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51 Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
, Albemarle Area
Volume mA-Number if.
W. B. Gardner Appointed
Town Administrator In
Passage New Ordinance
New Office Created
At Special Meeting
VlOf Town Councilmen
IHeld Thursday Night
. In a special meeting of Town
Council held Thursday night,
Town Councilmen unanimously
passed an ordinance which es
tablished the office of Town Ad
ministrator for the Town of
Edenton. The Councilmen spent
a lengthy meeting in considering
every phase of the ordinance,
which is believed to put the
town government on a more sys
tematic and business-like basis.
At the conclusion of considera
tion of the ordinance, W. B.
Gardner was appointed as the
administrator, who will serve in
connection with his duties as
Town Clerk.
The Town Administrator will
have the following duties:
(1) Be the chief administra
tive officer of the town govern
ment. responsible to the Mayor
and the Town Council for the
performance of his duties. The!
Administrator shall perform or
supervise the performance of all
administrative affairs of the
town, except the affairs of the
Water and Light Department, as
he may be authorized and di
rected so to do by the Mayor
and Town Council. The Admin
istrator is further directed to:
(a) Perform the duties of the
Clerk in keeping town records,
documents and other official
records of the town.
(b) Supervise and administer
the personnel policies and pro
grams of the Council. He is au
thorized to make decisions based
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
Tours And Luncheon Feature
Os Plmmed For
Group AAA Travel Counselors
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce has completed plans to
greet some 30 travel managers
and counselors of -American Mo
• tor Clubs, newspaper, magazine,
radio and television writers when
they stop over in Edenton Fri
day morning. The group is mak
ing a tour of Eastern North Car
olina which began in Wilming
ton Monday and will terminate
in Elizabeth City Saturday morn
ing. The group will represent
17 states as far west as Nebras
ka, and is expected to arrive in
®denton at 10:30.
\ Featuring the entertainment
j|2o Years Ago
I A* Found In The File* Os
< The Chowan Herald
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1 Little interest was shown in
tbal forthcoming election with all
office holders filing for re-elec
lien and none having any op
position.
Members of the bar agreed to
request a term of Chowan Su
perior Court cancelled due to
so kew civil cases.
Renewed interest was engen
dered in a live and aggressive
Chamber of Commerce at a
barbecue dinner held at Ernest
Lee’s Country Club when D. M.
Warren urged more interest in 1
the organisation.
Lieut. Col. W. J. Huffman as
sumed his duties as executive
officer at the U. S. Marine Corps
Continued or page 5, Section 1
Mitchener x4ccepts Invitation
To Goodwill Mission To Europe
Edenton and Mayor John
Mitchener in particular were sig
nally honored last week when
Mr. Mitchener was extended an
invitation to be a member of
the 1964 North Carolina Good
will Mission to Europe and the
Soviet Union. In extending the
invitation to Mayor Mitchener,
John McMahon, general counsel
of the N. C. Association of Coun
ty Commissioners, said the invi
tation was extended "because of
! ' your interest and leadership, you
would be ait able representative
of your area of the state.”
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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' Legion Auxiliary
; District Meeting
Held In Edenton
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Very Delightful Pro
i gram And Dinner at
Methodist Church on
Friday
•
A meeting of the. First Dis
trict of the American Legion Au
xiliary was held in Edenton Fri
day. The meeting was held in
the Methodist Church, where a
dinner was served by Methodist
women.
The session wivs called to or
der at 10 o’clock by Mrs. G.
Lindsey Liverman, president of
the First District. Following the
advance of colors, the pledge to
the flag was led by Mrs. Julian
C. Powell of Hertford. The in-
I vocation was given by Mrs. Car
los Dowdy of Manteo, after
which the group sang the na
tional anthem. Repeating the
preamble was led by Mrs. C. W.
Perry of Kitty Hawk. 1 ,
Mrs. W. E. Mills of Edenton
extended a very warm welcome
to the gathering and greetings!
were extended by Mayor John
Mitchener. Greetings from Ed
Bond Post No. 40 of the Ameri-J
can Legion were presented by E.
