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NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED—The Chowan Herald this week was printed on a new Fairchild News
King web offset press which has been installed in the newspaper plant on South Broad Street. The high
speed press, capable of printing an eight-page section at 10.500 per hour, arrived last Thursday and installa
tion was completed Wednesday. Above left L. F. Amburn. Jr„ president and general manager, inspects an
early section of the paper. Howard Wakefield, at right in second picture, supervises Clyde Slade, William
sl-Million Referendum
Hospital Vote Is Dec. 21
Chowan County citizens go to the
polls December 21 to vote on sl-mil
lion hospital bond referendum. It will
be the second such balloting in little
more than a year.
County commissioners Monday set the
date for the referendum. No objection
was made to the bond order at a hear
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Os Local Interest
Win, lose or draw, Chowan County has
a big stake in the upcoming battle in
Congress over textile import quotas.
This is because Chowan has 502 per
sons working in the county’s three tex
tile plants and whose income is approxi
mately $2,118,110 a year according to
the latest report issued by the Employ
ment Security Commission of North Ca
rolina.
The ESC report for 1966, but just is
sued, shows that gross annual payments
to textile workers is 33.0 per cent of the
county’s yearly payroll of $6,422,280
for all non-farming workers.
The legislative proposals in both hous
es of Congress would limit textile im
ports on wool, man-made aricf BTen3e<f
fabrics to insure orderly growth of tex
tile markets in the United States.
While it would allow foreign producers
to share in the growth of the U. S. tex
tile market, it would not let foreign
manufacturers run away with the Amer
ican market, thereby throwing American
textile workers out of a job. The legisla
tion is being supported by the entire
North Carolina Congressional delegation.
Helpful Hands
Behind the scenes of every Edenton
Little Theater performance, hard work
and worry is done by the production
staff.
This fall the Little Theater is staging
“Harvey”, a three-act comedy centering
around Elwood P. Dowd who calls a six
foot furry rabbit his closest friend. For
.he 8 P. M., performances on Thursday
and Saturday, November 16 and 18, Di
rector John Becker has selected his crews
to gather properties, build sets, and help
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ing on the matter during the board’s
regular monthly meeting.
If voters in the county approve the
sl-million proposal, a new, 60-bed hos
pital will be constructed in Chowan
County. Trustees of Chowan Hospital,
Inc., have plans to convert the existing
hospital—which has a 35-bed capacity—
to an extensive care unit.
Jesse L. Harrell, hospital board chair
man, told county commissioners at an
earlier meeting that sl-million will be
needed as the county’s share of the new
hospital’s cost. He said other money is
anticipated in the form of grants from
the federal government, foundations,
etc.
Harrell said the patient census at the
existing hospital has continued to re
main well above the desired point for
efficient operation if the facility. “There
just aren’t enough bdds to care for the
people of our community who need hos
pitalization and treatment,” he has
stated.
The hospital board, anticipating Mon
day’s action by county commissioners,
has already laid the groundwork for the
referendum. Edenton Junior Chamber
of Commerce has agreed to promote the
referendum.
.Also, ,a site., committee was formed
with James M. Bond as chairman, and
the board has secured an option on 25
acres of the Ward Farm just west of
Chowan Medical Center.
During Monday’s meeting, commis
sioners heard a detailed report on the
ambulance service being rendered by
Edenton-Chowan Rescue Squad. Mur-
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Fire Report Good
There was no reportable damage from
five fire alarms in Edenton last month
and there were no calls by the Edenton
Fire Department in rural Chowan
County.
This was contained in a report made
Monday by Fire Chief W. J. Yates to
Chowan County commissioners.
One of the alarms was to Westover
Heights and occurred October 19—the
night the department conducted a public
demonstration of fire-fighting and rescue
work.
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NEW ENTERPRISE—J. R. Baxley, director of research, and Bill Barnacascel, re
search chemist, are shown with a box of peanuts just received at Pert Labs, Inc., 1108
North Broad Street. The new peanut research and testing facility will have the results
of their tests back to the buyer in 24 hours. Special arrangements have been made
to provide quick service as well as reliable results
Peanut Lab New Edenton Industry
Pert Labs, Inc., has opened in tem
porary quarters on North Broad Street
and is already turning out reliable re
sults from peanut tests at a remarkable
rate of speed.
J. R. Baxley, director of research, said
the staff is kept busy testing peanuts due
to opening at the same time the 1967
crop is being harvested.
Under current regulations, each lot of
peanuts must be tested. Pert, short for
Peanut Research & Testing, has made
arrangements with United Parcel Ser
vice to pick up the 10-pound samples
at the sheller and deliver them to Eden
ton.
The tests are made and results are
back in the hands of the customer in 24
hours.
These tests are being run on all type
peanuts in the Southeastern area.
