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Chowan Recorder’s
Court Has Steady
Business Increase
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In Five Years Fines
and Costs Rise From
$10,077 to $31,065
Some idea of the increased busi
ness done in Chowan Recorder’s
Court is reflected in a report sub
mitted to the County Commission-,
ers Monday by E. W. Spires, Clerk
of Court.
The report covers the fiscal
years 1961-62, 1964-65 and 1955-56.
During rfie fiscal year 1951-52
the number of cases handled by the
court amounted to 483, with costs
amounting to $3,640.14 and fines
$6,437.75, for a total of $10,077.89.
In the 1954-55 fiscal year the
number of cases increased to 1,216
with costs amounting to $10,423.15
and fines $13,479.60, for a total of
$23,846.30.
For the last fiscal year, 1955-56,
the number.of cases jumped up to
1,556 with costs amounting to $14,-
340.05 and* fines $16,726.50, for a
total of $31,065.55.
During the 1951-52 fiscal year 72
cases was the most handled in any
one month, while in 1954-55 there
were only four months when less
than 100 cases were handled.
During the last fiscal year there
were only three months when less
than 100 cases were handled, the
highest being 215 in January
while the three low months, July,
April and June 98, 88 and 92 cases,
respectively, were handled.
The cost of operating Recorder’s
Court for the 1955-56 fiscal year
was $12,044.20.
War On Rats Still
Waged In Chowan
Poison Bait Available
Free at Office of
County Agent
Sponsored by the Chowan County
Commissioners, a county-wide rati
campaign is still in progress in'
Chowan County. I
County Agent C. W. Overman in
formed the County Commissioners
Monday that a large quantity of
rat poison has been distributed and
that he understands a large num
ber of rats have been killed during
the drive.
Poison is furnished free and can
be secured at the county agent’s of
fice. The Commissioners desire to
make the drive on rats as effective
as possible, so that they urge all
who have n"t secured the poison
bait to do so at once.
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Edenton Lions Club will conduct
a bread sale Monday evening, July
9, starting at 6:30 o’clock.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
hold its annual banquet Friday
night, July 20, at 7 o’clock in the
American Legion hut.
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night at 8 o’clock. |
Edenton Boy Scouts will leave
Sunday, July 8, to spend a week
camping at Lake Sherando in the
Blue Ridge Mountains neat
Waynesboro, Va.
Chowan Council No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas will sponsor a recep
tion in honor of Mrs. Martha Crum
mey, -Great Wenonah of the Great
Council of North Carolina, in the
American Legion hut Friday night,;
July 6 at 8 o'clock-
Cub Scouts wIH enjoy * water
melon cutting night, July
31, ah a climax or the month’s
theme “Cub Scent Regatta”,
| Daily vacation Bible School ip hf j
■regroee at . the First Christian 1
Church and will Friday, My
t The children wffl preeent a
program in the church Sunday
night, July 8, at 740 o’clock.
The CJI.M.C. Circle of th* first
night, July 6, at T M o'clock at
shs home of Mrs. Cettlo Laeriter.
rHE CHOWAN HERALD
20 Years Ago
As Found In-the Files of
The Chowan Herald 1
County Commissioners, County!
Board of Education and Edenton!
School Trustees considered deplor- j
able condition of schools in Cho
wan County following burning of |
Chowan High School. The county
filed-an application for an outright
grant of $83,000 for school needs.
N. K. Rowell was installed presi
dent of the Edenton Rotary Club.
“Pin tables” and “marble games”
were outlawed in Chowan County,
as the result of a ruling by the
State Supreme Court.
Beecher Ward of the Ryland sec
tion and Herman Bunch of the
Rocky Hock section reported the
first cotton blossoms in the county.
The Rev. W. T. C. Briggs charg
ed the editor of The Herald was un
fair to him in a squabble between
the two.
Red Cross Chapter began life
saving course at the U. S. Fish
Hatchery.
Democratic rally drew a large
crowd at the Chowan County Court
House with special music furnish- {
ed by the Swanner String Band.
Edenton Police Arrest
40 People During June
Chief of Police George I. Dail 1
reports that during June Edenton
police made a total of 40 arrests,
three of whom were released to
mothers. Os those arrested, 36
were found guilty as charged.
Miscellaneous traffic arrests led
the list at 19, followed by seven for
being drunk.
Os those arrested .24 were white
males, thl-ee white females, 13 col
ored males and no colored females.
