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Volume XXTL—Number 49.
Cotton Growers So
In Election Dec. re
All Producers of Cot
ton In 1955 Eligible
To Vote
Cotton growers have an im
portant decision to make on Tues
day, December 13, W. A. Harrell,
chairman of the Chowan Coun
ty Agricultural Stabilization and
'Conservation Committee, reminds
farmers.
On that day growers will vote in
a referendum to decide Whether
marketing quotas will be in effect
for their 1956 cotton crop.
“If at Qeast two-thirds of the
growers voting approve the quo
tas,” Mr. Harrell said, “market
ing quotas will be in effect cn all
farms growing cotton in 1956, pen
alties will apply on ‘excess’ cotton
and price supports to those grow
ers who comply with their cotton
acreage allotment will be 'avail:; old
at the full level of effective sup
ports. Under current legislation
this support will be lietv.ven 75 and
90 per cent of parity, the level de
pending upon the supply sitnat'on
at the time the determination is
made.
“If .more than one-third of the
growers disapprove quotas, there
will lie lino marketing quotas ViT
penalties, but price supports to
eligible growers (who comply with
their allotments) will he available
at 50 per cent of parity.
“In either ease, acreage ai.ot
ment-. will continue in effect :or
the 1956 cotton crop.”
The chairman pointed Out that
t he Secretary of Agriculture is rii
' .-ected to proclaim marketing quo
tas for the next cotton crop when
the cotton supply exceeds normal.
Quotas are not put into operation,
however, unless they rre approved
hy at least two-thirds of the grow
ers voting in a national referen
dum on the question.
All farmers who produced cotinn I
in 1955 are eligible to vote in the
referendum.
Nominations Are in
Order For Edenton
Jaycee 1955 Award
Year’s Most Outstand
ing Young: Man Se
lected In January
Edenton Jaycees are looking for
ward to the week of January 14-21,
when Edenton’s outstanding young
man for 1955 will be named at a
special banquet. The Jaycees will
present a Distinguished Service
Award key to the young man who
receives the honor.
Nominations for the outstanding
young man are now being received
hy Gilliam Wood and can lie made
liy any leal individual or organiza
tion. Those nominated will be kept
secret hy Mr. Wood and will be
submitted to a group of judges
who are also secret except for Mr.
Wood. Nominations for the honor
must bp a man between the ages
of 21 and 35 who has rendered out
standing service in the community
during the year 1955.
civic calendar]
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Edenton Town Council will hold
their December meeting next Tues
day night at 8 o'clock. '
Marines will play a benefit foot.
\ all game on Hicks Field Saturday
ight, December 10, at 8 o'clock to
help raise funds for a new field
house at Hicks Field.
Majority of stores in Edenton
wii| dose Monday and Tuesday,
December 26 and 27, in observance
of Christmas. Stores ■will begin
Wednesday, December 21, to re
main open until 9 P, M., through
December 24,
Edenton Pa rent-Teacher Asso
ciation will meet Tuesday night,
December 13, at 8 o’clock in the
Edenton Elementary School audi
torium.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Grateful )
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Miss Inez Felton, president of
the Edenton Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club, and Edenton
merchants wish to take this means
to express their gratitude and
thanks for the interest and excel
lent cooperation shown by those
who gave of their time and efforts
to make the BPW Christmas pa
rade and party the most success
ful ever held in Edenton.
“Such cooperation as yours made
it |H»ssible and easier for us to put
on such an event for the children
of Chowan County,” said Miss Fel
ton. “We especially thank the Ma
rines and their wives for their
wholehearted interest and coopera
tion in all phases of the activities.”
Holland And Keefer
Awarded Berths On
All-Eastern Teams
Chan Wilson Also Giv
en Honorable Men
tion as End
Three members of the Edenton
Aces’ 1955 football team are hon
ored in the Raleigh News and Ob
server’s Class A AM-Eastern team
which was announced Sunday.
The three are Stuart Holland,
quarterback; Wayne Keetcr, guard
and Chan Wilson, defensive .end.
