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F-agl** Compliments Edenton; Tells Os Plans To Aid In Better Housing
(Editor's Note: Following
are remarks made by Joe E.
Eagles, executive director,
N. C. Housing Corporation, at
a four - county meeting in
Edenton on March 10).
We are pleased to come
here to historic Edenton.
Here on the banks of the
Chowan, ‘North Carolina his
tory is found in abundance.
Edenton is one of the oldest,
and 1 might add, one of the
most beautiful cities 'in the
state. Actually dating back
to 1660, but called by another
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PUBLIC NOTICE
There will be a public hearing Monday, March
23, at 7:30 P. M., at Chowan High School to hear
the questions:
1. Should Chowan High School grades
10 -12 be consolidated with Holmes
High School?
2. Should White Oak School grades 1- 4
be consolidated with Chowan School?
name, it became Edenton in
1722, named after the royal
governor, Charles Eden. For
all practical purposes it was
the actual capitol of North
Carolina for some 40 years.
Among its honored citizens
was Joseph Hewes, a signer
of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, and Secretary of
the Navy. There was also
James Ifedell, who was an
Associate Justice of the first
U. S. Supreme Court. Also,
Samuel Johnston, one of our
early governors, and the first
U.' S. Senator from North
Carolina.
Edenton also had a “tea
party.” It may not have
been known as the Boston
Tea Party, but it was held
for the same reason—the in
justices to the new colony by
the British motherland. This
tea party was led by Pene
lope Barker, and marked the
entrance of women into poli
tics where they have been
ever since, for better or for
worse.
The historic Chowan Court
house, built in 1767, still
standing, still in use, is con
sidered one of the most
beautiful in the state. St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, dat
ing back to 1736, and other
churches in good repair and
still in use for more than a
hundred years, all bear wit
ness to what this area has
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, WORTH CAROLINA, THUEEDAT, MAHCH 19, Hit.
contributed to the rich her
itage of our atate.
You have many historic
homes, some of the homes of
men I have mentioned. Oth
ers have a few, but you seem
to have more, with true
stories of their Inhabitants.
Most of us are proud of
our history and we should be.
Many of us spend a great deal
of time reflecting on past
glories and that is pleasant
and reassuring. .History was
made by these men and
women, however, because
they were awake and coping
with the problems of their
times. They made wise de
cisions and fought valiantly
to see that their decisions
prevailed in the early wars
and peace of their time. They
gave us a good heritage, and
the decisions we make here
in our day will determine
the kind of heritage we have
for our future generations.
Will we be honored as those
of Colonial days, or will we
be cursed for our folly?
Eastern North Carolina is
traditionally an agricultural
area. I hope it will always
be. But this is not to say
we cannot bring in industry
to diversify our economy and
increase our local payrolls, so
that we can afford better
schools, better medical care
and more of the good things
of life.
Driving into and around
Edenton, I have noted several
new industries. I’m sure
these are a great help to the
local economy. You perhaps
have a little homework to do
before you can attract the
quantity and quality of in
dustry you need.
While industry seeks good
locations, ample land, ample
water, ample recreation, good
schools, etc.'—all these you
have in abundance, although
some northern industralist
may question the school as
pect. I think industry looks
at how you house your peo
ple. Through neglect, do you
allow too large a percentage
of your population to live io.
sub - standard housing? By
that I mean houses in a run
down with inade
quate plumbing, which are an
eyesore to the community.
Do the local political leaders
care enough to see that the
community is clean and tidy,
even in the poorer neighbor
hoods? While an industrial
prospect may be kind enough
not to mention such condi
tions to you, he makes a
mental note of them. They
do play a part in the final
decision of where the new
location will be.
While we speak fondly of
the Cupola House, the Iredell
House, the Barker House and
others, we do know of many
homes in the area that have
not had "the tender loving
care" these have received.
From The Herald's
Yellowed Pages
Continued from Page 1
men which sponsored the
1950 edition of the Woman's
College junior class show,
“Gay Nineties Revue” at
Greensboro, which attracted
more than 2,500 persons.
Clyde Privott and Rev. J.
W. Davis appeared before the
Board of Education in the
interest of a suitable marker
being erected on the “John F.
White Athletic Field" at
Chowan High School. A
■ motion was made and passed
[ to erect a suitable marker as
! soon as funds could be made
I available.
According to D. F. Walker,
principal of Edenton colored
high school, $1,598.97 had
been received in way of con
tributions for the purchase
of an activity bus for the
school. The goal was $3,612.
Sub-standard housing in moat
of Eastern North Carolina
was very poor in 1880 census
figures. I am hoping the
1970 census will show some
improvement.
Our problems are also our
opportunities. Something new
and exciting happened in the
1989 General Assembly. It
enacted the legislation setting
up the N. C. Housing Cor
poration. While I cannot do
too much about some of your
other problems, I can help
you a great deal through the
implementation of the provi
sions of the Housing Corpora
tion. It can become one of
the greatest things North Ca
rolina has done since the turn
of the century, if we can get
local and state government
working together with the
builders and financiers of
housing. Surely, in ■ a few
years we can turn the pos
ture of poor housing around
in North Carolina.
