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Edenton's Two-Five-0 Tea Party —A tea party Sunday afternoon marked the end
ing of an eight-day celebration of Eden to n’s 250th birthday. Mrs. Lloyd Owens,
right, poses with the 150-pound cake she baked for the occasion. Shown with her,
are three Edenton Jaycettes who assisted in serving. Left to right are: Mrs. Beth
Jethro, Mrs. Dianne Dail and Mrs. Rebecca Lowe. The center picture shows Alton
Birthday Message:
Salute, Challenge
“Edenton has had probably more
leaders of rational stature than any oth
er single town in North Carolina,” de
clared James M. Robinson Sunday after
noon as he gave a capsule of the town's
unique history.
Key noting “the Tea Party which end
ed an eight-day celebration of the 250th
anniversary of Edenton, Robinson said:
“I submit, no, 1 insist, and proud to do'
so, that historically speaking, there is no
town like Edenton in all the Albemarle
... in all North 'Carolina.”
“Up to the present moment, historic
* Edenton has progressed without fanfare
into a balanced community of agricul
ture, trade and industry. This esteem
ed position has been the result of re-
Duke Grant Given
Trustees of The Duke Endowment
have made an appropriation of SIO,OOO
to Chowan Hospital at Edenton to help
finance the conversion of existing space
to provide an Extended Care Facility
of approximately 60 beds. A new acute
hospital was opened in October, 1970.
In a letter announcing the action,
James R. Felts, Jr., executive director
of the Hospital and Child Care Sections
of The Duke Endowment and an Endow
ment Trustee, stated that The Endow
ment Trustees were confident that the
hospital’s new Extended Care Facility
would be an important step forward in
i health care for the citizens of Chowan
' and the surrounding counties.
In announcing the gift, Tom H. Shep
ard, president of the hospital’s board
of directors, and Thomas M. Surratt,
executive vice president, expressed the
gratitude of the board and staff as well
as the people the hospital serves for
the generosity of The Endowment.
Since 1947, grants totaling $234,838
have been made by The Duke Endow
ment to Chowan Hospital for operating
and capital purposes.
Hospitals are among major benefici
aries of The Duke Endowment founded
in 1924 by James Buchanan Duke. They
are assisted in the financing of con
struction and equipment of their plants,
in paying for charity care, and in estab
lishing expanding services for patients.
A full-time staff based in the Charlotte
office is available for counseling when
hospitals request it.
The Endowment also assists non-pro
fit child care institutions in the Caro
linas, four educational institutions
Duke, Johnson C. Smith, and Furman
Universities and Davidson College—and
k. rural Methodist churches, retired Metho
dist ministers and widows and depend
? ent orphaned children of Methodist
ministers in North Carolina.
By the end of 1971, total allocations
and appropriations from The Duke En
dowment to beneficiaries totaled more
than $340-million.
Tax Report Made
The net collections from the local 1
per cent sales and use tax in Chowan
County during May amounted to $12,-
444.42, according to a report released
this week by the State Department of
Revenue.
Collections in seven other Albemarle
' Area counties included:
Camden, $£,961.66; Currituck, $5,-
338.60; Dare, $19,934.47; J’asquotank,
$43,793.54; Perquimans, $5,970.96; Tyr
' rell, $2,936.73; and Washington, $13,516.
Gates and Hyde counties do not levy
4* the special tax.
Meanwhile, G. A. Jones, Jr., commis
* sioner, reported to Gov. Bob Scott that
May net General Fund collections •
amounted to $ 123.5-million as compared
with $84.3-million collected during the
same month of 1971, an increase of
$89.2-million, or 46.62 per cent
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sponsive and dedicated leadership.
“And while this leadership may never
perform in the national spotlight as did
Johnston, the Iredells, Hewes, .Cabarrus,
and Hugh Williamson and many other
former citizens of Edenton, who helped
create a great nation, they have pre
served this historic town with its beau
tiful shade trees and nationally recog
nized pre-revolutionary homes and pub
lic buildings, without the need of mil
lions in restoration monies and they
have not taken their historic treasures
for granted.”
Alton G. Elmore, general chairman
of the anniversary celebration, said the
full cooperative experienced in the
event indicated much is in store in the
future for Edenton. “We’ll go on from
here,” he stated.
Mayor George Alma Byrum and
former mayors Ernest Kehayes and
John Mitchener, Jr., also spoke briefly.
