A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXX.—Number 48,
Ed entonTeaParty Chapter
Host To Eighth District's
DAR Meeting Saturday
Susan Dautridge of
Scotland Neck Wins
Honor of Good Citiz
en For District
District 8, Daughters of the
American Revolution, observed
Good Citizen Day here Satur
day, when members of the Eden
ton Tea Party Chapter were
hosts to representatives from all
over the district.
During the afternoon the visit
ors were taken on a tour of
some of the county’s historical
points of interest, after which
the observance came to a close
with a banquet held in the Par
ish House.
Mrs. Wood Privott, district di
rector, presided at the Parish
House meeting, where the good
citizens for the district were an
nounced and instructed how to
wear their pins.
The guests were welcomed by
J. Edwin Bufflap, who subsja
tuted for Mayor John Mitchener,
who was ill and unable to at
tend the meeting. The invoca
tion was by the Rev. George B.
Holmes, rector of St. Paul’s
Church and Mrs. Privott explain
ed the requisites to be named |
good citizen. She stated that
District 8 had won this fop honor
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
The Rev. Lewis F. Schenck
preached his final sermon at St.
Paul's lEpiscopal Church before
leaving for Burlington as rector
of the Church of the 'Holy Com
forter.
A shipment of 429 fruit trees
was received by- the Chowan
County agents and distributed
among 25 families.
A pump was installed at Beav
er Hill Cemetery for the con
venience of watering flowers.
Edenton Aces and the Per
quimans Indians were scheduled
to play a Thanksgiving Day
game on Hicks Field.
A carload of feed wheat was
received to fill a cooperative or
der made by 14 Chowan County
farmers.
Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
bishop of the Diocese of East
Carolina, confirmed a class of
five at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
Edenton Aces defeated, the
Ahoskie Indians 6-0 when Sam
my Ross galloped 83 yards for!
the only score of the game.
Lloyd Wayne Evans Again 1962
Leading Conservation Farmer
Lloyd Wayne Evans was again
recognized as the outstanding j
conservation larmer in the Al- [
bemarle District during 1962 Fri- J
day night, November 15 at the
ninth annual Northeastern Area
District supervisors’ meeting
held at East Carolina College in
Greenville. Lloyd Wayne was
presented a plaque by a repre
sentative of the Goodyear Tirei
BIBLE LAND TOUR
By MRS. E. L. WARD
Editor's Note: Mrs. E. U Word,
who dorinr the past summer toured
the Holy Load tor a period of five
weeks, very kindly, has written an
account of her very pleasant tour.
Her implosions of the tour will ap
pear in installments, the final one of
which appears this week.
The next day we flew on to
Athens, Greece. The Acropolis
of Athens, towers 200 feet above
the city and has some of the
world’s most beautiful buildings.
The world famous Parthenon
crowning the Acropolis was
erected to honor the goddess
Athena. Even in ruins, it is
considered the chief architec
tural legacy of the Golden Age
of Greece. Just below the
j Acropolis is Mars Hill, where
y§*ul preached his famous ser
p||»pn about the Unknown God.
: All that remains of the anci
ent city of Corinth in. Greece
are seven Doric columns, once
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Peanut Quotas For
1964 Are Released
168,667 Acres Com
pared to 168,777
In 1963
Secretary of Agriculture Or
ville L. Freeman has announced
a national marketing quota of
1,066,625 tons and a national al
lotment of 1,610,000 acres for
picking and threshing for the
1964 crop of peanuts.
Legislation provides that the
Secretary of Agriculture must
proclaim a national marketing
quota and a national acreage al
lotment each year. The legisla
tion further provides that the
marketing quota must be estab
lished at the higher of either
the average quantity of peanuts
harvestde for nuts during the
five years immediately preceding
the yeir in which the quota is
proclaimed, adjusted for current
trends and prospective demand
conditions, or that quantity of
Continued on Pago 2—Section 1
President Os Farm
Bureau In Favor Os
State Amendment
David T. Bateman, president of
the Chowan County Farm Bu
reau, says there is a very import
ant Constitutional amendment
confronting the citizens of North
Carolina. This amendment per
tains to the redistricting of the
North Carolina General Assem
bly.
