A Newspaper devoted To the Progress of the Albemarle Area 7 Volume XXXl.—Numbed 14.' Term Os Superior Court Recessed One Day Due To Judge Attending Funeral Court Business Trans • acted Easter Monday And Resumed Wed nesday Morning A term of Chowan County Su perior Court convened in the Court Hou&e Monday morning with Judge Albert W. Cowper of Kinston presiding. Court was in session Monday despite the Easter Monday holiday, but the judge recessed the term Mon day afternoon Until Wednesday morning in order for him to at tend the funeral of an uncle. The term of court was opened with a prayer by the Rev.' Bob Ware,. pastor of Immanual Bap tist Church. Immediately fol lowing, members of the Grand Jury were chosen, which includ ed the following: 'D. H. Berryman, L. B. Taylor, David Lee Hollowell, C. D. Saw yer, Watson Earl White, George Lee Byrum, Hunter Hoggard, Robert D. Waller, J. R. Dail, George W. Bunch, Jr., Herbert Elton Harrell, Johnnie F. Owens, D. G- Belch, James E. Byrum, Robert Lee Nixon, Guy Perry Williams, Nolan B. Toppin and J. N. Nolan. Judge Cowper ap pointed D. H. Berryman as fore man of the' Grand Jury. Judge Cowper briefly charg ed the Grans Jury, pointing out their duties as grand jurymen. Continued on Page 7. Section 1 Little Theater For j Edenton Organized Miss Audrea Rowell; Elected President of j New Organization A large ana enthusiastic group met at the Parish House Tues day night, when a Little Thea ; ter was organized for Edenton. Tne prospects of a Little Thea ter were outlined with Ross Inglis acting as-Temporary chair man. Officers were elected which included the following: Miss Audrea Rowell, president; Ross | Inglis, vice president; Mrs. | Elaine Williams, general secre tary; Mrs. Ed Bond, correspond ing secretary and Zech Bond, treasurer. Continued on Page /—Section 1 Earnhardt Files For Solicitor Os Court W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., last week filed • as a candidate for solicitor of Chow*an County , Re corder’s Court in the May Demo cratic primary election. Mr. Earnhardt was appointed 'to fill the unexpired term of John Shackelford when the lat ter moved to Asheville' * He was re-elected in the last election for a two-year term. 20 Years Ago As Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald The spacious hall in the Mitch |*ner building was crowded to! capacity When Edmund Harding of Washington, N. C., was speak er at the observance of Ladies' Night. Approximately 75 candidates reported for practice at the Ma- Conlinued on Page 6. Section 2 |v Program Planned April 12 Toi I Observe National Library Week BH; is the Key” is the National Library Week iched here by Friends arary of the Shepard :emorial Library with on Sunday, April 12, ck in the panel room urt Hdusi. Library Week, an can Library Association, is an occasion for focusing attention THE CHOWAN HERALD \. • ■ i i . i. ■ •. » V A f®fSJWTW l ' ■ThW'fe,- April 6-11 ’64 Campaign Issues Highlights Meeting Os Edenton BPW Club “Women’s Legislative Respon sibility” was the topic for -the Edenton Business and Profess ional Women’s Club’s March meeting. This program was highlighted by reports on the 1964 campaign issues. 1 Mrs. Julia Hassell stressed that each member had a specific re sponsibility to register, inform herself on major issues, decide on a candidate and vote. Catherine Aman reported on the Federal and State commissions on the “Status of Women”. Jaycees Plan To I Hold Hootenanny I Affair WilUle Held In Armory -Saturday Night, April 11 ( The Edenton Jaycees announce the big Hootennanny. It will be held at the Edenton Armory Sat urday night, April 11 and the fun begins at 8 o’clock. Special hootennanny music will be provided by Gene Evans, with Charlie and Joe Swanner j calling the square dances. I Dress? Get out your best hoot ennanny outfit. It’s an evening for one and all, young and old. Tickets available from any mem ber og Edenton Jaycees. Elected President S > WmSm ' JL fro : ' At the convention of the North Carolina Education Asso ciation held in Raleigh March 19-21, Mrs. Margaret Smithson, a .member of the Chowan High School faculty, was elected president of the Northeastern District. gain perspective, to realize his potential excellence, to savor his leisure