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Since many newspapers are I
changing or have changed for-|
mat? or register, it is a fitting |
dommerttary that tne first news-J
paper that I remember reading
was the GRIT, published in
Williamsport, Pennsylvania . . .
newspaper at the time
seemed so large and the pages
so wide, that I laid the paper
flht on the floor and read the
comics and such bits that inter
ested me, sprawled prone on
my stomach. The GRIT today
is ' tabloid size, and since I am
more or less tabloid size, too,
th&s size newspaper is more to
my liking. The trend now it
seems is toward smaller reg
ister newspapers, and I believe
mast people like ’their news
papers small and compact.
TIDBITS—I see by the papers
that HaWaii discourages low in
come tourists and potentially
GALLANT FORT SUMTER
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were strongly inclined towards I
'independence even prior to thej
Revolutionary War. It was here
that the ' first independent gov-1
ernment in America was set up,
and here that the guns of a
palmetto log fort defeated a
British fleet commanded by Ad-1
mirS! Peter Parker. This spirit’
of independehCe continued ‘into
the ’ 1860’S,' and led the people
to 'action on the morning of
April ;12, 1861, when they fired
on Fort Sumter in order to get
possession of • the fort for their
State.. Concerning . this action
the . “Gateway- to Charleston”— |
February, 1959: issue - has this
very interesting account: . i
Fort Sumter, built on a shoal
in the narrows of the Harbor, 1
is approximately three and one- 1
half miles from Charles
threePfourths of a mile from the,
North end of Morris Island. Its
walls of brick are thirty-eight
feet high and seven and one
half feet thick. j
When South Carolina seceded
from 'the Union on December
20, 1860, the Fort was unfinish
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The Roundup
hr WILBORNE HARRELL
permanent residents . . . Shucks!
And I had planned that some
day I would take a trip to the
Islands . . . Newspaper item
says that the consumption of
peanuts by the American public
is at a record high. The pea
nut, processed in salted peanuts,
candy, peanut butter and many,
many other food products is
one of our most popular con
fectionaries. Which should have
some special significance for
eastern Carolina and Chowan
County, for the lowly “goober”
is one of our principal agricul
tural products. Did I say lowly
“.goober”? In these parts the
peanut is almost a king!
It doesn't speak much for
Governor Sanford’s enthusiasm
for the eastern part of the
State, when according to a news
story, he was “invited”, andNo compromise with communism!
ed and not garrisoned, but men
were in the work of mounting
guns. With the ordinance of
secession, the South Carolinians
looked to the immediate posses
sion of all forts in the harbor,
one of which Fort Moultrie, was
held by Major Robert Ander
son and a garrison of seventy-1
five men. Fort Moultrie was
indefensible from a land attack!
and Major Anderson, on Decern- 1
ber 26, skillfully transferred his I
command to Fort Sumter, the
strongest and most inaccessible
fortification in the harbor area.
Governor Francis Pickens de
manded Anderson’s immediate
return to Fort Moultrie. Major
Anderson refused. The Govern
or then took possession of Fort
Moultrie and other installations
surrounding--thp- 1 ’ harbor, > dud
i seized the arsenal, post office,
Custom housje in Charleston and
raised the palmetto flag over
them and instituted war against
the U. S. The construction of
batteries on James, Morris and
Sullivan’s Islands, was begun
and plans made to command
the harbor and reduce Fort
Sumter.
On January 9, 1861, the
steamer “Star of the West” en
deavored to land provisions and
reinforcements at Fort Sumter.
Sparked by guns manned by
Cadets from the Citadel, a
withering barrage was laid
down from the island batteries
and the vessel was driven off.
Again Governor Pickens de
manded the surrender of Fort
Sumter and again Major Ander
son refused.
On March 1, General Pierre
Beauregard was assigned to the
command of all Confederate 1
forces at Charleston, with in-1
rtructions to perfect prepara-1
tions for capturing Fort Sum
ter. Major Anderson and his
mep by now were in danger of
being starved out. Beauregard’s
demand on April 11 that Fort
Sumter be evacuated was re
fused again by Anderson; but
the Union officer did agree
with the Confederate emissar
ies that, unless he received or
ders to the contrary, he and his
men would leave the Fort by
noon, April 15. Beauregard con
sidered the reply unsatisfactory.
At 3:30 A. M., on April 12,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
then “urged” and “persuaded”
to be Edenton’s guest on the
occasion of the Woman’s Club
forthcoming pilgrimage and tour
of this historic town and coun
tryside.
WESTERN MEMO—I see that
they are making fibreglass hors
es, for ranch and general lawn
decoration. What will they
make next from these new ma
terials that have recently come
on the market? These horses
are strong enough to carry a
man, saddle and all, and are
painted in natural colors . . .
Just the horse for me —very,
very gentle, no spooking, no
bucking, no temperamental
equine tantrums, and in every
way suitable for my brand of
horsemanship.
Major Anderson was notified
that fire would be opened with
in an hour. At 4:30 A. M., the
signal gun was fired from Fort
Johnson on James Island. All
batteries opened fire. In 24
hours 25,000 Confederate shot
and shell struck the Fort or fell
inside the ramparts. The bar-1
racks were burned and the Fort
much damaged. A fleet of Un
ion vessels, sent in relief of
the men at Fort Sumter, was
turned back by deadly Confed
erate fire. On April 13, terms
were arranged and on the 14th,
Major Anderson and his men
evacuated the Fort and were
permitted by the victors to
board a steamer for New York.
