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r olume XXII.-r-Number 35.
Edenton’s National
* juard Unit Is Given
High Camp Rating
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Local Group Returns
From Fort Bragg
Sunday
Members of the Edenton Heavy
Mortar Company of the North Car
olina National Guard returned
home Sunday from Fort Bragg. N'.
C., Where they spent two weeks in
intensive training.
While in cam]) the local outfit
won a superior rating during the
field training period and was highly
praised hy National Guard officials
and Lieut. Col. B. A. Peterson, regi
mental commander, gave his'opin
ion that it is “an outstanding com
pany."
While in eamp the Kdenton unit
was presented an award for I icing
the most outstanding unit in the
North Carolina National Guard for
proficiency in maintenance, litis
honor was awarded following an in
spection by the State maintenam ■
officer in collaboration with the
Third Army technical inspection.
The Kdenton Company had vir
tually 100 per cent attendance :i! j
camp, for only one member, l>ur |
wood L. Barber, Jr., remained home
due to illness.
Members of the eompany who
were in training included the fn'-
. lowing:
Captain Cecil W. Fry. Command-]
ing Officer; First Lieutenants 1
Charlie W. Sw,-inner and Joseph K I
Swanner; CWO John If. Ashell. Jr.:
First Sergeant Thomas J. Hoskins. I
Jr.; Master Sergeants I lo.skin S.j
Bass. Jr., John Lee Spruill. David
White, Jr.
.Sergeant First Class Walter
ills: Sergeants Jack H. Barrow,]
Willard H. Goodwin, Thomas P.
Griffin. John L. Halsey.;George IV
H oil land. Jasper L. Holmes, Pall •
L. Jethro, Fred F. Keefer. Leslie'
Y. Kirby, Albert F. Lassiter, Jr.,
Robert P. Lane, John R. Lewis, Ed-,
wafd N. Manning. Wilbunt C.
Smith. William A. White, William
J. White, Andrew 1 Whitson,
James K. Yates.
Corporals William A. Bass,
James A. Brabble, James K. Bo •
ley, Junius F. Britton, David B.
Browning, Jr,, William A. < rom
mey, Roland G. Evans. V ilford I .
Goodwin, Joseph 1-. Hettinger.
Archie T, Lane, Jr., W illi-im t .
Lassiter, Obed L, Lee, fteivry 0,
Peeples, Terry M. Phillips. Henry
A. Powell, Henry E, Rogerson. C! a- ,
renco Z. Shackleford, Edwin M.
Small, Lee A. Small. Maurice A.
Waff. ■
Privates First Class Claud \V.
Ashley, Fred L. Ashley, Jr.. Lin
wood E. Britton, Jesse F. Byrum,
James A. Edwards, Wayne L. Fn -
minizer, Samuel G. Earless. J.ol-.i
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Demonstration Os
Peanut Machines
Scheduled Friday |
Leonard Small and Scott Harrell, j
operators of the Kdenton ’1 motor
& Implement Company, announce a
demonstration to he held . Friday j
afternoon, September 2, at 2'o.Yl.nrk.i
at Bob HolloweH's farm at Cross.
Roads.
During the afternoon a demon
stration will be made of the Good
rich 3-point power take-off peanut ]
digger, as well as the Ferguson j
side delivery rake. They feel that .
these machines are far superior in j
labor saving and invite anyone in
terested to attend th e demonstra
tion.
In event of inclement weather,
the demonstration will he held
Wednesday, September 7, at the j
me time and place.