and to find new mean ing in his work. ” , Libraries are as important as •the purposes they serve, they | make possible the achievement of the social, educational, cul tural and economic goals of the individual and the society. Read ing and libraries are . v vital j velop aii informed, creative citi- Edenton, Chp’ ■§ ; lountyy North Carolina, Thursday, April 2, 1964. Spruill And Mack Retire From State Highway July Ist Announcement of Per sonnel Changes Is Made By Highway Commission The State Highway Commis sion has announced several per sonnel changes in Division One, following the retirement on July 1 of Division Engineer W. N. Spruill of Ahoskie and District Engineer George Mack of Eden ton. D. W. Patrick, presently ferry operations manager at Manteo. will replace Spruill as division engineer. E. H. Baggs, assistant division engineer at Ahoskie, has been named to succeed Patrick as ferry operations manager and the present resident engineer at Continued on Page 7—Section 1 - j The following issues, which are ; predicted to be major issues in ■ the 1964 campaign were dis i cussed by Mrs. E. L. Ward,. Mrs. ; Jean O’Neal, Mrs. Myrtle Cuth ; rell, Mrs. Lola Bass and Miss Fran McCaskill, members of the Legislative Committee. ‘ 1. Should the United States i take a firmer stand in i Cuba? a. Should U. S. policy to ward Cuba try to distin : guish between the Cuban Continued on Page 6 —Section j Fire Destroys Home Saturday Afternoon [Mfrr and Mrs. Henry j Blount Lose All Belongings Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Blount, Jr., had the misfqrtune to lose their home and all their person al belongings in a fire Saturday afternoon. Their house, located in the St. John section of the county, was discovered to be burning when a boy passed while Mrs. Blount was at a neighbor’s house to use the telephone. The fire occurred about 6 o’clock and the origin is not known. The family is in destitute cir cumstances and an appeal has been made for help for clothing and furniture, all of which was consumed by the blaze. Aside from the father and mother, the family consists of four children, a daughter s'/z years old and three sons, 4'A:, 3 and l'/i years old. Anyone desiring to make any kind of a contribution to this unfortunate family can do so by contacting Henry Blount, Sr., West Albemarle Street Extended, Route 3. Box 344. County Council’s Officers fleeted Mrs. 0. C. Long, Jr., New President For 1964-1965 Major points to consider in in terior decorating were discussed by Miss Charlotte Womble, housing and house furnishings specialist, North Carolina Exten sion Service, Raleigh, when she spoke at the March County Council -meeting. Miss Womble stressed the points in deciding what you have to work with or what you have to work around in determining color schemes for any particular room.''* She showed a number of color com binations for various color .schemes. County Council officers for 1964-65 were elected as follows: President, Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr.; vice president, Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, Jr.; secretary, Mrs. Eu. gene Jordan, and treasurer, Mrs. Morris Small. The meeting was held in the ballroom of the Joseph Hewes Hotel, *ith Mrs. M. T. Barring ton, president, presiding. Enter prise Home Demonstration Club 9 wi teracy Workshop In Session 'LI ro Hk 9 jHr Hr ■■ i M A literacy workshop was recently held in Elizabeth City which was attended by Chowan County people. In above picture is: front, left to right. Dr. Harold White of Belvidere, Mrs. Spellman of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Paulette Lane of Edenton and Mrs. Coffity of Elizabeth City. Back, Mrs. Rodney Beals of Elizabeth City, Mrs. Thurman Allred of Edenlon and the Rev. Johnnie Bradley of Edenton. , Rabies Control Program Being Arranged For Health District On Wednesday, April 8, and each following Wednesday in I April, everyone in Pasquotank- Perquimans-Camden and Chowan Health District will be given an opportunity to contribute to a community effort with real public health importance, accord ing to an announcement by K. J. Eyer, sanitarian supervisor. A series of clinics will be held for the vaccination of dogs qgainst rabies ,or hydrophobia. All a