A Newspaper Devotcxf
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
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Volume XXX—Number 51.
In Neighborhood Os 150
Attend Annual Meeting
Development Association
Gov. Sanford High In
Praise of Activities;;
David R. Dear Elect-!
ed New President
• In the neighborhood of 350'
people representing the Albe
marle Area Development Asso
ciation gathered in the Edenton
armory Friday night to attend i
tlie annual meeting of the asso-j
riation. The association includes!
Camden, Chowan, Currituck,
Dare, Gates, Hyde,. Pasquotank, ;
Pterquimans, Tyrrell and Wash
ington counties, and all were '
well represented.
Governor Terry Sanford was
the principal speaker for the oc
casion and spoke following a de
licious barbecue chicken dinner
served by the Center Hill com
munity. Richard Atkinson, Jr., 1
of Elizabeth City, president ofj
the association, presided over
the meeting. The invocation was
by the Rev. Fred Still, pastor
of the Hertford Methodist
Church and prior and during the
meal .music was provided by The
Fabulous Dots of Pasquotank
County.
Governor Sanford was intro
duced by Senator N. Elton Ayd
lett of Elizabeth City.
The Governor had no prepared
speech and was high in praise of
the association, which he said |
was the first such group to or-|
ganize during his administration.
He complimented the association r
for its accomplishments during
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Two Special Services
At Methodist Church
Next Sunday morning, Decem
ber i 2, at 11 o’clock, the choir
of the Methodist Church will
present a Christmas cantata with
the Christmas story narrative.
At 7 o’clock Sunday night a
dramatic candlelight service will
be held, which will be followed
by a Christmas party in the fel
lowship hall. Ail members of
the congregation are especially
urged to attend both services. ’
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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An appeal was made to con
iine Christmas lighting decora
tions to Christmas trees inside
private homes.
Miss Lena Jones, publicity
ohairman of the County WAC
drive, received a letter of com
mendation from Governor J.
Melville Broughton compliment- 1
ary to the efforts and. results of I
the drive in Chowan County.
Mrs. W. H. Coffield, Chairman;
of the Red Cross surgical dress
ings classes, reported that a to-
Contimied on ?age 12. Section 2
Powder Puff Football Game Is
Scheduled Thursday Afternoon
With Senior Girls vs. Juniors
All the fellows who like both
football and' girls are in for r
treat this (Thursday) aftemoor
as the Tri-Hi-Y of John A
Holmes High School sponsors a
“powder-puff’ football game
Twq teams, each composed en-,
lirely of girls, will be playing a
two-hand-touch football game
scheduled to begin at 3:45 on
Hicks Field.
One team will be composed of
senior girls and the other will
include junior girls. Coaches
kJerry McGee and Billy Hardison
jfgll be pacing tl>e opposing side
jfijjis as coaches for the two
TV game is sponsored by the
fef-Hi-Y as a fund-raising pro- :
ject, go that an admission of 25 ’
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Store Hours
As has been the custom in
the past, most places of busi
ness will be closed for the
Christmas holiday Wednesday,
December 25 and also *he day
following. Thursday, Decem
ber 26.
For the convenience of all
customers most of Edenton's
stores will be open until 9
o'clock through Christmas
Eve.
Herald Printed
Early Next Week
In order for Herald em
ployees to enjoy a few days
for the Christmas holidays.
The Herald will be printed
on Monday of next week.
It will be necessary, there
fore. lo have news items and
advertising in the office by
Saturday morning.
Johnny Winborne Is Selected
For Morehead Award Interview
One hundred eighty-one North i
Carolina high school male seniors j
have been selected by More
head Award County Committees
this fall for further considera
tion for . 1964 four-year - all-ex-,
pensc'-paid Morehead awards to
the University of North Caro
lina.
These young men, selected on
merit alone without considera
tion of financial need, will now
he interviewed by Morehead
District Selection Committees,
beginning in January. W. Her
bert Hoßowell, Jr., is chairman
of the Chowan County Selec
Mrs. Wood Privott
Elected President
Iredell Association
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Succeeds Grayson H.
