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Vol. XXXIII.—No; 21, , , r
District Races
Are Hearing End;
Balloting May 28
Saturday is election day
for , Democrats in Chowan
County, and the absence of
local races is expected to
Keep the total vote cast at a
low point.
West Byrum, Jr., chairman
of the Chowan County
Board of Elections, reports
all in readiness for the bal
loting.
- Polls will open in the six
Chowan County precincts at
0:30 A. M., and close at 6:30
P. M.
Chowan voters will be
.casting ballots to elect two
of four pers<«lb-l|*ltin| seats
in the state senate from the
First Senatorial District, and
for the two seats in the
State House of Representa
tives, where six candidates
are on the ballot.
Incumbents J. Emmett
Winslow of Hertford and
J. J. (Monk) Harrington of
Lewiston are both seeking
re-election. State Rep. Geo.
M. Wood of Camden County
is running for the senate this
year, along with C. D. (Kep
pie) Ferrell.
There are three incum
bents among the six people
seeking the two house seats.
They are: Philip P. Godwin
of Gates, Archie T. Lane,
Sr., of Perquimans and Mil
burn E. Sawyer of Curri-
tuck. Newcomers in this
race are W. T. (Bill) Cul
, pepper, Jr., and Robert Giv
ens, both of Elizabeth City,
and Macon J. Johnson of
South Mills.
The precincts, polling
places and election officials
in Chowan County are:
EAST EDENTON Court
House: Mrs. J. E. Cozzens,
registrar; Mrs. Bert Willis
and Mrs. Richard Hollowell,
judges.
• WEST' EDENTON—Munici
pal Building: Mrs. George
> C. - Jjtoskins, registrar; Mrs.
Francis Hicks, Mrs. Johnnie
Curran and Mrs. Angela
' Wright, judges.
ROCKY HOCK—Commun
ity Building: J. E. Peele,
registrar; W. H. Saunders
and Earl Bunch, judges.
CENTER HILL Rosser
Bunch Store: Ralph Good
win, registrar; Norman Hol
lowell and Herbert Dale,
( judges.
{ WARD VILLE —H. R.
. Peele’s Store Addition: H. R.
Peele, registrar; Sidney J.
Bunch and Jennings Bunch,
judges.
YEOPIM Harry Perry’s
Store: Ward Hoskins, reg
istrar; Mrs. Jasper Hassell
and Miss Sara Margaret
Harrell, judges.
No Tax' Money
For Airport Job
, No tax money will be spent
on lighting a portion of the
main runway at Edenton Mu
nicipal Airport.
At a recent meeting of
Edenton Town Council a con
tract was awarded for light
ing 4,600 feet of the north
south runway. The contract
was for SIB,OOO.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said the cost of this
project will come from air
port income.
L The operator from New
"Bern has decided against tak
ing on the local airport
Winslow Pledges Assistance To ECC
31 at e Sen. J. Emmett
Winslow of Hertford says it
is important for East Caro
lina College at Greenville to
gain university status.
In a statement issued to
day, Sen. Winslow said he
Will support a move in the
1967 General Assembly to
ward, university status for
the college. “It is more im
portant now than ever ter
his fine institution of Higher
learning in our beloved east
ern sector of North Carolina
to once again take a giant
Step forward,” toe veteran
legislator said. <
Sen. Winslow pointed to
legislation during the IMS
assembly wjh ich brought
Consolidated ° SJiveSity of
North Carolini' That Meek*
Ifenburg College had ImilV
East Carolina College has
mere than 7,p00 students and
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COACH TALKS TO ALUMNl—Football Coach Jim Hickey of the University of North
Carolina, at Chapel Hill, left, discusses prospects for the 1966 grid season with Frank
Holmes, who headed an area UNC Alumni meeting here Thursday night. Approximately
200 alumni and friends of the university attended the function at Chowan Golf & Coun
try Club. Coach Hickey and other representatives of the UNC Athletic Department
predicted a bright future for athletic teams at Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Mayo Gets
ECC Fellowship
Mrs. Hiram J. Mayo is one
of 20 business education
teachers from throughout
North Carolina to receive a
fellowship for a Seminar on
Personal Finance and Finan
cial Institutions.
The seminar, sponsored by
the N. C. Savings and Loan
League, will be held at East
Carolina College. Dates for
the seminar are June 13
through June 24.
Edenton Savings and Loan
Association, is a member of
the state league.
