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Rep. Charles Evans
Charles Evans
BPW Speaker
Representative Charles D.
Evans of Nags Head will be
keynote speaker for the Edenton
Business and Professional
Women’s Club annual Bosses
Night and Woman of the Year
Banquet, February 21.
The banquet will begin at 7 P.M.
in the Edenton United Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Evans, a native of Dare County,
is a partner iit the law firm of
Kellog, White and Evans of Nags
Head and Kitty-Hawk, and is a
former mayor of Nags Head.
Evans received a bachelor’s
degree at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and went
on to earn his juris doctorate
from the UNC School of Law.
He is married to the former
Rebecca Aydlett of Elizabeth City.
They have one son.
'Donation Given
To Cupola House
A wooden knife basket, a por
trait, and a contribution toward
the purchase of furnishings for the
Cupola House were recently given
to the Cupola House Association
by the will Os Mrs. Walter Gordon
of Richmond, Va., the widow of
Norman Elliott of Edenton. ~ „
The knife basket and the
protrait belonged to Miss Tillie
Bond, the last resident of the
Cupola House, who sold the house
to the Association in 1918. Both the
basket and the painting were part
of the household furnishings at the
Cupola House for a number of
years.
The portrait, done by the early
19th Century American painter,
Felix Sharpies, depicts a young
woman wearing a white Empire
dress. She is believed to be Miss
Tillie’s grandmother, Penelope
Barker Dickinson, who married
Nathaniel Bond in 1809. A portrait
of her brother, painted by William
Joseph Williams, now hangs in an
upstairs bedroom of the house.
Members of the Cupola House
Association hope that everyone
will come and see these new ad
ditions to the Cupola House.
Little Says Citizens Angry
WASHINGTON “There’s a
new set to the jaw. It’s concrete
block hard and it’s jutted out like
> it’s never been before.”
That’s the way J. Larkin Little,
Chairman of Operation Over
charge described the demeanor of
Northeastern North Carolinians
this week as they concerned
themselves with higher electric
tails.
“Northeastern North Carolina is
as mad as a wet hen,” Little ex
* phasized today. “Those electric
bills they have just received Hew
the lid off,” Little said.
The Operation Overcharge
' leader says members of the
Executive Committee of his
organization are receiving more
complaints from residents of the
region right now than they have in
. any previous period since the
’ group was formed by the region’s
Chambers of Commerce back in
1978.
little warned the people of the
region, however, that the worst is
not over. He said bills will he a
little lower in February than they
were for January, will stabilize for
March, and will then jump upward
* April, if Vepce’sreoent fullcharge
More For Less
In this day of energy con
servation, every little hit helps. So
it was interesting to note that the
Southern Railway System had
installed pressure sodium lighting
in its huge new Spencer switching
yard.
It has been known for a long
time that sodium lights used less
electricity than mercury vapor,
but they had not been widely used
because of the color of the light.
Southern seems to have solved
that problem to provide “im
proved lighting at lower cost.”
At Spencer, 300 sodium lights of
varied wattage are doing the job
that would have required 1,200
mercury vapor lights, resulting in
an installation savings of $500,000
and an energy cost savings of
$70,000 a year.
Many cities light their streets
with mercury vapor installations.
It is possible to retro-fit sodium
lights into the mercury vapor
systems and some cities are doing
that. But all cities ought to con
sider using sodium lights instead
of mercury vapor in new in
stallations.
This is one of the rare examples
where it is possible to have more
for less.
Not Exactly
Gov. Jim Hunt was walking
down the Fayetteville Street in
Raleigh the other day when he
encountered a school group on
tour.
One little fellow informed the
governor he had just learned
something about him in history
class.
“What was that son?” the
governor asked.
“I learned you will be the first
governor in history to repeat
himself,” the boy said.
“Not exactly,” the governor
replied.
Cost Os Comitment
We want first to lift a few
paragraphs from the current issue
of the NCAE News Bulletin and
then to cost out the various items
for the benefit of readers along the
Public Parade who soon will be
cast in the role of voter.
Here is the way the News
Bulletin sums up:
“Gov. James Hunt electrified
the PACE State Steering Com
mittee with a pledge on January 19
that educators will receive a
double-digit salary increase from
the 1980 General Assembly which
meets this May.
“Hunt also endorsed a new
salary schedule based on a per
centage increment, came out
solidly for longevity at 10 years for
teachers and supervisors, and said
he will actively help the NCAE
achieve pay roll deductions for
association dues...About the only
thing Hunt said ‘no’ on was
collective bargaining.
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Vepco paid as much as 61.3 per
cent more for their electricity in
January than did customers using
a similar amount on the Carolina
Power and Light System. Little
provided a chart showing the
comparisons for each month from
December, 1979, through July,
1960 for a residential customer
with an electric hot water heater
using 1,000 kilowatt hours per
month. It is show below.
