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y .to the Progress of the
L Albemarle Area
Volume XXXI.-Number 53.
U. S. Umber Company
Plant MRU Add 20%
,To Employment Locallyl
NejF Products Set For,
Production at Base
Site; Work Schedul
ed to Begin Jan. 15
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U. S. Lumber Company, Inc.,
■will resume operations in mid-
January with a 20 per cent in
crease in employment and a
brand new product.
Sam Bowen, general manager
qf the oak flooring plant at the
Edenton Base, said this week the
firm ' closed down just ptior to
Christmas in order to recondi
tion equipment and allow time
for six full dry kilns to be
emptied. Also, substantial work
had to be done on the film’s
water facilities.
Bowen added that additional
equipment is now being installed
to allow the firm to make block
flooring. This production line,
r when in operation about Janu
ary 15, will require from 10 to
II additional employees.
At the time the plant ceased
operations to complete work
Which could not be done while
the plant was running there
were 50 people employed. Bow
en said all of these will be em
ployed when the firm re-opens.
Spewing of the block flooring
operation, Bowen said the line
will tom out nine-inch blocks |
which will be suitable for instal
lation pa any type sob flooring.
He said production will be ap
proximately 5,000 board feet of
block flooring per day.
The company is so optimistic
about this new phase of their
business that new equipment is
already on order for delivery in
February which will increase the
production of this type floor
ing.
It is understood that the initial
order will be from a Baltimore,
Mtd., contractor who is build
. ing an apartment house complex
in that city.
Bowen said block flooring in
the plant is made from lower
grade lumber and waste. This
product, which is quite durable,
is replacing plywood blocks
which have proven unsuccessful
in some instances.
U. S. Lumber Company is al
so going into production with a
.line of shoe moulding and quar
ter round base moulding. The
company’s saw mill will crack j
up in the spring and mean em
ployment for additional people.'
This company is a subsidiary'
of Lesco Homes, Inc., which is
based in Martinsville, Va. !
Edenton Merchants Apparently
Pleased With Holiday Shopping
( Business in Edenton boomed
during the holiday shopping sea
son. •• It is virtually impossible to
estimate the increase but those
in a position to know feel this!
area surpassed the 5 per cent
increac* forecast on the national
leV*l. 1 V ‘ '
It was reported that me of
the leading merchants in town
hadt hotted, nearly an fc per .cent
increase going into December.
The same shore had the biggest
holiday rush in Its history.
Several merchants dn Broad
Street were questioned this r
week about holiday business.
Mdht of them broke into a big
smile as they said: “It was
pittftiy good.*’ It whs obvious
they were not telling the whole
And tbe shopping did not end
most everyone from
] Chowan Coufrtv. and even some
surrounding folk, were m Eden-
THE 'SHOWAN HERALD
Physicians To Hold
Series Os Meetings
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Doctors From Many
Counties Will Meet
In Edenton
Viral infections, brain dis
■orders, psychiatric problems and
.birth control pills will be
among the topics discussed for
Eastern North Carolina and Vir
ginia physicians at a series of
■medical meetings in Edenton and
Kenansvillc beginning in Janu
ary.
s A postgraduate course in medi
cine for physicians in 15 North
■Carolina counties and two Vir
ginia counties will be held at
[the Edenton Restaurant begin
ning January 13. It is spon-
Conlinued on Page 3, Section 1
Jerry Tolley Listed
In ETC Who's Who
■
Bobby Julian Ward of
Hobbsville Also In
Select Group
’Thirty-six East Carolina Col
lege upperclassmen have been
named to the 1965 edition of the
national publication, Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.
The yearbook includes bio
graphical sketches of outstand
ing students in educational insti
tutions throughout the United
States.
Among those included in the
yearbook is Jerry Russell Tol
ley, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Tolley of Edenton. A senior
physical education major and a
varsity football player at ECC,
Tolley, is president of the Inter-
Dormitory Council and a mem
ber of the Men’s Honor Council.
Another included in the list
|is Bobby Julian Ward, son of
I Mr. and Mrs. Julian Ward of i
Route 1, Hobbsville. Ward, a
senior biology major at ECC. is
president of the campus chapter
of Chi Beta Phi national honor
! ary fraternity and a district vice
president of the fraternity. He
I also holds membership in the
'college’s Young Democrats Club.
He is a ; 1961 Sunbury High
! School graduate.
Christmas clearance sales, the
downtown area was crowded.
One merchant was so busy with!
customers Monday she. didn’t
have time to begin marking
down merchandise for her sale.
