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Town Election May 4 Byrum Candidate Mayor George Alma Byrum has fired the first shot in the forthcoming Mu* nidpal Election. He announced today his intention to seek a second two-year term. The filing deadline lor candidates to run in the May 4 non-partisan biennial election is March 26, according to Mrs. George C. Hoskins, chairman, Cho wan County Board of Elections. In addition to a mayor, voters will cast ballots for coundlmen from two wards, a councilman-at-large, the town treasurer, and three members of the Mayor George A. Byrum It’s Now Official! Chowan: 10,764 f Chowan County’s official population in the 1970 census was 10,764, down 8.2 per cent from the 1960 figure of 11,729, the Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce, reports. The official population of the state was 5,082,509, up 11.5 per cent from the 1960 population count, which was 4,556,155. The 1970 census counted 6,254 white persons in Chowan County, 58>1 per Cent of the total; 4,499" Negroes, and 11 persons of other races. In 1960, 53.4 per cent of the population was white. The census showed 787 children un der five years; 3,113 in ages five through 17; 5,747 people 18 through 64; and 1,117 who were 65 and older. The population 14 years and over in cluded 4,986 married people, 747 who , were widowed, 113 divorced, and 2,101 never married. Chowan County’s 1070 population was classified as 44.3 per cent urban, and 55.7 per cent rural. There were 3,174 households, with 10,731 persons, including 429 one-per son households. In addition 33 persons were living in group quarters, i , The 1970 census counted 3,621 hous ing units in Chowan County, 2,020 of them occupied by owners, 1,154 occu pied by tenants, and 447 vacant. These included vacant units for seasonal use. The proportion occupied by owners in 1970 was 55.8 per cent, compared with 49.5 per cent in 1960. Among year-round dwelling units there were 3,048 single family houses, Continued on Pago 4 Pedestrian Killed A 19-year-old youth failed to see a t 58-ypar-old Negro woman walking in the road with her child and struck her, resulting in the first traffic fatality for Chowan County in 1971. The child was not injured. State Trooper Robert H. Allen, in vestigating patrolman, stated the woman had on dark clothes, had no light and was walking in the travel lane with her back to the oncoming traffic. The pedestrian, Celia Burke, died at the scene of the accident. The driver of the 1961 Chevrolet in volved in the accident was Archie Swain, Route 1, Edenton. Trooper Allen stated the accident oc curred around 6:50 P. M., Saturday night, approximately five miles north of Edentod on Highway 32. No charges were filed against Swain, and damages to the car were estimated at 1300. Trooper Allen remarked that pedes trians walking on thf roadway at night without proper clothing and light are becoming more of a problem every day and stated that it was against the law. He remarked, “It is the stupfc&est thing a person can do, to be walUagra the road and not get 'off when a car approaches.” Board of Public Works. Incumber . I the respective positions are Leo £1 kaveck, W. H. Hollowell, Jr., J. E “55 liott, James M. Bond, and Jesse L. •■= y. rell, J. H. Conger, Jr., and T. C. By. £ £ Jr. ~ x Mayor Byrum issued the follow I s statement: J o “I have had the honor and prlvi to serve as Mayor of Edenton for the past two years. I have given the time and leadership necessary to keep Eden ton moving forward in a progressive, yet economical manner. “May projects have been completed dining the past two years and I plan to inform the public of this record. Eden ton is in a favorable position for growth and civic improvements, yet there are also problems and needed projects not yet completed. “Twelve years as a Town Councilman and the past two years as mayor afford Continued on Page 4 Budget Policy Set By Commissioners Chowan County commissioners have issued a warning to county agencies that tougher budget policies will be followed in the future. They are re questing preliminary “line item” budg ets by April 15. Mrs. Pansy Elliott, county accountant, said such a policy would aid in prepa ration of the budget for the fiscal year. The Edenton-Chowan Schools came under specific attack by a former board member, Commissioner N. J. George. In calling for line item budgets from all departments, George added “and that includes the schools.” He pointed out that the schools get 55 per cent of the county tax levy. “If the county people are going to put up money they deserve to know how it is being spent,” he said. “I want to know where every bit of county money is going. “I want to see their educational pro gram brought in line. The schools lost several hundred