Vol. XXXII.—No. 37.
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CHIEF JAMES H. GRIFFIN
James H. Griffin
Takes New Job
Police Chief James H. Griffin has asked to be re
lieved of his duties on October 10. At that time he
will become associated with the State Board of Paroles.
Chief Griffin’s resignation, dated September 10, was
distributed to Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., and Town
Councilmen on Monday. It was accepted “with deepest
Stumps In Town
Now All Gone
Edenton is stumpless.
A new stump cutter, pur
chased; only weeks ago, has
Won the battle of Stump
vtlle.
Councilman Luther C.
Parks 'said it is the first
time iij modern history that
Edenton has been stumpless.
“They have gone where good
stumps go”, the councilman
said. i
Parks, who admitted he
had been tagged “the logger
of the council,” said he is
highly pleased with the dis
pearance of the stumps.
(Continued on Page Seven)
Douglas Is Elected Cancer Society President;
Annual Crusade Gets Underway On October 1
John J. Douglas is the new
president of Chowan County
Unit, American Cancer Socie
ty. He is plant manager at
Seabrook Corporation.
Douglas headed a slate of
new officers elected at the
unit’s annual meeting Mon
day night at the Municipal
Building. He succeeds Dr.
L. Polk Williams who has
headed the unit for three
years. .
Elected to serve with Doug
l&s were:
Dr. Richard H. Hardin, first
vice president; Mrs. J. P.
Ricks, Jr., second vice presi
dent; Mrs. Beulah Owens,
Secretary; and Bill Bunch,
treasurer.
Mrs. Caswell Edmundson
was named Crusade chair
man. |
Mrs. Margaret Floars heads
the service section/while
Harry Venters wilt be in
charge of education; Mrs. W.
J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., memor
ial fund; ;T. B. Williford, loan
closet; yf. P. (Spec) Jones,
nominating, and L. F. Am
b bum, Jr* publicity.
4 Dr. Williams presided at
'the meeting which was at
tended by 21 local citizens in
terested', in cancer.
The outgoing president
thanked \ the Edenton Wo
man’s Club for handling the
successful 1965 Crusade dur
ing which $1,531.58 was rais
ed. The club wiß. handle the
1968 fund raising event which
gets underway October L
jite goal is §2,000.
;j§ Dr. Williams urged local
: fttizens to become more in*
forested in tpe unjt and said
{he unit must continue to
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
regret” at the council meet
ing Tuesday night.
“I have no bones to pick,
and no ax to grind as I leave
with a good taste in my
mouth,” the 34-year-old po
lice executive told the coun
cil. “We have encountered
many problems and I hope
we have licked some; of
them.”
He went on to thank the
council for the cooperation
demonstrated in the past and
singled out Mayor Mitchener
and Town Administrator W.
B. Gardner for special praise.
He said he had enjoyed a
good working relationship
with Gardner and called
Mayor Mitchener a “wonder
ful” chief executive.
After Gardner read the
resignation. Mayor Mitchener
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and support the volunteer or
ganization then the federal
government will be doing it,”
he said.
One of the reports given at
the meeting was by Williford
who said the loan closet had
been kept busy during the
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CANCER UNIT LEADERSHIP—Dr. L. Polk WHlkw, left, immediate past president
of the Chowan County Unit, American Cancer Society, makes a point to John J. Doug
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DOG TIRED—WeII, Eden
ton is destined to have the I
most tranquil stray dogs in 1
the area. i
Town Council on Tuesday i
night appropriated S2OO to buy >
a gun which shoots tranquil- 1
ling pellets instead of lead 1
bullets. It will be used to :
temporarily halt stray dogs 1
which cannot be caught by 1
other means. <
It was some 11 months ago
that we first attended a 1
Town Council meeting. A 1
councilman asked Chief 1
James H. Griffin about “the <
dog problem.” Not many '■
meetings have passed since 1
that the stray dogs have not
been a topic for discussion at '•
board meetings.
