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CHOWAN VOUNpT
Volume XXX.—Number 21
ChowanCounty Joins With
Other Comties To Assure
4-County Health Clinic
Ministers of County
Present a Resolution
Wholeheartedly Fav
oring Participation
Meeting jointly Thursday night :
Chowan County Commissioners !
and members of Town Council
were briefed on community
planning. The guest speakers j
were George Monaghan, admini-:
stfator of the Division of Com- ]
munity Planning of the Board']
of Conservation and Develop- ]
ment, and Bruce Briggs, chjef [
area planner.
Mr. Monaghan pointed out thev
advantages of proper planning
for a community and the import- i
ance of studyihg the trends andli
suggestions to solve various
problems. He said the Division
of Community Planning is now
working with 70 cities in the
state and that it will work with
a community for a two year
period. 1
He said Congress in 1954 rea
lized the dilemma of small towns,
so that machinery was set up for
the federal government to pay
two-thirds of the cost and one
third to be raised locally. The '
cost, he poijited out, would de- '
pend upon how elaborate the <
planning program was. 1
Quite a few questions were 1
asked by the Commissioners and 1
Councilmen, so that it was decid
ed to consider further the idea 1
of a planning program before 1
any definite action is taken.
Following this meeting mem
bers qf the County Commission- '•
ers went into special session pri- !
marily to consider the proposed
mental health clinic for four
counties, Pasquotank, Perquim
ans, Camden and Chowan. The
Commissioners had
considered participation iti the
program, but had taken no ac
tion. Attending this meeting al
so were local doctors and mem
bers of the Chowan Hospital
board of trustees.
At the outset W. E. Bond,
chairman, explained the county’s
position financially. He said that
to finance Chowan County’s part •
of the program would mean a
slight - increase in the tax rate,
or a similar amount could be cut
from the annual hospital appro
priation or do away with the
civil defense or water resources
programs, or even use a levy
from the rural fire protection
levy.
The suggestion to cut the hos
pital’ appropriation immediately
brought opposition on the part
of several at the meeting. Mr.
Bond also stated that he had
spoken to a number of taxpayers
who were not wholeheartedly in
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Stephen ft. Burch
Given Law Award
Stephen R. Burch of Chowan
County received an award for
the highest average in a Federal
Taxation Course at a recent
Awards Banquet of the School
of Law of the University at
North Carolina.
Burch, who graduates June 3rd,
will become associated with at
torneys PritchetJ and Cook of
Windsor after passing the State
Bar Examination.
His .wife, the former Miss
Margaret Raines will also gradu
ate from the university with a
BA degree in education. Both
are graduates of Chowan High
School.
Representatives Visiting Farms
For Measuring Allotted Crops
Representatives of the local j
ASCS office have started visiting]
farms in Chowan County for the
purpose of measuring allotted
crops for diverted acres.
, The goal, according to H. O.
West, local office manager, is to
b £a£i
farm operator,’' says Mr. West,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Graduation Speaker
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DR. T. A. COLLINS
Dr. Thomas A. Collins, presi
dent of North Carolina Wesleyan
College, Rocky Mount, will de
, liver the commencement address
lat the John A. Holmes High
School Monday, June 3rd.
Tony Miley Elected
Men’s Club President
At a meeting of the Methodist
Men’s Club held Thursday night,
Tony Miley was elected presi
dent to succeed Nathan Owens.
[Harry Lassiter was elected vice
I president and J. D. Barnhill was
elected as secretary.
This was the last meeting of
the club for the summer season
and meetings will be resumed
in September. >
The club also decided not to
sponsor any more pickled herring
breakfasts until fall.
Red Men Sponsoring Wrestling
Match Saturday Night, May 25
Sponsored by Chowan Tribe of
Red Men, a wrestling match is
scheduled to be held in Edenton.
The match will be held in the
Edenton armory Saturday night,
May 25, beginning at 8 o’clock.
The card will consist of three
matches in which The Masked
Yankee will tangle with Pat
Clancy, a drop kick artist. An
other will be a girl’s match in
which Vickie Ross will mix it up
with Marlene Schmidt, world’s
champion. The third will be a
Hunting Laws To
Be Considered At
Public Hearing
Hunters Invited to At
tend Meeting In Cho
wan Court House at
O’clock
Robert E. Evans, Wildlife Pro
tector, reports that the Wildlife
Resources Commission will hold
a public hearing in the Chowan
County Court House Friday.
night, May 31. The meeting will |
begin at 7:30 o’clock and will
give hunters an opportunity to
express their views on a set of
proposed hunting and trapping
regulations tor the 1963-64 sea
son.
