A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—Number 44
Red Goss Bloodmobile
Is Scheduled In Edenton
Friday 10 A.M. To 4 P.M.
Chairman Frank Rob
erts Is Urging Large
Turnout of Donors
For Chowan County
—-A
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be in Edenton, at the Na
tional Guard Armory, from 10
A. M., to 4 P. M., on Friday,
October 30. The bloodmobile in
Edenton is a project of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman of the project is Frank
Roberts, who stated that regional
chairman, Conrad Payne, in a
phone call from Norfolk, stated
that the need for blood dona
tions is greater than ever. This
is due to a few industries back-.
ing out of scheduled visits for,
one reason or another. Another!
reason for the greater need for
blood is that much of it was
used for the recent Carolina
flood victims. Roberts was also,
told, by Dr. Charles Ferguson |
of the Tidewater Regional Blood |
Program, that the production of
serum albumin during the past
year has been less than required <
to meet the usual need. This j
has led to the necessity of plac-1
ing all centers on a limited alio- j
cation of serum albumin. The
amount of the allocation has al
ready been received and distrib
uted by the Tidewater Region..
This means the center will be
unable to supply the needs of J
the Chowan Hospital for 25% |
serum albumin until the produc-1
tion of this valuable derivative I
is again adequate to enable the
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
Aces Getting Ready
For Ahoskie Same
Two Old Rivals Will
Meet la Ahoskie
Friday Night
Edenton’s high flying Aces are
scheduled to meet the Ahoskie
Indians on the latter’s gridiron
Friday night, October 30. With
seven victories under their belts
the Aces will do their best to
add the scalp of the Indians for
their eighth victory of the sea-'
son.
The prospect is for a hard
fought game Friday night due
to the keen rivalry and the fact;
that the Indians have gradually 1
improved. In anticipation of a
very tough opponent, Coaches
Jerry McGee and Billy Hardison
are '’holding strenuous practice
sessions in order to be in tip
top shape for the game.
A large group of Aces’ sup
porters are expected to accom
pany the Aces to Ahoskie.
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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Both the spacious auditorium
as well as the gallery of the
Edenton Baptist Church was fill
ed to capacity when a union ser
vice was held inaugurating the
observance of Navy Week.
A fluoroscope machine was in
stalled in the local Health De
partment.
The Hospital Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce set No
vember 14 as the date for a
Continued on Page 4. Section 1
Leon G. Leary Retires As Mail
Carrier After Serving 41 Years
Leon G. Leary, regular easti
side mail carrier since 1936, re
tired from the U. S. postal ser-|
vice Friday, October 23, bring
ing to an end a career that span
ned: 41 years, one month and 23
day*. v -t.
Postmaster James L. Chestnutt
presented Leery with a citation
for meritorious service from
Postmaster General John A.
Gronouski and on behalf of the
local post office staff, a fishing
tackle box complete with lures
by which he
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Baptists Elect Rev.
Donald Wagner As
1984- 65 Moderator
Succeeds Rev. Thur
man W. Allred, Pas
tor of Rocky Hock
Baptist Church
The Chowan Baptist Associa
tion, meeting in annual session
October 20 and 21, elected the
Rev. Donald Wagner of Gates
vilie to serve as moderator for
1964-65. Mr. Wagner, who suc
ceeds the Rev. T. W. Allred,
pastor of the Rocky Hock Bap
tist Church, is a native of Thom
asville, N. C., and since 1958 has
been pastor of the Gatesville
Baptist Church.
Also elected were Dick Brewer
of Hertford as vice moderator;
the Rev. Tom Austin, pastor of
the Corinth Baptist Church, as
clerk and E. R. Woodard of Coin
jock, Bennie Bateman of Tyner
and Colon Snell of Columbia as
trustees.
The association adopted a bud
get for 1964-65 of $13,688. Os
Confd. on Pag* 4—Section 1
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Harvest Festival Is Planned At
Center Hill Saturday, Nov. 7
The Center Hill community is
planning to hold a harvest festi
val at the Center Hill Com
munity Building Saturday, No
vember 7, beginning at 10:30
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On sale "for the day will be
all kinds of pastries, candy, pea
nuts, hot dogs, hamburgers, good
old country ham and salad green
plates, chicken pot pie and sweet
potatoes at SI.OO per plate. Soft
drinks and hot coffee will also
be served.
