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Volume XXXVn —No. 31. Single Copy 10 Cents
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 19, 1971
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Neil E. Thagard
Dies In New Bern
FAYETTEVILLE Funeral services
were held here at 4 P. M., Sunday for
Neil Edwin Thagard, who died sudden
ly Friday morning in New Bern. He
was 52. ’
Rev. Royal Walker officiated and
burial was "in Cedar Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Thagard was transferred August
1 to New Berw-as-mniWßer of the C.
Employment Security Commission of
fice for Craven, Jones and Pamlico
counties. He had been promoted from
a similar position in Edenton.
During his three years in Chowan
County, Mr. Thagard was active in
Edenton Rotary Club, Edenton Baptist
Church and area development organi
zations.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Kath
leen Leonard Thagard. who is director
I of the division of Family Planning with
Economic Improvement Council, Inc.,
headquartered in Edenton.
Also surviving are three sons: Neil
K. Thagard of Asheville; Leonard W.
Thagard and S/4C Allen Thagard of
Ft. Bragg; one brother, James R. Thag
ard of Fayetteville; tw r o sisters: Mrs.
Bonnie Garber of Jamestown; and Mrs.
Mildred Faircloth of Birmingham, Ala.;
and three grandchildren.
Sales Tax Money
Chowan County and the Town of
Edenton have received their first checks
from State Department of Revenue for
the 1 per cent local option sales tax
which was re-established May 1 by ac
tion of county commissioners.
Net quarterly collections in Chowan
County amounted to $11,611.95 from
which $120.18 was deducted by the
state for collecting the tax. Os the
f net distributable proceeds, distributed
on an ad valorem levy basis, the county
received $8,831.97 (76.8 per cent), while
the town’s share was $2,659.80 (23.2
per cent).
Commissioner I. L. Clayton reports
also that net collections in the counties
increased in July.
Chowan’s tax was $12,616.41 while in
the other area the county collections
went like:
Camden, $1,918.92; Currituck, $4,-
919.33; Pasquotank, $38,872.36; Per
quimans, $5,427.80; Tyrrell, $2,689.80;
and Washington, $10,795.09. (
Outdated Vaccine Remains In Area
Last week more than 1,000 out of
date doses of modified live virus hog
cholera vaccine were volunteerly sur
rendered and destroyed by burning at
Edenton Diagnostic Laboratory. It is
necessary to destroy all modified live
virus vaccine because North Carolina
laws do not permit the use or possession
r of the product.
, W. T. Old, livestock inspector, said
there is still some out of date vaccine
lying around. The vaccine owners had
hoped to re turn it for credit. Appar
up would not, it was
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Patty Blows Her Cool!
Mrs. Patty Byrum, assistant tax super
visor, generally isn’t one to become
excited. Although she works in a
“pressure cooker” heated by disgruntled
property owners, she manages to keep
her cool.
She blew it Saturday!
While working around the house Sat
urday afternoon, she heard a strange
noise outside. Upon investigation, she
saw the family cat charmed and frozen
in a pointing position.
The charmer was a rattlesnake.
Rushing back inside she telephoned
her husband, James, at P&Q Super
market for further instructions. He
gave her a “do nothing until I get
there” reply and she went back to make
sure the snake didn’t go anywhere un
til the man of the house arrived.
James appears on the scene. He
calls for his rifle. Patty fetches it. But
she tried to load it with a shotgun shell.
Then she can’t find the shotgun.
After a spell James was successful
in matching up weapon and ammunition
and did away with the cat charmer.
After things returned to normal (?) the
Byrums counted 10 rattlers and a but
ton.
Lei's Save GirlScouJTng~
An S. O. S. is being sounded by
Edenton Woman's Club in an effort to
save the Girl Scout movement along the
Public Parade. Unless an adequate
number of volunteers can be mustered,
it is doubtful if troops can be revived.
For many years the Woman’s Club
has provided financial assistance to sus
tain Girl Scouting here. Now Mrs. Al
len Hornthal, president, is frantically
seeking aid in a rescue attempt.
Recently Mrs. Hornthal contacted all
mothers who were known to have girls
participating in the program in the past,
year. Only six of the mothers showed
up for a meeting to discuss ways and
means of continuing the program.
In order to keep this worthwhile pro
gram available for young girls along
the Public Parade, there is an urgent
need for neighborhood council chair
men, leaders and other volunteers for
Girl Scouts and Brownies.
