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r ti 1 ONLY NEWSPAPER ’ PUBLISHED IN 4 CHOWAN COUNTY | 4, J Volume XXVlll—Number 7? 10,000 Folders Are Issued T o Advertise EdentonPilgrimage Between Five and Seven Thousand Will Be Mailed to Individuals on File With Pilgrimage Mailing List 4^ % Ten thousand folders rolled off the press of The Chowan Herald last week giving detail informa tion about the 1961 Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and Coun tryside, to be held April 14, 15' and 16th. Between five and seven thous and of the folders will be mail ed to individuals .whose names! are on file with the Pilgrimage mailing list. This week folders! will be distributed locally to School For Sewing Machine Operators Opens In Hertford Program Is Expanded To Include People Who Live In Chowan County A school for sewing machine operators will get under way in Hertford in the very near fu ture, according to Milton Bass, manager of the Edenton office of the North Carolina Employ ment Security Commission. The school, Which was originally limited to residents of Perquim ans County, has now been ex panded to include residents of Chowan County. Mr. Bass stated that at the completion of the course, if sat isfactory progress is made by the student, work will probably be available as sewing machine operator. The school will be administered by the Perquimans y County School Superintendent, J. T. Biggers. Studests will be supervised by a qualified in structor who is experienced in needle trades. The school will be open to women from age 16. Anyone in terested in this school, which is free, should contact the Employ ment Security Commission’s Edenton office as soon as possi ble. The first class will start as soon as enough students are available. The office is located at Boom 204, Citizens Bank Building in Edenton. , 20 Years Ago As Found ja the Files of The Chowan Herald I ,f. . . 1 : I Kt a meeting of the Albemarle Schoolmasters Club held at the Chowan High School about 75 jnomben in attendance went on record as favoring a nine months school term. A resolution was •ant to Senators Hetbert Leary and Hen ill Evans urging them to give full support of the bill. Information reached Edenton S|nu*y u * ' _ •_ Many visitors inspected the rv- THE CHOWAN HERALD | service stations, motels, restau rants and other businesses fre quented by the traveling public. A large quantity of the folders will be placed from Washington, D. C., south to Charleston, S. C. Any one locally desiring fold ers to mail to friends are asked to contact Mrs. R. J. Boyce, gen eral chairman. The black and white folders features a silhouette of a Co- Lontinued on Pag* 6—Section * Deadline Is Nearing To Make Decision On Cotton Acreage Farmers Should De cide If They Expect To Plant or Release Cotton Acreage Cotton farmers don’t have have much longer to decide whether they will plant their cotton acreage Or release it. A. C. Griffin, chairman of the Cho wan County Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Com mittee, expressed the hope that all cotton farmers will get a clear picture of the choice they have to make before the dead line for releasing cotton acreage. Griffin says that he hopes all cotton that will not be planted will be released to the ASC County Committee during high ight week, February 20-24, or before that time if the farmer has already decided what he in- Continued on Peg* 3—Section 1 Three Local Students In Art Club At ECC One hundred four students are participating in the Art Club at East Carolina College during the present school year. The dub, composed of students majoring in art, carries on during the school year a program of varied activities for the benefit of its members and the department of art at the college. Among the club members are three Edenton students, Caro lista Fletcher, Elizabeth Ross and Patricia Waff. 12 Scouts Receive Tenderfoot Badge At Rotary Qub Meeting Members of the Edenton Boy Scout Troop were special guests of Edenton Rotarians at a meet ing of the Edenton Rotary Club held in the Parish House Unns day afternoon. The program was in charge of Scoutmaster Jasper Hassell and Jack Habit, a former Scoutmaster of troop. The program included a can dle program during which the KST wasTa