Mayor Asks Cooperation In
Tackling Mosquito Problem
Mayor Ernest P. Kehnyes issued
t request this week to citizens of
the Town of Edenton relative to |
the mosquito problem that has
come about following the rains of
hurricanes “Connie” and “Diane.” j
The Mayor is requesting that ev- '
ery resident make a survey of his
premises and remove all trash in
cluding bottles and tin cans’ that
pi wvide bivetiinv niu<.es for " f, ;|ui. I
THE! CHOWAN HERALD
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1 j At Baptist Church j
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l)R. M. RAY McKAY
In (lie absence of the pastor, the]
' Rev. R. N. Carroll, Dr. M, Ray Mc-
Kay of die Southeastern Baptist,
Theological Seminary at Wake For.
jest, "ill preach at both mornirg
|.and evening services at the Eden-1
ton Baptist Church next Sunday.
| September I.
Dr. M. Ray McKay
At Baptist Church
Sunday, Sept. 4th
Will I’reach Both Ser
vices In Absence of !
Pastor
1 J Dr. M Ray McKay, professor of
■, preaching at Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Wake For
■jes-tV returns to the pulpit of the
Baptist Church on Sunday, Septem
; hci- 1, for both the morning wor-1
| ship service at 11 o'clock and the j
• . vetting worship service at 7:30]
; o’clock during the absence, of the
| p i.-tor. the Rev. R. N. Carroll, now
. on vacation.
■ j Gii previous pulpit engagements
• i Dr, McKay has won many friends
j.in the membership of the church
j end til., pulpit committee is pleased
I to he able to present him again to
I tin- congregation.
Besides Dr. McKay’s thorough
] preparation for, the ministry and
for teaching, he possesses a well
varied background of experience as
a scholar, speaker and leader of
young people in summer assemblies
and in religious focus Weeks on col
lege campuses.
The regular services of the day j
and week will he observed: Sun- i
day School at 9:45 o'clock, Train- j
ing I'nion at 6:15 I'. M.. mid-week j
i Braver service at 7:30 P. M., on |
i Wednesday and Bitile study hour ;
at 7:30 I‘. M., on Friday.
i
Board Os Review Is
Called For Sept. 6th
A board of review was held by
the Kdenton Boy Scout Troop Com
mittee on Tuesday night, August
j lti for the purpose of reviewing the
' Scouts on the work they had com
j pleted in Scouting.
• There were seven boys who pass
ed their second class requirements,
[ two boys who passed the first class
requirements and four boys passed
the requirements for the Star Rock.
| Another board of review has been
called for Tuesday night. Septem
ber 6, and all members of the Troop
j Committee are urged to be pres
‘ ent.
I toes. If water is standing an ef
fort should be made to drain it or
j cover it with a solution of fuel od
I and DDT. Another step that will
help will be to keep all grass and
! weeds cut.
1 Mayor Kehayes urgently re
quests that these steps be taken so
that there will be som e mosquito
i control ard thus avoid a danger to
IHe health -.if tits conuiiuiuty. , ■
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 1,1955.
f EDENTOnToMPANY HONORED AT FORT BRAGG ]
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I'ictured above at left is Major General Claud T. Brown, commanding general, presenting a certificate
to Captain Cecil Fry, right, commanding officer of the Edonton Heavy Mortar Company, N. C. National
j Guard. The certificate, in recognition of the Edenton company being the most outstanding unit in the
I N. C. National Guard for proficiency in maintenance, was presented during a division parade held at Fort
] Bragg Saturday, August 21). Captain Fry accepted the certificate on behalf of his company and with him,
hut not included in the picture, were CWO John 11. Asbcll, Jr.. First Lieutenants Charlie W. Swanner and
Joseph K. Swanner and Gnidion Bearer Master Sergeant lloskin S. Bass, Jr.
All Stockholders Os Edenton
Development Corp. Called
To Meet Monday, Sept. 12th
j Purpose Is to Elect a
| Permanent Group
Os Officers
There will he a meeting of the
stockholders- of. the Kdenton De
velopment Corporati'Ui at the Cho
wan County Court House on Mon
day night, September 12 at 3
■ o'clock.
W. P. Jones, temporary chairman
of the corporation, states that this
, meeting has been called for the
purpose of electing. permanent ,of-.'
j ficers for the Kdenton; DeVelop
- ] rnent Corporation.
