If ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlH.—Number 35. Ministerial AssocisHon Urges Prayerful ThWght Before Voting September 8 «—— ________ N Moral and Spiritual Is sues Are Involved In Problem * The Tri-County Ministerial As sociation, whose members are ministers of Chowan, Gates and Perquimans counties, at its regu lar meeting in August, expressed its concern over the matters in volving public education which are to be decided by the voters of North Carolina in a special referen dum on September 8. Rarely has an issue arisen to match this prob lem in importance, complexity and need for careful and prayerful de liberation. Although the immedi ate issue is the future of the public school system, the underlying prob lem involves racial relations so di rectly that the two must be con sidered together. Because this un derlying problem is basically moral and spiritual, it is a vital concern of Christian people of each race. “We call upon all Christians to give prayerful consideration to moral and spiritual issues involved before going to the polls on Sep tember 8. It is our sincere prayer that under the guidance -of God’s Spirit we can reach a Christian so lution which will be fair in its_ ef fect on all people. “We believe on the one hand that past and present customs in race relations are not the last word in governing our plans for the future. There has been, and is now, a plain inconsistency between our practice and our faith, both as followers of Christ and as believers in democra cy. On the other hand, we are aware of the fact that adjustments between present custom and ideal praetica must be. orderly and at different rates of speed in Afferent localities. “We heartily endorse th,e Advis ory Committee’s statement: *The advancement of our economy and the preservation of our democracy, depend in a large part upon the I education, the understanding, and the morality of the Negro as well as the white. If there prevails, ignorance in either race, servitude Continued on Page 3, Section 1 Woman’s Club Will Meet September sth Wednesday of next week, Sep tember 5, the Edenton Woman’s Club will hold its first meeting of the fall season. The meeting will be held in the Parish House at 1 o’clock. Mrs. Thomas Cross, Jr., president of the club, urges every member to attend this initial meeting in order •to get off to a good start for the year. QANK CLOSED LABOR DAT The Bank of Edenton will be closed all day Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day. Im portant banking business should, therefore, be traitsacted according ly.' •' Chowan Coon Dog Field Trial Will Be Labor Day Feature The Chowan County Coon Club *iH**M Ate animal coon d<* field trial on L.bar©ay, *«*•». B*P- JjL o7 Etertlfc J«Wt 1 off m£* 82- ■'.lHUtry fee for each do* Peanuts harvested for picking or threshing from 1,270,386 acres on United States farms in 1954 totaled 884,664,110 pounds, with 1,095,748 acres, or 86.2 per cent, in 100 lead ing counties producing 807,121,165 pounds, according to 1954 Census of Agriculture figures for ranking counties just released by the Bur eau of the Census, U. S. Depart ment of Commerce. ■ Comanche County, Texas, was the leading county in acreage in i peanuts for picking or .threshing! with 34,862 acres—2.B per cent of the U. S. total, and 27th in quan tity harvested with 10,424,670 pounds. Early County, Georgia, was second in acreage with 29,973 acres, and 10th in quantity har vested with 19,091,185 pounds. Southampton County, Virginia, Continued on Page 4, Section 1 Red Men Change Hour Os Meeting ,s ■ Chowan Tribe of Red Men has called off ita meeting next Monday night, September 3, due to the La bor Day holiday. The tribe will begin its fall and winter meeting hour Monday night, September 10, when meetings will be*in at 7:30 o’clock instead of 8 o’clock each Monday night _ —— _ COMMISSIONERS MEET SEPT. 5 htißMeet Wednesday of next week, jinatand of Monday, September 3. it Vh<> mrptinr Kor Keen postponed ItAMhiPHa on the fbat Monday. m r Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, August 30,1956. j Well Baby dime ] It has been announced that a well Baby Clinic will be conducted by the Medical Department, with the help of volunteers of the Officers' Wives Club, at the Dispensary of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. Children up to six < years of age will be examined on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Examinations will be by appoint ment only, starting at 1:30 P. M. Phone the NAAS Edenton, Exten sion 16 for appointments. pTSTHioSI^MOOTAY^ The Edenton Post Office will be closed next Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day. There will be no mail delivery in the city or rural routes, nor will the win dows be open. Mail will be dis patched as usual, however, and the lobby will be open so that boxhold ers will be able to get their mail. B & L CLOSED LABOR DAY R. E. Leary, secretary-treasurer of the Edenton Building & Loan Association, announces that the of fice will be closed all day next Monday, September 3 in observ ance of Labor Day. Important business should, therefore, be trans acted accordingly. [Travel Bureau Will OonductAn All-Out Membership Drive Meeting Is Held Last Week at Lake Mat tamuskeet Grayson H. Harding, Shelton W. ! Moore and Ernest J. Ward, Jr., at tended a meeting of the Albemarle j Pamlico Travel Council held Wed nesday of last week at Mattamu skeet Lake Lodge. At the meeting it was decided to conduct an all-out membership drive which will start at once. Watson C. Jennette of Elizabeth City, president of the Travel Coun cil, stated: “We must educate our, own people first in what we have I to offer and what the advertising] campaign our Travel Council is | staging will produce in increased business for the entire area.” ! Dr. Zeno L. EdwardS, Sr., of Washington said: “The Travel Council not only should attempt to attract more tourists but should al-1 so concentrate in getting all of our people, farmers, business men and professional men work'ing as a team to promote our area.” He further stated, “If Florida had half of what we have right here in I Eastern North Carojiija in the way of historical featrfres, they would really go to tov.n.” He said East ern Carolina Ws so much to offer and,, therefore, should be willing to spend money to tell the world about the many attractions in this sec tion. ~ ' George Attix, secretary of the ; Elizabeth City Chamber of Com-i merce, spoke about the travel in dustry in‘North Carolina, pointing ; out the increase experienced i* I some localitiea whWfcepdlufored ad- 1 vertising campaigns. Ernest Ward, Jr., reported Hut Chowan County j* expected to have ' • -At' . W. j 1 H j J&jmt •, A w HHBM HO.W SHY CAN ONE GET?— To stare at a queen is one thing—to be stared at by Britain's Queen Elizabeth is some ’thing else again. However, the “shy” airman hiding his face isn’t overcome by the experience. He’s demonstrating the action of an ejection seat canopy which shields a pilot’s face •when he must bail out from jet aircraft at speeds in the near supersonic range. Her Majesty was treated to the demonstra tion while touring an air base at Marham, Norfolk, England. /S/VS/WW»/^^VWWW^WWWV^«A^i/VA/VW>A/S/V>ACS/VWS/V^VWW^>VWV%AAA/SAA^/ City Fathers Decide To WidenS. Oakum Street Eight Feet ————— Town Council In Spe cial Session Monday Night Meeting in special session Mon day night. Town Council voted to; . widen Oakum Street between | Church and Queen Streets and also awarded insurance contracts. An other item on the ogenda T discus sion of personnel policy for town employees, was postponed until Clerk Ernest Jj Ward, Jr., can se-| cure some - information from the League of Municipalities relative to! a definite policy of municipal em ployees. The vote to widen Oakum Street was split, with J. Clarence Leary, John Mitchener and J. Edwin Buff lap voting for the motion and George Alma Byrum and Luther Parks voting against it. Council man Graham Byrum was not pres-i I ent at the meeting. I Actually there was only one bid to do this work, that being the Brown Construction Company of Lexington whose hid was $5,090.00. Since receipt of the hid, however, the State Highway & Public Works Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Picture Framing Workshop Planned j In County Sept 27i Scheduled to Be Held In Chowan Commun ity Building J Chowan Home Demonstration . women are planning a picture framing workshop for club and non-club members in Chowan Coun ,ty and neighboring counties. The ! workshop will be under the super vision of Miss Pauline Gordon, Ex tension specialist in housing and house furnishings, North Carolina ‘ ; State College, Raleigh. The work shop will he held on Thursday, Sep tember 27, from 10:06 A. M., to 2:30 P. M., at the Chowan Com munity Building. Miss Gordon suggests* that wo men attending take any old or new I 1 frames that they have, or any old i pictures that need to b* cleaned | or pictures that they want to frame. Each woman should also 1 take containers such as mayonnaise | jars, newspapers, old rags.. Ifisa Gordon will bring any ma terials ft* ulfed and let each wo hj man pay for the material that she luses. | Mias Gordon has bad years of .experience,” says Mrs- Hattie By- 1 i‘ rum, home agent, “and I am sure ' I tha( she will conduct a very worth-1 I while workshop;" J [ Final Notice ] v. /» Subscribers of The Herald are especially urged this week to check on the expiration date on their la- I bels. Notices have been sent out I to those subscribers who are in ar rears and many have renewed their subscription. However, there are some who have not sent in their subscription. . and all those in arrears will be ' dropped from the subscription next | week. The'Herald regrets to lose ; a