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Volume XXUl.—Number 37
Stuart Holland Gets
National Honor As
’55 Football Player
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Included In Honorable
Mention By Wig
wam Wisemen
Edcnton's Junior-Senior High
School and Stuart Holland in par
ticular were signally honored by
the Wigwam Wisemen of America
last week when they included
Young Holland, star quarterback of
the Edenton Aces, among a list of
830 football players throughout the
United States who were singled out
for acclaims for their performance
during the past season.
The vote, conducted by the Wise
men, was taken among sports wait
ers on 1,305 daily newspapers, 992
radio sportscasters and 290 sports
telecasters. Seven teams and a
lengthy honorable mention list was)
announced as the result of the poll.
Two boys in the Albemarle sec
tion were included in the honorable
mention list, one being Holland as
a back and Mike McGee of Eliza
beth City as a tackle. Sixteen
North Carolina high school players
were included in the list of 830, but
all except Holland were enrolled in
schools a 1 Hive Class A. which
makes the honor more significant
for the outstanding Edenton quar
terback.
Life In Scotland is
Club Subject
i.«rs. Kathryn Good
win Speaks at Meet
ing Monday Night
Lions of Edenton were virtually
taken on a visit to old Scotland
Monday evening, vlten they were
treated to a travelogue by Mrs.
Kathryn H.dmes Goodwin.
The talk was illustrated by
means of slide pictures jn color,
whirh Mrs. Goodwin took while on
a visit to Scotland last year. Hav
ing lived in Scotland for a number
of years, prior to her return to
Edenton a few years ago, her
knowledge of the country and their
customs enabled her to present a
most interesting program.
Dr. Martin Wisely, who had
Charge of the program, expressed
the appreciation of the club mem
bers to Mis. Goodwin for the even
ing’s entertainment.
It was announced that the boys
who participated in the 4-H Corn
Club contest last season, together
with their dads, would be guests
of the club at its dinner meeting
next Monday evening. Awards will
be presented to the winners, as has
been the custom of the Lions Club
for the past several years.
The Lions certificate of mem
bership 4 was officially presented to
Milton Bass by President A1 Phil
lips, as the newest member of the
club. Mr. Bass is in < barge of the
local Employment Office in Eden
ton.
Dr. Wallace Griffin reported that
the scrap gold which has been
turned in by members of the local
club will be forwarded to the gold
smith for use in compounding a
surprise gift for Jack Stickley, of
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Town Forced Change Course
OfWaterAtAlbemarleCourt
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(Q lany Years Will !
Be Closed
The Town of Edenton will be
obliged to change the course of a
large volume of surface water at
Albemarle Court in order to make
way for the erection of some dwell
ing houses. The water in question
drains Badham road from Albe
marle Court to Paradise road and
for a long distance on Paradise
road.
The plat for the houses is for
the most part an area which was
designated for use as a playground
'when the first part of Albemarle
Court was constructed. However, I
gu> deed was received by the Town
THE.CHOWAN HERALD
State Chairman j
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WM, I). CARMICHAEL. JR.
State campaign chairman for the
North Carolina Heart Association
is William D. Carmichael, Jr., vice
president and finance officer of the
Consolidated University of North
Carolina. Mr. Carmichael, native
of Durham and alumnus of L T NC,
will head the Heart Drive in Feb
ruary which culminates in Heart
Sunday, February 26. County and
community chairmen throughout
the state Will be working with Mr.
Carmichael to raise money for
heart research, professional and lay
education, and local community ser
' vices to assist heart patients.
Interest Is Shown
In Social Security
By Local Farmers
About 80 At Meeting
Held In Edenton
Last Week
Farmers’ Social Security report
ing appears to be the number one
problem of interest at the present
time, says County Agent C. W. Ov
erman. To give farmers complete
information and to answer their
many questions, a meeting was
held at the Chowan Community
Building on Tuesday night, Janu
ary 10.
Specialist Charles Williams did
an excellent job of pointing out im
portant things to be observed in.
filing income tax reports. He al
so explained provisions for deduct
ing losses due to hurricanes and
other natural causes.
