ONLY NEWSPAPER
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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVlll.—Number 50..
Banquet Planned Friday
Night To Honor Members
Ibn And Half Peanut Club
Awards to Be Pre
sented to 28 at Colo
nial Motor Court Res
taurant
Twenty-eight of Chowan CoLn
ty’s top peanut growers will be
feted at a special banquet meet
ing in Edenton’s Colonial Motor
Court’s new restaurant Friday
night, December 15, at 7 o’clock,
according to Wesley Chesson,
chairman of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce Agricultural
Committee. The occasion, Ches
son stated, is to present awards
to those who qualified for the
Ton and One Half Peanut Club
contest sponsored by the Cham
ber. Qualifiers were those farm
ers whfj grew 3,000 pounds or
more, dry weight, to the meas
ured acre.
Main speaker of the evening
will be William Campbell, en
tomology expert from N. C.
State College in Raleigh. Mr.
Campbell’s talk will embrace the
important subject of the influ
ence of insects on peanut yields
with particular emphasis on the
destructive Southern Corn Root
Worm. Mr. Campbell will il
lustrate upon his subject with
colored slides. Also attending
the banquet in addition to the
Chamber’s Agricultural Commit
tee will be Aster Perry, peanut
specialist, N. C. State College
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Christmas Story In
Song On Sunday At
Methodist Church'
The Christmas story in song'
will be presented at the morn- 1
ing service at 11 o’clock Sunday/
December 17, at the Edenton
Methodist Church.
* There will be no sermon
preached by the pa*tor, the Rev.
Van Crawford, with the major
portion of the service devoted
to special Christmas music by
the choir. j
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend this, which prom
ises to be a very unique and
impressive service. |
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County Schools To
Close Friday For |
Holiday Season
W. J. Taylor, superintendent |
of county schools, has announc
ed that schools in the county;
administrative unit will close
Friday, December 15, for the
Christmas holidays. I
f'-The holiday season for teach-,
era and students will extend to
.Monday, January 1, when the'
schools will re-open.
20 Years Ago
- As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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Voters in the Edenton school
administration unit cast their
ballots just about 4 to 1 in
favor of a local tax to support
a ninth month of school.
- Chowan Chib woman cleared
off all of the indebtedness on
their community building. The
total cost of die building was
$7,500, ‘of which the WPA paid
$5,000.
William Priyott was appointed
chairman of the President's
birthday celebration far the pur-
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Band Will Present Christmas
Concert Sunday, December 17
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The John A. Holmes High
r J|&ool Hand will present a pro-|
gram of varied selections at its
anhual Christmas concert Sun-j
day afternoon, December 17.
The music will begin at 5
o'clock with the paying of the
U Star ' Spaftgled Banner, The
t concert wUI • continue with the
■ March “El Capiten” by the fa- 1
1 mous American composer of
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Re-elected .
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H. FAHEY BYRUM
Chowan County farmers last
week re-elected H. Fahey Byrum
for a three-year term as super
visor of the Chowan Soil and
Water Conservation District.
H. Fahey Byrum Is Re-elected
As Chowan District Supervisor
December 4-9 was Soil and
Water Conservation District
election week in Chowan Coun
'ty,’ The voters in the county
have re-elected H. Faney Byrum
tot a three year term to begin
January 1,1962. The response
from the eligible voters in the
county was quite gratifying to
the supervisors, and /they wish
to express appreciation to all
who participated.
J>oil and Water Conservation
District supervisors occupy a
position of public office and
Special Masonic Rev. Ralph Harrell
Meeting Tonight; Lions Club Speaker
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Lecture “Mystic Tie”
By Claude Gatty
Will Be Heard
Dr. A. F. Downum, master ofj
Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. & |
A. M., announces that an emer-I
gent communication will be held 1
tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock. The purpose of the
meeting is to see a film which j
records a lecture, “Mystic Tie,”,
by Claud Galty, past vrand mas-|
ter of Washington, D. C.
Dr' Downum states that this
film is especially interesting to I
Masons, so that he urges all
members to attend and extends
a cordial invitation to visiting
Masons to be present.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will 1
meet Monday night, December.
