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A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXXI.—-Number 24
Parson Daniel Earl's Old
Schoolhouse Now Located
On Jameslredell Property
Building Moved From 1
Bandon as Project of
Edenfon Tea Party
Chapter of DAR
Thursday afternoon Parson 1
Daniel Earl’s historic school
house ended its journey from
Bandon Plantation to Edenton
and nOV rests on the James Ire- j
dell property on East Church ’
Street.
Waff Brothers negotiated the
entire operation with no unto
ward incidents while enroute
and with the old building rest-
Mg on long steel beams, it was
pulled slowly by a truck up
Broad Street and east on Church
Street to its final resting place.
The historic school buiLding
fortunately escaped a disastrous!
fire in October of last year
when (Mrs. Inglis Fletcher’s co
lonial home was leveled to the
ground. Firemen, however, were
able to save the old building.
Following the Bandon fire,
Mrs. Fletcher sold her 63-acre
estate to Southern Properties to
be developed into building lots.
Sensing the significance and
historic value of the old school
building, Mrs. Jackie Ricks, as
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Johnny Winborne
Named Chairman
Teen Dem Group
Third Annual Con
vention Held In Ra
ieigfe Friday and Sat
urday, Jum* 12-13
Johnny Winborne of Edenton
has been named Chairman of the
Permanent Organization Commit
tee of the third annual Teen-
Deem Convention scheduled for
North Carolina State College
Friday and Saturday, June 12-13.
State Teen-Dem President.
Tommy Taft, of Greenville, in
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20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
Shortly following the disas
trous fire at the Elliott Company,
all remaining stock was taken
oyer by an insurance company
and sold in bulk. Plans were
under way to rebuild the dam
aged portion of the building and j
restock the store with new andi
up-to-date merchandise.
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Edenton Tea Party Chapter Os
DAR Presents Fifteen Awards
The Edenton Tea. Party Chap
ter of the DAR presented 15
awards to students at the close'
of the 1964 school year at four
schools.
At the John A. Holmes High
School Jean Goodwin was
awarded the Senior Good Citi
zenship Medal and Allison Ward
was the recipient of the Junior
High School Citizenship Medal.
Arlene Fry, rising senior, has
Mrs. W. H. Holiowell, Jr. Named
Clubwoman Os Year For 1963
Mrs. W. H. Holiowell, Jr., was
voted ‘'Clubwoman of the Year” ]
hy the Edenton Woman’s Club at j
the June 3rd luncheon meeting ji
at the Edenton Restaurant.
Mrs. Holiowell, a past presi- :
dent of the club, was selected 1
as the most outstanding member
particularly for her successful <
efforts as Ways and Means :
chairman. , j
A special guest of the dub
was Miss Emmy Ruth Overman, i
a senior at John A Holmes i
High School, who was the re
cipient of the Woman’s Club
scholarship.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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, WILLIAM F. STEWART
Announcement was made this
week that William F. Stewart
of Charlton Heights, W. Va„ will
report July list as new district
executive of the Tidewater
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Chowan County Represented By
Six Girls At Annual Girls’ State
Held This Week At Greensboro
Six Chowan County girls are
this week attending the 25th an
nual Tar Heel Girls’ State at the
University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. The group includes
four students at John A. Holmes
High School and two from Cho
wan High School.
The John A. Holmes High
School group includes Nancy
Jean O’Neal, daughter of Mrs.
Jeanne SL Q’Neal and-4s spon-
Sneed -fey* the v ll#hci'ic«n Aeghm
Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post No.
40; Johnetta White Davenport,
Wm. Stewart New
Scout Executive
Fills Vacancy Which
Has Existed Since
August, 1963
William F. Stewart of Charlton
Heights, West Virginia, will re
port July Ist to become a Dis
trict Executive of the Tidewater
Council, according to Harold V.
Pace, Scout Executive.
