CHOWAN COUNTY
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Volume XXlX.—Number 19.
Mrs. Elton Forehand, Jr.
Installed New President
Os Edenton Woman's Club
Mrs. R. H. Vaughan,
First President of
Club, Installs New
Officers
New officers of the Edenton
Woman’s Club were installed at
a luncheon meeting of the club
Wednesday of last week at the
Edenton Restaurant. The instal
lation was in charge of the
clubfs first president, Mrs. Ro
land H. Vaughan.
Mrs. R. H. Forehand, Jr., was
installed as president; Mrs. Ed
ward G. Bond, vice president;
Mrs. R. L. Bunch, secretary;
Mrs. J. H. Woolard, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Leo Katka
vcqk, treasurer, and Mrs. Wen
dell Copeland, historian.
Mrs. Vaughan on behalf of
former presidents of the club
presented to the club in honor
of Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt a
check for a tree to be planted
on the Court House square as
part of the club’s beautifica
tion program.
Mrs. W H. Holtowell, Jr., re
tiring president, announced that
10 members are expected to at
tend the State Woman’s Club
Convention May 16-18 in Win
ston-Salem.
It was reported that to date
$763 had beei. collected during
the Cancer Drive, sponsored by
the club. The recent baby con
test sponsored by the cluh was
a success with over $360 raised.
Roger Lamb, the club entry,
won first place in the District
Music Contest and received an
excellent rating at the State
Contest in Raleigh.
Following the# business ses
sion the annual meeting was
held at which time the presi
dent’s and treasurer’s reports
were presented. As a gift of
appreciation the club presented
Mrs. Hollowell with a silver
pitcher.
Chowan PTA
Meets May 14
Jens. ,ngs Bunch, president of
the Chowan High School Parent-
Teacher Association, announces
that the May meeting will be
held Monday night, May 14, at 8
o'clock in the school auditorium.
He says this will be the closing
meeting for this school term and
for that reason all parents are
especially urged to attend.
, Replacing the usual civic pro
gram, the girls from Mrs. Lor
raine Rogerson’s ninth, tenth and
eleventh grade classes will pre
sent a fashion show. The girls
Will model fashions they de
signed.
20 Years Ago]
A( Found In I■# Files Os j
The Chowan Herald
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Chowan County citizens joined
with the remainder of the na
tion in awaiting their turn in
securing sugar with ration
books.
fdenton's Garden Club staged
* "spring flower show in the
Rose Room at Hotel Joseph
Hewes.
Chowan County's largest and
onp of the most modern barns
-was destroyed by fire when the
bdge building on Herbert Small’s
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Saturday Final Day To Register
For Primary Election May 26th
Next Saturday, May 12, will
b* the final day registration
bioks will be open in order to
hf properly registered for thej
Democratic primary election Sat
ufday, May 26.
It is important, in order to*
cast a baUot in this election, to i
be registered op the county
rMstration books. Registration
oit the Town of Edenton’s reg
istration booto entitle
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
New Coach
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GERALD (Jerry) McGtIE |
Announcement was made this |
week that Gerald (Jerry) Morri-,
son-McGee had been employed!
as teacher and football coach at j
John A. Holmes High School for
the 1962-63 school year. He will
succeed William D. Billings, who .
recently resigned.
Legion Honors R. E. Leary As
Champ Membership Producer
Roy E. Leary was signally
honored at last week’s meeting
of Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
American Legion when he was
presented a citation of the ‘*Well
Done Flag Hat Pin” as cham
pion membership producer of
the post. Mr. Leary turned in |
39 paid members to the post ad
jutant. Skinner White.
The honor was bestowed upon
Mr. Leary by Alexander E. De
Blois, Chairman of the 1962
membership committee, who
presided over the meeting in the
absence of Robert Powell. Mr.
Decided Progress Realized On
! Golf Course And Country Club
j
\ Dr. A. F. Downum, J. p. Par
. tin and John Shackelford, mem
bers of the finance committee of
the recently organized Chowan
Golf and Country Club, are
very much elated over the pro
gress made in the current
membership drive.
