51 Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl—Number 37.
Area Redevelopment Administration!
Terminates Chowan's Designated
Status Due To Improved Situation
<s
Encouraging Reports
Os U. S. Department
Os Labor Show Im
provement In Local
Employment
West Byrum, Chairman of the
Edenton-Chowan Planning Board
I and W. E. Bond, Chairman of the
Chowan County Commissioners,
have been notified that Chowan
County’s status has been termi
nated in the Area Redevelop-,
ment Administration.
The information was received!
from W. L. Batt, Jr., administra- j
tor of the Area Redevelopment j
Administration of the U. S. De- •
partment of Commerce.
Mr. Batt’s letter to the local
men, a copy of which was also
sent to Congressmen and Sena
tors, follows:
‘ During the past six months
or more we have been encour
aged by the reports of the U. S.
Department of Labor which
show continuing significant im
provement in employment for
the Chowan County redevelop
ment area
“l am sure that our pleasure
at this brightening picture is
1 shared by everyone responsible
. fcr economic development in
, Chowan County.
The Department of Labor has
now advised us that the im
provement has been sustained
and seems likely to continue in
the months ahead. Accordingly,
1 shall terminate Chowan Coun
ty’s status as a redevelopment
area, effective 10 days from the
date of this letter (August 13).
This is in accordance with, ter
mination procedures prescribed
by regulations published in the
Federal Register on October 24,1
1981, as amended. • - ( I
Continued from Pag* 7—Section 1
Tickets On Sale
For Charm School |
Morning and Evening'
Classes September
17 and 18
Tickets are now on sale for
the Alice Bell Charm School to
be held September 17 and 18
at the John A. Holmes High
School auditorium. Morning
classes are scheduled from 9:30
until 11:30 and evening classes
are scheduled from 7:30 until.
9:30. Tickets may be purchased!
from any Home Demonstration
Club member or local club presi
dent.
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher
purchased Bandon Plantation
from J. Lester Forehand.
Meeting in special session.
Town Council awarded a con
tract to C. B. Mooney fc Son to
construct a concrete sidewalk on
the north side of West Eden
Street from the rear of the Citi
sens Bank Building to Granville
Street at a cost of 1780.
Stark tragedy entered the
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Dr. Bond Points Out Danger
Os Common Household Items
it is always well to check the
home periodically in order to
prevent frightening experiences
involving particularly l , small chil
dren, says Dr. Ed Bond. Dr.
Bond is chairman of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce
Health and Safety Committee.
He suggested that such common
household items as charcoal
lighter fluid and cigarette light
er fluid can be deadly when
combined with small and curious
children.
Dr. Bond cited an instance
where a two-year-old girl swal
lowed some lighter fluid and
hovered in critical condition be
fore her malady was brought
under control.
"Lighterfluid is a petroleum
THE CHOWAN HERALD
"Center Hill Plans Evening Os
FunFor Young And OldSept. 12
Center Hill 4-H Clubs will (
sponsor an evening of fun for
everyone ages 1 through 90 on
Saturday night, September 12.
The evening will begin with a
hot dog and hamburger supper
from 5 to 7:30.
At 8 o’clock, there will be a
fashion show of Center Hill’s
i most winsome and cutest young
! ladies in the pre-school and first
i grade ages. All these young la-
Idies will be wearing outfits cre
i ated and made by Mrs. Kathleen
1 Byrum of Tyner.
CiWAwardeT
For Revaluation Os
Chowan Property
G. Peel of Greensboro
Lowest Bidder For|
Project at Cost of
$24,500
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Thursday devot
ed a goodly amount of time to
considering a contract for revalu
ation of property in Chowan
County. Present at the meeting
was C. Pell, president of the
Southern Appraisal Company of
North Carolina, with headquar
ters at Greensboro.
Mr. Pell was low bidder for
the revaluation project which is
•required to be held every eight
[years according to law. Mr. Pell
was lowest bidder at a cost of
$24,500. His contract calls for re
valuation of all property, map
ping and delineating property
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
{Mrs. Dorothy Habit
Jaycette President
Officers Installed andi
Dance Planned For
Saturday, Sept. 19
Edenton Jaycettes held their
regular meeting on Thursday,
September 3, at the Penelope
Barker House for the purpose of
j electing officers for the coming
year.
