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%ond Dose Os
/. olio Vaccination
Given Last Week
Children Treated Each
Monday Afternoon
In Edenton
The second dose of polio vaccina-
S tion was started in Edenton Mon
day of last week and according to
Dr. B. B. McGuire, District Health
j Officer, 26 children were inocu
■ lated.
Camden started Thursday of last
week when only two children were
treated. In Elizabeth City the pro
gram started Friday when 52 chil
dren were inoculated. Dr. McGuire
points out that only those children
in the first and second grades the
past school year are eligible to be
j vaccinated.
Vaccinations will be given until
[ schools open in Edenton each Mon
day from 1:30 to 3 P. M.
“Parents should use their own
judgment about taking the vaccine
on the above days,” says Dr. Mc-
Guire, “but parents should accom
pany their children or send a note
requesting that it be given.”
District Governor
Guest Os Edenton
RotaryClubToday
Dr. H. Broadus Jones
Will Conduct Club
Assembly
aturing the meeting of the
P .ton Rotary Club today (Thurs
~ ,) will be the presence of Dr. H.
Broadus Jones, Governor of the
278th District of Rotary Interna
tional. It will be the District Gov
ernor’s official visit to the Eden
ton Club.
Dr, Jones will meet with Presi
dent Gerald James and Secretary
Thomas Byrum at 12:30 o’clock for
a conference and the usual Rotary
meeting will begin as usual at 1
o’clock. The District Governor will
speak after the luncheon after
which a club assembly will be held
at 2 o’clock, when all officers and
committee chairman are requested
to meet to consider Rotary admini
stration and sendee activities.
Bus Wozelka Joins
Outland Supply Co.
Friends will be interested to
learn that Edward “Bus” Wozelka
has severed his connection with the
Blades Lumber Company and is
now associated wdth the Outland
Supply Company on North Broad
Street, on e of Edenton’s newest
concern*.
Mr. Wozelka has been associated
wdth the Blades Lumber Company
for five years, prior to Which he
was employed by the Brown Lum
ber Company.
The Outland copcem deals in a
complete line of paints and all
kinds of building materials and can
now supply ready-mix cement di
rect from its Josh Tunnel concrete
plant on North Broad Street.
Immunization Clinics Will Be
In Chowan Aug. 11,18and25
*
Schedule Is Released
By District Health
Officer
Dr. B. B. , McGuire, District
’’ealth Officer, announces that the
wan County Health Department
L 1 hold immunization clinics in
.nowan County during the month
of August. The following schedule
has been refleased for Thursdays,
August 11, 18 and 25:
Rocky Hock Church, 9:30 A. M.
W. E. Smith’s Store, 10:30 A. M.
Center Hill, T. E. Chappell’s Store,
11:30 A. M.
Arthur Byrum’s Store, 12:30
P. M.
Gliden Fork, Morris & Hinton’s
Esso Service Station, 1:30 P. M.
At these clinics the Health De
partment will b. prepared to give
the following immunizations: diph
thetia, \*hooping cough, tetanus.
3THE CHOWAN HERALD
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FARMERS’ BATTLE-FRONT OUTPOST - dnurice Eckhoft
mans a front-line control position near Blackburn, Mo., as a
comber” comes in from a mission against invading hordes of
grasshoppers. Embattled farmers report by telephone to Eckhoff,
who uses map beside his chair to chart operations for the spray
, plane pilots.
Bloodmobile Again
Scheduled To Visit j
Armory Next Week
Chowan’s Quota Will
Again Be 100 Pints
Os Blood
W. E, Malone, chairman of the
Chowan County Rod Cross blood
program, announced early this
week that tile hloodmobilo will
again be in Edenton Wednesday of
next week, August 10.
Chowan County’s quota is again
100 pints and Mr. Malone points
out that at The last visit of the
bloodmobile in May only 84 pints of
blood were donated. Mr. Malone,
therefore, again emphasizes the im
' portance and need for blood do
nations and appeals to more people
to give a pint of their blood so that
Chowan County can meet its quota
' and have a share in helping to pre
vent suffering and even death.
The bloodmobile will he at the
Edenton armory from 9 A. M., to
3 P. M., and everybody who will do
nate blood are requested to report
between those hours.
Commissioners Meet j
Wednesday, Sept. 7
Chowan County Commissioners
will hold their September meeting
Wednesday, September 7 instead of
the first Monday, September 5. The
change in meeting is due to the ob
servance of Labor Day on the first
Monday.