The N. C. Housing Corpora
tion was created by the 1969
General Assembly. It’s main
thrust is to furnish long term
mortgage money for families
who have not been able to
borrow money in the regular
mortgage market.
We want to, and plan to,
work through the local sav
ings and loan associations and
the local mortgage and com
mercial banks. I am sure
they already know many
families they feel are worthy
of home ownership which the
financial institutions, for one
reason or another, cannot
help. These are the kind of
people who need aid and the
kind we propose to help.
This is no give away pro
gram. Every man who re
ceives a loan will be expect
ed to pay it off. This mort
gage is a mortal obligation
that must be figured into his
budget for as long as 30
years. There is no provision
for skipping payments, or
late payments. Failure to
meet his obligations prompt
ly will result in his losing
the home.
There is some relief for
those who qualify. We will
accept families who can use
Section 235 of the Housing
Act of 1968. The reservation
for 235, however, is the re
sponsibility of the builder ’
and the family rather than
the Housing Corporation.
Even then we want to see the
account serviced locally.
Our program is a local pro
gram. The local builders.
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the real estate salesmen, the
local appraisers, the local 1
lending institutions. Every- i
thing ia local except the long i
term mortgage money. i
We hope to secure this i
money from outside North i
Carolina for the most part. 1
We will bring in capital i
through the issuance of tax i
exempt revenue bonds. We i
will loan it out at the going r
Federal Housing Administra- 1
tion rate which is now 8H 1
per cent. i
The spread will allow us I
to pay local lending institu- i
tions for servicing our ac- i
counts and leave enough to j
run the small staff we will 4
have in Raleigh.
Our loans must be approv- <
ed by our board which will 4
serve as a loan committee. 1
Our board will make other j
executive decisions which I 1
will be charged to carry out. I
SUNDAY SCHOOL '
LESSON
Continued from Fage ■
in the lives of individuals,
must not go unnoticed —by 1
the individuals themselves, '
by the world itself. As has
been' related in the Christ
mas story, we have been
given a gift beyond the price
of pearls or rubies. It must
cherished, hugged. The
sense of security it brings us
is, truly, a “peace that pass
eth all understanding.”
The only condition that
was laid down fpr salvation
of souls was a true and, sin
cere repentance of sin. Is
that so much to ask, for
something that, ultimately, is
solely for our own good?
Peace of mind, a sense of
tranquility, of trust and hap
piness —is that so bad for
mankind? Is it so hard to
take? God ‘gave His Son—
and He gave us life. All we
have to do is to have the
courage to reach out and
make it ours.
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COLDS
Another provision in our
legislation is the establish
ment of a “trust fund.”’ Here
we hope to have about
$5,000,000 with which, wc can
make things happen in hous
ing. We will loan money to
builders and developers who
are willing to build homes in
areas of need. This money
will be repaid when final
mortgages are made and
loaned out again. We are
hopeful we can turn this
money over four or more
times e year. We may very
well furnish mortgage money
for the same homes we have
furnished construction or de
velopment money for.
It is not our purpose to
compete, but to compliment
what is now being done. We
are going to add, not take
away. We are going to take
up where the present market
leaves off. Our aim is to
expand the housing market,
give low income people an
opportunity to own a home,
and give them a choice of the
type of home they want.
We expect to help private
enterprise expand their work
and their market. We ex
pect to create new jobs and
new state and local taxes.
We expect to reduce the need
for public housing in some
areas. We expect to have
some economic impact on all
areas of the state.
What this country needs is
good people, and you can do
your part- along this line.
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STATE STUDENTS
RALEIGH Sixteen stu
dents from Chowan County
are enrolled in N. C. Staae
University for the spring sea
sion, according to Dean' Os
Student Affairs Banks ' C.
Talley, Jr. Ninety-nine of
the 100 counties in this state
are represented on the cam
pus.
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"... and there is nothing new under the sdjvi’r. The
above quote is a tragic statement, yet many people
seem to be constantly making it.
If a person is living in such monotony that every
thing that happens is old and “routine,” then their life
must be most miserable.
If we were living in the period of history of a
thousand years ago, this state/nent. would have had
some meaning.
Man’s greatest achievement of a thousand years ago
was the wheel, and his greatest achievement 500 years
later was still the wheel. But within the last twenty
years there have been thousands of new and ussful
inventions. And every single one of them has been
greater than the wheel.
A person today has at his beckoning more new and
exciting things to see and experience than he can pos
' sibly perform.
Someone said: “Digest every day—break it apart in
tiny bits—enjoy every moment.”
OUR THOUGHT TO REMEMBER: ‘The wonders of
the world belong to man—to enjoy and cherish.”
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OFFICE CLOSED
The office of Selective
Service Local Board No. 21
will be closed the week
March 23. It will re-open on
March 30 «t the usual hour.
The resaon ‘ some
have so few friends is that
they think a friend should' ,
give them something for
nothing.