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CHOWAN COUhiY FAIR WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK, OCTOBER 2 to 7
Edenton Aces Run
Rough Shod Over
Williamston 45-6
Entire Edenton Team
Plays Superbly With
Carroll Forehand In
The Limelight Again J
'
Williamston’s Green Wave was
no match for Edenton’s Aces
Friday night in Williamston
when the Aces walked off with
the long end of a 45-6 score.
The Aces were superior in ev
ery department of the game, so
that the game was not very
old before the outcome could
be predicted.
The Aces scored the first time
they got possession of the ball
when Carroll Forehand grabbed
a Williamston punt and, assist
ed with good blocking, raced 67
yards for a touchdown. Just
about a minute later Forehand
tore through the line for 37
yards for the second touchdown j
and with such electrifying sud-|
denness, the Green Wave more |
or less wilted and apparently i
the Aces could score almost at I
will. Forehand chalked up fourj
touchdowns during the night, j
while Richard Dixon, Douglas i
Sexton and Joe Mitchener each
made a touchdown. i
Forehand again was easily
the star of the game, but the
entire team played a good brand
of ball. The entire Edenton line
was a veritable brick wall for
the Green Wave ball carriers,
who were held to practically no
gain the entire night. The
Edenton linesmen not only stop
ped the offense cold, but tore
gaping holes for the Edenton
ball carriers.
The Green Wave, however,
had the satisfaction of scoring
a touchdown during the slaugh
ter. Late in the fourth quar
ter Sessoms struck Rogerson for
two successive beautiful pass
plays, which resulted in the
score.
It was the Aces’ 17th consec
utive Victory over a two-year
period and the fourth thus far
Continued on Page 1, Section 3
f 20 years Ago
| As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
Edenton citizens were no little j
bestirred regarding a statement
in the Raleigh News and Ob
server to the effect that the
N. C. Highway and Public'
Works Commission would con
sider a request, principally from
Washington County citizens, to
designate the highway across
the Albemarle Sound bridge as'
U. S. 17-A. Following many
telegrams and telephone calls.
The Herald was notified by Car- 1
roll Wilson, First Distict Com
missioner, that the Commission
had rejected the alternate route
after a thorough discussion of.
all angles concerned.
Following newspaper stories j
about sturgeon being caught in
Albemarle Sound, Deputy Fish
Commissioner Cage Hayman
made an announcement that it
is unlawful to catch or have in
Continued on Page S—Section i
Jack Habit Agrees To Serve As 1
Scoutmaster Os Edenton Troop
For those who are interested
in the Boy Scout movement ini
Edenton, it is very encouraging
to learn that Jack Habit has
agreed to serve' as Scoutmaster
for Edenton Troop No. 156 and
that Asa Dail will be Assistant
Scoutmaster.
The fall roundup to enroll
boys in the Boy Scout troop is
now in progress and Mr. Habitj
hopes to build up the troop
strengthen to at least double the
present membership. He says 1
interesting and beneficial pro
(:■•*• ***«« Planned for
from 11 to 14 years, of
Any boy interested in
Tlte CHOWAN HERALD
;[ Bit Mistake! ]
I A big mistake was made in
I- The Herald last week ooncern
; ing the announcement that the
; Edenton Junior Chamber of
! Ccxmerce will again sponsor
, the Chowan County Live Stock
Show.
- j The statement was made that
) the show will be held Wednes
' day, October 4. which was
I grossly in error. Though the
! Jaycees will sponsor this show
• j for the eighth time, the show
; will not be- held until the early
[ 1 part of April. The exact date
.' has not been released, so that
: The Herald greatly regrets the
: error in specifying October 4 as
I the date of the show.
i Mrs. Edward G. Bond Named
j As Regional Coordinator For
Democratic Party In State:
i , :
j Mrs. Edward G. Bond has
, been notified that she has .been
appointed as regional coordina
tor by Mrs. J. Henry Cromartie,
state vice chairman of the Dem
ocratic Party.
Mrs. Bond will assume her
duties immediately and will be
the coordinator for the follow
ing counties: Chowan, Curri
Mrs. Norman Cordon Os Chapel
Hill, State DAB Regent, Will Be
District Meeting Guest Speaker
Mrs. Norman Cordon of Chap
el Hill, State Regent of the
DAR, will be guest speaker at
the annual District 8 DAR meet
ing scheduled to be held in
Edenton Monday, Octobej- 2.
