Vol. XXXIII.—No. 19.
Iredell Meeting
Is Big Success;
Gdl Is Speaker
An address by State Treas
urer Edwin Gill and the
dedication of the Bandon
Plantation Schoolhouse to
Inglis Fletcher highlighted
the annual meeting of the
James Iredell Association
Sunday afternoon.
Gill, who spoke on James
Iredell, described him as a
warm, hardy idealistic
young man who loved his
country. He told how Ire
dell at the age of 17 came
here as Deputy Collector of
the Port of Roanoke as a
loyal subject to the King of
England.
As a young man in a new
country he was to become
one of its most courageous
citizens by helping to launch
the greatest experimentyever
in constituaional govern
ment.
At first Iredell worked
secretly and later actively
setting the stage for the Am
erican Revolution. It was
his brilliant writings, his de
cisions as a Superior Court
Judge and his vigorous ef
forts in securing ratification
of the United States Constitu
tion that led to his appoint
ment as Associate Justice of
the United States Supreme
Court by President George
Washington.
Gill was introduced by
Lloyd E. Griffin, executive
vice president of the N. C.
Citizens Association.
Mrs. Wood Privott, presi
dent of the association, wel
comed the some 300 persons
present and reviewed the ac
complishments of the associa
tion during the year.
Guests were introduced by
Judge William S. Privott,
vice president of the associa
tion, and Allen Jones of
Charleston, S. C., spoke on
the descendants of Iredell.
The invocation was delivered
••by Rev. George B. Holmes'
and Mrs. C. A. Phillips led
the singing of the National
Anthcrm A concert by the
John A. Holmes High School
Band preceded the meeting.
A marker placed by the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
DAR, dedicating the school
building to Mrs. Eletcher was
unveiled by her granddaugh
ter, Mrs. Carolista Fletcher
Baum. Mrs. Fletcher was
unable to be present for the
ceremonies. Mrs. J. P. Ricks,
Jr., represented the DAR
Chapter.
Dr. Christopher Crittenden,
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Reading Course
Set For Summer
Edenton City Schools will
offer a remedial reading
course at John A. Holmes
High School for six weeks
during the summer.
Principal Cecil Fry said
the course will begin on
June 13 and the three-hour
daily sessions will run six
weeks. Students in grades
seven through 12 can sign up
for the course.
The principal said the
course is open to those in
terested and the fee will be
S3O. The school plans to
enroll 20 students in the
Course.
Mrs. Margaret Jenkins will
teach this special summer
Course. She teaches English
and Latin at John A. Holmes
Ifigh School and will attend
a reading workshop at the
University of North Carolina
itt Chapel Hill prior to the
start of the class.
In past years those inter
red in a remedial reading
cqurse have had to go out
of, town. Principal Fry said
sufficient interest has been
demonstrated here to warrant
the class.
Those interested in the
claas can call 482-3513.
Democratic Party Convention Set
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Democrats from through
out.; Chowan County will
convene in a convention at
the £ounty aourt house here
Saturday morning, according
to T«m Shepard, chairman.
Shfepard said the triennial
counfry convention wili .begin
at lOISO /L M. Delegates to
the convention were named
preempt meet
cinct ; committees from five
of the six areas had been
submitted to him. !Ebe re
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SCHOOLHOUSE DEDICATED Mrs. Carolista Fletcher Baum, second from left, unveiled a marker at Bandon
Plantation Schoolhouse Sunday as the structure was dedicated to her famous grandmother, Mrs. Inglis Fletcher. The
dedication was part of the annual meeting of the James Iredell Association. Left to right are: Mayor John A. Mitch
ener, Jr., Mrs. Baum, Mrs. Wood Privott, association president: State Treasurer Edwin (Jill; Dr. Christopher Critten
den, director. State Department of Archives and History; and Mrs. James P. Ricks, Jr., representing Edenton Tea Party
Chapter, DAR.
®Lje public parade
remembered in time—
One of the finest things
along The Public Parade is
the degree of pride in the
Edenton Aces.
This was most graphically
explained Monday night by
Coach Jim Kinion when he
presented Varsity Club cer
tificates to members of the
golf team.
Coach Kinion explained
that the players had been in
second place all season.
Ahoskie, an arch rival in all
sports, held the edge.
However, last Thursday the
-teanr.-Mttint-to Wjitiematon -to
play for the conference cham
pionship.
They brought home the
bacon. “I guess they re
membered where they were
from,” Coach Kinion said..
The trophy case at John
A. Holmes High School will
have to be enlarged if the
Aces continue in the same
fashion as this year. Six
championships are available
in the 2-A~ Albemarle Con
ference. The Aces just' won
four of them.
