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A Newspaper Devoted 1 To the Progress of the Albemarle Area Volume XXX. —Nutnber 50. Albemarle Area Development Association Holds Annual Meeting In Edenton Armory Friday Night Governor Terry San ford Will Speak to i Group of Represen tatives Coming From 10 Eastern Counties Plans .have been completed for the annual meeting of the Albe marle Area Development Asso ciation, which will be held in the Edenton armory Friday night, December 13, beginning at 7 o’clock. The principal guest for the oc casion will be Governor Terry Sanford, who will address mem bers which embrace 10 north eastern counties. The counties j represented in the association in clude Gates, Chowan, Perquim . ans, Pasquotank, Camden, Curri- j tuck, Dare, Tyrrell, Washington and Hyde. Richard Atkinson of Elizabeth City, president of the association, will preside over the meeting, which is expected to attract a goodly number of guests from the ten counties. Another feature of the meet ing will be the election of new officers for the year 1964. Mr. Atkinson also says that reports for the year’s activities will be presented from the four divisions, including agriculture, community development, indus trial development and tourist and recreation. These reports will he submitted by the chairman of the respective divisions. The community development report will include awards to winning communities for partici pation in community develop ment for 1963. The Tourist and Recreation Division will distribute copies of the brochure which was re cently printed in order to pro mote the entire Albemarle area. - All Fires In County Should Be Reported At Edenton Station W. M. Hare, chief of the Cen ter Hill-Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Department, is very anxious for his department to be as ef ficient as possible in reducing damage caused by fires. In. this Connection he pointed out that in case of any fires, the Edenton Fire Department should be no tified at the earliest possible moment. \ The Edenton Fire Department, | with its present equipment, will be able to sound the alarm at the upper county fire station, 1 which will notify the volunteers that a fire is in progress. Mr. Hare points out that this • arrangement will get firemen to the scene of a fire far sooner than if efforts are made to con tact the fire station at Cross Roads, where there are no full- j time firemen. j 20 Years Ago j As Found In The Files Os j The Chowan Herald V I™. > Whether or not the clock om top of the Court House should \ continue to toll the hours both! day and night was a mooted question and one which was thrown in the lap of Town'Coun cil. Due to a complaint by G. <H. Harding, proprietor of IHothl Coat'd, on Page 4 —Section l 1 60 Students Make Honor Roll At John A. Holmes High School Cecil Fry, principal at John A. Holmes High School, announced last week that 60 students made the honor roll for the second six weeks period. Those on the honor roll were:? 7th Grade—Shirley Alexander, Rosemary Holmes, Helen Pruden, David Copeland, Jeff Mabe and Ronnie Rogerson. Bth Grade Harriet Barrow Carol Bryant, Ellen CuthrelL Sharon Dunbar, Judy Goodwin, Carroll Lassiter, Jane Parks, Itjfteborah Stroud, Alyson Ward, |Kolm Dixon, BUI Garwood. John Graham, Roetaia HaroeU, frankie Katkaveck, Billy Perry. jda Ashley, Ann Linda THE CHOWAN HERALD Speaks In Edenton ft m i^m W GOVERNOR TERRY SANFORD Featuring the annual meeting of the Albemarle Area Develop ment Association in Edenton will be an address by Governor Ter ry Sanford. The meeting will be held in the Edenton armory Friday night, December 13, at 7 o'clock. Town Council Authorizes Sale Os Remainder Os Bond Issue Town Councilmen at their meeting Tuesday night voted to sell $173,000 in bonds. This is the remainder of a $543,000 bond issue which was authorized by a vote of the people in connection with the construction of a sew age disposal plant. Os the issue $370,000 worth of bonds have been sold. The action followed a financial report presented by Jesse Har rell of .the Board of Public Works, which reflected the fact that without this additional bond sale the town’s finances would I be at a lower level than has been’ the case over many .Years. | Aces Guests Os Rotarians Today Feature Will Be Film Os Aces and Per quimans Game Edenton Rotarians