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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 1,1971 x
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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.
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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
<mentary School. It all starts at 7:30
o’clock and all proceeds go to the funds
drive.
& Bring along a. little extra money,
too. .
There will probably be a special col
lection taken to purchase blood for
those participants needing a transfu
sion of whole blood; linament for the
sore feet, and maybe a little oxygen.
Buff again is scheduled to ride a
mean baby carriage. Nobody, no no
body wants to miss it!
Political Foot of Life
We see via our least favored morning
newspaper of general circulation along
the Public Parade where Democrats in
neighboring Washington County aren’t
exactly happy with at least one Sen
ate House redii teting proposal before
a General Assembly committee. Natur
ally it involves their county.
The proposal would place Washington
Ot&oP' 14,038) into a two-seat district
with Bertie, Hertford and Northampton.
Friend Carl BaUey, Jr., who like W.
J. P. Earnhardt, Jr„ of Edenton, and
other aUe young lawmakers, was in-
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County Takes Splits
Hie means of splitting the sales ti~
was chosen by commissioners over
strong opposition from Town Council.
The council, while supporting the tax,
asked that distribution be on the basis
of population.
It has been estimated that the tax
will bring in a total of $138,000 during
the next year. Action by commission
ers gives the county $113,321 of the to
tal and Edenton $24,679. Edenton
would have received SIB,OOO more of
the total had the split been on popula
tion.
Town Administrator W. B. Gardner
spoke for the council at Monday’s hear
ing. He said the county, by budgeting
“more realistically” on the total assess
ed valuation, could make up the SIB,OOO
difference without a tax increase. He
pointed out this will be impossible for
the town.
Gardner said the assessed value
of property in Chowan County is
$36,250,000 while the budget is based
on a levy of $32,500,000 of the total.
“This means $50,375 is realized above
the amount budgeted,” he said. “While
you cannot budget on the entire amount
if the county did budget on $1.2 million
more it would realize more than the
SIB,OOO we are talking about.”
Commissioners N. J. George and
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Groups Will Meet
Two historical groups have arranged
meetings to coincide with the biennial
Pilgrimage of Colonal Edenton and
Countryside this
ton Historical Commißsa Jamas
Iredell Association.
The pilgrimage is jlga^/
23 through April 25
by Edenton Woman’s fl. 1
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torical commission wiH", , ,
fast meeting at 8:30
Restaurant.
Members of the
others at 11 A. M., at the unveiling of
plaques designating Chowan County
Courthouse and the Cupola House as
National Registered Landmarks. The
ceremony will be held in front of the
courthouse.
Edenton Historical Commission will
host a social hour and dinner at 6:30
P. M., at Chowan Golf & Country Club.
Mrs. Cornelia J. Privott, president,
James Iredell Association, Inc., has an
nounced that members of this group
will join in the activities at the court
house and dinner on Friday.
The Descendants of James Iredell
will meet at 9 A. M., April 24 at the
Iredell House. This meeting will be
limited to one hour since the house
opens for tours at 10 A. M.
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Ricks Heads Gub
J. P. Ricks, Jr., was elected presi
dent of the Edenton Rotary Club at
their regular Thursday meeting last
week. Ricks will succeed Thomas M.
Surratt and will take office the first
meeting in July.
Others elected included Dr. George
Hunnicutt, vice president; C. W. Over
man, secretary; Henry Allen Bunch,
treasurer; Robert Hutchinson, sergeant
at-arms, and James Blount, James Bond,
Allen Harless and Hutchinson, directors.
Jack Harris and Jack Habit were
appointed editors of the Edenton Ro
tary Echoes.
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William W. Foreman R. L. Stevenson
R. L. Hollowell George W. Lewis
Bank Supporting College
Peoples Bank & Trust Company has
pledged $5,000 to the building and de
velopment fund of the College of the
Albemarle. The announcement was
made today by J. Gilliam Wood of Eden
ton and R. L. Hollowell of Hertford,
chairman of the bank’s advisory board
in their respective towns.
Holy Week Event
Ecumenical services will be held dur
ing Holy Week at Edenton Baptist
Church with participation by local Bap
tist, and
PreJnerian churches, n services be
gin p 12 noon Monday thftugh Friday.
r|v,- Hebert'R“4i)fay of Edenton Bap
t Church will bo the speaker Monday
i Rev. Robert L. mkins of St
ic’s Catholic Church lr
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ev. D. E. Earnhardt, a r<
idistminister, will deliver
tl Chtirch, begin with ;
? at 8 A. M., and 11 J
tty. - The blessing of thi
1 1 services at 11 f>’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.
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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,
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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
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