Public Parade
Complaints
The Chowan Herald received
three letters from subscriberrs
along the Public Parade regarding
our lack of coverage of post-206th
Anniversary of the Edenton Tea
Party. While we devoted con
siderable space prior to October
25-26 we admit to falling down on
coverage of the actual event.
This newspaper did have a
photographer on the scene Oc
tober 25. Between the camera and
the finishing department the film
was destroyed. Efforts to obtain
pictures for newspaper
publication were unsuccessful.
The comparison of news
coverage between a weekly and
daily is not valid. A weekly must
cover a seven-day period in one
edition where an afternoon daily
like the one of general circulation
along the Public Parade has six
editions during the same time
span.
During the week just past we
received another type of “com
plaint.” This one had all the ap
pearances of being quite legal.
Earnhardt & Busby, P.A., was the
plaintiff and the publisher in
dividually and trading as The
Chowan Herald was listed as the
defendant.
The exhibit attached to the
“complaint” showed one Charles
T. Busby’s picture next to a story
headed: “Milkshake Bandit
Escapes With Drugs.” His
brother, Max, short circuited
usual methods of serving such a
“complaint” by delivering it to us
This way he saved the
k-Sheriff Troy Toppin is entitled
to collect.
We accepted the “complaint” in
the good natured manner in which
it was delivered. If Max wondered
why we weren’t more concerned it
is simply because we had kept our
promise to Charles. We told all the
females within our boundaries of
circulation that he is single. On
that we rest our case.
From The Chairman
Terry Wackelin, chairman of
the Edenton Tea Party
Celebration, left a letter in our
unattended typewriter Tuesday.
Since we feel it deserves more
than routine play it is being
printed in full in this column. Here
it is:
So many people contributed
countless hours to our 206th An
niversary Celebration of the
Edenton Tea Party that I hardly
know where to begin recognizing
their efforts. Just a list of their
names covers pages in the
souvenir program, and we do have
copies of that booklet available at
the Barker House for those who
did not pick up one during the
Street Fair.
There were, however, many
people whose efforts were not
mentioned in the program, and I
would like to say a special thanks
to them.
When there was a problem in
bringing the speakers’ stand to the
park, Blake Harmon stepped in
and took care of it.
When the weather turned
somewhat less than favorable, the
personnel of Swindell-Bass
Funeral Home stepped in and
began setting up seven tents at
5:30 A.M. in the rain so the ac-
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Byrum Is Chairman-Elect
West W. Byrum,, Jr., 119
Pembroke Circle, has been chosen
chairman-elect of Albemarle
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President-Elect Ronald Reagan
Reagan, East, Hunt People’s Choices
BYL.F. AMBURN, JR.
Santa Claus came early Tuesday for Republicans in North Carolina
and through the United States. Voters, casting ballots in record num
bers, demonstrated that they will split a ticket in a heartbeat.
The GOP received more from its shopping list than even the most
optimistic political hack could have dreamed off. Republican Ronald
Reagan is president-elect; John East is senator-elect; and the GOP
picked up seats in two of North Carolina’s congressional districts.
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., is the first chief executive in Tar Heel history
to be elected to two successive four-year terms. He crushed his opponent,
State Sen. I. Beverly Lake, Jr., a former Democrat, in Chowan County as
well as the vast majority of counties across North Carolina.
Gov. Hunt, the undisputed golden boy of North Carolina politics, was
unable to carry Sen. Robert Morgan and President Jimmy Carter on his
coattails. Sen. Morgan beat John East by a 2-1 majority in Chowan
County (2,270-1,104) but the well-financed East unseated by the first
term senator.
Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First Congressional District was unop
posed for re-election. East ran unsuccessfully against him twice in one
year early in the Jones dynasty.
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LINES FORMED Voters went to the polls in record numbers Tuesday in the General Election
which resulted in many surprises. This photo was taken at the Municipal Building where lines
formed as in the other five Chowan County precincts.
Commissioners Warned Os Fund Balance
Chowan County commissioners
have been alerted of a
dangerously small unap
propriated fund balance in the
General Fund on June 30. The
county could be in deeper financial
trouble if Federal Revenue
Sharing is not continued by
Congress.
Notice of “only $28,707” in
unappropriated fund balance at
the end of the past fiscal year was
noted in the management letter
from Timberlake & Sykes, P.A.,
Mental Health Center. The
Edenton insurance executive and
community leader has served for
the past year as vice chairman.
George Jones, a member of
Chowan County Board of
Commissioners, was elected
treasurer. He was secretary this
year.
Jack Harris of Elizabeth City, a
former Edenton banker, was
elected vice chairman; and Rex
Mann of Pasquotank County,
secretary.
The election of officers was held
during the October 30 board
meeting. They assume their duties
January 1.
Albemarle Mental Health
Center is headquartered in
Elizabeth City and serves six
Northeastern North Carolina
counties. Charles Franklin is
executive director.
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auditors. The letter noted further
that $21,960 of the balance was
unexpended revenue sharing
money.
“This is an extremely small
reserve for a $2.7-million budget
for 1980-81,” it was noted. “It is
recommended that extreme
budgetary control be maintained
and that an effort be made to in
crease the amount of reserves.”
County Manager Cliff Copeland
warned that the county could
experience serious cash flow
problems later in the budget year.
Commissioner Alton G. Elmore
said extremely tight budgets over
the past few years had not in
cluded enough “float”. Com
missioner George Jones observed
this is quite difficult since the
county must raise taxes to create
adequate reserves.
The county has budgeted some
$250,000 this year from the Federal
Revenue Sharing. This equals
some 14 cents on the tax rate per
SIOO valuation.
