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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX.—Number. 27~
Ronald Brown Boy Scout
Executive For Tidewater
Council Effective Monday
Succeeds Gene Traut
wein, Who Has Been
Transferred to Penn
sylvania
Ronald Brown of Dayton,
Ohio, began his work starting
Monday, July 2, as District
Executive of the Albemarle and
Coastal District of the Tide
water Council, Boy Scouts of
America, which embraces seven
counties of 'North Carolina, Cam
den, Chowan, Currituck, Dare,
Gates, Perquimans and Pasquo
tank.
He succeeds Herman E. (Gene)
Trautwein, who left at the end
of January to become District
Executive in the ouncil at
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Brown nas been serving as
District Executive in the Miami
Valley Council at Dayton. Al
though a native of. North Dako
ta and raised in Minnesota, he
is no stranger to the Tidewater
area. He was a Navy Corps
man, 2-C, stationed- at Ports
mouth, Va., where he met his
wife, the former Miss Joanne
Zoll. Following their marriage
the couple lived in Richmond.
Va., where Brown received his
B.A. degree from the Univer
sity of Richmond. While in that
city he served as assistant pro
gram director in the Richmond
YMCA and he directed their
camping program.
Following college. Brown en
tered business with the Rike
Crumler Company, a depart
ment store in Dayton, where he
took managerial training and
became an assistant department
manager.
As an ex-Eagle Scout, the bug
bit him to become a profes
sional Scouter which he dM
right at Dayton, joining tlie
Miami Valley staff.
He considers himself very
much a “country boy” in his
background, and is looking for
ward to his work with the Tide
water Council in their far flung
North Carolina territory.
He and his wife will reside
in Elizabeth City, which is rea
sonably central to the area to be
served.
Girls’ Recreation
Program Started
The summer recreation pro
gram sponsored by the Edenton
Woman’s Club for young local
girls was scheduled 'to resume
Tuesday afternoon.
The program was postponed
last week because of repairs be
ing done on the John A- Holmes
High School gymnasium. Ses
sions are scheduled for the gym
each Tuesday afternoon through
out the summer from 2:30 until
5 o’clock
All girls who attended the
Edenton Elementary School last
year, and all those entering
grades two thrpugh six next fall,
are eligible for the program.
There were • approximately 35
participants for the first period
two weeks ago.
City school superintendent Hi
ram J. Mayo and Luther Parks,
chairman of the recreation com
mittee of the Town Council,
were making all possible efforts
to have the gymnasium ready by
Tuesday afternoon.
3,386 Families Participating In
Area Development Association
The executive committee o* ’
the Albemarle Area Develop
ment Association met at the
Edenton Rastaurent last Thurs
day night and reviewed pro
gress to date and plans for the
future.
William C. Glidewell of Eliza- <
beth City, president of the asso- ;
cation, reported -to the group
that Governor Terry Sanford
had been invited -to speak at the
first annual area ooqununitv (
awards program, which Will be
held either in October or No
vember at the Governor’s con
venience.
S. L. Lowery of Pasquotank j
County was named to head a
THE CHOWAN HERALD
j New Scout Executive
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RONALD BROWN
As of Monday of this week
Donald Brown of Dayton, Ohio,
began his duties as District Exe
cutive of the Albemarle and
Coastal Districts of the Tide
water Council, Boy Scouts of
America. He succeeds Gene
Trautwein, who was transferred
to Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
[ Budget Adopted j
Chowan County Commission
ers at their July meeting held
Monday morning officially adopt
ed the county budget for the fis
cal year 1962-63. The budget as
adopted calls for a tax rate of
SI .58. The new rate is 26 cents
per SIOO property valuation
higher than the previous year,
the increase being caused prin
cipally due to the operation of
schools.
During the meeting Walter
Besd appeared tn Order to ask
some questions to clarify some
of the figures in the new bud
get.
Edenton Group At
Instruction School
Seven members of the Eden
ton Chapter No. 302, Order of
the Eastern Star, attended a dis
trict school of instruction held in
Elizabeth City Saturday of,‘ last
week.
Attending from the local chap
ter were Mrs. Blanche Moore,
Mrs. Ruth Overman, Mrs. Mary
Leary, Mrs. Kathleen Skiles,
Mrs. Annie Goodwin, C. W.
Overman and J. N., Oglesby.
Edenton And Chowan County
Suffer From Excessive Rainfall
Edenton and Chowan Counly j
suffered with the remainder of
the eastern part of North Caro
lina from the effects of a north
easter storm that jmoved along
the coast during tile latter part j
of last week.