This is a real tribute to
the work done by the young
sters as well as the full co
operation given by the par
ents, school administration
and community.
ANOTHER DEADLINE—
Does your 1966 auto license
plate number end in five?
If so you must have the
safety inspection prior to
May 31.
Seems as if there is just
one deadline after another
these days.
OVERHEARD Since the
federal government has tak
en on the job of investigat
ing everything, a local citi
zen observed this week it is
the weather’s time.
“I believe the oil dealers
could be convicted of con
spiracy,” he said as another
five bucks Arorth ran through
the furnace.
EX-GOLFER —Jim Partin
has suddenly become an ex
golfer hot by choice but by
necessity. He’s lost his
clubs.
Last Wednesday Jim was
er.route to Chowan Golf &
Country Club for a game
with Jesse Harrell and Dr.
Richard Hardin. He had his
clubs on the back of his
truck.
Arriving at the club Tate,
Jim jumped out, hurriedly
put on his golf shoes and
trotted back to>. get his
sticks. They were- gone.
Somewhere between his
,port from Yeopim had not
been received at press tirhe.
The precinct committees
are composed of:
WEST EDENTON—George
Alma'Byrum, chairman; Mrs.
Edward Bond, vice chairman;
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr.,
secretary-treasurer; W. B.
Gardner and Shepard.
EAST EDENTON—RudoIph
Dale, chairman; Mrs. N. J.
George,'vice chairman; Mrs.
Leo Katkavock, N. J. George
and J. G. Wood
Edenton, Chov ' JI ,unty, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, May 12, 1966.
West Gale Street home and
the country club the clubs
had bounced out.
What makes it extra bad
is Jim had a new golf bag
that was a Christmas gift
fiom his wife. And there
Jim would be most appre
ciative if the person who
was no identification on it.
picked up his golf equip
ment would give him a ring.
It is probably pretty lone
some in the dog house.
DISAGREES WITH SEN
ATOR Specialist Roger G.
Nixon is among those from
along The Public Parade
new on the front lines in
Viet Nam.
In a recent letter to The
Herald, the soldier disagrees
with U. S. Senator Sam Er
vin. He also would welcome
mail from his friends. But
let him tell it:
I received my first edition
of The Chowan Herald to
day. I was very glad to re
ceive it, as I am laid up at
the present time. I read and
re-read this edition, and
about the only thing I could
find to disagree about was
Senator Sam Ervin’s views
on Viet-Nam. He may know
what he is talking about, in
political circles, but as for
the fighting. That is another
thing.
I will go so far as to say
that any Soldier, Marine,
Sailor of the U. S, will tell
you when you ask them, that
they are fighting to keep an
oppressed nation free from
communists. We want to
help these people in any and
every way we can. These
people are smart and all
they need is a chance to
prove it. So let’s give it to
them. They just need a
“friendly helping hand” such
as we have.
There are quite a few
things that I agree with Sen
ator Ervin on but surren
der in Viet-Nam is not one
of them. I have been on
the firing line since October
of last year and I will be
there until October of this
year. I may be wrong in
sounding off about this, but
I just couldn’t help it.
I have lost too many of
my friends over here to just
up and quit. I am sure that
you know the nickname of
the native North Carolinian,
“Tarheel”. In other words,
stick to it until your job is
done; well, my feet and heels
are stuck in tar and tfte only
way they will go is forward.
Continued on Page Two
ROCKY HOCK E. L.
Pearce, chairman; Mrs. O. C.
Long, Jr., vice chairman; Da
vid Ober, J. E. Peele, and
S. C. Layton.
CENTER HILL E. R.
Bunch, chairman; Mrs. Allen
Briggs, vice chairman; Mrs.
B. W. Evans, H-. W. Dale and
B. W. Evans.
WARDVILLE Lester T.
Copeland, chairman; Mrs. E.
N. Jordan, vice chairman; H.
Ivey Ward, Ivan Bunch and
Mrs. Carlton AsbelL
Dwight Flanagan Given
2 Top Sport Awards
Dwight Flanagan, a four
letter star at Jo h n A.
Holmes High School, has
been presented two of the
top athletic awards by
Edenton Varsity Club.
It was only the second
time in history that a single
athlete has walked off with
two major awards at the an
nual function.
Flanagan was voted the
outstanding member of both
the baseball and "football
teams.
Due to the sectional track
meet today (Thursday) in
Greenville, a trophy was not
voted in that sport prior to
the banquet. But it is a
known fact that Flanagan is
also in contention for that
honor.
Bill Griffin won the bas
ketball honors while Ronnie
Harrell won the first trophy
given for excellence in golf.
Sanfra Ange, a junior, won
the girls’ basketball trophy.
