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Darf Now Growing
From Under Tents
GREENFIELD. The telephone
rang in a tenant house which had
been converted into an office. A
Secretary answered and the caller
Baked to speak to Mr. Darf. j
“He isn’t in,” she replied. Then
Ehe asked • if Mr. Wood could he
of assistance.
Had the caller replied in. the
negative, he would have been out
Ipf luck. There isn’t a Mr. Darf.
The impact of the Woods on
greenfield ahd Chowan County as
Well as the machinery industry
makes an interesting story and
tteir success is in Darf Corpora
tion.
D is for dairymen. >
Ads for agriculturists.
. R is for ranchers.
F is for foresters.
. It is because Darf serves all
l-bf these, and serves them well, 1
Ithat they have not just kept pace
With much larger manufacturers,
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.ROBERT R. WEINTRAUB
Weintraub Heads
Red Cross Drive
The Chpwan Chapter, American
Red Cross, lias selected Robert It.
Wi'in/traub as chairman of the
1965 funds campaign in this
county.
Wehitruali’lßoi bet'ii a resident
of Chowatn County for 11 years
and previously served with the
IJ. S. Marine Corps in Edenton.
The funds chairman is assist
ant manager of Belk-Tyler’s in
Edenton and is active in numerous
civic undertakings in the area.
Weintraub is active in Edenton
Jaycees, is treasurer of St. Ann’s
Catholic Men’s Club, and has par
ticipated in Civil Defense func
tions and the Colonial CD Radio
%Mb.
He is married to the former
Patricia Harrell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hoskin Harrell and they
Jftve one son, Ronald.
Forehand Decides
Not To Run Again
' Councilman R. Elton Forehand
today announced that he will not
be a candidate for re-election in
the forthcoming municipal elec
tion.
David White has already an
nounced that he will seek the
council seat from Third Ward.
In a statement, Councilman
Forehand said:
“I deeply regret that circum
stances prevent me from being
a candidate for re-election as
councilman from the Third Ward
in the May election.
“Having served in this capaci
ty for the last six years has in
deed been a rewarding experi
ence as well as an honor. I
have tried diligently to fulfill
iihe duties of my office both with
'dignity and humility.
“I cannot let it go without
paying that serving my com
munity as a city councilman will
be sincerely missed on my part.”
Thus, Councilman Forehand
becomes the second incumbent
not to seek re-eleotion. Coun
cilman George Alma Byrum, one
of two oouncilmen at large, an
nounced last week that he
•would mot run again.
Others are believed to be in
terested in seeking public office
id the May election, although no
further statements have been
received. ,
Mayor Is Backing
Clean-Up Campaign
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
has declared the week of March
Jpr the dedication of tiS new
but‘'set that pace.
From a complex of surplus
tents, a quonset hut, an old bam,
a partially completed building and
the plain out of doors comes
farm machinery which is sold
throughout .the United States and
Canada.
Two plants, one in Canada and
another in California, supplement
production of the main plant
here.
George C. Wood is president
and engineer of the corporation,
while T. H. B. Wood, Sri, serves
as vice president and is in charge
of sales.
The firm built their first ha'
rake in 1951. They wr. locate'
in Sanford. A fire struck the
plant during the peak of the 1952
season and about put them out of
business.
Headquarters was moved to
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REAL OPPORTUNITY —ln
•this age of gimmicks, Edenton
enjoys an ace in the hole. It
is certainly nothing new. They
call it history.
The proposed Hall of Fame
for Patriots of the Revolution
ds a natural for this historic
and progressive town. It would
provide another means of shar
ing with others the things
Edentonians too often take for
granted.
If you aren’t convinced that
people are interested in his
tory, and actually haven’t be
come plain history nuts, * you
should sit with us on South
Broad Street and watch the
activity at Cupola House.
The pile of broken bricks
and debris on the lawn isn’t
very attractive, but it arouses
the most curious. The visitors,
once find the door locked,
stretch to look in the windows
(to see what is going on.
We are sure there is similar
interest at other historic sites
in Edenton. That makes an
even stronger case for the Hall
of Fame.
The labor foi'ce in this area
is limited. Therefore, we can
not look for a great industrial
boom such as is enjoyed -by
•our friends in other sections of
North Carolina. We myst look
elsewhere for economic
strength.
Tourism is one avenue. This
is nothing new. It has been
proven successful time and
time again. But, in each case
they had a gimmick.
Tourism in America today is
big, big business,' In North
Carolina alone it is considered
•the second largest industry.
Why shouldn’t Edenton enjoy
a bigger piece of the pie?
