North Carolina Newspapers

(ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN | CHOWAN COUNTY i. : /> Volume XXlX.—Number 23. State Stream Sanitation (roup Approves Grant forSewage Disposal Plant Mayor John Mitchen er Elated Over An nouncement Receiv ed Last Week Mayor John A. Mitchener learned late last week that the North Carolina State Stream Sanitation _ Committee has ap proved a federal grant of SIQ2.- 200 for Edenton’s sewage dis posal system. The money is part of the 1962-63 federal budget for aid to such projects, but Congress must slill appropriate the funds be fore North Carolina and Ed£n ton will get their share. The Stream Sanitation Committee’s approval assures Edenton, how ever, of its cut of the state’s total as soon as the appropria tion is made. Edenton voters defeated one bond issue before approving a j $557,000 issue last November j for the plant which is to be lo cated on a 22.7 acre section of | the former Marine Air Station, j Construction on the sewer plant will probably begin in September, according to Town Clerk W. B. Gardner, although final plans iyill be contingent on the Congressional appropriation. The federal funds, said Mr. Gardner, will cover one-third of the costs of the unfinished por- j tion of the plant when the ap propriation is made. For this reason, it is wise for Edenton to Continuid on Paqa 4 — Section ’ M. .T. Parham New Manager Os Store Edenton’s Western Auto Asso ciate Store reopened la*st Week under new management. The new manager is M- J. Parham, coming to Edehton from Rad ford, Va. The local store has been clos ed for some time since Paul Par tin discontinued the business, but a large stock of new mer chandise has been added, so that Mr. Parham is very anxious to have people from Edenton and surrounding area, visit the store. Mr. and Mrs. Parham' are the parents of two daughters and are making their home on West Queen Street. f2O Years Ago ] | A* Found In !.• Files Os j The Chowan Herald 1 Vi. A v |t Chowan County voters turned Rut in greater numbers, than was expected to join in land slide victories for U, S. Senator dosiah William Bailey and Con gressman Herbert C. Bonner. Mayor J. M. McMullen Was informed by R. R. Ropes, dis trict engineer of the State High- Way and Public Works Commis sion, that $1,894 had been set up in way of municipal funds for improvements to state high, ways going through Edenton. Upon recommendation of J. Ed win Bufflap. street Commission er, the fund was earmarked for proper drainage of Broad Street going through North' Edenton. continued on Page B—Section i 68 Studettts Hang ; Attendance Record For Year k -V I>. -1 I ■ •Principal Cecil. W. Fry an-, Pounced this week that 68, stu-1 dents at John A. Holmes High SChjgl had been at schdol every day without being tardy. Students receiving perfect ti-j tendance certificates were: : * 7th Grade—Bonnie Alexander, Troy Bailey, .Jasse Cartwright, Bill Potts, Johnny Dowd, Tony THE CHOWAN HERALD Receives Degree mmr DR. A. F. DOWNUM, Jit. Among the 53 graduates re ceiving the Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry at Memphis, Tenn., is Allen F. Downum, Jr., son of Dr/ and Mrs. A. F. Downum of Edenton. Youth Recreation Program Started Activities Planned For Both White'and Col ored Children The annuel summer recreation program for the youth of Eden ton got into full swing early this week as both John A. Holmes High School and Eden ton High School began their slates of activities. Bill- Hardison, supervisor of the John A. Holmes program, officially started operations Mon day morning, but put off formal organization until Wednesday. He expects to run a full pro gram of all sports each day, with two little league baseball games topping the activities late in the continued un Page 2—Section 1 Cancer Crusade Only SBO Short Mrs. Warren Twiddy, Chowan County Cancer Crusade chair man, reported Tuesday that the | county’s goal of SISOO has still ;not been met. At present $1,420 has been contributed, leaving the Cancgr Crusade just SBO short of corry plete success. Although it was announced last week that the i drive would close on Friday, June 1, Mrs. Twiddy said that contributions would be accepted until the goal has been reached. Anyone desiring to make a contribution in the fight against cancer is urged to send it to Mrs. Twiddy at once. 26 JAILED IN MAY Siiler Bertram Byrum re-' s that during May 26 per sons were placed in the Chowan County Jail. The expense amounted to $134.98 which in- 1 eluded jail'and turnkey fees and a small amount of soap. , 9th Grade—Durrell Ambrose, IJohnrty Floars, Bill Ross, Phil Harrell, Jerry Townson, Janice Bryant, Judy Cartwright, John ett*t Davenport, Betsy Hardin, Glenda Hayden, Betty_ Jean Miller, Ingrid Neilson, Sylvig Powell, Carolyn Sadler, Sherry Shaw, Brenda Stallings. 