I ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
1 CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVM.—Number 12.
Machinery Set Up
for City Election
Tuesday, May 2nd
Deadline For Candi
dates to File For Of
fice Will Be Tuesday,
April 25th
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Machinery has been set up by
jr the Chowan County Board of
Elections for the election of
Edenton officials in a city elec
tion scheduled to be held Tues
day, May 2. To be elected will
be a Mayor, Treasurer, two
Councilmen-at-large, a Council
man from each of the four
wards and five members for the
Board of Public Works.
L. S. Byrum, chairman of the
Board of Elections, has an
nounced that the following regi
strars and judges of election will
serve for the election,-
First Ward—Mrs. Sadie Hos
kins, registrar; Mrs. J. A. Cur
ran and Mrs. S. F. Hicks, judg
es. The polling place is at the
Municipal Building.
Second Ward Mrs. Ruth
Stokely, registrar; Mrs. Haywood
Bunch and Mrs. Richard Hollo
well, judges. The polling place
is at the Court House.
Third Ward Mrs. Corinne
Thorud, registrar; S. W. Moore
and Mrs. Sidney Campen, judg-
Centinued on Pag* 7—Section i
Concert By Musical
Groups On March 31
The John A. Holmes High
School Glee Club will present
a concert Friday night, March
31, at 8 o’clock in the high
school auditorium.
The program consists of light
numbers and special music by
the treble clef -and bass clef. *
The public is invited and no
admission will be charged.
Eighth Graders Planning To Be
Guides For Edenton Pilgrimage
Guides for the 1961 Pilgrim
age of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside will be putting their
knowledge of North Carolina his
tory in action during the tour.
Students of Mrs. Medlin Belch’s
eighth grade and some other
students at the John A. Holmes
High School will serve as guides
to the many visitors not only by
directing them to the 21 historic
homes and buildings but by be
Marse Tom: 1830-1864
A Southern Saga
• <T»e Civil War »al not all rlory and flyinr colora and batllelleld
Heroism. Aa in all wara, before or since, there was much Blood,
Sweat and Tears'’, and much heartbreak and tragedy. This little
poem tells in verse a tragic incident, fictionized, bnt nevertheless
essentially true; as many such scenes, in one form or another, were
being enacted all over the embattled South).
Twas in de days befo’ de War,
Befo’ Marse Tom was kill’,
When honeysuckle twined aroun’
De Great House on de hill.
’Twas in de days when mah Marse Tom
Would grin at me an’ say,
“You rascal, git a hurry on,
Ah’m ridin’ out today!”
An’ den Ah’d saddle up de mare
Fo’ Marse Tom right away,
Ah’d hep him git a leg up dere
An’ speed him on his way . . .
He sho’ did make mah heart feel warm
De day he grinned real wide —
“You rascal, git a hurry on,
Ah’m bringin’ home a bride!”
Twas in de sad days ob de War
When Marse Tom rid away,
He sho’ looked handsome standin’ dere
All spick ’n’ span in Gray.
An’ when Ah he’ped him on his hawse
He leaned down low an’ cried,
“Take keer ob her, you rascal, you,
Or don’t Ah’ll tan yo’ hide! ”
’Twas happy days befo’ de War,
' Befo’ Marse Tom was kill’,
His empty saddle hangin’ dere
Do make mah heart stan’ still.
. No mo’ Ah’ll hear a voice dots gone„
No mo’ Ah’ll hear Marse say, -a
a hurryon^
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Wins Scholarship J
BILL GOODWIN, JR.
Announcement was made on
Tuesday that Bill Goodwin, Jr„
has been awarded a 4-year
George Foster Hankins scholar
ship at Wake Forest College.
Edenton Women Plan
To Meet Gov. Sanford
Representatives of the Edenton
Woman’s Club will meet with
Governor Terry Sanford Friday
at 2 P. M., at his office in the
Capitol to extend to him and
the people of North Carolina an
invitation to attend the Pilgrim
age of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside.
While in Raleigh the ladies
will meet at 3 P. M., with Mayor
W. G. Enloe. They will wear
Colonial costumes for both en
gagements.
Making the trip are Mrs. Ed
ward Bond, Mrs. J. D. Elliott,
Mrs. W. J. P. -Earnhardt, Mrs.
R. J. Boyce, Mrs. J. M. Hiorui
and Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr.
ing well-informed on the history
of each.
