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I CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXll.—Number 40.
Edenton Christmas
Party Will Be Held
Thursday,. Dec. Ist
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Initial Plans Discussed
At Meeting Held on
Monday Night
Representatives of the civic or
ganizations of Edenton and Chowan
County met Monday night in the
Penelope Barker community house
to discuss plans for the annual
Christmas parade and party -spon
sored by the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club and the
merchants of Edenton.
Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, general
chairman, gave an outline of the
program and stressed the import
ance of each organization entering
a float in the parade in order to
make the affair a success. She ask
ed each representative to present
the idea to their respective Huh and
to encourage them to he represent
ed in the line of march this vear.
The parade and party will he
held Thursday, December 1, at 4
o'clock. Miss Goldie Layton, chair
man for the parade, requests that
all clubs please notify her I.y call
ing 266-W no later than Wednesday
prior to the parade, whether or not
tho'r club will enter a float. She
also rsks that a 1 ! floats he at the
hall park by 3 o’clock on the day of
the event.
Two prizes will be given for the
best floats. First prize will be
$15.00 and second prize, $10.30.
There will be no restrictions on the
type of float entered, but it is re
quested that identification be on
both sides of construction. Invita
tions will be .U r.t to several bands
in this Urea to take part in the
parade, and it is hoped some
clown? may b,. secured.
Representsti\es at the meeting
were Mrs. John E. Baxter, Offi
cers' Wiv< s Club of the Edenton
Base; Miss Helen McDonald, As
sistant Home Agent: Robert S.
Jdarss, Assistant County Agent; J.
M. Boyce, Jaycees; Robei t Powell,
Rotary Club; Mrs. Thomas Elliott,
Chowan High School: Mrs. Ella
Gray Potts, VFW Auxiliary; Mrs.
John Bunch, Woman's Club: Percy
Smith. Lions Cob; Miss Inez Fel
ton, president of the BPW Club,
Mrs. Margar' t Phthisic, Miss Gold
ie Layton and Miss Evelyn Leary,
BPW Club.
Gerald James Will
Be PTA Speaker
First Meeting of Year
Is Scheduled to Be
Held Oct. 11
Gerald D. James, principal of
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School, will be th e featured speak
er at the opening meeting of the
Edenton Parent-Teacher Associa
tion to be held in the high school
cafeteria at 8 o’clock Tuesday
night, October 11.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
County Receives $36,480 In
Federal Funds To Combat
Mosquitoes After Hurricanes
Project Will Include
Cleaning Ditches and
Opening Swamps
W. W. Byrum, Chairman of the
Chowan County Commissioners has
been notified that $36,480 has'been
made available for Chowan County
from the Federal Civil Defense Ad
ministration for damage growing
out of and in connection with Hur
ricanes Connie and Diane.
The money will be earmarked for
mosquito control in that the recent
hurricanes have damaged ditches
and due to clogged up drainage ex
tensive areas in the county are in
undated. In fact, mosquito breed
ing Is so severe 'n some sections
that normal farming operations and
livestock ar e being severely affect
ed.
.the Commissioners sere inform-^
THE CHOWAN HERALD
The Record 1—
Kdenton’s Aces and the Elizabeth
■ City Yellow Jackets renew their
i long rivalry here tomorrow night
■ for the 28th time. Here, direct
from the Edenton High School files,
I is the record of that long and hard
■ fought series.
I Elizabeth City holds a big edge
' in the history of the rivalry, hav
ing won 21 of the 27 games, with
Edenton w'nning five and one end
ing in a 0-0 tie.
1926 Elizabeth City 12-0
1927 Elizabeth City 13-7
1929 Elizabeth City 18-0
1930 Elizabeth City 20-0
1932 Elizabeth City 37-0
1933 Elizabeth City 14-6
1934 Edenton 20-6 i
1935 Edenton 32-6 '
1936 Elizabeth City 7-6
1937 Edenton 19-0
1938 • Elizabeth City 7-0
1939 Elizabeth City 32-0
1940 Elizabeth City 38-0
1941 Elizabeth City 18-6
1942 Elizabeth City 20-10 ;
1943 Elizabeth City 47-6 j
1944 Elizabeth City 33-0
1945 Elizabeth City 34-6
1946 Elizabeth City 12-7
1947 Elizabeth City 20-6
1948 Edenton (forfeit) 1-0
1949 Edenton 15-13 ]
1950 Tie 0-0 j
1951 Elizabeth City 14-7 t
1952 Elizabeth City 7-0 ]
1953 Elizabeth City 26-0 1
1954 Elizabeth City 19-6'
No Funds Cause For
Dormant Condition
Os Swimming Pool
,
George Twiddy Makes
Report at Rotary
Meeting
At last week’s Rotary meeting
President Gerald James called upon
George Twiddy to give a report on
the proposed Edenton swimming
pool, which has been at a stand
-1 still for months.
