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Volume XXV. —Number 36.
Intensive Drive Is Stated
To Raise Capital To Rellime
Operation Fiberglass Firm
Goal Is Set to Raise
Minimum of $20,000
Within Week’s Time;
Meeting Tuesday
A goodly number of interested
men, including directors, stock
holders and others, met Tuesday
night in the interest of resum
ing operation of Edenton Indus
tfies, Inc., in making fiberglass
swimming pools.
Richard Atkinson presided over
the meeting and at the outset
presented a br.ef history of the
local enterprise which suspended
operation a few weeks ago due,
for the most part, to manage
ment difficulties. Mr. Atkinson
stated that expert information
about proper operation is now
available 1 from fiberglass engi
neers and architects and that a
capable manager can be secured.
While there is some indebtedness
now outstanding, Mr. Atkinson
pointed out that an inventory of
supplies, aside from the forms,
amounts to approximately SB,OOO.
so that with more capital the
plant can be put into operation
almost immediately.
Mr. Atkinson, as well as oth
ers! were very optimistic as to
the future of fiberglass swim
ming pools and other fiberglass
products which could be made
here and stated that the project
was too good to lose at this
stage of the game. It was said
that the equipment could easily
be sold, but that in that event
the plant would most likely be
moved elsewhere and it was the
purpose to have an Edenton in
dustry providing employment
for local people and con
tributing to the economy of tips
entire' Section. The possibilities
are unlimited, it was pointed
out, and that every effort should
be made to resume operations
on a sound basis.
Those present at the meeting
were unanimous in their opin
ion tba* an intensive drive should
be started at once to raise
enough capital to resume opera
tion. It was pointed out that
$20,000 would be a minimum
figure to shoot at. It was also
reported that a committee pom
posed *of present stockholders
raised about $3,000 over the
Labor Day week-end. Many of
those attending the meeting
agreed to solicit prospective in
vestors in the hope of raising
at least $20,000. It was decided
to make this drive within a
week, so that another meeting
has been called for next Tues
day night, September 9, in order
. to receive a report of the can
vassers.
It! was pointed out that if
$20,000 can be raised to begin
operation at once pools could be
marketed in order to bring in
revenue so that there was a pos
sibility that it would not be ne
cessary to sell any more stock.
Mr. Atkinson also informed those
present that, a number of dis
tributors are anxious to pur
chase the entire output of the
Edenton concern.
It was made clear that what
mortey is raised to meet the
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Many Entries Are Made In Final
Week of G Os C. Fishing Contest
Anglers were busy in local (
waters \ over the past week-end (
bringing in good catches of rock- j
fish jand large mouth bass to en
ter gn the Chamber of Commerce
fishing contest which closed for
the season on September 2.
Scott Harrell, chairman of the j
Tourist and Recreation Com-1
mitiee, said that both catches
end entries were heavy.
A seveft pound, one ounce
rockfish caught by W. R. White
of Colerain took 4 the last week
ly award in the rock class.
White caught his 29-inch win
ner with a Fet spoon trolling in
Chowan River. Eight others
caught by White averaged 5H
to 6 pounds. ,
Fishing in Dillardf Creek and
ushtg a “killer” spoon, Jack
fbT h o trr br °"* ht iS-e
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Dr. B. B. McGuire Resigns As Health
Officer For Four County District
Dr. B. B. McGuire, health offi- (
cer for the Pasquotank, Perquim-|
ans, Camden, Chowan Health
District, tendered his resignation
to the District Board of Health
last week. The resignation,
which will be effective as of Oc-;
tober 1, 1958, was accepted by the )
Board.
In tendering his resignation Dr. I
McGuire issued the following
statement: I
“It is with deep regret that I an
nounce my resignation as District
Health Director for Pasquotank,
Perquimans, Camden, Chowan
Health District. My work here:
has been most pleasant at all j
times. I have never found finer j
people, a finer Board of Health, j
nor a finer staff.
Mrs. William Bethel
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Sings For Rotarians
Edenton Rotarians were treat
ed to a splendid musical program
at their meeting last week when
Mrs. William Bethel sang a num
ber of selections, accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Wilbur Free.
Mrs. Bethel, who has had con
siderable professional experience,
titled her program “Musical Trip
Around the World,” which, includ.
ed folk songs and operatic arias
from various parts of the world.
Her program was greeted with
rounds of applause by the Rotar
ians. Both ladies were introduc
ed by Chaplain Matthew Curry,
who had charge of the program. /
Woman’s Club Meets
Wednesday, Sept. 10
As has been previously an
announced the Edenton Woman’s
Club will hold its first meeting
of the fall season Wednesday af
ternoon, September 10, at 1
o’clock in the Parish House. The
meeting was postponed from
Wednesday of this week due to
the Labor Day holiday.
