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PRESS ADDED A MGD-22 offset press was put\,
week in the Commercial Department of The Chowan He.
press, which will print an image 17 by 22 inches, giv '%ss
department additional capacity for long-run printing. \ '%£s>
(Pete) Manning, left, general superintendent, supervis
unloading operations after the press arrived from Atlanta, Ga., *<
last Thursday.
Public Parade
Stop Harrassment
Mayor Roy L. Harrell has
renewed his charge of wholesale
abuse of dual office holding along
the Public Parade. He is engaged
in a one-man campagin to kick
appointees off board and com
missions, threatening punitive
action after July 31.
The campaign would hardly be
worth dignifying by comment
except this type of conduct is doing
violence to the stature and
reputation of Chowan County and
the Town of Edenton.
If, in fact, too few are doing too
much this can be easily corrected.
It can be handled by the ap
pointing authority in a gracious
manner, without fanfare.
If local government hereabouts
had been for so long by illegally
constituted councils, boards and
commissions it isn’t necessary to
employ drastic and harsh
corrective measures in a 60-day
period. Sometimes it takes
deeades for political sores to heal.
given for recovery not only is
unrealistic, but silly.
However, with the threat made
public Tuesday night it would not
be unreasonable for all those
dedicated volunteers serving in
positions to resign. Then Mayor
Harrell could get his “few” to
doing too much for the com
munity.
The tragedy of the matter is that
a campaign, or witch hunt, of this
nature gives local government a
black eye which will take more
than beef steak to cure.
In our opinion this harrassment
cannot end soon enough. Now, that
would be in the best interest of all
the citizens.
Dear Joey
(Preface: We are not Neil Simon,
nor any reasonable facsimile, so
at the outset we feel compelled to
identify the characters in the
following article. Pop Jay is
Friend Jay or Rep. J.P. Huskins,
D. Iredell; Joey is No. 2 grandson;
Ambum is the mother of Joey;
Sister is the mother of Amburn,
grandmother of Joey and our
sister, in that order.)
So, we read in a recent edition
of our favorite afternoon daily in
Tar Heelia where the publisher of
the newspaper took a day off the
Fourth of July,
“We didn’t go anywhere, we
didn’t see anybody and we didn’t
do anything much,” he wrote in
“On Using a Holiday”. He might
imply seeking sympathy, but don’t
fall to that ploy.
Friend Jay most of the time
doesn’t want to go anywhere, is
content not to see-anybody but
always wants to do something,
or at least see that someone else
is doing it.
Joey, don’t feel bad about being 1
labeled “Go Fetch”. We enjoyed
4?) the same after we were told to
go mow the lawn down in Sum
merfield in Guilford County and
ended up felling all the pine
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Bloodmobile Visit Monday, July 17 At American Legion Building
12 Noon Until 6 P. M. —125 Units
‘Anti-Welfare’
Charge Denied
The director of Chowan County
Department of Social Services
denied this week that federal
guidelines are being violated in
processing welfare applications.
Mrs. Hazel S. Elliott said that
while Chowan County was among
those named in a class action suit
last year, “we are within the
limits now.”
A story published Saturday with
a Raleigh dateline stated that U.S.
District Judge James B. McMillan
has retained jurisdiction in the
lawsuit for another five months.
The reason given was that an
entire category of welfare
recipients, called reinstatements,
were ignored in compiling
statistics on the performance of
counties.
Mrs. Elliott said Tuesday that
reinstatements are not counted
differently in this county. “And we
are not behind,” she added.
Judge McMillan in October,
1977, branded the counties “anti
welfare” and threatened fines if
there was not marked im
provement by February.
Fire Reported
There was more smoke than fire
in a call answered by Edenton
Fire Department at 10:28 P.M.
Sunday to Edenton Cotton Mills.
An electric motor burned out in
the filter room, catching lint on
fire.
Fire Chief Luther C. Parks said
the incident apparently happened
as start-up operations began for
the 11 P.M. shift.
“It was a hard, dirty and nasty
job but apparently not a whole lot
of damage in terms of dollars,”
the chief said. “There was lots of
smoke.”
Two trucks were dispatched to
the scene and stood by for two
hours.
