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A BALLOT MARKED By the time the presses
roll again the voters along The Public Parade will have
expressed themselves on issues which are vitally import
* ant to the growth and development of our beloved com
munity.
Two of the big, important questions deal with partisan
politics, the third being as far removed from the politi
cal arena as anything on the ballot should.
We refer to the election of a congressman, members
BRIEF INTERMISSION
With the announcement ‘last
' -ireek of the resignation of
Councilman J. D. Elliott from
the Town Council, Edenton
test a tireless public servant,
if but temporarily.
Since it befell our lot two
years ago to report on hap
penings at the Municipal
Building, we have grown to
admire the dedication of
Councilman Elliott. If. ever
a public servant took his job
seriously it was this man.
. As a member of this im
portant municipal governing
body, he listened to all sides
of an issue, weighed the ar
guments, spoke his mind and
voted his conscience, u What
more can you ask of a pub
lic servant?
While the town has lost, if
but temporarily, the services
of a good man, this writer
has gained a neighbor. Just
y as soon as he gets all the
fprniture in place, the floors
polished, and the curtains in
place, we intend to pay him
a visit and personally express
our gratification of having
him in the neighborhood.
Until then, this note will
have to suffice.
MORE ON TREATS, LESS
ON TRICKS Another Hal
loween has come and gone.
Thank goodness!
Those along the Public
Parade who dished out more
treats to teen-agers than
small frys are undoubtedly
wondering what will be the
end of the Halloween sea
son.
At our place there ap
peared more students in the
John A. Holmes High School
and D. F. Walker High
School than in the element
ary grades. But obviously
some of them did not restrict
themselves to the residential
district as the replica of
Edenton’s Tea Pot turned up
-v Tuesday morning a bright
red. It had become a vic
tim of the paint can.
In the eyes of our youngs
ters, Halloween is second
best to Christmas, with the
pumpkin next in line to
Santa Claus. Because of
ysome thoughtless prankster,
three children on Gale Street
went to bed in tears. It was
discovered that their pump
kin had been stolen.
So, from all available re
ports this Halloween along
The Public Parade was long
er on treats than tricks. The
only victims uncovered
amounted to the tea pot and
the Amburn pumpkin. And
that’s a pretty good average,
if not a record.
Registration Begins For Big Autorama Prizes
i - Twenty-seven E £ o n
business establishment* are
participating in Autorama
Trade Days to be held here
November 9-12.
Claude Griffin, chairman
of the Merchants Committee
of Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, said registration for
valuable prizes to be given
away at 9 P. M., November
10, began Tuesday., Persons
16 and older can roister
with any merchant iftftici
pating in the Autorama
Trade Days through Thurs
day.
Griffin said the
downtown showing #&>* 1967
mode) automobiles Will be
limited to next Wednesday
and Thursday, the merchants
of Edenton will conduct their
sale through Saturday^
“This is planned as one of
the biggest promotions of
Edenton as a good place to
r.do business ever undertak
"<en,” Griffin said. -
r The chairman l ~*tftor ) the
efforts and cooperation of
the four automobile dealers,
members of His rmmrit* —
and the pterch
ants. “Tha cooperation of
our merchants! in thiaa under
taking has been most grati
fying,” he said. nt ..
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
of the state house, and the
hospital bond referendum.
Everyone, not just the priv
ileged few, but everyone has
a right to his own opinion
on these and other issues.
We hold no brief for a man
who would deny this right
to his fellow citizen. There
fore, we feel you would grant
to this writer the same right
as you enjoy.
Tuesday you will go to the
polls and exercise one of the
few fundamental rights left.
That is, the right to vote.
You will go through the cus
tomary procedure of securing
your ballot and going behind
the canvas to mark it in se
crecy. This is as it should
be.
But for us, we feel an ob
ligation to “stake” ourselves
out, tell how we are voting
and relate why. We do this
with full realization that our
stand on an issue might cost
it some votes. Nevertheless,
we want to make our position
crystal clear.
In recent days this com
munity has witnessed a mar
riage of three parties. Rep.
Walter Jones, the hospital
bond issue, and our serious
school situation have been
welded together.
As a citizen, voter and
school patron you should not
be duped into this marriage.
On the other hand, the Jones-
East race, the hospital bond
issue and the school situation
should be able to rise or fall
on its own.
