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Vol. XXXII.—No. 14
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Chamber Of 1 Commerce Gives Support To Proposal
By Telephone Company For New ‘Albemarle Metro’
ELIZABETH CITY— The Nor
folk & Carolina Telephone &
Telegraph Company announced
Friday that toll-free telephone
service will be made available
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ALBEMARLE METRO.—The sketch above shows the proposed toll-free calling -area which
Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company proposes. The new system, known as
Albemarle Metro, will go into effect nextfyear if telephone subscribers approve the plans later
this month. Officials believe this would be the largest. area of toll-free calling in the country.
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ROLL HER OUT—The wel
come carpet in Edenton is big
ger and redder than anyplace
else. And it is all rolled out
this week for visitors to the
dedication and* 1965 Pilgrim
age of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside.
We take special pride in
having the opportunity to wel
come Mr. and Mrs. Fred B.
Bunch, Jr., of Statesville. Mrs.
Bunch is president of the N. C.
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
It was bur happy privilege
to count the Bunches as
friends while living in States
ville. They are such fine folks
they could qualify for mem
bership in the exclusive Eden
tonian society.
Mrs. Bunch is one of the
most charming women we
know. She is also one of the
-most active.
In addition to her important
service through the years to
the Woman’s Club, she has
had a little to do with politics.*
As a matter of fact, she weath
ered many storms on the Ire
dell County Board of Educa
tion and turned up as chair
man.
Rep. Herbert Bonner of
Washington, veteran congress
man from the First District, is
interrupting a busy schedule
in the Nation’s Capital to fly
to “Ye Towne on Queen
Anne’s Creek” for the dedica
tion of the new Municipal
Building today. He needs no
introduction hereabouts.
The Municipal Building is a
handsome structure of Colon
ial architecture. This thing
of beauty replaced an eyesore
on the waterfront. Sure, it
cost money, but the funds
came from profits in an ac
celerated public works pro
gram and no increase in taxes
was necessary.
Word has just been received
that a special guest for the
pilgrimage will be Alfred P.
Nicholson, British Counsel in
ftorfolk. \
To Mrs. Bunch, Rep. Bonner,
and Counsel Nicholson we bid
a hearty welcome. We know
you will like what you see in
Edenton. We already know
we like you.
So; the biggest and reddest
cprpet is rolled out not only
for the dignitaries, but for
everyone. You enroll dtetin
• A FIT PRODUCTION—The
Edenton Little Theater will
Rftrnarrl qu ow
THE CHOWAN HERALD
to its customers in U exchanges
if they approve the plan by
mail ballot.
Under the proposal, the exist
ing exchanges of Moyock, Coin-
vious productions, it is confi
dently expected that this play
will surpass the others, at
least in several aspects of the
production.
In that it is set in Revolu
tionary times and because per
formances coincide with the
tour, special care has been
taken to be historically accur
ate in the selection of furni
ture and properties. Many of
the costumes —Particularly the
military dress have been
rented from New York, but
the five different sets have
been designed, built and paint
ed by a small group of local
people. Colorful authenticity
has been aimed at in all
scenes.
The story is brisk and capti- j
vating, and the acting will do
it credit. Bill Cozart plays the
sardonic Devil’s Disciple, and
Elaine Williams plays opposite
him as the distraught wife of
the local minister. '
Charles Wood is the unfath
omable minister and Jim Ricks
the gentlemanly General Bur
goyne.
Snooky Bond plays the bitter
and loveless mother of the
devil’s disciple, while Joe Con
ger, Jr., plays her other son.
Dick Dixon is the Sergeant
and Glenn Mabe the Major.
Twenty-six people are in the
cast, with a backstage, crew of
several more.
The play is produced and di
rected by Ross Inglis, a most
capable person.
Performances are set for 8
P. M., Friday and Saturday, at
the John A. Holmes High
School auditorium. Tickets are
available at Mitchener’s and
Hollowell’s or at the door.
If enthusiasm and overflow
numbers warrant it further
performances will be arranged.
v JUST PLAIN SILLY—While
action is lacking on other
things, the General Assembly
takes time to debate the “all
important” name-change bill
for State College.
It is just plain silly, and a
mite embarrassing, for so
much time is spejjt over the
name of an institution of high
er learning.
Now the clincher is ' the
threat of a state-wide vote on
the Question. That might be
the real solution and it
wouldn’t run higher than six
Call it what you want,
George, but to those who ma
trtcuiate 8t Wsks Forest, 'Duko
Carolina at Chapel Hill, °the
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Elston, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, April 8, 1965
jock, Mamie, Elizabeth City,
South Mills, Sunbury, Hertford
and Edenton would become a
free calling area called The Al
bemarle Metro Area.
