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Connell Purvis
Heat And Stuff
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Connell Purvis has resigned as
director of the N.C. Division of
Marine Fisheries. An
“unrefusable opportunity” sur
faced in the midst of unrest among
commercial fishing interests.
It is a case where another highly
capable state official has been lost
to the private sector. While those
) who have put the heat on the
director recently cheer, the state
may have lost the best director the
division has ever had.
Director Purvis was con
troversial because he is a doer.
His efforts were hampered further
by the mere fact that he was a
political animal. But his trainer -
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr. - stood
I steadfastly by him recently when
more than 4,000 people signed a
petition aimed at getting rid of the
director.
Connell Purvis didn’t succumb
to political pressure. He found a
graceful way to get out from under
the heat. Those who know him best
find this to be somewhat out of
character. The director does not
* have the reputation of taking the
easy way out.
As a professional fisheries
manager, Mr. Purvis was never
able to obtain the delecate balance
between those who fish for a living
and those who do it merely for fun.
Because of his training, not by his
nature, he would tip to the side of
part - time and pleasure fishermen
P -a stand not popular in coastal
Tar Heeelia.
The director bucked the tide
until the “unrefusable op
portunity” of going into his own
seafood processing business came
along. We hope his future is on a
solid foundation; moreso than the
one on which his critics are based.
$ Right On Target
People along the Public Parade
who responded to the N.C. 2000
citizen questionnaire pretty much
fit the mold of those in the
mainstream of Tar Heelia. The
results were published last week
and for those who missed the
report, responses from Chowan
. County, as well as throughout the
f state, put priority on quality
education and good jobs.
The third priority along the
Public Parade was an adequate,
clean water supply. This item
wasn’t in the top 10 statewide.
Adequate protection from crime
ranked fourth in Chowan while it
was third overall in the state.
I Those from Chowan responding
gave further priority to a fair
system of taxes, adequate, af
fordable housing, a clean,
beautiful and health environment,
good roads, efficient state and
local governments, and colleges
that are affordable and high
quality.
Furthermore, the questionnaire
p asked: “If you had five minutes to
spend with the Governor of North
Carolina to talk about the future of
the state, what else would you
say?” Local responding gave
equal weight to employment and
the economy and education.
The questionnaire, distributed
by the Commission on the Future
of North Carolina, was distributed
fj in March following a well
organized county -by • county
plan. R.M. (Pete) Thompson,
former Agricultural Extension
Service chairman and now a
consultant for Peoples Bank k
Trust Company, headed local
efforts. It is interesting to note the
characteristics of the respondents
- be recruited.
V Here’s what the average person
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Volume XLVII - No. 30
County Schools Hold Social Studies Seminar
-The cafeteria at D.F. Walker
school was the setting on August 2
- 4 for the Institute For Political -
Legal Education, a secondary
social studies program designed
“to turn students on to active
citizenship.”
The three-day seminar, nat
ionally headed by Kitty Wallin
of N.J., was coordinated by Clara
Boswell and Maxinne Britt,
Director of Instruction for the
Edenton • Chowan schools. The
seminar, attended by social
studies teachers in grades 7- 12
from John A. Holmes High School,
Chowan Jr. High School and the
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THREE-DAY SEMINAR HELD—The-Institute For Political-Legal Education held a seminar at
D.F. Walker cafeteria Aug. 2-4. Its main purpose is helping students receive a better political and
legal education at a secondary level. Above left to right are: Maxinne Britt, Director of Instruction
for Edenton-Chowan schools and co-ordinator of the seminar; Kitty Wallin, national director of the
Institute For Political-Legal Education; Clara Boswell, principal at Edenton-Chowan Alternative
School and co-ordinator of the three-day event; and Dr. John Dunn, superintendent of the Edenton-
Chowan schools.
County Unemployment Figures
Showing Substantial Increase
There was a big jump in unemployment in Chowan County in
June, according to figures just released by the N.C. Employment
Security Commission. While the figure went from 5.7 per cent in
May to 7.7 per cent in June, the county total was significantly
below the statewide total of 9.2 per cent.
The unemployment increase in Chowan was the largest by far of
any county in the Northeastern sector of the state. The rate
declined in Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Tyrrell and Washington counties.
“The unemployment rate for
June increased in 56 of North
Carolina’s 100 counties. The
jobless rate decreased in 38 and
remained the same in six,” said
Glenn R. Jemigan, chairman of
the ESC.
