, ONLY, NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX—Number 4.
Edenton Group Attends
Highway Meeting Held In
Elizabeth City Tuesday
Barge Delegation Ex
pected to Go to Rich
mond Next Week to
Stimulate Interest
j
A large and enthusiastic dele
gation from Edenton and Cho-
County attended the public
highway meeting at the Eliza
beth City Court House Tuesday
morhing to plump for a proposed
new. road, a short cut, knocking
off Jtp to 12 miles bn road mile
age between here and the Nor
folk Tidewater area.
W. P. “Spec” Jones, chairman '
of the Edenton Chamber of I
Commerce Highway Committee, j
who Introduced committee mem- j
bers during the presentation i
request for the new highway to '
North, Carolina Highway Com-;
mission officials, said he was,
well pleased with the keen in- 1
terest displayed by most every
one in the county and their
turnout for this important meet
ine. '
The Highway Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce,
Jones said, has been working to
ward this public hearing for
many months compiling statistics
to support the need for this new
road, assisting to draft the pre
sentation and soliciting resolu
tions supporting the proposal
from county and city public of
ficials: and from business firms
throughout the Albemarle area.
Jones praised the members of
the Chamber’s Highway Com
mittee for the time and energy
they have spent in travelling
U. S, 17 much of its distance in
Continued on Paoe s—Section 1
New Group Os Officers For
Hospital Auxiliary Installed
A new slate of officers for the ]
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary were
installed at a meeting held Fri
day afteriioon 'in the nurses’
home. At the meeting various
committees were also named.
Officers installed wereo Presi
dent, Mrs. J. D. Elliott; vice
president, Mrs. Jack Leary; sec
retary, Mrs. Fred Bunch, and
treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Hollo
well, Jr.
Various committees appointed
Were as follows:
20 Years Ago
L A* Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
•m :
•Miss Martha Warren Winborne,
familiarly known as "Miss Pai
tie," passed away at the old
!jpn|»orne homestead, 'Marti
nique," at the age of 78 years
alter being ill only two weeks.
Sheriff J. A. Buncfh was
obliged to shoot Isom Williams,
es Bertie County Negro, when
the latter refused to stop as he
brandished a knife and lunged
toward the sheriff.
Much as Chowan County op
posed daylight saving time. Pres-
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
3,300 Questionnaires Returned
In Labor Survey By C. Os C.
Results of the labor survey
sponsored by the Edenton Cham
ber bf Commerce and the local I
Employment Security office
\yere termed very good, accord-
IJr.i presi
. The to
tally com-
B radius' of
January
early 3,300
eted and
signifying
ing raanu
in Eden
sor survey
distributed
a the area
ither dur
iry 8 when
closed
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Center 11 Group
Picks Committees
For Development
Efforts Now Being
Concentrated on Se
curing a Community
Building
The Center Hill Community
| Development Program held a
; business meeting at Center Hill ;
Baptist Church on Wednesday
'.night, January 17. The meeting
'opened with singing a hymn, i
I “Work For the Night Is Com-I
' ing,” followed by Mrs. Cameron j
I Boyce, president of the Devel- 1
: opment Program, giving the de- j
votional and J. A. Wiggins led j
in prayer.
Mrs. Boyce discussed com
munity development work with
the .group and named commit- j
tee chairmen on various pro
jects. They are as follows: j
Increasing income, W. J. Pri
vott; home improvement, Mrs.
Preston Monds; youth activities.
Mrs. Sidney Bulls: community
projects, Mrs. Elliott Belch;
participation in church, school
and other activities. Mrs. Carl
Bunch; health' and welfare, Mrs.
Wilbur Jordan.
The chairmar of each project
is asked to select committees to
work with them and select their ,
goals for the year.
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Membership Mrs. Frank
Holmes, Mrs. Earl Smith, Mrs.
: Bristoe Perry. Mrs. Melvin Cope
hand, Mrs. Percy Nixon, Mrs.
IA. B. Ward, Jr., Mrs. Carey J.
j Hollowell. Mrs Bobby Bunch.
[Mrs. W. H. Saunders. Mrs. C
W. Overman, Mrs. Rodney Hnr
'rell, Mrs. Cameron Boyce, Mrs.
!o. C. Long and Mrs. Johnetta
; White.
I Finance Mrs. Edward Bond.
