I A Newspaper Devoted To the Progress of the [| Albemarle Area ZSS Volume XXXl.—Number 15. United Piece Dye Works Announces Plans To Construct Large Plant In Chowan County Along Chowan River New 135,000 Square Foot Building Will Be Constructed Near Bandon Plantation Announcement was made late last week that the United Piece Dye Works will build a newj 135,000-square font plantdn Cho- 1 wan County. The site of the new industry is along the Cho-i wan River about 12 miles north! of Edenton, near Bandon Plan tation. The announcement was made by Charles Blount,-Jr., in New York, president of the concern. He said the operation is expected to be in operation by September and that it will provide employ ment for between 200 and 250 persons in this area, most of whom will be men. The firm will be engaged in dyeing and finishing of blended and synthetic fabrics. It has' branches in York, Pa., Virginia, South Carolina and California. In 1955 the concern purchased 22.9 acres of land for a plant but expansion was postponed un til Mr. Blount’s recent announce ment. W. P. Jones, president of the Edenton Development Cor- Conlinued on Page 2—Section 1 Band Parents Will Serve Country Ham Supper Friday Night Friday" night, April 10, the John A. Holmes High School Band Parents Association will sponsor a hot country ham sup per. The meal will be served in the school cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock. Members of the awwieiation are hopeful that a large number will patronize the supper, point ing out that with what funds are now on hand, serving a large number Friday night can possi bly enable the liquidation of the band’s indebtedness, which is now about $1,200. The menu will include country ham, candied yams, string beans, celery, carrots, pickles, hot rolls, coffee.and cold drinks. The sup per will be served at SI.OO per plate with an "extra charge for home-made desserts. Dallas Jethro Files For Commissioner Dallas Jethro, County Commis sioner from Fourth Township, last week filed with the Bbard of Elections for re-election. Mr. Jethro is now serving on his third term. He succeeded the late Joe Webb. 20 Years Ago Ac Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald r> Among the last group of American prisoners exchanged with Germany which arrived on the Swedish ship Gripsholm was one from Chowan County. George Baker Welch, a colored man who lived in the upper end of Chowan County. . j In the neighborhood of 40 men gathered at the Boy Scout cabin for the first in a series of les sons in Scout training. Continued on Page 6. Section 1 Chowan Commissioners Decide Not To Join In Survey Os Area Robert Hollowell of Hertford, representing the Albemarle Area Development Association, , ap peared before the Chowan Coun ty Commissioners Monday morn ing. He was introduced by Gil liam Wood. Mr. Hollowell explained a pro gram of appraising the assets of a 19-county area which involves community planning for the in dividual as well as the 10 coun ties as a whole. He said the cost of the Survey would be .>yt rap*. m * 'kMm 3HHHI BETTER ’EN WHITEWASH—‘The Observer” is what Robert Moulthrop of Washingtonville, N.Y., calls his A* shaped art garage. It’s a real eye-catcher for autoists. Woman’s Club Annual Flower Show Is Scheduled April 23 - 24 “North Carolina the Beauti ful” will be the theme of the annual flower show sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club April 23 and 24 at the Barker House. A special feature in addition to the usual entries will be in vitational arrangements depict ing North Carolina scenes and events. As in the past, a silver award and ribbons will be awarded for the best flower arrangements and horticultural specimens. For the fiist time a “popular choice” Bruce Jones Wins Trips By Ford Awarded Trips to Eu ropean Capitals and World’s Fair Thirteen automobile dealers from the Richmond sales dis trict of Ford Division, Ford Mo tor Company, have been award ed expense-paid trips to the World’s Fair and two European capitals for outstanding sales ac complishments during the first two months of 1964. The dealers and their wives will leave via chartered flight on April 22. After a stopover at the World’s Fair in New York City, they will fly to London and Paris for the remainder of the nine-day tour. Among those awarded the trip is Bruce F. Jones, manager of the Albemarle Motor Com pany, local Ford dealer. Driver Education School Is Scheduled Saturday, April 11 J. E. White, local automobile license examiner, announces that there will be a provisional li cense (driver education) school held in Edenton Saturday, April 11. The classes will be he’d at the Court House starting at 10 A. M., and anyone between age of 15 years and nine months and 18 years can attend. Driver education is not avail able to them in high school at this time, so that anyone inter ested in'’-- attending the class should contact Mr. White, local driver examiner, or meet John Gray at the Court House Satur day morning, April 11, before 10 o’clock. Programs By Local Libraries To Feature National Library Week Friends of the Library of the Shepard-Pruden Memorial 'Li brary will observe National Li brary Week on Sunday, April 12 at 4 o'clock in the panel room of the Court House. Commander Zech Ford Bond of the Harvey Point Naval Sta tion, will speak on “The Busi nessman’s Utilization of the Li brary”. The entire program is designed to point out the many varied ways in which people can gain, personal benefit from the use of a library and 1 also, by their use of a library, increase j the demand and support for good I >*' A s’- ' i KtftMßnfiHlift* *!