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Something Personal
Dear Jack:
This win haw to be brief
because of the keen coaqwtitmi
for space in ttospapriar calm.
Haweeer, I worid be less than a
goad GrawKattor if I totort
welcome you to Heeka and
say that addle you may be near,
you are extra specid.
I was pleased to learn Tuesday
that you made your appearance at
Wilson Memorial Hospital at
around 11:45 AM. (the time de
fers a few minutes from person to
person) without giving your
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kept me from dashing right oner
(and I promise here and noer ttds
will not always be the case) I am
sure your Grandmother was
foohsb enough for the both oT us.
And at eight pounds, N ounces
and just over 30 inches long yon
should not waste any time m
getting down to make application
for Social Security. (Oh, how I
hope there will be more security
social or otherwise-when you
reach the magic age of Ck)
I dreamed the other night that
yon would be a boy. Ever since
then I wondered what hamle they
would put on you. If there is any
comfort to you, John Retmond
Smith, Jr., try Luther Frankhn
Amburn, Jr., for sue. Anyway,
“Jack” will be almost as easy to
remember as “Bud”.
There is o lot I have on my mind
but you wouldn’t understand- no
one ever does. But you will grow
up and find out dungs ore not as
hinny as when someone tickles
your feet. Furthermore. I hope
you learn to cope with frustrations
such as having a kid graduate
from college, a married daughter
(which always seems to include a
son-in-law), a talented son trying
to find Ins niche in life, a second
son who grows up in 30 days away
at school, and another daughter
who is an aspiring ballet dapcer.
You see. Jack, I got through that
without even mentioning the
middle aged spread, bifocals, etc.
Also, t could tell you about
sleeping with a Grandma if fins
wasn’t a family newspaper.
A couple of yews ago your
father was the first Smith ad
mitted to the Amburn dan. If he
hadn’t paid his dues before, you
dM it for him. If you grow tired of
hearing it said that you are
something special don’t complain.
I like the sound of it all.
Lovingly.
Granddaddy
Rep. Walter B. Junes
Mr. Chairman
Historians vriU have plenty to
write about the Kth Congress of
the United States. One of the
bright spots will be the wisdom
B. Jones First
Congressional District to heed u
The selection of Rep. Jones to
hand the Miirrluri Marine A
Fisheries Committee is just
colleagues *Fnr
themore, ft in a tribrie te the
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NEW ARMORY CONSTRUCTION Real progress is now being made on construction of a new
National Guard Armory on Base Road, at Edenton Municipal Airport. Welco of Washington is
general contractor on the job which includes county, municipal, state and federal cooperation.
When the new facility is completed the armory on North Broad Street will be released to the Town of
Edenton. Plans are to make the old facility into headquarters for an expanded Edenton-Chowan
Recreation Department program. (Staff Photo by Luke Amburn.)
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Vo*. XIVI. No. SI
Unemployment Insurance
Fraud Cases Are Heard
One unemployment insurance
fraud case was reopened and
another heard Tuesday morning in
Chowan County District Court.
The cases are unrelated.
William H. Holley, 128 Blast
Albemarle Street, admitted in
Production Up
Cotton production in North
Carolina is forecast at 55,000
bales, according to the N. C. Crop
and Livestock Reporting Service.
This is 4 per cent more than
{precast a month earlier and 28
per cent more than last year's
production of 43,000 bales.
The average yield per acre at
419 pounds is down 36 pounds from
the average in 1979. Acreage for
harvest at 63,000 acres is 40 per
cent higher than a year ago.
Harvest is nearing completion,
well ahead of normal progress.
US. cotton production is
forecast at 10.9-million bales,
down 3 per cent from the
November 1 forecast and 25 pei
cent below the 1979 production
The average yield par acre is 401
pounds, down 147 pounds from th<
national average in 1979.
Fewer Jobless
Chowan County’s unem
ployment rate (knopped in October,
falling to 7 per cent from 7.5 per
cent the previous month. The
county’s total is still higher than
the state figure of 6.3 per cent.
Employment Security Com
mission figwes show the county
with a labor force of 4,890 with 340
people on the unemployment rolls.
