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30 YEARS AOO
Chowan County’s first
participants under the so
cial security program were
approved by the County
Welfare Board. Fifty-one
applicants for aid were re*
ceived which resulted in
only 26 cases being ap
proved. Os the 51 applica
tion for aid approved, 44
were colored and seven
white.
Expansion and reorganiz
ation of the administration
setup of die North Carolina
State Employment Service
dethroned Edenton as a
district headquarters, with
Williamston being designat
ed as the place for the dis
trict office, which had
been operated so success
fully out of Edenton for
several years.
Perhaps one of the great
est bits of civic improve
ment Edenton had at
tempted in half a century
was about to get under
way with the rehabilitation
of the old Cupola House.
Responses to the Cupola
House Association appeals
for financial assistance
were very generous and
permitted painting the
building and reproduction
of repaneling.
C. D. Stewart, a steward
of the Methodist Church,
was named superintendent
of the Sunday School at a
quarterly conference.
That there would be a
heavy demand for the spe
cial stamp issued by the
Post Office Department of
the 350th anniversary of
the birth of Virginia Dare
was apparent by the fact
that Postmaster C. E. Kra
mer reported having re
ceived many requests for
these stamps.
Following a second joint
meeting of the County
Commissioners, Board of
Health and Board of Edu
cation, Chowan County’s
Alcoholic Board of Control
was completed with J. B.
Webb named as the third
member, winning out over
R. H. Hollowell, B. W. Ev
ans and Hector Lupton.
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However, after accepting
the appointment, Mr. Webb
in a surprise letter to the
County Commissioners sub
mitted his resignation.
The Edenton High School
Band returned from Man
teo, where it took part in
the program commemorat
ing the 350th anniversary
of the birth of Virginia
Dare.
Floyd I. White was elect
ed commander of the First
District of the American
Legion.
J. A. Curran observed
the second anniversary as
a grocer in Edenton.
Miss Marie Reed, popu
lar manager of the West
ern Union office here, left
for Moores ville following
equipping of the local of
fice with teleprinters.
Clerk of Court Richard
D. Dixon was rushed to
St. Vincent’s Hospital in
Norfolk due to an acute at
tack of appendicitis.
The tentative tax rate
for Edenton was set at
sl.lO from SI.OO the previ
ous year.
Chowan County Com
missioners instructed Clerk
of Court Richard D. Dixon
to have the ivy removed
from the Court House, the
opinion being that the
thick growth was detri
mental to the interior and
exterior of the building.
Proposed consolidation of
Chowan and Bertie coun
ties made it pretty sure of
a full time health unit ser- 1
vice located in Edenton.
Graham White’s stolen
Pontiac automobile was
found abandoned in a
woods near Suffolk to
gether with another car
which was evidently stol
en and abandoned.
Drs. J. A. Powell and
Martin Wisely moved into
their new quarters on the
first floor of the Citizens
Bank building. Dr. L. P.
Williams remained in the
building on East King
Street, which was used
jointly by Dr. Powell and
himself for a number of
years. -
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1967.
Company F, local ambu
lance unit of the N. C. Na
tional Guard, returned
from their annual en
campment at Columbia,
S. C.
20 YEARS AGO
- Town Councilmen at a
special session set the tax
rate for Edenton at $1.50
per SIOO property valua
tion. The overall budget
called for the expenditure
of $82,009.00 ,which" com
pared with $70,751.00 the
previous year. The prop
erty valuation for the year
was $4,119,000.00.
Edenton Colonials were
leading in the Albemarle
League, having won five of
the last games played.
At a special meeting of
heads of organizations,
called by the Chamber of
Commerce, the idea of re
organizing a band in
Edenton was discussed. An
other meeting -was called
for the purpose of proceed
ing to form a band.
As the result of Windsor
baseball fans assaulting
Umpire B. W. Wright after
a game in Windsor be
tween the Rebels and
Hertford, the Windsor
team’s franchise was re
voked by W. H. Oakey, Jr.,
of Hertford, president of
the Albemarle League. The
club was also fined S3OO
for not providing adequate
police protection. Later,
however, at a meeting of
the league directors, Mr.
Oakey’s decision to revoke
the franchise was over
ruled but the S3OO fine was
upheld. President Oakey
subsequently resigned but
later agreed to continue as
president.
Lester Jordan, popular
pitcher for the Edenton
Colonials, opened Lester’s
Place on the Windsor
highway near the U. S.
Fish Hatchery, where he
served meals.
Dr. George T. Crawford,
local chiropractor, moved
his office from the Citizens
Bank building to the office
next to the Hotel Joseph
Hewes lobby.
The Herald began a
series of four articles to
inform motorists what they
should know in order to
obtain a driver’s license in
North Carolina.
Chowan County Com
missioners employed Reed,
Hoyt & Washburn of New
York as the county’s bond
attorneys for the proposed
election of a $400,000 bond
issue for school improve
ments which were deemed
absolutely necessary.
The matter of providing
a modem heating plant for
the ancient Chowan Coun
ty Court House again
cropped up at a meeting of
Chowan County Commis
sioners. Chairman W. W.
Byrum was authorized to
secure bids for the installa
tion of a safe and modem
heating plant.
Chowan County Com
missioners were presented
a petition which requested
the addition of an audi
torium to the Rocky Hock
School to be included in
the first bond issue pro
posed by the county.
J. H Conger, president
of the newly organized
Chowan Golf Club, was
very optimistic that before
the week was out enough
members would have been
secured to assure $6,000
which was needed to con
struct an up-to-date nine
hole golf course at the
Naval Air Station.
James E. Wood and W.
W. Byrum were appointed
to the board of directors of
the National Peanut Coun
cil.
Melvin Layton was chos
en football and basketball
coach of the Edwin M.
Holt High School
MISSIONARY SPEAKER
AT CHAPPELL HRJ.
Sunday night at 8 o’clock
Miss Ruth Walden, who
has been a missionary for
30 years in Nigeria and is
now serving with the Home
Mission Board, will be a
guest speaker at Chappell’s
Hill Baptist Church, Tyner.
'She will also show slides
of her experiences in Af
rica and Nigeria. The pub
lic is cordially invited to
attend.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Peele of Edenton announce
the birth of an 8-pound, fl
ounce daughter, Penny
Carole. Mrs. Peele is the
former Judith Adams,
of Mrs.
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