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If there’s anybody who has had
very bad luck with, fishing
equipment, here’s one who has
had plenty of it. With three
outboard motors stolen, as well as
some other items in one of the
boats, now somebody apparently
wanted a boat to put a motor on, so
he or they stole my boat. It was
tied up near the Johnson bridge on
Water Street where Jet and
Marvin Etheridge used to sell bait
and mess with boats and outboard
motors. The property has been
purchased by Rev. Cliff Shosf,
who was kind enough to allow the
boat to be tied up there. The boat,
a sturdy wide 14-foot skiff, was
painted black, so that if anybody
spots it, here’s one who will be
very grateful to hear about it. Os
course, the police have been
notified of the theft, as well as the
Wildlife representative, so maybe
the boat might be recovered. At
any rate, if the thieves haven’t
stolen enough equipment to do
some fishing, they might as well
steal a few of my fishing poles,
some hooks and sinkers and
maybe a cork or two in order to
clean me out altogether so far as
fishing is concerned.
Wilbur J. Barnes was signally
honored at last week’s Masonic
meeting when he was presented a
60-year diamond studded pin as
well as a very attractive
certificate. Friend Barnes has not
been a member of Unamity Lodge
that long, but he has been a Mason
for 63 years, so that even if the
presentation is a little late for 60
years continous membership, it
surely is valued and appreciated
by Mr. Barnes, who is one of the
most regular attendants at local
Masonic meetings.
And at last week’s Masonic
meeting Tom Dilday announced
that refreshments would be served
after the meeting. And in the
kitchen was a very delicious home
bqjcied cake. Tom averred JJjat hg
batted the cake.TStif'just'aßout“all
the fellows doubted his veracity,
expressing the belief that the
Missus had her fingers in it.
Anyway, the cake was very good
. so that maybe Friend Dilday is
trying to compete with Mrs. Toss
White of Winfall, who many times
has baked delicious cakes for
Masonic and Eastern Star affairs.
According to the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, the
1976 corn crop is expected to be a
record breaker. It is estimated
that more than 6.55 billion bushels
of corn will be harvested, which is
14 per cent above last year’s
bumper crop. But even with so
much corn one wonders if the
price will come down on anything
that corn goes into in the way of
food. Anyway, with a record crop
anticipated this year, if one looks
around in Chowan County, it is
very evident that farmers in this
neck of the woods will make a good
contribution to the bumper crop,
for there’s large fields of com
growing just about everywhere a
fellow loQks.
Benefits End
Federal supplemental benefits
(FSB), a provision of the
Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Act of 1974,
terminate in North Carolina July
31.
Eligible unemployed workers
may continue to receive these
benefits during a 13-week phase
out period ending October 30. No
supplemental payments will be
made after that date.
Thursday, July 15, 1976
The Chowan Herald
Box 207, EDENTON, N. C. 27032
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South Broad Street, Edenton, North
Carolina 2>032
. Entered as secund-class matter August 30,
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Carolina, under act of March 3, 1070.
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E. N. Manning Production Supt.
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spearheaded a fish fry for a failing
neighbor which resulted in the
family receiving several thousand
dollars to ease their burden. Just
prior to this another neighbor was
suddenly 'fdtajly stricken.
“It is kinda strange, he told us
one day. “I am the one who is
supposed to be dead.”
Trooper Allen’s cases will now
be tried in His court, the highest
and finest of all courts. And one
can expect him to be a winner
there also.
State Pushes
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section, had recommended a
$40,000 fine. ’
Knight would not expound on
details of the levy because FC has
appeal rights. .
Knight talked more about “what
- we cannot see” than the seepage.
“The fact that the surface appears
clean does not mean there might
• not be a nitrogen bank on the
bottom,” he said.
Because of the condition of the
rfver, he said, under the right
conditions and without added
nitrogen, there could be a
recurrence of the bloom.
Chairman C. A. Phillips, of
Chowan County commissioners
who arranged the meeting, asked
if FC is in compliance. “As fair as
what we can see they are,” Knight
replied.
Commissioner J. D. Peele said
people had been told ponds would
not be used again following the
1972 bloom. “They must not have
shown you the ponds that have
problems,” Knight answered.
Benton then said FC is holding
about 800-billion gallons of waste
water at all times. But the
problem is that the level of
nitrogen going into the river is
greater than what is in the ponds.
Lenny Perry of Colerain was the
most critical of those who
questioned the officials. He said he
continues to be puzzled as to why it
wasn’t caught if FC had known
about it for a year, an is admitted.
Dr. Arthur Cooper of DNER said
the comment about “us going to
sleep is probably correct This
.shows our internal com
munications needs some
overhauling.”