The following officers were;
elected: President, Mrs. Dor- >
othy Habit; first vice president,'
Mrs. Frances Boyce; second vice
president, Mrs. Ann Morgan;
treasurer, Mrs. Carolyn Rioks;
secretary, Mrs. Beth Jethro; cor
! responding secretary, Mrs- Val
eria Roberts; parliamentarian,
Mrs. Mary Hardison. Elected tc
■ the board of directors were Mrs.
i Ethel LaVoie and Mrs. Shirley
Miley.
, The installation banquet will
be held at the Edenton Restau
i rant Saturday night, September
i 19, at 7 o’clock with a dance fol
i lowing at the Arrowhead Beach
club house for the Jaycettes and
i their husbands. Warren Twiddy,
a lifetime member of the Jay
> cees, will be guest speaker for
the banquet.
'the same category as kerosene,J
1 gasoline and some furniture pol- •
i ishes. If ingested by small chil-j
dren, they are likely to choke on
it and force some of the fluid
into their lungs. The resylt will
be a form of pneumonia called
“chemical pneumonia”.
It is difficult to treat and can
prove to be fatal.
“Charcoal and cigarette lighter,
fluid is properly labeled,” Dr.
Bond added, “but no one pays
much attention to it and it is a
great danger if left around
where small children are play
ing.”
Other household items and
common remedies such as as
pirin should always be placed
beyond the reach of the younger
<*Ud. r .
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 10, 1964.
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I Following the fashion show
there will be a talent show fea
turing the “Torches and Rhythm
Steppers”. This will include a
variety of acts, singing, tap
dances, baton twirling and in
strumental numbers.
Several home baked cakes will
be auctioned during the evening.
The 4-H’ers of Center Hill
cordially invite everyone to at
tend and participate in this even
ing of fun. Proceeds will go to
wards indebtedness of the Center
Hill Community Building.
Mrs. Scoggin Ends
Year As Director
{Of Regional Library
,Mrs. J. Robert Camp
| bell, Chairman of the
Board, Praises Rec.
ord For Year
On Tuesday of this week Mrs.
Rebecca Scoggin completed her
first year as director of Petti
grew Regional Library. Mrs. J.
Robert Campbell, chairman ofj
the regional board has this to
say regarding Mrs. Scoggin’s first
year of work:
“She has served well and often
beyond the call of duty. The
regional records for the fiscal
year ending June 30 show im
proved library service over pre
vious years. Washington, Tyrrell
and Chowan Counties with a
population of nealy 30,000 are
fortunate to have Mrs. Scoggin
as director.”
Continued on Page 7—Section (
National Guard To
Have Practice Alert
During September
The local National Guard unit
is anxious to advise residents ofj
I Edenton and Chowan County
that the National Guard will
conduct a practice alert during
the month of September.
The purpose of this notice is
to avoid adverse reaction to the
alert. The alert is only a train
ing requirement that has to be
conducted on a yearly basis.
The date and time will be
published in advance of the
1 alert.
r
Hand Rail Considered
At Court House Steps
County Commissioners Dallas
Jethro, Jr., called attention to
the County Commissioners at
their meeting the necessity for
a hand rail at the Court House.
Mr. Jethro pointed out that such
a rail is necessary in order to
help many people going up and
down the old worn steps.
The Commissioners agreed
with Mr. Jethro and will, no
doubt, do something about it af
ter conferring with the Court
House Committee, so that the,
proper and most* attractive hand
rail can be erected.
Mrs. Mardre Will Be
Churchwomen Guest
Mrs: George L. Mardre, Jr., of
Windsor will be guest speaker
at the luncheon meeting of the
j St. Paul’s Episcopal Churchwo-
J men to be held Tuesday after
| noon, September 15 at 1 o’clock
at the Episcopal parish house. |
Mrs. Mardre is chairman of
chairman of Christian ministers
for the Episcopal Churchwomen
in the Diocese of East Carolina.
Mrs. Elton Forehand, president,
urges all churchwomen to be
I present for this first fall meet
ing.
48 JAILED IN AUGUST
Jailer Bertram Byrum reports
that during August 38 people
were placed in the Chowan
County Jail, With confinements
ranging from I to 31 days. The
expense amounted to $242.96
which included jail and turnkey
lees.
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SAFETY FIRST—A Chicago cab company is trying out seat belts for passengers to
test public reaction to the devices. Cab driver has passengers Joan Wolf and Rose
Reali, right, buckle up before driving on. Their reactions will be tested by post card.
