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HONORED BY SENIORS—Mrs. Anne P. Asbell, center, a member of the faculty at
Chowan High School, here receives the yearbook dedication from Mary Privott, left,, edi
tor, and Brenda Bunch, associate editor. Ihe first copy of the 1966 school annual—the
Chowan Chief—was presented to Mrs. Asbell last Thursday.
Ulie public |Jararte
TIME RUNNING OUT—
Little more than two weeks
remain for candidates to
file to run in the May 28
Democratic Primary in Cho
wan County.
Very little interest has
jlbeen shown thus far in the
* elections this year, and this
is not a healthy sign.
} Five seats are open on the
County Board of Commission- <
ers. Two incumbents have
filed and the other three
are expected to follow suit
shortly. There is not even
a hint of opposition.
Two of the five members
on the Chowan-'County Board
of Education are up for elec
tion. N. J. George has filed
for another term. The other
incumbent, who must face
the voters, Frank Williams,
hasn’t made known his plans.
The rumor mill has turned
out some comment on a
school board race, but no
one has put his name on the
line.
Mrs. Lena Leary is run- "
ning for another four-year
term as clerk of court and
Sheriff Earl Goodwin has
filed - for a new term.
Coroner Carroll Boyce must
run this year if he wants 1
term, but he hasn’t
expressed his desires.
•While people arc not in
terested enough in their lo
cal government to seek elec
/ tion, they are always cocked/
and primed with brickbats
for those who are willing to
give of their time and tal
ents to the business which
must be ddne.
Those who feel they can do
a better job than is now be
ing done can take a crack at
the incumbents. From tha
City Electricity
Outage Sunday
All of the electric custom
ers of Edertton will be with
out electricity for a three
hour period Sunday morning,
from 3 to 6 o’clock.
This outage is necessary to
enable the electric depart
ment personnel time to safe-/
ly replace aged cross arms
and equipment on the main
feeder , line to the Freemason
Street Plant > J ,
It’has been 19 years since
the department has found it
neeessary to have such a cur-
UpS I ii, it feels that fls rec
ord of continuity of service
warrants a degree of pride
the past 10 year
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n# course tccofliDtnicd
Shipment and methods.
THE (f'HOWAN HERALD
C T.
apathy thus far demonstrated
it appears the incumbents
will get a free ride in 1966.
If this continues, and the
federal government moves in
to areas of local government
with a stronger arm, this
won’t be the case in a few
years.
We can see the confounded
guidelines right now. “For
every office up for election
there must be at least two
candidates,” they will say.
This will be the law of the
land.
Then time will have really
run out.
SKIRTS GOING UP ln
Paris the fashion news for
dresses and skirts this win
ter, where length is concern
ed, is that they are well
above the knees. One of the
most famous French fashion
houses has set the length
two inches above the knees.
In many European capitals,
particularly London, skirts
are now worn three inches
above the knees by teens.
In sitting positions, the skirts
move up anfother inch or two.
The trend is stockings of
matching material, with, the
skirts. Or, at least, that is
what the European fad is at
the moment. Which brings
us around to the point of
this editorial.
Style changes every year,
/decreed by designers and
the trade, enslave both wo
men and men paying bills.
It is planned obsolescence,
and most women fall for it—
afraid to be individualists
and stand apart from the
crowd. Women, of course,
are notoriously susceptible to
follow-the-crowd psychology
in dress, so important is it
to their sense of well being.
However, a number of
beautiful and prominent wo
men have appealed recently
for women to use common
sense and wear what looks
good on them. They have
said any woman can avoid
extreme styles and continue
to wear clothes year after
year, regardless of style ma
nipulations each season, if
they are in basic good taste.
Among those who advocated
this is actress Ingrid Berg
man.
We have no objections to
skirts above the knees. But
if you don’t want them there,
and they are not attractive
on you there, don’t put them
there. If they are, fine. If
young, and pretty, and you
can’t decide, perhaps the edi
tor could help!
Statement On Progress Issued By Good Neighbor Council
A state race relations of
ficial and the majority of
the Edenton - Chowan Good
Neighbor Council are highly
pleased with progress the
group has made in the past
week. 1
At a meeting -Monday af
ternoon, D. S. Coßrane of
Raleigh, head of the North
Carolina 'Good Neighbor
Council, lauded the local
group for the “tone” of their
meeting. He said this “de
notes real progress is being
made.”
Following reports of sub
committees working in the
field of job relations, educa
tion and anti-poverty, the
council approved a motion
assuring ’ the public good
identon, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, March 31, 1966.
‘Chowan Chief
Is Circulated
Seniors at Chowan High
School have dedicated the
1966 yearbook the Chowan
Chief —to Mrs. Anne P. As
bell. Mrs. Asbell is an ele
mentary teacher at the
school.
