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to dffibce, support and make use
of sifiia paper.
BflKin 1868, a report to the state
confißfaon on the Recorder doubted
“wlSer the Baptists of North
Cartpha have any agency,
whid|,..has done more for their ad
vancement and prosperity than
3i a power in our midst, and
power without which it is
to conceive how we could
makeprogress.”
In August, 1982, we could not say
it any better than that!
Go Together
Discipline and courtesy go
together like butter and honey.
Special emphasis is being placed in
these areas this year by Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education. The
board is gaining widespread
recognition for its efforts which are
showing positive results.
J.D. Lewis, writer for Capitol
Broadcasting Company, Inc., up in
Raleigh, wrote about “School
Discipline” recently. It fits here:
Discipline in the schools or the
lack of it is one of the major con
cerns of parents these days,
especially in the light of recent
disruptive and violent activities of
some students and the more recent
incident of a teacher being charged
with assault for paddling a student.
While we reproach and admonish
the schools abbut their problems,
let’s remember that discipline in
the schools is a two-way street, and
parents are equally responsible.
It’s pretty difficult for schools to
work with an errant student who
feels his parents either don’t care
what he does or are blindly suppor
tive of anything he does.
Indifferent or permissive parents
often make for indifferent or per
missive students. The class bully,
clown (£ (lass misfit is often trying
to get attention from someone: his
parents, teacher or peers.
The macho man and the class
sexpot are all vying for some kind
of misguided recognition.
tottrance, indifference, prejudice
hMfg“~
and the very bright students as well
as the retarded sometimes suffer
the consequences.
Schools are what we make them
and parents, black, white, brown,
or yeltgyr and married, single,
divorced or widowed share the
responibility.
If you resent your child’s being
disciplined at school, then do it at
home. That’s where it ought to be
done anyway.
Let Us Brag
' The Greater University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill is often the
butt of jokes and disrespective
statements. It is time now, though,
for us who even were there long
enough only to fix a flat tire to brag.
A recent study shows the UNC
CH faculty is among the best in the
Southeast. David Williamson says
it so well we’ll just let you sit back
and enjoy:
The most comprehensive evalua
tion ever undertaken of American
universities that grant the Ph.D.
degree has given high marks to
faculty members at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The study, published by the Na
tional Academy of Sciences, focus
ed on departments that awards doc
torates in mathematical and
physical sciences, the humanities,
biological sciences, engineering
and social and behavioral sciences.
According to the report, the UNC
CH faculty ranks first in the
Southeast in biostatistics,
chemistry, statistics, art history,
classics, music, philosophy ,
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Williams is a past member of the
Chowan County Involvement Coun
cil, past member of the Youth Task
Force, a member of the Edenton-
Planning Board, a member of the
Edenton-Chowan Recreation Com
mittee, past two tom secretary of |
the Edentos-Jaycees, a Deacon in
the First Presbyterian Church,
president of the First Presbyterian
Men, second Vice Chairman of the
Chowan County Democratic Party,
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Edenton-Chowan Band
Parents Association, past Festival
Chairman of the Edenton Chowan
Peanut Festival, current president
of the Edenton Boosters Club, and
current president of D.F. Walker
PJLA,
sociology and political science.
It ranks second in the Southeast
in history, psychology German,
computer science and physiology,
and is tied for second in
mathematics, geology and Spanish.
All of the Chapel Hill depart
ments were judged to be in the top
SO per cent in quality nationally,
and most were in the top 25 per cent
or higher.
The two most highly rated
departments at the University are
statistics and sociology, which are
fifth and sixth in the country,
respectively.
Dr. Lyle Jones, Alumni Distin
quished professor of psychology at
UNC-CH, and Dr. Gardner Lindzey,
director of the Center for Advanc
ed Study in Behavioral Sciences in
Stanford, Calif., were co-chairmen
of the national committee that over
saw the study.
Some 228 universities across the
country and 5,000 faculty members
participated.
The purpose of the evaluation,
Jones said, was to give students and
student advisors a relatively objec
tive basis for judging doctoral pro
grams and also to help “inform the
practical judgement of ad
ministrators, funders and
’policymakers responsible for pro
tecting the quality of scholarly
education in the United States.
