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Officer-of-the-Year Award last
Thursday night at the Ninth An
nual Appreciation Banquet lor
Law Enforcement Officers. Babb
is an officer of the License A Theft
Division of the Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Babb has been stationed in
Edenton since 1957.
The banquet is sponsored by
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40,
American Legion, and Com
mander E. C. Toppin made the
presentation. Among some 400
people present was J. G. Wilson of
Raleigh, division director, and
Ray Smith of Benson, state
commander of The American
Legion.
In his keynote address, Sec.
Burley B. Mitchell of the
Department of Crime Control A
Public Safety, assured officers at
the local level his administration
would have “no big I and little
you”, but all should work together
for programs which can impact on
crime.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Volumo XIV.- No. 42
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Carl Stewart
Speaker Is Named
N. C. Speaker of the House Carl
Stewart will be the guest speaker
at the 24th Annual Northeastern
Area Meeting of Soil and Water
Conservation District Supervisors
on November 13, it was announced
today by Fernie C.
Laughinghouse, area chairman.
The Chowan Soil and Water
Conservation Committee will be
host for this meeting to be held at
the American Legion Building in
Edenton. The meeting will get
underway at 6:30 P.M.
Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman of the
Chowan Committee, estimates
that around 400 conservationists
and guests will gather to hear
Stewart speak. He urges the public
to attend for an evening of
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FALL HARVEST— The harvesting of what is expected to be
one of the area’s best cotton crops storied this week. Chowan
County has been the focal point of pUot research and
management programs dealing with cotton and Paid Ober is
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OFFICER HONORED Harold Babb, left, was named Law
Enforcement Officer-of-the-Year last Thursday night at a
banquet sponsored by Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American
Legion. Shown making the presentation is Post Commander E. C.
Toppin. (Another picture on Page 8-A.)
Edontoo, North Caroling. Thursday, Ortobor 2S. 1979
Choice Is Clear
We want to be among die first
along die Public Parade and
throughout Northeastern North
Carolina to say “bravo!” to Sec.
Howard N. Lee of the State
Department of Natural Resources
& Community Development At a
public meeting here Tuesday night
he flat out told polluters of the
Chowan River the choice is clear
clean up or close up.
After 15 months of bureaucratic
rhetoric, Sec. Lee laid it all in the
shade at Chowan County Court
house. It now behooves those in
local leadership roles to hold his
feet to the fire.
The meeting came some three
months later than scheduled, but
what was said was well worth
waiting to hear. At the meeting the
“action plan” called for by Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., was outlined.
Contrary to past gatherings, there
appeared to be an air of
cooperation rather than con
demnation. Much can be ac
complished in such an at
mosphere.
Nonetheless, C. A. Phillips,
chairman of Chowan County
commissioners, must move with
dispatch to regroup his coun
terparts in the 10 other counties in
the Albemarle Sound Basin. This
political punch got Gov. Hunt’s
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Singlo Copios (5 Cents
State Law
Says Candidate
Is Ineligible
Postmaster James M. Bond
withdrew Tuesday as a candidate
for treasurer in the November 6
Municipal Ejection. Bond said he
took the action reluctantly after
learning that state law made him
ineligible.
Chowan County Board of Elec
tions nodfied-Boadthakit was the
opinion of the Attorney General’s
office that while he is entitled to
run, if elected he would not be able
to serve.
Bond, who served as Edenton’s
treasurer for approximately seven
years after being named post
master, said he had been informed
by counsel that if there was a
conflict with state law it would be
a violation of the Postal Service
Code of Ethics for him to hold an
elective office.
“I have to withdraw because
state law makes me ineligible to
serve,” he said.
He added: “I appreciate all the
encouragement and support of
fered by my friends. My main
interest in running was to help the
local government.”
Joe Lee, another candidate for
treasurer, earlier complained to
the elections board about Bond’s
candidacy. With Bond out of the
race Lee is virtually assured to
being elected.
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among those farmers who believe they have been aided. Ober is
shown at right as he runs a cotton picker through a field at Rocky
Hock. R. M. (Pete) Thompson, county extension chairman,
examines some of the cotton in the other picture. t
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River Action Plan Unveiled
State officials, speaking in the
strongest language to date,
Tuesday unveiled a plan of action
to restore the quality of the
Chowan River water to ac
ceptable levels. Cautioning that it
won’t happen over night, Sec.
Howard N. Lee of the Department
of Natural Resources A Com
munity Development said with full
cooperation of polluters the
campaign will be successful.