The dedication of the hand
some annual was made on
Thursday by Mary Privott,
editor, and Brenda Bunch,
associate editor.
The annual staff this year
chose a theme for the year
book for the first time. This
theme was “Nature” and the
16-page introduction, and oth
er sections of the yearbook
have the theme illustrated
appropriatex with photo
graphs.
The foreward states:
“We, the class of 1966 will
soon be leaving the halls of
Chowan. We have chosen
nature as a theme fpr tms
annual because it helps por
trav our role in life.
“Throughout our years at
Chowan we have been grow
ing as a sturdy tree; tall,
straight, and strong. As the
old leaves on a tree begin to
wither and fall, new ones are
growing to take our places.
As the new replaces the old,
we see the fulfillment of the
Supreme Plan.
“We leave with you, in this
20th edition of the Chowan
Chief, some of the memories
we have shared together here
at Chowan while preparing
ourselves for the changes that
will be ours in the future.”
Miss Catherine Aman was
sponsor for the staff.
Kaye Ward was business
manager and her staff con
sisted of Linda Forehand,
Linda Goodwin, Glenda
Bunch and Ronny Berryman.
Sports editors were Mar
garet Tynch and Billy Nix
on while Sandra Nixon and
Wayne Briggs were social
editors.
Art editors were Rose Ma
rine Lane and Bobby Bass.
Marcella Ward and Joe Ward
were proofreaders with Ann
Toppin, Fahey Byrum and
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BAKE SALE
The Rocky Hock Communi
ty Center will sponsor a bake
sale on Saturday, April 9th
in front of Belk-Tyler’s Store
in Edenton beginning at 9:30
A. M. Cakes, pies, cookies
and candy will be on sale.
Anyone wishing a special
cake can call Mrs. Sherlon
Layton at 482-4037 or Mrs.
Marvin Smith at 482-3026.
progress was being made
and the council was work
ing in good faith,.
The motion \ was made by
W. P. (Spec) Jones of the
public relations committee.
Only Rev. F. H. LaGarde
voted against the motion.
Earlier in the meeting Mr.
LaGarde said he, didn’t think
the council was “making
good faith negotiations.”
Other Negro metpbers of the
council disagreed.
Dr. Johnnie Horton, vice
chairman of the group, said
the group had.scored “many
pluses during tfifc .past week”
but at the same thqe there
were some minuses to the
15-ooirt demands of two
civil rights organizations.
‘Freedom Os Choice’ Approved
For Students In School Systems
Rep. Earnhardt
Blows Whistle
OnStateAgency
Rep. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
Jr., of Chowan, this week
said “apparently we are
breeding a dangerous bu
reauracy” in the State of
North Carolina.
The local attorney sup
ported his claim by citing
recent actions and state
ments by John L. Sanders of
Chapel Hill, director of the
Institute of Government.
Rep. Earnhardt specifically
pointed to Sanders’ activity
during the recent reappor
tionment session of the Gen
eral Assembly and newspap
er stories about the direc
tor’s plan to increase the In
stitute’s programs in the
field of government.
He said Sanders willingly
disbursed his advice during
the session and even was in
vited to speak on the floor
itself.
Rep. Earnhardt claims
Sanders is trying to develop
“an agency of the state
which is willing to ease the
burden of decision - making
from the people, and from
their duly elected represen
tatives, and substitute com
puterized theory for the
more traditional legislative
process that has heretofore
been observed in our capi
tol:”
He cited a recent article
in which Sanders was quot-
Continucd on Page Sevea
Two Incumbents
, Seiek New Term
Two of the five incumbents
on the Chowan County Board
of Commissioners have an T
nounced plans to seek re
election.
J. Clarence Leary of Eden
ton is running from the First
Township and C. M. Evans
is seeking another term from
the Second Township.
The other incumbents are:
Chairman W. E. Bond, Dallas
Jethro, Jr., Fourth Township,
and C. J. Hollowell, Third
Township.
While the remaining three
commissioners have not filed
with the Chowan County
Board of Elections, it is un
derstood that they will seek
another term.
Current law requires the
board members to file from
particular townships but they
are voted on throughout the
county.
Evans is completing a two
year 'term on the board. He
served earlier but his time
was interrupted. Evans is a
farmer.
Leary has been a member
of the board for four years.
He is serving as vice chair
man at this time.
Leary is president of Leary
Brothers, Storage Company
and has varied other inter
ests. He is a member of the
executive committee of Cho
wan Hospital.
He is president of Edenton
Savings & Loan Association,
a position he has held for 10
years. He served for 20
years as a town councilman
in Edenton.
“Yes, I would say, gener
ally speaking, much ‘ has al
ready been accomplished and
I am confident more pro
gress will be made in the
future,” he told the group.
Earl Jones, another Negro
council member, said pro
gress made to date makes
him proud to be a member
of the county-wide group.