Particular interest was indicat
ed in Social Security by the ap
proximately 80 (people, attending.
Mr. Williams and the County
Agent covered Social Security re
porting in detail, and they were
able to give answers to all the
brought up.
It is very important that farm
ers take the matter of Social Se
curity very seriously. According to
the jaw, it is mandatory that farm
ers make their Social Security re
ports, These should be made dur
ing the month of January if at all
possible. Farmers who need fur
ither information may contact the
County Agents’office.
1 and recently the land was purehas
j ed by George Twiddy, on which he
I plans to build the houses.
Running across the property is
an open ditch which for many years
carried surface water from the
north. Since the area was develop
ed the Town put a 10-inch pipe
across the Badham road which
empties into the ditch. Mr. Twid
dy says he is not allowed to erect
the houses over a storm sewer, so
that he at first requested the Town
to close the ditch and divert the
water to Hawthorne road and then
west to a ditch and pipe line'carry
ing the water through Morris Cir
cle. This, however, is impossible
i due to the grade. Later Mr. Twid
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 19, lbot3.
, Dr. M. Stealey
At G|ist Church
' Sunday, January 22
Baptist Educator Will
i Preach at Both
Services
Another outstanding mail in the
I Southern Baptist Convention will
I preach at the Baptist Church on
I Sunday, January 22, for both wor
ship services as Dr, S. L. Stealey,
President of the Southeastern Bap
tist Theological Seminary in Wake
Forest, substitutes for Dr. J. Leo
Green, Professor of Old Testament
Interpretation at Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, who
has been temporarily supplying
for the pastor, the Rev. R. N. Car
roll, while he recuperates from
throat operations.
Having been very active in both
the North Carolina Baptist Con
vention and the Southern Baptist
| Convention as a pastor, leader and
! teacher Dr. Stealey is recognized
as one of the convention’s most
able men. He has been pastor of
the First Baptist Church in Ra
leigh and in recent years has de
voted his activity to the field of
instruction. While performing out
standing work in his professorship
at the Southern Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary' in Louisville, Ky., he
was elected to the presidency of
the Southeastern Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary in Wake Forest some
three years ago when it was estab
lished. He and some of the other
guest preachers to the Baptist pul
pit during the past three years
have pioneered the establishment
and expansion of the youngest Sem
inary of Southern Baptists—but.
which is conceded to possess one of
the brightest and most useful fu
tures.
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Dr. Green will return to the Bap
tist pulpit Sunday, JiVrtuarv 29 to
resume his temporary pulpit sup
ply engagements.
Peanut And Cotton
Allotments Mailed
To County Farmers
Application For Acre
age Can Be Made
At ASC Office
Notices'of 1956 peanut and cot
ton farm allotments have beep
mailed to peanut and cotton pro
ducers in Chowan County, accord
ing to W. A. Harrell, chairman of
the Chowan County ASC Commit- j
tee.
Producers who planted peanuts
in either 1954 or 1955 and are not
planning to plant peanuts in 1956
may release to the County ASC
Committee then' 1956 peanut acre
age allotment, and the firm will
receive credit for the released acre
age in establishing the 1957 pea
nut allotment for the farm.
Producers wishing to dp this
should call by the County' ASC of
fice as soon as possible and re
lease their acreage which will be
reapportioned to other peanut
growers in the county. Producers
desiring additional peanut acreage
for 1956 only from released acre
age should call by the ASC office
and file an application. April 30,
1956 has been set as the final date
for releasing peanut acreage.
Mr. Harrell also said that cotton
acreage may be released under the
same conditions as peanuts by pro
ducers who are not planning to
plant cotton in 1956. Applications
for additional cotton acreage from
released acreage are being accept
ed at the county office although a
i final date for releasing cotton acre
s age has not been established.
; Mr. Harrell urges all producers
- who have not already done so to
■ return their 1955 peanut marketing
i card to the ASC office to avoid tak
■ ing a reduction in their 1956 pea
t nut farm allotment.
