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f ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN [ CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXVHl.—Number 43. Albemarle Conference Championship Decided Friday Night In Edenton Eden ton’s Aces and Ahoskie Indians Ex pect To Play Thriller For Honor Edenton’s Aces and Ahoskie’s Indians will face each' other on Hicks Field Friday night, Octo ber 27 in a very important game for each team. This game will decide the Albemarle Conference championship, so that interest is ninning high among followers of both teams which should result in one of the largest crowds of the season. On paper the Aces are con sidered the underdogs. The In dians will come to Edenton with an ehviable season’s record. They have won six of the games played by very impressive l scores and were defeated only by Greenville, a class 3-A team 26-6. Ahoskie’s victories include Roanoke Rapids 40-0, Hertford 28-0, Plymouth 27-0, Central 45-0, Scotland . Neck 52-6 and Washington 46-6. The Indians are reported to be very powerful, including 18 seniors and the information is that all of the seniors have played together since they were in the seventh grade, so that they will provide a smooth working outfit. The Indians have a dangerous halfback star in Earl 'Capps. He is their shiftiest runner and a punt return specialist. Charles Tayloe, another half back is very fast and has a j number of long touchdown runs to his credit. continued on Page 2—Section 1 Sock Hop Scheduled At Chowan High - The sophomore class of Cho wan High School will sponsor a Sock Hop in the school gym nasium Friday night, October 27, from 7 to 11 o'clock. Those' attending are requested to wea* socks and a small admission will be charged. | In addition to the hop there will be drawings for cakes, hay rides, fortune telling and bob bing for apples. The affair is expected to attract a large crowd and provide a lot of fun. 20 Years Ago A* Found In Th« Files Os The Chowan Herald N —— Success of Edenton's first Pea- 1 nut Festival surpassed all ex pectations as thousands gathered for celebration. Estimates of those attending ranged from 5,- 000 to 15,000. Governor J, M. Broughton an nounced that he had selected Miss Marjorie Powell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. X. Powell, to represent the State of North Carolina in the national Peanut Festival to be held in Suffolk. , Miss Rachel Weeks, a striking brunette from Tar boro, was ;* '~«ntinued on Page 4—Section 1 Mrs. J. Kirby Russell Os Wilson Guest Speaker For Organizing! Democratic Women Os Chowan Mrs. J. Kirby Russell of Wil son, a regional coordinator for Democratic women, will be guest speaker at the organiza tional meeting of the Chowan Democratic Women Friday. A dutch luncheon will be held at nqion at the Bdenton Restau rant i for all registered Demo cratic women who are interest ed id the development of N Democratic Party. . Women join |; ng the local chapter will be barter members. Officers will be elected and by-laws adopted at the meeting. Membership dues are $1 a year. | Mrs. Kirby will discuss the role of women in campaigning H ior the Democratic Party. She jX: is a regional coordinator for a |nine^nt andean .active THE CHOWAN HERALD ( New 4-H Club ] nss&T./f v gMkfOTH jUjUll A new 4-H Club was organiz-. ed at Cross Roads last week, the eighth in the county. Pictured above- are officers and a few members of the club. Front row, left to right, Fred White; Johnny Winborne, president; Bobby Win borne, vice president. Back row, Rodney Jordan; Diane Peedin, secretary; Fahey Byrum; Frank White, reporter and Joe Carroll Byrum, song leader. McCullers Speaker At Annua! Banquet Os Edenton C. Os C. President Joe Conger, 1 Jr., Urges Support In Membership Cam paign Under Way i Some 150 persons gathered in [.the Masonic ' Temple Tuesday I night to attend the annual ban-j quet of the Edenton Chamberi of Commerce. Charles L. Mc-J Cullers of Kinston, secretary of the Edenton Chamber of Com merce about 20 years ago and former director of the high school band, was the principal speaker for the occasion and his address was thoroughly enjoyed by those who heard him. Joe Conger, Jr., recently elect ed president of the Chamber of Commerce, served as toastmas-. ter. At the outset he welcomed j those who were present and ex-j pressed his appreciation for so many showing an interest in Continued on Page 7, Section 1 Fifty Are Enrolled In Adult Education Classes At School An adult education program at the John A. Holmes High School has attracted over 50 persons for the evening courses. Classes are being held each Tuesday night