f ’A Newspaper Devoted '
To the Progress of the
] Albemarle Area
Volume XXX.—Number 43.
Chairmen Appointed For
Standing Committees In
Chamber Os Commerce
President West By
rum Predicts an In
creased Tempo of
Progress For Year
President West W. Byrum of
the Edenton Chamber of Com
merce, predicting an increased
tempo of progress for the com
ing year, has announced the ap
pointment of the following chair
men of standing committees who
will assume the responsibilities
in the various areas in the over
all program of work. .
Agriculture Committee, Tom
Shepard; Aviation, Dr. Richard
Hardin; Budget, E. L. Hollowell
and George Lewis; Education,
Hiram Mayo; Health and Safety,
Dr. Edward Bond; Hi way, W. P.
“Spec” Jones; Industrial Devel
opment, George A. Byruih; Mem
bership, Bill Perry; Merchants,
Alton Elmore; Recreation, Claude
Griffin; Parking and Traffic
Safety, Warren Twiddy; Tourist,
Jim Earnhardt, and Telephone,
George Lewis.
President Byrum also has ap
pointed an executive committee
to review the progress of the
various working committees.
Committee members will have
the experience and knowledge to
assist the committees as they
are all past presidents of the
Chamber of Commerce. W. P.
“Spec” Jones, Bruce Jones, Joe
Conger, Jr., George A. Byrum
and the current president and
vice president, West W. Byrum
and George Lewis respectively.
‘The Executive Committee
will be available to assist any
committee chairmen with their
projects,” Byrum stated. “We
arp fortunate to have this fine
Readership opposed to the ex.
perience in some Chambers that
once a member has served as
president he thinks he has done
his share and drops out from
active participation.
“Edenton will continue to pro
gress as long as our past lead
ership stays active and continues
to devote time and energy to
Chamber of Commerce goals and
aspirations.”
Slip Cover Workshop
Scheduled Oct. 29-30
A two day slip cover work
shop will be conducted by' Miss
Charlotte Womble, house and
house furnishings specialist and
Miss Pauline Calloway, Home
Economics Extension Agent, at
the Advance Community Build
ing Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 29-30.
Club members and non-club >
members attending should bring
their chair or sofa to be worked
on and materials for covering
the chair or sofa. Miss Wombla
will have all other materials and
sdpplies needed.
The hours for the workshop
each day are from 9 A. M., to
4 P. M.
20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
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With the arrival of several
hundred service men's wives in
Edenton and the existing short
age of facilities, the housing sit- <
ualion became very acute. So
•cute had the situation become
that a suggestion was made that
cots bo placed in the local ar
mory, whore a woman's dormi
tory could be sat up to help
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Government Boards Asked To
Consider N G Civil Defense Law
Murray D. Ashley, director of
Civil Defense ia Chowen County,
calls attention to a Wf passed
i*\ the 1959 General Assembly
known as the North Carolina I
■aked by CoL Sgivey,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Police Department
In New Quarters
Now Occupying Red
Men Building on
Broad Street
Edenton’s Police Department
this week moved into new quar
ters. The police moved stock
and barrel to the Red Men build
ing on Broad Street opposite the
Municipal Building which was
formerly occupied by Mrs. Irma
Allsbrook’s Nu Curl Beauty Shop
for a number of years.
The Police Department is ex
pected to occupy the building
for approximately a year and
moved out of their old quarters
at the foot of Broad Street so
that the building can be torn
down to make room for. the pro
posed new Municipal Building.
Polling Places For
Know How Voting
Referendum Schedul
ed to Be Held Tues
day, November 19
With a Nickels for Know How
referendum scheduled to be held
Tuesday, November 19, polling
places for Chowan County vot
ers to cast their ballots were
announced this week.
Ihe various polling places fol
low:
GHdM, CW'%;
Hinton Store, L. C. Briggs Store.
Oak Grove Community: Earl
Smith Store.
Center Hill Community: Ross-j
er Bunch Store.
Yeopim Community: Henry i
Brabble Service Station.
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RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv
ed Order of Red Men, will meet
Monday night, October 28, at
7:30 o’clock. Fred Keeter, sa
chem of the tribe, requests a
large attendance.
