Vol. XXXII.—No. 3a
Justice Demy
Joining Ranks
In Local Drive
RALEIGH Chief Justice
Emery B. Denny of the
North Carolina Supreme
Court this week became a
member of the James Ire
\ dell Association, dedicated to
the task of preserving the
, l&th century home of Jus
tjce James Iredell, one of
the original memj>ers of the
United States Supreme Court.
x Judge Iredell, appointed by
President Washington in Feb
ruary, 1790, served until his
death in September, 1799.
The association is conduct
ing an intensive j membership
campaign, appealing especi
ally to members-of the State
Bar, to raise fiinds for ad
ditional restoration and au
thentic furnishings for the
Iredell House id Edenton. If
as much as s4,<joo is collect
ed, the association will then
garner in addition a Rich
ardson Foundation challenge
grant of $2,000 Which has al
ready been pledged.
At a meeting in his office
with ; Iredell House leaders
on Monday, tlje Chief Jus
tice stated to Mrs. Wood
J i'iVou ot Edepton. nresident
of the James j Iredell Asso
ciation, and others present
that he has always been in
terested in the illustrious
Revolutionary - era jurist as
one of the true roundirq
fathers of American law and
jurisprudence..
Chief Justice Denny spoke
fef Iredell’s role in the fa
mous Bayard vs. Singleton
case of 1786-87 before the
North Carolina Supreme
Court. In this case the court
ruled an act of the legisla
ture to be unconstitutional.
This was a landmark case in
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Atteged Assault
Report Checked
Edenton officials this week
refuted a dispatch from At
lanta that an integration
leader was threatened with
a hatchet in a local restau
rant.
“Completely unfounded,”
was the reply by Police
Chief James H. Griffin when
confronted with an inquiry
f about a United Press Inter
' national story which appear
ed in state newspapers.
After reading that Hosea
Williams, an official in Dr.
Martin Luther King’s South
ern Christian Leadership
Conference, had made a
statement about the threat,
Chief Griffin talked with
Rev. Frederick LaGarde, a
lo<al SCLC leader. Mr. La-
Garde was unaware of any
such action while admitting
Williams was in Edenton to
a arieeting about two weeks
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UPI quoted Williams as
saying he went into a res
taurant “which he did not
identify” and "this man
from behind the counter
with a hatchet.”
“You get out of here, you
black so and so or I’ll split
your head open,” Williams
quoted the white man. The
Negro said he “backed out
of'the place fast.”
Chief Griffin said such as
’ saults are serious, regardless
of where they occur and who
is involved. “I have check
ed every eating establish
ment in Edenton and find
the story to be completely
unfounded,” the chief said.
The Chowan Herald re
quested the UPI Bureau in
Raleigh to contact their At
lanta office to determine the
name of the restaurant in
which the alleged assault
took place. There had been
no reply at press time.
Attack Is Fatal
To E. L. Twiddv
Ernest L. Twiddy, 25, of
Washington County, suffered
a fatal heart attack Monday
morning at Merry Hill.
Mr. vending
gjc years, died in a telephone
at 2 P. M., Wednesday at
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TOUR BUS—The University of North Carolina’s educational television mobile unit,
similar to the WUNC-TV unit above, will tour the northeastern area of North Caro
lina for two weeks in August. More than a dozen television programs will be
recorded in the six towns to be visited. The first will be in Edenton.
Edenton Is Subject
Educational TV Coming To Area
CHAPEL HILL —Edenton
will be the first stop on a
12-day production tour
throughout the Albemarle
Area to be undertaken by
WUNC-TV Aug. 3-14 in con
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DEAR MRS. STOKES—
This will acknowledge re
ceipt of your letter of July
27 in which you chose to
again personally attack the
judgment and integrity of
our Mr. Bufflap.
We have been unable to
determine your true identity.
If you will show us the
courtesy of supplying your
real name and address we
will be more -than nappy to
discuss the issues with you.
