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IT ONLY NEWSPAPER 1] PVBUSHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY JJ ume XXm.—Number 31. Negro Woman Lost Life In Wreck On Bridge Over Sound Marines Crash Into Car Parked In Order To Change Tire A Chowan County Negro woman, Hattie Mae Williams, 24 years old, 1 lost her life end three Edenton Ma rines were injured in another auto mobile wreck which occurred on the Albemarle Sound bridge early Sun day morning. The accident, which occurred shortly after midnight, approxi mately one mile north of the Wash ing County side of the bridge, was caused when a 1946 Ford was park ed on the bridge to change a flat tire. A 1966 Ford in which three Marines were traveling crashed in to the parked car in which there was seven Negro passengers, but all of whom were outside the car while the tire was being changed. Realizing that an accident was cer tain when they saw the approach ing car, the colored people scatter ed. It is believed that the Wil liams woman was sitting on the bridge rail and was thrown over ' board or else in the excitement she jumped or fell into the water to es cape the collision. None of the other Negroes were injured. • The body of the Williams woman was recovered. Monday morning. The three Marines injured in the wreck were Sgt. Roger N. Fred erickson, driver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Frederickson, Route 1, LakS" Zwich, 111.; Sgt. Gary H. Duchesne, son of Mrs. Aurora S. ) Tomblay, Salisbury, Vermont, and Sgt. Robert E. Jordan, son of Mrs. Sallie I. Jordan of St. Albans, West Virginia. All three are members of Marine Attack Squadron 226. * Hh of ths'lilarilUglifm taken to the Ghdwan Hospital for emergen cy treatment, but later Sgt. Du chesne was transfen*ed to the Portsmouth Naval Hospital for further observation and treatment, while Frederickson and Jordan were taken to sick bay at the Eden ton base. The automobile which was stop ped on the bridge was knocked 63 feet while the .Marine's’ car traveled 283 feet before coming to a halt. Charges of speeding and reckless driving have been lodged against Frederickson. . Amos Griffin Head Os Merchandising For Eastman Co. Edenton Boy Now Lo cated In ECPI Office - r In New York Appointment of Amos Griffin, son of Mrs. C. N. Griffin of Eden ton, as director of merchandising. Textile Division, of Eastman Chem ical-Products, Inc., is announced by 1 Wiljiam S. Vaughan, president of the company. The appointment is effective August Ist. Mr- Griffin will direct the mer chandising of Eastman textile fi bers and will be located at the E.C.P.I.- New York offices at 260 Madison Avenue. • In the fall of 1964, Mr. Griffin was named vice-president of Amer otron Corp., in which post he head ed the Industrial Fabric Sales Di vision. Prior to joining Amerotron , he had been with Burlington Mills for more than 16 years as head of Sun Greige Goods Sales, head of the Qiihlity Control Department and in charge of the Atlanta Sales Office. Mr. is a graduate of t Hdentoh High School and North Carolina State College. Watermelon Slicing: / At Tied Men Meeting: Members of Chowan Tribe of 1 Bed Men will be treated to a wa -termelon * slicing at t next Monday » «lght’« meeting. The watermelons [ tribe, urg4 a gLd attendance 4 \ THE CHOWAN HERALD *- ; fin All-Star Game] L Stuart Holland, star quarterback I’ of last season’s Edenton Aces, left ’ Friday for Greensboro, where he is * practicing with the East All-Stars ' In preparation for the eighth East -8 West All-Star football game which - will be played Friday night. Holland, who has accepted a i scholarship at East Carolina Col - lege, is expected to- see consider - able action in the game. i Coach Bill Billings and several - Edenton football fans expect to see t the game. ■ Employee Os Town : Narrowly Escapes : Death On Tuesday ! William Lewis Falls 25 > Feet From Pole to I ; Ground William Lewis, veteran employee 1 ! of the Edenton Electric and Water Department, narrowly escaped ' death Tuesday morning about 8 j o’clock while working on a pole on East Peterson Street. ’ Lewis had climbed the pole in ‘ order to change a transformer and 1 fell 25 feet to the ground, as the 1 result of which three ribs were broken and one of his elbows was -.badly cut It is also expected that 3 he was internally injured. /According