Later he said it takes “an alert,
aggressive citizenry to get
results.’’
Perry told the group the blooms
will “continue as long as FC
continues to put that stuff in the
river.” Knight replied: “We are
going to do everything we
reasonably can to see that they
don’t.”
Peele suggested rotation of
personnel. Dr. Cooper said this is a
point well worth considering.
Chairman Phillips said he felt a
great deal was accomplished at
the “business-like” meeting. “I
think we can be helpful to you,” he
told the trio of state officials. “But
I don’t know how to get across to
industry people their
responsibility.”
Team Second
Bob Jordan and Randy
Copeland placed second in the
State 4-H American Business
Systehi demonstration contest
held last Thursday 1 on the campus
of N. C. State University. Bob and
Randy competed against the
district winners from other
extension districts.
Bob and Randy denponstrated
the underlying principle of the
American Business System. They
discussed make up of the four
essential factors of production -
land, labor, capital and
management.
They gave the characteristics of
four ways of doing business in
America: individual, partnership,
-regular 'corporation and the
cooperative corporation.
The Haywood County team was
first place and Duplin County
team was third.
The award for placing second in
the contest is a trip to the
American Institute of Corporative
at V.P.I. in Kackburg, Vs. Tbe
contest was bdd early haems
there is a conflict between N. C.
rnwgi-fnt the American
Institute of Cooperative meeting.
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CAMPAIGNING—Ed O’Herron, a Democratic candidate for from Mrs. Lena M. Leary, clerk of court. In the other picture he
governor, was m Edenton last week. At left he draws a laugh pins a campaign button on the daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Lowe.
O’Herron
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“I’m against any new taxes or
tax increases. With a $3.4-billion
budget I think we should be able
to provide the services that the
people need.’’
While O’Herron has spoken out
on the laxity of discipline in the
public schools, Chowan County
Commissioner Alton Elmore
enlisted his opinion on another
facet of schools; that being the
increasing amount of local funds
being used to offset the decrease in
state support.
“Support for the schools at the
state level, here, is probably
higher than in 90 per cent of the
other states. I don’t think it has
ever been envisioned that the state
would support the schools 100 per
cent. I believe that it will always
be necessary for local government
to supplement state revenues,” he
said.
Jim Pomeranz, of O’Herron’s
campaign staff, said the campaign
is gaining momentum, picking up
support all over Eastern North
Carolina. He reported that
statistics are coming out this week
to show O’Herron gaining on his
closest contender, Lt. Gov. Jim
Hunt.
Pomeranz stated that after this
tour, O’Herron will begin working
the more populous western part of
Ihesfatel where he“wiH cqDtiiiue to
campaign until the election.
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(Fourth Township) turned on by
July 15,” he noted.
Jethro had further good news.
He said Melvin Howell, FHA
supervisor, had reported that the
system was in good shape
financially. Too, there appears to
be sufficient funds to put pipe
down Paradise Road.
Dist. Atty. Tom Watts of
Elizabeth City noted in his annual
report that more than $20,000 are
on the books in the clerk of court’s
office, representing fines and
forfeitures outstanding. He said
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, clerk, and
others involved are working with
him to correct this situation.
“Those who don’t get up to date
be brought back to court,” the DA
said. “We’re going to get results.”
Watts, in response to a question,
said everyone who wants a speedy
trial is getting it in Chowan
County. He noted that at the last
term of criminal court (he docket
was cleaned up.
Mrs. Pansy A. Elliott, finance
director, reported that the county
earned $52,891 last year on
investments.
Judd Little, planner, distributed
a Community Facilities and
Services Report, reported that the
county’s land-use plan had been
approved and said he was
circulating copies of the
Subdivision Ordinance to affect
people so problems can be avoided
in the future.
Tbe -board will meet with
representatives of the Coastal
Resources Commission at U-A.M.
August 2 to discuss the land-use
■ plan.
Commissioner George asked his
colleagues to consider bolding one
night meeting each month for tbe
convenience of some who work but
would . like to attend board
meetings. He (fid not request
immediate action. /
One of the most misleading
factors in any "*Byui enaction is
There la <*dta a difference
between being promt end
the work. \
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Board Size Will Conform With Ordinance
Chowan County commissioners
will be asked to appoint seven
members to the Town of Edenton’s
Zoning Board of Adjustments to
bring it into compliance with the
Town Code. Those appointed by
the county would vote only on
matters pertaining to the
extraterritorial area.
W. B. Gardner, town
administrator, said : it was an
“oversight” that the board had not
been properly constituted since
1968.
Mayor Roy L. Harrell had asked
the administrator and Bill
Matthews, building inspector, to
research the matter after the
question had been raised. It was
then learned that the board had
been functioning minus seven
members.