Serving as guides for the tour
is the major project of the his
tory class. It is also one of the
most popular features of the tour
and each year many compliments
are he-rd in regard to how much
the visitors enjoyed having the
young people accompany them.
Mrs. J. M. Thorud is chairman
Continued on P*9* 7—-Section 1
Ede j?® , Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 23, 1961.
Edenton Gi * £ At Vehicle Ferry Maiden Voyage Back In 1922
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Pictured above is a group of Edenton men who gathered at the County Dock back in 1922 when"
the first vehicle ferry. The Chadwick, made its maiden voyage to Mackeys. The ferry was a pro-1
ject of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce, of which J. H. McMullan was president and R. G.
Shackell secretary. Left to right are: W. D. H Dimes, J. A. Woodard. J. L. Wiggins, Dr. H. M. S.
Cason, John C. Bond, next is unidentified, John Badham, H. H. Preston, E. R. Conger, Sr., D. B.
Liles, T. C. Byrum, J. G. Campen, R. P. Badham. William Wood, D. M. Warren, a Mr. Marriner and
Julien Wood, Sr. Others not in the picture were J. H. McMullan, who snapped the picture. R. G.
Shackell, C. H. Wood, Thomas W. Elliott, W. A. Everett, J. H. Holmes, a Mr. Marriner. R. H. Bach- i
man and Dr. Walker of Elisabeth City. Cage Hayman was engineer of the Chadwick.—(Photo taken
by J. P. Ricks, Jr„ from negative in possession of J- H. McMullan).
Men From Six Counties Meet
Here To Consider Highway
Improvements In N. E. Section
Need Pointed Out For
Adequate Roads to
Cope With Expected
Traffic Increase
About 25 representatives from
Chowan, Pasquotank, Perquim
ans, Camden, Currituck and Dare
counties met at, a dinner meet
ing Tuesday afternoon at the
Edenton Restaurant. The pur
pose of the meeting was to con
sider road improvements in the
Albemarle section, and U. S. 17
in particular, due to the expect
ed increase in traffic in con
nection with the Chesapeake Bay
bridge-tunnel.
* Present also at the meeting
was Merrill Evans, Chairman of
the N. C. State Highway Com
mission and W. F. Babcock, di
rector of the Commission.
Edwin R. Mac Kethan of Nor
folk, a director of the National
Bank of Commerce, also attend
ed the meeting. He presented a
group of charts pointing out the
Continued on Page, 7. Section 1
April Is Cancer
Crusade Month
Drive Again Sponsor
ed By Edenton
Woman’s Club
Edenton Woman’s Club is
again this year sponsoring the
Cancer Drive, but they have
called on many other clubs and
individuals to help.
There were 19 deaths from
cancer in Chowan County in
1960 and it is very important
that this drive is a success.
Forty percent of the money col
lected in Chowan County is kept
in the county. The remainder is
used for research.
Among the chibs and individ-
Conilnued n Page 7—Section 1
20 Years Ago
As Found In The File* Os
The Chowan Herald
.o,■- ■ . ■ ■
Definite aataurence was re
ceived by David Holton that the
Lancaster baseball team of the
Interstate League bed selected
Edenton as a spring training
camp.
An overflow crowd appeared
at the Court House to register
complaints regarding increased
propegty valuation following a
process of revaluation.
A Chowan County University
of North Ceteßna Alumni Club
was organised with Frank
HoiflMM bting tloctcd prtildint
John M. Elliott was elected
Union at e masting held at the
" S
| Roster of Edenton Bell Battery
| (Company B, 3rd Battalion of Artillery
Submitted in thu interest of the Chowan County Centenary Committee by
the Kev. Fred B. Dranc. (Copied from Moore’s Roster of North Carolina
Troops in the Confederate Service.).
Editor’s Note: Last week’s issue of
The Chowan, Herald contained the
roster of the troops who enlisted in
Company, M, Ist Regiment of C.
.VottiThis was known as*ttoe
Bethel Regiment. Its troops enlisted
for only six months, at the end of
which time Company M was disbanded
and most of the men re-enlisted in the
11th Regiment. However, in reading
the list of the Beil Battery, several
names that appear in the roster of
Company M. under Capt. J. K. Mar
shall reappear in the roster of the
Bell Battery, notable among them is
Lieut. John M. Jones, who was a ser
geant under Capt. Marshall.
Officers
William Badham, Jr., Captain.
Nelson McClees, first lieuten
ant.
