$2,101,171 Peanut Crop Is Recorded In Chowan
ISAAC BYRUM
Champion Peanut Grower
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Vol. XXXIII.—No. 7. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, February 17, 1966. Single Copy 10 Cents
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MEET THE CONGRESSMAN Rep. Walter B. Jones is pictured on the Capitol steps in Washington greeting Cho
wan County supporters after being sworn in Thursday. Shaking hands with Rep. Jones is E. L. Hollowell. Behind
Holiowell is State Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr. Also pictur ed is Warren Twiddy. A large delegation from the First
Congressional District was in Washington for the noon ceremonies where Rep. Jones replaced Rep. Herbert C. Bonner,
who died last year.
® I| t JJubltc parade
UNNECESSARY DELAY—
A broken power pole at the
height of a severe .wind and
rain storm cauSetf'hiahy Sun
day lunches to be late. Elec
tricity* was off more than an
hour.
The pole was blown down
on Freemason Street within a
block of Light and Water
Department offices. Supt.
Richard Hines had his effici
ent crew on the scene within
minutes and had it not been
for an “open” switch elec
tricity could have been re
stored in 30 minxes.
The ‘VJpdlf” swftch was at
a Virginia Electric Power
Company substation. A VEP
CO employee had to be called
from another town to make
the necessary adjustment.
Thus the delay.
Last year the Town of
Edenton paid VEPCO $179,-
• 622.40 for electric power. We
would say this makes our
town a pretty good cus
tomer.
With this kind of money
being paid into VEPCO cof
fers by Edenton it looks like
• representative of the com
pany could reside in town.
This way unnecessary delays
in restoring service such as
the one Sunday could be
avoided.
THE REAL SCOOP—WeII,
we joined more than 200
First District folk in Wash
ington last week for Rep.
Walter Jones’ finest hour.
And it didn’t last two min
utes.
h Plans were to slip into the
Capital City, get a scoop for
tlThe Public Parade and sneak
back. However, ole Buff put
a scoop in Heard and Seen
before the chartered bus got
to Hancock Station.
Not knowing this, we were
diligent in our efforts and
spent our time trying to get
all available information.
Twenty-eight people from
Columbia, Creswell, Plym
outh, Hertford and Edenton
arrived in Washington mid
afternoon on Wednesday. We
had spent an enjoyable trip,
munching on delicious fried
chicken generously shared by
Mack Marrow of Plymouth.
“My good wife couldn’t
come along but she wanted
to be represented,” genial
Mack related as he pulled out
a box filled with chicken,
cheese and crackers, home
made pickles, celery and
chocolate cake. We sent word
back to Mrs. Marrow not to
never again send celery with
out a salt shaker.
The Edenton delegation
consisted of Rep. W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Jr., W. B. Gard
ner, George Alma Byrum, E.
L. Hollowell, Robert Moore,
Warren Twiddy and your
scooper who was already
scooped. Police Chief James
Griffin took a quieter ride—
with a probation officer.
While others rested their
eyes, we joined Rep. Earn
hardt for a trip over to see
our government at work.
There were seven members
on the floor of the House of
Representatives and soon
most of them disappeared,
leaving the presiding officer
and a couple others around
to keep him company.
Over in the Senate, five
men talked, walked around
and appeared generally bored
with the fact they had to be
in session. Finally, Senator
Russell Long called a halt) to
the foolishness.
We weht over to Senator
Sam Ervin’s office and were
welcomed by Edenton’*/Bob
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. g lowan County peanut farmers enjoyed a $2,101,171
o'! in 1965 and their average yield of 2,730 pounds
J? v 5 icre is expected to he the best in North Carolina.
c « yield was 293 pounds higher than a year ago.
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O. West, local ASC.-i office manage;, reports 602
r o *rs planted 6.157.6 acres of peanuts and produced
c -7- 9,366 pounds. West said 103.2 acres of die Cho
ir: fj County allotment was not planted.
cords in the ASCS office show 48 farmers averaged
in excess of 3,500 pounds per acre. They will be certi
fied as members of the Ton and Three-Quarters Club
tonight (Thursday) at a banouet at Center Hill, spon
sored by Edenton Chamber of Commerce.
Isaac Byrum of the Ryland community was the top
producer. Byrum averaged 5,194 pounds per acre in
a 2.7 acre field. Charlie Overman, extension chairman,
said this is the highest individual field yield officially
checked.
Byrum averaged 4,459 pounds per acre on his entire
crop of 16.7 acres.
‘‘He is going to be the farmer of the county who made
the highest yield per acre on all the peanuts he grew in
1965,” Overman said.
The highest allotment yield production honors go to
Joseph Byrum of the Center Hill Community. He had
a nine-acre allotment and averaged 4.636 pounds per
acre.
