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CONTEST WlNNEßS— Pictured above are award winners to Cm 17th annual Albemarle
Conservation Foster Contest First row, left to right, are: Nancy Boswell of Chowan,
Amy Meign of Card tuck and Donald Johnson of Chowan. Second row, left to right
are: Vera Williams of Pasquotank, Susanne Keel of Perquimans and Hal Abbott of Camden.
Two Chowan Students Win Contest
Two Chowan County stu
dents won top honors in the
17th annual Albemarle Dis
trict Conservation Poster
Contest held March 18 in
Elizabeth City.
Donald Johnson of Ernest
A. Swain Elementary School
was first place winner in the
fourth grade and Nancy Bos
well of Chowan High School
won first place in the sixth
grade in the five-county con
test.
Other winners in the con
test were: Hal Abbott of Cam
den County, second place,
fourth grade; Amy Meiggs of
Currituck County, first place,
fifth grade; Suzanne Keel of
Pcjrqulmans County, second
place, fifth grade and Vera
Williams of Pasquotank Coun.
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The winners were presented
attractive plaques for their
achievements and all contest
ants received trophy cups for
their participation.
Hie Albemarle Poster Con
test, sponsored by the Eliza
beth City Chamber of Com
merce, is a climax to the pos
ter contest held in each
county. At the county level
the contest is sponsored by
the Chowan County Board of
Soil and Water Conservation
District supervisors.
A luncheon was held for
the students, parents, school
officials and others at the
Holiday Inn in Elizabeth
City. Rod Amundson, editor
of the N. C. Wildlife Maga
zine, spoke to the group on
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conservation, mainly dealing
with the problems of air pol
lution and population explo
sion.
Judges for the contest were
Luther Partin, writer and
photographer for N. C. Wild
life Magazine, Elmer O. Gra
ham, assistant state conserva
tionist, Soil Conservation Ser
vice and W. W. Stevens, wa
tershed coordinator, N. C.
State Soil and Water Con
servation Committee.
Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman
of the Albemarle Soil and
Water Conservation District,
relates the event was one of
the most successful yet and
expresses his appreciation to
the many that made it pos
sible through their coopera
tion and support.
Commissioners’
Proceedings
Continued from Page 1
contract to be negotiated be
tween the County and the
North Carolina Department
of Local Affairs.
Upon motion of David T.
Bateman, seconded by C. M.
Evans and unanimously car
ried that a new ambulance
for Edenton - Chowan Rescue
Squad be purchased pending
the availability of funds. J.
Clarence Leary, vice chair
man, was instructed to work
with Mrs. Pansy A. Elliott,
county accountant, to see if
money is available.
On motion of C. M. Evans,
seconded by C. A. Phillips
and duly carried that bonds
«nd commission in the amount
of $21,190 be paid.
On motion of C. A. Phil
lips, seconded by David T.
Bateman and duly carried
that Pansy Elliott, county ac
countant, be appointed as
correspondent to paper
“County Lines.”
Carlton Goodwin, represent,
ing Bear Swamp Drainage
District, appeared before the
Board requesting the endorse
ment of $2,500 if needed. No
action was taken.
The following reports were
accepted and ordered filed.
Coroner; Department of So
cial Services; County Exten
sion Department; Veterans
Service Officer; Tax Collec
tor.
There being no further
business, the meeting was
adjourned.
J. CLARENCE LEARY,
Vice Chairman.
BERTHA B. BUNCH,
Clerk to the Board.
Herald Legals
NOTICE OF RE-SALE
R. O. Blanchard Estate Farm
Third Township,
Chowan County, N. C.
Under and by virtue of an
order of re-sale of the Su
perior Court of Chowan
County, N. C., made in the
special proceedings entitled
“Julian D. Blanchard, et als,
Petition Ex Parte,” the un
dersigned commissioners will
at NOON ON FRIDAY,
APRIL 10, 1970, at the Court
House door in Chowan Coun
ty, Edenton, North Carolina,
offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the R. O.
Blanchard Estate Farm, con
taining 163 acres by survey
situate in Third Township,
Chowan County, N. C., and
more particularly set forth
011 an attachment to and
made part of this Notice of
Re-sale.
The Opening Bid on This
Farm Will Be *47,304.00
This sale will be made
subject to a timber deed dat
ed January 5, 1970, now duly
recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Chowan
County from W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Jr., and Ruisell E.
