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The Chowan Herald
Published every Thursday by The Chpwqn
Herald, a partneishiu cuua.simg m a. ***»»«,*■
duUlap and Hector Lupton, at 4gMss South
Wood Street, Edenton, North Carolina.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 5,1962.
A LIFT FOR TODAY
. . . Abraham believed God . . . and he was
called the Friend of God —James 2:23.
To love and serve God with all our powers—
Yfith all our heart and soul, and mind' and
strength; as ourselves to love our neighbor, this
is Christianity—only this can bear the test. —
Van Dyke.
O God, we would be obedient unto Thee that
too. might be called Thy Friend.
Putting: Best Foot Forward
Edenton merchants will observe a big
Trade Fair starting today and running
through Saturday as the result of whfch they
hope to attract many friends and shoppers
to Edenton. The Fair has been widely pub
licized with 10,000 circulars distributed in the
Edenton trading area.
The cooperating merchants have arrang
ed attractive booths in the Edenton armory
which will be open at 1 o’clock this (Thurs
day) afternoon and are also offering many
bargains in connection with the event. Ac
cording to W. J. P. Earnhardt, I rade hair
general chairman, the visitors will be num
bered in the thousands, so that the merchants
and members of the Chamber of Commerce,
sponsors of the Fair, will put their best foot
forward to win new customers.
So that the affair will be further enjoyable,
somp first rate entertainment will be provid
ed. This will include The Ink Spots, na
tionally known Negro entertainers; a beauty
pageant; a fashion show; numbers by the
choral group of John A. Holmes High |
School; Chowan High School Jay Jacks: John
A. Holmes High School Band and a seven
piece combo under the direction of Band Di
rector James Cozart.
Another feature of the Fair will be draw
ings for prizes which will be offered by vari
ous Edenton merchants.
"Members of the various committees have
worked hard in making the necessary ar
rangements for the Fair, so that it is hoped
many people in Edenton and Chowan County
and adjoining counties will visit and enjoy
the affair.
Great Loss To Edenton
It is regretted that William D. (Bill) Bill
ings has tendered his resignation as a mem
ber of the John A. Holmes High School fac
ulty. which means that the school and Edeft
ton will lose just about the best football
coach Edenton has ever had. He will leave
Edenton at the.close of the present school
year to accept a more lucrative position in
Middleton, Delaware, where he will be head
football and basketball coach at a million
and a half dollar school plant with an en
rollment of about 800 students and a mag
nificent athletic setup.
Coach Billings will leave Edenton with an
enviable record, one which any future coach
will have a difficult time to equal. His rec
ord includes 76 victories, three ties and 14
defeats, most of which were at the hands of
larger and stronger non-conference teams.
His Aces won four state championships dur
ing his eight years of coaching at Edenton.
They won seven consecutive championships
in the Albemarle Conference.
Coach Billings had the ability to bring out
the best in the boys who trained under him.
and a number of times the prospects seemed
gloomy for a winning team, but by the time
his teams were ready for action, they were
developed into a rugged football machine
much to be dreaded by their opponents.
/ It was Coach Billings who did most to
make Edenton football conscious and due
to the winning ways of his teams, he enjoy
ed the wholehearted support of Edenton as
a whole and football enthusiasts in particular.
Coach Billings’ football teams and the rep
utation they earned did as much as any
thing to put Edenton on the map. The pub
licity he gained for Edenton has been very
valuable and resulted in more favorable pub
licity than money could buy. In one instance
a tourist made the remark at a filling station,
“This is the town where they have such good
football teams.” > .
Coach Billings regrets to leave Edenton,
but he cannot be blamed for bettering him
self in his new position. Edenton people gen
erally, too, regret to see him leqve and in his
departure wish for him an equal amount of
success as he has enjoyed in Edenton.
With Us leaving Edenton football lans are
\tteard & Se*n
It looks as though some people are in for
some extra trouble. Because certain people
failed to list their property for taxation dur
ing the month of January, the County Com
missioners on Monday passed a motion that
all non-tax listers be turned over to the
Grand Jury. Now, if they still fail to list
their property as required by law, they will
have an opportunity tp “tell it to the judge.”
o
Last week I had an item in this column
regarding “The Indispensable Man.” Again
scheduled! to enter upon the sen of matrimony
tonight (Thursday), plsns caH for a wedding
trip and a number of my friends very graci
ously offered their services to accompany the
bride-to-be arifd myself as driver of the car.
