r A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
, Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—Number 38.
Little Theatre Plans To
Present "Arsenic And Old
Lace" In Mid - November
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Mrs. James Anderson
Director; Try-outs to
Be Held Tonight and
Sunday
Announcement was made this
week that the Edenton Little
Theater will present “Arsenic
. And Old Lace” in mid-Novem
' ber. Ross Inglis, spokesman for
the play reading committee, said
Tuesday that the play, a popular
comedy hit by Joseph Kesselring
should provide excellent enter- ’
tainment for the community. He
said he was also pleased to an-!
nounce that Mrs. James Ander
son, a drama major at the Uni
versity of South Dakota, will di
rect the play, which will be co
sponsored by the PTA.
Try-outs for parts in the play
will be held tonight (Thursday)
at 7:30 o’clock and again Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
Chowan County Court House.
All members and prospective
members of the Little Theater
are urged to attend the readings.
Success of the Edenton Little j
Theater depends entirely upon
community participation and it is j
hoped that anyone who thinks he \
, might enjoy being in the play
* will attend the try-outs. As
soon as a cast is selected, mem
bers of the Little Theater will
be called upon to begin work on
' set building and other aspects of
the production.
National Guard Alert
Creates Excitement
Quite a commotion occurred
Monday night when the siren
on the National Guard Armory
blasted away for some time.
The reason., Was,, a National (
Guard practice alert and was
held primarily to determine how
quickly the National Guardsmen
could be on hand for an emer
gency. |
The practice was very success
ful as members rushed to the |
armory and were detached to
strategic positions to be of ser
vice to the public as would be
done in an emergency.
j 20 Years Ago
| As Found In The Files Oi
The Chowan Herald
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Machinery was put in motion
for Chowan County's United War
Fund drive with a goal of $7,500
set for the county.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw
were notified that their son,
George Alton Shaw, was wound
ed in France. He was a gun
ner on a lank.
Preston Byrum, 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. By-1
rum of Tyner was instantly kill-'
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Town Councilmen Adopt New (
Ordinance For Cutting Weeds
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Town Council, meeting a]
week later Tuesday night due to'
Mayor John Mitchener being in
Europe, faced a crowded agen
da and as a result the Council
men were held in session until
. near midnight.
A considerable amount of time |
was consumed relative to a drive
in food establishment on North
Broad Street next to the home
of Mrs. W. A. Munden. W. P.
Earnhardt, Jr., representing John
Ricks, pointed out that according i
to the zoning ordinance the es-'
Dan Moore Appeals For Unity!
Os Democrats In Edenton Visit
Dan K. Moore, Democratic |
candidate for Governor of North j
Carolina was greeted by a large,
crowd in front of the Court
House Monday afternoon. Num
bered in the crowd were both
friends and foes in the Demo
cratic Primary election, in
which he defeated Richardson
Preyer and Dr. Beverly Lake.
Judge George Fountain, who
was presiding _ over a term of {
Chowan Superior Court, declar
ed a recess so that those in the
portunity to greet and hear Mr.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
C. Os C. President
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ALTON ELMORE
Chamber of Commerce direct
ors at a meeting held Monday j
elected Alton Elmore, manager,
j of the local Belk-Tvler store, as j
president of the new fiscal year.
I Mr. Elmore succeeds West W.
i Byrum.
Woman’s Club To Sponsor Fall
And Winter Hat Sale Sept. 25
The Edenton Woman’s Club (
will sponsor a fall and winter
hat sale, it was announced
early this week. The sale is
| scheduled to be held at the
Barker House Friday, September
25, from 10 A. M-, until 4 P. M.
; All hats will sell for $3.95 and
i $4.95. These hats will be simi
lar to those shown at the spring
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Ernie Williams Will
|Be Rotary Speaker!
UNC Foundation Exe
cutive Secretary to
Speak at 1:30
Edenton Rotarians will hold
their weekly meeting this (Thurs
day) afternoon at 1 o’clock at the
Parish House. The program will
jbe in charge of Frank Holmes,
who has arranged tohave Ernie
Williams as the speaker. Mr.
j Williams is executive secretary
I of the University of North Caro-/
lina Educational Foundation.