Holland was named on the first
team, Keeter on the second team
and Wilson wag given honorable
mention.
The teams wore picked in a poll
of the Class A coaches with 27 par
-1 ticipating.
Holland received more votes than
any player on the squad, with op-1
posing coaches saying he is one of
the best, quarterbacks they’ve seen
during the (last two seasons. He
has dazzled opponents and fans as
well with his clever hall handling. |
He can pass accurately, is a fine
runner and scored eight touch
downs this season.
Masonic Christmas
Party December 14
Edenton Masons and members of
the Eastern Star will hold their an.
nual Christmas party in the dining
room of the Masonic Temple Wed
nesday night, December 14, begin
ning at 7 o’clock.
Wives of Masons who are not
members of the Eastern Star, as
well as husbands of Eastern Star
members have been invited.
A delightful program is being
arranged, so that an evening of
genuine pleasure is anticipated.
13 Year Old Negro Boy Killed
On Hiway When Hit By Car|
Patrolman Mack Rog
erson Rules Accident
Was Unavoidable
Wifllie Henry Hardy, a 13-year
old colored boy, son of Mr. and i
Mrs. John Hardy, died in Chowan 1
Hospital late Wednesday afternoon
of last week shortly after he was
struck by an automobile driven by
Edwin Morris Small, 27, who lives
on Route 3.
The accident occurred almost in
front of the boy’s home, about two
miles north of Edenton on Route
32.
According to Highway Patrolman
Mack Rogerson, who made an in
vestigation, the boy was walking
approximately two and a half feet
on the highway. Mr. Small was ;
meeting another car on a curve and i
just after the glare of lights he |
saw the boy on the road approx i- j
mately 30 feet in front of him. He
applied brakes and pulled to the
left but was unable to avoid strik-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 8,1955.
CHRISTMAS PARADE FEATURES
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At top is the attractive Cathedral Church Choir float whiFh won
first prize in the mammoth Christmas parade held in Edenton
Thursday afternoon. The float was entered by Chowan High School.
Tired, but. happy, Ida Canlpen and her dog Rest, at bottom, followed
the mile long trek from the ball park, where the parade started.
This little Santa Claus float attracted so much attention it almost
took the spotlight from Papa Santa. —(Evelyn Leary Photos).
Marines Ready For
Game To Be Played
On Saturday Night
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Proceeds of Game Will
Go Toward a New
Field House
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Saturday night is the big night j
for Marine Corps Six-man football j
in Edenton this season. That’s tho
night when the Edenton NAAS
! champions, Marine Attack Squad
ron 225, take on an All-Star team
from the rest of the league in a .
benefit contest.
• .Game time for the Hicks Field
' battle is 8 P. M.
■ Ever since the Flying Eagles
clinched the championship over two
weeks, ago, the AW-Stars have been
working hard for the contest, and
Coach Joe Presutto says that they
are ready to go Saturday night.
When VMA-225 clinched: the title, j
the rest of the league schedule was 1
cancelled and the All Stars went
to work.
The contest will lie played to col-|
fleet funds for the construction of .
a field house at Hicks Field. The
Edenton High School Hand will j
perform at halftime, and a trophy,
will be presented to the league
champs.
Also, the 1955 Edenton Aces'
football team will be introduced as
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ing the boy. .
It is the opinion of Patrolman
Rogerson that the hoy was at
tempting to cross, the highway
since he lived across the road from
the scene of the accident. Physi
cal evidence showed that the ve-.
(hide was not traveling more than
40 miles pec hour and Rogerson re
ported that as far as lie could de
termine, the accident was unavoid
able.
Rogerson says he has had no lit-1
tie amount of trouble with people
using the highway for walking and
wishes to plead with pedestrians
t» be more careful about walking
on roads. He gives this advice, “If
you want to flirt with death, walk
on the highways. If you want to
live, yield the right of way to ve
! hides, or walk to the left facing
j traffic.”
Rogerson reports that this was 1
the first traffic fatality in two
I years on Chowan-County roads and
the first anywhere in the county
since May, 19a4. I
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Speaks Tonight j
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j JAKE WEST, JR.
