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Judge Naomi E. Morris
Judge Naomi Morris
Since the Senate Judiciary
Committee voted against Sen.
Robert Morgan’s nomination of
Charlie Winberry for a federal
judgeship, names of prospective
new nominees have been freely
put forth. At this writing the
speculation mill continues to
grind.
We would like to put forth a
candidate. It is Judge Naomi
Elizabeth Morris, chief judge of
the N.C. Court of Appeals. The
Wilson native is abundantly
qualified for the live-time post by
background and judicial tem
perament.
Judge Morris meanders
frequently along the Public
Parade as she is related to Mrs.
A.C. Boyce at Strawberry Hill.
Judge Morris was appointed to
the Court of Appeals by Gov. Dan
K. Moore when the court was
established July 1, 1967. She was
elected on November 5, 1968, and
at .other elections. She was ap
pointed to be chief judge a few
years ago.
She is the second female at
torney, to gain lofty places in the
profession.
The other was Judge Susie
Sharp who was the first woman to
hold a Superior Court judgeship
and who went on to become chief
justice of the N.U Superme Court.
Sen. Morgan could not find a
nominee more deserving and
qualified than Judge Morris.
John W. Graham
The mighty reaper has added
the name of John Washington
Graham to His rolls. In so doing
He removed from along the Public
Parade a man who willingly paid
his dues at each station in his life.
John Graham lived a full life. He
was a doer at a time when things
needed to be done. We would like
to have been on the scene during
the prime of his life. It must have
been exciting to be a part of that
happening.
• The squire of Wessington House
at the corner of South Granville
and West King Streets died in his
sleep early Monday morning at
the age of 71. There were ex
pressions of sadness as the word
spread through the community.
Another of the faithful had been
called to stand with his God. At
judgment day, John Graham was
sure to pass muster.
He was a considerate son, a
loving father, and a community
leader.
John Graham not only lived in
history but practically wrote the
book of the history of his day. In
the 30’s he established himself in
the community as a young lawyer
with foresight. In the 40’s and 50’s
he paid his dues to his church,
family, community and country.
Much of the 60’s and 70’s were
spent continuing his contribution
to the community following a near
fatal accident. He was truly a man
for all seasons.
At 26 years of age the recent
graduate of the University of
North Carolina School of Law
hung out his shingle along the
Public Parade. He became a
member of the N.C. and American
Bar Associations. During his
professional career he served as
president and secretary of the
First District Bar; served in the
1947 General Assembly; was
county attorney for many years,
and was prosecutor and judge of
CKowan County Recorder’s Court.
He served as District Solicitor in
1950.
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Fuel Charge
Is $182,000
Electric municipalities such as
Edenton, who purchase power
from Vepco at wholesale and
retail it, are taking a hard look at
alternatives. A meeting was held
Wednesday and an update of
“progress” with CP&L was ex
pected.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, spoke of the meeting
at Tuesday night’s Town Council
meeting. He noted that the town
received an electric bill Tuesday
from Vepco that totaled $287,000.
Os this amount $182,000 was fuel
charges which are passed on to the
consumer.
The bill showed a small increase
in the energy charge. “What
concerns us all is that it remains
at such a high level,” Gardner
said.
Census Is Scheduled
During March, April
During March and April, list
takers and enumerators will be
busy conducting the federal
census in Chowan County, under
the coordination of the Chowan
County Democratic Party. By the
first day of April, Census Day,
questionnaires will be in ap
proximately 86-million 1
households, housing some 222-
million people across the U. S.
President Jimmy Carter, in a
letter to the Advertising Council
Inc., said, “The census has
become a invaluable tool,
providing all Americans with
vital, non-personalized facts and
figures about our constantly
changing society. This in
formation forms the basis for
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TRAIN CARS DERAILED Three Southern Railway boxcars
containg peanuts derailed last week from an industrial spur near
the intersection of Badham and Virginia roads, behind Edenton
Shell Service Station. The peanuts were on route from
Universal Blanchers, Inc. of Blakely, Ga. to Fisher Nut
Company facilities in Edenton and Suffolk. A Southern Railway
official in Washington, D. C. said the derailment was caused by
the track, which is routinely maintained but not as frequently as a
main line. A cost of $l5O was incurred in having a roller bearing
inspection performed on one of the cars.
