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Electrical Safety Reminders Nightingales I to Perform 4 Gospel Music Society Contest Rais^e Needed Fui See Volume LVII - No. 6 THE CHOWAN HERALD Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast I EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 19941 Single Copies 35 Cents Panel Of State Court Of Appeals Sits In Edenton By MARGUERITE MCCALL An event of great historical importance took place in Edenton Tuesday. For the very first time, a panel of the State Court of Appeals sat in session in northeastern North Carolina. Chief Judge Gerald Arnold remarked, "This is a moment of great honor to be in this court. Coming to an area like Chowan County reminds us the cases we hear do have lo cal origin. I wish the court could get out of Raleigh more often." In addition to Judge Ar nold, Judge John Martin and Judge James Wynn also sat on the three-member panel. The session in Edenton re sulted from an invitation iss ued last fall by Senior Su perior Court Judge Thomas S. Watts, 1st Judicial District. Upon their arrival Mon day, the judges were con ducted cn an in-depth tour of the Old Chowan County Court house by Ross Inglis, chair man of the Courthouse Study Commission. j-; Chamber To Hold Annual Banquet The Edenton - Chowan Chamber of Commerce will recognize the Business Per son of the Year and the Vol unteer of the Year during its annual banquet next Tues day (Feb. 15) evening at the Dram Tree restaurant. The event is scheduled from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tickets are available at $15 per person from the Chamber of Commerce of fice on King Street or from any member of the Chamber Board of Directors. U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton 1st Congressional District Clayton To SpeakWed. United States Congress woman Eva Clayton will address students at John A. Holmes High School at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Febru ary 16. The congresswoman's visit is in connection with Black History Month. Stu dents will be given the op portunity to ask Mrs. Clay ton questions. From 2:15-3:30 p.m. the same day, adults will have a chance to meet and to talk with Congresswoman Clay ton. A reception in her hon or, hosted by the Chowan County Democratic Party, will take place at the Cho wan Arts Council, located in the basement of Swain Auditorium. The public is invited. Afterwards, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Thomas hosted a re ception for the dignitaries at their home on Court Street. More than 150 persons stopped by between the hours of 5-7 p.m. to meet and to chat with the justices and their wives. "This is a moment of great honor to be in this court. Coming to an area like Chowan County re minds us the cases we hear do have local origin. I wish the court could get out of Raleigh more often." Chief Judge Gerald Atnold Bathed in candle glow, the upstairs panelled room of the Old Courthouse provided the perfect setting for a sit-down dinner hosted by the County and financed by local busi ness sponsors. Judges from across the state attended the affair including four more judges of the 12-member Court of Appeals. Complimenting the County on the hospitality extended, Judge Watts told the Chowan County Commissioners, "You have one of the finest county managers any county could have." Judge Arnold said that be ing in the 1767 building, he I felt like the group was "touching the very souls of the Continued On Page 11-A North Carolina Court of Appeals Chief Justice Gerald Arnold (center), Judge Janies Wynn (left) and Judge John Martin (right) sit in a history making session Tuesday in the Chowan County Courthouse. It was the first time the Court of Appeals, which normally sits in Raleigh, has met in Northeastern North Carolina to hear cases. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCalL) Civil War Reenactment To Take Place Today At Wessington House Optional Program Expanded By REBECCA BUNCH The Edenton - Chowan Board of Education voted una nimously Monday night to approve an expansion of the voluntary Optional Year Round School Program that would include fourth and fifth graders in the local school system. Board member J.M. Par rish expressed some misgiv ings about the action prior to the vote. He said his concerns were prompted by figures pre sented at last night's meeting showing only a small in crease in the number of stu dents participating in the pro gram at this point. "We're not getting a lot of increase," he said. "It's not picking up steam like I thought it might." "We feel it is a step in the right direction. That's why we're doing what we’re doing . . . what's driving this program is instruc tional improvement." Dr. John Dunn School Superintendent Dr. John Dunn, school su perintendent, responded