Publie Parade
What’s Wrong..?
“What’s Wrong With a Farmer
For a Governor? Nothing!’’
That is the heading on a hand
k out distributed in a downpour
Saturday night at the George
Woodfish fry at Camden. The rally
started at 5 o’clock and so did the
rain. For nearly three hours the
heavens provided a “not needed’’
rain which failed to dampen the
spirits of Wood enthusiasts.
Had the elements not been so
abundant there probably wouldn’t
have been sufficient quantities of
fish to go around.
While the event was billed
primarily as a homecoming for
Wood, it drew many, many people
from along the Public Parade,
including Lynn Perry and his crew
of doggers.
But back to the hand-out. Our
rainsoaked copy reads:
George Wood is INDEPEN
DENT—He’s his own man.
He’s not tied to any political
r group. He doesn’t owe anybody
anything.- -
George Wood is a HARD
WORKER Like any farmer,
he’s used to working from dawn to
dusk. He knows what it’s like to be
hot and tired. He doesn’t quit until
the job is done.
George Wood is a
-BUSINESSMAN—Experience in
organizing and running a large
business is essential in knowing
how to handle state government.
George Wood has that experience.
George Wood is a man of
INTEGRITY Many politicians
tell you what they think you want to
hear. George Wood is plain spoken
and outspoken. He tells you what
he believes. He follows through on
what he tells you.
„. George Wood is INNOVATIVE
" On his own farm he’s been the
originator of many ideas which
have made that operation
successful. He’ll do the same for
the state. He’s looking for the best
way, not the easiest way.
George Wood is a CHANGE
He’s not professional politician.
He’s not a lawyer. He’s a working
man who knows what working men
and women need and want.
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Biggs On Trial
In Gates County
James Junior Biggs, an Eden
ton charged with first de
free murder is being tried in Gates
Superior Court, this week.
He been scheduled to appear
in Chowan County Superior Court
this week for re-trial, but District
Attorney Thomas Watts and
prosecutor J. Richard Parker
agreed to the transfer the case.
The defendant’s attorney, W. T.
Culpepper, 111, filed a motion
before presiding Judge Elbert S.
Peel on Monday for a change of
venue, which was denied.
Culpepper submitted copies of
news articles relating to previous
Coverage of the Biggs trial, stating
that pre-trial publicity would deny
the man a fair and impartial trial.
Witnesses for the state,
however, testified that in their
opinion the publicity was a factual
account of what happened during
the trial and was non
inflammatory in nature. It was
)f also agreed by the witnesses that
“street talk” had not been so
widespread as to make jury
selection here difficult or
impossible.
Before the judgment was
overturned by the Supreme
••Court, Biggs had been convicted of
first degree murder, here, by an
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WCX)D SUPPORTERS—©•orft Wood of Camden obeli with Lynn Perry from Edentoa la the
ebwe loj pboto, during a flab fnr and lafOrmal rally held Saturday at Camden County High School.
The candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor ia pictured in the center photo with Buck
Budget Ordinances Adopted
Budget ordinances for the Town
of Edenton and Chowan County
# were adopted last Thursday by the
respective governing boards. The
tax rate in Edenton remains at 64
cents per SIOO valuation while the
county tax rate was set at 75 cents,
up five cents from the 1975-76
fiscal year.
Meeting in called session
Thursday morning, Chowan County
commissioners adopted a budget
of $2,079,799.60 on a 3-2 vote.
Chairman C. A. Phillips broke the
deadlock after Commissioners N.
J. George and David Bateman,
Finance Committee members,
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Volume XUL—No. 27.
Rate Increases Set
A 4.5 per cent increase-or $5 per
day room rate-in patient care
charges will go into effect July 16
at Chowan Hospital. The decision
was made by the Executive
Committee Thursday following
much discussion.
At a meeting of Edenton Town
Council later in the day, Mayor
Roy L. Harrell said he had
questioned the action because of
several unanswered questions. “I
think it is ridiculous,” he said,
“considering the information
given the committee.”
The mayor, who is a member of
the Executive Committee, said he
had suggested a delay in action on
the Finance Committee’s
recommendation until the
committee could be supplied with
additional information.
