ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHQWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVll.—Number 44.
Edenton’s “Neighil or Days” Scheduled November 10-19
Over 20 Merchants
Planning To Offer
Plenty Os Bargains
Fall Sales Promotion J
Expected to Attract
Many Old and New
Customers; Event Is
Widely Advertised
Plans are progressing rapidly
for making the Edentan fall
sales promotion one of the most
comprehensive, both in national
ly advertised brand bargains and
specially ' purchased merchandise
the Albepiarle section has seen
for the past several years, ac
cording to George A. Byrum,
chairman of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce Merchants’
Committee. Tne event this year
will begin on Thursday, No
vember 10, and continue through
Saturday, November 19, and will
be known and observed as
“Edenton’s Neighbor Days.”
J. H. Woolard, chairman of the
Sales Promotion Subcommittee,
indicates that there are already
mtore than 20 merchants who
have joined in staging the event.
All stores participating will be
stocked with a wide variety of
merchandise that will be sale
priced below that of prior years,
it is understood.
Anyone who has been reading
the syndicated newspaper shop
ping advisory columns has been
informed that retail prices of
many items of brand-named
merchandise are at their low <
point since the 1957-58 reces- 1
sion. Especially is this true of j
durables and hard goods such as [
appliances and furniture, rfoii- (’
durables such as clothing and
textiles are also at a favorable
retail level for this- time of
year, according to a recent na
tional survey.
Edenton merchants plan to cir
cularize their unusual values to j
be offered during Edenton’s |
“Neighbor Days” throughout the i
Albemarle section and all adver
tising media will be used to
'bring notice of the many terrific
bargains to be offered shoppers
within a radius of 30 miles.
“Every store and service es
tablishment which is joining in
the ‘Edenton’s Neighbor Days’ j
promotion will be giving excep-1
tonal dollar values and we ex-!
pect to draw to this event all of,
our old customers as well as
many more new customers near
and far,” Promotion Committee
Chairman Woolard said.
Legion Auxiliary
Changes Meetings
Members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary are reminded
that the monthly meetings of
the organization have been
changed from the third Tuesday
in the month to the first Thurs
day night.
The new schedule goes into
Effect this week, so that the
Auriliary will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. R. E. Leary. Some
important business is scheduled
to be considered, so that Mrs.
Mack Rogerson, the president,
urges all members to attend.
She also reminds members to
bring their membership dues to
the meeting.
20 Years Ago
A* Found m the Files ad
The Chowan ItiwM
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Oh airman J. L. Wiggins of
the Chowan County Draff loud
announced that W. H. Gardner
had been named associate hoard
member and that the board’s ad
visory hoard, already comprising
W. D. Pruden and Dc. J. A.
Bewaa, had baaa augmented by
P Motion Os J. N. Pruden.
JJJn W. Graham wwl- Macvin
barbecue dlaaec mam
hen of tha Edenloo Merchants
THE CHOWAN HERALD
iMerchant-Farmer
County Tour Set
For November 9th
Group Plans to Make
Stops at Number of
Farms During After
noon’s Program
Ssponsored by the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, a mer
chants-farmer tour will be held
Wednesday afternoon, November
9. The tour will be composed oi
Edenton merchants visiting i
group of selected farms in the
county for the purpose of better
understanding the farmer and
his problems in Chowan County
The tour will originate at the
Joseph Hewes Hotel at 1:15 with I
stops scheduled as follows: Jim
my Parrish on old Hertford!
Road from 1:30 to 2 o’clock; Ra-j
leigh Peele’s farm in Rocky!
Hock from 2:30 to 3 o’clock; Les-1
ter Copeland in the Ryland com-'
munity from 3:30 to 4 o’clock; j
Colbert Byrum in the Ryland'
community from 4 to 4:30 j
o’clock.
The tour will terminate at j
Chowan High School at 5'
o’clock to join with the farm
ers of Chowan County at the
annual fish fry of the Chowan
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Center Hill Plans
Community Meeting I
Wednesday, Nov. 9,
On Wednesday night, Novem-'
ber 9, at 7 o’clock the Center
Hill community will hold a cov
ered dish supper. The meeting
will be held at the Community
Building and everyone is invit
ed to attend and take a dish of
food.
After tne supper slides will:
be shown on progress made thus I
far in 1960. Visitors are also
invited. This will be the final
community meeting for the year
and it is , hoped many will at-.
tend. 1
Edmund Harding Delights Big
Crowd At C. Os C. Banquet
As was expected, Edmund
Harding, nationally known hu
morist from Washington, N. C.,
delighted about 150 members of
! the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce and their wives at the
annual banquet Tuesday night.
The affair was held in the Ma
; sonic Temple, where a turkey
| ham dinner was served by mem
i bers of the Eastern Star.
