Evans After Another Term
George Runs Fc r Board Seat
’ Two persons announced this week
their intention to run for seats on the
Chowan County Board of Commission
ers—one is an incumbent.
C. M. Evans of the Second Township
said he would be a candidate. He is
' now completing a four-year term.
N. J. George, a member of Edenton-
Chowan Board of Education, said he
would file as a candidate from the First
Township. He would run for the seat
held by Chairman W. E. Bond who has
not made any formal announcement of
his plans.
J. Clarence Leary, another incumbent,
said Monday he is now inclined not to
run but has made no definite decision.
He is the at-large candidate from First
Township.
Commissioners A1 Phillips and David
Bateman are currently serving four-year
terms.
Three commissioners run every two
years with the top two vote-getters be
ing elected for four ears and the third
man for two years.
In a statement today, George said:
“I am seeking the opportunity and
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A Few More Oopses
Senator Sam J. Ervin’s experience
these days in the United States senate
reminds us of the song “High Hopes,”
made popular a few years ago by Frank
Sinatra, in which there was a refrain,
“Oops, there goes another” something
or other.”
But there is a difference. In the song,
the performers could work wonders
everybody thought impossible because
they had “High Hopes.” Thus, the ant
and the rubber tree. Nobody thought
the ant could move the tree, but the ant
..didn’t know it. So,, there went, another
rubber tree.
Well, Senator Ervin has high hopes,
too, and he keeps trying to preserve
something of individual freedom and
privacy in a complex society. But every
time they vote, oops, there goes not an
other rubber tree, but another liberty.
A recent Tuesday was a case in point.
Senator Ervin had dug in his heels
against the so-called “no knock” search
warrant they were trying to legalize for
narcotics agents. He warned the legisla
tion, if approved, would permit these
agents to enter private homes “like
thieves in the night, without notice and
without warning.” This he contended
would be unconstitutional.
But Senator Thomas Dodd, who
knows something about thieves in the
day who filched his files of some very
embarrassing documents, told Senator
Sam the constitution “was not made to
protect such people,” meaning dope
pushers • and users. And, oops, there
went another group of people.
Senator Ervin met with the same fate
when he tried to point up the danger
of'the administration’s “protective cus
tody” proposal, under which habitual
criminals and other persons considered
dangerous to society could be locked
up to prevent them from conimiting some
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AID FOB HOSPITAL—Teea-aren la Htata, rccuwdiif tt* pee* to assist the
mw Chcwaa Hospital, conducted a candle sale darias the holidays and raised a goodly
ram of money. Turning the check from Edenton TqpU'Agg Chi ever to Tom Surratt,
hospital, administrator. Is Steve Baxley, with JdutJm Parker leektey on. Sarratt said
. the hospital approrlatss the Interest la the youugsters fat this project.
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WHAT A MESS!—Bert Hughes, Jaycee chairman of the local March of Dimes, braved
the frigid weather Friday and Saturday but got a great deal of pleasure of taking
quartern from people who wanted to “Bash For Cash* on two cars at the corner ol
Brood and King Streets. It was part of the county-wide funds drive and Hughes re
ported a tidy sum in the kitty and more than a few dents in the autos furnished by
Towe Motor Company of Hertford and Smith’s Auto Center here. Shown with the
chairman are Bill Bass and Robert Dali.
Board Assures Aid For Rescue Unit
Representatives of Edenton - Chowan
Rescue Squad met with praise, sym
pathy, understanding and the apparent
assurance of action when they appeared
Monday before Chowan County com
missioners.
The commissioners also reaffirmed
their support of a U. S. 17 by-pass of
Edenton. Commissioner J. Clarence
Leary said he could not foresee much
opposition to the prime route selected
by State Highway Commission.
At the request of Edenton Mayor
George Alma Byrum the commissioners
went on record in opposition to the State
Planning Division’s removal of Hyde
and Washington counties from this area
and adding Bertie and Hertford coun
ties.
Capt. Bob Roberson, spokesman for
the rescue squad said without newer
privilege to serve the people of Chowan
County as county commissioner from
the First Township.
“These are changing times and we
must be ready to work even harder to
be able to progress. My experience on
the board of education and in business
should be of utmost help in conducting
the business of our county.
“Our county business is big business
and planning and cooperation is very
important. I will give the time and
energy necessary to carry out the du
ties of county commissioner.
“I seek the confidence and advice of
the people of Chowan County to sup
port and elect me to this most important
position in our county.”
George, who is SO, is a graduate of
Waynesburg, (Pa.) College and the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He taught school in Chowan County and
the Town of Edenton for 12 years. He
has been general manager of George
Chevrolet for the past 12 years and is
active in civic and religious activities.
He is married to the former Mary
Esther Belch of Tyner and they have
two daughters.
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equipment the unit could not continue
to provide ambulance service for the
county. He said the existing equipment
is old and there have been numerous
break-downs while on trips.
He also said the squad was in need
of quarters to house the equipment.
He said a new ambulance would cost
approximately $12,500.
Capt. Roberson noted that since the
squad agreed to work with the county
by providing full-time ambulance ser
vice, 652 calls have been answered and
more than 35,000 miles driven. He said
the expense of the squad had been
$21,000 with the county paying only
$7,C100. The remainder has been secured
through donations and solicitations.
He noted that only $2,800 had been
received from people served by the
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Chesson On Team
Earl Chesson, a star for the Eastern
2-A champs Edenton Aces, has been se
lected to play in the East-West All-Star
game in Greensboro
in August. Chesson
is a quarterback.
