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\jol LXVIII, No. 14 Published, in historic Edenton ...The prettiest town on the North Carolina coast. Single Copies 500
Beckers to unveil joint art exhibition
Opening to
coincide with
Pilgrimage
"Miss Ellie Whichard" by
John Becker
BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND
Staff Writer
Miss Ellie Whichard’s eyes
speak volumes of who she is.
As the sun filters through
wisps of white-blonde hair the
little girl plucks petals from a
flower. Her eyes tell you that
she is sparkling with a touch of
warm-hearted mischief. The
cotton smock she wears and
bare feet represent a child of
freedom and earth. A11 of these
things have been captured
through the eyes of a true art
ist. Everything that makes
Miss Ellie who she is has liter
ally been set to canvas. So it is
that John Becker, one of North
Carolina’s premier portrait
painters, has again worked his
magic.
“ Portrait painting is an ex
citing challenge,” said the art
ist. “due to its inherent de
mands to produce a work of art
while creating a true repre
sentation of the subject’s char
acter and appearance.”
However, Carol and John
Becker did not start pursuing
painting careers. Even though
they both had had lifelong ex
posure to the arts the began in
the theatre. John Becker,
whose mother was a concert
pianist and his father an in
"Easter Lamb" is the title of this painting by Carol Becker
dustrialist, says he cannot re
member not being exposed to
the arts.
“I had this wonderful god
mother, a member of England’s
House of Lords, with whom I
spent part of Christmas each
year,” Becker recalled. ‘‘She
would see to it that we attended
several theatrical or concert
presentations during my vis
its.” With the artistic family
background and exposures it
was only natural that John
Becker pursued a life in the
arts.
Carol Becker had followed a
similar path and in 1967 their
mutual love of the theatre
brought the two artists to
gether. Eventually, after
“tiring of living from a suit
case," the Beckers decided
to settle down and start a
family. It was during this
time that John Becker first
pursued painting.
“I was reading a Life
magazine,” he said. “In’ it
was a portrait that John
Reubens had painted of his
daughter.” Intrigued by the
painting Becker went out
and purchased paints ,and
canvas. He rendered a like
ness of the portrait, and sat
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Reemployment Workshops
providing help to job seekers
BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND
Staff Writer
In an effort to assist persons
who are unemployed return to
work, the Employment Secu
rity Commission of Edenton
has intensified its efforts
through the Reemployment
Workshop.
The workshops will provide
job seekers with information ,
such as interview skills, that
will help them compete in the
job market.
“Basically what our program
is all about is helping appli
cants feel more comfortable
going through the interview
process by teaching them vari
ous techniques,” said Ron Sebe,
employment consultant for the
Employment Security Com
mission.
The program is known as
STAR, Situation, Task, Action,
and Results Techniques.
Through skills learned with
START, the applicants are pre
pared to answer the dozens of
questions asked them during
Employment Security Commission consultants Judy Bonner and
Ken Sebe talk with job seeker John Jordan. (Helen Outland photo)
an interview. “The job appli
cant has prepared and is com
fortable during the interview,”
said Sebe. “The applicants look
very positive to a future em
ployer. This makes the job
seeker feel good about them
selves as well.
John Jordan is in Sebe’s of
fice preparing for an upcom
ing interview. He is dressed in
a nice suit and wears a tie. Jor
, See JOBS On Page 12-A
Cale and
Parks to
serve on
councd
Gov. Mike Easley has named
Barbara Cale and Jerry Parks
of Edenton to serve on the
North Carolina Health Coor
dinating Council. The council
is responsible for creating a
plan to meet the state’s health
needs.
Cale is president of Chowan
Hospital. Parks, an Edenton
Town Councilman, also serves
as health director of Albemarle
Regional Health Services.
The two were among 13 ap
pointees named by Gov. Easley
to serve on the council.
Others named included:
Kenneth A. Burrow of Greens
boro, vice president/adminis
trator of Therapeutic Alterna
tives Inc.; Doug Copeland of
See COUNCIL On Page 3-A
Motorists stopped at Highway l /
checkpoints learn some hard lessons
BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND
Staff Writer
HERTFORD- For a number
of the drivers and occupants of
certain vehicles Friday night’s
law enforcement checkpoint on
US 17 near Hertford provided a
uncomfortable and costly edu
cation.
