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•* IllllltSSPilHS fr • ' -'. - - §3S@|gl|g| g|Pg|||E'* ’ ]?iA . V, . Ci rO Commuinty Center Destroyed Herald reporter-photographer \ M. Arnold was on the scene Monday night to get the picture at left as Edenton Jaycee Community Center on Base Road was completely destroyed by Later, Fin fiS es Luther C. Parks and Robert Dail, Jaycee president, were photographed as they surveyed the dam age. Damage to the building was placed at $12,000. The structure \ .nsured but the contents were not, according to Dail. (See Public Parade). ■public Parade Sure, We've Heard Carolina’s football team (?) went into Baptist Hollow Saturday and experienced emersion. It took less than a minute but it hurts ever so much. Back On EST Early Sunday morning, at 2 A. M., to be exact, residents of 47 of the United States returned to Eastern Standard Time. Prior announcement of the switch from Daylight Savings Time to EST was conspicuous by its absence from this column. There is a reason. We had mixed up those who meander along the Public Pa rade twice previously. We knew all along this time, but didn’t want to chance a typo like the one two weeks ago which kept the elections board office open from 9 A. M., to 11 P. M., three days a week. In the past we have also announced Halloween a week early; forgotten the number, not to mention the birth dates, of our children; and other insignificant things like wedding anniversaries. All systems have been checked out and honest to goodness, Saturday is Hallo ween. / Rep. Walter B. Jones Don't Mark And Run Tuesday is election day. There is but one local contest and one district contest. There has been no noise on the local race and relatively little in the congressional contest—primarily due to the lack of issues raised by the chal lenger. This, probably leads to a considerable amount of apathy on the part of voters. Tuesday’s election, like all others, is very important. In the past we have mentioned to those who meander along the Public Parade the seriousness of our father’s (beliefs concerning politics, church, and automobiles. To politics we were taught to fight the party battle in the Spring and in the Fall to spend very little time in the booth—vote Democratic and get on to other things. We will on Tuesday vote Democratic, a privilege we have enjoyed for some 18 years. Then we will get on to some other things, like carefully weighing the pros and cons of the amendments -to the Constitution of North Carolina which are on a separate ballot. But first, we want to re-endorse Rep. Walter B. Jones. He and the Ambum who appears on the ballot have a lot in common, except their sex. They are people who are independent thinkers, but who are willing and eager to listen to all sides of an issue before forming an opinion and casting a vote. They are people who vote the same way they talk. We need more of them in public service. Rep. Jones has been an able, dedicat > ed, listener-type legislator. Emily G. Jaycee Community Center Destroyed | THE CHOWAN HERALD Volume XXXVII—No. 44. Light Vote Is Predicted For Election All is ready for the general election to be held in Chowan County Tuesday, according to Mrs. George C. Hoskins, chairman, county elections board. Polls in the six precincts will open at 6:30 A. M., and close at 6:30 P. M. Due to the length of the ballot and the seven proposals to amend the North Ca rolina Constitution, counting of ballots is expected to be a lengthy process. There are but two contests. Rep. Walter B. Jones is being challenged by R. Frank Everett, Republican, and Gene Leggett, American Party. On the local ticket, Chairman J. Clarence Leary of Chowan County Commissioners is op posed by Republican Robert P. Dail. Because of the off-year election and the absence of opposition for a majority Continued on Page 4 More Fines Levied Judge Wilton F. Walker heard the last of the ABC law violations Tuesday in Chowan County District Court. Five defendants were charged with either possession, possession for sale, and sale. John Roberts was given six months and six months suspended in five years upon payment of S4OO fine and costs and not to violate any ABC laws for five years. Hise wife, Willie V. Roberts, was giv en six months and six months suspended in five years upon payment of S3OO fine and costs and not to violate any ABC laws for five years. Two counts against Mrs. Roberts were nol prossed. Dorothy Hill was sentenced six months, six months, and six months sus pended in five years upon payment of $550 fine and costs and not to violate any ABC laws for five years. Martha Lee Fleming was sentenced to six months suspended in five years upon payment of $l5O fine and costs and not to violate any ABC laws for five years. Jones Heads Industrial Committee W. P. (Spec) Jones, long recognized in the community for his contribution to development, has been named chair man of the Industrial Committee of Edenton Chamber of Commerce. The announcement of committee chair men and members of the board of di rectors to serve on the various groups was made by Carlton Jackson, president. Jackson will be on the committee with Jones and others will be selected in the near future. Other directors and committee chair men, in that order, include: Tourist: Jesse Harrell and E. N. (Pete) Manning; Mrs. W. J. P. Earn hardt, Jr. Merchants: James G. Blount, director and chairman. |K' jjk yA Wt \s '/ir AM'S' .ml r