PAGE SIX i-sEcyioy ojjg -. V . • Edenton Pilgrimage Will Begin Friday Continued from Page 1. Section 1 pnla House and a testimonial dinner in the evening. The film, “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek,” will be I shown Friday at 5:30 P. M., and Saturday at 8 P. M., at the Holmes High School auditorium. Roger Lamb will present an or gan recital Friday at 4 P. M., and Sunday at 3 P. M., at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. An Antique Show will be held Fri day and Saturday at the Bark er house and waterfront tours will be available daily at the Edenton Marina. Downtown windows will display old items and unusual relics. In addition to the commercial, establishments, food will be sold by the Business and Pro fessional Women's Club at the hotel, the Edenton Tea Party I Chapted, DAR, at the carriage | house at the Iredell House, St. j Paul’s Parish House and Yeo pim Church in the county. Headquarters for the tour will be ait the Hotel Joseph Hewes, j where guides will be available. | Block tickets for the complete) tour will cost $4 and will go on I sale at 2 P. M., Thursday and| 9 A. M., Friday and Saturday j and 1 P. M., Sunday. 'Open for the biennial tour | is the Chowan County Court 1 House built in 1767. It is con-] sidered the finest Georgian' l court house in the South and the exterior has just been re stored to its original state. The building has been in cor. inuous 1 use and houses the oldest and j largest collection of Court ree-1 ords in North Carolina dating from 1669. The assemblv room on the second floor is beli ved to have been the largest com- j pletely panelled room in the Colonies. The Iredell House on East Church Street was the hor e of; James Iredell, the first Associ ate Justice of the United Slates Supreme Court appointed by Washington. The house built in 1759 is owned by the state and is in the care of the Janus Ire dell Association and the E len ton Tea Party Chapter, DAR. j The home of James Ire’ell, Jr., on East King Street i; open for the first time this year and is similar in plan to the ;ome of his father. Iredell, Jr., who became Governor of North Car olina, lived and had his law of fice in the house. Present own ers are Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Shepard. Also on East King Street is Beverly Hall built in 1!?10. which was a former State Bank. The old vault is one of the fea tures of interest in the house now owned by Mrs. Ric.ard Dixon, Sr. The Cupola House built about 1725 is considered the finest Ja cobean type house in the South. It is owned by the Cupola As sociation and houses a library and museum. The Barker House probably built about 1782 was the home of Thomas and Penelope Bark er. He had a brilliant career in colonial government and his wife according to tradition pre sided at the Edenton Tea Party. The house was moved to the waterfront and is being restor ed by three civic organizations ■l7 As m!h VrtUfts HI MU |p£ ■£ I^S kpdK^gyMMgffg csrafi —.'. $5355. LEARY BROS. Storage Co. ~ v ■ • - -■ ~ ', | Seeks Re-election | jflnb , mm GEORGE A. BYRUM Early this week George Alma Byrucn filed as a candidate for re-election as Councilman-at largs in the Edenton election May 2. j as a community center. The Oid Bond House on Court ] Street, built in early 1800’s has | been in almost continuous own- j ership of the family of Mrs. 1 Herbert Leary, present owner, j The early American home has ' the original floors, woodwork | and hardware. Not open Sun- j day. Also on Court Street is the East Customs House owned by Mrs. Clara Preston. The house was used prior to the Revo lution for the Customs House for the Port of Roanoke, where James Iredell served as Customs Officer. The West Customs House is located on Blount Street and | served as a Custom House for j the town of Edenton from 1799 until 1869. The house was] probably built in 1772. The! present owners are Air. and Mrs. Roy Leary. Not open Sunday. The Charlton House located on West Eden Street is a fine example of a three bay gambrel roof colonial home. The house was built in the 1760’s by Jas per Charlton active in Revolu tionary politics. His wife was the first signer of the Edenton Tea Pai ty resolutions. The house has been restored by the present owner Mr. David War ren. The Coffield House, now Bond’.