At a public meeting at Chowan
County courthouse, the focus was
again on CF Industries at Tunis
and Union Camp Corp, at
Franklin, Va. Sec. Lee said CF
Industries had volunteered to
cooperate and the fact that Union
Camp had a representative
present was a clear indication of
that firm’s interest in assisting in
the program.
“Everyone who is part of the
problem is going to be a part of the
solution,” he told an audience
which overflowed the courtroom.
“If nothing else works let there be
no mistake about it, I’ll use all the
power I possess to get the job
done.”
J. Gilliam Wood of Edenton,
chairman of the State Board of
Natural Resources & Commuiity
Development, called the condition
of the river “Criminal” and urged
people to aid the state in their
efforts. “The state has spoken too
softly for too long,” he added.
“They should come down hard on
all of us who are offenders.”
Wood said everyone has a
responsibility to deliver the river
and Albemarle Sound to the next
generation in a better condition
than what now exists. “Allowing
industry to operate should not be
at the expense of the people,” he
said.
Also, Wood asked for unity.
“Rally around the department at
this time and raise hell if it doesn’t
come through as the secretary
said it would,” he continued. “And
I’ll help you!”
Sec. Lee addressed five problem
areas. They are:
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Reenactment Set
This afternoon, October 25th,
marks the 205th anniversary of the
Edenton Tea Party. Celebration of
this historic event will begin at
3:15 P.M. on the green in front of
the Courthouse.
Students from John A. Holmes
High School will present skits,
which depict scenes from “The
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party”.
Following the skits, tea and
cookies will be served at both the
Cupola House and the Barker
House. The public is invited.
This celebration is sponsored
jointly by the Drama Club of John
A. Holmes High School, Historic
Edenton, Inc., the Cupola House,
and The Chowan Arts Council
(through a grant from the N. C.
Arts Council and the National
Endowment for the Arts in
Washington, D. C., a federal
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BARGE PUT INTO SERVICE The State Department of
Natural Resources & Community Development this week an
chored a barge in the Chowan River in front of CF Industries at
Tunis and began taking bottom samples Sec Howard N. Lee
answers questions about the operation while J Gilliam Wood,
facing, and W. B. Gardner, both of Edenton, discuss the situation.
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TAKING SAMPLES The barge Rose Bay is shown here
anchored in the Chowan River where bottom samples are being
taken to determine the degree of sediment present. In the
foreground is Paul Councill, Jr., of Franklin. Vu . a member of
the Virginia House of Delegates.
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STUDYING FINDINGS Robert Van Tilburg of the Division
of Environmental Management, foreground, explains me
sampling procedure. Left to right are: Sec Lee. Deputy Sec. Ned
Grigg, J. Gilliam Wood. C. A. Phillips ar.d Rep Vernon James.
Cases Are Heard
The regular weekly session of
Chowan County District Court was
held Tuesday with Judge Grafton
G. Beaman officiating Asst. Dist.
Atty. Mike Johnson prosecuted the
docket.
The following action was taken:
John Willie Jackson, driving
while license revoked, called and
failed.
Calvin Lynn Garrett, two counts
of damage to real property, six
months, suspended upon payment
of S2OO fine and costs and make
restitution. Notice of appeal en
tered.
Percy Judson Britton, improper
equipment, costs. Notice of appeal
entered.
Steven Gerard Landreth, no
operator’s license and speeding,
called and failed.
Jimmy Bateman, littering. $lO
fine and costs. Notice of appeal
entered.
George William Thompson,
driving while license revoked, 90
days, suspended upon payment of
S2OO fine and costs. Notice of
appeal entered.
Patricia Halsey Toler, speeding,
sls fine and costs.
Ruth Horton, carrying a con
cealed weapon, 90 days,
suspended upon payment of S4O
fine and costs. The weapon was
confiscated.
Thelma Roberta Blount, unsafe
move, called and failed.
Wallace Lee Hobbs, aid and abet
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GIVES OVERVIEW Dr
Bob Holman of Eden ton. a
state researcher assigned to
the Chowan River project,
was among those who briefed
people attending a meeting at
CF Industries.
Production Up
RALEIGH All hogs and pigs
on North Carolina farms Sep
tember l, totaled 2.700.000 head,
an increase of as per cent from a
year earlier and 14 per cent for
June 1 of das year, according la
the N. C. Crop and Livestocfc
Reporting Service.
The September l inventory
consisted of 400.000 head baiag
kept for breeding purposes. 20 par
cent above last year, and 2.WK.OSS
head of market hagi op V par
cent
Sows farrowed during Jane-
August at 150.000 were 25 per cent
above the same period last year.
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