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Ahoskie Indians Topple
Edenton Aces From Crown
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Os Albemarle Conference
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Hard Fought Game 1
Friday Night Thrills|
Big Crowd of Spec-,
'fetors on Hicks Field
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Jit one of the most exciting
and * hard-fought games ever
witnessed on Hicks Field the
Ahoskie Indians on Friday night
defeated Edenton’s Aces 13-7.
The yictory won for the Indians
the Albemarle Conference cham
pionship, an honor held by the
Aces for seven years which in
cluded 34 conference games.
It was a case of two well
coached and capable teams play
ing their heart and soul out to
win the game, with Ahoskie
getting a break which prevent
ed a • tie score and probably an
upset loss. The big break j
against the Aces came eariy inj
'the third quarter when Carroll|
Forehand grabbed an Ahoskie j
punt and raced 79 yards for a]
touchdown. The play was call
ed back, however,, because a
twelfth Edenton player had not
gotten off the field in time.
The touchdown would have tied
the score with the possibility
of making an extra point for an
Edenton victory. ,
The Indians invaded Hicks
Field highly favored to easily
win the game by four or five
touchdowns, but it was not long
until they realized they would
not have such easy sailing. Thej
Aces scored first early in the;
second quarter on a sustained!
drive from their own 28-yard |
line with Richard Dixon going!
through the Ahoskie line like a;
battering ram to chalk up the
major portion of the yardage.
Forehand, too, added consider
able yardage, with Wayne Ash
ley alsd gaining on a few tries.
_ Fdrehand skirted left end from
fthe 3-yard line to score. His
kick for the extra point was
good.
Just a few minutes before the
end of the half the Indians knot- \
ted the score after Forehand!
kicked out on the Ahoskie 46. |
A pass' was good to the Aces’
24 and another pass carried to j
the 13. On the third play Capps,,
with good blocking, _rac ed,
around left end to score and!
Brett’s kick was good to make!
it 7-7 at half time.
The Inmans went ahead about
midway of the third quarter. |
On a punt return Forehand elec-t
trified the crowd with a 79-!
yard run, which was nullified
and the ball turned over to
Continued on Page 1, Section 2
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
Edenlon's Parent-Teacher As- {
sociation at a rally in the Eden
ton school auditorium went on
record to petition school trustees
for a nine months school term.
A chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis was organised at a meeting
held in the Court House with
Father F. J. MoCourt elected as
chairman.
About 100 Rotarians and their |
wires met at the Parish House
to hold an inter-city Rotary
meeting.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1 1
Membership In Edenton PTA
Now Nearing The 500 Mark
Membership in the Edenton
Parent-Teacher Association is
only a few short of the goal of
500, which will be the largest
membership ever realized in the
local organization.
Anyone who has not joined is!
asked to contact Mrs. L. E. Dav-1
enport, membership chairman. 1
Telephone 3415 and she will,
a pick up the dueae-
L American Educating Week will
I#* observed in the local schools
||fovember 5-9, it was announced
Igt the PTA meeting Tuesday,
(gfeovember 24, at the John A.
■jeimes High School.
Dhe executive committee re
sHnft6ci that money is not now
THE. CHOWAN HERALD
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Seal Chairman |
jmi
Mrs. Sallie Baker Everett of
■ Palmyra, commuifily leader and
i housewife, will be State Chair
! man of the 1961 Christmas Seal
I Campaign, Hal Wilson, President
I of the Nor*h Carolina Tubercu
losis Association, has announced.
Wilbert Hare Gets
$76 At State Fair
Wilbert Hare of Tyner receiv
ed ribbons for his sweet potato
entries at North Carolina' State
Fair as follows;
Third place white rosette in
the 5 bushel exhibit; fifth place;
yellow ribbon in the one-bushel
display; first place blue ribbon
|in the 5-tray, and second pre
| mium red ribbon in the one-:
i tray.
| These placings will net Mr.
i Ha-e $76.00 in premium money
from the State Fair manage
ment.
Argentina Exchange Student
Speaker Achievement Day
Miss Elena L. Freire Bclo, In-1
ternational Farm Youth Ex
-1 changee from Argentina, spoke 1
to’ the Chowan County Home
Demonstration Club members at
| their annual Achievement Day!
: program on her native country,
I Argentina. She told the group
, apples, corn, cattle, swine and'
I poultry are the main enter-
I prises on her family’s farm.]
