Public Parade
T , Report On Bypass
* A U. S. 17 bypass of Edenton has been
- in the planning stages so long there are!
few who recall when preliminaries actu- I
ally began. But all who meander along
the Public Parade, as well as they who
attempt to fight the ever-increasing
downtown traffic to get on down the
road, will welcome news that progress
1 is being made.
It has been learned that an item on
the State Highway Commission agenda
this week calls for putting up $1,041,000 ]
to acquire rights of way for the bypass.
This is an encouraging step which, if
approved, practically assures construc
tion of the much needed and desired
stretch of asphalt. This is a priority
project along the Public Parade and one
which has been caught up in all sorts of
delays. It now, however, appears on the
horizon.
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A Booster Exits
Those sincerely interested in the fu
ture growth and development along the
Public Parade and throughout North
eastern North Carolina will not welcome
the news that one of the area's strongest
boosters has decided to retire in Florida.
The departure of Loyal Phillips from the
area scene will create a vacuum which
will be difficult, at the very best to fill.
Loyal Phillips retires as assistant to
the president of Dear Publications &
Radio, Inc., on October 9. He joined
the Dear chain in 1967 as general man
ager of The Daily Advance in Elizabeth
City.
In less than five years he has probably
done more than any individual or group
of individuals to change the image of
Northeastern North Carolina. He has
promoted growth and development, not
only of Elizabeth City and Pasquotank
V County, but the entire Albemarle Area.
1 Coming from the St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Banner, Loyal brought new energy and
ideas to the Albemarle. He was full of
enthusiasm and possessed the unique
ability to build a fire under those with
whom he came in contact. He chose to
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AADA To Meet
The September meeting of Albemarle
Area Development Association will be
held at the Seafare Restaurant in Nags
Head next Thursday, beginning at
7 P. M.
L. F. Amburn, Jr., president, said
Phil Quidley of Manteo will be program
chairman. Quidley is chairman of the
AADA Tourist and Recreation Commit
, tee.
t Those who plan to attend the meet
ing on the Outer Banks should contact
their county extension chairman im
mediately so reservations can be made.
'• made bv county commissioners and
town councilmen from throughout the
area to attend this meeting.
Busby Joins Earnhardt In Law Firm
Max S. Busby, Country Club Drive,
was admitted to the North Carolina Bar
Tuesday morning during opening of the
September Term of Chowan County
Superior Court. Busby, a recent honor
graduate of Wake Forest Law School,
is associated with W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Jr., here.
Busby was presented to the court by
his father, Max Busby, a Salisbury at
torney. The elder Busby was intro
duced by Earnhardt.
N Judge Albert Cowper administered
X the oath to the new attorney and said
L it was a happy occasion for him.
JL “Young lawyers are the bloodline of
ji , the legal profession,” he added.
7 Then the jurist congratulated Busby
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Volume XXXVIII, — No. 34. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 7, 1972 Single Copies 10 Cents.
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Politics - Republican Style —Jim Holshouser, the Boone attorney
legislator who wants to be the first Republican governor of North
Carolina in this century, campaigned in fchowan County last Thurs
day morning. At left he is shown sharing a light moment with
Mrs. David Wright. The candidate then enters into a serious dis
cussion with J. L. Chestnutt, former Edenton postmaster and a
staunch Republican. Story on Page 4.
Container Sites Proposed
Chowan County was recently funded
with a grant and loan from Farmers
Home. Administration to develop a joint
Chowan-Perquimans County Solid Waste
Disposal Program. The Chowan Coun
ty Planning Board and Farmers Home
Administration have assisted the Cho
wan County commissioners with this
project.
v The Planning Board has prepared a
tentative map locating container sites
for use in the Solid Waste Disposal Pro
grams. The selection of these sites is
based on population density and land
use surveys completed this summer. A
primary objective is to locate the 24
sites throughout the county and to be
within three miles of any resident. It
is also-the intent to centrally locate the
containers within the area which -it
serves.
Furthermore, the containers will be
designed for household trash and gar
bage only. Also, a few of the 24 sites
will require more than one container
depending upon its use. It will be the
responsibility for incorporated towns
and individuals with other than house
hold trash to transport their solid waste
to the landfill site, just north of Cisco
on Secondary Road 1303. once the pro
gram is initated.
A map designating the proposed lo
cations is on page 6-A of this news
paper.