At a time when the skeptics swear
that the youth of this country arc going
to hell, is not the time to let the Girl
Scouting falter, much less be removed
from the scene. But without leader
ship in adequate numbers this is sure
to happen.
Money can’t buy the volunteers ne
cessary to keep a Girl Scout program
vibrant. And money can’t substitute for
the valuable experiences to be gained
from this program. There are young
lives involved and you ain’t gonna meas
ure this in dollars and cents.
Mrs. Bob Hutchinson at 482-4771 is
waiting for your call.
Soothing The Wound
The calm which prevailed at the
second public hearing on the U. S. 17
bypass of Edenton is indicative of a
well balanced community where per
sonalities and greed aren’t stumbling
blocks in the road of progress.
In all progressive steps there is a
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stock inspectors are clamping down on
illegal feeder and breeder swine move
ment. Dlegal movement of swine have
resulted in Johnnie Green, Lewis Aunt
ley, Raymond Lassiter and Elsie Lassi
ter being convicted in Bertie County
courts. Other warrants are pending,
according to Dr. H. C. Jackson, veterin
ary medical officer.
Dr. Jackson said that no permit is
needed for hogs moving direct to
slaughter. Any person wishing to move
breeder or feeder swine should contact
his veterinarian, county agent or voca
tional agricultural teacher to get the
entire herd inspected and secure a writ
ten permit for the swine to be moved.
Outlaw’s Truck
John Sutton Hurt Critically In Three Vehicle Wreck
John W. Sutton, 20, remained in the
intensive care section at Chowan Hos
pital late Wednesday, suffering from
injuries received last Thursday morning
in a three-vehicle wreck on Virginia
Road, just north of the hospital.
A hospital spokesman listed his con
dition as “fair”. Sutton suffered ex
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Mayor George A. Byrum John Frailey Wesley Cullipher
PAP Committees Named By Mayor
Mayor George Alma Byrum. w ho fore
sees “great promise” for the Town of
Edenton if it is designated as a Growth
Center in the Albemarle Regional Plan
ning and Development Commission,
wasted little time last week in estab
lishing committees to develop and im
plement a Positive Action Plan. Mayor
Bvrum will be PAP general chairman.
A representative group of communi
ty leaders met at the Municinal Build
ing Thursday morning to hear Wesley
Cullipher, ARPDC executive director,
Chowan Academy
Opening Is Slated
Chowan Academy begins its fourth
year of operation September 1. The
independent school at Rocky Hock
serves grades kindergarten through
nine, with classes limited to 25 stu
dents.
The academy has three complete pro
grams: Kindergarten, for children age
five; Elementary, grades 1-6; Junior
High, grades 7,8, 9.
A new course offered in the Junior
High language department is Latin I
which will be expanded next year to
include Latin 11. Plans are in the mak
ing for library expansion during the
school year.
Hie academy participates in junior
varsity football and basketball. The
spring athletic program includes junior
varsity baseball for boys, softball for
girls and track for both.
New members on the Chowan Acad
emy faculty include Mrs. Betsy Tysor,
kindergarten; Mrs. Margaret Jenkins,
Latin and English; Mrs. Sally Blount,
science, and Gregg Clark, health, phy
sical education ana head coach.
According to Mrs. Frances Hollowell,
headmistress, “Chowan Academy is ded
icated to providing the best possible
education available to the children of
the Albemarle.”
Planning Session
The monthly meeting of Chowan
County Shrine Club has been postponed
from tonight (Thursday) to 6:30 P. M..
August 26. The meeting will be held
at Edenton Restaurant.
The main business to be transacted is
planning for the annual Shrine Fish
Fry in support of crippled children hos
tensive injuries in the wreck which in
volved his car, a truck and a second
car.
State Trooper Charlie Thomas, in
vestigating officer, said Sutton was the
driver of a 1962 Valiant which crossed
the center line and crashed into a truck
driven by Luther Outlaw. Sutton was
alone in the car.
and John Frailey of Huntington. W. Va.,
Economic Development Administration
regional planner, discuss the require
ments for being designated as a Growth
Center. Frailey said it is hoped that
Edenton and Elizabeth City can be so
designated within the 10-county Albe
marle Area.
Frailey said definite boundaries must
be established, and could go well be
yond the town limits if proper justifi
cation can be made. “Growth Center
designation is not for the town alone
but for several counties,” he noted.
Such designation will put the area in
line for EDA funding as well as pri
ority listing With other agencies.