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, ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
; The Edenton Rotary Club will
i meet this (Thursday) afternoon at
-1 o’clock in the Parish House. The
- program will be in chaige of H. A
; (Izzy) Campen and President Gei
- aid Janies request all Rot , nans|
to be on hand.
Group Os New Officers For
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
Will Take Over On Jan. 20th
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Mrs. T. P. Brinn of
Hertford Speaker at
January Meeting
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
hold the important first meeting of
the new year Friday afternoon,
January 20, at 3 o’clock in the
nurses’ home.
The program promises much in
terest, for Mrs. T. U. Brinn of
Hertford will address the group on
the purposes and accomplishments
of the Medical Society of the First
District for this organization of
doctors’ wives.
A new slate of Chowan Hospi
tal Auxiliary officers, who were
duly elected at the last meeting
will assume their new duties on
Friday. Mrs. West W. Byrum, Jr.,
is president; Mrs. Richard Hardin,
vice president; Mrs. Richard El
liott, treasurer and Mrs. J. G.
Wood, Jr., secretary. The auxilia
ry feels very fortunate in having
the leadership of these capable wo
men during the coming year.
Following the annual Christmas
tree celebration in the foyer of the
hospital, the staff and their fami
lies were entertained by the Au
xiliary' in the nurses' honie. Mrs.
Albert Byrum and Mrs. Junius Da
vis wish to thank everyone who
helped make this party a great
success. There were generous do
nations of money and confections
from both town and county. Punch
was served by Misses Martha
Vaughan and Rickie Hardin.
BPW Club Meets
Tonight At 7:30
The Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club will have
a dinner meeting tonight: ((Thurs
day) at 7:30 o’clock in the Coffee
Shop at the Joseph HeWeS Hotel.
Miss Lena Jones, education and
vocation chairman, will be in
charge of the program and she
promises an evening of enjoyable
entertainment. A panel discussion
will be presented on “Better Busi
ness and Professional Women for
a Changing World,” with Mrs. Ber
tha Bunch, Mrs. Nora Boyce and
Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr participat
ing'.
A comedy skit emphasizing “Job
Hunting.” will follow the panel dis
cussion with Miss Mildred Munden
as the interviewer. Others also
taking, part on this program are
Mrs. Anne Jenkins. Mrs. Kate Wo
zelka, Mrs. John Quicksall and
Miss Lula Williams.
RED MEN MEET MONDAY
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improved
Order of Red Men, will meet Mon
day night, January 23, at 7:30
o’clock. Willie Bunch, sachem of
the tribe urges a full attendance.
Want A House?
Athol House Doomed to Be Destroyed Un
less Moved From Edenton Base
By Interested Parties
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The Herald is under the impres- <
sion that the Athol house, located 1
within the Edenton Naval Auxilia- <
ry Air Station, is doomed to he de- -
stroyed unless some Edenton peo- i
pie or organizations interpose. The
understanding is that the area
where the Athol house now stands
will he used as an industrial area ;
in the proposed expansion of the
base, so that if it is not removed ;
and preserved by local interested
people it will be demolished.
The Herald also understands that
if anybody or any organization
wants the house it can be secured,
the only requirement being that it
be removed from the base
Tn connection with the status of j
the Athol house, the following let
ter was sent by Col. Hamilton Law
rence, commanding officer, to May
or Ernest Kehayes:
“My Dear Mayor Kehayes: This
letter is to confirm the remarks
11 made at the last meeting of the
Rotary Club concerning the Athol
house. I feel it is important that
as many prominent citizens of
: Edenion as possible are familial
1 vi ah the present status of our re
quests to refurnish it ana the ac
tion taken on these equests by
i I Washington.
tr iV.i may reel, that •:■■!»etiu-i
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A jinx apparently is still on the
[ fence at St. Paul’s Episcopal
4 Church and as a result one of the
brick pillows and one section of
. the wooden railings were knocked
down about 4 o’clock Saturday af
ternoon.