Late in the afternoon she was
able to get together sufficient)
copy for a sale promotion ad. t
One business official reported
that in addition to more people,
local merchants were faced with
shoppers seeking better quality
merchandise this year. ‘Our
merchants had prepared for this
and I think most people were
able to find what they wanted
right hdre in Edenton,” he
added. T [
Too, the switch from iiwxpen-j
sive gift buying to quality items
also made the cash registers
ring louder.
t The new municipal parking lot
back of the Hotel Joseph Hewes
was Called a “life saver*’ by aj
[number of merchants. It was]
'completely filled most of the
LtMfjlk before .Christmas day.
ii on, ChowanCounty, North Carolina. Thursday. December 31,1964.
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A TRIP TO THE MOON — Air Force Capt. William A. Anders takes a make-believe
night to ibe moon in a. space-flight simulator at Grand Prairie, Tex. Anders is train
" ing for thft two-man orbital flight of a Gemini capsule.
Year 1964 In Review
At 12 o’clock tonight the cur
tain will ring down on another
year— 1964. With it will be
fond memories as well as sad
dened hearts and disappoint
ments of things gone by.
Before the clock strikes twelve,
Mayor John Mitchener Reviews
Accomplishments During 1964
To the Citizens of Edcntor):
As we once again come to the)
close of another progressive year j
in the affairs of the Town of |
Edenton. I, as Mayor, would like,
to enumerate somfe of the ac
complishments of -the past 12
months and of the hopes for the
CffiffWoodTl
Given Appointment
i ~
Chosen By Bonner to
Enroll fit Naval
Charlel Henry Wood 111, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wood,
Jr., 109 South Broad Street, has
been appointed to the Naval
Academy.
{ The appointment was an
nouncecT'by Representative Her
bert CL Bonner of North Caro-'
lina’s First District.
Wood was one of nine young
men Who received the Naval
Academy appointment from this!
district as the an
nounced his selections for the
various service academies for.
11965.
I Mr. Bonner made several ap-.
pointments to the Air Force,
U. S. Military and Merchant Ma-1 i
Irine academies for the coming
year.
| ' BANK CLOSED JAN. 1
I Peoples , Bank & Trust Com
pany and the Consumer Credit
.Branch will be closed all day
January 1 in observance
at flew Year’s Day, Important
many will say: “Just what has
happened this year? It has pass
ed so quickly.”
To refresh your memory, list
ed here are some of the head
lines which appeared in Tho
Herald during the year. Some
new year 1965.
I The success of any of these'
projects could not have been
j possible without the complete
'cooperation and diligent work of
’your Town Council and Board
; of Public Works. To these gen
tlemen go my deepest thanks
and I trust yours, for a difficult j
job well done.
The Town of Edenton has been
able during the past 12 months
to complete the following:
• 1. —Paved nearly all unpaved
streets within the corporate
I limits with the abutting prop
erty owners paying a portion of
I the cost.
2. —Increased the size of the |
police force, reducing the work
ing hours from 12 to 9 hours per
day. thus greatly increasing the
efficiency of the department.
3.—Assisted in securing new
industry, thus making more jobs
available to local citizens.
4.—The Board of Public Works i
reduced the electric rates to its
’ consumers, thus holding true to
jits goal of excellent service toj
the customers at the least poa-1
sible expense.
I s.—Enrolled three police offic
ers in the Cbastal Plain Law
Enforcement Academy, all grad
uating.
I 6r—Selected site and architect
for a long needed fire station.
1. 7.—Reorganized the town gov
ernment creating the office of
ToWn Administrator. This move
allows the town’s work to be
done in an efficient and busi-|
ness like manner.
8. —Instituted a plan that will
assure the testing of our fire
hydrants at least twice a year.
9.—Resurfaced many of our
streets, including Broad Street
in the business section.
10.—Purchased new parking
Cool'd, on peg* <—Section 1
of the stores were “top" lines, >
some buried down in the page.
But they were all about
and that is what makes Eden
ton. Chowan County, North
Carolina and the United States.
In Chowan County and North
Carolina—and the entire 1 United
States 1964 was an election
year. It began early in the year
jin the Tar Heel state as on
'January 2 it was reported in
.The Herald that the election
machinery was in operation for
Ithc balloting on anuary 14. The
'questions were on state constitu
tional amendments.
Too, it was the time of year
to purchase new license tags—
both town and state. And at the
same time, Mayor John A. Mit
chener was reporting to the cili
( zens of Edenton on the accom-
I plishments and projections of the
Town Council.
Aloo in January, a building
was razed at the foot of Broad
Street to make way for a much
needed Municipal Building.
