.
This is what makes this symposium
a bit different. There will be, of
course, scholarly “utterances,” but
there will also be walking tours of
what is being talked about and real fur
nishings that can be touched by parti
cipants rather than pictures flashed on
the screen. Graphics will be, nonethe
less, a major role in the Edenton Sym
posium.
Typical of what the Commission rep
resentatives and the Office of Archives
& History in Raleigh have put together
is the session where Frank Horton, di
rector of restoration at Old Salem in
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Kirby Optimistic About Grid Squad
By FLYNN SURRATT
Head Coach Marion Kirby of the
Edenton Aces summed up the 1972
football squad with his usual optimism
and nervous excitement by stating that
the team has displayed a good attitude
and willingness to “.slick their noses in
there.”
He added, however, that there is still
ground to be covered in developing
technique. With only seven returning
lettermen, six seniors and one junior,
there will be many new, and young,
faces on the field. The sophomores
that will be filling many of the posi
tions on the team will shortly come
under the test of fire when the Aces
play the Bertie Falcons on foreign soil
September 1.
Offensively, the experience in the
backfield lies with Bill Chesson, Simon
Copeland, Richard Morring and Ray
Bateman. Kirby is also looking for
Schools Is Nixed
floor of the County Office Building on
East King Street.
If it is impossible for a student to
register during these hours they can
contact Mrs. Hoskins or Mrs. Joseph M.
Thorud, executive secretary.
Mrs. Hoskins also said military ab
sentee requests can be accepted begin
ning September 1. The first day for
civilian absentee requests is September
23.
The last day to register for the Gen
eral Election on November 7 is 5 P. M.,
October 9.
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Dr. H. B. Purvis
Dentist To Open
Office In Edenton
Opening a new dental practice in
Edenton is Dr. H. B. Purvis. His office
will be located at 705 North Broad
Street in Milchener Village.
Dr. Purvis is from Baxley, Ga„ and
attended Southern Technical Institute,
University of Georgia and the Univer
sity of North Carolina Dental School.
He is married to Glenda Glasco Purvis,
and they have a six-months-old son,
Matthew. Dr. Purvis stated that he has
no hobbies, as such, but enjoys spend
ing leisure time hunting and fishing.
He reported that he had passed
through Edenton in 1970 en route to
the Outer Banks and liked the town. He
was impressed with the pride the towns
people take in Edenton, he said.
strong contributions from newcomers
Arnold Brothers, Thomas Slade, Percy
Perry, David Morris and Gerald Hall.
On the line, depleted by graduation,
eyes will be upon sophomore and
juniors to do the job. Strong prospects
up front are Jimmy Skinner, Elmer Ov
erton, David Shackleford, Jason Weeks
and Carroll Bonner.
Kirby was also quick to note two
hefty sophomores who seem to be fig
uring into the front five very well: Mike
Fry, 6 foot 3 inches, 185 pounds and
Ralph Garrett. G ft., 194 pounds.
In terms of long-range planning he
pointed up a freshman, Donald Boyce.
5 ft. 11 inches, 185 pounds. At the end
positions are Jimmy Fleetwood, Rod
Cross, Chris Elliott, Albert Granby and
Ernest Brothers. As well, Coach Kirby
stated that Slade and Copeland have
good hands and should see some action
as ends.
Defensively, Kirby stated that it is
too early to tell a lot, but he has sev
eral people in mind. A first year senior.
Donald Hassell, known as “Big Hassle”
has proven to be able to move better
than expected. Other prospects include
Curtis Bunch, Mack Jones, Bernard
Harris, Alec Bond and Zachary Valen
tine.
Valentine, stated Kirby, “is the best
sophomore defensive end I have ever
coached. He’s going to be a fine ball
player.* We’re counting on him to play
a lot of football.”
Bateman will be back to punt and is
rated to have good distance and fair
height. Kicking will be handled by
Garrett
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Boards Study Loan
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education
met Monday night for a special session
prior to the opening of school to finish
several articles of business.
It was reported that Dr. Edwin West,
superintendent, Chairman Eugene Jor
dan and- Thomas P. Griffin met with
County Commissioners Nick George. D.