PICNIC TODAY
The Center Hill Home Demon
stration Club will stage its annual
picnic at the Center Hill Methodist
Church ground this (Thursday) af
ternoon from 4 to 6 o’clock. This
annual affair is expected to attract
, practically every member of the
club.
! and small pox to children, and ty
phoid to both children and adults.
The Health Department also con
ducts a weekly immunization clinic!
at the Health Department on Fri-J
days from 1 P. M., to 5 P. M.,i
throughout the entire year.
| The Health Department would
like to stress the importance of
1 diphtheria and whooping cough im-j
* munizations to all infants, and urg
! es that these “shots” be given dur
’ ing the first year of life, by either |
a family physician or at the clinics
as scheduled above.
TAX COLLECTIONS
Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported to
1 the County Commissioners that
1954 taxes collected in July
s amounted to $531.79 and that total
1954 taxes collected to date
- amounted to $172,088.54. Prepay
; ment of 1955 taxes collected by
- Sheriff Hunch to date totals $23,-
. 328.16.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 4,1955.
Town Councilmen
Consider Few Items
At Special Meeting
Give Up Idea of Pur
chasing Railroad
Right-of-way
Mooting in special session Fri
day afternoon, Town Council de
cided to drop the idea of purchas
ing the abandoned N'orfolk South
ern Railway right-of-way from
West Queen Street to Albemarle
Street for the purpose of opening
up a new street. The idea was pre
viously advanced that a new street
would relieve traffic on Broad
Street and at the same time open
up an area for building houses.
A portion of the right-of-way be
longs to the Norfolk-Southern, a
small part to Robert Smith and still
parts of it have reverted back to
| the original owners since it was
abandoned, so that, some complica
tions as well as a considerable
amount of expense would be in
volved for the town to secure own-,
ership and build a street.; It was 1
pointed out that traffic could He re
lieved just as much of the town
would extend its right-of-way of
Mosely Street north from Albe
marle Street.
At the meeting Town Attorney
,J. N. I’ruden was requested to pro
ceed with the necessary legal steps
to collect all delinquent taxes on
real estate.
Before the meeting adjourned the
Council men also considered possi
ble lease or purchase of the aban
doned L’. S. Fish Hatchery prop
erty.
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Red Cross hloodmohile will be at
the Edenton armory next Wednes
day, August 10. from 9 A. M„ to
3 P. M. Chowan’s quota is 100
pints of blood.
General Electric Cookie Carnival
; for tween-age boys and girls will
jhe held in the Quinn Furniture
I Company store Friday, August 12
beginning at 10 A. M,
Beech Fork and Rocky Hock
Home Demonstration Clubs will
hold a picnic at Sandy Point Tues
j day, August 9. at 6:30 P. M.
Wards Home Demonstration Club
will hold a community picnic at the
home of Mrs. L. C. Briggs Wednes
day, August 10 at 6 P. M.
Oak Grov c Home Demonstration
Club will meet at the Oak Grove
Community Building Thursday
night, August 11 at 8 o’clock.
Chowan County Commissioners
will hold their September meeting
Wednesday, September 7, at 10
o’clock in the Court House.
Enterprise Hom e Demonstration
Club and the Farmers’ Club will
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Ministers Opposed
To Carnival As Part
Os Chowan’s Fair
*
Register Protest Due
To Gambling Being
Allowed
Representing Tri-County Minis
terial Association, the Rev. James
MaeKenzie, pastor of the Edenton
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev.
Ralph Knight, pastor of Ballard’s
Bridge Baptist Church, .appeared
at the Chowan County Commission
ers’ meeting Monday in an effort to
prevent the appearance of a carni
val in connection wdth the Chowan
County Fair, scheduled to be held
the week of October 17-22.
The basis for the protest was
aimed primarily at gambling,
wdlich both ministers pointed out is
against the law and that in previ
ous years nothing has been done to
prevent it. The speakers claimed
promises not to allow gambling
have been broken and they inquired
who they can appeal to in order to
prevent gambling at the fair.
1 W. W. Byrum, chairman of the
| County Commissioners, informed
I the ministers that the Commission
(ers did not constitute a governing
body and also pointed out that the
sheriff is chosen by the electorate,
so: that his duties do not come un
der their jurisdiction.