Fines amounted to $325 and
costs $175.75, or a total of $500.75.
Activities during the month in
cluded 58 calls answered, four ac-'
cidents investigated, three funerals |
worked, 20 street lights reported
out, 22 courtesies extended, 13:
I doors found unlocked, 20 investi- j
I gations made and 678 citations is-
I sued. The police made 861 radio ]
calls and were on the air one hour, j
; 11 minutes and 45 seconds.
Winners Named In
Chowan County’s
Elimination Events
Dr. McGuire Crowns
Health Kings and
Queens
The third annual Chowan County
' 4-H. Elimination Day which was
held Friday, June 29, at Chowan
High School and Community Build
ing was very successful.
Barbara Ann Byrum . was coun
ty winner in the Junior Division of
the dairy foods demonstration.
Barbara gave a demonstration on
“Milk Makes A Difference”, Kay
White was winner ii£ the senior di
vision of the dairy foods demon
stration- The title of Kay’s dem
onstration was "A Sundae Every
day". *
Barbara Ann Jordan and Ruth
Ann Lhydan were winners of the
i poultry marketing demonstration
oontegt. The title of their demon
strates was Sense for
Cents”. In the vegetable
marketing demonstration gherwoqd
Harrell and Dick Lowe were win
i ners with their demonstration en-
Ttitldd “Why Losg Your SPot of
BPMte gave an elec
tric demonstration on “Homemade
ahd Hahdy' being winner eHftr
electric demonstration contest.
“Don’t Let Them Sneak In” was
the subject of the prize winning en
given by Kay Lowe and Gall Skin
ner. Bay Privott was winner of
folMpM Mtry ttemomtretion Say
T’ __ . which was
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 5,1956.
Methodists Name
John Holmes New
Chairman Os Board
Sesquicentennial Cele-I
bration of Methodism 1
In Edenton Aired
At a meeting of the official
board of the Methodist Church held
! Monday night, John A. Holmes was
j elected chairman, succeeding Dr.
IA. F. Downum. At the same time
l A. B. Harless was elected vice
| chairman and Mrs. Jesse Harrell
secretary.
This was the first meeting of the
new “official family” of the church
to which members of the official
members of the various commis
sions and officers of the Woman’s
Society and Wesleyan Service Guild
and the church school staff were
requested to attend.
The Rev. Earl Richardson, pastor
of the church, devoted the first
part of the meeting to a discussion
of possible things to come in the
life of the Edenton church, notably
a revival to be conducted beginning
February 3, by Dr. Clovis Chappell
of Waverly, Tenn.
Mr. Richardson also pointed out
that Methodism in Edenton will be
150 years old in 1958, and called
for a two-year celebration in terms
of the most vital spiritual history
. thus far in the life of the church.
It is hoped that a major sesqui
centennial celebration may be held
. by the Edenton church.
A part of such a celebration
i would he the preparation of a his
j tory of the Edenton Methodist
Church for general distribution.
Mr. Richardson called upon Mrs.
Mary Leggett Browning for a brief
' extempore talk on what she knows
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Reception In Honor
Os Great Wenonah
Sponsored by Chowanoke ffouneil
No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, a
reception will be held in the Ameri
-1 can Legion hall on the Windspr
highway Friday night, July 6, at 8
j o’clock. The reception is in honor
j of Mrs. Martha Crummey, Great
Wenonah of the Great Council of
■ North Carolina, who next May will
[ be elevated to Great Pocahontas.
Members of the Degree of Poca
| hontas, as well as Red Men and
1 their wives are cordially invited to
1 attend the reception.
[Budget Adopted]
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Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morning
adopted the county budget for the
1956-57 fiscal year, which calls for
a tax rate of $1.53 per hundred dol
lar property valuation, the same as
last year.
No change was made in the fig
ures which were approved at a spe
cial meeting held Monday, June 18.
iiip^nnirigir
Cautious Driving
Says Chowan Already
Exceeded Quota of
Accidents
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State Highway Patrolman Mack
Rogerson Wishes to ingpnps upon
the giving public Sow important
it iijto be alert while on J
the Crowded highways of today.
“There is no such thing as relax
ing while you drive,” says Roger
son. “Driving is a full time job.