Florida Couple Praises Local
Woman’s Club For Activities
Edenton Woman’s Club this
week received a very welcome
and encouraging letter from Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Blaine of Lauifl,
Florida.
The letter, sent to Mrs. W. J.
P. Earnhardt, included a check
for $5.00 and had this to say:
"Dear Ladies: Please find en
closed our check for $5.00 to help
express our appreciation of the
work your club is doing. The
restoration of the old buildings
and the beautifying of your city
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54,
Degree of Pocahontas, will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Vivian Baker, Pocahontas,
urges every member of the
Council to be present.
Mrs. Goldie Learned of Shi
loh, Great Pocahontas, was
scheduled to make an official
visit, but due to the death of
her mother Monday night, she
will be unable to attend to
night’s meeting.
swer any questions pertaining to
it. /
, Mr. Spivey requests the city
and county boards to take ne
cessary action to implement the
North Carolina Civil Defense
Law.
I The two sections in question
are G.S. 1628-5 (Providing for
{Emergency Succession for all Of
ficials Hiving Emergency Gov-
Edenton, Chowan Coimty, North Carolina, Thursday, October 24, 1963.
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SKYSCRAPING SKYLINE—French singer Jean Paul Vignon takes the air on the Staten Island ferry as the sky
scrapers of lower Manhattan loom in the distance. It’s a view seen many times, but never forgotten by foreign visitors.
Signs Planned To
Attract Travelers
On Bridge-Tunnel
New Span Is Now Ex
pected to Open For
Traffic By April 15,
1964
Contractors and consulting en
gineers have set April 15, 1964.
as the date the giant new Ches
apeake Bay bridge-tunnel should
be opened to motor traffic, re
minds West W. Byrum, president
of the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce and Edenton should
be prepared for an increased
flow of tourists.
The prospective opening date
was predicted by the consulting
engineers, but the actual open
ing date remains to be set by
the Bridge-Tunnel Commission.
In their quarterly report to
the commission, the engineers
’not?fl ’that” completion of the
physical structure between the
two shores this month eliminated
the chance of future delays be
ing caused by winter storms on
the bay.
The time needed to complete
and equip the tunnel ventilating
building on the northernmost
of the four man-made islands
is now the determining factor.
Byrum said.
“Our Chamber is planning, in
cooperation with Elizabeth City
and Hertford interests, to erect
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adds to the pleasure we visitors
enjoy when passing through or
visiting your town.
“We also wish to thank you
for the courtesy we received in
being able to visit several of the
older homes in and near town.
We wish you continued success
in your endeavor.”
Mrs. Earnhardt subsequently
wrote to the Florida couple
thanking them on behalf of the
Woman’s Club for their check
and kind and encouraging re
marks.
Homecoming Will
Be Held Tonight
At Walker School
Parade Scheduled to
Be Held at 5 O’clock;
Hornets Meet Carver
Pirates at 8 O’clock
D. F. Walker High School will
play-the Carver Pirates of Ches
apeake, Virginia tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o’clock on Hicks Field
in its annual homecoming.
There will be a twinite parade
at 5 o’clock which will feature
four bands and "Miss Walker
High” and attendants. Preced
ing the game beginning at 7
o’clock there will be pregame
activities with the visiting bands
performing . At half-time will
be the crowning of "Miss Walker
High” and a special performance
by the Walker Band.
On Friday night a homecom
ing dance will M held at the
D. F„ Walker High School gym-
I Edenton Aces Upset Strong
Perquimans Indians 9 To 7
To Maintain Perfect Record
What was estimated to be just
about the largest criwd ever to
attend a football game on Hicks
Field Friday night witnessed
what many believe was the most
interesting and thrilling game
ever played there. The game
brought together the highly
touted Perquimans Indians and
the Edenton Aces, both of whom
entered the game with an im
pressive 6-0 record for the sea
son.
It was a hard-fought and
thrilling game from start to fin
ish with the Aces coming out
of the struggle on the long end
of a 9-7 score to extend their
season’s record to seven consecu
tive victories and now setting
their sights on an Albemarle
Conference Championship.