In order to accomplish this, it is ne
cessary to request the cooperation and
assistance from business establishments,
on selecting Edenton as the base of his
practice. “I have always wanted to live
here myself,” the Kinston judge re
marked.
Busby, 27, is a native of Rowan Coun
ty, received his undergraduate degree
from N. C. State University at Raleigh
where he was a member of Phi Psi tex
tile fraternity and Lambda Chi Alpha.
At Wake Forest Law School he was as
sociate editor of the Law Review and a
member of Phi Delta Phi legal fra
ternity.
A veteran, Busby holds the rank of
lieutenant in the U. S. Naval Reserve.
He is married to the former Mary
Katherine Keating of Raleigh and they
have one child.
community centers, schools, and other
property owners who might be contact
ed for the use of container sites.
Finally, the Planning Board welcomes
any comment the public might have re
garding the container sites in hopes that
the Solid Waste Program will be a suc
cess.
Individuals may contact any one of
the following members or by appear
ing at our next regular monthly meet
ing September 26:
George Lewis, chairman; Charles
Overman; Woodrow Lowe. J. A. Webb,
Jr., T. D. Berryman. Jr., Wilbur J. Pri
vott, and Pete Thompson (ex-officio).
Mr. Perry Buried
Funeral services were held Tuesday
for William Wesley Perry. 53, of Eden
ton, who died Sunday in Chowan Hos
pital after a brief illness.
He was the owner of Bill Perry's
Texaco. He was a member of the
Oakmount Baptist Church of Greenville.
He served in the U. S. Armv during
World War 11.
Surviving arc his wife. Nellie Chap
pell Perry; three daughters. Mrs. Cath
erine Swain. Mrs. Mary Katzburg of
Woodbury, N. Y.. and Miss Robin Perry
of the home: two brothers, Merriir
Perry and Lynn C. Perry: one sister. Mrs.
Virginia Pacini of Virginia Beach. Va.
He was the son of the late W. S. and
Mary Twine Perry.
Officiating at. the services at Eden
ton Baptist Church were the Revs. Rob
ert Gray and R. N. Carroll. Burial was
in Beaver Hill Cemetery with arrange
ments handled by Williford Funeral
Home.
Aces Tie Bertie
By Flynn Surratt
Football season opened Monday night
with the Edenton Aces battling the
Bertie Falcons at Bertie. Although the
Falcons were rated as a two-touchdown
favorite, they were stopped short of
their goal by a tie ballgamc with each
team running up six points on the
scoreboard.
The Aces open at 1 licks Field at 8
P. M., Friday in a game with Murfrees
boro.
The Aces received an early edge by
jlecting to receive the opening kick
jff; however, they were unable to sus
tain a drive and the defense soon found
itself subject to the onslaught of the
Falcons. Initially, the Edenton defense
showed a good deal oF strength against
the larger Falcons’ offensive unit, but
midway the first quarter, Bertie pulled
together and went in to score, after one
previous touchdown was called back
due to illegal procedure.
In the second quarter the Aces ripped
into the Falcons with a series of gains
on the ground. Quarterback Bill Chess
on completed a pass to halfback Richard
Morring who cut into the end zone but
the score was called back by a clipping
penalty. Fifteen yards and one play
later, the Aces suffered a bad loss of
ground, and what appeared to be an
obvious fasemask penalty against Bertie
was either not seen or not called. The
remainder of the first half was a hard
nose game of push and pull.
Hie third Quarter started and was
gone. The Aces showed genuine
strength although several attempts at
putting six on the board were stymied.
Hie. Falcons found a stiff wall of re-
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Three Seek Nomination
House Seat Vacant
A three-way race has developed in
the First House District for the Demo
cratic Party nomination which was va
cated last week by Rep. W. T. Cul
pepper, Jr., of Elizabeth City. Rep.
Culpepper, a veteran legislator who in
May won nomination for another term,
resigned due to ill health.
John A. Mitchener, Jr., of Edenton.
and Stanford White of Manns Harbor,
both of whom sought the nomination in
Grand Jury Asks
Duff Case Inquiry
The Chowan County Grand Jury has
recommended further investigation into
the death of Mrs. Esther Mae Duff, a
36-year-old Tyner housewife who died
suddenly May 6 at Chowan Hospital.
Reporting Tuesday afternoon in Su
perior Court, the jury asked that the
death “as stated on the death certifi
cate, be investigated to determine if her
death resulted in causes other than nat
ural ones.”
