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Larceny Attempts
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Are Reported
There were three larceny at
tempts on July 8, according to the
Edenton police.
William Ike Davis repored his
blue 1967 van stolen from his
residence on 504 N. Broad St. at
7:30 A. M. The van was recovered
- later in the day in a ditch on 17 By-
Pass and 17 Business.
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Investigating officers were
Chief Parrish, Sgt. Norman. Ptl.
Spruill, SBI Bateman and DMV
Inspector H. Babb.
At 7:44 that same morning Betty
Byrum Domecq of Rt. 1, Merry
Hill, reported a 1976 Chevrolet Luv
stolen on 2nd St. This vehicle was
also discovered the same day on S.
Granville Street. No damage was
reported
Ptl. F. A. Spruill was the in
vestigating officer.
At 12:30 that morning, Byron
Pascal Kehayes of 113 Pembroke
Circle reported an attempted
larceny on his 1971 Ford van.
The investigating officers were
Ptl. Spruill and SBI Bateman.
All three cases are still under
investigation.
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Vol. xiVI. No. 30
Herald Editor Loses Son, Home In Blaze
A 20-year-old Edenton man
perished in a fire at his residence
early Monday morning minutes
after he successfully awakened
three family members, saving
them from almost certain death.
Luke Amburn lingered behind
his father, mother and younger
brother as they made their way
through a dense, breath shocking
smoke toward the back door on the
second floor of the home at 104
West Gale Street. His last sounds
were shouts for his young sister,
Greer, who was away from home
at the time of the fatal fire.
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Luke’s parents, L. F. and Emily
G. Amburn, and his 16-year-old
brother, Paul were asleep on the
second floor of the home. The
victim had fallen asleep while
watching TV in the downstairs
den.
He was apparently awakened
shortly after 3 A. M. by the heat
from fire started at an electrical
outlet across the room. He darted
through the foyer and up the
stairway shouting warnings.
Amburn heard the shouts and ran
out of the bedroom where he and
his wife were asleep. He met his
son at the top of the stairs and they
were making their way through
the hallway to the back door. Mrs.
Amburn and Paul entered the hall
from separate bathrooms and the
four family members were
heading for safety.
When the elder Amburn realized
Caucus Cites Road Improvement As Major Factor In Area Development
RALEIGH Fourteen North
eastern North Carolina
legislators, headed by Sen. J. J.
(Monk) Harrington, D-Bertie, met
with Gov. Jim Hunt and Secretary
of Commerce D. M. (Lauch)
Faircloth Friday morning at the
Governor’s Mansion to discuss an
expended state role in the
economic development of the
region.
The occasion was the first of
ficial get-together of this group of
legislators which will be known as
the Northeastern Caucus. It is the
first time the legislators who
represented the 16-20 counties
have pulled together in a formal
manner, for the economic
development of the area.
Much of the talk revolved
around the importance of good
roads in,the Northeast. For the
first time the state has placed a
his eldest son was not at the
doorway, he turned to re-enter the
door but was knocked back by
fatal billows of smoke. Two
volunteers at the scene attempted
to enter the house but were turned
back before they reached the top
of the stairs.
Edenton Fire Department was
on the scene in a matter of minutes
after the alarm was sounded.
While the blaze was rapidly h»ing
brought under control, firemen
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major emphasis on resurfacing
and-repairing buikling -
new roads.
Road improvement is seen as
one important step to attracting
more industry to the rural North
east. Gov. Hunt said, “Because
of the remoteness of Northeastern
North Carolina and the road
situation, industry has not
developed as rapidly as it should
there.”
Caucus chairman Harrington
said, “Members of the General
Assembly will have more input on
the roads than ever before.”
Commerce Secretary Faircloth
Blood Drive
To Be Held
The Edenton Masonic Lodge on
Water Street will be the site of a
community wide blood drive
on Tuesday, from 12:30 to 6:30
P. M.
Sponsored by the Edenton
Jaycees and other community
groups, the drive has a goal of 125
pints. Chairman for the drive is
Bruce Wackelin, who can provide
additional information or ap
pointments. He can be reached by
calling 482-7435 during the day or
482-2792 in the evenings.
Donations can be ihade with or
without appointments.
All individuals, regardless of
whether they have donated in the
past, are encouraged to par
ticipate in the drive since blood
shortages can occur in the sum
mer. Blood inventories are
traditionally low during the
summer months because blood
usage increases and donations are
fewer.
Previous American Red Cross
blood drives in Edenton have been
extremely successful and in
strumental in helping satisfy the
450 units needed daily by area
hospitals. All employers are ask
ed to encourage employees to
donate. In order to keep blood
inventories at safe levels, it is
important that blood drives
scheduled during summer months
are successful in meeting goals.
