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lU ' || ONLY NEWSPAPER I PUBLISHED IN (I CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXX—Number 3 ! Edenton Merchants Plan ForTourOn January 30To Study Canopy Installation \ . < Local Group Will In spect Plan In Smith field and Selma Busi ness Districts All over America, cities largo and small are considering various methods to enhance the appear ance, convenience and attractive ness to shoppers of their down town business districts. Some of the larger cities have spent mil- lions on .malls, parks and under ground roadways for parking fa cilities for vehicular traffic. For some months the Mer-' chants Committee of the Edenton ► Chamber of Commerce has been considering plans to erect a 14- foot wide all weather canopy above the entrances of stores along Broad Street. The cano pies would be attractively de signed, be strongly built of light weight metal and provide all weather protection for shoppers patronizing the stores between. King and Queen Streets and per- ‘ haps extended as far as Water i Street. Individual store fronts above the canopy would be painted in various pastel shades to further beautify the down town business district. A poll of merchants interested indicated that the time has ar rived to visit at least one other city that has increased its popu larity as a shopping center by the installation of a continuous t canopy not only along their main ' street but also on several cross streets in the downtown district, i Therefore, the Merchants Com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce is sponsoring a trip to Smithfield and Selma, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Janu ary 30, to see an actual canopy | installation, to meet and talk Continued on Page 3—Section 1 ’63 March Os Dimes Campaign Under Way In Chowan County With the 1963 March of Dimes ; campaign noy in progress, ] Scott Harrell, chairman of the ( Chowan County Chapter of the ’ National Foundation, and David Ottoway, March of Dimes chair man, are hopeful that Chowan , County will make a creditable , contribution to this year’s fund 1 , to fight the disease. “Give for j the life of a child.” they urge. j Both these young men arel. proud of the fact that a special j: treatment center in birth defects! ha.s been established at Chapel j Hill. Seventy-four chapters in i; the state contributed to this i i 20 Years Ago I rA* Found In 1 Files Oi 7 the Chowan Herald ■ Due to priority of materials, Chowan County Commissioners held little hope that Blount's bridge on Route 32 leading to , the U. S. Marine Corps Air Sta tion, would be widened at any time soon. A number of serious accidents occurred at the narrow , bridge. A number oi automobile own ers were cited to appear before the Chowan War price and Ra- j tion Board for alleged violation of the ban upon pleasure driv ing. Most of the victims were,, rounded up in the vicinity of the,: Teylor Theatre. Continued on Page S—Vtioii 1 Nominations Being Accepted For Outstanding Young Farmer Eden ton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce now has under way a project to name Chowan Coun ty’s most outstanding young farmer for the year 1962. The honor will go to the young farmer who is chosen for Kis outstanding farming and creating better relationships be tween people in Edenton and the county. . , The Jaycees sponsor this an nual event in an effort to en courage young people to do a better job in farming and to participate in civic and religious affairs which will tend to cre ate a better understanding be tween people in BdtenWn and, THE CHOWAN HERALD Acelets Given First Defeat Os Season i . Boys Set Record In Scoring 76 Points Against Ahoskie By KEN D. HOPKINS The John A. Holmes High School Acelets had their winning streak broken at six as a group jof fiery competitors from Aho.s , kie edged them by a score of 44-41. i | It was the Acelets’ worst j game of the season for they could hardly do anything right, 1 while the Ahoskie girls were do ing nearly everything perfect. The main reason for the victory for the opponents was the de fense they had set. This was forcing the Acelets to take un ! necessary shots. i The Acelets led at half time but the Indians came back strong to pull a big upset. Continued on Page 4—Section * CLIFTON W. MOORE GIVEN SCOUT AWARD IN TEXAS On Sunday, January 6, at a most impressive service, Clifton Watson Moore was given the i “God and Country Award’’ in ! Scouting. The presentation was made by his pastor, the Rev. Don W. Duran at Cedar Bayou Meth odist Church, Baytown, Texas. Young