New Principal Is Named
Ralph V. Cole is the choice of
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education to become principal at
D.F. Walker School. His em
ployment was approved last
Thursday night at the' regular
meeting of the board.
Cole, who has been in the system
for 16 years, as principal at
White Oak Elementary School
Ralph V. Cole
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High School Site Is Selected
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education has chosen a site for a new
consolidated high school and recommended a means of financing the
$3.5-million in bonds if approved by die voters on September 19.
Mrs. Emily G. Amburn, chairman of the Site Committee, reported
Thursday night that the Ober property on Macadonia Road, just off
Highway 32 and some sue miles north of Edenton, was determined again
to be the most suitable site. It contains 48 acres.
The board concurred in Dr. John Dunn’s judgment the board has
recommended to county commissioners a 40-year Farmers Home Ad
ministration loan to finance the project.
Dr. Dunn, superintendent, told file board the bonds could be repaid at
the rate of $210,000 per year. It would require a 16-cent tax rate at the
current valuation.
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DIRECTOR NAMED—J. Clarence Leary, Jr., chairman of the
Chowan County Department of Social Service Board, is pictured
here with Mrs. Hazel S. Elliott who on July 1 assumed the post of
director. Mrs. Elliott has been associated with the department of
21 years.
Mrs. Elliott Takes Post
Mrs. Hazel S. Elliott, 102 Blount
Street, has been named director of
the Chowan County Department of
Social Services. The an-
Registration Open
‘Regisiration books are now open *
for the September IB school bond
referendum. They will close at 5
P.M. on August 21.
People not already registered
and who want to vote on the $3.5-
millien issue, may register at the
Election Office or the Tax Office
on Monday, Wednesday or Friday
from 9 A.M. until 1 P.M. Persons
may also register by appointment
with the registrar or judges in the
precinct in which they live.
Absentee voting will be allowed,
according to Mrs. Corinne F.
Thorud, supervisor of elections.
Persons wishing to vote absentee
must apply between July 21 and
September 13. Application must be
made at the Election Office in the
County Office Building on East
King Street.
during the past session. He was
principal at Ernest A. Swain
Elementary School from 1971 to
1977.
The new school principal
returns to D.F. Walker where he
taught and coached for six years.
He was a teacher at Swain when
he was chosen principal at that
school.
Cole, 37, is a native of
Pasquaotank County, was
educated in the schools there and
graduated from Elizabeth City
State University. He has advanced
degrees from East Carolina
University.
He has also attended numerous
workshops and clinics dealing
with leadership training and
management.
A Baptist, he is a deacon of
Providence Baptist Church and is
a member of the Edenton Plan
ning and Zoning Commission. He
is married and has one daughter.
The Coles live on Twiddy
Avenue.
The deadline to make ap
plication tor the White Oak
principalship is Friday.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, July 13,1978.
nouncement was made this week
by J. Clarence Leary, Jr., board
chairman.
Mrs. Elliott has been associated
with the department for 21 years.
“Chowan County is fortunate to
have someone so highly capable
and willing to serve in this im
portant postion,” Leary said. -
Mrs. Elliott’s appointment was
one one several in the department.
James Bond, a social worker,
has resigned to join the Peace
Corps. He will be replaced by
Marina Crummey.
Elizabeth Bunch assumes the
position of supervisor of
eligibility. Phyllis Parker and
Ruth Phillips are eligibility
specialists; Lynn Partin is social
worker assigned to the heatlh
department; and Keith Renner is
social worker assigned to Chowan
Hospital.
Mrs. Elliott had been social
worker-in-charge of the depart
ment since Ronald Huffman
resigned August 19, 1977.
A native of Robeson County she
is a graduate of Flora MacDonald
College. She is married to Logan
Elliott, an Edenton merchant,
and they have two sons.
Continued on Page 4
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HEAD BLOOD PROGRAM Blake Harmon and Bill Smith,
left and right above, respectively, are new Jaycee volunteer co
chairmen of the Chowan County Blood Program. They are shown
with Alan Asbell, past co-chairman. Both Smith and Harmon
remind local citizens of the upcoming Bloodmobile visit,
scheduled Monday from 12 noon until 6 P.M. at the American
Legion Building on U.S. 17 Business, south of Edenton. A quota of
125 units has been established, and it was stated that while
demand for blood is highest during summer, donor participation
is usually low. The co-chairmen are seeking support from new
donors and continuing support from past donors.
