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HOLIDAY GREETINGS The messenger for the employees of The Chowan Herald
is Paul Gregory Ambum, 11-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Amburn, Jr. Need it
be said that he is pleased with the prospects of his first Christmas?
Vandals Open
Fire Hydrants
A reward has been posted
for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of
persons responsible for turn
ing on local fire hydrants.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said six hydrants
have beep fpund open in the
past few days. He said an
unknown amount of water
has been wasted due to this
vandalism.
“This is a very dangerous
situation,” the administrator
said. “If a hydrant runs for
an extended period of time
it is conceivable that we
would not have sufficient
water to extinguish an early
morning fire.”
Gardner asked anyone see
ing persons messing with a
/ire hydrant to contact the
local police or fire depart
ment immediately.
He said this is being done
by pranksters who obviously
don’t realize the seriousness
of their action. He added
that anyone caught turning
on a hydrant will be prose
cuted.
Young Farmer
To Be Honored
Marvin Ashley, chairman
of agriculture committee for
.the Edepton Jaycees, re
ports that the Jaycees are
now looking for Chowan
County’s Outstanding Young
Fanner.
| The local Jaycees sponsor
the ’ program annually to
.give recognition to some out
standing young farmer in our
county. It is also sponsored
to emphasize the importance
of agriculture and young
leadership in our community.
Nomination blanks will be
distributed to the various
Stores in town and the coun
ty in a few days. They are
also available rfrom the Jay-
A banquet will be held
Fehruary 10, at which time
the recipient will be an
nounced and the award pre
sented- Ah outstanding
speaker will speak at the
'( This banquet is held in
conjunction with one of the
Jaycees’ regular membership
THE i HOWAN HERALD
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public parade
CHRIST IS BORN -2 The
Christmas season means dis- '
ferent things to different
people. But one thing that
is universal is the beauty
of the story of Christ’s birth.
So, at this time we es
pecially like to read the old
King James Version and the
-story according to SI. Luke: .
And it came to pass in
those days, that there went
out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that all the world
should be taxed.
And this taxing was first
made when Cyrenius was
governor of Syria.
, And all went to be taxed,
every one into His own city.
And Joseph also went up
from Galilee, out of the city
of Nazareth, into Judaea,
.unto the city of David, which
is called Bethlehem; (be
cause he was of the house
and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his
espoused wife, being great
with child.
And so it was, that, while
they were there, the days
were accomplished that she
should be delivered.
And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped
him •in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room
for them in the inn.
• And there were in the
same country shepherds
abiding in’the field, keeping
watch over their flock by
night. • • •
And, 10, the angel of the
Lord came upon them, and
the glory- of the Lord shone
round* about them; arid they
were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto
them, Fear not; for, behold,
I bring you good'tidings of
great joy, which shall be to
all people.
For unto you is born this
day in the city of David a
Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord.
And this shall be a sign
unto you; Ye shall, find the
babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger.
Arid suddenly there was
with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising
God, and saying,
Glory to God in the high
est, and on earth peace, good
will toward men.
•And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from
“m Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, December 23, 1965.
them into heaven the shep
herds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing
which is come to pass, which
the Lord hath made known
unto us.
And they came with haste,
and found Mary, and Jo
seph, and tile babe lying in
a manger.
And when they had seen
it, they made known abroad
the saying which was told
them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it
wondered at those things
which were told them by the
shepherds.
But Mary kept all these
things, and [tendered them in
her heart.
And the shepherds return
ed, glorifying and praising
God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as
it was told unto them.
GOOD SHOW—There arc
a lot of things wc haven’t
been able to develop an ap
petite for— like collard
greens, raw oysters and opera
rnusic. The singing cook at
our house now has changed
some of this.
Last .week’s College of The
Albemarle presentation of
“The Bartered Bride” had a
definite Edenton flavor that
contributed heavily to the
production’s smashing suc
cess. We say this knowing
full well some will think the
statement is prejudiced by
our gift to the cast;
To say we reluctantly wont
lo Elizabeth City to see
comic opera wpuld be some
thing of an understatement.
We found some comfort
when we found the gym
tori um filled to capacity.
And we were entertained
from the time Charlie Over
man as the innkeener and
his customer, Garth Ferguson
strutted onto the beautifully
arranged- stage until the en
tire cast returned for three
well deserved curtain calls.
