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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume LLIII - No. 47
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, November 26, 1987
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* Christopher
S. Barker, Jr.
close friend and legisla
tive colleague answered the
final roll call Saturday,
November 14, when he died in
his sleep at his. home in New
Bern.
Chris Barker was a retired
llfadmiral but, except for his
erect bearing and command
ing presence, you would never
have guessed he had been
anything more than a good
sailor. In fact, when he listed
his accomplishments fo¥ the
North Carolina Manual back
in 1971, he ^eemed to attach
more importance to having
{^taught naval science at
Princeton University and the
University of South Carolina
than to the fact that he had
achieved the rank of rear ad
miral and was awarded the
Legion of Merit and Bronze
Star during World War II.
We served together in the
General Assembly for 14
(♦years and, during most of that
time, our seat was just behind
his and we came to know his
thinking processes and
political philosophy pretty
well. He early became
involved in the drqg. abuse
problem and sponsored much
of the legislation dealing with
controlled substances and the
(♦treatment of addicts.
He represented his district
well. It was almost through
his single-handed efforts that
the public radio program at
Craven Community college
was able to survive and pro
vide such enjoyable listening
for much of northeastern
.|North Carolina.
But, above all, he represented
North Carolina well. He was
one of the few in the 120
member North Carolina
house willing to stand up and
be counted when controversial
issues were under discussion
and his voice could often be
heard on the unpopular side of
11the question.
He rarely ever took his job
lightly and once when he did
it got him in trouble. Irked
because a colleague had in
troduced yet another bill to tax
tobacco products, Rep. Barker
sent up a bill to tax tea. We
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Holiday, Parade
Plans Underway
Edenton's annual Christ
mas Parade will include
something for everyone when
it rolls and marches down
Broad Street next Wednesday
at 4 p.m.
This year's parade will
feature nine bands, a dozen
floats, eight vehicle entries,
dn equestrian unit and five
marching units.
Bands expected to participate
include John A. Holmes,
ECSU, Mattamaskeet Jr.
High and high school bands
from Columbia, Perquimans,
Currituck, Washington,
Bertie and Camden.
Churches, the WDLX radio
van, N.C. Highway Patrol,
Smokey the Bear, the Eden
ton-Chowan Rescue Squad,
Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, the
NJROTC and Blackbeard the
Pirate will participate.
Also included will be the Ju
nior Majorettes, M&M Day
care, the DECA Club, Edenton
Woman's Club and Little
Friends.
A special feature of this
year's parade will be the par
ticipation of the Moss Point
Riding School from Elizabeth
City. The unit features coor
dinated costumes and preci
sion riding.
The parade, sponsored by the
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce, will have as its
theme, "An Old-Fashioned
Christmas." The Chamber is
awarding cash prizes to the
winning float entries. First
prize is $100, second, $75 and
third, $50.
The parade will begin at
Edenton Village Shopping
Center and will end at Water
Street.
Chargers Defeat Aces
By JACK GROVE
AYDEN - After a perfect
season and a conference title,
the Edenton Aces met their
downfall at the hands of Ay
den-Grifton Friday night in
the second game of the play
offs for the state champi
onship. The Chargers
shocked a thousand Edenton
fans and the Aces to the tune of
a 30-13 victory.
Edenton's aerial game was
thrown for a loss in the open
ing moments of the game
when the Aces’ leading re
ceiver, Deronn Felton suf
fered a dislocated thumb on
the initial kickoff that side
lined him.
Frigid weather, with a 20-30
mph wind blowing, question
able officiating and the
Chargers' Eric Blount were
additional factors in the
game.
Blount, a senior back, lived
up to his advance notices of a
gridiron sensation as he in
tercepted passes, ran for 143
yards and scored three touch
downs.
The Aces took an early game
lead at 5:15 in the first quarter
after Lamont Phelps stole an
AG fumble and ran it 50 yards
to the AG 28. A pass from Erie
Downing to Aaron Little set up
the TD on the one. Eric Hayes
took it in and Edenton led 7-0.
AG came right back with a
series of nine plays and
Blount took it over from the
four. A failed two-point con
version try left the score 7-6.
An Edenton fumble was
picked up by David Dixon and
moved 50 yards to the Aces' 13
but the Chargera had to settle
for a barely completed field
goal. The baW“hitr the right
comer of the upright and cross
bar and wobbled over.
In the third quarter, Edenton
elected to go for it on a fourth
down iand short yardage but
failed. The Chargers with
possession converted that
mistake into another touch
down, 16-7.
The Aces only scored once
more in the fourth quarter but
missed a two-point conver
sion. A frustrated Edenton
team began collecting penal
ties and the Chargers more
points. The icing on Ayden
Grifton's cake came when
Eric Blount drifted under a
Downing pass, collected it
and another Charger score on
a 30 yard run with less than
three minutes to play.
The final moments of the
game were marred when both
benches emptied for a mid
field battle with just over a
minute in the game. Coaches
and officials broke it up but
the clock was allowed to run
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THIRTY YEARS-Clara Boswell, Chairman of the Chowan County Social Services Board,
presented Social Services Director Hazel Elliott with a framed certificate for her 30 years of
vice with the office. Looking on are county commissioners A1 Phillips, Dr. Richard Hardin
ard member), county commissioner Alton Elmore and John Morehoad (board member).
