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Volume XXXIII.— No. 46. BijE ¥ DR. J. W. POU Farm Specialist Will Speak Here Dr. J. W. Pou of Green ville, one of North Carolina’s most recognized authorities in the field of agriculture, will be principal speaker at a meeting here Tuesday, No vember 22. Dr. Pou will address the ■annual meeting of Northeast ern Area Soil and Water Conservation District Super visors to be held at 6 P. M., in' Edenton National Guard Armory. 'The northeastern district is composed of Chowan, Cam den, Perquimans, Currituck and Pasquotank counties. District Chairman Lloyd C. Bunch of Chowan County said the public is invited to attend the 11th annual dis trict meeting and hear Dr. Pou. Tickets for the ban quet can be secured from county supervisors or in Edenton at Peoples Bank & Trust Company or Leary Bros. Storage Company. The dinner will be served by Center Hill-Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department. Dr. Pou is vice president of Wachovia Bank & Trust Company in Greenville. Im mediately prior to accepting this position, he was director, Agricultural Extension Ser vice, The University of Ari zona. A native of Iredell County, Dr. Pou was reared on a farm and was active in 4-H Club and FFA projects. He was an assistant county agent in Iredell County. Af ter serving in the U. S. Army he became a professor at the University of Maryland. He later was a department head at N. C. State before going to Arizona. Perry Is Named Fund Director V. RALEIGH Bristoe Per ry, Route 3, Edenton, has been named a director of the N. C. 4-H Development Fund, Inc., for a fhur-year term. A. C. Edwards of Hooker ton has been re-elected presi dent of the fund for the coming year. Edwards was named to a second term in the post at a business session of the organization held dur ing All-Foundations Day at N. C. State University re cently? Other officers elected were Mrs. Russell Vick of Nash ville, vice president; R. W. Shoffner of Raleigh, secre tary; and John D. Wright of Raleigh, treasurer. In addition to Perry, di rectors include: Burt Flowers of Wilmington; Wade Hen dricks of Statesville; Robert W. Scott of Haw River; Mrs. Larry Pate of New Bejrn; Mrs. Raymond Westeott -sos Manteo; Mrs. Ned Nixofi'bf Hertford; Mrs. Julian Porter of Severn; Mrs. Wijlard Westbrook of Albertson; J. T- Wilson of Albemarle; and Ray Thomas of Climax. Committee Agrees On Holiday Hours Jt is being recommended to merchants in Edentoq. that local business establishments remain closed on December 26 and January 2 in observ ance of Christmas and New Years since the holidays fall this year on Sunday. ; At a meeting of the Mereh- C ants Committee, Edenton * Chamber of Commerce, day it was also voted to rec ommend that local stores re main open to 9 P. M„ the week prior to Christmas—be ginning December 19. ... Claude Griffin, committee chairman, said local merch ants 'will again cooperate THE CHOWAN HERALD Welch Exchange Cutover Slated Sunday Morning ELIZABETH CITY The largest and most complex cutover to date will be exe cuted Sunday when the Norfolk & Carolina Tele phone & Telegraph Company puts its third new ex change, at Welch in Chowan County, into active service. The cutover will begin at 2 o’clock Sunday morning. It is expected to be complete three days later, on Wed nesday, according to S. O. Alexander, inside plant man ager. Welch is the largest of three new exchanges built by the company to carry out its proposed toll-free calling for subscribers in a 3,900 square mile area of this section c.f North Carolina. A total of 750 telephones will be served by the Welch exchange com pared with 400 in the new exchange at Weeksville in Pasquotank County and 500 in Camden County at Shiloh. Alexander said the Welch exchange will be comprised of a portion of the customers previously served by the three exchanges at Hertford, Edenton and Sunbury. Those subscribers in Sunbury and Hertford scheduled to be transferred to the new ex change will be taken care of Sunday, he said. A few who are now served by Edenton will alfco be cutover on Sun day. The remaining Eden ton customers will continue to have Edenton service un til they are cutover to Welch early next week. The company’s commercial manager, W. ,C. Meekins, Jr., said supplementary direct ories for the Welch exchange have been mailed by the printer and are now at the post office awaiting early delivery. He said special dialing jn-. structions were mailed to subscribers in the Welch, Edenton, Hertford and Sun bury areas with the regular monthly bills. Meekins rec ommended that these be Continued on Page 6 All Conference Gridders Named Five members of the 1988 grid squad at John A. Holmes High School have been named to the 2-A Albemarle All Conference team. Two backs, two linemen and an end won the votes of league coaches to the team. Ahoskie, undefeated and conference champs, also placed five men on the team. Wesley Chesson and Tony Twiddy were named out standing backs while Mike 1 Overton and Bill Wallace were chosen .among the best linemen in the conference. Brian Twiddy was one of 1 four ends chosen for the team. All of the Edenton player' | are seniors except Wallace • who is a junior. The Edenton