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Fwrm-CUt Week
Those along the Public Parade
and throughout the nation who are
trying to finda difference between
Aval and urban folk are finding it
increasingly/difficult to do so. As
one noted, farm folk are in
polyester knits and urban folk find
more attractive.
The real division between the
two cultures is narrowing to the
point of overlapping. Sociologists
are becoming more and more
distraut. The clear lines of the past
are rapidly fading. Farm and city
people continue to depend on each
other for products and services
that are essential to modem
business and living.
One can’t live without the other.
Together they make the best food
and fiber team in the world.
A This is especially true
hereabouts where there is enjoyed
a healthy balance between
agriculture and business. There
are gentlemen farmers and
farming gentlemen. And a wide
variety of concerns in our society
bring clearly into focus the
growing need for better
understanding.
As we approach Farm-City
Week along the Public Parade it is
an opportunity to pause and pay
tribute to neighbors-people who
inhabit the farms as well as those
who are willing to pay extra for
extra services offered to the
towns.
But the gap between the two
really is narrowing. Rural law
enforcement, for example, is on
' par along the Public Parade with
municipal counterpart,
the population
f density. There is now rural
garbage collection and soon there
will be a county-wide water
system. Rural fire protection is
excellent.
We are among those who are
considered foolish to see, even
without the benefits of a crystal
ball, better, stronger, less costly
local government through merger
of the county and town. Only a
man-made line now separates
them and thankfully hereaboate it -
is being transgressed repeatedly
for the good of all.
Farm-City Week is a good time
to have a free and full interchange
of views and opinions between all
the citizens along the Public
Parade, both rural and urban. It
should create an atmosphere in
which they can operate easily and
effectively.
s Early Paper
Next Week
The Chowan Herald will publish
one day early next week due to the
Thanksgiving Holiday on
November 27. The newspaper will
be printed Tuesday evening and
distributed Wednesday morning.
Because of the early schedule all
advertising copy must be in the
newspaper office by noon on
Monday and all news copy by 10
A.M. Tuesday.
This early schedule is followed
in order to give employees of this
newspaper a richly deserved
holiday.
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VISITING IN EDENTQN—Edward M. O’Herron, Jr., of
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of the board of Eckerd Drugs, Inc., and is a former legislator. In
informal talks be gave special emphasis to his experience in
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FARM-CITY WEEK PROCLAIMED-C. A. Phillips, chairman
of Chowan County commissioners, left, and Mayor Roy L
Harrell, right, this week proclaimed the period of November 21-27
as Farm-City Week. They are shown here in front of Chowan
County Courthouse with Wallace Evans, second from left
chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Edenton Chamber of
Commerce, and George W. Lewis, Farm-City Week co-chairman
Large Attendance Expected
k Several hundred business people
and farmers are expected to turn
W for the annual Farm-City
Waek banquet, to be held at
Edenton Jaycee Community
Building on Base Road. The event
at 7 o’clock.
George W. Lewis and Pete
Thompson, county co-chairmen,
said the cooperation between the
town and county folk regarding
the water system being
constructed in Chowan County will
be the theme of the evening.
A special invitation has been
issued to the State Rural
Development Panel and a number
of the panel members have
already indicated they will attend.
In addition, the Lions Club will
present the 4-H Com Awards, the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
Nominated For Morehead
Miss Jackie Parker has been chosen as the Morehead Award nominee
from Chowan County. The announcement was made this week by W. H.
Hollo well, Jr., chairman of the county selection committee.
Miss Parker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parker, Morgan
JBark. She is aaenlor at John A. Holmes High School
At the same time Hollowell
announced that Marta Rogerson of
Tyner is the alternate nominee.
She is a senior at Chowan High
School.
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Jackie Parker
The Morehead Award to the
University of North Carolina at
■Chapel Hill is considered to be one
of the most prestigious
scholarships available to high
school seniors in this state.
Miss Parker will now compete
the 1974 Peanut Yield Award, and
Edenton Jaycees will announce
the Outstanding Young Farmer of
The Year.
