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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlll.—Number 42.
Band Parents Take
Challenge To Get
School Auditorium
Delightful Band Con
cert Precedes Meet
ing Tuesday Night
Preceding the meeting of the
Edenton Band Parents Association
Tuesday night, the Junior-Senior
High School Band rendered a very
delightful program in the school
gymnasium. Quite a few numbers
were played hy the band which
were very well received by the
group in attendance.
Following the program the group
met in the school cafeteria, where
Mrs. Roland Vaughan, president,
presided over the business meeting.
Mrs. Ruth Stokley, secretary, read
the minutes of the previous meet
ing, after which varioug committee
chairmen presented encouraging
reports. Mrs. Stokley reported a
bank balance of $99.29.
The idea of capes for the major
ettes was presented as well as
white gloves for members of the
band to be worn during cold
weather. The matter of capes is to
be considered and a report made
at the next meeting. It was prac
tically decided that gloves will be
secured.
By-laws for the association were
drawn up and distributed among
the members with the idea in mind
that they should be studied so that
action can be taken at the next
meeting. The by-laws deal with
objects of the association as well
as membership, officers, duties of
officers, duties of the board of di
rectors, duties of the executive
committee, committees, nomina
tion and election of officers, am
endments and parliamentary pro
..
The 'group did; however, decide
to hold its- meetings five times a
year, the second Tuesday night; in
the month, beginning as of Sep
tember, so that the next regular
meeting will be held the second
Tuesday night in November.
Miss Lula Williams, band direc
tor, was called upon to make some
remarks during which she ex
plained membership in the band,
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Edenton Group Will
Attend Convention
Os Student Council
Several members of the Student
Council at the Edenton Junior-Sen
ior High School plan to attend the
State Convention to be held in Wil
mington Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. The group includes Billy
Bunch, Jerry Downum, Tommy Ke
hayes and Rosa Hpllowell. Mrs.
Medlin Belch is sponsor.
Forest Ranger White
Again Buying Cypress
Balls And Pine Cones
Frank V. White, Chowan County
Forest Ranger, announces that
during the next two weeks he will
again buy pine cones and cypress
balls. Anyone interested in gath
ering or selling him the cones or
balls should contact him at once.
This year Mr. White is paying
$2.00 per bushel for pine cones and
$7.00 per bushel for the cypress
balls.
United Nations Day Will Be
Observed Wed., Oct. 24th
.
Gerald James Named
Chairman By Mayor
Ernest Kehayes
Edenton will join in the eleventh
world-wide celebration of United
Nations'Day on Wednesday, Octo
ber 24th. A local United Nations
Day Committee to plan community
activities was this week appointed
by Mayor Ernest Kehayes, consist
ing of Gerald James as chairman,
Ernest Swaip, Mrs. Alice Batch,
Mrs. . Lloyd Bunch and Prof. D. F.
Walker. , Mr. James will coordi
nate the various programs being
sponsored by local civic, fraternal,
religious, youth service organi
sations. • y
Mr. James says that a communi
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Grand Opening^
i . />
Today (Thursday), Friday and
Saturday, the Western Gas Service
will observe its grand opening in
the new location, 204 South Broad
Street. The concern moved from
East Queen Street and will observe
three days of open house during
which four major prizes will be
• awarded. Gifts for the children
will also be distributed and re
freshments served.
A cordial invitation is extended
the general public to attend.
Alumni Os Wake
Forest To Gather
At Baptist Church
Report Will Be Pre
sented By College
Representatives
Now that the new S2O million
home of Wake Forest College in
Winston-Salem has been dedicated,
and the 1956-57 school term is un
der actual progress, alumni and
friends of the college will have the
i opportunity to receive authoritative
information and a detailed report
concerning the new set-up on Wed
nesday night, October 24, at the
Edenton Baptist Church at 7:30
o’clock.
Representing the college, Eugene
Olive, director of alumni activities,
and his assistant, Mark R<- e, wjjj
present pictures' of the physical
structure and the beautiful new
campus. They will also explain the
present operation of the college in
its new setting.