Rev. E. C. Shoaf said a
Tri-County Ministerial Asso
ciation was being formed on
a bi-racial foundation.
Activities of committees
included;
Presidents of civic clubs,
home demonstration clubs,
Community development or
ganizations and others at
tended the meeting and were
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NEW OFFICERS—New officers of the Eastern Star were installed Friday night at
the Masonic Temple. They are: Front row, left to right, Mrs. . Catherine Robey,
J. Edwin Bufflap. Mrs. Kate Bufflap, Miss Frances Marshbourne, Raymond Tarking
ton and Mrs. Myrtle Hollowell. Second row, Mrs. Mamie Parker, Mrs. Mary Leary,
Mrs. Ruth Overman, Mrs. Blanche Moore, and Mrs. Pearl Harrell. Third row,
Mrs. Ethel Haskett, Mrs. Grace Byrum, Mrs. Clara Boswell, C. W. Overman, Mrs.
Caroline Swindell, Mrs. Pauline Oglesby, and J. N. Oglesby.
Eastern Star Robert Smith Assumes
Installs Off jeers Senate Committee Post
a very beautiful and
impressive ceremony Friday
night, a new group of of
ficers were installed for
Edenton Chapter No. 302,
Order of the Eastern Star.
It was an open installation
ceremony, so that many
relatives and friends of the
officers were in attendance.
The program included pre
sentation of emblems by El
!ene Tarkington. Elton Bos
well, Jr., Debora Boswell,
Susan Reaves and Beth Bos
well, which was followed by
a solo, “In the Garden of
Tomorrow,” by C. W. Over
man. The Bible was pre
sented by Mary Jo Wozelka.
Another feature of the pro
gram wgs a solo by Betty
M. Lewis, sister of Miss
Frances Marshbourne. The
dedicatorial prayer was made
by George W. Marshbourne
of Spring Hope, father of
Miss Marshbourne.
The installing officer was
Mrs. Blanche Twiford of
Elizabeth City, past Grand
Matron. . Robert F. Spence
cf South Mills, past Grand
Patron, served as installing
grand chaplain; Mrs. Ruby
Sharber of South Mills, in
stalling marshal and Mrs.
Peggy Holliday and Mrs.
Caroline Swindell, installing
grand organists.
Officers installed included
the following:
Miss Frances Marshbourne.
worthy matron; Raymond
Tarkington, worthy patron;
Mrs. Kate Bufflap. associ
ate worthy matron; J. Edwin
Bufflap, associate worthy
patron; Mrs. Catherine Ro
bey, conductress; Mrs. Myrtle
Hollowell, associate conduct
ress; treasurer, Mrs. Mary
Leary, secretary, Mrs. Ruth
Overman; chaplain, C. W.
Overman; organist, Mrs.
Caroline Swindell; marshal,
Mrs. Pauline Oglesby; Ada.
Mrs. Grace Byrum; Ruth,
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asked to assist in educating
the public as to the ob
jectives of the council.
George Alma Byrum said
eight Edenton merchants had
written letters to the coun
cil, stating adoption of a
non - discriminatory employ
ment and advancement pol
icy.
Dr. Horton said child de
velopment and family plan
ning programs were getting
underway under the Econo
mic Improvement Council’s
direction. He called for
more participation in all
anti - poverty programs by
lower income white families.
Mayor John- A. Mitchener
reported the appointment of
Pr. James L Slade, local
WASHINGTON U. S.
Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr.,
(D-N.C.) today announced
the appointment of George
B. Autry as Chief Counsel
and Staff Director to the
Senate Subcommittee on
Constitutional Rights, of
which Ervin is chairman.
Autry succeeds William A.
Creech of Raleigh, who re
signed recently.
Ervin also announced that
Robert Bland Smith, Jr., of
Edenton will assume the post
of chief counsel of the Sen
ate Subcommittee on Revisi
sion and Codification, a posi
tion now held by Autry. The
Senator is also chairman of
that subcommittee. In ap
pointing Smith, a native of
Edenton, and now counsel to
the Constitutional Rights
Subcommittee, Ervin said,
“I am delighted that Robert
Smith has accepted this post.
He has rendered outstanding
service as counsel to the
Constitutional Rights Sub
committee for several years,
and is extremely knowl
edgeable about many areas
of the law.”
“At the same time, I feel
the Constitutional Rights
Subcommittee is quite fort
unate in securing the ser
vice of George Autry as
chief counsel. Since he serv
ed as counsel on that sub
committee for three years
and as chief counsel of the
Revision and Codification
Subcommittee for over a
year, I consider him an ex
pert in constitutional law
matters.”
Robert Smith received his
COMMISSIONERS
Chowan County commis
sioners will meet at 9 A; M.
