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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVll.—Number 12. Nathan Yelton Will Speak In Edenton On Aging Problems Step Taken to Insure Replacement In Case Os Fire or Various Other Reasons Nathan H. Yelton, secretary of the Teachers’ and State Em ployees’ Retirement System will speak in Edenton Thursday, ‘March 31, representing the North Carolina Governor’s Coordinat ing Committee on Aging. ’The occasion is a county-wide • workshop meeting on needs and services for Chowan County’s elder citizens, sponsored by the Chowan County Coordinating Committee on Aging, of which Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon, reg ional librarian, is chairman. Similar workshops are being carried on in other counties un der the auspices of the Gover nor’s Coordinating Committee on Aging, with a twofold purpose: (1) to evaluate existing services and resources for older citizens, identify growing or unmet needs and make recommendations for improving services, and (2) to develop facts and recommenda tions from the local communi- j ties to the state committee plan ning the statewide Governor’s Conference on Aging called by Governor Hodges for July 27-29. 1960, in Raleigh. Mr. Yelton, appointed by Gov ernor Hodges as a member of the Governor’s .Coordinating Com mittee on Aging in 1956, is a na tive of 1 . Bakersvillc, N. C., and a graduate of Vanderbilt Univer sity, having studied also at Maryville College, Tenn., the University of Tennessee, the University of North Carolina and George Peabody College. Nash ville, Tenh. He has been presi dent bf die High School Prin cipals Association, Western Dis trict, NCEA. and of the Western District Superintendents’ Asso ciation. during his tenure as superintendent of Mitchell Coun ty schools. He has held the po sitions of stale director of pub lic assistance, executive secre tary of the State School Com mission, controller of the State Board of Education, secretary of Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Officers Elected By Rocky Hock Group The Rocky Hock Community Center held a meeting Wednes day night of last week when ap proximately M members were present. “During the meeting officers were elected as follows: Chair man, Billy Leary; vice chairman, Sherlon Layton; secretary-treas *iy-er, Cora Harrell; photography, Jack Leary. Miss Pauline Calloway, C. W. Overman and E. S. Smith at tended the meeting and explain ed the community progress con test. The group will decide on a project and a goal at the next meeting which will be held Monday night, April 4, at the Rocky Hock School building at 8 o’clock. * Hospital Auxiliary Meets Goal Os 400 In Membership Drive Chowan Hospital Auxiliary at the of its 1960 member ship, drive set a goal of 400 mem bers. This goal has been reach ed, qnuch to the satisfaction of Auxiliary officials, who present ed for publication the names of the Allowing as members for the yearl l96o: Mrs. J. H. Allsbrook, Mrs. Watson Bell, Mrs. William Cor previ, Mrs. George H. Privott, Miss Beulah .Privott, Mrs. Rich ard .Copeland, Miss Betsy Ash ley, Miss Mildred Munden, Miss Harriett Leary, Miss Celia Spi vey,; Sirs. J. N. Pruden, Jr., Mrs. Inez Moran, Mis. William J. k While, Mrs. H. J. Cuthrell, Mrs. James Bond, Mrs. Mona Hofler, Mrs, Gene Taylor, Mrs. Haywood Phthisic, Mrs. Richard Hardin. Mrai Preston Rogeracn, Mrs. THE CHOWAN HERALD ✓ J* f An Appeal ] f Tom Ridgeway, administrator of Chowan Hospital, as well as the medical staff, are appealing to the public to observe visiting hours at the hospital. Mr. Ridgeway also points out that when a sign is placed on a door it is done so by order of a doctor. Proper observance of visiting hours and other regulations are for the welfare of patients. Mr. Ridgeway points out. and disre gard often proves harmful to patients. The public is there fore, earnestly requested to com-' ply with tVe hospital rules and] regulations. Senior^AtChowan High Will Present Play Friday Night ‘Aunt Samanthy Rules The Roost” Will Be Staged In Auditor ium at 8 P. M. Sponsored by the senior class of Chowan High School, a play.) “Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost,’’ will be presented Fri-i day night, March 25, at 8 o’clock] in the school auditorium. The. play will be directed by David J. Johnson. The play centers around a man-hating eccentric old maid who a chicken farm and: frightens *ll the young meni bway from her charming nieces. However, she drinks some lem- 1 onade in which