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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 Chowan High School Honor Students yss . . --v-i -■;... f --tTTMiI' '" %>• rW‘- ■* jjJEb** ’• : - i '"’ r » H I II ~i| I ifl % :: W tii m'llTTidVrfhri aa Wn*af cdt* ***** **** 1183 ***** Bobby Hollow *U as Ob« is the ns of Mr. and Mrs Paul Obac and IWtogßb the eon of Mr. and Mrm. Norman Hoi lowilL Th+r will BMIHt ihth addresses at exei »**. 7m JvT -.■ ~ » _ ~ * -- i _ 1~~ “ ■■■ ■"■■■ v THE CHOWAN HERALD aTe.l New Bank Director :J f| , 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 \ ✓ 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 Continued on Page 7—Section < I 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 Continued on Page 4. Section 2 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 -1, ing - , , 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 { HolmesHighSchool 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’ Continued on Pit* 4—Section 1 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. i Jaycees Planning To Hold Insecticide Sale * 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 traffic ever U. g. 171 , < 1 1 arded Hayes International Scholarships , villal • <.7 HOKm Mz '! H;;- ■ m MBm WBSmm k DAVID EARLEY DAVID ETHERIDGE 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 Continued on Page 3, Section 1 1 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 Cont'd. on Pago 4—Section 1 W.J.P.EarnM,Jr. Given Heart Fund W Founders Award % i )•• : 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 Continued on Page 7, Section 1 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 Continued on Page 3, Section J 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 Ci m 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 W ; f M ■ B^ 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 B 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 Deosla attended —«■—*»** I 1 • wvw ••aesswgw aaav For Quick Results . . . Try a Classified Ad , In The Herald * 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 Continued on Page 5. Section 1 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.’’ (cmc calendar] 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. Continued on Page 2—Section I 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