C. B. Smith was elected
chairman, after being nominated
by E. L. Hollowell, who has
shouldered numerous community,
regional and state projects. Mrs.
Clara Boswell, principal at
Edenton-Chowan Allternative
School, had made inspirational
comments about our youth. It got
her a round of applause and the
ultimate vice-chairmanship of the
county committee.
Sheriff Toppin and Chief Parrish
were tickled to death by the large
crowd. Both denied they had taken
notes on those who had promised
to come and didn’t show up. There
were those present old enough to
remember the old Police Ball’s
where tickets were gobbled up
before the ink dried, but both top
law enforcement officers denied
any resemblance.
“I firmly believe that it is only
through the support, cooperation
and involvement of the citizens of
North Carolina that we can ef
fectively combat crime in North
Carolina,” Gov. Hunt said
recently “To do so, we must all
participate in proven crime
prevention programs such as
Community Watch.”
Crime Control and Public Safety
Secretary Burley Mitchell joined
the governor in calling for citizen
involvement in crime prevention.
“There are over 6,500 active
Community Watch Programs in
North Carolina,” Mitchell said,
“which shows that people can get
personally involved in the fight
against crime. Our Crime
Prevention Division is actively
seeking citizen and law en
forcement suggestions about the
kinds of things we can do in
crime prevention, such as the
crime prevention committees we
have helped establish over 80 of
the 100 counties in North Carolina,
and such as the 4-H and Girl Scout
statewide programs to get young
people involved in crime
prevention.”
Chowan County and the Town of
Edenton may be late comers to the
enthusiasm
demonstrated by those in at
tendance Friday night, and the
caliber of leadership which came
forth, if you are a betting person
you couldn’t do better than to put
your money on those from along
the Public Parade.
DUI Arrests
Crime Control and Public Safety
Secretary Burley Mitchell and
Highway Patrol Commander John
Jenkins recently announced that
the Highway Patrol made more
arrests for driving under the in
fluence during 1980 than in any
year in the Patrol’s history.
'Hiere were 48,270 motorists
charged with DUI during 1980, an
increase of 2,300 over 1979. More
than half a million drivers have
been charged with DUI since the
patrol began its Drinking Driver-
Chemical Test for Alcohol
Program in 1966.
Mr. Mitchell said, “These
figures, combined with the fact
that we had 27 fewer traffic deaths
in 1980 than in 1979, show that our
emphasis on removing the
drinking driver from the highway
is paying significant dividends in
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WATCH THOSE ASHES— Two times this week the Edenton
Fire Department was called out to extinguish fires on garbage
trucks caused by wood ashes that were smouldering. The Town of
Edenton is cautioning all persons using wood stoves or fireplaces
to be sure all ashes are completely extinguished before putting
them out for collection. So far good fortune has prevailed. Non of
the trucks have been damaged and no injuries have been
reported.
Bandit Gets 15-30 Years
The strawberry milkshake
bandit was given a lengthy prison
sentence in Chowan County
Superior Court here last week.
Carroll Henry Dockery, 22, was
given a 15-30-year term on his plea
of guilty to robbery at Hollowell &
Blount Rexall Drugs on South
Broad Street.
At the same time, Steve Wright,
20, was given a four-year term for
being an accessory after the fact
of the felony.
Judge Michael Bruce of Mt.
Olive made a condition of the
judgment that if either man
becomes eligible for parole or
work release he is to pay a fine of
$2,000 and costs of court and make
restitution to Hollowell & Blount.
The court found that S6OO was the
cost of the drugs taken in the mid-
October robbery.
Dockery, who resided at Route
5, Travelers Rest, S.C., has also
confessed to robberies in
Elizabeth City and Murfreesboro.
He was stationed about the USS
American in Norfolk, Va., at the
time of the Sunday afternoon
incident.
Dockery reportedly spent some
45 minutes in the drug store,
casually drinking a strawberry
milkshake while the busy af
ternoon traffic cleared out. He
held the clerks and customers at
bay while he presented W. H.
Hollowell, Jr., a shopping list of
drugs.
The robber then left the store via
the South Broad Street entrance,
highway safety. I am proud of the
patrol’s DUI enforcement and
wholeheartedly encourage the
continued emphasis on removing
the drinking driver from our high
ways.”
Col. Jenkins said, “I am con
fident that the efforts of the
members of the patrol were in
strumental in preventing an in
crease in the death toll in 1980. We
are not interested in establishing
arrest records, but I believe that
every drinking driver we remove
from the highway is one needless
death or injury we have preven
ted.”
A word to the wise should be
sufficient.
walked down East King Street and
fled in an awaiting car which was
parked on Water Street.
When Edenton Police Depart
ment broadcast the alarm, Robert
Hendrix, juvenile probation of
ficer, heard the message and took
the license number of a suspicious
car Highway 32, north of
Edenton. The number was traced
to Dockery, but he went AWOL
before sufficient evidence could be
obtained to obtain a warrant for
his arrest.
