A Newspaper Devoted To the Progress of the J Albemarle Area k /j Volume XXXI. —Number 8. i.i. ■■■ , . «n ■ iM.ai ■ »ia Planned Vaccine Program Forced To Be Postponed From Summer To Fall Due to Inability to Se-j cure Trivalent Sabin' Vaccine Reason For | Postponement IThe Polio Committee of the' First District Medical Society ■as been informed by the dis-1 ) ributor of the Trivalent Sabin /accine that it will be unable to' supply this vaccine for the vac cine program planned in March and May of this year. The vaccine has to be thor oughly checked by the National Institute of Health before it is leleased for use. All available vaccine has been already allotted for previously scheduled programs. Since no such vaccine release is planned in time to complete a mass immunization before the beginning of the spring-summer polio season, it has been decided by the Polio Committee to post pone the immunization cam paign until the fall of 1964. | The committee has already laid plans for such a mass i Sabin vaccine immunization and j the public will be advised when to expect this. The committee further advises that the public keep up their shots of Salk vac cine to continue their present polio protection. The Health Department will issue new directions regarding their immunization schedules in view of the cancellation of the Sabin or oral polio campaign, according to Dr. T. P. Brinn of Hertford, medical director of the Committee. Albemarle Mental Health Association Will Meet Tonight The Albemarle Mental Health Association will hold its annual meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock in the Winslow Memorial parish of the Holy Trinity Epis copal Church in Hertford. The Rev. Heath Light, presi dent of the association, urges all members to attend. This is the first full meeting since last year’s membership drive. All who paid a dollar are members and expected to attend. All who arc not members but interested in the mental health of the coun ty are invited to attend the meeting and to enroll as a member. Dr. Peters from the State De portment of Mental Health, will be a guest and will report on ' mental health progress in our area. j 20 Years Ago | As Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald J. G. Campen, Chairman of the Chowan County War Finance Committee, reported that Cho wan County reached its over-all quota in the Fourth War Loam drive, and that the quota of E bonds was also over-sold by $4,000. Chief of Police J. R. Tanner enlisted the aid of Boy Scouts , in an effort to raise Chowan 1 County's quota of war bonds, and the Scouts sold $24,975 worth of the bonds. * r *'ntinued on Pace 3, Section 1 All-Practice Program Increases Peanut Yield In Cliowan County Chowan County peanut grow ers are on a production spree. They have boosted yields about 200 pounds per acre for the past two years, and they don’t believe weather should get all the credit. -Better farming is the main reason, they say. Getting more specific, County Extension Chairman C. W. Over man says credit should go to the All-Practice Peanut Program, which several groups in the county have joined in promot ing. . All-Practice, as the name might 1 imply, pulls together the best! information on peanut produc-j tion as determined by research j Overman says the results of i - THE CHOWAN HERALD - of tiny (when judged by farm , J land) Chowan. i i Ten Chowan farmers volun | teered to demonstrate the AU j Practice way of growing peanuts :i in 1962. Local farm suppliers ;l furnished the seed, chemicals, j fertilizer and machinery. Over ilman supervised the demonstra jtion plots. ... . .- v- I Continued on Page », Section 2 - Fde V Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 20, 1964. County RepiM f|s| Schedule Met i <- c * I To Be Held Ton. s m Purpose to Elect Dele gates to County Con vention Friday, Feb ruary 21 Announcement was made early this week that Chowan County Republicans will hold a precinct meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Court House. The purpose of this meeting is to elect delegates to the County Convention, which will also be held in the Court House Friday night, February 21, at 8 o’clock. At the Friday night meeting delegates to the district and state convention will be elected. Chowan County Republican Chairman Robert B. Smith urg es all Republicans of the county to be present at all meetings so that Chowan County can have as many representatives as possi ble to attend the district and state conventions. Hospital Auxiliary Drive ForMembers Money Raised Will Go Toward Purchasing Gas Machine A membership drive for the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary is scheduled to begin this week. Mrs. Thomas Cross and Mrs. Leonard Small have been named co-chairmen of the drive and have made plans to make a thorough canvass in order to en roll members. The dues are only SI.OO per year and it is hoped the membership will break all records this, year. Money secured through the membership drive will go to ward purchasing a gas machine to be used in the delivery room, which is a very worthwhile pro ject. Record Peanut Yield In County * H. O. West, local ASCS office manager, reports that with ap proximately 99% of the 1963 peanut marketing cards returned to the county office, the aver age yield is 2,475 pounds per acre. This is the highest yield that has ever been made in Chowan County. It compares with 2,187 pounds per acre in 1962, and it is hoped that 1964 will be even better. Bishop Wright At St. Paul’s Sunday Church Rites Will Be Administered at Annual Visit The Right Rev. Thomas Henry Wright, D.D., Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina, who lives in Wilmington will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Sunday, February 23. This is the occasion of the Bishop’s annual visitation and a number of persons will be pre sented to him for confirmation. The laying on of hands will be preceded by the ministration of Holy Baptism for several per sons. All members of the parish and friends are cordially invited to hear the Bishop address the con gregation. It is probable that he will mention some interesting facts concerning his recent of ficial sojourns to South America and Africa. Following services at 11 o’clock, a coffee hour will be held in the Parish House in his honor and in honor of the newly confirmed members of the church. Bishop Wright will meet with all to be baptized and confirmed in the church Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock. He will also be present at the Church School at 9:30 o’clock. ■ Ink »-v ||: if |||s|H^Rl WINDY ClTY — Technician peers through window at model of the Centaur space vehicle which is being tested in a Washington, D.C., supersonic wind tunnel. Largest Crowd On Record At C7 Varsity Club’s Sports Banquet Held In Armory Monday Night What was no doubt the larg est number ever to attend turned out for the Edenton Varsity Club’s annual sports banquet in the Edenton armory Monday night. Tom Bass, president of the club, was master of ceremonies and expressed his sincere 'ap preciation for so many being present for the affair. A sumptuous barbecue chicken dinner was served, which was prepared by members of the Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire| Department and served by a group of ladies of (Tie Cfenter Hill community. Mr. Bass introduced a num-1 ber of special guests, including j Revival Services At Macedonia Church To Begin March 30 Rev. James E. Duncan Os Hylas, Va., Will Be Guest Evangelist For Meetings Macedonia Baptist Church has voted to cooperate with the plans for the 1964 Baptist Jubi lee revival. The revival at Macedonia is scheduled to be held from Monday, March 30, to Sunday, April sth. The Rev. James E. Duncan, pastor of the Berea Baptist Church of Hylas, Va., will be the guest Evange list. Continued on Page 6, Section 1 BANK CLOSED FEB. 22 Peoples Bank & Trust Com pany and the Consumer Credit Branch will be closed all day Saturday, February 22. The closing is due to the observance of Washington’s birthday, which is a legal holiday. Important banking business should, there fore, be transacted accordingly. Youth Attempts To Break Into Office Os Postmaster Chestnutt Despite a brightly lighted lob by at the Edenton Post Office, an attempt was made sometime Friday night to gain entrance to Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt’s of fice. The molding was carefully removed from around the glass in the office door with what appeared to be a screwdriver and neatly piled against the wall. The glass, too, was placed against the wall. The break-in attempt was dis covered by Edenton police, who each night turn out the lights in the lobby and lock the out side door, which Friday night was a short time before mid night. The thief was apparently frightened away, for nothing was missed in the Post Office nor was anything disturbed in the office or other jtarts