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PARADE PLANNERS-Members of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce gather around
a city street map as they discuss this year’s Christmas Parade. The parade committee includes
(from left) Mary Ann Thomas, Ann Ellis, Frank Cox, Carol Twiddy (chairman), Ronnie
Sawyer and Richard Bunch, Executive Director of the Chamber.
Group Fights Drug Abuse
Local entertainers, con
cerned about drug and alcohol
abuse among young people in
the county, have decided to do
something about it.
Faye Barnes and Annie Bell
Byrum, members of the coun
try and western band, the
Rocky Hock Rebels ap
proached other band members
with their idea. The band then
endorsed setting aside part of
the revenue received from a
dance Saturday night at the
American Legion for publi
cizing the abuse problem and
advertising where abusers
could turn for help. One of
those ads is in today's
Chowan Herald.
Mrs. Barnes spoke of "the
frustration of parents und
Committee Is Formed
.... ...
RALEIGH-North Carolina's
ferry service and the need for
improved navigation through
Oregon Inlet will be studied
by a legislative committee
that includes Representatives
Paul Tyndall of Onslow
County, Brewster Brown of
Hertford, Howard Chapin of
Beaufort, Eugene Rogers of
Martin and R.M. Thompson,
Sr. of Chowan.
They have been appointed by
House Speaker Liston B.
Ramsey to the study to be con
ducted by the Legislative Re
search Commission. The
group will study "the issue of
ferries and their utilization
in North Carolina," as well
as the need for navigational
improvement at Oregon Inlet.
Representative Tyndall, re
tired school administrator in
Jacksonville, was selected as
co-chairman of the study. He
is chairman of the House
Wildlife Resources Commit
tee.
Brown, a college adminis
trator in Winton, represents
the Fifth House District.
Chapin is a retired teacheT
and coach in Washington. He
chairs the House Marine
Fisheries Committee.
Rogers, a Williamston in
suranceman, represents the
Sixth House District.
Search Begun
A historical search is on to
document the former U.S.
Marine Corps Air Base and
subsequent U.S. Naval Air
Station in Edenton. A com
mittee headed by Ben Rine
hart is spearheading the effort
with the ultimate goal of host
ing a grand reunion of those
formerly stationed at the base.
The committee is asking
anyone with information on
the base since its founding to
call Rinehart at 482-8913 or
Hank Ezyk at 482-4923. They
are seeking squadron infor
mation, pictures and any
other information relative to
the subject.
The old base is now the
Edenton airport.
Thompson, an Edenton
businessman, represents the
First House District.
COA Honors
Rep. James
A charter member of College
of The Albemarle's Board of
Trustees was recently hon
ored for his years of service to
the college and to northeast
ern North Carolina.
Rep. Vernon James (D
Pasquotank) has served COA
since December 1960 when he
was first named by the gover
nor of North Carolina to serve
on the college's Board of
Trustees. Since that time, he
has been reappointed to the
Board by six governors from
both political parties.
"If you get through a couple
of governors, you're doing
well,” James told the group of
COA faculty, staff, adminis
trators and fellow Board
members gathered for the oc
casion. "I've zigzagged and
dodged the shots a long time."
This year, however, James
was not reappointed by Gov.
James Martin for another
term on COA's Board.
James, who served a s
chairman of the Board during
1986-87, said he believes serv
ing the college has helped him
better serve the Albemarle
area during his years as a
legislative representative.
"Don't write me off. I intend
to keep doing the most I can to
help serve this college and
others in the area,' said
James.
COA President Parker
Chesson presented James with
a plaque and commented on
James' efforts for the college.
"He has always been there
when the college needed
him," said Chesson.
Ray Jones Jr., COA's new
chairman of the Board, pre
sented James with a gavel for
all he has done for the college,
the community and the state of
North Carolina.
loved ones, not knowing what
to do about it," (abuse). The
purpose of the funds raised "is
to establish a public aware
ness program for our com
munity. If everybody would
take an interest in their
county, it would spread and
spread so that possibly we
could do something about the
problem," she said.
The Rocky Hock Rebels is
composed of Frank Barnes,
Sammy Byrum and Melvin
Harrell, all playing rhythm
guitar, Marvin Evans, bass,
Pete Belch, lead guitar,
Sammy Morris, drums, Faye
Barnes, vocal and Annie Bell
Byrum, electric piano and
vocal.
All from Rocky Hock, "the
Rebels have been together for
many, many years," Mrs.
Barnes said. The band plays
basic country music, "The
kind you can dance to."
Frank and Faye Barnes
played professionally in Los
Angeles County in the 1970’s.
Frank Barnes began associ
ation with the Rebels when he
sat in with the group at
Gabby's Restaurant several
years ago.
Jackie Suis
Suis Joins
Herald Staff
Jackie Suis has joined the
Chowan Herald staff as Ad
vertising Manager. She is a
native of Newport News, Va.
and has held positions with
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch of
St. Louis, Missouri, the
Mariner Beacon of Grove,
Oklahoma and the Daily
Press Inc. of Newport News.
She is a graduate of Bertie
High School.
. Jackie, 23, is the daughter of
Olie and Alma Suis of Wind
sor. She has one daughter,
Tiffany, who is two years old.