Public Parade
Our Birthday
Today, August 30, is a special
day along the Public Parade. It is
the 45th birthday of The Chowan
Herald.
On this day in 1934, J. Edwin
Bufflap and R. Hector Lupton, Sr.,
published the first edition of The
Chowan Herald. It was on January
1, 1965, that they sold their in
terests and the new. published
promised to carry on in the same
tradition.
Vol. 1, No. 1 carried the
following statement of policy
which remains today:
“It will be the purpose of The
Chowan Herald to publish a fair
presentation of news of general
interest. The opinions of the
publishers will not be reflected in
the news stories, space being
allowed freely according to the
news value, irrespective of the
opinion, religion and politics of
vsaid publishers.
* “Both of the publishers are
Democrats, one a Methodist and
the other an Episcopalian, but we
have not reached the point where
we think every Methodist, every
Episcopalian and every Democrat
is an angel, but rather that there
are good and bad in every
denomination and every political
party.
“The opinion of The Herald on
any question will be set forth in the
editorial column, but we are
satisfied that our opinion is no
better than the opinion of many of
our readers. We, therefore, throw
open our columns to any
criticisms that may appear
therein, whether the criticisms
' agree or disagree with our views.
The only request is that the writer
must sign his or her name, which
may or may not appear with the
article. We invite a discussion of
timely subjects in the columns of
this newspaper.”
We hope that 45 years from
today the above will still be the
policy of The Herald, but we doubt
if we will be around to see it
as has “Buff”.
Non-Food 'Groceries’
Americans spent $107.3-billion
on food and non-alcoholic drinks in
grocery stores in 1977. However,
they also spent $40.8-billion on non
foods and alcoholic drinks ... also
in grocery stores.
According to a U. S. Department
of Agriculture report, in 1957 non
foods accounted for 16.7 per cent of
grocery sales, but in 1977 those
items accounted for 27.6 per cent
so all sales.
In other words, one dollar in
every four spent in grocery stores
is spent on products other than
food.
A breakdown of the consumer’s
grocery dollar shows:
- Fresh and cured meat, fish
and poultry accounted for $30.4-
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HALF-WAY HOME Pictured above are youngsters from Rocky Hock Baptist Church who
participated in the 20-mile Bike-A-Tbon last Saturday. The event was staged tor benefit of three
local families and netted $2500.00.
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VOLUME I, NUMBER I J. Edwin Bufflap, co-founder of the Chowan Herald is shown above
holding the 1934 file containing the first edition of the newspaper. Today, marks the 45th an
niversary of Chowan County’s only newspaper.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Volume XIV-No. 34
Parker Faces Murder Charge In Shooting Death
A 25 year old Edenton man is
being held in Tri-County Jail .
under $50,000 for the shooting
death of Shirley Freeman
Mumford, 35, on Saturday.
Charged with first degree
murder is Amos Parker of Rt. 1,
Edenton. He turned himself into
Sheriff Troy Toppin just after noon
Saturday, saying he had shot
Mumford.
Edenton Award
Recommended
A judging committee will
recommend approval of Edenton
for the Governor’s Communities of
Excellence Award. Judging was
held August 16.
John M. Radford of the N. C.
Department of Commerce has
notified Robert W. Moore of
Edenton-Chowan Chamber of
Commerce of the committee’s
recommendation. Radford was a
member of the six-member panel
judging Edenton.
“You and the citisens of
Edenton are to be commended for
the improvements that have been
made in your community in
preparation for more and better
job opportunities.” Radford
wrote.
Mrs. Peggy Anne Vaughan was
coordinator of the local project.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., will
recognize award winning com
munities at a special program in
Raleigh on November 15.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, August 30, 1979
First appearance proceedings
were held in Chowan County
District Court on Tuesday. A
probable cause hearing has been
scheduled for September 18 where
it is expected he will be bound over
for trial in Superior Court.
Hie shooting occurred in the
Wildcat Road section north of
Rep. Evans Appointed To Seafood Authority
House Speaker Carl J. Stewart,
Jr., of Gastonia has announced the
appointment of Rep. Charles D.
Evans of Nags Head to the N. C.
Seafood Industrial Park
Authority.
Earlier Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green
appointed Sen. Melvin R. Daniels
of Pasquotank County to the
authority.
C. A. Phillips of Edenton serves
as chairman of the Wanchese
Harbor Commission which the
authority replaces. Phillips is
chairman of Chowan County
commissioners and president of
Edenton Cotton Mills.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., has not
yet appointed the members of the
authority authorized by the 1979
legislation. Both Sen. Daniels and
Rep. Evans introduced legislation
to establish the authority.
The authority was created by
the 1979 General Assembly and
has the purpose of developing and
improving the Wanchese Seafood
Industrial Park, and other places
and waterways, deemed feasible
Edenton, apparently the result of
arguments between the two men
which started the night before.
Sheriff Toppin reported the man
died of a .22 caliber rifle bullet
which struck him behind the right
ear. Three shots are believed to
have been fired, but Mumford was
hit only once.
for expeditious and efficient
handling of seafood commerce.
Rep. Evans’ appointment is for a
two-year term and will begin
immediately.
