J ’A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress Os the
I , - Albemarle Area
Volume xxxi.—Si umber 207
Local Manufacturers To
Be C. of C. Banquet Guests
For Appreciation Week
Affair to Be Held at)
Country Club Tues
day Night, May 19 at
7 O’clock; Hunter A.
Poole Speaker
Highlight of Industry Appreci
ation Week in Chowan County
will he a banquet sponsored by
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce with local manufacturers
as guests. The banquet will be
held at the Chowan Golf and
Country Club Tuesday night,
May 19. at 7 o’clock.
President West W. Byrum has
obtained as guest speaker for the
occasion Hunter A. Poole, a 6-
year veteran industry hunter
with the Commerce and Indus
try Division of the North Caro
lina Department of Conservation
and Development. Mr. Poole has
been instrumental in helping
locate numerous industries
throughout North Carolina as an
industrial representative. Mr.
Poole is a native of Wake Coun
ty, graduated from the North
Carolina State College’s Depart
ment of Industrial Engineering
in 1953 with a Bachelor of Sci
ence Degree. Before joining the
C & D Department Mr. Poole
was ih charge of production con
trol for a Virginia furniture
plant. Not incidentally, Mr. Poole
was instrumental in bringing a
new branch plant to Edenton for
the George C. Moore Company
jf. Westerly, Rhode Island. j
. Tickets for the Chamber’s In
dustry Appreciation banquet may
be obtained from George Lewis
at peoples Bank or from Joe
Conger, Jr., W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Sr., West W. Byrum or at the
Chamber office. Tickets are
tail hbur which begins at 6:15
p.. M. the refreshments are be
ing provided through the cour
tesy of individual Edenton busi
nessmen.
BANK CLOSED MAY 30
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed all day Wed
nesday, May 30. The holiday is
due to the observance of Meck
lenburg Independence Day.
“Reminiscences”
1864 • 1961
Editor’! Note: M»> S of till! yor
trti the IMtk anniversary of the
Battle of the Albemarle and The
Herald expresses It! appreciation of
ah aernnnt ot the battle faxniihcd by
ttra. Fred Drahe and Oranbery Toek
er. The accoont, “Hemlntacenees
was written by Mias Hlbbte Moore
In t«* and may be o» Interest to
Herald reader* became ot htsmhlp and
friendship with Miss Moore.
A century ago, on May 5,
1864, the Confederate iron-clad
ram “Albemarle,” under the
command of captain Cooke,
moved down the Roanoke River
from its mooring at Plymouth
to engage the federal squadron
of seven well-armed gunboats in
the Albemarle Sound off Sandy
Point.
The story was graphically
written in a manuscript entitled
“Reminiscences,” dated Way 15,
1925, by Miss Mary Elizabeth
Moore, familiarly known as
“Miss Hibbie” to her many
friends and relatives in Edenton
and Chowan County. She was
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New Bank Director
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JESSE L. HARRELL !
' Announcement was made this
week that Jesse L. Harrell has
been appointed a director of the
Edenton branch of Peoples Bank
fe Trust Company.
Chicken Supper At
Rocky Hock May 19
The Rocky Hock Community
Center will sponsor a fried chick
en supper at the Community
Center Tuesday night, May 19.
The supper will be served from
6 to 8 o’clock. All proceeds will
go toward helping to liquidate
the debt on the Community Cen
ter.
For reservations call Mrs. Lil
lie Saunders, 482-4024; Mrs. Mar
vin Smith, 482-3026 or Mrs.
Shelton Layton, 482-4037.
20 Years Ago
A*'" Found In the Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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Major Marion B. Dryden. head
of the Marine Women's Reserve.!
spent three days at the Edenton'
Air Station and expressed pleas-;
ure with the work being done
by the women. |
John A. Holmes was elected
governor of the 189ih Rotary
District on the first ballot at
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the daughter of Judge Augustus]
M. Moore, whose name, with
others, is memaralized on a
plaque in the Chowan County
Court House. Her manuscript
was inspired by her great in
terest in the United Daughters
ot the Confederacy, and is now
in the possession of her great
niece, Miss Elizabeth Moore of
Edenton.
“Miss Hibbie” spent her earlier
years at the Skinner plantation
called “Poplar Neck” near Eden
top on the road to the present
Albemarle Sound bridge, and
later lived in Edenton in what
is now called the “Penelope
Barker House,” which was
moved down Broad Street to its
foot on Edenton Bay. “Poplar
Neck” is now owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Benbury Wood.
Through the enterprise of
David M. Warren, photo-copies
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Edenton, ( n County,North CaraHnaTTFurgday, May 14,196?
Democrats Name
I Tom Shepard New
County Chairman
Succeeds Lloyd Grif
fin, Who Has Held
Position For Over 22
Years
j i Chowan Democrats, meeting in
the county convention Saturday
afternoon in the Court House,
elected Tom Shepard as county
chairman for a two-year tenn.