The Edenton Tea Party Chap
ter will be host for the meet
ing, with about 100 delegates
expected to be in attendance.
Mrs. Wood Privott, district vice
director, is in charge of ar
rangements.
Mrs. F. W. Stolzenburg of
Rocky Mount, district director,
will preside at the business ses
sion to be held at 10:30 A. M.,
at’ the Chowan Court House.
Also expected td attend are
Miss Gertrude Carroway of New
Bern, Honorary President, Gen
eral of the National DAR, and
Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., of Eden-
Woman’s Club Card
Party On October 5
Edenton Woman’s Club will
sponsor a card party Thursday
night, October 5, at 8 o’clock at
the Penelope Barker house.
Card games of all ’ kinds will
be played, so that the games
_will not ‘be limited to bridge.
’Each group planning to attend
is requested to bring their own
degks of cards.
parents to discuss with their
j sons the id pa of enrolling as a
i Boy Scout. “Scouting offers a ,
lot for our citizens of tomor- j
row,” says Mr. Habit, “for it
helps to build strong bodies
both physically and morally.”
Mr. Habit served as Scout
master of the Edenton troop
from 1954 to 1958 and during
those years Scouting in Eden
ton .was at its peak. He made’
great sacrifices in l>oth time and I
energy and >s again agreed to
serve as Scoutmaster because he;
wants to see Scouting again take
the place it should in the com
munity. He will greatly appre
ciate the cooperation of parents,
in discussing the Scout move
jment with their sons in the
1 1 hoD6 that many more will be
tkienton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 28, 1961.
National Business j
Women’s Week Be
Observed Oct 1-7
i
Two Edenton Mem
bers Cited For Posi
j tions Held In Coun
: ty Offices
1 Os the various types of jobs
held by women today, two
! elective positions are represent
: ed in the Edenton Business andi
Professional Women’s Club;
: which will celebrate National;
Business Women’s Week Octoj
i ber 1-7.
Mrs. Maurice (Bertha) Bunch,!
i Chowan County Register of.
i Deeds, has worked in the Reg-1
• ister of Deeds office since 1924. j
• In 1935 Mrs. Bunch was made)
Deputy and was appointed as I
' Register of Deeds for three
: years. In 1960 Mrs, Bunch was I
i elected to the post she fills to
; day.
Continued on Page 6, Section 1
; tuck, Gates, Hertford, Northam
, ton and Dare.
The Coordinators’ duties are|
to serve, assist and cooperate i
’ with the county vice-chairmen!
in organization and campaign-1
ng. She is to encourage wo
men’s activities in each of her
counties. There are presently
only fourteen women in the
;tate acting in this capacity.
; ton, immediate past State Re-,
gent. i
Mrs. Carroway played an im
portant role in the organizing
of the local chapter.
Registration will begin at 10
jA. M., at Hotel Joseph Hewes.;
! Following the business meeting,!
a luncheon will be held at 1
P. M., at St. Paul’s Parish
House, where the film, “Ye
Towne on Queen Anne’s Creek,”
sponsored by the Edenton chap-
I ter, will be shown.
In addition to state and dis
trict officers, regents and rep
resentatives from the 12 dis
trict chapters will attend. Chap
ters included are Elizabeth City,
Edenton, Farmville, Goldsboro,
Halifax, Mount Olive, Rocky
Mount, Scotland Neck, Snow
Hill, Tarboro, Washington and
Wilson.
Up County Firemen
Serve Chicken Dinner
Saturday, Sept. 30th
Saturday, September 30, from
4 to 8 P. M., members of the
Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire
Department will serve a barbe
cue cricken dinner at the fire
station.
The dinner was planned in or
der 1 for the firemen to raise
needed funds to add a kitchen
to the present plant, so that it
is hoped many friends from
, Edenton and the rural section I
will turn out for what promises]
to be a delicious meal and «t
the same time help these inter
ested and loyal firemen to se
cure funds to help them in their
efforts to develop a creditable
[up county fire department.
