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Volume XXll.—Number 45.
Restraining Order!
For Removal Tree
Dissolved By Judge
Opinion Released Sat
urday By Judge
Chester Morris
Judge Chester Morris has dis
solved the rest raininß order issued
by Judge Malcolm ('. Paul which
enjoined the Town of Kdenton from
removing a tree in front of the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen
Bunch on Oakum Street.
Mr. Bunch claims that the tree
is a hazard and his request to have
it removed was granted by Town
Council. However Mrs. B. S. Carr
and Miss Clara Wheeler, Whose
property adjoins the Bunch prop
erty, objected to the tree's removal
and subsequently blocked removal
of the tree by the restraining or
der.
Judge Morris heard the case in
Cates County Superior Court ami
on Saturday released the follow
ing opinion:
'“This cause coming on to be
heard before the undersigned Resi
dent Judge of tlv First Judicial
District, upon an order entered by
Honorable M. C. Paul, Resident
Judgo of the Second Judicial Dis
trict, enjoining temporarily the do
lYndnnt from rutting and remov
ing a certain oak tree described in
the pleadings, the hearing upon
said restraining order having origi
nally been ordered to he heard by
the undersigned on the 18th day of
October. 19r.1T, in the Courtroom in
Pasquotank County. North Caro
lina. and having by consent of all
parties been Continued to b<> heard
in the Courtroom in Gutcsvilliy N.
('.. on the Ist day of November,
955, ami the same having been
leard at said time and place;
“I'pon , a consideration of the.
pleadings, the oral arguments of i
counsel for the plaintiffs and conn. !
sel for tho defendant, and consid
ering the citations of authority
presented by each side, the Court,
is of the opinion that tile restrain
ing order heretofore issued in this
cause ought to lie dissolved, for
that the acts complained of l.y the;
plaintiffs aiy such- as come with
in the discretion of the Governing
Board of the defendant Municipal
Corporation, and that said acts do
not constitute an abuse of discre
tion. nor are they fraudulent or un
duly so as to permit
the relief sought by the plaintiffs; I
“Now, Therefore, It is ordered!
and decreed and adjudged that the j
temporary restraining order here
tofore issued in this cause be and,
the same is hereby dissolved.”
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54. De
gree of Pocahontas. vvilT meet Fri
day night. November 11, at. Hj
o'clock in the Red Men hall. Mrs.
Myrtle Hollowell, Pocahontas, re
quests all members to he present.
“Not As A Stranger” ]
Bv MRS. H. T. MILLER, JR.
Slate Historian of the Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of the XVII I entury J
Editor's Note: The following article was written hy Mrs, H. T.
Miller, Jr., of Suffolk, Va., State Historian of the Virginia Society
of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, following her visit to
Kdenton in September. “Ever since m.v visit,” says Mrs. Miller, “I
have been wondering if her ri-sidents and other readers of your
paper might be interested in (he impressions of, and reactions to
the distinctive charm of Edenton and her people experienced by
this particular, visitor from Virginia. All too often tourists or
visitors take for granted the courtesies and kindness proffered
them and never feel it worth their while to express their apprecia
tion in any manner whatsoever. I had such a wonderful visit that
I felt impelled to record some of my impressions and, perhaps, you
may be able to find space for the attached article in. a future issue.” j
For a long time, I had been “of
a dream possessed” —a dream of
visiting Edenton some day, unhur
riedly, ignoring the passage of
! me for a week or more, endeav
ing to capture some of the at
aosphere and charm of those an
cient times when history was be
ing made within its boundaries.
The rushing, casual tourist, think
ing only of antique' shops, or a
place to obtain good food, often
passes unheeded most of the charm
and beauty of the towns and cities
they visit.
I found Edenton to be full of
beautiful surprises. From the mo
ment of my arrival at the inn—that
truly delightful Joseph Hewes Ho
tel—l was welcomed with a gra
cious hospitality reminiscient cl*
THE.CHOWAN HERALD
[ Closed Nov. 11 ]
Chowan County offices Town of.
, fives, th t . Bank of Kdenton and the
| Kdenton Building & Loan Associa
, lion will b ( > closed all day Friday,
, November 11, in observance of Vet.
~ erans Day. Any important husi
,, ness in any of these places should,
therefore, h,> transacted according*
, ly.
: USO Pal Day Will
i Be Held Nov. 17
i
Civilians Are Urgred to
Meet Marines From
1 8 to 9 P.M.
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i
I’al Day will-be observed Thurs
day. November 17, by the Kdenton
I'SO Cluh. As a feature of the
event open house w ill h P held for
civilians and personnel of the Arm
ed forces in the USO club room at
Hotel Joseph Hcwcs from 8 to 9
o’clock P. M.