He was arrested at his South
Carolina home by the FBI and
returned to Edenton on Christmas
Eve.
Wright, who resides in Hamp
ton, Va., surrendered to local
officers in mid-January.
Special Meeting
Os School Board
Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education will hold a special
meeting at 7:30 P.M. Monday. The
meeting will be held in the Third
Floor conference room of the
County Office Building on East
King Street.
Dr. John Dunn, superintendent,
stated that the purpose of this
meeting will be to get in budget
preparations for 1981-82. The
NJROTC program which is
proposed for John A. Holmes High
School will also be considered.
Surcharge
Continued From Page 1
Television gave the council an
update on progress being made in
this area. He said the system,
which is being expanded to include t
portions of Chowan and)’
Perquimans counties and the
Town of Hertford, will be in
operation in Edenton within five
or six months.
Councilman Ricks brought up
another issue which usually raises
Mayor Harrell’s ire-a loop road or
thoroughfare plan. He said good
planning dictates that this be
discussed when adddressing such
issues as the widening of Badham
Road and another access off U. S.
17 bypass.
Mayor Harrell said he doesn’t
object to hearing from State
Department of Transportation
engineers. He did say it should be
at a special meeting where the
matter is the only item on the
agenda.
In other matters, council
adopted a recreation ordinance,
which Dr. Hornthal explained is
aimed at the day the town
assumes control of the National
Guard Armory on North Broad
Street, Councilman Ricks made
note of the fact that the document
addresses the existance of 18 in
dividual recreation areas.
Former Mayor George Alma
Byrum, chairman of the Edenton
Historical Commission, got the
town’s support of special
legislation to have the state
purchase the Ziegler Property on
Broad Street as a state owned and
operated visitor center.
Courthouse; Hardware Store Break-Ins Being Investigated
Two break-ins involving the
theft of small amounts of cash
from Parker-Evans Hardware
and the Chowan County Court
house are currently under in
vestigation by the Edenton Police
Department. Both appear to have
taken place in the early hours of
Wednesday morning.
Cpl. McCoy Parka* discovered
the break-in at Parker-Evans
Hardware at 2:47 A.M. Entry had
been made by breaking a glass in
the front door of the store. Be
tween $lO and S3O was taken from
the store’s drink machine funds,
but change left in a cash register
was not touched.
A custodian making his round
Wednesday morning found that
the Clerk of Court office had been
entered. Investigators believe
entry was made through a
bathroom window on the first floor
Local Merchants
Set Promotion
Twenty-six merchants in
Edenton are conducting a
cooperative George Washington’s
Birthday Sale this weekend. In
conjunction with this promotion
local merchants will begin a
program of remaining open until
9 P.M. on Fridays.
The Merchants Committee of
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce has solicited
cooperation from all area mer
chants in this endeavor. It is but
one step in an ongoing program by
local merchants to accommodate
the entire family.
Realizing the average working
couple has a minimum amount of
time available to make necessary
purchases together, it is felt
regular Friday night openings will
be welcomed.
Merchants point out that by
making it easier to shop locally
customers benefit not only by
added convenience but also realize
susbstantial savings in gasoline
cost.
Participants in the cooperative
sales promotion are:
A&P, P. H. Rose, Tarldngton’s,
Parker-Evans Hardware,
Edenton Furniture^Albemarle
Tire Service, Jackson’s Radio &
TV, Elliott Company, Quinn
Furniture, Jay’s Clothing, Davis
Jewelers, Betty Shoppe, and
Cuthrell’s Department Store.
Also, Byrum Hardware Com
pany, Winn-Dixie, Belk-Tyler, Ben
Riddick Jewelers, Carpet & Ap
pliance Plaza, Mitchener’s
Pharmacy, Hollowell & Blount
Rexall, Creywood Oil Company,
Western Gas, Montgomery Ward,
B. B. Furniture, Western Auto and
Macks.
River Restoration
Continued From Page 1
Summers said: “Don’t let
anyone push you around just
becauuse you happen to be
dowmstream from a problem.
There is away to get those up
stream to work with you.”
Earlier, Dr. Grigg said he
believes North Carolina has made
significant progress to cause
Virginia to address the problem
more aggressively.
Capt. A1 Howard, chairman of
the Chowan Regional Task Force,
cited progress made in the past
two years. He also called on
elected officials to join the task
force in moving forward with the
program, including the Albemarle
Sound.
While Phillips said a great deal
of progress has been made
recently, and while he thinks “we
are gaining,” much, much more
remains to be done.
During the afternoon session
Dr. Gerald W. Esch of Wake
Forest University in Winston-
Salem predicted that the
Albemarle Sound would be
technically dead by 2000 if the
pollution is not curbed. Most of his
time was spent describing his
study of the red sore (Bsease on
fish.
