I'm ’ CHOWAN HERALD - - - Volume A&Vn—Nb. 11 Single Copy 10 Cents* Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 1,1971 x - - - - - I -I— I - - II in I 111 - - I ■ II I ■ I w Sales Tax Okayec . Chowan County commissioners, fol lowing a public hearing Monday morn ing, adopted a resolution to re-instate the 1 per cent local option sales tax and divide proceeds with the Town of Eden ton on the basis of ad valorem taxes. Hie sales tax will become effective May 1. || ?jublic |lavark NbBl jHj"-, K imt JumWKa jm Little Darlings —Enjoying an afternoon tea and rally around the piano are three members of the womanless wedding cast to be premiered on Friday night at Everyone is welcomed to see the production to benefit the Red Cross in Chowan County. Paint It Med The Chowan County Chapter, Ameri can Red Cross, is in the ditch. Several hands are now on the wheel in an ef fort, not to put the agency on easy street, but just back on the road. It is unfortunate that it takes a trag edy or some drastic measures to get —rmamnntty aotiti> w ß i4h«hifn wiij. Ject like funds for ,the Bed Cross. That is about what has happened along the Public Parade. While there has been no active soli citation for funds here in two years, the valuable services of the Red Cross have continued to be enjoyed by our citi zens. Last year alone 353 units of blood were used. Any way you figure it that is nearly $9,000 worth of life {saving blood. Because of frequent visits by the bloodmobile, that phase of the program is best known. However, there are oth r er services which, when applied to the individual case, means just as much as blood for an operation. Take, for instance, the 137 calls made for military personnel and their fam ilies; 432 children in swim classes last summer, and 180 people trained in Red Cross first aid through various co operative agencies. Like the S2OO it costs each time the bloodmobile backs up to Natonal Guard Armoiy, other services take cash as well as vounteer service." In addition to area solicitation, more than 30 men in dhe community, prod ded by the likes of Judy Earnhardt, Nelle Jones and Martha Britton, have agreed to participate in a Womanless Wedding Friday night at Swain Ele ’cl< s e s. 11 (pffiCpminunion wflfflw celebrated 9:89 A M., Wednesday ter efit at 8 P. M., Maundy Pay-Holy CojUUmion will be A. M. The Festival will be at 9:30 A. M., which includes the decora tion of a cross with flowers and the presentation of Lenten Missionary Of fering Boxes. The offering is designat ed for Melanesia. Harrell Heads Jaycee Building Fund Efforts will be made next week to raise SIO,OOO from throughout the busi ness and industrial community to assist Edenton Jaycees in erection of a new community center on Base Road. J. Scott Harrell, a former Jaycee com munity leader, has been named chair man of the funds drive. Harrell announced today that the week of April 5-12 has been designated as Jaycee Building Fund Week in the community. He said business and in dustrial solicitation will be conducted during the week. The Exhausted Roosters of the local civic organization, directed by Tom Francis, are expected to support the project and assist in solicitation. Harrell noted that the local club members have already begun construc tion of the building on the same site where an earlier structure stood. The old building was completely destroyed by fire several months ago. The chairman said the good works of Edenton Jaycees in giving unselfish ly of their time and talents to almost every community project deserves the support now of this campaign to assist Meeting Delayed The next regular meeting of Edenton- Chowan Board of Education will be held at 8 P. M., April 13, according to Supt. BUI Britt. Supt. Britt said the board is current ly involved in preparation of a budget for fiscal 1971-72 and the meeting Mon day night will be another session of the budget committee. The pledge was accepted by William W. Foreman of Elizabeth City, general chairman of an extensive campaign to raise $500,000 as the local share of a $2-million project. Foreman lauded the bank for such a generous contribution. He said the fact that the financial institution’s area offices are in Edenton and Hertford demonstrates the widespread interest the college enjoys. He said