ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVm—Number 52.
Questionnaires On Labor
Now Being Distributed
Over Radius Os 30 Miles
Deadline For Return
ing Important Infor
mation Is Monday, 1
January 15
Labor survey questionnaires
are now being distributed by the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce
■ within a 30-mile radius of this
county seat, according to Joe H.
. Conger, Jr., president of the
Chamber. The questionnaire
jsheet is captioned with the
words “Would You Take a job
if a new industrial plant is lo
cated in Edenton?”
Bruce F. Jones, chairman of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce Industrial Development
Committee, said that an indus
try considering Edenton as the
location of a new manufactur- •
ing plant must first know how
many workers would be avail
able for production jobs. Indus
try executives who visited Eden
ton recently expressed them- 1
selves as being pleased with the
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Red Cross Bloodmobile Will
Be In Edenton On January 4
Attention is again called to
the fact that the Red Cross
bloodmobile will again be in
Edenton Thursday, January 4.
The bloodmobile will be in op
eration at the Edenton armory
from 10 A. M’., to 5 P. M., with
Dr. Archie Walker, chairman of
the Chowan County Red Cros-s
Chapter and members of the
Jaycees assisting.
Rudolph Dail, chairman of the
blood program, points out that
£2O Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
An Auxiliary fire department
was appoir 'ed to act in coopera
tion with the Chowan County
Defense Council in event of
fires caused bt air raids.
M. S. Youngblood of Oakland,
Cal., a sailor on the USS Ran
ger and Miss Helen Sue Mor
ris of Elisabeth City were in
stantly killed in an automobile
accident which occurred about
six miles from Edenton on the
Hertford highway.
-Members of the Edenton Ad
visory Council of the Unem
ployment Compensation Com
mission were appointed by Gov
ernor J. M. Broughton. They
were Henry Rogerson, Gurnie
Hobbs, J. W. Davis, Ralph Par
rish, J. H. McMullan, Mrs. C. T.
Hollowell and J. Edwin Bufflap.
Relatives and friends were
comforted when a cablegram I
was telephoned to Mr. and Mrs.j
W. H. Coffield to the effect that
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w A cfcecjr from Bristoe Perry, chairman of the Chowan County 4-H Development Campaign.
& check for $351.00 finished Chowan County's quota of $1,091 in the state's 4-H Development
*W campaign. The presentation took place December 14 at the quarterly meeting of the Agri
culture Extension Service for the Eastern District of North Carolina, htfld in Elisabeth City.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Fire Damages
t Baker Home
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Edenton’s firemen weie called
out about 10:45 o’clock Monday
night when a fire developed at
the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Baker at the corner of
Granville and Albemarle Streets, i
l The fire started under a fire- I
place and was caused by a faul
ty flue. Chief W. J. Yates es
timated the damage at about 1
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Cuban Refugee
Club Speaker!
The Edenton Woman’s Club.
, will meet Wednesday afternoon,
January 3, at 1 o’clock at the i
Edenton ’ Restaurant.
A feature of the meeting will
be an address by a Cuban refu
-1 gee, so that Mrs. Herbert Hol
lowell, Jr., urges all members
to be present.
Chowan County has fallen far
short of its quota on the last
few visits of the bloodmobile,
so that an appeal is made to
Chowan citizens to donate a
pint of blood. The quota for
the county is 100 pints.
Mr. Dail says that at the las'
visit of the bloodmobile 75 pints
of'blood were donated and that
since September 10 the Chowan
Hospital was obliged to use 134
pints, which fact emphasizes the
importance of meeting the quota.
Peanut Production
Below Last Year
Peanut production in North j
Carolina is estimated at 312,400,-
000 pounds compared with 318,- 1
560,000 pounds produced last
year. The expected yield of 1,-
771 pounds per acre is 35 pounds
below last year and is 85 pounds
below the record of 1860 pounds
produced in. 1958.
The 1961 crop got off to a
slow start, but conditions im
proved as the season progressed.
Considerable variation in yield
per acre existed in some coun
ties. Repo y.s from some pro
ducers attributed their low yields
to damage done by the corn root
worm. Open weather during the
fall months were very favorable
for harvesting and threshing j
operations.
POCAHONTAS MEETING j
Chowanoke Council No. 54,1
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Betsy Jackson, PocahCntas,
requests all members to be pres
ent.
Edentor c? wan County, .North Carolina, Thursday, December 28, 1961.
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Herald Publishers
Three Edenton Young Men
Get Appointments By Bonner
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner late last week announced
his nominations for appointment
to the service academies in
1962.
Among the list of appoint
ments are three Edenton boys,!
Richard Goodwin, Herbert Ray
Adams and McKinley Franklin
Wright, Jr.
The appointments released by
Mr. Bonner follow:
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, January 1,
at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Anita Tar
kington, worthy matron, urges
all members to attend.
i Naval Academy
| Principal Richard Goodwin,
i son of Mrs. Kathryn Holmes
Goodwin, 205 Water Street,
j Edenton, N. C.
