More Uke A Hill
In truth, what sort of an image
is hiding behind those 30-second
television spots being run on
behalf of Jim Broyhill’s candidacy
for the United States senate?
Let’s take a closer look at some
of them.
There is one showing two old
maiden-like school teachers re
joicing that Senator Broyhill was
able to cut the red tape and get
their Social Security checks arriv
ing again. For that reason, they
are both all for him in the upcom
ing election.
What is the reality behind that
bought-and-paid-for commercial?
The reality is that any clerk in
the Social Security office could
have done what Senator Broyhill
did if these two women are as
deserving as they are represented
to be. Beyond that, if they really
are retired school teachers, they
should be thanking Terry Sanford
as well as Jim Broyhill. Had it not
been for his efforts as governor in
raising teachers’ salaries, those
Social Security checks would now
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3WAN HERALD
tost Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Volume III - No. 38
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 2, 1986
Single Copies 25 Cents.
Construction Plans Progressing
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According to Bob Thomas,
“Everything is going along real
well,” on projects he is shepherd
ing through to completion in
Chowan County. While no ground
has been broken yet, Thomas said
that plans for a motel, shopping
center and an additional nine
holes for a golf course are on
schedule.
Thomas is a general partner in
a partnership with Van Johnson
and Dowdy Brothers to build a
Travel Host Inn on a 2.9 acre site
which was the former location of
the Terry Jones Mobile Home
Sales on N.C. 32 north.
The motel will have 66 units, a
swimming pool and cable T.V.
Thomas said that the site could
accommodate an additional 36
units at some future date. He in
dicated that construction can
begin when all of the necessary
state and local permits have been
issued.
The Town Council will consider
a resolution at its Oct. 14 meeting
to annex the site. The cost of ex
tending town water and sewer
lines to the location will be borne
by the developers.
The partnership is also planning
the construction of a shopping
center on 20 acres across N.C. 32
from the motel. Thomas said that
negotiations were underway with
a major retail business as a pro
spective tenant. The developers
expect to have “two or three na
tional type retail tenants.”
The Chowan Golf and Country
Club is planning a nine hole addi
tion to the existing golf course.
Thomas, who is Vice-President of
Jimbo’s Jumbos, is chairmen of
the long-range planning commit
tee for the country club and also
a member of its board of
directors.
Tom Wood will develop home
sites bordering the new course ex
tension which will stretch across
the Mulberry Hill Farm and en
compass some 180 acres. Thomas
said that Wood had donated the
land for the nine hole course. Ap
proval for the plan has been given
by the County Planning Board and
final approval by the County
OCTOBER PROCLAIMED AWARENESS MONTH—Edenton Mayor John Dowd signs a proclamation
designating the month of Oct. as DAV Handicapped Parking Awareness Month. The proclamation points
out that many non-disabled motorists disregard handicapped parking signs. Infractions will be ticketed
by the police dept. Looking on are DAV representatives Robert Ziemba, Robert Whitley, Elnora Walker
and Eldon Reynolds; DAV Auxiliary member, Ruth Whitley; and Police Chief John Parrish.
Board of Commissioners may be
gained at their meeting this
month, he said.
Asked if the houses on the farm
would be leveled, Thomas stated
that “current plans call for no
destruction of the present
structures.”
A tentative agreement on the
course design and layout has been
reached and “We hope to break
ground this fall,” he concluded.
Voters Get
Choices
By JACK GROVE
Voters will have two oppor
tunities to vote for their choice for
a U.S. Senator from North
Carolina on Nov. 4. Republican
James Broyhill was appointed by
Governor James Martin to fill the
vacancy left by the death of
Senator John East.
Under state law, the appoint
ment expires on the date of the
next general election while the
unexpired term extends to Jan. 3.
According to Lucille Suiter of
the State Election Board in
Raleigh, voters will find Broyhill
and Democratic challenger Terry
Sanford listed twice on the ballot.
One of the listings is for the nor
mal six year term of a senator and
the other will be for the two month
period of the unexpired term.
While it is technically possible
I that one of the candidates may be
'elected for the short term and the
other for the six year term,
political pundits have called that
outcome extremely unlikely.
The Federal Election Commis
sion has ruled that individulas and
political action committees can
double their contributions to the
two candidates this year due to
this unusual circumstance.
The Broyhill campaign staff has
said that the additional contribu
tions will be accepted but will not
be solicited. Sanford said that he
would not accept doubled
contributions.
Those wishing to vote in the
general elections must register
not later than 5 p.m., Monday,
Oct. 6 at the Board of Elections of
fice or at Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library.
Governor Martin Will Host Ceremony Honoring Local Volunteers
>
RALEIGH—On October 10,
1986, Governor and Mrs. James G.
Martin will host a ceremony and
reception in honor of Eastern
North Carolina’s volunteers at the
annual Governor’s Volunteer
Recognition Ceremony for 1986 in
New Bern.
| Local volunteers to be honored
at the ceremony include George
Stokes (individual community
volunteer leader); William M.
Zarbock (individual human ser
vice volunteer); Suzanne Palmer
(school volunteer); and Marjorie
Stutzman (representing the John
A. Holmes H.S. Library Club,
volunteer organization).