a^tf Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 16, I^6l. Chowait Hospital Gets Money From Duke Endowment Local Institution Will Receive $1,143 From Fund Distributed to Many Hospitals The trustees of the Duke En dowment have voted appropria tions of $1,111,320.94 for 137 hospitals and 43 child care in stitutions in North and South Carolina, on the basis of their charitable work during the fis :al year ended September 30, 1960, Thomas L. Perkins, En dowment Chairman, announced late last week. The latest appropriations— marking the thirty-sixth consec utive year that the Endowment has provided such hospital and child care aid—bring to a total of $31,689.35 the funds furnish ed by the Endowment for these purposes alone since its creation m 1924. The latest appropriations are for 96 hospitals and 29 child are institutions in North Caro lina, and 41 hospitals and 14 hild care institutions in South Carolina. Hospitals are aided at the rate of one dollar for each free bed day of care rendered and child caring institutions receiv ed assistance at the rate of ap proximately forty-seven cents per day for each day of care; rendered orphan and half-orphan j children during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1960. The 137 hpspitals received $718,207.00 and the 43 child car ing institutions Ad ditional hospitals whose appli cations had not been completed will be considered for appropri ations at the February meeting of the trustees, it was stated. Among the hospitals to re ceive an appropriation was Cho wan Hospital, which was given , $1,143. Panel Feature / PTA Meeting Edenton’s Parent-Teacher As sociation will meet Tuesday night, February 21, at 8 o’clock at the John A. Holmes High School. A feature of this meeting will be a panel discussion on “Teen age Code of Eethics.” Adult members participating will be Joe Thorud, moderator; Cecil Fry, Student Council advisor; Mrs. P. C. Ashley, Mrs. C. A. Phillips and Mrs. Charles Wood, Jr. Student Council officers who will participate are Jimmy Rog erson, Mack Wright, Sally Pri vott and Mary Ann Hare. The Parent-Teacher Associa tion was organized February 17, 1897, and all members are urged to support the organization by attending its meetings. TWO EDENTONIANS WILL ATTEND SfeL CONFERENCE The Edenton Savings & Loan Association is sending James M, Bond and Allen B. Harless, Jr., as its delegates to the 14th an nual conference for junior exec utives and employees to be held at Sedgefield Inn in Greensboro February 21 and 22. The conference is designed primarily to acquaint delegates with new methods in lending and bookkeeping in the savings and loan field. A five minute speech contest will also be one of the features. Mrs. Skinner White; in Potts, son of Mr. ahd Mrs. Sill Potts; Jerry Jones, -pf Mr. and 1 Mrs. Bill Jones; an Toler, son of Mr. and Min. Lfvi Toler; Johnny Dowd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ddw«|; Ikyan Twid dy, son of Mr, add firs. George Twiddy; Lowell Spivey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spivey; Kent Haskett, son es M k and firs. Roger jtominjr. Ro bey, son of Mr. Phil lUp Hooey; ivennetri wiwwi, son [ Perform In Edenton February 23 1 ' ' JBSm Pictured above is a scene in the Rocky Hock minstrel, "Cotton town Carnival," which will be presented in the Edenton Element ary School auditorium Thursday night, February 23/ at 8 o'clock. Proceeds from the repeal performance will go to the Rocky Hock baseball club and the John A. Holmes High School Band,—(Photo by Mrs. Murray Perry). Memorial Plaque Dedicated At Saint Paul’s For Hewes Memorial Is Present ed By Clarence B. Hewes, a Collateral Descendant A memorial plaque was dedi cated to Joseph Hewes, signer of the Declaration of Independ-i ence, Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock service at St. Paul’s Epis copal Church. The white Italian marble plaque placed in the west wall of the interior of the church, j was presented by Clarence B. ■ Hewes, a collateral descendant of Joseph Hewes. John W. Graham, chancellor, of the Dioceses of East Carolina,: read the inscription John Gil liam Wood, senior warden, read! Psalm 24, and prayers were said by the Rev. George B. Holmes, rector. Clarence Hewes witness ed the ceremony. Hewes was