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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVII.-—dumber 49~
Edenton Aces Turn I ack Hanes 19 -7 For State 2-A Crown
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Seabrook Opening
Features Industry
Appreciation Week
Goodly Number Brave
Cold Weather For
Occasion; Tours of
Plant and Edenton
Cotton Mills
The official opening of Sea
brook Blanching Corporation,
guided tours' through the plant l
and also at the Edenton Cotton
Mills featured the observance of
Industry Appreciation Week last
week. Seabrook is the newest
Edenton industry and Edenton
Cotton Mills the largest and old- 1
est.
Despite very chilly weather a
good-sized crowd gathered at
the Seabrook plant for the open
ing exercises which began at 11
o’clock with a concert by the
John A. Holmes High School
Band.
Frank Roberts acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and called
upon the Rev. George Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, for the invocation.
The address of welcome was
made by James W. Gardner,
president of Seabrook Blanching
Corporation, who expressed his
appreciation of the reception ex
tended in Edenton and his pleas
ure with the site of the new
plant. The response was made
by Mayor John Mitchener, who
said Edenton was 'delighted io
have been selected as the loca-
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Friends Os Library
Meet Friday Night
George Gelbach will be the
guest speaker for the first
monthly meeting of the Friends
of the Library which will be
held Friday night, December 9,
at 8 o’clock. The meeting will
be held in the Episcopal Parish
House.
Mr. Gelbach, a well known
Chowan County teacher and War
Between the States historian, will
use as his topic “Literature of
the War Between the States
Era.” At the end of his talk
refreshments will be served and
time will be available for a gen
eral discussion.
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend this meeting, and
it is hoped a great many will
be present.
Eat Steaks!
Edenlons Aces will claim the
terms of a promise tonight and
as the result will eat a steak
supper at the Colonial Restau
rant. At the beginning of the
season Coach Bill Billings told
his Aces that if they won the
state championship they would
be treated to a steak supper.
The Aces fulfilled their part
of the bargain and tonight
(Thursday) a! 6 o'clock they, to
gether with a small group of
■loyal fans, will (be 'served a
steak supper at the Colonial
* Restaurant. / I
Silver Tray Presented Peele For
Long Service As Commissioner
Raleigh Peele, veteran Cho
wan County Commissioner, who
served in that capacity for 21
years, attended the Commission
ers’ meteing Monday and bowed
out of office after a long, faith
ful and efficient tenure of office.
During the 21 years Mr. Peele
missed only two regular meet
ings and this was beyond his
control. . ,
Chairman W. E. Bond, who
spoke for the Commissioners as
a whole, complimented Mr. Peele
for the valuable contribution, he
had made to the county and ex
pressed regret that he would be
no longer numbered among the
board members.
Mr. Peele in turn said he en
joyed working with the various
Commissioners during his terms
THE CHOWAN HERALD
On The Way! j
Gilliam Wood, who has been
working with the Chowan Coun-1
ty Rural Fire Commission, re
ports that a truck and equip-!
ment has been ordered for the
Cross Roads-Center Hill F.re
Station. The truck was ordered I
through the George Chevrolet I
Company and will be sent to the i
factory *o be fitted with equip-1
ment The truck and equipment!
is estimated to cost between SB.-
000 and $9,000.
Lions Christmas
Party Dec. 14th
Edenton Lions Club will hold
their annual Christmas party
Monday night, December 19, at
7 o’clock. The party will be 1
held at the Edenton Restaurant,
with a very delightful program
in prospect. |
At Monday night’s meeting
Lewis Leary was inducted into
the club by John Mitchener.
School Needs Brough? Before
Chowan County Commissioners
School needs and the import
ance of early action was pre
sented to the County Commis- 1
sioners at their meeting Mon-;
day morning when a quartet of
school trustees appeared at the;
meeting. In the group were
John A. Holmes, 3. H. Conger,
Sr., Philip MeMullan and James]
Bond.
It was pointed out that state 1
school authorities have practical
ly demanded that four more
rooms be added at the colored
elementary school’, that a voca
tional agriculture building be
provided and that additions to
ihe gymnasium be made.
