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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVHL—Number 20.
Very Impressive
Memorial Service
Observed Sunday
Goodly Number Turn
Out to Pay Tribute
To Chowan County’s
' War Veterans
With favorable weather pre
vailing, a goodly number of peo
ple assembled on the Court
Mouse Green Sunday afternoon
to enjoy a very impressive me
morial service. The service was
sponsored by the Chowan Cen
tennial Committee, of which
Mrs. Raymond Carr is chairman, <
and who did the major portion j
of the work in planning the af
fair.
The program was preceded by
a splendid half-hour concert by
the John A. Holmes High School
Band under the direction of Der
wood Bray.
E. W. Spires served as mas
ter of ceremonies and opened
the program by calling upon the
Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor of the
Edenton Baptist Church, to lead
in prayer.
After the invocation a color
guard of the local National
Guard Unit presented the flags,
the national flag, state flag and
the Confederate flag. As the
flags were separately raised the
band played “Star Spangled
Banner,” “Carolina, Carolina”
and “Dixie”.
W. E. Bond, Chairman of Cho
wan County Commissioners,
made an address of welcome, ex
pressing his pleasure to see so
many on hand to pay tribute
to Chowan’s contribution to pre
vious wars.
'Mr. Spires, too, extended a
welcome nd paid special tri
bute to the Chowan County Gold
Star Mothers. He also paid tri
bute to J. L. Wiggins, last Cho
wan County survivor of the
Spanish-American War who, due
to his health, was unable to at
tend. Mr. Spires also introduced
Mrs. Raymond Carr, who is do
ing such an outstanding joD in
Chowan’s part in the centennial
observance.
At this point a number of very
delightful selections was render
ed by the Glee Club of John A.
Holmes High School.
Next on the program was the
principal speaker for the occas
ion, the Rev, Henry Napier, pas
tor of Center Hill Baptist
Church. Mr. Napier’s subject
was “Why Commemorate the
War Between the States and Our
Other Wars?”
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20 Years Ago
A* Found In TH6 File* Os
Th* Chowan Herald
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State Senator Herbert Learyl
formally announced that he
Would be a candidate for Con
gnu in the First District against
incumbent Herbert C. Benner.
Ralph Parrish was unanimous
ly elected president of the Eden
ton Lions Club, succeeding Ged
des Potter.
Dr. P. W. Tedder, local vet
erinarian. received a foftnal call
to report for duty bt the U. S.
Army at Camp Blandiftg. Fla.
Bessie Miller was eatittfcced to
a 30-day }aU sentence for not
making proper sanitary sewer
connections in oonpttlßC* with
a pew town ordinance. It was
reported that 84 others had not
complied with the ordinance and
would be prosecuted
Holmes High School Band Will
Present Concert Friday Night
The John A. Hobnfa High
School Band will present its fi
nal concert of the season oh
friday evening, May 19, at 8
o’clock. The concert will be
held in the auditorium of the
high school, and will be
THE-.CHOWAN HERALD
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New Regent
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MRS. GEORGE HOSKINS
At the May meeting ol fcden
ton Tea Parly Chapter of the
DAR held Thursday night, Mrs.
George Hoskins was installed as
Regent. She succeeds Mrs. John
A. Kramer.—(Ricks Photo).
Councilmen In Split Vote Turn
Down An Effort To Acquire Old
Fish Hatchery Property At Sale
For the second time in recent
years the Mayor of Edenton has
been called upon to break a tie
vote at a meeting of Town
Council. This oicurred at a spe
cial meeting of Town Council
held Wednesday night of last
week when Mayor John Mitch
ener cast a ballot which pre
cluded the Town of Edenton
from bidding on the old U. S.
Ftoft Hatchery ‘■piopuiir'Wi -Pem*-
broke Creek.
After lengthy and serious con
sideration of making an effort to
purchase the property, the Coun
cilmen wound up with a 3-3 tie
In Last Minute Effort Chowan
Meets Goal To Save Blood Bank
Because of a tremendous last!
minute effort on the part of the j
rural citizens of Chowan County I
and a life line sponsored by the
Edenton Jaycees, the Chowan
County Red Cross drive has ex
ceeded its 1961 goal of $1,700.
This will save the blood bank
for the county for another year.
