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MAYOR:
i John A. Mitchener, Jr. j
Roy L. Harrell
COUNCILM AN-AT-LARGE:
H. G. j(Hank) Quinn .
Warren J. Tfcriddy
McKay Washington ..4
THIRD WARD COUNCILMAN:
David White:
Leonard C. 5ma11..........™
FOURTH WARD COUNCILMAN:
Luther C. Parks
L. Earl Britton --
TREASURER:' '
James M. Bond
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS:
James P. Ricks, Jr. _
W. J. P. Earnhardt „
G. A. Keeter, Jr.
, A. C. Hudson
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Vol. XXXII —No. 18
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' BILL TATE
late W« Speak
At Varsity Club
Hebd Coach Bill" -Talc of
Wake Forest College will be
the principal speaker here
Monday night at the annual
Varsity Club Sports Award
banquet. ■
Ken Stalls, club , president,
said the gala banquet will
begin at 7 P. M., in the Na
tional Guard Armory.,
Eighty-four students at
John A. Holmes High School
x will bie special guests at the
bahqubt during which cer
tificates arid trophies will be
awarded to athletes.
' Stalls said tickets are still
available for the banquet,
and they may be obtained by
paiUing- the school or can b e
purchased from Varsity Club
members.
This sports banquet is one
of the highlights of the year
in Edenton —a town noted
for outstanding athletes. It
is at this banquet that local
supporters show their ap
preciation for the fine ac
complishments of the high
school teams.
Tate, unanimous choice for
Coach of The Year in the
Atlantic Coast Conference
his first year, took a group
of unknowns at Wake Forest
and compiled a 5-5 overall
record and a 4-3 ACC rec
ord in 1964 —his first year.
A graduate of the Univer
sity of Illinois, Tate return
ed to his alma mater in 1956
as assistant freshman coach.
He moved up to varsity
. -’oaching the following year
remained th'ore until he
accepted the. Wake Forest
post.
SUCCESSFUL SALE
; Edenton Lions Club has
issued a statement of appre
ciation to merchants in town
who donated bread for the
Bread Sale ‘held Monday
night. The sale w« termed
a ‘‘huge success.”
Aces Take Another Track Crown
A group of determined
athletes threw, jumped and
ran John A. Holmes High
School to another conference
championship.
When the Aces completely
dominated the annual Albe
marle Conference 2-A track
meet here last Wednesday it
meant the school had gar-
I „ nered the conference title in
%irro sports—track and foot
tlie golf team is on the
course here today (Thursday)
, trying to. sew UP another
conference crown.
In track it was the sixth
consecutive meet which the
Aces have won. The local
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The CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday. May 6, 1965.
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CONTINUED SUPPORT
—Monday is a red letter
day for athletes at John
A. Holmes High School. It
is the day they put aside
their sports togs and don
their best clothes for the
annual Varsity Club Sports
Award banquet.
This is the eighth year a
group of local men, work
ing under the banner of a
Varsity Club, have made
elaborate plans to honor
those who work hard to
give Edenton a first rate
athletic program.
There are 84 students on
the “honor roll” of ath
letics this year. There will
be some heroes. There will
be some who participated
just enough to earn a let
ter. Nonetheless, they all
made a contribution to a
sound program of not only
winning trophies- but the
physical development of
the sSudent.
Head Coach Bill Tate of
Wake Forest College, one
of this country’s most suc
cessful young coaches, will
be on hand to deliver the
keynote address.
The .entire community
needs your help. You can
show your appreciation to
these young men and wo
men who have worked an
unknown number of hours
in practice sessions to give
the Aces a good athletic
program.
These young men and
women are the ones who
sweated out the games.
All you as a supporter had
Jto go was sUp%the bleach
ers and yell your encour
agement.
There won’t be any
bleachers Monday night,
but the Varsity Club wants
you to continue to dem
onstrate your support and
appreciation for the fine
showing of our teams by
coming to the armory at
7 o’clock and breaking
bread with those who risk
ed broken bones.
NO KIN Monday we
had lunch at Advance with
a group of lovely ladies
and a mess of politicians.
The former was adequate
to offset the latter and
everything came out okay.
The occasion was the
annual commissioners’
luncheon put on by the
Home Demons tration
Clubs. It is a special local
program during Home
Demonstration Club Week.
Those - responsible had
Included all the ingredi
ents necessary for a suc
cessful program. There
was good food, good fel
lowship . and a good pro
gram.