Mrs. Robert J. Boyce, president
of the club, urges every member
1 to attend the meeting in order to
get off to a good start for the fall
program.
LEGION MEETS SEPT. 9
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
Ameircan Legion will meet Tues
day rright, September 9, at 8
o’clock. Commander Woodrow j
• 1 Slades, is very anxious to have a
good attendance.
VFW AUXILIARY MEETING
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wil
liam H. Coffield, Jr., Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet tonight (Thursday) at
8 o’clock in the Post home. Mrs.
Pattie Jordan, president, urges
' all members to attend.
VFW MEETING
Wilfcam H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
, September 9, at 8 o’clock. Har
i old Langdale, commander, urges
' all members to be present.
award. Many othfcr entries run
ning from 2Vs to 5Vi pounds
'were made but none could top
Bunch’s.
A nice one pound, four ounce
crappie -entered by a youngster,
Norman Perry, Jr., of Colerain,
l easily took the week’s award.
| Perry’s winning entry, which
measured 13 inches, was caught
in the Chowan River .on min
nows.
Jack Jordan of Edenton enter,
ed a ten ounce white perch v to
win in this crass.
, Harrell said that the winners
for * the season in each of the
five classes will be announced
shortly and grailQ prizes award
ed. The Chamber’s weekly con
tests began in June and created
a great deal of interest among
, anglers, Harrell added. He also
said that a contest is planned
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 4,1958.
I “What errors I have made have
I been through accident and not de
sign. I have the warmest feeling
toward all our citizens, especially
our children, whose memory I
hall always cherish.
“My family reside mostly in the
i western part of the State, and I
j am now all alone so far as they
1 are concerned and naturally want
to be near them.
| “With my best wishes and deep
concern for our children and all
our citizens.” .
Dr. J. A. Johnson of Elizabeth
City has been appointed to act as
: part time health director and he
I will serve until a full time man
I can be Dr. Johnson has
i been trained in Public Health and
can carry on handsomely. •
Faculty Announced
For Church School
A t St. Pmil’s Ch u rch
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The autumn session of the
Church School of Saint Paul’s
Episcopal Church beginning Sun
day, September 7, at 9:30 A. M.,
will include an expanded pro
gram and larger faculty list.
The Rev. George B. Holmes,
rector, in announcing his teachers
and substitutes for the year 1958- 1
59, said he is very pleased with
the number of male teachers and
the excellent spirit of conscienti
ousness.
Pre-school children will belong
to the Guild of the Christ Child,
directed-by Mrs. Edward G. Bond,
ages one and two. The Nursery
will be taught by Mrs. Nancy
1 Carson, ages three and four.
Grade One will be in charge of
Mrs. Richard D. Dixon, Jr., for
ages four and five. Grade Two
is to be taught by Mrs. Ruth Por
ter for age six. Mrs. W. E. Ma
lone will teach the seven-eight
year-olds in Grade Three. R. El-1
ton Forehand, Jr., Grade Four forj
ages nine and ten. Mrs. Eugenia
Babylon has Grade Five for ages
eleven and twelve. Rhea Adams
is in charge of Grade Six or age
thirteen. Clarence Leary, Jr.,
Grade Seven, The Young Church
men. The rector will teach thej
Adult Bible Class beginning the
first Sunday in October.
Other members of the facul'y
include Miss Susan Byrum, pi
anist, and Mr?. William H. Cos-
I field, director of music, James
Bond, t reasurer ar *d substitute,
John Gilliam Wood, Tom H.
Shepard, Logan Elliott, James M.
Johnston, Mrs. Helen Pruden,
Mrs. Ruth Conger, Charles H.
Wood, Jr., Mrs. Edith Nixon and
Miss Kathryn Brown, substitutes.
The Episcopal Church Fellow
ship Series will be taught to
gether with the new Seabury Se
ries and emphasis will be placed
on individual participation, mu
sic, The Catechism, church man
ners and customs, missions, be
havior patterns, the Holy Bible,
the Book of Common Prayer, and
! character development. The
Young Churchmen will conduct a
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WIUIUUCU WM A uy V » *
20 Years Ago j;
As Found in the Files of j
The Chowan Herald
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West W. Byrum, vice chairman
of the Albemarle Bridge Celebra
tion Committee, reported that 3,-
900 cars crossed the new bridge
for the dedication ceremony at
tohich it was estimated that ap
proximately 20,000 people attend
ed.
