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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVllL—Number 42, Edenton’s C. Os C. Membership Drive Scheduled Oct. 25 * « Rick-off Breakfast to Be Held Wednesday ( Morning For Cap tains and Solicitors i * N • . I Preparations are now being made to conduct the annual membership drive for the Eden-1 ton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, October 25. It is, hoped to complete the drive in one day under the direction of Joe H. Conger, Jr., chairman, assisted by- Warren Twiddy, R. Elton Forehand and W. W. By rum, Jr. A kick-off breakfast Wednes day will be held for member-1 ship team captains and solicitors who hope to go over the top in their effort to reach the neces-1 sary .goal of $15,000 if the Chamber’s effectiveness for pro moting Edenton’s future growth, is to be maintained. The following questions and : answers will indicate to pros pective new members of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce some of the basic functions of a' Chamber of Commerce and who may expect to receive benefits:! What Is The- Objective Os A | Chamber of Commerce? There is only one answer to this question—a Chamber of Commerce is predominantly a business organization set up to serve the business interests of the community. To be success-1 ful, it should develop increased business for the members, eith- Continued on Pag* 3—Soction 1 • -eye »evwvwuwyvwwwwwv\/wv I Edenton Aces Defeat Rugged Beaufort Outfit By 20-7 Score Edehjon’s Aces traveled to I Beaufort?. Fridty night, where ' they«|(ficountered a big and tough opponent, in the Beaufort Seadogs. The Aces, though plagued with fumblitis. managed! to walk off the field with the long end of a 20-7 score though the game was closer than the score might indicate. The Aces made three fumbles in the first; half but due to a stubborn line Beaufort was prevented fromj scoring. The two teams played on' about even terms until near the end of the half when Richard Dixon snagged a pass for a touchdown and Carroll Fore hand’s kick for the extra pointi was good. The Aces scored again about midway of the third quarter and about midway of the fourth quarter when in each instance Dixon crashed through the line to score. I 20 Years 4go | As Found In Tha File* Os ! The Chowan Herald Town Councilman unanimous ly voted to sponsor a NYA woodworking and ship carpen try work shop which was ex pected to employ approximately 5a men between the agee of 17 and 25. The town appropriated S6OO to provide a building, cur rent and heat. I 1 Scheduled to make principal address at Edenton's Peanut Festival was Grover B. Hill, as r sistant secretary of agriculture, j Thomas Cheers rounded out a' quarter of a century as a mem ber of the Edanton school trus tees. V Continued or »*age R—Section I ' Sycanjore Trees Chosen, To Be Planted On Court House Green •4?!: ‘ "• ‘t ' %* After giving careful consid-1 eratibn to the desirahittty .of the . sycamore and the Darlington oak trees recommended for the beautification of ft* Court House Green, the Planning Committee, sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Clubs, has an nounced the choice of the syca.-' sycamore was the original j rice :ne is a native. THE CHOWAN HERALD ' • VVi Women Democrats i ToOrganizeOct27 ! ! Organizational Meet ing at Edenton Res- , taurant Oct. 27th ; l Chowan Democratic Women ( will organize at a dutch lunch eon Friday, October 27, at noon at the Edentojj Restaurant. All women attending and who join I will become charter members of | the chapter. Membership is open to wo men who are registered and ac tive Democrats. Dues will be i $1 per year. Reservations should be made by Wednesday, Octo t ber 25, with Mrs. Frank Holmes, , phone 2539, or Mrs. John Gra j ham, phone 3338. Members will serve to make | the principles, program and tra ditions of the Democratic party | known and to encourage Demo crats to work for the Demo cratic .party.. i Officers will be elected and | by-laws adopted at the charter I meeting. The speaker will be announced next week. Working on the membership committee in each precinct are Mrs. Frank Holmes, Mrs. John ny Oliver, Mrs. John Graham, I Mrs. Warner Evans, Mrs. Jasper 1 Hassell, Mrs. O. C. Long, Mrs. ■ Maybelle Winslow and Mrs. • Raymond S. Carr. The Sea-dogs scored near the end of the game when they re turned a kick to their own 42. A -completed