It would smack somewhat of
unfairness to single out individ
ual stars for either team, for it
was a defensive battle through
out with both teams playing a
spectacular brand of football.
Aces Prepare To
Play Ahoskie Qn
Hicks Field Friday
Edenton Boys Now,
Optimistic About Be
ing Albemarle Con
ference Champions
Edenton’s Aces will continue
their 1963 gridiron war Friday J
night when they are scheduled I
to tangle with the Ahoskie High
School Indians on Hicks Field.
The Aces are in high spirits,
especially following their sur
prise defeat of the powerful
Perquimans Indians last Friday
night 9 to 7. They will enter
the gajne with a perfect record]
of seven victories for the season
and are looking forward some
what optimistically to winning
the Albemarle Conference Cham
pionship.
However, the Ahoskie Indians,
while not having such an im-
Continued on Page 4. Section i
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. President
Jack Habit urges every Jaycee
to be’ present.
Tar Heel Chapter 30th Infantry
Division Will Meet In Edenton
The Tar Heel chapter of the
30th Infantry iJivision Associa
tion will meet at the American
Legion Hut in Edenton Saturday,
November 2nd.
E. L. Hollowell is chairman
of the reunion committee, having
W. E. Mills and W. W. Perry
serving with him.
According to Mr. Hollowell
there will be an informal lunch
eon at the Edenton Restaurant
from 12 o’clock Boon to 2 o’clock.
From 2 to 3 P. M., registration
will be in progress at the Legion
Building. From 3 to 5 o’clock
a business session will be held
for Old Hickorymen. From 3 to
6 o’clock a historical tour will
be conducted by members of the
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the DAK. From 5 to 6 o’clock
The entire Edenton line played
their best game of the season
and had to in order to hold back
the hard-charging and fleet In
dian ball carriers.
However, Edenton fans went
almost on both of the Aces’
scoring plays. Both teams were
held scoreless during the first
half. Although Hiram Mayo
snagged a Holton pass in the
waning seconds of the half
which was good for 34 yards
and touchdown, but the play was
called back due to a penalty. |
The Aces scored all of their
points in the third quarter. Af
ter Durrell Ambrose fell on an
Indian fumble on their 23, the
Aces were held to three yards on
three plays, so Bill Erwin boot
ed a field goal from 29 yards out
which split the uprights, put
ting the Aces out front 3-0. Er
win made an attempt at a field
goal earlier in the game which
missed. Unable to make any
Continued on Page 5, Section 2
Harvest Festival
At Center HHI On
Saturday, Nov. 2
Many Items Will Be
On Sale and Enter
tainment Provided at
Community Building j
The Center Hill Community I
will have a harvest festival at
the Center Hill Community
Building Saturday, November 2,
beginning at 9 A. M.
On sale for the day will be all
kinds of pastries, candy, peanuts
and pecans, hot dogs, hamburg
ers, good old country vegetable
plates, soft drinks, hot coffee
and ice cream. Also country
produce, bazaar items including
clothing, millinery, jewelry, mis
cellaneous items, grab tables and
floral arrangements.
Chances will be sold on a
beautiful afghan at 50c a chance.
Entertainment will begin at
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
t A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. T. B.
Williford, master of the lodge,
invites all Masons to attend.
will be given over to swapping
tall and short yarns by the vet
erans. From 6 to 7 o’clock a
social hour will be held at the
Legion Building. A banquet
will be held from 7 to 8:30
o’clock which will be served by
members of the Legion Auxili
ary. The feature of the banquet
will be an address by Colonel
James W. Perkins. Col. Perkins
was the combat adjutant general
during World War n of the 30th
Infantry Division. He is pres
ently living in Nashville, Tenn.
Membership of the chapter con
sists of the past and present
members of the 30th Infantry
Division. The 30th Infantry
Division in its entirety, is now
an active North Carolina Nation-
Continued on Pago 3, Section 1
Rev. Joseph Klaus
Is Installed Pastor
AtStAnn’sChurch
Succeeds Father Mi
chael Mulkern, Who
Was Transferred to
High Point
The Rev. Joseph J. Klaus was
installed as the new pastor of
St. Ann’s Catholic Church on
Thursday night, October 17, at
7:30 o’clock.