“Each year, approximately
22,000 candidates who have spent
- .anaverage of f jve and a half yeara*.
in preparation are J awarded doc
■nwar degrewr wf eftgirreerifig
humanities and the sciences, and
yet we are poorly informed about
the quality of the programs produc
ing these graduates,” Jones said.
The last major study of doctoral
programs in the United States was
released 12 years ago in 1970.
“I am of course pleased with our
strong faculty ratings,” said Dr.
Christopher C. Fordham 111,
University chancellor. “I think that
it should be a source of pride to our
alumni and to the people of North
Carolina that even in times of
economic troubles the University
remains committed to excellence.
“The important thing about all of
these studies is that the state
recognize the need to maintain the
Chapel Hill faculty as the most
outstanding in the Southeast.”
In an attempt to improve on
previous evaluations, the new study
compiled and analyzed 16 separate
measures for each of the Ph.D.
degree granting departments in
each discipline. Those measures
were divided into six categories in
cluding program size,
characteristics of graduates,
reputation of the department and
its faculty, university library size,
research support and publications.
Jones said the study will be
helpful to those who want to use it,
but he cautioned that both its
strengths and weaknesses should
be well understood in advance.
No single measure should be con
sidered conclusive evidence of one
department’s superiority over
another, be said. Size, for example,
is not synonymous with quality, but
it may say something about a
department’s comprehensiveness.
And the number of publications a
department produces may say
more about its size than the relative
influence of the publications.
“Each measure is obviously no
more than an indicator of some
aspect of program quality,” he
said.
Past evaluations have been
criticized as tending to make the
rich universities richer and the
poor poorer , as rewarding confor-
CLOSED UNTIL SPRING—The Taylor Theater, operated by
Wilson Amusement Company, has found it more efficient to close
in the winter. (Photo by Clay Roberts)
Taylor Theatre To Open In Spring
Wilson Amusement Company,
operator of the Taylor Theatre here
in Edenton has responded to in
quiries about the closing of the
Taylor Theatre. It closed soon after
New Years and has been dark for
several weeks since, causing local
movie goers to drive many miles or
do without the fun of going to the
movies.
“We will reopen in the early
Spring”, says Marion Boykin,
(General Manager of Wilson Amuse
ment Company.
“In past winters and in other
locations we have found it more ef
ficient to cease operations entirely
for a few weeks during the slowest
Chowan County District Court
The Chowan County District
Court was in session Tuesday with
the Honorable J. Richard Parker
presiding.
Jimmy Earl Creekmore was
found guilty of failure to comply,
non-support of a minor child and
show cause order. He was given a
90 day sentence invoked. He
appealed.
Richard Allen Taylor was found
guilty of DUI. He was given 6
months, suspended for 2 years, a
$350 fine and cost of court. He must
aHtoyd/fenderlils 'driVer? license.
V
George Wesley Wheeler was
found guilty of making a false
report, exceeding a safe speed, and
reckless driving. He was given a
minimum sentence of 12 months
and a maximum sentence of 18
months in Chowan County Jail. He
appealed.
John Lee Brooks was found guil
ty of improper equipment. He had
to pay cost of court.
A waiver of probable cause was
found on Charles H. Small, Jr.’s
charge of disposed of leased proper
ty. It was bound to superior court.
Noah Anthony Bunch was found
guilty of DUI and driving with no
operator’s license. He was given 6
months, suspended for 2 years, a
S3OO fine and cost of court. He must
reimburse the state for court ap
pointed council which he must pay
at the direction of the probation
officer.
Roy Rogers Ford was found guil
ty of larceny. HO was given 6
months, suspended for 2 years, be
on supervised probation for 2 years,
reimburse state for c£urt appointed
council and remain off premises of
Wynn Dixie for 2 years.
Freddie Lee Ferebee was found
guilty of trespassing. He was given
90 days,' suspended for 2 years, a $75
fine and cost of court. He must re
main off premises of John A.
Holmes High School for 2 years.
