Hicks Street Extension
Earn? Funding By State
The extension of Hicks Street across Filbert’s Creek to provide a
second entrance to Chowan Hospital has been funded by the State
Department/* Transportation.
Marc Bashight of Manteo, a member of the DOT board, notified local
officials Tuesday morning that Jack Murdock, secondary roads officer,
has approved the $32,000 project. It will be funded through the Access
and Public Sdrvijbe Program.
A study Os the project, sought for a number of years, was conducted by
George Easom area traffic engineer, and D. R. Conner, division traffic
engineer, and found to be feasible.
“WSe feel that there are advantages to be gained by extending Hicks
Street,’’ they wrote in a memo to F.W. Adkins, Jr., division engineer.
“We do not fed that there would be any safety hazards created by ex
tending Hicks Street and this extension would lessen the traffic demand
at fwo intersections where potential problems already exist!”
•The intersections referred to are at Granville Street and Virginia Road
am Virginia Road at the existing hospital entrance.
In their study they took into consideration possible future development
around U.S. 17 by-pass at Virginia Road. If developments are carried out
“additional access to the hospital would probably be totally necessary at
that time.” 1
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Maurice Jordan
Holmes Senior
Local Delegate
Maurice Jordan, a rising senior
at John A. Holmes High School,
has recently learned of his
selection as Chowan County’s
representative to attend the
Governor’s School West from July
2 to August 12 on the campus of
Salem College in Winston-Salem.
Ha is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Erie
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In the Governor's School
selection process, gifted and
talented students are recom
mended by their high school
principals, teachers,and coun
selor. These applications form
a pool from which each superin
tendent submits his quota based
on the total involved class
populations.
Maurice, who is both
academically talented and active
in school and community affairs,
was chosen to receive enrich
ment in the academic area of
mathematics while at Governor’s
School.
During his high school career
Maurice has earned many credits.
He is a member of the National
Honor Society, a 1978 marshal, a
lettered band member, and is in
the Modern Music Masters Club.
He also is in the Photography
Club, Concert Choir and FTA.
During his junior year, Maurice
has represented his school on the
Youth Legislative Assembly in
Raleigh, in Project Uplift at UNC-
Chapel Hill, through participation
at: East Carolina University’s
Math Contest, and at the U.S.
Army Junior Science and Hum
anities Symposium in Chapel Hill.
For the past three years,
Maurice has been an active 4-H
club member and a member of the
Providence Baptist Church Young
Acfult Choir.
Rescue Squad
Banquet Planned
Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad
members will be honored at the
third annual |»nquet sponsored by
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40.
American Legion.
Commander George Stokes said
the banquet will be held at the
Legion Building at 7:30 P.M.
Tuesday.
Profit from the banquet and all
donations will be presented to the
squad. These funds will be used to
improve the service and equip
ment of the wits.
packets for the steak dinner can
fatfg purchased from squad mem
bers, at Edrl Smith’s Store,
CBowan County Sheriff’s
Department orby calling 4124672.
Hospital Annex
Dedication Set
For This Sunday
Education of health care
professionals in the Edenton area
is getting a large boost with the
recently completed expansion
project at Chowan Hospital, which
is to be dedicated Sunday.
The project also includes a new
medical records department, new
quarters for the medical staff, a
new emergency room entrance,
and expanded parking space for
the emergency room.
The dedication, set for 2 P.M., is
open to the public, and coincides
with the beginning of National
Hospital Week, May 7-13.
“The theme of National Hospital
Week this year is ‘We Wish You
Well,’ ” said Smiley Weatherford,
hospital director, “and it’s aD
propriate that we dedicate these
new quarters with that idea in
mind. Continuing education of
health care professionals is one
way ‘we wish you well’ because it
helps us keep pace with changes in
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Mr. Britton Dies
Graveside rites were held
Monday afternoon for Clarence
Edward Britton, 112 Pembroke
Circle, who died Sunday following
an extended illness.
Dr. Robert E. Gray and Rev.
Raymond Storie officiated at the
service in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Britton, 66, was retired. He
was president of Colonial Motor
Company.
A native of Hertford County, he
was born December 22,1911, son of
the late Oscar and Nannie
Bazemore Britton. He was
married to Mrs. Martha Harrison
Britton, who survives.
Also surviving is a son, Charles
H. Britton of Edenton; a daughter,
Miss Martha J. Britton of Chase
City, Va.; a brother, Linwood P.
Britton of Ahoskie; and one
grandchild.
He was a veteran of World War
11, a member of Edenton Baptist
Church and Edward G. Bond Post
No. 40, American Legion.
Williford-Barham Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements. Memorial con
tributions can be made to the
Cancer Society or Edenton-
Chowan Rescue Squad.
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HAPPY WINNERS Morris Small, Jr., right, bowed out as
president of Edenton Jaycess at last week’s installation banquet
where he presented special awards for achievement to four
members. Left to right are: Jerry Severson, Alton Clark, Allan
AsbeQ and Blake Harmon.
Alert Promoter
While covering a fire on Can
non’s Ferry Road early Tuesday
morning we were approached by
Carroll Byrum. He put a small
orange piece of paper in our hand.
We put it in our pocket and went
about our assignment.
Carroll is an alert fireman with
the Center Hill-Crossroads
Volunteer Fire Department. (Oh
yes, Frank White is still chief.)
Upon returning home to prepare
for regular duties along the Public
Parade, we discovered the piece of
paper. On it was:
Fire House Chicken
Center Hill —Crossroads
Fire Department
ANNIVERSARY SUPPER
May 13,1978
5-8 P.M.
Price $2.50
We assume he wanted the notice
in the paper. Now we will have to
buy enough additional pieces of
orange paper to feed the entire
family.
Carroll is as alert as a promoter
as he is a fireman.