Although you. might be a good driy*
er, you must be alert to avoid the
other man and that is important
due to the fact that it may, save
your life. - I
"80, let’s be extra cautieus fir
ing the vacation and holiday ww-
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COLONEL HAMILTON LAWRENCE
Col. Hamilton Lawrence, com-|
manding officer of the Edenton)
Naval Auxiliary Air Station, is j
scheduled to he transferred this
month to the Firet Marine Air
craft Wing in the Orient, the Ma
rine Corps has announced. The
I Colonel and his family plan to
leave Edenton about July 15.
Lt. Col. F. H. Collins is to re
lieve Colonel Lawrence, the Marine
Corps said. Colonel Collins isj
presently stationed at Newport,
R. I.
Colonel Lawrence reported to
Edenton in August of 1954 and be
came Executive Officer of Marine j
Aircraft Group 14. The facility,
was known then as a Marine Corps
Auxiliary Landing. Field.-". i
4 When the Edenton biase was des
ignated a Wval Auxiliary Air Sta- .
tion in September of last year, Col. j
Lawrence was named Commanding
Officer.. It is the first and only
time that a Marine has commanded
a Naval Station.
Prior to his assignment a t Eden
ton, Colorfel Lawrence was Naval -
Attache at Oslo, Norway.
While in Edenton, Colonel Law
rence accepted an invitation to be
come a member of the Edenton Ro-)
tary Club and has been active in '
that organization since.
Colonel Lawrence was born in'
Manila. '
{Elevator Cause Os
Delay In Opening Os
MewFumitureStore
Tom Hopkins Expects
To B* Able to Open
In vVeek or Two
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Tom Hopkins, manager of the
new Albemarle Furniture Company,
has announced that opening of his
new store has been held up dye to
installation of an elevator in the
.building. Mr. Hopkins has a large
line of merchandHte ready to be put
on display, but is handicapped be
cause an elevator has not been in
stalled in order to movti some of
the merchandise to the second floor
of tne building. *
Workmen this week began in
' stalling the -elevator so that Mr.
i Hopkins is hopeful that he can
open his nefr store for'* business
• within the next few weeks.
When everything is m readiness
Mr. Hopkins plans to observe open
house dicing which a complete line
tot i^w-furniture will be oh disulay
and prices awarded. He intended
to be in operation by this time
but has been unalle to do so due
! to delay in in*va:Jng an elevator.
John Griffin Wins
Red Cross Honors
Airman First Class John jGrif
> fin, son of Mr. and‘Mrs. J. W. Grif
fin, has recently completed the
course hi senior life-saving and
i was awarded the American Red
as Springfield,
•Mass,, with the TJBAF.
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I At the age of 14, the Colonel
served as an apprentice seaman in
| the Royal Swedish Merchant Ma
rine aboard the “Abraham Ryd
berg”, a square rigger, and round
ed Cape Horn in 1930. While
aboard the ship, which was at sea
for 125 days, he celebrated his 16th
birthday.
Arriving in Ireland, the youthful
adventurer was paid off at the rate
i of-36*repts per month and returned
to-the United States to complete]
high school.
While still in high school, at the
age of 16, he soloed an airplane.
In 1933, Colonel. Lawrence enter
, ed Stanford University at Pale Al
to, Calif., and was graduated in
1 1937, when he entered flight school
Ife -was Commissioned a Marine'
Corps second lieutenant and a Na-!
J val aviator in 1939. I
During- World War IT, Colonel |
Lawrence served in the South Pa-,
cific. He was awarded the Bronze
[ Star and Air Medal for action in
the Solomons.
, Colonel Lawrence is married to
j the former Miss Irene B. Spears
of San Francisco. Colonel and
Mrs. Lawrence are the parents of
I three children—lrene, 13; Hames
' H., 9, and Erik, 2—who live with
| them at 901 Cabarrus Street in
■ Edenton.— (Official U. S. 'Marine
I Corps Photo).
One Chowan Road
Is Approved While
Another Rejected
Short Section at Nix
on’s Beach Added
To System
The State Highway & Public
Works Commission has approved
one piece of road to be added to
the county highway system and dis
approved another.
In a letter to M. L. Bunch, Clerk
of the County Commissioners, Ina
L. Farrell, secretary of the State
Highway & Public Works Commis
sion, said that at the meeting of the
Commission on May 31, it could no'
see its way clear to approve th'
addition of the road in Westove -
Heights leading ■ from U. S. 17. tr
the paved section of the project
“An investigation shows that th
service rendered will not justify
this expenditure at this time,’'
wrote Miss Ferrell.