The Rev. Thomas Kerin, Vicar
Forane of the Rocky Mount
Deanery, conducted the installa
tion ceremony, with benediction
following. Also in attendance
were the Rev. Justin Pucelis,
pastor at Tarboro, and the Rev.
William Phair, pastor at Ahos
kie. Following the service a so
cial hour was held for the par
ishioners in the rectory.
Father Klaus has .been pastor
of the Catholic Church in Ham
let, N. C., for the past three
years. The Rev. Michael Mu>-
kern, former pastor of St. Ann's
was transferred to High Point.
On Monday, October 14, the
women of St. Ann’s Parish met
to form an Altar Society, with
Mrs. John Lavezzo elected presi
dent; Mrs. Jack Habit, vice pres
ident, and Mrs. Edward Groves,
secretary-treasurer.
Chowan High’s EE A Chapter
Third In Land Judgin g Contest
The Chowan High FFA Chap
ter won third place in the Al
bemarle Future Farmers of
America Federation land judg
ing contest held in Gates Coun
ty Thursday afternoon, October
17th.
FFA Chapters participating in
the contest were Chowan, Gates,
Perquimans, Camden, Pasquo
tank-Central and Knapp. Gates
Chapter won first place and Per
quimans second.
The event is co-sponsored each
year by the Albemarle Soil and
Water Conservation District and
the Gates County Soil and Wa
ter Conservation District. Mel
vin Howell. FFA Supervisor for
the Knapp Chapter presented a
$5.00 check, for the Albemarle
and Gates Soil and Water Con
servation District, to the Cho-
FarmßureaulH
Hold Meeting At
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A. W. Solomon, Field
Representative Sche
duled to Be Principal
Speaker
Farm Bureau members and
citizens are eneouraged to at
tend a Farm Bureau member
ship drive meeting on Monday
night, October 28 at the Exten
sion Agents’ office in the base
ment of the Post Office at 8
o’clock. At the meeting A. W.
Solomon, Farm Bureau repre
sentative, will discuss the role
of farm organizations in helping
formulate desirable farm poli
cies and the immediate benefits
to members of the Tri-County
unit made Up of -Chowan, Gates
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$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Chowan Hospital Asking
Sealed Bids To Provide
ModernConvalescentUnit
Halloween Party
At Rocky Hock
Evening of Entertain
ment Planned For
Tuesday, Oct. 29
There will be a Halloween
party at the Rocky Hock Com
munity Center Tuesday night,
October 29. beginning at 6
o'clock. Entertainment will in
clude bobbin’ apples, fishing
pond, ghost house, and fortune
telling. Also there will be a
hay ride and ponies to ride.
A prize will be given to the
best dressed for the Halloween
parade and a beauty queen will
be crowned. Special music will
be provided by a local group.
Hot dogs, drinks, pop corn,
cookies, candies, and cakes will
be for sale. “Come out and
bring the whole family for sup
per and a full evening of fun,”
urge those in charge.
61 On Honor Roll
At Holmes High
List Is Released This
Week For First Six
Weeks Period
Cecil Fry. principal of John A
Holmes High School, this week
released the honor roll for the
first six weeks period.
There are 61 students on the]
honor roll for ’ this period and '
they are as follows:
7th Grade—Shirley Alexander,
Lynda Byrum, Rosemary Holmes,
Amy O'Neal. Helen pruden, San
dra Wynn, David Copeland, i
Ronnie Rogerson and Mickey j
Watson.
Bth Grade—Priscilla Baer, El
len Cuthrell, Harriet Barrow.!
Sharon Dunbar, Judy Goodwin, I
Carroll Lassiter, Alyson Ward. |
Conl’d. on ’"age 2—Section 1 I
wan FFA Chapter for their ach
ievement in winning third place.
Ronnie Berryman, Joe Ward,
Ray Bunch and Donald Bunch
were members of the Chowan
team. E. S White. FFA super
visor for the Chowan Chapter,
coached the team. A $15.00
check was presented to the Gates
FFA Chapter for the first place
award and a SIO.OO check was
presented to Perquimans for sec
ond place.
