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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVlll.—Number 36.
Eden ton Aces Trim
Camden High 33-0
In Season Opener
Large Crowd of Fans
Turn Out for Game
Despite Very Warm
Night For Football
Edenton’s Aces opened the
1061 gridiron season Friday
night on Hicks Field when v they
easily defeated the Camden
Rebels 33-0. A large crowd of
fans filled the seats and lined
the field along the sidelines,
presenting proportions of a mid
season game despite the very
warm weather.
Despite the big question mark
about the Aces this year, their
play was very gratifying to the
large number of fans. The
Rebels, though made up of good
Sized boys who didn’t give up,
were outclassed in every de
ifertment of the game by the
4|jCes. The visitors were held to
q&ly 38 yards on the ground, 7
yards on a pass and were able
to\ penetrate the Edenton de
fense for only two first downs.
The game provided some need
ed experience for some of the
boys on the squad, for Coach
Bill Billings used practically
every boy during the game.
The entire team played a very
creditable game despite the
warm weather, so that while
the Aces will meet much
stronger opposition, fans feel
certain they will be able to hold
their • own, especially with con
ference foes.
Richard Dixon and Carroll
Forehand were the big guns in
the Edenton attack, each one
bringing fans to their feet by
thrilling runs. Wayne Ashley
and Johnny Alexander also
were key figures m Edenton’s
scoring, both'registering a touch-'
down. Ashley . scored about
midway the first quarter from
the 2-yard line and Alexander
snagged one of Boots Lassiter’s
passes which was good for a 31-
yard touchdown. On the first
play of the second quarter Dix
on broke loose for a 62-yard
run to score. He also raced 31
yards later in the quarter for a
touchdown, but the play was
nullified by an Edenton penalty.
Forehand was a consistent
gdiner all night and added yard-!
Age setting up the other touch- 1
downs.
The Edenton defense also
looked good, holding back the
onslaughts of Rebel runners and
breaking through to pull down
Rebels before they reached the
line of scrimmage. Charles
Cuthrell, Richard Dixon, Boots
Lassiter, Johnny Alexander, Joe
Mitchener and Mac Wright were
leaders in the defense depart
ment while Ronald Forehand,
Donald Forehand, Jack Ashley,
Sam Wright, Richard Weikel,
Walter Small, Cecil Fry, Doug-
Continued on Page L Section 2
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Dr. A. F. Downum, master of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M., announces that a stated
communication will be held to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
He is very anxious to have a
l»rge turnout- of members.
Premium List For ’6l Chowan
County Fair Mailed This Week
Chowan County residents are
■fain reminded of the big Cho
wan County Fair which will
be held at the American Legion
Fairgrounds October 2-7.
Premium lists are being mail
ed to all box holders this week,
according to Bob Marsh, presi
dent
Everyone is urged to study the ■
premium list and to eider as
many articles as possible for
exhibit Eaeh year Several hun
dred dollars in prise money is
forfeited because no entries were
made of many articles.
Various clubs such as 4-H,
FTA, FHA, NFA, NHA, home
dubs, school
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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THOMAS SHEPARD
Late last week Thomas Shep
ard, Clerk of Chowan Superior l
Court, tendered his resignation!
in a letter addressed to Resi
dent Judge Chester Morris. The;
resignation is effective as gs
October 1. j
September Term Os Superior
Court Convenes September 12
The September term of Cho
wan County Superior Court is
scheduled to convene Tuesday
morning of next week, Septem
ber 12, at 10 o’clock Court was
postponed from Monday morn
ing due to the judge being un
able to arrive in time.
Judge Rudolph I. Mentz of
Wilmington will be the presid-.
ing judge.
What appears to be a busy
, term of court includes a charge
of murder agginst Elisha'Burke,
who. is also charged with, as-j
sault on a female with intent!
to commit rape. j
Some of the other important j
cases involve Luther Hardy, who
is charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to!
kill; Henry Brownridge, who!
faces several charges of forgery; I
Charles Edward Silverthorne, I
j CIVIC CALENDAR j
s. —y
A term of Chowan Coiunly
Superior Court will convene in
Edenton Tuesday, September 12,
instead of Monday, September
11 as previously scheduled.
The annual election to name
ASC Community Committeemen
for Chowan County will be
held Monday, September 11,
with polling places open from
8 A. M„ to 6 P. M.
The Chamber of Commerce!
second annual Farmer-Business
man's friendship Tour will be
held Thursday, September 14.
