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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVlll.—Number 137
BPW Clubs Choose
Mrs. Lena Leary As
District Chairman
Meeting of Tenth Dis
trict Is Held Sunday
At Edenton Restau
rant
By EVELYN LEAHY
Mrs. Lena Leary of the Eden
tan Business and Professional
Women’s Club was elected Dis-'
trict Chairman for District Ten
at the spring meeting held Sun
day at the Edenton Restaurant
with the Edenton Club as hos
tesses.
Activities got under way at
11:30 with registration. During
a social period, punch was serv
ed by members of the club
dressed in colorful colonial, cos
tumes, which tied in with the
historic theme “Colonial Eden
ton,” along with the showing of
the movie “Ye Towne on Queen
Anne’s Creek”. The menus, fa
vors, and decorations also carried
a colonial motif. Os interest al
so, were beautiful colonial dolls
adorning the banquet tables,
loaned for the occasion by she
Edenton Woman’s Club and Mrs.
Lloyd Griffin.
; Mrs. Lala Smith, president of
■the Edenton Club, opened the
meeting. The invocation was
given by Miss Beulah Perry and
the address of welcome was]
made by Mrs. Lena Leary. Miss
Hulda Wood of the Perquimans,
Cluh, gave the response.
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TwoOrganßecitals
For *6l Pilgrimage
Roger Lamb Will Play
Friday and Sunday
At St. Paul’s
Roger B. Lamb, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie C. Lamb, will
present an organ recital at St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church two
days of the sixth annual Pil
grimage of Colonial Edenton and
Countryside April 14-16.
The recitals will be heard
Friday afternoon, April 14, from
4 to 5 o’clock and again Sun
day afternoon, April 16, from
3 to 4 o’clock.
Young Lamb is a student at
John A. Holmes High School and
i* a member of the National
Honor Society. He is at present
organist at St. Paul’s Church.
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~ SjL Earl Gardner, caretaker
ait the former Edenton Auxiliary
Air Station, complains that boys
ara riding in the base property
on bicycles and doing some dam
a*a.
Sgt. Gardner says that efforts
will be made to apprehend these
youngsters and if caught they
will be prosecuted. He, there
fore, urges parents to warn their
children to refrain from enter- 1
ing the base property.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
I Coming ,To Edentonl
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GOV. TERRY SANFORD
For the first time since his
election. Governor Terry Sanford
is scheduled to be in Edenton
Friday, April 14. Governor San-;
ford will formally open the 1961 1
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton j
and Countryside by dedicating
Friday as Inglis Fletcher Day. |
Ancient Chowan Court House
In Pink Os Condition For Tour
The Chowan County Court
House will be in the “pink of
condition” for the Pilgrimage of
Colonial Edenton and Country
side, April 14-16.
The original pink bricks are
now showing for the first time
in nearly 75 years, since the
barnyard red paint has been re
moved. The building, erected in
1767, has been restored to its
original slate by the Chowan
County Commissioners in time
'for the tour. ’
In addition to the removal of l
the paint, the wood trim is be
nig painted and the grounds)
landscaped.
The Court House, which hasi
Soil Conservation District Will
Compete In National Contest
Albemarle Soil Conservation
District has entered the national
soil conservation awards pro
gram sponsored by the Good
year Tire & Rubber Company
of Akron, Ohio, it is announced
by District Chairman L. C.
Bunch.
, Members of Albemarle Soil
/Conservation District will com-
I pete against other soil conser
vation districts in the state.
Non-partisan judging committees
selected from North Carolina’s
outstanding exponents of the soil
Red Men
Hour Os Meeting
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night, April 3, at
8 o’clock. Bill Harris, sachem
of the tribe, calls attention to
the change in the meeting hour,
which has been at 7:30 o’clock
during the winter months.
Edentoi ° wan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 30,1961.
