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GOODBYE
Above is what used to be 104
East Church Street but by this
time should be resting in the
Macedonia section of the county.
It was the comfortable home of
yours truly for 25 years on a site
occupied for 50 years.
HELLO...
And above is the new house
which replaces the former home.
It is in a very nice location at
Queen Anne’s Place and among a
group of very nice and friendly
neighbors. However, it is a hard
pill to swallow to give up the many
conveniences at 104 East Church
Street, which is no more.
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And speaking about neighbors,
Jess Wilson just returned from a
southern trip and brought me a
bag of apples from Tennessee. The
only trouble is that they are so very
pretty that it seems sort of a
shame to bite into them. Then on
one of those cool days Snooky
Bond brought some steaming hot
vegetable soup which warmed up
a fellow a bit. And Mrs. Frances
Hoyowell even said I could fish
from the pier at her house at any
time. And only Monday Pete
Thompson volunteered his help.
“If I can help you in any way in
moving heavy furniture, just call
on me,” he said, “for I have a
strong back and weak mind.”
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And in connection with this
transition Mrs. J.D. (Ethel)
Barnhill, former Edentonian now
living at Winston-Salem, dropped
the following few lines:
“Dear Buff Change comes
hard when you must give up your
home of half a century. We wish
you much happiness in your new
location and trust that enough
pleasant things will come your
way to make your sacrifice worth
while. We are anxious about your
new Methodist Church because we
still like to feel as if we’re still in
the church family. Our church is
installing a new pipe organ which
is costing more than your new
church. All of us continue to look
forward to reading your column in
The Herald.”
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Whether or not Saturday’s
Peanut Festival parade was the
biggest staged in Edenton in a long
time, here’s one who rates it as the
best and for at least one reason.
Usually when a parade is held in
Edenton ’about the only band
heard in the “Cheapside” block is
drum solps. However on Saturday
just abdut every band in the
parade played in the block and the
good music made the spine tingle.
And then the bands were a major
feature of the parade with
splendid music when each one
played in a concert on the Court
House Green they received
thunderous applause from the
Thursday, October 27, 1977
The Chowan Herald
BOX 207, EDENTON, N. C. 27*37
Published every Thursday at Edenton by
The Chowan Herald. Inc.. L. F. Amburn,
Jr., (resident and general manager, 421 425
Sooth Broad Street, Edenton, North
Entered as second-class matter August
30, (034, at the Post Office at Edenton,
North Carolina, under act of March 3, 1870.
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more and better services.
We believe a rational look at this
issue will lead the commisstioners
to vote in the best interests of their
constituent citizens.
Hie Daily Advance
Succession Opposed
We joined with a group in
Raleigh over the weekend to set up
a bipartisan organization designed
to give respectability to those-op
posing the succession amendment.
There is widespread grassroots
opposition to the amendment,
which would permit our governors
and lieutenant governors to run
for re-election; but, for one reason
or another, principally the fear of
political reprisal, no orgnaization
had been formed around which
this opposition could rally.
That vacuum has now been
filled.
Carolinians ODDOsed to Suc
cession, with Rep. John Ed
Davenport of Nashville as
chairman, was announced on
Monday. It will operate out of
headquarters in the Hilton Inn.
Other initial members, include
former State Treasurer Edwin
Gill of Raleigh ; Senators Kenneth
Royall of Durham, Craig Lawing
of Charlotte and Donald Kincaid
of Lenoir; former Speakers Jim
Ramsey of Roxboro and Phil
Godwin of Gatesville; Speaker
Pro Tern Horton Rountree of
Greenville and former Speaker
Pro Tem Kitchin Josey of Scotland
Neck; Reps. Pat Griffin of
Durham, Jay Huskins of
Statesville, and George Hux of
Hailfax; former Reps. Ed Kemp
of High Point and George
Holmes of Yadkinville; former
Purchase and Contracting
Director William Henderson of
Raleigh; Hugh Chatham,
president, Chatham Manufac
turing Co., Elkin; David Flaherty
of Lenoir, former senator and
Republican nominee for governor
in 1976; Jack Lee, chairman,
North Carolina Republican Party;
and Betty Lou Johnson,
Republican National Committee
woman, Raleigh.
