ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlX.—Number 50.
Edenton Schools Planning
Unique Method To Teach
Children In Arithmetic
First School In State'
To Adopt Program;)
Two Teachers Take
Special Training
Two Edenton teachers, Miss
Mary Mac Holmes and Miss |
Frances Marshburn, returned
* Home Sunday from Washington, |
D. C., where they studied a,
unique method of teaching arith-;
metic -to first and second grade
children. Miss Marshburn teach
►, es the first grade and Miss
Holmes the second grade in the
Edenton Elementary School.
The new approach, which was
develpped by the Cleveland,
Ohio school system, involves pre
senting students with material
that is so arranged that they set
their own pace of learning,
usually much faster, and receive
little help from a teacher.
Edenton will be the first
school in the state to try the
new method in its elementary
schools.
Dr. Ed Brown of the State De
partment of Curriculum Study
and Research made the trip to
Washington with the two Eden
ton teachers. He will work with
them when the method is intro
duced here.
The department will follow
the EdentQn study and report re
sults to other schools across the
state.
The method will be introduced
in Edenton on a trial basis and
then one grade a year through
the sixth grade.
In commenting on the pro
posed program, Superintendent
Hiram Mayo said: ‘‘This pro
gram is more expensive than the
conventional method, but we
feel that it •is far better. The
new program will be introduced
'in one of three first grade class
es after Christmas, with about
27 pupils being involved. Next
fall the method will be used in
a first and second grade class.
If it proves itself, as we expect
it will, then we will go into all
sections and introduce it the fol
lowing year in the third grade,
and so on.”
Mayo stated that the school has
already purchased specialised
textbooks and teaching materials
for the new program.
i 20 Years Ago )
A* Found Tn T.e Files Oi
The Chowan Herald
S P
Another Liberty ship named
in honor of one of Edenton's out
standing citizens of Colonial days
was launched at Wilmington,
N. C. The ship was named
! "James Iredell". It was the
fourth Liberty ship to be named
after an Edentonian.
Due to extreme difficulty in
busses getting to school on time.
Superintendent John A. Holmes
inaugurated -a new schedule of
hours with school beginning at
9:05 o'clock instead of 8:35.
Chowan County- Commission
ers were very- much concerned
relative to a Grand Jury report
which commented upon the un
satisfactory condition of school
buses in the county.
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Request Made For Local Sites
To Be Featured In Proposed
Tercentenary Commission Film
Mrs. John A. Kramer is in re
ceipt of a letter from Max F.
Harris of the N- C- Department
of Archives and History relative
to making a film for the Car<s
- charter Tercentenary Com*
mission.
Mr. Harris, a researcher for the
North Carolina Film Board, was
in Edenton early last week at
tempting to locate sites that may
be used in filming a document
ary on colonial North Carolina
history for use in the schools.
► The film will be made for the
§a Carolina charter Tercentenary
Ifhile in Edenton Mr. Harris
was unable to -find Mrs. Kramer
for the information he was seek
ing, 90 in a letter to her he stat
ed that he was told by a number
of people that she had charge of
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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MRS. ANITA BAKER
Edenton's Business & Profes
sional Woman's Club selected
Mrs. Anita Baker as 1362 Club
Woman of the year. The selec
tion was announced at the club's
Christmas party held Friday
night.
Jewelry Thieves Held For Trial
In Next Term Superior Court
While two young men were in
Campen’s Jewelry Store Friday
and asked Mrs>'Mona Hoffler to
take a watch in the rear for H.
A. Campen to inspect, they pick
ed from the display window two
diamond rings and hurriedly
fnade their escape,. The, -rings
were valued at S6OO and $275.
The two men, Joseph Chap
man, 18; of Portsmouth and Tony
Lee Wood, alias Warren E. Her
ring, 18, also of Portsmouth, ap
parently went from Edenton to
Washington, N. C- There Chief
of Police Philip Paul and Alton
Selby of Bath became suspicious
and jotted down the license
number and reported to thd Nor
folk police. They were later ar
rested in Washington and turned
Holiday Hours For
License Examiner
J. E. White, local automobile,
license examiner, announces that
his office at the Police Depart-1
ment will be closed Monday and i
Tuesday, December 24 «r. 1 25. j
The office will also by closed
Tuesday, January 1, so tr.at those
whose driving licenses expire
should act accordingly.
