Vol. XXXII.—No. 19.
Municipalities
Oppose New Bill
Now In Senate
Edenton and 72 other
municipalities which own
own electric systems now
face a fight in Congress over
legislation they believe will
put them out of business.
Representatives of the
newly organized N. C. Mu
nicipally Owned Electric
Systems are in Washington
this week to oppose Senate
Bill 218.
Phil Horton, 111, of Shelby,
president of the group form
ed earlier this year to op
pose legislation before the
N. C. General Assembly, said
the federal legislation favors
the power companies.
“The effect would be to
allow private power com
panies to increase their
wholesale rates to city sys
tems and REA’s as the com
panies pleased, subject only
to such uncertain and weak
restraints as State Utilities
Commissions lay upon them,”
Horton said.
He added: “If this emascu
lating operation on the Fed
eral Power Act is not stop
ped, this amendment will
cost citizens receiving elec
tric service from municipal
systems or REA’s millions of
extra dollars in the near
future.”
Horton said there are
more than 500,000 city and
rural customers in North
Carolina, alone, would be
affected by this legislation.
The president said the bill
poses the greatest threat of
this generation to tax dol
lars and the general econ
omy of cities and other com
v munities owning and operat
ing their own electric distri
butions systems.
“The bill would cut the
heart out of most of the vit
ally protective authority of
the Federal Power Act,”
Horton said.
He continued: “This bill
is a declaration of economic
war upon 73 oittup of North
Carolina —it would destroy
our protection, our opportu
nity to get and keep fair
rates for the power we buy
wholesale and then retail to
our people.”
Legion Officers
To Be Installed
Officers of Edward G.
Bond Post No. 40, American
Legion, and the Auxiliary
will be installed at a dinner
meeting on May 18. The
event, at the Legion hut,
v/ill start promptly at 7
P. M.
Commander E. L. Hollo
well said a ham and turkey
dinner is being prepared.
Leroy S. Lakey, Depart
ment Commander, of Char
lotte will install the officers.
Mr. Hollowell urges every
member to come and bring
his wife to this important
meeting.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber
of Commerce will meet to
night (Thursday) at 7 o’clock
at the Edenton Restaurant.
President Samuel Cox urges
every Jaycee to be present.
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PROPOSED GOLF LAYOUT—Pictured above is a rough sketch of a portion of Chowan Golf & Country Cful
and the 35-acre tract which has been offered club by United Properties, Inc., developers of Cape Colnov. The
developers have offered to give the club the extra land whcih is suitable for an additional nine holes to the exM
ikf golf course. A committee has been named to study the proposal.
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A UNIQUE INDUSTRY—
There has been some low
key opposition on the Public
Parade to the proposal to do
nate land from the old base
property to be used as a site
for the proposed national
historical shrine.
The objection is usually
based on the proposition that
the base property was ac
quired by the city for indus
trial development and should
be held for that purpose.
There would be some merit
in this position except that
it overlooks completely the
nature of the proposed
shrine. It would be a place
where history is packaged
for sale pretty much as an
industry turns out manufac
tured products from raw ma
terials.
The selling of history is
big business, not only in oth
er parts of North Carolina
but throughout the world.
It has been estimated by the
State Department of Conser
vation and Development that
anything which will bring 12
tourists to a town daily is
equal to an industry with
an annual pay roll of
SIOO,OOO.
This lesson is well illus
trated by the restoration of
Tryon palace down in New
Bern. We do not have at
tendance figures at hand, but
we feel confident that Tryon
palace now draws far more
than 12 tourists into New
Bern each day and the
whole community prospers
as a result.
They are also beginning to
package their history for
sale down in Brunswick
county, where archaeological
studies of the site of old
Brunswick Town are being
made, looking eventually,
perhaps, to a Williamsburg
type of restoration.
And down at Beaufort
they are planning the res
toration of some of that
town’s old 18th and 19th
century buildings; and Mayor.
John Costlow is confident
local money can be raised
to match a foundation grant
for the work.
Up in Canada they are ex
perts at packagfrig histbrv
for sale.. Not only have they
restored a great many of
their old forts and church
shrines; but at least one In
dian village, restored at an
initial cost of $5,000, took in
$25,000 in receipts from tour
ists last year.