The damaged fence is next to the
I gate to the churchyard on West
; Church Street. Police have infor
mation that a cat ran over the
' sidewalk and after knocking down
the fence one hoy jumped out and
another took the wheel and drove
away, so that the police have little
to work on and have made no ar
rests.
This is the third time within a
few years that the fence has been
damaged.
Dr. Ernest Craige
Speaker Jan. 25th
At Nurses’ Home
Here In Connection
With Postgraduate
Medical Courses
Dr. Ernest Craige, associate pro
fessor of medicine at the North
Carolina Medical School at Chapel
Hill, will deliver two lectures on
heart disease at the Chowan Hos
pital nurses’ home on Wednesday,
January 25.
Dr. Craige will speak at 4 E. M.,
on “Congeqital. Heart Disease” and
again at 7:30 o’clock qn “Rheumat
ic’Heart Diseased”
Both courses are part of the
i pubstgraduate series sponsored by
I the UNC Medical School and Ex
i tension Division for physicians in
i general practice. Cooperating in
sponsoring the programs are the
• Lenoir County Medical Society, in
the Kinston course, and the First
I District Medical Society, in the
Ahoskje - Edenton - Elizabeth City
course.
i Dr. Craige joined the UNC sac
■ ulty in 1952, having received his
i M.D. degree from Harvard Medi
> j cal School, teaching at Harvard
■ since 1948.
I DIME SOCIETY MEETING
The Dime Society of the Edenton
Baptist Church will meet Tuesday
I night, January 24, at 8 o’clock.
The meeting will be held at the
i home of Mrs. J. N. Elliott on East
' Church Street and all members are
urged to attend.
ago the Commandant of the Marine
Corps ordered me to submit a re
quest for funds to rehabilitate the
Athol house as Commanding Offi
cer’s quarters. This request went
to the Chief of the Bureau of Aero
nautics, who holds the purse
strings for all work of this nature,
and it was forwarded via the Com
manding General at Cherry Point
and the Commandant of the Fifth
Naval District. It was approved at
Cherry Point but disapproved by
the Commandant of the Fifth Na
val District and his representative,
the Commander, Naval Air Bases,
Fifth Naval District, on the
grounds that future plans for this
base had no provision for the Ath
ol house, and the area where it
stands was needed for other pur
poses.
“This, in general, is the back
ground. We received a reply a few
days ago from the Chief of the Bu
reau of Aeronautics. Tn his letter
the Chief says, and I quote: “Your
request for funds for Athol House
is denied as quarters is inconsist
ent with the future plans for me
Air Station. Further, cun.,it di
rectives relating to the austerity
program prohibit exp« uditures for
the maintenance oi rehabilitation
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• Local BAR Chapter
r Was Very Active
- During Past Year
j Mrs. Ernest Leary the
J Speaker at Meeting
j Janr *y 11
j. The Edenton Tea Party NSDAR
j held its monthly meeting Wed
nesday, January 11, at the James
Iredell House. Mrs. R. P. Badh'jm,
s regent, presided and Mrs. J. 1,. Pet
t tus and Mrs. Richard Hines were
hostesses for the afternoon. Mrs.
; Pettus, program chairman, intro
duced the guest speaker, Mrs. Er-
I nest Leary, who made an interest
ing talk on “Radio Free Europe.”
Mrs. N. R. Rowell, chairman of
National Defense and Good Citi
zenship, gave a reading on the
Savings Bond program and a re
( port on the awards won by mem
bers of the Good Citizenship, spon
sored by the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter in all the Chowan County
schools.
Winners of medals for 1955
were:
Edenton Jr.-Sr. High
Francis Lou Privott and Jack
Bunch.
| Chowan High School—Anne Hoi
> lowell, Bernice Baker and Frank
Evans.
Edenton Elementary School—
j Bobby Stokely.
Colored Schools—Delores Guv,
primary; Thomas Holley, gram
mar: Lula Roberts, high school.
Other highlights of the 1955 pro
. grams were a Christmas program
I by the Rev. J. Earl Richardson pf
( the Edenton Methodist Church and
[ an interesting talk on American In
dians by Mrs. M. P. Whichard.
