Courtesy Promotion “Courtesy Is Contageous - Spread It,” is very much before the Public Parade. It is a promotion of Edenton - Chowan Schools which is bringing much .attention to the sponsors. Courtesy is something which doesn’t cost a thing. It is not af fected by inflation, etc., but courtesy can make a lasting impression. Furthermore, it is something with no pro and con. Dr. John Dunn and the Edenton - Chowan Board of Education have , published a rationale which makes a strong case for the courtesy promotion and we pass it along to you with full endorsement: Recognizing the importance of developing the full potential of each child, the Edenton - Chowan Board of Education supports the emphasis of instruction which will enable students to develop and demonstrate respect for self, school, community, nation and world. To support this emphasis, the Edenton - Chowan Schools will stress the theme, “Courtesy Is Contagious ... Spread It,” during the 1962- 83 school year. “Courtesy Is Contagious...” will be emphasized throughout the school system. It will spread into the community and will ultimately , touch those outside of the school family. Every school shall be involved in the “Courtesy Is Contagious...” campaign. Individual schools are encouraged to develop their own activities and strategies which will emphasize this theme. All school employees will be expected to become role models for the “Courtesy Is Contagious ...” emphasis. Even though individual schools will be encouraged to develop their own programs to help em phasize the courtesy theme, there are certain basic emphasis which will be stressed system - wide. These shall include the following: *• 1 • Courtesy towards flag and , 1 l % - Courtesy to adults ‘(school employees, parents, public ser vants, etc.). 3 - Courtesy to students (students to students, faculty to students). 4 • Development of a student dress code. 5 - Administrative, Faculty and Staff Dress and Courtesy Codes 6 - Consistency in Application of Dress Codes, Student Behavior, etc. among the individual schools as well as within each school will be stressed. Enterprise Zone » - President Reagan has a plan to provide tax incentives to businesses in economically troubled areas. One of the areas so designated is along the Public Parade. Eighty - nine Tar Heel towns and cities would be eligible to be designated urban or rural En terprise Zones under the plan. The Senate Finance Committee has approved the plan and it could be acted on by the entire Clngress during next month’s session. The proposed plan would be a great boost to business expansion along the Public Parade. It comes ata time when the Town of Edenton has annexed 12 acres along High way 32 and U.S. 17 by- pass which is zoned Highway Commercial. The tax breaks could enhance development of this property, which would expand the tax base and provide much needed em ployment. According to the Reagan proposal: I 1- The business investment tax credit would be increased from 10 per cent to as much as 20 per cent. <* 2 - AlO per cent tax credit would be given to employers for ad ditional wages paid to zone residents. 3 - The capital gains tax on certain property sales would be «- - ' ■ dropped. 4-A 50 per cent tax credit would be given for wages paid to Zones Is good business. Coupled with the decline in interest rates and inflation it could be the tonic this country needs. Tea Party Celebration To Demonstrate Life In The Eighteenth Century Edenton Area This years’ Edenton Tea Party Celebration is causing quite a stir in historical re-enactment circles. The award-winning 2nd N.C. Regiment of Foote is again hosting an authentic “Living History” demonstration of life in the eighteenth century. This year they’re being joined by the Skipjack “Norfolk” and the “Meka II” for the only combined land and sea battle re-enactment since the Federal re-enactment of the surrender at Yorktown. The “Norfolk”, a 71 foot sailing vessel based in Norfolk Virginia, is visiting Edenton as a special goodwill city-to-city gesture, and will be available for boarding and ■■ , ; - . Ililli t fmm ■» w v-i v w lkT ‘fr T\ -1/ ri r 8 HIIW Aru v |"*B §<t -pr A S I m I • * *' * * ' ' ‘ ** '''? Volume XLVII No. 39 B- ' . ' ' - ' .