We could with the Hall of
Fame and other things, like
an attractive tourist informa
tion center.
Just last week the Hall of
Fame was given a boost and
the directors arc now consider
ing the project’s future.
A New York counseling firm
conducted a nation-wide sur
vey to determine the feasibili
ty of this project. Their find
ings were bo the effect . that
the project is worthwhile,
Edenton is the best site, $1
•million Is a realistic cost fig
ure, and the first quarter mil
lion must come from home
base.
The firm suggested that the
directors plan a campaign to
raise $250,000 (including the
land) over a three year period.
Then outside help could be
sought, once Edentonians had
proven their seriousness about
the Hall of Fame.
Property deemed most de
sirable by the survey team is
owned by the Town of Eden
GIVEN REPORT—A. C. Barnett, center, president of Tamblyn ft Brown, Inc„ her* hands hi*
firm’* report on the feasibility of Edenfon's Hall of Fame for Patriot* of the Revolution to J.
Gilliam WooiL the bgwd of director*. Mayor John A. Mitchener a board
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THE COMPOUND—Darf Corporation's facilities at Greenfield are varied, but the quality of
their products rank? among the top of the farm machinery industry. The company converted a
barn into a shop, added a quonset hut and a few tents to shield workers from the weather. The
corner of a new structure can be seen at lop right.
ton- and was valued, al SIOO,-
000. If that could be secured,
•the remaining $150,000 of the
goal would be much easier to
reach.
When the Hall of Fame is
completed, Edenton will enjoy
one of the finest to'urist at
tractions in the Southeast.
People will come by the
thousands. They will gain
knowledge of Revolutionary
times and Edenton will gain
dollars.
If 24 visitors a day are as
valuable as an industry with
a SIOO,OOO annual payroll, mul
tiply this by 50 and you come
up with a figure five times
the initial investment for the
Hall of Fame.
This project needs the sup
port of every Edentonian. You
could provide no finer public
service than through moral
and financial backing of this
endeavor.
RETAIL TRADE Chowan
County’s 106 retail establish
ments had $12.3 million in
sales in 1963, an increase of
21 per cent from 1958, the
U. S. Bureau of the Census
has just reported after tabu
lating data gathered from all
firms in the 1963 Census of
Business. The last previous
business census conducted by
the Census Bureau, an agency
of the U. S. Department of.
Commerce, was in 1958.
Retail trade in the county
means jobs (exclusive of pro
prietors) for 451 men and wo
men and a yearly payroll of
$1.2 million.
In volume of business the
county’s food stores had sales
of $3.2 million, an increase of
105 per cent from 1958. In
other retail business—the coun
ty’s eating and drinking places
had sales of $215 thousand,
and gasoline service stations
had sales of $l.O million.
For- the state as a whole, the
Census Bureau reported 43,-
857 retail establishments with
sales of $4,975.3 million, up 30
per cent from 1958.
Census reports to be issued
during the next few months
will give state and county fig
ures on wholesale and service
trades, manufacturing and
mineral industries.
Figures on number of es
tablishments and sales volume
for major types of retail es
tablishments in each county
are provided in the printed
report: 1963 Census of Busi
ness, Retail Trade, North
Carolina, available at 55 cents
from Superintendent'' of Docu
ments, Washington, D. C. 20402
and at U. S. Department of
Commerce Field Offices.
This local news item indi-
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Vol. XXXII.—No. 12
itoSiertW. Moore
Is Named New
Chamber Official
Robert W. Moore of Leaksville
has been secured as executive vice
president of Edenton Chamber of
Commerce. Moore will assume
his new duties on April 5.
The announcement of the em
ployment of Moore was made by
President Alton Elmore of the
local chamber.
Moore is currently an executive
of the Tri-City Chamber of Com
merce, composed of Leaksville-
Spray-Draper.
The new executive vice presi
dent will fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of James M.
Robinson.
A native of Crewe, Va., Moore
| attended Smithdeal - Massey Busi
iness Institute of the. Univer-iity
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He is a past president of the
North Carolina Association of
Chamber of Commerce Executives.
Elmore said Moore has a diver
sified background of service botli
in Chamber of Commerce work
and in business, ranging from
sales work and marketing to news
paper advertising.
He has previously served in
chamber work in Clinton, Moores
vJile and Concord.
Moore is married to .the former
Nell S|>eight of Rocky Mount.
She is a registered nurse and at
tended the School of Nursing of
Johnson-Willis Hospital in Rich
mond, Va.
The Moores have three child
ren, Robert, Jr., Elizabeth and
Alcase. They are Baptists.