Mr. Holmes invites all UNC
alumni to hear Mr. Williams’ ad-.
dress, which will begin following'
the regular Rotary luncheon j
about 1:30 o’clock. |
I President West Byrum urges.
I a 100 per cent attendance at j
' the meeting.
I tablishment could be legally op
erated. On the other hand,'
Miss Mildred Munden and Pres-1
ton Rogerson objected due to
various conditions which would
be a nuisance. Miss Munden
presented a petition opposing the
| new business which, was signed
•by practically every property
owner in the area.
The Zoning Board, on the
grounds of the registered opposi
tion, refused to authorize a build
! ing permit, so that the Council
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I Mr. Moore spoke over a pub
! lie address system and was in
, troduced by Tom Shepard, chair
man of the Chowan County Ex
ecutive Committee. Mr. Moore
traveled in a bus and was Ac
companied by Representative
Herbert C. Bonner and state of
ficials including Secretary of
State Thad Eure, Treasurer Ed
win M. Gill, Attorney General
I Wade Bruton, as well as other
officials and supporters.
Mr. Moore appealed for unity of
the Democratic party and while
he expected to be elected Gov-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 17, 1964.
! Judge Fountain
Grinds Out W is
to <
In Superior V.it
William Leroy ;
Enters Plea of C §r. v
To Manslaughte , xS
Given 5 to 7 Years
Judge George Fountain of
Tarboro began a term of Chowan
County Superior Court Monday
morning and in short order be
gan grinding out cases. After
Sheriff Earl Goodwin opened
court he called upon the Rev.
E. C. Shoaf. pastor of the Eden
ton Methodist Church, for a
prayer.
The Grand Jury was then se
lected which included the fol
lowing: Henry Allen Bunch,
Rudolph Dale, Ralph Outlaw,
George William Downing, Dan
Morgan, Jr., James L. Byrum,
Louis Edward Bunch, E. D. Ash
ley, Jr., John Linwood Fayton,
William Goodwin, Leroy Skin
ner, Alexander Martin, A. M.
Spivey, Andrew A. Parrish, Sr., 1
E. E. Nixon, J. H. Hollowell, 1
Louis A. Chappell and Robert
Lee Byrum.
j Rudolph Dale was appointed.
I foreman of the Grand Jury. )
j Judge Fountain rather briefly
explained the duties of the Grand
Jury, emphasizing passing on
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I hat sale held last February. i
The committee in charge of
the sale is composed of Mrs. J.
M. Thorud, chairman, Mrs. J. W
Barnhill, Mrs. Steve Long, Mrs.
Chester Stevens, Mrs. George
Alma Byrum and Mrs. Roy
Spruill.
It is hoped many county and
town folk will attend the sale.
Boy Scout Drive
I Begins Sept 21
Ed Bass Is Chairman
This Year; Goal In
County $1,300
Edward Bass announced early
this week that the Boy Scout
fund raising campaign will be
gin in Chowan County Monday,
September 21. Mr. Bass is chair-1
man of this year’s drive, repre
senting the Edenton Rotary
Club which sponsors the Boy
Scout troop in Edenton.
I Mr. Bass stated that Chowan
County’s goal for this year is
' $1,300, the same as last year and j
! that he hopes there will be no ■
I trouble in raising this money, 1
j which goes primarily to build
citizenship.
| Mr. Bass is now recruiting
! captains to help in the campaign
and will, of course, welcome any
' volunteers from any section of
| the county and in Edenton.
! Hospital Auxiliary
i Resumes Meetings
Dr. Isa Grant Will Be
Speaker on Friday
Afternoon
The monthly meetings of the
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
■be resumed Friday, September 18 ■
and will be held every third Fri-'
day of the month.
Friday’s meeting will be held
in the Parish House at 3 P. M. I
and Mrs. Jack Leary, the presi-j
dent, urges everyone interested
in the welfare of the hospital
to attend.
Guest speaker for Friday’s
meeting will be Dr. Isa Grant, 1
director of the District Health'
Department.