Th local talent displayed in
this difficult work turned out
by Bedrich Smetana was just
a mite short of perfect. The
costumes and sets deserve
equat recognition.
Slam Braswell and Emily
Amburn headed the local
contribution to the opera.
Althpugh we had heard por
tions of one part coming
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Mayo Is Named
Superintendent
Os Rural Schools
City School Supt. Hiram J.
Mayo will take on added
duties on January 10, 1966.
On that date he will
superintendent of Chowan
County schools.
The Chowan County Board '
of Education met in special ,
session December 15 to name'
Supt. Mayo as a replacement *i
for Supt. C. C. Walters, who ■
resigned to accept a post in
Perquimans County.
At the same meeting the 1
board voted to join the city i
school board in requesting ,
the State Department of Pub
lic Instruction to send a
survey team to Chowan
County. The team would
study the local situation and
give recommendations con
cerning future school build
ings in. this county.
Thus survey will be done
before any money is spent by
the two boards for school
construction.
The board’s action follow
ed a December 14 meeting
by the joint boards where
conditions of merger of the
administrative units were ap
proved.
Citizens of Chowan Coun
ty will vote in 1967 on the
merger question and with a
favorable vote the boards
would become one' immedi
ately.
The merged board would
consist of 11 members—total
membership of the existing
boards and they would
serve until 1971, when seven
members will be elected.
Trustees of Edenton City
schools granted Supt. Mayo
to take on the added respon
sibilities of the county
| Schools’ and the action was
approved by state officials.
Yule Message
Made By Moore
RALEIGH Gov. and
Mis. Dari K. Moore this week
issued a Christinas message.
The governor’s statement
staled:
“In this season, Mrs. Moore
and I extend our greetings
to the people of North Ca
rolina and wish for each of
you the traditional joys of
Christmas and the best of
everything for the New Year.
“Since we are confronted
by armed conflict overseas
and by domestic problems at
home, it may not be Entirely
possible for all of us to have
a carefree Christmas.
“But since it is essentially
a spiritual observance, wc do
wish for you and yours a
Merry Christmas, and we ex
tend prayerful wishes for a
better future in the New
Year.”
Revenue Agents
To Be Employed
GREENSBORO The In
ternal Revenue Service an
nounced this morning that it
is seeking to employ nine
internal revenue agents be
tween now and January 31,
1966. The positions will be
located throughout the state
of North Carolina.
Beginning salaries range
from $5,181 to $3,132 per
year, depending on qualifi
cations and past experience.
Minimum qualifications in
clude 24 semester hours of
accounting or three years
experience in accounting
work. The experience will
be evaluated on the basis of
its comparability lo a full
four-year piofcssional ac
counting curriculum, both as
to quantity and quality of
work dole. Combinations of
education and experience
may be acceptable as mini
mum qualifications.
Applications for employ
ment should be submitted on
Form SF-57, which can be
obtained from local post of
fices and mailed to District
Director of Internal Revenue,
P. O. Box 1978, Greensboro,
N.- C. • 27402, attention- Per
sonnel Brancti. , ,
Jones Gets Big Majority
In First District Balloting
State Sen. Walter Jones of
Farmville picked up more
than 80 per cent of the total
vote in Chowan County Sat
LOVE IS A GIFT
Love is a gift of the heart,
Bc-ribboncd or tinselled or empty-handed;
Rich or poor, whatever thou art,
Tis given freely and never demanded.
Love is a gift of the star
The Wise Men followed so long ago;
And now at Yuletidc, near and far,
This gift of love continues to glow.
—Wilburne Harrell
Local Citizens Prepare
For Christmas Holiday
As the countdown to
Christmas neared the zero
mark Eclentonians prepared
to celebrate cthe birth of
Christ and the arrival of
Santa Claus.
The nown town business
district has been a beehive
of activity both day and
night this week as shoppers
flooded the area.
A survey of businessmen
indicated this has been one
of the biggest shopping sea
sons in history.
The local stores have re
mained open until 9 P. M.,
every* night this week and
will be closed Saturday for
Christmas. The Merchants
Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce 'voted recently
to recommend that stores
close only Saturday, Decem
ber 25 and January 1.