Monday in regular monthly
session. They will meet at
2 P. M., as a board of equali
zation and review.
Negro physician, and Ru
dolph Dale, insuranceman, to
the expanded Edenton - Cho
wan Airport_ Commission.
W. B. Gardner, town ad
ministrator, said a Bi-Racial
Recreation Committee had
been formed. It is compos
ed of Councilman Henry G.
Quinn, James Kinion and
Robert Shields.
Supt. Hiram J. Mayo trac
ed school integration in
Edenton City Schools and
said this unit will continue
to comply with the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Rev. Robert Harrell, chair
man, presided at the meeting
and the group set April 4
as the date for the next
session.
B.A. and LL.B. degrees from
the University of North Ca
rolina and came to work for
Senator Ervin on the Con
stitutional Rights Subcom
mittee in 1963. A member of
the North Carolina Bar, he
is an Episcopalian. He is
married to the former Diana
Devere, a teacher in the
Fairfax County schools in
Virginia.
Holmes Golfers
In Second Place
Ahoskie took the first golf
match of the season in 2-A
Albemarle Conference play
with the Edenton Aces com
ing in second.
Five teams were playing
in the conference.
Today (Thursday) Eden
ton is in Windsor to play
the second match of the
season.
Frank Katkaveck led the
local golfers with a 40 while
Brian Twiddy had a 41. Ron
nie Harrell, 43, and Scott
Privott, 46.
Hardy Picked
13 Internships Given
CHAPEL HILL Thirteen
students from North Carolina
colleges and universities have
been appointed Summer Con
gressional Interns to work as
staff assistants to U. S. Sena
tors and Representatives in
Washington, D. C. Each will
receive a $750 stipend.
The announcement is made
by Prof. Donald R. Matthews,
director of the N. C. Center
for Education in Politics.
Matthews is a member of the
Political Science faculty at
the University of North Caro-
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CLARENCE HARDY
Single Copy 10 Cents
City, County
Boards Sending
Parents Letters
Parents of school-age chil
dren in Chowan County and
Edenton will be given a
choice of the school for their
child to attend for the 1966-
67 term.
Letters to parents residing
in the Edenton City admini
strative unit went out Wed
nesday afternoon from the
office of Supt. Hiram J.
Mayo.
Residents of the Chowan
County unit Friday will re
ceive letters explaining the
desegregation plan.
This marks the second year
area schools have chosen the
“freedom of choice” plan for
compliance with the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Letters to parents are be
ing sent by first class mail
and in addition to a cover
statement concerning the plan
in general, a four-page expla
nation is enclosed.
Also, a choice of school
form is sent along with a re
turn envelope addressed to
Supt. Mayo. The cost of
mailing this information is 10
cents per letter.
During 1965, official boards
of the two administrative
units adopted an “open door”
policy concerning students.
Therefore, any student resid
ing in either administrative
unit can choose to attend a
school in another.
On the choice form is list
ed Edenton Elementary,
White Oak Consolidated, John
A. Holmes High School, Cho
wan High School and D. F.
Walker High School.
These forms must be re
turned to Supt. Mayo, either
by mail or other means, by
April 29 The students will
be assigned to a school for
the 1966-67 term on the basis
of information gathered dur
ing the next 30 days.
Unlike the 1965-66 plan, a
choice is required from every
parent this year in order to
have children assigned. The
letter states no preference
will be given for choosing
early during the choice pe
riod.
The choice of schools is
left entirely to the parent
under this plan. No princi
pal. teacher or other school
official is permitted to in
fluence anyone in making a
choice. “No one is permit
ted to favor or penalize any
student or other person be
cause of a choice made,” the
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lina here.
The 13 interns were select
ed in statewide competition
on the basis of academic abil
ity and leadership potential.
They will spend 10 weeks in
Washington as the third
group to be sent by the N. C.
Center.
Six of the interns are.
North Carolinians. They are
Michael Andrew of McLeans
ville. student at Wake Forest;
William Bullock of Washing
ton, N. C., UNC at Chapel
Hill; Clarence Hardy of
Edenton, North Carolina Col
lege; Charles O. Matthews II
of Winston-Salem, Davidson;
Anne White of Raleigh and
Mary Baluss of Fayetteville,
both students at Duke.
Os the seven out-of-state
students, four are enrolled
in the University at Chapel
Hill. They are Richard Car
son of Melrose Park, 111.;
Seadia Greenberg and Peter
Hartjens of Washington, D.
■C., and Eric Van Loon of
Nashville, Tenn.
Other interns are Richard
Horne of Fairhope, Ala., stu
dent at Guilford College;
Elizabeth Whitney Ransom of
Riverton, N. J., UNC at-
Greensboro; and Susan Jane
Storey of Morristown, Tenn.,
Queens College.
( All are either undergrad
uate or postgraduate students
of .political science.