% THE CHOWAN HERALD
^ "Volume LLII1 No 45
Published In The Most Beautiful Little City On The North Carolina Coast
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, November 12, 1987
Single Copies 25 Cents
Shape Of The Future
Edenton voters demon
strated in last Tuesday's
election that they are a mixed
bag, not the first by whom the
new is tried nor yet the last to
lay the old aside.
They returned two incum
bents to office and elected two
newcomers. So far as we are
concerned, that's a pretty good
sense of balance.
Mayor John Dowd had the
closest call, defeating former
Mayor Roy Harrell by a very
narrow margin. But he did
survive and, in politics, that's
the name of the game. It is al
ways an honor to win, but it is
no dishonor to run as well as
Roy Harrell did.
Marina Crummey, the other
incumbent returned to office,
defeated her two opponents for
the at-large council seat very
easily; but Joe Lee and James
Taylor did the community a
service by giving the voters
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other options.
The two newcomers elected
were Jimmy Alligood, who
defeated incumbent Herbert
Hollowell in the first ward,
and Livingstone Goodman,
who took a reasonably close
win over Jane Mabry and
Steve Biggs in the second
ward.
Now what does this group
have to offer the community
during the next two years and,
perhaps, beyond?
Dowdreturnsto
estate and insurance, educa
tion and business. He is a past
president of the chamber o£
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Shopping Center Wins Final Approval From Board
A new shopping center for
Edenton has passed the last
hurdle and won final site ap
proval from the Planning
| Board and was ratified by the
town council at its meeting
Tuesday night.
Jim Walker, land develop
ment manager with the
Westminister Co. presented
the plan for the shopping com
plex, Westminister Shopping
Center, on Virginia Road
I
Edentonians Honor U.S. Constitution Anniversary
Two hundred years to the
day after an Edenton group
endorsed the U.S. Constitu
tion, latter day Edentonians
gathered on the historic court
house green to honor the Con
jj stitution with a band concert,
| student orations, a "visit" of
historic character and a
recreation of an historical
event in the courthouse.
On November 8, 1787, the
Grand Jury met in the court
■ house, debated, and then en
dorsed the work of the framers
of the Constitution. It was not
until two years later, however,
that North Carolina ratified
the document.
Sunday's crowd on the green
enjoyed a band concert per
formed by the U.S. Army's
392nd Band from Fort Lee,
Va. The band also capped the
program, after speeches with a
spirited rendition of The Stars
and Stripes Forever by John
Phillip Sousa.
Three country students,
winners of last week's
oratorical contest with 22 stu
dents competing, gave their
winning presentations to the
audience. Tracy Cole and
Josh Heidenreich tied for first
place to represent Chowan Ju
nior High School. Polly Ed
wards was the first place
winner from John A. Holmes '
High School.
In her speech, Tracy Cole
said, "We the People' is the
most important statement to
me. This phrase puts empha
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winners in the U.S. Constitution oratorical contest held
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Street behind McDonalds.
The land is the property of
Judy Earnhardt Adams of
Greenville. Mrs. Adams has
been trying to win final ap
proval for the plan for well
over a year.
The lead store for the shop
ping center will be Roses said
a reluctant Walker when
asked if the name of the an
chor store was a matter of
public record. Walker said a
discount drug store and other
tenants were currently being
lined up for the center.
Developer Bob Thomas, who
is seeking to locate a shopping
center at the intersection of
U.S. 17 Bypass and N.C. 32
north, offered congratula
tions. "I would like to go on
record as congratulating
Weyerhauser Corp. and its
subsidiary* Westminister,
and the soon-to-be-gone
landowner, Judy Adams, in
their success” in getting the
shopping center going.
In presenting the plan,
Walker told council that there
was a 50 foot buffer planned
around the perimeter. In ad
dition, he pointed out that there
was a 500 foot strip of land
owned by Mrs. Adams be
tween the shopping center and
the adjacent neighborhood.
O.B. Rawls, City Executive
for NCNB, appeared before
council in a public hearing on
the rezoning of land on the
north side of West Eden Street
adjacent to the municipal
parking lot from residential
to downtown commercial.
The bank plans to use the
property for a free-standing
drive-thru teller station. He
said that the boundaries of the
property would be landscaped
and that a shrubbery border
would separate the bank's
property from residential
property.
Another concern that was
expressed was the possible
future sale of the property and
use for some other type of
business. Rawls indicated
that the bank would not incur
a "significant cost" such as
this if it didn't intend to keep
the property.
The hearing was closed and
the rezoning approved by
council.
Council approved a n
amendment to the sign ordi
nance that no action was
taken on at the October meet
ing. Businesses less than
1,000 feet from U.S. Bypass
will be allowed to place prin
cipal use signs at the rate of
one square foot of signage for
each two linear feet of
frontage for a maximum of
200 square feet
Businesses more than 1,000
square feet from the bypass
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Aces Defeat Ahoskie To Capture NEAC Championship
Eden ton's Aces put the cap on
a winning season Friday
night by defeating the
Ahoskie Cougars 15-12 and
taking the conference
championship. The Aces fin
ished the regular season with
a 10-0 record and 6-0 in con
ference play.
Both teams went into the
game at Ahoskie with perfect
and identical records of 5-0,
conference and 9-0, overall.
The game clinched the num
ber one slot state-wide for
Edenton in 2-A play. Edenton
was ranked number five and
Ahoskie number two prior to
kickoff.
