ONLY NEWSPAPER V
PUBLISHED IN,
CHOWAN COUNTY
A
Volume XXVlll.—Number 37.
ILdenton Aces Win
15th Consecutive
Game Friday Night
Take Measure of Big
i Roanoke Rapids Yel
low Jackets By 14-6
Score 'j
Chalking up their 15th con
secutive victory, Edenton’s Aces
in\Roanoke Rapids Friday night
wore down a much heavier Yel
ldw Jacket outfit and "walked
off the field clinging to the
long end of a 14-6 score. The
Yellow Jackets drew first blood
when, aided by a recovered
fumble on the Aces’ 25-yard
line, they scored a touchdown
early in the second quarter On
the second play Cooke grabbed
a pass and got away for the
score. The Aces, however,
dominated the play the remain-i
der of the quarter and near,
the close drove 53 yards to
score when Wayne Ashley crash
ed through the line frqm about
the 1-foot line.
During the third quarter the
ball see-sawed back and forth,
though the Aces were in pos
session the majority-of the time
The Aces put the .game on
ice about midway the fourth
quarter. With Carroll Fore-'
hand, Richard Dixon and Wayne
Ashley alternating in carrying
the ball, the Aces drove 58
yards to add the clincher touch
down. The trio tore the big
'Roanoke Rapids line to shreds
and when at the 5-yard line
Forehand found a hole, jumped
over a Yellow Jacket and reach
ed the end zone untouched.
Forehand also had a perfect
average for booting extra points,
with both attempts sending the
ball through the uprights.
Facing a stronger outfit than
in the opening game against
Camden, the Aces showed con
siderable improvement. Os
pourse, some cosfTy mistakes
) y/ere made, but on. the whole it
appears that the Billings-coach
ed team will again be able to
hold its own, especially in the
Albemarle Conference.
In the offensive department
Carroll Forehand was easily the
star. He carried the brunt ..of
the ball carrying, but was aW(i
assisted by Richard Dixon who
also picked up considerable
yardage and was hard to stop
by the big Yellow Jackets.
Wayne Ashley, too, was a hard
man to stop, and contributed to
the Aces’ yardage. Joe Mitch
ener almost got away on a
pass and he was a thorn in the
side of Jackets runners, one
time breaking through to chalk
up a 10-yard loss. Douglas
Twiddy also played a good
game, connecting with a pass
which set up a touchdown on
the 7-yard line.
Continued on Page 1. Section 2
20 Years Ago
As Foutad In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
V -i
O. C. Davis, whose pastime, lo-
I gather with fishing, was shoot
ing crows, reported that in sev
en months he had killed 579
crows with his .22 calibre Hor
net rifle!
Edenton's Town Council re
mained in session until 1 A. M.
Objection on the part of ladies
to removal of sufficient trees
for the erection of a filling sla-
Continued on Page B—Section .
John Holmes High School Band:
Will Observe Tag Day Sept. 16j
J- : . —. I
Plans for the annual Band
Tag Day were approved by th"
Band Parents Association at
*ly.ir September 6 meeting. A
special meeting was also held 1 1
Monday night to organize this ■
fund raising drive which begins \
Saturday, September 16. ~' i
| The drive will open at 12:30 1
P. M., with a parade
Mid shdrt concert in downtown 1
Renton. Following the concert
merchants and professic ■nal men):
iTth* city will be contacted by i
fembers of the Pa#«tts <Asso- ,
JBtion for donations. Individ- <
THE CHOWAN HERALD
flaks Wanted j
| Donation of Darlington oaks
1 are being sought for beautifi
cation of the Court House Green
by the Edenton Woman's Club.
The trees may be given, if de
sired, in honor or memory of an
individual.
Twenty-two Darlington oaks
will be planted (11 on each side
of the Green) and will be 15
feet tall. The cost for each tree
will be S4O. Anyone desiring to
donate a tree may contact either
Mrs. Herbert Hollowell, Jr., or
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt.
Birthday Calendar
1 Canvassing Begins
1 Monday, Sept. 18th
i
According to plans, work will
be started on the Community
Birthday Calendar Monday
night, September 18. At that
time homes will be canvassed
by various groups in an effort'
to list birthdays or anniversar- j
ies on the calendar. ~
The project is sponsored
jointly by the Edenton Woman’s
Club, Jaycees and Business and
Professional Woman’s Club.
Proceeds of the calendar will
be used for further restoration
and maintenance of the Pe
nelope Barker house. 1
Woman’s Club Seeking Help To
Complete Beautification Work
Moving the Confederate monu
ment cost the Edenton Woman’s I
Club over $4,000, it is an- j
nounced by Mrs. Herbert Hoi-1
lowell, Jr.
