BufT It is a rare opportunity that we have to participate in this column. It is, however with a great deal of delight we report that “Buff” is recovering satisfactorily from his recent operation. He altered Chowan Hospital last Thursday and underwent surgery Friday morning. The latest report is that he has made steady progress and was expected home Wednesday afternoon. There has been a void in The Herald crew this past week and we all hope it will be filled in the very near future with his return to the scene, where he always manages to be heard. LFA. Localism Study Needs People GREENVILLE—The East Carolina University Division of Continuing Education is looking for people in the New Bern, Bath, Belhaven and Edenton areas to participate on a steering com mittee studying localism. The project is an attempt to define localism and how it affects the people of Eastern North Carolina. It will examine such things as why people are attached to the area? What influences do a family, friends or neighbors have on an individuals life? It will also study the habit of centering one’s life on such local community in stitutions as the church congregagion. Members of the steering committee will help plan town meetings and will participate in a working conference with ECU professors in the fields of his tory, sociology, anthropology, psychology, economics, political science and geography to discuss the dimensions of localism. Anyone interested in par ticipating in the project is urged to contact Karl Rodabaugh or Steve Alexander at the East Carolina University Division of Continuing Education 757-6321. The project is being coordinated by ECU with the help of a grant from the N. C. Humanities Com mittee. Gain Hour Saturday night you regain the hour you lost last Spring. However, it will occur Sunday morning. At 2 A.M. Sunday set your clock back one hour to signal an end of Daylight Saving Time. The nation’s clocks are con trolled by the 1966 Uniform Time Act which decrees six months of daylight time—from the last Sunday in April when clocks spring ahead, until the last Sunday in October, when clocks fall back. The act has been tampered with in the name of saving energy, etc., but this year the law reverts to the original one affecting father time. EMT Course A refresher course for the recertification of Emergency Medical Training (EMT) per sonnel will be taught in Edenton, beginning on Tuesday. The Continuing Education Department at College of The Albemarle is sponsoring the 20-hour course. Murray Ashley will be the in structor. Classes will meet each Tuesday and Thursday night from 7 until 10 o’clock at the Rocky Hock Rescue building. They will continue through. November 23. Persons who have satisfactorily completed the initial EMT course are eligible to enroll. Thursday, October 28, 1976 The Chowan Herald Box 207, EDENTON, N. C. 27732 Published every Thursday at Eden ton by The Chowan Herald, Inc., L. F. Amburn, Jr.; president and general manager, 421-425 South Broad Street, Edenton, North Carolina 27932. Entered as secOnd-class matter August 30, 1934, at the Post Office at Edenton, North Carolina, under act of March 3, 1870. L. F. Amburn, Jr., President Gen Mgr J. Edwin Bufftap Editor E. N. Manning Production Supt. Subscription Rates One Year (outside N.CA *7.00 One Year tin N.C.) M. 24 Six Months (outside N. C) *4JO Six Months (in N.Ct) v. *3JO Public Parade Continued From Page 1 Congressional District they provide a team that will bring Tar Heelia and America back to their senses. Jimmy Carter should be elected President because he is a new face on the scene with a fresh approach to our problems. He will be elected because this is the first time the American people have had a opportunity to express themselves on Watergate. The Congress and the courts have failed, but the people shall prevail. Jim Hunt should be elected Governor of North Carolina because he has the best creden tials. He has the knowledge and the background to lead this state out of the wilderness into which the first four years of Republicanism in this century has implanted us. Jim Green should be elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina because we have seen the ineffectiveness of members of opposing parties holding seats in top government. And Rep. Walter B. Jones should be re-elected because he is the best thing to come along in the vast First District since motherhood and apple pie. In our opinion, the recent episode between Rep. Jones and his Republican challenger will cause some people in the 2-county district to “go to the trouble” to vote as a display of disapproval of the manner in which his opponent has campaigned. Those who number among Rep. Jones’ friends and supporters, but who were turned-off by politics this time around and who felt he would win hands down anyway, will make an extra effort to insure his re-election. And that’s the way it should be. In our opinion, the best lever to pull Tuesday is the, one which casts a ballot for all Democratic candidates. If you disagree, do otherwise. But please, go to the polls and pull something. By The Numbers It is early on Saturday morning. Very, very early! No. 1 son got on the bus with the Holmes band before 6 A.M. No. 1 Mama, No. 2 son, and No. 3 daughter got on a van with friends less than two hours later for the same destination . . . Chapel Hill, where No. 1 daughter (with escort) was to meet. No. 2 daughter was enroute to N. C. State Fair. The frustration was just beginning. No. 1 football team had just lost its first game the night before in Williamston. The week before No. 1 football team (ACC) had lost to No. ? team in Keanan Stadium. Now we were to view No. 1 clash with our most favorite team from Eastern North Carolina. Winning, on our part would be difficult. First add—early, very, very early Sunday morning! No. 2 daughter shook the hand of President Ford. UNC beat ECU, 12-10. Hang the numbers! Big Day Coming Well, we solidly flunked our history lesson last week when we identified the Woodard Hotel as the Barker House in some old photographs. Then to compound the confusion the headline placed an earlier peanut festival