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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN I CHOWAN COUNTY Vol ume aXX.—Nuftiber 36. Court House Green Now Dressed Up "-/••’ & 'if|P' &' ■’ : ' - >» _,. - i&aSfc A ’ iirTtollTilil *& yßk'-, "■> I . * * <■ Vl^grLjß H ''JHHL ■ ~ ' ifcj 11:1 :IHBI:a- lgjg. : ' 4‘ I*. p v ' HB| SHjjf j ■MB | t«faww«^. i 1 * afl ' *-v ..•.,'***• ,■ ■ - . . . •■ ■ f|j * €# l^^^Bßliilßlißß. > Pictured abort U a view of the Joseph Hewes monument on the Court House Green, around which a plaxa has just been completed by the Edenton Woman's Club. In front of the monument a neat brick sidewalk has been constructed and brick steps are also placed at the terraces on the green, as well as at the entrance to the Green in front of the Court House on King Street. Dr. William Whitehurst Guest Speaker At Edenton Woman’s Club Meeting On September 11 Edenton Woman’s Club will hold its first meeting of the fall season Wednesday afternoon, September 11. The meeting will be held at 1 o’clock at the Eden ton Methodist Church. A feature of the meeting will be an address by Dr. G- William Whitehurst of Norfolk, whose subject will be “Some Reflections of the Twentieth Century.” Dr. Whitehurst Is a native of Norfolk. He was educated in the public schools there. He served three years with the na val air forces in the Pacific Theater in World War after which he attended Washington and Lee University.. He received his R-A. degrpe.from-j Washington ai(d Lee in 195(1. In 19i>I he Peanut Support Rates Announced The final support prices for 1963 crop of peanuts has been announced by the Department of Agriculture. The Virginia type is $236.86 per net ton. A45 cent premium will be paid for each one percent of extra large ker nels. This compares 'with 60 cents in 1962. The lower .premium on extra large kernels for 1963 is offset by the higher sound ma ture kernels rate of $3,164 com pared with $3,112 for 1962.' Discount rates for damaged kernels will be essentially the same as those for the 1962 crop. 20 Years Ago 1 As Found In In FUaa Os ■ The Chowan Herald G. If. Harding, proprietor of Hotel Joseph Hewes, leased the hotel to Haywood Duke and W. G. Malone, two prominent hotel men. The hotel was lamed due to Mr. Harding's desire to retire in an effort to regain his nor mal health. Mayor Leroy Haskett was no tified that a federal housing pro ject would get under way with in two weeks. J. L Wiggins. Chairman of the Chowan County Draft Board, alas notified by General Lewis Confd. on Page I Sectjen 1 Chowan Home Agent Arranges Flans For N, C. Research Tour Maty has 5,000 taste butb. A chicken has only 24, yet a chick en can. taste things a man can npt taste, in fact a chicken can taste things a cow cant taste! A chicken (not necessarily just the smart chick) will go thirsty rather than drink warm water, Research being done by the North. " Raleigh, was a part or a Re THE CHOWAN HERALD was awarded a M.A. degree in history at the University of Vir ginia and a Ph.D. degree in American Diplomatic History at West Virginia University in 1952. He joined the Department 'of History at Old Dominion College in 1960 and was appointed dean of students in 1962. Dr. Whitehurst is also a mem ber of the Public Affairs and News Department of WTAR-TV and host of the program “Dr. William Whitehurst Reports.” He is married and is the father of two children, a daughter 16, and a son 14. - Mrs. George Alma Byrum, president of the Woman’s Club, urges all members to attend this important meeting. Chowan PTA Will Meet September 9 The Chowan High School Par ent-Teacher Association will meet Monday night, September 9, at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium. The .president, Mrs. Jane Joynfer, urges all parents and members to attend this meeting, the first of the new school year. • Duplicate Bridge To Begin September 10 Duplicate Bridge sponsored by the Edenton Woman’s Club will begin Tuesday night, September 10, at 7:30 o’clock at the Barker House. Games will be played each Tuesday night with master point games to be played the first Tuesday of each month begin ning in October. Play will be 50 cents for regular games and $1 .00 for master games. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Perry of Elizabeth City will be the direcj i tors for the first month. Robert B. Smith, Jr. Licensed Attorney Robert Bland Smith, Jr., .son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Smith, was among the 1963 graduates of the University of North Caro , lina' Law School. Mr. Smith i passed the State Bar examina tion in August. in addition to the develop ments in taste habits in poultry, the study tour included the rad iation laboratory in the Textile Building where the agents saw and heard hoqr the properties in fibers are changed through radiation to make them dye bet ter and to acquire other desir able characteristics. The Food Science Department, which was established about two years ago on the State College campus, «8S VfiluaDlG lluOillla* i- _ __ nfuinrlnnttipc in fnori Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, T sTi ay, September 5, 1963. A. P. Godwin, Jr. Speaker For DAR Meeting Sept 10 Meeting Will Be Held At Edenton Restau rant Beginning at 6:30 P. M. ____ 1 ■ Adolphus Pilston Godwin, Jr., of Gatesville will speak on the United States Constitution at a dinner meeting of the Edenton Tea Party Chapter, DAR, Tues day night, September 10, at 6:30 o’clock at the Edenton Restau Mr. Godwin, an attorney and former State Senator, was re cently named by the State Bar Association as chairman of a court study committee charged with making recommendations’ for implementing court reforms in North Carolina. His address will be keeping with “Constitution Week” which will be observed locally by the DAR Chapter September 17 through September 23. Mrs. P. S. McMullan is chairman of the week, assisted by Mrs. Blair Gibson. A native of Gates County, Mr. Godwin graduated in law from Wake Forest College in 1?37. He was admitted to the bar the same year and went into prac tice at Gatesville. From 1942 to 1945 he was an agent of the F. 8.1. He was recently honored as the Tar Heel of the Week by The News and Observer. Members having guests are asked to notify Mrs. McMullan by the week-end. Roger Lamb Guest Organist Sunday At Baptist Church Roger B. Lamb, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Lamb, will be guest organist at the Edenton Baptist Church Sunday morning, September 8, at the 11 o’clock service. !He will play selections from J. S. Bach and other prom inent composers. Young Lamb, who is a vocal ist and organist, is well known for his musical programs. A music major, he attends the Con servatory of Music at St. An drews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg. The Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor of the church, will return from a three weeks vacation and de liver the sermon. Methodist Board Meets September 9 The official board of the Edenton Methodist Church will meet Monday night, September 9, at 8 o’clock. This meeting was postponed from Monday night, September 2, due to the observance of Labor Day. This will be a very important meeting, so that all members of the board are u/ged to attend. —— COUNCIL MEETS SEPT. 10 Edfintdn’s Town Council will September Term Os Superior Court HlßeginMonday Judge Chester Morris Scheduled to Preside Over Term; Dockets Crowded The September term of Cho wan Superior Court will begin Monday morning, September 9, at 9 o’clock. The presiding judge will be Chester Morris of Coinjock. It will be a mixed term with a full calendar of both criminal and civil cases and divorce ac tions disposed of at the pleasure of the court. The criminal docket includes the following: Charlie Ben Biggs and Willie James Biggs, both charged with manslaughter; Van R. Paige, robbery; Lloyd Edward Morris and Mary Twine, forgery; John Thomas Spivey and Charlie Ben Biggs, drunk driving; Willie James Biggs and Charlie Ben Biggs, racing; Philip Stone Grif fin and Garnet Lee Becraft, speeding; Warren E. Herring and Daniel Holley, larceny and breaking and entering; William Louis Bateman and Jeff Edward King, assault with intent to com- Cont'd. on Page 4—Section 1 AnuuaJ Meeting Os Farm Bureau Will Be Held Sept 12th Walter Larry From State Farm Bureau Office Will Be Prin cipal Speaker Chowan County’s Farm Bureau will hold its annual dinner meet ing Thursday night, September 12: The meeting will begin at 6 o’clock in the Edenton armory with husbands and wives this year eligible to attend on a Farm Bureau membership. A good .meal is being planned and a pro gram which should be interest ing as well as informative. The speaker for the occasion will be Walter Larry, field ser vice representative from the North Carolina Farm Bureau of fice in Raleigh. CenfiauM on Paqa 3—SacK-n ) Community Committee Election Will Be Approved September 17 According to H. O. West, local ASCS Office Manager, ballots were mailed Friday, August 30, to all known voters eligible to participate in the community committee elections. Any eligible voter who does not receive a ballot may contact the county office for one. The ballot must be returned or at least postmarked by September 13 to be counted. The County Committee will Arranges Home Agents’ Research Tour ¥ '^L I nji r mVi I f | : [. I I 9 S -P»l Those responsible for planning and making arrangomoots for the NCHDAA research lour in Raleigh war*, loft to right, Mrs. Ada B. Dalla Poasa, president of the North Carolina Horn* Dem onstration Agents' Association; Dr. Roy L. Lovvorn. director of N, C. Agricultural Research at N. C. State College; Dr. Eloise Cofer, Militant director of Agricultural Extension, N. C. State Col lege, and Miss Pauline Calloway, Research chair man. KChDAA, a " xr. Worn & ' lub Speaker September 11 ,mm I'ihhbhbbhhhhhi -t es ■«. m -Xx.'