Democratic Campaign Meeting
Is Held In Edenton Wednesday!
■One of a series of .Democratic ,
campaign organizational meet-1
ings was held at the Edenton •
Restaurant Wednesday afternoon
of this week, which was attend
ed by State Chairman J. Mel-!
ville Broughton of Raleigh and
Quincy K. Nimocks 111 of Fay- 1
ettevillc, the party’s executive
director.
Referring to the series of
meetings, Mr. Broughton said. 1
, “these will be workshop ses-1
1 sions, where the mechanics ofi
our fall campaign will be dis-1
cussed and suggestions received I
Edenton Aces Playj
Central High Friday
Second Game Expect
ed to Be Tougher
Than Opener
With a victory of their first
game of the season under their
belts, Edenton’s Aces are sched
uled to meet Pasquotank Cen
tral High School on the latter’s
gridiron Friday night. While the
• Aces had little difficulty in de
feating an inexperienced Gates
County High School eleven Fri
day night, they will not have
the same advantage against the
Pasquotank County outfit next
Friday night.
Coaches Jerry McGee and
Billy Hardison were well pleased
with the performance of the
Aces Friday night, when practi-
Continued on Page B—Section 1
W. A. Whichard Now
i Lieutenant - Colonel
Edenton friends will be pleas
! ed to know that William A.-
Whichard, former Edentonian,
\! has been promoted from Major
to Lieutenant Colonel at Fort
Bragg, where he is a member
t of Operations and Training G 3,
XVIII Airborne Corps.
In a ceremony held last week
I the insignia of his new rank was
( pinned on his collar by his wife.
Ruth.
| Lieut. Col. Whichard is a grad
[ uate of the Command and Gen-.
1 eral Staff College and went with
XVIII Abn in June, 1963. He
holds the Silver !jtar decoration
and is a veteran of four cam
paigns of the Korean Conflict. I
Sweet Potato Referendum Will
Be Held Tuesday, September 15
All Chowan County sweet po
tato growers are again remind
! ed of their important yam ref
! erendum coming up Tuesday,
September 15.
County Extension Chairman
C. W. Overman urges all sweet
potato growers and all members
of their families to express
themselves on the question of,
continuing the assessment pro- j
gram to support the promotional |
activities undertaken by the
N. C. Sweet Potato Association.
The assessment is to be con
tinued at two cents per bushel
i on “fresh market” sweet pota
toes and two cents per hundred
pounds on sweet potatoes sold
for ‘processing.”
, from Democrats who intimately 1
| kr.ow -their local situation.”
1 The local meeting was ar
ranged by E. L. Hollowell, who
is a state campaign chairman
[for the First District, together
with Mrs. Swanson Groves of [
| Wellington as co-chairman.
Attending the meeting were
county chairmen and vice chair
men, Representatives and Sena
-1 tors from the First District.
I After the Edenton meeting
i the group left for Tarboro for a
I meeting Wednesday night for a
I Second District meeting.
{Chowan PTA Willj
Meet September 14
C. W. Walters and J.
P. Snipes Will Be
Speakers
Chowan High School Parent-
Teacher Association will meet in
the school auditorium Monday
night, September 14, at 8 o’clock.
The topic for the meeting will
be “PTA Spotlights the School.”
This will be a general meeting i
and Mrs. Willie Joyner, PTA
president, urges all parents and
interested patrons to attend.
The speakers for the program
will be Principal J. P. Snipes
and Superintendent C. C. Wal
ters..
A reception for the new teach
ers will be held following the
meeting.
Scout Court Os Honor
Scheduled For Sept. 14
Boy Scout Troop No. 156 will
hold a Court of Honor Monday
night, September 14 at 7:30
o’clock.
The ceremony will be held at
the Scout Cabin. The families
and friends of the Scouts are in
vited to attend.
Libraries In Edenton
Closed September 16
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial
j Library and the Brown-Carver
Libraries will be closed all day
Wednesday, September 16. Rea
son for the closing is a regional
staff meeting, which will be held
I at Plymouth.
Any person who has a finan
cial interest in sweet potato pro
duction is eligible to vote- A
two-thirds majority of the pro
ducers voting must favor the
continuance of the program in
order that the referendum be
passed favorably. The first yam
referendum was held in 1961
,and 92 per cent of the voters
jeast ballots endorsing the yam
I producers’ self-help promotional
program.
