[ ONLY NEWSPAPER ]] PVBUSHED IN I CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlX.—Number 36. Officials Os Four Counties Favor Re-establishment Os Mental Health Center Rev. Maurice Grissom, President of Associ ation, Outlines Fi nancial Program Members of the District health Department and chair ■ men of the Boards of Commis sioners in Camden,' Perquimans, Pasquotank and Chowan coun ties have endorsed the re-estab * lishment of a mental health center. The Rev. Maurice Grissom, president of the Mental Health Association, has met with both groups and has outlined to them what is being done toward re opening the center which would serve the four counties. Grissom said the district health board went on record giving support to the idea of a mental health clinic and assur ing Rs willingness to cooperate in any way possible. Mayor . Vivian Darden of Hertford is chairman of the board. Clarence Meiggs of Camden, W. E. Bend of Chowan and H. A. Reid of Pasquotank attend ed a luncheon meeting arranged by Grissom and said they were wholeheartedly behind the pro ject. R. L. Spivey of Perquim ans, the only chairman unable tc attend the meeting, notified Grissom that he was in accdrd with the movement and would do everything possible to make it a success. At both meetings Grissom x pointed out three ways in which financial funds of the clinic are handled and emphasized the im portance of thoroughness in setting up the organization with a full time staff. “I feel that everyone should be kept informed about our ef forts to reinstate the mental health ‘clinic and it is doubly important that the county and health officials understand our plans as they materialize,” Gris som stated. DAR Chapter Will Meet September 12 The first fall meeting of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter DAR will be held Wednesday after noon, September 12, at 1 o’clock at the Edenton Restaurant, it is announced by Mrs. George Hos kins, regent. The local chapter will observe National Constitution Week Sep tember 16 through September 22. In keeping with the observance the program will be on Consti tution Week with Mrs. W. E. JBond, chairman of the week, in charge of the program. 20 Years Ago | As Found In !.<•’Filos Os 1 The Chowan Horald } V The Bank -of Edenton began opening its doors on Wednesday | nights to accommodate workers at 'the Marine Air Station, who were paid each Wednesday. Continued heavy rain held up work 6n the Marine Air Station, kind ' a labor problem had been created by un-skilled workers who did not want to stay on the job regularly. Private First Class Roechelle Blanchard, 23, died in Atlanta, Ga.„ from injuries received in an accident at Craig Field, Alabama. Blanchard was the first known Continued on Page 3—Section 1 » * aa calls atten tion to another visit of the [ bloodmobile in Edenton. The bloodmobile will be locat i at the Edenton armory today (Thursday) from 10 A. M-, to 4 [ P. M. The quota for Chowan County is 100 pints of blood and Dr. Walker points out that at the ! previous visit of the bloodmo bile only 57 pints of blood were , donated. Due to the dire need of blood, Dr. Walker appeals to the citi zens of the county to donate a pint of blood so that the coun ty’s quota will he" realized. • Concern Considers LocatingtnEdenton Northern Industralist j Shown Sites While i Passing Through According to a recent issue of the North Carolina Industrial i Newsletter, Eugene B. Harris, a i development representative of the Division of Commerce and ! Industry, who is heading up the Tourist-Industrialist Project, cites > an example with regard to the ’ potential benefits of Showing in- I dustrialists that their visits to ' North Carolina are really appre ■ ciated. “A short while ago,’’ says Mr. Harris, some alert citizens of Edenton discovered a northern i industrialist dining in a restau -1 rant in Edenton. He represent ed a ladies’ coat and dress firm and' said he was on his way • ‘south of North Carolina’ to look at some industrial sites. ‘‘He was shown sites in the ; Edenton area and his firm is now considering Edenton as a possible location. It is easy to : see that keeping a sharp eye open for visiting industrialists can pay big dividends to a com munity. So, keep this in mind, ■ because one never what | that stranger may be or who he may represent.” Pre-election TV Series I Will Be Seen Locally j A series of eight NBC News pre-election programs, "“The Cam paign and the Candidates,” will !i be presented this fall by The , Savings and Loan Foundation. , The programs will be seen lo cally on WITN-TV, Washington, , Greenville and Portsmouth sta tions, according to James M. Bond, secretary