The banquet is being sponsored
by the Agriculture Committee of
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
and civic organizations
throughout Edenton and Chowan
County. Special prizes will be
given.
This is the fith annual Farm-
City Week banquet and Lewis
pointed out that all business
people and farmers are invitld.
No tickets are being distributed.'
Lewis noted that no long
speeches are being planned as the
banquet is an opportunity for the
people in the business community
and the fanners to become better
acquainted.
with other students from
Northeastern North Carolina for
nomination in the district. District
nominees will then go to Chapel
Hill for personal interviews.
1116 local nominee is among the
most active students at Holmes
High. She has been a class officer
for two years, is on the National
Honor Society, president of the
. Drama Club and is a soloist and
accompanist with the concert
choir. She is also a Sea Explorer
and has been a cheerleader.
Active in the affairs of Edenton
United Methodist Church, she is a
member of the Youth and Adult
choirs and the Youth Fellowship.
She is substitute organist and has
been active in the UMYF at the
sub-district and district levels.
Miss Parker is likewise active in
community activities. She is
associated with the Teen Dems,
Youth Bicentennial Committee
and Northeastern Choral Society.
She is presently employed part
time as a hostess and tour guide
for Historic Edenton, Inc., and is
an accomplished artist.
She was a delegate to Girls’
State and was pianist for the
chorus there.
Her special interest for a
vocation include music, science
and art.
Aces Edge Rams
In Play-off Game
By Joel Hylton
The state championship title
one step closer to the
Edenton Aces last Friday night as
they edged the Greene Central
Rams by a score of 13-12. The
contest was held in Snow Hill.
The first tally of the game came
in the first series of play. The
Rams, receiving the opening kick
off, capitalized on a six-play series
culminated with a one yard drive
for file touchdown. Their extra
pniirf attempt was unsuccessful.
With 5:22 left in the first half, the
from their own 18 yardhae. After
quarter hack Torre Albritton
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On New High School
Fully aware of impending costs
in the face of inflation, but guided
“by conscience in providing the
best education for every child in
Chowan County”, the Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education has
gone on record as favoring an
optional [dan to construct a new
consolidated high school for
Chowan County, to phase out the
use of Swain Elementary School
and to give Swain auditorium to
the community for use as a civic
auditorium. The tentative time for
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SALUTE CONGRESSMAN— Teen Dems in the First
Congressional District paid special tribute last Wednesday night
to Rep. Walter B. Jones. The congressman is shown here with
Ken Kinion of Edenton, district chairman who co-hosted a
Murfreesboro rally with Rep. Jones, and Maru Amburn,
president of the Chowan County club who was presented a special
award.
Rep. Walter Jones Is Honored
MURFREESBORO—The co
host of a First Congressional
District “Victory for ’76”
Democratic rally here last
Wednesday night turned out to be
the honored guest. The most
surprised person among the 400
people attending the event,
therefore, was Rep. Walter B.
Jones.
Rep. Jones and Ken Kinion of
Edenton, district Teen Dem
chairman, were billed as co-hosts
for the rally, which featured an
address of Robert Strauss,
chairman of the National
Democratic Party.
Strauss, a native of Dallas, Tex.,
had warm praise for Rep. Jones
and Tar Heel Democrats.
His sharp criticism of the
Republican Party in general and
President Ford in particular came
after Kinion surprised Rep. Jones
with a number of gifts and
Secretary of State Thad Eure had
given him a lesson in North
Carolina politics.
Eure said the Democratic Party
in the nation was born in the First
District because “this was where
the nation was bom.” He noted
that the 21 county district is larger
than the states of New Jersey,
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
Hawaii and nearly three times the
size of Delaware and Rhode Island
combined.
Jokingly he told Straus: “You do
yourself and the party honor by
visiting this great district.”
The keynote speaker was
impressed with the “Warm,
friendly, family-like meeting” and
Appointment
Mrs. John Pavlich has been
named chairman of the Chowan
County Jury Commission,
according to Mrs. Lena M. Leary,
clerk of court.
