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Sen. Jesse Helms
Sen. Helms
T o Speak
U. S. Sen. Jesse Helms has
accepted an invitation to speak at
annual meeting of the North
"■ eastern Area Soil and Water
Conservation District Super
visors, it was announced today by
, Lloyd C. Bunch, area chairman.
The Pitt Soil and Water Con
servation District will be host for
the 21st annual meeting of District
Supervisors from 20 counties in
North Carolina at the Greenville
Moose Lodge on November 9.
At this dinner meeting, district
supervisors will review this year’s
conservation accomplishments.
Then they, and their guests, will
hear an address by Sen. Helms.
Bunch also said the “Con
servation Farm Family of the
Year” from the area will be
honored and the entertainment
will be furnished by “The Melody
Makers”, a musical group from
Black Jack.
Tickets for the event are
available from the local Soil and
Water Conservation District
Office located in the basement of
the U. S. Post Office.
Manning Cited
E. N. (Pete) Manning, 216 West
Eden Street, was recently
recognized as one of the “Out
standing Personalities of the
South” and has been listed among
"Notable Americans of the
Bicentennial Era.” •
-u» Manning was honored as an
outstanding personality of 1976 for
haying achieved a place of
distinction and was recognized for
past achievements and out
standing service to the community
and state.
‘ Each person selected is
nominated anonymously and is
elected by the Editorial Board of
American Biographical Institute,
a Division of -Historical Preser
vations of America, to receive the
award.
Manning has also been honored
a second time by being listed in the
first edition of “Notable
Americans.” Many of those listed
are famous for their public service
or because they participated in an
historical event. However, others
are recognized simply because of
their participation in actions and
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Dances Are Feature Os Peanut Festival
Two bands have beat engaged
for dances here during the Peanut
Festival, according to Dr. A. F.
Downum, Jr., chairman of this
phase of ft* extended calendar of
“TheShetucket” group of Marty
BiaeE wifi play for a street dance
in downtown Edenton from 8 P.M.
until At the same
®umea square dance will be held at
the Ahkvw*P Legion Building
wist musk provided by “The East
Virifitilii” KftnH
Mrs. Mary Rhea Gardner,
chairman of the publicity coin
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Our Time
There is hardly a week that goes
by where we are not called on to
promote a special group. Now it is
our time. This is National
Newspaper Week with the theme:
“Defenders of Freedom of the
Press.. .A Mandate from History!
Again we wore the target of a
resolution adopted by the Soil and
Water Conservation District
Supervisors. We aren’t quite sure
we deserve all the kind things
Lloyd Bunch, Joe Webb and Fahey
Byrum put in it but we have a
constant challenge to measure up.
In two more weeks we will have
been meandering along the Public
Parade for 12 years. During this
time we have tried to contribute to
the solution rather than be a part
of the problem. We can look back
to some successes and hopefully,
not an equal number of failures.
Where we have succeeded we
have had a generous amount of
help from a band of citizens who
have vision, energy and who are
not satisfied with the status quo.
Where we have failed we have
faced a generous amount of
citizens who thought we didn’t
have our head screwed on right or
who just plain weren’t ready for
the proposal being promoted.
We have enjoyed working with
both groups. Naturally we derived
more satisfaction out of the for
mer, but we have gained strength
from the school of hard knocks
administered by the latter.
But we must move on. In the
time in which we live we have to
run like the devil just to keep up. If
we don’t run out of steam we
might even get ahead a bit.
■.And as we tackle the tomorrows
we must do so without being
shackled by the past. In. so doing,
there will be times when our
judgment is up for question but
our motives will always be above
reproach.
Only in this way as a defender of
freedom of the press can we
shoulder a mandate from history.
Moving About
They played a little checker
game in downtown Edenton in the
past week. There was one move
and two jumps.
Jack Habit, realtor and in
surance executive, moved from
the comer of Broad and Queen
streets to a renovated building out
across from Northside Shopping
Center.
Jumping into his vacated suite
was John Morehead, a young
attorney from Raleigh who was
recently admitted to the N. C. Bar
in Chowan County Superior Court.
Also in the leap was F. J. Mills,
Jr., a certified public accountant.
He comes to meander along the
Public Parade from the Atlanta,
Ga., area and now occupies space
in the Habit Building at 102 East
Queen Street. The offices were
formerly occupied by Albemarle
Regional Planning & Development
Commission.
A third newcomer to the area is
a beauty salon, Edenton Hair
Designers, staffed by Anita
Ashley, Lois Brabble, Joan
Forehand and Sharlie Spruill.