Sheriff J. A. Bunch was called in
I and after discussing carnivals pro
and con, he stated that he doesn’t
1 know of a clean carnival and that
I gambling is carried on in one way
or another at all carnivals.
' Mr. Byrum told the ministers the
i Commissioners usually waive the
county tax on carnivals, not that
they sanction gambling or indecent
show’s, but rather to cooperate with
sponsoring organizations to raise
money which goes toward worthy
projects.
Both Mr. MaeKenzie and Mr.
Knight urged the Comrtiissioners tb
prohibit carnivals from coming to
Chowan County and wen* unrelent
ing in their argument that gamb
ling is a violation of the- law and
should be treated in the same man
ner as any other kind of law vio
lation. They pointed out that if
a man is speeding or driving drunk
he is arrested without a complaint
filed and placed gambling at a car
nival in the same category.
No definite action was taken by
the Commissioners at their meet
ing Monday.
Sherwood Harrell And Dick!
LoweWinsStateHonors Last
I
Week At Annual 4-H Week
♦
Youngsters Will Com
pete For National
Honors
The annual 4-H Week was held
at N. C. State College in Raleigh
last week. County Agent C. W.
Overman says that he is rather
glad that Assistant Agent Bob
Marsh was in summer school so
that he could attend the event. “It
is the first time I have attended
a 4-H Club Week since 1946 and
I thoroughly enjoyed it,” says Mr.
Overman.
There were some 1,200 4-H mem
’ bers in attendance representing
nearly every county in North Caro
lina. There were 14 4-H’ers from
Chowan County there for the week.
Most of the Albemarle counties
were represented and their attend
ance was signified by their partici
pation in many of the events.
The program theme for the week
was “Improving Family and Com
munity Living.” The program was
well planned and. well executed
Leading 4-H members presided at
i the meetings and conducted the
various events with the Extension
staff remaining in the background
for any assistance needed. Four
classes were conducted and each
4-H club member had an opportuni
ty to attend all of these. “It’s Nice
To Know” was led by Miss Corinne
Grimsley. “There's Music in the
Air” was conducted by N. C. Lind
say of Toronto, Canada. “Drive
With Care, Everywhere,” was led
by E. W. Jones of the State High
way Patrol. “Recreation Leader-
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Legion Fish Fry Is
Scheduled To De
Held Tuesday Night
Ed Bond Post Will Ob
serve Past Com
mander’s Night
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 of
the American Legion will hold a
fish fry at the American Legion
Hom e on U. S. Highway No. 17
south, next Tuesday evening, Au
gust 9, at 7:30 o’clock. This has
been designated as Past Post Com
manders Night and Commander
Thurman Harrell expresses the
hope that each Past Commander
will show his appreciation by at
tending.
All Legionnaires and all Auxili
ary members are expected to at
tend. Also all ex-service men in
the community together with their
wives are cordially invited. A spe
cial invitation is hereby extended
to all servicemen in the community
to attend and bring their wives. It
is hoped that th e Marines and their
wives will attend the fish fry and
enjoy an hour of fellowship with
the Legionnaires and Auxiliary
members. It is a good opportunity
to get acquainted.
Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 has
changed its regular meeting nights
from Thursday to Tuesday. All
members will please take notice
that beginning with next Tuesday
night the regular meetings will
hereafter he held on the second
and fourth Tuesday nights of each
month. This was the regular meet
ing time for the Post since its or
ganization until a few years ago.
“Legionnaires, ex-servicemen and
Marines, this is your invitation to
attend the fish fry and to bring
your wives next Tuesday evening,
August 9,” says Commander Thur
man Harrell.
BIBLE CLASS MEETING
The Young Woman’s Bible Class
of the Edenton Baptist Church will
meet Tuesday night, August 9, at
the church at 7:30 o’clock. All
members are urged to attend.
Revival Services At
Center Hill Church
Aug. 7 To Aug. 14
The Rev. Caleb Good
win Will Be Visiting
Evangelist
The Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor
of the Center Hill Baptist Church
announces a series of revival meet
ings to be held at his church be
ginning next Sunday night, August
7, and continuing through Sunday
night, August 14. Services will be
held each night, including Saturday
at 8 o’clock.