Jimmy W. Garrell of Tabor
City is currently president of
the N. C. Sweet Potato Associa
tion, and serves as chairman of
the board of directors represent
ing the sweet potato processors
Coat'd, oa Pag* 4—Sactioa 1
David Bateman Is
! Elected President
Os Farm Bureau
AH Officers Re-elect
i ed at Annual Meet
ing Held Thursday
Night In Armory
Chowan County’s Farm Bureau
held its annual banquet Thurs
day night at the Edenton armory,
when a delicious fried chicken
dinner was served by men of
! Center Hill, officers were elected
and those present heard two in
spiring addresses regarding the
' Farm Bureau.
President David Bateman pre
sided over the meeting and call
ed upon the Rev. George Cooke
for the invocation. An address
of welcome was made by B.
Warner Evans and Mr. Bateman
recognized special guests and
thanked the serving committee.
He expressed his appreciation for
those in attendance, which was
reduced somewhat due to two
revival meetings in the county.
C. W. Overman presented a
slate of officers, which was ac
cepted by the group. The offi
'"’•'ntinued on Pap* 3. Section ]
Girl Scout Rally Day
September 14 And 15
Rally Day for Brownies is
scheduled to be held Monday
afternoon, September 14, at 2:30
o’clock and for the Junior and
Cadette Scouts Tuesday after
noon. September 15, at 3:30
o'clock Both rallies will be
held at the Barker House.
Girls interested in the Girl
Scout program are urged by Mrs.
J. Aubrey Hardison, chairman,
to attend one of these rallies.
Brownies are second and third
graders. Juniors include the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades,
and Cadettes are seventh and
eighth graders.
The Neighborhood Committee
for this year, appointed by
Mrs. Hardison are:
Consultant Organizer—Mrs. J.
P. Ricks, Jr.; Finance Chairman,
Mrs. Leo Katkaveck; Cookie
Chairlfan, Mrs. Britton Byrum.
Troop Leaders
Troop 717—Mrs- William Nay
lor, leader, and Mrs. W. J.
Brady, assistant leader.
Brownie Troop 718—Mrs. Scott
Harrell, leader, and Mrs. George
Alma Byrum. assistant leader.
Junior Troop 719 Mrs- Jack
Habit, leader, and Mrs. William
W. Perry, assistant leader.
Junior Troop 720—Mrs. James
Anderson, leader, and Mrs. Glen
Mabe, assistant leader.
DAR Chapter Will
Meet September 16
Mrs. J. P. Ricks, regent of
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR, announces that Hie first
fall meeting of the chapter will
'be held Wednesday afternoon,
September 16. The meeting will
be held at 1 o’clock at the Eden
ton Restaurant, with the topic
being “The Constitution,” in ob
servance of Constitution Week
which will be held September
17-23.
Mrs. Ricks urges ril members
to be present.
$&00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Aces Romp Over
Gates County High 65-6
In Season's Opening Game
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Mean People ]
M J
That there are still some
mean people in Edenton is
reflected in the fact that at
least three times in about a
week the newspaper stands
and coin boxes have been
stolen from in front of Mii
chener's Pharmacy.
The thefts occurred Tues
day and Wednesday nights of
last week and Monday night
of this week-
The money belonged to Miss
Evelyn Leary, who -works
for the News and Observer,
and Leroy Skinner, repre
senting the Virginian-Pilot.
September Term
Os Superior Court
Convenes Monday
Judge George Foun
tain of Tarboro Is
Scheduled to Preside
Over Term
The September term of Cho
wan County Superior Court isj
;cheduled to convene Monday
norning, September 14. at 10
Vclock. The mixed term will be
presided over by Judge George
Fountain of Tarboro.
The first part of the term will 1
be devoted to criminal cases, as-1
ter which the civil docket will
be started.
Scheduled on the civil docket
aie the following’cases:
Emmett H. Wiggins vs. W. L.
Corbin (for hearing on demurrer
only); Fred Perry vs. Constance
Perry; Marie Lawson Parker vsJ
Leo Parker; Albert Ray Ward
vs. Dora Davenport Ward; Shar- J
Continued on Page 6, Section 1 {
Oldest Citizen Os
Chowan County Dies
At Nephew’s Home
Alexander Parks, 101, died
Saturday night at 9 o’clock at
the home of a nephew, Earl
Parks, in the Gliden section. A
native of Chowan County, he
was a son of Elisha and Mrs.