This will be the last year for
the traditional rivalry that
has seen the two teams evenly
matched over the years. Next
year, after consolidation,
Ahoskie High School will be
come Hertford County High
School.
A large contingent of Eden
ton fans had little to cheer
about during the first lialf as
Ahoskie took an early lead of
12-0 with a touchdown and two
field goals. The Aces during
the first half had no first
downs and only seven yards
on 13 plays.
The Eden ton offense and
defense began clicking in the
second half with quarterback
Erie Downing unleashing his
passing arm. The Aces scored
in the third quarter after be
ing set up on the Cougars
seven-yard line by a Down
ing to David Drew 35-yard
pass. Eric Hayes then took it
in with Ben Miller scoring the
point after for a 12-7 score.
During the fourth quarter,
the offense set up another TD
from the five with Hayes
again taking the ball in for a
13-12 lead. Downing then
fired to Drew for a two-point
conversion and the game was
history.
Playoffs begin tomorrow
night at Hicks field when the
Aces meet Farmville which
has a 7-3 season record. If
successful, the Aces will have
another home game the fol
lowing Friday night taking
on Ayden-Grifton (8-2) or
Ahoskie.
Exchange Student Killed
A fatal auto accident took the
life of an exchange student
from Canada early Wednes
day morning. Annie Morgan
Taylor, 17 of Quebec, Canada
died in the accident on Base
Road that occurred at 12:15
a.m.
State Trooper Craig Garriss
said that Miss Taylor was in
the front passenger seat of a
1985 Honda driven by
WiUianuKevin forehand,- IB
of Chowan County. Another
passenger, Andrew Willi
ford, 17 of Granville St.,
Edenton was in the rear seat.
Garriss said that Fore
hand's vehicle was traveling
toward the airport on the
wrong side of the road when it
encountered three cars
traveling toward N.C. 32,
four-tenths of a mile from
N.C. 32 and just beyond a
sharp curve.
Forehand's car sideswiped
the first car, a 1979 Cougar i
driven by Richard Leon
Halsajf, 2$~af -Route*4, Eden
ton. The Cougar went into the
ditch apd the impact caused
the Honda to skid sideways on
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For those Aces fans who have
had reserved seats for the
regular football season, tick
ets are available at George
Chevorlet for playoff games.
Regular admission tickets
are available at Mitchener's
and Hollowell-Blount Drug
Stores. General admission
tickets will also be available
at the Hicks Field gate. The
gate will open at 6:30 p.m.
Friday. All tickets are $3.
Complimentary passes and
reduced price tickets issued
during the regular season
will not be honored during the
playoffs.
CONFERENCE CHAMPS-Edenton's Aces turned a defeat into victory Friday night at Ahoskie
as they began moving the ball and shutting down Alioskie's defense. With a 15-12 win and a 10-0
season, the Aces are ranked No. 1 in the state in the 2A division.
World War I Veterans Special Guests
By JACK GROVE
Veterans were remembered
;his week in several cere
nonies on Monday and
Wednesday.
Between 80 and 90 veterans
md bridge workers gathered
it the Cianbro-Williams
brothers casting yard.on Base
■toad for a simple, yet mov
ng, ceremony. Veterans rep
resenting WW-I, WW-II,
Korea and Vietnam were
guests of the companies
building the new Albemarle
Sound Bridge.
Four of the five surviving
veterans of World War I from
Chowan County were special
guests. They were W.C.
Owens, 87, P.S. McMullan,
89, James N. Oglesby, 91, and
Geddes Potter, 92. Potter
served in the U.S. Navy while
the others served in the U.S.
Army.
Potter was named
"Honorary Bridge Superin
tendent" by Cianbro and re
ceived a company ball cap.
Before the ceremony, the four
oldest veterans sat together
and had a reunion of sorts.
Owens asked Potter his age
and when told, said, "I was
just a boy when I went in (the
service). You were a grown
man."
To the poignant strains of
taps, a U.S. Coast Guard
honor guard slowly lowered
the American flag from the
central flag pole. The two
guardsmen presented the flag
to Potter. They then raised
another flag.
Assembled veterans from
American Legion Post 40 in
Edenton and representatives
of the Disabled American
Veterans and the Veterans of
. . .' .
Foreign Wars saluted
smartly during the flag cer
emony while bridge employ
ees rendered the civilian
salute.
Cianbro employees Jim
Hamilton and A.J. Holts
suggested to Post 40 two weeks
ago that the new bridge be
named*" Veterans’ Memorial
Bridge" and the post passed a
resolution to that effect last
week. Since then, the area's
legislative delegation of
Reps. Vernon James and
R.M. (Pete) Thompson and
Sen. Marc Basnight have re
portedly endorsed the pro
posal. State American Legion
officials have also given
their, as yet, unofficial ap
proval.
At their regularly scheduled
meeting Tuesday night
Edenton Town Council also
unanimously gave their sup
port for the naming of the
bridge.
Two Coast Guardsmen from
the U.S. Coast Guard Support
Activity in Elizabeth City
formed the honor guard. They
were Petty Officer Third
Class Gregory Knight and
Seaman Joe Carter.
Buglers were provided by the
John A. Holmes High School
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OLDEST VETERAN- Coast Guard Petty Officer Gregory
Knight presents World War I veteran Geddes Potter with the
flag during a Veterans Day ceremony. Seated at right is WW-I
veteran P.S. McMullan. Along with other veterans in the
background is Rep. R.M. (Pete) Thompson.