There were a number of
things about the shindig
which sorta puzzled us.
cindermen rolled up 44
points to easily outdistance
its nearest rival.
Ahoskie was second with
20 points, Scotland Neck
scored 18 points, Plymouth
15 points, Northampton, five
points, Bertie, five points and
Perquimans, one point.
In the shot put, Bill Grif
fin won with a toss of 49
feet 11 inches. David Hol
ton was second. In the 220
dash, Dwight Flanagan won
in 23.3 seconds and Ikey
Davis was fifth.
The discus event saw Joe
Harrell win first place with
a toss of 134 feet 10t4 inches,
was second.
First Second Third Fourth
Ward Ward Ward Ward Total
283 129 215 112 739
61 266 188 95 610
141 254 219 125 739
178 81 112 50 , 421
21 49 53 30 153
265 265
141 141
108 108
99 99
339 375 387 195 1,296
262 149 194 96 701
266 147 179 105 697
74 227 186 91 578
19 153 123 48 343
Among the first being why
the commissioners were
singled out for lunch when
there are younger groups.
Enroute we had absorbed
enough insults to last a
lifetime. This, along with
the heat, had us pretty
well withered. Then we
walked into the banquet
room only to discover this
had been compensated for
by our being placed at the
head table between Mrs.
Lena Leary and Mrs. Mary
Long.
Just when we were be
ginning to wonder why
our name card was placed
in such a nice spot, Mrs.
Long got up to introduce
the guests. (Earlier, as
she ate her chicken right
down to the bone, she had
explained how much pre
siding upset her and caus
ed her not to enjoy her
First there was her bro
ther, J. Clarence Leary.
Then came her brother-in
law, Cary Hollowell, then
a cousin, and a second
cousin. We lost count.
And so did she.
When she completed the
list and sat down some
one reminded her that we
hadn’t been recognized.
Wc weren’t a bit upset for
by this time we were feel
ing like the illegitimate at
a family reunion.
But then it all came to
us. We were placed next
to Mary Long so she
Wouldn’t have to recog
nize us, therefore, penaliz
ing. qs because wc weren’t
kins
THE CHALLENGE— The
James Iredell Association
is in line for a $2,000
R i c h a r d s o n Foundation
grant but there is a $4,000
string attached. And that
is where the citizens of
this area come in.
Mrs. Wood Privott, as
sociation president, has
been notified that the lo
cal project has been clear
ed for a challenge grant
along with other histori
cal restoration projects. In
order to receive the $2,000,
it is necessary for the as
sociation to raise $4,000 in
qualifying funds.
The time period for
raising qualifying funds
terminates on December
31, 1965.
At the present time the
association gets $1,500 an
nually to maintain the
historical building and
grounds. This is totally
inadequate.
The necessary house be
side the old kitchen is
now being restored. Work
needs to be done on the
old kitchen and school
house as well as the for-
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In the mile relay, Edcn
ton’s team of Carlton Lay
ton, Flanagan, Charlie Over
ton and Wesley Chesson. won.
Hiram Mayo scored second
place in the broad jump and
Chesson tied for first place
in the high jump while
Thomas Willis and Layton
tied for third.
In the 100 yard dash,
Flanagan was third and Da
vis pulled up fifth. In the
880, Brian Twiddy was third
and Charlie Swanner was
fifth.
Chesson came back in the
440 to gain second place with
teammate Overton crossing
the wire in fourth.
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Mfyor Mitchener Re-Elected;
Qt|in, White Are Councilmen
Mayor John AVMTtchener,
Jr., won a new term in Eden
ton’s municipal election on
Tuesday, an election which
some feel created more in
terest in local government
than any ever held.
The mayor, who is com
pleting his sixth year in the
town’s top elective post, re
ceived 739 votes to 610 for
his opponent, Roy L. Harrell.
A total of 1,349 votes were
cast in the election. There
are more than 1,900 regis
tered.
In a three-man council
man-at-large race, H. G.
(Hank) Quinn won easily.
Quinn polled 739 votes to
421 for Warren J. Twiddy
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KEITH ROLLINS
Chowan Senior
Honors Listed
Keith Rollins, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Warren Rollins, is
valedictorian; and Janette
Bunch, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Bunch is saluta
torian of the 1965 graduating
class of Chowan High School.
These honor selections an
nounced by Principal J. P.
Snipes were based on scho
lastic averages.