Governor Sanfort \
Special Guest For
1961 Pilgrimage
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Agrees to Dedicate In-'
glis Fletcher Day on
Opening Day of Big
Edenton Event i
Members of the Edenton Wo-j
man’s Club and Mrs. W. J. P. j
Earnhardt, chairman of Ingijsj
Fletcher Day, in particular, were;
delighted Friday to learn that'
Governor Terry Sanford had
been persuaded to attend the,
opening ceremonies of the 1961
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside on April 14.
Mrs. Earnhardt was informed
by Representative Albert By
rum that he was assured by'
Governor Sanford that he would
disrupt a very busy schedule
and come to Edenton for a brief
time. The Governor is schedul
ed to come to Edenton by plane,
landing at the former Edenton j
Naval Auxiliary Air Station,
from where he will be escorted
by a motorcade to the Court
House.
At the Court House the Gov
ernor will officially dedicate the
opening of the 1961 Pilgrimage
as Inglis Fletcher Day. At about
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been in continuous use since its
erection, houses the oldest and
largest collection of court pa
pers in North Carolina. The
second floor contains the largest
paneled room in the Colonies,
measuring 35 feet by 45 feet and
13 feet high.
The Court House will be the
background for the dedication of)
the day to Inglis Fletcher by
Governor Sanford on the Green
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“ Mrs. Fletcher is vetnii honor
;ed for her many contributions
j to the community and state, as
| well as for her historical novels
that have brought world atten-
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conservation movement, will de
termine the state’s outstanding
district for the period May 1,
1960 to April 30, 1961 on a basis
of total points scored in per
formance of Regular district du
ties.
Grand award for one member
of the winning district govern
ing body in each of the 52 com
peting units, and the top coop
erating farmer or rancher named
by that district, will be an ex
pense-free, vacation trip to
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Pickled Herring ]
Sponsored by the Methodist
Men's Club, an unique break
fast will be served Saturday
morning, April 15. in connection
with the Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside.
The Methodist men plan to
serve a pickled herring and her
ring roe breakfast in the church
dining room for visitors and
Edentonians as well. The break
fast will be served from 7:30 to
9:30 o'clock.
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20 Years Ago <
As Found In The Files Os I
The Chowan Herald
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Senator Josiah Bailey forward
ed a letter from Smith W. Pur
dum, second assistant postmaster
-general to Postmaster C. E. Kra
mer to the effect that consolida
tion of Edenton rural mail routes
had been abandoned at least for
foe present.
General J. Van B. Metis In
formed Millard F. Bond. Jr-
Who was recommended as cap
tain of a Home Guard, that un
less some action was taken im
mediately the opportunity to or
ganise a unit would be trans
ferred to another town.
Postmaster C. E. Kramer was
Sign Lease For Base Land
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Picturad above are iwo Town of Edenton offcials and iwo repre
sentatives of the government when a guit claim lease was signed
by which Edenton secured a little over 32 acres of base property
to be used as a land fill for the purpose of disposing of the town's
trash and garbage. Left to right, J. Edwin Bufflap. mayor pro tern;
Mayor John Milchener; Robert B. Rogers, assistant regional repre
sentative of the Surplus Properly Utilization Division of the De
partment of Health, Education and Welfare, and Major William
R. Miles, inspector of surplus federal property.
Mayor Milchener Candidate
Candidate Seeking Re-election
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr., |;
announced Wednesday morning I
that he will be a candidate to |
succeed himself as Mayor ot
Edenton in the May 2 municipal
election, subject to the will of
the people.
Mayor Mitchener, in announc
ing his candidacy, expressed his >
concerned interest in continuing
a number of projects now under
way and in the latter stages of
development, .and which will
greatly benefit the Town of
Edenton and provide facilities
to encourage future economic
growth.
“Certainly high on the list of
these ’projects,” the Mayor said,
“is the need to begin preparing
for a ■ bond election in order that |
a sewage treatment plant for the!
