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“By Buff”
Bill Harris turns up at just about
every Red Men meeting, bat he
missed two successive Monday
night meetings. As an excuse for
not being present at these two
meetings, Bill said he and the
Missus had spent about two weeks
visiting relatives and friends in
Florida. And to prove his point he
brought me a bag full of oranges
and grapefruit. And because this
fruit cost me nothing, it seems to
taste a lot better than that which I
must pay for. Then, too, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Jackson also just
returned from a visit in Florida.
Friend Tom didn’t bring back
many oranges, but he did bring
back a nice Florida sun tan.
A fellow just cannot believe all
that he hears. For instance, I was
told that Jake Hobowsky had gone
out of the shoe repair business.
And it turns out that he is not. In
fact Jake is moving his shoe repair
equipment out to the former Quinn
Trailer Park, on Highway 17,
about two miles north of Edenton.
So he’ll soon be back in business in
the building Henry Quinn used as
an antique shop. So you cannot
believe all that you hear—nor all
what you read.
Tonight (Thursday) local
Masons will observe past master’s
night. Usually at this meeting all
of the has-beens occupy the
various stations and places in the
lodge and it is then that it is
discovered how easy it is to forget
a lot of what all of ’em memorized
in years gone by. Yours truly
happens to be the oldest living past
master of Unanimity Lodge, so
that as presiding officer, there’s
no telling how and when the
meeting will come to an end.
Anyway, Jimmy Yates, master of
the lodge, is hoping a large
attendance will be on hand to
watch and hear the old-timers
perform. Q
Saturday, March 6, is the first
Saturday in the month, which
means that the Methodist glen’s
Club will serve another pickled
herring breakfast. The meal will
be served from 7 to 9 o’clock, and
the “boys” hope that a large
crowd will turn out to partake of
their cooking.
And with the Methodist Church
in mind, the Peace College Choir
will present a concert in the
church tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock. The choir is on a tour and
Edenton is the first stop. And from
advance reports a treat is in store
for all music lovers who attend.
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Who in the dickens can complain
about the wonderful weather
we’ve been having lately? Well,
nobody unless it might be the folks
who sell oil for heating, for the
thermostat surely can be turned
way down or off altogether. And
with this pleasant weather flowers
are turning up on every hand. And
in the Cupola House garden quite a
few flowers are peeping out, so
that this garden is becoming more
beautiful and attractive with each
passing day. So with the flowers
and trees coming alive again, with
beauty all around us and the sweet
early morning singing of the birds,
every bloomin’ one of us should be
glad and thankful that we are still
alive to enjoy it all.
Well, the Lenten season is here
and no doubt quite a few people
will give up this or that for the
sake of self denial in order to test
their fortitude. But, like New
Year’s resolutions, there’s a
probability that some of the
intentions will go by the board.
Anyway, if Ernest Kehayes would
Thursday, March 4, 1976
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positions ha* taken care of the
‘Otter,
John F. White of Edenton, a
senior member of the First
District Haf* tod Walter Coboon <rf
Elizabeth City are the characters
in tMs bit. Mr. White and the
gentleman {Torn the Isle of the
Pasquotank sparred regularly for
years', the first as a defense
attorney, the latter as prosecuting
attorney.
Mr. White is still defending
while Mr. Cohoon has moved from
prosecuting to judging, to
retirement, but still judging.
In court this week Mr. White
was defending a man charged with
third offense drunk driving. He
was like the lawyer who said he
never represented a guilty man,
but several juries disagreed with
him. When the jury, that had been
told this was actually the man’s
sixth offense for the same charge
with another pending in Hyde
County, returned the guilty
verdict, Mr. White rose to speak
on behalf of his client.
“He probably needs hanging,”
he told the judge. “If you decide to
hang him do it as easy as you
can.”
To those who have been
admirers of Judge Cohoon, in both
positions in the courtroom, it came
as somewhat of a surprise earlier,
in the week when he told a
defendant he was going to give
him a choice. Go to jail for an
additional 12 months or receive a
suspended sentence and pay the
court costs and fees of his court
appointed attorney. Apparently
the defendant decided that a year
of freedom was worth more than
S2OO as he chose the alternate to a
longer jail sentence.