This presentation should prove
to be of interest not only to all
alumni of the college, but to friends
of the college and Baptists in gen
eral. The Edenton church wel
comes all those who can attend.
St Ms Bazaar
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Affair Will Be Held In
Parish House Begin
ning at 10 A. M.
Ladies of the Auxiliary of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church have set
Tuesday, November 13, as the date
for the annual bazaar, which will
be held in the Parish House, be
ginning at 10 A. M.
Many new and interesting items
will be available at the general sale
table as well as the usual articles
of handiwork. Other features will
include a food table with home
made cakes, pastries, preserves and
pickles; a plant table with a va
riety of plants and bulbs; a grab
bag table and the always popular
old-fashioned “country store.”
Both luncheon and dinner will
be served, followed by the evening
' auctibn sale.
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ty-wide program to mark the elev
enth anniversary of the coming in
to force of the United Nations
Charter on October 24 will climax
a week-long observance. Special
projects include school assembly
programs and bulletin board dis
plays in all schools.
As a special phase of the UN
Day celebration groups of children
of all ages in Edenton will use
Halloween “triek or treat” for the
United Nations International Chil
dren’s Fund. On Halloween night,
dressed in their costumes and
masks, they will ring doof bells
and ask “trick or pennies” for
UNICF. Last year Viore than a
million children tied in their UN I
efforts with Halloween, using the
“trick or treat” idea.
Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 18,1956.
MentzlHennic
Topic Os Aik At
Lions Cluh Miring
The Rev. Earl Rich
ardson Speaks Mon
day Night
The ever increasing need for a
centralized mental health clinic to
serve the present health district
comprising the counties of Pasquo
tank, Camden, Perquimans and
Chowan was strongly emphasized
in a speech delivered before the
Edenton Lions Club Monday even
ing by the Rev. Earl Richardson,
pastor of the Edenton Methodist
Church.
A few days ago a meeting wa~
held in Edenton at the instance of
Dr. B. B. McGuire, director of the
4-county Health District, at which
local ministers, doctors and public
officials and school authorities at
tended.
“There are at. present eight of
these mental health clinics in op
eration throughout the State. They
are doing an excellent job of re
habilitating thousands of mentally
disturbed adults and children,” said
the speaker.
“According to information furn
ished by medical, educational and
ministerial authorities, however, for
every person who is now a patient,
in a mental institution, there ar
seven other who are in need of
mental therany to some extent.
“The greatly increased knowledge
as to what can be done for such
persons makes it, all the more im
perative that we have such a fa
cility for our own section of the
State. The important progress
which has been made through can
cer clinics in the fight to overcome
this dread disease is, I think, good
evidence of Ihe value of health clin
ics for the treatment of our emo
tionally disturbed citizens.
“The State of North Carolina
wants to make an appropriation of
$20,000, to be matched from our
4-county Health District,, „fpr the
establishment of such a clinic,” con
tinued Mr. Richardson.
“It is a matter of record that in
communities where such clinics are
in operation, there is a perceptible
lessening of crime among juvenile
children.
“Many persons who at present
have to be sent to mental insti
tutions, could be rehabilitated right
at home. A large number would be
treated as out-patients, that is, they
could go to the clinic for treat
ments and return immediately to
Continued on Page B—Section 1
New Public Works
Officer For NAAS
Lieut. I). F. Dalton to
Succeed Lieut. J. A.
Wright
(,t. D. F. Dalton, USN, Civil En
gineer Corps, has replaced Lt. (jg)
J. A. Wright, USN, as public works
officer at the Edenton Naval Au
xiliary Air Station. Lieutenant
Wright is awaiting orders to a new
duty station.
A Marine Corps spokesman said
Monday at the Edenton base that
the change of assignments is a rou
tine matter. Lieutenant Wright
has served here for nearly two,
years.
Lieutenant Dalton reported to
| Edenton last week but traveled di-
I reetly to Norfolk, Va., for confer
ences with officers of the Fifth
Naval District Public Works Office
there. The new Marine Base public
works officer will return to Eden
ton Monday.
120 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Members of the Albemarle Fish
ermen's Association, of which A.
