| A Newspaper Devoted
i To the Progress of the
[ Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—dumber 51. ~
Farmers In Chowan Join
State In Overwhelming
Victory For Referendums
Seven Largest Num
ber In County Op
posed to Any Three
Os Programs
Farmers in Chowan County
went to the polls December 15
g .to vote with a Vast majority of
others in the Southeast to ap
/ prove continuation of production
' control and assessment plans for
the next three years.
Naturally, the heaviest vote
on the three questions before
Chowan farmers was the peanut
assessment ahd 394 cast their
votes in favor of the proposal
with only seyen voting “ no.”
Cotton ranked second in this
area with 342 votes for the pro
posal and four against.
The tobacco referendum vote
here was 212 in favor of pro
duction control quotas with three
farmers casting negative votes.
tobacco assessment and five vot
ed against it.
Therefore, it was apparent
throughout the flue-oured to-
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New Parking Lot Is
F Now Ready For Use
Police Chief Urging
Shoppers to Lock
Cars
Police Chief J. L. Griffin this
week reminds shoppers that the
paving of an off-street parking
lot behind Hotel Joseph Hewbs
has been completed. The
holds approximately 210 cars.
Chief Griffin said the spacious
lot Is lighted and well patrolled
by local officers during the night.
He said shoppers can usually
find vacant parking spaces in
the lot and it is easily accessible
to the downtown area.
At the sanje time the officer
warned shoppers against leaving
packages in unlocked cars. He
said packages should be placed
in tjie trunk of the car if the
vehicle is not going to be locked.
“Last year we had several cars
looted during the Christmas
shopping season”, he said.
As the crowds increase in the
downtown area there is more
opportunity for thieves to take
packages from unattended V -
hicles.
Chief Griffin said a moment
spent locking the car can save
valuable merchandise.
Mayor Mitchener In New Role
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Layton of the Chowan Scottish Rile Chib which held its holiday
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
More Free Training
Courses PlannedTo
Be Held In Edenton
Classes Scheduled to
Begin Monday, Janu
ary 4 and Run For 30
Weeks
William A. Hollar, manager of
the Edenton office of the Em
ployment Security Commission,
has been notified of approval of
training courses in auto me
chanics and stenography. This
training is\ authorized by the
Manpower Development and
Training Act, a federally fi
nanced program.
Irv June, 1964, similar courses
were completed in Edenton-and
proved to be' very, beneficial to
individuals who completed these
courses.
Classes are scheduled to be
gin in Edenton on January 4,
1965 and will run for 30 weeks.
Training will be conducted by
the College- of the Albemarle,
Elizabeth City, N. C. There
will be no Charge to anyone en
rolled, and in some cases individ
uals can be paid allowances
while attending training.
Anyone interested in this
training is urged to contact the
Employment Security Commis
sion Office, 709 N. Broad Street,
Edenton, N. C., as soon as possi
ble.
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20 Years Ago]
As Found In The Hies Os I
The Chowan Herald
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The Rev. D. C. Crawford, pas
tor of the Edenton Presbyterian
Church, married. Miss Betty Ben
nett Henderson in a ceremony
held in Norwood, N. C.
The congregation of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church requested the
Rev. .Harold W. Gilliam to be
come permanent rector of the
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The Chowan Herald will pub
lish a day early next week in
order to give employes time off
for the Christmas 'holidays.
Therefore, all advertising and
news copy must be submitted
no later than Monday, Decem
ber 21.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 17,1964.
First Choral Society Concert Presented In Edenton
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The combined Albemarle Choral Society presented the first annual Christmas concert at Edenton
Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Elizabe h City. Pictured above is the group as they per
formed in Edenton before approximately 600 peop,e December 6. Dr. Clifford Bair, on platform to the
right of center, organized the group in cooperation with the College of the Albemarle and the Fine
Arts Council of the Albemarle Area Development Association. There are approximately 85 voices in
the chorus.
Mystery Merchants Identified In Fun Contest
Miss Mary Jo Wozelka, 105
West Queen Street, has won $57
in gift certificates in the Mys
tery Merchant contest now in
operation in Edenton. She reg
istered at Colonial MQtor Com
pany, one of 19 participating
-merchants.
Th.e identification of the mys
tery silhouettes in last week’s
paper are; George H. Setzer.
Setzer Texaco; George Scott,
Scott Tire & Recapping Service
and Caswell Edmondson, West
ern Gas & Fuel Oil Service:
This was the next to the last
week in the six-week contest
during which area citizens have
identified silhouettes appearing
each week in The Chowan Her
ald any mystery voices broad
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GEORGE SETZER
Setzer Texaco
H. Fahey Byrum Is Re-elected |
Supervisor In County Election;
Last Friday, December 11, the.
voters in Chowan County re-'
elected H. Fahey Byrum as soil
and water conservation district
supervisor for another three year
term to begin January 1, 1965.
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Northerner Plans
Local Hunting Trip
Corey Ford Accepts
Invitation From
€. of C.
Corey Ford of Hanover, N. H.,
a nationally known writer, has
scheduled a hunting trip to Cho
wan County, at the invitation of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce.
