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CHOWAN COUNTY ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN Volume XXlX.—Number 20. ~ Chowan Democrats Select Delegation To Represent County At State Meeting Lloyd E. Griffin Is Again Re-elected as Chairman of Chowan Executive Committee Chowan Democrats held their county convention in the Court House Saturday afternoon at which time officers were elect ed and delegates appointed to the State Democratic Convention which will be held in Raleigh today (Thursday). Lloyd E. Griffin was re-elect- j ed Chairman of the County Democratic Executive Commit- 1 tee. Others elected were Mrs., E. N. Elliott, first vice chairman;! James M. Bond, second vice | chairman; Mrs. C- A- Phillips,! third vice chairman, and Tom j H. Shepard, secretary-treasurer. I Various business matters were, attended to, which included res- j olutions of respect ordered drawn I in memory of departed Chowan | County Democrats. Delegates named to attend the j State Convention were L. E. Griffin, James Bond, Tom Shep ard, Mr. and Mrs. r_. W. Evans, John F. White, P. S. McMullan,! Geprge Alma By rum, Mrs. Lena j Leary, E- R- Bunch, T. L. Ward, I JVlrs. Raymond S. Carr, John A., Mitchencr Mrs. Edward G. j Bond. The delegates will attend the | convention unjnstructed. In the neighborhood of 30 Democrats attended Saturday's convention with all precincts represented except Rocky Hock. Bruce Jones Wins In Ford Contest Awarded an 8-I)ay Trip to Riviera And Rome Bruce F- Jones- of Albemarle Motor Company, Edenton, has been named as one of the top winners in a national Ford Di-, vision sales campaign and was awarded an eight-day all ex pense trip for two to the Rivi era and Rome. Albemarle Motor Company, which has been a Ford dealer ship since 1945, was one'of 11 winners in the Richmond Ford district. 4lr. Janes received a personal letter /rom O- Fred Yando, Ford Division general sales manager, cited the dealership “for outstanding sales accomplish ment.’’ Rocky Hock Orioles Set For ’62 Season Exhibition Game Is' Scheduled For Fri day Night, May 18 The Rocky Hock Orioles are all set for what they hope will be another successful year in baseball. The new manager of the 1961 Roanoke-Chowan Lea gue Champions will be A1 Bunch, replacing Wallace Ev- i ans, who is in the Armed j Forces. The Orioles will resume play contiyed on Pag* 2—Section 1 20 Years Agol As Found In I.* Files Os ‘ Tha Chowan Herald Dr. J. W. Warren in a letter | to The Harald explained an in- j cident which brought about changes of "profeasienal jeal- j ousy*** 1 •« - • • Mrs. John F. White, cancer j crusade chairman, reported that, tltS had baen collected, which exceeded the county's quota of *”• In rasponaa to a ragpaat from Congressman Herbert Bonner, an .examination was made of drain l(l along Bear Bwpap Canal i« Cl»owma and Pertruimans counlMk‘ » Cant'd. on Papa V WwttMi i THE CHOWAN HERALD l Jin Error j N» ... - -- - ■ ■■ In the list of delinquent tax payers which was published in I The Herald last week two names . were listed which should not ' have appeared. The names of J. F. Ward and Anthony Hathaway, Sr., appear ed among the delinquents when, as a matter of fact, their taxes had been paid and should not have been published. The Herald is very sorrv Fiat | this error occurred and makes its apologies. An 'Bid Fashioned School’ Planned Be | HeldAtßockyHock Group of Tupils’ Are Lined Up For Ses sion With Rodney Harrell as ‘Teacher’ I The Rocky Hock Community j Development Committee is spon j soring an “old fashioned school" (in the auditorium on Tuesday night, May 22, at 8 o’clock. Featured in the program will! be Rodney Harrell, Sr., teacher : and the following enrolled pu pils: Mrs. John T. Layton, Mrs. , Linw.ood Layton, Mrs. Lester Harrell, Mrs. Henry Bunch, Mfs. Charlie Peele, Mrs. Gilbert Har rell, Mrs. Willie Saunders, Mrs. i Rodney Charlie Boyce, Mrs. Louisa Wilson, Mrs. Kermit Perry, Mrs. Eddie Nixon, , Mrs. Florine Nixon, Miss lla | Continued on Page 2—Section • Richard Atkinson Resigns As Vice President Os Local Branch i Peoples Bank & Trust Company Announcement was made last week by the First Citizens Na tional Bank of Elizabeth City that Richard 3. Atkinson, Jr., , has been employed as senior I vice president. He, therefore, has tendered his resignation as | vice president of the Edenton. branch of Peoples Bank & Trust Company as of Thursday, May 30th. ! Mr. Atkinson came to Edenton in 1958 as vice president of the District Meeting To Consider Hunting Regulations Planned ; In Edenton Friday, May 25 j Tar Heel quail, rabbit and wild turkey hunters will get a four-day bonus for hunting this year if sportsmen throughout the state go along with a proposal by the Wildlife Commission to 1 open the season on these species November 17 instead of the tra ditional Thanksgiving Day open-! K'WVWV' WV>A' New BPW Cluh Officers Installed laow - i mi— n m is si ■ 'll I IrfH fflii i I SmBBrT ■ '*-M : - <'• | • .