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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVIII.—Number IT
District Meeting
Called To Consider
Hunting Changes
Meeting Scheduled to
He Held In Court
House Friday Night,
June 2
... R. E. Evans, wildlife protector
of Chowan County, announces 1
that the Wildlife Resources Com-!
ipission will hold a series of!
public hearings in each of the!
Commission’s nine districts toj
give sportsmen an opportunity to
express their opinions regarding
the 1961-1962. hunting and trap
ping regulations.
Mr. Evans said that the Com
missipn met in Raleigh May 10,
td establish a set of proposed
regulations that will be present
ed at the hearings.
One of these hearings is sched
uled to be held in the Chowan
County Court House Friday
night, June 2, at 7:30 o’clock.
Mr. Evans urges local sportsmen
to attend this, which will be a
meeting for the entire First Dis
trict.
Up for consideration this year
is a proposal that the squirrel
season opened statewide on
October 16, and close January 1.
•The Commission proposes es-'
sentially the same season oni
bear as last year, October 16
through January 1, with minor!
local exceptions, and the same*
dates would generally apply to
the deer season. Requests for
consideration of an open sea
son on antlerless deer in certain
localities should be made to
the Commission by August 11 so 1
that public hearings on the sub
ject can be held during the week
of September 4.
The rabbit season would be j
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At a meeting of the Diocese of
East Carolina of the Protestant
Episcopal Church held last week
at Jacksonville, N. C„ an invi
tation was accepted to hold the
79th annual convention in Eden
ton In 1962, The invitation was
•xtended by the Rev. George B.
Holmes, rector of St. Paul's |
Church and was immediately ac
cepted.
Commencement Exercises At
Chowan High Begin May 26th
With Observance Os Class Night
'Commencement exercises will >.
begin at Chowan High School j
Friday night, May 26, at 6
cfclock when Class Night will!
he observed. The title of the'
program will be “The Parting!
the Braves” in two acts!
wliich will be directed by David'
J.' Johnson.
Those taking part in the pro-!
gram' will be Janet Faye Hen-1
drix, Becki Harrell, Janet Chap-!
pell, Winston Dail, Cheryl Hobbs, j
Julia Faye Harrell, Loretta
Bunch, Margaret Faye Byrum,!
Marjorie Carver, Herman Har- j
rell, Esther Layton, Normaleen
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Speaking at the graduation
exercises at John A. Holmes
High School Monday night. May
29, will be Dr. Selz Mayo. He
is professor and head of the
Department of Rural Sociology
at State College.
Governor Sanford
Names Dick Dixon
‘Admiral Os Flees
Heads Up Drive In
"Chowan County to
Preserve Battleship
North Carolina
Governor Terry Sanford has
announced the appointment of
Richard D. Dixon of Edenton to
head the drive in Chowan
County to save the Battleship
North Carolina.
Mr. Dixon, who has been
named along with 99 other coun
ty drive chairmen as an “Ad-
Confinued on Page 4—Section 1
Hollowell, Dinah Jean Blanch
ard, Mary Wilson, Esther Par
rish, Chris Hollowed, Randy
Hendrix, Iris. Bunch, Mary Alice
Perry, Bobby Chappell, Celia
Rae Elliott/ Dan Ward, Walter
Baker, Johnny Hendrix, Leon
Evans, Donald Forehand, Ray
Perry, James Copeland, Bernard
Davis and Annie Raye Hollowed.
Accompanist will be Jackie
Boyce.
The baccalaureate service will
be held Sunday night, May 28,
at 8 o’clock. The invocation
will be by the Rev. Henry V.
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Edenw , Chowan County, Carolina, Thursday, May 25,1961.
Edenton Jaycees
Win Top Honor At
State Convention
Scrapbook For Com
munity Health and
Safety Project Takes
First Place
For the first time since the
Edenton Jaycees have been or
ganized, they won a first place
stats award at the State Jaycee
Convention held at Asheville
over the week-end.
Local Jaycees entered a scrap
book for their community health
and safety project for cities up
to 5,000 population and walked
off with first place honors in
this division.
The local club and James
Perry in particular also received
recognition when Mr. Perry won
an award for being the most out
standing president in the 10th
district which included nine
towns in the district.
Local Jaycees who attended
the convention and returned
home Sunday night were Bill
Easterling, president, Tony Miley,
Nathan Owens and Caswell Ed
mundson.
Warren Twiddy Is
New PTA President
Group Endorses Pro
posed $289,000 Bond
Issue For Schools
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher As
sociation elected officers at a
■meeting held Tuesday night of
last week, when Warren Twiddy
was elected to succeed N. J.