R. * Ift:-Hines, Lewis Was Sent: up the - pole to change ft transformer, but * could not say if he came in contact 8 with live wires or not. Lewis had r reached the point where he was i about ready to put on his belt, so * that it is a matter of speculation if ■ he contacted wires, but if he did they were of low voltage for he had " not ascended far enough to reach * the high voltage wires. * Mr. Hines stated that for some ■ time Lewis has been troubled with 3 stomach ulcers and that it is alto k gether possible that he was sieged with cramps in the stomach which caused him to fall from the pole. Edenton firemeh were summon ed to the scene with a respirator, but Lewis was breathing and it was not put to use. Firemen, however, rushed the injured man to the hos pital on the fire truck, where he.is now a patient. Unless complica i tions develop, it is believed Lewis will recover in a short timi. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edenton Rotarians will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of John Kramer. - President George A. Byrum urges ■ another 100 per cent meeting. LIONS MEET MONDAY NIGHT ’ Edenton Lions Club will meet f Monday night, August 6, at 7 ! o’clock. Ernest Ward, Jr., presi dent, urges a full attendance. Improvement Now Under Construction At Local Post Os f ice - <f ; Driveway to Be Wid ened and Extended To Broad Street * ' , Quite an improvement is now 'be ing made at the Edenton Post Of fice which will make it far. more convenient for mail tracks arriving and leaving the local Post Office, f The entrance to the' buildings on . Church Street is being widepetf a r considerable distance and a new i driveway is being constructed *bd i tween the Post Office and the . Methodist Church which will allow ’ trucks to enter on Church Street) Ss&S&t l jHilk Iff ''l Hk\ I I ■ ■ ■ ■ ! ••JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE. MOTHER”— Top gladiators in the Democratic arena at ) t. Adlai Stevenson, Sen. Estes Kefauver and Gov. Averell Harriman are shown in clos- j weeks of the campaign as they called a friendly armistice in the battle for the Democratic , ■ presidential nomination to attend a dinner honoring Sen. Walter F Gc ° rge (Ga^ J" »!).*«£* ‘ capital. George left the Senate after 34 years of service to become President Eisenhowers personal representative to NATO. iTown Officials Give Nod Os Approval For Annexing Os | Area Into Limits Os Edenton Proposed Annexation! I Will Include 225 Acres i Meeting in joint session Tuesday I I night, Town Councilmen and mem bers of the Board of Public Work 3 i gave their nod of approval for the i extension of Edenton’s city limits. ; While no official action was taken t at the meeting, it was apparent * that those present were, in .favor of ! adding some territory as a' start ; to extending the limits now and : to adopt a general policy regarding I extension of town limits as the ap : parent need develops. 1 Present at the meeting was Rob ert Cladston of Chapel Hill, a rep resentative of James M. Webb & 1 Associates, who presented a com -1 plete report on his study of ex tension of the corporate limits. 1 Mr. Gladston at the outset of his 1 remarks said he did not recommend annexation by taking in a certain l amount of land all around Edenton, i but rather to concentrate on certain ] areas where development is most ' likely to occur. The principal rea ■ son for this plan is for economic 1 reasons, Mr. Gladston pointing out ■ if areas all around Edenton were annexed, the problem of water and 1 sewer, garbage collection, police and fire protection and other city services would run into a great deal of financial outlay, with no appreciable return until develop ment would materialize. In his report Mr. Gladston divid ed Edenton’s periphery into 10 areas. These areas, individual or in groups might at some time in the future be considered for annex ation. Town officials; in compliance with Mr. Gladston’s recommenda tions, apparently were in favor of annexing two of these areas. The Continued on Page 6—Section 1 » and continue out on Broad Street. Heretofore it was necessary for trucks to eriter on Church Street, unload and back out with only a limited space, which not only fon sumed time, but caused a traffic hazard on Church Street. Aside from widening and extend ing the driveway, a sliding .door is also being placed on the north side of the building so that mail can be deposited when trucks ar rive and the office is not open. The contract for the work was awarded the L. A. Mann Construc tion Company of Atlanta, Ga., at a cost of $16,000 and will require i from four to six weeks to complete. Edenton, Chowan County, August2,l9s6. 