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A Presidential Candidate?
Terry Sanford, former Tar Heel gov
ernor who is seeking the Democratic
presidential nomination, is scheduled to
tneander along the Public Parade Fri
day afternoon.
Word was received here early Wed
nesday afternoon that the Puke Uni
versity president would be at the Mu
nicipal Building from 2 P. M. to 3
P. M., on his swing through North
eastern North Carolina.
’Both friend and foe who desire to
see just how serious a candidate he ac
tually is will have an opportunity to
hear it straight from the “horse’s
mouth.”
" Know Feeling
Our heart goes out to the editor of
Foster’s Daily Democrat up in New
Hampshire. The victim of typos with
out number in the past, we know ex
■ actly how he feels.
JYhat’s a typo? Well, it’s when a
word that’s supposed to be spelled one
way shows up in print another wya
Like when you say you are “now con
vinced” and a typo tells the world
you’re “not convinced.”
Anyway, writer Natallie Kelly had
correctly spelled the names of 50
birds, but this is what Foster’s Daily
Democrat did to them:
“Turned a great cormorant into a
great cornenut; called the horned brebe
a hoone grebe; impolitely treated the
common goldeneye as a corhmon golde
maye; indiscreetly slandered the surf
scoter and the common scoter, called
them the surf seater and common sec
ter; injudiciously maligned the common
grackle as the common crackle, and
just plain miserably termed the house
sparrow the mouse sparrow.”
Well, we’d better stop there or, next
thing we know, we’ll be writing Miss
Kelly an apology for lousing up the
Democrat’s gremilins. That’s a sin we
cannot afford to commit just now.
Those Water Bonds
X There will be other issues than the
nomination of candidates for office on
the May 6 primary ballots along the
Public Parade and elsewhere in North
Carolina.
For one thing, the people will, for
the first time, be asked to approve a
$l5O-million bond issue to provide state
funds for water and sewer services in
the local communities.
The state has been in the education
and road building business.Jor .*4ong
time, assisting cities and counties
shoulder the burden of these two pub
lic services. In recent years, the im
portance of clean water and air become
more widely recognized than in the
past; and the people have a right to
say whether they want the state to be
come a partner in helping solve the
problem.
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Voters Increase
There are 4,699 registered voters in
Chowan County, according to a report
released by Mrs. George C. Hoskins,
chairman, Chowan County Board of
Elections.
Approximately 600 new voters regis
tered with 373 being between the ages
of 18 and 20. Election officials have
purged the books and removed the
names of deceased and people who have
in registration is 425.
Os the total number registered, 4,346
moved. Therefore, the overall increase
are Democrats; 315, Republicans; eight,
American; 20 Independent; and 10, no
party affiliation.
There are 3,434 white registered vot
ers won the county books and 1,265
Negroes. The Town of Edenton has
2,288 voters—l,293 in East Edenton and
995 in West Edenton.
Registration according to precinct in
cludes:
East Edenton, 1,497; West Edenton,
i,497; Rocky Hock, 453; Center Hill,
385; Wardville, 499; and Yeopim, 368.
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First Boat Completed Employees of Grampian Marine Ltd.,
are shown beside the first 23-foot sailboat to be produced at the local
D [ant Henry Overton, extreme right, is plant manager. The boat
£brks is operating in temporary quarters on Base Road.
New Chowan Courthouse Step Closer
By Patricia M. Arnold
The county commisioners have taken
the first big step in making a new court
house facility in Chowan County a
dream come true.
They gave Melvin Bunch, planning
director of the Albemarle Law and Or
der Association, the go-ahead to make
an" application from his organization
through the Department of Justice for
money to construct the building.
Money from the Departmer' . Jus
tice is available for construe $ fix
tures, architectural fees and n .% ?s.
Money is not available for lani o ’i
sition through the law and on % •-
ganization. %
Though the commissioners ho -t >.
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Volume XXXVIII—No. 14.
Repair Funds Sought
The seriousness of the structural de
cay of the Barker House and the criti
cal need for money to pay for necessary
repairs have prompted Edenton Histori
cal Commission to launch a funds cam
paign. The commission will seek
SIO,OOO to be matched two for one by
the state, and agreed to transfer its en
tire savings of $1,400 to the fund.
The Barker House, located on Edenton
Bay, serves as a visitor center-museum
for Historic Edenton, Inc. A concrete
porch on the east side of the historic
Hunt Hits Hard
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At Goals, Policies
Jim Hunt of Wilson, a candidate for
the Democratic nomination as lieutenant
governor, has called for an adequate
transportation system and better balance
between agriculture and industry to be
included in the new state program of
goals and policies.