Scottish Rite Supper
Planned Friday Night
The Chowan County Scottish
Rite Club will hold a covered
dish supper at Sandy Point
Beach FYiday night, September •
18, at 6:30 o’clock. Guests from
New Bern are expected to at
tend, so that President Thomas
Francis urges all members and*:
their wives to be present. ti
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LBJ AND LBJ—President and Mrs. Johnson occasionally
escape the Washington bustle by resting at their ranch
near Johnson City, Tex. In background is their home.
Alton Elmore Is Elected
To Serve As President Os
Chamber Os Commerce
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, Directors Set Date for
Annual Banquet on
Tuesday Night, Oc
tober 13
The president-elect of the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
for the next fiscal year begin
ning October Ist is Alton El
more. general manager of Belk-
Tyler Company in Edenton. The
announcement was made after
Monday’s meeting of the board
of directors by retiring Chamber
President West W. ByrUm.
“Mr. Elmore has served as
chairman of the Merchants’ Com
mittee with distinction for the
past two years”, Byrum said,
“and with his experience in
Chamber activities, also as a
member of the board of directors
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Shriners Parade
Called Off Due
To Heavy Rain
Though plans were made for
;an impressive Shriners’ parade j
in Edenton Saturday afternoon, |
i the affair was forced to be call
!ed of due to rain. The Shriners
were on hand at 3 o’clock, the
scheduled time for the parade,
and waited about half an hour,
but there seemed to be no relief
in the rain so they continued
their trip to Plymouth.
Due to the beautiful and cost
ly uniforms and musical instru
ments, the Shriners could not
afford to take a chance on hav
ling them ruined by parading in
the rain.
The John A. Holmes High
School Band was also on hand
to participate in the parade. A
large crowd of people occupied
cars parked along Broad Street
and were disappointed when it
was found necessary to call off
the parade. 1
[National Constitution Week
I Observed September 17 To 23
Constitution Week will be ob-1
served in Edenton September
17-23 during which it is more
i appropriate than ever that citi
-1 zens proclaim to the world re
newed determination to preserve,
regardless of cost, the constitu
tional system of government
which has sustained the nation
and its people through a cen
tury and three-quarters of tur
bulent history and which stands
today as a beacon of hope to
freedom-loving people every
where.
September 17 marks the 177th
anniversary of the adoption of
the Constitution of the United
States of America by the Consti
tutional Convention.
Band Parents Plan
Another “Sunday
Dinner” Sept. 20
Meal Served In John
Holmes High School
Cafeteria From 12
O’clock to 2 P. M.
Mrs. Artie B. Ange, president
of the Edenton Band Parents As
sociation, announces that the
band will sponsor a Sunday din
ner Sunday, September 20. The
dinner will be held in the John
A. Holmes High School cafeteria
i from 12 o’clock noon to 2 o’clock.
The menu will include fried
chicken or country ham, togeth
er with potato salad, lima beans,
hot rolls, cake and tea or coffee.
Adult tickets are $1.25 and
children under 12 are 75 cents.
The tickets can be secured from
members of the association or
from Mrs. Ange or Mrs. Stuart
| Patten.
New ’65 Ramblers
Displayed Sept. 23
Gene Perry Enthused
Over New Line
Os Cars
Gene Perry, manager of the
Edenton Motor Company, an
nounces that new 1965 Rambler
models will go on display in the
showroom on North Broad Street
Wednesday, September 23.
Mr. Perry says Rambler will
offer power for every consumer
requirement, ranging from the
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| President Lyndon Johnson and
Mayor John Mitchener have is
sued proclamations urging all
citizens to pay special attention
during the .week to the Con
stitution to the end that citizens
may have a better understand
ing of the Constitution and of
the rights and responsibilities of
United States citizenship.
A feature of the observance of
Constitution Week was a meet
ing of the Edenton Tea Party
Chapter of the DAR held Wed
nesday afternoon at the Edenton
Restaurant. The principal speak
er was Mrs. Mary Leggett
Browning, who delivered a very
interesting and inspiring address <
on the Constitution.