in art instructed by Mrs. Lois Venters, typing by Mrs. Leah Mayo, bookkeeping by Miss Kathryn Gabbard and French by Archie Fairly. The classes are sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club in cooperation with city schools. felt* that her vital and dynamic personality will prove of inter est to local women in present ing an informative program on the Democratic Party and part women play in it. Governor Terry Sanford last month her to an; eight year term on the Eastj Carolina board of trustees. She graduated cum laude from' Greensboro College and did graduate work at the University of North Carolina. In addition to her political interests she is active in civic affairs. Mrs. Kirby is the former Miss Rebekah Fulghum of Ken ly and the mother of three chil dren. Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt is in charge of arrangements tor the Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 26, 1961. jSi ; tuber Sales ! Orlvings Bonds li lowan $3,289 : ; Firsi & 8 ine Months’ Salts $34,663 or 30.5 Per Cent of County’s Quota Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., vol unteer U. S. Savings Bonds Chairman for Chowan County, reports that September sales in Chowan amounted to $3,289. Sales for the first nine months of this year 'totaled $34,663. This is 30.5 per cent of the' county’s quota, which is $113,520. For the second successive month in North Carolina sales showed an increase over the comparable month a year ago. Series E Bond sales for the month of September were up over 5%, while the Series II Bond sales were Up nearly 13%. The combined sales total was 6% greater than for September of 1960. Cumulative sales for the year amounted to over' 36 million dollars. This amount is 70% of the State’s quota for this year. For the second successive month in North Carolina sav ings bonds sales showed an in crease over the comparable j month of a .year ago. In making this report, Mr. At- 1 kinson said that it is gratifying’ to know North Carolinians are responding to their country's needs by upping their purchase of Savings Bonds. Meeting At Advance Scheduled Tonight An Advance Community meet-1 ing will be held tonight (Thurs day) at 7:30 o’clock at the Ad-, vance Community Building. 1 Woodrow Lowe, president, states that this will be the last meet ing . and a very important one,' so that it is hoped a large num ber will attend. Mr. Lowe also requests ail committee chairmen to bring in their reports. Edenton Aces Score Victory ! j Over Hertford Indians 25 - 0 Edenton’s Aces on Friday night defeated the Perquimans Indians on Hicks Field by a score of 25-0. It was a hard fought game, one in which the score does not altogether reflect the superiority of the Aces, for, the Aces capitalized on three Hertford fumbles which figured prominently in three of the touchdowns. The Aces scored a touchdown about midway of the first quar-, ter after they recovered a sum- j ble on the Hertford 23. * Ad vancing to the 11-yard line Boots Lassiter flipped a pass to Carroll Forehand for the score.' Again in the second quarter the Aces fell on a fumble on i their own 44. Two passes, one to Jimmy Dail and one to Wayne Griffin, helped consider- i ably in moving the ball to the Hertford 7, from where Wayne Ashley crashed through the line for the second touchdown. Albemarle Soil Conservation District Reports Very Successful Year's Work “Planning our soil and water conservation program and co operation and teamwork by everybody in the district made this honor possible.” L. C. Bunch, chairman of the Albema,rle Soil Conservation District, made this statement in summing up the year of progress in the five-county district. The district is composed of Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Cam den and Currituck Counties. The Albemarle Soil Conserva tion District has been selected: by the judges of the annual Goodyear Awards Committee as the outstanding SCD in North Carolina for the period of May 1, 1960 - April 30, 1961. The selection was made on soil and water conservation aecom- j plishments during this period. foiTn irHlii - •u*;-/., [ “Punt, Pass and Kick” Contest Winners ] mr\ "* Sr Five winners in the "Punt. Pass and Kick” contest held Thurs day afternoon appear in above picture. They are, front row, left to right, Robroy Holmes, 8; Kenny Billings. 7; Blount Shepard, 8; ««ky Eillingss. 