The fact was also brought
Officials Os County
Take Oath Os Office
Commissioners Reap-i
point W. E. Bond
As Chairman
Chowan County officials who
were officiallly elected to office
in the November 8 general elec
tion took the oath of office Mon
day. The oath was administer
ed by Clerk of Court Tom Shep-.
ard the following: I
Representative Albert Byrum;
Weldon Hollowed, Judge of Re- 1
corder’s Court; William Privott, j
Prosecutor of Recorder’s Court;
Mrs. Bertha Bunch, Register ofj
Deeds; George Hoskins, Treas
urer; Carroll Boyce, Coroner, ;
and the following County .'’om- j
missioners: W. E. Bond, Gilliam (
Continued on Page 7, Section 1
own best interest to retire,
In appreciation for his long
and faithful service Mr. Peele
was presented with a beautiful
silver tray, a .gift from the Com
missioners personally, together
with Mrs. Bertha Bunch, regis
ter of deeds, and Mrs. Evelyn
Williams, county accountant.^
On the tray Was' engraved: J.
Raleigh Peele, For Distinguished
Service—Chowan County—l 939-
1960. Also engraved was the
names of the Commissioners, W.
E. Bond, Chairman, C. J. Jfol
lowell, J. G. Wood and Dallas
Jethro, Jr., and Mrs. Bertha
Bunch, register of deeds and
Mrs. Evelyn Williams, county ac
countant
Mr. Peele expressed his sin- 1
cere appreciation for the gift
and, though not a member, of-,
* ered hu HR •vj
Eder. <3 Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 8,1960.
Polling Places Lt,
For Cotton Vote |
Tuesday, Dec. 13
Result Will Determ
ine Whether Price
Support Level Will
Continue
How farmers vote in the cot
-1 ton marketing quota referendum
Ito be held throughout the na
■ t ion’s cotton-growing area on
Tuesday, December 13, will de-j
, ttrmine whether quota penalties
I will apply, and also the level of
p; ice support for 1961 crop cot-
I ton. The referendum therefore
•is of vital concern to every j
glower, says A. C. Griffin, \
chairman of the Chowan County
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee.
The marketing quota program I
will be in operation for next I
year’s crop, the chairman ex- j
plains, if at least two-thirds of
the votes cast in the referen
dum are in favor of the pro- j
,gi am. In that case, price sup- j
1 port will be available at not
more than 90 or less than 70
percent of parity for the 1961
j crop of upland cotton. If the
referendum carries, quota penal- 1
ties will apply to any cotton]
Continued on Page 4—Section 1 i
out that it might be necessary
to abandon the St. John School
and those children sent to the
Edenton school.
It was estimated that the cost
of these additions would be in
the neighborhood of $150,000
and Mr. Conger suggested' that
when a bond election is callgd
to include this amount in the
issue.
During the meeting consider
able time was devoted to con
sideration of liability insurance
on the hotel property to protect
the county. It was decided to
carry this type of insurance de
spite the fact that Haughton
Ehringhaus, who leases the hotel,
also carries liability insurance.
Tax Listers Named:
To Serve During ’6l
First Township List
ing Will Be In Hotel
Joseph Hewes
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
morning appointed tax listers for
the year 1961. Property' must
be listed during the month of
| January and the listers are al
' ready practically ready to enter
upon this work.
I The listers appointed were:
i First Township Mrs. Jean
O’Neal and Mrs. Pattie Byrum.
I Second Township Henry!
. Bunch.
! Third Township—T. A. Berry- :
' man. I
i Fourth Township—Ward Hos
kins. 1
An important change has tak
en place in listing property in
the First Township. Heretofore
this week was done on the sec
ond floor of the Court House.
However, the office is now set
up on the first floor of Hotel
Joseph Hewes, so that listing
of property will be done there
instead of the Court House.
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20 Years Ago
j - A* Found in tho Flies of
Thu Chowan Herald
V
Twenty-six members of Cho
wan Tribe of Red Men visited
Marsasoit Tribe in Norfolk.
C. L. McCullers reported that
$542.7b had been raised toward
purchasing new uniforms for the
high school band.