In making public 'the expen
ditures by the cilub, Mrs. Hollo
well stated that the work is
complete with the exception of
planting to be done this fall.
She added that the expenses had
run higher than anticipated.
She also said that many per
sons had expressed a desire to
make a contribution toward the
beautification program under
taken by the club. As practic- ‘
Albemarle Area Development
Association Organized Friday
Edenton was well represented
at a kickoff meeting of'the Al
bemarle Area Development As
sociation which was formed in
Elizabeth City Friday night, i
Nine northeastern counties were'
represented at the meeting
which included about 350 dele- 1
gates from Camden, Chowan,,
Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquo-1
tank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and I
Washington counties.
United States Travel Service,
Cnited States Travel Service,
was the principal speaker and
told his audience that this sec-
LEGION MEETS TUESDAY
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
American Legion will meet:
Tuesday night, September 19, at
8 o’clock. Commander Robert
Powell says a moving picture,
“Operation Abolition,” will be
a feature of the meeting and for
that reason he urges a large at
tendance. '
of the Band Parents* Associa-j
tion, pointed out that school
funds do not cover out-of-town!
trip®, purchasing of band equip-,
ment and music. He also stat-j
ed that success or failure of this),
project would determine the
quality of the band program in
the years to come. <
The John A. Holmes High
School Band has been an active
organization and will continue
as such if supported by the
City. .It attends all football
games, presents three conceits
each year, participates in the
state band contests and clinics,
in addition to appearances in'
, . .
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 14, 1961.
CallierchWH
I Is leaker For
I s jry Banquet
Teachers of County
Will Be Guests of
Club Thursday Sep
tember 28
Plans are ranidio ( ' oi n(r whip
ped into shape the Edenton
Rotary Club’s annual Ladies’
and Teacher’s Night banquet.
The affair will be held Thurs
day night, September 28, in the
dining room at the Masonic
Temple. The banquet will be
served by members of the Order
of the Eastern Star, and will
begin at 7 o’clock.
Richard Dixon, one of the
members of the committee to
make arrangements for the ban
quet, announced early this week
that the principal speaker will
be Carl Goerch of Raleigh.
Mr. Goerch has been very
much in demand as a speaker
and has filled many engage
ments in North Carolina as well
as in 13 other states, South
Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, New,
York, Illinois, Texas, Arkansas,!
Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
Mr. Goerch came to North
Carolina .in 1914 from Tarry
town, New York. He worked
on newspapers in Washington,
New Bern and Wilson until 1933
when he started his radio broad
casting of “Doings of the Legis
lature” and has had this- pro
gram during every session of
the General Assembly since that
Continued on Page 4 —Section.'
ally all funds have been used,
I she said it is hoped that anyone
I desiring to make a contribution
! will do so now. Several small
contributions have been received
frwvout of town - and it -is felt
thal a number of local persons
would like to do their part.
Funds are needed now in order
to begin the work on the Court
House Grben. Mrs. Hollowell
said the club members feel a
deep obligation to begin the
work on the Green by October 1,
which is estimated to cost
$8,600.
j Continued on Page s—Section 1
tion has before it an opportunity
that is unequaled in area de
velopment. William Glidewell
of Elizabeth City was elected
1 president of the association and
I among the committee chairmen
• appointed was George Lewis of
Edenton, who is chairman of the
1 Community Development Com
i mittee.
j Six directors were named
I from each county. Those chosen
to represent Chowan County
are Mrs. E. N. Elliott, Richard
Atkinson, Jr., Shelton W. Moore,
Jr.,- Eugene Jordan, Mrs. C. J.
Boyce and Jim Robinson.
September Term
OfSuperiorCourt
Now In Session
Judge Rudolph Mintz
! Os Wilmington Pre
siding Over Crowded
| Docket
The September term of Cho
, wan Superior Court convened
! Tuesday morning with Judge
I Rudolph I. Minit of Wilming
j ton presiding. Little time was
| consumed in getting court under
way, with the Grand Jury se
lected shortly after court open
ed.
