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Volume XL—No. 50.
Public Parade
Politics And Press
Integrity
With the election now behind us,
it seems a good time to assess how
well out country’s newspapers and
magazines handled the issues - or,
rather, the non-issues in the
campaign. (Television news is a
sad story all of its own.)
We say “non-issues” because
rarely in an American election
have voters been asked to cast
their ballots on the basis of such a
lack of information about where
candidates stood. It seems that
about all that was necessary for
success at the polls this year was
to be (1) a Democrat; (2) a non
incumbent; and (3) against
Richard Nixon.
Unfortunately, although there
was in-depth reporting at the local
level, our national media have
largely let us down in helping to
define where candidates stood on
major issues such as the multiple
problems facing the economy.
Instead, too maiiy national
newspaperr-and penedrsiir
retreated from solid reporting into
sermonizing on the woes of
America.
And, under the guise of
“advocacy journalism,” the
integrity of a free press too often
was sacrificed upon the altar of an
“exclusive” story. A major story
on Preisdent Ford in the October
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Jones Leaves Hospital To Conduct Meeting
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Rep.
Walter B. Jones, who has been,
confined to Bethesda Naval
Hospital for the past two weeks to
receive treatment for an infection
of his left leg, returned to Capitol
Hill briefly December 4 to conduct
ah informal meeting of his
Agriculture Sub-Committee on
Oilseeds and Rice.
Among those in attendance was
David T. Bateman of Tyner, N. C.,
president of the N. C. Peanut'
Growers Association. Bateman
is also vice chairman at the
Chowan County Board of
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Sltie@ meting. Behind Rep. Jones is Floyd Lupton, administrative
y commissioner who is president of the
Students Here
Are Evaluated
Students in the Edenton-Chowan
school system are doing well from
kindergarten through Grade Two
but the performance level slumps
at Grade Three and continues
below average for the remainder
of the grades.
This was revealed to members
of the board of education Dec. 2
in a report by Mrs. Mary Horton
on system-wide testing conducted
in the spring of 1974.
While no definite results were
released for this preliminary one
year report, some board members
expressed alarm at them.
Mrs. Horton told members K
through-2 showed students at or
above grade level and in some
instances well above the national
average.
The breakdown begins at the
third grade and she told board
members “we have seen it in the
system for a number of years.”
She quickly pointed out the
situation is the same on the
district, regional state and
national levels.
In January, Mrs. Horton will
present a three-year study using
one group as an example and she
declared “you’ll see
improvements.”
The assessment touched off a
brief but general discussion as to
the reasons for the breakdown
after the second grade.
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Commissioners.
Secretary of Agriculture Earl
Butz threatened to severely
cripple the peanut program
through administrative
regulations. Hie purpose of the
December 4 meeting was to
determine if compromise peanut
legislation could be agreed upon in
order to avoid these vindictive
regulations.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, Asst. Sec. of Agriculture
Yeutter stated that Sec. Butz
would not go forward with the
punitive regulations he had
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, December 12, 1974.
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THE MAN AND HIS HOUSE—James B. Duke on December 8,
1924, first announced the Duke Endowment. He is shown in inset
in the picture above which shows the Duke residence.
Endowment Provides Funds
The Duke Endowment has
provided a total of $238,987 to a
and », cfeuishJuQ. Chowan
County during the past 50 years.
This is the Golden Anniversary
of the endowment which has
created by James B. Duke in 1924.
Since then Chowan Hospital has
received a total of $236,487 and
Bethany Church has received
$2,500.
In the 21-county First
Congressional District, hospitals
and churches have received a total
proposed at this time. However,
Yeutter said that if a compromise
was not reached the secretary still
intended to issue the regulations
sometime in 1975.
Rep. Jones said: “Although we
did not reach a compromise here
today, I feel the meeting was a
great success in that we have
convinced the secretary to
postpone the regulatory changes
he had proposed.”
Immediately following the
meeting Rep. Jones returned to
Bethesda to continue his medical
treatment.
Jaycettes’ float, center, was third place winner. At right is the Chamber of Commerce float with Santa
perched atop.
of $4.2-million. In addition, these
counties also participated in the
overall distribution of
for maintenance and operation of
rural Methodist Churches and for
retired ministers and needy and
deserving widows and orphans of
deceased ministers in North
Carolina.
N. C. Gov. Angus W. McLean
spoke like a prophet in 1924 when
Duke created The Endowment as
an instrument to serve the people
of the Carolinas through aid to
education, health, child care and
churches.
“For the next hundred years
even longer-there will not be a
citizen of the state, young or old,
who will not feel the benign
influence of his contribution to the
great work of making North
Carolina a better state in which to
live,” McLean declared.