. Dr. Downum, chairman of the
committee, stated Tuesday that
he was surprisingly pleased with
| the response to a solicitation
, and that up to Tuesday a total
Chowan Falls Down
On Blood Donors
Chowan .County fell down
miserably in its donations of:
blood Thursday when the Red j
Cross bloodmobile appeared at [
the National Guard armory. |
The quota was 135 pints, of
which only 57 pints were do
nated during the day.
It is pointed out that since;
January 127 pints of blood have j
been used for patients at Cho- 1
wan Hospital and only 98 pints
donated to the blood bank.
LIBRARIES CLOSED TODAY x j
Both the Shepard-Pruden Me
morial Library and Brown-Car
ver Library will be closed all
day toSay (Thursday). The clos
ing is due to observance of Con- ]
federate Memorial Day.
The registrars and registration
places for the six precincts are
as follows:
East Edenton Mrs. William
■ Stokely, Court House.
! West Edenton Mrs. George
*C. Hoskins, Municipal Building.
Rocky Hock Alphonso Spi
vey, Henry Bunch’s store.
Ceriter Hill Ralph Goodwin,
Ross Bunch’s store.
Wardsville— T. A. Berryman,
Herbert Peele’s Store.
Yeopim Thomas Hoskins,
St. Harry. Perry’s Store.
The election will be held Sat
urday, May 26 from 6:30 A. M .
Edenton, Chowan County, iNorth Carolina, Thursday, May 10, 1962.
Democrats Hold
i County Convention
Saturday, May 12
Delegates Will Be Se
lected to State Con
vention in Raleigh
Thursday, May 17
Democrats of Chowan County
will hold their county conven
tion Saturday afternoon, May 12,
at 3 o’clock in the Court House.
At precinet meetings held last
~ Saturday delegates to the Coun
ty Convention were elected and
each one is expected to attend
the County Convention next
| Saturday to represent his or her
I precinct.
At the County Convention it
I will be the purpose to consider
! the plan of organization of the
Democratic party for the forth
coming election and to elect
delegates to the State Dcmo
, cratic Convention. The state
convention will be held in Me
moriM Auditorium in Raleigh
1 Thursday. May 17, beginning at
I 12 o’clock noon.
| AWARD AUDIT CONTRACT
| Chowan County Commission
’ ers on Monday morning award
:ed a contract for auditing the
( county books. The contract was
given to Holland & Warren.
De Blois stated that the two
flags are the allied naval code
for the letters B (Bravo) and Z
fZula)), which together mean
Well Done.
‘As a Navy veteran,” said Mr.
De Blois, “I know of no better
way to describe your accom
plishment in the 1962 member
ship program. You have helped
the American Legion to achieve
one of its primary objectives—
to strengthen itself for the tasks
which lie ahead.”
Also included with the cita-
Contmtipd on Poop 4—Section 1
of 120 memberships were sign
|ed up. The membership will
; be limited to 150.
To date Dr. Downum stated
, the canvassers have not solicited
i membership out of the cour.ty.
He believes enough members
I will be secured in the county
but if not, he said, quite a few
golf enthusiasts in adjoining
counties are desirious to become
members, so that he is very op-
Contir.ued on Page S, Section 1
Herring Breakfasts
Are Discontinued
The Methodist Men’s Club has
discontii.ued the popular pickled
; herring breakfasts which have
j been held during the past few
j months. Members of the club
! express their appreciation for
the generous patronage and state
that the breakfasts will be re
sumed next fall.
Gets Appointment
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McKINLEY WRIGHT
An outstanding student at the
John A. Holmes High , School
2 *lan Joint,Farm Bureau Facilities
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Pictured above is a committee appointed to study the poss ili
ties of setting up joint tri-county facilities to serve Chowan, Per
quimans and Gates County Farm Bureaus. Front row. left to
right, Clifford Winslow, president of Perquimans County Farm
Bureau; Woodrow Lowe, president of Chowan County Farm Bu
reau; Alfred Junior Stallings, Gates County Farm Bureau mem
ber; Frank Russell, president of Gates County Farm Bu’-eau. Back
row, Rollo White. Perquimans County and Tom Asbell, Chowan
County board member.
