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' '..A Mi - —iii If' •ML, ■ - *■ -r 4ngW)^ipaßagMWwHHWHg> , -;'s ■ I£ - - **, Pt | ■ Wm |p EAGLES AND TREIR LEADERS The seven newest Eagle Scouts in Edenton are pictured above with their leaders following a Court of Honor Monday flight at the Parish House of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Left to right are: Joey Covington, George Holmes, Jr., Scoutmaster Elbert i Vol. XXXII.—No. 39. Scotland Neck Is Next On Tap For Strong Aces Edenton Aces proved too much for arch rival William ston Monday night, winning a rough defensive contest 20-0. The Albemarle Conference 2-A champs of a year ago journey to Scotland Neck Friday night in an attempt \to make it two wins in a single week. They are un defeated and unscored on ip four encounters this year. . Coach Jerry McGee had l his gridders grind it out on the ground during most of the game at Williamston and the fine signal calling of Quarterback Wes Chesson ( meshed well with the torrid running of backs Ikey Davis, Jim Elliott and Dwight Flanagan. Davis picked up 110 yards during the outing. Sixty seven of thfege yards came in. Edehton’s first" ‘touchdown drive of 72 yards with Ches son carrying it over from the one. Chesson, a big. strong back, has proven that Coach Mc- Gee didn’t do wrong in se lecting him as No. 1 quar terback this season to fill what some felt would be a real vacuum in the Aces’ at tack. He not only directed '* the team like a veteran, but raced 79 yards for a scdre that was called back because of a penalty. A series of mistakes by both teams early in' the game had the ball changing hands quite a bit. The strong Edenton defense, led by Mike Overton, Bill Wallace and Bill Griffin, kept a constant rush on the Williamston backs, forcing quick throws and allowing Edenton to pick off interceptions. Edenton and Williamston exchanged kicks with the Aces starting on 8- TD drive from their own 28. Davis ran for nine yards and a pass fell incomplete. Then the big fullback went off the right side and picked up 42 yards to the Green Wave 20. He carried the ball on the next three plays, picking Continued on Pago Four Lack Os Phones I Hurts Cape Colony C. D. Bowles, president of United Properties, Inc., said this week the inability to secure adequate telephone service to his Cape Colony development is hindering sale of property in the area. Bowles said Norfolk & Carolina Telephone Company has not responded to his j pleas for service to the rap- i idly expanding Surfside sec tion, He said it is his Un derstanding that some in- I quiries have been made about service to the Coun try Club drive, area ami no definite plans are being made to provide this service. g&u% as k of great importance to the future expansion of this project and if action is not t *At C Sr Bowles THE CHOWAN HERALD ' • Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina 27932 Thursday, September 30, 1965. Membership Banquet October 11 Supt. Mayo Gets Chamber Post Supt. Hiram J. Mayo of Edenton City Schools is the new president of Edenton Chamber of Commerce and the organization’s annual membership banquet is scheduled for October 11. Supt. Mayo has served as vice president of the cham ber for the past year. He succeeds Alton Elmore, local manager of Belk-Tyler’s. Elected to serve with the new president were: W. B. Gardner, vice president; R. Graham White, Jr., secre tary; and R. D. Dixon, Jr., treasurer. The new officers were cho sen last Thursday at a meet ing of the board of directors. Other members of the board are: Elmore, W. E. Bond, Jesse Harrell, W. J. P. Earnhardt, Jr.. Sam Cox, Mayor John A. Mitchener, t West Leary, Gene Perry, H. I Edward Bass, T. C. Byrum, I Jr., James F. Flanagan, W. I Glen Mabe and Dr. L. P. I Williams, Jr. i \. Robert W. Moore, ■'chamber;! execuive vice president, said 1 Rev. LeFon C. Vereen of Ra- 1 * leigh will be the principal Ct|e Public parade REASON TO POP An other chapter was written into historic St. Paul's Epis copal Church annals Monday night Seven local Boy Scouts gained the coveted rank of Eagle. And if all the buttons hadn’t been adequately se cured, the church’s Parish House would have been cov ered. It was an impressive cere mony that brought to Edert ton- the distinction of having the second largest class of Eagles in the history of Boy Scouts of America. This achievement brings ftiuch honor along The Pub lic Parade and orchids are due not only the boys, their parents and those volunteers who worked with them, but to a community which pos sesses a climate of