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EDENTON TOWN COUNCIL—Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., center, and members of the Town Council are shown in front
of the Municipal Building following the recent dedication. Left to right are: C. A. Phillips, J. D. Elliott, Luther C. Parks,
Mayor Mitchener, R. Elton Forehand, George Alma By rum and J. Edwin Bufflap.
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Tour Is Successful
Edenton, because of her historic background, is on display every
day of the year. Nonetheless, the biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside brings visitors from near and far to see
the beautiful gardens, well preserved homes and public buildings.
Bonner Praises
Work in Chowan
Rep. Herbert C. Bonner has
lauded the contribution made by j
citizens of Edenton and Chowan '
County in the “furtherance of
the jAmerican ideal.”
'fn a speech prepared for de
livery at the dedication of
Edenton’s new . municipal build
ing last Thursday, Rep. Bonner
said we are living in the midst
of fast-moving exciting times.
But he said it is well to reflect
on the past to see how we ar
rived at such an important time
in history.
He traced the founding of
Edenton back through the ex- j
ploririg of the rich bottom lands
of the Chowan River by John
Pory in 1622.
He listed some of the places
of “great historical interest and
national value” ■in Edenton and
also cited some of the famous
Americans who have resided in
“the smallest county in the 1
state.”
The vtteran congressman said
■'Of these great Americans:
“We may justly feel that they
still live* among us and play
their parts in our continued de
/velopment—our pl-ogress and our
prosperity. They—l am sure —
are- pleased and proud of the
efforts you are making here to
preserve the heritage which they
have passed on to you.'
The speech was read lqy Henry
Oglesby, administrative assistant
for Rep. Bonner. (The congress
man remained in- Washington to
vote on the controversial Medi
care bill which was on the floor
of the House of Representatives
on Thursday.
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While the 1965 tour did not
j attract the numbers of some past
1 events, it was hailed as a very
successful pilgrimage.
Officials of Edenton Woman’s
| Club were well pleased with the
■ results of this tour—the eighth
they have sponsored. Mrs. Al
ton Elmore chairmaned the
' event and many visitors to the
(city were high in their praise
'of the preparation which had
been made for their visit.
; “The homes are nice to see,
but I must admit I was just as
thrilled by the ease in which
this tour is carried out,” one
guest said.
The 1965 pilgrimage unoffici
ally opened Thursday afternoon
with the dedication of Edenton’s
new Municipal Building. Threat
ening weather kept the crowd
small but those who attended
the short dedication were im
: pressed with what they saw and
1 heard.
At 10 A. M. Friday the tour
got underway with approxi
mately 100 guides, properly at
tiied in colonial costumes, on
hand to assist the visitors. They
were aided by members of vari
ous civic organizations who
j threw their full support behind
the Woman’s Club.
Tour officials had a special
word of appreciation for the
homeowners who opened their
' residences to allow hundreds
’ from Edenton and out-of-town to
pass through. “Without the en
’ thusiastic support of the home
- owners this pilgrimage wouldn’t
: be possible,” they said.
) Also, the window displays
’ throughout the downtown area
much attention.
r Another sidelight of this year’s
t, event was the production, “Dev
. il’s Disciple,” presented Friday
j and Saturday nights by Edenton
- Little Theater. Some who at
r tended the production expressed
s i amazement that a town the size
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Vol. XXXII.—No. 15
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A NEW GENERATION—
One of Edenton’s finest lead
ers is generally relinquishing
his many public duties and
passing them to another gen
eration.
We refer to Philip S. McMul
lan, a most distinguished citi
zen who has set a fine exam
ple of unselfish public service
for all to envy.
This week it is reported that
he has resigned as chairman
of the Edepton City Board of
Education. He served his town
well on this important board
for 20 years, two of them as
chairman.
Earlier, Mr. McMullan of
ficially got out of, .politics by
stepping down as chairman of
the Chowan County Board of
Elections. His length of ser
vice on this board numbered
more than 30 years.
In each of the above in
stances, Mr. McMullan relin
quished important duties and
the reins were taken by young
men with proven ability and
a willingness to perform un
selfish public service.
Dr. Edward G. Bond, a soft
spoken leader and highly re
spected physician, was named
chairman of the school board.
