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LEGION HONORS OFFICERS-Law enforcement officers were in the limelight Tuesday night at
the fourth annual banquet sponsored by Edward G. Bond Post 40, American Legion. These pictures tell
the story. At left, Capt. C. H. Williams of Edenton Police Department is shown with Sheriff Troy
Toppin, post commander, and Bruce Honeycutt, state department commander after he had been
named officer of the year. In the center picture, Mrs. Glenn Perry pours coffee for Atty. Gen. Robert
THE AN HERALD
Volume XXXIX.—No. 42.
Publice Parade
Keep Reins On Booze
In most quarters along the
Public Parade and throughout
Northeastern North Carolina
liquor is not among the more
popular topics of general
conversation. There are those who
do, those who don’t and those who
really don’t give a hang Where the
limits of control of alcoholic
x beverages extend. And that is the
real question to be answered,
i There have been many
emotional overtones written into
the November 6 referendum
dealing with mixed drinks. We
have attempted to weed through
every argument carefully and
with an open mind. We do not think
passage of this referendum would
mean open bars in North Carolina.
We do not think it would eliminate
those who drink and drive.
But we think it would tate a
considerable amount of control
away from the ABC system which
hasn’t been without its dirty linen.
In our opinion, the ABC system
has been highly successful in this
state, although from time to time a
black eye is uncovered.
While the ABC system is not
without its flaws, it has beat
proven to be the best method
available and the wild 70s isn’t the
proper time to unleash the lion. We
will vote “no” on the liquor-by-the
drink question on November 6
because we are opposed to
lessening the control at /the state
level.
Beautify For Tomorrow
Now is the time to plant to make
your garden the show-place of the
neighborhood next Spring and for
Springs to come. This is the
message begin heralded by
members of the Garden of Eden
Club.
Take a stroll through your yard
and see what you need because the
garden club will hold its annual
plant sale Tuesday from 9 A.M. to
5 P.M. The location is the lot on
Broad Street between Peoples
' Bank and the Cupola House.
They will have for sale trees,
shrubs, bedding plants, bulbs, and
some dried material for
arrangements.
Advance orders may be placed
with any club member or call Mrs.
Jean Leary at 221-4923.
A Vote For Schools
Voters along the Public Parade
and throughout Tar Heelia will
participate in the American
system on November 6 when they
will answer the question posed by
the 1973 General Assembly
relative to borrowing 3300-million
in state aid tor public education.
The money would be used to
assist 151 school districts in
Chowan Schools would receive
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Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 25, 1973.
Chowan Farm Income Tops
Although farming and ranching
have not been the most lucrative
of occupations in recent years,
Chowan County’s agricultural
community has been making out
better than most, it appears.
The majority of local farmers
held their own last year and a
number of them, especially those
with well-equipped, commercial
size setups, ended up well ahead of
the previous year.
Credit for it is attributed to
record output, made possible by
genera ly favorable weather
conditions, by greater
mechanization and by more
Radio System Being Erected
The U. S. Coast Guard is
working to improve radio
communications in the area with
'the placing of an antenna and
relay station atop the
Weyerhauser water tower in
Plymouth.
Banquet Set
The annual Edenton Jaycee
Bosses Night banquet will be held
tonight (Thursday) at the Jaycee
Community Building on Base
Road. Gus Tulloss of Rocky
Mount, national director of the N.
C. Jayeees, will be the speaker.
Wayne Sawyer is chairman of
the event which begins with a
social hour at 6:30 o’clock. The
banquet will follow.
Tulloss has been very active in
his Jaycee career. He is past
president of the Rocky Mount
Jayeees, recipient of the DSA
award and served as special
assistant to §tate President Fred
Morrison in 1972-73.
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EDUCATORS MSET-Dr. Cedi Yarbrough, toft, Regional
ConmtoifoiMr of Education, Atlanta, 6a., and Dr. Craig Phillips.
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intensive use of fertilizers and
pesticides.
Gains were made in nearly
every section of the country. The
Northeast, which was hit by heavy
and continuous rains, was an
exception.
The facts and figures, showing
how local growers fared in
relation to others, are contained in
a survey released by the Standard
Rate and Data Service.
It reports total receipts in
Chowan County from farm
operations in the past year at
$9,031,000. Two years ago, when it
The Edenton Coast Guard
Auxiliary has announced that the
improved facilities are expected
in ofpgiian by Nouunber-ii-'
This will hft&n that any boat in
distress in Albemarle Sound or
Chowan River will have no trouble
contacting the Coast Guard by the
use of FM radio-telephone.
All a boater in trouble has to do
is use the distress signal
“Mayday” and the call will be
monitored by not only the
Elizabeth City base but also the
stations at Cape Hatteras and
Coinjock. After March 1,1974, only
Cape Hatteras and Coinjock will
monitor.
‘ ‘This is good news because many
times in the past boats in the
Edenton area in distress were
unable to reach the Coast Guard,”
stated Max Busby, commander of
Edenton Flotilla 10-9.
Those seeking further
information on the subject may
contact Busby or any member
of the Edenton Flotilla.
Morgan, and E. L. Hollowell. At right, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Phillips are shown with Jim (Catfish)
Hunter, of Hertford, a special guest of Perquimans Sheriff Julian Broughton. Below, Commander
Honeycutt presents a special American Legion citation to Hollowell, president of Chowan Veneer Co.,
Inc. Some 350 people attended the banauet.
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made a similar survey, it listed
the total at $8,195,000.
That was the gross amount,
before deductions for operating
costs and taxes.
