Public parade
Needle Point In The
Galleries
Last week we called to the
attention of those meandering
along the Public Parade that the
1975 General Assembly was in
session up in the sinful city of
Wake. It is quite often doubtful as
to what will emerge from the
lawmakers, but one thing is sure,
they make good copy.
In this respect we are especially
pleased for we know of no one who
can turn out more interesting
observations from the distaff side
than Mildred Huskins.
Her “Raleigh,Roundup” returns
this week as she accompanies her
legislator, publisher husband to
the session. In the bag with her
needle point 7 yarn is a scratch pad
that when coupled with an
attentive ear produces a side of
the General Assembly we could not
afford to buy on the open market
but which we like to share with
our readers.
It comes to this newspaper as a
bonus. Maybe it is some sort of
payola for all the trash cans we
emptied for her or all the dishes
we dried over the years. Or maybe
it is just because she is our sister.
But even newspaper editors are
entitled to a certain amount of
prejudices.
Thompson's Fletcher
Over in Ahoskie they are writing
editorials saying “Don’t Come
Back Again” as the result of some
of the publicity the area received
during negotiations for the
services of Catfish Hunter.
There was a lot of typewriter
interviewing by anxious
correspondents and reporters
the pre-Christmas saga.
There was vidio tape which was
equally as distasteful to some of
the natives.
Edenton experienced some of
this back in October when a scribe
from Winston-Salem meandered
along the Public Parade and filed
a piece which , caused some
eyebrows to be raised.
Roy Thompson, however,' gdf
back in good graces by follwoing it
with a Sunday “frbnt” about Mrs.
Inglis Fletcher. Mr. Thompson,
being the character that he is
didn’t let the ire of some in the
community discourage him and
has returned again and again to
gather additional information on
Mrs. Fletcher.
In this respect he has turned
over to us a manuscript about the
life and times of Mrs. Fletcher
which will inerest everyone from
the reading clinic to the college
library cubicle. It is now being put
together in booklet form and will
be available by the time the
biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside rolls
around in April.
Mr. Thompson is a master of
words, although when he puts
them together they don’t often
please, let alone apease. We are
certain you will wait with anxious
anticipation the publication of his
investigation and impressions.
We want to confess that the
manuscript was completed prior
to his taking our youngest
daughter to dinner. Although that
has little to do with Mrs. Fletcher,
we want to commend him for
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OFFICERS INSTALLED—Incoming officers for the Chowan
Shrine Club were installed last Wednesday night at their Ladies
Night and Installation Banquet held at Chowan Golf and Country
Chib. About SO Shriners attended die event. Shown above left to
right are: Tom Byrum, vice president; Gurney Pritchett,
secretary; Robert L. Pugh, Potentate and Installing Officer,
Sudan Temple, New Bern; Carlton Jackson, outgoing president;
Nelson Banks, Recorder, Sudan Temple New Bern; and Stan
Stroud, treasurer. Not present for the picture was C. B. Smith
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POLICE WITH STOLEN MERCHANDISE—PoIice early
Wednesday morning arrested two teen-agers and solved a
number of cases of breaking and entering and larceny dating
back to August, 1974. Shown with some of the recovered
merchandise are, from left, Capt. Harvey Williams, Patrolmen
Ronnie Stallings and W. W. Jones, and Cpl. William Spruill.
Aid Provided By New Program
Jobless workers not entitled to
unemployment insurance benefits
in North Carolina may now qualify,
for special payments under a bill
signed December 31 by President
Ford.
Mrs. Alice W. Bond, manager of
the Employment Security
Commission here, announced
January 13, that her office is now
Producing Again
TUNlS—Moving swiftly after
being informed that natural gas
was being restored, CF Industries
moved into full production
Wednesday.
The giant fertilizer complex had
been shut down since December 30
after Transcontinental Gas
. .Pipeline Corp., announced a cut in
natural gas. John Heckert, plant
manager, said all employees had
been retained and attention had
been directed to a maintenance
program.
Herkert said Monday he was
quite happy about the turn of
events and “at the present time we
are going to operate a full
capacity. I don’t know how long
this will continue because we are
not absolutely sure how much gas
we do have.” -
The announcement of the
increase came from Goc. James
Holshouser’s office Sunday that
Transco had aereed to restore 900-
million cubic feet of gas to North
Carolina.
At a Federal Power Commission
hearing in Washington, D.C.,
last week, an attorney for the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
said the closing of the Tunis plant
and two.other fertilizer plants in
the southeast were compounding a
critical shortage of nitrogen
fertilizer and posed serious
threats to agriculture production.
Attorneys of Farmers Chemical
Association at the same time said
the plant shutdown in Tunis would
result in a loss of 61,525 tons of
ammonia or 51,065 tons of nitrogen
by April.
taking claims for unemployment
payments under the Special
Unemployment Assistance Act of
1974, part of emergency legislation
enacted by Congress in late
December to provide aid for the
nation’s unemployed.