The planner pointed out some areas
consider such aid as being for industry
alone. “I encourage you. though, to
keep in mind the total package of eco
nomic development.
He said the community has a respon
sibility to go ahead with "additional plan
ning and must develop a positive action
program for the future. “This will be
a definite challenge to the people here,
and there will be definite benefits to
be derived from it,” he stated.
Mayor Byrum said the Growth Center
concept is geared to assist towns in a
region that has shown ability to de
velop and reduce unemployment, not
only in the town but in surrounding
counties. Edenton. in the past has dem
onstrated this ability, and through the
assistance available from EDA, we very
enthusiastically look forward to the fu
ture, he added.
The responsibility of the various com-
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Farmers Home Loans At High Mark
HERTFORD—More than $500,000 in
rural housing and farmer Joans were
made in Chowan County during the
past fiscal year by Farmers Home Ad
ministration. At the same time. Melvin
Howell, FHA area supervisor, announc
ed that outstanding principal indebted
ness in this county as of June 30 was
$1,316,575.
In the five-county unit served from
the office here, Howell reports $2-
million in loans during the fiscal year
with a total outstanding indebtedness of
$5,967,709.
The supervisor also points out that
in Chowan County it is estimated that
$175,000 was added directly to the
county ta? base while it is estimated
that this figure nears $500,000 in the
area.
During the fiscal year 31 rural hous-
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Sutton’s Vehicle
The Sutton vehicle also collided with
a late model Chevrolet, operated by
Charlie W. Overman, a retired Chowan
County farm agent. Overman was hos
pitalized with a broken arm and later
released. Mrs. Overman was treated
and released.
Damage in the wreck was estimated
to be in excess of $4,500.
Bypass Plan
Finds Little
Protest Here
The U. S. 17 bypass of Edenton mov
ed a step closer to reality Tuesday when
little opposition was expressed to the
$6.1-million project at a second public
hearing. The hearing was described
by Commissioner Joe Nowell of Winfall
as a “design public hearing” where
State Highway officials describe the
exact rights-of-way to be acquired.
A. C. Giiffin, a Chowan Countv agri
cultural and community leader, said his
farming operations would be wrecked
by the highway. “I am not opposed
to progress, as my background will wit
ness,” he said in a prepared statement.
“I am not opposed to better high
ways—as such. But I am opposed to
the present design of this particular
highway which virtually wrecks my
farming operations.”
Griffin said he had cooperated with
. highway personnel during the prelimi
nary stages of development of the by
pass. “My only desire in this matter
at this lime is fairness becoming a two
way street.”
Bill Garrett. SHC official who con
ducted the hearing, assured Griffin and
other property owners present Hint the
state will be as fair and generous as
possible.
Roger Haskett inquired about the ne
cessity for fencing, to which Garrett re
plied that if total access is not controll
ed then the bypass in a few years would
become just another town street.
There was a question raised about
access to the Waff family cemetery
and the officials said it would be con
sidered when right-of-way was acquired.
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Bowles Will Speak
College of The Albemarle summer
commencement exercises will be held
Friday, August 20, at 8:00 P. M., in
the COA gymnasium.
A total of 68 students are scheduled
to be graduated. Os this total. 26 peo
ple will graduate as Licensed Practical
Nurses. The remaining graduates are
in the following programs: Associate in
Arts; Associate in Applied Science; Au
tomotive Mechanics; Machinist Trade;
Advanced Machinist Trade; Cosmetol
ogy; and Radio & TV Servicing.
Contradicting what appears to be a
tight job market, a college spokesman
says that all of these graduates have
expectations of a job and in several
cases even two or three offers.
The commencement speaker will be
State Sen. Hargrove (Skipper) Bowles.
Sen. Bowles is widely known in
North Carolina for his record of ser
vice in government, business, and edu
cation.
ing loans were approved in Chowan for
a total amount of $305,660. The 22
farmer loans approved totaled $226,120.
In addition, there was one group type
loan in the county affecting 131 fami
lies. As of June 30 there were 114 in
dividual borrowers in this county.
In the area, Howell reports:
Rural housing loans approved: 86 for
$941,540.
Farmer loans approved: 103 for sl,-
146,340.
Association or group type Joans/grants
approved: one for $300,000.
Individual borrowers: 428.
Group type loans: seven serving 679
families.
Howell’s office in Hertford serves
Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquo
tank, and Perquimans counties.