ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX.—Number 28.
Crop Damage In Chowan
Intensified Because Os
Continued Heavy Rain
County Agent Over
man Estimates Dam
age In Neighborhood
Os $900,000
More rain fell last week and
intensified Chowan County’s
crop losses to over five times
the estimated damages of a week
ago, reported County Farm
y Agent C. W. Overman Tuesday
morning.
“According to our best esti
mates at the present time,’’ said
Overman, “damages will run a
little over nine tenths of a mil
lion dollars.” Destruction result
ing from a northeaster storm
early last week and the week
before had been set at between
SIOO,OOO and $200,000.
The increase to over* $900,000
was brought about by heavy
damages to cantaloupes, water
melons and tobacco. Seventy
five percent of the watermelon
crop alone was destroyed. Esti
mates last week had the figure
at under 50 percent.
Even with the heavy damages,
the ' county faired better than
areas farther south. Beaufort
County reported a loss of crops
to run in the neighborhood of
$6,000,000.
All is not safe yet, reported
Continued on Pas* 8— Srvtion
Britton Appointed
As Area Chairman
For Auto Dealers
Appointment Ig An
nounced By Presi
dent ofN.
Dealers Association
C. E. Britton of Colonial Mo
tor Company of Edenton, has
been appointed area chairman of
the North Carolina Automobile
Dealers Association for Chowan
County, according to gh an
nouncement made by Arthur p.
Harris, president.
Mr. Britton will act as liaison
officer between new car and
truck dealers in Chowan County
and NCADA and the National
Automobile Dealers Association.
• It will be Britton’s responsi
bility to keep his area informed
of state and national affairs af
fecting the automotive industry
and, in turn, to advise the state
and national associations of
events on the local scene. Hf
will also head a county-wide
membership for both
organization^ 1 *! the fall.
Mr. Britton's civic interests in
elude membership in the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce.
Budget Adopted
Meeting in special sessioi
Wednesday morning of lhi
week at 8:30 o'clock, Towr
Councilman adopted the budge 4
for the Town of Edentop for the
fiscal year 1962-63.
The budget as previously ap
proved provided fore SI.OO tax
rate per SIOO properly valuation.
At the same meeting the Coun
cilman agreed to purchase * new
police car. The new oar will be
a Ford with a 119-inch wheel
base end will be purchased from
the Albemarle Motor Company
at a price of t1.79T.17 which
aleo provides for trading a 1961
Ford.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
, New Rotary President
W. B. ROSEVEAR
At last Thursday's meeting
Col. W. B- Rosevear was in
stalled as new president of the
Edenton Rotary Club. He suc
ceeds Richard Atkinson.
Legion-Auxiliary
Will Meet Jointly
To Install Officers
Commander of De
partment Will Speak
At Meeting Schedul
ed Tuesday Night
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
\merican Legion and the Leg
ion Auxiliary will hold a joint
■neeting Tuesday night, July 17,
it 7 o’clock at the post home.
X barbecue suppeV- wilT "bfe-j
;erved, after which officers of
10th organizations will be in
tailed. The installation cere-1
nony will be in charge of the
'ewly elected Department Com-;
nander, Leslie Brady' of New
ton, N. C.
Oonlinued on Pane 6. Section 1
Jurham Newspaper Gives Niee
Slice Os Publicity To Edentor
Edenton was the recipient of
a generous slice of favorable
publicity in a recent issue of the
Durham Morning Herald when
an entire page in the feature
section was devoted to local
historical shrines.
Pictured on the page were the
Chowan County Court House, St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church, tne
Cupola House, the tea pot and
Receives Plaque For EdentonWoman’s Club
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Mrs. Archie EhFairlay is pictured above as shl received a
Edenton, Chow" » unty, North Carolina, Thursday, July 12, 1962.
Courses Planned |
In Advanced First
Aid hi Edenton
Instruction Sponsored
By Red Cross Chap
ter and Civil Defense
Agency
An “advanced” first aid course
will be offered soon by the local
! Red Cross Chapter and Civil
’ Defense Agency. The course
| will consist of 16 hours of in
struction and emphasize actual
practice in first-aid skills.
Persons desiring to take the
course must have completed the
Medi-al Self Help course offered
by the Chowan County Civil
Defense office or hold an Amer
ican Red Cross “standard” first
aid card. Upon successful com
pletion of the training, gradu
ates will receive an “advanced”
first-aider card and be eligible j
to apply for training as an ■
! American Red Cross First Aid
Instructor.
| Those who satisfy the above
requirements and are interested
in signing up for the course,
which begins shortly, should con
tact the Civil Defense office at
3111 or the local Red Cross
Chapter at 2513.