Twenty-fir* more Chowan,
registrants in the Selective Ser
vice draft were eeni question
j Herbert C. Bon-'
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Woman’s Club Wins Top Float Prize )
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j Pictured above is the float entered in Edenton’s Christmas parade
I Thursday afternoon. The float won first prize of 525 and received
a considerable amount of favorable comment along the line of
[ march.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks. Jr.)
I Edenton's Annual Christmas
! Party Attracts Large Number
■ Despite Very Chilly Weather
By EVELYN G. LEARY
Broad Street was packed and
jammed here Thursday after
noon by thousands of children
and adults to witness one of the
most spectacular Christmas pa
rades ever to be staged in Eden
ton.
Although the weather was ex
tremely cold, spectators iiad
come prepared for the occasion
by donning additional clothing.
The discomfort of tiro cold
would have been forgotten by
the small fry. anyway. The
minute the parade came into'
view, shouts of glee permeated
the air and the spirit of Christ
Masons Elect Dr.
Downum Master
New Officers Elected
At Meeting Thurs
day Night
Members of Unanimity Lodge
No. 7, A. F. & A. M., elected a
new group of officers to serve
for the year 1961.
The officers elected were: Dr.
A. F. Downum, master; J. C.
Parks, senior warden; J. A.
Bunch, junior warden; K. E.
Leary, treasurer and W. P.
Goodwin, secretary.
T. B. Williford was re-elected
as a trustee for a three-year
term.
Dr. Downum succeeds McKay
Washington as master. The new
officers Will be duly installed at
the first stated communication
in January, which will be
Thursday night, January 5.
RED MEN WILL HOLD
WEINER ROAST MONDAY
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, December 12. at
7:30 o’clock. Alton Shaw, sa
chem of the tribe, announces
that a weiner roast will be held
at 6:45 prior to the meeting and
urges many members to attend
I Happy Crowd Os Edenton Aces
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Following the football gam* on Hicks Fi*ld Friday night Eden
lon Aces hoisted Coach Bill Billings and Buhba Hopkins on their
shoulders on their march to the field house. The Aces won the
State Class 2-A football championship by defoating Hanes High
School of Winston-Salem 19-7. Hopkins was the hero of the game,
for ha, aided by a superb Edenton Una. scored all three of the Ac**'
eouebdowns.—(Photo by J. F. Ricks, Jr.)
mas immediately took over. j
With new lighting decorations,'
this year, which were turned on 1
prior to the parade. Broad Street
had never been more beautiful.]
Lending more to the attractive-i
ness of the downtown section, as
Well as tile official opening of |
the holiday season, Edenton mer
chants had gone all out to havei
their display windows and stores!
beautifully decorated along with;
an abundance of Christmas,
items.
Mrs. Alice Twiddy, general;
chairman of the parade and Mrs. i
Laia Smith, president of the;
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Criticism Aimed At
Local Pea-Shooters
■
Many Struck In Face
During Christmas
Celebration
A considerable number of
boys, primarily of the element
ary school age, were asked in
a strong announcement "loud
and clear" Thursday by a local
clergyman to refrain from using
pea-shooters and slingshots on
other people as they attended the
Christmas parade and made their
annual visit to Santa on the
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
Security Clothing
Company Opens
Store In Edenton
I ' ...
Blair Gibson of Roanoke Rap
ids is now operating the Security
Clothing Company at 204 South
Broad Street in the building for
merly occupied by Tne Rug
Shop.
Mr. Gibson lias had 15 years
of merchandise business experi
ence in Roanoke Rapids, featur
ing cash purchases, lay-away and
. budget terms.
Edenton Aces Well
Represented On All
EastClass2-ATeam
Four on First Team,
One on Second and
Three Receive Hon
orable Mention
Edenton’s Aces' claimed one ;
| third of the berths on the News
S & Observer All-East 2-A football
team which was announced
Tuesday. Besides, one was in
cluded on the second team and
three came in for honorable
mention.
The first team included Bubba
! Hopkins, Jerry Tolley, Fred
- Britton and Wayne Baker. Hop
i kins was named fullback, Tolley
iat halfback. Britton at end and
Baker in a tackle position.
