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* r A Newspaper Devoted To the Pr&gress of the Albemarle Area Volume XXXl—Number 5. Jack Habit Chosen Winner r?. ■ • *-!: X ■ * Os Distinguished Service Award At Jay cee Banquet Dr. I. Beverly Lake Principal Speaker at Affair Held In Ma sonic Temple Edenton's Junior Chamber of Commerce held its tenth annual DSA, Bosses’ and Ladies’ Night banquet Thursday night at the Masonic Temple, which was fea tured by presentation of the Dis tinguished Service Award and an address by Dr. I. Beverly Lake of Raleigh. President Jack Habit was mas ter of ceremonies and the invo cation was by the Rev. Hugh Evans. Special guests were in troduced by Pete Dail and Billy Boyce recognized past DSA win ners. Jack Habit was chosen as win ner of the Distinguished Service Award, with the presentation made by Mayor John Mitchener. Mayor Mitchener listed a num ber of Habit’s activities which resulted in his being chosen for the honor. He is president of the Jnycees and has been very active in the organization’s af fairs. He is a representative of the Jefferson Standard Life In surance Company and has been a very successful Scoutmaster for nine years. He is a gradu ate of John A. Holmes High School, where he was an out standing football player. He is an active Rotarian and president and laymen reader for the Men’s Continued on Pmam 2 —Section 1 BED MEN WIENEh ROAST PLANNED FEBRUARY 10 Choiwan Tribe No. 12, Im-! proved Order of Red Men, will hold • wiener roast in the hall Monday night, February 10. The affair will begin at 6:30 o’clock prior to the regular meeting Whi<-h begins at 7:30. j 20 Years Ago | As Found In The Files Os | The Chowan Herald a _._ r -». At a special meeting. Town! Council decided to rent the W.; I. Coxzens building on the south- j east corner of Broad and King Streets for the purpose of hous ing the Police Department CoL Zebulon C. Hopkins, commanding officer of the Ma rine Corps Air Station, named the main entrance gate on the west side of the air station "Conderman Gate" in memory of Second Lieu. Robert J. Con- Continued on Page 4. Section i Try-outs For Hospital Auxiliary Play Will Be Held Friday Night Chowan Hospital Auxiliary is now planning to stage a hilarious play, which will be presented the latter part of March. The play, “The Night of January 16” will be a murder trial with the cast of characters composed of local people. Mrs. Polk Williams announced early this week that try-outs for various parts in the play will be held Friday night, January 31, at 7:30 o’clock at the Court Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel And N. Y. World Fair Expected To Attract Millions Os Visitors In mid-April one of the great est engineering marvels will be officially unveiled to the general public. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is acknowledged one of the great wonders of the world. It was built in what amounts to open ocean, where there are high waves, tricky currents, huge tides and occas ional hurricanes. Never before has man spanned such a long stretch of exposed 'navigable ocean water. On April 22, in honor of its 300th anniversary, the city of New York will open one of the THE CHOWAN HERALD 1 Edenton Armory 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. Monday, February 3 HootenannyAt ~~ Armory Tonight All Proceeds Will Go To 1964 March of Dimes \ Aubrey Hardison, chairman of the 1964 March of Dimes, an nounces that a March of Dimes Hootenanny will be held to night, January 30, at the Eden ton armory. The affair will be gin at 7:30 o’clock with an ad mission charge of 25 cents, with all of the proceeds going to the March of Dimes. The Hootenanny is sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycees are hopeful that many people will attend, thus enjoying an evening of delightful entertain ment and at the same time help boost March of Dimes contri butions. Mrs. James Haitjper Guest Os Woman's Club On Wednesday Edenton’s Woman’s Club will meet Wednesday afternoon, Feb ruary 5, at 1 o’clock at the Edenton Restaurant. A feature of the meeting will be the presence of Mrs. James M. Harper, Jr., of Southport. Mrs. Harper is president of the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs. She will also speak at the mgeting, using as her subject “Women’s Club Col lect’’. Mrs. George A. Byrum, presi dent of the club is especially anxious to have every member of the club present. House. Anybody who is interested in taking part in the play is re quested to report at the Court House Friday night in order to complete the cast. There will be parts of adults as well as teenagers, so that it is hoped many people will turn out for the try-outs. The play is scheduled as the next fund raising project for the Auxiliary. The