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Learning Our AB&s
Success in this country is. becoming
wore and more an alphabet game. The
ABC keeps Chowan County taxes down;
the E&W does likewise for the Town
of Edenton; AADA works for a better
10-county area; EIC assists the poor.
A newest abracadabra or configura
tion circulated along the Public Parade
is ARPDC, i.e., Albemarle Regional
Planning and Development Commission.
In a meeting in Municipal Building to
day (Thursday) discussions will be held
on gaining designation of the Town of
Edenton as a growth center by Eco
nomic Development Association.
; Edenton could become one of two
designated growth centers within
ARPDC’s 10-county service area. The
benefits to be derived from such desig
nation are greater than most local minds
can comprehend.
To be so designated would be tre
mendous. But to have ARPDC head
quartered in Edenton is equally as bene
ficial to Ye Ole Towne On Queen Anne’s
Creek.
Chowan County has a highly effec
tive representation on ARPDC’s execu
tive board. W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, succeeded Wesley Cullipher
as chairman, Cullipher became execu
tive director); N. J. George and C. A.
Phillips of the county commissioners;
and Dr. J. H. Horton, head of the Good
Neighbor Council, a member of Eden
ton-Chowan Board of Education, and
one of this community’s greatest lead
ers, worked tirelessly to make this com
mission not only a reality but one re
sponsive to the needs of the area.
Because of their leadership, the head
quarters was established here. And be
cause of this administrative decision,
Washington County abandoned the Mid-
East Association, a going bigfit, to con
tinue association in a IQ-pounty Albe
marle Area.
To maintain superiority* in the com
munity, area, region, and*stafe, we must
continue to develop leadership such as
was demonstrated in establishment of
another alphabetic youngin’ along the
Public Parade. Singularly we fall, or
maybe merely survive; while collective
ly we prosper.
Since there ain’t many of us number
wise, it behooves us more th'n anything
else to play the alphabet game to the
hilt.
Birthdays, Notwithstanding!
The Democratic Party of our
time —What? Where? When? Why?
-we went down U> Wrightavllle
Beach Saturday to the Young Demo
cratic Clubs’ Summer Luau, before we
aged out, to seek the answer and/or
solution to these questions.
We would be less than frank to those
who regularly meander along the Pub
lic Parade if we did not enumerate, not
necessarily in order of priority, our
reasons for heading south to the beach
es instead of east. It reads like:
To see if the Holiday Inn was as terri
ble as it was on an earlier visit with
the farm appraisers; /
To lend support to friend Phil God
win of neighboring Gates who csnes
closer and closer every day to testing
the waters as a candidate for lieutenant
governor; , *
To try to find out if Atty. Gen. Bob
Morgan is really as coy As he would
tend to have you believe afcout running
for more lofty political office;
To support Charlie Winberry of Rocky
Mount, ex of Statesville, who is YDC
prexy and candidate for governor in
19??;
To see if the advance man Sen. Sam
J. Ervin “loaned” Sen. Henry Jackson
could be an Edentonian—i.e., Bobby
Smith or Bill Goodwin;
But mainly because Saturday was
the birthday of the lady member of
Edenton-Chowan Board of Education
and mother of our five children.
We found answers to most of these
wonderings and among other things
that Roy Sowers, the Sanford business
executive who is director of the pres
tigous Board of Conservation and De
velopment, had joined TYavel and Pro
motion Director Chuck Barbour in using
the lofty office of Governor of North
Carohna to further his own ambitions.
Mr. Sowers has taken advantage of
his position and friendship with Gov.
Bob Scott by accepting the first secre
taryship in the state r s reorganization
Sirogram, knowing he would announce
or lieutenant governor in five months.
It’s a damn shame!
Sen. Jackson, the Washington State
conservative, did a tremendous job in
his swing through far Heeha. We’ll
admit to being ‘ 7 down home”, even to
the verge of bring “corn pone”, but we
think we can test the North Carolina
political waters better and more sc
curately than a New York Times syndi
cate man.
Whfle the editor of our least favored
daft of general circulation in North-
SSrtf^C^apr^ee^tobj
with in Sen. Jackson a
awman who talks horse sense in
North Carritea, as well as elsewhere in
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Volume XXXVH—No. SO. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 12, 1971 Single Copy 10 Cents
Board Asks
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Townft’ark
At Wa®'Site
Edenton Planning \ tL has recom
mended denial of a rezoning request
for the Waff property on the water
front and strongly suggested that the
town purchase the tract for a com
munity park.
Town Council received the recom
mendation at a regular meeting Tues
day night and called for a public hear
ing on the Waff’s request at the next
scheduled meeting, September 14.
