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Volume XLIX • No. 32
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, August 29, 1985
Single Copies 25 Cents
It’s Your Move Now
We are reminded by the ap
pearance of the premium book
that the 37th annual Chowan Coun
ty Fair is only a little more than
two weeks away.
Sponsored by the local post of
the American Legion, the fair pro
mises something for everybody —
shows, rides, fun — but its
primary purpose is to further the
development of Chowan County’s
agricultural, cultural, commer
cial and industrial resources.
For that reason, we urge the
broadest possible support of the
fair, not only from the standpoint
of attendance, but by exhibitors of
farm products, arts and crafts,
canned and dried foods, livestock
and manufactured items.
There are more than 26 divi
sions in which you may compete
for ribbons and cash awards. So,
drag out your best prospects, your
finest art work, your cleverest
piece of handicraft and get them
entered in the appropriate divi
sion by 6 p.m. Sunday, September
15. You may not win, but you can
have a lot of fun.
President William A. Perry,
Fair Manager E.C. Toppin and
their staff have gone all out ar
ranging for entertainment during
the fair. The Hollanders musical
family will be featured Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings: the
Pilgrims Thursday and Friday
evenings. In addition, there will be
outdoor dramas, talent competi
tion, guitar contests, a beauty
pageant. And, of course, there will
be the midway.
It takes a lot of planning and
hard work to put on a successful
fair. There must be rules and
regulations, close timing and
scheduling and full cooperation.
The fair people have done all
these and jUQVLremaiapt^tbe.
community to respond in kind.
And, while we are at it, we want
to compliment those advertisers
who made the publication of the
premium book possible and the
Chowan Herald staff which did
such a good job printing it.
Free For the Asking
We have a note from Edwin
Purviance, 21 Glenview Road,
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Women Meet
The Chowan County
Democratic Women will meet for
their Fall meeting on Tuesday
September 3 at Boswell’s
Restaurant at 12:00 Noon. Mrs.
Walter B. Jones wife of our U.S.
Congressman in Washington will
be the speaker.
The menu will be pork
tenderloin, baked apple and green
beans. Price of the luncheon is
$5.00 each. Reservations should be
made with Lou Moore 482-8175 or
Hurley Winbome 221-4657 by Sun
day 6:00 p.m. The public is cor
dially invited to attend. Dues of
$5.00 for the coming year are now
due.
John A. Holmes Marching Band
John A. Holmes Aces Against tserae:
-J985~Football Season5® Opening Game
Local sports fans will focus
their attention on Hicks Field Fri
day night as the John A. Holmes
Aces meet Bertie High School for
the opening game of this year’s
football season. The action begins
at 8 p.m.
“We expect a big crowd here
Friday night,” said Jay
Swicegood, Head Football Coach
for the Aces.
Although the game is a non
conference game, the rivalry be
tween the two teams should
generate a lot of excitement.
Swicegood said that a lot of the
players on both sides see each
other on weekends.
* ‘This week will be a big test for
us because Bertie has nine
starters coming back on offense
and six coming back on defense,”
said Swicegood. “Bertie has a
good football team and their foot
ball program has drastically im
proved over the last nine years.”
Swicegood said the Aces have
gotten better each week during
practice and that the team made
the most of recent scrimages
against Manteo and Camden.
“The kids are gaining confidence
in themselves,” commented the
coach.
“The big thing we’ve got going
for us is our quickness,” said
Swicegood.
Prospective Candidates File For Election
This Friday, August 30 is the
first day prospective candidates
in the Edenton municipal elec
tions may file to run for office. The
election will be held on November
5.
According to Marjorie T. Allen,
Supervisor of Elections, the filing
period will be from 12 noon on the
30th and run to 12 noon on
September 20. There is a $5 filing
fee for the mayor’s seat ; the'third
councilman’s seat; the fourth
ward councilman’s seat; and the
at-large councilman’s seat.
To be a candidate for mayor or
town council, one must reside
Chowan County Fair- The Pilgrims, a group specializing in good
ing at the Chowan County Fail
^jlen, country music, will be appearing )
on Thursday, September 10 and Friday, September 20.
within the town limits of Edenton
and be a registered voter.
Prospective candidates may file
a notice of candidacy with Mrs.
Opal Kehayes, Board of Elections
chairman; Marjorie T. Allen,
Supervisor of Elections; or they
may sign a notice of candidacy in
the presence of an officer
authorized to take acknowledge
ment who shall certify the notice
under seal. An acknowledged and
certified notice may then be mail
ed or hand-delivered to the Board
of Elections office.
The election will be non
partisan and all registered town
residents, regardless of political
party affiliation, will be eligible to
vote.
Persons wishing to register to
vote, or update their current
registration, may do so at the
Board of Elections Office on King
Street; the Shepard-Pruden
Library on Water Street; or they
may contact their precinct
registrar, judges or any member
of the Board of Elections.
Registration books close on Oc
tober 7 at 5 p.m.
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county District court DOCKei
Chowan County District Court
j was in session August 27 with the
| Honorable John T. Chaffin
H presiding over the criminal
I calendar.
| Edward Lane Beals Jr. was
| found guilty of driving with an im
proper load. He was fined $35 and
cost of court.
George Wayne Ross was found
guilty of carrying a concealed
weapon. He was sentenced to 6
months suspended for 2 years on
the condition he pay a fine of $250
and cost of court. He is not to have
in his possession any weapon for
a period of 2 years.