Other may become affiliated
with the committee as the cam
crowd that filled the green. Many
people gathered to watch the
parade and everybody ap
preciated the cooperation of the
weatherman who provided such
ideal weather for all the Peanut
Festival events.
Edenton’s Aces were no doubt
inoculated against a tiger’s bite on
Friday night when they bottled up
the Williamton Tigers’ offense so
that for the second time in suc
cession they handed their op
ponent a goose egg, winning by a
score of 20-0. It would be sort of
unfair to single out any particlar
star on the Edenton team for every
one of ’em played a stellar game.
However, the John Felton and
Kelly White combination was
lethal-like for the Tigers. Felton
completed six of 10 passes, two of
which were grabbed by White for
touchdowns and White also
thrilled the crowd by scampering
81 yards on a punt return touch
down. And again the Edenton and
Williamston bands were not
outdone by the Aces for a spec
tacular performance. In fact the
bands’ program at half time was
equal to some of the college bands
at football games and was well
worth the price of admission. The
Aces will be hosts to East Carteret
Friday night on Hicks Field and
this will be the last home game for
the Aces, so a good game and
outstanding performance by the
band should be on tap.
And speaking about football,
quite a few Edentonians are ex
pected to go to Greenville
Saturday night when the East
Carolina University team will play
the University of Southwestern
Louisiana. The reason is that an
Edenton boy, Dwight Flanagan, is
one of the coaches at Southwestern
Louisiana and much of the success
of the USL passing attack is at
tributed to Receiver Coach
Flanagan. It will be remembered
that in his senior year at John A.
Holmes High School young
Flanagan snagged 10 forward
passes from Wes Chesson, the
quarterback. He Joined the USL
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paign continues; but for the time
being, it will be the purpose of the
initial members to call attention of
the people of North Carolina to
the inherent dangers in the
proposed amendment.
Hie committee does not have
unlimited financial resources, but
will rely primarily upon the news
mecfia of the state to convey its
message to the people as a public
service, working on the principle
that the people are entitled to
know both sides of the issue.
Having been one of the few
members of the house who voted
against the proposal to submit the
proposed amentment, we felt we
should follow through by publicly
making our position known.
There are some things that can
Be said in favor of file amend
ment. If every individual elected
Governor of North Carolina were
incorruptible and immune to the
thirst for power, and if he
surrounded himself only with
selfless public servants, then there
would be some wisdom in per
mitting such a governor to con
tinue in office.
But there is no guarantee our
future. governors will meet that
test. On the contrary, it is far more
likely that they won’t. The threat
of machine politics and corruption
increases in almost direct
proportion with the lengthening of
terms in office.
Marvin Madel was in his second
term as Governor of Maryland
when sent to jail. Spiro Agnew was
in his second term when he
committed the acts which later
forced him to resign as vice
president.
Study the history of. crooked
state administrations and you will
find, almost without exception,
they occur in states where
longevity in office leads to
corruption. Massachusetts,
Maryland and Louisiana are
almost classic examples.
North Carolina, on the other
hand, has had scandal-free
government for almost a century
under one-term governors. Why
tamper with success?
Aces Defeat
Williamston
By 20-0
The Williamston Tigers were
dealt a 20-0 loss by the Edenton
Aces, last Friday night at Hicks
Field, and a John Felton-Kelly
White combination provided all
three tallies of the evening.
White ground out a total of 282
yards with two touchdowns from
passes on an 81 yard punt return
for the other score.
While Williamston succeeded in
shutting down the Aces inside
running game, talented senior
quarterback Felton took to the air
hitting six out of 10 passes and the
Aces defensive strategy closed the
Tigers’ attack.