'Definite Information Is Very Essential When Reporting Fires In Rural Communities 1 — . ' Firemen Need Defin ite Information as To Location Through tne cooperation of the I town of Edenton and the county commissioners Chowan County is now .set up for rural fire protec tion. It is very necessary that any person reporting a fire be sure to give the definite location of the fire to the firemen when the cal) is made. Last Friday night a tobacco barn fire was reported. In the excite ment, the person giving the loca tion of the fire gave the name of the farm but failed to tell the fire ' | men where it "’as located. There ! | were two farmers by the same : , name in different communities. I Luckily the two farmers were not too far apart so the fire truck did ; not lose a lot of time but it was : quite confusing to the firemen. This week County Agent C. W. ! Overman has assisted the Fire De partment in locating and listing ; one or more farms or other key 1 points on every road in Chowan County. These are listed by com munities. When a person calls over the phone to report a fire, do not hang up until the firemen 1 have determined the point the fire is nearest and until you are sure he knows where the fire is located. If rural people in Chowan Coun ty will cooperate with the Fire De partment it can do much toward putting out fires that occur in the county. Report a fire as soon as it is first found and give the exact lo cation so that the Fire Department can be on its way immediately. Distance is a handicap, but correct fire reporting will greatly shorten the time in getting fire fighting equipment to the location. WAF Recruiter Will Be In Edenton Today A/lc Patricia Kramer who is in charge of WAF Recruiting for the entire eastern section of North Carolina will be in Edenton today (Thursday). * Airman Kramer says the same opportunities offered to men are also extended to women who join the United States Air Force. To be’ eligible, women between the ages of 18 to 34 must be a high school graduate or pass an equiva lent test and be of high moral char acter. For further information Airman Kramer may be contacted today at the USAF Recruiting Station lo cated in the Edenton Post, Office building, _ | Biite Sought W—- - - -- —-— -c s lhe Town of . Edenton’ is this ; week advertising for bids for two r vehicles, which will be received up 3 to 8 o’clock Tuesday night, August . 14. The bids will be opened the r same night at the August meeting > of Town Council. . One of the vehicles will he a car I for the Police Department and the other a truck for the Street De ! partment. Specifications for bids will be found in a legal notice appearing , in this issue of The Herald. i i Promoted Captain At Edenton NAAS ; Bars Presented Friday i By Col. Frank H. Collins ’ First Lieutenant Earl E. Carpen -1 ter was promoted to the rank of ! captain in ceremonies held Friday 1 at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The bars'were pre ’ sented by Col. Frank H. Collins, commanding officer of the base. ' Capt. Carpenter is supply offi cer at the Edenton Base and is a member of Provisional Marine Headquarters Squadron 1. He lives at 5 Hawthorne road in Eden ton. Since enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1942, Capt. Carpenter has been in the Corps 14 years and has come up through the ranks from private to captain. He completed recruit. training at-Parris Island, S. C., and served during World Continued on Page s—Section 1 World’s Fattest Man Scheduled To Be In Edenton August 6-7 i Sponsored by the Edenton Police - Department, the world’s fattest i man is scheduled to appear in i Edenton Monday and Tuesday, Au i gust 6 and 7. Weighing 763 i pounds with a waist measure of . 