Heaviest damage was done to
crops that . were subjected to
high winds and torrential rain
fall for several straight days.'
County Farm Agent C. O. Over
man estimated destruction to
crops in the county would run
between SIOO,OOO and $200,000.
Overman made a four of Cho
wan County Monday afternoon
and reported that “tobacco was •
hurt worse than anything else.”
’'wards program. George Lewis
>f Edenton was named to be
jcwery’s assistant.
Lewis, who is chairman of the
Community Development Com
mittee, reported that participa
tion by counties in the awards
competition was “most encour
aging.’’ Lewis gaveji a complete
summary of each county’s par
ticipation.
A total of 3,386 families ii) 51
communities are taking part in
the program. 'Of this number,
24 communities with 1,942 fam
ilies are white 27 commu
nities with 1,444 families are
flegro.
Lewis, in appraising partici
pation. said, “The fadt that njpre
Edenton, C•§ T tn County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 5,1962.
Over Hundred k i
Signed Up To Tali
Swimmingtessons
Classes Being Held
Each Morning From
9:30 - 10:30 at Sandy
Point Beach
A deluge of applications at
and after the deadline last week
brought over 80 students out for
the first Red Cress swimming
classes Monday morning and a
promise of more to come later
in the week.
John E. Shackelford, Red
Cross county chairman, said he
i received applications right up
until the first class departed
from the Edenton armory Mon
day morning, and over a hund
red had been submitted in all.
As a result of the number of
applications and demands for
different types of instruction,
the Red Cross began teaching all
phases of the program. It was
announced last week that only a
beginners’ course would com
mence Monday.
Enough people volunteered to
act as instructors, however, that
it was decided to teach the en
tire course during the next two
weeks.
Classes are being held each
morning except the Fourth of
July, at Sandy Point Beach from
9:30 until 10:30. All students
are being provided transporta
tion from the armory to the
beach each morning at 9 o’clock.
Use of Sandy Point Beach was
donated for the classes by Ker
mit Layton, operator of the fa
cility.
George Burdick, who is quali
fied to teach all phases of the
Red Cross program, is in charge
of the classes. Beginners, ad
vanced beginners and junior and
senior life saving and instruct
ors classes are being taught.
Requirements for Girl and
Boy Scout merit badges are
being offered during the course.
Mac James, Local
License Examiner,
To Be Transferred
Mac James, local driving li
cense examiner, will be trans
ferred from his post here some
time in July.
James, who has been at the
local station since April, 1960, is
being sent to district headquar
ters in Greenville. He was sched
uled to l£ave Edenton July 1,
but is being held up a few
weeks.
A successor to James had not
been named as of Monday after
noon.
;He estimated that 20% of the
crop was damaged.
Among other crops, canta
loupes suffered up to 50% dam
age and watermelons from 20%.
Ito 25%. Overman said he saw
some corn and tobacco blown
over, but that 'damage there was
not as high as it could have
been.
Soy beans and peanuts will
' not suffer too badly if more bad
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20 Years Ago ]
A* Found In I*# File* Os I
The Chowan Herald j
v -/-
Approximately 55 members of
the Edentqn High School Band
were planning to leave for a
week of summer camping as
Bay View in Beaufort County.
Over 50 war 1 ration board
members from Perquimans. Ber
tie, Gates, Hertford end Chowan
counties met for over two hours
to hear an explanation of the
new permanent gasoline ration
ing program. <
In honbr of Hugh Williamson,
on* of the most versatile of the
Revolutionary period patriots,
and a resident of Edenton as
the time, e new IQ<OOO-toa Vic
tory vessel was named “Hugh
Williamson*' when if was launch
ed at Wilmington, ff. C-
William p. (Spec) Jones was
among 237 enlisted men who
graduation exercise# of the of
ficers' ceodidate school as Car-
OLD BLADES—A yard-long pair of iron scissors, an antique
of the days when symbols and pictures took the place of
words on signs outside stores, is presented to William J.
Wilcox, president of an historical society in Pennsylvania.
Making the presentation is Mrs. Max Hess, of Allentown.
Go Kart Races
Scheduled Again
Sunday, July Bth
Races Will Begin At
2:30 O’clock Follow
ing Time Trials Be
ginning at 1:30
Edenton Jaycees will operate
their go-kart race track on the
former Marine Air Station this
Sunday afternoon, July 8.
