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HP Volume XXXVH—No. 47. Artist's Conception of New Peoples Bank & Trust Building on South Broad Street public parade People At Peoples We want to be among the first to compliment Peoples Bank & Trust Company upon completion of their beautiful new main office building in Edenton. And we want to encourage everyone along the Public Parade to visit the new structure at the corner of Broad and Church streets. If there is any doubt in your mind as to the confidence this financial in . stitution has in our community, it will be wiped away when you step into the new building. It is interesting to note that this building was actually born in Williams burg, Va. It was there local and home office representatives went to discuss a suitable structure with foundation architects and research specialists. The first problem encountered was the fact that 200 years ago there were no bank buildings like Peoples wanted to erect here. Selection of J. Everette Fauber, Jr., of Lynchburg, Va., follow ed the visit to Williamsburg. J: Gilliam Wood, chairman of th#lo cal board, describes the structure tills way: “It is a pretty building we are going to use as a bank.” And that pretty well tells the story. We are told everything will be new in the building. We suspect, however, they will take along some old notes as well as some old money. But you’ll have to go see for yourself. We think, though, that you will agree that the people at Peoples have done themselves and the community proud. Parks Are Popular Over 2.5 million people have visited North Carolina parks this year. This is nearly 200,000 more people than used park facilities during the same period last year. Northeastern North Carolina didn’t have state facilities to accommodate any of the: 605,112 who went to picnics, 74,056 who camped, 235,498 who went swimming, 257,596 hickers, 64,977 fish ermen and 27,851 boaters at state park facilities. Fort Macon State Park in Carteret County continues to be the most popu lar of the 18' parks in the system. Nearly 750,000 people have visited the historic fort area and gone swimming in the nearby Atlantic Ocean. While entrance to most of the state park facilities is free, the 2.5-million people who visited the areas'spent sev eral millions of dollars on their trips. The main fuse to the tourism bomb hasn’t been ignited along the Public * Parade. There are literally thousands, and probably millions, of the “smoke- Continued on Pag* 4 P&Q Is Robbed P&Q Super Market was robbed of $496.35 on Saturday afternoon, alleged ly bv two Negroes. Chief of Police J. D. Parrish and Patrolman Wayne Mizelle, one of three investigating officers, stated that two subjects entered the store and one went through a checkout line to buy some cigarettes to get the attention of the checker while the other took the money from the cash register. Without paying for the cigarettes, both suspects fled the store by the front entrance and went through the alley where they could not be found. f Other investigating officers were I Capt. Harvey Williams and Patrolman joe Norman. The robbery is still under investiga jb tion and Patrolman Mizelle described . the suspects as Negro, around 23 years old, one vearioM white coat, the other a black «Me, tio had mustaches and one had a geutee. One was described as having “poppy” eyes. THE CHOWAN HERALD Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 9, 1971 Peoples Bank Move Set Grand opening of Peoples Bank & Trust Company’s new main office in Edenton will be observed next week — Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The handsome 18th Century Georgian style building is located at the corner of Broad and Church streets. William W. Shaw of Rocky Mount, chairman of Peoples’ board, and J. Gilliam Wood of Edenton, chairman of the local board, joined in issuing a most cordial invitation to the communi ty to attend the grand opening. The new building will open at 4:30 P. M., Wednesday and remain open un til 9:30 P. M. Regular banking hours will be observed during an extension Man Dies In Fire George Arthur Redmon, 71-year-old Negro, died on his birthday when he could not escape from his burning house on Hayes Farm Saturday after noon around 5:45 o’clock. This fire call was pne of three answered by the Edenton Fire Depart ment on Saturday. Fire Chief Luther C. Parks stated that when the fire truck arrived at the house it was completely engulfed with flames. He said extensive damage was done to three of five rooms. Cause of the fire is undetermined. Deputy Sheriff Glenn Perry, investi gating from Chowan County Sheriff’s Department, remarked that the body was badly burned in several places and that