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Holiday Tour Will Be Held On Weekend By REBECCA BUNCH Local homeowners will open their doors and put out the welcome mat at some of this community's most beautiful homes this weekend during the annual Candlelight Tour, sponsored by the Edenton Historical Commission. Thirteen homes will be opened to visitors Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11. Sa turday hours will be 4-8 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and can be obtained by contacting the Historic Edenton Visitor Cen ter. Sites on the tour will in clude: • the home of Susan and Charlie Creighton, 211 East Water St. • the home of Deanna and Jim Chesson, 205 East Water St. • the home of Lindsay and Allen Hornthal, 201 East King St. • the home of Mary Ann Coffey and Murphy Moss, 205 East King St. • the home of Pam and Mark Blizard, 206 East King St. • the home of Rei Shapter, 112 East King St. • "The Homestead," home of Frances and Ross Inglis, 101 Colonial Square • "Pembroke Hall," the home of Sharon and Jerry Smith, 121 West King St. • "Wessington," home of Anne Graham Rowe, 120 West King St. • "The Old Ice House," home of Heather Totten, 101 Blount St. • the home of April Lane, 304 South Granville St. • the home of Edwin Taylor, 104 West Queen St. • "The Castle," owned by Marilyn Miller and Greg Haden, Yeopim Read. "I hope this is going to be one of the biggest and best tours we've had," said Susan Creighton, 1994 tour chair man. "Everyone's been wor king really hard, and I just think it's going to really be great. We're just looking for a really fun weekend!" Also on tap for the weekend will be the -Iredell House Groaning Board and the Cu pola House Annual Wassail Bowl celebration. Those will be held Saturday and Sunday Continued On Page 3-A Toys, Clothes Needed By REBECCA BUNCH Only a few weeks remain until Christmas, and Opera tion Santa Claus is far short of the number of sponsors it needs to make little child ren's holiday wishes come true. "Right now, we have 400 children who have no spon sors," said Carol Travers, volunteer coordinator, said Monday morning. "We have 235 families on our list of those needing our help this year, with a total of 571 kids, from babies through age 13. So we have a long way to go at this point." Travers said that while Operation Santa may be less visible to the community this year, she wants to remind ev eryone the effort is still around. Instead of being lo cated in the downtown busi ness district as in prior years, the volunteer effort has moved into spacious quarters in the Immanual Christian School building at 901 W. Queen Street, behind Immanuel Bap tist Church. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until noon and from 1-3 p.m. Donations need| to be re ceived by. Dec. 15. "There are several ways people can help us help these children have a happy Christ mas," Trovers said. "People can come by here and pick up a list of toy and clothing item Continued On Page 5-A Homes Will Mean More Jobs Locally By MARGUERITE MCCALL Life, Inc., of Goldsboro, which presently operates a six-bed facility for children on Luke Street, has the go ahead from the town to proceed with plans to construct three group homes here for develop mentally disabled adults. The Edenton Town Council paved the way last month by approving a subdivision ap plication for the homes, which will be located on a four-acre tract fronting Coke Avenue and lying between Blade and Continued On Page 3-A Santa Claus Visits Edenton Katherine Elliott, young daughter of Mary and Chris Elliott of Edenton, delights in sitting in Santa's lap Saturday morning. She even gave the jolly fellow a great big hug. Scores of children lined-up Friday evening and again Saturday to tell Santa their Christmas wishes during his brief visit at Chair & Equipment Rentals, sponsored by the Merchant's Committee of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) I 4 Radiant, golden rays from the Christmas tree decorations at Pembroke Hall, home of Mr. and Mrs. M.B. "Jerry" Smith of 121 W. King St., Edenton, illuminate Mrs. Smith and her pet dog, Frisky. The ca. 1840 house has been totally renovated and refurbished in recent months by the Smiths. 'Using Williams burg colors, we've added warmth to an already elegant house," Sharon Smith said Friday. Pembroke Hall will be on the Christmas Candlelight Tom- of Edenton Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10-11. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) It's Official; DOT Moving Offices Here By MARGUERITE MCCALL The 14-member staff of Di vision I administrative off ices, North Carolina Depart ment of Transportation, was informed Thursday the off ices, now located in Ahoskie, will move to Edenton. "Edenton is really the cen ter of population for work within the division (14 coun ties)," said state Highway Ad ministrator Larry Goode in a telephone interview Friday. He said the proposed 64 cor ridor, U.S. 17 widening, and increasing traffic to Dare and Currituck counties were all factors in the decision to move the offices here. The district maintenance offices will re main in Ahoskie, Goode said. * "The maintenance people live pretty well scattered throughout the division," he said. "Besides Ahoskie, some of the administrative staff live in Greenville, some live in Elizabeth City, and some live elsewhere." Told of the probable, im pending move here, the Eden ton Town Council instructed Town Manager Anne-Marie Kelly last week to pursue ne gotiations with DOT regard ing locating the offices in the airport terminal building. The town proposes selling DOT a portion of the World War II building, with a fire wall built between DOT’s area and the town's airport offices. Renovation estimates have been compiled showing the costs each party would in cur in this arrangement, sim ilar to that worked out by the county in the shared use of the Swain Building. Goode and cither state Board of Transportation officials toured the terminal building Thursday. Asked Friday if he thought Division I administrative of fices will locate in the build ing, Goode said, "The airport site certainly has a lot of po tential. I understand it is an historical building, and it is situated on a beautiful site. "However," he said, "we are also looking at other locations closer to U.S. 17. Possibly something north of Edenton might be better, closer for employees travel ing here ''daily from their homes." Goode said the visit Thurs day was his first trip to Eden ton. He said he was very im pressed with the town. Michael J. McArthur (center) takes the oath of office for Chowan County Clerk of Superior Court Monday before presiding Judge J. Richard Parker (not shown). John McArthur (left) holds the Bible for his father's oath, while Mrs. (Rebecca) McArthur, beams with pleasure regarding the sacred occasion. (Staff photo by Marguerite McCall.) Officials lake Oaths By MARGUERITE MCCALL Superior Court Judge J. Richard Parker, 1st Judicial District, told the packed court - room in Edenton Monday af ternoon that he began swear ing officials into office at 7 that morning in Dare County. "I’ve been doing it all day and haven't finished yet," he said. State law requires all judi cial and sheriff office per sonnel to be sworn into office by the first Monday in De cember following a November general election. The ceremony here was a repeat for Chowan County Clerk of Superior Court Mike McArthur, formerly sworn at 9 a.m. Monday at the Perqui mans County Courthouse, to enable his family and friends to witness his taking the oath of office. Addressing those present, State House Rep. Bill Culpep per III, D-Chowan, observed that McArthur was the first male to hold the position since Thomas Shepard did so in the early 1960s. "The occasion of swearing in a clerk of court does not happen that often in Chowan County," he said. "Mrs. Lena Leary served in the office for some 22 years after Tom (Shepard) resigned to run his business, and Mrs. Marjorie Hollowell has served for the past 10 or 12 years since Mrs. Leary retired. "The large crowd here to day speaks well of Mike," Culpepper said. Judge Parker also gave the oath of office to Alice Twiddy and Shelia Sawyer, assistant clerks of court, and to deputy clerks Stella Brothers, Sarah H. Copeland, Betty Keller and Marjorie Copeland. "I'm so thankful for ev erything that's gone my way," McArthur said. "I have .a great love for Chowan County." Upon the retirement Nov. 30 of Mrs. llollowell, Mc Arthur was sworn-in by A., Parker Thursday, Dec. 1, as acting clerk until Monday. Other Chowan residents sworn into office Monday morning in Hertford were Chowan County Sheriff Fred Spruill and District Court Judge C. Christopher Bean, 1st Judicial District. The ceremony, held prior to Judge Parker's presiding over Perquimans Superior Court Monday, also included the swearing-in of 1st Judi cial District Court Judge J.C. Cole, Perquimans Sheriff David Lane, Currituck Sher iff Glenn Brinkley, Clerk of Perquimans Superior Court L. Gail Godwin, Clerk of Pasquotank Superior Court Lynne W. Pike, and Per quimans County deputies and Clerk's Office employees. "I predict," Judge Parker said, "this will he a good four years for the judicial system and for law enforcement in the 1st Judicial District."
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