County commissioners were to meet at 7:30 Wednesday with school
matters the only items on the agenda. The items concerned a budget
amendment to fund an option on the property as well as approval of a
letter to FmHA for notice of intent of an application for a loan.
Earlier in the school board meeting, A.C. Hudson and others re
presenting Edenton-Chowan Civic League handed the board several
requests. They primarily centered around alleged racial imbalance of
teachers and students.
Hudson said Negroes “felt they were not getting their slice of pie” in
the schools.
Eugene Jordan, board chairman, said the requests would be given
every consideration since the child is always uppermost in the minds of
board members. He also asked the league to support the bond
Mayor Plans
Unseating Appointees
Mayor Roy L. Harrell is asking
members of boards and com
missions in the Town of Edenton
who are guilty of dual office
holding to exonerate themselves
prior to July 31. After that date he
has threatened to use all the power
at his disposal to correct “the
situation.”
The mayor’s action failed to get
support from any of the six council
Letter To
The Editor
To the Editor
and the people of
Chowan County:
I would like to take this op
portunity to express my thanks to
all the many people who gave of
their time and blood to support the
local Red Cross Bloodmobile.
I have resigned as the chairman
after a 2 year term which I enjoyed
and I hope each of you who par
ticipated did also.
We have had‘an 80 per cent
increase in donor participation
over the last 2 years and this year
we had the No. 1 chapter out of 60
thanks to you.
My co-chairman Bill Smith,
will take over as chairman
and Blake Harmon will be his co
chairman, please give these men
the support you have given me in
the past.
The blood must be there when it
is needed, so please keep up the
good work and give yourself a
pat on the back for doing a
super jobandshowing the Red Cross
and your fellow man that you care.
Our next visit is July 17 at the
American Legion Building
(Fairgrounds) from 12-6 P.M.
come on out and see the new
equipment and enjoy the fun.
Sincerely
Allen Asbell
Chairman-Chowan
County Bloodmobile
Volume XLIV.—No. 28.
members. Those who addressed
the issue unanimously agreed that
it was the town’s responsibility to
determine if, in fact, there was
violation of the N.C. Constitution
and State Statutes.
Dr. Allen Hornthal commented:
“We have an obligation to them
(appointees) to find out which of
these appointments constitute
dual office holding.”
Councilman James P. Ricks,
Jr., earlier stated since there were
only so many boards council
should instruct Town Ad
ministrator W.B. Gardner to find
out those affected. Garnder,
himself, is an apparent target of
the campaign since the mayor
sought an opinion from W.J.P.
Earnhardt, Jr., town attorney,
regarding his position.
Earnhardt, in an opinion dated
July 7, held that the town ad
ministrator is not a “mere em
ployee” and therefore, because of
his position can hold “con
currently one other appointive
office, place of trust or profit, or
an elective office in either state or
local government.”
Councilman Gil Burroughs
asked: “Which board membership
constitutes an office in the
language of the Constitution for
the purpose of dual office
holding?” Then he added: “If we
want someone to do us a favor we
should get it straight if we are
going to hold an axe over their
Continued on Page 4
Rain Brings
Needed Relief
Farmers came to town Tuesday
in the rain and were glad to run
their windshield wipers. And
people without air conditioners
welcomed the break in hot, humid
temperatures and those with them
welcomed relief from the cost of
electricity.
Rain began in Edenton about
7:30 A.M. and was reported as
pretty general throughout the
Albemarle Area.
The Chowan Herald interviewed
Pete Thompson, county extension
chairman, Monday and his first
quote was: “Things look good, but
dry.”
He said at the time everything
needed rain but peanuts.
Everything, including peanuts,
got rain the next day.
In reviewing crop conditions,
Thompson said the price of sweet
com is good and there “is right
good com” in the county. There is
some 1,000 acres of sweet com
being harvested here.
There are more sweet potatoes
planted this year and Thompson
predicted it would be a better cash
crop than tobacco. There is a
variety test in the county this
year.
Watermelons and cantaloupes
are late as are peanuts. Farmers
generally have a good stand of
peanuts which grew off right fast.
“They generally look good,” he
commented.