Volume XXXIV.—No. 26.
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What’s The Rush?
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education,
just getting off the ground as a merged
board, has developed a sudden urge to
get the superintendent’s office out of
Joha A. Holmes High School.
While we support the theory that the
office should never have been put there
in the first place and action should be
taken to get it removed, we cannot buy
either of the two propositions the board
will discuss tonight.
On the agenda for the meeting is an
item to discuss the advisability of relo
cating the office to First National Bank
Building for $4,000 per year rent or
purchasing property from Mrs. John
Bond for $16,000.
The rent would be paid by the coun
ty, while it is suggested that purchase
of the Bond property could come from
ESEA Title I funds at the rate of $2,000
per year for eight years with the county
paying only the interest.
On the surface, the latter would ap
pear quite attractive. Nevertheless, no
one can be assured that ESEA funds
will be available two years from now, let
alone eight. Congressmen have been
looking closer and closer at this particu
lar phase of Aid to Education and the
money is appropriated on a year-to-year
basis.
Chowan County commissioners have
the responsibility of furnishing office
space to all county agencies. If what
they have to offer isn’t suitable for the
superintendent’s office, then they should
take immediate steps to build.
Apparently some in school circles
think $4,000 isn’t too much rent to pay.
This amount, paid over 20 years, would
amortize a loan of about $50,000. Such
a capital expenditure would provide a
handsome and comfortable Colonial of
fice building with adequate parking.
The board of education has no man
date to immediately evacuate John A.
Holmes High School. Therefore, what’s
the rush?
This might be just what is needed to
get county ''ommissioners to get out of
the hotel business and erect a county
office building for all agencies. Separate
facilities for the schools would further
delay such construction.
Something For All
Mumps are in vogue in Edenton—es
pecially up and down Gale Street. There
have been so many “chipmunk” looking
chaps in the neighborhood the National
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani
mals has kept parents away from the
leather strap for weeks.
The Amburn orphanage hasn’t es
caped.
First came Luke home from Mrs. John
Ross’ kindergarten with a knot behind
both ears.
He peddled the fat cheeks along to
sister Melissa, who is sure to have pass
ed them around generously in Mrs. Lucy
Meade Harless’ second grade before they
were recognized.
Things were about back to normal at
the orphanage, that is, for at least a
full day. Everyone was running, jump
ing and causing the usual fuss. Then
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WILDLIFE CLUB OFFICERS—Dewey WeMs of EHnbetfa City, studio* center, is
shown with new officers of a wildlife elnb which is being organised in Chowan and
Perquimans counties. George Lewis, right. Was elected president. Dr. Richard Hardin,
loft, Tice president, and N. J. George, center, secretary-treasurer. Weils is district di
rector of the wildlife dubs of North Carolina. A fish fry was held at the organisa
tional meeting Friday night at Rocky Hock Community Building.
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A PRETTY SlGHT—Sailboats are gaining in popularity in tbe Edenton area and
most any afternoon you can look out over Edenton Bay and see a pretty sight such as
is pictured here. Added to the local group of sailboats this week was Faragan 11, own
ed by Freddie By rum, an Edentonian now living in Silver Springs, Md. Mrs. By rum
is pictured here waving to friends in a passing speedboat as the 30 fcot Alberg moves
out of Pembroke Creek. The Byrumjs are cn a vacation cruise and visited their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Byrum and Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum, Sr. Dr. Richard N.
Hines, Jr., and Lynn Bond recently sailed w ith Byrum from Galesville, Md., to Hampton,
Va., on a weekend jaunt.
Banker Elected
By Wildlife Club
George Lewis, vice president of Peo
ples Bank & Trust Company and avid
sportsman, has been elected president of
a-ygffo -be named wildlife club here.
At an organizational meeting at Rocky
Hock Community Building Friday night,
Dr. Richard Hardin was chosen as vice
president, with N. J. George being named
secretary-treasurer.
Members of the club are from Chowan
and Perquimans counties. Twenty-one
people attended the fish fry with two
representing Perquimans Wildlife Club.
