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For Hospital
On Sunday
William F. Henderson of Raleigh,
executive secretary, N. C. Medical Care
Commission, will deliver the dedicatory
address and present the license to the
new $2-million Chowan Hospital here
Sunday. The services are set for 2 P. M.
First patients are expected to be mov
ed into the new facility on October i7,
according to Thomas M. Surratt, hos
pital administrator.
Atwood Skinner of hospital
architect, will present the ne|r 61-bed
facility with acceptance by J.iCliarence
Leary for Chowan County commissioners,
and Jesse L. Harrell for Chowafa Jlospi
tal, Inc. J. Gilliam Wood will introduce
Henderson. '
Others on the program include Dr.
Edward G. Bond, chief of staff, and
Revs. E. L. Earnhardt and Virgil Wil
son.
Chowan County voted sl-million in
bonds for the new facility with a federal
grant being received in the amount of
$600,000. Medical Care Commission
provided $108,000; Duke Endowment,
$150,000; and $142,000 was secured
from all other local sources.
Surratt issued the following statement
concerning “Chowan Hospital—Truly a
Health Care Facility”:
From the time plans were begun for
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Robert Weintraub
Weintraub Picked
Chowan Arts Council re-organized for
the new year Monday night and agreed
to co-sponsor a young people’s- produc
tion with Edenton Little Theater.
Robert Weintraub was elected presi
dent of the arts group at the; meeting
held at Edenton Chamber of Commerce
office. W. M. Sanford headed the group
last year.
Readings will be held at 8 P. M. Tues
day at the chamber office for parts in
the production to be cast with junior
and senior high school students. Stu
dents interested in a part in the produc
tion are urged to attend the readings.
Elected to serve with Weintraub were-
Mrs. Mary Partin, vice president—
programs; E. C. Toppin, vice president
—publicity; Miss Gene Tomlinson, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Fran Ward, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Audrey
Walker, treasurer; and Mrs. Nelson
Chears, director to the Albemarle Are’
Arts Council board.
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Membership Banquet Edenton Chamber of Commerce’s annual
membership banquet was held last Wednesday night at Chowan Golf
& -Country Club with J. S. Kovic of Raleigh, center, as guest speaker.
Carlton Jackson, right, is the new president and E. F. Puryear is im
mediate past president, Volunteers, under the direction of Marvin
Barham and E. N. (Pete) Manning, are now attempting to secure
funds for a record budpef of *lB KHA
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jVeut Chowan Hospital In SpcJiynt Donations continued to pour in for equipment to the new Chowan Hospital as plans were'rinal
ized for the dedication Sunday. William F. Henderson of Raleigh, shown in center picture, will deliver the dedicatory address. At left*
three officers of Edenton Women’s Club present Thomas M. Surratt a check for SI,OOO to furnish a room. They are, left to right: Mrs.
Ruth Frinks, president; Surratt; Mrs. N. B. Hicks, treasurer; and Mrs. T. M. Clarke, secretary. In the picture at right, Surratt is
shown with Mrs. W. P. (Spec) Jones as they hold a plan for the exterior of the hospital after the Hospital Auxiliary donated $5,000 for
equipment. The dedication service is set for 2 P. M., with tours to follow.
Volume XXXVII—No. 41.
•public parade
An Explanation
A low-rent public housing project to
get 100 families along the Public Parade
out of unsafe and unsanitary structures
is being delayed by a referee in bank
ruptcy who has, in the opinion of this
writer, failed to show good faith with
Edenton Housing Authority.
Thomas M. Moore of Wilson, while
repeatedly agreeing to the private sale
of a portion of the R. P. Baer & Com
pany, Inc., property on North Oakum
Street to the local authority, has not
signed an order designating the trustee
to execute the deed.
The public auction of the Baer prop
erty was held January 30. At that time
a bid of SIO,OOO was made on the prop
erty the authority desires to purchase.
However, since it had been appraised for
$20,300 (an appraisal approved by the
federal government) the bid was rejected
and the trustee made a public announce
ment that it would be sold at private
sale.
In May a hearing on the private sale
was held by the referee in Elizabeth City
with no creditor appearing to object. The
referee said something had come to light
in the case which would take “eight or
10” days to clear up. When nothing
happened the authority’s attorney con
tacted Edgar Moore of Rocky Mount,
the trustee. He advised the attorney to
send the money and deed to him and he
would get the order signed, sign the deed,
cash the check and send it to Edenton.
Edenton Housing Authority drew a
check for $20,300 and mailed it to the
trustee on June 10. After repeated tele
phone conversations, the deed was return
ed on July 17, dated July 7 and the
check was deposited on July 8. There
was a blank space on the deed—the date
of the referee’s order. So, those hand
ling the bankruptcy had the authority’s
money and the authority had a worthless
deed. (Had the money been invested
it would now have earned nearly $350
in interest).
The re eree held another hearing in
Wilson on September 4. He informed lo
cal officials the hang-up was a deed of
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Chowan County commissioners Mon
day tripled their contribution to Edenton
Chamber of Commerce and then heard
a board member call “archaic” a book
keeping system which does not allow
commissioners ready information as to
the availability of funds for unbudgeted
requests.
The chamber, which over the past 12
or more years has received SSOO from
the county as well as the Town of Eden
ton, requested an increase of $2,000.
