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’ ‘FAN FOR ANN’ Girls’ State Lt. Gov. Ann Harrell of Edenton here demonstrates
her fanning technique which blew her into the second spot of this year’s American
Legion Auxiliary event at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Aided bv cam
paign workers, Ann passed out fans to the 312 delegates as part of her successful “Fan
fpr Ann” cool political move.
Majority Fans for Ann
, ' Student Wins Top Girls’ State Post
1 A pretty senior at John
A. Holmes High School last
week literally fanned her
way to the lieutenant govern
orship of Girls’ State.
Ann Harrell won the tfa
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NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
'Gov. Dari K. Moore made a
good choice when he select
ed Rev. Robert Harrell of
Chowan County as an addi
tion to the North Carolina
Good Neighbor Council.
While Northeastern North
Carolina will miss the lead
ership which has been furn
ished by Bob Harrell over
the past years, he will serve
'ijhis state well.
As superintendent of miss
ions for the Chowan Baptist
Association, Bob Harrell has
t demonstrated a unique abili
ty to maintain -unity while
progressing at a rapid pace.
He was reluctant to accept
the chairmansihp of the
Eqgnton-Chowan Good Neigh
bop Council last spring. The
times were not the most
pjMsant in Chowan’s long,
and colorful history.
,ft>b Harrell, nevertheless,
v?as the man of the hour. He
w.as on the spot; charged
with the responsibility of cre
ating a good race relations
climate for our community.
While things were not
nearly as bad as the big city
news media reported, every
thing was not peaches and
cream. The work of a new,
county-wide Good Neighbor
Qjjjncil was clearly cut out
for them.
ajiob Harrell, as chairman,
iMisted on open, frank dis
t rilsion by all members of
file council. He saw that.all
available facts and opinions
ajred before a decision was
And once the dye had
cast he stuck to his
was in his role as chair
man of the local council that
I 8 and won the respect
id S. Coltrane, one of
jelia’s most dedicated
servants.
ane was impressed
le way the local situa
is handled. He admir-
Harrell and when it
evident that he
need an able assist
ant, he perapnally selected
the *• local chairman. Gov.
Igqore concurred.
r>We did not always agree
tftth Bob Harrell’s thinking.
4nd vice versa. We 1 respect
ed his right to his own ideas
and, approach to a problem.
ißat the quality which im
{pressed us most was his will
tttngftess to be fair, open and
wlmpletely above board in
ievery undertaking.
.Next week the Harrells
wflJ move from our com
munity. x They will take on
greater responsibilities. We
prikh them well, '
tionali.4t Party nomination
over five other delegates and
went on to take the position
over the Federalist candi
date.
“Fan for Ann” she told her
SAFE, WATERY SUMMER
—There is more interest
than ever in the water as a
means of relaxation. More
boaters, more swimmers,
more fishermen, more of just
about everything connected
with water.
In a relatively short period
of time two persons have
drowned along The Public
Parade. Because of this and
increased activity on the wa
ter we find it timely to dis
cuss safety measures for a
watery summer.
To make the summer in
the surf safe and pleasurable
and to avert or reduce the
toll of last summer’s 6,000
drownings the American
Red Cross (ARC) and the
American Medical Asociation
(AMA) recommend the fol
lowing water safety rule|:
• Learn to swim. The
'ability to swim, the ARC
points out, helps you to over
come the fear and panic that
grips nonswimmers in a wa
ter emergency. If you can
swim a little, learn to swim
better. The Red Cross book
let, “Teaching Johnny to
Swim’’ is an easy-to-follow
illustrated guide for, parents
teaching very young ones to
swim. It is available from
local Red Cross chapters—as
is free-swimming instruction.
• Never swim alone. A
companion may save your
life.
• Swim in a safe place.
The presence of a lifeguard
usually indicates an area is
safe. ‘No trespassing’ signs
or signs warning of danger
should be taken seriously.
• NEVER dive unless you
know the water is deep
enough and that there are no
submerged objects such as
rocks.
• NEVER depend on a
tube or inflated toy to sup
port you in water where you
cannot manage without them.
They’ve been known to
spring leaks, leaving swim
mers helpless and in grave
danger.,
•If you haven’t done
much swimming, take it easy
the first fe(v times. Recog
nize your limitations.
• Don’t swim when you’re
tired, overheated, or full
from a recent meal.
• Don’t try to affect a
swimming rescue unless you
know how. It’s preferable to
throw a line or ring buoy to
the swimmer in trouble if
he’s not too far from shore.
If the victim is in deep wa
ter, you can wade to chest
depth and offer a reaching
assist while bracing yourself
by bending backward toward
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Edenton, n County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, July 7, 1966.
fellow delegates. And fan
they did. All 312 of them.
It was hot as blazes on
the University of North Ca
rolina-Greensboro campus
like in most other sections
of Tar Heelia. Ann used the
weather to her advantage as
she promised to distribute
fans to all. the delegates if
she won the nomination.
