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Hie Chowan Herald
jpublished every Thursday by 'The Chowan
deraid, a partnership consisting of J. Edwin
bufflap and Hector Luptoru at 451-425 South
Jroad Strec„ Eden ton. North Carolina.
f. EDWIN BUFFLAP. Editor
HECTOR LUPTON ..Advertising Manager
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THURSDAY. APRIL 11, 1963.
7^2jFTyOk^TODAY^
Passing through the Valley of Weeping.—
Psalms 84:6 (R. V.)
In life's tragic experiences, we know that “un
derneath are the everlasting arms” and that our
loving Father is standing within the shadow,
“keeping watch above his own.”
O Lord, may we trust when we cannot see:
hope when we cannot understand and finish the
work Thou hast given us to do.
' Reason To Be Proud
Anything anyone could say about the honor
that befell Edenton coincident with the first day
issue of the Carolina Charter commemorative
stamp last Saturday would be anti-climatic.
Suffice tc say that Edentonians have a right to
be proud of the town’s historic background and
of the ceremony that focused even national at
tention briefly on this Red Letter day in the
sequence of state-wide celebrations in, honor of
the 300th anniversary of the Carolina Charter
of 1663.
Good fortune attended the many preparations
for the event and good luck prevailed so that
the day’s functions unfolded in a near-flawless
manner.
Dividends in addition to the pleasure and
pride experienced throughout the day by citi
zens of Edenton and Chowan County and of
Edenton’s many friends throughout the state and
even the nation, were the many fine personal
contacts made with old friends in high places
as well as valued new friendships that have be
gun and which will continue to promote his
toric Edenton toward her rightful place in the
minds and hearts of the nation’s touring public
interested in the earliest developments in the
history of their country.
In large measure the near-flawless detailing
of the many preparations took place through the
combined efforts of literally scores of our civic
minded citizens. Under the able general chair
manship of Mayor tlohn A. Mitchener, Jr., the
various committee chairmen and members of
their committees deserve acknowledgement and
thanks for a job well done. Those who played
a large part were Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, chair
man, Staging and Ushering Committee, assisted
by RiclArd D. Dixon, Jr.; Mrs. Helen Kramer,
chairman, Hospitality Committee; Mrs. W. J. P.
Earnhardt and Mrs. R. Elton Forehand, Jr„ co
chairmen, Luncheon Committee; W. H. Hollo
well, Jr., chairman. Registration Committee;
Bruce Jones and Clarence Britton, co-chairmen,
Transportation Committee: Merchants Coopera
tive Display Committee, Alton Elmore, assisted
by Miss Catherine Aman, president of BPW; the
Home Tour Committee which functioned after
the luncheon. Mrs. Wood Privott, Mrs. Thomas
Elliott and Mrs. J. L. Pettus; Publicity, Bill
Cozart, Jackie Ricks, Frank Roberts and J. Edwin
Bufflap.
At the Iredell house greeting the many guests
were members of the Reception Committee, Mrs.
Inglis Fletcher, Mrs. William D. Holmes, Jr.,
Grayson Harding and David Warren. Mrs. Re
becca Hart deserves acknowledgment for the
wonderful cookies provided at the coffee hour
at the Iredell house and for the beautiful flower
arrangements.
George A. Byrum, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, waived much of the Chamber of
Commerce business routine so that the manager
could devote time to assist the many volunteer
workers.
Thanks go also to those from the Woman's
Club and the DAR for assisting at the Iredell
house and with the tour following the luncheon.
Looking ahead one can visualize another com
memorative stamp to be issued in Edenton.
The occasion, the 250th anniversary of the in
corporation of Edenton in 1722. Committee
people from the Woman’s Club have only a short
breather before they will be welcoming visitors
to the biennial Pilgrimage of Colonial Edenton
and Countryside. April 19-21. It might be they,
more than anyone, who might say, along with
Mayor Mitchener, that the “stamp” nearly licked
them instead of them licking the stamp.
