3,807 Register To Vote In Chowan County
The new countywide voter registra
tion ended Saturday with 3,807 citizens
qualifying during the first such registra
tion in decades in Chowan County.
Mrs. George C. Hoskins, chairman,
Chowan County Board of Elections, said
1,222 people registered in the six pre
cincts Saturday. Up until then the regi
stration stood at 2,585.
It was estimated that there were ap
THE CHOWAH HERALD
Volume XXXV—No. 17.
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Worthy Os Support
The drive for funds to support the
American Red Cross program in Chowan
County is currently in full swing under
the able leadership of Wayne Ashley.
Wayne has selected a group of ener
getic workers to work on solicitation of
the area to help realize the $2,500 goal.
They include: Mrs. Sarah White, Mrs.
Sybil Harrell, Mrs. Betty Ward, Mrs.
Marjorie Britton, Mrs. Fran Ward, Mrs.
Daisy Bembry and Earl Jones.
Their cause is worthy of your support.
Just this week the community’s inter
est in the blood program was demonstrat
ed when 159 people appeared at National
Guard Armory to donate a pint of blood.
This was the first time in several visits
that the 100-pint quota had been reached
and illustrates what can be done when a
need exists and people like Bert Hughes
take command.
Chowan Hospital depends on the blood
bank and if the Red Cross did nothing
else in this community but make free
blood available to the hospital the local
goal would still be mighty small.
This, however, is but one of many
programs. They include life saving les
sons for the youngsters, first aid cours
es, and services to our relatives and lov
ed ones in uniform, to mention only a
few.
If everyone in the community would
respond with a generous contribution
when a volunteer calls the goal could
be realized in. a.Jest days. It is a drive
worthy of community support.
Bob Scotfs Campaign
Lt. Qov. Bob Scott has set a number
of important goals in his campaign for
the governorship. His program has been
summed up as a “Partnership for Pro
gress” with the people of the State.
Scott’s program includes bolstering re
spect for law and order through a con
cise 12-point program.
When he talks about roads, Scott states
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NEW FUNERAL HOME—Formal opoaing of Colonial FunawU Homo on High war 32
North will bo hold Saturday and Sunday from 2 P. M. tos P. M. The now fimoral homo
is dwHhod as ono of tho "*"«♦ modorn in Eastora North Carolina. Built by Edonton
Construction Company, tho now ostablishm ont will bo managod by Marvin Barham, ono
of two licodsod funoral dirocton and ombalmors on the staff.
New Funeral Home Opening Here
Colonial • Funeral Home’s doors will
swing wide at 2 P. M., Saturday for the
formal opening of the new Chowan
County business. The handsome struc
ture is located on Highway 32 North.
E. L. Hollowell, president, said the
formal opening will be held from 2 P. M.
to 5 P. M., Saturday and Sunday. Em
ployees will be on hand to show visitors
the facilities, described as among the
most modern in Eastern North Carolina.
Dedication of the 300-seat chapel will
be held at 2 P. M., Sunday with four
rural Chowan County ministers partici
pating. Rev. Lamar Moore, Rev Wil
liam Moore, Rev. Virgil Wilson and Rev.
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proximately 4,500 names on the old regi
; stration books.
Mrs. Hoskins said five persons regis
tered with no party affiliation. These,
however, will have to declare in order to
vote in the May 4 Primary election. Then
they will be registere< x N ther a Demo
crat or Republican. S
Chowan County 1 gl «n regarded
over the years as a tcratic Party
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, April 25, 1968.
CAMPAIGN TRAlL—Candid ales for public office in the May 4 primary are going down the wire in campaigning with two in
cumbents yisiling Chowan County Monday. Appeals Court Judge Naomi Morris is shown with her uncle, A. C. Boyce following her
speech to the Edenton Lions Club. Judge Morris explained the, new General Court of Justice in North Carolina with the different
divisions. Rep. Walter B. Jones of the First District Monday met informally eta dutch breakfast with a group of supporters be_
fore —.wpaignlnq *r downtown Edenton. He is shown at left in picture at right talking with Cecil W. Fry. local school principal. Both
Judge Morris and Rep. Jones are Democrats. No GOP candidate ha? visited Chowan County during the current campaign.