will, enter tain the Edenton Aces at their I meeting this (Thursday) after j noon at 1 o’clock at the Parish ' House. A special feature of the meeting will be showing of a ; film of the Edenton Aces and Perquimans Indians football I game by Coach Jerry McGee. I President Hiram J. Mayo urges every Rotarian to be present. . • Store Hours i j As has been the custom in the past, most places of busi- I ness will be closed for the | Christmas holiday Wednesday, | December 25 and also the day following, Thursday, Decem ber 26. For the convenience of all j customers most of Edenion's ■ stores will be open Saturday night until 9 o'clock on De cember 14 and every night until 9 o'clock through Christ mas Eve, beginning Wednes j day, December 18. Hollowell, Kay Kramer, Ivy Lowe, Grace Sawyer, Mary Jo Wozelka, Wesley Chesson, Larry Parks and Tony Webb. 10th Grade Barbara Adams, Suzanne George, Dianthia Sex ton, Vonhie Stillman, Martha Vaughan, Barbara Wallace, Viv m Whiteman, Joe Conger and Norfleet Pruden. ,11th Grade Linda Basnight, Pat Byrum, Claire Belch, Sharlie Faircloth, Nancy O’Neal, Helen Rogerson and George Wilkins. 12th Grade Sandra Bunch, Jean Goodwin, Sandra Hare, Bet ty Hollowell, Nancy Jordan, Mary Thorud„ Sandra White, James Brabble, Neal Hobbs, Steve Jackson, Douglas Sexton &acL DougiTyiddy ♦ •. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 12, 1963. W. J. P. Earnhardt Appointed Member Board Public Works Will Fill the Unexpir ed Term of Ralph E. Parrish, Who Recent ly Resigned Meeting in special session Wednesday night of last week, Town Council appointed W. J. P. Earnhardt as a member of the Board of Public Works. Mr. Earnhardt succeeds Ralph E. Parrish, who resigned as of No vember 30. At the time of his resignation Mr. Parrish was chairman of the board. Mr. Parrish resigned due to serving as a jbstice of the peace and in order to eliminate any Continued on Page 3—Section 1 He pointed out that in event of an emergency, without the sale of these bonds, an embarrassing situation could easily develop. Mr. Harrell listed the amount of money the town has spent in various projects, which repre sents something like $1,300,000 in the past 18 months. In his report he listed approximate ex penses and while the town is in good financial shape, the fact that various projects, such as a new,fire station, new municipal building and possible electric, | water and sewer extensions, the I finance committee of both Town j Continued on Page 2—Section I Joe Webb Elected Chowan Supervisor L. C. Bunch, Fahey By rum and Mr. Webb Compose Board J. A. Webb, Jr., was re-elected to the Board of Chowan District Supervisors in the Albemarle- Soil and Water Conservation Dis trict Supervisors election held Friday, December 6, according to L. C. Bunch, chairman of the district. Mr. Webb’s new three year term begins January 1, 1964. The Chowan Board of Super visors for 1964 will consist of Mr. Webb, L. C. Bunch and Fahey Byrum. Mr. Webb is currently serving on the Watershed Com mittee of the North Carolina As sociation of Soil and Water Con servation Districts. The Board of Supervisors are responsible for planning and carrying out the soil and water conservation district program in the county. W. M. Rhoades New Master For Masons Officers Elected For 1964 at Thursday Night’s Meeting Members of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., elected officers for the year 1964 at their meeting held Thursday night. W. M. Rhoades was elected mas ter of the lodge to succeed T. B. Williford. Other officers elected were: Senior warden, Carroll Boyie; junior warden, R. T. Pickier; treasurer, R. E. Leary; secretary, W. P. Goodwin, and trustee for three years, T. B. Williford. Mr. Rhoades announced the following appointments: Senior deacon, Herbert Baker; junior deacon, Philip Robey; senior ste ward, Aubrey Hardison; junior steward, Vernon Barrow; tiler,, M. E. Parker; chaplain, Raymond Burroughs and marshal, J. Ed win Bulflap. ... ■' ; - v tUMi Mir i BE. Bk v-xUS THAT’S THE SPIRIT—Mary Lou Graves, 5, 1964’s National March of Dimes poster girl, has teeth-gritting determination to learn to walk. _____ _ Ryland 4-H Clubs Again Win First Prize For Best Float In Edenton’s ’63 Christmas Parade Ryland 4-H Clubs won first prize for floats in the Edenton Christmas parade held Thursday afternoon of last week. The