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Chowan Highway Projects Sparse Under Moore HAMlLTON—Activities of the State Highway Commission in Division One over th« past three and a half years have produced new construction and improve ments on all systems totaling 823.902 miles at k cost of $25,725,197.12. These figures were released today by Com missioner Donald G. Matthews, Jr., of Hamilton. Matthews, who was appointed to the Highway Commission by Gov. Dan Moore/effective July 1, 1965, was re sponsible for developing the multi-mil lion dollar highway program for Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Hertford, Martin, North ampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyr rell' and Washington counties. There have been three contract pro jects 'in Chowan County, all of them dealing with Highway 32. Contract was let July 26, 1966, for $98,412 to resurface two sections of this highway, a total distance of 12.20 miles. Then in October, 1966, a contract for $237,801.20 for work on Highway 32 and U. S. 158 in Chowan, Gates and w THE CHOWAN HERALD Volume XXXVI—No. 1 Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 2, 1969. Single Copy 10 Cents (Chi' public |lararte Useless Steps At the beginning of each year property owners must do two things. They must list their property for taxes and those who own automobiles must purchase new license plates. And if you live within the corporate limits of the Town of Edenton you must fork out an extra buck for another tag. Tax Supervisor Sherlon Layton has gone to great pains to make the tax list ing chore as painless on the citizens as possible. Special hours have been ar ranged to make it convenient for every one to list. Such is not the case with the Town of Edenton. Those who own vehicles have to make two stops in order to be reliev ed of sll or more (or their new license plates. The state lags are sold at Eden ton Os fee Supply and the town tags are sold at. the Municipal \ Building across the street. For a matter of a few cents both tags could be\ sold at the same location. Enough extra town tags would be sold when the i motorist purchases his state plate to offset the cost of getting them sold. i The citijpns didn’t get the Christmas present of backyard garbage collection requested by Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr. It was said to be too costly and cause uselejs steps by the employees. The license plate deal is something else. The useless steps are made by the citi zens, who are often times not taken into consideration, Know The Signals Most of die “days,” “weeks” and “months” declared by various groups are merely promotional platforms for their special viewpoint or product. Attaching a§me order of priority to a multitude of “causes” Is no easy task. One such cause has now claimed Jan uary as a different kind of “month”. It has been designated Alcoholism Infor mation Month and we believe it merits everybody’s attention—and participation. Alcoholism is now one of the “big Four” health problems in America—ap proaching cancer, heart disease and men tal illness in national impact. There are 6.5 million alcoholics. The cost in dol- on Pam 4 PliPpc PutT t I L g^m ii ..iJ-1 MMII 11 'I I 'I COHTUI wnmms— Th« first place whiners to lto IW Chrts&na* nwirtw Con test m» (km atom At Mb tto outrenee to the Thomas Brrum hom. Watt Eton Hi I rtf which took first place la tto doorway division while old Sato Clans and his part tad doorway decoration* at the Hobart Brooke home, Johnston Street, won the first priit pi originality, Y , ■ , ONE OF THREE—OnIy thr«* contract highway projacta in Chowan County nay* own completed during the past three and one-half years and this is one of them. It is the "improrement" to an intersection of Highway 32 and U. S. 17 in North Edenton. A report - issued by Highway Commissioner Don Matthews, Jr., of Hamilton shows all three con tract jobs in this county inrolred Highway 32. Pasquotank counties. The other was a contract on September 26, 1967, for placing curb and guttering and widening the intersection of Highway 32 and U. S. 17 in the Town of Edenton. All of the Property Listing Started Chowan County property owners, more than 9,500 strong, begin their an nual trek to the tax lister today (Thurs day). Tax Supervisor Sherlon Layton said all is in readiness at the various places of listing. Also, more than 2,500 tax abstracts have been mailed to property owners who live outside Chowan County. Property owners have until February 3 to list their real estate or personal property for the purpose of taxing. Those who do not list by the deadline Prizes Awarded For Decorations Four homeowners in Edenton have been given cash prizes and many oth ers commended for their decorations dur ing the holidays. The Christmas Decorations Contest, sponsored by the Fine Arts Department of the Edenton Woman’s Club, was judged December 23. There were two categories—originality and doorway—for which cash prizes of $lO and $5 to each first and - second place