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ML P JH Dr. J. Parker Chesson Good Man At COA m Dr. Bruce Petteway has moved r from the College of The Albemarle in Elizabeth City over to Rocky Mount to head N. C. Wesleyan College. The powers that be at COA didn’t waste any time in moving Dr. J. Parker Chesson into ' the post of acting president. Recently at Martin Tech in Williamston they wept to Raleigh to get someone from the state department to act as president until someone could be named. This was not necessary at COA because there was already an able administrator on campus in Parker Chesson. Dr. Chesson is a marine biologist and dean of instruction at COA. He has demonstrated the ability to lead, not drive. Put him in the driver’s seat, now and we predict he will follow a course of y continued progress in a time when it is necessary to run, run, run just to keep up. He is a dynamic individual whose full potentioal is yet to surface. It is indeed unusual that a product of the region served by COA is so well qualified to direct the future of an important institution of higher education along the Public Parade and throughout the Albemarle Area. Dr. Chesson, a Democrat, was named by Gov. Jim Holshouser tQ__ the important Coastal Resources Commission. He heads that group’s Public Participation and Land-Use Planning Committee. Dr. Petteway was good for the area. Dr. Chesson would continue this goodness. And anyone’s search committee couldn’t ask for more. * Stay Put, Jim As election year approaches James A. Graham is finding it increasingly more difficult to not let his ego override his good judgment in the matter of the Tar Heel governorship. Naturally those who would like to see him voluntarily dethroned as Commissioner of Agriculture are going to blow the greatest a mount of air into any trial balloon. It would be their easiest way to defrock one of greatest public servants. It would be their easiest way to “kill off” one of this state’s greatest Democrats. But there is comfort in the fact that Jim Graham isn’t the type to fall victim to such a scheme. Yet they keep on questioning him about running for governor, i He made a great of Agriculture, the like of which is not found throughout the country. He would make a great governor, but first he must get elected. The personal interest groups he Continued on Page 4 CF Week Set This week, September 15-20, has been deisgnated Cystic Fibrosis week in Edenton. Cystic Fibrosis and other lung damaging diseases affect 150,000 North Carolina youngsters, today. Once children with Cystic Fibrosis died in infancy. Now 50 per cent are living beyond 18 years of age. Mrs. W. T. Culpepper, 111, and Mrs. Hobart Truesdeli are conducting the campaign locally, k and they point out that your f contribution will enable the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to continue this program through research •and improved treatment methods. They encourage your generous • contribution in helping to fight this afflict^n. li Chowan Fair Opens Next Week At a time when county fairs are on the decline, the Chowan County* Fair, opening next week, is anticipated to be the largest held here to date. E. C. Toppin, adjutant of American Legion Post 40 who sponsors the annual event, stated that for the first time residence ■ ' ' ' ' . ■ f "y-:\ y f .f a S 4'.< /-■ A t v.-V£* . •. Volume XU.—No. 38. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, September 18, 1975. Single Copies 10 Cents Johnson Takes Director Post W. B. Gardner, town adiministrator, announced administrator, announced new recreation director. Mike Johnson, former director of Franklin County Parks and Recreation Department, and native of Weston, West Va., has begun duties here as director of the Edenton-Chowan program. He holds a degree in Recreation Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Gardner commented, “We screened a lot of applicants and are pleased to have Mike working with the program.” Aside from most conventional sports, Mike is an old firearms enthusiast and belongs to the Seaboard Team of the North-South Skirmish Association and the 64th Regiment of Foot, Queen’s Royal Regiment. In connection with this, Continued on Page 4 Speaker Cites Loss Os Power NAGS HEAD —North Carolina citizens need to become more concerned over the erosion of the power of the governor by the —legislative branch, a ranking Holshouser Administration official declared here last Thursday night. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Albemarle Area Development Association, Bruce Lentz, secretary of the Department of Administration, said the General Assembly keeps chipping away at the power of the governor. At the same time he said the same legislators won’t give the citizens of the state the opportunity to vote on giving the governor additional power. The secretary, who earlier headed the Department of Transportation, said two and a half years ago he was a frustrated private citizen. “Now I am a frustrated government official with no future aspirations in government,” he said. He proudly stated that the philosophy of the current administration is to have decision making at the lowest possible level. Later he said cooperation between local, regional and state government is essential if the people are to get their