The seminar carries three
quarter homy credit -• which
' may be used toward certifi
-1 cate renewal.
The basic objective of the
seminar is to provide for
high school teachers of busi
-1 ness and economic subjects a
forum for discussion and dis
semination of ideas pertain
ing to personal finance, per
sonal . finance management,
the role of financial institu
tions in the economy and
other directly related subject
areas.
Mrs. Mayo said she is ex
tremely pleased to have been
selected for one of the 20
all-expense fellowships and
looks forward to representing
this community at the sem-
MRS. HIRAM J. MAYO
in Sen. Winslow's words, is
“one of the fastest growing ,
and most important” educa
tional facilities in the Tar
Heel state.
The legislator also recalled
that the last General As
sembly appropriated funds
for a feasibility study of es
tablishing a two-year medi
cal school at East Carolina.
He said university status
would add extra impetus to
this movement
“The contribution East
Carolina College has made
and will continue to make to
our state and nation is-of.
tremendous magnitude,” Sen.
Winslow said. “University
status for this institution
would enhance ite future de
velopment and contribution
-to aaeiety.”
Sen. Winslow also said
this area must -place more
emphasis dn industry and
tourism if it- is to enjoy eco
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, May 26, 1966.
®(ie public |laratta
IMPORTANT SURVEY— Is
Edenton and Chowan County
going to grow through new
aud expanded industry?
This question will' be an
swered during the next 10
days. During this period a
labor availability survey will
be conducted throughout the
drea.
It is no secret that not one,
but two nationally known
firms are carrying on an af
fair with our community.
Each, would spend more than
a million dollars on plant,
equipment , etc. Yon don't-do
this without assurance of an
adequate labor supply to
make production.
The Employment Security
Commission estimates there
are more than 4,600 men and
women living within a 30-
mile radius of Menton avail
able for work. All of these
are not unemployed, as such.
Some are “under employed”
and others are not working
but would take a job if the
right one came along.
Therefore, it is important
that anyone in the area in
terested in taking a job if a
bright, new industry located
here, complete one of the
forms now being distributed.
This form is printed on page
5, section 3, of today’s Her
ald. Clip it out, fill it out,
and send it to Drawer F,
Edenton.
This well could be one of
the most important surveys
evet made in our area. Our
community is composed of
honest, hard working people
who will give an employer a
dollar’s value for a dollar
received. That is what good
industry wants. Further
more, these industries would
attract other people who will
become good citizens of the
community we love, --and in
which we take pride.
The labor availability sur
vey ends June 4. But why
wait? Fill hi the confiden
tial application and let’s get
over this hurdle and go on
to something else.
nomic prosperity such as is
now - being experienced in
‘the Piedmont sector of the
state.
Sen. Winslow, who has
served . five regular terms
and three special terms in
the General Assembly, is
seeking re-election in the
enlarged First Senatorial
District on Saturday, May
28. He is running for one
of the two seats given the
district in reappor
tionment legislation.
The senator is running on
his Record of accomplish
ments as well as his experi
ence in government, from
the precinct level to the
State Capitol.
He. has been active in the
Democratic party all of his
adult life. He was sheriff
of Perquimans Cbtmty for
14 years and was First Dis
trict' 'State highway Com
missioner in the Umstead
•administration,
STATUS Among those
things which seem to be
passing from The Public Pa
rade are the gravel lanes. A
drive through cur area indi
cates the newest status sym
bol is an asphalt drive.
DO YOUR DUTY—It has
been said that Chowan Coun
ty has nothing' to gain in
the Democratic Primary ort
Saturday. “Chowan County
has everything to lose in the
balloting May 28,” would
have been a more accurate
statement.
You see, we do not have a
candidate in either of the
two district There
fore, it is more important
than ever before that the
voters consider the experi
ence and philosophy of the
various candidates and cast
an intelligent vote.
It is equally important
that, while no local person
is running, the registered
voters along The Public Pa
rade take the trouble to exer
cise their privilege to vote.
Because of the make-up of
both the new Senatorial and
House districts, a small coun
ty like Chowan could very
easily be the swing county in
this election. This makes it
necessary for us to get out a
big vote to show those elect
ed we are vitally interested
in progress for our area.
In the State Senate race
there are two incumbents.
