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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlX.—Number 10. May sth 'Red Letter' Day For Democratic Women Says Mrs. J. H. Cromartie State Vice Chairman Os Democratic Wo men Speaks at Eden ton Meeting May 5 will be a “red letter” day lor the Democratic women of North Carolina, according to Mrs. J. Henry Cromartie of Charlotte, vice chairman of the State Democratic Executive Com mittee. Mrs. Cromartie in an address at a luncheon meeting Monday at the Edenton Restaurant of the Chowan Democratic Women explained that on Saturday; May 5, precinct meetings will be held. At these meetings for the first time the chairmaA and vice chairman elected will be come members of the County Executive Committee. The Cho wan County Executive Commit tee will meet May 12. In urging greater support of the Democratic party, she ask ed that the precinct chairmen see to it that all Democrats are registered and vote. Starting an “Operation Support” program in the chapter was requested by Mrs. Cromartie. Chowan County is to raise S4OO for 'the Jcfferson-Jackson Day dinner to be held in Ra leigh, she announced. Chowan County will be allowed 8 repre sentatives for the dinner. Mrs. Leo Katkaveck was elect ed corresponding secretary to succeed Mrs. West Byrum, Jr., who had resigned. Present membership is 50 and new mem bers are being accepted. There are now 42 Democratic women’s organizations in North Caro lina. Members of the chapter were invited,:.•» partir:junto in tm* “Ac tion Course in Practical Poli tics” to be sponsored by the Edenton Chamber of Commerce. Mayor John A. Mitchener was a guest at the meeting. Red Cross Holds Up 1962 Campaign The Board of Directors of the Chowan County Chapter of the American Red Cross has decided to postpone their 1962 campaign for funds from March to Octo ber. It has been suggested many times in the past that the campaign be postponed, but it was not possible in prior years because the local chapter lacked ( funds to keep the work going until a later date. This year 1 the Red Cross has received ad vance contributions which are sufficient to meet expenses un til a later date. The reasons given for the change were the numerous con flicts at this time of the year, and because the economy of the area is greatly improved during the month of October. 20 Years Ago ] As Found In The Files Os j The Chowan Herald i V y What- was supposed to be the last obstacle in the way of building a new road in the Rocky Hock section was removed when the* County Commission ers passed a resolution guaran teeing a right-of-way through the W. E. Bunch farm at a cost not to exceed SSOO. Tax Attorney J. N. N Pruden was authorised by the County Continued on Page 3, Section 1 National Girl Scout Week Will Be Observed Week March 11-16 , Next week Girl Scouts all over the United States will be celebrating their Golden Jubi lee When National Girl Scout Week will be observed from March 11th through March 16th. Sunday, March 11, is Girl Scout Sunday, and the Girl Scouts and Brownies of Eden ton wjll assembly in groups at their respective churches* in ob servance and rededication. On March 12th, the annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale will be gin. . and Giri Scouts and Erodes will be ***** on THE CHOWAN HERALD [TimeToComplainj | Chowan Coun’y Commission- I ers will meet as a board of ' equalisation and review Mon day, March 19. They will meet, at 9 o'clock in the office of the tax supervisor in *he Hotel Jo -1 seph Hewes building, at which time they will hear and consider any cc-.-rplaints relative to prop- 1 erty valuation. The Commissioners point out j that at this meeting is the only time they can legally alter prop -! j erty valuations, so that any complaints should be registered j !at this meeting. The Commis- 1 sioners will continue in session! until all complaints have been heard and will adjourn to meet again if it is found necessary to do so. , I C. Os C. Director 1 1 > - ■ ' | I 1 wp# & mßm/j * m ? ' Jr - A. B. HAFJJESSLSR. v At a meeting ot the* board <fi directors of the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce held last week, A. B. Harless was elected as a new director. He succeeds Wei- j don Hollowell. Mrs. Dußois Resigns 1 From Secretary Job; Going To Weeksville! i Mrs. Melba C. Dußois has ten dered her resignation as secre tary of the Chowan County Ex tension Agents which will be effective