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will be mailed to every residence
in the county, distributed to every
home in Edenton as well as passed
out free of charge the day of the
festival.
The program traces the history
of the band as well as provides a
score sheet for the Gymkhana
Horse Show to be held at the
American Legion Fairgrounds.
Band students and patrons are
currently canvassing the area
selling barbecue plate tickets.
Mrs. Janice Dunn is chairman of
ticket sales and Earl Jones will be
responsible for having the plates
prepared from 12-noon until 6 P.M.
at both the fairgrounds and
Chowan High School
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volume XLII.-No. 42.
PROGRESS REPORT —Two health related construction
projects in Edenton are moving ahead. Foundations were being
poured this week for the Health Education Center addition to
Women
Exceed Men
At The Polls
There are 5,389 people in
Chowan County registered to vote
in the November 2 election and the
women out number the men.
Mrs. Byron Kehayes, chairman,
Chowan County Board of Elec
tions, has issued a report which
shows there are 2,798 women
registered and 2,591 men.
Also, there are 172 new
registered voters since the books
were audited on July 19. Twenty
two voters who had changed
precincts since the last election
transferred to a new precinct.
Os the new registered voters 139
are Democrats, 23 are
Republicans and 10 have no party
affiliation.
There are 3,923 white voters on
the books and 1,466 Negroes.
Democrats registered number
4,916; there are 413 Republicans;
23 Independents; 30 with no party
affiliation and seven American
Party.
A breakdown of the totals by
precincts shows:
East Edenton—l,6s3.
West Edenton—l,7o4.
Rocky Hock—s 43.
Center Hi 11—424.
Wardville—sll.
Yeopim—ss4.
It was also reported that 43.95
per cent of the registered voters
cast ballots in the first primary
and 31.91 per cent in the second
primary.
Flu Clinic
The Chowan County Health
Department will be holding an
open clinic on October 20 and 21 for
the Bivalent Swine Flu Vaccine.
The Bivalent vaccine is for per
sons 60 years of age and older and
for high-risk patients.
The clinic will be held from 8:15
A.M. until 4:30 P.M. for those
persons whose last name begins
with A, B, or C of the alphabet.
The Health Department will be
receiving five shipments of the
Swine Flu Vaccine. The first one
arrived last week, which ac
counted for 10 per cent of the total
amount to be received. The other
four shipments will arrive within
the next month.
As the other shipments of
vaccine come in, you will be in
formed as to the date and time,
when you can get your shot, a
spokesman said.
The band, beneficiary of the
special event, will give a brief
concert on the Green at 11 A.M.,
immediately following a parade,
which is being put together with
Gary Anderson in charge.
There will also be many other
“happenings” throughout the day
and thousands of people are ex- •
pected to flock to Edenton for the
festival.
While it is being sponsored by
the Edenton-Cbowan Band Parent
Association, Robert Harrell,
president, said its success could be
the forerunner ft an annual event
with other school programs
benefitting from the proceeds.
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 14,1976
Trespassers
Must Work
A suspended sentence, fine and
work detail were given two young
Chowan County men in District
Court Tuesday after they entered
a plea of guilty to trespassing at
Arrowhead Beach.
A spokesman said the arrest of
Elbert Layton and Rickey Tynch
was brought about because the
property owners cooperate with
Chowan County Sheriff’s
Department in the apprehension
and prosecution of law violators.
The defendants were given
identical sentences of 30 days,
suspended upon payment of SSO
fine and costs. In addition, Judge
John Chaffin ordered them to
report to Alfred M. Howard,
president of the Arrowhead Beach
Property Owners Association, and
work at his direction for six hours
during the next two weeks.
Howard testified that the two
climbed over a fence enclosing the
park area and were arrested. He
said there had been considerable
vandalism, reckless driving and
the like in the area and property
owners are cooperating with law
enforcement officers to bring it to
W ater Available
Water from the county-wide
system is now available in every
part of Chowan County.
Dallas Jethro, Jr., county
coordinator, reports that meters
have been installed in the northern
section of the county and residents
can now hook-up to the system.
He advises that once the hook-up
has been completed the Water
Department must be notified in
order to have the water turned on.
Those who did not pre-sign for
water but who live on roads where
lines have been installed can tap
into the system by contacting the
Water Department.
Jethro said progress is being
made toward establishing ad
ditional wells and treatment
facilities in the Rocky Hock
section of the county to adequately
provide water for expansion of the
system north of Edenton. The
extra work is being done with
grant funds and at no additional
cost to the county.