He said Wesley Chesson,
Finance Committee chairman,
stated that the hospital needed
additional cash flow. However, the
mayor went on to say the problem
seemed to be in Unit B and he did
not understand why an across-the-
increase was necessary to
solve the problem in one phase of
the hospital’s operation.
Wilbur Pierce was quoted as
agreeing with Mayor Harrell. He
-vas said to have noted that the'
Unit B. problem should be
“cleaned up” and not put added
costs on all beds.
The vote was 3-2 with board
chairman Thomas Shepard voting
in favor of the committee report.
Thomas M. Surratt, presi
dent of the medical facility,
which has more than 100 beds,
released the following over the
weekend:
After much discussion, the
Wood Supporters Number 2,000 At Saturday Rally
CAMDEN —George Wood came
home Saturday night.
During the past few months, he
has been shaking hands,
speaking to groups, chatter
ing with newsmen and trying
to get his message spread across
the state of North Carolina.
But Saturday the candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
governor was back where it all
began-in his hometown of
Camden.
Over 2,000 people from The
Albemarle Area gathered at
Camden High School to eat fish
and to express their support.
They didn’t hear a formal
speech-and they didn’t want to.
Instead they learned about the
rewards and rigors of seeking the
opposed the adoption of the budget
with Commissioner J. D. Peele
and Alton G. Elmore voting
affirmatively.
' The two members of the
Finance Committee had earlier
deleted some $60,000 from the
budget in order to maintain a tax
rate of 70 cents. Later, the board
put the items, such as recreation,
Historic Edenton, etc., back into
the budget over the objections of
the * ittee members.
1 * % vere little signs of
har t the brief meeting. It
took ’gft n five minutes to pass
the nee, another few
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, July 1, 1976.
Executive Committee of Chowan
Hospital, Inc., in their meeting of
June 24 approved a
recommendation from the Finance
Committee of the board of
directors for a 4.5 per cent
increase in patient care charges.
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Holiday
Schedule
Monday will be a general
holiday throughout Edenton and
Chowan County. It will be an
extended observance of July 4.
Most stores in the area
will be closed. All local
county, state and federal
offices will be closed. There will be
no trash collection but there is a
delayed schedule printed
elsewhere in today’s newspaper.
Chowan County commissioners,
who traditionally meet on the first
Monday of each month, will not .
meet until July 12.
The Chowan Herald will not be
open Monday in order to give
employees a muchly deserved
holiday. However, the newspaper
will be published on Thursday as
in the past.
There is a special message from
the N. C. Department of
Transportation connerning
holiday traffic. A release from the
Division of Motor Vehicles
follows:
Edward L. Powell,
commissioner, reminded North
Carolina motorists that the
upcoming July 4 holiday is one of
the most dangerous of the year on
our streets and highways. The
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governorship.
“I’m proud to be the first
candidate from this part of the
state since 1932,” Wood told the
crowd. “And I’m going to be proud
to be the first governor from here
since then.”
Wood, who represented the area
in both the N.C. House and
Senate, said his campaign was
“going great.”
“It’s people like you who are
getting out there and letting others
know what we stand for. It’s
people like you who are making it
possible for me to enter this racq
and achieve the progress I’m
achieving,” he added.
It was a friendly group. This was
their neighbor, their fellow
farmer, their business associate.
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minutes to make budget
adjustments for the prior year and
call a meeting for this week to
discuss acquisition of land for the
courthouse-jail complex.
Chairman Phillips told
representatives of the press who
were present that Tuesday night’s
meeting would be in the form of an
executive session since the
purchase of property is the only
item of business on the agenda.
The Town Council held a public
hearing on a $3-million budget at 5
1 P.M. Thursday and adopted it
without disagreement. The council
also made admendments to bring
USS EDENTON
USS Edenton In Naval Review
NEW YORK-The U. S. Navy
salvage tug “Edenton”, namesake
of the shipbuilding city of
Edenton, N. C., will be one of 57
naval ships from 27 nations
assembling in New York for the
International Naval Review July
3-6. Her crew will be aong the
25,000 sailors visiting New York as
part of the U. S. Navy’.s_ major
contribution to the bicentennial
celebration.
“Edenton” will pass under the
Verrazano-Narrows bridge in a
ceremonial column at
approximately 8 A M. July 3. On
July 4, the naval vessels will be
joined by the sailing ships of
Operation Sail. That afternoon, all
the ships will be reviewed by
President Gerald R. Ford.