Mr. Twiddy told the Rotarians
that about $7,000 had been raised
by Contributions when the project
was started. He explained that the
steel which is piled beside the ar
mory cost $5,000 and freight and
other expenses in getting the steel
’ ,to Edenton cost $2,000, so that the
i swimming pool fund is exhausted.
Mr. Twiddy stated that it was
- the hope of the swimming pool
• committee that when the steel ar
rived and people saw the progress
■ being made, interest would be stim
ulated and enough contributions he
forthcoming to complete the pool.
es that the only obligation on the
County will he an outlay of $1,200
which must b e provised for ad
ministration of the fund and other
expenses.
According to the work sheet SB,-
880 is set aside for labor, $1,400 for
materials, $25,000 for equipment
rental.
The project will include cleaning
out ditches by using hand labor
where possible and renting a drag
line and bulldozer for the more
complicated ditches and swamps.
Mrs. Evelyn B. Williams, county
accountant, was authorized to sign
and execute all papers and docu
ments in connection with the fund.
The Commissioners were very
much elated of the grant and call
ed a special meeting for Wednes
day of this week to perfect an or
ganization to comply with govern
ment requirements so that the
work can he started immediately
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 6,1955.
Edenton Receives
$8,200 To Repair
Hurricane Damage
Work Already Begins
In Opening Clogged
Ditches
Mayor Ernest Kehayes .was rioti-
last week that $8,200 had
been allocated to Edenton by the
Federal Civil Defense Administra
tion to repair drainage damage
caused by Hurricanes Connie and
Diane. 9»»
According to information the
money can be used to open ditches
which were affected by the hurri
canes, spraying to control mosqui
toes and other repairs caused by
the extremely high water.
Upon notification that the fund
was approved, the Street Depart- (
ment purchased equipment, employ
ed extra men and began'.at once
to clean out various ditches which
were clogged up and thus prevent
ing proper damage.
Continued on Page 1, Section I
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Legion Sponsors Two
Dances This Week
Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion will sponsor two dances this •
week, both to he staged in th,. Leg
ion home. The first dance will be
held Friday night front 8 o’clock
to midnight, with music furnished
by John Pilarid and his -.orchestra
from Scotland Neck.
The second dance will take
place Saturday night from 8 o’clock
to midnight, with music furnished
by J. D. Page and his orchestra
from East Carolina College at
Greenville. The Legion dances
bn\> been attracting large crowds,
so that many are expected to at
tend the two dances this week.
However, the drive has been dor- j
mant and With no new contribu
tions coming in, there is no money
in bund to proceed.
Mr. Twiddy stated that there has
been some apprehension* that the
Steel might rust and become
worthless in course of time, but he
said he whs informed by the steel
company that the steel is specially
treated and would not deteriorate
duo to lying outdoors on the
ground.
Mr. Twiddy also stated that the
Swimming Tool Committee had
hoped to have the pool ready for
use this summer, but with the fi
nancial condition as it was. it was 1
impossible to proceed further with
th<» project. He did say, however,
that it is the purpose to revive the
drive for funds, now that tile steel
has been received and it is hoped
that the peel will b P ready for use
next summer. He also stated that
due to the possibility of the Town
of Edenton securing the Fish
Hatchery property, there was some
hesitancy in proceeding with erec
tion of the pool at the armory in
that there has been some comment
that the Fish Hatchery would be a
better site for the pool.
[ civic calendarl
Edenton Aces Vill pipy its arch
rival, the Elizabeth City A ellow
Jackets, on Hicks Field Friday
night at 8 o’clock.
FHA representative in County
Agricultural Offices each Wednes
day to handle loans to farmers due
to damage caused by hurricanes.
Chowan ASC Committee election
scheduled to be held Tuesday, Oc
tober 18.
Edenton PTA will hold its first
meeting of the school year Tuesday
right, Ocfcer 11, at 8 o’clock in the
Junior-Senior High School cafe
teria.
Edenton’g Christmas parade and
party will be held Thursday after
noon. December 1, at 4 o’clock.