Twiford, Commissioners, to
H. S. Hofler & Sons Lumber
Company, Inc., which timber
ieed is by reference express
y made a part of this notice
if hereto attached or
herein copied word for word,
lor the terms and condition*
thereof.
This sale will also be
made subject to the 1970
county taxes and the highest
bidder at said sale shall be
required to make a 10% Re
posit of the bid with said
Court.
The maps of this property
are on file for inspection in
the office of the Clerk of
Superior Court of Edenton,
North Carolina, and addi
tional information on said
farm may be obtained by
contacting the undersigned
commissioners.
Dated and posted this 23rd
day of March, 1970.
W. J. P, EARNHARDT, JR„
Commissioner.
Joseph Hewes Hotel,
Edepton, N. C.
Telephone 482-4441.
RUSSELL E. TWP'ORD,
Commissioner.
203 North Road Street,
Drawer 709,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Telephone 335-7447.
R. 0. Blanchard Estate Farm
Third TOwuhip
Chowan County, N. C.
Beginning at a pine tree,
being the common corner of
the lands of Earl Parka, E. N.
Jordan, C. W. Byrum and R.
O. Blanchard Estate, and
running thence North 62 deg.
50 min. West 187.4 feet; North
84 deg. 45 min. West 177.9
feet; North 61 deg. 50 min.
West 374 feet; North 60 deg.
15 min. West 308.7 feet; North
58 deg. 45 min. West 265.9
feet; North 58 deg. 50 min.
West 145.3 feet; North 58 deg.
30 min. West 288 feet; North
58 deg. 15 min. West 163 feet;
North 55 deg. 30 min. West
120.2 feet; North 57 deg. 15
min. West 207.6 feet; North
68 deg. West 161.4 feet; North
56 deg. 45 min. West 229 feet;
North 54 deg. 40 min. West
116.5 feet; North 55 deg. West
90.6 feet; North 44 deg. West
90.4 feet; North 89 deg. West
91.8 feet; N. 84 deg. West
111.9 feet; N. 60 deg. 30 min.
West 131.5 feet; North 63 deg.
West 73.9 feet; North 29 deg.
15 min. West 90.1 feet; North
4 deg. 20 min. East 54.4 feet;
North 23 deg. 45 min. West
116.0 feet; being the Jacob
Spivey - Edward Ward -R. O.
Blanchard Estate corner and
running thence South 33 deg.
West 104.4 feet; South 41 deg.
West 132.6 feet; South 39 deg.
45 min. West 711.5 feet; North
83 deg. 30 min. West 641.5
feet; North 3 deg. 30 min.
East 6.5 feet; North 3 deg.
30 min. East 217.3 feet; No/th
48 deg. 45* min. West 179.0
feet to a branch, thence d(jwn
said branch South 72 deg.
West 112.9 feet, South 65 deg.
West 85.0 feet; South 42 deg.
4C min. West 126.2 feet to the
center of a bridge over said
branch and South 42 deg. 40
min. West 12.3 feet to a point,
the termination of the Ward-
Blanchard common boundary,
South 49 deg. 45 min. West
139.3 feet; North 48 deg. 30
min. West 70.8 feet; South 46
deg. 20 min. West 102.0 feet;
South 22 deg. West 173.8 feet;
South 39 deg. 55 min. West
278.5 feet; South 78 deg. West
143.6 feet; South 68 deg. 55
min. West 131.3 feet; South
60 deg. East 284.3 feet; South
70 deg. 20 min. East 187.9
fert; South 49 deg. 50 min.
’as’ 70.8 feet; South 28 deg.
Erst IQO.B feet, South 31 deg.
45 min. East 99.1 feet; South
3 deg. 25 min. West 139.9
feet; South 25 deg. East 214.5
feet; South 56 deg. 40 min.
East 153.8 feet; South 49 deg.
30 min. East 243.9 feet; South
45 deg, 20 min. East 188 feet;
South 61 deg. 15 min. East
194.7 feet; South 70 deg. 30
min. East 201 feet; South 34
deg. 50 min. East 134.8 feet;'
South 70' deg. 30 min. East
227.3 feet; South 71 deg. 30
min. East 180.6 feet; North
85 deg. 30 min. East 423 feet;
North 78 deg. East 247.7 feet;
South 71 deg. 30 min. East
379.5 feet; North 81 deg. 20
min. East 244 feet; North 48
deg. 35 min. East 261.2 feet;
North 74 deg. 30 min. East
2,031.8 feet to a pine tree,
being the point and place of
beginning, together with all
easements or rights of way
running with or connected to
the title to this property for
ingress and egress to and
from the State Highway.
