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Volume XXlX.—ft umber 29~
Rev. Van T. Crawford Will
Round Out 42 Years As
Minister Sunday Morning
Plans to Preach on
Same Text He Used
In Culpeper, Va., In
1920
A special event will take place
in the Edenton Methodist Church
Sunday morning, July 22, when
the pastor, the Rev. Van T.
Crawford, will celebrate the
completion of 42 years service
in the ministry.
Sunday morning at the 9
o’clock service Mr. Crawford
will preach from the same text
he used for his first sermon. He
is very anxious for all members
and friends of the church and
all other interested people to at
tend this anniversary service.
Forty-two years ago next Sun-1
day, July 22, Mr. Crawford was j
licensed to preach in the First
Methodist Church of Culpeper,
Virginia.
Following the completion of
his ministerial education, Mr.
Crawford was admitted to the
Kentucky Methodist Conference,
and was appointed to the First
Church at Lancaster. He trans
ferred to the Florida Methodist
Conference, where he served the
First Church at Tarpon Springs,
the First Church at Perry, the
First Crubch at Fort Lauderdale
and other churches in the Miami
area.
Mr. Crawford was called from
Florida to serve Methodism’s j
University of San Antonio as di-1
rector of the public relations de-1
partment. During his period of
service with the University, he
was privileged to carry the mes
sage of Christian higher educa
tion to many of the churches of
the West Texas Conference.
During Mr. Crawford’s entire
ministry, he has been greet ij*.
interested in evangelism, and h*s
work as a Bible teacher and di
rector of spiritual life confer
ences has taken him into many
different states during the course
of his ministry.
Since coming to North Caro
lina, he has served the churches
at Murfreesboro, LaGrange, and
his present pastorate in Edenton.
Bible Study Hour At
Library On July 23
“Feeding The Five Thousand”
will be told during the Chil
dren’s Bible story hour at the
Shepard-Pruden Library Mon
day morning, July 23, at 10
o’clock. The story will be told
by Sandra Bunch, Ann Wells
and Jo Ann Leary.
20 Years Ago ]
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The Chowan Herald
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Richard Elliott was elected
president of the Edenton-Chowan
Chamber of Commerce to suc
ceed J. W. Davis.
Engineers in connection with
the construction of a Marine
Glider Base near Edenton arriv
ed with Lieut. C. G. Prahl in
charge of construction.
Many Edenton friends were
delighted to learn that Henry
House, a former Edenton High
School football coach, bad ac
cepted a position on the coach
ing staff at the University of
North Carolina.
Town Councilman, working on
the new year's budget were in-
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Three 4-H’ers Will Represent
Chowan At 4-H Club Week
Three 4-H Club members will
represent Chowan County in an
Official capacity during State
4-H Club Week to be held on
the State College campu* at Ra
leigh July 23-28.
Judy Evans, Route l, Edenton.
and Kay Bunch, Route 3, Eden
ton, will represent Chowan
County and . the Eastern district
in the State Dairy fpods Team
Demonstration to be held at
ZOO P. M., at Wither* Audi
torium Tuesday afternoon.
Lester Ray Tyner
ifll represent Chqym County
THE CHOWAN HERALD f=l
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i Minister 42 Years
Mp’WS
| REV. VAN T. CRAWFORD i
Next Sunday morning. July;
22, at the 9 o'clock preaching
service the Rev. Van T. Craw
| ford, pastor of the Edenton
Methodist Church, will round
out 42 years of service in the
ministry.
[ Nurses Needed ]
W. P. "Spec" Jones, admini
strator of Chowan Hospital, said
early this week that registered
nurses are badly needed at the
hospital.
Mr. Jones said that he will ap
! preciate it if any registered
I nurse or anyone knowing a
j registered nurse would call eith
er Mrs. Helen Robinson, director
of nurses, or him at the hospi
tal.
OfCTEndorseT
Municipal Building
President Joe Conger,
Jr., Says Evidence
Os Progress
At a regular meeting of the
board of directors of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce held
Thursday, July 12, a motion was
unanimously passed that a reso
lution be sent to the Town Coun
cil expressing the board’s ap
proval and endorsement of the
Council’s action in voting for the
construction of a new municipal
building for the Town of Eden
ton.