Walters Re-Named
To School Post
C. C. this week was
reelected superintendent of Cho
wan County Schools.
The board of education named
Supt. Walters for another two
year term. No other applica
tions for the post were received
and the board’s action was
unanimous.
At Monday’s meeting, the I
school board also re-appointed
four members to the district,
school committee. They are:
Willie Joyner, Ivan Bunch, Wil
bert Hare and Carlton Goodwin.
The board accepted the resig
nation of district chairman Hen
ry Bunch and planned to name
the fifth member of the com
mittee in the near future.
White Oak Elementary School
will be available for use by the
anti-poverty group to set up a
day care center, if such space
is needed. Supt. Walters advis
ed the board that some spare
classroom space exists at the
school and the board agreed to
provide it for the anti-poverty
program as it is needed.
The board also took further
steps to cover the concrete
floor at the Negro elementary
School.
A discussion was held concern
ing the election of faculty mem
bers in the county schools, but
no action was taken pending
recommendations from the dis
trict committee and Supt. Wal
ters.
Another lengthy discussion
was held concerning fees charg
ed in the schools and Supt. Wal
ters was instructed to work to
ward getting all fees cut to a
minimum, especially those in
volving commercial studies at'
the school. The board agreed
that no student should be de
prived of the* privilege of tak
ing typewriting because of the
sl2 fee.
Supt. Walters said some fees,
such as fines on late library
books, etc., are necessary but
assured the board that every
effort would be made to slash
the fees as much as possible.
O. C. Long, chairman, presided
at the lengthy session. Dr. A. F.
Downum, N. J. George, Eugene
Jordan and Frank Williams,
members, attended the monthly
meeting.
Tax Collections
Off During March
Tax collections in Chowan
County were experiencing the
usual spring slump, according to
a report issued, this week by
Sheriff Earl Goodwin.
The sheriff reported that $16,-
165.94 was collected on the
IW4 levy of $391,864.63.
In addition, new exchanges
[ would be located at Shiloh,
Weeksville and Welch, which
• will also share in the free call
ing area.
Rates would be standardized
throughout the new metro area.
“It would be the first ‘non
urban’ metro area in North
Carolina and one of the first in
the nation,” N. & C. T. & T.
President L. S. Blades, Jr., said.
The proposal was formally an
nounced here Friday night at a
dinner for 100 business, civic and
political leaders from the as-
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce is 100 per cent be
hind the telephone company
proposal, according to Presi
dent Alton Elmore. “Here is
something the average citi
zen can do to attract new
industry to the area,” Elmore
said/in * urging local sub
scribers to vote for the pro
posal.
He pointed out that the
chamber had sought toll
free service in the Edenton-
Sunbury-Hertford area. “This
proposal far exceeds our
wildest expectation and the
telephone company deserves
a big favorable majority as
an expression of our appre
ciation for their foresight,”
he said.
fected area.
The change-over would cost
the company $2,152,908 in capital
outlay and would climax a
$6,855,458 expansion program
which has been underway since
1961.
The toll - free service area
would extend for 60 miles from
east to west—roughly the dist
ance from Greensboro to Raleigh.
It would reach from the Albe
marle Sound to Virginia and
from Currituck Sound west to
the Chowan River, including
Merry Hill section of Bertie
County. It would include all of
parts of seven dp the eight
counties served by N. & C. T. &
T. liertio. Camden. Choyap,
Currituck, Gates, '
and Perquimans.
There are now about 12,000
subscribers in the affected area.
The company anticipates a
growth to more than 13,000 by
the target date of the change
over in October, 1966.
Os the area now served, only
Dare County and 92 subscribers
in Gatesville would not be in
cluded in the new free calling
area.
Over-all monthly rate increases
would range from 75 cents to
$4.75 for business. However,
residence rate increases would
only be 75 cents to $2.00.
The new areawide rates for
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Scholarship Goes
To James Brabble
James Carroll Brabble, Route
2, Edenton, has been awarded a
SI,OOO scholarship to study agri
culture at State College, Ra
leigh.
The scholarship was awarded
by Smith-Douglass, a division of
the Borden Chemical Company,
fertilizer and chemical manufac
turers, which annually makes
scholarships available to deserv
ing students.
Brabble, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James T. Brabble, is
majoring in animal husbandry.
He plans to do extension work
after completing his formal edu
cation.
Since 1953, Smith-Douglass has
contributed $26,000 and has
awarded approximately 28 schol
arships at North Carolina State.
These were made available
through the 4-H and FFA pro
grams.
Special Classes
Set At School
Mrs. Edna Reaves, home eco
nomics teacher at John A.
Holmes High School, will begin
a series of -clothing construction
classes for adults Tuesday even
ing, April 13, at 8 o’clock, in
the home economics department
of the school.
