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TOURING HISTORIC EDENTON —RaIph Bordeaux of Castle Hayne, third from right,
is shown presenting a key to the City of Wilmington to Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr.
The group from a five county area around Wilmington were in Edenton last week on a
tour through this area. They represent those engaged in the travel industry in their
area.
Edenton School
Plan Approved
Edenton City Board of
Education’s plan for compli
ance with the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 has been ap
proved in Washington.
Supt. Hiram Mayo has re
ceived a letter from Francis
Keppel, U. S. Commissioner
of Education, stating the
plan is acceptable to the
federal agency.
This means the local ad
ministrative unit will ' re
ceive a minimum of $75,000
in federal funds for the
1965-66 school term.
“We are extremely happy
that our plan has been ap
proved,” Supt. Mayo said.
The plan is built around a
“freedom of choice” for all
students in the Edenton
School District. Along this
line, parents of every stu
dent recently received a let
ter outlining the plan and
asking them to state their
choice of schools for 1965-66.
Supt. Mayo said out of a
school of more
*han 2,400, dhly"lT requested
transfer from D. F. (Walter
High School to predominately
White schools. Ten of the
students requested transfer
to Edenton Elementary
School while eight asked to
attend John A. Holmes High
School.
The school board has re
ceived these applications and
made the assignments as re
quested.
Since the first applications
were received in July, 1963,
Supt. Mayo states every Ne
gro requesting transfer to a
predominately all-white
school has been assigned ac
cording to his or her wish.
During the 1964-65 school
term 21 Negroes attended
the two white schools.
No students now attending
the Elementary School and
John A. Holmes High School
have requested transfer to
D. F. Walker High School,
which includes grades one
through 12.
During 1964-65 there were
495 white students and seven
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Savings And Loan Observing 60th Anniversary
Sixty years ago this week
the Edenton Savings and
Loan Association was bom
in the old Edenton armory
on West Eden Street.
In checking through the
old minute books, it was
found that the organization
meeting minutes were as
follows:
Edenton Savings and Loan ,
Association now has assets erf
close to four and one-half
million dollars. The associa
tion has had enormous
growth over the past 60
years with the major part in
the last 10 years.
There have been few fam
ilies in Edenton and Chowan
County which have not been
served by the association
either with a savings account
or a home loan.
The first loan was made
August ZB, 1905 to construct
a home at 404 North Broad
Street
Over the years the asso
ciation has had only five
presidents, who wore: J. T.
Twine, 1905 to 1909; R. H.
Bachman, 1909 to 1919; L. F.
F W
Hobbs, 1935 to 1999, J.
ence Leary, who Is now
a director stay 1939.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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SMOKELESS DOLLARS—
Coastal Historyland is a
young association dedicated
to the development of at
tractions in a 34-county area
while, at the same time, ac
quainting travelers with
them.
This nonprofit association
is concentrating on the re
gion extending eastward
from Interstate 95 and US
301 tp the Atlantic Ocean
beaches. Edenton plays an
important role in this region
because here rests fascinat
ing historical attractions.
Tourists spend millions of
dollars annually in this re
gion. They come, they look,
they buy, they eat, and they
sleep. Some are so favor
ably impressed they move to
this community; some in re
tirement, others before.
Coastal Historyland patrons
are doing a fine job in pro
moting our area. Are we
doing our share to give the
tourists they route our way
th4irJhaohejik worth?.,*;Airf
are We getting our share of 1
the tourist dollar?
Neither of these questions
can honestly be answered in
the affirmative.
While we have a great po
tential, we haven’t cultivated
it to our greatest advantage.
Sure, the Woman’s Club has
a tour of homes and historic
places every two years. This
brings in a number of people
and if you don’t think they
leave a few dollars here and
there, just ask around. '
It has been calculated by
a well-known economist that
two dozen tourists a day are
worth as. much as an indus
try with a $150,000 annual
payroll.
While we actively solicit
new industry and know of
its contribution to our econ
omy, we are asleep at the
switch with regards to tour
ism.
What are they doing in
other places within Coastal
Historyland? We were told
last week when “Operation
Latch-String” brought ap
to 1919; M. L. Wright, 1919
to 1920; R. E. Leary, 1920 to
1958; Eugene M. Ward, 1958
to 1959 and the present sec
JS exewuive sce»radftnt TCTO
association has compiled a fine record of growth and
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proximately 30 people from ’
the Wilmington area in this
community.
The tour was for winners
of a program sponsored by
the travel industries serving
the five-county area of New
Hanover, Brunswick, Colum
bus, Bladen, Pender and
Duplin.
Some years ago those ac
tive in the travel industry
realized the need for a bet
ter informed citizenry for
dealing with the traveling
public. W. K. Dorsey of the
Cape Fear Technical Insti
tute started a program which
has grown to the extent that
16,000 people were enrolled
this year.
Through the program peo
ple in the travel industry at
tempted to find out who
could learn the most about
attractions in the Wilmington
area. The program reached
such proportions that tele
vision, radio and newspapers
were used to carry out ;the
' two-wAek course.
