Jr- ■ ■ ONLY NEWSPAPER 1 ‘ PUBLISHED IN I CHOWAN COUNTY * ■ Volume XXUl.—Number 37 Stuart Holland Gets National Honor As ’55 Football Player &J —- - < Included In Honorable Mention By Wig wam Wisemen Edcnton's Junior-Senior High School and Stuart Holland in par ticular were signally honored by the Wigwam Wisemen of America last week when they included Young Holland, star quarterback of the Edenton Aces, among a list of 830 football players throughout the United States who were singled out for acclaims for their performance during the past season. The vote, conducted by the Wise men, was taken among sports wait ers on 1,305 daily newspapers, 992 radio sportscasters and 290 sports telecasters. Seven teams and a lengthy honorable mention list was) announced as the result of the poll. Two boys in the Albemarle sec tion were included in the honorable mention list, one being Holland as a back and Mike McGee of Eliza beth City as a tackle. Sixteen North Carolina high school players were included in the list of 830, but all except Holland were enrolled in schools a 1 Hive Class A. which makes the honor more significant for the outstanding Edenton quar terback. Life In Scotland is Club Subject i.«rs. Kathryn Good win Speaks at Meet ing Monday Night Lions of Edenton were virtually taken on a visit to old Scotland Monday evening, vlten they were treated to a travelogue by Mrs. Kathryn H.dmes Goodwin. The talk was illustrated by means of slide pictures jn color, whirh Mrs. Goodwin took while on a visit to Scotland last year. Hav ing lived in Scotland for a number of years, prior to her return to Edenton a few years ago, her knowledge of the country and their customs enabled her to present a most interesting program. Dr. Martin Wisely, who had Charge of the program, expressed the appreciation of the club mem bers to Mis. Goodwin for the even ing’s entertainment. It was announced that the boys who participated in the 4-H Corn Club contest last season, together with their dads, would be guests of the club at its dinner meeting next Monday evening. Awards will be presented to the winners, as has been the custom of the Lions Club for the past several years. The Lions certificate of mem bership 4 was officially presented to Milton Bass by President A1 Phil lips, as the newest member of the club. Mr. Bass is in < barge of the local Employment Office in Eden ton. Dr. Wallace Griffin reported that the scrap gold which has been turned in by members of the local club will be forwarded to the gold smith for use in compounding a surprise gift for Jack Stickley, of Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Town Forced Change Course OfWaterAtAlbemarleCourt A— ——* " «> (Q lany Years Will ! Be Closed The Town of Edenton will be obliged to change the course of a large volume of surface water at Albemarle Court in order to make way for the erection of some dwell ing houses. The water in question drains Badham road from Albe marle Court to Paradise road and for a long distance on Paradise road. The plat for the houses is for the most part an area which was designated for use as a playground 'when the first part of Albemarle Court was constructed. However, I gu> deed was received by the Town THE.CHOWAN HERALD State Chairman j *—*————— - ■ w ■ ■k - ~JP ,wA mB WM, I). CARMICHAEL. JR. State campaign chairman for the North Carolina Heart Association is William D. Carmichael, Jr., vice president and finance officer of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Mr. Carmichael, native of Durham and alumnus of L T NC, will head the Heart Drive in Feb ruary which culminates in Heart Sunday, February 26. County and community chairmen throughout the state Will be working with Mr. Carmichael to raise money for heart research, professional and lay education, and local community ser ' vices to assist heart patients. Interest Is Shown In Social Security By Local Farmers About 80 At Meeting Held In Edenton Last Week Farmers’ Social Security report ing appears to be the number one problem of interest at the present time, says County Agent C. W. Ov erman. To give farmers complete information and to answer their many questions, a meeting was held at the Chowan Community Building on Tuesday night, Janu ary 10. Specialist Charles Williams did an excellent job of pointing out im portant things to be observed in. filing income tax reports. He al so explained provisions for deduct ing losses due to hurricanes and other natural causes. Particular interest was indicat ed in Social Security by the ap proximately 80 (people, attending. Mr. Williams and the County Agent covered Social Security re porting in detail, and they were able to give answers to all the brought up. It is very important that farm ers take the matter of Social Se curity very seriously. According to the jaw, it is mandatory that farm ers make their Social Security re ports, These should be made dur ing the month of January if at all possible. Farmers who need fur ither information may contact the County Agents’office. 