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Miss Perry
In Pageant
Miss Patricia Louise Perry,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton
N. Perry, Route 3, Edenton, will
compete in the N. C. Pork Queen
Pageant to be held at the Roynl
•* Villa Motor Inn in Raleigh on
January 12.
Miss Perry is a student at N. C. •
State University.
The new queen will reprwMflt
the pork industry in many ap
pearances throughout the state
netft year. She will receive S2OO
along with an expense paid trip
to compete in the national finals.
The second place winner will re
ceive SIOO and the third place
winner will receive SSO.
Miss Perry will be judged on
beauty, personality, poise and an
oral presentation using a subject
relative to the pork industry.
The Pork Queen Contest is
sponsored by the N. C. Pork
Producers Association.
Bridge Fails
For a brief period of time
Tuesday night the Albemarle
Sound Bridge and the Chowan
River Bridge were dosed to high
way traffic, both being locked in
the open position.
An electrical failure was
responsible for the 20-minute
breakdown at the Chowan River
while on the Albemarle Sound a
barge struck the inridge span as
it went through.
Emergency repairs were made
to the sound bridge in order that it
might be closed to allow highway
traffic to move. A spokesman said
at mid-morning Wednesday the
bridge remained closed to water
traffic.
There was no estimate as to how
long it would be closed to water
traffic. Efforts to reach the bridge
maintenance division of the State
Department of Transportation in
Elizabeth City were unsuccessful.
Also, The Chowan Herald was
unable to locate W. E. Spruill who
was the tender at the bridge when
the mishap occurred.
Progress Noted
The Town of Edenton continues
to make progress on a Community
Development Program ap
plication. A second public hearing
was held at 7:30 P.M. last Tuesday
with Town Council responding a
short time later by adopting two
required resolutions.
Williams & Works of Sanford
have been retained by the town to
develop the application, a major of
which will deal with housing.
Mayor Pro Tern James C. Dail
conducted a major portion of the
regular meeting in the absence of
Mayor Roy L. Harrell.
Council denied a zoning change
as requested by Ellis Lawrence on
West Albemarle Street and sent on
to the proper board a request by
Edenton United Methodist Church
for a change in zoning and a
special use petmit on Virginia
Road where construction of a new
church is being planned.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator was authorized to file
the proper application for
designation of Edenton as a
National Recreation Trail.
Gardner also reported that 4,000
feet of sidewalks had been laid
during November; that work is
underway on some drainage
problems'; that progress is being
made by the N. C. State University
£ School of Design on proposed new
store fronts and tree inventory.
Mayor Harrell arrived near the
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Voluhie XUI.—No. 52.
Christ Is Born!
Hard as one may try it is im
possible to improve on the
Bethlehem scene as described in
the Gospel according to St. Luke:
And it came to pass in those
days, that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus, that all
the world should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made
when Cyrenius was governor of
Syria).
And all went to be taxed, every
one into his own city.
And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of
Nazareth', into Judaea, unto the
city of David, which Is called
Bethlehem; (because he was of
the house and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great with
child. *
And so it, was that, while they
were there, the days were ac
complished that she should be
delivered.
And she brought forth her first
born son and wrapped him in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in
a manger because there was no
room for them in the inn.
And there in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field
keeping watch over their flock by
night.
And, 10, the angel of the Lord
cqme upon them, and the glory of
the Lord shone round about them :
and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them,
Fear Not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy which
shall be to all people.
For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour, which
is Chirst the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto
you: Ye shall find the babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a mangdr.
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly
host praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men.
And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from them
into heaven the sheperds said one
to another. Let us now go even
unto Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is to come to pass, which the
Lord hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste, and
found Mary, and Joseph, and the
babe lying in a manger.
And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying
which was told them concerning
this child.
And all they that heard it
wondered at those things which,
were told them by the shepherds.
6ut Mary kept all these things
and pondered them in her heart.
Study Findings
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N. C. State University con
sultants conclude that the 375,000-
acre First Colony Farms could
simultaneously sustain multiple
uses.
, The NCSU group investigated
opportunities and limitations for
broad uses of the vast tract under
a grant from the Research
Triangle Institute.