Classes will meet one night
per week from 8 to 10 o'clock,
and George Burdick, a certified
Red Cross instructor, will su
pervise the’ training sessions.
Rosevear Installed
Rotary President
Very Anxious to Spon
sor Ideas For New
Industry
New officers for Edenton’s Ro
tary Club took over the reins at
last meeting, when
Col. W. A B Rosevear suc'cee'cled’
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., as
, president. Mr. Atkinson recent
ily has accepted a position in
[ Elizabeth City, so that for sev
i eral weeks Vice President Lloyd
E. Bunch has been the presiding
officer.
Continued on Page S. Section )
two scenes of the Revolutionary
cannon in front of the Court
House Green.
An elaborate story dealing
with Edenton’s history also ap
peared on the page, which was
written by Robert Barton.
“Although small,” wrote Mr.
Barton, “the town is quite a
tourist attraction due to its
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
i Medical Self Help-First Aid Training Course Completed
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F-.ciured above is the first group to complete the Medical Self Help-First Aid Training Course
that is being conducted three nights weekly by the Edenlon-Chowan Civil Defense Agency and
the American Red Cross. John E. Shackelford, chairman of the Chowan Chapter of the American
Red Cross; George Burdick, instructor and Murray D. Ashley, Edenlon-Chowan Civil Defense Di
rector, congratulated the group on the keen interest shown in this type of training and the time ;
devoted toward emergency preparedness. Other classes are being organized. First row (left to
right) Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., Mrs. Leon Leary, Mrs. Junius Britton and Mrs. Bob Waller. Second
row, Mrs. Joe Swanner, Mrs. Fred Britton. Mrs. Gene Perry. Third row, Mrs. W. E. Malone. Miss
Theda Goodwin, Mrs. Haywood Bunch, Miss Betty Byrum, Mrs. J. C. Parks, Mrs. Jeanne O'Neal, i
Jake Hobowsky, Mrs. Pearl Copeland, Mrs. James Byrum. Mrs. Bertram Hollowell. Fourth row, I
airs. Paul Partin, Murray D. Ashley. Fifth row, John E. Shackelford and George Burdick. Not
present for photo, J. P. Ricks, Jr« Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, Max J Maulz. Haughton Ehringhaus and
I derb Adams.—(Ricks Photo).
Albemarle Development Group
Planning Important Activities
As part of the Albemarle Area
Development Association’s agri
cultural efforts, a series of spe
cial educational activities is be
ing planned in Chowan County.
Woodrow Lowe, Chowan Coun
ty’s representative on the asso
ciation’s agriculture committee,
says the emphasis this year will
be placed on activities relating
to swine, beef and vegetables.
Mr. Lowe says a county swine
tour is planned. Swine demon
slrations, which will illustrate
improved farrowing houses,
equipment and good production
oractices, are being considered
in various parts of the county.
Plans call for extension soecial-
Conger Sees Community Vitally
Affected By Chesapeake Span
“Our historical community will
be vitally affected, pleasantly
so, upon completion of the Chesa-;
peake Bay span in 1964,” said
Joe H. Conger, Jr., president of
Ihe Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, this week. He has re
minded the Chamber’s Tourist
Committee of that fact, saying
that he understood work is pro
gressing right on schedule.
“In fact,” he said, "a newly
built island in Chesapeake Bay
is sinking as planned, according
to the chief engineer for the
Peeples Installed W. A. McLeod Goes
Red Men Sachem To Lumberton Post
Raising of Chiefs Ce
remony Held Mon
day Night
New officers were installed [
Monday night for Chowan Tribe j
No. 12, Improved Order of Red
Men to serve for a six-month
term. The installation ceremony
was performed by Clyde Hollo- j
well and included the following:
Sachem, Oscar Peeples; senior!
sagamore, Robert Brooks; junior
sagamore, Fred Keeter; prophet,
Obed Lee; sannaps, W. M.
Rhoades and Leroy Harrell; war
riors, Billy Ed Lassiter, Alton j
Shaw, Robert Whiteman and |
Thomas Jackson; braves, Carl I
Keeter, Bill Harris, Walter Bond
and Henry Allen Bunch; guard
of the wigwam, Clyde Hollowell;
guard of the forest, Guy Wil
liams; trustee for 18 months,
W. J. Daniels.
ENTERPRISE "COMMUNITY TO
HOLD OOOK-OUT TONIGHT
The Enterprise community will
meet tonight (Thursday) at 6
o’clock at Sandy Point Beach.
