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STATE HOUSE OLASS OF 1931—Eltrtn of tho lurriring mmbm of tho State House of RepreeenialiTes of 1931, end two officers,
met in Raleigh recently for a reunion. Among the members is John F. White of Edenton, shown second from left. Shown in this
P lc *'* r * •*•* Wt to right: Wade Bruton, While, Edwin Gill, Claude W. Allen, B. L. Lunsford, reading clerk, Thad Eure, principal
clerk, Sam Ervin, Jr* Ira T. Johnston, Fred Parker, Tom Turner, W. L. Lumpkin, N. E. Day, John B. Crudup and Capus M. Waynick.
’3l Session
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Os Assembly
Is Described
The problems facing the General As
sembly over finances is not unique.
Times have changed since 1931, but the
problems of the legislature are the same.
These were brought out this week by
former Rep. John F. White of Edenton
as he reflected on the session back when
everything was “busted”. Yet legisla
tors took bold steps to aid the citizens,
he recalls. The state took over the
schools and highways and still didn’t
default on its bond obligations.
White, a local attorney, at 67 is one
of the youngest surviving members of
the 1931 legislature and the only re
maining member from this entire section
of the state.
He joined 10 other surviving members
recently in Raleigh for a reunion in the
old House chamber. Secretary of State
Thad Eure, who was principal clerk
I* back then, had arranged the meeting.
The biggest name to come from that
group was U. S. Sen. Sam J. Ervin, Jr.,
of Morganton. Federal Judge A. L.
B Butler was unable to attend. He was
TV* one,of six Republicans in the House—the
' ’ 'smallest number before or since.
v> White served in 10 regular sessions of
\he House. He didn’t run for re-elec
tion in 1933 because, as he explains, “I
was busted. I didn’t have enough money
to pay my way.” He was defeated by
the late Joe Campen in 1941 but won
again in 1943 and served consecutively
until 1957 when he was defeated by
„ Albert Byrum.
But it is the 1931 session which is
among his favorites. It was the begin-
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Big Federal Grant
Shared By County
Chowan is among 10 Northeastern
North Carolina counties to share in a
$588,263 federal grant for a community
' action program.
It will be administered by Economic
Improvement Council, Inc. Roy Lowe
is director.
Lowe said the grant covers a 12-month,
nine part annual community action pro
gram.
The component parts consist of:
Community Action Agency Admini
stration ; Community Organization;
Head Start; Family Planning; Emer
gency Food and Medical Services; Sum
mer Activities; and Economic Develop
ment.
Lowe said the program is designed to
work toward alleviating under-employ
ment and unemployment, improve inade
quate educational facilities and oppor
tunities; improve community organiza
tion, raise the standards of inadequate
health facilities, professional resources
and health services; conduct consumer
education programs; offer adequate pro
grams for summer recreation and work
opportunities for youth; and improve ■
opportunities for- work and recreation
among senior citizens.
Peoples Bank Buys Hospital Bonds
President W. H. Stanley, of Peoples
Bank & Trust Company, expressed con
fidence in the future of Chowan County
with announcement of the purchase by
' Peoples Bank of $700,000 of the $1,000,-
000 Chowan County Public Hospital
Bonds which were sold June 10. A
, < The purchase was made in associa
tion with an account managed by North
National Bank.
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Volume XXXVI—No. 25,
public |Jaratb
Wo Deal ’ Bob
Labels are most often as useless as
those who place them. But if anyone is
to be so bold as to label Gov. Bob Scott
they would have little choice.
It would just have to be: “No Deal”
Bob.
The way he has managed himself in,
first, the campus disorders, and now the
tobacco tax he has earned an enviable
reputation of not falling into carefully
laid traps. And that is exactly what the
Republican minority in the General As
sembly was trying to do last week—trap
Bob Scott into making a deal.
Doesn’t it take two to make a deal?
In almost every dealing, doesn’t both
parties involved actually have some
thing tangible with which to deal? The
answer to both questions is a simple
“Yes”.
In both the primary and general elec
tion, Candidate Bob Scott said he would
not make wild promises in order to at
tain residency on Blount Street. He said
he would make no deals, either. Neither
would he pit East against West or Pied
mont against either. Thus far he has
played it right down the middle.
Why should the GOP minority expect
him to waiver from dead center on the
cigarette tax? It was a calculated de
sign of power politics without any
leverage with which to work.
