f A Newspaper Devoted
| To the Progress of the
r. Albemarle Area
Volume XXX, —Number '4l.
Old Bandon Plantation Is
Destroyed By Disastrous
lire Sunday Afternoon
Furniture and Many
Other Valuable Pos
sessions Saved From
First Floor
One of Chowan County’s most
prominent historic landmarks
went out of existence Sunday
afternoon when Bandon Planta
tion was totally destroyed by
fire. The main dwelling house
was leveled to the ground but
fitemen from the Edenton Fire
Department and the Center Hill-
Cross Roads firemen were able
to save the old kitchen and the
School house near the home.
The fire was discovered by
ad unidentified passing motorist
when he noticed smoke coming
from the roof as he was driving
on the highway. He immediate
ly went to the house, where Mrs.
Inglis Fletcher, owner of Ban
don Plantation, her grandson,
Jim Fletcher, and housekeeper,
Elizabeth Sessoms, were on the
second floor looking at televis
ion. AH Were able to make their
exit safely, but everything on
the second floor was consumed
by the flames.
Continued on Page B—Section 1
Farm Bureau Will
Hold Membership
Meeting Tonight
Bill Little of Nash
County, District Rep-j
resentative Will Be
Guest Speaker
Chowan Cbmrty’s Farm Bureau
will hold a membership meeting
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock
at the Cross Roads Community
Building.
The principal speaker for the
occasion will be Bill Little from
Nash County, Farm Bureau dis
trict representative.
David Bateman, president of
the Bureau urges all members
to attend, for at this meeting
commodity committees will be set
up.
Officials of the Farm Bureau
are: David Bateman, president;
Thomas Paul Griffin, vice presi
dent; Harry Lee Winslow, sec
retary-treasurer. Ute directors
'.are Woodrow Lowe, Jimmy Par
rish, Bristoe Perry, Edward'
Goodwin, Wilbert Hare, Sherlon
Layton, T. O. Asbell and Eu
gene Jordan.
r 20 Years Ago
As Found In I.* Files Os
K The Chowan Herald
ilnglis and John Fletcher pre-'
•anted a portrait of George
Monk. Duke of Albemarle, to
Chowan County at a ceremony
Wd in the panel room, where
thk picture now hang*. The
portrait was painted by a sister
ofiMr. Fletcher.
' ‘Action taken by the Chowan
Coknty Commissioners ruled the
sale of boor and wine was pro*
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Aces Defeat Arch Rivals, E. Gty
Yellow Jackets 23-13 To Chalk
Up Fifth Consecutive Victory
Bringing into play just about
everything in the football book,
including a field goal, Eden ton’s
Acea defeated their arch rivals,
the Elizabeth City Yellow Jack
ets 23-13 on Hick* Reid Friday
night. The went into the
game somewhat as the Under-
»* Vfflw jackets
©d by both E '
and Edenton bflnds. \ I
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to th« first quarter. On thej
THE CHOWAN HERALD
/Schoolmaster Speaker
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DR. GUY B. PHILLIPS
Guest speaker at the Albe
marle Schoolmasters Club month
ly meeting at John A. Holmes
High School Monday, October 14.
will be Dr. Guy B. Phillips of
Chapel Hill. The meeting will
begin at 6:30 P. M.
Edenton Buildings Filmed This
Week For Promoting Tourism
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Representatives of the North
Carolina Film Board did some
filming this week in Edenton for
a travel film promoting the tour
ist trade in Eastern North Caro
lina. They shot historic homes
and buildings in Edenton and
w*fe very much disappointed due
;to the fact that a picture of
I Bandon Plantation was schedul
ed to be taken, but arrived too
late due to the disastrous fire
which destroyed the house Sun
day aftemooftr*
The film has been commission
ed by the Advertising Division
of the State Department of Con
servation and Development.
Members of the unit working
on the film are Violet Katherine
Galvin, Grant Crabtree, Leon
Capetanors and Max F. Harris.
They will go to the Dismal i
Edenton Woman’s Club Votes
To Sponsor Halloween Party
The Edenton Woman’s Club j
voted to again stage the annual
Halloween Party at the play-1
ground on October 31st at a I
luncheon meeting Wednesday,'
October 2, at the Edenton Res- !
taurant.
Mrs. Alton Elmore and Mrs. |
John Woolard are co-chairmen of
the party.
Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr. T chair
man of the Edenton Girl Scouts,
reported to the club on the
Scouting activities and announc
Commissioners Study i
Recommendations By!
