2A THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27,2019
Chief King assists task force
during NBA All-Star event
Obituaries
From Submitted Reports
Edenton Police Chief Henry King
recently assisted North Carolina Sec
retary of State Elaine F. Marshall’s
Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force in
Charlotte.
On Jan. 10, NBA Trademark Inves
tigator Wayne Grooms requested as
sistance in working the NBA All-Star
Basketball event being held in Char
lotte during Valentine’s Day week-
end Feb. 14-17, at various locations
throughout the city.
The task force, in conjunction with
several other agencies, conducted
an operation targeting counterfeit
merchandise, tickets and other sales
of illegal goods and criminal activi
ties. On Feb. 15, they met at noon at
the Central Division Team Office, at
119 E. 7th St., Suite 2B, in order for
all agencies to meet each other and
get on the same page. Most officers/
agents were in plain clothes for the
event.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Left: Edenton Police Chief Henry King poses with Shareef O’Neal, son of
former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, during the NBA All-Star weekend in
Charlotte. Right: Edenton Police Chief Henry King poses with John Collins of
the Atlanta Hawks while at the NBA All-Star weekend in Charlotte.
E. N. Manning
EDENTON - Edward Nelson “Pete” Manning, 89,
of 216 West Eden Street, passed away on Thursday,
February 21, 2019 in his
home.
Mr. Manning was
born in Cumberland
County on November 8,
1929, and was the son
of the late James C. and
Eva Averitt Manning.
He had retired from
The Chowan Herald af
ter more than 50 years
of employment. During
his tenure as linotype
operator, general man
ager, and publisher, he
The NBA officials recognized that
during the All-Star weekend events,
there would be a large crowd and po
tential issues with counterfeit tickets
and merchandise. They asked for as
sistance during the event. Members
of the task force routinely identify
scalpers and merchants selling ille
gal products during the games, which
are from across the United States.
A compliance check/enforcement
action was conducted around the
uptown Charlotte Business District,
Spectrum Arena area and various
locations throughout the city We
checked the parking lots, streets and
businesses areas for vendors that
were selling counterfeit merchan
dise. We worked from noon, until
midnight each day. We were divided
into various teams of agents, inves
tigators and legal staff during this
event.
Counterfeit NBA items seized dur
ing the event, with MSRP values: 780
T-shirts, $24,180; 12 hats, $360; 88
game jerseys, $7,600; 280 buttons,
$4,200; 154 necklaces, $2,310; 34 key
chains, $510; three sweat suits, $600;
100 posters, $1,500; and seven coun
terfeit tickets, $1,750.
Non-NBA Counterfeit items were
also seized, which included various
other trademarks with MSRP values:
52 handbags, $31,200; 21 wallets,
$4,200; 18 belts, $3,600; six watches,
$1,200; 14 T-shirts, $520; and three
pairs of shoes, $900.
Chief King thanks to Shareef O’Neal
(Shaquille O’Neal’s son) and John Col
lins (Atlanta Hawks) for taking the
time to stop by.
Chowan County Sheriff’s Office
Incidents
A report of larceny was made on
Feb. 13 at 315 Manteo Trail.
A report of larceny was made on
Feb. 15 at 3944 Virginia Road.
Crimewatch
A reports of assault with a deadly
weapon and simple assault was made
Feb. 16 at 105 Myrtle Drive.
Arrests
David Scott Sengebusch, of Deans
Farm Road, Chowan County, was
arrested on Feb. 14 on charges of as ¬
sault on a female and stalking.
Melissa Kay Cohoon, of Virginia
Road, Perquimans County, was ar
rested on Feb. 15 on a charge of worth
less checks.
Brett Avery Nichols, of Chowan Coun
ty, was arrested Feb. 19 on a charge of
failure to appear, child support court.
ELECTIONS
Continued from 1A
the 2nd ward seat and the
Mayor’s seat.
The cost to file is $5.
The main thing candi
dates must do is file the
proper campaign finance
paperwork for their cam
paign to be legal.
To date, the announced
candidates for Edenton
Mayor are Councilman
Jimmy Stallings and local
businesswoman Jacqueline
Hardy-Lassiter. Hack High,
a local attorney, has an
nounced he plans to run for
Stallings’ seat.
In related campaign
news, a long list of candi
dates have announced their
intentions to file for the 3rd
congressional district that
was left vacant by the death
of Congressman Walter
Jones Jr. earlier this month.
Under North Carolina
law, there will be a pri
mary election for parties
to choose their candidates.
Candidates must win at
least 30 percent of the vote
to avoid a primary runoff. A
special general election will
follow.
No decision has been
made yet as to when there
will be a primary though
party insiders have sug
gested that it will be in early
May.
Democratic meetings
Chowan County Demo
cratic Party Precinct Meet
ings scheduled to date:
March 5, at the C & N Bask
Learning Center.
* East and West Eden-'
ton Precincts will conduct
a joint meeting at 10 a.m.
Saturday, March 9, at the
Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library, 2nd Floor meeting
* Center Hill Precinct
will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
room.
* Yeopim Precinct meet
ing was held on Saturday,
Feb. 16.
Rocky Hock and Ward-
ville Precinct meetings
are to be announced. All
registered Democrats are
welcomed to attend their
precinct meetings.
experienced changes from hand-set type, hot-lead
linotype slugs, perforated tape-driven typesetters
to computer newspaper page pagination, and from
hand-fed newspaper presses to high-speed auto
matic rotary offset presses. Other employment
was his serving as a licensed North Carolina Fu
neral Director while being a part-owner of the for
mer Swindell-Bass Funeral Home.
