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; THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1970. ~~
CON SOLIDATION PLAN
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Holmes and Walker for at least another
year.
George’s motion passed without op
position.
s Supt. Britt, speaking about genera]
changes in the school organization, said
the system had seen greater changes in
fthe past three years than perhaps in the
tpast 50. (
| “A lot of good has come from the
: students and faculty in the past fsw
) years that probably have been over
j shadowed by little things,” he said. He
[then challenged the board and communi
«ty to see the good things and look on
[ the positive side.
j Dr. Edward G. Bond, chairman,
■ echoed Supt. Britt’s remarks, saying, stu
• dents deserve a great deal of credit for
(adapting to the many changes in a co
j operative spirit.
: Eugene Jordan said while the plans
!are for one year efforts should be made
jto strengthen the program at Chowan,
j although it might hinder consolidation
iat a later date.
{ The board voted to improve condi
• tions at Chowan gym, buy property be
’hind Hicks Field and remove the fieid
! house at Hicks Field. Priority was giv
jen the Chowan work.
| In answer to a question, Supt. Britt
j said there is no evidence of “widespread”
• use of drugs by students here.
: Dr. Allen Hornthal, a visitor at the
• meeting, commented that one or two
j cases should be sufficient evidence to
; cause concern. While the problem may
. not be widespread, it is here, he added.
. Dr. Bond added: “It is a matter of
_time. They are other places and will
;fil,ter down. It is a matter of educating
i the students.”
ACTIVITIES - PRESET
Continued from Page 1
(availability and value of the many ser-
I vices now being provided,
j Mrs. Phillips has announced the fol-
f lowing activities for next week:
• Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00 P. M.—Open
j House at the library. Everyone is in
; vited to attend.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday—Visit
ving days for teachers and their classes.
Monday, April 13, 3:45 - 4:45 P. M.
r —Story Hour, pre-school through Grade
j three.
Tuesday, April 14, 4-5 P. M.—Music
Hour for Grades four through nine.
Wednesday, April 15, 4 - 5 P. M.—
' Readings from Thomas Wolfe, presented
by The Satyrs of The College of the
Albemarle, Grades 10-12.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday New
: Borrowers’ Days. If you are a resident
of Chowan County, and have not regis
i tered for a library card, please take this
; opportunity to join your public library.
There will be no questions asked, and
! no fines charged on any overdue books
: returned during National Library Week.
COURT SCHEDULING
Continued from Page 1
! Phillips said he agreed that the fa
[ cilities are inadequate. “It would be
[nice to have a new courthouse, jail and
| office building,” he said. “However,
[you don’t become progressive or stay
; progressive by spending beyond your
■ means.”
j He said if the courthouse is crowded
i then maybe a change of scheduling of
| terms is a solution.
| The commissioner said people who
! advocate a crash building program don’t
| realize the cost involved.
| Commissioner David Bateman said he
l didn’t believe the people of the county
\ would go along with another expensive
| building program. “We should, how
ever, make some long-range plans.”
\ The board members indicated they
| hope to be able to reinstate the two
! cent capital outlay levy to the 1970-71
i budget. It was dropped this year be
| cause of the hospital building program,
i which Phillips said was funded beyond
> the bond issue.
Mrs. Conger also presented budget
i estimates for her department. She said
the administrative budget would remain
about the same, but Medicaid will in
crease the public assistance budget by
about 25 per cent.
Commissioners were told by Murray
Ashley that matching funds might be
available for the purchase of an am
, bulance for the rescue squad.
Other routine reports wert received
And filed.
UearJ £?Seen
' -By Buff'
At last weeks’ Rotary Club meeting the
Rotarians agreed to pay for furnishing a
room in the new Chowan Hospital, which
will cost in the neighborhood of SI,OOO.
The method of raising the money was not
definitely decided upon, but one of the Ro
tarians asked Tom Surratt, the administra
tor, "if we furnish a room, will a Rotarian
get any reduced rates if he becomes a
patient?” Tom’s only reply was “No
comment.”
