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CBOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVllL—Number fIT
Pilgrimage Os Edenton W Jj
BeHeldThreeDaysßeginning
Friday; Gov. Sanford Present
21 Homes and Build
ings Will Be Open;
Number of Other At
tractions Also Plan
lined For Event
Colonial period will be
revived for three days during
the Pilgrimage of Colonial Eden
ton and Countryside, April 14-
16, sponsored by 'the Edenton
Woman’s Club.
Twenty-one historic houses
and buildings will be open to
the public with ladies in Colon
ial , costumes as hostesses.
for- the tour are from 10 A. M.,
to noon and 2 P. M., >to 5 P. M.,
Friday and Saturday and 2 P.
M., to 5 P. M., Sunday.
The first day of the tour will
honor Inglis Fletcher with Gov
ernor Sanford here at 11 A. M.,
at the Chowan Court House to
dedicate the day 'to her. The
community will pay tribute to
her not only for her historical
novels that have brought world
attention to the early history of
the Albemarle, but for her many
contributions locally and in the
state.
'Other events of the day in
clude an autograph hour from
2 P. M., to 3 P. M., at the Cu-
Conhnued on Pago I, Section 1
Centennial Group
Will Meet April 17
The 'monthly meeting of the
Chowan County Confederate
Centennial Committee will be
held Monday afternoon, April
17. The meeting will be held
at Hotel Joseph Hewes, begin
ning at 3 o’clock and Mrs. Hay
mood Carr, chairmen,, earnestly
requests every member to be
present.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
at 1 o’clock at the Parish
House. The program will be in
charge of George A. Byrum and
President Elton Forehand is
very anxious to register a 1001
per cent meeting.
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Featuring the teeHmonial din
ner in honor of Mrs. Inglis
Fletcher Friday will be Volt
Gilmore of Southern Pines. The
dinner will be held Friday
night April 14. at 7 o'clock at
the Masonic Temple.
GALLANT FORT SUMTER
(Editor’s Note: TWO article is »eb
tnitted by the Chowaa Coaaty Csaled
eeate Centennial Committee in the In
terest of Chowan Conn tv history which
teas HO greatly affected hy the shots
fired on Fort Bmater AarU I*. lMt,
an neat which chanced the whole life
of Cmowan and Its resale. This ar
ticle. like others submitted, seeks to
carry sat the committee's assignment
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feriASpass tar‘fees;
Erysss g&jsxsi
h<s> ry—tha. t (I'" state it e-)»-
dteted of a maoh largo* area knawa as
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ttea became known aa Chowan Caanty>
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'-There was much rti»msnl in;
'(Jhoivan on April 12, IMi, when
electrifying news came that fort
Sumter in ChariMta* Harbor.
South Carolina, htd been fired
THE CHOWAN HERALD
PILGRIMAGE PROGRAM
Following is the official program for the Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside April 14, 15 and 16:
FRIDAY
10 A. M.—Homes open.
10 A. M. to 5 P. M. and 7 to 9 P. M.—Antique show at Penelope
Barker House.
10:15 A. M.—Governor Terry Sanford wijl arrive at the Edenton
Airport.
11 A. M.—Dedication of Inglis Fletcher Day at the Chowan
County Court House.
2 P. M. to 3 P. M.—Autograph hour at the Cupola House.
4 P. M. to 5 P. M.—Organ recital at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
by Roger Lamb.
5:30 P. M.—Film of “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek” at the
John A. Holmes High School auditorium.
7 P. M.—Testimonial dinner in honor of Mrs. Inglis Fletcher at
Masonic Temple.
SATURDAY
7:30 to 9:30 A. M.—Pickled herring or herring roe breakfast at
the Methodist Church.
10 A. M.—Homes open.
10 A. M. to 5 P. M.—Antique show at Penelope Barker House.
8 P. M.—Film of “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek” at John
A. Holmes High School auditorium.
SUNDAY
2 P. M. to 5 P. M.—Homes open.
3 to 4 P. M.—Organ recital at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church by
Roger Lamb.
Daily waterfront tours at Edenton Marina beginning at 10 A. M.
Friday and Saturday and 2 P. M. Sunday. „ .
Homes open from 10 A. M. to noon and 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. Fri
day and Saturday and 2 to 5 P. M. Sunday.
Block tickets $4.00. Individual home tickets, 50 cents.
Headquarters—Hotel Joseph Hewes.
Cold plate lunches will be sold at St. Paul’s Parish House Friday
and Saturday from 12 to 2 P. M.
DAR snack bar will be operated at the Iredell house Friday and
Saturday from 11:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M.
The BPW Club will sell lunches at Hotel Joseph Hewes all day
Friday and Saturday beginning at 8 A. M. and 2 P. M. Sunday.
The Yeopim Home Demonstration Club will serve meals at the
Yeopim Church Friday and Saturday from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M.
