'A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
, Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—Number 21
John Holmes High School
Commencement Exercises
Will Begin On May 29th
53 Members of Gradu
ating Class Will Re
ceive Diplomas Mon
day Night, June 1
Commencement exercises at
John A. Holmes High School will
begin Friday night, May 28, when
class night will be observed in
the school auditorium. At this
time awards will be presented as
follows:
"Arion, Dr. A. F. Down urn;
Business and Professional Wo
man’s Club, Mrs. A. W. Wooten;
ius Drivers, Dr. A. F. Downum;
DAR Citizenship, Mrs. Mary Leg
gett Browning; Edenton Wo
man’s Club, Mrs. Warren Twid
dy; Most Valuable Boy Athlete,
Gerald McGee; Nursing Scholar
ship, Mrs. Jack Leary; Outstand
ing Senior in Activities, Cecil
W. Fry; Jaycettes, Mrs. Wayne
Rawls; PTA Scholarship, the
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Consumer Credit
BranchExpandhig
Banking Facilities
More Services Added
And Longer Opening
Hours For Benefit of
Public
Announcement was made this
week that the Consumer Credit
Branch of Peoples Bank Si Trust
Company has considerably ex
panded its banking services.
■The bank will now-accept de
posits, cash checks and accept
savings deposits, as well as con
tinue a low bank rate for financ
ing purchase of automobiles,
furniture and appliances. Person
al loans will also be made for
any sound purpose.
’ In order to be of further con
venience to their customers, the
batik will be open Monday
through Friday from 9 A. M., j
t 6 4 P. M. The Saturday hours |
will be from 9 A. M., to 1 P. M.
Officials of the bank are hope
ful that many will take advan
tage of these new banking fa
cilities.
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Roger Lamb Chosen
Co-manager Os Choir
Roger Lamb of Edenton has
recently been elected tour co
manager of the St. Andrews
Presbyterian College choir at
Laurinburg, N. C., for 1964-65.
A sophomore, Roger is also a
member of the Deputation Team.
He is majoring in music. Roger
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- 1
liam C. Lamb of Edenton.
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Ai Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Hamid j
Two joint meeting* waee held 1
by Town Council and the Board ]
of Public Works to consider the i
problem of water and sewer con- j
n actions at Edenton’s housing | i
project in North Edenton. where i
35 houses were in the course of|
construction and IS more on the <
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Wilaon County Technical Institute will graduate 50 students dur
Ing commencement V Sunday afternoon. May 24 at S o'clock
in Walls School gnOMurlii ii Among the graduates wiß be twe
ttudwiL Ljiov Barrow and Jtny Wbiit*
THE CHOWAN HERAED
Represents School
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CHARLIE OVERTON
A junior at John A. Holmes
High School. Charlie Overton,
has been selected to represent
the school at the Governor's
Youth Fitness Conference. The
conference will be held at North
Carolina State College in Ra
leigh June 14 through June 16.
District Health Department In
Favor Os Dog Pound In Edenton
As Proposed By Dr. L. A. Deese
According to letters sent to
town officials, the District Health
Department has gone on record
as being highly in favor of a
proposal made by Dr. L. A. Dees
to construct a dog pound for the
Town of Edenton.
The letter signed by K. J.
Eyer, sanitarian supervisor and
Dr. Isa C. Grant, district health
director, points out that the con
trol of the stray or unwanted
dog plays an important part in
a successful public health pro
gram. If such dogs are permit
ted to run at large they are not
only dangerous to human beings
Bill Goodwin, Jr., Honored Atj
University’s Journalism School
Bill Goodwin, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Goodwin and a
junior at the University of North
Carolina, was honored last Sat
urday at the annual awards ban
quet at the UNC School of Jour
nalism.
He was initiated into Kappa
Tau Alpha, national journalism
honorary society, and was award
ed the Gerld W. Johnson Schol
arship for his senior year at the
University.
Kappa Tau Alpha elects each
year approximately ten per cent
of the journalism student body
Outstanding Students
Rotary Guests Today
Edenton Rotarians will hold
their weekly meeting this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock
in the' Parish House.
A feature of the meeting will
be a program in charge of Mrs.
Lane Kinion, guidance counselor
at John A. Holmes High School.
Mrs. Kinion will present out
standing students who have been
awarded scholarships and awards.
President Hiram Mayo re
quests a 100 per cent attend
ance.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 21,1964.
