Invitation Declined
The N. C. Agricultural Leaders
' People-to-People Delegation has
sent out invitations to a summer
trip being planned.' We got on the
list via the delegation leader, J. E.
Foil of Raleigh.
It is quite a trip Ed put together
with (dans to visit Denmark,
Sweden, Czechoslovakia, The
Soviet Union, Germany and
Switzerland in 20 days. It would
take a former state extension
chairman to pack it all in and for
only $2,477.
We are sorry we have to decline
the invitation. We are confident it
would be both enjoyable and
educational. It always is when Ed
meanders along the Public
Parade. We assume he is the same
elsewhere.
Especially educational when Ed
has a few cards in his hand and a
few coins on the table. Bon
t, voyage, Ed! Sorry we can’t go
along to supplement your income.
Breaking Records
Fresh, new breath is being
enjoyed by Tidewater Blood
Center of the American Red Cross.
Monday, for the thipd consecutive
time the quota of 130 pints was
exceeded on the regular visit of
the bloodmobile.
There were 155 donors, with 147
pints collected during the day at
Edenton Baptist Church.
Allan Asbell is volunteer
chairman for Edenton Jaycees
and is enjoying splendid
cooperation from business and
industry in his efforts to make the
blood-mobile visits successful. He
is to be commended for his efforts.
4 Only a few years ago there was a
danger that Chowan Hospital
would be short on blood for major
operations because few donors
were showing up at bloodmobile
visits. This is a healthy, new at
titude being demonstrated along
the Public Parade and one in
which all the community can take
pride.
Some OM Story
N.C. Department of Tran
sportation officials have compiled
figures which show that during the
administration of Gov. James E.
Holshouser, Jr., $787-million in
highway construction contracts
were awarded.
During the four years, with an
equal number of secretaries, the
First Division received $25.1-
million—the least amount in the
state. The Fourth Division
received $121.7-million.
Except for the U.S. 17 by-pass of
Edenton it was the same old story,
highwaywise, along the Public
Parade and throughout Nor
theastern North Carolina.
Sec. G. Perry Greene com
mented: “Each of North
Carolina’s 14 highway divisions
received its fair share of con
struction funds.” We disagree.
“We have worked for the good of
all of North Carolina and have
sought to provide its citizens, from
the mountains to the coast, the
best possible roads and high
ways,” he added. We disagree.
However, it was said just like
expected from a mountain man.
Wrong Direction
The federal Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration has
come under fire from many
quarters during the past several
months. From a bit of “editorial
information” distributed by the
N. C. State Bar within the week
we are not at all surprised^
LEAA, which apparently played
a key role in Chowan County not
being funded by Economy
Development Administration for a
courthouse-jail project, has
fit to award a $163,000 grant for
use in expanding a state-wide
attorney disciplinary program.
Yes, spendtag tax dollars to be
used by one of the state’s strongest
and meet influential pressure
groups to dean its own house.
The State Bar might very well
be a creature of the N. C. General
Assembly but we cannot see why it
is necessary for that group to need
anyones blessing to establish a
“disciplinary hearing commission
and (to) implement new methods
for investigating and, disciplining
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was enough to hamper movement or close schools, but left, and remained long enough to be photographed as it did at the
it did offer a pretty sight for a day or so before melting. A light waterfront by the Barker House, shown at right.
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Volume XLHI—No. 2.
Jaycee Week
Proclaimed
Mayor Roy L. Harrell signed a
proclamation Monday- that joins
Edenton with other communities
across the nation in the ob
servance of National Jaycee
Week, January 16-22.
Tiitotr Clark, Edenton Jaycee
president, reported that a number
of activities are planned in con
junction with the occasion.
While officially the week doesn’t
begin until Sunday, one of the
club’s biggest events, the
Distinguished Service Award
banquet, will be held tonight
(Thursday) at the Jaycee Com
munity Building on the Base Road,
beginning at 7:30 P.M. Leo Shillito
of Hickory will be guest speaker,
and Mayor Harrell will present the
award. Social hour will begin at
6:30 o’clock.
A Prayer Breakfast for Jaycees,
their wives and children will be
held Sunday morning at 8 o’clock.
Local ministers have been invited
to attend. At 11 A. M. Jaycees and
families will attend worship
service at one of the local chur
ches. Clark stated that about 60
Jaycee families are expected to
participate.
Monday will be radio day and
club members taking the'place of
regular announcers at WCDJ will
tell of the various projects un-
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OBSERVANCE PROCLAIMED—Mayor Roy L. Harreß, above
left, is shown with Alton Clark, Jaycee president, after
proclaiming January 16-22 as Jaycee Week in Edenton.
Numerous activities are planned in conjunction with the nation
wide observance.
Edenton, North Carolina, Hiursday, January 13,1977. Single Copies 15 Qnts
High Yield Reported
Two thousand eight hundred and ninety six is the magic number. It is
the peanut yield average for Chowan County in 1976.
H. O. West, executive director of the ASCS office here, noted that is the
third highest average yield ever recorded. The highest was 3,338 pounds
in 1973. In 1974 the average yield was 2,508 pounds per acre.
In 1976 there were 459 farms in the county on which peanuts were
grown. The total yield was 17,686,690 from 6,108.3 acres.
At the same time West announced that 1977 peanut allotment notices
were mailed December 16. Allotments remained at the same level as
1976.
Lease, sale and transfer of peanuts will be permitted for 1977 and can
be filed from now until April 1.
