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Volume XXfll.—Number 33!
Ballots Will Include Three
Constitutional Amendments
In Election September Bth
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School Amendment Is!
Expected to Draw
Heavy Vote
Attention is called to those who
wish to cast a ballot in the extra
general election on Saturday, Sep
tember 8, that registration books
will be open at the various precinct
polling places Saturday, August 18
and 25 from 9 A. M., to sunset.
This will not be a special registra
tion, but all who expect to vote
must be registered on the connty
election books. Registration only
’ on the Town of Edenton’s election
books will not entitle a person to
cast a baliot in this election.
Registrars will accordingly sit at
the various polling places the next
two Saturdays, August 18 and 26,
from 9 A. M., to sunset in order
to register voters. Saturday, Sep
tember 1,. has been designated as
challenge day and the election will
take place the following Saturday,
September 8.
In West Edenton Precinct Mrs.
A. E. Jenkins will serve as Regis
trar while the duly appointed Reg
istrar, Mrs. George C. Hoskins, if
on a vacation.
At other polling places the Reg
istrars will be as follows:
East Edenton at the Court House,
Mrs. Albert Cullipher.
Rocky Hock at Henry Bunch’s
store, W. H. Pearce.
Center Hill at Elliott Belch’s of
fice, Ralph Goodwin.
Wardville at Herbert Peele’s
store, T. A. Berryman.
Yeopim at Harry Perry’s store,
T. J. Hoskins, Sr.
Os course, the publk school
v amendment highlights the extra
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Bloodmobile Will Be
In Edenton Friday
Joe Swanner, Chairman of the
Chowan County Red Cross blood
program, makes a final appeal for
bhmd donations. The Red Cross
bloodmobile is scheduled to be in
Edenton Friday, August 17, and
blood can be donated at the armory
from 9 A. M., to 3 P. M.
The county's quota is again 100
pints and Mr. Swanner especially
appeals to civilians to give a pint
of blood which is so much needed.
Edenton Marines hate heretofore
donated very generously, so that
civilians are urged to take more
interest and kelp to meet the quotd.
20YearsAgo
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
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Mayor E. W. Spires entered pro-'
test to changing WPA district
headquarters from Elisabeth City
to Williamston. The branch office
remained in Edenton with W. E.
Baker, project foreman being add
ed four counties under bis super
vision, including Bertie, Martin,
Washington and Tyrrell.
John A. Holmes was seeking a
successor to Leon Brogden as foot
ball coach at Edenton High School.
J, W. Cates was elected chairman
of the Chowan Comity Welfare!
Board. •
Mayor E. W. Spiros announced
■ a meeting with Charles EL Jackson,
acting commissioner of the Bureau
of Fisheries regarding improve
ments at the U. S. Ffadi Hatchery.
Over $1,300 waa received by Cho
' wan County farmers aa a refund
on Smith-Douglaes fertiliser pur
chased prior to April 15, due to a
price decline guarantee.
A total of 15 beau loaded with
watermelons left the Edenton har
bor, compered with 48 the previous
Edenton notified that two more
historical markers will be placed in
Edenton.
John Harris* Spruill, Chowan’s
I aftdest White citimm. celebrated Ms
LjSfh Wrtbday at tha home es his
jg, ion, Harrison Spruill.
THE CHEW AN HERALD
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2nd LIEUT. JAS. B. BOWERS
Today (Thursday) 2nd Lieut.
James B. Bowers will compete in
tl\e All-Navy contest finals at thej
U. S. Naval Hospital, St. Albans,
N. Y. The Marine vocalist is also
scheduled for an audition in the'
Ed Sullivan show, Sunday, August
26th.
Grte Speaker
At Rotary Meeting;
DetfTetr Ait Address
On Traffic Laws Os
North Carolina
John Graham was the principal
speaker at last week’s Rotary meet
ing, when he reviewed North Caro
lina’s traffic laws.
Mr. Graham referred to the ap
palling number of highway acci
dents, declaring that speed was the
major' factor in traffic accidents.
