ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVlll.—Number 45.
Veteran Day Program To
Be Held On Court House
Green Saturday, Nov. 11
Sponsored By Legion
And VFW Posts To
gether With Auxili
aries of Both Groups
Plans are in the making for
an interesting and impressive
Veterans Day program on Sat
urday morning, November 11.
The program, sponsored by the
American Legion and VFW posts
and the respective auxiliaries,
will be held on the Court House
Green beginning at 11 o’clock
and in event of inclement
weather will be switched to the
Court House. |
The tentative program in
cludes several numbers by the
John A. Holmes High School |
Band and the invocation by the!
Rev. J. Paul Holoman. Recog-1
nized will be Robert Powell,
commander of the Legion Post;
William D. Harris, commander
of the VFW post; Mrs. J. L.
Chestnutt, president of the Le
gion Auxiliary, and Mrs. George
A. Conner, president of the
VFW Auxiliary.
The principal speaker for the I
occasion will be William S. Pri-.
vott, and the benediction will
be by the Rev. Hugh Evans,
pastor of the Presbyterian
Church.
The color guard of the local
National Guard unit will also
participate on the program. ,
The committee in charge ol
arranging the program include
Buell Bailey, chairman, Dick
Lovett, Robert Powell, William
D. Harris, Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt,!
Mrs. R. E. Leary and Mrs. John-!
etta White.
Commander Robert Powell of
the Legion Post says the post!
will be joining with more than'
16,000 local Legion organizations
throughout the.nation and qver-'
seas in observing Veterans Day.
In his invitation to the citi
zens of Chowan County, he
stated, “Let’s make this observ
ance of Veterans Day 1961 an 1
unforgettable demonstration of
Americanism.
“By our universal participation I
in actively observing this holi-l
day we can show our communi
ty's measure ot appreciation for
all -American patriots who
fought for the preservation of
our priceless heritage.”
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
l The Chowan Herald
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Chowan County Commission
ers called an election to decide
on having a nine months school
term. The action followed a
request by the Edenton Parent-
Teacher Association.
David Holton, a member of
Town Council, appeared at a
meeting of Chowan County
Commissioners and made a re
quest to split the profits from
the Chowan ABC store between
the town and county.
Special Tax Attorney J. N.
Pruden reported having
ed $12,201.01 in back taxes and
that 317 taxpayers faced fore-!
closure suits for 1939 taxes.
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Eden ton Aces Bring Down 1961
Football Season By Narrowly
Squeezing By Plymouth 20-19
Plymouth's Panthers threw a
big scare in the Edenton Aces’
can?} at Plymouth Friday night
whep the Aces narrowly squeez
ed by with a 20-19 victory. The
Aces, however, were without the
full ' services of star halfback
Carroll Forehand, who was call
ed upon for limited service due
to an ankle.
The Aces were. leading 20-7
at tie half in what appeared
would be a rout However, in
the second half the inspired
Panthers dominated the game
and the Aces were unahle to get
beydnd the Plymouth 20-yard
line. The Aces were plagued
fln Wt^ U to do
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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A majority of Edenton stores
and service establishments will
remain open each Saturday night
until 9 P. M„ beginning Novem
ber 25 for the convenience of
shoppers.
During the week before
Christmas stores will remain
open every night until 9 P. M.
Christmas Day and New Year's
Day all stores will be closed.
Wednesday afternoon closings
will be in effect beginning Wed-
I nesday, January 3,1962.
First Degree Tonight
j • At Masonic Meeting
I Dr. A. F. Downym, master of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M», has called an emergent
.communication for tonight
; (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The
purpose of this meeting is to
confer the first degree, so that
a large attendance is urgently
• requested.
County Commissioners Favor
New Road Connecting U. S. 17
At their meeting Monday
morning, Chowai, County Com
missioners adopted a resolution
which proposes a new road from
the vicinity of Moyock to the
vicinity of Elizabeth City. The
purpose of the resolution is to
provide a more convenient, di
rect and shorter route of travel,
and as an aid to the growth, de-|
velopment and economic expan-1
sion of this area by establishing
a more convenient highway for
trade and communication. It is!
also proposed to provide ’ tour-!
ists with a better and safe route
Asa T. Perry Dies Credit Bureau In
lit Norfolk Hospital Edenton Started
iUp County Resident
Was Oldest Chowan
County Merchant
Asa T. Perry, 88, resident of
upper Chowan County, died
Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o’clock
in the Norfolk General Hospital
after several years of declining
health.