Also, while you have tak
en up the cause of Mr. Har
rell, he informs us that he
knows nothing of your
identity.
Until you come from be
hind your cowardly shield
we must file your corre
spondence in the nearest
trash can.
UNSUITABLE CLICHES—
Recently a senior citizen
was discussing a local situa
tion with, such cliches as
“ghost town” and “dying on
the vine”.
While we knew neither of
these phrases were congru
ous it disturbed us.
The July issue of Chamber
News from Bob Moore
paints an entirely different
picture, and one which is
more accurate.
Like: Albemarle Peanut
Company is putting the fin
ishing touches on a $150,000
expansion program; Chowan
Veneer Company has com
pleted a modernization pro
gram costing in excess of
$100,000; and Edenton Cotton
Mills gave a 5 per cent raise
—the third in two years—
and has on order new equip
ment which will increase
production by 20 per cent.
Also, Jimbo’s Jumbos is
enjoying success with a new
product—old fashioned pea
nut butter; Darf Corpora
tion has increased produc
tion, equipment and employ
ment; and George C. Moore
is operating three shifts and
is doing extensive landscap
ing.
Then comes Olag, newest
toothpaste on the market,
was developed locally and is
being marketed; Seabrook
has undergone a complete
modernization program and
will shortly begin operations;
the accounting department of
United Piece Dye Works has
moved to Edenton; and W.
D. Townson Lumber Com
pany has increased both pro
duction and equipment.
We will let you draw your
own conclusions from the
above mentioned activity by
local industry.
It is one thing to get new
industry and another to pro
vide a climate where they
will be able to grow and
prosper. While searching for
new and diversified indus
try we must never lose sight
of the importance of exist
ing operations. We should
rejoice as much when a
plant expands as when an
other lands.
This is true because com
petition for new industry is
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Edenton, Chowai &6, y, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, July 29, 1965.
nection with the expansion
of educational television to
these counties.
The tour is being made in
preparation for the opening
of the University of North
taste of new payrolls and
are finding them quite pala
table. There are now ap
proximately 14,000 industrial
development organizations
throughout the country ac
tively counting the 350 to 400
major industries that will
locate a new plant this year.
Therefore, a community
which looks after her own
and enjoys a reputation of
a good business’ climate has
a definite edge.
Maybe “ghost town” and
“dying on the vine” are suit
able descriptions for some
areas, but not so for little
ole Chowan. We stand on
that threshold of greatness
Gov. Dan Moore talks about.
We will get there in spite
of those who predict gloom
and doom. But it would be
easier if they decided to lend
a helping hand rather than
just going along for the ride.
JUST HAMS—BUT GOOD
—One of the newest, yet
most highly regarded, arriv
als along The Public Parade
is the Edenton Little The
ater.
In the organization’s first
year some very difficult pro
ductions were tackled and
the local group came out for
encore after encore.
Many amateur groups af
ter years of practice and
planning, would not under
take a production such as
“The Devil’s Disciple”. Yet,
under the capable direction
of Ross Inglis the Edenton
aggregation made this diffi
cult play look easy.
One of the most delight
ful events we have attend-
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Goodwins Spend Time In Area As Guests Os Chamber Os Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. George
Goodwin of Clearwater, Fla.,
were the first in a series of
Guests of the Month of
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce.
The couple, traveling north
on U. S. 17 recently were
hailed by State Trooper
Wayne Rawls and informed
they had a night of enter
tainment in Edenton.
Their response is best told
in their own words:
“What a surprise! And
such a happy one.
“We were driving along
trying to decide whether to
stop in Edenton or Eliza
beth City; talking about how
old we thought Edenton must
be and it must have a fabu
lous history; admiring the
richness of the crops sur
rounding it and wondering
about the large brick build
ings along the waterfront
and the beautiful old homes
as we drove along and were
suddenly stopped by your
patrolman.
“Your community has so
much to offer . . places
of historical significance oth
er communities can never
match: warmth, friendliness.