“Passage of this amendment is
vital to Qhowan and other
ties of North Carolina,” says Mr.
Bateman. "Passage of this
amendment will also give all citi
zens of North Carolina a more
representative government. Due
to the diversification of our econ
omy, it is imperative that all
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
AT ST, PAUL'S CHURCH
Thanksgiving services at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church have
been announced as follows:
Wednesday, November 27 'St
10:30 A. M., Holy Communion.
Thursday, November 28 at
10:30 A. M., morning prayer.
Articles of food brought to the
Church this week with prayers
of thanksgiving will be distribut
ed Thanksgiving Day.
& Rubber Company for his ach
jievement. The Goodyear Com
jpany sponsors the Goodyear con-
I test each year in which the dis
trict enters and an outstanding
conservation farmer is chosen
from each district entering the
contest. This award is based
on outstanding- accomplishments
in the field of soil and water
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Paul, on one -of his visits tc
Greece, saw people worshipint
heathen gods in the temple.
Almost our entire trip had
been unpleasantly hot due t<
the time of year, July, and wc
were all looking forward eager
ly to oui* short sjpy in Switzer
land. Our • American . Expres
host, Tom, had reserved a whoh
section in the plane where wi
could observe the breath-taking
scenery from Greece to Switzer
land. Our airline hostesses alof
passed around dampened and
chilled white bathcloths for us
to refresh with before the lux
ury nifeal we were served. We
flew in to Zurich but quickly
, assed ' through customs and
transferred to a waiting Ameri
can Express bus for the 1%
hour-drive to our quaint hotel
SiSr*’ sho ? c °* iEjE
COVerPH hrMprc f nr Tindnotrimu
Edenton, ChQjvan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 28, 1963.
To attend Thanksgiving services in the church of your choice is to give the
most meaningful expression to your deep gratitude for the many blessings
you have received during the past year.
Mrs. Helen Jernigan
Killed In Automobile
Wreck At Va. Fork
Two Cars Crash Head-
On When One Driver
Attempts to Pass a
Taxicab
Mrs. Helen Byrum Jernigan,
47, died Saturday afternoon
shortly after 4 o’clock as the
result of an automobile accident
at Virginia Fork a few miles
north of Edenton on Route 32.
According to State Patrolman
B. R. Inscoe, who investigated
the accident, Mrs. Jernigan was
traveling toward Edenton when
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Early Morning Fire
At Schuman Home
EHpr»*on firomen cP^ed
out shortly before 8 o’clock Sat
urday morning when a fire broke
out at file residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Schuman on West
Queen Street
the fire is believed fit have
started m a waste in me
kitchen. Little damage was
lone by water but some dam
age was caused by smoke. The
"iremen were out about an hour
and a half.
Thanksgiving Service
At Methodist Church
The annual Thanksgiving ser
vice will be held at the Edenton
Methodist Church Wednesday
night at 7:30 o’clock. The pas-,
tor, the Rev. Cliff Shoaf, an
nounces that an appropriate pro
gram will be presented includ
ing a service dedicating seeds,
the harvest and our Freedom.
The public is cordially invited
■to attend. .
Chowan County's Population Is
Predicted To Dwindle From
11,729 To 9,800 By Year 1980
North Carolina’s population j
will exceed five and one-half
million by 1980 if present trends [
continue. >
Approximately two-thirds of I
the predicted gain of 991,764 by j
1980 in population over the of- /
ficial census of 4,556,155 in 1960 I
will occur in four counties, |
Mecklenburg, Guilford, Forsyth
and Wake.
Net gains in population by
1980 are predicted for 52 of the
state’s 100 counties, with losses
indicated for the remaining 48.