104 inches, this mass of humanity - will be in a specially built trailer which will be parked at the comer i of Broad and King Streets and can ; be seen from 9 A. M., to 9 P. M.. • on both days. No' tickets will be sold, but a sil ver ..offering will be taken. Bfoodmobile Again, ScbeduledToßeln Edenton August 17 Chairman Joe Scan ner Appeals For Civ ilian Cooperation Joe Swanner, Chairman of the Red ross Blood program in Cho wan County, announces that the Red Cross bloodmobile will again be in Edenton Friday, August 17. The bloodmobile usually comes to Edenton on a Wednesday, but due to an inspection at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station, this visit was changed to Friday. The bloodmobile will again be located at the Edenton armory and blood can be donated from 9 o’clock in the morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Mr. Swanner states that the county’s quota will again be 100 pints, and hopes at least this amount will be donated, i At the last visit of the bloodmo -1 bile 120 pints were donated, but of this number 71 pints were con tributed by Marines and 49 by ci- j vilians. Mr. Swanner has no doubt , but that the Marines will again cooperate, but is anxious and ap peals to more civilians to give blood. He again emphasizes the need for blood and calls upon vari ous organizations to support the program in an effort to secure' more blood donations from eivili-! ans. Clinics Scheduled Today And Again Thursday, Aug. 9 • Hoped Many Will Take ; Advantage of Free Treatments ! Immunization clinics will be held ’ today (Thursday) and again Thurs day, August 9, at which time the local Health Department will give 1 the following immunizations: diph theria, whooping cough, tetanus and smallpox to children and ty ! phoid to both children and adults.* ’ The schedule follows: Rocky Hock Church —9:30 A. M. ' W. E. Smith’s store—lo:3o A. M. Center Hill—11:30 A. M. Arthur Byrum’s store 12:30 P. M. Gliden Fork, Morris & Hinton 1 Service Station—l:3o P. M. i The Health Department also eon . j ducts a weekly immunization clinic at the Health Department office in the Bank of Edenton building Fri , days from 1 P. M., to 5 P. M., throughout the year. The Health Department empha sizes the importance of diphtheria and whooping cough immunizations to all infants, so that it is hoped • many will take advantage of these . treatments. AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT The Ladies’ Auxiliary of William H. Coffield Post No. 9280, Veter ans of Foreign Wars, will meet to night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the Post Home. Mrs. Betty Perry, president, urges all members to attend. Football Schedule For Edenton’s Aces Call For 10 Games Opening Game Will Be Played In Edenton September 7 Coach William Billings last week ■ released the football schedule for the Edenton Aces for the forthcom ’ ing gridiron season, which includes • ten games, five to be played on the ■ home field and five away from ■ home. Aside from Albemarle Confer . ence foes, the Aces will tug it out i with two Class AA schools, Roa- 1 • noke Rapids and their ancient foe, | the Elizabeth City Yellow Jackets. $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina iGolf Tournament On Course At Base From Sept. 5 To 9 -■ ■ ■ * j 20 Years Ago] i As Found In the Files of j The Chowan Herald j V d Edenton High School was seek* ing a football coach due to the res ignation of Leon Brogden, who ac cepted a position at Wilson High School. Many dogs inoculated following court action. Mayor E. W. Spires was given authority by Town Council to pur chase necessary materials so that building operations of the Edenton armory would not be held up. Eleven boats filled with water melons left the county dock. Helen Edwards, 15-year-old daughter of Mr. ard Mrs. Wade Edwards, drowned while swimming from a makeshift raft about half mile from shore, near the old oil mill. \ Judge I. M. Meekins of Elizabeth City was the principal speaker at the Edenton Rotary Club meeting. Town Council at a special meet ing approved a WPA project to lay i a storm sewer on Johnston Street j between Park Avenue and Third | Street. | Bishop Thomas C. Darst visited Edenton to confer with the Rev. C. A. Ashley with reference to es tablishing a community Episcopal Church at Tyner. The Chow an County Commission- ers sent a letter to Representative Lindsay Warren urging him to use his influence in securing a grant | for building a new school at Cross . Roads. Carroll Crockett leased from John G. Wood the old oil mill prop erty for the purposeri-Wi biting fish -roe. . T - - ■ J. L. 