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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED m CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlX.—dumber 22. Little Change In Chowan County's Official Family Is Caused By Voters H Saturday's Primary Election Albert Byrum Loses In Contest For Rep resentative and C. M. j Evans Defeated For' Commissioner •With a number of very close contests in Chowan County’s Democratic primary election on Saturday, very little change will take place in the county’s official family. I jThere will be one new County Cjemmissioner due to T. O. As bell defeating Carey Evans, in- j cumbent, in the Second Town-, •' ship. Asbell won 171 to 166, a margin of only five votes. The winner’s strength in the Center •Hill precinct, where he received jlls votes to 45 for "Evans, put him over. ' Evans’ ' greatest strength was in the Rocky Hock precinct, where he was given 121 votes and Asbell polled 56. in Center Hill. In what was no doubt the | most hotly contested race for j County Commissioner, W. E. | Bdnd, incumbent from the First | Township, defeated Herbert S- 1 Small 637 to 504. During much of'the ballot counting the two candidates ran neck and neck, and for a long time led each othir by less than a dozen votes. However, as the counting neared the end, Bond’s strength was reflected when he wound up with a majority of 133 votes. * Bond led Small in both East apd West Edenton precincts. In the Third Township, C. J. Hollowell, incumbent, led Lester T. Copeland by 15 votes, rfol lowell polled 81 votes and Cope land 66. 1 In the Fourth Township, Mrs ] Elizabeth Hassell lost out to Dallas T. Jethro, Jr., by a mar gin of 23 votes. Jethro’s vote, was 58 and Mrs. Hassell had 35 j votes to her credit There will be no change on the six-member County Board of Education, where there were seven candidates. All of the incumbents were re-elected with 1 Coat'd, on Pas* 2—Section 1 Woman's Club Will Meet On June 6th The June meeting of the Edenton Woman’s Club will be at the Edenton Restaurant] at 1 o’clock Wednesday after- Hodn, June 6. Program and pro ved planning for 1962-63 will NT discussed, so that Mrs. R. E. Forehand, Jr., club president, tS’gfes a 100 per cent attendance. »Ifc>stesses for the meeting will WMrs. R. J. Boyce, Mrs. Roy Spruill, Mrs. Leroy Harrell and »«■ T. B. Smith. 20 Years Ago ] 1 "As Found In l.a Files Os j’ w The Chowan Herald j— ■ •'* '1 campaign was launched to rate* $1,600 which was intended to go toward Chowan County's 1 quotas for Navy Relief. USO and Chinese Relief. Chowan County Draff Board reported that a fifth registra tion jinder the Selective Service Act Viuld be held la a few weeks. J. Clarence Leary was elected nresidenf Os the Edenton lions cisb. J. L. Pettus, who was a pa- In iht Gtniiii Kusitil it tfnnlwlL « . a- • . m „ . A group of 35 whits men loft Wees Will Again Operate Go : Kart Races Beginning June 10 Go Kart r**> tr«* again this THE CHOWAN HERALD • , • Chowan’s Election Returns j I |y. n I I M? S# S -S fr « S-3 II It S 3 « ! 3 CLERK OF COURT: Lena M. Leary 448 492 122 131 123 64 1380 John F. White 118 89 55 29 27 22 340 REPRESENTATIVE: B. Warner Evans 284 257 100 106 82 38 867 Albert G. Byrum 271 320 71 54 59 46 821 BOARD OF EDUCATION: O. C. Long, Jr 430 4G9 152 139 104 68 1362 Marvin L. Evans 407 455 152 149 110 66 1339 Geddes B. Potter 432 463 144 129 84 65 1317 John M. Elliott 415 451 143 129 93 66 1297 Eugene N. Jordan 382 394 143 144 119 73 1255 Garland H. Asbell 395 419 126 141 109 64 1154 Nicholas John George 254 276 85 85 66 36 802 COUNTY COMMISSIONER: W. E. Bond 290 347 637 Herbert S. Small 266 238 504 T. O. Asbell 56 115 171 , Carey Evans 121 45 166 C. J. Hollowell 81 81 Lester T. Copeland 66 66 Dallas T. Jethro, Jr 58 58 Mrs. E\izabeth W. Hassell 35 35 Joe Mitchener Wins Lion’s Share Os Class Night Honors At class night exercises held Friday night at John A- Holmes High School, Joe Mitchener carried off the lion’s share of honors. Young Mitchener, son of Mayor and Mrs. John Mitch ener, was awarded the coveted Rotary Cup which is given to the most outstanding senior. He was also the recipient of the DAR citizenship award and the valedictorian medal. ! Ida Campen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Campen, won two . honors, the BPW Club award and a medal for being voted the most valuable senior girl athlete. Others who were honored Baptists Plan To