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On Feeding The Fish Rep. Pete Thompson’s column about hybrid bass culture perked our interest for several reasons. For one thing, we have read where the Chinese have estab lished quite an industry in the culture of fresh water shrimp, be ing able to produce jumbo shrimp in large numbers in farm ponds. We understand that attempts are being made to introduce this culture into the United States, especially in the Mississippi Louisiana area. For another, being able to pro vide adequate food at reasonable prices is always a big factor in any sort of fish or animal venture, whether it is shrimp, fish or pork. And that’s what set us to thinking when we read the column about hybrid bass. We belong to a fishing club which owps several miles of mountain stream up in Ashe County. The club has its own rear ing and restocking ponds, where l) trout are permitted to grow to tak ing size before being released in to the stream. Experience has shqwn that shrimp heads are one of the best foods for the larger fish. That brings us to the matter of , providing cheap, nutritious food for large numbers of growing hybrid bass. Ashe County is a long i way from where shrimp catches are processed and it was always a problem getting a supply of shrimp heads from the beach to the mountains. But that should not be a problem with feeding the hybrid bass. What North Carolina State Uni versity’s experts should be look , ing into is how to convert shrimp heads into dry pellets that could be bagged and shipped. Perhaps some sort of freezendrying process would be needed. B6t, whatever |t*e method, it appears to us that Shrimp heads offer a source of Taw material from whichian abun dant supply of fish feed could be manufactured. Then, all of the j shrimp would be used, just as is all of the chicken or all of the pig in another food industry. Of course, as with all hybrids, it would be necessary for the state to establish a hatchery to supply the minnows to the farm ponds; but that is not an insurmountable obstacle. The Chinese had to establish an efficient system of } collecting the shrimmp eggs and hatching them out. They discov ered in the process — and this seems cruel, but practical — that the female shrimp would produce many more eggs if blinded. So, we wish Dr. Durwood Bateman and others at N.C. State the best of luck in their ex periments with hybrid striped } bass. There is no telling what sort of surprises may turn up along the way. \ \ 9 9 9 'i Good To Have Policy Whether or not everybody along the Public Parade agrees with everything in the county school board’s new search and seize policy, we feel that it is good to have a policy in place. In educa tiqn at all levels, events often oc cur which had been unanticipated, leaving administrators at loose ends. In the Community College System, for example, the state board had no policy in effect as to political activity by employees of the system. Now that two com munity college officials have been elected to the General Assembly and several others to such posts as county commissioners and school board members, the state board has belatedly begun developing a policy covering such activity. So we commend the Chowan school board for facing up to its responsibilities. We predict there will be some flack from students and parents as the hands-on policy takes effect, but the greatest test will come when, as it will, the way things are going now, students or staff members show up with AIDS or as carriers of the virus. Perhaps by then some more suc cessful means of dealing with that disease will have developed. \ s Adoption Of County Income tax Plan Is Recommended By JACK GROVE County commissioners had one of their longer sessions Monday morning topped off with a lun cheon served by Chowan County Extension Homemakers. The board heard presentations by chamber of commerce and arts council representatives, made appointments to boards and committees, heard from Rep. R.M. (Pete) Thompson, D Chowan, received a report from the Department of Transportation and heard a report from the tax advisory committee. In an informal presentation, Thompson told commissioners of legislation in the " General Assembly, “The one-cent sales tax I think will pass the House. This would give you about $3.8 million in four years,” he said. The First District Represen tative was referring to a bill recently introduced {o add a statewide one-cent sales tax to the three cents already collected by the state and two cents collected by counties. Gov. James Martin has propos ed a state loan pool on which coun ties could draw for school building funds over a much longer period of time and that would reportedly not produce as much jnoney for local needs. The tax proposal would have a “sunset” provision that would cancel the tax in four years unless continued by a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate, accor ding to Thompson. Saying, “It gives the county a lot more flex ibility,” he explained the tax col lected