Town may be obtained at the'
earliest possible date. While the
Tojim Council and I have spent !
considerable time investigating
the lagoon system and the chem
ical treatment system of sewage i
disposal and have been instru-
Senior Class At Chowan High
Will Present Play Friday Night
The senior class at Chowan,
High School will, in cooperation
with The Northwestern Press,
present a play in the school au
ditorium Friday night, March 31,
at 8 o’clock.
The play, “Little Women,” is
a dramatization of Louisa M.
Alcott’s immortal novel in three
acts by Arthur Jearue. The play
will be directed by David J.
Johnson.
Members of the cast will in
clude Janet Hendrix, Mary Wil
son, Becki Harrell, Loretta
Bunch, Esther Layton, Bernard
Davis, Esther Parrish, Iris Bunch,
Johnnie Hendrix, Bobby Chap
pell, James Copeland, Winston
Dail, Mary Alice Perry, Margaret
Faye Byrum, Julia Faye Harrell
and Dinah Jean Blanchard.
Prompter will be Annie Faye
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MEETS THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Edenton Woman’s Club will
meet Thursday afternoon, April
6, at 1 o’clock at the Edenton
Restaurant. Mrs. J. D. Elliott,
president, calls attention to the
change in meeting from Wednes
day, April 5.
The Battle Os Sandv Paint
Was Great Naval Drama In Civil War
By E. W. SPIRES
When writing of military
events which occurred during
the War Between the States,,
most historians are prone to give j
top priority to such engagements i
as the Battle of Seven Pines, the .
Battle of Bull Run, Gettysburg j
and also the battle which took!
place in the Hampton Roads I
area of lower Chesapeake Bay
near Norfolk between the iron
clad ships Merrimac and Monitor
that resulted in a “draw.”
However, for sheer courage
and acts of • indescribable daring,
none cam excel that exhibited in
the Battle of Sandy Point, t a 1
naval battle which took place in
the upper reaches of the Albe
mare Sound near Edenton, North
Carolina, between the Confeder
ate ram “Albemarle’-’ and seven
federal men of war.
It faas been related that U
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j mental in obtaining from the
State Stream Sanitation Coirrmis
sion in Raleigh an additional ex
tension of time for the Town to
comply with the law which pro-
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. Hollowell and make-up will be
in charge of Janet Chappell,
Celia Elliott and Normaleen Hol
lowell. Stage managers will be
Herman Harrell, Ray Perry, Dan
Ward, Donald Forehand and
Leon Evans. Celia Elliott, Di- |
nah Blanchard and Normaleen
Hollowell are in charge of pub
licity and sound and lighting ef
fects will be handled by Herman
Harrell. Stage properties will
be in charge of Janet Chappell,
Celia Elliott and Annie Hollo
well. The finance committee is
composed of Donald Forehand,
Walter Baker and Dan Ward,
The program committee consists
of Annie Hollowell and Celia
Elliott. Assisting in costuming
and stage furniture will be Karl
Harrell, Mrs. Frank Ward and|
Mrs. Hurley Winborne.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, April 3, at
8 o’clock. Mrs. Anita Tarking
ton, worthy matron, will preside
officially for the first time and
requests all members to be pres
ent.
battles and 73 skirmishes were
fought upon the Tar Heel soil.
The purpose of these engage
jments constituted a vital role in
ithe grand strategy of General
: Lee’s army in Virginia, particu
j larly during the waning months
of the war.
The states to the west and
those lying along the Gulf coast
had been cut off by Grant’s
army, thereby forcing Lee to de
pend largely on North Carolina
for food and other desperately
needed supplies. These were
carried by blockade runners into
'Wilmington and shipped by the
Wilmington and Weldon Rail
road, sometimes referred to as
the “life-line of the Confed
eracy.” ' *
The quartermaster general of
North Carolina had reported in
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W. E. Bond, Jr. Says
Goal Is In Sight For
Heart Fund Drive
With $946 In Hand,!