In a letter to. James Robinson,
Chamber executive vice presi
de i}t, Ford said: “I can find
my way in quajl cover, but I al
ways get lost on highways, so
I’m turning over your letter to
my bird dog Taber, and I’m sure
he’ll guide us there safety.”
Robinson said Ford’s hunt,
which is to last approximately
three days, will receive publicity
in Field & Stream magazine.
“We are delighted that Mr.
Ford has chosen the Chowan
area for this hunting trip,” Rob- i
inson. He added that the hunt
is being sponsored by the Cham- i
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Too, people have been regis
tering each, week with the par
ticipating merchants for the $57
1 in gift certificates. This is the
final week of the contest.
The last silhouettes of the
' mystery merchants appear in
The Herald today. If you can
identify them, clip them out and
1 take to the merchant appearing
in the advertisements Saturday.
■ If you are among the first three
‘ to present the correctly iden
tified silhouettes, you win a
gift certificate.
You can qualify for the final
. grand prize of $57 by register
i ing with the participating mer
; chants prior to Tuesday, Decem
ber 22.
This contest, sponsored by the
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CASWELL EDMONDSON
Western Gas & Fuel Service
. The supervisors would like to'
express their appreciation to all
who assisted with the election. |
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Mr. Byrum has been an active j
supervisor for a number of years,
and at the Northeastern Area |
District Supervisors meeting held
here December 1, he was pre
sented the Governor’s Award for
his accomplishment in the field'
of soil and water conservation
during 1963. The Governor’s j
Award is the first place award
in soil conservation in North
Carolina. I
As a member of the local
board of soil and water conser-1
vation district supervisors, /Mr.,
Byrum will assist in program!
planning, policy making and the
carrying out of a soil and water j
conservation program for Cho- x
wan County and the Albemarle
District. Members of the county j
and district boards will meet |
regularly with agricultural agen- ;
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Lions Club Christmas
Party Friday Night
Edenton’s Lions Club will
hold their annual Christmas
party at the Chowan Golf and
Country Club Friday night, De
cember 18, at 7:30 o’clock.
An interesting program is be- 1
ing arranged so that Joe Thorud, 1
president of the club, urges ev
ery Lion and his wife to be pres
ent.
The next meeting of the. Lions '
Club will be held Monday night,
January 1 -war 1
j Merchants Committee of the Ed
j enton Chamber of Commerce,
Caswell Edmondson, chairman,
■ has the following merchants tak
-1 ing part:
| Edenton Motor Company, The
j Betty Shoppe, Cuthrell’s Depart
-1 ment Store, Colonial Motor Com
pany, Bill Perry’s Texaco Ser
,viec, Edenton Furniture Com
-1 pany, Joe’s Drive-In, Byrum
Hardware Company, Phthisic’s
Super Market and Scott Tire &
Recapping.
Also aetzer Texaco, Goodyear
1 Service' Store, P & Q Super
I Market, Ross Jewelers, Western
. Gas Service, Belk-Tylcr, Eden
lon Tractor & Implement Com
pany, Albemarle Motor Com
pany and Bridge-Turn Esso
; Servicenter,
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Scott Tire & Recapping Service
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‘White Christmas’
Scheduled Sunday
Churches Will Contri
! bute Food for Needy
Os Community
j At least two , oca 1 churches
jwill remember needy families in
I the area with “White C.hrist
; mas” services Sunday, Decem
ber 20.
j Each person attending Sunday
School and the morning worship
1 service at Edenton Baptist
I Church is asked to bring a pack
age of food which will be used
|in preparing bags to be distri
buted to the needy.
Edenton Methodist Church
will observe “White Christmas”
jat services Sunday evening.
Members arc urged by the Rev.
'Clifford Shoaf to bring pack
| ages wrapped in white to be
| presented during the service.
Most churches in the area
jhave designated families to ne-
I member during the Christmas
' season.
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Edenton Woman's Cfuu 'rill
again this year offer two cash
prises for the best outdoor home
Christmas decoration.
Edenton'* Rotary Club will
hold its annual Christmas party
tonight (Thursday) at the Cho
wan Golf and Country Club.
The party will begin at 6:30
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Edenton’s Stores
Begin Opening At
NightDecenM
Most Merchants Plan
To Observe Friday,
January 1, as Holi
day
Most all Edenton stores will
begin staying open each night un
til 9 o’clock Friday, December
18, and continuing through the
Christmas shopping season.
That was the word from Cas
well Edniundson, head of the
Merchants Committee of the
Edenton Chamber cf Commerce.
A poll of tne merchants indi
cates that most of the merchants
will observe Friday, January 1
as a holiday, with only service
stations and food stores and a
few other merchants remaining
open.
The merchants committee
pointed out that the off-street
parking lot back of Hotel Jo
seph Hewes has been completed
for the convenience of holiday,
shoppers. It was also noted that
this lot is well lighted for night
parking.
Indications are that local mer
chants are having a booming
business this holiday season, but
a good selection of merchandise
remains in all Edenton stores.