Dewey Wells, Elizabeth City attorney,
and district director of wildlife clubs in
North Carolina, spoke briefly to the
group, giving suggestions about having a
successful club as well as urging them
to join in the state program.
Wells said the state organization has a
lot to offer local groups who are inter
ested in conservation and safety. He al
so outlined the legislative program of
the group.
Clay B. Foreman, Jr., president of the
Perquimans Club, pledged the assistance
of his group.
Lewis suggested that the club not meet
during the summer months and set Sep
tember 7 as the date of the next meeting.
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 29732 Thursday, June 29, 1967.
Bond Heads Committee
Jesse L. Harrell, president of the
Board of Trustees at Chowan Hospital,
announced today that Janies M. Bond,
Edenton postmaster, has been named
chairman of the site committee for a
new hospital.
Bond is hospital treasurer and a mem
ber of the trustees.
Harrell said the naming of a site com
mittee is in connecion with making prep
arations for the forthcoming bond elec
tion, which will be held this fall.
Other members of the committee head-
July 4th Holiday
Slated Eor Many
Activity in Edenton next Tuesday will
be limited as business establishments,
municipal, county, state and federal
agencies close for the July 4 holiday.
Chowan County Court House will be
closed along with Edenton Municipal
Building.
Claude Griffin, chairman of the Mer
chants Committee of Edenton Chamber
of Commerce, said most commercial es
tablishments will be closed Tuesday.
This is one of the regular holidays rec
ommended by Griffin’s committee.
W. B. Gardner, town administrator,
reminded citizens that there will be no
garbage collection Tuesday. However,
the street department will pick up gar
bage all over town on Monday and Wed
nesday.
All offices of Peoples Bank & Trust
Company, First National Bank of East
ern North Carolina, Bank of Hobbsville
and Edenton Savings & Loan Association
will observe the holiday.
Postmaster James M. Bond said the
U. S. Post Office will be closed and
there will be no deliveries Tuesday.
About the only activity will center
around Edenton Police and Fire De
partments and Chowan Hospital.
Truck Drivers Escape Injury In Wreck; Damage High
A truck driver was convicted of reck
less driving in District Court Tuesday as
a result of a two-truck collision on U. S.
17 near Pembroke Creek.
Property damage to the trucks and
cargo was estimated by police at $5,300
but both drivers escaped injury.
Marshall W. Mansfield, 35, 16 Strat
ford Road, was given a suspended sen
tence and fined $35 and ordered to pay
court costs by Judge W. S. Privott.
Mansfield was driver of a tractor
trailer rig owned by Carolina-Norfolk
Freight Lines which was involved in a
collision with a truck driven by Luther
Supt. Britt Will Assume
School Position In County
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education
will meet at 8 P. M., tonight (Thurs
day) with newly employed Supt. Frank
lin L. Britt and outgoing Supt. Hiram J.
Mayo both in attendance.
Supt. Britt assumes his duties July
1 and Supt. Mayo leaves Friday to take
over as head of schools in Craven
Rural Mail Carrier
Post To Harrell
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rep. Walter
B. Jones this week recommended Rodney
T. Harrell, Jr., 107 Twiddy Avenue, for
appointment as a rural mail carrier in
the U. S. Post Office at Edenton.
Rep. Jones said Harrell scored highest
of any person taking a Civil Service
Examination several months ago.
Harrell is currently a service repre
sentative with Massey-Ferguson.
The appointee will become carrier on
Route Two, a route his father carried
for many years before his retirement.
John E. Raines was carrier on this
route until late last year and Henry
Bunch has been substitute carrier since
that time.
Rep. Jones said Harrell, a veteran,
and top scorer in the exam, has been
highly recommended by Chowan Coun
ty’s leading citizens for the position.
ed by Bond include: Rev. E. C. Shoaf,
Dr. Archie Walker, Tom Asbell, Erie
Jones, William E. Cox, J. A. Webb, Jr.,
Lloyd Briggs and Sherlon Layton. Har
rell stated that there would probably be
others added to the committee.