new Chesapeake span will funnel thousands of travelers through the Albemarle and through Edenton. The New York World’s Fair expects 40 million visitors in 1964 and 30 .million more in 1965. While the settlement on Man hattan Island was not called New York until 1664, Henry Hudson found Manhattan Sep tember 11, 1660, and from 1628, when the Dutch paid the In dians 60 guilders ($39) for Man hattan, it was "then known as New Amsterdam. The settle ment had then around 200 peo ple. A wall was erected to pro mpt the settlement from which Wall Street takes its name. Continued on Pep* 7, Section 2 Edentp] /a, ‘ ~wan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 30, 1964. ~ M m MB jl 11 * I ’ ? r jfk 11 11 ■■R|r Hi In, fK j yflEil m it ft m - - * I If II 'I 5 ! - ' ■ - •> .j-qgEjHE .< r s§sii y Hk ii If S Nh|||J iSpSI •' - '9*' "HSfe Jack Habit Presented Jaycee Distinguished Service Award Mayor John A. Mitchener, pictured above, is flanked by John F. (Jack) Habit and Mrs. Habit as Mayor Mitchener presents the Jaycee Distinguished Service Award to Mr. Habit. The award was presented at the tenth annual Junior Chamber of Commerce DSA. Bosses' and Ladies' Night banquet held at the Masonic Temple Thursday night of last week. Mr. Habit is presently president of the Edenton Jaycees and was highly complimented by Mayor Mitchener for his outstanding ac tivities in local affairs during the year 1963. —Ricks Photo. Democratic Executive! Committee Is Called To! Meet Monday, Feb. 3rd «> Purpose of Meeting Is To Recommend Nom inees For Members Os Elections Board Lloyd E. Griffin, chairman of, the Chowan County Democratic | Executive Committee, has beenJ asked by State Party Chairman | Lunsford Crew to call a meet ing of the Democratic Executive Committee. Mr. Griffin informed The Her ald that this meeting will bej held in"*'the Chowan Counly" Court House Monday morning, February 3, at 11 o'clock. The principal purpose of the meet ing is to recommend nominees to serve on the County Board of Elections. Under the law, each counly is represented by three members on the County Elections Board, two Democrats and one Republi- Continu-d on Page 4, Section l Aces Play Crucial Game Friday Night Outcome Will Decide Which Team Holds Second Place Edenton Aces will play a very important basketball game Fri day night, January 31, in the John A. Holmes High School gymnasium, when they tangle with Bertie High School. The two teams are now lock !ed for second place in the Albe marle Conference, so that the winner Friday night will go into second place. Two games will be played with the girls’ game starting at 7* o’clock, followed by the boys’l game about 8:30 o’clock. Because of the importance of the boys’ standing in conference play, it is hoped a large crowd of fans wilF turn out for the i game. I)r. A. F. Downum Zone Co-ordinator For Optometrists I Dr. A. F. Downum of Edenton has been appointed attendance coordinator for the local zone , for the 41st annual Southeastern Educational Congress of Optome try in Atlanta, February 22-25. | Dr. Downum will' serve' with keymen from some 100 other 1 areas in the South as liaison with the 200-member planning -committee. Motorcades are plan ned in some areas. Held each year since 1925, the j Congress attracted approximate- | ly 1,200 registrants in 1963. Seme of the nation’s foremost lecturers will appear on the 4- day program. Latest scientific developments in A all aspects of 1 eyecare wil be reported. Change Made In Picking Up Trash Only One Collection Daily In Business Section In the interest of economy, as of Thursday, January 30, only one trash pick-up will be made in the business area of Edenton. -Tin*—j»k.k?up -wrH —hr- rbade be tween 7 A. M., and 10 A. M„ and all merchants are requested to provide adequate containers for all refuse. As of the same date above, all domestic refuse must be in containers as set forth in an ordinance contained in Chapter K, Article No. 27, Section 4 as adopted by Town Council. The cooperation of all resi dents of Edenton will be greatly appreciated. Honor Bolls Are Released At John A. Holmes High School Cecil Fry, principal of John , A. Holmes High School, this I week re'eased the honor rolls j for the first semester of school, as well as , for the third six- 1 weeks period. The first semester honor roll includes the following: 7th Grade—Shirley Alexander,! Lynda Byrum, Rosemary Holmes, j Rita Mayo, Amy ‘O’Neal, Helen ’ Pruden, Kathy Sawyer, Sandra! J. A. Curran Honored After Retiring As Rank Employee r & -j dr f * - ■ g. | *; A. 1m j • JL W K H 1 X UK V; * Mir Jm " s' kmt -s. *+- j ** *** ■v. ' . .feaßraliKfc fe rKtl/ In picture above Gilliam Wood, chairman of the board of directors of the Edenton branch of Peoples Bank Sc Trust Company, is presenting