Said Mrs. Bond: “A significant
portion of our labor force is not
covered by unemployment
insurance and the new bill will
provide funds for unemployed
persons who do not qualify for
state payments.
“In November there were
approximately 166,800 jobless
workers in North Carolina and
over 105,000 of this number were
not entitled to unemployment
insurance,” she said.
Not covered by state law are
domestics in private households, -
farm workers, and state and
municipal government workers,
but they may now qualify for
federal payments.
Persons applying for
unemployment benefits under the
new bill should file their claims at
the Employment Security
Commission office and should
bring with them:
their social security number;
information on the amount of
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Under Fire
In May, 1968, Edenton Planning
Board and Zoning Commission
adopted a land development plan
called “Inventory and Prospects”.
The plan was later approved by
the Town Council.
This document includes a
section on “Highway Business
Areas” which has come under fire
due to a request to rezoning 10-
acres of the Ward property on the
west side of highway 32 at U. S. 17
by-pass for development of a
shopping center.
It is stated that: “Two
additional highway commercial
areas are proposed in the plan,
both oriented to Route U. S. 17 by
pass.’ ’ The map shows them on the
east side of the new route.
W. B. Gardner, town
administrator, said at the time the
plan was adopted planners were
" unable to finalize the location of
the by-pass. “It ran out near
Merfico Road or about where
Colonial Funeral Home is
located,” he stated.
This has caused those in
opposition to the rezoning to say
that since the by-pass actually is
closer in to Edenton, then there is
die danger of limiting growth of the
residential area.
John A. Mitchener, HI, called
this to the attention of The Chowan
Herald last week. He pointed out
that the proposed area to be
< rezoned actually has some of the
greatest potential for residential
use with a park being developed in
a grove of trees. He proposes that
the park be maintained by the
town.
Town Council took no action on
the request to rezone. Action was
taken to table the request for 30
days to allow further study.
Two teen-agers were arrested
early Wednesday morning by
Edenton Police Department and
are being charged with a series of
breaking and enterings and
larcenies which date back to
August, 1974.
Held on multiple charges are
Frank Miller, 111, Route 2,
Edenton, and Tony Lynn Bunch,
701 McMullan Street. Both are 16.
Police Chief J. D. Parrish said
approximately 15 different break
ins cases as well as gasoline thefts
would be cleared by these arrests.
He said his officers have done a
tremendous job in solving the
cases.
Capt. Harvey Williams, who
participated in the investigation
along with Cpl. William Spruill
and Patrolmen W. W. Jones and
Ronnie Stallings, sajd
approximately $295 in cash has
been recovered along with various
items valued at more than SBOO.
The latest break-ins was at
Edenton Office Supply, across
from the Municipal Building,
early Wednesday morning.
Earlier in the night the pair had
allegedly been seen stealing
gasoline at Hobbs Implement
Company.
Capt. Williams said they had
been into Bride-Turn Exxon three
times, the Barker House on two
occasions, Montgomery-Ward,
Pik Wik Pool Room, Elliott
Cleaners, and Hobbs Implement.
They have been connected with
thefts from Home Feed &
Fertilizer, Byrum Implement,
Coastal Concrete and a firm in
Perquimans County.
Money Used
Chowan County and the Town of
Edenton have spent or budgeted
nearly sl-million in revenue
sharing funds and interest
accomulated in the past three
fiscal years. Nearly $500,000 more
is anticipated by the two prior to
December, 1976.
Through December, 1974, the
county and town ad realized some
$41,000 in interest on investments.
W. B. Gardner, town
administrator, reports some
$207,000 being spent and an
additional $257,000 budgeted
“None of it has been for payroll,”
Gardner points out. “The council
decided to spend it all on hardware
since the money might not
continue to be available and
wanted to spend it wisely.”
The county, according to
figures made available by Mrs.
Pansy A. Elliott, finance director,
has spent $239,000 on capital items
and $98,850 on operating costs.
Some $203,000 has been budgeted
with $77,500 of this being for
capital items and $126,064 for
operating.
Garnder noted that the town has
bought a street sweeper, two
garbage trucks, reconstructed
sidewalks, acquired a new water
well and installed additional
recreational facilities.
A new billing machine has been
purchased and funds are budgeted
to pay the town’s share of a new
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Mrs. Moore Receives Award
The Edenton Woman’s Club has
named Mrs. Robert W. Moore as
the 1974 “Club-woman of The
Year.” She was honored and
presented a silver bowl at the
club’s January meeting.
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FUNDS SOUGHT FOR FOUNDATION—Mrs. Bruce F. Jones,
who is heading the Chowan County Unit, American Hepatic
Foundation, is shown with W. Griffin Ross of Williamston, left,
foundation president, and Dr. Martel J. Dailey, also of
Williamston, who is founder of the program. The Chowan Unit
has set a goal of $2,500 to replace foundation funds spent on
research in the name of the late Douglas Noneman of Edenton.