George.
Other officers elected were
Archie B. Fairley, vice president;
Mrs. William A. Sexto#, 'secre
tary, and Lloyd E. Bunch, treas
urer.
At the meeting it was decided
to purchase a new American
flag to be placed in the Ele
mentary School auditorium and
a water cooler for John A.
Holmes High School.
Those present also endorsed
the proposed $289,000 bond issue
for additions and improvements
to the John A. Holmes High
School, the Negro school in
Edenton and Chowan High
School.
How ard Ange Elected
Men’s Club President
At a meeting of the Metho
dist Men’s Club held at the Co
lonial Restaurant on Thursday
night, Howard Ange was elected
president, succeeding George
Lewis. Other officers elected
were Nathan Owens, vice presi
dent and Toney MUey, secre
tary-treasurer. t)r. A. F. Down
urn was appointed by Mr. Ange
to serve as program chairmar
for the June meeting.
The club decided to hold an
other pickled herring and her
ring roe breakfast Saturday
morning, June 3.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
An emergent meeting of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M„ has been caded by the
master of the lodge, Dr. A. F.
Downum. The meeting will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock and all members are urg
ed to attend.
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The Chowan Herald
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The idea of adding another
story to the Edenton Post Of
fice went by the board follow
ing a letter from Congressman
Herbert Bonner Id,the effect that
Congress does not pass bills for
individual federal buildings or
additions.
For the second time in the
history of the EUenton school, a
graduate completed a perfect at
tendance records. The student
was Margaret Bunch, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Bunch,
who was not tardy nor absent
during her school career. Doro
thy Bufflap was first to hang
up a similar record ha 1937.
; Charlie Swanoer died at his
| bom# on East Qumo Street as-
New Fire Truck For Up County
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Pictured above is the new fire truck which arrived at the Cen
ter Hill-Cross Roads Fire Deoartment Wednesday afternoon of
ast week. Open house was observed Saturday, when a large
:rowd attended to inspect the fire station and enjoyed barbecued
ork and chicken.—(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.)
Band Winds Up Year With Very
Delightful Concert Friday Night
“The faithful few” attended
.he annual spring concert of the
John A. Holmes High School
Band Friday night in the school j
auditorium. As was predicted
the band, under the direction of
Derwood Bray, presented a
splendid program which won the
applause of the audience and
many complimentary remarks
following ■ the program.
A feature of the program was
presentation cf awards, which
was done about midway of the
program.
These awards were presented
to the following band members:
Ronnie Sawyer, baritone play
er, was presented the John Phil
Dallas Stallings Is President Os
College Ministerial Conference
Dallas. T. Stallings, Jr., of
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Stallings
of Edenton, was elected presi
dent of the W. R. Cullom Min
isterial Conference of Wake For
est College in its elections held
last week.
The conference is named in
honor of Dr. W. R. Cullom, pro
fessor emeritus of the Bible at
Wake Forest College. Dr. Cul
lom, now 94 years old, founded
the con erence and for many
years led its work.
The purpose of the conference j
is “to promote among the minis- j
terial students of Wake Forest
College the spirit of Christian i
Only 6 Attend
Public Hearing
Ony six persons appeared at
the public hearing held by Town
Council Wednesday night of last
week in the Court House. The
purpose of the meeting was >to
hear any objections to changing
the town’s charter especially re
lating to the term of office of
officials.
It is proposed to change the
charter to call for election of
Councilmen and Board of Public
Works members for terms of
four years and to be elected on
a staggering basis. The Mayor
and treasurer will continue to
be elected for two-year terms.
There was no specific objec
tion registered regarding the
change but several present re
quested further explanation for
the change and for what reason
it is contemplated.
BANK CLOSED MAY 30
Peoples Bank .& Trust Com
pany, as well as the Consumer
Credit Branch, will be closed
all day Tuesday, May 30, in ob
servance of Memorial Day, a na
tonal holiday.
Ronald Rnnelu Wins Annual
School Bus Roadeo Contest
Two seniors at John A. Holmes
High School represented the
school at %e annual bus driv
er’s roadeo ' which was held
Tuesday, May - *l6, at Harvey (
Point. The two local drivers,
were Ronald Bunch end Linda
Brabble.
Young Bunch was the winner
over bus driver* representing
seven counties in Northeastern.
North Carolina and was award
ed a SIOO scholarship to the
school (v college of his choice. 1
lip Sousa award sponsored by
the Edenton Rotary Club. This
award is presented annually for
outstanding achievement and in
.erest in instrumental music, for
singular merit in loyalty and
cooperation and for displaying
generally those high qualities of
conduct which school instrumen
tal music strives to impart.
