Scholarships Available
Scholarships are available
for more than 4,000 students
in the North Carolina Com
munity College system, which
will soon be celebrating its
_25th anniversary.
V These scholarships are all
the more important because of
the continuing increase in the
cost of attending college; and
it is fortunate that the system
in so short a time has man
aged to accumulate such a
broad-based program of stu
dent assistance.
_ The lion's share of scholar
ships distributed through the
State Community College
Board comes from the $4 mil
lion trust fund established by
the legislature. The balance
of those distributed through the
state board comes from pri
vate industry and associa
tions.
^ All together, there were 1,222
^scholarships available
through the state board fdr
1987-88. Prior to the estab
lishment of the scholarship
program at the Department of
Community Colleges, all of
the 58 institutions making up
the system had scholarships
i funded by local businesses,
^organizations or clubs.
These locally-funded schol
arships totaled 2,906 during
, the .1985-86 school year, the
latest period for which infor
mation is available. The total
is probably larger by now.
These scholarships repre
sented a total value of
$884,174. The local institu
tions participated in award
ing 2,359, valued at $706,935,
while the remaining 547 were
awarded by the sponsoring
organizations and were val
ued at $177,239.
At the §tate level, 950 schol
^afsmrcrarasrat1 swimenr
were awarded from the state
financed trust fund. In addi
tion, Carolina Power and
Light Company gave 3 4
scholarships, valued at $500
each; Carolina Telephone, 74
valued at $500 each; Southern
Bell Telephone, 42 valued at
$500 each; Wachovia Bank,
112 valued at $500 each, and
Weyerhaeuser, 10 valued at
^$900 each.
W During the 1986-87 term, the
North Carolina Sheriffs As
sociation awarded 45 valued
at $220 each; and the North
Carolina Law Enforcement
Women's association fi
nanced one worth $300.
Some of the privately-funded
scholarships are based on
Sneeds, others are based on
^academic excellence, resi
dence or recipient, handicap
or race.
While costs of attending a
community college or techni
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Closing Is
Announced
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be closed on Thursday,
November 26 and Friday,
November 27 in observance
of the Thanksgiving holi
day.
Accordingly, an early
printing schedule will be
necessary. Next week's
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Tuesday evening, and the
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those submitting
far publication
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume LLIII - No. 46
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday. November 19. 1987
Single Copies 25 Cents
PLAY-BY-PLAY - James Kinion, associate superintendent of
schools and Hoke Roberson, local businessman, have provided
play-by-play broadcasting for Aces games over WZBO-FM this
season. Those fans unlucky enough to miss the Ayden-Grifton
action in person can tune in on Z-102.
Aces Advance In Playoffs
By JACK GROVE
Reminding the Aces varsity
of Green Central's victory in
last year's first round of post
season playoffs seems to have
done the trick for the coaching
staff. Edenton's Friday night
victory over Farmville Cen
tral, 17-0, was the result. An
other factor might have been
the packed stands of the home
crowd and the half-empty
stands of Farmville at Hicks
Field.
The Aces got off to a slow
start in the first half, going to
the locker room with a 3-0
edge as the result of a 37-yard
Ben Miller field goal. While
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FAMILIAR - Edenton fans have seen this referee's signal often this season as the Aces have
scored. This was one of two TD's the Aces scored in their victory over Faraiville Central during
the second half of play.
the Aces; defense held the
Jaguars to less than five
yards, the offense penetrated
deep into Farmville territory
four times only to lose the ball
twice on fumbles and once on
an intercepted Erie Downing
pass. The last penetration re
sulted in the field goal.
Edenton's first drive of the
third quarter took them to the
Jaguars' one-yard line and
then fumbled again.
Farmville was held close to
its own goal line and forced to
punt, giving the Aces the ball
on the Jaguars' 33. Downing
then unleashed a pass to
Deronn Felton for the score.
With Miller's PAT, Edenton
was up 10-0.