Seri 1 . ‘J. Emmett Winslow of
neighboring Perquimans
County has served five regu
lar terms and in three spe
cial sessions. He has wide
soread interests in the area
in farming, business, civic,
and cultural circles. He has
worked with a majority of
those who will make up the
senate in the 1967 General
Assembly, and you can’t beat
contacts in politics.
By the same token, Sen.
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BILL GRIFFIN
Three Os Top 10
Holmes Students High
Three students at John A.’
Holmes High School placed
in the top 10 of the ' 1966
High School Mathematics
Contest in. North Carolina.
Norfleet Pruden placed
fourth with Wesley Chesson
placing eighth and Bill Grif
fin, tenth.
The John A. Holmes High
Extensive Labor Survey
Starts In Seven Counties
A comprehensive labor availability survey in the Cho
wan County area was launched yesterday.
The survey, which will end .on June 4, is being
conducted to determine the number of workers within
a 30-mile radius of Edenton who would be interested
in employment if a nationally known industrial firm
located here.
Alton G. Elmore, past president of Edenton Chamber
of Commerce and manager of
Belk-Tyler’s in Edenton, is
general chairman.
Bob Waller, manager of
Norfolk & Carolina Tele
phone Company in Edenton,
and president of Edenton
Jaycees, is distribution chair
man. L. F. Amburn, Jr., of
The Chowan Herald, is hand
ling the publicity.
Elmore said the survey
would embrace Chowan, Ber
tie, Gates, Perquimans, Pas
quotank, Tyrrell and Wash
ington counties.
It is being conducted by
the junior and senior Cham
bers of Commerce in Eden
ton, in cooperation with the
Employment Security Com
mission of North Carolina,
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RODNEY JORDAN
Two Chowan 4-H’ers
Get Trips To Chicago
Two Chowan County 4-H
Club members have been
awarded trips to the Na
tional 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago.
Rodney Jordan, state 4-H
Work Underway
On Fire Station
Ground was broken Mon
day for Edenton’s new fire
station, to be located at the
corner of North Broad
Street and Park Avenue.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said trucks from
the street department will
haul in the fill dirt neces
sary, at a considerable sav
ings to the town.
Edentcn Construction Com
pany, Inc., has the contract
to build the new station.
Cost is $85,000.
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WES CHESSON
School team ranked third in
the state behind ‘Brunswick
County High School of
Southport, and North Meck
lenburg High School of. Hun
tersville.
The 10 highest ranking
students were awarded book
prizes by the -Middle Atlan
tic Actuarial Club.
W. A. Leonard of Jeffer-
R. E. Creek, manager.
Elmore said it is well
known that the local Indus
trial Committee is working
closely with two industrial
firms who are extremely in
terested in locating a plant
in the Edenton area. He
said that available labor will
be one of the determining
factors on whether the firms
locate here.
Survey forms are being
distributed through the
schools and business estab
lishments in the entire area.
The form is also printed on
page five, section three of
today’s Herald. Every citi
zen interested in employment
should complete the survey
application and return either
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WILMA I I Kill MXUN
corn project winner, and
Wilma Leigh Nixon, state
4-H foods and nutrition pro
ject winner, were among
club members from across
North Carolina to be award
ed trips.
A trip to the National 4-H
Club Congress is a goal
every club member seeks,
according to Harry Venters,
assistant Chowan County ag
ricultural agent.
“We are mighty pleased
with the accomplishments of
these two fine young people
and know they will repre
sent us well in Chicago,”
Venters added.
Jordan, 15-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur T. Jor
dan, Route 1, Tyner, has
completed a corn contest
each of his four years in
4-H Club work. He was
state corn champion in 1964
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NORFLEET PRUDEN
In Contest
son Standard Life Insurance
Company was 1966 contest
chairman for North Carolina.
Leonard congratulated the
students and the school upon
the accomplishments in this
contest as well as the two
.math instructors, Mrs. Fran
ces Hollowell'and Mrs. Kath
ryn Holton, _______
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to Drawer F, Edenton, N. C.,
or Peoples Bank & Trust
Company.
Elmore emphasized that
all information provided
would be held in strict con
fidence. The information will
Fully Integrated
Program Slated
A summer school program
for all students entering the
first grade in Edenton City
Schools will be held at Eden
ton Elementary School. This
program, financed with fed
eral funds, is voluntary.