After clearing the first
hurdle Tuesday afternoon,
Ann joined with her cam
paign manager, Corrine Blay.-
iock of New Bern, to plan
their strategy. The first or
der of business was to make
good the one and only cam
paign promise.
Once all the fans were
made, Ann settled back to
relax and wax poetic.
It went like this:
“My name is Ann and here
I stand
With knocking knees and
audient pleas.
This lieutenant governor I
long to be
If you will cast your vote
for me.
I’ll prove a leader strong and
true
And dedicate myself to
you.
I can think of rhyming words
no more
So vote for Ann Harrell
and she’ll get off the
floor.”
The originality of Ann and
her campaign crew was too
much for Doris Smith of
Greensboro, and the local
delegate became Senate pres
ident. She joined Gov. Mary
Irvin of Concord in the top
Girls’ State positions.
Notified of her election at
2:30 P. M., Thursday, Ann
was rushed into a briefing
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'NEW MAIL DROP Postmaster James M. Bond recently placed aU. S. Mail drop on the west side of North Broad
Street in front of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in a continuing effort to relieve the congestion at the post office corner.
Broad and Church Streets. Postal employe Leo E. LaVoie is pictured taking mail from the box in one of his several
daily rounds. Postmaster Bond said it is hoped that this mail drop will be helpful to postal patrons, especially during
the alternoou rush hour, __ ■ ... I — _ _
f on Approves
National’s
Bank Petition
Comptroller of the Cur
rency James J. Saxon has
approved the application of
First National Bank of East
ern North Carolina to es
tablish a branch in Eden
ton.
At the same time Saxon
denied the application of the
proposed Albemarle National
Bank.
The First National Bank’s
application has been pend
ing for more than two years.
Their home office is in
Jacksonville.
Meredith Jones, agent for
the proposed Albemarle Na
tional Bank, had announced
earlier that option had been
taken on property at the cor
ner of Broad and Church
Streets as headquarters for
the bank.
Jones said Saxon disap
proved establishment of a
new bank in this area on
June 21. By his ruling,
Jones said the comptroller
of currency said it would be
better for the community to
have an established bank
open a branch operation
here.
“The organizers of the new
bank are disappointed that
their efforts to bring a loc
ally owned and operated
bank to this section has been
denied,” Jones said in a
statement released, Wednes
day.
“However, the main ob
jective of bringing banking
competition to Edenton and
the surrounding area has
been accomplished. Mr. Sax
on is to be congratulated for
recognizing / the true banking
needs of our community and
both institutions are entitled
to the full support and best
wishes of every citizen.
“Hopefully, now\all of the
banking resources available
to Edenton can be marshall
ed to provide an even
brighter economic future for
all of its people.”
Suttle Winner
On Second Try
Bill Suttle of Greensboro
is the new National Presi
dent of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Suttle was elected last
week at the Jaycee conven
tion in Detroit, Mich.
For the former state presi
dent, this was his Second
crack at the national title.
He withdrew from the race
last year in Buffalo after the
30th ballot, allowing Jim
Skidmore of New Jersey to
become president.
The story was different
this year when Suttle rode
a tide to victory in the first
balloting. He garnered 2,300
of the total votes of 3,300.
Edenton Jaycees and their
wives attending the Detroit
convention were Bob Waller,
Sam Cox, Albert Ward, Brit
ton Byrum, Jack Habit and
Frank Habit.
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HOT? SOME COULDN’T CARE LESS The temperature of late has played in the
upper 90’s and Edentonians have practically melted. However, there are those who take
it in stride so long as the fans whirl and the air conditioners hum. Then there are the
diaper league members who just couldn’t care less about how uncomfortable those who,
out of custom, must wear clothes. Cooling under the umbrella formed by giant pecan
trees is Paul Gregory Amburn, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Amburn, Jr.,
104 West Gale Street.
Commissioners Will Call
Trash Dump Inspection
Chowan County Commis
sioners, acting on com
plaints lodged by county
residents, have called on the
health department to investi
gate conditions at the Town
of Edenton trash dump.
Morris Small appeared be
fore the commissioners Wed
nesday morning, representing
residents in the area where
the town dumps trash.
Small said area residents
are bothered by smoke from
burning trash as well as
flies and other insects which
come from wet garbage re
maining on top of the
ground
He said ,it was his under
standing that the town would
not burn trash and also that
the area would be used as a
land-fill. He added that he
is in sympathy with the fact
that water is so close to the
top of the ground it is diffi
cult to bury the trash. How
ever, he said he did not con
sider it fair for the people
in rural Chowan County to
suffer from the town’s gar
bage.
Chairman W. E. Bond told
Small he had discussed the
matter with Mayor. John A.
Mitchener, Jr., who informed
him the town was doing the
best they could with what
they had to work with.
“Mayor Mitchener told me
there were some items which
just had to be burned,”
Chairman Bond said. f
Following the discussion,
Commissioner Dallas Jethro,
Jr., said the health depart
iment should make an inves
tigation of the area and sup
ply recommendations to the
board.