Fifty years and approximately
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EIC Directors Are Named
Thirty-three members were
named to the board of directors of
Economic Improvement Council
at a meeting at the Edenton
Municipal Airport headquarters
last Thursday night. Previously
EIC had a 48-member board.
Mrs. Elizabeth Byrum, board
chairman, told the group that “as
times change we must change”
and predicted further changes in
the anti-poverty agency structure.
Fentress Morris, executive
director, commended department
heads on their reports and said
overall the agency had presented
the board with a report of “good
accomplishments”.
Touching on the status of funds,
Morris said Headstart had been
funded through June 1,1975, at the
level of $301,639 and EIC
Holiday Schedule
George A. Byrum, chairman of
the merchants committee of the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
states that some of the larger
stores had set their own hours for
Christmas, but the majority at
merchants will start staying open
until 9:00 P.M. fix' Christmas on
Thrusday, December 19th thru
Monday December 23rd. The
committee also recommended
two day* dosing for Christmas
and one day for New Years.
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Bill Culpepper
Red Cross Head
The Chowan County Chapter,
American Red Cross, has been
reorganized with W. T. Culpepper,
111, as chairman, and plans are
being made for the first funds
campaign in nearly three years.
It was reported that without
sufficient funds the chapter is in
danger of the loss of the regular
bloodmobile visits. At the present
time the chapter has $lB7 in the
treasury with $2Bl owed the
Tidewater Chapter.
It was noted that while a* funds
campaign is being scheduled for
March, with 50 per cent of the
funds remaining in the county,
funds are needed now. Checks
should be sent to Copeland.
Local funds are spent for
telephone calls on behalf of
military families and snacks on
bloodmobile visits. Snacks for the
last visit cost $43. The quota was
125 pints and 89 pints were
collected.
However, Gary Anderson,
Jaycesuvolunteer chairman, said
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administrative funding had been
received through December 31.
Morris said the fact that the
state Office of Economic
Opportunity is now opening and
functioning is a good sign for the
future of the agency.
L. F. Ambum, Jr., president of
the sponsoring Albemarle Ares?
Development Association, traced
the history of the close working
relations between the two
agencies and commended the
board members for selecting
programs which can best be
adapted to the 10-county region.
Amburn said he makes no
apologies for his “interest in
regionalism and its design in
Region “R” to make for a better
life for the entire populous”. He
pledged his continued e&torial
support for things he considers
good for the region.
He said over the past few years
many roadblocks have sprung up
in efforts to split the region. But
during the period the region has
been able to come out a little
stronger. “It is because we care
about our land but more
importantly we are about each
other,” he noted.
Mayor Roy L. Harrell presented
certificates to board members
whose terms have expired.
New beard members are:
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Edward G. Bond, Jr.
Morehead
Candidate
The Chowan County Morehead
Award Committee has selected
Edward Griffin Bond, Jr., as the
nominee from this county,
according to W. H. Hollowell, Jr.,
chairman.
The Morehead Award to the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill is presented by the
John Motley Morehead
Foundation.
Griff Bond is the son of Dr and
Mrs. Bond, Sr., 117 Pembroke
Circle. He is a senior at John A.
Holmes High School. He has been
a member of the football team for
four years and is president of the
National Honor Society. He is a
member of the N. C. Youth
Highway Safety Committee, High
School Dress Code Committee,
Dramatics Club and chief staff
photographer for the yearbook.
He is a member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, a lay reader
and member of the church
worship committee. He is vice
president of the United Methodist
Youth Fellowship.
An Eagle Scout, he is also a
member of the Sea Scouts and
chairman of the youth committee
of Chowan County Bicentennial
Commission. He is president of
Chowan County Teen Dems and
was first place winner in
architectural drawing at the 1974
Chowan County Fair.
He i. listed in Who’s Who Among
American High School Student’s;
originated and produced a model
show and exhibit; designed and
built scale house models.
His hobbies include chess,
football, golf, bowling, swimming,
boating, hunting, fishing,
camping, hiking and photography.
Organizational
Plan Is Adopted
NEW BERN—The 47-member
Coastal Resources Advisory
Council adopted an organizational
plan here Monday which is
designed to assist the Coastal
Resources Commission in
implementation of the Coastal
Management Act.
W. B. Gardner of Edenton, gave
the committee report which
authorized a three-zone division in
the council with chairmen and
vice chairmen being named to an
executive committee from each
zone.
The Northeastern area, with 12
at the 29 coastal counties, would
have a four-member executive
committee rrprc wntatisß.
the zone executive committee
will atao have a representative of
state government as a member.
Aim, the executive committee
will appoint member! to four
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