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Citizens share ideas for town recreation ctr.
BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND
S?ayWr:?er
Representatives from the
Hayes, Seay, Mattern &
Mattern, Inc. were on hand
Monday evening to field ques
tions and accept ideas from
about 50 people attending an
open forum on the proposed
uses of the old D. F. Walker
facility. ,
The forum, sponsored by the
Edenton-Chowan Recreation
Center was the opportunity for
citizens to provide their input
toward the determining from
the community what they felt
Architecture firm reps tisten to the pubtic during a meeting on
the future of the otd D.F. Waiker Schoo).
their recreational needs con
sisted of.
"We are looking at two areas
in the community to meet those
needs," said N igel Clark, Land
scape Architect for the firm.
"The D. F. Walker facility and
the Jones (old hog parlor) prop
erty just north of Edenton. Both
properties present many pos
sibilities for different recre
ational use."
Among the suggestions of
picnic area, ampitheatre, and
walking trail the major request
was for a swimming pool. "We
have eight (J. H. Holmes) high
school students who make up a
swim team," said Liz York.
"They have to go to Elizabeth
City to practice. There are
other students who would prob
ably join the team, but for dif
ferent reasons just can not get
to Elizabeth City several times
a week." York went on to say
that she made the drive to Eliza
beth City with her two chil
dren so that they could take
swimming lessons.
Norman Brinkley posed the
question, "Why does the city
nothaveapool?" he asked. "We
have all this water around us
and our children don't know
how to swim," he added.
Recreation Dept. Director
Robbie Laughton did his best
to explain the financial issues
involved in the acquisition of a
pool by the city at this time.
Rose Hawkins and Gwen
Brown both favored the possi
bility of the neighborhood us
ing the gym of Walker as a gath
ering facility for church func
tions and entertainment. "The
stage in the gym should stay
where it is," said Brown.
"There is nothing wrong with
it and the area could be used by
large groups for gatherings and
See IDEAS On Page 10 A
Mi-Tek acquires
Tee-Lok
MiTek, the world's leading
supplier of connector prod
ucts, engineering software
and services, and manufac
turing machinery to the truss
fabrication segment of the
building components indus
try, announced today the ac
quisition of TEE-LOK Corpo
ration. TEE-LOK, based in
Edenton, is a major supplier
to the North American build
ing components industry.
"We are dehghted to have
TEE-LOK as part of the MiTek
team. The combination of
TEE-LOK and MiTek will al
. low us to better serve our cus
tomers through improved
software, services, and prod
ucts," said Gene Toombs,
CEOofMi-Tek.
"TEE-LOK will operate as
a separate subsidiary of
MiTek and all of TEE LOK's
present employees will stay
with the company. In addi
tion, Bill Black, the former
owner and CEO of TEE-LOK,
will remain an active consult
ant and assist our team in all
areas," said Toombs.
Bill Black added, "We are
pleased to be part of MiTek.
Our entire team is looking
forward to combining our tal
ents with those of MiTek to
give our customers even bet
ter customer service in the
future."
MiTek, a subsidiary of
Warren Buffett's Berkshire
Hathaway Inc., has opera
tions on five continents.
Chowan County officials
also expressed pleasure at the
announcement. County Man
ager Ciiif Copeland said after
talking with Bill Black that
the news " is nothing but posi
tive. The county can expect
many more workers."
See ACQUIRES Pdge 10 A
TEE LOK Corporation on Base Road in Edenton
DeG^ca^on jp/a/med
The dedication of Edenton Baptist Church's new fettowship
haH/recreation facitity wit) take place Sunday, Jan. 13, at 2:30
p.m. The faciiity was buitt by A.R. Chesson Construction of
Wittiamston, NC. (See detai!s on pages 6-A and 7-A)
7%ere's nodnng and snoaj
Lucy May Rascoe and Rache! Chesson enjoy being queens of the hi!) — the snow hi!!, that is that was created at the end of Water
Street when snow ptows attempted to c!ear the frozen stuff from the waterfront after Wednesday^s snowfa!!. They were part of a
group of chitdren who had gathered there to p!ay and enjoy a rare day off from schoo). (Staff photo by Heten Kerr Out!and)
Chowan County to share love with NY
BY ANN PERRY
Spectat Correspondent
An exciting opportunity for
our Chowan County commu
nity has presented itself
through St. Paul's Episcopal
Church Tricentennial Celebra
tion.
Last spring, four ministers
were invited to be guest speak
ers throughout the year to fui
fill the teaching mission of the
celebration. Well in advance
of the horrific events that
would forever change our
country and the role of his par
ish. the Rev. Dr. Lyndon Har
ris, rector of St. Paul's Episco
pal Church in New York City
agreed to speak in Edenton on
Sunday, Jan. 27.
Prior to Sept. 11, Father
Harris's church was known as
the oldest church in Manhat
tan. Today, St. Paul's is known
as the little church at the base
of the Twin Trade Towers that
miraculously survived the
tragedy. The powerful picture
of the fireman asleep on the
pew was captured in St. Paul's.
Mayor Giuliani chose to de
liver his final address as mayor
ofNew York there. Since Sept.
11, St. Paul's has served and
continues to serve as the cen
ter of recovery efforts at
Ground Zero. Workers con
tinue to rest, pray, sleep, wor
ship, eat, and shower at the
parish.
Because our world and Fa
ther Harris's ministry have
changed so drastically since he
was initially invited to speak,
See NEW YORK Page 10 A
Writing award honors memory of Trail
The Albemarle Literacy Cen
ter in Hertford has established
a Creative Writing Award in
memory of Chowan Herald col
umnist Paris Traii. Trail wrote
the "Countryman's Journal,"
for the newspaper for about 10
years.
"His column was one of the
most popular ever to appear in
the Herald, " said Editor
Rebecca Bunch. "In addition,
he was much ioved by our staff,
and we are proud and happy to
see him remembered in such a
wonderful way."
In addition to his work for
the Herald, Trail was also a
noted sculptor.
Dana Hay, executive direc
tor of the Albemarle Literacy
Center, said her organization
was pleased to have the oppor
tunity to honor the legacy of
Trail, a naturalist, who
"thought outside the box". The
Albemarle Literacy Center is a
nonprofit organization dedi
cated to educating and encour
aging writers, and promoting
the value of writing.
According to Hay, "All
genres and forms will ,be con
sidered for judging. Authors
are advised to consider the tone
and themes of their works, with
regard to the spirit of the
award. Submissions will be
considered on that basis, as
well as being looked at for origi
nality, freshness, grace, inter
est, and diction."
See TRAIL On Page 10 A
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... EDENTON UMTE6 METHOMST CHURCH
Reception To Follow * Donaiions Accented