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"CORN CHAMPION HONORED Rodney Jordan, center, North Carolina’s champion
eftm grower for the past two years, was honored Tuesday night at Edenton Restaurant
Shown presenting him with a handsome plaque is A. D. Stewart of N. C. State University.
Lookihg on are Harry Venters, right, Chowan County extension agent; and Robert K.
Wichmann of Rocky Mount, district sales manager for Pioneer Com Company. Jordan,
of Tyner, had a yield of 186.63 bushels per acre.
Superior Court
f Jurors Chosen
Chowan County Superior
Court will convene here at
10 A. M., on March 28, ac
cording to Mrs. Lena Leary,
clerk of court!
.fits. Leary said Judge
Howard H. Hubbard of Clin
ton will preside over the
tefcm during which both civil
and criminal mattcj-s will be
heard;
Solicitor Herbert! Small of
Elizabeth City, wiljproseoute
the docket. This is the first
time Solicitor Small has been
in Superior Court here sinde
being appointed to his post.
Chowan County commis
sipners Monday drew the
names of 45 local citizens for
possible jury duty. Nine of
the men will be drawn for a
12-morrth term on the grand
v iury.
Those chosen for jury duty
were:
First Township
j.ames Edward Palmer,
Hoskins Goodwin, Thomas
Leary, Charlie Norman Sut
ton, David K. Goodwin, Liv
ingston J. White, Jr., Henry
F. Layden, Brice Everett
Ashley, Thomas Shelton Har
ris, and M. T. Barrington.
Also, Lester J. Jackson,
Harry C. Morgan, - Henry
Bradley Hoff, J. W. Crabtree,
Willie Percy White, Murriell
/ G. Byrum, Reginald Granby,
Gilbert H. Johnson and
James Bond.
Also, William A. Bass,
Frank M. Holmes, Frank
Barnes, George Washington
Jones, William Edward
Smith, Bernard Blanchard
Davis, Sydney A. Holley,
Robert Floyd Bolling, Pau
lette Lane, George A. Hollo
well 111, Thomas Blount, Wil
liam Robinson Perry, Rich
awl A. Pate, George Alvin
Bginch, Allen Boyd Harless,
<~3t r , and Witfiam H. Easter
ling.
Second Township
Lloyd Evans, K. J. Cope
land, A. L. Boyce, Clarence
Holley and Rodney Bunch.
Third Township
James Baker and -Ivan T.
Bundh.
* v Fourth Township
Stanton T. Harrell, Gfeorge
C. ; Wood and Andrew Li\tle
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Sculpture Class
4 : Scl*edu|ed Here
Beginning sculpture classes
. will start here March 1-7
with a meeting in the Art
7 -Studio over Edentpn Savings
& Loan Association at 8
Miss Miriam Taylor, ele
mentary school art s viper
• Visor, will be instructor for
lit major. Her major studio
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Public Parade
KICKING HIGH Busi
ness is good in _ Edenton.
There must be a reason!
Figures just released by
the State of North Carolina
place 1965 gross retail sales
in Chowan County at $15,-
191,282. This is an increase
of not quite $3 million over
1964.
A report last week show
ed payrolls in this county
haVe increased 33.2 per cent
?in£R 1853,.,t0,. A a high. .of.
$4,728,000/
And to add to the good
news, Charlie Overman, ex
tension chairman, figures
1965 gross agricultural in
come at $7,386,584. This is
an increase of more than $2
million in four years.
These.are cold har y d figures.
On every front they indicate
a healthy business, industrial,
agricultural climate abounds
'in Edenton and Chowan
County.
And not to be overlooked
is the fact that this is the
best place in the world to
live.
While things have never
been better hereabouts, city
Stamp Program
Gains Support
Families in Chowan Coun
ty participating in the food
stamp program received $7,-
714 in bonus coupons during
the month of February.
Mrs. J. H. McMullan, wol
-1 fare director, said 189 fam
ilies paid $5,108 and receiv
ed total stamps valued at
$12,822. She said the de
partment has certified 207
; families for food stamps.
■ The local welfare depart
ment handled 527 cases dur
ing the month, including the
food certifications.
There were 258 cases receiv
: ing financial assistance and
62 service cases.
Mrs. McMullan reported
120 receiving old age assist
ance. They shared $5,750
for an average grant of
■ $16.37,- or a total payment of
■ $3,896.
Aid to the permanently
and totally disabled was paid
\to 52 people. They shared
in $2,597,. or an average of
$49.94.
.'■The 10 aid to the blind
cases totaled $347 or $34.70
i eacn!