Edenton - Chowan
Salute Is Planned
Edenton-Chowan Day at the North
Carolina Museum of Art has been set for
Tuesday and a chartered bus will take
local citizens to Raleigh to participate in
the function.
Mrs. Thomas Chears, Jr., president
of the sponsoring Chowan Arts Council,
said a few seats remain on the bus. It
will leave from back of the county office
building at 8:30 A. M., and return at
6:30 P. M. Those who would like to go
are urged to contact Mrs. Chears or the
County Extension office.
Dr. Justus Bier, museum director, de
clared the special day to help celebrate
the 20th Anniversary of the Legislative
Act which created the museum. The lo
cal delegation will be extended all the
courtesies of the museum’s staff, its vol-
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be dedicated to the community as a com
munity service.
He said he feels the funeral home will
be of great value to the citizens of Eden
ton and Chowan County.
Marvin Barham, who before coming
to Edenton was with Wilkerson Funeral
Home in Greenville, will manage the new
establishment. He is a licensed funeral
director and embalmer. Barham is serv
ing a term as Chowan County coroner.
Serving as assistant manager is Ker
mit Carter, also a licensed funeral direc
tor and embalmer. Carter was with
Willis Funeral Home in Wake Forest
P Miss Iris Hare andjpart-
stronghold. The new registration show
ed this when 3,546 people registered for
this party with 241 registering as Re
publicans. There were 15 who registered
as Independents. They will not be al
lowed to vote in the primary.
East Edenton led the list of registered
voters with 1,262. Close on the heels of
this precinct was West Edenton with
1,254 voters registered.
Jury Vote Favors Will
A Chowan County Superior Court jury
Tuesday morning held that a paper dat
ed January 30, 1967, was the last will
and testament of Rountree O. Blanch
ard and was executed in manner and
form required by law.
The paper, which named O. M. Berry
man executor and left a certain amount
of the esta'e to Berryman, was contested
by a nur«*.'.er o' nieces and nephews.
Judge Albert W. Cowper of Kinston
Mrs. V. T. Chears
Mrs. V. Thomas Chears, Sr., promi
nebt Edentonian, died Thursday night in
Chowan Hospital following an extended
illness. She was 89.
She had lived all her life in Edenton
and was a devoted member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church.
She is survived by one son, V. Thomas
Chears, Jr., of Edenton, and five grand
children.
Graveside services were held in Beaver
Hill Cemetery Monday afternoon with
Rev. George Holmes officiating. Pall
bearers were George Wood, Richard
Hines, Logan Elliott, William Privott,
Frank Holmes and Haughton Ehringhaus.
Ziegler Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Banquet Planned
The Varsity Club of Edenton will hon
or athletes at John A. Holmes High
School May 6 at the annual sports award
banquet, according to Dr. A. F. Down
um, Jr., president.
Dr. Downum said tickets are currently
being sold to the banquet, to be held at
Edenton Jaycee Community Building on
Base Road. He pointed out that the
definite deadline for the purchase of tic
kets is Monday.
A steak dinner is planned this year and
the program begins at 7 P. M.
Speaker for. the banquet will be Bob
Lord, new head grid coach at Guilford
College. Lord was an assistant coach at
Wake Forest last year.
Lord is one of the state leaders in the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This is
expected to be the topic of his talk to
the young athletes in Edenton.
The banquet will recognize athletes
who participate in all sports at the local
high school.
Jaycees Honored
Two members of Edenton Jaycees last
weekend won high honors at a regional
meeting held at Roanoke Rapids.