Chesson is one of
30 players chosen to
represent the East
on the squad to be
coached by Gerald
Whisenunt of Golds*
boro.
Chesson’s older
brother, Wes, and
Mike Overton play
ed on the ’67 team,;
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1,700 yards total of- j
sense in 1969; scor
ed 13 TD’s and pass-1
ed for six more TD’s.
He was both All-
Conference and All
East.
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A DIFFERENT VlEW—Here is a view ol the new Chowan Hospital only seen by
“flyboys” and a nutty photographer. N. J. George recently took The Herald photo
graphy expert on a flying trip around Chowan County. This view of the S2-million
hospital project is from the back, looking north. Tom Surratt, hospital administrator,,
said the contractor advises him the job is running as much as two weeks ahead ol
schedule.
Former Chief Convicted
In Criminal Court Trial
James H. Griffin, former police chief
here who later headed the department in
Sanford, was convicted in Chowan Coun
ty District Court Tuesday morning of
forcible trespass.
Griffin is now on the police force in
Kinston.
Griffin was charged with trespassing
on property he owned on West Church
Street but which had been leased to John
H. Smith.
The officer contended the lease had
expired at the time he attempted to move
Protest Is Heard
On Consolidation
Os High Schools
Formal opposition has already devel
oped in the Chowan High School area
to county-wide consolidation. A group
appeared Monday night at the regular
meeting of Edenton-Chowan Board of
Education, to question the wisdom of
such a plan.
County Commissioner David Bateman
was spokesman for the group. He said
most of the people in the area would like
to see the school left right where it is.
He said the group feels the rural area
is “ours” and the school means a great
deal to the people. Take the schools
and churches out and there wouldn’t be
much left, he noted.
Supt. Bill Britt explained the purpose
of the survey team from the Depart
ment of Public Instruction and said he
felt the board would do what is in the
best interest of the student.
N. J. George a board member, said
many feel some students are being short
changed now. However, he urged the
group to wait and see what comes up.
Dr. A. F. Downum asked the school
patrons and board members not to be
too hasty in making a decision on the
schools’ future.
Bateman expressed the opinion that
often times experts don’t know what
is best for the community. “Expert or
not, we feel we should speak our opinion
and try to enforce it, and not let the
experts tell us everything to do,” he
stated.
Chairman Edward G. Bond said every
body needs to understand the advan
tages of high school on consolidation,
and limitation of one not consolidated.
He said the board is trying to improve
the educational program and if change
is indicated, then the reasons should be
known by everyone.
In other action the board approved
the release of seven county students to
Perquimans County for trainable pro
grams.
A committee was appointed to dis
cuss the condition of activity buses in
the area.
Chowan Peanut Average Tops 1968
Chowan County farmers in 1969 prob
ably produced the most number of pea
nuts per pound per acre in North Caro
lina, according to Pete Thompson, coun
ty extension chairman.
Thompson told Chowan County com
missioners Monday the average yield
would exceed 2,600 pounds and he felt
this would be tops in the state. Many
had felt 1969 would not be a good pea
nut year in the county because of the
a family into the dwelling but was stop
ed by legal action of Smith.
Judge W. S. Privott said the case dis
turbed him greatly. “To think my good
old friend Jim Griffin would take the
law in his own hands bothers me a great
deal,” the jurist said.
Griffin was sentenced to 10 days, sus
pended upon payment of $lO fine and
costs. He gave notice of appeal and
was released without bond.
Thomas Ray Ward, Route 3, Edenton,
entered pleas of guilty to two counts of
drunk driving, both offenses happening
within a week’s time. In the first case
he was sentenced to four months, sus
pended upon payment of SIOO fine and
costs; .in the second, six months, sus
pended upon payment of S2OO fine and
costs.
Judge Privott found probable cause in
cases where Jerry Wallace Wells, Jack
Williams, and Judson Curtis Wells were
charged with perjury. He ordered them
held for action in Superior Court on
bonds of $5,000 each.
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EPIC Is Moving
Near To Success
RALEIGH EPIC, a plan to gen
erate and transmit electric power to
municipal and electric membership sys
tems across the state, moved a step near
er reality yesterday.
Edenton is a member of EPIC.
A joint meeting of the executive com
mittee of Electricities and the board of
N. C. Electric Membership Corporation
voiced enthusiastic approval of a resolu
tion to launch Phase II of the EPIC
plan.
Action was taken by the joint group
after J. Garner Bagnal, mayor of States
ville and president of Electricities, re
ported sufficient pledged municipal sup
port, combined with the EMCs, to pro
ceed with detailed studies, planning and
other work required to present, for later
approval, a statewide power supply
system.
Ninth Grade Set
Chowan Academy will begin the 1970-
71 school year with nine grades as result
of a recent meeting of the board of di
rectors.
Carroll Evans, board chairman, said
the ninth grade will be added next year
and registration for grades one through
nine will begin March 1.
The addition of another grade will
make the third expansion of the academy
in as many years. It was started in
1968 with four grades and expanded to
eight grades in 1969. A new classroom
building was added to the existing build
ing at Rocky Hock.
Evans also announced a tuition aid
fund is being established by the board.
An athletic director has been appoint
ed and extensive plans were formed to
include both boys and girls sports.
weather.
H. O. West, ASCS office manager
here, reported today the official yield
at 2,637 pounds per acre. He said farm
ers harvested 16,006,750 pounds from
6,070.2 acres.
The 1968 yield was 2,609 pounds per
acre.
ASCS Community “B” had the high
est average yield of 2,812 pounds; Com
munity “A”, 2,618 pounds; and Com
munity “C”, 2,459 pounds.