Speaking at Edenton Lions Club Mon
day night, the candidate, in a “non-politi
cal” speech, said a four-lane "highway is
needed through Northeastern North Ca
rolina. He said the highway is needed
to connect the area with Tidewater Vir
ginia and interior North Carolina. “This
must be said in the development goals
of the state.
“They (highways) are a means to an
end,” he noted.
Also, Hunt said the state should work
for continued and improved balance be
tween agriculture and industry. This
too must be spelled out. he stated, so
not to lose the character of the beautiful
countryside.
“Balance between agriculture and in
dustry keeps a lot of people here where
they want to raise our children in such
a wholesome environment,” he said.
Hunt spoke out strongly for improved
methods of manpower development—the
matching of the people and the job. He
went so far as to state:
“We canfrsee that a woman with a
fourth grade education isn’t being ex
ploited when she is given training that
can fit her for a cut-and-sew job that will
let her add SB4 a week to earnings to
the poverty level income of her family.
“The need to face this situation is one
more reason why our effort to develop
our own state plans and programs is so
important. Because we can recognize
that it isn’t ‘immoral’ to tolerate and
even encourage what are called ‘low pay’
industries so long as we continue to in
tensify our search for high-wage indus
tries at the same time.”
He said the basic training program and
other features of the community college
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receive a grant from the Department of
Justice, they have not stopped looking
for other sources of money.
The proposed courthouse-jail complex
'will cost approximately $700,000 not in
cluding the purchase of land, it is esti
mated at this time.
If the grant is approved, the project
will be included in the 1973 budget of
the Law and Order Association and will
be funded over a period of several
years.
After the application is approved,
plans for the complex next must be ap-
E roved by the Governor’s Committee on
aw and Order.
Though the application is in the mak
ing, no site for the new facility has been
chosen or land purchased.
Til CHOWAN HERALD
structure, which was recently approved
for listing in the National Register, has
caused permanent damage to the build
ing, Unless immediate steps are taken
to repair the structure, the visitor center
museum will be forced to close.
Historic Edenton has been attempting
to raise $15,000 in order to obtain the
$30,000 matching grant authorized by
the 1971 General Assembly. Funds do
nated to the Barker House emergency
project qualify, an official stated. Mrs.
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., commission vice
chairman, said matching funds must be
obtained on or before July, 1973, for
capital improvements.
“It is imperative that repairs be made
immediately, within day/, or we shall
have to close the doors and terminate
the greatest service to our touring visit
ors and educational groups, also the use
of it as headquarters for our 250th an
niversary celebration of the incorpora
tion of Edenton will be impossible,” she
said.
A Letter-to-the-Editor from Mrs. Earn
hardt concerning the Barker House
emergency appears elsewhere in The
Chowan Herald.
Pageant Repeat ?
By James M. Robinson
The coming celebration of Edenton’s
charter of 1722, planned June 11-18. the
250th official birthday, may bring to
mind for some a previous and very
memorable celebration held on the
Courthouse Green exactly 40 years ago
this month.
The occasion was the George Wash
ington Bi-Centennial and the presenta
tion of the Joseph Hewes Monument.
The unveiling of the monument, it may
be recalled, was by Hon. M. L. Hewes
of Hartford, Conn., direct descendant
of the Hewes family.
While there were at the celebration,
a brigadier general, a rear admiral, U. S.
Senators, a Supreme Court Judge, a
bishop, a Naval Band with a gas dirigi
ble overhead ... as well as the 12th
Coast Guard Artillery primed for a
night-time spectacular, as far as popu
larity was concerned, all events took a
back seat to the “Mammoth Historical
Pageant on the Courthouse Green,
which depicted important events in the
life of Joseph Hewes and the Revolu
tionary period.” A total of 150 persons
took part, all in authentic Colonial cos
tumes. The entire day’s exercise was a
resounding success.
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy in Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet, ap
plauded with words of praise Which
were immediately echoed by the Rt.
Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire, Bishop of
North Carolina, sitting next to him on
the barrel and board settee.
Rumor has it that another historic
pageant may become “best of show"
during the celebration coming in June.
This report undoubtedly contains the
seeds of, truth. After all there is much
of history to re-enact in Edenton, born
as a town 10 years before George Wash
ington was born.
In connection with the 250th annivers
ary of the incorporating of Edenton, the
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Area Housing Fair Will Feature Services, Materials
“Your Dream, A Better Home”, is the
theme for the first Housing Fair ever
to be held in Northeastern North Caro
lina. The inaugural event will be staged
April 28-30 at Edenton Municipal Air
port.
The primary hanger at the old mili
tary base will be handsomely decorated
with exhibits from national, state, reg
ional and area companies. Arrange
ments have been made to have pro
fessional booths Installed for exhibitors.
