ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBUSHED IN Chowan county Volume XXVll.—Number 467 Premiere Showing EcHiton Promotional Film Sche If led In Taylor Theater Nov. Zsth No Charge Made For Showing at Matinee And Night Perform ances The promotional film on Eden ton,' titled “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek,” will be shown for the first time on Friday, No vember 25, in the town of its origin. The premiere will be held at the Taylor Theatre at 2 P. M., and later at 5:45 P. M. There is no charge for either perform ance, and the sponsoring organi zation hopes that everyone in the town and county will take advantage of seeing the film. Due to the expected large num ber of persons who will attend the showings, it is hoped that most children will attend the matinee performance in order to give ample seating space for adults at the later performance at 5:45 P. M. At the latter per formance, Jack McGowan, presi dent of Guided Tours Produc tions, who made the film, and Bishop Alexander, president cf l the Advertising Service Agency i who handles advertising for the ‘Ocean Highway Association, will make brief talks explaining the benefits to be derived from this Continued on Page 7, Section 1 Mrs. C. P. Wales Dies in Raleigh Funeral Held at St! Paul’s Church Wed- j nesday Morning The entire community of Edenton was saddened Mohday by news of the death that morn-1 ing of Mrs. Charles Paddock Wales. Funeral services were conducted from St. Paul’s Epis- ■ copal Church Wednesday at 11] o’clock, with the Rev. George B. Holmes, rector, and the Rev. Frederick B. Drane officiating. Interment was in the church yard, by the side of her husband, the late Charles Paddock Wales, | Continued on Page 7, Section 1 1 MASONS MEET TONIGHT A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. | & A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. McKay ( Washington, master of the lodge,, urges a good turnout of mem bers. [ HelpingSanta Fire Chief W. J. Yates early thk week announced that Eden ion firemen will again this year repattr ora and discarded toys which will be distributed among needy children as Christmas presents. The firemen, of course, re quest that any toys which will be donated be brought to the fire station at the earliest pos sible moment so that they can hare them ready in time for Christmas. - John A. Holmes Speaker At Legion And Auxiliary Meeting ><•? - •' ~ • - - i Members of Ed Bond Post No. I 40 and the American Legion Au-1 xUiary held a joint supper meet ing Friday night in observance ofe Veterans Day. The meeting *&#)> a very delightful one and featured by an address by John A. Holmes, a past com mander of the post So much impressed was the audience that The Herald was requested to publish Mr. Holmes’ address, which is as follow#,:' • . “It. was the eleventh hour of eleventh day eleventh stop was on the battle front between THE CHOWAN HERALD Soil Sonservation Supervisors From 18 Counties Scheduled To Meet In Edenton November 17 Over 450 people are expected to attend the fifth annual din ner meeting of soil conservation district supervisors to be held at Edenton Thursday, November 17, at-6:30 P. M., in the Edenton armory. People from 13 north eastern counties served by the Coastal Plain, Roanoke-Chowan, Pamlico, and Albemarle Soil Conservation Districts will be present. This is the third meet ing to be held in Edenton and promises to be one of the larg est. Congressman L. H. Fountain will be the principle speaker. Bryce Younts, administrative of ficer of the State Soil Conser Mary Ann Hare, Becki Harrell Win DAR Citizenship Award Announcement has been made that Miss Mary Ann Hare, a senior at John A. Holmes High School, and Miss Becki Harrell, a senior at Chowan High School, have been chosen to receive the DAR Senior Citizenship Award. This award is given to a sen ior girl each year and is based on leadership and citizenship. Miss Harg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hare. She is serving as editor of the school newspaper, assistant editor of the yearbook and secretary of the Student Council. She is a ( Early Next Week ] In order for employees of The' Herald to observe the Thanks giving holiday next Thursday, November 24, The Herald will be printed Tuesday instead of Wed nesday. t It will, therefore, be necessary for all advertising and news copy to be in the office a day earlier than usual. In Scholarship Race] v— * M K Jm m It ' Hr V MISS SALLY PRIVOTT With other entries from the Woman's Club 16th District, Miss Sadly Privott has been se lected to compete in the elimi nation contest for two of the state's SSOO scholarships. [ over that field, at exactly 11:00 o’clock. In all of the succeed-1 ing forty-one years at the stroke i of eleven on November eleventh, I have paused to pay tribute to the heroic dead—many-of whom