Yep, we suppose you can
put us down as one of the
suckers. We paid to look.
And that is precisely the
point.
Literally thousands of tour
ists would pay for the privi
lege of visiting a national
historical shrine if one can
be erected at Edenton. A
gift of a few acres of land
toward bringing that about
would be one of the best in
vestments this community
could make in its future.
BUSINESS IS BETTER—
Chowan County’s 44 ser
vice establishments had to
tal receipts of $804,000 in
1963, an increase of 2 per
cent from 1958, according to
a report of the 1963 census
of business just released by
the Bureau of the Census,
U. S. Department of Com
merce. The last previous
census of business covered
operations during 1958.
The service trades in the
census of business included
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those providing: Persi S S
services to individuals; j jj 1
cellaneous business servi - ®
auto repair and other Wcu
services; and other repair
services. Also included were
motion picture production
and distribution businesses;
motion picture theaters;
other amusement and recre
ation services; and hotels
and motels.
The selected service trade
establishments in the coun
ty employed 81 persons (ex
clusive of proprietors) and
had a payroll for the year
of $174,000. The state as a
whole included 23,677 es
tablishments with receipts
of $597.7 million,
BEING FASHIONABLE—
Having just gone through
the Easter bonnet craze we
are well into the summer
frock stage of fashion. This
is all music to the ears of lo
cal merchants.
However, there is one
thing more fashionable than
either of the above. It is
chicken pox.
If you have a youngster
under eight that doesn’t have
chicken pox, man you ain’t
nothing. That being the
case, we are something spe
cial—there is a double dose
at our place.
First our seven-year-old
had a 10-day bout of the
childhood disease. And just
before her mother went
stomp-raving mad there were !
signs of more of the same.
We went home from work
the other night and not since
the Easter bunny brought
the ducks and “Granny- I
bunch” had our four-year
old been happier. “Look,
Daddy,” he exclaimed before
we could get into the house
good, “wanta see my chicken
pox?” His six year old sis
ter was less enthusiastic.
Down on his ankle was a
tiny red spot. We were too
good a father to reveal to
him that it was a mere mos
quito bite. The next morn
ing, though, there was no
doubt.
We don’t know how you
score, but at our pad it is
three down and one to go.
BROKEN RULES Philip
McMullan, one of this area’s
most distinguished public
servants, has made many
rules and most of them prob
ably broken. We know of
one.
We encountered Mr. Mc-
Mullan at a school meeting
over which he presided. Our
request for him to pose with
other officials met with a
firm refusal. “I let that hap
pen to me once,” he said,
“and my wife even had trou
ble recognizing me.”
It stirred him so that the
next time he was in New
York he went to one of the
country’s most famous pho
tographers and got a picture
made.
Now we pick up a copy of
Lloyd Griffin’s “We The
People” magazine and among
the pictures gracing the in
side pages is one of Mr. Mc-
Mullan and Joe Branch,
legislative aide to Gov. Dan
K. Moore. The picture is
good and so is his company.
Oh well, rules are made to
be broken.
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
Chowan Democratic Wom
en’s Club will meet at 12:30
P. M. May 25 at Edenton
Restaurant.
Work Begins On Big Expansion
At Albemarle Peanut Company
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HONORED BY VARSITY CLUB—Six of the seven athletes honored Monday night
by the Varsity Club are shown here with Coach Bill Tate of Wake Forest Colege, left.
Those honored for outstanding achievement were: David Holton, Miriam Willis, Hi
ram Mayo, Jr., Perry Byrum, Charlie Overton and Ken Williams. Phil Harrell was
in Chapel Hill playing in a state golf tourney and could not attend to receive his
trophy.
Bufflap Named
Mayor Pro Tem
J. Edwin Bufflap, senior
member pf Edenton's Town
-Council, ■-Tuesday--*was. re
elected mayor pro tem for
the next two years.
Bufflap was re-elected by
his fellow councilmen dur
ing reorganization of the
board following the May 4
Municipal election.
The veteran newspaper
man who has served on the
council for more than two
decades, asked to be relieved
of his duties as Street Com
missioner. That post was
given to Third Ward Coun
cilman David White, who
was elected recently.