The Grand Jury is composed
of Ward Hoskins, Isaac Frank
lin Vollva, Richard E. Jackson,
Bruce F. Jones, J. M. Thqrud,
J, B. Byrum, Wheeler M. Harris,
Shelton W. Moore, Jr., Frederick
H. Griffin, Carson Lee Boyce,
II D. Hobhs, J. C. Winslow, W.,
D. Holmes, Jr., Mclver Byrum,
Edward C. Ward, Luke Alexan
der, F. A, White and_ Clayton
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Not only did Wauer H." Hanow, executive vice president of the
Bank of Hobbsville, donate 100 cement blocks for construction of
a kitchen at the Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire Department, but he
offered to lay the 100 blocks himself. He is pictured above be
ginning his task Thursday afternoon onder a hot sun and with a
small army of gnats on hand. J. Edwin Bufflap, editor of The
Herald, is passing Mr. Harlow the first block.—(Ricks Photo).
Plan Approved To
Pay Sewage Bonds
Full Agenda Holds i
Town Councilmen In
Session Until Mid
night Tuesday
Town Councilmen were faced
with a full agenda Tuesday
night which resulted in the ses- 1
sion lasting until midnight.
Possibly the most important
business transacted was the:
adoption of a recommendation i
proposed by the Board of Public I
Works relative to paying the|
indebtedness incurred by con
struction of a sewage disposal
plant provided the voters ap--
prove the proposed $543,000 bond
issue,-.
The plan as proposed calls
for all users of the sewer sys
tem to pay a sewage charge
equivalent to their water bill.
The Board of public works j
has given considerable study
to the plan and are of the opin- 1
ion that this additional revenue I
will pay off the indebtedness.
At the meeting the Board of
Public Works, with Jesse Har-j
rell as spokesman, proposed to
have the water and light bills
made out at the Electric &
Continued on Page 3—Section 1 I
N(sw Social Security District Is
Formed; Will Take In Chowan
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner was advised Wednesday of
last week by W. L. Mitchell,
Commissioner of the Social Se
curity Administration, that a
new Social Security District
will be formed in the near fu
i ture comprising the counties of
I Pitt, Martin, Bertie, Beaufort,
| Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington and
! Chowan. Mr. Bonner stated
l
that' these counties were previ
ously served by the district of
fices at Rocky Mount, New
Bern and Norfolk.
The formation of the new dis :
trict office was a result of a
direct appeal by Mr. Bonner to
the secretary of the Department
Possibilities Loom For Credit j
Reporting Service In Edenton
Menton merchants may soon
have a Credit Reporting Asso
. ciation organized with a full-'
j time manager, it is cysclosed by
I George A. Byrum, Merchants!
Committee chairman of the!
Edenton Chamber of Commerce.
, Byrum and John Woolard, sub
-1 committee chairman, investigat
ing the possibilities, have been
sounding out other merchants
and professional people for sev
eral months as to the current
need for such a service. Several
unsuccessful attempts have been
made in the past, it was learn
ed, to form a credit association
but failed for lack of coordina-|
tion and sustained interest.
The credit reporting service 1
J would become available, Byrum |
said, if just a few more inter- j
ested concerns and individuals
would participate.
Membership if a very reason- i
:flNew Patrolman ]
Melvin William Griffin has
been employed as a patrolman
by the Edenton Police Depart
ment. Mr. Griffin succeeds Ken
neth Armstrong, who recently
I resigned. The new patrolman
1 began his new duties Sunday.
September 10. He was formerly
employed at Bill Perry's Texaco
, Station. He and his family live
at 716 Johnston Street.
Water Tank
Being Painted
The Board of Public Works
, is having the water tank on
Park Avenue in North Edenton
painted inside and out. This,
.1 of course, requires that the tank
I be taken out of service during
| the period from September 14
to October 1. .
The work is being done by
j the W. E. Cauldwell Company,
low bidder, at a cost of $3,199,
under the supervision of W. F.
Freeman, engineers of High
! Continued on Page 2—Section !
of Health, Education and Wei-1
I fare, Hon. Abraham Ribicoff. j
, The district office will be locat-;
ed at Greenville, N. C. Popu-1
i 1 lation growth and changes in
its pattern were factors in de-.
iciding upon the location of the I
’inew office, Mr. Mitchell point-j
, 1 ed out.
I ] The decision tc open a Social
I Security office in Greenville
was based on a study of the
population to be served, types of
employment, numbers of those
1 now on the Social Security rolls
and related data. At the be
i ginning of 1961 more than
>14,500 residents of the eight
t1 Continued on Page 3—Section ’
able investment, he said. Senior
! memberships provide an un
-1 limited number of credit reports
! without additional cost other
i than monthly dues of SB.OO and
j toll call charges, if they need
ito he made. Junior member
ships, available at $5.00 dues
per month allow up to six credi*
reports per month, all over this
amount would be billed at 50c
per credit report. Credit reports
would be available' to non
members in town as well as out
of town. Byrum said, and nomi
nal charges would be made for
each report, adding t,o the Cred
it Association’s income.