He succeeds Lloyd E. Griffin,
j who has held the position for 22
! years. Others elected were Mrs.
E. N. Elliott, first vice chair
; man; Lloyd E. Griffin, second
vice chairman; Mrs. C. A. Phil
lips, third vice president; James
I M. Bond, secretary-treasurer.
Those selected to serve as dele
| gates to the state convention in
Raleigh were as follows:
Tom Shepard, George A. By-
I rum, Mr. and Mrs. Warner Evans,
J Mr. and Mrs. Jim Earnhardt,
i Jr., John A. Mitchener, Jr., Gil
; liam Wood, James Bond, Mr. and
: Mrs. C. A. Phillips, Mrs. Ed Bond,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Davenport,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Thorud,
Mrs W. J. P. 'Earnhardt, Sr., Mrs.
Lena Leary, E. L. Hollowell, P.
i S. McMullan, Lloyd E. Griffin, A.
jB. Harless, Sr., Mrs. E. N. El
liott, R. D. Dixon, Jr., McDonald
Dixon, W. P. Jones and W. S.
j Privott.
Band Banquet fill
Be Held May 15th
Dr. Earl Beach of ECC
Will Be Principal
Speaker
John A. Holmes High School
Band will hold a banquet Fri
day night. May 15, at 7 o’clock 1
.at the American Legion Build
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, I The principal speaker fcr-thel
i' occasion will be Dr. Earl Beach,
] dean of the School of Music at
! East Carolina College.
, Band Director Stuart Patten
['announces that at the banquet
. new officers will be elected and
. awards presented to outstanding
| members of the band.
! Honor Students At
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Sandra Bunch and
And Jean Goodwin
Senior Leaders
Sandra Bunch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Bunch,
has been named valedictorian of
the 1964 graduating class at John
A. Holmes High School. She is
editor of the Spotlight, business
manager of the Edentonian, sec-
Irefcary of the Student Council,
j treasurer of the senior class and
'president of the Glee Club. She
is a member of the National
(Honor Society, Girls* Monogram
J Club, Tri-Hi-Y, Debate Club
and FHA. Last year Sandra
was a cheerleader, Homecoming
Queen and delegate to the Girls’
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Hot Dog Supper By
4-H Club At Hyland
The Ryland 4-H Clubs will
) sponsor a hot dog supper and
bake sale at the Ryland Com
munity Building on Saturday
night, May 16, from 5:30 to 8
o’clock.
Besides hot dogs and lemon
ade, there will be home-made
candies, cookies and cakes for
I sale.
The public is cordially invited
tto attend this supper and help
'support the Ryland 4-H Clubs.
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Jaycees Planning To
Hold Insecticide Sale
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Edenton Jaycees have schedul
ed an insecticide sale to be held
Friday night. May 15, beginning
at 6:30 o’clock.
Clyde Williams, chairman of
the sale, says |IOO of the profits
will go to the Chamber of Com
merce for the purpose of con
• structing signs in promoting I
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1 1 arded Hayes International Scholarships
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David Earley, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Earley and David Eth
eridge. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Etheridge, have been named re
cipients of the Hayes International scholarships for college study
in electroncs technology for the fall semester at the College of the
Albemarle in Elizabeth City. The two students will enroll in Sep
tember for the first year of the new technical instruction. They
will attend school for one semester. In September they will study
general drafting, technical math, English, physics and DC elec
tricity. then work with Hayes for one semester, operating on the
rotating system throughout their period of college education at the
College of the Albemarle.
Eastern N. C. Industrial Growth
Predicted To Exceed That Os
Piedmont Area During Sixties
Industrial growth in Eastern
North Carolina will exceed, the
growth in the Piedmont from
no wto 1970, it is stated in Ra
leigh by Prof. J. C. D. Blaine
of the business school of the
University of North Carolina.
East Carolina will leap ahead
in new plants, greater employ
ment, larger investments and ex
panded payrolls.
Blaine revealed to Gov. Terry
Sanford the projection of prob
able new plants and new em
ployment in the state.
Blaine was assisted in the re
search by James A. Gentry, Jr.,
who is a research fellow in the
School of Business Administra
IBOYoungstersJoin
In Fishing Contest
Held On Saturday
Young Fishermen Use
1,000 Worms In Big
Time Held at County
Dock
More than half a hundred
youngsters joined in a 5-hour
fishing marathon Saturday to
compete in the Junior Fishing
Contest sponsored by the Mer
chants Committee of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce. Sev
en of the young fishermen walk
ed off with the prizes. Robert
Smith walked off with a total
of three different awa<rds and
Elliott Harrell captured two
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Edenton Little Theater Chosen
As Name Os New Organization
The recently organized little
theatre group in Edenton has
decided on the name of Edenton
Little Theatre, and is currently
conducting a membership drive
as it seeks further support from
people in Chowan County. Mem
bership is $5.00 per person, and
each member is entitled to par
ticipate in all productions and
activities.