money’s worth ou* of government. Continued on Page 4 m jfydSii,,. jo v m ff * 4HW OBSERVANCE UNDERWAY—This is Constitution Week in the Town of Edenton and across the nation. Mayor Roy Harrell is shown here with Mrs. A. B. Harless, Jr., who represents the Edenton Tea Party Chapter, Daughters of the American. Revolution, as the mayor proclaims the week. He urged the citizens to pay special attention during the week of September 1 1 through September 23 to our federal constitution and the advantages of Amencan citizenship. This week marks the 188th adversary of the adoption of the U. S, constitution. k k requirements on booth entries have been dropped, and entries from outside of Chowan. County will be eligible for prizes. Fran Ward, county home economics extension agent, also reported that schools in the Edenton-Chowan system will each feature an exhibit. This is their Jaffa Bl f WMJMr Dm ifTUMJ ■ ’Hi ' r ' ai • : ~. r FAMILY HONORED —Flanked by their daughter, Carol, and their son, Gene, Donald and Nancy Madre review certain phases of their soil and water conservation plan. They have just been named as the Albemarle District’s Conservation Farm Family of the Year. ‘Family Os The Year’ Selected Donald G. Madre, his wife Nancy, and their two children have been selected as the Albemarle District’s Conservation Farm Family of the Year, according to Lloyd C. Bunch, district chairman. Madre. along with his family, is being recognized for his outstanding accomplishments and participation in applying soil and water conservation practices to his farming operations. A lifetime farmer from Perquimans County, he became a cooperator with the Albemarle Conservation District in 1963, his father before him in 1956. Donald now operates both farming units 1 which encompasses over 360 acres. Having a good knowledge of his conservation plans, Madre uses them in applying all the practices needed for a sound conservation program. He is a leader in his community in trying new farming methods, being one of the first to apply minimum tillage planting, a new farming technique to aid in the protection of the soil from water and wind erosion. He and his father also installed the first metal surface inlets in Perquimans County, resulting in the applying of more than 1,000 such structures throughout the area to help prevent erosion to the side slopes of newly constructed ditches. Ditches, tile, drainage landgrading and smoothing, cropping systems, residue management and field borders are among other measures included in his normal course of farming. As the district’s representative, the Madres will compete in the first year of participation. Mrs. Ward also encourages people to join in the individual entry competition. There will be judging in canning, clothing, arts and crafts, needlework, decor ative plants, flowers, cakes, can dies, and breads, not to mention livestock, poultry, horticulture, Area Five Conservation Farm Family Contest which will involve entries from the 20 Northeastern! North Carolina counties. School Board Asks For Joint Meeting Following the decision last week by the Chowan County commissioners not to take action on a request from the board of education to approve the purchase price of new high school site,, the school board met in executive session concerning the matter. The meeting was held last Thursday night. Supt. John Dunn reported that the result of the executive session will be a joint meeting between the two boards. He did not specify when this meeting will take place. Life Saving Course Registration Extended The deadline for registering for the community-wide program of instruction in a life saving technique at Chowan Hospital has been extended until September 22. Mrs. Barbara Cale, vice president for professional services, said response from business and industry to the “C. P. R.” program had not been as great as anticipated. Therefore, they are being given an additional week to have supervisors and other key personnel register for the one and one-half hour course. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Dail Elected District Post James C. (Pete) Dail, executive vice president of Edenton Savings & Loan Association, has been elected to represent District I on the board of directors of the N. C. Savings & Loan League. Dail will be one of eight district board members and will represent a district with 25 associations and 13 branches. He was elected for a two-year term. The new board member is Mayor Pro-Tem of Edenton and is second vice {resident of Edenton Lions Club. In 1965 he was recognized for community achievements as recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Dail is past president of Edenton Jaycees, Historic Edenton and Edenton Chamber of Commerce. He has headed the Heart Fund and Cancer Society. An active member of Edenton Baptist Church, Dail serves as chairman of the ushers and Sunday School director for a youth department. He is married and the father of three children. bees and honey, and cured meats. There will be separate judging for the junior and adult divisions in those categories. All individual entries must be in by 6 P.M., Monday, and the Legion Building will open at 8 A.M. to begin accepting the entries. This Saturday night, auditions for thfi 4-H Talent Show will be held at the