This is a day set aside for ci
vilians and service men to get bet
ter acquainted and last year the
event was sponsored by tho Town
of Kdenton. This year the I'SO
Club is the sponsor and it is Impod
many civilians will come to tho
club room to meet and become ac
quainted with service men in their
“home away from home”.
A feature of the celebration will
boa dance front 9 to 11 P. M., for
the Marines and junior hostesses
with . music to hr furnished by an
orchestra.
civic calendar]
Kdenton Ares will play Mur
freesboro Friday night on Hicks
Field in the first elimination game
for the State Class A football :
championship.
Annual 4-11 Achievement Day
will he held at Chowan High School
Monday night, November 21, at
7:30 o'clock. I
Kdenton CSO Club will observe!
Pal Day Thursday, November 17,
with open house for civilians and
personnel of the armed forces at
Hotel Joseph Hcwes from 8 to 9
| o'clock I*. M.
Farm placement clinics in Room
201 at the Citizens Bank Build
ling Monday through Thursday
i from 8 to 9:.'to A. M., and on Fri
] day from 10 to 12 noon.
National Book Week will he oh.
; served the week of November 13.
! Kdenton Marines will celebrate
| (he 180lh anniversary of the U; S.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
those famous inns which stood upon
the same historic site in Colonial
Times.
When the courteous, facetious re.
tainer, who looked and talked like
someone right out of the pages of
one of Inglis Fletcher’s absorbing
novels, deposited my luggage in
the suite assigned to me, I felt as
if I were re-living some of the
chapters of her enc h a in g
“Queen's Gift” and half expected
the ghost of the beautiful, tempes
tuous Laity Anne Stuart to he
pecking over my shoulder, nodding
approval, as I surveyed the lovely
rooms. I do believe that was Ann
Homiblow’s fine old walnut “fall
ing-leaf” table over by the window,
graced by an urn filled with deli
cate b!osscm,s and feathery fern.
[ Pldenlon, Chowai: County, Noith Carolina, Thursday, November 10,1955.
ALBEMARLE CONFERENCE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS FOR 1955 )|
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Winning over Piymouih Friday night, Coach Bill Billings’ Kdenton Ares won the Alhcmarlc Conference football championship for
1953. The Ares boast a clean record in Conference play for the season, having defeated Williamston, Tarhoro, Hertford. Ahoskic and
Plymouth. The Aces,; pictured above, tire: Front row, left to right, Ray Hollowell, Albert Ward, Billy Harry. Stuart Holland, Wayne
Keeler, Donald Roche, IT ary Hail, Tom Bass. Second row, left to right. Richard Canipe, Jerry Dow niini, Sid White, Johnny Speight, ( iar
ence Lii|iton. Carl Forehand. Bruce White. Wayne Kmminizer. ' Third row, left to right, Kddie George, Chan Wilson,' David' Fletcher,'Raliih
Chappell, Johnny Kramer. Lloyd W hite, Larry Tynch, Bobby Pratt, Billy Bunch. Fourth row, left to right, Dallas Stallings, Bobby Ash
ley. Henry Overton, .lack Bunch and Terry Bennett.
50 Men Chosen As!
Jurymen In Term 1
Os Superior Court
Judge Chester Morris j
Will Be Presiding
Judge
With a iiiix• I term of ( Imwau
• Superior Court, soluduleil to beiriri
Monday morning, Nmv» mlnr 28.
Chowan County Commissioner; N»n
.Monday mornime pic*!;««l from tin
, jury box 50 name , who will l»e
sumnionod hy Sheriff ,1. A. Hunch
to serv,. a.s Jurymen during: the
I term. Ju«lgr Chiv.ler Morris e
schednletl to preside over the term
of court.
Those selected for jury duty are:
D Cecil C. Casper. Thurman liar
‘ roll, H. I\ Motids, Jesse M. Wilson.
! | Henry Co|M*land. .1. W Moms. W
i W. Hunch. Jr., Erwin W. Cop. land. |
Jr., John 1.. Hass. J. S. Turner,
1 i Hi *rru!es Hyrum, I’. V. McClenney.
L. A. Hunch. Jimmy M. Parrish, W.
If. Keefer, I' <». Hlnnehard. Mark
■Jordan. Paul L. Partin, W iltei
Adams*, O. M. Planch ml. I l»»yd I
Chappell, Miles K. Hunch. Hi rhert
K. Hollowell, I. S. Hlanchard. \V. 11.
Hass, (iuv C. Ilohlis. .1. 11. I Ini-,
well, 11. M Hunch, C. H. Sail* r
j field. V. J. Hoyce, Clyde H. Hlanch
lard, Ray Hoyce. \lvah I* Hunch,
IA. L. Boyce, K. 1.. Ih inldey, .1. I
P<’e|e, TzOgan I’lliott, Walter 11.