the college is a valuable asset to the entire Albe marle Area although it happens to be located in Elizabeth City. “Our campaign for funds for this phase of expansion is going into every county in the area and we are pleased that Peoples Bank has recognized the value of this educational facility,” Fore man stated. Wood is heading the development fund in Chowan County while Ilollo well is leading a similar drive in Per quimans County. George W. Lewis of Edenton and R. L. Stevenson of Hertford, executive vice in the bank, were on hand announcement. |Mp.erson Is Low « Inc., of Monroe, is appar bidder on a highway project s%jM's®theastern North Carolina coun ■PSHi bid, along with others for 32 projects in 50 counties in the state, are being reviewed today (Thursday) in Ra leigh. The firm, with eastern headquarters in Edenton, entered a bid of $546,- 457.50 for 66.78 miles of sand asphalt base, surface and bituminous concrete surface for resurfacing nine sections of primary roads and 29 sections of sec ondary roads on U. S. 17, 64 and 158; and Highways 45 and 343. The resurfacing work is in Pasquo tank, Perquimans, Camden, Gates, Ber tie, Martin, Tyrrell, Northampton, Cho wan, Hertford and Washington coun ties. them in their building program. “This will not be just a Jaycee Building,” Har rell stated, “but a true community build ing for everyone to enjoy.” Harrell said it is anticipated that SIO,OOO will be adequate to complete and adequately furnish the new build ing since materials and labor of an un known value have already been do nated. , ;; |i H J; 4 i*» ii : vyp iim Jm- 4 . i : r 4 if ■ To Hold Clinic Dr. Allen Hornthal, center, head of Chowan County Unit, American Cancer Society, and two other Edenton den tists will conduct an oral cancer detection clinic at Municipal Build ing Saturday. Assisting Dr. Hornthal will be Dr. J. H. Horton, left and Dr. R. N. Hines, Jr. The clinic will be open from 10 A. H, te 4 P. M. Town Slate For May 4 Election Set By Patricia M. Arnold Deadline for filing as a candidate to participate in the May 4 Edenton Mu nicipal Election was noon Friday and the last minute politicians made the pot boil just a little more with a race now for councilman of Second Ward as well as for councilman-at-large. There is no race for the position of mayor, three positions on the electric and water board, city treasurer, or coun cilman of First Ward. Incumbents in each position win the election because they were unopposed. Thomas Byrum chose not to run for his incumbent position on the Electric and Water Board and James E. Darnell filed and is unopposed. The races are between Councilman Leo Katkaveck and Oscar F. Blair for councilman of Second Ward and Thom as M. Surratt, Roy L. Harrell, D. F. Walker, and Gilbert Johnson, for the seat of councilman-at-large being vacat ed by J. D. Elliott, who decided not to seek another term. Persons not already registered inter ested in voting in the May 4 election are urged to register or get a transfer from one precinct to another before Fri day at 5 P. M. Mrs. Pansy A. Elliott will be at the County Accountant’s Office until 1 P. M. and Mrs. Joe Thorud will be at the County Election Board Office until 5 P. M., to register or transfer persons that live within the town limits. Harrell refiled for councilman-at large on Thursday afternoon. Friday, Continued on Page 4 James M. Bond Oscar F. Blair Schools Are Costly Public schools are big business. The total expenditure for North Carolina’s public schools during the 1969-70 school year was $649,647,175.35. The figure comes from a report, “Cur rent Expenditures by Source of Funds, 1969-70,” released recently by A. C. Davis, Controller for the State Board of Education. The statistics show that 69.7 per cent of the funds—s43s,o4s,- 161.15—was provided by the state. Some 12.8 per cent came from Federal sources, and the remaining 17.5 per cent was provided by local revenue. In Edenton-Chowan school system a total of $1,912,129.93 was spent. Os this amount, 65.4 per cent was provided by the State, while the federal govern ment’s share totaled 15.4 per cent, and local sources amounted to 19.2 per cent. The total per pupil expenditure was $692.05. The average per pupil expenditure for the state—the average amount spent Continued on Pago 4