Country produce will be for
sale as well as bazaar items, in-
Tri-Hi-Y Members
To Conduct UNICEF
Campaign Tonight
Young People Will So
licit In Effort to Get
Money to Help Un
fortunate Children
Featuring the observance of
Halloween, members of the Tri-
Hi-Y Club at John A. Holmes
High School will again go on
trick or treat visits for UNICEF.
The young people will be tap
ping on doors all over Edenton
tonight (Thursday) in an effort
to secure money for UNICEF,
a fund created in 1946 to help
bring emergency relief to chil
dren in war-torn lands. It is
pointed out that one cent will
provide five glasses of milk and
a nickel will provide vaccine to
protect five children and 25
cents will provide 125 vitamins.
The solicitation is sponsored
by the Edenton Woman’s Club,
and it is hoped the youngsters
will meet with generous response
on the part of Edenton citizens.
11, 1923. The post office then
was located in what is now the
south side of the Peoples Bank
& Trust Company. W. M. Bond
was postmaster and “stamps
sold for 2 cents and postcards
for a penny.’’ He remained in
this capacity for 13 years, four
months, and in October of 1936,
received a permanent appoint
ment as carrier for Eden ton’s
east side. Two months after his
permanent appointment, he mar
ried the former Lena Mason,
now Chowan County’s Clerk of
Court.
Cork can recall many experi
ences over the years. He work-
Edenton, Chd 'i ~ n County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 29, 1964.
General Election
Is Scheduled For
Tuesday, Nov. 3
U. S. President, Gov
ernor and Big Bond
Issue For Schools to
Be Decided
Chowan County, tyoters are
called upon to go to the polls
Tuesday, November 3 to join the
remainder of the nation in elect
ing ,a President of the United
States. North Carolina voters
will choose a Governor and at
the same time vote on a 100
million dollar bond issue for
schools in the state.
In Chowan County, as well as
al l over the state, a great deal
of interest has developed in the
gubernatorial race, with Dan
Moore the Democratic candi
date and Robert Gavin repre
sentineg the Republican party.
Both have a strong following in
Chowan County.
The same can be said about
the presidential election with
President Lyndon Johnson being
the Democratic candidate and
Senator Barry Goldwater carry
ing the Republican standard.
Both candidates have many sup
porters in Chowan County and
it is significant that in this elec
tion quite a few local Demo
crats are supporting the Repub
lican candidate. However, the
general feeling is that both
Johnson and Mcore will be the
choice of the majority of voters.
Despite the interest in the
Continued on Page B—Section 1
eluding clothing, millinery, jew
eelry, miscellaneous items and
grab tables.
Center Hill 4-H children will
have games on the outside for
entertaining children.
Chances are being sold on a
beautiful afghan. The drawing
for the afghan will be Saturday
night, November 7 at 9 o’clock.
Entertainment will begin at
7:30 o’clock, sponsored by Mrs.
Emmett Jones and Mrs. Carlton
Goodwin. A good program is
planned. Tickets for the enter-
Cont’d. on Pag* 4—Section 1
Chowanian Staff
Presents Another
Show November 13
Local Talent Invited
To Take Part In This
Year’s Theme ‘Show
boat’
The newspaper staff of Cho
wan High School plans to spon
sor another variety show since
the response last year was such
a success. The staff is seeking
talent numbers for this show
which will be presented Friday
night, November 13 at 8 o’clock
in the high school auditorium.
The theme this year will be
“Showboat’’. The staff wants
any old-time musical similar to
the shows that used to be pre
sented on the “Showboat” that
went up and down the river
many years ago.
Anyone interested is requested
to contact the Chowanian news
paper staff or the sponsor, Mrs.
Robert Hendrix. Local talent as
well as talent from other schools
will be welcomed.
The rehearsal for this show
will be held Wednesday night,
November 11, at 7 o’clock.
