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CBOWAN COUNTY ONLY NEWSPAPER • PUBLISHED IN A ; At."’ > .. ? -'V ‘ ' \ Volume XXlX.—Number 16. Surplus Land At Former Base Nets $375,000 At Auctiea Sale Monday ■ » United States Lumber Company Buys Ma jor Portion of Tracts For $135,700 At an auction sa'lc held at the • Edenton armory Monday, surplus property at the former Us S. Marine Corps Air Station . Sold for 6ver $375,000.' ' r>The sale was conducted by T. Lynn Davis Realty & Auction Company of Macon, Ga., and was- considered to be a very good sale. The property was divided in tea M tracts and it was estimat ed that several hundred people were on hand for the sale which lasted about four hours. United States Lumber Com pany, Inc., bidded in the lion’s share of the property. The concern purchased five of the 11 available tracts for $135,700. i Officials, of the company said the 650 acres purchased will be. developed as sites for other in dustries, as well as for its own expansion. t The largest single tract which includes 700 acres, was sold to •H. S. Hofler & Sons Lumber j Company of Sunbury for $70,000.1 Joseph S. Crisanti of New Jer-j scy purchased 145 acres of wa-i terfront property for $36,000. I The Chowan Golf and Country j Club Corporation, recently or-! ganized, was high bidder for 134 acres which embraces the former golf course. The price was $16,800. * Perl in Packing Company of Norfolk purchased a tract of 234 acres for $30,700. S. F. Small of Edenton pur chased a 187-acre tract for $*,300. John G. Wood of Edenton .bought a tract of 241 acres for $29,000. . Twelve units of surplus build ings were sold tot- $6,940 with the understanding that they will be removed from the property. Sunrise Service At Macedonia Church The annual Easter sunrise ser vice for the Rocky Hock and Macedonia communities will be held at the Macedonia Baptist Church Sunday morning, April 22, at 6 o’alock. There will be special music by both church es, David Allred will bring the message. * X The public is cordially invited to attend this service. ~20 Years Ago ] **’’ A* Found In Th* File* Os | - The Chowan Herald 1 —; rJ* -'Town Council aulhcrized the Board of Public Works Jo pur chase $15.00 ' worth of govern ment defense bonds. With a nuisance rapidly de veloping in lEdenton du« to the •ale of fortified wines and beers, especially over the week end, Town Council considered an ordinance to prohibit the sale of these beverages from 11 , o'clock Saturday night until 7 o'clock Monday morning. Continued on Page 7, Section 1 Edenton Tea Party Chapter Os DAR To Direct Historic Tours 'Two groups of women, one in State, and the other out of state, will be conducted on historic tours of Edenton and Country side by members of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter DAR. The DAR members accepted touring the visitors at a lunch eon meeting of the chapter held last Wednesday, at the Edenton Restaurant." The local chapter WSt tour and serve lunch to about 20 la aies from Wasnmgton, in. t,, a group at from 25 to 30 mem- KL.°la!‘ e wii? , ?i n sites \ere r\n q frfft trt nf twirl fjflr THE CHOWAN HERALD Seeks Re-election ] j • JOHN M. ELLIOTT In the coming Democratic primary election in May, John M. Elliott will seek re-election as a member of the Chowan County Board of Education. JohnM7oliott ' Is Candidate For !' Education Board Now Serving Unex pired Term of Dr. L. F. Ferguson Follow ing Resignation I John M, Elliott, local busi- j : nessman, in filing for the Cho wan County Board of Education, seeks, to - continue his member ship after having completed the unexpired term of Dr. L. F. Ferguson at the appointment of the Chowan County Democratic Executive Committee. Besides experience gained ini serving on the board of educa tion, Elliott possesses a varied | background, of activity, with the youth of the community through | Continued on Page 2—Section I 1 Fire Prevention Code Adopted By Edenton Town Councilmen , A fire prevention code was adopted and the downtown fire district extended at a meeting of t-he Town Council Wednesday night of last week with no one present to object at the sched uled public