)j A meeting was held last Monday
night hut there wos not enough
present to constitute a quorum. Mr.
Jones is requesting, a large attend
ance at the meeting to be held on.
: September 12 in order that Kden
ton can continue ife efforts to se
cure industry.
Almost All Stores
Closed Labor Day
Wednesday Half Holi
days Come to End
This Week
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I Aocordinpr to Josse .-Harrell,
I Chairman of thp Merchants Com
! nut tee, most of fvlenton’s stores
! ano business establishments will he
| closed all day next Monday, Sep-
I tember 5, in observance of Labor
Day.
Mr. Harrell also stiUed that prac
tically all of the stores which have
been closing at 1 o’clock each Wed- j
nesdav in observance of ;» half holi
day will remain open Wednesday
afternoon during the fall and win- 1
ter season.
[ civic~calendar]
Stockholders of thp Edenton De
velopment Corporation will meet at
the Court House Monday night.
September 12, at 8 o'clock.
A Boy Scout hoard of review- -will
be held in the Scout cabin Tuesday
night, September 6.
Sponsored by the PAR, National \
Constitution Week will be observ-!
ed September 17-23.
Most all of Edenton’s stores and |
I business places w ill he closed all
day Monday. September 5, in ob
servance of Labor Day.
Board of Zoning Adustment will
meet Monday night. September 12.
at '8 o'clock in the Municipal Build-1
ing. i
Young Woman's Bible Class of
the Edenton Baptist Church will
meet at the church Tuesday night,
September 6, at 7:30 o'clock.
• Continued or L? p e e*. t-v
Hardison Honored
At Rotary Meeting
Marietta Perry Gives
Exhibition of Baton
Twirling
Billy Hardison, outstanding cen
ter'for the Edenton Aces last sea
son when they won the State Class
A Championship, was an honor
guest at last, week's Rotary meet
ing and was accompanied by his
roach, Bill Billings.. George Alina
Byrum presented Hardison with a
life-time pen as a token of good
v 11 and esteem of the Rotarians,
who wish him a lot of success with
tl" . North Carolina Tar Heels,
where he was awarded a scholar
■- hip.
Coach Billings was high in praise
of Hardison, not only as a football
player, but as a splendid all-around
j student and said it was a real
pleasure to coach boys of Hardi
son’s type. He pointed out that
Hardison twice won the Varsity.
Cluih’s trophy as the most, out
standing football player, he cap
tained the Aces last season, was
burned All-Conference renter arid
was on the News & Observer’s All 1
Eastern squad, and was'co-captain'
in the recent annual Fast-West >
game played itJ Greensboro.
A feature of the meeting was aj
1 a ton twirling exhibition by Miss
Marietta Perry, one of Wake For
est College’s majorettes. This por
tion of the program was in charge 1
of M. M. Perry, who secured his |
'daughter to entertain the Rotar- 1
. i-ins. Miss. Perry was accompanied
j at the piano by Mrs. C. B. Mooney.
Boy Scout Troop
Nantes Officers!
Election Held at Scout
Cabin Thursday
Night
| Edenton Boy Scout Troop No.)
j 156 met at the Scout cabin Thurs.-!
I day night and after the opening]
ceremonies an election of officers
‘ was held.
The election resulted as follows: ■
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Ca
leb White; senior patrol leader,
: Dallas Stallings; scribe, Alex Ke-
I hayes; quartermaster. Jack Over
] man; bugler, Donald Welch; librar
ian, Arthur White; flag hearers,
Douglas Ward and Jimmy Dail.
At this meeting plans were com-; i
pleted for the camp-mu « nu-h ,v,is
held Friday ntelu.
