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Lets See Now!
We do not intend to get into the hassle
that has developed over the question of
selling beer in rural Chowan County on
Sunday. However, the comment of one
county commissioner raised a question.
“I have a responsibility to vote against
anything concerning alcoholic beverages,”
he stated at the meeting.
This is sort of an unusual “responsi
bility” for someone we consider very
much in the liquor business. Pas the
commissioner fotgotten that last year the
county used $45,000 in profits from the
ABC store to maintain a reasonable tax
rate?
Polls and Polls
A statewide poll just completed shows
Mel Broughton and Bob Scott “virtually
neck and neck” in 78 of the state’s 100
counties in their race for the governor
ship.
The results of this poll were distribut
ed by the Broughton camp who must
have been elated over the outcome —for
whatever it is worth.
-If Broughton has come from nothing
to a “neck and neck” position in the past
few weeks, a little more mud slinging
will certainly put him in the mansion on
Blount Street.
Although we class pools in the category
with petitions as far as true feels of our
citizens are concerned, we must remind
you that all the polls showed President
Johnson getting the Democratic nomina
tion and going on to win another term in
the White House. Nevertheless, he
wasn’t convinced by such and chose the
course of least resistance.
No one in Chowan has admitted par
ticipating in the Broughton poll. The
real polls open at 6:30 A. M., on May
4. Then the true feelings will be known.
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John H. Thomas
Thomas Named
To ESC Position
John H. Thomas of Wilmington this
week assumed his duties as office mana
ger of the Employment Security Com
mission of North Carolina office in
Edenton.
Thomas succeeds R. E. Cheek who has
been transferred to Washington as of
fice manager. Cheek had headed the
Edenton office for the past two years.
The Edenton ESC office serves Cho
wan, Perquimans, Gates and Tyrrell
counties in Northeastern North Carolina.
Thomas was an interviewer and head
of the youth service unit of the Wilming
ton office. He has been with ESC for
the past four years.
The new office manager is a gradu
ate of Richmond Professional Institute
and was editor of a weekly newspaper
in Crew, Va., prior to going with ESC
in Virginia as a public relations expert.
He later transferred to Wilmiogton.
Thomas, an Episcopalian, is single. He
resides on North Granville Street.
Area Meeting Set
Sam Buchanan, Extension Animal Hus
bandry Specialist, will be guest speaker
at the quarterly meeting of the 10-Coun
ty Albemarle Area Beef Cattleman Asso-
C ‘t!£'meeting will be held at Hertford
Grammar School April 9. It will start
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All members of the Associatton and
a. _ nitwinpn in tka QMS
an* invited to attend.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Koscot is a new idea on the horizon
of American business. The rapid growth
of this firm challenges the imagination.
Why? Many believe it is because one
man has lit the fuse connecting a grow
ing chain of people who have become
positive thinkers.
Glenn W. Turner, Koscot s intergetic
founder and board chairman, talks frank
ly and freely about his cosmetic firm that
began in a one-room office in Orlando.
Fla., seven months ago. He claims op
erations in 25 states now with March re
tail sales exceeding $500,000.
Turner’s critics charge it is impossible
to experience such phenomenal growth.
“The thing about doing the impossible is
that we don’t have competition,” he
quips.
He says there is -nothing unusual about
the growth of his firm—of which he holds
98 per cent of the stock—except the at
titude of the people who are joining him.
He compares his corporate structure with
many of the nation’s biggest industries,
adding: “But we have enthusiasm most
businesses don’t have.” “It is our atti
tude that makes the difference,” he
745 Registered
In Six Precincts
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Chowan County now has 745 voters
eligible to cast ballots in the May 4 pri
mary election, according to Mrs. George
S. Hoskins, chairman, county board of
elections. Only those who register be
tween now and April 20 can vote in the
forthcoming primary.
Mrs. Hoskins said the first day of
new registration Saturday and those who
registered Monday in East and West
Edenton precincts saw 745 names put on
the voter books.
Registrars were at the polling places
in the Edenton precincts again Wednes
day and will hold Monday and Wednes
day hours again next week in addition
to the Saturday registrations.
Mrs. Hoskins said several people have
been inconvenienced thus far because
they appeared to register without any
form of identification. She said a per
son cannot be registered, regardless of his
age, unless some type of identification
is produced.