White nabbed a 24 yard pass in
the second quarter, the
culmination of a 54 yard drive by
the local grid squad. Later in the
same quarter White sprinted in
with the 81 yard punt return.
Third quarter action saw Felton
connect with White for a 57 yard
pass, providing Edenton with their
final tally.
Currently the Aces are 4-1 in the
3-A conference standing, and will
get a break next week as they play
non-conference East Carteret
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Meeting Set
The public is encouraged to
attend a November 8 meeting of
the Community Development
Citizens Advisory Board in
Edenton. At the meeting a-:,
representative of Williams £
'Works, engineers, will be
available to answer questions
regarding the $450,000 community
development block grant received
recently.
West W. Byrum, Jr., board
chairman, said the regular
monthly meeting has been set for 8
P.M. on November 8 to coincide
with a visit by Ed Fleis of the
engineering firm.
The meeting will be held at the
Edenton Housing Authority
community building on Blades
Street.
Jud Little, CD director, said
public works is scheduled to be the
primary topic of the evenings
After Fleis makes a brief
presentation he will be available
to field questions concerning
streets, sidewalks, and water and
sewer improvements.
Grants Made
Rep. Walter B. Jones has an
nounced the approval by the
Community Services Ad
ministration of two grants to the
Economic Improvement Council,
Inc., in Edenton, as follows:
An Administration and General
Community Programming grant
of $7,315 to provide a tran
sportation service for 1,000 low
income persons.
An Emergency Energy Con
servation grant of $40,485 to enable
low income individuals and
families, including the elderly and
near poor, to lessen the impact of
the high cost of energy and reduce
individual and family energy
consumption. Activities include
weatherization, crisis intervention
and consumer education.
Hardin Elected
RALEIGH - Dr. Richard
Hardin of Edenton has been
elected first vice presient of the
N.C. Division, American Cancer
Society. He was among officers
elected this week at the annual
meeting held at Sheraton Crabtree
Motor Inn here.
Dr. William E. Easterling, Jr.,
associate dean, University of North
Carolina School of Medicine in
Chapel Hill, was elected president
of the division. He succeeds J.E.
McDowell of Greensboro, an in
surance executive.
Phillip J. Kirk, Jr., vice
president of United Care
Management in Whiteville, was
elected chairman of the board of
directors.
Dr. Hardin, who is associated
with Chowan Medical Center in
Edenton, has been active in the
Cancer Society for a number of
years. He served as second vice
president last year.
On Voting
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the election board on the Fourth
Floor of the County Office
Building. If this is not convenient
contact Mrs. J.M. Thorud,
supervisor of elections, or Mrs.
Byron P. Kehayes, a board
member.
Community Calendar
Thursday Oct. 27 - ; ; \-V' ' ” j .' .
I:0t P.M.—Rotary Club. St PanTs Parrish House
7:30 P.M.—-Jaycee Bosses Night, Jaycee Building
Saturday OcL2O C * . ,
10 A.M.-5 P.M.—National Guard Auxiliary Sale Edenton-Cbowan Rescue
Building Broad St.
Chowan Tenuis Association Mixed Double Tournament ' v
Sunday Oct. 30
Attend Sunday School and Church of your choice
Monday 0ct.31 1
7:ooP.M.—Edenton Lions Club, Boswell’s Restaurant >
Peanut Yield Statistics Listed
t With reports from 38 per cent of
the farms, the peanut yield in
Chowan County- averages 3,141
pounds per acre. Last year's
average yield was 2,806 pounds
per acre.
WASHINGTON—If I live to be a thousand, as the
saying goes, I think I will never forget that all-night session
of the Senate a couple of weeks ago.
The Senate was embroiled in what was called a filibuster,
but which really was not. The question before the Senate
concerned the proposed deregulation of natural gas—which, a
month before his election last year. President Carter flatly
and enthusiastically endorsed. After becoming President
however, Mr. Carter was subjected to a great deal of political
pressure, and he reversed himself.
