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Volume XXXIII.—No. 29.
Action Pushed
On Road Work
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In Chowan Area
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Area officials have agreed
to continue their efforts to
get action on improvements
to, U. S. 17 from the State
Highway Commission.
At a meeting here last
week the Albemarle Highway
Committee voted to re-state
the position of area counties
in relationship with the de
velonment and improvements
on the heavily traveled high
way.
Reports were that the
committee would ask for spe
cific information relating to
the pldns of the State High
way Cpmission with regards
to U. 9. 17 and ask that they
pinpoint what they plan to
do.
Robert W. Moore, secre
tary, said it was agreed that
a meeting should be arrang
ed with officials in Raleigh
to personally present the
needs to them. A bus-load
of interested persons will be
sought.
Mayor Emmett Ingram of
Elizabeth City was also in
structed to inform State
Highway Commissioner Don
Matthews of Hamilton of the
group’s action.
The committee, acting on a
motion by W. P. (Spec) Jones
of Edenton, agreed to con
tinue the present program
involving road signs.
During the meeting, held
at Edenton Restaurant, the
group ialso agreed to invite
members of the county com
missioners from their respec
tive counties to attend the
next meeting, to be held Oc
tober lj in Hertford.
Committee members present,
in addition to Ingram, Jones
and Moore were: R. O. Giv
ens, John Derrickson, Jim
Foreman, George Attix, Her
bert Small, Fred Markham
111, William Ainsley Zack
Robertson, Dr. A. B. Bom
ner, Leon Edwards and Col.
Joseph Bonner.
Rotary Officers
Assume Posts
Alton' G. Elmore has been
installed as president of
Edenton Rotary Club. He
succeeds Glenn Mabe.
Other new officers of the
local service club include:
Jack Habit, vice president;
Ross Inglis, treasurer; R. E.
Cheek, .secretary; Dick Dix
on, sergeant-at-arms, and
West Byrum, editor of the
club bulletin.
Club directors are: Inglis,
Habit, Cheek, McDonald Dix
on, Fred Drane, Henry Quinn
and Bill Cozart.
ATTENDS COURSE
GREENVILLE Jerry R.
Totiey, 300 Queen Street,
Ectentonj a graduate student
at East-Carolina College, at
tended a two-day clinic for
coaches who are interested in
a refresher course in football.
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CITED FOR SERVICE M. Elisha Copeland of Ryland,
' left,- maintenance foreman for the State Highway Com
mission in Division One, is shown here receiving a 40-year
service award from Gov. Dan K. Moore. Recently 37 long
time highway employes received certificates of award and
lapel bottom for their years of service to the commission
and the people of North Carolina, __ _ '
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Mount Auburn Being Wheeled To New Site
Action Is Brisk
In 2 Leagues
Coach Tom Bass is putting
the Little League teams to
the test these days with
games scheduled Monday,
Wednesday and Friday nights.
And there is a doubleheader
each night.
Game time is 7 P. M.
The first contest got under
way July 18 at Little League
park. Rob Roy Holmes pitch
ed a no-hitter in leading the
Cubs to a 5-0 win over the
Astros. Losing pitcher was
Jeff Covington who fanned
15 but gained little support
from the field.
In the second game, Tim
Dowd pitched and hit thp
Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over
the Braves. Dowd had two
hits and struck out 14 in
going the route. Robbie
Brooks was tagged with the
loss although he struck out
12 Dodgers.
Pony League play went
like this:
July 13—The Twins defeat
ed the Orioles 12-5, to im
prove their record which is
now 4-1. Joe Bunch, with
two double?, a triple, and a
single led the Twins. Fred
Keeter was the winning
pitcher and also had three
4iits. Jimmy • Overton had
three hits to lead the Orioles.
July 14—David Copeland
pitched the Orioles to a 12-5
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GETTING OUR SHARE—
Mount Auburn has been sav
ed!
This week it rolled down
Indian Trail road to its final
resting place on Locust Grove
Farm.
The accompanying photo
graph shows two giant wheels
waiting to be placed ' uhder
the historic old building.
This is a picture of contrast
between the old and the
new.
