Volume XXXIII—No. 22.
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Wood, Harrington As Nominees
Democrats in the area went to the polls Saturday
and nominated a U. S. Senator, two members to the
state senate, as many to the state house, and county
officers.
When all the votes had been counted, incumbent U. S.
Sen. B. Everett Jordan was nominated by a big 111a-
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S>eymour 36 35 16 8 8 11 114
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Winslow ..................126 218 52 94 76 44 610
Wood 147 213 70 73 52 21 576
■Harrington 123 186 57 50 34 44 494
Ferrell 8 4 1 2 11 17
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Godwin 122 215 71 67 63 32 570
Lane ! 97 173 47 95 50 25 487
Culpepper 100 144 20 21 19 23 327
Givens 33 35 26 19 12 8 133
Johnson 19 27 9 13 19 6 93
Sawyer 16 17 1 4 2 3 43
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Labor Survey
Forms Available
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Persons in the area who
have not yet participated in
tne labor availability survey
(still have time to do so, ac
cording to Alton Elmore,
chairman.
’ Elmore said survey forms
are still available and must
be returned by Saturday,
June 4.
The survey is being con
ducted in a seven-county
area to determine the num
ber of workers who would be
available for employment if
a new industry located here.
Elmore pointed out that
you do not have to be un
employed to participate in
this survey. He said also, as
many women as possible are
asked to participate since the
industry will employ a num
ber of women.
Survey forms were dis
tributed through area schools
but because of the rush of
preparing for the end of the
school term the best results
were not obtained.
This survey is being con
ducted by the Edenton junior
and senior chambers of com
merce in cooperation with the
Employment Security Com
mission of North Carolina.
Fish Hatchery
To Make Charge
The Edenton National Fish
Hatchery will be among the
7,000 other Federal areas des
ignated as charging entry
fees this year, it was an
nounced by the Department
Os the Interior.
Entry fees will be charged
during the summer season
from May 28 through Sep
tember 5. Entrance may be
obtained by purchase of the
$7 annual permit known as
the “Golden Passport” and
good for all 7,000 areas in the
United States or by a one
day permit costing $1 per car
or 50c per individual!
Permits may be purchased
at the refuge (hatchery) of
fice on weekdays between 8
A. M., and 5 P. Ml The $7
ACrolden Passport”' may be
purchased by mail order from
the Bureau of Outdoor Rec
reation, Washington, D. C.
Forms for ordering the
“Golden Passport* are also
available at the hatchery of-
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Ullje public parade
PROGRAMS IN CON
TRAST Those along The
Public Parade interested in
cur school system will take
note of two summer pro
grams which begin this
month. One we endorse,
while we are opposed to the
other.
We are speaking of the
remedial reading class at
John A. Holmes High School
and the summer school at
Edenton Elementary School.
While both programs will
be totaly integrated, they
differ greatly.
The remedial reading class
will be limited to 20 stu
dents. It is open to anyone
in Edenton and Chowan
County in grades seven
through 12. It also is lim
ited to those who can cough
up S3O for the six-week
course.
We support this program
for two reasons.
First, it is needed. Many
cf our students go westward
to West Carolina College or
over to Elizabeth City to get
this training. The local class
will mean a big saving for
area parents.
Secondly, it is a program
that will pay its own way.
Those deriving the benefit
will pick up the tab.
The summer school for
students entering the first
grade this fall is a horse of
a different color. It can be
painted primarily black.
The need for this pre
school program has not been
established. A Headstart
project was held here last
summer and there has been
no evaluation as to how
those students did in the
first grade. Nonetheless, a
majority on the city school
board didn’t “want to de
prive them (upcoming first
graders) of an opportunity”
to attend summer school.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo has
stated most emphatically
that this is not a Headstart
program. We should hope
not. With a staff of 16, free
lunches, free transportation
for those outside the city
limits, free books, pencils,
paper and other items, it
should be a quality program.
The program will do at
least two things. It will ac
celerate integration of Eden
ton Elementary School and
it will cost a wad of money.
Unlike the remedial read
ing course, the summer
school will be free to all at
jority.
