PUBLISHED IN jl CHOWAN COUNTY Volume X&X— Number 4. I West Byrum, ir. Winner Os Edenton Jaycees' DSA At Banquet Held Monday - « Humorous and Inspir- j mg Address Deliver ed By the Rev. Tom Haggai Edenton Jaycees, at their ninth annual D.S.A., Bosses’ and -Ladies’ Night Banquet held Mon day night at the Masonic Tem ple named West W. Byrum, Jr., winner of the 1962 Distinguished Service Award. f The announcement climaxed a very interesting program which was highlighted by a very hu morous but thought-provoking address by the Rev. Tom Haggai, V pastor of Emory Wood Baptist Church at High Point. President Carlton Jackson was master of ceremonies and the in vocation was by the Rev. Hugh Evans, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Tony Milev introduced special guests and Nathan Owens recognized past D.S.A. winners which included James p. Ricks, Jr., Luther C. Parks, Joe Con ger, Jr., John G. Wood, Jr., Dr. Edward Bond, Eugene Ward, Scott Harrell, George Alma By rum and Tom Hopkins, a DSA winner in Plymouth before he moved to Edenton. The Distinguished Service Award was presented by Mayor John A- Mitchener. Mayor Mitchener rehearsed a long list > of activities on the part of Mr. j Byrum which made him the I Continued on Page 3—Section 1 J 'Classes Arranged AtEdenton Airport By local CAP Unit Wade Brabble Will Be Instructor on Friday Nights at Airport’s Operations Building All who are interested in civil defense are invited by Captain Rhea L. Adams, unit commander of the local Civil Air Patrol, to attend classes in Civil Aeronau tics Regulations. These classes will be held each Friday night beginning at 8 o’clock at the Edenton Municipal Airport operations building. Wade Brabble .of 1 the local > Civil Air Patrol will act as in structor. Captain Adams points out that pilots and future pilots will find these classes most help ful in learning current Civil j Aeronautics Regulations. j Young and old are invited to attend the classes, especially ( t«y.e who desire to join the lo ci* Civil Air Patrol Unit. 20 Years Ago ] \ As Found Tn Is Filet Os The Chowan Herald According to Building Inspec tor R. K. Hall. Edenton citizens invested approximately $26,715 in making repairs and alterations to property during the year 1942. Bui for the headwork of Eden ton police, a serious situation might have resulted when feel ing ran high following the stab bing of ..Walter Adams by Wil liam Martin' a Chowan County Negro soldier. Following this disturbance Mayor J. H. McMul lan issued a proclamation which in effect meant that rowdyism and individuals^or groups of in-j Continued on Page 4—Section * I Chowan Purchases 60.1% Os Savings Bonds Quota In 1962 .. ■ ■ ■ - K U. <5. Savings Bonds sales in S Chowan county during 1962 | , amounted to $68,245, according to | W..H. Andrews, state volupteer j [I Savings Bonds chairman. This I is 80.1% of the county’s annual I T* . . , * __ n i Total sales in North Carolina J THE CHOWAN HERALD G j Clinic Speaker mi If & Si mk - —«*«*“— • Jfl l mm JW DR. ROBERT GHEENBLATT \ At another postgraduate medi-! cal course held Wednesday after- j noon and night Dr. Robert B.! Greenblati, professor of Endocri nology at the Medical College of Georgia, was lecturer. Dr. Green blall's subjects were "The Hir sute Female" and "The Use of Endocrine Preparations in Ob stetrics." Complaints Registered Against Couple Soliciting Personnel For l Training In Motel Management , Notice has been received by I the Edenton Chamber of com merce from American Training Services of Zephyrhills, Florida, stating that certain complaints have been received by them from six different cities in east i ern North Carolina,, man and a woman traveling companion who are advertising and soliciting personnel for mo tel management training. The couple have failed to correct their method of soliciting and their franchise with the Ameri can Training Services has been terminated. The president of the American ! i Training Services requests that! newspapers and radio stations be! asked that no advertising be placed with them for motel man- J agement training courses by L.' B. Midgett and , Norma Sneer-1 inger, his woman traveling com-1 Hyland Ruritans Name Chairmen R. C- Ward, new president of the Ryland Ruritan Club, ap- I pointed committee chairmen for I 1963 at a .meeting of the club . held last week. I The Rev. R. C. Leake was I named chaplain; Edgar Ray j Taylor, sergeant-at-arms; King i; George Byrum, song leader, and ! T. L. Ward, reporter. Lester T. Copeland read the following committee chairmen: J. A. Wiggins, agriculture; John E. Copeland, welfare and health;; Adolph Spivey, youth; Carson I Davis,, rural utilities and public j highways; Eugene Jordan, con-' servation; Edgar Ray Taylor, , safety; Jessie Byrum, rural churches; L. B. Taylor, fellow ship; Engene Jordan, education; Deroy Bunch, recreation and the Rev. H. C. 