And it was good to see Mrs. Lena
M. Leary, amiable court clerk,
back for a few hours Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mrs. Leary has had a
bout with a circulatory disorder
which kept her confined to Chowan
Hospital for a spell. In a letter
printed elsewhere in today’s paper
she expresses her thanks.
Back Bonds
Chowan County Board of
Commissioners and Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education have
adopted resolutions in support of
the $43.2-million statewide bond
issue referendum for higher
education capital improvements.
The referendum will be held
March 23, the same date as the
presidential primary.
In asking for endorsements
from the boards, L. F. Amburn,
Jr., co-chairman in Chowan
County for successful passage of
the bonds, pointed to a statement
by State Treasurer Edwin Gill
lending his support to the issue.
Gill says it is in keeping with a
“long tradition of conducting its
(the state’s) affairs in a prudent,
fiscally sound manner,” and the
state “can afford the bonds and
the university needs these
buildings.”
The bond referendum was
authorized by the 1975 General
Assembly. This came after the
General Assembly found it was
unable to provide direct
appropriations for capital
improvements for state-supported
institutions of higher education,
but recognized the need for
additional buildings. There was
but one “no” vote in both houses of
the assembly.
Amburn, who is assisted in the
promotion of the referendum by
Floyd Spellman, planning
director, Albemarle Regional
Planning & Development
Commission, said enrollment on
university campuses has
increased from 50,884 in 1964 to
104,786 in the fall of 1975 and the
facilities included in the bond
issue are needed to accommodate
students now on the campuses.
Funds are not being sought for
expansion, but to provide the
libraries, the classrooms, and
other facilities needed by young
men and women who already are
on the campuses.
pat pinochle on his self denial list,
maybe I’d save some time as well
as aggravation for beating me so
many times. But for me, as in
previous years, I’m not eating
chitterlings during Gent —ana not
even before and after Lent.
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abet in assault on the jailer.
Several other charges against
Armstead were dismissed.
At conclusion of court Tuesday
afternoon a jury was hearing the
case where Golden A. Frinks is
charged with drunk driving.
Earlier a jury convicted
Clarence A. Stallings of drunk
driving and he was sentenced to 16
months in prison.
In other cases heard during the
first two days of court this week,
the following action was taken:
Otis Randolph Chappell,
speeding, 30 days, suspended upon
payment of $25 fine and costs.
Shelton Gray Nixon, drunk
driving, second offense and
driving while his license were
revoked, six months. Work release
was recommended. In another
case where he was charged with
driving while his license were
revoked he was given 12 months,
suspended for five years upon
payment of costs.
Raleigh Percy Warren, reckless
driving and driving while his
license were revoked, six months*
suspended upon payment of SIOO
fine and costs. A resisting arrest
charge was dismissed.
Murray Goodwin, traffic
violation, $lO fine and costs.
Joseph Earl Rawles, forgery
and uttering, three to four years.
On a second count he was given 12
to 18 months, suspended upon
payment of costs and attorney
fees.
Mary Roughton Jones,
speeding, six months, suspended
upon payment of $75 fine and
costs.
David Walton, drunk driving,
second offense, six months,
suspended upon payment of $225
fine and costs.
Thomas Ray Slade, no
operator’s license, six months,
suspended upon payment of $25
fine and costs.
Rosa Marie Holley, aid and abet
in no operator’s license, six
months, suspended upon payment
of $25 fine and costs.
William Edward Skinner,
breaking and entering and
larceny, five to seven years.
Jennings Dozier Edge, improper
ijttssing, $25 fine and costs.
"William Carroll Harrell, hunting
violation, 30 days, suspended upon
payment of SSO fine and costs.
Frank Rawls Lassiter, hunting
violation, 30 days, suspended upon
payment of SSO fine and costs.
Jackie Lee Leary, speeding, 30
days, suspended upon payment of
$75 fine and costs.
Larry Lee Bond, speeding,
improper equipment and failure
to stop for red light, 30 days.
Willie Anthony, malicious
damage to personal property, 30
days.
Registered Voters
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Presidential Primary on March
23. Only 134 voters showed up
recently while the bodes were
open; 118 to register and 16 to
transfer to the correct precinct.
The books closed February 23
and those not transferring to the
precinct in which they now live
will not be able to vote in the
March 23 primary. If a voter has
moved to a new precinct since the
books closed he may vote in the old
precinct.
In the pripiary only Democrats
can vote for those running on the
Democratic ballot as goes for
Republicans. Those registered to
these parties along with others
may vote on the Constitutional
Amendments and the bond issue.
