* 51 Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—Number 34.
Plans Made For Chowan
County Cancer Crusade
First 2 Weeks In October
Directors Effect Or
ganization at Meet
ing Held at Medical
Center Monday Night
Directors of the Chowan Coun
ty Unit of the American Cancer
Society met at the Chowan
Medical Center Monday night,
when an organization was effect
ed and plans laid for the Cho
wan County Cancer Crusade.
Dr. Polk Williams presided
over the meeting and at the out
set stressed the importance of
education and early detection of
cancer. He also asked the group
to consider the advisability of
having a salaried executive sec
retary. Mrs. Carrie Earnhardt
previously served in this capaci
ty and was instrumental in a
very successful crusade. Due to
health reasons, she is unable to
continue to perform the work.
After some discussion it was de
cided that a volunteer education
al committee could carry on the
work. The Volunteers for the
committee include Dr. Polk Wil
liams, Mrs. Judy Earnhardt, Billy
Bunch, Herbert Hollowell, Jr.,
and David Bateman. They will
plan various way of educational
activities, including literature
about cancer, educational films
and speakers at various meetings
throughout the county.
An effort will also be made to
sponsor a cancer clinic through
the Health Department, in which
free examinations would be giv
en in order to find any trace
of cancer.
During the meeting, Billy
Bunch, treasurer, presented the
proposed budget, which was ap
proved.
Officers for the new year were
elected, which are as follows:
President, Dr. Polk Williams
treasurer, Billy Bunch; secretary,
Mrs. Judy Earnhardt; Crusade
chairman, Mrs. Dorothv Douglas; I
chairman of Service Committee, I
Miss Mildred Munden; chairman 1
of Education Committee, Billy i
Bunch; chairman of Publicity!
Committee, J. Edwin Bufflap. !
Mrs. Douglas stated that the
Chowan County Crusade will be i
held the first two weeks in Oc- j
tdber. The goal this year will
be $1,500. |
20 Years Ago
As Found In Th* Files 01
The Chowsn Herald
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Though no cases of infantile
paralysis had developed in Cho- |
wan County, the Chowan Coun
ty Board of Health tightened its
grip in preventing gatherings in
the county as a precaution.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Nixon of
Colerain. former residents of
Chowan County, received a tele
gram that their son, Willis Nix
on. had been killed in action in
France.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Alexander
received a telegram from the
War Department stating that
their son, Marvin R. Alexander,
was killed in action in the Euro
pean war area.
Mrs. Talleu 'Hurdle was noti
fied by the War Department that
her son, Murriel Hurdle, was
| killed in action in France.
Legionnaires joined Edenton
Rotarians and Lions in a drive
to secure waste paper which
was much needed in the war ef
fort.
A rare demonstration was pre
sented before a baseball game on
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Contestants Urged Speed Work
For Wool Needlework Contest
Since opening day of the Cho
wan County Fair is only a few
weeks away, knitters and cro
cheters who plan to needle their
way to fame as contestants in
the 1964 National Wool Needle
work Contest are urged to let
their juedles fly and speed up
work on their entries, or begin
them if they have not already
Vo. Judging of the art
neediewor||.entrie3 will take
place at thajair which opens on
Monday,. Segiamber 28. Designs
must be\ submitted to the fair
, - . th«li Srptcmhcr oo
in.p contest it jointly
THT. CHOWAN HERALD
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(Schools In County
Scheduled To Op
Wednesday,Aug. 26
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Faculties Are Com
plete Including Sev
eral New Teachers
For 1964-65 Term
C. C. Walters, superintendent
of Chowan County schools, an
nounces that schools in the unit
will open for the 1964-65 term on
Wednesday, August 26. Teach
ers will begin their work on
Monday, August 24. ,
All students are requested to ■
report for registration on Wed- 1
nesday, August 26. Books will j
be issued and class assign-1
ments will be made on that day, I
but the school lunch rooms will
riot operate. The school buses I
will cover their regular routes
on the 26th and the school day;
will be a short one. The first
full school day will be Thurs
day, August 27.
Several new faculty members
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Chas. Holliday Joins
Twiddy Insurance Co.
Charles L. Holliday, who re-,
cently became associated with
Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate
Company, has moved to Edenton.
