Continued from Page 1 disagreeable. They buried such a man in Beaver Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Hie greatest of all electricians and administrators removed Richard N. Hines from us at Duke Hospital in Durham on Friday. So, Edenton’s “Mr. Ready Kilowatt” has moved to his final sub-station. We got to know Dick Hines early upon our arrival here. As director of utilities he “called the shots” for the most profitable arm of the municipality. He was a tough administrator and maintained a good shop, with an enviable track record for efficiency and economy. However, we could envision more efficiency and more economy in a single elected board in the Town of Edenton. This is where we crossed in theory, logic, words, but never lack of respect for each other. He was a tough foe, and because of the high regard he enjoyed within the community, the first efforts to merge the Town Council and the Board of Public Works was soundly defeated. Dick mellowed a bit in the following months and was forthright enough to admit he had let his personal feelings cloud his professional judgement, and the good of the community. Dick Hines was truly a man of vision, a man who looked down the road to where the community needed to go rather than back where it had been. We only knew him to be impatient, even to the point of anger, with those of lesser faith in the future. He possessed an almost uncanny ability to seize a difficult situation and turn it around—always for the benefit of the community. Dick Hines loved his family, his church, his friends and his com munity. He was a proud man, proud of all of the above, and proud to the point of boasting of having one of the best outage records in the industry. Hfi,was a.strong advocate of Electricities, a consortium of municipal electric towns who fight to keep rates as low as possible. He was recognized by his colleagues through election to the board of directors of the American Public Power Association. Everywhere he went he was a good ambassador of this com munity. But the Master of the Big Switch has chosen to cut off the current. We are all the losers. Sacrifice Not Legislated Edenton Cotton Mills is the dean of industry along the Public Parade. Now in its 78th year, the firm continues to be one of the community’s greatest assets, and largest employers. The company has been fortunate to recruit good people who strive to see the firm continue to be a good corporate citizen. This was evidenced last week when Philip S. McMullan was named chair man of the board and C. A. Phillips became president, treasurer and chief executive officer. In keeping with the tradition of obtaining and keeping good people of leadership, the directors re elected Thomas C. Phillips, vice president and added the duties of treasurer. In 1974 the textile industry was in low cotton (pun intended) yet the local mill continued almost on a regular schedule. This is evidence of the confidence their customers placed in production capabilities and quality of product, as well as the report those in command enjoy within the industry. A1 Phillips has been a dedicated public servant, as well as a valuable employee of the firm he now directs. He was on the when former Mayor John A. Kitchener, Jr., sucessfully pressed for an Administrative Ordinance. He has served with distinction as a member of the Chowan County Board of Commissioners during the county’s most progressive years. AH of this is to say that ability is recognized along the Public Parade. Sacrifice is something which is volunteered, not Death Claims Mr. Hines, 70 Continued from Page 1 American Public Power Association. Funeral services were held at 3 P.M. Sunday at St. Paul’s with Rev. Fred Drane and Rev. Raymond Storie officiating. Burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery with Williford-Barhdm Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers were: Frank Holmes, William Crummey, J.H. Conger, Jr., Roland Vaughan, Jr., A.B. Harless, Jr., and Richard Dixon'. Planning Grant Continued from Page 1 Morris Small. Dr. J. H. Horton said the establishment of a reward would demonstrate the board’s concern over the incident which could happen to other people in the community. Dr. Dunn and James Pressley, director of instruction, presented a plan which would make the central office staff more ac cessible to staff in the schools in various areas. The board approved a three-day trip to Washington, D. C., by 24 members of the gifted and lear ning class of Ernest A. Swain Elementary School. There would be no cost to the county and Mrs. Betty Bissette said it was something the students had looked forward to for three yeays. During “The Public Speaks” portion of the agenda, Mrs. Ruth Lane expressed concern over the condition of the parking lot bet ween North Broad Street and Hicks Field. Dr. Dunn ex plained that weather conditions had compounded the problem but he would seek continued cooperation from the Town of Edenton and the State Depart ment of Transportation in making improvements. Certain budget revisions were made and when questioned by Dr. Horton, the superintendent said they did not exceed thfe Existing budget limits. The board approved the use of funds from the ' Community Education Project to extend the parent-volunteer program at Walker School and what Dr. Edward B. Bond called the “important purpose of an advisory committee through proper selection of members.” Dr. Dunn said the