Post Office Now
I Planning To Speed
Christmas Mailing
New Steps Announced
By Postmaster Gen
eral to Have Best
Christmas Service
Longer post office window
hours, expanded delivery ser
vices and large-scale extension of
of the ZIP-coded parcel post
speedup are planned for Christ
mas, Postmaster General John A.
Gronouski has advised J. L.
Chestnutt, local Postmaster.
Mr. Gronouski outlined to the
Edenton postal head, three major
new steps he has taken “for the
best Christmas mail service the
postal service has ever had:”
1. Expanded post office win
dow hours December 5 to 26 as
deemed necessary by the local
postmaster.
2. A six-day week December
7-31 for parcel post deliveries,
instead of a five-day week.
3. Completion by November 1
of Phase 111 of IP Code parcel
handling at about 130 more “sec
tional center” post offices (stra-‘
tegicatly-located mail massing
points), providing faster delivery
up to 24 hours or more for par
cels with ZIP Code.
j In Phase I and 11, approxi
mately 75 offices with receipts of
$5 million annually and above
activated faster ZIP Code sort-
Conl'd. on Page 4—Section 1
Democratic Women I
Will Meet October 2j
Chowan Democratic Women;
will meet Friday afternoon, Oc-1
tober 2, at 12:30 o'clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. This will j
be an important meeting, so that i
all members are urged to make j
plans to attend.
Griffin Points jOut Advantage
Os Federal Program For Farms
A. C. Griffin, chairman of thei
Chowan County ASC Commit-!
tee, points out that studies of
lowa State and Cornell Univer
sities and two studies published
by Congressional committees all
showed the same thing relative
to federal [arm programs.
Farm prices and income would |
drop sharply bringing a pro
longed farm depression that
would affect the entire econ
omy. A simple average of these
projections shows prices could
be expected to drop within four
years as follows:
Wheat. Average 1961 price,
Hurricane ‘Dora’
Pays Short Visit
To Chowan County
Very Heavy Rain and
Strong Winds Pre
vail Saturday After
noon and Sunday
Hurricane Dora sideswiped
Edenton and Chowan County,
as well as a large portion of
the eastern part of the state,
Saturday and Sunday. The hur
ricane dropped heavy rain and
strong winds, but fortunately no
considerable damage was done.
In a few instances some areas
in Edenton were flooded and
small tree limbs and leaves were
scattered about everywhere.
Due to the continuous rain
Saturday afternoon, the Shriners’
parade was obliged to be called
off. Sunday afternoon the elec-1
tricity was also off for almost
two hours, but other than that
very little damage was reported.
The weather played havoc
with church and Sunday school
attendance and for the most part
people remained at home hopeful
that the wind and rain would I
not increase in intensity.
Valhalla Fish Fry
Scheduled Tonight
Murray Tynch, manager of
Valhalla Produce Company, will
stage his annual fish fry tonight
(Thursday) beginning at 5
o’clock. The fish fry will be
held at the Valhalla Produce
Company’s warehouse with about
700 people expected to attend.
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Choral Society Plans Its
First Meeting Monday,
Sept. 21 At Court House
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Error Made In Noah
And Holton Wedding
The Herald regretfully re
ports an error made last
week in the announced wed
ding date of Miss Frances
Holton and Hugh Bryan
Noah. The date of the wed
ding is Sunday. December 27
and not Sunday. September
27 as appeared in the an
nouncement made bv Mrs.
Holton's mother, Mrs. David
Holton. The error is very 1
much regretted.
Aces Have Little
Trouble Defeating
Central High 31-0
Locals Take an Early
Lead and Never Are
Seriously Threatened
By Green Wave
Edenton Aces had little diffi
culty in winning its second game'
of the current football season
Friday night. The Aces traveled
I to Central High School’s gridiron,
j where they easily turned back
I the Green Wave 31 to 0.
The Aces took an early lead
in the first quarter when Central
j was forced to kick on their 15-
yard line. The Aces, aided by
! Hiram Mayo’s hard running,
i moved the ball to Central's 1-
j yard line, from where David
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i $1.78 bushel: average 1965 price
'with no program, 92c: drop. 86c.
; Corn Average 1961 price,
sl.Ol bushel: average 1965 price
with no program, 80c; drop, 21c.