* Inn on East King Street, was built sometime before 1832 and has the original mantels, floors and hand carved panel ling. Present owner Mis. E. W. Bond. Three churches are on the] itinerary. St. Paul’s Episcopal | Church begun in 1736 and the] second oldest church in North j Carolina. It is the oldest par-| sh organized under the Vestry Act f 1701. Church restored since fire in 1949. Churchyard i graves of three Royal Govern-! ors. Yeopim Church built in 1 1775 located in the county will be open for the first time this, j year. St. Ann’s Catholic Church) was begun in 1857 on the Feast of St. Ann. The building was erected as a result of the zeal of three young Edenton ladies. In the countryside Bandon, ‘ home of author Inelis Fletcher will be oDen, as well as the school house built in. 1754, con £**j “JUST CHECK JM? ~ .THE BENEFITS m^W/7 1 W#NTr It % V_Accident and Sickness Plan gives you | / ! the exacl covera 2 e you want and need. 1 ' J-T j YOU choose monthly income ind acci lL dent niedical benefits, hospital room and board benefits, surgical and acci- I Heart about3ECUMWO MR«. I dental deaH, taneSts to suit vour §| wide s exclusive new concept to help ■ . 1 you plan your family’s security. Choose I income and your needs. Cash payments 1 the Family Income Plan... start your I are made direct to you! For full details g ■ on Nationwide’s INVINCIBLE, call your jiearby Nationwide Agent aaliectwe niui rnmmt ct. / -foe M. Thorud - MTItMMC MM TNK iSMMKI Ct., toil WHCL CtUIKMS, MM ' 2429 RSgioMl Offic*: ■ ,'&r : V, :-■ *■’ •*' THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDEHTQN. JKQfIXH CAEK2UK&. TWmSPAX* APRU*.JL?^II6I I ' ducted by Parson Daniel Earl, | which is regarded as the first classical school in North Caro | lina. The original land grant goes back to 1717. | Clement Hall two miles north I of Edenton on N. C. 32. This was the plantation of Clement Hall, rector of St. Paul’s 1744 to 1759. House built at later date. Stairway one of interest ing features. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bond present owners. Paradise located on Paradise Road was built in the 18th cen-| tury by a bachelor, Josiah Cos- 1 field. The house was restored in 1955 by Mr. and Mrs. Joohn F. White. It had been owned! by the White family for over 100 years. I Sycamore situated on the Al-j behiarle Sound is recognized as j the oldest house in North Caro > lina built in 1660 by Thomas Norcbm. The original floors, panelling and mantels are in tact. Owner Mr. Grayson H. Harding. ] Mulberry Hill, distinguished ] brick pre-Revolutionary house is i also located on Albemarle ] Sound. The West gable of the j house contains a fan window 1 ) five fest wide made from one, I piece of wood. The interior ] I woodwork, including an Adam mantel, is considered the finest !in the county. Present owners are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wood, j Greenfield in the Yeopim sec tion of the county has been fa- ’ mous for the hospitality of its owners for generations. The pre-Revolutionary house has double galleries and low ceil ings. Collection of pewter, glass ware and guns will be on dis play. Present owner is Mrs. I George Collins Wood. I Master’s chair, commonly call ed George Washington’s chair, I and old Masonic records will be | j on display at the Masonic Tem- 1 pie Friday and Saturday. The James Ireell formal .gar den and the garden of Mrs. W. B. Rosevear at Pembroke flail on West King Street will be open. Voit Gilmore Will Be Speaker Friday Continued from Page L Section 1 Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt is in charge of all arrangements for the day. Mr. Gilmore is a past presi dent of the North Carolina Travel Council and a former chairman of the Governor’s “Anti-Litterburg” Campaign. He is a director of the North Caro- I lina Symphony Society, the | North Carolina Medical Asso- I ciation and the Business Foun i dation of North Carolina. He i is a trustee of the Consolidated | Presbyterian College of North