ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX.—Number 39.
Edenton Aces Encounter
Little Trouble In Turning
Back Williamston 41 - 0
Wayne Ashley Scores
Three of Six Touch
downs; Sexton Kicks
Four Extra Points
Greatly improved over their
first outing against Roanoke
Rapids, Edenton’s Aces on Fri
day night outclassed the Wil
? liamston Green Wave and hung
up an impressive 41-0 victory.
The Aces scored the first of their
six touchdowns near the end of
the first quarter and from then
on the outcome was little in
' doubt. After an exchange of
punts Hiram Mayo in a beau
tiful piece of running crossed |
the goal line but the officials!
ruled he stepped out of bounds
on the 10-yar.d line. However,
two plays later he crashed
through the line to score.
The Aces scored twice in the
second quarter when Wayne
Ashley raced 24 yards and near
the end of the quarter Dickey
Cobb connected with Douglas
Twiddy from the 42-yard line.
Near the end of the third quar
ter Harry Spruill lugged the ball
seven yards to score. Early in
the fourth quarter Ashley crash
ed through the line from the 13
yard line and several plays later
he raced 64 yards to register the
final touchdown.
Douglas Sexton did an out
standing job, adding four points
out of five attempts to kick after
touchdown. The other extra
point was made by Spruill
through the line.
In the offensive department
Ashley, Mayo, Spruill and Sex
tor. consistently added yardage
and had very little trouble, with
1 good blocking to evade the Wil
ligmstoh defense. Dickey eobb
performed ‘ well at quarterback
and played the entire game.
. Edenton’s defense also showed
' considerable improvement with
Continued on Page 3, Section 2
Historical Group
Will Be Guests Os
Local Woman’s Club
The Edenton-Chowan County
Historical Commission members i
will be guests of the Edenton |
■Woman’s Club at its October
meeting. This will be a dinner
meeting at 1 o’clock Wednesday ,
afternoon, October 3, at the!
Edenton Restaurant.
Dr. Robert Lee Humber of
Greenville, chairman of the com-1
mission, will address the club at
the meeting.
. The commission was created j
fc>y the North Carolina Legisla
ture upon petition from the
Edenton Woman’s Club for the
purpose of acquiring and main
taining local historical sites.
Commission members will have
their regular meeting at St.
Paul’s Parish House following
the luncheon.
Mrs. Elton Forehand, president
of the Woman’s Club, urges all
members to attend the meeting.
20 Years Ago]
As Found In lit FiUs Os j
The Chpwan Hsrald j
George A. Helms tendered his
resignation as Edenton's Chief
of Police to assume the chief
tancy of the guards at the U. S.
Marine Corps Air ( Station at
Edenton.
Henry Hopp, soil conservation
ist of the V. S. Department of
Agriculture wrote to the Cham
ber of Commerce for information
Continued on Page 8. Section 1
Mrs. Jack Leary Is Elected New
President Os Hospital Auxiliary
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary I
•met Friday afternoon, September
21, at the nurses’ home, wherf
new officers for the year were
: elected. Mrs. J. D. Elliott,
’\p resident, presided over the
meeting and the devotional was
| conducted by Mrs. Jack Leary.
U»t Those elected were: President,
Mrs. Jack Leary; vice .president,
lire. Roland Vaughan; secretary,
übrs. J. Clarence Leary and
ifeasßfer, Mrs. Jesse Harrell.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
[Meeting Changed]
Mayor John Mitehener an
nounced early this week that the
October meeting of Town Coun
cil has been postponed two days.
The meeting will be held in the
Municipal Building Thursday
night. October 11, at 8 o'clock
instead of Tuesday night, Octo
ber 9.
Reason for postponement of
the regular meeting is the Dis
trict Democratic rally which will
be held in Edenton Tuesday
night, October 9.
Plans Complete
For Chowan Fair
Expected to Be One
Os Best Held In
Many Years
Next week is Fair Week in
Chowan County at the American
Legion Grounds on Highway 17
and it is expected to be> one of
the best fairs in years. Fire
works nightly, a new show on
the midway and craft demon
strations are a few of the high
lights.
Preparations for the fair are
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Plans Being Made To Conduct
Adult Classes At High School
Sponsored by the Edenton Wo-,
man’s Clubrpreßaytions are now
beiftg made to rftarif*Bßult edu
cation courses at the John A.
Holmes High School. All adults
interested in taking courses in
typing, bookkeeping,. shorthand,
art, science, math, and French,
are requested to meet in the
lunch room of the John A.