The classes will be held each
Tuesday evening for a period, of
six. weeks with the exception of
the week after Easter, at which
time the class will be held
Thursday evening, April 22.
The first meeting of the class
will be an organizational meet
ing and a period of determining
the type of instruction wanted
by those who enrol.
There will be no charge for
the course; however, the stu
dents will have to furnish their
own materials.
Mrs. Reaves will be assisted
by Mrs. Audrey Stafford, stu
dent teacher from East Carolina
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HENRY G. QUINN
Quinn, Twiddy
File For Office
A race for the second of three
j town council seats up for elec
} tion on May 4 developed Mon-
I day when two men filed for
councilman-at-large.
Henry G. Quinn, Albania
! Acres, and Warren Twiddy, 100
1 Twiddy Avenue, tossed their
j hats into the ring. Earlier, Mc-
Kay Washington, 138 Morris
I Circle, announced that he would
| seek the seat now held by
| George Alma Byrum. Byrum is
I not seeking re-election.
Thus, at least three posts in
I the forthcoming municipal elec
j tion are contested, according to
! West Byrum, Jr„ chairman of
i Chowan Board of Elections.
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
| is seeking re-election and is now
J opposed by Roy Harrell,
j In the Fourth Ward, incum-
I bent Councilman Luther C.
Parks is running for another
term and Earl Britton has filed
I to run against him.
The fourth post on the ballot
will be from the Third Ward,
where David White has filed.
Councilman -JR. Elton Forehand
is not running to succeed him
self. White, thus far, is unop
posed.
Byruin pointed out that the
deadline for candidates to file
, -ift-tt-miM Saturday, April 10.
Quinn, 46, is seeking his first
public office. He is currently
serving on the Selective Service
Board of Chowan County, a post
he has held for the past 10
years.
The candidate is president of
P & Q Super Market and vice j
I president of Community Enter- j
prise, Inc. He is also secretary- j
treasurer of Pathway House, Inc. j
Quinn is active in Edenton
Chamber of Commerce and
serves on the Merchants Com
mittee.
He is a member of (he VFW,
American Legion, Unanimity j
Lodge No. 7, A. ,F.& A. M„ j
the Scottish Rite and a Shriner.
He is married to the former
Mamie Brazil and they have a
daughter who attends John A.
Holmes High School. The
Quinns are members of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church.
Quinn said he is vitally in
terested in the continued growth
of Edenton and with his busi
ness background believes he
could contribute substantially to
this growth. “My candidacy is j
a positive thing,” he emphasized. |
Twiddy was out of town and
could not be reached for com
ment.
Jaycees Winner
Os Cash Prize
Edenton Jaycees took the First
District Rally in Wilson last
weekend like Grant moving into
Richmond.
President Pete Dail said 17
Jaycees and their wives and
two stags wept Sufficient to
bring home the $25 attendance
prize offered the cjub with the
best attendance. ,
“They knew the folks from
Edenton was there,” President
Dail said in reporting on the
rally. The event Was held at
the Holiday Inn in Wilson with
375 registering.
Those from the lqcal club at
tending in addition to Mr. and
Mrs. Dail were Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Waller, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
White, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Habit,
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Harrell,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Evans, Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Evans, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Dail, Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Ricks and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Goodwin.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. John Jethro, Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant Griffin, Mr.
and Mrs. Van Small, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Dail, Mr. and Mrs.
John Paul Bass, Frank Habit
and Dave Hallock.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions Club will
meet Monday night, April 12 at
,7 o’clock at tbe Edenton Restau
rant. President Thorud urg
es every Lion to be present-
Municipal Building Program,
Pilgrimage Bringing Throngs
Here For Special
Baptist Church
Scene Os Second
Society Concert
Another in a scries of con
certs by The Albemarle Choral
Society will be held at Edenton ’
Baptist Church at 4 P. M., Sun
i
j day with Dr. Clifford Bair as
; conductor.
■ | This is the first annual series
i of spring concerts by the choral !
i group which is sponsored by
1 1 The College of the Albemarle
j and the Fine Arts Council of
j the Albemarle Area Develop- j
ment Association.
The first concerts by the,
group was during the Christmas
holiday season when programs j
were presented in Edenton and j
Elizabeth City.
The spring concert held last |
1 week at Elizabeth City was well I
received and a good audience is:
expected for the event in I
Edenton on Sunday.
Soloists for the Edenton con
cert will be Myrtle Pritchard,;
Nelson Chears, F. S. Braswell
and Irving Baccus. A quartet,!
composed of Nelle Jones, Faye
Cartwright, C. W. Overman and
Braswell will also be featured
on the program.
