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THE CHOWAN HERALD L Volume XXXIX.—No. 28. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, July 12, 1973, Single Copy 10 Cents public |Jarade Standing For Right The House Agriculture Committee recently voted on the continuing issuance of food stamps to strikers. Rep. Walter B. Jones was the only Democrat on the committee to oppose the measure which was approved, 18- 17- Had Rep. Charles Rose of Fayetteville in the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina supported the ban, it would have then become a part of the Farm Subsity Bill soon to be reported out of the committee. It is quite difficult to understand the reasoning behind allowing all types of federal programs to be made available to those unwilling to work because of wage disputes, etc. In most cases these individuals walk away from top paying blue collar jobs because of some insignificant labor dispute and then pick up benefits from programs not designed for such cases. Now the only alternative to the food stamp ban will be an amendment when the bill reaches the House floor. Rep. Jones can be expected to continue to stand for right and vigorously support such an amendment. Cut or Sit? We read Sunday in our least favored morning daily of general circulation in Northeastern North Carolina where we lived in an area which, along with the Appalachians, “promise a ready pool of unemployed workers willing so accept low pay.” But the editor, in his personal column, did say there was a bright spot, something the newspaper has never before admitted when talking about the Coastal Plain of Tar Heelia. “Fewer stand ready with a handshake and a handout- for every cut-and-sew operation that comes down the road,” he noted. “More and more communities are turning back plants that would foul their air, pollute their water and pay subsistence wages for the privilege. Even rural areas are beginning to reject the undesirables as some better factories begin to come their way.” While the writer points specifically to “cut-and-sew” operations, in neighboring Perquimans County, they have had a very favorable experience with Don Juan “cut-and-sew” plant that employs many from along the Public Parade. And just last week it was announced that another such operation with an equally acceptable reputation in the industry, plans to crank up in the building vacated by Don Juan when the plant was moved to a Continued on Pago 4 New System Encourages This... '^BhhK SH i. Br■ “^JBBWQBI i Bj ■ rl .. - t*# • ■k ' iHHm Hill in lit 3|hhb s&&bBBBb l jBP & S :^M ‘ j&W jfl I P 1 £s®L ? RH SOLID WASTE PROGRAM MAKES PROGRESS-The Chowan-Perquimans Solid Waste Program is now in progress with the most of the 90 containers already distributed in the two counties. The containers are being emptied on a regular schedule JB —■*' AhS W. H. HOLLOWELL Post Is Taken By Hollowell Herbert Hollowell, owner of Hollowell Drugstore, has been elected president of the N. C. Association for the Blind, Inc. The association is a non-profit organization, which renders services to the blind and visually handicapped North Carolinians and promotes a Prevention of Blindness program. The 435 North Carolina Lions Clubs sponsor the Annual White Cane Drive, and raise funds in various ways to support the work of the 15,000 - member association. Association officers, in addition to President Hollowell, are: C. Ray Pruette of Franklinton, first vice-president; C. Miller Sigmon of Morganton, second vice president; Harry Savvas of High Point, secretary; Leon Spencer of Raleigh, treasurer, and John D. Xanthos of Burlington, immediate past president. Serving as members of the Board of Directors from Northeast North Carolina are: William Claude Brinn of Hertford; Dallas Waters of Plymouth, and Jerry Hughes of Bath. Hughes is the current District Governor of Lions District 31-J. Hollowell, an Edenton native, has long been active in local and statewide civic affairs. He has Continued on Page 4 Fisherman’s Co-Op Is Funded The Sound and Sea Fisherman’s Association of Wanchese has been given a $54,000 Coastal Plains Regional Commission development grant. The announcement was made in Raleigh Tuesday by Gov. Jim Holshouser. The association, a newly formed cooperative of commercial fishermen, will use the funds to establish their group, for planning, advertising, and for physical improvements aimed at developing marine resources, the governor’s office said. The program is part of the marine advisory services conducted by the N. C. Sea Chant Board Backs Bi-Centennial Project Study A resolution in support of a feasibility study for a theater cultural exhibit for the 1976 bi centennial met the approval of the Edenton Town Council, Tuesday. Presented by Mrs. Nellie Sanders, director of the Pettigrew Regional Library, the exhibit would be a specially designed barge to visit interested towns in Eastern North Carolina. Each city included in the circuit would be looked upon to provide docking, policing, and power for the craft. The barge would continue to be used after the event in 1976. , Mrs. Sanders stated that the project would be funded primarily by the state. Action was taken dn limiting the membership of town appointed boards to two consecutive terms before a mandatory leave of one term. Maintaining an income of “new blood” on these various boards was stated as the purpose of the action. A Cabarrus Street resident, Rudolph Dale, notified the council of the dangers imposed by the flow of commerical bus traffic on the street. He pointed out that the large number of small children on the street made it hazardous for the buses to use, not to mention the adverse effects caused by the weight of the buses on the pavement. Town Administrator W. B. Gardner stated that the cooperation of the involved bus companies would be sought in finding a more suitable route to the bus station on North Broad