18; at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Anita
Tarkington, worthy matron, is
very anxious to' have a large
attendance.
De Rose compositions, Deep
i Purple, Autumn Serenade, Royal j
'Blue and White Orchils, in an
( arrangement entitled jColofama. |
■ Seasonal music win include
"Three . Songs For .dhristmas”,
by Grundman and : '“Vuletide
Festival”, an by
John Warren ton. o©f of the
highlights of the Chrislfirias pro-1
•gram will be the .paHormancej
: of the traditional carets with 1
audience participation!- Each
Edenton, Chowan County, iNorth Carolina, Thursday, December 14,
Eta Is
Gue. |t leaker Pi
dial! ’.uncheon
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Inspiri 3 a eeting Is
Held a ' 1. tford Sat
i urday With 40 Mem
bers Present
Mrs. Phoebe Emmons, presi
dent of Eta State Delta Gamma
Society, was guest speaker at
Saturday’s luncheon meeting in
Hertford, at which time chapter
members from Hertford were
hostesses to the group of ap
proximately 40 members from 12
Albemarle counties of north
eastern North Carolina. ,
Tne speaker was introduced
by Pi Chapter President Ruth
Hoyle of Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Emmons spoke inspiring
-3y and effectively on the poli
cies, standards, and require
ments of work and accomplish
ments of the Delta Kappa Gam
ma Society, with emphasis on
the vital importance of personal
growth, of expanding personal
cultural horizons, and of deep
ening within oneself an appre
ciation of the values by which
free people live. She urged
each member to be more fully
aware of individual -roles in re
lation to each other, in pro
gress in education, and to a
better world.
Prior to the luncheon, which’
was served by g committee froni|
the Hertford Methodist Church,!
a brief business session was
held with the president in
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public trust. As a member of
the local board, Mr. Byrum will
assist in program planning, poli
cy making an d ' t'h e " earrytng out
of a soil and water conservation
program for Chowan County and
Albemarle Soil Conservation
District. Members of the coun
ty and district boards will meet
regularly with agricultural agen
cy representatives and others
interested in this important Dro-|
gram. District supervisors are
non-salaried officials, serving
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Presents An Interest
ing Program Deal
ing With Africa
Members of the Edenton Lions!
Club were treated to an un-!
usually interesting and inform
ative program at their meeting
Monday night at the Edenton!
Restaurant, when the program [
was presented by the Rev. Ralph
Harrell.
Mr. Harrell is the son of Mrs.'
W. W. Harrell and has served i
three years as a foreign Baptist,
missionary in East Africa. He
plans to return as a missionary
for four more years.
Mr. Hafrell very interestingly,
told of conditions and experi
ences in Africa and to add to 1
the interest of his remarks he
presented a film portraying life,
customs and scenery in areas
which he has Visited while on !
his missionary duties. j
The club will hold its Christ- 1
mas party next Monday night,
December 18, at 7:15 o’clock at
the Edenton Restaurant, after
which the next meeting will be
held Monday night, January 8. j
Christmas Story,
Hour At library
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Shepard-Pruden Meirtorlal Li
brary will have a story hour on
Friday, December 15, from 4 to
5 o’clock. Mrs. Tony Shepard,
assisted by Mrs. "George Byrum
I will conduct the Story Hour.
Children between five and ten
are cordially invited- It is sug
gested that mothers who are
bringing the younger group ar
rive a few minutes early so that
children will not miss the be
fgining of the program which is
a very enjoyable part of the
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[ BPW Club “Woman Os The Year” lj
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In above picture Miss Mildred taunaen, ie.i, is-u ora o.wj
Woman of the Year," is presenting a rotating silver bowl to Miss
Beulah Perry, who was named "Club Woman of the Year for 1961."
3he ceiemony look place at the BPW Club's Christmas parly held
Thursday night ol iasl week at the Edenton Restaurant. —(Ricks
Photo).
Acting Secretary Os Agriculture
Replies To Misinterpretation Os
Administration’s Farm Policies
In the last several weeks the
public has been exposed to a
continuous stream of misinfor
mation and misinteipretation re
garding the farm policies and
programs of this administration,
according to Charles S. Murphy,
acting Secretary of Agriculture.