winner was offer ed. Winners were announced by Mrs. J. D. Elliott, chairman. For originality, first place went to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brooks, 816 John ston Street, and second place to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes, 111 Blount Street. In the doorway category, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Byrum, 218 West Eden Street, won first place and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney T. Harrell, Jr., 300 North Broad Street, placed second. Honorable mention for originality went to: Mr. and Mrs. T. John F. Becker, 108 North Granville Street, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Phillips, Jr., Moseley Street, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harmon, 45 Hawthorne Road, Mr. and Mrs. Thur man Lane, South Oakum Street, and Mr. and Mrs. John Graham, 103 Blount Street. In the entrance and doorway division, honorable mention went to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Queen Anne Place, Miss Mary Elliott, 209 East Water Street, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jones, 201 Blount Street, and Col. and Mrs. W. B. Rosevear, 121 West King Street. projects have been completed. Chowan County had 12 projects allo cated under the force account which totaled $261,151.97. Five of the pro jects are now under construction with will pay a 10 per cent penalty. It is estimated that fewer than one-half of 1 per cent of property owners fail to list during the authorized period. Layton said the hours for listing have been arranged to make it as convenient on the citizens as possible. Night list ing has again been arranged in the Sec ond Township since it has proven help ful to citizens in the past. Most of the non-resident property owners, and this list is growing each year, according to Layton, own lots at developments such as Arrowhead and Chowan Beaches and Cape Colony. Because of these developments as well as increased industrial activity it is esti mated that the number of taxpayers has increased by more than one third in the past four years. Layton also pointed out that all male persons between the ages of 21 and 50 years, regardless of their lack of owner ship of personal or real property, must list for poll tax. Listing in the First Township will be at the tax office in the county office building from 9 A. M., to 5 P. M., Mon day through Friday and from 9 A. M., to 12 noon on Saturday. Listers here will be Mrs. Pattie S. Byrum, Mrs. Myrtle W. Hare, Mrs. Gray L. Good win, and Mrs. Sadie H. Hoskins. Wayne Bunch will be lister in the Second Township. He will be at W. E. Smith’s Store Monday and Thursday nights from 6 to 9 o’clock and have the following schedule the remainder of the month: January 7, W. L. Miller’s Store; January 9, Sloan’s Grocery; January 14 and 28, M&R Service Center; and Jan uary 21, Archie Nixon’s Store. He will be available from 8 A. M., to 5 P. M., Continued on Page 4 Drug Count Aired Alfred P. Bateman, Jr., 16, 119 West Hicks Street, was given an active jail sentence Tuesday when he entered a plea of guilty to possession of barbitu rate drugs. It was one of the few such charges ever aired in Chowan County District Court. Judge Fentress Horner of Elizabeth City sentenced Bateman to 60 days in jail. The defendant was arrested by Eden ton Police Department last week. Con fiscated were nine one and one-half cap sules of seconal sodium 10 mg. The youth also faces a charge of pub lic drunkenness. Judge Homer Serves Notice On Drivers Who Drink Judge Fentress Horner, presiding in Chowan County District Court Tues day, served warning that he is institut ing a get tough policy for dealing with people who drink and drive. The jurist gave one defendant an ac tive road sentence for driving drunk. Earlier he placed a SIOO fine on a de fendant charged with a minor traffic vio lation after the officer testified the driv er had been drinking. Judge Horner said judges should get away from giving the minimum fine in drunk driving cases. He said he had read recently where alcohol was involved in a majority of fatal accidents. “They (defendants) can appeal to Superior Court and get off with a fine,” the other seven having been completed. The projects include: Green Road, SR 1330, grade, drain, stabilize, 0.9 miles; $9,247.23. Tyner Church Road, SR 1322, grade, drain, base and pave, 0.41 miles; $19,- 711.87. Greenfield Road, SR 1100, pave, 3.3 miles; $37,500. Nixon Road, SR 1225, base, 2.4 miles; $42,000. Perry Road, SR 1211, complete base, erosion control and pave, 1.6 miles; $33,000. Rider Lane, SR 1107, grade, drain and stabilize, 0.3 miles; $9,862.42. Wingfield Road, SR 1228, grade, drain, base and pave, 2.8 miles; $67,- 430.45. Small Lane, SR 1209, grade, drain and stabilize, 0.4 miles, $3,600. Paxton Road, SR 1106, grade, drain and stabilize 1.0 miles, $7,200. Blanchard’s Road, SR 1324, grade, drain and stabilize, 0.5 miles, $4,500. Jeep Lane and Dolly White Road, SR 1116 and SR 1229, grade, drain and TIME TO BUY