Editorial Correspondence....
One Good Turn Deserves Another
By L.F. Amburn, Jr.
TARBORO There aren’t a lot
of residents of this Edgecombe
County seat familiar with The
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Volume XLV—No. 2 Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, January 11, 1978 Single Copies 15 Cents
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RELEASE TEST RESULTS Dr. John Dunn, left, superin
tendent of Edenton-Chowan Schools, and Bill Britt, director of the
regional office of the State Department of Public Instruction,
were among educators attending a press conference in Elizabeth
City at noon Tuesday where comptency test results for Nor
t theastern North Carolina units were revealed. Britt is a former
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Competency Test Scores
Are Called ‘Encouraging’
Eleventh Grade students in
Edenton-Chowan Schools sur
prised a lot of people by scoring
near the statewide average on
reading and mathematics com
petency tests last fall.
On November 1 and 2, there
were 210 juniors in the school
system who took the tests as part
or the statewide Competency
Testing Program. Approximately
85 per cent of the 178 students
passed the reading test, and 85 per
cent of the 179 students passed the
mathematics test.
The percentages included
students at John A. Holmes and
Chowan high schools ns well as the
Alternative School, where the test
results were much less than in the
other two schools.
NRCD Sponsors
River Hotline
The N.C. Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development has established a 24-
hour telephone to receive citizens’
comments and questions about the
water quality of the Chowan River
and the department’s ongoing
study. The phone is in the Division
of Environmental Management
traler: located in Edenton at the
water tower sitq on Twiddy
, Avenue.
The phene number Is (tit) 462-
7556. Calls wffl be haadMf tjr
Vincent Schneider, the en
vironmental engineering
techaitian assigned to the study.
When Schneider is working on the
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If an immodtate response is
Chowan Herald, the weekly voice
of the Albemarle. That is, up until
last Saturday.
Now many of the inhabitants
know that Herald classifieds get
results in one fashion or
another.
The Chowan Herald doesn’t, as a
routine course, cover events
outside the Albemarle Area. This,
we were promised, was not an
event, but a happening. What it
turned out to be was the
establishing of a beachhead at 602
South Howard Circle by the czar of
116 West Church Street in Edenton,
the Cradle of the Colony, known as
ye olde towne on Queen Anne
Creek.
This happening, we learned
from an unimpeachible source,
originated in Edenton a number of
years ago and culminated here on
Dr. John Dunn, superintendent,
called the results “encouraging”
and said they should improve the
publice confidence in the public
schools. In answer to a question at
a news conference in Elizabeth
City, he said he didn’t believe the
question of public confidence in
the schools was an overriding issue
in defeat of last year’s school bond
referendum.
Jim Pressley, director of in
struction, answered another
question by expressing the opinion
that those who failed the tests
could be brought up to an ac
ceptable level through remedial
work.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr.,
revealed the statewide results
during a television program
Tuesday night, and highlighted
Dare County where the results
were the best of any unit.
Chowan Academy was among 45
per cent of the non-public schools
administering the tests. Nine 11th
Graders took the test and all of
them passed both the reading and
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Growth In Assets
Tarheel Bank k Trust Company
experienced a $2.2-miilion growth
in'the lot half of 1978, recording
total assets of nearly 835-miUion
on December 29.
In a report released this week, it
showed 1800,000 in additional loans
and a 91-million increase «n
deposits.
Tarheel Bank has approval from
state and federal banking
authorities to establish a branch in
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a dreary Saturday when the sage
of Tar boro was visiting relatives
in the Isle of Pasquotank.
L.P. Homthal, Sr., established
diplomatic (?) relations with
Edenton nearly a decade ago when
the senior member of his family
stopped off there enroute to
Pasquotank, and started a tooth
ministry. L.P. was welcomed (?)
by W.B. Gardner, the town ad
ministrator who will welcome the
least expecting the most. Their
personalities immediately
clashed.
The result was their un
waivering devotion to cut each
other, not only wide but deep. This
has resulted in many sleepless
nights by both trying to out Patton
Patton’s reputation as a suave
strategiest.
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Answering A Need
Have a household or gardening
problem? The answer is only a
toll-free number away.
Teletip was inaugurated in
April, 1978, by the Agricultural
Extension Service at N.C. State
University. It was an instant
success.
By dialing 1-800-662-7301 one can
get helpful hints on a wide variety
of subjects. It might be related to a
houseplant with a case of the
“punies”, pesky ants or roaches
making life miserable, or getting
the best kind of wood to use in the
fireplace.
The first Teletip series had 760
recorded messages. A caller only
has to dial the toll-free number
and when the operator answers
request the number of the tape
desired.
Those who meander along the
Public Parade received copies of
the Teletip series in the mail. Pete
Thompson, county extension
chairman, is pleased with the
response among local residents.
Within the near future, a new
series will be available which will
include an expanded list of topics.
This has been brought about
because of some 100,000 callers
who have used the service.
Thompson says the program
enables the extension service to
reach far more people with timely
and useful information with
relatively minor increases in cost.