Active in local and state affairs, he had served
on the Edenton Town Council, as President of the
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce, Chair
man of the Chowan County Board of Elections,
trustee for Chowan College, and as a member of
the Board of Directors for The Biblical Record
er. He was a charter member of the A.J. Fletcher
Communications Center of the Baptist State Con
vention, had been appointed by Governor James
B. Hunt, Jr. to the Edenton Historical Commission,
and had served as both Vice-Chairman and Chair
man of the Chowan Hospital Board of Trustees.
As a member of Edenton Baptist Church, he
served as a member of the Deacon Body for 50
years, serving many terms as Chairman. He was
Chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee
for more than 25 years, Director of the Children’s
Sunday School Department for 32 years, Chair
man of the Personnel Committee for several years,
and had served as Chairman of two Pastor Search
Committees.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Betty Letcher
Manning; and by his brother, James Thomas Man
ning.
Surviving are two daughters, Nelle Manning
Hyatt and husband, The Rev. James Hyatt, Jr., of
Franklin, VA, and Anna Kay Manning Laughton
and husband, J. Craig Laughton, of Edenton; three
grandchildren, James Henry “Buddy” Hyatt, HI
(Nikki) of Greenville, Clay Hyatt (Jessica Story) of
Franklin, and Carole Laughton Sykes (Scotty) of
Edenton; and his first great-grandchild due to be
born in March.
Friends joined the family for a reception cele
brating his life on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Fel
lowship Flail of Edenton Baptist Church. The pri
vate graveside funeral service was held in Beaver
Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Edenton Baptist Church, 200 South Granville
Street, Edenton, NC 27932, where they will be di
rected to a scholarship the family is establishing in
memory of Pete and Betty Manning.
Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia
Road, Edenton, is assisting the family and online
condolences may be made by visiting www.miller-
fhc.com.
Elsie Corbitt Currin
CHOWAN COUNTY TAX DEPARTMENT
PO BOX 1030 • EDENTON, NO 27932 • 252-482-8486
IMPORTANT DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE
Any accounts that remain delinquent will soon see any of the following enforced collection actions occur:
WAGE GARNISHMENT
This collection remedy, allows your employer to garnish 10% of your gross wages from each pay
period to send to our office until payment of your delinquent bill in full. Our office charges an
additional $60 Garnishment fee to your account for this enforcement action.
BANK ATTACHMENT
This collection remedy allows your bank to freeze any assets you have and send to our office all at
once to fulfill your delinquent amount due. Our office charges an additional $60 Garnishment fee
to your account for this enforcement action. Most banks charge the account holder a fee between
$150-$250 for this action.
ADVERTISEMENT IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Tax liens that remain delinquent as of March 26th will be advertised.in the Chowan Herald on April
3rd and have an advertisement fee added to their account.
Republican meetings
Due to the small size
of Chowan County, the
Chowan Republican party
decided several years ago
to eliminate precinct meet
ings and allow all registered
Republicans to vote at the
County Republican con
vention. The county Repub
lican Party convention will
be held at 10 a.m. March 23
at the Chowan County Pub
lic Safety Building.
Deaths
GATES — BiUy P. Pres
ley, Sr., 83, died on Mon
day, February 25, 2019. Me
morial service Sunday at 3
p.m., at Gates County High
School. Arrangements by
Miller Funeral Home, Gates
ville.
LOUISBURG - Elsie Corbitt Currin, 94, of Louis
burg transitioned peacefully into eternal rest on
Friday, February 22, 2019 at Franklin Oaks Nursing
and Rehab.
Born on August 3, 1924 to the late Thomas Clif
ton and Olivia Mozingo Corbitt. In addition to her
parents she was preceded in death by her sisters,
Tommy Lou Smith, Elizabeth Roundtree and Nan
cy Hand.
Elsie graduated from ECU with her master’s de
gree; a beloved teacher of thousands of children
for 44 years. She lived most of her life in Gates
ville and Edenton, NC with a dear fondness for the
Chowan River.
Memorial service will be held Tuesday at 7:00
pm at Lancaster Funeral and Cremation Services
Chapel.
She is survived by her son, Dr. Lee Currin (Cin
dy); granddaughters, Kimberly Leigh Currin and
Emily Nicole Paxton (Ian); great grandson, Jack
Walden Paxton.
Arrangements are being handled by Lancaster
Funeral and Cremation Services, 804 N. Bickett
Blvd., Louisburg, NC 27549. Online condolences
may be made to www.lancasterfcs.com.
FORECLOSURE
This action is the last resort to all other enforced collections actions.
To avoid any of these actions from occurring, call our office as soon as possible
to inquire about payment plan options!
IMPORTANT TAX LISTING INFORMATION
Tax Listing forms for both Businesses and Individual Personal Property were due back to our office
by January 31,2019 to avoid the 10% late listing penalty. If you have yet to return your listing form
to us and have received a postcard about your late listing, please stop by our office to sign the
form. LISTING FORMS MUST BE RETURNED EACH YEAR EVEN IF EVERYTHING REMAINS THE SAME!
Listing forms allow our office to know who owns personal property, keep up with any changes made
through the year, and have the ability to list these items to the correct owner. This is especially
important for anyone who got rid of any personal property last year!
Individual Personal Property Items to be listed include: Boats, permanently tagged trailers, ATV’s,
IRP’s, crab Pots, aircraft, mobile homes, fish nets, household rental items for long or short term
rentals. *NOTE: Vehicles tagged annually should NOT be listed!
If you have any questions relating to the taxable status of any items, or a business who
needs assistance listing, please call our office!
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