It was a usual GOP blunder. They
just hadn’t done their homework. If so,
they would never have tried such a fool
ish and childish maneuver.
To paraphrase an old military slogan:
You can be proud of North Carolina be
cause “No Deal” Bob is at the helm.
A Trip Home ; Yet
Thomas Wolfe wrote something about
going home again. Well, we tried it
last week. It wasn’t half bad.
With our No. 2 daughter—Melissa—
accepted by Blue Ridge Reading Clinic
at Glade Valley School, we headed west
to deliver the merchandise. Enroute we
went through Boonville, in the red clay
hills of Yadkin County, to show the
children our birthplace.
Although it had been just a few years
since we passed that way things had
changed a great deal. One of our first
real newsstories was about an attempted
robbery of Commercial & Savings Bank,
on the square. Now it has moved on
down the street to handsome new quar
ters.
The general stores are gone and the
whittling benches at the service stations
have long passed. The fancy fronts give
one an empty feeling. The steep hill up
town isn’t nearly as steep anymore.
But it was up the Blue Ridge Moun
tain to Glade Valley which created the
most feeling. Recently in talking with
someone familiar with our high school
alma mater they corrected our pronunci
ation. “It is without the ‘e’,” we were
told.
Our first reaction was: Too bad what
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Stanley stated: “We are justly con
fident in the orderly future growth of
Edenton and Chowan County, as ex
emplified by the progress and expansion
during the past decade. Peoples Bank
is proud and happy to be a part of this
growth and will endeavor to continue to
use all of its resources toward furthering
progress in Chowan County and North
eastern North Carolina.”
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 19, 1969
Council To Hire Director
Albemarle Arts Council has been as
sured funds to hire a director to work in
Northeastern North Carolina counties.
Mrs. Nelson Chears of Edenton, who
organized the first local council in the
10-county area, has been notified that
a grant has been made by N. C. Arts
Council which covers a large portion of
a director’s salary.
Rules Established
To Curb Disease
A modified consignment system is be
ing employed for the N. C. Quality
Feeder Pig Sales, according to Harry
Venters, Chowan County Extension
agent.
Venters said such a system is being
carried out because of the increased em
phasis being placed on the hog cholera
control program. This will go into ef
fect as soon as possible, and probably
this week, he said.
“In order to keep hog cholera out
breaks controlled, every section of the
swine industry must cooperate,” Venters
adds. He said the sale operators, pro
ducers and state veterinarian all have
responsibilities.
Producers are requested to obtain and
complete application for a consignor’s
card and present it to person receiving
pigs at each respective sale.
Also, within 90 days after making ap
plication for the, first card to have a
practicing veterinarian visit the farm and
issue a health certificate for the herd.
There are other responsibilities of the
producer and others in the swine indus
try and they can be acquired at the
county agent’s office.
White Fire Chief
Frank V. White, Jr., has been elected
chief of the Center Hill-Crossroads Vol
unteer Fire Department.
White and other new officers for the
department were elected Monday night
during the monthly meeting of the organ
ization.
Elected to serve with him were:
Carlton E. Asbell, assistant chief;
Melvin A. Byrum, secretary; Marvin
Hobbs, treasurer; Charlie Asbell, spe
cial treasurer; and Carroll Byrum and
F. P. Jemigan, captains.
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County Tax Is Uncertain
As Board Works Budget
At press time Wednesday, Chowan
County commissioners were still wrest
ling with the 1969-70 county budget.
No final figures were available.
The board met Monday to study the
budget. Because of some questions
which were unanswered, three depart
ment heads were called in Wednesday
morning for further briefing.
The big problem the commissioners
face is approving a “conservative” bud
get while including a 30 cent increase
to pay on hospital bonds and interest.
The high interest for which the bonds
sold last week caused the commissioners
additional headaches.
One item under attack is surplus in
various departments. Commissioner C.
A. Phillips indicated Wednesday morn
ing he would favor budgeting the com
plete amount for all departments and let
This $4,667 grant was part of a series
of eight grants totaling $26,000 to com
munity arts organizations throughout the
state. The announcement was made by
Sam Ragan, council chairman.
Mrs. Chears said county councils have
agreed to raise the remaining $2,300 ne
cessary to hire a director.
Ragan said the grants were made for
the specific purpose of hiring arts ad
ministrators to organize local projects
and stimulate general interest in the vis
ual and performing arts.