Aces closed • out the 1966 season with a i 7-2-1 record. Herald To Print | Early Next Week As in prior years, The Chowan Herald will pub . lish eirly the week of Thanksgiving in order to give employees here a holi day to spend with members of their families. Therefore, the deadline for news and advertising material will be Monday in stead of Tuesday. with Edenton BPW Club in the annual Christmas Parade, to be held at 4 P. M., De cember 1. " Bob Weintraub was named chairman of a subcommittee to solicit funds to support the parade. Griffin said officials of the. BPW Club have reported* that plans for the gala parade are well underway and. it is ex pected that the 1966 version Will be bigger and more at tractive than ever before.' The committee was also given a final report on Auto* rama Trade Days, held in Edenton November 9-12. New 1< uit Filed In Chowan School Case ry - jy S, I %* I JII |f R » ~ liflk \ W £ W m 5* 5 8T _ § L j y TIIESP M -v fll "■< ; ‘? ji s |B©«Sr ( ’ -Hi \ IB RHf t a S Uni | . -r | CAN SANTA BE FAR BEHIND? Kenneth Tynch was caught by the photographer as he paused on Broad Street to inspect a giant lantern which is part of the Christmas decorations being erected in the downtown area. Kenneth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tynch, Hobbs Acres, was really looking for Santa Claus who has already made an ap pearance at one local store. He will officially be welcomed to Edenton as the main at traction of a gala Yule parade on December 1. But for most, when the decorations start appearing the question is: “Can Santa be far behind?” In this case the answer is “Yes”. Lewis Is Named As‘Key Banker’ A leading Edenton banker has been re-named “County Key Banker” for Chowan County. NCBA President Emsley A. Laney of Wilmington has announced that George W. Lewis will serve as .County Key Banker during the next 12 months, a position he has held for the past four years. Lewis, assistant vice presi dent of Peoples Bank & Trust Company, will coord inate the farm activities of the N. C. Bankers. Associa tion in this area. For over 20 years the NCBA has received national recognition for its notable program of service to agri culture in North Carolina. Noting that the NCBA con tinues to place increased emphasis on this service, President Laney thanked the 100 county key bankers for their contribution to this record. m i «i > m - I , IHI; mL GEORGE W. LEWIS Griffin said the color TV set was won by Ruth Bailey, 406 North Granville Street. Sec ond, prize, a shotgun, went to Mrs. Alma Byrum, 813 Bond Street, and the third prize, a radio, was won by James Hill, Route 3, Edenton. Gene’s 5 A 10 gave away a wagon and it was won by Elaine Burke, Freemason Street. Griffin said reports from merchants who participated in this promotion have been most favorable and he ex pressed his appreciation to everyone who had a part in the promotion. ( E( , »y— Chowan County, North Carolina 21(932 Thursday, November 17, 1966 Che Public fJararlc NEED REMAINS The • voters of Chowan County r last Tuesday put to rest, t at least temporarily, the con struction of a new hospital here. While 1,107 voted j against the county selling bonds to build a medical fa r cility, we cannot believe they t have closed tneir eyes to the j need. As in all such referendums, there were many unanswered : questions to the hospital bond issue. Among these were the site, design, amount of bonds to be sold, and taxes. The location of a new hos pital could be pinpointed without much difficulty. So could the design of the structure. Neither of these would appreciably affect the vote. In the local situation the hospital board was reasonably assured of federal'money as well as grants from founda tions. Nevertheless, the vot ers were asked to approve the full amount of the esti mated cost of the facility. The mere fact that the county commissioners asked for a ‘blank check”, as one critic of the referendum put it, cost the issue many votes. The same critic said he would favor selling up to SBOO,OOO in bonds to provide a 60-bed hospital in Chowan County. John Q. Citizen of Chowan County, although aware of the need as well as the value of adequate medical facilities, left too much to be done by those closely connected with the present hospital. The burden of selling this issue was carried bv the board of directors, medical staff and county commissioners. This caused many to become su spicious. A Citizens Committee for a New Hospital would have functioned best in this un dertaking and it is not too early for such an organization to begin planning. This area is fortunate to have a relatively young group of highly trained and respected physicians. More doctors are needed now and as the community grows the need will increase. We can not expect to keep what we have, let alone attract others ; in the medical profession, if we do not upgrade our hos- ( pital. ] Chowan Hospital, while serving a great need over the past 15 years, is now crowded and inadequate in other respects. The only way a new, Digger and better ■ equipped hospital can be rea lized is through the sale of bonds. The voters will again, and we hope soon, be asked to support such a referendum. The support must come from the