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ONLY NEWSPAPER
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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXll.—Number 47.
let us deroutlu oire thanks to the for the manu and oreal blessinos we havereceived
Tom's Thankful - -
This hifili-flvinu lurktv hopes to make il the liolitlny season without havinK
hi" noose cooked. If vm.’.l do likewise SHOP.NOW, while there’s a generous assort
ment of Rift items in the stores, and while merchandise is fresh.
Plans Being Rapidly Whipped
Into Shape For Staging Local
Christmas Party And Parade
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Those In Charge* Pre
dict Biggest Affair
Ever Held • *
By EVELYN G. LEARY
An air of excitement and enthus
iasm is bring created amnnf tin'
small fry of Chowan County a ;
plans co into completion for the
hie Christmas pa rad,, a tul party to
be held Thursday, December I. un
der the sponsorship of the Eden
ton Business and Professional Wo
men’s Cluh and local merchant
This event is a'hva.vs looked for
Ward to by the youngsters. for it
not only gives them an opportunity
to witness a glittering parade hut
a chance to talk with their favor
ite subject, Santa Claus, to say
nothing of the goody bags they re- 1
reive at the party.
Electric and Water Depart men l
employees liav e already placed the
Christmas lights and decorations in
the business district, ready to lie '
lighted on the night of the party.
Edenton merchants will also have
windows decorated with Christmas
merchandise, ready for the official
opening of the holiday season.
Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, general
chairman, says that plans are to
have the affair the biggest and
most attractive yet for the thous
ands of children expected, and that
the steering committee has spared 1
no efforts to accomplish this. Many
floats will take part as well as
clowns and other added attractions.
Business concerns are invited and
Continued on Page fi—Section 1
Local Jaycees Begin Contest
To Name Most Outstanding
Edenton Young Man For ’55
Nominations Received ,
I From Today to De
cember 22
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In keeping with presentations to (
be made on a nation-wide basis by (
Junior Chambers of Commerce f
during Jaycee Week, the Edenton |
Junior Chamber of Commc-rcp wilt ]
present a Distinguished Service f
Award key to Edenton's outstand-
ing young man. The award will be (
presented at a special banquet to (
be held during Jaycee Week Jur.u- (
ary 14-21.
In order to determine FJdenton’s (
outstanding young man for 1955, j
nominations can hg submitted by
THE CHOWAN HERALD
New Edenton Radio Staton
WCDJ On Air Since Saturday
Judge Fountain to
Preside Over Term
Os Superior Court;
Term Is Scheduled <o !
Begin on Monday
I
Morning
The December term of Chowan
County Superior Court is scheduled
to convene next Monday morning, 1
November 28,. at 10 o’clock.
E. W. Spires, Clerk of Court, was 1
notified early this week that. Judge j 1
George M. Fountain of Turboro, a U
special judge, will preside over the ,
term instead of Judge Chester!
Morris, who will he enjoying a va- I
cation.
Clerk Spires reports that there I
are 15 criminal cases and 25 civil :
cases on th,. docket.
MEETING CALLED OFF
Edenton’s Rotary Club will not ,
meet today (Thursday) due to the ,
Thanksgiving holiday. Next week’s ,
meeting will he held as usual ,
Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock in !
the Parish House, when Jack!,
Mooney will be in charge of the
program.
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any local organization or individ
ual. A great deal of secrecyj
shrouds the winner of the award i,
in that nominations should be pre
sented to Gilliam Wood, chairman
of the DSA Awards Committee of
the Edenton Jaycees. Mr. Wood
will keep secret the various nomi- i
nations and will present the names |
to a group of judges composed of I
local citizens, who are also kept
secret except to Mr. Wood. Nomi
nations for the honor can be sub
mitted to Mr. Wood from today
(Thursday) to Thursday, Decern- •
ber 22.
Nominations must be for a young 1 1
Edenton man between the ages of j 1
21 and 85 who has rendered out- J 1
Continued on Page 6—Section 1 i
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 24, 1955.
Owners Plan to Hold
Open House In Very
Near Future
Edenton's new radio station,]
WCDJ, went on the air early’ Sat
urday morning after waiting for
some time for the green light from
the Federal. Radio Commission.
The station, with studio and trails* j
niitter, is located on .Paradise road
a short distance from Edenton and
operates on 1,260 kilocycles with :
1,000-watt power.
The station is owned bv four;
men, Ray A. Childers, who is presi
dent; Harry Hogget!, vice prrsi
dent; William E. Johnston, secre
tary treasurer, and David Ward,
assistant, secretary-Ireiisurer.