I Bruce Jones, president of the
Chamber, acted as toastmaster
and in opening the meeting ex-
Sears “Citizen Os The Year”
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Pictured above is Mayor John Mitchener at right, who last week
presented Mrs. Myda Price the Sean "Citisen of the Year" certi
uciig hi ifcuyiuuon tor osr ouisisnainy MfviCM r© tut community.
W. C. Bunch, Jr„ at left manager tha Edenton stora. looks on.
Edentoi s Clinch Albemarle Conference Championship
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By defeating Ahoskie Friday night. Coach Bill Billings' Edenton Aces clinched the Albemarle
Conference championship and are now scheduled to play Garner for the regional championship. The
tees, pictured above, are: Front row, left to right, Carroll Forehand, Richard Dixon, Jimmy White,
’red Britton, Bubba Hopkins, Wayne Baker, Leroy Spivey, Ervin Griffin and Jerry Tolley. Sec
•nd row, Wayne Griffin, Herbert Adams, Joe Campen, Ronaid Weikel, Jimmy Dail, Ronald Forehand,
ack Sawyer and Walter Small. Third row, Douglas Sexton, Alex Kehayes, Hurley Mitchell, Mac
Vright, Sam Wright and Bools Lassiter. Fourth row. Perry Byrum, Jack Ashley, Charles Cuth
ell, Donald Forehand, Joe Mitchener, Roland Tolley and David Holton.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.)
Herbert C. Bonner
Appeals To Voters
Stick Democratic
Goodly Number Pres
ent For Rally Held
Monday Night In
School Auditorium
Speaking at a Democratic ral
ly held Monday might in the au
ditorium of John A. Holmei
High School, Congressman Her
bert C. Bonner made an urgent
appeal for Chowan County vot
ers to support the Democratic
ticket in the general election
Tuesday, November 8.
A goodly number of both men
and women gathered in the au
ditorium for the rally, which
was presided over by Lloyd E.
Griffin, Chairman of the Cho
wan County Democratic Execu
tive Committee. In opening the
meeting Mr. Griffin called upon
John A. Holmes for the invoca
tion, after which he introduced
Mrs. E. N. Elliott, vice chairman
of the committee and Tom Shep
ard, secretary-treasurer. He al-
Con firmed on Page s—Section 1 1
I pressed his pleasure for so many
i being present. He called on the
I Rev. George B. Holmes for the
| invocation and following the
dinner he introduced Jim Rob
inson, executive vice president.
Mr. Robinson said he was de
lighted to be in Edenton and
briefly rehearsed the function of
a Chamber of Commerce, ap
pealing for ' a united front in
helping Edenton to go forward.
Gilliam Wood, who was the
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
>nton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 3, 1960.
large Number Os
; Children Enjoyed
I Halloween Party
i
Youngsters Have Big
Time at Party and
Parade; Prizes Given
For Costumes
Not even the threat of bad
weather could dampen the spir
its of over 1,200 costumed chil- J
dren at the annual Halloween
party Monday night, sponsored I
by the Edenton Woman’s Club.
Once again the party proved
as successful and popular as
ever, with a number of par-1
ents attending the event. i
John A. Holmes High School
Band got the party off to a
good start by leading the gayly
clad children to the colorful
scene of the party at the play
ground, where the multi-colored
canopy of lights came on upon
their arrival.
Then the fun and scamper
ing for hot dogs, peanuts, bob
bing apples- and other sweet
treats, as well as a talk with
the talking witch, a chance at
the fishing pond, comic movies
and a hayride.
Frank Roberts of radio station i
WCDJ was master of ceremonies
for the evening of fun.
The costumes were many and
Continued on Page 2—Section i
Christmas Club
Will Close Nov. 7
Announcement was made early
this week that the Peoples Bank
& Trust Company’s 1960 Christ
mas Savings Club will close
Monday, November 7. After
that date no more payments in
the various clubs will be ac
cepted, so thgt any members in
arrears are urged to pay up be
fore November 7. I
Chowan Reaches 62.3 Per Cent
Os Savings Bonds Sales Quota
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., vol- (
unteer chairman in Chowan
County for U. S. Savings Bonds j
sales, reports that sales in the j
county for September amounted,
to $2,661.95. For the first three
quarters of this year the total
sales of bonds amounted ti S7O,- j
123.50, which is 62.3 per cent
of the county’s 1960 goal of
$112,420.
| In releasing this report Mr.
Atkinson said: “Everyone in
terested in savings or invest
[ meats with high yields sad »b
Annual Meeting Os
Local Farm Bureau
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Big Fish Schedul
ed to Be Held at the
Chowan High School
At 5 O’clock
1 The annual meeting and fish
| fry of the Chowan Countv Farm
! Bureau will be held at Chowan
High School Wednesday even
ing, November 9, at 5 o’clock.