hearing. The code recommended by the National Board of Fire Under writers prescribes regulations consistent with good practices to Baptist Fish Fry Planned For Friday The Men’s Bible Class of thej Edenton Baptist Church will' hold a/fish fry Friday night,! April 20, at 7 o’clock, at the American Legion budding. All, members and • wives, officers, and teachers are invited. ,All are requested to bring oread. . in charge of the entry. Mrs. N. Kr Rowell was appointed by the regent to succeed the late Mrs. S. M. McMullan as chapter li brarian. Mrs. Mary Browning Redfield was accepted as a eiew member as the chapter. Mrs. A. B. Harless, Sr., chair man of the* National Defense Committee, announced that a. telegram had been sent to Con gress stating that the local chap ter opposed die creation of -the Nation Department of Urban Affairs, which has since been defeated Mrs. Wood Privott, district di rector, who was installed at the Edentoii, fchowa »» itity, North Carolina, Thursday, April 19, 1962. 1 Jr. C, Os C. fleets Carlton Jackson As New President New GFoup of Offic ers Will Be Installed At Meeting Thurs day Night, April 26 Carlton Jackson was elected president of the Edenton Junior j Chamber of Commerce at a meeting held Thursday night. He succeeds Williajp Easterling. Other officers elected were: Tony Miley, first vice president; Nathan Owens, second vice president; Bob Waller, secre tary; Britton Byrum, treasurer; Leonard Small, corresponding secretary; James Perry, state di rector. Two-year directors elected were ’Allen Harless, Jr., Caswell Edmundson and John P. Bass. Elected for one year was Billy Boyce. Jack Habit and Paul Stanton have one year remain ing on the board. These newly elected officers and directors will be installed at the annual installation and ladies’ night banquet Thursday night, April 26. Fred Swartz berg, state Jaycee president, will be the installing officer. Revival Begins At Happy Home Friday Mrs. Hattie Edge of Norfolk Will Be Evangelist The Rev. Harold C. Leake, | pastor of the Happy Home j Church, announces that the an-, qual spring revival will begin in the church Friday, April 20, and! continue through Sunday, April 29th. . The guest v speaker will bei Mrs. Hattie Edge of Norfolk, | Va. Mrs. Edge is a well known 1 and much loved evangelist throughout this area and many are expected to hear her mes sages in word and song. Services will begin at 7:45 o’clock each night and the pub-- lie is cordially invited to attend any or all services. safeguard life and property. Its adoption is expected to result in some reduction in fire insur ance rates. The downtown fire district was extended from Queen Street to Gale Street and the east side Os Broad Street from a depth of 200 feet to 300 feet. Representatives of the local Continued on rape fi—section 1 Lions Hear About ■! United Nations ! Carroll Bass Tells of Achievements and j Purposes , Edenton Lions at their meet ! ing Monday night were to'd | about the achievements and pur ;! poses of the Ur ted Nations. The speaker was Carroll Bass, son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Bass, who was winner of the 1 speaking contest held at Cho wan High School in January. Young Bass was awarded a free trip to the United Na tions in New York. He will leave April 29 and remain in New York until- May 2. The program was in charge of West Leary, who introduced - the speaker. The Lions Club will miss the next two meetings due to Bas -1 ter Monday and the sports award banquet scheduled by the Varsity Club Monday night, April 30. MASONS M*T TONIGHT A stated codUnunication of | Unanimity LodgS;No. 7, AF. & A. wiJx 96 held tonight Azalea Festival Maid Os Honor } N— % 0 • ■- Ti CO IMlllllllliilllll'M i m■m I II ■II- wk - flßHrau *’ ' m 7 ~ mWm'' I agpt r > I |fe. V IBy f y f ;<! ■ _ v. ‘M W - ■ f - % i ' *■* * f. ■■J- C- ' ■- : ' '‘ r » ' i •! ■ V " • MISS MARIAN BUNCH Representing Edenton at the International Azalea Festival in Norfolk April 23-29 will be Miss Marian Bunch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Bunch. She will serve as maid of honor to the princess from Portugal. Miss Bunch, 17. a student at John A. Holmes