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INSPECTS CAKE OF PEANUTS James W. Gardner of Seabrook Blanching Corp.,
looks at a cake of pressed peanuts as they emerge from a hydraulic press tn his plant
here. Gardner is a pioneer in what is believed to be a completely new market for
peanuts.
% THE CHOWAN HERALD A
Volume XXXIII.—Xo. 39.
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SECOND IN COMMAND— ]
After five trips to the altar i
the groom probably gets i
over the customary nervous
spell. But after a like num
ber of trips to the delivery
Davis Discusses
Legion History
Edward G. Bond Post, No.
40, American Legion. Tues
day night launched its an
nual membership campaign
with a banquet at Center
Hill Community Building.
Approximately 120 members
and their guests attended.
Robert Davis of Salisbury,
state department commander,
was the keynote speaker.
Davis, introduced by dis
trict commander E. L. Hollo
well, discussed the founding
of the American Legion and
the organization’s contribu
tion to the betterment of
mankind down through the
years.
The speaker, a prominent
attorney and political figure,
said a Sgt. Patterson talked
with Theodore Roosevelt dur
ing World War I and said
when veterans returned from
overseas an organization
should be formed to carry
on for veterans, widows, or
phans, etc.
This was done and today
there are 38,770 members of
the American Legion in
North Carolina, with Com
mander Davis setting a goal
for 50,000 membership by the
end of his tenure of office.
The speaker said this is
a realistic goal since there
are some 385,000 eligible vet
erans in the state.
He also informed his audi
ence that legislation would
be introduced in the next
General Assembly to give
veterans in state government
the same retirement credit as
in the federal government.
Commander W. E. Mills of
the Edward G. Bond Post
presided at the meeting.
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room the prospective father
doesn’t build up that resist
ance. i
We can’t speak for the
groom; however, last week
we experienced the birth of
our fifth child. We would be
less than truthful if we said
it was any easier on the
father than the first time
around.
Emily Greer Amburn was
born shortly after 4 P. M.,
Friday and joins her brother,
Paul Gregory, in being a na
tive of Edenton.
This business of being a
native seems to carry a great
deal of significance, there
fore, we expect Greer will
become second in command
at our house, thus pushing us
a little further from the top.
Thanks to Dr. Richard
Hardin and the capable staff
at Chowan Hospital mother
and baby are doing fine.
The father has lost a few
pounds, if for no other rea
son than trying to out ma
neuver Mrs. Frank Bell at
the visitor’s information desk
at the hospital. But we
haven’t won that battle
either.
GOOD WORK —Street de
partment personnel is busy
cutting back the corners on
several streets along The
Public Parade. They are do
ing a good job as evidenced
at the corner of South
Broad and Water Streets.
This work, when finished,
will not only make turning a
corner easier, but will make
our town look nicer.
When they finish this w<Tt
we would like to see the
town go to work on remov
ing the ugly trash cans from
the streets. There was a
time when some thought they
couldn’t cut back the corn
ers. Picking up garbage at
the back door shouldn’t be an
obstacle too big to overcome.
DISCOVER GUIDELINES
; —Published reports carried
in at least one morning
: newspaper circulated in this
; area relate the discovery of
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, September 29. 1966
Career Day
Program Held
The annual College and
Career Day program was
held at John A. Holmes High
School Tuesday. Both Cho
wan and Holmes juniors and
seniors attended the meeting
held in the gymnasium.
Over 50 representatives of
North Carolina colleges,
trade schools, industrial
schools, nursing schools, and
the armed forces participated
in the program.
The purpose of this pro
gram is to enable the stu
dents to learn more about
the institutions through in
terviews with authorized rep
resentatives. The students
have been oriented through
individual conferences, col
lege and vocational catalogs
in the library and guidance
bulletins. College interview
check list schedules of perti
nent information was given
to the students to assist them
in their interviews for this
program.
Following the program, the
representatives were invited
to the Home Economics de
partment for refreshments.
College and Career Day is
planned and supervised by
Mrs. Lane Kinion, guidance
director, and Mrs. Kather
ine Holton, Student Council
sponsor.
Crafts Workshop
Set October 4
Mrs. Nathaniel Fulford
will be at St. Paul’s Episco
pal Parish House on Tues
day, October 4, from 10
A. M. to 4 P. M. to conduct
a workshop on pine cone
craft.
The workshop is primarily
to make items for the
Church Women’s Bazaar in
November, but all interested
persons are welcome.
Materials, pine cones, nuts,
etc., should be washed in
chlorox or detergent and
dried in a 250 degree oven
: for 30 minutes. Holes should
be bored in the nuts.
