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PfJfi 1 Volume AXVHj—Number 18. Mitchener Defeats Haskett For Mayor In Landslide All IncunWents Returned To Office By Edenton Voters In Election Held Tuesday Richard D. Dixon, Jr., Newcomer on Board To Succeed William C. Bunch, Jr., From First Ward With 21 candidates seeking the 13 offices in tha Edenton munici pal election Tuesday of this week, dll of the incumbents were returned to office for an other two-year term. The only change in the new administra tion will be the addition of Richard Dixon, Jr., who won out as Councilman from, the First Ward. Dixon will succeed W. C. Bunch, Jr., who recently re signed after moving his resi dence to Norfolk. Contrary to previous elections there were quite a few write-in ballots cast. . Mayor John Mitchener won by a landslide over L. H. Haskett, a former by better than a 2-to-l vote. Mitchener polled -803 votes to 355 by Haskett, and carried substantial majorities in all four wards. James Bond, who had no op position for treasurer, polled the highest vote with 1,042. In die race -for two Council men-at-Large seats there were four candidates. J. Edwin Buff lap led this race with 846 votes. George A. Byrum was second with 614 votes, followed by Frank M. Holmes with ,461 and George Tillett, Negro attorney, trailing with 172 votes. ; A close' race developed foe Councilman from the First Ward, Where three candidates were seeking to fill the vacancy caus ed by the recent resignation of W, C. Bunch, Jr., who moved to Norfolk. Richard Dixon, edged out over W. E. Malone and J. D. Elliott. Dixon was the leader by only four votes. He polled 123.v0.tes while Ma lone had 119 and Elliott 109. C. A. Phillips had no opposi- Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Film Os Edenton * Now Almost Paid Mrs. John* Ksamer was a guest at the County Commis sioners’ meeting Monday morn ing, at which time she explain , od -that a debt of $420 remains , to clear off the indebtedness of . the film “Ye Town* On Queen ‘Anne’s Creek." She asked if 'the Commissioners could come to the rescue and appropriate iyhat is still owing. | Mrs. Kramar stated that the film has already been shown in 29 states although it was re leased only jjra January. It has been shown as far as California aqff is booked far ahead at pres ent Mrs. Kramer was very en thusiastic about the response to the film and said hpany people sky it is the very best advertis ing Edenton could possibly have secured. . The Commissioners agreed to appropriate |3OO toward the re _ mauling indebtedness at $420. General James Green Martin General JaaMalGree* Sftfeagafissg tor Him hi toe (Mtonte Stotoa Ann*. E This article aabmitted i Ck * W " ®—*j One of £h« most deserving name* on North Caroline's His toricalil g" 11 “m£u 1 *' THE CHOWAN HERALD n i ■ 1.5 ■i; • ‘ ■ -*-» •■ ' ... • ! Edenton’s Election Results ! ?. j \ V£- . ; j v First Second Third Fourth Ward Ward Ward Ward Total Mayor: John Mitchener 262 180 255 106 803 1 L. H; Haskett 87 127, 91 50 355 Treasurer: James Bond 320 262 314 146 1042 Councilman-at-Large : J. E. Bufflap 250 211 261 124 846 George A. Byrum 201 152 177 84 614 ■ frank Holmes 1.181 99 114 67 461 G. E. Tillett 7 54 84 27 172 Board of Public Works: Jesse Harrell 281 231 293 133 938 Thomas Byrum 267 „ 220 275 133 895 Ralph Parrish 233 169 241 106 749 James Ricks, Jr 207 172 253 107 739 Joe Conger, Jr 246 171 186 103 706 I>r. A. F. Downum George Twiddy 181 156 142 59 538 Ist Ward Councilman: 1 Richard Dixon , 123 W. E. Malone 119 J. D. Elliott 109 2nd Ward Councilman: A. L.. Phillips ’ 297 3rd Ward Councilman: Elton Forehand 253 F. H. LaGarde 89 4th Ward Councilman:, Luther Parks 159 300 Attend Music Festival Held Sunday At Chowan High School The annual music festival held 1 in observance of National Home Demonstration Week was pre sented at Chowan High School auditorium Sunday, April 30, at 2:30 P. M. / The Rev. Carl Hart, pastor of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church, gave the invocation. Mrs. B. P. Monds, County Council presi dent, gave the welcome. Each Home Demonstration Club was responsible for one group participating in the festi val. Selections and groups were as follows: “Beside The Still Water”, Becky Harrell, accom panied by Mary Perry; “How Great Thou Art,” Center Hill \ CIVIC CALENDAR t •» A memorial service in connec tion with the 100th commemora tion of the War Between The States will be held at the Court House in Edenton Sunday after noon. May I'. beginning at 3 o'clock. Red Cross bloodmobile will appear at the National Guard armory Monday,' May 22, from 11 A. M„ to 5 P. M. A public hearing will be held at the Court House Tuesday morning. May 16. at 9 o'clock, to bear any objections to a $219,000 school bond election for improvements at John A. Holmes Continued on Page 3—Section 1 jof Camden County. He receip ted his education at