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Volume XXa.— wffmber 14
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first Day Sale Os Cai|lina Charter Stamp In Edenton Saturday
Many National And State
Dignitaries Are Expected
in Edenton For Ceremonies
Stamp Will Be Un-j
veiled By Postmaster)
General J. Edward;
Day at Elementary l
i School at 11 A. M. |
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One of the most outstanding
observances ever to take place
in Edenton will be the ceremony
■ incident to the first day sale of
the beautifully designed postage
stamp commemorating the 300th
anniversary of the Carolina
Charter of 1663 on Saturday—
and it is predicted that the town
will be bursting at the seams
with national and state digni
taries as well as philatelists from
all parts of the country.
The entire ceremony at the
Edenton Elementary School au
ditorium, where Postmaster Gen
eral J. Edward Day will unveil
the stamp, will be televised by
Wl'l'N, channel 7, Washington,
N. C., beginning at ll A. M-,
and rebroadcast by video tape
Sunday at 2:00 P. M. Also
broadcasting the ceremonies by
video tapes supplied by WITN
will be WOSC Charlotte, WSGS
Winston-Salem, WETC Wilming
ton, WTVD Durham and WUNC
Chapel Hill. The Norfolk tele
vision station WTAR will also
have a news cameraman on hand
to film the event.
The various committees under
the direction of Mayor John A.
Mitchener, general chairman and
George A. Byrum, president of 1
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce who has called on the
leadership of his organization to
support preparation for the
event, are wrapping up last min
ute details to assure smooth
functioning of the event from
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[CIVIC calendar)
First day sale of the Carolina'
Charter commemorative stamp I
will be held at the Edenton Post
Office Saturday, April 6.
Edenton Trade Fair will be
held in the Edenton armory to-!
day (Thursday) and Friday. April
4 and 5.
An election will be held Tues
day, May 7, to elect officials for
the Town of Edenton.
The Pilgrimage of Colonial
Edenton and Countryside will be 1
held April 19-21.
A week-end revival will be j
held at Macedonia Baptist,
Church Friday, Saturday and
.Sunday nights, April 5. 6 and 7
'at 8 o'clock and Sunday morning 1
at 11 o'clock.
Methodist Men's Club yrill j
sponsor another pickled herring.
Church Saturday morning, April
6. from 7 to 9 o’clock.
A civil term of Chowan Su
perior Court will be he|d the
week beginning Monday, April
29th.
Edenlon Jaycettes will meetby members of the band and
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Urgent Need
The Pilgrimage Commilteo
needs old, interesting items
for display in store windows
during the Pilgrimage.
Anyone who will provide
any items of interest are re
quested to contact Mrs. Fran
ces Shore, phone 482-2771;
Mrs. Anne Hines, phone
482-2775 or Mrs. Anna Bass,
phone 482-3972.
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Heap Much Money!
Henry Oglesby,- secretary to
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner, informed The Herald by
telephone Tuesday afternoon that
Mr. Bonner had been informed
that approval had been given
for extension and improvements
at the Edenton Post Office.
According to Mr. Bonner's in
formation the cost of the pro
ject will amount to $240,000.
Just what is included in the
project was not disclosed.
Lewis Evans, Tommy Castelloe
Top Winners In livestock Show
The ninth annual Junior Live- i
stock Show and Sale was held
at the Privott-Asbell warehouse
at'Tyner on Wednesday, March
27. The show and sale was
sponsored by the Chdwan Ruri- !
tan Club, assisted by the Ry
land Ruritan Club.
Tommy Castelloe, 4-H Club
member from the Advance com- :
munity Club, showed the garnd i
I champion individual hog. He '
[received a trophy, ribbon and i
$lO premium. Robert Boyce
showed the reserve grand cham- i
pion and received a trophy, rib- 1
bon and $7.50 premium. Arlyn i
.Dale, 4-H Club member from the ,
Ryland Community Club, show
ed the third place animal and
Band And Chorus
Program April 10
The band and chorus of John
A. Holmes High School will give
a joint concert in the high school
'auditorium on Wednesday, April
110th.
| The band will perform some
iof the numbers that earned for
them the rating of 'Excellent at
the North Carolina State Band
contest. Selections by Bartok,
Vaughn Williams and Schubert
will highlight' the choral half of
the program. The final number
of the concert will be “Canticle
to Peace,” a choral number with
band.