by reminding the board that the program was still in its in fancy and said that he still felt OYRS was important for what it offered the students who chose to participate. "It enables us to do some things that we weren't able to do" (with the regular school schedule) such as enrichment activities, and remediation. He mentioned the availability of day care for working par ents as another plus. "We feel it is a step in the right direction," he added. "That's why we're doing what we're doing...what’s driving this program is instructional improvement." Parrish said that while he understood the benefits he was reluctant to see the board mandate OYRS replacing the Continued On Page 11-A By REBECCA BUNCH If you've ever wanted to see Civil War history step off the pages of a book and come to life before your eyes, now’s your chance. Edenton's his toric Wessington House will be the site for a living inter pretation of Dr. Richard Dil lard's book, "The Civil War in Chowan County," Thurs day (today). A live interpretation of the hot summer day in 1862 when Chowan County residents awoke to find their commu nity awash in the troops fight ing the War Between the States will be offered in 15 to 20 minute reenactments from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. by the 1st N.C. Volunteers and the 1st Va. Calvary, part of the 1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles. "I think it (participating in reenactments) gives me a really great education. These are things lyou can't get in a classroom .. . it gives me a chance to get out and actually 'live' history... gives me a chance to get rid of all those myths." Jeremy Ashton Among local members of^ the 1st N.C. Volunteers are Bill Potts of Edenton, Doug and Marcy Ashton and their children -- Jeremy, Sarah and Amanda Ashton. Ac cording to group members who met at Wessington Mon day evening to go over plans for the event, Potts is clearly the veteran. While he only admits to 19 years, in the group, another participant says, "He's been in it for ever. Mrs. Ashton says the group participates in "on average, maybe a couple dozen each year. They had 8,000 people at Gettysburg last year; that's the biggest one I've ever been to." She notes that each person takes his or. her responsibility very seriously, right down to the authentic period garments (and undergarments) worn during the reenactment. "Garments then were made of natural materials such as cotton, wool, siIk, or linen, Mrs. Ashton says. "When we make them ourselves, we use 'period' patterns." While many might think it's a little unusual to find women participating in a wartime reenactment, she says that there were almost always women around the battle sites. "In a lot of cases, officers would bring their wives and families with them," Mrs. Ashton said. "Sometimes tents got quite elaborate, and included cots and rugs, too. "Then, too, there were nur ses during the Civil War to tend the wounded. In this Articular situation, we're portraying the ladies of Edenton. It was the ladies of Continued On Page ll-A New Ambulances Are Purchased By County By MARGUERITE MCCALL Monday, following their regular monthly meeting, Chowan County Commission ers were given the opportun ity to examine the two, new modular ambulances pur chased last month by the County One of the vehicles will be stationed at EMS Unit 3 in Rocky Hock and the other at EMS Unit 2 at Glidden. Lynn Hobbs, chief of Cho wan County Emergency Med ical Services, commented, "We really appreciate the concern these commissioners have for the people of the County to keep us in this nice equipment." Angela Toppin, assistant chief, explained that the State continues to require .-fnore equipment on ambulances. "These (modular ambu lances) give us a little more working room," she said. The vehicles cost $56,000 each. Hobbs said the remain der of the equipment for the ambulances should arrive next week. Angela Harris, IM super visor for the the Chowan County Department of Social Services (DSS), and a group of her co-workers from the Med icaid section of DSS were pre Chowan County Emergency Services Coordinator Douglas Belch (left), EMS Chief Lynn Hobbs (beside Belch) and Assistant EMS Chief Angela Toppin (second from right) proudly shows off to County Commissioners (left to right) Harry Winslow, Frank Whitg, dames Dail, Dr. Jerry Downum, James Taylor, George Jones Emmett Winborae and County Manager Cliff Copeland one of the two new ambulances purchased by the County. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) I sent Monday to receive con gratulations for having the lowest error rate in the State. Ms. Harris said a Medicaid review was conducted on February 2-3. "We were very pleased Continued On Page 11-A
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