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Edenton Given M 2 Acres At Base For Municipal Airport
Highway Officials
Allow $50,000 For
Indian Trail Road
Two New Bridges Are
Also Scheduled to Be
Constructed In Cho
wan County
Chowan County Commission
ers were no little elated Mon
day morning when they learned
that the State Highway Com
mission had allocated $50,000 to
aid in reconstruction of second
ary road No. 1108 from N. C.
37 to the plant of the DARF
Corporation. The road is known
as the Indian Trail Road and
has been reason for considerable
complaint as well as numerous
accidents due to its narrow
width and meandering condition.
At> the same time the Com
missioners were advised that
new bridges will be constructed
over the Bennett Mill Creek on
the Rocky Hock Road, as well
as the Bolton Bridge. The bridg
es are expected to be completed
during the coming summer.
Due to the condition of the
Indian Trail Road, the DARF |
Corporation has been having
trouble with commercial haulers
for they refuse to haul mate
rials to the plant when load re
strictions are imposed. It ap
pears that Interstate Commerce
regulations do not require com
mercial haulers to deliver ma
terials at points on roads where
loads are restricted below the
legal limit However, the bridge
affecting DARF has been re
paired and the load limit se
moved until the Indian -Trail
is completed.
It was pointed out by the
Highway Commission that DARF
is important to the economy of
Chowan County since it em
ploys approximately 40 skilled
mechanics. It has an annual
payroll 4f approximately $75,000
and in the neighborhood of 1,000
tons of steel are hauled into the
plant annually. Gross annual
sales of equipment manufactured
is in excess of a million dol
lars.
The Commissioners were in
formed that the $50,000 will not
be charged against the county’s
allocation for secondary road
improvements.
20 Years Ago
As Found in tha Files of
The Chowan Herald
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After being strenuously pre
vailed upon, Millard F. Bond
consented to serve as captain of
file proposed Home Guard unit
in Edenton. At the same time
J. Frank White, Jr- was picked
as first lieutenant and William
S. Privoit for second lieutenant.
Speculation in Edenton was to
the effect that Richard Dixon
was scheduled to be appointed
by Governor Broughton as a
special Superior Court judge or
sesretary of the State School
Commission.
Senator Josiah W. Bailey and
Representative Herbert C. Bon
ner promised to use their influ
ence with the Post Office De
partment to prevent consolida
tion of two of Edeoteft's rural
mail routes.
According to Philip WdMullan,
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Red Men Sponsor Tommy Scott
Road Show In Armory March 23
Sponsored by Chowan Tribe
No. 12, Improved Order of Red
Men, the Tommy Scott Road
Show will appear at the Eden
ton armory on North Broad
Street Thursday, March 23.
This is. a very apecial family
type stage show consisting oj the
ISgic, some light comedy, and
ft#, the youngsters, a fair share
of Rock
While February has been se
THFCHOWAN HERALD
\ BtoodmobHe ]
Dr. Archie Walker, Chairman
of the Red Cross blood program
in Chowan County, announced
this week that the bloodmobile
will again visit Edenton Wed
nesday, February 22. The unit
will again be stationed at the
Edenton armory from 10 A. M.,
to 5 P. M.
Dr. Walker stales that the
county's quota will be 105 pints
of blood and he hopes this
amount will be secured.
At the last visit Chowan do
nated 99 pints, but there were
13 rejections.
CoJCoiiSnSs
Push Improvement
Os U. S. 17 Highway
Pass Resolution Ask
ing For High Prior
ity to Improve Main
Artery of Travel
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
morning instructed Chairman W.
E. Bond to write a letter of
congratulations to Merrill Ev
ans of Ahoskie upon his ap
pointment as chairman of the
State Highway Commission. Mr.
Evans was administered the oath
of office Monday in Raleigh.
.Together with the congratula-
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Chowan College Choir Sings At
Baptist Church Sunday Night
At the 7:30 o’clock evening
worship service on Sunday, Feb
ruary 12, a program of sacred
music will be rendered by the
Chowan College Choir at the
Baptist Church. This program
will replace the regular Sunday
evening worship service.
The choir is directed by James
M Chambiee, professor of music
at Chowan College ir. Murfrees
boro. There are some 45 mem
bers in the choir and since Cho
wan is a co-educational institu
tion,- the membership of the
choir is about evenly divided
between young ladies and young!
Scouts On Program
At Rotary Meeting
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
at 1 o’clock in the Parish House.
A feature of the meeting will
be a Boy Scout program under
the direction of Scoutmaster
Jasper Hassell and Jack Habit.
President Elton Forehand urges
a 100 per cent attendance.
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock
in the Red Men hall. Mrs. Myr
tle Tynch, the new Pocahontas,
requests all members to be pres
ent
ty Heart Fund Chairman has of
fered full assistance and coop
eration in this project.
