ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX—Number 37.
Chowan County Fair Will
Be Held October 1 To 6
At Legion Fair Grounds
Plans Point to One of
Most Successful Af
fairs to Be Held In
Recent Years
The Chgwan County Fair,
sponsored by Edward G- Bond
Post No. 40 of the American
Legion, will be held October 1
through the 6th at the American
Legion grounds on US 17.
Expectations are for this to
be one of the best fairs in re
cent years as a new show has
been engaged for the midway
and for the first time aerial
fireworks will be displayed
nightly.
In announcing plans for the
fair William A. Perry, fair
president, announced that pre
mium lists have been distributed
and that there will be $2,000 in
prize money offered. Extra pre
mium lists are at the county
agent’s office.
In addition to individual ex
hibits there will be agricultural
displays and about 20 commer
cial exhibits.
The Reithoffer Shows will
have 16 rides on the midway
which is more than previously
engaged for the fair. Also spe
cial emphasis will be placed on
rides for children.
Wednesday has been designat
ed as school day and 10,000
tickets will be distributed to
children in Chowan and sur
rounding counties.
Perry said he is anxious to
have a.large participation in the
various individual exhibits and
particularly encourages citizens
of the town and county to enter
their best in the 20 various de
partments.
Assisting Perry in the ar
rangements for the fair is Alex
ander Deßlois, manager. Fran
ces E. White is secretary-treas
urer.
Committee Chairmen are Jor
dan Yates, building and grounds;
David White' and Stephen Long,
i shows and concessions; Frances I
'JS. White, tickets; J. L. Chest-1
nutt, publicity; entry committee 1
chairman for horticulture, C- W.
Oyeripan; field crops, Harry
Ventgrs; livestock, Woodrow
Slade and general entries, Mrs.
J. L. Chestnutt.
LIBRARIES CLOSED SEPT. 14
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li
brary and Brown-Carver will be
closed Friday, September 14, so
that the librarians can attend a
regional staff meeting in Ply-:
moath.
20 Years Ago 1
A* Found In l.i* Filet Oi
The Chowan Herald
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A large attendance of interest
ed persons was urged by J. G.
Campen at a meeting of the con- 1
solidated Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association in
order to get the organisation
functioning properly.
Chowan Superior Court was
scheduled to conrrene on Sep
tember 14. Leading the crimi
nal docket were charges of at
tempted rape and arson. A civil |
case between Robert L. Chesson
and Kiekhefer Container Com
pany of Plymouth, which had
been before the court for sev
eral years, was again scheduled
to be heard.
Harry Snell, a former police-
Continued on Page f BaoHnn 1
Governor Terry Sanford Takes
His Quality Education Directly
To Chowan County Children
Governor Terry Sanford told
the school children of Chowan
County Wednesday of last week
to develop their minds and “Join
with me in making , our schools
the best in the nation.”
Sanford wound up a whirl
. wind tour by addressing school
students gathered at four of the
County's schools. He talked to
, ydv«r 2,000 children at the Eden
ton Elementary School and Eden
jgwpl'High School and several
set 1 -r-M
mentarj SchooL
THE CHOWAN HERALD
FT* WHIM On
Tuesday, Sept It
Social Wiilße Held tc
Greet Teachers and
Friends
The first meeting of the school
year of the John A. Holme.
High School and Edenton Ele
mentary School Parent-Teacher
Association will be held Tuesday
night, September 18. The meet
ing will, be held in the John A.
Holmes High School auditorium,
beginning at 8 o’clock.
Following a brief business ses
sion a social hour will be held
in the school cafeteria. At that
time members of the association
will greet old and new friends
'so that Luther C- Parks, presi
dent of the association, extends
a special invitation to newcom
ers, especially the new teachers,
to attend.
Management Institute Classes
Will Begin Thursday, Sept. 20
An Administrative Manage
ment Institute will hold its ini
tial session for business owners
and managers Thursday, Sep
tember 20, according to Joe H.
Conger, Jr., president of the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber is co-sponsoring
the institute course with ihe
Small Business Administration
and the N. C. L-P Gas Associa
tion. The Management Insti
tute is being offered to the busi
nessmen of Edenton and the
surrounding towns by the N. C.
Distributive Education Service
Constitution Week
Septl7Through23
Mayor Issues Procla
mation For Observ
ing Event
September 17 through Septem
ber 23 will be observed as Con
stitution Week marking the 175th
anniversary of the adoption of
the Constitution of the United
States of America by the Consti
tutional Convention.
