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Good Reading
• 7 Another edition of the
“Chowanoc” has been printed.
| For those who haven’t been ex
posed to the publication, it is a
magazine written by the students
of the Cultural Journalism Class of
Chowan Junior High School.
The latest edition was delivered
to our house Sunday night by
Stacie Self. Stacie must do most of
her extra curricular activities on
Sunday since it was the same time
| of the week that she solicited our
purchase.
There are not a lot of credits in
the handsomely bound
publication. We would assume,
though, that Stacie is one of the
chiefs. She approached us in
church several weeks ago and
asked if we would like to purchase
a magazine. Before we could tell
I her we got more unsolicited
magazines than we can read, she
added that what she was selling
wasn’t an ordinary magazine.
Since we had not been a regular
reader of local copy, except The
Chowan Herald, we really didn’t
know what a treat we had in store.
The stories in the “Chowanoc” are
t interesting. The writers chose a
( wide range of subjects which adds
a great deal. And in doing their
research, whether it was in a
personal interview or through the
dusty records in Chown County
Courthouse, the students
broadened their knowledge.
The Chowanoc” is not only
good reading, it is a good value.
. Unlike most things during these
times of inflation, the price came
down between the time of the sale
and the delivery. But it would have
been worth the higher price.
Good job, Stacie and colleagues!
ERA Or Bust _
In case you haven’t heard or
read (andslim thechances) the N. C.-
General Assembly is in session
this week. It is not important that
the budget is in bad shape or that
something needs to be done to curb
the rip-off of utility companies.
The BIG noise is ERA.
The Equal Rights Amendment
has been before the General
Assembly several times. In fact, it
had a chance of becoming a
permanent fixture, so 13
lawmakers signed a pact last year
that the subject wouldn’t be
discussed during the mini-session
in 1982.
All that has changed. Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., armed with
the support of Paul Harvey and
the Lois Harris Poll, not to
mentioned newly wifeized Monk
Harrington, has rolled out the big
guns to get the amendment passed
within the next couple of weeks.
It’s ERA or bust!
This notwithstanding, we still
think it is much todo about
nothing. And we have in our
comer none other than Sen. Sam
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME Above is what’s left of Ricky and Hazelene Winslow’s home in Tyner.
The house, worth over SIOO,OOO, was completely burned down, along with its furnishings. The
Winslow’s, along with their two daughters, had spent the night with relatives.
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Bunch Elected Vice-President
In Roanoke Valley Chamber
The six-months’ search for an
executive vice-president for the
Roanoke Valley Chamber of
Commerce has ended with the
selection of Howard Benjamin
Bunch.
Bunch, 24, has served for two
years with the Roanoke-Chowan
Regional Housing Authority and
Redevelopment Commission,
beginning as an aquisition -
relocation officer and advancing
to a community development
project administrator.
The new Chamber ad
ministrator assumed the position
June 1 and will attend the U.S.
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Tragic Fire Destroys Winslow Home Sunday
Fate took an ugly turn Sunday
when an early morning fire
completely destroyed the home of
Ricky and Hazelene Window, at
Tyner. The cause of the fire, as of
yet undetermined, is thought to be
lightning.
Though tragic, the fire was not
fatal. Hazelene Winslow had
undergone major surgery Thurs
day morning and returned home
late Saturday with her husband.
They stopped by her parents
house, Mr. and Mrs. King G.
Byrum, who had been babysitting
their two daughters, Julie and
Holly. While there, Winslow’s wife
fell asleep. Seeing that his two
daughters were also asleep, he
elected to spend the night there,
rather than wake them and go
home.
A passing motorist spotted the
fire at approximately 3:30 A.M.
By the time the Center Hill-
Crossroads Fire Dept, arrived
only minutes later, the fire was
raging out of control. Ricky
Winslow noted that “it took two
hours to destroy what took two
years to build.”
Construction on the house,
which was valued at over SIOO,OOO
had begun May 29,1980. The home
was not yet completed at the time
of the fire.
