% THE CHOWAN HERALD
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume LLIV - No. 11 Edenton, North Carolina. Thursday. March 17.1988
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Aydlett Is Honored
Memory of the late N. Elton
lydlett of Pasquotank, one of
he real pioneers in the estab
ishment of the community
ollege system, was honored
>y the state board with the pas
age of a resolution at its reg
ilar meeting in Raleigh last
reek,
Mr. Aydlett was a charter
nember of the state board, but
tie support of the system went
til the way back to his service
n the General Assembly,
vhere, as senator from
>asquotank, he chaired the
tommittee which handled
egislation leading to the es
ablishment of the community
allege system.
In 1957, he helped obtain
ipproval of the old Board of
higher Education for the es
ablishment of the first com
nunity college, the College of
rhe Albemarle at Elizabeth
ZJity, which became a part of
he state system when it was
set up in 1963.
In addition, Mr. Aydlett
served on the board of trustees
)f East Carolina University,
laving been appointed by
Sov. Luther H. Hodges. He
was later appointed by Gov.
Robert W. Scott to fill the un
Htpired term of the late Judge
William B. Privott on the
District Court bench.
The state board's resolu
tion concluded witji these
words: > .» ■■ —-=s-s3
"Upon the occasion of the
death of Nathaniel Elton
Aydlett, the State Board of
Community Colleges, in ses
sion on March 10,1988, takes
cognizance of his life and
work in behalf of the North
Carolina Community College
System and his local commu
nity. As a charter member of
the board, he provided
invaluable counsel during its
formation. The board directs
that its sentiments of admi
ration and respect be ex
pressed to his daughter and
grandchildren and to the pub
lic. The board further directs
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A team of local medical
practitioners and educators
are working to dispel myths
and spread the facts about
AIDS, a deadly disease that is
of epidemic proportions in the
United States.
The facts were laid out to a
BLAIR LEDGER-This ledger is one of two found in court
files. The top entry on the right hand page reads, "Received
March 16th, 1767 of George Blair 32 pounds, ten shillings, five
pence price in full of accounts to this date - John Simmons." The
lower entry of the page reads, "Received April 18th, 1767 one
pound - for wages on board the sloop Tally Sam Dunncomb -
(signature illegible)."
group of about 30 parents and
teachers. Making presenta
tions were Dr. Candace
Corson, M.D., John
Mitchener, III, school board
member and pharmacist,
Claire Mills, RN at Chowan
Hospital and Jill Jordan of the
m i tiL
schools central office staff.
Mrs. Mills told listeners,
"AIDS is a disease of
lifestyles. We deal with AIDS
at Chowan Hospital. It is here
in this community. Prior to 20
months ago, we had not seen
any cases." Since then, she
evening as
educate the
WJ. *r« Dr
office staff.
Mitchener, III speaks to a group at D.F. Walker School last Thursday
discussion of the dread disease, AIDS. He highlighted the need to
the restricted communicability of the virus. Other panel members, from
Corson, Claire Mills, RN, and Jill Jordan of the school system central
Pre-Revolutionary Documents
Historic Records Found
By JACK GROVE
A "missing link" in
Edenton's early history has
been found among records at
the Chowan County Court
house. Records pre-dating the
American Revolution were
found last month by Mrs.
Marjorie Hollowell, court
clerk and Mrs. Sheila
Sawyer, assistant court clerk.
The records include a
business ledger of George
Blair with entries from 1758 to
1776 and a ledger of Edmund
Hoskins with entries from
1799 to 1819. Also found was a
printed german guide for
DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED-Chowan Clerk of Superior Court, Mrs. Maijorie Hollowell and
architectural historian, Brad Barker, admire "priceless" historical documents found in the
court clerk's files last month. They include pre-Revolutionary War ledgers, deeds and legal
documents. Barker said that they represent a missing link in knowledge of commerce in early
Eden ton.
Fatal Accident Results In Trial
A fatal auto accident in the
early morning of November
11, 1987 has resulted in the
conviction of a Chowan
County man Tuesday on a
charge of felony death by mo
tor vehicle.
The accident occurred on
Base Road and involved four
vehicles, one driven by
William Kevin Forehand, 18.
Passengers in his car in
cluded Annie Morgan Tay
lor, 17, of Quebec, Canada and
Andrew Williford, 17. Miss
Taylor was an exchange stu
dent at John A. Holmes High
School.
Testimony by N.C.
Trooper Craig Garriss indi
cated that Forehand's 1985
Honda was left of center on
the rain-slick road when it
struck an oncoming car, slid
sideways and was struck on
the passenger side by another
car. He said that the teenagers
had been drinking prior to the
accident. Miss Taylor was
fatally injured.
Garriss said that excessive
speed was not a factor in the
collision but that 11 cans of
beer were found in the Honda.
Williford testified that the
beer had been purchased for
them and beer was consumed
at a party in Edenton before
they decided to drive toward
the airport.