“When they get bills like they’re
getting now, they want to know
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Postal Service
Sets Schedule
MEMPHIS, Tom. - The U.S.
Postal Service will operate on a
normal holiday schedule on
Monday, February 18, 1980, in
observance of Washington’s Birth
day.
No residential, business or rural
delivery will be provided. Other
- services will be detennined by the
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According to James Bond,
postmaster in Edenton, only P.O.
Box service will be provided that
day.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Vol. XLVI-No. 7
Farm Income Nears $ 19-Mil.
Inspite of several unstable
factors, income from agriculture
in Chowan County rose to hear the
sl9-million mark. Pete Thompson,
county extension chairman, has
% recently compiled the record
which shows estimated income up
nearly ssoo,ooo~not including
$43,089 in government payments.
Only a few years ago farmers
received hundreds of thousands of
dollars through government. The
1979 figure is nearly one-third the
total as in 1978.
Thompson explained that a lot
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SILENT WITNESS The historic Chowan County Courthouse
has been a silent witness to many snows since it was built over 200
years ago. The photo above was taken after the 13-inch blizzard
subsided, last Thursday. (Photo by Luke Amburn)
Cable TV Proposal Is Outlined
An ordinance and proposal for
cable television service was
presented to The Edenton Town
Council, Tuesday night, for con
sideration, and some 27 rules of
order for conducting council
business were approved during
the lengthy session.
Chuck Chester, representing
Tar River Communications, a
Rocky Mount based cable TV
company, offered a plan that could
provide up to 23 channel service
for viewers within the city limits
of Edenton.
He suggested the town attorney
review the ordinance and proposal
that could include three satellite
stations, two religious stations,
two sports networks, two movie
services, and a commercial free
children’s station.
Chester stated his was the first
company to offer 23 channel
service in North Carolina and is
the largest cable company in the
state.
Tar River Communications, he
said, currently serves six cities
including Rocky Mount, Tar boro,
Greenville, Kinston, New Bern
and Washington.
Chester explained they basically
offer four levels of service
beginning with a 12 channel
package without movie service up
to 23 channels with both Home Box
Office and Showcase as well as
three satellite stations operating
out of Atlanta, Chicago and New
York relayed by Satcom I.
In order to offer cable TV, he
said it would be necessary to
construct an office, billing and
maintenance center as well as
tower and earth station. Con
struction would start about 90 days
after submission of the application
to the Federal Communications
Commission. It would be 9 to 12
months before the service would
be on the air and 30 per cent of the
viewers would have service within
ad 18 month period.
Chester told the council that
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, February 14, 1980
more hogs was a real factor in
pushing the income level upward
as well as an increased yield in
soybeans~up approximately sl
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At the same time, Thompson
said there is “no money in hogs at
the present time.”
Com yield was down an average
of 10 bushels per acre which is 15
per cent lower than in the past
year. There was in increase in
cotton.
Tobacco was off some $300,000
which is equal to 20 per cent for
additional channels could be
added through action by the Town
Council, and substitutions would
be handled largely on the basis of
public demand.
Cost of cable TV to the viewer
would start at about $8.95 per
month for 12 channel mini-service
or $9.85 per month for 23 channel
superservice. One of the movie
River Committee
Sets Meeting
The bi-state committee working
to solve the pollution problems of
the Chowan River will hold a one
day meeting in Roanoke Rapids
Tuesday, February 19.
The meeting will be held in the
Holiday Inn on Interstate-95 from
10:30 A.M. to approximately 3:30
P.M.
During the morning session,
members of the North Carolina
water quality staff will present
information concerning the
Chowan River restoration plan
and describe studies of CF In
dustries and Union Camp
discharges and agricultural ef
fects on the river system.
Following lunch, the Virginia
staff will present a description of
activities being carried out by that
state, and then the committee will
discuss joint activities.
The committee, formally known
as the North Carolina-Virginia
Chowan Technical Panel, consists
of six representatives from each
state. Dr. Neil S. Grigg, assistant
secretary for Natural Resources
in the N.C. Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development, heads the North
Carolina delegation and is a co
chairman of toe committee.
This meeting was originally
scheduled January 31 in Emporia,
Va., but was postponed due to
weather conditions.
this particular crop.
Hogs were up in number-40 per
cent in feeder pigs and 8 per cent
in top hogs. At the same time the
income from hogs was down
SIOO,OOO because of prices paid at
the market.
Thompson said cattle is not a
strong suit in Chowan County,
however, the income from this
source almost doubled.
Peanuts, a top money crop in
this county, was off $200,000.
Thompson said this reflects less
acres and a 200-pound-per acre
Snow Blankets Area
What some old timers have
called the biggest snow to fall on
Edenton in 30 years began last
Wednesday, blanketing the county
with some 12 to 14 inches before it
ended late Wednesday night. A
power outage, due to ice laden tree
limbs shorting out power lines,
lasted for little more than an hour
and left some section of town
without current.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, said the Electric and
Water Department worked until
about 1 A.M., Thursday morning
keeping the town with electricity.