Move The Blocks
Boards of Education in Chowan,
Gates and Perquimans counties
have applied for a $50,000 planning
grant which could lead to
establishment of a Tri-County
Career Education Center in
Northeastern North Carolina. The
fact that the State Board of
Eduation has agreed to take a look
at the project offers a certain
amount of encouragement.
If developed, like the Chowan
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volume XLIV.—No. 18.
Career Center Gets Priority Label
Edenton Chowan Board oT
Education was advised Monday
night that application for a
planning grant for a Tri-County
Career Center goes before the
State Board of Education this
week with a priority label, yet they
set a meeting for Wednesday night
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GETTING PINNED Bill Smith, newly installed president of
Edenton Jaycees gets his lapel pin from his mother, Mrs. Marvin
Smith. Looking on is Wallace Evans who addressed the in
stallation banquet and installed new officers.
Smith To Lead Local Jaycees
“I believe in this organization,”
Bill Smith stated last Thursday
night as he accepted the
Six Persons Escape Unharmed
Elderly Man Dies In Blaze
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FLEE FROM FIRE Clara Williams holds a cookie tin con
taining approximately sls which was all that was saved from a
fire early Tuesday morning which claimed the life of Charlie
Mayo, 76. At right is Wallace Mayo, another of the six people who
escaped from the blaze which completely destroyed the dwelling
on Cannon’s Ferry Road, 16 miles north of Edenton.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, May 4, 1978
to discuss school reorganization
and or construction plans along
with a second pass at the 1978-79
budget.
Although Dr. John Dunn,
superintendent, reported that
interest in Gates and Perquimans
counties remains enthusiastic, the
presidency of Edenton Jaycees.
“It is a peoples business..we can
do it.”
Morris Small, Jr., who com
pleted a year at the head of local
Jaycees, expressed confidence in
the new leader.
In remarks prior to installing
the new officers, Wallace Evans
said the organization promotes
positive attitudes within the
members and allows them to
develop a capacity to provide
motivation.
“It is necessary to develop the
whole man through the whole
chapter.” he said. “The individual
Jaycee is the chapter’s greatest
asset.”
Earlier, Joan Laggevin, donor
recruitment consultant with the
Tidewater Blood Center in Nor
folk, Va., presented Allan Asbell a
special award for heading the
local program for the past two
years. She said the Edenton
chapter has become the best In the
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board indicated they want to keep
all options open by scheduling the
special meeting.
Furthermore, the boards of the
three counties involved in this
pilot project in Eastern North
Carolina will meet in Gates
County at 8 P.M. on May 10 to
further discuss the program.
Furthermore, the boards of the
three counties involved in this
pilot project in Eastern North
North Carolina will meet in Gates
County at 8 P.M. on May 10 to
further discuss the program.
Rounding out the first two weeks
of the month, the board will hold a
special meeting at 8 P.M. on May
15 to interview and possibly select
an assistant superintendent, and
meet at 2 P.M. the same day in
Williamston with tate Supt. Craig
Phillips for a biennium budget
discussion.
The board agreed that since the
June meeting falls on June 5, the
night of graduation, they will be in
session the following night at 8
P.M.
Eugene Jordan, chairman,
presided at the meeting where a
Summer School program, was
approved, including a new tran
sportation element. Jim Pressley,
director of instruction, said the
program is designed not to allow
students to finish early, but to
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TOO MANY SIGNS?—This picture, which speaks for itself, was
taken at the intersection of Highway 32 and Base Road. As
development around Edenton Municipal Airport grows, so will
the signs unless through a coooperative venture the firms can
come up with one sign which tells it al’
An elderly Negro man died in a
fire early Tuesday morning but six
other occupants of the home on
Cannon’s Ferry Road, 16 miles
north of Edenton, escaped
unharmed.
The victim was identified as
Charlie Mayo, 76. His nephew,
Wallace Mayo, 56, occupied the
same room but manage to get out
without injury as fire completely
destroyed the six-room dwelling.
Clara Williams also escaped,
carrying a tin box which contained
about sls in silver coins, all that
was saved from the fire.
Other survivors of the 6:05 A.M.
fire were Fannie Ruth Parks,
along with Janet Faye Parks and
her two children, a one year old
daughter, and a son, five.
Wallace Mayo told a reporter at
the scene that Fannie Ruth Parks
got up and discovered the fire in
the kitchen. He heard someone
scream, opened the bedroom door
leading to the kitchen and saw his
only route of escape was out a
back door.
He said he was unable to get his
uncle up and out before flames
engulfed the bedroom.
Fannie Ruth Parks ran about 50
yards to the home of Eugenia
Overton to report the fire.
Fire Chief Frank White of the
Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer
Department said the dwelling was
beyond saving when firemen
arrived on the scene.
Dr. James Slade, county
medical examiner, conducted an
investigation
Single Copies 15 Cents
Commissioners
Sanction Streets
Improvements
The paving of two streets in
subdivisions were sanctioned
Monday by Chowan County
commissioners, under special
legislation which allows the local
board to use secondary road funds
for such projects with the property
owners participating.
The commissioners also for
merly adopted the county
manager form of government.
Involved in the paving are
Roberts Road in the Allendale
Subdivision, adjacent to the
American Legion Fairgrounds,
and Roanoke Trail, the entrance to
Chowan Beach.
The State Department of
Transportation has estimated the
cost involved to be $33,000 with the
property owners’ share being
$12,796 and the balance coming
from county funds.
Chairman N.J. George said he
had been informed that of some
$40,000 allocated for a project,
only $5,000 of it would be spent this
year, leaving about $35,000 which
could be reallocated.
Commissioner C. A. Phillips
made the motion to accept the
petitions with J.D. Peele providing
the second. At an ealrler point.
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