In the Albemarle Area of
Northeastern North Carolina a
total of 3,300 workers are listed as
unemployed. Tyrrell County had
the highest percentage of
unemployment - 9.3 out of a labor
force of 1,510.
Eforing October, the seasonal
loss of more than 19,000
agricultml jobs across the state
was offset by small gains in most
manufacturing and non
manufacturing sectors. Govern
ment was the only employer to
stow a sizeable increase in em
pfoymut during the month with
MM workers joining its labor
force This gain was due largely to
increases in education-related
to couaty-by-county analysis of
unemphyment in October, Rkh
meud County had the highest
unemployment rate at 12.1 par
ceri, up from 9.5 per cent in
Spptomber and 6.5 per cent in
October* MS.
■wjliyuiri rate in October at
U per cent, up slightly from
Sritoritorh 2 per cent rate and
ton per cent rate of October a
Edtnton, North Carolina, Thursday, December 18, 1980
court that he had not made certain
payments which were ordered
earlier when he was convicted of
nine counts of unemployment
insurance fraud. Judge Grafton G.
Beaman ordered the suspended
sentence revoked and Holley
committed. The defendant gave
notice of appeal.
In the other case, James D.
Nodi, Route 3, Edenton, entered
guilty pleas to nine counts of
unemployment insurance fraud.
The amount involved was $549.
Judge Beaman sentenced Nodi to
six months. The sentence was
suspended and the defendant
placed on probation for 12 months
upon payment of SIBO fine and
costs and make restitution to the
Employment Security Com
mission.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Frank Parrish
of Elizabeth City prosecuted the
docket and the following other
action was taken:
Faye Rankins, larceny, 90 days,
suspended and placed on
probation for 12 months upon
payment of $125 fine and costs.
Barbara White, shoplifting, 60
days, suspended and placed on
probation for 12 months upon
payment of SIOO fine and costs.
Leon Roulac, Jr., drunk driving,
60 days, suspended upon payment
of SIOO fine and costs. Notice of
appeal entered.
Stacy Moore and Thomas Leary,
larceny, identical sentences of 120
days, suspended and placed on
probation upon payment of S2OO
fine and costs. Notice of appeal
entered.
Jackie Lee Leary, assault on a
female, 90 days, suspended upon
payment of costs.
Jimmie E. Creekmore, wor
thless check, dismissed.
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EARLY MORNING FIRE Extensive damage was caused to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Smith in Rocky Hock early
Sunday morning. Smith is shown pointing to the main switch box
in the kitchen portion of the house. It is believed that the fire was
caused by the electrical circuit in the house. In the other picture,
Mine of the furnishings removed from the dwelling are shown in
the foreground with the damaged portion of the rear of the house
also shown. Twenty-six men from Crossroads Volunteer Fire
Department, about four miles away, responded to the 3:40 A.M.
alarm and quickly brought the Ware under control. (Staff Photos
by Luke Amburn.)
Singlo Copies 20 Cents
Early Printing
The Chowan Herald will be
published a day early next
week because of Christinas.
The regular edition will be
printed Tuesday evening and
distributed by mail Wed
nesday.
The holiday schedule
requires a change in
deadlines. The advertising
deadline for next week’s
edition will be 12-Noon
Monday, December 22. All
news articles for the edition
must be received by 5 P.M.
Monday.
This schedule is being
arranged so employees of The
Chowan Herald can have
additional time with family
and friends over the holiday.
Smith Residence Damaged By Blaze
The W.E. Smith home in Rocky
Hock was severly damaged by fire
early Sunday morning. The fire
originated in the kitchen area
where the main electric switching
was located.
Chief Frank White, of
Crossroads Volunteer Fire
Department, answered the alarm
at 3:40 A.M. He said Smith's phone
was not working and he had gone
to a neighbor’s home to report the
fire.
The residence is located some
four miles from the fire station.
White estimated that the fire had
been burning for only a matter of
minutes, but the blaze was coming
out windows. Once the firefighters
were on the scene the blaze was
quickly knocked down and brought
under control.
Firemen stayed on the scene for
approximately two hours.
“It was bad but it could have
been much worse,” the chief said.