L. Hollowell, vice commander.
Continued on Page s—Section •
for the distinguished guests will
be tours of some of Edenton’s
historical points of interest. The
tours will continue until 12:30,
after which visitors will be
guests at n Khicheon planned at
the Edenton Restaurant. Mayor
John Mitchener will extend an
official welcome at the luncheon |
and has planned for an official
police escort for the group when
they enter and leave Edenton.
West Byrum, president of the
Chamber of Comirierce, has ar- 1
ranged for guides and hostesses
who will come from the Edenton
Conl'd. on Paga 4—Section l
Mike Parker Wins
in Baby Contest!
Youngster Is Crowned
King At Taylor
Theater
With 60 babies entered in the
baby contest sponsored by the
Edenton Woman’s Club, Mike
Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. La-
Dell Parker, Jr., was crowned
the winner Wednesday after
noon of last week at the Taylor
, Theater. A large number of
babies and parents were on
hand to see Mike receive his
crown.
Mrs. George A. Byrum, presi
dent of the Woman’s Club, wel-
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
i and the United States Govern
. ment Cultural Visitation Ex
, change Program. The group will
visit Belgium, Denmark, Swe
den, the Soviet Union, Czecho-
E Slovakia and East and West Ger
• many. • They ’will leave New
■ York City on Tuesday, August
: 20 and return Wednesday, Sep
, tember 9.
I The delegation will meet with
■ J governmental officials nod peo
•lple generally in the countries to
rfbe visited and be able to tell
i| them the story of the democratic!
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Bdentc 11 foowan County, North Carolina,, Thursday, April 23,1964.
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Pictured above is a hypothetical examination to detect glaucoma. Examinations for glaucoma
will be given at a clinic scheduled to be held Wednesday, April 29 at the Edenton National Guard
armory from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M. The examinations are free of charge and are sponsored by the
Edenton, Hertford and Windsor Lions Cluks. Those persons 35 years and over are eligible to at
tend the clinic. It is pointed out that glaucoma can be successfully treated if it is found early,
so it is hoped many people in this area will take advantage of these free examinations.
Slate Is Now Complete
For Democratic Primary
Election Scheduled In May
Georfce r -4L-4-U
Long and Palmer R.
Tynch Latest Candi
dates to File
With Friday of last week be
ing the deadline for candidates
to file for office in the May 30
Democrritic primary election,
three more signed their names
on the dotted line before the
noon hour. The three were O. C.
Long, N. J. George and Palmer
Tynch.
Mr. Long, at present a mem
bers of the County Board of Ed
ucation, filed for re-election
'from the Second Township. Mr.
Tynch filed as a candidate for
County Commmissioner from the
Second Township.
With the filing date now pass
ed, there will be only two con
, Continued on Page 4—Section J
Spring Festival At
White Oak School
Various Groups Will
Appear on Program
Sunday, April 26
The annual Spring Music Fes
tival will be held in the White
Oak Consolidated School’s audi
torium on Sunday afternoon,
April 26, at 3:30 o’clock.
In addition to the choral
group, the Girls’ Glee Club and
the Rhythm Band will partici
p«*te. Miss Carolyn Coston will
be special soloist for the occas
ion.
For a variety of music, both
sacred and popular, the Choral
Group will offer selections by
Bach and other famous compos
ers. A selected group of dynam
ic spirituals will climax the pro
gram. Pianist and directors for!
the festival are Miss E. Miller
and Mrs. S. Everett.
The public is cordially invit
ed to enjoy an afternoon of mu- ]
sic and to view the displays in J
the classrooms at the termina
tion of the program.
