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fol, XXXII.—No. 38. j • HI \ i \ki ' f Jjfl V • ,": Tji lin iii ?dM * 1 ;_■]/', '4</V '|HHp X ■ I*. *l^mli§** ■Of |B|jP*^ :<:; - ■ ■ THE SOIRCE—A recent visitor to The Chowan Herald shop was young* Ed I Bond, who showed up at press time to see the printing operation. The third I grader displays a determined look as he thumbs through a copy “hot” off the press. i|ie is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Bond, Pembroke Circle. /Senator Morgan Named Speaker State Senator Robert B. Morgan of Lillington will be the principal speaker for the annual membership kickoff banquet of Edward G. Bond Post No. 40, American Le gion. The event will be held Oc tober 5 at 1 P. M., at Center Hill Community Building. The meal will be prepared by women in the Center Hill community. Post Commander E. L. Hollowell said tickets may be purchased from local legion naires or by calling 482-4411. The commander said guests will include city, county and state officials. He said past banquets have been highly successful and he looked for ward to another fine meet /ing. Senator Morgan, who serv ed as President Pro-Tern of the North Carolina Senate during the 1965 General As sembly, is one of the most prominent political figures in the state. A lawyer, he is al so a business and civic lead er. He is a native of Harnett County. He attended the University of North Carolina, received his B.S. degree from East Carolina College and his LL.B. degree from Wake For est School of Law. The 40-year-old attorney served as clerk of Superior Court in Harnett County front 1950 to 1954, when he opened his office for the pri vate practice of law. Senator Morgan is chair man of the Board of Trus ses at East Carolina College. A Democrat, he has been ed to the N. C. Senate three times. The speaker ia-a veteran of World War IF and the Ko rean War and holds a reserve commission bf lieutenant com mand' m the U. S. Navy. He is married and the Morgans are Baptists. | isr'L -Jt Sl*® <■ Wmm H . ,y.juV : THE CHOWAN HERALD ®l]e public IFaratb NEW BEAT Well, we have further extended the news coverage along The Public Parade to include the meetings of Edenton City Board of Education, Like other regular and special meetings of boards and commissions in Chowan County, the news columns of The Chowan Herald will present current accounts of the board's activities. This is another ‘“first" for this newspaper as we work every avehue to keep the citizens of this area inform ed of elective as well as ap pointed boards. The first full coverage of this new “beat” appears in today’s paper. The board meets at 7:30 P. M. the third Thursday of each month and reports of these meetings will be printed the following week. As we said, this was the first time we had been priv ileged to sit in on a city school board meeting. For more thah two’ and a half hours we listened as various problems and policies were discussed. We were not at all sur prised to learn first hand that the local schools are in the hands of dedicated peo ple who toss a topic around quite freely and then vote in a manner. in which they feel will best serve the in terests of the schools. The city '.schools have a budget in excess of $600,000 and are charged with the responsibility of educating 2,400 students. The school business is big business and taxpayers should be better in formed about how this busi ness is run. It is to this end that we will work. Now is a critical time in the field of education in Chowan County. At a time when the administrative structure is being discussed and new proposals presented, it is more important than ever before that there be open lines of communica tion between the people and the boards as well as the board members themselves. ACTIVITY WITH FISH— The poor fish in this area haven’t had a ghost of a chance ini recent weeks, mainly in the last 10 days. Threatening weather saved some fish from the frying pan at a recent annual event staged by Earl Smith in the Rocky Hock com munity. • Then last Friday night Murray Tynch Scheduled a big outing at Valhalla and this time it didn’t only threaten to rain, but it did. Nonetheless, approximately 950 people showed up to do away with hundreds of pounds of fish, cole slaw and com bread. Murray’s function broke all previous records, with nearly twice as many people showing up than in the past. 11 was quite an enjoyable fish fry, both for the adults as well as the children who found standing in the rain real ‘“cool.” A “thank you” note came from Murray today, asking us to express his sincere ap preciation for all those who helped prepare and serve the big crowd. We’re glad to pass along the word. In between fish fries, J. D. Elliott and Buster Wozelka went to Mann’s Harbor a couple of times and, sitting in the shade of a bridge, brought home ample proof that someone caught some fish. Then Sunday, Cape