At the same time the Cgmmis
sion approved the addition of :
short section of road running,paral
lei with Albemarle Sound at Nix
on’s Beach in the Yeopim sectior
of the county.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A vacation Bible school is being
held this week at the First Chris
tian Church and will dose Friday,
July 6. A program will be pre
sented by the children who-Jiafe
been attending, the school Sunday
night, July 8,, at 7:30 o’clock, when
displays will be arranged as part
of *fce program, -■ ■
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Ernest J. Ward, Jr.,
Installed President
Edenton Lions Club
New Officers Installed
At Meeting Held
Monday Night
Ernest J. Ward, Jr., was install
ed as president of the Edenton
Lions Club Monday night, succeed
ing A1 Phillips. R. W. Leary, Jr.,
was in charge nf the installation
ceremonies.
Other officers installed at thin
time were: M. A. Hughes, first
vice president; G. M. Belch, second
vice president; J. R. Dulaney, third
vice president; Erie Haste, Linn
tamer; Earl Harrell, pianist; ,T.
Clarence Leary, chorister; W. ,T.
Taylor, secretary-treasurer; Her
bert Hollowell and Haywood Bunch,
one-year directions; E. W. Spires
and G. B. Potter, two-year direc
tors.
President Ward and John Mitch- i
ener, Jr., made a report on the In-,
temational Convention held in Mi-!
ami last week. Others attending I
the convention were Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Leary, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Per
cy Smith, Dr. Richard Hardin,
Jesse Harrell, Tom Francis and
Erie Haste. Ail reports indicate
that the convention was most en
joyable and all of North Carolina
was proud of John L. Stickley who
was installed as president of Lions
International.
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Boy Scouts Leave For
Camping Trip Sunday
Edenton’s Boy Scouts are an
i xiously awaiting the arrival of
Sunday. July 8, when they are
scheduled to leave for Lake Sher
ando in the Blue Ridge Mountains
to spend a week in camp.
Forty-five boys and four leaders
expect to spend the week in camp,
leaving Edenton by bus Sunday
i morning.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
I Edenton Rotarians will meet this
l (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House. President
. George Alma Byrum urges a 100
I per cent attendance.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & j
A. M., will hold a stated communi-1
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’dock. Ernest P. Eehayes, mas- \
ter of the lodge, urges a full at-j
tendance.
118-Year Old Gun
Discovered In Yard j
By Son Os Marine j
I Bread Sale 1
Sponsored by the Edenton Lions
Club, a bread sale will be conduct-'
ed Monday evening, July 9, begin
ning at 6:30 o’clock. Members of
the club will call from house to
house to sell bread, the proceeds
of which will go toward helping fi
nance activities sponsored by the
club. |
Citizens are requested to coop
erate in the sale by buying one or
more loaves of bread.
Lupfonßenamed
On ABC Board
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Appointment Made at
Joint Meeting Held
Monday Morning
Meeting in a joint session Mon
day morning, the Chowan County
Commissioners and the Chowan
County Board of Education reap
pointed Hector Lupton as a mem
ber of the Chowan County ABC
Board. , Mr. Lupton is secretary
treasurer of the Board.
There was no contest for the of
■ flee, with Mr. Lupton’s application
i for reappointment being the only
; application The ap
poiritment is for a three-veer tes*".
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Mrs. J. P.
Stricken ]
Is Now In
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Cotton Blossoms]
Asa Griffin was the first person
in Chowan County to bring a cot
ton blossom to The Herald office. '
Mr. Griffin- had a bloom ir. a field
in the Cowpen Neck section Wed
nesday, June 27 and by Friday the
field was full of blossoms.
Lonnie Harrell on Friday morn
ing also reported cotton blossoms
in a field in the Rocky Hock sec
lion.
Hurley Ward. Route 1. brought 1
in a blossom Monday morning.
Lions Elect
International President
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John L. Stickley
John L. Stickley of Charlotte.
North Carolina has been elected
International President of Lions
International at the association's
39th annual convention in Miami,
Florida. Lions International, with
542,828 members in 12,334 Lions
Clubs in 75 countries or regions,
is the world's largest sen-ice club
f organization.