j f’SH: X ’ - A - J isl •*- HBP* * -*» V ’Ami Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 29, 1970 Contribute To Hospital Presenting a check for SSOO to Thomas M. Surratt, Chowan Hospital administrator, is Mrs. Barbara White for the Edenton Elite Women’s Club. Also pictured are Mrs. Betty Bembry, left, and Mrs. Christine Fleming. The check is to be used to help fill the medical library with books. First National Buys Municipal Bonds Municipal bonds for the Town of Edenton in the amount of $600,000 were sold Tuesday morning by the Local Gov ernment Commission in Raleigh. They are the town’s part of a sl-million wa ter and sewer expansion project. First National Bank of Eastern North Carolina purchased the bonds, according to Jack Harris, First National vice presi dent in charge of the Edenton operation. First National bid with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company and they were among four groups or individual banks to bid on the bonds. Evans Gets Post RALEIGH Wallace B. Evans of Edenton has been named to the N. C. American Revolution Bicentennial Com mission. The appointment was made by Gov. Bob Scott and the term expires March 21, 1975. Also, Gov. Scott announced the ap pointment of James S. Brawley of Salis bury, to the commission. He replaces James A. Gray of Winston-Salem, who resigned. Brawley is editor of The Post. Evans, associated with Hughes-Parker Hardware Company in Edenton is ac tive in Edenton Jaycees and other com munity affairs. Highway: James C. (Pete) Dail: L. F. Amburn, Jr. Finance: Dr. A. F. Downum, Jr., chairman, Manning and Marvin S. Bar ham. Education: Dr. Allen Hornthal; N. J. George. Arts: Bob Weintraub, director, chair man and president of Chowan Arts Council. Governmental: Merrill Evans, Jr., and Bffl Whichard. Agriculture: Bill Easterling; C. W. Overman. The executive committee is composed of Jackson, president; Manning, vice ' president; Mrs. Anne Burroughs, secre tary; Dr. Downum, treasurer; Ed Pu ■ ryear, ex-officio; and Robert W. Moore, executive vice president. Ssingle Copy 10 Cents Tom Pace, vice president and manager of the municipal bond department of the SIOO-million First National system with headquarters in Jacksonville, handled the transaction. As the successful low bidder, First National offered an average interest cost of 5.98 per cent as compared with the next low bid of 6.01 per cent. “This difference in interest will mean a savings of some $1,839 to taxpayers in Edenton,” Harris noted. First National is immediately reoffer ing for public sale all of the bonds at prices to yield a return to the buyer of from 4 per cent to 6.25 per cent, ac cording to maturity, Harris said. The bonds were authorized by vote of the town in an election on May 2. All contracts have been let and work is already underway. The first phase was sewer service to the new Chowan Hospital which was completed in time for the hospital to open on schedule Oc tober 17. Club Members Honor Bosses —Edenton Jaycees Thursday night held a Bosses Night Banquet at their Community Center on Base Road. William Finch, left, was guest speaker and is shown with Robert Dail, right, club president, and Harold Jones, banquet chair- » man. Finch, who travels, throughout North Carolina and Virginia talking on drug abuse, told his audience here the family unit is the only way to stop the spread of drugs among young people in Eden ton and other communities. Fire completely destroyed the Jaycee Community Building on Base Road Mon day night. The origin had not been de termined at presstime. Fire Chief Luther C. Parks said the first alarm was received at 9:45 P. M., and when firemen drove out of the sta tion they saw the blaze, some six miles away. He said there was absolutely no chance to save the huge structure which once housed the post exchange canteen at the Edenton Air Base. Flames were fanned by a steady wind, but firemen, hooking on to the base water system, were able to keep the fire from spreading. The building was locat ed just in front of the base water tank. Robert Dail, Jaycee president, said the building was insured for $12,000. There was no insurance on the contents, valued at much more than the building. Dail had S6OO in sound equipment in the building, used for weekend dances. The structure was on a seven acre lot. Continued on Page 4 Allred Is Speaker At Chapel Event 'Dedication and laying of cornerstone at Bandon Chapel, Arrowhead Beach, took place Sunday at 2:30 P. M„ with Rev. Thurman Allred delivering the dedication message. Bandon Chapel is on the former site of Bandon Plantation which was once owned by the late Inglis Fletcher, his torical novelist. It was the request of Mrs. Fletcher that the chapel be named after the plan tation which was built in 1757 and was destroyed by fire in 1963. Until the chapel was built, Rocky Hock Baptist Church sponsored a Sun day School, held in the Arrowhead Club house during the summer of 1968. The permanent residents of Arrowhead de cided there was a need to continue the Sunday School through the winter and have met for study meditation and wor ship since then. Trustees for Bandon Chapel are Ste phen Long, James Hodges and Henry Skinner. Giving the history of Bandon Chapel at the ceremony was Mrs. Virginia Hicks, placing of articles in the cornerstone were the trustees, and placing the corner stone were Long and Doug Tise. rai
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