■Cats—Average 1861 price, 61C
bushel; average 1965 price with
no program. 45c: drop, 16c.
j Barley Average 1961 price,
88c; average 1965 price with no
program, 63c; drop, 25c,
Cotton Average 1961 price,
30c pound; average 1965 price
with no program, 23c; drop, 7c.
Peanuts—Average 1961 price,
11c pound; average 1965 price
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Ruritan Supper At
Ryland Sept. 19th
The Ryland Ruritan Club will
sponsor a barbecue chicken arid
barbecue pork supper at the Ry
land Community Building Sat
urday night, September 19. The
meal will be served from 6 to
8 o’clock and tickets can be pur
chased from any of the Ruritans.
Guidance In Grammar Grades
Is Emphasized By Mrs. Kinion
Mrs. James Kinion, guidance l
counselor, told members of the
Edenton Woman’s Club at the
first fall meeting that “it is es
sential guidance be emphasized
more in the grammar grades.”
Speaking primarily on guid
ance for the elementary school
child she pointed out the prob
lems of high school students
j arise largely from the failure
I Edenton Will Receive $16,756
As Share Os Powell Bill Funds
The allocation of $8,324,555.3f
in Powell Bill Funds to 420 par
ticipating municipalities is an
nounced by the State Highway
Commission. The funds are dis
tributed annually to qualified
cities and towns for use in non
highway system street work
within their corporate limits
Checks to the individual munici
palities will be mailtd from Ra
leigh the latter part of this
month in order that they will
reach municipalities by Octo
ber 1.
Powell Bill allocations are
based on a formula using the
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Dr. Clifford Bair Will
Be Director; Private
Lessons Will Also Be
Offered
People in this area who like
to sing will have an excellent
opportunity to do so with the
Albemarie Choral Society which
will hold its first meeting Mon
day night, September 21, at 8
o’clock in the Parish House on
Gale Street., High school stu
! dents as well as adults are in
j vited to join. It is not neces
sary to know how to read music.
Dr. Clifford Bair, who has re
cently joined the staff of the
College of the Albemarle, will
direct the group. Edenton peo
| pie feel extremely fortunate to
have a man of Dr. Bair’s calibre
and experience come to Edenton.
! Dr. Bair speaks of himself as a
pioneer. He is interested in
starting music . programs which
eventually grow into community
arts programs including instru
mental groups, music drama,
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Aces Meet Camden
At Home On Friday
Local Boys Will Try to
Make It Three Con
secutive Victories
Edenton's Aces are scheduled
to meet Camden High School's
football team on Hicks Field Fri
day night. September 18. at 8
o’clock. It will be the third
game of the season with the
Aces having victories over Gates
and Central under their belts.
The Camden gridders opened
their season Friday night when
they were forced to take the
short end of a 6-0 score with
Manteo.
Though the Aces have had two
comparatively easy victories,
Coaches Jerry McGee and Billy
Hardison are taking them
through stiff practice sessions in
preparation for the Camden
Rebels.
The band and cheerleaders will
be on hand for the second home
game and it is hoped a record
crowd will turn out for the
game.
( civic calendar]
Try-outs for the Little Theatre
production "Arsenic and Old
Lace” to be presented in mid-
November will be held tonight
(Thurday) at 7:30 o'clock and
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Court House.
Boy Scout fund raising cam
paign for Chowan County will
begin Monday, September 21
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I to meet them in the lpwer
grades.
She said, a first grade child
needs to be emotionally, intellec
tually and socially ready for
school. She termed the fourth
grade as the most dangerous in
a child’s school life, as the work
becomes more competitive. It is
here, she said that the potential
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oopulation and street mileage in
he municipalities and the total
allocation this year represents an
increase over 1963 of $246,323.39.
According to an accounting
schedule of 1964 allocation and
the allotments to the individual
cities and towns, Edenton will
receive a total allocation of $16.-
756.34. The allocation is based
on the 1960 population of 4,458
and an increment of $9,702.09 and
a mileage increment of 7,054.25.
The first state street aid al
location was made as of July
1, 1951 and for the 14 years
Powell Bill allocations have
amounted, to $90,200,561.36.