Memorial Day
Observance Set
A Memorial Day program
at Beaver Hill Cemetery will
be held Sunday and a holiday
for municipal and county
employes, as well as those
working at financial institu
tions will be on tap Mon
day, May 30.
Edward G. Bond Post No.
40, American Legion, and
William Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, have combined their
efforts for a program and
memorial service at 4 P. M.,
Sunday.
Rev. Johnnie Bradley, pas
tor of Macedonia Baptist
Church, will deliver the me
morial service message. All
veterans and friends are in
vited and urged to attend.
All town and county offices
will be closed Monday in ob
servance of Memorial Day.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said garbage collec
tion would be held on regu
lar schedule.
Both the main office and
Consumer Credit Branch of
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed.
Also, Edenton Savings and
Loan Association will be
closed for the general holiday
observance.
The veterans organizations
urge all places of business
and residences in Edenton
and Chowan County to dis
play the American flag Mon
day.
Matthews Asks
By-Pass Plan
State Highway Commis
sioner Don Matthews, Jr., of
Hamilton has requested the
development of a plan for
construction of a by-pass of
the Town of Edenton for
U. S. 17.
Matthews this week in
formed local officials of his
request of W. F. Babcock,,
state highway administrator.
The commissioner's action
was prompted by resolutions
supporting the by-pass by
Edenton’s Town Council and
Chamber of Commerce.
Matthews acknowledged re
ceipt of the resolutions and
said: “I have, accordingly re
quested W. F. Babcock to
develop plans for this by
pass.”
D. W. Patrick, division
highway engineer, has also
commended the council for
action taken on this matter.
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Single Copy 10 Centa
be used for two purposes,
first it will be used to con
tact prospective employees
when the firms make their
decision and second the in
formation provided will be
used to compile a report on
available workers in the
Chowan County area. In the
report no names will be used
or other information that
could identify the individual
who provided the informa
tion.
Each individual is urged to
complete the survey appli
cation fully and return as
soon as possible.
A labor survey was con
ducted in Edenton in October,
1965, with more than 1.350
men and women filling out
applications at the National
Guard Armory. Officials
were highly pleased with
that survey, but Elmore said
this new type labor avail
ability study is expected to
show much greater results
since an individual must
only complete the form and
return it.
Trustees of Edenton City
Schools last Thursday ap
proved plans for the first
such summer program to, be
held here. The cost of the
program has not been deter
mined, according to Supt. Hi
ram J. Mayo.
Letters to parents of some
200 white and Negro students
went out today (Thursday)
explaining the pi'Ogram.
Supt. Mayo said six teach
ers have beert employed,
three from Edenton Elemen
tary School and three from
D. F. Walker. They are:
Miss Dorothy L. Graham, li
biarian; Miss T. Frances
Marshbourne, Mrs. Rexie Sat
terfield, Mrs. Fannie T. Ses
soms, Mrs. Brenda D. Harri
son, Mrs. Carolyn White and
Mrs. Barbara Twine.
Mrs. Lane Kinion will be
in charge of guidance and
counseling.
The school will be conduct
ed from 9 A. M.. to 2 P. M„
Monday through Friday, be
ginning June 20 and running
for eight weeks.
“Children of all race?,
without regard to financial
ability or educational ach
ievement, will be afforded an
oppoi-tunity to attend the
public school this summer,”
the letter states. It is furth
er pointed out that the sum
mer program will be free to
all children.
The letter from Supt. Mayo
further points out the school
will provide the necessai-y
books, pencils, paper, lunches
and other items, without cost,
that are necessary for a good
instructinal pi'ogram. Bus
service will be pi-ovided for
those children who .live out
side the city limits of Eden
ton but reside within the
boundaries of the Edenton
city administrative unit.
Supt. Mayo said the onlv
criteria for admission is thai
the child shall enter the
first grade this fall and have
reached his or her sixth
birthday by October 15, 1966.
It is pointed out that it is
anticipated that the program
will “provide enriched and
additional educational experi
ences” for the children.
Supt. Mayo stated this is
not a “Head Start” nor a
remedial program.
Parents are requested to
complete the form and re
turn to Supt. Mayo by June
3.
In addition to the teachers.
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Library Closes
1 For Half Day
Miss Marion Robertson, li
brarian at Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library, announces
that the library will be clos
ed on Wednesday .aftemqoQS
during th*. summer month*
The first afternoon 1 ddsftlg
will be on Wednesday, June
1 and continue through June,
July and August >