Absentee ballots are now
available for those expecting to be
out of the county during the entire
time the polls are open on election
day (6:30 A.M. until 7:30 P.M.). A
voter may apply for an absentee
ballot by going to the election
office on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday from 9 A.M. until 1 P.M.
All ballots must be returned by 6
P.M. on March 23.
The election board office, on the
Fourth Floor of the County Office
Building, will be closed March 5
due to the board members and
executive secretary attendng a
meeting in Williamston
concerning campaign reporting.
The key to business this year lies
in purchasing poem and its
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PROUD FAMILY—W. Herbert Hollowell and daughters, Fran,
left and. Martha Jo, are pictured with Mrs. Hollowell after she
was honored Friday night at Chowan Academy. Mrs. Hollowell
retired as headmistress to devote full time to teaching. The
students entertained a large audience with skits “roasting” Hie
honoree.
Humanities Forum Slated
Among the barrage of
Bicentennial celebration ideas
confronting the American people,
Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library is offering a different way
to celebrate the nation’s birthday.
Sitting down and talking it over
-where we, as a country, have
been, where we are and where we
are going-is the idea of a three
part humanities forum to be
offered on consecutive Tuesday
evenings in March.
New School
Heads List
The Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education has remained firm on
its stand that the number one
priority of Chowan County’s tax
dollars should be a new
consolidated high school complex,
with a courthouse-jail following as
the second priority.
The informal listing was made
at the request of Dr. Norton
Beach, director of the Elected
Boards Insitute for the Alliance
For Progress, Inc., and dean of the
School of Education, UNC-Chapel
Hill, as possible topics of
discussion for future joint
meetings between AFP and
county commissioners.
The Alliance For Progress is a
consortium among six school
units including members of boards
of education and county
commissioners. It seeks the
development of clear direction for
each board and a working
relationship' between the two
boards as one if its major
purposes.
With possible reorganization of
the school system in mind, the
board approved a request by Dr.
John Dunn, superintendent, to
have a comprehensive survey of
the system conducted by the
Division of School Planning, which
is composed of educators,
engineers, and architects.
“This survey, which will involve
no expense, will provide state
level documentation, not just ours,
as to what is needed for our school
system,” according to Dr. Dunn.
The survey will be conducted in
the areas of finance, organization,
curriculum, staffing and facilities,
and will include long and short
range recommendations in its
evaluations.
Approved was an application for
a federally funded “Right to
Read” project for school year
1976-1977. The program would
utilize diagnostic testing to
determine strenghts and
weaknesses of each student in
kindergarten through sixth grade
at Walker and Swain schools.
Field trips and resource persons
would be used to develop student
experiences, which would in turn
be used by teachers to integrate
the teaching of reading with other
language arts as the students
learn to listen, speak, write and
read about their personal
experiences and ideas.
Budget amendments were
approved for the transferral of
unobligated monies which
resulted from the loss of two
maintenance employees, to line
items necessary for paying bills,
and transferral funds from
individual school's office expenses
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approved.
The Board was informed that
tM fndwiton-nywn sojMMUf have
been approved as a pilot unit for
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Dr. Thomas C. Parramore,
Meredith College professor, will
speak on “The Ideas of America”
on March 16.
N. C. State Univeristy Professor
Abraham Holtzman will tackle
“The American Reality” on
March 23.
“An American Agenda for the
Beginning of Her Third Century”
will be the topic of Corbitt B.
Rushing, associate professor at
North Carolina Wesleyan College,
on March 30.
Chowan County Courthouse will
be the site of the talks which will
begin at 7:30 P.M. each Tuesday
and will be followed by panel
discussions planned to stimulate
give and take with the audience.
J. Clarence Leary, Jr., will
introduce each speaker and
preside over the four-member
panels composed of area
residents.
“The program is a Bicentennial
effort on behalf of the N. C.
Library Association and the State
Bicentennial Forum,” Louise
Darby, Librarian, explained.
“Thirty libraries in the state are
offering the people this unique
opportunity to come and talk
things over. Williamston and New
)serri are the only otteir fibrarfe&in
this part of the state that are
participating.
“The idea we’re trying to
recreate is that of the town
meeting,” Mrs. Darby said. “We
want people to speak to their
neighbors and talk about problems
and hopes of our nation that
concern us all.”