Mr. Holliday, a native of James
ville, N. C., is a graduate of
East Carolina College at Green- (
ville with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in the field of business
administration. |
Prior to employment in the
sales and mortgage department
with the Twiddy Insurance &'
Real Estate Company, Mr. Holli-f
day was a real estate broker in
Tarboro with Henderson Con-1
struction Company.
Mrs. Holliday, formerly Miss
Peggy Wood of Ayden, graduat
ed from East Carolina College
with a Bachelor of Science de-j
gree. She has been teaching at
South Edgecombe High School
in Pinetops and plans to teach
this year at Bertie Central High
School.
Mr. and Mrs. Holliday are
.making their home at 35 Haw
thorne Road.
Kindergarten Class
Opens September 2
Mrs. J. J. Ross announces that
her kindergarten class will open
Wednesday, September 2. There I
will be no pre-registration this {
year, but Mrs. Ross urges par - f
ends of children who have en
rolled to bring the children’s]
health record from the Health
Department when beginning
classes.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, August 24, at 8
o’clock. Leroy Heninger, sachem
of the tribe, is very anxious to
have a large attendance.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield, Jr. Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
August 25, at 8 o’clock. Com- 1
mander Noah Goodwin, Jr., urg
es all members to be present.
■ Knitting Yarn Association and
■ the American Wool Council for,
the second successive year.
Both knitters and crocheters
are eligible to enter the contest, ii
provided that they are non-pro-.
. fessional needleworkers. Awards [ 1
will be made in the six separ- i
. ate categories, three each for
knitting and crocheting. These
categories will include afghans,
sweaters and three-piece baby
sets (one category).
Selection of the grand na- I
tional winner, who will receive i
a free trip to New York and a i
three-day stay for two as well*’
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 20,1964.
| i Two Edenton Girls Playing In The Lost Colony
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i Two Chowan County girls, Ruth Overman and Jean Goodwin, are members of The Lost Colony
| Company in Manteo this summer. Miss Goodwin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Goodwin,
! and Miss Overman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Overman, each play roles of colonist
j women in the play. Miss Goodwin also works as a secretary pert time in the company office
I and Mlss’Overman sells souvenir programs prior to the performance in Waterside Theatre each
night. Residents of Chowan County attending the special "Chowan County Night" of the Lost Col-
I ony on Saturday, August 22, will recognize these home county girls on the stage dressed as Dev
onshire colonist women.—Photo by Aycork Brown.
John Holmes High School Band
Conducting Magazine Campaign
On Monday of this week the
band of John A. Holmes High
School began its annual cam
j paign of magazine sales. Now in
its fourth year, the annual effort,
using a system known as the
Quality’ School Plan, Inc., spon
sored by the Reader’s Digest As
sociation, gives students an op
portunity to raise money by sell
, ing magazine subscriptions at a
commission. This association,
featuring 107 magazine titles, in
| eludes recognized
and vaised publications as
Readerll Digest. Time, Life, and ,
1 Sports Illustrated,
f This campaign presents a dis
. tinct advantage to both subscrib
er and salesman in that anyj
I special rates offered by the J
magazines via mailed advertise
ments may be applied to the'
purchase through the band. Thus'
j the subscriber has nothing to
training Courses j
Again Scheduled |
Employment Security
Office Accepting
Applications
William A. Hollar, manager of
the local Employment Security
I office, states that his office is
[.continuing to accept applications
for free training courses in au
tomobile mechanics and steno
i graphy. These courses are sched
uled to begin Tuesday, Septem
ber 1 or soon thereafter.
Training will be full time and
will run approximately 401
weeks. In many cases indivi
duals enrolled will be eligible to
receive allowances while at
tending classes. In no case will
there be any charge to anyone
enrolled.
Anyone interested in this
training is urged to contact the
local Employment Security of
fice as soon as possible.
Bissette Is Appointed
Vets’ Representative
William A. Hollar, .manager j
of the Employment Security
Commission office, has an
nounced the appointment of
George N. Bissette as acting
I veterans’ employment represen
tative in the Edenton office.