The need for a new hos
pital in Chowan County can
not be over stressed. If we
want to keep pace with sur
rounding communities we
must not allow our medical
facilities to become second
class. To keep pace we are
going to have to pick up the
check in the form of addi
tional taxes. When it is done
we can all look with pride
at our accomplishments while
not appreciably feeling the
pinch in the hip pocket.
The voters of Chowan
County must, on Tuesday, ex
press their desire for a hos
pital and their willingness to
pay their fair share for such
a facility. At the same time
they will be expressing their
faith in the elected officials
of this county, whose sworn
duty it is to work in the
best interest of the citizenry
in selling the bonds and fix
ing the tax rate.
Yes, we will vote “for” on
both issues in the hospital
bond referendum.
Walter B. Jones was a fav
orite of Chowan County even
before the death of Rep. Her
bert Boner. Now there are
those who turn tail and are
lulled into dreamland with
the expensive blue and white
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Merchants participating in
clude:
Griffin Musicenter, Hollo
well’s Drug Store, Rose’s
Stores, Western Gas Service,
Hughes . Parker Hardware,
Belk-Tyler, Edenton Furni
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KING HENRY VIII AND GROUP Glen Mabe plays the single male role in Edenton
Little Theater’s production this week of “Royal Gambit” which premieres at the John A.
Holmes High School at 8 P. M., tonight (Thursday). Playing King Henry VIII, Mabe here
is surrounded by his six wives. Shown in the foreground are Snooky Bond and Cather
ine Aman. Standing are, left to right, Jane Holmes, Gahl Stevens, Corinne Thorud and
Judy Earnhardt. “Royal Gambit” will play a two-night stand, tonight and Saturday, and
it promises to be one of the best productions of the amateur theatrical aggregation.
Treat In Store
Cast Ready To Present Production
Today (Thursday) and also
on Saturday at 8 P. M.,
Edenton Little Theater will
present “Royal Gambit” at
John A. Holmes High School
Auditorium.
This ambitious undertaking
by the local amateur group
has been in rehearsals for
many weeks and is a play
most worthwhile to see.
School Action Awaited
Rep. Walter B. Jones of
the First Congressional Dis
trict has been advised that
the federal government will
re-evaluate the assignment
of students in Edenton and
Chowan County schools.
Rep. Jones announces from
his office in Farmville that
a “high ranking” official of
the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare is be
ing sent here to survey the
situation and the original
plans of pre-school enroll
ment and to re-evaluate the
entire situation.
Pete Labassa, a special as
sistant to HEW Secretary
Gardner advised Rep. Jones
last Thursday morning the
department would consider
alternate proposals from the
school boards of Edenton
and Chowan County.
Edenton Savings and Loan.
Also, Mitchener’s Pharm
acy, P & Q Super Market,
Cuthrell’s Department Store,
Byrum Hardware, A & P,
Gene’s 5 and 10, Peoples
Bank & Trust Company and
Elliott Company.
Here is a portion of the
plot, as set forth by Direc
tor Ross Inglis:
King Henry VIII ruled
England between 1509 and
1547 and during those years
was married six times. He
annulled two of his marri
ages, he beheaded two of his
wives, one died in childbirth
and the sixth wife outlived
him. During his reign Eur-
Labassa told Rep. Jones:
“We are not coming to tell
them what to do but to find
a solution acceptable to all.”
The congressman, who has
worked on the local school
matter for several weeks,
said he was much encour
aged by the attitude of La
bassa and the department's
agreement to re-evaluate the
Chowan situation.
“I will continue to keep
in touch with federal offi
cials and do everything hum
anly possible to seek a sat
isfactory solution to a very
bad situation,” Rep. Jones
said in a telephone inter
view with The Herald.
It was learned that a rep
resentative of the Office of
Education in Washington and
an attorney were in Edenton
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And, First National Bank
of Eastern North Carolina,
Ross Jewelers, Quinn Furni
ture, Goodyear, Cato’s, Al
bemarle Motor Company,
Montgomery - Ward, George
Chevrolet, Edenton Motor
Company and Colonial Mo
tor Company.
People can register with
the above mentioned mer
chants >for a color TV,
Browning automatic shot
gun and clock radio. These
are the three grand prizes to
be awarded from the stage
in downtown Edenton No
vember 10.