This tract containing 163
acres and being bounded on
the North by . the lands of I*
G. Ward; Victoria Ward; Ed
ward Ward; Jacob Spivey and
Earl Parks; on the East by
the lands of E. N. Jordan; on
the South by the lands of C.
W. Byrum and E. N. Jordan
and on the West by the lands
of L. G. Ward and E. N. Jor
dan and being a portion of
the property described on a
plat prepared by Eugene Jor
dan dated November 11, 1866,
entitled “R. O. Blanchard Es
tate” and a certain court map
entitled “Blanchard vs Ward”
in VHe No. 68-CvD-llt, which
maps are by reference ex
bfhfedy made a part hereof
far h more particular descrip
tion. of the above described
property and are now on file
for inspection in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Chowan County,
North Carolina.
Mar M Apr I •
EXECUTRUC NOTICE
Having qualified aa Execu
trix of the estate of William
S. Privott, late of Chowan
County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persona hold
ing claims against the estate
of said deceased to present
them to the undersigned on
or before the sth day of Sep
tember, 1970, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of any
recovery thereon. All persons
indebted to said estate will
please make immediate pay
ment.
This 9th day of March,
1070.
ELLENE E. PRIVOTT,
Executrix of the Estate of
William S. Privott, De
ceased.
John W. Graham, Attorney.
Exp Mar 20c
Administrator's Notice
Having qualified as Admin
istrator of the estate of Dowe
C. Davidson, late of Chowan
County, North Cstroljqa, thfc
is to notify all persons hold
ing claims against the estate
of said deceased to present
them to the undersigned on
or before the 12th day of
September, 1970, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of
any recovery thereon. All
persons indebted to said es
tate will please make imme
diate payment.
This 4th day of March,
1070.
JOHN W. GRAHAM,
Administrator of the Estate
of Dowe C. Davidson, De
ceased.
Exp April 2c
ADVERTISEMENT FOR
PROPOSALS
North Carolina,
Chowan County.
Pursuant to General Sta
tutes of North Carolina, Sec
tion 143-129 and by authority
of the Chowan County Com
missioners, sealed proposals
will be received for Chowan
County by the Board of Trus
tees of the Chowan County
Hospital, Edenton, North Ca
rolina, until 2:00 o’clock
P. M. on Thursday, the 23rd
day of April, 1970, at which
time at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees at the
Town of Edenton Municipal
Building, Edenton, North Ca
rolina, the sealed proposals
will be opened for the fol
lowing:
A—Office Furniture.
BA—Office Equipment.
BC—Dictating Equipment.
BD Microfilming Equip
ment.
C Lobby and Waiting
Area Furniture.
D—Linens.
E—Housekeeping and Jani
torial Equipment
F Maintenance and Shop
Equipment and Supplies.
HA—Medical and Surgical,
General.
HB—Medical and Surgical,
Patient Room Furniture.
HC—Medical and Surgical,
Special Care Areas (Intensive
Care, Recovery, Labor,
Emergency, Nursery).
HD Operating and Deliv
ery Rooms Furniture and
Equipment.
HF—Refrigeration.
HG Anesthesia Equip
ment.
HH—Mattress.
lA—Dietary Furniture.
IB—Dietary Equipment.
JA—Laboratory Equipment,
General.
JB Laboratory Equip
ment, Special.
K—Drapes and Shades.
From the date of this ad-
vertisement, the lists and
specifications of the proposed
equipment are and will con
tinue to be on file and avail
able to prospective bidders
by contacting Thomas M.
Surratt, Administrator, Cho
wan County Hospital, Eden
ton, North Carolina. No pro
posal will be considered or
accepted unless at the time
of its filing the same shall be
accompanied by a deposit of
cash or certified check on a
bank or trust company li
censed by the Federal De
positor’s Insurance Corpora
tion in an amount equal to
five per cent (5%) of the
proposal or in lieu thereof a
5% bid bond in accordance
with NC-GS 143-129 as am-
ended. The Board of Trus
tees reserves the right to re
ject any or all proposals.
The bidder to whom contract
may be awarded must com
ply with requirements of NC
GS 143-129 as amended.
This 23rd day of March,
1970.