Hold Bible School Three Weeks Sched uled For Groups of Various Ages Edenton Baptist Church is planning three weeks of Bible school this summer. r Ye first of the thre» weeks will begin Monday, June 4, at 1:00 A- M- This week will be tor children ages three through eight. To be enrolled in Bible school a child must have been three be fore October 15, 1961. Children who are already nine years of age but have not gone beyond the third grade will also attend this week, preparation day for the first week of Bible school will be held at the church to -1 day (Thursday) at 9:30 A. M. Children who plan to attend Bi ble school during the first week ConiimM* on Pago ~3—Soction 1 ■ Eastern Star Plans Birthday Program -Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or der -of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night, June 4, at • o’clock. Mrs. W. P. Goodwin, worthy matron, announces that a feature of the meeting will be observance of the birthday of the local chapter. A delightful program is being arranged, so that all members are especially Hew Barn, Plymouth, Elizabeth l C _ **?* - | StSteT trill b* |g M* '‘v V" ,• . .. '] • i * - , • t-, , - , I Edenton, Chowan County, arolina, Thursday, May 31,1962. I during the program were: Ann > Hobbs McLaughlin who received ' the salutatorian medal; Anne E | Jenkins, the PTA teaching schol i; arship; Herbert Adams, the Wo ■ man’s Club science and mathe l matics scholarship; Marian ► Bunch, outstanding senior in ac ! t.i 'itles; Carroll Forehand, most : valuable boy athlete; Leroy Bar : row, bus drivers award; Barbara Alexander, Hospital Auxiliary . nursing scholarship and Roger i Lamb, tho Orion awardt i Paul Stanton announced the [ scholarship winners, which in • eluded: McKinley Franklin | Wrighi, appointment to the U- S -1 Continued or. Per'* s—section 1 Legion Post Calls Important Meeting Legionnaires to Con sider Improving Building A. E. Deßlois, commander of Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion, announces that, a special meeting will be held Tuesday night. June 5, at the Legion Building on Highway 17, South. “The purpose of this meeting,” says Mr. Deßlois, “is to finalize plans on improvements to be made to the l egion Building.” A committed was appointed in April of this year to work out details of this plan and all necessary data has been com. piled. “This plan, if approved by members of the Legion,” says Mr. Deßlois, “will result in ex- Contlauea on Pago 2—Section i Davenport Among Winning Crew For Lifeboat Contest Mrs. L. E. Davenport return ed Saturday from New York, where she was a special guest it the International Lifeboat Race in her husband, Lynn Davenport, participated. Mr. Davenport was a member of the crew from the Esso tank er Baltimore, and the Americans edged out the crew from the Havsol of Oslo by a hair.' .The course was one nautical mile just off the Belt Parkway. Al most at the finish off the 69th Street Perry landing in Brook lyn, the Americans found re serve strength and crept ahead. The two boats were neck and neck, but at the finish, the American bow went over first It was the first time in five years that an American team won. t* > j left later for Texas to be a Health Lepton Will Be Ciated Atßotary Meeting Dr. Ed Bond and Ray mond Jeffreys Will Argue About Kirtg- Anderson Bill Edenton Rotarians will hold their weekly meeting this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Parish House. The pro gram will be in charge of Keith Reeve, who has planned a de jbate concerning the proposed King-Anderson Bill pending in Congress which has to do with : medical care needs of the aged. Dr. Ed Bond and Raymond Jeffreys, a member of the Gov 'ernor’s Committee for the Aged will be the debaters. Dr. Bond, as is the Medical Society of North Carolina, is opposed to the I proposed legislation and will ar gue against the measure. Mr. Jeffreys will argue in favor of the measure. Each will have an allotted time to speak, according to Mr. Reeve, so thatJie antici pates a very spirited and inter esting program and hopes every Rotarian will be present. i (Schedule For Aces Announced By Fry I Nine Games Now on ' Schedule; Central a Newcomer Cecil Fry, principal of John A. Holmes High School, last week 1 released the football schedule for the Edenton Aces 1962 season. The schedule includes nine games 1 with efforts being made to se cure an opponent for one open