ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXYH.—Number 4L~
EdentonAcesDown
Arch Rivals Yellow
jackets Os E. City
Edenton Outfit Turns
On Steam In Second
Half to Win Game
py 28-6 Score
An inspired Elizabeth City
Hfeh School football team held
the high-flying Edenton Aces to
a single touchdown during the
first half in Elizabeth City Fri
day night in the annual clash
of 1 these two arch rivals. In
fact the calibre of play exhibit
ed by the Yellow Jackets in the
fifrst half discounted the pre
game opinion of the strength
at Coach Honey Johnson’s 1960
fdotball machine. The Jackets
played the Aces on about even
terms during the first half, so
that there was considerable ap
prehension on the part of many
Edenton fans that the outcome
might easily develop into an
other major upset. However,,
the Aces came back strong in
the second half and finally de
feated the Jackets twice in suc
cession and for only the second
time on their home field by a
score of 28-6.
The Aces were held scoreless
in the first quarter with neither
threatening to score. It
was about midway of the second
quarter that the Aces in a 61-
yard march scored when Bubba
Hopkins crashed through the
line from three yards out. Hop
kins bore the brunt of the drive
for he carried the ball 10 times
and registered gains through the
line on every play.
On the second half kickoff,
Jerry Tolley, to a great extent,
relieved the pressure for Eden
ton fans when he pulled in the
ball on the 22-yard line and in
a beautiful piece of ball-carrying
scampered 78 yards for a touch
down to put- the Aces i* thw
lead 14-0.
The Aces’ third touchdown
came about midway of the third
quarter when Tolley, who was
about to be tackled, latereled
to Fred Britton, who went the
distance. The final counter was
made in the fourth quarter
when Forehand passed to Tol
iey, who was far out in the open
and merely trotted across the
goal line.
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20 Years Ago
Ai Found ifc the Hi** of 1
Tha Chowan Herald [
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Chowan County joined the re
mainder of this nation in re
quiting all male citizens between
the age of 21 and 36 to appear
at the Edenton or Chowan High
School to be Tegiatered under
the new peacetime military con
scription law.
At a meeting of the Chowan
County Commissioners no little
consideration was given to re- j
valuation of property in the
county. The matter was post
poned until their next meeting
in order to decide if the work
should be done by local people
or employ outside expert as
sessors.
R, P. Badham was re-appoint
ed Chairman of the Chowan
County ABC Board.
In an executive session Town
Council discussed changing the
town charier with overtures
made to eliminate the Board of
Public Works bringing the en-
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Edenton Girl Scouts Reorganize
With Four Troops Now Active
The Girl Scouts of Edenton
have reorganized for the year
1960-81 with -four active troops
meeting at the present time.
There are t#o Brownie troops
for girls in the third and fourth
, grades, approximate ages eight
to ten years; land two Girl Scout
troops for fifth and sixth grade
girls, approximate ages IQ to
years. 1
TF Brownie Troop No. 6, third
grade girls, ,'led by Mrs. Elton
Forehand and Mrs. Bruce Jones,
meets at St Paul’s Episcopal
-Parish- HbiJse °n West Gale
Street Wednesday at 2:30 P. M.
Brownie Troop No. 1, fourth
TH* CHOWAN HERALD
j Cart Pushers ]
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During October, November and
December the hospital cart will
be taken care of by the follow
ing Auxiliary members.
Mondays: Mrs. Albert Byrum.
Tuesdays: Mrs. W. E. Bond. Sr.
Wednesdays: Mrs. Boyd Har
less. Sr.
Thursdays: Mrs. J. C. Leary,
Sr.
Fridays: Mrs. George Hoskins.
Case Workers
Meet In Edenton
Welfare case workers from the
Northeastern District held an all
day meeting in the Parish House
Wednesday of this week. In the
neighborhood of 22 case workers
attended, with Mrs. Aiko Wil
liams of Camden County as
chairman of the group.
The principal speaker for the
meeting was Dr. Charles Llew
ellyn, who is director of the
out-patient clinic at Duke Hospi
tal.
Leon Evans Os Chowan Is State
Winner In 4-H Forestry Project
Information was received Tues
day morning from State Col
lege, Raleigh, that Leon Evans,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L.
Evans, Route 1, Edenton, has
been judged the state winner
in his 4-H forestry project, based
on his long time record.