Recent Grand Jury
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morn
ing considered the recent Grand
Jury report, one of the recom
mendations being employment of
a full time deputy sheriff for
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where the Aces marched for a
touchdown, with Spruill, Douglas
Sexton and Hiram Mayo, Jr.,.
alternating in carrying the ball.
Spruill crashed through the line
from about the 1-yard stripe to
score and Sexton’s kick for the
extra point was good.
The Aces scored again / near
the end of the quarter when j
Dwight Flannagan made a beau
tiful catch of a pass from David j
Holton, shook off a Jacket tack
ier and raced about 4i> yards to
score. i; / 1
j The Jackets made one of their
I touchdowns about midway of the
| quarter when they drove from
[their 28-yard line and Burgess
[.broke through from the 17-yard
Edenton Hiowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 10, 1963.
Schoolmaster
Meets In FdentK
Monday,October f
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Dr. Guy B. Phillips of
Chapel Hill Secured
As Speaker For Oc
casion
The Albemarle Schoolmasters’
Club will hold its monthly
meeting in the John A. Holmes
High School lunchroom on Mon
day, October 14, at 6:30 P. M.
Dr. Guy B. Phillips of Chapel
Hill, North Carolina, Consultant
to the North Carolina State
School Boards Association and
Member of the State Board of
Education, is the speaker of the j
evening. Dr. Phillips is a na-1
tive of Randolph County and
was educated at the University
of North Carolina, Columbia
University, the University of
Chicago and holds an honorary
degree from High Point College.
Dr. Phillips has taught in the
Raleigh High School, served as
Principal of the high school in
Greensboro, served as Superin
tendent of the Oxford City
Schools, the Salisbury City
Schools 'and Greensboro City
Schools. He has also served as
Continued on Page 4. Section i
i Swamp for wildlife scenes this
k | week, from where they will go
to Manteo, Fort Raleigh, the
Lost Colony and the Wright Me
• morial. They also plan to go la
■ ter to Bath, Pettigrew State
: Park, New Bern, Wilmington,
l etc.
s The N. C. Film Board was
E established in 1962 in Raleigh
• through a grant from the Rich
> ardson Foundation of New York.j
; an outgrowth of Vcks Chemical
■ Company, which . originated in
’Greensboro. The film board was
set up to document and publi
cize the cultural and. economic
aspects of North Carolina. Films
shortly will be completed for the
Charter Tercentenary Commis
sion and for the Tryon Palace
Commission. The board finished
a film on the operation of the
i State Legislature this summer.
|ed that the fund drive for the
Greater Tidewater Girl Scout
l Council will be the week of Oc
tober 21st.
' She said that Edenton repre
! sentatives with other members
lof the Tri-County Girl Scout
j Council voted last week to join
i the Greater Tidewater Council.
This is the first year the local
Scouts have been under a coun
cil and membership in the lar
ger council will become effec-
Continued on Page 3, Section 1 I
| Edenton Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive Begins Wednesday, Oct. 16
LET'S ALL GIT OUT AN' GIT SOME MEW
FO' TH' CHAMBER O'
* Waal W- Byram and Georg* Lewis. president and vice preei
denl, respectively of the Edenton Chamber of Commarca. have
appointed tan mamban of the Chamber's board of directors to
serve aa team captains in the one-day annual membership drive
which will start with a kick-off breakfast at the Edenton Restau
rant WedneadSy naming. October IS at • o'clock. ''All indications
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Bandon Plantation Destroyed By Fire
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The above picture shews the home of Mrs. Inglis Fletcher,
Bandon Plantation, following the disastrous fire Sunday after
noon. The fire completely destroyed the main dwelling house,
but firemen .were able to save the old kitchen and the old school
house.—Photo by Kate Bufflap.
Chowan County Donates 101
Pints Os Blood At Bloodmobile
Chowan County went over its
bloodmobile quota for the second
time in a row. The Red Cross
bloodmobile was at the Edenton
armory on Friday and its an
nounced quota was 90 pints.
However, enough citizens re
sponded to put the county 11
over the quota. Total amount
of blood donated was 101 pints
Actually, 109 people showed up,
with eight rejected for various
rfeasons.
Frank Roberts, bloodmobile
chairman, again took time to
thank the many who cooperated.
The Jaycees of Edenton, who
are in charge of the project, the
Jaycettes, the Woman’s Club,
Lions’ Wfiite Cane
DdVSln Progress
Many Chowan People
Helped By Last
Year’s Funds
Edenton’s Lions Club is now
conducting their annual White
Cane Sale, which again gives
everybody an opportunity to do
nate to the cause of the blind
and near blind.