, Mr. Bissette will carry out the
provisions Os the Servicemen's I
Readjustment Act, the policies
iof the Veterans’ Placement j
Board and the policy of the;
IC. S. Employment Service in re- j
gard to special employment ser-j
vices for veterans.
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ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will hold
their weekly meeting this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
at the Parish House. President
‘West Byrum urges every ftotar
ian to be present.
lose, and the band much to
gain.
Subscriptions will be available
from either members of the band
or their parents until the closing
date Friday, August 28.
The preceding sales have been
quite successful, and it is felt
that with a nominal amount of
effort this year's should at least
equal those. It is hoped that the
I local citizens, if considering the
purchase of a magazine subscrip
tion, will make this purchase
through' the band, as alkproreeds
are necessary to help pay for
• instruments, music, and other
expenses.
The band has set its gross goal
at $1,500, and a sign will be
! placed in front of John A.
J Holmes High School for those
J who are interested in their pro
gress. This goal can be reached
with the help and support of all
citizens.
September Named
Sight Saving Month
Mayor Issues Procla
mation Calling For
Cooperation
Sponsored by the Edenton
Lions Club, September has been
designated as “Sight Saving
Month.’’ The observance is in
cooperation with the National
Society for the Prevention of
Blindness, the North Carolina
Association for the Blind and the
North Carolina State Commission
for the Blind.
Lions point out that the ruth
less threat of blindness is in
creasing although at least half of
all blindness is due to neglect
and for that reason is needless.
Mayor John Mitchener ' has
issued a proclamation calling
| upon citizens of this community
to conserve the vital resource of
good vision by learning the
habits of good eye care and by
supporting research efforts which
will help all men enjoy the
blessing of healthy eyesight.
State’s Cotton Farmers Realize
Loss Os $700,000 Due To Grass
North Carolina farmers tool
an estimated $700,000 marketinf
loss on their 1963 cotton cror
because of grass.
I This estimate was obtained by
Charles Brooks, extension cottor
marketing specialist at North
.Carolina State It is based or
j the number of bales reduced ir
‘grade because of excess grass.
Excess grass was found in 16
per cent of cotton classed last
year under the Smith-Doxey
program. This percentage rang
ed from 3 per cent in the Pied
mont to 8 percent in the North
east to 28 percent in the South
east.
In some counties, such as
Cumberland, Harnett, Robeson,
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Saint Joan Will Be
Staged At Parish
j House Wednesday
, Seats May Be Reserv
ed By Calling Parish
Office Monday Thru
Noon Friday
Highlights from George Ber
nard Shaw’s classic play “Saint
Joan’’ will be presented, in per
-1 son, by the "Bishop's Company,
, America’s first touring repertory
company of its kind at St. Paul’s
] Episcopal Church Wednesday
j night, August 26 at 8 o’clock,
j In Shaw’s "Saint Joan"’ there
| is the story of a simple country
| maid who hears in her heavenly
] voices the source of inspiration
1 which leads her to a life of de-
I votion and service. A peasant
| girl unable to read or write
crowns a king and saves a na
tion. Martyrdom is her earthly
reward but her name and faith
I have become a beacon through
centuries. A story of faith never
j more pertinent than today when
[world decisions lie on the con
science of each man and woman.
The company finds a parallel in
this story of man’s inhumanity
to man and similarlv man’s abili-
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Parking Is Reserved
For Library Patrons
Chief of Police James H.
.Griffin this week announced
, that there will he no parking
allowed on Broad Street in front
cf the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library at the corner of Church
and Broad Streets.
However, three parking spaces
will be reserved on Church
Street west of Broad Street.
These spaces will be reserved
for patrons of the library only.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M„ will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. W. M.
Rhoades, master of the lodge,
invites all Masons to attend.
iampson and Scotland, the
mount of grassy cotton ranged
om 20 to 35 percent.
Brooks pointed out that cot
on found to have excess grass
? reduced one grade and oc
asionally two grades. A one
Tade reduction means a one
md one-half to one and three
fourths cents per pound price
Irop. If the cotton was put un
der loan lait year, the Commodi
ty Credit Corporation cut the
price another one cent per
I pound.