Bond, George K. I’rivott, ♦lame 1..
Hassell, Leroy ITarreH, Leon II
BTanchard, \>. C. Ihiggs, l oiii.s I'.
Chappell, C. A. White, A. D.■•‘Ward,
W, L. Miller, W. I truce Junes. Rob
ort Bland Sniitlv, Palmer H. 'l yncii.
1 Could see tin- Court House Given
and the sunlit waters of Edenton
Bay from the charmingly draped
windows, and I mused: what gems
of beauty and interest may be
found in the quiet places of the
earth.
The stately,; marvelously preserv
ed old Court HOUSe and the fine
library in the Cupola House were
Jmy first objectives. I hoped to he
, i able to search their records and '
1 uncover further, data concerning
one of my maternal great-great
grandmothers, Flora MacMullan, a
Scotswoman, whose family settled
1 in the vicinity of Edenton in the
‘ late 1700’s. I also hoped to find
’ records pertaining to the ships
’ which tfie illustrious and generous
patriot, Joseph Howes, furnished
' John Paul Jones, under whom one
’ of my Revolutionary forebears,
’ John Kilby, served as an officer in
our first American Navy. I found
" much of interest and value to mo,
' not only in tbo matter of records,
but in the buildings and the fine,
people I met there.
The Panel Rorim of the Court
House—a perfect setting for the
Continued on. Pave 1 —Section 9
Marines Planning To Observe
! 180th Anniversary Nov. 10th
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Col. ‘Duke’ Davis Willj
j Be In Charge Os Cake
Cutting Ceremonies
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Marines of tin* Naval Auxiliary
\ir Station at Kdenton will cele
luafe the IHOfh anniversary of the
I nited State ; Marin,. Corps at the
M i' iir, Corps Birthday Ball, Tliurs*.
day night, November 10, beginning
at 8 o’clock.
Thr traditional cake cutting cere,
mono *, led by Col. Davis,
the Commanding Officer of Marinei
\in nft (noup 11. will !»,. held at
I each of the three parties. 'Phe <‘o
listed men will hold theirs at the
Station Theatre with Lieut. l/op
ball<* tn charge of making all ar
rangements for the dance. The
Staff N’on-Commissioned Officers
and Officers will hold their dance
at their respective dubs.
hie s blues will be tile uniform
I for ill officers and men possessing
Jtlicm or reijuired of them, all oth
er.-; will wear the green uniform]
and the Indie.; will wear formats. I
All hands are looking forward
what they hope will he the fin-j
< t Marine Corps Birthday Hall
held at Kdenton.
4-H Achievement
Day At Chowan
High November 21
Outstanding Members'
Will Be Recognized
At Meeting
Til.. ;mnti:il Chowan County I H
Arhii vcmr-nf. Day will ho hold at
tlv < l.iiwari High School auditor
■ him oo Monday night, November
21, al 7:30. At this time the routi
ty winning t-H boys and girls will!
In- rirogiiized and will receive medC
: I ; for their 4-H achievements in
1955. Chowan County is very fort
unate! in having one State 4-H win-,
nor, several district winners and a|
state winning team demonstration
in vegetable production.
The, purpose of l-H achievement
day is to acquaint the general pith-1
lie with th c 4-H Chib program, nc |
•tivities and aceomplishments. The
pa rents of all 4-H club members,
friends and the general public are
ivited to attend the 4-H achieve
ment day at. Chowan High School
on Monday night, November 21, at
7:30 o’clock,
Edenton Lions Meet In
Lunch Room Nov. 14th
The Kdenton I,ions Club at their
regular meeting Monday night vot
ed to Ticcept the invitation of Ger
ald James, principal of the Kdenton
Junior-Senior High School, to hold
their regular meeting next Monday
j in the cafeteria of the high school
I at 1 o'clock.
j This is in connection with Ameri
! can Education Week and President
A I Phillips nrtres ,o full attendance
is
I'd \
State Winner
IK ?
mA
JACK IK MORRIS
111 Asheville last week Jackie
Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Morris, was dislared Stale winner
in the 1-11 farm and home electric,
project. Young Morris "ill attend
tlq. National I II Congress in Chi
cago November 27 to December 1.
when his record will b,. judged hi
ration competition.
