I J ■ Bpr _ ° K1 ? s Jk i ‘WKBm -'SBr*-~* - ■ -■p-.i'.- r : ■ ■»— . *-jB ' M(??9Fv^■fe'-.iT^B B . y > — '**!' > ''V'?v^ ,4,, '^ , 'A^ l "'*'P» ,^^ ,> ' , *-'"-C^r-^^vl|r !^ - ' JH w/^ttKrjv, - - * ~-~^a|^' r ~ •'—- , . I m - ' •*- Hi j Candidate In Chowan— R. Frank Everett of Robersonville, Republican candidate for U. S. Congress, last week paid his first official visit to Chowan County. He is shown at left with Col. H. E. Bass, coun ty GOP chairman and Everett’s local manager. He poses at right with three young ladies who went with him on his rounds. They are, left to right, Debbie Deßlois and Cindy and Joan Ricks. Everett says he has ’•P ♦*»» First District. 4 - Single Copy 10 Cents i/p /it Smoke —Fire broke out about noon Sunday at the old Edenton Peanut Company on East Church Street and firemen used their skill to contain the fire to one warehouse building. Chief Luther C. Parks walks up the railroad track back of the warehouse in the picture at left after get ting a good look at the situation. Melvin Lane, with hose, and David Parks pour water on the metal structure. When a pumper operator switched hydrants, young Parks stands and calls for more wa ter, as shown above. Warehouse Destroyed By Fire Sunday Fire of undetermined origin destroyed an empty warehouse of an old peanut firm on East Church Street at noon Sunday but skilled firemen managed to save surrounding buildings. Fire Chief Luther C. Parks said the old Edenton Peanut Company property, now owned by W. D. Holmes Estate, was valued at $25,000. The metal structure had wood framing. Firemen fought the blaze in near 100-degree temperature, with one volunteer being overcome by heat and several others becoming nearly ill as they performed their duties. Bill Stall ings was treated at Chowan Hospital and released after becom ing sick at the scene. The destroyed building is surrounded by three other ware houses, two of which were in use. One was filled with peanuts which were not damaged. Chief Parks said one side of the building was falling in Board Fights To Keep Chowan Jail Chowan County commissioners are I keeping alive hopes of maintaining their own jail. At the same time the regional jail as a solution to their plight comes nearer into focus. The mail arrived last week as expect ed. The message from Clifton M. Craig, commissioner, State Department of So cial Services, was also as expected: He demanded “positive steps” in the “very near future” toward “providing an ac ceptable facility for the confinement of Chowan -County prisoners” or he will order the jail closed. Chairman J. Clarence Leary appoint ed Commissioner N. J. George chairman of a committee to further discuss “basic deficiencies” of the jail with state of ficials. C. M. Evans and C. A. Phillips Intruder Sought A second incident of a Negro man entering the bedroom of a white woman in the dead of night has been reported to Edenton police. Chief J. D. Parrish said the latest case was reported at 2:10 A. M., Thurs day. Mrs. Myrtle Boyce Enfield, 203 East Church Street, reported she was sleeping with her eight-year-old son when she awoke to find a Negro man in her bedroom. Mrs. Enfield said she screamed and the subject fled out a window. Chief Parrish said she gave a similar description to that given last week by another woman who was assaulted by a burglar. “The movements of the sub ject are such in each case that I believe it to be the same person,” the chief said. Two State Bureau of Investigation agents are assisting local police in at tempts to solve the two crimes. Also, police records show a complaint from 101 East Gale Street where a wo man reported seeing a prowler. She said a Negro was peeping in the window late at night. jSSj Hl v * are serving with George. Phillips said the letter from Craig did not touch on the point he considers most overbearing—continuous supervis ion. “Even with a new jail he would have the problem of 24-hour supervision for male and female prisoners,” he not ed. He said he felt the General Assem bly would be sympathetic but it does not convene until next year. George stated: “I don’t think we need a better jail. If they want a better jail let them build one.” Later he said: “These folks are right on our backs with that blueprint from Raleigh ... if they weren’t building the regional jail in Eliz abeth City we could still do business with them.” Chairman Leary said local officials are going to have to pay a lot of atten tion to Craig’s letter. Phillips pointed out that the present financial structure of the county could not support a new jail, catered meals and constant supervision. “We just can’t afford it,” he said. George added that the county should try to correct deficiencies. “We need to comply and keep what we have.” Craig’s letter stated, in part: “In my opinion, the present structure cannot be brought to an acceptable standard with out major renovation and possible addi tion which could only be done at a great expense to the county. “As I stated during our meeting (July 27) there are three alternate approaches to the solution of your problem. First, Continued on Pggt 4 Political Switch Called Unnecessary A former “concerned” Democrat from Martin County is tying his hopes for election to the U. S. Congress on the very people he abandoned two years ago. R. Frank Everett of Robersonville is quick to point out that Democrats don’t have to switch to the Republican Party ;«. . •■ . .. "jwki- -r ” ~ '*** < T ■ when fire trucks arrived after responding to a call at 12:05 P. M. Firemen, unable to save the structure, concentrated on the surrounding buildings. “The men did a terrific job,” Chief Parks said. “Although this is vacation time all volunteers responded to the call except three.” Firemen spread 2,450 feet of hose to combat the fire. With all three units of the local department on the scene, Center Hill-Crossroads sent a truck to stand-by at the head quarters. At 12:50 P. M., a call was answered to the mobile home of Arthur Chappell on Jackson Street. Curtains had caught fire but Chappell had put out the blaze with a home extinguisher before firemen arrived. Scores of people returning home from church went to the scene but Chief Parks said spectators were cooperative and helpful. to vote for him in November. There fore, he will not conduct an Operation Switch-Over as he did in 1968. On his first official visit to Edenton to confer with campaign workers, the GOP candidate who opposes Rep. Wal ter B. Jones for the First District seat, announced that Merrill Evans, Jr., a Democrat and local attorney, has been appointed to handle title search and oth er legal matters for Farmers Home Ad ministration for Chowan and Gates coun ties. Everett said he had worked with Col. H. E. Bass, county GOP chairman and his local campaign manager, to get the appointment. He said loans had piled up over the past months because of the lack of services of an attorney to do the work. In a brief interview, the candidate made it clear he is not asking citizens to change their party affiliation to vote for him. “I will depend on concerned Democrats of both j-aces and I will be successful,” he said. He said many Democrats are concern ed about the complete take-over of the recent state convention by representa tives of the national party. “When I switched I made a statement that it was important to stay away from the national party but that it was in control in North Carolina,” he said. “The recent take over bears this out.” ' nued on Pa?e 4 I I * Frank Habit Habit Gets Post Frank Habit of Edenton and J. Fred Riley of Elizabeth City have been desig nated chairmen of major committees of Albmarle District, Boy Scouts of Ameri ca, it was announced today by Dewey W. Wells, district chairman. Habit will head the Finance Commit tee and Riley will serve as chairman of the Organizataion and Extension Com mittee. The Albemarle District embraces all Continued on Page 4