’A Newspaper Devoted
To the Progress of the
Albemarle Area
Volume XXXl.—Number 49.
Edenton Christmas Party Scheduled For Friday Afternoon
Edenton Aces Win Elstern 2-A Championship
Edenton Gridders Outplay
Cary In Greenville Friday
Night To Tune 19 To 0
David Holton, Quar
terback, Ends High
School Play In Blaze
Os Glory
The trophy case at John A.
Holmes High School has a new
permanent fixture, thanks to the
Aces' fine 19-0 victory over'
Cary High School for the East- j
trn 2-A grid crown.
It was a great football season
for the Edenton Aces and it was,
a proud Coach Jerry McGee who]
led his tri-captains. Perry By
rum, Hiram Mayo, Jr., and'
Charlie Oveiton. to the center of i
Ficklin Stadium in Greenville toi
accept t.he trophy.
The Aces had given Edenton
‘ fans something to cheer about. '
That is, after the first quarter
had ticked off.
The fans saw a sharp Aces’
f offense push across three scores
1 and end the game on the one
foot line. They saw- a rough 1
and ready defense completely'
contain the Blue Imps from'
Wake County and hold them
scoreless in snapping a 10-game
winning streak.
And one of the loudest cheers
of the night went up when a
group of muddy gridders carried
CoaclvMlcGee around the stadium
the highly pleased coach j
waved the game’s football over]
his head.
The Aces at this time had just
wrapped up the season with a
11-0-1 record—the first Edenton
undefeated team since 1960.
Quarterback David Holton
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20 Years Ago
As Found In The Files Os
The Chowan Herald
Chowan County citizens began
a campaign of greater magni
tude than any movement ever
undertaken for local purposes
when a corps of canvassers went
into action to raise enough
money to assure the erection of
a hospital in Chowan County
which had been a dream of long
standing but nothing concrete
Continued on Page 3. Section 1
Preparing For Albemarle Choral Society’s Christmas Concert
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The first Christines concert of the Albemarle Choral Society will be held Sunday, December t,
** 4 P.M. in the sanctuary of Edenion Baptist Church. Dr. Cliffotd Bair, left, of the College of the
Kbaniarie, Is ph|tM| hare going-over tbe program with members of the John A. Holmes High
School Band, who esttli be instrumentalists fee the program. Seated are Johneita Davenport and
y*l Bemhili. Standing, left to right, are David Ward. Larry Privott, Johnny Floars, David Cope- 1
*•“* and Stuart Patten, band director. There is no charge for the concert, which also will he I
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New Choral Group
Presents Concert
Sunday, Dec. 6th
First Christmas Pro-
I gram In Local Bap
tist Church Will Be
| gin at 4 P. M.
The first of what is expected
to be annual Christmas con
-1 certs by the Albemarle Choral
j Society will be held at 4 o’clock
1 Sunday afternoon, December 6
at the Edenton Baptist Church.
, Dr. Clifford Bair of Elizabeth
City will direct the concert
which is open to the public free
of charge.
A second Yule concert will be
l held December 13 at First Bap
. list Church in Elizabeth City by
' the same group, according to
Mrs. C. A. Phillips of Edenton,
southwest division chairman.
, Mrs. W. C. Morse of Elizabeth
j City heads the northeast divi
sion of the Choral Society.
The program of holiday music
will open with a short Advent
cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude,
j sung by members Os the nortli
; eastern of the society
and accompanied by instrumental
ensembles provided by Scott
Callaway and Stuart Patten, di
rectors. respectively, of the
Elizabeth City and John A.
Holmes High School bands.
The cantata will be followed
by a group of carol .arrange-
ments sung by members of the
southwestern division of the so
ciety and the College of the Al
| bemarle Chorale. Soloists in
clude Ruth Phillips, Jeannie
Evans. NeMe Jones, Rachel
i Winslow and Mike Freeman.
Piano accompanists will be Dor
■ othy Morse and Susan Byrum.
i The concluding selection will
be “The Christmas Oratorio"
sung by the entire membership
of t.he society and the college
group. Prominent among the
! soloists will be Marjalene Thom
jas, soprano, and Tivis Wicker,
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 3, 1964.
Jubilant Edenton Aces Give Coach Jerry McGee Free Ride
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A happy Coach Jerry McGee holds tighi to the game's football as his jubilant Edenton Aces carry
him across Ficklin Stadium in Greenville. The Aces had just shut out the Carv White Imps 19-0 to
become Eastern 2-A grid champions. Ikey .Davis, without helmet, and Charles Swanner provide the
shoulders as Chaz'es and Mike Overton give moral assistance. It was a gleeful November 25th for
the Aces, who completed the season with an outstanding 11-0-1 record.
Mew Ordinances
Effective Dec. Ist
Chief of Police Asks
For Cooperation of
Motorists
Seven new traffic ordinances
passed recently by the Edenton
Town Council became effective
Tuesday, December 1.