Most of the increase of al
most a million persons by 1980
is indicated in the urban Pied
Hollowells Make Good Catch Os Fish
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Holloweu of Greenville; W. H. Hollowell,
Jr„ and W. H. Hollowell, Sr« of Edenton, shown at right, boated
67 striped bass while trolling in sound waters near Mann's Harbor
last week. They were fishing with CapL Jesse Etheridge, skipper
of the cruiser Caredwyn (left background) and his mate Johnny
Booth, when they made the catch, which was typical of several
charter boat party catches in the reddish-famous' waters in the
Mann's Harbor ana during the wash. Photo by Charles d'Amour.
mont counties. Heavy popula
tion losses are predicted for
some rural eastern and moun
tain counties, with Warren Coun
ty suffering a 37 per cent loss.
Madison, Yancey and Hyde are
also predicted to sustain heavy
losses in population by 1980 as
compared with that of 1960.
These figures and predictions
are taken from a major study
recently completed by demo
graphers Josef (eq) Perry, for
merly with the Division of Com
munity Planning of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development, and Dr. C. Hor-
Conlinued on Page S—Section I
Prospects Bright
For Farm Bureau
To Have Good Year
Chowan Trio Much
Impressed With An
nual Meeting Held In
Durham
“We are looking forward lo a
big Farm Bureau year,” said
Chowan County Farm Bureau
President David T. Bateman this
week in reviewing actions taken
at the recent annual North Caro
lina Farm Bureau meeting in
Durham.
Bateman, who attended the
mid-November convention with a
three-member delegation from
Chowan County, said the many
sound policies developed in Dur
ham “should give Farm Bureau
particularly sound footing during
the new program year.”
Bateman said the meeting’s
Continued on Page s—Section 1
All Night Prayer
Service Held At
Immanuel Church
An all night of prayer service
was held at Immanuel Baptist
Church Tuesday night. In hold
ing this season of prayer, the
pastor, the Rev. Bob Ware, said
the need for prayer at this cru
cial hour in our nation is urged.
Those praying came and went
as convenient with prayer be
ginning at 10 o’clock, but Mr.
Ware remained at the church un
til 6 A. M„ to pray with the
congregation.
Prayers were offered especial
ly for thfc nation’s welfare and
for strength for the new Presi
dent Also, members prayed for
the comfort of the family of
former President Kennedy.
$3-00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton'sChristmasParty
Scheduled For Thursday
Afternoon, December 5
Sale Os Savings
Bonds In Chowan
70.1% Of'63 Goal
State Chairman Opti
mistic That North
Carolina Will Meet
Year’s Quota
R. Graham White, Chowan
County volunteer savings bonds
chairman, announced that bond
sales in Chowan County during
October totaled $2,768, and that
for the year sales totaled $78,021.
This is 70.1 per cent of the coun
ty’s quota for the year, which
is $111,320.
Series E and H Bond sales in
North Carolina during October
amounted to $3,856,357, an in
crease of 13.9 per cent over the
same month a year ago.
Cumulative sales of the first 10
months of 1963 amounted to $42,-
653,242, which is 84.3 per cent
of the state’s annual quota of
$50,600,000. This is nearly 1.9
million dollars ahead of the Jan
uary-October sales last year,
and represents the best sales for
the period since 1956.
W. H. Andrews, Jr., state vol
unteer chairman, said, "Prospects
for attaining the 1963 Savings
Bonds goal are better than they
have been for several years. In
the short time remaining in 19($
we are asking that all North
Carolinians put forth extra ef
fort to help put our state in the
‘over 100 per cent’ group.”
Edenton’s Aces
Honored At Dinner
Tom Phillips Will Be
Awarded Sportsman
ship Trophy
Edenton’s Aces, their coaches
and managers were honored
Thursday night at a barbecue
supper held at the VFW build
ing. The affair was sponsored
by a small group of Edenton ad
mirers of the Aces. The bar
becue was served by Joe’s Drive-
In.
Pat Flannagan was master of
ceremonies and at the outset
praised the Aces for their en
viable record of eight victories,
one tie and one defeat during i
the season. |
Mr. Flannagan also called upon
several guests who, aside from
expressing their pride for the
Aces, recalled many local foot- j
ball incidents in past years.