1 and recently the land was purehas j ed by George Twiddy, on which he I plans to build the houses. Running across the property is an open ditch which for many years carried surface water from the north. Since the area was develop ed the Town put a 10-inch pipe across the Badham road which empties into the ditch. Mr. Twid dy says he is not allowed to erect the houses over a storm sewer, so that he at first requested the Town to close the ditch and divert the water to Hawthorne road and then west to a ditch and pipe line'carry ing the water through Morris Cir cle. This, however, is impossible i due to the grade. Later Mr. Twid -1 Continued on Page 3—Sectio* 1 Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, January 19, lbot3. , Dr. M. Stealey At G|ist Church ' Sunday, January 22 Baptist Educator Will i Preach at Both Services Another outstanding mail in the I Southern Baptist Convention will I preach at the Baptist Church on I Sunday, January 22, for both wor ship services as Dr, S. L. Stealey, President of the Southeastern Bap tist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, substitutes for Dr. J. Leo Green, Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, who has been temporarily supplying for the pastor, the Rev. R. N. Car roll, while he recuperates from throat operations. Having been very active in both the North Carolina Baptist Con vention and the Southern Baptist | Convention as a pastor, leader and ! teacher Dr. Stealey is recognized as one of the convention’s most able men. He has been pastor of the First Baptist Church in Ra leigh and in recent years has de voted his activity to the field of instruction. While performing out standing work in his professorship at the Southern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary' in Louisville, Ky., he was elected to the presidency of the Southeastern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary in Wake Forest some three years ago when it was estab lished. He and some of the other guest preachers to the Baptist pul pit during the past three years have pioneered the establishment and expansion of the youngest Sem inary of Southern Baptists—but. which is conceded to possess one of the brightest and most useful fu tures. t Dr. Green will return to the Bap tist pulpit Sunday, JiVrtuarv 29 to resume his temporary pulpit sup ply engagements. Peanut And Cotton Allotments Mailed To County Farmers Application For Acre age Can Be Made At ASC Office Notices'of 1956 peanut and cot ton farm allotments have beep mailed to peanut and cotton pro ducers in Chowan County, accord ing to W. A. Harrell, chairman of the Chowan County ASC Commit- j tee. Producers who planted peanuts in either 1954 or 1955 and are not planning to plant peanuts in 1956 may release to the County ASC Committee then' 1956 peanut acre age allotment, and the firm will receive credit for the released acre age in establishing the 1957 pea nut allotment for the farm. Producers wishing to dp this should call by the County' ASC of fice as soon as possible and re lease their acreage which will be reapportioned to other peanut growers in the county. Producers desiring additional peanut acreage for 1956 only from released acre age should call by the ASC office and file an application. April 30, 1956 has been set as the final date for releasing peanut acreage. Mr. Harrell also said that cotton acreage may be released under the same conditions as peanuts by pro ducers who are not planning to plant cotton in 1956. Applications for additional cotton acreage from released acreage are being accept ed at the county office although a i final date for releasing cotton acre s age has not been established. ; Mr. Harrell urges all producers - who have not already done so to ■ return their 1955 peanut marketing i card to the ASC office to avoid tak ■ ing a reduction in their 1956 pea t nut farm allotment. i —— , ROTARIANS MEET TODAY ; The Edenton Rotary Club will i meet this (Thursday) afternoon at -1 o’clock in the Parish House. The - program will be in chaige of H. A ; (Izzy) Campen and President Gei - aid Janies request all Rot , nans| to be on hand. Group Os New Officers For Chowan Hospital Auxiliary Will Take Over On Jan. 20th _ _ j cal School, teaching at Harvard ■ since 1948. I DIME SOCIETY MEETING The Dime Society of the Edenton Baptist Church will meet Tuesday I night, January 24, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held at the i home of Mrs. J. N. Elliott on East ' Church Street and all members are urged to attend. ago the Commandant of the Marine Corps ordered me to submit a re quest for funds to rehabilitate the Athol house as Commanding Offi cer’s quarters. This request went to the Chief of the Bureau of Aero nautics, who holds the purse strings for all work of this nature, and it was forwarded via the Com manding General at Cherry Point and the Commandant of the Fifth