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Harrell Is Winner
Roy L. Harrell won easily Tuesday
in a four-man race for councilman-at
large in the Edenton Municipal Election.
In the only other contest, Incumbent
Leo Katkaveck was re-elected.
Harrell, who had tried unsuccessfully
three times to Become mayor, polled
391 votes. The nearest challenger was
public parade
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Mother's Day Thought
A mother is a unique mixture of love
and understanding, kindness and pati
ence, dedication and hard work.
When asked which child she loves
most, the answer is instinctive: the one
that is ill until he gets well, or the
one that is away until he gets home.
At any particular time the one she loves
the most is the one who needs her love
the most.
Like the father of the Prodigal Son,
the one that’s in trouble is the one she
loves best.
All our lives she has been our com
panion and our counselor. If your
mother is still living, be mindful while
you have her. She loves you as ever,
neglectful though you may be.
If she is still on earth, keep in touch
with her more regularly. If she has
passed to her reward, that was the
only thing she ever did that caused you
to WffoT. '
Whether she is with you or whether
she has passed on, honor her in the
best way possible, by imitating he:
example.
Two “Fantastic^
The First Congressional District has
again been enlarged by the General
Assembly. With the addition of Car
teret and Greene, Rep. Walter B. Jones
of Farmville now represents 21 of the
100 Tar Heel counties.
Before the ink dried on the bill ra
tified by Speaker Phil Godwin of
Gates, another favorite son of our
neighbor to the north dubed the dis
trict the “Fantastic First.” As usual,
Secretary of State Thad Eure had the
statistics to back up his claim.
Rep. Jones now represents one-fifth
of the counties with a total area of
12,244 square miles. Nine of the Unit
ed States have total areas less than
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Murray Goodwin
Goodwin Hired
Murray Goodwin, a native of Chowan
County, \jtnd an employee of the ex
tension service in Tyrrell County for
the past 17 years, has joined the staff
in Chowan as apudfr agricultural agent
Be will begjjyfMrk on June 1.
The position an agricultural agent
has been open||naveral months after
Harry Ventertyjflßti work in Craven
County.
Goodwin is a of N. C. State
University, a baRMr, and will reside
in Edenton. 1
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Leo Katkaveck
D. F. Walker with 220 votes, followed
by Thomas M. Surratt, 139; and Gilbert
H. Johnson, 102.
Harrell’s candidacy was interrupted
for one week when he withdraw from
the race only to re-file at the last
minute.
Mayor George Alma Byrum, running
without opposition, polled 760 votes.
Mayor Byrum defeated Harrell two
years ago when John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
declined to run.
Mitchener, J. D. Elliott, Rudolph Dail,
Bill Peer and Gilbert Johnson each re
ceived write-in votes for mayor.
Treasurer James M. Bond, also run
ning without opposition, received 762
votes.
First Ward Councilman W. H. Hollo
well, Jr., was unopposed and received
729 votes.
Katkaveck won easily over Oscar F.
Blair, 569 to 240.
There was also no opposition for the
three seats up for election on the Board
of Public Wprks. Incumbents Jesse
L. Harrell and J. H. Conger, Jr., re
ceived 568 and 567 votes respectively
and a newcomer, James E. Darnell re
ceived 568 votes. Thomas C. Byrum, a
veteran board who declined to seek
re-election, received a write-in vote.
Mrs. George C. Hoskins, chairman,
Chowan County Board of Elections, said
unofficial returns showed 389 ballots
cast in West Edenton while 483 voters
went to the polls in East Edenton.
JDierejwfifo registered tmtomr in
the munidpality.
Mrs. Hoskins said several ballots were
not counted due to voters jjot marking
for a sufficient' number of Candidates
or marking for two candidates running
for one office. “Single shot” voting is
not allowed in fthowan County.
New Store Opens
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wells of Durham
have opened The Hub of Edenton in
the Habit Building on South Broad
Street.
The Wells are making their home at
the old Cason House on Granville
Street.
The Hub of Edenton is an exclusive
men’s store with all types of men’s
apparel. Wells hopes to extend his line
of clothing to include high quality and
fashionable women’s apparel in the
fall.
The Hub will honor Master Charge,
Bank Americard and some selected
store accounts.
Wells was formerly with Hub Stores
as buyer, manager, and clothes con
sultant in the Durham-Chapel Hill area.
He and his wife, Ruth, are interested
in young people and it is their hope
to make a teenage club in the attic of
their home.
Mrs. Lofetta Brinson of Weeksville
is the Hub of Edenton’s bookkeeper
and Lee Harrell of Edenton is already
employed as part-time help. They also
will be hiring three full-time and two
more part-time employees.
ECU Plan Backed
The Albemarle Area Development
Association’s board Tuesday night en
dorsed the plan for a two-year medical
school at East Carolina University.
“If the legislature can’t give us a
two-year medical school, then just for
get it,” stated Willie Ainsley of Hert
ford, who sought AADA endorsement
of the plan of ECU President Leo Jen
kins. Ainsley said a one-year school
wouldn't help Eastern North Carolina.
The AADA endorsement, considered
a boost for coordinating efforts by Erie
Haste, Jr., at Hertford, followed a simi
lar action by the executive committee
of Chowan Hospital. Other county sup
port is expected within the 10-county
Chowan County commissioners Mon
day passed a resolution pointing out
the need for t additional doctors in
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Volume XXXVH—No. 16.
Man Is Held
For Murder
Here Friday
Denny Junior Freeman, 27, of Eliza
beth City, will remain in Chowan Coun
ty Jail until his preliminary hearing on
May 11. Freeman is charged with first
degree murder in the death of George
Thomas Smith.