Acreage transfers on peanuts will be based on the farm’s average five
year yield (1972-76) and both the operator and owner of the transferring
farm must sign the agreement, along with any lienholder on the farm.
Grant Aids Radio Project
Communications in the Edenton
Police Department are being
upgraded and a tentative contract
in the amount of $31,518 has been
awarded.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, told the Town Council
at a regular meeting Tuesday
night that the local share of the
cost is $1,576, with the balance
coming from a Albemarle Law &
Order grant.
Also, council voted to spend
$3,500 to improve radio com
munications for volunteer
firemen. Monitors will be pur
chased to remedy a problem
which has developed because of
the influx of CB radios.
Dr. Richard Hardin, chairman
of Edenton-Chowan Airport
Commission, presented for
council’s consideration proposed
new by-laws for the commission.
Like consideration will be asked
Chowan County commissioners.
Mayor Roy L. Harrell appointed
a committee to study possible
areas for future annexation. On
the committee besides himself are
Councilmen Allen Hornthal,
Herbert Hollowell and Earrol
Flynn and Gardner.
Gardner reported that a $500,000
Community Developent Grant
application had been filed.
The administrator also reported
that tax collections have been
excellent. He said at the end of
December 77.3 per cent of the levy
had been collected.
He informed council members
that the town had spent $11,589.70
in legal fees in regards to the
rezoning of property on Virginia
Road.
Gardner further presented the
possible problem with alligator
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Project Delayed
The expansion of the Nutrition
Project by Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development Com
mission include Chowan County
was delayed when the sponsors
ran into a problem with locations.
It was announced last week that
registration would be held
January 6 at Providence Baptist
Church. However, proper
arrangements could not be made
with the church.
The group has now requested
use of the administrative building
of Edenton Housing Authority on
Blades Street. A called meeting of
the housing authority com
missioners has been called for 5
P. M. today (Thursday) for a
presentation of the program and
consideration of the request.
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W. A. (Bill) Perrv
Perry President
Fair Association
W.A. (Bill) Perry of Edenton
was elected president of the N.C.
Agricultural Fair Association
during their convention held
January 6-7 at the Hotel Villa in
Greensboro. He takes that post
after serving as vice president last
year and member of the board of
directors during the past six
years.
Approximately 400 people
representing some 70 fairs at
tended the event.
Perry has served locally as
chairman of the Chowan County
Fair which is sponsored by the
Edward G. Bond, Post 40,
American Legion. It is a job he has
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CLEARING CREEK— Workmen with the Town of Edenton this
week began removing alligator weed from around and beneath
Filbert’s Creek bridge on Queen Street. W. B. Gardner, town
administrator, stated that the water-borne plant is dormant
during the winter, but will begin growing again as wanner
weather sets in. The clean-up operation was made easier by the
weed breaking loose and drifting down to the bridge where it
could be reached for removal. Gardner also stated that the town
is working toward obtaining an EPA approved herbicide in an
attempt to put an end to the pesky problem.
Hospital
Seeks More
Physicians
The board of directors of Chowan
Hosptial, Inc., (dan to seek ad
ditional doctors for the area with
4he Messing of the medical staff.
This was discussed at the board’s
annual meeting January 6 after
reorganization which saw J.
Gilliam Wood named chairman.
Wood and Jesse L. Harrell, a
former chairman who is returning
to the board, spoke to the necessity
of additional members of the
medical community to assure
greater level of census.
Afterwards, Dr. Robert E. Lane,
vice president of medical affairs,
“assured the board that the
medical staff would be very much
in favor of increased physician
manpower and would do all it
could to assist the board in ac
complishing this.”
Wesley Chesson, Jr., immediate
past chairman of the Finance
Committee, reiterated the
numerous steps that had been
taken by the committee and
Thomas M. Surratt, president, tc
hold costs at the very lowest level
and said he believed that this had
been accomplished.
A strong vote of appreciation
was given Surratt, who resigned
recently to become administrator
of Carteret County Hospital in
Morehead City. He was cited for
“the splendid job that had been
done and the many ac
complishments that had been
made in the past nine years ir,
health care”.
A vote of appreciation also was
given Thomas Shepard, retiring
chairman, and Chesson for their
services to the hospital during
their tenure on the board.
In addition to Wood, the newly
elected officers are: Melvin
Howell, vice chairman; Fahey
Byrum, secretary; and Harrell,
treasurer.
New board members and their
appointing bodies are: Harrell.
Chowan County commissioners;
Mrs. J. H. Horton, Town of
Edenton; Pete Thompson, Joint
Committee; and W. A Whichard,
Board of Directors.
Surratt expressed concern over
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Tax Assistance
Wayne L. Hamilton, local
revenue officer for the N. C.
Department of Revenue, advises
that personnel to assist in filing
state income and intangible tax
returns will be available on
Wednesday of each week through
April 15 in the local office.
The office is located at 102 West
Eden Street and assistance is
available on Wednesdays between
8 A. M. and 5 P. M.
Hamilton requests that tax
payers bring pre-addressed forms
which were mailed to them from
Raleigh.
Taxpayers filing their own
returns should mail those which
indicate a refund to N. C.
Department of Revenue, P. O. Box
R, Raleigh, N. C., 27634. Other
completed returns should he
mailed to N. C. Department of
Revenue, P. O. Box 25000, Raleigh.
N. C., 27640.