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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVlll.—Number 11. Local Women On Television Toßoost Pilgrimage In April Plan to Participate at Norfolk, Portsmouth, Washington and Wil riiington 'Members of the Edenton Wo man’s Club will appear in Co lonial, costumes on North Caro lina and Virginia television 1 shows to promote the Pilgrim-1 age of Colonial Edenton and | Countryside April 14-16. In 'addition to appearing on the stows to give details of the tour tjhe representatives from the Woman’s Club will meet with the Mayors and extend an invi 'tationi to the citizens of each City io visit Edenton for the tour. | Firsf TV appearance will be Wednesday, March 22, at 10:15 A. M.,' on the Mildred Alexander Show |over WTAR-TV. Mrs. R. J. Boyce, general chairman of the pilgrimage, and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, 1 Jr., vice-chairman, will make the guest appearance. At 11:45 A. M., they will meet with Mayor W. F. Duckworth of Nor folk. Mrs. Elwoqd Nixon, Mrs. Rich ard Dixon, Jr., and Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., will appear on “Dialing for Dollars” at 1 P. M., over WAVY-TV, Portsmouth, on Continued on Page 6, Section 1 Hopkins Named To Ford “500” Club i , Bruce F. Jones, manager of Albemarle Motor Company, has been notified by Ford Division, Ford Motor Co., Detroit, Michi gan, that one of his salesmen, Tom Hbpkins, has been named to the Ford Salesmen’s 500 Club. The award comes from a sys tematic way of recognizing the performance of outstanding Ford salesmen throughout the United States. Hopkins has qualified for the award the past two years. Tom and his wife, Mary, will attend the annual Honor Banquet to be held at Virginia Beach, Va., March 18-19. Rotary President I V- rJ liHl! ’ - ' ? it L. IpflSfeSßk > JH&k' RICHARD ATKINSON Edenton Rolariana at their meeting Thursday elected Rich ard Atkinson president to suc ceed Elton Forehand. Mr. At kinsoo Will be installed at the first meeting in July. 63 Students On Honor Roll At 'John A. Holmes High School Hiram Mayo, superintendent of John A. Holmes High School, late last week released the hon or roll for the fourth six-weeks period at the school, ' There were 63 on the honor roU, as follows: Grade 7—Earl Wayne Bunch, Job Conger, Jfenmy Mills, Nor fleet Pruden, Suzanne George, Bianthia Sexton, Yvonne Still man, Barbara Wallace, Vivian Whiteman, Becky Williford. ,‘Glwk B—Wayne Brabble, Joe Harrell, David Holton, Hiram Mayo, Charles Overton, George THE CHOWAN HERALD Linda DaM Chosen RepresentEdenton In Azalea Festival Outstanding Annual Affair Scheduled to Be Held In Norfolk April 11-15 Miss Lindai Dail will represent John A. Holmes High School at Norfolk’s Eighth International Azalea Festival, it is announced by the executive committee of the International Azalea Festival. The festival will be held April 11 to 15. Miss Dail was selected from her high school as representative of the school and the community as an example of the high quali ties and tradition of the com munity as a perfect example of the American youth. The Edenton community plays a very important part in the , over-all picture of Southern Vir ginia and Eastern Carolina and i thus this is an area wide cele -1 bration. Officials from the com munity will also be participating in the festival and there is ex- Conlinued on Page 6, Section 1 Macedonia Revival ' Begins March 27 Rev. Russell B. Cot tingham Will Be Evangelist The Rev. Gordon Shaw, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, announces that revival services will begin in his church Monday night, March 27, at 7:30 o’clock. The evangelist for this series of meetings will be the Rev. Russell B. Cottingham, pastor of Warwick Baptist Church. Macedonia Church extends an invitation to the people of Cho wan County to join in these ser vices and hear this man of God as he brings the messages to stir the hearts of the people in this meeting. *■ 20 Years Ago As Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald A. > A delegation from the Eliza beth City Chamber of Commerce met with a group of Edenton people resulting in more coop eration following a report that the Elizabeth City group had a feeing of dissatisfaction relative to a special'train carrying mem bers of the State Legislature stopping in Edenton on its way to hold a one-day session in Elizabeth City. Millard F. Bond, captain of the Home Guard, told the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce that unless some real desire was shown he would make no further step to start the ball rolling. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 ings, Lula Stroud. Grade 9—Sandra Bunch, Jean Goodwin, Nancy Jordan, Neal Hobbs, Billy Twiddy, Douglas Twiddy. Grade 10—Dickie Cobb, John Marshall, Dianna Brabble, Caro lyn Glikin, Gail Hare, Jo Anne Leary, Neiia Lowe, Ann Wells, Annie Laurie Whiteman, Grads 11—Herbert Adams, Ro land Tolley, Joe MitChener, Mar ian Bunch, Ida Campen, Ann Hobbs McLaughlin, Phyllis Twiddy. ' Grade 12 —Jimmy Ashley, Billy Cates, Bill Goodwin, Erwin Griffin, Jimmy Roger*®, Jetry Edenton, o y an County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 16, 1961. - - r _- - S -J~ ~_n _r- _n j-ut-T j-Lr_nj- _n_ _i u _ - r. [ Member | - Edenton’s Police Department J f % v 'M ,r If mw % W Wm «* S * Jiff -fl.igj*- In the above picture appear members of Edenton's Police Department. Seated is Chief George I. Dail and the remainder, left to right, Donald Tulle, W. F. Miller, W. S. Clements, Sgt. I Leo LaVoie, K. L. Armstrong and Sgt.’H. J. Lupton.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.) HELP WANTED Members of the Pilgrimage Committee of the Edenton Wom an's Club have had little response to the request for old items to display in merchants' windows from April 10 to 17 in connec tion with the 1961 Pilgrimage of Edenton and Countryside. The displays are calculated to create interest not only among visitors but local people as well. Items which are desired include pictures of Edenton, pictures of past mayors, guns, powder horns, ship models, sailing charts, telescopes, men's women's and children's shoes, quilts, coverlets, shaving mugs, toys, dolls, spectacles, farm implements, school supplies, home furnishings, books, watches, clocks, flat irons, or any other antiques. Anyone who will lend any of these items is requested to phone Mrs. Edward G. Bond, 3736! Mrs. J. M. Thorud, 3359, or Mrs. | Gilliam Wood, 2233. Y■ p Tommy Scott Show To Appear In Edenton Thursday, March 23 Sponsored by Chowan Tribe of Red Men, Tommy Scott’s Band stand Stage Show will appear in the Edenton armory Thursday, March 23. There will be two performances, one in the after noon and another at .night. The proceeds of the show will go to the Red Men for charitable pur poses and a portion to the Cho wan County Heart Fund. This will be a very special family type show, including re cording television stars, clowns, the masked rider, acrobats and performing animals. An extra Pastor Resigns At Warwick Church Rev. Cottingham Ac cepts Pastorate In South Norfolk Members of the congregation of Warwick Baptist Church learned with regret that their pastor, the Rev. Russell B. Cot tingham, plans to leave the Church. Mr. Cottingham on Thursday night of last week ten dered his resignation in order to the pastorate of South side Baptist Church in South Norfolk. He is scheduled to as sume his new duties Sunday, April 9. Mr. Cottingham has been pas tor of Warwick Baptist Church for about three years. He will be the guest evangelist at Mace donia Baptist Church revival ser vices which will begin Monday night, March 27, at 7:30 o’clock. Centennial Group Meets March 20 The monthly meeting of the Chowan Confederate Centennial Committee will be held Monday afternoon, March 20. The meet ing will be held at Hotel Jo seph Hewes beginning at 3 o’clock and Mrs. Raymond Carr, chairman, requests all members to be present Past Masters’ Night At Masonic Meeting Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The feature of the meeting will be observance of past masters’ night when past masters wiU be called upon to fill the various stations Tir P A. F. Downum, master at this ' added feature will be the Smith Bros. Circus. Another feature will be little six-year-old Scotty Lee, the world’s youngest rock ’ ’n’rolt star. 1 1 Advance tickets are now on sale by members of Chowan j Tribe of Red Men and attention | is called to the fact that the per centage of profit is much larger on advance ticket sales than if purchased at the door the day of the performance. The show will provide an evening of wholesome entertainment, so It is hoped the armory will be filled to caps city. C. Os C. Supports Clean - Up Month Citizens Urged to Co operate In Making Town Tidy The Chamber of Commerce Health and Safety Committee is giving full support to Mayor John A. Mitchener’s proclamation for Clean-up Month, March 10- April 10. Dr. Edward G. Bond, chairman, said everyone in the community should join in to J carry out the Mayor’s request to j tidy up private property during this period. “Not only should we support Continued on Page 7—Section 1 1 ROSTER OF COMPANY M BETHEL REGIMENT Bethel Regiment, First Known as "First Regiment of Volunteers" Company M. Men From Chowan and Enlisted In Chowan County April 29, 1861 Submitted in the interest of the Chowan Centenary Committee by Mrs. Raymond Carr Note: This was the first regi ment to be organized and take the battlefield. Its period of en listment was to be but six months, and as a result of it was disbanded in the fall of 1861 (most of the men later re enlisted in the 11th Regiment). It was known as the First Regi ment of Volunteers until the en rollment of the ten regiments of State Troops. Then the men who had followed CoJ. O. H. Hill became known as the “Beth el Regiment” from the fact of their participation in battle at Big Bethel June IQ, 1861. This information, and the roster of Company M, is taken