High School, is a member of the National Honor Society, a marshal, president of the Tri-Hi-Y, member of Future Teachers of America, secretary of the Student Council, editor of the Annual, member of the Glee Club and Treble Clef Club, a cheerleader, member of the Girls' Monogram Club, DAR Good Citizen and North and South Carolina representative to National H-Y Council. Hospital Hoe-Down Scheduled In Edenton Armory April 27th Get ready for a gala evening | with plenty of entertainment, in-' eluding music, 'dancing, special ties and a big auction. This is the Word of members of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, j which is sponsoring the hospital ; hoe-down to be held in the l Edenton armory Friday night, | April 27 from 8 to 12 o’clock, j Mrs. C. A. Phillips -heads the, entertainment committee, which! also includes, Mrs. John Shack- j elford, Mrs. Frank Holmes, Mrs. i BP.W Card Party Thursday, May 3 Edenton’s Business and Pro-1 fessional Women’s Club will i have a card party at the Barker house Thursday night, May 3, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. Any-j one interested in playing or get ting a table to play is asked to contact Mrs. I. E. Halsey or any member of the BPW Club. Admission is 75 cents each or I $3.00 per table. Refreshments will be served and prizes given. | Union Service At Happy Home Church On Sunday Morning j The annual umor sunrise sgr-! vice of the Ballard’s Bridge ! Baptist, Warwick Baptist and! Happy Home Pentecostol Holi- ( ness churches will be held at > 6 A. M„ on Sunday, April 22 at the Happy Home Church. Thl sermon, to be preached , by the Rev. Warren L. Rollins, will be “The Resurrection Credi ble.” Music and singing will, be furnished by the Ballard’s J Bridge Church and the Happy i Home Church. The public is invited and urg- J ed. to attend this special event. . Area Mental Health Group Is Scheduled Be Formed April 24 Tuesday night, April 24, an Area Mental Health Association is expected to be organized at a meeting to be held in the Per- j quimans County Court House in Hertford. The meeting will be gid at d o’clock. Guest speakers will be Dr. Irene McFarland, director of Aftercare Clinic at Wilson, who is currently president of the Nertfr Carolina Association of Mental Health, and Miss Scotia Mozingo of Raleigh, field rep-1 Ireggnt&tive for North Carolina I ! I Keith Reeve and Mrs. Harold - A 'Shore. A pantomine will be presen t > ed by Guy Hobbs, Dr. Richard : Hardin, Dick Dixon and Tom -1 Shepard. >! A ballet will feature James ! Bond, Jesse Harrell, Richard At , | kinson, John Mitchener, A1 | Phillips and B. F. Bateman. Another feature will be a quintet composed of Dr. L. P. ■j Williams, Tony Miley, J. Clar- I Continued on Page 6. Section 1 Youth Service At Ballard’s Bridge David Allred, student at Wake Forest College and son of the Rev. Thurman Allred, pastor of the Rocky Hock Baptist Church, will be the speaker at a youth service Sunday night at the Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church. A sandwich supper will be served the young people at 6 o'clock and then a seminar pre ceding the workship service at 8 o’clock. Easter Holiday For Schools In Chowan John A. Holmes High School and the Edenton Elemenary School will close Friday and Monday in observance of the Easter holiday. The Edenton colored schools will remain in session Friday ■but will be closed Monday. The one-day Easter vacation is due to making up a day lost for a teachers’ meeting. Schools in the Chowan Coun ty unit will also be closed Fri day and Monday for the Easter holiday. Association of Mental Health. The area association is com posed of four counties, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, and 1 Camden and will have for its purpose helping to combat men tal illness, the number one pub ' lie health problem. It is hoped many from Cho wan County will attend this meeting and anyone wishing transportation is asked to con tact Mrs. Edward G. Bond, Mrs. Warren Twiddy, Mrs. W. H. I HoUoweU, Jr., Paul Stanton or I the Rev. George B. Hdimes. Mrs. J. L Hassell Is Seeking Office As Commissioner Believed to Be First Woman Ever to Seek