St Mary’s (School in Raleigh, thep a boys’ I preparatory school, and at an early .age entered the United States Military Academy at West, Point, where he graduated in j 1840. * * After his graduation from i West Point he was assigned | duty in Rhode Island, where* he Mexico in 1849, and s it was in t *” w vuuruwuaw umi fit; IfMft Ilk arm rtU ’ , j Lde % Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 4, 1961. ——33255T5. H o ■»————————————— Baptist Youth Choir, accompan ied by Jakie Boyce and directed by Mrs. Carl Bunch; “Sunrise,” Mrs. W. W. Porter, accompanied by Earl Harrell; “Each Step I Take”, Delores Fulcher, Peggy Bunch, Susan Harrell, Carol Haste, Lynn Allred, accompan ied by Miss Beulah Evans; “Only A Touch,” _Mrs. Hazel Byrum, Mrs. Miriam Byrum, King George Byrum and Hubert By- Continuod on Page 7—Section i Truck Is Ready For Cross Roads And Center HU Firemen Open House Will Be Held at New Station Saturday, May 20, From 2:30 to 10 P.M. Garland Asbell, Chief of the Cross Roads-Center v Hill Fire Department, has been notified by the American Fire Apparatus Company at Battle Creek, Mich, that the department’s new fire truck will be ready for delivery Friday, May 12. A group of about 15 of the volunteer firemen are expected to go to Battle Creek to bring the truck back and at the same time wjll be instructed operation and care of the truck. The firemen plan to observe open house at the, fire station at Cross Roads on Saturday, May 20, at which time the public is invited to inspect the truck and the new fire station. Open house will be observed from 2:30 to 10 o’clock during which time barbecqe chicken and bar becue pork plates will be. sold. Tickets may secured from any Visitors At Library Tho Tniflw FlAtnliAr fWiarvtttX r\f JL lie lllgiJS f ICvulcr V'Daylcl -Ol wiUkj paid r • visit to esnepara- j ( BPW President j Ip* “ t 49”* • **** ; ■ •• ( MRS. ANITA BAKER Edenion's Business and Pro fessional Women's Club at its April meeting elected Mfs. Anita Baker as the new club presi dent Chowan Likely To Lose Blood Bank; S4OO More Needed Special Appeal Will Be Made Through Churches For Rural Contribution^ John E. Shackelford, chair man of the Chowan County Red Cross, reports that in a meet ing recently held with officials of Pie Red Cross, he was in-, formed that unless S4OO more was raised by May 15th in Cho wan County the county will lose the blood bank. This year’s c’ampaign has raised $1,300 of the $1,865 quota. This amount was raised by Mur ray B. Lynch, Jr., who was chairman of this year’s cam paign. The officials were very complimentary about the way Mr. Lynch ran the campaign, and were at a loss to explain why Chowan County did not reach its quota. Mr. Shackelford says he dis likes very much having to go back to the' people year After year with the threat of either contributing more or lose the blood bank. The Red Cross of ficials were of the opinion that since the campaign was run so well and still failed that proba bly 4he citizens of the county were of the opinion that Cho wan County could do without Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Rain Curbs Polio Shots To About 175 Again inclement weather in terferred with the polio clinic Friday night, which was spon sored by the Edenton Jaycees. Only about 175 polio shots were administered, which was done by Dr. J. A. Johnson, district health officer and t\Vo nurses, Miss Hulda Wood and Mrs. John Wood. Tony Miley, Chairman of the Committee, wishes to extend thanks to all who cooperated in the clinic. AWARDED CONTRACT Holland 1 C Warren, local cer tified public accountants,’ ,on Monday were awarded the con tract to audit the books of the various cddrrty offices. The con tract was awarded by the Coun ty Commissioners'. Red Cross Bloodmobile Will Be In Edenton Monday, May 22nd Dir. Archie Walker, Chairman of the Chowan County Red Croes Chapter, announced early this week that the Red Cross bloodmobile will make another visit in Edenton. The bloodssobile MM , . t. a— iviunu«y y BQiSy 2>, uy{n 11 «*• School Children RequiredToHave Polio Treatment Memorandum Is Sent Out This Week By Dr. Horton, State Health Director Hiram Mayo, superintendent of Edenton schools, this week re leased a memorandum sent to all schools by Dr. J. W. R. Nor ton, Stata Health Director. The memorandum follows: ‘The. 1959 General Assembly enacted legislation requiring that all children entering school dur- I ing the following school term ! would be requirad to show evi ; deiice that they had been im munized against poliomyelitis at the time of entrance. This legis ! lation applied to the children I who were entering school ror the | first time. “The State Board of Health, also the officials of the State Department of Education, have, during the past two years, been inclined to approve as accept able for those entering school the recommendation that one or more inoculations with