would remain in the state treasurer’s office until requested by the county. Commissioners would retain control of any building fund requests. The board thanked Thompson for supporting legislation banning sale of detergents containing phosphates. He told them that several attempts had been made in the legislative process to ex clude selected counties of the state. “With Virginia passing it, we just about had to,” he said. Referring to a special funding bill he had introduced, Thompson also remarked, “Your number one project (Swain School Audi torium) still looks real good.” The bill would provide $200,000 in state money to begin renovation of the auditprium for the performing arts. ' He has introduced another fun ding bill for $185,000 to be used for renqvation of the Ziegler House, a state-owned property. The Eden ton Visitor Center would then be relocated from the Barker House Continued On Page 4 THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast Volume LLIII ■ No. 19 Edenton, North Carolina. Thursday. May 7. 1987 Single Copies 25 Cents STOLEN VAN—Sgt. F.M, Parker and Officer Chuck Alexander of the Edenton Police Department are shown with a van believed stolen by an Edenton man in Goldsboro recently. The suspect also faces addi tional charges in Edenton and Goldsboro. Arrested Man Faces Additional Charges A man who lists addresses in both Edenton and Goldsboro is in the county jail under $15,000 bond $ms: ■■ m iSSSSW Jill Copeland Jordan Career Woman Is Selected Jill Copeland Jordan of Tyner will represent District XI in N.C. Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women’s Club Young Career Woman competition in Charlotte next month. Ms. Jordan was named first runner-up in district competition last month, placing second to Ellen Schwartz of Elizabeth City. Because of her work schedule, the winner will not be able to com pete in Charlotte. Ms. Jordan is a graduate of East Carolina University, where she received her BA Degree in the field of school and community health education. She is pursuing a master’s degree in health educa tion and works as school health coordinator for the Edenton Chowan School system. Ms. Jordan will be competing with winners from''111 other districts in Charlotte. The winner of the state competition will receive a free trip to Hawaii. The Young Career Woman Pro gram is BPW’s way of highlighting the outstanding achievements of young business and professional women. Found ed in 1919, the club has a member ship of 170,000 women who support legislation to elfvate the status of women and implement “women helping women*! projects. after being arrested Friday. Rickie Holley, 23, is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of marijuana, breaking and entering and larceny at the L Habit Motel and breaking and ’^entering at J.A. Holmes High School. Chief J.D. Parrish of Edenton Police Dept, said he is expecting other charges to be filed against Holley in Goldsboro. Chowan Sheriff Fred Spruill said his department will charge the inmate with breaking and entering and larceny in connec tion with a past entry at the home of Gene Nixon, Route 2, Box 245, Edenton. Holley was unarmed and of fered no resistance as he was ar rested while delivering children to D. F. Walker School Friday mor ning. He was driving a 1979 Chevrolet van reported stolen in Goldsboro. The arrest came after he was under surveillance by Edenton Police Department Thursday night. Physical evidence from the break-ins implicate Holley, Spruill sajd. All Schools To Be Accredited Edenton-Chowan Schools will see history in the making at the end of this year when all schools and the central office are accredited. Maxine Britt, director of in struction, told the school board Tuesday night that a 22-member team representing eight other systems visited April 29 and 30 and left Chowan with the promise of a state recommendation for the accreditation. The recommendation will be made in October and the schools should be notified of accreditation in December. Two years ago, White Oak and Chowan Junior High were ac credited, J.A. Holmes received accreditation in the fall and last week D.F. Walker and the central office passed requirements. In making the recommenda tion, the inspection team looks'at school and community relations, faculty qualifications, design of learning and organization, in dividual instruction areas, sup port services (transportation, maintenance, food services and student activity programs) and actual educational facilities. Mrs. Britt said the accreditation is a means used to make sure the system meets certain standards. The designation will not mean ad ditional funding from the state. The visiting inspection team made recommendations for need ed improvement, but was liberal with praise for the system and presented a long list of compliments. The team said, “..There is evidence of a strong focus on in struction.. Although limited by resources, the system has provid ed many outstanding oppor tunities for all students..The Edenton-Chowan