The result, he says, has been
to give wide currency to distor
tions so completely -at variance
with the facts that this depart
ment, as the agency responsible
for administration of the pro
grams in question, is impelled to
set the record straight. That is
the purpose of this statement.
The misinformation in the
main relates to the effectiveness
and the cost of the emergency
LC. Pate-Eleeted-Rans Made For
Master By Masons Christmas Dance
Officers Elected For
Year at Meeting
Thursday
Officers for Unanimity Lodge
No. 7, A. F. & A. M., for thej 1
year 1962 were elected at a (
meeting held Thursday night, j ’
The officers elected were: 1
Master, J. C. Parks, who sue- 1
ceeds Dr. A. F. Downum; senior ■
warden, J. A. Bunch; junior
warden, Rodney Harrell, Jr.;
treasurer. R. E. Leary, and sec-' ;
retary, W. P. Goodwin. J. Ed- 1
win Bufflap was also re-eletced :
as a trustee for a three-year ,
term. , 1
The new officers will be in- 1
stalled at the stated communi- 1
cation to be held Thursday «
night, January 4.
Red Men Turkey j
Shoot On Friday j
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv- .
ed Order of Red Men, will spon- .
sor a turkey shoot Friday, De
cember 15. The shoot will be
held at the American Legion
grounds from 4 to 10 P. M.
It is hoped many will turn
out for the shoot.
Print By Betsy Ross
Shown On Television
i
Miss Betsy Ross, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ross, exhibit
ed a printing from a wood cut
in an art show held last week
at East Carolina College, where
I she is a sophomore.
So well received was her piece
i of work that it was exhibited on
a television program Sunday.
Bloodmobile Scheduled To Be
In Edenton Thursday, Jan. 4
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Attention is called to the fact
that the Red Cross tbloodmobile
will make another visit to
Edentoh Thursday, January 4.
The blood mobile will be located
at the Edenton armory from 10
'A. M„ to 4P. M. v I
Rudolph Dale, Chowan County
blood program chairman, reports
that the county’s guota will be
100 pints and that he hopes this
amount will be donated this
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feed grain program adopted by 1
Congress and initiated by the
department in March, 1961.
Here’s how the feed grain j
program stacks up as far as,
meeting or having met the stat- !
ed objectives at the time the
legislation was passed:
Farm Income Net farm in-i
come in 1961 is estimated to be j
up by SI billion—or 9% above |
1960. A substantial part of this j
increase is a result of the feed
grain program.
The value of the 1960 corn and
grain sorghum crop was $4.4 bil
lion. The value of the 1961
crop, together with payments for
acreage reductions, is estimated
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Music Furnished By
Ray Abernethy and
His Orchestra
Plans are rapidly moving for
ward for the annual Christmas
dance sponsored by the Edenton
Varsity Club. The dance will
be held Christmas night, Decem
ber 25, from 9 P. M., to 1 A. M.,
in the Edenton armory.
Music for the dance will be
furnished by Ray Abernethy
and his orchestra from Rocky
Mount, who have provided mu
sic for a number of previous i
dances. A large crowd is ex-j
pected to attend.
Table reservations can be
made by phoning 2105, 4107
or 3440. ’
Rotary Christmas
Partv Cn Dec. 21
Edenton’s Rotary Club will |
hold its annual Christmas party j
Thursday night, December 21. |
The party will be held at the
American Legion building, be
ginning at 7 o’clock.
President Richard Atkinson
has appointed a committee to
make all the necessary arrange-,
ments and this group reports'
that a very enjoyable party is 1
l in prospect.
I Turkey Shoot At J
Oak Grove Dec. 22
t
Oak Grove Hunting Club will
sponsor a turkey shoot Friday,
afterndon, December 22. The:
I shoot will be held at the Oak|
Grove Community Building, be-,
ginning at 5 o’clock and continu-1
' ing until 10 o’clock.
time. Mr. Dale says that since
September 10 the Chowan Hos
pital has used 118 pints of blood.
“This fact,” says Mr. Dale,
“clearly shows that citizens of j
Chowan County have to make
lan all-out effort to meet the
quota and even exceed it.”