Harding, Who Has,
Been President Over
Ten Years
Mis. Wood Privott was elect
ed esident of the James Ire
dell Association to succeed
Grayson Harding at a meeting of
the association held Wednesday
of last week at the Edenton
Restaurant.
Mr. Harding, who had served
as president for over 10 years,
was praised for the many im
provements made to the house
during this time. A motion was
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-ents for adults. It is hoped
his unique contest will attract
i large crowd.
The senior team will include
Ruth Overman, Judy Byrum, j
Betty Hollowell, Sandra Hare,
Yvonne Alexander, Mary Thorud, |
Sandra Cale, Sandra White, Car-j
dlyn Clements, Sandra Bunch,
Martha Vaughan, Artie Bass,;
Suzanne George, Ellene Tarking-I
ton and Brenda Penny;
On the junior team will be
Glenna Quinn, Claire Belch, Su
san Byrum, Betsy Hardin, Shar
lie Faircloth, Jane Walters,
Brenda Culhrell, Arlene Fry,
Miriam Willis, Helen Rogerson,
Brenda Stallings, Gayle Oliver,
Frances Privott, Johnetta Daven
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 19, 1963.
Local Legion Post
Tops Membership
114 Incentive Goal
Legionnaires Compli
mented For Achieve
ment By State Com
mander
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40
of the American Legion has ex
ceeded its membership incentive
goal for 1964, according to infor
mation received from State Head
-1 quarters of the American Leg
ion in Raleigh.
W. A. Perry, commander of
’ the post, has received a letter
1 from the Legion State Adjutant,
Nash McKee, expressing congrat
ulations and thanks to the mem
bership chairman, all post offi
cers, and membership workers
for their effort. '
L. J. Phipps of Chapel Hill,
Department Commander of the
American Legion, issued a state
ment of high praise for the local
post.
Commander Phipps said, “I am
proud to congratulate the offi
cers and Members of Post No.
40 upon this notable achieve-
Cont'd. from Pag*, 6—Section 2
| tion Committee.
Among the 181 youths se'ect
ed from 826 boys wno were
I nominated this fall by high
school nominating committees is
, JoJ.tmy Hutchins Wmbufne, a
student at Chowan High School.
Morehead awards were first
made to graduates of North
Carolina degree-granting colleges
in 1951 for graduate study at
UNC. Awards were first made
to undergraduates in- 1 1953. Since
the beginning of the program
374 boys have entered the Uni
versity of North Carolina as
Moreread Scholars.
Band And Glee Club
Present Delightful
Christmas Concert
Goodly Number Gath
er In Auditorium to
Hear Annual Christ
man Concert
A goodly number gathered in
the John A. Holmes High School
auditorium Sunday afternoon
when the John A. Holmes High
School Band and Glee Club pre
sented a Christmas concert. The
Glee Club was directed by Miss
Suzanne Hardison and N. Stuart
Patfen directed the band.
Each number by the two
groups was expertly presented,
so that all who 'attended were
very favorably impressed with
the delightful program which
lasted about an hour.
The numbers presented by the
Glee Club, with Miss Hardison
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Special Services At
St. Paul’s Church
The Festival of Lessons and
■ Carols will be presented Sunday
. morning, December 22 at 11
| o’clock at St. Paul’s Episcopal
I Church.
Special music has been pre
| pared by the Senior Choir in-
I eluding “The Holly and the
| Ivy”, “What Child Is This”, “In
the Bleak Mid-Winter”, and Aria
from “Messiah” by Handel, and
“Lullay My Liking”, "Joseph
Dearest” and “Ding Dong, Mer
rily on High”.
