CHOWAN COUNTY
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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‘
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
l Jin Error j
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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
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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-!
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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.
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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
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; 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
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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-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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}?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,
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