CHOWAN PTA TO MEET
- MONDAY, OCTOBER 2nd
Chowan High School PTA will
meet Monday night, October 2,
at 8 o’clock. An interesting
program has been planned. The
' devotion will be ' led by Mrs.
(Earl B Edwards. Robbin Boyce
and Sandra Baker will sing. A
; reading will be given by San
dra Nixon.
Garland Asbell, the Fire Chief
bf Center Hill-Cross Roads
Fire Department, will speak on
“Fire Prevention”.
Jennings Bunch, president,
urges each parent to be pres-
NATIONAL
BUSINESS WOMEN’S WEEK
/'jjpX OCTOBER 1-7
J The Notional Federation of Business
a «d Professional Women s Clubs
Information Given
m
Relative To Local
Sewage Abatement
W
Town Officials Hope
ful Bond Issue Will
Be Passed By Voters;
In Election
With a forthcoming election to
authorize the sale of $543,000 in'
bonds for the construction of a
sewage disposal plant, the fol
lowing pertinent information is
presented for the information of
Edenton citizens:
1. —ln November the citizens of
'Edenton will go to the polls and
vote on a bond issue for the con
struction of pollution abatement
facilities necessary to do Eden
ton’s part toward clearing the
waters of Edenton Bay, Albe
marle Sound and Chowan River.
2. —These installations have
been estimated by William F.
Freeman, Inc., the town’s engi
neers and architects, to cost
$543,000.
3. —The Town Council and
Board of Public Works have de
termined that the repayment of
Continued on Page ’/, Section 1
Mrs. Mixon Speaks
At Woman’s Club
Meeting Wednesday,
October 4 at Eden
ton Restaurant
Edenton Woman’s Club will
have as its guest speaker Wed
nesday, October 4, Mrs. F. Orion
Mixon of Murfreesboro. The!
meeting will be held at the;
Edenton Restaurant at 1 o’clock j
and Mrs. Mixon will be accom
panied by Mrs. Harry Under-1
wood, president of the Mur-1
freesboro Woman’s Club.
Mrs. Mixon is a native of An
derson, S. C., and went to Cho
wan College in 1951 when her
husband assumed the presiden
cy of the college. Her work as
chairman of the Religious De
partment at Chowan began at
Coolinuad on Pag* 7—Section )
Edenton Merchants Plan To
Observe “Fall Festival Days”
According to an announcement this week, the Merchants
Committee of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce will spon
sor “Edenton Fall Festival Days” October 12, 13, 14 and 16,
The announcement was made by George A. Byrum, chairman
of the Merchants Committee.
The purpose of the event is to stimulate business during
this period and in order to induce shopping in Edenton the
various merchants who are cooperating will offer outstand
ing bargains which will result in substantial savings.
Q Many items will be sold at reduced prices during the Fall
Festival Days plans for which are rapidly being completed
and further announcements made in qeafc week’s Herald.
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Appreciative ]
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The Edenton Tea Parly Chap
ter of the DAR expresses its
appreciation to all businesses
and individuals that participat
ed in the observance of Consti
tution Week, September 17-23.
The chaoter particularly wants
to thank Frank Roberts.. John
l Shackelford. John Graham, the
schools, radio station WCDJ and
The Chowan Herald.
Mrs. George Hoskins, regent,
commended Mrs. Ralph Par
rish, chairman of the week, 1 , for
her efforts in making i* such a
success.
Hep 4-H Club
Pullet Show And
Sale October 6
C. W. Overman Will
Auction Off Birds at
Edenton Armory Be
ginning at 9?30 A.M.
Nine Negro 4-H Club boys
] and girls will enter 63 Harco
[ Red pullets for show and sale
| Friday, October 6 at 9 A. M.
! The show and sale will be held
| on the lawn of the armory on
North Broad Street. These pul
lets are being turned in by 4-H
members in the pullet chain j
| sponsored by the Sears-Roebuckj
j Foundation.
P. P. Thompson,* Extension 1
I poultry specialist, will judge the
I pullets and prizes will be award-
I ed. C. W. Overman, Chowan
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, October 2,
at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Anita Tar
kington', worthy matron, urges
all meijibers to attend.