Naval District. It was approved at Cherry Point but disapproved by the Commandant of the Fifth Na val District and his representative, the Commander, Naval Air Bases, Fifth Naval District, on the grounds that future plans for this base had no provision for the Ath ol house, and the area where it stands was needed for other pur poses. “This, in general, is the back ground. We received a reply a few days ago from the Chief of the Bu reau of Aeronautics. Tn his letter the Chief says, and I quote: “Your request for funds for Athol House is denied as quarters is inconsist ent with the future plans for me Air Station. Further, cun.,it di rectives relating to the austerity program prohibit exp« uditures for the maintenance oi rehabilitation Continued on Ps„t 6—Section - • Local BAR Chapter r Was Very Active - During Past Year j Mrs. Ernest Leary the J Speaker at Meeting j Janr *y 11 j. The Edenton Tea Party NSDAR j held its monthly meeting Wed nesday, January 11, at the James Iredell House. Mrs. R. P. Badh'jm, s regent, presided and Mrs. J. 1,. Pet t tus and Mrs. Richard Hines were hostesses for the afternoon. Mrs. ; Pettus, program chairman, intro duced the guest speaker, Mrs. Er- I nest Leary, who made an interest ing talk on “Radio Free Europe.” Mrs. N. R. Rowell, chairman of National Defense and Good Citi zenship, gave a reading on the Savings Bond program and a re ( port on the awards won by mem bers of the Good Citizenship, spon sored by the Edenton Tea Party Chapter in all the Chowan County schools. Winners of medals for 1955 were: Edenton Jr.-Sr. High Francis Lou Privott and Jack Bunch. | Chowan High School—Anne Hoi > lowell, Bernice Baker and Frank Evans. Edenton Elementary School— j Bobby Stokely. Colored Schools—Delores Guv, primary; Thomas Holley, gram mar: Lula Roberts, high school. Other highlights of the 1955 pro . grams were a Christmas program I by the Rev. J. Earl Richardson pf ( the Edenton Methodist Church and [ an interesting talk on American In dians by Mrs. M. P. Whichard. J A gavel, beautifully made by j i Hubert Williford of wood from the ’ historic Tea Party house,; pre sented to the chapter by Mrs. J. N. Pruden. .It was given by, group ope. Mrs. Pruden also presented a picture iof Judge James Wilson, 7 friehd of James Iredell and a sign er of the Declaration of Indepeod -1 ence from Pennsylvania. Judge 1 Wilson died in the Iredell House. The DAR yearbook was dedicat -1 ed to Inglis Fletcher, who has been ' an inspiration to the Tea Party Chapter since it was organized. Also in 1955 the past regent, Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., was made State Vice Regent and Mrs. N. K. ’ Rowell made District Historian, j The DAR maintains a scholar ship for a child at Crosspore in Western North Carolina, to whom a box of clothing, etc., was sent. The chapter also helped in support i of St. Mary’s School for Indians, • contributed toward restoration of . Tryon’s Palace, and Constitution ■ House at New Bern and. sent mon t ey to the National Investment ■ Trust Fund at Washington, D. C. [ civic calendar] Property must be listed for 1956 taxes during the month of Janu ary. j North Carolina 1956 automobile license plates on sale at the branch office of the Carolina Motor Club, j 102 East Water Street. Dr. S. L. Stealey, president of the Southeastern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary at Wake Forest, will preach at both morning and even ing worship services at the Bap . tist Church Sunday, January 22. Edenton Business and Profession al Women's Club w ill hold a dinner . meeting tonight (Thursday) in the Hotel Joseph Hewes Coffee Shop i at 7:30 o’clock. Circles of the Woman's Mission - ary Society of the Baptist Church . will meet Monday afternoon and night. January 23 and Tuesday night, January 24. > Dime Society of the Edenton 5 Baptist Church will meet Tuesday . night, January 24, at 8 o'clock at t the home of Mrs. J. N. Elliott. Fidelis NCO Wives Club will hold its monthly bake sale Friday morn . ing, January 20, in the Albemarle t room of the Post Exchange. Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will r hold its first meeting of the new r year in the nurses’ home Friday af > ternoon, January 20, at 3 o’clock. Edenton Jaycees sponsoring two J basketball games in the Edenton . Junior-Senior High School gym r nasium Tuesday night. January 31, i at 7:30 o’clock for the benefit of l me March of Dimes. Edenton boys Continued «*n Page 8, Section. 