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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXXIX.-Number 41
Aces And Yellow Jackets
Thrill Many Spectators
Battling To 0-0 Score
Elizabeth City Misses
Winning Touchdown
By Inches on Last
Play of Game
Presenting a splendid exhibi
tion of defensive football, Eden
ton’s Aces and the Elizabeth
City Yellow Jackets thrilled an
overflow crowd in Elizabeth
City Friday night when the two
ancient rivals battled to a 0-0
tie score. So stubborn was the
defensive units of both teams
that the ball see-sawed back and
forth on the gridiron all night,
so that neither team threatened
seriously to score save on the
last play of the game when the
Yellow Jackets lacked only inch
es of scoring the winning touch
down.
Punts were exchanged and
near the end of the game the
Yellow Jackets had the ball on
the Edenton 37. However, Billy
Twiddy happened to be at the
right place at the right time and
hung on to a Jacket pass on the
Edenton 20. With only H sec
onds remaining in the game
Quarterback Dickie Cobb tried a
pass which was snatched by
Harold Woolery. Woolery ap
peared headed for the winning
touchdown with no Edenton
tacklers very near him. How
ever, Wayne Ashley made his
way toward the pay dirt stripe
just in time to pull Woolery
down from behind only a mat
ter of inches from the goal line.
The play sent up a thunderous
cheer, for many Elizabeth City
spectators figured the touch
down was made but when ruled
Continued on Page 4. Section 2
Winners At Showing
Os ’63 Rambler Cars
Gene Perry, owner and op
erator of Edenton Motor Com
pany, has announced the win
ners of three cash prizes during
the grand showing of the new
1963 Rambler automobiles.
The new cars went on display
Friday of last week when many
people visited the showroom.
The three winners were D. R.
Faiacloth, $35; Fred E- Keeter,
$25 and R. D. Dixon, sls.
20 Years Ago ]
As Found In 1<« Files Ot j
The Chowan Herald j
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With 143 Edenlon ladies tak
ing part, the Chowan County
Chapter of the Red Cross com
pleted the last of 30.000 surgical
dressings which completed the
month's quota.
Wade Leary was promoted to
major in the U. S. Air Corps
at Shaw Field, Sumter, S< C.
Thirty-two colored men left
Edenton for Fort Bragg to
undergo their final physical ex
aminations prior to being in
ducted into the army.
William P. Jones resumed his
duties at Fort Bragg after be
ing confined in a hospital for
two weeks.
Wird reached Edenton that
Captain George Major White
died at Camp Stewart, <6Mr., as
the result of an airplane acci
dent.
Continued on Page 4 —Section 1
Government Sales Conference
And Clinic For Manufacturers
The attehtion of Chowan
County manufacturers who are;
interested in the possibility of
securing government supply con
tracts is directed to the follow
ing letter received by the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce from
Thomas B. Broughton, Chief,
Community Development Sec
tion, N. C- Department of Con
servation and Development, Ra
leigh.
“We are 'now assured that the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration will participate
in the Government Sales Con
-4 ference and Clinic in Chapel
i Hill. October 23 and 24. This
| will be held in the Institute of
* Government, and will open at
®!3O each morning. North Caro- 1
JLina is close to several NASA
THE CHOWAN HERALD
C. Os C. President
Names Chairmen
George Byrum Says
Chairmen Will Ap
point Associates
Five committee chairman
ships for the Edenton Chamber
of Commerce 1962-63 fiscal year
which started October 1, have
been named by President George
A. Byrum. The chairmanship
appointments went to the fol
lowing:
Education Committee, Hiram
Mayo, superintendent of Eden
ton city schools; Highway Com
mittee, W. P. “Spec” Jones, ad-
Coniinued on Page 5, Section 1
Henry Bunch Winner
In Whole Hog Sale
Tom Ford, manager of the
Edenton Goodyear store, an
nounced Saturday night that
Henry Bunch, Route 3, Edenton,
was winner in the Whole Hog
Sale held in the Goodyear store.
A dressed pig was on display in
a deep freeze and those who en
tered the contest were obliged
to guess how much the hog
weighed and the closest guesser
to the correct weight won the
hog.
Many people guessed in the
contest with weights ranging
with far less to much more than
the actual weight.
The closest guess was made by
Mr. Bunch who guessed 99 Vi
pounds. The actual weight was
99 pounds and three ounces.
Miss Shirley Chappell Chosen v
As ‘Miss Chowan High School’
At a meeting held in the gym
nasium at Chowan High School
Thursday night Miss Shirley
Chappell, a senior, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Chappell,
was chosen ‘‘Miss Chowan High
School”.