Covered Dish Supper
Veterans Day Feature
Members of Ed Bond Post No.
40 of the American Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary are plan
ning to hold a covered dish sup
per on Veterans Day Wednesday.
November 11. The supper will
be held in the Legion building
beginning at 7 P. M.
All Legionnaires and their
wives and Auxiliary members
and their husbands are urged
to make plans to attend this
event.
i Plans are not yet complete,
'but further details will be re-
I leased next week in The Chowan
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TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNlCEF—Goblins in Minnesota
receive coins to help needy youngsters all over the
world. The Halloween program aids UNICEF.
Mass Sabin Polio Shots
Scheduled To Begin In
Niue Counties Nov. 15th
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Clinics Scheduled to
Be Held at Four Lo
cations In Chowan
County
Announcement of locations of
40 public clinics to which resi
dents of nine northeastern North
Carolina counties can go on Sun
day, November 15, to receive
their first doses of Sabin Oral
Polio Vaccine was made today.
The clinics, located for the
most part in public schools, will
be operated in Bertie, Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates,
Hertford, Pasquotank, and Per
quimans Counties.
Residents of the nine counties
may walk into any one of the
40 public clinics between noon
and 5 P. M., on Sunday, Novem
ber 15, and be given a sugar
cube on which has been dropped
polio vaccine. They will eat
the sugar cube and be immuniz
ed against one of three major
strains of polio. On Sunday,
January 10, and on Sunday, Feb
ruary 21, they will return to the
clinics for two other doses of
the vaccine to immunize them
against the other two major
strains of polio.
Announcement of the clinic lo
cations was made today by Dr.
T. P. Brinn of Hertford, Chair
man of the Stop Polio Campaign
Committee of the First District
Medical Society.
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
T. Benbury Wood
Resigns AsYeopim
Precinct Chairman
Gives Reason as Be
ing Unable to Sup
port National Demo
cratic Ticket
T. Benbury H. Wood this week
tendered his resignation as Dem
ocratic chairman of Yeopim Pre
cinct.
In a letter of resignation to
Tom Shepard, chairman of the
Chowan County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, Mr. Wood
had this to say.
Continued from Page 7—Section 1
Near 100 At Mystery Merchant
Sales Promotion Get Together
Close to 100 Edenton busi
nessmen and their sales per
sonnel attended a special sales
promotion dinner Tuesday in the
Masonic Temple in preparation
for a six weeks Mystery Mer
chant Sales Promotion to begin
Thursday, November 12. The
main speaker was Jess Chipman,
advertising manager with the
Retail Sales Development Cor
poration.
The principal speaker at the
dinner was Jesse Chipman, ad
vertising executive of Retail
Trade Development Company.
Fine-O-Box Again
Used To Deposit
Fine For Parking
Chief of Police Grif
fin Reminds That 25-
Cent Penalty Charg
ed For Over Parking
Chief of Police James H. Grif
fin reports that beginning this
(Thursday) morning the red
Fine-O-Box for depositing park
ing fines will again be installed.
The envelope type parking ticket
will again be put in use, in
which offenders are required to
place the proper parking fee and
deposit it in the Fine-O-Box,
tearing off the top of the enve
lope as a receipt.
Chief Griffin again calls atten
tion to the fact that the fine for
over-parking is 25 cents, plus
five cents per hour of viola
tion.
A Fine-O-Box will be placed
on every corner and at the cen
ter of each block in the business
section, where fines can be de
posited instead of going to the
police station.
Chief Griffin also points out
that some people continue to
throw leaves and trash in gut
ters and that unless this prac
tice is stopped arrests will be
made.
Children’s Books
At Local Library
Children’s Book Week
Observed Novem
ber 1-7
National Children's Book Week,
November 1-7, will be celebrated
at Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary with a display of new
books which have come to this
Region. Among them are:
Sailboat Time by Maj Lind
man.
The Witch of Hissing Hill by
Mary Calhoun.
The Gift of Hawaii by Laura
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Mr. Chipman was introduced by
James Robinson, executive vice
of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce.
