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Noted And Passed
Knocking around National
Airport outside Washington, D.C.,
last Friday night, we ran across a
second hand copy of that day’s
Washington Post. It immediately
caught our eye; for the reasons
circled in the accompanying
photograph.
Rep. Michael Myers of Penn
sylvania had just made history by
becoming the first member of the
House of Representatives to be
expelled by his colleagues. Rep.
Robert E. Bauman of Maryland
faced charges of soliciting sex
from a teenaged boy. And the U.S.
Parole Commission had cut one
year from the three-year prison
sentence of former Maryland Gov.
Marvin Mandel.
Only the Bauman incident was
actually new. However, having
them lumped together makes one
practically go into shock. All of it
Causers ci Credibility gap which'"
makes it increasingly difficult for
a hard-working, honest politician
to retain the confidence of his
constitients.
Rep. Myers is one of six House
members to go on trial on Ab
scam-related bribery charges.
Rep. Bauman was indicted on the
solicitation charge after he was
tracked down via the official
license plate on his car. Former
Gov. Mandel is in federal prison,
serving a sentence for con
spiracy, bribery and other counts,
while he was in office.
Rep. Myers and Rep. Bauman
are in vogue as they hinge their
defense on alcoholism. If they had
searched for a lifetime they
couldn’t find a more phony excuse.
Thank God the likes of Walter
Jones and Jim Hunt are still
around.
Special Thanks
The 1980 Peanut Festival along
the Public Parade is now history.
As in past years, the event to
benefit the Marching Aces at John
A. Holmes High School gets better
and better.
Organizers continue to put a
little extra touch to the program to
make activities attractive to more
and more people. As is the case in
every community endeavor it is
dangerous to begin naming
names. But without Otis Strother
there wouldn’t be a band program
to spotlight; without Betty and
Sam Cox this year’s affair
wouldn’t have been the success it
was.
Here’s how Betty gave it to us to
pass along to those who meander
along the Public Parade:
“Members of the Edenton-
Chowan Band Parent Association
would like to express their sincere
gratitude to everyone who helped
to make the 1980 Peanut Festival a
success. '
‘From the Talent Show on
Thursday night to the end of the
Sailboat Regatta mi Sunday af
ternoon, a community spirit
prevailed.
“We sincerely appreciate each
contribution of time, talent, or
money and pledge that we will
endeavor to maintain the high
Standards that our band prograam
now* enjoys,” •
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Vol. XLVI-No. 39
Luther H. Hodges, Jr.
Luther Hodges,Jr.
Guest Speaker
Luther H. Hodges, Jr., Deputy
Secretary, U. S. Department of
Commerce, will keynote the First
Annual Business Appreciation
Banquet sponsored by Albemarle
Area Development Association.
The banquet is set for October 21
at 7 P.M. at the American Legion
Building on U. S. 17-business
outside Edenton. Tickets are
limited and may be obtained
through the County Extension
Office in each of the 10 Albemarle
Area counties.
C. B. Smith, chairman of the
AADA Industrial Committee, has
announced the 10 nominees for
special recognition at the banquet.
They are: Camden- South Mills
Supermarket; Chowan-Edenton
Cotton Mills; Currituck - H & W
Plastics; Dare - Davis Boat
Works; Gates - Hofler Tractor &
Implement Company, Inc.; Hyde -
- East Carolina Bank; Pasquotank
- U. S. Coast Guard; Perquimans -
- Bank of North Carolina, N.A.;
Tyrrell - First Colony Farms; and
Washington -- Plymouth Garmet
Company.
John A. Mitchener, Jr., business
executive in Edenton who has
been active in regional activities,
is sponsoring trophies to be
presented to the nominees.
Hodges will be introduceed by
Rep. waiter B. Jones of the First
Congressional District.
The keynote speaker is a native
of North Carolina and was
nominated by President Carter to
serve in the Department of
Commerce position on December
14, 1979. Prior to his government
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Gov. Lauds Accomplishments
Gov. Jim Hunt has cited
Chowan County as an “out
standing example of what state
and local governments working
together can accomplish in
creating jobs for the people of
North Carolina.”
(Gov. Hunt will fulfill a cam
paign promise Wednesday when
he returns to Chowan County to
talk with fishermen about the
volatile river situation.