of Edenton Sav ; ings & Loan Association. The series, with John Chan cellor as anchor-man, will sea , ture top reporters from the NBC* News staff covering the political j j races in various sections of the country. Frank McGee will cov- j er the South, Sander Vanocur Continued on Pago 4—Section 1 -******** - ago with more than 4,100 pounds ; jto a measured acre.” Chowan County has always , relied heavily on its peanut crop for cash income and is in the top eight counties in North Car olina peanut x production. Last year the crop was worth $1,326,- 000. Approximately 6,250 acres! are expected to be harvested, | about the same amount as last year, Chesson stated. “Digging at me correct stage of Aiaturity,” he said, “can in crease the yield from 400 to *OO pounds, as compared to peanuts j dug a few days too early or too Conttaued •> Pap. 5-SadlM 1 I . Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina; Thursday, September 6,1962. %* ' % - j. RiSf < tr "I. ‘ IOK KM'KIil’ItlSK -Spunky Kill IM-iiring. 13. of .North Brandi*. Mich'- doesn't intend to let a broken leg put hint out of business. He spends his time shining shoes at a local hospital for any patient who has a spare quarter and a pair of scuffed shoes. Edenton Aces Raise Gridiron Curtain On Hicks Field Friday * Night Against Roanoke Rapids Coach Jerry McGee will send, his light, untested Edenton Aces into their first live combat Fri day night when the Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets invade Hicks Field for the opening I game of the football season. McGee said Tuesday afternoon that he thought the Aces were ready for the first game, which will start at 8 o’clock. However, the young coach qualified, ‘‘in-1 juries may slow us down a little bit.” Indeed, injuries might. Senior , halfback Wayne Ashley, one of only two returning starters, has been nursing a broken toe. He | is expected to be ready for duty ! Friday. • Cash Farm Income In North Carolina Sets New High Mark North Carolina farmers re ceived a record high $1,122.6 million from sales of crops and livestock and livestock products during 1961, according to the North Carolina Crop Reporting Service.' The 1961 cash re ceipts exceeded the previous record $1,066.3 million received in 1960 by $56.3 million, for an increase of 5.3 per cent. Re ceipts from sales of crops amounted to $800.3 million, up Duplicate Bridge Begins Sept. 11th Woman’s Club Consid ering Securing a Bridge Teacher The first session of duplicate i bridge will be held Tuesday night, September 11, at 7:30 1 o’clock at the Barker House. Duplicate bridge, sponsored by the Woman's Club, will be held each Tuesday night with, frac tional point garties being played. The first master point game will be played October 2. Cost will be 50 cents an even ing for fractional point games) and SI.OO for master point: games. Carlton Perry of Elizabeth 1 City will be instructor for the beginning games. Mrs. G. D.! Burden, chairman, explained that the system is not difficult to learn. She also said that it is hoped that a number of per sons from surrounding towns Will come here to play. The Woman’s Club is consid ering obtaining a teacher for contract bridge, provided enough persons are interested. Anyone wanting to learn to play contract bridge should contact either Mrs. Burden. or Mrs. R. E. Forehand, Jr., club president. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ’ TO MEET SEPTEMBER 10 Chowan County Commissioners yill hold their September meet ing Monday morning, Septem ber 10, at 9 o’clock in the Court House. This meeting was post poned from the first Monday, September 3, due to the observ ance of Labor Day. Hurley Mitchell, 210-pound center and the other regular, will not play on defense, but will play all the way on offense. Mitchell chipped a finger bone I and cannot tackle with the hand. Others who have been out for | various reasons include end Douglas Twiddy, guard Walter ! Small, quarterback Dickey Cobb, and center Billy Cozart. All will i be ready for action against Roa noke Rapids. Joe Roderi’s Class 3-A Yellow Jackets also lost heavily through graduation and will be relying jon 28 juniors to bolster only 8 | seniors. Gone is all-state tail ! back Sonny Pruette but return | (.ontmued on Page 6—Svtion 1 S4B million from such receipts in 1960, and sales of livestock j and products brought in $322.3 million, or $8.3 million more , than they did in 1960. Crops accounted for 71.3 per cent of the total. Among major commodities sold during the year, receiots from tobacco, poultry and eggs, dairy products, peanuts, soy beans, cotton, wheat and oats Continued on Page 4, Section 1 Rotary