Mrs. A1 Phillips, Mrs. Joseph
| Continued or eage K—section 1
Bov Scout Drive
j
Now In Progress
The Boy Scout drive for funds
is now in progress in Chowan
County and W. B. Gardner is
hopeful that the drive will be
successful. Mr. Gardner has had
some reports and any who desire
to make a contribution and have
not been contacted is urged to
send their contribution to Mr.
Gardner.
“We are hoping that contribu
tions will be generous,” says
Mr. Gardner, “so that it will
not be necessary to have another
drive. as was the case last
year.”
Opportunity for locating a
Triple-A rated industry in Eden
ton will hinge in large part on
the labor survey, Conger added,
which 1 will 'be compiled and
printed by the Bureau of Re
search and Statistics of the Em
ployment Security Commission
in Raleigh. “From this view
point I would consider our
prospects bright,” Conger, said.
Previous labor surveys in the
adjacent counties of Washington
and Bertie and in Martin Coun
ty within the past fifteen months
may have reduced the total re
turns of the latest survey, it was
learned, inasmuch as many of
the Edenton survey forms went
to the same households and com
munities where the other sur
veys had been conducted. “Some
people become impatient, sur
vey-takers note, when new
Edenton, C Y £ 1 County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 25, 1962.
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WORKING FOR PEANUTS—Marv Lee Mills, of Dallas. Tex , had to stretch the point
a little in order to feed this giraffe at the Audubon Park Zoo, New Orleans, La.
Arrest Os Four Youths Breaks
Up Series Os Thefts In Area
|’ Sheriff Earl Goodwin, assist
jed by Sheriff Kelly White of
j Perquimans County and SBI
Agent Roy Epps, on Monday
solved a series of break-ins
which has been plaguing the
community for some time.
The trio arrested four young
men. who are charged with
j breaking and entering and lar
ceny. Those arrested were Zane
Junius Bunch, George David
Twiddy, Elmer Junior Etheridge
and Walter Hawkins. They are
Savings And Loan
Association Shows
Marked Increase
.Total Savings Capital
Reaches An All Time
High of $2,979,711.18
1,562 Customers
I
1 Edenton Savings and Loan As
sociation reports an increase of
total assets to $3,207,551.16 in
its 1961 annual report. The new
j mark represents a one-year gain
'of $461,024.28 from the end of
: 1960, according to James M.
Bond, secretary-treasurer of the
institution.
i He said that the association
forged ahead in all phases of
! its business activities during
1961 despite the tardiness of an
expected general economic re-:
covery. i
1 Net savings gains of $436.-
708.77 were listed in the 1961
report, bringing the Edenton as-1
sociation’s total savings capital'
to an all-time high of $2,979,-
I 711.18.
The total number of Edenton
' Savings and Loan customers rose
' lo 1,562 by the end of the year.
They received $107,123.88 in
I dividend payments at a rate of
4 per cent.
The institution’s mortgage
lending volume, primarily loans
1 made to purchase new or exist
-1 ing homes in this community,
1 increased to $2,536,084.27 during
1961.
Christmas Club
Closes Jan. 29th
Announcement is made by
' Peoples Bank & Trust Company
; that the 1962 Christmas Savings
j Club will close Monday, Janu
: ary 29. After that date no new
j accounts will be accepted.
| JAMES COZART NAMED
TO SELECT BAND MUSIC
i On Saturday James Cozart, di
rector of the John A. Holmes
High School Band, attended a
meeting in Greensboro, at which
time he, together with other
members of a committee, select
ed music l*or the N. C. State
banc, contest which will be held
in 1962 and 1963.
RED MEN WILL HOLD
WEINER ROAST JAN. 29
Chowan Tribe No, 12, Improv
ed Onjer of Red Men, will hold
ia weiner roast Monday night,
[January 29. The roast will be
! held in the lodge hall, begin-
EZSSjTW
being held on $3,000 bond and
will be given a preliminary
hearing in Chowan and Per
quimans Recorder's Court on
Tuesday of next week.
The four youths are charged
with breaking into the VFW
Club, Lester Jones Filling Sta
tion. Hoskin Harrell's store and
l E. W. Long’s store near Hert
ford. Sheriff Goodwin reports
that the four boys stole princi
pally cigarettes, cigars, beer,
candy and cash from juke boxes.
Mrs. Goldie Niblett
Urges Buying 1962
Tags To Save Time
Operators Without ’62
Plates Will Be Ar-»
rested After Feb. 15
Deadline
j Mrs. Goldie L. Niblett reminds
all motor vehicle owners who I
wish to operate their vehicle as- j
ter February 15. 1962. to pur-J
chase their 1962 auto licenses j
immediately to avoid the last I
j few days of the rush.