Town Councilmen and County
Commissioners met in special con
ference to consider proposed plans
for construction of a new munici
pal building. A proposition was
presented that the town pay 55
per cent and the remaining 45
per cent being paid by the gov
ernment through the PWA and
the county transferring what they
pay yearly in rentals.
A meeting of ths Chamber of
Commerce was held to discuss the
idea of promoting a peanut festi
val in Edenton. ' Cooperating in
CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
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Above is another installment of The' Herald's “Citizens of To
morrow" feature. Top row. left to right. Janet Elaine Britton,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Junius Britton; Linda Byrum. daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. James Byrum; Ronnie Lane, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry T. Lane. Middle row, left to right, Mary Ruth Habit, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Habit; David Ray Twiddy. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Twiddy; Joe Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.
Bunch. Bottom row, left to right. Billy Lorance, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Lorance: Gwen Lassiter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert E. Lassiter, Jr.; Marilyn Lorance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Lorance.
Edenton Aces Will
Raise Curtain For
’SB Season Friday
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Coaches Reluctant to
Predict--Strength of;
Team Against This
Year’s Opposition |
Coaches Bill Billings and John
ny Morris are busily engaged in 1
developing the Edenton Aces for
the 1958 football season and with!
the first game of the season sched- j
uled for Friday night, strenuous
practice sessions are the order for
this week.
The Aces will raise the curtain j
for the 1958 season on Hicks Field |
Friday night at 8 o’clock when 1
they meet the Roanoke Rapids j
Yellow Jackets. The Roanoke,
Rapids team is a member of the'
Class AA Conference and fell vic
tim to the Aces last year by a[
score of 12-0.
The Aces appear to be a big
question mark thus far in prac
tice sessions. While Coaches Bill- .
ings and Morris are rather reluc- 1
tant to make any predictions as to
the strength of the Aces, the boys
have shown a lot of pre-season
determination and spirit. Incle
ment weather has hindered prac
tice but despite the unfavorable
conditions the boys have worked
hard and the coaches hope they
will be ready for the opener Fri
day night.
A game was played last Fri
day night between two squads
with the teams playing on pretty
even terms, although one group
scored a touchdown when' Leroy
Spivey, with good blocking, raced
for a touchdown. Both coaches
detected many mistakes during
the scrimmage and will, of course,
devote some time to iron out the
wrinkles.
Boys back from last year’s Class
A championship team to help car
ry the load are Marvin Ashley,
left end: Frank Johnson, left tac
kle; Jack Bunch, right end; Rob
ert White, quarterback and Char-
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Chowan Has Purchased 56.8
Pet. Os Savings Bonds Quota
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., vice
president of Peoples Bank &
Trust Company, who is County
Volunteer Chairman for the sale
of United States Savings Bonds,
reports that combined sales of Se
ries E and H bonds in Chowan
County for the month of July
amounted to $4,024.75. Cumula
tive sales for the year in this
county were $61,267.71, which is
56.8 per cent of the 1958 quota of
$107,800.
Series £ and H Savings Bonds
purchases during the Qrst seven
if Wrong Pedal ]j
| The Tasiy-Freeze building on t
West Queen Street was damag-.
ed Sunday afternoon about 5,
o'clock with damage estimated i
at about S4OO.
The accident occurred when 1
j Mrs. Elizabeth Engel of Edenton )
drove near the building and
: when she attempted to put her j
I foot on the brake pedal it slip- ,
j ped off and struck the accelera
; lor. The corner of the building
' was damaged and two youngs, i
iters, Paul Ward 11, of Hertford:
,and Mary L. Perry, 10 of Eden
' ton were injured. The two were |
rushed to Chowan Hospital, but j
J were shortly released after minor i
I cuts and bruises were treated. |
Smith To Speak
j At DAR Meeting
Mrs. Wood Privott, regent of
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revo
lution, calls attention to the first
meeting of the fall season which
will be held Wednesday after
noon, September 10, at 3:30
o’clock in the Iredell house.
, The speaker for the occasion
will be Harry Smith. Jr., execu-J
tive vice president of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce. Mrs.
Privott urges every member to
make a special effort to attend.
Grocers Will Close
Half Day Wednesday
Until Thanksgiving
According to information given
The Herald, grocery stores in
Edenton will continue to close at
1 o’clock Wednesday afternoons
through Thanksgiving. After
Thanksgiving, however, the stores
will remain open Wednesday af
ternoons until January 1.
months of 1958 were $28,658,789,
the United States Savings Bonds
Division in North Carolina an
nounced today.
Compared with the January-
July period last year, sales were
up 2.4 per cent.
July's sales of $3,801,671 E and
H Bonds were 6 per cent lower
than the $4 million of July, 1957.