Rollins was named valedic
torian for his top scholastic
average of 96.3. He will at
tend the University of North
Carolina this fall on a More
head scholarship and major
in Business Education. Prin
cipal Snipes said that Rollins
was also a National Merit
finalist but was unable to ac
cept the Merit Scholarship
because he had already ac
cepted the Morehead scholar
ship.
Miss Bunch’s scholastic
average is 93.9. She plans
to attend East Carolina Col
lege and major in English.
Buplisl Wmiirii
To May 11
Rev. David Harris and Rev.
Frank Cale will share the
pulpit May 11 at Yeopim
Baptist. Church during the
annual Chowan County Wo
man’s Missionary Union
meeting.
Mr. Harris is pastor of
Center Hill Baptist Church.
Mr. Cale, a former pastor in
Chowan County, pastors the
First. Baptist Church of
South Boston, Va.
Mrs. B. F. Bateman, head
of the annual meeting, said
the morning session will be
gin at 10:30 A. M., with a
welcome from Mrs. Joe
Webb, Jr., of Yeopim.
Mrs. Morris Small of
Edenton will respond.
The devotional will be
conducted by Mrs. George
Cooke of Ballard's Bridge
and special music will be
presented by a group from
Macedonia.
Mrs. E. A. Swain of Eden
ton, assoeiational president,
will speak about “Concern
in Our Association” while
Mrs. Thomas Glenn Roger
son will introduce Mr. Har
ris who will give the morn
ing message.
Following a free luncheon,
Mrs. Gurney Harrell of
Rocky Hock will have a de
votional and the Warwick
Church will be in charge of
special music.
Mrs. Bateman will intro
duce Mr. Cale, the speaker
for the afternoon.
LICENSE OFFICE CLOSED
The Edenton Drivers Li
cense office will be closed
Monday for Confederate Me
morial Day. J. E. White,
examiner, said the office will
re-open Tuesday.
and 153 for McKay Wash
ingotn.
David White piled up a big
margin in defeating Leonard
C. Small for Third Ward
councilman. White received
265 votes while Small had
141.
Only nine votes separated
incumbent Fourth Ward
Councilman Luther C. Parks
and challenger L. Earl Brit
ton. The final tally showed
Parks with 108 and Britton
99.
James P. Ricks, Jr., a vet
eran member of the Board
of Public Works, was high
man in the four-man race for
two seats on the board. He
received 701 votes.
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JANETTE BUNCH
New Programs
Bel By Society
The Albemarle Choral So
ciety will sing at 2:30 P. M.,
May 30 at commencement
exercises of the College of
the Albemarle in the new
college auditorium in Eliza
beth City.
Also, the program commit
tee of the society met re
cently to make tentative
plans for future programs.
The programs for next year
are being carefully arranged
to avoid conflicts with other
activities in Edenton and
Elizabeth City.
At least three events are
planned. One is “The Bar
tered Bride”, a comic opera
by Smetana, utilizing area
talent and the Norfolk Civic
Ballet in late November.
Another is an informal
Christmas sing with the third
event being a presentation of
Mozart’s Requiem early in
Lent.
Sheriff Reports
l ax Collections
Sheriff Earl Goodwin has
reported to Chowan County
Commissioners that the col
lection of 1964 taxes was
slightly better than last year.
The difference was less than
one half of 1 per cent.
The sheriff reported April
collections on the 1964 levy
of $17,562.66, with penalties
amounting to $433.08.
The collection of delin
quent taxes amounted to $2,-
283.92 and to this amount
was added penalties which
totaled $291.10.
BANKS WILL CLOSE
MONDAY, MAY 10th
Peoples Bank & Trust
Company the the Consumer
Credit Branch will be clos
ed all day Monday, May 10.
The closing is due to the ob
servance of Confederate
Memorial Day.
Toll-Free Telephone P
The Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany’s “Albemarle Metro”
has been approved by a ma
jority of area phone sub
scribers as well as the State
Utilities Commission.
L. S. Blades, Jr., presi
dent, announced from his of
fice in Elizabeth City that
steps for implementing toll
free service in Northeastern
North Carolina would pro
ceed according to plans.
“We are very pleased that
the public saw it as we did,”
the telephone company exec
utive said. He was referring
to balloting which ended
Friday among 11,807 sub
scribers eligible to vote on
the proposal.
Blades said 6.477 ballots
were returned with there be
W. J. p. Earnhardt, Sr.,
the other incumbent on the
board seeking re-election,
was second with 697.