Mr. Evans said that if Tar Heel
•hunters agree to proposals to be
presented by the North Carolina
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representative certifies that all
crops and diverted acreage have
been shown to the reporter. A
few minutes of your-time when
the reporter visits your 'farm
could save you a lot of time and
trouble later.
“We wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank all farmers for
their cooperation and assistance
in year* past in helping ASCS
reporters promptly when their
farms were visited during the
compliance season. We feel sure
'be* done
EdentonTcF i County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 23,1963.
Dr. T. A. Collins
To Address John
A Holmes Grads
Graduation Activities
Begin Friday Night,
May 31st With Class
Night Exercises
Dr. Thomas A. Collins, presi
dent of North Carolina Wesleyan
College in Rocky Mount, de
liver the address at the com
mencement exercises Monday,
June 3, at the John A. Holmes
High School.
Graduation activities at the
school will begin Friday, May
31st, with class night at 8
o’clock at the school. The bacca
laureate sermon will be deliver
ed by the Rev. R. N. Carroll,
pastor of the Edenton Baptist
Church Sunday night, June 2nd.
Collins, a native of Wilming
ton and a former Methodist pas
tor, has served as president of
the college since 1959.
He received his AB degree at
Asbury College, Wilmore, Ken
tucky; BD degree at Chandler
School of Theology at Emory
University and Asbury Theologi
cal Seminary and his DD at
High Point College, High Point.
Collins served as district di
rector of. youth work for the
Elizabeth City District of the
Methodist Conference from 1944
to 1949 and in Raleigh until 1953.
Since 1949 he has bi»en sermon
editor of The Carolina Coopera
tor. He is a member of the
Methodist Conference Commit
tee and the Board of Missions.
He is chairman of the audio
visual committee of the North
Carolina Council of Churches and
serves on audio-visual commit
tee hnd education committee of
the National Council of Church
es.
tag team match which should
provide thrills galore. An add
ed attraction will be Gorgeous
George, who is very will known
among wrestling fans.
The match was scheduled by
the Red Men due to the interest
of many people in wrestling and
the tribe will share in the
money taken in which will be
used for various activities spon
sored by the Red Men. They,
of course, are hopeful that a
capacity crowd will turn out to
enjoy the evening at the armory.
Scout Troop No. 156
To Sponsor Series
Os Summer Movies
Movies Especially Se
lected For Children;
Proceeds To Benefit
Camp Fund
A series of specially selected
summer vacation movies for chil
dren will be sponsored by Boy
Scout Troop No. 156, according
to Jack Habit, Scoutmaster.
The movies will run each Wed
nesday afternoon beginning at
3:30 for 12 consecutive weeks
at the Taylor Theatre, June 5
through August 21.
Season tickets for the 12 out
standing features are SI.OO and
proceeds will be used to benefit
the summer camp fund.
Movies to be shown are Long
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Cancer Campaign
Still A Little Short
Mrs. Lewis Leary, Chairman of
the Chowan County Cancer Cru
sade, reports that early this
week contributions to date total
$1,379.24. Chowan County’s goal
for the drive is $1,600.00, so that
slightly over S2OO remains to be
collected.
It is hoped therefore, that any
person who will make a con
tribution will do so at once, in
an effort to meet the quota.
Checks should be made payable
:to the American Cancer Society
and mailed to Mrs. Lewis Leary,
33 Westover Heights, Edenton.
Mrs. Leary again points out a
part of tiie money will stay in
■ I the county, to be used for local
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Two Year Administration
Councilmen Unanim-|
ously Vote to Rescind)
Ordinance Requiring
Notice to Picket
At A meeting held Wednesday
night of last week, recently
elected officials of the Town of
Edenton were sworn into office
and an organization effected for;
The next two years. William S.!
Privott, judge of Chowan Re- 1
corder’s Court, administered the
oaths, which entailed the follow
ing: ,j
Mayor—John A. Mitchener. i
Treasurer—James M. Bond.
Councilmen-at-large—J. Edwin
Bufflap and George A. Byrum.
Couniilmen—First Ward, J. D.
Elliott; Second Ward, Al Phil
lips; Third Ward, Elton Fore
hand; Fourth Ward, Luther C.
Parks.
