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VoluinefltXXVm—No. 1.
Public Purade
j On Being Abused
Newspapers are designed to be used,
but not abused. And the line which
Separates the two is quite distinguish
able. ,
Tliis newspaper has been used more
than any other business, organization
or individual along the Public Parade,
and we are pleased that people look to
The Chowan Herald as a competent
media. If this was not the case we
would not be worthy of the support we
enjoy.
Recently, though, we can’t help but
feel we were abused. But as it turned
out it was not our face that had cause
to be^flushed.
3flis newspaper has supported the co
operative efforts of farmers to the ex
tent of being highly criticized. In oth
er words, we have spoken out for what
we believe to be in the best interest
of the entire citizenry and not the self
ish interest of a few. At times it hasn’t
been easy, but nothing really worth
while ever is.
For two months we had discussed
the latest progress of Albemarle Co
operative Association with the local
representative of N. C. Rural Fund For
Development, the parent and funding
organization. We were assured that
when the time was right we would be
given the story.
One can imagine our feeling last
Thursday morning when a story appear
ed in a morning newspaper published
outside the state that has a general cir
culation in Northeastern North Carolina.
The story read more like a promotional
|fciece for the spokesman than for the
about which he spoke.
‘ vlt has now turned out to be a story
'with few facfel all,created by “misun
derstanding” between the source and
the reporter, via telephone. If people
rrought pigs to Edenton to sell
Tuesday they found a vacant field not
owned by the cooperative, but on which
the organization has an option.
There is probably more news gather
ed Over *he telephone than by any oth
er means. And an equal amount of
“misunderstanding”.
Sometimes it is quite difficult to sup
port people and their cause.
newspaper has supported the coopera
tive movement not because of the peo
ple involved, but in most cases in spite
of them. It is for this reason that we
feel we were abused.
Just one case in point. It appeared
at one time that the N. C. Department
of Agriculture was giving the local co-
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Store Purchased
Phthisic’s Super Market changed own
ership on January 1 with Sam Roebuck
of Elizabeth City, owner of S & R Suppr
Markets, as new owner.
The store will now go by the name
! of S & R and a new feature will be
1 the store hours. The S& R will be
I open seven days a week from 8 A. M.,
I to 10 P. M.
Managing the store is Max Mercer,
also of Elizabeth City.
Roebuck stated that it is his intention
to hire local people for all types of em
ployment.
The store will carry the same stock
as Phthisic’s Super Market.
Roebuck owns three other S & R
Super Markets and they are located in
Elizabeth City. He plans to open more
stores in Eastern North Carolina.
The Phthisics are no longer associated
with the store.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 6, 1972
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Rep. Walter B. Jones
Jones To Address
AAD A Meeting
U. S. Rep. Walter B. Jones of Farm
ville (D-NC) will speak at the regular
monthly meeting of Albemarle Area
Development Association to be held
Thursday, January 13. The meeting
will begin at 7 P.‘ M., at Edenton Res
taurant.
L. F. Amburn, Jr., AADA president,
said he is especially pleased that Rep.
Jones has agreed to speak at the first
meeting of the new year. “I feel the
appearance of a man who has demon
strated such a keen interest in the total
development of Northeastern hjprth Ca
rolina will £et the tone for a banner
year for mis organization,” the presi
dent stated. He pointed out that space
at the restaurant will be limited and
those who desire to attend should make
reservations with their AADA chair
man in their respective county.
Executive as well
as members of divisiop and county com
mittees are encouraged to attend since
information relative to the AADA pro
gram for the coming year will be ex
plained.. ....
The congressman has served as may
or, Recorder’s Court jurist, and repre
sentative in both the State House and
Senate.
County chairmen and representatives
from this region include:
Chowan: Wallace Evans, chairman;
Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Carlton Perry, James
C. Dail and Jimmy Ward.
Gates: James Wright, chairman; Mrs.
R. W. Humphries, John F. Willey, E. B.
Hudgins, R. E. Miller, Jr., and Mrs.
Clinton James.