Three Counties Consider
Merging Farm Bureaus In
Effort To Expand Service
Committee Will Make
Report at Meeting at
Hobbsville Thursday
May 17 i
Presidents and directors of 1
Farm Bureaus in Chowan, Per- j
quimans and Gates Counties
met recently in Edenton to dis
cuss the possibility of merging
their offices and having one of- ;
fice for the three counties cen- j
trally located to serve each bu
reau.
The group appointed a com
mittee representing each county
for the purpose of making a
study of the plan which met
Tuesday night of this weex.
Their recommendation will be
presented at another meeting of
the three-county board which
will meet' at Hobbsville Thurs
day, May 17 to consider where
the central office will be locat
ed. i
The purpose of the combining
of the three counties’ farm bu
reaus is an effort to exp.-id the
service to the members in each
of the counties. There are ap
proximately 600 Farm Bureau
members in the counties of Per
quimans, Chowan and Gates.
Edenton Merchants Polled On
Wednesday Afternoon Closing
At the Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Committee meeting
held at Hotel Joseph Hewes
Thursday, May 3, there was a
lengthy discussion concerning
retail store hours in Edenton. j
Os particular concern to mem
bers was the question of Wed- |
nesday afternoon closings, ob- 1
served more or less by the ma-1
jority of Edenton merchants for i
a n amber of years past.
However, the trend in Eden-1
Annual Meeting
Os WMU May 15
|
Sessions Will Be Held
At Rocky Hock Bap
tist Church
Tjje Chowan County Woman’s
Missionary Union of the Cho
wan Baptist Association will
meet for the annual session on
Tuesday morning, May 15, at
10:30 o’clock at Rocky Hock
Continued on Page 7, Section 1
Dillon, Hendrix And Edmonds
Arle Leaders In Fishing Contest
Roger Dillon of Hertford, Mark
Herfdrjx of Tyner and Billy Ed
wards' are at present leading
contenders in the fishing contest
sponsored by the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce.
Dillon tops the list in the
largemouth bass division with
one measuring 22 inches arid
weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces.
Hendrix leads in the crappie
race : with one weighing one
potrrid and 14 ounces. It was
16 inches long. The runner-up
is Bill Stallings of Edenton with
Mrs.J.LChestnutt
Elected President
Legion Auxiliary
Jo Ann Leary, Judy
Haste, Nelia Lowe
Selected to Attend
Girls State
The Edward G. Bond Unit No.
40, American Legion Auxiliary
met at the home of Mrs. Jessie
Porter Thursday night, May 3,
with eleven members present.
The meeting opened in the
usual manner with the chaplain,
Mrs. Mary . f Leary, leading in
prayer.
The roll was called and the
I minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The treasurer gave a report.
Girls selected to attend Girls’
State are Judy Haste from Cho
way High and Nelia Lowe and
Jo Ann Leary from John A.
Holmes High School.
Continued on Page 4. Section 1
ton, as in many cities of -the
Northeastern counties and in
the Tidewater area, is for more
and more stores to remain open
all day Wednesday.
This trend has been dictated
by economic reasons. It has
proven profitable, especially
when special Wednesday pro
motions are advertised.
In some areas discount houses
have persuaded the move for re-'
Continued en Pag* 7—Section I
Recent Hoe Down
Nets $476 Profit
Mrs. Ed Bond, Chair
man, Thanks All
Who Helped
Mrs. Edward G- Bond, gen
eral chairman of the Chowan
Hospital Auxiliary’s hoe-down,
is quite gratified with the suc
cess of this recent event which
was held in the National Guard
Continued on Page 4, Section 1
one 11 inches long and weighing
a pound and three ounces.
In the bream class Edwards
leads with one weighing lVi
pounds.