Mr. Chipman stressed human
relations and good will in re
tailing and pointed out the value
of advertising. His remarks cov
ered a wide field of merchan
dising, much of which had to do
with the attitude of clerks to
ward prospective customers.
The dinner was served by
members of the Edenton Chapter
of the Eastern Star.
Continu'd oa Pas* 2—Section 1
Plans Completed
For Edenton's Big
Halloween Party
Youngsters Requested
To Meet at the Court
House Green at 5:30
This Afternoon
All arrangements have ’been
completed for Edenton’s annual
Halloween Party which is sched
uled to be held tonight (Thurs
day). The date of this very pop
ular event was stepped up two
days due to Halloween falling on
a Saturday and the football game
between the Edenton Aces and
Ahoskie Indians Friday night.
All children who plan to par
ticipate in the parade are re
quested to meet at the Court
House Green at 5:30 P. M. It is
hoped many will turn out in j
costume to march from the i
Court House to the playground,
where the party will be held.
It is also hoped that many
floats will be entered in the pa
rade. A prize of $5.00 will be
awarded for the best float in
keeping with the Halloween
spirit.
Prizes of $3.00 each will also
be awarded to the boy and girl
with the best costumes, the most
original and the most comical.
The participants will be judged
as they pass in review while en
tering the playground.
As in past years, various forms
of entertainment will be provid
ed for the youngsters and they
will be given refreshments.
The party is again sponsored
by the Edenton Woman's Club
and is expected to attract chil
dren and adults by the hundreds
from all over the county.
Overman Urges Farmers To Get
Ready For Agriculture Census
All farmers in the county will
need this year’s business records
to help answer questions on a
form scheduled for mailing in
early November to start the na
tionwide census of agriculture
says County Extension Chairman
C. W. Overman.
The census of agriculture is
taken every five years by the
Bureau of the Census, an agen
cy of the U. S. Department of.
Commerce, in years ending in |
“4” and “9”. It provides infor-1
mation of vital importance about
the nation’s agricultural resourc
Lie •ense Examiner
In New Location
J. E. White, local driver license
examiner, calls attention to the
fact that as of Monday, Novem
ber 2, his office will be in a
new location.
Mr. While has had his office
in the Police Department, but
hereafter his office will be in the
old Municipal Building, just
across the street from the pres
ent location.
Office hours will remain the
same, Monday and Tuesday from
8:30 A. M., to 5:30 P. M.
Methodists Will Hold
Quarterly Conference
Tuesday, November 3
The first quarterly conference
of the Edenton Methodist Church
will be held Tuesday night, No
vember 3, at 8 o’clock. Present
for the conference will be Dis
trict Superintendent R. L. Je
rome of Elizabeth City, who will
be in charge.
Mr. Jerome will also be the
speaker at the dinner meeting
of the Methodist Men’s 'Club,
which will meet at 6:30 o'clock.
Harry Lassiter, president of the
Men’s Club, urges every member
to be present.
Red Men Weiner
Roast November 2
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will hold
a free weiner roast in the Red
Men hall next Monday night,
November 2.
The affair is planned in order
to attract many of the members
who have been lax in their at
tendance and it is hoped a large
number of members will be
present
Hot dogs will be served be
ginning at 7 o’clock and the reg
ular meeting will begin at 8
o’clock.
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
W. E. Bond Urges Chowan
Voters To Cast Ballots For
SIOO Million For Schools
BE BLOOD
DONORS
At Edenton Armory
Friday, October 30
10 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Mitchener Named
Johnson Chairman
In Chowan County
Purpose Is to Inform
People What Candi
dates Say About the
Farm Program
Mayor John Mitchener has
been named Chowan County
chairman of the Rural Ameri
cans for Johnson - Humphrey.
This is a nationwide, non-parti
san, educational effort headed by
Robert W. Scott, Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant Govern
or, to inform rural people about
what the two presidential can-
Conlinued on Page 7—Section «
,es and production. Such infor
mation is needed in making de
cisions affecting many segments
of the U. S. economy. Data gath
ered include the number and
size of farms, number of persons
living on farms, acreage and har
vest of crops, a livestock and
poultry inventory, and informa
tion on farm equipment and fa
cilities, and on income and some
production expenditures.