love powders; had been placed, * and by a scheme of one of her nieces, who signs eggs "Miss Simp kins.” a purchaser of some eggs turns up to claim Aunt Saman thy as his soul mate. Those who compose the cast of characters are Faye Ober. : Kaye Hare, Kathryn Tynch.! Margie Evans, Marian Chappell.. Janet Parrish, Billy Whiteman. ] Jeff Ward, E. C. Toppin, Edgar : Ray Jordan and Woodrow Slades. Ushers will be Linda Spivey, Jean White, Bettyj Bunch and Ruby Bunch. Special entertainment will be provided by Robin Hendrix. AI . Continued on Page 3— Section » March Os Dimes Drive Nets $1,57(1 Tom Ridgeway, Chairman of the Chowan County Chapter cf 1 the National Foundation, has announced that total contribu-; tions in the March of Dimes j drive total $1,570. Mr. Ridgeway praised the Junior Chamber of Commerce, , sponsors of the annual drive, | and this year’s chairman, Billy Gardner, for the highly success -1 ful campaign. Privott, Mrs. Pete Smith, Mrs. Bruce Jones, Mrs. Charlie Swan ner, Mrs. Lloyd Bunch, Mrs. L. E. Davenport, Mrs. C. E. Kram er, Mrs. John Wheeler, Mrs. T. W. Jones, Mrs. Jesse L. Harrell, Mrs. Medlin Belch, Mrs. W. L. Boswell, Mrs. Henry Quinn, Mrs. Thelma Edmundson, Mrs. Scott Harrell Mrs. McKay Phthisic, Mrs. James H. Griffin, Mrs. William Wells, Mrs. Nathan; Smith, Mrs. John Douglas, Mrs. J. H. McMullan. Mrs. Murray Byrum, Mrs. R. P. Badham. 1 Mrs. W. D. Townson, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Mrs. Lloyd Griffin,; Mrs. George Mack, Mrs. Oscar Elliott, Miss Jessie McMullan, Mrs. John Mitchener, Mrs. Allen Boyd Harless, Jr., Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Mrs. Mary Brown ing, Mrs. Phillip McMullan, Mrs. Sydney McMullan, Mrs. A. B. Harless. Sr., Mrs. Thurston Dun bar, Mrs. Leiand Plant, Mrs. Eden tt Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 25, 1960. John | § ihall Presented Eagle Scout Award ; s. : a o : * ■ ■ a* 2S in—"" ■ I f ■EI Jm *v I iMifit I a yrVAT AMiK||| HBHBnB Jry v m ■ ■ Pictured above is a court of honor held Thursday at the Roiary Club's meeting. In center Scoutmaster jasper Hassell is preparing to present John Marshall with his Eagle Scout award. At left is Mr. end Mrs. M. M. Perry, parents of young Marshall, with members of the Boy Scout troop looking on.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.) EdentonCottonMill Host To Students From Nine Counties Wm. E. Smith of State College Points Out Many Opportunities In Textile Industry Edenton Cotton Mill was host to a group of school officials and seniors from nine eastern counties Tuesday afternoon. The group met at the Edenton Res taurant, where a delicious fried! cnicken dinner was served. | Counties represented were Cho wan, Dare, Currituck, Gates, Martin, Wasnington, Pasquotank, Perquimans and Camden. i r.ilip McMullen, president of the cotton mill, welcomed the* group and briefly told about the operation of the local mill. The principal specjrcf P‘s the occasion was William E. Smith, associated with the School of Textiles at N. S. State College. Mr. Smith was introduced by] Al Phillips, vice president of the cotton till; a classmate of the speaker. Mr. Smith stated tnat th-i tex tile is the largest industry in the state and that this state had the tinest textile school in the world. It offers gilt edge op portunities for young people, he said, and urged the students to look at textiles as the No. 1 industry to greater accomplish ments and dynamic progress. The speaker said no other in dustry has so many opportuni ties to offer, saying that oniv 6 will graduate this year from the textile school and 500 good Continued from Page 7—Section 1 Masotiff Os District Meet In Edenton Tonight (Thursday) a meeting i of the First Masonic .District will f be held in the Masonic Temple. 1 Masons from all over the district i are expected to be present. ( A free barbecue supper will 1 be served in the dining room at I 7 o'clock, after which the dis- < trict meeting will be held in the lodge room. The principal speaker for the i occasion will be Ed Rucker of ■ New Bern, recorder ot Sudan i Temple. ________________ Jaycee Light Bulb Sale Friday Night Sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce, a light bulb sale will be held inj Edenton Friday night, March 25. j The proceeds will go toward j purchase of rescue equipment to I be used by the Edenton Fire Department. Clay Rochelle is chairman of * the light bulb sale and urges citizens to purchase bulbs when canvassed so that th : s needed equipment for the