Mr. Perry was one of the old
est members and deacons of
Warwick Baptist Church. He
l was a farmer and merchant at
the time of his retirement sev- j
eral years ago. He was Cho
wan County’s oldest merchant
and operated a general merchan
dise business in the same build-1
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ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
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Edenton’s Rotary Club will i
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
i at 1 o’clock in the Parish House.
{ The program will be in charge
; of W. J. P. Earnhardt and Presi- 1
'dent Richard Atkinson urges a
100 per cent attendance. ,
was obliged to bear the brunt
of the attack and he turned in
a superb performance. He car
ried the ball 33 times and had
a record of gaining 215 yards.
In one drive he was called upon
to carry the ball 11 consecutive
times. Wayne Ashley also turn
ed in a spectacular game on of
fense.
The Aees were heavy favorites
to win the game, but, ran up
against a vastly improved Pan
ther team which lost the game
by the margin of one extra
point. V* • .
Bobby Hall led the Plymouth
attack while Mike Atamanchuck
was also a dangerous runner.
The surprise weapon w*s Jan
Wesnor, who hit on seven of
eight passes for 154 yards.
The Aces’ defensive stare
Continued on Pago 1, Section 2
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 9, 1961.
Thos. Bym o 'rgesj
Edenton V&ft To
'Pass Bond ft ion
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j Points Out N» ity
i And Importa to
! Future of Ecienton;
! Election Nov. 21
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With a $543,000 sewage bond j
election scheduled to be held I
in Edenton Tuesday, November
21, Thomas C. Byrum, chairman I
of the Board of Public Works, I
released the following statement I
to The Herald Tuesday after- I
noon:
“I wish to urge the citizens I
of Edenton to go and take their I
, friends to the polls on Novem- j
ber 21 and vote ‘yes’ on the pol
lution abatement bond issue. ]
“As a member and chairman -
!of the Board of Public Works, J
I have had an opportunity to ,
discuss this problem with mem
: bers of the State Board of i
Health and Stream Pollution
Abatement authorities, and am
nv oced of the necessity of '
Edenton having the health pro
-1 lection, not to mention the in- 1
dustrial advantages, such a plant ,
! will afford, ; j
“The federal and state pro
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to the popular recreation areas
and historic sights of Eastern
North Carolina and to afford an
adequate evacuation road from
the Norfolk area in the event
of a national emergency. It will
also provide an improved ade
quate highway system to accom
modate and support the influx
and flow of additional traffic
which will increase upon the
highways of this area following
the completion and opening of
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tun
nel, which is anticipated by Oc
tober, 1965.
Office Located In the
Store of Ralph E.
Parrish
A now organization formed in
Edenton is the Albemarle Credit
Bureau, Inc., which began op
eration this week. The office is
located at the store of Ralph
E. Parrish and Mr. Parrish is
acting as manager.
Mrs. William Corprew has
been employed as secretary and
has already set up file records
on more than 600 customers.
Information will be obtained on
persons not already listed as re
quested by members.
The office will be open Mon
day through Saturday from 9
A. M., to 5:30 P. M., except
Wednesdays when it will close
at IP.M.
Over 30 businesses have join
ed the bureau and membership
is-open for additional members.
Membership initiation fee is $6
with a charge of $8 a month
for senior members, which pro
vides unlimited credit reports,
and $5 a month for junior mem
berships, which permits six
credit reports and a charge of
50 cents for each additional re
port.
Jaycees Will Again
Sell Peanut Brittle
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. Bill Eas
terling, president, urges every
member to be present.
At this meeting peanut brittle
wijl be distributed among mem
bers which is to be sold to raise
funds for a Christmas shopping
tour for underprivileged chil
dren. Joe Swanner is chairman
of this committee.
- JOINT VFW MEETING
William H. Coffield, Jr. Post
No. 9280 and the VFW Auxiliary
will meet jointly. Tuesday night,
November 14. This will, be a
dinner 1 meeting at 7:30 o’clock
and all members, of both or
ganizations are urged to be pres
ent.