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STORM MOVES THROUGH AREA—High winds and driving
rain moved through Edenton and Chowan County Saturday
morning. Many trees were “pruned” and some of the falling
limbs caused property damage. This picture shows damage to a
car at the Roland Vaughan, Jr. , home on West Gale Street.
Chowan Hospital, left. At right is a portion of Cape Colony Haven,
a 96-bed intermediate care facility being developed off Paradise
Road.
a halt.
Judge Chaffin gave the defen
dants a stern lecture before en
tering the judgments.
In other cases called by Asst.
Dist. Atty. Chris Bean, the
following action was taken:
Joseph Twine, first apperance
for armed robbery.
Junius Alexander Cofield and
Edward Earl Leary, speed
competition, 12 months,
suspended upon payment of $750
fine and costs. They gave notice of
appeal.
Merrill Carlyle Lamb, drunk
driving, 60 days, suspended upon
payment of SIOO fine and costs.
Mitchell Arlen Gilliam,
speeding, 10 days, suspended upon
payment of $35 fine and costs;
three worthless check counts, 30
days, suspended upon payment of
$25 fine and costs and make
restitution
James Kenley Leary, drunk
driving, 90 days, suspended upon
payment of sllO fine and costs.
Notice of appeal entered.
Sidney Williams, worthless
check, called and failed.
David Scott Cobb, reckless
driving, 30 days, suspended upon
payment of $75 fine and costs.
Oliver Windex Vaughn, traffic
violation, $lO fine and costs.
Arthur Morning, traffic
violation, $lO fine and costs.
James Williams, Jr., inspection
violation, dismissed.
Johnny Mac Westbrook,
judgment aboslute on surety in
two cases.
Head Carter Workers Named
RALEIGH—W. T. Culpepper,
111, and Mrs. Gahl Stevens have
been named to chair the Jimmy
Carter for President Campaign in
Chowan County.
Joel McCleary, director of the
Carter for President effort in
North Carolina, announced in-
Raleigh that Culpepper and Mrs.
Stevens would assume the
leadership role in Chowan County.
In a joint statement issued
in Raleigh, McCleary, Culpepper
and Mrs. Stevens noted that the
stogie Copies 15 Cents.
October 16
Set Aside
For Meeting
The annual meeting of the
members of Albemarle Electric
Membership Corporation will
be held October 16 at the
Perquimans County High School
Auditorium in Hertford, according
to James A. Whitehurst of South
Mills, president of the electric
cooperative.
Items of business at the meeting
will include an audio-visual report
on the year’s 1975 operations in
addition to the election of direc
tors.
A Nominating Committee of
member-consumers has nom
inated a slate of directors to
be voted on at the meeting. The
committee was composed of J. W.
Burnham, Jr., and George T.
White, Jr., of Camden County;
Dallas Jethro, Jr., and Wayland
Spivey of Chowan County; Everett
L. Markham, Jr., and Ernest Cole
of Pasquotank County; and Joe L.
Tunnell and Latham Felton of
Perquimans County.
The Nominating Committee has
made the following nominations:
for District No. 1 (Camden
County) - Everett L. Sawyer and
James A. Whitehurst, both of
South Mills; District No. 3
(Pasquotank County) - Walter R.
Lowry, Jr., Route 4, Elizabeth
City, and Josh Tunnell, Jr., Route
2, Elizabeth City; and District No.
5 (all counties served) - John N.
Bunch, Jr. and James H. Chap
pell, both of Route 2, Edenton.
The main speaker for the
meeting will be Hugh A. Wells,
former State Utilities Corn-
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Carter-Mondale Campaign would
be part of an overall Democratic
effort.
“Our campaign theme is
Democratic Unity in ’76,” ac
cording to the statement. “We
intend to apply that theme in
Chowan County.”
“We want to elect democrats
from the courthouse to the White
House,” according to the three.
“We need to do so if we are to
restore responsible and respon
sive government to Raleigh and to
Washington.”
McCleary noted, “We could not
be more pleased that our cam
paign will have the help and
support of Culpepper and Mrs.
Stevens.”
The statement also noted that
Culpepper and Mrs. Stevens would
be working closely with Noel
Allen, First District coordinator
for the Carter-Mondale Campaign
in North Carolina.
Conference Day
Monday has been set aside by
the Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education as a Parent-Teacher
Conference Day following the first
six weeks grading period. Parents
are encouraged to make ap
pointments to meet their child’s
teachers to discuss the child’s
progress thus far this year, or just
visit the school and meet the staff.
The day will become a holiday '
for students. However, all school
personnel will follow a regular
workday schedule