Annual ladies' night banquet
of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M., will be held at the
Masonic Temple Thursday night,
September 21, at 7 o'clock.
A kick-off meeting of the Al
bemarle Area Development As
sociation will be held in the
armory at Elizabeth City Friday
evening, September 8, at 6:30
o'clock.
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champion trophy awarded by.
Home Feed & Fertilizer Co., of
Edenton,” says Mr. Marsh. “If
the same organization wins the
giant 28-inch trophy for three
consecutive times, it becomes
permanent property of that or
ganization.
The Chowan County Pumpkin
Growing Contest, sponsored by
Edgar Pearce, Seedsman of
Rocky Hock, will have an at
tractive display at the fair.
High class entertainment will
again be • furnished by the
George Clyde Smith Shows of
Cumberland, Maryland. This
company offers many rides for
children as well as entertain
ment tor the entire family.
‘T'lan now to a*tend= the big
Chowan County Fair October 2-
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n ienton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 7, 1961.
Chowat unty
FreeOf H ktents
Over Labor Day
State Highway Pa
trolmen Appreciate
Cooperation In Light
For Safety Pledge
The Highway Patrol wishes to
thank the public for the re-,
sponse through the Labor Day
week-end to “Light Your Pledge |
For Safety,” wrncn was a mark-j
ed success. Many automobiles
were seen with lights burning;
iuring daylight as a pledge to |
drive carefully.
District 2, which embraces |
seven counties, Gates, Chowan, i
Perquimans, Pasquotank, Cam
den, Currituck and Dare, did
not have any fatalities or in
jury producing accidents through
the week-end.
There was a total of eight |
property damage accidents in
the following counties: Pasquo-:
tank 4, Perquimans 1, Gates 11
and Camden 2. 1
Highway Patrolmen David
Williams and R. W. Rawls ex
press their thanks to people of,
Chowan County for their coop
eration and help during the La
bor Day week-end, which was
free of accidents in Chowan
County,
Doris Ward and Phyllis Pledger,
all facing forgery charges.
Civil cases include the fol
lowing:
Bicket Johnson vs. Kenneth
J. Copeland and Mrs. Kenneth
J. Copeland.
G. E. Grass vs. Community
Publishing Company.
Frances Badham Howard vs.
Lonnie Boyce.
Yvonne W. Hardison vs. Mack
Pruden Forehand.
L’aiglon Apparel vs.- Robert
R. Hess.
Miss Pat and Company vs.
Robert R. Hess.
Livingston & Lieberman vs.
Robert R. Hess.
Doris Dodson Garment Com
pany vs. Robert R. Hess.
Indiana Laboratories vs. Mike
Akers.
Mrs. Clarice S. Hobowsky vs.
Jacob Hobowsky.
N. C. Cash Farm
Income For 1960
Hits New Record
j
Previous Record Was
SI,OOB Million Which
Was Recorded For
State In 1958
Cash receipts from North Car
olina farm marketings in 1960
amounted to $1,085.5 million, to
exceed receipts in 1959 by 11
percent, or $lO9 million. The
previous record of SI,OOB mil
lion in cash farm seceipts was
established in 1958.
According to information re
leased through the North Caro
lina Crop Reporting Service, re
ceipts from sales of crops in
1960 amounted to $770 million—i
up SB9 million from the pre
ceding year. Receipts of $315
million from sale of livestock
and livestock products was S2O
million above those for 1959.
Big Crowd Expected
At Peanut Meeting
Friday In Lewiston
North Carolina Peanut Grow
ers Association’s annual mem
bership meeting and Peanut
Research Pay will be held Fri
day, September 8, ,at Lewiston.
The theme for the Field Day
portion of the program will be
“Proper Methods For the Me
chanical Curing of Peanuts.”
The day’s program will be full
of subjects interesting to all
peanut growers and it is antici
pated that it will be attended
by the largest number of pea
nut growers of any previous
membership meeting.
Governor Terry Sanford is
scheduled to apeak at 11:30
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SANDBAGS FOR SAFETY—The nuclear scientist who designed this “poorman’s fallout
shelter,” says that it will provide protecton from fallout. The S3O dwelling, which was
modeled after a British World War II shelter, had its first showing in Storrs, Conn.
