ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlll—Number 49. Eldenton Aces Capture State Class A Championship Thousands Gather Friday Evening To Greet Santa Claus Affair Is Considered I Most Successful Ever Held Broad Street Friday afternoon was overflowing with thousands of children and adults who witnessed one of the most colorful and elab orate Christmas parades ever to be sponsored by the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club and merchants. Keen disappointment prevailed Friday morning as it was raining and some doubt existed as to whether the parade would be held or not. However, by the time the parade got under way the rain had stopped and the sgn had come through beautifully. • Santa Claus, as usual, drew the attention of the younger ones as he rode along in his glittering sleigh drawn by eight reindeer. He de, lighted the children with his friend ly waves and kisses and created so much excitement that some of the youngsters ran along beside his sleigh in hopes of being the first to talk with him at his interviflfv ing throne at the Court House Green, where the party was held. To expedite -the distribution of gootfy bags, the children moved along four roped-off lanes and then took their turns in line to chat with Santa Claus. On the opposite side of the Green the colored children were also going through four lanes for their Christmas ba&s. More children were present at the party than ever before, the day being warmer than previous years. Char lie Swanner was master of cere monies for the party. A church choir float entered by the Rocky Hock School won first prize of sls for the best float, and St. Ann’s Catholic Church’s scene (Continued on Page s—Section 1) Polling Places For Dec. 11 Referendum Voting In Three Com munities From 8 A. M. Until 7 P.M. A. C. Griffin, chairman of the Chowan County Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Commit tee. has announced the polling plac es in Chowan County to vote on the 1957 com, peanut and cotton prograb, which will be held Tues day, December 11. The county is divided into three communities with the polling places being as follows: Community No. I—ASC office from 8 A. M., to 7 P. M. Community No. 2—W. E. Smith’s store from 8 A. M., to 1 F. M., and Melvin Evans’ store from 1 P. M., to 7 P. M. Community No. 3—J. C. Hendrix’ store from 8 A. M., to 1 P. M., and Lloyd Briggs’ store from 1 P. M., to 7 P. M. Tax Listers Appointed To Serve For Year ’57 Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning appointed tax listers for Chowan County, who will serve for the year Those appointed were: First Township Mrs. Margaret -Flows, Mrs. Jean Cullipher and Mrs. George Hoskins. Second Township — Henry Bunch. Third Township —T. If. Berry man. . ' •; fc .• 7 Fourth Township Ward Hos ftOTARIANS MEBT TODAY Edenton Rotariang will meet this (Thursday/ afternoon at 1 o’clock _ln the Parish House. The program jkbe \n charge of Dr. Edward Sjgsttin urges every Ro tartan to r>e THE CHOWAN HERALD { 1957 Chairman ] H.Jtex Edison of Gastonia, chair man of the North Carolina March of Dimes drive, scheduled for Jan uary, has announced the appoint ment of county campaign directors for the state. Stressing the need for a million dollar fund raising effort, Edison praised state volunteer leaders for the fine way they are preparing early for an all-out campaign. For Chowan County the drive will be sponsored by the Edenton with Ralph Outlaw ap pointed a s chairmen of the cam paign. Visj^Mlivr Making Plans For Christmas Party Affair Will Be Held In Edenton Armory on Christmas Night Edenton’s Varsity Club this week began formulating plans for -their annual Christmas Dance which will be held Christmas night, December 25, in the Edenton armory begin ning at 9 o’clock. Jimmy Johnson and his orches- Continued on Page s—Section 1 United Fund Drive At Edenton NAAS AmountsT 054,449 Over Half of Amount Goes to Local Or ganizations Edenton Marines have contribut ed $4,449.45 to charity organiza tions in their United Fund Drive, which ended last week at the Na val Auxiliary Air Station. Over one-half of the total goes to wel fare groups in Edenton and Cho wan County. Distribution of the funds was made Wednesday, when Col. Frank H. Collins, commanding officer of the Edenton Marine Base, present ed checks to representatives of lo cal charity organizations. The con tributions to Edenton and Chowan County groups total $2,375. The balance, $2,074.45, goes by Continued on Page B—Section 1 EDENTON ACES —1956 STATE CLASS