This award was presented by
J. Edwin Bufflap, who told the
recipient that his devotion to
the band and the high degree
of performance which he has at
tained has resulted in his recog
nition as one of the outstanding
students not only in the local
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fellowship, to study the prob
lerfls peculiarily related to the
work of the ministry and of the
ministerial student, to uphold
the highest standards of scholar
ly endeavor and Christian con
duct among ministerial students,
to .aid incoming ministerial stu
dents in finding their places in
the life of the college and to
help them to make their contri
bution to the total campus and
community life.” The confer
i ence is open to all recognized
and registered ministerial stu
| dents in the college.
Dallas will take over the du
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Four Leaders In
Fishing Contest
J. D. Peele, Willie Bunch, H.
M. Phthisic and George Lewis
are leaders in the fishing contest
sponsored by the Recreation
Committee of the Edenton i
Chamber of Commerce.
Peele is leading contender in
the largemouth division with a
6%-pounder measuring 24 inch
es. It was the heaviest in a to
tal of 10 caught by Peele in the
Chowan River. Runnerup is
Jesse Harmon with a 6-pound
bass. Others who entered bass
in the contest were Mrs. Levi
Toler with a 4-pounder and
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
4-H Program Planned
At Rocky Hock June 1
The annual Chowan 4-H Dress
Revue, Health Pageant and Tal
ent Show will be held in the
Rocky Hock Community Center
Thursday afternoon, June 1 at
3 o’clock.
The public is invited to attend
this 4-H event. For details on
these activities, see Chowan 4-H
News column.
He also won the right to an all
expense paid trip to Chapel Hill
to participate in the State
Roadeo which will be held June
14, IS and 16.
The winner in the State Road
eo will be awarded an addition
al SSOO scholarship.
Ronald is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace E. Bunch, and has
been driving a bus for two
years. He is a member of the
graduating class of the John A.
Holmes. High School for IMI. I
Poppy Day Will
Be Observed In
Edenton Saturday
. Mayor Calls Upon AH
Citizens to Pay Tri
bute to Disabled Vet
erans of Three Wars
! Plans have been completed for
j the observance of Poppy Day
j Saturday, May 27. The event is
sponsored by the American Le
gion Auxiliary and Mayor John
I Mitchener has issued a procla
mation in which ha strongly urg
es all citizens to observe this
day by wearing a memorial pop
py. “The wearing of a red pop
py,” said the Mayor, “is recog
nized as a tribute to our dis
abled veterans of three wars.”
Mrs. Johnetta White is Poppy
Day Chairman for the Auxiliary,
iand points out that since the
American Legion and Auxiliary
| originated the idea of Poppy Day
after World War I, the program
has had two basic objectives: to
serve as a memorial for the na- ]
tion’s war dead and as a tri-!
bute to all disabled veterans.
“The American Legion Auxili
ary has always been pleased
with the heartening response
from the public to this worthy 5
program,” says Mrs. White. “We
are hoping that 1961 will be our
best year to date.”
According to the Auxiliary,
more than twenty-five million of
the familiar red crepe paper
poppies have been made by dis
abled veterans in hospitals
throughout the country this
year. All donations received
will go directly to either vet
erans or members of their fami
lies.
Softball League
Begins June Ist
Billy Hardison announced on
Tuesday of this week that Eden
ton’s softball league will open
the season with a game Thurs
day night, June 1. The game
will be played on the softball
diamond back of John A. Holmes
High School beginning at 7
o’clock.
Mr. Hardison stated that four
teams will compose the league,
the Jaycees, Varsity Club, Red
Men and P & Q.
40 Graduate From
Dale Carnegie Class
Graduation services were held
Tuesday night at the American
Legion building for members of
the Dale Carnegie Course. There
were 40 members of the class
which has been in progress for
14 weeks. The class has been
instructed by Kenneth Matz in
the ball room at Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
The course, sponsored by the
Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce, has been very sue- j
cessful and all who enrolled ap- 1
pear to be very well satisfied. 1
Community Meeting
At Advance Tonight
An Advance community meet
ing will be held at the Advance:
Community Building tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Dr. John A. Christian of State j
College will attend the meeting
and will be the principal speak-j
er. Dr. Christian will speak |
about the spoilage of meat in
Chowan County, so that Wood
row Lowe, president, urges all
people in the community to at
tend.
! CIVTC
Sponsored by the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, a "Cir
cus of Values" will be held in
Edenton Friday and Saturday.