Fourth Ward Councilman
Luther C. Parks, who was
elected May 4 to a four
year term, was named chair
man of the Finance Commit
tee and First Ward Council
man J. D. Elliott was named
to the committee.
H. G. Quinn, newly elected
councilman-at-large, assumed
the commissionership of
Parks and Playgrounds.
Earlier, Judge W. S. Pri
vott presided at the swearing
in of the newly elected offi
cers.
First to take the oath was
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., who was followed by
James M. Bond, treasurer.
Both were elected for two
years.
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High School Athletes
Are Given Recognition
Sevep at John A.
Holmes High School were
singled out Monday night for
special honors at the annual
Varsity Club banquet held at
National Guard Armory.
The program, designed to
honor all who participate in
Little Theater
Meets Tonight
The annual genera! meet
ing of Edenton Little Theater
will be held at St. Paul’s
Parish House tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o’clock.
Ross Inglis, retiring presi
dent, said he is anxious for
the membership at large to
discuss possible activities for
the 1965-66 season.
"This exchange of ideas
will no doubt be discussed
further by the new adminis
tration when the next sea
son’s activities are planned,”
Inglis sais.
He said the little theater
group has enjoyed a good
season and he hopes a good
turnout will be on hand for
the general business session.
Mavor Plans
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Office Hours
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., has announced plans to
have regular office hours at
:he Municipal Building.
The mayor will be avail
able from 12 noon until 1:30
P. M., Monday through Fri
day, for those who desire to
discuss any matter pertaining
to the town.
Those who wish to talk
with Mayor Mitchener about
a problem are asked to con
tact Town Administrator W.
B. Gardner for an appoint
ment.
Land Offered Country Club For Bigger Course
United Properties, develop
ers of Cape Colony, has of
fered to give Chowan Golf
St Country Club approxi
mately 35 acres of land suit
able for another nine holes
at the golf course.
A letter of intent was re
ceived by the Country Club
membership on May 4 from
C. D. Bowles, president of
United Properties. The pro
posed land would adjoin the
country club property and
would be sufficient for the
creation of a 3,200-yard back
nine to the existing course.
The proposal was received
the balanced athletic, . pro
gram at the school, was
marred this year by an of
ficial announcement that
Coach Bill Hardison has re
signed.
When Coach Jerry McGee
announced that Coach Hardi
son will take over the head
coaching chores at Scotland
Neck next year the entire
audience of some 230 people
gave the departing coach a
standing ovation.
Miriam Willis was the
only recipient of two tro
phies at the event. She was
named the outstandin g
cheerleader as well as the
outstanding girls basketball
player.
In football where the
Edenton Aces excelled this
year by winning the 2-A
championship—Charlie Over
ton won the coveted Most
Outstanding trophy while
Hiram Mayo, Jr., won the
sportsman trophy and Perry
Byrum was named winner of
the blocking trophy.
David Holton, who will be
going to Wake Forest College
next year on a full football
scholarship, won the basket
ball sportsman trophy.
The Most Outstanding bas
ketball player award was
voted to Phil Harrell.
Ken Williams won the tro
phy as being the Most Out
standing baseball player.
Varsity Club President
Ken Stalls presided at the
banquet and Bill Tate, head
football coach at Wake For
est College, was principal
speaker.
Coach Tate related the in
gredients necessary in the
making of outstanding ath
letes as well as a winning
team. He said the principal
item is the development of
good habits, both on the field
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and Tom Hopkins, country
club president, appointed a
committee to study it. It is
anticipated that the offer
will be accepted.
In addition to giving the
country club adequate land
for completion of a regula
tion 18-hole golf course, the
proposal would diversify and
enhance the development of
Cape Colony. The property
is a portion of the old Ma
rine base.
Negotiations have ensued
for a long tune and final
steps are underway to clear
Plans Designed
To Lift Output
By One-Fourth
A vast expansion and modernization program is now
underway at Albemarle Peanut Company. The an
nouncement was made today by Continental Baking
Company, parent company.
A mill addition, new bulk warehouse, and new
modern mill equipment will boost capacity over one
fourth and will make Continental’s Edenton operation
Town Approves
Building Law
Legislation designed to
protect historic buildings and
districts in Edenton has been
introduced in the General
Assembly by Rep. W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Jr., of Chowan.
