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Merchants Want To
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„ A consumer survey is being
plapned in Edenton and the few
minutes spent answering a series
of general questions will result in
improving the downtown shopping
center.
In addition to determining where
people shop for 'food, clothing,
building materials, etc.,
merchants want to know why a
person shops at a particular store
in a particular town. Also< they
desire to determine the
consumer’s feelings about such
things as convenience, facilities
and merchandise.
Edenton has a good downtown
family and the downtown area
here is actually nothing short of a
shopping center. The merchants,
and the consumer for that matter,
have been fortunate in having
town government
with leaders who shared the belief
'that adequate off-street parking is
a must if the downtown shopping
center is to remain the focal point
for shoppers.
The parking lots have been
chosen to give no particular
merchant an advantage over
another. The lots are well spaced
in every sector of the downtown
area; convenient as well as easily
accessible from every direction.
In the past there has been some
abuse of the prime spaces by
merchants and employees. This
has improved greatly in recent
months and everyone working
downtown is encouraged to
cooperate by parking at the rear of
the lots.
The Merchants Committee of
Chamber of Commerce
) mas enlisted the aid of John Dowd
and his Distributive Education
.class at John A. Holmes High
School to assist in the consumer
survey. They hope to get a good
cross-section from Rose’s, P&Q,
Belk Tyler and Byrum Hardware.
If you have a beef about the
downtown area, now you have the
chance to air it. The merchants
are interested in giving the
consumer what he wants and are
going this extra step to find out
what it is. It will only take a few
minutes to answer the question,
but the results could benefit
Edenton for years to come.
New Social Number
In the past several of years, two
women’s organizations along the
Public Parade have prepared the
l society news for The Herald.
First, the women of Edenton
Methodist Church and more
recently the Edenton Jaycettes.
Both groups have done a fine job
of collecting social items each
week. The Herald is grateful for
their faithful service and the
contribution they have made
toward making the newspaper
more interesting.
On March 1 the Jaycettes
decided to give up this particular
project.
Mrs. Nelle Jones, who writes the
popular ‘‘Stroll Along With Me”
column weekly, has agreed to
handle our society news in the
future. She will be pleased to
handle any social item you might
have and you can call her at 482-
v 2668.
Men And Votes
Thp ‘ ‘one man, one vote” edict of
the U. S. Supreme Court has
played havoc with personalized
representation of sparcely
populated areas, such as in
Northeastern North Carolffta.
However, it is the recognized “law
of the land” and something to
which everyone must become
adjusted. >
Redistricting of the General ,
Assembly in 1971 left this area of
the state with two representatives
in an eight-county House District
fuid tv©, representatives in a 14-
county Senate District,
v The population make-up along
the Puttie Parade was taken into
consideration when legislation
was drawn creating the seven
' member Edenton-Chowan Board
s of Education
something which has
1 been neglected is composition of
■ Che Chowan County Board of
Commissioners. The present
make-up of the five-member
bosrti borders on tne ridiculous,
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Aerial Photograph of Historic and Progressive Edenton Courtsey State Department of Archives and History.
Volume XXXIX.—No. 10.
Objections
Are Voiced
KlNSTON—Reclassification of
the Chowan River and the
Albemarle Sound was endorsed
here Thursday afternoon by a
delegation from Edenton and
Chowan County, yet the same
group questioned the proposal
which does not upgrade the
Roanoke River.
At a public hearing on stream
reclassification, conducted by the
Water and Air Quality Control
Committee of the N. C. Board of
Water and Air Resources, it was
pointed out that the sound is in
danger of distruction if steps are
mot'taken to-protect it.
Spokesmen for the Chowan area
argued that it would be folly not to
upgrade the lower reaches of the
Roanoke River, which flows into
Albemarle Sound, from Class C to
Class B--the classification put on
the Chowan River and sound.
E. C. Hubbard, assistant
director, Office of Water and Air
Resources, failed to satisfy the
delegation with his explanation
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Broader Tax Base Is Sought
ELIZABETH CITY-A Chowan
County commissioner Friday
night called on area legislators to
aid the financial plight of county
governments by broadening the
tax base. David T. Bateman said a
county income tax might be the
answer.
Bateman told legislators and
representatives of county and
municipal governments in eight
Northeastern North Carolina
counties, that counties can no
longer tax property to provide
desired services and facilities.
"We are constantly faced with
people wanting modern facilities
and new programs that require
financing,” he said. “And the local
county tax base is still based (on
property) as it was 100 years ago.”
He said elected officials are
trying to operate county
government with an absolete tax
structure.
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CONFER WITH LEGISLATORS-The second in a series of monthly meetings
between area legislators and elected county and municipal officials was held Friday
night in Elizabeth City. Pictured from left are: A. W. (silly) Houtz, highway
commissioner; Rep. Vernon James; Eden ton Mayor George Alma Byrum; Rep
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Edenton; Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday. March 8. 1973.
NAMED ADVISOR-New Chowan College advisor, E. L.
Hollowell of Edenton, receives his name tag from Mrs. Bob
Wrenn, a Chowan secretary serving as one of the hostesses at a
recent meeting of the Board. .. >
Hollowed Cited By Chowan
MURFREESBORO E. L.
