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CHOWAN COUNTT
Volume jCXVll.—jjumber 30.
Government Considers
Old Fish Hatchery For Sporty
Fish Research Headquarters!
$150,000 Is Appropri
ated By Congress
For Marine Sport'
Fish Research Dur-I
ing 1961
Following up a statement
made by Ross Leffler. aasiatant
( secretary of Fish and Wildlife
of (he U. S. Department ot the
Interior, in an address he made
when the National Fish Hatch
ery was dedicated Monday, May
16, information released early
this week bears out Mr. Left
ist's opinion that the govern
ment intends to make some use,
of the old Edenton Fish Hatch
«y.
When Mr. Leffler made thei
principal address at the new :
hatchery dedication, he statedl
that his department is giving’
some consideration to Anther
use of the hatchery as head
quarters for sport fish research,
and that it would be an ideal
site.
Early this wee* a high-rank
ing official of the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service said that
the abandoned hatchery is defi
nite!}- under consideration as the
f headquarters for a new $150,000
marine sport fisheries research
program.
* i
Daniel n. janr.cn. director of
the Bureau of Sport Fisheries
and Wildlife, said that officials
in Washington believe the old
hatchery can be used to good
advantage in connection with
marine sport fisheries investi
gations.
The old hatchery property
consists of about 34 acres and
was abandoned as a federal fish
hatchery in 1954.
Congress included an appeo
ffMfcm or $196,900 for tftiltne
sport fish research in fiscal 1961.
It marked the first time Con
gress has approved federal
funds for basic research on salt!
water sport fish species, al
though the government main
tains an active research pro
gram in commercial marine spe
cies.
Rep Bonner, whose Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Commit
| tee studied and approved the
’ new research program, said he
has been “encouraging the Fish
and Wildlife Service to use the
old Edenton hatchery” as head
quarters tor the program.
CIVIC CALENDAR
Mwihm of the Rocky Hbck
Baptist Church will ilww tho
IlSih Munnarr of th* found
ing of the church Suadoy. July
31st.
A xrsating of tho tstcslin
committee of tho Choorg* Com
ty Chapter of tho American
Cancer Society will bo MM to
night (Thursday) at 9>M e'etock
at Chowan Hospital.
Bosch Feck, ltocky MM and
On Pond Home Demme (ra
ttan Clubs are handling the sale 1
of a book of geeoM. Twnn the
Glue Houses** of which Mrs.
Thurman Allred is the author,
t Tho Enterprise Community
. Vffl hold a supper mooting this
'lfThureday) afternoon St S
o'clock at Sandy Point Beedh.
Tho Woman's Sodsty Os Chris
tian Service of the MsthOdirt
Church win mobt Tuesday
r-iitln—f nr -iig- ~ —*
Jaycee Sponsored Skiing Gass
Will Wind Up Lessons Today
Scott Harrell and members of
the Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce ho very well pleas
ed with the interest and success
of the local skiing lessons Which
have been in progress the last
tun weeks in Pembroke Cfeek.
Thirty young people twt ad
vantage of the skiing lessons
and practically every one is
pow able to ski Thera were
M enrolled in the adult class
‘■fed of this group practically ev
fcCrv one also learned to ski.
- Included in the children's
group were: Lyman Partin;
Johnny Hoars; Tommy Fur-1
tough; Thomas WHBb; Stephen)
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Rocky Hock Church Observes
125th Anniversary On Sunday
Plans are practically complete
for the 125th celebi-ation. of the
founding of the Rocky Hock
Baptist Church and homecom-|
ing festivities which will be
held Sunday, July 31.
The celebration will begin at,
10:30 Sunday morning when the
speaker will be the Rev. Rob-|
ert Harrell, pastor of Brookside;
Baptist Church at Nashville, 1
Tenn. Mr. Harrell is a native
of Chowan County and went out
from the Rocky Hock Church to,
become a preacher.
Dinner will be served about’
12:30 o’clock when an hour
will provide an opportunity to
renew old acquaintances and
Rocky Hock Talent
Show Big Success
Jo Ann Leary* Becky
Harrell and A1 By
rum Winners
The Rocky Hock talent show,
sponsored by the young people
Friday night was a big success.
There was some real good tal
ent presented and a goodly num
ber turned out to see the show,
i Frank Roberts was master of
ceremonies. There were three
prizes given for talent. The first.