“If you have automobile lia- j
. bility insurance and an unre-{
voked certificate is on file with
the Department of Motor Ve
hicles,” says Mrs. Niblett, regis
i tered owner must sign the Dec
laration of Insurance which is
i on the back of the renewal ap
i plication form. (Trailer owners
excluded). Do this before pre
! senting it for licenses. Much ,
| time will be saved in the office, j
■ “If your address on the re
newal card is incorrect, mark |
through the old address and
write in the new one on each
of the five sections.
“In that section of the license
renewal card designated 'Tax
Lister’s Copy’, space is provided
for your declaration of the North
Carolina County in which the
vehicle is subject to personal j
property tax. Enter this infor- 1
mation before your application i
! for license is made.”
Mrs. Niblett’s office is located !
at 102 East Water Street, Eden-1
ton. Office hours are from 9:00
A. M., to 4:00 P. M., except
■ Saturdays, 9:00 A. M., to 12
I noon. .
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, January 29, at
7:30 o’clock. Obed Lee, sachem,
| is very anxious to have a large |
! attendance.
Civil Defense Planning Key T o Survival ]
By MRS. ELEANOR PARTIN
Civil Defense Secretary
This Civil Defense Program is I
to help rural and urban boys
and girls live and thrive and be j
better citizens in tomorrow’s j
world, by doing their share now
in America’s Civil Defense Mis
sion. That mission is to save
lives and protect property in
i event of enemy attack, or in a
! natural disaster such as a tor
nado, hurricane or flood.
Commynism is the enemy of
jour democracy. It is an age of
! danger, but not hopeless. In re
| cent Congressional hearings it j
j was brought out that:
1 (1) Nuclear war would hot
Huge Fish Fry Held
By Murray Tynch
Hundreds of Farmers
Meet at Warehouse
Monday Night
Sponsored by the Valhalla
Produce Company, of which
Murray Tynch is manager, a
mammoth fish fry was held on
Monday night at the Valhalla
Produce Company warehouse at
Valhalla. Cooperating in the af
fair were the Purina Company
ot Wilson. Olin Mathieson Chem
ical Company of Wiliiamston arid
Reliance Fertilizer Company of
Norfolk.
A large number of Chowan
County farmers, as well as other
invited guests, attended the af
fair with Mr. Tynch in the ca
, pacity of host. Plenty of fish
I were prepared so that, together
• with the trimmings, there was
i no reason for any to go away
1 hungry.
Brief addresses were made by
| John Springs for the Purina
j Company, while Charles Wood,
Jr., spoke for Mathieson and
I George Fields for the Reliance
! Fertilizer Company. All three
furnished prizes which were won
Iby the following: J. M. Fore
! hand, Glenn Bunch, Jr., Frank
I Evans, Vandy Nixon, Luther
| Bunch. R. H. Byrum, G. 1,. Har
! rell, Carlton Perry. Kemiit Per
ry, Carlton Bunch, Willie Nixon.
E. J. Goodwin, Alvin Evans, Gil
bert' Hare, T. E. Parker, M. S.
Bass and W. C. Bunch,
Warren Is Elected
Senior W arden At
St. Paid’s Church
The Vestry of Saint Paul’s
Episcopal Church elected David
M. Warren Senior Warden on
Sunday to succeed John Gilliam
Wood.'
R. Elton Forehand, Jr., con
tinues as Junior Warden and
Charles H. Wood, Jr., as secre
tary. George Hoskins was elect
ed treasurer to succeed Thomas
Shepard, now holding a Dio
! cesan position.
| The rector, the Rev. George
jB. Holmes, appointed the fol
j lowing chairmen of committees:
I Logan Elliott, Church School;
Rhea Adams, Ushering; Keith
Reeve, Music; Dr, E. G. Bond,
Laymen; Ernest Kehayes, Me
morials; Thomas Wood, Promo
tion, and Elwood Nixon, Social
Relations.
The Vestry made initial plans
for the Bishop’s visitation, Len
ten preachers, the Diocesan Con
vention, and the Building Fund
Drive.
mean unlimited destruction.
(2) Even if attacked, the Unit
ed States would be able' to re
cover almost completely in about
ten years, if we have adequate
Civil Defense.
(3) The first requirement is
protection against radioactive
fallout.
(4) The program of family
fallout shelters depends on sim
ple tools and simple techniques
and need not be expensive.