(Capt. A1 Howard of Arrowhead
Beach, chairman of the Chowan
Regional Task Force, said the
chief executive will arrive at W.E.
Smith’s Store in Rocky Hock at
12J4§-P AL_He will take a tour of
the area with Howard and J.
Gilliam Wood, former board
chairman of the State Department
of Natural Resources and Com
munity Development.
( At 1:30 P.M., Gov. Hunt will
meet at Unit 3, Edenton-Chowan
Rescue Squad, with fishermen and
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 9, 1980
Water Department Head
Cited For Leadership
Graham Farless, head of the
Chowan County Water Depart
ment, was honored by the N. C.
Water Works Operator’s
Association, Monday morning
during the meeting of the Chowan
County Commissioners. Mike Bell
of the Water Control Division,
Department of Human Resources,
and an association member
presented Farless with a plaque as
Operator of the Year.
Bell, in citing Farless’s
leadership abilities, said the
award was “a little extra burden
to live up to and I’m sure you
will.”
Based on a recommendation by
county manager Cliff Copeland,
water system tap on fees were
increased from $l5O to $225 for a
three-quarter inch tap, and from
S2OO to $275 for a one inch tap.
Copeland said the increases would
cover the actual cost of in
stallation.
George Jones, a commissioner,
told the board several water
system users were dissatisfied
with the quality of their water. The
board agreed to allow those users
to return to well water and refund
Local VFW Post
To Host Meeting
The William Coffield VFW Post
9280 and Ladies Auxiliary of
Edenton will host the First
District VFW meeting on October
12 at 1 P M. at the post home.
Sel Mann of Elizabeth City has
received word that the State
Senior Vice Commander, Carl
Duncan, will be a guest. District
Auxiliary President, Lois Hofler,
of Sunbury, announced that for
mer State President Belle Boyles
will speak to the ladies auxiliary.
The first district includes VFW
posts in Ahoskie, Murfreesboro,
Sunbury, Elizabeth City, Hat
teras, Hertford, Windsor,
Williamston, Plymouth, and
Edenton.
W. Earl White is commander of
Post 9280 and Florence Lane is
president of the Ladies Auxiliary.
All eligible veterans are urged to
join their local VFW Post.
For more information call first
District Commander Sel Mann in
Elizabeth City at 338-6418.
Task Force members. Im
mediately after this meeting the
Task Force will be briefed on the
governor’s Blue Ribbon Com
mittee Report by Dr. Neil Grigg,
assistant secretary, NCNRCD.)
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Gov. Jim Hurt
Board Member Resigns
Mrs. Emily G. Am burn has
resigned from Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education, citing
“personal and professional’’
reasons. Acting on her recom
mendation, the board Monday
night unanimously appointed
James Taylor to fill the remaining
weeks of her term.
Single Copies 20 Cents
the $25 tap-on fee charged when
the system was put into operation.
However, those wishing to return
to county water will have to pay
the new rates.
Copeland said additional bulk
salt bins should alleviate the
“hard water” problem found in
some area of the county.
Commissioner Barbara Ward
said that despite some of the
problems in the system, county
water was still the “best thing to
come down our road since elec
tricity”.
The commissioners learned that
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ARPDC Meeting
Tuesday Night
The monthly meeting of
Albemarle Regional Planning &
Development Commission will be
held at 7 P.M. Tuesday. The
meeting is set for the ARPDC-
Perquimans County Office
Building in Hertford.
One item on the agenda is a
resolution supporting petition of
Chowan Hospital, Inc., for a
change in the State Medical
Facility Plan to allow the hospital
to expand by 10 beds. A public
hearing on the petition will be held
at 10 A.M. Friday in the Chowan
County Office Building in Eden
ton.
Mayor Donald Bryan of Nags
Head, ARPDC chairman, will
preside. A special note should be
made that the meeting is being
held Tuesday rather than Thur
sday, the regulr meeting date.