Mr. Doggett is program director;
Mr, Childers; commei'rial manager;
|,Mr. Ward, technical supervisor:
| Mack Barnes, chief engineer, and
Mi;s ,lani<’e Sumner, reCeptio.nist
'and woman's director.
The owners are very well pleas
ed with the. reception they hav,. re
ceived in Edenton and with the
success, of their broadcasting with
coverage reported, strong, arid clear
1 85 miles in every direction. At
j night they have been advised the
broadcasts have extended as far as
California, Maine, Pennsylvania,
New York. New Jersey, Minnesota,
Florida, Missouri, as well as other
states.
The station goes on the air at 6
o'clock each morning and signs off
at sunset.
The quartet-"of owners point, nut,
that 260,000 people live in the im
mediate area served and that, retail
sales in the area amount to $235,-
000.000.
I The owners of the station are
I planning to observe the formal
l opening of WCDJ in th P very near
future, at. which time the public
will be invited to join in the ob
servance nf open house.
Thankserivimr
I At Methodist rhureh
The Rev. J. Earl Richardson, pas.
tor of the Methodist Church, an
nounces that a Thanksgiving wor
ship service will be held in the
church this (Thursday) morning at
10 o’clock. A special sermon ap
propriate for Thanksgiving will he
j delivered by Mr. Richardson and
i the public is cordially an ned to at
tend.
HOSPITAL DONATION j!
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In the above picture Mrs. A1 Phillips, left, president of the Chowan
• Hospital Auxiliary, presents a check for $78.25 to Miss Frances Tillett,
(superintendent, lo pay for a wheelchair the Auxiliary recently donated
(he hospital. The presentation was made at a meeting held in the
(Nurses’ Home Friday afternoon.—(Evelyn Leary Photo).
Richard Lowe Wins
State’s 4-H Peanut
Crown For Year ’55
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Loaves Friday on Way
To 4-H Congress to
Bo Hold In Chicago
Ririia.nl “Dirk” Lowe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Lowe of the!
Advance community, lias been■ de-1
. - 'awd the Hteh SCtte-4-H [W-anUt
winner Dick grew 2,901 pounds
of Jumbo Runnei’ peanuts on his
acre.
A-, state winner, Dick is awarded
a free trip to the National 4 11
Club Congress which will be held
at. the Conrad Hilton Hotel Cltica
! go, Illinois, November 27 December
1. The Plant Fond Institute of
North Carolina and Virginia spon
sors the contest F. V. Floyd of
Raleigh is Director of the Plant
j Food Institute.
| All State winners will be honored
; at, a State I H Recognition Day at
! the State College Student Union on
j Friday, November 25, at 10:20 A.
M, After the banquet they will
'hoard charter buses which will
transport them to Lynchburg, Va.,
where they will take the train for
Chicago.
While at Chicago, the delegates
will b.. honored by various spon
sor;, they will appear on radio and
television programs and attend
many interesting meetings as well
as go on several scenic tours. All
Stale winners will return to North
Carolina via air. This is the first j
time that delegates lo the National
1 II Club Congress have had the
privilege of traveling by air.
Dick Lowe lias been determined
to ho a Stale 1 II peanut winner for j
several, years. He has been county ,
and district winner and second j
Continued on Page 6—Section 1 '
I “POST-MORTEM” f
By GEORGE KORRER i
Alone and forlorn, save for a j
pair of friends awkwardly trying |
to extend sympathies, but not quite
knowing just how, the little man '
stood beside the school that his
football team had brought much
honor over the past two years.
He looked at the ground, and
absent mindedly kicked at pebbles
with his foot. Pondering, perhaps,
tile fates that can turn a year of
gb'ry into just another season—the
fates that sometimes leave a cham
pion on the outside looking in as
an inferior rnntender receives lion.
. ors that are lightly his.
Though he full well knows that
losses are just part of the great
game of football, he never thought
it. would happen to his team quite
like it did. As, least, he thought,
when he lost he’d he sure that a
better team had beaten his hoys.
Yes, Edenton Coach Bill Billings
a lot of thine? to think of now
Ho I I ClWl al-Ws, wceoikccL unlJu 1
fruits, auJj^e^atM.l
j Ready For Santa ]
Members of the Electric and
Water Department hav e finished
installing Christmas lights and
| other decorations in the business
»seclioor-whioh-oill add to the spirit
ot the Christmas season.
The lights will be first turned
on Thursday. December I, when
Edenlon's Christmas parade and
party will be held. The affair is
expected to attract many children
and adults from this section.