Coon Dog Field
Trial Attraction
For Labor Day
Annual Event Planned
At Dillard’s Mill
Pond
The Chowan County Coon Club
will hold its annual coon dog field
trial on Labor Day, September 5,
-it Dillards Mill Pond, on Route 32,
about 12 miles north of Edenton..
An entry fee of $2,00 will be
charged and 100 per cent of the
entry fee, less heat money, will be
paid to final winners.
Drinks and sandwiches will he
sold on the grounds and the public
is cordially invited to attend.
County Schools
Will Open Today
Rob Godwin Succeeds
Joe Deaton at Cho
wan High
This (Thursday) morning at 8:30
o’clock the doors of Chowan High
School and Rocky Hock Elementary
School will lie opened for the 1955-
56 school term.
According to Superintendent W.
J. Taylor all vacancies on the fac
ulty have been filled, so that every
thing is ready for school opening.
At Chowan High School there
] will be a new coach and science
teacher. Robert Godwin will suc
ceed Joseph Deaton, who will teach
this year in the Norfolk schools.
Godwin comes highly recommended,
I having served as assistant coach
land taught science at th P Wine-
Scoff School in Cabarrus County.
The vacancy caused by the resig
nation of Minnie Warren as En
glish and French teacher has been
filled by Miss Ethel M. Murray, a
graduate of Duke University and
received her Master’s degree at Co
: lumbia University.
Mr. Taylor announced that the
following holidays will be observ
ed : One day in October for the
NCEA teachers’ meeting; two days J
for Thanksgiving: two weeks at
Christmas from December 16 to
January 2, and Easter Monday.
Those attending White Dak Con
solidated School will be given two
; weeks off when cotton picking is at 1
its height.
Zoning Adjustment
Board Meets Sept. 12
The Board of Zoning Adjustment
will hold its regular meeting for
the month of Septembeg on Monday
night, September 12 at 8 o’clock in
the Municipal Building. The Board
usually meets on the first Mon
day of each month but will not
meet on September 5 because of
Ms Labor Day holiday,
{Congressman Bonner Sees
Serious Fish Situation In
Eastern Part North Carolina
Edenton Schools
Op For Term
Tuesday, 9 A.M.
Students Requested to
Report to Rooms
Assigned
Everything is in readiness for the
opening of Edenton schools on
yTuesday morning, September 6, at
9 o’clock, fn order to avoid con
fusion on the first day, Gerald I
James, principal requests students
to report directly to the rooms as
signed as listed below:
Grade 7-R—Mrs, Alice Belch,
, Room 124:
I Boys: Wavne Baker, Danny
1 Bass, Fred Britton, Billy Cates,
| Johnny Copeland, Erwin Griffin,
| James Hassell, John Keeter, Alex
, Kebayes, Lloyd Lassiter, Robert
1 Powell, Buddy Skiles, Lawrence
Sinith. Jerry Tolley, Curtis Twiddy,
Roland Vaughan, Warren Wheeler,
Bryant White, James White; Robert
White, Bert Williams, Bert Willis,
Danny Wright.
Girls: Ellen Basnight, Doris
Bass, Tonie Batton, Rebecca Bos
well, Gloria Faye Crummey. Avis
Forehand, Joan Garrett, Karen
I Hollowed, Marginette Lassjter, Di
‘ ; nne Limerick, Joyce Mitchell, Lula
Mae. Rogerson, Sarah Smith, Caro
lyn Stallings. Frances Swain. Lin
da Lou Taylor, Carol Twiddy, Kath.
( ryn Wozelka.
! Grade 7-R—Miss Jeanette Riven
bark, Room 125:
’ Boys: Earl Alexander, Jimmy
’ Ashley. Fred Bunchr Ronald Bunch,
Philip Camp, Joseph Campen, How
,-tio} ColMns, Ray Forehand, Bi'l
.Goodwin, Richard Goodwin, Joseph
Hollowed, Crayton Hughes, Rich
ard Keeter, Jene Lane, Don Lassi
i .
ter, George Nixon, Jimmie Patter
son, Jack Perry, Leslie Phipps,
Hanny Privott, Tommy Privott,
Jack Sawyer, Leroy Spivey, Bob
by Stokely.