Two rooms were extensively
damaged with smoke and water
damage experienced in other
Dense Smoke
Delays Traffic
For the second time in recant
weeks, Chowan County Sheriff’s
Department has had to block
roads in the Rocky Hock area
because of dense smoke. The
longest delay in traffic, especially
school buses, was experienced
Friday morning.
Sheriff Troy Toppin reported
that the roads wore closed to avoid
serious accidents. Minor accidents
were investigated but there was no
serious mishap.
James A. Kinion, assistant
superintendent, Edenton-Chowan
Schools, said he didn’t recall when
so many buses had been late.
There was up to a two and one-half
Foodtown Store
To Open Here
P&G Development Company
has announced that Foodtown
Food Stores will be occupying
21.000 square feet of space in
Edenton Village Shopping Center.
Ed Goodwin of P&G Associates
stated that Foodtown is one of the
leading supermarket chains in
North Carolina and is expected to
open sometime in February.
Remodeling of the previous
Harris Supermarket will begin
immediately.
Edenton Village Shopping
Center will contain a total of 77.000
square feet, and all but 4.00 C
square feet which will be or local
tenants has been leased.
The facility will feature, in
addition to Foodtown, a 40.000
square feet TG&Y Family Center.
Revco Drug Store and Shoe Show.
Other negotiation with tenants for
out-parcels is underway.
With these national tenants.
Edenton Village should draw from
a wide trade area and help
stimulate trade for the entire
downtown area, it was predicted
All stores are expected to be in
operation in March.
sections of the home.
Two fire trucks and a water
carrier were on the scene shortly
after the alarm was answered.
Twenty-six volunteer firemen
participated in bringing the fire
under control and keeping damage
to a minimum in other areas of the
home.
Bid-Rigging Results In Fine
Dickerson Group, Inc., of
Monroe, was among six North
Carolina paving companies
pleading guilty to highway bid
rigging charges in U. S. District
Court in Charlotte Wednesday of
last week.
Dickerson was fined $700,000 for
bid-rigging on three projects. One
of the projects was the $2.5-million
contract for the U. S. 17 bypass of
Edenton in 1976. The other
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hour delay in some instances.
The Chowan Herald received a
complaint that large organic soil
depressions were burning as well
as logs and pushed up roots. The
location, in the vicinity of Rocky
Hock Baptist Church, smolders
continuously all the time, it was
stated.
The “Carolina Bogs” includes
soil which burns along with the
wood particles. The smolderings
are located within 25 to 35 feet of
the residence of Sherkm Layton's
home.
While there have been many
instances here, the greatest
trouble appears to be in Pas
quotank. Camden and Hyde coun
ties. The smoke in Pasquotank
and Camden counties has con
tinued for several weeks and
many serious automobile mishaps
have been investigated.
Natural Resources and Com
munity Development Deputy
Secretary E. Walton Jones
traveled to Hyde County Tuesday
to discuss problems caused by
heavy smoke from land-clearing
activities in eastern North
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Checks Stolen
Area businesses have been
alerted to be tin the lookout for
four cheeks stolen in a recent
breaking and entering at C.A.
Perry & Sons, Route l. Ty ner.
Sheriff Troy Toppin said checks
number 2418. 2425. 2582 and 2581
were stolen. The checks were
blank and printed on Bank of
North Carolina. N.A.. Ilobbsville.
Sheriff Toppin added that the
firm's checks are normally
printed by machine. The stolen
checks will probably be hand
written.
Anyone with information about
these checks are asked to contact
the (how an County's Sheriff's
Department at 4X2-8484.
Chief White said all indications
pointed to the cause being elec
trical. When the fire was first
discovered it was coming from an
area of the kitchen where the
switch box was located. An
electrician told the chief there was
a big hole in the area which in
dicated the location of the fire
projects involved bids in Union.
Dare. Currituck and Pasquotank
counties in 1978.
The action steemed from a six
month investigation by a federal
grand jury into bid-rigging, a
violation of the Sherman Anti-
Trust Act.
A U.S. Justice Department
prosecutor said the investigation
now moves to Raleigh where other
indictments are anticipated.