As soon as all arrangements
have been completed, further
announcement will be made as
to ticket information, show
schedules and seating accom
modations. , '
This promises to be a splen
did opportunity for an afternoon
or evening good
. . . .
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 9, 1961.
Jimmy Rogerson
Is District Winner
For Scholarship
Local Boy Is Selected
One of Six Among
24 Candidates From
21 Counties
Edenton friends will be de
lighted to learn that Jimmy
Rogerson, a senior at John A.
Holmes High School, was one
of the six winners in the First
District for the 1961 Morehead
Scholarships awards. Young
Rogerson was chosen last week
f.om 24 candidates from 21
counties.
These six will compete with
36 other district winners be
fore the Central Scholarship
Committee which will meet in
Chapel Hill February 24 and 25.
Those who will be chosen as
winners by the committee will
be interviewed by the Morehead
Foundation trustees on March
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
Edenton Group At
Swearing In Os New
Highway Chairman
Edenton was well represented
in Raleigh Monday when Mer
rill Evans of Ahoskie was
sworn in as new chairman of
the State Highway Commission.
The oath of office was ad
ministered in the Senate Cham
ber, which was filled to capa
city.
There were 11 in Edenton’s
delegation, which included Wel
don Hollowell, J. W. Davis,
Bruce Jones, Sr., Elton Fore
hand,?..Bruce Jones, Jr., Mayor
John Mitchener, J&h Robertson,
Shelton Moore, Thomas Shepard,
Dick Dixon and William Wil
ridge.
; gentlemen. The remarkable qual
ity of their renditions has been
demonstrated before association
: al meetings, on concert tours,
j and through special invitation
of various churches.
Dr. McKnight, the college
chaplain, will be in charge of
the devotional period of the ser
vice and Mr. Chamblee will di
rect the concert.
All those of the local and sur
rounding areas who are inter
ested in Chowan College, and
who enjoy vocal music, are cor
dially invited to hear this out
-1 standing group of singers.
John Lee Spill Is
Vet Service Officer
Named Upon Recom
mendation of Two
Veteran Groups
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morn
ing appointed John Lee Spruill
as veteran service office for
Chowan County. Mr. Spruill
succeeds E. J. Hobbs, who re
signed due to moving to Eliza
beth City.
The Commissioners in appoint
ing Mr. Spruill complied with
recommendations from Ed Bond
Post No. 40 of the American
, Legion and William H. Coffield,
Jr., Post No. 9280, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Both groups sent
letters to the Commissioners and
both named Mr. Spruill as first
choice.
Mr. Spruill will be required to
make a monthly report to the
County Commissioners relative
to the activities of his position.
Benefit Supper At
Advance Feb. 21st
The Advance Horae Demon
stration Club will hold its an
nual benefit supper Tuesday
night, February 81, at 6:30
o'clock. The affair will be held
at tire Advance Community
I Anyone desiring a ticket to
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Two Edenton Aces Honored 1
Pictured above are Coach Bill Billings sandwiched between
Buboa Hopkins, lelt. and Jerry Tolley, right, as the two Edenton
Aces were presented the Sporting News citation for honorable
mention on the 1960 high school All-America football team. The
awards were presented at a program Sunday afternoon at radio
station WCDJ. Frank Roberts of the radio station is seated at the
foot of the trio.—(Photo by Haughton Ehringhaus).
Inglis Fletcher Day
Will Be Feature Os
1961 Pilgrimage
Tribute Scheduled For
Prominent Author on
First Day of Tour,
April 14
Mrs. Robert J. Boyce, general!
chairman of the Edenton Wo-j
man’s Club 1961 Pilgrimage of
.Colonial Edenton and Country
side, and Mrs. W. J. P. Earn
hardt attended the County Com
missioners’ meeting on Monday
morning primarily to invite the
members of the board to be
special guests at an Inglis
Fletcher Day banquet.
Mrs. Earnhardt pointed out
that Inglis Fletcher Day will be
observed the first day of the
tour, Friday, April 14, which will
be climaxed uy a banquet in
the dining room of the Masonic
Temple. Mrs. Earnhardt empha
sized the great value Mrs.
Fletcher has been not only to
Edenton and Chowan County but
the State of North Carolina as
& whole as the result of her
books and her decision to make
Chowan County her home. She
said the Woman’s Club desires
to publicly pay honor and tri
bute to Mrs. Fletcher, so that
one day of the tour has been
designated as Inglis Fletcher Day.
Mrs. Earnhardt also informed
the Commissioners that Mrs.
Fletcher inspired the Woman’s
Club to sponsor the first pil
grimage back in 1949 and it has
become more popular and suc
cessful each succeeding year.
This year’s event, barring any
unfavorable circumstances, is ex
pected to far eclipse all previ
ous tours, primarily due to the
widespread showing of the pro
motional film of Edenton and
Chowan County, “Ye Towne On
Queen Anne’s Creek.”