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Chowan County Shrine Club will hold a
ladies’ night party and banquet Friday
night, April 17, at the Jaycee 'Building at
the base. Steak and all the trimmings will
be served and Bill Easterling, Kcrmit Lay
ton and Dan Reaves are in charge oS the
affair, and all Shrincrs are urged to let
anyone of them know if they will attend. If
they go and do not make a reservation, no
steak will be on hand for them and it
would be too late to prepare pickled her
ring.
o
About the Missus: She has some good
days and some not so good. One of her
good days was Saturday, when I took her
to Bennett’s Mill Pond, where she could sit
down and (fish—well, it might be better to
say “wet a hook,” for the bloomin’ fish
wouldn’t bite. Anyway, if and when she
can spend more time fishing and manages
to catch a few fish—that should be one of
her best tonics.
Mrs. Irma Allsbrook, Mrs. Margaret
White and Miss Christine Harris left 'Eden
ton early Sunday morning and arrived
back home late Sunday night from Ra
leigh. They were just about pooped, but
each one of the trio felt that they got a lot
of valuable information about hairdressing
at a hairdresser school at the Sir Walter
Hotel.
o
John A. Taylor, chairman in Chowan
County for the observance of National Li
brary Week, April 12-18, calls attention to
“open house” which will be observed at
Shepard-tPruden Memorial Library Sunday
afternoon, April 12, from 3 to 5 o’clock.
Mr. Taylor is very enthusiastic about the
library and hopes a large number of peo
ple will attend the “open house” occasion.
“Mere people should take advantage of the
services that the library affords," says Mr.
Taylor. He assures everybody who goes
to the library Sunday afternoon will enjoy
their visit. Let’s all go!
o
Two couples from Pennsylvania were
rambling arouncf Edenton Tuesday of this
week and were very much impressed with
the beauty and hospitality of the town.
When I asked them from what part of
Pennsylvania they were from, they told
me Lancaster, which made me a “neigh
bor,” for the Susquehanna River divides
Lancaster and York counties and Lancaster
is only 30 miles from York. When I told
them I was fiom York, one-of ’em re
plied, “How in the world did you find such'
a beautiful place to move to?” Anyway, it’s
a grand feeling when visitors compliment
us on our “best town in the world.”
Aces Win Again
Four runners from the track team at
John A. Holmes High School set two
new records in the second annual Mid-
South Relays Saturday in Southern
Pines.
Coach Marion Kirby of the Edenton
Aces said Raymond Jernigan, Linwood
Stallings, Gigi Leary and Earl Chesson
set new marks in the 440 with a time
of 45 seconds; and in the 880 with a
time of 1:33.9 minutes.
Chesson came in fourth in the 100
yard dash. The thin clads for Holmes
High finished fifth in the invitational
event with a total of 22 points.
The Aces, going after their 15th cen
secutive track title in the 2-A Albemarle
Conference, have posted two victories
and are looking for a third in a meet
with Plymouth and Scotland Neck today
(Thursday) in Plymouth.
Fans are having to go out of town
to watch the Aces run since the local
track has been damaged during the
winter by use as a parking lot for buses.
Monday the Aces won a tri-meet at
Northampton with the host school and
Plymouth. Edenton posted 80 points.
Edenton scorer included:
Shot: Stanley Wright, first; Nathan
Powell, fourth.
Discus: Wright, second, Powell, third.
100-yard Dash: Earl Chesson, first;
Linwood Stallings, second; and Gigi
Leary, third.
Mile: Donnie McClease, third and
Blount Shepard, fourth.
440: Stallings, first; Jernigan, second
Broad Jump: John Raines, first.
880 Relay: Edenton first.
880 Run: Tommy Jackson, Donnie
Waff and Paul Waff, first, second and
third.
220: Chesson, first; Leary, second,
and Jernigan, fourth.
Mile Run: Edenton, first.
High Jump: Dannie Waff, tie for sec
ond; Blount Shepard, tie for fourth.
High Hurdles: Dannie Waff, first;
Lee Leary, third.
Low Hurdles: Lee Leary, second and
Willie Moore, fourth.
Coach Kirby takes his team to the
second invitational meet, of the season
April 18. He will enter the Duke-Du
rham Relays.