Eduton, North Corollno, Thurtdoy, July 16. 1981
with air packs entered the house
from the rear but were several
minutes in locating the victim. He
was found on his bed in a room no
more than 15 feet from the rear
• door where his other three family
members had escaped.
The victim was rendered
treatment by firemen and then by
EMT’s with Edenton - Chowan
Rescue Squad. Further
emergency treatment at Chowan
Hospital was also unsuccessful.
The Amburn Residence lO4 West Gale Street
pledged that strong emphasis
- would: be placed on the economic
development of the area,
especially as it applies to travel
and tourism.
As a result of the meeting, the
official state advertising agency
will begin promotion to attract the
northeastern United States to the
Outer Banks celebration of the
400th anniversary of English
colonization of the New World at
Roanoke Island. The celebration
will begin in July 1984 and con
tinues through July 1987.
Plans also include providing
tourists with information from
visitor centers on what else North
Carolina has to offer.
Legislators and state officials
also discussed how the North
eastern part of the state has its
economic base in agriculture.
Sen. Vernon E. White, D-Pitt
County, told the group that money
was needed for agricultural
research in the area.
Other items discussed included
the significance that electrical
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POLITICAL HUDDLE Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., center, huddled with Northeastern North
Carolina legislators at Friday’s meeting in the Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh. Left to right are:
Sen. Melvin R. Darnels, Jr., of Elizabeth City; Rep. Vernon James of Weeksville* Gov Hunt* ReD
Ornries Evans of Nags Head; and Sen. J. J. (Monk) Harrington of Lewiston (Staff Photosby
Greer Amburn is a student at
Tidewater Ballet in Norfolk, Va.
During the summer months she
spends the weekends at home.
Last weekend, however, she was
visiting a classmate in Williams
burg, Va. Luke Amburn had been
away from home himself most of
the weekend and was either not
aware of 15 - year -old Greer’s
plans or was completely confused
by the excitement of the fire and
smoke inhalation.
power has in bringing new in
dustry to die region and how
current water and sewer facilities
have been inadequate for ad
ditional growth. Major emphasis
will be placed on improving such
systems to better accommodate
growth.
Gov. Hunt said that one
profitable thing the group could
accomplish is “to identify a set of
goals that this caucus can work to
get included in the budget.”
The Caucus includes senators
and house members of the 14-
county Ist District plus legislators
from the Senate’s 6th District,
including Edgecombe, Halifax,
Martin and Pitt counties.
Ist District (Walter Jones, D)
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Car
teret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Greene, Hertford,
Hyde, Lenoir, Martin, North
ampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank,
Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell,
Washington.
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Paul Amburn was admitted to
Chowan Hospital for lung damage
due to smoke inhalation. His
condition is improving and he is
expected to be discharged from
the hospital later this week.
Their father was also examined
and treated at Chowan Hospital
but his injuries were minor and he
was not admitted. Mrs. Amburn
was not injured.
Luther Franklin Amburn, 111,
was a native of Iredell County but
had lived in Edenton for more than
16 years.
He attended local schools and
Chowan Adademy. He was a
photographer for The Chowan
Herald.
In addition to his parents,
brother and sister, survivors in
clude two other sisters: Miss
Martha Ruth Amburn of
Washington, D. C., and Mrs. John
R. Smith of Wilson; and his
maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul S. Greer, Sr. of Sum
merton, S. C.
A memorial service was held at
3 P. M. Tuesday in Edenton United
Methodist Church where he was a
member. Rev. Richard
Blankenhorn officiated. Burial
followed in Beaver Hill Cemetery
with Swindell - Bass Funeral
Home in Charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were: Donald
Newton, David Rea, Mark Storie,
John Wood, Fraser Jones, Flynn
Surratt, Clyde T. Slade and
Chauncey Krahenbill.
2nd District (L. H. Fountain. D)
Alamance, Caswell, Chatham,
Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville,
Halifax, Nash, Person, Vance,
Warren, Wilson.
3rd District (David Henderson,
D) Bladen, Duplin, Harnett,
Johnston, Jones, Lee, Onslow,
Pender, Sampson, Wayne.
4th District (Ike Andrews, D)
Durham, Orange, Wake.
sth District (Stephen Neal, D)
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe,
Forsyth, Rockingham, Stokes,
Surry, Wilkes.
6th District (Gene Johnston, R)
Davidson, Guilford, northern
Moore, Randolph.
7th District (Charlie Rose, D)
Brunswick, Columbus, Cum
berland, New Hanover, Robeson.
Bth District (Bill Hefner, D)
Anson, Cabarrus, Davie, Hoke,
Montgomery, southern Moore,
Richmond, Rowan, Scotland,
Stanly, Union, Yadkin.
9th District (Jim Martin, R)
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