Mount Auburn is of early
1700 vintage and would have
been destroyed had it not
been for Ralph VanMatre, a
newcomer.
Mr. VanMatre had the
structure moved to his farin
overlooking Yeopim River.
He plans to restore Mount
Auburn and will fill it with
furnishings of the period.
When the work is complet
ed by the new owner, Mount
Auburn will join other pfe-
Revolutionary homes as an
attraction for tourists.
While Edenton and Chowan
County enjoys an almost un
equalled place in the history
of North Carolina, this re
mains virgin territory in
many respects. One area in
which we have not even
scratched the surface is in
using what we have to the
best advantage.
People are not going to
come to Edenton in large
numbers just to drive
through our trash can lined
streets. There must be a
more aggressive approach to
giving the visitors something
to make them come, enjoy
what they see, returning
home to tell their friends so
they can come see for them
selves.
Travel is now a billion dol
lar business in Tar Heelia.
When we read that Chowan
County received only .17 per
cent of the tourist dollar in
1964 it is cause for concern.
Counties with absolutely
nothing to offer the motor
ing public except gas, oil and
soda pop more than double
the amount received locally
from this booming business
which become North Ca
rolina's second largest indus
try.
The Chamber of Commerce
has a tourist committee
whose goal is to “develop
further means to attract tour
ists to our community in
greater numbers.” They are
not the only group supposed
ly working on this program.
There are associations, com
missions and committees. And
the lack of coordination be
tween various groups, both
state and local, have proven
that the way to kill a plan
is to assign it to a com
mittee.
The total community
should become more con
cerned over a program to
spread the interesting story
of ye ole towne on> Queen
Edenton, ( “J l County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, July 21, 1966.
Anne Creek. It is not only
the motel, restaurant and ser
vice station operators who
benefit from the tourist buck.
The entire community reaps
rewards in many, many ways.
We have in Edenton what
they spent millions to get in
Winston-Salem and Williams
burg. Their return -is-obvious
as Forsyth County got 5.27
per cent of the state’s income
from tourists in 1964.
This shows that people are
willing to pay for what they
see if it is properly packaged
and presented.
Our potential is so great
in this area that it is almost
frightening. Are we too scar
ed to get on with the job?
KEEP ’EM COMING lt
has been proven time and
again that off-street parking
is a most vital ingredient for
maintaining a strong central
business district in a town.
While merchants must con
tinue to be cooperative as
well as progressive, our city
fathers have a real respon
sibility in this matter. Up
until now there has been
little cause for complaint
about the manner in which
the off-street parking has
been handled.
A spacious lot was con
structed and paved on the
east side of Broad Street
and more and more shoppers
are making use of it. It was
obvious from the outset that
additional off-street space
would be needed, especially
on the other side of the main
drag.
Two locations were select
ed, neither of w r hich would
provide the amount of space
obtained behind Hotel Joseph
Hewes. However, they would
greatly add to a progressive
program of providing space
for people who want to come
to downtown Edenton and do
business.
One lot off East Eden
Street is ready for paving.
The other is being delayed
because of a single property
owner.
In order to get the most
out of property the town
owns or controls it is neces
sary to have another small
lot. The owner has either
flatly refused to sell or put
a price so out of line it can’t
be reached.
Although the Town Coun
cil has discussed this mat
ter almost as much as the
dog problem and the U. S.
Lumber Company lease, jhey
have failed to reach a solu
tion other than condemnation.
This was voted weeks ago
and just last week the town
attorney was instructed to
proceed.
No municipal government
likes to get involved in such
legal proceedings. Nonethe
less, when they find a prop
erty owner acting like Jesse
James they have no other
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Ford’s Highest
Award Presented
Albemarle Motor Company,
for the third time in four
years, has been cited by Ford
Motor Company for achieve
ment. Bruce F. Jones, com
pany president, was in Rich
mond recently to receive the
award.
Fourteen dealers out of
more than 150 in the Rich
mond District were given
Ford Division’s Distinguished
Achievement Award for 1965.
The citation, presented an
nually to the nation’s out
standing Ford dealerships, is
earned “in recognition of
progressive management, mo
dern sales and service fa
cilities, sound merchandising
practices, high quality stand
ards and continuing interest
in rendering superior service
to Ford owners.”
