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A Newspaper Devoted To the Progress of the Albemarle Area Volume XXXl.—Number 32. Burbank Bishop's Group Will Present 'Saint Joan' At St. Paul's August 26th Well Known Company Will Present Play In Person Beginning at 8 O’clock The nationally known Bishop’s Company of Burbank, California, will appear in person in high lights from George Bernard Shaw’s classic play “Saint Joan” on Wednesday night, August 26 at 8 o’clock in Saint Paul’s Epis copal Church. From the finest of English lit erature comes this story of Saint Joan, the story of the maid’s faith and inspiration. Joan’s many faceted character from the peasant girl of Lorraine through her final consummation in Rouen, was never more con temporary than today when our world rests upon the conscience of each man and woman and their personal decisions. The roles of the men who completed Joan’s history pro vides a great portion of the ex citement in this unusual even ing of theatre. Meeting the challenge with deftness and skill, the actors present their several roles: the pompous Squire de Boudricourt; forceful staunch Dunois, Captain of the French forces; as the'sympa-| thetic but militant churchman,] Ladvenu; the childlike and whimpering Charles, the Dau phin, France’s uncrowned king; the sincere and sinister Inquisi tor- and also the Archbishop of Rhfcime Cathedral. The Bishop’s Company was founded in 1952 by Mrs. Boker and is in its eleventh year of bringing fine drama into the houses of worship in America and Canada. It has appeared in over 6,000 churches of all de nominations and has a touring record of nearly a million miles. The Bishop’s Company will ap pear under the sponsorship of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mrs. Snooky Bond National Delegate At a meeting held in Charlotte Friday afternoon, Mrs. Ed (Snooky) Bond was elected as a North Carolina delegate to the National Democratic Convention which will be held this month in Atlantic City. ,‘,The meeting of the North Car olina delegation was held with W. W. Staton and Mrs. Martha McKay for the purpose of or ganizing the North Carolina deleation for the national con vention, and Mrs. Bond was elected as one of the delegates from this district. t> — -v 20 Years Ago As Found In The Files Os j The Chowan Herald V r* Mayor Leroy Haskett received a letter from Governor J. M. Broughton urging the town to refrain from burning paper and cardboard at the trash pile. In all letters received by j. Edwin Bufflap, county salvage chair man, from state headquarters the need of waste paper was para mounted and referred to as the most vital item needed in the war effort. The Edenton Lions and Rotary Clubs voted unani mously to sponsor a drive to collect waste paper. Robert L. Martin, resigned as director of the Edenton High Cont'd. on Page 4—Section l | Jaycees Selling Memberships k For Arrowhead Beach Club Edenton Jaycees wiE seU] memberships for Arrowhead ifeeach and Boat Club from now through Thursday, August 20. Proceeds will go toward com niunrty development. ’’ Memberships for the first year &e $39.90 per family and yearly renewals wiß be S2O per year thereafter. Any family inter ested is asked to phone 482-3496 or 482-2375. Arrowhead Beach and Boat <9ub is located on the Chowan ftiver, just 12 miles from Eden ton. It has a beautiful seven tor privacy. » ts compieteiyi THE CHOWAN HERALD ; Meeting Changed k Chowan County Commis sioners on Monday morning agreed to hold their Septem -3 ber meeting Friday morning, September 4. Stepping up the meeting is due to Labor | Day falling on the first Mon day, September 7. Chas. H. Wood Dies After Long Illness i ! Was Oldest Past Mas -1 ter of Unanimity Lodge I Charles Henry Wood, Sr., 89, died at his home on Broad Street , Thursday morning of last week at 12:30 o’clock. He bad. been in failing health for about 16 years. A native of Elizabeth City, he , lived in Edenton 62 years. He } was a son of the late Henry Clay j ’and Elinda Harris Wood. . I At the age of 16 Mr. Wood [ 1 entered the banking business , *iand for a time was connected .|with a bank in Shreveport, La. t j He later worked at Elizabeth [ .City and Hertford, after which . he came to Edenton and was ; cashier of the Citizens Bank until the disastrous nationwide • bank crash. He helped to open the Bank of Gates. Mr. Wood held the distinction ■ of being the oldest living past • master of Unanimity Lodge No. . 