They were back on the job soon
On Revaluation
Three appraisal companies will
meet Monday with the Chowan
County Commissioners to discuss
the upcoming property
revaluation to be on the books in
January 1982.
County manager Cliff Copeland
said Tuesday the board will be
meeting with representatives of
Allen Appraisal Company of
Laurinburg, Carroll Phelps Ap
praisal Company of Winston-
Salem and TMA of Atlanta, Ga.
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channels would be an additional $9
per month, or an additional sls per
month to receive both HBO and
Showcase.
The four man Procedure
Committee presented 26 rules of
order approved by the committee
and submitted one and a half more
for discussion and action by the
full council.
Council passed a motion that
will require members to vote on as
many committee posts as there
are to be filled The rule would not
restrict the number of nominees
submitted. The board also ap
proved a rule calling for use of
Robert’s Rules of Order in cases
not covered in the Institute of
Government plan. The council
would have the power to amend
Robert’s Rules when deemed
appropriate.
With the exception of one
dissenting vote, the full item
proposal was passed.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, reported that 90 feet
of collapsed sewer line has been
replaced in North Edenton and
that additional sewer line on North
Broad St. will have to be replaced
due to deterioration. Cost of in
stalling the 8-inch PVC pipe will be
about $24,000.
Upon recommendation of the
Planning Board, an update of the
town’s thorofare plan was ap
proved. The update will be con
ducted by the Department of
Transportation free of charge.
Edenton has been cited with the
Tree City, USA Award by the
Forestry Service, Gardner
reported. In conjunction with that
award, the Forestry Service will
plant trees in Fisher Field on
Badham Road on Arbor Day.
Mayor Roy Harrell made four
appointments to the Historic
District Commission with (Hie left
pending. Those appointments
included Mrs. Gertrude Rosevear,
Miss Elizabeth Moore, Robert W.
Moore and Van Johnson.
Single Copies 20 Cents
yield.
The cost of production weighed
heavy in the report. Thompson
estimated that the cost of
production was up “a good 15 per
cent and the fuel charge almost
doubled.”
The extension chairman forsees
much difference in the cost-price
increase to be of much comfort for
farmers. He said this is a major
concern for farmers. “It is a
matter of increase production,
plus the yield factor as compared
to what the crop brings in the
market place,” he said.
after daylight.
Gardner commended the Street
Department for prompt action in
clearing the streets. He said crews
were out and on the job before the
snow stopped falling.
With the cooperation of the
Governor’s office, the local Nation
al Guard detachment was activat
ed providing transportation to
emergency, hospital and nursing
home personnel.
The Edenton Police Department
reported only two accidents
resulting in significant property
damage or injury.
Marvin Smith, a Rocky Hock
resident who reports regularly to
the National Weather Service in
Raleigh, reported an ac
cumulation of 13 inches Thursday
morning coupled with a tem
perature of 21 degrees F. Another
lighter snow fell Saturday night,
and he reported it amounted to
three to four inches.
J. H. Conger, Sr., an Edenton
resident, measured the Wed
nesday snowfall at 12 to 14 inches
with an additional 2‘i inches in
town Saturday night.
Overall low temperature
through the weekend period was
listed at 18 degrees.
Edenton Police reported that
Louis Randolph Gilliam, driving a
1971 Lincoln was traveling south
on North Broad St. when he was
struck by a 1977 Plymouth turning
left onto Broad from West
Albemarle St. The Plymouth was
being operated by Joseph Keith
Byrd of 12 Stratford Rd. Damages
to the Byrd vehicle were
estimated at S3OO and damages to
the Gilliam vehicle were listed at
SIOO.
Patrolman Linard Bonner filed
no charges in the accident.
A second accident which oc-
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Mixed Blessing
For Farmers
Some farmers will find our
recent weather a blessing in
disguise, said Chowan County
Extension Chairman Pete
Thompson. In a conversation
Tuesday, he said melting snow
will most certainly raise the water
table and will provide some fer
tilizing action.
“A good water table is worth a
whole lot’ ” he remarked, “and
snow tends to bring nitrogen
down.”
While he agreed it may be dif
ficult to measure in dollars and
cents how much farmers will
benefit from that nitrogen, he
added, “it will make some green
lawns and gardens.
Tobacco growers who had
already seeded beds will be
helped somewhat, Thompson
says, by the insulation provided by
the snow.
On the other end are livestock
producers who must contend with
the increased likelihood of
disease, and higher heating bills in
farrowing houses. In addition, the
high saturation will work to the
detriment of new land farmers.
Some drier weather beginning
around the first of March should
put work on a good schedule, but
he added if this year’s weather
trend is the same as last, we can
expect a wet March and April.