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Public Parade Enjoying Uniqueness “The relationship the people have with each other makes us unique.” So stated W. T. Culpepper, 111, local attorney who was presented the Distinguished Service Award last week by Edenton Jaycees. His was a point well put and adequately describes the mystery almost always unraveled after on a short stay along the Public Parade. Bill’s discovery is almost blasphemy coming from a native of the Isle of the Pasquotank who studied (?) at Wake Forest. It may be explained by the fact that he had to meander along the Public Parade enroute to and from college. Also, there could have been an occasionally detour through Chapel Hill. We want to be among the first to congratulate Bill on his recognition as well as to deny the rumor that a petition is being circulated this week to outlaw future DSA designations. And that’s the way it is, January 29, 1976. For The Record A reporter got sort of carried away with the program last week in writing a story about recognition of the Heart Fund along the Public Parade. He gave two local bank executives healthy “promotions”. Verne Cayton, vice president of Bank of North Carolina, N. A., in Edenton, is not the bank’s president. He is, however, president of the funds campaign which begins Monday. We are sure Jim Lindley in Raleigh is relieved to know he is still in the driver’s seat at BNC. Then when the story focused on Mrs. Evelyn Keeter, assistant vice president of Peoples Bank & Trust Company, she was elevated to executive vice president. She is Heart Fund treasurer. We haven’t heard from Harry Litchfield, the chief executive office at Peoples, but look forward to some choice words when we do. Heart Fund volunteers are ’ planning a full month of activities to educate the people as to the disease as well as to collect money to support research projects. Mrs. A. F. Downum, Jr., is Heart Sunday chairman. The date of this event is February 22. Willis Privott, president of the Student Government Association at John A. Holmes High School, will coordinate balloon and tag sales while Mrs. Fran Ward will coordinate Chowan County Homemakers in the rural area. Now that we have set the record straight we will get busy helping to promote the highly worthy cause these volunteers represent. Won’t you join in? (Guarding The Ditch Any honeymoon the Coastal Resources Commission has enjoyed is about to come to a screeching halt. Since its inception the Coastal Area Management Act has been labeled a “no development” measure. This has been disclaimed from the courthouse to the ivory tower in which Continued on Page 4 School Holiday Students in Edenton-Chowan Schools will have their second “holiday” in as many weeks Friday which marks the completion of first semester. Teachers will work on the usual schedule with parent conferences scheduled. While parent conferences were held last Friday at White Oak School parents of students at Chowan High, Ernest A. Swain Elementary, D. F. Walker and John A. Holmes High schools can arrange appointments between 8 A M. and 11:30 A.M., and 12:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. Parents have received letters brought home by students and each parents is responsible for setting up the appointment either with the child’s teacher or through the school office. All parents are urged to take advantage of the conference day which is sbt aside by the board of education for the benefit of parents. rA M li t Ain :,|a sr fI y *7Sw*fTK?Ur ri jHh fv| r a I .ij * * Volume XLH. —No. 5. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, January 2£ ' T - b. Single Copies 10 Cents. Area Not Represented Nominations have been completed by counties and LRO’s to the proposed 47-member governing body for the Health Services Agency in Area VI, with a noticeable absence of physicians. Seventeen per cent of the 21 providers nominated are , 1 JMMfy , iviu lv rv i I rnamm jh a HPi IB TALKING BASEBALL—“Gashouse” Parker, right, a former semi-pro player with the Edenton Colonials, chats with Jim (Catfish) Hunter, pitcher for the New York Yankees, prior to a banquet held Monday night by Chowan Academy. Hunter was guest of honor and speaker at the affair. Hunter Raps Reserve Clause Jim (Catfish) Hunter, New York Yankee’s pitcher, said that there should be a policy in baseball that is equal to both players and own ers, and that the reserve clause as it now stands is favorable to the players. This, he remarked, could end up ruining baseball. “The owners, themselves, need to get together with the players, not an attorney or someone who has no authority to do anything but taft,'’ he said at a banquet Monday sponsored by Chowan Academy, held at the Edenton Armory. Hunter also revealed that his career in baseball will end fairly soon. “I have four more years to go, and then I’m coming home to farm.” Home will be in rural Perquimans County. He lives in Bear Swamp. In regards to his former boss, Charlie Finley owner of the Escapees Appeal Prison Sentence Three of four Negores charged with escape from the historic Chowan County Jail Sunday night were given active prison terms Tuesday afternoon in Chowan County District Court. Arthur J. Evans, 22, Melvin Shapiro Evans, 20, and Wilbert Lee Evans, 19, all of Norfolk, Va., each were sentenced to 18 months in prison by Judge Grafton G. Beaman. Wilbert Evans was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon on Deputy Jailer Ray Boyce. He was given an additional 18 