Cook-out | Friday Afternoon! i —— Planned For Rotary Families to Become Acquainted Edenton’s Rotary Club will hold a cookout at Sandy Point) Beach Friday afternoon, Sep- \ tember 7. The affair is sched- 1 uled to be in progress from 4 to 7:30 o’clock so that it will not interfere with those who plan to attend the football game on Hicks Field which begins at 8 o’clock. Blair Gibson is chairman of j the cookout, which is planned primarily for families of Rotar j ians to become acquainted. Food | will be provided, but those who attend are requested to arrange i for the cold drinks they desire. Bathing, boat riding and vari ous kinds of games will be pro vided, so that those who attend can become better acquainted and enjoy the outing. President W. B. Rosevear urges every Ro tarian .and his entire family to attend. PLEASE! , ' * Cur children are back ;in school. Drive even MORE carefully. Give them the right-of-way. SAFETY COMMITTEE Georgse B. Holmes, Chairman ♦ —u ClMcCullersNow General Manager Os C. Os C. At Dunn Former Edenton C. of C. Secretary and Di | rector of Edenton’s Famous Band Edenton friends will be inter ested that Charles L. McCullers, former Edenton band director ; and secretary of the Chamber jof Commerce is now general j manager of the Dunn’Chamber jof Commerce. j After leaving Edenton Mr. i McCullers was for several years i manager of the Kinston Cham ' ber of Commerce until he re | signed several months ago to go j into the stocks and bonds busi | ness. However, his desire to j continue in community present. Chowan Superior Court Term Will Convene Monday, Sept. 10 The September term of Cbo- 1 wan County Superior Court will convene Monday morning, Sep tember 10, with Judge William J. Bundy of Greenville sched uled to preside. Judge Bundy of the Third Ju- I dicial District will hear a doc • ket -of 43 criminal cases and 12 • civil actions. Included will be one rape charge and one case resulting from picketing by local Negroes last February. Thomas Morgan Vann, a 22 year-old Suffolk policeman, will face charges of rape and assault FIGHT CANCER WITH 4 CHECKUP AND CHECK \ 'k Mrs. Lyndon M. Park j er of Elizabeth City Submits Name Se lected By Judges ‘‘Cape Colony” has been se lected as the name of a 672- acre development to be built by United Properties, Inc., on the ! former Marine Air Station prop l erty. 1 The name was submitted dur ing, a contest sponsored by. Unit ed Properties by. Mrs. Lyndon Lvr. Parker of 1112 West Ehring- I haus Street in Elizabeth City, j Mrs. Parker’s prize was 2 .V' 0 | pennies, but she was mailed a | -heck for $25 in lieu of the cop j per. , I Over J 25 entries were made in ' the contest, dome from a far | away as Florida. Mr ;. Pusher's ! entry was unanimously selected by the judges, C. D Bowles, executive vice president of United pi-,|.c • ;. said that he was -very gta’i- tied" with the intero. t !r v:i | in the contest. "Wc plan to <: j ate one of the finest w-i Vii, • ••• •, properties on the Atlantic '' Coast,” said Bowie., "the ivei A ! ideally situated and Cape Colo iv -.. will be widely advert; v| in ill major metropolitan rente! The development is berims-va to take shape along the v •• front of the base propelt\ 1: will include choice res; !. ■ ii.il,; lots, a shopping center, i. nma. 1 -". ; bathing beach, playground , | Business and Pro.fe.-~.tonal V,',' 1 men’s Club. Mrs. Betty Cox J thi yr•• i* -- chairman, who says Iv/ houses arc now being i -t land that a house-to hou I vasS will be conducted vh,n night. September 10. The town has been dr. - id . .. , that the solicitation iio o consume much more tii.'ct ;>.o hour. The solicitors arc Uv '- uled to begin their roiind. • : 7 o’clock and arc hopeful :■ at they will meet with a g< ■ , response to the end ti,, • q year’s birthday calendar ... even more successful tofore. CIVIC CALENDAR ! Edenton Aces will ran > 1962 football season Friday night. September 7, when they n ;i Roanoke Rapids High School on Hicks Field at 8 o'clock. Red Cross bloodmobile will L-e at the Edenton armory today (Thursday) from 10 A. M., to 4 P. M. Chowan's quota is 100 pints of blood. i First Congressional Diiinci Continued on Page 6. Section 1 i with intent to commit rape or ! Margaret Lee Briggs. 13. of near Sunbury. The alleged incident i occurred July 13 at Chowan , Beach. Golden A. Frinks, a leader in I the picketing of several local concerns during February, will be charged with picketing, as sault on a police officer, and 1 resisting arrest. The officer in . volved was Chief of Police Leo LaVoie. ■ Other action will see William .Louis Bateman, 16, of Edejjton. Continued on Page 6, Stcflon 1 , '** ■ ' ■ ...» -