There have been three U. S.
Navy ships named “Edenton”.
The first was a cargo ship
commissioned in 1918. She carried
one load of cargo before she was
decommissioned at New Orleans
“I’ve been talking about the
need for a constitutional
convention. I’ve been taking about
improving public school education
and about raising teacher salaries
to the national average,” Wood
said.
“I’m concerned about the
low per capita income of our
people. I want high-paying
industry brought to the state. I’m
concerned about the ever
increasing cost of state
government; it’s gone up over 300
per cent in just a little over 10
years. We need a sunset law to
insure that the sun will set on any
program that can’t be justified,”
he added.
“These are some of the things
I’m saying as I meet th»
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the 1975-76 budget in line.
W. B. Gardner, town
administrator, advised the
councilmen that although the town
had developed several costly
projects during the year it had
been a good year “financially” for
the municipality.
Also, the town held a public
hearing on sewage extension on
Oakdale Drive. At the conclusion
of the hearing a contract for the
work was awarded to Bryant
Utilities.
The council also approved
certain streets to be paved with
Powell Bill funds.
Single Copies 15 Cents.
in 1919.
Built as a submarine chaser, the
second “Edenton” was
commissioned at Portland, Ore. in
1942. Serving as a patrol and
escort ship, she worked out of
Pearl Harbor for two years during
World War 11. In 1960 “Edenton’s
name was struck from the Navy
list and she was turned over to
Venezuela under the Military
Assistance Program.
The third and present “Edenton
was alid down at Lowestoft,
England is 1967, she completed all
operational testing in 1971. Her
primary' mission is to provide
towing and submarine salvage
service to the fleet. “Edenton” is
equipped with a unique diving
system to aid in submarine
salvage. Commanded by Lt.
Cmdr. Robert S. Beckett, the
“Edenton” will be open to the
public for general visiting on July
5-6 during the International Naval
Review.
These are some of the issues
about which I want to do
something,” Wood noted.
“When I leave the office of
governor in four years, I want to
be able to feel that I accomplished
what I set out to do. I want to be
able to get up in the quiet hours of
the morning, to look out at the
Pasquotank River and say to
myself: ‘North Carolina is a better
place because you were there.’
This is my vision. This is my
mission as Governor of North
Carolina,” he concluded in a soft
voice.
Wood supporters at the rally
apparently think he’s well on his
way to fulfilling that mission.
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Phillip L. Twiddy
T widely Seeks
House Seat
Phillip L. Twiddy of Manns
Harbor is a candidate for the
House of Representatives for the
First District of North Carolina.
Twiddy is a life long native of Dare
County.
Twiddy attended the Elizabeth
City High School and the
University of Pennsylvania. He is
42 years of age and a merchant
seaman.
“I want to represent the views of
the people of the First District,”
Twiddy said.
“My main point of issue is
insurance and welfare, I would
like to see an end to the
discrimination of young people in
insurance.
I do not think it fair for a young
person who has received all kinds
of training to have to pay through
the teeth for car insurance. I feel
that our insurance system needs a
change.
I would also like to see those that
need aid for public assistance
receive it, however I feel that the
State of North Carolina needs to
look into the public assistance
program; let those that need
assistance get it but not the able
body person who can work.
Also I think that state employees
need to have their pay raised with
the high cost of living with
additional taxes. I think this can
be done by looking into
unnecessary spending the state is
doing.
If elected I will put all my effort
into supporting the wishes of the
people of the First District, not
just what I want.”
Bids Opened
For Facility
Bids were to have been opened
yesterday (Wednesday) for an
addition to Chowan Hospital. The
medical facility has been granted
$167,000 by Eastern Area Health
Education Commission for the
project.
Initial bids were opened last
week and only two general
construction prices were in. The
law required that three bids be
received.
Thomas M. Surratt, president of
the facility, said the project was
immediately readvertised and it is
hopeful that the bids would be
within the money. If the money
was not “nailed down” by June 30
it would have to be returned.
There was no word, however, as
to the status of funds for an
addition to the emergency room at
the hospital. It was hoped that it
could be constructed at the same
time as the education annex.
No local money is being
requested for either project.