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Chamber of Commerce
management meeting at the
University of Georgia in Athens as
one of his first duties.
In accepting the position, Bunch
said: “I would like to take this
opportunity to thank the Roanoke
Valley Chamber of Commerce for
selecting me for this position. I am
looking forward with great an
ticipation to the challenges ahead -
and I plan to dedicate myself to
the Chamber as well as the
Roanoke Valley area.
“I plan to get the business and
professional people very active in
the Chamber organization, to
promote business opportunities
and additional economic
development. I hope to increase
the membership of the Chamber
because it’s the members who
make the Chamber what it is.
“We need to develop creative
methods and ideas to promote the
area and bring new business in.
This area has a great deal to offer
the people and I believe, working
together with one goal in mind we
can show what the Roanoke Valley
has to offer.
“My background in dealing with
government agencies will be an
asset to me and I want to make
members as well as non-members
welcome and hope they will feel
free to contact me and the
Chamber if we can be of service to
them.”
Prior to coming to this area with
the housing authority, Bunch
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According to Winslow, “We had
put several hard days in there
trying to make a nice place for our
children to grow up, and it’s really
unfortunate because they are left
without anything. We feel they are
the ones that are really suffering.
It’s also rough on Hazelene, who
was just returning home from
major surgery.”
Winslow, along with several
friends and family members, had
worked hard to get into the house
by last winter. They moved into
the house Nov. 14, 1981, but not
before overcoming other ob
stacles. The house was broken into
30 days prior to their moving in.
Among the things taken were
kitchen appliances, tools, and
their three-year old daughter’s
bicycle. These things were
gradually replaced, only to suc
cumb to the fire.
The insurance company termed
the house a total loss. Absolutely
nothing is salvageable, down to
the concrete slab in the garage.
One of the family vehicles, which
was in the garage at the time of
the fire, was also destroyed.
According to Winslow, they’ll have
to get a bulldozer and push
everything over in the low spots
and start all over again from
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SANCTUARY PROJECT UNDERWAY Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Sunday
morning for the sanctuary addition to Edenton United Methodist Church on Virginia Road. It is
expected to take 13 months to complete the SBOO,OOO project. Pictured left to right at the ceremony
are: L.F. Amburn, Jr., Building Committee chairman; Rev. Kermit Braswell of Elizabeth City,
district superintendent; Rev. Richard Blankenhorn, pastor; Will Parker, trustee chairman; and D.
Ross Inglis, president, Edenton Construction Company, Inc., general contractor. The Fellowship-
Education Building was started in July 23, 1978, and occupied in mid-1979. When the sanctuary is
finished the church will have a $1,250,000 investment adjacent to Chowan Hsopital. (Staff Photo by
Paul Amburn.)
New Environmental Research Facility
RALEIGH - The Tidewater
Research Station in Plymouth,
operated by the N.C. Department
of Agriculture, will soon be the
site of a beef cattle feeding and
environmental research facility.
The facility was funded through
bills introduced by Sen. Melvin
Daniels and J.J. (Monk)
Harrington, Rep. Vernon James
and other interested legislators
during the 1981 session of the
General Assembly. The General
Assembly financed the project at
$150,000 for general construction
and fixed equipment. No ap-
scratch.
“We didn’t realize how many
close friends we had in the area
until a tragedy like this occurred.
Since this has happened, several
area churches and friends have
gathered and sent clothers, sheets,
towels, money, and several other
things.”
“Though deeply saddened by
this,” said Winslow, “we’re both
real strong. One day we will be
back on our feet again and moving
in a positive direction.”
Local Man Drowns While Swimming
A 19-year-old Edenton man
drowned Monday evening after he
and a close friend went swimming
in Francis Pond, located near the
Mexico Road - Albemarle Street
extended overpass.
Victim Mike Jones, 105 West
Gale Street, and witness James
Lother were attempting to swim
from the shore to a small island
estimated at 200 to 300 feet, ac
cording to Police Captain C.H.
Williams.