as being held in 1936 instead of 1941. We are now dealing with current events, and welcome Mrs. L. M. Robeson of Virginia Beach as a special guest to the Peanut Festival being sponsored Satur day by Edenton-Chowan Band Parent Association. She won’t care much about our identity problem but she might take issue to the festival dates since she reigned as queen, being the for mer Rachel Weeks of Tarboro. Bob Harrell, festival chairman, obtained her trophy and the handsome silver piece has teen on display at Ross Jewelers. While we honor the lowly peanut along the Public Parade to line the coffers of an inspired group of young musicians, there wfll be another type of musk available during the early evening hours. The Meredith Ooßege Chorale will T ennis Courts Continued From Page 1 stated the courts would be used under the supervision of the Edenton-Chowan Recreaion Director during off-school hours by the general public. The tennis courts are located on property owned by Edenton Chowan Schools, but the courts were built with funds supplied by the county Commissioners. Two initial questions were who owns the tennis courts, and does Chowan Academy qualify as “the public”. According to the opinion for warded by HEW, those two questions would have little bearing on the issue. The statement in part reads: “The facilities in question are located on school property; are used as a part of the public school athletic program; and, for a substantial portion of the day, used under the direct supervision of the public school authorities. Under these circumstances, the use of the facilities by a segregated private school would violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.” The opinion goes on to state that violation would jeopardize federal financial assistance to the school district. A letter from the State Department of Public Instruction contained a similar statement according to information from the Office of Civil Rights. The school board considered five courses of action before ap pointing a three-man committee to further study the issue and try to arrange a joint meeting with the commissioners. The first alternative was to fully implement the 1973 agreement and risk non-compliance, followed by implementing the agreement only as long as the commissioners would assume responsibility for loss of any federal funds. Third, they discussed not honoring the agreemnt as it currently reads an accepting the possible repercussions. The board considered buying the courts themselves, or selling the property they are located on to the county. Options three and four were the only ones the board felt would keep the school system in com pliance with the Civil Rights Act. A line of reasoning was also offered that the commissioners are using reversed logic regarding the agreement. It was suggested by an observer, John Schroeder, that the academy is an organization not falling under the category of general public, therefore organized play by the academy would bar the public from the tennis courts, placing violation of the agreement on the commissioners. Feelings ranged from those of Mrs. Emily Amburn calling for purchase of the tennis courts, to Dr. J. H. Horton who said the board should not change budget priorities at mid-year especailly to buy something the schools may own already. Dr. Edward G. Bond took the viewpoint that it was not until Chowan Academy needed the tennis courts that the issue was read into the joint agreement. Supt. John Dunn emphasized that the academy has not asked for use of the facility since their initial request, and at no time have they used the courts for orgainized activities. Chairman Eugene Jordan ap pointed himself and two other board members, Dr. Bond and Thomas Paul Griffin, to continue studying the problem. be featured at 7 P. M. at Edenton Baptist Church, but there will be plenty of time afterwards to get to either the square dance at the American Legion Building or the street dance in downtown Edenton. We are sure many of you will want to amend the Pea Pickin’s to include the feature being provided by the Meredith Alumnae Association in this area. The Peanut Festival is probably one of the more extensively prepared events of this nature here in recent Ustory.lt has been So done for your enjoyment and to benefit a most worthy cause. For the community not to support it Satuday would be a shame in this world! Site Noted For Architecture Continued From Page 1 bitterly resented, even after Dunstan’s sudden death in 1737. Sanderson took his house back for just what Dunstan had paid for it and this time kept it several years. William Moreton of Newcastle upon-Tyne, who had recently come from Britain, bought the Cupola House in 1731 for 15 per cent less than its earlier price. Nothing else is known of him. His property was eventually inherited by his niece, Mrs. Margeret Peck, in England. It may have been rental property for years before she sold it in 1756. Francis Corbin, the new owner, put a wharf at the foot of his garden, installed handsome woodwork in his house, and set the date 1758 on the gable finial, perhaps to mark the completion of his project. Since 1744 he had been Lord Granville’s business agent in the colony. He was also a member of the Governor’s Council, a Justice of the General Court, and colonel of the Chowan County militia. Armed Robbery Charge Lodged Joseph Twine has been ordered to appear in Chowan County Superior Court to face a charge of armed robbery. His bond was set at SIO,OOO. Judge Grafton G. Beaman found probable cause in the case Tuesday morning in Chowan County District Court. He also found probable cause in cases where four defendants were charged with breaking and en tering and larceny. They were: Richard Wayne Fleming, Dennes Leon Hassell, William Henry Holley and Tyrone Decano Halsey. In other cases called by Asst. Dist. Atty. Chris Bean the following action was taken: Erie Lee Anthony, failure to comply, 20 days, suspended upon certain conditions. Thomas E. Parker, Jr., failure to comply, suspended sentence revoked. Notice of appeal entered. Raise Gideon Tarkington, traffic violation, $lO fine and costs; carrying