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County Budget
Hearing Slated
M A second public hearing on the Chowan County budget for 1977-78 will
W be held in the courthouse here at 10 A.M. Friday. Following the hearing
the commissioners are expected to adopt a budget.
The $2.8-million budget being proposed would require a tax rate of 98
cents per SIOO valuation, up 23 cents from the current 75-cent levy.
The second hearing was called after a citizen attending a hearing on
June 20 questioned the legality of that meeting on the basis'of improper
advertising. The notice of the first hearing did not contain, a summary of
the proposed budget.
' County commissioners, in order to comply with a 10-day notice
requirement, published a new notice, including dget summary, in
The Daily Advance in Elizabeth City on June 22. $ £
Since the last summary, included in the budge, 6 % ein the office of
Mrs. Anne K. Spruill, register of deeds, the Edei. oV iowan Board of
Education has agreed to accept $636,000 instead o. TOO and county
commissioners have limited pay increases to BVz per & £
These two items are expected to affect the tax diich will be
based on an assessed valuation of slls-million with V % % cent collec
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turns. i
The county’s $190,000 revenue sharing money spent for
recreation, ambulance service, landfill, social serviced and health.
As a public service a budget summary is found on page 3 of today’s
newspaper.
EARLY START Debbie Dail takes time out between classes
at College of The Albemarle to look over the textbook which she
will use for the Orientation to Nursing Education course she is
enrolled in during the second Mini Quarter at the college. Wilma
Harris, ADN director, said the course, which begins on Friday is
open not only to those applicants who have been accepted in the
+ nursing program, but also to anyone who has an interest in the
Jield of nursing. Registration will remain open through Friday.
Debbie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "Harold Babb, 204 West
Second Street, Edenton. (COA Photo).
Bypass Opening To Traffic
Traffic may begin moving on
U.S. 17 by-pass of Edenton next
week, according to Wayne Atkins,
division engineer for the State
Department of Transportation.
While the new highway will not be
complete, the center line will be
placed and temporary signs
erected.
Opening of the road will depend
on how fast Dickerson, Inc.,
completes work on approaches.
Although it is notscheduled to be
completed until October 15 it is
being opened to take some of the
j'.ldhd off the present route while
planned work is being done. Atkins
said without use of the by-pass the
business route would be “greatly
Convicted
Sentences totaling 24 years were
given Joseph N. Twine, 23-year
old Negro, Route 3, Edenton, after
a jury in Chowan County Superior
Court Wednesday morning found.
him guilty on three, counts.
Judge Bradford Tillery of
Wilmington sentenced Twine to
from 17 to 20 years upon his
conviction of second degree
burglary. The defendant* was
given another five years for
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill and two additional
years for possession of a mass
jpath weapon.
■ Twine was tried for first degree
I burglary but the jury convicted
him of the lesser offense.
I r. Earlier story follows:
I La Verne M. Basnight, Route 3,
| Edenton, entered pleas of guilty to
[ five charges of false pretense in
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hampered”.
At a recent meeting of Edenton
Town Council it was suggested
that the municipality work with
Chowan County and Edenton
Chamber of Commerce in having
a formal dedication. However,
Atkins said the state has not
decided what course of action to
take.
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CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORIC EDENTON—Mrs. Opal
Kehayes, Pilgrimage chairman, is shown above presenting a
check for SII,OOO from the Edenton Woman’s Club to W. T.
Culpepper, in chairman of Historic Edenton, Inc. The con
tribution represents receipts from this year’s Pilgrimage and will
be used by Historic Edenton to apply for matching fynda for the
continuing restoration and preservation of the Barker and Cupola
Houses. Culpepper reported that $7,500 will be used for matching
funds with $2,600 to be used in installing a fire and burglar alarm
system at the Barker House. Another S9OO will enable Historic
Edenton to complete brick paving to the Baiter House.
ADDRESSES THRONG Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., ac
companied by a two-tier stand of dignitaries,- speaks to more than
1,000 people at Swan Quarter during Saturday’s dedication of a
new ferry to run between the Hyde County seat and Ocracoke.
Dear Don
Mr. Donald Whitley
The Daily Advance
Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909
It is not our intent to make a
difficult situation more difficult by
asking you to explain what hap
pened in your Sunday Advance
which gave our daughter a new set
of parents. You are pretty good as
a general manager, but we think
your latest attempt to walk on
water was a 24-karat failure.
True, Maru, and Heidi Wood
were invited by The Terp
sichorean Club in Raleigh to make
their debut this fall. It is untrue,
however, that Billy and Gloria
Bond had anything to do with
Maru’s presence along the Public
Parade, be it individually or
collectively.
The Bonds have their own
debutante daughter, Sherry
Bennett, and maybe the fact they
live in Eden caused some con
fusion in your shop. Nevertheless,
if Billy is willing to pick up the tab
for two debs, then we will consider
signing a waiver of parenthood
until after September.
Don, I wouldn’t be calling this to
your attention except that so many
** people have called if so m&te'
Being an impatient soul I try as
often as possible to by-pass the
responsible party with my com
plaints and go directly to the top.
But what really bothers me, to
be perfectly honest, is that I
wasn’t aware so many people
hereabouts read your paper. And I
won’t wait until September to do
something about that!
Bud
Three Little Words j
“Not very smart” are three
little words. They, however,
become very, very big and un
comfortable when applied to
politics.