He also stated that driving at too
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| Warning 1
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Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Clerk of the
Town of Edenton, calls attention
to a zoning ordinance which was
adopted by the Town of Edenton
April 12, 1955.
According to this ordinance it is
necessary to secure a building per
mit before constructing a building
of any type or making alterations
or repairs to an existing building.
For conviction of violation of this
ordinance a penalty is provided of
a fine not to exceed SSO or impris
onment of not more than 30 days.
Building permits may be secured ,
from W. E. Mills, building, inspec
tor. ‘
Edenton Marine Scheduled
To Take Part In Navy Contest
i And Sullivan Show Audition
Lt. James B. Bowers
In Talent Contest
Today
Marine 2nd Lt. James B. Bowers
of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary
Air Station will compete in the All-
Navy Talent Contest finals at the
,0. S. Naval Hospital, St. Albans.
N. Y., today (Thursday). The 24-
year-old Marine vocalist is also
scheduled to audition with other
talent Contest personnel to appear
on the August 26 Ed Sullivan
“toast of the Town” television
shew.
ThC Marine Corps has announced
that Lieutenant Bowers is to ap
pear with other performers select
ed in preliminary and semi-final
competition. The third All-Navy
Talent Contest includes personnel
‘of the Navy, Marine Corps and
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Carolina, Thursday, August 16,1956.
tj Bethel Church WiH
'Celebrate Its 150th
! Anniversary Aug. 26
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| Very Interesting Pro
j gram Is Announced
i| For Occasion
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Plans have been announced for
observing the 150th birthday anni
versary of the Bethel Baptist
Church of the Bethel community in
Perquimans County. -The celebra
tion is scheduled to take place Sun
day, August 26.
A wonderful program has been!
planned for the occasion. The day 1
will begin with registration from
9:45 to 10:15 A. M. A devotion led
by the Rev. T. C. Keaton will pre-'
cede a song service to be led by
the pastor, the Rev. Phil H. Quid
ley. After the song service, the
Rev. G. M. Singletary, Association
al Missionary for the Chowan As
. sociation, will teach the Sunday
School lesson in unison. Primary
I and beginner pupils will have their
j regular classes at this time.
Regular morning worship will be
' gin at 11:30 o’clock. “Onward
Christian Soldiers”, arranged by
W. H. Jude, will be sung by the
church choir. Following this, Mrs.
Mattie Macon Gardner will bring
the message of the hour. Mrs.
Gardner is a past member of the
' Hertford Church anti for some
< years was a missionary to China.
At the close of the morning mes
sage by Mrs. Gardner, special mus
ic will- be rendered by the Hertford
male* chprus under the direction of
the Rev. James O. Mattox.
After the morning service, dinner
will be on the church grounds. This
will he a period for getting ac
quainted and renewing old friend
ships. All friends of the church,
past members, fellow Baptists and
the-public are cordially invited to
fellowship with Bethel Church on
this their 150th year.
An afternoon fellowship service
i will begin at 2 o’clock. The Rev.
Vivian Evans, the only minister or
dained from the church, will bring
a devotion which is to be followed j
by greetings from sister churches
in Hertford, Edenton and Yeopim.
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Cub Scout Leaders
Meet August 21st
Adult leaders of Cub Scout Pack
159 will meet Tuesday night, Au
gust 21 at 7:30 o’clock at the home
of Capt. and Mrs. Anthony Miran
da. It is the regular monthly plan
ning session.
Arrangements will be completed
for the August 28 Pack meeting,
which will feature the theme “Cub
■ Scout Field Day.”
Plans are to be outlined for Sep
' tember activities.
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Coast Guard, regardless of former
1 amateur or professional standing.
Sponsorship is by the Chief of Na
val Personnel.
It'is contemplated that selected
i personnel from the contestants will
- embark on a recruiting tour after
. the Ed Sullivan TV show. A per
. formance of approximately 90
, minutes is planned in some twenty
. cities.
> Lieutenant Bowers • was among
■ winners in semi-final competition
’ at the U. S. Naval "Station, Nor
i folk, ya., on July 24. Recently, he
i performed in a Lions Club variety
show for charity and entertained
1 at a Masonic Lodge banquet in
- Edenton.
