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Volume XXXIII.—No. 32.
Integration
Os Faculties
Causes Storm
A discussion of integrating
the faculties of Chowan
County schools turned into a
heated argument Tuesday
night at a meeting of the
board of education.
There were charges of
“pressure”, “extreme person
al prejudice”, “coercion” and
a request that two teachers
be interviewed in the ab
sence of Supt. Hiram J.
Mayo.
The dispute brewed after
Supt. Mayo recommended
that the librarian at White
Oak Elementary School be
assigned to Chowan High
School and vice versa, thus
bringing the county admini
strative unit into compliance
with guidelines of the U. S.
Office of Education.
Miss Catherine Aman
would continue to be guid
ance counselor at Chowan
High School and would be
given additional pay. Mrs.
Dorothy Walker would serve
as librarian at Chowan.
N. J. George charged that
Supt. Mayo had not followed
the instructions of the board.
He said the Superintendent
had overstepped his bounds
when he contacted the two
teachers recently, informing
them of the request from
Washington that some faculty
integration be effected this
year.
He pointed out that Miss
Aman declined when ap
proached in the spring about
transferring to the Negro
school. So did Mrs. Walker.
George said he would like
for the board to talk with
the teachers in the absence
of the superintendent (o
learn exactly what prompt
ed them to change their
mind.
The board member said the
local board had informed fed
eral officials they would at
tempt to integrate the fac
ulty of the schools. How
ever, he said he still believed
in freedom of choice and said
it applied to the teachers as
well as the students.
“We have done no wrong,”
George said. “We have giv
en the faculty a freedom of
choice.”
Supt. Mayo said the two
teachers have said they “will
work with us” if we so wish.
Eugene Jordan said he
thinks faculty integration
will come. In the end we
will bend to the pressure,
he said.
Dr. A. F. Downum said
while he disagrees with the
federal guidelines he realizes
the commission of education
has the authority to hand
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First National Names 8 Directors
Eight area leaders in vari
ous fields of endeavor have
been named to the Edenton
Board of Directors of First
National Bank of Eastern
North Carolina.
The selection of the local
board members for the Jack
sonville based bank was
made public today by Mitch
ell F. Allen, president.
Named to the board were:
Mayor John A. Mitchener,
Jr., George Alma Byrum,
West Leary, West By rum, Jr.,
Dr. Richard Hardin, Alton
A. Elmore, Jack Habit and Al
vin Evans.
“The best we know how to
operate a bank in Edenton is
to leave it up to the people
of this area,” Allen said in
making the announcement.
“These eight outstanding
members of this community
were selected by the people
of the area who have, in the
past, chosen them as leaders
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VETERAN FIREMAN RETIRES AI Owens, left, who has completed 48 years of
service with the Town of Edenton in the sh e department, has retired. He is shown with
Fire Chief W. J. Yates, center, and Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., at a banquet held in his
honor bv the fire company. The men pose in front of the new fire truck which is quite a
bit different from the fire fighting equipment Owens trained on. Owens compiled more
years of service with the town than any other employee.
Family-Tailored
Home Is Shown
Every 30 minutes around
the clock another American
family is moving into a
brand new Family-Tailored
Home they have purchased.
That’s the impact Family-
Tailored Homes have had on
the American home buying
market since their introduc
tion last January, George E.
Price, president and general
manager of Lesco Homes,
subsidiary of National Homes
Corporation, of which Price
is also president, told George
Twiddy of Twiddy Insurance
& Real Estate
Price was a visitor at the
grand opening of a new Les
co Family - Tailored homes
model being shown by the
local Lesco builder-dealer at
Brown’s Acres located in
Hertford.
The new model home is
among the sales leaders of
more than 9,500 homes that
have been built by Family-
Tailored Homes builders for
home-buyers in 42 states
since their introduction last
January. Twiddy is joining
with other builders through
out the country to show the
most outstanding designs.
As part of the grand open
ing event, the local builder
is participating in a nation
wide Family-Tailored Homes
“Discover the World” sweep
stake. Visitors to the model
homes will have the oppor
tunity to register for an ex-
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in their various fields,” he
said.
“First National is confident
these men will manage the
operation of the bank in
Edenton in a manner that
will bring credit not only
to the bank but to themselves
and the entire community.”
Allen went on to express
his delight in having an
Edenton board that is com
posed of such outstanding
men. “We look forward to
working with them as First
National continues to grow
with this community,” he
said.
“We are extremely pleased
these men have taken on
extra responsibilities with
First National,” he conclud
ed.
Mayor Mitchener is owner
of Mitchener’s Pharmacy and
is first vice president of the
N. C. League of Municipali
ties. Byrum heads Byrum
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Edenton, Cl S w County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, August 11, 1966
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WOMEN AND JURIES—
There is one thing women in
Chowan County don’t have to
fear. That is being selected
for jury duty.
Chowan County commis
sioners have taken the liber
ty to eliminate them for se
lection for this duty although
the General Statutes of North
Carolina clearly state they
are to be given equal con
sideration to their male coun
terparts.
