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Roy L. Harrell Record Vote i&edicted On Tuesday Tuesday is election day across North Carolina. In Chowan County voters will cast their vote for or against five constitutional amendments and two bond issues. Voters in the Town of Eenton will elect a mayor, three councilmen, a treasurer and vote on a charter change which affects the election of councilmen. Between the state issues and the “local” ticket, the town could set a new record for the number of votes cast. There are 5,039 registered voters in Chowan County of which 2,419 are eligible to vote in the municipal election, according to Mrs. Corine F. Thorud. The deadline for applying for absentee ballots was Wednesday and those out must be returned by 5 P.M. Monday. However, if a person becomes ill after Wed nesday there are provisions an v • ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Ml It ■ hUL ; !■ -- 'tsWy ■ , ■%- '99 !■ / u J ■ ■■ / ■ ■ i >‘ SHERIFF TOPPIN IIONORED-Sheriff Troy E. Toppin received statewide recognition last Saturday night when he was presented the award of Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of North Carolina for 1977 by the N.C. Department of the American Legion during a conference in Asheville. In the photo above, Sheriff Toppin displays the plaque which will join another similar award presented to him in 1976 for Chowan County by American Legion Post 40. Sheriff Toppin Awarded The N.C. Department of the American Legion, during its Fall Conference held in Asheville October 28-30, honored Chowan County Sheriff Troy E. Toppin with its award of Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of North Banking On Faith Banking on faith the Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American Legion, voted Tuesday rtight to launch a baseball program for the Albemarle Area. E.C. Toppin, district com mander and a prime mover in efforts to gain financial support for an American Legion team from the area, said the post en dorsed the program. Marvin Barham was named to the new position of athletic officer for the post. “We don’t have all the money we need but we are going ahead,” Toppin said Wednesday morning. He said die local members have faith in the area and fed that adequate financial support will be forthcoming. Bloodmoblle Monday At Edenton Baptist Church Fellowship Hall i ****?™>*+*+*+++***l2:oo Noon Til 6:00 P. M. Quota 175 Pin»s. TTTT - T - TTTTTtTTTf . Im m \ mkm Allen ** a withal whereby they may voi ap plying or having a near utive apply for them and having a physician’s signature. The polls open at 6:30 A.M. Tuesday and close at 6:30 P.M. Voting in Chowan County is by machines. The largest number of voters to cast ballots in a municipal election was in May, 1969 when 72.19 per cent of those registered went to the polls in East Edenton and 76.46 per cent cast ballots in West Edenton. Mayor Roy L. Harrell and Councilmen Allen L. Hornthal have engaged in a spirited cam paign for Mayor of Edenton. Two other contests are on the ballot: Incumbent James C. (Pete) Dail is being challenged for his at-large seat by Gil Burroughs; and In cumbent W. Errol Flynn is op posed in the Third Ward by James P. Ricks, Jr., who is a former Carolina for 1977. The presen tation was made Saturday night. Sheriff Toppin’s nomination for the award was placed by Post 40 on May 13 in a letter from then Commander E.C. Toppin and Adjutant George Stokes. It read in part: “As a law enforcement officer for 22 years, sheriff for the past nine, he has demonstrated by example and cause what law enforcement should and can do for the citizenry. Post 40 and the citizens of Chowan County are extremely proud to be in the position to nominate Sheriff Toppin, not because he has been physically wounded or worse in the line of duty but because of his deification to his profession and the citizens of Chowan County.” In 1976 Sheriff Toppin received a similar honor in being named Chowan County Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer. In addition the Chowan County 4-H Club presented him a Service and Suppqrt Appreciation Award. Chowan County commissioners Continued on Page 4 life Gil Burroughs member of the defunct Board of Public Works. Councilman Harry A. Spruill, Jr., is running unopposed in the Fourth Ward. Treasurer Allen B. Harless also has no opposition. The charter question regards the method of electing four councilmen. If approved, only those residents residing in a particular ward would vote on councilmen from that ward. There would continue to be two at-large councilmen. The state ballot has bond issues for highways as well as clean 1 Li u ( Li ( | \\J /V |\| LI h M A I If fjfmtk 3RSfS! IpT -SBRBIBGiHWiHpf- Volume XLHI.—No. 44. Fame Spreads The fact that Sheriff Troy Toppin is a “top drawer” law enforcement officer and humanitarian along the Public Parade_Li.naL news. The -ffra* his fame has spread throughout Tar Heelia also not news to us, but will be to some of our readers. Sheriff Toppin was named Law Enforcement Officer of The Year by the N.C. Department, American Legion, at a conference in Asheville last weekend. Therefore, his fame has spread from the 10-county Albemarle Area clean across the remaining 90 counties of the state. It couldn’t happen to a better man! In our opinion, all rookie law enforcement officers should be required to serve an internship with the likes of Troy Toppin. They would, in our opinion, become better officers. Sheriff Toppin is understanding, compassionate, and dedicated to the proposition that law en forcement carries a responsibility greater than the power of arrest. He would rather have one convert than a million in jail. Too often we take the likes of Sheriff Toppin for granted. We do not have the capacity to recognize the sterling qualities he possesses. Sheriff Toppin is