Lother was just about to reach
the island when the victim yelled
out that he could not make it - his
last words. Lother, on ap
proaching the island, looked back
to see Jones in trouble. He then
returned to the water where he
swam circling the area where his
best friend had gone under. After
an unsuccessful attempt, Lother
swam back to the shore and ran
nearly a mile before reaching
authorities via telephone.
Captain Williams and Officer
Bland Terry were dispatched to
the scene after the station
received a call at 6 P.M. The body
Chaffin Presides Over
District Court
The following cases were heard
in the Chowan County District
Court on June 1, with Honorable
John T. Chaffin presiding judge.
Martha R. Nixon was found
guilty mi one count of a worthless
check. She was given 30 days
suspended for 2 years, SSO fine and
cost of court. She is to pay a
restitution fee of $38.75 to TG&Y.
Joseph Moore was found guiity
of exceeding a safe speed. He was
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propriation was made for
operation of the facility.
Bids for lagoon construction and
grading work have been solicited,
and work will be completed in 45
days. This will be followed by
actual facility construction.
“I am grateful for the support of
Sen. Daniels’ and Harrington,
Rep. James, and others for this
vital project,” states Agriculture
Commissioner James A. Graham.
“The research conducted at this
facility will hopefully give North
eastern North Carolina farmers
avenues by which they can
diversify their operations and
income through beef cattle
finishing and other beef cattle
operations.”
The close proximity of the
Northeastern North Carolina area
to East Coast beef-deficient
population centers; the need to
reduce escalating energy costs in
transporting cattle to and from
calf producing, finishing and beef
consumption areas; and the huge
quantities of by-product feeds
available in this area of the state
for combined stocker-finishing
beef cattle operations were
primary considerations for
development of this beef cattle
was recovered at approximately
6:55 about 150 feet from shore and
in about 15 feet of water according
to Williams’ report.
The victim was taken to the
Chowan Hospital and was
pronounced dead on arrival. The
victim had lived in Chowan County
all his life and was attending
Edenton-Chowan Alternative
School.
He is survived by his mother,
Annie Marie Jones; three
brothers: Enoch Lorenza Jones,
Fred Lee Jones and Charles
Phillipe Bond; two sisters: Sarah
Jones Brooks and Barbara Ann
Bond.
A memorial service will be held
at 3 P.M. Sunday in Providence
Baptist Church where he was a
member. Reverend J.L. Fenner
will officiate. Burial services will
be conducted by Blair Funeral
Service.
Mike Jones
research facility.
The beef cattle research facility
will be located on approximately
70 acres at the Tidewater
Research Station, and will include
a confinement, corral, and grain
and grass pasture system.
The confinement system -
measuring 36 feet by 120 feet - will
be comprised of eight pens: four of
slatted concrete with waste going
into a pit below, and four of solid
concrete with flush gutters and
flush water tanks to remove
waste. When waste falls into the
pit from the slatted system or is
flushed by gutter into the pit,
solids will be separated out with a
screening and settling system.
Then, the waste material will go
by gravity flow into a lagoon
measuring 105 feet by 1% feet.
The corral system will measure
80 feet by 100 feet, and will have
four sort pens and one holding pen
with a crowd gate. The holding pen
area will also have a loading
chute, squeeze chute and scales
for loading and unloading,
treatment of animals and
weighing prior to movement into
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Hood Ellis
Ellis Is Elected To
Board Os Directors
Hood Ellis of Edenton has been
elected to a three-year term on the
Board of Directors of The
Children's Home Society of North
Carolina, Inc. The agency held its
annual meeting May 19, at the
Greensboro Country Club in
Greensboro.
The Children’s Home Society, a
United Way Agency, was founded
in 1902 and has placed over 15,000
children in permanent adoptive
homes since its inception. The
Society is North Carolina’s only
statewide, private, non-sectarian
adoption agency.
The program for the annual
meeting was a panel discussion by
four staff members entitled “On
Behalf Os Children.” Each
speaker explained her work in the
adoption process in her particular
area of expertise. Mrs. Jean
Johnson, director of professional
services, served as moderator.