Although he was named to the
board only last September, his
wise counsel ancf sound judg
ment was appreciated and rec
ognized by those who had
worked with him.
To the board. the Town
Council named a man who has.
often neglected his own busi
ness when he was called on to
do a job for Edenton. Bruce
Jones, a past president of the
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce and among that group’s
most active members, will be
an asset to the school group.
West Byrum, Mr. McMul
lan’s fellow Democrat on the
elections board, moved up to
chairman of the group. He as
sumed the office in the face
of a municipal election and
has handled the chores like
a veteran.
The State Board of Elec
tions, acting upon local rec
ommendations, chose E. L.
Hollowell for the vacant seat
on the elections board. Like
the others, he has proven him
self in business, church and
civic activities and will be an
asset to the board.
So, as the community bids
farewell to Mr. McMullan’s
to-day activities of these two
important groups, he and
Edenton can find solace in the
fact that young men have been
groomed for leadership.
The torch has been passed—
from one unselfish and capa
ble citizen to men of like
qualities.
ON RUNNING The few
who attended Tuesday night's
Town Council meeting—includ
ing a candidate for mayor—
could not help but be impress
ed with steps taken to make
Edenton a better place in
which to work, do business
and live.
Here, in a nutshell, is what
the council did at a two-hour j
session:
I—Went on record as being j
in favor of giving ample land j
at the old base for the Hall of :
Fame. (This land could be
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Most Edentonians j
To Be Off Monday
Easter Monday will be ob- i
served generally as a holiday
by people in Chowan County
and the majority of Eden
ton businesses will be closed.
Caswell Edmondson, chair
man of the Merchants Com
mittee of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, said most
local merchants make it a
practice to close on Easter
Monday.
Peoples Bank & Trust
Company will be closed.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, said the Munici
pal Building will be closed
Monday. However, garbage
collection on the east side
will be made as scheduled.
W. E. Bond, chairman of
the Chowan County Board
of Commissioners, said Eas
ter Monday is a legal holi
day for qounty employes.
The courthouse and county
offices in the Hotel Joseph
Hewes will be closed.
xShepard-Pruden and the I
Brown-Carver public librar- i
ies will also be closed for j
the day. I
William A. Hollar, man- 1
ager of the local Employ
ment Security Commission I
office, said the office will be I
, closed Monday. Individuals
scheduled to report on that
date should next report on
Monday, April 26, Hollar I
said. - , .
The local driver license j|
office will also be closed. I]
J. E. White, local examiner, I
said the office will be open j
Tuesday as usual. ]
Edenton’s police and fire !
department, Chowan Hos- U
pital and The Chowan Her
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS—Members of Edenton’s Board of Public Works pose at the Municipal Building at the foot of
South Broad Street. They are. left to right, James P. Ricks, Jr., W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., Jesse L. Harrell, Chairman, Joe H.
Conger, Jr., and Thomas C. Byrum.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, April 15, 1965.
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JAMES M. ROBINSON
Society Selects
James Robinson i
Plans for a more active North
Carolina Society. Sons of the
American Revolution, were out
lined here this week by James
M. Robinson, newly elected
president.
Robinson, former executive
vice president of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, was
elected society president at a
convention held in Raleigh.
Visiting in Edenton early this
week he said emphasis would
be placed on membership and
projects during the coming year.
He added that he hopes to get
the SAR actively behind the
Hall of Fame for Patriots of the
Revolution, a project he found
ed in Edenton.
“When the Hall of Fame gets
going I think you will see the
SAR forming a solid front be
hind it,” Robinson said. He
hinted that he would, as an of
ficial of the Hall of Fame and
SAR, attempt to get national
SAR support for the national
shrine here.
Robinson sai he wants the
SAR to be an organization
which is for something and not
just against, things. “We need
to accentuate the positive,” he
said.
The Tar Heel Society has ap
proximately 325 members and
the national organization is
composed of 19,000 members.
Robinson will be in Albuquer
que, New Mexico, April 24-28 to
attend the national convention.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M„ will hold a stated com
munication tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o’clock. Carroll Boyce,
master of the lodge, invites all
Masons to attend.
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By Possible Site Donation;
Town Seeking Legislation
14 File For City Election;
Registration Begins Friday
Fourteen candidates seek of
fice in Edenton’s Municipal Elec
tion on May 4, according to
West Byrum, chairman of the
Cho\van County Board of Elec
tions.