Girls: Jean Adams, Lillian Bass,
Lula Bembridge, Pat Bennett, Lin-
I da Brabble, Alice Bunch, Priscilla
Bunch, Christine Cahoon, Judith
Mae Elliott, Dianne Goodwin, Mary
Ann Hare. Judith Israel, Emogene
• Kennan. Judy Mystrom, Mildred
Price, Linda Wheeler, Peggy Ann
Williams.
Students assigned last year to
I Mrs. Belch’s homeroom should re-, ,
port to Miss Coleen Ward’s home
, room, room 118.
Students assigned last year to
Miss Jeanette Rivenbark’s home
room should report to Mrs. Mar- -
garet Jenkins’ homeroom, room
119.
Grade 9 —Mr. N, J. George, Room
115:
Boys: Melton Adams, Elton
Bass, E. J. Boyce, Zane Bunch,
Richard Copeland, Calvin Fox well, (
Thurman Goodwin, Carroll Griffin,
Franklin Johnson, Thomas Parker
’ Ronald Perry, Willie Shaw, Philip i
West, Charles White, Robert White.’
Girls: Margaret Alexander, De
lores Barrow, Faye Cayton, Nan. y
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Methodists Resume
Services At Night
Beginning next Sunday night,
September 4, night services at the
Edenton Methodist Church will be
| resumed starting at 7:30 o’clock,
i The Sunday night services were
abandoned during the summer
months, so that the pastor, the Rev,
J. Earl Richardson, urges a full
attendance.
Mr. Richardson on Sunday night
will begin a series of sermons un
der the general topic, “I Belong to
the Methodist Church,” with the
sendees featured hy hymn singing 1
and special music. The public is
cordially invited.
BANK CLOSED MONDAY
The Bank of Edenton will be .
closed all day Monday, September .
sin obsen ance of Labor Day. Im- .
portant hanking business should,
theref.ue, He rrhii.sicied s« o"iding-l
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
[ln U. S. Air Force ]j
MISS SHIRLEY TWIDDY
Leaving Edenton Sunday, Miss
Shirjey J. Twiddy is now enrolled
in the U. S. Air Force at Lack
land Air Force Base, San Antonio,
Texas, where she is taking her
basic training.
Boy Scouts Enjoy
Week-end Camp
Group Has Big Time
Camping at Camp
Forehand
Boy Scouts of Troop 156 enjoj’ed
a two-day camp-out at Camp Fore
hand on Chowan River over the
week-end. The Scouts left Edenton
on Friday afternoon for the trip
and on arriving in camp set Up
their tents and prepared suppef.
After supper, which lastdd until 8
o’clock, the boys enjoyed them
selveS with games until taps sound- ]
ed at 10 P. M.
Saturday morning everyone was
awakened by the sound-off of the
mosouito serenade—the rest of the 1
day was spent in the study of Scout. ’
First -Aid; fire building, cooking,
Morse code and knot tying. After 1
lunch all the boys went swimming.
Saturday night the boys took
part in a campfire pow-wow and
after the campfire all the new
Scouts were taken on a snipe hunt.
Sunday morning as the sun arose
the air was filled w-ith the odor of
6-12 and ritronella so that none
wore bothered with the mosquitoes
very much,
After a very good breakfast all I,
the boys attended Sunday School '
The Rev. J, E. Richardson was the
minister for the morning service.
After a good swim period the
hoys had lunch and returned home
by 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Jack Habit. Horace White, Percy
Dail and Bi'l Anchonis accompani
ed the hoys on the camp-out.
All the Scouts and the Scout
leaders wish to thank those who
[ furnished their cars for transpor
: tation for the trip.