He said the sound has a way to
recharge itself if pollution is
curbed. What can be done? “Quit
loading the sound with all kindß of
junk,” he answered. ,1
of the courthouse. A large screw
driver may have been used to
force open the door leading into
the offices whore change from the
employees’ coffee fund was taken.
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, Clerk of
Superior Court, said ho- desk as
well as several others had been
Proceeds From ‘Cinderella’
Earmarked For Heart Fund
Edenton Little Theater’s up
coming performance of “Cin
derella” promises to be quite
special. In keeping with the
Valentine spirit, admission has
been set as $1 for adults, 50 cents
for unaccompanied children, and
children accompanied by their
parents will be admitted free.
While this comic version is
certainly not just for kids, the
purpose of the pricing is to allow
families to come to either the 7:30
P. M. Thursday or Friday per
formance without overtaxing their
budget and enjoy this special
Valentine treat together.
As a further extension of this
spirit of giving, all proceeds of the
Coastal Zone
Management
Evaluation Set
The federal Office of Coastal
Zone Management will conduct a
public meeting here today
(Thursday) as part of a site visit in
conjunction with its evaluation of
the North Carolina coastal
management program. The
meeting will be held at 7 P.M. in
the Municipal Budding.
The purpose of the evaluation is
to see how well the state is
carrying out its work program and
meeting the objectives of its
coastal management program.
Written testimony will be ac
cepted until February 21 and
should be directed to Rosella
Sussman, Office of Coastal Zone
Manageement, 3300 Whitehaven
...Street,, Washington, D.C. 20235.
Crime Prevention Is Stressed S
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even to the point where one in
surance company is giving a
discount on premiums for cer
tification that personal property is
properly marked.
Mrs. Clara Boswell, principal of
Edenton-Chowan Alternative
School, said she is ready to take a
stand for our young people. She
called on citizens to take the
resources “we have in our head
and put it in our heart.”
Sheriff Troy Toppin and
Edenton Police Chief J. D. Parrish
both expressed appreciation for
the large attendance.
Sheriff Toppin hit on two areas
where citizens could impact im
mediately. One is reporting
abuses at trash dumpsters and the
new courthouse parking lots.
Mrs. Fran Ward, county ex
tension agent, said the 16
homemaker clubs in the county
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CRIME FIGHTERS— Citizen involvement in crime prevention 1
will be stressed by a committee which organized Friday night C. I
B. Smith, left, is chairman of the group, which was spearheaded S
by Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American Legion. Mrs. Clara f
Boswell, standing, is vice chairman; and Mrs. Shirley Swain is 2
secretary. With them is George Stakes, temporary chairman. 1
tampered with, but attempts to-=
break into the District Attorney’s
office and the courthouse vault
were unsuccessful.
Damages were listed as minor.
Handing the investigations are -
Cpl. Parker, Patrolman Fred
Spruill, Patrolman Linard Bonner -
and Capt. C. H. Williams.
shows will be donated to the Heart -
Fund.
On Wednesday night the .
residents of Elder Lodge and Oak
Lepf Hone have been invited to a
special preview performance.
On Thursday and Friday ;•
everyone is invited to J. A. Holmes
High School Auditorium for the
regularly scheduled per
formances.
Much effort has gone into the
special effects and costuming, and
therewiUbeasurpriseeforallthe
children in the audience, so be -
sure to take your Valentine to
Little Theater’s Valentine for the
area, “Cinderella!”
Hospital Seeks
Modified Plan
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agency staff prior to Gov. James 3
B. Hunt’s approval recently. jj-
Also, the hospital already has in I?
hand a Certificate of Need for S
expansion of ancillary areas. This, :3
coupled with the additional beds, 7
is estimated to be a $2 l /«-million %
capital project. g
Henson said the project would
be financed either by Farmers
Home Administration loan
guarantee, or revenue bonds. In 3
either case, he pointed out, tM
hospital would generate revenue 3
to pay off the debt. 3
The existing 61-bed facility was 3
dedicated October 11, 1970. The 5
total cost for construction and
equipment was $2-million. Chowan
County voters approved a $1- |
million hospital bond issue to
finance the local portion of the 3
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have adopted the project. Murray X.
Goodwin, another agent, said the : :
4-H’ers are also taking crime %
prevention on as a project.
George Stokes, who acted as %■
temporary chairman for the X
organizational meeting hosted by
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40,
American Legion, commended the %
group for the interest and presided ¥
at the election of permanent of
ficers. : : :
C. B. Smith was elected V.
chairman; Mrs. Boswell, vice
chairman; and Mrs. Shirley X-
Swain, secretary. X
Smith greeted his selection as X.
chairman by saying, “Help!”
The group agreed to hold X
another meeting at 7:30 P.M. on : X
March 11 at the American Legion X-
Building. Community and : - 7:
representatives from various
organizations are expected to %
attend. X