S. Smith was president, registered
a vigorous protest against pro
posal to limit the shad fishing sea
son in adjacent waters.
The Rev. C. A. Ashley complain
ed to Town Council about the dan
ger of continued speeding on Broad
Street and the nuisance of prowling
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Jaycees Reminding
Voters Oct. 27 Last
Day F orßegistering
Planning an All-out
Registration Drive
On Final Day
Members of the Edenton Junior]
Chamber of Commerce are remind - j
in°; Chowan County voters this
week that they must register not j
later than October 27 to be eligi-j
hie to vote in the general election j
on November 6. Other current j
Jaycee projects include quarterly!
board meetings, a fire prevention!
program and a safety project.
James Bond is chairman of the
Got-Oiit-The-Vote campaign. He
said Saturday, October 27, has been
designated for an all-out voter reg
istration drive. Jaycees are dis
tributing lapel buttons, vehicle
bumper stickers and other material
to get out the vote.
Citizens may register on Sat
urday, October 20 or 27, at the poll
ing places in their respective pre
cincts, Rond listed the- following
polling place locations and regis
trars for voters:
East Edenton—Court House, Mrs.
Albert Cullipher.
West Edenton—Municipal Build
ing, Mrs. George Hoskins.
Hocky Hock Henry Bunch’s !
store, W. H. Pearce.
Center Hill—Elliott Belch’s of
fice, Ralph Goodwin.
Wardville -Herbert Peels’ store.]
JT. A. Berryman. Sr.
Yeopim—Harry Perry’s store, T.
J. Hoskins.
Officers of the Edenton Jaycees
plan to attend second quarterly
board meetings in Winston-Salem
] and Windsor during mid-November.
Logan Elliott is in charge of a
safety doll program for first and
second grade pupils in the Edenton
i and Chowan County elementary
schools. Children will be given
printed safety messages to be com
pleted with crayons.
Charlie Morgan was chairman of
the Fire Prevention Week activities!
for the Edenton Junior Chamber of j
Commerce.
Eden+on BPW Club
Will Meet Tonight
Edenton’s Business and Profess
ional Woman’s Club will hold a
dinner meeting tonight (Thursday)
at 7:80 o’clock in the Penelope
Barker community house.
Mrs. Helen Malone, international
relations chairman, is in charge of
the program and Mrs. Anne Jen
kins, public affairs chairman, will
be in charge of the dinner.
Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, presi
dent. urges all members to attend.
Edenton Aces Have
Little Difficulty In
Defeating Tarboro
Jerry Downum Plays
{Sensational Role In
26-0 Victory
Playing a better brand of foot
ball than they did the previous Fri
day night against Elizabeth City,
thy Edenton Aces had little diffi
culty in defeating Tarboro on the
latter’s gridiron Friday night by a
score of 26-0. The score could
probably have been more one-sided
but Coach Billings on several oc
casions sent in his entire second
team when the Aces were within
striking distance of touchdowns. It
was the Aces’ second Albemarle
Conference game, in which the Aces
thus far are undefeated and un
scored on.
Jerrv Downum was the outstand
ing Edenton player Friday night.
Downum p’ayed a spectacular gamy
both on offense and defense. He
scored two of the four touchdowns
on 20 and 16-yard sprints and was
a consistent ground gainer through
out the contest. He also was a
big stumbling block in the way of
Tarboro ball carriers.
Johnny Kramer, Bruce White
j Time To M i
J. L. Chestnutt, Edpnton’s post
master. this week calls attention
to the fact that overseas Christmas
parcels should be mailed between
October 15 and November 15 if
they are expected to he delivered
before Christmas.
Mr. Chestnutt points out that air
mail is limited to two pounds and
urges parcels to be mailed within
the designated dates to insure de
livery before Christmas.
Bus Line Scheduled]
To Begin Between!
Edenton And NAASi
New Line Will Be Op
erated By Arthur R.