Town Councilmen
Support Action Os
Zoning Committee
Reject Request For a
Parking Lot by Bap
tist Church; Nov. 21
Set For Bond Vote
At a public hearing held
Tuesday night in the Court
House, Town Council supported
the decision made by the Zon
ing Adjustment Board to reject
a request to change the zoning
ordinance on West Queen Street
and West Eden Street to allow
the Edenton Baptist Church to
construct a parking lot.
A goodly number of people
filled the Court House, with
some standing in the rear. The
hearing was called by Town
Council, with Mayor John
Mitchener presiding. Mr. Mitch
ener, after . prayer, stated the
purpose of the meeting and
gave an opportunity to thf.se
who favored the change, as well
as those who .were opposed to
state their views.
J. Clarence Leary, chairman
of the church trustees, Was
Spokesman for the group who
desire to provide a parking lot
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
October I Through October 7 i
Will Be Observed As National j
Employ Handicapped Week
October 1 through October 7 j
will be observed as National j
Employ the Handicap Week and
Mayor John Mitchener has is-j
sued a proclamation to this ef
fect.
Mayor Mitchener appeals to j
all employers in the area to con
sider the handicapped job seek
er on the basis of what he can
do —not on the basis of his phy
sical limitation.
“Employers who employ the
handicapped worker have found
them productive, reliable and
safe workers,” said Mr. Mitch
ener.
Friendship Tour Scheduled To
Be Held Wednesday, October 4
The Farmers - Businessmen’s
Friendship Tour sponsored joint
ly by the Agriculture and Mer- ]
chants Committees of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce will
tour diversified farm operations
fom Sunbury to Turkey Neck
next Wednesday with more than i
30 Edenton businessmen already
signifying their intent to par-;
ticipate. The tour, which wasi
necessary to postpone due to in- 1
clement weather is scheduled
for October 4. The caravan
will leave from in front of the
Court House promptly at 1:30
P. M„ and is scheduled to ar
rive at the L. N. Hollowell farm
in the Cross Roads community
Hours Designated To|
Register Exhibits At
Chowan County Fair
Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt and Mrs.
W. E. Mills are in charge of
registration of exhibits at the
Chowan County Fair next week,
October 2-7
The ladies announce that doors
will be open from 9 A. M., to
9 P. M., Monday and Tuesday
from 8 A. M., to 10 P M
They urge exhibits to be reg
istered during these days in or
der to .give the judges ample
time to inspect andi judge the
exhibits.
Youth Rally Sept 30
At Edenton Church
The Annual Youth Rally for
the Elizabeth City District will
be held at Edenton Methodist
Church Saturday, September 30,
beginning at 11 o’clock. The
Rev. Thomas A. Collins, presi
dent of the Methodist College
at Rocky Mount, will be the
principal speaker. Three hun
dred young people are expected
for this meeting.
Continued on Pag* 3, Section 1
82.50 Per Year In North Cardin?
President R. Marsh
Predicts Fair One
Os Best Ever Held
[ Wanted! ]
Three more teams are needed
to begin the Chowan Hospital
Auxiliary Bridge Marathon.
Play is scheduled to begin the
first week in October, provid
ed the three vacancies are fill
ed. It is announced that a play
er does not need to be a bridge
expert to enter the marathon.
Anyone interested is request
ed to call Mrs. Edward G. Bond,
phone 3736.
WSCS Sub District
Meeting October 3
At Edenton Church
The Perquimans-Chowan Sub-
District of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service will meet
on Tuesday, October 3, at the
Woodland Methodist Church. i
The meeting will begin at 10
A. M., with the chairman, Mrs.
Annie Mae Baker, presiding.
Lunch will be served by the
host church.
George S. Twiddy is serving
| as local chairman of the NEPH
Week. Jim Robinson, Buell Bai-
I ley. Miss Mildred Munden and
j William B. Gardner are serving
jon • the committee , with Mr
i Twiddy,
Employers who have job open
ings that a handicapped worker
can do, or handicapped job seek
ers are asked to contact the lo
cal Employment Security Office.
Just one worthy example of
employing a handicapped per
son is Frank Halsey.
