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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
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In Barlinrtcm to win the State Class A football championship. Pictured are: Front
Wt toriiit. David Fletcher Henry Overton, Sid White, Jerry Downum, Billy
RmuHL Hr,*:e White Jesse Copeland, Ralph Chappell and Charlie Small. Second row,
ESttZ rirhL n—u p~.hJ Ted Hardison, Robert White, Tommy Kehayes, Ervin Cope
lliwl HHK Harry Jack Overman. Dallas Stallings, Clyde Cobb. Third row. left to
iteM, i«dt Hinton, Marvin Aahtey, JerryMeLaughlin, Gus Hughes, Ray Hollow ell.
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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.
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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.