The deadline to file was noon
Saturday and all offices up for
Dr. Edward Bond
Gets School Post
Dr. Edward G. Bond, local
physician, has been named
chairman of the Edenton City
Board of Education, succeeding
Philip S. McMullan who resign
ed.
Edenton’s Town Council met
in special session at noon Fri
day and named Bruce Jones,
area business and civic leader,
to the board.
For McMullan, long a com
munity stalwart, it was the sec
ond board chairmanship for him
to relinquish in the past few
weeks. Just recently he stepped
down as chairman of the Cho
wan County Board of Elections
after serving more than 30
years.
McMullan had rounded out
two decades on the school board
and his service on this body
ranks second to J. H. Conger,
Sr., who resigned two years ago
after serving for 30 years. At
the resignation of Conger the
board elected McMullan chair
man.
the immediate past chairman
expressed enjoyment in working
with 18 different local citizens
on the board at one time or an
other' during the past 20 years.
When asked about the local
school system, he stated that the
schools of Edenton speak for
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election have contests except
that of treasurer. James M.
Bond is the only candidate.
Leonard C. Small filed for
councilman from Third Ward
and is in a race with David
White.
G. A. Keeler, Jr., and A. C.
Hudson, a local Negro, filed for
the Board of Public Works.
Four people seek the two open
seats with incumbents W. J. P.
Earnhardt and James P. Ricks,
Jr., seeking re-election.
Byrum said registration books
open in Edenton’s four wards
Friday will remain open through
April 23, giving those not regis
tered or who have moved since
the last election, a chance to
register.
The chairman said registrars
will he at the polling places
from 9 A. M., to 5 P. M.. each
day next week with the . excep
tion of Saturday when they will
remain until 9 P. M. Challenge
day is April 24 and no one will
be allowed to register.
“It is very important that any
one who has moved from one
ward to another get a transfer
from the registrar." Byrum said.
The transfer would come from
the ward in which the person
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Area Schools Close
For Spring Holiday
Public schools in Edenton and
Chowan County take a holiday
beginning this week, giving stu
dents and faculty members a
spring vacation.
Edenton City Schools closed
Wednesday afternoon and will
re-open Wednesday morning, ac
cording to Supt. Hiram Mayo.
County Supt. C. C. Walters
said county schools also closed
Wednesday and are to begin
again Tuesday morning.
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Council Favors
Base Property
Now Under Lease
Edenton’s Town Council vot
ed unanimously to tavor dona
tion of a “suitable amount” of
the base property as the site of
a proposed Hall of Fame for
Patriots of the Revolution.
The council, which will have
at least two new members at
the May 11 meeting, put their
approval of this project into the
records. R. Elton Forehand, one
of the councilmen not seeking
re-election, made the motion af
ter Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner informed the council
use of the requested land is
limited by the FA A.
West By rum, chairman of the
Hall of Fame site committee,
said the base property is the
most desirable site for such a
national shrine. He said loca
tion of the Halj of Fame there
would not only give them a site
on the water but its existence
would increase use of the air
port and be a protection to sur
rounding property owners.
"This project could mean a
whole lot to Edenton and the
entire area,” Byrum said. He
added that in his opinion the
project could not go forward if
land had to be purchased for
the site.
Bruce Jones, another commit
tee member, told the council
men the base property request
ed by the Hall of Fame has a
tremendous value and would en
hance the chances of getting
outside cooperation.
“We are asking for property
not being utilized and which
would benefit the entire com
munity greatly,” W. P. (Spec)
Jones said.
The property is now under
lease to United States Lumber
Company but that lease is in the
process of being re-negotiated.
Action taken by the council
is not binding on the incoming
council. However, the current
board desired to express their
approval of the request and sug-
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Special Program
Planned By AA’s
Chowan County AA Group
will host a Northeastern Inter
group meeting Sunday, April
25. at St. Paul’s Episcopal
; Church Parish House. The
meeting will begin at 3 P. M.
Millie C. of Norfolk. Va., who
has 18 years of sobriety in the
AA movement, will be the fea
| tured speaker for the program.
I The QjmwM»rCounty group w
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