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PAGE TWO-B Senator Sam J. Ervin Says WASHINGTON—The Senate has moved quickly in the new session to pass the om nibus drug abuse control act. Reviiion of federal drug law is long overdue, and for this I think many of the act’s provisions will be help* iul in dealing with a most serious national problem. At the same time, I am deeply concerned about the sudden impulsiveness of the Senate to vote for almost any provision which bears the “anti-crime" label. Last week, during a three-day debate, I strenuously opposed the in sertion of a “no-knock” pro vision in the drug control bill. It was distressing to me that in the Senate’s eagerness to do something about the drug problem many of its members emulated the ex ample set by Samson in his blindness when he destroyed the pillars upon which the temple of Justice rested. [ The “no-knock” provision of this bill is a horrendous blow at the heart of a free society. This drastic section, in an otherwise good bill, permits magistrates to allow federal officers in drug fel ony cases to break into a house without knocking if they can persuade the magis trate that an announcement of their presence would al low the evidence to be de stroyed. ■ At first blush, without examining what this does to a free society, many would say “so be it.” The trouble with this approach is that it ig nores one of the basic adages of our law that “every man’s home is his castle.” Under this 300-year-old English common law principle, an of tf alright!) >BUT ONLY j OFTTIMES only one medication is needed, if you treat illness at the first symptoms. Keep an ample supply of medicines and First Aid supplies on hand for immediate use. MITCHENER'S , g PHARMACY i DIAL 482-3711 EDENTON, N. C. Oil Makes the Best Heat Sinclair Makes the Best Oil f n L>, - r ■ v -~5rT^ y< ~ ■ - Sinclair superFiame Heating oil is the choice Sinclair automatic keep-fill delivery of many local homeowners because it’s a top- assures you of ample heating oil at all quality, highly refined oil that burns smoothly times, and cleanly to give the most comfort per dollar. Monthly Payment Birffet Plan Heats water 4 times faster than gas. Six helps you with equal payments over a times faster than electricity. Saves you money, -convenient period. DRIVE WITH CARE AND BUY SINCLAIR Call Coastland Oil Co. Telephone 482-3411 \ J ficer of the law has no right to enter a man’s house even with a search warrant unless he first notifies the occupant of his presence, hip purpose, his authority to search the premises, and asks that he be admitted. The Senate action thus uproots a cherished precedent of individual rights. The bad thing about the “no-knock” solution is that it not only permits federal of ficers to break into people's houses like a burglar, but it tends to bring the law Into disrepute and endangers the lives of the officers. Under the law of every state in the Union, a man has a right to resist illegal entry into his home, and if he thinks an entry is illegal,' he has a right to resist it to the ut most. This raises a practical question: Who will condemn a man who picks up a gun to defend his home against an unknown intruder who smashes down his door and later turns out to be an of ficer of the law? True, this section of the bill is directed toward a grave problem—keeping drug pushers and addicts from de stroying evidence before it can be seized with a search warrant. Public feeling is running high on this issue, and it is said that the na tional urgency to do some thing to prevent drug abuse Justifies almost any remedy. On this point, I have repeat edly urged that we take sen sible steps to control crime and drug abuse without de lay. Yet, I do not think we ought to destroy a free so ciety and institute the meth ods of a police state on the THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDKNTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1979. plea tbat good intentions justify the passage of a bad law. I hope that the House will review this problem thoroug ly and remedy the error which the Senate made in re spect to the “no-knock” sec tion of this bill. First National’s Growth Is Noted Net earnings for the one bank holding company estab lished by Fir s t National lished by First National Bank of Eastern North Caro lina climbed 178 per cent during the year just ended, despite the fact 1968 was "one of the most trying years ki banking history," according to J. Hugh Rich, president of the SIOO-million system which has 30 branches in 19 cities across the state. Three new members of the 13-man central board of di rectors also were announced for the coming 12 months. They are: Euwell L. Motes, apple producer of Hendersonville; Albert P. Rachide, merchant of Jacksonville, and E. Davi son Potter, senior vice presi dent of First National. Rich, in