9. and Tom Cross, 10. At left in rear is Coach Bill Billings and right Bruce Jones of the Albemarle Motor Com pany, sponsor of the contest. At right is Mayor John Milchener. who presented the certificates (Ricks Photo). Argentine Exchange Student Is Now Visiting In Chowan County Miss Elena L. Freire Belo is visiting Chowan County as an International Farm Youth Ex changee from Argentina. This county has been very fortunate to have two such delegates from foreign countries this fall, Ram Bishnoi from India having re cently completed his stay here in the county. Arrangements for host fami lies and for IFYE degeates’ pub lic appearances are made through the County Extension office. According to Miss Cath erine Aman, assistant home eco nomics agent, Miss Belo will be staying with host family, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Privott and JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT j Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday,) a.t 7 o’clock, at the Edentoh Restaurant. A feature of the meeting will be an orien tation program which will be in charge of West Byrum, Jr. The Jaycee membership drive' has terminated, so that all new members and their sponsors are especially urged to be present. Neither team could make headway in the third quarter with the ball exchanging hands several times by punts. Forehand sparked the third Edenton touchdown drive when he returned a Hertford kick 49 yards to the Hertford 16. Dix on and Forehand alternated in carrying the ball to the l-.yaid line from where Forehand went through the line for the third! touchdown. The final touchdown fell to the luck of Ronald Forehand, a lineman. The Indians attempt-j ed a pass and Forehand scoop- j ed up a bobble and raced 32 j yards for the touchdown. Carroll Forehand and Richard! Dixon bore the brunt of the! Edenton attack, although Wayne; Ashley played one of his best' games of the season to add yard-, age. The Aces’ forward wall held| Continued on'Page 1, Section 1 ] This is the second time in four years that the Albemarle SCD has received t his high honor, j The first time was in 1958 for the period 1957-58. The next year the district. was not elig ible and in 1959-60 it won second place. As a result of being selected 1 the outstanding SCD in North! Carolina, the outstanding con servation farmer, Warner Madre of Perquimans County, along j with the 15 member board of | district supervisors will receive awards from the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company which sponsors the contest nationwide. Warner Madre, the outstanding conservation farmer selected by the district, and District Super visor George Winslow, Perquim ans County, will receive an all daughter, Mary of Tyner until October 27, after which her host family will be Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leary of Rocky Hock un til November 9. Usually an IFYE delegate is called upon for many oublic ap pearances in a county, mainly to familiarize' the people with the customs of the native coun try, etc., and also the IFYE program. Miss Belo has inter ested several groups in her slides of Argentina showing the many beautiful scenes of her country and also slides of IFYE delegates from other countries who have visited in the United Continued on Page 2. Section 1 Chowan Exhibits Winners At Fair Chowan County Home Drm-j onstration Club members won many ribbons at the North Car olina State Fair last week. Mrs. Lester Harrell, Route 3. Edenton, won first place and $2.00 for canned apple sauce, second place and SI.OO for grape | preserves, second place and SI.OO for Dixie relish, third place and 50c for canned sweet potatoes, third place c-nd 50c for canta- Continued on Page 3, Section . ! Hospital Auxiliary Discusses Projects Chowan Hospital Auxiliary held its regular meeting on F’ri oay afternoon, October 20, at 3 o’clock with Mrs. Richard El-j liott presiding. Many projects were discussed and the group is hoping in the near future to buy an important item for the nospital. In the coming year the Au xiliary will have some of its regular meetings at different places in the county. If is hop ed that this will be more con venient for so many of the peo ple in the county who are in terested in the hospitpl". The November meeting will be held bn Friday, November 17 and will be a morning meeting at 10 o’clock instead of the us ual afternoon meeting. The of licers are looking forward to’ having a large number present.! (expense p'aid trip to the Good year Farm at Letchfield Park, Arizona, in December. Soil Conservation Districts are . organized under state law by the people living therein. The law j also provides that the landown |ers will carry out a program of 1 soil and water conservation. To Ido this, elections are held the first week in December to elect one member for three years to j the board of supervisors. I These men, farmer-landown ers, are not paid for