Cross Captures Top Award
The John A. Holmes High School
Distributive Education Club
brought home a first place and six
runner-up slots from the state
leadership conference in Winston-
Salem last weekend.
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Moving On
Two top drawer administrators
along the Public Parade are
moving on. While there are many,
many advantages to living,
working and playing in this
community there is a disad
vantage caused by our size. This is
the case of Smiley Weatherford
and Eddie Dick.
Both men have made a valuable
contribution to Edenton and
Chowan County. Smiley as
director of Chowan Hospital;
Eddie as county manager.
Both men walked into difficult
situations and, fortunately for the
community, they were the right
men at the time for their
respective jobs. They had the
knowledge, stamina and
character to master their tasks.
Smiley, a young man with a
bright future, is going back to
college to expand his knowledge of
hospital administration. Eddie,
the man who proved the need for a
trained county manager in
Chowan, is going down to Craven
County in the same position.
Both men leave with the best
wishes of those with whom they
have worked. Both men carry with
them memories of this com
munity, some of which are not so
fond. Both men can cherish the
fact that the Public Parade is a
better place to live, work and play
because they chose to meander
here for a period of time.
Guest Writer
Lawrence Maddry meandered
along the Public Parade earlier
this week and picked up material
for a couple of articles in The
Virginian-Pilot. His Wednesday’s
column put in a plug for Thursday
and Friday’s production by
Edenton Little Theater. He
promised more for the next day.
His “Unconventional Edenton
Puts The ‘Melo’ Back Into
Drama” is interesting reading. In
addition, it fills up a big hole. Here
’tis:
One A pomes to expect almost
anything in Edenton, N.C., so it
could come as no surprise that the
Edenton Little Theater is
presenting an old-fashioned
melodrama “Dirty Work at the
Crossroads” on Thursday and
Friday at the John A. Holmes High
School Auditorium.
Edenton is a quirky little coastal
town that has flouted convention
for about 300 years. In 1774 the
ladies of the town thumbed their
noses at Parliament and the
Crown by signing a resolution
supporting the rebellious acts of
the provincial congress.
Edenton was the first capital of
North Carolina and abounds with
carefully maintained old homes,
such as the Cupola House an ar
chitectural masterpiece of 1725.
Edenton also abounds with
harmless North Carolina
aristocrats. They drive in and out
of town in okl pickup trucks, quote
Ben Jonson inexactly, but with
histrionic vigor, and are so
removed from the vicissitudes of
modern life that their cocktail
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Holmes DEC A Student
Martin Cross captured the top
state award in the general mer
chandise category.
Being designated as runner-ups
were: Mark Britton and Chris
Stallings in automotive; Kathy
Wright in food marketing; and
Debbie Griffin, Carla Lane and
Jan Burris in creative marketing.
The seven award winners will
represent the Holmes DECA
chapter at the national conference
in Houston, Tex., May 8-13.
Other awards garnered by the
students of Johnny Dowd, Holmes
DECA co-ordinator, include:
Proficient Award - Mark
Britton, Ken Castelloe, Chris
Stallings, Debbie Griffin, Jan
Armstrong in operations.
State Finalists in Written
Evens Martin Cross, general
merchandise; Debbie Griffin,
finance and credit; Kathy Wright,
food marketing; Carla Lane,
finance and credit; Kim Spruill,
fanance and credit; Jan Burris,
food marketing; and Chris
Stallings, automotive
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Volume XLV-No. 14
County Manager Resigns
Henry E. (Eddie) Dick resigned
Monday as Chowan County
manager to accept a similar
position in Craven County. Dick
assumed the new position here in
June, 1978. He came to Edenton
from Guilford County where he
had served as an assistant county
manager.
Like here, Dick will be Craven
County’s first manager.
Chowan County commissioners,
who split 3-2 last year over moving
into the manager form of
government, expressed ap
preciation for the contribution
Dick has made here and took
immediate steps to secure a new
county manager.
While there was no date for his
departure in his letter, Dick said
he feels an obligation to stay in
Chowan until the budget for 1979-
80 is finalized. He did, however,
say he expected to leave prior to
July 1.
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PREPARE FOR OPENING NIGHT The curtain is ready to
go up at Holmes Auditorium on an ambitious undertaking by
Edenton Little Theater. The melodrama, “Dirty Work At The
Crossroads”, is expected to draw large crowds at 8 o’clock
Thursday and Friday nights. Insert shows director Ross Inglis as
he gives instructions to Adam Oakhart (Jim Elliott), “as brave
as he is bashful”; Mrs. Upson Asterbilt (Ruth Phillips), “widow
of the Wall Street financier”, and Ida Rhinegold (Norma Dirom),
“as deep as she is dyed. ” (See Public Parade).
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TRUCK-CAR COLLISION A log truck, shown at right,
collided with a car, at left, then overturned on U.S. 17 by-pass
Tuesday afternoon. Two passengers in the car were injured.
Two Are Seriously Injured In Accident
Two passengers of a car in
volved in a wreck Tuesday af
ternoon at 1:40 o’clock were
seriously injured. Alberta Webb of
Belmont was taken to Pitt
Memorial Hospital in Greenville
while her brother, Curtis Parrish
of South Carolina was admitted to
missioners, he said Craven County
commissioners have assured him
that he would be free to confer
with his replacement here for
whatever time is necessary.