Participants came from
banks, service stations, mo
tels, restaurants, fishing piers
and several other similar
travel industries.
Because of this type pro
gram when you ask someone
in the Wilmington area what
there is to do you don’t get
a blank expression.
No, we don’t have a USS
North Carolina; a Tryon Pal
ace; The Lost Colony, etc.
We have more than all this
put together if we would
just cultivate it.
The Hall of Fame shrine
will do much to put us in
competition for the tourist
dollar. Some of the ground
work for this could be done
with a well informed lady
in colonial dress at a tour
ist information center at the
Chamber of Commerce,
Barker House or other suit
able location.
We won’t be “selling our
heritage”; just sharing it
with others less fortunate
than we are. Then the
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retary, James M. Bond, who
came to the association in
1960.
The first annual report of
Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, June 24, 1965
Town Approves
Record Budget;
Tax Rate Is
Revenues to meet a slight
ly increased budget for the
Town of Edenton will be
sufficient to hold the tax
rate at $1 per SIOO valua
tion for fiscal 1965-66.
That was decided Tuesday
night when town council
men labored for four hours
over a $277,398.04 budget
prepared by their finance
committee.
Councilman Luther Parks,
finance committee chairman,
directed the councilmen
through the budget, item for
item, explaining recommen
dations by his committee.
When Mayor Pro Tern J.
Edwin Bufflap moved that it
be approved, the vote was
Unanimous on a budget
which provides additional
funds for “upgrading” every
department in town.
Councilman C. A. Phillips,
..veteran finance committee
member who worked with
Councilmen Parks and J. D.
Elliott this year, was high in
his praise for the untiring
efforts and dedication of
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner.
“Gentlemen, we were able
to continue to make progress
in every department without
a tax increase thanks to the
closeness with which Mr.
Gardner has collected taxes,”
the councilman said.
He added that while the
estimated revenue from
property tax for 1965-66 is
$7,500 less than actually col
lected this year Edenton has
a balanced budget.
The councilmen were told
by Gardner that 96 per cent
of the 1964-65 levy had been
collected bringing in $105,-
000, a new high in property
tax collections for Edenton.
He added that next year the
department would collect 98
per cent of the levy.
The administrative depart
ment was the-
of the local government
where salaries were not ad
justed. However, the court
cilmen did approve funds
for employment of a clerical
employee in the town office.
Gardner said this employee
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Chowan Seeking
Food Stamp Plan
Chowan County has made
formal application to the
State Welfare Board to be
included in the Food Stamp
plan for fiscal 1965-66.
Chairman W. E. Bond said
the commissioners feel this
plan would greatly aid as
many as 400 families in this
county. Such a plan would
cost the county between
SI,BOO and $2,000. Sufficient
funds to cover the expendi
ture was placed in the new
budget.
The commissioners feel
the Food Stamp Plan would
be of more value in Chowan
than the surplus food pro
gram.
the association on December
31, 1905, shows assets
amounting to $6,187.50 and
growth for the next 15
years gave the assets
$47,550.28 on December 31,
1920.
The business in those first
years was operated either by
a lawyer or insurance agent
or in connection with an
other business and dues were
collected on the serial plan
stock of 12% cents per share
per week or 25 cents per
share per week depending
on the number of years the
plan would be.
In 1920 R. E. Leary, who
was an insurance agent, took
over as secretary and through
his efforts over the next 40
years the association grew
two and one-half million
in assets to a total of
$2,746,526.88 as of December
31, 1960.
Many citizens will recall
that during this 40 years
came the depression and it
was through the capable ef
forts of Leary, secretary; F.
W. Hobbs, president and di
rectors such as R. P. Bad
ham, R. yz. Holland, W. S.
Privott, Sr., E. C. White, M.
F. Bond, Jr., O. H. Brown,
H. H. Preston and F. P.
Wood that the association
managed to survive and
help keep many Edenton
people fl-om losing their
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HOME FROM LEGISLATURE—Kep. W. J. P. Earn
hardt Jr., of Chowan, pauses at the door of his Edenton
office after completing his first term in the North Ca
rolina General Assembly.
Rep. Earnhardt Stops
To Review Legislature
Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Jr., has hailed the 1965 Gen
eral Assembly as a “work
ing legislature that passed a
lot of laws that have been
needed and in preparation
for many years.”
Rep. Earnhardt, Chowan’s
freshman member of the
legislature, also praised the
able leadership of Lt. Bob
Scott, House Speaker Pat
Taylor and Sen. Robert Mor
gan.
“We were able to appro
priate the largest amount of
money that has ever been
appropriated by a General
Assembly and yet not raise
taxes,” the Edenton attor
ney said. However, he did
express disappointment over
the legislature not giving
the people some tax relief.
He defended his support of
the exemption bill and said
it is very likely there won’t
be any money in 1967 as the
governor will have a new
program.