The other two in the race,
politically unknown G. A.
Keeter, Jr., and A. C. Hud
son finished in that order.
Keeter, high man in the Sec
ond Ward with 227 votes,
had a total of 578. Hudson,
a Negro who ran for the
same post two years ago, got
343 votes, most of them
coming from the Second and
Third wards.
But it was James M. Bond,
town treasurer, who led the
ticket. Unopposed, Bond re
ceived 1,296 votes.
The mayor and treasurer
County Board Approves
New Assignment Policy
1965-66 Faculty Picked
For Schools In Chowan
Three teachers have resign
ed and a fourth is retiring
from the Chowan County
Schools. All other personnel
has been elected to serve
during the 1965-66 school
term.
Chowan County Board of
Education accepted the resig
nation of Mrs. Anna L. Bax
ter from Chowan High
School and Mrs. Gladys M.
Taylor and Mrs. Elsie Jones
from White Oak Consolidat
ed School.
Mi's. Naomi B. Hicks will
retire at the end of the cur
rent school term. She has
been teaching at White Oak.
Upon recommendt/': n of
the District School ' inmit
tec, all other school'princi
pals and teachers were em
ployed. Also elected to teach
at Chowan High School next
year was D. T. Ward, a math
teacher replacing Mrs. Bax
ter.
The two teachers who re
signed from White Oak will
not be replaced as the school
is expected to lose at least
two faculty members as a
result of inaccurate attend
ance records kept earlier in
the year.
Supt. C. C. Walters was
instructed to those who were
elected for another year as
welt as those who will be
leaving the system.
The faculty at Chowan
High School next year will
be:
J. P. Snipes, principal; Da
vid J. Johnson, Leon L.
Brogden, Jr., Mrs. Elizabeth
C. Snipes, L. G. Finch, D. T.
Ward, Everett S. White, Mrs.
Loraine H. Rogerson, Miss
Catherine Aman, Mrs. Marvis
H. Hendrix and Mrs. Esther
Fulcher, school secretary.
Elementary school faculty
at Chowan will include:
Mrs. Rita H. Lane, Mrs.
Erleen L. Milter, Troy L.
Perry, Mrs. Myra B. Stok
ley, Mrs. Ruth B. Mansfield,
Mrs. Hattie H. Asbell, Miss
Mildred Byrum and Mrs. Im
ogene F. Perry.
Also, Mrs. Sadie H. Britt,
Mrs. Annie P. Asbell, Mrs.
Margaret L. Smithson, Mrs.
Margaret F. Rountree, Mrs.
Marguerite B. Burch, Miss
Susan Willoughby, public
school music; and Mrs. W. B.
Gardner, attendance counse
lor.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Im
proved Order of Red Men,
will meet Monday night,
May 10, at 8 o'clock.
ing 3,819 “yes" votes and
2,588 “no” votes. Seventy
ballots were voided.
The results of the ballot
ing, showing 58.9 per cent of
those casting ballots favoring
the proposal, were reviewed
Tuesday in Raleigh by the
utilities group. The state
board then gave approval to
the plan which according to
them is revolutionary in
telephonic service.
If the telephone com
pany’s timetable is accurate,
the “Albemarle Metro” will
become a reality on October
1, 1966. At that time it is
estimated that there will be
13,237 main stations and 3,-
807 extensions, or a total of
17,044 telephones available
for free calling.
The free service will coa-
were elected for two years
while the councilmen and
board of public works can
didates were elected for four
year terms under the town’s
staggered term system for
both the council and board.
In gaining victory. Mayor
Mitchener carried three of
the four wards in the town.
The Second Ward was the
first to report and Harrell
had jumped into a 266-129
lead. This was Harrell’s
home ward.
The mayor picked up his
most support from the First
Ward where his 222 majority
was too much for Harrell to
overcome.
The lines were well drawn
W. 11. Creccy will remain
as principal at White Oak,
a Negro elementary school.
The faculty will include:
Mrs. Harriet F. Creecy,
Mrs. Elsie Miller Harris,
Mrs. Marguerite L. Nixon,
Mrs. Dorothy M. Walker,
Charles L. Fayton, Mrs.
Sarah Edith Everett, Mrs.
Rosa H. Joyner, Mrs. Annie
C. Blair and Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Byrd, supervisor.
Two Local Bills
Put In Hopper
Two additional pieces of
legislation affecting Edenton
and Chowan County were
introduced last week by Rep.