Murray B. Lynch, Jr., the 1961
fund chairman, wants to give
his heartfelt thanks for a job
well done to the following per
sons for their assistance in meet
ing this year’s goal:
Mrs. Irene Dunbar, fund chair
man; Edenton Junior Chamber
/of Commerce for their business
'solicitations and the life line
members participating, George
Lewis, Dick Dixon, Marvin Wil
son, Toney Miley, Caswell Ed
Opening Os Auction
Block Is Delayed
W. A. Harrell, president of
the Chowan Cooperative Ex
change, has announced that the
opening of the auction block at
Valhalla has been delayed a
short time. The delay is attribu
ted to a wet and ©old spring.
The auction block opening will
be announced later with Francis
Hicks again employed as auc
tioneer and general manager. R.
H. Copeland will serve as secre
tary and office manager.
Rotary Club. The Achievement
Award, sponsored by the Eden-i
ton Chamber of Commerce, will]
be presented to the student whoi
has shown the most progress oa
his instrument during the past
year. Dr. L. P. Williams wfll
sponsor an award to the out
standing student in the junior
high group, and Dr. W. I. Hart
will sponsor the award for the
outstanding student fa the 6th
grade band. i.\
Int if it Aroused
in forming Local
Air Patrol Group
Another Meeting Is
Scheduled to Be Held
Tonight in Hope of
Organizing
A goodly amount of enthusi
asm was apparent Thursday
night when a meeting in the
interest of a local unit of the
Civil Air Patrol was held in the
Court House. Lieut. Col. Daniel
T. Lilley of Kinston explained
fully the duties of the air patrol
and what is necessary to form
an organization. A film was
-also shown depicting some of the
activities of a unit.
So much impressed were a
number of those in attendance
that another meeting was called
| for tonight (Thursday) at 7:10
o’clock in the Court House in
: the hops that the groundwork
will be laid to organize a local
unit.
Twenty-nine men attended last
week’s meeting, which included
Joe Thorud, Cecil . W. Fry,
George K. Gelbach, Willianf^C.
Continued on Pago s—Section 1
vote. Councilmen favoring ac
quiring the property were Rich
ard Dixon, George A. Byrum
and J. Edwin Bufflap. Voting
against the motion were Elton
Forehand, A1 Phillips and Luther
Parks.
It was the unanimous opinion
of the Mayor and Councilmen
that the property would be a
decided asset to the town, es
iwwwtianal ■■■pur--
poses, but Mayor Mitchener said
that with the financial problems
facing the town, he could not
conscientiously vote to add still
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mundson, Rudolph Dale, A. B.
Harless, Jr., David Bateman,,
Tom Shepard, Max Muntz, Jack.
Habit, Ray Willoughby, Carlton]
Jackson. Bob Weintraub and
Harry Venters.
County solicitors: Mrs. Fred
Castelloe, Mrs. C. W. Overman,
Mrs. Harry Venters, Miss Pauline
Calloway and Miss Catherine
Aman.
Co-chairmen, Mrs. Hubert By
rum, Mrs. Deroy Bunch, Mrs.
Melvin Copeland, Mrs. Cameron
Boyce, Mrs. Daisy Jordan, Mrs.
Wilbur Privott, Mrs. Melvin By
rum, Mrs. C. J. Hollowell, Mrs.
E. N. Elliott, Mrs. Jack Leary,
Mrs. Gilbert Harrell, Mrs. Mar
vin Smith, Mrs. Charles Peele.
Mrs. Jack Leary, Mrs. T. S.
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Thanks Is Extended
For Cooperation In
Memorial Service
The Chowan County Confed
; erate Centennial Committee
wishes to thank the people of
Edenton and Chowan County
who contributed in any way to
the planning and presentation
of the memorial service held at
the Court House and on the
green, Sunday, May 14.
The committee especially ap
preciates the efforts of the fol
lowing who helped to make this
memorial service a memorable
occasion: The local and county
ministers, the local National
Guard Unit, the little girls who
placed the memorial wreath, the
j Edenton Police Department, Wil
-1 liford’s Funeral Home, Jackson’s
| Radio Shop, Edenton Radio Sta
t tion WCDJ, and all others who
t joined in reverential respect to
the Chowan County soldiers who
made the supreme sacrifice.
TRANSFERRED TO GERMANY
William R. West, Jr., has just
finished Array Aircraft Officer
Maintenance School at Fort
Rucker, Alabama. He is now
j spending his leave with his par-
mton, Chowan County. North Carolina, Thursday, May 18, 1961.