“If there is no objection,” the
mayor told the councilmen, “we
will try to get the board in line.”
Councilman Allen Hornthal,
reporting for the Joint Recreation
Committee, was successful in
getting that group expanded by
three members. Council appointed
Bill Underkofler and Jim Darnell
to the committee and the county
will be asked to name another
member.
Councilman Hornthal said at a f
recent meeting it was suggested
that the program at Chowan High.
School be switched from the
morning to the afternoon. “Since
this has been done participation
has tripled,” he said.
Mike Johnson, recreation
director, said the committee had
made many helpful suggestions.
Gardner reported that 60
Past Decision
Is Reversed
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rep.
Walter B. Jones has announced
that the U. S. Department of
Agriculture has reversed an
earlier decision that threatened to
put peanuts grown in North
Carolina and Virginia at an
economic disadvantage to peanuts
produced in other areas. The
USDA action reinstates the price
support differentials for various
types of peanuts at 1975 levels.
• Peanut price supports are set at
different levels depending upon
the variety of peanut. Earlier this
year the USDA announced that the
differential between Virginia-
Carolina peanuts and types
produced in other areas would be
increased.
“If this action had remained in
effect,” stated Rep. Jones,
“manufacturers would have
shifted their purchases to peanuts
grown in Georgia and Alabama.
This would have seriously
curtailed the market for Virginia-
Carolina peanuts, thus hurting
producers in our area. The federal
government would have had to
buy many -Virginia-Carolina
peanuts through the Commodity
Credit Corporation, increasing
costs to the taxpayer.
“I am gratified that our efforts
were finally successful,”
continued Jones. “It took many
weeks of negotiations With USDA
officials, but finally the
administrators saw. that their
proposed action was based on
lWs°Ster^M 11 baT uT'rffect!
additional apartment units are
underway at Edenton Manor off
Old Hertford Road.
Mayor Harrell asked the
Recreation Committee to look into
the possibility of having a public
boat ramp in town and the council
gave Councilman Jesse Harrell
authority to continue negotiations
with the Boy Scouts on a lease on
property at Edenton Municipal
Airport.
Arthur Beeler, representing the
Boy Scouts, said other groups will
be allowed to use the property but
Grant Funds
Are Released
RALEIGH—NearIy SBOO,OOO in
planning grants to 192 local
governments have been
announced by Sec. George W.
Little of the N. C. Department of
Natural and Economic Resources.
Chowan County received $2,800
and the Town of Edenton $4,680
from the National Oceanagraphic
and Aeronautics Administration.
The grants are for eight months.
h »n The local governments pay frppw >
33 to 40 peD.icent- of the planning ?
project’s cost.
Sec. Little said the local
government future planning
efforts outside the coastal area
could be “hurt severely”, if
present federal and state funding
trends areix’t reversed.
The state was able to fund only
58 per cent of the grant requests
from local governments outside
the coastal area this year
compared to 82 per cent last year.
Requests from governments in the
coastal area are met by federal
and state grants supporting the
Coastal Area Management
program.
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it would have to be cleared first.
The council agreed to meet
jointly with the county,
commissiohers at 11 AM- on
August 2 to receive a presentation
from the Coastal Resources
Commission on the local land-use
plan. ; i
Tenure Ends ‘
For Hollo well
RALEIGH—Thomas P~
McNamara, U. S. Attorney for the:
Eastern District of NWtfct
Carolina, announced several
recent personnel changes in the U|
S. Attorney’s Office.
Weldon A. Hollowell of Edentonc
retired on July 2 after serving: as
Chief Assistant U. S. Attorney sod
the past 15 years. Hollowellj at
graduate of Wake Forest School of
Law, was -.appointed Chief
Assistant U. S. Attorney in 19Mj|,
after serving as Judge of- me
Recorders Court of Chowaq
County.
During his tenure in the U.
Attorney’s Office, Hollowell
distinguished himself as a$
outstanding prosecutor in th«
Federal Criminal Courtߧ
McNamara said.
if ft Utwrr -dMlowell’s retirement!
” CarP El a native of
Beaufort, now residing in Raleighj
was promoted to Chief Assistant
U. S. Attorney. Tilghman, has
been serving as an Assistant U. %
Attorney for the past three ytiirsT;
after completing four years iqith*
U. S. Army Judge Advocat#
Generals Corps. .. jj-
In addition, McNarfiard
announced the appointment, of
Herman E. Gaskins js of
Washington, now residing in
Raleigh, as Assistant U. S!
Attorney. Gaskins, recently
completed serving a one-year law
clerkship with Chief U. S. District
Court Judge John D. Larkins, Jr!
of Trenton. :