Democratic Women Officers
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Pictured above are officers of the newly organized Chowan
Democratic Women. Seated, left to right, is Mrs. Ed Bond, rer
cjcxUinaioi, and Mrs. A. C. Phillips, president. Standing,
est to right, Mrs. E. L. Belch, iirst vice piesident; Mrs. 1 aymo.n x
larr, second vice president; Mrs. J. Clarence Leery, lecording
:ecretary; Mrs. W W. Byrum. Jr., corresoondirg se<-re*a v.
'4 r s. E. N. Flliott. liaison officer between the group and the Demo
rralic Executive Committee. Mrs. B. W. Evans is treasurer, but
was not present when the picture was taken.—(Ricks Photo).
Voters In Chowan County
Favor Eight Os Ten Issues
In State's Bond Election
I State’s Voters, How-,
ever, Turn Thumbs j
Down On Spending;
, 61.6 Million Dollars
!
i Though early returns indicat
-1 ed defeat of all 10 bond issuer
| in the state’s 61.6 million dollar
| bond election held Tuesday,!
' Chowan County voters cast their
ballots in favor of all issues ex
cept two.
\ The two issues which found
! disfavor for Chowan voters
were No. h $2,858,000 for con
struction of needed buildings for
state purposes in the Capitol;
area and No. 5, $2,560,000 for;
construction of a building to |
house the Department of Ar
, chives and History and the State
Library.
Chowan turned in a light vote
Continued on i-aqe R—Section 1
Turner Selected
For Scholarship;
Chowan High Student
Chosen By Local
Committee
James Myron Turner of Tvner!
, was selected by the Morehead
Scholarship Committee of Cho-I
wan County from applicants of
, Chowan High School and the
I John A. Holmes High School
as a nominee for a Morehead
Scholarship at the University of!
North Carolina.
j Turner is the son of Mr. and!
Mrs. J. S. Turner of Tyner. He
is an honor student at the Cho
wan High School and has been
very active in extra curricular
activities.
The scholarship is awarded on|
the basis of leadership and of
being a prospective leader and
financial need is not considered. 1
The scholarship is valued at sl,-j
250 each year.
Watershed Dedication Will Be
Held Thursday, November 16
“You all come” is the word
on the dedication of Burnt Mill
Creek Watershed and the
groundbreaking of Pollock
Swamp Watershed Thursday,
November 16, at 2:00 P. M_ on-
L. C. Bunch’s farm. Mr. Bunch’s |
farm is located three miles north]
of Edenton on NC 32 highway.
In case of rain, the program will
be held in the John A. Holmes
High School auditorium.
Donald A. Williams, National
Administrator of the U. S. Soil
Conservation Service, will make
the address for the ground
breaking and dedication.
Burnt Mill Creek Watershed
was one of toe first small wa
tershed. projects in Eastern
North Carolina. It is located,
on the county line between Cho-'
Telephone Co. Is
Seeking Increase
In Phone Rates
“Hearing Will Be Held
In Raleigh Tuesday
Morning, November
21 at 10 O’clock
The Norfolk & Carolina Tele
phone & Telegraph Company of
Elizabeth City has given no
tice that an application has been
made to the North Carolina
Utilities Commission for an in
crease in telephone rates. The
date for the hearing is Tues
day morning, November 21, at
10 o’clock at the office of the
Commission in Raleigh at which
time any person residing in the
area involved may appear to
favor or oppose the increase.
The present rates and the pro
posed new rates appear else
where in this issue of The Her
ald.
Ricks, Jr. Speaks
Al Woman’s Club
The Edenton Woman’s Club
accepted an invitation to par
ticipate in the dedication cere
monies of the Burnt Mill Creek
Watershed and the ground
breaking program of the Pollock
Swamp Watershed to be held
here November 16 at the No
vember Ist meeting held at the
Edenton Restaurant.
Members dressed in colonial
costume will hostess at the
ceremonies at 2 P. M., and hos
tess at historic public buildings
that wili be open for visitors
following the dedication. Sev
eral members are to make tele
vision appearance to help pub
licize the event.
Continued on Page 4—Section I
wan and Perquimans counties.
The watershed area is 10,496
acres, covering 51 farms and
three commercial timber tracts.