Colony was host to a fish fry at Surfside Club. The fish was hot and so was the sun. It was a real treat, especially since we came away without a single chigger. Dividend Voted The Board of Directors of the United Piece Dye Works today declared the quarterly dividend on the $5.50 Pre ferred Stock of $1,375 pier share payable October 1, 1965 to stockholders of rec ord September 23, 1965. Also declared was a divi dend of 10c per share on the Common Stock payable on September 30, 1965 |g g§§ < * : l £jr JAMES F. FLANAGAN Six Local Leaders Are Chosen To Serve On Chamber Os Commerce Board Edenton Chamber of Commerce will have six new directors on October 4, Elected to the board during recent balloting were: T. C. Byrum, Jr., James F. (Pat) Flanagan. W. B. Gardner, W. Glenn Mabe, R. Graham White, Jr., and Dr. L. Polk Williams. Jr. The new board members will assume their office on October 1, according to Robert Moore, executive vice president of the local chamber. Outgoing members of the chamber board include Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, September 23. 1965. New Acceptance Policy Adopted For City Schools Edenton. City Board of Education has adopted an “open door” policy with re gards to accepting any stu dent living outside their ad ministrative boundaries. The new policy, which is effective for the 1966 -67 school term, would give the white students residing in the Chowan County school boundaries the same freedom of choice as Negro students. There are two key points in the policy which could keep a student who wishes to come to Edenton to school from doing so. They must be released by the Chowan County Board of Education and space must be available in the school they wish to attend. This new policy, which is expected to gain federal ap proval for future compli ance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is expected to be discussed tonight (Thurs day) when the two school boards meet. The meeting will take place at 7:30 P. M. at Hotel Joseph Hewes. The new policy statement released by the board reads: “Beginning with the 1966- 1967 school year and con tinuing for the school years thereafter, the Edenton City Schools Board of Education will assume the responsibil ity of educating any pupils in any grade or grades liv ing in the Chowan County Schools Administrative Unit without regard to race, color or national origin, to pro vide transportation and to be free of tuition or other costs, provided classroom space is available and the Chowan County Unit will request the Edenton City Unit to do so by the end of each school year, and after all choices of pupils residing in the Edenton City Unit have been made. This re quest from the Chowan Continued on Page 8 Sc rip ening Set For State Films Staff members of public li braries in the northeastern section of the state will at tend film screenings of new films added to the North Carolina State Library Adult Film project at the Munici pal Building at Edenton on Tuesday, October sth. Herschel V. Anderson, Au dio-Visual Consultant of the State Library, will conduct the sessions which will begin at 9:30 in the morning. Time will be allowed after each film showing for discussion of possible applications in each community since the Adult Film Project is a free library service for communi ty groups in this state. Civic groups and clubs are invited to send representa tives to this meeting to ac quaint themselves with the educational and recreational programming possibilities of these 16 mm films. I ' < SlßlPllliillilliltllillt. : W. GLENN MABE m ■HBI a tnn!J E nf TO n IC ,S ‘ HIGHW A'VS’ When this trio got together Thursday at Edenton’s Municipal Building the primary JTktTr jVBJSU“fr the SsS-m'iMton"JCf" Chairman Hnnl U, hoguni Hunt Asks Local Support For Big Road Bond Issue Chairman Joe Hunt of the State Highway Commission has assured local leaders this community will greatly bene fit from a successful vote on the S3OO-million road bond issue. County Fair In Full Swing Officials of the Chowan County Fair Association are elated over the prospects for good weather and the excel lent entries in all divisions of this year’s event. The 15th annual county fair officially opened at 3 P. M., Tuesday with promises of the 1965 edition being the most successful in history. W. A. Perry, president of the American Legion spon sored event, and Woodrow Slade manager, said the fair is off to a good start. Most of the commercial ex hibit spaces were sold prior to the opening and an abund ance of items were entered in all divisions. Perry said a full report on prize winners would be made next week. Ward’s Home Demonstra tion Club entered the Grand Champion booth in the adult educational division. Placing second was Center Hill Home Demonstration Club with Ryland Home Demonstration Club coming in third. In the junior division, Cross Roads 4-H Club took first place with Yeopim 4-H Club placing second and D. F. Walker High School com ing in third. Mrs. Bob Pratt was judged winner of the National Wood Continued on Page Seven I ? r>. ; W. B. GARDNER President Alton Elmore, who will remain for one year: Claude Griffin, Scott Harrell. Leo Katkaveck, Warren Twiddy and George Lewis. Directors remaining dre: Ed Bass, R. D. Dixon. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr., West Leary, Hiram Mayo, Sr., and Gene Perry. The board of directors will meet soon and elect a new slate of officers. Byrum is president of Byrum Implement & Truck Company and secretary-treasurer of Byrum Hardware “If you will get out and give us a good vote we will try to give you the kinds of roads you need,” the chair man said here Thursday morning. Speaking at the Municipal WUNB-TV Now Offers Selection Os Programs Channel 2 has come alive. For more than a week now people in Northeastern North Carolina have been able to tune in on history lessons, news programs and cultural telecasts. . s By this time, those who are 7 Local Scouts Up For Eajjle On Monday, September 27, at 7:30 P. M. in the Parish House on Gale Street, there will be a Court of Honor to be held for the purpose of giving the Eagle Rank to seven of the advanced Scouts of the Edenton troop. They will be presented for the awards by Scoutmaster El bert Copeland. The Scouts to be advanced to Eagle Rank are Joey Covington, David Copeland, John Graham, Jr., Mike Er vin, Jeff Mabe, George Holmes, Jr., and Lee Nixon. An impressive ceremony has been arranged by Scout master Copeland, and the field executive. Bill Stewart of Elizabeth City. All in terested in scouting are in vited to attend. Refresh ments will be served at the social period following the ceremony. O R. GRAHAM WHITE, JR. Building during a short whistle-stop in Edenton, the highway commission leader emphasized that this bond issue would not moan addi tional taxes. Existing taxes would pay off the issue as interested in educational tele vision have a good knowl edge of what WUNB-TV. Co lumbia, has to offer. The new 100.000-watt sta tion was dedicated last Thursday at the site some three miles east of Creswell on U. S. 64 in Tyrrell Coun ty. President William C. Fri day of the Consolidated Uni versity of North Carolina, pledged his best efforts and those of his staff to make ed ucational TV worthy of be ing located in this section of the state. The speaker said this “healthy and historic” section of Tar Heelia now joins viewers in the other area— estimated at two million.— who enjoy the benefits of educational TV. He said UNC is no stranger to this section of the state, and vice versa. He said edu cational TV will enable more people to work together in the mutual goal of improving the state. The educator said mis is a new era in the joint ef forts of each section of North Carolina working for a bet ter state. He added that this media will allow all Tar Heels to know each other Continued on Page 8 DR. L. P. WILLIAMS, JR. Company. h lanagan is owner of Colonial Broadcasting Com pany. operators of WCDJ radio in Edenton. Gardner is Edenton town administrator while Mabe is a forester with Union Bag-Camp Company. White serves as executive vice president of Peoples Bank & Trust Company here and Dr. Williams is a local surgeon. Plans for the chamber’s annual meeting, to be held next month, are also about to be finalized, Moore said* Single Copy 10 Cents it has done former Gov. Kerr Scott’s bonds for secondary road construction. Chairman Hunt tied the November 2 vote to highway safety. He said too many people are being killed on our roads, “Some accidents could be avoided with four lane highways and better engineered highways.” One half, or $l5O million, of this issue would be spent on primary roads; $75 mil lion on urban construction; and $75 million on secondary roads. The speaker said if this issue passes he wilt work to insure a dollar value for ev ery dollar spent. “We won’t rush out and spend this money just because it is available." he said, “but will move only after adequate planning and study has been completed.” Speaking specifically of the Eastern section,.of North Ca rolina, Chairman Hunt said the highway commission “is going to treat you alright." He said the trip into the area is to acquaint highway of ficials in Raleigh with the particular problems which exist here rather than sitting in an “ivory tower” and making a lot of mistakes. Chairman Hunt lauded Gov. Dan K. Moore, sponsor of the bond issue, as an “hon orable man” but not a “mir acle man”. He said through cooperation by everyone the east will continue to develop industrially. He added that the future development of this area of the state will depend on good roads. West Byrum. Jr., chairman of the Chow’an County Board of Elections, presided at the informal meeting. T. C. BYRUM, JR.
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