The Marine Corps contestant is
1 assigned to duty as assistant per
r sonnel officer of Marine Aircraft
I Group 14 at Edenton. He has been
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Some idea of improvement in drainage in Chowan County through
civil defense funds is reflected in the above two pictures. In top
picture is a view of a drag line at work in the Tiptoe Swamp, while
the bottom photo shows a drag line at work clearing out and widen
ing the Liza’s Bottom ditch from E. L. Ward’s pond to a point be
yond Albemarle Street which carries off a large portion of Eden
ton’s drainage water. —(Evelyn Leary Photo).
Jaycees Planning
Hold Membership
Drive Two Months
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Joe Thorud and Ken-'
neth Worrell Cap- j
tains of Teams j
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Edenton Jaycees at their meet
ing Thursday night announced a
membership drive which will be in (
progress during September and Oc-
I tober. President Dick Dixon stat-'
ed that several members of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce have
been transferred to other locations,]
so that there are openings for new
members in the organization.
✓ Team captains for the campaign
are Joe Thorud and Kenrteth Wor
rell. Each team consists of one
half of the present membership of
some 48 Edenton men between the
ages of 21 and 36.
In other business at the Jnycee
meeting, plans were discussed for
the upcoming Olympic fund drive
and the annual calendar sales.
Luther Parks is chairman of the
Olympic Committee, which will so-
I licit donations to help finance the
United States Olympic Games
team. Jaycees will collect funds
from spectators at one of the foot
ball games in September at Hicks
Field. Some S9B was collected in
a similar effort last year.
Ralph Outlaw is chairman of the
cajendar sales committee, with
Shelton Moore and Harold Stokes
assisting.
Masons Consider
Increase In Dues
Matter Principal Topic
For Discussion at To
night’s Meeting
Ernest Kehayes, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M.,
calls attention to a stated com
munication of the lodge which will
be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 ]
o’clock. Jtn important matter to
be considered will be a proposal to
increase the annual dues of the
lodge, so that every member is
urged to attend in order to take
part in the discussion.
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New Policeman ]
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As of Wednesday of last week
Edenton had another patrolman.
Paul H. Pope, 27, joined the Eden
ton Police Department, succeeding
Granville Price, who succeeded
Richard Canipe but remained on
the police force only six weeks.
Price resigned to accept a position
at Bill Perry’s Texaco Service Sta
tion.
Mr. Pope comes to Edenton from
Dunn. He was only recently diQ
charged from the U. S. Army’s
82nd Airborne Division after serv
ing nine years in the service. He,
is married and has a daughter.!
Paula Ann.
Mrs. Pope and daughter will I
move to Edenton when Mr. Pope
can secure living quarters.
Doctors Os District:
Meet At Nags Head
For Annual Meeting
Drs. Stanton and Wil
liams on Arrange
ments Committee
The annual meeting of the First
Medical District in Nags Head
Wednesday, August 29, will hear
talks by three leading medical spe
cialists on cardiovascular disease
and cancer. Dr. George C. Ham,
Chief of Psychiatry at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, will speak
on the psychological factors in
heart and blood vessel diseases; Dr.
James V. Warren, Professor of
Medicine at Duke and Chief of
Medical Service at the VA Hospi
tal in Durham, will outline recent
advances in the knowledge of cor
onary artery diseases; and Dr. Wil
liam G. Anlyan, Assistant Profes
sor of Surgery at Duke, will dis
cuss some pitfalls in the recogni
tion of cancer.
Member* of the arrangements
committee for the meeting are
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) Dr. J. Leo Green Will
Be Revival Speaker
Rocky Rock Church
j Services Begin Aug
ust 26 and Close
September 2
| Rocky Hock Baptist Church will
I he engaged in a series of revival
I services beginning Sunday, August
I I 26 and continuing through Sunday,
| September 2.