it was his thinking that death was caused by a combination of smoke, burns and age. A funeral service for Redmon will be conducted at Providence Baptist Church on Thursday (today) at 1 P. M. with Rev. William C. Butts officiating. The other two fire calls were minor. One on Saturday at 10:05 A. M. was a flue fire in the home of Mullen Hol ley, 226 West Albemarle Street. No damage results. At 8:10 P. M. that night the depart ment put out a fire that was under the hood of a car. Damages were lim ited to the motor and estimated about $75. Jerry Webb was the owner of the car. Harris Is Named A leading young banker has been named “County Key Banker” for Cho wan County. He will coordinate the farm and agri-business activities of the N. C. Bankers Association in this area. NCBA President Claude C. Armfield, Jr., of Asheville, has announced that Jack Harris will serve as County Key Banker during the next 12 months. Harris is vice president of Bank of North Carolina, N.A. For 27 years the NCBA has received national recognition for its notable pro gram of service to agriculture and agri business in North Carolina. President Armfield in noting this record, thanked the 100 County Key Bankers for their leadership. i gs j: •• * 1 • H ~ - E JL Chart** M. H*rr*N W. P. (Sp*c) Jones . f , s*n. B. Everett Jordan L P. Amburn, Jr. of the grand opening on Thursday (9 A. M., to 5 P. M.) and Friday, (9 A. M. to 6 P. M.). Wood issued a statement in which he said this expansion program “re flects our confidence in the continued growth of Edenton and the surrounding area.” “We are particularly pleased to have a building that we feel is of such a de sign as to fully complement the other beautiful buildings in Edenton and to reflect upon its rich heritage and Co lonial past,” Wood continued. He said every effort has been made to make this the most functional and up-to-date banking facility available. The chairman complimented W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., chairman, R. Graham White and W. B. Gardner, of the build ing committee for their diligence and hard work in meeting the grand open ing deadline. Wood said “our bank takes pride in the opportunity to serve the Chowan area and to have a part in preserving its historic image.” Designed by J. Everette Fauber, Jr., of Lynchburg, Va., the new structure contains 5,400 square feet mostly on the main ground floor level. At the second floor level will be a staff meet ing room, directors’ room, employees’ lounge, and miscellaneous toilets, stor age rooms, and the utility room, hous ing all mechanical equipment in con junction with heating and cooling. The plan of the ground floor is com pletely functional with a large open banking room, off of which is an offi cers’ platform and two private offices. A drive-in teller window and a night depository both occurs on the parking lot and driveway side of the bank. D. J. Rose Construction Company of Rocky Mount was general contractor. George W. Lewis is executive vice president of the bank’s Edenton opera tion. AmVnirn Elected To AADA Presidency; Trophies Given ELIZABETH CITY Winning com munity development honors is getting to be a habit in Chowan County. Three awards, including a top community honor, were garnered by Chowan here Friday night at the 10th anniversary banquet of Albemarle Area Develop ment Association. At the same time, L. F. Amburn, Jr., of Edenton, was elected president of AADA for the coming year. W. P. (Spec) Jones, also of Edenton, was nam ed vice president for the western region. Amburn is president and gen eral manager of The Chowan Herald. U. S. Senator B. Everett Jordan was the banquet speaker. Tyrrell County won first place in county competition, and Chowan placed second. Hyde County was third. Cho wan won first place in 1970. In the large community category, with 65 families or more, Nebraska-Lake Landing in Hyde County won first place; Oak Grove in Chowan County, second place; and Gum Neck in Tyrrell I#r4#| Single Copy 10 Cents Phillips Is Named Chowan Chairman C. A. Phillips was unanimously elect ed chairman of Chowan County Board of Commissioners Monday during the annual reorganization of the board. J. Clarence Leary, Sr., chairman for the past two years, asked not to be con sidered for the top spot and was named vice-chairman. Phillips, vice president of Edenton Cotton Mills and a resident of Yeopim Township along Albemarle Sound, has served as vice chairman since Leary moved to the chairmanship upon the death of W. E. Bond. Leary, who has compiled a record of nearly three decades of service on the Edenton Town Council and the last 10 as a member of the county board, said he felt he owed it to himself to give up some of