’ General assistance was
; given three at' a cost of *
: $23.71. \
t Twelve persons were hos
pitalized iti Chowan County
• at a cost of . $1,010.93. The
■ county paid $570 with the
• remainder coming from joint
L funds. ' \
Two persons were hospi
■ talized outside the county at
, a cost of $12.60. s'
t The department certified
i 54 for medicine with joint
funds paying $904.
> Two out-patient services
i were authorized with '"Hie ’
; county paying $4 and *11.77
coming from joint funds.
and county officials are at
work to see that the little
boom continues in the right
direction.
On Tuesday night town
councilmen took steps to re
negotiate a lease with U. S.
Lumber Company. This will
allow prime industrial sites
to revert to the town.
The original plans of U. S.
Lumber Company didn't jell.
They are, however, very
■much .interested hrEdenton
and hope to interest a big
firm in locating on the prop
erty they retain.
Regardless of who does the
negotiating with a prospect,
jobs produced are the attrac
tive end result. Then the
cycle of jDetter business, etc.
begins.
Edenton merchants are
playing an increasing role
in higher gross sales. They
are well aware that modern
transportation puts bigger
towns and a wider choice of
merchandise closer to Eden
tonians. Therefore, they are
providing, right here at
home, better selections from
which shoppers can choose.
Parking is a problem in
most every"" town. This sit
uation is being given priority
by the town council arid ad
ditional of-street lots are be
ing designed. Everyone is
working toward a common,
goal: Make Edenton a pleas
ant place to shop.
There are many many oth
er reasons why business is
good in Edenton, but we
think you get the point.
Now where is that fellow
who just a few months ago
come forth with a little gem
about Edenton being dead?
DEGREE OF DANGER—
Anti-race fans go to great
lengths to point out the dan
ger of such events as the In
dianapolis 500.
Obviously they never were
confronted with a bicycle on
the sidewalk along Broad
Street.
HIGHER CENSORSHIP—
University of North Carolina
partisans, who fear the board
of trustees may adopt visiting
speaker regulations “which
constitute censorship,” forget
perhaps the most important
aspect. ‘
That is that there is such
a thing as censorship by the
people which, while infre
quent, can be more direct,
more damaging than any
thing the board’ of trustees
is likely to do.
In fact, that was what mo
tivated Gov. Dan Moore to
take a direct hand in pre
venting communist speakers
on the campus until the
board of trustees had adopted
visiting speaker regulations.
Governor Moore and many
others, who have the real
welfare, of the University of
North Carolina at heart, are
apprehensive lest the atlmini
stration permit a few beat
niks, such as are attracted
• to every campus, to cast the
university in an unfavorable
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Q on, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, March 10, 1966.
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Planning Board
Members Named;
Lease Discussed
Five members were ap
pointed Tuesday night to a
newly organized Planning
Board for the- Town of
Edenton.
At the same time,. town
council men agreed to rene
gotiate the lease with Unit
ed States Lumber Company
for certain portions of the
old base property.
Named by Mayor John A.
Mitchener, Jr., to the plan
ning board were: E. L. Hol
lowed, first ward; Charles,
Swanncr, second ward; Bill'
Cozart, third ward; Larry
Dowd, fourth ward, and Jack
Douglas, at-large member.
Mayor Mitchener also ap
pointed Mrs. Edward Bond
and Thurston Stallin"s mem
bers of the Zoning Board of
Adjustments.
While the town has sought
to cancel the five-year-old
lease with U. S. Lumber
Company because of the
firm’s failure to comply with
certain portions of it, Town
Administrator W. B. Gard
ner said verbal agreement
has been reached on a re
negotiation which would be
in the best interest of the
town.
Gardner told the council
men the firm had agreed to
release prime areas desired
for industrial development.
He said if the lease was
not re-negotiated the matter
might be in the courts for
some time. Thereby, hinder
ing any industrial develop
ment in the area.
The lumber company has
agreed that if they are not
operating, or have a tenant
operating, on the property
by March, 1968, they will
turn the property back to
the town.
Also to be released is the
hanger at the Municipal
Aiiport, which will allow
Edenton - - Chowan Airport.
Commission to go ahead with
plans to activate- the facility.
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TV To Feature
Choral Society
The Albemarle Choral So
ciety, to perform March 19
in' Edenton with the N. C.
Little Symphony, will be
featured on WNCT -TV in
Greenville March 15.
Dr. Clifford Bair of the
College of the Albemarle,
will direct the choral group
for the 8 A. M. to 8:35 A. M.
program. Several people
from Edenton will be on the
program.