Chappell
Just as soon as final details can j
!be worked out, Arthur Chappell ]
l will start operating a bus line he
| tween Edenton and the Edenton I
j Naval Auxiliary Air Station. It.-is
> Mr. Chappell’s purpose to serve the |
I people of Edenton and th" service
[ personnel at the base and he will
j welcome anv suggestions as. to how.
! to provide the best possible service.
No definite date has been set for/
j inaugurating this new bus service,]
hut Mr. Chappell is hopeful that,
details can be worked out. so that a ;
! schedule of runs can be started pos-1
sibly this week.
Full information about the bus]
schedules and rates is scheduled to
appear in next week’s Herald, and
in the meantime Mr. Chappell will
welcome any suggestions.
Cub Pack Leaders
Will Meet Oct. 23rd
Adult leaders of Cub J'ack 159
will hold their regular monthly
Pack leaders’ meeting Tuesday
evening, October 23, at 7:30 o’clock
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
L. Harrell.
Plans will be completed for the
October 30 Pack meeting and pre
liminary arrangements will be dis
cussed for the November program.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. A-:
A. M., will hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8j
o’clock. Ernest P. Kehayes, mas
ter, urges a full attendance.
and. Billy Bunch were also in good
form. White scored one of the
touchdowns on a nifty ran from
the 26 yard line and on another o'-
casion carried the hall about 20
yards to the 2-yard line, from
where Billy Bunch crashed over fo
the touchdown. The Edenton for
ward wall also stiffened for Ri
ga me with the entire line from end
to end turning in a good defensive
jgame. David Fletcher. Charlie
Small and Johnny Speight especial
ly stood out in this department.
The Aces were on their toes in
breaking up a passing gam». Pass
after pass was broken up. with Tar
boro completing very few of the
attempts during the night.
The second team plaved a goodly
portion of the game and gave a very
good account of themselves. Ted
Hardison looked best among the
reserves as he ripped off sevyal
substantial gains.
The Edenton band accompanied
the Aces and joined the Tarboro
band in presenting a very colorful
and interesting program at half
time. A large group of Edenton
fans also attended the game.
Continued or Page 2—. Section 2
Aces Face Most
Important Game
In Hertford Friday
Result Will Have Di
rect Bearing’ on j
Championship
What is regarded as the most;
important game for. the Edenton:
Aces thus far this season is the]
game scheduled to he played Fri
day night in Hertford when the!
Aces meet the strong Hertford In
dians. The game will have a di
rect bearing on the Albemarle Con-j
fionce Championship, for it will be]
Hertford’s final conference game ,
The Indians have, won all of theii ]
conference games and what’s more !
they have not even been scored I
upon.
The Aces have an. equally itn
i pressivr Conference record except
’for the fact that only two confer
ence games ha v > been pViyed. la
both eases the Aces also prevented ■
[ their opponents: from scoring.
If the Aces win they still have
Ahoskie and Plymouth to disno o'’
to win the champion.hip. If quo
of these teams defeat the Aces the
championship would develop into a
tic so that the winner would lie
chosen by lot.
On paper the Aces should he a
slight favorite. They defeated Tar
boro and Williamston by larger
scorer, than the Indians. However,
the Indians boast a. very strong
line and two dangerous ball car
riers in Tommy Matthew;; and Dan
Eure. The Aces, on,the other hand,
have four boy!; who are capable of
lugging the.ball for long gains if
given half a chance. They arc:
Johnny Kramer, .ferry Downum.
Bruce White and Hilly Bunch.
The general opinion is that the]
! game will be a toss-up, with most
i Edenton fans predicting the Aces !
should win bv at least one touch
i ’ *
' down.
The stied between the Aces .and
Indians dates hack to 1926. with
the Aces having an edge of one]
victory. The Aces won 15 games, !
lost 12 and three ganuss resulted in
ties.
The two teams played from 1926
to 1934, when in the latter gam"
the Aces rolled; tip an 84-0 score,!
The Aces were then taken off the 1
Indians' schedule until 1940. For
the first two years the teams play
ed two games a season and in .1932-
33 two games were played, but
since that time only one game a
season has been played.