Window displays in the business section have been arranged
through the efforts of Mrs. Edward Bond, Mrs. J. M. Thorud and
Mrs. Gilliam Wood.
Bray Resigns As Director Os
Band At Holmes High School
Derwood Bray has tendered
his resignation as band direc
tor at John A. Holmes High
Sohtgi-which will be effective
June 1. Mr. Bray has accepted
the position as director of in
strumental music in the New.
Bern schools which includes the
Junior and Senior High Schools
and five elementary schools.
While in Edenton the local
band has made considerable
progress. It has participated in
and made outstanding showings
in state contests with a number
of the members making high
ratings. The band has also
taken a prominent part in lo
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President
James Perry urges every Jay
cee to be present.
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20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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Mrs. J. M. Harrell was in
stantly filled in an automobile
wreck when her husband cut
off the Suffolk highway on the
road leading to his home. Ac
cording to reports Mr. Harrell
drove directly in the path of
an oncoming automobile driven
by B. F. Singleton of Green
ville.
Game Warder J. G. Perry re
ported that the ban on fresh
water fishing would be with
drawn on Easter day and Eas
tot Sunday.
Continued on Pago 3. Section 1
had come and soon they, too,
would have to make a decision
of action concerning the dis
agreements which had been
inrewing between sections of the
United States since its concep
tion, due to- unlike interests and
views concerning the Constitu
tional Rights guaranteed the
I thirteen original States. Also
they knew that in this War rel
atives again would take up
arms against each other in de
fense of their beliefs, just as
brothers had fought Against
each other as Patriots and Tw?
les in the Revolutionary .Wine.
The atory of the events which
took place in Charleston
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Edem 11'Jhowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 13, 1961.
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cal affairs and has frequently
been invited to play out of
town.
In tendering lys resignation
tit?. ’
much to leave Edenton but felt
that he could not pass up the
opportunity for a better posi
tion. He says he has enjoyed
working with the children, their
parents and the school faculty
and hopes the band will con-1
tinue to progress.
When a successor is named,
Mr. Bray says he will work as
closely as possible so that the
transition will be as smooth
as possible, and will give what
ever assistance is necessary.
Edenton FFA To
Meet On April 18
The Edenton Parent-Teacher
Association will meet Tuesday
evening, April 18. at 8 o'clock
in the Elementary School audi
torium.
A program will be presented
by Mrs. John White’s third
grade and Mrs. J. J. Ross’ kin
dergarten.
Robert S. Marsh
On School Faculty
Tuesday of last week Robert
S. Marsh began his duties as a
member of the John A. Holmes
High School faculty. Mr. Marsh
as of Tuesday of last week is
teacher of industrial arts. He
succeeds Cecil Fry, who has
been promoted to principal of
the school, succeeding Hiram
Mayo, who is now serving as
superintendent due to the re
cent death of John A. Holmes.
UONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton Lions will meet Mon
day night, April 17, at 7 o’clock,
i President Jasmes Griffin requests
a 100 per cent attendance.
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s Chowan County Comxnission
> have Instructed Sheriff Earl
■ Goodwin to advertise for sale
> all delinquent 1960 taxee on
- Monday. May 1. The list will
i be posted on May 1 at the Cho
t wan County Court House and
. 4iU be published in The Herald
is May 4 tone.
In ord.f k> nmid ,' 'r. ...
Edenton rdm Will
Be Presented Two!
Times Burins Tour
Friday and Saturday
Showing at John A.
Holmes High School
Auditorium
Edenton and Chowan County
film, “Ye Towne on Queen
Anne’s Creek”, will be shown
two days during the Pilgrim
age of .Colonial Edenton and
Countryside. The first showing
will be Friday afternoon at 5:30
o’clock in the John A. Holmes
High School auditorium.
The film will again be shown
in the school auditorium Sat
I urday night at 8 o’clock.
A charge will be ma r 'e cf 50
cents for adults and 25 cents
for children. It is hoped that
many Chowan Countv people
will join visiters in seeing this
outstanding film. Some who
have already see it will, no
doubt, enjoy seeing it a second
time.
NineDivorceCases
Granted At Term
Os Superior Court
Session Extends Into
Early Friday After
noon Before an Ad
journment Is Called
The April term of Chowan Su j
perior Court, held last week, ex-1
•tended until Friday with ad
journment coming in the after
noon.
During the latter part of the
.divorces .were grant'
ed the following:
Emma Collins Glenn from
Charles William Glenn.
Stephen Judson Hopkins from
Paige Cayton Hopkins.
Catherine Campen McMullan
from John B. McMullan, Jr.
Evelyn Bunch Jordan from
William Jordan, Jr.
William Thomas White from
Ruby Bell White,
continued on Page 6—Section 1
Exhibit Al School I
On Monday Might
The John A. Holmes High l
School will present a school ex
hibit on Monday night, April 17.