The carol service will follow
the tradition of Bromsgrove
School Chapel (England) with*
readings from I Samuel, Isaiah,
Saint Luke, Saint Matthew, the
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
“...Where The Heart Is”
Now, or two thousand years ago,
When Wise Men trailed a star,
We need not Santa, gifts or snow,
For Christmas is where you are.
Christmas is where you find its joy,
In your heart or on a tree —
And all the gift I want from you, dear,
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Is just the love you give to me.
—Wilborne Harrell
Peanut Ton-and One-Half
Club Banquet Scheduled
To Be Held January 14th
January 3 Is Deadline
For Growers to Re
port Figures to Local
ASC Office
The third annual Peanut Ton
ar.d-One-Half Club banquet
sponsored by the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce will be
heid Tuesday night, January 14
at the Edenton Restaurant, ac
cording to Tom Shepard, chair
man of the Chamber’s Agricul
ture Committee.
“'Last year,” Shepard said,
“awards went to more than 40
farmers who averaged 3,000
pounds or more per acre of pea
nuts on the entire farm quota.
This year we expect even more
teo attend our awards night ban
quet as it has been an excellent
year in regard to high yields.”
“The grower who has the
highest yield of peanuts per
acre will receive a special silver
loving cup award,” Shepard said.
“However, invitations for the
banquet will go out only to
those who have reported their
Continued from Page 7—Section 1
Chowan Farmers
Vote To Continue
Cotton Program |
Chowan County farmers gave
overwhelming approval to con
tinuation of the cotton market
ing quota program. Out of 530
eligible voters, 240 cast their |
vote. This represents 44 per
cent of eligible votes casting
their vote.
The referendum Tuesday of
last week was held to determine
whether marketing quotas will
be continued, for the 1964 crops
of both upland and extra long
staple cotton.
Chamber Commerce Directors
Endorse “Little Federal Plan”
At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, held Thurs
day afternoon, the group en
dorsed the "Little Federal Plan”.
This plan is in the form of anj
amendment to the state’s consti-1
tution, which will be placed be-1
fore the voters of North Caro-1
lina in an election scheduled to I
be held Tuesday, January 14.
It is the hope of the directors
that Chowan County citizens
will turn out in great numbers
to cast their ballots in favor of
this proposed amendment.
The proposed amendment has
to do with the makeup of the
• State Senate, which has been re
districted. Membership remain
ed at 50. but 33 districts were
reshaped into 80 new ones, which
11 Longer Hours At
P. O. Saturdav
[j
For the convenience of pa
trons and in an effort to
I handle last minute Christmas
mailing. Postmaster J. L.
Cheslnutt announces that the
1 j Edenton Post Office will re
!i main open Saturday. Decem
ber 21 from 8:30 A. M., until
5 P. M.
I Mr. Chestnutt. of course
urges local people to mail
Christmas cards and packag
es at once, and that the Post
j Office will observe longer
| hours Saturday in order to
help as much as possible to
have Christmas mail reach
its destination before Christ
mas.
Little Time Left
ForChristmasMail
! Warns Postmaster
i
Longer Hours In Ef
fect In Order to Be
j Os Service For Late
( Mailing
“The time has passed to talk
about ‘Mailing Early For Christ
• mas’,” Postmaster J. L. Chest
■ | nutt says, “but you can still help
us to avoid a tremendous last
I minute pile-up of Christmas mail
j if you’Jl send all your gift pack
' j ages and Christmas cards right
r! now!”
[ To the inevitable last minute
; mailers he suggests the use of
; Air Mail for every Christmas
Continued on Page 12. Section 2
took Senators from the less pop
ulous areas and added more to
the more heavily populated areas.
If the amendment passes, both
houses of the General Assembly
would be changed, beginning
j with the 1967 session. The Sen-
I ate would be based on popula
i tion and the House of Represen-
I tatives on area. The House
I would have 100 members, one
from each county, and the Sen
ate would have 70 members.
It is the opinion of the Cham
ber of Commerce directors that
it will help this section of the
state if the amendment passes
and it will hurt the area if it is
defeated. For that reason they
are urging Chowan voters to
take the trouble to go t q the
polls on January 14 and vote in
favor of the amendment.