from John Wheeler Moore’s Roster of N. C. Troops in the War Between the States. (Submitted in the inter est at Chowan County Confed erate Centennial Committee. This committee urges the public to hel*> locate graves at Cfco ; Woman’s Club Art ; Exhibit Scheduled i For March 25-26 i Mrs. Harry Venters J ! Mrs. Keith Reeve, | Mrs. John Shackel ford Will Be Judges Sponsored by the Edenton Wo man’s Club, the annual art ex .hibit will be held at the Pe j nelope Barker house Saturday I and Sunday, March 25 and 26. It is hoped a large number of school children, in both elemen tary and high schools in the town and county, as well as adults, will participate. ■ The work to be shown should be turned in a week in advance, 'which is today (Thursday). | Judges have been chosen for jithe exhibit and include Mrs. j Keith Reeve, Mrs. Harry Ven- I ters and Mrs. John Shackelford, ! all three local artists, j Rules of the exhibit are as follows: Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Rotary Club Elects Atkinson President New Officers Install ed First Meeting In July Edenton Rotarians at their meeting Thursday afternoon elected officers who will serve for the new Rotary year. Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., was elected president, succeeding El ton Forehand. Lloyd E. Bunch was elected vice president. New directors elected were W. B. Rosevear, J. P. Ricks, Sr., Jack Habit and Dick Dixon. Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Bunch, to gether with Mr. Forehand as outgoing president, will complete the board of directors. These officers will be installed at the first meeting in July, the beginning of the Rotary year. wan County soldiers, in order that each unmarked grave may receive a government marker). Officers J. K. Marshall Qapt, later Continued on Pago 4, Section 2 Chowan Children Win Lions’ Share In Poster Contest Five of the Six Places Won In District Con test Held In Eliza beth City For the second time in a week, five Chowan County elementary school children were winners in the Soil Conservation poster con test. This time the contest was held at Elizabeth City Friday, March 10, and entries were re ceived from the Albemarle Soil Conservation District, which in cludes Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Curri tuck. Winning posters were: 4th grade first place, Rosemary Holmes, Edenton Elementary School; second place, Shelia By rum, Chowan School; sth grade first place, Nancy Chappell, Cho wan School; second place, John Dußois, Chowan School; 6th grade first place, Ivy Lowe, Edenton School and Jane Tice, second place, of Moyock, N. C. , Judges for the contest, which was sponsored by the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, were; A. T. Chalk, assistant Continued on Page 5, Section 1 Holmes High School Band Will Present Concert Friday Night John A. Holmes High School Band will present a concert Fri day night, March 17, in the high school auditorium. The program will begin at 8 o’clock. There | will be no charge for admission. Featured on the program will be the music which the band wili perform at East Carolina College on Saturday when it participates in the North Caro lina Band Contest-Festival. Nineteen bands from eastern. North Carolina will perform at the College on Saturday, begin-1 ning at 9 o’clock in the morning until 6 o’clock in the afternoon.' Judges for the contest will bei Jaycees Seeking Teenager Os Year’ ______ j i Nomination Blanks at'] Two Edenton Drug , Stores Edenton Jaycees have started their search for the “Teenager of the Year” in Chowan County, according to James Perry, presi dent. Allen Harless, Jr., has been named chairman of the project. This will be the first time the i “Teenager of the Year” project i has been sponsored by the local j club. Any teenager in Chowan Coun ty between the ages of 13 and 19 j 1 will be eligible. Candidates must not have reached the age of 20 before June 1, 1961. Nomina tion blanks can be obtained at Mitchener’s Pharmacy and Hol lowell’s Drug Store. Mr. Harless states that the , teenager’s accomplishments, hon- , ors, activities and other import ant information will be deciding factors in selecting the winner. Nomination blanks should be mailed to “Teenager of the Year Award,” P. O. Box 388, Eden- j ton, N. C. f cmc calendar) L . The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo nial Edenton and Countryside will be held April 14, 15 and 16. Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet in the John A. Holmes High School auditor ium Tuesday night, March 21, at 8 o’clock. The Jaycee sponsored Fat Slock Show and Sale will be held at the American Legion grounds Wednesday, March 29. Chowan County Confederate Centennial Committee will meet at Hotel Joseph Hewes Monday afternoon, March 20. at 3:30 o'clock. National Girl Scout Week is bring observed in Edenton this week. Edenton Lions Chib is spon soring the annual 1961 Eastar Continued on Page I fltetton 1 52.50 Per Year In North Caroline Edenton Is Granted Sewage Extension Until June 30,1961 Wins Scholarship ] e JIMMY ROGERSON Among the 25 Norlh Carolina seniors who last week were named winners of Morehead scholarships to the University of North Carolina, was Jimmy Rogerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Preston Rogerson of Eden lon. Herbert Hazelman, director of Instrumental Music for Greens- j boro City Schools, Paul Bryan, j head of the music department at Duke University and Harold Luce of the music department! at Woman's College in Greens-i boro. The band contest-festival j is under the direction and su-| pervision of the N. C. Music Ed-' ucator’s Conference. The bands do not actually compete with one another, but rather are judged on the way in which they perform their se lections. The music used is from j a list compiled by the N. C. i Continued on Page 6—Section i Pocahontas Bake Sale on March 18 Members of Chowanoke Coun cil No. 54. Degree of Pocahontas, will sponsor a bake sale Satur day, March 18. The sale will be held in front of Hughes-Park er Hardware store, beginning at 9 A. M. Various kinds of cakes, pies, cookies, pastry and candy will be on sale. Jimmy Rogerson Winner Os John Morehead Scholarship Edenton friends were delighted late last week to learn that Jim my Arlyn Rogerson, a senior at John A. Holmes High School, was one of the 25 North Carolina high school seniors to win a val uable Morehead scholarship to the University of North Caro lina. Jimmy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Preston Roger son. He is the third Edenton student to win a Morehead scholarship, the two previous winners being Tommy Kehayes and Hugh Patterson. The scholarships are valued at $5,000 each over a four year period. The winners were an Inglis Fletcher Reviews Trip To Africa At DAR Cliapt er Meeting Reviewing her adventures in Africa Inglis Fletcher noted that over 30 years ago there were in dications of present day trou bles. Speaking before members of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter, DAR and guests at a luncheon meeting Wednesday of last week, she expressed the hope that the United States would send quali fied persons, who understand the natives, to represent this coun try. She praised the British Colon ial Service for their fairness in dealing with the natives, which she said was not true of the Portuguese. Mrs. Fletcher told of the in cident of a New York reporter writing that she was taking evening clothes to Africa, which FIGHT CANCER » WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK [Town Councilmen Of f! ficially Call For Elec tion to Choose Offi cials on May 2 Mayor John Mitchener was no : tified late last week that Ihe | State Stream Sanitation Commit i tee granted an extension of a | temporary permit to dump raw i sewage into local waters. The town’s permit expired on Feb ruary 28 and by the action taken by the state authorities it has until June 30 of this year io comply with the requirements for construction of a sewage dis posal system. j A letter to Mayor Mitchener | from E. C. Hubbard, director of j the Division of Stream Sanita | tion and Hydrology, follows; “The purpose of this letter is to advise you the action taken ■j by the State Stream Sanitation i Committee on March 3, 1961, j following the appearance of you ’ and other town officials before 1 the committee on the afternoon l of March 2. “After considering the infor , mation presented by you to the effect that the present Town Board did not, because of the i forthcoming election in May, i wish to make firm commitments concerning a definite time-sehed- Confinued on Page 6, Section 1 Revival Speaker j n ■K |h REV. R. B. COTTINGHAM Revival services will begin in the Macedonia Baptist Church i Monday, March 27, a* 7:30 P. M. The Rev. Russell B. Cottingham, pastor of Warwick Baptist Church, will be *he evangelist. nounced over state-wide live television networks, when John Motley Morehead, founder f the scholarship fund, personally presented the awards. Young Rogerson has been an outstanding student in Edenton during his high school career. He also lettered in varsity foot ball, served as president of the Student Council and ranked first in his class of 62 seniors. The 10th anniversary of the Morehead Scholarships finds John Motley Morehead awarding a quarter of a million dollars worth of scholarships to 48 in- Conlinued on Page 3—Section I made world-wide news and no little embarrassment for the au thor. She also related experi ences about traveling alone with | 30 natives. At the meeting plans were made for the Pilgrimage of Co lonial Edenton and Countryside. The James Iredell House, built in 1759, will be open to the public. Mrs. John Kramer, regent, re ported mom plants had been added to the formal gar den. The jggmbers voted to white-wash the carriage house and several 'baiktihgs in time for the tour. The chapter will op erate a snack bar. It was reported that the film, “Ye Towne On Queen Anne’s Creek,” was booked until mid* April ,