pointing to growth figures included in a colorful 16-page annual report, noted the 178 per cent in earnings was from $369,009 to sl,- 027 936. On a per-share basis, this was equivalent to 120 per cent increase from 85c to $1.87 (compensating for a two-for-one stock split in ■December of 1968). Rich also noted that the ■ annual dividend reached the I highest point in First Na- j tional’s history —up 20 per j cent per share over last year | and amounting to a total of $459,806 this year compared to $271,875 last year. Total resources meanwhile reached $100,613,416 at the year’s end, compared with $92,508,120 the preceding year. False Officers’ Warning Issued GREENSBORO Taxpayers here should qratch out for j unscrupulous individuals pos •| ing as IRS employees to ex i tort money on the pretense |of satisfying unpaid taxes, J. E. Wall, district director of Internal Revenue for North Carolina, cautioned. Wall said all bonafiae em ployees of the Internal Reve nue Service who contact the public carry distinctive iden tification. Ask to see these credentials if the person who claims to be an IRS employee approaches you and does not identify himself. If you still have doubts after seeing the credentials, contact the nearest IRS of fice, Wall said. A neighbor of ours refers to his wife as “Axe-head” be cause she’s always flying off the handle. The Chowan Herald Legal Advertising Notice Os Service Os Frecen By Fublicatloe State of North Carolina, Chowan County. In The District Court Elwyn Richard Whitcomb, Plaintiff vs. Evelyn Morris Whitcomb, Defendant. To Evelyn Morris Whitcomb: Take notice that a plead ing seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action.. The nature of the relief be ing sought is as follows: An action for absolute divorce on the ground of one year sepa ration next preceding com mencement of this action. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 17th day of March, 1970, and upon your failure to do so the party seeding service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This 30th day of January, 1970. LENA M. LEARY. Clerk of Superior Court, Chowan County. Exp Feb 29c ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE ■ In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Division Having qualified as Ad ministrator of the estate of Otha B. Garrett, late of Cho wan County, North Carolina, i this is to notify all persons ! holding claims against the i estate of said deceased to present them to the under signed on or before the 30th day of July, 1970. or this no- < tice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All persons indebted to said es tate will please make imme diate payment. This 26th day of January, 1970. William Henry Garrett, Administrator of the Estate of Otha B. Garrett, De ceased. Exp Feb 19c EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Execu tor of the estate of Anne S. Graham, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hold ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of July, 1970, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any re covery thereon. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. This 15th day of January, 1970. Peoples Bank 8c Trust Co., Executor of the Estate of Anne S. Graham, Deceased. Exp Feb 5c EXECUTOR’S NOTICE In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Division Before the Clerk Having qualified as Execu tor of the estate of Mildred P. Spruill, late of Chowan County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hold ing claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of July, 1970, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any re covery thereon. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay ment. This Bth day of January, 1970. JOHN LEE SPRUILL, Executor of the Estate of Mildred P. Spruill, De ceased. Merrill Evans, Jr., Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 74, Edenton, N. C. 27932 Exp Feb Sc NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the North Carolina State Highway Commission will held a corridor public hear ing on the proposed location of the U. S. 17 By-pass of Edenton. Hie corridor will begin at the east end of the Chowan River Bridge, follow existing U. S. 17 for a short distance, and then be on new location north of Edenton. JOIN MARCH OF DIMES W^' t‘. f . 