\ ; - •* ’3jSls CD—OP BREAKFAST Gov. James Hunt has declared this month Cooperative Month in North Carolina. Several members from various cooperatives met for breakfast in Williamston on October 12. Shown here from left to right are: Ed Brown, F. Carlyle Teague, Walter Jones, Stuart E. Proctor, Jr., and Larry Johnson. Cooperative Month Observed With Breakfast Cooperative Month was ob served by some 78 cooperative employees, directors, staff, plus Federal, State and County representatives as well as the news media from radio, newspapers and T.V. who gathered for a breakfast which was held at the Holiday Inn in Williamston on Tuesday, October 12. Two local 4-Hers were on the program. Donna and Mike Pippins presented their demonstration on the American Business System. The 4-H American Business System is sponsored by the Cooperative Council of North Edenton Woman’s Club To Cancel Tour Os Local Homes (Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted on behalf of the Edenton Woman’s Club by Mrs. Card C. Davenport). The Edenton Woman’s Club has hosted a biennial tour of historic homes since 1949. Each tour has been the result of literally thousands of hours of volunteer work by citizens of Chowan County. Funds generated by this effort have always been used exclusively for preservation and beautification of our rich local heritage. A few of the areas in which the funds have been used include improvements in the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse and Courthouse Green, brick sidwalks in the town of Edenton, and work on the Cupola, Iredell, and Barker Houses, all sources of pride for the entire community as well as significant draws for tourist traffic. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of owners of historic properties who have opened their inspection-except during battles!- all day Saturday, October 23 during the 18th Century Street Fair and Sunday until 3:00. The “Mekall”, better known as the pirate ship, will also be available for boarding Saturday and Sun day. Both crews will participate in the Brunswick stew dinner, the street dance, and various other activities throughout the day. The participation of these sailing vessels is particularly appropriate, since Edenton was a thriving port during the time of the Edenton Tea Party. Rudy Weimann, commander of the land forces, and Tim Jones, Captain of the “Norfolk” came to Edenton, North Corolino, Thursday, October 14, 1982 Carolina. F. Carlyle Teague, executive vice - president of the Cooperative Council of North Carolina, presided over the meeting. Edward E. Brown, Jr., manager of Albemarle EMC, Hertford, gave a brief welcome on behalf of the electric cooperatives. Larry Johnson of Edenton and cooperative employee of Albemarle EMC coordinated the District Breakfast. Stuart E. Proctor, Jr., assistant director of national affairs, American Farm Bureau of Washington, D.C., was the guest speaker. homes to the public for a three-day period for the benefit of the entire community. In June of this year, it became apparent that there were several problems causing homeowners to feel unable to open their homes for the proposed 1983 tour. Im mediately the Edenton Woman’s Club and the Edenton Historical Commission began working to try to solve these problems. After several sessions with homeowners, aimed at pinpointing specific concerns, the Edenton Woman’s Club offered additional amenities to make it easier for owners of historic of historic homes to participate in the tour. Unfortunately, there were still not enough homes available to provide the quality tour that has been traditionally associated with the Edenton Pilgrimage. It is therefore with great regret that the Edenton Woman’s Chib has been forced to make the decision to cancel the 1983 Woman’s Club Tour of Homes. Edenton last week to meet with Terry Wackelin, Chairman of the Tea Party Celebration and plan the elaborate strategy behind the battle. Weimann reports that to be invited to participate in the event a rare opportunity tor many of the land forces to engage sailing ships with cannon fire. The land and sea battle is only a pari of this years’ greatly ex panded Edenton Tea Party Celebration which will include a full schedule of authentic eighteenth century music and dancing, food, and numerous activities. Further information and a full schedule of events are available at the Barker Visitor Center (482-3663). Single Copies 25 Cents Proctor spoke on what is hap pening in Washington in the areas of entitlement programs and national defense. Proctor said, “The budget has been balanced only once in the last 20 years.” He added that since President Kennedy to President Reagan the entitlement programs have grown from 30 per cent of the budget to 50 per cent of today’s budget. “Defense represents roughly 25 per cent of the nation’s budget and it may go to 38 per cent in a few years,” he added. Proctor stated that the Social Security Program is in for some rough times. In 1970 roughly 16 people were working to support one on Social Security. Roughly 50 years from now it is projected that only 3.2 people will be working to support one on Social Security. Over a period of time the Social Security benefits have risen over 60 per cent whereas the real wages of a worker have gone down 9 per cent, he said. Edenton Aces Beat Vikings It was an overcast night as the Edenton Aces faced off against the Plymouth Vikings on the football field. But, the skies sheld no ill omen for the Aces as they tram pled Plymouth by a score of 15 to 0. The Aces first score came on a safety after a punt by Ed Alston that the Vikings had downed at the one - foot line. The first down of the Vikings at this point in the game was