Yes, S2OO is a lot of money
to spend for something to
control dogs whose owners
won’t take care of them. But
if it will get it off the Town
Council agenda it will be
money well spent.
For one, we are dog tired
of seeing our elective officials
spend so doggone much time
talking about dogs.
STRAIGHT TO POINT—
Headmaster Spencer McCal
lie of The McCallie School in
Chattanooga, Tenn., doesn’t
want the parents of his stu
dents to misunderstand him.
Last month, before time to
take their son back to Mis
sionary Ridge, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Conger, Jr., received the
following communication from
Headmaster McCallie:
Dear Patron and Student:
“The McCallie School does
not look with favor on the
present tendency of too many
boys having effeminate locks.
We expect our boys to re
turn to school with a reason
able haircut, and our idea of
what is reasonable might dif
fer with some of our stu
dents. We suggest to them
that we are on the conserva
tive side. As best I can. spell,
it out, side burns should not
be longer than to be even
with the corners of the eyes;
sides of head light to med
ium; hair on top of head no
longer than three inches, and
not down over the forehead;
neck clipped to even with
bottom of lobe of ear and
then tapered. Any boy com
ing to school with hair that
jolts our rather dogmatic idea
will be required to get a
haircut at once and will also i
be placed on campus for two
weeks. Neither do we plan
to fight this problem all
year. ;
wheelchairs, 16 walkers and
three sets of crutches were
loaned during 1964-65.
Miss Mildred Munden said
the unit had furnished drugs,
supplies, and transportation
to cancer patients. She add
ed that the greatest need for
service is in giving transpor
We suggest that if a boy
feels that he is going to be
miserable without long hair,
that if he needs a beauty
parlor rather than a barber
shop, it could well be he is
making a mistake in coming
here. We do not like to be
so arbitrary with reference
to one’s personal grooming,
but to be very frank, we just
can’t take the ‘beetle look’.”
If the headmaster is as
positive about what goes into
the heads of his students as
he is what grows on top you
can bet they won’t have a
struggle with the college en
trance exams.
GOOD TASTE— The strong
arm of the law in Edenton
has made a lasting friend.
Earlier in August Nicholas
Hardt of Wharton, N. J., was
in our city visiting the John
Taylors. While here he mis
placed his billfold.
Returning to his home, de
spondent over the loss of
valuable papers, etc., he was
soon relieved when a pack
age arrived from Edenton
Police Department.
Sgt. J. D. Parrish wrote
a note saying the wallet was
turned in to the department
and was being returned as
it was.
Mr. Hardt wrote: “Im so
happy to have it back with
all the papers in it. You
know what a problem it is
to replace some of the pa
pers and I’m lucky to have
a kind soul to turn it in.
I'm sending them a check for
$5 to give to the person who
found it and if you have a
chance to see Sgt. Parrish
again thank him for us and
we appreciate what he did.”
Mr. Taylor left us a note
congratulating the police de
partment on the manner in
which this case was handled.
This is the second time a
wallet has been recovered in
this Area . within a span of
just a few weeks. Two
young girls picked one up at
Arrowhead Beach which had
been lost for two years and
was returned to the owner
by Sheriff Earl Goodwin.
At a time when our courts
are full of people who spend
their time breaking into bus
iness houses and homes and
taking other people’s proper
ty, it is refreshing to get
information about the honest
ones.
The old “finders keepers”
bit was not the rule in this
case and Mr. Hardt is glad,
and Edenton is better off.
tation to patients to Chapel
Hill for treatment.
Bill Bunch reviewed edu
cational activities, adding ef
forts are being made to pro
vide training aids for high
school instruction. “We feel
education is a vital part of
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GIANT TV ANTENNA—The Chowan Herald photographer caught the 18,000-pound
TV antenna at YVUNB-TV, Columbia, at the lift-off stage last week as the finishing
touches were being put on the transmitter. This antenna Wednesday began beaming
programs throughout Northeastern North Carolina as the station was activated. The
tower rises 1,041 feet into the blue sky and WUNB-TV brings educational televi
sion to this area.