Edenton Aces have the only 2-A team
in Eastern North Caro Una to win the
sectional title two times.
public |laraclt>
Continued from Page 1
tion of utmost importance not only to
our needs of today, but for future
growth.
Mayor George Alma Byrum is enlist
ing the aid of the Citizens Advisory
Council, working with neighborhood
groups, to spread the word in hopes
that the needs can be realized and a
favorable vote received. Wallace Evans,
newly appointed chairman of the group,
is enthusiastic about this project as well
as others of importance to a well bal
anced community.
Representatives of local government
have been meeting with neighborhood
groups to be most directly affected by
the project. Assessments have been ex
plained in detail as have street improve
ments.
A public hearing has been arranged
for 8 P. M. f Monday in the Municipal
Building, at which time citizens from
throughout the town are encouraged to
come and get first hand information.
The additions to the water supply and
storage here are long overdue. The
sewer work is the result of last year’s
annexation of a vast area, which gives
the Town of Edenton growing room.
Why is this project so important at
this time? The need is one thing.
Money is yet another thing. The town’s
share of this proposed project is less
than two-thirds. This is possible be
cause of a federal grant secured by Rep.
Walter B. Jones in the amount of $329,-
500. If we don’t go now the grant
money will be lost. „
Another thing which makes the pro
ject pressing is the rapidly rising cost
of construction. Included in the pro
ject already is a 20 per cent inflation
factor—or $155,700. By the time the
vote is taken and if favorable, bids re
ceived, this might not be enough. It
happened to the hospital project where
a few months’ delay cost the taxpayers
nearly $300,000.
With the recent water rate increase,
coupled with anticipated revenue from
the one cent local option sales tax, the
council assures the citizens no increase
in property taxes. When you get a
sl-million project without increasing
taxes, you’ve struck a good lick.
An informed citizenry can see the
wisdom of this project. If they go to
the polls in sufficient numbers on May
2 Edenton will be assured of adequate
water and sewer facilities Jor years to
come. .j.:» ; ,£, i 4
BANK BUILDING"
Continued from Page 1
Architect for the building is J. Ever
ette Fauber, Jr., of Lynchburg, Va.,
formerly with the Williamsburg Foun
dation.
Peoples Bank now is headquartered in
the old Bank of Edenton building on
the corner of South Broad and West
King streets. The consumer branch is
in the 200 block of South Broad Street
and a drive-in branch is located in
Mitchener Village.
The new building will contain approxi
mately 5,400 square feet mostly on
the main ground floor level. At the
second floor level will be a staff meeting
room, directors’ room, employees’ lounge
and miscellaneous toilets, storage rooms
and the utility room, housing all me
chanical equipment in conjunction with
heating and cooling. There is no base
ment.
Designed in the 18th Century Georg
ian style, to fit in nicely with its close
neighbor, historic St. Paul’s Church
(circa 1750) and the abutting residential
area, its design was inspired by the
early Georgian Customs Houses, so
prevalent in the coastal towns of the
Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland.
The plan of the ground floor is com
pletely function with a large open bank
ing room, off of which is an officers’
platform and two private offices. There
is a bank of seven commercial teller
spaces and a separate bank of two note
teller spaces. Off of the commercial
teller corridor is a large bookkeeping
room with adjacent vault.
There is a private office and confer
ence room for the trust department close
to the large safe deposit vault, some
what isolated from other functions.
The main entrance to the banking
room occurs off of South Broad Street.
An auxiliary entrance also occurs off of
the spacious parking lot which will ac
commodate over 30 vehicles.
A drive-in teller window and a night
depository both occurs on the parking
lot and driveway side of the bank.
The exterior walls are masonry cavity
wall construction with handmade face
brick, ground brick arches, light colored
gauging at corners and openings. The
roof will be either tile or cement shingles,
moulded to simulate weathered wood
shingles. Rubbed brick trim occurs
around the large eliptical arched entrance
on the Broad Street front and also in
the horizontal belt course abope.
Everything, consistent with good
functional planning, has been done to fit
the building into its Edenton setting
with propriety.