Well, that’s one person who is absolutely
dispensable. Maybe when I come back I’ll
need some help, but not on a wedding trip.
Anyway, here’s thanking so many of my
friends for their kifcd remarks prior to the
wedding and their wishes for a happy and
contented married life*
o-
Judge Henry Stevens hit the nail on the
head in a statement Tuesiday morning when
considering sentencing a defendant in Su
perior Court. He withheld a prison sentence
because the fellow had three children and his
wife was expecting another. “If I send you
to prison.” said the judge, “the county’s tax
payers will have to foot the ball for caring
for these children. Taxpayers are sick and
tired of paying so much money for earing for
children whose bread-winner is serving time,
together with so many bastards, and I don’t
blame them.” And he’s so right!
o
It will be noted that in an advertisement
in The Herald this week, as well as a story
on the front page that the April meeting of
Town Council and a public hearing has been
postponed from Tuesday night, April 10. to
Wednesday night, April 11. The public heat
ing is to hear any opposition to a proposed
extension of the Edenton lire district and
adoption of a fire prevention code. The rea
son for the postponement is that Mayor John
Mitchener will be attending a convention of
the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Associa
tion at the Sir Walter Raleigh Hotel in Ra- I
leigh. At the convention Mayor Mitchener
will be inducted into the North Carolina
Academy of Pharmacy. Another reason for
the postponement is that yours truly, Mayor,
protem, will also be out of town—not for a
convention (although he’s supposed to be
at the Eastern North Carolina Press meet
ing gt Goldsboro April 6 and 7) —but will
instead be on a honeymoon with a new bride,
so that he will be inducted into the Order of
Benedicts.
o
Business is not so brisk with Lyn Byrum,
Chairman of the Chowan Couittjr Bogrd of
Factions. COirijiardtively wave" tiled
with him as candidates in the May Demo
cratic primary election. Mr. Byrum empha
sizes the fact that the deadline to file as a
candidate and have names printed on the bal
lots is Friday, April 13, at 12 o’clock noon.
And again, he says, that means 12 o’clock
and not a minute or two later.
o
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hardin and Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Thorud last week flew to Florida
in Dr. Hardin’s plane. They visited Dr. and
Mrs. L. F. Ferguson at Venice, Florida, and
had a very enjoyable visit, for the Fergusons
were very glad to again see and talk with
some Edenton friends. Incidentally, Dr. and
Mrs. Ferguson are avid readers of The
Herald, and told the Edenton group about
Edenton news which was news to them.
“Well, we read it in The Herald,” the Fer
gusons said. The Fergusons also said they
will be verv bmpy if any Edenton people
who go to Florida will pay them a,visit.
o
With a term of Chowan Superior Court in
session Monday morning, the County Com
missioners were shoved out of their regular
meeting place. They met, instead, in the Tax
Supervisor’s office in Hotel Joseph Hewes,
but despite the change of “scenery,” they
. finished up their work before the noon hour.
o
Some of the boys have been catching a few
• speckled perch, but the weather man just
hasn’t come up wilh the sort of weather to
put the fish in a biting mood or else they just
ain’t there. Like a lot of other guys, here’s
one who’s itching to try ’em out.
hopeful that another coach wiH be secured
who will be able to keep the Aces in the
front ranks in the gridiron struggles in the
future.
The Herald joins Coach Billings’ many
friends in expressing regret that he will be
leaving and extends- the wish for his con
tinued success on the foo itbaH field, and that
he will go even higher m the coaching pro
fession.
mbme aw Miptt a ffAATR CASOL2NA< THURSDAY* APRIL S
District Mettm Os
Women’s Clubs In
Edenton April 7th
The Northeastern District
Federation of Women’s Clubs
will convene Saturday, April 7,
at the Providence Baptist
Church in Edenton at 10 A. M.