$lO. went to Jo Ann Leary for
a piano .number. Second prize
of $7.00 went to Becky Harrell
for s solo and third prize. $5.00,
■wertl to Xl Byrum for singing
Red. R«d Robin.” - The Judged
had a hard job judging such
good 'talent. Door prizes were
donated by local merchants and
cakes were auctioned off. The
women of the community sold
drinks and other things to eat.
The sponsors of the show wish
to thank each one who took part
in making the show such a fine
success and a thank you goes to
the “Contemporaries,” who .fur
nished several good .numbers.
The group consists of Billy
Cates, Bud Skiles and Gene
Lane.
Other numbers on the program
included a gospel quartet includ
ing Zack Evans, Carroll Evans,
Britton Byrum and Melvin Har
rell;' a duet, Robin Hendrix and
Allan Spivey: Mellowtones, Ann
Smithwick, Beth Layton and.
Faye Hughes; solo, Beth Layton;
Dave and Clarketta, harmoniz
ing, David Allred and Clark
Peele; choral reading, Geraldine
Evans; duet, Nancy and Linda
Spivey; solo, David Allred: baton
twirlers, Judy Elliott and Vern
Goodwin; Minnie Pearl act, Lor
etta Benton; Man from Nash
ville, Tenn., a man from Suffolk
playing music; piano solo, Jo
Ann Leary; solo, Becky Harrell;
song, A1 Byrum and the Con
song, A1 Byrum and music by
the Contemporaries.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President
James Perry urges a 100 per cent
meeting.
Dianthia Mae Sexton. Anita
Sexton, Carmen Goodwin, Ruth
Turner, Mary Turner, Jimmy
Jones, A1 Partin, James Mor
gan, Douglas Sexton, Artie
-Bass, R. A.' Schuman, Douglas
Twiddy, Ed Jenkins, Bill Ross,
Phil Harrell.' Pat Bunch and
Jean Goodwin.
The adult class included: John
Mhehener, BiU Harris, Miss
Catherine Am an, Mrs. J. D. El
liott, Robert Ptawell, James Ber
ry; Miss Judy Adams, Charlie
iToppin, Roger Staler. Mrs. Dick
) Schuman, Mrs. Harry Lassiter,
j Mrs. Arm Faircloth, Mias Pat
j GBrian, Mrs. Edith Fowlkes,
[William A. Sexton, Jr„ J. D.
I Mtb. Lucy Her*
EdentOi 0 owan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 28, 1960,
i fellowship.*
The afternoon program will
begin at 2 o’clock, when Dr.
■ I Stewart A. Newman, professor
: at Southeastern Theological
j Seminary at Wake Forest will
; be the guest speaker and pre
: sent the homecoming message.
] The church was organized in
1835, during which time it has
1 sent out at least 12 young men
to enter the ministry. The
church has had at least 12 min
isters during its history of 125
' years.
All members, former mem
bers and friends of the church
are cordially invited to attend
the celebration.
Dog And Bicycle
LicensesNowDue
Dog Owners Face Ar
rest If Licenses Are j
Not Purchased
Owners of dogs and bicycles
are reminded that licenses are
now-on sale at the Edenton Po
lice Station. Town Clerk Er-'
nest J. Ward, Jr., points out
that a town ordinance requires
the arrest of any doj» owner
who fails to purchase a license
for each dog owned before Au
gust 15.
The license fee for each male
dog is SI.OO and $2.00 for each
female dog.
The license fee for bicycles is,
26 chills each. -
Cooperation Asked
To Make Streets
More Attractive
After disposing of the 1960-
61 bulgct at a special meeting
Thursday night. Town Council
men devoted some attention to
mowing grass in front of proper- (
ty between the curb and side
walk.
With many tourists traveling]
through Edenton. it was thei
opinion of the Councilmen that!
streets can be made more at
tractive if citizens would mow
this grass before it grows so 1
high.. Another improvement, it
was pointed out, would result]
if people would trim the grass
around poles which is’invariably/
neglected when mowing grass. |
The Councilmen also again
considered the price of ceme
tery lots, but no action was
taken.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet,
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock at the Edenton Restau
rant. President Elton Forehand
is very anxious to have every
member present.
