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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY „Volume XXVlll,—dumber 23. Mrs. Raymond Carr Resigns Chairman Centennial Group Says Mockery to Con tinue to Serve as Chairman Because of Lack of Respect Mrs. Raymond S. Carr on Monday submitted her resigna tion to the Chowan County Commissioners as chairman of the Chowan County Confeder ate Centennial Committee. Mrs. Carr has been extremely active in connection with the ,i centennial observance and due to her efforts a great deal has been accomplished for the four year program. It was Mrs. Carr who spearheaded the very suc cessful and impressive memorial recently held on the Court House Green. Airs. Carr was very much op posed to removing the Confed erate monument from the Court House Green to the foot of Broad Street and it was due to the removal that she resided as CJhairman of the Chowan 'Coun ty Confederate Centennial Com mittee. Mrs. Carr’s letter of resigna tion to the County Commission ers follows: “Dear Sirs: Since you did not see fit to grant the State Presi dent of the Daughters of the Confederacy, or me, the chair man of the Chowan Confederate Centennial Committee, a com mittee appointed by you to com memorate the lOOtJi anniversary of the War Between the States, a hearing before the removal of the Confederate monument from its rightful place at the County Capitol building to the middle * of the street at the Town Dock area, I do not have the heart to continue as a member of the Chowan County t *gfrnfftierflje Cerifennial Committee. "Tfiere fore, I am resigning as of to day, June sth. “As much as I love my native county of Chowan, and have en joyed doing historical work for the County Commissioners and with the Chowan Confederate Centennial Committee, I feel it would be a mockery to continue the Confederate Centennial Com memorations, since the Confed eracy, its United Daughters of the Confederacy President, and the Centennial Committee, have been shown such little respect.” 20 Years Ago As Found In The File* Os The Chowan Herald ~ ■—» An application was made by the commandant of the Fifth Nival District in Norfolk to construct four bombing targets in the Albemarle Sound. Chowan County's three-day United Service Organisation »drive ended in record-breaking style when the county's quota was exceeded by over SSO. John A. Holmes was re-elected commander of Ed Bond Post No. * 40 of the American Legion. A Red Cross swimming school was again announced by Mrs. J, N. Pruden, chairman of the Chowan County Red Cross Chap ter. Mrs. Alice Futrell of Hertford announced the appointment of Mrs. Emmett Elliott, W. J. Tay- Centimied on Page 3—Section 1 Edenton Woman’s Club Shows Much Activity During Past Year The Eden ton Woman’s Club climaxed an active year with thy ' beginning of beautification work on the Court House Green and the area at the foot of BrAftd Street. Preserving the past while serv ing the present was the aim of the some 50 members of the dub. During the year the cltfe was responsible for requesting the removal of the paint from tL Chowan Court Hew, restoring it to its original stole, remov ing parking meter, from in *ont of the building, and re moving of the Coast Guard tow THE CHOWAN HERALD f I Youth Leader ■l * bOBBY CHAPPELL At the annual Governor's Youth Fitness Conference at Stale College June 9 and 10, Bobby Chappell of Hobbsville will represent Chowan High School. Francis Hicks Dies After Brief Illness Funeral Held at Bap tist Church Monday Morning Stephen Francis Hicks, 59, died in Chowan Hospital Sat urday morning at 10 o’clock af ter an illness of two weeks. He was a native of Henderson but lived in Edenton 32 years. He was the son of the late John and Ida Wilkinson Hicks and was a- tobacco auctioneer for many yanifr. ■ Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jamesey Dail Hicks; a son, Stephen F. Hicks, Jr:', of High- Point; four brothers, Thurman M. Hicks of Henderson, E. B. Hicks and Julian F. Hicks of Wilson and John H. Hicks of Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Vir ginia H. Woolard of Emporia, Va., and Mrs. Mary B. 11. Dun can of Edenton. He was a member of the Edenton Baptist Church, where funeral services were held Mon day morning at 11:30 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev. R. N. Car roll, officiated and burial was in Beaver Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jesse White, J. Clarence Leary, J. A. Curran, Geddes Potter, Johnny Phillips and W. J. Yates. Jaycees