Hie town has taken steps to con
demn the old fish house on Edenton
Bay along with the old freight station,
in which Mayor George Alma Byrum
has interest, and the Hobowsky building
on East King Street. When the Waff
property was discussed last month, own
ers asked the town to either purchase
it or change the zoning from residential
to downtown commercial.
Town Administrator W. B. Gardner
reported that Mayor Byrum is discuss
ing removal of the freight building
with a contractor. Since no word has
been heard from the Hobowskys, coun
cil instructed W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr.,
town attorney, and Building Inspector
Sam Long to proceed with proceedings
to get the building removed from East
King Street.
Mayor Byrum asked members of the
Finance Committee if they had discuss
ed purchase of any waterfront property.
The answer was negative.
In calling for the public hearing, the
mayor again asked the Finance Com
mittee to consider purchase of the
property.
Council increased the rate for grave
spaces in Beaver Hill Cemetery from
SSO to $75 for residents and continued
the policy of doubling the rate for out
of-town purchasers.
Councilman Herbert Hollowell said
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Growth Center Designation Sought
A possible request by Albemarle
Regional Planning and Development*’
Commission to have Edenton designated
one of two growth centers in the 10-
county region will be discussed at a
meeting here today (Thursday). Wes
ley Cullipher, ARPDC executive direc
tor, said the meeting will begin at 9:30
A. M., in the Municipal Building.
Once designated by Economic Devel
opment Administration, the town will
become eligible for federal work grants,
loans and other benefits that will up
grade job opportunities and make the
area more attractive to industry, it was
pointed out.
The discussion will include what
needs to be done in Edenton to make
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Democrat* At Lmat —Some 600 Democrats gathered in Wrightsville Beach last Saturday for a YDC luau. House Speaker Phil
Godwin of Gates County is shown at left with Mrs. L. F. Amburn, Jr., of Edenton, and Charlie Hodgson of Chapel Hill, state American
Legion commander. At left the Speaker is with U. S. Sen. Henry Jackson of Washington and YDC President Charlie Winberry of Rocky
Mount Mrs. Amburn is pictured above talk ing with Bill Goodwin of Edenton and Washington, D. C.
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Topic? Highways —When Joe Nowell, Jr., of Winfall, left, and
Postmaster Levin Culpepper of Elizabeth City get together you can
bet their conversation eventually gets around to highways. Nowell,
area highway commissioner, and Culpepper are shown at last week’s
meeting of State Highway Commission in Elizabeth City.
$6-Million Allocated For Area Roads
ELIZABETH CITY—The State High
way Commission, in a rare appearance
in Northeastern North Carolina, last
Thursday allocated sl7l-million for con
struction and maintenance. This area
will receive some $6.1-million during
fiscal 1971-72 for primary, secondary,
urban and public service roads.
Commissioner Joe Nowell, Jr., of
Winfall, has some 411 miles of primary
system roads in the counties of Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pas
quotank and Perquimans. He will op
erate with a construction allocation of
$176,000.
The first division, where Commission
er Carroll Gilliam of Windsor covers
Bertie, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, North
ampton, Tyrrell and Washington coun
ties in addition to the six in Nowell’s
area, has been allocated $2,744,000 for
primary system maintenance.
it more attractive to industry; such as
r housing, health and medical facilities,
educational facilities, recreational fa
cilities, establishment of an industrial
park, improvements to fire, police and
emergency services, and water and
sewer services, etc.
Cullipher said thought also needs to
be put to the area outside the town
which may be potential industrial de
velopment areas, which thereby should
be included in the growth center.
John Frailey of Huntington, W. Va.,
EDA regional planner, will be in at
tendance at the meeting to assist the
local group.
W. B. Gardner, town administrator,
is chairman of the ARPDC which has
offices at 102 East Queen Street.
Sen. Jackson Finds Prospects Good In Tar Heel State
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH House
Speaker Phil Godwin of Gates County
was among platform guests here Sat
urday night at a summer luau sponsor
ed by the Young Democratic Clubs of
North Carolina. Charlie Winberry of
Rocky Mount is YDC president.
Featured speaker at the supper was
U. S. Sen. Henry M. Jackson of the
State of Washington, a possible candi
date for the Democratic nomination for
President.
Introduced by U. S. Sen. B. Everett
Jordan, the keynoter declared: “A Dem
ocratic President would not sit by and
watch this nation’s economy deterior
ate.”
Sen. Jackson, who was warmly re
ceived by the audience of some 500
party faithfuls, also stated:
Nowell’s area received an allocation
of $246,000 for secondary system con
struction. Chowan County’s share has
been set at $22,000.