This meeting, will be a cook-out j
and everyone in the community j
is urged to attend and take fooi j
to be cooked on grills for their
family. •
j ists from State College to visit
1 .he demonstrations at eight
week intervals and to offer their
suggestions.
. Finally, Lowe says, efforts will
be made to organize a swine
committee for the county. The
committee would help plan and
promote the swine program.
Activities in connection with a
beef program also include a
county beef cattle tour and the
organizajion. of a county
’"promotion-! committee.
In addition, Mr. Lowe says,
efforts will be made to hold a
joint meeting of credit agencies
and beef producers
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge and j
Tunnel Commission.”
The bay bottom beneath thi
ll,ooo.oo-ton island has dropped
three to five feet in the last 12;
months. Design plans call for j
i the island to “settle” a total of
five to eight feet before it be
comes stabilized, probably in
November, it was learned.
The island, located on the
north edge of Thimble Shoal ;
ship channel, is one of four be
ing built for the 17.5-mhe
Continued on Fiji* fi—section 1
Succeeded In Edenton
SCS Office By W.
O. Lambert
W. A- McLeod, area conserva
tionist for the U. S. Soil Con
servation Service, has moved to
Lumberton, N- C-, effective July
9,1962.
Mr. McLeod has been in
charge of the area office here
in Edenton since August, 1961,
and has been responsible for
SCS activities in the 13 coun
ties in Northeastern North Caro-
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Another Beginners First Aid
Course Scheduled To Be Held
A beginners first aid course,
suqh as the one that was just
completed, will be started by the
local Red Cross Chapter and
Civil Defense Agency as soon
as enough interested persons
have registered.
The course will be taught
every Monday night for nine
weeks. Classes will meet at 8
o’clock and last for two hours.
No requirements are necessary
to take the course.
1 Murray D- Ashley, local Civil
Variety Os Matters
Face Councilmen
At July Meeting
Decision Made to Go
On Record as Favor
ing New Municipal
Building
Meeting Monday night instead
of night. Town Council
men held a lengthy session dur
ing which quite a few matters
were considered.
During the meeting the Cour.-
citnen agreed to lease, on a
■ year-to-year basis, a portion of
town property at the formei
Marine Corps Air Station to Joe
Cristanti. The land will be used
tor raising cover crops to be fed
!to cattle. Mr. Cristanti also of
fered the town a building at the
j base, which was accepted.
Bids were also opened for
furnishing the town fuel oil,
gasoline, motor oil, tires and
tubes, batteries and services for
the new fiscal year.
The successful bidder for .fuel
oil was Sinclair Refining Corn-
Continued or. Page 3—Section 1
Dog And Bicycle
LicensesNowDue
Town Clerk Calls At
tention to Ordi
nances
Town Clerk William B. Gard
ner is calling attention to the
fact that new dog and bicycle
licenses are now due to be pur
chased.
Mr. Gardner points out that a
town ordinance requires the ar
rest of any doe owner who fails
to purchase licenses for his dogs
by August 15.
The license fee for male dogs
is SI 00 and $2.00 for each fe
male dog. The license fee for
each bicycle is 25 cents.
Dog licenses must be purchas
ed at the Municipal Building,
while the bicycle licenses will be
1 sold at the Police Station.
Defense director, said Tuesday)
that it was the goal of his agen
cy and the Red Cross chapter
to train at least one out of every
ten people in Chowan County in
first aid procedures.
The beginners course differs
from an ordinary first aid course i
in that it teaches what to do if |
a doctor is not available. First:
aid is usually concerned with I
emergency, efforts until a doctor
arrives.
Continued on Pag* 4, Section \
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West Byrum, Jr. Elected
Chairman New Edenton-
Chowan Planning Board
New Office Manager ‘
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WILLIAM A. HCLLAR
Effective last week, William
A. Hollar became manager of
Edenton office of the North
Carolina Employment Security |
Commission. He succeeds Buell
A. Bailey, who has been trans- .
ferred to Shelby.—Ricks Photo. !
Üb^wmivr
Closed On July l‘>'
Miss Marian Robertson, li- i
irarian at the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library, announced
■arly this week that the library
.vill be closed ail day Friday,)
July 13.
This action is taken due to a
taft meeting of Pettigrew Re
ional Library, which will be i
leld in Plymouth.
.ireuse Office Will
Be Closed J ill v 16
Mac James, local automobile
icense examiner, states that the
’.denton office will be closed all
ay Monday. July 16. The clos
ag is caused by a district meet
ng of license examiners of Dis
rict A whic*h will be held in
Ireenville,
The office will be open Toes- j
lay, July 17.