Members of Board of Public
Works—Jesse Harrell, Thomas
Byrum, Joe Conger, Jr., Ralph
Parrish and James P. Ricks, Jr.
After the oaths were admin
istered Town Council organized
with the following appointments
made:
J. Edwin Bufflap, Mayor pro
tem and Street Commissioner;
W. B. Gardner, Town Clerk;
Miss Celia Spivey, assistant
Town Clerk; George A. Byrum
and Al Phillips, Finance Commit
tee; Luther Parks, Parks and
Playground Commissioner; James
H. Griffin, Chief of Police; Leo
LaVoie, assistant Chief of Police;
W. J. Yates, Fire Chief; Skinner
White, assistant Fire Chief; W. S-
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American Legion
Poppy Day Sale
Slated Saturday
Auxiliary Members To
Be Assisted In Sale
Os Poppies by Fourth
Grade Students
Sponsored by the Auxiliary of
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 of
the American Legion, Poppy Day
will be observed in Edenton
Saturday, May 25.
Members of the Auxiliary, as
sisted by 20 fourth graders, will
begin selling poppies downtown
at 9 A. M.
The local organization has sold
the red poppies made by patients
in veterans hospitals and dis
abled veterans for over 25 years.
The annual poppy campaign
honors veterans of all wars, liv
ing and dead. Funds raised from
the sale are used to care for all
needy veterans and their fami
lies. Veterans also are paid for
every poppy made thereby pro
viding spending money. Sup
plies for making the poppies are
given by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
People of Chowan County are
asked to “Remember the Dead
by Helping the Living”.
'Edenton Jaycees To
Hold Insecticide Sale
Edenton’s Jaycees are schedul
ed to conduct an insecticide sale
I Friday evening between the
hours of 5:30 and 7:30. It is
hoped many citizens will patron
ize the Jaycees during this sale.
The effort is being conducted for
the benefit of the Hospital Loan
Closet.
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The Wildlife Resources Com
mission will hold a public hear
ing in the Chowan County Court
House Friday night. May 31, to
consider proposed hunting end
trapping regulations for foe 1963-
•4 season.
Chamber of Commerce Appre
ciation Banquet for local indus
trial concerns will be held Tues
day night May 26. at the Leg
ion Building at 7:15 o’clock.
Edenton's Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thureday) at 7 o'clock at foe
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JAMES K INION
James Kinion, coach at Panie
go High School, will coach bas
ketball and baseball at the John
A. Holmes High School starting
next fall. During his seven
years at Pantego he produced a
number of championship teams.
Chowan Is Given
High Praise For
Blood Donations
Director of Tidewater
Regional Blood Cen
ter Sends Congratu
lations to Roberts
Chowan County’s contribution
bf 223 pints of blood last week
has attracted Considerable atten
tion, causing newspaper and ra
dio comment. Not the least to
be impressed with the success
of the bloodmobile visit was Dr.
C. L. Ferguson of Norfolk, di
rector of the Tidewater Regional
Blood Center.
In a telegram to Frank Rob
erts following the bloodmobile
visit, Dr. Fergyson had this to
say:
“Congratulations to you and
your chapter on a most success
ful bloodmobile visit on May
13. Every unit of blood is vi
tally needed by patients in hos
pitals, so that our special ap
preciation goes to the Edenton
Jaycees and all who assisted in
the excellent recruitment. We
also thank donors and volun
' teers for this fine community
participation.”
I Local ECC Students
In Spring Art Show
East Carolina College’s School
of Art is now sponsoring its an
nual Spring Student Art Show.
More than 100 selected works by
students will be on display
through May 31 in the Hallway
Gallery, the paved entrance
walk, and display cases on first
floor of the Rawl building.
Chosen by the faculty of the
School of Art for inclusion in
the show are examples of paint
ing, sculpture, graphics, ceramics,
interior design, and commercial
art representing the best work
done by students during the
1962-1963 academic year.
Among the students whose
(Work has been selected for the
exhibition are Elizabeth Ross and
Patricia Waff of Edenton, both
of whom have exhibits of inter
ior design and painting.
LIBRARIES CLOSED MAY 29
Shepard-Pruden and Brown-
Carver Libraries will be closed
Wednesday, May 29. Reason for
closing is due to a Regional
Staff meeting in Plymouth.
j Listed By Error
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In fo* list of delinquent itx
payor* of Chowan County, pub
lished in The Hamid, several
nimet worn listed which shoMld
not hava appeared.