Norfolk & Carolina Telephone
& Telegraph Company Plans To
Greatly Expand Service In Area
L. S. Blades of Elizabeth City,
president of the Norfolk &
Carolina Telephone & .Telegraph
Company, announced late last
week that the company has en
tered into a program of ex
panding its facilities through
out its entire area which will
further supplement its service
in Edenton, Hertford, Sunbury,
Buxton, Manteo, Kill Devil Hills,
Moyock, Coinjock and Elizabeth
City.
“The great majority qf our
territory is quite adequately
served,” said Mr. Blades, “but
there are certain sections of this
territory which do require ad
ditional physical equipment and
facilities to expand the service.
It is to these areas that we pri
marily direct our attention,
along with the aforementioned
Annual Meeting Os Chowan
Farm Bureau September 14
Chowan County Farm Bu- (
reau’s membership drive is now |
in progress, with members of j
the board of directors serving
as co-chairmen of the drive.
The campaign got under way
following a kick-off meeting
held Tuesday night of last |
week at the Edenton Restau
rant.
This year’s goal is 235 mem
bers, but no progress of the
drive was at hand up to Tues-|
day night of this week. The
directors who are serving as co-j
chairmen are Woodrow Lowe, I
Blocks Donated For ,
Fire Station Kitchen
Members of the Center Hill-
Cross Roads Fire Department
were greatly encouraged early
this wfeek when Walter Harlow,
executive vice president of the
Bank of Hobbsville, donated 100
cement blocks to be used in
building a 'kitchen at the fire
station.
Mr. Harlow informed the fire
men that he would be present
at the fire station this (Thurs
day) afternoon and would lay
the bricks himself. The firemen ,
are delighted with Mr. Harlow’s
gift in their efforts to build a
kitchen, so that a goodly num
ber of them plan to be at the
fire station this afternoon.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
Members of the Edenton Fire
Department will hold their
monthly dinner meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
fire station. Chief Yates is
very anxious to have every
member present.
Kick-off Meeting For Area
Development In Elizabeth City
Plans have been perfected for
the kick-off meeting of the Al
bemarle Area Development As
sociation, which will be held in
the Elizabeth City armory Fri
day night, September 8. The
meeting is scheduled to begin
at 6:30 o’clock. y
The purpose of the meeting
is to inaugurate the promotion
of industry, agriculture,' travel
and recreation, and community
development in nine northeast
ern counties. The counties are
Dare, Currituck, Camden, Pas
quotank, Perquimans, Wastung
general expansion of service in
\ the entire area.
“We are happy to learn that
I the State Highway Commission
| is going to bridge Oregon Inlet
| and open this Outer Banks area
'to a greater flow of tourist
traffic. The Telephone Company
a year ago applied for attach
ment rights on this bridge so
that the Telephone Company’s
cables could ride this great span.
In the meantime there will be
expansion of the long line fa
cilities between Buxton and
Hatteras so as to completely re
lieve the pressures experienced
in Hatteras, Frisco and other in
termediate points.”
: Manteo and Kill Devil Hills
! exchanges will be greatly ex
-1 panded in long line (long dis
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George Lewis, David Bateman,
j Bristoe Perry, T. P. Griffin,
I Paul Ober, Marvin Evans, T. O.
| Asbell, Eugene Jordan, John
Butler Byrum and Henry Bunch.
The annual meeting of the |
Farm Bureau Is scheduled to be |
held in the Edenton armory j
! Thursday night, September 14,
beginning at 6:30 o'clock. B. C.
Mongum, president of the State
Farm Bureau, will be the prin
cipal speaker and a large crowd
iis expected to turn out for the
meeting. A fried chicken din
! ner will be served instead of the
I annual fish fry.
Committees Named
For Chowan PTA
Jennings Bunch, president of
the Chowan High School Par
ent-Teacher Association has an
nounced that the association’s
meetings will be held the first
Monday night of each month.
The September meeting was
held Monday night, September
4, in the school auditorium with
President Jennings Bunch pre
siding and Mrs. Blanche As-
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
VFW Post - Auxiliary
Meets Tuesday Night
Tuesday night, September 12,
a joint dinner meeting of Wil
liam H. Coffield, Jr., Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the VFW Auxiliary will be
held. The dinner will begin at
7:30 o’clock and Robert Powell
and Mrs. Anita Conner, com
mander and president respec
tively, urge all members of both
organizations to be present.
