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For Quick Results . .. Try a Classified Ad In The Herald Vol XXXII.—No. 7. I tEhe |lubltt parade CARE. CARE. CARE— There’s medicare, eldercare, and other types of care being talked these days. Out of the hopper will come legislation providing health services for the over-65 age group. The Administration likes medicare. The physicians like eldercare. We don’t like either. The hour is, however, late. Before you fall for any of the • “care” measures, you should ' bring the end results right along The Public Parade. I Medicare would be admin istered through the Social Se curity Administration at a cost of about $5 billion. If there is a costlier way of get ting something done, the gov ernment will discover it be fore the measure is enacted. Social Security payments, •both by the employe and em ployer, would continue to rise until by 1971 the tax would be $291.20 on $5,600 — and not the current $4,800. Eldercare would be admin istered through existing health insurance companies and would do more than medicare in that doctor’s fees would be cover ed. Those able to pay would do so and those without suffi cient income to carry the in surance would let the govern / ment pick up the tab. * The eldecare plan is the best of the two since it keeps the furthcrest away from the gov ernment. Plans on paper sometimes go to pot in operation. We pre dict this would be the oase in any “care” plan. Right now our hospitals are running over. Chowan Hospi tal, with 35 beds, is being sur veyed for an addition. What would nappen if everyone over 65 got a cold at the same lime and went running tq the hospital and fold Spec Jones to “treat me dumnit.” Too, while Chowan .County is in good shape with respect to physicians, our eight are six below the national aver age of 149 doctors per 100,000 population. Cthowan County, in 1960, had 8.1 per cent of its population 65 or older. These are the County Recorder’s Court Hears Second Rape Count Far the second time in as many weeks charges of rape have been aired in Chowan Re corder’s Court. Both cases in volved Negroes. James Jackson, Jr., a 22-year old father of two children, was (bound over to Superior Court after Judge W. S. Privott found probable cause Tuesday. He set Jackson’s bond at $750. Dora Gillia, a 19 - year -old mother of three illegitimate children, charged that Jackson raped her on February 11. In other cases called by So licitor Thomas Chears, the fol lowing action was taken: George Privott, failing to com ply with orders of the court, mmm |H| 1 m m v j| | I I a '{m ■jnL 1’ m jb 4 i U, Y®% Ts i%£lf irWB *. t. Hk /V 808 Hkß B i ■ i # _* Byruxru v&rltOQ J*4wtfc Jf # Sowwood nwH*/ irwroic* w y THE CHOWAN HERALD ! » people, regardless of ability to pay, who could demand free hospitalization and treatment under the medicare plan. A county with 46.6 per cent non white population would have more demand than others. Congress should guard against having anything else tied to Social Security. The retirement program is now greatly overworked. Those who have been paying the SS tax for many years and have 30 or more to go before they can “enjoy” retirement, should heed a call to arms. We are still old fashioned enough to believe the Kerr- Mills Law is sufficient. A TOUCH OF EDENTON— The natural beauty of our Barker House was caught by the photographer and his color portrait appears in a new 64- page travel guide now being distributed. The guide, published by the State of North Carolina, fea tures attractions from seashore to mountains at all seasons. Free copies can be obtained from State Travel office in Raleigh. Edenton is represented among the 150 color photo graphs by a shot taken from Water Street across the bay. Like other attractive features of the Tar Heel State, Eden ton is within a day’s travel or less for more than half the people in the U. S. A. “Variety Vacationland is far more than a slogan in North Carolina,” writes Gov. Dan K. Moore in his introduction to the new travel guide. “It is an accurate description of a state that offers the visitor matchless vacation adventure. There is exciting contrast and warm hospitality along each cf the more than 500 miles that range from rugged Cape Haiteras* on the coast- to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains in the west.” Gov. Moore points out that a visit to North Carolina will be a rich and memorable ex perience: He also promises a warm welcome for guests. We can’t speak for the oth er locals, but Edentonians will live up to the Governor’s bill ing. judgment modified to $6 per : week in payments for support of his wife and children. Charlie James Strong, speed ing, called and failed. Steerie West, drunk and disor- ; 1 derly and assault, prosecuting ;i witness Della Davenport refus li ed to testify and was taxed ; | court costs. William P. Hale, speeding, sls 1 and costs. : | Herman Stallings, breaking l and entering, larceny and as sault, state accepted a plea of • guilty to forcible trespass and - damage to real property, four months, suspended upon pay ■ ment of $25 and costs and sls , to replace damaged property. E <s® Don, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, F< Unique ||plays PM firing 1965 Pil & !inage The Pilgrimage Committee of the Edenton Woman’s Club is again appealing to Edenton citizens to check their attics and storage rooms in an effort to uncover various items