The chairman said the identification
can consist of a driver’s license, social
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Summer Program
The Neighborhood Youth Corps will
have 360 high school students working in
the 10-county. Albemarle Area this sum
mer, according to John T. Biggers, di
. rector.
Biggers said potential enrollees are
presently completing applications at lo
cal high schools.
They begin work June 3 and will con
tinue for 10 weeks.
This is me of the programs funded
by the Department of Labor and spon
sored by Economic Improvement Coun
cil. NYC is charged with developing
and operating a work training program
to offer income and job experience to
high school students between the
Enrollees are placed with non-profit
organizations and public agencies and
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TWENTY YEARS APART—Edsoton Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday night
ctltbrtltd 20 ytan of service to this community wtih a joint meeting of club members
f«ii those who have aged out. President Frank Habit, right, and Charter President
Frank Holmes look at the club* charter, dated March 19, 1948. There were 40 charter
members of the organisation. The meeting was held at the Jaycee Community Center
on Base Road.
Koscot Plan Booming In 25 States
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, April 4, 1968
boasts.
Then what is Turner’s secret that has
caused so much attention to be focused
on him and his Koscot? “I am concern
ed with people and what other people
think of them,” he states.
The success of Turner and his associ
ates throughout the states have brought
on many investigations by various agen
cies. He welcomes the inquiries which
he claims resulted from pre-judging of
Koscot before they obtained all the facts.
“We don’t make a lot of claims about
our product or our organization,” Turner
relates. “We just invite people to come
and see for themselves. And we know
that everyone who comes in is not going
to make it.”
Turner continues: “Some guy who
means well will tell him he can’t do it
and he will believe it.” That is the type
negative attitude Turner is attempting
to rid tbe country of.
Koscot’s products feature mink oil.
Turner calls it the most fantastic prod
uct in the industry. Because of research
and development by Koscot, the products
are being registered in 11 foreign coun
tries.
“Other cosmetics are almost as good
as ours,” he states with a smile. He
claims with an organization of positive
thinkers and a product like his Koscot
the company will make him a billionaire.
“And I’ll make at least 30 people a
million each along the way,” he adds.
“I’ve been clearing the read to suc
cess for hundreds and even thousands of
people,” he says. “It is a beautiful
world, yet the people in it are bored to
death.”
“Product is secondary to attitude,” he
says.
Turner calls his associates independent
businessmen who are taking advantage of
his knowledge and success. Three of
them are in Edenton. Jim Woodle, Rhea
Adams, and Henry Quinn formed WAQ
Enterprises, Inc., as distributors for Kos
cot. Turner says they are the three most
powerful men in the company. “They
are totally dedicated,” he adds.
“If most people spent their time figur
ing out how to get an honest dollar rather
than trying to get something for nothing
this world would be better,” he said.
He then excused himself. He had to
be moving on. After all, he is “a share
cropper on his way to harvest the world ”
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MEW BUannEM EXPAJTDDTa —The Om officers of WAQ Enterprises, he, one of
Chowan County's news! hmtmiim are pictured here with Glenn W. Turner, left, chair
mu of the hoard of Koscot Interplanetary, the cosmetic firm they represent. Turner is
greeted hy. from loft. H. G. Quinn, Rhea Adams end Jim Woodle. Koscot. formed b*
Tenor fat OnandoTrla., In August. IM7, now operates In tS states.
Schools Hold Line
In Budget Request
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education
will not ask county commissioners to in
crease the tax levy for schools next year.
This was evident Monday night when the
board adopted a record budget for fiscal
1968-69 but one that is within the cur
rent 8 7-cent levy.
The budget shows a 9 per cent increase
over the existing one although it includes
the 10 per cent increase for teachers
paid from county funds.
The current expense total is $404,-
361.46. The capital outlay budget is
$26,600 and the debt service budget is
$6,099.43. However, $131,634.81 is to
be derived from sources other than taxes,
leaving a local budget of $305,426.03.
Supt. F. L. Britt explained that an ad
ditional $38,500 is expected from poll
tax, fines and forfeitures, dog tax and
intangible tax. Other anticipated funds
would allow the board to operate on the
$252,300 which would be realized from
an 87-cent levy, based on a valuation of
$29-million.