Joe H- Conger, Jr., president
of the Chamber of Commerce
said, “A new municipal build
ing has been a long needed im
provement. Its early construc
tion will be added physical evi
dence of Edenton’s progress as
it expands municipal services to
the predicted* population growth
of the sixties.”
“Quality” Reading
By Local Group
Among those who have read
books at Shepard-Pruden Me
morial Library that are suitable
for reports next year are: Bill
Garwood, Ann Wells, Jimmy
Hallock, Jean Hallock, Susan
Hare, Linda Garrett, Sharon
White, George Holmes, Pat Pen
ny, Ann Harrell, Lee Venters,
Sharon Hare, Carroll Lassiter,
Phyllis Twiddy, Joyce Alexan
der, Susan Holmes, Richard
Lane, Jewell Small and Betty
Jean Spruill.
to be held in front of the col
lege YMCA on Wednesday af
i ternoon at 2 o’clock.
Judy Evans will also represent
Chowan County in the State
flealth Pageant to be held
, Thursday evening in William
Neil Reynolds Coliseum.
1 Other 4-H Club members *t
; tending State 4-7! Club Week are
i Leon Evans, Route 1, Edenton,
; a State Honor 4-H Club mem
ber, and Richard White, Tyrter.
he group will be accompanied
’ by Miss Pauline Calloway, home
- economics agent, and Harry
1 Venters, assistant county agri
i I cultural igwi
Edenton, Ch
Beginners Class In
First Aid Expected
To Begin July 23rd
Only About Five More
Enrollment Is Need
ed to Get Classes Un
der Way
Chowan County Civil Defense
Director Murray D. Ashley said
early this week that his organi
zation and the county chapter of
the Red Cross hope to start a
beginners first aid course Mon
day night, July 23.
Ten persons had registered for
the course through Tuesday af
ternoon, and if about five more
people contact the Civil Defense
in the next few davs, then a
course will be started Monday.
A similar course ended weeK
before last and 24 local citizens
were graduated. As soon as one
more beginners course is com
pleted an advanced course will
be taught, according to Ashley.
The beginners medical self
help course is designed to give
instructions on all first aid pro
cedures, even in the event a
doctor cannot be called to the
scene of an accident.
Sessions of the course will be
taught each Monday night for
nine weeks. George Burdick is
the instructor for the classes.
Ashley advises all interested
persons to call his office at 3111
or the county Red Cross chapter
at 2513.
Girls’ Recreation
Program July 28
Activities Postponed
From Next Tuesday
Afternoon
The beleagued girls’ recreation
program, sponsored by the
Edenton Woman’s Club, will be
held Thursday, July 26, instead
of next Tuesday afternoon.
A finish to be placed on the
floor of the John A- Holmes
High School gymnasium early
next week will force the post
ponement. Repairs to the gym
caused a cancellation in the pro
gram two weeks ago.
Approximately 25 girls have
tttended each of the past ses
sions. Betsy Ross and Marian
Bunch are supervisors for the
program and have been leading
the girls in group exercises, bas
ketball, and group singing dur
ing rest periods.
The program will continue un
til August 14. Football practice
at the high school will cause a
discontinuance at that time.
Sign-Up Period
ForACP July lt-31
Very Important In
formation Released
By Local Office
H. O. West, office manager of
the local Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Service,
announces that the fall sign-up
period for ACP cost-share assist
ance will be from July 16, 1962
through July 31, 1962. Farmers
having conservation needs are
requested to visit the ASCS of
fice and make application .for
government assistance.
Farmers are urged to come in
during the sign-up period since
these requests will have priori
ty over requests made at a later
date.
Mr. West also announces that
initial measurement has been
completed. There is still the
task of remeasurement and dis
position.
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FOTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday*) afternoon at 1
o’clock at the Pariah House. W.
B. Rosevear. president, urges
every member of the club to be
present.
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UOIfS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions Club will meet
Monday night, July 23. at 7
it* i&tezsT
nresident. requests a 100 per cent
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County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 19, 1962.
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BRIDGE OF ROCK—Nature, the master builder, fashioned
an awesome spectacle in spanning this huge gap with the
material at a hand—a thick layer of rock. The bridge was
formed over the centuries by wind and rain erosion. The
view through the span affords visitors a panoramic view of
Natural Bridge State Park which is loomed near Slade, Ky.