At the same time Miss Nancy
Parrish, daughter of Mrs. Lloyd
Parrish, was chosen homecoming
queen and Miss Judy Haste, j
daughter of Mrs. Frank Taylor,!
was chosen senior attendant.
The two runners-up were Jo
Ann Chappell and Sonny White.
The winners were announced
by judges, Miss Lou Williamson,
Miss Bird Anderson and Tommy
Heath, all members of the John
Percy N. Roberson
Sent To Missouri
Airman Third Class Percy N-
Roberson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alphonso E. Roberson of Route
1, Tyner, is being reassigned to
Whiteman AFB, Missouri, fol
lowing his graduation from the
United States Air Force techni
cal training course for jet air
craft mechanics at Amarillo AFB
in Texas.
Airman Roberson was trained
to maintain and service jet air
craft and aircraft systems.
The airman attended Chowan
High School.
installations and is. a natural
' source of supply for many pro
ducts and services.
‘Tn addition, the NortH Caro
lina Division- of Purchase and t
Contract has arranged to partici-j
pate. There is an excellent!
chance that the Base ’ procure- <
ment Officers from all of our j
North Carolina military instal- j
lations will also participate.”
Never before has so much
government buying power been
assembled at one point in the
state. It presents a wonderful
opportunity for manufacturers in
Chowan County to learn about
government buying. Those in
terested in attending one or both
days should contact the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce office be
fore Saturday, October 20.
Edenton, Chowan County, Morth Carolina, Thursday, October 11, 1962.
Plans Shaping Up
For Lac annual
HaUowi |f Party
u
15th Anni \ \ Affair
Scheduled fc 3 e Held
Wednesday, Oct. 31
At 5:30 P. M.
Mrs. George Alma Byrum is
chairman of the annual Hal
loween party which will be held
Wednesday afternoon, October
31, at 5:30 o’clock. This annual
party is sponsored by the Eden
ton Woman’s Club.
Mi'S. Byrum said that this
will be the 15th year that the
party, which is free for the
children of Chowan County, has
been held. She added that it
would be impossible to have the
party, which is one of the larg
est of its kind in the state, with
out the generous contributions
by the local merchants.
With the big event coming
soon, children are urged to con
jure up their best costumes and
compete for the prizes for the
best, the funniest and the most
unusual costumes given to a boy
and a girl.
Everyone is invited to enter
floats in the parade preceding
the party with prizes to be
awarded for the best motor and
non-motor floats.
Assisting Mrs. Byrum in pre
paration for the big event are:
Mrs. Charlie Small, witches’
brew; Mrs. John Raines, hot
dogs; Mrs. Frances Shore, pea
nuts; Mrs. Blair Gibson, apples;
Mrs. Elwood Nixon, candy; Mrs.
John Douglas, fish pond; Mrs.
Warren Twiddy, talking witch;
Mrs. William Cozart, movies;
Mrs. Bob Waller, hayride; Mrs.
Thomas Byrum, Jr., popcorn;
Mrs. Kermit Layton, fortunes;
Mrs. Edward Bond, prizes; Mrs.
Thomas Ward, supplies; Mrs.
Tom Bass, tickets; Mrs. N. J.
George, parade, and Mrs. J. p.
Ricks, Jr., publicity.
A. Holmes High School faculty.
The contestants, including all of
the senior girls, were judged on
beauty, poise, costume, voice,
personality, intelligence and in
terview. D. J. Johnson, senior
sponsor, acted as master of cere
monies and interviewed all of
the girls.
Attendants selected by the stu
dent body included: Junior class,
Judy Bunch; sophomore class,
I Marilyn Baker; freshman class,
i Kaye Ward; eighth frade, Be
linda Perry, and seventh grade,
Emily Bass.
Homecoming night will be ob
served at the final basketball
game of the forthcoming sea
son.
Contract Is Awarded
Local Concern For
Church In Hertford
Ross Inglis, secretary of Eden
ton Construction Company, re
ports that on September 28, his
company was awarded a con
tract by the First Methodist
Church in Hertford for altera
tions and additions to the church,
amounting to about $60,000.
The foundation has been com
pleted, and work is expected to
be completed early next year.
Brick will be used in the one
story educational building, which
will provide 6,800 square feet
of floor space.
Unusual features of this job
are the light-weight concrete
roof, some partitions removable
j for future expansion, and plen
ty of window grea.
W. C. Burgess, AIA, of Raleigh
is the architect.