Mildred Parks and the husband
of the late Mrs. Josephine Parks..
He was a retired fanner. '
Surviving are his nephew. Earl
Parks; a granddaughter, Mrs. I
Doris Randolph of Virginia
Beach; a grandson. Jack Winslow
of Whaleyville and a number
of nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
in the family cemetery near
Hobbsville. The Rev. Warren L.
Rollins, pastor of the Warwick
Baptist Church, officiated.-
Medlin Belch Joins
Edenton Motor Co.
Gene Perry, manager of Eden
ton Motor Company, announces
that Medlin Belch has joined the
company as sales manager. The
appointment was effective as of
Monday. September 7.
Mr. Belch has been in the au
tomobile business since 1945. He
invites his many friends to visit
him for sales and service of
Ramblers and used cars.
Lions Will Conduct White Cane
I Drive In Chowan Sept 13 To 30
E. L. Hollowell, Chairman ofjW. Morse of Havelock and his
the Edenton Lions Club’s White'nine district directors and White
Cane drive, has announced that Cane Zone Chairmen will be as
the Edenton Club will join the sisted by more than 12,000 Lions
state wide campaign from Sep- in striving, to reach a goal of
tember 13 through September 30. SIOO,OOO in the state. The goal
In announcing the White Cane set for the Edenton club is SSOO.
sale, Mr. Hollowell says the These funds will be used for
Lions will give each citizen an services to over 12,000 blind per
opportunity to share in this sons and to prevention of blind
challenge to reduce blindness by ness, state-wide program. N. W.
about 50% in the state. “No Worsley of Washington, N. C., is
one wants to be blind,” says Mr. director of District 31-Y of which
Hollowell, “so let’s work together the Edenton club is a member,
to prevent blindness.” . The North Carolina Association
Plans for the state campaign for the Blind is a Lions project,
were completed last week In It was organized by Lions in
Shelby. State Director Darrell Continued on Page I fiirtinn i
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Practically All Play
ers on Aces’ Squad
See Action Against
Inexperienced Team
Edenton’s Aces got off to a
good start Friday night on Hicks
Field in the season's opening
football game by romping over
Gates County High School in a
touchdown parade to the tune
of 65-6.
The visitors, only in their sec
ond year of football, displayed
lack of experience, coupled with
numerous fumbles, which made
them an easy prey for the more
experienced and well-coached
Aces.
Though GattsS was outclassed
in every department of the game,
their followers were given a
thrill early in the second quarter
when Riddick snagged a pass
'from Quarterback Willey and
raced 71 yards for the visitors’
only score of the night. At no
other time did Gates threaten to
score. The Aces, on the other
hand, scored their 10 touch
downs every time they got the
ball except one. Coach Jerry
McGee took advantage of the
breather to give practically ev
ery boy on the squad an op
portunity to see real action and
everyone gave a good account of
. himself.
Eight of the Aces figured in
the 10 touchdowns, which were
made by Dwight Flanagan 2, Hi
ram Mayo, Jr., Jim Elliott 2.
j Phil Harrell, Wesley Chesson;
(John Lavezzo, Ken Williams and
Mike Spruill.
! David Holton, while on the
field, called a splendid game and
aside from connecting on three
touchdown passes, kicked five
of th” extra points hfter touch
down.
The entire Aces team played
stellar ball, so that it would be
- difficult to designate any par-
Confinued on Page 2, Section 2
I
Mayor Mitchener
Returns Saturday
Winds Up Trip to Eu
rope; Town Council
Meets Sept. 15
Edenton’s Town Council will
hold its September meeting on
Tuesday night. September 15.
' The meeting has been postponed
from the second Tuesday night,
| September 8, due to Mayor John
Mitchener being on a goodwill
mission to Europe.
Mayor Mitchener and the oth
er North Carolina officials were
scheduled to fly to Prague on
Monday and then to Berlin, from
where they will fly to New York,
so that he is expected to return
to Edenton Saturday night.
[crvic calendar]
A sweat potato referendum
will be held Tuesday, Septem
ber IS.
September term of Chowan
County Superior Court will con
vene Monday morning, Septem
ber 14, at 10 o'clock.
The local National Guard Unit
will conduct a practice alert at
an undisclosed time during Sep
tember.
Edenton Aces will play Pas
! Cont'd. on Page 2—Section 1