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Plaque Honors
Local Patriot
A special event during the
Biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside was the
dedication of a plaque honoring
James Iredell. The program
was held at 2 P.M. Saturday at the
cemetery at Hayes.
' Retired Chief Justice William
H. Bobbitt of the N. C. Supreme
Court said in his keynote address
that Iredell’s judicial opinions are
“characterized by his clarity in
writing.” Also, he said the U. S.
Supreme Court justice was greatly
complimented for his service to
the nation.
“At theageof 38 hesatwithths
first justices of the U. S. Supreme
Court,” Justice Bobbitt told his
audience.
The speaker expressed disap
pointment that specimens of
Iredell's writings are not found in
the Iredell House here.
In accepting the plaque, J.
Gilliam Wood pointed out that
four generations of his family
have resided at Hayes. Wood
recognized his two sons, John and
Edward, who will follow him as
owners of the plantation.
The plaque, unveiled by Mrs.
Elizabeth Jones Elmore, a
descendant of Iredell,
recognized the revolutionary
patriot as “a leader in the cause
for independence.”
The program was arranged by
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
Daughter of American Revolution,
and Mrs. Wood Privott presided.
Mrs. Marguerite Burch led the
pledge of allegiance after an
assembly call by representatives
of the John A. Holmes High School
Band. Rev. Frederick B. Drane
gave the invocation and Mayor
Roy L. Harrell welcomed those in
attendance.
The speaker was introduced by
Lloyd E. Griffin, retired executive
vice president of the N. C. Citizens
Association.
The plaque was dedicated by
Mrs. Roger E. Leeper, chapter
regent, with the assistance of Mrs.
C. P. Shulhafer, chaplain. Guests
were recognized by Mrs. J. D.
Elliott, past state DAR treasurer.
New Physician
Dr. Lae DeViue, a board cer
tified family physician will be
joining the Albemarle Family
Health Service effective May 21.
Dr. DeVine will assume a major
role in bringing more adequate
health services to the citizens of
Northeastern North Carolina,
especially in Tyrrell and
Pergittyians counties, it was
Dr. DeVine, originally from
his B.S. in botany
academic honors, includtaTthe
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Volume XLV.-No. 17
R. Hector Lupton, Sr.
J. Edwin Bufflap and R. Hector
Lupton were co-founders, co
publishers, co-equals and co
workers of the best newspaper
along the Public Parade. The
birthing of this new enterprise was
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For a year prior to the entry of
The Chowan Herald on the local
scene they had been associated at
Buff’s Printing House. But even
before that their compatibility had
been established with other en
terprises.
“Buff” came from Penn
sylvania and “Hec” came from
Hyde County. Their agreements
outweighed their differences and
they proved to be an effective
team.
In January, 1965, ownership of
The Chowan Herald changed.
There was a new publisher, but the
influence and good will of the
former owners was predominant.
Both “Buff” and “Hec” have
remained as an integral part of
this newspaper through the years,
although their responsibilities
changed.
One of the co’s was called to
higher rewards on April 19. It is
somewhat ironic that Rufus
Hector Lupton, Sr., died on a
Thursday the day on which this
newspaper has been published
for more than 44 years.
When partnerships are formed
there is always the risk of hitching
up in a manna: where one or the
other might shoulder more of
the load. This was not the case in
the Bufflap-Lupton arrangement
one handled the news and
typesetting, while the other was
responsible for the advertising,
job printing and press work.
This pair has been split. The
junior member of the initial
partnership went first. In our eyes
they remained co-equals, and co
workers until the end. As we stood
in the mid-afternoon sun Sunday in
Beaver Hill Cemetery we fought
back tears of appreciation as we
remembered the kindnesses
shown by both members of the
team during our tenure.
