New Cotton Program Important To Area
Thp 1966 cotton program
ha* new feature* designed to
rreduge 1966 production and
’ to keep the crop competi
tively priced without de
creasing farmers’ incomes.
H. O. West, manager of
the local ASCS office, said
because of the new features
of this program, it is im
portant that cotton farmers
understand it thoroughly. “If
it is not completely under
stood some cotton farmers
can he hurt,” West warned.
The new cotton program
offers price - support pay
ments, acreage diversion pay
ments and price - support
loans to participating grow
ers.
The price - support pay
ments will be 21 cents per
Vol. XXXII.—No. 49.
Town’s Removal
Os Lester Halted
By Court Action
The Town of Edenton’s
move to reclaim 150 acres
of the old base property has
met with stiff resistance
from United States Lumber
Company.
The firm, holding a 50-
year lease on the property,
has gone into Superior Court
to keep the town from ter
minating the lease.
A restraining order was
signed by Judge William J.
Bundy on December 1, the
day the town had intended
to break the lease. Judge
Bundy set a hearing for De
cember 15 and the town is
V tp show cause why the order
"should not be made perma
nent.
The town claims United
States Lumber Co. has not
made good on certain condi
tions of the lease. Included
is a clause which states the
company would employ 50
people within the first year
with employment to increase
substantially over the next
few years.
The company has not been
in operation since mid-De
cember, 1964. At that time
a company spokesman said
the plant had closed to make
needed alterations and re
pairs. He said the firm
would resume operations
around January 15, 1965,
with a 20 per cent increase
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. In Physical Educal
, New Program Offered
Edenton City Schools has
begun an experimental phy
sical education program in
elementary grades designed
to make this area of educa
tion more meaningful.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo has
announced the employment
of Mrs. John Theiss as phy
sical education instructor at
Edenton Elementary School.
Presently Mrs. Theiss is
working with the children
two hours a day in 30-minute
periods.
“As far as we know, Eden
ton City Schools is the only
system east of Raleigh with
such a program,” Supt. Mayo
said. He said only four sys
tems in the entire state of
fer special physical educa
tion instruction in the ele
mentary grades.
Supt. Mayo said teachers
need help with physical edu
cation the same as art, music
r . and other special areas. He
that the necessity for
this program is greater today
than ever before. “It will
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DIRECTS NEW SCHOOL PROGRAM Mrs. John Theiss is directing an experimental physical education program
at Edenton Elementary School. Shown discussing the new program with her is Principal Ernest Swain, left, and Supt.
pound, or about seven cents
per pound in the seed. West
estimated that 95 per cent
of cotton grown in this
county is sold in the seed.
Participation in the pro
gram is voluntary with a
minimum acreage reduction
of 12.5 per cent from effec
tive farm allotments on all
but small farms. Income
from small cotton acreages
will be protected with no
reduction in acreage re
quired.
West said if farmers sign
up for the program they
will be eligible for the acre
age diversion payments. He
explained that a farmer with
a 10-acre or less allotment
can get approximately S4O
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, December 9, 1965.
®lie public
TIME TO ACT —The be
hind the scenes maneuvering
to get a new postmaster for
Edenton comes to a head
here Saturday when the
Chowan County Democratic
Executive Committee meets.
Torn Shepard, chairman,
has called the meeting to
make a recommendation to
Senator Sam Ervin for
someone to be named acting
postmaster.
Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt
has announced his plans to
retire on December 31.
Several names have been
batted around the drug store
circuit. Some of the men
mentioned are highly quali
fied to be postmaster, a po
sition that is quite a poli
tical plum in any commun
ity.
We are confident the
Democratic Executive Com
mittee will place more em
phasis on ability than poli
tics in making its recom
mendation.
WORD FROM HOME—
Gail Hare, Chowan County’s
first gift to the Peace Corps,
has arrived in India.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Worth Hare, Gail will
spend the next two yeaVs
working with various groups
in India who are interested
in improving their living
conditions.
Mrs. Hare said she has re
ceived word from Gail that
she is about to get settled
in her new home and is
anxious to hear from family
and friends.
So, in wishing Gail well
tion
teach children special skills
in physical education and
give them an opportunity to
relieve themselves of bore
dom.”
The state requires one half
hour of physical education
each day for each child. With
professional assistance this
time is becoming meaningful.
In preparation for this pro
gram, each student has been
examined by Dr. Isa Grant,
health officer ,to determine
his or her fitness. By this
the school learned first hand
the physical capabilities of
every student.
There are 501 students in
Edenton Elementary School
and Principal Ernest Swain
said most of them are par
ticipating in this program.
Supt. Mayo said the trus
tees of Edenton City Schools
are quite interested in this
special program and if it is
successful for the remainder
of this school term a full
time instructor will be em
ployed.
per acre diversion payment
above the price support pay
ment.
