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'A Newspaper Devoted I To the Progress of the Albemarle Area "Volume XXXl.—Number 18. Mcvement Started To Open New Branch Bank In Edenton Is Opposed <! Hearing Scheduled In Wilmington May 18 To Consider Injunc tion Request An effort is being made by First National Bank of Eastern North Carolina to establish a branch bank in Edenton. How ever, the local Peoples Bank & Trust Company opposes the pro posal, alleging that the establish ment of another bank would do irreparable damage to its busi ness, and therefore sought an injunction to prevent the open ing of another bank. As the result of local objec tion, Federal Judge Algernon L. Butler has ordered a represen tative of the U. S. Comptroller of the Currency to appear in Eastern District Court in Wil mington May 18 to help deter mine whether an injunction should be issued to stop First National Bank of Eastern North Carolina from establishing an Edenton branch. A representative of First Na tional, which already has eight branches throughout the state, says there is a necessity for an other bank in a town the size of Edenton. It is claimed by First National spokesmen that Eden tonians have found it necessary to do their banking elsewhere. First National also said that healthy banking competition is a vital necessity to the growth of any community, just as com-1 petition in any business aids a community's growth. This is the second time Peo ple’s Bank & Trust has opposed another bank in Edenton. The last time was a few years ago when the jßank pf Hobbsyjlle at:, tempted to open a branch here. Democrats Name County Delegates Convention Will Be Held Saturday, Af ternoon, May 9 At a precinct meeting of Dem ocrats held in the Court House Saturday afternoon, delegates were elected to the County Con vention. The convention will be held •in the Court House Satur day afternoon, May 9, at 3 o’clock. Delegates named included the following: E. L. Hollowell, Mrs. Lena Leary, Mrs. Ed Bond, Mrs. Tom Shepard, Mrs. George A. Byrum, Tom Shepard, P. S. McMullan, Mrs. P. S. McMullan, James Bond, John Mitchener, W. J. Yates, Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt, Sr., William Privott, Lloyd Grif fin, George A. Byrum and J. Edwin Bufflap. 20 Years Ago As Found In The Files Os The Chowan Herald - - - —~ * - Following three organisational meetings, J. Clarence Leary was f elected president of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants As sociation, succeeding J. O. Cam pan. Richard Hines was elected vice president and X. W. Spires, treasurer. Continued on Page 6—Section 1 48 On Period Honor Roll At John A, Holmes High School Cecil Fry, principal of John, A. Holmes High School, an nounces that 48 students made the honor roll for die fifth six seeks period. Those on the honor roll in chides the following: H#lw P^^TA^y n O'Nea I l, OsS , dra Wynn Jeff Mabe and Son nie Rogerson. JL * aal C rad ft Ellen Cuthrell THE CHCIVAN HERALD j Typing Champion I ... I ■ SCOT lOBER When awards were presented at the Awards Dinner at East Carolina College, Scot Ober, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ober, a senior at Chowan High School, was recipient of the advanced Chowan County typewriting me dal. This award designated that Scot received the highest score in the advanced contest between John A. Holmes and Chowan High. This win made Scot eligible to represent Chowan County in the district contest which was held at East Caro lina on April 23. Anglers Os Area In Fishing Contest Donnie Forehand, J. H. Byrum and Thom as Corprew Leading Thus Far Weatherwise the month of April worked a hardship on 10-1 1 cal fishermen. The waters re,- I mained below the required tem perature for the free movement of fish and the contestants in the - sixth annual fishing contest sponsored by the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce failed to reg ister what catches were made. However, Donnie Forehand of Route 3, Edenton, caught the 1 heaviest fish in the largemouth ! bass division at the mouth of Rocky Hock Creek on the 12th 1 of April. The fish’s nemesis was an artificial black worn and 1 weighed in at 716 pounds and was 22 inches in length. Fore : hand was fishing with a spin ning outfit. 