, MAN'S BEST FRIEND? - Machen guards Hollowell's Chevrolet. She shows her teeth
and people cut out. (Marren Photo) ' x
German Shepherd
Greets Intruders
By KATHY MARREN
Staff Writer
Although many people
may believe that Hollowell
Chevrolet is just another car
dealer, there is reason to
believe that they are also
running a zoo on the side.
We recently discovered that
they have two parrots in the
parts department, and a
nice little German Shepherd
roaming around. She does
all sorts of cute tricks; her
favorite is eating people.
The little German
shepherd, named Machen,
is not really so little. She
weighs about 140 pounds,
and when standing on her
hind legs, which she often
does, measures an entire six
feet tall. She is a full grown
three years old. ,
Bobby Hollowell, an
employe, obtained Machen
from a friend in Virginia
Beach. At that time she was
a pet. When she moved to
Hollowell's lot, the men kept
her chained up for a week.
Bobby said that this aided in
making her become so
mean. Jack Symons,
another employee, is her
trainer. Bobby also added
that she got a lot of her
meaness from Symons.
. The 1 idea to get the
sheperd came' about after
there had been several petty
thefts of car ..parts at
Hollowell's. Bobby said that
Sheriff Julian Broughton
suggested getting a dog to
guard the grounds at night,
and "it has sure paid off."
"Since we got Machen, 5
months ago," Bobby said,
"there haven't been any
more thefts."
Machen makes her home
m an old '64 Chevrolet
station wagon, But Bobbv
thinks she's getting tired of
it, and that she's about
ready to trade it in on a
newer model, probably a
Caprice. This unique
"doghouse" opens into a
fenced in area. This in turn
opens up into the entire lot.
at Hollowell's. Referring to
the station wagon home,
Bobby said, "That's one car
that we're sure nobody will
steal."
Jack Symons is the only'
person that the dog likes. He
feeds her, and when Symons
is around, Machen is as
gentle as a lamb.
So far, Machen has only
bitten two people, both are
employes at Hollowell's. She
bit Bobby when he tried to
be her friend and pet her.
And on another occassion,
she bit Ben Owens who was
feeding her crackers.
Evidently, when the
crackers were gone, she
thought that Owens' arm
would make a good sub
stitute. Bobby also recalls
the time that Machen ac
eidently got out. He said that
the men were running in all
directions and jumping on
cars. ' i
' Besides human flesh, the
dog eats canned dog food,,
ar.d on occasion raw meat.
.When people come in to
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look at the cars, they often
wander over to Machen's
pen, but they don't stay
there very long. Bobby said
that the men will jokingly
offer strangers ten dollars to
go in and pet the dog. So far,
no one has taken them up on
their offer.
Bobby lives near the lot.
When he hears Machen bark
at night, he goes to check on
her. He hasn't found a body
hanging from her mouth,
but once he found her rip
ping a hat apart that
someone may have dropped
when they decided that
they weren't welcomed.
When the men go near the
fence, to tease her, she bites
the wire fence, which is nine
gauge, in her effort to get at
them.
Sometimes instead of
letting her roam the fenced
in lot, they will lock her
inside the building. If
anything happens to
Machen, Bobby said that
they will get another dog
since the arrangement has
worked out so well.
Bobby describes Machen
as being ferocious, sneaky,
and unpredictable. Bobby
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in one night, but then she
would sneak up on them and
attack."
At Hollowell Chevrolet,
their new guard, definitely
is not man's best friend.
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District Court Judge
Wilton F. Walker, Jr. today
announced his intention to
file notice as a candidate for
nomination as iudee of
Superior Court of the first
Judicial district in
the Democratic Primary
Election to be held May 7,,
1974.
Judge Walker said he will
file his notice, of candidacy
with the State Board of
Elections in Raleigh this
Thursday for the four-year
unexpired term form which
Judge Walter Cohoon is
resigning.
Judge Walker has served
as a court official for twenty
years. He first served as
County Prosecutor Attorney
for Currituck. He next
served as Prosecutor in the
District Court and is now
Judge of the District Court
of the first Judicial District.
The 49-year-old candidate
is a resident of Currituck,
N.C.
Library
News .
The Perquimans County
Library has received seven
memorial books recently.
These are: Complete
Outdoor Building Book in
memory of J. Emory White:
Invitation to the New
Testament in Memory of
Alberta White; America's
Inland Waterways in
memory of Ben Lane; and
two in memory of Robbie
Matthews, The World of
Christopher Robin; and The
Secret Garden.
Other new books in, the
library are Shakespeare,
Prophet of Our. Time; The
Ghosts in Shakespeare;
Elementary Theosophy ;
The Science of Yogo;
Reincarnation, Fact, or
Fallacy; A .Study of
Pleasure and - Pain;
A Complete Slide Rule
Manual; How to Live With a
Heart Attack ( and how to
avoid one) ; Who Should
Have Children; Always on
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Kick; the current issue of
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Nurse of the Grand Canyon,
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Editor's Note: a
Following is a statement
by Gov. Jim Holshouser
' concerning the formation of
a state park system in North
Carolina. This is of vital
interest to those who are
following the progress of
Mill Pond in Gates County
and The Dismal Swamp,
which touches in
Perquimans County.