For farmers with more
than. 10 acres of allotment,
they must take at least a
12.5 per cent cut to qualify
for the diversion payment.
West pointed out that
farmers not signing up for
' the program can only be as
; sured of the 21 cents per
, pound price support and it is
difficult to raise cotton and
realize a profit at this price.
The manager said the
■ acreage diversion payments
are designed to guarantee a
. farmer his overhead from
[ planting and cultivating the
; crop.
I Also, there are provisions
in her new career, we are
passing along her address
for the benefit of others in
the community who would
like to spread some good
cheer during this holiday
season. 1
Here is the address: Miss
Gail Hare, Peace Corps,
c/o BDO, Headquarters. Lux
shettipet, Adelabad District,
Andhra Pradish, India.
NO SELLOUT— The barbe
cue supper being planned by
the Methodist Youth Fellow
ship at Edenton Methodist
Church is not yet a sellout.
Tickets are still available to
the Saturday night project
and the plates will be de
livered.
This is another opportun
ity to give the chef a break
as well as assist the MFY in
a project to raise money for
the church building fund.
Choral Event
Tickets On Sale
An Arts Council bus will
be available December 16 to
take local people to Eliza
beth City to witness “The
Bartered Bride”.
Mrs. Thomas Chears, Jr.,
head of the local section of
the Albemarle Choral So
ciety, said tickets for the bus
as well as the opera are on
sale at Hollowell’s Drug
Store and Mitchener’s Phar
macy. The tickets are $2 for
adults and $1 for students
with the bus fare being sl.
The first dress rehearsal
for the cast with the or
chestra will be held Friday
night with another rehearsal
set. for Saturday afternoon.
The opera will be staged at
the College of the Albemarle
in Elizabeth City. Several
local vocalists are participat
ing in the performance.
Masons Elect
Pickier Master
Members of Unanimity
Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M.,
elected officers for 1966 at
their meeting held Thurs
day night.
R. T. Pickier was elected
the new master, succeeding
Carroll Boyce. Other offic
ers elected were: Senior
warden, Clarence White;
junior warden, Eugene P.
Robey; treasurer, R. E. Leary
and secretary, W. P. Good
win. L. E. Francis was also
elected as a trustee to serve
for a three-year period.
YULE PARTY
Edward G. Bond Post No.
40, and Legion Auxiliary will
hold the annual Christmas
party Tuesday night at 7
P. M. This will be a covered
dish affair.
for farmers to lease and
transfer allotments within
the county. Farmers wish
ing to lease his cotton allot
ment must make application
before December 31 at the
ASCS office.
Currently, the ASCS office
has a list of farmers who
desire to lease their allot
ment, along with a list of
persons who want to lease
allotments.
There are 480 cotton farm
ers in Chowan County and
the total allotment is 2,860
acres.
West said while the lease
portion of the program ex
pires on December 31, farm
ers have through March,
1966, to sign up for other
provisions.
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ALTON ELMORE
Elmore Named
To AADA Post
Alton Elmore of Edenton
has been named vice presi
dent of the Albemarle Area
Development Association. El
more was elected last week
at- the AADA urmual meet
ing in Elizabeth City.
Elmore, immediate past
president of Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, is man
ager of Belk-Tyler here.
Leon Ballance of Hyde
County was chosen president
of the association, succeed
ing Robert L. Hollowell of
Perquimans.
Dr. Leo Jenkins, president
of East Carolina College,
spoke at the meeting, stating
"success of little counties
and little communities pre
sent the image in Eastern
North Carolina.”
“I know of no section in
America with a greater po
tential than Eastern North
Carolina,” the speaker said.
“We have the location, the
people and the spirit.”
Mrs. Ross Inglis was elect
ed chairman of the Fine
Arts Council.
George Lewis of Peoples
Bank & Trust Company pre
sented the community de
velopment awards. Hatteras
community was first place
winner with Enterprise com
munity in Chowan County
being chosen fourth runner
up. Mrs. Billy Dail, Enter
prise chairman, represented
the community.
TURKEY SHOOTS
Two turkey shoots have
been planned by the Center
Hill-Cross Roads Fire Depart
ment between now and
Christmas. The shoots will
be held December 18 and 22
at the fire station. Shoot
ing will be from 3 P. M., to
9 P. M., with proceeds going
to the department.
The ASCS manager said
the cotton program is de
signed to aid the farmer but
the grower must be willing
to become familiar with the
program’s many features and
regulations in order to have
the program function to his
best advantage.
“This is a very, very im
portant program for Chowan
County farmers and I want
to impress upon everyone the
fact that it is vital that they
become acquainted with the
new features before the
deadlines,” West said.