County employees will have
off Friday, Saturday and
Monday for the holiday.
The Municipal Building
Jaycees Felc
27 Children
Twenty-seven local chil
dren are to be feted tonight
(Thursday) by Edenton Jay
cees at the traditional chil
dren's Christmas party.
Jim Jenkins, chairman of
the Jaycee committee plan
ning the party, said the
function will begin at 7 P. M.
at. the Barker House,
The children will be treat
ed to hot dogs with all the
trimmings as well as gifts
and bags of fruit. Naturally,
Santa Claus will be on hand
to greet the children and
give out the presents which
have been purchased by the
Jaycees.
Jenkins had high praise
for local merchants who
have donated items to pro
vide the treats. Other mer
chants have given the Jay
cees a discount on merchan
dise purchased for the chil
dren.
Sam Cox, Jaycee president,
said this party is one of the
high points in the club year.
Motorists Told:
Take It Easy’
Motorists planning trips
over the holidays arc asked
by local and state highway
officials to be extremely
careful.
Traffic over the long holi
day period is expected to be
heavy and although the
weatherman is calling for
clear, weather, there-will be.
many mishaps _ .
urday as he went on to win
the Democratic nomination
from the First Congressional
District.
will be closed also on Fri
day, Saturday and Monday.
Town Adminisratpr W. B.
Gardner said there -would-be
trash collection throughout
on Friday and Mon
day. He urged people plac
ing trash on the street to
have the container’s top
properly secured so articles
can not be blown into the
street.
Both the main office and
Consumer Credit Branch of
People's Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed Saturday
and Monday.
J. E. White, driver license
examiner, said his office will
be closed Monday.
The local Employment So
curity Commission office
will be closed Friday.
From all indications about
the only activity in Edenton
on Christmas will be at Cho
wan Hospital and the police
and fire departments.
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PRETTY DECORATIONS The front do or at the office of Dr. Richard Hines has
drawn a lot of attention during the holiday season. Miss Jean Peele, an office assistant
for Dr. Hines, spent some 14 hours painting this attractive scene. The door frame was
decorated with candy epnes which, much to everyone’s surprise, lasted through tbs
Sen. Jones enjoyed 66.1
per cent qf all votes cast in
the 15-county district as he
beat off four opponents for
ja& '
WALTER JONES
Moore Puts Off
(General Election
The First Congressional
District general election has
been postponed until Feb
ruary 5, 1966.
This action was taken by
Gov. Dan K. Moore Wed
nesday on recommendation
of the State Board of Elec
tions.
When Gov. Moore called
for the special primary on
December 13,. it was an
nounced the general election
would be held January 22,
1966,. if there were no second
primary. State Sen. Walter
Jones won the nomination in
the first primary.
Had the election been
held as scheduled it would
have meant registration
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the party nomination. He
will now enter the February
sth general election against
Dr. John E. East of Green
ville, GOP nominee.
West W. Bvrum, Jr., chair
man of the Chowan County
Board of Elections, said 1,409
Chowan County voters cast
ballots in this special elec
tion.
Jones carried all six pre
cincts by -i healthy margin
and received a total vote Os
1,119.
Mrs. Surah Small of Wil
liamston, Negro civil rights
worker, got 154 votes, pick
ing up all but 11 of them in
East and West Edenton pre
cincts.
Roger Jackson of Mur
freesboro ran third in this
county, as he did in the dis
trict, getting 120 votes. Don
Langston received 14 votes
and Dr. Woodrow Pittman
gained two.
Unofficial district returns
gave Jones 26,029 votes.
Mrs. Small placed second
with 6,026 and Jackson re
ceived 5,504 votes.
Jones ran against the lale
Herbert C. Bonner in 1960
and lost by about 7,900 votes.
Chowan was one of two
counties in the District going
for Jones in his first bid for
the office. He garnered 985
votes here while Rep. Bun
ner was gelling 797.
The nominee is a former
resident of Edenton and is
married to Doris Long of
this city.
This was one of the short
est campaigns in North Caro
lina history involving an of
fice of such importance.
Jones pitched his entire
campaign on his record in
four terms of the State
House of Representatives and
a term in the State Senate.
He indicated this week he
will wage the same type
campaign against Dr. East.