The visiting evangelist will be
the Rev. Caleb Goodwin, pastor of
the Eureka Baptist Church in up
per Chowan County. Special music
has been arranged for each service
and Mr. Chandler extends a cordial
i invitation to everybody to attend
all services. . *
56 JAILED IN JULY
Jailer Herman White reported to
the County Commissioners Monday
that during July 56 persons were
placed in the Chowan County jail
with confinements ranging from
one to 31 days.
The expense amounted to $377.12,
which included jail and turnkey
fees as well as telephone bill, a
broom, glasses, soap and washing
powders. „ ■
“EYES OF ‘ -XAS” ARE UPON THEM-This Is a helicopter
eye view of a "Texas Tower” being floated into position near
Georges Banks in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Cod.
It will serve as a man-made island to house radar equipment as
part of the nation’s air-raid warning net. Developed originally
for use in drilling for off-shore Texas oil, the island Is secured
tn position by Jacking the smokestack-like tubes at each corner of
the triangular island down to the sea floor.
Hundreds At Rocky
Hock Help Observe
Homecoming Day
Principal Address Is
Made By the Rev.
W. C. Francis
Sunday was a big day for mem
bers of the Rocky Hock Baptist
Church when members and friends
by the hundreds gathered at the
church to join in observing home
coming day. The affair was plan
ned in connection with the recent
completion of a new 19-room edu
cational building.
The program got .under way at
10:30 A. M., and continued until
about 3:30 and between the morn
ing and afternoon services the huge
crowd enjoyed a delightful dinner
served on the church grounds. The
spacious church was unable to ac- 1
commodate the large number of:
people who turned out for the oc
casion.
The principal address was made
by the Rev. W. C. Francis, a former
pastor who is now pastor of a
church at Kannapolis. Mr. Francis
used as his subject “Faithful Ste
wards,” directing his remarks to
stewardship. “We must give an
account of our stewardship to God,”
Ihe said “and to neglect our ste
wardship is to risk unfavorable
condemnation, for God rewards all
faithful stewards.” He highly
praised the congregation for their
, most recent accomplishment.
Also taking part in the services
1 were the Rev. W. A. Hollowell, the
Rev. B. L. Raines, present pastor
of the church, the Rev. J. W. Pri
vott, with special music provided
by the junior chorus and the adult
choir.
At the afternoon service the de
votional was led by W. A. Harrell,
with special music provided by a
male quartet and youth choir.
Speakers were the Rev, Paul Har
reM, the Rev. J. W. Privott, the
Rev. Alphonso Jordan, the Rev.
Robert White, the Rev. Raymond
White and the Rev. B. L. Raines.
An interesting history of the
church was presented by the Rev.
Norman Ashley of Salemburg and
prayer was offered by W. J. Berry
man.
Rocky Hock Baptist Church’s re
corded history goes back to 1835
but it is the general belief that the
congregation met many months
and perhaps years before formally
organizing. The first house of
worship was built about 1835 and
was of logs. It stood in the forks
of the road, 150 yards northeast of
the present building. This first
church was sold in 1835 and some
of the interior lumber was made in
to a bam built near Macedonia
Baptist Church.
The first frame structure was
built on the present church site in
1855 and in 1903 the church was re
built and is now the part used for
the sanctuary.
In 1924, under the ueadership of
the pastor, the Rev. W. F. Cale, Sr.,
a building program resulted in the
addition of 12 Sunday School
* rooms, six to cither side opening
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Cookie Carnival At
Quinn Furniture Co.
Friday, August 12
Boys and Girls From 8
To 11 Years Eligible
To Participate
Quinn Furniture Company an
nounces a General Electric Cookie
Carnival for tween-age boys and
girls which will he held in the
store Friday, August 12, beginning |
at 10 A. M. The carnival is for
I boys and girls 8,9, 10 and il years
of age and all who participate will
be given free a Cathy Allen Cookie
Set. The limit of tween-agers to
participate is 40, j
All youngsters who plan to par- j
ticipate are requested to register j
at the Quinn Furniture store be- (
fore Wednesday, August 10. They j
must be accompanied by an adult |
when registering. (
The boys and girls will bake ,
cookies on a big General Electric (
range and parents and friends are
cordially invited to watch them |
during the carnival. The baking .
will be in charge of Miss Mary (
Bo wan.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
C. W. Overman, master of Una- <
nimity Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A. M-,
calls attention to a stated communi-
I cation of the lodge which will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 8
I o’clock. A full attendance is urged.
