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rntST SNOW—The f!r»t snow to tell oo Chowan County since last year came a day later than the Monday, most of tl* accumulation bad melted. Above art some semes from around Edenton. At
weatherman protected, buL by lata Saturday afternoon, locations in Northeastern North Carolina left is the Mack Stanaefl home on West Eden st. Center photo shows the Booth Home at the corner sf
reported accumulations up to four inches. While no sertous accident* were reported locally, a Gate and Granville streets, and at right is a view of Pembroke Hafl.
number of hapless drivers found themselves in ditches became of the slick road conditions. By
Governor Hunt To Attend
Pig-Picking On Thursday
Governor Jim Hunt will be the
guest of honor at a pig-picking on
Thursday, January 10. in*
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Gov. Jun Hunt
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Guest Editorials
Dm writer of this column is
incapacitated along the Public
Parade. He has chosen two timely
columns from the Statesville
Record & Landmark as guest
editorials.
Jay Huskins wrote the following
for his popular Down In Iredell
space on December 31. 1979 ana
January 2
Decade Os Emergence
When we turn the last page of
the calendar tonight, we shall
greet not only the new year, but a
new decade. How, then, shall we
cross that threshold, with fear and
trembling or with hope and con
fidence?
Despite gloomy forecasts all
round, we prefer to greet the new
year with optimism and to enter
the new decade with high ex
pectations.
It is true that right now the
cards seem stacked against us. We
are in the midst of an energy crisis
that won’t go away. We are in the
grip of a type of inflation that
feeds on itself. And we have seen
our worldwide generosity come
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Timberlake Is Promoted
Robert E. Lee, president of
Tarheel Bank and Trust Co.,
announced, this week, the ap
pointment of Mrs. Marjorie
Timber lake as Operations Officer
of the Eden ton branch, located in
| Edentoo Village Shopping Center.
Mrs. Timberlake's primary
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' Mrs. Marjorie Tlmberlake
P«rtyilm«M County.
Sponsored by the Perquimmans
County Democratic Committee to
Re-elect Jim Hunt, the event will
be held at the Anglers’ Cove
Restaurant at 4:30 P.M. An
nouncement of the event is made
by Wayae Ashley, Julian
Broughton, and Ann Young, co
chairpersons of the local com
mittee.
Hunt, who is seeking re-election
as governor, wilt address the
group during the informal
gathering and will be available for
individual discuss ton as well. This
will be the governor’s first visit to
Perquimans County in regard of
his bid for re-election.
The public is invited to attend
the event at SIO.OO per ticket.
Tickets are available from the
committee co-chairpersons, as
well as from Bill Cox, all in
Hertford.
Council Slates
Annual Banquet
Citizens bum ail across North
Carolina, including Chowan
N. C. Human Relations Council
Annual Recognition Banquet and
Workshops in Raleigh on February
8 and 9.
Georgia State Senator Julian
Bond will deliver the keynote
address at a banquet on Friday
evening.
On Saturday at a recognition
luncheon, Governor Jim Hunt will
present awards to businesses and
individuals who have made out
standing contributions to the field
of human relations in their
communities and the state.
Participants will attend
workshops on employment,
education, criminal justice, af
i.rmative action, concerns of the
elderly and community relations.
Registration will be limited. A
fee of $17.00 per person covers one
banquet, one luncheon and all
sessions. For information or
registration forms, contact the
N.C. Human Relations Council,
Department of Administration,
116 West Jones Street, Raleigh,
N.C. 27611, telephone 919-733-7996.
Registration deadline is January
18.
area of responsibility will be
supervision of the bookkeeping
department and tellers.
Her prior experience in banking
includes former supervisor oi the
bookkeeping ana transit proof
departments of Bant of Manteo.
now Planter’s National Bank. She
was also associated with Central
Carolina Bank in Chapel Hill as a
teller, and with NCNB in Raleigh
as teller and secretary.
Involved extensively with civic
and community organisations,
Mrs. Timberlake serves as
treasurer and director of the
James Iredell Association,
treasurer of the Chowan Hospital
Auxiliary, and secretary of the
Cupola House Association. She
served for ana term as district
representative of tbs N.C.
Hospital AaodsHoe, representing
91 hospitals hi eastern N.C.
She Is married la J.P. Tim
berlake, m, of Tlmberlake aed
Sykes, CPA. Hi hare ana son.
Jay, whs * a fifth gradar at Er
nest A. Swa* Ehmeotary School
Vot. XIVI- Mo. 2 .
Elmore Seeking Third Term As Commissioner
County commissioner Alton G.
Elmore became the first person to
file for re-election when the filing
period began on Monday, said
Harriett Sawyer, Supervisor of
Elections. He will be seeking his
third *erm as First Township
representative.
There are six county offices up
for re-election this year, including
two school board seats, two seats
on the board of commissioners,
the Register of Deeds, currently
held \j) Mrs. Anne K. Spruill, and
county coroner, an office held by
Marvin Barham.
in his prepared statement
Elmore said he is seeking re
election because of his “continued
interest in orogressive, strong and
well planned county government
that is administered equally and
effectively for all citizens.”
Former Gov. Robert W Scott
has filed as a Democratic can
,dW«ts fo*. govjrpor. The paper*
were filed oa Monday with
Flections Director .Alex K. Brock.
Scott said he would offer
legislation to set up a referendum
for repealing the 1977 guber
natorial succession amendment.