W. J. P. Earnhardt. Jr.
One proposed statute wmuld
among the Town of Edenton
charter to add provision for
election at large of four
councilmen now elected from
wards.
The other bill would re
quire a building permit in
Chowan County before erect
ing, remodeling or improv
ing buildings which cost
more than SSOO. A $2 charge
would be made for the per
mit.
Three other Earnhardt bills
—staggered terms for coun
ty commissioners, pay for
jurors, and a continuing
grand jury—arc being con
sidered in committee.
All of the measures are
expected to get speedy ap
proval in both the House of
Representatives and the
State Senate.
In each case the proposed
legislation was supported by
either the county com
missioners or the town coun
cil.
The Edenton election bill
would still require candi-,
dates to file and be elected
from the town's four wards
but they would be subject to
the vote of citizens'in all
wards. A 30-day residence
in the w f ard is required be
fore the election.
Building permits for struc
tures outside Edenton would
be purchased from the coun
ty accountant. Municipalities
in the county w'ould be re
quired to file a list of per
mits they have issued with
the accountant. This measure
is designed to assist the tax
department in keeping
abreast with new construc
tion.
roposal Gains Approval
nect in the ex
changes of Moyock, Coinjock,
Mamie. Elizabeth City, South
Mills, Sunbury, Hertford and
Edenton. Also, three new
exchanges Shiloh, Weeks
ville and Welch will be
established prior to the cut
over date next year.
With this expansion of toll
free service from the Cho
wan River to the coast will
come an adjustment in rates.
Although rates will be in
creased they will still be
considerably lower than oth
er telephone companies in
the state.
The phone company is
spending approximately
$558,516 this year in general
plant construction and in
1966 they propose to spend
an additional $2,152,908, to
in the election. Mayor
Mitchener, who was a coun
cilman for many years be
fore becoming mayor, was
running on the record of ac
complishments the town had
written. He pledged con
tinued good government for
Edenton. , < , :
At the same time, Harrell
was highly critical of some
actions of Mayor Mitchener
and the council. He built
his platform around the need
for a change.
Mayor Mitchener said he
looked forward to working
with the new council to in
sure good, honest and ef
ficient government for Eden
ton.
Schools Offer
Students Choice
For Next Term
Following the majority of
school units in North Caro
lina, Chowan County Board
of Education has adopted the
“freedom of choice” policy
for assignment of students in
1965-66.
With the adoption of this
policy, ail students in the
two administrative units—
the county and Edenton City
Schools—can designate their
choice of schools for next
year.
Unlike the Edenton City
unit, the county board did
not submit a detailed plan
for desegregation. They sim
ply adopted a letter and a
form to be sent to parents
of children of the county
schools.
“The Chowan County
Board of Education wishes to
inform you that you are now
being offered the privilege
of choosing the school that
you wish your child to at
tend next year,” the letter
states.
Like other plans being
adopted, the county proposal
states that the parent has 19
days in which to make a
choice and if a big reassign
ment of students would ham
per the efficient operation of
the schools, students would
be assigned according to cur
riculum and course offerings
appropriate to the individual
needs of the applicant and
transportation.
At the present time Cho-
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Twelve "l ickels
Remain For Ball
Success is already assured
for the Chowan Hospital
Auxiliary Bali at Chowan
Golf & Country Club on May
14, but approximately 12 tic
kets remain.
Mrs. Tom Cross announced
that due to conflicts about
six couples •who"reserved tic
kets earlier are now unable
to attend and. 'are making
their tickets available to oth
ers. The tickets . are $7.50
each.
Mrs. Cross also urged
those who have requested
tickets to make their reser
vations with either Mrs. Joe
Thorud or Mrs, Richard
Hardin.
Dancing will be from 9
P. M.. to 1 A. M. A buffet
will be served.
make “Albemarle lietre”
work. ' ’ " »
When the cut-over iS
made, the company’s six
year total cosi for improve
ments will near $7 milliont
The “Albemarle Metro’’
has been hailed by .area
leaders as one of the most
progressive steps this area
has ever witnessed.
Edenton’s Mayor John A.
Mitchener, Jr., said the out
come of the balloting is a
victory of every citizen in
the rapidly expanding Albe
marle Area. He said it WgttM
make this section •bf'
Heelia more attractive to
new industry and he predict
ed that the “Albesawde Met
ro ” would allow Mbtotop to
continue to set tit# pace for
the 10-county area.