Fire Depart ment can be secured. | CIVIC CALENDAR | * An important meeting for cot ton grower* will be held tonight j (Thursday) at the Chowan Com | mjunity Building at 7:30 o'clock.' Sponsored by the Edenton t Business and Professional Wo man** Club, a fashion show will bo hold in the auditorium of the John Holmo. High | PTA Groups ! Plan Merger ! - © | Dr. L. F. Ferguson, president of the John A. Holmes High! School Parent-Teacher Associa-1 tion, and N. J. George, president of the Elementary School Parent- ' Teacher Association, on Tuesday night called a joint meeting of j the board of directors and com mittee chairmen of both groups I to consider the advisability of! merging the two associations. | It was unanimously voted to I present the matter to both or- * ganizations for action at a joint meeting to be called. Superin tendent John A. Holmes and Principals Hiram Mayo and Ern est Swain are in favor of the merger. A joint committee was ; appointed evenly divided be- 1 tween the two groups to study j the suggestion more thoroughly i and present their report at a ; joint meeting of the two asso- ] cia tions. operating independently for j about two years, but the con- 1 census of opinion now is that more efficient worak can be ac complished with only one asso ciation. 1 Walter Jones Speaker j At Meeting - Os Rotary; Edenton Rotarians will meet i this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 j o'clock in the Parish House.] Walter Jones, a Farmville Ro-[ ta/ian, and a candidate for Con-| gress, will be the speaker for] the program. ] President Jimmy Earnhardt] urges every member to be pres ent. Mayor Appoints Committee To Aid In Promotion Os Industry In order that Edenton might be in a better position to ne-, gotiate with industrial prospects, j Mayor John Mitchener has ap-j pointed a laison committee to be; composed of representatives j from organizations in Edenton that are directlv involved in in- 1 dusfrial promotion. The duties of this committee will be to compile accurate data ] from each organization repre- 1 sented and to be in a position to i advise an industrial prospect; just exactly what Edenton has! to offer. The committee will] from time to time advise the If Spring Comes Softly // Spring comes softly in all her gayness And surprises me still bedecked in ice and snow, With the frosty breath of Winter yet a halo About a dreary world enm untied in gray ness, And whispers to me: Awake, arise From your couch and greet the new earth, The new budding and greening and fresh-washed skies. Herald the dawn, the year’s new birth: I shall obey and arise, rejoicing, Put away Winter’s garments with a lightened heart. And with an ear to catch the earth’s new voicing Face the glorious awakening, and living, be a part. I shall say, Weep, Spring-clouds your tears of rain, For Winter lies dead, and gladness comes again. _ —Wilborne Harrell Town Councilmen Vote To Purchase | B.G. Willis Property Area Deemed Advan ! tageous to Edenton; | May Rent Portion of | Big Warehouse I At a special meeting of Town ! Council held Monday night it was unanimously voted for the town to purchase the property cf B. G. Willis at the foot of Broad Street. The price offered is $5,700. The finance committee report led that about half the purchase ! price was available and possibly 1 the other half could be raised ;bv the end of the fiscal year. ; The finance committee was also ; authorized to negotiate with Railway Express so rent a por i tion of the warehouse at least l until it was decided what would |be done with the property. Mr. Willis expects to retire about June, which is his reason | for disposing of the waterfront; j property. | It was the opinion of the ; Councilmen that the town could ] ill afford not to purchase the j property. j JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT Edenton's Junior Chamber o’ [Commerce will meet tonight j (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the j [Edenton Restaurant. President] West Byrum urges every Jaycee' to attend. ** Mayor and Council of progress , being made with industrial i prospects. j Mayor Mitchener’s committee ! is composed of the following. | From Town Council A. C. | Phillips. From the County Commission i ers—Gilliam Wood. | From the Board of Public Works—Thomas Byrum, Jr. j From the Edenton Develcp j ment Corporation—Joe Conger, ! Jr. From the Chamber of Coni -1 merce —Richard S. Atkinson, Jr. Contract Awarded For The Burnt Mill Watershed Project! Henry Winslow, Kliz abeth City