Scott Harrell, chairman of the
Recreation Committee, reminds
sportsmen that there is no creel
limit this year on bream or any
variety of perch and that the
Edenton area offers good fishing
in both open and protected wa
iters. It also offers top boattQg
facilities, bathing and water ski
ing areas.
Herbert Hollowell!
Elected President 1
By Edenton Lions
i Group of Officers to
| Be Installed at First !
j Meeting of Club In
I July
i Edenton’s Lions Club elected
i new officers at the meeting held
Monday night at the Edenton
Restaurant. Herbert Hollowell,
Jr., was elected as president to
succeed John Mitchener.
Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Dr. A. F.
Downum; second vice president,
. Joe Thorud; third vice president,
1 Dr. Richard Hardin; Lion tamer,
Lewis Leary; tail twister, George
Lewis; secretary-treasurer, W- J.
Taylor; chorister, J. Clarence
! Leary, and directors for two
| years. West Leary and William
S. Privott.
This group of officers will be
I installed at the first meeting of
the club in July.
At Monday night’s meeting it |
I was announced that the Easter,
| Seal drive will be closed Tues
day, May 15. It was reported
that contributions are lagging
with only $658 collected toward
a goal of SI,OOO. W.. E. Ma
lone, chairman of the drive, asks,
all to return or contribu - j
lions as soon as possible to Hay
wood Bunch, treasurer. The 1
money will be used for crippled
children and work among the
blind, so it is hoped a si~eabl*>
amount will be returned before
May 15.
Jerry McGee Secured As Coach
To Succeed William D. Billings
The board of trustees of the ;
Edenton City Schools elected
Gerald (Jerry) Morrison McGee
as teacher and head football
coach in the John A. Holmes
HigTi ScEool for" the school 'year
1962-1963. He will succeed
Coach William D. Billings, who
recently resigned to accept a po
sition in Delaware.
Mr. McGee was born in Wash
ington, D. C., but spent most of
his early childhood years in
Elizabeth City where his fathe
was in the Coast Guard. He
returned to Elizabeth City in
Miss Catherine Aman Resigns
! As Assistant Economies Agent
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday re
ceived the resignation of Miss
Catherine Aman as assistant
home economics agent for Cho
wan County. Her resignation
will become effective Thursday,
May 31, and was accepted with
regret by the Commissioners.
Adams And Turner
Given Scholarships
Herbert Adams of John A.
Holmes High School and Jim
my Turner of Chowan High
School have "been awarded full
two-year scholarships to the
College of the Albemarle.
These scholarships are award
ed on the basis of scholarship,
leadership, character and need.
Sings In ‘Oklahoma’
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Miss Pat Mooney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mooney, for-;
mer Edentonians. sang a major
role in ''Oklahoma" in a musi
cal presented at the Needham
Broughton High School in Ra
leigh May 4 and 5-
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Episcopalians Will Meet
At St. Paul's May 16-17
For Diocesan Convention
Resigns
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luILS CATHERINE AMAN
At Monday's meeting of Cho
wan Cour.ly Commissioners Miss
Catherine Aman tendered her
resignation as assistant home
economics agent for Chowan
Cou-’ty. Her resignation will
be effective as of May 31.
47 JAILED IN APRIL
Jailer Bertram Byrum reports
that 47 persons were placed ir
the Chowan County Jail during
the month of April. Confine
nents ranged from one to six
lays with the expense, includ
ing jail and turnkey fees and
soap, amounting to $279.77.
1952 and graduated from Eliza
beth City High School in 1956
where he was a member of the
football, baseball and basketball
teams. After high school he at
tended Duke University and
won two letters in football and
received an award as the great
est contributor to team morale.
During his senior year at Duke
University, the Blue Devils
were Atlantic Coast Conference
football champions and beat Ar
kansas in the 1961 Cotton Bowl.
He graduated from Duke in
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Miss Aman has served as as
sistant agent in Chowan County
for over four years and is re
signing to accept a position in
Brunswick County, where she
will become home economics
agent. Her office will he lo
cated at Supply.