Admission to the concert is
Adults 75c and Students 50c.
'Advanced tickets will be on sale
Nt o >n; Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 4, 1963.
PLANS COMPLETE FOR TRADE FAIR TODAY - FRIDAY
;one Contest Now
In Edenton flection
T o Be Held May W
J. D. Efliott Will Op
pose Richard Dixon;
All Councilmen Have
Now Filed
As of Wednesday morning all
present members of Town Coun
cil and Board of Public Works
and Treasurer have filed for re
election in the Municipal election
to be held Tuesday, May 7.
The latest to file were Ralph
E. Parrish as member of the
Board of Public Works, J. Edwin
Bufflap as Couhcilman-at-large,
and James Bond as treasurer,
who filed Wednesday.
A contest has developed, in
the First Ward, where J. D. El
liott has filed as Councilman.
He will oppose Richard Dixon, at
present Councilman from 'the
First Ward.
, The deadline for prospective I
candidates to file for office is 12
o’clock noon next Monday, April
Bth, after which there will te
no more opportunity to file for
any office.
i received a ribbon and $5.00
premium.
Richard White the
champion pen ofA'Mll'igKkgs and
received a trophy, ribbon and
$lO premium. Johnny and Bob
by Winborne showed the re
serve champion and third place
pen of three, respectively, and
received $7.50 and. $5.00 plus
their ribbons. They are from
the Cross Roads Community 4-H
Club.
In the swine fitting and show
manship contest Gene Harrell
from the Rocky Hock Club plac
ed first, Richard White second
and Robert Boyce third.
Lewis Evans from the Oak
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Legion Birthday
ObservedTuesday
Representative of FBI
Guest Speaker at
Dinner
Members of Ed Bond Post No.
40 of the American Legion and
Auxiliary members celebrated
the 44th anniversary of the
American Legion at a chicken
dinner held Tuesday night in the
Legion building. A goodly num
ber of members from both
groups was present as well as
a number of visitors.
Commander Alexander Dfeßlois
presided and after calling upon
J. L. Chestnutt for prayer, he
.read a message from the nation
al commander, exemplifying the
Legion programs dedicated to
betterment of the nation.
Following the dinner W. T.
Willoughby was called upon for
prayer and Mr. Defßlois recog
nized the guests'.
The principal speaker for the
occasion was Robert L. Walters,
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Special Programs On
Local Radio Station
A special program began on
radio station WCDJ Wednesday
of this week. It. wiU be known
as a coffee break program which
will be broadcast Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday at 10:10
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The program will be in charge
of Mrs. Frank Holmes, who will
present pertinent information
Unveiling of Carolina Charter Stamp
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The above picture was taken at the unveiling of the Carolina
Charter commemorative stamp recently in Washington. Present
for the occasion were, left to right. Senator Everett Jordari Sec
retary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Francis E. Winslow, chair
man of the North Carolina Tercentenary Commission, Senator Sam
Ervin and Postmaster General J. Edward Day, who will be in
Edenton for the first dav sale of the new stamp.
Three Edenton Veteran Doctors
Honored By Hospital Trustees
At Party H&d Saturday Night
The Chowan Hospital Board of
Trustees entertained at an in
formal party in the nurses’ home
living room on Saturday evening,
March 30, in honor of the mem
bers of the memcal staff in com
memoration of "Doctor’s Day”.
A special tribute w'as paid to
the three senior members of the
staff, Dr. Frank Wood, chief of
staff and organizer of the hospi
tal, Dr. O. L. Holley and Dr.
L. P. Williams, Sr.
Silver trays were presented to
these three physicians by the
president of the board, Jesse L-
Harrell. Mr. Harrell, in present
ing the trays, expressed the feel
ing of the people of this com
munity that It is most fortunate
Craftsman Fair Is :
Predicted To Be
Best Ever Held
Annual Affair Will Belt
Held In Elizabeth
City Two Days, April
17 and 18
The Albemarle Craftsman Fair
will be held in the Elizabeth 1
City armory Wednesday and ' 1
Thursday, April 17 and 18. The ' <
doors will be open each day from *
1 to 9 P. M. Glee Clubs from <
nearby schools will perform *
twice each day, singing songs I
which were popular in 1663.
