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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVll.—Number 42.
Weldon Proves No
Match For Aces In
Touchdown Parade
Reserves Play Almost
Three Quarters In
Smashing 52-0 Vic
tory Friday Night
What developed to be more
or less of a practice game took
place on Hicks Field Friday
night when Edenton’s Aces in a
toqchdown parade completely
swamped Weldon High School
52-0.
Weldon, having only 19 men
in uniform, was completely out
classed in every department of
the game, so that the score could
have easily been 75-0. Early in
she second quarter when the
Aces led 27-0 Coach Billings
sent in an entire team of re
serves and from then on the reg
ulars had a “vacation” for every
eligible boy on the roster saw
action during the game.
The regulars scored three
touchdowns very easily in the
first quarter and one at the be
ginning of the second quarter
when the reserves were sent in
and even these boys registered
five touchdowns, but one by
Douglas Sexton was called back
due to a penalty.
Those who scored touchdowns 1
Were Carroll Forehand, Jerry
Tolley 2, Leroy Spivey, Wayne
Ashley, Richard Dixon, Douglas
Sexton and Herbert Adams.
Edenton’s defense was too rag
ged for the Weldon team, so
that the visitors resorted quite l
frequently to the air, complet
ing a number of short passes. ]
Total ground gained by Wel
don during the game was only'
24 yards including passing and'
rushing.
In the opening quarter Tolley
thrilled the spectators with a
beautiful 56-yard touchdown
jaudl and again ran back a Wel
don punt for 44 yards to score.
Bubba Hopkins, the Aces’ work-,
J>orv>. had an eagv night. He
Continued on Page 7, Section 2
20 Years Ago
Kr Found m the Flies of
The Chowan Herald
John Harrison Spruill. 92, Cho
wan County's oldest white ciii
sen, died at the home of his
son, Lawson SpruilL
Draft boards from 15 counties
contiguous to Chowan County
met in the Court House to hear
instructions from a member of
the Stale Selective Draft Com
mission relative to their duties.
Presidents of civic and patri
otic groups met in the high
saheol auditorium to consider
holding an open forum in Eden
top.
Dick Reynolds. Chairman of
the National Democratic Fi
nance Committee for North Car
olina, announced the appoint
ment of Robert L. Pratt as Cho
wan Chairman for the Roosevelt-
Wallace Campaign - Fund Com-
Continued on Page B—Section t
On UN Tour 1
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
[ Rally Changed j
Chowan County's Democratic
rally, which was scheduled for
Monday night, October 24, was
forced to be postponed until
Monday night, October 31.
Cancellation was due to Sec
retary Thad Eure, the principal
speaker, being obliged to sneak
at the Bth District rally.
! Congressman Herbert Bonne'
will be the speaker for the Cho
wan rally on October 31.
FaFPremiunKWill
Be Mailed To All
Winners This Week
Chowan County’s Fair
This Year Is Rated
As Best In History
Os Fair
Roy Leary, secretary-treasurer
of Chowan County Fair Associa
tion, states that checks will be
mailed to all winners this week. ’
Every one who receives a Check
should be sure to compare the
amount of the check with prizes
actually won. In case of error
the check should be returned to
Mr. Leary immediately so that
another check may be issued.
All checks must be cashed with
in 60 days after dated, other
wise they will not be honored.
In case a person loses his pre
mium check, the fact should be
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
60 Students Maks
Honor Roll List At
Local High School
Necessary to Make a
Mark of at Least 90;
On Every Subject to
Be Given Honor j
Hiram Mayo, principal of John!
A. Holmes High School, an- j
nounced early this week/that 60
students in the school Made the
honor roll for the first,six weeks
of the present school term. To
be included on the honor roll a
student is to make at
least 90 on every" subject.
Continued on rage 6—Section 1
Library Closed All
Day Qctober 26th
Miss Marion Robertson, librar
ian at Shepard-Pruden Memor
ial Library, announced early
this week that the library will
be closed all day Wednesday,
October 26.
The closing will be due to a
regional staff meeting Which
will be held in Plymouth.
Home Demonstration Clubs To
Hold Achievement Dav Oet. 26
Chowan County Home Demon
stration Clubs will hold their
annual Achievement Day pro
gram at Center Hill Community
Building Wednesday afternoon at
2 o’clock. The highlight of the
program will be a kitchen tour
conducted by Miss Pauline Cal
loway, home economics agent
and Miss Helen Marshboume,
Virginia Electric Power Com
pany home economist of Eliza
beth City. Three kitchens will
be open for the group to tour.
Tjiese are Mrs. B. P. Monds
>Wjho recently remodeled kitchen
combination and family room;
Mrs. Cameron Boyce, utility
area and family room kitchen
Combination and Mrs. Harry
Venters, recently remodeled L
shaped kitchen.