7, A. F. & A. M. He was elected . Continued on Page 4- Section i Mrs. Hiram J. Mayo Served As President At Mars Hill Meeting Mrs. Hiram J. Mayo served as president of the Ladies’ Aukili ary at the Superintendents of Schools annual meeting at Mars Hill College this past week. Su perintendents and their wives from 171 school administrative units were in attendance at -the conference. Dr. Charles Carroll, Superin tendent of Public Instruction for North Carolina, paid tribute to Mrs. Mayo for the services ren dered in providing for a suc cessful and profitable superin tendent’s conference. Sheriff’s Office Will Be Closed Saturdays Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morn ing authorized Sheriff Earl i Goodwin to close his office all day each Saturday. During the summer months ] all county offices have closed all day Saturday, except the sheriff’s office, which was open ■ in order to collect taxes. How i ever, Sheriff Goodwin informed > the Commissioners that only one or two people called at his , office Saturday, so that it was the belief that the amount of business done when all other • offices are closed did not war rant the sheriff’s office being i open. FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT Edenton firemen will hold > their monthly dinner meeting tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock . at the fire station. Fire Chief W. J. Yates urges every fireman |to be present. [furnished with all types of play ground equipment and offers en tertainment for the entire family. The new brick clubhouse has just opened. A barnyard zoo, horseback riding and .boats and games are avaUable and the fam ily may check out such items as badminton, croquet, darts, archery, basketballs, softballs, bats, etc. AE this, not to men tion the beautiful sandy beach with lifeguard, picnic tables and outdoor grills. Arrowhead offers complete famdy enjoyment, the only com . family area ip this vi- I ciruty. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 6,1964. I Jurymen Chosen 1 To Serve In Term Os Superior Court Judge George Foun tain of Tarboro Will Be Presiding Judge Week of Sept. 14 With a mixed term of Chowan County Superior Court scheduled to be held the week of Septem ber 14, Chowan County Com missioners on Monday morning selected 50 men who will be summoned to serve as jurymen ■ for the term. Judge George M. Fountain of Tarboro is scheduled to preside over the term of court. k Those chosen for jury duty k includes 46 white men and four Negroes as follows: Herman J. Layden, Jesse W. . White, James L. Byrum, Henry Allen Bunch, Andrew A. Par rish, Sr., Trotman C. Leary, Clinton Walker, Sr., T. F. Wins low, Robert Leary Byrum, John M. Elliott, Fred Keeter, Richard t Copeland, J. W. Crabtree, Lester t Bass, John Linwood Fayton, , James C. Lewis, J. B. Ward, Francis A. Jordan, Jr., E. D. . Ashley, Jr., Edwin Morris Small, , R. H. Byrum, Norman Elliott , Bunch, Kelly R. Hare, Charlie H. Jernigan, J. H. Hollowell, I Louis A. Chappell, Thomas C- Nixon, J. W. Forehand, George ] William Downing, William Cul len Baker, W. H. Creecy, Dan Morgan, Jr., D. E. Copeland, | William A. Elliott, Ralph Out ! law, Rudolph Dale, E. E. Nixon, Alexander Martin, A. M. Spi [ vey, Harold Max Leary, Louis Edward Bunch, Walter Adams, 1 Jack Stallings, Otho G. Bennett, Ralph Saunders, Ward Hoskins, | * Leroy Skinner, William Goodwin, Edward J. Chappell and Alvin j Ray Britton. Former Edenton Girl i Plays Leading Role ; In Richmond Opera 'Edenton friends will be pleas ed to learn that Mrs. John F. Reynolds, the former Miss Jane ’ DuLaney, former Edentonian, played a leading role in the comic opera “Die Fledermaus” at ' Richmond. The play by Johann Strauss [ was presented by Richmond’s ’ eighth annual Festival of Arts at Dogwood Dell, an outdoor ] theatre. Mrs. Reynolds played the lead ’ role as Rosalinda in the play which was presented Wednesday night, July 29, and repeated by request Friday evening, July 31. Mrs. Reynolds is now attend ing Richmond Professional Insti tute. She has performed previ i ously at Converse College, at , ‘The Farmhouse’ ’at Blowing Rock and at the Spartanburg Little Theatre, where she sang the leading role in “Cinderella”. ; Robert Harrell On Ridgecrest Program 1 An Edenton citizen, Robert S. j Harrell, promotional secretary of the Chowan Baptist Association, is scheduled to be on the pro ’ gram during a recreation leader [ ship conference August 20-26 at ’ Ridgecrest (N.C.) Baptist Assem bly. I The conference, which will ’ have separate sessions for both adults and youth, will be direct ed by Bab M. Boyd, secretary of the Church Recreation De partment of the Baptist Sunday ’ School Board at Nashville. ■ Adults will hear discussions on .the philosophy of and re -1 sources for church recreation dealing with crafts, retreats, drama, senior adults, social rec reation, youth directors and recreators. I Youth (13-17) will attend daily Bible study periods and confer ences on drama, fellowships, banquets and parties. Cecil Mc- Gee, drama consultant of the Sunday School Board’s Church i Recreation Department, will di rect the youth sessions. For reservations, write: Wil lard K. Weeks, Ridgecrest Bap i tist Assembly, Ridgecrest, North Carolina 28770. AT TWIRLING GAMP Sanfra Ange and Johnetta Davenport are at Laurinburg, N. C., where they are attending i the Tar Heel Twirling Camp at St Andrews College. Over 100 baton twirlers are registered in 5 g w Machine Presented To Hospital "" T 1 1,1 - „ ' j | "i | iii" iff iii 1 ! || ~ F *•**’ j ( a sF-I ~~ IS i H K i | SB Pictured above is a new gas machine used for administering anesthesia which was recently presented to Chowan Hospital by the Hospital Auxiliary. At left is Mrs. Jack Leary, president of the Auxiliary and at right is Mrs. Henry Allen Bunch, anesthetist at the hospital.