Masonic Flay To
Be Given Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) the Acacia
Club of Norview Lodge, .A. F. &
A. M. qf (Norfolk will present a
Masonic play at the meeting of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M.
A barbecue dinner will be
served at 7 o’clock, after which
the lodge meeting will be held
and the play presented. This
Norfolk group has been present
ing annual plays for a number of
years and it is hoped a large
number of Masons, will tui-n out
to witness and enjoy a very im
pressive Masonic lesson.
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E. L. HOLLOWELL
E.L. Hollo well
Gets Appointment
E. 1,. Hollowell, 115 Pembroke;
| Circle, has been appointed to tin I
I Chowan County Board of Elec
tions and West W. Byrum has
| been named chairman of the
board.
i Hollowell was appointed to fill
• a vacancy created when Philip S.
McMullan resigned. McMullan,
who was serving as chairman, had
been a member of the board for
more than 30 years.
At a reorganizational meeting
following Hollowell’s certification
by the State Board of Lections,
Byrum was elevated to the post
of chairman and Hollowell was!
named secretary. The other mem
ber of the board is Robert B.
Smith.
The new member was recom
mended for the post by the Cho
wan County Democratic Execu
tive Committee.
The local board immediately
set up machinery for the forth
coming municipal election at which
j the citizens of Edenton will elect
a mayor, three councilman, a
treasurer and two members of the
Board of Public Works.
Candidates can now fit f<-r of
fice. The deadline for filing is
12 noon, Saturday, April 10. The
law requires that all candidates
file with the chairman.
Registration books will be open
from April 17 until April 23 for
those who desire to register. Sat
urday, April 24, will be challenge
day.
Hollowell, 47-year-old president
of Chowan Veneer Company*,
managed Gov. Dan K. Moore’s
campaign in Chowan County. He
has been active in politics for sev
eral years.
A native of this county, Hallo
well was educated in Edenton
schools and has been connected
with the veneer business for 19
years. He has been president and
owner of the local businss for the
past six years.
The new board member is com
mander of Edward G. Bend Post
40, American Legion, is a director
of Edenton Lions. Club, a member
of Eelen-ton Baptist Church and
vice president of the Tar Heel
Chapter, 30th Division Associa
tion. /
Legion Auxiliary
Meets April Ist
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday night, April
1 *t 8:30 o’clock at the hom e of
Mrs. Bertha Bunch. Members are
requested to note the change in
hour bo 8:30, which is du© to the
revival at. the Edenton Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Iris Mills, president of the
Auxiliary, urges all membew. to
plan, to attend. '
THE MACHINE—The hay rake which revolu ionized the industry is a product of Darf Cor
poration at Greenfield. The wicked looking niece of machinery above was the first made by
the company, more than 14 years ago. Geo ge C. Wood, left, is president of the company
and T. H. B. Wood, Sr., is vice president.
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Second Fatality
In Past 2 Weeks
Chowan 'County highways have
suddenly become death traps with
two fatalities recorded in as many
weeks.
James M. Fitch, 21-year-o!d
sailer stationed at Portsmouth.
Va., died instantly about 8:30
P. M. Sunday when the car in
which he was riding went out of
control and overturned several
times on River Road near Can
non’s Ferry.
Jimmy Roy Rahman, 20, of
Montgomery, Ala., has been
charged with manslaughU r in the
death.
Like Fitch. Rahman is sta-1
tioned at Norfolk Naval Base in
Portsmouth. Fitch’s home is be
lieved to be in Louisiana.
State Trooper It. W. Rawls, in
vi-stigating officer, said Rahman’s
1965 Corvair was demolished in
the mishap.
Investigation indicated that the
car was traveling at an excessive
rate of spot d when the driver
failed to make a curve. Officer
Rawls said the car overturned
several times and both occupants
were held in by seat belts.
The victim had a broken neck
and other injuries. Rahman re
ceived lacerations and bruises. He
was hospitalized at Chowan Hos
pital but released to Naval au
thorities Monday.
Nineteei hundred sixty-four
was a fatality-free year on Cho- ,
wan County highways and they
record had stood for two months i
of 1965. „ |.
A two-year-old boy was fatally j,
injured earlier in the month in j
an accident, on Old Hertford Road.!,
UNC-G CANDIDATE
'Nelia Gray (Teeny) Lowe of j
Edenton is a candidate for junior •
house president at the University
as North Carolina at Greensboro.
She is among 61 students who
have announced their candidacy •
for Student Government Associa
tion offices in the March 30 j
election.