Mrs. Wallace Goodwin, Jr.,
will make a brief report on
United Nations Tour. Mrs. Les
ter Copeland, Ryland Home
Demonstration Club, County
Council vice pmident, will
ienton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 20, 1960.
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Pictured above is a scene from "Rumpelshll kin ' - by the world-famous Barter Players of
Abington, Va. The play, sponsored by the Edenion Woman's Club, will be presented in the Eden
ton Elementary School auditorium Saturday mgm, October 29, at 8 o'clock. Tne enchanting
cnildren s piay, with tis beautiful scenery and many characters will delight all the young in heart.
Tickets can be secured by contacting members of the Woman's Club.
Patricia Lane, Freddie Ferguson
Named 1960 Queen And King
At Homecoming Friday Night
With ideal weather prevailing
Friday night, homecoming exer
cises on Hicks Field were very
impressive and successful as
compared with last year when
rain and cold weather marred
the occasion.
The band formed two lines |
from the northeast corner of
the field through which the
candidates and their escorts •
,v>;>.-,>hpfi to the south side of the
field in front of the Edenton
spectators.
Leading the procession were
Miss Loraine Wright, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Wright,
who was homecoming queen for
1959. She was escorted by
Johnny Twiddy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Twiddy, Jr., 1959
World Famous Barter Players
Perform In Edenton Oetober 29
The qtorld famous Barter
j Theater /of Virginia will present
I “RumpJstiltskin,” a German
fairy iale, to delight the young
in iMart Saturday night, Oc
tober 29, at 8 o’clock in the
Edenton Elementary School au-
I ditorium.
' This noted group of actors are
being brought to Edenton by the
Edenton Woman’s Club. Tick
ets are available from club mem
bers or by contacting Mrs.
Thomas Ward, telephone 2397.
Tickets will also be sold at the
door the evening of the perform
ance. Tickets are 50 cents for
Hospital Auxiliary
Will Meet Oct. 21
The regular meeting of the
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will
be held Friday afternoon, Oc
tober 21, at 3 o’clock in the
nurses’ home.
Mrs. W. S. Harney has pro
cured a film which will be
shown by the Rev. George B.
Holmes. Hostesses will be Mrs.
Ray Hollowell and Mrs. W. I.
Hart.
RED MEN MEET MONDAY
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, October 24, at
7:30 o’clock. Alton Shaw, sa
chem of the tribe, urges a large
attendance.
make the annual Achievement
Day report. A special memorial
service will be held for Mrs.
Leroy Bunch and Mrs. Gertrude
Winslow, Home Demonstration
Club members who have died
during the past year. Mrs.
Thurman Allred, Rocky Hock
Club, will present special music.
Presentation of awards will be
made by Miss Calloway and
Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., immediate
past president of the 25th Fed
erated District. A cancer cru
sade plaque will be awarded by
Mrs. Tom Hopkins, Chowan
County chairman of American
Cancer Society.
Mrs. B. P. Monds, Center Hill
Home Demonstration Club presi
dent; Mrs. M. T. Barrington,
Byrd Club vice president, and
Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., Rocky
Hock Club secretary, Will be in
stalled as new County Council
officers by Mrs. Myrle Swice
good. Eastern District home eco
nomics agent at Raleigh.
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Barter Players In Edenton October 29
homecoming king.
Next were the seventh grade
candidates, Miss Martha
Vaughan, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Roland H. Vaughan, who
was escorted by Bill Griffin, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Grif
fin.
Eighth grade candidates fol
lowed, who were Miss Catherine
Taylor, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Taylor, whose es
cort was Wayne Ross, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George J. Ross.
Freshmen candidates followed,
who were Miss Betsy Campen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
Campen, escorted by Billy Co
zart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam M. Cozart, who substituted
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
children and adults SI.OO.
j Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president
of the Woman’s Club, says, “We
are unusually fortunate to se
cure the Barter Players, and it
\is hoped a large number of
children and adults will take
I the opportunity to see these out
standing players on stage in
Edenton.”
In the cast of this enchanting
play is Jim Mitchum, son of ac
tor Robert Mitchum, who plays
the part of Ingret. He has ap
peared in motion pictures and
television and is a performer in
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Chowan’s Fair Booth
Attracts Large Crowd
According to information from
Raleigh one of the most original
and spectacular exhibits at the
North Carolina State Fair in
Raleigh last week was one de
signed and constructed by Cho
wan County 4-H members.
The exhibit, which was enter
ed in 4-H competition at the
fair, drew large crowds to the
area in which it was located.