«r ». flip 3 <§ig- tac mKt tK % ft* p{' u ■ ' ffiSHf - 1 mH it* \ 1 . Hi fl| I t »(P» 1 If ■ gs |K MJkT 4k DR. G. WILLIAM WHITEHURST At the meeting of the Edenton Woman's Club scheduled to be held Wednesday afternoon. September 11, at 1 o'clock at the Eden ton Methodist Church. Dr. G. William Whitehurst of Norfolk will be guest speaker. This will be the first meeting of the fall sea son, so that Mrs. George Alma Byrum, president, urges all mem bers to be present. 3,822 People On Chowan Farms According To N. C. Farm Census According to a preliminary re port of counties in the North Carolina farm census summary, Chowan County was listed as having 83,931 acres of five or more acres of farmland. The report shows that the to ■ tal number of people of all ages on farms as of January, 1963, I was 3,822 and that 563 worked 100 days or more off the farms during 1962. There were 29,672 acres of har vested cropland from which crops were harvested, 746 acres used only for soil improving crops and crop failures, 4,432 acres of idle cropland, 2,181 acres oT Improved pasture, 228 acres of unimproved open pas Scout Handbook On Sale September 10 The first editions of the new Girl Scout Handbooks will go oh sale Tuesday, September 10, at the Barker House from 3:30 to 4:30 o’clock in the afternoon. All girls interested in the Girl Scout program are also to reg ister at this time. Books for the first day sale (the only day the books will be Continued on Page 3, Section 1 meet in an open meeting on Sep tember 17 to count the votes and approve the election. The Coun ty Committee includes E. E. Boyce, chairman, Ray Byrum and Leonard Hare. The person receiving the high est number of votes in each com munity will be elected chairman of his community committee and serve as delegate to the County Convention to elect the County Committee. This will be Friday, September 20. ture, and 46,672 acres of all oth er land, woods waste, cutover, home sites, etc. Corn grown for all purposes, excluding sweet corn, amounted to 8,608 acres, 3,177 acres of cot ton harvested, 576 acres of to bacco harvested and 6.255 acres devoted to peanuts grown alone for all purposes. Wheat was grown on 149 acres, 166 acres was devoted to oats, eight acres for milo and other sorghums, 7,143 acres for soy beans, 27 acres for lespedeza, 103 acres for soybeans or cow peas cut for hay, two acres for small grains for hay only and two acres of Irish potatoes grown for sale. Edenton Quartet Home From Cruise A quartet of Edenton Coast Guard Reservists returned to Edenton Saturday after a two weeks training cruise. The quar tet included Lieut, (jg) David White; Mack Rogerson, machinist mate chief; W. A. Perry, quarter master first class and Gil John son, hospitalman first class. The group made the cruise on the Coast Guard cutter Unimac and went as far north as St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada. Christine Harris In New Beauty Salon Announcement is made this week that Miss Christine Harris has opened a new beauty salon in Edenton. The salon is locat ed at 812 North Broad Street in the building formerly occu pied by Una’s Beauty Nook. Miss Harris has for several years been employed by Leary’s Beauty Shop. She will be open for business Tuesday through Saturday and Wednesday and Thursday nights by appointment. $3.00 P in a. * Aces Will Raise Gridiron Curtain Friday Night On Hicks Field With Manteo Jaycees Selling Tickets For ’63 F ootball Games Season tickets as well as re served seats for their season's football games played on Hicks Field by the Edenton Aces are now on sale by Edenton Jaycees. The tickets can be secured by contacting Jaycee President Jack Habit or any other Jaycee. The Jaycees are hopeful that all season tickets and reserved seats will be sold in order to help put the Aces on a sound financial footing at the outset of the new football season. HnS To Preach At St. Paul’s On Sunday! Edenton Boy Just Re turned as Chaplain Intern at San Quen tin, California Thomas Carl Kehayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest P. Kehayes of Pembroke Circle, will deliver the sermon at Saint Paul’s Epis copal Church on Sunday, Sep- 1 tember 8. Mr. Kehayes has Just returned • from California, where he has served three months as a chap lain intern in the California State Prison System at San Quentin. 