Tile Edenton band will accom
pany the Aces to Hertford and due
to the keen rivalry between til",
two teams and the importance of
tile game, a large number of Eden
ton fans are expected to attend the
game.
Woman’s Club Will
Conduct Thrift Sale
Saturday, Oct. 20th
Affair Will Be Hold on
W. D. Holmes Whole
sale Grocery Lot
The Edenton Woman’s. Club will
hold a thrift sale Saturday. Octo
ber 20, on the vacant lot next to]
W. D. Holmes Wholesale Grocery
from 10 A. M.. to 5 P. M.
Mrs. Gerald Janies, chairman of
the sale, promises ,a large assort
ment of second hand clothing for
children and adults. “So for real
bargains,” says Mrs. James, “lie
smart and shop at the Edenton Wo
man’s Club thrift sale.
[CTVTC CALENDAR^
Edenton will join in celebrating
United Nations Day Wednesday,
October 24. %
Edenton W'oman’s Club will con
duct a thrift sale Saturday, Octo
ber 20, on the W. D. Holmes Gro
cery lot from 10 A. M„ to 5 P. M.
Grand opening of Western Gas
Service at 204 South Broad Street
today (Thursday) Friday and Sat
urday. ,
Cuh Pack leaders will meet Tims,
dav night, October 23, at 7:30
o’clock at the home of Mr. and
(Continued on P* ve *—Section 1)
$2.00 Per. Year In North Carolina
Tuberculosis And
Health Association
Names Committees
{ Drive Is Short J
As of Monday of this week the
White Cane drive in Chowan Coun
ty had reaehed $202. Last year a
total of $348 was collected by the
drive, so that the contributions this
year are well below what was col
lected in 1955. The drive will con
tinue through October to allow all
who desire to contribute.
New's7 Chevrolet
Will Go On Display
Friday In Edenton
BIJH Mr/.or Company
Invites Public to
Attend
Friday, October 19, will be the
day the new 1957 Chevrolets will
he put on display throughout the
country, locally at the 8.8. H. Mo
tor Company. W. T. Harry, mana
ger of the B.R.H. Motor Company
is very enthusiastic about the new
model Chevrolet and extends a cor
dial invitation to the general pub
lic to attend the first showing.
During the opening free favors
and gifts will be distributed to all
members of the family. “Come in
and sen these beautiful models,”
says Mr. Harry. I
Mr. Harry points out that fuel in
jection and a new triple-turbine au
tomatic transmissions will make
their debut on the 1957 Chevrolets.
Also Unveiled for the first time
is the new transmission known a",
the Turboglide, which incorporates
an unusual hill retarder, one of
many new safe driving improve
ments on the latest Chevrolets.
“In eve-appeal the 1957 Chevro
let." differ strikingly from 1956
models ” says Mr. Harry. “While
two and one.half inches have been
added to overall length, the hori
zontal sweep of new styling motif
gives the impression that the car
is evert longer than its 200 inches.
Flic bodies are lower, with a reduc
tion of an inch and a half in height
of the cowl and substantially in
creased windshield areas.”
A variety of sparkling new colors
in combination with the body se
lection:. furnishes the customer
with 460 choices in the appearance
of tile Chevrolet he buys, so that
Mi. Hurry holies many people will
visit file. R B H. showroom to see
the new 1057 Chevrolets.
New Adult Cln.«s
At St. Paul’s Church
An Adult Bible Class was or
ganized and had its first class Sun
day at Saint Paul’s Episcopal
Church. Twenty-two were present
to hear the teacher, the Rev. Geo
B. Holmes, begin a series of class-,
es entitled. “The L’fe and Time." !
of Jesus Christ,” Tile class meets j
each Sunday at 10 o’clock in the
church. All are welcome.
PTA Holds One Os Most
Enthusiastic Meetings
Several Recommenda
tions Accepted By
Association
On. of the best attended and
most enthusiastic meetings in re
cent years was held hy the Edenton
Parent-Teacher Association in the
Elementary School auditorium last
week. Mrs. John J. Ross, presi
dent. presided.