Time trials will begin at 1:30,
ind races commence at 2:30.
Gates to the base property will
be open at noon. ,
Approximately 150 spectators
turned out two weeks ago for
he grand opening of the track.
Fifteen karts ran in three races
that day, with Jimmy Ashley of
Edenton winning in class A,
Clarence Lane in Class C, and
Handy Williams in the Junior
Class.
Participation at tne grand
opening was not up to Jaycee
expectations, and President Carl
on Jackson said the club hopes
or more racers and fans this
Sunday.
Racers from Edenton ,at the
grand opening, in addition to
Ashley were Scott Harrell, Sher
wood Harrell, Charles Hollowed |
ind Herbie Hollowed.
VFW Family Picnic
Planned July 31th
William H. Ceirield, Jr. Post j
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will hold a family picnic
(or Post members and Auxiliary
members and their families at
Sandy Point Beach Wednesday.
July 11 at 6 P. M.
The Post invites every Post
and Auxiliary member to be
present with their families. A
good turnout is hoped for.
Cards are being sent to each
member requesting he or she
cad Mrs. George Conner at 4178
or Mrs. Bertie Harris at 2346 and
let them know the number of
people from each family attend
ing.
This picnic is sponsored by the
Post and will be free of charge.
Area Conservationists
Replacing Each Other
Effective July 8, Area Conser
vationists W. A. McLeod of
Edenton and Walter O. Lambeth
of Lumberton will replace each
other it) the two areas. McLeod,
in the 13. short months he was
assigned to this area, was a
great help' to people in Chowan
County as well as the 11 sur
rounding counties and he will be
greatly missed. Best wishes are
extended to Argyle and Betty
Ned McLeod in their new loca
tion, Lumberton. Personnel of
the local office are also looking
forward to working with Mr.
Lambeth.
Russ Tribou, Civil Engineer
with the Soil Conservation Ser
vice was transferred to Edenton
from Goldsboro June 24. Russ
wid be working as a construc
tion engineer in Eastern North
Carolina with headquarters in
the Area SCS Office in Hotel
Joseph Hewes.
Auxiliary meeting
The VFW Auxiliary will hold
a business meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Mrs.
George Connor, president, urges
a full attendance.
Herbert Hollowed
New President Os
Edenton Lions Club
Club’s New Officers
For Year Installed
By John Mitchener
Monday Night
Herbert Hollowed, Jr., was
j installed as president of tne
I Edenton Lions Club at the or
' ganization's meeting held Mon
!day night at the Edenton Res
taurant.
Retiring President John A.
Mitchener was the installing of
ficer, and he swore into office
the following:
Herbert Hollowed, Jr,, presi
dent; Dr. A. F. Downum, first
vice president: Joe Thorud, sec
ond vice president; Dr. Richard
(Hardin, third vice president:
1 Louis Leary, Lion tamer; George
| Lewis, tail twister; W. J. Tay
i lor, secretary-treasurer, and .J
| Clarence Learv. chorister.
Also installed as two-year di
rectors were R. W. Leary anc’
W. S. Privott. One-year direc
tors taking office were Guy C
Hobbs and Bruce Jones.
Mitchener, in stepping down
after a year in office, thankee
I the club fer its cooperation and
said he thought the highlight oi
'his administration was the suc
cessful observance of the 25t!
l anniversary of the local club.
Hollowed said on taking offit*
| that he would welcome an\
| suggestions or criticisms, and
that all club members should
join the committee for then
preference.
Rotarians Install
Officers This Week
Edenton’s Rotary Club wil
meet this (Thursday) afternoon
at 1 o’clock in the Parish
House.
At this meeting new officers
will be installed, so that every
member of the club is especial
ly urged to attend.
W. B. Rosevear will be in
stalled as the new president of
the club, succeeding Richard
Atkinson, who a few weeks ago
moved to Elizabeth City.
Fire Marshal In
County Considered
The idea of appointing a fire
marshal for Chowan County was
considered by the County Com
missioners at their meeting Mon
day morning.
While the Commissioners are
in sympathy with such an ap
peal, they postponed action until
the next meeting in August.
METHODIST OFFICIALS TO ♦
BE INSTALLED SUNDAY
Officials of the Edenton Meth
odist Church will be installed
Sunday morning. The installa
tion service will be held in con
nection ' with the 9 o’clock ser
vice, to which the public is cor
dially invited.