Franklin Garden
Tour April 29th
Their construction spanning
a period of about 200 years, four
.Franklin... homes and gardens
will be shown during Garden
Week in Virginia. The Frank
lin Homes and Garden Tour
will take place April 29.
Beechwood, the oldest of the
homes shown, was built circa
1720 on land which was a crown
grant from Charles 11.
Built around 1800, Boxwood
Farm, the home of Mrs. J. P.
Councill is the second from the
point of antiquity.
Turn of the century styling is
typical of the town house of
Miss Dolly Williams on Clay
Street in Franklin. This two-
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built by Miss Williams’ grand
father in 1890 features many
fine heirlooms > which enhance
the Victorian charm of the
house.
Happy Landing, the suburban
home of Mrs. W. M. Ballard,
was built as recently as 1939.
Balance of architecture best de
scribes this two-story Southern
Colonial home, which boasts a
formal garden and sloping
lawns.
; Besides these four homes, in
j eluded in the Franklin tour will
be the Walter Cecil Rawls Li
brary in Courtland, 9 miles dis
j tant, in which will be seen a
| historical exhibit assembled by
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce under the ausoices of the
! Franklin Garden Club.
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Oliver Chappell Dies
At State Hospital
Oliver Eugene Chanpell, 62,
j of the Chappell Hill section died
Wednesday night of last week
at the State Hospital in Raleigh
after an illness of six years. A
native of Chowan County, he
was a son of the late Elsberry
i and Elizabeth Lane Chappell,
i Surviving are rhree daughters,
' Miss Brenda Chappell of Franx
! lin Springs, Ga., Misses Linda
and Anne Chappell of Falcon,
N. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Albert
Keetgr of Edenton, Mrs. Gurney
Byrum of Winston-Salem, Mrs.
Aleck Jordon of Suffolk; a step
sister, Mrs. George Kirkland of
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N. C. Hiway 32 North PHONE 3515 Edenton, N. C.
Margarettsville, N. C. Funeral
services were held Sunday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock at the Hap
py Home Church. The Rev. L.
T. Chappell, pastor of Hunter’s
Fork Church, officiated, assisted
by the Rev. Harold Leake, pas
tor of ’Happy Home Church.
Burial was in the churchyard.
Mrs. Harrell Dies
At Daughter’s Home
Mrs. Sallie B. Harrell, 88,
died at the home of a daugh
ter, Mrs. Walter Heath on Oak
um Street Thursday at 4:40
o’clock after an illness of sev
eral months. She was a native
of Chowan County, daughter of
the late Pashia Bass and Betty
Perry Bass.
Surviving are three sons, Hos
kins Harrell, John Loney Har
rell and Joe Lin Harrell, all
of Edenton; three daughters,
; Mrs. Walter Heath, Mrs. W. H.
Whitson and Mrs. Maude Lassi
ter, all of Edenton; 13 grand
children, 23 great grandchildren
and three great-great grandchil
dren.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock
at the First Christian Church
with the pastor, the Rev. E. C.
Alexander, officiating. Burial
was in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
COMPLETES COURSE
’ Army Pvt. Mitchell T. Bar
rington, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell T. Barrington, Route 2,
Edenton, completed the 10-week
supply course at the Engineer
School, Fort Belvoir, Va., on
March 24.
Barrington was trained to
keep records pertaining to the
receipt, storage, issue, shipment,
classification and salvage of en
gineer equipment.
He entered the Army in Oc
tober, 1960, and received basic
training at Fort Jackson, S. C.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
The oneness and supremacy
of God will be emphasized at ]
Christian Science services this
Sunday.
“Doctrine of Atonement” is
the subject of the Lesson-Ser- ■
mon. The Golden Text is from
the first chapter of II John:
“He that abideth in the doc-!
trine of Christ, he hath both the
Father and the Son.”
The opening selection to be
read from “Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures” by
Mary Baker Eddy states:
taught but one God, one spirit,
who makes man in the image
and likeness of Himself—of
Spirit, not of matter” (p. 94). j
From the Bible will be read;
this verse from Psalm 143:
“Teach me to do thy will; for
thou art my God: thy spirit is
good; lead me into the land of
uprightness.”
Charter Sought For j
New Veteran Group j
Announcement has been made|
by B. C. Berry of Hertford that I
an application for a charter to j
organize a Barracks of Veterans j
of World War I of U. S. A., Inc.,
was made April 8, 1961.
The ten petitioners were from
Perquimans Countv, still an ef
fort is being made to organize
this Barrack as a joint organi
zation of World War I veterans
of both Perourmans and Cho
wan Counties and would be des-
Eddie Wheeler
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Thursday, April 13, 1961.
ignated as such.
The veterans of World War I
of the U. S. A., Inc. was given;
a charter by the U. S. Congress!
on July 18, 1958.. Its chief aim :
is a call-to-arms for the mutual
benefit and comradeship of :
World War I veterans.
World War I veterans inter
ested in becoming charter mem
bers of this Barracks can do!
so by contacting B. C. Buck,
V. N. Darden, H. T. Hollowell
and World War I veterans re
siding in Edenton.
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