' h -
| ¥ |
I\ w r*. Ik
■k *WiMbr MJRm*' ; (>
FACULTY MEMBERS — Edenton-Chowan Schools opened at 9 A. M. Wed
nesday with several new teachers taking posts in the system. Supt. Bill Britt met
Monday with the 130 faculty members as they reported for work in preparation for
the opening, which was expected to bring out 3£oo students. In the picture at left,
new teachers at Ernest A. Swain Elemenear - School are: Mrs. Betty Bissette, Mrs.
Sandra Phillips and Mrs. Ann Hines. New staff members at John A. Holmes High
RjßSfl
Volume XXXIV —No. 35.
(Elir |3ubltc |3ararie
Fair Time Nearing
Planning for the 1967 Chowan County
Fair is moving ahead and many added
attractions are scheduled this year.
The fair, to be held September 25-30,
Is sponsored annually by Edward G.
Bond Post, American Legion.
W. A. Perry, president of Chowan
County Fair Association, says the pre
mium book, outlining the different de
partments, prizes, etc., will be distributed
early in September.
Putting on a successful county fair is
quite a job and the local folks are past
masters in this department. They work
throughout the year on the project and
proceeds go to a worthy cause.
So, kiddies, start saving your allow
ance. Fair time is nearing.
“See You In Court”
Taxpayers in Briar/on have a good
thing going for them in the municipally
owned electric system. They purchase
power at a competitive rate while suffici
ent profit is realized to put more into the
town treasury than comes from property
tax.
For this reason, if no other, citizens
should have a keen interest in matters
affecting the future of municipally own
ed electric systems.
As in many other areas, those who
enjoy the benefits of something are gen
erally willing to let the other fellow fight
their battles. When, on the other hand,
the benefits cease, they cry out: “What
happened?”
This is exactly what 73 towns in North
Carolina are now doing. They have
found out what happened to them in
the 1965 General Assembly when they
Continued on Pare 4
Mitcheners Host Visitor From Italy
By JANE S. WEIKEL
“Mr. Mayor says he gets indigestion
from eating my cooking. How can he
eat it if he does not like it?”
This was the comment from Anna
Maria Carrara who for a few days last
i if
TIPS FOR THE MAYOR— Mayor John A
Jr„ listen* to lee
SyffitETthab 2a. John. In Vermont
THE CHOWAN HERALD
. 11l ’** **
HAPPY OCCASION—AII «*r« smiles Saturday evening when Rev. T. W. Allred ol
Concord, former pastor at . Rocky Hock Baptist Church, flipped the switch that officially
turned on the lights at a Rocky Hock community athletic park. Left to right are: Jack
Evans, Mr. Allred and Wallace Evans. The Evans' have been among the leaders in
getting the project completed.
Rural Living Praised By Mr. Allred
The Rocky Hock Athletic Develop
ment Association dedicated its newly
lighted ballpark to the community Sat
urday night in ceremonies at the site.
Rev. T. W. Allred, former pastor of
Rocky Hock Baptist Church and now
an associational missionary in Cabarrus
County, made the dedicatory address.
Speaking at the 7 P. M., ceremonies,
Mr. Allred used the theme “Together
ness.” In his remarks he emphasized the
importance of the rural community. He
stated there is no place on earth like this
week was the guest of Mayor and Mrs.
John Mitchener, Jr.
Anna Maria is from Milano, Italy.
She has been in the United States for
one year. Studying in Massachusetts
and teaching students Italian who are
going abroad has almost filled that year
up.
Her time that’s not spent in this has
been spent in traveling. She’s been to
California, Texas, New Mexico, New
York, and many other places. But she
was impressed with Edenton and the
South.
“This is my first experience in the
South, and in a small town. It’s so dif
ferent! The pace is much slower here.
And the people stay in one place. In
New York, I found out that most of the
people that live there are from some
where else.”
“The people are most friendly here,”
she said.
Anna Maria has visited the families of
some of the students and teachers she
met. “They are all so nice. They give
me the addresses of their families and
tell me to stop by and see them when
I’m in that part of the States.”
She met John, the Mitcheners’ son, io
Vermont when they were both teaching
students going abroad.
Anna Maria left Edenton on Friday to
go to New York for a week. From
there she’ll go to Vermont to teach a
group of art students a little of the lan
guage before they leave for Italy. When
that’s done, she’ll accompany them back
to her native soil.
During our chat, she gave me the most
M JwjglylS l ~, Mr YrrailPPyllii »
c 5 h vj m
*»> y
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, August 31, 1967.
type community.
In addition to rural communities hav
ing a feeling of neighborliness, it is a
good place to rear children. It offers
time and opportunity for relaxation and
plenty of living room, he added.
The speaker added that one finds to
getherness in worship, song, praying,
walking and working one with another.
Mr. Allred, being one of the main in
stigators of the project, stated that this
was a dream come true and that this can
be a rallying place for friendship, fellow
ship, neighborliness and togetherness.
Lights on the new park were turned
on by Jack Evans, president of the ath
letic development association.