CHOWAN COUNTY
HOSPITAL
By Thomas M. Surratt,
Official Project Spokes
man, Chowan County
Hospital. mar 26c
Eesotattoa sf
Beard a * Caanaslsalnwrrs
Os Chowan County
Upon motion of C. A.
Phillips, seconded by David
T. Bateman and unanimously
carried the following resolu
tion was adopted:
Resolved that the Boerd of
Commissioners of Chowan
County do request the North
Carolina State Highway Com
mission to grade, pave and
drain the roads in Chowan
County aa indicated on the
1009-70 Secondary Road Plan.
These roads are aa follows
with the estimated cost of
the projects:
1. SR 1110, Cofield Road,
from 1102 to N. C. 37. 0.3
miles. Grade, drain and
pave—sll,2so.oo.
1 SR 1121, Sewage Plant
Road, from SR 1114 to Dead
End. 0.7 miles. Grade, drain
and pave—526,250.00.
3. SR 1207, Macedonia
Road, from SR 1205 to SR
1200. 0.7 miles. Grade, drain
and pave—s26Jlso.oo.
4. SR 1212, Smith Road,
from SR 1210 to SR 1211. 0.9
miles. Grade, drain and
pave—533,750.00.
Total, $97,500.00.
Be it further resolved that
any unexpended balance of
money not used for these
projects at the completion of
the same be retained for ad
ditional improvement of Sec
ondary Roads in Chowan
County.
BQARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF CHOWAN COUNTY
By J. Clarence Leary,
Vice Chairman.
Bertha B. Bunch, Clerk.
NOTICE OF SALE
J. B. Lane Estate
(Paradise Road) Farm
First Township,
Chowan County, N, C.
Under and by virtue of an
Order of the Superior Court
of Chowan County, N. C.,
made in the Special Proceed
ing entitled “Vernon Watson
Lane, et als, Petition Ex
Parte,” the undersigned Com
missioner will at noon on
Friday, April 10, 1970, at the
Court House door in Chowan
Countp, Edenton, North Ca
rolina, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash, the
J. V. Lane Estate Farm, lo
cated on Paradise Road in
First Township, Chowan
County, North Carolina, and
more particularly described
as follows:
Bounded on the North by
Sidney W. White, on the
East by Paradise Road, and
on the South and West by
the Makely Estate and Dil
lard lands; and being all of
Lot No. 1 containing 32.2
acres and Lot No. 2 contain
ing 22.2 acres as shown on
that certain survey plat dated
February, 1918, by P. Matthew,
C. E., entitled “Plot of the
Farabault Tract of Land” and
duly recorded in Book of
Deeds N, at page 321 and in
Plat Boora,-ppp, of the
office gtjgister of
Deeds far*fcHowlfrcounty, a
copy of which is on file with
the Clerk of Superior Court
and posted in the Chowan
County Court House, refer
ence to which said plat is
hereby made for further de
scription and chain of title.
This farm comprises 54.4
acres with large house and
outbuildings, approximately
44 acres under cultivation
with 10.4 acres peanuts and
10 acres feed grain base.
This sale will be made
subject to Chowan County
taxes and drainage district
assessments for the year 1970
and subsequent years; and
the highest bidder at said
tale shall be required to
make a ten per cent deposit
of the bid with the Clerk of
Superior Ccsrt immediately
following Ike sale. Addi
tional information concerning
the property and the sale
may be obtained by contacting
the undersigned commis
sioner.
Dated and posted this 9th
day of March, 1970.
W. J. P. EARNHARDT, JR.,
Commissioner,
Hotel Joseph Hewes Building
Edenton, North Carolina 27932
Exp April 9
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
Town of Edenton,
North Carolina.
Notice is hereby given that
a special election will be
held in the Town of Edenton,
North Carolina, on the 2nd
day of May, 1970, for the
purpose of submitting the
question whether the quali
fied voters of said Town
shall approve the indebtedness
to be incurred by the issu
ance of bonds of said Town
of the maximum principal
amount of $375,000 to finance,
together with any other
funds which may be made
available therefor, the exten
sion, improvement and en
largement of the system
maintained by the Town to
provide a supply of water to
said Town and its inhabitants
by the construction of water
treatment facilities, facilities
providing for an increased
supply of water, water stor
age facilities and the exten
sion of water lines, including
the acquisition and installa
tion of the equipment, ma
chinery and apparatus re
quired therefor and the ac
quisition of the necessary
lands or rights-in-land, and a
tax to be levied for the pay
ment therefor, and also the
bend ordinance adopted by
the Board at Councilmen of.
