Public Parade
Noted And Passed
“Wes Chesson survives in the
NFL (Atlanta Falcons) because of
his intelligence. Few people run a
better pass route.” From George
Cunningham’s Pro Footnotes
column in The Atlanta
Constitution of Wednesday,
August 15.
Chesson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Chesson of Edenton
and a former star for the Edenton
Aces and Duke Blue Devils.
Coming Closer
Gov. James Holshouser has
appointed his 14-member
Secondary Roads Council to direct
secondary road operations in
North Carolina. And in so doing he
came one county and 17 miles
closer to those meandering along
the Public Parade.
Among those named was
Kenneth Hudson Roberson of
Robersonville. Mr Roberson, a
member of the Holshouser
Administration’s lame-duck State
Highway Commission, will direct
secondary road operations in
Division 1.
Earlier, the governor had
named a Pitt County man to the
Board of Transportation. With the
naming of Mr. Roberson, the
highway listening post moved
further north than east but every
little bit helps.
The Autumn Breeze
Edenton-Chowan Schools open
Tuesday. Except for the absence
of a band at John A. Holmes High
School and one of the principal
buildings at D. F. Walker School
there is little difference in the
opening of the 1973-74 term than
, any in the past.
' The 2,832 students enrolled in
the system have been assigned to
their classes and are expected to
attend on opening day. They will
be greeted, in many instances,
with classrooms and other
facilities which have been fancied
up a bit during their absence.
Students will also be greeted by
a faculty which has been back at
work for more than a week.
Faculty members have been
participating in a special program
designed to make their teaching
more effective and meaningful.
This should be the best trained
faculty ever to be assembled in
local schools.
There is, however, an
atmosphere of apprehension along
the Public Parade as the opening
of schools near. And it is not
without foundation.
This community has been the
scene of unjustified racial
demonstrations which started
during the waning days of the last
school session. This has caused the
hardening of attitudes, the
planting of mistrust, wholesale
arrests, and many other things
which are undesirable. In fact, our
system of government is being put
to its most severe test.
Unfortunately, those who stand
to lose the most are those who are
of the age to understand the least.
Children have been used and
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM STUDIED-Junked
automobiles, like the one above, mar the beauty of the landscape
I in the Albemarle Area and an environmental health program is
being studied to get the eyesores removed. Albemarle Area
Development Association has asked the regional commission and
Albemarle Human Resources System to develop a program along
this line. Economic Improvement Council is being asked to
provide Mainstream personnel to work on the project which
would involve the lb-counties in Region “R”.
.
Local Schools To Open Tuesday
Officials of Edenton-Chowan
Schools have assigned 2,832
students to classes for the 1973-74
term which opens Tuesday. Supt.
Edwin West has released the
assignments which are printed in
this issue of The Chowan Herald.
Students will report to their
respective schools at 8:30 A.M. on
opening day for a limited
schedule. School will close at 12
noon on Tuesday and no lunches
will be served.
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BNC TO OPEN NEW BRANCH-Final plans for
Friday’s open house and Monday’s grand opening
of the second Edenton branch for Bank of North
Carolina, N.A., shown above, are being discussed
beiow by, left to right: Mrs. Gail Bunch, head
Election Set
November 6
The 1973 municipal election will
be held November 6 with the
voters selecting a major, three
councilmen and a treasurer. Also,
voters will decide on a S3OO-million
state school bond issue as well as a
clean water bond issue.
Major George Alma Byrum,
Councilmen James C. Dail, David
G. White and Clyde Hollowell and
Treasurer James M. Bond got six
months added to their respective
terms this year as the municipal
elections were switched by state
law from May to November.
Dail is councilman-at-large,
White resides in the Second Ward
and Hollowell resides in Fourth
Ward. Although voting is for all
candidates on the ballot, they
must run for seats in wards in
which they reside.
Although the filing for these
offices is less than a month away
noon September 14-there has been
little talk and even less
speculation as to who is planning
to seek re-election and which
newcomers might be preparing to
seek office.