J. A. Curran a 23-jewel Bulova watch. Mr. Cur ran recently retired after 21 years service with the bank, and the watch is an expression of ap preciation of the directors for his long and faithful service. Pictured, left to right. J. W. Davis, Dr. Roland Vaughan, A. C. Boyce, Curran and Wood, William Easterling, Bruce Jones, J. H. Con ger, Sr., and Albert G, Byrum,—Ricks Photo. _ . J. A. Curran Retires | After 21 Years As Employee Os Bank Directors Present 23- Jewel Watch In Tok en of Appreciation For Long Service J. A. Curran on December 31 retired as an employee of the Edenton branch of Peoples Bank & Trust Company after serving 21 years in various capacities and at his retirement he was a teller. Mr. Curran became associated with the Bank of Edenton in I 1942 and continued in the bank's j employ when the Bank of Edenton ojersed with Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Rocky Mount. Tuesday,of last week the local Continued on Page 3, Section 1 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET CN MONDAY Chowan County Commission ers. will hold their monthly meeting Monday, February 3. Tlie meeting will be held in the Court House, beginning at 9 o’clock. Wynn. David Copeland, Jeff JMahe and Ronnie Rogerson. Bth Grade Priscilla Baer, , Harriet Barrow, Ellen Cuthrcli, | Judy Goodwin, Carroil Lassiter, ! Alyson Ward, Lanse Adams, j John Graham, Ronnie Harrell, ! Frankie Katkaveck and Henry i Wells. I 9th Grade—Sanfra Ange, Anne Graham, Ann Harrell. Linda Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Peanut Meeting Is Scheduled For I Tuesday, Feb. 4th Growers Are Asked to Meet at the Chowan Community Building At 2 P. M. The annual Chowan County Peanut meeting for growers and others interested in peanuts will be held at the Chowan Com munity Building next Tuesday afternoon, February 4, at 2 o’clock. All peanut growers and agri-business people are invited and urged to attend. “We will discuss the progress made in peanut production dur ing the past two or three years,’’ ; says County Agent C. W. Over man. “Extension specialists will bring us the latest information on possible new varieties, new developments in chemical weed control, and other new develop j ments in peanut practices. If by I this time it is possible to deter | mine the 1963 Chowan County J peanut production champion we , will make the award, i “This is your meeting, Mr. I Peanut Grower and Mr. Busi nessman, and is your opportunity to join together in reviewing • where we are in setting our course toward greater achieve ments in this important cash crop of peanuts.” ! Special Herring Breakfast Feb. I To show appreciation to their many faithful customers who graced the breakfast tables at the Methodist Men's Club on the first Saturday of each month over the past three years, a spe cial “Bonus” breakfast will be served on this Saturday morning. February 1, from 7 until 9 o'clock. The menu includes Ange hcr- J ring and corn bread. Barnhil’ j grits, coffee by Mi ley wi.h spe ; eiai bonus of Harry cake bread with Lewis molasses. The mem bers of the breakfast committee, at the Methodist Church feel: that this will be a truly out-| standing breakfast and urge all who are interested in “real eats” to attend this special event. Regular price of SI.OO will be assessed at the door or prior reservations can be made by seeing any member of the Meth odist Men’s Club. Bible Study Film At Church Os Christ “The Christian Age," another of a series of visualized Bible study films, will be presented at the Edenton Church of Christ Sunday night. February 2, at 7 o’clock. The Church of Christ meets in the chapel on the former Eden ton Naval Air Station, with the Rev. William E. Reed as the pastor. Mr. Reed extends a cor dial invitation to the public to attend. $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Red Cross Bloodmobile Is Scheduled In Edenton Again Monday, Feb. 3rd ■ ■ Elected President ; ’*■„ Jll ■ ligt Ik m afk-TML ■* Sj PHILIP S. McMULLAN •r At a meeting held at Central School in Pasquotank County last week, Philio S. McMullan of Edenton was elected presi-j dent of District I of the North Carolina State School Boards t Association. He will serve for the school years 1964-65 and 1965-66. W. H. Hollowell, Jr. Appointed Member Os Welfare Board On January 10, W. H. Hollo well, Jr, was appointed by the N. C. State Board of Public Wel fare to succeed David M. Warren as the State Board’s appointee. Mr. Warren has served on the Chowan County Board of Public Welfare for two three-year terms. The other members of the board at present are Tom Shep ard, appointed by the Chowan County Commissioners and Mrs. Ima H. Asbcll, appointed by the oHier two appointee, Under the N. C. law govern ing board membership, each ’of the three