' Dr. J. Leo Green, professor of
Old Testament, of Southeastern
; Baptist Theological Seminary, at
Wake Forest, is to be the visiting
, evangelist. Dr. Green has served
as supply pastor for the Edenton
Baptist Church during recent
months.
The Rev. Ralph Harrell, a senior
at Southern Baptist Tehological
I Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky and
j a native son of Rocky Hock, is to
be director of music. Mr. Harrell
| is also an active pastor in I.ouis
j ville.
I Sunday services will he at 11 A.
■ M., and 8 P. M. the week
I services will he held each day at
; 3 P. M., and 7:30 P. M.
Visitors are extended a cordial
invitation.
Sgt. EarlG. Jackson
| Wins High Honor At
Puerto Rican Base
Is Chosen Outstanding
Non-Commissioned !
Squadron Officer
Technical Sergeant Earl G. Jack
son of Edenton, has been chosen
“Outstanding Non - Commissioned
Officer” of the 72d Food Service 1
Squadron at Ramey Air Force
Base, Puerto Rico. <
He is the son of Mrs. Bertie <
Jackson, Route 3, Edenton. s
The semi-annual Strategic Air i
Command award was presented to
Sergeant Jackson during a cere
mony conducted at a formation of ,
the personnel of his squadron. |
Captain Ray R. Keith, Command- ]
er of his squadron, stated that
Sergeant Jackson has shown out- (
standing performance in his job.
Sergeant Jackson was selected,
for his dependability, neat appear-'
ance, superior knowledge and es- .
ficiency of his job, and conduct.
In addition, he gets along well with
the personnel of his section.
Sergeant Jackson was assigned
to the overseas Strategic Air Com
mand as a baker in March of 1954.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
i Edenton Rotarians will meet this ! '
1 (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock |
in the Parish House. The program j
I will be in charge of J. Edwin Buff-1
• lap, who has secured as a speaker , 1
| Milton Bass, manager of the Eden- j
‘ ton Employment Security Commis- j
sion office. President George A.;
Byrum requests another 100 per
j cent meeting.
New Burton Texaco Service
Station Holds Grand Opening
Day On Monday, August 20
Prizes to Be Awarded
And Free Gifts Dis
; tributed During Day
Announcement was made early
, this week that the grand opening
of the new Burton’s Texaco Service
Station will be observed Monday
. August 20. The announcement was
, made by Lloyd Burton, who will be
manager of the new station.
■ This, Edenton’s newest sendee
■ station, is located on the southeast
. comer of Broad and Church streets
;,with an attractive and up-to-date
. station replacing the former Korn
. er Kupboard and two delapidated
. buildings on the rear. It is of
. modem design and provides a good
. ly amount of parking area to ac
commodate customers.
> In announcing the grand open
>' ing, Mr. Burton stated that five
prizes will be awarded in a draw.
$2,00 Per Year In North Carolina
Ij Growing Pains”
Present Problems
'To Town Officials
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Revival Speaker
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DR. J. LEO GREEN
With revival services scheduled
to be held in the Rocky Hock Bap
list Church August 26 to Septem
ber 2, it has been announced that
Dr. J. Leo Green of Wake Forest
will be the visiting evangelist.
Planes Moved At
Base To Prevent
Hurricane Damage
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Steps Taken to Protect
Personnel and Base
Equipment
All but a few- aircraft were evac
uated from the .Naval Auxiliary ,
Air Station here Tuesday as a pre
caution against damage by Hurri
cane Betsy. Other preliminary
steps were takea to protect person- 1
nel and equipment if the tropical 1
storm should strike in this. area. !
The Marine Corps said evaeuat- 1
ed aircraft were sent to inland
bases. Some planes remain in
hangars at the Edenton Base.
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Meanwhile, preliminary steps for
the protection of personnel and |
equipment and the emergency sup- |
ply of food and water were taken,
In the event of danger from the ,
hurricane, Marines will he moved
to the safest locations available.
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.'ii-is Martha Michal Wood,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Wood, has been selected as one of
the assistant leaders for the 30th
Debutante Ball which will be held
in the Raleigh Memorial auditorium '
I Friday. September 7.