In November the Board of
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The first full day ci new term
will be on Wednes ° -afeterias
will be open. At Walker
School, where fire -g -juigust 3
destroyed the bu £ £ which
housed the cafeteru -c
will be served for th> $ f>2o days
of school. Officials § inaking
arrangements to pro
lunches after this initial period of
time.
Dr. West said today that
teachers have been extremely
Ipt"
New Branch Open House Set
Elaborate plans for a Friday
night open house and a Monday
grand opening have been
announced for the new Northside
Shopping Center branch of Bank of
North Carolina, N.A.
Several thousand coupons, each
worth $2 toward deposits, will be
distributed as part of the event.
Free scenic checks, for new
customers who prefer them
instead of coupon credits, also will
be part of the event.
An additional feature will be
registration for a “second
vacation for two” weekend at
Nags Head during the peak of the
fishing season.
Jack Harris, vice president and
manager of BNC in Edenton,
Inquiry Pushed
The investigation into the cause
of a fire which on August 3
destroyed the original building at
D. F. Walker School on Oakum
Street is still being pushed by local
and state law enforcement
authorities. However, no arrests
have yet been made.
Last week Gov. James
Holshouser announced that the
state had added $2,500 to the $4,000
reward posted locally for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of person or
persons connected with fires
during the racial demonstrations
in Edenton during the summer.
The $6,500 reward has not
attracted the information officers
need to obtain indictments.
Police Chief J. D. Parrish said
Tuesday the investigation is quite
active but gave no indication of
any possible arrests.
busy for the past week in a special
training program preliminary to
the opening of school. The
program has been described as
“really worthwhile” and officials
believe such training will
strengthen the entire school
program.
Workmen were busy at all
schools attempting to finish as
much of the maintenance work as
possible prior to the opening of
school. All schools have been the
teller at the new branch; Jack Harris, vice
president and manager of BNC here; W. P.
(Spec) Jones, member of the local board; and
Warner Perry, who will be in charge of the new
branch.
disclosed the promotion of Warner
Perry to head the new Northside
branch.
He also announced the
appointment of Mrs. Gail Bunch
as head teller for the new facility,
and said other supporting staff
members will be announced
shortly.
Both the Friday night and
Monday observances will be open
to the general public.
The “pre-showing” will last
from 8 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. Friday
when visitors will be greeted by
staff people and members of the
bank’s board of directors.
Formal ribbon-cutting
ceremonies are scheduled for 10
A.M. Monday thus marking the
official opening of the branch for
general banking business. The
ceremony will be followed by an
all-day “house warming” with
refreshments and other festivities.
Any resident of Chowan County
will be eligible to receive and
make use of the unique $2 coupons,
Harris announced. In opening the
new account (checking or
savings) for SSO or more, the
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Chowan County commissioners
have given law enforcement the
power to enforce motor vehicle
laws throughout the county, even
in sub-divisions where the street
or highway is open to use by the
general public.
At the August 6 meeting of the
board, the problems of
enforcement in sub-divisions was
raised by Sheriff Troy Toppin and
at least two commissioners who
County Gives The Sheriff Extra Area Powers
scene of extensive activity during
the summer months as officials
moved to do extensive
maintenance. It has been reported
that more work has been done
during this summer than during
the past five years.
Chowan County commissioners
approved an expanded budget to
provide funds for a cash program
in the area of maintenance. Asst.
Supt. Cecil Fry has been in charge
of the program which has been
FAMILY SIZE INCOME SCALE FOR FREE AND REDUCED
PRICE MEALS
This is the income scale used by Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of
Education to determine eligibility for free and reduced price meals in
the 1973-74 school year.
Family Free Income Reduced Price
1 0-2,740 2,741-3,280
2 0-3,600 3,601-4,320
3 0 - 4,460 4,461-5,360
4 0-5,310 5,311-6,380
5 0-6,100 6,101-7,320
6 0-6,890 6,891-8,260
7 0-7,600 7,601-9,120
8 0-8,310 8,311-9,980
9 0 - 8,960 8,961 -10,750
10 0-9,600 9,601-11,520
11 0-10,240 10,241-12,290
12 0-10,880 10,881-13,060
Each Additional 640 770
Family Member
Reduced Price Meals Slated
The Edenton Chowan Board of
Education today announced a free
and reduced price meal policy for
school children unable to pay the
full price of meals served in
schools under the National School
Lunch and School Breakfast
Programs.