Guest speaker at the morning
session will be Mrs. Victor King,
a native of Sierra Leone, West
Africa, presently at Shaw Uni
versity. Her message will be
on -the theme of the meeting:
“The RoM of Women in a
Shrinking World.” Music will
be furnished by the chorus of
the Perquimans County Union
School. The public is extended
a special invitation to attend
the meeting.
JOINT DINNER MEETING
A joint dinner meeting of
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and the VFW Auxiliary
will be held Tuesday night,
April 10, at 7:30 o’clock.
Bill Harris, commander cf
the post, and Mrs. George Con
ner, Auxiliary president, re
quest a good attendance from
both groups.
Judge Continues
Local Sit-In Cases
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
Those disposed of follow:
Louis Austin, charged with
public drunkenness and larceny,
was sentenced to four months,
suspended upon payment of $25
fine and show good behavior.
Bruce N. Baines failed to ap
pear on a trespass charge and
a capias was ordered.
Henry Floyd Nixon was found
guilty of felonious breaking and
entering and larcehy. He was
sentenced to eight months, sus
pended for two years upon pay
ment of $55 to Murray Bond
and show good behavior.
Jack Ellis was sentenced to
not less than three years nor
more than five years for ob
taining barbiturate drugs. For
possession of the drugs the
charge was nol prossed.
Phyllis Pledger, charged with
forgery, was sentenced to six
months in the woman’s division
of State Prison, suspended on
good behavior for two years
and paying S4O to Phthisic’s
[ Super Market and court costs.
Barbara Jean Holdren, charg
ed with larceny and receiving,
was fined SSO and court costs
and returning stolen cigarettes
to the A&P Company.
Hannah Riddick, facing the
same charge, received a like
sentence.
Matthew Lee Bunch, charged
with breaking and entering and
larceny, was sentenced to not
less than two years nor more
than three years.
Cecil Drake was sentenced to
not less than three years nor
-more than five years for break
ing and entering and larceny.
David Harrell,; charged With
breaking and entering and lar
ceny, was sentenced to not less
than 12 months nor more than
18 months.
Edward Junius Welch, who
was charged with breaking and
entering and larceny, was dis
charged after having spent two
months in jail.
Junius Clarence Hall, charged
with breaking and entering and
larceny, was sentenced td not
less than five years nor more
than seven years. He entered
an appeal to the Supreme Court.
George David Twiddy, facing
seven counts for breaking and
entering, larceny and malicious
injury to personal property, was
sentenced to six months to run
concurrently with a sentence he
WEST W. BYRUM vSjj
about this queatipn
“A 10% discount iq auto
insurance for the SAFE
DRIVER . . . that sounds
great! Does the West W.
Byrum Agency allow this
10% “safe driver” discount
if I have had no accident
or moving traffic violation
for at least three years?”
For information about
a Safe Driver discount
contact the West W.
Byrum Agency, phone
Edenton 2318.
Zane Junior Bunch, also fac
ing seven charges of breaking
and entering, larceny and ma
licious injury to personal prop
erty, was sentenced to two
years. The sentences was sus
pended for five years upon be
ing placed on probation for five
years.
Elmer Junior Etheridge was
given a similar sentence on the
same charge.
Walter Hawkins was also
charged with breaking and en
tering and larceny. He was
sentenced to 13 months, sus
pended upon probation for five
years.
C. L. Lowton was charged
with assault with a deadly wea
pon with intent to kill. The
Case was nol prossed with
leave.
A non-suit was ordered in the
divorce action of Charles Wil
liam Glenn from Margaret Prit
chard Glenn when the plaintiff
failed to appear.
Walter Flay Etheridge was
fined $lO and costs for speed
ing.
Charles Edward Silverthorne,
charged with escape, was sen
tenced to six months to begin
at the expiration of an 18-
month sentence he is now serv
ing for forgery.
In his decision concerning the
Negro sit-in cases, Judge Ste
vens had this to say:
“The Court has agreed to con
tinue these cases for this term
of court, pending the outcome
of two cases, the factual situa-'
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tion being- practically ktenttM*
with all of these cases 'and those
two oases are now on appeal
from the Supreme Court of
North Carolina to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
“The (minions are* to come
down sofne time in the next
two or three months, and before
your September term, 1982.
