Newcomer Departs
V “Beggs” Water bury was not a
9 household name along the Public
Parade. He was a relative
newcomer to the load scene, but
one who carved his own niche,
always giving more than he
received and loving every minute
of it along the way.
Adrian B. Waterbury died June
6 near Accomack, Va., from in
juries sustained in an automobile
accident. He was traveling alone,
returning home from a visit with
his family in the New England
states.
But really he wasn’t alone. He
always appeared to have a guiding
spirit, a purposefulness of life
which only one of deep conviction
and true faith in a Supreme Being
could possess.
“Beggs” retired as a
mechanical engineer and vice
president of a New York company.
He was a perfectionist who had
compassion and understanding for
| those who were satisfied to settle
for less.
He was a dutiful husband, father
and churchman, was not selfish
with his time for his church.and
his fellowman. He was not pushy.
He was not carried away with his
knowledge, although he spoke with
authority on many subjects, the
Bible being among his favorites.
His intellect radiated from a
small frame which in later life was
subjected to much suffering,
which strengthened his faith,
increasing his determination to
live a full life for as long as
possible.
Those who knew him loved him.
Those who didn’t know him missed
something special. He wasji a
newcomer whose sojourn along
the Public Parade was much too
short.
Talent Hunt
The need is TALENT. The time
is NOW. The pay is nothing. The
rewards are many. The audience
is young, relaxed, friendly. Sound
interesting? _
1 Then the Edenton Coffee~House
needs you this Friday or Saturday
night or any Friday and Saturday
night during June, July or August
to entertain at their tent adjacent
to the Municipal Building.
If you are a single, a duet, a trio,
or a group —a singer, a mean
saxaphone player, a
magician, doodle with the drums,
give recitations or have any other
talent you think the youth and
young adults along the Public
Parade would enjoy in a Christian
atmosphere in a beautiful open-air
setting in the park, call im
mediately Bill Elliott, 482-2454, J.
Russell Baxley, 482-3891, or Rev.
Richard Blankenhom, 482-3269 for
further details.
You will not be disappointed. *
Liquor Question
North Carolina this week
became the next to last of the
United States to adopt some type
of liquor-by-the- drink legislation.
As is the usual case, we had
friends on both sides and really
can’t congratulate any of than for
a resounding victory.
The constraints written into the
Tar Heel law will prohibit a vote
along the Public Parade for a long
time. There just aren’t enough
people willing to leave their brown
bag at home and pay $1.50 or more
for a shot of booze. The end result
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WATER STUDY CwG Col. Newbern Howard of the
Norfolk District, U.S. Corps of Engineers, and an unidentified
assistant, are shown in left photo with Frank Furlough of
Columbia, center, at Monday night’s water study hearing in
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Volume XLIV.—No. 24.
Possible Law
Violation Seen
Mayor Roy L. Harrell hinted at
Tuesday night’s Town Council
meeting of some violation existing
here of the state’s dual office
holding statutes. In light of a letter
from the Attorney General’s office,
he asked those present to examine
their own situation and he would
take another look at the matter in
60 days.
The matter surfaced when he
proposed the naming of people to
various boards, commissions and
committees. At the suggestion of
Councilman Jesse L. Harrell the
appointments were delayed until
tha oeimdl’a Julyroeetingto-give.
members due time to consider the
matter.
In discussing the letter per
taining to duel office holding,
Mayor Harrell said he felt there
were some in violation of the law.
He did not cite any instances.
Council agreed to pay all
member of all boards for meetings
attended.
A contract was approved for
Barnhill Construction Company to
pave the tennis courts on North
Board Street.
Council received a petition for
curb and gutter on Twiddy
Avenue. At the suggestion of Town
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Comemorative Ware On Sale
Historic Edenton, Inc., an
nounces the arrival of a shipment
of Old English Staffordshire Ware
decorated in the Chowan Cour
thouse design. The l /z pint tankard
jugs and tea cups and saucers will
be on sale exclusively at the
Barker House Welcome Center in
Edenton.
The bottom of each tankard Jug
and saucer is marked with the Old
English Staffordshire mark.
The back of the tankard has a
narrow floral border and the tea
cups and saucers also have
narrow floral borders. The view of
the Chowan County Courthouse
and the scroll work are blue
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, June 15, 1978.
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GETTING SETTLED Henry E. Dick, 31, is pictured in his
new Fourth Floor office of the County Office Building. He
assumed his duties last week as county manager. Dick comes to
Chowan from Guilford County.
Coffee House Underway
Daryl Daughtry in his quiet,
casual way, shared an evening of
beauty and joy with his audience
of approximately 75 youth, young
adults and adults Monday at the
color. These collectors items will
enhance any home and will make
fine presents.
“We at the Barker House would
like to invite the public to come in
and inspect this lovely Staf
fordshire Ware that has been
made especially for us,” a
spokesman said.
Hoax Reported
There is no such thing as a Child
Abuse Center in Edenton, reports
Sheriff Troy Toppin. A person or
persons who allegedly work for
such a center have been making
calls throughout Chowan County
in the past few days.
Sheriff Toppin said both his
department and the Department
of Social Services have received
complaints about such calls. He
considered them as being serious
in that they are upsetting people.
The sheriff said the caller would
dial a number and tell the person
answering that it had been
reported that she was abusing her
children. The caller would not give
her name but has been described
as a white, female.
One person receiving a call was
a maa who reported that his “baby
get married six years ago.” This
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names are being picked at random
from the telephone book.