Merchants Plan
“Circus Os Values”
On June 2,3 And 5
Promotion Anticipat
ed to Stimulate Sales
Which Dropped Due
To Wet, Cold Spring
A rather cold and wet spring
season has hampered not only
farming operations in the county
but has been rough on total mer
chandising sales in Edenton. To
make up for this loss of volume
and to stimulate trade in a tri
county area, the Merchants Com
mittee of the Edenton Chamber
of Commerce at their last regu
lar meeting voted to hold a sales
promotion the first of next
month. The promotion will be
run as “Edenton’s Circus of
Values.” The title of the promo
tion was selected not only be
cause it is National Circus Wesk,
June 1-7, but also because 31
merchants in Edenton plan to
put on a veritable circus of
values. National brand mer
chandise will receive special at
tention with prices for quality
merchandise taking bows in tne
spotlight.
Merchants Committee Chair
man George A. Byrum stated
that the Circus of Values sales
promotion will take place Fri
day and Saturday, June 2, 3 and
Monday, June 5, and that thi
special sales days will be pub
licized in the newspapers, on the
radio and with flyers through
out the Edenton trading area.
“Shoppers can look forward to
jumbo price reductions and hun
dreds of special bargains,” By
rum said, “during Edenton’s Cir
cus of Values, June 2, 3 and‘s.”
Tniim Pnnnrilromi
Tumi wUtlliuttltfGTi
Organize To Serve
New Term Office
No Changes Made In
Those Appointed to
Serve During Incom
ing Administration
At a special meeting of Town
Council held Wednesday night
of last week. Town Council or
ganized for the fiscal year 1961 -
62. Practically no changes were
made in the various appoint
ments, which were as follows:
Mayor pro tern J. Edwin
Bufflap.
Town Clerk and tax collec
tor — William Gardner.
Assistant Town Clerk and as
sistant tax collector —Miss Celia
Spivey.
continued on Page 2—Section 1
Masons Change To
Weekly Meetings
Dr. A. F. Downum, master of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, an
nounces that the lodge will hold
stated communications each
Thursday night. For a number
of years the lodge has been
meeting every first and third
Thursday nights in the week.
He requests a full attendance at
tonight’s meeting.
Women Given Green Light
For Beautification Program
Both Town and Coun
ty Governing Groups
Grant Permission to
Proceed
Town Councilmen and the
Coupty Commissioners have giv
<m permission to the Edenton
Woman’s Club to proceed with
the beautification of the Court
House Green and lower Broad
Street according to the original
plan submitted about a year ago.
At Wednesday night’s session
of Town Council Mm R. J.
Boyce, Mrs J. D. Elliott and
Mrs. John Kramer, representing
| Wins Scholarship |
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MARY ANN HARE
This year's scholarship of the
Albemarle Schoolmasters' Club
has been awarded to Miss Mary
Ann Hare. The scholarship is
worth SIOO to a senior planning
to enter the teaching profession.
Murray D. Ashley
Is Named Director
Os Civil Defense
Succeds James Ricks,
Jr., Who Found It,
Necessary to Resign
BecfiAtly-
Chowan County Commission
ers have appointed Murray D.
Ashley as director of civil de
fense in- Chowan County. Mr.
Ashley succeeds James P. Ricks,
Jr., who recently tendered his
resignation as soon as a succes
sor is appointed.
Mr. Ashley informed the Com
missioners that he has had simi
lar experience while in the ser
vice, from which he is now re
tired, and that he will do his
best to develop an efficient pro
gram. “We need a civil defense
program for this area,” Mr. Ash
ley told the Commissioners, but
a program only on paper is
worthless.”
Chairman W. E. Bond assured
Mr. Ashley that he could expect
full cooperation from the Com
missioners.
Students Taken On
Tour Os Hospital
A feature of National Hospi
tal Week which' was observed
last week, a group of high
school seniors were taken on a
tour of Chowan Hospital. The
seniors were taken to every de
partment of the hospital, where
activities were explained by the
various department heads.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order qf Red 'Men, will meet
Monday night, May 22, at 8
o’clock. Bill Harris, sachem of
the tribe, urges a large attend
ance.
Street. The trio thanked the
Mayor and Councilmen for their
cooperation in the recent pil
grimage, explaining that the pil
grimage netted sufficient funds
to proceed with the beautifica
tion 'program which, they said,
will make Edenton even more
attractive for future lours. Mrs.