Edenton Methodist Church will
he host church to church workers
from Perquimans, Chowan, Wash
ington and Tyrrell counties Monday
night, October 10, from 7:30 to
Continued «*t Pasy S swtjno 1
Loans Available To
Local Farmers For
Hurricane Damage
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F.H.A Representative
In Edenton Wednes
day Mornings
Loan programs are available to
assist farmers, especially those in
hurricane disaster areas, according
to Clvowan County Agent C. W. Ov
erman. A meeting for this area
was held in Elizabeth City last Fri
day afterrioi 1 'under the direction
of Congressman Herbert C Bon
ner.
Mr. Rossy of the Farmers’ Home
Administration discussed the regu
lar FHA loan program. He also
discussed tire farmers’ disaster
emergency loan program. Both
types of loans are being channeled
through the Farmers’ Home Ad
ministration.
K, F. Morgan, local FHA repre
sentative whose office is in Hert
ford, will handle loans in this, area,
Mr. Morgan spends each Wednes-j
day morning from 9 until 12 o’clock
at the County Agricultural offices'
Town Council In |
Accord With Need j
Os City Extension
Proposition Consider
ed at Special Meet
ing Monday
At. a Special meeting of Town
Council held Monday night the idea
of extending the corporate limits,
of Edenton Was considered with the
Count'ilnreri being held in session
until 11 o’clock.
City extension has been on arid
off the Town Council agenda for a
year or more so that a special
meeting was celled in order to ful
ly consider the proposition. A
lengthy discussion developed, after
which a motion was passed-to the
effect that Town Council favor ex-
Continned on Cage s—Section 1
Interest Develops For
Cub Pack In Edenton
In the neighborhood of 50 par
ents of prospective Cub Scouts, in
cluding a number of Marines who
are parents, Were present at a
meeting held Monday night in the
Edenton Elementary School when a
training period was conducted by j
Raymond Hock, Scout Executive!
for the Albemarle District. MrJ
Heck conducted the training period,
after which he presented a film
about Cub Scouting.’
A great dear of interest was
shown in organizing a Cub Pack,
which is sponsored bf the Edenton
Lions Club and another meeting is
scheduled to be held next Monday'
night, when it is hoped a Pack will
lie organized.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing refreshments were served.
Schedule Being Planned For
Regional Library In County
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Bookmobile Will Stop
At Various Places
In County
Members of Home Demonstration
Clubs of Chowan County are work
ing ont bookmobile schedules for
the white residents of the county
with the help of Mrs. Hattie S.
Byrum, home demonstration agent
and Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon. Reg
ional Director of the newly formed
library region consisting of Cho
wan, Washington and Tyrrell coun
. ties.
Representatives of the various
I Home Demonstration Clubs met
Monday afternoon in Mrs. Byrum’s
office, where Mi’s. Babylon ex
i plained the program .find miadeeug
i geslions as to how routes shoulji be
■ worked out These schedules ’ will
b P announced in the papers as soon
> as they are completed.
Anvone desiring a h.s.kmobbe
in the Edenton Post Office base-1
ment. Farmers who know or think
they are going to need loan assist
ance should rom u in and talk their
situation over with Mr. Morgan. He
will he glad to infi rm them and
prepare loan applications for those
who wish.
In Friday’s meeting. Mr. Bonner
stated that there has been some re
laxing of loan regulations to meet
emergency' needs. He also stated
that further changes will be made
to enable the loan provisions to
meet, the farmers’ net's.
This was a climax to efforts be
ing put forth to save farmers in
dire circumstances, Overman says
He gives the following story of
what, has taken place to date.
On August 31, the Chowan Coun
ty Agricultural Technical Commit
tee set up a County Agricultural
Hurricane I) i s as t e r Committee.
This committee estimated th,, crop
damage done by Hurricane Connie
and Diane at $322,480. Two weeks
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
j Rotarians Sponsor
j Annual Boy Scout;
Fund Raising Drive
John W. Graham Ap
pointed Chairman to
Head Campaign
Edenton Rotarians at their meet
ing last week agreed to sponsor the
annual Boy Scout fund raising
drive. While no specific quota has
been announced. it is hoped that
during the drive $1,300 can lie rais
ed. This amount is necessary in
order for Chowan County to pay its
share to maintain membership in
the Tidewater Council.
The drive will begin Tuesday,
October 25. and Gerald James,
president of the Rotary Club, has
appointed John W. Graham as
chairman to head up the drive.
Mr. Graham, a former Scoutmas
ter of the Edenton troop, urges ev
eryone who is interested in the de
velopment and welfare of hoys in
the county to make generous con
tributions. “On several occasions,”
said Mr. Graham, “Chowan has
fallen short of meeting its share
of the expense in Tidewater Coun
cil membership, so that it was nec
j essary to us,, funds raised in oth
| ther sections. We are hoping that
tliis year Chowan County Will raise
the amount required.”