When Chowan citizens went to
. the polls to vote on constitu-
Itional amendments, they voted
! overwhelmingly in favor of the
“Little Federal Plan” and the
property rights. At about the
same time the Chamber of Com
merce was getting into the spot
light with their Hall of Fame for
Patriots of the American Revo
lution. Gilliam Wood, district
highway commissioner, was elect
ed president of the group at an
organizational meeting.
| Too, politics were beginning
to warm up as Dan K. Moore
of Canton made his way into the
East to speak at an Edenton
Lions Club meeting on his swing
towards the Governor’s mansion.
And at the meeting the candi
date accused L. Richardson
Preyer of being the "hand pick
ed” candidate of Governor Terry
Sanford— a charge that rang out
heavily during the months of
I 1 hard campaigning.
Closer home, however, it was
announced that Peoples Bank &
Trust Company made three pro
motions in the Edenton branch.
R. Graham White became execu
tive vice president; George
Lewis became assistant vice
president, and William H. East
rnntinmd on Pago 7, ]
Jaycees Will Hold i
DSA Banquet On i
Thursday, Jan. 28
Nomination Blanks to I
Select Young Out
standing Man Avail- I
able at Drug Stores I
Edenton Jaycees will hold the
annual Distinguished Service i
Award Banquet on Thursday, 1
January 28. The event, a high
light in the club’s year, will be
gin at 7 P. M., at the Masonic!
1 Temple.
Bill McDonald of Hickory,]
state president of the Jayceesj
will be principal speaker on this 1
occasion. j
President Pete Dail of the lo- j
cal Jaycees, will preside at the
banquet during which the DSA
winner will be honored.
Nomination forms are now 1
available and can be picked up f
at Hollowell’s Drug Store and I
Mitchcner’s Pharmacy. , 1
To be eligible, a nominee must 1
be between 21 and 36 years of
age. The DSA is given for 1
achievement, leadership and scr- ,
vice to Edenton and the sur
rounding area for 1964.
i
Cantata Repeated i
At Rocky Hock
, j
Program Planned For
, New Year’s Eve
At 8 O’clock
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The combined choirs of Rocky
Hock Baptist Church will pre
sent, for the second time, on
New Year’s Eve, December 31st
at 8:00 P. M., the Christmas
Cantata titled Love Transcend
ing, written by John W. Peter-
I son. The place of presentation
! will he the Rocky Hock Baptist
Church.
The participating choirs arc
the Church Choir, Youth Choir,
and Junior Choir. The cantata
features a solo by Jack Evans,
a solo by Nancy Spivey, and a
duet by Lynn Allred and Rob
ert Worrell and various fea
tures by the choirs. The direc
tor is Lloyd Wayne Evans, the
accompanist is Mrs. Robert S.
Harrell and the narrator is the ■
Rev. Robert S. Harrell, Superin- j
tendent of Missions for Chowan
Baptist Association. The pastor
of Rocky Hock Baptist Church,
the Rev. Thurman W. Allred,
and members of the church ex
tend a cordial invitation to the i
public to attend this prcsenta-1
tion.
Following this presentation a
New Year’s Eve Fellowship is
being planned for Intermediates!
Continued on Page 3. Section 1 1
March Os Dimes Campaign Will
Begin In Chowan County Jail. 1
The traditional January March'
I
of Dimes—now an all-out cam
paign against the national trage- j
dy of birth defects—opens Fri
day, January 1, in Edenton and
Chowan County, according to
Oscar White, chairman of the
1965 March of Dimes campaign!
in Chowan, County. The cam- 1
paign is again being sponsored
by the Edenton Junior Chamber
of Commerce and a goal of
$2,500 has been set, Mr. White
reports that a number of com
mittees have been set up and
these committees will be calling
on a lot of people to assist in
making this a successful cam
paign. Mr. White says that he
hopes the people in Chowan
County realize the importance
of this drive and continue to
support it as they have done in
the putt.
“One out of 16 American ba
bies bom this year will have a
serious birth defect,” said Mr.
White. “This can cause partial
or permanent disability for
thousands of children, and years
SB.OO Per Year In North Carolina
Chowan Machinery Set
For Listing Property For
Purpose Os 1965 Taxes
Little Theater To
Meet January 7th
Reading of Prose and
Poetry Scheduled
January 29
The Edenton Little Theater
will have a general meeting on
Thursday night. January 7 at 8
o’clock at the Parish House. AU
members are encouraged to at
tend.
The Executive Committee will
report on the production of “Ar
senic and Old Lace’’ and on
plans for the new year. Mrs.
Lucy Fairfax Vaughn, drama
teacher at the College of the
Albemarle, will give a talk on
principles of oral interpretation
insomuch as the Edenton Little
Theater will present an evening
inf prose and poetry reading for
1 1 he public on Friday, January
1 29th.