Music for the event was presented by
the “Young Americans” of Elizabeth
City.
The several hundred people who bak
ed under the sun on the Courthouse
Green, then moved through the nearby
office of Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, to share in the 150-pound, hand
somely-decorated birthday cake pre
pared by Mrs. Lloyd Owens of Hertford.
Edenton’s largest celebration had
drawn to a successful conclusion.
Farm Price List
ATLANTA, Ga. Southeastern broil
er prices took a turn upward during the
week ended June 16. as prices for eggs
and hogs continued to trend upward,
reports the Agricultural Marketing Ser
vice of the U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
Meanwhile, cattle and calf prices con
tinued a general decline which was be
gun the first of the month.
Cotton prices also continued their
downward trend begun early in June.
Patrons Banquet Provides Funds For Historic Edenton
Over 125 persons attended the first
Historic Edenton. Inc., Patrons banquet
held Friday night at the Chowan Golf
and Country Club. Guest speaker for
the occasion was Donald S. Cape, senior
counselor at the British Embassy in
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Dignitaries At Patrons Banquet— Principal Speaker at the His
toric Edenton, Inc., Patrons Banquet was Donald S. Cape, senior
counselor at tne British Embassy in Washington, D. C., right. Ac
companying him was his wife. Talking with the Capes are, left,
Alton Elmore, general chairman of the celebration, and Floyd Lup
ton, administrative assistant to Congressman Walter B. Jones.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Volume XXXVIII— No. 24.
fiublic Parade
Betting On Betts
“The River To Pickle Beach’ - by
Doris Betts is enjoying a good press
across the country. And it couldn’t
happen to a nicer girl.
Cne reviewer called it “a sensuous
book by a sensuous woman.” Another
said it is a “husband and wife love story
—something rare as far as love stories
go these days. - ’
The New York Times called her “a
tough, wise and compassionate writer --
whose first four books have gained little
attention outside North Carolina. “The
River to Tigkle Beach -- may change that.
It has the ingredients of good popular
fiction, and it is also a serious provoca
tive novel. - ' The Times wrote.
Those who have known Doris Waugh
Betts ever the years will express little
surprise over all the fuss being made
about her latest novel—this one a dra
matic story set on the windswept North
Carolina coast that pulses with the real
ity of the contemporary South.
It has now been more than two decades
(gads!) since this writer and Doris
worked for the same Statesville after
noon daily. Oddly enough, all the writ
ing she did then was advertising copy.
The newsroom and advertising de
partment were on the second floor of an
old building, sans air conditioning.
Doris conquered the problem by wear
ing shorts while in the office. It alwavs
caused stares as she rushed from the
building buttoning up her skirt, go
ing to call on an account.
Too, she was interested in everything
and everybody. She had sympathy for
the little carrier boy who was tardy in
picking up his papers and could often
times be seen sitting on the sidewalk in
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Also present were Dr. H. G. Jones,
director of the N. C. Department of
Archives and History, along with As
sistants A1 Hunnicutt and Jack and Da
vid Zimmer; and Floyd Lupton. admini
strative assistant to Rep. Walter B.
Jones.
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G. Elmore, general chairman of the celebration, as he addresses several hundred peo
ple who gathered on the Courthouse Green for the ceremonies. At left, James M.
Robinson, who gave a capsule history of Edenton, speaks. Others are, from left, Ern
est P. Kehayes, John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mayor George Alma Byrum, Elmore and
Rev. George Holmes.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday. June 22, 1972
Board Debates Requests
The Chowan County Commissioners
met again Tuesday night to discuss the
county budget. Requests from Historic
Edenton and Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library provoked much discussion by
the commissioners.
A request for $5,000 from Historic
Edenton was received. N. J. George
commented he recalled that it was stat
ed that the association would not ask
for money this year if it could be phas
ed out. George continued bv saying
that he personally feels it would be in
correct to use tax money of all the
county people to show other people
around town. He stated he would not
support the request.
George also started the discussion of
the request for funds for the local li
brary. He stated before he could ap
prove or support the request he would
have to see documents of the library in
Jury Takes Action
A Chowan County Grand Jury last
week recommended that a case involv
ing property ownership, which has been
in the courts for several years, be re
opened.
Emmett Wiggins, plaintiff in the case,
appeared before the panel with refer
ence to court action previously taken.