Parramore, Holtzman and
Rushing will be speaking on
America’s past, present and
future respectively.
Parramore’s talk will deal with
the values and vision of the
founders of the republic. Holtzman
win concentrate on the extent to
which the idea and the vision of
America have been abandoned or
modified. Rushing will cite
possible visions of America that
could guide us in our third
century.
Office Relocated
The Internal Revenue Service
Office in Elizabeth City moved
into new quarters at 109 Jordan
Plaza Tuesday, the IRS
announced today.
The new office will be only a few
blocks from the old one and
adequate parking is available for
persons having business with IRS.
Taxpayer assistance is also
available at the Elizabeth City IRS
office every Monday from 8 A.M.
to 4 P.M. through April 15. Forms
and publications may be obtained
in the lobby.
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dime.”
Tom Haovell, engineer with
Rivers k Associates, said without
the agreement approximately 225
users would not get water until
February, 1977.
Water lines cross the by-pass at
three points. It is estimated that
the utility contractor will take
about three weeks to complete this
phase ol the work.
At a meeting Monday, Dallas
Jethro, Jr., county coordinator,
reported that -good progress
continues on the water system. He
said two elevated tanks are up
with material on site for tte third.
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Hearing Set
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A public hearing will beheld
March 15 to discuss a proposed
new fire district which includes tr
portion of Chowan County. The
hearing will begin at 8 P.Ml r <at
Ryland Community Building/ r
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The hearing was called Monday
morning by Chowan Cotinty
commissioners to allow “all kldes
to be aired” before theboardtakes
action. It was proposed, by
Commissioner David T. Batejpan.
A volunteer group in
neighboring Perquimans County
has petition for establishment of a
fire district that takes in part of
Chowan County now served by
Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer
Department. Commissioners have
earlier indicated that conflicting
reports about how it will affect
residents in this county have .been .
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Insurance bids were opened
after Commissioner N. J. George
asked that every insurance agent
in the county be given a portion of
the county’s business. Chairman
C. A. Phillips said in the past an
agent of record has been used but
putting it out on bids is “a new
ballgame”.
Farm Bureau submitted a bid
for $4,476 which was low. Other
bids came from West W. Byrum
Agency, R. Elton Forehand
Agency and Nationwide
Insurance. The special
policy covers county property
valued at $1,810,000.
H. B. Babb submitted the high of
three bids for a used car being
by the Sheriffs Department. The
bid on a 1973 Ford was $1,250.
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Dallas Jethro, Jr., county
coordinator, reported that the
board would set as a Board of
Equalization Review at 2 P.M. on
April 5. He also reported tax
collections at 91 per cent.
John Taylor was on hand to
thank the commissioners for funds
used to improve the Shepard-
Prudem Memorial Library.
.fiulugta Jgreemenl was signed With.
W. T. Culpeppei%“lll, to provide
legal services to the Department
of Social Services.
The board also passed a
resolution supporting the approval
of Industrial Bonds.
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executive position.
In making his routine report,
Pete Thompson, extension
chairman, said: “Mrs. Bunch has
been a good influence on all county
departments.” ; :i
Later in an interview, Mrs.
Bunch recalled going to work in
the office with her late husband,
Maurice, in January, 1925. She
became registrar in October, 1957,
upon his death.
“I want to express ; . ; my
appreciation to the voters of the
county for their support over the
years,” she said. “Chowan County
has been good to me and I greatly
appreciate it.”
She paid tribute to ho- husband
under whom she received her
training. “He instilled in me
importance of rendering service to *
the people through this office,”
she said.
Mrs. Bunch has been
responsible for doing the tax bills
for over 30 years. The major
portion of this work has now been
taken over by the Tax
Department.
She has taken time to be active
in the N. C. Association of
Registrar of Deeds, serving on the
state Legislative Committee
and is past chairman of
the district. ’v
Also, she has been in'- the
America Legion Auxiliary, having
served as president for two terms.
She is a charter member of the
Edenton BPW Club, is active in
Edenton Baptist Church,
Democaratic Women and
Enterprise Homemakers Club.
She is secretary of Edratdai
Chamber of Commerce.
She is the mother of two
children, Maurice of Raleigh, and
Mrs. Carlton Webb %at
Fredrfctabjin, Va. She has five
grandchildren and one; great
grandchild.