Historic Edenton Opening
Set: Escrow Fund Doubtful
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Chowan County commissioners Mon
day voted to contribute $5,000 to His
toric Edenton, Inc., while a board of
education request to start a SIOO,OOO
escrow fund for a school administrative
building was coolly received.
The Historic Edenton, Inc., request
had been tabled at the April meeting
for further study. Commissioner J.
Clafence Leary spoke at length in favor
of • participating in efforts to increase
tourism here.
Chairman W. E. Bond told Supt.
Bill Britt the request to put $25,000 in
escrow for the next four years was too
much. “We are in no posititon to handle
such a request.” the chairman said. He
pointed out it would require an addi
tional tax levy of nearly 12 cents per
SIOO valuation.
Commissioner Leary, in speaking on
the Historic Edenton request, praised the
work of the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce has done in interesting industry
in Edenton and Chowan County. He
said this has resulted in increased valu
ation which has kept the tax rate stable.
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COOKING FOR BENEFIT—Mr*. George
HobnM, left, and Mr*. Ernest Kehayee are
shown preparing food for the benefit Food
Fair to be held at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church from 10 A. M. to Z P. M. Friday.
Funds realised from the Food Fair will go
to aaatet Missionary Tommy Kehayee and
his seork in XhAa.
Athletic Trophies
Given Students
Beth Moore, Billy Perry, Quinton
Goodwin, Ronnie Harrell and Billy Wal
lace won Varsity Club trophies Monday
night for their outstanding contribution
to athletics at John A. Holmes High
School.
They were voted the Most Valuable
players in girls’ basketball, baseball,
boys’ basketball, golf and football, re
spectively. The track trophy was not
presented due to the season not being
ended. The Edenton Aces won the 2-A
Albemarle Conference crown in three of
the sports—football, golf and track.
Perry also won the trophy given by
the coaches for being the most improved
football player.
Trophies and certificates to all parti
cipants in major and minor sports at the
school were given by Coaches Marion
Kirby, David Bumgarner, Tom Bass and
Caroline Pond.
Bob Lord, new grid coach at Guil
ford College, gave an inspirational ad
dress about being an offensive success
with an unbalanced mind. He recounted
the tradition in this area and said tradi
tion and athletics go hand-in-hand.
He praised the dedication of people
who coach and participate as well as
supporters of the athletics program. He
went on to mention that everything obut
us is negative in our time. “ The foun
dation of our homes is a little bit weak
and the young people are trying to run
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Results Os Primary Election Official
Two incumbent county commissioners
were defeated Saturday and Chairman
W. E-. Bond ran third in the three town-
the Democratic Primary Elec
tion |bat saw a record 2,578 votes cast,
lit?, final returns released by Mrs.
Official Return» on Page 1-C
Mrs. S. Hoskins, chairman, board of
elections, David T. Bateman led the
ticket for commissioner with 1,184 votes
in his successful bid to unseat C. J.
HoUowetl. Hollowell received 1,085
votes. -
C. A. Phillips was second on the tk
ket with 1,178 votes as he defeated in
cumbent Dallas L. Jethro and Cabell
Pruden. Jethro polled 751 votes and
Mrs; Pruden received 368.
Bateman and Phillips were elected for
“I think it is a good program," 1 g
said of plans to attract more tourist g
“It is something that we should give ~
lot of thought.” Later he said he thougl d
the county should be obligated to sue
a program’and that everyone would t |
glad the county has had a part in it. =
“There is no other town in Easter a
North Carolina with the possibilities of
Edenton,” he said.
Commissioner Dallas Jethro said the
biggest majority of the people he had
talked to were not in favor of the county
participating in the program. “The peo
ple out in the county don’t understand
it,” he added.
When the vote was taken Leary and
Commissioner C. J. Hollowell voted in
favor of participation while Jethro voted
against. Commissioner C. M. Evans did
not vote. Later Jethro made a motion
to make the vote unanimous and Evans
provided the second.