! ton, Tyrrell, Hyde and Chowan,
each of which is expected to
send a creditable delegation.
Tickets for the meeting are
available in Edenton from C.
W. .Overman, Miss Pauline Cal
loway, George Lewis or Mrs.
W. J. P. Earnhardt.
Voit Gilmore of Southern
I Pines, who was recently ap
j nointed Director of the U. S.
Travel Service, will be guest
speaker for the meeting. Mr.
Gilmore is well qualified to
■ speak at such a meeting, so that
a great deal of valuable infor
mation is anticipated.
Aces Will Journey
To Roanoke Rapids
For Friday’s Game
_ i
Local Outfit Expects
To Meet Stronger
Opposition and First
Real Test
Edenton’s Aces, with a taste
of victory after defeating the
Camden Rebels 33-0 last Friday
night, will face what is expect
ed to be much stronger opposi-'
tion next Friday night. The
Aces will travel to Roanoke
Rapids, where they will meet
the Yellow Jackets and will, no
doubt, reflect the strength of
the Aces’ 1961 football machine.
Last year the Aces’ champion
ship team had little difficulty
in taking the measure of the
Yellow Jackets to the tune of
33 to 6. However, Coach Bill
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National Guard
Now Seeks Men
Over 20 Years Old
New Policy Provides
For Delay of Active
6-month Duty Until
January 1
Capt. Richard T. Duke, com
mander of the local National
Guard, states that due to the
policy of the Department of the
Army, the National Guard can
not accept men over 20 years
after September I, 1961, until
further notice, it is his desire to
notify all men over 20 who
would like to serve their mili
tary obligation with the local
Guard unit to contact him as
soon as possible.
Another new policy will also
allow men now enlisting to de
lay their 6-month active duty
until after January 1,1962,
which will permit them to be
home for Christmas.
Interested men should call
2521 or 2544.
Neither of the above policies
prohibits the enlistment of men
under 20 years of age, and men
with prior service will not have
to take the 6-months active
duty.
Rotarians Observe
Teachers Night On
Thursday, Sept. 28
Edenton Rotarians will ob
serve Teachers' Night, Thursday
night, September 28, when
teachers of the Edenton and
Chowan County units will be
guests of the club.
The banquet will be served
at the Masonic Temple by
members of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
President Richard Atkinson
has appointed Dr. Ed Bond,
Richard Dixon and Elton Fore
hand, Keith Reeve and Ross
Inglis as a comrhittee to make
arrangements for the annual af
fair.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Im
proved Order of Red Men, will
Monday night, September
11, at 8 o’clock. W. M. Rhoades
is very anxious to have a large
attendance.
.bZ.oo fear in North Carolim
ASC Community
Committeemen To
Be Chosen Sept, 11
Shepard Resigns !
As Clerk Os Court
Leaves Office to Join
Home Feed & Fer
tilizer Company
Coming as a great surprise
late last week was the resigna
tion of Thomas Shepard as Clerk
of Chowan Superior Court. Mr.
Shepard tendered his resigna
tion in a letter addressed 'to
Resident Judge Chester Morris
of Mcyock.
The resignation was due to
Mr. Shepard accepting a posi
tion w : th the Home Feed &
Fertilizer Company.
| Mr. Shepard was elected to
| the office in the 1958 election
when he won out over a field
of four other candidates, West
Byrum, Jr., John F. White, Mrs.
Lena Leary and Ernest White,
Jr. He has served in a very
creditable manner for two years
land four months and would
have rounded out three years
in December.
Mr. Shepard’s successor will
1 be appointed by Judge Morris.
Called Meeting At
St. Paul’s Sunday
The Rev. George B. Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, has issued a called
meeting of the congregation to
be held Sunday morning, Sep
tember 10, at 11 o’clock. All
members of the congregation
are urged to be present.
Friendship Tour
j Is Scheduled For
| Thursday, Sept 14
j.
Edenton Businessmen
| Requested to Meet
i In Front of Court
j House at 1:30 P. M.