'r*. f- j; . %/£* . -,-V, , v , ~4 The corridor will be between the end of S. R. 1234 and S. R. 1200, cross N. C. 32 in the vicinity of the N. C. 32- S. R. 1321 intersection, and tie back into U. S. 17 ap proximately 3,000 feet west of the Chowan-Perquimans County Line. A mosaic showing the pro posed corridor and alternate locations considered is avail able for public review and copying at the Edenton City Hall. A map showing the vi cinity of the project is posted in the Chowan County Court House. The hearing will be held on February 23, 1970, at 2:00 P. M„ in the Chowan County Court House in Edenton. The hearing will consist of an ex planation of the corridor and alternate locations considered, the right-of-way procedure, , and Relocation Advisory As sistance. The hearing will , then be opened to those pres , ent for questions, comments, , statements and submittal of , material pertaining to the . proposed corridor. Additional material may be submitted for a period of ten (10) days ' from the date of the hearing to the office of Mr. R. W. McGowan, Assistant Chief ' Engineer, North Carolina State Highway Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Jan 29 Feb 12c NOTICE OF RE-SALE North Carolina, Chowan County. Under and by virtue of an order of the Clerk of Su perior Court of Chowan County made in the Special Proceeding entitled “John W. Graham, Administrator of Annie Asbell Jordan, Peti tioner, vs. Charity Jordan Boyce, Clement Jordan and others, Defendants,” to resell the real property described in the Petition upon an ad vanced bid. The under signed Commissioner will on the 9th day of February, 1970, at 12:00 o’clock noon at the Court House door in Edtnton, North Carolina, offer for re-sale to the highest bidder for cash, but subject to the confirmation of the Court, that certain tract or parcel of land in Chowan County, State of North Caro lina, bounded as follows: That certain tract or parcel of land whereon the late James Jordan lived and died bounded as follows: Begin ning on the Sandy Ridge Road leading from Center Hill to Ryland at a stake Sam Byrum’s comer and running Westwardly along his line to D. W. Byrum’s line a comer; thence Eastwardly J. M. Boyce line to the “Can non” comer; thence Boyce’s line a Southerly course to a branch; thence down the run of the branch various courses along J. M. Boyce to Mary Boyce line; thence her line to Main Road; thence up Main Road a North course to place of beginning, containing 35 aci-es, more or less, and be ing same land deeded to D. E. Jordan by J. T. Jordan and others, recorded in Book K No. 3, page 516, Register’s office, Chowan County. The present bid on said property is $5,405.00 and bid ding will start at that figure. The highest bidder will be required to make a deposit of five per cent (5%) of any bid in excess of the present bid. This sale shall stand open for ten days for advanced bid. This sale is subject to County Taxes for the year 1970 and following years. This 22nd day of January, 1970. JOHN W. GRAHAM, Commissioner. Jan 29 Feb 5 NOTICE OF SALE By virtue of the power contained in that certain deed of trust executed by J. B. Hollow ell, Jr., and wife, Linda C. HoUowell, to J. A. Pritchett, Trustee, dated No vember 9, 1966, recorded in Book 84, pages 363 and 364, Chowan County Public Reg istry, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby, I will on February 20, 1970, at 12:00 o’clock noon, at the Court House door in Eden ton, North Carolina, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash; the following described lands, to wit; Those two (2) certain tracts or parcels of land, to gether with buildings thereon, in Second Township, Chowan County, North Carolina, con veyed to Wilbur J. Privott and wife, Selma Privott, and Garland H. Asbell and wife, Ann Asbell, by deed of Carolyn B. White, et vir, dated June 11, 1957, and more particularly described therein as follows: 1. Beginning at an iron pipe on the East side of N. C. Highway No. 32 at the line of W. T. Eason, which pipe is North 16 degrees East 841 feet from the Northern edge of the right of way of the road leading from Small’s Cross Roads to Tyner, and running thence along the edge of said N. C. Highway No. 32, North 16 degrees Eust 7.7 feet to the center of a ditch; thence South 80 de grees 10 minutes East along the center of said ditch 350 feet; thence South 16 degrees West 10 feet to an iron pipe at the line of W. T. Eason; thence North 80 degrees West 350 feet along the said Eason line to the point of begin ning. 2. Beginning at the center of the ditch above referred to, which point is North 16 degrees East 848.7 feet from the Northern edge of said road leading from Small’s Cross Roads to Tyner, and running thence along the Eastern edge of the right of way of N. C. Highway No. 32. North 16 degrees East 282.7 feet to a post; thence along the line of other prop erty of said Carolyn B. White, South 74 degrees East 348 feet to an iron pipe; thence along the line of other property of said Carolyn B. White, South 16 degrees West 250 feet to the center of ditch above referred to; thence along the center of said ditch, North 80 degrees 30 minutes West 350 feet to the point of beginning. Both of said tracts con taining 2.2 acres in the ag gregate and being a part of the same land conveyed to the said Carolyn B. White by Tract No. 5 of deed duly re corded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Chowan County in Book of Deeds No. 10, page 289; and being de scribed as per plat of W. Leslie Morgan, Surveyor, dat ed June 10, 1957; also see Deed of Partial Release from the Prudential Insurance Company of America to said Carolyn B. White, dated May 24. 