ATTENDING WORKSHOP
Fifty-nine students interested
in the teaching of art in the ele
mentary grades are participating
June 25 to July 6 in a workshop
in arts and crafts at Caro
lina College. Among those en
rolled is Lois C. Venters of
Edenton.
Dog Problem Again
BobsUpAtMeetmg
Os Commissioners
Richard Dixon Pre
sents Matter at Mon
day’s Meeting; Says*
Self-Supporting
Richard Dixon, representing
Edenton’s Town Council, ap
peared before the County Com
missioners Monday morning in
behalf of appointing a dog
warden for the county,
Mr. Dixon stated that Town
Council was very' much inter
ested in a program which
would require ad dogs to be vac
| inated against rabies. He ex
! pressed the opinion that a dog
I warden and program to have all
dogs placed on the tax books
! would be self-supporting in that
a large number of dogs not now
j listed would be taxed or else
I humanely disposed of. He cited
I programs in other counties
i which have proven satisfactory
! and self-supporting by reason of
taxes being paid on dogs which
heretofore were not listed on
the tax books.
The Commissioners looked fav
orably on the idea, but deferred
action until further investigation
can be made.
The Commissioners aiso point
id out that dog taxes at present j
;o into the school fund and be
cause the budget has been adopt
ed it will be another year before
i change can be made.
During the meeting Haughton
Bhringhaus was given permiss
ion to paint the rooms and hall
on the third and fourth floors at
Hotel Joseph Hewes at no ex- 1
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New Officers For
Center Hill Club
The Center Hill Senior 4-H
_lub held its June meeting at
he home of Mr. and Mrs. Em
nett Jones. The meeting was
ailed to order by one of the
Junior 4-H Leaders, Emmejt
Jones. Jr. The Senior Qlub was 1
having a reorganization of the
>lder junior 4-H’ers.
Officers were elected to com- ;
dete the club year. They are 1
s follows: Gloria Byrum, presi-!
lent; Mary Privott, vice presi
lent; Linda Goodwin, secretary
ind treasurer; Peggy Monds, as- j
istant secretary and treasurer'
md reporter; Robbie Boyce, as
istant reporter and recreational
eader. and Linda Monds, recre
ational leader. The meeting was
hen adjourned.
Refreshments were enjoyed by
ill the 4-H'ers attending.
High wav Patrolmen On Alert
To Cut Down Holidav Accidents
w
Members of Troop A, District
11, North Carolina Highway Pa
rol, intensified their efforts to
educe traffic accidents over the
Fourth of July holiday and plan
to continue to do so throughout
the coming week-end.
“We shall endeavor to keep
the public informed of the grow
ing traffic problems on our high
ways and our need for their co
operation and support in order
to bring about a noticeable re
duction in highway accidents on
streets and highways,” said a
report released from Troop A
: CIVIC CALENDAR ]
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Methodist Church officials will
be installed at the morning wor
ship hour Sunday. July 8. at 9
o clock. - 1* 0%
Edenton Jaycees will sponsor
another go-kart race on their
track at the former Marine Air
Station Sunday afternoon. July
8. at 2:30 o'clock.
Board of directors of the Cho
wan County Farm Bureau will
meet Tuesday night. July 10, at
8 o'clock at the Advance Com
munity Building.
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will hold a family picnic
for Post and Auxiliary members
at Sandy Point Beach Wednes
day afternoon, July 11, at 6
o'clock.
VFW Auxiliary will meet in a
business session tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o'clock.
Edenton firemen will hold
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$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
William Hollar Succeeds
Buell Bailey As Manager
Local Employment Office
Promoted
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Effective July 1, Buell A. Bai
ley. for about 15 months mana
ger of the Edenton office of the
N. C- Employment Security
Commission, was promoted to a
No. 2 office in Shelby.
Changed j
Mayor John Mitchener an
nounced Friday morning that the !
July meeting of Edenton’s Town
Council will be held Monday
night, July 9, at 8 o'clock in I
the Municipal Building. The
meeting has been changed from
the regular time, Tuesday night,
July 10. due to conflicting meet
ings.
Anybody having matters to
bring before Town Council is,
therefore, reminded of the
change of meeting, a night earl
ier than usual.
Directors Os Farm
Bureau Meet July 10
Board of directors of the
Chowan County Farm Bureau
will meet Tuesday night. July 10
at the Advance Community
Building at 8 o’clock.
Woodrow Lowe. president,
says that this will be a very
important meeting in that plans
will be discussed for the new
year’s work. Other important
matters will also be considered,
so that Mr. Lowe is very anxious
to have all of the directors
present.