Graham Farless New
Street Superintendent
Graham Farlefp, for eight •
years connected with the Eden
ton . Electric & Water Depart- (
ment, has accepted the position
of Street Superintendent. Mr. ;
Boost 1$ Received
By Hail Os Fame
Project Endorsed By
Sons of American
Revolution
The Hall of Fame for Patriots
of the Revolution program for
action received another boost on
Saturday, April 18, when the
North Carolina Society of the
Sons of the American Revolu
tion endorsed by resolution the
Edenton project at their annual
meeting in Durham and voted
to lend every assistance possible
tb create this national shrine in
Edenton.
J. M. Robinson, executive di
rector of the Hall of Fame and
an SAR member attended the
Durham .meeting and was as
sured by the incoming president,
William L. Collum 111, of Char
lotte, who will attend the na
tional meeting of the SAR in
I Detroit, Michigan, _ as a delegate
that the state-passed resolution
will be placed on the national
agenda.
More Scholarships
Offered Students
In Edenton Area
Mayor John A. Mitchener has
announced that two George C.
Moore Company scholarships in
the School of Textiles at North
Carolina State will be restricted
to graduates of high schools in
Bertie, Chowan and Perquimans
counties, effective this year. The
announcement stemmed from a
letter received by the Mayor
from G. H. Dunlap, director of
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
George C. Moore Company Now
Building Big Plant In Edenton
The George C. Moore Com
pany, a textile concern with
home offices in Westerly, R. 1.,
is building a branch plant in
Edenton.
The concern is now building a
75,000 square foot plant on a
25-acre site on Highway 17 in
the town’s industrial park area.
This is the first of a Jour phase
program, officials point out, and
the initial phase will employ
about 125 people, bringing to
Edenton a payroll in excess of
half a million dollars a year.
Plans for expansion are already
on the drawing boards and
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Thomas Hopkins
Elected President
Os Country Club
i Group of Officers Se
lected During Meet
ing Held on Monday
Night
Chhwan Golf and Country
Club at a meeting Tuesday night
elected officers for the new year.
The result of the election fol
lows: President, Tom Hopkins;
vice president, Tom Shepard;
Mrs. Ruth Vaughan, secretary,
and W. J. P. Earnhardt, treas
urer. Directors are George
Lewis, Joe Crissnti and W. P.
Jones.
Each board member will serve
on one of the club’s committees
for the coming year as follows:
House Committee, W. P. Jones;
Greens Committee, Joe Crisanti;
Finance Committee, W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Sr.; Entertainment
Committee, George Lewis; Mem
bership Committee, Mrs. Ruth
Vaughan, and Golf Committee,
Tom Shepard.
Many Children Are
Out Os School Due
To Lack Os Clothes
Mrs. W. B. Gardner, attend
ance counselor for schools in
Chowan County, reports that it
is surprising to know how many
children are not going to school
due to lack of proper clothing.
Many children, she says, have
no shoes and in some cases card
board is placed inside shoes
where part of the sole has been
worn away.
Mrs. Gardner says she will be
glad to receive shoes or any ar
ticle of clothing to fit school-age
children. She says she knows
of at least 25 or more children
who at present have no shoes.
Anyone who has any clothes
which might be discarded or of
no more use can contact Mrs.
Gardner, who will be glad to
see that they are picked up.
should all four phases be accom
plished, the plant may employ
as many as 400 persons.
Construction is scheduled to
be completed by August and the
overall first phase should rep
resent an investment of about
$2,000,000. It is expected that
about 80% of the employees will
be women.
The George C. Moore Com
pany ■ manufactures narrow and
wide woven elastic braid and
power net material for under
garments. In addittion to the
local plant and the home office
Term Os Superior
Court fill Begin
Monday, April 27
17 Civil Cases Listed
On Calendar! Albert
Cowper Will Be Pre
siding Judge
The April civil term of Cho
wan County Superior Court is
scheduled to convene Monday
morning, April 27, at 10 o’clock, j
The presiding judge will be'
Judge Albert Cowper of Kins- j
ton.
Cases listed on the calendar i
include the following: . j
S. F. Small vs. C. T. Dixon!
and wife, Lillie H. Dixon.