Carolina and an honorary vice president of the American For | estrv Association. He is president of the W. M. Storey Lumber Company and I the head of other business in ■ tercets in North Carolina. Inglis Fletcher Day is the first day of the three-dav Pil-I primage of Colonial Edenton and Countryside, sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club. Instead of loving your ene mies, treat your friends a little better. —E. W. Howe. Nine Divorce Gases Granted Last Wefek •ssfrrl Christine Williams Satterfield from Fred Louis Satterfield. Beatrice Midgett from George L. Midgett. Hester Hill Rankin from John Rankin,. Earlier in the term Donald M. Frazer from Hayesel Frazer. John T. Spivey, on a non support charge, was ordered to pay into the court $5 per week for the benefit of Mack Keithan. Fred C. Bunch, for not report ing for jury duty was sentenced by Judge Parker to seven days in jail or pay a fine of $25. He paid the fine. Leon G. Ange was sentenced to three years on the roads for violation of a probation order. Sidney Boyd was found guilty of non-support and was ordered to pay $5 per week in the court for the support of Larry Satter field. William Holley, on the same charge, was found not guilty. In the case of Robert Bem bry vs. Hubert Gramby, a suit for personal injuries and dam-1 ages, the court turned in aver-i diet in favor of Gramby, who was awarded $725 for damages to his car and S6OO for personal injury. The sentence was ap pealed to the Supreme Court. In a case in which Wheeler Griffin appealed the decision of (the Employment Security Com mission, a motion to discuss the case was granted. Griffin claim ed the Commission owed himl unemployment insurance, Which involved the Chowan Veneer Company and the Malan Con struction Company. A lie has always a certain amount of weight with those who wish to believe it. —Elliott Warren Rice. You save more than money with “Pyrofax” Gas! Clean, dependable “Pyrofax* gas saves times ... saves work . . . and it’s economical tool For faster cooking and water heating, more efficient clottas drying and room heating, use “Pyrofax” gas. A household fa voiitc for more than 38 years. For Fast Service Call Harrell Gas & Coal Company South Broad Street PHONE 3310 Edenton. N. C. Visiting Speaker For Library Week Continued front Pago 1. faction 1 ] j Son” and the more recent book! “Angels In Dream Bring For-’ tune to Aunt Ellen.” Holmes is also well known for his collec-, tion of epitaphs. The subject of his speech will be “Reading the Way to Greater Life”. There will be two radio pro grams during the week. There toll be a panel on Tuesday, ] April 18, from 1:30 to 1:45 con ducted by Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., with Mrs. George Miack, Miss Marv Lee Copeland, chairman wort on wasMirt wilk BIG 12 lb. CAPACITY / tool SENEHL ELECEMC A BUlLTyj^^ > / Get ready for easier washdays! Whether you have a Model WA-1050V handful of filmy fabrics or a mountain of everyday wash, toss it into this fully automatic G-E Filter-Flo washer .... up to 12 AT A TIME. When you can QJ "J (I QC * wash this many clothes at onte time you save time, work, U/ t J/ hot water and detergent. 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Thursday, April 2b, ’ from 1:30 to 1:45 with Mrs. Har ry Vepters, high school libilar , ian, leading and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., as moderator. ■ Two story hours will fee con- I ducted bjr Mrs. Torn Shep&rd and Mrs. Jasper Hassell. The first will be held at 8:30 6n ] Monday, April 17, and the sec ond will be held at 3:30 on Friday, April 21. Children be tween five and ten are- invited. Na fines will be .Charged for overdue books at the Shepgrd- Pruden Memorial Library dic ing National Library week. Five Typing Students Winners In ttmtest Continued from Pag# I—Section 1 Gabbard as her febcher, ahd Re- I be : cca Howen, §&lly PriVoft, I Jihrmiy Rogerson and Ronald j Weik'el, first yekr typing Win- j ners, with Mrs. Leah Ross Mayo as their teacher. These, five students will rep- 1 resent Edenton in the North-1 eastern District typing contest j at... East Carolina College on April 20 at 1:00