I Boyce, principal spokesman for
I the group, stated that a commit
i tee will also appear before the
: County Commissioners to request
I permission to proceed with the
l Court House Green beautification
| which, of course, will include
moving the Confederate monu
. merit from the Green to a small
Lperk at the fbot of Broad Street.
The Councilmen were favorably
Mrs. Geo. Hoskins
! Installed Regent
| Os OAR Chapter
Edenton Will Be Host
| To District Meeting
To Be Held Monday,
October 2
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Mrs. George Hoskins was in
stalled as the new Regent of
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
DAR, at the May meeting held
on May 11 at the Edenton Res
taurant.
Mrs. Hoskins succeeds Mrs.
John A. Kramer, who has been
Regent of the local chapter for
the last two years. Other offi
cers are: Vice Regent, Mrs. P.
S. McMullan; recording secre
tary, Mrs. George Mack; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. A. B.
Harless, Jr.; treasurer, Mrs. R. N.
Hines; chaplain, Mrs. J. L. Pet
tus; librarian, Mrs. S. M. Mc-
Mullan; historian, Mrs. Medlin
Belch, and registrar, Mrs. John
Bond.
Mrs, B. E. Grant of Windsor,
delegate to Continental Congress,
gave a report on this 70th na
tional convention held at Consti
tution Hall in Washington, D. C.,
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Over $3,500 Netted By Recent
Edenton Pilgrimage; Woman’s
Club Installs New Set Officers
New officers were installed at
the May meeting of the Edenton
Woman’s Club at the Edenton
Restaurant by Mrs. Julian Por
ter, District 16 president.
Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., was
installed as president; Mrs. Wil
liam Gardner, recording secre
tary; Mrs. W.illiam Cozart, cor
rfe'pofffftsfe' '#er«a)ffr al*9 Mts.
John Shackelford, historian. Not
present for installation cere
mony were Mrs. Edward G.
Bond, __ vice president, and Mrs.
W. W. Byrum, Jr., treasurer.
The Edenton Club as one of
the clubs in District 16, will be
hostess at the State Convention
in Pinehurst May 17-20, at two
receptions and provide favors.
Representing the Edenton Club
will be Mrs. J. D. Elliott, Mrs.
Wesley Chesson, Jr., Mrs. J. M.
John Mitchener ;
Lions President
New Officers Elected
! At Meeting of Club
Monday Night i
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Edenton Lions e;ected officers ■
| for the new year at their meeting
j held Monday night.
John Mitchener was elected
president to succeed James H.
Griffin.
i Otner officers elected were:
; Herbert Hollowell, Jr., first vice
i president: Dr. A. F. Downum,
■second vice president: Joe Thor
i ud, third vice president; Lewis
Leary, tail twister; Daniel
Reaves, Lion tamer and W. J.
Taylor, secretary-treasurer.
Guy Hobbs and Claude Griffin
: were elected directors tor a two
year term.
These officers will be installed
at the first meeting of the club
in July.
; mpressed with the beautifica
tion program and granted the
dub permission to proceed.
At the same meeting the
Councilmen decided to have the
Willis warehouse tom down.
Sealed proposals to remove the
warehouse will be received until
5 P. M. Saturday, June 10.
At a meeting of Chowan Coun
ey Commissioners Tuesday morn
ing of this week Mrs. W. J. P.
Earnhardt, Mrs. Herbert Hollo
wed, Jr., Mrs. R. J. Boyce and
Mrs. J. D. Elliott all spoke in
behalf of going forward with the
club’s beautification program.
The group thanked the Commis
sioners for them cooperation in
.152.50 Per Year In North Carolim
C. Os C. To Sponsor
Ton And Half Club
To Boost Peanuts
Concert Soloist
RONNIE SAWYER
Featuring the final concert of
the season of John A. Holmes
High School Band Friday night.
May 19, will be a baritone so’o
by Ronnie Sawyer. The concert
will be presented in the school
auditorium.
Thorud and Mrs. Elwood Nixon.
Mrs. R. J. Boyce, chairman of!
the 1061 Pilgrimage of Colonial ■
Edenton and Countryside, report
ed that the tour was the most,
successful ever held and that
the club netted over $3,500 to
be used for restoration and pre
servation.
_On. tKe. cecornfneriH'ation of the
Pilgrimage Committee, the club
voted to continue the beautifica
tion plans for the foot of Broad
Street and the Court House
Green and to donate SIOO to the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter,
DAR, to be used on the indebt
edness of the film “Ye Towne
on Queen Anne’s Creek”.