their ser vices as district supervisors. The 1 state can pay them up to about $49 per year for travel and their meals. Chairman Bunch says, “this is only a drop in the buck- j et as to the expenses involved in i carrying out the district pro- i Continued on Page 7. Section 2 BPW Club Now Getting Ready For Christmas Party Argentine Exchange Student Speaker at Club’s Meeting Held Thursday The Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club met Thursday, October 19, at the Edenton Restaurant. The meet ing was called to order by the president, Mrs. Anita Baker. The program was on Interna tional Relations headed by the committee chairman, Mrs. Mat tie Halsey. Miss Catherine Aman introduced the guest speaker, Miss Elena Freire Belo, International Farm Youth Ex changee from Argentina. Miss Eelo gave an illustrated speech on Argentina highlighted by slides. She also told the group the objective of the IFYE pro gram: “A better understanding among people of the world and a wholesome, lasting peace.” Mrs. Mattie Halsey and Mrs.| Contuiueu on . Pane 4—Section 1 Miss Patsy Taylor Completes 17-Days Traveling In Europe Workshops and seminars are means of keeping abreast of the times in the professions and business world. Miss Patsy Taylor, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Taylor, has found it a smart idea for travel agents to spend some of their time traveling. Patsy is combining pleasure with business. For the past 17 days she, as travel con-; sultant for the Carolina Motor Club of Greensboro, has been with a group of 20 travel agents,' touring European centers of in terest to American tourists. The group traveled by a Sabina plane from New York to Brus sels, to Amsterdam. Rome, Ma drid. Paris, London, back to Brussels. They arrived in New iNew 4-H Club i At Cross Roads Johnny Winborne Is Elected to Serve as President j The Cross Roads Community 4-H Club, organized last week, became the eighth such club in the county. Officers elected were John-1 ny Winborne, president; Bobby, Winborne, vice president; Diane j Peedin, secretary and treasurer; j Frank White, Jr., reporter, and' Joe Carrol! Byrum, song leader. I Adult leaders working With thisj new club include Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Byrum, Mr. and Mrs.' Fahey Byrum, Mr. and Mrs. W. FI. Winborne, and JVlr. and Mrs.< Lindsay Evans. Other active 4-H Club are 10-, cated in the Advance, Oak j Grove, Rocky Hock, Ryland, En-t terprise and two in the Center Hill community. It is hoped that! new clubs will be organized in, , the Cannon’s Ferry and Gliden communities very soon, j All boys and girls in these Communities are invited to join j these clubs. Non-members may| call the County Extension Ser vice office (3128) for further de tails and time and place of the meetings nearest those inter ested. Halloween Supper At Ryland Oct. 31 Sponsored by the Ryland I Home Demonstration Club, a I Halloween hot dog supoer will be held at Ralph Ward’s ware house in Ryland on Halloween night, October 31 from 5:30 un til 9 o’clock. Hot dogs, cakes, candy, all kinds of goodies, cof fee and lemonade will be for sale with the profit going to the community building now under construction. Ctyldren will be welcome in their Halloween costumes and a fishing pond will be open for them. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the supper. The club is hoping a large number will come out and sup port it in this affair. $2.50 Per Year In North Carol im | Annual Halloween Party Scheduled On Playground Tuesday Night, Oct. 31st I Chowan Visitor I V MISS ELENA FnEIRE BELO An Argentine International F;* m Yc ..in Exchange student. Miss Elena L. Freire Belo, is now visiiing. t Cnovrao Cnuntv. : York October 23. Patsy was as : signed a roommate, Miss Bever ly Eagon, who works for Sebina in Atlanta. They also had as a mutual friend. Miss Margaret Winkler of Greensboro. She re ports of much fun while on the ■ tour, but in the meantime, her ; business was to see how tourist ■ conditions were in the cities ; visited. She attended the meet ■ trig of the American Society of Travel Agents, which proved 1 very educational. A few of the interesting plac es she visited on the tour will . suffice to say that the tour was educational and helpful to her in the world of tourists. Dur ing the first two da' - s spent mi Continued from Page 8, Section 1 Democrats Raise 575.00 For Dinner Vance-Aycoek Dinner In Asheville Satur- | day, Oct. 28 Lloyd F., Griffin, chairman of the Chowan County Democratic Executive Committee, has an | nounced that a total of $75.00 ' has thus far been raised in the county for the Vance-Aycoek | Dinner