—{Ricks Photo). Taylor Minimizes Future Value Os New Kennedy Half Dollar As John A. Taylor, local nu mismatist, predicted early this year, the Kennedy half dollar of 1964 will be minted in enormous quanties. Official reports 'have it that there will be an estimat-1 ed 150 million of these coins ] with more than that amount minted in 1965, and in 1966 the numbers may be astronomical. The special interest of the, public in the Kennedy coin has sentimental side tied in with the tragic death of the president which developed an eagerness on the part of many to own at least one of them. So thor oughly have these coins been Petition Asks For Upkeep Os Road County Commissioners Also Consider Build ing Inspector Attention has been called to the County Commissioners that schools will be held at Chapel Hill by the Institute of Govern ment October 29 to May 15, 1965 for county officials in admini strative positions. The schools cover various phases of county offices. The Commissioners agreed to pay the expenses of any county official who desires to attend the various schools. The Commissioners also again discussed the idea of having a building inspector for Edenton and Chowan County. They ex pressed the opinion that such Cont'd. on Page 4—Section 1 Church Os Christ Buys Base Building The Edenton Church of Christ announces the purchase of a church building and one acre of ground at the former Edenton Marine Base (Cape Colony). Services are as follows: Sun day School, 10 A. M.; Sunday morning worship, 11 o’clock; evening worship, 7:30 o’clock; an.d Wednesday evening Bible study at 7:30 o’clock. George Burdick And Fred Hurd Swim Across Chowan River What do young state employes do for recreation in Eastern North Carolina? Fred Hurd, hydrologist with the N. C. De partment of Water Resources and George Burdick, wildlife biolo gist with the N. C. Wildlife Re sources Commission swim across rivers. Their latest conquest was the Chowan River at Colerain, where its width is approximately two miles. On Thursday afternoon, July 30, at 6 o’clock, they waded into the water near Ar rowhead Beach in Chowan Coun ty under the watchful eyes «f three Colerain boys, 'Mike Perry, Norman Perry and Allen Taylor. At 7:17 o’clock, after fighting waves and pursuing a zig-zag i absorbed by the public that one can scarcely find a Kennedy half in circulation. And sure enough the wheeler dealers looking for a fast buck | are in there pitching as if this coin was the world's great fu ] ture rarity. Nothing could be : further from the truth. There are one or two important factors ian expeienced coin investor al ways considers. One is the mint age figure. Another is a market when he wishes to sell. It is quite evident that there will be millions of Kennedy halves pop ping up for the next 100 years Continued on Page 3. Section 1 Baptist Are Again Conducting Camps Scheduled Aug. Ift, 12 And 14 at Camp Cale Near Hertford Woman’s 'Missionary Union of Chowan Baptist Association is conducting World Friends Day Camps again this year. These camps are for boys and girls who have completed the third grade in school and will give at tention to mission study, nature hikes and crafts. The camps are scheduled to run from 9:30 A. M. to 3 P. M. at Camp Cale near Hertford, August 10, 12 and 14th. The camps will be under the direction of Mrs. Robert Harrell, Associational Sunbeam Director, who will he assisted by a group of ladies and pastors from vari ous churches in the association. Sheriff Earl Goodwin Authorized To Join National Association 1 Chowan County Commission | ers on Monday authorized Sher iff Earl Goodwin and his two deputy sheriffs to become af filiated with the National Sher iffs’ Association. One of the major reasons for joining this as sociation is the protection pro vided members in case of in jury in performance of duty as well as false arrest. course, they walked out at Cole rain Beach in Bertie County. Tired but happy, they began making plans for longer swims, including an attempt at the Al bemarle Sound. They said, “dis tance swimming makes you feel great” and besides “with so much water . around, why not use it? Both are Red Cross water safety instructors and em phasize that such swimming should never be attempted un less the swimmer has a com panion nearby in a boat. Hurd, originally from Spartan burg, S. C., now resides in Ahos kie, while Burdick, formerly of Kerr Lake in Vance County, N. C-, makes his headquarters at Colerain. Camp Meeting At