During their July meet
ing.' the commissioners ac
cepted the resignation of Miss
Pauline Calloway as home
agent and employed Mrs.
Mary G. Gowper. Miss Cal
iowav was granted a leave
several months ago and Mrs.
Cowper was hired on a tem
porary basis. Miss Calloway
informed the commissioners
she desired to work on her
Pii.D. degree and would like
to be relieved of her posi
tion on August 31, 1966.
At a joint meeting with
the. Board of Education, J.
W. Davis was reappointed to
the Chowan County ABC
Board for a term beginning
in July, 1966.
Rev. Robert Harrell re
signed as chairman of the
Edenton-Chowan Good Neigh
bor Council.
The commissioners passed
a resolution, upon suggestion
of the ABC Board, that em
ployes of the system come
under the local government
letirement plan.
Coroner Carroll A. Boyce
made specific requests for
additional pay, mileage and
equipment. Commissioners
did not take action on the
requests since the 1966-67
budget had been made.
Charles Overman, extension
director, appeared to request
reserved parking spaces back
of the hotel building for
county employes who are re
quired to make several trips
from the building each day.
He said it would be more
efficient if the people were
allowed to park in the
spaces directly behind the
building. No action was
taken.
John Lee Spruill, veterans
service officer, was com
mended for the fine job he
is doing and granted a pay
increase r. f S2OO per year.
The state pays one-half of
Spruill's salary.
A request for operating
funds for the library was
approved.
The commissioners cut the
fire insurance on Chowan’s
historic court house from
$150,000 to $85,000. Chair
man Bond said insurance
company representatives said
they would pay only re
placement costs, estimated at
$72,000 should the building
be destroyed.
The jail report showed 19
persons jailed for from one
to 30 days during June at a
total cost of $255.06.
ECC Pre-college
Course Attended
GREENVILLE About 260
of next fall’s freshmen at
tended the third two-day seg
ment of this summer’s pre
college counseling program at
East Carolina College last
week.
Among those in attendance
were Brenda Kay Bunch and
Linda Perry Forehand, both
es Chowan County.
Single Copy 10 Cents
Word Awaited
From Industry
On New Facility
A nationally known con
cern is expected to announce
“very shortly" their plans to
construct a big manufactur
ing plant in Edenton.
Edenton Chamber of Com
merce officials say they are
“much encouraged” by recent
contact with an “active”
prospect. It is believed that
a decision by the firm, whose
name has not yet been re
leased, will be made within
the next few days.
At the same time, Aero
vox Corporation of Myrtle
Beach, S. C., informed local
officials they would build a
second plant in South Caro
lina. The reason given for
abandoning plans for erec
tion of the plant here was
that adequate financing could
not be secured at this time
in North Carolina.
Also, it was believed that
a second plant close to the
Myrtle Beach operation
would be more advantage
ous to the firm.
Aerovox had gone so far
as to begin a training pro
gram at Edenton Municipal
Airport. Some 15 persons
had been employed. This
program ended Wednesday.
The firm had obtained an
option on 40 acres of prop
erty just outside the Town
of Edenton and had an
nounced earlier that a labor
survey they had requested
of the state would determ
ine whether or not they
would locate here,
Although the survey indi
cated adequate labor was
available in the area to staff
both “prospects” being en
tertained by the area, Aero
vox stated their decision was
based on finances.
Robert W. Moore, chamber
executive vice president,
said while he is disappointed
that Aerovox would not lo
cate here, he is encouraged
over prospects of the other
firm selecting Edenton for a
plant site.
Stevens Lawn
Award Winner
Mr. and Mrs. Chester C.
Stevens, 10 Albania, are win
ners of the Jaycee-sponsored
lawn award for June.
James Darnell, acting
chairman of the new pro
ject, said the $5 cash award
was voted by a select judging
committee. He said the com
mittee members had a diffi
cult time selecting the Lawn
of the Month.
The committee cited four
for honorable mention. They
were Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Elton
Elmore and Mr. and Mrs.
George Alma Byrum.
Javcees plan to judge
lawns during June, July and
August of each year.
Aubrey Davis is chairman
of the community develop
ment committee.
White Reports
Sale Os Bonds
Chowan County ranks
fourth in the state in per
centage of the 1966 U. S.
Savings Bond quota sub
scribed at the end of May.
R. Graham White, local
volunteer chairman, reports
sales for the first five
months of this year at $46.-
563, which is 62.6 per cent of
the county’s annual quota.
In North Carolina, sales
totaling $4,637,377 were re
ported for May, an increase
of 10 per cent over Mav,
1965.
Fire Damages
Bales Os Cotton
Fire broke out Saturday
morning in a warehouse of
Leafy Brothers Storage Com
pany, North Broad Street,
causing damage to 27 bales
of cotton.
Fire Chief W. J. Yates
said the blaze was reported
at 11:30 A. M. after the
sprinkler system in the
building was set off. He
said the cause of the fire
has not been determined.
There was only slight
damage to the interior of
the warehouse.
It was the firet reportsttl«
fire in Edenton in the past
two months,