Wallace Evans, chairman of communi
ty development for Rocky Hock, accept
ed the facility on behalf of the com
munity. He expressed sincere thanks*
to the athletic association for their con
tribution to the community.
Jack Evans said the athletic associa
tion is grateful to the ladies in the com
munity for their work on various fund
raising projects as well as to individuals
who contributed toward the $2,500 goal.
The project is now debt free.
Store Burglarized
The State Bureau of Investigation has
been called to assist Edenton Police De
partment in the investigation of a burg
lary Saturday night at P&Q Super Mar
ket. Approximately SI,OOO in cash was
taken.
Chief James H. Griffin said prelimi
nary investigation failed to produce any
leads in the case. The SBI joined in
the case Monday afternoon.
It was reported that the burglary oc
curred between 9:30 P. M., and 12 mid
night.
Sgt. H. J. Lupton was on patrol in the
downtown area when he noticed the back
door of the super market standing ajar.
H. G. Quinn was notified and it was
then learned that the money was missing
from a desk drawer.
Chief Griffin said at the present time
his department has been unable to deter
mine how the culprit gained entry to the
store. He said the investigation will be
pressed until an arrest is made.
School include: first row, Miss Diana Brabble, Mrs. Cornelia Sharpe, Mrs. Sudie
Reason and Miss Mary Irving, and back row: Tom Bass, Mrs. Rebecca Shepard,
David Shelton and Matthew Long. The three new teachers at Chowan High School,
shown at right are: Mrs. Laurie Owens, Mrs. Johnnie Collins and Mrs. Jane Shoaf.
New staff members at White Oak and D. F. Walker were not available when the
photographs were made and will be presented later.
B m ■
****** S rJr
Electric Towns To Test
1965 Measure In Courts
Seventy-three North Carolina munici
palities were unsuccessful to get the 1965
Eleectric Law changed in the General
Assembly and are now going into the
courts to determine its constitutionality.
The Town of Edenton is a member of
the North Carolina Municipally Owned
Opening Is Today
For Dollar Store
Super Dollar Stores, one of North Ca
rolina’s fastest growing retail firms, opens
a store at 202 South Broad Street here
at 9 A. M., today (Thursday). This is
the 18th store in the chain which began
in Dunn on September 7, 1966. Another
store also opens today in Bethel and the
20th store in the past 12 months opens
in Raleigh the following week.
The firm has headquarters in Raleigh.
Mrs. Tressie Bunch will manage the
Edenton store which has been renovated
following the closing of Phthisic’s Super
Market. The grocery firm is building
a new store on West Queen Street.
H. M. Lamm of Goldsboro, district
supervisor for Super Dollar, said grand
opening ceremonies will be held just prior
to the 9 A. M., opening today. He in
vited citizens from throughout the area
to be on hand for the ribbon cutting at
which time Super Dollar officials will
join Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., and
other local dignitaries for the event.
Super Dollar, which operates stores in
North and South Carolina, has a goal
of 100 stores by 1972, Lamm said.
“We have a store that never has a
sale,” Lamm said. “Every day is sale
day for us.”
The self-service type store has ap
proximately 3,000 square feet of floor
Continued on Page 4
fe'-'TT
' ill
. I \\
z ■ * " I Bigg 1 BH f
Doll2 En stJL TC JM bu#T w ** k POM*** the new Supei
op * ainfl ■* • A. M. today (Thursday).
25! discount store, is the 18th in a rap
wtmL Vhoto Treasie Bunch, manager, viewing
erne merchandise with H. M. Lamm, district supervisor.
Single Copy 10 Cents
Electric Systems Association, the group
challenging the law.
A decision to make a test case of the
legislation was made last week at a spe
cial meeting of the association in South
ern Pines. Edenton was represented by
Jesse L. Harrell, J. H. Conger, Jr., and
Thomas C. Byrum, Jr., members of the
Board of Public Works; Councilman J.
D. Elliott, Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner, and Public Works Supt. Rich
ard N. Hines.
Representatives of 60 towns were on
hand to hear Joe Tally of Fayetteville,
legal counsel of NCMOESA, explain the
limitations imposed upon municipalities
by the 1965 Electric Law, calling them
evil and ill-conceived.
Tally reviewed the efforts that were
made during the 1967 General Assembly
Continued on Pace 4
Holiday Closings
A long weekend is in store for most
area workers with the upcoming Labor
Day holiday. Most businesses and agen
cies in Edenton will be closed Monday
in observance of Labor Day.
Claude Griffin, chairman of the Mer
chants Committee of Edenton Chamber
of Commerce, said Labor Day is one
of the general holidays recommended by
his group.
Edenton-Chowan Schools, which open
ed Wednesday for the 1967-68 term,
will be closed Monday.
W. B. Gardner, Town Administrator,
said there will be no garbage collection
Monday as town employees will have
the day off. Collection of trash and
garbage will be throughout Edenton on
Saturday and the regular schedule will
resume Tuesday.
Edenton Municipal Building will be
Continued on Page 4
EUB
Kial