Seabrook Is Pioneer Os Pressed Peanuts
If they ever establish a
Peanut Hall of Fame, it is
certain that among the first
to be included will be Joe
Pominski and Jim Gardner.
Pominski is a research
scientist in New Orleans, La.
Gardner is owner of Sea
brook Blanching Corp., here.
The scientist, working at
Southern Regional Research
Lab, U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, discovered that by
pressing the oil from pea
nuts, then reconstituting
them, you came up with a
lower calorie product.
He and his associates in
troduced this idea to the
peanut industry last year
and Gardner proceeded im
mediately with installation
of the Jirst commercial press
ing operation in the country.
Pominski said they are
currently perfecting the
methods of, extracting the
peanut oil to make the low
er calorie product more at
tractive to the consumer.
He said it was important
to lower the calorie content
in peanuts because the peo
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AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQU ET Joseph F. Tuscher, extreme right, a
vice president of The Carter’s Ink Company, displays an artist’s drawing of the firm’s
new plant here to, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gardner and Hiram J. Mayo. Tuscher was prin
cipal speaker at the annual meeting of Edenton Chamber of Commerce. Gardner is the
new president, succeeding Mayo who has served for the past year. Approximately 200
people attended the banquet at Chowan Golf & Country Club.
Homecoming Slated F riday Night
Upset minded Scotland
Neck will meet the highly
regarded Edenton Aces at
Hicks Field Friday night.
When the opening whistle
sounds at 8 o’clock, Coach
Marion Kirby will send his
squad after the fifth win of
the season and continue an
unbeaten string which has
run over a three-year period.
The Aces pleased home
fans last week as Quarter
back Wes Chesson led them
to a 39-12 victory over Wil
liamston. Scotland Neck
played in Plymouth last
week and handed the Panth
ers a 7-6 defeat.
For the Aces big things
are on tap for the contest.
It will be homecoming at
John A. Holmes High School
and a gala halftime program
has been planned. A Home
coming Queen will be crown
ed. Balloting will take
place for the queen and her
court at school Friday.
Chesson personally proved
too much for Williamston as
he scored four touchdowns
and barely missed a pass
from Frankie Katkaveck in
the closing seconds which
would have been a sure
tally.
In addition to the perform
ance by Chesson, Mike
Spruill had a good night as
he scored the other two
Edenton TD's. Spruill, a
flashy halfback, picked off an
aerial and raced 82 yards for
a score.
With a comfortable 32-0
halftime lead, Coach Marion
EAST TO SPEAK
Dr. John P. East of Green
ville, a candidate for First
District Congressman, will
speak at a Youth Rally at
Immanuel Baptist Church on
October 8. The candidate’s
topic will be “The Menace
of Communism”.
pie of this country are cal
orie conscious. He said sev
eral methods were used in
the lab but it was found that
pressing was the most prac
tical and satisfactory way of
extracting the oil.
“We found pressing gave a
better product and is better
economically,” Pominski said.
He refers to the pressed
product as “peanuts with a
memory” because they return
to their original form once
put into hot water. The pea
nuts are then treated in
many different ways.
The pressing operation
takes out up to 75 per cent
of the oil yet they are ex
panded back to the original
state. However, it is com
mon practice now to extract
a lesser amount of the oil.
Pominski said by strict
control of moisture you are
able to control breakage. He
estimated that with carefully
controlled moisture the
breakage will be less than 4
per cent.
The scientist said Seabrook
is an outstanding supplier of
Kirby, as in three other
games this season, used his
reserves freely in the sec
ond half. With reserves in
the contest, Williamston was
able to push across two
scores in the final period.
“Wondrous Wesley" is the
nickname one scribe placed
on Chesson following his
performance at Hicks Field.
Another person said he is the
best athlete to play here in
BLOCKS HIGHWAY This tractor-trailer rig, loaded with peanuts, went out of control on Highway 32 about noon
Monday and while damage was extensive the driver escaped without injury. Driver of the truck " a s Curtis Lee Ru
tree, 19, Route 1, Tyner. Trooper R. H. Allen investigated the accident and no charges have been filed pending com
pletion of the investigation.
Driver Walks Away From Bad Mishap Monday
Curtis Lee Rountree, 19-
year-old Negro, Route 1, Ty
ner, miraculously walked
away from an accident Mon
day which demolished the
tractor-trailer rig he was
operating.
Rountree was traveling
north on Highway 32 and had
just come out of the curve
at Virginia Fork when he
pressed peanuts. In fact, the
local company is the only
company making this product
available to the packaging
industry.