Meet Tonight With Cross Roads and Center Hill Firemen Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock at the Roads-Center Hill fire station. The dinner will be served by the up-county volun teer firemen, and Bill Easter ling, Jaycee president, is very anxious to have every member on hand. At this meeting special items to be considered will be spon soring a water ski school and a Go-Kart track. Mr. Easterling reports that last week’s insecti cide sale netted the club over SIOO. , owner. Members appeared in colonial costumes in the movie, “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek,” to promote the historical and recreation aspects of the town and county. The sixth biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton and Coun tryside, April 14-16, was spon sored by the club opening the doors to twenty-one .historic homes and buildings. The tour was the most successful ever staged with Governor Terry Sanford attending Jthe first day to dedicate the day to Inglis Fletcher, The moving of the Confederate monument from the green to the CAlen o Chowan county. North Carolina, Thursday, June 8,1961. Budget Requet! Reflect Increaii County Tax Rji County Commission ers Will Meet Mon day, January 19, to Set Tentative Rate Chowan County Commission ers at their meeting Monday de voted the lion’s share of the time to consideration of the budgets of the various county departments. In practically every instance, the budgets called for increased appropriations with the major increase appearing in the budg et for the Edenton schools. Os course, the Commissioners could not venture a guess as to what the tax rate for the year 1961 - 1962 will be, but unless there can be a wholesale shaving of figures for the requests asked, there is no doubt but that the present rate of sl.lO will be substantially increased. The Commissioners will meet again in special session Monday. June 19, at which time they will pare the figures as much Continued on Page 6. Section 1 78 Boys Sign Up For Little League Rotary, Jaycees, Lions And €orvairs Form Circuit Billy Hardison reports that 78 boys have signed up to play in Edenton’s Little League and that interest is running high among the boys. Pour teams comprise the lea gue this year, made up of Ro tary, Jaycees, Lions and Cor vairs. Mr. Hardison says games will be played every afternoon Mon day through Friday at 3 and 5 o’clock, with the first games being played Tuesday afternoon of this week. The Little League includes boys from 8 years through 12 and Mr. Hardison says he will supervise practice sessions, be ginning Monday, June 12, every morning at 9 o’clock. Time Schedule For Sewage Disposal Is Set By CouncHmen Special Meeting Held With Board of Public Works Members on Tuesday Night Town Council and the Board of Public Works met jointly in a special session Tuesday night, at which time a time schedule was adopted for the proposed sewage disposal project. According to a motion made and passed, a referendum will be held Tuesday, November 1. Bids will be received April 24, 1962, with construction started June 1,1962. According to the schedule the plant should be completed and in operation by October 31, 1963. Present at the meeting was Jack D. Childress, district en gineer for the Southern Clay Pipe Institute. Mr. Childress Continued on Pago 4—Section I Mrs. Elliott Belch Off Welfare Board Mrs. Elliott Belch will leave as a member of the Chowan Welfare Board as of June 30. Mrs. Belch has served six years on the board and, according to law, must relinquish the posi tion. The board jnet with the Coun ty Commissioners Monday, at | which time she was highly com plimented by her board mem- I bers and the County Commis sioners for her interest and ef ficient performance of duties while she was a member, i Her successor will be named by the other two members of SHRtes&f&fe 'A*': - $289,000 School Bond Election Is Called For July 11 Amount Necessary to Make Additions to Three School Plants In Chowan County According to action taken by the Chowan County Commission ers at their meeting Monday, an election has been called for the qualified voters of the county to authorize the issuance of $289,- )00 school building bonds. The election will be held Tuesday, July 11, and the Chowan County Joard of Elections has already set up machinery for the elec ion. L. S. Byrum, Chairman of the loard of Elections, announces that the polls will be open from 3:30 A. M„ until 6:30 P. M. The registration books will be pen for registration at 9 