Farmers who want to learn
more about the program are
encouraged to contact West
or other staff members at
the ASCS office in Edenton.
Single Copy 10 Cents
Commissioners
Talk About Jail,
Hotel Property
Chowan County Commis
sioners are faced with at
least two burdensome prob
lems the county jail and
Hotel Joseph Hewes.
W. E. Bond, chairman, told
his fellow commissioners to
give serious thought to the
mounting problems at both
places as it appears some
action must be forthcoming.
The historic old county
jail has been termed inade
quate and fails to meet
minimum standards. Sheriff
Earl Goodwin has been in
structed not to put women
prisoners in the jail in the
future.
And the hotel building,
which the county bought for
$29,000 several years ago,
becomes more of a headache
each day. Bond said.
He noted that recent grand
juries have made recom
mendations for repairs which
would be quite costly. He
said the county would be
better off to level the build
ing and erect a new county
office building on the site.
The cost of this would be
considerable, he estimates.
The cost of maintenance is
increasing every year, Bond
said, with fuel alone cost
ing the county more than
$3,000 annually.
The chairman noted that
ccrnnty commissioners have
been talking about the jail
situation for 12 to 15 years.
The hotel building is a re
cent problem.
“The jail is kept clean but
it is inadequate,” the chair
man said. “These are things
we are going to have to act
on and I ask you to give
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Winners Named
In Corn Contest
The 19th annual Corn
Growers Contest banquet was
held at the Edenton Restau
rant on Monday night.
Twelve 4-H’ers and their
Dads were guests of the
Edenton Lions Club, sponsors
of these contests. A check
for $lO was given to each
winner in three age groups.
Winner in the 10-12 age
group was Eugene Jordan,
Jr., a member of the Ryland
4-H Club. Eugene grew 138
bushels of corn on his acre.
In the 13-14 age group,
Rodney Jordan was winner
with 186.6 bushels on one
acre. This yield tops the
all-time North Carolina rec
ord of 183 bushels set in 1963
by a farmer in Western
North Carolina. Rodney is
the son of Wilbur Jordan and
a member of the Center Hill
4-H Club.
Glenn Bunch, Jr., a mem
ber of the Cross Roads 4-H
Club was declared winner in
the ages 15 and above age
group. Glenn grew 156.8
bushels on his one acre pro
ject.
The average of the twelve
projects was 121.5 bushels,
three above the 118.5 bushels
record set in 1960.
Other 4-H’ers in the con
test were Jimmy and Don
Evans, sons of Marvin Evans
and members of the Oak
Grove 4-H Club; Jerry and
Tommy Castelloe, sons of
Fred Castelloe and Tommy
Forehand, son of William
Forehand, members of the
Advance 4-H Club; Bill
Monds, son of Preston Monds
and a Center Hill 4-H’er;
Tommy Brabble, son of J. T.
Brabble, Yeopim 4-H’er; and
Gary Jordan, son of G. T.
Jordan and Allen Bunch, son
of S. J. Bunch, of the Cross
Roads 4-H Club.
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‘NOW LISTEN SANTA’ Santa Claus came to Edenton Friday and after participating
in a gala parade spent a great deal of time holding children on his lan and listening,
listening, listening. Giving Santa the straight poop here is Elizabeth Woolard, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Woolard, Westover.
Open Door Plan
Approved; Steps
Taken By Board
Chowan County Board of
Education Monday night not
only approved the city’s
“open door” policy but adopt
ed one of its own dealing
with the acceptance of stu
dents from outside the rural
administrative unit.
Also, the board’s proposal
Edenton Aces
Post Victories
i
Both basketball teams at
John A. Holmes High School
have compiled a 2-1 record
in the early stages of the
season, including two straight
victories in the 2-A Albe
marle Conference.
The Aces fell victim Sat
urday night to a well-bal
anced Chowan High School
squad at Chowan. The cliff
hanger ended with Chowan
winning 46-45.
Thomas Evans, a speedy
forward, was high scorer
with 16 points while Robbie
Boyce ponied in 12 for the
winners. ' Wes Chesson led
the Edenton attack with 14
points and Charlie Swanner
picked up 13:
In the girls’ contest, Cho
wan defeated the Edenton
team 46-23.
The Aces opened confer
ence play Friday night with
a 52-43 win over Pasquotank
Central. Swanner got 16
points on opening night with
Chesson getting 12. The girls
won 26-24 in overtime.
On Tuesday night the Aces
traveled to Bertie and
brought home a couple of
victories. The boys winning
by 48-37 after the girls had
posted a 31-25 score in the
opener.
Swanner again led the
Edenton attack with 19
points. Chesson and Thomas
Willis each had 10.