This is the first part of a long
| term complete rebuilding of the
rFellowship Building, church it
{self, and parsonage. About $lO,-
000 worth of renovations are to
| be done to the existing building.
SOCIETY WILL DELIVER
CHICKEN SALAD PLATES
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
Church will deliver chicken
salad suppers Thursday after
noon, October 18, from 5 to 6
o’clock. Anyone desiring a plate
is requested to call Mrs. Cecil
Fry, phone 3579. Plates will be
delivered at SI.OO per plate.
New Doctor At Medical Center
sit
DR. DAVID WRIGHT
The Chowan Medical Center announces the addition of Dr.
David Wright to its staff. The Medical Center now has six phy
sicians to augment its services to the community.
New Director Employed For
Pettigrew Regional Library
Miss Dorothy M. Harbin of
Atlanta, Ga., will become direc
tor of the Pettigrew Regional
Library January 1, 1963, Mrs.
J. R. Campbell of Plymouth,
chairman of the Regional Board,
has announced.
Miss Harbin succeeds Mrs. Eu
genia R. Babylon, who organized
the three-county regional !i- ;
brary in 1955. Mrs. Babylon re- 1
signed in 1960. The region has
been without a director since
that time.
During this interim the re- \
Homecoming Will
Be Held Friday At
Local High School
‘Royalty’ Will Be An
nounced During Half
Time of Aces-Beau
fort Football Game
» ■
Homecoming for alumni of
John A. Holmes High School will
be held Friday, October 12.
A homecoming prince and prin
cess will be chosen from the
Junior High School and a home
coming king and queen will De
chosen from the Senior High
High School.
Prior to the Edenton-Beau
fort football game, the candi
dates for homecoming prince,
princess, king and queen will
ride in a parade down Broad
Street. The parade, led by the
Holmes High School Band, will
include the varsity cheerleaders,
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
R’OTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House.
Following the dinner the club
will conduct a club forum, so
that President W. B- Rosevear is
very anxious to have every Ro
tarian present.
Edenton’s Javcees Endorse
J
Court Reform Amendment
Edenton Jaycees at their last
meeting voted to endorse the
proposed Constitutional Amend
ment for improved courts in
North Carolina.
It is essential to vote on this
amendment, the Jaycees point
out in order to begin a state
wide system of uniform courts
and to provide equal justice for
511 citizens wherever they may
live.
The Edenton Jaycees will con
duct a public speaking campaign
among local organizations in be
half of the constitutional amend
ment for improved courts, ac
cording to Carlton Jackson, Jay
cee president.
The local effort is -part of a
statewide Jayceex speaking cam
gional board and the staff have
directed the work, with assist
ance from the State Library in
Raleigh.
Miss Harbin holds a B.A. de
gree from the University of Chi
cago and a Master of Librarian
ship degree from Emory Univer
sity at Atlanta. She is at this
time employed in Georgia.
The Pettigrew Regional Li
brary is made up of libraries
in Washington, Tyrrell and Cho
wan counties. The Washington
County Library in Plymouth is
headquarters.
Punt, Pass And
Kick Contest For
Boys 7 Through 11
l
Sponsored By Albe
marle Motor Co.; No
vember 3 Is Deadline
For Boys to Enter
Sponsored by the Albemarle
Motor Company, a Ford Dealers
Punt, Pass and Kick contest will
be held in Edenton. School
boys from 7 through 11 years
old will be eligible to partici
pate.
Many prizes are scheduled to
be awarded in the contest which
will be held on a national basis.
Among the prizes will be Na
tional Football League warm-up
jackets, football helmets, foot
balls autographed by the 1961
Green Bay Packers champion
ship team, ■ trips to National
Football League games, complete
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
BACK TAXES COLLECTED
Sheriff Earl Goodwin reports
I that during ' September he col
j lected $2,266.63 for delinquent
! taxes. The amount represents
j back taxes for the years 1952 to
1961. The balance of uncollect
ed taxes during this 10-year pe-
Iriod still amounts to $71,862.93.
paign in cooperation with the
N. C. Citizens Committee for Im
proved Courts. /
Presidents or program chair
men of civic, church, and pro
fessional groups are being urged
.to contact Caswell Edmundson
at 3211 to arrange for a court
improvement presentation.
. The constitutional amendment
would require the General As
sembly to set up a uniform sys
tem of courts below the Superior
Court level by 1971. It would
set up a system of district courts
and would eliminate the present
fee system by which justices of
the peace receive pay only upon
rendering a guilty verdict.
Courts would be set up on the
basis of need and would be pre
sided over by full-time judges.
