Volume XXXVIII—No. 2. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 14, 1971. Single Copy 10 Cents Harry Venters Resig % Harry Venters, Chowan County’s as sistant farm agent for 11 years, has re signed to accept a position in New Bern. Venters will leave his post here Febru ary 1. In New Bern, Venters will be farm labor representative with the Employ ment Security Commission. He will al so operate a farm. Mrs. Venters resigned her position with Edenton-Chowan Schools in June, IMP* - v ! -mLmm * mV KT l m*u ■'L& Jaßrjt ml M ■ 1%, j «j ■» —g Kip',’;'" ».,.- us i """ * J, w_ — _^£A,3s»ig*S«!l Broken-Down This 1967 photo shows the inside of what is now the Ryans Grove Community Center. The E.I.C. program, Com munity Action, helped the members of the cqpununity get materials to renovate the building. Today, the building is in good condition and semi-monthly meetings are held. THE CHOWAN HERALD 1970, to move to New Bern. $ % Venters came to Chowan Con |£n 1959 as assistant farm agent. 1. j l served in a similar capacity in C; %= ■. County for three years. Here hi % % mary responsibility has been in 4-H 4. fi work and livestock development. He is a native of New Bern and re ceived his undergraduate degree from N. C. State University and returned to Continued on Face 4 patrol uniform Wednesday morning in the Governor’s Office at the Capitol. —The ceremony was unannounced. Keeter, 33, son of Mrs. Cliff Keeter, Westover Heights, became one of the governor’s drivers and personal aides January 3, 1969. At that time he be came a line sergeant. Joining the State Highway Patrol in May, 1960, Lt. Keeter was stationed in Rocky Mount and Smithfield before be ing assigned to Gov. Scott. It was also announced that Lt. Keeter will leave Gov. Scott’s staff early in March for temporary duty at South Police Institute of the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Mrs. Keeter, the former Barbara Townson, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Townson, Jr., 5 Queen Anne’s, Edenton. She is the secretary to Roy Sowers, director, State Depart ment of Conservation and Development. youth work and increased income was sponsored by the Chowan County Ex tension Service and Ryans Grove won for the small family community. They later won second place for the Albe marle Area.< In 1967 the Economic Improvement |.lublic parade Stand Vp, ‘Girls* Chowan County Extension Homemak er Club members began their second 50 years of club work January 5 by install ing new council officers and honoring 22 from their ranks with a total of more than 820 years of service to the com munity. This is a proud record, one which is a challenge to the younger club members as well as those who will join in the future. Mrs. Frances M. Ward, Mrs. Gladys B. White and Mrs. Daisy N. Bembry make up the home economics extension team along the Public Parade. The com munity can be proud of the accomplish ments of this trio of unselfish, dedicated employees who continue to demonstrate a willingness to go the second mile. The fact that so many extension home maker club members have compiled an enviable record of service speaks well for the three leaders and their prede cessors. Good leadership has kept in terest at a peak. One has only to glimpse at the pro gram outline to be impressed with this staff’s ability to change with the times. They have been, and continue to be, first with the most when it comes to in novations which benefit people in the community. The homemaker club members adapt to changes, benefit from all available in formation and training and in the end become better homemakers. The days are gone when sewing and cooking skills were in the forefront for homemakers. They must now become a secretary bookkeeper for their husband, an interior decorator, etc., and are taught along this line. (Most of them could probably cook and sew before, if not better, than the agents). Chowan County is getting more than a good day’s work out of the extension office. The fact that 22 members—eight with 50 years’ service and 14 with 30 years in the club—have continued in leadership roles is certainly evidence of this work. For xmce the men haven’t stolen the limelight. Mrs. C. J. Hollowell, Mrs. O. M. Blanchard, Mrs. Nelia Smith, Mrs. Mae- Continued on Page 4 5 Paintings Given The Edenton Town Council decided on a gift to present at the commissioning of the USS Edenton on January 23 in Newport News. The gift is five paintings by Mrs. T. B. Smith of historic sites in Edenton. The paintings include the Barker House, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cupola House, Joseph Hewes House and Chowan County Courthouse. Other business before the Council at their regular monthly meeting included the approval of the purchase of three Continued on Page 4 Council started a program, Community Action. This program is designed to help low income communities to help themselves by learning skills that will supplement their income. At the Ryans Grove Community, six women attended classes at Center Hill gggl£ . mm -i j&d * t 'J* i1 WBBaSm ' x *h v fIU I -. Display Proudly These women have come a long way since 1967 and now display the items they