All commissioners were in agreement
that the county’s contribution to the
Chamber had not kept pace with the ser
vices rendered.
N. J. George suggested the request
be granted. However, Mrs. Pansy El
liott, county accountant said she was
not sure funds would be available in
the “tightest” budget the county had in
many years.
“The county needs some better book-
Sanford Leaving
W. M. (Bill) Sanford, general mana
ger of the local Chris r Craft plant, an
nounced Monday his resignation from
Chris-Craft Corporation. He will be
come director of engineering at Hatteras
Yachts, Division of North American
Rockwell. He will be located in High
Point.
Sanford is the third Chris-Craft Cor
poration official to join Hatteras —includ-
ing Harry Call, president.
Sanford, who has been with Chris-
Craft 19 years, stated that his own dis
appointment with some of the policies
of Chris-Craft led to his seeking em
ployment elsewhere.
He also asserted that his leaving
should not affect the future plans for
the local Christ-Craft plant.
The firm announced recently that the
Edenton plant, which last year employed
more than 200 people was being tem
porarily closed. It was noted, however,
that in the future the local plant could
become the most important in the entire
Chris-Craft organization.
The company purchased more than 50
acres on Albemarle Sound and construct
ed what is believed to be the most mod
ern plant in existence for the manufac
turing of fiberglass pleasure craft. The
firm operated here approximately two
years.
Benefit Planned
Edenton Jaycees set out this week to
sell 3,000 tickets for a multi-location
fish fry October 24 to benefit Edenton-
Chowan Rescue Squad. Fish will be
served from 11 A. M., to 6 P. M., at
Earl- Smith’s Store in Rocky Hock and
the Boy Scout Hut on North Broad
Street.
Wayne Conners, chairman of this
benefit, said the value of the rescue
squad to Edenton and Chowan County is
well known and the Jaycees are putting
forth every effort to make this event a
real success.
The chairman said by having cookers
at two locations in the county he felt
more people would participate and fewer
would be inconvenienced by having to
drive a long distance to participate in
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 8, 1970
New Bookkeeping Is Sought
keeping practices,” George noted. “This
county is too solvent to have such prob
lems,” he stated later. He made it clear
he was not being critical of the county
accountant because “she is doing just
what the commissioners tell her to.”
“We have got to get on a businesslike
With Loot fh.uvnn County ABC Officer Joseph Bvrum, en
ter, and two state ABC officers are shown with part of the big
cache of illegal beer, wine and booze captured in a raid in the area.
Officers Make Big Haul In County
By Patricia M. Arnold
Approximately SI,OOO worth of beer,
whiskey, wine and non-tax-paid whiskey
was confiscated Friday night at 15 vari
ous places in Edenton and Chowan Coun
ty as a three-month undercover cam
paign came to a head.
Close to 25 law enforcement officers
Wood On Board
The Federal Land Bank Association
of Ahoskie announces that Thomas Ben
bury Haughton Wood has been elected
director of the association, according to
L. Gary Taylor, manager of the Eliza
beth City Branch Office.
Wood succeeds George T. Underwood
of Murfreesboro who resigned from the
board after 25 years of service.
Wood is the son
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the vice president of DARF Corporation.
Wood is also a member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, president of the Cu
pola House Association, member of the
Chowan Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board, a director for the Edenton Cotton
Mill, and past president of Historic
Edenton, Inc.
of the late Mr. and
Mrs. George C.
Wood and is a na
tive and lifelong res
ident of Chowan
County.
He attended Port
er Military Academy
and the University
of North Carolina at
Chapeil Hill. At the
present time he is
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basis so we know what we are doing,”
he said.
C. A. Phillips then presented a re
quest from the District Mental Health
Board for $2,000 in additional funds.
The county is giving $3,000 to this pro
gram.
aided County ABC Officer Joseph A. By
rum in issuing warrants and bringing
the intoxicating beverage to the Sheriff’s
office at the County Office Building
where it is stored until the court orders
what should be done with it.
Warrants were served on 16 persons
and each placed under S2OO bond until
their hearing on October 20.
Charged with selling beer without a
permit, possession of whiskey for sale
and the sale of whiskey were John E.
and Willie V. Roberts of Robin’s Motel,
Edenton; William (Jake) Stallings,
Route 3, Edenton; Joe Hoggard of Ty
ner; Arthur Gordon of Tyner; and
Sarah Cooper of Route 1, Edenton.
Eugenia Harris, Route 3, Edenton;
A1 (Fats) Elliott of Tyner; Emma Ches
son, Charlie Scott Morring, Emma
Brown, Celia Rawls, Maggie Stanley,
all of Route 1, Edenton; Annie Holley
of Edenton, Lillian Smith of Tyner and
William Douglas of Edenton.
Assisting Byrum in the arrest and
confiscating of beverage were State ABC
Officers James L. Wagner, Supervisor;
L. R. Bridges, Ellis Paul, Don Davis,
M. W. Coats and Henry Ford; Sheriff
Troy Toppin, Deputy Sheriff Glenn Per
ry and Capt. W. H. Williams and many
Edenton policemen.
Wagner commended the local law en
forcement for the planning and carrying
out of the undercover campaign that
led to the mass arrests. He commented
that he was well pleased with the results
jwd he felt that it was a complete suc
cess.
ABC Officer Byrum expresed his
great appreciation to all for the help
riven him during the campaign -
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