Participation by the county, along
with the Town of Edenton, assures open
ing of the Visitors’ Center-Museum on
June 9 and the beginning of guided
» THE CHOWAN HERALD -
Volume XXXV—No. 19. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, May 9, 1968.
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Path Os Reason
Lt. Gov. Bob Scott will carry the
Democratic banner in the November
general election against GOP Rep. Jim
Gardner.
This was assured at mid-morning Wed
nesday with second runner Mel Brough
ton declining to call for a second primary
with Scott. Broughton has shown good
judgment in his decision and is to be
commended for it.
The decision did not come easy for
the Raleigh attorney. There was press
ure from all sides for him to make a
second stab. History was in his favor,
too. The second man in a run-off for
governor has ended up victorious every
time in modern North Carolina political
history.
Also, there are those in the Democratic
Party who would just as soon, or maybe,
see the first Republican in the Blount
Street mansion in 68 years than Bob
Scott.
Mel Broughton is obviously not this
type Democrat. As a past party chair
man he has talked party unity until he
was blue in the face.' Calling for a
second primary would have been con
trary to this.
Bob Scott is a good nominee and will
be elected governor. Broughton’s ac
tion has aided this. We number among
those who find reassurance of his loyalty
and ability to make the right decision
regardless of the odds.
The fall won’t be nearly as interesting
now. However, Bob Scott and the
Democratic Party are both stronger be
cause Mel Broughton followed the path
of reason.
Problems, Problems, Problems
Several years ago we worked for a
relative who accused us of always do
ing things the wrong way first. While
he didn’t express it in those terms, it
was what he meant.
We didn’t take him too seriously and
have really enjoyed an existence of be
ing “Wrong Way Bud”. Now we are
beginning to agree with that guy who
never made a mistake.
A couple weeks ago we got fed up
with the mother of our five children
harping about getting some sand to re-
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four years and Chairman Bond was re
elected for two years. Bond received
1,169 votes to 1,115 for C. Z. Shackel
ford, running for his first political posi
tion.
Incumbents J. Clarence Leary and C.
M. Evans have two more years to serve
on their present terms.
Another close race developed for the
coroner’s position. Coroner Marvin S.
Barham received 1,191 votes to 1,119
ballots polled by H. B. Williford, Jr.
Rep. W. T. Culpepper, Jr., of Eliza
beth City carried Chowan County over
C. D. Ferrell, Sr., 1,688 to 449.
Chowan County followed 89 other
counties in North Carolina in putting Lt.
Gov. Bob Scott in top* spot in his bid
for the governor’s nomination. Scott
T Durs.
X Chairman Bond said it has been esti
mated that it would cost $2,100 or
2,200 to renovate the third floor of the
junty office building for the school
o iperintendent’s offices. He said work
§ ould begin about June 1.
I S 3 Aid to the Blind and Estimated Pub
lic Assistance Budgets were approved
and sent to Raleigh.
The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center
in Elizabeth City, now getting 5 per
cent of Chowan’s ABC revenue, has sub
mitted a budget requesting nearly $lO,-
000 more from the participating coun
ties. Chairman Bond said he doesn’t see
how Chowan could contribute more to
this center.
A request by Dr. David Wright that
he receive S6O per delivery for care of
medically indigent patients was approv
ed. These people will be certified by
the welfare department and the fee will
be paid from SIO,OOO given annually
to Chowan Hospital for care of welfare
patients.
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BAD BOYS TO ILLICIT INDUSTRY—A Yeopim Township industry was cooking with
gas earlier this week until the three men shown here paid them a visit. Shown with
distillery euipment are, left to right. Deputy Sheriff Troy Toppin, ABC Officer Ellis
Paul and Deputy Sheriff Glenn Perry. This is one of two outfits destroyed by offic
ers in the past week.
Chowan Liquor Industry Dealt Blow
Sheriff Earl Goodwin has reported
that members of his department, working
with state ABC and federal ATU offi
cers. destroyed two illicit liquor distill
ies in four days.