“Also, we are now serving people
that we have never before
reached,” it was noted.
This newspaper has consistently
supported the extension service
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SENATOR VISITS AREA Sen. Robert Morgan, left, met
informally with some 200 people at a luncheon Monday in
EhaabethCity JSe jariwwn here withE.L. HoUoweU of Edenton,
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ACTIVITY AT AIRPORT There is a lot of activity these day at Edenton Municipal Airport
where work is underway to raze the old hanger (above) and remove a portion of the tower building.
Waff Brother, Inc., has the contract to tear down the hanger which will be replaced with T-hangers.
The Economic Improvement Council, Inc., headquartered at the airport, is removing several floors
of the tower.
Renewed CD Funds Sought
The Town of Edenton will renew
an application for more than
SBOO,OOO in federal funds for
completion of a community
development project on North
Oakum Street.
Senator Morgan
Speaks On Issues
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Agriculture, inflation and the U.S.
“defense posture” are believed by
Sen. Robert Morgan to be top
issues facing the next Congress. In
an informal talk here Monday
afternoon, he stopped short of
placing the three in priorities.
Some 200 people he called
“primarily involved in issues of
government” attended the Dutch
luncheon at Holiday Inn. He said
he arranges such meetings as
often as possible to get the input of
the citizenry.
At the same time, councilmen
Tuesday night delayed approval of
the construction of a sidewalk on
the north side of West Queen
Street from Mosely Street to
Twiddy Avenue after three
property owners objected during a
public hearing.
Town Administrator W.B.
Gardner was instructed to get
additional information regarding
the sidewalk. Earlier, the State
Department of Transportation
given tentative approval of a walk
way on the north side of the bridge
across Filberts Creek.
Dr. Allen Homthal said he was
not ready to make a decision in
light of opposition expressed at the
hearing.
Councilman J.P. Ricks, Jr., said
he favored the sidewalk for safety
reasons and Gil Burroughs said it
was the council’s decision because
the project was not initiated by the
property owners.
Councilman Jesse L. Harrell
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Court Orders Active Term
Carroll B. Hathaway, Route 2,
Plymouth, was given two active
sentences totaling seven months
after he entered guilty pleas to
three counts involving worthless
checks.
Judge John T. Chaffin presided
at the regular weekly session of
Chowan County District Court and
entered the judgments which were
appealed by the defendant.
Asst. Dist. Atty. H.B. Williams
of Elizabeth City prosecuted the
docket and the following other
action was taken:
Oliver Lee Dillard, drunk
driving and speeding, 90 days,
suspended upon payment of $l5O
fine and costs.
Stephen Dail Forehand,
speeding, speedng to avoid arrest
and a second count of speeding, 90
days, suspended upon payment of
$250 fine and costs.
Dermatologist
Joins Albemarle
Health Services
As a part of the continuing effort
to provide medical speciality
services to the underserved areas
of Northeastern North Carolina it
was announced today that Dr.
Walter A. Koerber, a specialist in
the field of dermatology, will be
moving to the Edenton area to join
the staff of the Albemarle Family
Health Service.
Dermatology is a specialty of
medicine that involves diseases of
the skin.
Dr. Koerber attended West
Virginia University and graduated
in 1965 with the highest grade point
average in his class. He attended
medical school at Duke Univer
sity, and received his M.D. degree
from the University of Maryland
in 1970. A medical internship w <
served with the U S. Public Health
Service in 1971.
Dr. Koerber served as a medical
officer in the U.S. Public Health
Service in 1972 and 1973.
In 1973 Dr. Koerber entered
Stanford University to study
dermatology and finished his
residency there in 1977. He was
certified by the American Board
of Dermatology in November,
1977. He is a member of the
American College of Physicians
and the American Academy of
Dermatology. He has published
numerous papers in the field of
Dermatology, and has superior
skills as a dermatological
surgeon.
Dr. Koerber is extremely in
terested in the Coastal areas of
North Carolina. He received a
National Science Foundation
grant to study plant physiology at
Duke University and is interested
in aquatic plants as well as the
venus fly trap. Historical
buildings also are one of his major
interests.
Dr. Koerber and his wife. Diana,
have just returned from a nine
month trip to study the cultures of
Laos and Tibet. They expect to
make Edenton their permanent
home.
Wade Thomas Nixon, drunk
driving, 90 days, suspended upon
payment of S2OO fine and costs.
James Anacin Harris, Jr.,
driving while license revoked, 30
days, suspended upon payment of
SIOO fine and costs.
Ralph Riddick, drunk driving,
second offense, 90 days, suspended
upon payment of S2OO fine and
costs.
Eddie Holley, drunk driving,
second offense, and no operator’s
license, six months, suspended
upon payment of $350 fine and
costs.
Ronnie White, non-support of
illegitimate child, six months, ’ .
suspended upon payment of costs
and $25 per week for support of
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George (Charlie) Ford, Jr.,
assault oo a female, seven mon-
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