dog owner needs to do is to take his dog to one of the Wednesday afternoon clinics and have it vaccinated, he said. A small fee will be collected byj the "vaccinator. Mrs. Smithson Is Elected President Os Education Group Three From Chowan County Attend An nual NCEA Conven tion Held In Raleigh C. C. Walters, superintendent of Chowan County Schools; | Principal J. P. Snipes and Mrs. I Margaret Smithson of the Cho-! wan High School faculty, were delegates to the 80th annual Convention of the North Carolina Education Association. . More than 4,000 classroom teachers and educators gathered j in Memorial Auditorium in Ra-i leigh on March 19-21 for this important meeting. The first general session was called to order on Thursday .evening, March 19, by Dr. Frank Fuller, professor of education, East Carolina College, Greenville, j Dr. Fuller was 1962-63 president of the North Carolina Associa-j tion. Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Meeting Changed The April meeting of Eden ton’s Town Council will be held Tuesday night. AdHI 7, instead, of the regular time, April 14. The time of meeting was changed due to Mayor John Mitchener being obliged to be out of town on April 14. 4-H Leaders Meet In Washington Pictured above .°* *ke North Carolina delegation County 4 H leaders. Carlton Perry, were delegates 1 All dogs should be vaccinated i I when four months ago. Booster doses are necessary at intervals ! depending on age of animal and type vaccine used, i Dr. Isa Grant, district health officer, points out that coopera tion is necessary because 12 counties in the state had rabies in their animals during the past year. These animals do not rec ognize county lines, she said, and endanger other areas. “A four-point. program is be ing launched by counties ; throughout North Carolina,” Dr. Grant said. “Future aims of this | program include: (1) Vaccination Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Band Parents To Hold Country Ham Supper April 10th Hoped Many Will Pat ronize Affair to Help Reduce Indebtedness Os Band The John A. Holmes High School Band Parents Association | will sponsor a hot country ham 'supper Friday, April 10. The 1 supper will be served in the high school cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:30 P. M. The menu will include country ham, candied yams, string beans, I celery, carrots, pickles, hot rolls, j coffee and cold drinks. Home • made desserts will be sold as ; extras. Members of the Band Parents Association hope a large number will patronize the supper. The tickets at SI.OO each will be on [sale two weeks in advance. It is hoped that with the proper I cooperation the band’s indebted ness can be materially reduced or even entirely liquidated. Another Herring Breakfast April 4 The Methodist Men’s Club will hold another pickled herring , breakfast Saturday morning, April 4. The breakfast will be served at the church from 7 to 9 o’clock. It is announced that herring roe will again be served. Junior Livestock ShowAndSaleTo Be Held April Bth Affair Sponsored By Ruritan Clubs Will Be Held at Privott & Asbell Warehouse The Chowan and Ryland Ruri tan Clubs, sponsors of the tenth annual Junior Livestock Show and Sale, extend to Chowan County farmers an invitation to attend this event on Wednesday, April 8. The show will be limit ed to junior exhibitors, both bpys and girls. The show and sale will be held at Privott and Asbell Warehouse at Cross j Roads. All hogs entered must be in place by 8:30 A. M., on the day of the • show. Hogs may be weighed at the Edenton Feed & Livestock Market or the M. D. Baker Hog Market beginning at 1 P. M., on Tuesday, April 7. All interested persons are invit ed to attend the show and sale. Hogs may be entered begin ning at 1 P. M., on Tuesday, April 7 and until 8:30 A. M., on Wednesday, April 8. Judging will begin at 9:30 A. M. The fitting and showmanship contest for steers and hogs for all jun ior exhibitors begins at 11 A. M. Trophies and ribbons will be presented at 2 P. M. Following this, all animals will be auc tioned. It is the sincere hope 1 of the Ruritans that local mer chants and others will support this sale. 55 People Enroll In Literacy Workshop In Elizabeth City You are very fortunate to bei able to read this