In the state senate race, incumbent Sen. J. J. (Monk)
'Harrington of Lewiston, while placing third in Chowan
County, led all comers to get re-nominated. Another
incumbent, Sen. J. Emmett Winslow of Perquimans,
led the field in CJiowan but was ousted by Rep. George
M. Wood of Camden. Keppy Ferrell of Pasquotank
County placed a poor fourth.
Veteran Rep. Phil Godwin of Gates, one of three in
cumbents seeking one of two house seats in the new
aligned district, was the only survivor. He led the
ticket in Chowan and went on to win. Elected to the
other seat was Elizabeth City businessman W. T. Cul
pepper, Jr., a newcomer to the political arena.
Rep. Archie Lane, Sr., of Perquimans, was second
high man in this county and ran third in the district.
The ballots were canvassed Tuesday by Chowan
Board of Elections, West W. Byrum, Jr., chairman, and
the tally is shown elsewhere in The Herald.
In the district, unofficial returns showed:
State Senate: Harrington, 18,075; Wood, 16,772;
Winslow, 13,361; and Ferrell, 1.630.
State House: Godwin, 5,585; Culpepper, 5,400; Lane.
3,392; Robert Givens, 3,052; Macon P. Johnson, 2,043;
and Milburn E. Sawyer, 1,808.
tending, regardless of their
ability to pay. The Great
Society’s war on poverty has
now extended to the bank
president, lawyer, corporation
executive, etc.
We laud our school ad
ministration for making
available the remedial read
ing class. At the same time
we think the summer school
program is something we
would be better off without.
CONGRATULATIONS—To
the seniors in our three high
schools along The Public Pa
rade we offer congratula
tions. When you walk across
the stage and receive your
diploma you have passed a
big milestone in your life.
For some, completion of 12
years of schooling will be
the end of your formal edu
cation. Others will go on to
higher education. Nonethe
less, all will continue to
learn.
The center pages of section
two of today’s Herald feature
the 61 candidates for gradu
ation at John A. Holmes High
School. Next year we hope
to be able to publish indi
vidual pictures of not only
the Holmes seniors but those
at Chowan High School and
D. F. Walker School.
While a single group is fea
tured this year, we take this
opportunity to congratulate
all seniors in the area. It
hasn’t been but 16 years since
someone was doing the same
for us.
JOIN IN—There are barbe
cued chicken suppers and
then there are barbecued
chicken suppers. There is a
difference.
On June 11 one of the spe
cial kind of barbecued chick
en suppers will be held at
Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire
Station. It is not that the
chicken will be any different
Neither will they spare any
of their famous hot sauce
while preparing the meat
The cause for which this
supper is being held is what
makes it important.
Approximately six weeks
ago a car loaded with area
teen-agers went out of con
trol in rural Chowan County
and smashed into a tree.
Young Nola Bass, a Chowan
High School student, was a
passenger in the car. She
was the most seriously in
jured and since the mishap
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Ede (5? 'howan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, June 2, 1966.
Sale Os Bonds
Good In Chowan
Chowan is one of five
counties in North Carolina
to exceed 50 per cent of the
1966 Savings Bond quota dur
ing the first four months of
the year.
R. Graham White, local
volunteer chairman, said cu
mulative sales through April
amounted to $38,473, which is
51.8 per cent of the county's
quota of $74,340
April sales of bonds
amounted to $14,213.
The only other county in
eastern North .Carolina to go
above the 50 per cent figure
was Bladen. Other counties
in the state to reach this por
tion of their quotas were
Hoke, Alexander and Avery.
Sales of Series E and H
Savings Bonds in North Caro
lina during April of $4,844,300
were the highest for any
April since 1946.
Cumulative sales for Jan
uary-April of $18,585,422 were
the best for any comparable
period since 1956.
Remedial Reading
Class Scheduled
The remedial reading class,
for students in grades seven
through 12, still has some
openings and persons inter
ested can register up to
June 8.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo said
the sixweek course is open
to students in the city and
county school systems.
Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, En
glish instructor at John A.
Holmes High School, will
teach the class. Cost of the
course is S3O and the class
is limited to 20 students.
Survey Supports Plant For Area
Establishment of a vegeta
ble processing plant in Eden
ton is recommended in a
study being released by Eu
gene P. Foley, assistant secre
tary of Commerce for Eco
nomic Development
The feasibility study was
conducted for the Economic
Development Administration,
U. S. Department of Com
merce, by the Economic Re
search Service of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture in
cooperation with the Univer
sity of Florida Agricultural
Experiment Stations.
