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Council Favoring
Development Plan
Edenton Town Council has given
tentative approval to a Raleigh firm’s
plan to construct 95 units of housing on
a site west of Twiddy Avenue. Fifty
of the units would be multi-family rent
al space with the remaining 45 being
homes built for sale.
North Hills, Inc., is developer.
R. B. Cauthen, vice president, pre
sented the site plan to the council
Tuesday night and said the multi-family
plan had been approved by Department
of Housing & Urban Development with
rents established at S9B per month for
a two-bedroom unit and $lO4 for a
three-bedroom apartment. He said the
FHA 236 program is designed for mod
erate income families—those with an in
come between $5,000 and $7,500 an
nually.
'Cauthen said the units had been
funded and the- developer muct
final .plans and specifications by the
end of February.
Mayor George Alma Byrum noted the
council’s recent decision on open space
areas in such developments and told
the developer some firm policy would
be established by the Planning Board
before the site plan is finally approved.
It was also pointed out that there would
be a necessity for a zoning change.
A public hearing on the zoning
change was set for the next council
meeting, February 8 at 8 P. M.
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Area Waste Disposal Plan Advances
Chowan County commissioners have
approved a letter of intent to proceed
With a joint solid waste disposal pro
gram in cooperation with Perquimans
County. The target date for beginning
operation was set at May 1.
Recently the two counties filed sepa
rate applications with Farmers Home
Administration for a $35,000 loan and
$20,000 grant each for development of
the program.
The two boards of commissioners
have received an FHA letter giving
provisional commitment to the loans
and grants. The loans would be paid
over a 10 year period.
Melvin Howell, FHA supervisor in
this area, discussed future steps with
Chowan board members Monday, say
ing considerable work would have to
be done within the near future to meet
the target date.
Commissioners C. M. Evans and David
T. Bateman are this county's represen
tatives and will meet soon with Howell,
two commissioners from Perquimans
County and Howard Campbell, district
health administrator.
New Store Open
A new health, beauty aid and house
wares store opened here Wednesday.
Scottie Store is open at 203 South Broad
Street, in the building formerly occu
pied by Hie Hub of Edenton.
The store will be open daily, Mon
day through Thursday and Saturday
from 9 A. M., to 6 P, M., and Friday
from 9 A. M., to 8:30 P. M.
Carl Mozingo of Kinston, district man
ager, announced that Mrs. John J.
Douglas of Morgan Park Hill manage
the Menton store. The store will em
ploy from three to five people.
Mozingo said a pharmacy will be
added to the load store in mkl-Febru
ary and plans are already being de
veloped to expand into an adjacent
building. The store now contains 1,700
Mpiare feet of floor space.
The store carries some 4,000 items
it discounts up to 80 per cent daily.
Chairman C. A. Phillips of C ~ 3 a
County commissioners Monday 3
nounced appointment of an 11-m x N r
committee to select a site for a new
courthouse complex. He said West
W. Byrum, Jr., Route 3, Edenton, will
serve as chairman of the Site Com
mittee.
Chairman Phillips said he had receiv
ed good response from citizens through
out the county to the board’s new ef
forts to erect a new county facility.
Byrum, an Edenton insurance and
real estate executive, will chair a com
mittee composed of:
J. Clarence Leary, Jr., W. B. Gard
ner, W. E. Smith, Lloyd C. Briggs,
Wayne Ashley, R. Graham White, Dr.
J. H. Horton, Elizabeth V. Moore,
Lloyd E Griffin, Sr., and Wilbur J.
Privott.
Commissioners, at a recent meeting,
discussed the importance of moving
ahead at this time with concrete plans
for a new courthouse. Because of a
special federal designation, Chowan
County is believed to be eligible for 75
per cent federal participation in such
a program.
Chowan County’s historic courthouse
is said to be one of the finest examples
of Georgian architecture. It is the old
est such building to have been in con
tinuous use.
Court officials in recent years have
been critical of the continued use of
the building, suggesting that it be pre
served as a museum. Within the past
year commissioners have busied them
selves with ways of air conditioning the
structure without doing damage to the
beauty of the interior, as well as ex
panding the county jail to meet state
minimum standards.'
Commissioner N. J. George, who is
chairman of the board’s finance com
mittee, again pointed out the need for
consolidation of the county’s funds into
a single bank account. He said on De
cember 31, 1971, the county had more
money on demand deposits than invest
ed in interest bearing notes.
“This will continue so long as the
county has 18 different bank accounts,”
George noted.
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Loan Is Approved
WASHINGTON, D. C. Rep. Waited
B. Jones of the First Congressional Dis
trict Wednesday announced the ap
proval by the Rural Electrification Ad
ministration of a $238,000 loan to Albe
marle Electric. Membership Corporation
in Hertford.