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon a t 1
o’clock in the Parish House, The
program will he in charge of John
A. Holmes, whose topic will he
“Classification.’' President Gerald
James is urging another 100 per
cent attendance.
stop is urged to communicate with
any of the women present at the
meeting or with the Library in
Edenton. The bookmobile will stop
at designated stores, homes or oth
er convenient places. Former book
stations have been discontinued and
their patrons are asked to use
bookmobile stops instead.
Representatives of the county
clubs attending the meeting includ
ed Mrs. Henry Bunch, Rocky Hock
community; Mrs. H. T. Hollowell,
Center Hill community: Mrs. A. S.
Bush, Chowan community, and Mrs.
Bristoe Perry, Advance community.
A meeting of the Regional Lib
rary Board will be held Thursday,
October 6, in the Shepard-Pruden
Memorial Library, at which time a
name will ,be chosen .for. the region (
land •akdtby^-lav^s,agreed
upon.
Routes to be followed by the
bookmobile for colored residents of
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
Restraining Order Is Served
On Town Council Stopping
RemovalOakumStreetTree
CommissionersStunnedOver
Estimate Os Revaluation Os
Property In Chowan County
Figure of $30,000 Giv
en at Meeting Held
Monday
With revaluation of property in
Chowan County being on th*» minds
of Chowan County Commissioners •
for a year or more, some concrete
information as to the magnitude]
and expense of the project was j
learned at the Commissioners*
meeting Monday.
Present at the meeting was Jo
seph H. Quigley, in charge of sales
in North and South Carolina for
the Oole-Trumble Company of Day
ton, Ohio. Mr. Quigley explained
in detail just what is done in or
der to secure a fair appraisal of.
| each piece of property, and Die
j method used to include all proper-*
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Chowan Scheduled
To Elect New ASC
Committee Oct. 18
County Divided Into
Three Communities
Instead of Seven
Tire Chowan County ASO Com
mittee election is scheduled to be
held Tuesday, October 18. Prepar
atory to this, election preparations
are outlined by the Federal and
State ASC offices. These offices
determined that Chowan County
should be divided into three com
munities instead of seven.
To facilitate this community
change Yeopim, Edenton and Mace
donia were placed together as
Number One. Rocky Hock and j
Center Hill were combined into I
Number Two. Ryland and Gliden
were combined into Number Three.’
LocalPilotAnd
Plane Disappear
Search Continues Forj
2nd Lieut. William |
Rusmisel \
Ngws flashed over- radio and
television Saturday night that 2nd.
Lieut. William L. Rusmisel, a Ma
rine pilot stationed at the Eden
ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station,
crashed in the neighborhood of
Edenton. The Coast Guard Airl
Station at Elizabeth City picked up
a short wave signal from the plane,
which at that time was about 10
miles southeast of Edenton. Rus
misel was on a training flight from
Miami. Fla., to Edenton.
A search including 4 planes, a
blimp, five patrol boats, state po
lice and civilian agencies began im
mediately for the pilot and his
plane, hut up until Wednesday
morning no trace of either was
found.
Lieut. Rusmisel and his wife, Mit
si, made their home at 219 East
Queen Street. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Rusmisel of Ger
ing, Nebraska.
AUXILIARY MEETS OCT. 11
The regular luncheon meeting of
St. Paul’s Auxiliary will meet
Tuesday afternoon. October 11. at
1 o’clock in the Parish House. This
will be a very important meeting
so that Mrs. L. A. Patterson, presi
j dent, urges a full attendance.
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LIONS ,MEET MONDAY jfs’IGHT
Edenton’sSLioro Club will meet
next Mondaylr.ight, October 10. at
' 7 o’clork. President A1 Phillips
urges every memb:-’’ to attend.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
ty in the county, which involves a
great deal of work on the part of
trained and experienced men.
Tire Cole-Trumhle Company has
done revaluation work in a num
ber of North Carolina counties, in
j.eluding Iredell. Catawba, Caldwell,
I Wayne, McDowell. Richmond. Pam
lico, Cleveland, Lenoir. Merkleri
j burg. Burke, Davidson, Lee, Clmt
j ham. Moore, and is now completing
revaluation in Pasquotank County.
! Revaluation has also been dope for
[ Winston-Salem, Greensboro and
. Burlington.
Mr. Quigley told the Commission
ers that, in some instances his com
pany lias found enough property
not even tin the tax books to almost
u iv for the cost of revaluation and
| that very little complaint ha? re
* Continued on Page 4—Section 1
I The county election hoard is spec
ified, This Board selects a Com
munity Election Board of three
persons for each community. Each
community Board selects a slate of
ten nominees for its respective
community and holds the polls.