W. P. Jones,' hospital administrator,
said an error was made last week in re
porting on the hospital census for May.
The hospital averaged more than 25
patients per day, rather than more than
20, as previously reported.
Also, the administrator called to the
attention of local citizens the difference
in room rates at Chowan Hospital as
compared with Norfolk area hospitals.
Local rates are from sl2 for four-bed
wards to private roots at sl7, 18, and
S2O.
Eight hospitals in the Tidewater area
will be adjusted on July 1 and will range
from $39 for a private room with bath
to $24 for an eight-bed ward.
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TRUCK DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY —Two trucks collided Saturday afternoon on
U. S. 17, just east of Pembroke Creek bridge but both drivers escaped injury, although
damage to the vehicles and cargo was estimated at $5,300. The moving van, in fore
ground, ran off the road in an attempt to miss the tractor-trailer rig, in the background,
but the vehicles hit on the left side of the road. Inspecting the damage is State Troop
er R. H. Allen.
C. Wilbrum of Washington, D. C. Dam
age to the tractor-trailer was set at S3OO
while damage to the other truck and car
go was estimated to be $5,000. It was
owned by Acme Moving & Storage Corp.
The mishap occurred at 3:22 P. M.,
when Mansfield came off the Pembroke
Creek bridge, passed a car and met Wil
brum’s vehicle.
Testimony by Wilbrum and Police
Sgt. C. H. Williams was that Wilbrum
pulled his truck to the shoulder of the
road to avoid a head-on collision. Mans
field’s truck skidded on the pavement
and the left rear wheels struck the left
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County.
Tonight’s meeting is being held in
place of the regular July meeting which
would have been held normally on Mon
day night. The meeting date was chang
ed because of the July 4th holiday.
Dr. Edward G. Bond, chairman, will
preside.
Among items on the agenda is estab
lishment of a definite date each month
for a meeting. The former Chowan
County board, by law, met the first
Monday of each month while the city
board met the third Thursday.
Also, board members will again dis
cuss relocation of the superintendent’s
office from John A. Holmes High School.
It is proposed that the county either rent
office space in First National Bank
building or purchase the Bond property
on North Broad Street for renovation
into offices.
While Chowan County commissioners
provide office space for other county
agencies, the board has not formally been
requested by the school board to do so.
The board will discuss employment of
an architect for future school construc
tion and will hear a report from an in
surance committee, headed by Bruce
Jones.
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., attorney, will
discuss the Federal Court suit now be
fore Judge John Larkins in Elizabeth
City.
Resignations and employment of fac
ulty members are also on the agenda.
At the first meeting of the newly es
tablished Edenton-Chowan Board of Ed
ucation, held June 5, Supt. Britt was
employed to replace Supt. Mayo. He
is currently assistant superintendent of
the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank schools.
Supt. Mayo has been associated with
local schools for eight years and has been
superintendent for six. During the past
18 months he also directed activities of
Chowan County Schools prior to the mer
ger of the two administrative units.
Boards Will Meet
Chowan County commissioners will
have a joint meeting with Edenton-Cho
wan Board of Education Monday for the
purpose of appointing a member to
Chowan ABC Board.
The term of R. F. Elliott, chairman
of the ABC group, is expiring. Other
members of the board are J. W. Davis
and Hector Lupton. They serve stag
gered terms.
The commissioners will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting at 9 A. M., in
Chowan County Court House.
front of the other vehicle.
The highway was partially blocked for
more than four hours.
Another mishap was investigated by
local police at 2:50 P. M. Thursday on
North Broad Street, near Park Avenue.
The report showed that Terry W.
Ward, 16, of Creswell was driving a
1965 Mercury on Broad Street and at
tempted to make a left turn into a ser
vice station. Ward’s vehicle was in
collision with a 1962 Rambler, driven
by Henry E. Ford, 45, of Hillsboro, Fla.
Damage to the two vehicles was placed
at SSOO and Ward was given a traffic
citation.