There will be two productions
a year, one in the fall and one
Special Recognition Planned For
Chowan County Industries During
Industry Appreciation Week
By JACKIE RICKS
■ Special tribute will be paid
to all Chowan County industries
next week during Industry Ap
preciation Week, sponsored by
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce. A highlight of the week
will be a banquet Tuesday night
at 7 o'clock at the Chowan Golf
and Country Club.
In addition to honoring the
old industries, which have so
long contributed so much to the
I economy and welfare of the
county, the building of two new
i tion supported by funds from the
1 N. C. Motor Carriers Association,
i Blaine and Gentry measured
industrial growth in North Caro
i lina from 1954 to 1962, and made
: projections to 1970.
Piedmont North Carolina, a
I leader in industrial expansion in
• North Carolina in recent years,
■ will continue to expand—but not
as fast as the spurt for the
' Coastal region of North Carolina.
• Dr. Blaine, professor of trans
■ portation, said.
The Coastal Plain "should ex
■ perience the greatest rate of in
, crease in the number of new
: establishments” ,said Blaine in
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W.J.P.EarnM,Jr.
Given Heart Fund
W Founders Award
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Selected From Among
89,000 Heart Associa
tion Volunteers In
State
W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr„ has
been notified by Dr. Ralph S.
Morgan, president of the North
Carolina Heart Association, that
from among 89,000 Heart Asso
ciation volunteers in North Caro
lina, he has been selected to
receive one of the association’s
1964 Founders Awards. The
award is ‘“for distinguished lead
ership on behalf of the Heart
cause in North Carolina in the
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in the spring. Each member
will also be entitled to one tic
ket for each production.
Named as membership chair
man is Ross Inglis; head of ways
and means is Elaine Williams;
publicity is Frank Roberts and
tickets and playbill work will
be headed by Hector Lupton.
Jasper Hassell will head a spe
cial committee to take care of
incorporation of the Edenton
Little Theatre. .. .
industries gives added emphasis
I to the meaning this year of in
i dustry in Chowan County.
Edenton’s newest industry, the
• George C. Moore Company, is a
textile related industry to Eden
ton’s oldset industry, the Edenton
; Cotton Mill.
The George C. Moore Com
pany, now .under construction
and expected to be in operation
in September, will employ about
100 persons. They will manu
facture narrow and wide woven
elastic braid and power net for
iTown CouncNmen
Order Change For
GarbageCodection
Also Consider Increas
ingOverparkingPen-
alty; Change Made In
City Auto Tags
According to action taken by
Town Council at its meeting
Tuesday night, a drastic change
is scheduled to be made in the
collection of garbage and trash
in Edenton. The change is ex
pected to go into effect July 1.
Whereas garbage and trash is
now and has been for many
years collected every day all
over Edenton, the new schedule
will provide only every other day
collection. The scheduled as out
lined by Town Administrator W.
B. Gardner will be as follows:
East Edenton Monday and
Wednesday.
West Edenton Tuesday and
Thursday.
The entire town will be cover
ed on Saturday, but there will
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Plans Complete For
Clothesline Show
Scheduled For Friday
In St. Paul’s Par
ish House
Plans are about complete for
a clothesline art show sponsored
by the Edenton Woman's Club.
The show will be held at the
Episcopal Parish House Friday.
May 15, from 10:30 A. M., to
4:30 P. M.
The show will include art
work from John A. Holmes High
School and the Edenton Ele
mentary School and adult ex
i ’hibifs for all media.
I A refreshment stand will be
in operation during the show,
where soft drinks and various
. homemade goodies may be pur
| chased. The Woman’s Club is
I hopeful that a large crowd will
attend the show.
Awarded Scholarship
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Douglas Sexton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Sexton, has been
awarded a Wake Forest College
scholarship for the fall of 1964.
A senior at John A. Holmes
High School, he has been an out
standing academic student. A
four-star athlete, he has been a
class officer. Student Council
representative, business manager
of the school annual and mem
ber of the National Honor So
ciety. He plans to major in
business administration at Wake
Forest.
undergarments.
Also due to be in operation in
September is United Piece Dye
Works being constructed in the
county on the Chowan River.
When in operation it will employ
about 250 men to handle custom
dye work on stretch fabrics.
Edenton’s oldest industry, the
Edenton Cotton Mill, founded in
1898, operates 24 hours on three
shifts and employs the most peo
ple of any existing industry.