Edenton's final score came
in the fourth quarter with just
over a minute to play. Eric
Hayes took the ball in on short
yardage and Miller's toe
caped it for the 17-0 final.
The Aces offense took a total
of 271 yards while the defense
handed deficit yardage to the
Jaguars. Downing had 93
yards rushing and 75 passing
while Hayes added 40 yards
and Herb McPherson 54. Two
of Downing's passes were in
tercepted. Edenton received
five penalties for 35 yards and
Farmville was assessed eight
for 36 yards.
The second round of the
playoffs will face off the Aces
with Ayden-Grifton in an
away game. Game time is 8
p.m. Ahoskie was stunned
last Friday night by a 45-17
loss at the hands of Ayden
Grifton.
Ayden-Grifton lost to Rose
Hill and North Pitt during the
regular season and now has a
9-2 record. They defeated
Farmville Central, 14-6. The
team is said to make up for a
lack of size with quickness
and a stiff defense. During
the Ahoskie game, after first
trailing by two touchdowns,
A.G. unleashed six passes for
a total of 180 yards. On one
crafty play, they used a fake
punt and dumped off a pass in
the flats for a 37-yard score.
Ayden-Grifton’s Eric
Blount, halfback, (#12) may
be the one to watch in Friday
night's game. He has posted
10 interceptions as a free
safety, scored 21 TD's, 14 on
rushing, four kickoff returns
and two pass receptions. He
has passed five times for three
receptions, two of which were
TD's. Blount has a total of
1,199 rushing in 166 carries
and five receptions for 154
yards.
In an interview Wednesday,
Aces Coach Jay Swicegood
said he has received the tape of
Ahoskie's loss and had some
observations on tomorrow
night. He said that his Aces
should have an experience
advantage with 17 seniors, 12
of them starters with two dou
bling on offense and defense.
Ayden-Grifton's team is
made up mostly with juniors
with only four or five seniors
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Black Bear Euthanized After Auto Accident
A black bear, injured by an
auto Tuesday night, was cap
tured by N.C. wildlife ^fl
eers Thursday morning.
Corrie Edwards of Route 1,
Bath, N.C. reported to the
Chowan Sheriffs Officer that
her car struck the bear just
south of the caution light on
U.S. 1? Bypass at the inter
section of U.S. 17 Business
South.
The animal was not seen
again until around 8 a.m.
Thurswhen Wildlife of
ficials received' a report ofthe
bear while awaiting the ar
rival of Wildlife biologist
David Rowe who was in Hyde
County.
The bear crossed the Bypass
and went into a pine thicket
north of 17 Business where he
was when Rowe arrived at
11:15 a.m. with a tranquilizer
gun. The first dart from the
gun sent the bear up a tt-ee and
two more were firea to Dnng
him down.
The animal was loaded into
Rowe's pickup truck and he
was taken to the Edenton
Wildlife Depot on Base Road
where he was examined and it
was determined that he had a
broken hip and leg. Rowe then
Two Sounds Are Named In Program
RALEIGH-State and federal
agencies have announced
their agreement to designate
the Albemarle-t’amlico
Sounds as the nation's first
National Estuarine Program
under the Water Quality Act
of 1987. The North Carolina
Department of Natural Re
sources and Community De
velopment (NRCD) and the
U.S. Environmental Protec
tion Agency (EPA) Region IV
announced that EPA Admin
istrator Lee Thomas had ap
proved a "Joint Conference
Agreement" for the program.
The official designation was
made by Lawrence J. Jensen,
EPA Assistant Administrator
for Water, on November 14
during a public meeting at
Elizabeth City State Univer
sity.
State Senator Marc Bas
night, NRCD Secretary
Tommy Rhodes and a senior
member of Governor Jim
Martin’s staff participated in
Chimney Fire Reported
Roy Long, who lives on U.S.
17 Business North, was
watching television Saturday
afternoon when a passerby
knocked on his door and in
formed him that smoke was
pouring from the eaves of his
house.
The Edenton Fire Depart
ment received the call at 4:48
p.m. and responded to the fire
at the one-story dwelling.