During the 1979 session of the
General Assembly, Rep. Evans
served on the following com
mittees: Appropriations, Ap
propriations on Education,
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Rep. Charles Evans
Bike-A-Thon
Funds Raised
For Families
Twenty-four youth from Rocky
Hock Baptist Church participated
in a 20-mile Bike-A-Thon last
Saturday. Youngsters ranging
between the ages of eight to 17 left
the church at 10 A.M. and followed
a 10-mile course to Colonial Park
then back to the church. The event
was staged to benefit three local
families. Some $2500.00 was
realized as a result of the
youngsters’ ride.
Those riding were: Ginger Ober,
Butch Byrum, Ken Bunch, Kermit
Nixon, Lorrie Tynch, Lisa Nixon,
Roger Smith, Chris Evans,
Melony Noble, Scott Noble, Karen
Evans and Curt Smith.
Also, Jaspef Evans, Arlene
Evans, Mark Bass, Jennie Parks,
Cindy White, Mike Harrell, David
Davenport, Stephen Bass, Neil
Bass, Linda Twine, Gail Harrell,
and Cindy Byrum.
Riding along with them were:
Chuck and Nancy Noble, Joe
White, Pat Harrell, and Vonnie
Smith.
Herald Marks
45th Anniversary
J. Edwin Bufflap spent the
better part of the night of August
29,1934 printing the first edition of
The Chowan Herald on a flat bed
press that held little sympathy for
mistakes. That edition, like
today’s was datelined August 30.
“It was a mess. I really don’t
know how we did it,” he com
mented on the eve of the Herald’s
45th birthday.
Some 45 years from Volume I,
Number 1, the operation
producing this newspaper bears
little resemblance to the hot metal
and linotype method used then.
Phototypesetting by computer
and offset printing is now the
name of the game.
J. Edwin Bufflap and the late R.
Hector Lupton teamed up in 1934
to give Chowan County a weekly
newspaper. Newspapers, in-
Single Copies 1 5 Cents
Sheriff Toppin and SBI Agent
Kent Inscoe were on patrol
together when a call was received
telling of the shooting and
Parker’s surrender at Edenton
Police Department.
Assisting in the on-going in
vestigation besides Agent Inscoe
is Deputy Glenn Perry.
Commercial Fishing, Courts &
Judicial Districts, Judiciary I,
Local Government I, Natural and
Economic Resources, and Wildlife
Resources.
In appointing Rep. Evans,
Stewart said: “I am very pleased
that Rep. Evans has agreed to
serve on this authority. He is
knowledgeable of the area and the
industry and I am sure will do an
outstanding job for the coastal
counties and the people of North
Carolina.”
Holiday Schedule Set
Labor Day will be observed in
Edenton and Chowan County
Monday but no special events are
being scheduled.
Labor Day is a general holiday
approved by the Merchants
Committee of Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce.
Local, state and federal offices
Officers Earn Promotions
Two veteran officers with
Edenton Police Department
recently were recognized with
promotions. They are Sgt.
Gregory Bonner and Cpl. C. C.
Alexander.
Police Chief J. D. Parrish an
nounces that Sgt. Bonner was
promoted from corporal, a rank he
has held since February 5, 1978.
The sergeant joined the depart
ment on December 3, 1973.
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POLICEMEN PROMOTED Police Chief J. D. Parrish, left,
is shown here with’ two officers of Edenton Police Department
who were recently promoted. Gregory Bonner, center, was
promoted to sergeant while C. C. Alexander moved up to cor
poral. (Staff Photo by Luke Am bum.)
eluding a local daily publication
were not new to Edenton and
Chowan County. They had come
and gone, some being dead for a
lengthy time before “burial”.
Lupton and Bufflap had worked
on some. They liked Edenton and
Chowan County and felt they could
give the area a newspaper with
some permance and quality.
Lupton was advertising
manager and Bufflap was editor
and linotype operator. They ac
cumulated some old machinery
and with determination they
published their first edition.
The Chowan Herald was sold to
its present owners in 1965, a
corporation headed by L. F.
Amburn, Jr., president and
general manager. Amburn had
previous experience in Statesville
before coming to Edenton.
Mrs. J. P. Huskins, Amburn’s
sister, is secretary-treasurer and
her husband, an Iredell County
legislator and president and
general manager of the daily
Statesville Record and Landmark,
is vice president.
The new owners decided to
make the switch to offset printing.
It was accomplished in stages.
First a darkroom was built and a
process camera, a R.R. Robertson
purchased from a federal
government printing shop, was
purchased. The metal plates were
prepared and carried to Ahoskie to
be printed. This was done for
several months while awaiting
delivery of a two-unit Fairchild
News King press.
The old flat bed press was
removed from the building to the
junk yard. The new press, capable
of printing 8 pages at the rate of
12,000 per hour was installed.
For several years linotype
continued to be used for the body
type of the newspaper, until the
purchase of a Compugraphic
2961 TL which photographically
sets the type. Another
phototypesetting machine is used
for ad copy and headlines.
Just this year, a third unit was
added to the News King enabling
the Herald to print 12 pages at
once in black and white, or eight
pages with a color. Also the
cumbersome R.R. Robertson
process camera was replaced with
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will be closed for the day ancl
majority of the retail businel
establishments will observe til
holiday.
All financial institutions in the
community will be closed Monday.
With this year’s highway death
toll running well ahead of last
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Cpl. Alexander joined the
department as a patrolman on
October 21, 1974.
Both promotions were effective
August 19.
Chief Parrish said the depart
ment currently has one vacancy.
This vacancy was created with
Patrolman S. F. Small resigned to
join the N. C. State Highway
Patrol.