[cimT calendar]
Edenlon’s Christmas parade and
party will be held Thursday after
noon, December 1, at 4 o'clock.
Sponsored by the Edenton Par
ent-Teacher Association, Grass
Roots Opera will present "Hansel
and Gretel" in the Edenton Ele
mentary School auditorium Mon
day night, December 5, at 8 o’clock.
Christmas Seal sale in progress
in Chowan County, with a goal of
i $2,000.
Farm placement clinics in Room
204 at the Citizens Rank Build
ing Monday through Thursday
front 8 t<> 9:110 A. M„ a gif on Fri
day from 10 to 12 noon.
December term of Chowan Coun.
| ty Superior Court w ill convert,, in
the Court House Monday morning,
November 28.
| Methodist ladies plan to stage
their annual bazaar Thursday, De
cember I, beginning at 10 A. M. in
the educational building. A turkey
I dinner will he served from 12
’ Continued on Page 2—Section 1
| that his Aces have been ediminat
| ed from tile North Carolina foot
| ball race. In retrospect he can
| think back to several situations in
I which, had his nlafers acted just
a little differently, they wouldn't
have lost to Cary last Friday night
13 to 12.
A loss by a single point is al
ways a heart-breaker, but the one
dealt the Aces was a doubly cruel
one. Especially when just about
everyone who saw the game will
tell yon straightforwardly that
Edenton has a better football team
than Cary.
Coach Billings and a lot of Eden
ton fans who saw the game at
Greenville, which gave the Region
One title to Cary, are still wonder
ing if it pays to do things right.
The loss was that type of a crush
er that stuns its victims.
The tiny grid general from Ca
tawba, brooding like a man with
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
!Substantial Expansion Os
Edenton's Naval Auxiliary
Air Station Aired In Report
Postmaster Chestnutt Urges
Early Mailing For Christmas
Edenton’s Post Office 1 !
Getting Prepared
For Big Rush
"It's time to start those Christ
mas mailings!” Postmaster J. F.
Chestnutt Warned this week,
launching his 1955 “Mail Early for
Christmas” campaign.
“On the calendar it’s a month
away but here in the Post Office
it’s Christmas today—and every
day until December 25th,” he said.
Extra mail carriers and office help
have been secured, the delivery
trucks services, Post Office ink
wells filled and in fact everything
is ready for the mammoth flood of
Christmas mail that as expected to
smash all records.
The Post Office has already dis
patched a tremendous quantity of i:
gift packages headed for members j
of the Armed Forces overseas.
Christmas cards for service person
nel can still b,. delivered in time
if they are sent by air mail before
December Ist. In the U.S.A.,
smart people are now mailing gifts
to friends and relatives living in!
other states.
Postmaster Chestnut especially
calls on housewives to help in his
effort, to deliiver every package and
Christmas card before December
25th. “The lady of the house,” he
emphasized, “is really in charge of
each family’s Christmas mailing
program. She selects the Christ
mas cards, buys most of the gifts
and sees to it that the mailing list
of friends and loved-ones is up-to
date.
“Actually, success it) having all
Christmas gifts and greeting cards
delivered on lime is largely a mat
ter of advance planning and prepa
ration which should bp done this
week,” Postmaster Chestnutt point
ed out.
He urges that you take the fol
lowing steps at once: Get out your
Christmas card list and carefully
Continued on Page 6 —Section 1
Marines Plan Ring
Down Grid Curtain
In Benefit Game
Proceeds Would Go to
New Field House
At Hicks Field
An all-star six-man football
game, matching the champions of
the Edenton NAAS League, VMA
-225, against a team made up of the
top players of th P loop's other four
teams, has tentatively been sched
uled for Friday night, December 9,
at Hicks Field.
The contest, proceeds of which
will go toward th e construction of |
a new field house for the Edenton
stadium, would ring down the cur
tain on football activity in the area
for the season.
No admission fee would be rharg,
ed for the game, but donations to
the Field House Fund would be ac
cepted at th e gate. The Edenton
Aces, Albemarle Conference Cham
pions, are to make their last show
ing as a unit at, halftime, and the
Edenton High School Band is set to
provide halftime entertainment for
the final time in 1955.
Several former college players
will be seen in action in the con
test, featuring th e fast, wide-open
six-man game.
Final plans and lineups will he
announced in next week’s Herald.