a graduate of the school of hard knocks. If he had better credentials we, nor apparently the N.C. Department of American Legion, couldn’t stand him. He’s something! Election, 1977 Tuesday is election day along the Public Parade and throughout North Carolina. There are good people running for office and good questions facing the voters. There are some in each category better than others. In some areas we feel there is adequate cause for a change. In others we subscribe to the saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But before we get into that, let us urge you to go to the polls Tuesday and exercise one of your basic rights, that of voting your convictions. We may not agree with your conclusions but we won’t argue with yoir right to express Continued on Page 4 -jT ■ James C. (Pete) Dail water. The highway bonds are for $300,000,000 while the clean water issue is for $230,000,000. The constitutional amendments range from allowing a married man to claim a homestead exemption, etc., to allowing the governor and lieutenant governor to succeed themselves in office. Os particular importance in this area is the amendment which would allow municipal electric cities to own a portion of an electric generating system. Sample ballots for the election can be found on Page 6-B. Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, November 3,1977 Bpp -<x : itw*iißß & i - Ik . feu wMfe-jr £ GRANT PRESENTED—A federal grant to fund an alternative school program in Edenton-Chowan Schools was officially presented.here Tuesday. Pictured here are, from left, Chief W.C. Owens of Elizabeth City, senior member of the Governor’s Crime Commission and chairman of Albemarle Law & Order Association; C.A. Phillips, chairman, Chowan County com missioners; Gordon Smith, director, Division of Crime Control, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety; and Supt. John Dunn. Chowan County contributed $5,000 toward the SIOO,OOO program. White Takes Authority Post Bruce N. White, 109 Morris Circle, has been named executive director of Edenton Housing Authority. He will succeed L.F. Amburn, Jr., on November 15. White’s selection from among six applicants came Monday night during a special meeting of the five-member board, headed by A.C. Hudson. Amburn, who has held the post for 10 years, resigned September 1. Amburn was named to the local agency in October, 1967, by former Swine Sale The N.C. Duroc Breeders fall show and sale will be held on November 10 at the livestock barn in Plymouth. The show starts at 10 A.M. and the sale at 1 P.M. Bred gilts, open gilts and boars will be offered for sale by Duroc Breeders from throughout North Carolina. According to Jack Parker, area swine specialist, this will be an opportunity for pork producers from throughout eastern North Carolina to buy top quality breeding animals to go into their herds. I | mA J W. Errol Flynn Allen B. Harless Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr. He first served as temporary secretary and later was named the first executive director. The housing authority operates 100 units of low-rent public housing which is located on four sites in Edenton. Water Withdrawal Opposed PINE KNOLL SHORES The Coastal Resources Commission lined up behind friends of the Chowan River here Thursday morning is sup porting a resolution to oppose any proposal which would allow with drawal of water from the river for the benefit of Virginia cities. Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., is expected to send a strong letter of op position to four alternatives being considered by the U.S. Corps of Engineers at a Roanoke Rapids hearing late this month. This is in line with prior positions taken by water quality people at the state level.. W.B. Gardner, Edenton town administrator, and L.F. Ambum, Jr., the Chowan County representative on the CR Advisory Council, brought the matter to the commission here. Gardner said the algae blooms in the Chowan have been partially blamed on the slow flow of the river, which fails to create a flushing effect. “To take any quantity of water out would certainly lessen this flow and could create further problems,” he said. Am burn told a CRC committee earlier that the Chowan alternatives, which number three, are popular because they are the least expensive. “While they may appear to be less expensive for our Virginia neighbors they could prove disasterous for those who either earn their living or enjoy recreation in the Chowan River,” he said. The Roanoke River is also involved in one of the alternatives. This has drawn fire from Roanoke Rapids Mayor William Massey. Instead of Continued on Page 4 % Ik l * 4' James P. Ricks, Jr. ■■ Harry A. Spruill, Jr. Single Copies 15 Cents. State Election Issues Aired By Officials By Flynn Surratt Five proposed amendments to the state constitution and two bond referendums together totalling $530-million received their fair share of publicity in Edenton last Thursday. Phil Carlton, secretary of the newly formed Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, and Rep. Vernon James of Pasquotank County were guests of the Edenton Rotary Club. One hour later, Secretary of Tran sportation Thomas W. Bradshaw stumped for bonds in front of the Municipal Building in a whistlestop tour. While Carlton touched on all five proposed amendments including two termed “housekeeping” measures relating to the homestead exemption and in surance laws, the thrust of his presentation touched on those relating to gubernatorial suc cession and one that would allow municipalities to enter into joint ownership with electric power producers and cooperatives. “Opponents of succession claim that the current law limits the governor to do something wrong. Actually it limits his power to do Continued on Page 4
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