100th Anniversary Confederate
States Os America Is Observed
In connection with the 100th
anniversary of the formation of
the government of the Confed
erate States of America, Mrs.
Raymond Carr, chairman of the
Chowan County Confederate
Centennial, has submitted the
following article:
One hundred years ago, Feb
ruary 4-8, 1661, a new nation
was born in America. It was
called the Confederate States of
America, and it came into be
ing in Montgomery, Alabama.
Though its life was of short du
ration, it served a good pur
pose, in that K brought into
sharp focus the rights of the
States within the United States.
This new government was con
ceived in the troublesome
months preceding the War Be
tween The States. It was or
ganized by the Southern States
which had seceded from the
United States. South Carolina; 1
was the first to secede, Decern- i
bar IW. tad M tht
Byrum Is Anxious
To Cooperate In
Local Legislation
Appears Before Coun
ty Commissioners to
Ascertain Wishes ot
Local Body
Albert G. Byrum, Chowan
County’s Representative in the
General Assembly, was one of
the visitors at the County Com
missioners’ meeting on Monday
morning. Mr. Byrum stated his
visit was for the purpose to as
certain if the Commissioners
were interested in any special
legislation. He stated that it has
been his purpose to confer with
the Commissioners and that he
was delighted to work with and
cooperate with the Commission
ers in any progressive legisla
tion.
Mr. Byrum, however, pointed
out that if he is requested to
introduce any local bills, they
should be in his hands before
the last minute. He was very
frank in stating that he is vita
ly interested in improvements to
U. S. 17 and that he can be
lounted upon to use all the in
fluence possible for the realiza
tion of a better and adequate
route to accommodate the antici
pated increased traffic.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions ,Club will
meet Monday night, February
13, at 7 o’clock. President
James Griffin is very anxious
to see every member present.
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movement, but it was at the
suggestion of Mississippi that a
convention was. called to form
a Southern Confederacy. This
convention met in Montgomery,
Alabama, February 4th and on
February Bth adopted a provis
ional constitution. Jefferson Da-
Pilgrimage Topic
At Woman’s Club
Monthly Meeting
Mrs. R. J. Boyce Re
ports Widespread In
terest In Forthcom-i
ing Event
The Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside to be
held April 14-16 was the main
item of business at the February
luncheon meeting last week of
the Edenton Woman’s Club at i
the Edenton Restaurant.
Mrs. R. J. Boyce, general j
chairman, reported widespread j
interest in the tour and that j
final plans were being made forl
the three day event. Each of |
the committee chairmen also
gave reports.
Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president,
announced that the physical fit
ness program in which the club
is participating will extend un
til April.
A Chinese auction will be
held at the March club meet
ing, it was announced.
John Myracle of Raleigh, rep
resentative of the Brickell Insti
tute of Leadership Training, was
guest speaker and told about
the Dale Carnegie course to be
sponsored here by the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
John Holmes Patient
In Memorial Hospital
His many friends will regret.
M know that John A. Holmes,
superintendent of the Edenton
schools, is now a patient in N.
C. Memorial Hospital at Chan--
Hill. L,atest reports were to the
effect that his condition was
not very encouraging.
He was removed from the
Chowan Hospital Thursday to
t the Chapel Hill institution.
Wildlife Commission Options
Land At North End Os Chowan
Bridge For Fishing Access Area
The Wildlife Resources Com
mission has obtained an option
on 3.8 acres of land for the con-'
struction of a fishing access area!
at the north end of the U. S.,
Highway 17 bridge over the
Chowan River, three miles south!
of Edenton.
According to Wildlife Commis- j
sion engineer C. Floyd William- 1
son, the option has been turn-!
ed over to the State Department
of Administration, which han-1
dies all State land purchases. If j
approved, the land will be pur-j
chased and the commission hopes (
to have the public area in op-'
eration by summer.
BPW Banquet Collection Os Taxes
Tuesday Night Ahead Os Last Year
Feature Will Be Nam
ing 1960 Woman
Os the Year
Next Tuesday night, February
14, the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club will
observe its annual Bosses’ Night
banquet. The affair will be held |
in the dining room of the Ma
sonic Temple, beginning at 7:3d !
o’clock, with ladies of the East
ren Star serving the meal.
The feature of the meeting
will be the naming of the 1960
Woman of the Year.
Another feature of the meet
ing will be an address by Wade
Marr of Elizabeth City. Mr.
: Marr is a very popular after
dinner speaker and is very well
and favorably known in Eden
ton, so that many will welcome;
the opportunity to hear him
again. The Hospital Committee
has planned the banquet around
the Valentine motif.
Mrs. Lala Smith, president,
urges all members and any oth
ers interested to get their tickets
not later than today (Thursday)
from Miss Mildred Munden at
the Citizens Bank Building.