A crowd of over 1,000 is expected
to watch th P Marine® tangl e for
the benefit of the improvement of
the high school’s athletic plant.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
| State Winner ]j
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RICHARD LOWE
Chowan County boasts another
4-H Club Slalp winner, with Rich,
ard Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Woodrow Lowe, being declared the
1955 State 4-H peanut winner.
Dirk raised, 2,904 pounds of pea
nuts on a x (re to win the coveted
State honor.
Prominent Singers
Will Take Part In
‘Hansel And Gretel’
Grass Roots Opera to
Be Presented Mon
day, Dec. sth
Grass Knots Opera, which will
appear in Edenton Monday night, ■
December 5, in the operas "Hansel '
and Gretel and The Telephone”,
looks with pride on many of its
young artists who are making
names for themselves in music all
over the world.
Norris Greer toured the nation
with the Wagner Opera Company’s |
production of , Madam Butterfly
last season, following a nationwide
tour with Musical Americana.
Greer will be remembered in Eden
ton as Ernesto in Don Pasquale.
Vera Scammon, soprano, sang
one season with City Center Opera
in New York and toured southeast
ern Asia this past summer. She
appeared in many concerts in the!
Midwest during 1954-55.
Imogene Gunter, brilliant young |
coloratura, recently returned to the |
United States after having appear-
Contimied on Page 6—Section 1 I
Edenton Aces Lose Region 1
| Championship T o Cary 13-12
In Heartbreaker F riday N ight
Local Outfit Goes to |
Pieces After Two ■
Early Scores
Starting off with a bang and j
scoring two touchdowns by about
midway of the first quarter, some
■ thing happened to the Edenton
Aces Friday night in Greenville, so
that they and a host of faithful but 1
disappointed fans returned to 1
Edenton with the short end of a 1
13-12 score, thus losing the Region !
1 Championship to Cary, and put- ■
ting an end to Edenton hopes of
competing again for the State
Class A football championship.
At the outset it appeared that 1
the A.ces would win by a one-sided
SLOW
DOWN
AND LIVEI l
Harvey Point Is Also
Considered For New
Seaplane Base
According to reports, Northeast
ern North Carolina, especially
I Chowan and Perquimans Counties,
is being given serious considera
tion by the Navy Department in
plans for expansion of its air fa
cilities.
Two specific projects already
are in the thinking and planning
stages, according to a report.
These being expansion of the air
station at Edenton and construc
tion of a seapian P base at Harvey
Point. Costs of the two projects
were said to be in excess of sixty .
million dollars.
j In connection with Harvey Point,
a high ranking Navy official con
firmed that the Harvey Point site
is a “logical possibility” for the
planned new seaplane base, needed t
within the near future of opera-®
tions of the newly developed Mar
tin P6M Sea Master, a four-jet
bomber type water craft.
One of the basic reasons for the
selection of Harvey Point, the re
port stated, is its remoteness from
cosmopilitan areas. Operations of
the Sea Master would be limited or
cosmopolitan areas. Operations of
almost impossible in congested
residential and industrial areas.
The Harvey Point area wag sub
mitted as a possible site for the
new seaplane base when the Navy
asked for recommendations for a
seaplane base meeting the require
ments.
A feasibility study of the Harvey
Point site is now under way and
it is likely a decision will be made
on the matter very soon due to the
Navy needs.
Full development of the Edenton
base is expected to make that sta
tion comparable in size to the Oce.
ana Jet Bas e near Norfolk, which
cost 70 million dollars.
The development of the two pro.
! jects, if given final approval, is
expected to take some five years.
ECC Alumni Form
Chowan Association
At a meeting of alumni of East
Carolina College held Thursday
I night at the Edenton Junior-Senior
| High School a temporary organi
zation was formed for the college
alumni in Chowan County.
Mrs. Louis George Wilkins was
elected acting president and Mrs.
Murray Byrum, acting secretary,
and it was decided to organize a
! permanent alumni association early
I in January.
James W. Butler, alumni secre
jtary of ECC, was the principal
I speaker at the meeting, using as
his subject “New Look and New
I Outlook at ECC.”
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score, but after the two touch
downs, except for a few minutes
near the end of the game, the
Edenton team looked like anything
else but the team which had fought
its way to the Regional playoff.
They hav e defeated much better
teams than Cary had on the field,
but somehow they could not click.
Cary kicked to start the game
and in three plays the Aces made
a first down. Holland returned the
kick from the 22 to the 36. On the
first play Billy Bunch rammed the
line for three yards. Chan Wilson
then added six yards and on the
next play Jerry Downum bulled his
way u> the 46 for 11 yards. On
the next play Stuart Holland lat-
Centinued on Page B—Section 1