Holmes High School on Tues
day night, October 2, at 7:30
o’clock for an organizational
meeting.
The course will run for 12
weeks, and the cost will be
$12.00, or SI.OO per session if at
least 10 sign up for any one
Officers installed
j For Local Jaycettes
Mrs. Ethel LaVoie Is
President of New
. Organization
The Edenton Jaycettes, ac
companied by their husbands,
met in the Edenton Restaurant
Thursday night, September 20,
at 7 o’clock to install the first
officers of the new club.
Mrs. Jeannie Evans served as
mistress of ceremony. After the
invocation by the Rev. Hugh
Evans, a delicious dinner was
enjoyed by everyone.
Charlotte Waller introduced
special guests, Mrs. Mary L.
Browning, who composed the
Continued on Page 6—Sivtioii l
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, October 1,
at 8 o’clock. Mrs. W. P. Good
win, worthy matron,- requests all
members to make a special ef
fort to be present.
(installed in January.
The speaker for the occasion
was Dr. L. P. Williams, Jr., who
very interesting spoke on ,r Why
I Came To Edenton, What I
Brought With Me, What I Found,
Here and What I Hope To Do.”
The Auxiliary voted to have]
meetings listed on the Com-;
munity Birthday Calendar and j
reports were heard from the
chairman. )
Hostesses for the meeting. (
wisre Mrs. Richard Hardin aind]:
Mrs. Joe Thorud. i>
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 27, 1962.
Woodrow Lowe Is
AgainNamedFarm
Bureau President
Large Number At
tend Meeting Held
In Armory Thurs
day Night
Chowan County Farm Bureau
held its annual meeting in the
Edenton armory Thursday night
when a large number of mem
bers and their families enjoyed a
chicken dinner. President Wood
row Lowe presided over the
meeting.
The principal speaker for the
jccasion was A. C. (Lon) Ed
wards of Hookerton, who is a
past executive vice president of
the North Carolina Farm Bu
reau and at present is president
of the Greene County Farm Bu
reau.
Mr. Edwards spoke very en
thusiastically about the import
ant role played by farmers and
the necessity to have a strong
Farm Bureau in order to look
after the interests of farming.
He pointed out the importance
)f working together and to keep
well informed.
During the meeting officers
for the Chowan Farm Bureau
were elected. Woodrow Lowe
was re-elected president. David
Bateman was elected vice presi
dent and Carroll Byrum was
elected secretary and treasurer.
Directors elected were Bristoe
Perry, Edward Goodwin, George
Lewis, T. O. Asbell, Jimmy Par
rish, Harry Lee Winslow, Thomas
Paul Griffin, W. M. Hare and
J. Beecher Ward.
I course. If less than 10 sign up
for a- course, the cost will vary
according' to hcAv many take' the •
I course.
The first regular session will
be held on Tuesday night, Octo
ber 9, beginning at 8 o’clock,
with a two-hour period each
Tuesday night for 12 weeks.
Any person needing additional
information before the organiza
tional meeting should call the
principal’s office, phone 3513.
The Woman’s Club is very
well pleased with the response
in previous year and is hopeful
many will enroll for the various
courses again this year.
Handicap Week
October 7 To 13
15 Persons Now Reg
istered In Local Em
ployment Office
A recent survey of application
files in the Edenton office of the
Employment Security Commis
sion revealed that there are 15
handicapped persons registered
and available for work.
William A. Hollar, .manager of
the local Employment Security
office, stated that time and ex
perience have shown that it is
profitable to hire handicapped
people, both from the standpoint
of production and dependability.
The week of October 7-13 has
been declared “Employ The
Handicapped Week”. The local
Employment Security Commis
sion offfce is cooperating with
Mayor John A- Mitchener, Jr.,
and his committee in the pro
motion of this very worthy and
important program.
Hollar stated, the Employ
ment Security Commission urg
es every employer who has a
vacancy to consider hiring a
handicap—it is a good policy.
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
ON MONDAY. OCTOBER 1
Chowan County Commission
ers will hold their October
meeting Monday morning, Octo
ber 1, at 9 o’clock at the Court
House.
LEGION MEETS TUESDAY
Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the
American Legion will meet on j
Tuesday night, October 2, at g|
o’clock. Some important busi-1
ness is scheduled to be consid- (
ered, so that Commander Alex-)
ander Deßlois urges a large at- ,
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LOTS O’ LEARNIN—George Baker show surprise as he
gazes at the stack of books which he will be getting ac
quainted with in future.. He is a first grader in Hollywood.
