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Breaking Ground
Eden ton United Methodist
Church broks ground Sunday
morning for a fellowship hall-
Sunday School building, the first
phase of a building program which
spans 10 yean.
Edenton Construction Com
pany has the contract for the
$379,000 project. The church owns
the land on Virginia Road ad
jacent to Chowan Hospital and has
enough money in sight to pay for
the initial phase. It is anticipated
that sanctuary construction will
follow shortly.
The downtown property will b£
sold and Ross Inglis informs the .
Building Committee he hopes to
have the new building available ,
for use by Easter. . * >
Andy Pendleton of Destgnf
Associates in Statesville, is the
architect. He has designed the
two-phase project in such a
manner that when the first
structure is completed it won't
look like half a church. It will be in
keeping with architecture along
the Public Parade and contains
some 7,500 square feet.
We inherited the chairmanship
of the Building Committee when
Thomas Surratt moved to
Morehead City some 19 months
ago. It was determined at that
time that it was in the best interest
of the church to have another new
start at the program which
culminated with the breaking of
ground Sunday.
Sunday was not only a “red
letter” day for Methodists along
the Public Parade but for the entire
community. Those seeking a
fresh, vibrant community are
first impressed with the houses of
worship. If they show progress
then there is little doubt that
things are happening.
Things are happening at
Edenton United Methodist Church
and all along the Public Parade.
Ain’t it nice!
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Another Tarheel
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Tarheel Batik k Trust Company,
headquartered in Gatesville, has
gained approval from the N.C.
Banking Commission to locate a
branch in Edenton. While it is
some five or six months away, we
want to be among the first to
welcome the new financial in
stitution to meander along the
Public Parade.
The $35-million bank, chartered
in 1904, joins Peoples Bank & Trust
Company and Bank of North
Carolina, N.A., here. Both are
viable institutions and Robert
E. Lee, Tarheel executive, vows to
protect a growing market as well
as expand with the local economy.
Tarheel Bank is no stranger to
these parts. With five locations in
the area and sl-million in business
in Chowan County, the institution
will .open in a permanent
headquarters on North Broad
Street. It is, however, unfortunate
that something was not available
in the downtown for die bank’s
initial office in Edenton.
The fact that Edenton is the hub
of the Albemarle Area, culturally
and financially, was best
demonstrated by no formal op
position to Tarheel Bank’s ap
plication to formally enter the
local market \
Mr. Lee, a Chowan native who
has guided the bank through ips
greatest period of growth since
1968, has good credentials as a
community-oriented banker. We
wish him well in this new ex
pansion program.
Eddoras Help
Since we left Sunday on our first
full week vacation in 14 years it
was necessary to get our jour
nalistic house in order early.
Hazel Conkwright had given us a
tearsheet from the May 38 edition
of The Charlotte Observer in
which Eudora Garrison had mi
interesting piece.
Too often we take our com
mimity for granted as we struggle
with our sack of rocks along the
Public Parade. So, vftth Eudora’s
help we hope to rekindle a spark
which may be fading. Hare it is:
I like the rolling countryside of
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METHODISTS PROJECT BEGINS Groundbreaking ceremonies for construction fellowship
hall-education building for Edenton United Methodist Church was held Sunday marking the
beginning of the first of a two phase project. This first phase will consist of a 7,500 foot building to be
erected at a cost erf $379,000. It will be located on Virginia Road adjacent to Chowan Hospital. The
photo above Shows L.F. Amburn, Jr., chairman of the Building Fund Committee breaking ground at
the new site. Edenton Construction Company was awarded the contract for the project. The second
phase will involve construction of a new sanctuary. (See Public Parade.)
College Receives Reynolds Grant
MURFREESBORO, N.C.
Chowan College has been awarded
a $25,000 grant by the Z. Smith
Reynolds Foundation of Winston-
Salem to assist in the construction
of a gymnasium-physical
education center, it was an
nounced today by Chowan
Legion Sports
Banquet Slated
, Thf ftUmmarto Area American,
Legion Baseball Sports Awards
Banquet will be held Thursday
night at Edward G. Bond Post 40
located on U.S. 17 Business, south
of Edenton. Outstanding young
athletes from the eight team
league will be honored.
The activity was originally
scheduled for Saturday but was
shifted due to a conflict.
Social hour will begin at 7:00
P.M. and the banquet will get
underway at 8:00 P.M. Tickets are
available at the Chowan County
Sheriff’s Dept, on East King St.
and the Etna Service Station on
North Broad St.
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BULK STORAGE MOVEB—The bulk storage facility of J.H.
Conger and Son, fuel distributor, is now being moved to a new
locktton behind the Nortbskfe Shopping Center on North Broad St.
Waff Brothers put a crane in position Wednesday, preparing to
move me nnrt of several so,wo gallon tann, from me waterfront
location. In the right photo are new bulk storage tanks, flanked
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President Bruce E. Whitaker.
The Reynolds Foundation,
which was established in 1936, is
restricted by a charter, to making
grants to non-profit institutions
and organizations in the State of
North Carolina. Through the
years, the Foundation has made
grants in 91 of the State’s 100
counties.
The dew facility will replace the
present gym, which Dr. Whitaker
called “overcrowded and
inadequate.” It was built in 1954
for a student body of 300. Chowan
■‘■’■now trasnur enrollment of some
1,000 students.