As in years past, the com
missioners sat down last
Monday and drew the names
of 50 citizens who are being
notified to report for jury
duty on September 12. This
is done four times a year as
the county prepares for ses
sions of Superior Court.
This will be.' increased in
the future as juries will be
needed in the new District
Court, which goes into op
eration in this area on De
cember 5. More men will be
taken from their jobs to
serve their fellow citizens as
members of a jury.
Once questioned about why
women are not chosen for
jurv duty, a commissioner
replied: “Women around
here just don’t like to serve.”
That could be said for ap
proximately 90 per cent of
the men who are sent cards
by the sheriff informing
them of their selection for
this duty.
North Carolina law says
every two years the clerk to
the county commissioners
Hardware and Leary is an
official in Leary Brothers
Storage Company as well as
having wide farming inter
ests.
West Byrum, an insurance
executive and farmer, is
chairman of the Chowan
County Board of Elections.
Dr. Richard Hardin is a
prominent local physician.
Elmore is manager of Belk-
Tyler’s in Edenton while
Habit is an insurance execu
tive and real estate broker.
Evans is a successful farmer
in the Rocky Hock section
of the county.
C. A. (Chuck) Benson, as
sistant vice president of the
bank, said workmen are
making progress with reno
vations to the downtown of
fice. However, he said no
completion date is in sight.
The bank opened here last
month in the old Citizens
Bank Building on Broad
Street.
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JACK HABIT
must provide the tax list and
names of other residents over
21 “who are of good moral
character and have sufficient
intelligence to serve as mem
bers of grand and petit
juries.”
The Constitution of the
State of North Carolina was
amended in 1945 to change
the language to allow women
to serve on juries.
Statutes plainly state there
are but three reasons why a
woman should be exempt
from jury duty. They are:
1— Be ill and unable to
serve.
2Be required to care for
children under the age of 12.
3 Have a member of the
family ill who requires her
attention.
At each session of .court,
the presiding judge tells
those called for jury duty
they are being summoned to
render an important service
to the community. “You have
enjoyed the privileges of citi
zenship and the protection of
your liberties and property
by the government,” they of
ten instruct the men in at
tendance. “For a short time
you will now, as a juror,
serve as an officer of the
court along with the lawyers
and judges. As a juror you
are a part of the judicial sys
tem of our state.”
The jurist often tells those
selected that they have been
chosen by the fairest method
that has ever been devised.
Then they explain how the list
for prospective jurors is com
piled.
Is this the case in Chowan
County Is it fair to call men
for jury duty, sometimes as
often as every two years,
when there are women of
equal competence who have
been systematically exempt
ed for this duty?
Sessions of court have re
cently been postponed and
cases reversed by the high
courts because citizens of a
particular race were not
drawn for duty on the jury.
It is a known fact that wo
men are not jumping the
traces to serve on a jury.
Yet, there are untold mem
bers of the fairer sex who
are of “good character and
sufficient intelligence” to
serve.
However, right now they
are being discriminated
against. It was our opinion
that woman’s suffrage was
won years ago.
RIGHT DIRECTION A
good barometer of the busi
ness climate in a community
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JOHN A. MITCHENER, JR.
District Rotary
Official To Visit
Club In Edenton
Rotarians of this com
munity will welcome on
August 18 the governor of
this Rotary district, S. Car
lysle Isley of Burlington.
He will address the local
Rotary club, one of 40 in his
district, and will confer with
Alton G. Elmore, president
of the local Rotary Club, and
other club officers to obtain
information on the club’s
plans for its service activi
ties and to offer suggestions
on Rotary administrative
matters.
S. Carlysle Isley is one of
278 Rotary governors in all
parts of the world who are
serving as the sole repre
sentative of Rotary Interna
tional in districts comprised
of member clubs. Each dis
trict leader is responsible for
supervising the clubs in his
area. Mere than 12,400 Ro
tary clubs in 133 countries
are supervised by Rotary
governors.
A member and past presi
dent of the Rotary Club of
Burlington, Isley is vice
president of Kayser - Roth
Hosiery Company. He was
elected to office at the Ro
tary convention in Denver,
Col., last June and will
serve until next June 30.
“While in Edenton,” ac
cording to Elmore, local Ro
tary Club president, “the
governor of our district will
talk with us about possible
growth of membership and
the likelihood of forming
additional Rotary clubs in
nearby communities. Hi s
v'isit will also give us a
broader understanding of
the world-wide Rotary or
ganization that today em
braces nearly 600,000 men of
practically all nationalities
and political and religious
beliefs.”
Though a seasoned Ro
tarian before his election to
the office of Rotary gover
nor, Isley attended a nine
day meeting last June in
New York State at which all
Rotary governors for 1966-67
received intensive training
tor their jobs.
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S. CARLYSLE ISLEY
Band Meeting
Slated Aug. 15
The John A. Holmes High
School Band will conduct its
first rehearsal of the season
in the bandroom at 9 A. M.,
Monday, August 15. All
band members, grades eight
through 12, are requested to
be present.
Stuart Patten is director
of the John A. Holmes High
School Band.
August 15 also marks the
beginning of the band’s an
nual magazine campaign.