Homeowners, who opened their
homes during the tour were
guests of the club at the lunch
eon meeting.
Only One Objection
To Bond Election
Commissioners Pass a
Resolution Calling
For Election
Chowan County Commission
ers, in session Tuesday morning
to hear any objections to a pro
posed $289,000 bond election for
school improvements, heard only
one complaint. This was made
by Golden Frinks, who gave sev
eral reasons why he objected.
Principally, he said it was a
waste of taxpayers’ money. He
advanced the idea that all high
school students, both white and j
Negro, could attend the John A.
Holmes High School and all ele
mentary graders, white and col-1
ored. could attend school at the
Negro school.
There being only this one ob- I
jection, the Commissioners una-1
nimously adopted a resolution to
proceed with the election, the,
date of which will be announced
upon completion of the prelim- j
inary legal details.
FOTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
me?t this (Thursday) afternoon
at 1 o’clock in the Parish House.
President Elton Forehand is
very anxious to register a 100
percent attendance. The pro
gram will be in charge of Bill
Cozart.
Miss Mary Ann Hare Winner Os
Schoolmasters Club Scholarship
Miss Mary Ann Hare, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hare, and
a member of the Class of 1961
at John A. Holmes High School,
has been awarded the 1061
scholarship of the Albemarle
Schoolmasters Club. Hie club,
consisting of superintendents,
principals and teachers from ten,
counties and special districts in!
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Chamber Also Plans
Another “Friendship
Tour” Some Time In
September
The Agriculture Committee of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce has voted to sponsor the
county-wide objective of in
creasing the average acreage
yield of peanuts to 2,000 pounds.
In order to stimulate interest
in increasing yields among the
county’s farmers, the Agricul
ture Committee of the Chamber
will sponsor a Peanut Ton and
a Half Club. Chowan County
.armors who obtain this goal of
3,000 pounds of peanuts per acre
will be invited to attend a testi
monial dinner in their honor in
Edenton this fall. All growers
who qualify for the Ton and a
Half Club will be presented at
this dinner with appropriate
certificates indicating their mem
bership in the Ton and a Half
Club. The main course of the
dinner will be buffalo steak or
if preferred choice cuts of beef
steak.
If any Chowan farmer should
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Commencement At
Chowan High Will
Begin On May 26
Commencement exercises for
Chowan High School have been
announced by R. H. Copeland,
principal.
The first of the programs will
be Class Night, which will be
held Friday night. May 26, be
ginning at 8 o’clock.
. The baccalaureate service will
be held Sunday night. May 28,
beginning at 8 o'clock with the
sermon to be delivered by the
Rev. Carl Hart.
Graduation exercises will be
held Wednesday night. May 31,
at 8 o’clock. The address will
be delivered by Dr. Ralph Brim
ley, director of extension at East
Carolina College.
Poppy Day Scheduled
To Be Held May 27th
Poppy Day, sponsored by the
loctl American Legion Auxili
ary, will be held Saturday, May
27th.
In connection with Poppy Day.
Mrs. Johnetta White, Poppy Day
Chairman, says more than half
a million Americans died and
nearly one million were wound
ed during the two World Wars
and the Korean conflict.
“Poppy Day, Saturday. May
27,” says Mrs. White, “offers ev
ery citizen an opportunity to
remember our war dead by as
sisting the living, disabled vet
erans by buying and wearing a
poppy on Poppy Day.”
CIVIC CALENDAR 1
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Cross Roads-Center Hill Firs
Department will observe open
house Saturday, May 20, from 2
to 10 P. M„ when the new fire
truck will be on display.
Red Cross bloodmobile will
appear at the National Guard
armory Monday, May 22, from
11 A. M., to 5 P. M.
Edenton Lions will meet Mon
day night at 7 o'clock.
The American Legion Auxili
ary will observe Poppy Day on
Saturday, May 27.
The Methodist Men's Chib will
meet tonight (Thursday) at 6530
o'clock for a dinner meeting at
the Colonial Restaurant.
Sponsored by the Edenton
! Chamber of Commerce, a "Cir
cus of Values" will be held in
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the Albemarle section, awards a
yearly scholarship of SIOO to a
graduating senior who plans to
enter the teaching profession.
Each school represented in the
dub membership is asked to
nominate a candidate, and the
award is made op a basis of