10th Cartwright, Louis Craddock, Neal Hobbs, Steve Jackson, Edd Owens, Douglas Twiddy, Nancy Jordan, Joyce West. Vs 11th Grade —Ernest Cullipher, Edenton, Che 5 o Firemen’s School Scheduled To Be Held In Edenton i H. E. Inscoe of the State Department of Insurance Will Serve As Instructor t Fire Chief W. J. Yates an nounced early this week that a | firemen’s training school for i Chowan County will be held in Edenton June 11 through June 14. The classes will be held at die fire station, convening at 7 P. M., and adjourning promptly at 10 A. M. The classes are for volunteer and paid firemen from the Edenton and Center Hill-Cross Roads Fire Departments and Chief Yates is very anxious to have all members of both de partments attend the classes. The instructor for the school j will be H. E. Inscoe of the Fire and Rescue Service Division of ■ the North Carolina State De ; partment of Insurance. He will give instruction on latest meth ! ods of fire fighting, so that Mr. [ Yates hopes every fireman in I the county will take advantage 'of this instruction. Green Light Given I For Planning Board Chowan County Commission , ers at their meeting Monday | morning adopted a resolution 1 authorizing the creation of a City-County Planning Board. Joe Conger, Jr., president of the Edenton Chamber of Com merce. appeared at the meeting on behalf of the board and j pointed out a number of advant ages to be derived if such a ! group is in operation. Mr. Con | ger also stated that there is over 10 per cent unemployment now j in Chowan County and that one 1 of the primary functions of the j board"WOOld be to endeav'df-"tb I improve the economic situation j in .the county. It is the purpose to appoiht 1 about 15 members on the board | which will represent every seg ment of the county. I Three Teachers Leave I Local School Faculty Hiram J. Mayo, superintendent lof Edenton schools, announced officially this week that two [teachers have resigned from | John A. Holmes High School and one from the Edenton Element [ ary School. Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Bill Billings Mrs. J. R. DuLaney, junior and senior English teacher, have re signed at the high school, while sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Betty Phelps, will leave the element ary school. Coach Billings has been re placed by Jerry McGee and Mrs. Phelps by Mrs. Paul Stan ton. Mr. Mayo expects to fill the English vacancy in the very near future. Bruce Jones Honored At Ford Luncheon More than- sixty Richmond sales district Ford dealers were honored at a Gold Car Award luncheon held in Richmond Tuesday of last week for equal ing or exceeding the new car market penetration of their ma jor competitor during 1961 in their respective trading areas. C. W. Ramsay, Richmond Ford district sales manager, presented each dealer with a three-dimen sional gold car wall plaque symbolic of their achievement in 1961. Among those honored was Bruce F. Jones of the Albemarle Motor Gompany. RECEIVES DEGREE Among the 195 students re ceiving degrees at Longwood College’s 78th commencement exercises June 3 at Farmville, Va., was- Mrs. Carolyn Juanita .White of Edenton. Mrs. White received the de gree of Bachelor of Science in •Elementary Education. The commencement address was given by Governor A. S. Haijison, Jr. Dr. Steward A. Newman, professor of Southeast- Urn Baptist Theological Semin |am delivered the Baccalaureate l Sermon y—- j County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 7,1962. Winners In Beauty Contest j Bpi CNjSj % In center, above, is pictured Jo Ann Copeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Copeland, who was crowned queen in the Edenton Water Carnival's beauty pageant held Wednesday of last week. At left is Joan Cavton. who came in second and at right is Nancy Parrish, who was third.