Act Now, Says Local Boy
It is interesting to learn that John A. Mitch
ener, 111, of Edenton is a member of a special
student committee on state affairs at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. Young Mitchener
•was privileged recently to investigate the issue
and has this io say, which should be of interest
to Herald readers:
“During a recent week-end back home in
Edenton, a friend asked me, ‘What are the
chances of my son getting into college?’ I then
frankly answered that I thought a student with
a good IQ should have no trouble getting ad
mitted.
“However, that was before I learned of the
recent report of the Governor’s Commission on
Education Beyond the High School The results
of that study are shocking.
“It raises grave doubts in my mind as to .the
future of not only our system of higher educa
tion, hut as to the very welfare of North Caro
lina itself.
“The most startling of the figures that the
report contained is one that bluntly states that
college enrollments will almost double in 1980—
within less than seven years. 117,000 people are
expected to be seeking college educations in the
state. That is nearly 40,000 more than today.
“Clearly there is going to be a college crisis
in North Carolina, unless action is taken im
mediately. Our own Chowan County illustrates
ydeard & Seen
By Buff
Thanks to the Rev. Walter E. Isenhour of Tay
lorsville, N- C., the following poem, in connec
tion with Easter, was sent this week:
HAD CHRIST NOT RISEN FROM THE DEAD
Had Christ not risen from the dead
There’d be no spirit birth;
No Gospel sermons that would spread
Glad tidings through the earth;
No choirs could sing sweet Gospel songs
To cheer our drooping hearts;
No one could lead us from the wrongs
That sting like piercing darts.
Had Christ not risen from the dead
The world would be in gloom;
Our souls with grace could not be fed.
Nor rise above the tomb;
But rellelujah! He rose up
In triumph o’er the grave,
And gave to us salvation’s cup
That makes us strong and brave.
Had Christ not risen from the dead
There’d be no Christian church;
And if His blood had not been shed
In vain for grace we’d search;
And vain would be our hope for life
Beyond the shores of time,
Where we could find no sin and strife
And glory that’s sublime.
Had Christ not risen trom the dead
And conquered heaven’s foe,
We’d live in terror, fear and dread
Wherever we might go:
But bless His name, for we .are sure
He lives, we know He lives.
And in His love so rich and pure
His life to us He gives.
o
Winks Bond, chairman of the Chowan County
Commissioners, has received an invitation from
John Alexander McMahon, secretary of the
North Carolina Association of County Commis
sioners, to take a trip to Europe and the Soviet
Union. The trip is planned for North Carolina
city, county and state government officials and
is termed “People to People Goodwill Tour,''
Mr. Bond was invited to be a member of dele
gates. “Your leacsership ;r. your area, said Mr.
McMahon, “and your wide interests make you
an able representative of North Carolina and of
the United States.” Delegates will depart from
International Airport in New York City Satur
day. September 21 and return Tuesday, October
11. But where the hitch comes is a paragraph
which states “the entire cost will be $1,497.”
Maybe the County Commissioners would fork
up the dough, but, Great Day, would they ever
hear the last of it? Anyway, Mr. Bond notified
Mr. McMahon that he cannot make the trip.
o
Mrs. Lee Bowler, information officer in the
office of Postmaster General J. Edward Day's
office, was speaker at last week’s Rotary meet
ing when she presented a very interesting ad
dress about commemorative stamps and in par
ticular the Carolina Charter stamp. At the con
clusion of her address she answered a number
of questions. One was that if it is proper for
a wpman to open her mail. “Well,”
“She - said; '*l’%eiP , my husbands letters, but
practically all of them have bills enclosed.”
o
And speaking about the commemorative stamp,
the whole affair worked like well-oiled machin
ery. If there was any hitch, nobody knew about
it. The whole celebration was a credit to Eden
ton and those who had anything to do with it.