Chowan Ruritan Club Plans To
Sponsor Livestock Show - Sale
The Chowan Ruritan Club vot
ed to sponsor the Chowan Live
stock Show and Sale next
spring. The show and sale will
be limited to junior exhibitors.
All 4-H and FFA boys and girls,
as well as other county youth,
will be eligible to enter swine
and steers in the show and sale.
Those persons interested in se
curing steers should contact E..
S. White, vocational agriculture
28 Attend First Management
Institute Class Held Thursday
An administrative management;
institute co-sponsored by the
Edenton Chamber of Commerce,
(tlx ’Snvtfl. Biis.j.ne,\s, j Administra
tion and the N. C. LP Gas Asso
ciation held a very successful
initial session last Thursday with
28 business owners and mana
gers in attendance from Eden
ton and adjacent towns, accord
ing to Hiram J. Mayo, chair
man of the Education Commit
tee of the Edenton chamber of
Commerce. The institute is be
ing held each Thursday night
from 7:30 to 9:30 in the library
of John A. Holmes High School.
4 H Club Pullet
Show And Sale At
Armory October 1
Pullets Will Be Auc
tioned Off to High
est Bidder By Exten
sion Specialist
The second annual 4-H Club
pullet show’ and sale will be
held at the Edenton National
Guard armory on Monday, Octo
ber 1, at 2 P. M. Sixty-three
Harco Red pullets will be shown
and auctioned off to the highest
bidders.
The show and sale is held in
connection with the 4-H Club
pullet chain that was establish-
Conlinued on Page 2—Section 1
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edehton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President
Carlton Jackson urges every |
Jaycee to be present. i
National Eye-Bank Week Will
Be Oberved Week Os Oct. 1-7
The week of October 1-7 will
be observed as National Eye-
Bank Week.
The North Carolina Eye-Bank,
an affiliate of the Eye-Bank As
sociation of America, has made
vital and significant contribu- ]
tions to citizens of North Caro
lina seeking to obtain and re
gan the priceless blessing of
sight.
The pioneer eye-bank proced
ures bring promise of sight
through corneal transplantation!
to tens of thousands.
October, 1962, marks the first;
teacher, or Harry Venters, as
sistant county agricultural agent,
as soon as possible.
The Ryland Ruritan Club will
also be asked to help sponsor
the Livestock Show and Sale.
The sale will operate under the
same rules as last year with the
exception that it will be limited
to youth and no adults will ex
hibit animals. Rule changes and
j other details will be published
as soon as they are worked out.
..i The topic of the first session
| was “Analyzing Functions of
Management” and the discussion
was conducted by Dr. Richard I.
Levin, professor; School of Busi
ness Administration, UNC. Chap
el Hill. Dr. Levin is a native
of Williamston, a graduate of
N. C. State and is vice president
of Valley View Farms, Inman,
S. C- Management responsibili
ties were analyzed as opposed to
operations and those tools and
skills which have made manage
ment a profession rather than a
“guessing game”.
ontimied on Page 4—Section 1
Teachers Guests Os
Rotarians Tonight
Annual Banquet Will
Be Held at Masonic
Temple
Tonight (Thursday) all of the
white school teachers and wives
of Rotarians will be guests of
the Edenton Rotary Club when
the annual teachers’ and ladies’
night will be observed. The af
fair will be held at the Masonic
Temple beginning at 7 o’clock
with the dinner being served by
members of the Eastern Star.
President W. B. Rosevear
Continued on Page 3—Section I
BAND PARENTS POSTPONE
MEETING TO OCTOBER 8
Edenton’s Band Parents Asso
ciation has postponed its Octo
ber meeting from Monday night,
October l, to Monday night, Oc
: tober 8. Members of the band
will be selling tickets at the
Chowan Fair, so that Mrs. John
Bunch, president, postponed the
i meeting for another week.
anniversary of the beginning of
the Eye-Bank Association of
America, and the eleventh year
of the North Carolina Eye-Bank,
Inc.
During the week all citizens
are urged to inform themselves
j of . this great organization and its
tremendous and priceless contri
bution to those human beings
whose God-given faculty of sight
is impaired or denied them.
Anyone interested in making
a contribution to the eye bank
! is asked to contact Dr. Richard
Hardin or any member of the,
, Edenton Lions Club.