The theme of the exhibit was
centered around community de
velopment and use was made
of model dolls and houses to
portray the meaning of the ex
hibit slogan “Use 4-H Bombs in
Community Development.’ -
Pictured at left is Miss Lorain# Wright, 1959 Homecoming
Queen, who is crowning Miss Patricia Lane, who was selected as
1960 Homecoming Queen on Hicks Field Friday night. Betide the
new Queen is Freddie Ferguson, who was selected as IMO King.
At right Is Johspy Twiddy, who was IMt King.—(Photo by J, P.
Ricks, Jr.) ....
Homecoming King And Queen
Hertford Indians
Next On Schedule
For Edenton Aces
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Friday Night’s Con
test Expected to Be
Toughest Thus Far
This Season
Edenton’s high-flying Aces, |
with seven victories tucked un
der their belts, will meet an
ancient and formidable foe Fri- j
day night of this week when!
they tangle with the Perquim- i
ans Indians. The game will be j
played on the Hertford gridiron j
beginning at 8 o’clock.
On paper the Aces shquld bo
favored to win. However, the.
Indians usually are fired up for
the Aces, so that a battle royal
should not be very surprising.
The Aces have an enviable \
gecord in easily winning all
se\e'n parries played thus far. j
Their victims include Camden,
Roanoke Rapids, Wallace-Rose
Hill, Williamston, Scotland Neck,
Continued on Paae 6—Section
Rotary Governor
In Edenton Today
On Official Visit To
Edenton Club at
Weekly Meeting
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House. A
feature of this meeting will be
an official visit by James M.
Bates of Durham, Governor of
District 771.
Mr. Bates will hold an as
sembly with officers and com
mittee chairmen prior to the
dinner meeting and will make
the principal address.
President Elton Forehand is
especially anxious to have every
member of the club present to
meet and hear Governor Bates.
MEN'S CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
The Methodist Men’s Club will
hold a dinner meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock at the
church. George Lewis, presi
dent, requests every member to
be present for an interesting
program has been arranged.
Town Decides To
Lease Christmas
Street Decorations
Councilmen Are Held
In Session Until Mid
night For September
Meeting
Meeting Thursday night of
last week instead of Tuesday,
Town Councilmen were held in
session until the midnight hour.
Quite a few matters came be
fore the Councilman, one con
suming the most time being a
drainage problem back of the
houses on East King Street. A
delegation of some half dozen
residents attended the meeting
to request relief in removing
water at the rear of these houses
which frequently floods the en
tire premises. Each one in the
group registered a complaint
and urged the Councilmen to
give serious consideration to giv
ing some relief. It was ex
plained that high tides forcing
water back into the storm sewer
lines was one of the principal
causes for the flooded condition
and that in the over-all survey
of Edenton’s drainage system
the area claimed first priority.
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Edenton Woman’s Club Wins
Honors At District Meeting
The Edenton Woman’s Club
and Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr.,
received top honors at the Dis
trict 16 meeting of Women’s
Clubs held at the Carolinian Ho
tel at Nags Head last week.
The Corbell Cup was award
ed to the club for the most out
standing work of a club in the
district and Mrs. Chesson, who
was the Edenton Woman’s Club
Woman of the Year, received the
Earnhardt Cup as the most out
standing member in the district.
Both honors were based large
ly on the work the club did
through the Edenton Planning
Committee created by the Wo
man’s Club, and the leadershio
of Mrs. Chesson, as president of
the club.
Edenton also won first place
for the Year Book which was
edited by Mrs. W. H. Hollowell,
Jr., chairman, Mrs. C. A. Phil
lips, Mrs. John Shackelford and
Mrs. J. D. Elliott. The Scrap
Harding Speaker
At C Os C Banquet
Affair Will Be Held
At Masonic Temple
November 1
Bruce F. Jones, president of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce announces that the na
tionally-known humorist, Ed
mund Harding of Washington,
N. C., will be the guest speak
er at the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce banquet to be held
for members and wives at the
\fasonic Temple Tuesday night,
November Ist.
“We were particularly fortu
nate in obtaining such an out
standing speaker,” Jones said,
“on such short notice. Mr.
Harding speaks in Texas and in
Atlanta, Georgia, that week and
will fly here in order to appear
Continued on Page 8, Section 1
Woman’s Club Now Sponsoring
Educational Classes For Adult
Anyone interested in attend
ing adult educational classes in
the evenings at the John A.
Holmes High School is asked to
attend an organizational meet
ing in the typing room of the
school Tuesday night, October
25, at 8 o’clock.
A class in typing will be con
ducted, according to Principal
Hiram Mayo, who is directing
the program. Other subjects
such as art, science, shorthand,
music appreciation and others
will be held provided that five
or more persons desire the
course, Mayo said.