Another new award was
the selection of Rookie of
the Year in baseball. This
award went to Mike Spruill.
It was announced at the
Senator Picks
Chowan Manager
Tom H. Shepard of Eden
ton has been named by U. S.
Senator B. Everett Jordan
to manage the senator’s cam
paign for re-election in Cho
wan County in the Demo
cratic Primary on Saturday,
May 28.
“I am delighted that my
good friend Tom Shepard
has agreed to manage my
campaign. He is an out
standing citizen and is high
ly respected throughout the
community,” Sen. Jordan
said.
The senator said he is in
the process of setting up
campaign organizations in all
of the counties of the state.
“The heavy work schedule
I have had to keep in Wash
ington has prevented me
from doing as much visiting
ever the state as I would
like, so I must depend on
my friends in each of the
counties to do as much work
as possible between now and
the election,” Sen. Jordan
said.
The senator is basing his
campaign for re-election on
the record he has made since
he became a member of
Senate in 1958. He is wide
ly known for the work he
has done in water resources
development and he is the
author of several laws of
vital importance to tobacco,
cotton, the textile industry
and related fields.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
A musical biography of
American Songs will be pre
sented by The College of the
Albemarle in the gymtorium
of D. F. Walker High School
May 19 at 8 P. M. Admis
sion will be $1 for adults
and 50 cents for children.
banquet that out of six con
ference trophies given, the
Edenton Aces had garnered
four of them. They were in
football, boys’ basketball,
track and golf.
Certificates were given to
those who lettered in the
six sports as welt as to the
cheerleaders.
Certificates and trophies
were awarded by Coaches
Marion Kirby, Jim Kinion.
David Bumbarner and Sally
Litch.
Coach - Clarence ' Sfasavich
of East Carolina College
congratulated “all the peo
ple” of Edenton for the fine
athletic program at the
school. “You young people
are fortunate to live in a
community where adults are
so interested in what you
are doing,” he said.
The speaker said Presi
dent Leo Jenkins of ECC
places emphasis on excel
lence in all programs, aca
demic as well as athletic.
“This guides you into a pro
gram where you can excell,”
he said.
Coach Stasavieh said you
teach in the classroom but in
sports “‘you must, learn them
to play” if the individual is
to become part of a team
effort.
He stressed the importance
of a good attitude toward
whatever you undertake.
First you have to have a
plan, then you have to work
to succeed, he added.
“If you don’t get some
thing (you start after) you
either d idn’t work hard
enough or you weren't will
ing to sacrifice,” the coach
said.
Bill Bunch was master of
ceremonies for the banquet,
which drew more than 200
people to National Guard
Armory.
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GIVEN VARSITY CLUB TROPHIES Coach Clarence Stasavich of East Carolina
College, center, is surrounded by the four top athletes at John A. Holmes High School.
At left is Dwight Flanagan, who won the baseball and football trophies. On the right
is Sanfra Ange. basketball trophy winner. Right background is Bill Griffin, basketball
winner with Koniue Harrell, gull trophy winner at left-
Protest Letters
Sent Officials
By Local Board
Chowan County Board of
Education has signed under
protest a federal form on
compliance with new guide
lines to the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 and reported no pro
gress in attempt to integrate
rural school faculties.
At a recent meeting the
board instructed Chairman O.
C. Long, Jr„ to write the
U. S. Office of Education
protesting Form 441 -B and
another letter outlining at
tempts to integrate the school
faculties.
With regards to faculty in
tegration at Chowan High
School and White Oak
School, Chairman Long wrote
that an attempt had been
made to have teachers volun
teer to teach in different
schools for the next school
term. However, no teacher
indicated a willingness to do
so.
“The mixing of faculty for
1966-67 will continue to 8 re
ceive our attention and ef
forts,” the letter read.
The statement of protest
sent along with Form 441-B
read: “The Chowan County
Board of Education protests
the continued usurpation of
power from the local board
of education by the U. S. Of
fice of Education. It is. felt
that a better school program
can be developed and main
tained without continued in
terference by the U. S. Of
fice of Education,”
The board hired Mrs, Mar
jorie Ellis, Mrs. Lane Kinion
and Mrs. Dorothy Walker to
teacher in the summer pro-
Continued on Page 5
Voter Books
CloEie Saturday
Little more than a week
remains for those not regis
tered to vote to do so in or
der to participate in the May
28 Democratic Primary,
West W. Byrum, chairman,
Chowan County Board of
Elections, said registrars will
be at the various . polling
places Saturday.
Challenge day will be Sat
urday, May 21 and no one
will be allowed to register on
this day.
Also, Byrum said if a vot
er has moved from one pre
cinct to another, he should
check to be sure he is prop
erly registered. He said, if
necessary, a voter should se
cure a transfer from the
registrar.