1 Runner-up at the moment is 1 J. A. Byrum of Tyner with a 21- Cont'd. on Pag* 4—Section 1 5 Chosen For School |v - " DAVID WARD Among those selected to at -1 tend the Governor's School for i, the Gifted at Winston-Salem is David Ward, son of Mr. and I Mrs. John A Ward of Edenton. ■ 9th Grade —Sanfra Ange, Gail 1 Cozzens, Linda {iollowell, Ann Jordan, Kay Kramer, Ivy Lowe, Grace Sawyer, Mary Jo Wozelka, Larry Paries, Joe Stokely and Tony Webb. 18th Grade—Suzanne George. Diantbia Sexton, Barbara Wal lace, Brenda White, Joe Conger, Bill Mitchener and Norfleet Pruetei. i \ f Claire Belch, Sharlie Faireloth land Goorgc Wilkins Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 30, 1964. John A. Holmes High School Typing Teams jl^:: Pictured at left above is the advanced typing team of John A. Holmes High School, which re ceived the highest score in the 26 counties competing in the district contest. Bottom row. left to right. Linda Basnighl and Arlene Fry. Top row, Yvonne Alexander and Carol Pickier. At right is the beginning team. Bottom row. left to right Claire Belch. Sandra Bunch and Suzanne George. Top row, George Wilkins, Mary Thorud and Janice Bryant. The team had the highest score of the 26 counties entered in the competition. j Machinery Is Now Set Up For Democratic Primary Scheduled For May 30th Election Board Names Polling Places, Reg trars and Judges of Election Machinery for the Democratic primary election in Chowan County on Saturday, May 30, has been set up by the Chowan County Board of Elections. Registrars have been notified to sit at their respective polling places Saturdays, May 2, 9 and 16 from 9 A. M., until sunset for the purpose of registering voters. Challenge Day will be Saturday, May 23, from 9 A. M., to 3 P. M. , Voters are reminded that they must be properly registered in the’ county registration books in order to cast a ballot in the elec- ' tion. Registrars, polling places and , judges of ejection will be as fol ows: Cont’d. on Page 4—Section 1 Wolfpack Club Meets May 7th Roman Gabriel and Warren Carrol Spe cial Guests ■ i A meeting of the North Caro lina State Wolfpack Club will be held at the Edenton Restau rant Thursday afternoon, May 7, at 1 o’clock. Roman Gabriel, former State football player and present quar terback for the Los Angeles Rams, will accompany Warren Carroll, field director of the Student Aid Association, on his visit. All State supporters and Wolf pack members are urged to at tend the meeting for lunch and a film showing the highlights of the 1963 football season. Assembly Os God Revival May 5 -10 Revival meetings will begin Tuesday, May 5, at the Assem- 1 bly of God Church, First and Bond Streets. The Rev. Peter Pignalosa of Elizabeth City will be the guest evangelist. Services will be held nightly at 7:30 o’clock and will continue through Sunday, May 10. The pastor of the church, the Rev. C. L. Wiles, extends an in vitation to everyone to attend any or all of the services. Closing Exercises At Chowan High School Chowan High School will bold its - baccalaureate service in the school auditorium Sunday night, May 24, at 8 o’clock. The ser mon will be preached by the Rev. David Harris, pastor of the Center Hill Baptist Church. The graduating service will be held Tuesday night, May 26,-at 8 o’clock. The speaker will be Dr. Am on Abrams, editor of NCEA Journal in Raleigh. —4 Jaycee Rummage Salei On Saturday, May 2 Edenton Jaycees will hold a ■ Msy 2, at sod corner of orodd I P ; ’ n j. ft . I j,qpr ■ ' i ■■ | as Two New Officers Added To Edenton Police Department George E. Boyce, Jr., And Robert R. Grif fin Employed to Fill Vacancies Chief of Police James Griffin has employed two new patrol ‘men for Edenton. George Eugene Boyce, Jr., has been employed to succeed Ger ald Brabble, who resigned two months ago, and began his du ties Wednesday of this week. Mr. Boyce is 23 years old and served for 11 months an the police spree jit Suffolk. Prior to that he was a patrolman on the fllizabeth City force for two ears. He is a graduate of the Elizabeth City high School^and attended Frederick Military Col lege at Portsmouth. He is mar- Pried and is the father of one daughter. The other new patrolman is Robert Ray Griffin, who is 26 years old and has been employ ed by Bill Perry for the last four years. He is a graduate of Chowan High School and re places W. F Miller, who recent ly resigned. He is married and has one daughter. The family lives on Hawthorne Road. The addition of the two pa trolmen brings the police depart ment up to normal strength of ’ nine men. Both of the patrol -1 men will work on the night shift 1 for a training period. Revival Is Scheduled At Immanuel Church i • Preparations are under way for a revival meeting to be held at Immanuel Baptist Church May 4 to 10. The Rev. Bennett Col- I lins will be the guest evange list. Mi\ Collins, who formerly led singing for Evangelist Oliver B. Greene, will give special music each night. He has made several I recordings. Along with his wife Helen, he has a radio broadcast jailed '‘Sermon In Song,” which ; s heard in different parts of the nation. The Rev. Bob Ware, pastor of , the church, invites the public to [ attend the services. Winning Typing Team ‘mm jM n iL I SANDRA BUNCH GEORGE WILKINS In the district typing contest held in Greenville. hut tenon in tha beginning division foe the district V* Twiddy Appointed Branch Office For Mortgage Bankers Local Concern Will Be In Position to Handle Loans In 14 North eastern Counties Announcement is made this week that the Twiddy Insurance and Real Estate Company has been