John M. Jones, Jr., and David
J. Gaskins, second lieutenants.
Non-Commissioned Officers
William H. Jones, first serge
ant; George H. Parish, second
sergeant; E. S. Davenport, third
sergeant; Henry Gregory, fourth
sergeant; John S. Gaskins, fifth
sergeant; John Juinton, sixth
sergeant; Erwin A. Harris, first
corporal; Joseph .D, Skinner, sec
ond corporal; Cornelius Tarken
Fat Stock Show And Sale Will
Be Held Wednesday, March 29
The Edenton Junior Chamber
of Commerce, sponsors of the
Seventh Annual Fat Stock Show
and Sale, extends to Chowan
County farmers an invitation to
attend and participate in this
event.
In the swine division, there is
a class for adults and youth.
All hogs entered must be in
place by 8:30 A. M, on the day
of the show. Hogs may be
weighed at the Edenton Feed
and Livestock Market or M. D.
Baker Hog Market beginning at
1:00 P. M., on March 28. State
graders will be at both of these
Exam Announced j
For Local Typist
Announcement is made that an
open competitive examination
will be held in the near future
for career-conditional appoint
ment to the position of a local
board clerk (typing) for the
Chowan County Selective Ser
vice System. The rate of pay
will be $1,697.50 per annum for
20 hours a week.
Application forms are avail
able at the Eden ton Employ
ment Office and the applications
will be accepted wily until
Thursday, March 30.
The written test will be held
in Eden ton and applicants will
be notified of the exact time
and place to report for the writ
ten teat No experience is re
quired, but applicants must show
the ability to type at least 25
words a minute. / . ,
ton, third corporal; Edward
Waugh, fourth corporal; Abner
A. Combs, fifth corporal; James
S. Jackson, sixth corporal.
Privates
Samuel H. Abbott, Thomas B.
Alexander, H. Alexander, Rid-
Confinued on Page 7. Section 2
markets to assist farmers in
grading their hogs to enter the
show. Any hogs grading below
No. 2 will be eliminated at this
time.
All interested people are in
vited to the show and sale,
which will be at the American
Legion Building. The schedule
is as follows: Hogs may be en
tered beginning at 1:00 P. M.,
on March 28 until 8:30 A. M.,
on March 29. Judging will be
gin at 9:30. The fitting and
showmanship contests for Steers
and hQgs for junior exhibitors
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Old Timers Preside
At Masonic Meeting
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M., observed Past Masters’
Night at its meeting Thursday
night, when past masters, in or
der of their seniority, filled the
various stations and places.
During the meeting McKay
Washington, immediate past mas
ter, i was presented a beautiful
past master’s jewel by Dr. A. F.
Downum, present masts’ of the
lodge.
Continued on Pag*. 7, Section 1
SPECIAL VFW MEETINC
Mrs. Doris Toler, president of
the VFW Auxiliary, announces
that a called meeting will be
held Thursday night, March 30,
at 8 o’clock. The meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. W.
H. Coffield and aH members are
especially urged to attend.
Assessment Policy
Adopted By Town
For Water - Sewer
Decision Is Reached
Tuesday Night By|
Town Council andi|
Board Public Works
Meeting in a special joint ses
sion Tuesday night with the
Board of Public Works, Town
Council adopted a water and!
sewer assessment policy which
will immediately affect water
and sewer extensions. Up to
Tuesday night there was no as
sessment policy in force. Some
time back the town adopted a
policy, but very shortly there
after it was rescinded. Now,
however, it is deemed very ne
cessary to assess for water and
sewer extensions.
The policy as adopted Tues
day night contains 15 sections
with the principal provisions be
ing that:
I The money for the owners'
J part shall be paid in advance]
or the property to be served!
I shall be assessed for the owners]
l cost. The assessment shall be a]
lien upon the property and take 1
precedent over all other liens,
and be collected by the tax col -!
lector in the same manner as
taxes.
The cost of water and sewer!
installations shall be the install
ed cost of 6” water mains and
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
Many Requests Pouring In For
Information About Pilgrimage
Visitors are expected by land,
sea and air according to requests
for information about the 1961
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside being received
daily by Mrs. R. J. Boyce, gen
eral chairman.
Requests for information have
arrived since mid-January and
averaged from 5 to 8 letters a
day with a high of 13 for one
day. They have come from
Washington, D. C., Salisbury,
Md., Richmond, Va., Charleston,
S. C., Spartanburg, S. C., as well
as many from North Carolina'
Cecil Fry Named j
School Principal
Will Succeed Hiram J.