o’clock Saturday morning, June 17 and will close at sunset Saturday, July 1. On each day except Sunday the registrars in the various precincts will keep books open from 9 A. M., unto Continued on Page 3. Section 1 81 Students At Holmes High School Had Perfect Attendance Cecil Fry, principal of John A. Holmes High Sdhool, an nounces that 81 students hung up a perfect attendance record for the past school year. The seventh and eighth grades tied for honors with each grade hav ing 18 students who were neith er tardy or absent during the school term. Those who had a perfect at tendance were as follows: ■,J.th Grads —Earl Bunch, Dal ■nond Byrum, Arlan Spivey, Kermit Layton, Bill Mitchener, Ehringhaus Is Made Commanding Officer Os Local CAP Unit Haughton Ehringhaus was unanimously elected commanding officer of the local Civil Air Pa trol unit at a meeting last week. Ehringhaus appointed Rhea Adams as executive officer. Oth er temporary appointments in clude Micky Mautz, finance of ficer; Johnny Goodwin, person nel officer, and Murray Ashley, communications officer. The executive board is com posed of Ehringhaus, Mautz and Jaimes P. Ricks, Jr. The group met again on Tues day night of this week at 8 o’clock in the Hotel Joseph Hewes. The unit is still in the process of organizing, Ehring haus said, and membership is open to any interested person. He added a great deal of inter est has been evidenced in the organization and there is a com plement for a squadron. Jaycee Insecticide Sale Nets Over SIOO Edenton Jaycees’ insecticide sale held Friday night proved to be very successful, it being reported that over SIOO was rea lized by the Jaycees. Britton Byrum and John Paul Bass were in charge of the sale and desire to express their thanks and appreciation to all who helped as well as those who purchased the insecticides offer ed for sale. Mrs. Hubert Byrum Winner Os Music Workshop Scholarship Mrs. Hubert Byrum, winner of one of the Music Workshop scholarships, will attend the workshop at Brevard College, June 11 through 15th. While at the workshop, she will attend classes in fundamentals, class voice, choral rehearsal, music ap preciation, great vocal and in strumental church music and great hymns of all faiths. While at the workshop, those attend ing will have an opportunity to attend a ' tea given in their honor, participate in a talent show and concert Mrs. Byrttm is vice president M the Ryland Home Demondtra Wins Scholarship • -1 - . : *N- NUk - - m ll g*** 't** / A H Mis. Hubert Byrum of Tyner member of the Hyland Homi Demonstration Club, has beer :elecicd for one of the scholar ships for Catawba Music Work shop this year. There are two scholarships per supervisory dis trict given in the State each fear. Robert Francis, Elvie Twiddy, Patricia Alexander, Kathryn As bell, Barbara Bass, Cherry Dav enport, Diantha Sexton. Sonja Edwards, June Jolly, Barbara Wallace, Doris Whiteman, Suz anne George and Vivian White man. Bth Grade—W ay n e Brabble. Phil Harrell, Mike Phelps, F,d Jenkins, David Parks, Janice Bryant, Judy Cartwright, Sandra Jethro, Gayle Oliver, Sandra Overton, Brenda Stallings. Fran- Continued on Page 3—Section I Bobby Chappell To Represent Chowan At Y outh Conference i The Youth Fitness of North Carolina will conduct j the Second Annual Governor's, Youth Fitness Conference on! June 9-10. at N. C. State Col-j lege in Raleigh. The purpose of this confer-! ence is to consult and confer ! with the youth leaders through i out North Carolina on the vari ! ous aspects of fitness in the home, school, community and .church. Each school in North Caro . lina has been asked to select [ j one outstanding high school sen ior. Bobby Chappell, son of Mr. • and Mrs. Edward J. Chappell of Hobbsville. has been chosen to represent Chowan High School at this conference. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY 1 __ i Edenton’s Rotary Club will I meet this (Thursday) afternoon | at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge iof John W. Graham and Presi dent Elton Forehand is anxious to have a 100 percent attend ance. 27 JAILED IN MAY Jailer Bertram Byrum reports that during May 27 persons were placed in the Chowan County Jail with confinements ranging from one to 31 days. The ex pense, including jail and turn key fees, amounted to $213.58. tion Club and secretary of the Ryland Community Develop ment organization. She is music leader for her Home Demonstra tion Club, pianist, youth choir director, youth president, does special singing for weddings, funerals