Carolina educational Televis
ion transmitter at Columbia
this fall. Current plans call
for the Columbia transmit
ter to begin broadcasting in
September. The very high
frequency (VHF) channel
will be known as WUNB-TV,
Channel 2.
WUNC-TV’s full-sized high
way bus, which serves as a
mobile television control
room, will go on the tour.
In addition, the tour will in
clude a television tape re
corder and personnel to op
erate these units in produc
ing and recording special
programs to be originated in
the area.
Hyman Field of WUNC
TV’s Raleigh studio is co
ordinating the program to be
taped in Edenton. The tour
group will arrive in Eden
ton on* August 3 and' begin
making * preparations for a
day-long production sched
ule August 4.
One program will be re
corded in Edenton. It will
feature the town as a focal
point of North Carolina his
tory and discuss also modern
developments there.
Edenton is unique for its
industrial and civic accom
plishments, as well as for
its historical assets. The
program will include the
new civic square now rising
on a spot surrounded by 18th
Century markings and over
looking the Albemarle
Sound. The new Municipal
Building and projected co
lonial gardens for the area
will be described.
Other highlights of the
program will be the Edenton
Tea Party; historical homes,
including the Barker House
which has been transposed
to the civic square; and the
Court House—the oldest in
continuous service in North
Carolina which stands in
view of the civic square. In
dustry and the conversion of
the old Marine Base into a
resort and vacation spot will
be other topics.
WUNC-TV officials have
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“This has been a most de
lightful experience and one
we will surely share when
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GUESTS OF THE MONTH— Mr and Mrs. George Goo dwtn of Clearwater, Fla., last week were Guests of the
Month of Edenton Chamber of Commerce. Left to right are; Burley Niblett, Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Wood Privott
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Bids On Projects
Exceed Estimate
Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library will get a new home
in the near future, while the
relocation of Edenton Fire
Department will be held up
for an undetermined period
Citation Is Given
To W. C. Bunch
W. C. Bunch, who retired
November 30, 1964, after 43
years of government ser
vice, has received a Meri
torious Service Award from
the U. S. Department of In
terior.
At the time he retired,
Bunch was hatchery mana
ger at the National Fish
Hatchery here.
The citation, certificate,
engraved medal and lapel
pin were presented to Bunch
by Nathan A. Powell, who
is now the local hatchery
manager.
The award was authorized
May 17 by Stanley A. Cain,
assistant Secretary of the
Interior. It was routed
through the office of A. C.
Fuller of Atlanta regional
supervisor of the Branch of
Fish Hatcheries.
In accepting the recogni
tion from Washington, Bunch
said it is good to know that
governmental officials ap
preciate the work done on
the local level.
Secretary Cain’s citation
read:
“Mr. Bunch’s ability to
produce the many different
species of fish required for
numerous test stocking pro
grams contributed greatly to
the over-all fisheries pro
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RECEIVES HONOR William C. Bunch, left, retired
manager of the National Fish Hatchery here, is shown
admiring a citation from the U. S. Department of In
terior with Nathan Powell, his successor. Bunch re
tired November 30, 1964, after completing 43 years of
government service.
we get back to Clearwater.
We feel everyone just ‘out
did’ themselves to see we
of time.
This is the results of bid
openings held July 22 for the
two new structures.
The library bid was some
$12,000 more than the amount
of funds available, but Tom
Shepard, trustee chairman,
said he is confident adjust
ments can be made so the
contract can be let soon.
However, this was not the
case with the bid for a new
fire station.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said the total bid
was some $70,000 in excess
of available funds. The town
has approximately $90,000
set up for the new station,
but the total bid amounted
to $160,745.
Edenton Construction Com
pany was low on the general
contract for both structures.
So was Davis Electric Com
pany of New Bern for the
electrical work; White
Plumbing & Heating of Wil
liamston for the plumbing
and Climate Craft, Inc., of
Washington for the heating
and air conditioning.