Jaycee Vice Presidency
Goes To Edenton’s Habit
Jack Habit, 108 West Queen
Street, is the new vice president
of North Carolina Jaycees in their
first district. He will assume his
post at the organization’s con
vention in May.
Habit, 34 - year -old insurance
executive, was unopposed for the
office at the district meeting last
week in Windsor.
Although hot competition exists
between Edenton Jaycees and |
Elizabeth City club members, it
was from Elizabeth City that
Habit received a great deal of
support,
Edenton Jaycees turned out in
record-breaking numbers for the
district meeting, with President
Pete Dail and 55 other local club
members putting in an appearance
at the meeting. The Edenton
delegation accounted for 43 per
cent of the total attendance.
Frank Habit, a brother df the
new vice president, was a finalist
in the Speak Up Jaycoe program
in the district.
As vice president, Habit will
coordinate activities between
seven clubs Edenton, Elizabeth
City, Hertford, Plymouth, Wind
sor, Rich Square and Murfrees
boro.
He lias been a Jaycee for five
| years and is immediate papt
i president of hm heme Club. He
jt winner of thfe Dis-
Municipal Buildng
Dedication is _et
Program Complete
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REP. HERBERT BONNER
Open House Set
At Ail Studio
Mrs. Lois Venters will hold ail
open house in the Art Studio on
Thursday, March 25 at. 8 P. M.
for parents of those taking her
art classes, members of the Board
as tin. Eden toil Savings and Loan
Association and all who an inter
ested in children’s art.
Mrs. Venters "ill talk briefly
about whait she hopes to accom
plish with the children taking her
classes. Light refreshments will
be served.
The Art Studio, which the
Edenton Savings and Loan Asso
ciation has so generously pro
vided is located above their offices
at the corner of King and Broad
tinguished Sendee Award lvere.
He is also a member of the Eden
ton Rotary Club and senes on
th e board of directors.
A member of St. Ann’s Cath
olic Church, Habit is immediate
Past president cf the Catholic
Men’s Club. He was a scoutmas
ter for 11 years.
i Habit is married to the former
i Dorothy Henninger and they have
j three children.
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Bonner’s Speech
Will Be Highlight
Os Big Ceremony
Edenton officials plan to put
the big pot in the little one here
April 8 at the town’s new Mu
nicipal Building.
Dedication of the handsome
new structure at the foot of
Broad Street will unofficially
launch the 1965 Pilgrimage of
Colonial Edenton and Country
side. The pilgrimage is a bien
nial project of Edenton Woman’s
Club.
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
has announced that Rep. Herbert
Bonner of the First Congress
ional District will give the dcdi
catorial address.
Councilman R. Elton Forehand,
chairman of the dedication cere
monies, said the event will be
gin at 3:30 P. 'M., with a 30-
minutc concert by the John A.
Holmes High School Band under
direction of Stuart Patten.
The official program will be
gin at 4 P. M., when members
of the Edenton unit, N. C. Na
tional Guard, raise the four flags
at Confederate Plaza, directly
in front of the Municipal Build
ing.
Rev. E. Clifford Shoaf of
Edenton Methodist Church will
give the invocation and Mayor
Mitchener will give the welcome
and introduce special guests.
Invitations have gone to Gov.
Dan K Moore, Lt. Gov. Robert
ScoU, iSi.’uatoiA 13. h'.orv’vii
dm and Sam J. E.-in. . iper.--.
Court judges, mayors ana co-.m
crimen, representatives ana sena
tors and county commissioners
from the First Congressional Dis
trict.
Also invited arc Mrs. Inglis
Fletcher, the staff of the N. C.
League of Municipalities, all
former mayors of Edenton and
Raymond Fuson, architect.
Rep, Bonner will be introduced
by State Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Jr., of Chowan County.
Rev. R. N. Carroll of Edenton *
Baptist Church will pronounce
the benediction.
Councilman Forehand said the
ceremonies will take place on
the steps of the Municipal Build
ing and an invitation is extended
to all the citizens of Edenton
and Chowan County.
At 5 P. M., immediately fol
lowing the ceremonies, a re
ception will be held at Chowan
Golf and Country Club for out
of-town guests.
Docket Is Complete
For Superior Court
Judge Chester R. Moms, resi
dent jurist of the First Judicial
District, will preside over a term
of Chowan County Superior
Court which convenes here on
March 29. ■
Mrs. Lena Leery, clerk of
court, said criminal cases . will
be tried op Monday- knd Tues
day prose
tartad bjr 'S<&chor Walter Co-
Tioon.
The remainder of the week
has been set aside for bearing
of civil flutters.