Using as his subject “Operation
l Civic Service,” Jake West, Jr., of
Kinston, national director of the
ill, S, Junior Chamber of Com
merce, will address Edenton Jay
' cees loifight (Thursday) at 7
j o’Mock in the Penelope Barker
| House.
Ernest PKehayes
Elected Master Os
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: Unanimity Lodge
1956 Officers Elected
At Meeting of Lodge
Thursday Night
At Thursday night’s meeting of
Unanimity Lodge \'o. 7, A. F. &
A. M., officers for the year 1956
were duly elected.
Ernest P. Kehayes was elected
master of the lodge, succeeding C.
W. Overman. Other officers elect
ed were: William Adams, senior
' warden; Daniel Reeves, junior war
den: Roy E. Leary, treasurer, and
Isiuis George Wilkins, secretary
J. Edwin Bufflap was re-elected as
a trustee for a term of three years.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The Auxiliary of Ed Bond Post
No. 40 of the American Legion will
meet Tuesday night, December 13,
'at 8 o’clock at the home of the
president, Mrs. James E. Cozzens
on North Broad Street. Mrs. Coz
zens is especially anxious to have
1 all members attend, I
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Jake West Speaker
Tonight At Meeting
Os Edenton Jaycees
j National Director Will
Pay Official Visit to
Edenton Group
Jake West, Jr., of Kinston, na.
tionafl director of the U. S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce, is schedul
ed to address the Edenton Jaycees
tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock in
! the Penelope Barker House with
1 tho topic “Operation Civic Ser
vice.”
West, one of 200 national di
rectors in the U. S. Junior Cham
l>er of Commerce and is visiting
Edenton as part of his series of
official visits to 31 clubs from Red
Springs to Elizabeth City. The
national directors are elected each
year and visit the 2,750 Jaycee
clubs throughout the nation and
serve as a sounding board and
guiding force for the 200,01)0 Jay
cees in the U. S.
West, who will meet with the >
Edenton Board of Directors follow,
ing his address, is president and j
manager of West Machinery Com- j
pany in Kinston and is a member I
and past president of the Kinston
Jaycees. For the years 1951 and i
1953 he was selected as Kinston’s
“Young Man of the Year.” Serv- >
ing as one of the 10 State Jaycee j
vice presidents for the 1954-55 year J
he received the Cou Browne award
for being the most outstanding |
state vice-president. He was elected ,
a national director for North Caro. I
lina at the State Jaycee Conven-1
tion in Charlotte in May.
According to Luther Parks, local
Jaycee president," the four major
goals the Jaycees will strive to
achieve this year through their var.
ied projects are: Attempt to make
the community a better place in
] which to live, dfcvelop leadership
I among their members, offer educu
-1 ti’onal, recreational, and social ac
tivities to mCn of similar age, and
give young men between 21 and
36 the opportunity to participate in
the affairs of the community, state
and nation,
41 Boys Admitted
To Cub Pack 159
Cubmaster Baker Af
ter More Boys From
8 to 11 Years Old
The first regular mect.'ng of
Edenton Cub Scout Pack No. 159
was held Tuesday night of last
week in the Junior-Senior High
School cafeteria, which was well
attended.
Cubmaster Robert R. Baker wel
comed the parents at the meeting
and explained the duties of par
ents in the Cub Scout organization.
Most of the parents of the Cubs
were present and the lioys put on
a very interesting program.
The following boys were admit
ted to the Pack at this meeting and
were presented their registration
cards and Bob Cat pins: Edward
Jenkins, John Bunch, Jr., Charles |
Wood, Jr., Tom Phillips, Joe Har
rolfl, Boh Breeze, Jimmie Aynes,
Bobby Calvert, Arthur Baer, Jim
Elliott, Billy Cozart, Douglas
Twiddy, Arthur Stowe, Bobby Fal
lis, James Wisely, Nicholas Zabit
chuck, Charles Antos, Jimmy
Quicksalfl, Benne lian-ell, Hugh
Hambrie, Gary Sparks, John Hart,
man, Bruce Richardson, Tim Max
well, Phil Harrell, Lee Griswold,
Bill Driver, Johnnie Floars, Mich-
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Taxlisters ]
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Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morning
appointed tax listers for the year
1956. Those appointed were as fol
lows:
First Township—Mrs. Margaret
Floars and Mrs. Pattie S. Byrum.