theme for the float was “The Star of Bethlehem Still Shines Over the World.” All the 4-H’ers and leaders were very proud to have received first honor again. The theme was carried out by a huge star hanging on the end of the trailer, with the manger scene under it. The rays of the star were directed to seven 4-H Club members, who represented the seven continents. They wore Local Post Office Expecting Record Christmas Mailing Postmaster Chestnutt Says That 250,000 Pieces of Mail Will Be Handled Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt has come up with some interesting research which shows that the modern custom of sending Christmas cards began in Lon don in 1843. Although their ori gin in this country is not clear ly dated, a “very early” card found by a Boston collector in dicates the United States was not far behind in their use. Today, Americans send far more Christmas cards than citi zens of any other nation. The greeting card industry has esti mated six billion cards of all kinds are sent annually, and, of I course, the bulk of them are at Christmas. Mr. Chestnutt predicts his of- Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Chowan Is Included In Road Projects Bids totaling $7,146,224.50 were received last week by the State Highway Commission at its reg ular monthly letting. Among the projects was a bid for 1.45 miles of grading and drainage for improvement to U. S. 17 and N. C. 32 in and near Edentont The low bid of $87,264 was submitted by S. M. Cozart Construction Company of Wilson, N. C. Women’s Club Members Donate To Advertising Ocean Highway The Edenton Woman’s Club voted to back the promotion of Highway 17 at their meeting Wednesday, December 4, at the Edenton Restaurant. Each member will donate SI.OO as the contribution from the club. The project, in co operation with Elizabeth City and Hertford through the Area Highway Association, is for bill boards and brochures to adver tise the Ocean Highway. It was reported that Teacher’s Day was observed at the John A. Holmes High School and the % ( the name of the continent they represented. Hanging over these children was a turning world. Those riding on the float were Arlyn Dail, Carole Copeland, Carrie Chappell, Teddy Langley, Beecher Lou Ward, Hubert Lee Jordan, Susan Jordan, Pauline Byrum, Carolyn Asbell and L. B. Taylor, Jr. Much hard work was put forth toward making the float a suc cess. Thanks go out to 4-H Club members, former leaders, sponsoring committee of the Conl'd. on Page 2—Section 1 Chief Os Police Griffin Urges Care In Parking Cars Warns Shoppers to Lock Their Cars In Order to Eliminate Thefts Chief of Police James H. Grif fin this week issued a warning to all shoppers during the Christ mas season in order to guard against possible theft from cars while parked. “First," says Chief Griffin, “the safest place to put your articles is in the locked trunk of your car, because there they cannot be seen by a would-be thief. “Second, if you leave items in your car be sure to lock all doors and windows. Always try to park in a well-lighted place and never in a dark alley. If you are going to be gone from your car for any length of time, check back occasionally to make cer tain all is well. If you find that your car has been tampered with call the police. And remember, the safest place for your' pur chases is in the trunk.” Lions Christmas Party Monday Night, Dec. 16 Edenton Lions Club will ob serve its annual Christmas party Monday night, December 16. This year’s party will be held at the Chowan Country Club be ginning at 7 o’clock. Ladies will be special guests at the party and Dr. A. F. Down urn, president, urges every Lion and his wife to be present. Edenton Elementary School and that $lO checks were presented for each faculty lounge. The club entered a float in the Christmas parade. Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., said over 700 pounds of fruit cakes have been sold but urged members to sell the remaining cakes by Decem ber 15th. Mrs. George A. Byrum, presi dent, announced the election of Mrs. Hollowell as chairman of the Area HI Association of the Greater Tidewater Council of Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Band And Glee Club To Present Concert Sunday, Dec. 15th Annual Program In High School Auditor ium Will Begin at 3 O’clock N. Stuart Patten, director of the John A. Holmes High School Band, has announced that the The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Waff of Edenton, the sen ior exhibitor is a member of Delta Phi Delta honorary art fraternity and Kappa Delta Pi honorary education fraternity. She is president of her social sorority, Kappa Delta, and is a college marshal, a woman senator in the Student Government As sociation, and one of 40 East Carolina students to be listed i:i the 1963-64 edition of “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities”. JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Edenton Restaurant. President Jack Habit requests every Jay cee to be present. Miss Patricia S\aff Presenting Art Show At ECC In Greenville Another in the series of art exhibits by seniors at East Caro lina College begins Saturday in the Kate Lewis Gallery of Rawl Building. The student exhibitor is Patricia Waff of Edenton. Miss Waffs show, like other student displays in the third floor gallery, is open to the pub lic. It continues through next Thursday. The Edenton senior’s exhibit features various painting media: oils, watercolor, tempera and ink. The show is under the di rection of Tran Gordley, art in structor, and Dr. Francis Speight, EC artist-in-residence. B&W Appointment Completes a Training Program at Babcock & Wilcox Company P. Gene Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Ashley of Edenton, has just completed a six-months’ training program with The Bab cock & Wilcox Company at Bar berton, Ohio, and has been as signed to the quality control de partment of its boiler division headquarters in Barberton for specialized training. A graduate of North Carolina State College with a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineer ing, Ashley has been undergoing extensive training prior to as-, suming a technical assignment with the boiler firm. Babcock & Wilcox and its sub sidiaries arc major producers of capital goods primarily for the conversion and control of energy. Products include steam generat ing equipment, nuclear systems, and components, boiler cleaning systems, meters and controls, electronic equipment, systems for process automation, steel tubular products, and refractories. Home Decorations Judged Dec. 23rd Edenton Woman's Club will again this year sponsor a con test for the best home Christmas decorations. Cash prizes will be awarded for first and second place with sls going to the win ner and $lO to the runner-up. The judging will be held the evening of Monday, December 23, and it is hoped many Eden tonians will decorate their homes for the holidays. Rotary Christmas Party Decemberl9 Edenton Rotarians will hold their annual Christmas party Thursday night, December 19. The party will be held this year at the Chowan Country Club at 7 o’clock, when Rotary Annes will be special guests. The committee in charge of arranging the pdrty includes W. B. Gardner, West Byrum, Zech Bond and Dr. Richard Hines, Jr. $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Edenton Christmas Party Thursday Afternoon Said Be Best In Recent Years Completes Course ? i* mm \ P. GENE ASHLEY An Edenton boy, P. Gene Ash ley, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Ashley, has just completed a training program with the Bab cock & Wilcox Company at Bar berton, Ohio. He has been as signed to the quality control de partment of the company. Miss Waff's work has been ex hibited in Wilmington, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Edenton andi Greenville. Locally, her work has been shown at the Greenville Art Center, the EC Methodist Student Center and the home of Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, presi dent of the college. In 1962, she presented a dis play of 30 works in Edenton. A wood - sculpture, “Frustration” was exhibited at Pembroke State College before its acceptance by the 26th Annual North Carolina Artists Exhibition currently un der way in RaleiJ»h. Coni'd. on Page 3. Section 1 ChestnuttNamed On Legion Group Appointed Member of Veterans’ Prefer ence Committee J. L. Chestnutt has just been informed that he has been ap pointed as a general member of the Veterans Preference Commit tee of the American Legion. His term on the committee will run until the close of the 1964 fall meeting of the National Execu tive Committee. Mr. Cheslnutt’s appointment, announced