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5, sought for soccer..7-A Chowan 911 takes care of those in need ifr?, Story of Wright Brothers * 5,' ■W Locals celebrate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor The life’s work and legacy of one of America’s most remark able men Was honored Monday during a local celebration hon oring the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program, held at Swain Auditorium in Edenton, brought Chowan County citizens of all races and ages together to remember hirri through music and words. And, keynote speaker, Diana Jones-Wilson, also urged the crowd to remember him through their actions as well. “We must save the dream,” she said. “Affirmative action is in jeopardy..we must not remain r in denial. These are hard times.” Jones-Wilson, an Edenton native who had rescheduled a planned visit to the White House to speak at the King pro gram in her hometown, is president of Faith Partner ships Inc., based in Raleigh, NC. She noted that in addition to the danger posed by support from President George W. Bush and others who want to end Affirmative Action, wel fare reform remains a key con cern. And voting, too, she said, is a hard-won right that Afri can Americans must not ig nore. “You must vote so you can have a voice,” she said. Diana Jones-Wilson The speaker added that citi zens must not wait for another great leader like Dr. King to come along, but must instead take up the dream and the work he left behind and con tinue to push ahead for progress in all areas of daily living. The challenges, she said, are many. They include poverty, homelessness, and unemployment. "Today is a time when our values are being challenged,” she said. “It’s a new day and we have to be about the business of making a difference for our selves, and for others. It is time for us to act.” See KING On Page '9-A 'We won't sell out,' King tells mass meeting hi (Editor’s Note: In December 1962, at the urging of Eden tonian Golden Frinks, a fellow Civil Rights activist, the Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to our community to speak. We would like to thank Rosalie Boyd of the Shepard Pruden Library in Edenton for sharing the following article on that visit with our readers. It originally appeared in the Carolina Times, Durham, NC). EDENTON — “We will not sell our birthright for a mess of pottage,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told an audi ence of more than 500 per sons in a gathering here Thursday night. Dr. King, in one of the first appearances of a major civil rights figure in this heavily Negro populated section Of the state, stressed the fact that the Negro in America was finally through with all See MEETING On Page 3-A Board eases strain o f 'No Child Le ft Behind' process Teachers honored at meeting BY GLENDA JAKUBOWSKI Edenton-Chowan Schools Edenton-Chowan Schools teacher assistants will re ceive a financial break filling No Child Left Behind Act ob ligations, thanks to a unani mous Board of Education vote. The board agreed at its Jan.6 meeting to reimburse textbook costs for teacher as sistants enrolling in college courses to bring their post secondary education up to the new federal require ments. the No Child Left Behind Act requires teacher assis tants hired as of 2002-2003 to have a two-year degree or 48 semester-hours of relevant college courses. Teacher as sistants already with the sys Chowan County Teacher of the Year Angie Lewis accepts , an award from Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Educa • tion member Tom Abbott, right, as board member Randy White looks on. The board recognized Teachers of the Year, the newest National Board Certified teachers, and former board member Thurlis Little at its January meeting. tern have until 2005 to complete the degree requirement or to earn certification through a series of Department of Labor courses. The assistants also can satisfy the requirements through other means, but most Edenton-Chowan teacher as sistants are choosing the De partment of Labor or college options. The majority of the assis tants are about four courses shy of meeting the new re quirements, according to Edenton-Chowan Schools personnel director Michelle Alexander. The board action will reimburse the textbook costs for up to four courses for each teacher assistant, eliminating those costs for the majority and reducing costs fdr the assistants who choose to go beyond the re quirements and pursue a four-year degree. About 65 Edenton-Chowan teacher assistants are taking the newly required courses. The cost to the system will be about $19,500 between now and 2005. In other board news, archi tect Larry Deckard reported plans for Phase II renova tions at John A. Holmes High School. Several water-dam aged classrooms will have ceiling, floor and wall re pairs. Outdated radiators, V See BOARD On Page 3-A FRIOAV, l-fettHllAH National Caurd Armory | *50°°per ticket per person, j „!! 402 *400 moY„ Inf nnnBtinn W Th pfHjM* ttf fits BBWgR ItpRili H&lllMkff fflMR<l!(H(fl l: 18 HW -(QamintL Silent Auction-Light Supper) ILlUfc(Live Auction of oreat prize°* Jeffrey N. Sackrison Sackrison to head Chowan Hospital [GREENVILLE, NC - Offi cials with University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina have hired Jeffrey N. Sack rison of Drums, Pa., as the new president of Chowan Hospital in Edenton- Sackrison will be gin March 3. Sackrison comes to Edenton from the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance in Hazleton, Pa., where he has served as se [ Job Fair to be held Saturday New employment opportuni ties are available in Edenton and Chowan County if poten tial applicants turn out for an upcoming job fair this Satur day. The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Seminar Room at the College of the Albemarle in Edenton. This event is co-sponsored by North Carolina’s Northeast Partnership, the Edenton Chowan Chamber of Com merce, The College of the Albemarle and Employment Security Commission of North Carol ina.._J The company looking for new employees is the George C. Moore Company. Founded in 1909, the George C. Moore Company stands today as the leader in narrow weaving tech nology, development, and sup See FAIR On Page 9-A Chamber banquet set ; The Edenton - Chowan Chamber of Commerce will host its 2003 Annual Banquet Thursday, Jan. 30, at 4he Chowan Golf and Country Club. * The traditional chairman’s reception begins at 6 p.m., fol lowed by dinner. The meal, ca tered by Sean’s Kitchen at The Club Room, starts at 7 p.m. After dinner, at 8 p.m., an awards presentation ceremony will get underway. Awards scheduled to be presented in clude Volunteer of the Year, Businessperson of the Year, and Humanitarian of the Year. Tickets are $25 e&ch and must be purchased in advance from any Chamber board member or by calling 482-3400. Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton thanks retired police officer McCoy Parker and his son, Frank, (right) for the new bench donated in honor of all emergency workers who serve the citizens of Chowan County, as other town personnel look on. Bench tribute to special folks If you have been strolling in the Town’s Colonial Park lately, you probably have no ticed a new place to sit and enjoy the waterfront view. Thanks to retired Town of Edenton Police Sergeant McCoy Parker and son, Frank Parker, owner of Parker Monu ments, residents and visitors can rest, relax and hopefully reflect. Sgt. Parker dedicated the bench to all emergency ser vice workers who serve the citizens of Chowan County See BENCH On Page 3-A nior vice president/chief oper ating officer since 1996 when the alliance was formed. He began working at Hazleton Saint Joseph Medical Center as vice president of nursing services in 1985 and was sub sequently promoted to the po sitions of vice president of patient services in 1990 and See HOSPITAL On Page 9-A Larceny suspects caught Two Edenton men have been arrested and charged with breaking and entering and lar ceny, according to Chowan County Sheriff Fred Spruill. Spruill said that at about 4:51 p.m. last Saturday afternoon, a call was received by Chowan Central 911 Communication Center by an observant citizen reporting that there was a sus picious white car at the back of a neighbor’s Paradise Road residence. According to the neighbor, Spruill said, one male entered the back door of the residence by breaking the glass window while the other stayed outside to act as a lookout. “The caller stayed on the line with the 911 Center,” Spruill added, “and advised them of several fire arms being taken from the See SUSPECTS On Page 9-A
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