pass took the ball, | to the Edenton 38. On fourth ! down and about a foot to go for first down, the Aces con centrated for a crack at the line, but Hassell sneaked out far to I the right and caught a pass snd I raced untouched for the Sea dogs’ lone score. j It was Richard Dixon’s night j on the gridiron, for not only- did I he score all three of the touch downs, but he hung up the most; yards rushing with 132. Carroll Forehand was a marked man so that he was held to 36 yards on i the ground. Wayne Ashley thrilled the Edenton fans in the first quar ter when he broke through the line and evaded all but, one Beaufort player and was brought Continued on Page 6. Section 2 H <r . Firemen Will Sponsor Turkey Shoot Nov. 18 At their meeting Monday night members of the Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire Depart • ment voted to hold a turkey shoot to help raise funds for “the treasury. The shoot will be held at the fire station Saturday afternoon, ■ November 18, beginning at 1 . o’clock and continuing until ! about 9 o’clock. I - ■ t MEN'S CLUB TO MEET j The kfethodist Men’s Club will i meet tonight (Thursday) at 6:30 • o’clock at (he Colonial Motor Court Restaurant. Every mem j ber is requested to be present at the appointed hour. 1 . In making this decision the committee hopes that the syepr i more will be acceptable to the! majority of the citizens. J Fall being the best time for. landscaping donations are need ed right away in order to pro , ceed with planting and grafting of the Green. Anyone desiring to donate trees or make a con tribution toward the project is asked to contact either Mra. W. !H. HoHowell, Jr., chib presi- dent, or Mrs. W. J. P. Earn- Edent ,’ . Qiowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 19, 1961 49 Students Oi!; Honor Roil Fit Six Week Peiiuu Select Group Is Re leased By Principal Cecil Fry Early TTiis Week Cecil Fry, principal of Johr A. Holmes Hi.gh School, an nounced early this week tha* 49 students made the honor rol for the first six weeks perioc of school. Those who were included on the honor roll are as follows: Grade 7—Donna Billings, Jo- Ann Covington, Linda Hollo well, Sylvia Jordan, Kay Kra mer, Wesley -Chesson and Dan ny Hassell. Grade B—Barbara Adams, Ann Castelloe, Suzanne George, Becky Hampton, Dianthia Sex ton, Martha Vaughan, Barbara Wallace, Vivian Whiteman, Joel Conger, Jimmy Mills and Nor fleet Pruden. Grade 9—Claire Belch, Arlene] Fry, Gayle Oliver, Lula Stroud, 1 Joe Harrell, Ed Jenkins, Hiram Mayo, Charles Overton and George Wilkins. Grade 10—Sandra Bunch, Mary! Thorud, Jean Goodwin, Neal' Hobbs and Douglas Twiddy. Grade 11 —Dianne Brabble,! Gail Hare, Jo Ann Leary, Patsy, Penny, Annie Laurie Whiteman,- Jaek Ashley and John Marshall. Grade 12—Jeanette Ashley, l Carolyn Bass, Marian Bunch, Ida Campen, Anne Jenkins, Phyllis Twiddy, Herbert Adams, Joe Mitchener, Roland Tolley and Mac Wright. “Punt,Pass7Kick” Contest Scheduled To Be Held Today f ' Purpose Is to Create Interest In Sports And Physical Fit ness Among Boys j A “Punt, Pass and Kick” con- test will be held at Hicks Field this (Thursday) afternoon at 5 o’clolck. More than 150,000 grade school boys throughout the ( United States have registered for the “Punt, Pass and Kick” program which is being con ducted during the current foot ball season under the joint spon sorship of the Ford Division of j Ford Motor Company. • The 10-1 cal contest is sponsored by the Albemarle Motor Company. I The program’s objective is to create interest in sports and \ physical fitness among Ameri- j can youngsters by giving them a chance to test their skill in j punting, passing and place-kick- 1 ing a football in competition with other youths of their age. The beys, aged 6 to 10, willl be 1 competing for prizes that will include, for the national winner in each age bracket, a trip with their dads to the National Foot ball League’s championship game late in December and a visit to the White House. State-Wake Forest Football Game To Be On Television Edenton’s Savings & Loan As- ( s’oeiatton on Saturday night, Oc tober 21, will join the 108 par-1 ticipating members of the North 1 Carolina Savings & Loan League \ I in sponsoring the telecast of the I N. C. State and Wake Forest football game. The telecast will at 8:30 o’clock over chan nels 6,. 