The representative was
high in praise of the pro
gram and leadership of Gov.
Dan K. Moore. He said only
once during the entire ses
sion did Gov. Moore ask him
to support a particular meas
ure—that being the highway
inspection law.
“This legislature just didn’t
have any pressure to carry
out the governor's program,”
he said. “Joe Branch—the
governor’s legislative trouble
shooter never asked me
how I was going to vote,
only how I stood on an issue.
He did a very effective job.”
Rep. Earnhardt said he
Police Enforce
Traffic Pattern
Police Chief James H.
Griffin advised motorists this
week' that they will not be
allowed to make a “U” turn
at the intersection of South
Broad and Water Streets on
Friday and Saturday after
noons.
Chief Griffin said the sys
tem was tested last week and
resulted in the even flow of
traffic throughout the down
town area.
He asked motorists to co
operate with the Police De
partment by turning either
right or left oft Broad
Street onto Water' Street.
voted against the power bill
Gov. Moore supported be
cause he didn’t think it was
in the best interest of REA
as well as municipalities.
He mentioned at length
two massive pieces of legis
lation. They were court re
form and the uniform com
mercial code. He said these
two measures are the most
far-reaching for the general
welfare of the state as any
thing considered during the
116-day term.
He denied that either of
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Five Area Students At Boys’ State
Five area students are in
Winston-Salem this week at
tending the 1965 session of
North Carolina Boys’ State.
Joining more than 400
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NORFLEET PRUDEN DONALD C. BUNCH GLEN E, BUNCH, JR.
City Abrogates
Pact To Allow
For Assignment
With just two months remaining before the opening
of Chowan County schools, 99 Negro high school stu
dents find they have no school to attend.
And the Chowan County Board of Education, for the
first time in history, is faced with the possibility of
having to establish a second high school in their ad
ministrative district.
This is the result of action taken by Edenton City
Atlantic Credit
Will Open Here
Alton R. Clark will man
age the Atlantic Credit Com
pany consumer loan office
opening in Edenton around
July 1. They will be locat
ed at 318 South Broad Street
next to the bus station.
Clark, a native of Pitt
County, has had several
years experience in the con
sumer finance field. He will
take over his duties as man
ager of the local Atlantic
Credit office during the lat
ter part of June. His wife,
the former Gail Garris of
Falkland and presently em
ployed as head bookkeeper
at the State Bank and Trust
Company in Greenville, will
move to Edenton in the early
fall. '
Atlantic Credit Company
of Edenton, Inc., a wholly
owned subsidiary of Atlantic
Discount Corporation, will
make personal loans to in
dividuals up to S6OO. The
office will operate under the
North Carolina Consumer Fi
nance Act of 1961 and will
be supervised by the State
Banking Department.
Atlantic Discount Corpora
tion, the parent company, has
been in operation in Eastern
North Carolina since 1925
and is one of the leading in
dependent automobile finance
companies in the state. With
its home office in Elizabeth
City, Atlantic Discount has
15 branches and subsidiaries
operating in this area.
high school students on the
campus of Wake Forest Col
lege were: Charles Swanner,
Jr., 217 East Queen Street,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
CHARLES SWANNER, JR.
Single Copy 10 Cents
Board of Education in order
to comply with the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
In order to get their plan
approved, Supt. Hiram Mayo
stated it had to be amended
to forbid students from out
side the Edenton school
boundaries to be transported
to local schools.
While both white and Ne
gro students from the Cho
wan district now attend
Edenton schools, only Negro
students are being transport
ed to D. F. Walker High
Schcpl.
It has been the policy of
the Chowan board to release
all graduating eighth graders
at White Oak Elementary
School to the Edenton board.
Therefore, the county has
never before been faced
with the job of educating
Negro high school students.
Recently all students in
Edenton and Chowan County
were given a “freedom Os
choice” of the school they
desired to attend next year.
Those who had been attend
ing Edenton schools—6B in
the top three grades—asked
to be reassigned to D. F. <
Walker High School. Thirty
one of the 32 students com
pleting the eighth grade at
White Oak also asked to be
transferred to the Walker
school.
The one student request
ing transfer to Chowan High
School has already been as
signed to the previously all
white school.
However, the 31 rising
ninth graders cannot attend
Edenton schools unless they
move within the boundaries
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Swanner, Sr.; Norfleet Pru
den, 103 East Water Street,
son of Mrs. Helen Pruden;
James D. Elliott, Jr„ 109
West Queen Street, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Elliott;
Glen Eugene Bunch, Jr., Rt.
1, Edenton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Glen E. Bunch; and
Donald Carroll Bunch of Ty
ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Jennings Bunch.
Roy E. Leary is chairman
of the Boys’ State committee
of Edward G. Bond t Post,
American Legion, sponsors
of the local students.
The American Legion spon
sors this program aimed at
teaching high school students
the workings of government.
During their week at Wake
Forest they will be divided
into two political parties—
Federalists and Nationalists.
They will elect their own
governor and other officials.