GSA Adverti >'or
Bids To In H e
Local Post l i
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Remodeling and ex
tension Estimated to
Cost From $150,000
To $200,000
General Services Administra
tion this week announced that
sealed bids will be received until
2:30 P. M., on Friday, June 19
for extension and remodeling
the Post Office in Edenton. Bids
must be sent to General Services
Administration, Room 351, 1776
Peachtree Street, N. W., Atlanta,
Ga.
Work to be done includes
stone, concrete, . masonry, struc
tural steel, waterproofing and
paving work; composition roof,
miscellaneous metal; insulation,
mailing vestibule doors, flagpole,
lathing and plastering, stucco,
marble and ceramic tile, vinyl
asbestos tile, caulking, plumbing,
heating, air conditioning and
ventilating, lighting and electri
cal work, miscellaneous repairs
and alterations.
Cost of the extension and re
modeling project is estimated to
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(especially children) but also to
other domestic animals and wild
life. They can create a nuisance
about town, also present a very
unsightly picture to the tour
ist.
“In the past little has been ac
complished regarding stray dogs,”
the letter says. “The construc
tion of a dog pound and picking
up unwanted dogs could lead to
an effective program. This de
partment recommends that Town
Council take the necessary action
to make this program a reality.
If this department can be of;
any service, please feel free to
call on us.”
to membership in the society.
Goodwin was one of five under
graduates elected at UNC.
The Gerald W. Johnson Schol
arship provides a scholarship
valued at $350 in honor of a for
mer teacher in the School of
Journalism. The award is based
on scholarship and intention to
enter newspaper work.
Goodwin, a 1961 graduate of
John A. Holmes High School,
ranks second in his class in the
[ School of Journalism and is a
part-time reporter for the Ra-
I leigh News and Observed.
Officers Installed
For Woman's Club
Mrs. Warren Twiddy
President For New
Year
Mrs. Warren Twiddy was in
stalled as president of the 'Eden
ton Woman’s Club to succeed
Mrs. George A. Byrum at a
luncheon meeting of the club
Wednesday, May 6, at the Eden
ton Restaurant.
Mrs. R. J- Boyoe, immediate
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Jim Kinion Calling
For Teams To Play
In Softball Leagues
Jim Kinion, summer recreation
director, is planning to organize
a softball league for both . men
ait>d women and is very anxious
to enroll teams who will parti
cipate in this summer time
recreation.
Any club or organization which
will enter a team for the
leagues is requested to contact
I Mr. Kinion at once so that
'proper arrangements can be
i made for organizing the leagues.
Mr. Kinion says men's games
I will be played Tuesday and
I Thursday nights and that Wed
nesday night will be given over
[ta the woman. __
New Officers For Woman’s Qub
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Pictured above are the new officers of the Edenton Woman's
Club, who were installed at the dub’s May meeting. They are.
~om lett to right. Mrs. Warren Twiddy. president; Mrs. Alton
Elmore, recording secretary; Mrs. Wendell Cop eland, treasurer;
Mrs. Stephen Long, historian and Mrs. Aubrey Hardison, cor
responding secretary. Not present when the picture was taken
is Mrs. Zech Bond, vice president.—Ricks Photo.
Edenton Rotary Club Will
Offer Two Scholarships In
Honor Os John A. Holmes
Scholarship Will Go to
Rotary Cup Winners
At John Holmes and
Chowan High Schools
Upon recommendattion of the
board of directors, the Edenton
Rotary Club will offer each
year, beginning with this year,
two scholarships of SIOO each to
the recipient of the Edenton Ro
tary Cup from the John A.
Holmes High School and Cho
wan High School. The scholar
ship money shall be paid to the
registrar of the institution for
tuition upon the student’s ac
ceptance by the institution.
The scholarship money shall
mot be expended if the recipient
does not attend an institution of
higher learning. The scholar
ships are to be given by the
Rotary Club in honor of the late
District Rotary Governor John
A. Holmes. Upon the recom
mendation of the board of di
rectors the motion was carried
by a unanimous vote.
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E. L Hollowell Is
NewCommanderOf
Local Legion Post
Joint Installation of
Officers Is Scheduled
For Tuesday Night,
May 26
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 of
the American Legion, at its
meeting Tuesday night, May 5,
elected E. L. Hollowell com
mander of the post. He suc
ceeds W. A. Perry. Other offi
cers elected were:
First vice commander, William
A. Hollar; second vice command
er, Gil H. Johnson; adjutant.
Carroll A. Boyce; finance officer,
R. E. Leary; chaplain, Woodrow
Slade; sergeant-at-arms, Richard
(Dick) Lovett; historian, J. L.
Chestnutt; post service officer,
Skinner White.
Auxiliary officers to be in
stalled are: President. Mrs. W.