Local School officials have
adopted the following family size
income criteria for use in
determining eligibility:
Few Answers
To Power Rate
Approximately 40 citizens
turned out for the Town Council
meeting Tuesday night to air
complaints and seek information
concerning the increase in
electrical bills during the past
month. Although members of the
Board of Public Works were
invited by Councilman Roy
Harrell to attend the meeting,
none were present.
Mayor George A. Byrum stated
that the Town Council has no
power to regulate the rates
established by the E & W Board,
and could only recommend that
the board look into the rate
schedule as it presently stands.
As for explaining the reason for
the rate increase and ballooning
bill amounts, that question
remained largely unanswered.
Although there were assumed
reasons stated by the councilmen,
all agreed that the only suitable
explanation rests with the E & W
Board who also will not be able to
readily answer the question until a
rate study is completed and
returned. That is expected to be
about two weeks or more
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Board To Meet
Fred Mangum of N. C. State
University in Raleigh will attend
the August meeting of Chowan
County Planning Board as an
observer, according to George W.
Lewis, chairman. The meeting
will be held at 7 P.M. Tuesday in
the Community Room of Peoples
Bank & Trust Company.
Lewis said the board will also
receive additional information on
progress being made toward a
county-wide water system, a
report on the environmental clinic
held last week at Nags Head and
the hearings on a Coastal
Management Bill being held this
week.
have had complaints from
residents in the Chowan Beach
area. At the request of the
commissioners, a resolution was
adopted and passed which stated
the board’s position on
enforcement of the law.
The policy statement noted that
“all laws relating to the
ownership, operation and use of
motor vehicles, and the licensing
of operators of motor
lauded by Dr. West.
Area officials also ask that
motorists be extremely cautious
during the months ahead as scores
of school buses make their rounds.
Edenton-Chowan Schools have a
commendable safety record and
officials hope motorists will
cooperate to maintain this record
by driving safely and being aware
of the frequent stops made by the
buses.
Children from families whose
income is at or below those shown
are eligible for meals free or at
reduced prices. In addition,
families not meeting this criteria
but with other unusual expenses
due to unusually high medical
expenses, shelter costs in excess
of 30 per cent of income, special
education expenses due to the
mental or physical condition of a
child, and disaster or casualty
losses are urged to apply.
They may do so by filling in the
application forms sent home in a
letter to parents. Additional copies
are available at the principal’s
office in each school. The
information provided on the
application will be confidential
and will be used only for the
purpose of determining eligibility.
Applications may be submitted
any time during the school year.
In certain cases foster children
are also eligible for these benefits.
If a family has such children living
with them and wishes to apply for
such meals for them, they should
contact the school.
In the operation of child feeding
programs, no child will be
discriminated against because of
his race, sex, color or national
origin.
Under the provision of the policy
the Director of SFS will review
applications and determine
eligibility.
If a parent is dissatisfied with
the ruling of the official he may
make a request either orally or in
writing to Cecil W. Fry assistant
superintendent whose address is
P.O. Box 206, Edenton, N. C. 27932
for a hearing to appeal the
decision.
Hearing procedures are outlined
in the policy.
A complete copy of the policy is
on file in each school and in the
office of the Assistant
Superintendent where it may be
reviewed by an interested party.
Due to a recent fire at D. F.
Walker School which destroyed
the cafeteria, the Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education has
announced that a bag lunch will be
served to the students at this
school. This bag lunch will meet
all the requirements of a Type A
lunch as specified by the National
School Lunch Program and will
provide at least one-third of a
child’s daily food requirements.
Because of the lack of space and
equipment, no breakfast will be
available at this school for the
school year 1973-74.
vehicles...be enforced on all
streets and highways in Chowan
County, whether said streets or
highways have been incorporated
into the N. C. State Highway
system or whether they have not,
so long as any street or highway is
open to use by the general public.”
Sheriff Toppin said this policy
resolution will give the State
Highway Patrol authority to assist
him