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SECTIONAL TRACK WINNERS The two pictures
httre show six reasons why Edenton Aces won the North
east Sectional Track Meet in Greenville last Thursday. The
Aces earlier won the 2-A Albemarle Conference crown for
y Compete In Raleigh
Aces Enter State Finals
' The Edenton Aces, with
conference and sectional
track crowns under their
belts, Friday go aftor state
honors in four events.
,‘ Coach Marion Kirby said
the Aces are expected to be
in top condition for the state
®lic |JttbJtt parade
SHARPEN PENCIL lt is
budget making time along
Wit Public Parade. If some
pencils are npt sharpened
taxpayers will have to dig
deeper next year.
; Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner told Edenton’s Town
Council Tuesday night they
could not continue progress
ive projects desired with a
$1 .tax rate.
Gardner works with Coun
ciltnen Luther Parks and J.
D. Elliott in preparing the
budget for. council
and while all requests are not
yet in he apparently sees the
handwriting on the Wall.
Qver on East King Street,
dhowan County’s historic
ctnirt house is the scene of
other budget making sessions.
There Mrs - J. D. Elliott;
county accountant, is working
with Chairman W. E. Bond
and J. Clarence Leary in get
ting the county budget in
shape.
County commissioners have
expressed themselves as be
ing opposed to a tax increase
this year. The county rate is
$1.50, plus eight cents fire
protection tax for some areas.
While everyone has felt the
pinch of higher prices, we
contend now is the time to
draw up the belt a notch
rather than plaster a tax in
crease on our citizens.
The tax rate in Edenton is
low, compared with services
received. Fpr this we thank
Our foresighted officials who
years ago got into the electric
power business. While- local
rates compare favorably with
VEPCO, the town makes a
profit, off the distribution of
electricity. Every citizen
should be grateful, for with
out this facility, the tax rate
would automatically increase
by more than 30 per cent,
y Chowan County also has a
so-called sugar daddy. It is
situated on North Broad
Street and is called by many
names. However, the sign in
the window reads: ABC.
Each year profits from the
sale Os liquor bail the county
out. It is from this source
that the county gets funds to
participate in such projects
as the new Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library, Little
| Symphony appearance, and
nwnyi other worthwhile un
dertakings for v which tax
funds cannot be used.
Edenton Chowan Coun
ty are beginning to
hither might prove to be just
tail-spin.
could wisely spend a few
new pencil sharpener.
event in Raleigh. They will
be represented in the 440-
yard dash, mile run, discus
and shot put.
Bill Griffin, who has been
breaking his own records all
season in the shot put and
discus, set sectional marks
their own limit.
The Justice investigation,
prompted by our recent open
letter to a state safety of
ficial, also revealed the need'
for a curve symbol warning
sign near the junction of
SR 1105 and U. S. 17.
This sign will be installed
while the State Highway
Commission is taking action
on the speed zone ordinance.
File SR 1105, closed!
AIDING GROUND PEA—
Fof those who thought our
peanut butter art 9 onibri
sandwich - was something for
the book, We call their at
tention to The Herald Kitch
en on page 3.
Our Mildred Huskins has
come up with peanut butter
French toast. While our chef
doesn’t do as much creating
cooking as sisteir Mildred, we
are going to request a sample
of this one.
We are a real sucker for
French toast. We predict it
will be even better with
Chowan County peanut but
ter, a la Jimbo’s Jumbos.
Yes, sister Mildred has
come a long way since we
left home. She has gone
from surprise muffins to pea
nut butter French toast. Af
ter suffering the. consequenc
es of a wise crack made upon
finding bananas in the muf
fins, we will never comment
on her new use for peanut
butter.
TAR HEELS AND WOLF
PACK— Boosters of two of
the hottest college rivals in
the country will be learning
about prospects for the com
ing year today (Thursday) as
coaches meander along The
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ADMIRE AWARD R. E. Ctreek, left, manager of Edenton Employment Security
Comtotekm office, points to A plaque presented the office by the Veterans of Foreign
office! *He’ lEette wtuo'to^now*rae*jrtaque V wa« tor
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the 11th straight year. In the picture at left, Steve D'aven
nort, who placed fourth in the mile run is shown with
Wqs Chesson, winner of the 440-yard run, and Bill Griffin,
who smashed existing records in the discus and shot put
Thursday in Greenville.
His accomplishments in
these two events helped boost
the Aces over 26 other
schools some many times
bigger than Edenton in
the Northeast Sectional Track
meet.
The Aces scored an even
20 points to lead the field.
Wilson finished . second in
team standings with 17 Vss
points.
Griffin tossed the discus
152 feet, three inches. He
then roared back to throw
the shot put 56 feet, seven
inches.
Wes Chesson was another
individual winner for the
Aces. He was a winner in
the 440 and will represent
the section in this event.
The mile relay team also
came out on top with a
3:32.2 time. The team is com
posed of Dwight Flanagan,
Darrell Parker, Billy Wal
lace and Chesson.