project would make the schools more available to the community. Mrs. Mary Rhea Gardner reported that the NCAE banquet will be held May 8. It was also announced that a special budget session will be held on April 24 and board members were invited to breakfast with Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congressional District at 8 A. M. on April 14. legislated. Officials of Edenton Cotton Mills have recognized this through action rather than con versation. Branch Welcomed We want to be among the first to roll out the red carpet of welcome to the Edenton Branch of Statesville Flour Mills Company to the business community along the Public Parade. The branch, managed by Lee Leary of Edenton, will distribute livestock feed and additives from a warehouse on Badham Road. The service area will be North eastern North Carolina and Tidewater Virginia and is the firm’s seventh brand). Statesville Flour Mills Company was founded in 1900 and 52 years later we came to know the Jones’ and Deaton’s who followed the {dan of the founder, F. A. Sherrill. They are good stock and although the company has been purchased by a larger firm, we are confident the basic goal of providing quality products at competitive prices continues to prevail. Too, the brand) occupies a portion of a discarded plant which Jimbo’s Jumbos, Inc., gave to the Town of Edenton. In fact, then, it demonstrates that the good deeds of some can contribute to a better deal for others. • ■> *"• " " * NEW LOOK—New awnings have recently been installed on the Leary Building on South Broad Street which houses The Chowan Herald. The striped design is in keeping with the recom mendation growing out of a study of the downtown area by the School of Design at N. C. State University. Rep. Walter Jones Series Slated Breakfast Guest Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congressional District, will ap pear at a dutch breakfast in Edenton at 8 A.M. on April 14. The breakfast will be held at Mrs. Boswell’s Restaurant. Arrangements for the event are being made by George Alma Byrum and Warren Twiddy, who have previously co-managed Jones’ campaigns in Chowan County. Those who desire to make reservations for the informal affair should contact either Byrum or Twiddy. Power Outage Continued from Page 1 In case of inclement weather, the outage will be rescheduled for April 16. The area involved is generally along Badham Road from Second Street, Eden Heights, Oakum from Park avenue to Northside Shopping Center and all the area east served by the town depart ment, including Highway 32 South, Highway 37, Yeopim and St. John’s. ILL ? «- •>' > t Herald Continued from Page 1 The founders remain on the newspaper staff in part-time capacity. Amburn also announced the promotion of E.N. (Pete) Manning to the new position of general superintendent. Flynn Surratt moves from being a combination reporter and compositor, to advertising director, a position which has not been filled in recent months. Sue Bunch becomes office manager-receptionist. Becky Bunch, who has worked in advertising for more than a year, will concentrate on layout and composition. Heading the composing room will be Pat Riddick, who has worked in that department for the past 15 months. , Amburn said the decision to reorganize the newspaper and commercial printing department was made in an effort to im prove the quality of both facets of the business. “We are fortunate here at The Herald to have a dedicated staff and it is felt that the changes announced this week will put people in the proper slots where their talents can best be utilized in the overall operation of the business,” he stated. THE CHOWAN HERALD Thursday, April 6, 1978 The Chowan Herald P. O. Box 207, Edenton, N.C. 27932 Published every Thursday at Edenton 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 of Edenton, North Carolina, under Act of March 3, 1(70. L. F. Amburn, Jr. Editor A Publisher J. Edwin Bufflap Editor Emeritus E.N. Manning Superintendent R. Hector Lupton Advertising Director Emeritus R. Flynn Surratt Advertising Director Subscription Rates One Year (outside N.C) 09.00 One Year (M N.C.) ~ 00.32 Six Months (outside N.C) SS.SO Six Months (in N.C.) OS.OO The human inhabitants and the soil resources of North Carolina’s coastal plain region will be discussed in the April public forums offered here by east Carolina University. The forums, scheduled for Thursday evenings at 8 P.M. in the Edenton Municpal Building, are sponsored by the ECU Title I Environmental Education Program and the town of Edenton. Planned for April are: April 6: “Indians and the Coastal Plain Resources,” Dr. David Phelps, ECU an thropologist, speaker; April 13: ‘ European Man Moves In: A History of Resource Utilization to the Present,” Capt. R. T. Brinn, ECU Regional Development Institute, speaker; April 20: “Mining and Mineral Resources,” Dr. Stanley Riggs, ECU geologist, speaker; and April 27: “The Upper Few Feet: Soil Resorces,” Dr. Donald Steila, ECU geographer, speaker. The forums are designed to provide a non-technical format for the discussion of eastern North Carolina’s nautral and human resources.. All programs in the series are open to all interested ) Extension Service Offers Information By Telephone “Extension Teletip” is a new service now being offered by the N. C. Agricultural Extension Service via a toll free telephone number. Pete Thompson, county ex tension chairman, said attempts are being made