Eugene Jordan, president, has
announced that George Lewis
and Woodrow Lowe have been
appointed co-chairmen for the
annual affair, with the follow
ing to serve with them on the
committee: Roy Parks, Ernest
Privott, Dallas Jethro., Bristoe
Perry, Sanford Bass, Mrs. E. N.
Elliott, Tom Asbell, Marvin Ev-
I ans, Sherlon Layton, L. E. Twine
and Harry Venters.
Pre.vdent Jordan urges all j
!membqrs of the committee to j
cooperate and assist in arranging
for this annual meeting.
At this date solicitations are
• still in progress for 1960 Farmi
Bureau membership and Mr.
Jordan urges all who have not]
joined to do so before the an- ‘
nual meeting.
Those who attend the fish fry
are requested to bring corn '
bread and Mr. Jordan says there
will be plenty of fish for every
body.
Lions Hold Bread
Sale Monday Night
i
Edenton Lions Club will con- 1
duct its annual bread sale Mon
day night, November 7. Mem- j
bers of the club are requested
to meet at George Chevrolet 1
Company in order to be ready to
begin the sale at 7 o’clock. The
regular meeting of the club has (
been called off due to the bread |
sale.
Homecoming Sunday i
At Christian Church
Homecoming will be observed
at the First Christian Church
Sunday, November 6.
Lunch will be served on the
grounds after the morning ser
vice. Everyone is cordially in
vited to attend these services.
| solute safety should consider
putting part of their money in
|U. S. Savings Bonds”,
j The sale of U. S. Savings
Bonds during September in
North Carolina was over 3.5
million dollars, which is an in
crease of 2.39 per cent for the
month as compared with Sep
tember, 1959.
The cumulative sale of bonds
during the January-September
period amounted to $35,503,749.
Thisi too, is an increase of 2.39
per cent over the comparable 9
months-period of last year. - .
Evans Family Ins
Chowan Fair Prize
For Most Exhibits
Eighty-three Individ
ual Items Were Put
On Exhibit By Oak
Grove Family
Robert Marsh, president of the
Chowan County Fair Association,
has announced that the Marvin
L. Evans family of the Oak
Grove Community won toD prize
of $lO for entering the most ex
hibits in the 1960 Fair. This
family entered a total of 83 in
dividual exhibits in the fair. Ex
hibits ranged from livestock and
field crops to garden vegetables,
horticultural products, canned
fruits, meats and vegetables,
cooking, serving and handicrafts.
“This was the first time the
Fair Association has offered a
prize to the family entering the 1
most individual exhibits,” says
Mr. Marsh, “and it certainly
brought good results.” |
Other families who competed'
for the prize were:. Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Nixon, Rocky Hock,
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Kitchen Tour Highlight Os
Achievement Day Program
With 79 Persons Attending
I A kitchen tour highlighted the
I annual Fall Achievement Day
! program held at Center Hill
| Community Building last week
j with 79 persons attending. The
] three kitchens open for the
! group to tour were those of
! Mrs. B. P. Monds, Mrs. Cameron
[ Boyce and Mrs. Harry Venters.
Miss Hilda Grey Apple, Virginia
Electric Power Company home
economist, acted as guide for
Mrs. Monds’ kitchen, which had
recently been remodeled making
the kitchen, utility area and
family room combination. Mrs.
Cameron Boyce’s remodeled
kitchen includes utility area,
Mrs. Myda Price
Named As Sears
“Citizen Os Year”
Presented Certificate
By Mayor John Mit
chener at a Special
Ceremony
Mrs. Myda Price was elected
Scars “Citizen of the Year" by,
the emplovees of the local .Sears |
Roebuck and Company in recog- j
nition of her outstanding service j
to the community.
At a special ceremony Tues- J
day, October 18. Mrs. Price was ]
presented a certificate by Mavor
John A. Mitchener. The certifi
cate was signed by Mayor i
Continued on Page s—Section 1 1
Chowan Club Women Inspect Kitchens
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Pictured above is the kitchen of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Venters, i
one of three open for tho kitchen tour last week as part of the
Home Demonstration Clubs' achievement program. Left to right. >
Mrs. Lester Harrell, Beech Fork Club: Mrs. Myrle Swicegood,<
Eastern District home economics agent of Raleigh; Miss Pauline I
Calloway, Chowan County home economics agent, and Mrs. Harry 1
Venter» of tha Center HiU Club.—(Photo by l t. Ricks. Jr.) j
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolim
Edenton Aces Win
’6O Championship
By Beating Ahoskie
Aces Scheduled
ToMeetPlymouth
Panthers Friday
Edenton Outfit Pair
ed to Play Garner to
Determine Regional
Championship
Though Edenton’s Aces clinch
ed the Albemarle Conference
Championship Friday night when
they swamped Ahoskie 40-0,
they still have another confer
ence game. The Aces are sched
uled to meet the Plymouth Pan
thers on Hicks Field next Fri
day night at 8 o’clock.