grassroots and not from a handful of people who are already working tirelessly i« the public service. A movement to secure a new hospital, in keeping with human needs, will require new blood, new energy. It will require the efforts of the many not just the few. SIGN OF PROGRESS— The long awaited Albemarle Met ro telephone service, which will allow toll-free dialing in a 3,900-square-mile area, be comes a step closer to reali ty in this countv Sunday. W»loh exchange, located in northern Chowan County, will be cutover on this date. Specific information concern ing dialing in this area is contained in a supplement to your telephone directory dis tributed this week. Os particular significance is the fact that beginning Sun day subscribers in Edenton will be required to dial all seven digits to place a call anywhere in this exchange. This will hold true when calling the Welch exchange or others. Telephone company offi cials are making every ef fort to have Albemarle Met ro completely cutover by De cember 2. Then the toll free dialing will begin. During the tuning phase of this operation it will cause some frustration on the part of those who use the phone. But remember, this is a pro gressive step for our area. And progress ain’t painless. MUC H O GRANDMAS “I’m my own grandpa’’ the songwriter wrote several years ago. • A five year old out on Route 3, Edenton, to put him to shame with a little ditty about having seven living grandmas. Allen Dean Perry cele brated his birthday Tuesday and among those wishing him many happy returns were seven grandmothers. Yes, seven. The grandmothers Allen claims are: Mrs. Luther Knight of Corapeake, Mrs. J. E. Perry, Sr., of Tyner, Mrs. J. E. Perry. Jr., of Hobbsville, Mrs. Will Hoffler of Sunbury, Mrs. Walter Miller of Eden ton, Mrs. W. G. White of Continued on Page 4 Students Seek Injunction; Other Action Non-Suited Chowan County Board of Education has taken a non suit in litigation with the Edenton City Board of Edu cation over assignment of 26 Negro ninth grade students. This action resulted from a conference last Wednesday Traffic Violators Tried In Long Court Session Traffic violations, includ ing two cases of drunk driv ing, were heard Tuesday in a lengthy session of Cho wan County Recorder’s Court. Chamber Plans For New Office Directors of Edenton Chamber of Commerce have voted to re-locate the cham ber office to 116 East King Street early in 1967. The suite of offices across from Hotel Joseph Hewes is being vacated by Judge W. S. Privott, who has been elected to the district bench. J. H. Conger, Jr., chair man of a new quarters com mittee, tcld the directors Thursday that the offices will be renovated at a cost of more than $2,000. Jesse L. Harrell and Ross Inglis were members of the com mittee along with Conger. W. B. Gardner, chamber president, said the organiza tion should not discontinue to seek the proper location for a permanent home. How ever, he said the King Street location would be adequate ■for a few years. He immediately appointed James Dail and Dr. Polk Williams to a committee to select furnishings for the new office. The chamber headquar tered in the hotel for a num ber of years. Upon recommendation of the Tourist Committee, di rectors went on record fav oring the establishment of Historic Edenton. Inc., by the Edenton - Chowan His torical Association. Gardner reported that the Industrial Committee is now working with a “good pros pect” and while there is a lot of work to be done, he is encouraged by the prelim inaries. Other committee reports were given at the meeting. Those in attendance were: Gardner, Robert W. Moore, executive vice president; W. Continued on Page 4 Chesson Is Nominated By Morehead Committee Wesley M. Chesson, 111, 118 West Queen Street, has been nominated for district com petition in the Morehead Scholarship awards program. Chesson, a senior at John A. Holmes High School, was chosen to represent Chowan County, according to W. Her bert Hollowell. county More head chairman. Two former area students are now studying at the Uni versity of North Carolina in Chapel Hill as Morehead Scholars. Keith Rollins, a graduate of Chowan High WESLEY CHESSON, HI night when members of the two boards responded to a request by Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr. Mayor Mitchener had call ed she meeting to seek a so lution to the dispute rather than have it aired in U. S. Judge W. S. Privott pre sided at the session, at which Solicitor Thomas Chears, Jr., prosecuted the docket. Lermon R. Brickhouse, 18, was convicted of reckless driving after being involved in a mishap at the Broad and Church Street Texaco Station. Brickhouse was charged after McKay Wash ington, station operator, was struck by the defendant’s car. Judge Privott sentenced Brickhouse to 90 days on the roads. However, the sen tence was suspended upon payment of $35 fine and costs and he was ordered not to drive for 12 months. No tice of appeal was given and bond was set at SIOO. The judge noted that Brickhouse has demonstrated utter disregard for the rights and safety of others. He said the defendant has been convicted of four traffic vio lations previously. “I don't know whether or not you don’t know how to drive a