J A gavel, beautifully made by j
i Hubert Williford of wood from the
’ historic Tea Party house,; pre
sented to the chapter by Mrs. J. N.
Pruden. .It was given by, group
ope. Mrs. Pruden also presented
a picture iof Judge James Wilson,
7 friehd of James Iredell and a sign
er of the Declaration of Indepeod
-1 ence from Pennsylvania. Judge
1 Wilson died in the Iredell House.
The DAR yearbook was dedicat
-1 ed to Inglis Fletcher, who has been
' an inspiration to the Tea Party
Chapter since it was organized.
Also in 1955 the past regent,
Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., was made
State Vice Regent and Mrs. N. K.
’ Rowell made District Historian,
j The DAR maintains a scholar
ship for a child at Crosspore in
Western North Carolina, to whom
a box of clothing, etc., was sent.
The chapter also helped in support
i of St. Mary’s School for Indians,
• contributed toward restoration of
. Tryon’s Palace, and Constitution
■ House at New Bern and. sent mon
t ey to the National Investment
■ Trust Fund at Washington, D. C.
[ civic calendar]
Property must be listed for 1956
taxes during the month of Janu
ary. j
North Carolina 1956 automobile
license plates on sale at the branch
office of the Carolina Motor Club,
j 102 East Water Street.
Dr. S. L. Stealey, president of
the Southeastern Baptist Theologi
cal Seminary at Wake Forest, will
preach at both morning and even
ing worship services at the Bap
. tist Church Sunday, January 22.
Edenton Business and Profession
al Women's Club w ill hold a dinner
. meeting tonight (Thursday) in the
Hotel Joseph Hewes Coffee Shop
i at 7:30 o’clock.
Circles of the Woman's Mission
- ary Society of the Baptist Church
. will meet Monday afternoon and
night. January 23 and Tuesday
night, January 24.
> Dime Society of the Edenton
5 Baptist Church will meet Tuesday
. night, January 24, at 8 o'clock at
t the home of Mrs. J. N. Elliott.
Fidelis NCO Wives Club will hold
its monthly bake sale Friday morn
. ing, January 20, in the Albemarle
t room of the Post Exchange.
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
r hold its first meeting of the new
r year in the nurses’ home Friday af
> ternoon, January 20, at 3 o’clock.
Edenton Jaycees sponsoring two
J basketball games in the Edenton
. Junior-Senior High School gym
r nasium Tuesday night. January 31,
i at 7:30 o’clock for the benefit of
l me March of Dimes. Edenton boys
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Per Capita Fire Loss
In Edenton For ’55
Reported At 556.88
Medical Lecturer j
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DR. ERNEST CRAIGE
A heart specialist from the Uni-
I versify of North Carolina Medical
School at Chapel Hill, Dr. Ernest
Craige, w ill be the lecturer for the
postgraduate medical meeting to
be held in the Chowan Hospital
nurses’ home Wednesday, January
25. at 4P. M., and 7:30 P. M. '
Jaycees Sponsor
Dasketball Game j
For March Dimes
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Edenton Trains Will
Play Williamston
January 31
Sponsored by the Edenton Juttf
ior Chamber of Commerce, a bas
ketball game has been scheduled
for Tuesday night, January 31,
with the proceeds going into the
March of Dimes fund.
Two games will be played in the
Junior-Senior High School gymnas
ium. when the Edenton Aces will
meet the strong Williamston High
School quintet and the Edenton
girls also play the Williamston
girls.
A price of 50 cents has been fix
ed as the admission charge, but
because the proceeds will be do
nated to the March of D'mes, any
larger amount will be accepted.
The first game is scheduled to
begin at 7:30 o’clock and the Jay
cees are hopeful that a large crowd
will turn out. Tickets for the
games are already on sale by the
Jaycees.
Kehayes Speaker At
Rotary Club Meeting
Mayor Ernest Kehayes was the
principal speaker at last week's
j Rotary meeting, when he spoke
about Boy Scouts. Mayor Kehayes
complimented the club for being
the sponsor of Troop No. 58 and
urged Rotarians to continue their
efforts in behalf of the youth of
the community. Mr. Kehayes was
introduced by Lloyd E. Bunch, who
had charge of the program.