Among those called upon for re
marks were Bill Cozart, J. Edwin
Bufflap, Edward Wozelka, Luther
Parks, H. A. Campen, Robert
Dale, Frank Roberts, Coaches
Jerry McGee and Billy Hardi
son, Band Director Stewart Pat
ton, Principal Cecil Fry and Su-
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Tolley Pledged In
Social Fraternity
Twenty-six students have
pledged East Carolina College’s
Gamma Rho chapter of the Kap
pa Alpha Order, a social fra
ternity for college men, during
formal fraternity rush.
Among the new pledges were
Jerry Russell Tolley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Tolley of Eden
ton Tolley a junior physical
education major.
Election Called December 6 To
Elect Suj>ervisor For Chowan
L. C. Bunch, chairman of the
Chowan County unit of the Al
bemarle Soil and Water Con
servation District, announces
that an election will be held in
Chowan County on Friday, De
cember 6, to elect one super
visor for the Chowan County
unit. The election will be for
a three-year term.
All qualified voters residing
in the county will be eligible to
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Big Event Will Again
Be Sponsored This
Year By Edenton’s
BPW Club
I Edenton’s annual Christmas
parade will be held Thursday
afternoon, December 5, at 4
..o’clock. The parade will again
!be sponsored by the Edenton
I Business & Professional Women’s
j Club with the Edenton merchants
cooperating. Plans are rapidly
being made for the event with
, Mrs. Artie B. Ange as chairman
and Mrs. Kate Bufflap as co
’ chairman.
| According to present plans
1 there will be approximately 45
units in the parade consisting of
bands, floats, marching units and
many other attractions from To
-1 cal and clubs of the surround
ing area.
‘ Confirmations to date are: East
Carolina College AFRO.TC Hon
orary Drill Team and Color
Guard (Cadets); The Shrine Hill
billies, Norfolk; Elizabeth City
High School Band; John A.
Holmes High School Band; D. F.
Walker Hjgh School Band:
Twirlers, Tom Toms and Cheer
leaders of Hertford; floats from
Edenton, Windsor, Gatesville; a
few cars from many years gone
by as well as new cars; show
horses; High School Queens;
Little Majorettes; Boy Scouts;
Cub Scouts; half dozen clowns;
one goat and goat drawn cart;
Dr. Robert Hislop and Dr. D. M.
Stowers of College of The Albe
marle, and N. C. State Com
mander of the American Legion,
Judge Phipps of Chapel Hill.
Frank Roberts of WCDJ radio
will emcee the parade. Judges
will be on hand to, select the
winners of the float participa
tion. Cash awards will range
i from $5.00 to $25.00.
An invitation is extended to
one and all December sth at 4:00
P. M., to see this gala affair as
it makes its way down Broad
Street.
Mission Slides At
Macedonia Church
Joe L. Brown of Cradock
Baptist Church, Portsmouth, Va.,
will present slides of Baptist
mission work in Mexico at
Macedonia Baptist Church Wed
nesday night, December 4, at
7:30 o’clock. The public is cor
dially invited to attend. It will
be of special interest to the
WMU organizations and the
Brotherhood organizations.
Mr. Brown was a member of
a 32-man goodwill tour which
[visited 16 mission areas in Mexi
|co in August. The tour was ar
[ ranged by the Southern Baptist.
| Brotherhood Commission of
j Memphis, Penn., with each mem
ber paying their own expenses.
Mr. Brown heads his church’s
Brotherhood organization and is
past president of the Baptist
Council of the Portsmouth Bap
tist Association.
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Edenion's annual Christmas
party will be held Thursday af
ternoon, December 5 at 4 o'clock.
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, December
2, at 8 o’clock.
An election will be held Fri
day, December 6. to elect a su
pervisor for the Chowan County
Unit of the Albemarle Soil and
Water Conservation District.
A Thanksgiving service will
be held in the Edenton Metho-
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vote in this election. There are
two candidates for the office,
including J. A. Webb, Jr., and
Jimmy Parrish. Lloyd Bunch
and Fahey Byrum are the other
supervisors in the county.
Soil and water conservation
district nun iThljfg occupy a
position office and