At the last visit of the blood
mobile the county fell short of
its quota when 75 pints were
donated. 1
Demonstrations
Feature Meeting
Os Woman’s Club
Group of Pembroke
Playmakers Enact
Nativity; Gub Con
siders Book Club
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Highlights of the December
meeting of the Edenton Woman’s
Club were Christmas decorations
by the Chowan County Home
Demonstration Clubs and an en
actment of the nativity by the
Pembroke Playmakers.
The luncheon meeting was
held Wednesday, December 6, at
the Edenton Restauran.t
The club members voted to
purchase a Rol-A-Round, play
equipment, and several picnic
tables for the playground, pro
vided there are sufficient funds
for the tables.
It was also decided that the
club would sponsor and organize
a book club, as much interest
has been indicated in a book
club.
The transfer of Mrs. James
Cozart from the Mount Airy
Junior Woman’s Club was ac
cepted and she was welcomed
to the club.
Representatives of the various
Home Demonstration Clubs dis
playing and explaining Christ
ina sdecorations were Advance,
Mrs. Carlton Perry, a feather 1
Christmas tree; Beech Fork
Club. Mrs. W. H. Saunders, :
candy wreath; Center Hill, Mrs. '
E. L. Belch, styrofoam violin;
Chowan, Mrs. M. M. Nixon, i
mantel arrangement of ever
greens: Colonial, Mrs. J. L.
Chestnutt, magnolia door ar- :
rangement: Enterprise, Mrs. Oi-
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Firemen’s Christmas !
Party Slated Tonight
Edenton firemen will hold;
then annual Christmas party to
night (Thursday) at 7 o’clock.
The party will be held at the
fire station with firemen’s wives
as special guests.
Fire Chief W. J. Yates urges
all members of the department
and their wives to be present. ,
Post Office Open
Saturday, Dec. 16th
From 8:30 To 5 P. M.
Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt
this week makes an appeal,
"that all of us make a point
to mail now. A delay at this
critical time may mean disap
pointing your friends and your
loved ones on Christmas Day.” j
Mr. Chestnutt reports that the
Edenton Post Office is several
thousand pieces of mail ahead
of this same date last year.
“Please get that mail in the
Post Office this week,” he
pleads.
For the benefit of patrons, the
Edenton Post Office will be
open Saturday, December 16,
from 8:30 A. M., until 5 P. M.
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Lions Christmas
Partv Dec. 18th ■
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Edenton’s Lions Club will
hold its annual Christmas party
Monday night, December 18. at
the Edenton Restaurant.
The party will begin at 7:15
o’clock and wives of the mem
bers will be special guests for
the occasion. President John
Mitchener urges every member
to be present.
Red Men Will Elect
Officers Dec. 18th
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv-I
ed Order of Red Men, will meet!
Monday night, December 18, at j
7:30 o’clock. At this meeting
tribal officers will be elected,
so that W. M. .Rhoades, outgoing
sachem, especially requests a
i large attendance.
Final Tetanus Shot
Clinic Held Tonight;
The final tetanus shot clinic
will be held at St. John’s :
‘j/'hrwii tonight (Thursday) at 8|
o’clock.
All those who have not re
ceived their second tetanus shot!
are urgently requested to go to
the school tonight. 1 I
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Miss Beulah Perry Named
'Club Woman Os Year' By
Local BPW Club Members
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USE CHRISTMAS SEALS
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Full Agenda Faces
Town Councilmen
Changing Traffic on
Court Street Is Be
ing Considered
Town Councilmen faced a full
agenda at their meeting Tuesday
night, which kept them in ses
sion until .near the midnight
hour.
One delegation appeared at the
meeting, including the Revs. F.
H. LaGarde and J. E. Tiilett.
The former was spokesman, who
sought information relative to
integrating the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library. Mayor John
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Legion Christmas
Party On Dee. 18
Members of Ed Bond Post No.
40 of the American Legion will
hold a Christmas party and
dance at the Legion building
Monday night, December 18. at
8 o’clock.
Special guests will be wives
of Legionnaires and all members
of the American Legion Auxili
ary are also especially invited to
attend.
City Schools Will
Close Two Weeks
During Christmas
According to Hiram Mayo,
superintendent of Edenton city
schools, teachers and students
will have 9 two-weeks holiday
over the Christmas' season.