At 3:30 P. M., Thursday, officers
raided an outfit that was in operation
in the Holly Grove section of Fourth
Township. Arrested at the site were
Old Bed Needed
The James Iredell Association furnish
ings committee is making a special ap
peal for an antique bed to be used in
the Iredell House.
Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., committee chair
man, explained that the association
would appreciate any furnishings dating
prior to 1825, but is hopeful some one
may have stored a bed, too large to be
used in a modern home, and woulu be
willing to give or loan it.
The Iredell House will open wiin oth
er buildings in June as part of Historic
Edenton, Inc.
Extensive restoration has continued at
the house during the past year with heat
ing and new wiring being installed. The
house interior and exterior will be paint
ed prior to the opening.
David T. Bateman
NEW SERVICE AT AIRPORT—One of the new services now being offered at Eden
ton Municipal Airport is the availability of gasoline. Hunter Morris, airport employee,
is shown filling up the plane of James W. Gardner, owner of Seabrook Blanchng Corpora
tion here and a member of Edenton-Chowan Airport Commission. In the right back
ground is Tom Soga of Philadelphia. Pa. Grand opening of the airport facilities is
scheduled to begin with a free air show Sunday, May 19, at 2 P. M.
Eddie Lee Lawson, 27, and John R.
Lawson, 23, both of Route 2, Edenton.
The defendants were given a hearing
in Elizabeth City and await trial in
U. S. District Court.
The outfit consisted of two 55-gallon
stills; a 55-gallon boiler, a 55-gallon
doubler; 66 55-gallon mash barrels;
3,630 gallons of fermenting mash and
39 gallons of liquor.
Monday afternoon officers again put
a manufacturing firm out of business.
They located a 50 gallon copper still
with a 15-gallon doubler. There was a
55-gallon cooling barrel and coil and six
fermenting mash boxes. The unit was
fired with bottled gas and 11 tanks were
at the site. Five gallons of liquor were
destroyed.
Deputy Troy Toppin. Deputy Glenn
Perry and ABC Officer Ellis Paul par
ticipated in the raids.
Holiday Friday
Confederate Memorial Day will be
observed here Friday as a legal holi
day for county and municipal employees.
Chowan County Court House and Ed
enton Municipal Building will be closed
for the day.
W. E. Bond
Single Copy 10 Cents
Big Opening
For Airport
Set May 19
The grand opening of Edenton Munici
pal Airport will be Sunday, May 19, and
will feature a free air show that is ex
pected to bring several thousand people
to the area.
Jack Douglas, president of Edenton
Aviation, Inc., said Edenton Jaycees are
sponsoring the air show which begins at
2 P. M.
Also, visitors to the airport will be
able to tour the tower building which
has been renovated. Added facilities and
equipment include unicorn radio contact
with planes and weather instruments to
aid pilots.
The opening will feature remarks from
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., Chairman
W. E. Bond of Chowan County commis
sioners and Robert Moore, executive
vice president, Edenton Chamber of
Commerce.
There will be a fly-over by three
Coast Guard planes, including a heli
copter and U. S. Navy planes.
Marvin Shaw, an officer of the firm
operating the airport and Jaycee coordi
nator for the show, said other events
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Perjury Alleged
Three young Edenton men may be
charged with perjury as a result of tes
timony in a speeding case heard Tues
day in Chowan County District Court.
Judge W. S. Privott convicted Ed
ward Dalmond Byrum, 19, of speeding
in excess of 100 miles per hour Sunday
night.
Byrum, Terry Jones and Harry Bu
sick had testified they were in Nor
folk, Va., at the time officers said they
saw them in Edenton. Shortly before
noon, police produced two young women
who testified they saw the trio in the
Jones car on the A&P parking lot be
tween 9 P. M. and 11 P. M.
Judge Privott had instructed the de
fense witnesses of the seriousness of per
jury as they testified earlier in the trial.
Obviously deeply upset over events in
the trial, Judge Privott sentenced Byrum,
now in the U. S. Air Force, to 18
months, suspended upon payment of
$250 fine and costs. He was placed on
probation for two years. Notice of ap-
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