'Leake, home. New officers of the club are: ; R. C. Ward, president; Lester Copeland, vice president; M. L- Bateman, secretary; Hubert By jrum, treasurer and Linwood j Taylor/ chairman of the board of 1 directors. petitive market for the savings ( dollar, we feel that the Savings Program had a very successful , year in 1962,” Mr. Andrews said, i Nationally, sales were 5.7% lower than 1961. This was due primarily ,to a fall off in the j sales of the larger sire Sayings j Bonds. Last year sates of small Edenton, Chowan Coun !* >rth Carolina, Thursday, January 24, 1963. 44 Bn Honor Rod For First Semester At Holmes School 35 Students Included On Honor List For Third Six-Weeks Pe riod of School Cecil Fry, principal of John A. Holmes High School, this week released the honor rolls i for the first semester and the third six-weeks period. There are 44 on the first semester honor roll and 35 for the six weeks period. Those on the six-weeks pei iod honor roll are: Seventh Grade: Ellen Cuth rell, Alyson Ward, Ronnie Har rell, Frankie ICatkavcek and Douglas Maxwell. Eighth Grade: Sanfra Ange, Linda Ashley. Linda Hollowell, Kay Kramer, Sylvia Jordan, Ivy Lowe, Grace Sawyer and Mary Jo Wozelka. j Ninth Grade: Dianthia Sex j ton. Norfleet Pruden and David i Ward. ! Tenth Grade: Linda Bas j night, Judy Cartwright,' Arlene Fry, Brenda Stallings, Wayne Brabble, Ken Harrell and George j Wilkins. Eleventh Grade: Jean Good win. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 panion. The Chamber of Commerce of Zephyrhills, Florida, recommends the American Training Services after making a complete check of the school’s program and ac tivities, its literature and cours . es of Tb.e city of Zephyr hiUS sighed a lease with American Training Services for a new building of masonry and steel construction especially for them adjacent to the Zephyrhills airport. The Zephyrhills Cham ber of Commerce states that the operation of the school is main j tained on a high ethical level. I However, the above named per ! sons soliciting personel for the | motel management training course have had their services j terminated and anyone solicited for this training by Mr. Midgett | and Miss Sneeringer should be ' aware of this fact. Lupton Is Winner In Letterhead Contest Wins Third Prize In Hammermill Paper Company Judging Hector Lupton, co-publisher of The Herald, on Monday of this week was notified by the Ham mermill paper Company of Erie, Pa., that he was the winner of one of the third prizes in the recent Hammermill Bond Letter | head judging contest. Mr. Lupton’s rating of eight I letterheads was very close to the ranking determined by the com posite of all the entries sent in. “We are delighted to inform you that your judgment in let terhead design has won you one of the third prizes,” wrote Har ald Wilson, director of advertis ing and sales promotion of the paper company. “Now you have the privilege of selecting one of the prize awards in the enclosed catalog. We hope your prize will bring you a great deal of enjoyment. "We hope that your introduc tion to the 1963 Hammermill Bond has proved profitable to you. The comments on the con tent entry cards have been over whelmingly in favor of the mod , ern new shade of white that provides such a beautiful back ground for letterheads and other bond paper printing.” Mrs. Bond Speaker „ For YWA Meeting The Coleman YWA’s will meet Monday night, January 28, at the home of Mrs. Bill Goodwin. The meeting will begin at 7:30 o’clock with Mrs. Lucille Bond nrinrmal ~nrmknr ■ * cipa pern «. 1.0 iLL -c v) m fipi il Mm -- s ' KH ■jßnl VVU4 - I V M s Jy j. *'•' W V. >, .y S yijfS&BrjC % Wt \ ’wMgr'-' Hi' ; 1 - f tm M M " JL jLI fe'T '/A ALL WET—Getting into the swim of things are some mem bers of a Halle, West Germany, swim club. After they "break the ice,” so to speak, they’ll bo ready to get all wet. Negro High School Named In Honor Os D. F. Walker Principal For 31 Years School Trustees Make Change In Name Ef fective on Wednes-| day, January 16 The Board of Education of the Edenton City Schools at its reg-1 ular monthly meeting on the l evening of January 16 named the Edenton High School in honor, of the Principal, D. F. Walker. The official name of the school j is D.' F. Walker High School and i became