“Stewart will be assigned to
serve as the professional leader
of the Albemarle and Coastal
Districts and will reside in Eliz
abeth City,” Pace said.
A native of West Virginia,
Stewart spent three years in
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been selected as the school’s rep
resentative in the Good Citizen
Contest for next year.
At the Edenton Elementary;
School the Good Citizen Medal
awarded to Janet Sadler and!
the history award was presented
to Charles Britton.
Good Citizenship Medals pre
sented at the D. F. Walker High
School went to Kelsey Fleming
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
A letter was read from the
Friends of the Library express
ing appreciation to members of
the Woman’s Club who helped
in moving the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library to its new
temporary location.
The recent art show held put
of doors was reported a
Mrs. Chester Stevens was cprifc
man of the show.
h£rs. Warren Twiddy, presi.3
dent, announced the appoint
ment of the following chairmen
for the year:
Conservation, Corrtne Thorud;
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Edent * 2 !howan County, North Carolina, Thursday. June 11, 1964.
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CapeCrionyTotli
Officially Open ||
Saturday, June M
Plans Made to Enter
tain Those Who At
tend on Old Edenton
| Air Station
Cape Colony is scheduled to
Ibe officially opened Saturday,
| June 13. Cape Colony, owned
’by United Properties, Inc., is a
1 residential development on the
i former Edenton Naval Air Sta
tion. Approximately 1,000 de
sirable building lots are planned
of which' about 200 are now
available. The sites meet the
| wants and needs of citizens and
| each lot contains from 1,000 to
j 1,500 square feet for living
j space.
I All plans and specifications are
i approved by- the Architectural
Central Committee. Plans call
for adequate recreation facilities
including two boat and yacht
basins, two beaches, picnic tables
and ovens for outdoor cooking,
a community recreational build
ing, shuffle boards and other
sports.
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Davenport, sponsored by the
Edenton PTA; Ellen Clair Belch,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.
Medlin Belch and Arlene Hamp
ton Fry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Fry, both sponsored
by Edenton city schools.
The two' from Chowan High
School are Sheila Elizabeth
Snipes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Snipes, sponsored by the
c.a ri**Legl off -ACT* i Wary.—amt
Florrette Penelope By rum,
Continued on Page 6. Section 1
Moore Speaks In
Edenton Today
Gubernatorial Candi
date Will Be at Court
House at 2 O’clock
Announcement was made early
this week that Dan K. Moore,
Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of North Carolina in the
runoff election Saturday, June
27, will speak in Edenton this
(Thursday) afternoon. He is
scheduled to appear at the Cho
wan County Court House at 2
o’clock and all who are interest
ed in the gubernatorial race are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr. Moore has launched the
most ambitious tour of the cur
rent political campaign. In his
bid for votes he will visit in '42
eastern counties, making a total
of 76 scheduled stops. He is
traveling by bus.
Baptist Vacation
I Bible School Will
Be Held June 15-19
Preparation Day Will
Be Held on Saturday
Morning, June 13,10
O’clock to Noon
Vacation Bible School will he
held at the Edenton Baptist
Church June 15 through 19
Sessions will be begin at 8:30
A. M., and continue until 11:30
o'clock daily. Classes are pro
vided for children three years
old through Intermediates.
Preparation Day will be held
Saturday morning, June 13, from
10 to 12 o’clock. This is a very
Important part of Bible School
and it is urgent that every mem
ber at the Bible School staff be
present.-W this day. It is equal
ly uri«u that every hoy and
girl who plans to attend Bible
Shhooi *e *** day.
A group of very efficient
workers have been (secured tor
• this year’s school with Miss
Edentonians Elected To BPW Posts
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MISS PAULINE CALLOWAY LENALEAR r "
At the state convention of N. C. Federation of Business and Pro
fessional Women's Clubs held at Battery Park Hotel in Asheville
Jvme 4-7. two Edenton BPW members were named to offices
Miss Pauline Calloway wes elected president of the Eastern Area
and Mrs. Lena Leary was elected State Parliamentarian.