Chief Lynn Perry said that the
fire originated below floor
level at the base of the cen
trally, installed chimney.
The fire, which caused mod
erate damage, was confined to
the interior walls and the at
tic. P?rry said that smoke was
not visible within the interior
of the house since the blaze
was contained in the walls by
sheetrock.
Perry said that this was the
second chimney fire of the
season. The chief said,
"Please remind the public that
they need to get a professional
to clean their chimneys at a
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minimum of annually. This
will help to prevent chimney
fires."
He said that a professional
chimney cleaner can advise
the homeowner if the chimney
is safe for use in the case of
old chimneys.
the ceremonies, attended by
state legislators and area of
ficials.
The designation reflects
prior cooperation between
North Carolina and EPA to
include all estuary users in
developing a plan for
managing the resources of the
nation's second largest estu
arine complex. Current di
rectives include a five-year
environmental study directed
by a nine-member policy
board. The study will produce
a Comprehensive Conserva
tion and Management Plan
for the sounds by 1992.
The Albemarle-Pamlico
Estuarine Study organization
held a series of briefings,
discussions, panel presenta
tions and public participation
workshops throughout the day.
The designation under the
Water Quality Act will pro
vide $8 million from state and
federal funds for the study.
Concert Time Changed
"Crossroads," a country/pop
band, will perforin in concert
at the Chowan Jr. High School
auditorium on Friday,
November 20 at 8 p.m. The
concert was originally
scheduled to begin at 7:30
p.m., so those planning to at
tend should take note of the
time change.
The event is being sponsored
by Chowan Arts Council, in
response to a number of re
quests from . area residents
who wanted to see that type of
entertainment featured lo
cally. .'
This performance marks
the first occasion that an Arts
Council-sponsored event will
be held outside the city limits,
and Council members are
hoping for a good turnout as a
prelude to future program
ming which could be held out
in the county.
Tickets are on sale now at
Mitchener's Pharmacy, Hol
lowell-Blount Drugstore and
Boswell's Market. Tickets
will also be available at the
door on a first come, first
served basis.
euthanized the animal with a
syringe.
The Wildlife biologist said
that the carcass was "buried
after taking measurements
for his report. He explained
that the meat was unusable for
human consumption due to the
drugs administered for his
capture and subsequent death.
"There's no rehabilitation
for a wild animal like that,”
due to the serious nature of the
injuries Rowe said. The bear
weighed 210 pounds. Rowe
could not estimate the age of
the animal. Wildlife offi
cials said that black bears can
weigh up to 500 - 600 pounds in
this area.
"They move around a lot this
time of year. That's when a
lot of them get hit by cars,"
Wildlife records show that
bears have been killed by cars
in Gates (2) and one each in
Tyrrell, Pasquotank and
Chowan Counties this year.
"There's probably more being
hit that aren't reported," Rowe
said. Of the bear last week,
"this is the first injured bear
that I know of in this district
(13 counties) in quite some
time."
The biologist said that
Chowan's bear population is
steadily increasing, particu
larly in the northern end of
the county. Bear hunting was
authorized by the General As
sembly this year in Tyrrell,
Hyde and Washington Coun
ties. It is also authorized in
Beaufort County. The season
was for one week which ended
Friday.
A black bear, by nature, is
shy and afraid of man ac
cording to Rowe. However, as
is true will all injured wild
animals, they should not be
approached, he said. If a bear
is killed by a motorist,
Wildlife officials or law en
forcement officers should be
contacted. Wildlife officers
can issue a permit for the mo
torist to keep the carcass.
Rowe said that while he was
monitoring the hunt in Hyde
County last week, a 590 pound
black bear was killed by a
hunter.
UP A TREE - This 210 lb. black bear chose to climb a tree '
Thursday morning after he was stung by a tranquilizer dart
from a Wildlife biologist's gun. Two more darts brought him
down and he was transported to the Wildlife Depot for
assessment of his injuries.