1 $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Per Capita Fire Loss In Edenton For ’55 Reported At 556.88 Medical Lecturer j i-f DR. ERNEST CRAIGE A heart specialist from the Uni- I versify of North Carolina Medical School at Chapel Hill, Dr. Ernest Craige, w ill be the lecturer for the postgraduate medical meeting to be held in the Chowan Hospital nurses’ home Wednesday, January 25. at 4P. M., and 7:30 P. M. ' Jaycees Sponsor Dasketball Game j For March Dimes i Edenton Trains Will Play Williamston January 31 Sponsored by the Edenton Juttf ior Chamber of Commerce, a bas ketball game has been scheduled for Tuesday night, January 31, with the proceeds going into the March of Dimes fund. Two games will be played in the Junior-Senior High School gymnas ium. when the Edenton Aces will meet the strong Williamston High School quintet and the Edenton girls also play the Williamston girls. A price of 50 cents has been fix ed as the admission charge, but because the proceeds will be do nated to the March of D'mes, any larger amount will be accepted. The first game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 o’clock and the Jay cees are hopeful that a large crowd will turn out. Tickets for the games are already on sale by the Jaycees. Kehayes Speaker At Rotary Club Meeting Mayor Ernest Kehayes was the principal speaker at last week's j Rotary meeting, when he spoke about Boy Scouts. Mayor Kehayes complimented the club for being the sponsor of Troop No. 58 and urged Rotarians to continue their efforts in behalf of the youth of the community. Mr. Kehayes was introduced by Lloyd E. Bunch, who had charge of the program. FIDELIS CLUB BAKE SALE The Fidelis NCO Wives’ Club will hold its monthly bake sale in the Albemarle room of the Post Exchange on Friday morning, Jan uary 20. Meeting Called To Organize Travel Council In Albemarle «s, Luncheon Meeting at Hotel Joseph Hewes January 21 There wilj be an organizational meeting of the Albemarle Area Travel Council at the Hotel Joseph Hewes on Saturday, January 21, beginning with a luncheon at noon. The purpose of the Albemarle Area Travel Council will be to cor relate me actn i js of all the Al bfc.uarle are. organizati, ns inter ested in ti promotion of the trav el industry of this area and to act ...v ? i ndium through which these “V SLOW I DOWN AND LIVEI 1 J 1 County’s Loss Is Only $1.31 Per Capita For Year Based on a population of 5,000, Edenton’s per capita fire loss for the year 1955 was $56.88 and based on a population of 12,480, Chowan County’s per capita fire loss was $1.31, according to figures compil ed by Fire Chief R. K. Hall.U During the year there alarms answered in Edenton with property involved amounting to $1,421,800. There were $3 out of town calls with property valuation of $177,800 involved. Damage done in Edenton was $84,407.50, while damage out of town amounted to $16,350. A major portion of the Edenton damage, SBO,OOO was caus ed by two fires, one at the Albe marle Peanut Company and the other at a Home Feed & Fertilizer Company warehouse. Insurance On property involved in Edenton was $1,405,000, while out of town insurance was $119,- 500. According to Chief iNall’s figures firemen were out for the 67 fires in Edenton a total of 55 hours and 15 minutes, while for the 33 out of town fires they were out 31 hours and 10 minutes. For the Edenton fires the fire | men traveled 97 miles and for out of town fires 376 miles. In Eden- Iton 11,650 feet of hose was laid and out ,of town 5,200 feet. Lad ders werie raised 216 feet in Eden ton at|d, 60 feet out of town. For Edenton fires 90 pounds of CO2 and five gallons of foam was used, hut none out of town. i .Volunteer firemen responding to fires during the year were 903 in Edenton arid 572 out of town. Paid mpn were on duty 16,944 hours. During the year three fire drills were held and the firemen extended 25 courtesies. Swain Speaker At At Meeting Os PTA The Edenton Parent-Teacher As sociation held its regular monthly meeting January 3, in the Edenton Elementary School library. Mrs. J. J. Ross led the devotional which was followed by a short bus iness meeting. W. T. Harry, program chairman, introduced Ernest Swain, principal of the Edenton Elementary School, who made a highly informative and interesting talk on reading. Mrs. Ruth Bunch led a panel discussion on reading problems. The panel was composed of Mrs. Carolyn Barker, Miss Ruth Lockamy, Miss Thelma White and Miss Mary Lee Copeland. Miss Ruby Felts’ third grade won the attendance prize. Elementary School Is Again Robbed Upon opening of the Edenton Elementary School Monday morn ing it was discovered that thieves again entered the building some time since the closing of school Friday and made way with about sls in small change. Quite frequently the building has been entered, and while police are working on the case, they had no clues early this week. organizations shall participate in travel development on an area wide basis. The Alßfenurle Area Travel Council will include all counties east of Highway No. 17 between the Virginia line and Washington, N. C. There are twelve counties in this area. Forrest Jones, manager of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Com merce and Mrs. Lucile Purser have been iinrumental in setting the stage for this organizational meet ing. A large number of represen tatives from all sections of the Al bemarle area have indicated thati they wilf attend the meeting. '