Louis Craddock won the district and
regional spoke of the year award, thus
becoming the first member of the Eden
ton club to take such a high spoke award.
The award was presented at the Roanoke
Rapids meeting.
Also. Jim Jenkins was elected area vice
president of North Carolina.
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Mrs. Hoskins said there are now 2,789
white registered voters and 1,118 Ne
groes.
The board chairman expressed her
thanks to everyone who assisted in the
voter registration. She said she is pleas
ed with the number of people who are
CHOWAN COUNTY’S TOTAL REGISTRATION
Pracinct White Negro Deal. GOP Ind. NoAffl. Total
Weet Edenton 876 378 1.149 2 ? }m2
East Edenton 835 427 1.177 80 4 1 1.262
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Totals 2.789 1.118 3.546 241 15 5 3407
signed a judgment in the case in which
he ordered that the will be probated.
Cost of the action was ordered paid by
the executor from the residuary of the
Rountree estate.
Little evidence was presented in the
case Monday afternoon after nearly two
hours was devoted to selecting a jury. C.
A. Perry, Sr., and his son testified that
they, had witnessed Rountree O. Blanch
ard’s signature to the paper.
Those contesting the alleged will put
only one witness on the stand and his
testimony was interrupted by conferences
Tuesday morning. The case then went to
the jury after a short charge by Judge
Cowper.
Chowan Juniors Show, Sell Animals
Fred White, 111, of Tyner, and Cindy
Ward of Ryland showed the grand cham
pion animals in the 14th annual Chowan
County Junior Livestock Show last week.
The champion steer showed by White
weighed 980 pounds and was purchased
by First National Bank of Eastern North
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now eligible to vote in Chowan County.
People living inside the Town of Eden
ton will not have to register again for
the municipal elections since the town and
county books were combined with the
new registration. The town participated
in the cost of the new registration.
Board Holds
Key To Plan
For Center
Historic Edenton, Inc., will open a
visitor center-museum and begin guided
tours on June 9 if Chowan County com
missioners approve a request for financial
assistance.
W. B. Gardner, president of the non
profit group attempting to coordinate
tourist activities here, said Thursday af
ternoon that if the county does not par
ticipate then it will be impossible to be
gin operation.
“We hope the county will give in the
same manner that the town has assisted,”
Gardner told members of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce Board of Direc
tors.
Edenton Town Council has agreed to
contribute $5,000 toward the operating
budget of Historic Edenton. Another
$4,500 has been contributed by Edenton
Woman’s Club from profits of the bi
ennial Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside.
Gardner has estimated that it will take
approximately $20,000 to operate the
visitor center-museum as well as the guid
ed tours. While the state has made avail
able funds for renovations and displays
in the Barker House, no money is avail
able to pay operating expenses. He said
at least $5,000 annually is anticipated
from the sale of tickets.
County commissioners tabled the funds
request at their April meeting although
three of the five members spoke in favor
of the request.
Wallace Evans reported for the Down-
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Carolina. The animal brought 37 cents
per pound.
Cindy Ward’s champion individual hog
weighed 195 pounds and M. D. Baker
paid 431 S cents per pound for the ani
mal.
Trophies, ribbons and $372.50 in pre
mium money was given by the sponsor
ing Chowan and Ryland Ruritan Clubs.
White is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
White. Jr., while Cindy’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Ward of Ryland.
The reserve champion steer was shown
by Gene Jordan, also of Ryland. Hobbs
Implement purchased this animal and
paid 34 '/2 cents a pound for 940 pounds
of steer.
Paul Copeland had the reserve cham
pion individual hog and it brought 34 / 4
cents a pound. The hog weighed 230
pounds and was purchased by the Bank
of Hobbsville.
The grand champion pen of three was
entered by C. V. Parrish while Emmett
Winborne entered the reserve champions
in this class.
Eleven of the 12 steers shown graded
choice with the other one being judged
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