The loan will finance 19 miles of
distribution lines, serving 375 new cus
tomers, as well as seven miles of new
tie line and conversion of 16 miles of
existing line to high capacity.
Albemarle EMC serves Chowan, Cam
den, Currituck, Pasquotank and Per
quimans counties
Howell again expressed the opinion
that a suitable site could be found for
the two-county operation. He said se
lection of a site as well as the purchase
of equipment would proceed.
Commissioner Bateman said the sign
ing of a letter of intent brings to a head
what “we have been woriung on for
some time.”
Campbell said the boards have the
full cooperation of the state and district
boards of health.
Commissioners have instructed Sher
iff Troy Toppin to proceed with a dog
control program for the county. He
was instructed to take stray dogs to
Dr. L. A. Dees until the county can
erect a dog pound.
The sheriff said the program would
begin immediately.
Pert Lab In New Quarters; Doing Exciting Peanut Job
What’s the latest in peanuts? How
about a peanut that looks, smells and
tastes like a black walnut or a pecan?
This is the latest development coming
from the work of Pert Laboratories in
Edenton.
J. R. (Russ) Baxley, manager at Pert
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New Building end SUe Pert Laboratories, Inc., have moved in
to their new home in Industrial Park. The old building formerly
occupied by Pert Lab is being used as a sample preparation labora
tory. The new building has three labs, office space, and room for
expansion.
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The Spirit Os Rocky Hock
Out back of Earl Smith’s store in
Rocky Hock stands a handsome building
which is a perfect example of com
munity action. It will house Unit 3 of
Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad.
On Saturday and Sunday, between
the hours of 1 P. M., and 6 P. M., open
house will be observed. The people are
mighty proud of this new structure and
they want to give everyone who played
a role in transforming a dream into a
reality an opportunity to view it per
sonally.
It was in mid-February, 1971, that
announcement was made of a rescue
squad unit to be located in Rocky Hock.
Mr. Elbert Peele donated the lot and
within 10 days after the deed was de
livered he died.
Since this time, nearly $6,000 in do
nations havp been received. The build
ing is valued at more than SIO,OOO, so
you can imagine the amount of free
labor and materials which have gone
; nto the structure.
The squad headquarters contains
some 1,500 square feet of floor space.
It has a kitchen, radio room, two baths,
and space for two vehicles. The floor
is tile, the walls are block with a brick
front, and the ceiling is finished. The
curtains were made by ladies in the
community.
1-Lt. Marion Bunch is in charge of
the unit and second in command is 2-Lt.
Carlton Dail. There are 26 members.
A need existed in the Rocky Hock
community for a rescue squad unit. A
deep desire and a willingness on the
part of area residents was in evidence?
Their enthusiasm got the attention of
numerous people who have supported
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the cause.
The rescue squad unit headquarters
is now a reality. And they are already
talking about a fire station. County
commissioners had better start looking
for money with which to purchase a
truck.
Out Front, Os Course
~~A great deal of conversation has been
made about advances in business along
the Public Parade and throughout Tar
Heelia. Almost lost in the rhetoric is
the rapid Improvement in per capita
income.
Per capita personal income in Chowan
County increased from $1,786 in 1965
to $2,976 in 1969, a tremendous 66.6
per cent. And this was sufficient for
Chowan to lead all Albemarle Area
counties in not only percentage of in
crease but per capita personal income.
The State of North Carolina jumped
from 42nd place in 1969 to 39th in 1970
among other states. The gap is rapidly
closing between the state’s average per
sonal income of $3,188 a year as com
pared to $3,910 in the nation as a
whole.
This means that in 1969, the latest
figures available for individual coun
ties, average income in Chowan was but
$212 less than the state average. And
it would not be unreasonable to believe
in the period from 1969 to 1970 the
local increase would have put us on
par with the state.
Statistically, families along the Public
Parade have enjoyed the most healthy
increases in income, when compared
with the other nine area counties. Per
capita personal income here in 1949 was
$639, in 1962, $1,117, and in 1966,
$1,654.
The average income per worker in
1970, excluding government workers
and the self-employed, was reported by
the U. S. Census at $4,436 in this coun-
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By Patricia M. Arnold
Labs, stated recently in an interview
that this is one of many accomplish
ments that have come from research
at the lab.
Baxley remarked that the purpose
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volume XXXVffl—No. 2.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 13, 1972
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Conference Successful Now back in Edenton, Supt. F. L. Britt,
left, and director of Project SEED, Pat Harrell, look over some of
their notes from the two and one-half day conference held in Eliza
beth City on leadership management in schools. Both agree that
the conference was a high level success. The next step is to travel
to Hamilton, N. Y., for additional information.