Alternate Richard E. Free
! man. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Freeman, Gatesville, N. C.
Alternate Lee Pitman, son
iof Mr. and Mrs. Edgar K. Pit
man, Box 684, Plymouth, N. C.
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Boys Encouraged
To Grow Trees
Weyerhaeuser Com
pany Will Pay Half
Cost of Seedlings
To encourage the growing of
trees as a crop, the Weyerhaeu
ser Company, North Carolina
vision at Plymouth' is offering
to pay half the cost of pine
seedlings for FFA and 4-H stu
dents during 111 19G1-62 planting
season.
The area for the cost shar
ing of pine seedlings in North
Carolina is roughly that area in
cluded between the coast and
ihe following counties: Scotland,
Vtoore, Montgomery, Chatham.
Durham, Franklin and Vance. It
>s from this area that the great
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JOHN W. ALEXANDER IS
GIVEN ADVANCED COURSE
Airman Basic John W. Alex-1
ander, Jr., of Edenton is be
ing assigned to the United
Air Force technical train
ing course for aircraft mainten
ance specialists at Amarillo AFB,
Texas.
Airman Alexander, who has
completed his basic military
training at-Lackland AFB, Tex.,
was selected for the advanced
course on the basis of his inter
ests and aptitudes.
He attended John A. Holmes
High School. I
Mormon Tabernacle
| Choir On Television
‘ Sunday, December 31
On Sunday, December 31st,
American Motors Corporation
will sponsor the telecast of the
Mormon Tabernacle Choir over
the CBS Television Network,
j While the Mormon Tabernacle
I Choir has been on network radio
■ for 31 years, this will be the
i first time this world famous
choir has appeared on television.
* The program titled “Let Free
dom Ring” is appropriately tim
ed and especially prepared for
the Christmas season. The pur
pose of Let Freedom Ring is to
I trace by words and music the
' moral and spiritual growth of
our country from pre-Revolu
tionary days to the present—to
re-awaken in the American peo
; pie the feeling that if they were
I to apply to the present the same
; strength with which -they have
met challenges in the past, there
would be nothing to fear.
Gerald Harrell In
Role For ECC Play
Eighteen rollicking years in
the life of a happy non-conform
ist will be chronicled on the
stage of McGinnis auditorium
lat East Carolina College when
the Eastern Carolina Playhouse
presents the Broadway hit
“Auntie Marne” January 18, 19,
20. The three performances are
scheduled for 8 P. M.
Included in the cast from Cho
wan County is Gerald Harrell
of Route 3, as Al Linden, the
stage manager; Mr. Loomis, a
floor walker, and Fred, a groom.
j MEETING CALLED OFF
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
not meet today (Thursday) due
to the Christmas holidays. The
club will meet Thursday of next
week, January 4, when the pro
gram will be in charge of Willie
White.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Cuffreld, Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
January 2, at 8 V o’clock. Com
mander BUI Harris urges a large
I attendance.
Manning - Phillips
Winners In Outdoor
Holiday Decoration
Mr. and Mrs. Pete;
Manning Take First i
Prize, Mr. and Mrs.j
Terry Phillips Second
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Manning
were declared first prize winner
in the outdoor home Christmas
decoration contest sponsored by
the Edenton Woman's Club. Mr.
and Mrs. Terry Phillips were
selected as second prize winner.
First prize winners received a
cash prize of sls and the run
ner-up received $lO,
The Manning display is on
West Eden Street and the Phil
lips display can be seen on Park
Avenue.
The judging .was done by a
secret committee named by the
Woman’s Club, members of
which were well pleased with j
the interest and beautiful dec-1
orations which were displayed, i
Banks Will Be Closed
On New Year’s Day
Peoples Bank : & Trust Com
pany and the Consumer Credit '
Brunch . will be closed all day
next Monday, January 1, in ob
servance of New Year’s Day.
Any important banking business
should, therefore, be transacted
accordingly.
Unique Program Planned For j
Jan. County Council Meeting|
Homo Demonstration County
Council members and Home
Demonstration Club members
will learn first-hand from per
sonnel of Peoples Bank & Trust
Company what happens to a
cheek from the time you write
it until it gets back in your
statement at the beginning of
the "month, savings accounts,
safe deposit boxes and, other
services a bank renders, when
they meet for their January
County Council meeting Wed
nesday. January 3.
There will be a business ses-
Utilities Commission Allows
.
Increase In Telephone Rates
Thursday of last week the
State Utilities Commission au
thorized the Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany to increase its telephone
rates. The new scale of charges
is scheduled to go into effect
on January 1.
The company had requested
an increase in revenue of $87,-
1 488 which is deemed necessary
j to meet increased costs' and ex
’ pansion and improvement of
j services. The Utilities Commis-
I sion authorized an increase
which is estimated to increase
revenue $80,802 per year.