Judge Albert Cowper of Kinston told
the panel he would turn the recommen
dation over to Sheriff Trov Toppin for
action.
The same panel returned a true bill
of indictment against her husband.
Leonard Duff, Jr., charged with rape.
The criminal charge was the result of
an intensive investigation by the Sher
iff’s Department shortly after Mrs.
Duffs death.
Also, the grand jury returned a trn
bill against Cleveland Boston, who is
charged with kidnap and assault with
intent to commit rape.
The panel, which finished its work
during the opening day of the Septem
ber Term, was headed bv James A.
Kinion as foreman.
A second week of the term will be
held beginning Monday with .Judge’
William Copeland of Murfreesboro pre
siding. Tom Watts of Elizabeth City
is prosecuting the lengthy docket
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Bowles Visits Choirttn —-Harp*ove (Skipper) Howies of Creens
boro, Democratic candidate for governor, prepares to make a radio
tape during Tuesday's visit to the Municipal Building, surround
ed by aides. They are. from left: -Tim Sugg of New Bern, state,
party chairman, and A. B. Harless, Jr., and W. H. Hollowell. Cho
wan County co-managers for Bowles.
Bowles Sees No Place For Benson
B. L. F. Amburn, Jr.
State Highway Commissioner Cliff
Benson of Raleigh won t be named
chairman of the commission, nor even
be a member, if Hargrove (Skipper)
Bowles is elected governor.
Bowles, the Democratic candidate,
“put to rest once and for all" rumors
of the role Benson would play in his
administration. “He is a good friend
of mine and we have talked on two
occasions within the past few weeks.
“Cliff tells me he doesn't want to re
main on the commission, let alone be
chairman,” Bowles said in an informal
address at the Municipal Building here
Tuesday afternoon. “And I’m certainly
not forcing such an appointment oh
anyone.”
Benson has recently been in the state
news because of an underpass he direct
ed built at the Zebulon Country Club.
Bowles, who began his campaign for
the governorship in Northeastern North
Carolina, also denied that he would up
set major highway plans now in the
the primary, have said they will active
ly seek the post. Also working for the
nomination is Joe Nowell of Winfall, a
state highway commissioner.
Nowell considered running in the pri
mary but did not file, saying he wanted
to complete his term on the highway
commission. Nowell was quoted last
week as saying he would run if the
people wanted him.
Mrs. Iris_ Ethridge of Edenton is a
Republican'candidate in the November
7 election. Vernon James of Weeks
ville is the Democratic nominee for one
of the two seats in the district.
Melvin Daniels, chairman. Pasquo
tank County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, who is charged with the respon
sibility for replacing Rep. Culpepper,
confirmed Tuesday that Pasquotank will
not put a name in nomination.
Daniels also said he will follow the
letter of the law in procedures to nomi
nate the replacement. He is asking
party chairmen in each county to join
with their two member State House
nominating committee at the meeting
to name the replacement.
“This is so very important to the area
I certainly want to make sure it is done
properly,” the Elizabeth City banker
said.
He is working with the Attorney Gen
eral's office and State Board of Election
on details for a meeting which is ex
pected to be held next week for the
purpose of nominating the Democratic
candidate to replace Rep. Culpepper.
Daniels said the question has been
raised as to how the vote would be
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Bond Sales Good
Sales of U. S. Scries E and Series H
Savings Bonds in Chowan County for
July were $5,189.00. Januarv-Julv sales
totaled $100,430.00.
'—“"This represents 109.4 per cent of Cho
wan County’s goal of $91,776.00. ac
cording to Graham While. County Vol
unteer Chairman.
advanced stages, such as the Edenlou
bypass. “Nothing is further from the
truth,” he said. “We arc not making
any promises on roads or anything else
along these lines. We are saying the
highway dollars should be spent where
they are needed the most.'
He said Northeastern North Carolina
is a good and logical place to launch a
campaign for governor because this is
where “problems and opportunities
stand side by side.” He added that
there is more here than the tourist and
agricultural industry and every effort
should be made to inform “city dwellers
what it means to their pocketbook”.
Bowles added that if this is gotten
across, then the urban areas, through
their legislators, will be more generous
in funds for research and marketing.
The candidate said he could visualize
EdentoH as a small boatbuilding capitol
of the Entire eastern seaboard if the
educational opportunities .are available
and the right type industry is obtained.
Addressing himself to a question
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