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/' ■' Portion of Edenton ‘in National Register ... t’Wl * 1 JAMES CARSON Carson Vows Strong Fight V Atty. Gen. James Carson of Charlotte made a trip through Northeastern North Carolina last * week getting acquainted with the Republican leadership and getting media exposure. It was his last bit of full-time campaigning between a stint on the Court of Appeals and assuming the attorney generalship on Monday. He will face Rufus Edmiston of Boone on November 5 to complete thf unexpired tg«n ,9* RttbetW- Morgan, who stepped down to devote full-time to his candidacy for the U. S. Senate. Carson, who si 39, was highly critical of his Democratic opponent who he claims continues to avoid an issue oriented campaign. “We are both pretty much saying the same thing except about capital punishment and Wiretapping” the GOP nominee said. He also expressed the opinion >that the main issue is the qualifications of the two candidates. He said Edmisten has not practiced law in this state nor held any elective office. “I am quite familar with North Continued on Page 4 Ski Show Featured Fiberform, Edenton Marina, and Pembroke Water Ski Club are joining together for a series of activities this weekend that is designed to interest the entire family. For the first time Fiberform. of Edenton will have open house with tours at 10:30 A.M., 1:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M., Friday and Saturday. Transportation to the plant on Wlbemarle Sound will be furnished fcpm Edenton Marina. Edenton Marina is planning a boat sale Friday through Monday, Hie company has a wide variety of 1974 Fiberform boats on display and is clearing them out in preparation for the 1975 models. | A 16-act ski show will be presented Sunday in' Pembroke Creek beginning at 3:30 P.M. and lasting until t P.M. Edenton Marina is sponsoring the event as a promotion of water sports in the area, according to A1 Partin, The ahmMrifl feature pyramids, trick skiing, ramp jumping, and the hiohUaht kite flying. Mike pwtfcralffly the deltavring kite through a 100-foot free-fall. AH fifteen members of the dob are involved m tuG snow, There wfll be free parking at the Public Purade Fall Fever September brings with in (in most parts of the country) the first cool winds, school, football, burning leaves and nostalgia. Why is it autumn produces such a tug on memories? Perhaps it is because growth and a summer are dying and the end of a life cycle is so visible. It is a beautiful death-red, and yellow, brown and orange in the fields and forests. But colder weather is coming on, the end of a year as well as a season, and naturally one looks back. All of which is good in our fast-moving worlds, when so few of us take time to remember the old days, the good friends, the great moments and the dear ones gone or far away. Women In The Box Another first was almost recorded along the Public Parade earlier this week. Women almost dominated the juries in Chowan County Superior Court. In one case, the first 12 people called into the jury box were womew:‘>nwr first-ones excused were replaced with members of the same sex but finally the panel was seated with two males in the box. It didn’t take Women’s Lib to convince us that members of the fairer sex would make good jurors. And just a few years ago women were systematically denied the privilege of serving on the jury along the Public Parade. This is all changed now and in the current term of court a majority of those drawn for jury duty were women. At this writing they are batting .500-one conviction .and one acquittal. And that ain’t bad in any league. A Red Herring? One of the more justified gripes of the classroom teachers over the years, in our opinion has been that they are left out of the planning of the school program. A political body, the board of education, and its agent, the superintendent, develop and package and pass it on to them to carry out. They have not been in the huddle, therefore, they do not feel like members of the team. The management concept gives the teachers an opportunity to Continued onPage ,4 * • D6Bidi Southern v Rauway 8 steam luCUiiipove wo« aoui wmcn paSooQ uxnni^o __ | % a m T>it iji , Land Aci Covers Historic District ' t r:' • . : V O.i The Edenton Historic District is among the areas of environmental concern proposed by Sec. James Harrington of the State Department of Natural and Economic Resources within the Coastal Area Management Act. The secretary would include historic sites that are listed, or have been approved for listing by the N. C. Historical Commission in Coastal Act Spelled Out The much discussed and often feared Coastal Area Management Act of 1974 was described here Thursday night as a vehicle to develop a unique partnership between local and state government. The act is being administered by a 15-member commission with Dr. Tom Linton of Raleigh, director, called the most unique combination of individuals” ever to comprise a commission. Representatives from all the 10 counties in the Albemarle Area were on hand at a meeting of the Albemarle Association of Counties and Town at the Edenton Municipal Building to hear Dr. Linton, Milton Heath of the Institute of Government, and commission members put the intent of the bill and how it will be administered into layman’s language. David Stick of Kitty Hawk, one of six members of the commission from the Albemarle Area and vice chairman, emphasized the importance which will be placed on recommendations from elected officials and the Coastal Resources Advisory Council. “The entire process begins with local officials,” Stick said. “It is therefore important to have volunteer participation and mandatory public hearings,” he said. The public hearing for the counties in this area is in Elizabeth City on September 13. Stick said the basic goal of the commission is to make sure, as much as possible ...that loqajj government is involved and informed. Continued on Page 4 Classes Underway Edenton-Chowan Schools opened Tuesday morning at 8:30 o’clock and Supt. Eddie West reports that it occurred with a minimum amount of confusion. The first session ended shortly before i. jon after the students had received room assignements and gone through orientation. The regular school term began Wednesday morning. Dr. West said he is “more excited about this year than any year in the past.” He went on to say that “for the first time and after much work we know where we are going.” The educator noted that the teachers are better prepared and the physical facilities are much better. “All together we believe we will get more out of the classroom, which is certainly our' purpose of being here,” he added. Dr. West said planning sessions involving staff and faculty as well as the recent seminar will allow the system to make better use of resources available. “We will be more efficient and more effective in what we do,” he concluded. Goodman remembered the last time a passenger train passed through the town, some 90 years ago. The excursion train, with 13 cars, drew a throng to the depot on East Queen Street, a part of which is shown at left as the train pulled in. In the picture the. Register of Historic In X 1973, it was annout that the Edenton Historic had been included ii National Register. The district includes a major portion of the town between Freemason Street and Edenton Bay and between Oakum Street and Filberts Creek. fl 1 rav B a Qjfll ARPDC AND ASSOCIATION MEET—Dr. Tom Linton, second from left, director of the Coastal Resources Commission, is shown with regional officials at a joint meeting held in Edenton last Thursday night. Left to right are : W. B. Gardner, Edenton town adminsitrator and chairman of JL J-Jwl - ff jfi Volume XL.