T. Bateman and Chairman A1 Phillips
concerning the $32,000 advancement to
the school system as well as the $35 000
debt from the previous year. Both
Chairman Jordan and Dr. West stated
that the advancement of $32,000 will
not be needed due to the recent acqui
sition of tax monies, and the debt owed
to the county commissioners will be
paid as surpluses accumulate.
The school board will formallv ac
knowledge the loan in writing. Dr. Fd
Bond stated that he felt the public
should know that the school budget had
been over-estimated by both the school
board and commissioners, and it had
been made to appear that the -'chools
had deliberately overspent.
Dr. West, who recently returned
from a development and planning work
shop in Hamilton, N. Y., proposed a
wide restructing of the chain of auth
oritv in the schools. The plan, he said,
is designed to eliminate many unneces
sary duties now handled by the princi
pal. Supervisors would be appointed in
the various departments to act as inter-
Student Plays Set
The Edenton-Chowan School System
has been chosen as one of only 70 sys
terns in the state to receive without
cost, two live dramatic performances.
These are being offered to us through
the Division of Cultural Arts of the
State Department of Public Instruction.
One, “Paul Green’s North Carolina”
will be presented by the Flat rook Play
house; and the second, excerpts from
Shakespeare and contemporary drama,
will be presented by Theater-in-EdUca
tion, based in New York.
The Flatrock Company will visit the
local school system in the fall, and the
New York group in the spring. Each
troupe travels with five members.
“Our system is indeed fortunate to
gain such a boost to our program in
cultural arts for all high school stu
dents,” a spokesman stated.
Holshouser To Campaign In Area
Rep. Jim Holthoustr
School Finances Involved
mediate authorities thus leaving the
principal with more time to visit class
rooms and associate with teachers and
students.
Results of this plan would be about
one year away. The school board unani
mously approved the plan for the up
coming-term.
As part of the strategy to increase
the effectiveness of the teachers, it was
approved that teachers remain at school
until 4:30 P. M.. two days per week to
meet with the principal as well as have
conferences with parents or pupils.
The Emergency Employment Act, re
ported Dr. West, had been the source
of .funds for many school systems. Be
cause the secretaries are under-staffed,
he suggested that the board request
of the county commissioners a portion
of the money received by the county
through this act.
It was also reported by Dr. West that
he will have a regular column in The
Chowan Herald devoted to informig the
public of the workings of the school
system.
Sales Tax Divided
Chowan County and the Town of
Edenton split up $38,891.04 in sales tax
money from the past quarter, accord
ing to a report released by G. A. Jones,
Jr., commissioner. Department of Reve
nue.
Based on the ad valorem basis, the
county received a total of $29,345.35
and the town’s share was $9,546.49.
At the same time. .Jones reported
that net collections from the local op
tion sales tax in July in Chowan County
amounted to $13,661.31.
Other collections throughout North
eastern North Carolina for the past
month included:
Camden, $2,440.09: Currituck, $6,-
782.78; Dare. $41,219.52; Pasquotank,
$48,185.52; Perquimans, $6,603.26; Tyr
rell, $3,077.32, and Washington, $15.-
714.07.
Quarterly totals for these same coun
ties amounted to:
Camden, $5,745.08; Currituck, $ 15.-
563.26; Dare, $59,665; Pasquotank,
$130,783.58: Perquimans $13,512.80:
Tyrrell, $8,637.65, and Washington.
$41,467.94.
RALEIGH—Rep. Jim Holshouser, Re
publican candidate for Governor, has
announced that ha would conduct a
whirlwind 10-day tour of 46 counties in
Eastern North Carolina.
The four-term legislator will speak
on the Chowan County courthouse steps
in Edenton on August 31 at 10 A. M.
Holshouser said that the east, “like
a lot of ladies, has been wooed by al
most all of the candidates for governor,
and all too often has been left in the
lurch by elected governors.
“As I hope all North Carolinians
know, I have always kept my promises.
This is one of the messages I plan to
carry to Eastern North Carolina,” he
continued.
Holshouser said that during the tour
he plans to “talk a little and listen a
lot/
The tour will begin in Raleigh on
August 24 and will conclude in Oxford
oh September 2.