—John's Photo. lSationai Guard Unit Will Leave Sunday To Train At Fort Bragg Combat Support Company, Second Battle Group, 119th In fantry, North Carolina National Guard, will leave Sunday for its annual two weeks active duty training at Fort Bragg. The local unit will spend the irst week training for the Army Training Test, which will be ad ninistered to the group the sec ond week. The entire period will be spent in the field, and he unit will return on Sunday, June 24. The Training Test will check he unit’s proficiency in the op- ' eration and firing of the 4.2-inch nortar by platoons. Tested will be forward observation proced Jo Ann Copeland Is Winner In Water Carnival Beauty Contest The crowning of Jo Anne Copeland as ueen and the .vie-! *»rV of Larry Woodhouse of-j Grandy in the marathon boat ace highlighted the first an lual Edenton Water Carnival held Wednesday of last week. The crown was placed atop he head of the blonde beauty by Mayor John Mitchener dur rig intermission of the carnival lance Wednesday night. The winner, daughter of Chowan High School Principal R. H. Copeland, placed first in a field f 22 contestants. First runner-up in the beauty 'Ontest was Joan Cayton, rising Summer Program Begun For Scouts Ed Bass Now Serving As Assistant Scout master Local Boy Scout Troop 156 will begin a new summer pro gram with a hike next Monday norning Scoutmaster Jack Habit announced this week. Ed Bass, recently retired Air Force Colonel, has taken over as assistant Scoutmaster, and he will in charge of the sum mer program. He will lead Monday's hike from the George Chevrolet Company to Paradise ■ Farm at 8 o’clock. All Second Class Scout requirements will be covered. Thg following Monday, June 18, the troop will hold a hobo cookout at Sandy Point Beach. The picnic will begin with swim- CnrtinuM on Pane 2—Section r 53 Seniors Graduate At John A. Holmes High's Closing Session' Fifty-three seniors of John A. Holmes High School were ad-j dressed by Dr. Barner Jones, as- , sistant dean of Trinity College, Duke University, and received their diplomas Wednesday night, May 30, in ceremonies in the school auditorium. The Rev. George B- Holmes, 1 rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal J Church, gave the invocation, and I Dr. Jones was introduced by Herbert Ray Adams, president Os the Cl? 85 of 19 62 Dr, Jones ~ centered his ad-1 dress around and change in life. He marked grad- j uation from high school as a ures, operation fire direction, and the performance of the two firing sections. During the two weeks 450 rounds of. 4.2-inch mortar am munition will be fired while testing the accuracy of each fir ing section. Members of the local unit par ticipating in the training will be as follows: Capt. Richard T. Duke; First Lieutenants Dallas L. Jethro, Jr , Joseph M. Parkdr, John E. R. Perry, Joseph K. Swanner, Douglas B. Whitley; Second Lieutenants Oni P. Houston, David L. Jeanette. Jerry G. Continued on Page 4, Section 1 senior at John A- Holmes High School and third was Nancy -Parrish of Chowan High SchooL Woodhouse won the opening 35-mile marathon race over James Edward of Edenton. The event opened the afternoon por tion of the carnival, which fea tured a ski show by the Outer Banks Ski Club,'a parade with 50 boats and a teenage jousting contest. The ski show, starring Norfolk television personality Lavern Watson, was performed before a large crowd on the old Fish Hatchery ground* Special at- Tonlinued on Page 4—Section 1 Softball League i Opens ’62 Season Six Teams Make Up Local Circuit This Season j The local softball league was I scheduled to begin its season j Tuesday night with two games I on the field behind the John A. I Holmes High School. The circuit this year will have ! six teams/ a gain of two over last season. The Jaycees have entered two teams, the Tigers and Cubs, instead of the one they fielded last year. There is also a team entered from Har vey Point to go with last year's clubs from the Red Men, P & Q and Varsity Club. Two games will be played each Tuesday and Thursday night, with the first contest starting promptly at 7:15. One hour a.id I ontmued on Pag* 6—. Section • perfect example of these chang- j ! es. After the student has left! school, he pointed out, the in stitution would never be the same, although at first glance it would appear to be. “A person should not resist 1 change,” said Dr. Jones, ‘‘but | l should be able to evaluate each > ' change for itself and determine j (whether it is'good or bad. In this modern age we Americans are slow to admit change. Ourj I ancestors were quick to revoltj j and change