friendli ness, dedication and respon sible citizenship which gives encouragement to our junior citizens. As one who has two chaps of male gender coming along this type ceremony, further convinces us that our selec tion of Edenton as a place to rear our children was wise. We cut our journalistic teeth for a scribe for The Elkin Tribune in Northwest North Carolina. it was due to our fascination with and the curiosity of other Scouts that we never made it past Second Class. Since then we have, had a taste of being more than Second Class. We hereby pledge our wholehearted ef forts to the scouting move ment while offering - special SSgS'&S flies and advisors. Well, boys, we’ll see you in the forest Where it won’t matter if a few buttons pop—after the wet vrbod be ■a-%T SOMETHING NEW The cost of bringing educational television to Northeast North Carolina will probably never be known. It is a i#tter of aiaaaAA . Copeland, his assistant, Paul Twiddy, John Graham, Jr., Lee Nixon, Mike Ervin, Jeff Mabe and David Copeland. .This is the second largest class of Eagle's in the long and colorful history of Boy Scouts of America. speaker at the forthcoming banquet. The event will be gin at 7:30 P. M., at Chowan Golf & Country Club. Tick ets are now available at $2.50. Mr. Vereen is executive secretary of the Board of Missions N. C. Conference of the Methodist Church and is much sought after as a ban ' A 1 K 3 M : 7 HIRAM J. MAYO merous people who worked behind the scenes to get the necessary money from the General Assembly. Neither does it include the .extra work of television depart ment personnel at the Uni versity of North Carolina. But this is all beside the point. Educational television has in fact come to North east North Carolina at a time when added emphasis is being placed on our area. One cannot place a price tag on what benefits will be de rived from WUNB-TV and its affiliated stations. Channel 2 x on your TV set has truly come alive with a well balanced variety of pro grams news, sports, school classes, cultural—all of which are educational. Unless the people of our area take ad vantage of this new facility it will not do what it has been designed to do. Channel 2, to be effective, must be viewed. Granted, no single program will suit the mass audience. Nonetheless, a scanning of the schedule of programs over a week's pe riod shows that sometime there wjll be something for everyone. In order to assist those along The Public Parade to derive more benefits from WUNB-TV, Channel 2. The Chowan Herald today begins • printing a program schedule. This is just another of our continuing efforts to provide a # real service to the com munity and function as a well balanced newspaper. The possibilities of educa tional television are exciting. Everyone will benefit if they will just let themselves be exposed a bit. FATAL BLOW Some have been wanting to cur tail drinking aj athletic con tests. They haven’t had much success. Now the assistant attorney general has come to their rescue. He has cut off the chasers. BANS BARENTS TO MEET ■ The. Band Parents Associa tion will meet Monday night, Octpber 4, at 7 o'clock in the quet speaker. .He is a native of South Carolina and grad uated from Clemson College and Duke University. The speaker was co-coun sellor of the N. C. European Caravan going to Europe in 1954, working with Metho dist Churches in France, Ita ly, Germany, Austria, Bel gium and England. REV. LaFON C. VEREEN ‘Tango’ Williams Held On Marijuana Charge Marijuana has been found growing in Yeopim Town ship and a Pasquotank Coun ty Negro faces trial in Su perior Court in connection with its cultivation. William (Tango) Matthews, 64, of Elizabeth City, was ordered held in lieu of §3,000 bond after Judge William S. Privott found probable cause at a hearing in Chowan County Recorder’s Court Tuesday. Judge Privott said the state did not make out a strong case against the de fendant but there was suf ficient evidence to find prob able cause. I. J. Phelps, a Negro who lived near where the one fourth acre of marijuana was grown, testified for the state that he had seen Matthews in the area and had heard a motor running. He later ■<:■ ,v\. * ■ niiniiM: iciriur SsJSSTiw;' S. w v HPyh ' v s «*"**?**■ ' WINNING BOOTH—Shown here is the grand champion booth in the adult education division at Chowan County Fair. The elaborately decorated booth, one of many enter ed in fair competition, was designed by Ward’s Home Demonstration Club. Fair of ficials said paid attendance at the fair was 14,865, a new record for the annual event sponsored by Edward G. Bond Post, American Legion. Single Copy 10 Cents He has been active in Ro tary, Lions Club, Boy Scouts and P.