appointed a branch office of First Provident Corporation of South Carolina, mortgage bankers. Warren Twiddy has been made branch manager. In commenting upon the ap pointment, George Twiddy says such a service has been needed in this area for a long time and that his company has woTked toward this end for a number of years. The branch office can handle loans for 20 to 35 years and can greatly reduce the usual time required to handle this type of financing. Thk new Edenton branch will serve 15 counties including Beaufort, -Bertie, Camden, Gtu>- wan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquo tank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington. Ann Castelloe Wins In 4-H Dress Revue Affair Featured By Parisian Sidewalk Case A Parisian sidewalk case was the setting for the 1964 4-H Dress Revue. The revue was held at Chowan High School, where 15 participated. Ann Castelloe from the Ad vance 4-H Club was selected county winner. She was wearing a green two-piece suit and a blouse featuring a bow collar. Ann made the pattern for her suit from a design that she had seen. She received a $5.00 gift certificate from the Belk-Tyler Company and will represent Continued on Page 6, Section 1 Library Closed Due To Moving Due to the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library moving to new temporary quarters, library services were discontinued Tues- Iday of this week. Notice will be given when the library has completed moving and prepared to offer the usual services. Travel Counselors Impressed With Visit To Edenton Town Will Be Subject Os Many Words To Appear In Magazines | And Newspapers The Edenton tour and lunch eon for the American Automobile Association travel counselors went off smoothly and pleasantly for them, it was reported by Ted Davis, Travel Bureau admini strator for the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, who traveled with the group along the Coastal His toryland Trail from Wilmington to Elizabeth City, last week. The travel counselors who rep resented an AAA membership of 2V2 million arrived in Edenton Friday morning. Ten ladies of the Woman’s Club dressed in Colonial costumes were the guides for the Edenton tour and were assisted at the Cupola House, the Court House, the Ire dell House and St. Paul’s Church by guides supplied by the Tea Party Chapter, DAR, according to Edenton Chamber of Corn- Continued on Page 3, Section I Chowan Senior Class Play Will Be Presented Friday, May Ist The senior class of Chowan High School wiLl present its an nual class play Friday night, May 1 in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock. The play, ‘‘Miss Jimmy,” is a farce in three acts, presented in cooperation with The Northwestern Press, and is directed by David J. Johnson, a member of the school faculty. Members of the cast include Bobby Hollowell, Sarah Elliott, Shezry Baker, Carrie Chappell, Inyop Bass, Linda Bynun, few is Evans, Lois Chappell, Roy Hol lowell and Danny Long. Bobby Hollowell will be stage manager with Dennis Hare as assistant. Prompters will be Arlyn Bunch and Robert Boyce. Winners Named In County And District Annual Typing Contest ____________________ On March 3 and April 23, the ( J county and district typing con- \ tests were held. These annual.; contests are sponsored by Phi', Beta Lambda. Beta Kappa Chap-! ter, Pi Omega Pi, School of Busi-1 1 ness. East Carolina College Pub-; lie Relations and Foundations, 1 1 East Carolina College. > The county contest was held | at Chowan High School. Repre-|i senting John A. Holmes High! School in the beginning division j were Janice Bryant. Claire Belch, j Sandra Bunch, Suzanne George, J Mary Thorud and George Wil-, kins; in the advanced division I were Yvonne Alexander, Linda I “Wings Over Jordan” Singers Will Present Program In Edenton The Wing’s Over Jordan, world renowned spiritual singers, CBS radio and ABC recording artists, will appear in person at the Pro vidence Baptist Church Sunday] afternoon. May 10, at 3:30 o'clock. This outstanding group is be ing sponsored by the joint boards of the church. The public is cordially invited to come out and enjoy an after noon of spiritual singing. There is no charge of admission. Firemen Will Hold Barbecue Supper Center Hill-Crass Roads Fire Department will sponsor a chicken barbecue supper Satur day, May 9. The supper will be served at the'fire station from 5 to 8 P. M. Proceeds of the supper will be used to buy new equipment and upkeep of the fire statical. SECOND DEGREE TONIGHT AT MASONIC MEETING A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. W. M. Rhoades, master of the lodge, states that the second degree will Ibe conferred upon a candidate, 1 so that all Masons are invited, to - -V .''