The chairman reported lit
tle activity during the past
two weeks as the registrars
have been available to reg
ister new' voters.
Aces Win Conference Track Title
The thinclacls of John A.
Holmes High School have
captured their 11th track
crown in a row with two
records being set last week
by the Aces at Northamp
ton.
Coaehc:' t>y Marion Kirby,
the Aces dominated play
Aerovox Corp.
Plans Training
For Plant Here
MYRTLE REACH, S. C. Charles E. Krampf,
executive vice president of Aerovox Corporation, to
day announced that the Aerovox Corporation was
considering a 100.000 .square foot facility at Kdenlon.
N. C\, for the manufacture of electrolytic capacitors
and other precision components.
The Aerovox Corporation has requested the State
of North Carolina to make a labor survey in the area.,
the results of which will have a great deal to do with
the building of this plant.
Ihe I own of Edenton is renovating a building at.
Edenton Municipal Airport which will be available by
June 1 to start a training program.
It is anticipated that the new modern facilities would
be under construction within the next 90 days.
Bateman Gets Sentence
For Larceny Os Money
Jimmie L. Bateman, 29,
119 West Hicks Street, was
sentenced to two years in
prison Tutsday on a charge
of larceny of money from a
downtown doctor’s office.
Judge W. S. Privott, pre
siding in Chowan County
Recorder’s Court, ordered
that the sentence begin at
the expiration of two terms
Bateman received last week
in Rocky Mount.
Bateman was charged with
tin' larceny of S6O from the
office of Dr. R. N. Hines,
Jr., on April 29.
He was fried, in Rocky
mount on May 4 for larceny
of $l3O from Carolina Office
and Equipment Company and
given 15 months in prison.
On a charge of larceny of
$25 from another place, he
was sentenced to 12 months,
with the second sentence to
begin at the expiration of
the first.
William Thomas Edward
Privott, also charged with
larceny, was sentenced to
six months in prison. How
ever, the sentence was sus
pended for two years upon
payment of court costs.
William Holloman, charged
with disorderly conduct, was
given 30 days, suspended
upon payment of sls and
costs.
In a case where James C.
Hiighes was charged with
driving after his license had
been suspended. Judge Priv
th rough out the season and
are in Greenville today
(Thursday) . for a sectional
meet.
Bill Griffin, who set a
new shot put record in
1965, busted his own mark
with a heave of 53 feet,
seven inches.
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ott continued prayer for
judgment for two weeks;
Clyde Leary, Sr., watt
charged with assault and
found not guilty.
When the case against
Frank Hardy, Jr., who wa.-.
charged with assault on a
female, was called, the pro
secuting witness tefused to
testify. She was taxed with
the costs of court.
Charles Haywood Blount,
who was charged with driv
ing drunk, was sentenced to
four months, suspended upon
payment of SIOO fine and
court costs.
The following waiver,
were recognized:
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Band Bam j net
Slated Friday
Charlie McCullers of Duutt,
who organized the first high
school band in Edenton, will
be featured speaker at the
annual Band Banquet here
Friday.
Mrs. Artie Ange, Band
Parents president, said a few
tickets to the function-are
still available. Those who
would like to attend can* se
cure a ticket from Mrs. Ange
or Stuart Patten, band di
rector.
The banquet will begin ,;it
7 P. M., at American Legion
Hut.
A one-mile relay record
was also set by the Aces
with a time of 3:40.3 min
utes. Running in the relay
v.tre Darrell Parker. Billy
Wallace, Wes Chesson and
Dwight Flanagan.
The events in which Eden
ton won first place, in ad
dition to the relay, were:
220-yard dash, Dwig h t
Flanagan with a time of 23.03
seconds.
440-yard dash. Wes Ches
son, a time of 53.3 seconds.
Shot put, Bill Griffin, 53
feet and seven inches.
Disc throw, Bill Griffin.
132 feet, seven and one—half
inches. (A throw of 10 feet
beyond his nearest rival).
Flanagan was third in tlje
100-yard dash; Parker fin
ished third in the 440; Brian
Tvviddy was second in the
880; Steve Davenport wa
third in the mile run add
Thomas Willis was second 4n
the high jump.
Exchange Fish
Fry On May 20
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Lloyd C. Bunch announced
this week that the Chowan
Cooperative Produce Ex
change is planning to stage
a big fish fry'. The affair
will be held at the produce
shed at Valhalla on Friday.
May' 20. Fish will be served
from 5:30 to 8 o’clock.
Mr. Bunch stated that hu
abundance of fish will be on
hand and that anyone at
tending will be able to eat
all they want for SI.OO. 'He
is hoping a large crowd will
patronize the fish fry. »