effective on the evening of January 16, 1953. Professor Walker was born at Scottsboro, Alabama, and attend ed the public schools of Scotts boro and Talladega, Alabama. His formal education consists of a SacKelof degree from" ’t’alraclega' ’ College, Talladega, Alabama, a masters degree from Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, in administration and _supervision, and another masters degree from \*ew York University in educa tional administration, and sum mer study at A & T College in Greensboro, N. C.. and Teachers' College, Columbia University,! New York. Walker served as principal of the Northampton I County Training School, Garys, j burg, N. C., from 1929 to 1932. He came to Edenton in Septem ber, 1932, on the recommenda tion, of Dr. Newbold, then di rection of the Division of Negro Education in North Carolina, and has served as principaf of the! Edenton High School for the past 31 years. He has directed the school’s growth from eight teachers to a faculty of 50 teach ers and has the school accredited by the Southern Association of j Colleges and Secondary Schools. Mr. Walker is married with no I children and lives at 104 East) Freemason Street in Edenton. He will continue to serve as! principal of the school. George Nixon Elected! President Os Society George Nixon of Edenton, a sophomore at King College, Bris ton, Tennessee, has begn elected vice president of the Athenaean Literary Society for the second semester of the current school year. Mr. Nixon is president of his class and a member of the col lege soccer team. He is major ing in history. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Nixon of Route 2, Eden ton. Newsletter Os Albemarle Soil & Water Conservation District Is Winner In National Contest Lloyd C- Bunch, chairman of, the Albemarle Soil and Water 1 Conservation District, was hoti- J fied this week that the ‘‘North easter”, the district’s monthly! publication, won second place in j Area 11, the 10 Southeastern j States, in the National Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter Contest. The **Northeaster” is sent to all farmers and other interested people in the Albemarle Soil andj Water Conservation District! which is comprised of Chowan, 1 Cuban Native Will i Speak Tonight On | Situation In Cuba i Mrs. Carmen Ibanez j Will Deliver Address In Parish House at 8 O’clock Mrs. Carmen Ibanez, now an American citizen, but born in Cuba, will address interested people on the Cuban situation tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock Wje -Pawshfr -House of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. Bilingual, she has been a most valuable person in the refugee work in the Miami area. She is a social worker in the Latin- American center in Miami now and is touring the eastern sec tion of North Carolina to ex- I plain the internal affairs of Cuba . and what can be done by Ameri- I cans. j There is probably no one in; | the country today better quali fied to tell the story of the Cu ban refugee. She has been re leased from her present duties to work with the National De partment of World Relief and Refugee Resettlement. I All Steering Committee tnem- I bers in the Edenton area now in volved in the relocation program are urged to attend. For details of the program please contact the Rev. Robert Harrell or the ! Rev. George B. Holmes. 'School Guidance Program Tonight Panel Will Include a Number of Timely Subjects A panel discussion will fea ture a meeting of vocational ag riculture teachers, school prin cipals, guidance counselors and other guests today (Thursday) at the D. F. Walker High School. The meeting will begin with a luncheon in the school cafeteria with the main program schedul ed for 3 o’clock. Continued on Page 4. Section t , Perquimans, Pasquotank, Cam den and Currituck counties. The ! newsletter contains information pertaining to conservation in the ! district. It tells what is going ion in the district and what oth ;er fanners are doing. The National Soil and Water Conservation District Newsletter Contest is sponsored by the Na tional Association and the Farm Equipment Institute. Awards and j recognition of the newsletter | winners will be made at the 1 Continued on Page 6— Section 1 Pantego Takes Measure Os Both Aces And Acelets Local Outfits Unable! To Cope With Ag gressive and Sharp shooting Visitors By KEN D. HOPKINS Pantego High School bought a girls’ and hoys’ aggressive bas ketball dubs here, as they swept a twin bill from the Aces and \ntimi4»fl -vn Pnqj» 3—RecK n I | NC-32 peanuts give excellent ;quality, high yield