56 JAILED IN JUNE
Jailer Herman White reports
that during June 56 persons were
locked up in the Chowan County
jail with confinements ranging
I from one to 30 days.
| The expense amounted to $543.86,
which includes jail and turnkey
j fees, scouring the jail, soap and
washing powder, telephone bill and
' 10 glasses.
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Old Weapon Contained
Charge Believed to I
] Be Loaded In 1889
1 A Marine sergeant at the Eden
ton Naval Auxiliary- Air Station
has proof that any gun is potential
ly- dangerous. His son unearthed
an 118-year-old muzzle-loading shot
gun in the backyard recently, which
was found to contain a live charge.
| T/Sgt. J. C. Efird, who is an am
ateur gunsmith, said newspaper
wadding which he removed from
the barrel indicates the weapon
was last loaded about 1889. Black
powder, also found in the barrel
burned normally when touched by
name.
“All that was needed to fire :he
[ weapon was a cap—match, other
[ improvised agent or an ordinary
■ aluminum-foil cap,” said Sergeant
', Efird. “Actually,” the sergeant
explained, “it would have blown up.
because the barrel was clogged
with dirt and rust.”
It all started last April, when
I Owen Efird, seven-year-old son of
i the Marine sergeant, found the
1 shotgun in some backyard bushes
jat his new home. The Efird fami
! ly had just moved into the house
■ at 206 West Church Street in Eden
ton.
The hoy’s father immediately
I I placed the gun in a safe location,
' - but did not find time to examine It
- in detail until this week.
Osthmed ae Psg-o 3—Sectfsa J
SLOW
DOWN
AND LIVE /
Ricks, Jr.
By Polio,
i Hospital
Stricken While Visit
ing Mother At Pink
Hill
Edenton friends will regret to
learn that Mrs. J. P. Ricks, Jr., is
a patient in Maryview Hospital in
Portsmouth, where she is a victim
of polio.
Mrs. Ricks was stricken with the
disease while visiting her mother,
, Mrs. Elizabeth Burke at Pink Hill
I and was rushed to Maryview Hos
| pita] Saturday night. She had been
complaining of a cold and fever
' and it was at first thought she
. had contracted influenza, but the
j muscles in the lower part of her
body began to tighten and it later
was discovered she was suffering
from polio.
While resting reasonably com
fortable in Maryview Hospital,
Mrs. Ricks is reported to ’->e para
| lyzed from her waist d- o that
[her stay in the hr nrer.
tain.
According to Dr. B. B. McGuire,
district health officer. Mrs. Ricks
has non bulba polio and she had
not had polio vaccine.
The National Foundation of In
fantile Paralysis and the U. S.
Health Service recommend that the
vaccination program be continued
without interruption during tho
summer months.
Lesion -Auxiliary
Officers Installed
Tuesday, July 10th
Installation Ceremony
In Legion Hall at
8 P. M.
Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion will install new officers at
a meeting to be held in the Legion
hall Tuesday night, July 10. at 3
o’clock. Legion Auxiliary officers
will also be Installed at the same
, time ,
John A. Holmes will be the in
stalling officer during which Wil
liam A. (Bill) Perry will succeed
Thurman Harrell as commander of
the post and Mrs. Maurice Bunch
will succeed Mrs. Juanita Cozzens
as president of the Auxiliary.
All Legion and Auxiliary mem
| bers are especially urged to attend.
I Refreshments, will be served at the
j close of the meeting.
j Project Chairmen
| Named For Jaycees
Appointments Award
ed By President
Dick Dixon
Six new project chairmen were
named by President Dick Dixon at
a meeting of the Edenton Junior
Chamber of Commerce held Thunk
day night in the Penelope Barker
house.
Luther Parks is chairman for the
annual Jaycee Distinguished Ser
vice Award, which will go to a male
citizen of Edenton between the
ages of 21 and 36. The person
selected need not necessarily be a
member of the Jaycees.
Bill Johnston was na- ’ to rep
resent the Junior Cha • ‘l Com
merce as a member cf the UtO Ex
ecutive Committee.
Tom Shepard is new manager of
the Jaycee softball team.
Tom Byrum is chairman of a
wiener roast for all Jaycees and
their families, to be held Wednes
day evening, August 1.
Logan Elliott will supervise dis
tribution of Scotch Lite reflecting
safety tape for use on the bumpers i
of motor vehicles.
Joe Rogers is in charge of re
- supplying local restaurants with
cards, furnished by the Jaycees, ltd
encourage saying of Grace before
meals.
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