Dr. Beverly Lake
Speaker For DSA
Banquet Jan. 23
Annual Jaycee Affair
Scheduled to Be Held
At Masonic Temple
At 7 O’clock
Jack Habit, president of the
Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce, has announced that
the annual Jaycee Distinguished
Service Award Banquet will be
held Thursday night, January
23 at 7 o’clock. The banquet
will be held at the Masonic
Temple.
Mr, Habit announced that the
principal speaker for the occa
sion will be Dr. I. Beverly Lake
of Raleigh, who has announced'
his candidacy for Governor of
North Carolina.
Edentonians who over the
years have been DSA winners
include James P. Ricks, Jr.,
Luther C. Parks, Joe Conger,
Jr., John Gilliam Wood, Jr.,
Dr. Edward Bond. Eugene Ward.
Scott Harrell, George A. Byrum
and last year West Byrum. Jr.,
was the winner. Tom Hopkins
is also a DSA winner, with the
honor bestowed upon him in
Plymouth.
Edenton Tea Party Chapter Os
DAR Supporting Hall Os Fame
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR passed a resolution en
dowing and supporting a Hall of
Fame for Revolutionary heroes
in EMcnton at its meeting held
Wednesday of last week at the
Edenton Restaurant.
The Hall of Fame was re
cently incorporated by the
F.denton Chamber of Commerce
as a national shrine for Revolu
tionary patriots.
Mrs. James P. Ricks, Jr., re
gent, announced the appointment
of Mrs, David Redfield as his
torian; Mrs. David Holton Good
Citizen chairman, and Mrs.
George Hoskins as the chapter
representative to the Tourist
Mrs. Helen Byrum |
J Auxiliary President
■ Succeeds Mrs. Dorisl
,j Toler Who Recently
Resigned
' The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Wil- j
liam H. Coffield, Jr. Post 9280, j
Veterans of Foreign Wars, sent
their annual Christmas box last
week to Caswell Training School
in Kinston, N. C.
Gifts this year included Dolls,
balls, lipsticks and neck scarfs.
At a call meeting held last
week, Mrs. Helen Byrum was
elected to fill the office of presi
dent until new officers are elect
ed in April. Mrs. Doris Toler
' resigned at the last regular
i meeting in November.
Christmas Carol
Program Sunday
At Baptist Church
A Christmas carol service will
be held at the Edenton Baptist
j Church Sunday afternoon, De
• cember 22 at 5 o’clock. Partici
| pating in the service will be the
j church choir and the Concord
Choir. A program has been ar
j ranged in keeping with the
Christmas season, with the con
gregation joining in singing fav
orite Christmas hymns.
Mrs. M. A. Hughes is director
of the church choir and Mrs.
Lena Leary directs the Concord
Choir. Miss Agnes Chappell is
organist.
The program will include such
favorite Christmas carols as “Let
All Mortal Earth Keep Silence",
“Joy To The World”, “Silent
Night, Holy Night”, “Angels We
Have Heard On High”, “Praise
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$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chowan County Reaches
Quota To Help Attract
Travelers To Use U. S. 17
To Speak In Edenton
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DR. I. BEVERLY LAKE
Edenton Jaycees will hold
their annual Distinguished Ser
vice Award Banquet Thursday
night, January 23, when the
guest speaker will be Dr. I.
Beverly Lake of Raleigh.
Committee of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs, Hoskins, chairman of the
Kitchen Committee, reported
that the remodeling of t.he Ire
dell House kitchen was expect
ed to be completed during De-1
eember.
Mrs. J. L. Pettus. garden i
chairman, reported on the ex- j
tensive work on the garden, and j
said, ‘ the garden has been put j
to sleep for the winter.”
Mrs. Ricks was elected to'
represent the chapter in the
State Junior Member Contest.