Lowest of Eight Bidders at Al most $20,000 ' I. S. Blanchard, contracting of ficer for the Burnt Mills Drain age District, announced Tuesday that a contract had been award ed for the Burnt Mill watershed project. The bids were opened j Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Perquimans County Court House, with Henry Winslow of Elizabeth City being the low bidder at a cost of a little less than $20,000. There wore eight bids submitted for the work. Mr. Blanchard stated that the work is expected to be started on the project in about 30 days and that the contract calls for I completion in 112 calendar days, The drainage area will affect about 8,000 acres of land. Pre-School Clinics Begin in Chowan County On April 11 ( Parents Are Especial- I Iv Requested to Take < Child’s Birth Certifi- | cate to Clinic The District Heath Depart- . ment announces the schedule of " pre-school clinics throughout the health district which will begin on Marc 22 and will end April 28. Any child who is entering school in September. 1960, should have completed his im munizations and have a com- 1 plete jjhysitjal from hi- t private physician or attend one 1 of the following clinics. -- In some of these clinics the * Health Department will be pro- pared to give immunizations if c the parents desire it. Parents are urged to bring their child-;' birth certificate to the clinic, f This certificate is necessary for 1 your child to be enrolled to en- • ter school. r Schedules of the pre-school * clinics in Chowan County will 1 be as follows: Wh'te Oak School—April 11 at 1 9:00 A. M. \ Chowan High School—April 12 at 9:00 A. M. j St. Johns’ School —Aptil 13 at 1:00 P.’ M. | Edenton Elementary School (white) —April 14 at 9:00 A. M. Edenton Elementary School (colored) April 15 at 9:00 A. M. ( Three Appointed < Hospital Trustees t 1 i At a special meeting of Town Council. Board of Public Works. | County Commissioners and the 1 medical staff held Thursday ' night, three new appointments ] were made to the Chowan Hos pital trustees. The Commissioners appointed Ernest J. Ward, Jr., to succeed ! Albert G. Byrum. They also j reappointed J. G. Perry for an other term. The joint committee appoi.nl ,ed Al Phillips to fill the unex pired term of the late Marvin Wilson, which will expire in February, 1962. The committee also appointed Gilliam Wood for a three-year term to succeed J. jW. Davis. Mr. Davis expressed ; his desire not to' be reappointed. 20 Years Ago Ai Found in tbo File* of The Chowan Herald l At a meeting of the Chowan County Board of Elections Lloyd C. Burton end Philip McMullen were re-elected chairman and secretary. respectively. The board also decided to cell for a new registration rather than re listing voters in the county, two methods provided for in new legislation. A meeting was scheduled to be held in Edenton with election boards from 12 eastern counties invited to hear the new changes in the election laws explained. Continued on Page s—Section l| $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Records Os County Being Preserved By Microfilm Process j Visiting Speaker 1 NATHAN H. YELTON At a county-wide workshop meeting on needs and set vices for aging citizens at St. Pam'-. Parish House Thursday night March 31. Nathan 11. Yelton of Raleigh will be the principal' speaker. Coach Bill Murray Scheduled Speaker For Sports Banquet Club Elated Over Ac ceptance of Invita tion By Outstanding Coach t Al Phillips, president of the Varsity Club, has announced] that Coach Bill Murryv of Duke! Univeisitv will be the principal, speaker at the annual Varsity 1 Club’s sports award banquet.] The banquet will be held Tues day night. May 3. Mr. Murray has been on-- •he nation's most successful] football coaches and following h:s acceptance to speak here, i Mr. Phillips had this to say: "Wo of the Varsity Chib are especial ly pleased to have Coach Murray to speak for us this year. He s considered one.of the nation’s finest coaches and in addition, is a gentleman of high standards, who is warmly regarded by coaches and sportsmen through-! out the country." Citizens Irjjed To ! Buy Easter Seals Ernest Ward, Jr. general chairman for the Easte r Se il drive, reminds all citizens of. Edenton and Chowan Countv to 1 keep and use the Easter Seals they received lh;s week. "Contribute as much as you Can. but i ven if you give noth ing. use Easter Seals on your mail as a message of hope for. crippled children and adults.” Ward said. The campaign which opened March 17, continues