Aces Shaping Up
For Scotland Neck
Here Friday Night
Players and Fans En
couraged Due to Vic
tory Over Williams
ton Last Week j
Encouraged by their confer
ence victory over Williamston
■ High School Friday night, Eden
ton’s Aces are preparing for
their second conference game
Friday night, September 28.
The Aces are scheduled to meet
Scotland Neck High School on
Hicks Field at 8 o’clock.
On paper the “Fighting Scots”
Continued on Page 3—Section !
Local Post Office Commended
For Savings Stamp Promotion
j Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt
\ says he has received a letter
from William H. Neal, national
i director of the U- S. Savings
" Bonds program, commending the
| local post office for its efforts
in the promotion and sale of
IU. S. Savings Stamps,
j “You and your associates have
j helped to make the Treasury's
school Savings Program the suc
cess it is today,” Mr. Neal wrote.
“It is regarded as a most im
portant instrument in teaching
citizenship and thrift.
“Now as another new school
year opens, you will again have
the opportunity of contributing j
New 1363 Models
Chevrolet Will Be
On Display Friday
N. J. George Invites
Public to Visit the
Showroom on North
Broad Street
Friday’, September 28, will be
i big day for George Chevrolet
Company, when the new 1963
Chevrolets will be displayed in
the showroom on North Broad
Street. N. J. George, manager,
extends a cordial invitation to
the general public to visit the
showroom and inspect the new
models. Mr. George says the
most dramatic changes in the
history of Chevrolet have been
made in the 1963 models. Four
distinctive lines of 1963 Chevro
let automobiles Will go on sale
in Chevrolet dealerships across
the nation Friday.
Offering 33 models in four
separate categories—each aimed
rt a specific segment of the
narket—the 1963 cars represent
faith in a continued strong na
tional economy by Chevrolet,
which is already on its way to
setting an all-time industry sales
record for 1962.
“Come out and see the big
iarade of 1963 Chevrolet mod
els,” says Mr. George.
Master Point Bridge
Game Tuesday, Oct. 2
The first master point dupli
cate bridge game to be played
in Edenton will be held on
Tuesday night, October 2. at 8
o’clock at the Barker House.
For the past three Tuesday even
ings, fractional point games have
been held at 7:30 P. M., but due
to the distance of travel for out
of-town players, the master point
games will begin at 8 P. M.
Admission for these games is
SI.OO and for fractional games,
50 cents.
Duplicate bridge is being
sponsored by the Edenton Wo
man’s Club and all bridge play
ers are welcome to attend.
Guest Preacher At
Methodist Church
r
The Rev. Van T- Crawford,
pastor of the Edenton Methodist
Church, announces that Dr.
Thomas A. Collins of Rocky
Mount will be the guest preach
er Sunday morning, September
30, at the 11 o’clock service.
Dr. Collins is president of the
Wesleyan College at Rocky
Mount, and the public is cordial
ly invited to hear his message.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
“^ —— II ——■—
Tentative Plans Made
For Democratic District
Rally In Edenton Oct. 9th
L Players Needed |
Announcement was made early
this week that three more teams
are needed to complete the
bridge marathon sponsored by
the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary.
Playing is scheduled to begin
Monday, October 1 and anyone
interested in entering the con
test is requested to phone Mrs.
Ed Bond, 3736, or Mrs. Herbert
Hollowell, Jr„ 3649.
to this important means of thrift
education. I personally believe
that a part of every American’s
savings belongs in U. S. Savings
Bonds, and there is no better
place to’ begin than with the
youthful investment in Savings
Stamps.
“On behalf of the Treasury
Department, may I express sin
cere appreciation and ask for
your continued active cooperation.
Through the sale of U. S- Sav
ings Stamps you offer a con
venient service to schools, and
to the public in general.’’
Postmaster Chestnutt express-
Cont’nu'd on Page 4, Section 1
New 1963 Fords
Will Be On Display
Friday-Saturday
New Models Will Be
On Exhibition at Al
bemarle Motor Com
pany Showrooms
Albemarle Motor Company ex
: tends a cordial invitation to the
general public to visit their
showroom on West Hicks Street
Friday and Saturday. Septem
ber 28 and 23.
At that time the new 1963
Ford cars will be on exhibition,
and this year’s Ford line includes
44 exciting new models.
During the showing gifts will
be given to visitors and refresh
ments will be served.
Officials of the Albemarle
Motor Company are well pleas
ed with the new models. “No
matter what model you choose,"
they say, “driving will be more
fun and less fuss than ever.