During our formative years, and
yes, right up until the Md, there
was a thread of accepmpce, of
understanding, of counseling
which to make the hard
advice, while greatly appreciated,
wag not taken but it proved to be
based on a sound foundation of
“Hec” Lupton was one of those
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DEDICATION CEREMONY Dedication of a plaque honoring
James Iredell took place Saturday afternoon in the cemetery at
Hayes Plantation. Framed by the American Flag aqd the Iredell
Monument are Lloyd E. Griffin of Edenton and retired N.C.
Supreme Court Chief Justice William Bobbitt. In the picture at
right is Mrs. Elizabeth Jones Elmore of Edenton. a direct
descendant of Iredell who unveiled the plaque placed by the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, April 26, 1979
River Clean-Up Requires United Effort
The chairman of Chowan County
commissioners Monday expressed
confidence in what the Hunt Ad
ministration is doing to improve
water quality in the Chowan
River.
C.A. Phillips said in answer to a
question at a meeting of N.C.
Marine Science Council here that
* tbe.arsft -te fortunate . that Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., has taken an
active role in the restoration
project. “The particular project
requires the governor’s active
participation,” he said in pointing
out the “overriding” problem in
Virginia.
While he made it emphatically
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R. Hector Lupton, Sr.
Mr. Lupton, 69
Buried Sunday
Graveside rites were held at 4
P.M. Sunday in Beaver Hill
Cemetery for Rufus Hector
Lupton, Sr., 11l West Gale Street.
Rev. Raymond Stone conducted
the so*vice.
Mr. Lupton, 69, died Thursday
evening in Chowan Hospital
following an extended illness.
He was co-founder of The
Chowan Herald. After selling his
interest in 1965 he remained with
the newspaper as advertising
manager. He went into
semi-retirement four years ago but
until his health failed be remained
associated with the newspaper.
- A native of Hyde County, he was
the son of the late John Allen and
Etta Sawyer Lupton. He was
married to the former Elizabeth
HoUowell who survives. ■f'
Also surviving is his step
mother, Mrs. Lydia McKinney
Luptoa of Scranton; a son, R.
Hector Lupton, Jr., c f Raleigh; a
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clear that “the people down here
are upset” he said he felt the state
could expect citizen cooperation in
their latest efforts. “It is going to
take-all the forces we can muster
at all levels to solve this problem,”
he noted. “We feel that we are now
on the way and I have confidence
in what is happening.”
- Earlier <- *-*Neil S * Grigg,
assistant secretary, Department
of Natural & Resources & Com
munity Development, told council
members that state government
had moved from a “passive” to
“active” policy on dealing with
the algae problem in the river.
Also the speaker said in his
presentation that action would be
taken before scientific certainties
are arrived at. “We are going to
short circuit as much as possible
yet remain on solid legal
grounds,” Dr. Grigg said.
Going a step further in
discussing what steps the state
would take on certain point-source
discharges of nitrogen than he
chose to take at a public meeting
Thursday night, Dr. Grigg said CF
Industries would be confronted
with new data within 30 days and
asked what they are going to do
voluntarily to solve the problem.
Dr. Grigg said the state also has
an action plan for agriculture,
another new element in the state’s
project.
The council, chaired by Phil
Quidley of Dare County, voted to
keep the heat on the State
Department of Transportation
regarding access to Currituck
Outer Banks. Jerry Hardesty,
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STATE COUNCIL MEETING The N.C. Marine Science
Council met Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning in the Panel
Room of Chowan County Courthouse. Officials at the opening
session are, from left; Mayor Roy L. Harrell, Phil Quidiy of Dare
County, council chairman; Sec. Joe Grimsley of the State
Department of Administration; C.A. Phillips, chairman, Chowan
County commissioners and Wanchese Harbor Commission; and
J.C. Jones of Raleigh, director of the Office of Marine Affairs.
Officials Deny
Playing Politics
Top state officials denied here
Thursday night that anyone is
playing politics with the Chowan
River algae problem. Sec. Howard
N. Lee of the Department of
Natural Resources & Community
Development said the river is “too
important to play politics with”
and pledged that he does not in
tend to mislead the public.