A tentative budget has been
: set at $260 a, month for mini
-1 mum operation, Byrum indicat
j ed. “Wq need at least 10 more
! senior memberships. There is
a very good chance that these i
| will be obtained this week," By-j
irum said. - ._ _ \
1 Miss Cora Bomar |
| WII Be Speaker j
For PTA Meeting
First Meeting of Fall
Will Be Held Sep
tember 19 at Ele
mentary School
Warren Twiddy, president of
I “he Edenton Parent-Teacher As
[ sociation, announces that a
meeting of the association will
j be held Tuesday night, Septem
* ber 19. The meeting will he
held at the Edenton Elementary
j School beginning at 8 o'clock.
A feature of this meeting will
j be an address by Miss Cora
j Paul Bomar, supervisor of
, school library services of the
. North Carolina Department of
: Public Instruction.
Miss Bomar’s occupation in
volves supervising school li
j braries in all North Carolina
schools, devoting energy to
helping schools develop good li
brary programs. She has been
a classroom teacher and librar
l.ontmued ou t-aqe t»- -aeciii.n
Commissioners Release Papers
jTo Dept. Archives And History
I Admiral A. M. Patterson, as
| sistant state archivist in Raleigh,
1 has again sent a request to the
Chowan County Commissioners
for release of old papers now
stored in the Peoples Bank &
Trust Company building and thd
Cleik of Court’s office? The re
quest is to release the papers to
! the Department of Archives and
j History, where they will be as-'
| sorted, laminated and indexed
for preservation purposes.
Admiral Patterson in a letter
to the Commissioners stated that
the longer these old records are
retained in their present loca
tion and condition, the less the
■ department will be able to sal
vage what is important when
they are finally released. In
fact, he stated, many have al-
Constitution W eek Observed
Week Os September 17 To 23
Sponsored by Edenton Tea
Party Chapter of the DAR. Con
stitution Week will be observ
ed in Edenton the week of Sep-
I (ember 17-23.
! Mayor John Mitchener has is- f
j sued a proclamation designat
-1 ing the week and calls noon all
I citizens to pay special attention
j during the week to the Federal
j Constitution and the advantages
j of American citizenship.
The purpose of the observance
tof Constitution Week is to re
-1 call to the American people the
Warwick Revival
j Begins Sept 17th!
Rev. Bryan Holloman
I Os Ivor, Va., Visit
ing Evangelist
1 The Rev. Warren L. Rollins.
J pastor of Warwick Baptist I
J Church, announces that revival
.'services will begin at the
•'church near Hobbsville on Sun
j day night, September 17, audj
I continue through Sunday night, I
September 24. Services will be- j
gin each night at 8 o’clock.
The Rev. Bryan Holloman of j
Ivor, Va., and formerly pastor j
;, of Bethel Church in Perquirn-:
j ans County will be the visiting
I evangelist.
Albert Hobbs will be the song
leader. Special music will be;
; rendered at each service. An ■
invitation is extended to mem- :
bers and friends.
Meeting Called To
Form Ruritan Club
Sponsored by the Chowan
Ruritan Club, a meeting will be
held at the Advance Communi
ty Building Tuesday night, Sep
tember 19, at 7:30 o’clock. The
purpose of the meeting is to,
organize a Ruritan Club in the
Advance Community and for
that reason all civic-minded
i men who are interested in the
] welfare of the community are
i especially urged to attend.
DuLaney Elected
I New President Os
Development Body
Constitution
Week
Georgy A. Byrum, chair
man of the Merchants Com
mittee of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, wishes tc
remind all merchants that
flags should be flown during
Constitution Week, Septem
ber 17 through the 23rd.
Residents are encouraged to
lo l.kewise.
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52 JAILED IN AUGUST
Jailer Bertram Byrum re
ports that 52 persons were
placed in the Chowan County
Jail during August with con
finements ranging from one to
31 days.
The expense, including jail
and turnkey fees, soap and
telephone bill, amounted to
$559.52
ready deteriorated beyond re
pair.
Some time back a local com
mittee went over the old pap
ers, but they are in such shape
that it is practically impossible
to find any information which
might be desired.
! The Commissioners, after con
ferring with the committee, ar
rived at the conclusion that the
old papers are not of any spe
cial value to the county, so that
(they agreed to release them to
Admiral Patterson.