Chairman C. A. Phillips noted
that the problem has developed
over the years with state and
federal mandated programs
where sufficient funding is not
included. “The jobs the county
funds are not the problem,” he
said. “They are not responsible for
inflation caused by government
overspending and lack of funding
of state and federal mandated
programs.
The chairman expresses con
cern over the future of Federal
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Senator-Elect John East
Rep. Richardson Preyer of the Sixth Congressional District didn’t do
so well. He was defeated by Eugene Johnston of Greensboro, an attorney
and corporate executive William M. Hendon, a manufacturing plant
manager in Asheville, unseated Rep. Lamar Gudger in the 11th District.
North Carolina now will have four Republicans in the 11-man deleeation.
East and Lake were hand picked by the Congressional Club as GOP
hopefuls. The club, a political arm of Sen. Jesse Helms, was responsible
for raising money for the candidates and exercised tight control over
their campaigns.
The Congressional Club appeared to give up on Lake late in the
campaign. Heavy emphasis was placed on getting East elected. It has
been reported that every voter in North Carolina was exposed to East as
many as 50 times in the past 30 days.
The Congressional Club’s blitz caused Democrats to redirect their
efforts. The byword became “unity” Gov. Hunt, Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green
and members of the Council of State stumped for Sen. Morgan. At a
Greenville rally in mid-October, the party faithful charged that sup
porters were attempting to buy the senate seat for East. They called for
supporters of Sen. Morgan to dig deeper.
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Revenue Sharing to counties.
“Congress usually controls in
areas where money is given,” he
said. “The county then becomes
dependant .. primarily due to
action of the federal government
which puts costly requirements to
local government.”
John Ferren reported on the
Land-use update and considerable
time was spent with Keith
Painter, a state planner,
discussing proposed zoning of
property around Edenton
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Reserve Seat
Tickets Available
There are 60 seats available in
the reserved seat section for the
Edenton-Ahoskie football game.
These tickets may be purchased at
the Holmes High School office at a
cost of $3 each.
These are tickets which were
not sold during the regular season.
Only spectators with reserved seat
ticket stubs will be allowed to sit in
this area. These tickets will be
sold on a first come, first served
basis.
For the convenience of the
public, regular admission tickets
for $2.50 will be on sale at
Hollowell-Blount Drugs and at
Mitchener’s Pharmacy in the
downtown area. They will also be
on sale in the school office. These
tickets went on sale Monday.
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Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr.
Taylor Joins School Board
James Taylor was seated as a
member of Edenton-Chowan
Board of Education Tuesday night
in a session where the principal
business item was adoption of a
policy concerning the Alternative
School.
•Mrs. Lena M. Leary, ChoWan
County clerk of Superior Court,
administered the oath to Taylor,
an official at Elizabeth City State
University. The board
unanimously appointed him last
month to fill the unexpired term of
Mrs. Emily G. Amburn, who
resigned.
Mrs. Amburn, a veteran of 10
years on the board, did not seek re
election in the May Democratic
Primary. Taylor was elected to a
full six-year term Tuesday as the
Democratic nominee.
A resolution of appreciation to
Mrs. Amburn was adopted at the
meeting. The resolution cited her
“distinguished, outstanding and
faithful service along with “her
integrity which manifested itself
through an ability to question.
It was further stated that she
“accepted challenging respon
sibilities and showed far reaching
vision for re-organization and
consolidation.”
The board had on several oc
casions delayed establishment of a
policv oonoorninp relationship of
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WHAT TO DO Police Chief J. D. Parrish is shown here giving
instructions to local merchants and employees regarding the safe,
way to act in case of an armed robbery. Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce and the Police Department jointly
sponsored two such meetings following two recent robberies.
Single Copies 20 Cents
Campbell Choir
Concert Slated
For Tonight
The Campbell University
Choir will present a concert of
sacred music at the Edenton
Baptist Church in Edenton on
November 6, at 7:30 P.M. The
public is invited to attend.
The concert is a 60-minute ex
tract from the great sacred music
of 10 centuries, featuring the
compositions of some of the
world’s greatest masters. The
remainder of the concert is made
up of selections from early
American composers and of
negro spirituals.
The choir members are the elite
of the singers who comprise four
choral groups at Campbell. Ap
proximately one-half are studying
to be public school music teachers,
ministers of music, professional
musicians, or performing artists.
To the young musicians mem
bership in the Campbell
University Choir is a ranking
campus honor, and the off-campus
concerts are high points of their
college careers. This year the
choir will present approximately
40 concerts along the Eastern
Seaboard.
Dr. Paul M. Yoder, the director,
who received his PhD from
Florida State University is in
frequent demand as a guest
conductor and choral clinician.
Among the members of the choir
are Anna Kay Manning, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. (Pete)
Manning of Edenton, and Teresa
Brown By rum, daughter-in-law of
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Byrum also
of Edenton.
Edenton-Chowan Alternative
School to other schools in the unit.
When it was presented by
Chairman Eugene Jordan, Dr.
Edward G. Bond asked that the
document be discussed
thoroughly.
After close scrutiny the policy
was adopted. It covers items such
as admission, subject credits,
activities and diplomas. The
policy does away with the
requirement of committee action
for enrolled students from John A.
Holmes High School and Chowan
Junior High School to pass on
admission to the Alternative
School. That authority is vested in
the principals.
Disenrolled students must wa : t
a minimum of six weeks to be
enrolled at ECAS, unless special
consideration is given by the
superintendent of schools.
The policy provides four
methods for students to obtain a
diploma or certificate from the
schools.
In other business, the board
budgeted $109,234 in CETA funds,
agreed to sell surplus equipment
through the Chowan Ruritan
Club’s benefit auction, and were
informed a professional staff
study committee structure was
partially implemented.