To accord official recognition'
to this memorable anniversary |
and to the patriotic exercise
which will form a noteworthy j
occasion, President Kennedy has
issued a proclamation designat- ]
ing September 17 through Sep-,
tember 23 as Constitution Week, i
Mayor John Mitchener has al- [
so issued a proclamation in!
which he urges all citizens to
pay special attention during the
week to the federal constitution
and the advantages of citizen
ship.
Chowan Short On
Blood Donations
Chowan County again fell
short of its blood donation
Thursday when the Red Cross
bloodmobile appeared at the
armory. '
Though the quota was 100
pints of blood, only 71 pints
j were donated.
I Flying to Norfolk on Tuesday,
| Sanford drove into Currituck
County, visiting schools on the
i way, and dedicated the Knotts
Island Ferry. Later he went to
Elizabeth City, where he spent
the night, and came on to Cho
wan Wednesday afternoon.
Making essentially the same
lecture at each school, Sanford
called on the students to work
hard to develop their brainpow
er. H e spread humor through
out the talks to get his point
across (o the children. .
Continued on Page B—Section )
Edenton, Chowa mty, North Carolina, Thursday, September 13, 1962.
Water Survey In
CltowanDiscussed
At Council Meeting
Group Preparing For
Various Forthcoming
Important Events on
, Council’s Agenda
The water survey being con
ducted in Chowan County under
he direction of Bruce Lloyd was
liscussed at Chowan Home Dem
stration County Council meeting
leld on Wednesday of last week.
Mr. Lloyd stated that they
loped to answer three questions
iy doing the survey—(l) where
is the water in the county? (2)
what kind of water is in the
county? and (3) how much wa
ter is in the county?
Mr. Lloyd also stated that
they are in the process of secur-
I ing samples of water from the
\ 300 inventorial wells in the
j county. These wells are located
;in each of the sections of the
| county. He also explained the
J inventorial wells and the treat
ment being done to find out
where water bearing zones are
located and what type of water
1 is found in each of the zones.
Continued on Page 3— Section 1
and the Edenton city schools
Classes will be held in the John
A. Holmes High School.. There
will be seven sessions in all, one
held each week on Thursday at
7:30 P. M. There is still time
to register for the institute. Any
one interested is asked to con
tact the Chamber of Commerce
or Hiram Mayo, superintendent
of Edenton city schools. The
cost of the 7-session institute is
only sls. Lectures and discus
sions will cover the following
areas:
Continued on Page 8, Section !
Herman E. Parrish
Gas Fumes Victim
Found Dead In Auto
mobile in Woods at
Holley’s Wharf
! Herman Edward Parrish, 30, j
was found dead about 7 o’clock i
‘Monday ihorning in his car j
which was parked in the woods |
near Holley’s Wharf. He .was!
‘ found by Linwood Lane, who |
i lives in that vicinity.
Parrish was laste seen alive
jby his father about 6 o’clock
i Saturday aftemcon and died as
I the result of carbon monoxide
| fumes. A hose was attached to
I the exhaust pipe of his car
[and led into the car with the
j windows closed. He was a na-
I tive of Chowan County and
served in the Navy during
I World War 11. He was em
i ployed by the Edenton Con
structed Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mertis Peoples Parrish; his par-,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Parrish;
a son, Herman E. Parrish, Jr.,
and a daughter, Tina Marie Par
rish, both of the home; two
! brothers, John L. Parrish and
i Marcus E. Parrish, both of Eden
jton; a sister, Mrs. C. W- Slades
!of Edenton.
I He was a member of the Evans
i Methodist Church, where a fun-
; 1 eral service was held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. The Rev.
Claude Wilson officiated and
burial was in Beaver Hill Ceme
tery.
Godwin To Speak
At Jaycee Meeting
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President
1 Carlton Jackson announces that
A. Pilston Godwin, Gatesville at
■ torney, will be the guest speak
er. Mr. Godwin will speak about
the state amendment having to
jdo with an improved system of
I courts in the state, which will
|be voted on in the November
6 election.
President Jackson especially
; j urges every Jaycee to be pres
jent due to the importance of
o
£g* New Cancer Society President
Piciuiea at teit is Dr. L. P. Williams, Jr., who has been elected
oresideni of the Chowan County American Cancer Society. He
succeeds J. W. Davis, pictured at right. In center is Mrs. W. J. P.