The checkpoint was a multi
departments collaboration.
The campaign, set up at
Hertford involved writing tick
ets, and making arrests where
necessary. “This is a “Zero
Tolerance” operation," said
Hertford Police Chief Dale
Vanscoy. “ If there is a viola
tion the driver and/or occu
pants will be taken to a patrol
car. They will be issued a cita
tion. If it is an infraction, then
they will be released. If it is an
offense dictating arrest, they
will be arrested and go before a
See LESSON On Page 12-A
search a van during Friday night's traffic
(Staff photo by Helen Kerr Outland)
Lions Club getting
ready for fundraiser
Edenton Lions are getting ready for their annual Auction and
Barbeque Sale. Here, auctioneer Wallace Evans (left) assists King
Lion Norman White in displaying his handcrafted birdhouse as
Events Chairman Bud Miller looks on. (Photo by Bud Weagly)
Edenton Lions Club mem
bers are getting ready for their
annual Bar-B-Que Dinner and
Auction that will be held Fri
day, May 4. The event will be
held at the American Legion
Post 40 building.
The Bar-B-Que dinner will be
served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for
dining in before the auction or
for carryout. The auction will
begin after 7 p.m. with Lion
Wallace Evans serving as auc
tioneer.
Lions Club members, under
the leadership of event chair
man Bud Miller, arebusy accu
mulating a variety of items to
be auctioned. Many of the items
on display will be handled as a
silent auction prior to the ac
tual auction activity.
“The items available that
evening will have been donated
by local businesses and profes
sional establishments as well
as Lions Club members them
selves,” saidMiller. “Each year
there is a large variety of items
to be auctioned, from an air
plane ride, floral decorations,
professional services and
many items for the home and
garden.”
Dinner tickets are $5 each
and may be obtained from any
Lion, or at the door. The pro
ceeds from this event are used
by the Lions Club to further
their work on behalf of the vi
sually impaired and other less
fortunate situations. One of
these activities is sending vi
sually impaired individuals to
the North Carolina Lions Camp
Dogwood on Lake Norman for
a week in the summer. Another
activity is a VIP fishing trip at
the coast in the fall where visu
ally impaired individuals en
joy three days of Fishing.
The Edenton Lions Club in
vites the community to join
them for an evening of fine food
and fun.
Magazine out today
Readers of The Chowan 1
Herald will notice something 1
special about today’s edition.
Inserted in this week’s 1
newspaper is the latest
edition of The Albemarle
Magazine which focuses its
attention entirely on the
»
ipcoming Historic Edenton
hlgrimage.
Stories and photos
ocusing on tour sites as
veil as related events are
ncluded.
The magazine is pub
ished quarterly.
Hospital says
grant will aid
SNF facility
Chowan Hospital’s Skilled
Nursing is among seven nurs
ing care providers that will re
ceive grants of $25,000 each this
spring from the NC Division of
Facility Services to help im
prove patient interaction and
to help create a more home-like
environment for patients.
The grants support the tenets
of the Eden Alternative. Eden
homes focus on two major
changes that dramatically al
ter the lives of those who live
and work in long-term care set
tings. First, the Eden philoso
phy stresses the need to place
decision-making close to the
residents by empowering those
directly involved in care-giv
ing and care-receiving. Second,
Eden homes are built around
human habitats, which are cre
ated when plants, pets, and chil
dren become a part of the day
to-day life of these facilities.
“We look forward to seeing
the benefits these grants will
help bring to the well-being of
the patients,” said Lynda
McDaniel, director of the Divi
sion of Facility Services.
“Through this effort facilities
are making headway in becom
ing more home-like and patient
friendly. That can be a very
important change for folks who
rely on nursing homes for
care.”
The division also is award
ing the grants to: Abernethy
Center, Newton; Fair Haven
Home, Bostic; Cherry Hospi
tal, Goldsboro; Edwin Morgan
Center, Laurinburg; Wesley
Long Nursing Center,
Jamestown; and GlenFlora,
Lumberton. The NC Eden Coa
lition assisted in the review of
proposals and choice of grant
ees.
“We believe that incorporat
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