George W. Lewis, executive vice pres
ident, Peoples Bank k Trust Company
here, is general chairman of the Hous
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 13, 1972
t
From lack of discussion and a mo
tion, the commissioners made no de
cision whether to support the College
of the Albemarle financially, as six oth
er nearby counties have pledged.
A resolution by the Edenton Jaycees
was read asking that the commissioners
give the matter due consideration and
support if money was available. A let
ter from E. N. Manning, president of
the Edenton Chamber of Commerce,
relating recommendation of the cham
ber Education and Executive Commit
tees, was read also in support of giving
financial aid to the college, if money
is available.
N. J. George stated that he wanted
to see actual figures before he would
consider the request.
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Prepare For ‘Clean Sweep ’ J. Stanley Peel of Elizabeth City,
second from left, and Mrs. Leon Ballance of Engelhaid, light, are
co-chairmen of the Albemarle Area Development Association s “Clean
Sweep’’ project planned for May in cooperation with the Governors
Beautification Committee. Shown with them at a recent meeting
in Elizabeth City are Mrs. L. F. Arnburn, Jr., of Edenton, Chowan
County coordinator, and Cedric Boyd, eastern leader who spoke at
the meeting.
Plans Being Made For ‘Clean Sweep’
Hundreds of volunteers arc being re
cruited to participate in a “Clean Sweep”
of Northeastern North Carolina during
Mav. This is part of a state wide clean
up’campaign being sponsored by the
Governor’s Beautification Committee.
At an area meeting in Elizabeth City
last Thursday, Cedric M. Boyd of New
Bern, described accomplishments in his
Everett Is Picked
Charles Everett, a junior at John A.
Holmes High School, has been selected
to attend the N. C. Governor's School
for the Gifted at Winston-Salem for
the 1972 summer session. He will
study in the field of social science.
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He is a member of the National Honor
Society and Student Advisory Commit
tee.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Everett.
ing Fair. The event is being sponsored
by Albemarle Area Development Asso
ciation, Cooperative Agriculture Exten
sion Service, Bertie and Hertford coun
ties.
Lewis, who heads AADA’s Housing
Committee, explains that the purpose
of the exposition is to give people a
chance to compare the latest ideas and
materials for building and remodeling.
lie said the Housing Fair will have
exhibits featuring the latest concepts
in home building, major components
and related services which will benefit
those seeking advice on a new home
His selection was
based upon aca
demic and mental
ability.
The Governor's
School is a seven
wee k residential
program on the
campus of Salem
College for 400 in
tellectually gifted
students.
Everett is an out
standing academic
student in his class.
The request was tabled until time
to discuss the 1972-73 budget.
Commissioner David Bateman is very
much enthused with the possibility of
having a recreation area from the pres
ent Dillard Millpond near Cannon
Ferry.
Bateman and Chairman C. A. Phillips
stated the area is excellent for fishing,
duck hunting, picnics and other recrea
tion.
At present the millpond is about 75
acres with about 75 additional acres
available for expansion. The site is a
boundary for the first and second town,
ship, near Tyner.
> The commissioners will check with
the Soil Conservation Service, Albe-
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town which have not only removed un
attractive things but have generally
beautified the town. Boyd is on the Gov
ernor’s Committee and is directing
“Clean Sweep” efforts in Eastern North
Carolina.
Speaking to representatives from all
10 Albemarle Area counties. Boyd said
“Clean Sweep” is nothing new. “We see
what litter and pollution is every day,”
he stated.
Bovd said there are scores of volun
teers’available to work on such projects
and he encouraged his audience to work
with all groups, especially the youth.
"You will have a much more successful
campaign if you obtain community in
volvement,” he said.
The speaker pointed out that abandon
ed automobiles are a real problem in
every area. In New Bern, between 800
and 400 have been buried in recent years
and more than 500 arc now at the town
land fill.
Addressing himself to the difficulty in
obtaining support from elected officials,
he said: “Litter is something you won’t
find in any municipal or county budget."
J. Stanley Peel of Elizabeth City, Albe
marle Area Development Association
vice president; and Mrs. Leon Ballance
of Engelhard are co-chairmen of the
area campaign. They have coordinators
in each county who arc being assisted by
county agricultural extension chairmen.
Mrs. Ballance noted that some of the
greatest opportunities lie in community
development organizations. She said in
every rural area there are some organiz-
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as well as those who contemplate reno
vations.
The Fair has scheduled exhibits on
house plans, financing, building sites,
landscaping, plants and accessories as
well as every aspect of construction
and major furnishings.
The Fair will open at 10 A. M., April
28 and remain open that day until 9
P. M. Hie hours on April 29 will be
l P. M., to 9 P. M., and on the final day
1 P. M., to 6P. M. Exhibitors w ill have
representatives at the various booths
to inform those attending the Fair of
their particular materials and services.