through Easter Sunday. April 17. to raise' funds for rehabilitation services for crippled children and adults in this area. Activities Planned In Edenton For Library W eek April 3 To 9 A committee of interested ci : tizens has been formed to draw the attention of the public to importance of books and li braries both at the present and in the future. This committee is headed by Nick George. It will continue to function year > round with its primary purpose heing that of increasing the awareness of the libraries in the community and in the county ' They open the gates to knowl edge.. recreation and under standing and "open wonderful new worlds*' to all who take ad vantage of their free services. 1 The slogan is. "Wake up and read." Story horn's have been sched i uled during Library Week. April > 3-9. which will be as follows: ’ Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li i brary. April 5. 6 and 7 from 3:30 to 4:SO P. M. by Frank Roberts. I Brown-Carver Library, April FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK 1 1 Meeting Scheduled to •| Be Held In St. Paul’s ji Parish House Next | Thursday [ i _ i In the Court House at Eden • ton the State Department of ['Archives and History has a .microfilm camera operator bus; ' ly engaged in recording cn f.ku ] for security purposes, and .it ; state expense. the Chowan !, County records of permanent value Records being microfilm ■cd include deeds, real estate I maps, marriage .records, wills. court minutes and judgments, j estate records, and other records jcf permanent administrative or I historical value. •' Tne need for such a securi.y program has long been recogniz ed by North Carolinians inter ested in preserving their valu able county records. As evi dence of tne need for such a 1 program, thirty-three counties 1 have had Court House fjiy s m ; which ntanv. if not all of the ■ public records Were destroyed. Many other records have, been lost due to water, vermin, theft, deterioration and a variety of | other reasons. Tiie State Department cf Ar j ehiVcs and History. ;ibly assist ed bv the North Carolina As sociations of County Commis sioners. clerks of superior court,- : and registers of deeds, spopsor jed a bill in the 1959 Genera! j Assembly to provide funds for I a program of microfilming for 1 security purposes the permanent ' ly valuable county records. Cho jwan County off.ciuls. realizing j the importance of such a pro gram. suppotted t wholeheart edly and deserve much credit for the passage of the bill. Legislation, as enacted, jr ■- j Aided funds for the next two .years and directed the State | Department of Archives and ! History to embark upon a pro. gram of inventorying, repa t ing. I and microfilming for security purposes those county records classified hv the Department as 1 pe-manently valuable. The program got off to a good , start during the last months of 1959 and January. 1960, when i the records-of Wake and Cha'- , ham counties were inventoried , and those of peitnanent value, j microfilmed. On Tuesdav. Ma r di j Continued on Page 6—Section 1 15 Participating In Fashion Show With a fashion show, sponsor ed by the Edenton Business a:vi Professional Woman's Club, scheduled., to be held Friday night, April 1. fifteen local bus:- ! ness concerns will cooperate. The- show will be held in tie | auditorium of John A Halntt s High School beginning at 7:30 ‘ o'clock. The participating merchants ■ arc Anita's Hat Shoo. Anne’s i Beauty Salon. Belk-Tyier's. El jliott 'Company, CuthrcHs De partment Store. Jill Shopp -. l.carys Beau tv Shop. Margar t ■ Whites Beauty Shop. Malone's. ; Nu-Curl Beauty Shop. Sports ; Specialty's. Tots & Teens, Una's Beauty Nook and Rose's. 4 through 8 from 4 to 5 P. M by friends of the. library. •I An essay contest has also been arranged for students in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades at John A. Holmes High School. The subject of the essay ■ will be "Why We Should Wake Up and Read." and must not ex ceed 200 words. Neatness and eligibility will count in the con ' test. There will be three prizes, a 35 book for first prize, a S 3 book as second prize and a $2 book as third prize. During the month bookmarks will be enclosed in bank state- I merits, bills and in bags at all grocery stores in Edenton. ■ | Booklets grading the list of 1! best books for children of all jages with library imprint will be distributed at both libraries and I on both bookmobiles. A SI.OO - bill will alab given to every. I' CenttatMd S—Scclion |