The Diplomatic Pouch
ACCESS TO BIAFRA
I am a 14-ycar-old girl and a freshman
at Richmond High School. Last week our
school presented a film on Biafra and it
has haunted me ever since to think there
are children in this world who have to
suffer so unfairly.
M. A..
Richmond, Mo.
Dear M. A.:
The problem of disaster relief in Biafra
is not the lack of supplies or means of
transport but the lack of access, particu
larly by a land corridor, to Biafra. The
USE LASSIFIED DS
FOR SALE 1986 Great
Lakes mobile home, 12 feet
wide by S7 feet long. Ex
cellent condition. Call 482-
3697. 1 t c
WE UNDERSELL EVERY
BODY Roofing, shingles,
$7.50 square. IR oof i n g
paper, 45-lb. heavy duty,
$2.00 per roll. PANEL
ING and PLYWOOD are on
the way. Come by and
save. Business hours af
ter 4:30 week days. All
day Saturday and Sunday.
TEE LOK OORP.
Exp Apr 30
Why Walk?
Why spoil your week
end fun-time pushing a
tiresome lawnmower and
hating every minute of
it?
Ride! Ride! Ride!
This year ride in com
fort, cut that big yard
job down to size in a
hurry, with a low price
DRAFTSMAN Riding
Mower. You’ll do a
much better mowing job
and have more free fun
time—take our word.
Prices Cut As Much
As $55.00
Sears has mowers in
stock for immediate
pick-up.
"Use Sears Easy Pay
ment Plan.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
or Your Money Back
Sears
Northside
Shopping Center
Phone 482-2186
Open Til 8:36 Fridays
FOR SALE—Hancock Ser
vice Station and dwelling.
Also stock in store. Deep
well water. See at any
time or call 482-2033.
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NEED TIKES?
Sears has a tire guaran
teed for 40,000 miles. Also
4+2 Dynglass. A new tire,
tfine that has four full plies
*of Polyester cord and two
fiber glass belts. 40-month
guarantee. Call SEARS
today—4B2-2186. t f c
WANTED Hardwood and
cypress logs. Tracts of
hardwood and pine tim
ber. Top market prices.
Williams Lumber Co., Inc.,
Mackeys, N. C. tfc
FOR
DIRT HAULING
Call
ELMER OVERTON
482-4326
or
ERIE JONES
482-4322
Route 3, Edenton, N. C.
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SPARE TIME
INCOME
Distributor
For This Area
Become a distributor m one of
America's largest and fastest gaow
mg industries. You will be distri
butmg national brand products.
No axpanenca requirad. All acc
ounts are contracted for and sat
up by our company. You maraly
restock locations with our nation
at brand products.
You Can Earn
SBOO A Month
Or More
Based On Your
Effort
Inventory of 1820.68 to 3441.66
cash required for inventory and
aquipment. You must have a good
car and be able to devote at least
4 to 12 hours per week. If you are
interested, have the desire, drive,
determination, and want to be
successful in a growing business
of your own, write us today
Please enclose name, address, and
telephone number
WS WCLCOMI IN VIST 14 ATION
NATIONAL
DISTRIBUTfNO 00.
1362 South QMnttOM.
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authorities on the spot, under the condi
tions of civil war, have given a higher
priority to politico-military considerations
than to arranging food deliveries to Biafra.
The President and other top U. S. officials
have repeatedly expressed their sympathy
for the suffering victims of the war. The
prevention of wholesale famine in Nigeria
is more important than any political con
sideration. Our government has consistent
ly backed efforts 'by the Organization of
African Unity and the International Com
mittee of the Red Cross to bring about
agreement on land and air corridors.
FOR SALE—Three bedroom
house. Living room, din
ing room, bath, large
screened patio, air condi
tioned and wall -to - wall
carpet. On three lots. Ex
cellent location. Owner
will finance with substan
tial down payment at low
interest rate. Call 221-
4506. Am- 9 16c
FOR SALE Eleven new
fish net anchors, $2.75
each. Apply to Ward’s BP
Service, corner Broad and
Queen Streets, Edenton.
Phone 462-4979. Up
POUR WHEELS balanced
and rotated only $5.00 at
SEARS, Northside Shop
ping Center, Edenton, N. C.