Watershed Work Progressing
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Construction work da tha main channel of the Burnt Mill Creek
watershed it moving along as scheduled. The new channel should
bo constructed up to N. C. 37 highway by Thursday or Friday of
this week. J. M. Fleetwood has found another good ueo of toe
watershed project. The agin channel by his farm will furnish
all toe irrigation water he heeeds for his tobacco crop. How he
will not need irrigation ponds. Mr. Fleetwood ie now in toe pro
cess of preparing Ms conservation farm plan with toe local soil
conservation district. Technical assistance U being furnished by
the district flurßUfh to tail eousarviUon rerrioa. Photo by J tores
s,X V ll.r r
DOESN’T ANYBODY SIT?—If you look closely, you’ll see why this crowd of people is lined
up in fairly precise ranks. They're racing fans standing on the benches at Belmont Park, Long
Island, to watch the finish of a race. Nobody stays silting down when the race is on.
Sept. 30 Is Deadline
For Farmers To File
For GasT ax Refund
________ *•
Claims Must Be Sent
To District Director
Os Internal Revenue
At Goldsboro
September 30 is an important
date to most Chowan County}
larmcts. That’s the deadline to
fi> for the federal gasoline tax
refund which is available on
gasoline used on the farm be
tween July 1. 1959 and June 30.
1960. |
C. W. Overman, Chowan
County agricultural agent, re
ports that the refund has been
estimated at about $52 for the
average eligible Norlh Carolina
farmer. . (
“I am convinced." Overman
added, "that there are many ,
farmers in the county who ne
glect to claim this money to ,
which they are entitled.”
. Overman says gasoline used on
a farm is subject, to either a ■
three or four cent per gallon re-]
fund, depending on the date pur
chased. ]
“In order to file for a refund.
Overman points out, “you must
own, be a tenant on, or operan j
a farm. If someone else uses
their equipment on your farm
you as owner, tenant or opera-,
tor are considered the
purchaser and eligible for the.
refund.” J j
Persons who file a claim must
have records to support their ,
claim upon request from the j
District Director of Internal ,
Revenue. ,
Care must be taken not to in-l t
elude gasoline used on highways
for personal or non-farming pur
poses; or for processing, canning,
packaging or freezing operations.
The law provides penalties for
those who file false or excess
Continued on Page s—Section 1
Cancer Group j
Meets Tonight
The annual meeting of the
executive committee of the Cho-j
j wan County Chapter of the'
American Cancer Soriety will'
be held tonight (Thursday) at!
8:30 o'clock. The meeting will
be held at Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Bert Tyson of Greenville,
field consultant of the American
Cancer Society, will attend the
meeting, ‘so that fcvery member
of the committee is especially
urged to be present.
Members of the executive
committee include Frank Rob
erts. president of the Chowan
Chapter. Miss Mildred Munden.
Mrs. Tom Hopkins. Mrs. N. J.
George. James Bond. Miss Pau
lina Hassell, Mrs. Logan El
liott, Dr. Frank Wood and J.
Edwin Bufflap.
Little League All
Stars Defeat Rocky
Hock By 10-6 Score
The Little League All-Stars
played a fine game last week,
defeating a team from Rocky
Hock by a score of 10 to 6.
The Edenton team was never
behind during the entire game.
Jim Elliott and Mike Phelps led
the attack for Edenton. each get
ting two base hits. Elliott bat
ted 1.000 for the game. The
winning pitcher was Holton and
the losing pitcher was Bass.
Another game is tentatively
Continued on Pag* 4—Section 1
Burton H. Jones
Recently Promoted
Lieut. Commander
Lieut. Commander Burton H.j
Jones, a native of Edenton arid,
son of Mrs. J. M. Jones, 112
Blount Street and the late Mr.
Jones, recently received his new
shoulder boards from Rear Ad
miral F, L. Hotter, SC, USN.
I commanding officer of the Bay
-1 onne Naval Supply Center, a
giant installation in the heart
of New York harbor.
Fiscal officer at the Bayonne
Center, Lt Commander Jones
entered the Navy as an ensign
upon graduation in 1930 from
the University of North Caro-;
llha. He and his wife who live
in a nearby community are the
parents of two children. - * •
Clubs Handling Sale
Os Mrs. Allred’s Book!
Three Chowan County Home
Demonstration Clubs, Beech
Fork, Rocky Hock and Gum
, Pond, have agreed to handle (he
sale of Mrs. Thurman Allred's
new book of poems, 'Tram the
Glass House." Proceeds from the
sale of these books will go to
, ward the Rocky Hock Communi
ty Cento- building hind.