The company operates tele
• phone exchanges in Elizabeth
City, Edenton, Buxton, Coinjock,
Hertford, Kill Devil Hills. Man-
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Ivy Lowe, Edenton Route 1, is shown (center) as she interviews two of her classmates about
certain teen-age problems. She was selected at one of 100 girls to serve on 'Term Journal's"
Teen Board. At left is Cal Goodwin. Edenton Route 1, and Am CasteUoe, Edenton Route 3.
Plans Completed To List
Chowan County Property
For Taxation For Year '62
Cotton Crop
280,000 Bales
North Carolina’s 1961 cotton j
production is estimated at 280,-
000 bales (500 pounds gross wt).
This forecast, based on reports
from growers and ginners, is un
changed from the November 1
estimate. A 1961 crop of 280,000
bales would be 48,000 bales
above last year’s production of
232,000 bales and 22.7 percent
below- the 1950-59 average pro
duction of 362,000 bales.
Stores Closed For
New Year’s Day
Most stores and business hous
es in Edenton will be closed
next Monday, January 1. in ob
servance of New Year’s Day.
Stores . were open Tuesday of
this week following Christmas
which was observed Monday.
JAYCEES MELT TONIGHT i
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of |
Commerce \vill meet tonight j
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President j
Bill Easterling, urges a 100 per,
cent attendance.
sion from 2:00 P. M.. to 2:30
P. M„ in the ball room of the'
Joseph Hewes Hotel. Items of
lousiness to be discussed include j
appointing several committees, i
plan of work for 1962 and 1963,'
new year books and several I
workshops to be held in the!
: county during the coming year, j
At 2:30 the group will go to;
1 Peoples Bank & Trust Company!
in Edenton for the remaining'
part of the program. It is felt
that this will be one of the
most interesting events for 1962.1
All club members are urged
to attend this meeting.
teo, Mpyock and Sunbury.
For a 12-m<>nth period ending
August 31, the firm reported
that it had gross operating rev-'
enues amounting to. $1,427,009,
and a net operating income of I
$201,801.
Tlie commission said the SBO,-j
802 increase would enabls the I
company to up its rate of re-1
turn on its property investment !
lo 5.96 per cent.
Norfolk & Carolina said its!
operating costs were at a record
peak and that its rates have)
been increased only three times I
since it began operations. It,
noted that since its last rate
boost in 1954. it has been com
pelled to finance expansions and
improvements by stock issues.
Chowan Girl On Teen Board
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
! Law Provides For 10
j Per Cent Penalty If
1 Property Is Not List
i ed Before Feb. 2
Local machinery has been set
up by the Chowan County Tax
Office for listing of property for
taxation, which must be done
during the month of January.
The law requires all property
owners and taxpayers to make
a report to the list takers in
their respective townships of all
real estate and personal properly
, which each one owns on Janu
ary 1.1962. The law also re
i quires all male persons between
the ages of 21 and 50 years to
list their polls during the
month.
W. P. Jones, tax supervisor,
points out that after February
2„ a 10% penalty will be im
posed on all wiio far! to hst
their taxes during January.
| Tiie schedule of the va: m, .
! list takers will be as follows:
j First Township—-Listers: Mr.
\ I attic 3. Byrum and Mrs. l.e
j gion Britton. Every day fn. ..
, floor Hotel Joseph Hevvcs 8n....
| mg.
j Second Township—Lister: Ifci
jry Bunch. January 8, 15; 22. .
I E. R. Bunch’s Store: January
j\V. L. Miller’s Store; January
I 16, Earl Smith’s Stpre; January
I 23, Evans’ Store, Cross Koao ,
January 30, C. C. Nixon's. Store.
I At home all other days during
'January. Every Saturday rnoin
i ing at L. R. Bunch’s store,
j Third Township—Lister; T.
■ Berryman. Every Saturday. 'Jan.
6, 13, 20, 27, at Lloyd Buy ; '
I Store: January 4. 11, 25, H. R.
) Fetle’s Store: January 18, Spi
vey’s Store, Ryiand.
Fourth Township—Lister W.a, i
, Hoskins. Every Wednesday and
: Saturday, January 3,6, 10, i.t,
| 17. 20. 24, 27. 31. and February
3 at Harry Perry's Store: At
home other davs.
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RED MEN MEETING
j Chowan Tribe No. 12. .
proved Order of Red Men. w, 11
I meet Monday night, January I,
|at 7:30 o’clock. New officer
of the tribe* are scheduled to be
. installed, so that W. M. Rhoades,
| outgoing sachem, requests a
large attendance.
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I The Red Cross bloodmobile
, will be at the Edenton armory
| Thursday, January 4, from 10
I A. M.. to 4 P. M.
Home Demonstration County
: Council will meet Wednesday
! afternoon. January 3. in the bait
| room of Hotel JoseDh Hewes at
Edenton Band Parents Asso
j ciation w:ll meet Mondav night,
i January 1, at 8 o'clock in the
| band room.
Edenton Chanter No. 302. Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
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