SEED Project Is Called Successful
By Patricia M. Arnold
Supt. F. L. Britt and Pat Harrell, di
rector of Project SEED in Region R,
staled the two and one-half day seminar
was a high level success with a majority
of participants leaving Elizabeth City
with a better understanding of the
project.
Educators from Northeastern North
Carolina met in Elizabeth City last week
to hear management consultants discuss
planning control, development of man
agement teams, standards of perform
ance and management by objectives in
the school system.
Consultants were James F. Kingsley,
president of Educcn Publishing Com
pany, Dr. James J. Cribbin from St.
John’s University; William J. Burke,
president of the William J. Burke As
sociation. and Allen K. Heydrick, presi
dent of A1 Heydrick Association. All of
them were from New York.
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New Position —Mrs. Jacqueline
Ricks, left newly appointed su
pervisor for the Program on
Aging, talks with Mrs. M. B.
Taylor, who was a delegate to
the recent White House Confer
ence on Aging in Washington,
D. C. Mrs. Taylor is home eco
nomic extension agent for Per
uimans County. (See story on P
ge 4).
of the lab is research, develop, consult
and trouble-shoot for peanut manu
facturers all over the country to find
new and better uses for peanuts.
Examples of work done in the Eden
ton plant, according to Baxley, include
testing to insure wholesome and edible
quality in peanuts, develop new formu
las and uses of peanuts, solving prob
lems about shelf life of product by
checking the company’s procedures and
tracking the problem down and make
recommendations on how to solve the
problem, and making improvements on
products already on market.
Pert Labs researched and developed
the process of taking the flavor out of
a peanut and adding another flavor.
Simulated walnuts and pecans make the
two products less expensive and more
readily available on the market.
Pert Labs has licensed the process
of simulated nuts to Flavored Nuts, Inc.,
in Tyrone, Pa., and the product is now
on the market and has been available
in Edenton.
Pert Labs has moved to a new loca-
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Harrell stated the long range goal of
the project is to compile a written com
prehensive education plan. He aks> re
marked the overall concept is to deter
mine where we are, where we want to
go. and how to get there in cur educa
tion plan.
Management Leadership Development
war the chcscn topic for Project SEED
(State Experimentation in Educational
Development), a $32,000 project sup
ported by the state.
Harrell stated the purpose of the
Flizabeth City briefing was to assist per
sonnel, board members and commission
ers to reaffirm, modify or acquiie a dear,
crisp concept of tbg leadership prin
ciples and practices and to think about
the effective exercise of leadership.
On March 19 the leadership teams
from Edenton-Chowan Schools and the
Pasquotank-Elizabeth City Schoc's will
travel to Hamilton, N. Y., for a five
day planning session on development
of a planning base and to work on de
veloping comprehensive educational
plans.
The two school teams going to New
York were solected by the Region R
Superintendents. Though all schools
cannot go to New York, Harrell states
they wifi be involved completely in the
two-year project.
Attending the seminar in Elizabeth
City from the local school system were
Supt. Britt, Harrell. Cecil Fry, Elizabeth
Byrd, Jean Tomlison, Mary Horton,
Barbara Hunnicutt, John Guard. Jim
Kinion. Kenneth Stalls. Gilliam Under
wood, W. H. Creecy. Ralph Cole, Eugene
Jordan. Morris Small, Dr. J. H. Horton,
Dr. Edward Bond and Thomas Paul
Griffin.
Project Chosen
The Albemarle Health Planning
Council will hire a health planner and
as its first project will emphasize fami
ly planning in the 10 county area.
Thomas M. Surratt, council chairman,
announced that the N. C. Comprehen
sive Health Program has approved a
grant of $24,000 for a health planner.
In addition small supplemental grants
are to be made by Blue Cross and Blue
Shield and the Albemarle Mental Health
Center.
The program is funded for 17 months.
Surratt said, “we hope to hire a health
planner by the end of January.” The
position requires a master’s degree in
the field of health.
The planner will analyze the area’s
health problems, review the available
resources in the health field and pre
pare a written health program.
The council has adopted as its initial
undertaking the family planning pro
gram. Surratt said, “recent statistics
show the greatest number of births oc
curring in middle income families.”
Named to the family planning task
force are Howard Campbell, Bill Miller,
Mrs. M. B. Taylor, Pat Harrell. Charles
Franklin, Roy L. Lowe, Floyd Spellman,
Dr. William A. Peters, L. F. Ambum,
Jr., Mrs. Jean Lassiter, Mrs. Marshall
Jordan, Jr., Mrs. Willie Harvey, Abrom
Saunders, Mrs. Marion Walston, and
Charlie Shaw.
The health council was organized in
October and is sponsored by the Albe
marle Regional Planning and Develop
ment Commission.
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