And to Commissioner of
Agriculture James A. Graham the
“not very smart” legislative acts
drafted by Durwood
Laughinghouse, a special
assistant, have raised some
questions concerning motives and
integrity.
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New Ferry
In Service
Going to Ocracoke? You can do
it quicker now via Swan Quarter.
A new ferry, the Gov. Edward
Hyde, was placed into service
following dedication ceremonies
at Swan Quarter Saturday af
ternoon and will make two round
trips each day. The trip takes little
more than two hours from Swan
Quarter to Ocracoke, which is
about half the time required
previously to go from one section
of Hyde County to the other.
The small Outer Banks island
previously was accessible to the
mainland via ferries from either
Hatteras or Cedar Island.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., shared
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ifrTHE CHOWAN HERALDgI
Volume XLHI.—No. 26. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, June 30, 1977 Single Copies 15 Cents.
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LAUNCH NEW PROGRAM A speedy transfer plan for
patients at Chowan Hospital includes the use of a helicopter based
at Ft. Bragg. Pictured here during a recent practice run are,
from left, Maj. James Bunch, commander of the medical detach
ment at Ft. Bragg; Lee Farnell, Dr. Clement Lucas, Steve Aca of
the State Office of Emergency Medical Services; Mrs. Barbara
Cale, and Dr. Jack Peacock of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Air Transfers Now Possible
The transfer of patients from
Chowan Hospital to other facilities
can now be done on a routine basis
byway of a helicoper. And the
hospital board has approved
projected plans to provide a
heliport, with adequate lighting,
near the health education addition
now under construction.
Mrs. Barbara Cale, acting
administrator, and Dr. Clement
Lucas, Jr., have been working
with medical officials at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill who are M.A.S.T. co
ordinators for the state to get the
Seeking Help
A Highway Committee formed
by Albemarle Area Development
Association will seek assistance
from the Southern Albemarle
Association to get highway im
provements in Northeastern North
Carolina.
This was decided Tuesday night
at a committee meeting at
Angler’s Cove where four
priorities were established.
Baxter Williams of Currituck
County, chairman, named him
self, Levin Culpepper of Elizabeth
City, Mark Basnight of Dare
County, and Joe Nowell of
Perquimans County to the sub
committee
Priority projects approved for
consideration were U. S. 17 from
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PUT INTO SERVICE Here is the newest member of the Tar
Heel fleet the ferry Gov. Edward Hyde which was dedicated
Saturday at Swan Quarter. In lower right is the sentinel, a
Wildlife Commission boat. (Staff Photos by Amburn.)
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AT DEDICATION Among the dignitaries at the dedication
was Rep. Walterß. Jones of the First Congressional District, left,
who appears to be pleased with the first impressions of Swan
Quarter as outlined by Mrs. C.A. Phillips of Edenton. Her
husband, who is chairman of the Chowan County commissioners,
smiles his approval.
local hospital approved for this
type transfer.
The M.A.S.T. program is based
at Ft. Bragg. While Chowan
Hospital is technically outside the
radius of operation of the unit they
are able to operate outside the
limit when it is determined there
is a legitimate medical indication
for moving the patient by air.
The landing site near the
hospital has been accepted by the
military crews operating the
aircraft and an actual transfer
was made earlier this month.
Holiday Schedule Slated
No formal activity is planned
here Monday to celebrate the July
4th holiday but a public fish fry is
again being planned by Murray
Nixon at his fishery on the Chowan
River.
Twenty-two Edenton merchants
are now engaged in a tag Pre-July
4th sales event and employees of a
majority of the businesses will
have a long weekend with stores
closed Monday.
Nixon’s event begins at 9 A.M.
Monday and ends at 4 P.M.
Except for the hospital, fire
station and police station there
will be no public service facilities
open. There will be no trash
collection but it will resume
Tuesday on the East Side with the
West Side being served Wed-
Historic Sites
Will Receive
State Funds
BULLETIN
The Chowan Herald learned
from a reliable source in Raleigh
shortly after noon Wednesday that
the state budget contains funds for
Historic Edenton, Inc., and two
local historic sites.
Historic Edenton will receive
$40,000 each year of the biennium
while the Cupola House
Association will receive $5,400 and
the James Iredell House
Association will get $7,020.
Also, a $15,000 non-recurring
allocation is made to the Iredell
House. It requires a local match of
$3,000.
State funds for construction of a
new National Guard Armory in
Edenton are included in the $B
- two-year budget now in the
final stages of the 1977 General
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Late Bills
Utility customers of the Town
of Edenton will receive then
monthly bills late this month,
according to W.B. Gardner,
town administrator. The bills
will go into the mail late
Tuesday and should be
distributed Wednesday.
Gardner blamed the delay on
the July 4th holiday, coupled
with mechanical trouble with
the computer which produces
the bills.
nesday.
If you are planning a trip
cautious driving is encouraged by
State Highway Patrol officials and
others concerned with the safety
of motorists. It has been estimated
that some 20 people could lose
their lives and about 1,000 injured
in traffic accidents in North
Carolina over the long weekend.
The state will count its toll over
a 78-hour period beginning at 6
P.M. Friday and ending at mid
night Monday.
Sec. J. Phil Carlton of the
Department of Crime Control and
Public Safety, said all available
state troopers will be on duty. Col.
John T. Jenkins added that of
ficers will be strictly enforcing Ml
motor vehicle laws.