Chairman Lauch Faircloth pointed out
that the state expects to spend $53-mil
lion in this fiscal year for maintenance
to the secondary system. Os this
amount, the division has $2,660,000
from which will come $144,000 for
Chowan County.
Urban system construction in Now
ell’s seven counties will be $46,000
with the division maintenance set at
$239,000.
Statewide, allocations arc:
Primary System, Construction: $45,-
675,000.
Primary System, Maintenance: $37,-
660,000.
Secondary System, Construction: $15.-
525,000.
Secondary System, Maintenance, $53,-
000,000.
Urban System, Construction: sll,-
900,000.
Urban System, Maintenance: $5,-
800,000.
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4-H’ers At Camp
Twelve Chowan County 4-H’ers are
attending 4-H Camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn
4-H Center in Reidsville this week.
They are: Wayne Chappell, Randy
Chappell, Dean Allen Wills, A1 Ward,
Gerald Hall, Keith Hall, Cindy Ricks,
Vickie Chappell, Jackie Perry, Jeanette
Ward, Margie Rayner, and Arlene
Monds.
Mrs. Daisy Bembry and Murray
Goodwin, extension agents and Mark
Thompson, adult leader are accompany
ing the group.
“This Administration has managed
to raise unemployment and inflation.
Under its policies money flows out of
the country and imports flow in. And
their only response is to put out an
other optimistic press release.
“The Democrats will act to spur eco
nomic growth, cut unemployment, re
duce poverty just as we did in the
1960’5. The Democrats in Congress
have already passed new legislation
to curb inflation, to cut taxes, to in
crease public works, to provide confi
dence but these bills have been ve
toed or ignored by the White House.
“Don’t let anyone tell you there’s
no difference between the two major
parties. Just look at the record: three
recessions in eight years under Eisen
hower-Nixon, compared to America on
Patrol Move
Is Reversed
For Chowan
Chowan County will be returned to
the Elizabeth City District of the State
Highway Patrol, effective September 1,
The Chowan Herald has learned.
Several months ago, in a surprise
move which wasn’t made public until
two months later, Chowan was assigned
to the Ahoskie District. When question
ed as to the reasoning behind such a
move, SHP officials said it was to give
the two districts a better balance in
terms of number of counties served.
Law enforcement officers and court
officials protested. They contended it
was done for political reasons and it
was in the best interest of all Chowan
citizens to be aligned with Elizabeth
City.
At its annual meeting here recently,
Sheriff Troy Toppin introduced a mo
tion to Albemarle Law & Order Asso
ciation requesting Chowan be changed
back to the Elizabeth City District.
Later Sheriff Toppin and Clerk of Su
perior Court Lena M. Leary requested
assistance of Chowan County com
missioners. The board passed a motion
requesting reversal of the former ac
tion.
House Speaker Phil Godwin of Gates
said he was happy to learn the change
was being made. “You folks down
there work closely and every effort
should be made to keep Albemarle
Area counties together, especially where
services such as law enforcement are
concerned,” he noted. “It is definite
ly in the best interest of all the good
people in Chowan County to be under
the jurisdiction of the State Highway
Patrol office in Elizabeth City.
Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harrington of Lewis
ton, was also said to be helpful in get
ting the change made back to Eliza
beth City.
District Court Judge Wilton Walker,
Jr., of Currituck, one of the first to
protest she SHP action, said upon learn
ing of the September 1 switch: “I’m
delighted. Everyone can work together
better now.”
Guard In Training
Major elements of North Carolina’s
30th Infantry Division departed the
state last weekend for two %eeks of
annual field training at Ft. Stewart, Ga.
A truck convoy departed from the
local National Guard Armory Satur
day morning, as did convoys from units
throughout the state. Although the
multi-column vehicular traffic crowded
the highways, no major accidents were
reported.
The ‘Old Hickory’ Division, command
ed by Maj. Gen. ’ Dan K. Edwards of
Durham, has units in North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia. The ma
jority of the division still is located in
the Tar Heel State, however. Troops
from the three states usually converge
on Georgia or at Ft. Bragg for summer
training.
The- Tar Heel Guardsmen are sched
uled to return to their home station dur
ing the weekend of August 21.
the move under Kennedy-Johnson.
“We’ve got things to do in this dec
ade but Republican mismanagement
can’t do them.
“We need to provide 40 per cent
more jobs each year in the 70’s than
in the 60’s but this Administration
can’t do that.
“We need to build 1,000 new cities
the size of Raleigh by the year 2000—
but this Administration can’t do that.
“We need 2.6-million new housing
units each year for a decade—but this
Administration can’t do that.
“We could end poverty in America
in our lifetime—but this Administra
tion can’t do that.
“Instead, we have unemployment, not
more jobs; bankrupt c J *ies. not new
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