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FOR RENT Downstairs
apartment. Five rooms,
freshly painted, central
heat, private entrance,
back screened-in porch. 200
West Church Street. Phone
482-4880. t f c
WANT TO BUY—Old baby
dolls. Call 462-4660.
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FOR SALE Peanut oil.
Bargain price, $3.28 per
gallon. Jimbos Jumbos,
Inc., Edenton, N. C.
Exp Apr 23c
SALES PERSONNEL—Men
or women to represent well
known insurance company.
No collecting or debits. In
come unlimited. Write
Barry Heggard, P. O. Box
526, Ahoskie, N. C. tfe
FOR SALE 1969 Ford
pickup truck. Excellent
condition. 5,000 actual
mileage. Call 482-2474.
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raar bualaeaa. It jru waat
to atop drinking, tknl'a our
. bnalnesn. AA Mon
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MOBILE HOMS SALE
Lowest priceajvjjbe found
anywhere.
41x12 two bed rooms,
$3,295 value. Sale price,
$2,795.
52x12 three bed rooms.
$4,695 value. Sale price,
$4,296.
60x12 three bed rooms.
1 and % baths. ' $5,495
value. Sale price, $4,995.
Terms as low as $295
down and $59 monthly.
Monthly payments less
than rent.
Open daily from 8:30 un
til 6:30 and Sunday 2 un
til 6:30. Dealer No. 5295.
F. A H. MOBILE HOMES
Highway No. 64
Roborsodville, N. C.
Exp Apr 23
SALESLADIES NEEDED!
Experienced help wanted, but not
required. Apply in person at
Macks Store, Northside Shop
ping Center. Applications taken
daily from 9:00-11:30 A. M.
LOANS TO FARMERS
For purchase of cars, trucks, tractors, combines,
any kind of machinery. Fertilizer, labor, gas,
repair buildings, clear land ditching, purchase
land, or any fanners’ needs ... A cooperative
owned and operated by its 1000 farm members
for fanners. If you need money contact:
Jtik ALBEMARLJ
PRODUCTION CREDIT
association
207 E. Church St.
Elizabeth City
Chowan County Conrtfconse, Edenton, N. C.
Each Wednesday from 18 to 12 A. M.
FOR SALE—I9S4 Chevrolet
car. In good running con
dition. Price $l5O. Call
462-4441 or 482-2546.
Apr 9 16c
FOR SALE Clothes line
poles made from heavy
steel pipe. $5.00 each.
Apply to BP Service, cor
ner Broad and Queen
Streets. Phone 482-4070.
lip
Male-Female Help Wanted
MAN OR WOMAN to sup
ply consumers with Raw
leigh Products. Can earn
S6O weekly part-time, $l5O
and up full-time. For in
terview write: E. A. WAL
TON A402, P. O. Box 7558,
Richmond, Va. 23231. Please
give directions to your
home. 1 t c
FOR BULLDOZER and
motor grader work of all
types, call Earl M. Rea.
Phone 482-2698. tfc
FOR SALE Three bed
room brielp home. Two
baths, central heat and air
conditioning, carport and
utility room. Landscaped
one acre plot. On Route
17, 13 miles south of
Edenton. Call Bunch, 482-
4624. tfc
COMPLETE LINE OF
Wedding Invitations. In
fcrmals and Reception
Cards to choose from. See
our samples. The Chowan
Herald.
In Memorial
Those wishing to make
donations in memory of a
departed friend in which
a card will be sent in your
name may send donations
to the following:
EYE WILLS
Any Member of Edenton
Lions Club
or
W. H. Hollowell, Jr.,
Box 209
Edenton, N. C. 27932
Telephone 482-2127
AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt
208 North Granville Street
Edenton, N. C. 27932
HEART FUND
Mrs. Fred Keeter
P. O. Box 327
Edenton, N. C. 27932
CHOWAN HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL FUND
P. 0. Box 69
Edenton, N. C. 27932
CUPOLA HOUSE
LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Mrs. W. B. Rosevear,
Treasurer,
121 West King Street
EDENTON-CHDWAN
RESCUE SQUAD