Quota of SI,OOO Ex- 1
pected as Drive Ends|
Tuesday
W. E. Bond, Jr., Heart Fund
Chairman in Edenton, has an-1
nounced that the 1961 Heart
Fund drive is expected to reach!
its goal of SI,OOO. The month-j
long drive for funds to support'
the association’s research, edu-j
cation and community service,
program was concluded Tuesday. l
Total contributions thus far]
amount to $946, Mr. Bond said. 1
This total will be increased by.
additional Heart Sunday enve
lopes not yet tallied, and by
gifts still arriving by mail, he
pointed out. The figure includes
S2OO collected in the “Heart-
Days for Business” canvass.
“The generous response to the’
1961 is a tribute to Cho-j
wan 1 County,” says Mr. Bond.'
‘lt acknowledges the import- 1
anee of the Heart Association’s
fight against the heart diseases
and demonstrates the communi-
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Winners Named In Woman's
Club Art Exhibit Mareh 25 ■ 26
The annual Woman’s Club Art
Exhibit was held at the Barker
house Saturday and Sunday.
March 25-26. Judges were Mrs.|i
Harry Venters, Mrs. Keith Reeve; <
and Mrs. John Shackelford.
Blue ribbons and one dollar :
cash awards were given to the :
following:
Mrs. Whaley’s First Grade— :
Carter Lowell, Robert Worrell,
Bill Monds, Mary Louise Har
rell, Scott Harrell, John Gra
ham, Ruth Ann Bass, Bobby
Bass, Ernest CuHipher and Jer-)
ry White.
Mrs. Ferguson’s Second Grade
—Red ribbons, second place:
Eleanor Boyce, Mary Tliorud
Chosen Pages For Pilgrimage
Misses Eleanor Boyce and;
Mary Thorud, both daughters of
Woman’s Club members, have
been chosen to serve as pages
at the sixth Pilgrimage of Co
lonial Edenton and Countryside
April 14, 15 and 16.
Miss Boyce is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Boyce
and will be assigned as personal
page to Mrs. Julian Porter of
Severn, Sixteenth District presi
dent and a long time friend of
the Boyce family. Eleanor is a
junior at John A. Holmes High
School and a member of the
National Honor Society.
Friday Deadline To Fishing Contest
Enter Nominations . ~ . #1 r
For Year Teenager I>eg!llS April 15
Friday of this week is the
deadline for nominations in the
Edenton Jaycee’s search for the
“Teenager of the Year.” Blanks
to nominate a candidate arc
available at Mitchener’s Phar
macy, Hollowell’s Drug Store
and Allan Harless, Jr., at the
Edenton Savings & Loan Asso
ciation office.
Teenagers in Chowan County
between the ages of 13 and 19
are eligible for the contest. The
deciding factors in the ultimate
selection will be the teenagers
accomplishments, honors and
other worthwhile activities.
[ civic calendar!
The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo
nial Edenion and Countryside
will be held April 14, 15 and 16.
An election to name Edenton
officials will be held Tuesday,
May 2, with polls open from 6:30
A. M., to 6:30 P. M.
Chowan County Commission
ers will meet in the county au
ditor's office on the second floor
of the Court House Tuesday
morning, April 4, a* 9 o'clock.
Treble Clef and Bass Clef of
John A. Holmes High School
will present a concert in the
school auditorium Friday night,
March 31. at 9 o'clock.
Rocky Hock Community Can
ter will sponsor a fried chicken
$2.50 Per Year In North Caroling
Apr iIT erm Chowan
Superior Court Will
Convene On April 4
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ROGER B. LAMB
As a feature of the Pilgrimage
of Colonial Edenton and Country
side, Roger B. Lamb will present
two organ recitals at St. Paul's
Episcopal Church. The recitals
will be held Friday afternoon.
April 14, from 4 to 5 P. M„ and
Sunday, April 16. from 3 to 4
P. M.
Regina Griffin. Patricia Parrish,
Larry Spivey, Paul Bunch, John
Dußois, Ann Harrell, Billy Nix-]
on, Ernest Cullipher and Charles ■
Cuthrell. I
Honorable mention: Wayne;
Spruill, Mary Alice Byrum, Jer
ry Jernigan. Sherry Miller, Judy)
White, Carolyn Smith, Gloria]
Hollowell. Ernest Cullipher, Car-]
roll Forehand. Nancy Bass, Mary!