This legislature will make
the most significant con
tributions in this century to
our State park system'. The
funds appropriated in. this
session will be a major step
in giving our people more
buffers against the fast
developing times in which
we live. For every new park
we establish, another
weapon has been added in
our battle to protect North
Carolina's environment.
But we must do more -'
much more - if we are to be
assured of a park system
that will serve a growing
State for generations - to
come. And we must act now.
We need parks and green
areas in all parts of our
State. We especially need
them in and around our
urban areas. As one major
State newspaper put it, we
need oases in our deserts of
asphalt.
In North Carolina, we are
fortunate that there is still
an ample supply of land that
can be retained , and
protected in its natural
state. But it is dwindling
fast. Out cities are ex
panding at an astonishingly
rapid rate. More and more
land along our coast and in
the mountains is being
swept up and developed. '
Land throughout North
Carolina has become a -precious
commodity, with
land prices soaring higher
and higher every year.
We already are way
behind our sister states in
the development of a state
park system.
In the past 57 years, North
Carolina has spent less than
$8 million for state park
improvements. This is less
than South Carolina spent in
1969 alone. It is less than
half as much as the states of
New York, Pennsylvania
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and Ohio spent for parks in
1970.
We rank 50th - dead last -in
the amount of. dollars
spent on land acquisition for
parks.
Among all the states, the
average amount of land
devoted to state parks is
172,000 acres. In - North
Carolina, all our parks
together add up to only
47,000 acres.
Most of our park land 84
per cent, in fact - has been
given to us. We are grateful
for the individuals and
corporations who have
contributed this legacy to
North Carolina. But with
unspoiled land becoming in
steadily shorter supply, we
cannot afford to sit back and
wait for these donations to
continue.
Neither can we afford the
luxury of buying land for
parks bit by bit. Already, we
are paying for our short
sightedness of the past. For
instance, the State' could
have purchased Bald Head
Island for $5,000 in 1933. In
1938, it was sold at public
auction for $11,000. In 1970,
the island's owners sup
posedly refused to sell it for
less than $20 million.
Today, Bald Head Island
no longer can be considered
for a State park - it's in the
hands of private developers.
Meanwhile, other land is
slipping away, lost forever
to development; simply
because the State lacks the
flexibility and mobility to
compete for it on the open
market.
Even if it has the support
of everybody, the time it
takes to have a park land
project approved by the
state parks division, the
Governor, the Advisory
Budget Commission and, :
finally, the legislature,
almost inevitably prevents
us from being able to
negotiate effectively for that
land in the market-place.
We need a mechanism, a
method, to overcome this
barrier. We need to arm
North Carolina wifh the
means - and the funds - to
compete for valuable real
estate whenever and
however it . becomes
available.
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There is such a tool. It has
been used effectively by
private national groups. We
believe this tool can be
adapted for use by the State.
Very shortly, legislation
will be introduced in the
General Assembly creating .
the North Carolina Land
Conservancy Corporation.
This will be an independent,
public corporation governed
by board of trustees and
bearing the faith and credit
of the State of North.
Carolina.
This corporation will be
given broad and flexible
powers to deal in land
transactions. It will be able
to buy land that must be sold
quickly to settle an estate, to
pay off a tax debt or for
various other reasons. It
will be able to effectively
negotiate with the land
owner who wants to enter a
contract to sell his property
with the provision that he
can live there the rest of his
life. -
To give the corporation
the necessary funds, we will
propose that the legislature
empower it to issue bonds
not to exceed fifty million
dollars, subject to the ap
proval of the voters.
I believe that this plan
represents the kind of bold
approach we must adopt if
we are to develop a park
system that is adequate for
the future.
I also believe that it
represents good economic
practice.' The new cor
poration can sell these
bonds at an interest rate of
from four to five per cent.
Meanwhile, the price of land
is rising at a rate of 12 per
cent a year or more, with no
end to the climb in sight.
By taking this step now
rather than Waiting for
funds to be appropriated
year by year, we can save
the State literally millions of
dollars.
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Demand for more and
better housing continues in
North Carolina, although
1973 saw a slow down in
housing " construction, '
nation-wide and state-wide.
In October, for example,
construction starts for Tar
Heel single family homes
were the lowest in 30
months. '.'Money for
moderate- and ' low-cost
housing was restricted by
ine per cem norm
Carolina ceiling on loans of
less than $50,000," believes
Mrs. Justine Rozier, ex
tension home management '
specialist, North Mrs.
Justine Rozier, extension
home management
specialist, North Carolina
State University.
Even so, excluding mobile" '
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housing units were built in
North Carolina in the firsfV
seven months of 1973 than in '
a similar Derioa in ihvz: an ,
increase of 12 per cent. The
epvpn-mnnrh tntnl wna nvpr '
43 thousand units, and a
total of 75 thousand units
was expected by the end of
ine year. -The
North Carolina c
Manufactured Housing '
Institute claims that 45 per v
cent of all housing starts are
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