The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1962-05-04

ssl incorporation still serving as di-
81 rector. He has seen great chang
est es take place since Woodstock
as d was organized.
adi tnsTodayo electric service is taken
'scp for granted, but less than TWEEN
s5Iaiify years ago it was one of the
is9 sshAost desired items in this area.
soa sIt'&as such a desired commodity
that rural people who lacked it
5rIatbaHdesll together to obtain this
Isl service.
soi1p On November 5, 1911 char
-sfsi ter was granted BY the S ate Of
-sSG North Carolina to Woodstock
Electric Membership Corpora
saoastionrIn addition to Mr.. Paul, the
sS1 Originate signers of the charter
-sEnawerea ID 10. Wharton, William
tsri1 w. Bdlluehs A. E. Midgette, Mrs.
80 E. JsiClaSton, Mrs. j. H. Res
pess, John H. Allen, Harry
Adams, and Frank Fortescue.
These people became the first
2lAbty4Ns. Of the cooperative.
As you all know, America
Ia r1entered the war in 1941 also. Be
cause bof the restrictions and
al, shortages Of material caused by
the war, Woodstock was forced
to wait until December Is, 1914
to actually begin operating. This
beginning was not with new
fines, however. In the fall of
1914 Woodstock ENC. pur-
chased the electric system of the
!, town Of Pantego and 3.S miles
n & of, rural lines from the town of
Belhaven. At the stroke of mid
night on December IA, 1914, the
On switch was cut off for one
-'s minute and when it was flipped
on again it was new day and
woodstock ENC. VS. an operat-.
ing organization serving its
3 first 1873 members with elcctri-
T. city.
AS the war neared a close,
= plans were made to begin cons
truction on lines to serve the
( many rural people who had wait
: ed so long for electric service.
Work proceeded rapidly and by
May 1947 there were over 100
miles of line and by September
3 1949 there were over 300 miles
of line.
Soon after the cooperative ac-
tualIy began operations, VIM. W..
- Bullock, the first president, re
\ signed to become manager, a
position he still holds. D. r.
\ Paul was then elected president
to succeed Mr.. Bullock. Many
other people have served as di-
rectors since Woodstock was in
\ corporated and many more play
ed an active paat-in the forma-
ton and growth os the organi-
cation.
n In addition to the President,
D. R. Paul, the present directors
are: Warren Harris, Vice pres;-
y dent; Alton Selby, Secretary
Treasurer; Harold M. Bowen;
Dallas Paul; Ned Warren; W..
\ Cleve Cox; Eugene Creole; and
Il Julian w. Allen, Jr. Others who
have served as directors are:
Mrs. Lucy w. Smith, D. Carl
WindIey, r. A. Brady, ST.. All,
len D. Swindsll, billiard Wool
ard. Elmer H. Boyd, David c..
Ee& prgsSnd Earl Il. Topping.
Il The name for the cooperative
Vas takeH from The old colonial
town Of Woodstock which burn
81 about 1890 New life was
gierHto a name that was gradu
sAys sassiAg in,o obscurity. Co
\ lonial Woodstock, which was
Heaar the present community of
Wipsteadyille, served as the
county seat Of Hyde County be-
N fore the area became a part Of
4 Beaufort County.
WITH electricity new life was
also given the rural areas. Elec-
tffefty ;aiong with paved roads,
2 hayes brought all the advantages
Of city life to the farm without
Observation-Disclosures. Not only has
\ e4eQtcity smade farming more
profitable and living easier-it
has provided more time for COM
munity clubs and projects which
y make a better community in
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