A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS _ . - - ts mik &' ‘ - vv. Jf, . M Nt * WtUmS I Itt il ' 111 WmiM \ h 1 » ■T ~ "JFWtmWziWKßFmi *r * North Carolina, Thursday, December 6,1956. Nominations Now Being ReceivedFor Annual Jaycee DSA December 31 Deadline To Present Names For Honor Dick Dixon, president of the Edenton Junior Chamber, of Com merce, announces that nominations are now being received for the an nual Jaycee Distinguished Service Award. This award will go to a young man in the community, be tween the ages of 21 and 35 in clusive who has rendered Outstand ing service to and in the communi-! ty during the year. It is given for | service over and above the usual calling of his business or profess ion. He can be, but need not be, a Jaycee. The basis on which the winner is chosen includes contribution to community welfare during 1956, participation in all around com- j munity activities, evidence of last- j ing contribution to community, ex hibition of leadership ability, evi dence of personal and business pro-1 gress and cooperation with indi-j viduals and civic organizations. Nominations will be received un til December 31 by sending them to \ Luther Parks, who in turn will give ' them to a secret committee which names the winner. Last year the j honor went to Luther C. Parks. This year’s winner will be made known at a banquet to be held in January. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Town Council will meet Tuesday, night, December 11, at 8 o’clock in the Municipal Building. A full agenda is in prospect for the meet-' ing. [ Sworn liTOffice j N J Clerk of Court E. W. Spires on Monday administered the oath of office to the Chowan County Com missioners, as well as other county officers who were elected recently in the general election. * The officers taking the oath were: Commissioners W. W. By rum, J. A. Webb, W. E. Bond, J. R. Peele and Carey Hollowell; Judge of Recorder’s Court Marvin Wilson; Prosecutor of Recorder’s Court Weldon Hollowell; Register of Deeds M. L. Bunch; Treasurer George Hoskins and Coroner Hu bert Williford. The Commissioners appointed J. R. Peele as assirtant chairman of the Board. Santa Claus Arrives In Edenton . j I Above is pictured Santa Claus as he put in nis appearance in Edenton Friday afternoon in the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s Club annual Christmas parade and party. Many people lined the street to witness the parade which ushered in the Christ mas season.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). Referendum To Be Held December 11 On Peanut Quotas Two-thirds of Voters Must Approve Program Peanut farmers of Chowan Coun-J ty will vote in a referendum on] Tuesday, December 11, to determine! whether marketing quotas will be used for the 1957, 1958, and 1959 crops of peanuts. A similar vote is being held on day in all areas where peanuts are grown. '’•* According to A. C. Griffin, chair man of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, all peanut growers are eligible to vote in the referendum who are entitled to share in 1956- crop peanuts planted for harvest as nuts on a farm with more than one acre of peanuts planted. At least two-thirds of all farm ers voting must approve the quo tas before they may be made ef fective. If marketing quotas are not approved, they will not be used for the 1957 peanut crop, and an other vote will be held next year on quotas for the following three crops. Explaining that the secretary of agriculture is directed by law to proclaim peanut marketing quotas, Mr. Griffin stated that each year, between July 1 and December 1, the Secretary must proclaim the amount of the quota for the next crop. This quota is converted into a national acreage allotment which is apportioned to states and to farms according to provisions of law. All farm operations have been (or will be) notified in wrlt- Continued on Page B—Section 1 Jack’Bunch, Bflly Wilkins, Gene Ashley, John Mitchener and Coach William Billings. Back row, left to right, Jimmy White and Claude Barnett, managers. Billy Cooke Grif fin. one of the managers, was not present when the picture was taken. Johnny Kramer, and Oscar White were not present when the picture was taken. Absent also from the picture are Johnny Speight and Sherwood Harrell, whp were sidelined for the last few games due to being injured. These two boys plavrd an important role in the climb of the Aces to the State championship.—(Photo by Nick George). 