McCoy Spivey Elected New
Chairman Fire Commission
J. I. Boyce and J. G.
Perry Other Two
Members
Meeting jointly with the Cdunty
Commissioners Monday morning,
members of the temporary Chowan
County Fire Commission recom-!
mended to the County Commission-!
ers three men who will comprise!
the permanent Fire Commission of 1
Chowan County.
Those recommended and subse.
quently appointed by the Commis
sioners are McCoy Spivey, chair
man, J. I. Boyce and J. G. Perry.
Chairman Spivey announced that
the Commission will meet next
Monday, August 8, at 11 o’clock at
the Court House to consider the
fire protection program and that
i the Commission wall again meet
with the County Commissioners at
their meeting on Wednesday, Sep
tember 7, to set forth their recom
mendations.
In compliance with a recent elec
tion, all taxpayers outside the cor
porate limits of Edenton will be
obliged to pay a special tax of 10
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DOWN
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Jurymen Selected
For Term Os Court
DeginmngSeptJ2
Judge Chester Morris
Is Scheduled to
Preside
With a term of Chowan County
Superior Court scheduled to be
held the week of Monday, Septem
ber 12, the Chowan County Com
missioners on Monday drew from
the jury box 50 names of Chowan
County men who will be summon
ed to appear at the court term to
serve as jurors.
The court will be a mixed term
with Judge Chester Morris sched
uled to preside.
Those picked for jury duty in
clude:
Shelton W. Moore, Jr., Isaac By
rum, Dallas Jethro, T. C. Cross, Jr.,
Willie J. Byrum, H. D. White, Mc-
Iver Byrum, Scott Harrell, Wilford
N. Toppin, Isaac Byrum 111, Robert
C. Powell, C. W. Davenport, Gra
ham R. White, Melvin E. Copeland,
Gibson Mitchell, George A. Ward,
Elvin L. Spivey, Murray L. Good
win, Preston Parks, J. Edgar Chap
pell, V. E. Boyce, T. A.. Berryman,
Henderson Goodwin, J. J. Alexan
der, E. M. Ward, Richard E. Jack
son, W. L. Peele, A. A. Parrish,
Earl G. Harrell, Frank Watson
Bell, C. E. Lassiter, Roland Ash
ley, E. E‘. Hollowell, H. W. Hinton,
Walter S. Lane, Horace Modlin, Al
bert Bunch, William W. Copeland,
E. R. Eason, Haywood Thomas
Hollowell, Murray F. Byrum, Earl
Jones, H. C. Brinkley, Percy Bass,
E. M. Howell, Owen D. Travis, E.
D. Copeland, Leroy Boyce, Rufus
Smithson, Kermit L. Layton.
Four Teams Neck
And Neck To Lead
Albemarle League
Only Two Games Sep
arate Fourth and
First Place
In a see-saw battle, Colerain and
Hertford were in and out of first
place in the Albemarle League dur
ing the past week. As of Tuesday
of this week Colerain was leading
Hertford by half a game. Eliza
beth City was in third position,
only one full game behind Hertford,
with the Edenton Colonials only
two full games out of first place.
Chowan is in fifth position, 10 (£
games behind the league leaders
and Weeksville NAF still occupies
the cellar position 2% games be
hind Chowan.
Edenton 17, NAF 7
In a free scoring game played
on Hicks Field Tuesday night of
last week the Edenton Colonials
walloped Weeksville NAF by a
score of 17 to 7. The Colonials fat
tened their batting averages at the
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
cents per SIOO property valuation
for rural fire protection, which up
until now has been furnished by the
Edenton Fire Department.
While the Fire Commission will
, operate under the jurisdiction of
the County Commissioners, the
| Fire Commission will administer
the funds raised by the special tax
j for fire protection.
, | Members of the Fire Commission
■ I were appointed for a term of two
years.
In naming the three members to
. the Fire Commission the County
. Commissioners adopted the follow
ing resolution:
“Be It Resolved that a fire pro
: tection district commission to be
: knowm as “Chowan County Fire
: Protection District Commission” be
: and the same is hereby established
; for Chowan County Fire Protec
: tion District;
“Be It Further Resolved that
■ McC.y Spivey, J. I. Boyce and J.
G. Perry, three qualified voters of
. Chowan County Fire Protection
■ District, b e and they are hereby
■ appointed as a Board of Commit
! Continued on Page 3—Section l