March 16. Mrs. Du- Bois resigned in order to accept a civil service position at the Coast' Guard Air Facility at i Weeksville. i Mrs. Dußois has served as secretary' to the Chowan Exten sion agents for about three years and decided to make the change in order to get back under civil service, as well as the resultant promotion. She has been a very efficient secretary and both C. W. Overman and Miss Pau line Calloway, Extension agents, regret that she is leaving. No successor had been named when The Herald went to press. Chowan Sophomores Plan To Sponsor St. Patrick’s Day Dance The sophomore class of Chovfran High School wjll sponsor a St. Patrick’s Day dance, which will be held in the schooPgymnasium Friday night, March 16. The dance will begin at 7:30 o’clock and continue until 11:30. A small admission will be charged. A German chocolate cake will be awarded to the lucky dinner during the dance. • doors throughout the week arm ed withr cookies and a big smile. Not only will girls be selling cookies, but they will be com memorating the founding of Girl Scouting in the United States under the leadership of Mrs. Ju liette Gordon Low. In 1912, fif ty years ago, Mrs. Low formed a small troop at her home in Savannah, Georgia, and from this seed sprouted the National Girl Scout Organization which now includes 2,646,000 Girl Scouts and 773,000 adult .volunteers in Cool'd, oo Page 2—Sectirm 1 £ 11 m, Chowan County, .North Carolina, Thursday, March 8,1962. f ■ ; j L....v “BERRR!” MAN—Looking more like a merman than a frogman, British Able Seaman David williams takes a breather on a hunk of ice during operations in Antarctica. Ink Spots Secured As Special. Entertainment For Edeiiton’s Trade Fair Scheduled April 5-6; | The five fabulous Ink Spots will be the featured entertain i ment at the Edenton Trade Fair at the Edenton Armory April 1 5th and 6th according to the I general chairman, Jim Earn-' ; hardt. The Ink Spots will put l on four shows both days, two in! I the afternoon and two in thej evening. Among the public fav-i orites of the many song hits re corded by the Ink Spots are “If I Didn't Care,” “I Don’t Want. To Set The World On Fire” andj “To Each His Own”. They will provide dance music as well as the stage shows which will be at 2,4, 7 and 9 P. M. Sheriff Goodwin i Seeks Re-election! i Announces Candidacy, For Sheriff Late Last Week i - i'— .. The first ripple in Chowan | County's political waters was • caused late last week when Earl J Goodwin announced that he will l be a candidate for re-election as! sheriff in the Democratic pri- j I mary election on May 26. He i 1 has served one four-year term.! , having won out in a second pri- j | mary in the last election, when 1 ,he defeated J. A. Bunch and ; j Herman White. In making the announcement, j Sheriff Goodwin stated that he, appreciates the cooperation and support he has received while serving as sheriff, and that he; hoped his past record will again ! warrant the support of voters in j the forthcoming election. Other officials to be elected j in the forthcoming election will be Clerk of Court, treasurer, so-1 licitor for Recorder’s Court, j judge of Recorder's Court and, the County Commissioners. Directors Os Farm i Bureau Will Meet j Tuesday, March 131 Delegates From Gates! County Will Attend To Consider Import ant Matter Woodrow Lowe, president of the Chowan County Farm Bu reau, announces that a meeting lof the board of directors will Ibe held Tuesday, night, March 13. The meeting will be held at 7:30 o’clock at the Advance Community Building. Mr. Lowe states that aside from other business, a delega tion from Gates County will at tend the meeting in order to consider an important matter. For that reason Mr. Lowe urges all members of the organization to be present. Rotarians Will Elect New Officers Today lidenton’s Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. At this meeting new officers will be elected for the year begin ning July 5, so that President Richard Atkinson urges every member lb be present. Co-chairman John Ricks will award the electrical contract this week so that each of the 19 exhibit booths will be sup plied with electrical outlets and ' the outdoor exhibits for night lighting as well. Ricks is also j handling the contract for con- I struction of the exhibitors booths through the Edenton Construc tion Company. Booths will be i 10 by 14 feet and will be dec jo rated and furnished, of course, I by