Thorn listed in error are a*
follows: J. B. Bunch; J. MetHn
Bunch; Henry T. Lana, Robert
C- Linwood and Edna Bunch.
The error h sincerely te
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Dancing Recital Is
Scheduled To fie
Held Friday, May 30
Group of Children to
Participate In Ele
mentary School Aud
itorium at 8 O’clock
The Mountcastle School of
Dancing will present “Rhythm
Steppers” Friday night. May 24,
at 8 o’clock in the Edenton Ele
mentary School auditorium.
The recital will feature num
bers in tap, ballet, toe and mod
ern jazz and will include songs
and a comedy skit.
Children participating in the
recital are: Jan Mabe, Susan
Ingles, Emilie Holmes, Katherine
Holmes, Allison Jordan, Mitzi
Jordan, Genny Gardner, Shelia
Forehand, Elizabeth Stevens,
Betsy Twiddy, Jean Byrum,
Katherine Forehand, Cynthia
Burton, Karen Hook, Betz Ricks,
Jackie Ricks, Nancy Cozart,
Donna Wooten, Claud Small,
Kim Venters, Chris Hollowell,
Shelia Byrum, Vickie Leary,
Robin Hendrix, Cynthia Mclver,
Jean Ricks, Joan Ricks, Holly
Reeve, Julie Habit, Beth Kat
kaveck, Deborah Johnson, Leigh
Waller, Michelle Burton, Shelia
Small, Carol Barnhill, Blair Gib
son and Dabney Forehand.
A small admission will be
charged and all proceeds will be
donated to the Edenton Ele
mentary School and the Episco
pal parish House.
Dr. John H. Horne
Chowan Speaker
Will Deliver the Com
mencement Address
Thursday, May 30
The Commencement address at
Chowan High School will be
presented Thursday night, May
30, at 8 o'clock in the school au
ditorium. The speaker for the
occasion will be Dr. John H.
Horne, director of admissions at
East Carolina College, Greenville.
Dr. Horne joined the college
faculty in 1957 as associate pro
fessor in the Department of Edu
cation at the college. In 1960 he
became a member of the admini
strative staff of the college and
is now director of admissions.
Since 1936, Dr. Horne has been
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Champion Basketball-Baseball
Coach Accepts At Holmes High
James Kinion, outstanding
eastern North Carolina coach, j
will coach basketball and base-'
ball and teach the 7th and Bth
grades at the John A. Holmes
High School next year.
Kinion, who has won district!
and county championships, has i
made an enviable record during |
seven years coaching at Pantego
High School.
During that time the boys’ bas
ketball team won two district
titles, five County Tournament
Championships and went to
State Tournament twice. The
boys’ team won 157 games and
lost only 24.
The girls’ basketball team this
past season was undefeated in
24 games. They have won three
out of seven County Champion
ships. Os 124 games played the
20 Years Ago ]
As Found In lie Files Os ]
The Chowan Herald
Mayor Leroy Haskett was in
formed by Lt. Col. Z. C. Hop
kins, commanding officer of the
17. s. Marin* Corps Air Station,
that a shore patrol would be
inaugurated in Edenton.
Miss Gladys E. Evans, field
representative of the eastern
area for the Rod Cross, planned
to visit Edenton to assist in
planning n disaster preparedness
and civilian war aid institute.
R. C- Holland, who had served
as Chairman of the Chowan
Salvage Committee since it was
appointed in connection with the
war effort, tendered his reeigna
: tion due to many other duties.
He was succeeded by Richard N.
Hines.
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Appreciation Banquet Os
Chamber Os Commerce To
Be Held Tuesday, May 28
Chowan Speaker
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DR. JOHN H. HORNE
Speaker for commencement
exercises at Chowan High School
Thursday night. May 30, will be
Dr. John H. Horne. He is di
rector of admissions at East
Carolina College.
Bay Bridge-T unnel
To Up Traffic 30%
In less than 10 months from
now traffic will be moving
across Shesapeake Bay on the
S2OO million Bridge-Tunnel. Traf
fic through Edenton is estimat
ed to increase by at least 30%
as a result, according to the ex
perts’ projections.
Information has been received
by George A. Byrum, president
of the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce that the Chesapeake
Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commis
sion will open bids May 31 on
construction of an administration
building for *he 17.6-mije long
toll facility across the mouth of
Chesapeake Bay.