Happy Home Will Be Held Aug. 20-30 Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Sigmon of Erwin, Tenn., Will Speak at Meetings Camp meeting will be held at Happy Home Church Thursday, August 20, through Sunday, Au gust 30. The church is located 17 miles north of Edenton off N. C. Highway 32. Speakers for the meeting are the Rev. and Mrs. Donald L. Sigmon of Erwin, Tennessee. Services will be held daily at 10 and 11 A. M., and 7:45 P. M. There will be special singing and the public is cordially invit ed to attend any or all of the services. The pastor, the Rev. Harold C. Leake, is manager of the meet ing and should be contacted by those who need accommodations. Revival In Progress At Immanuel Church Revival services continue each night at the Immanuel Baptist Church in its new location just off Route 32 toward Suffolk, a little over one mile from the Edenton city limits. Dr. A1 Bar-j bee of Decatur, 111., at one time the youngest college president in the world, is the speaker each evening. Dr. Baibee arrived in Eden ton Sunday from Lancaster, Penn., where be had just com pleted meetings. He came through Norfolk where he con ducted a Youth for Christ Rally on Saturday night, August 1. Special singing will be fea tured at each service. Dr. Bar bee, who is an accomplished mu sician, will sing a few times during the series of meetings. The Rev. Bob Ware, pastor of the Immanuel assembly, invites the people of Edenton to be the guests of the church each night to enjoy the preaching and sing ing of Dr. Barbee. Former Teacher Dies At Winston - Salem i Thommy Eric Heath, a former French teacher at John A. Holmes High School, died in the Forsyth Memorial Hospital at Winston-Salem Sunday of last week after an illness of three weeks. Mr. Heath taught in the Eden ton school for two years, and at the time of his death was a teacher in the Northwest Junior High School at Winston-Salem. He was a graduate of East Caro lina College. Surviving are two brothers, C. B. Heath of Greensboro and Frank Heath of Randleman; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Russell and Mrs. Robert Russell, both of Randleman. A funeral service was held at; Randleman Tuesday of last week. District Meeting Os VFW Auxiliary In Sunbury August 9 Mrs. W. P. Hudgins, Jr., of Sunbury, Past Department Pres ident of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the N. C. Veterans of Foreign Wars, will attend the meeting of District I to be held in Sun bury, at the Gates County Me morial Post on Sunday, August 9. Mrs. Hudgins will have many interesting and important projects to discuss concerning her past year and the Depart ment convention. A joint meeting with the VFW of the district will begin at 1 P. M., with a luncheon and will be conducted by District Com mander John Bass of Edenton Post No. 9280. Department Commander Cleve Cox of Wash ington, N. C., will be the guest of the VFW. District No. I is comprised of posts and auxiliaries at Edenton, Plymouth, Sunbury and Eliza beth City. Also posts in Ahoskie and Windsor. JOINT DINNER MEETING William H. Coffield, Jr. Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the VFW Auxiliary will hold a joint dinner meet ing Tuesday night, August 11, at] 7:30 o’clock. All members of! both organizations are urged to attend. $3.00 Per Year In North Carolina Effort Now Under Way To Secure New Library Building For Edenton Yeopim Revival Begins August 10 Guest Evangelist Will Be the Rev. Gordon Shaw The Rev. Terry Jones, pastor of the Yeopim Baptist Church, announced early this week that the annual revival will be held in the church beginning Mon day, August 10 and continuing through Sunday, August 16. Services Will be held each night at 8 o’clock. The Rev. Gordon Shaw, a much respected pastor and preacher in this area, will be the guest evangelist. Mr. Jones says there will be special singing by different choirs in the surrounding area several evenings! He extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend all of the services. Dobson Graduates At Leadership School Coast Guard Reserve Lieuten ant junior grade John T. Dob son, son of Mrs. Grace S. Saw yer of Edenton, recently gradu ated from Leadership School at the Coast Guard Reserve Train ing Center, Yorktown, Va. A reservist on two weeks ac tive duty, he studied effective methods of leadership, leadership principles and solved problems he may face at his reserve cen ter. He has returned to his local reserve unit for regular training sessions. Funeral Held Friday For Drowning Victim A funeral service was held at the Edenton Baptist Church Fri day morning at 11 o’clock for William Ernest Small, six-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mur ray J. Small of Asheville. Mr. Small is a native of Edenton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Small, and is assistant admini strator of Memorial Mission Hos pital at Asheville. The boy accidentally drowned Wednesday of last week while the family was vacationing at Buxton. He, together with his parents, two brothers and a sis ter, were swimming in a crowd ed motel swimming pool, where the youngster was last seen alive in the shallow end. His body was found in the deep end. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at Asheville. Surviving besides his parents, Murray Johnson Small and Ruth Adams Small, are two brothers. Murray Johnson Small. Jr., and Robert Adam Small, both of the home; one sister. Miss Betty Ruth Small, of the home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Small of Edenton. The Rev. R. N. Carroll, pastor of the Edenton Baptist Church, officiated at the service and burial was in Beaver Hill Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Walter Small, Minton Small, Henry Allen Pow ell and Si Harrington. 36 JAILED rN JULY Jailer Bertram Byrum reports that during July 36 persons were placed in the Chowan County Jail, with confinements ranging from 1 to 31 days. The cost, in cluding jail and turnkey fees, amounted to $280.38. Revaluation In Chowan County Considered By Commissioners Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morn ing .gave some consideration to the forthcoming revaluation of property in the county. Present at the meeting was S. Ray Hensen, representing the Consolidated Appraisal & Map ping Company of Burlington. Mr. Hensen told the commission ers that revaluation is a neces sary evil and that it is extreme ly difficult to carry out to the letter every detail in the machin ery act. He also emphasized the advantage of mapping and de- f For Quick Results •. .' 1 Try a Classified Ad - || I In The Herald Tom Shepard Asks County to Help In Se curing Local Funds To Add to Federal Aid Available Tom Shepard, representing the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Li brary, appeared before the Coun ty Commissioners Monday morn ing in behalf of a proposed new library building. Mr. Shepard pointed out that the library is eligible for a fed eral grant of 46 per cent of the cost through the State Library Board, so that he appealed to the Commissioners for local par ticipation in the hope of build ing a new and modern library. The library is temporarily locat ed in the Badham house at the corner of Broad and Church Streets. Mr. Shepard pointed out that a suitable lot can be purchased from the Cupola House Asso ciation, which purchased the W. D. Holmes property. The Cupola House Association plans to tear down the present building when the Goodyear store lease expires and to construct a garden from the present Cupola House prop erty to Water Street. The lot in question lies west of the pro posed garden site which is large enough for a library. Mr. Shep ard said that the rear of tha large building is not occupied, and that it could be torn down to build the library if necessary funds are provided. He told the Commissioners that a building could be built providing 3,500 square feet and that the sita has been approved by the State Li brary Board. Mr. Shepard also stated that the cost to build and equip a library would be in the neigh borhood of $62,400, of which 47% would be paid by the federal grant. That means, he said, that approximately $35,000 would have to come from local funds, and he expressed the hope that the county and town would agree to provide the necessary local funds. Mr. Shepard said libraries which are included in regional libraries have a priority to se cure federal grants and for that reason he hoped the county and town would take action as soon as possible. He also stated that work on the new colored library on Oakum Street is progressing and that it will probably be ready for occupancy by about September 15. E. L. Hollowell Will Be Rotary Speaker Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. E. L. Hollowell, manager of the Chowan Veneer Company, will ,be the speaker and President West Byrum urges a 100 per cent attendance. [ civic calendar] '— s The Bishop's Company of Bur bank, California, will present the play "Saint Joan" at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Wed nesday night, August 26, at 8 o'clock. World Friends Day Camps will be held for youngsters at Camp Cale near Hertford Aug ust 10. 12 and 14. Happy Home Camp Mealing will be held Thursday, August 20, through Sunday, August 30. Continued on Page s—Section i lineating the boundaries of every piece of property in the county. While this is rather expensive at the outset, he said, it is far more satisfactory and will get a lot of property on the tax books which is not now on. He also pointed out the fact that after mapping, future revalua tions will save a considerable amount of money. The Commissioners have a few other bids and will award a contract for the revaluation after giving a little more time to consideration of the bids.
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