date, September 14. Tfife Aces will meet a new comer this year, Central High School, which has been a power house in its conference. This team will replace Camden High School. The Aces have also dropped Frederick Military Academy from the schedule. The schedule as released by Mr. Fry follows: September 7—Roanoke Rapids September 14 —Open September 21 —Williamston September 28—Scotland Neck October,s—Elizabeth City October 12 —Beaufort October 19 —Hertford October 26—Ahoskie November 2—Plymouth November 9—Central The Aces will have a new coach this year due to the resig nation of William Billings, who be coaching in Delaware. The new coach will be Gerald (Jerry) McGee. Just what the prospects are for the Aces is now, of course, a big question mark. DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL BEGINS MONDAY The Rev. Van Crawford, pas tor of the Edenton Methodist Church, announces that a daily Vacation Bible School will be gin at the church Monday morn ing, June 4, at 9 o’clock. Various classes will be con ducted with a corps of teachers already enlisted to have charge of the groups. Edenton Group Takes f Action Course In Practical Politics The number “8” now has a special significance for at least eight Edentonians. After eight workshop courses over a period of eight weeks, eight graduated Tuesday night from the “Action Course in Practical Politics” sponsored by the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce. Joe Conger, I Jr., president of the Chamber, served as the discussion leader and kept the meetings from the frustration of debating “issues.” “The Course is designed to I help individuals who are inter ims ted in increasing their effec tiveness in politics,” Conger stat jed. “The workshops provide op portunities for participants to became more familiar with local, state and national political or ganisations, procedures and op portunities and to serve in their own communities. ” Class Leaders At John Holmes High School JOHN PIKE MITCHENER / ,N KCBES McLAUGHLIN Valedic oiian Salulato ian Pictured above are the valedictorian and salulaiorian of the 1962 graduating class of John A. Holmes High School. John P.ke (Joe) . Mitchener is valedictorian and during his tour-year high school career compiled one of the highest averages on record. He is * member of the National Honor Society, played football, baseball, basketball and track. He is a member of the Glee Club. Student Council and a staff member of the Spotlight and the school an nual. of which he was assistant editor. Ann Hobbs McLaughlin 1 is salutatorian of her class. She. too. is a member of the National I Honor Society. She was a member of the band. Future Home makers of America. Tri-Hi-Y Club and Student Council. Girl And Brownie Scouts Hold ! Mother And Daughter Banquet Girl Scouts of Troop No. 2 and 1 Brownie Scouts of Troop No. I 1 and No. 6 gathered with their ! mothers at the Episcopal Parish : ' House Tuesday night, May 22. , lor the annual Mother and Daughter Awards Banquet. The meeting opened with the presentation of colors and pledge : of allegiance, led by Troop No. ! 2. Grace was said by Nancy | i Twiddy of Troop No: 6. After ' dinner a welcome to mothers ; and the introduction of troop, leaders was made by Mrs. Elton Forehand, Jr., Girl Scout chair man. Group singing of America was led by Troop No. 2, after '“which the troop presented a candle j Guest Speaker At Methodist Church Don Evans of Rocky Mount Will Speak On Peace Don Evans, Rocky Mount at torney, will speak at the Eden ! ton MethQdist Church Sunday night, June 3, at 8 o’clock. He will bring a message on the Methodist Program for Peace. Mr. Evans was scheduled to speak at the church this past Sunday night, but his engage ment was cancelled due to con flicting with the local high • school commencement sermon. | The public is cordially invited i to attend the service. | j Summer Schedule At Local Library Following will be the summer schedule at the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library: 9:30-12:00 Monday through Sat urday 2:30-5:30 Monday and Tuesday. Thursday and Friday. 