single subscriber but postal reg ulations require subscriptions to be paid in advance. Oscar Griffin Now Assistant Manager Os Belk-Tyler Store Promoted From Man- I ager of Men’s De partment J. R. DuLaney, manager of the Edenton Belk-Tyler store, announc ed early this week that Oscar Gris- Ifin has been promoted to assistant manager. He succeeds Elwood Harrell, who resigned about a . month ago. Mr. Griffin is a native of Eden- I ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. j Griffin. He attended the Edeqton schools and graduated from the high school with the class of 1949. Following his graduation he enter ed the U. S. Air Force and after serving two years in the States, he completed a two-year tour in New foundland. He was discharged as a sergeant. Upon his return home in 1954 he spent a short time working in Lancaster, Pa., and began working for the local concern on December 'l, 1954. He shortly became mana ger of the men’s department, which position he held when he was pro moted. Mr. Griffin on March 17, 1956, married Miss Patricia Weikel of Ashland, Pa. He is a member of the Edenton Baptist Church and ! the Edenton Junior Chamber of I Commerce. |— : Methodist Men’s Club Will Meet Tonight The Methodist Men’s' Club will meet tonight (Thursday) it 6:30 o’clock at the church.. This will be a dinner meeting and Rufus Carra way, president, is very anxious to I have every member present An interesting program has been ar- I ranged by John A. Holmes, pro gram chairman. _ > NAAS Morest Unit Will Participate In Big Aircraft Show Affair Will Be Held at Will Rogers Field In Oklahoma Sept. 1-3 The Morest Unit from the Eden ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station has left to participate in the Na tional Air craft Show to be held at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 1-3. Civilians were able to see the j Morest Unit in action on Armed | Forces Day when the unit put on ; a demonstration of their work. l With the use of arresting gear the Morest Unit engages aircraft bringing the craft to a halt. This function, performed on land, is similar to the method used aboard aircraft carriers in stopping planes. The present gear being used has been under evaluation since August 1954. Since that time a total of 937 engagements have been made with all type of aircraft. Being mobile, the unit has been airlifted, beached from LTS’s, tow- j ed over highways and moved by l way of railways. At Oklahoma' ' City gear has already been install- 1 ed thus necessitating only a move Os personnel from Edenton. Edenton Marines Lead Sharpshooters At Cherry Point Pfc. R. E. Miller and Pfc. It. C. Converse, stationed at the Eden ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station, led all MAG-14 shooters at. the Cherry Point rifle range on gugust 10. They chalked up a sharpshoot er score of 215. Six other men from MAG-14 fired expert on that day. j Following close behind the two leaders was Sgt:; G. H. Wilson with a score of 2J4. A total of 29 men fired for qualification at the range. North Carolina Cotton Crop Estimated As Os August 1 To Be 31,000 Bales Below 1955 20 Years Ago ] As Found In the Files of I j The Chowan.Herald j Town officials became alarmed when it was learned that the new 1 well on the fair grounds property was not capable of furnishing an, adequate amount of water. David Holton was employed as football coach at the Edenton High School, succeeding Leon Brogden I who resigned to accept a similar position at Wilson High School. 1 Edenton delegation returned, from Raleigh very optimistic about construction of a bridge crossing Albemarle Sound after a conference with State Highway & Public j Works Commission. Jimmy Partin expressed inten tion to lease the Bridge-Turn Ser vice Station. Though work had been held up. the belief was advanced that the j Edenton armory would be complet ed by December 1. T. Wallace Jones rented the Dix on building on East King Street, formerly occupied by Campen’s Jewelers, for displaying Duo- Therm oil burning stoves. J. C. (Dick) Leary was painfully injured when he fell down a flight of stairs at his home at the corner of Queen and Oakum Streets. Approximately 1500 were expect ed to attend a county sins at the Baptist Church. Mrs. E. N. Elliott spoke at the Edenton Rotary Club on the 15th anniversary of woman’s suffrage. Frank Williams and George Wood entertained a number of the younger set at a swimming party at the Greenfield Club House. Rocky Hock Home Demonstra tion Club held a picnic at Ocean View, Va„ on August 14. Mrs. S. X. Stephanson announc ed the engagement of her daugh ter, Margaret Garland Stephenson, to Thomas Merit Long of Norfolk. Edenton High School Band join ed a number of other bands Cora week’s picnic held at Camp I-each near Washington. ’ $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Assignments Made For Local Students For School