.c s - -„V "»V ’ $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Cupola House Association Buys Holmes Property On South Broad Street 4-H Dress Champion ANN CASTELLOE In the recent county dress re vue Ann Castelloe was declared winner. She will represent Cho wan County in the district dress revue to be held at Chowan High School Wednesday, June 10. i Patricia Beaman and Sally Lane will be in charge of tickets and finance. The program committee includes Scot Ober, Sondra By rum, Johnny Winborne and 1 Faye Jones. ■ Makeup will be handled by 1 Faye Jones and Mary Tynch. 1 Sondra Byrum and the entire 1 senior class will be in charge of posters and publicity. Prop ! erties will be in charge of Son , dra Byrum, Mary Tynch and , Faye Jones. Electricians and ! sound effects will l> * in charge -of Johnny Winborne and Her and Dianne Byrum. s Ushers wil! be Kathryn Rob ; erson, Eloise Hassell, Inez Per ; ry, Pauline Byrum, Judy Bunch . and ianne Byrum. Basnight, Arlene Fry and Carol Pickier. Representing Chowan | High School in the beginning di vision were Annette Bunch, Joyce Byrum and Mary Ellen | Ober; in the advanced division were Sherry Baker, Lois Ann |Chappell and Scot Ober. Both : the beginning and the advanced [teams from Holmes High emerg |ed victorious with Sandra Bunch, ! the highest individual scorer for | the beginners and Scot Ober | from Chowan, the highest indi jvidual scorer for the advanced. , Each team from Holmes High I received a banner for the bigh- I Continued on Page 4— Section I High Typing Scorer LINDA BASNIGHT In the advanced typing con test for John A. Holmes High School Linda Basnighl emerged as high scorer. David Ward Chosen To Attend Governor’s School For Gifted David Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ward of Edenton, has been selected to attend the Governor’s School for the Gifted at Winston-Salem, N. C. The school, whose term extends through the months of June and I July, accommodates 400 high ! school students, who are chosen : from approximately 3,000 appli- - t cants. TTie basis for selection in . eludes academic average, stand , ardized tests averages, interests ' I of the student and class rank. , Young Ward received his early □education in Japan, and was at For Quick Results .. . * Try a Classified Ad In The Herald "V _____ Plans Are to Restore Garden South to Wa ter Street As They Were In 1769 The Cupola House Association last week bought the W. D. Holmes Wholesale Grocery Com pany property on South Broad Street, extending the present Cupola House lot to Water Street. The Cupola House Association plans to keep the Holmes build ing rented as it now is until the association can finish paying for the property. At some future time it is their aim to remove the Holmes building and restore the Cupola House gardens ac cording to a plan drawn in 1769 now in possession of the Cupola , i House. This plan shows a for l|mal garden extending from the . | Cupola House to Water Street. ; | This would make the famous i Cupola House show up as it should and would be an improve ment for all of South Broad Street. Robert Lee Humber of • Greenville, James Webb of Greensboro, Mrs. W. B. Rosevear, Continued on Page 7. Section I Pete Dail Installed New President Os Edenton's Jaycees Jack Evans Awarded Key Man Award For Year; Marvin Wilson Guest Speaker At. the annual Jaycee installa tion and awards banquet held Thursday night, Pete Dail, local Savings & Loan executive, was installed as president for the year 1964-65. Other officers installed were: Sam Cox, first vice president; Charles Morgan, second vice president: Jack Evans, secretary; Charles Stillwell, corresponding secretary; Jack Habit, chairman Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Music Festival At Chowan High May 3 A county-wide music festival, sponsored by Chowan County Home Demonstration Clubs, will be held Sunday afternoon, May 3, at 3 o’clock in the Chowan High School auditorium, accord ing to Mrs. Edward Goodwin, county music chairman. Each Home Demonstration Club in the county will be rep resented by some special group at the festival. Tom Mackie will play for the group singing, which will be led by the Rev. Thurman Allred. The public is cordially invited to attend this event. [ CIVIC CALENDAR ] Chowan County Home Demon stration Clubs' county-wide mu sic festival will be held in the Chowan High School auditorium Sunday afternoon. May 3, at 3 o'clock. Edenton Band Parents Associa tion will meet Monday night. May 4, at 7:30 o'clock in the band room. Democratic primary election will be held Saturday. May 30. Continued on Page 7, Section 1 hama Youth Activities Group. Prior to John A. Holmes High School, he attended several Vir ginia schools in which he was placed in a gifted class, taking in the eighth grade, algebra and first year French. His extra curricular activities include membership in the band and an nual staff, as well as the Library Club. He shows a definite scien tific interest, having entered the local science fair several times, winning once. In addition, he constructs jet and rocket power ed models as a bobby.