Or. J. Leo Green
Will Occupy Pulpit
At Baptist Church
Will Preach at Both
Church Services on
Sunday
For both services Sunday, No
j vember 13, n| tlie Baptist Church,
the guest, preaeher will In Dr. J.
Leo Green, Professor of Old lest a
ment Interpretation at the Soilth-
I eastern Baptist Theological Serriin-
I ary at Wake Forest. The hour for
i tho morning worship is 11, o'clock
. and the evening service will be at
7:30 o’clock,
1 Dr. Green is Very much in de-
I mand as a preacher arid lecturer
because of his background, prepa
ration and his. speaking qualities.
He is. also, well known throughout,
the Southern Baptist. Convention
and is very active, in filling pulpits,
speaking engagements and in other
phases of the convention program.
This is a return pulpit engage
ment for Or. Green in the Baptist
Church, his first engagement be
ing exactly 14 months ago, Sunday,
September 12, 1954, Because of
the powerful message of his ser
mons on that day and his winsome
personality, he will be welcomed
as he supplies for the canvalescing
pastor, the Rev. U. N. Carroll.
The regular services of the day
and th e regular-schedule of tie
week "’III be obsen’e 0 ..
i I Mrs. Maddrey Main
Speaker At Meeting
! Os Woman’s Club
Address In Keeping
With “Know Your
America Week”
Mr:*. Gordon M.iddn y «»f Mm.
ki«\ president of flu- Woin.in’s M'
siofKiry Lnion of tin- North < n<«
lin.i Stnto Baptist I‘onvont ion, was
tho foatim d sp« akor at tli«• Novraii
her Imithoon mooting of tho I don.
ton W oman’s C lub bold W< dm !
dav of last wo.-k at tli r I'arish
j House*. Tho day’s program was]
I j planned around obsorvanrr* of,
[I “Know Your Amorica W'ook,” with !
j Mrs. \V. D. If.dim . Jr.. Stat, Viroj
! Rcgonf of thr DA IL opi ning tin*
Iniocting with tho IModge to tin
Fl.ig.
I Mri. Maddry, who i.. a fah’iifod ,
jspoakor, gavo In r per onal impros.
I sions "f tho poop). • ,»f other conn
I trios is In* (ourf'd Groat Britain ,
land other* continnits with horj
I rlnirrh group. Shr oponod her ro-l
inarks hy flisplaying a I’nitod ,
I Statos pa -.-port, df 'aring '‘Hero is j
your pa.ssport. rnvrl it. Guard it
I’ontiniu'd on Pago 7 Sort ion 2 \
Legion - VFW Posts
Switch Observance!
Of’ss Veterans Day;
\
Change Due to Foot- 1
ball Game and Other
Conflicting Events 1
I’d Bond Host of tho American '
Legion, tin* William II (’offield <
Post of tho \ I \V and tho ladies* j
auxiliarios of both organizations <
will join in rolohrating Veterans
Day Thursday nigh! of next week,
November 17. Th ( . celebration was
planned for Friday of this week,
hut was postponed until next
Thursday due to the. Kdent.on-Miu>
freesboro football game Friday
night, as well as other conflicting
activities. «
A chicken harhecue dinner will he]
Continued on Pago 1, Section 1
Bids Are Invited For
Repair Project At
Auxiliary Air Station
An invitation for bids is issued
to make repairs to the timber
breakwater at, th,, Edenton Auxili
ary Air Station.
The work includes removal of
damaged timber piling and break
! water timbers; driving vertical and
I hatter piling; installation of new
breakwater timliers and hardware
J and incidental related work.
Sealed bids in duplicate for the
1 project will be received until 2
o’clock on Tuesday, December 20, in
- the District Public Works Office,
Fifth Naval District. P !S Natal
Nsi*tYilk V.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Aces Are
Winners Albemarle
Conference Crown
] Holidays ]
in order to clarify holidays to be
obsorvod by ('howaii County O
ffices. the (’hovva)i County Commis
: iom rs at their meeting Monday
morning designated nine holidays
to he fxhsorved during the year.
The list includes: New Year’s
Day, Washington’s Birthday, Eas
ter Monday, National Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas, a day before and
a day after December 25.
’55 Christmas Seal
Quota For District
Is Set At $9,600
In t crest ing Meeting of
| TB Association Held
In Hertford
The f ill meeting of the Pasquo
tank Perquimans-Camdcn and Cho
wan Tuberculosis Association was
held m Hertford'Thursday night of t
last week with \\ . J. Taylor, presi-
Jent. presiding. Dennis Morgan.,
treasurer, reported a balance of
$ I ,G7.».X7 in the dist rict X-ray
fund and a balance of $8,429.40 in
the District. TB Association.