(5) Readiness of the American
people to survive a nuclear war
would *he likelihood of
Continued on Pag* 3. Section 2
Samuel Cox New
SCS Conservation
Official In County
Succeeds James Grif
fin, Who Was Trans
ferred to Work In
Johnston County
G. Samuel Cox on Monday be
gan his duties as soil conserva
tionist in Chowan County. He
succeeds James Griffin, who has
been transferred to Smithfield as
a work unit conservationist for
Johnston County. Mr. Griffin
also assumed his new duties on
Monday of this week.
Mr. Cox comes to Edenton
from Greenville, where he has
been a soil conservationist for
Pitt County. Before working in
Greenville Mr. Cox worked in
Snow Hill for about a year. He
is married and he and his wife
are living at Hotel Joseph
Hewes until a house is vacated
in Westover Heights. Mr. and
Mrs. Cox are Baptists.
Dale Speaker At
Meeting Os BPW
i
Shows Film Dealing
With Birth Defects
And Arthritis
Rudolph Dale, chairman of the :
Chowan County March of Dimes,
showed a film to the members
of the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club at
their meeting last week at the
Colonial Restaurant. The film
gave the members a better pic
ture of the work the March of
Dimes program is helping to do
with arthritic and birth defect
victims in addition to polio vic
coniinued on Page 2—Section 1
Furniture Clinic - Refiiiisliiii«
Workshop Scheduled Jan. 29th
That old furniture that's sit
' ting around —don't junk it —-use
i it! By refinishing and restyling
( old or discarded furniture many ■
'dollars will be saved that could I
go a long way toward buying |
fabrics, paints and accessories
for beautifying the home.
Mrs. Edith McGlamery, hous
ing and house furnishings spe
cialist, Raleigh, will hold a fur
niture . clinic and refinishing
workshop Monday, January 29.
beginning at 9 A. M., at the
! Chowan Community Building.
| This will be an all-day work
| shop, according to Miss Pauline
IC a 1 low ay . home economics j
agent. I
Chowan To Take |
Part In Telerama j
For March Dimes
Phone No. 2222 Will
Be Standing By to
Receive Any Contri
butions
j Chowan County will partici
i pate in the Eastern North Caro
j lina March of Dimes annual
j WITN-TV Telerama to be con-
I ducted Saturday and Sunday.
The Telerama will begin Sat
urday at 11:05 P. M., on chan
i nel 7 and extend through Sun
| day as long as contributions jus
| tify its continuance
Rudolph Dale, director of the
campaign, announced that a spe
cial phone number 2222 has been
set up for calls for persons to
make contributions in Chowan
County, which will be credited
to Chowan County at the TV
station. He urges the people
of Chowan County to make a
good showing. Jaycees will re
ceive the calls.
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
ROTARIANS MEtfT TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock at the Parish House.
The program will be in charge
of Dt. Ed Bond and President
: Richard Atkinson requests a 100
l per cent attendance.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Richard White Wins Top
Place In Chowan County
4-H Peanut Competition
Eastman Promotes
Amos H. Griffin
* *
£ m m
Amos H. Griffin of Upper
Montrlair, New Jersey has been
named director of marketing of
Eastman Kodak Company’s Fi
oers Division, Eastman Chemical
Products, Inc., it is announced
by Henry L. Ford company
president, effective January 15,
19(12.
Mr. Griffin, who has been a
resident of Upper Montclair,
New Jersey for many years,
joined Eastman Chemical Pro
ducts. Inc., in 1956 as director of
merchandising, Fibers Division.
He is wilelv known in textile
and allied industries.
Mr. Griffin, who is a son of
Mrs. C. N. Griffin of Edenton,
will continue to maintain his
offices in New York.
Eastman Chemical Products,
Inc., is responsible for market
ing the products of Tennessee
Eastman and Texas Eastman, j
both of which are divisions of |
Eastman Kodak Company.
"It’s a shame to throw away
old furniture without first ex
ploring the possibilities of reno
vating it.” says Mrs. McGlam
ery. "Before investing a great
deal of money in new furniture
(possibly unwisely), it. pays to
examine the old carefully. Old
furniture is often pleasingly de
signed and well-made.
"The little things you do to
a home yourself makes it indi
vidual distinctly yours. Reno
vated. restyled or refinished
furniture gives you the oppor
tunity to see your own plans
and ideas come to life. You
j learn new skirls while contribut-
Continued on Page '/ Section 1
I Local Auto License
Office Closed Jan. 29
j
I Mac James, local automobile
I license examiner.* announces that
his office in the police station
J will be closed ail day Monday,
i January 29.