Perquimans: Lester Simpson, chair
man; R. L. Stevenson, Floyd Matthews,
Rev. Edwin Williams, Mrs. J. T. White,
Sr., and Mrs. T. T. Harrell.
W. P. (Spec) Jones is AADA vice
president for this three-couifty region
of the 10-county association.
Banquet Planned
A ladies’ night program of Albemarle
Area Beef Cattle Association has been
set for Tuesday at 7 o’clock at the
American Legion Building here. A1 Hu
bers, president of AABCA, made the
announcement this week.
A steak dinner will be served.
Mrs. Joan Austin, wife of Bill Austin,
secretary of N. C. Cattlemen’s Associa
tion, will be the speaker.
Agnew Firm
f On Decision
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Eastern North Carolina farmers
whose crops were damaged by Hurri
cane Ginger won’t get special emergen
cy aid, acwrding to an announcement
by Vice President Spiro Agnew.
I Vice President Agnew has informed
Gov. Bob Scott that no additional federal
aid is available. Therefore, the request
for lower ihterest rates and a $2,500
Fanners Home Administration write-off
will not be forthcoming.
Gov. Scott, Sen. B. Everett Jordan and
Rep. Walter B. Jones have been working
for several months to obtain disaster
designation which would be most favor
able to the farmers, including those in
Northeastern North Carolina. Gov. Scott
wrote the vice president earlier asking
for an immediate reassessment of the
crop damage and the disaster designa
tion.
The governor said the vice president
told, him that federal officials had ac
knowledged crop losses in North Caro
lina might exceed SSO-million.
He also noted that 45 counties had
been designated for regular FHA emer
gency loans and pointed out that the
Disaster Relief Act of 1970 requires
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CD Shelter Plan
The Chowan County Community
Shelter Plan, which is described in a
supplement of today’s newspaper, indi
cates that public fallout shelter protec
tion for all people living in Chowan
County has been located, Murray D.
Ashley, Civil Defense director, said to
day.
“There is public fallout shelter pro
tection for all 11,500 of the people liv
ing in Chowan County. The problem
pointed up in our Community Shelter
Plan is that not all of this shelter is
located where it is needed," the direc
tor said.
According to the director, the short
range solution to this problem lies in
the use of home fallout shelters by
citizens for whom travel to shelter is
more than a few milps. The long-range
answer to the prdblem lies in the De
partment of Defense-sponsored fallout
protection in new buildings with prac
tically no increase in cost and extreme
ly minor modifications in building de
sign.
“The time to include this fallout pro
tection in buildings is when they are in
the design stage. Then it is possible
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Morton Hard On Young Democrats; Displays Talent
Armed with miniature Morton’s salt
shakers and postcard perfect pictures,
Hugh Morton campaigned here this
week in his bid for the Democratic
nomination for governor. Like in other
areas, the Wilmington and Linville
businessman-promoter played it low key.
The only waves he made was at i
breakfast Tuesday morning in nearby
Hertford when he lashed out at Young
Democrats for their recent convention
stand on drugs and abortions. (The
YDC called for the legalization of mari
juana and abortion without consent).
The candidate said he couldn’t com
municate with people who entertained
such actions.
This was Morton’s section trip into
Northeastern North Carolina since his
100-county fact-finding tour during
1971. He took numerous color pic
tures and showed the slides at a meet
ing of Edenton Lions Club Monday
night.
Twice during the presentation he in
dicated his position as a candidate.
When showing a picture of idle school
buses, he remarked that this was before
the current school year. “Now they are
being over-used,” he stated with direct
reference to his position on forced
bussing.
Later he showed a state historic
marker, telling how he pulled weeds
from around it fop some time in order
to get an acceptable picture. “If you
send the right man to Raleigh this time
maybe we can do something about it,”
he quipped.