Foundation Opens Local Unit
The American Hepatic
Foundation, Inc., has formed a
unit in Chowan County and
volunteers are preparing to raise
$2,500.
Mrs. Bruce F. Jones, who is
leading the local unit, said the
money will be used to replace
Suit Settled
A Chowan County Superior
Court jury Wednesday afternoon
returned a verdict of $136,820 in
favor of Erie Jones for property
taken by the State Department of
Transportation for a portion of the
US 17 by-pass of Edenton.
The jury got the case shortly
before noon and following a recess
reached the verdict at 3:30
o’clock.
The Jones property is near the
western end of the new highway
along existing US .17 near the
Chowan River.
Judge Jerry Alvis of Raleigh is
presiding over a two-week term of
civil court where the
condemnation cases are being
heard.
At the time the jury returned the
verdict in the Jones case,
attorneys were in the process of
selecting a jury to hear the case
involving Thomas Francis.
Deadline Expected To Be Met
The Coastal Resources
Commission will definitely meet
the January 27 deadline to adopt
guidelines for land-use planning in
20 counties covered in the 1973
Coastal Area Management Act.
T. Erie Haste, Jr., of Hertford, a
commission member, said this
week there is no question but that
the commission will complete a
rewrite of the draft and adopt the
guidelines on schedule. “We
definitely will meet the deadline,”
Haste said.
The 15-member commission met
for two days earlier this month in
Wrightsville Beach but did not
conclude work on the guidelines. A
special meeting has been called
for January 27 in Belhaven to
complete the work.
Haste said the first two sections
of the guidelines have been pretty
well established. However,
Mrs. Moore was an active
clubwoman when she came to
Edenton in 1965. Her experience,
hard work and cooperation
became a great asset to the club,
according to Mrs. George Alma
Byrum, president.
The recipient of the award has
served as president, served as
teenage representative, home life,
tour committee, program
chairman, club parliamentarian
and on numerous other
committees.
“Her great love is working with
young people,” Mrs. Byrum
pointed out. “She has been a
volunteer and organizer of the Girl
Scouts and as a member of
Edenton Baptist Church has
helped with young people.
Mrs. Moore, a registered nurse,
is night supervisor at Chowan
Hospital.
A native of Rocky Mount, she is
the mother of a son and two
daughters. She is married to
Robert W. Moore, executive vice
president of Edenton Chamber of
Commerce.. The Moores reside at
110 Pembroke Circle.
funds the foundation had spent on
a grant in memory of Douglas
Noneman of Edenton. The grant
was to Dr. Richard Grand of The
Children’s Hospital of Boston,
Mass., for his neonatal hepatitis
study.
Dr. Martel J. Dailey of
Williamston, secretary of the
foundation, said it is anticipated
that future fellowships will be
made in memory of the late son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Noneman,
Jr.
Mrs. Jones said Mrs. C. T.
Dixon, Jr., and Mrs. Noneman are
active on a funds committee but
other volunteers will be sought to
help in business and residential
solicitations.
Dr. Dailey said liver disease
research has been neglected and
the foundation is interested in
focusing on the problem. He said it
is commenable that a county unit
is being formed in Chowan.
Research in the past has
centered at the University of Oslo,
Norway, and Dr. Grand has done
an enormous amount of work on
the subject in Boston, according to
Dr. Dailey.
The foundation has established
summer fellowships for medical
students and physicians interested
in liver and gall bladder disease.
During the summer of 1974 10
American medical students and
two Canadian medical students
were awarded fellowships. They
are for study around the world.
members did not have sufficient
time to put the finishing touches on
the section dealing with Area’s of
Environmental Concern.
The commission did edit a
handbook for elected officials on
public participation in the
planning process. This separate
handbook is to be distributed in the
coastal area within the next 20
days, according to Haste.
It has been decided, at the
suggestion of the Coastal
Resources Advisory Council, that
the guidelines be divided into two
sections. A summary will be of a
general nature and is designed for
wide distribtuion. The second
section, or the “mechanics” is for
the use of professional planners
and others engaged in the
collection and analysis of data,
supervision of the planning
process, and the detailed work of
putting the plan in final form.
Dates for certain actions which
are written into the law have been
described by some as “very tight”
and offer “quite a challenge” to
those interested in orderly
development of the coastal area.
The planning process for the 10
Albemarle Area counites is being
coordinatedby Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development
Commission under contract with
the N. C. Department of Natural
and Economic Resources.
Seminars
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Dr. E. L. West, superintendent
of Edenton-Chowan Schools, has
scheduled two Parent-Education
Seminars to be held on January 29
and January 30. The first of these
seminars will be held at 8 P.M. in
the third floor conference room of
the County Office Building. The
second seminar will be held at 8
P.M. at Chowan High School.
Dr. West will conduct both
seminars. His topic will be
“Parent Child Communications”.
Parents and interested citizens
are cordially invited to attend
these seminars