1 Miss Betsy Virginia Purcell of
Raleigh has been chosen by the
Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh to
lead the 1956 Debutante Ball.
Ing to be held Monday. To be eli
gible for a prize a person must
simply register.
The first prize will be a tank of
gasoline, a wash, grease, simonize
iob and oil change. Other prizes'
will be: Second prize, 10 gallons!
of gasoline; third prize, oil change;'
fourth prize, grease job; fifth f
prize, a wash job. During the,
opening watermelons will also be!
given away as long as they last.
Another novel contest will be a |
free tank of gas to any person who 1
guesses the exact cost of filling
his car’s tank. Favors will be giv
en to children and free drinks will
be distributed during the day. Fire
Chief hats will be given to the
kiddies: dish towels will be given
to the ladies and for men cigars
will be handed out.
Mr. Burton extends a cordial in
■ vitation to the general public to
! visit and inspect, the new service
station. I
SLOW
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AND LIVE!
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! Councilmen Hold Meet
i Despite Electrical
1 Storm
Despite the elements, Town
Council held its regular meeting
Tuesday night, although somewhat
handicapped. About half an hour
before the time of meeting a se
vere electrical and rain storm
suddenly developed, and the deluge
continued so that the meeting was
started almost an hour late. How
ever, all of the Councilmen put in
an appearance somewhat dampened
and with electricity off a few
hours the meeting was held in
Mayor Ernest Kehayes’ office with
light furnished by the 1000-watt
generator on the Fire Department’s
emergency truck. Though a con
siderable amount of business con
fronted the Councilmen, the meet
ing lasted a little less than tw >
hours.
What concerned the Councilmen
more than anything else was a
problem developed as the result of
“growing pains,” With a new fire
truck scheduled to arrive within a
few weeks, some provision must be
made to house it. The plan is to
transform the present Municipal
Building into a fire station, so that
something must lie done about a
new Municipal Building. The
Street Department, too, has out
grown its present quarters, so that
a goodly amount of the equipment
cannot he housed and there is no
room to store material.
J. Clarence Leary and George A.
Byrum. appointed as a building
committee, reported having confer
red with Ed Thigh, Elizabeth City
architect, relative to remodeling
the building now houring the Police
and Street Departments for the
purpose of ii cMuhiVipal Building.
Mr. Pugh’s opinion was that it
would he a false economy t<> re
paid the present building, due to
its condition. The walls are in a
bad state of repair as well as the
roof, Mr. Pugh’s opinion is that it
would be more economical to build
a new building.
After quite a lengthy discussion
regarding the situation Leary and
Byrum, together with Mayor Er
nest Kehayes were instructed to
have a survey made of the town
property on Granville Street near
Chowan Hospital to determine the
advisability of erecting a metal
shop for the Street Department.
This committee was also authorized
to secure from an architect a
sketch of a proposed Municipal
Building and to present at the next
Council meeting concrete plans for
a Municipal Building. Fire Station
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Red Cross bloodmobile will he
at the Edenton armory to take
blood donations Friday. August 17
from 9 A. M., to 3 P. M.
Golf tournament will be held on
the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air
Station course September 5-9.
Extra general election will be
held Saturday, September 8. to
vote on an amendment to the North
Carolina Constitution to change the
school laws regarding segregation.
Revival services will he held in
the Rocky Hock Baptist Church
Sunday. August 26, through Sun
day, September 2.
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., &
A. M., will hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
j o'clock.
Revival services will be held in
* the Warwick Baptist Church be
! ginning Monday, August 20,
| through Sunday, August 26.
An emergent communication of
1 Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., &
I A. M., will be held Tuesday. Au
gust 21, with sessions scheduled at
3 P. M., and 8 P. M.
Revival services will begin Sun-
I day, August 19, at Ballard's Bridge
‘ Baptist Church and continue
1 through Sunday, August 26.
i Burton’s Texaco Service Station
i will observe grand opening Mon
day. August 20.
Edenton Lions Chib will meet
i Monday night, August 20, at 7
J o'clock.
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