Gardner said in order to
secure a bid within the price
range of available funds, the
building would have to be
redesigned to some extent
and a new sight picked.
The Town Council had
chosen the lot at the coiner
of North Bioad Street and
Park Avenue for the station.
This is next to National
Guard armory and would re
quire piling. Gardner said
the type construction neces
sary ran the cost up con
siderably.
Also, he said while four
contractors submitted bids
on the project, there was in
dication that all of them are
busy now, which is the gen
eral ease in the construction
industry.
enjoyed Edenton and believe
us, you were successful. This
experience will be a ‘high’
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THIRD STRlKE—During a storm Monday night light
ning struck a huge cypress tree in the yard of Dr. David
Wright at the old fish hatchery on U. S. 17 south. Dr.
Wright is shown above watching the tree burn as he
awaited firemen. This was the third time lightning had
struck this tree, setting it on fire.
Rain In Edenton
Tops Six Inches;
More Is Falling
Six inches of rain was measured in Edenton in a
12-hour period ending at 6 A. M., Wednesday.
J. H. Conger. Sr., local weather observer, said this
was the most rain recorded since the last hurricane.
Also, Conger measured 1.35 inches of rain in the
24-hour period prior to Tuesday afternoon, bringing the
White Reports
Good Bond Seles
The sale of U. S. Savings
Bonds in Chowan County
during June amounted to
$5,317, according to R. Gra
ham White, county volunteer
chairman.
Cumulative bond sales in
the county for the first half
of the year totaled $50,727.
This is 68.2 per cent of the
county’s goat of $74,340 for
1965. Sales for the first half
of the year are approximate
ly SIO,OOO greater than the
same period of 1964.
Only five counties in the
entire state are ahead of
Chowan, percentage-wise.
Led by Hyde County,
which achieved 104 per cent
of its annual quota, 37 coun
ties in the state have achiev
ed 50 per cent or more of
their goal for this year
through June.
In the first six months of
this year savings bonds sales
in North Carolina amounted
to $26,277,340, which is 49.5
per cent of the state's an
nual quota of $53,100,000.
point of our trip.”
Goodwin is a service en
gineer for Profane Corpora-
Single Copy 10 Cents
48-hour total k s rainfall to
7.35 inches.
Both storms one early
Monday evening and the
other Tuesday night—-brought
a lot of lightning and thun
der. but little damage was
experienced.
Edenton. Hertford and
Winfall were without elec
tricity for five hours Wed
nesday morning when diffi
culty was experienced bv
Virginia Electric & Power
Company.
The clocks stopped at ap
proximately 2:40 A. M. Wed
nesday and it was near 7:45
A. M. when current was re
stored.
Switches were thrown at
the local power plant, but
no damage was reported.
Edenton Fire Department
supplied an auxiliary power
unit to the U. S. Post Office
and mail service was unin
terrupted.
Chowan Hospital has such
a system and no emergency
existed there.
There was some severe
flooding in evidence through
out Edenton and surround
ing area Wednesday morn
ing.
tion. while his attractive
wife is principal of Orange
Grove Elementary School In
Pinellas City, Fla.
Burley Niblett. owner of
Triangle Motel, furnished
the quarters and flowers
were the courtesy of Lula
White's Flower Shop.
Peanuts and peanut butter
came from Jimbo’s Jumbo 3,
and Mayor John A. Mitch-i
ener. Jr., furnished a box of!
candy.
Dinner and breakfast was
the courtesy of Mrs. Beulah
Boswell at her Edenton Res
taurant. Movie tickets were
made available by W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Sr., of Taylor
Theater.
The guests were given free
gasoline bv Bill Perry of
the Texaco station bearing
his name.
Mrs. Wood Privott was
the hostess.
Robert W. Moore, exec%
tive vice president of th£
chamber, said the first phase
of this activity of the cham
ber's tourist committee, was
highly successful. “We are
as pleased with the outcome
as were the Goodwins,”
Moore said, f
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