TAGS—The auto license application card, shewn at bottom, and sll will get most motorists their 1969 state license plate and the Town of Edenton tag. Both tags go on sale today (Thursday)—the state at Edenton Office Supply. and the town at the Municipal Building. T v ey must be displayed by February 15. Sale Os 1969 License Plates Begins North Carolina and Town of Edenton auto license plates go on sale here today (Thursday) and vehicle owners have ■mtil February 15 to obtain new tags. W. B. Gardner, town administrator, said Town Council agreed to absorb the increase in price in the metal tags rather Hurt In Mishaps Elvin Britton, 12, and Mark Drew, seven, both of Route 3, Edenton, were injured over the holidays in separate mishaps involving a motor vehicle. Young Britton was struck by a 1968 Pontiac driven by Ronald Vegarzewski, 33, of Emporia, Va., as he was riding his bicycle in the Rocky Hock community. State Trooper D. T. Thomas said Britton was treated at Chowan Hospital and released. It was reported that Vegarzewski, headed south, pulled to his left to pass the bicycle when the youngster also turn ed to the left, striking the car. Damage was set at $45. Trooper Robert Allen investigated the accident Sunday afternoon in which young Drew sustained a broken leg when struck by a 1963 Buick being operated by Willie Augustus Carter, 41, Route 3, Edenton. Carter said he was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the Drew child as he darted from the side of the road into the path of the car. No charges have been preferred. Continued on Page 4 he continued. ‘“But I am going to do what I think is right.” He admitted, however, that he “can’t change the world”. Louis Milton Williams, charged with second offense of driving drunk and driv ing after his license had been revoked, was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He also was charged with improper regi stration and no liability insurance and was given six months to run /concurrent ly with the other sentence. Notice of appeal was entered and he was released under SSOO bond. In other cases called by Solicitor Wil ton Walker, Judge Horner took the fol lowing action: * Embry William Perry, drunk driving, stabilize, 1.4 miles; $11,500. Brayhall Road, grade, drain and spot stabilize, 1.4 miles; $13,200. During the period since July 1, 1965, when the current Highway Commission took office, 1,037 contracts have been awarded for the construction of 10,198.98 miles of road on the primary, interstate, secondary and urban highway systems. The total expenditure of the Highway Commission during the three and a half year period, including Appalachian High way Funds, which come from a special source, and maintenance funds, amounts to $410,838,649.83. During the same period, secondary road improvements, including paving, have been programmed across the state totaling 7,312.51 miles, with a total value of $119,590,202. It should be noted that some of the total mileage and total dollar value recorded in the sec ondary road program are also reflected in the total contract award figures since July 1, 1965, with a good deal more sec ondary road work awarded to contract during this period than in previous years. than go to windshield decals The town tags will still be SI and are similar to those used in 1968. Town tags are sold at the Municipal Building between the hours of 8:30 A. M., and 5 P. M.. Monday through Friday. Surrounding area residents may obtain North Carolina plates at Edenton Office Supply, 501 South Broad Street. The license office is open from 9 A. M., to 4 P. M .Monday through Friday and 9 A. M.. to 12 noon on Saturday. The local license agent, Mrs. Goldie L. Niblett, points out that "to renew a license plate you must have a renewal card” and cautions against the misplac ing of i when it is received. She also asks you to open the envelope, read the instructions and complete the applica tion according to instructions before pre- Conlinued on Page 4 Meeting Canceled There will be no winter tobacco meet ing in Chowan County. Harry Venters, agricultural extension agent, urges tobacco growers to tune in Channel 9, Greenville, this Saturday, from 7 to 9 A. M. A tobacco workshop will be conducted at this time by ex tension tobacco specialists from N. C. State University. This program will cover varieties, fer tilization, disease and insect control, etc., similar to what is covered in winter meetings. second offense, 12 months, suspended upon payment of S2OO fine and costs and not drive for four years. Notice of appeal entered and bond set at $250. Forrest A. Anderson, speeding. $7 fine and costs. Ernest Clarence Freeman, drunk driv ing, 90 days, suspended upon payment of SIOO fine and costs and not drive for 12 months. Alexander Martin, two charges of ac cessory to issuance of worthless checks, not guilty. Clarence Elliott, assault with a deadly weapon, not guilty. Oscar William Fleming, traffic vio lation, not guilty. Continued on Page 4
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