The project was sponsored by
the Perquimans County Drain
age District No. 4 and the Albe
marle Soil and Water Conser
vation District. The drainage
district is the local legal organi
zation to handle the district’s af
fairs. Cost of the project is
about $112,000, with , about $35,-
000 from the Federal Govern
ment under Public Law 566.
About $66,758 wili be spent by
landowners in improving their
individual farms.
Problems of the watershed
were flooding and lack of drain
age. Included in the watershed
Conti mi ad on Pago 3—Section J
50 Jurors Drawn
| To Serve hi Term
Os Superior Court
Judge Chester Morris
Os Currituck Sched
uled to Be Presiding
Judge For Term
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
picked 50 names from the jury
box and those drawn will be
summoned for jury duty at the
November term of Chowan Su
perior Court. The term will
convene Monday, November 27,
with Judge Chester Morris of
Cur-itcck scheduled to preside.
Those who were drawn for
jjury duty include the following:
A Sidney Smith, Jr., Leslie
Ray Nixon, Samuel Graham
i Farless, Jasper W. Hassell, Hor
ace Modlin, Joe H. Dickens,
William (Bill) P. Jones, Leon H.
Blanchard, B. W. Copeland, Rob
ert Wilson Smith, H. M. Nixon,
! Douglas Hare, Kisler M. Phil
lips, William F. Farmer, N. E.
Hollowell, Jr., James C. Boyce,
Rosley V. Ward, Otis R<>X!hap
rnr,timi»rt r>n Pnje I—Sor?irvn ‘
43 Members Now Enrolled In
Chowan Democratic Women
Up to early this week a total
of 43 had enrolled as members
of Chowan Democratic Women.
Those who are now members
include the following:
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt. Mrs.
R. S. Atkinson, Jr., Mrs. Grace;
D. Sawyer. Mrs. P. S. 'McMul
lan, Mrs. James H. Griffin, Mrs.
A. B. Harless, Mrs. J. Clarence
Leary, Mrs. West Byrum, Jr.,
Mrs. Cecil Fry, Mrs. David Otto
way, Mrs. Lena M. Leary, Mrs.
R. J. Boyce, Mrs. Frances B.
Shore, Mrs. Warren Twiddy, |
Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., Mrs. John
W. Graham, Mrs, Rebecca W. j
Shepard, Mrs. Thomas Byrum,
Hearing Set In Elizabeth City
To Shorten Highway No. 168
A public hearing will be held
in the Elizabeth City Court
House in mid-January on a new
road, a short-cut, from the vi
cinity of Elizabeth City to an
area west of Moyock to shorten
Highway 168 by 10-12 miles, it
was determined at a highway
meeting in the Edenton Restau
rant Monday, according to W. P.
“Spec” Jones, Highway Commit-!
tee Chairman of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce.
The public hearing at which
a presentation would be made
to the N. C. Highway Commis- (
sion Chairman, its Director and
Rocky Hock Group
Asks For Paving
Request Is Made to
Pave All of Road
No. 1214
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A delegation from the Rocky,
Hock section attended the Cho-,
wan County Commissioners’:
meeting Monday morning seek
ing paving of seven-tenths of a!
mile on secondary road 1214.
The spokesman for the group!
was Earl Smith, who based the j
request on the fact that a por-'
tion at the end of the road had|
been paved, and work stopped to
pave another road for about two
miles.
Gilliam Wood, highway com
missioner for the First District,
was present to hear the request
and informed the delegation
funds were not available and
that the road in question was
far down on the priority list.
Mr. Wood stated that under the
present arrangement the priority
would undoubtedly be raised
due to connecting two hard-sur
faced roads. He told the dele
gation that he felt that the sec
tion of the road would be paved
just as soon as funds became
available.
OFFICES CLOSED NOV. 11
Town and County offices wihj
be closed all day Saturday, No-i
vember 11, in observance of.
Veterans Day. , *
$2.50 Per Year In North Caholint-
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Plans Progressing For
Edenton Christmas Party
i To Be Held November 24
Mayor Proclaims
Nov. 16 Soil-Water
Conservation Day !
Mayor John Mitchener has is-1
sued a proclamation designating;
Thursday, November 16, as “Soil
and Water Conservation Day” in
Edenton.