Commissioner Office In Chowan County Prior to the deadline Friday for candidates to file for office in the Democratic primary elec tion in May, Mrs. James L. Has sell became the first woman to seek election as a County Com missioner. Mrs. Hassell filed as a candidate for Commissioner from the Fourth Township, and will have as her opponent Dal las Jethro, Jr., incumbent, who is seeking re-election. Mrs. Hassell is a daughter of Jasper L. Wiggins, for many years mayor of Edenton. In making her decision to be a candidate, Mrs. Hassell said she did so following urging on the part of friends and neigh bors, fully realizing the great amount of responsibility attach ed to the office. “If nominated in the primary and elected in the following No vember election,” said Mrs. Has sell.” it will be my purpose to provide, promote and protect in every act available to me the interest of the people of my township and Chowan County.” Patricia Waff One Os Marshals At ECC Nineteen students at East Carolina College ’ elected last week as marshals at the college during 1962-1963. The new college marshals will act as leaders of sections of the academic procession at commencement exercises on the campus May 27 and participate in other activities centering around the graduation of stu dents from. East Carolina, Dur ing the coming school year they will serve as ushers at campus programs and entertainments. Among the marshals elected was Miss Patricia Waff of Eden ton. Miss Mary Jo Lancaster! of Windsor was chosen as chief marshal. Pam Owens Leading In Baby Contest Held By Woman's Club j Pam Owens is the leading en try in the Baby Contest now' in progress w-hich is sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club. Pam is the daughter of Mr. and Sirs. Johnny Owens, sponsored by P&Q Store. The winner with the most 1- cent votes will be crowned and presented a silver baby cup on Wednesday, April 25, at 4 P. M., at The Taylor Theatre. Frank Special Service At SL Paul’s Friday Various Clergymen to Participate In Three Hours The Three Hours will be ob served at Saint Paul’s Episco pal Church Friday, April 20, from noon to 3 o’clock. Par ticipating clergymen from Eden ton include the Rev. Van T. Crawford, the Rev. Hugh Evans, the Rev. Frederick B. Drane. and the Rev. George B. Holmes. Addresses will be made on the Seven Words from the Cross. Music will be provided by the Saint Paul’s Senior Choir with Roger Lamb at the organ. The Three Hours are so arrang ed that one may enter and leave during the singing of hymns I each half hour. The church will be open all day for prayer and meditation. Easter Day Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8:00 A. M., and 11:00 A. M. The Children’s Festival including the presenta tion of Lenten mite boxes will be 9:30 A. M. MEETING CALLED OFF The regular meeting of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will not meet Friday, April 20, due to the Easter holidays. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Seven Contests Develop For Primary Election To Be Held Saturday, May 26th I Bids For Office ] % 7 m f* m HERBERT S. SMALL Making his first bid for pub lic office, Herbert S. Small is a candidate for County Commis sioner from_ the First Township in the May Democratic primary election. Herbert S. Small Is Seeking Office j As Commissioner! Prominent Farmer of Chowan Making His First Bid For Public! Office Herbert S. Small, experienced; farmer and businessman, has! filed as a candidate for Chowan | County Commissioner of the! First Township. He will oppose W; E. Bond, Sr., in the May Democratic » primary election Mr. Sma.f is miking his fI.TH bid for public office. He was born and reared in Chowan! County and is now- the age of 58. After attending the county schools .he took a business course at Buies Creek Academy! ■"•ontinued on Page 4—Section - Roberts will be master of cere l monies for the crowning. ' i Other leading contenders for i the crow-n are: Second place, . Terry Ann Elliott, daughter of ' Mr. and Mrs. Warren Elliott, 1 sponsored by Elliott Cleaners; -; third place. Rhonda Perry, 1 daughter of Mi - , and Mrs. James l Perry, sponsored by Western , i Gas; fourth place, Joseph Good : Continued on Page 6, Section 1 Employment Office Closed On Monday The Edenton office of the North Carolina Employment Se ! curity Commission will be clos ) ed on Monday, April 23. in ob servance of Easter Monday, i Claimants who would report on April 23 will report on April 30 ito file claims for two weeks. ‘Bones' McKinney Speaker At Varsity Club Banquet April 30 Coach Horace ‘‘Bones” Me- 1 Kinney, boss of the Wake For- i est Demon Deacon basketball, team, will be the principal speaker at the annual Varsity Club’s Sports Awards banquet here April 30. President George; Lewis announced this week. McKinney master-minded his Deacon cagers to third place in : the recently-concluded NCAA playoffs. He is a former All- American and professional bas ketball star as well as being a I Baptist minister. It will be his second visit to Edenton for the Varsity Club affair, having been I the principal speaker here about 10 years ago. In making the announcement, Lewis said efforts are being made to bring some outstanding athletes to Edenton for the ban quet which is held annually by the Vairsity Club to pay tribute to the athletes of John A Holmes High School. FIGHT CANCER 1 WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK (First Time a Woman l Has Sought Office , Os County Commis , sioner In Chowan i With Friday of last week be j ing the final date for candi- I. dates to file for office in the | Democratic primary election to I be held Saturday, May 26. sev |en contests developed for the | various offices in Chowan j County. In the election there will be tu-o women candidates. One is Mrs. Lena Leary for clerk of 1 Chowan Superior Court. She I:s now filling the unexpired j term of Tom Shepard, who re-, j signed. Prior to her appoint- I ment by Judge Chester Morris, j she served as assistant clerk un der the late E. W. Spires and Mr. Shepard. She will be op posed by John F. White, a for mer Chowan County Representa tive in the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly: The present Representative, Albert G. Byrum, will have op j position for re-election, with B. | Warner Evans filing for the of ifiee. Mr. Byrum has served | three terms in the General As- I sembly. Mr. Evans has served !on the County Board of Educa ! tion. W. E. Bond. Chairman of the I Chowan County Board of Com missioners will have opposition. Continued on Page 5. Section i Guest Speaker At Meeting Os BPW New Officers Will Be Installed at Meet ing Tonight Mrs. Alexandria Boada, for eign language teacher of Albe marle College in Elizabeth City, will be the guest speaker at the Edenton Business and Profess ional Woman's Club tonight (Thursday) a! 7 o’clock in the Barker house. Mrs. Boada for merly taught English in Cuba. Public Affairs Committee. Mrs, Goldie Niblett. will be in charge of the program. The Hospitality Committee will help serve the dinner. New officers for 1962-1963 will be elected at the business ! meeting following- the program, [otVICCALENDAR] Edenton Varsity Club will hold its annual spor*s award banquet at the Masonic Temple Monday night, April 30, at 7:30 o'clock. Sponsored by the Edenton ; Woman's Club, a baby contest is now in progress and will end Wednesday- April 25. Edenton Jaycees will hold their installation and ladies’ night banquet Thursday night, April 26. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 i A highlight of the banquet | will be the presentation of Most Outstanding Player awards to ; star athletes in each of the sports the local school fields I teams in. As usual, other , awards will also be made. Lewis said the banquet will be held Monday night, April 30- in the Masonic Temple and will 1 begin at 7:30 o’clock. Tickets j for the affair will go on sale here Saturday and may be ac | quired by contacting any mem ber of the Varsity Club. ' Arrangements are progressing I nicely for the event. Lewis re vealed the following committee appointments: A1 Phillips, ar rangements; Leo Katkaveck, guests and gifts; Joe Thorud. awards; tickets and door. Bill Easterling, and advertising. Bill Cozart. Special guests will be the some 75 athletes 'of Holmes High.