9, Tl, 2, 3. and 12. The game will be played in Riddick t Stadium in Raleigh. j ’The co-spongpr will be the j Home l Security Life Insurance'! i Company. It is hoped many - television and football fans will i witness the game. j ROTARIANS MEET TODAY j Edenton Rotarians will meet * this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Parish House. The program will be devoted to a business . meeting, so that i President Richard Atkinson urg- : es a 100 per cent meeting. . V- - 1 1 Principals At PTA District Meeting I j ; . ---. y 5 7 ■ I ■Hr fIK. -1 -v \ \ .. I jnß"--- ■ At left above is pictured Mrs. H. S. Godwin of Greensboro, presi dem or the St.i,e Parent-Teacher Association, who addressed the meeting of District 9 held in Edenton Thursday. At right is Mrs. W. E. Hill of Currituck, who was elected district director. (Ricks Photo). Argentine Exchange Student | Feature Speaker At Annual IID Achievement Program Miss Elena L. Freive Belo, In ■ i ternational Farm Youth Ex [l changee from Argentina, will be j the featured speaker at the an ' r.ual Home Demonstration Ach ievement Program Wednesday, ! October 25, at the Rocky Hock Community Center. Miss Belo i will be visiting in Chowan County from October 14 through I November 9. , Awards to be presented will [ include perfect attendance cer tificates, reading certificates and 1 recognition of the outstanding I club for the past year. Accomplishments of the past year will be given in an Ach Holmes High Will Have Homecoming Celebration Friday Homecoming Royalty Will Be Crowned at Half Time By Pat! Lane, 1960 Queen John A. Holmes High School Homecoming will be held Fri day, October,2o. A Homecom ing Prince and Princess will be chosen from the Junior High School and a Homecoming King and Queen will be chosen from . the Senior High School. Prior to* the Edenton-Hertford football game, the candidates for Homecoming Prince, Princess, Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Information About Edenton’s Bond Election On November 21 (The following article *i# one of a serki of six articles written by Town Council members, showing you why such a program is necessary for our town. Let's show that ours is a pro gressive community, learn the facts* of the proposed pollution abatement program and vote “Yes.”) This is the second in a series j of articles written by City Coun- j cil members giving the facts and j reasons why Edenton’s voters 1 ' -N Tractor Rodeo Winners k j m ■ Pictures at right i« Marvin Evans and Mt his son, Leon Evans, who were winners in the tractor roadeo last week at the Chowan County Fair. In center is Douglas Cals, -who was' chairman of the trader, sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce— (John Ricks Photo). * ievement Day report by Mrs. M. T. Barrington, County Council vice president. Articles made at crafts work shop and other craft items made during the year will be on dis play with Mrs. Fred Bunch, county crafts chairman, in charge of the display. Special music will be pre- ! serited by Warwick Swamto Bap-j tist Church Girls’ Youth Choif under the direction of Mrs. O. M. Blanchard. County Council president Mrs. 1 B. P. Monds will preside with! Rocky Hock Home Demonstra-j tion Club as hostess. .Tetanus Clinics . Scheduled To Be [ Held Oct. 24-25 Importance of Shots Pointed Out By Ru dolph Dail, Chair man For Jaycees Tetanus and lockjaw clinics will he held in Edenton and : Chowan County Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, Oc-1 tober 24 and 25. The clinics are | ; sponsored jointly by the Eden-1 iton Junior Chamber of Com imerce and the Chown Medical Society, and it is hoped many people will take advantage of 'this important precautionary Continued on Page 3—Section should mark “yes” on the ballot! for the proposed sewage treat ment plant November 21, 1961. 1 Have you ever wondered why, the price of home goods keeps i going up from time to time? ] This is primarily due to rising l | costs within our economic sys-i Continued on Page s—Section 1 Aces Preparing To [Meet Arch Rivals Here Friday Night Aces Favored to Win But Hertford Is Ex pected to Come Fir ed Up For Victory Edenton’s Aces will face an j jther arch rival Friday night, j October 20, when they tangle on j dicks Field with the Perquim ns Indians. This is another ! ame which, due to the keen ivalry, is expected to attract a I eccrd crowd. The Indians’ record thus far is j not too impressive, for they | I | will come to Edenton with a 2-4 j ■, record. They have lost to > Elizabeth City 25-0, Central 25-6, • Ahoskie 28-0 and Tarboro 33-13. They have won over Williamston 20-6 and Plymouth 14.13. It is noted, however, that the Indians are gradually improving, j for they have won their last j two games and can be expected j to invade Hicks Field fired up | to add another victory. ! Continued on Page s—Section 1 Visiting Speaker j For PTA Meeting Paul Flynn Will Ex ! plain Audio-Visual j Education i ! Paul S. Flynn, consultant for ; the audio-visual education of the . State Department of Public In struction, Raleigh, will be the! . guest speaker at the PTA meet-i | in,g to be held on Tuesday night,j J October 24, at 8 o’clock at the I John A. Holmes High School auditorium. Mr. Flynn, who is responsible 1 ; for supervising all audio-visual, j education programs throughout the schools in the state of North ! Carolina, will explain the use of | films, film strips, slides and oth er materials concerning such teaching in the public schools. * He will also explain the tech ■ ’niques of teaching audio-visual 1 education in the classrooms and, j the use of the machines, j This program should prove of ' interest to all parents of chil dren in grades 1 through 12.' I President Warren Twiddy urges i all parents to make it a point j to attend this meeting. i | . ; Halloween Party i Tuesday, Oct 31 Merchants Being 1 So licited For Contri butions , Solicitations for merchandise land money are being made this ! week for Chowan County’s big . gest party, the annual Hallo :! ween Party, sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club. •' The party will be held Octo ber 31st and the committees are working to get everything ready for the affair. Children are reminded to be preparing costumes for the par ty, as every child is requested to wear some kind of costume, j Prizes will be given for the 1 funniest, the best and most , original costumes. Mrs. John Raines, chairman, said it is also hoped that a I number of floats will be entered for prizes. | Anyone desiring to make a contribution to the party is ask ed to contact Mrs. Raines. 1 No Edenton Fires During September Fire Chief W. J. Yates re ports that during September 1 there were no fires reported in Edenton and only one in the - county. For the rural fire the fire , men were out 45 minutes, on the ■ air 10 seconds, traveled 22 miles and 20 volunteers responded. Property involved was estimat ed at $4,000 and damage $25. During the month the fire men answered one emergency call. , ~ $2.50 Per Year In North (Jaron/** I Annual Banquet Os Edenton’s C. Os C. Tuesday, Oct. 24th Final Go-Kart Race Scheduled Sunday Race? Planned to Be Resumed In April Os May j Sponsored by the Edenton j Junior Chamber of Commerce, j the final Go-Kart races of the 1 season will be held Sunday af ternoon on the Edenton track i at the former Marine base. The Jaycees are well pleased j with the Go-Kart races, inau gurated this summer and believe j another goodly number will be j on hand for the final races, j For Sunday’s events time I trials of 10 laps will begin at 1:30 o’clock and the races an hour later at 2:30. This Sun day’s races will be 50-lap mara | thons, which should prove to be ! more exciting and interesting. Three trophies will be award ed to winners in all classes and the races are expected to at | tract 30 or more drivers from nearby sections. Bill Easterling, Jaycee presi dent, sevs the season has been very successful and that the races will be resumed in April or May of next year. District Deputies Eastern Star Guests Deputies of the First Masonic District paid an official visit to Edenton Chapter No. 302. Order j of the Eastern Star at its meet ing Monday night. The depu , ties are. Mrs. Audrey Kirkwood of Elizabeth City, deputy Grand Matron, and Obie Reynolds of Indian Ridge, deputy Grand Patron. The lodge had was filled with local members and visit ors from Elizabeth City, Hert- * ford. Indian Ridge, South Mills, Coinjock and Taylorsville. ( Both of the deputies spoke during the meeting when they complimented the Edenton group for the way the work was car ried on, and presented a few changes which have been made in the ritual. ■ Prior to the meeting a de licious dinner was served in the dining room and after the meet ing a very enjoyable program was presented by Edenton members. Chowan Winners At State Fair, 11 Mrs. W. H. Saunders. Route 1, Edenton. won a blue ribbon and $lO premium money for her decorated cake at North Caro lina State Fair. She also re ceived a red ribbon and $1.50 for decorated cookies. Mrs. John F. Perry, Route 1, : Edenton, received a blue rib bon and $1.50 premium for her . bonnet in the infant division. : Mrs. Lester Harrell, Route 3, : Edenton, and Miss Sarah Mar garet Harrell, Route 2, Eden- ] ton, had entries of canned pro- ' ducts and eggs. Premiums on : these will be announced later. 