The awards represent the beginning of
a three year program under which the
N. C. Arts Council will subsidize two
thirds of the salary of an administrator
for the first year, one-half the second
and one-third the third. Under this
phasing program it is hoped by the
fourth year the local groups will have
developed local fund sources adequate
to cover the full annual salary.
Mrs. Chears has been instrumental in
getting councils formed in Perquimans,
Pasquotank, Currituck, Camden, Dare,
Washington and Tyrrell counties. Work
is currently being done in Gates.
She said the state council’s grant gives
the area a golden opportunity to set up
an overall area program. “Hopefully
we can get a great deal accomplished in
the first year,” she said. “There are
endless possibilities.”
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New Sunbury PO
Postmaster General Winton M. Blount
announced yesterday that a contract had
been awarded to build a Post Office at
Sunbury, N. C. >
The building will be owned by F. P.
Wood of Camden, who will rent it to
the Post Office Department for five
years with renewal options running
through 15 years. Preliminary esti
mates indicate that the initial invest
ment in the project will total approxi
mately $14,008.
The one story building will be air
conditioned and will offer more working
room than the present building. It will
have 1.000 square feet of interior space,
compared with a total of 855 square
feet.
The new post office is expected to be
completed by December, 1969 after the
plans are approved. Space in the build
ing located at the corner of Depot Street
and Highway 32 will then be abandoned
for postal purposes.
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any surplus go into the county’s general
fund. Then if departments came up
short the commissioners could dip into
this one fund.
Also, during a discussion of salaries, it
was indicated that county employees will
get a 5 per cent increase.
Jaycees Set
In Host Role
For Air Race
Thousands of people are expected to
converge on Edenton Municipal Airport
on Saturday and Sunday to witness what
is labeled to be the most exciting sports
event of the year for Eastern North Ca
rolina.
More than 25 airplanes will be pylon
racing in six heat races and three
championship races in the classes of:
Sports Bi-planes, AT-6’s, and Formula
One Racers as they contend for the
Edenton Air Festival Championship.
Racers from Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
North Carolina and other states have
already officially entered the races.
Crowds are expected to be heavy as
more than 500 aircraft are expected to
bring spectators into the area. Com
bined with the thrilled packed races will
be all types of aerobatic demonstrations,
skydiving, comedy plane acts,’and mock
dog fights by ex-military fighter planes.
Action will begin daily at 1 P. M.,
although practice runs will be made dur
ing early mornings. The field will be
closed to incoming aircraft from 12 to
5 P. M., each day.
Advance tickets may be purchased
either at the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, or The Peoples Bank & Trust
Company.
The races are being presented by In
terstate Air Races of Fayetteville, X. C.
and Sponsored by the Edenton Jaycees.
Site Study Made
By Weyerhaeuser
PLYMOUTH Studies and evalua
tions currently being made by Weyer
haeuser could lead to the company’s con
structing and operating a modern, highly
efficient, small log saw mill in Eastern
North Carolina. The announcement
came today from Weyerhaeuser North
Carolina Area Manager Chapman Hutch
inson.
The studies are progressing well,
Hutchinson said. He also said that from
these studies specific information will
be developed including the cost of con
structing the new saw mill, the approxi
mate work force required to operate it,
and the machinery to be utilized.
As soon as the studies are completed
a specific construction site and a spe
cific target date for beginning of opera
tion will be released by the company.
It is quite likely that the new facility
would be located near one of the exist
ing Weyerhaeuser operations in the state.
Currently, the forest-based industry has
plywood, pulp and paper mills at Plym
outh, a plywood plant at Jacksonville,
a pulp mill under construction at New
Bern and a saw mill near Lewiston in
Bertie County.
Once in operation, the new small log
saw mill would operate as part of
Weyerhaeuser’s Wood Products Division
and would be under the supervision of
North Carolina Wood Products Manager
T. E. Falconer.
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MORE HOSPITAL ACTIVITY—The Car
tar's Ink Company has contributed $2,000
to the Chowan Hospital building fund and
Peoples Bank It Trust Company has pur
chased $700,000 of the county's sl-million
hospital bond issue. R. Graham White,
building committee chairman, is shown
■bore with Don Tabesu. Carter's plant man
ager. In die other picture White and W.
E. Bond, chairman. Chowan County com
missioners, second from right, ore shown
with Jesse L. Harrell, left hospital board
chairman, and George Lewis, socacultoe
vice president of Peoples' branch in {dm