Thursday, Augtt M, 1871 Aviation Safety Seminar Topic Raleigh-As part of a continuing program to make flung, safer for the general station pilot, the Federal Aviation Administration (FA A) and the North Carolina Division of Aeronautics will sponsor an Aviation Safety Seminar for area pilots. The seminar wftl be held Thursday, September 7, at 7:90 P.M. in tfte Highway Building Auditorium on the corner \of. Wilmington Street and New Bern Avenue in f^leigh. Calvin Pitts, Aviation Safety Specialist with the Nktional Aviation and Space Administration's (NASA) Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, will present a program featuring slides, films, models, and other devices explaining the Advance research and recent developments of the NASA. Pilots will be given the opportunity to view various aircraft model designs and study new accident prevention con cepts. “Aviation is a vital part of the whole transportation, system,” said Trans portation Secretary Thomas W. Bradshaw, Jr. “This year spec- S1 meetings were held tjp solicit public comment fiid assistance in developing )ng range plans for , yiation and public tran portation systems, eminars of this type cer linly enchance our ob sctive to seek public par cipation and the safe deration of aircraft in our tate.” Will Plentl, Director of eronautics, commented, This is a rare op ortunity for pilots nd members of the viation Community to hear hat NASA i 6 doing in the field of aviation research. We feel that aviation is one of the sa£st._ modes •of . transportation* in the world. Through NASA’s efforts, we will be seeing increases in aircraft safety and operating efficiency, thus increasing the desirability of air travel.” The seminar is open to the public. All members of the aviation community from students to air transport pilots are encouraged to attend. There is no admission charge and free parking will be available in the lot ad jacent to the Highway Building. Further details may be obtained by contacting Ed (ing, Chief of FAA’s General Aviation District <|ffice, at (919) 755-4240, or ifuddy Brooks, Safety s§>ecialist for the Divison of Aeronautics, at (919) 733- fcentenarian Juried Thursday :The funeral was held Thursday (Aug. 17) af ternoon at 3:00 P.M. for Sirs. Ruth Morgan age 100, Macedonia Baptist Church Rev. George Cooke Officiating. | Mrs. Morgan was a native if Chowan County. She had tjeen a member of Macedonia Church for 86 Tears. Earlier in life she had been a member of W.M.U. She had two daughters Mrs. C.W. (Arrie) Perry of fcdenton And Mrs. Harold afattie) Bowles of Chesapeake, Va., also 7 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. In tfcrment was in Beaver Hill t£»llbears were grand (jhildren and great grand-' [Donald Forehand, William A. Row, Jimmy miehand, Thomas Harrell so«les, James Morgan, Giflgr Jordan and Lynn [WUliford-Barham Fu ijMpl Home was in love for the accessed. SIB. SURROUNDED Dr. J. Parker Chesson, Jr., president of College of The Albemarle, is surrounded by 1978-79 recipients of the college’s President’s Scholarship. The two-year scholarship, which pays for tuition and fees, is awarded annually to honor graduates of each high school in the community college’s seven-county service area. Shown above, from left are: Eva Smithson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smithson, Route 3, Albemarle Academy; Nancy Powell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Powell, South Mills, Camden County High School; Janet Riddick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie C. Riddick, Belvidere, Perquimans County High School; Dr. Chesson; Kafen Swain, daughter of Mrs. Geniveve Swain, Columbia, Columbia High School; Lynn Stiles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stiles, Elizabeth City, Northeastern High School; and Laurie A. White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duke White, South Mills, Albemarle Academy. (COA Photo). Dismal Swamp 'Last Frontier’ CAPE CHARLES. Va. - It may not sound like it, but the Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina is a nice place to visit. Admired by George Washington, and figuring in ancient Native American legends and in early American history, this magnificent “forest primeval” is today one of nature’s last frontiers. A wonderland for cam pers, fishermen, hunters, and nature-lovers, the Dismal Swamp is a largely untouched and unexplored 210,000-acre block of forested peat between Elizabeth City, N.C. and . Portsmouth, Va. It lies just : off U.S. 13 about ten miles from Norfolk, Va. and 25 miles below the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which connects the highway between Virginia Beach and ' the scenic Delmarva (Delaware - Maryland - 1 Virginia) Peninsula. !lW ** s*-' y At »sT * ~k 49,000-acre portion of , the Dismal Swamp is national wildlife refuge, one of the last true wooded wetlands along the mid- Atlantic region. With its unique mixture of northern, southern and rare plant and animal species, the preserve is an outdoor laboratory for botanists, ecologists, and other researchers. Fishing is excellent on the Dismal Swamp Canal, believed to be the oldest canal in America still in service. Traveled by oil barges and lumber boats, Christian Schools Lodge Protest RALEIGH—The wait is almost over for the 11 Christian schools protesting the state’s efforts to require certain minimum standards for all schools in N.C. whether public or private. State officials, school supporters, and ova- 40 witnesses crowded a Raleigh courtroom during the heat of July to hear testimony in the state’s civil suit against the Christian, basically fundamentalist, schools. The 