) County Committees in all of
North Carolina’s 100 counties
were invited to choose award reci
pients from the statewide
categories of two community ser
vice volunteers, one school
volunteer, and one volunteer
organization. County nominations
were submitted to the Governor’s
L Office of Citizen Affairs, which
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Meeting Scheduled
Charles H. Shaw, Jr., chairman
of the Chowan County Democratic
Party, announces the Chowan
County Democratic Party Ex
ecutive Committee will hold a
working meeting on Thursday,
October 9,1986, 8:00 p.m. at the
) Shepard-Pruden Library.
All interested Democrats are in
vited. The purpose of the meeting
will be to discuss the forthcoming
Election.
has scheduled the reception to
begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Jones
House Gardens, followed by the
awards ceremony at 3:00 p.m. at
the Tryon Palace Auditorium.
Governor and Mrs. Martin will
formally present the Governor’s
Awards for Outstanding
Volunteer Service and official
North Carolina volunteer pins. Ac
cording to Governor Martin, this
regional recognition is an impor
tant part of the Administration’s
efforts to encourage and honor
some of North Carolina’s 4 million
volunteers.
“The Governor’s Award for
Outstanding Volunteer Service is
North Carolina’s tribute to the
tireless efforts and boundless care
that so many of our citizen
volunteers contribute to their
communities and to their state,”
Governor Martin said.
Those wishing to serve as school
volunteers in the Edenton-Chowan
Schools may contact volunteer
coordinators, Danny Long at D.F.
Walker, Jolyquin Belkfield at
White Oak, Vivian Trent at
Chowan Jr. High or Walter
Noneman, System Volunteer Co
ordinator.
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RURITANS CONTRIBUTE—Roger Smith, president of the Rocky Hock Ruritans presents a check for
$1,065 to Stephanie Nugen, county chairman for the Ronald McDonald House fund drive as Leigh Am
brose of the Edenton Jaycees lodes on. The funds will go toward completion of the facility at Pitt Memorial
Hospital in Greenville. The Ruritans collected the money through a letter campaign this summer among
Rocky Hock residents.
OVERNIGHT VISITOR—The Elizabeth II made an overnight visit
to Edenton Tuesday. Crewmen are making final checks on mooring
lines at the town dock as a group of local residents welcome the visitor.
The Union Camp Co. tug, Tuscarora, can be seen at left after assisting
the small ship into her berth.
Elizabeth II Visits Edenton
Local residents got a sneak
preview Tuesday of the replica of
the ship that brought the first col
onists to Roanoke Island. The
Elizabeth II moored to the dock at
the foot of Broad St. at 6 p.m. after
a visit to Elizabeth City during the
Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair.
The ship and her C^ew were off
their way up the Chowan River to
Winton for a twenty day visit. The
ship will return on October 21 for
a week’s stay in conjunction with
the annual Edenton Tea Party
celebration.
While the ship was not open to
visitors, the overnight stay gave
the crew an opportunity to see a
little of Edenton and a chance for
some residents to Chat with them.
The sixteenth century ship left
her home port of Manteo on Sept.
20 and sails on her own when
weather permits. At other times
the Elizabeth II is assisted by an
accompanying tug.
The ship left Edenton at 10 a. m.
Wednesday for a mid-afternoon
Parker Hears
Court Cases
Chowan District Court was in
session Sept. 30, the Honorable J.
Richard Parker presiding over
the criminal calendar.
Probable cause was found in the
case of Frankie Lorenzo Ether
idge, charged with breaking and
entering a motor vehicle and the
case was bound over to Superior
Court.
James Iredell Gilliam pleaded
guilty to intoxicated and disrup
tive behavior. He was sentenced
to 20 days, suspended for one year
upon payment of cost of court. He
was ordered not to go on the
premises of Chowan Hospital for
one year unless admitted as a
patient.
Leonard Burl Cobb, III pleaded
guilty to taking and possessing
game birds in a closed season. He
was sentenced to 30 days, sus
pended for one year upon pay
ment of a $50 fine and cost of
court. He was ordered to pay $56
for the benefit of the N.C. Wildlife
Comm, for replacement cost of
the quail.
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arrival in Winton. Upon her
return, the ship will be open for
visiting from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
daily.
The Elizabeth II is a state
historic site under the manage
ment of the N.C. Dept, of Cultural
Resources.
Murray D. Ashley
Rescue Squad
Founder Dies
Murray Delk Ashley, 67, of 19
Iredell Dr., Edenton, died at
Chowan Hospital on Monday,
September 29.
Retired from the U.S. Air
Force, Ashley worked for the
state and Chowan County as Civil
Defense Coordinator and
Emergency Management Coor
dinator. He helped to organize and
was a charter member of the
Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad
which was formed in May 1965.
He was a member of the Eden
ton Baptist Church, a volunteer
for the American Red Cross and
taught EMT in the Albemarle
area.
Current Emergency Manage
ment Coordinator, Doug Belch,
said of Ashley, “He contributed
much of his time and efforts in
developing other people. He could
see qualities in you that a lot of
times you didn’t see. He would
bring out these good qualities. He
gave me a lot of trust and con
fidence in doing this job.”
County Commission Chairman
Alton Elmore said, “I would doubt
seriously that the county has ever
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Edenton s
Eleventh
; Annual
PEANUT FESTIVAL
See Page 7-B For Schedule Of Events
Saturday and Sunday
October 4th & 5th