months in prison to begin at the expiration of the sentence for escape. They gave notice of appeal. The three brothers were being held in jail on charges of breaking, entering and larceny. They were arrested January 14 following a lengthy manhunt in Chowan and Perquimans counties. The fourth person charged with escape Sunday night was Sylvester Armstead, 17, 106 East Gale Street. He was not tried Tuesday because his court appointed attorney was not ready to try four other counts faced by the defendant. Armstead is also charged with assaulting the jailer. Sheriff Troy Toppin testified as to the defendants being legally held on other charges. Then Boyce took the stand to relate events of the evening Sunday. He said he was called to the jail about 10 o’clock and was asked to remove a mattress from the cell being occupied by Armstead and Wilbert Evans. He Continued on Page « physicians, none of them being from the 10-county Albemarle Area. The Chowan Herald has learned that this has caused great concern among area doctors. The medical staff in Edenton, Plymouth and Elizabeth City have expressed concern that some 60 Oakland A’s, he said, “Mr. Charlie Finley has been good to me and baseball. He gave me a chance to play, and he signed me as a free agent. Mr. Finley has brought a lot of color to baseball.” When quizzed about why he selected the New York club, he cited being closer to home, and more money; but attributed the main reason to being able to play on natural grass. Bembury Wood was master of ceremonies, and Charles Woodard of Hertford introduced Hunter. There were 425 people attending the academy fund raising affair. Hog Sale Set The Albemarle Area Market Hog Show and Sale will be held in Plymouth, on February 3 at the Livestock Arena. The show is being sponsored by the Area Swine Development Committee with financial assistance from: Allied Mills, Inc., Albemarle Produciion Credit Association; Albemarle Feeder Pig Co-op; Federal Land Bank Association of Ahoskie; Ralston Purina Co., G & M Sales of Eastern N. C. Inc.; Garber & Moseley; FCX, Inc.; Amspec; and N. C. Pork Producers Association. Any hog producer in the area can exhibit up to three top hogs in the open show. Also a special tested barrow class will be shown. These barrows were started on feed in November and will make up the special carcass class. The show starts at 1 P. M. Any farmer interested in participating in the show should contact his County Extension Office. HP fly^ .. a Pf^r-t >- / ■ " ? A SURPRISED CULPEPPER—W. T. Culpepper, HI, colter, was caught off guard when Mayo Roy L. Harrell;left, announced that he was recipient of the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. At right, Edenton Jaycee president, James Ellis, applauds. The Jaycee DSA Banquet whs held last Thursday night. physicians are not represented among nominees from this area of the state. They note that the HSA board will be responsible for developing a health care program throughout the area and such a group needs more physician representation. “Frankly, we are very disappointed that this was apparently overlooked in our region when nominations were being made,” one stated. The board at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City has also formally protested the action in Region “R”. Dr. Clement Lucas of Edenton, chairman of the area convener group, has called a meeting for tonight (Thursday) in Greenville at which time the lack of physician representation is expected to be discussed. The Greenville meeting begins at 7:30 P.M. and is being held in the Willis Building on the campus of East Carolina Univeristy. Also, there has been clarification from the state that this region was not specifically instructed to nominate two minority members. The proposed board of directors is made up of 55 per cent consumers and 45 per cent providers. Thirty-eight per cent of those nominated are elected officials; 15 per cent are minority and 9 per cent women. There are four health directors on the list and two hospital administrators. Nominees came from each of the 29 counties in the area with Continued On Page 4 Co-op Considered Chowan County peanut farmers are investigating the feasibility of a cooperative being established with the ultimate goal being to build a warehouse to store all or a portion cd' local peanuts. At a meeting Monday night at Mrs. Boswell’s Restaurant, Eugene Jordan was named chairman of a study committee. Serving with him are David Bateman, past president of the N. C. Peanut Growers Association, J. D. Peele, Jimmie Parrish and Thomas Griffin. A spokesman said another meeting will be held February 9 at which time further discussion of the proposed cooperative will take place. The site of the meeting will be announced later. Womack Lee of Franklin, Va., was keynote speaker at the meeting Monday which was arranged by the Chowan County Farm Bureau. More than 30 people attended the meeting. The 1975 yield from 6,090 acres of peanuts on 459 farms was 15,271,837. Culpepper Honored For Community Service The Jaycee Distinguished Service Award was presented to W. T. Culpepper, 111, an Edenton attorney, last Thursday night, for his outstanding community service during the previous year. CHANGE IN COMMAND—Mrs. Frances 1 lollowell s teps down March 1 as headmistress at Chowan Academy, a “temporary” post she has held for five years. She is shown here with Lott Winslow of Belvidere who assumes the post a s headma si'er at the private school in Rocky Hock. Winslow Named