On the local level, the Chowan
Herald '.earned prior to presstime
that .Mrs. Anne K. Spruill intends
to file for re-election as Register of
De*ds. probrbly by the end of this
week.
The filing period runs through 12
roon, February 4.
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• ISM VEHICLE REGISTRATION ~ Angela Godwin, an em
ployee of the N.C. Dcparonent of Transportation’s Motor
Vehicles Division in Raleigh, is shown as she prepared to mail out
4.5-millioa renewal cards, week before last. Sales of i 960
validation stickers and license {dates began January 2. Persons
who have not received their renewal card by January 15, or who
•have a change of address to report should notify the Vehicle
Services Section, Division of Motor Vehicles, 1100 New Bern
Avenue, Raleigh. N.C. or call (019) 733-3038 7% 3085 from 8 A M.
io 5:30 P.M., weekdays.
Edeoton. North Carolina. Thursday. January 10. 1980
He noted that through seven
complete years, as of December,
he has attended 210 official
meetings while missing only two,
and has logged 845 hours
representing the people of Chowan
County.
“It is my firm belief that you
must get involved with any job to
do it well and especially you must
get involved when elected to
represent the people of our
Democrats Set
Dutch Dinner
And ‘Pep Rally’
David E Price, executive
director of the North Carolina
Democratic Party, will be prin
cipal speaker for a dutch dinner
and “pep rally" at Mrs Boswell’s
Restaurant. 7 PM . Thursday
night. Mr. Price is a native of
Ir.in. Tcnn . and attended Mars
Hill College and CNC at Chapel
Hill where he received an AB
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Ordinance Needs Study Says Councilman
The local Zoning Ordinance
came under fire Tuesday night at
the Edenton Town Council
meeting. Studies to clear-up
ambiguities in the ordinance in
order to control future develop
ment can be expected from the
Town Council and Planning Board.
county." Elmore said.
He added that “the involved,
informed and concerned voters of
Chowan County pretty well know
what has taken place and what
votes ! have taken.”
"It is also my belief that our best
years are yet to come,” Elmore
commented. "More thorough and
advanced planning for county
growth and spending is the answer
to future Chowan County relief of
required taxation to carry on
legislated county programs. I
pledge my best efferts again in the
future, and ask for re election to
the public office and the job."
Elmore is a native of Rocky
Mount, and moved to Edenton in
1962 to manage the Belk-Tyler
store, here In 1971, he became co
owner of Edenton Furniture
Company. Elmore has been very
active m civic, community, and
church organizations.
As of last report, no one had filed
fa* election to the Third Township
seat, currently held by Lester
Copeland, a first term com
missioner from Tyner.
Mrs. Emily G Arabum. First
At issue was the development of
land adjacent to U. S. 17 Bypass,
and control of access from that
property
"If the Zoning Ordinance is too
strict, we need to change it to
something we can live with." said
Councilman Gil Burroughs.
"Buildings are going up and
zoning requirements have not
been met yet."
According to information from
the Department of Trans
portation. the number of
driveways per mile relates to the
accident rate at that location. DOT
recommends that properiy such
as that adjacent to the bypass t>e
developed as a unit with centrally
located access held to a minimum
It also recommended that a ser
vice road be provided to feed
traffic from the bypass to the
development.
But as Burroughs pointed out.
there is "little that can be done
Veteran Board Member
Will Not Seek Re-Election
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Prefacing her remarks that "the
pat years spent have been most
fulfilling" and that her
"association with each member of
the School Board has meant a
great deal," Mrs. Emily Am burn
announced at the Board’s meeting
Monday night her decision to seek
re-election. Mrs. Am bum, who
gave no specific reason fa her
decision, has been a school board
member since January 4. 1971.
Her suprise announcement came
on the eve of the opening filing
date for the Primary Election in
May.
Board action taxen at the year’s
first meeting included approving a
resolution endorsing that the 19M
North Carolina General Assembly
call for and place on the election
board calendar a statewide S9OO
- school bond referendum to
meet the ends nf the 144 school
Single Cop* at JO Cant*
Township representative on the
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education, will not seek re
election to a post she has held
since 1971. and school board
chairman Eugene Jordan, from
the Third Township, has not as yet
revealed his intentions.
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.Alton G. Elmore
with construction al. n ady un
derway "
Ralph Parnsh said a first step
would be to completely dif
ferentiate between iubdivider and
de eloper With property falling
under the category of subdivision,
it enables certain zoning
requirements to be bypassed.
"As long as subdivided property
ir..:ets the space requirements,
can be keep a man from
developing his property 1 " asked
Parrish He added that the public
could easily misunderstand the
zoning requirements as they now
read.
Councilman Allen Hornthal
remarked. We will not solve this
problem tonight, nor at the next
meeting." He termed the Zoning
Ordinance a necessary evil" and
called for studies to make the
ordinance more effective and
understandable
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units in North Carolina. In com
pleting a requested report for the
State earlier this year in
preparation for a Summary of
School Facility Needs. t979-itt. it
was determined that Edentoo-
Chowan Schools needed 19.540,000
to construct a new comprehensive
high school and to renovate
existing buildings for long-range
use, and for new or renovated
facilities for administration,
maintenance, transportation and
warehousing Should such a bend
referendum pass, Edenton-
Chowan Schools would receive
approximately $1.5 million.
A law passed by the 1979-90
General Asssembly changed a
ruling to the effect that high school
students may now be enrolled in
courses at post secondary in
stitutions. In keeping with the new
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