Council Approves Professional Park Plan
The site plan for a Professional
Park near Chowan Hospital was
given approval Tuesday night by
Edenton Town Council. Thus, the
way was cleared for the first
development of the former Ward
property which has been the
subject of controversay for
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PROFESSIONAL PARK Shown here is the site plan for the
first phase of the Professional Park being developed on West
Hicks Street, near Chowan Hospital. The plan was approved
Tuesday night by Edenton Town Council. It is part of the
Burroughs and Earnhardt development of the former Ward
property. '
Mrs. Amburn, the only woman
to serve on the seven-member
board, did not seek re-election in
the May primary. She was elected
to a four-year term in 1970 and re
elected in 1974 to a full six-year
term. The term expires December
1. During her term she was a
strong advocate of reorganization
Band Parents
Term Festival
Big Success
The Edenton Peanut Festival
staged last weekend was termed a
tremendous success with large
crowds, plenty of sunshine and fun
for the entire family. The Band
Parents Association is now tallying
up to get the final figure with the
profit to be used for the band
program.
The Talent Show was held
Thursday night, with Bill Norvell
acting as master of ceremonies.
The show opened with the Ed
denton Choral Society rendering
several patriotic numbers.
Winners in the 6-12 age group were
First Place, Kevin Strother
singing “Where is Love,” Second
Place, Travis Horton doing a
dance routine, and Third Place
was Martha Felton singing “One
Day at a Time,”
In the 13 years and over: First
Place was won by Rodney Halsey
with a dance routine; Second
Place a clogging group comprised
of Pat Casper, Mike Jones and
Angela Copeland; and Third Place
went to Cheryl Harmon and Steve
Lane, who sang “Dust in the Wind. ”
Saturday morning at 10 AM.
Edenton was the scene of the
largest parade ever seen here. The
judges, Jim Kincaid of TV-13.
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James Taylor
several years.
At the same time, the council set
November 11 as the date for a
public hearing on yet another
request to rezone another area of
the property for a shopping center.
The developers are Burroughs
and Earnhardt.
Taylor To Fill Vacancy
of the system and the construction
of a new high school facility, as
well as the Tri-County concept.
Taylor is the Democratic
nominee in the November general
election. He has no opposition. In
the May primary he defeated Mrs.
Patricia Downum and John A.
Mitchener, 111. Taylor is to be
seated after taking the oath from
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, clerk of
court. No time had been set
Wednesday morning.
Chairman Eugene Jordan told
the board Mrs. Amburn’s
resignation was “quite a shock” to
him. After Dr. John Dunn,
superintendent, read her letter,
Dr. J. H. Horton, vice chairman,
said the board would “miss her
very valuable input.”
Dr. Edward G. Bond moved that
the resignation be accepted with
regret and “thanks for many
years of valuable input.”
Mrs. Amburn pointed out in her
letter that in 1970 the newly
legislated board was not only
beginning a new decade but a new
era in public education in the
community. “I believe as a board
we addressed the issues ob
jectively and thoroughly with the
young people in the community
foremost in our minds,” she
wrote.
“The demands of the 80’s appear
to be even more challenging than
those of the past decade,” she
continued. “I am confident that
the members of the board of
education will meet them in a
democratic fashion with the result
being what the majority sincerely
believes to be the best at the
particular time.’’
Mrs. Amburn said she felt the
board is on a new plateau and
Taylor would be unduly han
dicapped if he “is not allowed to
enter the decision-making process
immedia’ely.”
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Mrs. Emily G. Amburn
The site plan had gained the
unanimous approval of the
Planning Board. However, Mayor
Roy L. Harrell went through, item
by item the requirements for
council approval He explained
that in the past some misun
derstandings had developed after
council approval and he intended
for it not to happen again.
Mayor Harrell has been a foe of
the development of property
adjacent to U.S 17 by-pass.
Also, the board decided not to
change the voting procedures of
extra-territorial members on the
Planning Board. As not con
stituted, there are five members
appointed by the town and five
members named by Chowan
County. The county members
cannot vote on matters strictly
concerning property within the
municipality.
Dr. Allen Hornthal, a coun
cilman, said he felt any change
would give county members
“undue influence” on matters
concerning the municipality.
Councilman Gil Burroughs led a
discussion of action to prohibit
“U” turns at the intersection of
South Broad and Water Streets. It
is to be put on the agenda for the
November meeting.
W.B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, reported that the
state has recommended Edenton
for a federal grant to do further
work on Edenton Bay at the for
mer Conger property ; a cable TV
ordinance is being studied and
another firm has expressed in-
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