their environment, 1 but today we are quick to doubt | any revolution.” Continued on Peg# 3, Section 1' Bill Billings Will Be Host To All Boys He Has Coached Hamburger Supper at Sandy Point Beach Friday Night, June 8 at 6:30 O’clock William D. Billings, retiring football coach at John A- Holmes High School, will be host to all ' former football players who | played under him Friday night, i June 8. Mr. Billings has over she years been very proud of j he boys, he has coached and invites every one, his date or wife, to be his guest at a ham burger supper which will be held at Sandy Point Beach, be ginning at 6:30 o’clock. Coach Billings has accepted a oarhing position in Delaware ~ext season and wishes to meet as many of his former Edenton players as possible in his gesture of his appreciation and friend ship for the boys. Mr. Billings pians to leave Edenton June 18 for Duke Uni versity to attend a National Sci ence Foundation Course before he reports for his new duties in Delaware. Area Angling For Processing Plant Group Meets In Ra leigh to Consider Freezing Food ' Representatives from four | counties in the Albemarle .net in Raleigh Monday to discuss the feasibility of erecting a quick freezer plant for vegetables and fruits to assist growers in mar keting produce. Stale planners believe this would be an ideal area for es tablishing such a plan and that it well could compete with such plants in other sections of the country. Meeting with the 35 represen tatives were officials of the State Conservation and Develop ment Department and the School of Food Science at N. C. Stale College. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 jerry Downum Receives Decree A Allen F. Downum, Jr., is one of 53 graduates who will re ceive the Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern College of Optometry Friday. Dr. Downum is the son of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Downum, Jr., of Edenton. Dr. Downum graduated front John A. Holmes High School in 1957, then completed his pre professional studies at the Uni versity of North Carolina in 1957-59. He began the three year professional course at Southern College in September, 1959. He is a past president of Phi Theta Upsilon professional op tometric fraternity and a mem ber of Sigma Alpha Sigma hon orary fraternity. Mrs. Downum is the former Miss Patricia Anne> Bunch, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ! N. Bunch. She is a former stu- i dent of Wake Forest College at Winston-Salem. Edenton Named In New fourist Guide Edenton is listed in the 1962 j Mobile Travel Guide for the J Middle Atlantic States, a 432- I page book recently published for j the nation’s travelers. North Carolina receives 58 pages in the new guide, the ] state’s history, population and area are included, and there are special sections on local fishing j and hunting, and on parks and forests. A statement by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges introduces the new edition. The introduction also contains a j history of the area, border cross ing regulations for travel in Canada and tips on how to save money while traveling. Car care i hints are provided as well as auto safety suggestions. A sec-, Gontinuad on 4—Socttat I ' $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Local Governing Boards Knee Deep In Figures For Setting Tax Rate For 1962 New Manager , /■ M. J. PARHAM, pictured | above, is the new manager of Edenlon’s Western Auto Asso ciate Store. Mr. Parham comes to Edenton from Radford. Va. 43 Graduate At Chowan Exercises Major Honors Go to Jimmy Turner and Nancy Spivey Forty-three seniors were grad uated from Chowan High School Friday night of last week as Jimmy Turner and Nancy Spi vey won over half of the major awards presented during the ceremony. Dr. C. Robert Benson, Jr., president of the College of the Albemarle, was the principal [speaker for the occasion and Principal R. H. Copeland pre sented diplomas to the gradu- Mc.:. Miss Spivey s awards included the valedictorian medal and a four-year academic scholarship. Turner won the salutatorian medal, activities medal, .Mitch ener Science Memorial Cup and outstanding boy athlete in bas ketball and baseball, plus a full two-year scholarship to the Col lege of the Albemarle. Awards also went to Helen Rogerson, Mitchener Freshman Science Cup; Judy Haste. FRA Cup; Richard White, FFA Cup: Kay Bunch, DAR high school