11 schools are part of over 60 private schools who have disobeyed a state edict to send in annual reports certifying minimum requirements to the state Providence Notes Hie name of Jesus means literally, Hie Lord is Salvation. Matthew explains its meaning by reporting that the Angel-of the an nunicatkm and structured Joseph to call his child “Jesus”, because he will save His people from their tins. This is the power of His name that through Jesus whom we call the Christ we can be delivered from the power and boundenge of sin. Some things we can not do in our own power. Each Sunday we gather for the purpose of worship at which time we give praise, thanks and adoration to our Lord Jesus Christ for His salvation. We warmly frfcite you to join us this plus canoes, yachts, and tour boats, the canal water is populated by perch, catfish, pickerel, pike and sole. From the Canal, visitors can proceed to Lake Drummond, in the Swamp’s center, to angle for pan fish, or picnic and camp along the banks. Birdwatchers and photographers on foot, bicycle or boat may spot some 75 species of bird, including blue heron, eagles, buzzards, quail, hawks, and homed owls. Hunters headquartered at lodges around the lake can go after bear and deer as well as smaller game. It was Col. William Byrd who gave this “vast body of nastiness” its name in 1730, while establishing a dividing line between North Carolina and Virginia. In 1763, however, George Washington called the Dismal Swamp “a glorious paradise, abounding in wildfowl, and game”, and acquired large tracts of its land. Later, Washington’s dream of cutting an inland route through the Swamp became a reality, and in the early 1800’s the 22-mile Dismal Swamp Canal provided a transportation shortcut between Norfolk and the North Carolina sounds. Legends Os Ghosts And Magical Waters Even with the busy canal, the depths of Dismal Swamp remained inaccessible,wild, and forbidding. An im penetrable tangle of Spanish moss, vines, quicksand, Department of Public In struction. The supporters of the Christian schools generally object to state applied standards of education on the grounds of constitutional separation of church and state. The schools fear the setting of state standards for education is a stepping stone for more extensive control of church matters by the government. The schools also feel the parents of children should have the final judgment in the process of education for their children. The state is basing its case on the theory that all schools should meet minimum Our Sunday School begins at 9:30 A.M. with the superintendent in charge. Our morning worship is at 11 A.M. with Pastor Fenner in charge. Hie Young Adult and Sunbeam choirs will render the music. Verlon Jones, minister of music, will be at the organ. FUTURE EVENTS: ! Mid-week Prayer Service each Wednesday Evening from 7-8 o’clock. Sunday—4 P.M. - 100 Women in White will be sponsored by Mrs. Ella FoxweD. Sunday, September 10,-4 PJf. • Hie John R. Paige Lodge will bold their Annual Prince Hall Day. Dr. J.L. Fanner, Sr., wffl be the THE CHOWAN HERALD cauldrons of burning peat, and flooded juniper and cypress forests, the Swamp hid beasts and snakes, runaway slaves, criminals, and hermits. Hunting parties entered, never to emerge. Weird legends and reports of ghosts, some originated by Indians who hunted there before the colonists arrived, augmented Dismal’s aura of mysterious terrors and haunting beauty. Dismal Swamp water is also legendary. Early settlers discovered that the acidic brown water of Lake Drummond inhibited bacteria growth. Before refrigeration, ships carried the murky fluid for use as drinking water that remained fresh indefinitely. Local residents claimed the water could cure agues and prevent malaria. Today it’s just a short trip from the preserved wilds of Dismal to the preserved civilization of the Jamfestoton - Yorktown - Williamsburg historic triangle, or to the elaborate naval establishment of Portsmouth, Newport News, and Norfolk. Virginia Beach and the 17.6-mile drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to Delmarva provide expanses of clean beaches and clusters of quaint fishing villages, phenomena almost as rare as the Swamp itself. For travel information on the Dismal Swamp and nearby attractions, write Chesapeake Bay Bridge- Tunnel, Dept. IP, Cape Charles, Va., 23310. requirements for quality education and that con stitutional questions are not necessarily involved. Issues such as cer tification of instructors, specific courses, Are safety requirements, and first aid were cited by the state. William B. Ball, a Harrisburg, Pa. attorney, is representing the Christian schools. It was Ball, a renowned constitutional lawyer, who won the right for the Pennsylvania Amish not to send their children to high school. Witnesses for the Christian schools included Dr. Donald Erickson, a San Francisco education expert. Dr. Erickson testified that he believed it was a mistake for N.C. to require private schools to be substantially the same as public schools. Another witness, Rev. Kent Kelly, head of Calvary Christian School in Southern Pines and head of Organized Christian Schools, said be had objections to the state trying to regulate any aspect of fundamentalist affiliated schools. He said parents place their children in church schools because the children are in an en vironment conducive to their faith. Mr. KeUy also said that be and Ms church members are prepared to move to another state or cowtry if forced to comply with state SetmMmum riallasil Ob Page 8 S SEHIOR CITIZENSn ISkLUdtK »?. 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