The theme of this year’s Fair. ;
will be centered around the Ter- 1
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Commissioners Reject Boost In
Pay For Welfare Department
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
turned thumbs down bn a re
quest coming from the Welfare
Department to raise salaries of
personnel in the local office.
'Funds for the increased pay
ments would have come from a
$6,500 appropriation made by the
last General Assembly to each
welfare department in the state,
but which locally cannot be used
for any other purpose at present.
It was pointed out when the re
quest was made in March that
in having such a fine group of
I physicians who are dedicated to
j the purpose of treatment of the
| sick.
The party was arranged by
the wives of the doctors and was
attended by the doctors and
their wives, members of the
board of trustees and their wives
I aqd three former presidents of
j the board, Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
| Byrum, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Conger,
lSr
j Dr. Wood, a native of Edenton.
began practicing in Edenton in
: 1946 from Marion, N. C- He
I received his B-S. degree at the
'University of North Carolina and
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31 Who Failed To
List Taxes Facing
Action Os Courtj
County Commissioners
Give Green Light For
Planning Board to
Proceed With Work
Chowan County Commissioners
in conjunction with their regular
meeting Monday, sat as a board
of equalization and review. They
had only two complaints which
came from N. J. George arid the
United- States Lumber Com
pany. In both instances an in
vestigation will be made before
action is taken.
It was reported that 31 persons
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these funds, if not used for, sal
aries, would be lost to Chowan
County.
The Commissioners’ -principal
objection to increasing the Wel
fare Department salaries was,
they feel, that it seemed some
what unfair to raise some sal
aries and not salaries oi other
county employees. » > •
The Commissioners, however,
did agree to pay mileage at the
rate of 7 cents per mile for
board members living outside the
city limits.
Jurors Drawn For
Civil Term Os Court
Week Os April 29
Judge Elbert Peele of
Williamston Is Again
Scheduled to be Pre
siding Judge
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morn
ing drew 36 names from the
jury box, who will be sum
moned for Superior Court jury
duty. A civil term of Chowan
Superior Court is scheduled to
be held the week beginning
Monday, April 29.
| Judge Elbert Peele of William
ston. who presided over this
week's term of Superior Court, is
again scheduled to be the pre
siding judge.
Those chosen for jury duty in
. elude the following:
David Ober, W. J. P. Earn
hardt, Sr., Luther Bunch, Amos
i Felton Twiddy, Jesse F. Harrell,
j Russell Wheeler, Guy Russell
IByrum, Willie Albert White,
Quinton 'Bass, Hubert L. Chap
j pell, Carroll A. White, John
Linwood 'Parrish, L. B. Taylor,
.William Davis Stevenson, Floyd
'Ray Dail, Edmund Whtie, Clar
jence Edward Britton, J. W.
’(Wince) White, Vivian O. Cope
jland, Oscar E. Duncan, Dan Mor
jgan, Jr., James Edward Byrum,
i Jarvis Larry Skinner, Marshall
'W. Mansfield, Mayo Lawrence,
|J. F. Phillips, Jesse L. Harrell,
(H. r M. Spivey, Frapk Miller. J.
Keith Reeve, Cecil Gilbert By
rum, Charles H. Wood, Jr., B. F.
Bateman, Roy Preston Long,
Preston Dale and John Parrish.
Judge Elbert Peele Presiding
Over Term Os Superior Court
Judge Elbert Peele of William- j
ston presided over a term of
Chowan Superior Court which j
opened Monday morning.
Sheriff Earl Goodwin called
upon the Rev. George B- Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, to open the term with |
prayer and after calling the roll j
of jurors, the Grand Jury was.
drawn.
Those chosen to serve on the |
Grand Jury were Arthur J. j
Charbonneau, Alma Twine, An
thony Gosser, C T. Dixon, Jr.,
Walter S- Lane, John N- Bunch J
(Foreman) Alexander Deßlois, j
Clarence P. Harrell, C. A. Perry, I
John H. White, Willie Overton,)
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Special Hours Al
Post Office April 6
Postmaster J. L. Chestnut! an
nounced early this week that
special hours will be observed
at the Edenlon Post Office Sat
urday.