Outstanding Boat Races
Scheduled At Arrowhead
leach Sunday Afternoon
Over 75 Entries Ex-:
pected For Event In-1
eluding Breakers ofi
World Records
Arrowhead Beach and Boat
Club will hold its first annual
regatta boat races Sunday after
noon, June 14, beginning at 12
o’clock. The races are sanction
ed by the American Power Boat
Association in conjunction with
the Tidewater Boat and Racing
Association.
The event is expected to at
, tract top boat racers, including
Herb Walls and Don Christi. Mr.
, Walls has broken several world’s
f rceordn -end --hwr won
trophies. Mr. Christi is the top
racer of the Tidewater Boating
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63 Included On Yearly Honor
Roll At Holmes High School
Sixty-three students at John
A. Holmes High School were in
cluded in the yearly honor roll,
according to Principal Cecil Fry.
At the same time Mr. Fry an
nounced that 59 made the honor
roll for the sixth six-weeks grad
ing period.
The yearly honor roll included
the following:
7th Grade: Shirley Alexander,
Lynda Byrum, Rosemary Holmes,
Amy O’Neal, Helen Pruden, San
New Notary Public j
For Upper Chowan
Mrs. Estelle T. Goodwin of j
Tyner has received her commis- i
sion to serve as a notary public. ]
Upper Chowan County peo-;
pie have long wanted a notary
public in the area, which will 1
save considerable traveling forj
those needing notarial seals.
Anyone needing her services
may contact Mrs. Goodwin at i
her home near Ryland or at Ed |
Ward’s office at Gliden.
Historic Building At New Location
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The above picture was taken Thursday afternoon as the old
Parson Earl school house was moved on the Iredell property on
East Church Street. The old building escaped the flames when
Bandera Plantation was destroyed by fire. It was moved from
Bandon on a barge down Chowan River to the county dock, from
| where Waff Brothers continued the march up Broad Street and on
i Edenton National
Guard Unit Now
At Fort Bragg
54 Enlisted Men and
Three Officers Will
Be In Training For
Two Weeks
Fifty-four enlisted men and
three officers, members of the
Third Rifle Platoon and Weapon
Platoon, Company C, 4th Bat
fSTfon, TTsTh Infantry of the
North Carolina National Guard
left the latter part of the week
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11 dra Wynn, David Copeland. Phil
-1 lip Richardson and Ronnie Rog
, | erson.
•I Bth Grade: Priscilla Baer, Har
'! Tiett Barrow, Carol Bryant. El
i len Cuthrell, Sharon Dunbar,
| Judy Goodwin, Carroll Lassiter.
lAlyson Ward, Lanse Adams,
11 Malcolm Dixon, John Graham,
Ronnie Harrell. Don Jordan.
. | Frankie Katkaveck and Henry
, ( Wells.
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ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will hold
their weekly meeting this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock
in the Parish House. President
Hiram Mayo urges every Rotar
ian to be present.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
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, in
vites all Masons to attend.
Town Councilmen
Register Protest
To Bus Changes
Members Agree Fori
Town to Take Over)
Vine Oak Cemetery*
With Proper Deed
Faced with a full agenda,
Town Councilmen were held in
session until almost midnight
Tuesday night. Thomas Shepard
appeared at the meeting relative
to the Brown-Carver Library.
He stated that the Beasly store
near the present library was|
ivailable and that it was the de-j
;ire of the library trustees to
move from the present dilapidat
’d building. He said the Reg
ional Library would pay the rent,
but that from SSOO to S6OO would
be needed to renovate the build
ing and install shelves. The
Councilmen, after considering the
proposed new budget, agreed 'to
pay as much as SSOO for the
necessary work.