Coach Kirby said he was
alsd "pleased *IWi- *
ning of Steve Davenport that
placed him fourth in the
mile run. Only the top
three finishers will compete
in the state meet, however.
Council Favors
Negro Library
The area's race relations
group has recommended that
Brown-Carver Library on
North Oakum Street remain
open.
By unanimous action Mon
day afternoon, Edenton-Cho
wan Good Neighbor Council
made the recommendation on
the library to the library
board.
Rev. Robert Harrell, coun
cil president, said it was rec
ommended that the Brown-
Carver Library concentrate
its services for children in
the primary grades.
A civil rights group had
asked that the North Oakum
Street library be closed and
the new Shepard-Pruden Me
morial Library on Water
Street be fully integrated, in
cluding the staff.
Vol. XXXIII.—Xo. 20. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday. May 19, 1966
Council, Chamber Favor
US 17 By-Pass Os Town
North Carolina State Highl
way Commission is being
asked to proceed with plans
to construct a U. S. 17 by
pass around Edenton.
Edenton’s Town Council
Tuesday . night unanimously
Ray Assumes
ESC Position
Ewart G. Ray of " Raleigh
has become veterans employ
ment representative with the
Edenton Employment Securi
ty Commission office.
R. E. Cheek, manager of
the local office, said Ray as
sumed his duties with the
commission Monday.
Ray replaces George Bis
sette who has transferred to
Jacksonville.
Creek said Ray’s primary
duties will be in the field
of service to veterans. He
will also do work in areas of
employer relations and job
development.
Ray, a native of Wake
County, served in the U. S.
Navy for 22 years and re
tired in June, 1960, with the
rank of chief warrant offi
cer.
Since his retirement, Ray
has sold real estate in Nor
folk, Va., and later worked
with boys at the Richmond
Home for Boys.
He is married to the for
mer Elaine Freymond and
they have a married daugh
ter.
The Rays are living at 114
West King Street and will at
tend Edenton Methodist
Church.
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events who led the Aces to a 20 point score. The winning
combination in the mile relay was composed of Dwight
Flanagan, Darrell Parker, Billy Wallace and Wes Chesson.
The Aces will have entries in the mile relay, shot put,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
passed a resolution asking
that immediate action be
taken on the by-pass.
Last Thursday, the board
of directors of Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, act
ing on recommendation of
their Merchants Committee,
took similar action. The
chamber board’s vote was al
so unanimous.
Chowan County commis
sioners recently asked Dis
trict Highway Commissioner
Don Matthews of Hamilton
to look into the by-pass situ
ation.
ed that this was not done
due to a later request by a
board member.
The commissioners are ex
pected to further discuss the
question at their regular
meeting on June 6.
Councilman J. D. Elliott
said a by-pass of Edenton
on U. S. 17 is not premature.
Mills To Head
Legion Post
W. E. (Monk) Mills will
be installed Tuesday night
as commander of Edward G.
Bond Post, No. 40, Ameri
can Legion. He succeeds E.
L. Hollowell who is complet
ing his second term.
Speaker for the installation
banquet will be Nash McGee
of Raleigh, department adju
tant who will also install the
new officers. McGee is com
pleting his 16th year in the
department post and retires
on June 1.
The banquet will begin at
7 P. M., at the legion hut
with the turkey dinner be
ing served by members of the
auxiliary.
Hollowell said legionnaires
and their family are encour
aged to attend this meeting.
Other officers to be in
stalled at the dinner meet
ing which begins at 7 P. M.,
in the legion hut include:
Troy Toppin, first vice
commander; Gill Johnson,
second vice commander, C. A.
Boyce, adjutant; R. E. Leary,
finance officer; J. L. Chest
nutt, chaplain, and S. A.
White, sergeant at arms.
BOARD MEETING
Trustees of Edenton City
Schools will meet at 7:30
P. M., tonight (Thursday) in
the office of Supt. Hiram J.
Mayo at John A. Holmes
High School.
Wood Alarmed Over Widening Os ‘Gray Line'
An alarm was sounded here
Monday night over the wid
ening of the “gray line” of
/ thinking in our society.
Edenton Lions were told
people in North Carolina and
throughout America must be
taught to be responsible citi
zens. ■
* George Wood of Camden,
a candidate .. for the State
Senate, said people must be
taught “thpy are responsi
ble for their own welfare
and morally responsible for
their own conduct.”
“This teaching must start
in the home,” the speaker
“Action should have been
taken years ago,” the coun
cilman said
The councilman said a by
pass is healthy to a town,
citing growth along the
Windsor by-pass as an exam
ple.
Councilman David White,
who serves as street com
missioner, seconded the mo
tion and it carried by a
unanimous vote.
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., instructed W. B. Gard
ner, town administrator, to
draft letters to - Joe' Hunt,
chairman of the State High
way Commission, and Mat
thews, stating the council’s
action and requesting immed
iate action.
