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% v\ \M 1 -1 ■d pV , | THE CHOWAN HERALD % Volume XXXVm.—No. 33. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 31, 1972 Vaughan Memorial Voted Chowan Hospital, Inc., is now in the process of establishing a new respira tory care center through the acquisition of monies received in memory of the years of fine service rendered to this community by the late Dr. Roland H. Vaughan. Eden Press Given ‘The New East’ GREENVILLE' The East Carolina University Regional Development In -4 stitute, after having distributed approxi mately 15,000 copies of “The New East” magazine and evaluating the results therefrom announced a major develop ment today. The magazine had been published and distributed in order to aid in the proper economic development of Eastern North Carolina. The Institute which edited and pub lished “The New East” in cooperation with Albemarle Area, Coastal Plain, and Neuse development associations, an nounced the continued pUMIUBiron “6T~ the magazine. This has been assured by the organizations involved agreeing that Eden Press of Edenton would receive the sponsorship of these organizations In return Eden Press plans to publish at least four quarterly issues with the same concept* and editorial policy. While the first issue was funded by the area organizations with no advertising, the future issues will contain advertis ing and individual subscriptions will be sold. Tom Willis, director of ECU’s Region- V al Development Institute stated, “This * culminates five years of a dream which will make Eastern North Carolina com petitive in this manner with the rest of the state.” Willis further stated, “We" were delighted that so many com panies wanted to publish “The New East,” however, it was our feeling that Eden Press offered us the best proposi tion in continuing what we started.” Officers of Eden Press, Inc., are L. F. Amburn, Jr., president; James Darnell, vice president; West W. Byrum, Jr., secretary-treasurer; Thornton N. Brooks, executive vice president; E. N. Manning, director of production; and Loyal Phil lips, editor. The next edition of “The New East” is expected in early January. Schools To Open As the fall term Approaches, the schools of the Edenton-Chowan system are preparing to open to students on r Septembers. Teachers began work Wednesday. Students will report for only half a day Tuesday with the first full day being Wednesday. Principal Kenneth Stalls of John A. Holmes High School, confirmed that the first day will be concerned with orien tation, scheduling and obtaining class assignments. Students are to report at 8 A. M., to their homerooms. From & 18 A. M., to 11:55 A. M., students will 'f follow an abbreviated schedule of the classes, reporting back to their home rooms before noon to be released. Gilliam Underwood, principal of \ Chowan High School, reported that a ■imiiar plan will be followed with stu dents reporting to school at 8:30 A. M. r if . following a brief schedule until 11:50 A. M., when they are to return to home > rooms: to handle insurance and other matters. He also stated that homeroom r assignments will be posted outside of \4fceach door. Underwood emphasised that gtfthere will be no assembly at 9 A. M., * as had been previously observed in past report to Swain at 8:30 A White Oak at 8:25 A. M , for I s^yjL. IFT 0 mm IMS r MB ■ ! ■mm JHf iff I -ft ’ I At Meeting About River —At left an I unidentified fisherman asks a question I about the future of the Chowan River I during a meeting with state officials I here Tuesday afternoon. A. C. Turnage I of Greenville, district engineer with the | Water Control Division, responds. The board of directors of the hospi tal and the medical and dental staff re cently unanimously approved the estab lishment of the center which will be based in the acute care unit of the complex. This project was initiated by a SI,OOO contribution made by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollowell. Similarly, the Chowan Hospital pledg ed SSOO towards the memorial. At present time, $265 in personal contri butions have been received. Upon rec ommendation of the hospital manage- Sient and subsequently, the Finance ommittee, the board of directors ap proved an additional contribution by the' hospital of $1,150. Thomas M. Surratt, executive vice president, stated “the hospital contri bution is the result of proceeds being received from a long term litigation by hospitals across the coun try against several drug firms.” He said that Mrs. Vaughan has been con sulted and has agreed that this would be an appropriate memorial for her husband. Surratt reported that there is a need, in this area for more sophisticated ""equipment and technology in the field of respiratory care. This need is im plemented by-the expertise brought by Dr. W. L. Voigt. The new service will Continued on Page 4 Monday Holiday The summer “fling” ends Monday and traditionally Labor Day is a general holiday across the country. And so it will be in Edenton and Chowan County. County and municipal offices, along with state and federal offices will be closed. There will be no session of Chowan County Superior Court on Monday. All financial institutions in the area will be closed and Wallace B. Evans, chairman, Merchants Committee of Edenton Chamber of Commerce, said Labor Day is a general holiday and most merchants will be closed Monday. Town Administrator W. B. Gardner said no garbage collection will take place Monday, but the Street Depart ment will pick up