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Charles and Susan Creighton who
dinner, upon learning that the
Crabkite’s would be there rise*
miraculously arrived on time fw a
change. Furthermore, Charlie
never used the telephone once, nor
did be start dozing at ten o'clock
like he sometimes does. Like all of
us, he was fascinated being in the
company of a person of such high
visibility and fame as Mr.
Cronkite and finding him and his
wife to be such warm, sincere and ,
unassuming people.
Mr. Cronkite and his wife, who
could drop almost any name from
Kissinger to Queen Elizabeth, who
have probably met more famous
and powerful people than anyone
alive, hardly dropped a name all
evening. Instead die conversation
centered on things like their love
of sailing, wildlife, the gracious
homes on the courthouse green
they visited and the hospitality
they had been shown all day by the
people of Edenton. y
The Cronkite’s showed them
selves as very witty people, wittF
Betsy Cronkite commenting about'
Lisa parking her car in the middle
of the battle re - enactment area
by saying that our daughter
Catherine will probably have to
grow up in Edenton under an
assumed name. Mr. Cronkite
expressed disappointment at
looking around all day and not
seeing Andy Griffith anywhere.
In a time when television is
inundated with so many per
sonalities of tremendous fame,
egos, physical looks, and little
else, it was refreshing to spend
time with a well - known man and
his wife who were interesting to be
around, listen to, and who
projected themselves as really
genuine people. It was nice to have
this man and his wife, who have
spent the better part of their lives
in the company of presidents,
princes and kings, spend a day in
our little town of Queen Anne’s
gteek.
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Jim Baker
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• Eden* <n, N.C.
The 911 System
Within a few months, more than
32 per cent of the population of
North Carolina will be able to dial
“911” for emergency help. It is
time this type service become
available along the Public Parade.
There has been a great deal of
resistance to the “911” system.
Much of it centers around the cost
of installing such a network
among emergency agencies. It
now comes to the point, however,
can we afford not to have it?
At present, 12 county systems
are in operation; three (including
Dare) are being installed; six city
systems are in operation; 15
counties are planning systems
which include a single answering
point and use of the same seven -
digit telephone number coun
tywide.
Five additional counties also use
a single seven - digit telephone
number and have consolidated
emergency message handling and
dispatching functions in a single
counties. And there are 35 counties
where, 4ppne serious “911” plan
ning has been done.
Tbdbe is new evidence of
among the Town of
Edentod apd Chowan County in
the recent wwcutiontrf a contract
to share computer services. The
climate is ripe to begin more
serious discussions of a “911”
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FIRE DESTROYS HOME Edenton Volunteer Fire Depart
ment fights the blaze that destroyed the Nixon home on Green
field Road.
Edenton Volunteer Fire Dept. Battles
Nixon House Fire Last Wednesday
'Pack billowy black smoke rose
' frbtn the house as members of the
Edenton Volunteer Fire Depart
ment answered the fire call that
had gone out only moments
before. They knew long before
they arrived on the scene that the
fire was well established by the
odor of the smoke.
The fire that the above
paragraph was written about was
the fire that took place on Wed
nesday, October 20, around 5:58
P.M. It was the home of Annie
Marie Nixon, who lived at Route 2,
Box 123, Edenton or as the road is
more commonly known, Green
field Road.
Mrs. Nixon was asleep down
stairs when the fire broke out. She
was awakened by a passerby who
saw smoke coming from the
second floor of the house.
The fire appears to have broken
out in an upstairs bedroom but no
cause of the fire has yet been
November 2
Is Election Day
A reminder to everyone that
Tuesday, November 2, is
Section day.
Following is a list of
precincts voting places:
East Edenton Precinct
the County Office Building.
West Edenton Precinct
the Municipal Building.
Rocky Hock Precinct the
Rocky Hock Rescue Squad
Building.
Center Hill Precinct the
Center Hill Community
Building.
Wardville Precinct the
Wardville Community
Building.
Yeopim Precinct the
Airport Building.
* Detailed information on
voting and a copy of the ballot
can be found on page 10-B.
James Van Camp, chairman of
the Governor’s Crime Com
miasan, the sponsoring agency for
the “911” push in Tar Heelia, said,
“Adoption of a 911 emergency
response system, or its equivalent,
is becoming a more vital service
to the public every day.”
The likelihood of people under
street being able to look up a seven
- digit telephone number and dial
it correctly to receive assistance
makes adoption erf a 911 system
more imperative every day. It’s
time it came to the Albemarle,
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The house suffered extensive
damage rendering it totally
unlivable.
Fire Chief Lynn Perry, when
speaking about the fire said, “We
stopped it where we found it.”
Unfortunately, Mrs. Nixon did
not have insurance on her house
and has lost most everything to the
fire, except the furniture in three
rooms which suffered heavy
smoke damage. She now lives in
town with her daughter while
getting things straight.