the individual merchant who buys the space. Co-chairman Johnny' Goodwin has the responsibility of erecting Cont'd. on Page 2—Section 1 Harless Appointed C. Os C. Director Succeeds Weldon Hol lowell, Who Has Resigned A. B. Harless. Sr., vice presi dent, Albemarle Peanut & Stor age Co., was elected to the board of directors of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce last week, according to Joe H. Con ger, Jr., president of the Cham ber Mr. Harless was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Weldon Hollowell, Edenton attorney, who is now assistant Federal prosecuting at torney. Mr. Hollo well’s duties away from Edenton precluded his continuance as a director. Mr. Harless has been an of ficial of the Albemarle Peanut & Storage Co., lor a number of years. The Albemarle Peanut & Storage Co., was purchased by the Continental Baking Company jof Rye, New York, last year. | The firm now employs ap ! proximatcly 150 and is one of | the largest shelters of the Vir ginia type peanut. Continental | Baking Co., one of the largest bakeries in the world, distributes I Wonder Bread, Hostess Cakes j and Morton Frozen Foods. TAX COLLECTIONS Sheriff Earl Goodwin reported j to the County Commissioners on Monday morning that 1961 taxes | collected during the month of February amounted to $25,713.81. ’The 1961 tax levy is $293,698.76 ! so that the balance still unpaid .amounts to $65,587.81. During the month Sheriff Goodwin collected $2,030.17 in back taxes for the years 1951 to 1960. The balance of uncol lected taxes for these years stands -at $56,377.50. Students Participate In Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Close to 50 students at John A, Holmes High School took the 1962 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test Tuesday morn ing. The test was administered by Paul Stanton. The qualifying test is a three hour examination of education al development. The test is the first step in the eighth annual competition for four-year Merit Scholarships provided by the National Scholarship Corporation and by sponsoring corporations, foundations, associations, unions, and individuals. The number of scholarships awarded in any year depends upon the extent of sponsor par ticipation. In 1961, 954 Merit Scholarships were awarded, 556, Spring Revival Is j l Being Planned At j j Baptist Church Rev. M. 0. Owens of Gastonia Is Schedul ed to Preach For the Services Preparation for the approach ing spring revival at the Bap tist Church, scheduled for the week of March 18 through March 25. is being made by the members through pray'er and visitation. The preacher for the week will be the Rev. M. O. Owens 1 of Gastonia, N, C., whose force ful messages during a previous series of evangelistic services endeared him to the local con-! gregation. , The church nursery will be open for each service for the convenience of those persons who have children and the pub j lie is cordially invited to at i tend. i Jojnt Summer Held j At Rocky Hock I On February 20, in the Rocky Hock Community Center, Rocky Hock. Beech Fork and Gum j Pond Club members, with their; ■ husbands and children, joined to-1 (gether for a delicious supper. j After the meal was enjoyed. C. ,W. Overman and Miss Pauline Calloway gave an interesting ; talk and held a discussion on i i "Wills and Inheritance Laws.” I Legion Guest j ! # •• ( ! ’ % /'<«a jpy ! „ , jt,nfr ||gr lin BEN HALTERMAN | At a joint meeting of Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American 1 Legion and the Legion Auxiliary ] Thursday night, March 15, De partment Commander B. B. Hal terman of Wilmington will be a special guest. were provided by 133 sponsors and 389 by the Merit Corpora tion. There are 3,275 Merit Scholars attending 403 colleges in the current academic year. The test scores of students who are examined in March will be reported to their schools by May 15. The scores are used by class advisors in many high schools to help students make decisions about college attend ance and field of study. Many students who do not expect to win a scholarship take the test in order to learn more about their individual strengths and weaknesses in the areas meas ured by the test. Some 10,000 semifinalists, the Continued on Page 2, Section 2 Jurymen Chosen To Serve At Term Os Superior Court Judge Henry Stevens Os Warsaw Schedul ed to Preside Over Mixed Term Chowan County Commission -1 ers at their meeting Monday ! morning picked the names of 50 j people from the jury box who ; will be summoned for jury duty lat the April term of Superior j Court. , The term of court which will jbe a mixed term, will be held I the week of April 2. The pre j siding judge is scheduled to be , Judge Henry Stevens of War-, i saw. j Those picked for jury' duty include the following: J. P. Partin, William 3. El ; liott. Irvin D. Copeland, Jr., James E. By rum Mack Jordan, J. E. Copeland, William R. Ash ' lev, Milton Jordan, T. W. Blanch !ai d, Forest P. Jernigan, D. S. ; Twine. Lester T. Copeland, T. j Benbury Wood, John L. Bass, !g. E. Nixon. P. H. Ward, T. L.