Last year by means of funds
donated to the White Cane drive,
the club was able to help 15
people who were not able to
provide glasses—in the amount
of $116.81. A case worker for
the blind was provided one day
each month at a cost of $318.52.
It provided clothing for blind
people in the amount of $120.81.
It donated to the North Carolina
Boys Home in the amount of
$120.00.
In addition to expenditures |
here in Chowan County and
Edenton, numerous helps are |
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volunteers, nurses and doctors,
I are ail thanked. Roberts noted
I that no one backed out of any
J jobs they were asked, and that
made for smooth sailing all the
way. The bloodmobile commit
tee was somewhat disappointed
!at the lack of interest by many
•of the colored citizens. Most im
'portant of all, while passing out
the thank-yous, is appreciation
to the following, who came to
donate a pint of blood:
Frank Roberts, Shelia Leary, |
Mrs. Myrtle Alexander, Oscar.
White, Melvin Bunch, Mrs. Betty
Ward, Frank Habit, Joe Swan- ’
ner, the Rev. Henry Napier,
Continued on Page 3, Section 1 |
College And Career!
Day Observance At
School October 15
Representatives From
Many Schools Will
Be on Hand to Give
Information *
College and Career Day will
be observed at John A. Holmes
High School Tuesday morning,
October 15, from 9 to 11 o’clock.
Approximately 25 colleges in
North Carolina will be repre
sented as well as about 10 nurs
ing schools from North Caro
lina and Virginia. Also repre
sented will be the Army, Navy,
Marine Air Corps, the Air Force
and Coast Guard. The Wilson
Industrial School will have a
I representative, as well as four
I business schools in North Caro
i lina.
Students have been given a list
j Continued on Page 6, Section 1
racultful one for the Edenton Chamber of Commerce." President
Byrum said. "Projects which the various committees will launch
bi the near future to benefit the entire community will only be as
successful as voluntary effort and money can make them. Our
budget for fiscal year 1889-84 calls for 81SJW0 and with the fine
cooperation we expect from present members and new members
of fit* Chamber, we feel confident our goal will be reached." I
PTA At Chowan
High Ms 32S
MembersForYear
Group Goes on Record
To Have Law Offic
er at All of School’s
Athletic Events
Chowan High School Parent-'
Teacher Association held its sec- j
ond meeting of the school term
Monday night in the school au
ditorium. The meeting was well
attended with the president,
Jane Joyner, opening by leading
the group in singing “America,”!
which was followed by the PTA ;
prayer. i
The membership committee re- 1
ported a total of 325 paid mem
bers for the 1963-64 year. In
the membership drive Mrs. Imo
gene Perry’s first grade achieved
a 200% membership, which
means both mothers and fathers
of children were enrolled. Mrs.
Sadie Britt, Mrs. Ruth Mans-i
field and Mrs. Margaret Smith
son’s rooms reported 100% mem
bership.
The treasurer’s report showed
a beginning balance of $248.92.
Banked this year was $163.50
and after bills were paid the
balance stands at $353.97.
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Trustees Now Seek New Home
For Shepard«Pruden Library
Faced with the necessity to
j move from the Cupola House,
| directors of the Shepard-Pruden
I Memorial Library appeared be-
I fore the County Commissioners
| Monday morning and Town
Council Tuesday night in an ef
fort to make plans for a new
I home for the library.
At the Commissioners’ meeting
Monday Tom Shepard, Mrs.
George K. Mack and Mrs. David
| Warren; directors of the library,
explained the situation and are
! asking one of the governmental
Town Clerk Gives
Town's Projects
Progress Report
New Sewage Disposal
Plant Expected to Be
Ready By Late No
vember
Town Councilmen at their
meeting Tuesday night heard a
progress report on various pro
jects which was presented by
Town Clerk W. B. Gardner.
Mr. Gardner reported that re
surfacing a number of streets
in Edenton had practically been
completed at a cost of $17,293.
He also stated that curb and
gutter on the new East Eden
Continued on Page 3— Section )
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chamber Os Commerce
Will Stage Its Annual
Banquet October 15th
C. Os C. Speaker
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ED WIMMER
At the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce annual banquet the
principal speaker will be Ed
Wimmer of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The banquet will be held at the
Chowan Golf and Country Club
Tuesday night, October 15, at
7 o'clock.