1957, and duly filed for registration in said office of Register of Deeds for Chowan County on June 7, 1957, said plat and deeds and those in struments mentioned therein made part hereof for further description and chain of title. A ten per cent cash deposit will be required of the suc cessful bidder on the day of sale to guarantee compliance with the bid. This January 20, 1970. J. A. PRITCHETT, Trustee. Piitchett, Cooke 8c Burch, Attorneys, Windsor, N. C. Exp Feb 19c NOTICE State of North Carolina Utilities Commission Raleigh Docket No. ES-73 Docket No. ES-77 Before the North Carolina Utilities Commission In the Matter of Application of Virginia Elec tric and Power Company un der Chapter 287, Public Laws 1965 [G. S. 62-110.2(0], for Assignment .of Areas in Cho wan and Perquimans Counties Application of Albemarle Electric Membership Corpora tion and Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation un der Chapter 287, Public Laws 1965 £G. S. 62-110.2(0], for Assignment of Areas in Cho- wan and Perquimans Counties NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: Public notice is hereby given that Virginia Electric and Power Company and Albe marle Electric Membership Corporation and Roanoke Electric membership Corpora tion, each of which is engaged in distributing and selling electric power and energy, filed applications with the North Carolina Utilities Com mission in accordance with the provisions of Section 62- 110.2(c) of the General Sta tutes of North Carolina for territorial assignment of elec tric service areas in Chowan and Perquimans Counties, North Carolina, and filed with such applications maps show ing the service territory pro posed to be assigned to each applicant and to be designat ed unassigned. Virginia Elec tric and Power Company’s ap plication was filed on Decam- ber 30, 1969, and Albemarle Electric Membership Corpora- ( tion and Roanoke Electric , Membership Corporation’s ap plication was filed on Janu ary 9, 1970. There appears to be no disagreement be tween these three parties over the assignment or un assignment of the areas in Chowan and Perquimans Counties as the maps sub mitted by each applicant are identical and signed by all parties. Notice to the public is fur ther given that a copy of the identical maps filed with the Commission and showing the proposed territorial assign ment is available for inspec tion at the offices of the North Carolina Utilities Com mission, Ruffin Building, 1 West Morgan Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, and at: Office of Virginia Electric and Power Company, Eliza beth City, North Carolina. Chowan County Court House, Edenton, North Caro lina. i Perquimans County Court House, Hertford North Caro lina. Office of Albemarle Elec tric Membership Corporation, Hertford, North Carolina 27944. Office of Roanoke Electric Membership Corporation, Rich Square, North Carolina 27869. Notice to the public is fur ther given that the Commis sion has consolidated these two dockets and has sched uled hearings on the 1 applica tions to be held in the Hear ing Room of the Commission, Raleigh, North Carolina, at 10:00 A. M. on the 12th day of June, 1970, and that'any one desiring to intervene in the matter or desiring to pro test the proposed assignment of territory is required to file such intervention or protest with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Post Office Box 991, Raleigh, North Carolina, at least ten days prior to the date of hearing, as above set forth. Notice to the public is fur ther given that if no one in tervenes or files any protest to the applications by June 2, 1970, the Commission will determine the applications on the facts set forth therein and the public records avail able tej It V; ,tl}g fileis without holding frolic‘ hearing. Issued by order of the Commission. This the 19th day of Janu ary, 1970. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION By Mary Laurens Richardson (Seal) Chief Clerk. Exp Feb 19c NOTICE OF SALE R. O. Blanchard Estate Farm . Third Township, Chowan County, N. C. Under and by virtue of an ; order of the Superior Court ; of Chowan County, N. C., , made in the special proceed- ; mgs entitled “Julian D. Blan chard, et als, Petition Ex Parte,” the undersigned com- , missioners will at NOON ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1970, at the Court House dcor in Chowan County, Edenton, North Carolina, of fer for sale to the. highest bidder for cash the R. O. Blanchard Estate Farm, con taining 163 acres by survey situate in Third Township, Chowan County, N. C., and more particularly set forth on an attachment to and made part of this Notice of Sale. This sale will be made subject to a timber deed dat ed January 5, 1970, now duly recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Chowan County from W. J. P. Earn-- hardt, Jr., and Russell E. Twiford, Commissioners, to H. S. Hofler & Sons Lumber Company, Inc., which timber deed is by reference express ly made a part of this notice as if hereto attached or herein copied word for word, for the terms and conditions thereof. This sale will also be made subject to the 1970 county taxes and the highest bidder at said sale shall be required to make a 10% de posit of the bid with said Court. The maps of this property are on file for inspection in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Edenton, i North Carolina, and addi tional information on said . farm may be obtained by . contacting the undersigned . commissioners. ■< Dated and potted this 9th day of January, 1970. W. J. P. EARNHARDT, JR., Commissioner. Joseph Hewes Hotel, Edenton, N. C. Telephone 482-4441. RUSSELL E. TWIFORD, Commissioner. 203 North Road Street; Drawer 709, Elizabeth City, N. C. Telephone 335-7447. R. O. Blanchard Estate Farm Third Township Chowan County, N, C. Beginning at a pine tree, being the common corner of the lands of Earl Parks, E. N. Jordan, C. W. Byrum and R. O. Blanchard Estate, and running thence North 62 deg. 50 min. West 187.4 feet; North 64 deg. 45 min. West 177.9 feet; North 81 deg. 50 min. West 374 feet; North 60 deg. 15 min. West 308.7 feet; North 56 deg. 45 min. West 285.9 feet! North 58 deg. 50 min. West 145.3 feet; North 58 deg. 30 min. West 288 feet; North 58 deg. 15 min. West 163 feet; North 55 deg. 30 min. West 120.2 feet; North 57 deg. 15 min. West 207.6 feet; North 68 deg. West 161.4 feet; North 56 deg. 45 min. West 229 feet; North 54 deg. 40 min. West 116.5 feet; North 55 deg. West 90.6 feet; North 44 deg. West 90.4 feet; North 89 deg. West 91.6 feet; N. 84 deg. West 111.9 feet; N. 60 deg. 30 min. West 131.5 feet; North 63 deg. West 73.9 feet; North 29 deg. 15 min. West 90.1 feet; North 4 deg. 20 min. East 54.4 feet; North 23 deg. 45 min. West 116.0 feet; being the Jacob Spivey - Edward Ward -R. O. Blanchard Estate corner and running thence South 33 deg. West 104.4 feet; South 41 deg. West 132.6 feet; South 39 deg. 45 min. West 711.5 feet; North 83 deg. 30 min. West 641.5 feet; North 3 deg. 30 min. East 6.5 feet; North 3 deg. 30 min. East 217.3 feet; North 'f 43 deg. 45 min. West 179.0 feet to a branch, thence down said branch South 72 deg. West 112.9 feet, South 65 deg. West 85.0 feet; South 42 deg. 40 min. West 126.2 feet to the center of a bridge over said, branch and South 42 deg. 40 min. West 12.3 feet to a point. ‘ the termination of the Ward ‘ Blanchard common boundary, ■ South 49 deg. 45 min. West 139.3 feet; 48 deg. 30 min. West 70.8 feet; South 46 deg. 20 min. West 102.9 feet; South 22 deg. West 173.6 feet; South 39 deg. 55 min. West 278.5 feet; South 78 deg. West 143.6 feet; South 68 deg. 55 min. West 131.3 feet; South 60 deg. East 234.3 feet; South 70 deg. 20 min. East 187.9 feet; South 49 deg. 50 min. East 70.8 feet; South 28 deg. East 100.8 feet; South 31 deg. 45 min. East 99.1 feet; South 3 deg. 25 min. West 139.9 feet; South 25 deg. East 214.5 feet; South 56 deg. 40 min.- East 153.8 feet; South 49 deg. 30 min. East 243.9 feet; South 45 deg. 20 min. East 188 feet; South 61 deg. 15 min. East 194.7 feet; South 70 deg. 30 min. East 201 feet; South ,34 deg. 50 min. East 134.8 feet; South 70 deg. 30 min. East 227.3 feet; South 71 deg. 30 min. East 180.6 feet; North 85 deg. 30 min. East 423 feet; North 78 deg. East 247.7 feet; South 71 deg. 30 min. East 379.5 feet; North 81 deg. 20 min. East 244 feet; North 48 deg. 35 min. East 261.2 feet; North 74 deg. 30 min. East 2,031.8 feet to a pine tree, being the point and place of beginning, together with all easements or rights of way running with or connected to the title to this property for ingress and egress to and from the State Highway. This tract containing 163 acres and being bounded on -the North by the lands of L. G. Ward; Victoria Ward; ward Ward; Jacob Spivey and Earl Parks; on the East by the lands of E. N. Jordan; on the South by the lands of C. W. Byrum and E. N. Jordan and on the West by the lands of L. G. Ward and E. N. Jor dan and being a portion of the property described on a plat prepared by Eugene Jor dan dated November 11, 1968, entitled “R. O. Blanchard Es tate” and a certain court map entitled “Blanchard vs Ward” in File No. 68-CvD-iia, which maps are by reference ex pressly made a part hereof for a more particular descrip tion of the above described property and are now on file for inspection in the office at the Clerk of the Superior Court of Chowan County, North Carolina. Exp Feb 5c