Refreshments will be served
at the meeting.
headquarters Monday.
The patrol was scheduled to
carry out a program over the
long holiday to inform the pub-
I lie of the hazards on the roads
and the need for greater safetv
while driving or walking on the
highways.
The patrolmen were working
with civic clubs, radio stations
and newspapers in Edenton.
Hertford and Elizabeth City to
inform the public, and during
I the holiday they are using ev
ery available man to ( patrol the
highways.
Speed watches are new i:i-
Conlinued on Page 4, Section 1
Chowan Quintet Represents
Coiintv At Homemaker eek
Mrs. John F. Phillips, a mem
ber of the Colonial Home Dem
onstration Club, represented Cho
wan County in the first adult
dress revue held during Home
makers’ Week in Raleigh. Mrs.
Phillips modeled a navy suit
which she made this spring and
a navy hat which is one of the
16 hats she has made during the
past 2 years. Mrs. Phillips was
one of the 15 participants writ
ten up in The News & Observer
following the dress revue.
Mrs. Roland Evans, a member
of the Chowan Home Demon
stration Club, participated in the
Talent Show during the week.
The State Council meeting of
North Carolina Organization of
Home Demonstration Clubs was
attended by Mrs. M. T- Barring
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Bailey Is Promoted to
No. 2 Office In Shel
by With July 1 Ef
j fective Date
Effective July 1. a change took
j place in the personnel of the
Edenton office of the North Ca
rolina Employment Security
! Commission.
Buell A. Bailey, office man
ager. has been promoted to a
No. 2 oflice in Shelby and is
succeeded here by William A.
Hollar.
Mr. Bailey has served the
Edenton office for about 15
months after succeeding Milton
Bass, who was transferred i.j
Raleigh. He says that in depart
ing he will take with him many
fond memories of Edenton, and
his leaving is due to a promo
lion which he feels that he could
not turn down.
Mr. Hollar comes to Edenlon
from the Burlington office, and
, has been with the service for
3*2 years. He began as an in
terviewer in North Wilkesboro,
from where he was transferred
in September of last year to the
Burlington office as supervisor
of interviewers and in January
was promoted to veterans em
ploy inent representative.
He graduated , from Happy
Valley High School at Patterson,
N. C., in 1950. after which he
served four years in the U. S.
Navy during the Korean war.
Upon his discharge he entered
Lenoir-Rhyne College at Hick
ory. N. C., from where he grad
uated in 1958. Following his
graduation he was associated
with a contracting concern be
fore he was employed by the
.N. C. Employment Security
Commission.
Mr. Hollar is a member and
very active in the North Side
Baptist Church in Burlington.
He is married and the father of
a 3-year-old son and plans to
move his family to Edenton as
soon as he can find suitable liv
ing quarters.
(’enter Hill Club
Has Three Winners
In Dress Revue
The Center Hill Junior 4-H
Club met at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Jones. Vice
president Robbie Boyce presided
over the meeting. The meeting
was called to order and all stood
and repeated the pledge of al
legiance to the American Flag
and the 4-H pledge. The devo
tional was given bv Gloria Bv
rum who read from Matthew
and Mary Privott who rendered
prayer. Secretary Linda Good
win was unable to attend the
meeting so there was no roll
call of minutes of the last meet
ing. Robbie Boyce asked L>r
any old or new business. Mrs.
Melba Dußois read a thank you
note from Miss Catherine Aman.
She wanted to thank the group
for the lovely piece of crystal
the Center Hill Junior 4-H’ers
gave her.
The 4-H Dress Revue brought
the Center Hill Junior 4-H Club
three winners—Rita White, first
place; Phylllis Bulls, second
place, and Gloria Bvrum. third
place.
ton. and Mrs. B. P. Monds.
The group attended the annual
■ meeting of North Carolina Or
: ganization of Home Demonstra
■ 1 tion Clubs, had guided tours of
.! historical sites. State Capitol.
1 1 Hall of History, and North Caro
-1 lina Museum of Art, and attend
: ed the following classes taught
; during the week: *
5 “Foods for Special Occasions,"
■ j Mrs. Mavis M. Gibbs, Hopiemak
ing Editor, The Southern plant
er, Richmond, Va.
“Food Freezing Today and To
■ morrow," Nita Orr. Extension
■ Frozen Foods Specialist Raleigh.
“Why Do We Act That Way?”.
’ Edward V. Pope. Specialist in
’ I Child Development and Human
: Relations. Federal Extension Ser
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