citizenship: Marjorie Hollowell. Chowan Hospital Auxiliary nurs ing scholarship, and Annie Ruth Nixon, an academic scholarship. Chowan Farm Bureau Will Meet On June 12 Chowan County Farm Bureau will hold a membership meeting Tuesday night. June 12. at 7:3b o'clock at the Wards Commun ity Building. A "dutch" supper will be served and the discussion will be centered around an ex panded program for the Farm Bureau and the newlv-forccd tri-county Farm Bureau office. Due to the importance of these matters. President Woodrow Lowe urges all members to be present. Fnterprise Group To Hold Cookout Tonight Enterprise community will hold a cookout tonight (Thurs day) at 7:30 o’clock at the Zed Ward cabin. Ail persons in the community interested in im provements are especially urged to attend. 54 Students At John A. Holmes High Make Year's Honor Roll Fifty-four students made the ' honor roll for the recent school year at John A. Holmes High • School. Principal Cecil W. Fry announced this week. The total is almost twice the 29 students on the honor roll list for the 1960-61 school term. For the last six weeks of the previous year, there were 43 students who made the honor roll. Students on the honor roll for the year were: 7th Grade Danny Hassell. Donna Billings. Anne Graham. j Ann Harrell, Linda Hollowell,' / FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Town Councilmen and County Commission ers Hopeful No In crease necessary Both of the governing bodies of Chowan County and the Town of Edenton are now about knee deep in figures as they work to ward setting a tax rate for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. While the two groups have in hand the various department budgets, there is no indication as to what the new tax rates will be in Both cases. For the most part the various budgets . are somewhat higher than last year, hut as the re quests far appropriations are Scrutinized and figures juggled, it is hoped it will not be neces sary to increase the tax rate. At the present time, however, neither group will venture a guess as to what the new tax rate will be. On Monday morning the County Commissioners devoted most of their time -msidering the various budgets., but no ac tion was taken. Mrs. Evelyn Williams, county accountant, will prepare a tentative county bud gel with the figures now in hand and the Commissioners are planning to meet Monday morn ing, June 18, at which time the changes deemed advisable will be made and a tentative tax rate set. '1 he proposed Welfare Depart ment budget calls for an outlay of $20,980. Os this amount Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Tom Shepard Named On Welfare Board Lloyd E Bunch has , termin_- aled his membership on 'he Chowan County Welfare Boa it! l.y reason ,of having sol ved riv \iars. so that lie is ineligible for reappointment Chowan County Cumiris. :< • - e: s at their meeting Monday morning appointed Thomas H Shepard for a three-vea: to. n as Mr. Bunchs suc-cessnr Mrs. J. H. McMtrllan superintendent. expressed inn appreciation to the Commissi trs for Mr. Bunch’s interest and. service is a hoard member ,nd Mr. Bunch in turn expressed his pleasure with the eoopernti >r and pleasant relations he had had with both boards. A CORRECTION An error was made in lis'Eng the marshals at the John A. Holmes High School commence ment exercises Pat Penm 'was one of the marshals, while on the nroPram her name appeared as Pat Perry. The error is re gretted. ( civic calendar] A firemen's training school for Chowan County firemen will be held at the Edenton Fire Sta tion June 11 through June 14. Coach William D. Billings will be host to all Edenton football olayers who have played under his coaching at a hamburger supper Friday night. June 8, at 1:30 o'clock at Sandy Point Beach. A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. & M.. will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock, fontinued on Page 2—Section 1 Sylvia Jordan. Kay Kramer, Ivy Lowe. Bth Grade Barbara Adams. Ann Castelloe, Suzanne George. Becky Hampton, Dianthia Sex i ton, Yvonne Stillman, Martha I Vaughan. Barbara Wallace, Bren .' da White, Vivian Whiteman, Joe i Conger, Norfleet Pruden. 9th Grade Linda Basnight. Claire Belch, Sharlie ! Nancy O'Neal, Elaine Parks. Lula Stroud, Wayne Brabble, Ed | Jenkins, Hiram Mayo, Charles Overton, George Wilkins. | 19th Grade Doris Bass, San- Continfced on Page 4, Section \