Mrs, Gladys ! ropsey, executive
wurker, reported that 1,597 chestj
X ray have been made in the dis- ‘
ti ict since April, 1955, and she re-1
ported on the rehabilitation work I
shop at the* Southern Conference. 1
It was reported that the 1955-561
goal for Christmas Seals will he
s9,6of> and it was pointed out that
this is a small sum for the ser
\ ices for the Association and work
that mu f lie dmie for one year in
the four counties. This year more
money will !>.» needed since ex
pansion m chest X-rays will he
m el.- m»m m Perquimans and Cho
wan counties.
The highlight of the meeting was
an nddre.*.; hy Col. Charles H.
Warren, vocational director of re
habilitation in North Carolina.
Col. Warren stated that TB be
longs to the public and is a com-
Continned on Page 4—Section 1
Chowan Boys Compete
For National Honors
ShurwiKid ILim-li anH Dirk Lowp
;n-f> milking pirpm-ations In altond
llm Nntinnnl Junior Vngrtahlp
Grmvrrs Associidion Convention
which will lie held in New Orleans
December II through December 15.
Sherwood and Dick are the State
winners in th ( . NJVGA contest and
they will compete for national hon
ors at the convention in New Or
leans.
[ HANGING IN THE BALANCE j
Pictured above is the tree which obstructs the driveway at the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allen Bunch on Oakum Street. A re
quest by Mr. Bunch to remove the tree was recently granted by the
Town Council, hut a restraining order enjoining the town from re
moving the tree, with Mrs. R. S. Carr and Miss Clara Wheeler as
plaintiffs, was issued by Judge Malcolm Paul. Both sides were
heard last week in Gates County Superior Court and after Judge
Chester Morris hel-t the case under advisement, late last week he
dissolved the restiaining order. The plaintiffs now have the pros
iiosre to anneal to the Supreme court,—(Evelyn Leary Photo),,
sj
SLOW
DOWN j
AND LIVE! J
] Locals Boast Perfect
j Record In Confer
ence Play
Edent oil ’s Aces enepuntered Ii I tie
■ difficulty in turning hack the Fl.v
--' mouth Panthers on the Plymouth
’ gridiron Friday night, winning hy
a score of 20-12 aiid thereby/.main.
’ tained a perfect, record inconfer-!
■ ence play to. again win the Albe-
I marie Conference championship,
> The Aces defeated all of their con
ference foes which include William,
stop, Tarboro, Hertford. Ahoskio
and Plymouth. During the season
they were defeated only by Roa
noke Rapids, in the e|K’iiing game
and Elizabeth City, both Class A A
teams-! In tile nin,. games played
this season the Aces piled up a to
tal of 227 .points as against .92 by
I their opponents.
! The Aces wer P accompanied to
Plymouth Friday night hy a large
number of fans who greatly out.
, numbered the Plymouth fans, all of
whom shivered as the two teams
performed on the field. The Kden
ton hand also made tip. trip and,
together with the l’lyninuth hand,
tried to make the fans forget how
cold it was in the cat
Plymouth kicked to start the
• gam P and the Aces scored a touch
down about midway of tile first
quarter after four successive first
downs. Wilson returned the kick
to the 30 and on the first play
Billy Bunch drilled through the
| lin,. foe a first dow n. A second
I first, down took the ball to flip Ply.
■ mouth 45, from Where a pass was
! completed to the 3a for a first
| down. Dowuum picked up three
• yards and Hilly Bunch 'kicked only
| inches of making another. Bass
then went a little beyond the 25
! for the fourth first down. Holland
added three yards and then tried a
pass which was broken up. How
ever, on the next play Bunch raced
over for the first touchdown.
After Edenton kicked, Plymouth
chalked up two first downs in
short order, but they were penaliz
ed five yards and were forced to
punt, after t lie Kdenton line
strengthened.
The Aces had the ball on their
own 20 at tin start of (lie second
quarter. A pass was good for a
tiist down, but then the Aces fum
bled and Plymouth recovered on ;hc
Edenton 13. Mike Estep picked up
eight, yards and tin n made a first
down. With tlie ball on the Kden
ton lh the Pantlu-rs were penalized
five yards and then were thrown
for a loss back to the 40 to lose
the ball. Holland gained five yards
and Wilson bulled his way for a
first, down. A pass clicked for an
other first down to the 10. from
where Wilson rammed through for
trip second touchdown. Plymouth
gained seven yards in two plays
and then Johnny Kramer intercept
ed a pass and carried to the 35.
Holland chalked up a first down,
Continued on Page s—Section 1