■' '.J*- ■ J eiw.u.ea * iv* are new Oiuce.s ox lua r cetuoi ousi .ess and Professional Women's Club, who were installed Wednesday night Os last week. Left to right. Mrs. Lena Leary. District 10 director, who was tha installing officer; Anna Jenkins, parliamentarian; Jutta Hassell, treasurer; Mary Mac Holmes, corresponding secre tary: Magdalene Dale, recording secretary; Beulah Privott, second vice president; Beulah Perry, first vice president, and Paulina Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 17,1962. Local Bfiik Installs Electronic Equipment ■ mm , ,Jl c I * m « ■ ' , ■ _ . ;HHBBrJQf!!r<baCSLI£2B9HIHBBBMBBHRBBB Above is pictured Mrs. Judy Lane operating new soace age electronic equiement recently in stalled at Peoples Bank & Trust Company. The machinq greatly speeds up the bank's operaho by picking up balances and checking account and aligns the ledger card automatically. Ii is the only electronic banking equipment in Noriheastern North Carolina.—Ricks Photo. Lloyd Irvin Bunch Is Found Dead At Catherine Creek Coroner Carroll Boyce Rules Death Was Re sult of Self Inflicted Gunshot Blast Lloyd Irvin Bunch, 39, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday afternoon about 2:15 o’clock at Catherine Creek in upper Chowan County. A na tive of Chowan County, he was a truck driver and produce brpker. The body was found by two Bertie County game protectors Cortl'd. on Page 2—Section 1 ; local bank wjien the Bank of Edenton consolidated with Peo ’ pies Bank & Trust Company of /Rocky Mount where he was • named assistant cashier in 1953 and was promoted to cashier the following year. He became . associated with the Rocky Mount bank in 1951, before which he • served as field auditor with the ! State Department of Revenue. Born ir\ Greenville, Mr. At oontinued on Page 5. Section 1 i ing that would fall .on Novem-j ber 22. The proposed season I would run through February 16. J Last year’s season ended Febru- | ary -la. ■ ' - i The reason given for the pro- ; posed earlier opening date is | that hunters would get a chance i Continued on Page 5 —Section ' lohn Holmes High School Band Will Present Final Concert Os Year May 20 Various Awards Will Be Presented Mem bers as Part of Pro gram at 5 P. M. The John A- Holmes. High School Land will present its fi nal concert of this school year on Sunday afternoon, May 20, at 5 o’clock. The concert will fea ture a variety of band music climaxed by the performance of the Civil War Suite. ’The Blue' and the Gray. This suite is composed of music from the Civil War era, songs loved by men from both the North and the South. One of the highlights of Sun- Continuea on cage s—Section 1 Hospital Auxiliary Will Meet Friday Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will meet Friday afternoon, May 18, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’ home. Mrs. West Byrum, Jr., program chairman, will be in charge of the program, and members of the Enterprise Home Demonstration Club will serve as hostesses. In the absence of Mrs. J. D. Elliott, Who will be out of town, Mrs. Jack Leary will pre side. All members are urged to attend. Ctrll Fry And Medlin Belrli To]t Winners In Bridge Marathon The bridge marathon sponsor- , ied by the Chowan Hospital An-; I xiliary has come to a close, with (the winners being Cecil Fry and I Medlin Belch. Runners op Were* (Mrs. W. B. Rosevear and Mrs. I JL. A. Patterson and Dr. Rich ard Hardin and Joe Thoruc. i The ten leading teams and their scores follow: 1. Cecil Fry and Medlin Reich, 68,410. I 2. Mrs. AV. B. Rosevear and Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 67.500. 3. Dr. Richard Hardin and Colored High School Band And Choir Cum'ert Sunday, May 27 The Edenton Ilinh School Band ■ and Choir will present their an [ nual spring concert on Sunday, I May 27, in the school gymnas ! ium at 5:00 P. M [ The, band, undpr the direction jf Fichard L- Satterfield, has made many apnearances during r l he vear. Their selections will . include: “Tchaikousky’s Fifth Symphony”, “Gfeat Gate of Kiev” by Moussorsky, ‘‘El Con quistadc” (Spanish march), ‘‘Go Down Moses”, “Roll, Jordan, Roll”.