all over town on Tuesday. As many North Carolina residents rush to catch the laist days of summer and take to the highways in a last ditch effort to enjoy the Labor Day weekend, too often safe driving tends to be the last thing on their minds . . . the very last thing, says the Insurance Informa tion Institute. pKif ]■ ';M /■£ < *'- 1 . :> , . /'„ Slf” *y m <., JMHBBMamB^BMiIM,RniJIM^^?S-- niy| V «HR.HR 1 I Oldest Pentecostal Holiness Church In the Area—Happy Home Church was established 66 years ago with the location of the present building being off of Highway 32 at Tyner. It is the home of one of the few remaining camp meeting revivals m Eastern North Ca rolina and Southeastern Virginia. (Other photos on page 8-A). . ✓ ) #i Single Copies 10 Cents High Standards Urged Clean Water Cry Is Sounded L \ plane load of state officials and a c % iding-room-only crowd of concerned .Liens along the Chowan River, heard .£ eful statements Tuesday afternoon 5t rding the desire for clean water in £ £ heastern North Carolina. 'E T -)use Speaker Phil Godwin of Gates £ § the highest qualification possible | c must on streams in this area; with «Streams being classified the same. “Then if an industry doesn’t measure up, let them go somewhere else,” he said. Later he said some industrial development groups must also be told that only non-polluting industry is de sired. Dr. Arthus W. Cooper, assistant secre tary for resource management, Depart ment of Natural and Economic Re sources, agreed that immediate re classification of streams all across the public parade Rain, Right On Time ' There are a great many families along the Public Parade who depend on the combination of farming and fishing for a living. Last year’s fall harvest condi tions were tragic and many farmers were on the brink of being wiped out. Then their fishing was severely curtailed by the blue-green algae in the Chowan River. Add to this a lengthy period of rain less days this summer and one can be sympathetic with their concern for the future. While they have received little, if no, encouragement from officials that fish ing in the river will improve in the near future, the area did receive rains Mon day and Tuesday. Pete Thompson, county extension chairman, called the rain a “tremendous asset” for the farmers. He predicted that it came in time to save all crops, in cluding cotton. “We could stand another inch of rain, but not a flood,” he said. So, there was a ray of sunshine through the dark cloud which hung over the Chowan this week. Something New, And Good “The Superintendent Reports” is a new column in this newspaper and was to have started last week. But as often happens, it was among those things of no immediate time value and was held over when space became a premium. The second of Dr. Eddie West’s columns arrived right on schedule Tues day morning. We recognized immedi ately that it was more than a regular column from the administrative head of Edenton-Chowan Schools. This column pretty generally testifies to the caliber of the writer who has come to meander along the Public Parade. Therefore, we want to devote what we consider prime space so our readers can see the direction of public education hereabouts. (The first column appears elsewhere in today’s newspaper). “PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE" As all of us are aware one major factor in helping to make our nation, state%nd community so great has been the unsel fish efforts of many of our citizens in do nating their lime and talents to various causes. This was true in Colonial times as neighbors helped and worked with neigh bors in building homes, churches and schools. This same concept can readily be seen today in various civic organiza tions and other service groups. All have Continued on Page 4 By L. F. Amburn, Jr. state is necessary. Dr. Cooper said the blue-green algae in the river has created an “unfortunate situation” which is a “classic example” of the conflict between the industrial economic development on one side and preservation-conservation of natural re sources on the other. He said nutrients from agriculture, septic tanks and other sewerage sys tems going into the river, along with waste materials from Farmers Chemical at Tunis had caused the problem. How ever, he said he would be less than honest if he didn’t relate that the prob lem was “triggered by Farmers Chemi cal in controvention of state require ments long before the problem would -- - ■ arnn Here Tuesday— Hargrove (Skipper) Bowles of Greensboro, Democratic nom inee for governor, will campaign in Northeastern North Carolina next week with a stop scheduled in Edenton on Tuesday afternoon. The candidate will be at the Municipal Building at 3 P. M., according to A. B. Harless, Jr., a county campaign aide. Harless said the public is invited to visit with the candidate at this time. Bowles will be on the first leg of a helicopter tour of the state. Court Term Set Two weeks of Superior Court are scheduled to begin in Chowan County on September 5. Presiding during the first week will be Judge Albert W. Cowper; the second week will be Judge William J. Copeland. Mrs. Lena Leary, clerk of court, stat ed that there are 20 cases slated to be heard the first day. She was unable to estimate how many will be heard per day on the average. Among the over 100 charges on the docket will be Howard Duff charged with rape, Cleveland Boston, assault with intent to commit rape. 23 youth charged with aiding and abetting in prearranged racing, and three larcenies. Camp