Earnhardt, who has been reappointed county executive secretary.—
Ricks Photo.
Town Council men Authorize
Advertisement For Bids For
Important Drainage Project
Faced with a crowded agenda,
Town Councilmen burned the
midnight oil and were held in
session until after 12 o’clock at
their September meeting held on
Tuesday night.
Four applications were receiv
ed for leasing portions of the
property owned by the town at
the former Marine Air Station.
It was agreed to lease about 56
acres of land to Joe Crisanti at
a cost of $5.00 per acre per
year. This lease will depend
upon approval by the FAA.
An area along one of the run
ways will be leased to Perlin
Packing Company at $5.00 per
acre per year. i
Nominating Committee Named
To Select Board Nominees For
Local Chamber Os Commerce
As the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce approaches the end
of another fiscal year, Joe H.
Conger, Jr., president, has ap
pointed a nominating commit
tee to place the names of 12
| board of director nominees on a
| membership ballot to he mailed
: shortly. Six of the 12 members
I V/ho garner the highest number
iof votes will serve on the
Chamber’s policy-making body
| for the next two years beginning
| October 1.
| Herbert Hollowed of Holio
| well’s, Inc., was named chair
i man of the nominating commit-!'
laycettes Install !
Officers Sept. 20
West Byrum Schedul
ed to Be Principal
Speaker
The Edenton Jaycettes met.
with Mrs. Betty Cox Thursday
night, September 6. The club
was happy to welcome four new
members making a total of 27.
The Jaycettes adopted the
constitution and by-laws for the
club, drawn up by the board of
directors, with the aid of three;
. Jaycee members, Carlton Jack
, son, West Byrum and Caswell
[ Edmundson.
The installation of officers will
; be held Thursday night, Septem
ber 20, at 7 o’clock at the Eden-
! 1 ton Restaurant. The Jaycettes
■ j are delighted to have West By
’ rum, Jr., as their guest speaker
. and Bill Easterling to install
1 the officers. There will be a
■ dance afterwards at the VFW.
; President Ethel LaVoie urges
all to make reserva
tions with Mrs. Janice Byrum
before Monday, September 17.
, Revival At Warwick
t Will Begin Sunday j
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t Beginning Sunday, September
t 16, revival services wijl be held
■ at Warwick Baptist Church and
• will continue through Sunday,
t September 23. Services will be
> gin each night at 8 o’clock.
[ Preaching for the series of
I meetings will be the pastor, the
• Rev. Warren L. Rollins. Lead
ing the singing will be Albert
r ! Hobbs, choir director.
The public is cordially invited
f to attend any or all of the ser
vices.
,: It was agreed to lease the
i area formerly used as the -Tay
cee Go-Kart track to P. C. Ash
, ley for $25 per year. It is un
i derstood, however, that the track
j may be used by the public and
if it is rented for any races the
town will be paid 10% of the
gross revenue.
Wade Brabble asked to lease a
room in the town to be used
in connection with a proposal
• to service airplanes, flight in
structions and crop dusting.
Councilman Elton Forehand was
instructed to confer with Mr.
Brabble relative to details.
The recent waterfront im
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tee. Other members appointed
were George A. Byrum, Byrum
Hardware Co.; James Bond,
Edenton Savings & Loan Asso
ciation; George Lewis, Peoples
Bank & Trust Co., and Tom
Shepard, Home Feed & Fertil
zer Co.
The six directors who will re
tire from the board September
30 after serving two years, arc:
Joe H. Conger, Jr., J. E. Deb- |
nam, Jesse Harrell, Guy S.
Hobbs, Bruce F. Jones and Tom J
Shepard. Joe Conger, Jr., as J
past president, will remain on
Continued on Pacre 7. Section 1 j
BantTPlanningfo
Observe Tag Day
Saturday, Sept." 22 Is
Designated to Help
Raise Money
• Edenton’s Band Parents As
sociation at its meeting Mon
day night decided to sponsor a
tag day in order to raise funds
for the band’s use.
The tag day will be held Sat
urday, September 22, when band
members will be selling tags and
i they hope they will meet with j
generous response.
In order to create interest in
the event, Director James Co
zart is planing to have the band
play in the downtown section
during the day.