Miss Belo lives on a 400-acre j
I farm where they have a 20
i acre apple orchard. She told
| the group much about the 4-Hi
• Club program and the Home!
I Demonstration Club work in
GroupMeetsTo
Discuss U. S. U
Representatives Will
! Meet at Edenton
Restaurant
i Saturday, November 4, at the]
j Edenton Restaurant, a group of
,20 businessmen representing va- ]
( rious interests from as far awayi
as Myrtle Beach, S. C., and j
Wilmington, N. C., will meet to
discuss the further promotion of
the Ocean Hiway (US 17) and to
I organize a method to assist the
| Ocean Hiway Association in its
advertising program so that
| many additional thousands of
tourists will choose this north
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■ fans has been presented to the
j City School Board. The re
quest for a police woman to di
rect traffic has been consider
ed and is awaiting the recom
mendation of Chief of Police
j George I. Dail. I
j Paul S. Flynn, consultant for
i the audio-visual education of the
1 State Department of Public In-
I struction,' presentes a film on
.audio visual.education.
Awards of $5 each were, pre
sented to Miss Myrtle Jenkins’
third grade and Mrs. Davhf-Hol
ton’s eighth grade for the larg
• est enrollment in the PTA dor-j
ing the membership drive. At-j
tendance prizes of movie tickets
were awarded to Mrs. Ruth
Bunch’s fifth grade and Vrs.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 2, 1961.
Jacc II le Asbell j
! Student Chairman >
For Bond Election
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Students at East Ca
rolina College Select
Leaders In 99 Coun
ties to Urge Passage
Jacqueline Asbell of Tyner 1
, will serve, along with 98 other
1 students at East Carolina Col- .
; lege, as chairman of a student
j committee to work in Chowan !
j County toward passage of the,
$61,665,000 State Bond Issue on
: i
; November 7.
These chairmen, representing
East Carolina and the State!
| Students’ Committee for a Bet
j ter North Carolina will work
i with friends ' and with local
, Citizens’ Committees in their
: home counties.
f Enthusiastic approval' of the
forthcoming Bond Issue was
shown by East Carolina students
I at a recent bond rally held in
. the college stadium. Approxi
mately 6,000 students, faculty |
■members and guests attending j
’ the meeting gave evidence of|
i their interest in making North.
! Carolina a better state through!
I support of the ten items in-1
| eluded in the issue. j 1
: As county chairman, MLss As-j'
bell stated in accepting the ap-; 1
pointment, “We feel that we are <
definitely involved in the bond 1 i
issue not only as students in all
j state-supported college but also i
as citizens or future citizens of j
North Carolina. Public approv-<
al of the Bond Issue November <
.7 will mean not only immedi-]1
i ate educational benefits to us -
but also long-term
j as we become more and more a11
part of the economy of the :
! State.” | 1
j Argentina. Miss Bclo also show
ed a number of slides of scen
:'ery, towns and other points of
■ interest in Argentina. Mrs. E.
!L. Belch, Center Hill Club
r l Achievement Day Chairman, in
,! troduced Miss Belo.
1 1 Perfect attendance certificates
lj were awarded by Bobby
j Bunch, president of the Yeopim
Club, to the following persons:
■ Nine years—Mrs. W. H. Saun
■j ders, Beech Fork Club.
11 Seven years—Mrs. Roland Ev
ans, Chowan Club and Mrs.
:| Marvin Evans, Oak Grove Club,
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C. OfCrCommittees
Named By Conger,
i Tribute Paid to Work'
Os Previous Com- |
mittees
I President Joe H. Conger, Jr., I
of the Edenton Chamber of
I Commerce, has filled eight com-,
| mittee chairmanships for the
year 1961-62. .
The committee appointments j
went to the following:
Advertising and __ Promotion
Committee—Jim RickS, Jr., Ricks j
Laundry. s ,
Agriculture Committee Wes- i
ley Chesson, Hobbs Implement
Company. ,
Education Committee Hiram
B. Mayo, superintendent of Eden
ton City Schools.