Lester A. Dees vs. Bette Anne!
Veazey McKenna (Deese).
Maryland Casualty Company'
vs. M & W Construction Com-1
pany, Inc., and C. B. Mooney
and Jeff White (for motion).
James G. White, Jr., vs. W.
S. Privott, substitute trustee.
Clinton Williams vs. Doris H.
Williams.
Eleanor Bowen vs. Charlie |
Ben Biggs and WilLie James!
Biggs. |
Continued on Page 7, Section 1 '
Glaucoma Clinic Scheduled To
Be Held Wednesday, April 29
Attention is again called to a
glaucoma clinic which is sched
uled to be held at the Edenton
armory Wednesday, April 29. The
clinic is free for those people
who are 35 years and older and
will be in operation from 9
A. M., to 4 P. M.
The clinic is sponsored by the
Edenton, Hertford and Windsor
Lions Clubs and it is hoped
many from the counties of Cho
wan, Perquimans and Gates will
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Mrs. Geo. Wood Chairman In
Chowan County For Roanoke
Island Historical Association
Appointment of Mrs. George
C. Wood of Greenfield Planta
tion, as Chowan County mem
bership chairman of the Roanoke
Island Historical Association has
been announced at Manteo. The
association perpetuates the mem
ory of the first English settle
ment on Roanoke Island in 1587
through the annual production of
Paul Green’s “The Lost Colony’’,
oldest and longest-running of all
the Nation’s outdoor symphonic
dramas.
The appointment was made by
Mitcheners Hosts
For League Staff
Group Served Steak
Dinner at Edenton
Restaurant
Mayor and Mrs. John Mitch
ener were genial hosts at a steak
dinner held Monday night at the
Edenton Restaurant, when they
entertained in honor of four
members of the staff of the
North Carolina League of Muni
cipalities, of which Mr. Mitchen
er is vice president.
Members of the staff present
were Mrs. Davetta L. Steed,
executive director; S. Leigh Wil
son, assistant director; Ernest H.
Ball, general counsel and Mrs.
Linda Watkins, one of the secre
teries. The quartet arrived in
Edenton Monday in order to
make arrangements for the reg
ional meeting of the League of
Municipalities which was held at
the Chowan Golf and Country
Club Tuesday.
To help meet and greet these
officials, Mr. find Mrs. Mitchener
had as their guests members of
Town Council and the Board of
Public Works and their wives, i
It was a very informal affair
which was very much enjoyed
by all who were present.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions Club will hold
their weekly meeting Monday
night, April 27, at 7 o’clock at
the Edenton Restaurant. Dr. A.
F. Downum, president of the
club, urges a 100 per cent at
tendance. |
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Officials Host
For Regional Meeting Os
League Os Municipalities
The Winnah!
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MIKE PARKER
In the Edenton Woman's Club
baby contest which closed last
week, Mike Parker, son of Mr.
and Mrs. LaDell Parker, was
crowned king in ceremonies held
at the Taylor Theatre.
take advantage of this very im
portant examination free of!
charge.
Glaucoma is like a thief. Iti
steals sight slowly and one is
not aware of the loss of eyesight
until it’s too late. It is estimat
ed that some 800,000 Americans
hfive glaucoma and do not know
it and are going blind.
If glaucoma is detected early,
it can be treated and man’s most
precious possession, his eyesight,
can be saved.
■ Mrs. L. Y. Ballentine of Ra
leigh, state membership chair
man. All members enrolled prior
to June 1 will have their names
listed in the sottvenir program
of “The Lost Colony’’ and will
receive free tickets to the 1964
production of the play, June 25
through August 30.