and worship service. Mrs. Byrum is also a Sunday School teacher. She is very ac tive in community development programs. She attended district music workshops in GatesviHe this spring. Mrs. Byrum will accompany Mrs. Fred Mathews of Hertford to Brevard for- the workship, which begins Sunday, June 11. < They will return on Friday- 29 Students Make Year’s Honor Roll At Holmes High Each One Presented Achievement Certifi cate on Behalf of Edenton Jaycees Twenty-nine students at John A. Holmes High School were named to the honor roll for the entire year. In recognition of their out standing attainment, W. H. Eas terling, president of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented each one a certificate of achievement. The presenta tions were made at the chapel I program Tuesday morning, May 30 and included the following: Grade 7—Joe Conger. Dian thia Sexton, Yvonne Stillman Norfleet Pruden, Barbara Wal lace and Vivian Whiteman. Grade B—WayneB—Wayne Brabble, Hi ram Mayo, George Wilkins, Claire Belch and Nancy O’Neal. Grade 9—Neal Hobbs, Sandra Bunch, Jean Goodwin and Nan cy Jordan. Grade 10—John Marshall. Di anne Brabble. Carolyn Griffin, Gail Hare, Jo Ann Leary, Annie Laurie Whiteman and Ann Wells. Grade 11—Herb Adams and: Jo' Mitchener. Grade 12 —Billy Cates, Rebec ca Bowen, Millie Price. Jimmy I Ashley and Sally Privott. Softball League Now In Progress With Four Teams Schedule Calls For 20; Games to Be Played: During' Season Be-1 ginning at 7 P. M. Edenton’s softball league is now under way with four teams comprising the circuit. The teams include the Jaycees. Var sity Club, P & Q and Red Men The first game was played last week when the Varsity Club de feated the Red Men and the Jaycees bowed to the P & Q outfit. The four teams were scheduled to play Tuesday and Wednesday nights of this week and the remainder of the sched ule follows: June 13—Red Men vs. Varsity and Jaycees vs. P & Q. Continued on Peg* 3—Section i Mrs. Warren Head Os Clubwomen At St. Paul’s Church Mrs. David Warren was in stalled as president of the Churchwomen of St. Paul’s Epis copal Church for the year at the May meeting of the Churchwo-| men. Mrs. Ed Bond is vice presi dent, Mrs. Jim Wood, secretary and Mrs. Delmas Sawyer, treas urer. Mrs. Warren has announced the following chairmen: Devo tional, Mrs. Joe Conger, Jr.; pro gram, Mrs. Gilliam Wood; Thompson Orphanage, Mrs. Rhea Adams: United Thank Offering. Mrs. William Gardner: promo tion. Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr.; sup ply, Mrs. R. E. Forehand, Sr., with Mrs. Jack Douglas, assist ant; Christian social relations, Mrs. L. A. Patterson: periodical, Miss Elizabeth Moore; ecumeni cal relations, Mrs. Wilmer Ma lone; missions, Mrs. George Mack and house, Mrs. R. P. Baer. Mrs. John Woolard. Mrs. El wood Nixon and Mrs. Jasper Hassell are co-chairmen for next fall’s bazaar. Circle chairmen are: Morning, Mrs. Richard Dixon, Jr.; after noon, Mrs. Myrtle Watson, and evening, Mrs. Jack Douglas. VFW Groups Meet Jointly On June 13 William H. Coffield Post No : 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies' Auxiliary will hold a joint dinner meeting or Tuesday night, June 13, alt 7:3C , o’clock at the post home. All members of both organizations are requested to attend. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolin? Monument Moved To New Location At Foot Broad St. Duke Graduate w iBII 17 *sr|Bjjfc§ 1, iJSSssiB jt S -Jf Bernie Ballinglon Baker (8.A.) ran of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Baker of Tyner was among more than 1,100 siudenis from 38 states and 18 foreign countries who receiv ed degrees from Duke University at Durham Sunday morning. June 4. Hard To Please! \ : Many fcdcntomai.s were clam oring last week for snraying to combat mosquitoes. Street De partment employees were, there fore, instructed to spray Friday night and immediataly com plaints were registered due to the odor of the spray. Any future complaints should b eregistered with Town Clerk William Gardner, who will en deavor to work out a schedule which might be satisfactory. Jimmy Taylor New Auctioneer Serving Produce Exchange I Employed to Succeed j Francis Hicks, Who Died Latter Part of Last Week Edgar L. Pearce, vice presi dent of the Chowan Cooperative Produce Exchange, announced Monday of this week that the dilectors had employed Jimmy Taylor, Williamston tobacco and produce auctioneer, to succeed Francis Hicks as auctioneer. Mr. j Hicks, prior to his death latej last week had served for many years