Dramatic quality advances make
.these ’63's the best-built cars
iin Ford's history. There's a 1963
Ford for every personality, poe
ketbook or purpose—44 models—
twice as many as five years
ago.”
HOLMES SPEAKER AT
CHOWAN PTA MEETING
| The October meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association of
Chowan High School will meet
in the high school auditorium
on Monday night, Cctober 1, at
8 o’clock.
The Rev. George B. Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, will be the guest speak
er. All parents, teachers and
interested friends are invited to
attend.
Chowan Home Demonstration
Clubs Plan Crafts Booth At Fair
A crafts booth with Home
Demonstration Club members
demonstrating various crafts will
be a special feature of the Cho
wan County Fair this year.
Nine different crafts will be on
display in the booth during the
week with a club member dem
onstrating each afternoon and
night.
Following are the crafts to be
demonstrated, the club member
demonstrating, and the time:
Tuesday, October 2, tin craft,
Mrs. Jack Leary, 7:30-9:30.
Wednesday, October 3, hooked
rugs, Mrs. Belle Parker, 2:30-5:30.
Wednesday, October 3, braided
f
FIGHT CANCER
WITH 4 CHECKUP
AND CHECK
•\ ,
Final Arrangements
Will Be Made By the
Executive Committee
At Meeting Friday
The Chowan County Demo
cratic Executive Committee met
recently at the Court House and
made preliminary plans for the
forthcoming First District rally
to be held in Edenton Tuesday,
October 9.
L. E. Griffin, county chairman,
appointed several committees and
tentative plans call for a parade
from the Court House to the
I armory, where there will be
band playing, speech making and
supper served.
Governor Terry Sanford and
First District Congressman Her
bert C- Bonner will be present
as well as many other state and
district party leaders. The pa
rade is slated to start at 6:00
o’clock P. M., and the rally at
the armory to begin at 6:30
o’clock P. M.
This is the first rally to be
held in Chowan County in over
20 years and a large turnout is
expected from all the counties
in the district. The executive
committee will meet Friday, Sep
tember 28th, to complete plans
for the rally.
Thrift Sale Sept.
28 - 29 In Former
Hobowsky Store
Friday and Saturday, Sep
tember 28 and 29, Edenton Wo
man’s Club will hold a thrift
sale. The sale will be held in
the former Hobowsky store on
Broad Street and will be in pro
gress Friday from 12 o’clock
noon to 5:30 o'clock and on Sat
urday from 9 A. M., to 6 P M.
During the sale all kinds of
good used clothing will be of
fered at very exceptional bar
gain prices.
Proceeds from the sale will
be used for various projects
sponsored by the Woman’s Club.
License Office Closed
Tuesday, October 2nd
James White, local automobile
license examiner, announces that
his office at the police station
will be closed all day Tuesday,
October 2. Mr. White will be
attending a school at Chapel Hill
which is the reason for the of
fice being closed.
The office will be open as
usual Monday of next week.
I civic calendar ]
October 7 through October 13
will be observed as "Employ
The Handicapped Week".
Edenton Rotarians will be
hosts to their wives and white
school teachers of the county at
a banquet tonight (Thursday) at
the Masonic Temple at 7 o'clock.
Dr. Thomas A- Collins, presi
dent of Wesleyan Colleqe at
Rocky Mount, will preach at the
II o'clock service Sunday morn
ing, September 30, at the Eden
ton Methodist Church.
An organizational meeting for
adult education courses at the
John A. Holmes High School
will be held Tuesday night, Oc
tober 2, in the lunch room.
Members of the Edenton-Cho-
Continued on Page 4. Section 1
'' rugs, Mrs. Fred Bunch. 7:30-9:30.
; j Thursday, October 4, chair
I i bottoming, Mrs. Carlton Perry,
2:30-5:30.
Thursday, October 4, pine
■ | needle craft, Mrs. Jesse Harmon,
II 7:30-9:30.
! i Friday, October 5. stool bot
• j toming, Mrs. Harold Bunch,
I 2:30-5:30.
Friday, October 5, copper tool
: ing. Mrs. Fred Bunch, 7:30-9:30.
Saturday, October 6, chair
caning. Mrs. T- L. Ward,
, 2:30-5:30.
I Saturday, October 6, decorat-
I ed mints (not a craft but some
thing of special interest), Mrs.
i W. H. Saunders, 7:30-9:30.
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