fairground, and will begin at 7:30 P.M. Winner in talent show on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights will compete for the grandprizes on Saturday night. Band night is scheduled for Friday, and the winning band will perform on Saturday. There are six commercially sponsored exhibits scheduled, and 26 community service booths slated. Continued on Page 4 Local Craftsmen In Area F air Thirteen Chowan county craftsmen will demonstrate at the 17th annual Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair to be held September 24-28. Five adult and eight youth craftsmen will participate. Mrs. Doris Moreland, one of our most outstanding craftsmen, will demonstrate the entire four days. Rev. F. B. Drane and his daughter, Mrs. Frances Inglis, long time fair favorites will demonstrate Hammock Making on Friday afternoon. Miss Edna Bishop, retired Area Home Economics Agent in Home Industries and Creative Crafts, will demonstrate Apple Dolls on Wednesday afternoon. William Michal, Rev. Drane, Miss Bishop and Mrs. Inglis will alsc participate in the Guild booth. Anna Goodwin, David Jordan, Joseph Goodwin, Debbie Jordan and Marion Dail will demonstrate in the Youth Center on Friday. Jean Parrish, Jane Parrish, Debbie Jordan, David Jordan, and Gregg Brabble will demonstrate on Saturday evening. The fair will be held in the National Guard Armory and will be open from 12:00 - 9:00 P.M. Wednesday through Saturday and from 1:00 P.M. through 6:00 P..M. on Sunday. There will be a special showing for school groups from 9 A.M. - 12 noon Friday September 26. is the program being provided through the cooperative efforts of the hospital and the Emergency Medical Education Program at East Carolina University. Local health related professionals will be instructors. The goal of each session is to prepare the participant to perform “C.P.R.” for anyone whose heart and lungs have stopped functioning. This procedure is the vital link in saving a life between the time a victim stops breathing and the time he arrives at the hospital for more definitive treatment, according to Mrs. Cale. Mrs. Cale said the instructor will begin October 8 with ses sions throughout the day and at night, Monday through Friday. Moore Heads District Office Albert D. Moore has assumed the duties of district conservationist for the Hertford- Edenton field offices. His appointment to this position by the Soil Conservation Service was effective September 15. This post was recently vacated by the retirement of Frank McGoogan. Moore will be assisting farmers and other land users with the on going soil and water conservation program set forth by the Perquimans . and Chowan committees of the Albemarle Conservation District. He is a native of Iredell County and a graduate of N. C. State University at Raleigh, where he obtained a degree in forestry and in conservation. He received SCS training in Rutherford County and for the past three years has served as district conservationist in the mountain county of Jackson. He was recognised by the Soil B ■ X i B mm isl Ed Wimmer Banquet Set By Chamber The annual Edenton Chamber of Commerce Banquet and kick-off to the annual membership campaign will be held this year at the Edenton Jaycee Building on October 9 at 7:30 P.M. In addition to a meal served by the Edenton Jaycees, Ed Wimmer, one of America’s most enthusiastic and widely acclaimed speakers on patriotism, will be on hand as the special program guest speaker. Tickets are available to everyone at the Edenton Chamber of Commerce office at $6 each. Wimmer founded Forward America, Inc., in Covington, Ken., in 1932 as a non-profit organization of businessmen, farmers, professional men and women, and local banks, dedicated to the proposition that a constant decentralization of economic and political power, maintained by enlightened public and legislative opinion, is the only foundation upon which a free society can be built. Forward America, Inc., with Wimmer as president, became the public relations division of National Federation of Independent Business, Inc. in 1946. at which time he was elected vice president and public relations director of NFIB. In March 1972, Wimmer resigned from NFIB, leaving him opportunity to devote full time to Forward America, Inc. His continuing goal: to help "turn the country around before July 4, 1976, the 200th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.” Wimmer lives in Fort Mitchell, Ken. Anyone who desires to register for the course should contact Mrs. Cale at the hospital. Hobgood Presides Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood will preside over a civil ssession of Chowan County Superior Court which is set for October 6. Mrs. Lena M. Leary, clerk of court, this week released the trial calendar. Scheduled for trial are two condemnation cases involving the State Highway Commission and Mrs. Rosa F. Ward. The cases grew out of the acquisition of property for the U. S. 17 by-pass of Edenton. A jury trial has also been set in the suit brought by F. T. Jett against Edward C. Ward and his fishery. Conservation Service with an award for special achievement in 1974. Moore and his wife, Wanda, have a young son, 6 months old, and they are Baptists. i i Albert D. Moore
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