Girl Scouts Begin
Program Sept. 24
The Girl Scout program, spon
sored by the Edenton Woman’s
Club, in the third through the
sixth grades at the Edenton Ele
mentary School will begin the
last week in September. /■»
Meeting day will be Monday
afternoon at 3 o’clock for Troop
8, sixth graders, and Troop 2,
fifth graders, at St. Paul's Par
rish House.
Brownies will meet on Tues
days at the Parrish House.
-Troop 6, third graders, at 2:45,
and Troop 1, fourth graders, at
3:30.
Rally day will be September
25 and notices will be given to!
children at school in advance to |
be taken to parents. Additional
information can be obtained
from Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., chair
’ man. |
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September Term Os
Court Is Completed
May Afternoon
Judge Chester Morris
Jails Golden Frinks
On Charge of Con
tempt of Court
Judge Chester Morris of Cur
rituck adjourned the September
term of Chowan County Superior
Court Tuesday afternoon after
he had disposed of most of the
ascs in a quick Monday session.
Highlights of the term were a
contempt of court sentence im
posed on NAACP youth leader
Golden A. Frinks and a not a
true bill returned by the grand
jury on charges of rape against
Suffolk policeman Thomas Mor
gan Vann.
Frinks failed to answer when
his name was read during a call
.if the criminal calendar Monday
morning. He was seated on the
third row on the left side of the
oom facing the front, but he
would not answer to his name.
Sheriff Earl Goodwin pointed
Frinks out to Judge Morris, who
told the Negro leader to stand.
Doing so, Frinks would not an
swer when Morris asked his
name, and the judge immediate
ly imposed a thirty day sentence
for direct contempt of court.
Frinks was scheduled to face
charges of illegal picketing in
accordance with a Town of
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Chowan Commissioners Hear
Mental Health Clinic Explained
Chowan County Commission-1
ers on Monday were brought
up-to-date on the present move
ment to establish a full time
mental health center for the
present four-county Health Dis
trict.
The Rev. Maurice Grissom of
Elizabeth City, president of the
Mental Health Association, was
present at the Commissioners’
meeting and rehearsed what has
been done thus far in an effort
to reopen the center on a full
time basis. He said a previous
part time clinic never was satis
factory and that he was vitally
interested in doing things right
in order for a clinic to be suc
cessful.
Oupcateßridge
Games Started
Play Tuesday Nights
At 7:30 O’clock at
Barker House
Duplicate bridge games, spon
sored by the Edenton Woman’s
Club began this week and will
be held each Tuesday night at
7:30 o’clock at the Barker House.
Players do not have to atttend
each week and the number of
persons that can participate is
not limited. Mrs. G. D. Burden,
chairman, explained that the
method is not difficult to learn.
Carlton Perry of Elizabeth City
is directing the games.
Cost is 50 cents an evening
for fractional point games and
$1 for master point games with
the first to be held October 2
at 8 P. M.
Methodists Change
Hour Os Worship
The Rev. Van T. Crawford,
pastor of the Edenton Methodist
Church, has announced that as
of Sunday, September 16, the
morning service will begin at
11 o’clock.
During the summer the morn
ing service began at 9 o’clock in
order to escape some of the heat
near the middle of the day. The
church school will begin at 9:45.
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Edith Byrum, Pocahontas,
urges all members to be pres
ent.
VFW MEETS TUESDAY
William H. Coffield, Jr., Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
September 18, at 8 o'clock.
! Commander Hallett Chesson urg
es a good attendance.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Aces Lose First
1962 Game To Roanoke
Rapids By Score Os 14 ■ 0
On Television
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Jasper W. Hassell, farm in
terviewer in the Edenton office
of the Employment Security
Commission of North Carolina,
appeared o.n Farm News on
WNCT Channel 9, September 10.
Mr. Hassell discussed the har
vesting of sweet potatoes.
WNCT’s Farm News, seen each
weekday at 12:15 P. M. has been
on the air continuously since
1955, presenting items of interest
for the farmers in Eastern North
Carolina.—Ricks Photo.-
| Mr. Grissom has appeared be
. S fore the various county hoards,
of commissioners and has been
• in contact with state and federal
:' officials and is of the opinion
•: that a mental health clinic is
very much needed and that it
f can be adequately financed and
> operated without any degree of
: hardship placed on the four
counties. He also pointed out
; that a few other counties are
very much interested in a clinic
and in some instances financial
assistance has been offered.