Open House At
New Employment
Office October 18
Public Invited to At
tend Affair to Be
Held From 4 to 6:30
O’clock
William A. Hollar, manager
of the Edenton office of the
North Carolina Employment Se
curity Commission, announced
early this week that plans are
being made to observe open
house in the new building on
North Broad Street. The observ
ance is scheduled to be held
Thursday afternoon, October 18,
j from 4 to 6:30 o’clock.
Mr. Hollar points out that the
I office is very attractive and
, modern in every respect and he
feels that the new additions and
facilies will enable the Edenton
office to improve and extend its
services in this area.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the open house cele
bration, where the personnel will
be delighted to show visitors
around and explain the activi
ties of the office.
Jeff Ward In Play
At East Carolina
Jeff Ward of Edenton will ap
pear in the Theatre of the Wo
man’s College production of
“Pajama Game’’ October 17-20 in
the Woman’s College Aycock
Auditorium at Greensboro.
Following the performances at
Woman’s College he will be one
of the 18 thespians making a
six-week tour of this country's
Northeast Command, Newfound
land, Labrador, Greenland and
Iceland beginning October 22
under the auspices of the USO.
Brush Burning Permit Needed
To Comply With State’s Laws
Between October 1 and June
1 it is unlawful for anyone to
start any outdoor fire within
500 feet of any woodland be
tween the hours of midnight
and 4 P. M.* without first on- j
taining a brush burning permit 1
if they are more than 100 feet
from an occupied dwelling.
The brush burning law, N. C.
General Statute 14-139, was en
acted to help protect the forests
and property of citizens of North I
Carolina during the normally
dry periods of the winter and
spring months when a high per
centage of forest fires are start
ed. Statistics show that a large
percentage of forest fires are
started by careless brush and
debris burning.
The permit does not relieve
the permitee of responsibility
for complying with all other
forest fire laws. Or the respon
sibility under the civil laws for
Carolista Fletcher’s
Art To Be Exhibited
Senior art students at East
Carolina College who will stage
one-man shows of their work
during the current academic year
have been announced by Dr.
Wellington B. Gray, director of
the Department of Art.
Fourteen exhibitions, each last
ing approximately two weeks,
will present work in painting,
graphic arts, ceramics, sculpture,
and crafts. Shows will be hung
in the Hallway Gallery, Rawl
building, and will be open to the
public.
The series of exhibitions by
talented seniors is staged each
year at the college as a special
attraction offered by the De
partment of Art.
Among those whose work will
be shown will be Carolista
Fletcher of Edenton, the date be
ing March 30 to April 12.
Miss Fletcher was also ap
pointed exchange editor for the
East Carolina College student
literary magazine, ‘‘The Rebel".
Band Parents Will
Meet October 15th
Edenton’s Band Parents Asso
ciation will hold a meeting Mon
day night, October 15. The
meeting will be held in the band
room at 7:30 o’clock and Mrs.
John Bunch, president, urges all
members to be present
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Large Crowd Os Faithful
Democrats Gather Here
For First District Rally
14MerchantsStart
Fall 'Blitz' On Prices
Many Bargains Offer
ed During 3 - Day
Sales Promotion
Today (Thursday), Friday and
Saturday, a group of Edenton
merchants are participating in a
“Fall Bargain Blitz.” The event
is sponsored by the Merchants
Committee of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce.
During the three-day “Blitz”
the participateing merchants
will offer many bargains as the
result of reducing prices to rock
bottom levels on seasonable and
timely merchandise. They are
hopeful that regular customers
" ill share in the wonderful sav
ings and that new customers in
the Edenton trading area will
also take advantage of many of
the bargains.
The participating merchants
include the following: P & Q
Super Market, Hollowell’s Rex
all Drug Store, Cuthrell’s De
partment Store, the Goodyear
Store, Albemarle Motor Com
pany, Mitchener’s Pharmacy. M.
G. Brown Company, the Elliott
Company, Western Gas Service,
Belk-Tyler’s, Hughes - Parker
Hardware Company, Tots &
Teens Shop. Quinn Furnituie
Company and Bvrum Hardware
Company.
Only a few of the many bar
gains being offered during the
“Blitz”'- appear in this issue of
The Herald.
any damage to the property of
others by the fire. The permit
also does not authorize the per
mittee to burn while there is a
high wind blowing and the
woods are dangerously dry.
Violation of this law is a imis
demeanor and conviction shall
bring a fine of not more than
SSO or imprisonment of not
more than 30 days.