and is resist ant to disease. "It has a good i kernel,’’ he said, ‘‘and is a size which shelters and peanut deal ers prefer.” i Mr. Emory also offered some ; suggestions, on methods which could increase the income to I farmers. Joe Sugg “ Os Rocky Mount, executive secretary of the N. C- Peanut Growers Association, al ;so spoke in the interest of pea nuts during the meeting. ! The banquet was sponsored by ■ the Agricultural Committee of j the chamber of Commerce and I the trophy to Mr. Hollowell and i certificates were presented by Cont'd. on Page 2—Section 1 CIVIC calendar] V. Mother's March will be con ducted Wednesday, January 30, from 3 to 7 P. M., to help raise funds for March of Dimes. Classes for Civil Air Patrol pilots and future pilots will be held Friday nights at the opera tions building at the Edenton airport. Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Mother’s March Scheduled To Be Held Wednesday, Jail uary 30 In an effort to boost contribu tion to the March of Dimes, Edenton Jaycqes conducted a road block in front of the Post Office Sunday afternoon. An other scheme to help raise funds in the drive is for any who are interested' to place dimes in parking meters. Os course, no parking time will be registered, but all of the dimes deposited will go to the March of Dimes. A Mother’s March is scheduled to be held Wednesdaygdpnuary 30, when members of *fii£ljCden ton Woman’s Club at all homes in the residential sec tions to solicit contributions. The 4 j FIGHT CANCER WITH 4 CHECKUP 1 AtfD CHECK - \ A Program Is Tied In With Carolina Ter centenary Observed Dyring Year The Pilgrimage of Colonial | Edenton and Countryside, spon sored’by the Edenton Woman's Club, will be held April 19, 20 and 21. the biennial tour will be held in ''collection with the Carolina Charter Tercentenary being ob served this year in North Caro lina. As Edenton, then known as ‘ye towne on Queen Anne's Creek,’’ was one of the first towns-settled and served as capi tal of the colony for over 40 years, it is rich in the history of the 109 years between JCS'3 and 1763 designated for the ob servance. Nearly hair of the historic houses and buildings are to be open for the tour date from this period. Edenton’s town and county homes are nationally known for their authenticity and fine state of preservation. The Pilgrimage is the only time that the privately owned houses are open to the public. Proceeds of the tour are used for restoration and preservation. This year’s tour, promising to he one of the most outstanding, includes Ha,yes, begun 1789, the home of Samuel Johnston, early governor and first U- S. Senator from North Carolina; James Ire dell House, 1757. home of Ire dell, first Associate Justice of U. S- Supreme Court; the Cu pola House, ca 1725, fine Ja cobean style; Sycamore, 1660, oldest house in North Carolina; Chowan Court House, 1767, fin- Georgian court House in the South, as well as many other places of historical and archi tectural interest. Houses will he open Friday and Saturday from 10 A. M.. to noon and 2 P- M., to 5 P. M. and Sunday from 2 P M , t 5 P. M. Block tickets will be $4 with individual admittances 50 cents. To provide for the greatest number to visit these historic sites, Mrs. W. W. Byrum, Jr., chairman, has anounccd that special rates will be provided for school children and groups of 20 or more. For information write Pilgrimage, Box 422, Edenton, N. C. Mrs. Jack Leary Is Auxiliary President Officers Installed at Meeting Held Fri day Afternoon At a meeting of the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary held Friday afternoon, Mrs. Jack Leary was installed as president, succeed ing Mrs, J. D. Elliott- Other officers installed were Mrs. Roland Vaughan, vice president; Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, secretary, and Mrs. Jesse Harrell, treasurer. The installation ceremony was conducted by Mrs. J. D. Elliott, retiring president. In accepting the presidency, Mrs. Leary expressed her appre ciation for the honor and urged greater participation in Auxili ary affairs on the part of mem bers. ladies will begin their march , about 3 o’clock and expect to i cover their respective areas by , 7 o’clock. They appeal for the ■ cooperation of citizens so that I they will make it a point to be ; home and make as generous a i contribution as possible, i Mrs. Richard Schuman is , chairman of the Mothers March I this year, Scott Harrell, Chair man of the Chowan County I Chapter of the National Founda tion, and DavidL Cutaway, Chair • man of fed cam ! contribution thi* year.