High school credit may be re
ceived for the 12 week courses
which will meet for two hour
periods one night a week. The
$2.50 Per Year In North Caroline
Plans Shaping Up
For Local Annual
Halloween Party
Rotary Guest
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James >l. Bates
Featuring the meeting of the
Edenton Hotary Club this
(Thursday) afternoon will be an
official visit of James M. Bates
of Durham, Governor of District
771.
Book, compiled by Mrs. Ed
Bond, won second place. Other!
honors taken by the club were
a certificate of honor and third
place for membership.
Mrs. J. M. Thorud, District
first vice-president, was named
to the state nominating commit
tee.
The attendance award was
won by the club with 19 mem
bers attending the sessions.
They were Mrs. Wesley Chesson,
Jr.. Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president;
Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., Mrs.
J. M. Thorud, Mrs. W. J. P
Earnhardt District Awards chair
man; Mrs. Elwood Nixon, Mrs.
Bruce F. Jones, Mrs. Elton Fore
hand, Jr., Mrs. James Griffin,
Mrs. West Byrum. Jr. Mrs.
Thomas Hopkins Mrs. Robert
Powell, Mrs. Myda Price, Mrs.
Heywood Ziegler, Jr., Mrs. Roy
Spruill, Mrs. John Raines Mrs.
George A. Byrum, Mrs. Richard
Schuman and Mrs. Wendell
Copeland.
Band Is Invited To.
Play Out Os Town
Will Perform In Sun
bury, Tarboro and
Rocky Mount
John A. Holmes High School
Band has definitely accepted
three invitations to make out
of-town appearances in the near
future.
On Friday, October 28, it will
leave for Sunbury, where it will
perform for the Sunbury com
munity at a dinner. Leaving
Sunbury, the band will go to
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. ”, A. F. &
A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. McKay
Washington, master of the lodge,
requests a large attendance.
night to meet will be decided
by those taking the subject and
the instructor.
A charge of $1 per hour or
$2 an evening will be charged
when a minimum of five per
sons take a subject. If as many
as 10 take a subject, then the
cost would be 50 cents an hour
,or $1 an evening. Each instruc
! tor will receive $lO a night for
j teaching.
\ The educational classes are
I sponsored by the Edenton Wo
man’s Club in the interest of
providing education for adults in
the community, it was announc
ed by Mrs. W. E. Bond, Jr., edu
cation chairman.
Interested persons are asked
to contact Mr. Mayo at 3518 for
further information.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Number of Commit
tees Appointed For
Big Celebration on
Monday, October 31
Plans for the biggest children’s
party in Chowan County, the
annual Halloween party, spon
sored by the Edenton Woman’s
Club, are in progress and a big
time is in store for the children
Monday, October 31.
Mrs. Hattie Byrum and Mrs.
Carol Billings are co-chairmen
of the event.
Committee chairmen and
members named are: Popcorn,
Alice Bond, chairman, Barbara
Atkinson, Sarah Boyce and
Nancy Mitchener; fortune tell
ers, Gloria Bond, chairman and
Mary Rhea Gardner; fish ponds.
Kathryn Cozart, chairman. Hazel
Elliott. Pansie Elliott, Marion
Lewis and Dorothy Ziegler, and
witches brew, Frances Copeland,
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
Gavin Speaker At
Lions Club Meeting
Points Out Noed For
Two-Party System
In State
Robert L. Gavin, Republican
candidate for Governor, was the
principal speaker at the Edenton
Lions Club Monday night. The
speaker reiterated his feeling for
a two-party system in North
Carolina and the South as a
whole, and expressed the opin
ion that due to the lack of this
situation, the South has lost its
national influence.
He said areas without strong
two-party systems are neglected
and declared the answer lies in
the voters asserting their inde
pendence by voting the
party way. “When we assert
our independence and let the na
tional parties know they hold
no mortgage on the South, then
you will see both parties pay
more attention to the South,” ha
said.
Mr. Gavin said the same situ-
Conlinued on Page 2—Section r
[civic calendar]
V
I Chamber of Commerce ban
quet will be held in the Ma
sonic Temple Tuesday night,
November 1, at 7 o'clock.
A Chowan County Democratic
| rally will be held in the Court
i House Monday night, October
31, at 8 o'clock.
Home Demonstration Clubs of
Chowan County will observe
, their annual Achievecr ant Day
program at the Center Hill Com
munity Building Wednesday af
ternoon, October 26, at 2 o'clock
Edenton Aces will play tbo
Perquimans Indians on the Hert
ford gridiron Friday night, Oc
tober 21. at 8 o'clock.
I Continued on Page 7—Section 1
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LEON EVANS
Due to being chosen as state
4-H forestry project winner.
Leon Evans has won a trip to
Chicago to attond the national
4-H Club Congrees
27 to Decemhet I. (Photo by J.
P. Ricks. Jr.).