Brush burning permits are
free of charge and car. be se
cured from Roger Spivey, county
forest ranger, the local district
forest warden or from the fol
lowing burning permit agents:
Asa Griffin. Frank L. Wil
liams, Hoskin Harrell. H. A.
Perry. Willis Bond, C. T. Dixon.
W. E. Smith, Troy Toppin. C. C.
Nixon. Melvin Evans, W. R.
Bunch’s store at Tyner, Melvin
A. By rum’s store at Tyner, H. R.
Peele. Ryland Post Office, Mor
ris & Hinton store and L. C.
Briggs’ store.
Efhvood F. Hunch |j
Student Teacher i
East Carolina College’s stu
dent teaching program for the
fall quarter includes 162 seniors!
who are conducting classes in
more than thirty public schools
in Eastern North Carolina. |
Thirty-nine are doing work, in j
the primary and grammar grades,
108 in high r schools, and fifteen
are teaching either art or music
at all grade levels.
Listed in the group of student I
teachers is Edwood F. Bunch;
of Edenton, who is teaching in-|
dustrial arts at Rocky Mount ■
Junior High School.
Dr. David Wright Added To
Chowan Medical Center Staff
The Chowan Medical Center
j announces the addition of an
other physician, Dr. David
Wright, to its staff.
Dr. Wright comes to Edenton
after completing three years of
duty with the U. S. Air Force
|in England, where he did ob
! stetrics and gynecology pre- j
dominantly. Dr. Wright wasj
born in Onawa, lowa, received I
his B.A. degree at the Univer-'
1 sity of lowa and his M.D. de- 1
, gvee from Bowran Gray School,
of Medicine of Wake Forest,
FIGHT CANCER i
WITH 4 CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Bonner and Sanford
Turn Guns on Repub
lican Foes In Gen
eral Election Fight
LOYALTY URGED
All Speakers Highly
Praise Strong First
District
A large crowd of Eastern
North Carolina Democrats esti
mated to number from 800 to
1,000 gathered in the Edenfcm
armory Tuesday night when the
First Congressional District rally
was held to open guns for the
general election to be held in
November. The Democrats came
from 15 eastern counties repre
senting Chowan, Martin, Pasquo
tank, Perquimans,. Pitt, Washing
ton, Tyrrell, Hyde, Camden,
Currituck, Gates, Bertie, Dare,
Beaufort and Hertford, who lis
tened intently to remarks by
prominent Democrats. The meet
ing was very enthusiastic
throughout as the Democratic
guns pointed toward Republican
opposition in the forthcoming
election.
The keynote speaker was Con
gressman Herbert Bonner who
has served the First District for
Conlinund in Page 3—Section i
Mayor And Town
Clerk Hear About
“Smithfield Plan”
Mayor John A. Mitchener, Jr.,
and City Clerk W. B. Gardner
visited Smithfield Wednesday of
last week to view and hear
about “The Smithfield Pten”.
(Leaders of -‘The Smithfield
i Plan” outlined the program and
pointed out various projects
under way.
Mayor Mitchener, whose grand
father was a native of Johnston
County, after viewing various
projects, stated that “The Smith
field plan” offered a real chal
lenge to Edenton and other
towns. He said thought was be
ing given to bringing a bus load
of Edenton citizens to Smith
field to learn more about the
town-wide improvement pro
gram.
The visitors, who painfully re
called the Smithfield-Edenton
football game several years ago
in which Edenton was eliminat
ed from the state finals, offered
to be of any assistance possible
excluding football assistance.
They wished Smithfield suc
cess in the “All-America City”
contest and extended a cordial
welcome to Chamber of Com
merce officials to visit Edenton
at any time to view civic im
provements there.
CIVIC CALENDAR j
Edenton merchants will stage
a 'Fall Bargain Blitz'' from
today (Thursday) through Sat
urday, October 13.
Edenton Aces will play the
Beaufort High School football
team on Hicks Field Friday
night, October 12, at 8 o'clock.
Open house will be observed
at the new Edenton office of
the North Carolina Employment
Security Commission Thursday
afternoon, October 18, from 4 to
6:30 o'clock.
Edenton Band Parents Asso
ciation will meet Monday night,
October IS, at 7:30 o'clock in tha
band room.
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
| College. He then obtained his
! internship at Stanford Univor
i s»ty. He is married to Ange
| lene Woodruff of Boonville,
|N. C., and they have three chil
. dren, Kathy 5, Ruth Emma 2
and David Andrew six months.
The Medical Center is par
ticularly happy to welcome an-
I other new physician. The Med
i ical Center now boasts six phy
sicians. It is felt that the ad
ditional physicians can greatly
augment the service to the com*
t munity.