The job of taking the farm
census will be in three stages,
;the county agent said. The first
Continued on Page B—Section I
Historic Sites Will
Be Visited Today
Three State Support
ed Buildings to Be
Inspected
Representatives of the Rich
ardson Foundation will tour state
supported historic sites in Eden
lon today (Thursday).
Two members of the Historic
Sites Division of the Richardson
Foundation, accompanied by rep
resentatives of the North Caro
lina Department of Archives and
History, will arrive at 3:30 P.M.
to tour the Cupola House, Bar
ker House and Iredell House.
The visitors will be enter
tained at a cccktail party at the
home of Col. and Mrs. W. B.
Rosevear and they will be guests
of the three groups at a dinner
ai the Iredell House with the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAR in charge of the din
ner.
Open House For Nursing Home
Sunday Afternoon, November 1
Announcement was made early
this week that the nurses’ resi
dence at Chowan Hospital has
been completed as a chronic and
convalescent unit (nursing home).
Open house will be observed
Sunday afternoon, November 1,
from 2 to 5 o’clock, to which the
public is cordially invited to at
tend. The hospital staff person
nel will be on duty to conduct
visitors and give any informa
tion desired.
The cost of the renovation was
SIOO,OOO. Os this amount the
federal government participated
to the extent of 56 per cent.
The state of North Carolina
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If Defeated* Chowan
County Faces Possi
bility of Footing Bill
Alone
On November 3, the people of
North Carolina will vote on
whether the State should issue
SIOO million in bonds to help
counties build schools. On be
half of the Board of County
Commissioners, W. E. Bond,
chairman, urges all voters in
the county to vote for these
bonds.
Mr. Bond points out that at
the present time, schools are
constructed from the proceeds
of property taxes, and total
property taxes are becoming
very burdensome. For the State
as a whole, county property tax
es have more than doubled in
the last ten years, to meet rising
school, welfare, health and oth
er costs. Municipal taxes have
also doubled, with the result that
the total property tax bill in
North Carolina now amounts to
$250 million a year. Sixty per
cent of this comes from taxes on
homes, farms, and individual
personal property, and 20 per
cent comes from buildings and
inventories of stores, shops, and
other commercial establishments.
The rest comes from industries
and utilities.
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Players Lined Up
For Football Game
Former Ahoskie In
dians and Aces Will
Clash Nov. 28
Plans are gradually shaping
up for a football game to be
played on Hicks Field Saturday
night, November 28, when for
mer players for the Edenton
Ates and Ahoskie Indians will
again show their wares.
The game is sponsored by the
Edenton Lions Club, with pro
ceeds going toward work among
the blind in the county. Dr.
Richard Hardin is chairman of /
the project, and says he expects
a very interesting game.
Thus far five former Edenton
Aces have signified their inten
tion to play in the game. They
are Carroll Forehand. Dick Dix
on, Bruce White, Leroy Spivey
and Robert White. Coach Billy
Hardison may also don a uni
form for the game.
Tickets are already on sale
fcr the game and can be secured
from any member of the Lions
Club.
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A general election will be held
Tuesday, November 3. with polls
open from 6:30 A. M., to 6:30
P. M. A $100,000,000 school
bond issue will also be decided
at the election.
Edenton's annual Halloween
Party is scheduled to be held
tonight (Thursday) instead of
Halloween night, October 31.
Red Cross bloodmobile will be
at the Edenton armory Friday,
October 30, from 10 A. M„ to 4
P. M.
Open house for Edenton's new
nursing home at Chowan Hospi
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shared 20 per cent, Chowan Hos
pital 25 per cent and the Sjnith-
Reynolds Foundation contributed
SIO,OOO.
The building is equipped with
the latest type hospital furniture
and BeaUtyrest mattresses. The
capacity is 15 beds, private and
semi-private rooms are modem
in every detail. There is a liv
ing room, a dining area, a so
larium, nurses' station and diet
kitchen. Each room has its own
controlled air conditioning and
heating unit
The board at trustees feel that
this facility supplies a need that
has existed in the community
for some time.