$2.50 Per Year In North Caroilm
FAA Will Classify
Local Facility As
Trunk Line Airport
j District Winner ]
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JIMMY ROGERSON
Among the six winners in
District I finals for the 1961
Morehead Scholarship awards j
held in Williamslon last week
was Jimmv Rogerson, a senior
at John A. Holmes High School.
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13 JAILED IN JANUARY
Jailer Bertram Byrum reports j
that during January 33 persons,
were placed in the Chowan
County Jail. Confinements rang
ed from one to 31 days. The
expense amounted to $320.24,
which included jail and turnkey
fees.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
.tyilliam H Jr.. P.ost
No.' 9280, Veterans oi Foreign!
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,)
February 14. at 8 o’clock. John!
Bass, commander urges a full
turn-out of members.
Wildlife Commission Director!
Clyde P. Patton said. “This is
one «f the most important access
areas on our list of projects.
Since a large amount of fill ma
terial will be needed to make
the area suitable, we’ll have to
finance it over a period of per
haps three years. We can have
some parking space and a
launching ramp completed by
summer, however.’’
The commission official con
tinued, “Although the land is
swampy and will require exten
sive filling, this is the best site:
that we have geen able to find j
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Sheriff Earl Goodwin
Reports $66,079 Col- j
lected to Feb. 1
Sheriff Earl Goodwin reported
to the County Commissioners
Monday that tax collections up
to February 1 were somewhat
ahead of 1960 at the same time. I
He collected $1b5,578.48 of the]
Continued on Page 4—Section 1 i
Washington Attorney Presents
An Old Map To Chowan County
Mrs. Lena M. Leary, assistant
clerk of Superior Court, recent
ly received from James Perkins
Parker, an attorney in Washing
ton, D. C„ a reprint of the 1733
map of the Albemarle-Pamlico
Sound area. Mr. Parker last
October, together with a broth
er visited Edenton and at that
time he promised to send Mrs.
Leary the reprint.
“In that the map may well
be an item of historical interest
to the good people in your
neighborhood,” said Mr. Parker,
"since it gives the names and
locations of those families tiiqpg 1
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Transfer Seen as Dis
tinct Advantage For
Air Travel as Well
As Industry
News spread rapidly Tuesday
afternoon that the General Ser
vices Administration had made
arrangements to transfer 812
acres of land at the former U. S.
Naval Auxiliary Air Station to
the Town of Edenton.
This information was received
by Mayor John Mitchener from
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner. Mayor Mitchener in turn
contacted GSA and the action
was verified. The base includes
3,280 acres, so that it will re
main on a caretaker basis with
one man on duty. Included in
the property to be transferred to
the town are the runways, taxi
ways, apron and a number of
buildings which the town may
lease in order to raise revenue
for maintenance of the facilities
for an airport.
The Town of Edenton has
been interested in securing this
property as an airport since it
was declared surplus and had
considered the matter with Fed
eral Aviation Administration of
ficials. These officials were
very impressed with the base
air facilities and it is understood
that the airstrip will be classi
fied as a trunk line airport fa
cility. J. M. Robinson, executive
vice president of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, says that
this means only one step below
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Bunch Resigns As
Manager Os Sears
William C. Bunch, Jr., has
tendered his resignation as man
ager of the Edenton Sears &
Roebuck Company’s store, effec
tive February' 15. Mr. Bunch re
signed to accept a position as
representative of the Adding &
Calculating Division of the Rem
ington Rand Company in Nor
folk.
Mr. Bunch has been serving
as manager of the Edenton store
since June, 1957.
Succeeding Mr. Bunch as man
ager is Charles Peele. who was
transferred from Ahoskie, where
he was sales representative for
about a year and a half. He is
a native of Micro, N. C. He is
married and has a son three
years old. The family is living
at 927 North Broad Street.
f civic calendar]
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The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo
nial Edenton and Countryside
will be held April 14, 15 and 16.
The Red Cross bloodmobile
will be at the Edenton armory
Wednesday, February 22, from
10 A. M.. to 5 P. M.
The Chowan College Choir
will present a program of sacred
music at the Edenton Baptist
Church Sunday night, February
12. at 7:30 o'clock.
District Superintendent R. L.
Jerome of Elisabeth City will
preach at the Edenton Metho
dist Church Sunday morning.
February 12, at the 11 o'clock
service.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
in the area at that time, would
you be kind enough to present
it to the County Commissioners
with my compliments?”
Mr. Parker pointed out the
area was the same in which his
ancestors located about the time
the map was made. “I still
have a warm affection for East
ern North Carolina,” he says,
“inasmuch as I am the first
generation of my family not
bom there in over 250 years.”
The Commissioners will have
the map framed and displayed
m the Court House and request
ed Mrs. Laary to order about
half « dwep more. . /