J. H. Conger also appeared
before the Council to register a |
complaint relative to the curbj
and gutter constructed at Dennis
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David Holton And Hiram Mayo
Chosen To Attend Boys’ State
David Holton and Hiram Mayo,lt
students at John A. Holmes High l ,
Sdhool, have been selected to at- I
tend Boys’ State at the Univer-U
sity of North Carolina June 14- (
19. The boys are sponsored by 1 !
Ed Bond Post of the American)
Legion. While there the boys 1
will receive training in citizen
ship. J l
Holton is president of the lo- ]
cal Teen Democratic Club and'i
will attend the Teen Democratic!!
Convention at N. C. State Col- '
lege June 12-14. After his stay!
at Carolina, he will report toj:
Fort Union, Virginia, to attend!!
the Sunny Randle Football 1 (
Camp for two weeks. He plans':
to spend the rest of his summer i
vacation at Camp Kanuga, Hen-':
dersonville, N. C„ as a staff i
Chowan County
Again Exceeds Its
Quota Os Blood
99 Pints Donated at
Bloodmobile Visit at
Armory Wednesday
Os Last Week
Wednesday of last week, the
Red Cross Bloodmobile re-visit
ed Edenton, and once again, the
quota of 90 pints was surpassed.
The bloodmobile visits in this
area are sponsored by the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce, and
since that organization has taken
charge, the quota has been sur
passed during every visit.
On Wednesday, 99 pints of
blood were collected. In addi
tion, there were 16 rejects, the
largest number yet. Also, 14
new donors Showed up to help
Chowan County keep its emer
gency supply of blood on hand.
This was the first time the
bloodmobile had visited the
county on a Wednesday, and
while the people were slow in
coming in at first, there was a
very good showing towards the
middle of the afternoon.
Frank Roberts, chairman of
the bloodmobile, expressed his
deep appreciation to all concern
ed with the project, particularly
Co-Chairman Britton Byrum.
who was “a tireless worker and
a fine idea man.”
Thanks also to all who donat
ed their pint of blood. Roberts
also wishes to announce that
those Who have not got donor
;ards, get in touch with him,
md he’ll be glad to mail them
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Revival Services At
Christian Church
Revival services started Mon
day night June 8, at the First
Christian Church and will con
tinue through Sunday night, i
June 13. The pastor of the!
church, the Rev. E. C. Alexander,
is doing the preaching with ser
vices each night at 7:30 o’clock.
Everyone" is invited to come
aad bring a friend.
$3.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Survey Being Conducted
In Chowan To Determine
Interest In Arts Program
i Speaks In Edenton
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DAN K. MOORE
In a whirlwind visit over the
state. Dan K. Moore, Democratic
candidate for Governor in the
June 27 runoff, will sneak at the
Chowan Court House this
(Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.
member,
Recently elected president of
the North Carolina Honorary So
ciety, Holton is an excellent aca
demic student and four-star ath
lete.
He is the son of Mrs. Kathryn
Holton.
Mayo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hi
ram Mayo, has been elected
president nf the Student Coun
cil at the John A Holmes High
School for 1964-65. A member
of the Teen Democratic Club,
I Hiram is also a good academic
'student and an outstanding ath
lete. He will attend Western
Carolina in July and August to
study math.
Both students have been very
active in community and Church
activities.
Miss Milly Price
Member Os Group
Touring Europe
On Monday, June 8, the sev
enth annual "Seminars Abroad”
group of 40 students from the
University of North Carolina, de
partment from 'the John F, Ken
nedy International Airport for
a 66-day program in Europe. (
During the past semester, in
preparation for the summer, the
members of the group have tak
en part m weekly seminars on j
Europe They also spent three
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79 John Holmes High Students
Had Perfect Attendance Record
Cecil Fry, principal of John
A. Holmes High School, has an
nounced that 79 students had a
perfect attendance record for the
1963-64 school term. This group
of students were presented per
fect attendance certificates and
included the following:
7th Grade: Belinda Bums,
Lynette Davenport, Amy O’Neal,
Helen Pruden, Debra Waff, San
dra Wynn, Owen Efird, Michael
Faircloth. Lanny Holiowell, Lar
ry Lane, Jr., Frank Newby, John
Smith and Kenneth Worrell.