his community responsi bilities. “I think I have served my time out,” he told his colleagues. Commissioner David Bateman nomi nated Phillips for the chairmanship and a second was made by Commissioner C. M. Evans. Before the vote, Com missioner N. J. George turned to Leary and said: “Have you made up your mind?” He received an affirmative an swer. , “I think A1 will make a fine chair man,” the veteran commissioner said as he moved from the chairmanship. Chairman Phillips expressed his ap preciation for the confidence of his fellow commissioners. “I will make every effort to do the job to the best of my ability,” he stated. Later he call ed for the help of the other four mem bers and told Leary he looked forward to him continuing to be active in the affairs of the county. “This is a hard work job and I will need all the help you can give me,” the new chairman stated to the board. Commissioner George then nominated Leary for the vice-chairmanship and upon motion by Commissioner Bateman election was by acclamation. This prompted Chairman Phillips to quip: “Mr. Leary, welcome back to the club. Continued on Page 4 Bunch Re-Elected Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman of the lo cal board of Soil and Water Conserva tion District Supervisors, was re-elected for a three-year term beginning Janu ary 3, 1972, in the supervisor’s election held December 3. Bunch was opposed in the election by Curtis Forehand. Bunch, a supervisor for over 25 years, will serve on the local board of super visors with H. Fahey Byrum and Joe A. Webb, Jr., conducting the affairs of the district. Supervisors are sworn public officials, charged with numerous responsibilities in connection with the operation of the District and its progfam. The local election committee would like to express its appreciation to those that assisted with the election. It is the support of the public that makes our Soil and Water Conservation District program here one of the most active and strongest in the state, a spokesman stated. County, third place. In the small community group, with under 65 families, Hertford Road in Chowan County won first place; Beech Spring in Perquimans County, second place and Ivy Neck in Camden County, third place. Community development awards were ■GyLfl |^ w Award Winners —C. W. Overman, center, community develop ment chairman for Albemarle Area Development Association, holds the second place trophy won by Chowan County in annual compe tition. Shown with him are Oliver Bonner of Hertford Road, first place in small communities, and Mrs. David Nixon of Oak Grove, seepnd place in large communities. Winners were announced Fri day night at the 10th annual AADA banquet held in Elizabeth City. C. A. Phillips Judicial Center Plan Is Discussed By Patricia M. Arnold Plans for a Edenton-Chowan Judicial Center were discussed Friday at the Police Science Conference Room with 30 interested persons attending. The Albemarle Law and Order Asso ciation spearheaded the seminar on pre vention of crime and public education and the worthiness of the proposal in principle of the establishment of a ju dicial center in this area. Leading the discussion was Melvin Bunch, planning director of the Albe marle Law and Order Association. Among those attending the seminar were students from Chowan High, John A. Holmes High, Chowan Academy, and D. F. Walker, teachers, businessmen, parents, civic leaders, and town and county government leaders, policemen, the sheriff, parole officers, court of ficials and others. Bunch stated the reason that the cen ters had been originated was because President Nixon was concerned about the children today as well as so much crime. Bunch commented that if the pro posed judicial center was approved by town and county officials it would be a means of preventing crimes. He said it is away to get to the source of crime and also gives officials a chance to ex plain the courts, police officers’ jobs and gives everyone of all ages a place to go and do something constructive.' The proposed center would place major emphasis on leisure-type activi ties for children and youth and educa tional involvement. It would be a sepa rate organization not connected with any existing agency. The center would be staffed by a full-time male director who would plan small group common interest activities as well as some sched- Continued on Page 4 presented by C. W. Overman of Eden ton, retired county extension chairman who has headed the division for the past two years. He will also direct com munity development activities in the 10-county area in the new year. Judges are chosen by N. C. State Uni- Corttinued on Page 4
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