William Lee Dunn was found
guilty of driving 65 in a 55mph
zone. He was fined $35 and cost of
court.
Charlie Leary was found guilty
(m two counts of passing worthless
checks! He was sentenced to 5
months suspended for 2 years on
the condition he pay a fine of $50
and court costs in each case. He
is to make restitution to Tarheel
Distribution Company; he
appealed.
Albert Lee Garrett was found
guilty of failing to report an acci
dent and exceeding a safe speed.
On the first count, he was sentenc
ed to 30 days suspended for 2
years on the condition he pay a
fine of $150 and cost of court. On
the second count, he was fined $25.
Leo Parker Jr. was found guil
ty of displaying an alcoholic
beverage in a public place. He
was sentenced to 30 days suspend
ed for 2 years on condition he pay
a fine of $50 and cost of court.
William Larry Eure Sr. was
found guilty of driving without a
drivers license. He was sentenced
to 90 days suspended for 2 years
on the condition he pay a fine of
$100 and the cost of court. He is not
to operate a motor vehicle until he
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Awareness Program
Deputy Linda Terry is a woman
with a mission. That mission is to 1
help kids make the right decisions :
and not get mixed up with drugs.
For three years she has been
presenting Drug Awareness Pro
grams to schools, civic groups and
churches. Last year she hit every
class in Chowan Junior High
School and earlier this month she
presented the program at a
meeting of the Gdenton B.P.W.
Club.
Terry became deeply concern
ed about drug abuse while she was
working at a halfway house in
Atlanta during a summer break
from Bluefield College of
Evangelism. The time spent
working with street people and
drug addicts left a lasting impres
sion, but Terry said that one girl
she met that summer particular
ly effected her.
“I saw her life and I’ll never
forget that she sold her child for
a hit of junk (heroin) to get her
through the rest of the day,” said
Terry.
Terry’s drug awareness pro
grams are designed for two au
diences - one is for adults and high
school students and the other is for
smaller kids.
“Users are Losers” is the title
>f the adult program. Its purpose
s to make people aware that there
s a drug problem locally and to
show people what the drugs ac
ually look like. Another purpose
)f the presentation is to promote
inderstanding between parents
md children. “One thing I try to
stress to parents is an open
mindedness on the reasons
children get on drugs and to not
condemn the kids right away,”
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Pressure
Screening
Chowan Hospital is providing a
s’REE Blood Pressure Screening
Clinic every Wednesday afternoon
rom 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the front
obby of the hospital.
Since high blood pressure does
lot indicate its presence by ob
vious symptoms, the clinic is set
jp for the purpose of trying to
detect problems while they can be
controlled or eliminated entirely.
The clinic is manned by profes
sional nurses and is open to the
general public.
Peanut Festival Planned
Plans are underway for the
tenth annual Peanut Festival to be
held in Edenton, October 5-6. The
Peanut Festival is sponsored an
nually by the Edenton-Chowan
Band Parents Association.
Chowan County is dependent on
the income that is derived from
peanuts and the peanut industry.
We salute this industry by our an
nual Peanut Festival. It gives our
community an opportunity to par
ticipate and to give its financial
support to the music program in
the Edenton-Chowan Schools. A
large part of the band’s budget
comes from funds raised by the
Band Parents Association. The
Peanut Festival is the only
money-making project that is
sponsored by this group annually.
This year’s event will kick off at
Hicks Field with a football game
between Edenton and Roanoke
Rapids on October 4 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday morning the parade
will be the beginning of many
events to be held during the day.
There will be a number of bands
participating in the parade along
with floats, the bicycle brigade,
and many other entries. If you
would like to participate in the
parade, contact Waldo Winslow or
Shelton Stryker.
Following the parade, barbecue
plates and baked goods will be
sold from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
at the Boy Scout Hut in front of
John A. Holmes High School.
Tickets will be on sale by band
members prior to the festival.
Otis Strother, band director,
promises an entertaining after
noon as bands throughout North
Carolina and Southeastern
Virginia compete for honors with
outstanding shows.
Home Federal Savings and
Loan will be giving a $50 savings
account to some lucky person.
You may register for this at Home
Federal Savings and Loan,
located at 101 West Queen Street,
Edenton, N.C.
The Peanut Festival Dance will
be held at the American Legion
Building. You can enjoy an even
ing of dancing with Hlttsic furnish
ed by the High Tiders, a live band
that plays all types of music to be
enjoyed by all. Tickets may be
purchased from any band parent
member.
This year’s festival will also in
clude a sailboat regatta to be held
on October 5 in Edenton Bay. Con
tact Gil Burroughs if you are in
terested in participating in the
sailboat regatta.
On Sunday afternoon there will
be activities at Colonial Park,
located on Edenton Bay, beginn
ing at 2:00 p.m. The John A.
Holmes High School Band will be
in concert. There will be gospel
music provided by several groups
to complete your afternoon of
entertainment.
Plan an exciting weekend Oc
tober 5-6 with the tenth annual
Peanut Festival. Make plans to
participate in a fun-filled weekend
and attend the festival. The band
needs your support!
Jenny Lynn Lawson, n kindergarten student in Mrs. Ziemba’s class
at White Oak School, took time to use the phone during the first day
of school, Monday, August 26. (staff photo by Ron Anderson)