At the first quarterly “report”
meeting here, Sec. Lee and his
associates pled with the hostile
audience to give the state a
chance to perform. He said he
accepted no responsibility, for
what has happened in the past, but
emphasized over and over that the
Hunt Administration has an
unqualified commitment to clean
up the river.
He said he did not come to the
meeting with any magic answers,
nor absolute solutions. “But I can
assure you that we are not talking
about any further studies,” he
said. “We are prepared to go after
the problem.”
At another point, the secretary
said he is seeking more than
$500,000 in additional stdte funds to
implement a program with
adequatefulltime staff. “We intend
to stay with the problem until we
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county extension chairman in
Currituck, likened the problem in
economic magnitude to the
Chowan River.
Dr. Jay Langfelter of Raleigh, a
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LEE REPORTS ON CHOWAN RIVER Sec. Howard N. Lee
of the Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development, left, is shown with Pete Whitley of Murfreesboro,
chairman, Environmental Management Commission, and J.
Gilliam Wood of Edenton, chairman of the NR&CD board, at a
meeting Thursday night. Sec. Lee and his staff outlined steps
being taken to restore the water quality in the Chowan River to
acceptable standards.
Three Given Active Terms
Active prison sentences were
given three people—two men and
a woman, who entered guilty pleas
to a series of break-ins in
and Chowan County earlier this
year.
clean up the Chowan River,” he
added.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., haft ;
mandated a plan by July 15 to dean
up the river. Lee said this deadline
would not only be met, but a
project would be well along in the ;
implementation phase by that ■
date.
“We’re going to clean up this
river,” he said with emotion. !
Dr. Neil Grigg, assistant:
secretary, outlined the plan of
action. “The message has gotten
to us of the seriousness of the ;
problem,” he said. “We have
identified point sources of
pollution and firm, concrete ac
tions are going to be taken,” he
added.
Dr. Grigg said the state is ‘
prepared to see what can be done
about the point sources as quickly
as possible. “If they don’t turn the ;
valve down then they will have to ;
be regulated,” he noted.
“We’re going to ask everyone to;
sacrifice, to cut back, cut back and
cut back. We are no longer
engaged in a project of business as '
usual.”
Deputy Secretary Walton Jones i
said he “feels real good about
what is going on now. “We want to
make believers out of the,
people...not only that but get the •.
people to participate in this :
project,” he said.
In reply to a charge :
that “each report says the same
thing” and the people “continue
just to get words”, Sec. Lee asked
for the people to be patient a while
longer as his department takes
affirmative action to restore the
river to a healthy state.
At the meeting it was disclosed
that a Chowan River Im
plementation Group is being
formed with representatives from
Chowan, Northampton, Bertie,
Hertford and Gates counties to
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Judge R. Michael Bruce of Mt.
Olive presiding in Superior Court,
gave Patrick Wayne Kerr, the
apparent “heavy” in the clan, a
total of 18 years in prison. If the
defendant is paroled or becomes a
candidate for work release he is to
pay a fine of SI,OOO and court costs.
Kerr faced a maximum of 100
years on 10 felony counts.
Charles Ray Embrey and
Joyce Faye McKown Lane were
given identical split sentences.
They received four years each but
were considered candidates for
split probation with sue month of
the sentence being active. They
were ordered to pay a SSOO fine and
costs and make restitution of some
$2,000 for merchandise and money
stolen from the places entered.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Keith Teague of
Elizabeth City told the judge
before sentencing that all three
defendants had been involved in
criminal activity in Virginia. He
noted that they moved over into
North Carolina when the “heat got
on them” and they almost ira-.
mediately became “bad acton.”
The prosecutor said the other j
two defendants made Kerr out to 1
be the "heavy” in this matter, i
He added that all three were'
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