Any farmers may make an addi
tional nomination by pflacing his
nominee's name at the top of a
sheet of paper, have ten farmers
sign it- and presenting it to his
community Election Board on or
before October 11. The name will]
then he added to the list on the j
ballot.
N iminees for Community Num-t
j iter One are:
j Thomas O. Harrell, Thoml s J
j Brabble, Ward Hoskins, Robert)
* Continued on Page 4—Section 1
) mastTvoT^f^
,'Unanimity lodge- No. 7, A. F., &
A. M., will hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock. C. W. Overman, master,
urges a full attendance.
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TAX COLLECTIONS
I Sheriff J. A. Bunch reports that
1954 taxes collected during Sep
tember amounted to $246.05. This
brought total 1954 taxes collected
to date to $172,302.84. Prepay
ment of 1955 taxes to date amount
to $26,656.57.
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Edenton Aces Tackle Arch
Rival, Elizabeth City, Friday
Night In Second Home Game
<Sv
Local Outfit Will En
ter Game Decidedly
The Underdog
By GEORGE RORRER
Elizabeth City, boasting a dine
that is touted as “one of the finest :
in North Carolina,” and a record
that is as clean as a hound’s tooth, '
places its hopes of an undefeated 1
| season on the line in Edenton Fri
day night against Edenton’s de
fending Class A Champion Aces.
The big, strong Yellow Jackets,
hoping that this is their year to go
all the way to the championship in
their division, have made a good
start toward their goal. They are
undefeated, untied and have the
proud record of not having been
..their first four
games this season^
The game shapes up as a battle
between the shifty, speedy Edenton
f slow \
DOWN ‘
, AND LIVE/
Town Ordered to File
Answer to the Com
plaint Before Judge
Chester Morris In
Elizabeth City Oc
tober 18th
Signed by Superior Court Judge
Malcom C. Paul, the Town of
Edenton on Monday was served a
restraining order enjoining the
Town from removing a tree in
front of the property of Henry At.
len Bunch on Oakum Street. The
plaintiffs in the action are Mrs,
Raymond S. Carr and Miss Clara
Wheeler, who object to removal of
the tree.
Mr. Bunch on three different oc
casions requested the Town to cut
down the tree. The first two re
quests were denied, but when lie
made the third request Town Coun
cil votd to have the Street Depart
ment remove the tree.
Mr. Bunch gave as his reason fori
wanting the tree removed that it
was a hazard in that it protrudes
in his driveway, which makes it
dangerous for his wife, who is a
nurse arid is called out at all herns
of the night. He also claims that
the tree extends over the front of
his house and that it keeps out the
sun so that it is difficult to have
a lawn or otherwise beautify his
property.
In the complaint Mr.*. Carr and
Miss Wheeler aver the pinleaf wa
ter oak is tall, sturdy, healthy and
thrifty and is more than 50 years
old. That the tree retains its foli
age almost the entire year and is
a benefit and pleasure to all resi
dents in the immediate neighbor
hood, and that the tree affords the
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
Methodists Will Be
Hosts To Church
I Workers Oct 10
J Four Counties Expect
ed to Send Dele
gates to Meeting
From 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock on
Monday evening, October 10, the
Edenton Methodist Church wiSl ba
host to church workers from Per
quimans, Chowan, Washington and
Tyrrell counties. Those requested
to attend are all pastors, Sunday
School officers and teachers, all
members of Commissions on Mem
bership and Evangelism, and all
members of Commissions on Edu
cation of the Methodist Churches in
the four counties.
The purpose of this meeting is
to acquaint those who attend with
the Methodist program on Evange-
Continued on Page s—Section 1
offense and the hefty, hard-charg
ing Elizabeth City defense. The
biggest crowd of the season in
Edenton is expected to be on hand
to find out which is best at game
time—B o’clock. i
With a colorful tradition dating
all the way back to 1926, the con
test is a “natural” as a crowd pull
er. But cold, hard facts and fig
ures show no reason to belike that
the game won’t end just as it hi 3
in 21 of the two teams’ en
counters —in an Elizabeth City vic
tory. The Yellow Jackets won 21,
the Aces five and in 1950 the game
ended in a 0-0 tie.
And Edenton Coach Billings isn’t
too optimistic over his team’s
chances against the experienced
and confident Yellow Jackets. He
thinks that itHl take “a miracle’"
for his light team to wreck Eliza
beth City’s hopes for a perfect seas |
Continued on Page iS—Section % j ;
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