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Dollars And Sense
The demise of four retail
Harnesses has been witnessed in
he past 60 days along the Public
Parade. We are living in grave
jconomic times in this country,
jut an immediate upturn wouldn’t
•esurrect these businesses.
J&K Tire Service, Inc., the
Goodyear dealer on North Broad
Street, was first to go out of
xisiness. Soon to follow were:
larris Super Market in Edenton
tillage Shopping Center; and
Jtyron’s Shoes 'on South Broad
Street; and now P&Q Super
Market, also on South Broad
Street.
The rumor mill, a reality in
small communities, has been
working oyertime. There are
rumors on top of rumors about
more business failures and new
businesses sitting in the wings.
The difficulty is you can’t shop
rumors, neither can you expand
the tax base and collect sales
taxes; nor can you take people off
the unemployment rolls. Business
failures have a waffling effect
with the fallout being felt way
down the line.
Furthermore, it is more difficult
to match up an existing building to
a tenant than to build originally to
meet one’s requirements.. Also, it
is difficult to lure back customers
after their shopping habits have
been changed via businesses being
closed.
Downtown Edenton will contiue
to remain a compact shopping
center of sorts only as long as the
entire community is promoted in a
1 unified manner. As the value of
the dollar continues to shrink it is
necessary that more sense is put
into development which will bring
more traffic into the community,
thereby giving existing
businesses a shot at the trade.
While businesses are
padlocked, the majority of
Edenton Town Council has been
almost criminal in turning down
the applications to rezone prime
commercial property. W.J.P.
Earnhardt, Jr., and Bernard P.
Burroughs, the developers, have
§oae so far as to flirt with violation
sf the law by putting names on
huiMing blocks in being candid
hbout their plans. Some would
consider their openness contract
zoning, something illegal in North
Carolina.'
Nevertheless, not once but
(Hi several occasions the coun
cil has scarred the three en
council has scarred the free en
terprise principle on which
America has flourished. Be it K-
Mart or whomever, a $3-million
v investment, with 60 job slots, is an
industry in itself. In addition, such
development would provide
shoppers with a wider choice of
merchandise at more competitive
prices.
When tax rates are being set in
concrete for 196041 is a good time
to do a little arithmetic. A $3-
miDion investment wotddin itself
; give Edenton and Chowan County
the greatest tax base increase
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Vol. XLVI-No. 26
Town Budget Is Approved
No one appeared Monday at the
public hearing called for the
purpose of examining the Town of
Edenton budget for fiscal 1980-81.
Town Council then unanimously
adopted the $6,163,725 budget.
The budget is based on a
property valuation of $55-million;
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UNINVITED GUEST AT ROAST Jack Habit was the center
of attention Friday night at WCDJ’s Second Annual
Businessman’s Roast. Terry Jones, president and host of the
roast, says the second female (?) in this picture was an uninvited
guest at the Jaycee Community Building on Base Road. Dot Habit
took little time expressing herself, and her husband was caught
by surprise. The uninvited roaster was really David Harrell.
Optimists Prepare For Fourth Os July Event
A parade, contests, games,
demonstrations, dances and lots of
fireworks will mark the Fourth of
July in Edenton, next Friday,
when the Edenton-Chowan Op
timist Club sponsors the first
annual Fourth of July Celebration
in conjunction with the Masons,
Edenton Jaycees, and the
American Legion. The day’s
events will begin with a sailboat
race in Edenton Bay at 10 A.M.,
sponsored by the Queen Anne
Sailing Club.
The Town of Edenton ( will
dedicate the new waterfront park
adjacent to Hayes Plantation
bridge at 12 noon followed fifteen
Printing Early
The Chowan Herald will
be (Hinted early next week
because of the Fourth of
July holiday. Advertising
and news deadlines will be
Monday afternoon. News
items received after the
deadline will appear in the
July 10 edition.
This early schedule has
been set to accomodate
advertisers who may be
closed Friday, a usually
busy day at local
businesses.
The Chowan Herald office
will dose at 4 P.M. Thur
sday for the holiday.
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, June 26, 1980
a tax rate of 79 cents per SIOO
valuation; and a collection rate of
95 per cent. The tax rate is up five
cents.
A 10 per cent pay raise for town
employees is included.
More than half of the budget -
$3,732,836 - is for the Electric
minutes later by a parade from
the park to John A. Holmes High
School.
From 1 P.M. until 8 P.M. special
activities and games are planned
including a greasy pole climb,
frisbee tossing contest, tug of
war, penny hunt, frisbee, water
melon eating contest, sack races,
car smash, and dunking machine.
Fiberform will provide 20-
minute boat rides to interested
persons during the day, and at 3
P.M. Pembroke Water Ski Club
will provide a one and a half hour
demonstration of trick and show
type skills on Pembroke Creek.
Four event bicycle races are
scheduled for 6 P.M. Events will
include six to eight year olds on 20-
inch lakes, nine to eleven year olds
on 24-inch and 26-inch bikes, 12 to
16 year olds on three and 10 speed
lakes, plus a ‘free for all’ for those
participating in the above events
but no finishing first or second.
Medallions will be presented to the
winners.
Practice cm the course will be
held from 5 to 5:30 that afternoon,
followed by a meeting. The races
will begin promptly at 6 o’clock.
Entry farms are now available
at the National Guard Armory and
Hannon’s Radio and TV. They
must be filled out and returned to
those locations before 5 P.M., July
4, or mailed to Henry Overton,
race chairman, Westover Heights,
Edenton.
Department.
Town Council budgeted $65,548
in anticipated Revenue Sharing
funds, which is one-half of what is
expected if federal legislation is
approved. This is to be spent for
recreation, environmental
protection, public safety and
multi-purpose and general
government.