Included in it are the cash
receipts from the sale of farm
goods, together with government
payments and income in kind,
which is the value of products
grown and consumed on the farm.
The increase, 10.2 per cent,
compares with a 8.4 per cent rise
in the State of North Carolina.
According to the most recent
figures from the Department of
Agriculture, approximately 62 per
cent of the total received locally
from the sale of farm products
came from the marketings of
crops and 38 per cent from
livestock, poultry and dairy goods.
, Although the past year was a
big one for the American farmer
ih terms" of gross income, it was
also a record one for expenses.
However, there was some net
gain.
The Agriculture Department
reports gross income at $68.9-
billion, an increase of $9.2-billion
over the prior year.
Production expenses rose in the
same period to $49.2-billion, which
was $4.7-billion above 1971. As a
result, net farm income went up
$4.5-billion in the past year.
All signs point to a much bigger
improvement in the current year.
Grant Made
The U. S. Department of Labor
has approved 15 out-of-school
Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC)
projects in North Carolina to
provide 1,002 work opportunities
for boys and girls from poverty
level families.
Among those funded is the NYC
at Economic Improvement
Council, Inc., headquartered in
Edenton. The grant of $132,660 is
for 60 trainees in Edenton-
Chowan, Camden, Gates,
Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell
and Washington counties.
NYC, established in 1964 under
the Economic Opportunity Act,
has three mairi components: an in
school, a summer, and an out-of
school program. The out-of-school
program offers remedial
education, work experience, and
in many instances, skill training.
State, Federal Leaders Laud Six-County Alliance
By FLYNN SURRATT
AHOSKIE The six county
Alliance For Progress has taken
steps toward improving the
quality . of education in
Northeastern North Carolina.
Plans are progressing toward the
establishing of a graduate
Education Center, Businessmen’s
Career Guidance Institute, and the
possibility of an Environmental
Education Center.
These and other ideas were also
heard by Dr. Craig Phillips, State
Superintendent of Public
Instruction and Dr. Cecil
Yarbrough, Southeastern regional
commissioner of education. They
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Capt. Williams Paid Honor
Edenton Police Capt. C. H.
Williams is recipient of the Law
Enforcement Officer-of-The-Year
award in Chowan County. The
announcement was made Tuesday
night at the fourth annual
appreciation banquet sponsored
by Edward G. Bond Post 40,
American Legion.
C. A. Phillips, chairman,
Chowan County commissioners,
presented a handsome plaque to
the popular officer at the banquet
attended by more than 350 people.
New Officers
Police Chief J. D. Parrish has
announced the employment of two
new patrolmen which brings the
local department up to only one
man below full strength. The new
policemen are Isaiah Sylvester
Brickhouse and David Glenn
Lane.
Since joining the local
department both men have
attended the police training course
at Elizabeth City. The 160-hour
course is conducted by the College
of The Albemarle.
The men have also passed all
requirements of the N. C. Criminal
Justice Training and Standards
Council.
Brickhouse, 24, resides on West
Albemarle Street Extended with
his wife and one child. He is a
native of Washington County and
graduated from Tyrrell County
High School.
He was employed at Townson
Lumber Company prior to
becoming a policeman.
Lane, 20, resides at Cape
Colony. He is a native of Chowan
County and graduated from John
A. Holmes High School. He
formerly was employed at P&Q
Super Market.
were special guests for the
meeting held here last Wednesday
night.
Dr. Phillips had praise for the
group’s singular attitude toward
problems in the area and the
solutions being sought; but he
added the groups should make all
moves “carefully and with
forethought’’. He cited the pulling
together of the elements of society
and government as one
outstanding aspect of the alliance.
“If you come to a new
understanding of the relationship
between the county government,
education, and community
services, you have made a great
stride,” he stated.
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He said Capt. Williams is symbolic
of law enforcement in this area.
Capt. Williams joined the
Edenton Police Department in
October, 1961, and moved up
through the ranks. In November,
1967, he was promoted to his
present position and named
assistant chief.
The spotlight moved briefly from
the law enforcement officers as
Chowan Veneer Company, Inc.,
was cited by the N. C. Department
of American Legion for
employment of the handicapped,
veterans and older workers. E. L.
Hollowell, president, received the
framed citation from Bruce
Honeycutt, Franklinton
department commander.
Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan
briefly took the wraps off North
Carolina’s “crime clock” to relate
the seriousness of crime in this
state. And because of their
responsibilities to curb crime, the
policeman was labeled by the
speaker as being “our most
versatile public servant”.
Unfortunately, he continued,
public understanding and support
for law enforcement and the
administration of criminal justice
is not what it ought to be. “Crime
prevention suffers from a lack of
public support,” he said.
Earlier the speaker, always a
big drawing card in the Edenton-
Chowan area, noted that the
policeman is expected to be all
things to all people. And, he said,
the police are the victims of a
basic conflict in our attitude
toward law enforcement. “On the
one hand, we demand law and
order...On the other hand, we
don't expect all of these laws to be
strictly enforced, at least not
against ourselves,” he added.
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“You can count on our support
in the sense of services from the
State Department of Public
Instruction,” he said. He added in
this statement that the Alliance
for Progress will have the interest
and attention of educators and
funding agencies as they progress
in their plans. He advised the
group to seek the aid of legislators
and other influential persons in
securing money for the multi
county endeavors.
Dr. Yarbrough, likewise, had
words of praise for the group and
noted with some humor that
Richard Baker has displayed a .
great talent for opening the doors
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