died in the hour immediately! preceding the cessation of fight- i ing, and at the same time Ij reverently offer thanks to' the, Almighty for the survivors of I that bloody carnage. “In 1938 the United States i Congress made November 11th a I legal holiday in the .District of I Columbia. Subsequently all states in the Union have made] it a holiday. In many places] throughout the world, a period of silence is observed at eleven o’clock on this day. British Armistice Day services are held in front of the Cenotaph in Lon don. "Die French hold their ob servation at the Arch of Tri- vation Committee, will give a report. State Conservationist R. M. Dailey will comment on Soil Conservation Service operations in the local districts. Edenton’s Mayor John Mitchener will wel come the people to Edenton for iheir third meeting here. The response will be by Henry Gray Shelton of Tarboro. A. C. Ed wards of Hookerton, chairman r.f the Coastal Plain Soil Con servation District, will serve as toastmaster and introduce the speaker of the evening, Con gressman L. H. Fountain. This is the first year ladies have been invited to attend the Continued on Page 7, Section 1 member of the following school clubs: Tri-Hi-Y, FTA, Mono gram Club, FHA, and National Honor Society. She is also a member of the girls’ basketball team. Mary Ann attended Tar Heel Girls’ State in Greensboro in June. She is a member of Rbcky Hock Baptist Church. Miss Harrell is the daughter of Mrs. Cora Harrell and was chosen from, two other' girls. Miss Annie Faye Hollowell and Esther Layton, as selected by the senior class. Continued on Page 7, Section 1 IJoim Thos. Dobson Is Included Among College Who’s Who Edenton Eoy One of 38 Leaders at ECC To Appear In Na tional Yearbook Thirty-eight leaders in student activities at East Carolina Col-' lege have just been announced as representatives of the college in the 1960-1961 edition of the national publication “Who's Among Students in American j Universities and Colleges.” This i work includes biographical j sketches of outstanding students | in educational institutions throughout the nation. Those representing East Caro lina are upperclassmen who have ercellent records in scholarship, leadership, and participation in Continued on Page 2—Section ? Christmas Club Opens Monday It was announced Tuesday of this week that the 1961 Christ mas Savings Club of the Peo ples Bank & Trust Company will open Monday, November 21. There will be about 1,000 vari ous clubs for the convenience of customers ranging from 25 cents to S2O. Just recently the bank sent Out checks in the amount of $62,000 which represented sav ings in the 1960 Christmas Sav ing Club. 20 Years Ago JU Pound in tbo I&m of Tho Chowan Hmld With Chowan County's peace time selective service draft undar way, 75 man wara cant ques tionnaires calling for elaborate data at to iha antecedents of the registrant and his reason for any dkabilitv or other ax *lEd^ton^r Ar mistice Day celebration proved to bo one long remembered. Large crowds turned out to see the Wake Forest freshmen play the Naval Base Hoemtal team ?nton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 17, 1960. j Planning For Christmas Party ! —— Piciured above are members of the Laemon Business and Pro fessional Club as they consider plans for the annual Christmas parade and I arty which will be held Thursday aiternoon, Decem ber 1, beginning at 4 o'clock. Left to right. Miss Beulah Privott. treats chairman; Mis. Percy Smith, president of the club; Mrs. Warren Twiddy, general chairman; Miss Pauline Calloway, chair man for judges, and Miss Frances Marshbourn and Mrs. Laura . Ferguson, co-chairmen for the parade.—(Photo by J. P. Hicks, Jr.) Aces Meet Garner For Region Honor Next Friday Night Two Teams Will Clash On East Carolina Col lege Gridiron; Both Have Very Impres sive Records Edenton’s Aces, having handily won the Albemarle Conference championship, are now readying themselves to meet Garner for the regional championship. T e game is scheduled to be played 'on the East Carolina College gridiron in Greenville Friday night beginning at &«e’cloek-. •• ! Both teams V’ill enter the con test with enviable records, al though the Aces’ record is far more impressive. The Aces have won all 10 games during the sea son in which they amassed a total of 387 points while limit ing their opponents to only 31 points, with no more than one touchdown scored against them in any one game. Victims of the Aces include Camden. Roanoke Rapids, Wallace-Rose Hill, Wil liamston, Scotland Neck, Eliza beth City. Weldon, Hertford, Ahoskie and Plymouth. ' Garner has won eight, lost none and tied one game. The tie game was with Dunn, 12-12. Continued on Page 7, Section 1 Scenes On Friendship Tour j jlM^ : '~ ;i ,r f t * > ,’ ■~. , '*"' , > * -»y, ' aUI .< ~~r~~~ ..,-. ! V ,^**'£*•s : »3^g^iyg^^ip , w| »