The book is aho on aato in
Menton at HoUowaH'a Drug
New Law Extends
Gl Loan Period
Two More Years
Treasury Department
Is Authorized to Ad
vance Total of $l5O
Million In Loans
World War II veterans have]
two years in which they can’
apply tor Veterans Administra-'
tion guaranteed home, farm and
business loans. Thts is the re
sult of a law signed by thei
President on July 14. which ex-'
tends for two wars the dead-]
line on this program, which hid ,
been July 25. 1960.
The same law extended so
two years the program of direct
loans tor World War II and Ko
rea veterans living in designated
rural areas where guaranteed
Gl loans are not obtainable from
local lending institutions.
The Treasury Department is
authorized by the new law to l
advance a total of $l5O million
in each of the next two years
tor the direct loan program.
The new expiration date of
the guaranteed loan program t |
World War II veterans is July
25. 1002. The direct loan pro
gram for both World War U
and Korea veterans will expire
on the same date, two years'
hence. Koroa veterans, how-,
ever, will still have until Janu
ary 31. 1985. in which to apply
for Gl guaranteed Joans.
World War 11 veterans since
the beginning of the Gl loan
program with the Gl Bill in
June. 1944, have had more than
five million loans guaranteed by
VA, for a total of approximately
s4l billion. Since direct loans
were first authorized in July,
1950. the VA has made 185,000
direct loans totaling $1 billion,
thice hundred million to World
War II and Korea veterans in
eligible areas.
The Gl loan interest rate of
5' i percent is unchanged by t!
new law.
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files as
Tbs Chowan Htrald
S. »
Representative Lindsay War
ren announced the appointment
of William B. Shepard. Jr_ as
principal and Durwood E. Har
rell as first alternate to Annap
olis,
W. B. Gaylord of WilKamston]
was appointed by the State
Board of Health as sanitary in
spector for the Bertie-Chowen
Health District to succeed K. L.
Jones.
. Workmen began removing toe
roof from the Chowan Court
House preparatory to being re
placed by Mehawk Asbestos
shingles similar to toe type used
In the restoration work in Wil
liamsburg. . The old shingles un
derneath toe tin roof were placed
there when toe building was
erected In 1797 and Clerk of
Court Richard Dixon advanced
the Mm that they be sold as
souvenirs.
About a doaan asontoors of
Mreaoitt trtoo of Hod'Mba in
Norfolk mads a surprise visit
to Chreraa Trton.
CnntUraad on Page t BscWon I
32.50 Per Year In North Carolinf
'Many Shots Taken
For Use In Edenton
Promotional Film
j Same Tax Rate
Town Councilmen mot In spe
e’al session Thursday night, at
which time the town's budget
for the fiscal year 1960-81 was
| officially adopted.
A few figures were juggled
during the meeting but the
changes did not affect the over
all figures so that the rate of
SI.OO per SIOO property valua
tion. the sssre as last year, will
be in effec*.
! Visiting Preacher ;
i At Baptist Church!
l)r. S. A. Newman]
Will Fill Pulpit For I
Both Services
i Dr S A. Newman, member
!of the faculty of (he Southeast
-1 era Baptist Theological Scmin
: ary at Wake Forest, will be
I guest preacher at both worship
; hours of the Edenton Baptist
Church on Sunday. July 31. The
(morning hour of worship is 111
(o’clock and the evening h*mri
jot worship is 7:30 o’clock !
j Since Dr Newman has been j
j guest preacher on other otvas-
tons, he needs no introduction.
to the local congregation. He!
t heads the department of Philoso
j phv of Religion at Southeastern
j Baptist Theological Seminary!
and is well known throughout.
I the Southern Baptist Conpcntionl
! Ivoth as a teacher and as i j
t preacher. j
’ . The public is cordially invited,
to hear D- Newman at both!
worship horns as he is an in
teresting and forceful speaker.
Still In ( Inman
Destroyed Friday!
* ’
Another Chowan County still]
i was discovered and destroyed]
j Friday night on the Montrose)
Road-in the Wingfield section ofi
the county near the Chowan
River. Officers taking part in'
the raid were ABC Officer Troy)
i Toppin. Deputy Sheriff Bertram'
J Byrum. Depute Sheriff W W
White of Gates County and
Edenton Policeman W. T. Free-'
man, Jr.
Destroyed at the site were a I
50-gallon copper still and worm,,
a 15-ga!:on doubler. 150 gallons]
of mash, 9 half-gallon fruit jars,}
two 2’s-iailon jars, one-gallon,
jug. a spade and hoe and a half,
gallon of vi hiskey.