Baxley said the lab will do work for
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Reeves and Pete Manning as they place a section of the press. Wakefield and Reeves are shown in the
next picture as they go through a leveling operation. At far right. J. Edwin Bufflap, editor, and Hector
Lupton, advertising manager, are shown with a small hand operated press which was used in the firm's com
mercial printing shop years ago. Bufflap and Lupton founded the newspaper in 1934. Installation of the
Fairchild press is the climax of an expansion program started by The Chowan Herald 10 ir.«wth« ago.
buyers throughout the country. Buyers
are having the peanuts tested at the
source rather than after shipment to
their warehouses.
As soon as the seasonal testing push
is over, Pert Labs personnel will get into
research.
Plans call for construction of a modern
laboratory in 1968 that will be among
the tops in the country. The firm is
developing a staff capable of doing any
job requested by anyone in the peanut
industry.
Bill Barnacascel is research chemist
and there are four technicians and a
secretary now on the staff.
Aces Win Crown
Edenton Aces are champions in the
2-A Albemarle Conference and with Fri
day’s game at Gates County the only re
maining contest in regular season play,
they are preparing for post season play
offs.
The Aces, for the third straight week,
displayed tremendous defense as they de
feated Plymouth, 7-0 in a thriller at
Plymouth.
After an open date, the Aces defeat
ed Bertie in the closing seconds of the
game on a Matt Neipraschk field goal.
They then upset a strong Ahoskie team
7-0 on a final play TD sprint by John
Sutton.
At Plymouth, the Aces scored midway
in the second period when Quarterback
Frankie Katkaveck passed nine yards
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Agents Destroy Distillery In Chowan
A big, expensive illicit liquor distillery
was destroyed in northern Chowan Coun
ty Saturday before the first batch of
booze could be run. One arrest was
made in the early morning raid about
14 miles from Edenton on Cannon’s
Ferry Road.
Dasie Bass, 53-year-old Durham Ne
gro, was arrested at the site. Two other
still hands eluded officers who surprised
them as they cooked breakfast prior to
firing up the boiler.
Federal officers said investigation is
continuing.
The distillery, located near the home
of S. J. Bunch, was destroyed.
P. A. Lundell of Elizabeth City,
ATTU agent in charge, said the outfit
it'
Surratt Gets
Hospital Job
Thomas M. Surratt of Salisbury has
been employed as administrator at Cho
wan Hospital.
Jesse L. Harrell, hospital board chair
man, said Surratt will assume his duties
in Edenton on December 4. He said
the new administrator has been connected
with hospital operations for 16 years and
comes to Chowan Hospital highly recom
mended.
Surratt, 38, is assistant director of
Rowan Memorial Hospital in Salisbury.
The Rowan institution is a 230-bed fa
cility.
Also, Harrell announced that Dennis
E. Klima of Durham has been sent to
serve as acting administrator until Sur
ratt arrives. Klima is on loan from
Duke Endowment. James R. Stith, also
of Durham, has assisted at the hospital
for the past month since the resignation
of W. P. (Spec") Jones from tite ad
ministrator’s position.
Surratt is a native of Salisbury, at
tended local schools and graduated from
Salisbury Commercial College in 1950
after majoring in accounting.
Prior to returning to Salisbury in 1958
to become associated with Rowan Me
morial, Surratt was associated with in
stitutions in Pinebluff, Siler City and
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Holiday Saturday
Veterans’ Day will be observed by
many Saturday while others will wait un
til Monday.
Chowan County offices in the court
house are normally closed on Saturdays
so employees will observe Veterans’ Day
on Monday. The court house will be
open as usual Tuesday.
Saturday closings are being planned
at Edenton Municipal Building, the U. S.
Post Office and all financial institutions.
The main office and consumer branch
of Peoples Bank & Trust Company will
be closed Saturday as will First Na
tional Bank of Eastern North Carolina,
the Bank of Hobbsville, and Edenton
Savings & Loan Association.
Group Is Booked
The well-known Ciompi String Quartet
of Duke University will join the Albe
marle Choral Society in its annual Christ
mas Concert on December 3.
These artists, who have toured ex
tensively in the United States and Eur
ope, will give a lecture-recital the fol
lowing day in Edenton-Chowan Schools
as another event in its Fine Arts Series.
consisted of two 500-gallon stills and
two 50-gallon doublers. There was a
six foot low pressure steam boiler and
50 barrels containing 8,500 gallons of
fermenting mash. One quart of illicit
liquor was seized.
The distillery had a capacity of 350
gallons of high proof liquor.
Water for the operation was secured
from a ditch 240 feet from the site and
two gasoline engines were used for
pumping. At the site were 100 cases of
one-half gallon jars and 50 bags of
pressed coal.
Lundell said the tax loss to the state
and federal governments from such an
operation would amount to nearly $3,500
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