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Wildlife Resources Commission
Calls Public Hearing In Edenton
Announcement is made that
the Wildlife Resources Commis
sion will hold a public hearing
in the Chowan County Court
House Friday night, May 29. at
7:30 o'clock. The purpose of the
meeting is to explain the pro
posed hunting regulation for the
1964-65 hunting season.
It is reported that very few
changes have been proposed, but
hunters, landowners and all oth
er interested parties are urged
to exercise their privilege by at
tending the hearing to hear the
regulations discussed, as well as
to express their own opinion to
the public and the Wildlife Re
Edenton BPW Club
Will Celebrate 15th
Birthday Tonight
Officers Will Be In
stalled and “Woman
Os Year” Named For
Year 1963
Edenton’? Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club will
celebrate its 15th anniversary
with a dinner at the Edenton
Restaurant on Thursday night,
May 21, at 7 o'clock. Officers
for 1964-65 will be installed and
the 1963 BPW Club Woman of
the Year will be named.
Mrs. Bert Tyson of Greenville,
incoming president of the North
Carolina Federation of Business
and Professional Women’s Clubs,
will install the following officers;
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37 Wdl Graduate
At D. F. Walker
School On May 29
Commencement Pro
gram Will Be Pre
sented at School at 8
O’clock
Commencement exercises at
D. F. Walker High School will
be held Friday night. May 29. at
8 o'clock, when 37 seniors will
be presented their diplomas.
Carolyn Hall is valedictorian
of the class and will deliver an
address of farewell. Jerry Law
rence is salutatorian and will
make the address of welcome.
Presentatioa of the class and
remarks will be made by Super
intendent of Schools Hiram J.
Mayo and Mr. Mayo will also
present diplomas to members of
the graduating class.
Special music for the program
will be provided by the school
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sources Commission.
Tuesday, May 12 the follow
ing streams were stocked with
rock fish which were hatched
at the State Hatchery at Wel
don, N. C.
87,500 in Scuppemong River
at Creswell.
87,500 in Alligator River at
Sandy Point
87,500 in Chowan River at
Edenton.
87,500 in Pasquotank River at
Elizabeth City.
87,500 in Perquimans River at
Hertford.
87,500 in Little River at Halls
Creek.
Local Industries
Get Recognition
AtC of C Banquet
Delightful Affair Held
At Country Club
Tuesday Night
Edenton’s Chamber of Com
merce paid tribute to Chowan
County's manufacturing concerns
Tuesday night at a banquet held
at the Chowan Golf and Country
Club. The affair was the high
light of the observance of Indus
try Appreciation Week. The
Country Club dining room wasi
practically filled to capacity with
representatives of various local
industries as well as members of
the Chamber of Commerce and
their wives. A delicious fried
chicken dinner was served by
Mr. and Mrs. Cherry Boyce.
The affair was featured by a
cocktail hour, when there was
a mingling of those present and
a period of fellowship was en
joyed.
The principal speaker sched
uled for the banquet, Hunter A.
Poole of the N. C. Department of
Conservation and Development,
was unable to attend due to
contacting an industry in another
section of the state. Instead the
speaking time was consumed by
West Byrum, president of the
?Chamber of Commerce, who was
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Parson Earl’s Old School House
Now In Edenton Awaiting Ride
To New Home At Iredell House
Another historical prize is now |
in Edenton and soon will be i
placed at ‘ its permanent home
on the Iredell property on East i
Church Street.
On Sunday afternoon, sitting
snugly on a barge,, the Parson
EaVl school house arrived ’at the
county dock. It was towed to
Edenton down Chowan River by
the Waff brothers from Bandon
Shepard«Pruden Library Now
o P en In Temporary Location
The Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library opened its doors in a
new location Friday, May 15,
after over two weeks of moving.
Having been in the Cupola House
since its founding in 1921, the
library is now in the Badham
house, recently bought by Hay
wood Phthisic, on the corner of
Church and Broad Streets. This
temporary location will be rent
ed only until a permanent li
brary building is acquired.
Under the direction of Miss
Poppy Day Will
Be Observed In
Edenton May 30
Members of Legion
Auxiliary Will Have
1,500 Poppies to Sell
During Day
Mrs. W. E. Mills, president of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
announces that Poppy Day will
be observed in Edenton Saturday,
May 30. Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt is
Poppy Day Chaiman and says
1,500 poppies will be received to
be sold on the streets on May 30.