BIBLE CLASS MEETING
The Young Woman's Bible Class
of the Edenton Baptist Church will
meet at the church Tuesday night,
September 6, at 7:30 o’clock. Ajl
members are urged to attend.
Edenton Colonials Knocked
Out Os Championship Race
Edenton’s Colonials were elimi
nated in the championship race of
the Albemarle League Tuesday
night when they were defeated by
Colerain on the latter’s diamond by
a score of 14 to 4. It was the de
ciding game in the semi-finals
which stood at 2-2 before Tuesday
night’s game.
Hertford won the semi-finals
play-off over Elizabeth City Mon
day night, so that the Hertford In
dians and Colerain will play a sev
en-game series for the league
championship.
Edenton 14, Colerain 11
Th e Colonials took a 2-1 lead in
series Wednesday night cf Inst
SLOW t
DOWN
i AND LIVE/
, Writes Letter to Gov
ernor In Hope of
Correction
In a letter to The Herald late last
week, Congressman Herbert Bon
ner says Eastern North Carolina is
facing a serious situation with re
spect to commercial as well as
sport fishing.
“I do not mean to he critical of
the two state agencies that control
and supervise conservation and wa
ters,” wrote Mr. Bonner, “for I re
alize they have a lot of pressure
brought on them to permit contin
uous fishing. Yet in my opinion
we are scraping the bottom of the
howl.”
Mr. Bonner pointed out that a bi
ological study should be made of
, Pamlico Sound based on which the
j Sound should be divided into areas
reserved individually for shrimp
fishing, oysters and general fish
ing. As long as the shrimp traw
lers continue to use the entire bot
tom, they are destroying the oyster
beds and other natural food.
Congressman Bonner wrote a let
ter to Governor Luther Hodges in
an effort to correct conditions det
rimental to fish in which he had
this to say:
“We have a serious matter con
fronting us relative to the rock fish,
or striped bass, in the waters of
eastern North Carolina. I am fold
by responsible people in the Wild
life Resources Commission that un
less something is ,done this species
will eventually become extinct. In
fact, die decrease over the last ten
years is plainly noticeable. Very
low catch has been experienced dur
ing the last several years,
“The Roanoke River is designat
ed commercial to Weldon. It is
said the Fa)ls at Weldon are the
only spawning ground of this fish
in our eastern waters. Certainly,
the season should be closed in tfiiA
area during the spawning season
and the Roanoke Rix’er leading t 6
this- spawning ground should be
Closed likewise.
“With respect to the noticeable
decrease in shad fish in the waters
of eastern North Carolina, each
i year I notice the Department of
1 Conservation and Development as
well as the Wildlife Resources Com.
mission extend the season up to
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
No Trash Collection
Made On Labor Day
Due to the Labor Day holiday
next Monday, September 5, em
ployees of the Edenton Street De
partment will have the day off. No
trash or garbage will be collected
Monday, hut the usual collections
will be made Saturday and resum
ed Tuesday morning.
Citizens are, therefore, requested
to refrain from putting out trash
and garbage until Tuesday morn
ing.
Farm Machinery Day
Is Set For January 18
Chowan County farm machinery
dealers have set January 18 for a
County Farm Machinery Day, says
C. W. Overman, county agent. New
tractors and equipment will he on
display and demonstrations will
take place. Detailed plans are in
the making.
I week when they defeated Colerain
on the latter’s diamond by a score
of 14 to 11. It was a hard night
on pitchers, for each team chalked
up 14 hits. William Williford went
the entire route for Edenton, while
Colerain used Wayne Belch and
Tom Sewell.
Ray Jordan led the Edenton at
tack with four hits. T. Hughes and
Macaluso led for Colerain with
three hits each.
The Colonials scored three runs
in the first, five in the second, twj
in the fourth, three in the seventh
and one in the eighth. Colerain,
unable to overcome the lead, scored!
Continued t»n Page 6—Section 1 j