“For example, suppose a farm
er has-a bale of cotton that or
idinarily would grade middling,”
•Brooks said. “Excess grass caus
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Schools In Edenton
OpenForNewTerm
Wednesday, Sept 2
21 Negroes Register
In White Schools;;
Full Comnlement of
Teachers Employed
Hiram J. Mayo, superintendent
of Edenton schools, announced
late last week that schools in the
Edenton system will open Wed- i
nesday, September 2.
Teachers are requested to
meet Monday, August 31 and,
Tuesday, September 1.
The first day of school will be j
Wednesday when students will
be assigned to their rooms and |
regular classes will begin Thurs
day, September 3. Labor Day,
Monday. September 7, will be
observed as a holiday but class
es will be resumed Tuesday
morning. |
Mr. Mayo pointed out that
schools will be closed two full
weeks for the Christmas holidays
and five days will be allowed
for the Easter holidays. The
school year will end June 4.
Continued on Page 3, Section 1 I
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Record Peanut |
Crop Estimated j
Reports from producers as of
August 1 indicated a record Tar
Heel peanut crop of 369,600.000
pounds, according to the North
Carolina Crop Reporting Service.
Such a turnout would be 2 per
cent larger than the 362.560,000
pounds harvested last year and
16 per cent above the 1958-62
average production.
Yield per acre is expected to
be a record 2,100 pounds, and if
realized would be 40 pounds
above the previous record in
1963. Growers are expected to
harvest the crop from 176,000
acres, the same as was harvested
for the past several 'years. In
dividual farm acreage allotments
are virtually unchanged from
1963.
Local Women Participate In District Crafts Workshops
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At the Eastern District crafts workshop held last week in Greenville, chair caning was taught
to craft leaders. Miss Harriet Leary of Edenton (left), who was instructor for the clbm. is shown
with Mrs. T. J. Wood, also of Edenton.
In the bottom picture is shown three Chowan County Home Demonstration Club leaders who were
enrolled in the hooked rug class. From left to right are Mrs. W. W. Bynun and Mis. E. L. Ward
of Edenton and Mrs. Earl Jordan of Ryiaad.
$3.00 Per YeaF In North Carolina
Town Asked For $15,000
Toward Construction Os
New Library In Edenton
Newcomer
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CHARLES L. HOLLIDAY
Recently becoming associated
with Twiddv Insurance & Real
Estate Company, Charles L.
; Holliday and his wile are now \
( making their heme in Edenton. !
(Farm Bureau Drive
Now In Progress
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Chairman Hopeful to-
Meet and Even Go 1
Beyond Quota
Chowan County Farm Bu
reau’s annual membership drive
is now in progress and Bristoe
Perry, chairman of the drive, is.
hopeful that the quota of 240
members and even more will be
enrolled in this year’s drive.
Many letters have been sent
to prospective members through
out the county and many have
been returned with the year’s
dues. However, Mr. Perry says
Continued on Pane 7—Section •
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iCouncilmen Set Rec
-1 ord For Brief Meet
ing at Postponed Ses
sion Thursday Night
In a postponed meeting of
Town Council held Thursday
night; the Councilmen hung up
sort of a record for brevity,
when they completed their busi
ness shortly before 9:30 o’clock.
They had the smallest agenda in
a long tme which accounted for
the short meeting.
Tcm Shepard consumed a
goodly portion cf time when he
appeared in behalf of the Shep
ard-Pruden Memorial Library
trustees. Mr. Shepard express
ed the desire of the trustees to
provide a new building for the
i library, which is now temporar
i ily operating in the Badham
house on the corner of Broad
*|.md Church Streets.
■j Mr. Shepard pointed out that
j the library is eligible for a fed
eral grant cf 467! of the total
i cost and that, libraries in a reg
; ional setup have priority for
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feme calendar]
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Free training courses in auto
mobile mechanics and sienogra
| phy are scheduled to begin
Tuesday, September 1, or short
ly thereafter.
"Chowan County Night'' will
be observed at a showing of
"The Lost Colony" at the Manteo
Waterside Theater Saturday
night, August 22.
The membership drive of tti9
Chowan County Farm Bureau is
now in progress.
Chowan County's cancer cru
sade will be held the first two
weeks tn Ortober.
Members of John A. Holmes
High School Band will conduct
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