Clifton is also an out standing student at Cedar Bayou Junior High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. (Jack) i Moore of Baytown and the grandson of Mrs. W. C- Moore of Edenton. project and they are especially proud of the fact that Chowan County is numbered among the 74 counties. Mr. Ottoway points out that North Carolina has- had 13 polio cases as of December 31 and 10 of these were paralytic. He says further that complete pro tection with four properly spaced innoculations of Salk vaccine is .now recommended for all age groups, but is especially needed for those under 40. Sabin oral vaccine, developed by March of Dimes, is not recommended for .Jor.tinue'i on Page 3—Section 1 Billy L.. Hardison Sent To Qtis AFB Airman Second Class Billy L. Hardison of Edenton, is being re assigned to Otis AFB, Mass., fol lowing his graduation from the United States Air Force techni cal training course for autopilot repairmen at Amarilla Air Force Base in Texas. Airman Hardison studied prin ciples of navigation, aerody namics, hydraulics and elec tronics as required in the inspec tion and maintenance of auto pilot and electronic compass sys tems. The airman, a graduate of John A. Holmes High School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hardison, 1021 N- Broad St., Edenton. the rural sections of the county. To be eligible for the out standing young farmer award, the man must be between the iges of 21 and 35. Anybody who is interested in voting for the outstanding young farmer of the year may secure forms at Edenton Feed & Live stock Company, Leary Bros. Storage Company, Northeastern Milling Company and Valhalla Produce company. The .deadline to mail in the norpins tions has been set for Friday, January 25 and the win ner will be announced at a Jay cee ba iquet to be held during , February. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 17, 1963. Principals At Last Week’s DAR Meeting £ IF’ JE a Hk Ra - > W \|r HI W W UR! 1 Pictured above are principals at a luncheon meeting of Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR held Wednesday of last week. Left to right, Mrs. Francis Winslow of Rocky Mount; Francis Winslow: Mrs. P. S. McMullan, program chairman; Mrs. W. D. Ho’.mes, Jr., past State Regent; Mrs. Wcod Privott, district director, and Mrs. George Hoskins, Chapter Regent. Mr. Winslow was the principal speaker and pointed out the significance of the Albemarle area in the signing of Ihe Carolina Charter. Mr. Winslow is state chairman of the North Carolina Charter Tercentenary Com mission.—John's Photo. Francis Winslow Speaks At Meeting Edenton Tea Party Chapter Last Week Points Out Signific ance In Albemarle Area of Signing Ca-| rolina Charter Francis Winslow of Rocky Mount, state chairman of the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commission, said that the sign ing of the Carolina Charter is I particularly significant in the Albemarle area, as it was here that government based on Eng lish Common layr began. He addressed a luncheon meet- j ing of the Edenton Tea party ' Chapter, DAR, here Wednesday j of last week, which members of! the Charter Commission in Dis- 1 trict I attended as well as other, guests. ‘‘The charter signed March 24, i 1663, by King Charles II is,” he j said, ‘‘an indispensable link in the chain of records beginning 1 with the Magna Carta that es- j tablishes and preserves our po- [ litical liberties to the present. “Under tne terms of the grant the eight Lords proprietors be came the owners of a vast area extending from Virginia to Flori da and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.” He told how the Carolina Charter, owned by the State of Continued on Page ’/, Section 1 Ten Leaders In Bridge Marathon With the bridge marathon sponsored by the Chowan Hos pital Auxiliary at about the half way mark, Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs. J. W. Davis, who have led in scoring since the begin ning, continue to hold the lead by a slight margin. The contest is very close and the 10 leading teams and their scores follow: 1— Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs. J. W. Davis, 48,470. 2 Medlin Belch and Cecil Fry, 48,030. 3 John Raines and Nathan Dail, 42,230. 4 Hiram Mayo and Mrs. J. H. McMullan, 41,880. 5 Joe Thorud and Dr. Rich ard Hardin, 41,450. 6 Dr. and Mrs. David Wright, 40,770. 7 Mrs. W. B- Rosevear and Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 37,230. 8— Dr. Martha Wood and Mrs. R. F. Elliott (eight round) 34,970. 9 Mrs. Watson Bell and Mrs. lOscar Duncan (eighth round) 33,860. 