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ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlV.—Number 7. Charles Chappell, Ray EvaS And Sid White, Jr. Winners In 4-H Corn Growing Contest Average Yield For 24 Projects Highest On Record Charles Larry Chappell, Hay Ev ans and Sid White, Jr., won top] prizes in the 1956 Chowan 4-H corn j growing contest sponsored by the [ Edenton Lions Club. The Lions | Club honored the contestants- and, their dads at a banauet in the Lions I hall Monday night. This was the I •eleventh annual banquet held for the contestants by the Lions Club j Charles Chappell, son of Mr. and' Mrs. Carson Chappell of the CM- | den community, who grew 133.3 i bushels of Funk’s G-704 corn on' his acre, won ton honors in the agel group of 10, 11 and 12, as well as top honors in the county. Sid White, Jr., of the Enternrise com munity, won ton honors in the act group of 15 years and above. He grew 124.8 bushels of Funk’s'G-704 on his 4-H acre nrojfect. .Hav Ev ans, son of Mr. an I Mrs. Milton Ev ans of the Oak Grove community who grew 88.6 bushels of N. C. 27 corn on his acre won ton prize in the age group of 13 and 14. The winner of each age eroun was pre sented a check for SIO.OO by Jim my Partin, chairman of the Boys’, and Girls’ ropimittee of the Lions' Club. The average yield for the 24 pro jects in 1956 was 92.7 bushels per acre, the highest on record. The previous high average yield was 82.3 bushels per acre which was produced in 1948. This 4-H yield compares very favorably with the 1956 average Chowan County yield «-f apmoximatejjr ,60 r bustelg ppr. acre and the State yield of Sirimsh-, els per acre. Continued on Page 7— Section 1 | John G. Scott Will Be Lions’ Speaker Next Monday Night Subject Will Be Con cerning N. C. Mem orial Hospital John G. Scott, field representa- j tivo of the N. C. Memorial Hospi- j tal at Chapel Hill, will be the prin-! cipal speaker at the Edenton Lions | Club meeting next Monday night, February 18, at 7 o’clock. Mr. Scott will speak on, the subject of “North Carolina’s Memorial Hospi tal as a “Service Institution of the 'State.” •• ,i The hospital is a large and ret- 1 tively new health facility, financed ip part by public funds. It is op erated to provide clinical facilities for teaching and to aid in serving the general health and hospital needs of the state. It came into being as a result of spiritual public interest in health affairs of the state, so that Mr. Scott will give I information concerning the pur poses, policies and accomplishments of the hospitaL President Ernest J. Ward, Jr., urges every member of the club to attend the meeting. I CIVIC calendar! A special election will be held Satunday, March 16, from 6:30 A. M., to 6:30 P. M., to decide wheth er not to extend the corporate lim it* of-Edenton. Fund-raising drive for the American Heart Association will be Mr progress in fchowan County £hf«ugh Thursday, February 28. fidenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso cimaow will ohserv e Founders’ Day mentary School auditorium. A sea THE CIOWAN HERALD j Last Day ] Automobile owners in Edenton and Chowan County are reminded that today (Thursday) is the last 1 day vehicles may be legally operat -led with a 1956 license tag. New j tags were due January 1, but an extension was granted until Feb j ruary 15, so that anyone driving | with a 1956 license plate, both for Edenton and the ’State, need not f be surprised if they have a brush . with the law. Council Requested To Annex Portion Os Land On U.S. 17 Few Matters Confront Councilmen at Meet ing Tuesday Night Comparatively few matters came before Town Councilmen Tuesday night, so that the meeting adjourn ed shortly after 10 o’clock. I Consuming a major portion of | the time was consideration of a request from C. O. Letcher. Mrs. W. L. Boswell and Haywood Phthis ic asking for Albania Acres’to be annexed to Edenton nt once regard less of the outcome of a special election March 16 to extend the city limits along U. S. Highway 17, which includes the area. The pur : of iwHWtbnte unvvxatiou^qf. Continued on Page 3-—Section 1- Thieves Break In P&Q Super Market Take About SISOO Entrance Is Gained By Drilling Holes In Rear of Roof Thieves nlayed havor in the I’ & Q Suner Market sometime Monday night, damaging the roof, the of fice and the safe, aside from mak ing away with some of the con cern’s cash. Upon their arrival at the store Tuesday morning, Henry Ouinn and Haywood Phthisic, owners, fount that a hole large enough for a man to crawl through was opened on the tear of the roof. The en trance was made by drilling holes, possibly to eliminate noise. Hav ing entered the inside of the build ing the thief or thieves broke through the plaster board and gain ed entrance to the office. The door of the safe was broken off and insurance policies and oth er papers scattered about the of fice. As a practical joke a roof guai-antee was unfolded so that it could easily lie seen upon entering the office. Mr. Quinn estimated that the cash stolen amounted to about sl.- 500. hut the thief or thieves left q box full of pennies. Practically every envelope in the safe was opened and the contests scattered on the floor, possibly done in a ■search for money. Fortunately, Mrs. J. B. Simpson, cashier, had not made un the payroll and the money from the day’s sales was placed in the Bank of Edenton's night deposit box shortly before the store closed Monday night, , The State FBI was called m but no clue to the perpetrators of the ; crime 'was found. There were no finger nrints available, it being the belief that gloves were worn in carrying out the robbery. - Jlna lit n ■ Ko T- 1 Edentoi^^^yanCounty,North Carolina, Thursday February 14, 1957. Mrs. Al Phillips Is Chosen President Os Choral Society Group Adopts Name As The Albemarle Chorus I On Friday evening, February 8. i the recently formed a.iult choir, j sponsored by the Woman’s Club Fine Arts Department, and under the direction of Richard Schuman; of the focal radio station, was of ficially launched by an enthusias-. tic group of people present. The Albemarle Chorus was selecte i a I the official name of the choir, an 1 j the following officers chosen :| President. Mrs. Al Ph’llins; vie | president, C. W. Overman; serr,- tary-treasurer, Mrs. Wesley Civ.; son; librarian, Mrs. Edward G. Bond; piano accompanist and as-j sistant, Mrs. Jav MacMillan and Miss Agnes Chappell; publicity, Mrs. It. S. Carr The next meeting »>*' The AH:, marie Chorus will be hell on F. day, February 15, at 7:30 P. M., in the Edenton Bantist Church Educa tional Building on South Granville Street. People in Chowan-Albe- : marie area, who enjoy singing and wish to receive instruction with' this choral group, are earnestly in vited to attend the choir rehearsals each Friday evening. By such con certed effort a fine adult chores i may become a reality for the„. Al-. beVniile seition. Boy Scouts Aboard Edenton NAAS As Part Os Scout Week Billy Harry Command er and Steve Gasper Provost Marshal NAAS Edenton helped Boy Scouts of Edenton Troop 156 cele brate Boy Scout Week by having Billy Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harry and Steve Gasper, son of Mi. and Mrs. J. S. Gasoer, serve as “acting commander” and “pro . vost marshal". Billy Harry, “acting commander” of Naval Auxiliary Air Station. | took his place behind the command , cr’s desk Tuesday arid .signed hi--- “order of the day.” Then he in ■ spected the station, had lunch at I the Officers’ Club, visited the flight line and learned of the authority and responsibility held by a Marine Corps commander. ( Steve Gasper, acting “provost marshal,” took his seat .behind the station’s provost Marshal desk, j Young Gasper met all the non-com missioned officers in charge of Continued on Page s—Section 1 $638.72 Donated To Delores Long Fund Members of the freshman class at the Edenton Junior-Senior High | School on Tuesday reported that a I total of $638.72 had beer, eontribut j ed to the Delores Long Fund. I At present the Hodgkins Disease victim is/in Chowan Hospital but ’goes to Suffolk each week for X ray treatments. 1 Freshmen say the class wil] al- I ways be grateful to the public for | its generosity in contributing to tlv- P First Heart Fund Contributor With Chowan County s Heart Fund drive launched Monday of this week. Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes is shown, right, above, making j the first cor’rihution. On left is Joe Conger, Jr, captain of can vassing in Edenton’s business section.