Now the attorneys for the State,
the Solicitor, and the attorneys
for the defendants, have agreed
that when that opinion comes
down from the Supreme Court
Os the United States, if the Su
preme Court of the United
States says that what these de
fendants down here and in this
County did is legal and not un
lawful, then the Solicitor of this
District is going to take a nol
pros against everyone of them.
“If the Supreme Court af
firms the Supreme Court of
North Carolina, 'and says what
these defendants weae charged
with was illegal and unlawful,
then these defendants, their
counsel say, will tender a plea
of guilty at the September term
of Court in all of these cases
and save the trouble and ex
pense of a trial over something
that will be decided in this
identical matter under the same
factual situation by the Supreme
Court of the United States in
the next several weeks and
months.
“In addition, it has been
agreed by counsel for these de
fendants that there will be no
more demonstrations in Edenton
by these people or by anybody
control it, of * Os «
nature, fe ether words, fflWPy-i
beßjt if going to stay tfuo
and abide th* feoisi*n pt fie
Supreme .Court of the • United
States and until- that time noth
ing else hapDpnsi.
“Now you ag qhdergtand that
that is what yoqr lawyers have
agreed to fend! wftat {he solicitor
has agreed W, and Upon those
conditions the ■ Cpqrt is now
continuing those cases for “ this
term. We have tp abide by the
law. That law will be written
by the.; Supreme Court of the
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women ov#r 21 who are will
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Must be neat in appearance
and own car. For interview,
write Manager, P. O. Box 763,
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WATCH REPAIRING —JEWEL
ry repairing and engraving . . .
Prompt service. Ross Jewelers.
Phone 3523. tfc
FOR RENT 3-BEDROOM
brick b°use on W. Queen
Street. Sirs. Haywood Phthisic
Phone, day 3331; night 3558.
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FOR RENT OR SALE—TWO
bedroom house with floor fur
nace, water heater, range.
Located in Albemarle Court.
Phone 3122. Febßtf
Tour home
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look at tha cheerful atmosphere of
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kjenton, N.if
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conditions apply until th«fct*n
die decisions are handed qqwn.
’ The Qrand Jury returned it
report "Tuesday morning ■ h
which the county’s affairs
s%id to bp satisfactory. It
eluded names of those wfto
ed to list taxes in January
reeammended that the Mat hi
processed according to pnjpe
proceedings.
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WANTED —MAN WITH GOOI
character over 21 for-»estab
lished food route. Natiopaliy
advertised products. High In
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P. O. Box 1092, Goldsbqr°
N, C. Aprs,J2,l9p<
FOR SALE
Bermuda grass plantlrtgs at
Hollowell’s Ranch, 1 mile west
of Cross Roads, 35 cents per
cu. ft. Call 4223. ~ Clyde
Lane. Aprfslfc
ESC O A “Registered English
Shepherds”; original black-tar
Heel drivers from the nation’s
cow dogs. Satisfaction guar
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KING OF SWlNE— “Registered
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controlled. Minton’s Ranch.
Merry Hill, N. C. Aprs,l2c
FOR SALE—IO7 WEST GALE
Street, Williamsburg type* 3-
bedroom Colonial brick house.
Cypress paneled den; lte ce
ramic tile baths. Distinctive
, woodwork throughout; screen
ed tile porch. Beautiful shrubs,
camellias. Hot water furnace.
Excellent location. Call 3272,
Mar29,Aprlp __
PICTURE FRAMING—FOR THE
best in custom picture framing
see John R. Lewis at the Eden
ton Furniture Company. Com
plete line of moulding tc
choose from. tfc
j (OR SALE—GOOD USED OAS
ranges as low as $35.00. West'
ern Gas Service. Phone 3122
I Edenton. )une2t*
| CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE.
Early Jersey Wake f i <fidL
Charleston Wakefield, Ferry’s
Round Dutch, Flat Dutch. Al-I
so Heading Lettuce. Set nowl
for early spring heading. Com J
plete line of vegetable fine®
flower seeds. I
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Phone 3839 Edenton 1
Janlltf , 1