Second Township—Henry Bunch.
Third Township—T. D. Berry
man.
Fourth Township—Ward Hos.
kins.
t axes must he listed during the
I month of January,
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Mrs. Inglis Fletcher Named
Woman Os Year At Meeting
Os BPW Club Tuesday Night
Fidel is NCO Wives Club Officers ]
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{ Above are pictured the new officers of the Fidelis NCO Wives
| Club, who were installed last week in the game room of the Staff
j NCO Club. Left to right, they are: Mrs. R. C, Keyes, second vice
• president; Mrs. I). F. Richardson, first vice president; Mrs. Claude
Elsies, president: Mrs. C. C. Hook, secretary and Mrs. A. T. Back
t herms, treasurer.
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\Appeal For Help
I Seriousness of the plight of the I
family of Mr. and Mrs. George I
Spruill is called to the attention of
the general public in the hope that I
many people will come to their res
cue.
On November II Mr. and Mrs.
Spruill’s son, Mike, I I months old,
whs seriously burned when lie got
hold of some matches which lie ig
nited hi* crih. The child was
seriously burned on both legs, his
stomach and arms and hands.
A patient in Chowan Hospital
since the accident, skin was graft
ed on the hoy’s left leg last week
and in two more weeks more skin,
grafting will be necessary. Il is)
the opinion of doctors that at least j
four more operations will have to
be made.
The family is financially unable
to pay the expense of hospitaliza-
Over 5,000 Gather
To Welcome Santa
Claus In Edenton
Parade Is Acclaimed
Best Ever Held In
Edenton
By EVELYN G. LE\RY
. More than 5,000 children and
adults packed Broad Street here
Thursday afternoon to witness the
| biggest and, hy far, the most ifl-ib
lorate Christmas parade ever to he
staged in Edenton. Spectators,
took the cold, hilt clear, day in
stride by tightening up their wraps
and forgetting the disconifoK, as
the antics of the downs, hands and
beautiful floats drew their atten
tion.
Squeals of delight filled the air
when Santa Claus appeared with
his six reindeer and sleigh to hail
the youngsters with his jolly (laugh
and warm greetipjSß. Right, behind
Santa’s float and concluding the
parade came his helper in the form
of a miniature Santa Claus with
a pack of toys in his glittering
sleigh, pulled by Ida Camptn’s dog,
dressed up in red toboggin cap and
other festive regalia. This feature
drew considerable comments from
the crowd.
Among other added features this
year which created much attention
was the Cherry Point Marine Band
and marching unit, for which Miss
Gofldie Layton, parade chairman,
and the BPW Club, sponsors of the
afftiir express their deepest appre
ciation to Colonel Davis of the
Edenton Base for securing this out
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
I lion and operations, so that friends 1
of the family are seeking contri
butions in order to do everything
* pssihle to save (he life of the
hoy. I
Mrs. Henry G. Quinn is among
those vitally interested in coming
to the relief of the unfortunate
family and she will greatly appre
ciate any contributions made for
tile purpose.
An application has been made to
have Mrs. Spruill appear on the
“Strike It Rich” television program
hu| up until Tuesday no word has 1
been received from the application. 1
An effort is also being made to
I secure aid from the Daisy Alice :
Ward fund, which was set up fol
; lowing the death of the girl as the (
, result of burns. The fund is ad
ministered hy the North Carolina
Crippled Children Society.