which could be used in interesting dis plays for visitors who attend the Pilgrimage of Edenton and Countryside in April. Approximately 30 merchants have offered their windows for the Pilgrimage, April 9-11, and plans are to fill these windows with interesting items of old Edenton and Countryside. Through the splendid coopera tion cf the merchants in allow ing their windows to be used, and the many items contributed by local citizens, the use of win dow displays during the last two tours has created a great deal of interest and added much to the success of the tours. ft is hoped that many of these same articles may be used again and that additional ones can be found. The committee is appealing for the following: Pictures of old Edenton, including people and places, legal documents, books, sailing charts, money, watches and clocks, children’s toys, men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, house furnishings, apothecary jars, surgical equipment, guns, shaving mugs, ship models, tele scopes, farm implements, spec tacles, pipes, school supplies, and any other items of special interest. Arrangements will be made to pick up any items which should be tagged with name, approxi mate date of item, and brief his tory, if any. Anyone who has an item for display is requested to telephone Hattie Byrum, 482-4068; Imo gene Byrum 482-3722: Angie Wrfghl, 482-3545; or "Shelia Leary, 482-3893.1 Woman’s Club Hat Sale February 19 Edenton Woman’s Club will sponsor a hat sale Friday, Feb ruary 19. The sale will be held at the Barker House and will be in progress from 10 A. M., to 4 P. M. A large selection of spring hats will be on sale with the profits going toward projects sponsored by the club. It is hoped many people will attend the sale. Chowan Donors Sought During Bloodmobile Visit Today is “B” Day in Edenton. The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Edenton armory from 11 A. M., until 5 P. M., en abling many who’ve not been able to visit the bloodmobile during previous visits to do so today. Frank Roberts, bloodmobile chairman, reminded Chowan County citizens of the fact that flr LLOYD E. GRIFFIN Peanut Growers To Hear Griffin The fourth annual Peanut Club Banquet, sponsored by the Edenton Chamber of Commerce, will be held tomorrow night, February 19, at the Edenton Res taurant, according to West Leary, Chairman of the Chamber’s Ag riculture Committee. “The Peanut Club Banquet”, Leary said, “was originally pro grammed as a project of the Chamber’s Agriculture Commit tee to assist in up-grading the average peanut yield in Chowan County. Farmers who have consistently studied the best growing practices for peanuts have steadily increased their average nut yield from around 1,800 pounds per acre to 2,600 pounds per acre or better, dur ing the past four years.’’ The qualifying figure for the Chamber-sponsored Peanut Club was originally at 3,000 pounds net on any one acre on the farm. The next year, qualifiers were required to grow a mini mum of 3,000 pounds on the en tire farm allotment. That year (1962), thirty-six Chowan farm ers qualified and received cer tificates of merit at the Peanut Club Banquet. Last" year, 67 farmers qualified. This year, the qualification standard was raised from 3,000 pounds per acre to 3,500 pounds per acre, and twenty-eight grow ers qualified and are expected to turn out for Friday night’s get-together at the Edenton Res taurant. Leonard Small, banquet com mittee chairman, has planned to serve a steak dinner with all the trimmings. The main speaker will be Lloyd Griffin, executive vice president of the N. C. Citi zens Association. A. B. Harless, Jr., will intro- Conlinued on Page Four a vast supply of emergency blood was used between the last visit and the current one, so a great supply is needed to keep the Chowan County supply of emergency blood on hand. Your donation of a pint of blood is important to you, your family and friends, and, it’s a painless affair that takes very little time, said Roberts. Com pensations include a free and valuable medical checkup, plus a free meal. Most important, though, is knowing you’ve done something important to help your family, friends and neigh bors, he added. The folks at the bloodmobile will be looking for you, and will welcome you, so be at the ar mory today, anytime from 11 A. M., to 5 P. M., Roberts con cluded. Leary Given Jaycee Farmer Award Jack Leary, 33, of the Rocky Hock community, is the Out standing Young Farmer in Cho wan County for 1964. The OYF project is sponsored by the Edenton Jaycees. _ Leary was recognized for the award during a banquet Thurs day night at Edenton Restaurant. Charlie Overman, county agent, presented the award to Leary. The OYF winner operates Leary Plant Farm and other farming operations with ’his father, T. Stillman Leary, and a brother, Tom Leary. He was in 4-H Chib work for seven years and took four years of vocational agriculture at Cho wan High School. He entered New Road Bond Issue Includes Funds For Area A proposed S3OO million road " bond issue now before the Gen eral Assembly would mean more than $322,600 to Edenton and Chowan County, according to Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr. Rep. Earnhardt said the $147,- 300 which would come to Cho- j wan County is “not impressive” | but would mean the paving ofj some currently unpaved roads. At the same time he reoorted | that $174,800 would come to the