Therefore, it is anticipated that the
increased valuation will produce suffici
ent funds at the existing levy to allow
the schools to operate on the current fig
ures.
Board members spent considerable
time discussing various items in the budg
et but no changes were made from the
proposal sent to the board by the budget
FESTIVAL ATTENDANT Miss JUI
Crandall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
B. Crandall of Edenton, is one of three
North Carolinians chosen to seree as an
attendant to Axalea Festival princesses at
Norfolk's International Azalea Festival.
April 25-28. Miss Crandall will attend the
Luxenbourg princess. All princesses are
natives of the 15 NATO countries. She is
t senior at John A. Holmes High School.
Board Delays On Request For Funds
Chowan County commissioners Mon
day tabled a request from Historic
Edenton, Inc., for $5,000 in operating
funds for fiscal 1968-69. The action
came after two commissioners said they
would like to give the request more
thought.
Historic Edenton, Inc., was formed to
coordinate tourist activities among three
associations Barker House, Cupola
House and Iredell House and estab
lish a visitor center-museum. The group
plans conducted tours of the three houses
committee.
Among the items freely discussed was
special supplements paid staff members
at John A. Holmes High School, D. F.
Walker High School, and Chowan High
School. These supplements total $lO,-
488.75. Six faculty members at Holmes
High receive a total of $6,208.75 of the
total while four at Chowan High share
in $2,390 and two at Walker High get a
total of $1,890.
Board Member N. J. George ques
tioned the fairness of the way special
supplements are being paid. He suggest
ed to Supt. Bill Britt that job descrip
tions be written for each of the people
and that people doing similar jobs be
paid the same, regardless of where they
are employed.
“We have got to have some manner of
justifying these supplements,” George
said.
Dr. Edward G. Bond, chairman, read
a report from the Department of School
Planning on the county office building
where commissioners plan to provide
space for the superintendent’s office.
The building was found to be in “gen
erally poor” condition and the inspectors
said they did not consider it practical to
renovate the third floor to make an ac
ceptable environment for use by the
board.
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Special Services
The traditional Three Hours’ Devotion
on Good Friday will carry tones of unity
and ecumenical relations this year for
Edenton and surrounding areas.
Rev. E. C. Shoaf, Methodist, will use
as the title of his address, “Christ and
Conflict”.
Rev. Hubert A. Morris, Assembly of
God, will speak on “Christ ,'d Mar’:'
Fears.”
Rev. Douglas Walton, Baptist, will
use as his subject, “Apathy and the
Cross.”
Rev. Warren G. Nance, Presbyterian,
considers “Christ and the Isolated Man.”
Rev. George B .'Holmes, Episcopalian,
will conclude with “Christ and a Secular
World”. Another clergyman’s participa
tion is pending.
Services will continue from noon,
April 12 through 3 o’clock, the hours
of darkness upon the Cross.
The place is St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church in the heart of Edenton. Ser
vices, as usual, are open to everyone and
it is possible to stay the entire time or
come for half-hour periods. Further de
tails will be announced.
as well as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
and Chowan County Court House.
The group has already received $4,500
from Edenton Woman’s Club and $5,000
from the Town of Edenton to operate
with next year. It has been estimated
that it will require $15,000.
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., pinch hitting
for President W. B. Gardner, said the
state has invested more than SIOO,OOO
in the three historic homes here. The
state, however, doesn’t provide funds for
operation of a center.
“We are recognized as having one of
the most precious historic heritages in
the state,” Earnhardt said. Later he
added that the state has a tremendous
investment in the area and he feels it is
time for community support.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vann Moore said the
visitor center alone would provide for
the area “a history book in three di
mensions”.
Others on the Historic Edenton board
spoke in favor of the request.
While Chairman W. E. Bond, J. Clar
ence Leary and C. J. Hollowell express
ed a desire to participate in the proposed
program, C. M. Evans and Dallas Jethro.
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Town Gets Grant
Gov. Dan Moore announced today
that financial assistance grant of $5,994
from federal funds has been made to the
Town of Edenton which was declared a
disaster area due to damage to public
property sustained during the ice storm
of January 10-13.
The money is part of the $400,000
federal grant authorized to the governor
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