to get pamphlets regarding the new service into every home in Edenton and Chowan County. “I like it,” he said this week. “It gives the citizens an opportunity to get good, professional information on a variety of subjects. It also allows them to do it at their own convenience.” The Teletip number is 1-800-662- 7301. It is in operation from 7 A. M toB P M, Monday through Friday, and 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. on Saturday. Tips are given on canning, freezing, food safety, jellies, jams and preserves, pickles, drying and storing, flowers, shrubs, lawns and ground covers, fruits and nuts, house plants, trees, pests in and around the house, vegetable gardening and energy. There are some 450 tapes on the Teletip system. Health Programs Dittet By LeeWallio Even though Medicare and Medicaid have been operating more than 10 years, many people are confused and think the programs are the same. Although both programs pay for health care, they are different. Medicare, entirely a federal program, helps pay for hospital care, doctors’ services and many other health services for almost Kindergarten Registration Kindergarten registration for children who will be five years old, on or before October 16, are eligible to enroll in a kindergarten program for the 1978-79 school year. White Oak School registration will be held from 8:30 A.M. -1 P.M. on Tuesday. D.F. Walker School registration will be held from 8:30 A.M. -1 P. M. on April 14. Parents are requested to bring a copy of the enrolling child’s birth certificate and a copy of the child’s shot record from either the Health Department or private physician at the time of registration. These two documents are required by state law. Representatives from the Albe marle Speech & Hearing Clinic will be available to make ap pointments with parents wishing to have their children screened for possible speech, hearing, or oral language problems. Health Department representatives will also be available to help parents with records. R‘ u A AD A SPEAKER—Sec. Howard Lee of the N.C. Department of Natural Resources & Community Development is scheduled to speak April 13 at Soundview Restaurant on Albemarle Sound. Sec. Lee will speak at the 7 P.M. meeting of the Id county Albemarle Area Development Association. Wayne Ashley of Hertford, president, urges those wishing to attend to make reservations through the county extension office. ;5l j/j I v ,> "I CAN STRETCH YOUR HORIZONS, BUT NOT YOUR GROUND ROUND.” I can recite poetry to you on a mountain top and sprinkle flowers at your feet in the spring. But if you live cm morp than love alone, consult the Consumer Information Catalog. It’s published by the Federal Government and lists over 200 booklets you can send away for. Over half are free. And all are wise. With tips on everything from installing solar •y. n. energy to stretching your food budget. So send for this free catalog. Write: Consumer Information Center, Dept. B, Pueblo, § Colorado 81009. Poetry and music may be the XjSE IQ "Food of Love,” but a little meat loaf goes further I THE CONSUMES (NFOBMATIONC/UALOG I Aeatftlofofm M Mpfulpnhlicmtkift, | I f everyone 65 and over ant for certain disabled people undttr 65. Medicaid, a federal-state partnership, pays for health-care for certain kinds of needy an| low income people. | Some people can have |botn9 Medicare and Medicaid. f % Medicare is the same id all states, while Medicaid varies|rom state to state since the slates design their own program within federal guidelines. ’i Medicare has two pa|ts— hospital insurance and medical insurance. Hospital insuilmce helps pay for in-patient hospital care and post-hospital care in a skilled nursing facility or at home from a home health agency. Medical insurance helps pay. doctor bills and other services not covered by hospital insurance. Medicaid pays the full costs of these and other health care, ser vices for those eligible. Since Medicare pays only part of health care costs, Medicaid can pay the difference for those eligible for both programs. Medicare hospital insurance is financed by payroll from employers and employees™ Medicare medical insurance is fi nanced with premiums, with those enrolled paying about 30 per cent of the cost and the federal government paying the tetnain der. ; Medicaid is financed by federal and state governments. The federal share ranges'from 50 per cent for the richest statics up to 78 per cent for the state with the lowest per-capita income. States pay the remaining costs, Often with help from local governments. National Sales I Position Filled! k. By Casoadden; Jim Cascadden of EdpiU)&L. has been promoted to national bales manager for Fiberform, a division of U. S. Industries, Inc. Hq'also has been appointed toJ* the Fiberform Executive Committee * has been Eastern sales manjJgeN^ 1 and before that Eastern Canadian sales manager. Cascadden will assume the responsibility for Fiberform and Executive Yacht sales throughout the United States and Canada. Although Cascadden has worked in the marine industry foi many years, he also used to race boats. He was an O.M.C. professional team driver, in ad dition to capturing three national racing championships. Fiberform offers a complete line of quality fiberglass boats from 14 feet through 28 feet, and Executive Yachts through 34 feet. Cascadden, his wife Connie, and their two sons will make their new home in Spokane, Wash., the home office of Fiberform.