Industrial Development ( Com
mittee—Bruce F. Jones, Albe-
Continued from Page 7—Section 1
Mrs. Campbell
Wins Citation For
Her Library Work
| Mrs. - Robert Campbell of
Plymouth, chairman of the Pet
tigrew Regional Library Board,
was awarded a citation for out
standing work at the -trustees
and librarians luncheon heLJ in
Durham last ‘Friday.-
f The award is given at the-taU'
ennial meeting of the North
I Carolina Library Asioeeation bug 1
| this was the first time t»t;
two awards were presented, the
other recipient being Jjmius
I Rose, superintendent of schools
of Greenville, N. C. J
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FREEDOM OF FAITH —Amid several hundred Christian
churches and a Moslem mosque on the island of Taiwan sits
the world’s largest Buddha. The 72-foot-high structure is
located on top of Pa Kau Shan mountain near Chang Hau
in the southern part of the island. It is seven feet taller
than the 65-foot-high famed Buddha of Nara, Japan.
Biological Laboratory Predicts
Prospects Now Appear Bright
For Profitable Bock Fish Season
The U. S. Biological Labora
tory at Beaufort, in cooperation
with North Carolina State Col- i
lege, has obtained information'
over a period of five years which !;
now provides predictions of fu- 1 ,
ture success which should be of ;
interest to the commercial fish-;
ing industry in Albemarle Sound. 1 1
James E. Sykes, chief of Atlantic 1
coast striped bass research for ■
the U. S. Bureau of Commercial ■
Fisheries, released the -informa
tion jointly with Dr. William W.
Hassler, associate professor of I •
zoology at N. C. State College.!
The research program consisted 1
of trawling young stripers for
indices of abundance, tagging
adult fish for estimates of popu
lation strength and sampling size
and age of fish in commercial
catches.
Plans Now Moving Forward For
Chowan Watershed Dedication
Plans are moving ahead for
the dedication of Burnt Mill
Creek Watershed and the'
groundbreaking of Po 11 oc k [
Swamp Watershed on Thursday
afternoon., November 16, at 2
o’clock L. C. Bunch, chairman
of the Albemarle Seri 1 Conser
vation District, met with repre
sentatives of the Agricultural
Extension Service, ASCS, N. C.
Wildlife Commission, SCS, FHA,
Boy Scouts, Future Farmers of
America and asked their coop
eration and participation in the
soil and water conservation ac
tivities on November 16. The
dedication and groundbreaking
will be on the farm of L. C.'
Information About Edenton’s
Bond Election On November 21
This is the third article in a series
nf five, written by City Council mem
bers. explaining why we are going to
vote YKS on the forthcoming sewer
bond vote on November 21, I9f»l.
There are still many citizens
who regard a sewage process
ing plant as the one municipal
improvement which brings in
no revenue, as compared with
the waterworks or the electric
light plan. This supposition is
far from accurate. An analysis
of the facts shows that by com-|
plying with the pollution abate- 1
ment program, the town will re-j
ceive large and permanent divi
Civil Defense Planning Key ToSutvivai
By MURRAY D. ASHLEY
Chowan-Kdcnton Civil Detente Director
Much has been said during
the last several months regard-
F ing civil' defense and the need
• for fallout shelters. I must say
now that I do not .wish to be
come ingaged in a verbal battle
via this polumn as to the ne-j
j such planning. I
i oplywish everyone would stop,
[think, and ask .yourself this
J question: If you should hear
r't’hese words, Take Cover, Red
;j Alert, What Would You Do?
Where Would You Go? Who
; Would You Turn To? It is my
1 intention to provide the an
-1 ewers to these and other ques
The catch of striped bass in'
North Carolina consists largely!
of two and three-year-old fish.;
During the years of study prior 1
to 1960 these two age groups'
combined represented from 79 to :
98 per cent of the total catch |
in Albemarle Sound each year. |
On the basis of data from thesej
years, it was predicted by the I
striped bass researchers that the :
two age groups would comprise ■
in weight 93.2 per cent of the
catch in the fishing season Sep- j
tember, 1960, through April,!
1961. When all the facts were!
in, the actual percentage was
found to be 93.7. A total popu
; lation prediction was that there
would be 1,912,900 pounds of
fish available to the fishery;
(total striped bass in the sound!
Continued on Page f. Section 1
Bunch in the Pollock Swamp
Watershed. Mr. Bunch’s farm is
located three miles north of
Edenton on N. C. 32 highway.
Agricultural workers are plan
ning some exhibits to be on the
site. N. C. Forest Service will
have a display on woodland
management in watershed pro
jects. They will have an equip-J
ment display including firelane
plow, tree injectors and other
tools used by N. C. Forest Ser
vice.
The Agricultural Extension
Service in cooperation with oth
er agricultural agencies will;
have an exhibit entitled “Co
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dends in the form of increased
property value, new industries,
more building, improved health
I and better living conditions.