The building will be located
at Wise Point, the north end of
the crossing which for the first
time will permit travel without
benefit of boat between Vir
ginia’s mainland and Eastern
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TOWN AND COUNTY OFFICES
TO CLOSE MEMORIAL DAY
All Town and County offices
will be closed Thursday of next
week, May 30. Reason for clos
ing is to observe Memorial Day,
a national holiday.
girls lost 27.
I The Pantego baseball team is
• already assured of a tie for the
I County Championship this year.
[The team under the direction of
I Kinion has won one County,
[Championship and tied for two
| others.
j He has also coached the Pan
tego Ruritan Pony and Midget
League for two years producing
championship teams.
He has been selected to sub
mit an article on offensive bas
ketball for a new magazine,
Coaching Clinic, by Prentice-
Hall Publishing Company.
In addition to his sports in
terest Kinion is currently presi
dent of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation and has served as vice
j president. He has served as
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k BANK CLOSED MAY 30
Peoples Bank & Trust Com-
J pany and the Consumer Credit
I Branch will be closed Thursday,
1 May 30. The closing is due to
* the observance of Memorial Day.
Cecil Fry And Medlin Belch Top
Winners Os Bridge Marathon
The Bridge Marathon sponsor
ed by the Chowan Hospital Au
xiliary has come to a close, with
the winners being Cecil Fry and
Medlin Belch. Runners-up were
Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs.
Junius Davis and Dr. and Mrs.
David Wright.
The ten leading teams and
i their scores follow:
1. Cecil Fry and Medlin Belch,
95,550.
2. Mrs. Earl Goodwin and Mrs.
Junius Davis, 95,150.
* 3. Dr. and Mrs. David Wright,
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
j AND CHECK
Affair Arranged In
Appreciation of Lo
cal Industry’s Part In
Economic Life
A total of 25 officers and rep
resentatives of local industrial
companies have already accept
ed invitations to the Industry
Appreciation Banquet sponsored
by the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce to be held Tuesday
night, May 28, according to
George A. Byrum, chamber pres
ident. i
The Appreciation Banquet, first
of its kind to be held in honor
lof Edenton and Chowan County
I manufacturers and the important
j part they play in the economic
life of the community will be
| held at the American Legion
I building on U. S. 17 South, be
ginning at 7:15 o’clock. All
| Chamber members have been
' invited to attend and reserva
| tiqns indicate a good percentage
iwill participate.
Local industry presently sup
ports a payroll of approximately
$1,200,000 a year and provides
I gainful employment for about
650 persons, Mr. Byrum stated.
The Chamber of Commerce
' realizes, Byrum pointed out,
that expansion of existing in
dustrial payrolls accounts for
roughly 50% of new job oppor
tunities each year, on a state
wide basis. We are glad to re
port that our local industry has
| been able to add about 35 new
employees through expanded
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Albemarle District
Entering Contest
52 Top Conservation
Districts To Be
Selected
The Albemarle Soil and Water
Conservation district has entered
the 17th annual Goodyear com
j petition to select the nation’s top
52 conservation district, according
to Lloyd C- Bunch of Edenton,
district chairman.
Activities of the district will
be weighed against the perform
ance of other districts in the
state in determining the out
standing district in the annual
event sponsored by The Good
year Tire & Rubber Company of
Akron, Ohio.
Key agricultural leaders will
serve as judges and will select
j the state winner. Soil conserva
| tion efforts from May 1, 1963
■ through December 31, 1963, will
. be considered.
I I Grand award for the 52 dis-
I tricts selected nationally will be
. | an expense paid, work-study trip
to Arizona in December, 1964, for
one member of the district gov
j erning bpdy and the outstand
, ing farmer-cooperator in each
, winning district. The 104 men
selected will be guests at Good-
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Holmes Speaker At
Meeting Os Jaycees
; Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
„ (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. Guest
- speaker for the meeting will be
t the Rev. George B. Holmes, who
, will speak about mental health.
d President Jack Habit urges
. every Jaycee to be present
88.300.
4. Dr. Richard Hardin and Joe
Thorud, 83,680.
5. Nathan Dail and John
Raines, 83,340.
6. Mrs. W. B. Rosevear and
Mrs. L. A, Patterson, 80,240.
7. Mrs. Leon Leary and Mrs.
E. W. Spires, 78,070.
8. Hiram Mayo and Mrs. J. &
McMullan, 75,780.
9. Archie Fairley and Pat|l _
Stanton, 75,900>
10. Dr. Martha Wood and Mrs.
R. F. Elliott, 73430. ; 1