Cooperation Among Agencies Aids CDC
“ Rather than fence with state
agencies, we try to get them in
volved,” said Robert White,
executive director of Coastal
Developmental Center, in
speaking of the success of their
two-fold vocational training
program, here.
CDC is currently providing
welding or carpentry training to
some 25 young people who are
mostly drop-outs and from low
income backgrounds. The
programs are made possible by
funds through the Comprehensive
Education and Training Act
(CETA).
“What sets us apart from other
CETA programs, primarily, is
caliber of our instructors and the
quality of our equipment,” White
commented. He said those factors
coupled with the philosophy of
producing skilled workers with the
proper attitude toward em
ployment and the attendant
responsibilities has made the
program extremely successful.
As of January 7, 1980, a total of
17 CDC participants, 14 graduates
and three non-graduates, has
received assistance in securing
jobs. Os those, 12 gained em
ployment and have retained their
jobs earning from $2.90 to $4.50 per
hour. Seven placements, or 58 per
cent, were within Chowan County
Mayor Roy L. Harrell asked the
administrator to obtain the
amount of energy charges being
paid by other municipalities. He
indicated he had information that
some might be paying less than
Edenton.
A rift between the town and local
contractors erupted at the end of
the meeting. Joe Lee, a heating
and air conditioning contractor,
said licensed contractors are tired
of people coming from other areas
who are not licensed. He said these
people do not get the required
permits to work.
Gardner and Ralph Parrish,
building and zoning coordinator,
said if the violators are caught
doing the work they will be
prosecuted. This reply did not
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countless decisions made by
government, industry, labor,
academia, the communications
industry and many others.”
1980 census date will direct the
dispersal of billions of dollars in
Federal funds to state and local
governments. Such funds are
currently estimated at more than
SSO-billion a year, according to
John St. Leger, vice president of
the Ad Council.
Undercounts can shortchange
cities and communities of literally
millions of dollars in federal aid.
Census data are also used as the
basis for fair apportionment
among the 50 states for seats in the
House of Representatives.
\v ith 17 per cent going to Hertford
County, eight per cent to
Pasquotank County and another 17
per cent, out of state.
Funded by the N. C. Department
of Commerce in 1979, CDC
initiated a pilot welding program
with a $73,000 grant, and followed
that by adding a carpentry class.
While the first six-month car
pentry class is nearing com
pletion, a second welding class is
underway. The carpenters will
graduate on March 31.
“This is a program that draws
support from educators, com
munity leaders and the private
sector,” White noted. Letters of
interest and endorsement from
state government down to small,
local businesses attest to the
viability of the program.
“We accept the responsibility of
spending wisely the grants we
acquire. Emphasis on control and
accountability is dealt with the
proper scrutiny”, he said.
Recruits in the CDC program
come from a number of sources.
Trainees are referred directly to
CDC by the Employment Security
Commission Job Service office,
who also handles job placement
after graduation. In addition,
referrals are made by the
Edenton-Chowan Schools who
monitor actual and potential drop
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TRAINING FOR CENSUS Mrs. Edward G. Bond, census supervisor for Chowan County and a
portion of Perquimans County, is shown conducting a training session for list takers and
enumerators in the conference room of the county office building. Lists is potential census workers
were submitted by Democratic Precinct chairmen. Volunteers were then tested and those qualified
are being trained for work during March and April.
%THE CHOWAN HERALD^
Vol. XLVI-No. 11
Concerning Drug Smuggling
No Evidence Os Operation; No Investigation
Concern that drug smugglers
are operating along the Chowan
River and Albemarle Sound was a
topic of discussion by the Chowan
County Commissioners, Monday,
and by Tuesday morning a report
of a joint local, state and federal
investigation was being circulated
in a daily newspaper of general
circulation in Eastern N.C.
Sheriff Troy Toppin, while
acknowledging an open exchange
of information among the Sheriff’s
Department, SBI and federal
customs agents, said he had heard
nothing about a formal in
vestigation. He said citizens had
reported their concern about
possible drug trafficking, but at
time time there was no evidence to
support the existence of a major
operation.
“We are a department that
works with other departments, as
you know,” he told a reporter
Tuesday morning. “We check out
all information we get,”
He added that most information
is two or three days old by the time
it reaches his department.