The shooting occurred Friday night
around 10:45 o’clock on South Broad
Street, according to Edenton Police
Chief J. D. Parrish.
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man laid the gun on the sidewalk it
was cocked and ready to fire again.
*' TreSmari alledgedly fired twice—one
bullet hit Smith in the neck and one
bullet went into the door of Pickwick’s
Billiard Parlor.
Capt. Williams and Officer Mizelle
placed Freeman under arrest. No bond
has been set.
Smith was taken to Chowan Hospital
and then transferred to Albemarle Hos
pital in Elizabeth City. The police de
partment was notified at 1:40 A. M.,
Saturday that Smith had died.
Chief Parrish commended the two
policemen on a job well done. He re
marked it was an incident that shows
how dangerous a routine foot patrol
can be.
Smith was 42 years old and a former
employee of Edenton Cotton Mills.
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Violations Noted
Forty-four persons owning property
in the Cape Colony development, Eden
ton, were recently forwarded notices
of sewage disposal violations. All vio
lators were from the Virginia area.
The action was the result of a sani
tary survey conducted by W. E. Pierce,
Sanitarian, District Health Department,
and Alton Clark, president of Cape Col
ony Association. This survey revealed
44 residences without either unapprov
ed or.no sewage disposal facilities.
Fisherman-Farmer—One of North Carolina’s fisherman-farmers,
Lloyd Peele, gets ready to unload another boat of herring.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 6, 1971
Chief Parrish stat
ed that Capt. C. H.
Williams and Patrol
man G. W. Mizelle
were on routine foot
patrol in the busi
ness district when
they heard someone
make a threat.
The two police
men walked out
from Taylor Theater
when they heard a
gun fire, then they
saw Freeman with
the gun and Capt.
Williams told Free
man to lay down
the gun.
According to the
report, when Free-
Thunderhirds Are Coming —Among the top attractions at the Jay
cee Memorial Day Air Festival, May 28-30, at Edenton Municipal
Airport will be the Thunderhirds. Starting their 19th year as the
official aerial demonstration team of the U. S. Air Force, they
are, from left: Capt. Tom Gibbs, slot pilot; Capt. Joe Howard of
Ahoskie, right-wing; Lt. Col. Tom Swalm, commander/leader;
Maj. Bob Jackson, left-wind, and Capt. Steve Dwelle, solo pilot.
Chowan Halts COA Plan
Chowan County commissioners Mon
day refused to act on a proposed reso
lution to establish a seven-county com
munity college district for College of
the Albemarle in Elizabeth City. Dr.
Bruce Petteway, president, said with
out all ’ seven counties supporting the
resolution the district could not be es
tablished.
Funds At Work
Chowan County had nearly 60 per
cent of its money invested on January
1, 1971, according to a report released
this week by the Local Government
Commission.
The report showed the county had a
total of $305,221 on January 1 with
59.24 per cent, or SIBO,BOO invested.
The other $124,421 was on demand
deposits.
The percentage of funds invested on
January 1, 1970, was 59.48 per cent.
Investment earnings for the year end
ing June 30, 1970, amounted to $7,809,
or the equivalent of three cents on the
tax rate.
The uncollected portion of 1970 tax
levy at the time of the report was $291,-
180, or 51.91 per cent of the total levy.
Peeles Typical Fishermen - Farmers
By TOM BYRD
N. C. State University
ROCKY HOCK LANDING The her
ring are running in the rivers of East
ern North Carolina, which means that
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N. J. George was the only member
of the Chowan board to support the
COA request, which included a pledge
of financial support for the community
college. On a per capita basis, the
maximum Chowan participation in the
'administrative budget would be $21,400.
George’s motion for adoption of the
resolution died for lack of a second.
Commissioner C. A. Phillips quickly
assured Dr. Petteway the board’s de
cision in no way illustrated the lack
of support for the college. “It means
we just aren’t in a position at this time
to make a decision,” he said.
Commissioner David Bateman was
most vocal in his opposition to the re
quest. He stated he would not vote for
taking on new projects, especially those
outside the county, until local depart
ments, including the schools, are im
proved. “We have got to think about
getting out children out of high school
first,” Bateman said.
George said education is a very ne
cessary part of our human fiber and
the only means to relieve poverty. He
said the COA proposal was a real bar
gain and that the county “can’t expect
them to show benefits to Chowan Coun
ty without us showing them our sup-
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farmer-fishermen are doing double duty
these days.
They are planting their spring crops
like other farmers and they are catch
ing fish as fast as they can. But doing
both jobs at once “can be rough,” ac
cording to Wallace Peele.
Peele is one of about 50 Chowan
County farmers who supplements his
income by pulling herring from the
Chowan River each spring.
“We start putting out our nets in
February,” Peele explained. “The her
ring start running about Easter, and
the season lasts until about the middle
of May.”
Peele, who also grows certified sweet
potato seed, operates a fishery with
his two brothers, J. D. and Loyd, and
Loyd’s son, Carroll. Before the season
is over, the Peeles hope to have about
1.7 million pounds of herring frozen
and ready for sale.
The Peele Fishery has been in busi
ness for a long time on the shores of
the Chowan, but the idea of freezing
fish for later sale is relatively new.
The Peeles built their first cold stor
age unit three years ago. Another unit
was added two years ago and a third
unit was added last year. The three
units can hold a total of 17,000 100-
pound boxes of fish.
Wallace explained that the fresh
market price of herring is about one
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