The program includes the lent;
and Easter portions of Handel’s ]
“Messiah” and Vittorio Gian-!
nini’s “Canticle of the Martyrs”
which was commissioned for the j
500th anniversary of the Mo
ravian Church.
Anna Withers Bair yill be o;-i
ganist.
| While living in New York
City, Mrs. Chears sang with two 1
choral groups, a Madrigal Quar-;
! tet and in a performance of Gil-!
I bert and Sullivan’s “lolanthe” J
i She was soloist in the American!
: Churches in Bremen, Germany,
| Rome, and Salisburg, Austria.
She way soloist at St. Mat-
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MUNICIPAL BUILDING DEDICATION
Thursday 4 p jj,
TOUR HOURS
Friday and Saturday 10 A. M., to 1 I’. M. and 2 I’. M., to 5 I’. M.
Sunday 2 I’. M., to 5 I*. M
Flajgfc Designate Houses Open.
Closed Sunday The Homestead and James Iredell, Sr. Houses
SPECIAL EVENTS
Heritage Tea Barker House, 2 I’. M., to 5 I’. M.
All Visitors Invited
Colonial Craft Demonstrations by Home Demonstration Club Members
Barker House
Waterfront Tour on a U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Friday-Saturday
(No Charge)
/ The Edenton Little Theatre Presents
“THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE”
by George Bernard Shaw
(AN'AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY DRAMA)
Friday and Saturday Nights, 8 P. M., at the
John <A. Holmes High School Auditorium
Tickets $1.50
Art Exhibition ~ Art Studio
Located Comer of King and Broad Streets (upstairs)
Unusual Old Items and Relics Displayed in
Downtown Store Windows
, FOOD SERVED
Saturday Morning. 7-9 A. M. Pickled Herring Breakfast
Methodist Church (next to Post Office)
LUNCHEONS
St. Ann’s Catholic Church Friday-Saturday, 12-2 P. M.
Iredell House—Bofc Lunches Friday-Saturday 12-2:30 P. M.
St. Paul’s Parish House Saturday Only, 12-2 P. M.
Band Parents Snack Bar Hotel Joseph Hewes
Friday - Saturday - Sunday x
DINNER
Masonic Temple Friday-Saturday, 5-7 P. M.
Free Guide Service and Transportation
(Inquire at Headquarters)
Rest Stations Hotel Joseph Hewes, Barker House
Ice Water Served by C.AJU at Iredell Grounds
Please Display Courtesy Parking Tickets on Windshield
MRS. FKLD B. BUNCH, JR.
2 Local Statutes
Are Investigated j
Chowan County Commission
ers will ask Rep. W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Jr., to consider two pieces
of local legislation during the
current term of the General As
sembly.
The board will ask for a bill
to stagger their terms of office j
and another which would estab-|
lish a continuing grand jury for
Chowan Countv.
Both these areas ot iocal gov
ernment are established in many;
counties of the state.
The commissioners feel the
county would benefit from a
statute which would have only;
a portion of the board coming
up for re-election every two
years. Also, they have been
advised that the best interests
of everyone would be served !
with a grand jury with some
members serving from term to
term.
At their meeting Monday, the |
commissioners passed a resolu-
Conlinued on Page Five
A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress o] the
Albemarle Area
Single Copy 10c
Weekend
Mrs. Fred Bunch
Joins Rep. Bonner
In 1965 Limelight
Visitors began arriving early
; today for the dedication of the
s new Municipal Building here
| and the biennial Pilgrimage of
j Colonial Edenton and Country
! side.
Early indications were that
j both events would be a huge
j success.
The only question hanging fire
at presstime was the weather.
Rain fell Tuesday but the fore
mast was for clearing skies
I Thursday afternoon and a typi
j cal sunny spring Eastern North
Carolina weekend on tap.
With the dedication scheduled
j for in front of the handsome
Municipal Building at the foot
of Broad Street, town officials
were hoping for clear skies.
Rain would also inconvenience
visitors to the pilgrimage, which
is one of North Carolina’s finest
cultural attractions. The homes,
public buildings and gardens on
the tour are scattered throughout
Chowan County.
With cooperation from the
j weatherman, this is expected to
!be the biggest pilgrimage ever
held in Edenton.
| The 1965 events will have a
flavor of politics and civic lead
: ership, with veterans in both
, fields scheduled to be honored.
Rep. Herbert Bonner of Wash
ington, First District Congrcss
! man, will deliver the address at
Fthe dedication. He and other
out of town guests will be hon
ored at a reception at Chowan
Golf and Country Club.
Edenton Woman’s Club, spon
sors of the pilgrimage, will have
ias their special guest during the
weekend Mrs. Fred B. Bunch,
| Jr., of Statesville, president of
I the N. C. Federation ol Womans
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