by Daniel F. Foley, National Commander, was made Coni'd. on "age 2—Section 1 I Fruit Cake Sale j I j j Fruit cakes are now on sale. ■ by the Edenton Woman's Club j i for the Christmas season. J | Claxton and Hostess holiday I ! fruit cakes are available in j (one and five pound sizes for | j SI.OO per pound. Cakes may be obtained) { from any member or call | j Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., j | (482-3649) or Mrs. R. J. Boyce, j (482-2624) for delivery. ----- - » Furm Bureau President Urging Passage Os “Little Federal Plan” David T. Bateman, president of the Chowan County Farm Bu reau, said this week that it would be “a serious backward step for Chowan County’s econ omy if the State is ever ruled by urban legislators.” Mr. Bateman submitted that urban rule is a “real and seri ous threat unless the reappor tionment ■ amendment passed on January 14.” The amendment popularly called the “Little Federal Plan”— would educe House membership from 120 to 100, giving each county one member. The Senate would be increased from 50 to 70 members, with all seats being I For Quick Results ~. * Try a Classified Ad In The Herald [Perfect Weather Re sults In Thousands to ; Turn Out For Annual j Affair For Kiddies 1 Edenton’s annual Christmas parade and party held Thursday afternoon of last week had the blessings of the weather man and as a result the event was claim : ed by many to be just about the best held in recent years. The weather was perfect, so that children and adults by the thous ands gathered to watch the pa rade and meet Santa Claus at the ! foot of Broad Street. Throngs lined Broad Street as the parade moved from Hicks Field to the waterfront and after the parade lower Broad Street was a solid mass of humanity. The parade was headed by a police escort followed by a car carrying this year's co-chairmen, Mrs. Artie Ange and Mrs. J. Ed win Bufflap, members of the Business and Professional Wo man’s Club, again sponsors of the event. New automobiles carrying dignitaries from Eden ton, Hertford and Elizabeth City were in the line of march, as well as Smoky the Bear, clowns, goat and donkey. Among the marching units also were the (Tee Pee Tom-Tom twirlers and cheerleaders from Perquimans High School, Creswell cheerlead ers as well as cheerleaders from John A. Holmes and Chowan High schools. A group of little majorettes attracted a lot of at- Continuea on Page 3—Sect. ~n J Christmas Dance To Be Held December 25 Eden ton’s Varsity Club will j again sponsor a Christmas dance lon Wednesday night. December 25. The dance will be .held in the Fdcnton armory beginning at 9 o’clock and continuing un til 1 A. M. Music for tiie dance will be furnished by Bud Skiles and his band from East Carolina College. This band should ap peal to tiie younger set. Table reservations can be made by phoning Edenton 482-2336 or 482-3084. CHRISTMAS PARTY AT EASTERN STAR MEETING J Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or ' der of the Eastern Star, will ob j serve their annual Christmas party at the chapter’s meeting Monday night, December 16, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Elton Boswell, worthy matron, is especially anxious for , all members to be present. j CIVIC calendar] I'— <• j Albemarle Area Development 1 Asociation will hold its annual I meeting in the Edenton National Guard armory Friday night De cember 13, at 7 o'clock. John A. Holmes High School Band and Glee Club will pre sent a concert of Christmas mu sic Sunday afternoon. December 15. at 3 o'clock in the school au ditorium. Edenton Varsity Club will sponsor a Christmas dance in the Edenton armory Wednesday night, December 25, from 3 P. M. to 1 A. M. . , Continued on Page 3. Section 1 , allotted on a population basis. . “This plan gives fair represen tation to everybody,” said Bate man, “and provides for neither urban or rural control. Basing one house on area and the other on population is nothing other than a fair solution.” Bateman cited the fact that Chowan County’s estimated agri cultural income for 1962 was $5,- 112,507. This includes govern ment payments and income from sale of farm products. Economic specialists, he said, report that each agricultural dollar is multi plied seven times as it omges through the economy. Copttm* Mhr 1 tmrtsm l ‘W-l
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