students last year and yet the number of teachers paid by the county increased.” George continued: “I am 100 per cent behind their program. Everyone knows where I stand on public education. I want to make sure money is spent as allocated. “The schools had $48,000 in this year’s budget for maintenance yet we get reports from everywhere about the condition of the schools. How was this money spent? I want to know and I Continued on Pago 4 Albemarle Ford Honored By Legion FAYETTEVILLE Albemarle Motor Company of Edenton and Black and Decker Company of Fayetteville were honored here Saturday during the Spring Conference of the American Legion. They were recently named Employer of the Year for firms with less than 200 and over 200 employees respective ly. They were given engraved plaques from the state and national American Legion. Bruce F. Jones, president of Albe marle Motors, accepted for his firm while William O. Cordes, plant manager, accepted for Black and Decker. Frank Baker of Charlotte, state com mander, and Rev. Milton Foust of Salis bury, national chaplain, presented the citations on behalf of the respective or ganizations. j&B< ByEMIiHHHv ■ "-v ■*!:' , ja vS,> £?**■ '- M ;: Dealer Wine State, National Award Bruce Jones, president of Albemarle Motor Company in Edenton, Saturday was awarded state and national American Legion citations for employment of veterans, especially the handicapped. Jon& is shown outside the Downtowner in Fayetteville with the awards. In the picture at right, the denier is pictured with, from left, Frank Baker of Char lotte, state department commander: Rov Blackley, commander of Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 in Edenton; and Rev. Milton Foust of Salisbury, national chaplain. * ,14' —^v»7^.^- '• - v *0 “• . .*■ • N»’i«r /• • ].!uh!if yiaradi' Interstate Report The $3-million U. S. 17 by-pass of Edenton will be one of the nicest high way projects ever along the Public Pa rade. 'Hiree million bucks is a lot of cabbage, yet it gets lost in the statistics recently released concerning Interstate projects in Tar Heelia. Digest these: Total miles: 838.7. Miles open to traffic: 521.8—0 r 62 per cent of total. Miles currently under construction: 89.1. Total construction cost as of Janu ary, 1971: $373-million. Total engineer and right-of-way: $75- million. Total: $448-million (includes ssl-mil lion of North Carolina matching funds.) It should be noted that I’s 26, 40, 77, 85 and 95 are all west of Pinetops. Gibson Prather, the State Highway Commission’s PR man wrote: “We thought you might be interested in see ing the progress which is being made on our network of freeways. After all it was paid for by public money.” That it is, Gibson, but ain’t it a shame Eastern North Carolina is included out? OEO Works Here The U. S. Supreme Court Tuesday gave some added dignity to poverty. The court said if a defendant can’t pay a fine he can’t be made to spend time in jail, to pay his debt. What this will do to crime statistics, we aren’t sure. It will probably make more and more defendants plead pov erty, instead of guilty. And speaking of poverty, it has been made the whipping boy for a lot of things that are bad since the poor were discovered by the politicians. Poverty is nothing new; it has become popular on many fronts, and now in court. Those who meander along the Public Parade can be proud, however, that three Office of Economic Opportunity projects here are doing, or will do, ex actly what they are designed to do. We speak of Economic Improvement Coun cil, Albemarle Cooperative Association, and now funding of Chowan Coopera tive Produce Exchange. Unlike projects in many parts of the state which operate under the umbrella of doing something for the “disadvant aged," local OEO projects are being proven to be well founded and in which money is being well spent. The accomplishments of EIC are numerable. Roy Lowe, executive di rector, and his staff have chosen pro grams beneficial to the 10-county Al bemarle Area, not merely programs which justify a fat budget and scores of white collar workers. As long as EIC functions in this direction it will have the support of this newspaper. Albemarle Cooperative Association Continued on Page 4 Baker pointed out that the Edenton Ford agency had 19 employees at the time the entry was made; 12 were vet erans and seven were classified as handicapped. Black and Decker’s Fayetteville plant employs 1,000. “We are grateful for your efforts in hiring handicapped citizens,” Baker said to the winners, and especially veterans.” Joe Strickland, chairman of the Gov ernor’s Committee on Handicapped, also congratulated the winners. Mayor George Alma Byrum of Eden ton introduced those from that city at the conference. They included, in ad dition to Jones, Roy