Town of Edenton frem $75 mil lion set aside for municipalities. This money could be spent for maintenance as well as new work. Too, the First Division, with headquarters in Ahoskie, would receive $13,205,200 for primary road construction. Rep. Earnhardt was among those legislators who signed the road bond bill, a major plank in Gov. Dan K. Moore’s plat form. Highway Commissioner J. Gil liam Wood of Edenton said he felt this issue is adequate for the present. However, he said the State Highway Commission needs more sustaining revenue which could only be realized | from an increase in taxes, i “Gov. Moore has promised no tax increases so the bond issue is the sepond best thing,” Wood said. He pointed out that a bond issue gives a big shot in the arm for four or five years then something else must be done, i Another fault of bonds is the I interest which must be paid. \ j “Interest just. doesn’t build any , • roads,” Wood added. The commissioner said the j highway group had been work-1 ing on surveys leading up to the ; . bond issue for more than two I years. Bids Are Sought For Post Office The Post Office Department is seeking competitive bids for an improved building to house its postal operations at Merry Hill, Postmaster General John A. Gronouski announced. Lewis C. White is postmaster at Merry Hill. Under the department’s con struction program, a contract will be awarded to the bidder who designates a building suit able to the department’s needs and agrees to improve it (or pro vide a new building) according to departmental specifications and then rent it to the depart ment for a basic period of five years, with three five-year re newal options. The department’s capital in vestment will be limited sub stantially to postal equipment. • The building will remain under : private ownership with the own er paying local real estate taxes. New jobs will be created dur • ing the modernization, he said, and the improved postal facili ’ ties will be valuable to commun ity leaders in proving to business [ that Merry Hill is a good place ; in which to invest, thus helping , to create permanent new job op i portunities. • Bidding documents may be ob tained from Lloyd C- Loomis, real estate officer. Box 4780. Atlanta, Ga. 30302. The real es tate officer will supply bidding forms, specifications, rent provis ions and other information. Bids must be submitted to Loomis by March 15. the service and was stationed ini England, where he met his wife, Sheila. Returning to Chowan County, Leary went back to farming with his family. Leary is a past chairman of the community development pro gram at Rocky Hock, is a com munity 4-H leader, is active in Rocky Hock Baptist Church and has assisted in community ath letic programs. William Garmon, district 4-H leader, addressed the Jaycee meeting and cited some of the progress .being made in agricul ture. The speaker said hi Cho wan County a lot of people are working in agri-business. On the national level, 40 per 'ebruary 18, 1965. Edenton Joins Fight Over Proposed Power Legislation j. •LEAD ANTI-POVERTY FIGHT—An active committee is now functioning in Chowan County, in cooperation with the Albe marle Area Development Association, to prepare proposals for funds under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Charlie Overman, right, newly elected chairman of the group, goes over plans with Dr. David Wright, vice chairman, and Miss Pauline Calloway, secretary. Overman New Chairman Os Anti - Poverty Group Pressing school business has caused the resignation of Supt, Hiram Mayo as chairman of the anti-poverty committee now functioning in Chowan County. The committee, composed of 18 area leaders, immediately elected Charlie Overman; county agent, to head the group. Dr. David Wright was elected vice chairman, while Miss Pauline Calloway was elected secretary. At the close of a meeting last week, Supt. Mayo, head of Edenton Schools, said the Civil Rights law and the drafting of expenditure of school bond funds Corn Gontrsl Won By Rodnry Jordan A 13-year-old Chowan Counfy 4-H’er has been named North Carolina Champion Corn Grow er for 1964. Word has been received here of the award going to Rodney Jordan, a student at Chowan High School. W. L. Haltiwanger, extension agronomy specialist at State Col lege, Raleigh, announced that Jordan’s official yield of 177.5 bushels of corn on one acre won the top honors. Farmers of all ages were competing in the contest. Young Jordan has been a .member of Center Hill 4-H Club for three years and corn has been one of his projects each year. He will receive a SSO Savings Bond and a plaque. 