to be held in Asheville jon Saturday, October 28. Scheduled for Asheville’s | Grove Park Inn, the Vance-Ay | cock Dinner is the outgrowth of I long-laid plans to hold a major I statewide event in the western j part of the state. Chairman I Griffin indicated that this will, jin all probability, be the first |of an annual affair, patterned j after the annual Jefferson-Jaek son Day Dinner held in the I spring in Raleigh. I Featured speaker for the i fund-raising dinner will be Law rence F. O'Brien, Special Assist ant to the President of the i Continued on Page S—Section 1 Charles Shaw And Miss Barbara Layton Named King And Queen At High School’s Homecoming Impressive homecoming cere monies were held on Hicks Field Friday night between the half of the Edenton-Hertford foot- I ball game, when the 1961 home-! | coming king and queen were crowned. Charles Shaw, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Gordon B. Shaw, was crowned as king and Barbara! Layton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Layton was crown'-, ed queen. Danny Hassell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hassell, and Becky j Hampton, daughter of Mr. and! Mrs. R. L. Hampton, were browned prince and princess.; The four were crowned by Miss I Pat Lane, the 1960 homecoming! queen. Freddie Ferguson, I 960! homecoming king, was unable; to be present to crown the 1961 j king. _ 1 FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Youngsters Request ed to Meet In Cos ! tumes On Green at | 5 P. M. j Edenton’s annual Halloween | Party will be all treats, for the | kiddies at the playground Hat j loween night, Tuesday, October 31st. The gala evening will get.un | der way at 5 P. M„ at tho Green, where the spooky fig ures will assemble to march ij the party led by the John A. Holmes H.gh School Band. On their arrival the mull 1 color canopy of lights will go o l over a setting of bewitched splendor. The mechanical talk ing witch will once more reign 1 supreme over the goblin-, ghosts and glittering costumed characters. Included in the evening's entertainment will be movies, fortune telling, hay ride;, fish ponds, and goodies of hot dogs, candy, gum, peanuts, pop corn ,and witches’ brew. There will be prizes for the best, the funniest and the most unusual costumes. Prizes will a iso be awarded for the best floats in the parade. All the fun and food are free —the only requirement for ad mittance is a costume. The annual partv sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club was begun in 1947. The cele bration is the result of the in ventive genius of “Izzv” Cam pen who gave a Halloween par ty almost 20 years ago for his young daughters. As in the past, it would be impossible to have a successful party with out the assistance of the ';Dad dy of the Halloween mt.ri ; ment.” j The party is made possible by contributions of merchants. As sisting the Woman's Club in set ting up the booths and provid ing the hayride will be mem bers of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1 civic calendar] Democratic women of Chowan County will organize at a dutch luncheon at the Edenton Restau : ant Friday. October 27, at noon. Edenton Aces meet the Ahos kie Indians on Hicks Field Fri day night, October 27, in a game which will decide the Al bemarle Conference champion ship. i-uenton’s annual Halloween party will be held at the play ground Tuesday night, October 31. The local Soil Conservation Service will hold a 'meeting in Edenton Thursday, November 16. to dedicate the watersheds in the Edenton area. Edenton's annual Christmas parade and oartv will be held Friday afternoon, November 24, beginning at 2 o'clock. St. Paul's Episcopal Church will hold its annual bazaar Tues day, November 14, at the Parish House. A Halloween hot dog supper Continued from Page B—Section 1 The various candidates were as follows: , Seventh Grade—Tillie Cordon, daughter of Mrs. James T. C'or i don, and Danny Hassell, son of ( Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hassell. Eighth Grade—Becky Hamp ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hampton, and Rudy Tol j ley. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. . Tolley. Freshman Class—Susan By rum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murriel Byrum. and Bill Ross, json of Mr. and Mrs. John J. j Ross. Sophomore Class Sandra ! Bunch, daughter of Mr. and [ Mrs. Haywood Bunch, and Har- Iry Spruill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Spruill. Junior Class Pat Penny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Continued os Pag* t lirUnn &
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