Manteo Boy Scout Chosen From
Albemarle District To Attend
Jamboree To Be Held In Greece
William Timothy Gaylord, 16,
son of Mrs. Beulah White Gay
lord of Manteo and the late Mr.
Gaylord, has been selected as
one of 466 Boy Souts from the
United States to attend the llth
World Jamboree to be held at
Marathon, Greece, in August of
1963.
Gaylord, the grandson of Mrs.
Tim White of Tyner, is the only
Scout from the Albemarle Dis
trict to be selected for the trip.
A Life Scout, Gavlord was no
tified recently of his selection
by James H. Gelwicks, contin
gent director of the jamboree.
Eligibility requirements for at
State Commander
Installs Officersln
Legion - Auxiliary
Leslie Brady Stresses
Importance of Mem
bership In Both Or
ganizations
Leslie Brady, State Depart- 1
ment Commander of the Ameri-;
can Legion, spoke to Edward G.
Bond Post No. 40 about mem-:
bership in the organization and
installed new officers of the
Legion and Auxiliary Tuesday
night.
The two units, meeting togeth- i
er, also heard talks by five 10-1
cal students who attended Tar
Heel Boys’ and Girls’ State re
cently.
Brady, who was stationed at
the local Naval Auxiliary Air,
Station during 1945, told those
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Meeting Tonight To
Form Jaycee ETT
Any wife of an Edenton Jay
cee who is interested in affili
ating with a Jaycee ETT is re- j
quested to attend a meeting for
the purpose tonight (Thursday).'
The meeting will be held at 3
o’clock at the home Os Mrs. Dot(
Habit.
The Billings Years: Part II 1
By BILL GOODWIN, JR.
In 1954 Stuart Holland ran for
16 touchdowns and passed for
15 more. In 1955 Holland was
one of three returning regulars
around whom Coach Bill Bill
ings would have to build his de
fending State Class A Champion
Edenton Aces.
The football bug had replaced
the semi-professional baseball
enthusiasm that had dominated
Edenton just a few years before,
and 40 boys reported to presea
son drills in the hot mid-August
sun. By the first game almost
a month later, Billings’ strenu
ous drills had cut the group of
hopefuls to 25. .
The size of'
was small in both nunjber and
weight 1716 outlook fojr Billings’
smallest squad was bright, how
ever, and the coach said before
the first game, ‘We will get
tendance at the world Scouting
meet include the possession of
various Scouting merit badges,
and record of personal fitness
and an ability to discuss world
affairs.
The Manteo Scout needs only
one more merit badge for Eagle
rank. He attended the National
Jamboree at Colorado Springs
in i 960 and Philmont Scout
Ranch in 1961. He is also a
member of the Order of the
Arrow.
Gaylord is a native of Roper
and moved to Manteo three
years ago. The Scout is a leader
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Blanket Policy Is
" Available For Farm
Bureau Members
Covers Payment For
Accidental Death In
Expanded Program
Os Bureau
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! Woodrow Lowe, president of
I the Chowan Farm Bureau, an
; nounced this week that the Farm
i Bureau this year is furnishing
to the regular Farm Bureau
member a farm tractor and farm
j equipment blanket accidental
j death policy as a part of an ex
; panded program,
j A policy will not be sold to
individual members providing
for this coverage since a blanket
policy will be issued to the local
Farm Bureau which in turn,
j when one joins the Farm Bu
| reau for the coming year, will
mail a pocket card showing cov
erage under the blanket policy.
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MASONS MEET TONIGHT
I J. C. Parks, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A- M-, announces that a stated
communication will be held to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
| All members are urged to be
present and a special invitation
iis extended to visiting Masons
to attend.
pushed around a lot, but the
boys are developing very credit
ably.” It appeared, as it later
; turned out, that Edenton would
be the David among Goliaths in
1955.
On the way to the first game
in Roanoke Rapids, the old ac
tivity bus broke down in Au
lander, and Billings had to get a
much smaller vehicle to finish
the trip. The team arrived for
the contest less than 30 minutes
i before the start, had no dinner,
| barely had time to dress and
i warm up, and the game was
j postponed for half an hour. De
spite the mishap, the Aces jump
ed into a 13-0 lead on a run by
Jerry Downum and a pass from
(Holland to Downum. They soon
j gave out of gas, however, and
lost 20-13.