The study, a master land use
plan for First Colony Farms, was
based on the charater of the land
as well as environmental con
siderations. It showed that the
tract could accommodate such
divergent uses as fanning and
related activities, mining, and
industrial and recreational uses.
Present uses of the tract are
agricultural and timbering)- with
production of com and soybeans
and a hog operation.
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HAPPY HOLlDAY— Edenton and Chowan County is all out
fitted for the holiday season. Among the attractive decorations
which are found in the area is this wreath of natural greenery on
the door of the Barker Hoijse Visitor Center-Museum.
Everywhere you turn, though, there is something which tends to
say: “Happy holiday”.
Holiday Schedules Listed
A number of different holiday
sqhedules will be observed here
for Christmas with the most
popular one being Saturday and
Monday.
The Merchants Committee of
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
recommends that stores and
businesses be closed for a two-day
holiday-Saturday and Monday.
Many of the stores will close early
Friday.
County employees will observe
the Saturday and Monday
schedule. However, the Clerk of
Court’s office will be closed
Thursday and Friday, but will be
open Monday following Christ
mas.
James M. Bond, postmaster,
said the post office will close on
noon Friday and reopen Monday
morning at the regular time.
Other state and federal offices
will be closed Friday and Monday , y
including the Chowan County
Byrum Elected
John- Bulter Byrum has been
elected chairman of the Chowan
County ASCS Committee.
Byrum and other committee
officers were elected at 2 P.M.
Monday at the county ASCS
convention.
Sammy Byrum is vice chairman
and Leonard Hare is regular.
These new committeemen will
take office January 1, according to
H. O. West, ASCS executive
director.
Town Council Receives Split Ruling On Rezoning
The N. C. Court of Appeals last week handed down a decision which
affirmed action by Edenton Town Council in rezoning a tract on the north
side of Highway 32, at the intersection of U.S. 17 by-pass, while reversing
action on the south side where a shopping center has been proposed.
Judge Elbert Peel, Jr., ruled in April, 1976, in favor of the defendant
town in both matters challenged by N. J. George and others, in Chowan
County Superior Court..
The property in question was purchased January 2, 1975, by Bernard
P. Burroughs and W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., from Mrs. Rosa F. Ward. At
the time of conveyance there was pending before the council a rezoning
application to amend the zoning ordinance to change to south tract.
The higher court held that Judge Peel was correct in his determination
that it was legal for the town to change the zoning designation of a parcel
of property when enacting a Zoning Ordinance update. At the same time,
the court found a technical error with regards to the other parcel since
the town did not comply with the legal requirement of notice prior to
aetku.
Thequestioo of rezoning from R-20 toCH (highway commercial) of the
nth tract centered around whether or not council took two actions. The
court wrote:
"The adoption of the zoning map including the rezoning of the north
tract was a part of the adoption of the new comprehensive Zoning Or-
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, Decmeber 23, 1976.
ASCS.
Town offices will also be closed
Friday and Monday and W B.
Gardner, town administrator, has
advertised a special holiday trash
collection. There will be no
collection on the two days
designed as holidays.
Trash collection will be on the
West Side Thursday of this week
and Wednesday of next week; and
on the East Side Tuesday and
Thursday of next week.
Historic Edenton will be closed
Thursday through Monday.
State offices will be closed
December 23 and 24 to observe
Christmas holidays and manager,
Mrs. Alice W. Bond of the local
Employment Security Com
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Water System Supported
Gates County voters have
followed citizens irt Perquimans
and Chowan counties in over
whelmingly approving bonds to
- support a county-wide water
system. On December 14 they
voted 1,059 to 221 to open the door
to a $2-million loan from Farmers
Home Administration.
The Chowan system, which is
now in operation, was also sup
ported heavily by FmHA.
Although local voters approved a
$1 9-million bond referendum no
county tax money is expected to be
used to retire the bonds which
were purchased by FmHA.
In Perquimans County some
EDA Funds
New Offices
The Chowan Herald learned shortly after noon Wednesday that the
proposed Perquimans County Office Complex, designed specifically to
relocate the Albemarle Regional Planning & Development Commission
headquarters from Edenton, is among the federal public works projects
being funded in the 10-county Albemarle Area.
A source in the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Economic
Development Administration office in Atlanta, Ga.. confirmed that the
project was among those being published in the Federal Register dated
Thursday. The funding level is $550,000.