Post Office Open
TosP.M.saturday
Postmaster Urges Use
Os ZIP Code In
Mailing
Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt an
nounces that the Edenton Post
Office will be open Saturday.
December 19, from 8:30 A. M. Jo
5 P. M.
All major post offices have
recently converted their parcel
post sorting and transportation
"acilit ies to the ZIP Code sys
tem, reports Postmaster Chest
nutt.
This is important to people in
all areas of the country, since
Utmost every parcel at one time
on its trip goes through these
offices. The use of kIP Codes
Conid. on page 4—Section 1
Banks Will Close Two
Days For Christmas
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany’s main office and Consumer
Credit Department, both located
on Broad Street, will be closed
December 25 and 26 for Christ
mas holidays. The bank will re
open for business on December
28 as usual.
Edenton Aces Off To (iootl Start In Raskclhull Season
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Basketball Coach Jim Kinion proudly poses here with the five starters of the strong Edenton Aces'
squad of 1864-65 as the team opens the current campaign with a series of wins. Left to right are:
Phil Harrell, David Holton, Wesley Chesson, Bill Griffin and Charles Swaaner. Coach Kinion savs
his well-balanced team "is on the way" now after pre-holiday contests. Tbs Ace* ore expected to be
contenders In the Albemarle Conference.
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$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chamber Os Commerce
Goes On Record Backing
New Library For Edenton
Edenton’s Aces j
Remain Unbeaten
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Local Outfit Will Face
Plymouth Here Fri
day Night
With four straight wins under
their belts, the Edenton Aces
face Plymouth here Friday, De
cember 18, in the final pre
holiday contest. The Albemarle
Conference tilt will begin im
mediately after the l girls’ game
which starts at 7 P. M.
The Aces of Coach Jim Kinion
downed a strong Bertie five last
Friday, 40-34, to continue un
beaten.
Edenton’s girls’ team also won
over a strong Bertie squad.
However, the local Jayvees drop
ped their first encounter of the
season, 42-35. i
Coach Kinion’s team was led
by Charlie Swanner with 13.
The coach credited excellent
rebounding by the Aces with be
ing the difference in the two
teams. The local rebounders,
headed by big Bill Griffin, did
a fine job off the boards. Ber
tie was able to get off only 17
shots from the floor in the entire
first half. |
At halftime, Edenton held a
17-15 edge and pulled away in;
the second half to build up the I
six-point winning margin.
The team has now downed
Elizabeth City, Chowan. Wtlliam
ston and Bertie, in that order,
in the young season.
Following the Plymouth game
at John A. Holmes High School
gymnasium, the Aces wiM take
a breather until January 2 when
they play host to Chowan.
:Other January contests on tap
arc: Scotland Neck there, Janu
ary 5; Northampton here. Janu
ary 8; Perquimans here, January
12; Gates there, January 15;
Ahoskie here. January 19; Wil
liamston there January 22; Ber
tie there, January 25; and Knapp
there, January 30.
Bill Griffin, Charles Swanner,
Phil Harrell, David Holton and
Wes Chesson continue to be the
starting five for the Aces, who
have been somewhat hampered
this season due to the absence
of veteran Dwight Flanagan.
Flanagan broke his arm late in
the grid season and is not ex
pected back before mid-January.
Coach Kinion has high hopes
that Flanagan will be in top
shape for the late season push. I
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j Directors Pass Reso-
I lution Asking Com
| missioners to Make
i $20,000 Contribution
1 Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary has picked up additional
support.
The Board of Directors of
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
has gone on record approving
’ plans for the new facilities and
has passed a resolution asking
the Chowan Board of Commis
sioners to contribute $20,000 to
ward the library.
j Meeting last week, the direct
ors were unanimous in their ac
tion to secure sufficient local
funds to go with a federal grant
for erection of the new struc
ture.
Tom Shepard, head of the li
brary board, has estimated that
land, building and furnishings,
will cost approximately $65,000.
! Edenton Town Council has sent
a “letter of intent” to appropri
ate $15,000 toward construction
of the library. An additional
$20,000 is needed to match a
federal grant of 46 per cent of
the cost, and the county has
been asked to put up this
amount.
The Chamber directors noted
the importance of adequate li
| brary facilities in Chowan Goun
ty and urged the commissioners
' to take action so application can
j be made for the federal grant,
j In other action, the board
heard a report on a request
which the Chowan and Perquim
ans County officials have made
with Norfolk & Carolina Tele
phone Company, seeking a sur
vey on the cost of toll-free tele
phone service between Edenton,
Hertford, and Sunbury.
Chamber President Alton El
more and James Robinson, exec
utive vice president, appeared
before the county units last week
and were well received. Both
the Chowan and Perquimans
Commissioners passed resolutions
seeking such a survey.
Mayor John Mitchener, who
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Libraries Will Close
December 24, 25, 26
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial
and Brown-Carver Libraries will
be closed December 24. 25 and
26 lor the Christmas holiday.
Also, it was announced this
week that the libraries will be
closed January l and 2 for New
I Year’s holidays.