J The itinerary for the upcom
ing second annual Farmer-Busi
i nessrrian Friendship Tour Thurs-
I day, September 14 wll be as
[follows, according to George
Lewis, chairman of the Eden
ton Chambr of Commerce Ag
| riculture Committee, who are^
| sponsoring the tour. t
• Arrival times at the various
stops are given so that as many
( tarmers in the county as possi
| ble can visit the tour.
| Edenton businessmen going on
I the tour will meet in fronts of
i the Court House promptly at
| 1:30 P. M., Thursday, Septem-
I her 14. and will visit on their
j first stop, the L. N. Hollowell
I farm in the Cross Roads com
munity. Here the touring group
' will see a good-sized beef op
-1 oration. Marvin WiLson of the
Chamber's Agriculture Commit
tee has been assigned to ex
plain the details of this opera
tion. Arrival time at the Hol
lowell farm is scheduled for
2:15 P. M. !
Continued on Page s—Section 1
COUNCIL MEETING
The September meeting of
Edenton’s Town Council will be
held Tuesday night, September
12. at 8 o’clock in the Municipal
Building.
Work On Community Birthday
Calendar Will Begin Sept. 18tli
Plans have been completed
for the annual community birth
day calendar, a project spon
sored jointly, by the Edenton
Woman's Club, Jaycees and
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club.
According to present plans the
drive will begin to list birth
day dates Monday night, Sep
tember 18, when homes will be
canvassed by various groups.
Merchants will also be solicit
ed to include advertising in the
birthday calendar, which will
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Polls Will Be Open In
Three Chowan Com
munities From 8 A.
M. to 6 P. M.
H. O. West, manager of the
Edenton Office of Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation
Service, calls attention to the
annual election of ASC Com
munity Committeemen which
will be held Monday, September
11. The polls will be open from
8 A. M., to 6 P. M.
Five men from each of the
three communities in Chowan
County will be elected to serve
as chairman, vice chairman, reg
ular member and two alternates
of the community committee for
1962. The chairman and vice
chairman will serve as delegate
and alternate delegate to the
county convention. At the
county convention, to be held
on September 21, the county
committee for 1962 wtll be
elected. Newly elected com
mitteemen will take office on
October 1, 1961. »
Below is a list of nominees
i whose names will appear on
ballots for their community:
Community A—-Jarvis Skinner.
Edward Goodwin, George Jones,
William T. Forehand, Sanford
Bass. Thomas Brabble, Woodrow
Lowe, Henry Jordan, Guy Wil
j liams and Edward J. Hare.
! Polling places: ASCS office
and Grove Calc’s Store.
Community B —Carlton Good
win, Ray Byrum, Norman Hot-
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
150-Gallon Still I s
Wrecked In County
Another illicit still was dr
strc.vcd in Chowan County Tu's
day by Troyi Chowan
County ABC officer, who was
assisted by ATU Officers Jack
Gaskill. Bill Johnson and Joe
Kopta and Pasquotank ABC Of
ficers Benny Halstead and A. D.
Baum.
The still was a 150-gallon cop
per outfit found in the Chappell
section of the county. Also de
stroyed was 2,100 gallons of
mash. The still was not in op
eration and no one was found
at the site, so that no arrests
were made.
i 20 Years Ago
| As Found In The Files OI
{ The Chowan Herald
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Adding to the attractiveness
of the interior of the Municipal
Building, which had been re
cently painted and equipped
with Venetian blinds and a large
electric fan, a series of floures
cent lights were installed.
Edenton High School began
practicing without the services
of nine members, all of whom
contributed no little to *he suc
cess of the. band. Those lost
were George Ward, Billy Brun
son, Edl Parker, Elton Fore
hand, Jimmy Chestnutt, Cullen
Swindell, Annie Macon Byru-r..
Carolyn Oglesby and Ruth Vail.
W. H. Hudson was employed
as industrial arts teachers at
E J enton High School to succeei
Ralph Britt.
W. J. P. Earnhardt announced
that Sunday movies will be re
sumed at the Taylor Theatre.
Another change in Edenton
took place when the Cuthrell
Department Store moved from
the building at the corner of
Broad and Eden Street to the
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
list individual brthdays. anni
versaries and meetings of civic
clubs and other groups.
The Woman’s Club this year
will serve as over-all chairman
of the project with Mrs. Rob
ert Powell selected as chairman
of the drive.
Proceeds of the birthday cal
endar will go to the Barker
House Association for use in
further restoration and mainten
ance of the Penelope Barker
house at the foot of Broad
Street.