Overman said this is the first time in history Cho
wan County farmers have produced a $2 million peanut
crop. He said the gross income from peanuts this year
was based on an average price of 1 2/> cents per
Jones Gives Swanner
Academy Appointment
Charles P. Swanner, 217
East Queen Street, has re
ceived a principal appoint
ment to the U. S. Naval
Academy from Rep. Walter
B. Jones of the First Con
gressional District.
Rep. Jones announced in
Washington this week his
selection of Swanner and
other district high school
seniors for appointments to
the various military aca
demies.
The deadline for appoint
ments was January 31, but
due to the special congres
sional election on February
5, Rep. Jones was able to
get an extension of time.
In a letter to Swanner
Rep. Jones said: “It gives
me pleasure to inform you
that I am nominating you
today for a principal ap
pointment to the Naval Aca
demy.” The representative
went on to say he hoped
Swanner was successful in
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CHARLES P. SWANNER
passing necessary examina
tions and would be able to
enter the academy at An-
Continued on Page Six
Holiday Closing:
Set By Agencies
George Washington’s Birth
day will be observed here
Tuesday with all governmen
tal offices closed as well as
the banks.
Both the main office and
Consumer Credit Branch of
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed.
February 22 is a legal holi
day for county employees,
therefore the Chowan Coun
ty Court House will be
closed as well as other of
fices. There will be no Re
corder’s Court.
Town Administrator W. B.
Gardner said the Municipal
Building will be closed.
Postmaster James M. Bond
said the post office will be
closed and there will be no
rural delivery.
Rudd Claims Policy Change Caused Arrowhead Situation
Chairman W. E. Bond of
Chowan County Board of
Commissioners said this week
the Arrowhead Beach situa
tion was a bad one “made
worse by my statements” at
a recent board meeting.
Chairman Bond said he
was in error when he said
those who purchased lots in
the Chowan River develop
ment “were sold a bill of
goods.” “They were sold lots
too small to install a septic
tank and well on,** he said.
pound.
The extension chairman pointed out that since 1061
local farmers have boosted the gross he "me from pea
nuts by nearly $1 million He said while the price lias
increased by one and a half cent a pound, so has the
quality.
Peanuts accounted for 28 per cent of the total farm
income in Chowan County during 1965.
“This was one of the most suitable production years
we have ever had,” Overman said.
But with a smile which indicated his pleasure with
the outcome, he added; “And more farmers are using
more modern practices and this accounts for a higher
yield.”
He said he does not foresee any immediate danger as
a result of increased peanut production “There is
constantly being developed increased usages for this
food product,” he added.
Statistics gathered by West show the highest aver
age yield was recorded by IS4 farmers in the Ryland-
Gliden Community. They had an allotment of 1,444.2
acres, produced 4,359,561 pounds of peanuts for an
average yield of 3,019.
The second best yield was recorded in the Rocky
Hock-Center Hill community. There 207 farmers had
a yield of 2.930 pounds per acre. Their allotment was
1,755.8 acres and on this land they produced 5.143,709
pounds.
There are 211 peanut farms in Yeopim-Cowpen Neck
community. They have an allotment of 2.957.6 acres
and on this land 7,306,096 pounds of peanuts were
Board Approves
Language Arts
$82,000 Budget
Edenton and Cho wa n
County schools have budget
ed $230 6-11 24 for a project
to improve the language arts
of economically and educa
tionally disadvantaged pu
pils.
Final approval cf the pro
ject came Tuesday night at
a meeting of Chowan Coun
ty Board of Education.
Trustees of Edenton City
School have already ap
proved the budget for their
schools.
The joint program allo
cates $147,830.36 to the city
schools while the Chowan
County unit gets $82,810.88.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo will
be in Raleigh later this
Week with the proposal.
Approval is expected by
state school officials within
the next few days.
This is a program in
which all funds come from
the federal government. No
local monies will be used.
Thirty-eight additional em
ployes will be needed when
the project is at its peak.
Supt. Mayo said while the
$230,641.24 budget is for a
six-month period (March 1-
August 31) this is a three-
Continued on Page Six
Heart Sunday
Canvass Slated
Mrs. Edward Bond heads a
group of local volunteers who
will be knocking on doors
Sunday seeking funds for the
1966 Heart Fund.
Scores of local citizens
have agreed to give of their
time Sunday afternoon for
the annual Heart Sunday col
lection. This is a highlight
of the Heart Fund campaign
across the nation.
In addition to receiving
Heart Fund ' contributions,
volunteers will distribute in
formation telling how to
safeguard the lives and
hearts of all members of a
family.
James Dail, Heart Fund
chairman in Chowan County,
appeals to all residents of the
area to generously support
the campaign in order that
the local goal can be reach
ed.
He went on to say com
missioners for some time
have recognizpd the need for
a county-wide sub-division
ordinance snd are making
plans to adopt such an ordi
nance.