'lbis was his elected clinical training as specified by the Episcopal Seminaries. Recently the vestry, with con sent of the standing committee of the Diocese of East Carolina, approved his candidacy to the ministry. Now registered as a Middler at the School of Theol ogy, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, Mr. Ke hayes will resume his studies in a few days. In addition to preaching Sun day at the 11 o’clock service, Mr. Kehayes will address the Churchwomen at their Septem ber luncheon meeting Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. Paul W. Twiddy Is Praised For Work At Summer Camp Friends of SP-4 Paul W. Twid dy, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Twiddy will be pleased to learn that he recently received a letter of appreciation from Major Rob ert E. Martin, assistant com mandant at Fort Bragg. Young Twiddy is a supply sergeant at the Fort Bragg CBR School. The letter was forwarded in appreciation of Young Twiddy’s outstanding work with the 1963 ROTC summer camp. “May I also express my ap preciation to you for a job well done,” the letter stated. ‘‘Your attitude and professional compe tence not only reflects highly upon you as a soldier, but en hances the position of the school in the field of CBR training here at Fort Bragg.” Craft Demonstrations Feature Chow an County Fair Sept. 16-21 Craft demonstrations will be featured each night at the Cho . wan County Fair scheduled for the week of September 16-21, at ' the American Legion grounds on the Windsor highway. In addition to the demonstra tions fair goers will be able to I view the prize winning exhibits entered by Chowan County resi dents in the main fair building, j A training school for personnel accepting entries for the fair will be held Thursday morning at 19:30 o’clock at the fair building by Miss Pauline Calloway. | Working with the entries will be members of the American Legion Auxiliary and Home Demonstration Club members. The craft demonstrations by flrantj Dfcmoiiiuauwi ra.^ubert FIGHT CANCER * WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK Game Will Begin at 8 O’clock With Band And Cheerleaders on Hand to Add Color Edenton’s Aces will raise the curtain for the 1963 football sea son Friday night, September 6, when they tackle the Manteo High School aggregation on Hicks Field at 8 o’clock. The Aces have been takfn 1 through strenuous scrimmage 'sessions, so that the boys appear to be in fairly good shape for the season’s opener. While Coach Jerry McGee appears to be well pleased with the show ing the boys have made in prac tice sessions, he is reluctant to predict just what the season will bring in the realm of victories and losses. He believes he will have a rather tough and scrappy groups of players, but also senses the fact that the Aces will again face tough opposition among the Albemarle Conference foes. The band and cheerleaders will be on hand Friday night to add color to the game, the football field is in excellent condition, so that fans are expected to witness a hard fought and colorful game. While there might be quite a few changes in the lineup dur ing the game, the starting line up will most likely be Douglas Twiddy and Tom Phillips, ends; Clyde Adams and Walter Small, tackles; Charlie Overton and Durrell Ambrose, guards; Perry Byrum, center; Dave Holton, quarterback; Harry Spruill and Hiram Mayo, Jr., halfbacks and Douglas Sexton, fullback. Members of this year's squad include Donnie Morgan, Tom Phillips, H. L. Edwards, Billy Twiddy, Douglas Sexton, Roy Forehand, Waverly Bond, Wal ter Small, Randy Copeland, Dur rell Ambrose, Hiram Mayo, Jr., Douglas Twiddy, Clyde Adams, Harry Spruill, Harry Tribou, Perry Byrum, Jim Bass, Bill Bass, Bill Ross, Jerry Townson, Danny Hassell, Charlie Overton, Joe Harrell, Dave Holton, Mike Phelps, Bill Griffin, Bill Mitch ener, Mike Overton, Dwight Flannagan, Wesley Chesson, Gary Farmer, Bob Bass, Jim El liott, Dalmon Byrum, Ken Har rell, David Privott, John Sutton and Tony Twiddy. Lions Club Resumes Its Weekly Meetings Edenton’s Lions Club will be gin its winter schedule of meet ings Monday night, September 9. The meeting will be held at 7 o’clock at the Edenton Restau rant and Dr. A. F. Downum, president, urges every member of the club to be present. civic calendar] Chowan County Fair will be held the week of September 16-21. Dr. G. William Whitehurst of Norfolk will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Edenton Woman's Club Wednesday after noon, September 11, at 1 o'clock at the Edenton Methodist Church. A. P. Godwin, Jr., of Gates- Continued on Page 3—Section I will be held each night from 7 to 9 o’clock beginning Tuesday night with a demonstration of needlecraft by Mrs. Jesse Har mon. Wednesday night Mrs. Fred Bunch will demonstrate copper tooling. Mrs. Bunch and Mrs. Hannon will both demon strate tin craft and crystalized marble Thursday night and on Friday night they will feature stuffed and plastic toys. Satur day night Mrs. W. H. Saunders will make mint candy. Home Demonstration Club members will visit the Mr to learn about judging quality pro ducts instead of having their regular monthly nifntiiiff Club members win view titas ribbon exhibits and learn Why they W*tt> svkctci f - V’ 1 :.