Catherine Evans, Charles Dail,!
Dean Peele, Nancy Hare. Alan
Hughes, Clay Smith, Curtis
; Leary, Steven Davenport, Logan
Elliott, Jr. Ann Phthisic, Ken
Worrell and Johnny Dowd.
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; Miss Thorud is the daughter
i of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Thor
; ud and will be assigned to Mrs.
Gordon C. Maddrey of Ahoskie,
, state president of North Caro
lina Federation of Women’s
Clubs. Mrs! Maddrey is also a
■ friend of the Thorud family.
Mary is a sophomore at John
A. Holmes High School. She is
j a member of the Tri-Hi-Y Club,
Both girls are very much ex
i cited at the prospect of meet
i i ing a large number of dignitar
•i ies, including Governor Terry
I Sanford.
A spring fishing contest to run
from April 15 through June 17
will be sponsored by the Cham
ber of Commerce Recreation
Committee.
Prizes will be awarded for the
heaviest fish caught in four clas
sifications. Last year the com
mittee sponsored a three-month
spring contest and a special La
bor Day week-end contest.
Chairman R. Elton Forehand
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ELEANOR BOYCE MABY THORUD
The above two young ladies, left. Miss Eleanor Boyce right.
Miss Mary Thorud. have been selected to serve as pages far foe
sixth Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and
14. 15 and 16. Thev are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. fates
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Thorud. "
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WITH A CHECKUP Ij
AND CHECK |j
Total of Nine Divorce
Actions Scheduled to
Be Heard on Civil
Docket
Due to Monday, April 3, be
ing Easter Monday, the April
term of Chowan Superior Court
will convene Tuesday morning,
April 4. Judge Joseph W. Park
er of Windsor is scheduled to
preside.
It will be a mixed term of i
court, with the criminal docket
including a capital crime in
which Ernest Vaughan, Negro,
is charged with killing his
; father.
Among the civil cases docket
ed are:
J. Wheeler Griffin vs. Chowan
Veneer Co.
Isaac N. Leigh Vs. Ernest Na
thaniel Boyce.
Robert Bembry vs. Hubert
Granby.
R. L. Chesson vs. Rupert W.
Chesson.
Included on the docket are
nine divorce actions, including
the following'
Emma Collins Glenn vs.
Charles William Glenn; Donald
M. Fraser vs. Hayesel B. Fraser;
Evelyn Bunch Jordan vs. Wil
liam Jordan, Jr.; Hester Hill
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Memorial Books
Given To Library
Contributions Made In
Memory of Mrs.
C. P. Wales
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Books given to the Shepard-
Pruden Memorial Library in
memory of Mrs. Charles P.
Wales, former librarian, are as
follows:
Queen Mary by James Pope-
Hennessy presented by the Al
bemarle Committee of Colonial
Dames in the State of North
Carolina.
1 American Christianity, an his
torical interpretation with repre
sentative documents. Vol I,
1607-1820 by H. Sheldon Smith,
Robert T. Handy and Lefferts
A. Loetscher, presented by Mrs.
Anne Shepard Graham and John
W. Graham.
Rosenbach, a biography by Ed
win Wolf II with John F. Flem
ing, presented by Mrs. Samuel
Nash Clark of Tarboro, N. C.
The University of North Caro
lina 1900-1930, the making of a
modern university by Louis Wil
son, presented by Mr. and Mrs.
John Wood Foreman of Eliza
beth City.
The War for the Union; War
Becomes Revolution, by Allan
Nevins, presented by Mrs. A. H.
Vann of Franklinton.
Stores Close 1
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According to the Merchants
Committee of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, all of Edenton's
stores will be closed Monday,
April 3, in observance of Easter
Monday.
This policy is in accordance
with previous practice.
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