He was right last year; he is wrong this year.
ROLL-CALLS—But, back to that so-called "filibuster."
Up to now, a filibuster has consisted of a series of long speeches
by one or more Senators who object to a particular piece of
legislation. But in the case of the natural gas deregulation
issue, two Senators—James Abourezk of South Dakota and
Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio —introduced in the neigh fcxw
hood of 500 amendments, and proceeded to call them up, one
by one, for a roll-call vote. ,
Each roll-call vote consumes a minimum of about 20
minutes of the Senate's time. On top of that, it is possible.to
force the Senate to vote on two or three procedural motions
in connection with each amendment.
So, the way that the two Senators figured it, they could
tie up the Senate for several weeks —if they were able to use
every parliamentary device available to them.
Astir 13 days, the leadership of the Senate decided to
crack down, and the so-called filibuster was ended.
BITTER—There were many bitter moments during
the proceedings, particularly at the end. Senator Abourezk,
who favors federal regulation of natural gas, voiced harsh
criticism of President Carter. There were many sharp exchanges
between various Senators. It was not one of the Senate's
finest hours.
I began by mentioning the all-night session of the Senate.
I shall forever remember a roll-call vote that occurred at 4 a.m.
on September 28. I remained in the Senate Chamber through
out the night, but the majority of Senators cat-napped on cots
that had been set up in adjoining rooms. When the bel's rang
for the endless series of roll-call votes, they would wander into
the Chamber, cast their votes, and then return to their naps.
That vote at 4 a.m., however, produced a comical
spectacle. Senator Hollings of South Carolina came into the
Chamber wearing a track suit and tennis shoes. Senator Cannon
of Nevada brought his blanket with him, much as a little boy
might clutch his security blanket. Barry Goldwater came
without shoes, coat or tie. His shirt was unbuttoned at the
collar, and he left his famous horn-rimmed glasses in the
cloakroom. All in all, it was a sight to behold.
DEREGULATION—A few days later, the Senate voted
to deregulate natural gas—to get the government out of it,
I doubt that the Senate's position will prevail, however.
There is much demagoguery arid misunderstanding about
this issue. What is at stake is whOther the American people
want to have an adequate supply of natural gas. Or do they
want to endure a series of harsh winters with a shortage of
natural gas, resulting in cold homeland closed factories, and
countless thousands of citizens out of work?
Federal regulation will not keep prices down. Regardless
of whether natural gas is deregulated, prices will continue to
go up. The government has been regulating natural gas for
decades —it is regulating it now! And the price of natural gas is
four or five times higher than just a few years ago. The govern
ment does not solve problems—so often it is the problem I
The real question is whether we want to increase pro
duction of natural gas, so that the American people can have
an adequate supply. Left alone to produce and compete, the
producers of natural gas will get busy. And, eventually, that
will result in a reduction in the price of natural gas.
We've tried federal controls—we’ve got them now.
They have faHedt Why not try free enterprise?
Planning Funds Are Given
Albemarle Regional Planning &
Development Commission has
received a grant award totaling
$145,456 from the N. C. Division of
Aging, according to Robert.C.
Whitley, ARPDC executive
director.
Whitiey said these monies will be
utilized for planning and id
ministration and coordination and
imda- tee Titied area
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H.O. West, executive director of
the . Chowan ASCS office, said
farms reporting had total poun
dage of 6,562,270 from 2,086 acres.
The best yield turned in by one
fanner thus far is 4,232 pounds per
acre. •a .
REPORT FROM
U.S. Senator
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$32,000 of the finds while the
remaining $113,456 is ticketed for
coordination and services. Local
in-kind support amounts to $19,346
of file total amount. , .
Whitley also reported that
Economic Improvemont Council,
Inc., headauartered in pjfenffi
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