said Town on March 2, 1970,'
which authorizes the issuance
of said bonds for such pur
pose and the levy of such
tax, and the question
er the qualified voters off'
said Town shall approve thet
indebtedness to be incurred!-
by the issuance of bonds of
- Town of the maxim umf
principal amount of $225,000
to finance the extension, im
provement, and enlargement
of the sanitary sewer system!
maintained and operated by;
the Town for the collection
and disposal of sewage byj
the extension of sewer line«l
including the acquisition and
installation of the equip-!
ment, machinery and appara
tus required therefor and thei
acquisition of the necessary
lands or rights-in-land, and d
tax to be levied for thp pay
ment thereof, and also the
bond ordinance adopted by
the Board of Councilmen of
said Town on March 2, 1070
which authorizes the issuance
of said bonds for such pur
pose and the levy of sucl ;
tax. j
The ballots to be used at
said election shall contain the
worda “FOR/AGAINST the
ordinance authorizing $375,000
of bonds to finance the ex 4:
tension, improvement and en
largement of the system
maintained by the .Town td :
provide a supply of water to|:
said Town and its
by the construction of water;
treatment facilities, facilities!'
providing for an increased
supply of water, water Storf
age facilities and the extent!
sion of water lines, including
the acquisition Bnd installa
tion of the equipment, ma- :
chinery and apparatus requir
ed therefor and the acquisi-;
tion of the necessary lands or*
rights-in-land, and a tax:
therefor” and the words;
“FOR/AGAINST th’e ordi-?|
nance authorizing $225,000 of.
bonds to finance the exten-l
sion, improvement, and en*£
largement of the sanitary;:
sewer system maintained and.'
operated by the Town for thef;
collection and disposal of:
sewage by the extension of;
sewer lines, including the ac-ij
quisition and installation of:
the equipment, machinery andji
apparatus required therefor j
and the acquisition of the ne-c
cessary lands or rights-in-;
land, and a tax therefor” )
with squares beside the words:
“FOR” and “AGAINST” in
which squares the voter may;
make an (X) mark to indi-i
cate his choice.
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indebtedness to be incurred
by the issuance of said bonds:-
and the tax therefor and said
ordinances, the bonds auth-:;
orized by said ordinances will
be issued for the purposes:
stated and an annual tax suf
ficient to pay the principal of;
and interest on said bonds'
will be levied.
The polls for aaid election ,
will open at the hour of 6:30
o'clock A. M., and will close
at the hour of 0:30 o'clock:-
P. M. Every person offering
to vote must be a legally
registered voter.
The polling place which
has been designated for each;:
polling precinct and the per-:
sons who have been appoint--
ed to act as Registrar and 1
Judges of Election in each:
such precinct are as follows:
Precinct: West -Edenton;:
polling place, Municipal:
Building; Registrar, Jamsey
Hicks; Judges of
Rosebud Curran and Angela
Wright. ?,
Precinct: East Edenton;
polling place, Court House;
Registrar, Juanita Cozzens;
Judges of Election, Iris Millx
and Willard Rhoadea.
The election shall be con-:
ducted by the Board of Elec
tions of Chowan County and!
the registration books used far
register voters in the County
of Chowan shall be the basis
for registration for said spe-'
cial election. Voters who are,,
not registered must register!
in order to be qualified to*
vote at said special election.:
The registration books shall
be opened for the registrars
tion of voters at 9:00 o’cloclf
A. M., on Saturday, April 4,;
1970, and shall be closed afa
6:30 o’clock P. M n on Satur-;
day, April 18, 1970. On each
day (Sundays excepted) dur-:
ing such period the Registrar
for each election precinct kt
the County will keep his:
book open between the hour*
of 9.-00 o’clock A. M., and
sunset for the registration of
voters in such election pre
cinct. On each Saturday dur
ing such period, each Reg
istrar will attend at the poll-t
ing place in his election pre
cinct between the hours of
9:00 o’clock A. M. and 6:so
o’clock P. M. for the regktri
tion of voters.
By order of the Board of
Councilmen of the Town of
Edenton.
Dated March 2, 1970.
W. a GARDNER,
Town Clark of the Town of
Edenton, North Carolina, jr
Mar 19 20 Apr 7