The figures reflect the rise in the
statewide total unemployment
rate of 9.2 per cent, up from 8.7 per
cent in May. The national unad
justed rate for June was 9.8 per
cent and in May it was 9.1 per cent.
Jernigan said, “A major con
tribution to the increase comes
from the annual influx of students
from schools and colleges who
enter or re - enter the labor force.”
Forty - five counties registered
Assets Above SSO-Million Mark
GATESVILLE Tarheel Bank
& Trust Company posted assets in
excess of $50.7 - million on June 30,
a new high for the financial in
stitution. The increase was nearly
$7 - million over the same period of
1981.
The interim report from the
bank showed biggest gains in
assets being in the areas of cash
and due from banks and loans. The
loan portfolio increased nearly $5-
million in the past year.
While the report showed
demand deposit down, time
deposits and savings increased.
Edonton, North Carolina, Thursday, August 5, 1982
Edenton - Chowan Alternative
School, is designed to expose
teachers to more legal and
political type material. This is a
result of changes which will occur
in 1983, when a new social studies
sequence of grades K • 12 will be
instituted with the emphasis on
more political and legal education
at the secondary level. The biggest
changes, however, will be at the
high school level.
The seminar focused on one
aspect of this type education each
day. Monday the focus was on the
voter education component. Felix
Chambers, chairman of the local
double - digit unemployment.
Graham County was highest with
a rate of 32.1 per cent up from 29.1
in May. ESC’s local office in
Murphy indicates that a number of
firms had temporary layoffs
during mid - June. Os Graham’s
4,670 labor force, 1,500 were
unemployed during the month.
Alleghany County, with the
state’s lowest unemployment rate
of 3.8 per cent, replaced Orange
County which held that position for
seven consecutive months.
Currituck was next lowest with 3.9
per cent followed by Orange
County with 4.1 per cent, Wake at
4.2 per cent and Durham at 4.9 per
cent.
Tarheel Bank was organized
here in 1904 and now has branches
in Edenton, Lewiston, Winton,
Murfreesboro and Ahoskie.
Robert E. Lee is chief executive
, officer and J.K. Wyatt is board
chairman. John H. Woolard of
Edenton is a member of the
general board.
Woolard is chairman of the
board in Edenton. Other members
are: Dr. Richard N. Hines, Jr.,
Murray Tynch and T.B.H. Wood.
I.R. Self,lll, is vice president and
city executive and Morris Small is
assistant vice president and
assistant city executive.
Board of Elections, gave a talk
concerning voter rights and voter
registration and their importance.
On Tuesday, with the govern
ment component being the sub
ject, similar talks were given by
E.N. “Pete” Manning of The
Chowan Herald, Rep. Charles
Evans of Dare Co. and Earl
Moore, a representative from the
Dept, of Transportation.
Wednesday, the seminar’s last
day, was spent explaining the
legal component. Talks were
given by Chief Parrish of the
Edenton Police Dept., Sheriff
Toppin of the Chowan Co. Sheriff’s
“The Best Friend of Charleston”
...comes to Edenton
Optimist Club To Sponsor
Railroad Nostalgia Day
The Chowan - Edenton Optimist
Club will be sponsoring a day of
railroad nostalgia and information
on August 14th from 11 A.M. to 4
P.M.
The Southern Railways will
have on hand “The Best Friend of
Charleston” and an exhibit train
car. The Best Friend is a replica of
the original 1830 steam locomotive
which was the first in the nation to
offer regular passenger service.
This full model steam engine will
be giving free rides all Saturday
afternoon for both children and
adults. Also, compliments of the
Southern Railway Systems, an
exhibit car will provide op
portunity to learn about the
railroads of the past and future.
The Best Friend and exhibit car
will be located on the rail siding
behind the Edenton Shell station.
Anyone having groups or
questions should contact a
Single Copies 25 Cents
Dept., Mike Johnson, the
assistant D.A., and also by at
torney Chris Bean.
These three components; Voter
Education, Government: the
Decision Making Process and
Individual Rights; were found by
national polls conducted by the
Institute For Political and Legal
Education to be the major areas in
which secondary students have
insufficient knowledge or skills.
Also, in the past, students from
Chowan Co. have participated in
State Close - Up and National
Close - Up. which gives students a
chance to watch the state and
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Costs To Increase
There will be an increase in cost
to undergo treatment at the
Chowan Hospital for next year it
was learned Monday.