1 Mrs. W. E. Hill Os Currituck Elected District PTA Director Mrs. W. E. Hill of the W. T. Griggs School in Currituck County was elected director of District 9 of the North Carolina Parents and Teachers at a meet ing at the John A. Holmes High School last Thursday. Mrs. Hill succeeds Mrs. Wil liam Miller of Ahoskie who re signed. Mrs. H. S. Godwin of Greens boro, state president* addressed the 64 delegates on “Opportunity in Full Measure Through Par ent Education.” She stressed the objects and principles of the PTA. She said that the organi zation has grown because it was soundly ‘ conceived to deal with serious and conditioning needs. FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK VK. 1 //■ [ Very Interesting Pro gram For Occasion; i C. L. McCullers V»V’ Be Speaker Plans have v‘actically been 1 completed for the annual ban quet cf the Edenton Chamber of Commerce, which will be held Tuesday night, October 24, at 7 o’clock. The banquet will be held in the dining room of the Masonic Temple and will be served by members of the Ol der of the Eastern Star. Tickets are now on sale for the banquet and it is hoped the un.ng room will be filled to capacity. The principal speaker fer the occasion will be Charles L. Mc- Cullers of Kinston. Mr. Mc- Cullers, former secretary of the Edenton and Kinston Chambers of Commerce, is now associated with Taylor Investment Com pany of Kinston. He is verv well known in Edenton and many of his friends will be glad to greet him. He will be intro duced by George A. Byrum, vice president of the Chamber. Joe Conger, Jr., new presi dent of the Chamber of Com merce, will serve as toastmas ter and will welcome and recog nize the guests. The invocation Will be by the Rev. Van T. Crawford, pastor of the Metho dist Church. I Aside from Mr. McCullers’ address, the Chamber of Com merce activities for the year 1960-61 will be presented by Bruce F. Jones, past president. The growth of the sixties will be presented by James M. Robin son. executive vice president. President Conger will point out the goals of the Chamber for the coming year, as well as em phasize the importance of the forthcoming membership drive. In a statement Mr. Conger bad this to say: “Your Chamber of Commerce can be everything the members collectively want it to be. pro vided they have vision. It must ( he remembered that it solve all of our problems, but it must provide an Organiza tional Vehicle for community ef fort and united action by local leadership and public spirited members for the good of the community, through voluntary mannower. Our Chamber is on the move for a town to grow.— let’s keep it going with charm, d'"nity and beauty.” Tickets for the banquet are availably at the Chomber of | Commerce office or George I Lewis at the Peoples Bank and jTri's.t Company. fcivic calendar! * J Annual Membership Drive of the Edenton Chamber of Com merce will be held Wednesday, October 25. Democratic women of Chowan County will organize at a dutch luncheon al the Edenton Restau rant Friday, October 27, at noon. Final Go-Kart races of the season will be held on the Eden ton track Sunday afternoon. Oc tober 22. at 2:30 o'clock. Edenton's annual Halloween party will be held at the play ground Tuesday night. October 31. Continued on Page 3—Section ) She said the role of the PTA ; is important in relation to the ’ child, parents and teachers and i education officials. She pointed to the need for work of the or i ganization in the fields of health, j libraries, school programs and ■ parent education. She said the ■ PTA has a special duty and re -1 sponsibility in every community. At present there are about I 400,000 members in 1200 PTA ’ associations in North Carolina. • she said. .. y I Mrs. Riley S. Monds of Hert : ford, state goals chairman spoke on goals and membership; Mrs. i J. E. Barringer of I fßajgktf, state i publications chaifmns£Spoke on . Continued an Paga Inaction i