Series E sales of $3,335,671 were
off 5 par cent from last July’s' $3,-
528,245, and Series H sales of
$466,000 were off 12 per cent from
the $534,000 of July, 1957. 1
Dr. Bruce Whitaker
WMtPreach Sunday
At Baptist Church
Outstanding Educator
And Preacher Now
President of Chowan
College
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, presi
dent of Chowan College, is to be
the guest minister at the Edenton
Baptist Church Sunday, Septem
ber 7, for the 11 o’clock morning
worship hour and the 7:30 even
ing worship hour.
Dr. Whitaker is a native of
North Carolina and a graduate of
| Mooresboro High School, Wake
| Forest College, and Southern Bap
| tist Theological Seminary. He
has done post-graduate work at
George Peabody College and has
[ taught at the University of Indi
ana, Belmont College, and Shorter
College. In addition to wide ex
perience in the field of educa
tion, Dr. Whitaker has served as
assistant pastor of the Druid Hills
[ Baptist Church in Atlanta and has
pastored the Smithfield Baptist
Church of Smithfield, Kentucky.
From 1954 until March 25, 1957,
he served as secretary of the N. C.
Baptist Student Union which
work he left 'to become president
of Chowan College.
Dr. Whitaker has preached in
the local pulpit on a previous oc
casion and the public is cordially i
invited to hear him as he brings
both the morning and the evening
messages.
Jaycee Road Block
Pi ■oves Successful
Edenton Jayeees, in cooperation
with the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.,
the Barrow Bottling Works and
the Highway Patrol, established a
road block on Highway 17 op
posite the American Legion
building Friday afternoon, be
tween 3 and 7 o’clock. The pur
pose was to promote safe driving
over the Labor Day week-end.
It is estimated that over 2.000
motorists were stopped, each of
whom was given a brochure on
historical Edenton, a pamphlet on
safe driving and a soft drink.
The affair was very successful
and in every instance the motor
ists left the road block in a very
pleasant frame of mind.
The response by the motorists
was very gratifying so that all
concerned feel that in some small
way they helped make the Labor
Day week-end a safer one.
Veterans Service
Officer Ready To
Give Assistance!
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For the time being, anyone de-'
siring the services of the Cho-j
wan County Veterans Service Of-,
ficer may contact E. J. Hobbs, Jr.,,
at his residence, 17 Hawthorne■
Road in Edenton. His telephone j
number is 3583. i
In the event Mr. Hobbs is noti
at home, his wife will be glad to I
inform the caller as to when he (
| will return or where he may bei
located. She will also take any
messages.
“For the convenience of those
who are unable to contact me
personally,” says Mr. Hobbs, “I
will be glad to visit them at their
residence or at any other location
they may desire. Please feel free
to call on me. I am at your ser
vice."
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Chowan Tribe of Red Men
will sponsor Ihe Beers-Bames
Circus in Edenton, Wednesday,
September 10. The circus will
appear on the Legion grounds.
A drive is now in progress to
raise enough capital for Edenton
Industries, Inc., to resume opera
tions.
Chowan Home Demonstration
Clubs will hold their second an
nual fashion show at the Advance
Cernmunity Building Tuesday af
ternoon, September 16. at 2:30
o'clock.
A meeting for farmers will be
held in the Court House Friday
night, September 12, at 7:30
o'clock relative to federal aid for
drainage and other conservation
practices.
Town Council will meet Tues
day night, September 9. at •
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$2,50 Per Year In North Carolina
New Social Security
Law Affects About
I,oooln Local Area
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Guest Preacher
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DR. BRUCE WHITAKER
At both services Sunday at the
Baptist Church Dr. Bruce Whit-1
aker. president of Chowan Col- I
lege, will be the guest minister.
HD Fashion
Show Sept. 16
I
Tuesday, September 16. is an-;
other important date for Chowan j
Home Demonstration Club wo- j
men. According to Miss Maidred
Morris, home agent, the second
annual fashion show will be
held, featuring clothes made and
modeled by club members.
Miss Morris urges the club
women to put the finishing
touches on their garments and
| plan to model them in the .com-1
petition. A goodly number of)
ladies took part in last year’s i
show, and indications are for(
another well-attended event with !
good participation this year.
Garments will be judged ac-1
cording to construction, fit and |
neatness. This "fashion parade” )
is a follow-up of demonstrations |
given to the clubs in the past j
year oh fabrics, pattern types j
and color.
“Chowan Home Demonstration)
Club women should plan now to |
attend the fashion parade at Ad-)
vance Community Building on ,
Tuesday. September 16, at 2:30,
P. M., preceding the, regular I
County Council meeting,” Miss j
Morris says.