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). iPTA Will Observe I • [Founder’s Day At | Meeting Feb. 19th Baptists Nominate^ Seven New Deacons • Ako E! atßres Ordination Service at Church Sunday Af ternoon at 5 O’clock Seven new deacons were nominat ed and duly elected at a conference held at the Edenton Baptist Church Wednesday evening of last week. The seven include the, following: Gurney.- C. Lkibbs, J. 1\ Pactin, Thurston Stallings, James Byrum, I.uther Parks, West Byrum, Jr., and Edward (Pete) Manning. The new deacons will he ordained at a service to he hel 1. in the church Sunday afternoon. February 17, at 5 o’clock, to which the nublic is cordially invited to attend. The ordination sermon will he preached by Dr. R. W. Kicklight -r of Elizabeth City, pastor of the Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church. The charge to the Deacons will he made by the Rev. B. L. Raines, pas tor of the Rocky Hock ItaprPr Church and the charge to the church by Associational Missionary the Rev. G. M. Singletary. The Rev. L. C. Chandler,-’pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, will of. fee the ordination prayer. The night service at the church has been called off due to the or dination service. BANK CLOSED FEB. 22 The Bank of Ed-nton will clo;e jfriday, February 22, in observance of George Washington’s birthday. Special Election Is Due For March 16 On Extension Issue Registration Books to Be Open February 14,21 and 28 Pursuant to action taken byj i Town Council, a special election H is: j been called for Saturday, March , 16, to dqfermine whether or not the corporate limits of Edenton i should be extended. j The territory projjosed to be an ! nexed begins at the present city limits on the east side of U. S. , Highway 17 and extends south to a ; lr.nc in front of a tobacco barn be-J i vend the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. iE. Baker and east to Pembroke: j Creek. On the west side of High- \ j way 17 the proposed annexed terri-J j tory extends from the Twiddy hous-j ing project to the above mentioned j lane leading to Pembroke Creek. j ■ To he eligible tq vote in this elec-; | turn persons residing in the affect-j | ed area tfre required to register, j The registration books will j>e| open today (Thursday) and again] ; on, the two succeeding Thursdays,' j February 21 and 28, from 9 A. M., (Continued on Pate B—Section 1) E icu.ton’s Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will meet Tuesday night. February 19, at 8 o’clock in the Ele mentary School, auditorium. At this meeting Founders’ Day will be observed and in honor of this event a special invitation is extended all nast presidents to be present so that they can he recog nized. A feature o(,.tlje meeting "'ill In a panel discussion on “Youth Speaks.” Principal Gerald James will act as moderator for the panel with four students participating. These students will be Bobby Belch Tommy Kehayes. Paige Cay ton and Araminta Hobbs. Another feature will he of i-rte"- est when the American !.<" ion Au xiliary will present an American flag to the Edenton Girl Seoul's. Mrs. John Ross, president of the association, is very anxious to have a good attendance arid, therefore requests every member t-> attend. Degree Work Tonight At Masonic Meeting William Adams, piaster of Una nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M.. announces that an emergent com munication of the lodge will he held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The purpose .of the meeting is to confer, the second dogree upon a candidate and a full attendance is desired. 120 Years Ago i | As Found In the Files of I The Chowan Herald Wiley M. Pickens, department commander of the American Le gion, was speaker at a meeting of Legionnaires held at Hotel Joseph Hewes, when members were in structed how to speed up claims. An inventory of the late H. W. Miselle, former Bdenton jeweler w ho died in the State Hospital, es timated an estate of between $35.