“The county welcomes de
velopments and are glad to
see growth and change,” the
chairman said. “We did not
have a planning board at the
time (of the Arrowhead de
velopment) but hope to have
one soon. “It was just a
LEADING SCOUTMASTER Shown iiere is Elbert Copeland of Edenton who was
named Scoutmaster ol the tear in the Alheinaile district, Tidewater Council, _ Boy
Scouts of America. Copeland, Sroiitmaster of troop 156, won the higli honor Friday
night at a banquet In Eli/.abeth City.'
Yini'n* Farmer Award
Ashley Honored
Thurman 1.. Ashley,' Route 1. Fdenton. was named
Chowan County’s Outstanding Young Farmer for 1*165
Thursday night by Edenton Jayeees
Zackie Harrell, assistant agriculture extension agent
for Northampton County, emphasized to the group the
changing trends in agriculture and how these trends
affect the economy before presenting the award to Ash
ley. Harrell was introduced by Marvin Ashley. Jay tee
agriculture chairman.
The purpose of the OYF is to give recognition to
young agricultural leadership and to create better rela
tions through Jaycee-farmer contacts. It is also hoped
to create a greater public interest and understanding of
agricultural problems today.
Ha . .. ilii
OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER Chowan’s Out
standing Young Farmer of 1965 is Thurman L. Ashley,
Route 1, Edenton. Ashley is shown at center above with
Marvin Ashiley, right, chairman of the Jaycee committee
in charge ol' the program .and Zackie Harrell, assistant
farm agent of Northampton County.
bad situation made worse by
my statements.”
P. 11. Rudd of Norfolk,
Va., sales manager for Rec
reational Investments, Inc.,
blames a change in health
department policy for caus
ing the situation at Arrow
head
He contends that he sought
the advice of the department
before the sub-division was
started. “Upon until re
cently we have had noth
ing but cooperation from the
produced. The average was 2,470.
Overman explained that tvhile the yield in the third
community was three-fourths a ton below the leader,
this was a good yield for this area. He said the soil
in the Yeopim-Cowpen Neck community is not the
best for growing peanuts,
In October, Overman predicted a record yield of at
least 2,500 pounds per acre. At that time 90 per cent
ol the crop had been harvested.
At Holmes High
Leaders To Meet
Three nt North Carolina’s
leading educators will speak
here February 22 at the an
nual meeting of District One,
State School Boards Asso
ciation-
Dr. Edward CP Bond, as
sociation president, said the
meeting will be he'd at
John A. Holmes High School
with representatives from 11
administrative units in
Northeastern North Carolina
in attendance.
In releasing the program,
Dr. Bond, chairman of Eden
ton City School Trustees,
said Dr. Everett Miller of
Raleigh, assistant state sup
erintendent of public instruc
tion; Dr. Harry Gy Beard of
sanatarians,” he said here
Friday. He said more than
100 permits for installation of
wells and septic tanks have
been issued.
Rudd says there are 900
property owners in the de
velopment that has some
1,700 lots. He said when
plat’ were made in 1962,
health department officials
approved wells and septic
tanks, so long as they were
uniform, although the lot size
was about one-half what is
Raleigh, associate professor
of education and ruial soci
ology, and Dr. John Otts of
Chapel Hill, dean of th»
UNC school of education,
will speak.
School board members,
district committeemen, sup
erintendents and principals
from schools in Dare, Curri
tuck, Camden. Perquimans,
Chowan, Bertie and Gates
counties will begin register
ing at the high school at 4
P. M.
Theme for the program
this year is “Setting New
Courses” and approximately
100 people are expected to
Continued on Page 8
Copeland Given
Scouting Honor
Scoutmaster of the Year it
the Albemarle District, Tide
water Council, Boy Scouts of
America, is Elbert Copeland
of Troop 156 in Edenton.
Copeland was presented
the coveted Scouting honor
Friday night at the annual
district committee banquet in
Elizabeth City. Approximate
ly 250 supporters of the Hoy
Scout program were in at
tendance at the function.
He has been Scoutmaster
of the local troop, sponsored
by Edenton Rotary Club, for
the past two years. He was
a Cub Scout Pack Comrnit
te chairman several years
ago.
One of the outstanding
achievements of the local
troop in 1965 was the fact
that seven Eagle Scouts were
realized in a single period.
They were all certified as
Eagle Scouts in a ceremony
last year. Among those earn
ing the high Scout honor was
Scoutmaster Copeland's son.
The district meeting is held
each year to climax Bov
Scout Week in the area.
The local delegation at
tending the banquet were
headed by Frank Holmes,
area chairman. Those in at
tendance in addition to
Holmes and Copeland were:
Dr. L. Polk Williams, Jr,
Glenn Mabe, Rotary presi
dent. Thurston Stallings, Rev,
George Holmes and Paul
Twiddy, assistant Scoutmas
ter.
now being required.
It was late in the summer
of 1965 that Gene Perry, lo
cal sanatarian informed Rudd
he could not issue any more
permits for Arrowhead, Rudd
states.
Rudd told department of
ficials he could provide a
central water system if they
would require property own
ers to hook onto it.
"I don’t think I should be
held responsible for the ac-
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