According to Mr. Chestnutt the
windows will open at 8 o’clock
Saturday morning and close at
5 P. M.
Cancellation of the new Caro
lina Charter stamp at the win
dows will begin in the morning
at 9 o'clock and close at 5:30
P. M.
Mr. Chestnut! also announced
> that a station will be set up at
the Elementary School Saturday
morning from 10 o’clock to 12
o'clock noon in order to sell the
new stamps.
TV Program Will
Publicize Local Tour
A trio of Edenton ladies will
appear on a television program
Tuesday morning, April 9. The
program will provide publicity
for the forthcoming pilgrimage
of Historical Edenton and Coun
tryside and will be televised
over the Greenville station, chan
nel 9.
Those who plan to take part
on the program are Mrs. F. A-
Jordan, Mrs. Frances Shore and
Mrs. Tom Bass. j
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Special Entertainment Is
Arranged To Be Featured
By The Earls Os New York
Honored By Ford
TP DMAS F. HOPKINS
At a banquet held in the Gold
en Triangle in Norfolk Saturday,
Thomas F. Hopkins, salesman for
Albemarle Motor ComDany, was
presented the Ford Motor Com
pany's Top Hatter Award. The
honor goes to only 500 car and
truck salesman as the nation's
leading Ford realership salesmen.
PRE-SCHOOL CONFERENCE
IS SCHEDULED APRIL 5
There will be a pre-school con
ference at the Edenton Element
ary School FridayhKjming, April
5, at 9 of chil
dren beginning school in Sep
tember, 1963, are requested to
be present.
Vernon Lee Jenkins, George E
Privott, T. C. Bunch, E R. Eas
on, E. L. Brinkley, Duncan R.
Scruggs and Elton Evans.
Judge Peele made a brief
charge to the jury in which he
informed the jurors that the
court does not make laws, but
are charged with enforcement
of laws as they now exist. He
specifically told them they were
not chosen to try cases but rath
er to decide if reasonable evi
dence is found to believe that a
crime was committed and that
the person so charged should be
brought to trial.
He gave specific instructions
relative to presenting true bills,
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Pictured above are The Earls of New York, who will feature
entertainment at Edenlon’s Trade Fair in the Edenton armory
1 today (Thursday) and Friday. Entertainment programs will be
presented at 4. 7 and 9 P. M. each day. t
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Each Day In Armory
At 4,7 and 9 O’clock
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! Plans have been completed for
Edenton’s Trade Fair which will
be held in the Eaenton armory
today (Thursday) and Friday.
The armory will be open and
various exhibits on display each
.day. from 3 P. M., until u p. m.
1 Both inside and outside the
; armory attractive exhibits wilt
|be on display by the various
; merchants and business concerns.
;It ik hoped many people ::i
1 Edenton and Chowan County, as
;well as adjoining counties will
Igo to the armory to view the
groups of exhibits, which are
| predicted to be even better than
in last year's event.
, To add to the interest of the
Trade Fair will be outstanding
: entertainment. Frank Roberts is
in charge of this phase of the
i Fair and has arranged a pro
gram which should delight all
who attend.
The feature attraction will he
j The Earls", of New York. This
cuiartet includes vocalists and a
jazz organist, and is reputed to
, be one of the best known vocal
j groups in show business today.
I They are well known for their
record hits which include such
| numbers as "Remember Then”
and the current record hit
"Never."
I Besides this feature, Mr. Rob
erts says a dramatic group from
John A. Holmes High School will
present a program under the di
rection of Mrs. Medlin Belch. A
i talent show will be presented by
a group from Perquimans High
j School and band music will be
provided by the D. F. Walker
High School Band.
The entertainment program
will be presented in the armory
at 4. 7 and 9 o’clock each day.
Assistance Offered
To File Tax Returns
James M- Johnston, local N. C.
Department of Revenue repre
sentative, announces that his of
fice will be open April 8 through
! April 15 to 3ssis t in filing N. C.
j state income tax returns.
The office will be open from
j 8:30 A. M.. until 5 P. M., with
ithe exception of Saturdays.