The exhibit will be held in thei
school gymnasium from 7:30 un-1
til 9 o’clock.
The exhibit will include sam
ples of work from Mrs. Ven-)
ters’ art class, Mr. Marsh's in-1
dustrial arts class, Miss Ward's)
and Mr. Fairley’s science class- j
es, Mrs. Belch’s social studies
class and Mrs. Reeves’ home
economics classes.
The public is cordially invited
to attend this exhibit.
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RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, April 17, at 8
o’clock. Bill Harris, sachem of
the tribe, requests a good at- i
tendance.
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Chowan Typing Contest Winners j
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whkdf was held March 28, and will represent Eden Ton the North
'torn" Jeenne~*Adams, ° RWd A^ikeL
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher Honored Friday
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Inglis Fletcher will be hon
ored Friday when Governor
Sanford will dedicate the first
day of the Pilgrimage of Co
lonial Edenton and Countryside
to her at 11 A. M., at the Cho-I
wan Court House,
Mrs. Fletcher, who is recog
nized as Noi th Carolina’s First
Lady of Literature, will have
tribute paid her by local citi
zens and visitors. The Court
House was the setting for the
opening pages of her first novel
of the Carolina series, “Ra
leigh’s Eden”.
Five Edenton Typing Students
Winners In County Competition
The Chowan County typing
contest was held at the John
A. Holmes High School on Tues
day, March 28, at 10:00 A. M.}
An East Carolina business edu-i
cation instructor was the coordi- ]
nator for the typing contest.!
Chowan County students and
•John A. Holmes High students
competed in this contest. The!
students from John A. Holmes
High participating in the con
test in Typing II were Jeanne
Adams, Ellen Basnight and Judy
Elliott. Contestants for the first
Visiting Speaker
| For Library Week
IE. P. Holmes, Author
And Editor at Li
brary April 8
With National Library Week
| scheduled to be observed from
‘April 16 to 22, on Thursday
1 night, April 20, at 8 o’clock E.
|P. Holmes, North Carolina au
i thor and editor, will speak at
: Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary.
Mr. Holmes is Well known for
i his humorous book “The Disad
] vantages of Being a Preacher’s
j Continued on Page 6—Section ■
A testimonial dinner will be
held at 7 P. M., at the Masonic
Temple at which Voit Gilmore
will be guest speaker. Other
dignitaries attending will be
Jonathan Daniels, Mrs. Ernest
j Ives, Richard Walser and Capus
I Waynick, as well as guests
from the historical, literary and
governmental fields. The pub
lic will have an opportunity to
j meet Mrs. Fletcher at an auto-
J graph hour from 2 P. M., to
[ 3 P. M., at the Cupola House.
The three day tour of his
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year typing were Jimmy Ashley,
Wayne Ashley, George Nixon,
Jimmy Rogerson, Bud Skiles,
Ronald Weikel, Barbara Alexan
der, Rebecca Bowen, Doris Jean
Cale, Milly Price, Sally Privott
and Patsy Twiddy.
Confirmation was received
from East Carolina Friday
morning with Ihe following win
ners ranking in the top 20 per
cent, in the county contest:
Jeanne Adams, second year typ
ing winner, with Miss Kathryn
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Fishing Contest I;
Begins Saturday
Prizes For Heaviest
Bream, Bass, Crap
pie and Rockfish
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Edenton's spring fishing con-!
test is scheduled to begin Sat
urday, April 15 and continue
through June 17. The contest
is sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce Recreation Com-j
mittee.
Prizes will be awarded sor 1
the heaviest fish in four classi-;
fications, bream, largemouth
bass, ertppie and rock fish,
caught in waters adjacent to j
Edenton or Chowan County. |
Weighing stations designated
by the committee are Bunch's
Gulf Service Station, Byrum
Hardware Co., Edenton Marina,
Hughes-Parker Hardware Co,
and Western Auto Associate
Store. Official entry blanks will
be available at these places.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield. Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
| Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
April 11, at 8 o’clock. Com
mander Bill Harris urges a full
turn out.
More Tickets!
The Herald was informed
Monday morning that tickets
are still available for the din
ner in honor of Inglis Fletcher.
The dinner will be held at the
Masonic Temple Friday night.
April 14. at 7 o’clock. The tic
kets are $2.00 each and can be
*2.50 ter ¥ear in North Caroline
Voit Gilmore Will
Be Guest Speaker
Inglis Fletcher Day
[PU -LEASE ]
With toe Pilgrimage of Co
lonial Edenton and Countryside
scheduled to be held Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, an appeal 1
is made for Edenton citizens to
take in their trash cans as early
as possible af‘er ‘rash is col- j
lected by the Street Depart
ment. I* is hmed everybody
will cooperate in having their
premises as nea* as -cssible on
account of toe rn.anv visitors ex
pee'ea !