The January meeting will be
held at the Iredell House at 3:30
o’clock Wednesday afternoon,
January' 8.
RED MEN TO NOMINATE
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT;
Chowan Tribe No. 12. Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, December 22. at
7:30 o’clock. There will be
nomination of officers at this
meeting, so that Fred Keeter, sa
chem of the tribe, urges an ex
ceptionally large attendance.
| Fruit Cake Sale!
i i
| The final shipment of fruit j
: cakes has just been received!
! by the Edenton Woman's Club (
I for the Christmas season, j
I Claxton and Hostess holiday |
j fruit cakes are available in j
j one through five pound sizes j
j for SI.OO per pound,
j Cakes may be obtained!
| from any member or call!
I Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., I
| (482-3649:). Mrs. R. J. Boyce j
j (482-2624) and Mrs. Wesley j
| Chesson. Jr.. (482-2336).
Farm Bureau Official Explains
Constitutional Amendment To
Be Voted On In Jan. 14 Election
How will County citizens be
represented in the State Legis
lature —under the present sys
tem of membership and under
the proposed amendment to the
state's constitution?
David T. Bateman of Edenton.
president of Chowan County
Farm Bureau, explains the two
plans for legislative representa
tion as follows:
“In the special session of the
Legislature this past fall, the
Senate was redistricted for the
iirst time since 1941. Member
ship remained at 50; but the 33
old districts were reshaped into
36 new ones. Changes in num
ber of Senators per district were
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Edenton, Hertford and
Elizabeth City Join
In Billboard and Bro
chure Advertising
The fund-raising drive put on
by the Albemarle Area Hiway
Committee, W. P. "Spec” Jones,
chairman, for tourist advertising
by the tri-cities of Edenton,
Hertford and Elizabeth City has
been highly successful, according
to West W. Byrum, president of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce.
The advertising funds will ful
fill a budget of SB,OOO for a two
year period. The bulk of the
funds will be utilized to erect
seven large 12 ft. by 30 ft. bill
boards at strategic locations
north and south of the new
! Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel to
, turn tourists along U. S. 17 and
| through the tri-cities. Byrum
j said.
| Mr. Jones and the Chamber's
Hiway Committee and assisted
|by the Chamber’s Tourist Com
j mittee. Jim Earnhardt, chairman,
, obtained Edenton's quota of the
total amount last Tuesday and
]so reported at the Albemare
Area Hiway Committee’s mect
[ ing held in Hertford Wednesday.
Edenton's quota was $2,400.
Those organizations who con
tributed in addition to the
Chamber of Commerce werejjj
Edenton Rotary Club, Lions
I Club, Tea Party Chapter. D.A.R..
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Varsity Club Dance
OnChristmasNight
Music Furnished By
Bud Skiles and His
Orchestra
Plans are rapidly being com
i pleled for the annual Christmas
dance sponsored by the Edenton
Varsity Club. The dance will
be held in the Edenton armory
Wednesday night. December 25,
beginning at 9 o'clock and con
tinuing until 1 o’clock.
Music for the dance will be
furnished by Bud Skiles and bis
orchestra.
Table reservations can be
made by phoning 482-2336 or
482-3084.
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Third annual Peanut Ton-and-
One-half Club banquet will bs
held at the Edenton Restaurant
Tuesday night. January 14.
A Christmas carol service will
be held at the Edenton Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon. De
cember 22. at 5 o'clock.
A Christmas cantata with the
Christinas story narrative will bo
presented by the Methodist
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made according to population
changes since 1941, taking Sena
tors away from thp less popu
lous areas and giving more Sena
tors to the more populous areas.
"House membership. which
had been reapportioned by the
1961 Legislature, remains at 120.
Each of the 100 counties is per
mitted one Representative. The
more populous counties divide
the extra 20 Representatives.
“The Legislature will be set
up under this system for 1965.
If the constitutional amendment
does not pass by the peoples
vote on January 14, 1964, make
up of both the Senate and the
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