At the conclusion of Monday’s
meeting, Chairman C.A. Phillips
told his colleagues that he
“regretfully” had a message to
pass on to them. “I’m sorry to see
him depart at this time,” the
chairman said after reading
Dick’s letter.
J.D. Peele, who like Phillips
voted against establishing the
office, was quick to add his
regrets. George Jones, who joined
the board in December, 1978, said
he was opposed to a county
manager but added: “Eddie has
proved the need to me.”
Dick wrote in his letter of
resignation that the Craven
County job “offered an op
portunity which professionally
and personally I find unable to
refuse.”
the intensive care unit at Chowan
Hospital.
They were riding ina car driven
by Vera Parrish Garner of
Wilmington which collided with
log truck on U. S. 17 by-pass.
State Trooper Pat Mitchell said
Raymond Matthews of Roduco,
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, April 5, 1979
He thanked the commissioners
for their “complete support”
during his tenure. Then he added:
“With the attitude of this board,
the county manager form of
government is assured of suc
cess.”
Dick further stated: “Chowan
County is fortunate in having the
type of leadership as supplied by
this board and it has been my good
fortune to be a part of that spirit.”
The board approved a motion,
without a negative vote, to ad
vertise immediately for a
replacement.
Joining Staff
Dr. David Alan Sackin, car
diologist, will join the staff of the
Albemarle Family Health Ser
vices, Inc., with the addition of Dr.
Sackin, Albemarle Family Health
Services now totals over seven
physicians.
Dr. Sackin will bring to the
Albemarle area a tremendous
background in sophisticated
cardiology, it was stated. For the
first time ever, this means that
cardiac patients do not have to
travel long distances to be seen by
a cardiologist.
ftwas indicated that Dr. Sackin
has had extensive training in all
phases of cardiology, both in
vasive and non-invasive. His
special area of interest is in non
invasive technqiues involving
ultrasound and nuclear imaging.
By the use of these mechanisms,
over 95 per cent of all heart
pathology can be diagnosed.
This, therefore, eliminates the
need for many patients to have to
undergo cardiac catheterization to
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DAR To Dedicate Iredell Memorial Plaque
A plaque honoring James
Iredell, revolutionary patriot and
a leader in the cause for in
dependence, will be placed on his
monument by the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter, National Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution, April 21, at 2 P.M. at
Hayes Plantation.
Iredell was appointed an
associate justice of the U.S.
Supreme Court, 1790-1799, by
President George Washington.
The ceremony is scheduled
during the Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside. In
cluded in the opening of historic
buildings and houses is the former
residence of Iredell, which was
saved and restored by the DAR
Chapter in 1949. The house, now
owned by the state, is a State
Historic Site and is listed in the
National Register of Historic
Places.
William H. Bobbitt, retired chief
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Members of Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad are shown removing
Curtis Parrish of South Carolina from the vehicle. State Troooper
Pat Mitchell investigates the accident at the rain-slick inter-
driver of the truck, was not in
jured.
The investigation showed that
the Garner vehicle, a 1973
Chrysler, pulled across the in
tersection at U.S. 17 business and
collided with the truck. Mrs.
Garner was given a citation for
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TRIAL RUN Van Johnson, right, local bank executive who
heads the Beautification Committee of Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce, watches as Wallace Evans scrapes away
some chewing gum from a downtown sidewalk. Chewing gum on
the brick sidewalks is the target of a Spruce Up, Clean Up Day set
for April 18.
Spruce Up Day Scheduled
The Pilgrimage is coming! In an
effort to have Edenton and
Chowan County “standing tall”
for the many visitors, a Spruce Up
Day is set for April 18.
The project is being promoted
by the Beautification Committee
of Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce. Van Johnson,
chairman, said one of the major
efforts will be to get merchants to
remove the chewing gum from
brick sidewalks.
justice of the N.C. Supreme Court,
will be the speaker for the
ceremony. Justice Bobbitt, of
Raleigh, retired from an out
standing legal career in 1974. He
was appointed chief justice by
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failing to yield right-of-way.
In an earlier mishap, Marjorie
Seline Taylor, Route 1, Tyner,
escaped injury when the 1970
Buick she was driving on Highway
32 near Evans Church ran off the
road and overturned. The accident
occurred at 11:25 A M.
Single Copies 15 Cents.
Johnson's committee has
enlisted the support of the Town of
Edenton and Chowan County.
Resolutions have been adopted
which point to the “positive at
titude of their citizens concerning
the cleanliness of the town and
county.”
With visitors form all over the
United States expected April 20-22
for the Biennial Pilgrimage of
Colinial Edenton and Countryside,
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Gov. Robert W. Scott in 1969,
having served 15 years as an
associate justice. Since his
retirement he has received a
Citation for Distinguished Public
Service from the N.C. Citizens
Association and the Distinguished
Alumnus Award in the field of
public service fron the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Previously he was similarly
honored by the Mecklenburg Bar
Association and the Conference of
North Carolina Superior Court
Judges.
Justice Bobbitt will be in
troduced by Lloyd E. Griffin of
Edenton, retired executive vice
president of the N.C. Citizens
Association.
Mrs. Wood Privott, chapter
historian, will preside at the
dedication. Rev. Frederick B.
Drane will give the invocation and
Mayor Roy L. Harrell will bring
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