The measure, which auth
orizes the Town of Edenton
to designate such districts
within the scope of the exist
ing zoning acts, has won ap
proval by the Town Council.
Rep. Earnhardt said the
act authorizes Edenton to:
L Safeguard the heritage
of the municipality by pre
serving any districts therein
which reflect elements of its
cultural, social, economic, po
litical or architectural his
tory;
2. Stabilize and improve
property values in such r a
district;
3. Foster civic beauty;
4. Strengthen the local
economy;
5. And to promote the use
and preservation of such dis
tricts for the education, wel
fare and pleasure of resi
dents of the municipality
and of the state as a whole.
The act was introduced in
the Senate by representatives
from Forsyth County and
Rep. Earnhardt amended it
to include Chowan County.
The legislator said the
measure does not hamper
property owners but simply
allows municipalities time to
take some action before his
toric structures are razed.
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., said the Chamber of
Commerce and Edenton His
toric Association have gone
on record approving the act.
Anniversary
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Supper Slated
The Center Hill - Cross
Roads Volunteer Fire De
partment will have its anni
versary chicken barbecue
supper Saturday, May 15
from 5 to 8:30 P. M. at the
fire station.
Tickets are 75 cents for
children and $1.25 for adults.
Tickets may be purchased
from any member of the
fire department. Plates can
be picked up at the station
or you may stay at the sta
tion and eat.
All proceeds from the sup
per will go to purchase
equipment for the depart
ment. Chief W. M. Hare
also extends an invitation to
visit the station and look
over the equipment that the
department has.
the acceptance of the land
by the country club. Ac
ceptance of the land would
insure the club adequate
land for expansion of the
golf course when it is de
sired.
“It is of great interest to
the entire community to see
the development of desirable
properties at the old Marine
base in as much as many
unsightly buildings will be
removed to make room for
beautiful homesites,” one of
ficial said.
“It is felt that if this of
fer is accepted, a great step
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one of the largest and most
modern peanut mills ia
North Carolina.
A. B. Harless, manager,
says that “volume should
now approximate $3 million
per year for farmers stock
peanuts, payrolls and miscel
laneous supplies with ex
penditures largely in Cho
wan and nearby counties.”
“After our expansion pro
gram is complete we should
become the largest contribu
tor to the economy of the
county,” he added.
Harless said the target
date for completion of this
big project is October 1.
“We believe this is realistic
and we hope to have every
thing in operation when the
new crop comes in,” he said.
The manager said the an
ticipated daily capacity of
the mill will be 200,000
pounds of peanuts in eight
hours.
In season the company em
ploys approximately 100 peo
ple in their operation.
Edenton Construction Co.
has the general contract for
the addition and work is al
ready well underway on the
project.
Albemarle Peanut Com
pany was started in 1932 by
local people and became a
part of the Continental Bak
ing Company in 1961. The
company’s volume is increas
ing each year, according to
Harless.
Mayor John A. Mitchener.
Jr., Chairman W. E. Bond
of the Chowan County Com
missioners and Chamber of
Commerce officials were
elated by the announcement
and all see an added stimu
lus to conditions to Edenton
and Chowan County.
Mayor Mitchener hailed
Albemarle Peanut Company
as a local industry that has
helped carry the economy of
this area over the years.
‘The news of this expan
sion program helps demon
strate the quality of workers
in the area and the faith of
a large Corporation in local
management and labor,”
Mayor Mitchener said.
Taylor’s Exhibit
Wins Blue Ribbon
John A. Taylor of Edenton
received a blue ribbon for
his exhibit of English Trade
Tokens of the 18th Century
at the Metropolitan Numis
matic Convention of New
York.
Taylor has just, returned
from the convention and
states that the exhibit is now
on display in a New York
bank. Bookings for the ex
hibit indicate that it will
remain in New York perma
nently.
forward will have been
achieved in Chowan County;
and strides toward residen
tial progress and growth
through the attraction of
newcomers to our communi
ty will be assured,” he
added.
At the country club mem
bership meeting, three new
directors were named. They
are Geddes Potter, John
Woolard and Mrs. L. A. Pat
terson. The directors are ex
pected to meet this week to
elect the officers for the
coming year. .. .