Leon will receive a pen and
pencil set from The American
j Forest Products Industries, Inc.,
(and if he wins in sectional com
petition- he -will have van all-ex
pense trip to National 4-H Club
Congress to be held in Chicago
• November 27-December 1.
| Leon is a member of the Cho
wan High School Senior 4-H
, Club and the Oak Grove Com
' munity 4-H Club. He has been
New HI Rambler
On Display Today
Gene Perry Much En
thused Over New
Model Features
The new 1961 Rambler auto
mobile will go on display today
(Thursday) at the Edenton Mo
tor Company on North Broad
Street. The grand showing will
continue through Saturday of
this week and Gene Perry, man
ager, extends a cordial invita
tion to the general public to
view and inspect the 1961 Ram
bler. Free refreshments will be
served during the grand open
ing days.
Mr. Perry points out that the
1961 model offers a fine balance
of line and form and greatly
improved styling. He is very
much enthused over new fea
tures in the - 1961 models and
hopes many people will visit the
showroom during the display.
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Bernice Brooks, Pocahontas,
requests all members to attend.
meets at the Barker house on
Thursdays at 3:30 P. M. Girl
Scout Troop No. 2, fifth grade
girls, led by Mrs. J. H. Conger,
Jr., and Mrs. J. C. Parks, meets
at St. Paul’s Parish House on i
Mondays at 3:30 P. M. Girl!
Scout Troop No. 8, sixth grade
girls, led by Mrs. Scott Harrell
and Mrs. John Graham, meets
on Tuesdays at ,3:30 P. M., at
St Paul’s Parish House.
The Girl Scouts are sponsored
by the Edenton Woman’s Club
with the following members onj
the Council: Chairman, Mrs. j
John Graham; vice chairman,
Mr*. Roland Vaughan; secretary,,
Mr*. T. C; Byrum v Jr.; treasurer, |
Edenton, Chowan County, North October 13, 1960.
Ad lice 4-N Chib
Will Top Honor
For Booth At Fair
First Time”4-H Club
Has Won Home Feed
& Fertilizer Company
Trophy
The Advance 4-H Community
Club won the grand champion
trophy last week at the Chowan
County Fair for the best edu
cational booth entered in the
fair. The theme of the prize
winning booth was “4-H 'Mem
bers Increase Income By Using
Recommended Practices.”
This was the first time a 4-H
Club has won the trophy which
is presented annually by the
Home Feed & Fertilizer Com
pany.
Center Hill Junior 4-H Club
won second place in the junior
division and John A. Holmes
High School booth came in
third.
In the senior division Oak
Grove Community 4-H Club won'
first place, the Chowan Future
Farmers of America, second; the
Chowan Future Homemakers of i
America, third; John A. Holmes
Future Homemakers of America, 1
fourth: and the Center Hill Sen
ior 4-H Club, fifth.
Continued on fag* B—Section 1
a 4-H Club member since 1953
and started on a forestry project
in 1956. Since that time he has
planted approximately 12,000
loblolly pine seedlings, 500 long
leaf pine seedlings, and poison
ed undesirable hardwoods on
several acres pf woodland.
In 1957 Leon attended State
4-H Forestry Camp at Millstone
and was very enthusiastic about
the forestry classes that were
thugbt .there. He influenced a
neighbor boy, Joe Nixon, to take
up forestry and later, one of his
brothers, also. Joe and Leon
worked on a demonstration en
titled “Plant Tomorrow’s Trees
Today” and won first place in
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
Gavin To Speak
At Lions Meeting
Republican Guberna
torial Candidate to
, Visit Club Oct. 17
Robert Gavin of Sanford, Re
publican candidate for Governor,
will be the guest of the Edenton
Lions Club Monday night, Octo
ber 17. James Griffin, presi
dent of the club, urges every
Lion to be present to hear Mr.
Gavin, who will be the princi
pal speaker for the meeting.
At the meeting Held Monday
night of this week Joe Thorud
announced that the Corn Club
meeting will be held Monday
night, November 21.
Oscar Duncan, chairman of
the White Cane drive, reported
that slls had been collected on
Broad Street on Saturday, Octo
ber 1.
President Griffin reported that |
one or two agencies in Eden
ton were interested in the Lions
sponsoring an eye bank. West
Leary was instructed to have his
committee investigate the possi
bility. •
I New Commander
For Area Guard
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Lt. Col. Herbert H. Taylor, Jr.,
of Tarboro has been appointed
commander of the 2nd Battle
Group, 119th Infantry, North
Carolina Army National Guard,
which consists of units located .
in “Rocky Mount, Nashville,
i Edenton, Williamston, Windsor, 1
Ahoskie, Lasker, Elizabeth City, 1
J Tarboro, Scotland Neck and
Farmville.
Col. Taylor succeeds Col. B. A.