Headmaister Percy Lancelot Winslow, Jr., 30, will assume the position of headmaster of the Chowan Academy, March 1. Winslow will relieve Mrs. Frances T. Hollowell, who accpeted the position as headmistress temporarily in addition to her teaching duties. She is delighted to return to the classroom full time. During the five years Mrs. Arts Program The Chowan Arts Council is establishing an enrichment program for children in grades one through three, according to an announcement this week. Bill Springer, artist in residence, will direct the program. The purpose of this group is to provide a stimulating, educational enrichment program covering a variety of subjects supplementary to and outside the normal school system. The program will be coordinated by a qualified teacher with extensive use of outside people with expertise in different subjects. A tentative list of subject matter includes programs in science, botany (making terrariums), wildlife, field trips, pollution, drama, arts and crafts and music. Chowan Arts Council’s enrichment program will operate from the second floor of Shepard- Pruden Memorial Library. It will begin in February and function every other Saturday morning from 10 o’clock until 12 noon. Enrollment will be limited to 16 due to the age range, employment of one teacher and the desire to provide individual attention to the children. Due to the limited enrollment anyone interested should register immediately, since it will be on a first come first served basis. A fee will be charged to cover employment and supplement for a teacher. Those who desire further information can call the library regarding registration and fees. Mayor Roy L. Harrell cited Culpepper’s activities in civic organizations and his involvement in the Chowan County Democratic Party, of which he is third vice president and adult advisor to the Teen Dems. “I am glad to be here and have the opportunity to take part in this community’s activities,” he said. Culpepper credited his father with having influenced his decision to settle in Edenton, and added, that at least in part, his involvement in community affairs was due to fact that he is “one of the world’s greatest suckers.” Culpepper currently serves as Tax Collected Net collections from the 1 per cent local option sales tax in Cho wan County during December, 1975, amounted to $20,367.52. A report issued by Sec. J. Howard Coble of the State Department of Revenue, showed the following net collections in other Albemarle Area counties: Camden: $2,756.90; Currituck, $11437.98; Dare, $31,056.41; Gates, $6,746.41; Pasquotank, $69,827.02; Perquimans, $10,214.52; Tyrrell, $4,536.67; and Washington, $25,534.11. Hollowell held this position, the Chowan Academy grev/ from a school with seven grades to a complete unit with grades kindergarten through 1.2, increasing from seven tea cher to a faculty of 16. Winslow is a native of Bt ‘lvidere. He graduated from Pert juimans High Schoof in the 1 op 10 pe; r cent of his class in 1965. He holds a B.S. degree in business adminis itration and a master of ar ts in edi acation with a principal’s cortificat e from East Carolina University. While at ECU he was tapp ed for three honorary fraternities, Gamma Beta Phi, E’.eta Ga rama Sigma, and Omicron Delta Epsilon. His teaching experience has been in the Pitt County School System, Greenville and ir.' Tarboro. For the past five years he has been a professor at the College of The Albemarle, teaching in the business department. While at CO A he was selected “Teacher of the Year” on two occasions by the student body. He is married to the former Teresa Eure and they reside in Belvidere. They have two children, one six years and one six months old. He and his family are membei-s of the Friends Quaker Continued on Page 4 Vandals Hit Two self-service pumps located on River Road, north of Arrowhead Beach, were vandalized early Wednesday morning and an undetermined amount of cash was taken, reported Sheriff Troy Toppin. Milton Evans, owner and operator of the pumps, reported the incident after a neighbor informed him that they had been damaged. An examination of the burglar alarm, whose wires had been cut, revealed that the pumps were vandalized after 2:30 A M., said Sheriff Toppin. The Sheriff’s Department is seeking information on the matter and emphasized that information will be held in confidence. president of the Chowan County Cancer Society and the local chapter of the American Red Cross. He has held that position with them for the past two years. He is vice chairman of Historic Edenton, Inc., and serves on the Chamber of Commerce board of directors. In the Edenton Rotary Club he is sergeant-at-arms. Keynote speaker for the Jaycee DSA Banquet was also an attorney. Jim Morgan, N. C. Jaycee president from High Point, challenged the Edenton Jaycees to make their chapter the best in the state and nation, and to strongly support their national director. Morgan cited the individual as being the key to progress at all levels, and cited the Jaycees as being instrumental to the building of character and personal fortitude. He said, also, that the ability to cope with personal problems is a part of being successful. “We have a big responsibility to ourselves, our families, and our community to overcome our problems and become stronger individuals,” Morgan commented James Ellis, Edenton Jaycee president, chaired the banquet and the speaker was introduced by Woody Copeland.
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