June 2 and 3 and Monday, June
5, during which many bargains
will be offered the buying pub
lic.
Another meeting in the inter
est of organising a Civil Air Pa
trol Unit in Edenton will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o'clock at Hotel Joseph Hewes.
A public hearing will be held
in the Court House Friday night.
June 2. at 7:30 o'clock to give
sportsmen an opportunity to ex
press their opinions regarding
the 1961-1992 hunting and trap
ping regulations.
•<2.50 Per Year In North Carotin?
Formation Os Civil
Air Patrol Likely
At Meeting Tonight
Elected President
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DALLAS STALLINGS
In an election held at Wake j
Forest Col.ege last week, Dallas
Stallings of Edenton was cho
sen as president cf the W. ft.
Cullom Ministerial Conference.
Large Crowd At
Annual Girl Scout
Court Os Awards
Mother and Daughter
Supper Preceded In
teresting Program at
School Cafeteria
The annual Girl Scout. Court
of Awards was held Tuesday
evening. May 16 al 6:30 o'clock
at the Elementary School cafe
teria. A mother-daughter sup
per preceded the Court of
Awards and was well attended.
Presentation of colors and
pledge of allegiance to the flag,
led by Troop No. 8. opened the
occasion. After group singing
of ‘ America,” a short play, "Jobs
for Tomorrow,” was presented
by Troop No. 2. Songs were
sung bv Troop No. 8 and bv
Troops Nos. 2 and 8. Troop No.
2, with the aid of Mrs. J, C.
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John A. Holmes High School
Commencement Exercises Will
Gel Under Way Friday, May 26
Commencement exercises at
John A. Holmes High School
will get under way with a Class
Night program which will be
held in the auditorium Friday
night, May 26. at 3 o'clock.
Appearing on the program
will be George Nixon, historian;
Curtis Tvyiddy. last will and'
testament; Erwin Griffin, pro
phecy, and Priscilla Bunch and
Joan Garrett, giftorians. Pian
ists will bo John T. Skiles and
Jo Ann Leary.
On the program, too, will be
presentation of various awards
as follows:
Presenting Flags At Memorial Service
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Pictured above is one of the views at the recent hiaaimisl ser
vice held on the Court House Green. Here tfaa color ffoard of the
local National Guard unit is presenting three Hast, file United
States flag. North Carolina State flag and the i tolladeials Jiao.
(Photo by J. P. Ricks, Jr.) 8
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
jlnterest Increases as
About 25 Personnel
j Already Signed Up
i For Membership
The formation of a Civil Air
Patrol unit to be based in Eden
ton and election of officers looks
to be a certainty at the third
1 organizational meeting scheduled
| for tonight (Thursday) at Hotel
| Joseph Hewes at • 7:30 o’clock,
j according to Haughton Ehring
.iau.se, chairman of the local
group. Ehringhaus stated that
Colonel Daniel T. Lillev, Com
mander of CAP's Group 111
<Ving in Kinston, will be on
hand and assist with the details
of obtaining an official charter.
Continuity of interest has been
maintained since the first meet-':
ng to form a Civil Air Patrol
\ unit in this area with additional
j -nterest being sparked in adja
| ent counties among individuals
vho would be members of the
Menton-based unit, Ehringhaus
aid. A minimum of 15 senior
nembers. are n'Cessary to form
i Civil Air Patrol squadron.
We already have more than 24
•f our personnel signed up. in
duding pilots, communications
personnel, motor transport and
upply, as well as other candi
lates for staffing a senior CAP
squadron,” Ehringhaus asserted.
The Civil Air Patrol., which is
an auxiliary of the United States
Air Force, also permits individ
ual members-at-large. Included
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Strawberry Show
Scheduled May 26
The 4-H Strawberry Show and
Sa’:' will be held Friday after
noon, May 26, at 4:30 o’clock
at the old Sinclair Service Sta
tion, corner of Broad and Queen
Streets. The strawberries at
this sale will be quality berries,
and the public js invited to at
tend the show and sale.
OFFICES CLOSED MAY 30
County and town offices will
be closed all day Tuesday, May
30. in observance of national
Memorial Day. Important, busi
ness should, therefore, be trans
acted accordingly,
Arion award by James Grif
fin.
Business.and Professional Wo
men’s Club award by Mrs. C. C,
Baker, Jr,
Bus Drivers award by James
Griffin.
DAR Citizenship award by
Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr.
Edenton Woman’s Club award
by Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr.
Most Valuable Girl Athlete by
Miss Coleen Ward.
Most Valuable Boy Athlete by
Bill Billings.
Rotary Cup by Elton Fore
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