Peterson of Ahoskie, who re
cently resigned after serving al
most 28 years cumulative service
in the Army and-the National!
J Guard.
Col. Taylor has served in the
National Guard since its reor
, ganizgtion in 1947 after World
j has had^aMurmnents
Presented Silver Service Prize
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In a special award ceremony which took place Saturday morning
at Bytum’s Gift Shop, Miss Catherine Tynch, 1960 graduate of Cho
| wan High School, received a prize of a six-piece place setting in
| her selected silver pattern. Peachtree Manor. Mrs. Lain Smith.
. above left, made the presentation. The sterling silver was won by
| Miss Tynch in the nationwide "Sterling Is For Graduates" Silver
smiths of America. Miss Tynch is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Tynch of Route 3. Edenton. and is a freshman at East
, Cnrolina College. More than 40.000 graduating high school girls
I entered the contest by registering the name of their favorite
| pattern of sterling flatware with a local participating retailer.
Winners were selected in a national drawing held in New York
City. Over 2,700 prizes totaling $25,000 in cash and sterling silver
i was distributed to girls from all sections of the country in this
I "Girl Graduate" contest.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.)
Bruce Jones Named
New President Os
Edenton’s C. Os C.
Group of New Offic
ers Elected Late Last
Week at Board of
Directors’ Meeting
At a meeting of t.he board of
directors of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce Tield last week
Bruce F. Jones was elected as
president. He succeeds William
P. Jones.
At the same time Joe Con
ger, Jr., was elected vice presi
dent; Tom H. Shepard as secre
tary and William Privott as
treasurer.
Mr. Jones is owner of the Al
bemarle Motor Company, the
Edenton Ford agency. He grad
uated from Maury High School
in Norfolk, where he was an out
standing football player. Later
he received a degree in business
administration from the Univer
sity of North Carolina. He spent
several years in Syracuse, New
York and returned to Edenton to
be connected with the Albemarle
Motor Company.
Mr. Jones has been active in j
civic affairs, not only in the |
Chamber of Commerce, but he is |
also a member of the Junior |
Chamber of Commerce and Ro- j
tary Club, where he has been an I
outstanding member.
At the same meeting C. A.
Phillips, vice president of the
Edenton Cotton Mill, was elected
as a member of the board of di
rectors. He succeeds Ernest J.
Ward, Jr., has resigned due to
leaving Edenton shortly.
Other directors include J. E.
Debnam, Jesse Harrell, Guy C.
Hobbs, Joe Conger, Jr., Tom
Shepard, Bruce Jones, Richard
S. Atkinson, Jr., R. Elton Fore
hand, W. H. Hollowell, J. Clar- ,
ence Leary, William S. Privott,
John Mitchener, W. E. Bond,
Thomas Byrum, Jr., James Perry
and William P. Jones.
Chowan Farm Bureau Drive
For Members Still In Progress
Lester 'T. Copeland, president
of the Chowan County Farm
Bureau, reminds Chowan County
citizens that the Farm Bureau
membership drive is still in pro
-1 gress in the hope that a larger j
membership than last year will
, be realized.
Bristoe Perry, membership
! chairman, has mailed membership
I cards throughout the county,
. some of which have not yet been
returned with the $5.00 member-'
ship fee. Mr. Perry urges these
memberships to be returned im
mediately so that the drive can
be completed. He also hopes
! that there are some who have
not received cards who will have
enough .interest in the organiza
tion by sending him the annual
dues of $5.00.
Mr. Copeland points out only a
few of the Farm Bureau's ac- ;
Local High School
Now Participating
In TV Programs
John A. Holmes High School
on Wednesday of this week
started participating in the
North Carolina In-School Tele
vision Program, sponsored by
the. .University of North Caro
lina. The course is being offer
ed in American history and will
be viewed each school morning
from 9 until 9:30 o’clock by the
junior students in Mrs. Rebekah
Overman’s history class.
The school was enrolled Octo
ber 5 by the University of North
Carolina to officially participate
and receive their materials for
the program. The school and
students will participate in the
program for the entire school
year.
The television program will be
received over Channel 7, WITN,
Washington, N. C.
Another Thrift j
Sale Saturday
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Sponsored by the Edenton Wo
man’s Club, another thrift sale
is scheduled to be held Satur
day, October 15. The sale will
again be held in the building
formerly occupied by The Rug
Shop on Broad Street front 9
A. M., to 5 P. M.
Clothing of all kinds for the
entire family will be sold at
great savings.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, October 17,
at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Margaret
Bell, worthy matron, is very
anxious to have a large attend
ance.
tivities during 1959, which in
clude the following:
The Farm Bureau secured leg
islation providing for the present
3-cent per gallon federal tax, re
i fund on gasoline used for non
highway purposes, which in
Chowan County amounted to
$29,280.