Reason for the closing is that
a district meeting for license
examiners will be held on that
date.
REV. R. L. JEROME PREACHES
j AT LOCAL CHURCH SUNDAY
j The Rev. R. L. Jerome of Eliz
' abeth City, superintendent of the
Elizabeth City District, will
[ preach at the Edenton Metho
j aist Church Sunday morning,
! January 28, at 11 o’clock. The
| public is cordially invited to
hear him.
February 2 Deadline To Submit
Nominations For Jaycees’’ OYF
Edenton Jaycees announce,
that Friday. February 2, is the
deadline to submit nominations
|for determining Chowan Coun
ty’s most outstanding young
farmei for the year 1961. Judg
ing by a secret committee will
be made Wednesday, February
7 and the winner will be an
nounced at the Jaycee meeting
at the Edenton Restaurant on
Thursday night, February 8,
when he wil| receive the out
standing award, according to
Marvin Wilson, chairman of the
committee.
The nominations must name a
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Average Yield Per
Acre For Ten Boys
In Competition Was
2,621 Pounds
Richard White, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. White of Tyner,
was declared top winner in the
4-H peanut contest for 1961 at
a banquet held in the Parish
House Thursday night. The
contest, sponsored annually by
the Edenton Rotary Club, in
cluded 10 boys for the year, who
produced an average yield of 2,-
621 pounds per acre.
The participating boys were,
besides the top winner, Joe Bass,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Bass; Jeiry White, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Sid White, Sr.; Carroll
Forehand, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Forehand; Gene Harrell,
son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Har
rell: Lewis Evans, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Evans: Carroll
Tynch. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Tynch: Jimmy Ward, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Ward: Thomas
Peele. son of Mr. and Mrs. Char
lie Peele and Bernard Dale, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dale.
Richard White as first place
winner, received a trophy and
$5.00 in cash and the two run
ners-up. Joe Bass and Jerry
White, received $2.50 in cash.
The awards were presented by
Richard Atkinson, president of
the Rotary Club.
Yield in pounds per acre for
the boys who participated in the
contest were: Richard White,
3.080; Joe Bass, 2.925; Jerry
White. 2.770; Carroll Forehand.
3.015; Gene Harrell. 2,730; Lewis
Evans. 2.570; Carroll Tvnch, 2.-
415; Jimmy Ward, 2,2(l8:- Thom ;.s
Peele, 2.100; Bernard ‘Dale.
2,400,
The 1961 average yield of 2.-
621 pounds per acre was next to
the highest since the contest
was started in 1950. The 1958
yield was the highest with 2.-
683 pounds.
The record of average yields
per; acre since 1950 follows:
1950 projects)—l.7oß lbs.
1951 (22 projects)—l.9lo lbs.
1952 projects)—2,s79 lbs.
1953 (24 projects)—2.337 lbs.
1954 (22 projects)—2.s42 lbs.
1955 (15 projects)—l.63B lbs.
1956 (18 projects)—2,3os lbs.
1957 (15 projects)—2,329 lbs.
1958 (12 projects)—2,6B3 lbs.
1959 ( 9 projects)—2.39o lbs.
1960 (12 projects)—2,o73 lbs.
1961 projects)—2.62l lbs.
civic calendar]
A furniture clinic and refin
ishing workshop will be held at
the Chowan Community Build
ing, January 29, beginning at
9 A. M.
Friday. February 2, is the
deadline to submit nominations
in the Edenton Jaycees' search
for Chowan County's most out
standing farmer for 1961. The
winner Will be announced at the
Jaycee meeting Thursday night,
February 8.
Center Hill community will
sponsor a fried chicken supper
at the Center Hill-Cross Roads
Fire Department building Satur
day night, February 3. from 5
to 8 o'clock.
A teenage birthday party will
be held in the Teenage Club
Room Thursday night. February
1, at 8 o'clock.
The Rev R. L. Jerome, super-
Continued on Page B—Section <
young farmer between the ages
of 21 and 35, who has shown
outstanding progress in his ag
riculture career, who is practic
| ing soil ‘ and natural resource
| conservation and who has taken
i an active part in community im-
I provements and affairs.
Nomination blanks are avail
able from members of the Junior .
| Chamber of Commerce, N & R
Service Center at Center Hill,
Earl Smith’s store at Rocky
Hock and Peoples Bank & Trust
Company. The Jaycees are
hopeful that many nominations
[will be submitted.