The Panthers’ record this sea
son is not so impressive and
Continued on Page 6—Section >
11 kitchen and family room eombi
■ nation. Miss Helen Marshbourne,
. i Virginia Electric Power Com
: pany home economist of Eliza
■ beth City, acted as guide. Mrs.
: Harry Venters’ recently remodel
: ed "L" shaped kitchen was
i shown by Miss Pauline Callo
i way. home economics agent,
j County Council officers for
1961-62 were installed by Mrs
Mvrle Swicegood, Eastern Dis
j trict home economics agent. N
'C. Extension Service. Raleigh
! These were: President. Mrs. E
IP. Monds; vice president. Mrs
jM. T. Barrington: secretary
| Continued on Page 6—Section I
STPaul’s Every
Member Canvass
To BeHeldSunday
Morning Service Call
ed Off In Order to
Permit Visits to Va
rious Homes
| An every member canvass will
j be conducted Sunday. November
i 6, for the congregation of Saint
| Paul’s Episcopal Church. To
i emphasize the importance of
| stewardship and the need of the
i individual to give, the 11 o’clock
} service has been cancelled to
i permit a visit in each home from
the canvassers.
j The canvassers will make
Continued on Pane 3—Section >
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Explosive Aces En-
I counter Very Little
Trouble In Winning
j By 40-0 Score
| Though pre-game expectations
[generally leaned toward a very
j hard-fought game and possibly
|an upset, Edenton’s Aces easily
| rolled over the Ahoskie Indians
1 in Ahoskie Friday night by a
score of 40-0. Both teams en
tered the game undefeated in
Albemarle Conference play, so
that the victory clinched the
conference championship again
1 for Coach Bill Billings’ Aces.
The Aces have only one more
conference game, which will be
Plymouth next Friday night.
The Panthers’ record is not so
impressive so that, barring a
very major upset, the Act>3
should finish up undefeated.
However, in case the Panthers
, would come out victorious, the
Aces would still be the champs,
for thev defeated Ahoskie, the
only other contender.
Though Ahoskie was fired up
j for the Aces Friday night and
j expected to take their measure,
| the Edenton outfit to a man
played an exceptionally good
1 brand of football so that, al
j though considerably outweighed,
! Edenton ball carriers literally
'tore the big Ahoskie line to
shreds and the defense proved
to be a veritable brick wall for
Ahoskie ball carriers. The Aces
score in every quarter and af
ter the first touchdown early* in
the first period the outcome ap
peared to be very little in doubt.
To single out any particular
performer for the Aces would
not do justice to the rest of the
team, for every one played just
about the best game of the year.
However, Bubba Hopkins again
proved to be a veritable pile
driver as he smashed through
(Continued on Page 6. Section 2)
Fletcher G. Perry
Airman Os Month
A/2c Fletcher G. Perry- of
Chowan County, who is station
ed at Malmstrom Air Force Bass
in Montana, has been selected
“Airman of the Month" by his
squ-dron commander.
He received this honor because
of his demonstrated devotion to
duty, his loyalty to his unit,
military bearing, high moral
character, adherence to custom
and regulations and materially
helping in the accomplishment of
the mission of his unit.
The commanding officer in
presenting the award, said; “I
wish to express my sincerest
congratulations on your com
mendable achievement. I am
certain that you will continue
to reflect the highest credit
upon yourself, your organization
and this command.”
BANK CLOSED NOV. 11
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed all day Fri
day, November 11, in observance
of Veterans Day. Important
banking business should, there
fore, be transacted acrordingly.
[ CIVIC CALENDAR 1
Sponsored by the Eden ten
Chamber of Commerce a mer
chants-farmer tour will be held
Wednesday afternoon. November
9. beginning at Hotel Joseph
Hewes at 1:15 o'clock.
Chowan Coun‘y Farm Bureau
will hold its annual meeting and
fish fry Wednesday afternoon,
November 9, at 5 o'clock at Cho
wan High School.
Edenton Aces will play the
Plymouth Panthers on Hicks
Field Friday night, November 4,
at 8 o'clock.
Homecoming will be observed
at the First Christian Church
Sunday. wUHwber S.
Edenton Jiyciis will hold
their annual Thanksgiving eve
dance Wednesday. November 23.
at the Edenton mMy twn 9
to 1 o'clock.
wontinued on Pay* I. Itstton l