The Farm Bureau secured
modification in 1957 providing
for the present 6-cent per gallon
state tax refund on gasoline used
for non-highway purposes. In
Chowan County this amounted to
$43,920.
The Farm Bureau secured leg
islation exempting the 3% sales
tax farm machinery and parts
which amounted to $8,784 in
Chowan County.
The Farm Bureau sponsored
legislation eliminating the state
Cswitaw* «a Pag* s—toctioa 1
Aces Preparing To
Meet Weldon High 1
School Friday Night
Boys Now Very Anx-j
ious to Maintain Per
fect Record; Weldon
Strength Unknown (
Edenton’s Aces, who have tast
ed victory in easy fashion in the
six games played thus far this
season, are now preparing to
tuck their consecutive
victory under their belts next
Friday night.
They are scheduled to meet
the aggregation from Weldon on
Hicks Field with the game be
ginning at 8 o’clock.
Very little is known about the
strength of the Halifax County
outfit, although last week they
easily defeated Franklinton by a
score of 25-0. |
The Aces came out of the!
Elizabeth City battle last Fri-j
day night unscathed and, barring (
injuries during "‘practice sessions,
should be in tip-top shape for
the game.
The Aces sport an enviable'
record thus far this season, forj
in their six games they are not
only undefeated, but have rolled
up 196 points while holding their
opponents to 18 points. They
Continued on Page 6—Section I
Library Is Planning “At Home'”)
For Mrs. Emily Badham Coxe 1
On Tuesday Night, October 18;
Miss Marion Robertson, librar-j
ian for the Shepard-Pruden Me-i
morial Library, announced early i
l , this week that the library will |
| observe an “At Home” for Emi-:
■ly Badham Coxe Tuesday even- j
ing. October 18, at 8 o’clock. I
j The public is cordially invited. I
1 Mrs. Coxe has just written
'her first book called “Mother
of the Maid” and she has agreed
to speak informally on how she
got her book published. As on |
another memorable occasion,
when the Shepard-Pruden Li
brary celebrated the publishing;
of Inglis Fletcher’s first book.;
St. Paul’s Bazaar
Scheduled To Be
Held On Nov. 15th
Special Features Are
Planned To Make
This Year’s Affair
Another Big Success
The Annual Bazaar of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church will be
held on Tuesdav, November 15.
at the Parish House, beginning
at 11:30 A. M„ and closing at
4:30 P. M. The theme this year
will be "St. Paul’s Country
Fair”.
Luncheon will be served from
12 until 2 P. M. Dinner will
be at 6:30 followed by square
dancing.
As has been customary in past
years, the bazaar will offer
many and varied handmade ar
| tides suitable for Christmas
j gifts. There will be the usual
I food table where homemade
I pickles, preserves, cakes, pies
! and cookies may be bought.
Again this year a plant "table
will be a special feature with
• a variety of plants and small
shrubs on hand.
Other attractions will be a
Grab Bag Table, Country Bar
gains and a Cartoon Matinee.
Mrs. Richard P. Baer 11, is
general chairman of the bazaar.
Special Meeting For
Up-County Firemen
A SDecial meeting of the Cen
ter Hill-Cross Roads Fire De
partment has been called for
Monday night, October 17. The
meeting will be held in the au
ditorium at Chowan High School
beginning at 8 o'clock.
This meeting has been called
for the purpose of considering
a very important matter, so that
not only all volunteer firemen
and their wives, but anyone liv
ing in the Center Hill-Cross
Roads community is especially
urged to attend.
82,50 Per Year In North Carolir
Chowan Ready For
General Election
Tuesday, Nov. Bth
Resigns
4
jJ &
JAMES M. BOND j
Thursday of last week James
M. Bond tendered his resignation
as feller for the Peoples Bank
& Trust Company. The resigna
tion is effective November 1.
when Mr. Bond will become as-,
socialed with the Edenton Sav
ings & Loan Association.
the famous cupola will be light-1
ed. |
Mrs. Coxe will be delighted to i
autograph any copies of her
book during the “at home" cele
j bration.
The committee in charge of
! entertainment consists of the
j following: Mrs. Junius W. Da
| vis. Miss Margaret Pruden, Miss
Harriet Leary. Mrs. James E.
Wood. Mrs. Richard Hines, Mrs.
j David Holton. Mrs. Tom Elliott,
i Mrs. Robert B. Smith. Mrs. Syd
ney Smith. Mrs. Hector Lupton.