system is to be Continued On Page 4 Two Charged With Larceny Two Edenton men have been charged with' felonious larceny from an employer, one of whom was recently honored by the company. The charges were filed against Orlando Drye, 74, of Route 4, a night watchman, and Johnnie Daniel Dugger, Route 4, Cypress Drive in connection with more than $2,000 in tools and other items missing from Bayliner Marine Corporation. Chowan Sheriff Fred Spruill said the charges were filed Tues day and both men have been released on $3,000 bond. Drye was recently nominated by his company to be recognized during Older Worker Week spon sored by the Employment Securi ty Commission. Bayliner General Manager A. T. Powell said, “It is regrettable that such charges had • to be brought against any employee. But it is our intention to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, not just them, but any employee (thought to be stealing).” Area Fishermen Irate With Large Trawlers By JEANETTE WHITE Operators of large trawlers in eastern Albemarle Sound are run ning into rough water churned by irate local fisherman who say the big boats are depleting crabs and finfish and destroying native fishing grounds. Trawlers up to 90-feet long are coming from Pamlico Sound for the first time this year to fish waters east of the imaginary line following the Intracoastal Waterway. So long as the big boats are pull ing crab trawls and have crabs aboard, they are legally allowed to keep up to 1,000 pounds of in cidental finfish, such as trout or white perch, and unlimited flounder. Since boxed and graded flounder nets up to $2 per pound for the fishermen and crab brings up to 60 cents per pound, the flounder may not be incidental. Harrell Johnson, northern district manager of the N.C. Div. of Marine Fisheries, said in a telephone interview he believed the problem began after poor crabbing in the Pamlico area sent a small group of fishermen to Albemarle Sound last year. The group set crab pots, did well and may have boasted of good catches to their peers back around Belhaven, Johnson said. When those fisherman heard about the good catches, the trawlers came farther east. Johnson said it was his agency s job to see that everyone is treated Continued On Page 4 'Hunter Day' Proclaimed Perquimans County will be honoring its most famous citizen Saturday, May 9, with Jim “Cat fish” Hunter Day in Hertford. The festivities will recognize Hunter’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A 3 p.m. parade will kick off the day’s activities, followed with a planned program at 4 p.m., a free pig-pickin’ at 5 p.m. and the annual Hertford old timers’ baseball game at 8 p.m. “On the road to the Hall of Fame” will be the theme for the parade, which will organize at Harris Shopping Center on Grubb Street and travel through downtown Hertford, ending at Perquimans High School. Parade participants will include the Perquimans Marching Pirates, some of Hunter’s former teammates, members of the Hunter family and the honoree. All pigs and other food for the free meal have been donated by area businesses and residents. The baseball game will be on the Perquimans High School baseball field, where the old-timers will be meeting the 1987 school team. CLEAN AIR AWARD—R. P. Moore, owner of Southeastern Timber Co. in Windsor, received an award Thursday from Mrs. Sadie Daughety of Greenville, regional director of the American Lung Association. The award recognizes efforts to protect the environment. Clean Air Award Is Presented Southeastern Timber Company in Windsor was honored Thursday with a Clean Air Award from the American Lung Association of North Carolina. R. P. Moore, owner of the com pany, received the award from Mrs. Sadie Daughety of Green ville, regional director of the association. The award is presented annual ly to a company in the 22-county area which has taken steps to pro tect the environment. Mrs. Daughety said Thursday that in vestigation to decide this year’s recipient proved that Moore always went the extra mile to beat pollution by early installation of more safety features than legally required. The company received the award this year for installation of controls on a boiler to deplete un necessary emissions. Clean Air Week is observed na tionally and was set for April 27 through May 1 this year. “This serves as one way to alert the public to the real dangers of air pollution. The theme this year is ‘Air Pollution: The Danger Con tinues’. The American Lung Asso ciation of North Carolina, Eastern Region, commends Southeastern Timber for its efforts to preserve clean air,” Mrs. Daughety said. Moore’s company was incor porated in 1954 and opened in Windsor in 1962, leaving the sales and bookkeeping offices in Wilson. Southeastern employs 50 workers, acts as a brokerage firm and manufactures rough blanks from which parts of furniture are cut, such as table legs. Moore said his company uses all species of gum?- maple and ash, but no oak or pine.
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