M. C. Hobart, Ford’s Rich
mond general field manager,
presented Jones with the
handsome award.
This award was also pre
sented to the local dealership
in 1962 and 1964.
Albemarle Motor Company
for the past five years has
received the motor company’s
Gold .Car Award for sales
leadership.
The local dealership is now
in its 21st year.
Tom Hopkins, general sales
manager, said employes of
Albemarle Motor Company
have 244 years of combined
service to the motoring pub
lic in the Albemarle area.
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ACHIEVEMENT WINNER Bruce F. Jones, right, president of Albemarle Motor Com
pany. accepts Ford Division’s Distinguished Achievement Award from M. C. Hobart, Ford’s
Richmond general field manager. This is the third time thjjb outstanding dealership award
has been presented to the local firm. The award is Ford att|m Company’s highest citation
presented to their dealers, ■ ;
Chowan Farm Payments
Could Reach $300,000
Final payments to Chowan
County farmers participating
in two federal programs
could reach $300,000 within
the next few days.
H. O. West, ASCS office
manager here, said it is im
Charles W. Gregg, 67,
Killed In Freak Mishap
A freak accident in a Ra
leigh hospital parking lot
Saturday caused the death of
Charles Wesley Gregg of
Edenton. He was 67.
Mr. Gregg resided at
Athol.
Mrs. Gregg and a young
granddaughter had left the
Gregg car and were walking
toward Rex Hospital when
she heard her husband call
for help. He had attempted
to keep the unoccupied car
from rolling across the lot
when he was pulled under
neath the vehicle and run
over by it.
Mr. Gregg was a retired
Bunch Returns
From Meeting
Lloyd C. Bunch, chairman
local board of Soil Conser
vation District Supervisors
and also first vice president
of the N. C. Association of
SWCD Supervisors, was in
Biloxi, Miss., the first of this
week, July 17-19, attending
the Southeastern Area sum
mer meeting of the National
Association of Soil and Wa
ter Conservation Districts.
The meeting was held at
the Edgewood Gulf Hotel in
Biloxi. District officials from
the nine southeastern states
and Puerto Rico attended
the meeting.
The major theme of the
meeting was ways districts
could take advantage of new
Federal legislation to advance
local Soil and Water Conser
vation District objectives.
Sharing in the spotlight of
featured subjects was the
evaluation of conservation in
terms of the trend toward
higher farm production and
agriculture. Bunch reports
the meeting was helpful to
us locally in providing guide
lines for a more thorough
district program, reaching
new projects and ideas.
Bunch also reports the ex
perience of the trip and hav
ing an opportunity to discuss
conservation with representa
tives from the other states
was very helpful.
ON HONOR ROLL
Miss Jean Goodwin, sopho
more at the University of
North Carolina in Greens
boro, • was on the school’s
Honor Roll for the spring
semester. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Goodwin.
possible at this time to ob
tain the exact amount farm
ers will receive from the cot
ton and feed grain programs.
“It could reach as much as
$300,000 and will certainly be
in excess of $250,000,” the
conductor with Norfolk &
Southern Railroad. He mov
ed to Athol approximately
two years ago from Norfolk.
He was a native of Marion,
S. C., and a son of Wesley
Lawrence and Carrie Wil
liams Gregg. His marriage
was to the former Elizabeth
McCabe, who survives.
Also surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. David G.
Spruill of Cary and Mrs.
*yne Gregg Bennett of Eden
ton; two brothers: H. H.
Gregg and W. B. Gregg of
Norfolk; three sisters: Mrs.
R. C. DeMaio and Mrs. F. H.
Foxworth of Norfolk, and
Mrs. T. A. Jones of Holland,
Va.; and four grandchildren.
He was a member of Nor
yiew Methodist Church in
Norfolk and a former super
intendent of the Sunday
School. A veteran of World
War I he was a member of
American Legion Post 104 in
Norfolk, and a past charter
member of the Loyal Order
of Moose, Wilmington.