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PUT JUDGE IN RACE Chowan Recorder’s Court Judge William S. Privott, second from left, and Mrs. Privott,
are shown here with a group of supporters who contributed to paying his filing fee for a district judgeship race.
Making the presentation is J. Gilliam Wood. Pictured left to right are; W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., Judge Privott, Mayor
John A. Mitchener, Jr., Mrs. Privott, Thomas Chears, Jr., Wood, Warren Twiddy, George Twiddy and Merrill Evans.
Judge Privott is seeking one of two district bench scats in the First Judicial District.
Chowan Commissioners
Chowan County commis
sioners Will name a planning
board March ,21 to work on
a sub-division ordinance aim
ed at guaranteeing orderly
development in the county.
Chairman W. E. Bond told
commissioners Monday he
has received sample ordin
ances from various counties
in the state and acting coun
ty attorney W. S. Privott is
studying them.
“I think with a good plan
ning board working with the
county attorney we can get
a 'workable ordinance without
costly / outside assistance,”
Chairman Bond said.
Commissioners were asked
4 Candidates Announce Plans;
Rep. Earnhardt Declines To Run
Albemarle area politics
began to pick up steam this
week with candidates an
nouncing for the State Sen
ate, House of Representatives
and district solicitor.
At the same time, incum
bent Rep. W. J. P. Earn-
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After Full Term
Aces Falter In Finals V3Ti6(l Program
Os District One Event Set For Mar. 19
The mighty Edenton Aces
lost a heart-breaker and the
district championship Satur
day night at Wilson.
After 23 straight victories,
the Aces were upset by
North Johnston, 55-54.
In the semi-finals, Eden
ton was able to defeat
Farmville by a single point,
74-73.
And it appeared that vic
tory would be theirs and
they would represent Dis-.
trict (Jne in the state finals
in Winston-Salem this week.
For, with 39 seconds left in
the game, the Aces held a
three-point lead.
However, North Johnston
pulled to within a single
point on a field goal and
with three seconds left to
play they won the contest on
a 35-foot toss.
Co-captain Charles Swan
ner led the local lads in the
final game of the 1965-66
season with 14 points. Bill
Griffin had 13 and Wes
Chesson threw’ in 12 points.
On Friday night, Swanner
and Griffin tied for high
scoring honors with 18 each.
Chesson had 17 and Thomas
Willis accounted for 15
to give some thought to
possible board members and
be ready to name them at a
special meeting March 21.
Benbury Wood and Curtis
Forehand were recommended
for appointment to the Eden
ton-Chowan Airport Commis
sion.
The 'action was taken after
a letter was read from Dr.
Richard Hardin, commission
chairman, stating progress
was being made on activa
tion of the facility. He rec
ommended two additional
members from the county
and two from the Town of
Edenton.
In his letter, Dr. Hardin
hardt, Jr., of Chowan, re
leased a statement saying he
would not be a candidate for
re-election.
Camden Representative
George M. Wood announced
today that he will seek elec
tion as senator from the
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W. J. P. EARNHARDT, JR.
Declines House Race
points.
In the first round Wed
nesday night, Charles B. Ay
cock fell victim of the local
attack, 75-56. Willis led the
scoring with 19, Griffin got
18 and Swanner tallied 17.
Coach Jim Kinion, wdiile
obviously disappointed with
the final encounter Saturday
night, was high in his praise
of the Aces. “They did a
mighty fine job this season
and I am proud of their
showing,” the coach said.
The Aces completed the
regular 2-A Albemarle Con
ference play with an 18-0
record. They took three
straight games in the confer
ence tourney and w'ent into
the district event with high
hopes.
“FARROW TO FINISH”
A “Farrow to Finish”
swine meeting will be held
March 21 at Rocky Hock
Community Building with
meeting will be held March
21 at Rocky Hock Corn-
Community Building with
Jack Parker, livestock spe
cialist, in charge. The meet
ing will begin at 8 P. M. and
W. E. Smith will furnish
refreshments.
To Appoint New Planning Board
said progress was being made
on getting lights on a run
way and the selection of a
fixed base operator. He said
his group does not antici
pate the need for funds from
the city or ' county in the
near future. _
The commission was or
ganized with Dr. Hardin, W.
P. Jones and James Gardner
as members. «,
Robert Moore, local cham
ber of commerce executive,
appeared and asked the com
missioners to give some
thought to extending utilities
to future industrial sites. He
said many, of the industrial
prospects now active in the
First Senatorial District in
the May 28 Democratic pri
mary.
