State marker celebrates Rosenwald Schools
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The community’s past
and present merged on Sun
day afternoon as state and
local dignitaries joined with
citizens during a ceremony
to mark the unveiling of a
state marker celebrating
the creation of Rosenwald
Schools in North Carolina.
It was those schools, cre
ated by educator Booker T.
Washington and business ¬
man Julius Rosenwald of
Sears-Roebuck, that pro
vided scores of African
American children with a
good education at a time
segregation existed and op
portunities for them were
few. Chowan County has
the distinction of having the
first Rosenwald School in
the state, built at the site of
the Warren Grove Mission
ary Baptist Church.
Edenton-ChowanSchools
Superintendent Rob Jack ¬
son, who acted as emcee
for the occasion, called the
celebration “an incredible
occasion” that paid tribute
to the vision and love for
children exemplified by the
tireless efforts of Washing
ton and Rosenwald.
“This marker symbol
izes one of the things in our
community we can be truly
proud of,” he said.
The marker is located ad
jacent to the Southern Bank
drive-thru and Burger King
and across the road from the
Edenton United Methodist
Church. The location was
chosen by state officials to
represent all the Rosenwald
Schools in the state.
“Of the seven Rosenwald
Schools constructed in our
community, two are still
in existence and used to
day,” said Edenton Histori
cal Commission President
Sally Francis Kehayes, who
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Edenton
Motors
to close
Oct. 27
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Edenton Motors on North
Broad Street is closing after
a quarter-century of auto
sales.
Ken Kadet, a spokesman
for Element Fleet Manage
ment, Edenton Motor’s
owner, said the dealership
will be closing Oct. 27
“Element Fleet Manage
ment is closing Edenton
Motors because it was no
longer an ideal fit with
Element’s focus as a fleet
management company, and
only after an extensive and
extended search to find a
qualified buyer. We would
like to thank Edenton Mo
tors employees and custom
ers for their support of the
dealership,” Kadet said.
Kadet said Edenton Mo
tors has marked down
prices on all new and used
vehicles in an effort to sell
as many possible before the
dealership closes. Any GM
new vehicle warranties will
be honored by other GM
dealerships, he said.
Twenty-seven employees
who work at Edenton Mo
tors will be affected by the
See MOTORS, 7A
Jones
demands
clarity
From staff reports
WASHINGTON, DC —
Congressman Walter B.
Jones and Senate Judi
ciary Committee Chair
man Chuck Grassley are
calling for full public dis ¬
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Opening the Peanut
Festival’s parade on
Saturday through
Edenton was the John
A. Holmes High School
Color Guard.
Festival hit parade
of crowd favorites
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Editor
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Saturday’s Peanut Festi
val parade was like a disco
ball reflecting on different
folks as it shined across
Chowan County’s social
scene marching through
out Edenton.
The D.F. Walker High
School Class of 1967 and
John A. Holmes High
School Class of 1977 boo
gied through town.
Maybe the Bee Gees
“Stayin’ Alive” resonates
a bit with this group of
alumni.
Derrick Armstead, Craig
Miller and Tray Taylor are
seeking the at-large seat on
the Edenton Town Council
that is being vacated by in
cumbent Bob Quinn, who
is retiring after many years
■ For more Peanut Festival
photos, see page B4.
When Edenton Fire I
Department’s 1923 R.E.O. |
Speedwagon fire truck
rolled through, the song
“Riding the storm out” by
the band with the same
name as the truck immedi
ately came to mind.
Perhaps JAHHS and
Chowan Middle School’s
marching bands coloured
up images of Chicago’s
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Sarah Spencer rides in her first parade as the Chowan
County Fair Queen.
“Saturday at the park.”
Maybe not disco, but
White Oak Elementary
Principal Sheila Evans’
cart had a bubble ma ¬
chine much like Lawrence
Welk’s champagne music
from another time and era.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
of service.
Each candidate respond
ed to a series of questions
from the Chowan Herald.
Their answers are printed
verbatim..
See the Chowan round-
up on page B3 to learn more
about these candidates.
Absentee voting by mail
began Oct. 6 while early
voting will begin at 9 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 19 at the
Chowan Board of Elec ¬
tions office for the mu
nicipal election that will be
held Nov. 7.
For more information
or questions, contact the
Chowan County Board of
Elections at 252-482-4010.
Armstead
seeks ‘free and
open dialogue’
Why did you decide to run for
town council?
Simply put, I love the town of
Edenton!
I also believe
that some residents
feel that the town
council’s current
composition does
not adequately
“mirror” their point
of view. There
fore, I feel that the
ARMSTEAD
younger popula ¬
tion wants a councilman at-large
that is representative of their demo-
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FARMERS MARKET
Miller seeks
to make town
better place
Taylor seeks
to serve by
helping others
Why did you decide to run for
Town Council?
Why did you decide to run for
Town Council?
I am running for Town Council to
do my part to make
Edenton a better
place to live, work
and play for all of
its citizens. As a ser
vice driven person, I
want to contribute
my time and tal
ents by promoting
and attracting small
MILLER
business growth,
enhance tourism protect Edenton’s
natural beauty, and restore and main-
I truly love Edenton, I deeply ap ¬
preciate the beauty
and charm of this
town. I’m seeking
office because I
eryoy helping oth
ers and I believe
that the season
has come to help
develop structure
for the youth and
TAYLOR
community.
State law dictates that Town
Council does not have the pow-
See TAYLOR, 2A
See ARMSTEAD, 2A
See MILLER, 2A
closure
of docu
ments
pertain
ing to the
assas
sination
of Presi-
d e n t
John
F. Ken-
JONES
nedy. Today, Jones and
Grassley introduced
companion resolutions
to accomplish just that.
The first, H. Res. 556
in the House and S. Res.
281 in the Senate, calls
on the President of the
United States to allow
the release of all remain
ing documents currently
held, by the National
Archives and Records
Administration (NARA),
and reject any efforts to
postpone their release.
The second, H. Res. 557
and S. Res. 282, com
mends NARA and its
employees for working
to release those records
by October 26, 2017, the
date established by the
President John F. Ken
nedy Assassination Re
cords Collection Act of
1992.
“To me, the tragedy
that took place in Dallas
continues to raise many
questions that go unan
swered,” Jones said. “Af
ter 54 years, there is no
reason, for the sake of
honesty and integrity in
America, that the facts
of the JFK assassination
should not be made pub-
lic. Virgil once said, ‘Evil
is nourished and grows
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GHOST WALK
THRILLS, CHILLS
From staff reports
Want to learn more
about Edenton’s
historic places and
some of the ghostly
encounters that have
taken place there?
Come join the spir
it guides this Friday
and Saturday from
6:30-8:30 p.m. for
the Historic Edenton
Ghost Walk.
Tours take place
See GHOST, 3A
Shop the market while your children have fun!
Pumpkin painting • Bobbing for Apples * Face Painting • Scavenger Hunt
Free event • Sam-noon x