Johnny Bryan, hospital director,
announced Monday morning at a
regular session meeting of the
Board of Chowan County Com
.missioners that the expense
budget for Fiscal year 1983 call for
a 16.5 per cent increase.
The budget increase would
mean that patients in the hospital
would have to pay more for ser
vices in all areas of the hospital.
The accepted increase is $879,887
more than this year’s budget of
$5,335,138. Next year’s budget is
$6,215,025. Bryan also stated that
there would be a salary raise of
four per cent average.
In other action the Board:
Approved a request from
residents onS.R. 1237 (Rob Byrum
- Harrell Cottage Road) to have
the road paved.
Approved the school system’s
capitol improvement project.
Approved authorization to
execute an agreement with the
Forestry Service paying 35 per
cent of the cost which is $17,000 for
this Fiscal year.
Heard the annual from the
District Attorney’s office.
member of the Chowan - Edenton
Optimist Club or call 482 - 7774.
Crop Looks Good
Chowan County peanut farmers
are looking at an extremely good
peanut crop, according to farm
sources. This would be the second
consecutive year that the peanut
crop was exceptional in the area.
Because of a “peanut glut” in
the region, fewer acres are ex
pected to be harvested in 1982.
Last year 6,680 acres were har
vested in Chowan and produced
some 24.6 - million pounds, for an
average of 3,690 pounds per acre.
Only the year before, the yield
per acre was 2,025 and the total
production on 6,170 acres was
recorded at 12.5 - million pounds.
Statewide, 177,000 acres were
harvested in 1981, yielding 562 -
million pounds or an average of
3,175 pounds per acre.
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Ranson Denied
Coaching Post
By Richard Williams
A former tennis coach at John A.
Holmes High School has been
denied permission to voluntarily
assist the head coach during the
upcoming tennis season.
Terri Ranson, who was the head
tennis coach at Holmes for three
years (1979-81) and featured an
undefeated team last year, was
informed of the decision Monday
night by the Board of Education.
“This is a team that I built up to
No. 1 and now it’s subject to going
down hill,” she said matter -of -
factly. “Here we are with a size 2-
A school in a 3-A conference and
defeating 4-A teams like Chapel
Hill.” Speaking to the Board she
added, “Nan Copeland didn’t even
want the coaching job. She turned
it down until the very last day but
accepted it because she needed the
job.”
Copeland, who also instructs
driving students, confirmed that
she initially did not want the
coaching job.
“My reason for not wanting the
job was that I have two very young
children.” Mrs. Copeland said. “I
did not seek the coaching job but
now that 1 have it I will give 100
per cent of my effort to the team.”
Rob Boyce, principal at the
school, would not comment on the
Board’s decision, saying that
personnel matters could not be
discussed However Boyce has
admitted that there has been a
recent trend in schools to hire
teachers who can perform
dual roles.
However the school’s
superintendent John Dunn, Jr.
contends that “each instructor in
our school system wears more
than one hat. They must be
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Aflatoxin Labs
Open In August
RALEIGH—Three seasonal
aflatoxin testing laboratories will
open later in the summer to help
farmers with their 1982 corn crop,
Commissioner of Agriculture Jim
Graham announced today.
Two of the labs, located in
Greenville and Goldsboro, will
open on August 25th. The third lab,
located in Whiteville, will open on
September Ist. Two year-round
aflatoxin testing facilities, in
Raleigh and Salisbury, will con
tinue to aid farmers in testing
their corn throughout the year.
Two seasonal laboratories open
in 1981 will not be in operation in
1982 due to lack of demand, said
Graham. Those labs were located
at Edenton and Bonlee. “Farmers
in the areas of the closed labs may
have their com samples analyzed
at one of the other facilities or at a
commercial feed test station,” he
explained.
The seasonal labs w ill stay open
a minimum of six weeks to a
maximum of three months in
assisting farmers in corn testing.
The Greenville test lab will be
located at the Grain Inspection
Facility near Webb's Mill on High
way 33, the Goldsboro lab at the
Ag Center on the comer of George
and Chestnut Streets, and the
Whiteville facility will be at the
Border Belt Tobacco Research
Station.
The year-round test facilities,
located in Salisbury at the Pied
mont Research Station and in
Raleigh at the Constable Lab on
Blue Ridge Road, will maintain
the same hours as the seasonal
facilities. 8:00 A M. to 5 P.M.