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~LEGION AND AUXILIARY LEADERS—Nash McKee, left, retiring adjutant of the North Carolina Department,
American Legion, is shown here with leaders of the Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American Legion. At right is Mrs.
Bertha Bunch re-elected president of the auxiliary, and in the center is W. E. (Monk) Mills, post commander. The
new officers were installed recently at a banquet at the legion hut. Retiring Commander E. L. Hollowell presented
McKee with a special citation from the local post.
Speed Assails
‘Fuzzy Thinking’
RALEIGH ln a recent
commentary on accident-caus
ing attitudes and practices,
State Patrol Commander
Charles Speed compared the
average driver with the
farmer who refused to read
a recommended book on
practical agriculture.
Said the farmer, “I al
ready know how to run this
farm twice as well as I’m
running it.”
“The same fuzzy thinking
is evident in the driving
practices of a great many
motorists,” said Speed. “They
know how to drive a car
twice as well as they actually
do drive it. And some of
them acquire so many dan
gerous driving habits over a
period of time that they find
it difficult to reform even
when their driving privilege
is in jeopardy.”
The patrol chief pointed
out that since the first of the
year North Carolina drivers
have been involved in an
average of four fatal acci
dents every day. "With lives
at stake,” he said, “no driver
can ever afford to drive at
less than his very best skill.”
Speed concluded that every
driver would do well to re
view his own driving prac
tices and make an effort to
weed out the bad habits. Be
sides giving his longevity a
break, the reformed driver,
Speed said, will find an extra
reward in the s atisfaction
that comes to anyone who
puts forth his best effort in
a worthy cause.
Methodists Plan
Early Services
Edenton Methodist Church
will go on summer schedule
Sunday, according to Rev. E.
C. Shoaf.
Mr. Shoaf said Sunday
School will begin at 9 A. M.,
with regular morning wor
ship services at 10 A. M.
This schedule will be observ
ed during June, July and
August.
MINISTERS TO MEET
The Tri-County Ministerial
Association will hold its
stated monthly meeting June
7, 1966, Tuesday morning, at
8:30 A. M., at the Edenton
Restaurant. The speaker for
this meeting will be J. Tivis
Wicker, director of adult ed
ucation and community ser
vices, College of the Albe
marle.
BOARDS MEET MONDAY
Chowan County Commis
sioners and board of educa
tion meet Monday at 9 A. M.,
and 8 P. M., respectively.
It states that either a freez
ing plant or canning plant
would help farmers in the
nine counties studied to ach
ieve price stability and would
provide new direct and in
direct employment in the
area.
The study concerns a pro
duct mix composed of lima
beans, southern peas, snap
beans and leafy greens. This
mix affords an eight-month
processing season.
Output of the proposed
freezing plant would be 12.-
966.000 pounds, and that of
Class of 1966
Holmes High Finals Begin Friday
Commencement exercises
for the Class of 1966 at John
A. Holmes High School be
gin at 8 P. M. Friday.
The schedule of events
calls for Class Night exer
cises to be held Friday with
the commencement sermon
set for Sunday. Graduation
exercises will be Monday.
All events will begin at 8
P. M.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo said
this year all commencement
exercises will be held in the
auditorium at Edenton Ele
mentary School. Crowds in
the past have proven too
great for the high school
auditorium.
At the graduation exercise,
the seniors chose to have
three persons from among
their group to speak rather
than have a visiting speak
er.
Vivian Whiteman, valedic
torian, will speak on the
topic: “Reflections of Yester
year.” Dianthia Sexton, sa
lutatorian, has chosen for
her speech, “The Passing
Present.” The third speaker
will be Norfleet Pruden,
class president, whose topic
is: “An Appeal to Excel-
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VIVIAN WHITEMAN
Church Plans
Bible School
Center Hill Baptist Church
of Tyner will hold its annual
vacation Bible School June
6-10.
Preparation Day for the
week-long school will be Fri
day, June 3, at 3 P. M.