Continued on Page 2, Section I
Local ECS Office
Is Cooperating In
“Week On Aging”
Attention Is Focused
On Acquaintance of
Needs of Older Peo
ple In Area
William A. Hollar, manager of
the local Employment Security
Commission, reports that his of
fice is cooperating with the
Jovernor’s Coordinating Commit
tee on Ag .ig by supporting the j
;ne-'ial “Week On Aging,” July j
15-21.
Designated recently by Gov-1
■rnor Sanford as a week to give
pe ial consideration to the j
Wealth, happiness, and welfare j
if North Carolina’s older popu
lation, the ‘Week On Aging”
will focus attention on the some
335,000 people in the State who
are 65 years old or older.
Hollar explained that this is
the fourth consecutive year that
the Coordinating Committee on
Aging has emphasized public
twareness of the physical, eco- 1
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Another Go-Kart
Race On July 22
Time Trials at 1:30;
Races Begin at 2:30
O’clock
Edenton Jaycees will operate
their go-kart race track on the
former Marine Air Station Sun
lay afternoon, July 22, for the
third time this year.
Attendance so far this season
has not met with Jaycee expec
tations. Last year the race track
had a very successful opening
season, and the Jaycees felt
confident that the second year,
would be even more so. Par
ticipants and spectators, how
ever, have not turned out for
the racing program.
Racing two weeks ago saw
Charles Hollowed come nearest
of any Edenton contestant to
winning. He took the west bend
part of the Class A race.
Time trials Sunday will be
gin at 1:30 and racing starts at
:30. Gates to the base property
.vill be open at 12 noon.
Frank Johnston
In Golf Tourney
To Play In State Tour
nament In Kinston
July 22-25
Frank B. Johnston, sponsored
by the Edenton Junior Chamber
of Commerce, will enter the
State Junior 1962 Golf Tourna
ment to be held in Kinston
July 23-25.
Frank is me son ot Mr. and
Mrs. James M- Johnson of
Edenton.
Frank, 17, is capable of shoot
ing par golf, and will be charg
ing the course to come home a
winner.
This is the first time an Eden
ton boy has ever represented the
local club in such an event.
Whatever the outcome, this is
indeed an honor for a boy of
this age.
Vice President Nathan Owens,
who will accompany Frank to
Kinston, announced that the
champions of this tournament
will enter the International Golf
Tournament at Hunting, W. Va.,
August 20-25.
Dallas Stallings
On Dean's List
Wake Forest College announc
ed early this week that Dallas
Stallings, Jr., of Edenton was
among 352 students at the school
to qualify for the spring semes
ter dean’s list.
Stallings graduated in June
with a bachelor of arts degree
in religion. He was president
of Cullom Ministerial Confer
ence, chaplain of Theta Chi so
cial fraternity and a member of
the Honor Council and execu
tive committee of the Baptist
Student Union.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Dr. L. P. Williams, Jr. Is
Scheduled To Practice
In Edenton As Surgeon
Going To Greece
WiVi. iIMOTHY GAYLORD
Chosen among 466 Boy Scouts
in the United States. Willian
Timothy Galord of Manteo will
represent the Albemarle Distric
at the llth World Jamboree of
Boy Scouts which is scheduled
to be held in Greece in August
1963.
teTSpikerlt
Lions Club Meeting
Directors Anxious to
Investigate Swim
ming Pool
W. P. "Spec” Jones told the
Edenton Lions Club Monday
light about the operation of the
Chowan Hospital and a possible
plan to turn the present nurses’
home into a nursing home.
"The project is just in the
talking stage,” explained Jones,
"but it is something that is need
ed in Edenton and the present
nurses' home would provide an
excellent facility."
Getting the necessary funds
for the conversion would be the
main hold-back to the problem,
according to Jones. Fifty-five
percent of the money could be
obtained from the federal gover
ment, but the rest would have 1
to be raised by the local hospi
tal.
Jones’ short talk also covered
the history of the local hospi
tal, the operation of it, and re-
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Automobile Accident
At Local Intersection
Approximately 5250 damages
were done in an automobile ac
cident at the corner of Queen
and Broad Streets Saturday' af
ternoon.