Police Chief James Griffin
stated that his department seeks
the cooperation of all motorists
in abiding by the new ordi
nances.
“I am sure the change will in
convenience some and will be
different until motorists get
used to the changes,’’ the chief
said. However, he pointed out
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i er 42
Years With U. S. Fish Hatchery
| After 43 years of continuous
, service to the U. S. Government,
W. C. Bunch has retired as man
-1 ager of the Edenton National
Fish Hatchery.
{ The veteran employee of the
; Department of Interior was hon
, ored Monday afternoon by A. C.
. Fuller of Atlanta, Ga., regional
l supervisor, Branch of Fish
Hatcheries, U. S. Fish and Wild
life Service.
;■ Fuller said at the time that
Chuck Stillwell, an employee at
I the local hatchery, will be act
ing manager until a successor to
Bunch is named, probably within
two weeks.
A handsome book, tracing the
years of service to the depart
ment by Bunch was presented
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Local Post Office
Ransacked Sunday
Many Letters Opened
And Coin Machines
Broken
Local and federal officers are
pressing an investigation into
the break-in at the U. S. Post
Office here Sunday night. Al
though some good leads have
been developed and suspects
close at hand, no arrest has been
made.
Police Chief James Griffin
stated a service station across
Chv r ch Street from the Post
Office was entered the same
night. The loss .has been set at,
SIOO.
J. L. Johnon. postal inspector'
from Murfreesboro, was called 1
to the scene shortly arter the'
burglary was discovered at 6
o’clock Monday morning. He!
was working with local officers 1
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Masons Will Elect
Officers Tonight
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.
& A. M„ will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. At this
meeting, new officers will be
elected for 1965, so that W. M.
j Rhoades, master of the lodge,
I urges a large attendance to take
part in this important business.
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Bill Goodwin Wins j
1 In Writing Contest
[ Edenton Boy Cited For
Article In News and
Observer
Bill Goodwin of Edenton has
won honorable mention in the
national Wm. Randolph Hearst
Foundation's general news writ
ing contest.
Goodwin, a senior at the Uni
versity of North Carolina's
i School of Journalism, wrote the
prize winning article for the Ra
leigh News and Observer.
The student reporter has been
awarded a scroll and $25 cash
'for a recent aiticle on the es-
I capes of-three honor grade con
| victs from the state prisons sys
j tern. The story, entered by the
i journalism school, was among 47
from throughout the country en
itered in the monthly contest.
J Goodwin’s story cited the dif
ficulties prison officials have
had classifying inmates as honor
grade prisoners.
“Family Night” At
Methodist Church
t A Christmas family' night will
> be conducted at the Methodist
: Church Sunday afternoon, De
• cember 6. The party will begin
, |at 6 o’clock and a very interest
: ing program is being" planned
I fear the event, ]
Chowan Group Is
UrgingSupportOf
Tobacco Election
Farm Bureau Active
In Urging Farmers
To Vote to Continue
Program
Chowan County Farm Bureau
officials were in Asheville last
month for the N. C. Farm Bu
reau convention and are now
asking people in this area to sup
port the tobacco referendum la
ter in December.
David Bateman, president,
Thomas Paul Griffin, vice presi
dent and Woodrow Lowe, mem
ber of the state and county
board, were on hand for the ses
sions.
Tobacco was one of the pri
mary issues discussed. Everyone
expressed interest in the tobac
co program because it is the
backbone of our economy with
47 per cent of North Carolina’s
gross farm income coming from
the one crop. This affects not
only farmers but warehousemen,
.manufacturers, farm implement
dealers, loan companies, farm
supply dealers and everyone in
volved in farming, Bateman stat-
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Williford Employs
Marvin S. Barham
For Funeral Home
Effective lust week. Marvin S.
1 Barham -became , associated with
| the Willifoid Funeral Horne in
I the capacity of mortician and
j funeral director. He succeeds
Aubrey Hardison, who recently!
resigned to accept a position in
Raleigh.
Mr. Barham comes to Edenton
from Greenville where he has
been employed for the past three
years. He is married and his
wife. Mary Ann Barham. and|
two sqjjs Douglas 8 and Greg
ory 2, arc living in the apart
ment at the funeral home on
West Albemarle Street. They
! are members of the Baptist J
Church.
T. B. Willifoid, owner of
funeral home, says he is delight
ed to be able to secure Mr. Bar
ham as his associate.
Herrin# Breakfast
Saturday, Dec. sth
Spqpjsored by the Methodist:
Men’s Club, the monthly herring j
breakfast will be held at the
Methodist Church on Saturday,
morning, December 5. Break-j
fast will be served from 7 until,
9 o’clock. |
Mystery Merchants Identified In Fun Contest
Mrs. J. L. Halsey, Route 2.