Attracting good industry to
I this town has always been the
hope of business men and pub
lic officials. Efforts in the past
have been handicapped, because
most industries will locate only
where there is adequate sanitary
sewage for the disposal of in
dustrial wastes. Owners of in
dustry know that the health of
their employees has a direct
Continued on Page 8, Section 1
you may have about your \
civil defense program.
Our program of civil defense;
is in its early stage in Edenton |
and Chowan County. There is
much work to be done. When
| completed the county plan will
involve some four hundred or
more people who will have a
direct assignment in civil de
fense. I will not be able to
completely outline the entire
program through this column,
but if we can work with you in!
any way please call at the civil!
defense office located in the Jo-,
Continued on Fag* 3. Section i 1
llChowanFarmers
Sign Stabilization
Program For Wheat
Agree to Divert 97
Acres For Which the
Payments Amount to
$3,261.64
As of close of business Wed
nesday of last week, eleven
farmers had filed their appli
cations stating their intention to
take part in the 1962 Wheat
Stabilization Program.
They agreed to divert 97.0
acres of wheat. Payments in
the amount of $3,261.64 will be
earned by these farmers if they
fully comply with their stated
intentions at the time of sign
up. ,
December 1, 1361 is the final
date for accepting .signed agree
ments of the 1962 Wheat Stabi
lization Program. If a wheat
farmer participates in this pro
gram. he is guaranteed to re
ceive income for wheat and in
turn he is doing his part by
helping improve the wheat sup
ply situation.
LEGION MEETS TUESDAY
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
American Legion will meet
Tuesday night, November 7, at
8 o’clock. Commander Robert
Powell is very anxious to have
a large attendance.
Americ an Education Week To
Be Observed Week Os Nov. 5-11
The week of November 5-11
has been designated as Ameri-!
can Education Week with tile
theme being “Your Schools;
Time For A Progress Report.”
In connection with the observ
ance, Edenton city schools in
vite every person to visit the
school of their choice during the
week.
On Thursday night, November
9, the John A. Holmes High
School will observe open house!
for parents and interested citi
zens of the community. A ten-!
tative schedule follows;
7:30 to B:ls—A film, “Your
Child’s Intelligence,” will be
Mrs. C. A. Phillips President
Os ( Jiowan Democratic* Women
1 Mrs. C. A. Phillips was elect-|
led president of the Chowan
i Democratic Women at an or
j ganizational luncheon held Fri-|
day at the Edenton Restaurant.
Mrs. E. L. Belch was elected
first vice president; Mrs. Ray
mond S. Carr, second vice presi- j
dent; Mrs. John Graham, third
vice president; Mrs. J. C. Leary, (
recording secretary; Mrs. W. W.j
Byrum, Jr., corresponding secre
tray, and Mrs. B. W. Evans,
treasurer.
C. Os C. Backing”
Education Week
Everyone Is Urged to
Visit Neighborhood i
Schools
In connection with the observ
ance of American Education
Week, November 5-11, Joe H.
i
i Conger, president of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce, had
this to say:
American Education Week
gives the business community of
Edenton the opportunity to again
express appreciation for the
leadership and dedicated service
■of school board members, school
: teachers and administrators.
Since 1950, 32 new classrooms
have been constructed and six
Continued on Page 4—Section J
480 Are Given
Tetanus Shots
j
Edenton Jaycees are very well
satisfied with the tetanus clinics
held Tuesday and Wednesday of
last week. Rudolph Dale, chair- j
man of the project, reports that
480 people received the shots.
The next clinic, sponsored by
the Jaycees and Medical So
ciety, will be held the latter i
part of November. * |
$2.50 Per Year In North Cafrolirs
| N. C. United Daughters Os
Confederacy Disapprove
Moving Local Monument
New Bar President |
Ulbu>-
WILLIAM S. PRIVOTT
At a meeting of the First Ju
dicial District held at the Caro
linian Hotel at Nags Head. Wil
liam S. Privoit of Edenton was
elected president of the Bar As
sociation for the new year. He
succeeds Killian Barwick of
Elizabeth City.
presented in the auditorium,
i B:4s—Refreshments in the cafe
teria.
In calling attention to Ameri
! can Education Week, Principal
! Cecil Fry had this to say:
“Our democracy functions
1 around the principle that every
‘ child’s birthright is that of a
sound, well-rounded education,
•| and our progress and existence
depend on this education.