“If people would call us when
this happens, we could do
something about it. It’s not doing
us any good when they wait two or
three days,” he said. “And we
don’t just discard this in
formation, either.”
The story of a large-scale in
vestigation was the end product of
comments on a request by the
outs; by probation officers trying
to help offenders; by the Edenton
Housing Authority and by the
Department of Social Services,
both of which have direct contact
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WELDERS IN TRAINING Welding is only one of the skills
taught at the Coastal Developmental Center, located near
Edenton Municipal Airport on the Base Road. Two projects
currently underway are a wood stove for an elderly woman and a
second trailer which will be used by the center to transport
materials and refuse. Standing on the trailer at right is Trevor
Gurganus and at floor level is Ricky Winslow, welding program
instructors. They are shown with members of-the second class,
which began studies and training in November.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, March 13, 1980
N.C. Wildlife Commission to hold
public hearings in Chowan County
about banning spotlighting of deer
from ll P.M. until half an hour
before sunrise.
In commenting on the request,
chairman C. A. Phillips said, “We
have bigger problems than this.”
He said reports from citizens
showed suspicion that boats and
airplanes operating late at night
were involved in drug trafficking.
He added the Sheriff’s Depart
ment was aware of this concern
and was doing everything in their
Mr. Graham, 71,
Buried Wednesday
Funeral services were held at 2
P.M. Wednesday for John
Washington Graham, 120 West
King Street. The services were
held at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church.
Bishop Rt. Rev. Thomas H.
Wright officiated, assisted by Rev.
Fred Drane and Rev. Raymond
Storie.
Burial was in Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
Mr. Graham, a prominent at
torney for nearly 46 years and a
leader in community and civic
affairs, died at his home Monday
morning. He was 71.
A native of Hillsborough, he was
born September 3, 1908, son of the
late Dr. William A. and Anne
Shepard Graham. He was married
to Mrs. Dorothy Cummings
Graham, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons:
John Washington Graham, Jr., of
Denver, Colo.; and Donald
Cummings Graham of Hilton
Head, S.C.;. a daughter, Mrs.
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Single Copies 20 Cents
means to follow-up on those
reports, though limited manpower
and funds made round-the-clock
surveillance and stake-outs im
possible.
Commissioner Alton G. Elmore
said that as recently as last week,
a private citizen wishing to remain
anonymous told him of high speed
boats and vehicles operating after
mid-night. He said the man and his
neighbors believe them to be drug
smugglers
“I don’t think it is likely these
people are checking nets or
hauling fish,” Elmore observed.
He pointed out patrolling was
limited after midnight and that the
Sheriff’s Department was forced
to spend most of its time in the
courtroom, transporting prisoners
and serving papers
Chairman Phillips remarked
that while everyone wants better
law enforcement, no one wants
higher taxes.
Elmore suggested that
provisions for night patrols be
considered in the next budget.
Concerning the original topic of
spotlighting deer, board members
agreed it was an innocent, com
monplace activity in Chowan
County and that a ban on
spotlighting would do little to curb
the occassional incidences of
hunting deer at night.
They moved to table the request
Symposium Slated
April 17 And 18
Scattered among the many
beautiful buildings of Historic
Edenton are many notable gems
of nineteenth-century origin.
During the 1980 biennial Edenton
Symposium, the heritage of this
century and its development will
be studied from many points of
view.
Distinguished historians will
discuss styles of living in the
1800’s. Among the speakers will be
Nancy T. Merrill, curator of the
glass collection at the Chrysler
Museum of Norfolk; Sumpter T.
Priddy, 111, architectural
historian of colonial Williams
burg; Tom Parramore, N. C.
historian of Meredith College,
Raleigh; Catherine Bisher and
Thomas Funk of the Division of
Archives and History, Depart
ment of Cultural Resources,
Raleigh, N.C.; and John Tyler,
furnishings curator of Hope
Plantation, Windsor, N.C.
Each of these experts will ex
plore one of many special areas of
nineteenth century culture. An
explanation of glassware, styles of
decorating, Federal furnishings,
archaeological discoveries, and
more will be interspersed with a
Victorian fashion show and dinner
in local vintage homes.
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