Jennifer Lynn Holmes entered
plea nolo contendre. She was given
30 days, suspended for 1 year, a SSO
fine and cost of court. She must re
main off the premises of Macks for
1 year.
Probable cause was found in
John Rankins charge of forgery. It
was bound to Superior Court.
Edward Lewis Cofield was found
guilty of disorderly conduct. He
was given 6 months, suspended for
2 years, a $75 fine and cost of court.
He appealed.
Tony Leevester Cofield was
found guilty of trespassing. He was
given 60 days, suspended for 1 year,
a $35 fine and cost of court. He
appealed,
Steve (NMN) Burk was found
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part of the year,” says Boykin who
oversees several other theatres in
eastern North Carolina.
He also indicated that several op
tions are under consideration
regarding the nature of future
operations, including some sort of
renovation. But, he was quick to
add that permanent shut-down is 1 ~~
out of the question. Plans at present
call for the 60 year old showplace
to reopen around Easter.
“The people of this area have
been good to us in the past...*’
Boykin says, “...and we will do
everything we can to see that they
have a fine movie theatre for years
to come.”
Bernard (NMN) Hudson was
found guilty of shoplifting. He was
given 6 days in Chowan County Jail
and was given credit for 6 days
served before trial.
Respond To Fires
By Clay Roberts
At 1:20 P.M. on January 25th, the
Edenton Fire Department respond
ed to a chinwjey fire
at 2flßq North
>-i)akum-‘Street:• that
same day, the fire 'department
responded to the same house, 208
North Oakum Street to put out a
fire in that same chimney, accor
ding to Chief Lynn Perry.
Monday night at 9:15 the Edenton
Fire department responded to an
alarm at Chowan Hospital on the
second floor. Construction was in
progress and smoke from a dull
saw blade on a power saw set off
the alarms, there was no damage.
Earlier this week the Center Hill-
Crossroads Fire Department
responded to a car fire in front of
a church. There was no damage,
according to Chief Frank White.
On January 25th the C.H.C.R.
Fire Department responded to a
chimney fire at the home of Arthur
Gordon.
East Assigned To
Subcommittees
WASHINGTON—Sen. John East,
announced he has been assigned to
the following subcommittees on the
Senate Committee on Armed Ser
vices: Subcommittee on Military
Construction; Subcommittee on
Manpower and Personnel; and Sub
committee on Seapower and Force
Projection.
East said “I am very gratified to
have been successful in obtaining
assignment to these subcommit
tees, all of which are important to
North Carolina because of the ma
jor military installations in our
state. The work of the military con
struction subcommittee, of course,
affects all of the North Carolina
facilities, as does the work of the
manpower and personnel subcom
mittee, especially because of the
large number of North Carolinians
in military service in and out of
state. The seapower and force pro
jection subcommittee deals
primarily with naval and Marine
Corps operations and budgets,
therefore important to Camp Le
jeune and to the Marine Air Station
at Cherry Point. .
“I look forward to a continued
close relationship with Sen. John
Town: of Texas who is chairman of
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Stabilization Os Oregon Ihlet Has I
Been Supported By Key Politicians II
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ELIZABETH CITY-
Northeastern North Carolina
Tomorrow has received strong en
dorsement from many key political
leaders for its resolution supporting
Harless Voted In
As New Member
Allen Harless, Jr. was voted as
new councilman at the. Edenton
Town Council meeting Monday
night.
Lorenzo Carmon, Edenton’s
Community Development Housing
Specialist, explained plans for the
Oakum Street Community Develop
ment area.
He said that “Help would be
given to those who need it first” as
he talked about the 10 houses in that
area. He talked of the grants that,
would possibly be given to those in
that community.
John Mitchner’s request for the
council to sell him (Mitchner) a
‘ piece of land behind his property
(behind the old Rose’s building)
was denied.
Overseas Markets
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Ministry of Agriculture Show and
Seminar in Alta Gracis, Argentina.
The show was attended by farmers
and government officials and
others from Northern and Central
Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and
Paraguay.
He said that fuel oil in Argentina
was approximately $2.75 U.S. per
gallon. He said that countries
through South America were
undertaking major programs to
provide alternative energy sources
to oil.