All members unable to attend
I the general meeting should note
that they are invited to attend
an informal gathering of Little
.Theater members on Tuesday
'night, January 8 at 8 o’clock at
'the Pail'll House for the pur
pose of reading favorite ptrose
selections and poems, and that
they should bring some selec
tions with them which they
would like to read.
Although this evening is in
tended to be one of informality
'and entertainment, prose, poetry
and readers for the ipublic pre
sentation on January 29 will be
considered at this time.
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowsn Herald
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Chowan County as a whole
was severely shocked to hear
that D. M. Warren, 54. died
suddenly as the result of a heart
attack.
Christmas was quietly observ
-led in Edenton and Chowan
County, with a note of anxiety
and sadness predominating in
many homes. In the first place, j
many of Chowan County's boys
in the service were very far
from home and on dangerous
battlefronts. which obviously
caused concern regarding their
I safety and welfare. Another
damper on local celebrating was
the sudden death of D. M. War
-1 ren. which cast a pall of sorrow
Cont'd. on Page 4—Section 1
’of anguish for their parents and!
'families unless people become J
| aroused about birth defects," he
declared.
“Polio wasn't conquered until -
wc became alarmed enough to,
support the March of Dimes 1
with enough volunteers andj
I enough money.’” continued Mr. |
| White. “We can beat birth de
fects in the same way.”
Mr. White pointed out that the
March of Dimes has already
made great strides in providing
superior medical care and de
veloping new techniques of
treatment for birth • defects vic
tims. March of Dimes centers
and clinics offering these ser
vices are already in operation in
nearly 50 cities and more are in.
the planning stage.
The March of Dimes is also
supporting a massive scientific
research program, seeking the
causes of birth defects and the
means to prevent them.
The March of Dimes cans
about the little children handi
capped by birth defects. Do
you?
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Penalty Provided By
Law For Failure to
List During Month
Os January
All citizens of Chowan Coun
ty arc required to list their prop
erty for taxes during the month
of January. Listers will be at
various places in the four. town
ships throughout the month.
William P. Jones, tax super
visor, said after February 1 a
10 per cent penalty will be im
posed for failure to list.
In the First Township, Mrs.
Panic S. Byrum and .Mrs. An
nie M. Hare will be on the first
floor of the Hotel Joseph Hewes
Monday through Friday from 0
A. M., to 5 P. M.. and on Sat
urday from 9 A. M- until 12
noon.
Those residing in the Second
Township can list their property
with Henry Bunch January 5,
12, 19, and 26 at Bunch’s Store.
Center Hill; January 6. Earl
Smith’s Store, Rocky Hock; Jan
uary 13, W. L. Miller's Store;
January 20. Fire Department,
Cross Roads; and January 27,
C. C. Nixon’s Store. Bunch will
be at home all other days except
Saturday afternoons.
T. A. Berryman, lister in the
Third Township, will be at L. r.
Briggs’ in Gtidnn on January 9,
16, 23 and 30. On January 7,
21, and 28 he will be at H. R.
Peele's Store, Ryland and Janu
ary 14 at Ryland Post Office.
All other days he will he at his
residence.
In the Fourth Township, Ward
Hoskins will he at 11. A. Perry’s
Store every Wednesday and Sat
urday throughout January to
take listings. He will also be
at the store on February 2. All
others days Hoskins will be at
iiis home.
Jones said all property own
ers and taxpayers arc required
to return to the list takers for
taxation for the year 1964 all
real estate, personal property,
I etc., which each one shall own
on January 1, 1965. All male
i persons between the ages of 21
j and 50 years arc to list their
[polls during the same period of
| time.
■ The tax supervisor urged all
[citizens of Chowan County to
make sure they list their proper
ty for taxes during the month
in order to avoid she penalty.
feme calendar]
I Edenton Jaycees will hold
] their annual Distinguished Ser
i vice Award banquet in the Ma
sonic Temple Thursday night,
January 23 at 7 o’clock.
Edenton Little Theater will
hold a general meeting Thurs
day night, January 7 at 8
o’clock at tha Parish House.
Home Demonstration Club
I County Council will meet at tha
| Continued on Page 3, Section 1
County Council To
Meet January 6th
{ Mrs. Ray Byrum. Route 3.
Edenton, will speak on United
! Nations at the January Home
Demonstration Club County
■Council meeting. The meeting
will be held at Rocky Hock
Community Center Wednesday,
January 6, at 2 P. M. Mrs. By
rum was Chowan County’s dele
gate on the United Nations tom
last fall.
Appointments of new project
and committee chairmen will he
made. New County Council of
ficers will assume their duties
at this meeting. They are presi
dent, Mrs, O. -CA Long; vice
president, Mrs. ” Wallace Good-