Mrs, W. B. Rosevear, Mrs.
I George K. Mack and Mrs. Earl
I Goodwin.
Democratic Rally j
Is Scheduled For!
Monday, Oct 24th
Thad Eure,
Os State Will Be the;
Main Speaker Forj
The Occasion
Announcement was .made by
Tom Shepard Tuesday morning
of this week that a Chowan
County Democratic rally will bej
held Monday night. October 24.
The rally will be held in the j
Court House beginning at 8.
o'clock.
The principal speaker for the
occasion will be Secretary of
State Thad Eure, who is very
well known in Chowan County.
The public is cordially invited
and it is hoped the Court House
will be filled for the rally.
fcivic calendar]
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A Chowan County Democratic
rally will be held in the Court
House Monday night. October
24. at 8 o'clock.
A special meeting of the Cen
ter Hill-Cross Roads Fire De
partment will be held Monday
night. October 17, aj 8 o'clock
Continued on Page 2—Section i
James Bond Resigns As Teller
At Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
James M. Bond, one of the
tellers at the Peoples Bank &
Trust Company, late last week
tendered his resignation, which
will be effective Monday, No
vember 1. Mr. Bond has been
connoted with the bank for 15
years.
Mr. Bond is terminating his
employment with the bank in
order to accept a position with
the Edenton Savings & Loan As
sociation, which he feels is a
step forward for him financially
and at the pame time affording
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
A
Warning Issued Rela
tive to Requirement
To Be Registered on
County Registration
Books In Order to be
Eligible to Vote
Machinery has been set up in
Chowan County for the general
election scheduled to be held
Tuesday, November 8. The Cho
wan County Board of Elections
has appointed registrars and
judges of election and designated
polling places which will be as
follows:
East Edenton Precinct
Polling Place, Court House.
Registrar. Mrs. William Stokely.
Judges, Mrs. Emma Bunch, Mrs.
J. M. Thorud and John M. El
liott.
Wesl Edenton Precinct
Polling Place, Municipal Build
ing. Registrar, Mrs. George C.
Hoskins. Judges, Mrs. J, A.
Curran, M. A. Hughes and Mrs.
S. Francis Hicks.
, Rocky rtock Precinct
Polling Place, Henry Bunch’s
i store. Registrar, Alphonso Spi
vey. Judges, Ervin Bunch and
,W. H. Saunders.
Center Hill Precinct
I Polling Place, Ross Bunch's
stoic. Registrar, Ralph Good-
Continued on Page s—section 1
Scottish Rite Club
Formed In Edenton
At a dinner meeting of Mas
ons held at the Edenton Restau
rant Tuesday night an Edenton
Scottish Rite Club was organiz
ed. Present at the meeting
were Charlie Seifert, Neil Ves
ter and Jake Chadwick of New
Bern, all prominent Scottish
Rite Masons. W. M. Rhoades
acted as toastmaster for the
meeting.
After the decision was made
to form a local club, the follow
ing officers were elected: Presi
dent, John Simpson; vice presi
dent W. M. Rhoades; secretary
and treasurer, W. C. Bunch, Jr.
The following were listed as
charter members: H. A. Cam
pen, Jess Wilson. McKay Wash
ington. Frank Holmes, Ernest
Kehayes, William Adams, Albert
Lassiter, Jr., Ladel Parker. R. T.
Pickier. C. C. Baker and J. Ed-
I win Bufflap.
Episcopalians Plan
Open House Sunday
An Open House will be held
[ in the Parish House Sundav fol
lowing the 11 o’clock service’
at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Churcl
in Edenton.
This will be an opportunit
for interested persons to see ti e
new additions recently complr'-
led and to gain some insight r.s
Ito the plans and purposes i r
i the Church School and Youth
Center.
Viators are cordially i.ivi’ed
to attend both services and the
open house to follow services.
Light refreshments will be serv
ed by the ladies of the Parish.
Town Council
Meets Tonight
Edenton’s Town Council will
meet tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock in the Municipal Build
i ing. The meeting has been
postponed from Tuesday night of
this week due to Mayor John
Mitchener and Clerk Ernest J.
Ward, Jr., being out of town on
' town business.
him an opportunity to learn the
loan end of financing.
In submitting his resignation,
Mr. Bond stated:
‘‘l want to express my sin
cere appreciation to all mem
bers of the Board, the Officers
and the employees of the bank
for the friendly cooperation and
help to me. I shall never forget
their thoughtfulness to me for
the past fn-een years and. have
made mv decision to leave th*
bank only after a long and seFl
ous consideration."