Opening »'•- —~—— ——*—~ \ Promoted l M flu j OSCAR GRIFFIN I J. A. DuLaney, manager of the Edenton Belk-Tyler store, announc ed this week that Oscar Griffin has been promoted to assistant mana ger of the store. —(Evelyn Leary Photo). Chaplain Mates Will | Speak At Meeting Os Methodist Group The Wesleyan Service Guild of the Edenton Methodist Church will meet Tuesday night, September 4, at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Harry Lassiter. The program will he featured by an address on the work of the military chaplain. The speaker will be Chaplain John Mates, chaplain at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. All members are especially urged to he present. Report Just Released By Bureau of Census The first cotton production fore cast is for a crop of 320,000 (500- I pounds gross weight, hales. This I first estimate is based upon August i 1 reports from growers, ginners and others throughout the cotton . growing areas of the State. If the j forecast materializes, a crop of this I size would be 31,000 bales less than j the 351,000 bales harvested in 1955 and 137,000 bales less than the 10- I year (1945-54) average. Based j upon cotton in cultivation on July 1 and average abandonment, it is estimated that 459,000 acres will be for harvest—the smallest acre- Continued on Page s—Section 1 Bids Invited For Construction Jobs At Local Air Base [ civic calendar] Extra general election will be held Saturday, September 8, to vote on an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution to change the i school laws regarding segregation. ; Chowan County Commissioners : will meet Wednesday, September 5 instead of September 3’due to : the Labor Day holiday. Picture framing workshop will be held for Chowan home demonstra tion club women, aa well as non members at the Chowan Communi ty Building Thursday, September 27, from 1* A. M„ to *:39 P. M. . Golf tournament will bo hold on the Edanton Naval Auxiliary Air Station course September 5-9. Revival services are in progress , this week at the Rocky Hock Bap- Continue*! on Ps*s 6—Section 1 | SLOW DOWN AND LIVEt j Boys and Girls Urged • I To Report to Rooms Designated Next Tuesday morning, Septem : her 4, at 9 o’clock, some 400 stu dents will enter the Edenton Jun ior-Senior High School to begin the fall term of school. I Students are urged to report di rectly to home rooms assigned and for the convenience of students and parents, names of students and home room assignments are listed below: ! Grade 7—Home Room Teacher, Mrs. Alice Belch. Room 124 Boys—Herbert Ray Adams, Rich ard Baer, Stephen Batton, Jimmy Dail, Charles E. Cuthrell, Cecil Fry, Gary Hardison, Richard Hollowed, Roger Lamb, Joe Mitchener, Joel Reynolds, Roland Tolley, Paul I Whiteman, Mac Wright, Frank H. ' Collins. Girls—Joan Adams, Ella Am brose, Carolyn Bass, Brenda Bass, Marian Lee Bunch, Ida Gampen, Joyce Culliphor, Hazel Garrett, Betty Jean Harris, Ann Jenkins, Estelle Jones, Dorothy Mizelle, Judy Riley, Jean Smith, Carolyn Twiddy, Vivian Twiddy. Grade 7—Home Room Teacher, I Mrs. Rebecca Shepard. Room 123 1 Boys—John Alexander, Leroy ■ Barrow, Joe Boucher, Henry Dail, I Carroll Forehand, Vem Goodwin. , Daniel Himmelheler, Maurice Hop j kins, Harry Lassiter. Jerry Nixon, I Robert Skinner, James West, Brad , Williford, Sam Wright. , Girls —Barbara Alexander, J*>an , Continued on Page 4. Section 1 : 37 Now Signed Up In Golf Tournament Seven Join Ranks of Contestants This Week 7 A total of 37 entries have thus I far been received for the Edenton Country Club golf tournament at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, as seven golfers added their names to the growing list of entrants. The tourney is slated to get under • ( way on September 5 with the finals > i on the 9th. :| New civilian entrants in the i tournament are Carlton W. Good i ] win and Bruce Jones. Nine other ■ j civilians are set for competition in > f the tourney. I I New military entrants in the i tourney are Capt. J. T. McCaffrey - and Lt.’s J. Dempsey. J. E. Gruc- I, nan. J. Degen, and K. A. McFerren. ■ j No deadline for registration foi : the tournament has been announc- I ed. Entries are being accepted by • Special Services Officer Capt. John I L. Cobb at the Base. Includes Public Works Shop Building and Barracks Repairs The District Public Works office of the Fifth Naval District, U. S Naval Base at Norfolk is advertis ing for bids on two construction projects at the Edenton Naval Au xiliary Air Station. The bids call for the construction of a Public Works Shop Building, and reha bilitation of barracks and bacheloi officers’ quarters. The shop building will be ap proximately 3,360 square feet in area, one story, and will be gen erally of masonry and concrete construction. The work at the officers’ quar ters includes removal of existing roofing, .m-roofing with- asphalt Continued « Page Z-ZttUm 1 • . £L