the vac cine would be accepted for school entrance, the total treat ment of three or four inocula tions to be completed on sched ule. “The principals of the public schools have been very coopera i tive in carrying out the pro ! Continued on Page 7—Section ) William Easterling histaHedPresident Edenton’s Jaycees J. J. Miley, Nathan Owens and David Bateman Honored By Receiving Awards William H. (Bill) Easterling was installed as president of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Installation and Ladies’ Night Banquet held Thursday night at the American Legion Building. He succeeds James O. Perry, Jr. W. H. (Bsans) Weatherly 111, of Elizabeth City, newly elected vice president of the Tenth Dis trict, installed the' new officers. Other than Easterling, the fol lowing officers were installed: Carlton Jackson, first vice presi dent; Bobby Bunch, second vice president; Tony Miley, secretary; David Bateman, corresponding secretary; Allen B. Harless, treasurer; Caswell Edmundson, state director; Nathan Owens, Jack Habit and Bill Gardner, two-year directors, and Leonard Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Farm Bureau To Meet On May 9th Woodrow Lowe, president of the Chowan County Farm Bu reau, announces that a general membership meeting of the Farm Bureau will be held Tues day night May 9. The meet ing will be a “dutch” supper be ginning at 7 o’clock in the Oak Grove Community Building and Mr. Lowe urges as many mem bers as possible to attend. The program will feature a recent trip made by Mr. Lowe and A. C. Griffin which covered five states in which Farm Bu reau activities were observed. couraged at the last visit of the bloodmobile to Edenton when 107 persons volunteered to con tribute a pint of blood. Os those volunteering; 94 pints were do nated with 13 being rejected, fen- Z, i qu °** 01 / | Wins Scholarship i wmm. n ■ I ■■■■££< Si!'!:* MISS SALLY PRIVOTT This week Miss Sally Privoli was notified that she had won a SIOOO national president's scholarship of 'he American Legion Auxiliary. Short Session Os Chowan’s Superior Court Ends Tuesday Only Three Cases Fin ished, Aside From Two Divorces Being Granted Chowan County’s civil term of Superior Court ended Tues- . day with Judge Joseph Parker of Windsor presiding. During Monday’s session, two divorces ware granted, these be ing Earnie E. Bell from William Bell and David E. Long from Bertha Mae W. Long. In a consent judgment lsaa'6 N. Leigh vs. Nathaniel Boyce. , the defendant was ordered to j pay the plaintiff SIOO damages and court costs in connection with an automobile accident. In the case of R. L. Chesson, i administrator of Emma W. Ches son and R. L. Chesson individ ually vs. Robert W. Chesson, Helen Chesson, Robert S. Ches son, Audrey Chesson, Annie Norman Babbs, Charles L. Babbs, Marion Chesson Bryant and James W. Bryant, a request was' made by Marian Chesson Bryant j and husband, James W. Bryant, requested time to file an answer, j Judge Parker allowed the re-! Continued on Page 3—Section i Sally Privott Wins SI,OOO Scholarship Os Legion Auxiliary One of Two Selected Among Students to Compete From Thir teen Southern States Informaton was released early j this week that' Miss Sally Pri-: vott, daughter of Mrs. John Pri vott and the late Mr. Privott, has been awarded a SI,OOO scholarship. The award is the j national president’s scholarship' of the American Legion Auxili- j ary. Miss Privott competed with contestants from 13 southern states with the theme of her es-; say being “Peace Corps”. She j was one of. two to be selected Continued on Page 4—Section t Revival Services At Center Hill Church Week Os May 7-12 The Rev. Frank Fortescue, pastor of Center Hill Methodist Church, announces that revival services , will be , held in his church the week of May 7-12, Guest evangelist will' be the Rev. A. L. G. Stephenson, pas tor of Marvin Methodist Church at Becky Mount Mr. Stephen son is a former pastor of Cho wan of Methodist Churches. Services will be held each nijflit during the week at $ o’clock and the 'public is cor dially inv*ed tojiear these^roM- Fer year In North Carolim Memorial Service Is Arranged For Sunday, May 14th f Complaint | Golden Frinks, local Negro, appeared before the County Commissioners Monday to regis ter a complain* abou* ‘he Cho wan Countv Jail. He stated that some imrrovemenls should be made in the jail, especially the mattresses. Chairman W. E. Bond prompt ly brought ou* *he recen* Grand Jury reoort, which s*ated "The jail was found in . satisfactory condition." However, Mr. Bond stated that an investigation will be made. Mrs. Anita Baker New President Os Edenton BPW Club Group of Officers Are i Selected For New Year at April Meet ing of Club At the April meeting of the; Edenton Business and Profes sional Women’s Club, held at the Edenton Restaurant, officers for' the new year were elected. Those elected were: Mrs. Anita ! Baker, president; Mrs. Lala Smith, first vice president; Mrs. ’Ethel -Simpson, second’vice pres ident; Miss Catherine Aman, j recording secretary; Mrs. Melba Deßoia, corresponding secretary, t and Mrs. Bertha Bunch, treas urer. The Finance Committee, with Beulah Perry as chairman, had Pauline Calloway show a film ! on “New Furniture Made From Old.” A report from the Finance Committee was given on the success of the snack bar held during the Pilgrimage. The in stallation of officers will be held at the next meeting of the club and the president urges each member to remember that “May Days are Pay Days”. j 20 Years Ago ! J As Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald J. H. McMullan, incumbent, Leroy Haskell and T. Wallace i Jones, candidates for Mayor, sparked an election in which 22 candidates filed for the 13 of fices to be filled. Hope for the establishment of a national defense blimp base near Edenton faded by an an nouncement that Elizabeth City had been selected. Chowan County peanut grow ers voted 635 to 10 in favor of peanut control. Mrs. P. W. Tedder and Mrs. Jimmy Gibbs opened the Bar gain Shoppe in the building Continued on Page 2—Section t SOIL STEWARDSHIP.... Everyone’s Responsibility By DCNALD A. WILLIAMS Administrator U. S. Soil Conservation Service Soil Stewardship Week, May 7-14, is an important time for people throughout America, both rural and urban, for it is a time for emphasizing the im portance of soil in the lives of people everywhere. Soil Stewardship Week is a time for renewing awareness of man’s responsibility to the land. It is not a reminder to the farmer or rancher alone, but a reminder to everyone who would put a spade to . the soil. The contractor with his housing de velopment thft engineer with his highway, the -lumberman with his sawmill, and even the gar dener with his plot at ground, wi* mptesi t i i PUIHT CANCER ' WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Program at the Court House Planned By Chowan Confederate Centennial Group At the April monthly meet ing of the Chowan County Con federate Centennial Committee, a committee appointed by the Cho wan County Board of Commis sioners to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the War Between The States, plans were completed for a memorial ser vice to be held Sunday after noon, May 14, at the Court ’ House and on the Green. This 1 sarvicc will be to honor the Chowan County troops of the | Confederacy, and all of our wars; also the Chowan County Gold I Star Mothers of all wars. The , citizens of Chowan County and visitors are cordially invited to I attend this memorial service. The tentative program, as an nounced by Mrs. Raymond Carr, ■ chairman of the committee, be gins with a band concert at 2:30 P. M., on the Green preceding i the memorial service. This con cert of music of the Confederacy and other periods will be ren dered by the John A. Holmes High School Band under the di ; reetion of Derwood Bray. The memorial service will be gin at 3:00 P. M., with the in vocation by the Rev. R. N. Car- I roll, pastor of the Edenton Bap | tist Church. Following the in vocation, fLags of the United ; States, North Carolina,. and the Confederacy, will be presented ! by a Color Guard from the lo cal National Guard unit, a com bat support company of the 2nd Battle Group of the 119th In fantry, with appropriate band music to accompany each flag presentation. The purpose of the memorial service will be stated by E. W, Spires, master of ceremony, fol i lowed by an address of welcome by William E. Bond, chairman j of the Chowan County Board of 1 Commissioners. Vocal musical selections, fea turing songs of the Confederacy j and other music, will be given by the John A. Holmes High j School Glee Club. This part of the program will be under I the direction of Miss Suzanne i Hardison. An address on “Why Com memorate the War Between the States and Other Wars?” will ! be delivered by the Rev. H. V. Continued on Page 7. Section 1 All 18-Year-Olds Urged To Register William S. Elliott, Sr„ Chair man of the Chowan County Draft Board, calls attention to the requirement of every young man to register when he be comes 18 years of age. The registration is due within five days after the 18th birthday. The office is in the Citizens ! Bank Building with hours be ing from 9 A. M„ to 1 P. M., Monday through Friday. also of acquainting the city dweller with the role good land use plays in his life. Without a doubt, both rural j and urban dwellers have an in | terest in the use of our natural I resources, particularly the soil j This interest goes beyond the present use of our land. It must take into consideration the demands that will be placed pn the land by future generations, and the obligation that man has to thefee who will follow him. After all, to whom does the land really belong? 7b you? To me? Isn't it a fact that R