Pominski pointed out that
by extracting 50 per cent of
the oil, the peanuts could be
labeled “lower calorie”. The
oil is extracted is a high
grade virgin peanut oil.
He said peanut oil is a
very fine oil for home use
but peanuts are too expensive
to press for the oil.
He went on to say “pea
nuts are not peanuts” in this
country. Over 1,200,000 tons
of farmer stock peanuts were
produced in this country last
year.
With such production it is
necessary to continue to
search for uses of the pro
duct, he said. “We are try
ing to perfect this method
to get a bigger demand for
the farm product,” he added.
And he feels there is a
great potential for lower
calorie peanuts.
Gardner agrees. “We think
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the past two decades. He
lived up to this billing as he
personally accounted for 200
yards gained during the
night.
His individual achievement
included: Scored twice in
the first period, added an
other in the second and got
Edenton’s only second half
score in the third period with
a long run.
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lost control of the vehicle
and it overturned.
The trailer was loaded with
peanuts from Seabrook
Blanching Corp., here.
State Trooper R. H. Allen,
investigating officer, said the
truck driver said he swerved
to avoid a car which was
pulling onto the highway.
However, the driver of the
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DISCUSS NEW PRODUCT When Joe Pominski of
N»w Orleans, La., left, and James W. Gardner of Seabrook
Blanching Corp., get together the topic is naturally “Pea
nuts”. Lominski, working at Southern Regional Research
Lab, developed the idea of lower calorie peanuts. Gardner
has the only commercial pressing operation in the country.
Gardner Solicits
Action By Group
W. B. Gardner, new presi
dent of Edenton Chamber of
Commerce, Tuesday night
outlined a program designed
to create a more balanced
organization here in the
years to come.
Speaking at the annual
membership banquet at Cho
wan Golf & Country Club,
Gardner said the chamber
has many other important
functions other than indus
trial development. “In the
coming year I hope to focus
our attention on these other
functions while maintaining
a vital and active approach
towards further industrial
development,” he said.
In order to accomplish
these goals, Gardner said, it
is going to be necessary for
Jaycees,Ruritans
Support Hospital
Edenton Jaycees and Cho
wan Ruritan Club are the
two latest civic organiza
tions to endorse the sl4
million hospital bond issue.
Jesse L. Harrell, hospital
board chairman, said other
groups in the city and coun
ty are being told of the
need for additional medical
facilities in the county. He
said he and others who are
explaining the issue to va
rious groups have been well
received.
Jaycees took their action
at a regular club meeting
Thursday. The issue was
explained to the Ruritan
Club Monday night at their
meeting.
Previously other organiza
tions in the community pass
■ ed resolutions of endorse
ment of this important issue
to be voted on by the people
on November 8
car said he had not made
a movement when the truck
skidded out of control.
The tractor-trailer rig com
pletely blocked the highway
for nearly an hour as wreck
ers worked to clear the road.
The peanuts were loaded on
to another truck and by
nightfall the highway was
completely cleared.
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various committees to do
■more work.
He asked the Merchants
Committee to come .forward
with some now and vigorous
constructive ideas to pro
mote Edenton as a trade
center.
The Tourist Committee was
asked not just to pay lip
service to the idea but to
actively work in a field that
is virtually untapped as a
source of revenue for the lo
cal economy.
The new president called
on the Agricultural Com
mittee to stimulate growth of
agriculture in the county and
mainly to promote better un -
derstanding between the ci
tizens.
The Highway Committee
was asked to .push for a
U. S. 17 by-pass of Edenton
1 and to work on other road
needs in the county.
To the Housing Commit
tee. a new one being estab
lished, he called for a solu
tion to the lack of adequate
housing. He called it a
most serious shortcoming
here and one that has to be
solved if the community is
! to continue growth.
Gardner called for reacti
vation of the Downtown
Committee. He challenged
this group to formulate plans
to improve the facilities in
the business district.
The Industrial Committee
has done an outstanding job,
he said, and will be expected
1 to continue to assist local in
• clustry to grow and prosper
; and to seek new industry
1 that will be compatible and
: cooperative with existing
ones.
A challenge to the Recrea
• tion Committee was to im
• prove facilities and activities
2 for young and old alike.
? Gardner said Edenton is
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The rig was owned by
Lewis Monds of Tyner, who
is a contract hauler for Sea
brook. Dgpage to the rig
has bej£jglfceed at $5,000
No estimate Os the loss of
cargo was made at the time.
Trooper Allen has not com
pleted his investigation and
no charges had been filed at
press time,