Funeral services were con
ducted at 4 P. M.. Monday in
Edenton Methodist Church
with the pastor, Rev. E. Clif
ford Shoaf, officiating. Bur
ial was in Beaver Hill Ceme
tery.
Election Board
Is Commended
Chowan County election of
ficials have been cited by
the State Board of Elections
for outstanding service to the
people of this county.
Alex K. Brock, executive
secretary of the state board,
has written Chairman W. E.
Bond, Chowan County Com
missioners, praising the work
of West W. Byrum, chair
man; E. L. Hollowell, and J.
L. Chestnutt.
“It is our thought that
these individuals and the reg
istrars and judges serving
your county deserve the co
operation and respect of all
citiens,” Brock wrote. “They
are certainly dedicated public
servants who reflect integri
ty on our election process.”
COUNSELING SESSION
GREENVILLE Marvin
Edward Hare of Edenton was
among 670 of next fall’s
freshmen to attend this sum
mer’s pre-college counseling
program at East Carolina
College.
ADOPTION ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Lup
ton, Jr., of Raleigh announce
the adoption of a daughter,
Patton Hollowell Lupton.
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Single Copy 10 Cents
manager said.
West said all payments are
ready and farmers are' ask
ed to visit the ASCS office
in Hotel Joseph Hewcs build
ing to pick up their checks.
Tenants or share-croppers
must come in with the land
lord if they share in either
price support or diversion
payment.
The manager said only two
farms in the entire county
are not participating in the
cotton program. However, in
the feed grain program only
40 per cent of the farms are
included.
Specifically, there are 412
farms that will receive cot
ton payments and 270 farms
to get funds from the feed
grain program.
Payment of price support
and diversion began Friday
and through Monday after
noon $78,185 had been given
out. The biggest check was
for $4,800 to a single farmer.
Farmers received a partial
payment in the spring when
they signed up to participate
in the programs. We=* s'-'d
his office disbursed $71,584
at that time.
West said in 1965 the office
paid $168,000 to farmers par
ticipating in the feed grain
program alone. The cotton
figure was not immediately
available.
However, it was anticipated
that the feed grain payments
would remain approximately
the same while the cotton
payments under the new leg
islation would greatly exceed
the 1965 payments.
BULLETIN
Rep. Walter B. Jones an
nounced today the authoriza
tion by the South Atlantic
Division Engineer to prepare
a detailed report for a flood
control project on Filbert's
Creek in Edenton.
Under the authority of a
section of the Flood Control
Act of 1948 this authorization
is for the preparation of a
report only. In the event this
report is favorable and a pro
ject is approved and the total
cost is less than $1 million,
it can be accomplished un
der the provisions of Public
Law Section 205 without
further appropriations by
Congress.
This is a section of the
law which authorized the
U. S. Corps of Engineers to
proceed with projects of this
type.
Rep. Jones stated further
that this is a much needed
project and that he has urged
the Corps of Engineers to
expedite their survey and in
the end that a project can be
developed.
Assault Cases
Heard By Judge
A Bertie Couty Negro wo„-
man was sentenced to two
years in prison here Tuesday
after being convicted of as
sault with a deadly weapon.
Tried in Chowan County
Recorder's Court was Lillie
Leary, alias Lillie Brown,
Judge W. S. Privott enter
ed the judgment in the case
after hearing witnesses in
the matter in which Clarence
Stallings was injured.
In another case heard in
the session, Thomas Philip
Robey was found not guilty
of driving too fast for con
ditions. He was cited by a
State Highway Patrol officer
after a mishap several week
ago which left young Nola
Bass in serious condition.
William Leui McNair, Jr.,
was convicted of speeding.
He was sentenced to 15 days
in jail but the sentence was
suspended upon payment of
sls fine and costs.
Probable cause was found
in a case where Clyde
Thomas Slade was charged
with assault w-ith a deadly
weapon. The case was sent
to Superior Court, September
term, ahd Slade was released
under SSOO bond.
Solicitor Thomas Chears,
prosecuted the docket.
BREAK IN WEATHER
Edentonians. are enjoying a
welcomed break in the hot.
humid weather which was in
abundance here for more
than tiro weeks. However,
reports are that crops are
suffering from the lack oi
rain, «