Mayo at Next Ses
sion of School
At a meeting held Thursday'
night, Edenton School Trustees
appointed Cecil Fry as principal
of John A. Holmes High School.
Mr. Fry will succeed Hiram
Mayo, who was appointed super
intendent of schools to succeed
the late John A. Holmes.
Mr. Fry will assume princi
palship of the school for the
1961-62 term which begins in
September. Mr. Fry is teacher
of industrial arts at the school
and has been a member of the
Edenton faculty since 1947.
Eighth Graders Prepare to Serve As Guides For 1961 Pilgrimage
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Pictured above are itudenls of Mrs. Medlin Belch's eighth grade North Carolina His lory class
as toey tour the old school house at Ban don in preparation for serving as guides during the 1961
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and Countryside. The school, begun In 1754 I# Parson Earle, is
regarded as the first classic school in North Carolina.—(Photo by J. P. Rieka, Jrd
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolim
Wm. C. Bunch, Jr.
Resigns As First
Ward Councilman
New Principal ]
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HPy tiP iBHSBW
CECIL FRY
Edenton School Trustees at a
meeting Thursday night appoint
ed Cecil Fry as principal of John
A. Holmes High School. Mr.
Fry, whose appointment goes in
to effect in September, will suc
ceed Hiram Mayo, who has been
appointed superintends to suc
ceed John A. Holmes.
and Tidewater Virginia,
i Not only have the requests
been from individuals, but bus
; loads are expected from Fay
! ctteville, Winston-Salem, with
five buses due to come from
Norfolk.
Information requested primari
ly concerns the tour, accommoda
tions and eating establishments.
One inquiry was interested in
bringing a yacht from Norfolk
here in order to make the tour!
and another wanted permission j
to land an airplane. Ail inquir- I
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Town Signs Deed I
For Base Praperty
32.394 Acres Will Be
Used to Dispose of
Garbage
Thursday of last week Mayor
John Mitchener and Town Clerk j
Billy Gardner affixed their sig
natures to a quit claim deed giv
ing the Town of Edenton pos
session of 32.394 acres of base
yroperty. The property will be
| used as a land fill for the dis-
I position of trash and garbage
| due to the present trash pile site
beinp completely filled up.
Here for the lease signing!
j were Robert B. Rogers of Char
lottesville, Va., assistant region
i Continued on Page 7, Section 1
FIGHT CANCER *
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
[ Action Is Taken After
I Accepting a Position
And Moving Family
To Norfolk
William C. Bunch, Jr., Coun
cilman from the First Ward, who
recently accepted a position in
Norfolk, has tendered his resig
nation. Mr. Bunch was elected
to represent his ward in the 1959
election and during his tenure of
office has been very attentive
and interested in the welfare of
his ward as well as the town as
a whole. In a letter to Mayor
John Mitchener and Town Coun
cil, Mr. Bunch had this to say:
“I informed you at our Feb
ruary meeting that I had ac
cepted a position as representa
tive in the Adding-Calculating
Division of Remington Rand i.i
Norfolk, Va. 1 began mv new
, duties February 16th. 1 did not
resign at that time because I felt
a certain responsibility to the
l s people who elected me, and 1
thought I would be able to com
mute to some extent until I
changed my official residence.
“In order to have my family
Continued on Page 7—Section I
Bill Goodwin, Jr.
! Wins Scholarship
I For Wake Forest
Edenton Senior Is No
tified of Outstanding
Award Tuesday of
This Week
Bill Goodwin. Jr., son .of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Goodwin and a
senior at the John A. noimcs
i High School, was notified Tues
j day that he has been awarded
| a 4-year George Foster Hankins
I scholarship at Wake Forest Col
lege.
Goodwin competed with 67
other high school seniors from
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
if CIVIC calendar]
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The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo
nial Edenton and Countryside
will be held April 14, 15 and 16,
The Jayeee sponsored Fat
Stock Show and Sale will be
held at the American Legion
grounds Wednesday, March 23.
Edenton's Business and Pro
fessional Women's Club will be
host at a Tenth District lunch
eon meeting at the Edenton Res
laurant Sunday, March 26, at 12
o'clock noon.
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
I tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock.
Edenton Jaycees will .meet to
night (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at
the Edenton Restaurant.
Continued on Page 8. Section 1