Nobody was found at the still.'
so that no arrests were made. (
Mr Toppin on Tuesdav after- 1
noon set up the eaptured still,
at the foot of Broad Street
where it has caused a great]
i deal of interest.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY !
William H. Cot field, Jr.. Post)
No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign 1
Wars, will meet Tuesday night.;
August 2, at S o’clock. Com-]
mandor John Bass urges a full
attendance.
Three Chowan Girls Winners In
Sterling For Graduates Contest
Two local girls arc among the
1960 high school graduates who
will be receiving prizes of hand
some sterling silver flatware as
winners in the nationwide '"Sterl
ing is for Graduates” contest
sponsored by the Sterling Silver
smiths of America. Each girl
qualified for the contest by reg-,
istering the name of her favor
ite pattern with a local sterling,
retailer.
Winners were selected from j
more than 40.000 entrants in a'
national drawing in New York,
City. They will be presented
with their sterling silver pi-ires
eartv in August by the store at |
which they registered.
The two Chowan County win
ners were Jane DuLaney. a stu
dent at John A. Holmes High
School who entered the contest
through Campen’s Jewelers, and'
Catherine Tynch. Route 3, a stu
dent at Chowan Hlfh School!
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Opinion Is Advanced
That Enough Mate
rial Is at Hand For
Half Hour Film
Considerable progress is be
ng made on filming the promo
ional film of Edenton and 'Cho
wan County. Up to Tuesday
light pictures were taken of
56 homes and buildings, includ
ing some interior shots where
v-emen were attired in eoloniai
.•osturoes. Wednesday the sched
ule called for shooting the wa
l terfront and vicinity, which will
I take in boating, skiing" and fish
ing scenes in Pembroke Creek.
Later this week aerial shots will
| be made of the entire town and
[pictures of various crops.
' Here for the filming of the
] picture is Jack McGowan, pres
ident of Guided Tours. Inc.,
which is making the picture.
! With him is Walter Reimer and
Miss Carol Wise, who were
loaned to make the picture
through the courtesy of Hertz
Corp OI ’ al i° n -
Miss Wise plays the role of a
tourist in the film and where
colonial costumes were used, she
icflects back to colonial timer.
Mr. McGowan has played
.-mall pan- in Hollywood pro
ductions. He also was camera
man for the March of Time
films and was the first News
reel cameraman for NEC-TV.
In addition to which he had
his own show on NBC when it
first entered television. Mr. Mc-
Gowan was the first cameraman
to make a legitimate roller
coaster scene with sound at
Coney Isla.id and photographed
the entire Miss Universe pa
geant in color which has just
been finished. He did a film
ton Las Vegas recently and
Charlie Farrell’s Racquet Club
at Palm Springs. California.
In addition. Mr. McGowan
made a movie of Disneyland
as well as a film of the entire
first trip of Libertte from France
to America. He also made a
picture for the government of
Cuba which was finished five,
days before the government was
overthrown by Fidel Castro.
As has been pointed out. the
Edenton project is an educa
tional film. Guided Tours sup
plies every fiim for educational
purposes in the United Slates
Continued on Page 3—Section I
Plans Now In Making
To Org-anize Edenton
Go-Kart Racing - Club
A group of Edenton men met
Tuesday morning in order to con
sider the organization of a Go-
Kart Racing Club in "Edenton.
This form of recreation is rap
idly spreading among men, wo
men and children, so that Scott
Harrell and Pearly Ashley have
called a meeting to be held at
the Ashlcv Welding & Machine
Company Friday night. July 2?.
at 8 o’clock. All who are inter
icsted are urged to attend this
meeting.
If enough interest develops m
the project, it is proposed to
construct a track at the Ameri
can Legion grounds or on Para
dise Road.
Miss Tynch entered the contest
at Byrum's Gift Shop.
This is the second year of the
| "Sterling is for Graduates” con
test which offered prizes total
ing $25,000 in cash and sterling
silver. First, second and third
! prizes of SI,OOO, SSOO. and $250
respectively were won by Miss
j Linda Moreland of Bastrop, La.,
; Miss Mary Kay Reeder of Fort
! Worth. Texas, and Miss Char
‘ lotte Nunn of Amarillo. Texas.
Two other winners in the con
test will soon receive little
; sterling silver spoon pins. The
: pins are in each giri’s own fav
orite pattern. TTiese two win
ners are Miss Kathryn Tynch,
Route 3, and Miss Lucy Owens,
80S Office Street
Both girls entered the contest
by registering the name of their
| starling patted with Byium’a
[Gift Shop. J