Not the least pleasant phase of the event was
the music provided by the John A. Holmes High
School Band at the ceremony held in the Ele
mentary School auditorium. I’ve heard the band
play many times, but the music Saturday morn
ing was just about the best I’ve ever heard. My
hat’s off to the band and its director, Jim Cozart.
o
Postmaster General Day was kept rather busy
at times autographing the official program at the
activities in the school auditorium. He had a
pen, but Mrs. C. E. Kramer came up with the
idea of signing her program with a quill; as ap
pears on the new stamp. She brought the quill
with her, so there was no delay.
o
It was not only people in Edenton who had
something to do with the first day stamp sale.
Many Edenton people are proud of the fact that
this problem.
“This past year there were an estimated 137
high school graduates in Chowan County. Os
these about 42.3 per cent went to college. But
by 1970 there will be about 188 graduates from
our schools.
“Where will they be able to continue their
education?
"Unless they are very fortunate, it won’t be
at the existing colleges. There just isn’t going
to be room for them.
“At Carolina, for example, we added two new
700-man dorms this fall—and thought we had
licked the housing shortage. But we haven’t.
Next fall we will have to crowd more than
half our dormitory rooms with three or even
four students. The rooms were designed for
just two men.
“And this is only a small part of the problem.
There is the need to get more qualified teachers,
adequate classrooms, library books and labora
tory space.
“What is the solution to this problem?
“The best answer is one lying before the
General Assembly. The proposals to expand
the functions of the Consolidated University and
to begin steps toward a network of community
colleges must be approved if the state is to re
tain its position of leadership in the South.
“We cannot afford to let the best of our po
tential leadership leave the state because ot the
education they want and the opportunity we
fail to give them.
“As- the Governor stated: ‘Now is the time
to act together—to take bold new steps which
can give our state its time of highest achieve
ment, its finest hour.’
“It is imperative that our state answer the
challenge, of higher education—and answer it
now. ~
“Should the state fail now, we will not only
lose the future leaders the state needs, but also
the future brain power that is necessary for'a
vital, growing economy.
“We cannot afford to fail”
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTOtf, WORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. APRIL 11. 1963.
the pilot of the plane which
brought Washington dignitaries
here for the celebration was
Frank Hughes, an Edenton boy,
son of Mrs. Gladys Hughes and
the late Frank Hughes. Frank
said it was rather foggy and
he had a hard time locating
Edenton. However, he was fly
ing rather low and ’said when he
spotted Rocky Hock, it didn’t
matter if it was foggy or not,
for he knew exactly where he
was.
o
Well, the die is cast for the
Edenton election Tuesday, May
7, and only three contests have
developed—for members of the
Board of Public Works and con
tests in the First and Fourth
Wards. The town’s business is
everybody’s business, so that i{
would be a healthier situation if
there would have been contests
for every office to be filled.
And that is said not with the
idea of securing more political
advertising. The more interest
taken in town affairs, the bet
ter government we will have.
Bertie To Stage
Teen-Dem Rally
Bertie County will be host to
a Teen-Dem Rally on April 20
which will cover several eastern
counties. Party leaders in the
counties involved are participat
ing in the event which is be
lieved to be the first Teen-Dem
Rally in the United States.
Mrs. Bill Cullifer of Lewiston,
who sponsors the local Teen-
Dems, reported that registration
will begin at 2:30 P. M., and
conclude with a dinner and
'dance. All events will be held
in the Armory in Windsor.
1 A registration of $2 is being
charged to cover expenses of
the rally.
I EASTERN STAR MEETING
I
I Edenton Chapter No. 305}, Or
i der of the Eastern Star, will meet
| Monday night, April 15, at 8
o’clock. Mrs. Elton Boswell, wor
i thy matron, requests all mem
bers to be present.
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( Lunch Room Menu j
Menus at the Edenton Ele
mentary School lunch room for
the week of April 15-19 will be
as follows;
Wednesday: Weiners, school
baked rolls, toss salad, cherry
pie, baked beans, milk.
Thursday; Hamburgers, apple
pie, steamed rice, blackeye peas,
gravy, milk, butter, school baked
cheese slices.
Friday; Tuna salad, buttered
corn, toss salad, milk, butter,
school baked rolls, orange and
cranberry salad, potato chips.