The panel recommended that the case
be re-opened “if legal limitations.do not
prohibit this.”
Wiggins has con!ended that certain
tax records not available at the time
of (he trial were discovered by him aft
er an exhaustive search. He alleges the
records trace the ownership which he
claims.
The grand jury, with James Kinion
as foreman, reported finding everything
in order in the health department, clerk
of court, tax office, except the ceiling;
register of deeds, magistrate office, and
jail.
Dr. Richard Hines, Jr., chairman of
the association, stated that fund raising
was an important factor of Historic
Edenton, Ine., but reminded those pres
ent that the organization should be a
living memorial to the values people
had long ago.
Dr. Hines continued by saying that
this country was founded on the prin
ciple of freedom with responsibility and
that if Historic Edenton can be a living
reminder of this freedom . . . wth the
courage to stand up for what they
think is right, plus a real commitment
to God, we will have fulfilled our pur
pose.
Cape stated that the lesson we learn
ed from the Revolutionary War has en
abled us to bring to birth a British
Commonwealth of nations which now
included more than 30 self-governing
nations which he described as repre
senting a force for international coop
eration.
Cape also made a few comments on
the civil struggle in Ireland, saying a
parallel to the 51 Colonial ladies of
Edenton who helped in the struggle for
liberty in this country might be found
in the courageous women of the Cath
olic areas of Northern Ireland who, de
spite horrible forms of intimidation,
have dared to call for an end to the
IRA’s bombing and killing.
Cape said there had been encourag
ing developments on the international
scene in the past few months, notable
among which were the visits to China
and the Soviet Union by President
Nixon.
The entry of the United Kingdom into
tiie European Community in January
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Single Copies 10 Cents
reference to by-laws, what the money
is used for. how many people, black
and white, use the facility and what is
available to the public in the way of
books and references.
Chairman C. A. Phillips stated it
would be a mistake to take the attitude
we don’t need a library of some kind
for the people's use.
George commented that the people
need to be informed on how money is
being spent. He again stated he is in
terested in seeing facts and documents
on the library. lie said he doesn’t want
to got involved in personalities.
It was agreed that representatives of
both Historic Edenton and the library
should appear before the commissioners
and explain the reouests and answer
questions.
Another big issue is a charity eon
tiibution to the College of the Albe
marle.
J. Clarence Leary stated that the col
lege is within 30 miles c r Edenton and
that they are having hard times. He
said if the commissioners could see their
way clear he thinks it would be wise
to give a small donation because they
are doing fine work. When asked what
he had in mind he said SIO,OOO or
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New Church Set
A new era began Monday at Welch's
Chapel Baptist Church in rural Chowan
County. Church members and friends
gathered at 10:30 A. M., for the tradi
tional groundbreaking ceremonies for a
new sanctuary.
The new sanctuary is being built on
the same site where fire completely
destroyed the church building in May,
1971. *
Since that time Rev. W. 11. Davis, pas
toi. ha skept the church together, hold
ing regular services in an abandoned
school which will continue to be used
tor, has kept the church together, hold
in the community.
About 100 were on hand with Mr.
Davis being assisted in the brief cere
monies by Rev. S. N. Griffith and John
Wynn. Later churchwomen and friends
spread a picnic lunch for everyone to
enjoy.
Mi. Davis, who has conducted an ex
tensive funds campaign since the old
church was destroyed, had special praise
for the fine spirit of cooperation ex
perienced not only from church mem
bers but people throughout the com
munity.
Surratt On Staff
Richard (Flynn) Surratt is now asso
ciated with The Chowan Herald as a
reporter-photographer trainee.
Surratt is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas; M. Surratt and a 1972 graduate
of John A. Holmes High School where
he was active in the National Honor
Society, president of the student coun
cil, member of the newspaper staff, and
drama club.
He is a member of the Edenton
Methodist Church where he is president
of the N. C. Conference Commission
of Youth Ministry of the United Metho
dist Church and past president of the
Edenton Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Surratt has his third class radio-tele
phone operator’s license and works with
radio station WCDJ part-time.
After working for several years he
plans to attend East Carolina Univer
sity and University of North Carolina
where he wil major in broadcasting.
In his spare time, he enjoys motor
cycling, reading, and listening to stereo
and radio. He hopes to expand his
abilities in art and music,
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