FIDELIS CLUB BAKE SALE
The Fidelis NCO Wives’ Club
will hold its monthly bake sale in
the Albemarle room of the Post
Exchange on Friday morning, Jan
uary 20.
Meeting Called To Organize
Travel Council In Albemarle
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Luncheon Meeting at
Hotel Joseph Hewes
January 21
There wilj be an organizational
meeting of the Albemarle Area
Travel Council at the Hotel Joseph
Hewes on Saturday, January 21,
beginning with a luncheon at noon.
The purpose of the Albemarle
Area Travel Council will be to cor
relate me actn i js of all the Al
bfc.uarle are. organizati, ns inter
ested in ti promotion of the trav
el industry of this area and to act
...v ? i ndium through which these
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1 County’s Loss Is Only
$1.31 Per Capita
For Year
Based on a population of 5,000,
Edenton’s per capita fire loss for
the year 1955 was $56.88 and based
on a population of 12,480, Chowan
County’s per capita fire loss was
$1.31, according to figures compil
ed by Fire Chief R. K. Hall.U
During the year there
alarms answered in Edenton with
property involved amounting to
$1,421,800. There were $3 out of
town calls with property valuation
of $177,800 involved. Damage done
in Edenton was $84,407.50, while
damage out of town amounted to
$16,350. A major portion of the
Edenton damage, SBO,OOO was caus
ed by two fires, one at the Albe
marle Peanut Company and the
other at a Home Feed & Fertilizer
Company warehouse.
Insurance On property involved
in Edenton was $1,405,000, while
out of town insurance was $119,-
500.
According to Chief iNall’s figures
firemen were out for the 67 fires
in Edenton a total of 55 hours and
15 minutes, while for the 33 out of
town fires they were out 31 hours
and 10 minutes.
For the Edenton fires the fire
| men traveled 97 miles and for out
of town fires 376 miles. In Eden-
Iton 11,650 feet of hose was laid
and out ,of town 5,200 feet. Lad
ders werie raised 216 feet in Eden
ton at|d, 60 feet out of town. For
Edenton fires 90 pounds of CO2
and five gallons of foam was used,
hut none out of town.
i .Volunteer firemen responding to
fires during the year were 903 in
Edenton arid 572 out of town. Paid
mpn were on duty 16,944 hours.
During the year three fire drills
were held and the firemen extended
25 courtesies.
Swain Speaker At
At Meeting Os PTA
The Edenton Parent-Teacher As
sociation held its regular monthly
meeting January 3, in the Edenton
Elementary School library.
Mrs. J. J. Ross led the devotional
which was followed by a short bus
iness meeting.
W. T. Harry, program chairman,
introduced Ernest Swain, principal
of the Edenton Elementary School,
who made a highly informative and
interesting talk on reading. Mrs.
Ruth Bunch led a panel discussion
on reading problems. The panel
was composed of Mrs. Carolyn
Barker, Miss Ruth Lockamy, Miss
Thelma White and Miss Mary Lee
Copeland.
Miss Ruby Felts’ third grade
won the attendance prize.
Elementary School
Is Again Robbed
Upon opening of the Edenton
Elementary School Monday morn
ing it was discovered that thieves
again entered the building some
time since the closing of school
Friday and made way with about
sls in small change.
Quite frequently the building has
been entered, and while police are
working on the case, they had no
clues early this week.
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organizations shall participate in
travel development on an area wide
basis.
The Alßfenurle Area Travel
Council will include all counties
east of Highway No. 17 between
the Virginia line and Washington,
N. C. There are twelve counties
in this area.
Forrest Jones, manager of the
Elizabeth City Chamber of Com
merce and Mrs. Lucile Purser have
been iinrumental in setting the
stage for this organizational meet
ing. A large number of represen
tatives from all sections of the Al
bemarle area have indicated thati
they wilf attend the meeting. '