Coach Jim Kinion said Bill
Griffin, 6' 6” center, played
in the Bertie game after only
one practice session and did
a good job rebounding for
the Aces.
Hertford comes to Edenton
Friday night for a couple of
conference tilts while the
Aces go to Gates next Tues
day.
Local YDC Will
Meet Thursday
Chowan County Young
Democrats will meet at 5
P. M. today (Thursday) in
stead of December 14, as
previously announced.
Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Jr., president, said the meet
ing will be held in the coun
cil room of the Municipal
Building. Everyone inter
ested in the YDC is invited
to attend. New officers will
be chosen at the meeting.
for merger of the two ad
ministrative units was modi
fied and steps taken toward
another joint meeting to fur
ther discuss the merger. The
new county proposal agrees
to a seven member board to
serve until an elected board
takes over in January. 1971.
Earlier, the county had
called for an elected board
by January, 1969.
The selection of the new
board has been the primary
area of disagreement between
the appointed city board and
the county panel that is
elected.
Trustees of Edenton City
Schools adopted an “open
door” policy some months
ago which states they will
accept any student from Cho
wan County that requests
transfer to the city schools
and released by. the county
board. Transportation would
be furnished.
This proposal fell on deaf
ears when first submitted.
However, the county board,
at the suggestion of Dr. A.
F. Downum and N. J. George
not only accepted it Monday
but wrote a similar policy
dealing with students living
within the city unit's boun
daries. The county board
also offered any available
classrooms to the city for
future use.
(The city unit this year
purchased a mobile classroom
for I). F. Walker High School
to take care of crowded con
ditions There are more
than four vacant rooms at
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Phelps Appeals Verdict
In Liquor, Still Cases
1. J. Phelps, a witness for
the stale in the recent mari
juana case, has been con
victed in Chowan County
Recorder’s Court of possess
ing unlaxed liquor and aid
ing and abetting in the
manufacture of illicit bcozc.
Phelps was convicted of a
total of four counts by Judge
W. S. Privott Tuesday.
The judge gave the Negro
farmer two years on the
possession case, but sus
pended the active term upon
payment of $250 fine and
court costs.
For aiding and abetting
in the manufacture of liquor,
Phelps was given an addi
tional two year term. How
ever, this sentence was sus
pended upon payment of
$l5O fine and costs.
Notice of appeal to the
March, 1966, term of Cho
wan Superior Court was en
tered. Appearance bond was
set at SSOO.
Judge Privott found prob
able cause in three cases
where Stephen E. Moreland,
bead of tfab defunct Steph
Thousands View
Big Yule Parade
Held In Edenton
The Christmas shopping
season opened here Friday
with a big parade witnessed
by several thousand people.
Estimates of the crowd
varied but people generally
agreed the parade was one
of the best ever witnessed
in Edenton.
The downtown area was
crowded for more than an
hour before the parade
started moving out from John
•A. Holme., -High V"/ ol and
made its way down BrrgjH
Street. At times the people
were so thick in the down
town area parade units had
trouble making their way
along the route.
More than 50 units, from
clowns, bands with high
stepping majorettes and elab
orately decorated floats, par
ticipated in tin. event.
Cross Roads 4-H won first
place in the float division
with Edenton Woman’s Club
placing second. Another 4-H
float, this one entered by the
Ryland Club, placed third.
Honorable mention went to
the Heavenly Music Makers,
sponsored by Edenton Ma
rina, Ryland : 'Heme . Demon
stration. Club and Chowan
High School PTA.
Judges for the floats were
Miss Edna Bishop, Mrs.
Paige L. Underwood of Hert
ford and Cecil Forehand,
Jr., of Murfreesboro.
Miss Jean Clark, chair
man' oif. the BPW committee,
was highly pleased with the
cooperation she received
from persons participating in
the parade as well as local
merchants who made con
tributions for treats that
were given to the children.
cn-Michacl Company here,
was charged with false pre
tense. In another ease,
Moiclanc) was charged with
fraud. He waived prelimin
ary hearing in this case
where Richard Hate con
tends Moreland defrauded
him of $1,746.42.
Moreland was bound over
to Superior Court under
bonds totaling $1,250.
In other cases called by
W. J. P Earnhardt, Jr., sub
stitute prosecutor, the fol
lowing action was taken:
William Jake Stallings,
improper turn and driving
on the wrong side of the
road, 10 days, suspended up
on payment of $lO fine and
costs. Notice of appeal w*s
given and bond set at $2>C
George Edward Harris,
improper registration, 10
days, suspended upon pay
ment of court costs; no lia
bility insurance, 60 days,
suspended upon payment of
$25 fine.
Lloyd „, Alv i n Jernigan,
speeding, 30 days, suspend
ed upon payment of S2O fine
and costs,