WUNB-TV NOW Norfolk Youths Given
Beams Program Active Prison Term
Educational television came
to Northeastern North Caro
lina Wednesday with the ac
tivation of WUNB-TV, Co
lumbia.
WUNB is the second sta
tion in a statewide network
of facilities.
The transmitter is located
just off U. S. 64. three miles
east of Creswell. The facili
ty cost in excess of $450,000.
The first program to be
beamed over the new station
was a U. S. History course
Wednesday morning. Dedi
cation ceremonies were held
at the site in the afternoon
with area officials on hand.
John Young of Chapel Hill,
director of WUNC-TV, the
first educational television
station in North Carolina,
said a 90-minute program
taped in Edenton recently
will be among the first fea
ture programs on the new
station.
The Edenton program will
be televised at 9 P. M.. Wed
nesday, September 22. It
will be repeated at the same
hour on October 15.
Edenton was included in a
series of whistle-stops made
by the new TV station’s crew
about a month ago. The pro
grams will not only be view
ed in this area but will be
sent out from the WUNC-TV
transmitter in Chatham
County. They are designed
to bring the various sections
of North Carolina closer to
gether through information.
Local Libraries
Now Have Music
Music has come to the
shelves of the Shepard-
Pruden Memorial Library
and the Brown - Carver Li
brary in the form of 60
brand new L. P. Master
work s HI-FI recordings.
These treasure troves of re
corded music and literature
have been presented to each
of the five libraries in the
Pettigrew Regional Library
system through the generos
ity and courtesy of the Co
lumbia Record Corporation
and will mark the beginning
of a new library service to
the public in Washington,
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Three Norfolk youths
were given active prison
sentences in Chowan County
Superior Court here this
week after pleading guilty
to larceny of an SIB,OOO
tractor-trailer rig.
Judge Rudolph I. Mintz of
Wilmington sentenced Wil
liam Joseph Bullard, 17,
and James Melvin Lawson,
17, to 15 months in prison.
Douglas Carlton Beacraft, 18,
was given a six months
term. Bullard was given an
additional 30-day sentence
for damage to personal prop
erty but it is to run con
currently with the longer
sentence.
Judge Mintz said Bullard
and Lawson were given stif
fer sentences because of
their past criminal record.
The trio had been charged
with grand larceny in the
theft of a Darf Corp. truck
from Bill Perry’s Texaco
Station. Solicitor Walter Co
hoon accepted a plea of guil
ty to a lesser offense, tem
porary larceny, because of
the ages of the boys. If
convicted of grand larceny,
they could have received up
to 10 years in prison.
James Clarence Hall was
again convicted of auto lar
ceny and Judge Mintz sen
tenced him to from three to
five years in prison. Hall,
who served 20 months of an
Food Stamp Program Work Begins
No date has been set for
the issuance of the First
Food Stamps in Chowan
County.
Announcement 10 days ago
by President Lyndon B.
Johnson of this county’s in
clusion in the program has
set off a round-robin of con
ferences.
Two officials. Paul C. Kir
by of Raleigh, and Sam Pope
of Rocky Mount, were held
Tuesday to talk with local
authorities.
They said a meeting with
merchants who desire to par
ticipate will be held the first
week in October. Therefore,
it is expected that if no
hitches develop the program
will get started here some
time within the month.
W. E. Bond, chairman of
the county commissioners,
earlier sentence, won a new
trial from the Supreme
Court and had been in jail
here more than a year
awaiting trial.
Ernest Vaughn, Jr., serv
ing a life sentence for mur
der, withdrew his post con
viction petition.
Van R. Paige, also in
court for a post conviction
hearing, had his case con
tinued for two weeks while
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Aces After Number 3
Northampton gets a crack
at the high flying Edenton
Aces Friday night at Hicks
Field. Kickoff time is 8
P. M.
The undefeated, unscored
on eleven of Coach Jerry
McGee will be after another
Albemarle Conference vic
tory. The visitors have not
won a game in two previous
outings.
