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Fair leaves memories
The 72nd annual
Chowan County Re
gional Fair was a big
success, according to
the board. — 6A
Iredell hosts fundraiser
The Friends of the
State Historic Sites-
Edenton held a Formal
Dinner recently at the
Iredell House and Ire
dell House Dependen
cies. — 4B
Exhibit features Clayton
Leanne Clayton will
share her joy in creating
beautiful paintings to
her one woman show
at the Chowan Arts
Council in downtown
Edenton during the
month of October. — 7A
Walk/Run for Hunger
This weekend, the
Food Bank of the Al
bemarle asked for help
feeding the hungry,
and people came run
ning. — 5B
Area enjoys Mayberry
Enthusiastic audi
ences greeted perform
ers like Ernest T. Bass
in “Trouble in Mayber
ry” during shows that
took place Sept. 28-30
at Rocky Hock Baptist
Church. — 6B
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Commission seeks bid for upcoming tax revaluation
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Chowan County Commis
sion approved a laundry list
of items during Monday’s
meeting that begins with a
revaluation request sought
by the county’s Tax Depart
ment.
Commission gave its
blessing to Tax Administra
tor Melissa Radke’s plans to
seek bids from companies
to conduct the next county-
PHOTOS BY REBECCA BUNCH/CHOWAN HERALD
Members of the “Singing Weeders,” a group made up of volunteers from the Cupola House Wednesday Weeders,
entertain the crowd at Sunday afternoon’s garden party celebrating the 100th anniversary of the saving of the
historic house. They are, from left, Sherry Jordan, Marie Perry, Jonathan Tobias and Gerard Cooney.
‘Birthplace of national preservation’
■ Cupola House celebrates
centennial anniversary
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Preservationist Barbara
Handy Pahl aptly observed
Sunday afternoon that the
historic Cupola House in
Edenton “is a house of many
firsts.”
Pahl’s comment came dur
ing her keynote address at the
100th Anniversary celebra
tion of the formation of the
Cupola House Association
that saved one of the town’s
most architecturally and his
torically interesting places
and lead to its preservation.
Today the house continues
to be the focus of studies to
determine such things as the
original color of the house.
The efforts of those who
worked to save the house
have led the project to be
known as “the birthplace of
Farm laborers seek work, not welfare
Editor’s note: The farm
fields around eastern
North Carolina arefarmed
by seasonal laborers from
other countries. Though
these people live among
us, they share a different
culture and manner of life
that may not be visible
to most Americans. The
Chowan Herald recently
reached out to these visi
tors to learn more about
the conditions of their
work and lives here. This
is the second in a series of
articles detailing what we
found.
wide appraisal that will take
place in 2022.
In past meetings, Radke
advocated getting a head
start on the. process so as
not only to find the right
company with the best soft
ware to do the job, but to
save the taxpayers money.
In other business, com
missioners approved a reso
lution endorsing House Bill
320 which expands land that
qualifies for Wildlife Present
Use Value from a maximum
Sambo Dixon and Susan Inglis of Edenton listen to
keynote speaker Barbara Handy Pahl talk about the
importance of historic preservation and the role it has
played at the Cupola House in Edenton during a Sunday
afternoon garden party.
the national preservation ef
fort in North Carolina,” Pahl
said.
Pahl, who is.senior vice
president for Preserva :
tion Field Services for the
National Trust for Historic
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
COLERAIN—There are a
lot of myths and misconcep
tions about the more than
150,000 foreign farm workers
who toil the tobacco fields
and other crops in North
Carolina each year. But none
seem as persistent as the
false claims that they collect
taxpayer-funded benefits like
food stamps and health care
or that they vote in elections.
Alphonso Aguilar, a mi
grant farm worker in the
U.S. on a work visa, says
of 100 acres to 800 acres.
Radke said the changes in
the law will not affect any
property in Chowan Coun
ty.
Also, commissioners
unanimously approved
US Cellular’s plans for the
temporary relocation of an
antenna while the Town
of Edenton is conducting
maintenance on the water
tower where the antenna is
located.
Also, commissioners
Preservation, was intro
duced by Sambo Dixon, a
native Edentonian, who is a
trustee for the organization.
Noting that Pahl has fam
ily members who live in
North Carolina, Dixon said
neither he nor the four other
men with whom he lives in a
small house in Bertie County
receive any benefits from the
state of North Carolina or the
U.S. government. Because
they are not U.S. citizens, the
migrant farm workers are
not eligible for food stamps
or any associated subsidies.
According to the U.S. De
partment of Agriculture, a
person must be a U.S. citizen
or an eligible, lawfully-pres
ent non-citizen to qualify
for SNAP benefits. Non-citi-
See FARM, 3A
unanimously approved a bid
from Brown’s Land Develop
ment of Hertford to remove
two dilapidated mobile
homes in the county — one
on Happy Home Road and
the other at Pamlico Trail.
And commissioners
unanimously approved a
change order for various
items related to the ongoing
work at the Senior Center.
On a related note, Senior
Center Director Connie
Parker gave the commis
it was obvious she had a
soft spot in her heart for the
state. He added that she is
among those trying to help
save and restore the historic
Kadesh Church in Edenton.
Of her work on behalf of
historic preservation, Dixon
said, “She is one of the most
dedicated people I have ever
known.”
Rep. Bob Steinburg, R- ,
Chowan, brought greetings
and shared the words of a
resolution adopted by mem
bers of the North Carolina
House of Representatives
regarding this special anni
versary.
Calling the saving of his
toric treasures such as the
Cupola House “a beacon
of hope” for the future, he
added that the resolution
“is dedicated to those who
have gone before us and
those that come behind.”
Another highlight of the
See CUPOLA, 4A
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Sunrise, sunset and all over again each day - this trio of
seasonal workers works deep in the fields within Bertie
County. These workers, who are from Central America, send
the bulk of their paychecks home to support their families.
sion her annual report on
the Senior Center.
County Manager Kev
in Howard gave project
completion dates for the
Chowan Senior Center
(February), D.F. Walker
(mid winter) and Dillard’s
Millpond — still working
with federal authorities.
In other news, Commis
sioner Patti Kersey spoke
about a Capital Improve-
See TAX, 2A
Festival
poised to
harvest
fun times
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staffwriter
The celebration of
Chowan County’s 350th
anniversary is providing
an opportunity for a rare
series of events being
called “From Pirates to
Peanuts” that will take
place this Saturday, Oct.6
to complement the annual
Peanut Festival.
These events are
planned from 10 am. until
6 p.m. and a highlight will
be the popular Peanut
Festival Parade through
downtown Edenton that
starts at 11 am. Follow
ing the parade, those who
come to the historic 1767
Chowan County Court
house Green will have the
chance to watch as reen
actors and Native Ameri
can tribes offer demon
strations and interpret
history at this free public
gathering.
Natalie. Harrison, pro
gram coordinator for the
Historic Edenton State
Historic Sites, is among
those working to orga
nize and present these ac
tivities. She said she was
enthusiastic and looking
forward to Saturday and
seeing the work of many
hands come alive.
“This is truly a group ef
fort,” she said.
From 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. Eastern North Caro
lina Native American
Tribes — the Chowa-
noke, Roanoke, Hatteras,
Tuscarora and Meherrin
— will take part in activi
ties designed to demon
strate their tribal history
and culture.
“The Chowanoke will
drum, sing and dance,”
See FESTIVAL, 3A
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