The second team included Jack
Sawyer at center, and honorable
mention went to Leroy Spivey at
end. Jimmy White at guard and
I Carroll Forehand at quarterback.
’ Fred Britton was a repeater,
. having been named on the all
i star team last year.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT !
Edenton s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
! (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
'Edenton Restaurant. President
James Perry requests a 100 per
(Cent attendance.
1 57 Students Make Honor Roll
At John A. Holmes High School
j Hiram Mavo, principal of
John A. Holmes Hrah School,
| late last week released the honor
roll for the second six-weeks
' period. There arc a total of 57
i Mud«*nts» on the honor roll,- who
fare as follows;
i Seventh Grade: Bobby Fran
cis, Norfleet Pruden, Yvonne
i Stillman and Vivian Whiteman:
j Eighth Grade: Claire Belch,
i Nancy O'Neal, Sandra Overton.
I Elaine Parks. Lula Stroud.
I Wayne Brabble. Joe Harrell.
! David Holton. Hiram Mayo,
' Charles Overton, Bill Ross and
George Wilkins.
: Ninth Grade: Sandra Bunch,
1 Jean Goodwin, Sandra Hare,
* Nancy Jordan, Ruth Overman,
Christmas Pageant
Will Be Presented At
Hobbsville Dec. 11th
i On Sunday night, December j
(11. at 7:30 o'clock, Hobbsville
j School will present its annual
i Christmas i pageant ''Christmas
Inside”. This is an annual com
munity Christmas program of
| which all the churches are in
; vited to attend.
The cast is composed of! a i
, hundred students in costumes
i and promises to be one of the
1 best Christmas programs the
; school has ever offered. Special
scenery and lighting has been
; prepared to make the play more
•ffective.
The cast consists of stars, cher
| übs, angels and mischievous an
»els, together with a vested
choir. Also a number of tableaux
I will be presented along with the
I ilay. The school extends to all
a cordial welcome to worship
I with all the churches of the
community in this annual Christ
mas pageant.
CIVIC CALENDAR
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Edenton Woman's Club is
sponsoring an out-door Christ
mas contest with
judging to take place between
December 19 and 21.
Friends of the Library will
meet in the Parish House Fri
day night, December 9, at 8
o'clock.
Edenton firemen are now re
ceiving old and discarded toys
which will be repaired and dis
tributed among needy children.
Edenton's Aces and a small
group of loyal fans will be ser
ved a steak supper tonight
i (Thursday) at 6 o'clock at Co
lonial Restaurant.
Cotton growers in Chowan
County will vote on 1981 maj
' keting quotas Tuaaday, Decern -
! bar 13.
OnttHWd on Ptgi i "Bartina !
52.50 Per Year In North Caroline
Aces Forced Come
From Behind First
Time This Season
I Elected New Master! j
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DR. A. F. DOWNUM
At a mee‘ing of Unanimity
Ledge No. 7. A. F. & A. M„ held
Thursday nigh*. Dr. A. F. Down
urn was elected mas‘er *o serve
for ‘he year 1961.
—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.)
Mary Thorud. James Brabble,
Davis Cartwright. Jimmy Cor
don, Neal Hobbs, Tom Phillips
and Douglas Twiddy.
Tenth Grade: Dianne Brabble,
Carolyn Griffin, Jo Ann Leary.
Betty J>> Webb. Ann Wells. An
nie Laurie Whiteman. Jaek Ash
ley and. John Marshall
Eleventh Grade: Mar i an
Bunch, Ida Canipen, Ann Hobbs,
Ann Jenkins. Herbert Adams,
Jimmy Dail. Dick Hobowsky. Joe
Miteiiener. Roland Tolley and
Mac Wright.
Twelfth Grade; Jeanne Adams,,
Ellen Basnight. Rebecca Bowen. 1
Mary Ann Hare. Millv Price,!
Sally Privott. Jimmy Ashley,'
Billy Cates. Erwin Griffin, Bill
Geodwin and Jimmy Rogerson.