Ladies Publicizing’
1963 Pilgrimage
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
ud, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs.
James Cozart and Mrs. A. F.
Downum are scheduled to appear
on the Wilmington television
station at 1 P. M-, and 2:30 P. M.
Friday, April 12, Mrs. R. J.
Boyce and Mrs. Chester Stevens
will appear on a Norfolk tele
vision program at 1 and 2:30
P. M.
-Saturday, April 13, Mrs. James
Bond, Mrs. Louis Leary, Mrs.
Johnnie Woolard, Mrs. John
Raines and Mrs. Carlton Jack
son are scheduled to appear on
a Washington television program
at 8 and 10 A. M.
Monday, April 15, Mrs. J. D.
Elliott and Mrs. George A. By
rum will be seen on the Dur
ham television station starting at
1 and 2 P. M.
The week of April 15 WTVR
at Richmond will present slides
and public service announce,-
ments encouraging attendance to
the tour.
Tuesday, April 16, Mrs. W. H.
Hollowell, Jr., and Mrs. Leo La-
Voie will appear on a Peters
burg, Va., television program at
1 and 2:30 P. M.
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Jaycees Sponsor Film
To Help Loan Chest
Continued from Page 1, Section 1
screen idol add YvoWe Fureaux,
the continental beauty who soar
ed to stardom in “La Dolce Vita’’
are top cast in the picture..
In the swashbuckling tradition
that won worldwide- followings
for Douglas Fairbanks and Errol
Flynn, Jourdan stars in the title
role of the classic Alexander Du
mas adventure novel recounting
the escapades of Edmond Dantes
who avenged 17 years of unjust
imprisonment by assuming the
guise of the Count of Monte
Cristo and hunting down the.
three men who had conspired
against him.
The picture is claimed to be
among the greatest adventures
ever written or- filmed. The
Jaycees are hopeful many people
will attend in order to raise
SAINT PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Edenton, North Carolina
Th® Rev. George Holmes, Rector
HOLY WEEK,*
The Church is open daily for meditation and prayer.
Maundy Thursday, 8:00 P. M., Holy Communion.
Good Friday. Noon to 3 O’clock, The Three Hours.
Easter Day 8:00 A. M. Holy Communion
9:30 A. M. Church School Festival
11:00 A. M. Holy Communion
Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory.
May this glad Easter-tidc bring you a new
sense of the glory of the Living Christ as you
come to Him in your Easter Communion.
Trade Fair Termed
Very Successful
Continued from Page 1. Section 1
effort to letter the large street
banner and the signs directing
attention to the Trade Fair
placed at the Armory.
All told there were 24 exhibit
ors that took space at the Fair
which made possible the budget
which provided for the pro
fessional entertainment by “The
Earls” of New York.
President George A. Byrum of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce had commendations for
all exhibitors. “Getting exhibits
ready for the Fair and then dis
mantling them involves a lot of
work,” Byrum said. “I appre
ciate the fine cooperation dis
played this year. JPerhaps the
timing of the Trade Fair will
be changed another year as some
merchants feel that an early fall
date would enable more of bur
farm attend as spring Is
always jp Wcrtvded season with
them.”
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Pfc. and 'mts. jerry Vernon
Davenport of Schweinfurt, Ger
many, formerly of Route 3,
Edenton, announce the birth of a
daughter, Karon Lynn, born
March 22, 1963, in the U. S-
Army Hospital at Wurburg. Mrs.
Davenport is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs .RomluS Revels of
Williamston.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, April 15, at 8
o’clock. Robert Brooks, sachem,
requests a large attendance.
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WEST W. BYRUM
about this question gT
‘Vv-.-w.. 1
“I'm. always enjoying some
sport . . . hunting, bowling,
skiing, fishing or golfing.
This new Homeowners Poli
cy —would it cover theft and
most damage to my sports
equipment, and also my lia
bility for any injuries or
property damage I might
cause?”
For the answer to this and
other questions about in
surance consult the West
W. Byrum Agency . . .
phone Edenton 482-2318.