members is appointed for a three-year term and is eli gible to succeed himself for a second three-year term. ’64 Christmas Saving Club (Joses Friday Announcement was made early this week that the 1904 Christ mas Savings Club a| Peoples Bank & Trust Company will close Friday, January 31. After that date no more members will lie enrolled in I his year's club. Farmers 1 lome Administration Loans $170,579 To Farmers During the 1963 calendar year j a total of $470,590 in loans to j 'farmers and rural residents of this area was made by the Farmers Home Administration, Donald W. Norman, county sup ervisor of the agency, has an nounced. Loans were made to 68 lam-1 dies to purchase farm equip-! ment, livestock and pay farm operating expenses; for land de velopment; enlarging of farms; constructing new buildings such as homes, machinery shelters, groin bins, pig parlors and far rowing houses; remodeling exist- 1 ing dwellings and refinancing of I debts owed on farms, livestock j and farm equipment. Philip S. McMullan Elected New President Os District One Os N. C. School Boards Association Philip S. McMullan, chairman of the Edenton City Schools Board of Education, was elected president of the District l, North Carolina Slate School Boards Association, at its annual meet ing held at the Central School in Pasquotank County last week. The eleven school administra tive units constituting District I of North Carolina State School Boards Association are Dare County, Currituck County, Cam den County, Pasquotank County, Elizabeth City, Perquimans Coun ty, Chowan County, Edenton City, Bertie County, Hertford County and Gatep County. The annual meeting of the Dis For Quick Results ... 4 Try a Classified Ad i In The Herald | Quota For County 90 Pints; Citizens Urg ed to Contribute a Pint of Blood Frank Roberts, bloodmobile | chairman for Chowan County, | announces that the Red Cross I bloodmobile will again be in Edenton Monday, February 3. The bloodmobile, as usual, will be at the Edenton armory from , 10 A. M., to 4 P. M. ! “Like many other counties,” j Mr. Roberts says, Chowan uses ; its supply of blood faster than it comes in and that is why the bloodmobile visit on Monday is of such great importance. The bloodmobile will be at the ar mory from 10 to 4. Os course, there will be free medical exam ination and lots of free refresh ments. Most important, though, is the feeling of satisfaction knowing that the pint of blood you contributed could be the deciding factor in saving the life of someone—possibly some one near and dear to you." Mr. Roberts again points out that giving blood is painless and that it requires very little of one’s time. The quota for Chowan County is again 90 pints, although much more is needed so that a steady supply of badly needed blood is available in Chowan County. Business organizations are urg ed to allow time off for their employees, and special note is taken of the dire need of blood from the county districts and from the colored citizens of Cho wan. Time once more: 10 to 4. Place: Edenton Armory. The Red Cross Bloodmobile. (civic calendar] Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Edenton armory Monday. February 3, fre-m 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.. with Chowan's quota be ing 90 pints. A March of Dimes Hoote nanny will be held tonight (Thursday) in the Edenton arm ory beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Try-outs for a play. "The Night of January 16," sponsor ed by the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, will be held at the Court House Friday night, Janu ary 31, at 7:30 o'clock. Continued on Page 6 1 j During the year fanners and | rural residents repaid $236,000 on their FHA loans and 15 of these families completely repaid their indebtedness Mr. Norman stated, that with the operating loan program and | the farm ownership loan pro I gram the Farmers Home Ad ! ministration can help eligible farm families to make improved use of their land and labor re sources on family-type farm and make needed changes in their farming systems. Most of the changes call for adopting j better farming practices and im proving the efficiency of their farm operations. Loans may a! ; Continued on Page 1, Section 2 trict I. North Carolina Stale School Boards Association, will be held in Edenton at the John A. Holmes High School in Jan uary, 1965, and in January, 1966. with Mr. McMullan serving as president and Hiram J. Mayo serving as secretary. The purpose of the organiza tion is to give a progress re port of the schools and to ac quaint the public with the needs of the public schools. Mr. McMullan has served as vice-president of the organiza tion for the past two years ami will serve as president for the school years 1964-1965 and 1965- 1966.