Whitaker said Chowan ap
preciates the support of the Z.
Smith Reynolds Foundation in
helping to provide for the cultural
and physical needs of both the
college community and entire
area and region.
“A new gymnasium-physical
education center is an urgent need
for Chowan’s students,” remarked
Whitaker. “Through its gift, the
Foundation is helping Chowan
increase its service to its students
in the area of academics, physical
fitness, and recreation. But the
Foundation is also helping Chowan
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, July 27, 1978.
meet the needs of the area and
region for a facility for cultural,
religious and civic events.”
Continued Dr. Whitaker,
“Thousdands of people, including
our students and citizens of the
area and region, will benefit from
the new gymnasium-physical
education center. We appreciate
the Foundation’s support and
continuing interest in helping
Chowan serve the needs of many
different individuals and groups.”
Whitaker said the grant from
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
also will provide momentum for
Chowan’s “Accomplishing Our
Mission” campaign. “We must
now continue to move forward to
reach the minimum $2 million
goal. Many gifts, from many
different sources, will be required
to reach our goal and finace
construction of the new facility,”
he said.
Whitaker said the features of the
new gymnasium-physical
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Called Meeting
Slated Tonight
The Chowan County Com
missioners will meet in special
session tonight at 8 o’clock in the
Chowan County Courthouse.
Among other items to be discussed
will be school bond financing
options.
The commissioners will also
consider a transfer of up to $2,000
from the Contingency Fund,
authorization for the county
manager to enter contracts and
agreements for the county up to
$2,500, appointment of a voting
delegate for the N.C. Association
of County Commissioners Annual
Conference, and presentation of
the Chowan County Personnnel
and Affirmative Action plans.
by others being used temporarily while the move is being made.
J.H. Congo*, Jr. reported he is meeting a November dMrfiinA set
by his insurance company which says it might be liable for fines
up to $25,000 for any ml spills into the bay from it’s present
location on West Water Street.
County Utilizes
AFP Computer
SUNBURY Chowan became
the second county in Northeastern
North Carolina to utilize a new
computer base of the Alliance For
Progress. The county’s payroll is
now computerized and County
Manager Eddie Dick “couldn’t be
more happy with it.”
The computer potential was
described last Thursday night at a
meeting of Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development Com
mission here. Bill Oetker, com
puter specialist from Youngstown,
Ohio, who heads the AFP
program, said the plan is to keep
“hardware and personnel cost
down” thereby giving the par
ticipants quality service at a
reasonable cost.
AFP has been fortunate to pick
up a lot of software without cost
and plans to obtain its own com
puter which will be available to
various governmental agencies in
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STATIONED HERE State Trooper Pat Mitchell, a native of
Atlantic Beach, has been assigned to Chowan County, it was
reported Monday. Mitchell was among 30 other patrolmen in the
first class to graduate from the Highway Patrol Training center,
newly located in Raleigh. He is a 1974 graduate of West Carteret
High School, and attended Carteret Technical Institute for one
year where he studied police science. Mitchell also served with
the Beaufort Police Department for a year prior to joining the
Highway Patrol. His training officer was Trooper M.J. McAr
thur.
Mail Customers Overpay
Many customers mailing heavy
envelopes are not aware that
postage is only 13 cents for each
additional over one ounce, Post
master James M. Bond said today.
Spot checks of large envelopes
deposited in the Edenton Post
Office indicate that families are
often using two or more 15-cent
stamps in mailing items weighing
over one ounce, Postmaster Bond
finds.
Postal rates effective May 29
call for 15 cents for one ounce or
less and 13 cents for each ad
ditional ounce through 12 ounces.
Because many families have a
Single Copies 15 Cents.
the Albemarle Area.
Richard Baker, AFP director,
said the computer project has
been under investigation for more
than four years. He traced the
progress, financed by grant funds,
which led to Oetker’s em
ployment.
Dick said the three mistakes
made on the initial payroll was the
fault of the county, not the com
puter. “Junk in and junk out”, he
said. “We put junk in in these
instances and got junk out,” he
added.
The manager said he hoped
Chowan could get data base for re
evaluation by October.
ARPDC will again contract with
Employment Security Com
mission, with a sub-contract to
Economic Improvement Council,
for the Manpower program. Bob
Whitley, executive director, said
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surplus of 13 cent stamps on hand,
Postmaster Bond suggests that in
addition to matching them with
two-cent stamps, they may be
used for mailing large envelopes
or small packages weighing more
than one ounce.
Beyond 12 ounces, first-class
mail is called priority mail.
Packages weighing up to 70 pound
can be mailed.
Within a radius of 300 miles c'
Edenton, priority packages shoulc
be delivered the next business day
With the exception of a few distan
areas, there is second-day servici
within the U.S. for priorit;
Savings Bond
Figures Noted
Sales of Series E and H Savings
Bonds in Chowan County during
the first half of 1978 were $29,820.
This represents 56.5 per cent of the
county’s goal of $85,750, according
to Graham White, County
Volunteer Chairman.
Sales of Series E and H United
States Savings Bonds in North
Carolina rose to $62,522,2m for the
first six months of 1978. Ibis is 15
per cent above the same period
last year, and the highest six
month total sihce 1945. This
represents 51 per cent of the
state’s dollar goal of $122,500,000.
Second quarter sales of $31,565,224
were recorded, 18 per cent higher
than the April -June period last
year.