1 sponsored by James Southerland | of Pioneer Corn Company, Laur inburg. TO OBSERVE HOLIDAY Peoples Bank & Trust Com pany will be closed Monday, February 22, to observe George Washington’s birthday. The ‘ main branch as well as the con sumer’s branch will not be open for business on this day but will resume the regular hours on Tuesday. I cent of the total population is engaged in agriculture and the U. S. has a farm income of over $1 billion annually. “Many of us do not appre ciate the abundance of food in our county,” the speaker said. ‘Two-thirds of the world’s pop ulation prays in vain for food.” He said changes in agriculture and farming methods has releas ed a large number of people to other industries. This is be cause farming has become more efficient. Garmon said in 1940 one farmer produced for himself and 10 others while today the same farmer can produce for himself and 38 others. In Rus- left him insufficient time to de vote to the committee. At the request of Overman, Supt. Mayo agreed to remain as a committee member. It has been under Supt. Mayo’s guidance that the Chowan Coun ty committee has progressed in four areas. Reports given at the meeting indicated that much work had been done by local sub-committees on assigned pro jects. Dr. Wright said his group would like to expand the exist ing program on family planning. He said a separate birth control clinic should be established and a visiting worker to educate families about birth control was needed. He also called for sex education in the public schools. I D. I’. Walker and Mrs. Eliza beth Byrd, who had been work- j ing on day care centers and; kindergartens, said their groups) should be combined. Walker | said questionnaires dealing with j the kindergai ten had been cir- j culated and data was being com-, piled. Because of the lack of space J he suggested that the program Continued on Page Six Volunteers Will Canvass Sunday For Heart Fund Edenton’s 1965 Heart Sunday volunteer army will be on the inarch this weekend and con tinue through Sunday to give every resident a personal oppor tunity to fight the nation’s num ber one health enemy—disease of the heart and blood vessels. Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr., and | Mrs. Joseph Thorud, co-chair men of Heart Sunday, said to day some volunteer will visit homes in every section of the community to accept contribu tions to the Heart Fund, and. i siii the ratio is one to four and India, one to one. “We can all be proud of the real fine job we have done in agriculture,” he added. Turning to peanut production, he said labor requirements in this crop has been reduced to one-fourth what it was only six years ago. | The efficiency in agriculture has been accomplished through research, reduction in food costs, education and hard work. Sam Cox, vice president, pre sided at the meeting, and Wal lace Evans, OYF committee chairman, introduced the pro gram. He introduced the six nominees for the award. A Newspaper Devoted To the Progress oj the Albemarle Area Single Copy 10c Rep. Earnhardt Asked To Assist 73 Municipalities A compromise on proposed power legislation by public and private companies has drawn fire from Edenton and 72 other municipalities who own and op erate electric facilities. The biennial dispute over power, which Gov. Dan K. Moore had hopes of avoiding, may erupt into a bigger battle than ever. Edenton Town Council and Board of Public Works met Monday with Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., to discuss and protest the proposed bill. Al though the bill has not been in troduced, certain sections of it as they relate to expansion of mu nicipal facilities arc considered objectionable by local officials. Rep. Earnhardt was asked to aid the municipalities in their battle for equal consideration by any legislation. Dick Hines, head of the local electric and water department, said if this legislation passes it will ultimately mean municipali ties will be put out of business, therefore, local taxes will have ito be increased to offset reve nues now being derived from ef ficient operations of power fa cilities. He said communications be tween the municipal group, through the League of Munici palities, have broken down and the private and public firms arc in no mood to negotiate. The proposed law would keep .municipalities from expanding, according to Hines. “This means stagnation and strangulation for the 73 municipalities, as future Continued on Page Four Milev Is Chosen J As La) Speaker J. J. Milcy, chairman of the official board at Edenton Metho dist Church, has been designated ' a Lay Speaker by Bishop Paul i M. Garber. The local businessman joined others from throughout the Eliz abeth City District of the North i Carolina Conference who were j consecrated as Lay Speakers at 1 the 12th annual District Lay Ral ]ly Monday night in Elizabeth : City. Rev. E. Clifford Shoaf led a I delegation of seven from Eden ton Methodist Church to the ral- I ly. jas educational ambassador.:, to distribute pamphlets containing heai t-saving facts. “In addition to distributing this important information on new advances in the fight agajinst the heart diseases,” said Mrs. Conger, “the Heart volunteer will present an envelope to ic * ceivc contributions. Just remem ber that heart disease is a fam ily problem. It affects young children, teenagers, young adults, : middle-aged breadwinners and senior citizens.’’ “The Heart Fund” added Ld- nvundson, “fights them all”. Gcal of the local Heart Fund campaign is $1,500 and it is considered likely that a large portion of that amount will be subscriljed in conjunction with the residential canvass. Although the month-long 1965 Heart Fund drive will reach a high point on Heart Sunday, February 21, other activities are being carried on and another Balloon Day will be conducted this Saturday, February 20, un der the direction of Rudolph Dale. Clubs and organizations are being covered by Mrs. Ed ward Bond; the Motor Canvass is under the leadership of Pete Dail; James Bond is handling special gifts; and John Woolard and Logan Elliott are in charge of busineafc say* and merchants. Harry Venters is chairman of the *
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