First Lady ' America just this week lost one of the nation’s finest first ladies with the death of Bess Truman. There is a first lady of equal stature in Northeastern North Carolina and she does her share of meandering along the Public Parade. Lucille Sermons Purser Win slow does more for less than anyone hereabouts. While her official residence is over in Perquimans - the land of beautiful women - Lucille spreads her time and talent throughout the Albemarle Area. Lucille’s latest recognition - and actually one of the few con sidering the volume of her good work - is recipient of the East Carolina University Alumni . Association’s annual Outstanding Alumni Award for 1982. ECU was in its second decade when she enrolled there and it is fitting that she is one of three graduates to be recognized during this year’s 75th anniversary celebration. Her credits are many. She is in her third term as chairman of the board of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, where she has been active since the organization’s inception 40 years ago. As a businesswoman she was for many years general manager of the Carolinian Hotel, a Nags Head landmark. And along the Public Parade, she has been one of the biggest boosters of the Edenton Historical Commission. She never let the Perquimans River separate her from area interests, nor the Chowan River stand in the way of working on state - wide projects to improve the quality of life in Northeastern North Carolina. Lucille Winslow is Northeastern I North Carolina’s First Lady. And she is finally getting some public recognition for her efforts. And we know of no one more deserving. Two Zero Eight This weekend has historical -significance along the PuMre-- Parade. It is the 208th anniversary ? celebration of the Edenton Tea Party. Saturday’s observance is two days prior to the October date in 1774 when women along the Public Parade carved a place in history for themselves. The main portion of the celebration is scheduled for Saturday. However, on Friday evening there will be an opening reception for Dwane Powell’s original cartoon show. This im portant event, to be held at the old courthouse on East King Street, is being sponsored by the Chowan ; Arts Council. Edenton Historical Commission has put together an interesting ' chain of events for Saturday. In fact, there are two schedules - one on - going activities and another group of special events. One of the “on - going” events you won’t want to miss will take i place between 10:30 A.M. and 4:30 I P.M. on the Courthouse Green. It . has been learned on good i authority to Sheriff Troy Toppin will be among the first “suspicious characters” arrested and put in stocks by Colonial soldiers. Annual observance of the Edenton Tea Party has quickly grown into one of the finer events of the year along the Public Parade. Two zero eight will add to the raster. Most of the events are free of charge so you can’t beat that price anywhere. Jones To Address , Chamber Banquet The Edenton - Chowan Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual banquet at Chowan Golf i and Country Club on October 28. The social hour will begin at 6:30 P.M. and dinner at 7:30 o’clock. This year’s speaker will be Ray Jones of Elizabeth City. He is one of the area’s most humorous and thought provoking individuals. Jones’ community dedication throughout the years, first as teacher and coach at Elizabeth City High School, then with College of the Albemarle plus extensive service with the Jaycees and Rotary assures he is well Continued On Page 4 H - IZV ‘ ’ K- StS -4,j The Chowan Herald Volume XLVII - No. 40 t .. mm * \ T IBMMF m"" ■ HHBHB 7 \ . OFFICER OF THE YEAR E.C. Toppin awards Bob Paul Roberson with a plaque declaring him the Chowan County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Bob Roberson Is Selected Law Enforcement Officer Os The Year One of the main purposes for the Twelfth Annual Appreciation Banquet for Law Enforcement Officers is to pay tribute to all the men and women who work all year long to see that the people of this community are safe from those who would break the law. There is another purpose though and that is to chose a member of the law enforcement fraternity that has stood out from among his peers and has established him self as the Officer of the Year. This year was no exception as Bob Paul Roberson awarded with the honor of being the 1982 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Mr. Roberson was bornon February 2U. 1930 in Ajlus.! Oklahoma. The son of the late" ' Thomas and Mary Roberson. He moved to Windsor, California at the age of 11 and after high school he joined the U.S. Navy and served for nine years. After being