The family has indicated that
any men’s or women’s clothing
that could be given would be
greatly appreciated. The family
can be contacted at: 41 Davis
Place; Edenton, N.C.
' Wesley M. Chesson, Jr.
Chesson Elected
To Board Os Directors
ROCKY MOUNT - Peoples
Bank & Trust Company recently
announced that Wesley M.
Chesson, Jr., has been elected to
the bank’s Edenton Board of
Directors.
Chesson is the President of
Hobbs Implement Company in
Edenton.
He attended Auburn University
and Smithdeal - Massey College.
Chesson is an active member of
the American Legion and the
Edenton Lions Club. He and his
wife, the former Betsy Goodwin,
are members of the Edenton
Baptist Church, where he serves
as a deacon, trustee and Sunday
School teacher.
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Memories Os Hie
Edenton Tea Party
Hie Edenton Tea Party has
passed into history for another
year but it would be amis to let it
pass without one last look back.
There are ao many memories to
consider; there were the crafts on
the Court House Green that caught
the eye of nearly everyone present
and everyone had a favorite
whether it was basket weaving,
furniture making, net maHig or
any of the other crafts.
The food and cider which war
plentiful for all who could get up to
the booths to get their share.
There were pies, ham biscuits,
Hoppin’ John, and of course the
Brunswick Stew.
Music filled the air whether it
was the music of the hammer
dulcimer, the fiddle or the sweet
tones of Clifford Tretick’s golden
flute.
There was dance, childrens’
games, and so much more but the
highlight of the Tea Party was the
mock Sea Battle between the
“Meka H” and the skipjack
“Norfolk” which included the
landing of troops followed by a
land battle.
The day ended with a street
danee for the whole family.
The memories of the day now
safely tucked away in the minds of
those attending, it is time to take a
deep breath and start to plan for
the next Tea Party.
Elizabeth II
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of the Elizabeth 11, an Elizabethan
style vessel whose keel and frame
are just about completed and are
due for dedication on November 17
by Governor Hunt. Books have
been written and pamphlets
published both to aquaint North
Carolinians and Americans with
the events of four centuries so that
they will not bo unnoticed; as is
traditionally the case. The
America’s 400th Anniversary
handbook states, “Traditionally
the history courses taught in
American Schools have dealt at
■ length with- ; the 17th* Century
settlements aWdiameofiown and
PlymootHlffediji while; making)
only brief mention - or no mention
at all -of the earlier 18th century
attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh
and bis associates to establish an
English c010ny...”
The British are also involved in
the effort to commemorate the
establishment of its ties in North
Carolina. They are at present
preparing an exhibition of ar
tifacts belonging to The British
Library and the British Museum.
They are returning John White’s
drawings to North Carolina. And,
a British - American Festival will
celebrate 400 years of Anglo •
American relations.
The 400th will not end officially
until August 18,1987
The most important thing,
however, stressed at the 400th
meeting held here in Edenton, was
that even though this is to be a
State - wide event that the Nor
theastern portion of the State
including Edenton would be the
showcase since here is where it all
began in 1564.
N.C. Duroc Breeders
Continued From Page 1
According to Jack Parker, area
extension swine specialist, this
will be an opportunity for pork
producers from throughout
eastern North Carolina to buy top
quality breeding animals to go into
their herds.
18th CENTURY JUSTICE Terry Wackelin, Chairman of the
Edenton Tea Party, was apprehended, tried and sentenced to the
stocks for the crime of creating a public disturbance. She is
shown here trying to find someone to ransom her from the stocks;
despite her crime she was ultimately set free, because it was all
in fun and helped defray the cost of the Tea Party.
Parks Appointed To N.C.E. Health Practice
Jerry L. Parks, RS, Sanitarian
for the Chowan County Health
Department, Edenton, has
recently been appointed to serve
on the N.C. Environmental Health
State of Practice Committee by
Dr. Ronald H. Levine, State
Director of the Division of Health
Services in Raleigh.
This committee’s respon
sibilities include assisting the
Project Management Team to
interpret data from the state •
wide needs assessment, deciding
on appropriate priorities for
future educational activities, and
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recommending strategies to the
state and local agencies for
dealing with non - learning needs.
Functioning as the principal
advisory body to the Project “NC
Sanitarians in the Future:
Practice and Proficiencies,” is a
major responsibility of this
committee as well as other im
portant aspects of continuing
education for NC Sanitarians.
Privott Receives Award
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According to Society President,
Rofteft E. Stipe, trustee emeritus
of the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, “We want to
congratulate our citizens who have
worked to protect historic
properties in N.C. The Society’s
purpose is to assist with their
efforts. The Awards Dinner is a
celebration of their success.”
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