Mrs. Fred W. Morrison of
Washington, D. C., Kill Devil
Hills and Laurinburg is chairman
of the R.I.H.A. board. She ex
pressed sincere appreciation to
Continued on Page 6, Section 1 i
Training Classes
In Second Phase
First Class In Creative
Salesmanship Held
Last Week
Training classes under the
Employee Improvement Program
, sponsored by the Merchants
, Committee of the Edenton
. Chamber of Commerce entered
, the second phase with the first
class in “Creative Salesmanship”
last Tuesday night at the John
A. Holmes High Echool. The
instructor was Ronedd Brown, an
instructor with the College of
1 the Albemarle.
Alton Elmore, chairman of the
Merchants Committee stated that
he was very pleased to have
the cooperation of the Board of
Education so that these training
classes may be held each week
Continued on Page 6—Section
Flower Show Scheduled To Be
Held Thursday And Friday
The flower show sponsored by
the Edenton Woman’s Club will
I open today (Thursday) at the
J Barker House. Hours for the
two-day show are today from 1
o’clock to 5 o’clock and Friday
from 9 o’clock to 5 o’clock.
The theme for this year’s
show will be “North Carolina the
Beautiful” and will be highlight
ed by over 25 invitational ar
rangements using themes repre
sentative of the state in addition
to the entries in the horticultural
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Informative Session Is
Held Tuesday at Cho
wan Golf and Coun
try Club
Officials of Edenton were hosts
for it regional meeting of the
N. C. League of Municipalities
which was held Tuesday at the
Chowan Golf and Country club.
The meeting was for the north
eastern section of the state and
is one of eight scheduled to be
held throughout the entire state.
Representatives from towns
covering the entire northeastern
section were invited to the meet
ing a.nd a goodly number re
sponded to the invitation and
participated in the meeting.
Present from the League of
Municipalities were Mrs. Dav
etta L. Steed, executive director;
Robert Harris, field consultant;
S. Leigh Wilson, assistant direc
tor; Ernest H. Ball, general
counsel, ?,nd Mrs. Linda Wat
kins, one of the secretaries.
The meeting began at 10:30
o’clock Tuesday morning when
Mayor Mitchener extended a
warm welcome to those who
were present.
Mrs. Steed presented a com
prehensive directors’ report,
which was followed by an ad
dress on finance matters by Mr.
Wilson. A fried chicken lunch
eon wee served at 12:30 o’clock,
after which discussions were
continued. Mr. Ball spoke
about utility franchising and
legislation, which was followed
by Mr. Harris, whose subject
was roads and streets. A gen
eral discussion followed and the
meeting adjourned about 3:30
o’clock.
I o clock.
Rev. E. C. Shoaf
President Os PTA
Very Interesting Pro
gram Presented at
Final Meeting
Mrs. J. J. Ross and Mrs. John
F. White, teachers of the kinder
garten and the third grade at
the local Elementary School, pre
sented their pupils in a program
at the monthly meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association on
Tuesday night.
New officers for the year 1964-
,65 were installed by Mayor John
Mitchener with the Rev. E. C.
Shoaf, as president; Glen Mabe
as vice president; Mrs. L. E. Dav
enport as secretary, and Mrs.
Ada Barringer as treasurer.
The program, entitled “John
ny’s Birthday Surprise" was de
lightful with many of the chil
dren portraying Mother Goose
characters. One of the out
standing numbers was a skit
portraying the Beatles and was
accompanied by the mocking
hysteria of all females present.
Mrs. White and Mrs. Ross are
to be complimented on this very
outstanding program.
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Thirty AAA travel counselors
will stop over in Edenton Fri
day, April 24, from 10:30 to
12:30 on a lour of Eastern
North Carolina.
Edenton Woman’s Club an
nual flower show will be held
at the Barker House April 23
and 24.
Officers for the Edenton Jay-
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and arrangements divisions.
For the first time a “popular
choice” award will be presented
for the most outstanding entry
in the opinion of the persons at
tending the show. Out of town
judges will select the most out
standing arrangements and hor
ticultural specimens with silver
awards and ribbons to be award
ed.
Mrs. John Raines, chairman,
announced chances on two
homemade cakes will be sold pt
the flower show.
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