The purpose of land judging
is to learn first to recognize and
evaluate the physical characteris
tics of the soil which affect crop
growth and land use, and second
to decide what soil and water
management will be required to
preserve the soil and maintain
it in profitable production under
its most intensive use capability.
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Betsy Ross Teaches In
Rocky Mount School
East Carolina College educa
tion majors, 177 of them, are
student-teaching in schools of 15
Eastern North Carolina counties
during the current, school term.
Dr. Thomas A. Chambliss, di
rector of student teaching, has
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Sale Os U. S. Savings Bonds In
County 67.6% Os Year’s Quota
R. Graham White, Chowan
County's Savings Bonds volun
teer chairman, announced early
this week that Chowan County’s
sales for this year amount to
>75,253. This is 67.6 per cent
of the county’s annual quota of
$111,320.
During September sales in the
county amounted to $10,565.
U. S. Savings Bonds sales in
North Carolina duripg Septem
ber totaled* $4,420,187, an in- 1
Your Hometown I
Newspaper . . One of the
Community’s Best Assets
Plans Call For Accom
modating 15 Pati
ents; Bids Opened on
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Chowan Hospital board of
trustees are advertising for bids
to furnish all labor, materials
and equipment entering into the
construction of an addition and
alterations to the present nurs
es’ home for a chronic and
] convalescent unit.
Sealed proposals for this work
will be opened in the office o:
! W. P. Jones, hospital admini
strator, Tuesday, November 12
at 2 o’clock. Complete plans
! and specifications are open for
‘inspection in Mr. Jones’ office
at the hospital or in the office
of Rowland Simpson & Fergu
son at Kinston, architects for
the project.
The proposed chronic and
convalescent unit (nursing home)
will accommodate 15 patients
and will be modern and up-to
date in every respect. The unit
will have four private rooms
With private baths, three rooms
which will use a common bath
and four semi-private rooms.
The unit will be operated by the
hospital as part of the hospital.
An addition will also be made
to furnish a room for air con
ditioning, heating and storage.
Professional nursing care will
be provided at the new unit,
which will be the second such
unit in the state of North Caro
lina, operated in connection
with a hospital.
Local Boy Pictured
In Look Magazine
Edenton relatives and friends
will be interested to know that
an Edenton boy, A-3C Vern
Saunders, son of Mrs. Noah
Goodwin, Jr., is pictured in
the October 8 issue of Look
Magazine.
The magazine devotes almost
a full page of a picture of a
soldier stationed at Walker Air
Force Base at Roswell, New
Mexico in connection with the
Underground Air Force.
Young Saunders will be re
membered as a former outstand
ing drum major for the John
A. Holmes High School Band.
Cutlines under Saunders’ pic
ture read: “A young man with
a gun guards an Atlas Intercon
tinental missile, about to be
lowered into its underground
bombproof silo”.
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Chowan Golf and Country
Club will stage a Halloween
Hootenanny at the Country Club
Saturday night, October 26, from
9 to 1 o'clock.
A harvest festival will b*
held at the Center Hill Com
munity Building Saturday, No
vember 2, beginning at 9 A. M.
Tar Heel Chapter of the 30th
Infantry Division Association
will meet at the American Le
gion Building in Edenton Sat
urday, November 2.
A slip cover workshop will be
held at the Advance Community
Building Tuesday and Wednes
day, October 29 and 30, from 9
A. M., to 4 P, M.
Edenton Aces will play the
Ahoskie High School Indians on
Hicks Field Friday night, Octo
ber 25, at 8 o'clock.
The Greater Tidewater Girl
Scout drive is in progress this
week with Edenton's quote be
ing 5750.
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
crease, of 22.1 percent over the
same month a year ago, a peace
time record. This figure best
for September since 1952
brought total sales for the nine
months of 1963 to $38,796,885, an
eight-year high for the period.
In the first nine months of this
year the state’s cumulative sales
are 7.6 percent ahead of the
same period of 1962. 1711$
amounts to 76.7 percent of the
state’s quajt* tpr this year of
$50,600,000.