Mayor Mitchener recognizes
the importance of soil and water
conservation and is highly com-,
plimentary of the work done by
the local Soil Conservation Dis
trict. He calls upon all citi
zens to cooperate in the sixth
annual meeting of the north
eastern area which will be held
in Edenton on November 16. ;
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions Club will
meet Monday night, November
13, at 7 o’clock at the Edenton
Restaurant, President John
Mitchener urges every member
of the club to be present. ,
Jr., Mrs. Wesley M. Chesson,
Jr., Mrs. Edward G. Bond, Mrs.
Frank M. Holmes, Mrs. W. H.
Hollowell, Jr., Mrs. Maybelle P.
Sexton, Mrs. Elwood Nixon,
Mrs. W. L. Boswell, Mrs. Kate
Wozelka, Mrs. V. Hutchings
Winborne, Mrs. Cameron Boyce,
Mrs. E. L. Belch, Mrs. B. W.
Evans, Mrs. Kate Bush, Mrs. C.
C. Nixon, Mrs. L. E. Davenport,
Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs. Ray
mond Carr, Mrs. Maurice L.
Bunch, Mrs. C. A. Phillips, Mrs.
Tom Hopkins, Mrs. Earl Good
win. Mrs. Joe Thorud. Mrs. C. J.
Hollowell, Mrs. E. N. Elliott and
Mrs. Jean B. Cullipher.
area commissioners was original
ly planned to be held in the
Elizabeth City Court House this
week but was postponed so that
additional statistical information
could be obtained, Jones said.
The necessary information will
be determined as the result of
an engineering study presently
peing conducted by the State of
Virginia on the feasibility of a
controlled access four-lane high
way from the Maryland line to
the North Carolina line. This
study will anticipate the greatly
expanded tourist travel to the
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
OLD BOOKS MOVED
Chowan County Commission
ers on Monday gave permission
for the removal from the Regis
ter of Deeds office to the State
Library a number of books for
safekeeping.
The group includes old law
books which are considered to
be of no use to the county.
Watershed Tour Map
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, Pictured above is the watershed tour map in Connection with
the dedication of Burnt Mill Creek Watershed and flroundbreakinq
of the Pollock Swamp Watershed, which will be held on L. C.
Bunch's farm near Hancock Station Thursday. November IS, from
2. lp 5 P. M. The numbers designate the points of interest to be
rutted following the dedication exercises.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
| Many Floats Solicited
i By Edenton’s BPW
Club Which Spons
| ors Annual Event
The annual Christmas parade
and party will be held this year
ion Friday, November 24th. The
parade will begin promptly at
2:00 P. M., from Hicks Field,
march down Broad Street and
ending on the Court House
Green. Santa Claus will be on
his float with treats for the
little ones. He will distribute
them on the Green as usual.
The Business and Profession
i al Women’s Club, sponsors this
party every year, with the co
operation of the Merchants as
sociation. The National Guard
as well as other organizations
help with the details of the- af
fair.
All merchants and places of
i business are urged to enter com
mercial floats in the parade.
However, only group and indi
vidual floats will be on a com
petitive basis. The first prize
will be $25, second sls and
third $lO.
This year the committee is
urging the children to enter
their pets. There will be a $5
prize for the best dressed pet.
The BPW Club and the Eden
ton merchants are going all out
to make this year’s party a big
and gala affair. They urge
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Quartet Recognized
At Ballard’s Bridge
The Ballard’s Bridge Baptist
Church recently recognized four
of its members for outetanding
work.
Miss Gloria Hoilowell-and Miss
Marcia Copeland were crowned
Girls’ Auxiliary Queens. The
girls were given a banquet at
which Mrs. T. O. Asbell, presi
dent of the Chowan Baptist As
sociational W.M.U. was the
speaker.
Charles Asbell was recognized
for reaching the step of Page
in the Royal Ambassadors.
Mrs. Tommy King was given
a three-year pin for perfect at
tendance in Sunday School.
[ CIVIC calendar]
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 party will be held
Friday afternoon, November 24,
beginning at 2 o'clock.
Junior Class at Chowan High
School will present its annual
play. "Hillbilly Wedding." in the
school auditorium Friday night,
November 17, at 8 o'clock.
A story hour will be held at
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li-
Continued on Page 3. Section i