-T.A. work. He was chosen Farmville’s Young Man of the Year in 1955. Supt. Mayo is one of the most active citizens of Eden ton. He came here six years ago to become principal at John A. Holmes High School and after two .years in that position was named superin tendent. He is active in Edenton Rotary Club, having served as president; is an of ficer of the official board of Edenton Methodist Church; and has served in numerous capacities in educational cir cles. The new president is a na tive of Pamlico County and received his A.B. degree from East Carolina College. He earned his M.A. degree from the same institution in 1948 and has completed all course work for the Doctor of Edu cation degree at Columbia University, His teaching experience spans a period of 20 years in the high school and col lege level. He is past presi dent of Albemarle School masters Club. testified that a man he didn’t know had given him a paper bag containing manicured marijuana and that Mat thews was in the car at the time. James Willie Honeyblue told the court Matthews con tracted with him to lease a piece of land for. S3O. Honey blue said he was told by the defendant that he wanted to grow a plant which was good for asthma. The witness said a few weeks ago he saw the de fendant in Hertford and Mat thews told him to keep his hogs out of the field the plant that was growing there was valuable. Honeyblue said Mattews said the “stuff was used to make reefers.” Earlier Charles Ray, spe cial agent, State Bureau of Investigation, testified about Continued on Page Six Second Largest Glass 7 Scouts Get Eagle Rank Edenton took its Diace in national Boy Scout circles Monday night when seven young men were awarded the coveted Eagle rank in impressive ceremonies. Joey Covington, David Copeland, John Graham, Jr., Mike Ervin, Jeff Mabe, George Holmes, Jr., and Lee Nixon make up the second largest single class of Eagles in the history of Boy Scouts of America. Bill Stewart of Elizabeth City, Scout field executive, said only a Court of Honor with 13 Eagles surpasses the achievement witnessed by a large crowd in the Parish House of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Chowan School Will Be Hurt By New Ruling The attorney general’s opin ion about the sale of mer chandise on public school property will have little ef fect in Edenton but it will prove costly to Chowan High School. Primary target of the re cent opinion were school stores and operation of con cession stands at athletic events. Hicks Field, where John A. Holmes High School teams compete in football, track and baseball events, is own ed by the Town of Edenton. Therefore, the operation of concession stands there is not considered by local authori ties to come under the opin ion. However, the school does operate a stand in the gym nasium during basketball contests. Supt. Hiram Mayo of Edenton City Schools said this will be discontinued. The superintendent said the opinion will have little effect locally because the lo- Continued on Page Five Fire Prevention Week Scheduled A parade through down town Edenton Monday will draw attention to the local celebration of Fire Preven tion Week. Parade time is 5 P. M. Lewis Goodwin, chairman of the Jaycee committee working with Edenton Fire Department on special ac tivities, said the marching bands from John A. Holmes High School and D. F. Walk er High School will partici pate in the parade. Open house will be obser ved at the Edenton Fire De partment all next week and their equipment will be on display. Chief W. J. Yates invites the public to join in the celebration. Gov. Dan K. Moore has issued a statement on this special week in which he points out that people suffer a tragic waste of lives and property from fires. “These losses are especially tragic when they are caused by fires which could have been prevented,” he states. He goes on to laud the work of fire prevention pro grams and enlists the active participation of all citizens in year-round fire prevention programs. Th£ seven local Boy Scouts are members of Troop 156, sponsored by Edenton Ro tary Club. Their Scoutmas ter is Elbert Copeland, who presided at the honor court. Among those recognized by Scoutmaster Copeland were four local men who wear the highly regarded Silver Beaver, one of Scout ing’s highest honors. They are Izzy Campen, Charlie Overman, Rev. Fred Drane and Philip S. McMullan. The Scoutmaster also point ed out that all Scouts receiv