Special Music At j
Methodist Church j
Sunday, Dec. 18th
i i
| The Rev. Ralph Fowlkes, pas
tor of the Edenton Methodist
Church, announces that special
Christmas music will be featured,
by the adult choir at the morn- j
int service Sunday. December
, i Bth.
I The public is invited to attend.;
Open House Dec. 18
At Methodist Church
Open house will be observed
at the Methodist parsonage Sun-!
| day afternoon. December 18,
from 3 to g o'clock. The occas
! ion is to give members of the
congregation an opportunity to
inspect recent improvements
made at the parsonage.
After a group of young ped
, pie from the Methodist and Epis
copal churches complete a
Christmas Carol tour, they will
■ be entertained at the parsonage
by the Rev. and Mrs. Fowlkes.
Rocky Hock Grand Champion
Community In Progress Contest
An excellent awards event at
Chowan High School Wednesday
night of last week climaxed the
1960 Community Development
Contest for white communities.
Woodrow Lowe, chairman of the
Advance community organization,
presided in a most commendable
manner. The Rev. Thurman
Allred, pastor of Rocky Hock
Baptist Church, led the group of
about 200 people in singing
“America" and gave the invoca
tion. Mrs. O. C. Long of Rocky
Hock Community enumerated
many accomplishments attained
by the six participating com
munities this year. Harry Sim
mons, Bet tie County Agricultural
Agent, gave "A Judge’s Im
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Bubba Hopkins Stars
By Making: All Three
Touchdowns; Enttr-
Edenton Team Play
Outstanding Game
Edenton’s Aces, facing their
toughest opponent of the season
on Hicks Field Friday night, de
feated Hanes High School of
Winston-Salem by a score of
19 to 7 and thereby captured
the Class AA football champion
ship of North Caiohna. Despite
a very cold night, a crowd of
between 3.000 and 4.000 braved
the weather to see two strong
and well trained teams play
their - hearts out for the state
honor. It was one of the clean
est and hardest fought games
witnessed on Hicks Field in a
long time. A large number of
Winston-Salem fans areompan
ied the Hanes team and many
football fans from nearby towns
helped swell the large crowd of
spectators.
The Aces either were off form
in the first half or the calibre
of the Hanes defense was much
stiffer than any encountered, for
the Aces were bottled up so that
it was about the middle of the
second quarter before they were
able to score a touchdown. This
counter came after George Nixon
fell on a Hanes fumble on the
visitors' 23-yard line. Hopkins,
performing like a battering ram,
gained all of the necessary yard
age. except 2 yards by Fore
hand. in three plays. The half
ended with the Aces ahead 6-0.
The Aces went behind the first
time this season when the Drag
ons scored a touchdown and
extra point early in the third
quarter when they recovered
Tolley’s fumble on the kickoff
Continued nti Page 7, Section 2
Empty Storking
Fund Explainrd
Many people have been knock
ing on the door at the Rectory
and Parish House of the Episco
pal Church in Edenton asking
"Where they get their Christmas
handout" or "Is this the place
where you sign-up for your
things?”
It was felt by the Young
Churchmen of Saint Paul’s Epis
copal Church last year that this
was not in keeping, with the
intention of the Empty Stock
ing Fund nor with the Christmas
spirit. Accordingly the .group
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\ Grateful!
>
Mrs. Warren Twiddv, general
chairman of the Chris’mas pa
rade and party snonsored bv the
Business and Professional Wo
men's Club, is very much elated
over the success of *his year's
event. Mrs. Twiddy. on behalf
of the BPW Club, wishes *o ex
tend sincere ‘hanks and appre
ciation *o all who in any way
made a contribution to the vuc
cess of *he affair which was
so much enjoyed bv the young
ster® of the community.
pressions Os What I Saw” as a
jud°e.
Center Hill Baptist Church
older youth choir presented a
most enjoyable musical number.
George Lewis, farm relations
officer of the Peoples Bank &
Trust Company, presented the
Rocky Hock Community a pur
ple ribbon and check for over
SIOO as the grand champion
community. This was the first
year a champion was named and
it was Rocky Hock’s first par
ticipation. The award was won
on the basis of outstanding ach
ievement including a well round
ed youth program and successful
efforts of negotiating and secur
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