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Emporia, Va. In the picture at right, Furlough and Sec. Howard
N. Lee of the N.C. Department of Natural Resources & Com
munity Development discuss the hearing after Sec. Lee ex
pressed opposition to a proposal to tap Lake Gaston
official opening of the Edenton
Coffee House in an open-air tent
adjacent to the Municipal
Building.
Daughtry of Boone, who has
recorded one album“ Beauty For
Ashes,” greeted his audience with
the words
“My life has been changed much
like the rebuilding of rags into a
beautiful quilt. Where I had only
ashes, Christ has given me beauty,
and I would now like to give to you,
what he gave to me... May you see
beauty where before you saw
ahses.”
From there Daughtry, ac
companied by Timothy Brown on
guitar and flute, treated his
audience to a mixture of songs he
has composed, and stories and
jokes from his own life.
“The opening of the Edenton
Coffee House was a great success
thanks to the combined efforts of
many participants from local and
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Budget Hearings
Public hearings on the budgets
of local government will be held
next week.
Chowan County commissioners
will hold a hearing on the proposed
|53.3-inillian budget at 8 P.M.
Monday. The budget is based on a
tax rate of 85 cents per SIOO
valuation, an eight-cent cut from
the current rate.
At 8 P.M. Tuesday, Edenton
Town Council will have a hearing
on a proposed $5.3-million budget
for fiscal 1975-79. Council proposes
to maintain the existing 68-cent
tax rate.
Chowan County’s budget is
based on a $ 124-million property
valuation and the towns
valuation for budget pur
poses is 148.5-million. (
Single Copies 15 Cents.
There’s a new man on the
Fourth Floor of Chowan County
Office Building on East King
Street. Settling into Room 415 is
Henry E. (Eddie) Dick, this
county’s first professional
manager.
Dick, 31, comes to Chowan from
Guilford County after serving for
four years as administrative
assistant to “one of the best county
managers in the country.” He
feels his education and training
qualifies him to prove the
disbelievers wrong about the
value of professional management
in county government.
“I am dedicated to the
professional form of management
in local government,'*' "HB'fibted in
an interview Tuesday morning. He
enjoys this type work because it
gives him an opportunity to do
something for a community
outside of the political arena.
“A manager is no longer a
luxury,” he declared. “He is
almost a necessity.”
This was not the case 40 years
ago but today he notices it is a
different ball game. This has been
brought about, in his opinion, in
the last 15 years of federal and
state intertwining with local
government.
“An elected official with other
responsibilities, including making
a living, just doesn’t have the time
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NEW COMMANDER Carl Freese, left, was installed
Saturday night as commander of Edward G. Bond Post No. 40,
American Legion. Pictured with him is George Stokes, the im
mediate past commander.
Freese To Head Post 40
Carl Freese was installed as
commander of Edward G. Bond
Post 40, American Legion, at a
banquet Saturday night at the post
home. He succeeds George Stokes.
Mrs. Bertha B. Bunch was re
elected president of the auxiliary
and those officers were also in
stalled.
E.C. Toppin, department vice
commander, installed Freese and
the following slate:
Frank Edmunds, first vice
commander; Jim Criddle, second
vice commander; Jack Miller,
adjutant; F. Earl White, finace
By L.F. Amburn, Jr.
EMPORIA, Va.—They came on
foot, in cars and buses. They came
from as far away as Raleigh and
Wilmington, as close as next door.
Almost to the person their refrain
was not “go west”, but clean up
and have meaningful
management of existing water
resources.
The occasion was the fourth
public hearing on a U.S Corps of
Engineers study of long range
water supply needs for Hampton
Roads, Va.
The attack was mounted by the
State of North Carolina, a U.S.
Senator, Congressmen, local
governmental officials and
property owners against Alter
native C withdrawal from the
Pea Hill Creek tributary of Lake
Gaston near the Route 626 bridge
in Brunswick County, Va. Plans
would be to draw 70-million
gallons a day from this source.
At 10:45 P.M. there were still
some 40 people waiting to enter
their concerns into the public
record. And it appeared that a
lengthy legal battle will result if
the tentative approval is given
Alternative C, which has a price
tag of $279-million
N.C. Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., in
November, 1977, warned that he
would fight in the courts to save
the Albemarle Sound Basin, fed by
major tributaries such as the
Chowan and Roanoke rivers.
Alternative C would affect the
Roanoke so Sec. Howard N. Lee of
the State Department of Natural
Resources & Community
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Trash Problem
For some time now, there have
been numerous complaints con
cerning the areas around the trash
dumpsters located throughout the
County. These dumpsters are
continually being abused by the
general public, according to
Sheriff Troy Toppin.
Although these dumpsters were
placed for the public’s con
venience, there are still certain
items which should not be left in
the dumpsters. Only household
garbage should be disposed of by
these means.
All bulk items, such as tree
limbs, old lumber, metal objects,
tires, lawn furntiure, etc. should
be taken to the County Landfill.
The Landfill is located on SR 1303,
between Highway 32 and Center
Hill. The landfill closes at 4 P.M.
on weekdays, and at ll A.M. on
Saturdays.
The Chowan County Sheriff’s
Department warns that violators
of the ordinance will be cited to
court, and may be fined up to S2OO
for this offense.
officer; and David Bass, chaplain.
Also, William A. Perry,
historian; Stokes, service officer;
Tom Bruce, sergeant at arms;
Jim Aylesworth, assistant
sergeant at arms; and Marvin
Barham, athletic officers.
In addition ot Mrs. Bunch,
auxiliary officers include:
Bessie Parry, vice president;
Maggie Stokes, secretary; Babs
Freese, treasurer; Mary White,
historian; Iris Mills, chaplain;
Jean Perry, corresponding
secretary; and Erlean Toppin,
sergeant at arms.