The meeting opened with a color
guard ceremony by Cub Scout Den
No. 8, which was followed by a de
votional by the Rev. Earl Richard
son, pastor of the Methodist
Church. Mrs. Ross welcomed those
who attended the meeting, after
which she introduced Superintend
ent John A. Holme6.
Mr. Holmes also extended a cor
REGISTER
BEFORE OCT. 27-
VOTE NOV. 6
Better Health Depart
ment Facilities Is
Discussed
At a meeting of the board of di
] rectors of the Chowan County Tu
berculosis and Health Association
held in the Municipal Building on
Thursday night a budget of $875
was unanimously adopted for the
j year 1956-57 and committees were
also appointed.
Members attending the meeting
were: W. .1. Taylor, president;
Mrs. B. W. Evans, Ralph Parrish,
secretary-treasurer; Mies Hulda
Wood, Mrs. Opal Wood. Mrs. J. A.
Moore and Mrs. E. N. Elliott. Miss
Darden, the Held representative of
the N. C. State Tuberculosis Asso
ciation, was also present.
The following committees were
appointed:
Seal .Sale Committee: Mrs. J. A.
Moore, chairman. Mrs R W. Ev
ans. Mrs, T. C Cr«~'u Jr, Mrs, On
on- Charlton. Mis. Elizabeth Byrd.
Health Education Committee:
Mrs. E. N. Elliott, chairman Mrs.
W. W. Rvnim. Jr., Mrs. R. W. Ev
ans. Mrs. Onnie Charlton, Mrs.
Elizabeth Byrd. Mrs. Frank Holmes
anH Mr; W. D. Prndeti. Jr.
Case Finding ••Committee: Dr.
Ed Bond, chairman. L. H. Haskett,
Miss Hulda Wood. Mr; Onal Wood,
D- Martin Wisely. Mrs. Elliott
Belch and Dr. A. M. Stanton.
Rehabilitation Committee; Mrs.
Rodney Harrell. Jr, O. R Perry,
Mrs George C. Hoskins, Mrs. J.
H. MeMnllan and Ernest Ward. Jr.
Publicity Committee; Jes-p Har
rell. chairman. J. Edwin Bufflap
and Ray Childers.
There was considerable discuss
ion ys to the lark of facilities in
the health office, and the concensus
was that tile Chowan County Tu
berculosis and Health Assn-iation
should,.spAnihe:i{i th» drive to get
new facilities for the Health De
partment.
A motion was made bv Mrs. E.
N. Elliott, and seconded by Mrs.
J. A, Mnor n , that -t’tOO be appiopri
ated to hire a clerk to assist in
putting on the Seal Sale. This was
approved unanimously.
Motion was made bv Miss Hulda
Wood, and seconded ..by Mrs. J. A.
Moore, that SIOO be donated to the
North Carolina Tubercuio? ; s Test
ing Project Fund. This motion was
approved unanimously.
After the details of; getting the
Seal Sale npder wic were discuss
ed, the meeting adjourned.
Mrs. R. J. Rqvpp 0110
Os Oirl Srr»nt T pgjjgrg
Attending Course
Mrs. ( hay Hoylo who writes the
column Service People,”
last week omitted th n name of one
of the ladies who are attending: th°
leadership course for Gill Scout
troops in Suffolk. The name omit
ted was Mrs. R. J. Boyce, who is
co-leader of the High School Girl
Scouts. Mrs. Boyce, together with
Mrs. William Case, Mrs. Jim Bow
en. Mrs. John Graham and Mrs.
J. R. Hynneman, are attending this
course.
dial welcome to those present and
expressed appreciation for the co
operation of the association in
making better schools. Mr. Holmes
also reported on the District PTA
meeting held at Sunbury and ex
pressed regret that local members
were unable to attend.
Mrs. Ross then presented Princi
pal Ernest Swain of the Elemen
tary School and Gerald James,
principal of the Junior-Senior High
School, both of whom introduced the
teachers in their respective schools.
Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Jr., member
ship chairman, announced that up
to that time 438 parents had joined
the association and stated that
more memberships are expected.
Miss Thelma,. White’s first grade
received the PfKngvaid <.f $5.00