•- • • - award will be presented for the ijmost outstanding entry in the Ij opinion of persons attending the i|show. Other awards will be se ■; lected by out of town judges, j Invitational arrangements will jbe prepared by Mrs. Medlin j Belch with the thome of the j Highlanders: Mrs. John F. i j White,* Sea Fantasy; Edenton "Tea Party Chapter, DAR, the l'tea party; Mrs. Jerry McGee, •jDuke University; Mrs. Leo Kat ; | kaveck, State College; Mrs. Hir ■ am Mayo, East Carolina College; " j Continued on Page s—Section I Jaycettes’ Candy I Sale Friday Night Proceeds Go Toward College Fund For Teenager Friday night, April 10, Eden ton Jaycees will sponsor a door to door candy sale. They will be selling chocolate candy enriched; with almonds .for only 50c per bar. These bars of candy con tain more than a quarter of a pound of chocolate. This project is being carried out to raise enough money for the Jaycees’ college fund of SSO to be given to the most out standing teenager of the month to further her education. Thej award will be presented at I awards night at John A. Holmes High School. This girl will he picked from' the six teenagers of the month who will have been guests of the Jaycettes by the end of this school year. Everyone is urged to purchase candy when contacted in order to further this worthy project. rf\ fit .I! I wo Tenant I louses Destroyed By Eire » J Edenton firemen were called out Thursday afternoon when a fire destroyed two tenant hous es on the old Hertford Road. The houses were owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Parrish, one be ing unoccupied and the other housing Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Bunch and eight children. The Bunch family lost all of their possessions in the fire and an appeal is sent out in an ef fort to secure clothing. library service for themselves. Included in the program will be an excerpt from the play ‘The Night of January 16” by Keith Reeve, an exhibition of paintings by Betsy Ross, a talk and dem onstration on linoleum art by Norfleet Pruden, the reading of the two winning high school li brary contest papers, by the win ners who will be announced this week by Mrs. Harry Venters, and ! the reading of a selection of poems on books and the value of libraries by Keith Reeve. Timely books from the :S&ep i Continued or page 5. Section I 36 Chosen To Serve On Jury For Term Os Superior Court Term Begins Monday, April 27 With Judge Albert Cowper Again Presiding Chowan County Commission ers at their meeting Monday fmorning drew 36 names from the jury box and these 36 men wil] be summoned to serve as jurymen at the April term of Chowan County Superior Court. This will be a civil term of court with Judge Albert Cow per of Kmskon again presiding. The term wil] open Monday morning, April 27 at 10 o’clock. Those chosen for jury duty include the following: Haywood Blount, Paul Perry, Jimmy Keeler, Thomas Humph lett, J. C. Winslow, Brice Everett Ashley, William H. Wells, Wil liam R. Manning, K. L. Perry, A. R. Spruill, T. C. Bunch, Knapp Charltcn Brabble, L. N. White, Ralph Dale. Glenn Lang ley. W. C. Brabble. Robert Ev ans, Johnny Bass, Lindsey Bass, Francis Earl White, Fred L. Ash ley, Jr.. Wallace T. Bass, McKay Phthisic, Gerald Lassiter, J. Frank Briggs, Gordon W. Boyce, Edward C. Ward, Wilbur Mod lin, Melvin D. Copeland, Albert Bunch, V. E. Jordan, William Carl Bunch, L. R. Lane, Joe H. .Dickens, George W. Williams i and Jesse Copeland. The first four listed were ex cused at the last term of court upon condition that they serve at the following term. Negro Policeman Employed To Fill VacancyOn Force Willie A. Satterfield Takes Oath of Office Last Week as Night Patrolman Mayor John A. Mitchener ad ministered the oath of office last week to Willie A. Satterfield, who is now Edenton’s first Ne gro policeman. Satterfield, 32, appeared to be the best qualified of several ap plicants to fill a vacancy on the police force and was selected by the Edenton Police Commission which includes Mayor Mitchener and Elton Forehand, i Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Missionary Speaks At Edenton Church Methodists to Hear Dr. Elizabeth Beale Speak on Asia Dr. Elizabeth Beale, a return ed missionary of Asia, will be at the Edenton Methodist Church on Tuesday night, April 14, at 8 o’clock. The Woman’s Society of Christian Service extends a cordial welcome to the Edenton churches to hear Dr. Beale give a mission study on Southern Asia. The parallel books which Dr. Beale will use in this review are "‘Mud Walls and Steel”, by R. W. Taylor; “This Is Southern Asia*’, by Earl Leard, and “Branches of the Banyan” by A. J. Eastman. Dr. Beale holds many degrees. She is listed in “Who’s Who in American Education”, was head of the psychology and sociology departments at the University of North Carolina for four years and is a member of the National Geographic Society. A social hour will be held af terwards. RALEIGH CONCERN WILL AUDIT COUNTY BOOKS Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morn ing awarded the contract to au dit the county books and rec ords. The contract went to Hol lingsworth, Perry & Holland of Raleigh. The bid *rqs $6-00 per hour j>lus traveling expenses. $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Precinct Meetings For Democrats Will Be