10— Paul Stanton and Archie Fairley, 33,600. A Correction An error appeared in the advertisement of Leary Oil Company, currently appear ing in The Herald. The sig nature appeared as Lewis Oil Company when the prop er signature should be Leary Oil Company. The error is very much regretted. Meeting Is Called To Make Plans For Birthday Os State April Will Be Desig- ! nated as Colonial Al bemarle Month; Va rious Events Planned Representatives from all coun ties in the Albemarle area will meet in the Agriculture Build-, ing at the Court House in Eliza- 1 beth City Monday night. Junu- ! ary 21, to map plans for the area | observance of the .state's 300th j birthday. The meeting is called i by L. S. Blades, Jr., Albemarle j District chairman of commemo rative events for the Carolina Charter Tercentenary Commis sion. April will be designated as Continued on Page 4—Section 1 Basketball Games On Saturday Night Aces and Acelets To Tangle With Strong Pantego Teams Edenton’s Aces and Acelets will tangle with the strong bas ketball teams from Pantego I High School Saturday night, January 19. The games will be played in the John A. Holmes High School gymnasium begin ning at 7 o’clock. I As part of an experiment to eliminate Tuesday night basket ball games, the Aces will be playing their second Saturday night game. Friday night of this week the Aces and Acelets will travel to Hertford to play their fifth con ference game. To date the Aces are undefeated in confer ence play and are in first place. The Acelets have lost one con ference game and are in second place. The games in Hertford will begin at 7 o’clock. Hog Market Show And Sale In Hertford Wednesday, March 6 The first Hog Market Show and Sale to be held in the Al bemarle area will be held in Hertford on Wednesday, March 6. This show is open to adults, 4-H and FFA boys and girls in the .10 counties making up the Albemarle Ai ea Development Association. The hogs to be entered in the show should be either har rows or gilts, weighing between 180 and 230 pounds and grading either No. 1 or No. 2. Hogs St. Paul’s Elects New Vestrymen ! Group Is Commended | For Contribution Os Talent James M. Johnston, Wilmer E. Malone, Mrs. Gertrude Rosevear, and Thomas H. Shepard were elected to the Vestry of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church in Eden ton at the annual congregational meeting helo Wednesday, Janu-j ary 9. Retiring from the Vestry fol- I lowing a three-year term are Dr. j Edward G. Bond, R. Elton Fore- j j hand, Jr., Charles H. Wood, Jr., and Thomas B. Wood. Oscar E. Duncan was present ed the Episcopal Medal in recog rtition of long service in the Senior Choir. Other members mentioned for their service and generous contribution of talent | to the music of the church were j Mr. and Mrs. George Mack, Mrs. ■ Mary coffield, Mrs. Mildred El i liott, Mrs. W. S. Harney, Mrs. j Myrtle Leary, Mrs. Vo! Patterson l and Mrs. Leila Wood. I The well-attended meeting al so heard reports from the Young Churchmen, C h urchwome n, Building Fund Chairman, Every Member Canvass Chairman, and I Treasurer. The budget was i adopted with discussion and i three changes as recommended I by the vestry. The rector, the Rev. George . B- Holmes, reminded the congre gation of past blessings, com mended them for a “great year’’ 1 jand the spirit in which the par ish served the needs of individ uals, the community, and church jat large. i Warren Re-elected Senior Warren At St. Paul’s Church 1 The organizational meeting of 1 the Vestry of Saint Paul’s Epis jcopal Church was held Sunday | and David M. Warren was re- I elected Senior Warden. Wilmer E. Malone, a former Warden, was made Junior War den. George C. Hoskins remain : ed as Treasurer and Thomas H. Shepard was elected secretary. The following appointments were made by the rector, the | Rev. George B. Holmes: j Church School, Rhea L- Adams; ushering, James M- Johnston; 'music, Keith J. Reeve; laymen, Ernest P. Kehayes; memorials, L. Nixon; canvass, offer ings, Logan R. Elliott; promotion, I R. Graham White; social rela tions, Mrs. Gertrude Rosevear. ’hat are too little or too heavy, >r in the No. 3 grade will not ae accepted for the show. Hogs have been and are con tinuing to be the major producer of income in most of the Albe marle counties, and by, having a market hog show, should be of 1 educational value to all farmers by showing them what types of hogs are most desirable for the market. To assist in illustrating. John Continued on Page 5. Section 1 Special Meetings Set For Assembly Os God Church Rev. Guy Duty, Out standing Bible Teach er Will Be Speaker For Meetings A series of special meetings will be held at the Assembly of God Church at the corner of First and Eond Streets begin ning Sunday, January 27, and mding Saturday night, Febru iry l. Services will begin each night at 7:30 o’clock. The speaker for the meetings will be the Rev. Guy Duty, an ;utstanding Bible teacher, whose subjects will deal with “ihe Coming of the Lord”. The Rev. C. L. Wiles is pastor of the church and cordially in vites the public to attend any or all of the meetings. Auxiliary Officers Installed Friday The Chowan Hospital Auxili ary will meet Friday afternoon. January 18, at 3 o’clock at the nurses’ home. Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president, announces that installation of officers will be held. Those taking office are: President, Mrs. Jack Leary; vice president, Mrs. Roland Vaughan; secretary, Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Sr.; treasurer, Mrs. Jesse Harrell. The officers will be installed by Mrs. Elliott. Mrs. R. F. Elliott is serving as hostess and the president urges all members to attend. Edw. G. Bond Post Membership Shows Increase Over Past Year With a membership of 100 signed up for 1963 as of Decem - ber 31, Edward G- Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion has established a solid base upon which to build its commun ity service programs -during the coming year, Pos' Commander Alexander E- Deßlois has an nounced. Commander Deßlois pointed out that the number of Legion naires belonging to Post No. 4J for 1963 represented an increase of its advance enrollment for 1962 as of December 31. 1961. Gerald L. Harrell In ECC Musical “Once Upon a Mattress,” the sprightly musical comedy based on the familiar fairy tale about a princess with such sensitivity that she was unable to sleep be cause of a pea underneath the twenty mattresses of her bed, will be presented in McGinnis Theater at East Carolina College. February 2-5 at 8 P. M. Sponsored by the East Caro lina College Student Government Association in cooperation with the Dramatics Department and School of Music, the production will feature a cast of talented student singers, actors, dancers, and a full orchestra. Among the principals in the large cast will be Gerald Lester Harrell of Edenton, senior busi ness major, who will play the part of King Sextimus. RETURNS FROM CARIBBEAN Starkey E- White, aviation electronics technician airman ap prentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. White of 3 Haw thorne Road, Edenton, is serving with Patrol Squadron 44, which has returned to the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., after quarantine operations in the Caribbean. The squadron was part of the United States forces involved in the recent quarantine. The forc es were under the command of Vice Admiral Alfred G- Ward, USN. The squadron flew reconnais sance flights. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Alton Elmore and President W. B- Rosevear requests a 100 per cent attendance. $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Officials Enlightened About Cape Colony While On Inspection Trip Friday Guest Speaker REV. GUY DUTY At a series of nightly meet ings in the Assembly of God Church from January 27 to Feb ruary 1, the speaker will be the Rev. Guy Duty. Mission Study At Methodist Oiurch A Church Mission Study will be held Tuesday night, January 22, in the Edenton Methodist Church. Hiram Mayo, chairman of the official board, will give a review on the project guide book entitled “Who Cares”. This is a very interesting study dealing with social handicaps of children as well as older peo ple and people having emotion al handicaps. The meeting will start at 8 o'clock and last about an hour. The public is cordially invited to attend. I. “This expansion of our mem > bership ranks here in Chowan | County is further assurance that I ! we will have both the man- I I power and the financial resources ! necessary to continue and cn ' - large our service programs and 'j activities within this commun- I ity," Commander Deßlois said. ! Deßlois added that the en - 11 couraging membership accom- I plishments of Post No. -to has 1 1 helped contribute to the increas ■; ed proportions of the American • Legion throughout the nation. ' Continued on Page '/—Section * New Masonic Master I Makes Appointments ■ T B. Williford, now master I of Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A- F. & A M., at last Thursday night's - meeting appointed a number of . committees to serve for the year . 