In fact, the Commissioners are
of the opinion that it would re
quire less time to go to Raleigh
after the, capers are indexed,
am fin* any -iformation tha*
might be desired ,han to thumb
through the stack of papers in
their present condition.
true significance of the events
that occurred during the week
of September 17-23 in 1787 and_
to revitalize appreciation of our
I great heritage which is the
Constitution.
I During the week business
concerns as well as individuals
are requested to display Ameri
can flags. Schools in the county
are asked to present spe*+al=
programs dealing with the Con
' stitution and ministers are ask
■ ed to speak on the Constitution
and include prayers for our gov
; ernment.
County Firemen
Building Kitchen
Group Seeking Con
j tributions to Com
plete Project
Members of the Center Hill-
Cross Roads Fire Department
are now busily engaged in add-
S ing a kitchen to the fire sta-
Coniinued on Page B—Section 1
judge Chester Morris Appoints
Mrs. Lena Leary Clerk Os Court
Judge Chester Morris early 1
this week appointed Mrs. Lena *
Leary as Clerk of Chowan Su
perior Court, effective October
1. Mrs. Leary, who has served
as assistant clerk for many years
will fill the unexpired term of;
Thomas H. Shepard, who re-;
cently tendered his resignation
to accept a position with Home
Feed & Fertilizer Company.
Mrs. Leary was recommended
for the appointment by the Cho
wan County Democratic Execu
tive Committee and the Cho
wan County Commissioners at;
their meeting Friday morning. |
In appointing Mrs. Leary,
Judge Morris had this to say: i
“I am pleased to inform you j
that, effective October 1, 1961, I
am appointing you as Clerk of
FIGHT CANCER T]
WITH A CHECKUP II
AND CHECK
A
.’bZ.So Per Year In North Caroline
Number of Directors
Reduced to Transact
Business of Group
More Expeditiously
At the Edenton Development
Corporation stockholders’ meet
ing September 6 at the Chowan
County Court House, it was vot
d to reduce the number of di
rectors from ten to three, it
has been announced by J. H.
Conger, Jr., who presided at the
neeting. Discussion disclosed
hat with a reduction of diiec
ors a voting quorum could be
nore readily obtained and that
justness requiring directors at
ention and decisions, could be
transacted more expeditiously.
The nominating committee,
bait maned by W. P. Jones,
ame up with the three-man
late of J. H DuLaney, W. J. P.
larnhardt and Graham White.
• ’here being no other nomina
, ions from the floor, they were
' .‘lected unanimously.
Chairman Conger reviewed
he activities of the Edenton
Development Corporation and
cited to stockholders examples
of the benefits to be derived
hrough a business development
•orporation. A specific example
s the establishment of Seabrook
Blanching Corp., as an Edenton
ndustry with a substantial
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Band Starts Drive
For New Members
New Applicants Will
Be Received Until
7 Sejptember 16
A drive for npw members for
he John A. Holmes High
chool Band began Tuesday af
trnoon of this week with a
■arent-child meeting. The af
ernoon session was followed by
nother meeting on Tuesday
light to familiarize both parents
nd students with the opera
tion of the band program and
selection of a proper instrument
or each child.
New members will be accept
ed from the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. Deadline for
membership this year will be
Saturday, .September 16.
If any parents desire a musi
i -:aL«cffucation for a child which
falls in the age category stated
above, they should contact
! James Cozart, band director, by
Saturday, September 16.
The Chamber of Commerce
second annual Farmer-Business
1 1 man’s Friendship Tour will be
' j held today (Thursday).
Annual ladies' night banquet
■! of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
18c A. M., will be held at the
j Masonic Temple Thursday night.
> Jeptember 21, at 7 o'clock.
Annual meeting of the Cho
wan Farm Bureau will be held
t in the Edenton armory tonight
_i (Thursday) beginning at 6:30
. ; O'clock.
i Continued on Page 2—Section 1
the Superior Court for Chowan
County to fill the unexpired
I te.m of Mr. Torn H. Shepard.
“I wish to state to you that
you have been endorsed by the
! Democratic Executive Committee
! unanimously, by the Board of
i County Commissioners unani
! mously, by the Bar of Edenton,
by the Register of Deeds of
Chowan County, by the Sheriff
of Chowan County, by the pres
ent Clerk of the Superior Court
and by Mr. Spires, the former
Clerk of the Superior- Court for
: both of whom you have acted
!as assistant clerk. You have also
j been highly endorsed by the
pastor of your church,
j “It gives me pleasure to give
'you this appointment and I hope
you a successful tenure in
office.”
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