A special attraction for
this event is the appearance
of Grand Ole Opera and TV
star Homer Briarhopper and
featuring Clyde Moody.
Homer has a regular TV
show in the Durham area in
addition to special appear
ances throughout the east
coast. The musicians will
perform from 6 P. M. to 9
P. M. Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
A check with local merch
ants indicates that they will
remain open next Wednesday
and Thursday nights until 9
o’clock for the convenience
of people coming to Edenton
for the Autorama events.
ope was in a religious tur
moil. Martin Luther was
precipitating the Reformation
and Henry himself broke
with the Pope to establish
the Church of England.
The play uses Henry as an
example of modern man and
examines his principle and
ideas in his relationships with
his wives. We see him using
the church and even God for
his own purposes, and we see
that his confidence in discov
ery and progress does not
satisfy him, because it does
not fiil the void modern man
has created by using God in
stead of letting God use him.
We find that King Henry’s
problem really is one of mod
ern man’s, one of today’s
That God is not dead but
that the search for him is in
the wrong direction. If mod
ern man has at last realized
this then perhaps his age had
ended and hopefully a new
age begins with an honest
search for God in another
direction.
Glenn Mabe plays the role
of King Henry. His wives
are: Judy Earnhardt, Snooky
Bond, Corinne Thorud, Cath
erine Aman, Jane Holmes and
Gail Stevens.
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BOOST GIRL SCOUTS Mrs. David Wright is shown with representatives of Eden
ton’s Girl Scout and Brownie troops as plans are made to kickoff a. fund raising- drive for
the young girls. Left to right are: Mary Helen Dail, Westover Heights; Mrs. Wright,
Hillary Shoaf, 100 West Gale Street; Lou Ann Bunch, Route 1. Edenton; and Pant Colom
bo, 217 South Oakum Street. Between now and November 15 the local committee hopes
to raise 5500 in this area for Girl Scouts.
Tuesday Is Election Day;
Chowan County Voters
Facing Important Issues
Will Chowan County vot
ers approve a sl%-million
hospital bond issue?
Will Rep. Walter B. Jones
be given a full term in Con
gress from the First District
of North Carolina?
These are two of the ques-
Vet Reunion
Panned Here
Tar Heel members of the
“Old Hickory Division”, one
of the U. S. Army’s most re
spected infantry units, will
converge on Edenton Satur
day for a meeting.
E. L. Hollowell, president
of the Tar Heel Chapter, 30th
Infantry Division Association,
said registi ation for this
meeting will begin at noon
at Edward G. Bond Post. Am
erican Legion, on U. S. 17
south.
Among the 125 special
guests expected for this
meeting is Fletcher King of
Durham, president of the na
tional, association.
During the business ses
sions Saturday afternoon
plans are to be discussed for
the National 30th Division
Association meeting to be
hosted by the Tar Heel
Chapter and scheduled for
Durham July 4-6, 1967.
While the veterans are in
session, a tour of Historic
Edenton and Countryside has
been arranged with several
points of interest scheduled
for , the wives and children
of those in attendance. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Williams are
in charge of the tour.
Charlie McCullers of Kin
ston, an outstanding and
well-known speaker, will
keynote the banquet which
begins at 8 P. M.
Hollowell said Bill Perry
and W. E. Mills have been
co-chairmen of this reunion
and have arranged an inter
esting and worthwhile pro
gram. He encourages all area
members of the association
to attend the reunion.
The “Old Hickory Division”
is now an active N. C, Na
tional Guard Unit and rated
by the historians as being the
Number One infantry division
during World War I and
World War 11.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Minton Small, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Small of
Edenton, has accepted a po
sition as assistant county
farm agent in Currituck
County. Small is a gradu
ate of N. C. State University.
tions to be answered Tues
day when voters in Chowan
County go to the polls for
the 1966 General Election.
The county board referen
dum and the hotly contested
race Jor .Congress are ex
pected to bring out a big
Aces At Home
With Plymouth
For 1966 Finale
The Edenton Aces wind up
the 1966 grid campaign at
Hicks Field Friday night as
they play host to the Ply-’
mouth Panthers.
.Defeated 13-0 at Ahoskie
last week, the Aces will be
seeking to get back into the
win column in the season
finale and keep alive, a
chance at second spot in con
ference standings.