The Chowan County Courthouse-Jail project is not on the list. •
Hyde County reportedly will receive $2-million for an airport;
Washington County will get $546,500: and the Town of Columbia w ill get
$500,000.
The 100 per cent grants are funded by EDA under the Local Public
Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976. ARPDC func
tions as an EDA designated district.
Efforts to reach Robert Whitley, ARPDC executive director, prior to
press time were not successful.
The application for funding was originally made by ARPDC. However,
it later was designated as a project for Perquimans County. At a recent
ARPDC Executive Committee meeting a resolution was adopted in
support of the application and it was stated that if the Perquimans ap
plication was approved then ARPDC would become the major tenant in
the building.
Sales-Use Tax
Collections Net
$218,526
Net collections from the 1 per
cent local option sales and use tax
in the 10 Albemarle Area counties
for November amounted to
$218,526 with $23,028.36 coming
from Chowan County.
Secretary J. Howard Coble of
the State Department of Revenue,
reports that net collections
throughout the state exceeded
$11.7-million.
Collections in other area
counties included:
Camden. $4,006.81; Currituck.
$13,109.80; • Dare, $51,417.56;
Gates, $7,845.04; Pasquotank.
$77,094.79; Perquimans.
$11,162.73; Tyrrell. $3,966.34; and
Washington, $26,894.77
difficulty has been experienced
since the bids on a water system
far exceeded funds available.
All three county systems will be
designed to interconnect.
The price tag put on the Gates
County project is $3.6-million.
FmHA will provides $1.3-million
grant with the remainder of the
funds coming from state agencies.
The system will be designed to
initially serve 1,400 county
residents. The Town of Gatesville
is not included in the plans since it
has an existing water distribution
system.
There will be one treatment
plant, three deep wells
The court also found that the minutes of a governing board cannot be
impeached or contradicted in a collateral attack, nor is parol evidence
admissible to explain, extend or supplement the record of proceedings of
a municipal council.” During the non-jury trial the court had listened to
“parol evidence” which showed the minutes to be incorrect, over the
objection of the defendant town.
With regards to the north tract, the court found the town’council
"properly exercised its legislative authority, mindful of the fundamental
concepts of zoning and in conjunction with the advice of the Planning
Board.”
Later the decision stated: “The entire process of enacting the new
Zoning Ordinance including its reclassification of the north tract reflects
a careful, deliberate course taken by the Town Council to provide for the
planning and development needs of the town...” *
With regards to the south tract, the court found that notice was
published on August 14, 1975, and the public hearing was held on August
26,1975, three days shy of the 15-day requirement in the ordinance.
“Timeliness of notice in zoning matters is a mandatory requirement
that is strictly construed even where prejudice to the property owner is
not shown,” it was stated in the decision.
Chief Judge Walter E. Brock wrote the opinion with Judges Frank
Parker and R. A. Hedrick concuring. v
The case was argued before the appeals court on November 17
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N.C. Schools
Spend More
Expenditures from the State
Public School Fund totaled over
s736>million during the 1975-76
School year, according lo figures
compiled for the annua! audit of
the State . übi.c f dioo. I i.ud. Ihe
total represented a 2.7 oer cent
increase m spending over the 1974-
75 school year
Total expenditures from the
fund in EdentoreChowan Schools
were $1,670,214.84.
In the 10 Albemarle Area
counties expenditures from the
fund exceeded sl6-million They
were:
Camden. $1,016,58870;
Currituck. $1,481,633.02 Dare.
$1,262,826.03; Gates. $1,501.513 66;
Hyde. $934,992.14; Elizabeth City-
Pasquotank. $3 727,383 36:
Perquimans. $1.331,95J 79;
Tyrrell, $696,570 22; and
Washington. $2,429,137.94
The largest expenditure from
the State Public School fund, a
total of $523,407,433. paid for in
structional services, which in
clude salaries of teachers, prin
cipals, supervisors and clerical
assistants in schools as well as
instructional supplies The local
schools spend $1,187,142.08 from
the fund for instructional services.
An additional SBB.BU 561 was
spent for employee benefits, the
second largest expenditure from
the fund. In Edenton-Chowan
Schools $204,245.44 was spent for
hospitalization insurance, social
security, retirement and pupil
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