-and “Misty” featuring as soloists Charlie Jernigan, bari , tone saxophone and Rudy Rob bins, alto saxophone, “Trumpets Chowan Hospital Plans Nurses’ Aide Course In Training Applicants Will Be In terviewed at Busi ness Office Mondaj Through Friday Starting Friday, June 1, Cho wan Hospital will start a nurse, aide training course for ai those who wish to take thi: training which will qualify them tor employment in the hospital This course will be taught b; qualified Registered Nurses fror the hospital personnel. In order to be employed as a nurses’ aid' in the hospital in the future, a! aides will be required to have this course of training. Applicants must be 18 to 4 years of age and have a hig) school or equivalent education. Ail who are interested ma make application and be inter viewed at the hospital businesr office any day between g A. M and 5 P. M., Monday through Friday. This is not a Red Cross Train ing Course, but for the purpos of employment in the hospital. Joe Thorud, 66,480. 4. Dr. Martha Wood and Dr. Frank Wood, 60,400. 5. Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs. Junius Davis, 57,550. 6. Mrs. Leroy Haskett and Mrs. Willie White, 54,250. 7. Mrs. Richard Goodwin and Mrs. Elton Forehand, Jr., 53,340. 8. Mrs. Albert Byrum and Mrs. George Hoskins. 51,840. : 9. John Raines and Nalha" Dail, 51,610. 10. Mrs. H. A. Campen and Mis. A. M. Forehand, 51,160. , Qle” by Cofield and other se lections. ,' The choir, under the direction of Miss T. J. Summey. is an A cappella choir that has made i many local appearances. Some i of the compositions ~iat will b*' ! sung are as follows: “Now Is 1 The Month of Maving” by Mor i ley, “Now Let Every Tongue ! Adore Thee” by Bach, “The Or chestra” by Simeone, “Eziekel i Saw De Wheel” by Dawson, and , “Summertime'’ by Gershwin, sea ; turing Herman White as soloist. ■ I The public is cordially invited to attend. There is no charge i for admission. Membership Drive For Golf Club Will Close On May IS Considerable Progress Made on Prospects For Course and Club House The membership drive for the ; lenten Golf and Country Club s scheduled to close at. noo.i Saturday. May 19; It is empha i,.ed that all those who have ot paid by that time will not e admitted as charter mem ers. Alter Saturday those who re admitted will be charged an .illation fee and will have no I lty in the club. Dr. A. F. Downum reported He Tuesday afternoon that 111 rave already pai 1 their fee b 1 hat about 20 or 25 who haw igi ed up have rot paid. He !so pointed out that the quota for charter member? is 150. Continued on Psge 5, Sect on 1 JASONS WILL OBSERVE PAST MASTERS' NIGHT Unanimity Lodge No. ”. A- F 'k A. M., will hold a stated com munication tonight (Thursdav) at 8 o’clock. J. C. Parks, mas ter of the lodge, announces that past masters' night will be ob served and for that reason all Masons are especially urged to be present. Poppy Day Scheduled l o Be Observed Saturday, May 26 Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Poppy Day will be observed in Edenton sat irday. May 20- Mrs. E- L. Hoi owell is poppy Day Chairman his year and she hopes the en ire stock of poppies will be dis )osed of during the day, urging ‘verybody to “wear a t poppy . . . America’s silent tribute to he: heroes". Mrs. Hollowed points out that hy accepting one of these pop :ies one aids the living victims if the past three wars while lonoring the dead. The poppv ;rew in the battleiields of 'ranee and Belgium where American servicemen have fall en during two world wars. In he ■years following the first Vorld War the poppy came to > eoples Bank & Trust ( ompaiu nstalls Electronir Equipment so Improve Customers’ Service The Peoples Bank & Trust Company is now doing its book keeping with space age eler ronic equipment. The state ments of customers’ checks and leposits will remain the same n appearance, but with the in stallation of the electronic equip nent, the bank will be giving the customer much more '‘Be hind The Scenes” service. For example, now as each "heck or deposit is posted the machine “asks” the operator to he certain that the item being posted is going to the correct ac- Jaycees Honored For Drive Efforr —— ■! ■-! “ ■ ; .JI 1- x • v ' |i V' I n Jji 3 wL W \ tt J i SHT 'W ?,/ l, The threr pictured above are disolayir.g a certificate of appre ciation received by Edenton's Junior Chamber of Commerce for efforts in the recent March of Dimes campaign. Left to right are William Easterling, immediate pest president of the Jayceee; Scott Harrell. Chowan Countv Chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and Rudolph Dale, Jaycee community health chairman.—Ricks Photo. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina 21 Very Attractive Young Ladies Entered In Water Carnival Beauty Pageant Resigns .