have learned to make to improve the looks of their home and persons. From back left are: Mrs. Tamer White, flower arranging; Ophelia Bryant, flower arranging; Nora Drew, sewing. Front left are: Mrs. Addie Morring, quilting; Lillie Drew, sewing; Rosa Holley, sewing; and Doris White, sewing. The children are Denise Holley and Julie Drew. All the women have had classes in sewing, quilting, flower arranging, mattress making and upholstering. H H. - ’■ M r i mnHk > ] v\ x w t/ . I mw Jjs: .Jm Employ Veterans —Roy Blackley, left, veterans’ representative of the Employment Security Commission office here; Ralph Faulk ner, supervisor of Services to Older Workers; Lawrence Britt, assistant state director of Veteran Employment Service; and Neil Thagard, manager of the Edenton office of ESC, discuss National Jobs for Veterans, a project declared by President Nixon to help the rate of unemployment decrease among returning veterans. Campaign To Hire Veterans Pushed President Richard Nixon and the Sec retary of Labor will be sending out ap proximately 950,000 letters to businesses with over 10 employees and asking their cooperation in employing veterans or hir ing a veteran for on-the-job training. This is part of a nationwide effort to keep the unemployment of veterans to a minimum. According to Lawrence Britt, assistant state director of the Veterans Employ ment Service of Employment Security Commission, the level of unemployment for Vietnam veterans is twice as high as for others in the same age group. He also stated the average man returning from Vietnam is 22 years of age. Ralph Faulkner, supervisor of services to older veterans, stated that the pro gram, “National Jobs for Veterans” was putting its main emphasis on Vietnam veterans; however, it was not excluding any veteran. He commented that an older veteran is anyone who has served Grayson Harding Grayson Hamilton Harding, former owner of Joseph Hewes Hotel, died sud denly at Chowan Hospital on Sunday at the age of 66. He made his home at historic Sycamore on Albemarle Sound. He was the son of the late Alice Vic toria and Emerson Oather Harding, Sr. Surviving are two brothers, Herbert Harding of Warsaw, Va., and Everett Harding of Arlington, Va., and one sister, Miss Virginia Harding of Washington, D. C. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episco pal Church. A graveside service was held at 2 P. M., on Wednesday with Rev. George Holmes officiating at Melrose Cemetery near Calloa, Va. Williford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Community Building, sponsored by the county extension agency. At these class es the women were taught mattress mak ing, upholstering, sewing, quilting and flower arranging. They in turn go back to their respec- Cootinned on Page 4 with the armed forces and over 45 years of age. Britt stated, “contrary to most news reports of servicemen using dope, they are still the best men our country has, both as fighters and secondly as potential employees”. The campaign is being carried out on the local level. This will be done after the letters have been sent to the em ployers, they answer the letters and send them to the State Employment Security Office. The state office then contacts the county office and they start the foot work. Both Faulkner and Britt urge all vet erans to come by and see the veteran representative, Roy Blackley or the coun ty veterans service officer, John Lee Spruill. They stated that the veteran repre- C on tinned on Fare 4 CO-OP GETS MANAGER Marcus McClanahan, left, has been named man ager of the Albemarle Cooperative Asso ciation, Inc. He is shown here with Gene Sutton, USDA consultant, and Wayland Spivey, co-op secretary. McClanahan will assume his duties early next month. Manager Named Albemarle Cooperative Association, Inc., early next month will get its first manager. He is Marcus McClanahan who has resigned a position with Eden ton-Chowan Schools to take the post. ACA, organized through the efforts of N. C. Rural Fund For Development, has membership from 11 Northeastern North Carolina counties. The cooperative is working in the field of swine production and marketing. McClanahan’s selection was announced this week by Wayland Spivey, a staff member of Chowan County Extension Service and co-op secretary. He will as sume his duties early in February. Gene Sutton, on loan from the U. S. Continued on Page 4 Harrell Elected To State Office RALEIGH T. Stanton Harrell of Edenton has been elected a vice president of the N. C. Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of America. Harrell is connected with the U. S. Department of Agricul ture’s Soil Conservation Service. Henry W. Robertson of Greensboro was installed Saturday night as new pres ident of the chapter. He succeeds Hu bert Willis of Fayetteville. New president-elect of tjie group is T. J. Walkup of Raleigh, while Ronnie Stevens of Greensboro is new secretary. Harrell and seven other vice presidents represent various sections of North Caro lina. The Soil Conservation Society of America is a private organization cover ing the U. S. and Canada, with the stated objective: “To advance the science and art of good land use.”