Big Harvest Predicted For Soybeans, Com Record high corn and soybean crops are forecast for North Carolina according to the North Carolina Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. A record high sweet potato crop is also forecast based on crop conditions around October 1. Today’s forecast indicated no change in the month earlier tobacco and peanut predictions. However, cotton production is down slightly, from the September 1 forecast, as the result of an acreage revision. Corn for grain production in North Carolina is forecast at a record high 157 - million bushels, up 8 per cent from the previous forecast and 11 per cent more than the 1981 production of 141 - million bushels. Acreage for grain harvest is down 10 per cent from last year but the average yield per acre at 95 bushels is a record high and 13 bushels above the previous record set in 1973. Soybean production in the state is predicted to be a record high 51.3 - million bushels, down 6 per cent from the last forecast but ll per cent more than the previous record high of 46.3 - million bushels in 1981. Yield per acre at 25 bushels is down 1 bushels from a month earlier and acreage for harvest is down 2 per cent to 2,050,000 acres. / ,' Peanut production is forecast at 412 - million pounds, unchanged from previous forecast but 27 per cent below last year’s record high crop of 562 - million pounds. Sweet potato production is forecast at a record high 5.7 - million pounds, up 4 per cent from the month earlier forecast and 23 oer cent more than last year's crop of 4.7 - million pounds. discharged from the service he attended Campbell College for two years. He worked as a policeman for a year in the city of Raleigh, N.C. He left police work and en tered East Carolina university where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in social studies. Graduating from East Carolina University he applied for a position as a State Probation and Parole Officer. He was sent to Edenton as the Officer serving the counties of Gates, Washington, Tyrrell, Perquimans and Chowan. He presently serves only Chowan County. Mr. Roberson is married to the ' former Loretta Briggs and they ■Hwff "Hirer iklkhWp TWcffWy, Paul and NlcoleTThey also Ihave one granddaughter. Mr. Roberson is a member of the Edenton Baptist Church where he has served both as a Deacon and a Sunday School Teacher. He has served in almost every capacity in the Edenton - Chowan Rescue Squad. He is also a member of the Edenton Lions Club and the Edward G. Bond Post 40 of the American Legion. Congratulations are extended to Bob Paul Roberson this years Chowan County Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. Williams Gets Suspended Sentence In District Court Chowan County District Court was in session on October 12 with the Honorable John T. Chaffin presiding. Edward Sylvester Williams was on the calendar for two cases. The cases were consolidated. He was found guilty of a stop sign violation; operating a vehicle left of the center line and driving under the influence. Mr. Williams was found guilty on all counts. He was sentenced to six months with two years suspended, fined SSOO and cost of court in both cases. He is not to operate a motor vehicle until he is licensed. Not to violate any laws for 12 months and must attend Albemarle Mental Health in five days. David Lee Wrighton was found guilty of driving while under the influence. Mr. Wrighton was sentenced to 90 days with two years suspended on the condition that he pay a SIOO fine and the cost of court. He is not to operate a motor vehicle until licensed and he is not to violate any laws for 12 months. Daniel Mathews was found guilty of assault on a female. Mr. Mathews was sentenced to six months with two years suspended, fined $l5O and cost of court. He is not to assault Jeanne Meher for a period of two years; must be on go'<d behavior for 12 months. Elaine Herba was found guilty of assault, sentenced to 30 days, Edenton. North Carolino, Thursday, October 21, 1982 Political Cartoonist Scheduled To Participate In Tea Party The Chowan Arts Council, in conjunction with The Edenton Tea Party Celebration, is bringing a nationally known figure to Edenton this weekend. Dwane Powell, political cartoonist, will discuss his views of cartooning and politics at 8 P.M. Friday night, October 22nd in the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse. He will then be the guest of honor at a reception to mark the opening of a one - man show of his original political cartoons. They will then be on display all day Saturday as a part of The Edenton Tea Party festivities. Mr. Powell is best known locally for his cartoons in “The News And Observer”, but also