a jcqnps&letf; weapon, dismissed. James Edward Byrum, Jr., drunk driving, 60 days, suspended upon payment of SIOO fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered. Junious Alexander Cofield and Robert Lee Wilder, larceny, probable cause. Frederick Lassiter, larceny, 90 days, suspended upon payment of SIOO fine and costs. James Willie Spivey, speeding, S2O fine and costs. Leon Wilson, inspection violation, no liability insurance and improper registration, SIOO fine and costs. Notice of appeal entered. Larry Robert Privott, speeding, S2O fine and costs. Edward Lee Daniels, worthless check, 10 days, suspended upon payment of costs and make restitution. Open House Open House will be held November 3 from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. for the Albemarle Adult Activity Center and the Edenton Residential Center. The Albemarle Adult Activity Center is a day program that serves developmentally disabled adults. The program offers recreation, academics, and the teaching of socialization and commuintiy skills. The center is located 1.3 miles north on Route 32 from Edenton. The Edenton Residential Center is a residential setting for developmentally disabled adults. The program provides a home where the resident has the op portunity to learn skills that enables the person to function in the mainstream of society. The Edenton Residential Center is located at 708 North Broad Street. Festival Continued From Page 1 tired feet are expected to be relaxed during barbecue, which will be served until 8 P.M. at the American Legion Fairgrounds and Chowan High School, and two dances will provide a successful ending to a gala festival. When he and his co-agent were accused of corruption, Lord Granville’s lawyer curried favor with the governor and supplanted both men after Corbin had been kidnapped from his farm below town by rioters from Enfield. But Chowan like Corbin and kept sending him as representative to the Assembly. Towards the end of his life he married a rich elderly widow, Mrs. Jean Innes of Cape Fear, who kept his Edenton property until her death. Dr. Samuel Dickinson bought the house and wharf in 1777 for almost seven times what Corbin had paid. A physician from Rhode Island, he seems to have had as much time for business and politics as for medicine. He was on the Committee of Safety in 1776, a town commissioner, in 1777, a justice of the peace for years. By 1784 he and Josiah Collins and Nathaniel Allen had formed the Lake Company to drain huge tracts of swamp in Tyrrell County for rice fields. His wife was the niece and heir of Mrs. Penelope Barker - hence the Barker por traits still in the Cupola House. After his death in 1802 and his wife’s in 1819, the place belonged to his daughter Penelope (Mrs. Nathaniel Bond). At her death in 1866, Mrs. Bond left the store on the south end of the lot to her son Alexander, and the rest (two stores and the house) to her four daughters. Os these, only Miss Margaret Bond was living 30 years later. Her brother’s daughter, Miss Tillie Bond, lived with her and inherited the house. When she sold it to the Cupola House Association in 1918, four generations of her family had occupied it for 141 years.' Farm Related The Coastal Plains Area Economics Program of the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service will begin a series of farm management and marketing educational programs on November 4 at 7 P.M. in the Perquimans County Office Building at Hertford. program input at the local level.' Each of the 16 multi-county * planning units, or Lead Regional Organizations, is responsible for producing a manpower (dan for that area. The LRO acts on (he advice and recommendations of its Regional Manpower Advi sory Committees (RMAC’s). The RMAC developed the plan using unemployment statistics and skill needs in the region. The N. C. Balance of State Planning Council then reviewed the plan and it was combined into a Comprehensive Balance of Stile Plan that was reviewed and *p-<. proved by the State Manpower Services Council and the Regional * Office of the U. S. Department of Labor. i Joseph R. Balak, Jr., director of ■ the Office of Employment and' Training, expressed satisfaction' at the effective completion of the plans and the progress of the contract negotiations saying “the regional people and our staff have worked extremely hard over the past year trying to put together a plan which reflects the regional; needs and establishes goals for' improving the lives of many disadvantaged North Caroli nians.” He went on to say “the U. S. Department of Labor’s field personnel have praised highly our comprehensive plan and agreed with us that North Carolina should have the most effective Title I program to date in fiscal 1977.” The Office of Employment and Training translates the state (dan and each regional plan into con tract documents to insure that the; goals set forth in the plan are: accomplished as designed. OET: writes contracts with regional; contractors and subcontractors, for operation of CETA Title I’ programs. Si } J ames Presiding ; WEEKSVILLE—Rep. Vernon j James will preside at a meeting of * the National Potato Advisory s Board which meets in Elizabeth j City Friday with State Agriculture! Commissioner James Graham as j special guest. It will be the first time that] national group has met in • Southeastern United States and! will meet in conjunction with thei N. C. Potato Growers Association. | Rep. James is chairman of thej national group and Clifton Moore j of Currituck County heads the] state organization. After the business meeting; Friday and a social that evening- Saturday will include a tour of] First Colony Farms and the Outer Banks- Some 150 people are ex pected to attend. Dr. Hardin I j . > I Continued From Page li care: medicine, nursing, the allied; health professions, pharmacy,; dentistry and public health. Among its responsibilities is the rotation of students from Norik Carolina medical schools iff hospital residency programs, The EAHEC is temporarily located on the ECU campus. Hi is scheduled for relocation in! the Family Practice Center near) the new Pitt County Hospital, j