car or just don't care,” the judge told Brickhouse. Samuel L. Phillips and John W. Hassell were both convicted of being drunk. They were each given sen tences of four months, sus pended upon payment of SIOO fine and costs. James Lee Bennett was convicted of reckless driv ing and driving without a valid operator's license. He was sentenced to 60 days, suspended upon payment of SSO fine and costs. Prayer for judgment was continued for six months upon payment of court costs in the case where David E. Boyce, Jr., was convicted of speeding. The following waivers were received: David S. Smithwick, Wil lie C. Lowery, Raymond R. Purrell. Bertie M. Warren. Cornelius A. Roberts, Walter R. Leary and Alvin R. Waff. Also, Donald L. Clear, Ronald K. Griffin, Thomas H, Speight, Charlie E. West brook, Vann R. Hare and William M. Morris. School, is a sophomore at UNC, and Norfleet Pruden, who was a member of the Class of 1966 at John A. Holmes High School, is in the freshman class. The Morehead grants are considered to be the most sought after by college fresh men. Too, the Morehead committee has recently es tablished fellowships in law and medicine as well as in the Graduate School. Awards made to freshmen are valued at $5,800 per year. The Morehead Awards, as well as the graduate and professional fellowships are made entire ly on the basis of merit without any consideration of need. Since 1951, 559 Morehead Scholars have entered the University of North Caro lina at a cost of nearly $3- million. Chesson, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Chesson. Jr., is president of the Student Council. He holds member ship in the National Honor Society and the Monogram Club. He has lettered in football, basketball and base ball as well as track. He is considered to be one of the best athletes ever to study at John A. Holmes High School Single Copy 10 Cents : District Court, i At the same meeting the . boards ' agreed to ask Rep. Walter B. Jones to get an ap • pointment in Washington ■ with Office of Education au • thorities for further discuss . ion of the local problem. That appointment was ar ranged Tuesday and will be held November 25. The city board agreed to keep the 26 students at D. F. Walker High School pending further developments. It was reported in the press Tuesday that action has been filed in U. S. District Court in Elizabeth City against the Chowan County board on behalf of four of the students involved. The action seeks an injunc tion to keep the board from “authorizing or continuing the practice of discriminating against the Negro citizens of Chowan County because of race or color,” At press time O. C. Long, Jr., chairman of the county board, had not received of ficial notice of the suit. Plaintiffs were reported to include Norman Felton, minor who is bringing suit through her mother, Alethia Felton; Ervin Lassiter, father, Wil liam Lassiter; Stewart Cope land, mother, Devolure Cope land: and Robert Sharp, guardian, Henry Copeland. At a called meeting of the Chowan board Monday night, Supt. Hiram J. Mayo was re instated. Supt. Mayo, vet eran administrator of Eden ton City Schools, earlier this year assumed the position of superintendent of the Chowan schools. He was asked to re sign November 4 due to the litigation between the boards. N. J. George, a board member, said the court action has been resolved and Supt. Mayo should be reinstated. He said this move would be in the best interest of the schools and the children at tending them. Dr. A. F. Downuip seconded the mo tion and it was unanimously passed. Two vacancies at White Oak Consolidated School were filled. Mrs. Marion G. Cranmer, 100 Twiddy Ave- Continued on Page 8 Death Claims Mrs. Leary, 91 Mrs. Deborah Byrum Leary died Thursday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. O. C. Long. Jr., Route 1, Edenton. She was 91. Mrs. Leary had been ill for six weeks. A native and lifelong resi dent of Chowan County, Mrs. Leory was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen Evans Bvru'm and the widow of R. W. Leary. Surviving are three sons: J. Clarence, R. West and Stillman Leary, all of Eden ton; four daughters: Mrs. Long and Mrs. Rodney Har rell, both of Edenton; and Mrs. Carey Hollowell and Mrs. Cameron Boyce, both of Tyner; one brother. T. Cam Byrum of Edenton; three sis ters: Mrs. Henry Goodwin of Edenton; Mrs. Roy Furry of Richmond, Va.. and Mrs. Riddick Chappell of Hertford; 21 grandchildren. 40 great grandchildren. and one great great-grandchild. Mrs. Leary was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church where funeral ser vices were held Friday after noon. The services were conducted by Rev. Meredith Garrett, assisted by Rev. Bil ly Leary and Rev. Robert Harrell. Burial was in the family cemetery near the home. Pallbearers were: Jakie Boyce, Robbie Boyce, Edgar Earl Hollowell, Scott Har rell, Tommy Leary, Jack Leary, J. Clarence Leary, Jr., and Leonard Small. PLAY AT GREENVILLE The undefeated freshman football team at East Caro lina Colltge will meet Cho wan College at 7:30 P. M. Friday in Greenville. Sched uled to see action are two, former Edenton grid stars, Dwight Flanagan and Charles S wanner.
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