Post Office Open
Longer Saturdays
Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt an
nounced early this week that the
Edenton Post Office will be open
the next two Saturdays, Decem
ber 15 and 22, from 8:30 A- M-,
to 5 P. M.
This extra opening time is for
the convenience of local patrons
in getting off their Christmaz
mail.
film “Ye Towne on Queen Anne’s
; Creek.” He requested a book
| ing of the film for the film
: board’s use. “It is possible,”
j said Mr. Harris, that we might
| get some good ideas from the
film and we want to review, as
far as possible, all things that
i have to do with colonial history
(pre-colonial days to 1763). If
you could let us know when we
could receive this film, we would
certainly appreciate it”
Mr. Harris also stated that he
had spoken to David Warren, Inr
| glis Fletcher and others in Eden
; ton about the projected film
and that some shooting will be
done in Edenton, probably early
next year. He expressed regret
that both Mrs. Kramer and Miss
| Elizabeth Moore were away from
home when he was in Edenton.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December .13, 1962.
Miss Jo Anne Leary
Is Third In Contest
For “Good Citizens’
Local DAR Chapter Is
Host at Eighth Dis
trict Meeting Held
Here Saturday
Edenton Tea Party Chapter
was host to the District 8,
Daughters of the American Rev
olution Good Citizens Day here
Saturday. MiSs Virginia Kern
Aldridge of Rocky Mount was
named Good Citizens of District
8 of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution at the Good
Citizens Day luncheon.
Thirty-three Good Citizens
from 12 chapters in the'district
competed for the honor. Miss
Aldridge, sponsored by the Mi
cajah Pettaway Chapter and a
senior at the Rocky Mount Sen
ior High School, will compete
with winners from the other
seven BAR districts in March at
Winston-Salem, The national
Good Citizen will be announced
at the DAR Continental Congress
in April.
Miss Louise Green Carlisle,
sponsored by the Miles Harvey
Chapter and a senior at the Tar
boro High School, was first run
ner-up. Second runner-up was
Miss Jo Anne Leary, sponsored
by the Edenton Tea Party Chap
’nntiniipo on Paae 4—Section
over to Edenton police over the
week-end.
Both were given a preliminary
’ hearing i:a Chowan County Re
| corders Court Tuesday morning
: and bound over for trial in Su
perior Court. They are in jail
I here under.sl,ooo. bejnd each.
Previous to the Edenton epi
| sode, the two men were in the
j Norfolk City Jail but escaped
from their sixth floor cell by
lowering themselves to the
| ground by using bed sheets tied
i together to make their escape.
Following their trial m Su
; perior Court, they will be turn
-1 ed over to Norfolk police to face
a charge of stealing an automo
: bile and other jewelry theft
charges.
T. B. Williford Is
BectedMasterOf
Unanimity Lodge
New Slate of Officers
Scheduled to Be In
stalled on Thursday
Night, January 3
Officers for the year 1963 were
elected for Unanimity Lodge No.
7, A. F. & A- M., at a stated
communication held Thursday
night.
The officers elected were: T.
B. Williford, master; Daniel P.
Reeves, senior warden; W. M.
Rhoades, junior warden; R. E.
Leary, treasurer; W. P. Good
win, secretary and Walter M.
Wilkins, a trustee for a three
year period.
These and the appointed of
ficers are scheduled to be in
stalled at a meeting of the lodge
Thursday night, January 3.
Lions Christmas
Party On Monday
Edenton Lions Club will hold
its annual Christmas party on
Monday night, December 17. The
party will be held at the Ameri
can Legion building beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
Dr. A. F. Downum is in charge
of the program and announces
that a feature will be the ap
pearance of Don, the Magician
from Portsmouth.
President Herbert Hollowell,
Jr., urges all Lions and their
wives to attend.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, December
17, at 8 o’clock. A Christmas
program has been planned, so
that all members are especially
urged to be present.
Welcomed At Pensacola, Florida
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Navy .Lieutenant Larry T. Lowe, son of Mr. and Mis. Woodrow
Lowe, Route 3, Edenton, is p ; cluied as he is welcomed to the
naval complex at Pensacola, Florida, by Rear Adm'ral M. H. Tuttle,
chief of the Naval Air Basic Training Command. Officers at Pen
sacola aid in the training of the naval aviators of the future.
