ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED iN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXfTNu nl I r ffif Chamber Os Commerce Is Considering Plans To Join Tercentenary Celebration Members of Commit tees Assigned to Pre pare for Large Num ber of Tourists Ex pected In Area With the advent of 1963 just a few days away, commemora tive exercises and activities will begin in celebration of the Ter . centenary' of the Carolina Char ' ter. The Tourist Committee of the Edenton Chamber of Com rherce, W. J* P. • Eai nh.ar.lt, 'f'chairman, at its last regular • meeting began mapping plans to assist the expected increased flow of tourists -to historic Eden ton. Committee members were as signed to. work on a plan for tourist information centers to be set up at all points of noumal tourist contacts including restau rants, motels and service sta tions. Tourist information cen ters would be identified by signs consisting of a large sil houette replica of the bronze teapot, symbol of the Edenton Tea Party in 1774 with appro priate wording on both sides of the strategically located signs. It is planned that information centers will be supplied with all available literature including a street map pertaining to the many pre - Revolutionary and Revolutionary period homes and plantations both in the city and countryside, on a special rack, which would be distributed to all travelers moving . through Edcgton with an invitat : on to visit our locations of historic ,< import. Jf Regular personnel employed at \ locations where tourist infor mation centers would be estab lished would effect distribution 'fl* shh literature, supply adequate directions and other pertinent information. The tourist infor mation signs themselves should attract additional business to these Edenton business estab lishments. Under the 'usual sponsorship of the Woman’s Club of Eden ton. Mrs. Elton Forehand, presi- Continoed on Page 6. Section i \ 20 Years Ago As Found In 1 e Files Os The Chowan Herald Fire threatened to fiesiroy the rectory at St. Paul's Church, which was only recently painted apd repaired at a cost of about SI,OOO. Approximately 3,700 persons registered in Chowan County to y secure sales permit books to pur chase liquor. Edenfon's armory was crowd ed''when a Christmas party was held by Navy personnel and IjLltontracting firms at, the. U. S- Corps Air Station. Over $2,500 was raised for Navy relief and SIOO,OOO worth of war bonds sold. It was announced that Lloyd E. Griffin had been selected as executive vice president of the North Carolina*Citixens Associa- Centfoned on Page 4— Section 1 Edenton Aces To Participate In Holiday Tournament At Knapp By BILL GOODWIN, JR. Edenton’s undefeated Aces get the acid test Friday and Satur day of this week when they journey into Currituck County to participate in the third an-, nual Holiday Invitational Tour nament fat Knapp High School. Coach Paul Stanton’s charges, sporting a 5-0 record at the Christmas break, wiH play *w erfiul Knapp at' 4 P. M. Friday showdown with Gates County High Saturday night at »:80. Both Knapp and pates are un defeated :■ i Five other teams are entered lin the two-day affair: Class AA Ahoskic and Hertford, and Class THE CHOWAN HERALD Committeemen Os District Will Meet Monday, January7 Group Will Gather In Armory Where AS€S Programs Will Be Explained | A meeting for community committeemen in District 1 will be held on Monday, January 7, In the Edenton armory begin ning at 4:30 P. M. Dinner will be served at 6 P. M. at SI.OO per person. The meeting v/ill end at about x 7:30 P. M. State com mitteemen and state office per sonnel will attend the meeting to explain ASCS programs. Committeemen will .also have an opportunity to ask questions. It is very important that Chowan County has a good representation. It is hoped that each county and community committeemen will plan to at tend. Postal cards hpve been mailed to each committeemen asking that they return the card to the county office advis ing if he can attend or not. This will be a very interesting meeting and around 200 are ex pected. It is felt that each com mitteeman will benefit greatly by attending. John L Marshall Is Morehead Nominee honr first District 22 From District Wil 1 Be Interviewed Ip Williamston on Janu ary 24 Twenty-two high school male, seniors, nominated from counties , i.n this area for consideration for Morehead scholarships to the University of North Carolina will be interviewed by the Mo-ehead Scholarship District 1 committee at the Roanoke Coun try Club, Williamston, on Janu ary 24. The 22 nominees from District j 1 are being interviewed in state jwide competition with 159 boys from the other six Morehead scol.ar.ship districts in the state. Morehead scholarships provide a four-year all-expense-paid urn i dergraduate college education to | recipients. They were establish !od in 1951 hy John Motley j Morehead, UNC graduate and native North Carolinian who lives in Rye. N. Y. Mr. More head is chairman of the John Motley Morehead Foundation. Among the .nominees in 'Dis trict 1 is John Lyons Marshall, a sedior at John A. Holmes ‘High School. i impressive victories over Cho wan twice, Elizabeth City and Scotland Neck. Just last Friday night the Aces played in cramped quar ters at Elizabeth City and won a ' remarkable shooting mntch from Pasquotank Central, 67-63. The loss knocked Central from the unbeaten ranks. The Edenton club has used affective scoring and rebounding from 6-7 Jay Ross and 6-2 Bill Ervih along with hustling floor play and long-range bombing frpm Dickey. Cobb, BUI Boot wright and Terry Wheeler Jto re- Ross WW the b* scorer in Ed , Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 27, 1962. $ f —* : ~ Approximately 500 HearMartinLuther King Speak Here Nationally Known Ne gro Leader Calls For Integration By Use Os Peaceful Means Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr., Southern Negro leader, address ed a freedom rally crowd of ap proximately 500 in the Edentcn armory Thursday night of last week and called for an end to