Winners Announced In C. Os C.
Annual Spring Fishing Contest
The Edenton Chamber of
Commerce has announced win
ners in the spring fishing contest
sponsored by the Chamber,
which closed on Sunday, May 31.
Madison Phillips was winner in
two. classifications, speckled
perch and rockfish. Mr. Phil
lips turned in a speckled perch
weighing one pound and ’l4
ounces. His rockfish weighed
two pounds and was caught on
a “Seahawk” at Chowan River
bridge.
Thomas Corprew of Tyner was
runner-up in the speckled perch
division with one weighing one
pound and nine ounces.
Winner in the bream classifi
cation was George Lewis with
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Plans Call For Organ
izing a Choral Group
During This Coming
Autumn
A survey is being conducted
in Edenton and Chowan County
to discover interests and talents
in music, drama, dance, art,
crafts and languages. The same
survey is to be made this sum
mer irn ten counties by the Al
bemarle Arts Council, a division
of the Albemarle Area Develop
ment Association. The informa
tion gained in the survey will
be used to help create a well
rounded arts program in this
community and in the whole Al
bemarle.
The Albemarle Arts Council
seeks to encourage and coordin
ate existing programs such as
those offered by the Little
Theater, Book Club, Home Dem
onstration Clubs and the Arts
Committee of the Woman's Club.
They also plan to offer courses
of high calibre in many fields,
to discover and develop local
talent, to bring in art exhibits,
traveling performances and con
' certs.
The College of the Albemarle
lis cooperating with the Ai ts
Council in every way. The col
lege extension department, head
ed by Tivis Wicker, will issue a
news bulletin or calendar of
events, telling yhat is going on
in the area in the way of ex
hibits, plays and concerts.
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District Vice President
Guest Local Jaycees
Edenton's Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Rpstaurant. Joe Robert
son of Plymouth, district vice
president, is scheduled to be a
guest of the Jaycees, so that
Pete Dail, president, urges every
Jaycee to be present.
[ CIVIC calendarl
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First annual regatta boat races
will be held at Arrowhead
Beach Sunday afternoon, June
14, beginning at 12 o'clock noon.
Vacation Bible School will be
held at the Edenton Baptist
Church from June 15 to June 13.
Center Hill Community will
J hold a fried chicken supper at
the Center Hill Community
Building Saturday, June 13,
from 4:30 to 8:30 o'clock,
j Cape Colony will be officially
opened Saturday, June 13.
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Bth Grade: Harriett Barrow,
Carolyn Bryant, Judy Goodwin,
Connie Overton, Jane Parks,
Carolyn Spruill, Mary Ellen
Wheeler, Steven Davenport, Mal
colm Dixon, Ronnie Harrell,
Frankie Katkaveck, Richard
Lane. Raymond Layton, Billy
Perry, Scotty Phelps, Ray Pott,
and Paul Williams.
9th Grade: Bonnie Alexander,
Iris Bass, Pam Sue Douglas,
Sylvia Jordan, Phyllis Miller,
Sue Skiles, Rita Wheeler, Jesse
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! a one-pounder caught in Pem
broke Creek on a “popper” bait
: and fly rod. The runner-up was
, Herbert Baker with e 13-ounce
bream, also caught in Pembroke
i Creek.
I Ronnie Forehand turned in the
heaviest fish caught during the
i contest, a 7% pound largemouth
: bass and was top award winner
! in this classification. Runner-up
was J. A. Byrum of Tyner with
a 6-lb. 5-oz. bass.
Adrien Holiowell woo top
honors in the white perch classi
fication. He turned in a 14-oz.
perch.
Prizes of fishing tackle will
be awarded all winners in each
classification.
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