120 Years Ago | As Found In the Files of j The Chowan Herald Representative Lindsay C. War ren informed local people that he feared there was much misunder tsanding about news articles rela tive to a national park for Eastern North Carolina, except possibly on i>cavil. The Rev. C. A. Ashley, however, stated that he had not given up the idea. Work on the new Chowan High School was progressing nicely, hut addition to the Edenton school wras held up. Belts and badges arrived for four Edenton High School boys who served as traffic directors at dangerous intersections. Local shad fishermen registered objections to proposed limiting of the shad season from February 15 to April 15. Red Cross ends roll call with 310 members enrolled. State Highway Commission Chairman Caprus M. M’aynick an nounced that the U. S. Bureau of (Continued on Page B—Section 1) Masons Will Elect ’57 Officers Tonight At a stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M., tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock new officers for the year 1957 will be elected. Ernest P. Ke hayes, master of the lodge, urges a full attendance to attend to this important business. Red Cross Chapter l Asked To Help In | Hungarian Relief Chowan Chapter Re quested to Raise $lB5 Quota Dr. Al Stanton, Chairman of the | Chowan Chapter of the Red Cross, I has been notified that the Chowan t Chapter has been requested to con tribute to a fund being raised for 1 Hungarian relief. The county’s quota is $lB5. Dr. Stanton points out that the j tragic suffering of the people of Hungary has caused every Ameri- 1 can to want to help and that this help has gone from the American Red Cross’ which joined other Red Cross societies throughout the world in rushing medical supplies, food, blankets and other necessi ties to the stricken area. Red Cross chapters are requested to launch a campaign to raise five million dollars. Anyone in Chowan County desir ing to make a contribution to the relief of Hungarians are urged to contact. Dr. Stanton as soon as pos sible. White Cane Drive Nets Total Os $285 Dr. Al Stanton announced at the Lions Club meeting Monday night that the White Cane Drive in Eden top had netted $285 in its 1956 drive. The Rev. Earl Richardson spoke of some of the worthwhile projects for the blind aided by this fund. Acknowledgement of the assistance on the part of Marine personnel in this fund as well as others was made by W. J. Taylor. Mr. Taylor and Ernest J. Ward, Jr., stated that the Base personnel had always been generous and coopera tive in. civic fund-raising matters. Jimmie Earnhardt, Jr., was a guest of Ray Childers. Welfare Board Permitted To Employ Local Case Worker County Will Not Share In Salary Until July 1 Members of the Chowan County Board of Public Welfare met with the Chowan County Commissioners Monday morning and presented a recommendation that the county employ a case worker to relieve the work load in the Edenton office. It was explained that a ease worker can now be Secured with very little cost to the county. The only expense until July 1 will he $35 per month for car deprecia tion and seven cents per mile for traveling. Continued on Page B—Section 1 $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Play Fired UpGame And Easily Outclass Westerners 45 To 6 | Grateful j S-~ A Miss Inez l-elton, general chair man of Ihe Christinas parade and party, Miss Goldie Laytor, parade chairman, and the merchants of Edenton wish to express their gratitude and thanks for the in terest and excellent cooperation by those who gave their time and ef i forts to make the BI’W and mer chant sponsored parade and party the most successful ever staged in Edenton. “We ai> very grateful for the cooperation of those who took part in Hie parade as well as those who ci ntrihuti-I in any way to see that tile children of Chowan County ev perierced one of the happiest days Os their lives,” said Miss Felton. This event would not have been the huge success it was without the help of those who took part in the affair. We especially thank the Marines and their wives for their wholehearted interest and coopera tion in all phases of the activities.” [ CIVIC calendar) Edenton PTA will meet Tuesday night, December 11. at 8 o’clock in the Elementary School auditorium.j New officers for the year 1957! will he elected tonight (Thursday) at a meeting of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M„ al 8 o’clock. St. Raul's Auxiliary will meet in the Parish House Tuesday after noon, December 11, at 1 o'clock. Tea Party Chapter of the DAK will meet in the Iredell house Wed nesday