Yam ,made by the mill is dis-
Coatiauad os Page 7, Section 1
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
More Than 200 Turn Out
For Dedication Tyner Post
Office Sunday Afternoon
Teenager Os Month
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FRANCES WEST
Edenton Jaycettes honored Miss
Frances West as Teenage Girl of
the Month at the dinner meet
ing held Thursday, May 7. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. West. During Miss West’s 1
high school career, she has been|
in the FHA for four years, the'
Glee Club for two years, the Li
brary Club for two years, and.
she has also been on the Spot-'
light Staff. She is a member of
the Edenton Baptist Church. \
sings in the Concord Choir and!
is a member of the YWA.
Local Jaycees Win
Scrapbook Award
Ten Edenton Couples
Attend State Con
vention
Edenton Jaycees won both the
division and state award for the
scrapbook th’py entered in state
competition at the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce convention held
at Greensboro May 7-11. The
awards were made on the basis
of a well rounded program in
community health and safety.
Ten Edenton couples attended
the convention, which was said
to be one of the most enjoyable
ever held.
Bill McDonald was elected
state president.
Edenton Woman’s
Club Is Sponsoring
Bicycle Campaign
The Edenton Woman's Club
will sponsor a bicycle safety
campaign this (Thursday) after
noon from 2:30 until 4:30 o’clock.
All bicycle owners are asked
to go to the Barker House to
receive a reflector tape to paste
on bicycles and a safety card
will be issued by the Edenton
Woman’s Club members and
Chief James Griffin of the
Edenton Police Department.
Members of the Woman’s Club
urge all bicycle owners to re
port to the Barker House and
help make all bikes shine.
Two Edenton Youths Awarded
Hay es Corporation Scholarships
Two scholarships for college
study in electronics technology
have been 'awarded by Hayes In
ternational Corporation for the
fall semester at The College of
The Albemarle.
Walter Melko, assistant dean
and director of the technical ed
ucation program at the college,
announced this week that two
Edenton boys have been award
ed the scholarships. They are
New Center Hill Post Office Dedicated
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Pictured above is the new Post Office at Center HilL Dedica
tion exercises were held at Center Hill Sunday afternoon, when
speakers included Congressman Herbert Bonner and Ernest Kina,
postal program officer from die Atlanta regional office. ■ Over 200
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Congressman Herbert
Bonner And Ernest
King From Atlanta
Principal Speakers
Formal dedication of the new
post office at Tyner took place
Sunday afternoon. May 10 at 3
o’clock when over 200 attended.
Mrs. Nora L. Boyce, postmaster,
welcomed the crowd and intro
duced Harry Venters, who acted
as master of ceremonies.
Mr. Venters recognized special
visitors of the occasion. These
included H. F. Lane, former post
master at Tyner and the follow
ing postmasters
H. R. Perry, Colerain; Odessa
Jarvis, Engelhard; Isabelle How
ard. Fairfield; Roy C. Bunch,
Belvidere; Louella Swindell,
Swan Quarter; Stella Staples,
Belcross; Thelma Smith, Winfall;
Roland L. Garrett, Elizabeth
City; Harry Ward. Gatesville;
F. L. Nixon, Sunbury; Effie
Brickhouse, Columbia; Rella Jor
dan, Ryland; Mabel Riddick,
Corapeake, and L. C. White,
Merry Hill.
Mrs. E. N. Elliott introduced
Congressman Herbert Bonner.
Mr. Bonner gave a brief message
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Jesse Harrell New
| Director Os Bank
Acting upon the recommenda
tion of the Edenton Board at
|their April quarterly meeting, W.
!W. Shaw, president of Peoples
Bank and Trust Company and J.
Gilliam Wood, local board chair
man. confirmed the appointment
of Jesse L. Harrell to the Eden
ton board of directors.
Harrell, a former Bank of
Edenton employee is vice presi
dent of the Edenton Furniture
Company. He is also chairman
of the Board of Public Works,
chairman of the board of trus
tees of Chowan Hospital and a
member of the Edenton Baptist
Church. He is married to the
former Lena Smith and they
have three children.
Mr. Shaw said “We welcome
Mr. Harrell to our board in
Edenton. We are pleased to have
him associated with Peoples
Bank. We are confident he will
tjiake a valuable addition to our
j board.’’
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Edenton Chamber of Com
merce will hold an Industry Ap
preciation Week banquet at the
Chowan Golf and Country Club
Tuesday night. May 19, at 7
o'clock.
Chowan Scottish Rite Club
will hold a steak supper at
Sandy Point Beach Friday night.
May 15, at 7 o’clock.
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David Lee Etheridge, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Etheridge, and
David Wright Early, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Early, Jr.
The two students will enroll in
September for the first year of
the new technical instruction.
They will attend school for one
semester. In September they
will study general drafting, tech
nical math, English, physics, and
Continuad on Page I —Section 1