In preliminary remarks, Morton told
his audience he feels by taking the 100-
county tour, asking people what he
would like to see done in North Caro
lina, he has a better idea than anyone
of what people are looking for in state
government
Also, he noted that the only governor
to see Tidewater from his window was
the late Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus of
Elizabeth City. “I am from New Han
over County and I can see Tidewater,”
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New Manager Gene Nixon, seated, has assumed his duties
as manager of Albemarle Cooperative Association. He is shown with
Wayland Spivey, left, secretary, and Jack W. Parker, area livestock
specialist. ACA is a swine producing and management cooperative
headquartered in Edenton.
Nixon Is Co-Op Manager
Albemarle Cooperative Association,
an 11-county feeder pig organization,
has a new manager and plans are pro
gressing for a permanent market to be
located in Chowan County.
Gene Nixon, 26, of Lake City. Fla.,
assumed the managerial post Monday.
The announcement was made by Way
land Spivey of Edenton, secretary of
ACA. Nixon replaces Marcus McClana
han, who resigned October 15, 1971.
Nixon is a native of Perquimans
County and was educated there and at
Pitt Technical Institute. He was assist
ant manager and later manager of
Farmers Mutual Exchange, a cotton pro
ducers affiliate, at Lake City, Fla., from
1968 to 1970. He has since been cm-
VEPCO Pays Tax
Checks totaling $1,374,278 were pre
sented Friday by W. R. Black and J. R
Haden, North Carolina district managers
for Virginia Electric & Power Company,
to county, city and town tax collectors
in the 22 counties that VEPCO serves
in this state.
Chowan County's check was in the
amount of $11,693. The largest check
of $375,696 went to Northampton
County.
The Town of Edenton received a
check for $2,112. Elizabeth City receiv
ed a check for $4,205 and the City of
Greenville a check for $4,202.
VEPCO's total taxes for 1971 are es
timated to be $42,980,000. North Ca
rolina state and local taxes total $3,003,-
000. including $1,383,700 for property
taxes and $1,552,000 for taxes on gross
receipts.
he stated.
In an earlier interview, Morton said
he is much encouraged by the direction
his campaign is going. He said his
efforts were boosted by the withdrawal
of Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan from the
race. “Robert and I enjoy many of the
same friends and I feel most of the
Morgan votes will become Morton
votes,” he said confidently.
He said he is an easterner with west
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Without A Roar Hugh Morton, left, Democratic candidate for
governor, Monday night visited Edenton Lions Club while on a tour
of Northeastern North Carolina. He is being welcomed by Caswell
Edmundson, president. At right is George W. Lewis who intro
duced Morton.
ployed by Purina Feed Company in
Lake City.
He has farming experience on his
father’s farm near Hertford. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Preston Nixon.
His wife, Artie, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Bass of Edenton.
. S Pi vey said members of the ACA
board feel Nixon is highly qualified
and as manager will provide leadership
necessary for growth and development.
Plans for construction of a sale barn
are under way and a target date of
March 1 has been set for the first sale.
It is reported that, the facility will be
located on Paradise Road, outside Eden
ton.
Albemarle Cooperative Association,
Inc., was formed in November, 1969,
under the direction of North Carolina
Rural Fund for Development and is in
terested primarily in swine production
and management. The cooperative now
has 126 members in the 10 Albemarle
Area counties and Martin County.
Jack W Parker, area livestock spe
cialist who has worked closely with the
cooperative, said the organization had
been involved in bringing in new breed
ing stock to improve the duality of pj js.
“This will produce pigs that will grade
No. 1 in the feeder pig sale they are
trying to establish,” Parker noted.
The specialist said quality stock is
now mutiplying because those who got
the leased breeding stock early are now
Selling guilts. Any member meeting
certain standards is eligible for some
of the 156 leased animals now avail
able.
Parker said the real need now is to
get the market developed and said
progress has been made in this direc
tion.
ern ties, something no other candidate
has. And he made it emphatic that he
was not a sectional candidate. “I am
for North Carolina and my past accom
plishments will bear this out.” he said.
Traveling with the candidate were
Wayland Sermons of Washington, a for
mer state legislator and owner of The
Carolinian at Nags Head, and Wilson
Woodhouse of Raleigh and Currituck
County.