1963. The appointments included the : following: Charity Daniel P. Reaves, W- M. Rhoades and T. B- Williford. Reference—J. Edwin Bufflap, jII A. Campen and W. A. Har i i »• I I Oxford Orphanage and Mason ic and Eastern Star Home- —J. C- Parks, R. T. pickier and M. M. Perry. | Finance W. M. Wilkins, Jess i Wilson and Rodney Byrum. Masonic Education W. P Goodwin. W. M. Rhoades, It. A. Campen, Daniel Reaves and J. C. Parks. Jaycee USA Will Be Presented At Banquet Monday, January 21 Plans have been completed for the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce ninth annual DSA, Bosses’ an-d Ladies’ ,Night Ban quet. The affair will be held at the Masonic Temple Monday. night, January 21, beginning at 6:30 o’clock, with the meal be ing served by members of the Eastern Star. An interesting program for the occasion has been arranged with President Carlton Jackson as master of ceremonies. The principal speakers for the banquet will be the Rev. Tom Haggai,' pastor of Emory Wood Baptist Church at High Point. He will be introduced by Leon ard Small, corresponding secre tary. The invocation will be by. the Rev. Hugh Evans, pastor of the Edenton Presbyterian Church. Tony Miley, first vice president, 4 FIGHT CANCER WITH 4 CHECKUP 1 AND CHECK \ /> Tour Is Conducted By Robert Dannenbaum Who Explains Over ! all Plans I Friday afternoon a group of over 20 of Edenton and Chowan County's leading business, civic and government leaders attend ed a very informative meeting at Cape Colony, a portion of the former Naval Auxiliary Air Sta tion. I Host for tiie meeting and sub sequent tour were United Prop erties, Inc., and United States Lumber Company. The group gathered in the office of Robert Dannebaum, general manager, where, amidst a number of | charts, aerial photographs and .architect's drawings, a thorough J briefing was held to inform the j officials of the overall plans of j the organi 'stion. It was brought out that the 1 master plan calls for subdivision j of the property, in excess of 800 acres, into residential lots num- Ibering in excess of 7,100. The first street, Colony Drive, will ,be opened to the public this I week-end for inspection and pur • chase of individual home sites, 'and it was pointed out that some (lucky families will get either a ■ free lot or a free deluxe kitchen, j As an adjunct to the develop- I ment of Cape Colony, the owners are considering a major recrea tional facility. While plans are j not definite on the subject at i the moment, there have been dis cussions centering around tennis f courts, riding stables, use of the existing swimming pool, a con vention hall, a yacht basin for interstate beaters, a motel and ! restaurant, vacation eouages, etc. | A marketing area of some 50 million people would be the po j tenlial patrons of the resort, with emphasis not Only on the summer tourists but on the fanti jly who drives, flys or boats its way to Florida and back for the ■ winter who would like to stop over and stretch its legs for a few days at the relaxing and in- Conlinued on Page 7—Section l MEN’S CLUB MEETING The Methodist Men’s Club will hold a dinner meeting tonight : (Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock at the | church. President Nathan Qwens | urges every member of the club to attend. [cmC^TALENDARI Edenton Jaycees will hold their annual Bosses' and Ladies' Night Banquet at the Masonic Temple Monday night, January 21. at 6:30 o clock. Special nightly meetings will be held at the Assembly of God Church beginning Sunday, Jan uary 27 and continuing through Saturday night, February 2. A group of Edenton merchants plan to visit Smithfield and Sel ma on Wednesday, January 30, j to inspect canopy installations in the business sections. A church mission study will be held at the Edenton Metho dist Church Tuesday night, Jan uary 22, at 8 o'clock. Continued on Page B—Section 1 will introduce special guests and Nathan Owens, second vice president, will recognize past DSA winners. Previous DSA winners are: James P. Ricks, Jr., 1954: Luther C. Parks, 1955; Joe Conger. Jr., 1956: John Gilliam Wood. Jr.. 1957: Dr. Edward G. Bond, 1958; Eugene Ward. 1959; Scott Har rell. 1960 and George Alma By rum. 1961. The principal feature of the occasion will be presenting the distinguished service award for 1962 to the young man who is selected as the most outstanding in the community during the past year. This presentation will be made by Mayor John A- Mitchener. The meeting wil close by re peating the Jaycee Creed, led by William H. Easterling, vice president of the First District.
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