afternoon. December 12, at 3:30 o'clock. Colton, peanut and corn growers will vote Tuesday. December 11, to Continued on Page B—Section 1 Rotary Christmas Party December 13 Program Arranged In cluding Visit By Santa Claus Edenton’s Rotary Club will hold its Christmas party next Thurs-! day night, December 13, tit the American Legion hut, beginning at 7 o’clock, with supper scheduled to lie served at 7:30 o’clock. Frank Holmes is chairman of the party and says Santa Claus will be on hand to distribute presents to , everyone and that a program has , been arranged including talent’ from the Naval Auxiliary Air Sta-, tion, as well as local talent. New Den Chiefs For Cub Scouts . Several Changes Are Made For Den Mothers Three new den chiefs were se-1 i lected this week to help with the; Cub Scout program in Edenton.! They were: Jack Ashley, John j Marshall and Richard Baer. Jack Ashley was assigned to work with Den No. 6 of which Mrs. j Gerald James is the present den! mother. He is the son of Mr. andj Mrs. P. C. Ashley and has been a Boy Scout since April, 1956. John Marshall was assigned to work with Den No. 5 of which Mrs. R. P. Baer is the new den mother. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Perry and has been in the Boy Continued on Pag* B— Section 1 DON’T FORGET TO BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Jerry Downum Winds Up Gridiron Career In Blaze of Glory Playing one of their best ail around games of the season, Coach Bill Billings’ Edenton Aces on Fri ! day night in Burlington completely I outclassed Mebane, Western cham ! pions, in every department of the game to win the State Class A . championship by the lop-sided score of 45 to 6. The Aces scored their first of seven touchdowns in less than two minutes after the game started when Johnny Kramer pass ed to Bruce White for 43 yards and on the next play Downum thrilled the crowd when he raced 41 yards to score. From that time on the Aces dominated the play and aside from the lone touchdown made by Mebane late in the game, the Tigers never got nearer than the Edenton 40-yard line. The Ace s chalked up seven touch downs. four of which were by Downum, two by Overton and one by Kramer. Kramer scored his touchdown before the first quar ter ended when, with good block ing, he broke through for 44 yards. Early in the second quarter Down um skirted end for 14 yards for his second touchdown and late in the quarter he wiggled through for 29 yards to score his third TD. His fourth touchdown electrified the crowd when he took a Mebane punt and, aided by superb blocking, he ran 80 yards for his final touch down. Late in the second quarter Overton grabbed a Kramer pass to score his first touchdown and ai>out midway of the third quarter Over ton again snagged a pass from Ktamer to score his second touch down. Jerry Downum played just about the best game of his high school career, his speed and shiftiness dazzling the Mebane team and im pressing spectators and sports writers. Johnny Kramer, too, played tin outstanding game with his decep tion baffling the Westerners and picking up yardage when least ex pected. Bruce White and Billy Bunch also made a valuable contribution to the victory, with each adding yardage although not in on the scoring. Downum, Kramer and White were powerful line backers during the night, with White playing end on defense. The three stopped many Mebane plays with tackles about as vicious and’damaging as any the Tigers had experienced up to Friday night. None of the credit for the victory can be taken away from the Eden ton line. Each one from end to end played just as well as the hall car riers. for it was the line in most instances that kept the Tigers in their own territory most of the game, ft was some of the linemen. ((Continued on Page 1. Section 2) Methodist Bazanr Will Be Held Today Everything is in readiness for the annual Christmas bazaar to be held in the Methodist Church an nex today (Thursday). The affair will begin at 10 A. M.. and continue Until 10 P. M., with a turkey dinner scheduled to be served from 5:30 to 7:30 o’clock. The bazaar is sponsored by the Wesleyan Service Guild and Wo men’s Society of Christian Service, members of both groups exerting a great deal of effort in securing various items to be sold during the day. DAR MEETING DECEMBER 12 Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will meet in the Iredell house Wednesday afternoon, De cember 12, at 3:30 o’clock. Mrs. R. P. Badham, regent of the. chapter, reouests all members to be pres ent.