Mrs. Pavlich was named to the
commission by Superior Court
Judge Herbert Small of Elizabeth
City. She replaced Mrs. Joseph M.
Thorud who resigned because of
her duties as executive secretary
of Chowan County Board of
Eections.
The other two members of the
Jury Commission are West
Byrum, Jr., and Earl Smith.
The commission is currently
updating the Jury list.
47. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday,
achieving these objectives is 1981.
I In a special meeting dn'Monday,
called for the purpose of
scrutinizing six optional plans for
re-organizing Edenton-Chowan
educational program, the school
board unanimously voted to
present the above plan to the
Chowan County Finance
Committee to consider for
approval. Closely related to the
approval of this plan was the
school board’s decision to ask for
the county commissioners
told “Tils' applauding audience
President Ford is ill prepared to
lead the nation.
He charged that the president
isn’t spending any time learning
how to lead, but is trying to keep
Ronald Regan from running
against him.
While the Democrats are not
faultless, he continued, the
American people want candid
answers and the Democrats can
give them. “Ihe American people
starve for fairness,” he said at one
point.
Rep. Jones, in his usual candor,
expressed his gratitude for the
support of people in the district.
He noted the several cabinet
changes recently and added: “In
all the changes we still haven’t lost
our Butz (Secretary of Agriculture
Earl).”
W. T. Culpepper, 111, Edenton
attorney who is district co
ordinator for Teen Dems,
Introduced the Council of State
members present. In addition to
Eure they included Commissioner
of Agriculture Jim Graham,
Commissioner of Insurance John
Ingram, and Attorney General
Rufus Edmisten.
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MASONS GATHER—Principals at last week’s anniversary
celebration at Unanimity Lodge No. 7 here are pictured from left:
Wilton Walker, district deputy grand master; Nelson Banks,
grand steward; Warren Twiddy, master of the local lodge; S.
Frank Noble, most worshfeftil grand master of North Carolina;
Pete Dudley, grand secretary of North Carolina; and Thomas
Dowdy, districTdeputy grand lecturer.' (Staff Photo by Manning).
November 20, 1975. Single Copies 10 Cents.
permission to renew the option to
purchase the property for the
proposed new school. The present
option expires on December 1.
The optional plan for re
organization, based on present
prices, would cost $3,081,000.
These figures were gained through
comprehensive research and the
use of consultant service.
Based on a computerized
student population projection,
which indicates a stabilized
enrollment of near 650 in grades 9-
12 during the period 1981-1985, and
figuring the cost per pupil for a
new building between $3,000-
$4,000, a new consolidated school
would cost approximately
$2,600,000.
Also included in the optional
plan to be presented to the county
commissioners, is the immediate
need for repairs to all school
buildings at a cost of $381,000 and
the construction of a maintenance
building at SIOO,OOO.
In further action, the school
board also voted that their Budget
and Finance Committee meet with
the county commissioner’s
Finance Committee regarding the
funding for the establishment of a
full time maintenance crew which,
according to figures presented,
would more than pay for itself in
savings on labor costs of hiring
commercial contracting for major
repairs and painting needs.
The board approved the
submittal of two new proposed
projects for the school system. An
Environmental Education
Project, funded at $75,000, would
employ three teachers in the areas
of science, social studies, and
occupational in an attempt to
involve slow and unmotivated
students by using the environment
as the experience base for science
and social studies instruction.
Students would also be alerted to
career opportunities in the
environmental field.
The Metric Education Project
proposal for $34,000 would provide
for the setting up of metric
education resources centers in
each school by a program director
for the purpose of providing staff
development for personnel and
limited adult in teaching the
metric system and providing the
necessary equipment and supplies
for instruction. The State Board of
Education is requiring that
instruction in all disciplines be
conducted under the metric
system by 1981.
The board also accepted a Title
VI-B Project and approved the
immediate implimentation of
same. This $6,000 Federal Project,
referred to as Child-Find, will
employ a specialist to seek out
children between ages 5-25
currently residing in the county,
but not enrolled in an educational
institutions at present due to
handicaps which cause needs not
being met by present institutions.