Mr. Grissom said it was his
opinion that a mental health
clinic should include a complete
full time personnel and should
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Democratic Women
11 Meet September 14
1 Lloyd E: Griffin Will
Be Speaker For
Occasion
, i
| Chowan Democratic Women
' will hold a luncheon meeting at
the Edenton Restaurant Friday
i afternoon. September 14, at 12:30
| o’clock.
. ’ Mrs. A1 Phillips, Chairman,
; announces tnat Lloyd E. Grif
fin will be the speaker at the
meeting, so that all members are
j especially urged to attend.
Error Appeared In
Holmes’ Paint Ad
An error appeared in an ad
vertisement of W, D. Holmes
l Wholesale Grocery in the Au
j gust 30 issue of The Herald on
page 3, section 1. Masury house
; paint was advertised for $4.47
1 per gallon. The correct price is
! $4.75 per gallon. The error is
' j greatly regretted and this cor
\ rection gladly made.
Dr. Robert Benson, Jr. Points
Out Advantages Os Community
College To Local Woman’s Club
Dr. Robert C. Benson, Jr.,
president of the College of the
Albemarle in Elizabeth City told
! Woman’s Club members at their
' September meeting one of the
j major purposes of community
! colleges is to provide youth with
ablity, but not the means, the
; opportunity to attend college,
j Dr. Benson, whose college
opens its doors for the 1962-63
I year on Monday, said 40 to 50
j percent of the enrollment at the
[college is being financially help
FIGHT CANCER
WITH 4 CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Teams on Even Terms
During Two Quarters
After Which Inex
perience Takes Toll
I
By BILL GOODWIN. JR.
Tiic Edenton Aces fell prey to
! their own inexpei lence Friday
| night on Hicks Field to lose the
j first football game of the sea-
Ison 14-0 to Roancke Rapids and
spoil Coach Jerry McGee's local
1 debut.
After a tremendous {list half
j performance the Arcs found
their heavier opponents hauler
to move and their own inabili
ties over tougher to overcome.
The visiting Yellow Jacket; cf
, the 3-A Northeastern Confer
ence were clearly beaten ii the
first half by an inspired young
band of Aecs who were hitting
hard in the finest Edenton tra
j aition.
But in the second half the
Jackets managed to drive for a
! score, and one of three costly
Edenton fumbles put them in
: position for a second from the
j Edenton 9-vard lino.
Richard Burnette, a junior
! tailback, rattled 25 yards for
[the first Roanoke Rapids touch
' down after 5* 2 minutes of due
j third quarter. Early in the
j fourth period Wayne Ashley
| fumbled on his own nine, and
[throe plays later Arthur Rose
[rounded right end for the final
score. Roger Cooke converted
on both occasions,
Ashley and Douglas Sexton
[were the leading ground gainers
for the Arcs, even though both
'of them were playing with in
juries. Ashley was still suffer
ing from a broken too and Sex
ton was hobbled by a sprained
ankle. The afflictions lia-1 a
marked effect on their so cod.
Continued on Page 4, Section 2
Bridge Marathon
Begins October 1
19 Games Scheduled
To Be Played In New
Tournament
I The Chowan Hospital Auxili
| ary will again sponsor a Bridge
Marathon with play beginning
October Ist. Each couple will
I play 19 games during the tourn-
ament which will last until May
Ist.
Anyone wishing to participate
is urged to telephone either
Mrs. Edward G. Bond (3736) or
[ Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr. (3649)
for full particulars.
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( CIVIC CALENDAR J
Constitution Week will be ob
served from September 17
through September 23.
Chowan Countv Fair will be
held at the American Legion
Fair Grounds October 1-6.
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will again sponsor a bridge
marathon, with nlay scheduled
to begin October 1.
Chowan Democratic Women
will hold a luncheon meeting at
the Edenton Restaurant Friday
, afternoon, September 14. at 12:30
o'clock.
Sunday morning preaching
services at the Edenton Metho
i Continued on Page B—Section 1
, j ed.
i j He said students often become
I lost in the crowd in larger
• schools, pointing out that in the
i smaller community colleges they
; can continue to develop their
leadership potential. He point
, ed out the scheduling of class
es are such that students may
, have the time to work week
ends in order to help themselves
economically to attend school.
While the College of the Al
rV-ntiauad cm Page 5 —Section l