R. T. Dail of Norfolk, Va., in
a 1961 Ford, ran into a 1954
Pontiac driven by David Lee
Felton, Negro, of Route 3, Eden
ton, as Felton was turning into
West Queen Street at the inter
section.
Police estimated damages to
Dail’s right front fender at S2OO
and to Felton's right rear fender
at SSO. Both men were charged
with failing to yield the right
of way, but only Dail was found
guilty in police court Monday'
night.
No injuries resulted from the
accident.
83 Pass Swimming Courses
Completed Friday Last Week
Eighty-three students passed
the swimming courses sponsored
by the Chowan County chapter
of the American Red Cross
which ended Friday morning of
last week.
John Shackelford, Red Cross
county chairman, reported early
this week that 44 persons passed
the beginners course, 12 com
pleted the advanced beginners
division, and 27 were success
ful in the intermediate course.
Shackelford also said that the
12 people who signed up for
senior lifesaving were used by
Supervisor George Burdick as
instructors during the first hour
of each morning.
Burdick will begin teaching a
To Be Affiliated With
j Chowan Medical Cen
ter Beginning Aug
ust 1
Announcement was made Tues
, day of this week that Dr. L. P.
i Williams, Jr., son of Dr. and
Mrs. L. P. Williams, will return
to practice in Edenton Wednes
day, August l. He will be af
filiated with the Chowan Medi
cal Center in the capacity of a
J surgeon.
Dr. Williams is a native of
Edenton and attended the Eden
ton public schools, later attend
ing preparatory school at the
McCallie School in Chatanooga,
Tennessee. He then spent three
years at Wake Forest College
from where he went to Bowman
Gray School of Medicine.
iii luo7 Dr. Vvmiams went to
louston, Texas for an intern
nip at Jefferson Davis Hospi
al. He remained in Houston
or four more years, which end
'd July 1,1962, leaving for a
esidency in general surgery in
he Baylor University affiliated
esidency program. Dr. M. E.
)e Balsey, world-wide renowned
s a pioneer in vascular surgery,
s head of the Department ■ of
Surgery at Baylor, under whom
3r. Williams has been trained.
This training program has in
luded work at the Methodist
Hospital, Veterans Administra
tion Hospital, M. D. Anderson
Hospital. Research and Tumor
Institute and Jefferson Davis
Hospital.
Local \\ inner* In
Sterling Contest
) Several local girls have been
I named winners in the recent
lationwide "Graduate to Sterl
ing” contest. The Sterling Sil
versmiths of America, sponsors
of the annual contest, will send
each girl a lovely' miniature
sterling silver spoon pin, in the
pattern of her choice. Among
the local girls who will soon be
receiving their pins are:
Kathryn Byrum, Rt. 1, Eden
ton, and Kay Bunch, Rt J
Edenton, who were registered at
By rum’s Gift Shop, and Fay
Morris of Creswell, who was
registered at Campen’s Jewelers.
A Tyner girl, June Carolyn
'Chappell, will receive a tea
i spoon as a prize. She was reg
i istered at Byrum's Gift Shop.
This was the fourth year of
1 the "girl graduate" contest which
I offered prizes totaling $25,000 in
1 ash and sterling silver. First,
second and third prizes of SI,OOO,
; >SOO and $250 respectively were
1 won by Miss Sue Hall of Wil
: lamina. Ore., Miss Agnes Zels
-1 nack of Marathon, N. Y.. and
Miss Jeanette Mack of Palestine.
Texas.
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The Rev. V. T. Crawford, pas
tor of the Edenton Methodist
Church, will calebrate 42 years
in the minisirv at the 9 o'clock
; preaching service Sunday morn
ing. July 22.
A beqinners first aid course is
expected to begin on Monday
night. July 23.
Edenton Jaycees will sponsor
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| similar course for the Tyrrell
County Red Cross at Columbia
today (Thursday). Over 175 ap
; plicants were reported for the
Tyrrell classes.
The courses held by the local
; chapter were given each morn
ing for two weeks at Sandy
Point Beach. Use of the beach
was made available by Kermit
; Layton, owner of the facility.
Only two people failed to pass
the beginners course. The Red
1 Cross water instruction program
also includes proper water safe
ty and artificial respiration along
with swimming lessons.
Shackelfod said Tuesday after
noon that “we will start another
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