born in 1730 on a Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Bloodmobile Scheduled To Be In Edenton Wednesday, Feb. 22 Attention is again called to the fact that the Red Cross bloodmobile will make another visit to Chowan County next Wednesday, February 22. Head- j quarters will again be at the Edenton armory and blood may 1 be donated from 10 A. M., un- ! til 5 P. M. Dr. Archie Walker, chairman of the Red Cross blood program in Chowan County, says that the County’s quota will be 105 pints. Dr. Walker was very Peoples Bank & i Trust Co. Shows Gain In Standing Advances 161 Places In Standing Among 700 Largest Com mercial Banks The Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Rocky Mount, which reported deposits of $40,- 553,128 on December 31st, gain ed 161 places in its standing among the 700 largest commer cial banks in the United States during 1960 and now ranks as 624th largest in size compared with 785th place at the end of 1959. Deposits of the- bank totaled $31,805,769 a year ago. This is revealed in the 1961 annual roll call of the 700 largest banks in the United States published by the daily American Banker of New York, which is the trade newspaper of the banking busi ness. There are 13,400 banks in the United States. Hospital Auxiliary Will Meet Friday Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon, Feb ruary 17, at 3 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the nurses’ borne and Mrs. Richard XUwtt, president, urge* aU member* to be praent Guest Speaker At Methodist Church Choral Group From Children’s Home Will Sing Next Sunday morning, Febru ary 19, the Rev. Robert Nicks, ! superintendent of the Methodist | Children’s Home at Raleigh, will ■fill the pulpit at the 11 o'clock service at the Methodist Church, i He will supply for the pastor, l the Rev. Ralph Fowlkes, who is I ! recuperating from an operation on his ankle. Mr. Nicks will be accompan : ied by a choral group of young people from the home, who will present a special program of; music. , The public is cordially invited 'to attend. i much encouraged at the last ( ; visit of the bloodmobile when < 99 pints were donated but 112 volunteered blood with 13 re- i ! jeotions. Dr. Walker points out the great need of blood donations 1 and is earnestly appealing to both white and colored citizens in Edenton and Chowan Coun- J ty as a whole to donate a pint . of blood next Wednesday so that 1 ! the county will be able to reach ’ the 105-pint quota. : ... . 1 Missionaries At Assembly Os God ; Church Tonight |, i Native of Edenton Is ; On Furlough From India First Time In 14 Years The Rev. and Mrs. Wade Ed- ! wards, missionaries on furlough from India, will be at the First! Assembly of God Church on First Street tonight (Thursday) ' at 7:30 o’clock. Mn Edwards is a native of Edenton and it is ' his first return home in 14 j years. P Now on their first furlough in nearly fourteen years, the Rev. and Mrs. Edwards are under ap ; pointment with the 'Foreign ’ Missions Department of the As semblies of God with intema | tional headquarters at Spring \ field, Missouri. While sedving as superintend- i ! ent of the Missionary Field Fel- : lowship, Mr. Edwards supervised 1 the evangelistic ministry in the State of Madras, where there are 30,000.900 people and estab- Coniinued on Page s—Section 1 , ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 ' > o’clock in the Parish House. • The program will be in charge < . of Richard Atkinson and Preei- I dent Elton Forehand urge* « ' 100 percent attendance. Full Agenda Faces Town Council At Monthly Meeting Town Assessment Pol icy and Dog Nuis ance Again Bob Up For Consideration Town Council disposed of a goodly amount of business at its meeting held Tuesday night so that Mayor John Mitchener’s re cent decision to adjourn abort 10:30 went by the board and the Town Fathers remained in ses sion until almost midnight. Dick Dixon, representing the Tourist Committee of the Cham ber of Commerce, requested per mission to place attractive his torical markers on town prop erty in front of various places of interest. His request was granted. The matter of an assessment policy for water and sanitary sewer again bobbed up and the Couneilmen were of the opinion that the Electric & Water De partment should submit a pro posed policy to replace the one which was rescinded some timej back. Another explosive situation, the dog nuisance, also again | claimed the attention of the; 1 Couneilmen following a number Continued on Page 2—Section .’ Lions And Rotarians Plan To Lock Horns In Basketball Game Edenton Lions at their meet ing Monday night accepted a challenge from the Rotary Club to play a game of basketball, which is scheduled to be played in the high school gymnasium Monday nignt, February 27, at 8 o’clock. At the meeting Dr. Richard Hardin reported splendid pro gress, with the eye bank, saying j that already there have been 11 eye donors. President James Griffin re ported that the directors had agreed to donate half of the gum ball machine fund to the Boys’ Home this year. The principal speaker at the meeting was Ralph White of Colerain, District Governor, who spoke about the Boys’ Home. Rocky Hock Minstrel Repeated Feb. 23rd Tire Edenton Band Parents Association will sponsor the Rocky Hock Oriole Minstrel “Cottontown Carnival,” Thurs day night, February 23, at 8 o'clock. The show will be pre sented in the Edenton Elemen tary School auditorium. This will be a repeat perform ance of the show presented at j the Rocky Hock Community Center two weeks ago which at tracted a full house and many favorable comments, so that an evening of fine entertainment isj i in store for those who attend, j The show is a three-act com j edy with good music, fun and comedy for the entire family. It will feature solos, duets, quartets \ and songs by the entire chorus, j It will include clod dancing by Wallace Evans and Sammy Mor ris, songs by the “Honey Hams from Honey Hollow,” a musical number featuring Britton Byrum l and Fred Britton. Proceeds from the repeat per formance will go to the Rocky Hock baseball club and the John A. Holmes High School Band. i Albemarle Soil Conservation District Northeaster Wins Prize The “Northeaster,” monthly newsletter of the Albemarle Soil Conservation District, won a sec ond place award in the 1960 nation-wide newsletter contest sponsored by the Farm Equip ment Institute. There were four second place awards in each of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts. The NABCD Area II includes nine Southeastern States, in many of which every soil conservation district publishes a newsletter. The local prize was SSO and a certificate. Chairman L. C. BUnch accepted the prize and certificate at the NASCD meet ing la Memphis, Tenn., last week $2.6U t'er year in North laroinn BPW Club Names Mrs. Lydia Daniels “Woman Os Year” | On Furlough S. r> Pictured above is the Rev. Wade Edwards and family, whe will appear ai the Assembly of God Church on First Street to night (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are mis sionaries in India and are now on their first furlough in nearly 14 years. HomeconigAr Chowan Friday Celia Hoilowell Will Be Crowned “Miss Chowan High” Homecoming will be celebrat ed at Chowan High School Fri day night, February 17, when the basketball teams will tan gle with Camden. The first game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o’clock. The homecoming exercise, sponsored by the senior class, will follow the basketball games when Celia Elliott will be crowned “Miss Chowan High”. Her attendants wil be Normalee Hoilowell from the senior class, Nancy Ward from the junior class Nancy Parrish from the sophomore class, Brenda Perry from the freshman class and Mary Privott from the Junior High School. Centennial Group Meets February 20 The monthly meeting of the Chowan County Confederate Centennial Committee will be; held at the Joseph Hewes Ho tel Monday afternoon, February 20, at 3:30 o’clock. All mem bers are urged to attend this meeting and to bring, if possible, a relic of the War Between the States to display during the meeting. Mrs. Emmett Elliott, secretary, also has the following informa-: tion for committee members: A. state-wide meeting of all County: Centennial Committees is sched uled for Saturday, February 25, in Raleigh, sponsored by the North Carolina Confederate Can-j tennial Commission. The pur-! pose of this meeting will be to discuss all phases of the four-' ye«r Centennial program on both a state and local