| Ward, J. R. Poole, Archie El fred Layden, Thurman Ashley, Albert C Hudson, Leon W. By rum, Wallace B. White, Eugene Jernigan. W. H. Griffin, Wilbert D. Harris, J. E. Rogerson, Thom las G. Rogerson. William A. El liott, Oscar P. Bunch. H. S. Small, Louis Augustus Francis, Junius Frank Britton. N. Bunch, Oscar B. Griffin, Percy G. Per ry, Thomas Shelton Nixon, Jr.. Thurston Stallings, Guy C. Hobbs, James L. Blair, Haywood Thomas Hollowell, Donald F. Spivey, Albert Bunch. G. O. Chappell, David L. Henderson.! Henry Allen Bunch, George M. j Jordan, McKay Washington, Ed- j ward J. Chappell and Isaac By-j rum 11. Eastern Star Elects New Group Officers 1 ! Group Will He Install ed at Meeting on March 19 i Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or , der of the Eastern Star, elected j j new- officers at its meeting heldj. ! Monday night. j Those elected were as follows:! Worthy matron, Mrs. Annie C. j I Goodwin: worthy patron, Bill, [Goodwin: associate matron, Mrs. ! Clara Boswell: associate patron. 1 Elton Boswell: secretary, Mrs. | Ruth Overman; treasurer. Mrs. i Mary Leary; conductress, Mrs. Grace Byrum and associate con ductress. Mrs. Kathleen Skilcs. Mrs. Goodwin announced the! following appointments: Chaplain, Louis E. Francis; i Marshal, Mrs. Myrtle Hollowell:, Organist, Mrs. Carolyn P. Swill-j dell: Adah, Miss Frances Marsh- 1 bourne: Ruth. Mrs. Helen Wood;’ Esther. Mrs. Ola Williford; Mar-! tha. Mrs, Emma Perkins; Electa.! Mrs. Ethel Haskett; Warder, Mis., Blanche Moore; Sentinel, Mrs.! Eula Mills. These officers will be install-1 j ed at the regular meeting of the j chapter Monday night, March 19. | ■ 4-H Club Week Is Being Observed) I ’ I Chowan 4-H Clubs this week) i arc joining in the observance of ! j National 4-H Club Week. To j | help stimulate interest in thej | 4-H program, a number of mer- j i chants have placed advertise- j 1 ments in this issue and various! 4-H leaders have written ar-1 I tides appropriate for the occas-j ion. Pages 4 and 5 in Section 2 i of this- issue of The Herald have! been devoted to 4-H Week, to j which readers are invited to turn. Union Day Os Prayer At Methodist Church On Friday, March 9th A union world, day of prayer will be observed at the Edenton Methodist Church Friday after noon, March 9, at 4 o’clock. Several speakers will be on the program and the public is cor djaily invited to attend. 82,50 Per Year In North Carolina Note Burning Ceremony Planned Thursday Night, March 15 By Ed Bond Post [ Good Record j Tax Supervisor William P. Jones presented a vrey encour- j aging report to the County Com-j m:ssioners Monday morning rel ative to listing property for tax- ! ation. Mr. Jones reported that only! 84 failed to list during January • as required by law. Many of these are expected to list but the law Drovides for those who fail to comoly with the law to be presented *o the Grand Jury for court action. DAR Speaker F~ —— - - r .—) I ■p * 2k I " MRS. EMILY BADHAM COXE Guest speaker at *he meeting of the Edenton Tea Party Chap ter of the DAR Wednesday as ) ternoon, March 14, will be Mrs. Emily Badham Coxe of Darling | ton, S. C. Mrs. Coxe will speak j at 4 o'clock following a business ■ session a* 3:30 o'clock. Three Edenton Nurses Capped Three Edenton girls wen.*: cap-. I pud as nurses bv the Portsmouth . j Hospital School of Nursing at 1 ceremonies held Friday night. : j March 2, at Parkview Baptist i Church jn Portsmouth. I The trio capped included. Ju ! dith Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams; Karen Hollo well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hollowell. and Linda Wheeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wheeler. The three were among the 25 who wen: I capped as nurses. Attending the ceremony, which preceded a reception held in ' the nurses' home, were Mr. and j Mrs. Clyde Adams and daug'n | ter. Debra. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde • Hollowell, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur l Wheeler and son, Donald. Mrs., j Louise Wheeler and Melvin 1 Bunch. I JOINT DINNER MEETING j SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY j William 11. Coffieid Post No. j 9280. Veterans of Foreign Wars, land the VFW Auxiliary will j hold a joint dinner meeting . Tuesday night. March 13. at 7:30 j o’clock. All members of both ! organizations are urged to at j tend. Mrs. Emily lladham Coxe Will Be Speaker At DAB Meeting Mrs. Emily Badham Coxe of! Darlington. S. C., author of “Mo ther of the Maid,” will be guest! speaker at the Edenton Tea! Party DAR meeting Wednesday) afternoon. March 14, at the Ire-1 dell House. Persons interested in hearing ’ Mrs. Coxe, who is expected to speak on gardening, are invited j by the DAR members to attend j at 4 P. M. A short business session will be held at 3:30 P.-M. \ Mrs. Coxe will be introduced; by her sister. Mrs. C. A. Carr , of Danville. Va. Mrs. Coxe and. Mrs. Carr are the daughters of | Mrs. R. P. Badham and will be) visiting with her next week. “Mother of the Maid” is the! FIGHT CANCER 1 WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Commander of De partment and Other Prominent Visitors Expected to Attend Members of the Auxiliary of iEd Bond Post No. 40 of the j American Legion will entertain ; the Legionnaires at a celebra j tion Thursday night, March 15. The affair will be held at the , Legion building beginning at 7 I o’clock and will feature the cele j bra lion of the 43 rd birthday of ! the American Legion. ; Another important feature of [ the meeting will be a note burn . ing ceremony. This will repre ) sent liquidation of the indebted.- ; ness on the Legion property on j the Windsor highway, represent j ing an investment of in the | neighborhood of $30,000. \ In 1952 the Legionnaires pur chased a plat of ground from Willie Hardison for 513.000. In • the spring of 1953 work was t started on the Legion building which subsequently was improv jed from time to time, so that j when the note is burned March I 15 it will free the Legionnaires ! from their indebtedness, which ; has been gradually reduced over I the years. To say the least, it will be a happy occasion, es- Continued on Page 3—Section 1 ESC Seeking | Office Space j The Employment Security , Commission of North Carolina | is seeking proposals on furnish ing office space in Edenton and proposals will be considered at ;2 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 23. j The Commission desires about 2.000 square feet of floor space to provide open area and sev eral private offices in addition ,to rest moms and storage fu j ciUties. Detailed specifications for the space needed may be secured by contacting Buell A. Bailey. , manager of the Employment Se curity Commission in the Citi zens Bank Building. MASONS MEET TONIGHT An emergent communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. '& A. M. will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock. J C. Parks, master of the lodge, states that this special meeting has been called for the purpose of Masonic education, so that ,i largp attendance is desired. feme calendar] V Directors of the Chowan Coun ty Farm Bureau will meet Tues day night. March 13, at 7:30 o'clock at the Advance Com munity Building. A soring revival will be held at the Edenton Baptist Church March 18 through March 25. Chowan County Commission ers will meet as a board of equalization and review Mon day, March 19. at 9 o'clock in the tax supiervisor's office in Hotel Joseph Hewes building. A union world day of prayer will be observed at *he Metho dist Church Friday afternoon, March 9, at 4 o'clock. Continued on Page s—Section 1 | first book by Mrs. Coxe and was written in collaboration with j Frances Warfield. It is an afnus ; ing account of the escapades of i the mother to have her daugh i ter crowned Maid of Cotton, j Mrs. Coxe was honored here ’ last year on the publication of her book at the Cupola House. ] Mrs. P. S. McMullan. vice re j gent, will preside in the ab sence of Mrs. George Hoskins, j regent, who will be attending ) the State DAR Conference in Charlotte March 13-15. Also at t tending as delegates of the j Edenton chapter are Mrs. Wood | Privott. incoming District 8 Di , rector and Mrs. F. C. McCrery, i incoming District Secretary.