■ “The teachers and educators
I of this nation are entrusted with
the greatest and most important
I job in the world—that of mold
■j ing our future scientists and
■ leaders in all fields.”
Directors elected by precinct
were: Center Hill, Mrs. Cam
eron Boyce; East Edenton, Mrs.
L. E. Davenport; West Edenton,
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, and
Wardville, Mrs. C, J. Hollowell
Directors for Rocky Hock and
Yeopim will be appointed by the
board of directors.
Mrs. J. M. Thorud presented
the by-laws, which were adopt
ed. Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
temporary chairman, presided.
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
MASONS MEET TONIGHT ~
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M„ will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Mala
chai Burgess of Shiloh, deputy
Grand Master of the First Dis
trict, will make his official visit,
so that Dr. A. F. Downum, mas
ter of the lodge, urges a large
attendance.
Favorable Weather Brings Out
Record Halloween Party Crowd
The largest crowd in several
years attended the annual Hal-J
loween Party sponsored by the
Edenton Woman’s Club Tuesday!
night.
The evening’s entertainment!
got under way with a parade!
of costumed figures led by the|
John A. Holmes High School j
Band that marched from thej
Green to the playground.
The merriment began as the
canopy of colored lights went
on over the many booths and
entertainment staged for the
party.
One of the most popular
events was the hayrides con
ducted by the Edenton Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Also
popular were the movies, fish!
ponds, fortune telling and :
goodies of hot dogs, popcorn,;
peanuts, candy and gum. i
Prize winners: (
Winners in the party were as
follows: I
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Criticize County Com
| missioners In Reso
lution Group Passed
At Asheville Session
I
j That the North Carolina Di
j vision of the United Daughters
lof the Confederacy is not in
| accord with moving the Con
-1 federate monument in Edenton
1 is evident by a resolution pass
ed at the sixty-fifth annual con
vention of the United Da ugh-
I ters of the Confederacy held in
Asheville on October 11.
In a letter to The Herald Mrs.
Robert Grady Johnson, presi
; dent of the North Carolina Di
| vision, U.D.C., has this to say:
“Your attention is respectfully
called to the following resold-'
] tion passed by the sixty-fifth
; annual convention of the United
1 Daughters of the Confederacy
assembled in Asheville, North
Carolina, on October 11, 1961.
; “The North Carolina Division
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy duly assembled in
its 65th annual convention in
Asheville October 11, 1961, Re
solve that a monument erected
by sacrifice and generosity of
the community to commemorate
the valorous deeds of North
, Carolinians who made the su
preme sacrifice for an honorable
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
VFW Poppy Day
| Saturday.Nov.il
Ladies Will Sell Tiny
• Flowers or Eden
ton Streets
Mrs. George Conner, presi
dent of the VFW Auxiliary, an
nounces that the Auxiliary will
observe Poppy Day Saturday.
November 11. On that day
. members of the Auxiliary will
have a supply of poppies which
will be sold on the streets,
j Mrs. Conner points out that
revenue from the sale of pop
pies goes not only to hospitaliz
ed veterans. but a portion of it
is used to help veterans’ fami
lies in Chowan County. She is
i hopeful that the poppy sale will
meet with a generous response.
f civic calendar]
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The local Soil Conservation
I Service will hold a meeting in
Edenton Thursday. November
, 16, to dedicate the watersheds
! in the Edenton area.
| American Education Week will
[be observed the week of No
vember 5-11.
Edenton's annual Christmas
parade and nartv will be held
Friday afternoon, November 24,
beginning at 2 o'clock.
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, November
6, at 8 o'clock.
Continued on Page B—Section I
Best float, H. A. fizzy) Cam
| pen. A Mother Goose display
including his two grandsons,
i Mike and Henry McMullan.
Most Comical Girl, Darden
| Shackelford.
Most Comical Boy, Bobby
j Stone.
Most Original Girls, Anne Gra
i ham and Elizabeth Baer.
Most Original Boy, Herky
Billings.
Best Girl. Karen Hook.
Best Boy. Terry Beacham.
Judges for the floats were
Mayor John A. Mitchener, J. M.
Robinson and Lewis Leary.
Judges for the costumes were
Mrs. L. A. Patterson, Mrs. Chas.
M. Newcomb, Commander Zech
! Bond, the Rev. Hugh Evans and
: Joe Gantt. • *
The Edenton Woman’s Club
: wishes to exprqttynMfllejation
to everyone assilflMifHMfi the
party and mer
chants for their cootrtbution.