as auctioneer and manager' of the exchange. Sales of produce at the auc-i tion block at Valhalla began 1 Wednesday and sales will con j tinue throughout the produce season. Mr. Tayor has the repu tation of being a first class auc tioneer, so that farmers may bei assured that he will do his ut most to get the highest prices possible for the produce sold. Mr. Pearce stated that the act ing manager of the exchange will be announced at an early date. > Edenton Scouts Plan To Attend Camp At Pipsieo Reservation Boy Scout Troop 156. spon-j sored by the Edenton Rotary i Club, will attend the big Pipsi co Scout Reservation near Sur ry, Va., for the first time since the camp purchase in 1957. The troop is signed up for August 6-12 due to the fact that was when the Albemarle had arranged the leadership from the District Scout Commission ers staff, according to Gene Trautwein, District Scout Exec utive for Chowan County. As soon as the new leadership is formally announced by the troop chairman, Elton Forehand, the troop will be able to get the full program of 1961-62, according to the executive. The camp is. well equipped with a number of new build ings constructed by volunteer FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Work Is Now Under Way to Construct a Small Park to Beau tify Area After being given permission by the County Commissioners to move the Confederate monument from the Court House Green and sanction of Town Council to beautify the area at the foot _f Broad Street, members of the 1 Edenton Woman's Club lost no time in transferring the monu ment to its new location. The j monument was moved in its en tirety Thursday of last week and woi k is now being pushed to form a small park at the site. The monument, estimated to weigh approximately 40,000 pounds, was moved under the direction of V/. C. Roberts of Rolesville, a monument spe cialist. Wade there was considerable opposition to tiie moving of the monument about a yen ago, : there was no excitement after he moving job got under way. The previous opposition was : based for the most part on the assumption that county funds ; would be used to help pay the expense. However, most of this opposition fad d away when it was assured bv members of the Woman's Club that the club would bear all of the expense in moving the monument, beautify ing the Court House Green and constructing a small park at the foot of Broad Street. On hand most of the time when the monument was being moved were Mrs. W. J. P. Earn hardt. chairman of the beautifi cation committee; Mrs, Herbert Hollowell, Jr., president of the club, and Mrs. Robert J. Bovce, 1 who was chairman of the recent ' niigrimage committ<*e j Continued on Page 6. Section J I Boy And Girls Win Awards Os DAR Mrs. Geof'e Hoskins, new re -1 gent of the Edenton Tea Party j Chapter of the DAR. presented ; two awards at the closing exer j rises at the Edenton Elementary : School. Both awards were spon sored by the DAR Winner of the DAR Citizen ship Award in the sixth grade was Donna Billings. Johnny Cates won the DAR History Award in the fifth grade I civic calendar] An election to authorize the i issuance of $289,000 school build | mg bonds will "be held Tuesday, i July 11, with polls open from j 6:30 A. M. to 6:30 P. M. | Edenton Jaycees will meet to- J night (Thursday! at 7:30 o'clock at the Cross Roads-Cenler Hill j fire station. ! An emergent communication of ! Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. & A. M., will be held tonight ■ (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. Chowanoke Council No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet tenight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. Edenton's spring fishing con test is now in progress and will | continue through June 17lh. Continued on Page s—Section 1 help and the Navy Seeßee units. The Scouts will sleep in tents with bunks on wooden plat forms. Each camping troop pa trol includes a complete kitchen with all the equipment for ten people. The program will include com plete instructions on swimming, rowing, canoeing, life-saving and sailing. In addition to water front activities, a complete pro gram in Scouteraft and outdoor merit badge opportunities are available. The staff advisors will consist of men in college and other qualified field men. Parents wanting more infor mation on the summer camp, may contact Jllton Forehand, chairman, or Jack Habit,, toe newly appointed Chowan CMgftpf Scout Commissioner.
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