Prosecutor Frank Parrish
told Superior Court Judge
Richard B. Allsbrook that an
offer had been made to the
parents of Miss Taylor to pro
vide them with transportation
to Edenton for the trial but that
the offer had been declined.
Forehand had been
charged with involuntary
manslaughter, felony death
by motor vehicle and DWI. A
pre-trail plea arrangement
was negotiated between Fore
hand and his attorney,
Charles Busby, and the dis
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Residents Given Facts On AIDS
said that five cases have been
treated at the hospital, all
originally diagnosed with the
HIV virus. All but one have
since died of AIDS. She said
that most of these cases were
those that had returned to the
county from elsewhere with
the disease.
The nurse said that 420
cases have thus far been re
ported in the state. Of those, 55
per cent have died.
There are ten children with
the disease in North Carolina,
one of whom is know to be in a
school system in the western
part of tjie state. Of those chil
dren, one is a hemophiliac,
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Anniversary
Celebrated
Byrum Hardware Co. be
gins celebrating 72 years of
operation this week. The
company, begun in 1914 on the
east side of Broad St., moved
to its present location in 1919.
Sales and prise giveaways
will highlight this celebration
from March 17 to 31.
A special Byrum's sup
plement is included in this
week's edition detailing the
company's history and cele
bration festivities.
merchants dated 1766 and
deeds and legal documents
dating from the revolutionary
war period.
"We were excited. We re
alized we had found
something of great historic
value," Mrs. Hollowell said
last week. She said that she
and Mrs. Sawyer were
rearranging old civil files
when the discovery was
made. Mrs. Sawyer retrieved
one of the ledgers from the
back of the drawer, opened it
and said, "Mrs. Hollowell,
look at this date.”
Brad Barker, architectural
historian, with an office at the
courthouse, was immediately
summoned. He authenticated
the find and a search was on
for more early documents in
the drawers.
Mrs. Hollowell said the
early documents quickly
gathered a crowd of lawyers
as the documents were uncov
ered. Even a judge, the Hon
orable J. Richard Parker, in
the building for district court,
was attracted by the excite
ment.
Barker characterized the
two ledgers of "priceless sig
nificance." He said, "They
greatly add to our knowledge
of Edenton's trade within the
region, with other American
colonies, with the British,
French and Dutch West In
dies and with continental Eu
rope. The highly detailed de
scriptions of goods imported
and exported from Edenton
from the mid-eighteenth cen
tury through the first quarter
of the nineteenth century are
exceptional."
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Schedule Changed
By REBECCA BUNCH
Due to recent changes
within the postal service, The
Chowan Herald has had to
step up production of its
weekly newspaper. In order to
continue publishing the paper
on Thursdays, the newspaper
staff will have to have its
work completed by 1 p.m. on
Wednesdays.
In order to achieve this
schedule, we are asking that
everyone submitting pho
tographs and news articles
make every possible effort to
have them in our office on
Monday when they can, and
no later than 12 noon on
Tuesday of the week of publi
cation. Items received after
. i
that time may be held over
until the next week.
Advertisers are asked to
also observe the 12 noon on
Tuesday deadline for sub
mitting ads to the newspaper,
and to submit ads on Monday
whenever possible. Ads re
ceived later than noon Tues
day will be run only as space
permits.
We regret the necessity of
these actions, but feel they are
needed and can be achieved if
everyone will cooperate with
us.
The Chowan Herald staff
will appreciate everyone do
ing their part to ensure that
these guidelines are followed
in the future.
OLDER WORKERS HIGHLIGHTED-Edenton Mayor John
Dowd signs a proclamation that proclaims the week of Mar. 13
through 19 as "Employ the Older Worker Week." Looking on is
Kathy Keefe, manager of the Edenton Employment Security
Commission office. A special program this week will identify
local employers that have the greatest number of employees 45
and older.
Employees Honored
The Employment Security
Commission office (Job Ser
vice) in Edenton is looking
for the employer in Chowan
County who employs the
greatest percentage of older
workers. ESC is featuring
radio spots on WZBO asking
employers to let them know
how many older workers they
employ.
Each year, Job Service
promotes National "Employ
the Older Worker Week,"
March 13-19. The commis
sion is calling attention to the
fact that hiring and employ
ing workers over 45 years of
age is a good business prac
tice.
Charles T. Skinner, Older
Worker Specialist in the
Edenton office said that
workers over 45 are
traditionally dependable em
ployees.
Certificates of recognition
will be presented to employers
in each of three categories who
employ the largest percentage
of older workers, 45 and
older.
Category One is 1 to 25 em
ployees; Two is 26 to 75 em
ployees and Three is 76 to 300
plus employees.
Since the beginning of this
program year, July 1, 1987,
Job Service has placed 106
"older workers" in jobs. A
special tally will be taken for
"Employ the Older Worker
Week."
Kathy Keefe, manager of
Edenton Job Service will pre
sent the certificates of recog
nition next week. She stated
that middle-aged and older
workers bring both ability
and experience into the labor
market and thus contribute to
increased productivity. She
termed the older worker a
valuable resource.