segregatiotl by peaceful means. Dr. King, who is president of the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference in Atlanta, Ga„ made a trip through the Albe marle area from Norfolk Thurs day before speaking at the meet ing in Edenton. Mijyor John A. Mitehener, Jr., appeared at the rally briefly and welcomed King and his as sistant, the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, who later introduced King to the crowd. In his address, King called for support in his non-violent South ern struggle and listed economic measures, increased Negro vot ing and more fayorable legisla tion as prynciry weapons in his campaign. He also praised leadprs of the Edenton Move ment and promised aid from the SCLC to the local program. The meeting was apparently called as a fund and interest raiser, though attendance was far below an early prediction of 5,000 made by Edpnton Move ment officials. POCAHONTAS COUNCIL TO ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT Chowanoke Council No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. At tips meeting new officers will be'elected, so that Mrs. Edith Byrum, Pocahontas, requests a largp attendance -'y >) “ . l lf l . Chowan Hospital Among l irsl In State To-Subscribe To Three Year Field Os Health Program Chowan Hospital is one of tin first 100 hospitals in the state to subscribe to a three-year |. program to inform young people about vocational opportunities in | the field of health. The program will be conduct- j ed by the North Carolina llos- 1 pital Education and Research i Foundation, Inc, an agency of j the North Carolina Hospital A:;-j sociation. J. Minetree Pync of! Burlington. president of the J Foundation, has announced that h grants to assist the program ■ have been awarded by the Duke Endowment ($25,000 annually for ! three years), the'Z. Smith Rey-■ nolds Foundation (an equal amount) and R. J. Reynolds To-1 Reader’s Digest Carries Article Describing Ray Bridge-Tunnel Future Wonder Os The World One of the “five future won ders of the world.’’ That’s the way the January, , 1963. issue of Reader’s Digest, now on the newsstands, de scribes the Chesapeake Bay j Bridgc-Tun.nel that will span 1 17.5 miles of open waters where the Chesapeake Bay joins the Atlantic Ocean. It is a key “link” in the 'Ocean Highway and will bring Edenton two hours closer to New York City. The Virginia project was se | lected for this recognition from 107 projects in 26 countries, with the? .evaluation and counsel of the American Society of Civil Engi neers after its consultation with .national engineering societies in other countries. i . The Reader's Digest article, written by well-known Don Wharton, says that, “of the many engineering marvels near ing completion around the globe, these spectacular projects seem destined to-be of particular bene fit to mankind.” In addition to baeco Company (5.000 annually foi; three years). Subscriptions from hospitals. IT hospital aux iliaries arid the Hospital Care Association of D.n iu:ui So; vice Industries, Inc, and the Ifojii tal Savings Association of Ou (K-l Hiil Service Industries, Inc, amount to almost $20,000 nnnu jally for the three years. Mr. Pync said that it now | seems possible to start the pro gram January I. The major ipogtion of the $250,000 budget for the three years has been subscribed. The Health Careers Commit tee for the North Carolina Hos pital Education and Research Conf'd. on Page 2—Section 1 the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tun nel, the five projects include the Snowy Mountains Irrigation Scheme in Australia, the Delta Plan in the Netherlands, the New York . Narrows Bridge and the Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy. Wharton writes of the Chesa | peake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. “It is being built in What amounts to open ocean, where there are high waves, tricky currents, huge tides and occasional -hurricanes. “Never before has man span ned such a long stretch of ex rased navigable ocean water. How to do it? To tunnel the whole distance was too expen sive and impractical. •To use high bridges over the ship chan nels was not advisable the ' Navy feared that a bomb- - wrecked bridge span would block the channel to rfampton' Roads. which contains the j world's largest concentration of naval installations. Eoniinued on Page 4—Section *‘i Sale Os Savings ; Bonds In Chowan I 55.8% Os Quota I Stale Chairman Re ports Sales In County i During November at j-$9,143 l W. 11. Andrews. Jr., state volunteer U. S. savings bonds chairman, announces that bond sales during November in .Cho wan County amounted to $9,143. i- For the year sales in the |county totaled $63,320, which is 55.8% of the county’s quota for this year. The county's quota |is $113,520. i I Scries T and If savings bonds I sale,; in Nor th Carolina fee the i month of November Amounted ito $3,782,999. which is nearly 113% below November sales of ! 1961. j Cumulative sales of E and H j savings bonds in the state for January-Novemher. 1962. were '544,608,316. This is less than jl% below sales for the com parable period of 1961. I • Peanut Production Highest Since 1956 Peanut production in North Carolina is estimated at 347.600.- 000 pounds compared with 309,- 760,000 pounds produced in 1961 and is the largest total produc tion attained since 1956. . The record yield per acre of 1,975 pounds is 12 percent above last year and surpasses the pre vious high of 1,860 pounds pro duced in 1958 by 6 percent. This year’s crop was produced on 176,000 acres, the same as in ,1961. Favorable weather conditions , and improved cultural ' combined with an effective in | sect and disease control program contributed to the outstanding | yield and good quality attained iby growers. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Gate House Christmas Decorations Winner In Woman's Club Contest Aces And Acelets Win Over Central; Still Undefeated Accs Sporting Five Straight Wins While . Aeelets Have Four to The r C redit By KEN HOPKINS The John A. Holmes High Ares and A