Mrs. Anita Baker Chosen
f 62 Club Woman 01 Year
By Edenton's BPW Club
Honor Is Announced
At Annual Christmas
Party of Club Held
Friday Night
At the annual BPW Christmas
Party, Mrs. Anita Leigmyere
Baker was named as the 1962
BPW Clubwoman of the Year.
This is the highest honor that
can be given to an, individual
member in the Edenton Business
and Professional Women’s Club.
The selection of the award is
based primarily on one year’s
activities including outstanding
service to the club, interest in
club work, loyalty at all times,
faithfulness and dependability.
A rotating silver bowl is pre
sented annually to the dub wo
man.
Conl'd. on Page 2—Section 1
Varsity Club
Dance Dec. 25
Edenton’s Varsity Club will
sponsor its annual Christmas
dance, which will be held Tues
day night. December 25.
The dance will be held in the
Edenton armory beginning at 9
o’clock and continuing until
1 A. M.
Music for Ibc dance will be
provided by The Notables of
Suffolk, who have the reputa
tion of being the area’s top
dance band.
Table reservations may be
made by telephoning 2105, 4107
or 3264.
New Heating System
In Legion Building
Members of Ed Bond Post No.
40 of the American Legion are
now having installed a new heat
ing system in the Legion build
ing. According to Legion offi
cials, the new system will pro
vide adequate heat for the entire
building and will be practically
noiseless.
The work will be completed in
time for the Cotillion Club dance
Saturday night and, of course,
will be in operation for the vari
ous holiday functions scheduled
to be held in the building.
Sisters Hospitalized At Same Time
ye’*
In above picture two sisters are shown when last week thev
were both patients at the same time in Chowan HospitaL At left
Mrs. Paul Char pell, the former Miss Pago Caylon, is pictured hold
ing her. infant son. At right is Mrs. Roy Linwood Harrell, the for
, mer Miss Syble Caylon. holding her daughter. Both are daughters
of the Rev. and Mrs. Preston Cay ton of Edenton.
Store Hours
FOR CONVENIENCE OF
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
Beginning Monday, Decem
ber 17. practically all stores
,n Edenlon will remain open
each nighl until 9 o c ock, :n
--:ludin3 Monday, Decern er 24.
Most stores will be closed
Jhrisimas Day. The major
ty, the day following and also
Jew Year's Day.
Aces Down E. City
Yellow Jackets In
56 To 49 Thriller
Jay Ross Leads Aces
In Scoring With 24
Points and Grabbing
22 Rebounds
By KEN D. HOPKINS
The Edenton' Aces, led by
lanky 6-7 Jay Ross, defeated live
Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets by
a score of 56-49 last Friday night,
in a hard fought contest which
saw tempers flare in the wild
and wooly fourth quarter. It.
was the Aces’ second straight,
win.
Ross, who was one of the Aces’
big guns last week, looked more
impressive this game, and pi t on
a great performance in the final
quarter, hitting crucial baskets
time after time and clearing the
hoards for key rebounds, Ross
was .magnificent as he scored 24
points, shot a very high 51!'’
and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead
the Aces in all of these depart
ments.
Continued on Page s—Section !
Carol Service At
Methodist Church
A Christmas service will be
held at the Methodist Church,
Sunday morning, December 23 at
11 o'clock services.
A Christmas carol service will
also be held the same night at
7:30 o’clock. The public is in
vited to attend both services.
Woodrow Lowe At
Meeting Os Farm
Bra In Atlanta
Chowan Man Elected
To State Farm Bu
reau Board of Di
rectors
Woodrow Lowe, president of
the Chowan County Farm Bu
reau, was. elected to the State
Farm Bureau board of directors
at the recent annual Faith Bu
reau . conventim held in Ashe
ville.
Mr. Lov/c reported that at the
(invention it was revealed that
19 states have already shown an
increase in membership over
961. North Carolina reached
the national quota of over 95,000
members in the fat c of increased
lues. This is a real feat since
jo other state with a me mbe r
;hip the..,size of North Carolina
das ever readied the quota the
first", year after raising dues;
Mr. Lowe was also named a
delegate lo the American Farm
surea.i Federation's annual no
ion a I eon veii lion being held in
Atlanta, Ga., this' week. Mr
Lowe left Sunday to attend the
convention which is scheduled to
adjourn today (Thursday).