Cicswell, lias won $57 in gift
certificates in the Mystery Mer
chant contest Which is now in
full swing in Edenton. Mrs.
Halsey registered at P & Q
Super Market for the grand prize
which is awarded weekly.
The mystery silhouettes which
appeared in The Herald last 1
week were George A. Byrum of
Byrum Hardware Company; J. J.
Ross of Ross Jewelers, and J. P. 1
Partin of Edenton Furniture 1
Company. They gave gift certi
ficates to area citizens who iden
tified them and presented the i
silhouettes in person Saturday <
morning.
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Big Parade Scheduled To
Start At 4 O'clock; Santa
Will Stop At Cupola House
Guest Speaker
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cellor of North Carolina State
Co ege, was the r.ain speaker
i at the Northeastern Area Soil
: and Water Conservation District
Supervisors annual meeting held
in. the Edenton armory Tuesday
. night of this week. A large
- number cf district supervisors
i and interested persons attended.
Woman’s Club Will
! Again Award Prizes
I For Best Decoration
It was announced early this
i week that the Edenton Woman’s
I Club will again this year award I
cash prizes for the most at- 1
, tractive outdoor home Christ-1
, mas decoration. j
I Two cash prizes will be
awarded, sls for the most at
!tractive decoration and $lO fori
: the runner-up. It is hoped that
I the prizes offered will be an
'incentive for many local people
to arrange outdoor displays in
order to participate in the con
test.
I The judging will, take place on!
I Tuesday, December 22. immedi
ately after the Christmas lights
are turned on.
Former Edenton Aces Defeat
Ahoskie In Lions Bowl Game
A goodly number pf football
1 tans from Edenton and Ahoskie
'gathered at Hicks Field Satur
day night to witness the first an
nual Lions Bowl game, which
(featured former players for the
Edenton Aces and Ahoskie In
j dians.
Those on hand saw a very
I good game of football, in which
I the talents of former players
j were revived despite the fact
(that some of the boys had not
To w;n gift certificates you.
must identify the silhouettes
which appear in (he Mystery|
Merchant advertisement appear-!
ing in the newspaper or by
identifying the voices on WCDJ.
However, you can qualify for the
weekly grand prize of $57 in gift
certificates by registc ing with
the IS) participating merchants.
You must be at least 14 years
i Ld to register and can do so
only once each day.
This contest, sponsored by the ■
Merchants Committee of the Ed
enton Chamber of Commerce,
Caswell Edmondson, chairman, *
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i Mrs. Artie Ange, Gen
| eral Chairman, Says
About 50 Units Will
Take Part In Parade
At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
Miss North Carolina, Sharon
Finch of Thomasville and Mis.
Bert Tyson, state BPW presi
dent, will lead a festive parade
down Broad Street to official! ly
epen the Christmas shopping
season.
Mrs. Artie Ange, general
chairman of the BPW sponsored
event, said more than 50 unit.;
will be in the parade this year.
They include bands, officials
from Edenton, Hertford and
Elizabeth City as well as lead
ers of the College of the Albe
marle in Elizabeth City and the
East Carolina Air Force ROTC
Honorary Drill Team and Color
Guard.
Several high school kings,
queens, princesses and princes
as well as cheerleaders, little
majorettes. Girl Scouts, Cab
Scouts, clowns, ponies and gala
floats.
The three judges will be Carl
Bailey, Jr., of Plymouth. Miss
Betsy Hill and Lem Mciggs,
both of Elizabeth City.
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Edenton’s 1964 Christmas pa
|rade will be held Friday. Dc
cember 4. bezinninc 4 T*. M.
I Edenton woman s Clue -will
J again this year offer two cash
prizes for the best outdoor home
Christmas decoration.
Edenton Band Parents Asso
ciation will meet Monday night.
December 7, at 8 o'clock in the
band room.
A Christmas family night will
Jbe observed at the Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon, De
cember 13, beginning at 6
I o'clock.
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donned a football uniform since
as far back as 1953. The caliber
of play reflected very good
coaching on the part of Robert
White for the Aces and veteran
Coach Jack Young for the In
dians. It was a hard-fought con
test throughout with Edenton
managing to push over the only
touchdown of the night near the
end of the third quarter on a
lucky break. The ball see-
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ing part:
Edenton Motor Company, The
I Betty Shoppe, Cuthrell’s Depart
! ment Store, Colonial Motor Com
pany, Bill Perry's Texaco Ser
vice, Edenton Furniture Com
pany, Joe’s Drive-In, Byrum
Hardware Company, Phthisic's
Super Market and Scott Tire &
Recapping.
Also oeizcr Texaco, Goodyear
Service Store. P & Q Super
Market, Ross Jewelers, Western
Gas Service, Belk-Tyler, Edewi
ton Tractor & Implement Com
pany, Albemarle Motor Com
! pany and Bridge-Turn Esso
1 Servicenter.
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