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Store Hours 1
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Jesse L. Harrell contacted a ma- ,
; jnritv of I lie merchants of Edenton
I relative to the number of days
stores will he closed for Christmas ,
■ and they have decided to he closed
; Monday and Tuesday, December
2t>th and 27th. All stores will be
open Monday, January 2nd. ,
The merchants also decided to
stay open until 9 P. M., beginning
Wednesday, December 21, through
Christmas eve night.
Stores will he closed on Wed
nesday afternoon beginning Janu
ary 4, 1956.
Lin Bond Awarded
Honor Roll Ribbon
At ayspecial parade held Tuesday
of last week at Waynesboro, Va.,
19 Fishbume Military Schoofl Ca
, dets received top honors for out
standing academic achievements
for the second school month.
Before the entire cadet battalion,
the cadets were presented ribbons
by Major Edward B. Young, Jr.,
director of activities, and Captain
Albert J. Brown, professor of mili
tary science and tactics.
Among the cadets to receive first
honor roll ribbons for having made
no grade less than 85% in all sub
jects was Linwood D. Bond, son of
Mr. and Mrs William E. Bond cf
Edenton,
SLOW
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Selection Revealed at
Annual Bosses’ Night
Christmas Party
By EVELYN G.LEARY
Dr. Inglis Fletcher, one of Amer
' ica's leading- novelists, was named
“Woman of the Year,” by the
Edenton Business and Professional
Women’s Club at its annual Boss
es’ Night Christmas Party held
Tuesday night in the Masonic Tem
ple. Mrs. Lena Leary, who made
the announcement, cited Mrs.
Fletcher for her outstanding work
in the community and State and, on
behalf of the club, presented her
' with a dozen red roses as a tribute
of the high esteem in which she is
regarded.
In accepting the honor conferred
upon her, Mrs. Fletcher was so
surprised that she delighted the
group when she said, “What does
! a Woman of the Year do? Am I
supposed to be good, or something?
She then thanked the club, declar
ing “It is a very perfect experi
ence and a very great honor for
any woman to have. She then
laughed and said, “Hereafter, I’ll
try to write better books about
Edenton.”
Mrs. Fletcher was born in Alton,
Illinois, the first of three children
of Maurice Wiiiliam and Flora Dean
Chapman. She is the great, great
granddaughter of Richard Chap
man, who settled in Tyrrell County.
The creative instinct appeared at a
young age, and soon the authoress
I was delighting her school mates
with her stories. Following a seige
of juvenile writings, she began tb
develop a taste for good literature
and spent considerable time ih the
library at Edwardsvilfle, whehe the
family had moved.
Later, Mrs. Fletcher became in
terested in art and attended the St.
Louis School of Fine Arts at Wash
ington University. Her plans were
to become a sculptor, but she cast
these aside to become a bride when
she met handsome John Fletcher, a
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Treble Clef Group
Delights Rotarians
Girls Sing Several Se
lections at Meeting
Thursday
Edenton Rotarians were treated
to some excellent music at their
meeting Thursday afternoon when
members of the Treble Clef Club
of the Edenton Junior-Senior High
Schoofl sang several numbers.
Tho group, directed by Mrs.
Mary Leggett Browning, included
the following: Minta Hobbs, Bren,
da Mooney, Frances Boyce, Leigh
Dobson, Page Cayton, Irene Law-
I rence, Betsy Ross, Peggy Elliott
and Patricia Bunch at the piano.
The girls were greeted by rounds
of applause by the Rotarians for
their program,.which wa* in charge
of Jack Mooney.
Band Association Will
Hold Christmas Party
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The Edenton Band Parents Asso.
ciation is planning to entertain
members of the band and their par
ents at a Christmas party to be
held Monday night, December 12.
The affair is scheduled to be held
in the Teen-Age Club beginning at
7:30 o’clock.
An interesting program is being
arranged and Jack Mooney, presi
dent of the association, is hoping
all band members and their par
ents will attend and enjoy an even
ing of genuine pleasure.
MEETING POSTPONED
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morning
agreed to hold their January
meeting on Wednesday, January 4
instead of January 2. This post
ponement is due to New Year fail
ing on Sunday and observed cs a
holiday on Monday.
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