Mr. Halsey suffered a severe
Continued from Page 8, Section 1
at approximately 2:45. Farm-!
ers from the county will meet
at the farm and join the cara- i
van at that point. j
The t second stop for the tour
will be at the W. M. Hare farm]
at Wingfield where diversifioa-j
tion will be spotlighted. David i
Bateman will explain this out
standing example of how diver
sification pays off for the aver
age size farm. 1
Impounded irrigation water
and how this supply will in-1
crease profits on any row crop]
farm will be highlighted at the,
third stop on the tour. This
will be at the Eugene Jordan
Continued on Page 2, Section 1;
1 LICENSE EXAMINER’S OFFICE;
CLOSED TUESDAY, OCT. 3rd]
Max James, local N. C. au-j
tomobile license examiner, an-,
nounces that his office in the
Police Station will be closed ail
day Tuesday of next week, Oc
tober 3. Mr. James is scheduled
to be out of town that day.
Edenton Jaycees Will Sponsor
Tractor Contest At Chowan Fair
A tractor driving contest will
be sponsored by the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, October 4, at the
Chowan County Fair. Time of
the contest will be from 2 to
5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon,
October 4.
The Edenton Jaycees will pre
sent trophies to both adult and
youth winners in this contest.
The purpose of the contest is
to allow contestants to demon
strate their ability in driving
and operating a tractor.
Eligibility: There are two di
visions. The youth division is
from 14-21 years of age and
the adult dvision over 21 years
rx
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Citizens of Edenton
And Chowan
i To Enter as Many
Exhibits as Possible
Chowan Caunty’s Fair, spon
sored by Ed Bond Post No. 40
of the American Legion, will be
held next week, October 2-7, at
the American Legion grounds on
Route 17 south.
Robert Marsh, president, says
that this year’s fair should
eclipse previous fairs, both in
| interest and attendance. The
! fair grounds will officially opea
\ Tuesday afternoon, October 3,
:at 1 o’clock and will close at
midnight Saturday, October 7.
All citizens of Edenton and
Chowan County are urged to en
ter as many exhibits as possi
ble. Entries are open to every
one regardless of age or sex.
I Mr. Marsh states that a total
of $1,500 will be offered in prize
money for exhibits in the vari
ous departments.
The Home Feed & Fertilizer
Company will again award a
trophy for the grand champion
! educational exhibit. This tro
-1 phy was won last year by the
1 Advance Community 4-H Club,
| E. L. Pearce will again spon
sor a pumpkin booth, wher»
will be displayed pumpkins
grown by Chowan County boys
and girls. Prizes will go to the
top three pumpkin contestants.
The Chowan County family
which enters the most articles
in the fair will receive a cash
prize of $lO in addition to the
individual- o. "ices, won by family
members.
On the midway will he the
George Clyde Smith Shows
'which will provide entertain
ment for young a id old.
School children will have spe
cial days when they will be
admitted free. The tickets will
be distributed at the schools.
Great Pocahontas
Guest In Edenton
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
j tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
A feature of the meeting will
be an official visit by the Great
Pocahontas, Mrs, Kathleen
j Woolard of Washington. Guests
are expected to attend from
; Elizabeth City and Washington.
A dinner will be served in the
! hall at 6:30 o’clock with the
meeting scheduled to begin at
8 o’clock. Special music by a
quartet will also be a feature
i of the meeting.
Mrs. Betsy Jackson, Pocahon
tas, urges every member to at-,,
j tend the dinner and meeting
[ CIVIC CALENDAR j
I Farmers-Businessmens Friend
] ship Tour will be held Wedises-
I day, October 4, leaving from the
| Court House at 1:30 P. M.
Chowan High School PTA will
meet Monday night, October 2,
at 8 o'clock.
i Edenton merchants will ob-
I serve "Edenton Fall Festival
| Days" October 12, 13, 14 and 16.
i Continued on Page 3—Section 1
of age.
Tractor Selection: New trac
tors will be used, with stand
ard equipment. The contestant
may choose any tractor avail
able.
Scoring: The point-off sys
tem will be used. The winner
will have the lowest total
score. Fractions will be disre- |
garded in scoring. Stop watch
es will be used. Each contest
ant will be scored on safety
throughout the contest from the
time he gets on a tractor in
the parking area until it is re
turned.
The Edenton Jaycees hope a
large number of farmers will
participate in the contest