Edenton s Per Capita Fire Loss
For 1961 Is Estimated At $1.91
Fire Chief W. J. Yates this
week released his report for
tires in Edenton and Chowan
County which included 30 alarms
in Edenton and 23 in the rural
area.
According to the report Eden
ton’s per capita loss, based on
a population of 0,000, was $1.91.
During the year firemen were
out 25 hours and 55 minutes in
Edenton and 42 hours and 20
minutes out of town. They
were on the air five minutes and
15 seconds in Edenton and five
minutes and 25 seconds out of
town. The firemen traveled 65
miles n Edenton and 340 miles
out of town. Hose laid in Eden
’on totaled 4.150 feet and 6.500
feet out of town. Ladders were
raised 175 feet in Edenton and
The Billings Years: Part I 1
By BILL GOODWIN. JR. !
Edenton was in the football
doldrums during the 1953 season.
Coach Ben Perry took a young
team of Edenton Aces against
some of the roughest Albemarle
Conference competition a local
squad has ever faced, and the
result was a 1-7-1 won-lost-tied
record. The Aces won the first
game over Columbia, but the
closest they came after that was
a 6-6 tie with Williamston.
Johnny Morris, who later return- •
ed to coach Edenton over Per-.
quimans. led his Hertford bunch
to a humiliating 50-12 victory
with three touchdowns. Some
other .scores of that disastrous
year: Plymouth, 42-0; Goldsboro,
52-0; Elizabeth City, 26-7.
Perry followed George Thomp- :
son to Lumberton after the 1953 i
I FIGHT CANCER
WITH 4 CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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Organizational Meet
ing Held at Ef'.en
ton Restaurant Tues
day Night
The Edenton-Chowan Planning
Board met at the Edenton Res
taurant Tuesday night to or
ganize itself and learn just what
it has to do in the future.
West W. Byrum, Jr., was
elected chairman of the board,
and Bruce Jones, Jr., was made
vi e chairman by acclamation.
Hugh Evans was appointed sec
retary of the organization by
3yrum.
George Stephens, Jr., of the
governor’s office, was at the
meeting along with Charles Ed
wards, Marion Holland and Fred
Mangum to tell the planning
board of the program under the
Area Redevelopment Act.
Chowan County qualified for
federal assistance under the aat
because of a high percentage of
unemployment for an extended
period of time. According to
Mr. Stephen.;, the only other way
a county can get in on the pro
gram is to have low agricultural
: production.
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Ret ail Sales lii
Chowan II ijr her
i According to "The Retailer.”
published monthly by the North
! Carolina Merchants Association,
gross retail sales in Chowan
’ounty for the month of April
his year amounted to $1,083,264.
This figure compares with
5983.248 the previous month and
5827,402 during April, 1961.
[CIVIC calendar]
A Bible story hour will be
leld in the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library Monday morn
ing. July 23. at 10 o'clock.
Enterprise community will
hold a cook-out at Sandy Point
Beach tonight (Thursday) at 6
o'clock.
A joint meeting of Ed Bond
Post No. 40 of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
will be held at the Dost home
Tuesday night. July 17, at 7
o'clock.
Continued on Page B—Section 1
10 feet out of town.
For the Edenton fires 355 vo!
unteers responded and 461 out
of town. Property involved in
the Edenton fires amounted to
$486,750 and $202,700 out of
town. Damage done by the
Edenton fires was estimated at
$9,560.50 and $12,635 out of
town. Insurance in Edenton
amounted to $330,850 and $103,-
500 out of town.
During the year the firemen
in Edenton held 14 drills and
23 drills out of town. They an
swered 28 still alarms in Eden
ton and seven out of town. Four
emergency calls were answered.
29 fire extinguishers refilled and
the firemen stood by for eignt
plane landings. Two faise alarms
were answered in the county.
season, and Alton Brooks mov
ed up to be athletic director of
the Edenton school. Late in the
summer of 1954 the Aces acquir
ed a new coach. He came from
'Wilmington where during the
previous campaign he had coach
ed a junior high school to an
undefeated, unscored-on record.
William D- Billings came to
Edenton and took over a team
that had 25 returning lettermen.
Those lettermen had experience,
.but most of them would have
preferred to forget most of it.
Nevertheless, they had the know
|how, and Billings, it turned out,
; had ifie fire and drive to turn,
Edenton into the monarch of
I North Carolina high school foot
ball.
I Continuad on Pag* 2. 6 action 2