The Ahoskie team, by de
feating the defending 2-A
Albemarle Conference cham
pions, about sewed up the
crown. However, they must
face a red hot Williarnston
team; one which hasn’t lost
a game since going down to
defeat at Edenton.
Edenton has now won six
conference games, lost one
and tied one. The other de
feat suffered bv . the Aces
was to Elizabeth City in the
3-A conference.
Plymouth, winning last
week over Pasquotank Cen
tra}, has a 4-3 conference
record and a 4-4 overall
mark.
Nearly 4.000 fans turned
out on a chilly fall evening
at Ahoskie to see the In
dians and Aces battle three
quarters without a score.
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Christmas Club
Pays Out $82,405
For 1,044 thrifty people in
Chowan County, November
10 will be dividend day.
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.,
announced this week that
next: Thursday they will pay
out $82,405.50 to members
of their Christmas Club.
R. Graham White, execu
tive vice president, said while
the number of club members
has remained about the
same, the total amount saved
has increased considerably.
The 1965 club paid out ap
proximately $75,000.
White said the 1967 Christ
mas Club at the bank will
open on November 14. He
invited all people in the
community to take advantage
of this means; of saving a
little each week for the
Christmas shopping season.
Single Copy 10 Cents
vote in this off-year elec
tion here. Chairman West
W. Byrum, Jr., chairman,
Chowan County Board of
Elections, would not esti
mate the number who will
go to the polls, but it is
predicted in many circles
that the turnout will be
sizeable.
Other than the congres
sional race, the only Repub
lican opposition is in the
State House of Representa
tives, where A. W. Houtz of
Elizabeth City is seeking one
of the two seats. Veteran
Rep. Philip P. Godwin of
Gatesville is a Democratic
nominee along with a new
comer to the political arena,
W. T. (Bill) Culpepper, Jr.,
of Elizabeth City.
Rep. Jones has enjoyed a
good vote in Chowan Coun
ty in the past and while Dr.
John P. East has made some
inroads into the predomin
ately Democratic county, he
is not expected to upset the
Jones machine.
In recent weeks the hos
pital bond referendum has
brought on added conversa
tion in most parts of the
county. The question has
not been so much the need
of a new medical facility,
but whether or not the tax
payers could afford the new
institution.
While the bond election is
for $1 fi-million dollars, sup
porters of the issue claim
only about SBOO,OOO will be
heeded to finance the pro
ject once funds are obtained
from Medical Care Commis
sion and private foundations.
However, it was required
that the vote be on the total
amount of the estimated
cost, with the county to sell
only those bonds necessary
to pay the actual difference
between grants and the con
struction and equipment
costs.
The bond issue has been
endorsed by individuals,
clubs and other organiza
tions throughout Chowan
County as representatives of
the hospital board, medical
staff and county commis
sioners have made up speak
ing teams to explain the is
sue to the voters.
If the voters approve the
sale of bonds for hospital
construction it is planned
that a new 60 - bed facility
will be erected.
Chairman Byrum said the
election machinery was ready
for balloting on Tuesday.
The precincts, voting places,
registrars and judges in the
county are:
EAST EDENTON Court
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Death Claims
Mrs. Jones, 68
Funeral services were held
at 11 A. M.. Monday for Mrs.
Ida Gard Jones, prominent
Edenton woman. She was
68.
Rev. R. N. Carroll was in
charge of the services held
at Edenton Baptist Church,
where Mrs. Jones had been
an active member for many
years.
Burial was in Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones, the widow of
W. B. Jones, was born in
Elizabeth City, a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Gard. She had made her
home in Edenton for the past
21 years.
She died at 3 P. M.. Sat
urday at Chowan Convales
cent Home after an illness of
15 months.
Surviving is a son, Bruce
F. Jones of Edenton; a
daughter, Mrs. William N.
Wildridge of Rochester, N. Y.;
a sister, Mrs. Thomas Baum
of Norfolk, Va., six grand
children and two great
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Tom Hop
kins, Luther Parks, Robert
Ashley, George Alma Byrum,
Gilliam Wood, Graham White,
Claude Griffin and Tom
Shepard.
BANGLE SALE
Edenton Lions Club will
conduct a bangle sale in
downtown Edenton Saturday.
Lions Club members will
man tables in front of the
banks and drug stores on this
stay- ,