Attending the state convention
from the Chowan County Farm
Bureau were Mrl Lowe and
Thomas Paul Griffin.
C. Os T. President Geo, By rum
Appoints Committee Chairmen
Two more committee chairmen
have accepted appointments to
head planning groups within the
Chamber of Commerce for the
ensuing year, according to
George. A, Byrum, Chamber pres
idem. T. 15. Williford will seek
members for his Beautification
Committee and Herbert Hollo
well for the Health and Safety
Committee, Both chairmen will
activate short term as well as
long range plans.
These appointments, Mr. By
rum said, complete the fifteen
standing committee chairman
ships of (he Chamber of Coin-
Decorations Will Be
fudged On Dec. 23
“Christmas Spirit” Is
Theme at Woman’s
Club Meeting
"Christmas Spirit” was the
theme of an informal party
which highlighted the December
meeting of the Edenton Woman’s
C.loh. Arranged by Mrs. James
P. Hicks. Jr., the party consisted
of Christinas music by a Wo
man’s Club chords, the reading
of Christmas stories and prayer,
and other special entertainment.
The chorus, which rendered a
medley of familiar carols, was
composed of Mrs. Harold Shore,
Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., Mrs.
Charles H Small, Jr., Mrs, John
Raines, Mrs. J. M Tlmrud. Mrs:
Bruce Jones and Mrs. Tom Bass.
They were accompanied at the
piano by Mrs, Anne Bootwright.
Mrs. Ricks read "Christmas Is
A Time Os Giving’’ and a prayer
was read by Mrs. T. B. Smith.
Officers of the dub were par
ticipants in playing the television i
game "Password”, conducted by j
Mrs. Thorud.
During the business session
plans of the Welfare Committee:
which will help a needy family I
in the county this Christmas
were revealed. The club was
advised that judging of outside
Christmas decorations will be
conducted on Sunday, December
23. Mrs. John Raines, fine arts
chairman, is in charge of this
project.
Guests at the meeting were
Mesdames A. W. Wooten, Erwin
Griffin, R. H. Hardin, C. 3. Has
ford, Clarence Britton, O. B.
Perry and Miss Sara Sopo.
Hostesses were Mrs. W M. Co
wart, Mrs. John Douglas, 'Mrs.
J. D. Elliott and Mrs. A. F.
Downum.
ROT ARLANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet
thiTs (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House. The
program will be in charge of
Thomas Byrum and President W.
B. Rosevear urges a 100 per cent
attendance,
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Joseph S. Crisanti Now
Developing 'Montpelier
Acres' At Old Marine Base
Bonds Sold
Mayor John Milchoncr and
Town Clerk W. B. Gardner wet a
in Raleigh Tuesday in connec
lion with the sale of 1370 000
bonds for the construction oi a
sewage disposal system for
Edenton.
Both we'e gratif.ej to report
upon their return that the bold
were sold at an interest rate of
2.9523 per cent. The purchase
was made fcy GoedVody 8r Com
pany of New York.
Mayor Mittherg- : s of th~
opinion that the toady sale of
the bonds and the low i itere t
rate ys due in large measure to
the progre . and appearance o'
Edenton, operation of the gov
ernment and general manage
ment, as well a; a very favor
able firm icial statement.
Fellowship Dinner
At Methodist Church
A fellowship mr ner and Christ
inas party for children of the
Methodist ( hurch will be held
Sunday night, December 16. be
ginning at 6:30 o’clock.
All children of the church are.
cordial I v invited to: attend.
men o with one exception. “I
am still seeking someone to car
ry the ball as chairman of the
important; State and National Af
j lairs. Coir miltee," she said,
j The Edenton Ctiaiiibei' i an
affiliated member ol the Cham
her of 'Commerce of the United
States which represents a cross
section of all .‘categories of busi
ness in the country. Its board
of directors determines what
Istand it will take on Congress
ional issues that affect the busi
' nessman and merchant in Eden
ton as well as in New York or.
'"ontinued on Page 4—Section 1
(ilee (’hi!> Concert
Sunday, Dee. I6lh
The Glee Clul.i of John A.
Holmes High School will give its
annual Christmas concert on
Sunday afternoon. December 16,
at 5 o'clock in the high school
auditorium. The Glee Club is
directed by James Cozart and
accompanied by Miss Jo Ann
Leary.