The furnaces will be shipped to
South America through North
Carolina’s Port at Wilmington.
Harrington had been using Nor
folk, but North Carolina port of
ficials convinced the company of
ficials they could save time by us
ing the N.C. port.
<i»Hanrington‘i9aiso selling the fur
naces througHtlWtfre United States ...
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Harry A. Gard
Gard Retires
Jimbo’s Jumbos, Inc. announced
that it’s president, Harry A. Gard
retired from active managment the
end of January. He joined the com
pany in 1967. Jimbo’s sales that
year were about four hundred thou
sand dollars. This year they may
reach thirty five million dollars.
Gard said that he is stepping aside
to give the younger people in the
organization a better opportunity.
J. Tilmon Keel, Jr. has been elected
president and Robert S. Thomas
vice president. Harry and his wife
Betty will continue to reside in
Edenton.
Bloodmobile Visits
January and February are peek
usage months in area hospitals for
blood and blood products. The
Bloodmobile vnll be visiting Eden
diminish the existing shortages in
coroing w orutc navuui,
mobile Chflinnsn kcMt toe Edenton
stabilization of Oregon Inlet. These , j H
came at a time of frustration for m \ I
many of the captyins of Wanchese r J
Harbor’s fishing/fleet. h l H
“We had four of the best captains J \fl
turn back yesterday morning after IB
finding white water clear across the \fl
channel,” Robert Williams, direc- I
tor of the Wanchese Seafood In- x W
dustrial Park, said. “When it is I
costing the area $150,000 a day it is r 1
having severe economic impact,” «
he : added. £ 4
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., said in jjj
a letter to NNCT Chairman Joe
Parker that he fully concurred with
the resolution calling for stabilizing
the inlet. I have repeatedly con
tacted federal officials, including
the President, to urge the speedy
completion of this project,” Hunt
wrote. Hunt also noted the (
economic impact and the safety
problems associated with the situa
tion as it now is.
First District Rep. Walter B.
Jones, a long-time supporter of
stabilization of the inlet, noted that
costs have escalated with delays
over the past 25 years. Costs are
currently estimated at $96-million a .
for stabilization which include jetty * (
construction. ” ,
Much of the delay is attributed to _
disagreements between the Army
Corps of Engineers and the U.S. {
Department of the Interior, accor
ding to Jones. “I have exercised the
total influence of my office toward
securing some type of compromise ,
agreements between the Depart- _
ment of the Interior and the U.S. ft
Army Corps of Engineers thus per- V
mitting construction to get under- "
way, however, thus far I have been j
unsuccessful,” Jones said.
Jones wrote that the project is
ready to construct and the Depart- :
ment of the Interior has been re- j
quested to issue two permits to :
secure land, which they have been : m
reluctant to issue. - $ ♦!
An alternative to jetty construe- j
tion has been encouraged by Sen. j
Jesse Helms. “I have asked the ]
Corps of Engineers to study an
alternative means of keeping <the '*
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presently .conducting a feasibility I
study of this alternative and I have -
been promised its results as soon as ; H
possible,” he said.
Helms also recognized the pro- g
blem between the Department of \
the Interior and the Corps of ;
Engineers. “I know this is a com- jj
plex problem, but nevertheless I •
am distressed by the slowness with \
which it has been handled,” he {
wrote. ; _
A group of fishermen recently : S
met with the Corps in Wanchese to j
voice concern over the status of the
inlet. A Corps survey of depths of !
the channel was disputed by the j
fishermen. (
Parker noted that it is going to
take the combined efforts of the
fishermen, government officials, :
political and civic leaders and all j
others to stem the severe economic • ™
impact of an impassible inlet. “We l
have to get this off-center,” he said.
We’re winning
the race against
Rheumatic
Heart ,
Disease. ■
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Today, thanks partly to the efforts
of the American Heart Association,
the death rate from rheumatic heart
disease has declined more than 70
Amorir-an Uaarl *
For decades, tne American Mean *
nave ™up m ntrneumatic ’
Tever 3nu rnouinciitv ihni'i uiwoov
in young children.
The effort was worth it.
Qimrvtrt the American Heart
Association. We re fighting for
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