Street. Bond Sales Report Sales of Series E. and H. Savings Bonds in Chowan County during May were $10,288. January-May sales totaled $56,874. The cumlative sales represent 39.8 per cent of the county’s goal of $143,000, according to R. Graham White, county volunteer chairman. Program. The association has been given planning assistance by Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission. “This grant also will enable the fishermen’s association to become a model program of fishermen working together to help themselves, to upgrade the fishing industry over-all, and to help North Carolina properly develop its marine resources,” the governor said. The Coastal Plains Regional Commission supports programs that have an impact on the development of marine resources in the Carolinas and Georgia. and early reports are that citizens are being careful to see that trash is put in the containers and the tops kept closed. Items not designed to go into the containers can be taken directly to the landfill at Cisco. Communities are being asked to conduct their GREEN TIDE’ RETURNS-As predicted by biologists, the algae has returned to Chowan River, turning the water into a “green tide”. With little advance warning, the water near Rocky Airspace Plan Is Junked Citizens and officials along North Carolina’s Coastal Plains have been successful in a fight to keep the Navy from gaining additional restricted airspace in the area. Rep. Walter B.Jones of the First Congressional District, announced in Washington, D. C., Tuesday the formal withdrawal of a request made by the Federal Aviation Boy Is Killed A young Negro boy was fatally injured on Old Hertford Road Sunday evening and a motorist has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death. Charlie Clifton Sessoms, six, Route 2, Edenton, was pronounced dead on arrival at Chowan Hospital about 7:45 P.M. The manslaughter charge was lodged against Warren Lee Williams, 30, Route 2, Edenton, who posted SSOO bond for his appearance at a hearing August 7 in Chowan County District Court. Investigation showed that Williams was driving a 1973 Mercury north on Old Hertford Road and was meeting another vehicle and five to eight Negro boys walking on the roadside. Williams told police that all of the boys got off the road but as he got within 15 or 20 feet of them one stepped in front of his vehicle. He was identified as the Sessoms youth. The victim is the son of Clifton and Bernice Sessoms and is survived by two sisters and his grandmother, Mrs. Martha White. The body was taken to Rowson Funeral Home. Capt. C. H. Williams and Patrolman McCoy Parker investigated the mishap. NOT THIS *%7* •-Jk \*‘ JKA 4 %. HBMir Wf *'« it .* «w" *> ;* v&M .. ' * *"**■'•' ■j#'nn.'~* „$ ' v * * ■* mi Hock Landing was extremely green Sunday morning, only to move away as the day wore on. Donald Faircloth and son, Don, are joined here by Floyd H. Cale in surveying the water. Administration for a large portion of the space over Pamlico Sound, the Outer Banks from Cape Hatteras to Atlantic, and the communities of Engelhard, New Holland, and Swan Quarter. The war against the request was launched by Albemarle Area Development Association and Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission. Rep. Jones has vigorously opposed the expansion because of the environmental impact and its “disastrous effect upon property including the water supply at Ocracoke. “The additional restricted airspace would have adversely affected the tourist traffic, which sustains the economy of Dare and Hyde counties including drastic restructions placed upon general aviation involving those tourists desiring to fly to and from the Outer Banks area.” Board Sets School Calendar The calendar for the upcoming school year was approved Monday night by Edenton-Chowan Board of Education. Students will report to school for half a day on August 28 for orientation, and the first full Pig Prices Good Feeder pig prices remained “fantastic” last week in a post holiday sale held Thursday by Albemarle Marketing Association on Paradise Road. The number of pigs sold—6lß—was off due to the holiday. Sale officials noted that of 17 Drice ranges, the Albemarle sale had top prices in eight when compared to other state graded association sales. own educational programs in order to keep the areas around the containers clean. It is hopeful that the solid waste system will replace die unsightly, unsanitary roadside trash dumps like the one shown above in the Rocky Hock section. . Officials in 24 counties and 52 municipalities comprising the entire coastal region of the state opposed the Navy plan, according to Wesley Cullipher, ARPDC executive director. He said all areas involved are in the glide path of the proposed restricted area. “It shows what an area can do when its people work together,’’ Cullipher said following the announcement by Rep. Jones. Rep. Jones said he had received correspondence in protest of “this action by the Navy than any single issue confronting me during my term in Congress.” He also expressed appreciation to the Navy for their reconsideration and thc ! x cooperation in withdrawing this proposal at this time. A public hearing on the plan was held recently in Raleigh and another was scheduled later this month in Manteo. day will be August 29. The first holiday. Labor Day, will fall on September 3, a Monday. The school year will end for Edenton-Chowan pupils on June 4. Supt. Eddie West briefed the board on a new project set for White Oak Consolidated School. A resume of the project follows: “W’hite Oak Consolidated School will be involved in a new science and social studies related project this coming school year. A grant from the State Department of Public Instruction has been provided for this special project entitled Project Create. Project Create deals with career Continued on Page 4
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