At the meeting councilmen
further discussed establishing
priority on other road pro
jects. The Town of Eden
ton’s share of the S3OO million
state road bond fund is
$174,000.
Edenton Construction Com
pany was given the contract
to build the new fire station
at the corner of North Broad
Street and Park Avenue. The
cost of the station will be
$85,000. Work is expected
to begin right away, and the
anticipated completion date
is December.
Gardner said the town’s
new fire truck will be deliv
ered next week.
Gardner Hints
Os Rale Boost
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner indicated Tuesday
night a tax increase might be
forthcoming for citizens of
Edenton.
Gardner said work is now
underway on the 1966-67
budget and while budget pro
posals from all departments
have not yet been received
he anticipates requests in ex
cess of funds that can be
raised by the existing tax
rate.
“If projects the council has
started and showed interest
in are continued, they cannot
be done with the current tax
rate,” Gardner said.
The tax rate in Edenton
is sl. In prior years the
town has been able to main
tain a tax rate in this area
because of profits derived
from the sale of electric
power.
said.
Referring to the “gray
line”. Wood said there is cer
tainly a place between black
and white, yes and no, but
he is alarmed over the broad
ening of this line. “We have
got to narrow up the gray
line,”' he said if we are to
continue to be a world pow
er.
He pointed out, too, that
state government is getting
to Be big business with the
biennial state budget this
year equal to the federal
budget of little more than
two decades ago.
discus, and 440-yard run at the state track meet Friday at
N. C. State University! at Raleigh. The championship local
team is coached by Marion Kirby.
JHi mH
RONNY BERRYMAN
Valedictorian
Berryman, Bunch Earn
Chowan High Honors
The graduation of the
largest Senior Class in the
history of Chowan High
School will be Thursday,
June 2, in the school audi
torium at 8 P. M.
Dr. Albert Edwards, min
ister of the First Presby
terian Church in Raleigh,
will bring the graduation ad
dress.
Ronny Berryman, valedic
torian and Brenda Bunch,
salutatorian, will also ap-
Shepard Again
Party Chairman
Tom Shepard was re-elect
ed Saturday for a second
two-year term as chairman
of the Chowan County
Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
At the county convention
held at the court house, Mrs.
E. N. Elliott was re-elected
vice chairman and W. B.
Gardner, secretary-treasurer.
Delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention, be
ing held in Raleigh today
(Thursday) were also chos
en. They arc: Shepard,
Gardner, George Alma By
rum, John A. Mitchener. Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs.
B. Warner Evans.
The group also agreed to
pay the expenses of two
young Democrats to the
State Teen-Dems Convention
to be held in Raleigh.
Preliminary plans were
made for a county - wide
Democratic rally to be held
in the fall.
A motion was also made,
and carried, honoring all de
ceased Chowan County Dem
ocrats.
Wood said citizens have
government no stronger than
the people elected to repre
sent them. “We have got to
have people who will stand
up' and speak against things
that are wrong,” he added.
The speaker Said we have
reached a crossroads in our
time. He said that the right
road i 6 up hill, and a real
battle, while on the left is
the down hill road or easy
path to travel.
He went on to say it is im
portant to put initiative back
in business and people must
be elected to public office
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Salutatorian
pear on the program.
Class Night will begin the
graduation exercises May 27
in the school cafeteria at 8
P. M. Seniors, their guests
and parents, marshals and
faculty members will be
present. The theme will be
“Stairway to the Stars" and
the cafeteria will be decorat
ed accordingly.
Brenda Bunch will give
the welcome. Historian Mar
cella Ward will present the
class history; Giftorian San
dra Nixon will distribute
gifts; the prophecy will be
presented by Margaret
Tynch; the class poem,
“Stairway to the Stars,” will
be read by Linda Forehand;
tne last will and testament
will be read by Mary Pri
vott, and the farewell will
be given by Ronny Berry
man.
The class song, “Look for
a Star,” will be sung by the
entire class.
Rev. David Harris of the
Center Hill Baptist Church,
Tyner, will give the bacca
laureate sermon Sunday, May
29, in the school auditorium
at 8 P. M.
The 1966 graduating class
is composed of 46 members.
Library Opens
New Facilities
The Shepard-Pruden Me
morial Library, in its new
quarters on Water Street, is
now open to the public.
The handsome new struc
ture was opened to the public
Wednesday morning.
All patrons, old and new,
are invited to visit the li
brary at its new site.
who believe in the. American
system.
The candidate urged his
audience to help get out the
vote in the forthcoming
Democratic Primary and give
careful consideration in se
lecting- people to hold office.
“It is more important than
ever that you consider your
responsibility .' -. (and) put
the man in office who can do
the best job,” he said.
The speaker was introduc
ed by Dan Reaves.
Dr. Richard Hardin, presi
dent. presided at tbe- meet*
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