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, .. c -' ■* •"< i' I A V ' ~ MSB™ % i tgn 1 JM ■PPPS 11 ■ 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 (The |Taracta 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 foSnitiS 0^ AA ‘;* V ';', " t . ‘ -SSBmSK Vi 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- Continued on Page Four 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 Continued on Page Four “This has been a most de lightful experience and one we will surely share when mil «Jf Jg| - r ’ t lwpi|lr % 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 - * "-- - • .. v. _ -iinA, ; \.i, t-■£ 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 <'unturned on Page Five h |Ss| 11 %&g||ogjggs§|! 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’ J ji 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 -..v a --“-yTrY*