level, with' specific emphasis on planning an effective county program. Men’s Club To Attend Big Methodist Rally The Edenton Methodist Men's Club will go in a group to the annual district laymen's rally which will be held in Hertford Friday night, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. A barbecue supper will be served prior to the meeting from 5:30 to 7 o'clock. The rally will be held in the Perquimans High Schoo auditorium. for the Albemarle Soil Conser vation District. This is the first newsletter award to be won by a district in North Carolina. Judging was done by the editorial staff of the Farm Journal in Philadel phia, Pa. The other districts winning in the newsletter contest from the Southeastern Area were Mobile (Ala.) s£d first place, Ander son County (S.C.) SCD second place, Marion County (Ky.) SCD second place and Pike SCD (Ala.), second place. National first place winner was Crawford Co. (Ind.) SCD, second place Couttal SCD (Tex.), third place Trigg Co. SCD (Ky.), tf^EidntCAfi&ar WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK i> ________ Honored at Club’s An nual Bosses’ Banquet Held Last Tuesday Night Mrs. Lydia Lee Holder Dan iels was named “Woman of the Year for 1961” by the Edenton Business and Professional Wom en’s Club at its annual Bosses’ Night Banquet held Tuesday night in tha Masonic Temple. The announcement was made by Mrs. Lena Leary,, who presented the honoree with a dozen red roses. i Mrs. Daniels was born at the Cherry homeplace in Bertie County, the third child of a family of five children. She spent her childhood in Bertie County and was educated in Ber ! tie County schools. - She was married to W. J. Daniels by the Rev. E. S. Barnes in Perrytown, N. C., and in 1919 moved to Edenton, where her husband was employed by the Post Office Department. About this same time she began em ployment with the J. H. Holmes Company as a clerk and a stock buyer, where she worked for many years. In the early 1940's Mrs. Dan iels became the owner and op erator of a retail department store for children known as Tots and Teens, which she suc cessfully operated until she re tired a few years ago. For the most of her adult life she has taught a Sunday School class at the Edenton Baptist Church, where she is still an ac tive member. She also sang in the church choir for many years and was most active in Mission ary Society work. Continue*! on Pag* 3—Section ’ Books Are Available For Culture Study The Shepara-Pruden Memorial Library, the John A. Holmes School Library and the Chovv ar i High School Library are coop erating with Delta Kappa Gam ma Sorority and several church organizations in the arrangement of material on the “Culture of Other Lands”. Rocky Hock Baptist Church and Ballard's Bridge Baptist Church are in the second year of their study. The following are a few of the books available at Shepard-Pruden: The Changing Middle East by Emil Lengyel. Seven Years in Tibet' by Hein rich Hiarrer. My Russian Journey by San tlia Rama Rau. The Small Woman, the life of Gladys Aylward by Alan Bur gess. Return To Japan by Eliz. Gray Vining (author of Windows, for. the Crown Prince). Circling The Caribbean by Tom Marvel. Strange Lands and Friendly People by Douglas. Our India by Minoo Masani. Chile by Fergusson. Inside Russia Today by John Gunther. Meeting With Japan by Mari ani. The Land and People of Spain by Rupert Martin. Wandering in Northern China by Harry A. Franck. ! civic calendar] The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo nial Edenton and Countryside will be held April 14. IS and 16. The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at the Edenton armory Wednesday, February 22, from 10 A M., to 5 P. M. Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet Tuesday night. February 21, at the John A. 1 Holmes High School at 8 o’clock. Homecoming wil lbe observed iat Chowan High ESchool Fri day night, February 17, begin ning at 7:30 o'clock when the basketball teams play Camden. Chowan Tribe of Red Men will sponsor the Tommy Scott Road Show Thursday, March 23. in tha Edenton armory. Edenton Lions and Rotarians are scheduled to play a geagt of basketball in the high school gymnasium Monday night, Feb duary 27, at $ o'dbdc. **jinttiriH hi Pagl I Trtrflim l