In Gatesville last week, the
Aces scored in every period
to gain a 39-0 win over
Gates. The opener found
Edenton completely outclass
ing Pasquotank Central, 45-0.
Wes Chesson, new Eden
ton quarterback, threw two
touchdown passes in the
Gates contest, while Dwight
said Peoples Bank & Trust
Company has agreed to co
operate with the county in
this project.
The Chowan County Wel
fare Department will certify
those to receive the food
stamps. The person certified
will then purchase the
stamps from the bank and
spend them just like cash at
stores which have been ap
proved.
Kirby said the stamps are
just what they are called—
food stamps. All foods may
be purchased with the ex
ception of alcoholic bever
ages, tobacco, any items iden
tified as imported from for
eign countries and household
supplies.
No cash will be Involved
once the stamps have been
purchased. - The stamps are
Single Copy 10 Cents
Exhibits, Circus
Big Attractions
On Gala Program
The weatherman holds the
key to success for the Cho
wan County Fair.
All is in readiness for the
15th annual event at the fair
grounds on U. S. 17 south.
The gates swing open Tues
day at 3 P. M„ and will
close at midnight Saturday.
W. A. Perry, president of
the American Legion spon
sored fair association, said a
great deal of interest has
been shown in exhibits at
the fair. Fair officials cred
ited much of this increased
interest to the 44-page Prem
ium Book which was publish
ed for the first time this
year.
Exhibitors in numerous de
partments will share in $2,500
being distributed by the as
sociation. Those who plan to
exhibit this year are urged
to come early Monday. Ap
plications for entries will be
received at the office any
time until 9 P. M., Monday.
All exhibits must be in place
and fully installed by 6 A. M.
Tuesday and judging will
start at 9 A. M. that day.
Woodrow' Slade, manager,
said if the weathermn is
good to the fair, this year's
event could be the best in
history. “We are looking for
ward to a great week,” Slade
said.
Hagan-Wallace Midway &
Circus will provide enter
tainment on the midway.
Peri-y said he had witnessed
this entertainment at other
fairs and termed it “excel
lent”.
An added attraction will
be free circus acts each day.
The circus will perform at
7 and 10 P. M., daily with
a 5 P. M. performance on
Wednesday, Thursday and
Saturday. The circus con
sists of clowns, trained bears,
monkeys, etc.
There will be 20 rides on
the midway.
Firew'orks will be display
ed nightly.
Thouands of school chil
dren from Chowan and sur
rounding counties are expect
ed to flood the fairgrounds
Wednesday and Thursday,
which have been designated
as School Days. On these
days students will be admit
ted to the fairgrounds with
out charge.
The fair is sponsored by
Edw'ard G. Bond Post, Amer
ican Legion and proceeds go
to community projects. ,
Flanagan scored twice and
had two brilliant punt re
turns nullified by penalties.
Edenton stayed in the pen
alty box most of the night,
being called 10 times for in
fraction of the rules. Nine
of the penalties were 15-
yarders.
In spite of the loss due to
rule violations, the Aces,
with reserves playing almost
as much as the varsity, were
able to completely dominate
play.
While the Aces were mov
ing the ball almost at will,
the defense held Gates to
only 68 yards. Gates never
threatened.
The first time Edenton got
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in denominations of $2 and
50 cents.
The participating bank will
be paid for each transaction
and no person can purchase
the stamps more often than
once each month. At that
time he must purchase the
full amount of stamps au
thorized by the welfare de
partment.
Kirby pointed out that the
stamps are now free. Par
ticpiating families buy some
stamps and get extra stamps
free. In this way the fami
ily has more money for buy
ing food. The amount of
stamps bought and the
amount given depend on the
size of the family and
amount of income.
For example, a family of
five with a $135 monthly in-
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