Carols from many lands, in
cluding Franco. Finland-, Rus
sin and America, will be present
eel in tile first portion' of the pro
gram. The second half will con
sist' of Selections by Bach and
Handel.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Town ( miucil
Meets Tonight
Edenton':. Town Council will
meet tonight (Thursday) at K
o’clock in "the Municipal Build
mg. The meeting was postponed
from Tuesday night of this week
due to Mayor John Mitehener
being obliged to be out of town
Llovd C. Bunch Re elected As
j
District Supervisor Last Week
Lloyd (\ Bunch was re-elected
to the office of soil and water
conservation district supervisor
in Chowan County during the
supervisors election week. De
cember 3-8. Mr. Bunch’s three
year term will begin January 1.
1963. The supervisors wish to
express their appreciation to
those who helped conduct the
election.
Other members of the local
board are H. Fahey Byruin and
Joe Webb, Jr. As a member of
the board, Mr. Bunch will assist
in program planning, policy
making and the carrying out of
a soil and water conservation
program for Chowan County and
the Albemarle Soil and Water
Conservation District.
Members of the county and
district boards will meet regular
ly with agricultural agency rep
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Without Any Fanfare,
Newcomer Is Work
ing on Valuable As
set to Community
By HAUGHTON EHRINGHAU3
i i. see u story and j must writ.*
: it. Perhaps some of ,us in this
(immunity are too close to the
iforest to see the tree... but i feel
iuu.r .county and city folks,. after
: reading it, will treat it as rich
and realize that it should have
been told earlier-so here goes:
I’m certain several hundred
; (,'h-wan c ounty residents have
viewed with both amazement and
< ro;.;!y a pr<joe;t happening al : .
, tin' old Marine base. This pro
ject mibrkiinwmi; to most of ns
, is. to be named “Montpelier
A ere:;”.
“Montpelier Acres” •the
dream of one of our county's
c west residents. Joseph fj. Cri-
I santi “Joe.” as he prefers to
,he failed by young .and old; lit
er years of travel through our
iv.n country and most nf the
j world, lias settled upon Edenton
is the place be, wants to retire,
j ’ew of ii.; noticed the personal>le
| Mahan born gentleman placing ,
his bid on a certain tract of land
when the base" was auctioned
several months ago; and none of
ns ! new what was in the back
cf bis mind Seme of us, know
mow. however, that Joe knows
iwhere he';, going. and how he'll
i cp| |here o much i.ir llie
| biography.
: There have lieen civil* tor-
I tes and words put out for pu-
Continued on Page s—Section 1
Rotary ( liristmas
Party I)<*< enibrr 20
| . .
j Edenton Rotarians: will .hold
their annual Christmas party
I Thursday night. December vo
i This year's party will be held
at. the American Legion buildi i;
, beginning Mat 7 o'clock and Presi
' cient -W. 'H. Rosea ear urges ev
ery Rntarian and in wife to at
tend.
An interesting program lias
been planned by a committee
.'consisting n f W. .1 P. Earnhardt,
11. A Campon, West Byrum, Jr.,
and Keith Reeve.
jTwfcicalendar!
Town Council will hold its De
cember meeting tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o'clock in the Munici-
I d Budding.
Outside Christmas decorations
will be judged Sunday, Decern
her 23.
Glee Club of John A. Holin*»
High School will mesent its «
nual Christmas concert in the
school auditorium Sunday after
noon. December 16, at 5 o'clock.
Rocky Hock H Club will
hold its Christmas oariy Wed
nesday. December 19.
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night, December
17, at 8 o'clock.
A Christmas carol service will
be held at the Methodist Church
Sunday night, December 23, at
7:30 o'clock.
A public hearing will be held
in the Municipal Building to-
Cont : nu<-d on Page 4, Section \
; reselltatrees and others interested
!in this important program. Dis
! tri< t supervisors are non-salaried
! officials, serving the district,
[state and nation in this import
ant role largely at their own ex
[ pense and without compensation
in tjie form or salary.
The Albemarle District is a
subdivision of the N. C. State
government, organized under the
i provisions of the General Stat
utes of North Carolina. As such,
supervisors and districts have a
responsibility to the people of
! the county and district. Many
.individuals, agencies and other
! groups supply assistance of one
form or another. Conservation
goals* and objectives are set up
! each year. District supervisors
! are elected representatives to co
| ordinate the various aspects
[this program.