Blackley, post com mander, Edward G. Bond Post No. 40; Neil Thagard, office manager, Employ ment Security Commission; Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt; and L. F. Amburn, Jr. THE CHOWAN HERALD Volume XXXVII—No. 9 Single Copy 10 Cents Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 4, 1971 fa fa *u/km i J J ’ . r - Be tJ J- i >v " * Co-Op Gets Good News Directors of Chowan Cooperative Pro duce Exchange, Inc., met Friday with officials of N. C. Rural Fund for Development and were told a request for a loan and grant made by the cooperative had been approved. Seated, left to right, are: Earl Bunch, William Bonner, C. M. Evans, Sherlon Layton, presi dent; Wayne Bunch, Carroll Bass, secretary-treasurer; and Lloyd Bunch. Standing, in same order, are: Robert W. Moore, NCRFD treasurer; Eugene Sutton, rural services specialist; Royce Jordan, NCRFD administrator; and Roy L. Harrell, NCRFD field representative. OEO Funds Local Co-Op Chowan Cooperative Produce Ex change, Inc., has been given new life through a federal loan and grant. The funds were approved by Office of Eco nomic Opportunity and supplied through N. C. Rural Fund for Develop ment. Royce Jordan of New Bern, NCRFD administrator, and other officials met with board members of the cooperative Board Is Seeking More Involvement By Patricia M. Arnold The members of the Edenton-Chowan Board of Education discussed at their regular monthly meeting Monday the importance of having student, teacher, and parent involvement with the school system and at the board meetings. All board members stated they felt it was a good way to get together and get problems ironed out. Dr. J. H. Horton stated he felt that everyone would be more tolerant of each other if it was done as well as seeing long range benefits. A motion was passed to have dele gates attend the board meeting in the future. The student governing body is to pick the students to attend and the teachers would be picked from the teachers association. The board members declared the por tion of land behind Guy Hobbs’, Henry Cuthrell’s and Mrs. Margaret Patter son’s homes surplus and to be appraised and sold at public auction. In the past, the board’s law on preg nant girls, married or otherwise, at tending school was that the girl had to leave school at the convenience of the system and herself and could appear for a hearing on re-admittance at any time after the birth of the child. The members passed a motion to read that the girl present herself for re-admittance at a time that is conveni ent for the system and the person. It was noted that cafeteria workers are paid five cents above the minimum federal wage. This is the policy of the school system to provide a lunch for Continued on Pogo 4 Friday afternoon to discuss reorgani zation of the exchange. He announced that Roy L. Harrell of Edenton, NCRFD field representative, would be made available to the cooperative until such time as a permanent manager can be named. OEO approved a $10,600 loan for the cooperative to put it in good financial standing and a grant for management and technical assistance. The grant is for one year, subject to renewal if money is available and sufficient pro gress has been made. Sherlon Layton is president of the cooperative and has been working through many channels to make it fi ancially sound and beneficial to farm ers in the community. Harrell pointed out this week that while the cooperative has federal fund ing, it will be locally managed and di rected. He also said that with his working with the group through NCRFD the cooperative would not be rushed in to employment of a manager. Harrell said he will be responsible Continued on Pago 4 / a Kenneth R. Barber Barber Takes Post Kenneth R. Barber of Norfolk, Va., has joined the staff of Colonial Funeral Home. Barber, a licensed funeral di rector, Monday assumed his duties as business and promotional manager. He has a combined service of 19 years with Twiford Funeral Home in Elizabeth City and Derry-Twiford Fun eral Home in Norfolk. He became a licensed funeral director in 1959. Barber’s mother is the former Mary Nixon of the Rocky Hock Community in Chowan County. Barber says one of his most memor able experiences was assisting in the funeral of Gen. Douglas McArthur in Norfolk. With the addition of Barber, the Edenton funeral home now has three licensed funeral directors. In addition to the new business and promotional manager, they are: Marvin Barham, embalmer and professional director; and E. N. Manning, treasurer. “These changes have been made to update the professional services of the Colonial Funeral Home and the staff invites the public to visit the funeral home and meet the staff,” a spokesman said.
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