is known nationally for his scathing and fi : : ; : sj t two years suspended, fined $25, the cost of court and be on good behavior for a period of 12 months. Chowan County District Court was in session on October 19 with the Honorable Grafton G. Beamon presiding. Bennie Marshall Lamb found guilty of reckless driving as a result of intoxication, sentenced to 60 days with two years suspended, fined $125, cost of court and must attend and successfully complete Drug and Alcohol School. Fred Blount, Jr., had two cases consolidated, found guilty on both cases: hit and run (property damage), driving under the in fluence and failure to yield right of way; sentenced to six months. He appealed. Walter Eugene Vaughan, found guilty of driving on an expired license plate, must pay the cost of court. Kevin Smith Cutchins, found guilty of no license and improper registration; fined $25, suspended and cost of court. Rosalind Crenshaw Cutchins found guilty of no license and improper registration; fined $25 suspended &nd cost of court. Bobby Alexander Wright, Jr., found guilty of giving aid and abetting in the injury of personal property; sentenced to 30 days, fined SSO and cost of court. He appealed. V Continued On Page 4 pamtuily accurate caricatures. His works is syndicated by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and appears in the “Boston Globe”, the “Washington Post”, the “New York Times”, “Time”, “Newsweek”, and the “U.S. News & World Report”, to name a few. Mr. Powell’s visit is most timely, as it was partly through a political cartoon in a London newspaper of the history- making action of 51 Edenton area women in 1774 that we now have a record of the resolves of The Edenton Tea Party. The Chowan Arts Cuncil invites everyone to take advantage of this rare opportunity to make welcome a nationally known figure by at tending their evening with Dwane Powell. * ?< fg -11 m it Is' V W OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO YOUTH Jerry Parks, President of the Edenton - Chowan Optimist Club awards Mike McArthur a plaque for his outstanding contributions for Chowan County Youth. Archaeological Display Is Planned The Site Manager for Historic Edenton, Rosa E. Davenport, announced this week that there will be an archaeological display on Afro - American culture during the 1700’s at the Municipal Building in Edenton during the Tea Party celebration this coming weekend. The display will be based on the findings at Somerset Place where the slave quarters have been studied by the State. Terry Erlandson, Archaeology Branch Head of the Historic Site Section of the North Carolina Department of Archives and History, will be on Single Copies 25 Cents V| * mm- ~ ■r f. ~ * ljljjjl Mrs. Anne M. Jones Mrs. Anne Jones Joins Library Staff Mrs. Anne M. Jones has just continued a family tradition by becoming a librarian at the Shepard - Pruden Memorial Library. Her new position is the same as the position that was held by her grandmother Mrs. Penny McMullan; who was the first librarian of the local library when it was in the Cupola House in the 1920’s through the 1940’5. The library has changed since her grandmother’s days but somehow and in some ways the library still holds on to its traditional roots. Mrs. Jones was educated at St. Mary's in Raleigh. She then at tended Duke University and received a B A. degree. Later she attended Simmons College and University in Boston, Massachusetts where she received a Masters degree. Many people will recognize Mrs. Jones; as she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.S. McMullan of Edenton. She has also lived and worked m the area for the„nai»t four years. She moved back tato the area and started working at the library at the College of the Albemarle as an assistant librarian in 1979. Wanting a job closer to home she became the assistant librarian for the Shepard - Pruden Memorial Library in Edenton. Advancement came to Mrs. Jones as she was named the Head Librarian of the Perquimans County Library. Anne Jones has now returned home as the Head Librarian of the Shepard - Pruden Memorial Library. Anne Jones is now residing at Cape Colony and is the mother of four children. hand to interpret the finding and to explain what Black Culture was like during the time of the Edenton Tea Party. Artifacts will be on display from the dig to permit a • first hand view on of what she will be talking about. The findings of the dig are considered fairly accurate for the Edenton area because Somerset Place was built by a prominent citizen of Edenton. Josiah Collins. ; Mr. Collins was a merchant who emigrated from Somersetshire. England in 1773. 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