, agencies to make an application I
I for a grant under the accelerated I
public works program in order:
to renovate or construct a new
building for the library. The
trio also appeared at the meet
ing of Town Council Tuesday
night, when the present library
situation was again explained
and help solicited in securing
new quaiters for the library.
Mr. Shepard, spokesman for
, the directors, stated that it
would be necessary for the li-
Continued on Page 7, Section 1
I)r. Edward Brown
Speaker For PTA At
Meeting October 15
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher As
sociation will meet in the Ele
mentary School Tuesday night,
October 15, at 8 o’clock.
The guest speaker for the
j meeting will be Dr. Edward T.
| Brown, assistant director of the
Department of Curriculum Study
and Research of the State De
partment at Raleigh.
Dr. Brown will speak on the
new math program being intro
duced in the first grade this
year. All members are especial
ly urged to attend.
Annual Boy Scout Drive Gets
Started With Kiekoff Breakfast
The annual Boy Scout sustain- 1
ing membership enrollment was 1
started last Monday with a '
“kick-off” breakfast for key:
j workers at the Edenton Restau-j
rant.
John Graham is chairman of
the effort which is seeking to
provide a background of inter
ested citizens and money for the
supervision and extension of
Scouting for the boys of Chowan
County for 1964.
Heading up divisions under Mr.
Graham are: Philip S. McMul-'
Albemarle Motor Company To
Again Join In Condueting Ford
Punt, Pass And Kick Contest
Sponsored by the Albemarle
Motor Company, the local Ford
agency, a punt, pass and kick
contest will be staged in Eden
ton. The contest will be held at
Hicks Field Thursday afternoon,
October 24 beginning at 3:30
o’clock.
Bdys from 8 through 11 years
old are eligible to enter the
contest. Boys wishing to com
pete must register at the Albe
marle/ Motor Company before
Tuesday, October 22 and when
‘registering must be accompanied
by a parent or legal guardian.
Prizes in the Contest include
official NFL team warm-up jack
ets, football helmets, footballs
signed by the Champion NFL
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lEd Wimmer of Cin
• cinnati, Ohio, Will Be
Principal Speaker at
Meeting
Edenton’s Chamber of Com
merce will hold its fourth an
nual banquet Tuesday night, Oc
tober 15, at 7 o’clock at the
i Chowan Golf and Country Club.
| All members of the Edenton
, Chamber of Commerce have re-
I ceived a letter of invitation to
attend the banquet and bring
their wives. They are urged to
make reservations early through
either the Chamber office or
through George Lewis at the
Peoples Bank & Trust Company.
Members of the board of direc
tors have volunteered to sell
banquet tickets and reservations
are fast approaching the capacity
of the club’s facilities.
A fine program has been ar
ranged and a sterling dinner and
good fellowship is in prospect.
The previous year’s activities of
Continued on Page 7. Section 1
Jurymen Selected
For Fall Term Os
Superior Court
Mixed Term Will Be
gin November 18;
Judge Chester Mor
ris Will Preside
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
morning drew the names of 50
citizens from the jury box, who
will be summoned as jurors for
a term of Chowan Superior
Court. The mixed term of court
| will begin Monday morning, No-
I vember 18 with Judge Chester
1 Morris scheduled to preside.
Those picked for jury duty in
clude the following:
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Chowan Farm Bureau will
hold a membership meeting to
night (Thursday) at Cross Roads
Community Building at 8 o'clock.
College and Career Dav will
be observed at John A. Holmes
I High School Tuesday morning,
, October 15, from 9 to 11 o'clock.
I Albemarle Schoolmasters' Club
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
| lan and R. W. Leary, special
gifts; Dr. Richard Hines, medi
cal; Jim Robinson, business; Biil
Easterling, downtown workers;
I Alton Elmore, general, and Hen
ry Bunch, Rocky Hock area.
Also attending the breakfast
were Britton Byrum, Thomas C.
Byrum, Jack Deese, Blair Gib
son, William D. Holmes and J.
W. Ricks.
Harold V. Pace, Scout execu
tive of the Tidewater Council,
Boy Scouts of America, spoke
Continued an Page 3—Sectv n l
punters, passers and kickers of
1962 and a trip to an NFL game.
When signing up a boy will
get an instruction folder written
by Tommy Davis, Bart Starr and
Don Chandler.
Chowan boys will be
tested for their ability to punt,
pass and kick (using a kicking
tee) footballs on the same day
as thousands of other boys all
over the country will be com
peting. *
Area winners and their fath
ers and mothers will receiwk all
expense paid trips to a National
Football League game jn their
area and will compeW during
half-time to determine the four