Hollowell of Edenton, who
recently served four years on the
Board of Trustees and executive
committee of the board at Chowan
College, has recently been
appointed to the Board of
Advisors, Chowan’s president, Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker, has
announced.
Bateman said ‘‘minority
groups” (farmers) are now
carrying the tax burden in the
counties. “It is going to take guts
on the part of someone because it
goes against the majority,” he
declared.
He acknowledged that the local
option sales tax had given counties
some relief, but there is a need for
a complete overhaul of the taxing
system to provide the type of
money necessary to finance
modern facilities and new
programs.
Edenton Mayor George Alma
Byrum asked Sens. Phil Godwin
and J. J. (Monk) Harrington,
Reps. Vernon James and Stanford
White, to help in getting
aggressive to correct what has
happened in the Chowan River.
“We would like to see more
corrective measures,” he said.
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Chowan’s president said among
other duties advisors serve as
interpreters of the college in their
communities. “They are the eyes
and ears of Chowan. They not only
communicate the mission and
objectives of the college to the
public but also report reactions of
the public to the college,” Dr.
Whitaker explained.
Dr. Whitaker said that despite a
heavy demand on their time from
their work and other civic and
community service, Chowan’s
advisors find time to devote their
interests and energies to Chowan
College.
Hollowell and his wife, Agnes,
are both natives of Edenton where
the new advisor is president of the
Chowan Veneer Company, Inc.
Hollowell is active in civic,
political and church affairs. He is
chairman of the Chowan County
Democratic Executive
Committee, member of the Board
of Directors of Capital Associated
Industries, Inc., and past
chairman of the City Planning
Board and Chowan County
Election Board.
He is also past Deputy District
Governor of District 31-J for Lions.
A member of Edenton Baptist
Church, he has served as
chairman of the deacons on three
different occasions.
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Stanford White; Lem Cahoon, chairman of Tyrrell County commissioners; Sen. J. J.
(Monk) Harrington; W. F. Thompson, Pasquotank County commissioner; David T.
Bateman, Chowan County commissioner; C. A. Phillips, chairman of Chowan County
commissioners; and Sen/Phil Godwin.
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County Plans
Dog Program
An Animal Control Program,
long sought and often discussed,
will soon become a reality in
Chowan County. County
commissioners Monday
authorized a committee to take
necessary steps to initate a
program “within the next week or
so”.
Conwnissioner David T.
Bateman said the county
committee had experienced little
success in working out a joint
program with the Town of
Edenton. He said differences
developed over the eounty’s
request for $2,000 from the town to
enforce the municipality’s more
stringent ordiance.
After considerable discussion,
the county committee was
authorized to proceed-with or
without the town's participation.
Bateman said he saw no reason
why the program could not
become operative within “the next
week or so”.
Commissioners discussed at
length a problem presented by
property owners at Chowan Beach
relative to the operation of
unlicensed vehicles and vehicles
including motor bikes-by
unlicensed youths.
The residents were assured that
Sheriff Troy Toppin had the
board's full support in enforcing
the law in the area and further
stated that the problem would be
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Back On Job
G. W. Mizelle. veteran local
policeman who resigned last year
to accept the position of Chief of
Police in Havelock, has returned
to Edenton.
Police Chief J. D. Parrish said
Mizelle has assumed his rank of
sergeant on the Edenton force.
Sgt. Mizelle began his duties
here Sunday, after returning from
Haveock. He had resigned from
the local force on October 21. Chief
Parrish remarked that he is glad
to have Mizelle back on the force.
Edenton Gets
Good Review
In Magazine
“Southern Antiques and
Interiors”, a new publication
dedicated to the historic
preservation movement in the
South, selected Edenton for one of
its feature articles in a recent
edition. The quarterly newspaper
published by Southern Antiques
Society, Inc. of High Point, cites
specific preservation and
restoration projects underway
throughout the Southeast.
With the assistance of Miss
Elizabeth Moore of Edenton, two
staff members of the N. C. Office
of Archives and History John G.
Zehmer and Elizabeth Wilborn,
coauthored the pictorial essay and
historical sketch of the town. The
10-page article features over 50
illustrations. Not only are the
traditional 18th Century buildings
pictured, but also houses and
commercial buildings of the late
19th and early 20th Century.
The Edenton article includes a
town history, an architectural
analysis of selected buildings, an
account of the 250th birthday
observance, and a description of
the local historic preservation
movement.
Zehmer and Mrs. Wilborn find
that although the town has
expanded and changed,
Edentionians have managed to
preserve the visible signs of the
past. “The result,” they conclude,
“is a town of amazing visual
continuity, unbroken scale, and a
variety of building types which
include some of the most
significiant examples of
architecture in North Carolina, as
well as some of the most
picturesque.”
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Club Officers
W. J. P. Earnhardt. Jr., local
attorney, has been elected
president of Edenton Rotary Club.
He and other new officers were
elected at the club’s regular
meeting last Thursday in the
Parish House of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church.
Earnhardt, a former state
legislator and community leader,
heads a new slate of officers who
will take over the club in July.
In addition to Earnhardt,
officers include: James Blount,
vice president, Charlie Overman,
secretary; and Henry Allen
Bunch, treasurer.
Directors include: Allen
Harless, Jr., Jack Harris, Dr.
Richard N. Hines, Jr., and Dr.
Eddie West.
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