—No. 35. ||>f . : «Bg|ljj| • - E. N. MANNING Gets Area rost E. N. (Pete) Manning of Edenton was one of 11 persons from North Carolina recently appointed as a member of the Steering Committee of the Baptist Communications Center for the N. C. Baptist State Convention. Manning will represent the Chowan and West Chowan associations which include the following counties in Northeastern North Carolina: Northampton, Hertford, Bertie, Gates, Chowan, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck and Dare. The task of the Steering Committee is to secure funds for equipping the newly-established center with professional radio and television equipment. Manning, a member of Edenton Baptist Church, is a deacon, member of the Personnel Committee, chairman of the Buildings-Grounds Committee, Sunday School worker, and very active in the radio and tape ministry of the church. A past president and director of Edenton Chamber of Commerce, he is associated with The Chowan Herald and Colonial Funeral Home of Edenton. Public hearings on the secretary’s proposals are being held across the state beginning September 5. The hearing for Camden, Gates, Pastuotank, Perquimans, Chowan and Hertford counties will be held in Elizabeth City on September 13. The hearings are being held to invite and encourage the public Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, August 29,1974. More Jurors Will Be Called A special venire of 50 people was ordered here Wednesday morning when the jury list was exhausted in the selection of a panel in Chowan County Superior Court. Four defendants were on trial on charges of failing to desperse at John A. Holmes High School in May, 1973, during racial disorders in Edenton. Joan Carol Bembry, Linetta Boone, Winston Curtis Bonner and David Turner Gilliam all entered pleas of not guilty. Linatta. Boone later withdrew her not guilty plea and entered a plea of nolo contendre and was given a suspended jail sentence upon payment of a fine and costs. Plea bargaining was in evidence Horse Show Slated A Labor Day horse show will be held near Hertford Monday, sponsored by the Perquimans County Horse and Pony Club, Inc. The show begins at 11 A.M. at the new show ring, located on SR 1110 and some two miles west of the old facilities. There will be a total of 30 different classes for youngsters and adults. Refreshments will be available. The show committee includes: Joe Meads and Robert Sutton, both of Hertford; Roy Williams, Jr., of Creswell; Tommy Stallings of Belvidere; Charlie Fowler of Hertford; and Millard Layden of Tyner. Ringmasters are Melvin Forehand and C. T. Rogerson, Jr., both of Hertford; and Ronald Hetherington of Elizabeth City. Shell Sawyer of Elizabeth City will be the announcer. Thelma Rogerson of Hertford is show secretary and Carolyn Fowler of Hertford is treasurer. Publicity chairmen are Carolyn Faye Fowler and Charlie Fowler. at right workmen put water into the locomotive as it bellows black smoke which doesn't seem to bother an unidentified woman who prepares lunch from the tailgate of her station wagon. Apparently she suspected that the train would be late. participation in the selection of interim areas of environmental concern which will be designated by the Coastal Resources Commission. Areas of environmental concern are critical areas which need to be considered for protection and possible preservation in each of the 20 counties. Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission; Dr. Linton; T. R. Spruill of Washington County, chairman, Albemarle Association of Counties and Towns; and Mayor Roy L. Harrell of Edenton. Single Copies 10 Cents as two defendants entered pleas of nolo contendre after their attorneys had reached agreement on recommended judgments with Solicitor Herbert Small of Elizabeth City. Loretta Holley Satterfield faced five different counts. Two cases were consolidated for judgment and in all four cases she was given a total sentence of 18 months, suspended upon payment of $250 fine and costs, but the costs were to be deducted from the fine. Katrina Overton was given six months, suspended upon payment of SSO fine and costs. Earlier, Brenda Rascoe complied with the District Court judgment of SIOO fine and costs. A jury Tuesday afternoon convicted Palmer Bliss Tynch of second offense of drunk driving He was sentenced to six months, suspended upon payment of SSOO fine and costs. He gave notice of appeal. In other cases heard before Judge Russell J. Lanier oi Beulaville, the following action was taken: Cassandra Etheridge Yancey, passing a stopped school bus, $25 fine and costs. William Ike Davis, non-support, six months upon payment of SIOO per month. J. E. Orange and Don Anthony Continued on Page 4 Resigns From Post Wilbur G. Pierce, executive director of Economic Improvement Council, Inc., has resigned to accept a position with Edenton-Chowan Schools. His resignation will be acted on tonight (Thursday) at a called meeting of the EIC board. Mrs. Elizabeth Byrd, board chaiman of the Community Action agency in the 10-county Albemarle Area, said the board needs to restructure in the light of recent action. (Last week EIC lost sponsorship of the manpower program when Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission approved a plan which does not include contracting to EIC for the program.) Mrs. Byrd also said EIC is beginning another year and needs to “talk about what is happening” with regards to funding, etc. “We need to know what programs we have available and where we go from here.” In the notice of his resignation, Pierce did not appear to be abandoning a sinking ship. “Things look better now, funding wise, than they have in the last six months,” he tokl The Chowan Herald later. He said while the name may change the caaeip of community Continued on Page 4
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