Continued on Page 7, Section 1
GSA Accepts
Bids For Sale
Base Property
The General Services Adminis
tration in Atlanta, Ga.. is accept
ing the high bids received at the
auction sale in Edenton on April
16 for the purchase of the gov
ernment’s interest in the Marine
Corps Outlying Field at Edenton.
The 11 parcels, containing
2.369.82 acres of land and 59
buildings, were sold for $368,800.
The 20 buildings located on the
property transferred to the Town
of Edenton for airport purposes
and which were offered for sale
for removal from the site, weie
sold for $6,940. making a total of
$375,740 for the entire property.
Big Attractions Lined Up For
I Edenton Water Carnival May 30
Beautiful boats, beautiful girls,
beautiful aerial fireworks. These
are just a few of the big attrac-
I tions in store for the public in a
; fabulous free show coming up
i Wednesday, May 30 in Edenton.
It will be Edenton Water Car
' nival Day and festivities will be
\ centered on Pembroke Creek off
i the former fish hatchery proper
ty beginning ft l P. M. Bleach
i er seats will be available.
I After the aqua parade of mots
than 50 boats the lead off sea-
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
'Two Day Program Is
' Arranged For Some
200 Delegates Ex
pected to Attend
The 79th annual convention
of the Episcopal Diocese of East
Carolina will be held at St.
Paul’s Church May 16 and 17.
Nearly 200 delegates and clergy
are expected to attend.
The Rt. Rev. Daniel Corri
: gan, D.D., director of the Na
-1 tional Council's Home Depart
ment will be guest-speaker. He
was S ffragan Bishqp of Colo
rado before his appointment as
; lirector in 1960. As head of the
i department he directs domestic
| missions, college work, armed
forces and Christian ministries.
The two day program will be
in with the celebration of Holy
Communion Wednesday at 11
\. M., at which time the Rt.
dev. Thomas H. Wright. Bishop
■f East Carolina, will deliver his
tddress.
Following a luncheon at the
carish house a business session
vill be held. Os particular im
wtance is the consideration of
he ‘new Stewardship Studies,
whereby the diocesan apportion
nent may he abolished.
A banquet will lie held at 6:30
'. M. A recital will he ren
ered by the St. Mary’s Bell
inging Choir of Kinston prior
lo the evening prayer service.
The Rt. Rev. Corrigan will
speak at this service.
Thursday will begin with Holy
Communion at 7:30 A- M. Two
b .si.less sessions and a lunch
eon are on the agenda.
The Rev George B. Holmes
is in charge of arrangements for
the convention. The first an
nual convention ever held in
Edenton was in 1820 at which
time there were five churches
ind 7 clergymen represented.
Choral Concert
Friday, May lltii
Groups Will Sing In
Holmes Auditorium
At 8 P. M.
On Friday night. May 11, _t
3 o'clock there will be a choral
program at the John A. Holmes
High School auditorium.
The program will include
songs by the Junior High Girls’
Chorus, the Senior High Chorus
and the Treble Clef and Bass
Clef. The program will be un
der the direction of Miss Suz
anne Hardison.
There will be no admission
charge and the public is not
only invited but urged to at
tend.
fcmCCALENDAR]
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Gala Edenton Water Carnival
scheduled to be held Wednesday,
May 30.
Chowan County Democratic
Convention will be held at the
Court House Saturday afternoon,
May 12. at 3 o'clock.
The 79th annual convention of
the Episcopal Diocese of East
Carolina will be held at St.
Paul’s Church May 16 and 17.
A choral program will be pre
sented in the John A. Holmes
High School auditorium Friday
night. May 11. at 8 o'clock.
Chowan PTA will hold the
Continued on Page 3—Section I
ture will be the. handicapped
marathon boat race. The race
course will be from the finish
line barge in Pembroke Creek
to the bell buoy in Albemarle
Sound and back; six laps to to
tal approximately 35 miles. Fol
lowing this event 40 performers
in the Outer Banks Water Sid
Club will furnish spills and,
thrills.
Beautiful girls—yes. At leagfc
a total of 21! They will be b|jj
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