Meetings Are On Way Out JL By Flynn Surratt The days of the old style camp meet ing revival have all but disappeared from lack of interest and a decline in the number of traveling evangelists, but in a few areas such as Chowan County it continues to flourish. Happy Home Pentecostal Holiness Church, located at Tyner, recently held 11 days of camp revival in their taber nacle facilities with people coming from as far away as Portsmouth, Va„ to join in the worship and fellowship. In an interview with Rev. H. C. Leake, pastor of the church for 12 years, he stated that the meeting served a radius of about 75 miles with 300 to 400 persons pfjf ;Y --fjf ■ ■ • I ™Jr ■ W 1 pis »v r * 1 *fm Mrer*'*, j w*r. • 1 If at'4,s ft || rU ■ P H ' T njjH Guest Evangelist —Rev. Don Sigmon of Erwin was the special speaker for most of the services. His vigor and conviction won him acclaim among the congregations. have developed normally. A. C. Turnage, district engineer for the state water and air department, said since Farmers Chemical was noti fied to halt discharging anything into the river after midnight August 15, his staff has checked the plant three times a week, at different times. The sometimes angry audience de manded constant monitoring of Farmers Chemicals’ operation. At first Turnage said this would be impossible due to the lack of personnel. However, Dr. Cooper conferred with others at the table and before the meeting adjourned it was an nounced that personnel would be re cruited from various state agencies to provide daily monitoring. Darwin Coburn, chief of the Water Quality Division, said the problem in the Chowan is “something new to us” and that even federal environmental agencies are not familiar in dealing with it. He said he didn’t believe much can be done until autumn. Dr. B. J. Copeland of the N. C. State University Department of Zoology, rec ognized as one of the few scientists working on the problem, said such a widespread use of land and pollution from many other sources have created a problem which cannot be controlled. There were light moments during the meeting, such as when Dr. Copeland said he brought along “a briefcase full of data”, only to have Speaker Godwin respond: “We’re tired of briefcases.” H. W. (Pete) Whitley of Murfrees boro, a member of the State Board of Water and Air Resources, said for three years he has been attempting to get the agency interested in the Chowan River. “They have made no attempt to find out where it is,” he said. “Now they know.” Whitley said he was not trying to place blame. “What has been done is done ... we are trying hard now to correct a horrible condition,” he said. State Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harrington of Lewiston, joined Speaker Godwin and Mayor George Alma Byrum in request ing standardization of classifications and equal treatment for everyone. Mayor Byrum’s statement to the of ficials follows: “I am here today to officially repre sent the Town of Edenton and to ex press our utmost concern regarding the pollution of the Chowan River, Roanoke River and the Albemarle Sound. The .Chowan River and Albemarle Sound are probably the biggest single asset that we have and we are determined to do our part in protecting them. “We believe in clean water, as evi denced by the construction of a modern sewage disposal facility some 10 years ago, long before some of our neighbor ing towns, but we also strongly believe in everyone being treated the same. “The town has been told that we have to upgrade and enlarge our pres ent facility by 197*3 at the estimated cost of $2-million. We agree to this and have settled on a time schedule to accomplish the same, but we Strong- Continued on Page 4 attending the night services. He remarked that he was very pleas ed with the response and financial sup port. One factor, he included, in the success of the camp was the support re ceived from neighboring churches of various denominations. Historically, the camp meetings be gan in 1925 with Rev. Hubert T. Spence. Traditionally, the meetings last 11 days, ending on the last Sunday in August. Happy Home Camp is the only re maining camp north of the Chowan River and south of Smithfield. Va There is one similar camp near Wind , sor, N. C. A revival of this sort is no littie un dertaking. Mr. Leake reported that they begin making plans a year ahead of time and may have particular speak ers slated for three years. He also said that he is in the process of choosing among three speakers for the camp meeting next year. This revival experience includes meals with 12 to 15 people staffing the kitchen during the week and more on the weekends. In addition, cabins are available to those wanting to make an outing of it. The cabins consist of four units, and they have five available. A general format is followed each day, but cut and dry services are avn ■> ed. It was readily apparent that muei of the success of the revival was due to actual participation by the cortgre gation. I spent a greater part of last Thurs day at the camp observing the programs and talking with Mr. Leake, his family, guest evangelist Rev. Don Sigmon, and various people from the area as well as people from Virginia who traveled to this state for the revival. I was par ticularly impressed with the cordiality and friendliness of everyone I en countered. The day began with a devotional ser vice and message by Mr. Sigmon. Only about 20 people were present, those on Continued on Pago 4
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