This campaign helps provide
money for music and instru
ments and offers Edentonians
a wide selection of currently
popular magazines.
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Retail Sales In Chowan
Increased During '65-’66
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Jaycaas Pushing
Sale Os Fiekets
The Edenton Jaycees are
pushing tickets to the Boys’
Home Bowl Football Game
to be played this Friday
i night, August 12 at Ficklen
Memorial Stadium in Green
ville at 8 P. M. Admission
is $2 per person and tickets
can be secured from any Jay
cee. Also Tony Miley at
Hollowell’s Drug Store has
tickets available.
The Boys’ Home Bowl
Game is sponsored annually
by the North Carolina Jay
cees with all proceeds going
to the support of Boys’ Homo
at Lake Waccamaw, N. C.
Also the game gives some
additional recognition to the
young players selected from
throughout North Carolina.
Get your ticket and enjoy
a good football game and at
the same time help the 64
boys living at BOys’ Home
that are not as fortunate as
our children.
Carter’s Ink To Begin Pilot Project
The Carter’s Ink Company has an
nounced that a pilot training operation
.will begin about September 20 in the
■building opposite the fir* station at
Edenton-Chowan Municipal Airport.
; The company will employ 15 to 20
people in this operation. Several key
operations will be learned by this group
so that full operation can begin earlier
once the new plant is ready, according
to company spokesman, J. F. Tuscher.
Carter’s is actively seeking new' em
ployees in the Edenton area. Both pro
duction and management candidates are
being sought out. The company expects
to add production supervisors, a produc
tion controller, chemist and other pro
fessional personnel, as well as machine
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W. J. P. EARNHARDT. JR.
Bank Directors
Get Assignment
Three directors of Peoples
Bank & Trust Company here
have been elevated to the
executive committee of the
Local board of Managers.
Bruce F. Jones, W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Jr., and Jesse L.
Harrell are the new com
mittee members designated
today by local board chair
man J. Gilliam Wood.
Jones has been serving on
the local board since March,
1963, while Harrell was nam
ed to the group in April,
1964. Earnhardt has served
as an attorney for the bank
and a board member since
May of this year.
Chairman Wood said: “I
am extremely pleased that
these gentlemen have seen
fit to accept this added re
sponsibility. They will con
tinue to make a significant
contribution to the operation
of our bank.”
Jones is president of Al
bemarle Motor Company.
Harrell is an owner of
Edenton Furniture Company
and Earnhardt is senior part
ner of the law firm of Earn
hardt and Evans.
Gross Retail Sales
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V, Retail Sales $ 1.226.932 S 1.478.959 20.5
Vh r :< Auto and Planes 1,212,724 1.363.061 12.3
Apparel 300,356 301,360 .3
Automotive - 3,011,260 3,36/,896 11.8
Food 4,178.860 4,486.207 7.3
Furniture 812.880 844,200 3.8
General Merchandise 2.628,641 2.959.050 12 5
Building Materials 586,334 907,339 54 7
Unclassified Group _ 1,233,295 1,292.904 4.8
$15,191,282 $17,000,976
operations and maintenance personnel.
Carter’s application forms are avail
able at the Employment Security Com
mission office in Edenton. Anyone wish
ing to apply for employment should call
at the office and fill out the necessary
form. Tuscher said.
The main plant construction is mov
ing well ahead. Heavy equipment at the
site has completed ground preparation.
Present schedules call for completion of
the plant by early 1967, wdth operations
due to start as soon as the plant is com
pleted.
It is anticipated that 200 persons wall
be employed by the 90,000-square foot
plant being constructed on a 28-acre site
on Highway 32, just east of Edenton.
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Single Copy 10 Cents
Building Material
Provides Big Rise
During Past Year
Gross retail sales in Cho
wan County during fiscal
1965-66 exceeded sl7 million:
This represents an increase
of 11.9 per cent over Ihe cor
responding period last year.
Information just released
by the N. C. Department of
Revenue shows the increase
in gross retail sales here
amounted to $1,809,694, with
the biggest increase coming
in the sale of building ma
terials. Sales in this cate
gory more than doubled over
1964- and climbed close to
the $1 million mark.
Specifically, the state re
ports gross retail sales in
Chowan County for 1965-66
at $17,000,976. Sales in 1963-
64 amounted to $14,563,594
and increased only 4 per cent
the next year to $15,191,282.
The increase last year over
the preceding year is nearly
three times the jump noted
in 1963-64 to 1964-65.
On a state-wide basis,
sales reported to the state
revenue department increased
more than $864 million last
year over the year immedi
ately prior to it. This rep
resented an increase of 11.8
per cent, just under that not
ed in Chowan County.
The Department of Reve
nue reports sales during
1965- at $8,548,507,666. Like
in Chowan County, this is a
record high for North Caro
lina.
Figures for Chowan County
show sustantial gains in the
sale of building materials, 1
per cent retail sales, l'.a per
cent auto and planes, gen
eral merchandise, and auto
mobiles.
The table below is a com
parison of the past two
years, showing the percent
age of change in each group:
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