The school will be in op
eration Monday through Fri
day from 8:30 A. M., to 11:30
A. M.
A school picnic is being
planned for Friday, June 10,
at 12 noon at the community.
Rev. David Harris, pastor,
said Parents’ Night will be
Friday, June 10, at 8 P. M.
the canning plant would be
892,994 cases of 24 No. 303
cans, the study states. The
freezing plant would require
an investment of $2,418,645
and would employ 62 season
al and 33 full-time workers.
The canning plant would re
quire a $1,466,309 investment
and would employ 88 season
al and 18 full-time workers.
The counties in which the
vegetables would be pro
duced are Gates, Camden,
Currituck, Chowan, Perquim
ans, Washington, Tyrrell and
Hyde. ■ ,
lence.”
Cecil W. Fry, principal,
will present the 61 candi
dates for diplomas, while
the diplomas will be award
ed by Supt. Mayo.
Sixteen awards will be
given at class night exer
cises Friday, as well as the
class prophecy.
Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor
of Edenton Baptist Church,
will deliver the commence
ment sermon. He will be
introduced by Pruden. Rev.
E. C. Alexander will give
the invocation and benedic
tion.
Fry said Ivy Lowe will be
chief marshal. Other mar
shals from the Junior Class
are: Wesley Chesson, Ann
Harrell, Danny Hassell. Lin
da Hollowell. Sylvia Jordan.
Larry Parks and Mary Jo
Wozelka.
Miss Whiteman is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert L. Whiteman and
was chief marshal last year.
She has served as president
of both the Future Home
makers of America and Fu
ture Teachers of America.
A member of the National
Honor Society, she was a
DIANTHIA SEXTON
‘Small Bootlegger’ Tried
In County Court Here
A “small bootlegger” was
given a suspended prison
sentence in Chowan County
Recorder’s Court Tuesday af
ter being convicted on two
counts of violating state
liquor laws.
Henry Clay Brooks, 35-
year-old Negro, Route 3,
Edenton, was convicted by
Judge W. S. Privott of pos
sessing untaxed liquor and
possession of untaxed liquor
for the purpose of sale.
Judge Privott sentenced
Brooks to two years in pris
on, suspended upon payment
of SIOO fine and court costs.
The defendant was also or
dered not to violate any of
the state liquor laws for five
years.
Brooks’ attorney, in his
statement to the court, de
scribed his client as a “small
bootlegger” who was in the
liquor business just enough
to supplement his income.
BASEBALL GAME
A baseball game between
Edenton and Creswell will be
played tonight (Thursday) at
8 o’clock at Hicks Field. It is
the-first game of the season
fer the local team.
Single Copy 10 Cents
delegate to the state con
vention in Asheville. She
was also a member of the
annual staff and Library
Club.
Miss Whiteman plans to
attend Atlantic Christian
College in Wilson.
Miss Sexton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Sex
ton, has been one of the
most active students in the
Class of 1966. She was a
representative to Gir 1 s
State, was a marshal, has
won awards in the science
fair for four years and won
the Earth Science award.
She is also a member of
the National Honor Society
and has held offices in the
FHA and FTA. She is a
member of the annual staff,
Tri-Hi-Y, Speech Club and
was a member of the typing
team. She will attend the
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro.
Pruden. who will be a
Morehead Scholar at the
University of North Caro
lina in Chapel Hill in Sep
tember, is the son of Mrs.
Helen Pruden.
He is a past vice presi-
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NORFLEET PRUDEN
“He has now learned his
lesson and is going straight,”
John F. White told the court.
Evidence in the case as
presented by Deputy Sheriff
Troy Toppin was to the effect
that Brooks had hid his
booze a distance of some two
city blocks from his house
and made frequent trips to
replenish the stock in his
house.
Toppin and Officer Ray
Williams were staked out
near the hiding place from
7 A. M., on Sunday, May 22,
until they arrested Brooks at
11:05 A. M. During that pe
riod of time the defendant
made three trips to the
woods.
The officer said they dis
covered several brown paper
bags with gallon jugs in
them and observed Brooks
make the trips into the woods
as both “walking and auto”
traffic came and went from
the rural Chowan County
home.
Attorney White said the
trips were necessary because
his client had more. “Sunday
morning customers”" than he
had anticipated.'
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