'Wiggins complained to Town Council that a portion of town property leased to A. M. Forehand was part of land leased to the Wilkes Veneer Mill. Eleven boats left the county dock during the week loaded with water melons. hut farmers still balked at federal inspection program. The Rev. W. T. C. Briggs blam- ; ed President Franklin D. Roosevelt! for people being too poor to have | their dogs inoculated. Ed Bond Post Votes! To Sell Lot Facing! U. S. Highway 17 j Membership Drive Is Scheduled Be Held * This Month At a meet of Edward G. Bond Post No. 40 of the American Leg ion held Tuesday night of last week a delicious steak dinner was ser ved. During the business session the Legionnaires voted to sell their lot on Highway 17, with R. E. Leary appointed to handle the sale. W. J. Yates was also appointed Continued on Paee fi—Section 1 They will also meet one out-of state team. Great Bridge, Va.. whom the Aces as the underdog defeated last season 19-6 on the Great Bridge gridiron. The Aces will face two new ag gregations this season, Beaufort and Manteo. The first three games of the' season will be played on Hicks Field and for the next five consecu tive Fridays the Aces will see ac tion on foreign soil, returning to i play the final two games of the ! season at home. | It is too early to give an estimate Cnntimied on Tare s—Section 1 SLOW DOWN AND LIVE/ \=======J i All Golf Players In vited to Participate In Match Play The Edenton Country Club is now planning to sponsor a golf tournament which is scheduled to ( begin Wednesday, September 5 *nd running through Sunday, Septem ber 9. r A qualifying round of 18 holes will be played September 5 with 1 match play on the following four days. The flights will consist of 16 men each, and there will be as 1 many flights as there are necessary to give everyone an opportunity to participate in the tournament, l' Each participant will be desig nated a foursome and a starting time each day of the tournament , and trophies will be awarded in all flights. There will be no entrance fee and anyone interested in par ticipating in the tournament should contact John L. Bobb, Special Ser vices Officer at the Edenton Na val Auxiliary Air Station as soon as possible. The telephone num ber is 830, extension 57. This is the first time a tourna ment of this type has been conduct t ed on the Air Station course, so that it is hoped many of Edenton’s I golf enthusiasts will participate. :: Watermelon Slicing Highlights Meeting Edenton Cuh Pack ©trtatsbrMfaMues day Night Very Enjoyable “Cub Scout Field Day” will be the August theme for Edenton’s Cub Scout Pack 159, it was an nounced Tuesday evening at the Pack meeting. Cubs and their par lents held an outdoor meeting at the playground on Broad Street. I Activities at Tuesday’s affair in cluded games, presentation of ad- I vancement awards, community I singing and a watermelon slicing. During the month ahead. Dens will meet to prepare for the Au | gist 28 Pack meeting, which will ( featurs field day events and a pic i nic. The Cubs will compete as in dividuals for prizes in the high i jump, hoop roll, broad jump, 30- j yard dash and ball throw. < Awards were presented to the i following Cub Scouts at Tuesday’s meeting: Den No. s—John Bunch, Gold and Silver Arrows for Bear; Guy Hobbs, Bear, and Thomas Phillips, Gold Arrow for Bear. Den No. 7—John N. Hartman, Jr.. Gold Arrow for Wolf. New members of Den No. 8 are , Elwood L. Nixon. Jr., and Glenn . M. Hassell. Tom Brinson is also a new member of Den No. 5. i Watermelon Slicing: At Masonic Meeting 1 Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F., & A. M., will hold a stated communi cation tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Following the meeting a watermelon party will V held with Lonnie Harrell furnish" _ the wa termelons. Ernest Kehayes, master of the lodge’, urges all members to be present and extends a cordial in vitation to visiting Masons to at tend. feme calendar] \ Edenton doctors are cooperating in the emergency poliomyelitis vaccine program in progress until September 8. Immunization clinics will he held today (Thursday) and Friday, August 2, at Rocky Hock Church, W. E. Smith’s store. Center Arthur Byrum’s store and Morris & Hinton Service Station at Gluten Fork. Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A, F_ ft Continued on Page 6—Section t