Advance Club will be hostess.
Tanners’Meeting]
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County Agent C. W. Overman
and Soil Conservationist James
Griffin have called a meeting
for farmers to be held in the
j Court House Friday night Sep
tember 12, at 7:30 o'clock. The
I purpose of this meeting is to in
i form farmers how to apply for
j federal aid for drainage and
i other conservation practices as
provided in the new Public Law
566 relating to small watersheds. :
odd relaxing io smaii waicisiicw. wusimicu ~ •
Site Os Beers-Barnes Circus Is
Changed To Legion Grounds
Plans have been changed fori
staging the Beers-Barnes Circus
scheduled to appear in Edenton
Wednesday. September 10. The
circus will be presented on the
American Legion grounds on
U. S. 17 south, a few miles from
Edenton. It was previously an
nounced that the circus would
show on Ryder Lane opposite
the Coastland Oil Company, but
the site was changed in the be
lief that in event of inclement
weather, the latter grounds will
be more satisfactory.
There will be two perform
ances of the circus, a matinee at
2 o'clock and a show again at
8 o’clock.
The circus is sponsored by
Chowan Tribe of Red Men with
the lodgemen sharing in the ad
vance sale of tickets. It is,
! therefore, hoped that many peo
ple will buy their tickets be
fore the day of the circus.
The circus is the oldest tented
i circus in America and one of the
surviving big top animal shows
FIGHT CANCER *
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK , ,
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District Manager Ex
plains Benefits Un
der Changes Made By
Congress
The Social Security .-vmend
ments of 1958 will provide in
creased monthly payments to ap
proximately 1,000 people in the
Edenton area beginning with
checks which are due early in
February, 1959, according to J. A.
Morrison, district manager of the
j Norfolk Social Security Office,
j The amount of the increase is
j about 7 per cent or will range
I from $3.00 to $7.50 per month,
j He stated also that the maximum
•family rate will be increased to
I a maximum of 5254.00 per month.
Morrison emphasized that for
people who are already getting
monthly Social Security checks, it
will not be necessary to apply for
or ask about this increase. He
stated it will automatically be
added to the checks for the month
of January, 1959. which will be
j mailed early in February. He al
so pointed out that in. addition to
those automatic increases, it will
not be necessary that an applica
tion be filed for a disabled work
er whose Social Security disabili
ty benefits were reduced or not
, payable because of the "off-set”
| provisions in the old law where
) the person was receiving work* •
j man’s compensation or disability
j benefits from some other agency.
In these cases, checks will be is
sued automatically and would be
mailed out at a very early date.
Morrison stated that under other
changes made by the new lav/.
Social Security benefits will be
come payable to a number of peo-
I pie not previously eligible for any
j payments. These people, hy staf
| ed, must apply for benefits before
i such payments can start. Among
(the groups that are now eligible
[because of the provisions of the
j new law are children, wives and
| dependent husbands over 65 of
| disabled individuals who are 50
| years of age or over and are now
| getting disability insurance bene-
I fits.
j In connection with disability
j coverage Mr. Morrison pointed
I out one important change. It will
I apply to people who have been
! denied disability benefits because
I the person did not work long
enough under Social Security :"-i
--1 mediately preceding the disabili
) t.v. It is possible, he stated, that
these people will now be eligible
for payments. Mr. Morrison stat
j ed. however, that the 5 year work
j requirement was still in effect.
|'j He further pointed out that par
! J ents of a son or daughter that died
after 1939 and had previously
been disallowed because the son
or daughter left a widow, widow
er or child, should now recontact
the office in that there was a pos
sibility of benefits being paid.
He stated that the Similar pro
visions applied to adopted chil
dren where the adoption occurred
less than 3 years before the adopt
ing parent became entitled to re
tirement benefits. He further
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lon the road. It will be present
ed under a new tent and includes
a program of 25 trained animal
and circus acts, including two
[ acts formerly with the late Ring
ling Brothers Circus.
Red Men have been assured
there will be no side shows, skill
or chance games, concessions or
annoying midway hawkers in
connection with the circus,
t Among the features of the
circus will be “Harold," world’s
finest backward somersaulting
l wire artist and Don Maurico and
Julie, the famous Chilean jug
glers; four-ton Confo Alice, the
; biggest performing elephant in
; America; Capt. Walt Davis and
his Liberty horse act and Capt.
■ Willis with his bicycle-riding
i chimps.
The Red Men are of the belief
, that many, people will welcome a
. good clean circus and are hop
■ ing many people inil attend and
that a large proportion of them
1 will purchase their tickets in
• advance, which will benefit
; Chowan Tribe.
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