Merchants and business hous
es, too. are earnesHy requested (
to disolay ‘he American flag ,
during the three days of the (
Ic-v .
Town Councilmen !i
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Start Action For !
Staggering Terms i
Leo G. Lavoie Pro
moted to Assistant
Chief of Police De
partment
Town Councilmen had enough 1
business to attend to Tuesday ’
night, together with an execu- \
five session, which prolonged
the meeting until the midnight
hour.
The Councilmen voted to set ,
machinery in motion which will
provide for staggering four
year terms for the- ’Councilmen.
Board of Public Works mem
bers and two-year terms for the
Mayor and Treasurer. There
was one dissenting vote, that
being J. Edwin Bufflap, who fa
vored four-year terms for all
the officials. The purpose is
Continued on Page 5. Section 1
Pickled Herring For
Saturday Breakfast
Plans have been completed by
the Methodist Men's Club to
serve a breakfast Saturday)
morning in connection with the)
Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside. The menu
will consist of pickled herring
or herring roe and will be .ser
ved at the church from 7:30 to]
9:30 o'clock.
A great deal of interest has!
been aroused concerning this]
unique breakfast and tickets are;
now on sale by members of the
Men’s Club.
? CIVIC CALENDAR
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The 1961 Pilgrimage of Colo
nial Edenton and Countryside
will be held April 14, 15 and 16. j
An election to name Edenton |
| officials will be held Tuesday,
i May 2, with polls open from 6:30
1 A. M„ to 6:30 P. M.
Voit Gilmore of Southern
Pines will be quest speaker at
the testimonial dinner in honor
l of Mrs. Inqlis Fletoher al the
j Masonic Temole Friday night,
April 14, at 7 o'clock.
The film “Ye Towne On
Queen Anne's Creek," will be
shewn Friday afternoon a* 1:30
o'clock and again Saturday
Continued on Page 3—Section I
Traffic Regulations For April 14
Chief of Police George I. Dail has announced the following
traffic regulations for the ooening day of the Pilgrimage of
Colonial Edenton and Countryside on Friday, April 14.
All cars which are to be in the motorcade from the base io
Edenton should be ai the base by 10 A. M. The motorcade
will leave the base at 10:20 and will arrive at Hotel Joseph
Hewes at 10:35 A. M. Speaking ai the Court House will be
gin at 10:50.
The John A. Holmes High School Band will leave Church
and Broad Streets ai 10:20.
Highway patrolmen will escort the motorcade from the base
and will be met at the town limits by an Edeulon police car.
East King Street w*.l be blocked off at Broad and Court
Streets and the hotel alley. The south end of Monument Ave
nue will be reserved for busses only. There will he no park
ing on East King Sheet between Broad and Court Street
after 9 A. M.
Edenton Boy Scouts will help with the street blocks and
Chief Dail urges everybody to cooperate with the Boy Smh.
and police.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Testimonial Dinner at
Masonic Temple Fri
day Night, April 14,
At 7 O’clock
Voit Gilmore, North Carolina
tourist promoter and friend of
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher, will he
guest speaker at the testimon
ial dinner in her honor on In
glis Fletcher Day Friday night,
April 14, at the Masonic Tem
ple at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Gilmore of Southern
Pines spoke here over a year
ago to members of the Edenton
Woman’s Club and guests. He
was well received and his re
turn visit will be anticipated
with pleasure by his many
friends.
The dinner will climax the
day in Mrs: Fletcher's honor,
which includes a tribute to her
at the Court House at 11 A. M ,
an autograph hour from 2 P.
M., to 3 P. M., at the Cupola
House and the showing of “Ye
Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek”
at 5:30 P. M., at the John A.
Holmes High School auditorium.
Continued on Page 6, Section l
March Os Dimes
Drive Nets $1,957
Edenton Jaycees, sponsors of
the March of Dimes drive, have
completed this year’s campaign
and report a total collection of
$1,970.12. The exnense of the
drive was only $13.41. so that
the net amount was $1,917.31.
Os this amount 21% or
$489.33 will be sent to the medi
cal research fund. The remain
der will be equally divided for
the National Foundation and
‘he Chowan County fund whicli
amounts to $733.99 each.
The Jaycees desire to express
their thanks and appreciation
to everyone who in any wav
contributed to the success -*?
the drive.
A "other polio clinic will he
held during April with the date
to be announced later. This
will he a third shot clinic and
the last in the series. The Jay
"o"s hone many people will
take advantage of the clinic and
reminds narents that children
-"ost inoculated before enter
ing school
Resigns
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DERWOOD BRAY
Last week Derwood Bray,
band director at the John A.
Holmes High School for three
i years, resigned to accept the
I position as director of instru
, mental music in toe New Bern
schools.