ing the Eagle rank were First Class Scouts under Jack Habit, a former Scout leader in Edenton. Scoutmaster Copeland point JBpplp OFF TO EARLY START—The 1966 Cancer Crusade opens in Chowan County Friday with a goal of §2,000. Mrs. Caswell Edmundson, chairman, here makes a contribution to the funds campaign. Bill Bunch, treasurer and edu cational chairman of the Chowan Unit, American Cancer Society, puts the chairman’s name at the top of the list. A series of events are being planned during the first two weeks in October to secure the amount of the goal. 2 School Boards Air Differences Compliance, merger and consolidation! These words were used freely Thursday night at Ho tel Joseph Hewes when members of Chowan County and Edenton Hoards of Education met jointly. The city board appeared more interested in compli ance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than in merger Mayor Mitchener i i Gets Assignment. i Mayor John A. Mitchener. f Jr., second vice president of i the North Carolina League t of Municipalities, will preside j over one of the most import ant sessions at the League’s ) forthcoming meeting in Ashe- , ville. t The local mayor will pro- ; side at the second general I session scheduled for Friday ; afternoon, October 29, dur- i ing which discussions will ; be held on the cities' revenue . problems. Among the speakers soiled- i uled to appear on the after noon program are: Henry W. ' Lewis, assistant director. In stitute of Government Chapel Hill; Jacob M. Jaffee, senior analyst, Advisory Commis- ; sion on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, D. C.; 1 and Rep. H. P. Taylor, Jr., : of Wadesboro, speaker, N. C. House of Representatives. Mayor Stanford R. Brook shire of Charlotte is league president and Mayor J. Gar ner Bagnal of Statesville is first vice president, who will succeed Mayor Brookshire at this convention. Tickets Available For Legion Event Commander E. L. Hollo well of Edward G. Bond Post, American Legion, says some tickets are still avail able for the Legion’s annual banquet to be held Tuesday night at Center Hill Com munity Building. The event will begin at 7 P. M State Senator Robert Mor gan of Lillington, president pro tern of the State Sen ate in the 1965 General As- 1 sembly, will be the keynote speaker, ... ■- ’ i ed out that a great many people are involved in a per son become an Eagle Scout, not the least of which are the parents who were given special recognition. Stewart gave an eloquent charge to the Eagles, tell ing them that Boy Scouts of all nations constitute one of the most wholesome and sig nificant movements in the world's history. “You have been judged by the Boy Scouts of America of being worthy of the highest rank in this great movement," he said. “All who know you rejoice in your achievement." The Scout executive told the candidates that “tonight Continued on Page Four of the two boards. The County board members con tended that a merger would be necessary for them to re main in compliance with this act. After more than two hours of discussion of various prob lems of mutual interest, the amiable group parted, leav ing a distinct impression that they would be getting to gether again soon. It was generally agreed that any misunderstanding which has developed between the two boards was brought about bv conflicting informa tion received in Washington as they moved independently to submit plans for compli ance with the Civil Rights Act. Dr. Edward G. Bond*, chair man of the city board, said his group felt the “open door” policy for next year, recently adopted by . them, would aid them in compl iance for another year and also assist the county. Nick George, the most vo cal of the county members, said the federal officials had led the Chowan board to be lieve their plan would be approved for two years, thereby allowing Negro high school students to come to D. F. Walker High School if they so desired. O. C. Long. Jr., county board chairman, presided and set the tone for the meet ing. He said the Civil Rights Act had brought about addi tional problems for the two units. “I feel we have got ten a little far apart,” he said. Long went on to say all members are working for the same thing—for better education of all the children of Chowan County. He went on to say that federal education officßtis had told the county bolird Chowan had additional prob lems because of the two #d mini strati ve units in a snqgll county. “They suggested a merger of these units and our Continued on Page Fong 4
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