The schools will close Tues
day of next week, December
19 and will re-open Tuesday,
January 2.
Prizes Offered For
Outdoor Decorations
It is hoped many people in
Edenton will participate in the
Christmas outdoor home decor
ation contest which is sponsored
by the Edenton Woman’s Club.
The various decorations will be
judged Friday, December 22.
Two cash prizes will be
awarded the two best outdoor
decorations, sls for first prize
and SlO for second prize. *
Civil Defense Planning Key To Survival
By MURRAY D. ASHLEY
Chowan-Kdenton Civil Defense Director
We here in Chowan County ;
might prefer to look the other ;
| way when they talk of the next 1
| war. In away we aren’t much ]
i different from many people i
j elsewhere in America. It’s hard 1
to realize that suddenly, modern
i warfare has caught up with us i
1 and the next round may be for ;
keeps. We hate to accept the
fact: no longer can we depend j
the oceans to give us the <
| time needed to prepare. We <
I still think of war as something
j which we can put in the back-'i
ground of our everyday thinking !
j —take a wait and see attitude i
| and if worse comes to worse 1
! we’ll prepare for it the best we :
can. This type of thinking can 1
i place the people of America in 1
I I great danger. We are only mi-'i
! nutes from their launching pads
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
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I honored at Christmas
Party Held By Club
Thursday Night of
Last Week
Miss Beulah Perry was named
“Clubwoman of the Year for
. •»■>* oy tne Edenton Business
and Professional Women’s Club
at its annual Christmas party
t eld Thursday night, December
7. at the Edenton Restaurant.
Miss Mildred Munden, 1960
Clubwoman cf the year, presen!-
ed Miss Perry with a rotating
.Tver bowl and a bouquet of
red roses. This award is given
to the club woman who has
shown outstanding qualities as
a Business and Professional Club
member. She is judged bv the
following qualifications: Versa
tility. love for others, business
or professional merit, communi
ty service, character and club
service
Miss Perry has been an out
standing BFW member for many
years. She has served as art
officer or chairman of many
committees and particularly has
done exceptional work with fi
nances and annual Christmas
parade. No activity of the club
has found her too busy to serve
when needed. Her interests ar:'
wide and varied. She has a
great love for her fellowmen.
She always finds time to visit
the sick, her thoughtfulness
brings cheer to manv.
She is a dedicated member of
the Edenton Baptist Church and
has served in Sundav school,
missionary and Training Union
work. The honoree has also
found time to give to her com
munity for its beautification and
improvement.
Miss Perry is employed tyv
Rose's Store in Edenton as as
sistant manager.
Through her untiring efforts,
her willingness to help others
without looking for or expect
ing reward, she has endeared
herself to all Who know her.
Firemen's Turkey
Shoot Saturday
Center Hill-Cross Roads fire
men will sponsor another'turkey
shoot, which - will be held Sat
urday afternoon. December 16.
The shoot will be held at the
fire station grounds from 1 to
9:30 P. M.
The firemen hope many will
attend the shoot and enjoy the
fun.
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Fdenlon Woman's Club is
sponsoring a Christmas outdoor
home decora'ion con*esl which
i will be judged Friday, Decem
ber 22.
A story hour will be held at
the Shepard-Pruden Memorial
Library Friday afternoon, De
i cember 15. from 4to 5 o'clock.
A banquet will be held Friday
■ night, December 15. a* the Co
lonial Motrr Court Restaurant
> to honor 28 members of Cho
• wan County's Ton and A Half
■ Peanut Club.
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across the sea. A thermonuclear
attack could come any day—any
hour—and if we have not made
prior preparations, thousands
who would have survived will
lose their lives.
The idea which received much
attention in Nevil Shute’s best
seller and the movie “On The
Beach” that H-bombs would en
gulf the world and wipe out
everybody is incorrect. Some
of the best brains in the coun
try tell us that even with an all
out attack millions of our popu
lation would survive if some
thought had been given to sur
vival beforehand. It’s true that
your best chance of survival
would be an underground shel
ter, but even With a bask under
standing of nuclear radiation,
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