-:i IT ,3 m > v '/■ Sm Mm flB b :; u'- RICHARD S. ATKINSON. JR. j Eifjc.ive June 1, Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., will sever his con nection as vice president of the Edenton branch of Peoples Ban! & Trust Company. He has ac cej ;cd a position with the Firs & Cit'zens National Bank e Elizabeth City as senior vie' president. ne recognized as nature’s tribute to the war dead and it was soon adopted as the Legion and Au xiliary’s official memorial flow er. Funds from Poppy Day en able the American Legion and Auxiliary to meet the need for relief work byway of rehabili tation and child welfare pro grams of these organizations. Not one cent is retained by either of these service organi zations which administer the program on a voluntary basis. Mrs. Hollowed points out that the government has done much for disabled veterans u.id fami lies of deceased servicemen, but that much also remains to be done, which can be accomplish ed in part by generous purchas ing of poppies on Poppy Day. count, if : error has occurred, the machine will not operate un lit the correct account is select ed. This find many more auto matic Cam tions are made possi lle by three magnetically en coded stripes on the back of th' ledger card. Stripes are binary encoded" with the balance, check civ mt. the customer’s assigned code, and other information tha* enables ’he hank to give better service. This information is al so recorded in reverse so that Continued on Page 6. Section ’ FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Fireworks Display Al so Feature of Big Event Scheduled For Wednesday, May 30 Aerial salutes from 9-inch •hens, "with detonations and tciy sprays heard and seen lor miles" will start Fdcnton’s Wa ter Carnival’s mammoth fire o. k.s d.splay scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, May 30, at the foot of Broad Street. Ac tual firing of the 9 and 12 inch shells, says H. A. Campcn. in charge of the fireworks dispi iy, will be from a barge anchored out from shore. i’nq £ic,i >n Water Carnival ; co-sponsored by the Edenton iayeces and the F.demon Chan - ier of Commerce. Festivities .rill begin on Pembroke Creek promptly at 1 P. M. at the for mer fish hatchery property now owned by Col. Cullin Capohavt, according to Joe Conger, Jr., President of the Edenton Chant er of Commerce. Another peep at things to ■erne as reported by Scott Har cil and Bill Easterling, general hairmen of the Water Carni al. is a very comical - aerial moll to be fire fiom a mortar luting the fireworks show, mown as the "Devil and the Tailor." An old favorite with uiinueO sl Haq* 6 Section i }?W Club Installs Officers For ’62-63 Miss Pauline Calloway Is New President Os Group Edenton 's’ Business and pro 'ssional Women’s Club met on Vednesday night of last week t the Edenton Restaurant, at which time officers for the year .962-83 were installed. Mrs. Anita Baker, retiring president, presided over rhe necting. while the officers wi re nstalled by Mrs. Lena Leary, hector of the 10th district. Officers installed were: Pr esident, Pauline Callow! /; 'irst vice president, Beulah Per ry; second vice president, Beu nh Privott; recording secretary, vlagdalene Dale: corresponding secretary, Mary Mac Holmes; treasurer. Julia Hassell, and par liamentarian. Anne Jenkins. Mrs, Lala Smith invited the club to the Smith cottage for its June meeting. A tentative date if June !i was set for this meet ing. ROTARIANS WILL MEET AT EDENTON RESTAURANT Edenton Rotarians will hold heir weekly meeting this Thursday) afternoon at I o'clock t the Edenton Restaurant. The nlace of meeting for this week has been changed due to the Parish House being used for the r inal day of the annual conven ion of the Episcopal Diocese of cast Carolina. President Richard Atkinson •rges every Rotarian to be >resent. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter No. 302. Or ’er of the Eastern Star, will neet Mondav night. Mav 21. at i o'clock. Mrs. W. P. Goodwin, worthy patron, requests all mem bers to be present. CIVIC CALENDAR^ Gala Edenton Water Carnival scheduled to be held Wednesday, May 30. A Democratic primary elec ion will be held Saturday, May ’Sth. Poppy Day will be observed in Edenton Saturday, May 2S. John A. Holmes High School Band will present its final con cert of tha school year Sunday afternoon. May 20. at 5 o'clock in tha school auditorium. A meeting to discuss proposed hunting regulations will be held in the Codrt House Friday • night. May 25. at 7:30 o'clock, i Coatinueo on Page 2—Section »
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