Robert O. Givens of Eliza
beth City said earlier he
would run for one of the
two seats in the House of
Representatives from the
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GEORGE M. WOOD
Running For Senate
The North Carolina Little
Symphony, under the direc
tion of Dr. Benjamin Swalin,
will present a concert in
Edenton on Saturday, March
19, at 8:15 P. M.. in the Ele
mentary School auditorium.
Appearing with the orche
stra in a performance of se
lections from the Mozart
Requiem will be the Albe
marle Choral Society, under
the direction of Dr. Clifford
Bair.
The Little Symphony’s ap
pearance here is under the
sponsorship of Chowan Arts
Council and admission to the
concert is $1.50 for adults
and $1 for students.
A varied and interesting
program is in store for Sat
urday night's audience. The
first portion of the evening’s
concert will include Mozart's
Overture to the opera The
Marriage of Figaro, Haydn’s
“Symphony in D Major” (No.
31, the “Horn Signal”), “Lie
beslcid” by Kreisler, and
Lanner's “Schonbrunner
Waltz”.
Following intermission the
Albemarle Choral Society
will join the Little Sympho-
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area want the facilities but
waht to locate in the county
rather than in Edenton.
No action was taken on the
request.
The commissioners will
meet March 21 with district
highway officials to deter
mine secondary road priori
ties. The board approved pe
titions Monday to add the
Morgan Park roads to the
state-highway system and a
resuest for surfacing of Coke
Avenue, near Old Hertford
Road.
Golden Frinks, local repre
sentative of the Southern
Christian Leadership Confer
ence, asked the board to
Single Copy 10 Cents
new district composed of six
Northeast North Carolina
counties.
Also an announced candi
date is incumbent Rep. Mil
burn E. Sawyer of Curri
tuck.
Last week Senator J. J.
Harrington of Lewiston said
he would run for one of the
two scats in the First Sena
torial District. Senator Em
mett Winslow of Perquim
ans has given on hint of his
BULLETIN
Rep. Walter B. Jones
of the First Congressional
District of North Carolina
today (Thursday) paid
his filing fee to the State
Board of Elections. This
is for the regular term
beginning in January,
1967.
Rep. Jones stated that
the filing fee of S3OO had
been supplied by sup
porters in Wintervillc
and the nearby area.
future political plans.
In a statement released to
day, Rep. Earnhardt said:
“I wish to announce that
I shall not be a candidate
for a seat in the 1967 Gtn
eral Assembly.
This decision is based
solely on my inability to
reconcile the demands of a
growing law practice with
the qnlarged responsibilities
that must be assumed by
those who undertake to rep
resent the six counties of
our Albemarle area.
"I wish to extend my
sincerest thanks to those who
have expressed an interest
in my candidacy.”
Wood, 39, is a farmer and
grain dealer and represented
Camden County in the 1903
and 1965 sessions of the
North Carolina General As
sembly.
“I feel that my legislative
experience during the past
two regular sessions and
three special sessions of the
General Assembly along with
my background in agricul
ture and business qualify me
to represent the wide diver
sity of interests and enter
prises of our people effec
tively throughout this dis
trict,” Wood said.
As vice president of F. P.
Wood & Son. 'Wood operates
grain elevators in Camden
and Elizabeth City and runs
an extensive farming opera
tion.
As a freshman representa
tive in 1963 Wood was suc
cessful with state wide leg
islation increasing the re
quirements for chauffeur’s
licenses on smaller trucks
from 20.000 pounds, to 26,000
pounds. In 1965 Wood led
the successful fight to retain
the identity of North Caro
lina State University and
was also a leader in the un
successful attempt to in
crease the House seat mem
bership for small counties
duing the recent court or
dered reapportionment ses
sion.
During the 1965 assembly
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Lillie Theater
Meeting Is Set
Edenton Little Theater will
have a membership meeting
March 22. according to West
W. Byrum, president.
Byrum said the meeting
will be held at 8 P. M., in
the Parish House of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church.
During the meeting the
members will review plans
for future productions, hear a
financial report and elect
new officers.
speak out against a forth
coming meeting of the Ku
Klux Klan in Chowan Coun
ty. He said this community
has enjoyed good race rela
tions for some time and he
would hate to see - anything
happen to change the course
of local progress.
Chairman Bond said he did
not approve of the klan and
does not favor them holding
a meeting here or anywhere.
In discussing the matter
with Sheriff Earl Goodwin,
the board was told no trou
ble is anticipated.
A report from Fire Chief
W. J. Yates showed three
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