“Dimes and dollars given on
Poppy Day go a long way in
providing rehabilitation services
to service men and women,”
says Mrs. Mills. “Every minute
of the day an American Legion
Auxiliary is giving volunteer ser
vice in hospitals throughout the
United States. The generosity of
Edenton citizens on Poppy Day
has enabled our own local unit
to increase the benefits which
we are able to offer veterans anfi
their families through the re
habilitation and child welfare
programs.”
In calling attention to the ob-
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MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday )at 8 o’clock. W. M.
Rhoades, master of the lodge,
invites all Masons to attend.
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chowan's Commencement
Exercises Will Begin On
Sunday Night, May 24th
Legion Commander
E L. HOLLOWELL
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40
at its meeting on May 5 elected
E. L. Hollowell as commander,
succeeding W. A. Perry. Mr.
Hollowell and other officers will
be installed followin'? a fish fryi
Tuesday night. May 26, at the
Legion building.
Plantation, where it was used
in the 18th century by Parson
Earl as the oldest classical
school for boys in North Caro
lina. The old building barely
escaped being burned last fall
when Bandon was destroyed by
fire.
The school building was given
to Edenton by Southern Prop-
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Marion Robertson, librarian of
the Shepard-Pruden Library, and
Mrs. Rebecca Scoggin, director of
the Pettigrew Regional Library,
volunteers from the Edenton Wo
man's Club and from the Friends
of the Library Club contributed
many hours of packing, unpack
ing. and arranging books. They
were: Mrs. J. D. Barnhill. Mrs.
Robert Boyce, Mrs. C. E. Britton,
Mrs. George A. Byrum, Mrs.
John Douglas. Mrs. A. F. Down-
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Art Show Friday
Unique Showing of
Art Hanging From
Clothesline
The clothesline art show spon
sored by the Edenton Woman's
Club Friday at the Episcopal
Parish House was a very delight
ful success.
A goodly number attended the
affair, which was rather unique
in that art work was viewed
hanging from a clothesline.
Winners in the art show were
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
New Student Council Officers
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Pictured above am the newly -elected officers of the Student
Council at John A. Holmes High School, who Wee Ins tailed Wed
nesday of last week. Left to right. Hiram J. .Mayo. Jr., preeidenlt
Charles Swanner. vice president; Pat Byrunk Secretary and Roc*
fleet Pruden, treasurer. , , r | t
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29 Seniors Will Re
ceive Diplomas Tues
day Night at Gradu
ation Exercise
Commencement exercises wi;
begin at Chowan High School
Sunday night. May 24, with the
baccalaureate service at 8 o’clock.
The service will be held in the
school auditorium, when the ser
mon will be preached by the
Rev. David Harris, pastor of the
Center Hill Baptist Church. The
invocation will be by the Rev.
L. T. Chappell and the benedic
tion by the Rev. Claude Wil
son. Special music fill be ren
dered by the Glee Club.
Graduation exercises will be
held Tuesday night, May 26 at 8
o’clock. The invocation will be
by the Rev. Warren Rollins and
the benediction by the Rev.
Thurman W. Allred.
The valedictorian's address
will be delivered by Scot Ober
and Bobby Hollowell will de
liver the salutatorian's address.
The principal speaker will be
Dr. Amos Abrams, editor of the
NCEA Journal at Raleigh. He
will be introduced by Superin
tendent C. C. Walters. Principal
J. P. Snipes will present the
diplomas. Awards will also be
presented. Special music will
be rendered by the Chowan
Tredecim.
Accompanists for the programs
will be Miss Ceceilia Willoughby
and Miss Glenda Bunch.
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Plans For ‘Sunday
Dinner’ Complete
Dinner Will Be Served
From 12 to 2 O’clock
Next Sunday
Plans have been completed for
the John A. Holmes High School
Band Parents Association’s “Sun
day Dinner". The dinner will be
served in the school cafeteria
from 12 to 2 o'clock Sunday,
May 24.
Following the dinner the band
under the direction of Stuart
Patten, will present its spring
concert in the school auditorium.
Tickets may be purchased by
calling Mrs. Howard Ange. 482-
3124 or Mrs. Jeanne O’Neal,
482-3240.
The menu will include fried
chicken or country ham, pota
to salad, lima beans, hot rolls,
block cake, tea, or coffee. The
price will be SI.OO for adults
and 50 cents for children under
j 12 years of age.
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Democratic primary election
will be held Saturday, May 30.
Edenton's BPW Club will cele
brate its ISth anniversary at a
dinner at the Edenton Restau
rant tonight (Thursday) at 7
o'clock.
Wildlife Resources Commission
will hold a public hearing in
the Chowan County Court House
Friday night. May 29, at 7:39
o'clock.
Officers for Ed Bond Post No,
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