The $1,272,853 General Fund is
distributed as follows:
Administrative: $109,589.
Police: $312,039.
Fire: $107,630.
Street: $118,817.
Sanitation: $120,293.
Cemetery: $21,816.
Garage: $95,0%.
Inspection: $22,759.
Recreation: $90,555.
Other Expenses: $274,259.
Also included in the budget is a
Capital Account of $620,000. It is
broken down as follows: solid
waste transfer station, $40,000;
new deep well at Beaver Hill
Cemetery, $80,000; and
wastewater treatment con
struction activities, $500,000.
There is $65,000 in street im
provements from the Powell Bill
and $407,488 for the Water-Sewer
Fund.
All bicycles will be safety in
spected by race officials prior to
the event. The Edenton-Chowan
Recreation Department is co
sponsoring the races.
Weather permitting, an
aerobatics demonstration will be
held at 7 P.M. over Edenton Bay,
and street dances sponsored by
the Edenton Jaycees will be held
at two locations beginning at 8
P.M.
At 9:45 P.M., a drawing for a
SIOO bill will be held followed by a
special patriotic ceremony.
A $2,000 fireworks display will
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MARINA PARTY A fish fry was held at Edenton Marina last
Saturday for people who rent boat slips. When this picture was
made a group had gathered outside to watch another type of
entertainment. What was it? The answer is on page 20A.
Community Os Excellence Award:
Judging Slated
For Next Week
Edenton will be judged next week for recertification in the Governor’s
Community of Excellence Awards Program. Judges will be in the area
Tuesday.
A brief presentation by Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce will
take place at 2 P.M. in the Municipal Building. Following a question and
answer period the judges will take a field trip to inspect designated
possible industrial sites.
Mrs. Peggy Anne Vaughan is again heading the local committee. She
directed activities forjudges August 19,1979, which led to Edenton being
designated as recipient of the Governor’s Community of Excellence
Award. Mayor Roy L. Harrell accepted the award presented by Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., at a banquet in Raleigh last November.
Mrs. Vaughan said a team of professional industrial development
people from throughout the state will be inspecting the area as if they
represented clients or employers interested in locating a plant here.
Some of the things being judged will be availability of labor, utilities, etc.
The slide-tape presented last year will be repeated.
Mrs. Vaughan pointed out that the public is invited to the presentation
next week and hopes interested people will show their support by at
tending.
Single Copies 20 Cents
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James U. Dail
Death Claims
Mr. Dail, 66
James Ulmond Dail, Route 1,
Merry Hill, died suddenly last
Wednesday night at his home.
Death was attributed to a heart
attack. He was 66.
Mr. Dail was a retired
automobile salesman. He had
spent most of his life in Chowan
County, where he was bom, and
moved into a home on the Chowan
River in Bertie County.
He was born August 27,1913, son
of the late James E. and Essie
Stafford Dail. He was married to
Mrs. Gertrude Baker Dail, who
survives.
Also surviving are two sons:
James C. Dail of Edenton; and
Gary R. Dail of St. Louis, Mo.; two
brothers: Evandus Dail and John
Dail, both of Windsor; a sister,
Mrs. Wilbur Lamb of Hertford;
and seven grandchildren.
Mr. Dail was a member of
Capeharts Baptist Church, where
funeral services were held at 11
A.M. Saturday with Rev. Cecil
Harkey, Jr.,officating. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Cullen, Allen
and Larry Baker, Jerry and
Gergory Sary, and Rodney Smith.
Williford-Barham Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Political Parties
Are Recognized
Three new political parties have
been recognized by the State
Board of Elections for the up
coming gubernatorial and
presidential elections, according
to E.N. (Pete) Manning, chair
man, Chowan County Board of
Elections.
Manning said he has received
notification that action was taken
by the state board June 17 to
recognize the Independent for
Anderson Party, the Socialist
Workers Party, and the Citizens
Party of North Carolina.
These three additional parties
have until July to nominate candi
dates for governor and president.
This means that voters can now
affiliate with one of these three
new parties when they register, as
well as registering as Republican,
Democrat, Libertarian or no
preference.
Manning said the Chowan board
recently received application
from a number of voters to
establish the Socialist Workers
and Citizens Parties. Their names
were not released.
State law mandates that for a
party to continue for the next four
years following the gubernatorial
and presidential elections, its
candidate must receive at least 10
per cent of the vote in the general
election. If the candidate doesn’t
then the party automatically
ceases to be recognized by the
State Board of Elections.
Bicycle Safety
Law Explained
The high cost of gasoline
coupled with summer vacation for
students has led to a substantial
increase in the number of bicycles
operating on the streets of
Edenton. Police Chief J.D.
Parrish paused this week to
remind cyclists of the local or
dinance concerning bikes.
“It is against town law to
operate bikes on the sidewalks and
is particularly hazardous to
pedestrians shopping downtown,”
Chief Parrish said. He also
warned that it is unlawful and
very unsafe to coast by holding
onto vehicles.
Bicyclists are reminded that a
fully operational headlight as well
as tail reflector are required to
night riding.
In addition, bicycles are
subject to the same laws as
motor vehicles. Riders should
always travel with the flow of
traffice, and must obey stop signs
and signals. Bicyclists are not
exempt from being charged if they
are rtding carelessly or while
intoxicated.
Chief Parrish said violation of
the local ordinance can result in
the bike being impounded for up to
30 days. Those in violation of state
motor vehicle laws may find
themselves cited or arrested.
“Our first concern is for the
safety of everyone involved,” he
commented. “Courtesy and
common sense is one of the first
rules of the road.”