Held On Saturday, April 25th Teenager Os Month gggy > MISS JANICE HARDISON Edenton's Junior Chamber of Commerce last week selected Miss Janice Hardison as Teen age Girl of the Month. Town Councilmen Again Considering Nuisance Os Dogs New Parking Meters Discussed as Well as Widening Some of The Parking Spaces The dog nuisance in Edenton again bobbed up at Town Coun cil’s meeting Tuesday night but, as many times before, no solu tion was arrived at. Chief of Police James Griffin said he has had numerous cbmplrffnts. and while in several instances dogs have been shot, he is not equip ped to curb the situation. He pointed out that there is no dog pound to confine dogs hob doesj the Police Department have] proper equipment to catch dogs, i nor a man to spare to act as dog catcher. Jt was reported that in several Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Hardin Speaks On Eve Hank j Dr. Richard Hardin, chairman of the Eye Bank, told members of the Edenton Woman’s Club how the Eye Bank program op erates and the importance of willing eyes ot the Eye Bank that others may have the op portunity to see at a luncheon meeting April 1 at the Edenton Restaurant. Dr. Hardin explained the cor nea transplantation and said it is mot necessary for the prospec- Continued on Page 3. Section 1 Preyer Takes Pictures Os Spots In Chowan Judge Richardson Preyer, one of the candidates for Governor of North Carolina, was in Eden ton Monday. Mr. Preyer was accompanied by several photog raphers who took several pictures of interesting points in the coun ty. He plans to use these shots in television programs. Chowan FHA Chapter Joins In Observing National FHA Week Chowan Chapter of Future Homemakers of America is joining over one-half million Fu ture Homemakers of America throughout the nation in observ ing National FHA Week April 5 to 11. The 65 Chowan FHA mem bers will celebrate FHA Week by visiting the hospital, visit ing an aged person in each com munity of the school district, morning devotional for the high school, fixing bulletin boards, ra dio program and news article. Members will assemble in a des ignated church and attend the state convention. Each one of these will be carried out on a specific day. ’ Future Homemakers of Amer ica are home economics students For Quick Results . . . ’1 Try a Classified Ad | I i In The Herald I) _ All Democrats Cordi ally Invited to At tend In Precinct In Which They Vote The official call for all Cho wan County Democrats to organ ize on the precinct level on Sat urday, April 25, has been re ceived from State Party Chair man Lunsford Crew. Democratic County Chairman Lloyd E. Grif fin announces. All over North Carolina on April 25 in more than 2,000 pre cincts Democrats will begin the machinery designed to elect a 1 President, Governor, Congress men, State and County officials in November. At each precinct meeting five persons, two of whom have to be women, will be : elected as a precinct committee, t After election the precinct com mittee will then elect a chair man and a vice-chairman, one of whom wili be a woman, and name delegates to the bi-annual County Convention to be held on May 9th, the chairman said. At the County Convention the precinct chairmen and vice chairmen will then organize their county executive committee and elect delegates to the State Democratic Convention in Ra leigh on May 20. District com , mittees will be named as well ’as delegates to the Democratic | j National Convention, to be held |in Atlantic City on August 24, | where the national platform will Ibe adopted and candidates for "president and vice-president will jbe nominated. Continued on Page 6—Section 1 IT. O. Asbell Files j For Commissioner ’ T. O. Asbell last week filed "jas a candidate for County Corn el missioner from the Second ■! Township in the forthcoming I I Democratic primary election. : | Mr. Asbell was elected to his 1 first term as Commissioner in 1 the 1962 election when he de feated Incumbent Carey Evans jby a vote of 171 to 166. Caseworkers Hold Meeting In Edenton The Northeastern District of the N. C- Association of Case workers met in Edenton on I March 25. An interesting dis- I I cussion on “Educational Oppor- I tunities through the Department of Community Colleges” was led Iby Ivan Valentine, director of the Department of Industrial Education and Community Col leges in Raleigh. This is a relatively new field that makes it possible for any <' j onlinued on Paco. 3, Section 1 [civic calendar] • Edenton Woman’s Club an nual flower show will be held at the Barker House April 23 , and 24. Programs have been arranged for Wednesday and Thursday, ; April 15 and 16 at Brown-Carver Library in observance of Na ; tional Library Week. A driver education school will ; be held at the Chowan County Continued on Page 3, Section I ! in junior and senior high schools. : Members of this national youth organization, now in its 19th i year, work toward the overall goal of helping individuals im ! prove personal, family, and com munity living. A national program of work guides the activities of individ ual members and chapters. Pro jects on this year’s programs are: (1) You and your values; (2) Fo cus on family friendship; (3) Marriage calls for preparation; (4) Stay in school; (5) Action for citizenship. Commenting on the current projects, Mrs. Lorraine Rogerson, advisor of the local chapter, says that preparation for mattjigs and stay-in school activities Continued on Page 7 —Sadtai i