7:30-8:30 Monday and Thursday evenings. “The instructive material ha? been utilized in workshops ir more than 200,000 communities throughout the nation,” Cange) said, “and was prepared by thr local government division of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to arouse more interest at the local lervel in I practical political procedures The basic need, too, is to get the average businessman to take a more active interest in politics in those areas especially that ■ may effect his own business in terests and the future economic direction of . his community.” Those who are accredited as graduates of -the “Action Course in Practical Politics” in addition to Conger are: Mrs. Warner B i Evans,- Mrs. C. A. Phillips, Mrs. L. E. Daveooort, Mrs. Lena lighting ceremony at which time they repeated the Girl Scout promise and laws, and sang "When'ere You You Make a Promise.” Second class badges, member ship pins and World Association pins were awarded to Troop No. 2. The following proficiency I badges were awarded to girls of | this troop: Debbie Adams, Cat and Dog: Shirley Alexander. ] Cat and Dog, Swimmer, Group Musician, Story Teller; Nellie Furlough, Athlete, Cook. Child Care. Story Teller, Architecture: ! Rita Mayo, Cat and Dog, Salt : Water Life, Tree Backyard • Continued on Pago 5. Section i Crop Measuring Time Now Here Farmers Urged to Re port to ASCS Office For Adjustments The major part of the ASCf Production Adjustment Program? is the measuring of cropland planted to tobacco, peanuts, cot ton and wheat. This measuring is done in this area by visiting the farm and determining where allotted crops are planted. Thb measuring job is done through the use of aerial photographs. Reporters began this work las' week. The reporter that visit.- the farms will be out there U perform a service for the farm ers. If the farmer or his repre tentative will he present to as sisj these reporters he will be able to assure himself that th< the reporter has received correct information and has correctb blotted the fields on the aeria’ photograph. The reporter is not permitted to give field measure- Continued on Page 5. Sect-on 1 Ten From Chowan Graduate At EC( * East Carolina College confer ed degrees Sunday, May 27. or nore than 1.000 seniors and graduate students who complet 'd their academic work during he 1961-1962 term. Exercises 'ook place at' 6 P. M-, in' the ollege /stadium on the East lampus. Among the graduates from Chowan County were: MA de tree, Hazel Leary Chappell, Cecil Wilmont Fry,, both of Edenton: °aul Edison Stanton, Lois Crump Venters, both of Tyner; AB de cree: Jimmy Martin Hare of Ty 'er and Fred Irvin Lassiter of Edenton; BS degree: John Webb Griffin of Edenton, Shelby Jean Howell of Tyner, Myma Lee Skinner, Grace Hope Whiteman, both of Edenton. LIONS MEET MONDAY Edenton's Lions Club will meet Monday night. June 4. at 7 o’clock at the Edenton Res taurant. President John Mitch ener requests a 100 per cent at tendance. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Chowan Hospital Given Accreditation Citation From Joint Commission L Getting Close , Mrs. Warren Twiddy, Chowan County Cancer Crusade Chair man. reported early this week that contributions in Chowan County's drive now total Sl,- 401.26. The county's goal is $1,500 and Mrs. Twiddy plans to wind up the campaign Friday, June 1. With a little less than SIOO need ed to realize the goal, Mrs. Twiddy is hopeful that this amount will be contributed be fore Friday. Anyone desiring to make a contribution in the fight against cancer is urged to send it to Mrs. Twiddy at once. Methodist Church Changes Worship Hour To 9 O’clock Plan Announced By Pastor In Order to! Escape Hot Summer Weather In the interest of a better j summer attendance, the Edenton Methodist Church will begin norning worship services at 9 I’clock, beginning next Sunday, June 3rd. This will be a 45- minute service, closing promptly it 9:45. at which time Sunday school will begin as usual. This change in time for the summer months has made it ossible for a greater number o attend during the hot, sum mer weather in many churches, ind is increasing in favor 'hroughout the country. Many Edenton people have expressed hemselves as delighted with this hange, and the pastor, has sed this plan very successfully Isewhere, urges all members ind friends of the church to give t their whole-hearted support. Band Parents Will Meet Monday Night: Edenton's Band Parents Asso iation will meet Monday night, lune 4. at 7:30 o’clock in the 'and room. Herbert Hollowell. 