article! Many adults in Chowan and surround ing counties cannot read their, newspaper or religious literature or even instructions on a medi cine bottle. With the idea in mind to help these adult non readers, a literacy workshop was recently held in Elizabeth City at the Cann Memorial ■ terian Church. The workshop ; was sponsored by the Chowan i Baptist Association, Robert S. j Harrell, superintendent of mis- • sions and the Albemarle Council on Migratory Labor, Dr. Harold ] White, executive secretary. The workshop was conducted ] ] by Miss Mildred Blankenship, literacy field worker of the | Chowan Residents Buy 23 Per Cent Os Bonds Quota i Sales For January and February Amount to $16,473 of the Year’s Quota of $71,500 According to a report from the Savings Bonds Division, Cho wan County bond sales for the month of February amounted to $7,063. The January-February sales combined totaled $16,473, which is 23% of the county’s quota of $71,500 for this year. U. S. Savings Bonds sales in North Carolina during February amounted to $4,899,892. This is a decline of less than 1 percent from last February’s sales of $4,928,014. Cumulative Bond sales for the months of January and Febru ary totaled $9,811,989. - This is an J increase of less than 1 percent and represents 19.6 percent of the state’s 1964 goal of $50,000,- 000. Unique Program At Golf & Country Club Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hopkins, chairmen of the Entertainment Committee of the Chowan Golf & Country Club, announce an authentic replioa of the famous ■Harrell’s Casino Club. The af fair will be held at the Country Club Saturday night, April 4, beginning at 8 o’clock. A good time is guaranteed by Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins and at the climax of the party valuable prizes will be auctioned off. Noi reservations are necessary and | there will be no cover charge. I ( C "... $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Week Os April 6 To 11 Is Designated As Clean-Up Week For Local Citizens 60 Babies Entered In Woman’s Club ’64 Baby Contest Winner Will Be An nounced at Taylor Theatre April 15 at 2:30 P. M. i Sixty babies are being spon sored by local merchants in the Baby Contest which got under way Wednesday and will con tinue until noon Wednesday, April 15. The baby with the most 1-cent votes will be crowned the win-! ner Wednesday afternoon, April' 15, at 2:30 o’clock at the Taylori Theatre. A cannister and picture ot the baby sponsored will be on dis play at the store sponsoring the entry. Each baby will also have a cannister on display at Peoples Bank & Trust Company for the convenience of the voters. The public is urged to vote for the most outstanding baby. All entries are three years old or younger. The contest is sponsored by the Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and Miss Kathryn Bullard, Woman's • Missionary Society Director of the North Carolina Baptist State Convention. Os the 52 people attending, 45 completed the course and were awarded cer tificates which qualifies them to teach non-readers to read and write. This group included rep resentatives from churches of many denominations. There were also in attendance several public school teachers and officials as well as representatives of the Department of Public Health.! The workshop was open to all' races. i Those completing the course I Conld. on Page 3, Section 1 1 Candidate I I^- jk I f W. J. P. EARNHARDT, JR. Last week W. J. P. Earnhardt. Jr., announced his candidacy as Solicitor for Chowan County Recorder's Court. Mr. Earn- I hard! seeks to succeed himself 'in the May primary election. Cenler Hill Judging Team Wins Top Honor At Market Hog Show The Center Hill 4-H Club judging team, one of 17 teams competing in the judging contest, were awarded first place in the fifth annual Eastern Market Hog Show and Sale. The show and sale was held on Thursday, March 26 at the Carolina-Vir ginia Stockyard in Windsor. The seventeen 4-H Club and NFA judging teams were representing i the following counties: Beau fort, Bertie, Gates, Hertford, \ Northampton, Pasquotank, Per- i Iquimans and Pitt. ; Center Hill 4-H Club members i making up the team were: Os For Quick Results . . . ’ Try a Classified Ad In The Herald ■