uneventful but when the ball was snapped on the second down Willie Hedgebeth and Ernest Riddick tackled the running back begind his own goal - line to grab a score of 2 to 0. When the second half began the Aces exhibited a display of team - work that was to lead them to their Continued On Page 4 LIVING HISTORY— Tim Jones, Captain of the Norfolk; Rudy Weiman, Commanding Officer of the 2nd N.C. Regiment of Foote and Terry Wackelin, Chairman of the Edenton Tea Party Celebration, met on the waterfront last week to discuss the strategy for a combined land and sea battle to be held during the 18th Century Street Fair. Wallace Phillips Selected Merchant Os The Month 11 * Wallace Phillips is a man of many talents and strong con victions. Mr. Phillips is the manager of the local Show Show. He also co - hosts Gospel Time, a radio program that can be heard Monday through Friday on WBXB at 10:30. Mr. Phillips has been selected by the Chowan Herald as its Merchant of the Month. Mr. Phillips applied for the position of manager of Show Show in a most unusual manner. He relates his unusual application in the following manner: “I was a farmer and had farmed for several years; well one day I was carrying a load of hogs to market when I decided to stop at Shoe Show.” “I stuck my head into the door NCAEOP Meeting Held The North Carolina Association of Educational Office Personnel held its district meeting on Oc tober 7 at D.F. Walker Elemen tary Schooh-In attendance at-this meeting were office personnel from the entire Northeastern section of North Carolina, dignitaries from the various school systems of the area and State dignitaries. There were two notable speakers at this event. The first was Charles Evans. Mr. Evans is a member of the North Carolina Legislature. He started his ad dress to the NCAEOP by predicting that, “Revenue for the State continues to decline and I think that you will probably see more spending on people and less for buildings and the like.” Mr. Evans when making the statement was referring to the recent budget decisions in Raleigh which decreased the amount of monies available for positions within the schools and government while holding the line on monies for physical structures. It was his hope that this trend would reverse itself so that the budget would become more people - oriented, and he pledged his support to make this happen. The second notable speaker was Luetta Sellers who tried to motivate the women present to strive to achieve all that they have the potential to become. Her talk was lively and required that the members of the NCAEOP look honestly at themselves, set goals and strive to meet those goals. The meeting continued with various reports and workshops. It proved to be an educational ex perience for the people who at tended the meeting. | Charles Evans and asked didn’t they need anyone, they said, ‘yeah, we need a manager.’” “I applied for the job -1 was one of only two applicants who did apply and I got the job.” That was a year and four months ago; and now he works diligntly at the store and as he puts it, “I would like to move up in the Company ... In fact I am hoping to do so soon.” Mr. Phillips holds his desire to move up in the Company in per spective with his desire to work with the “Lord ”. He, along with pJgi Wallace Phillips his wife, Joy, at e often seen and heard in local churches. In fact, as Mr. Phillips puts it, “Most people know us through our ininstry in the different churches.” “My wife and I sing and sometimes I get into the pulpit to give a sermon,” he continued. “My wife is a real asset in the ministry.” Mr. Phillips was born and raised in Hertford, and working at Show Show has given him a “ ... chance to make friends in Edenton.” The Chowan Herald would like to congratulate Mr. Phillips on being the Merchant of the Month. “Good Roads” Funding Set RALEIGH—As a result of Gov. Jim Hunt’s “Good Roads” program, passed by the state’s 1981 General Assembly, an ad ditional sll.B-million in Powell Bill (state street aid) funds is available this year for municipalities across North Carolina, Secretary of Trans- 1 portation William R. Roberson Jr. has announced. Checks amounting to a total of $43,060,114.93 have been mailed to 462 qualifying municipalities for local street construction and maintenance. Edenton will receive an allocation of $89,118.82 in Powell Bill funds. This allocation is based on the community’s population of 5,365 and its 24.87 miles of local streets. Sec. Roberson said, “Sharing these resources is another example of our partnership with the communities we serve in our joint effort to meet transportation needs locally as well as statewide. Last year under the Powell Bill provisions, active and qualifying communities in North Carolina received $31,351,231.78, a sum equal to the amount produced by one cent of the state's motor fuel taxes during the preceding fiscal year. Continued On Page 4

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