'resident, states that this will 'e the final meeting for the j iummer, so that a large attend-j ince is desired. SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR DRIVERS' LICENSE OFFICE Effective Monday, June 4. the •ummer schedule will go into] ffect for the local drivers’ li- ] ense office at the police station., Vs of that date the hours will I •e from 8 A. M., to 5 P. M. AUXILIARY MEETS JUNE 7 I The American Legion Auxili •ry will meet Thursday night. Tune 7, at 8 o’clock at the home •f Mrs. James Bond. 106 West Church Street. Mrs. J. L. Chest 'utt, president, urges all mem •ers to attend. Comparatively Few Entries In C. Os C* Spring Fishing Contest The excellent run of bluefish ■long the coast for the past few veeks has been a siren lure and has drawn many local anglers, water fishing as a conse quence has been neglected of late hut will soon come into its own ind sportsmen should be submit ‘ing more entries in the five 'lassifications of the Fishing Contest sponsored by the Recre ation Committee of the Edenton Chamber of Commerce. , Word comes from Scott Har -ell, chairman of the Recreation Committee, that to date no rock fish entries have been submit ted at the various weighing sta tions; the same holds true for white perch although the peak period for both will not arrive during the period of the Fishing Contest , FIGHT CANCER WITH 4 CHECKUP AND CHECK Board of Directors j! Elated At First Time I Three Year Accredi 'l tation Received ]' J. H. Conger, Sr., chairman of - the board of trustees of Chowan j Hospital, W. P. Jones, admini- I j strator and Dr. Frank Wood, | 1 chief of the medical staff, re- I ceived notification last week | from the Joint Commission on ] Accreditation that Chowan Hos i pital has been accredited for a three year period as a result of a survey of the hospital which was made April 4 by Dr. Thomas G. Burford, field representative of the Joint Commission. ] Commission Director, Dr. Ken j neth Babcock, stated in his an j nouncement that “the Commis j sion wishes to commend you for I maintaining standards deserving lof accreditation and for your I constant effort to improve the 'quality of patient care.” ' Mr. Conger states that the meaning of accreditation is that the patient care received in the ! hospital by the general public | meets the requirements set forth | by the American College of Phy | sicians, the American College of • Surgeons, the American Hospi tal Association and the Ameri ican Medical Association. The board of trustees is very i proud to make the announce ment to the people who are ser ved by this hospital. This was due to the efforts of the hospi tal personnel and the medical staff. This is the first time the hospital has had a full three year accreditation and the board is most appreciative for this ac complishment. Three Local Students To Gradual* l At UNC The University of North Caro lina's 168th commencement exer ises in Kenan Stadium at 7 P. M.. on June 4 will climax the Unversity’s most productive year in graduates when some 2,200 students will receive degrees. This is the largest number of | people to receive degrees at I UNC in one year, j Among the graduates will be ! two Edenton young men." Thomas Carl Kehayes with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Thomas Ben bury Wood with a Bachelor of Law degree. John Stuart Fletcher n will j graduate August 30 with a : Bachelor of Science in Industrial , Relations degree. | civic calendar] A nurses' aide training course will begin at Chowan Hospital ' Friday, June 1. , Edenton Woman's Club will meet Wednesday afternoon, June 6 at 1 o'clock at the Edenton : Restaurant. Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or der of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night. June 4. at 8 o'clock. Edenton Methodist Church will ;on Sunday, June 3. begin the morning servige at 9 o'clock in stead of 11 o’clock. I Confd. on Page 2—Section 1 Present leader of the Fishing Contest in the largemouth bass division is Roger Dillon of Hert ford with a 6 lb. 10 oz., 22-inch entry. Runner-up is Russell Peele of Edenton with a 6V4-Ib.' largemouth bass caught in the Chowan River. Leading entry in the bream classification is one weighing IV 4 lbs. caught in Pembroke Creek by Billy Ed monds of Edenton. The crappie (speckled perch) to beat is one entered by Mark Hendrix of Ty ner weighing 1 lb. 14 ozs. This fish hit on a Mirro lure. Harrell said the Fishing Con test will close Saturday, June 19 and urges more fishermen com pete for the prises in each classi fication consisting of beit casting rods and reel* 5 .... - „ .:*