- 000 and $40,000 to he distributed among one first cousin and 22 sec end cousins. Representative John P. White caused a great deal of excitement while home from the General As sembly, stating that he intended in troducing a bill abolishing the two school boards* in Chowan County and in their stead have only one board of education. Mayor E. W. Spires was the principal speaker at ' the >Lions meeting, who spoke about the Al- Continued on Page 7—Section 1 Mayor Makes First Gift To 1957 Heart Fund In Chowan February 24 Will Be Observed as Heart Sunday The 1957 Heart Fund drive was launched Monday of this week when Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes made the first contribution at the Town of fice. Mayor Kehayes deposited his c-'.ntrihution in a red plastic heart shaped coin box while calling upon Edenton to support the month-long campaign for which Dr. Edward G. Bond is local chairman. Mayor Kehayes expressed his gratification that the N. C. Heart Association and the American Heart Association, with which it is affiliated, place major emphasis on research in the three-part program they carry on with receipts from the annual drives. “With more than one out-of two death-.- in this area caused by heart diseases, it is essential that we give every supnort we possibly can tp finding the causes of tiles - di seases so that we may more readily discover wavs to control them,” It said. “Every resident of Chowan County in helping to finance such v‘ search, is making an investment -•> his e" n security, in the protec *-on pf bjs family an i in the well being of the entire community, - ’ The 1957 Heart Fund drive will r ach a high point on February 2-1. Heart Sunday, when local volun teers will carry the campaign to every home in the Chowan area with a door-to-door collect ion. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter No. 302. Ottl -r of the Eastern Star, will meet in the Masonic Temple Monday night, February 18, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Edna Reeves, worthv matron, urges every member to attend. Annual Christmas Seal Sale Amounts To $2,386 In Drive Paintings Os Enola ! Smith On Display At Norfolk YWCA Art Show In Progress During Month of February _*— Fifteen, waterenlors l»y Knola i Nixon Smith, of EdenMn, ate on exhibit at the Y.W.C.A on Free- I mason Street in Norfolk during the month of February. and show | this artist’s interest in the land ! seape aliout her and the picturesque ’ quality of local pursuits. Two paintings show peanut fields with [ their dark stacks punctuating open | fields against either sunny skies 01 rolling clouds. Mrs. Smith gets interesting ef j sects of darks an 1 lights in such I paintings as “Charlie’s House,’ I with its dark mass of trees agains’ : the sky, or “Sea Oats,” which won I a silver howl as prize, last year | from the Durham Woman’s Oluh i Her work is notable for a certain j finesse of sentiment achieved by a 1 sure feeling for color values. A number of the paintings have I been loaned: “St. Paul’s Church” by Mrs. J. H. Conger. “Mulberry Hill’ by Mrs. T. B. Wood: and sev eral by the Chowan Hospital, of Edenton, which has set an example to hospitals all over the land by I givin g Mrs. Smith an order for 1 some paintings to decorate the pa rents’ rooms. Mrs. Smith was born in Hert ford and is a member of the Tide -1 water Artist, the North Carolina Art Society and the James Iredell sj Historical Society. She has ex hibited in the Mint Museum, Char -1 lotte, N. C., in Durham and in i (Jreenville. in Elizabeth City and at •j the Norfolk Museum, and in the < Irene Leache exhibits. 4, ifcNfer $&&&&&&&, . M, . $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina. Local Boy Scouts Fill Public Offices E n ding Scout Week MPublic Hearing ]j Next Monday night, February 18, at 8 o’clock in the Municipal Build ing a public hearing will be held to hear objections to changing the zoning Ordinance on a portion of West Eden Street. It is proposed to change the classification of a section it- the 10(1 block from RA-7 residential area to RA-5 residential area which will allow the erection of a doc tor’s office and clinic on the street. Flowers Topic At February Meeting Os Woman’s Club Lecture and Demon stration Given By Mrs. Flynn F. Y'Roll WdIH im' Cluli' IH • 1 nosdfiv :i -t■ • i doom of |;i t wtr'; in the Parish Hous«* win n tin* I»i^- i ]i"ht wa> a hM-turo and <!*>inmstra tion on *nio!)ts of the Flo.-. i.‘t Do/.on*’ by Mrs. Al. 1.. Flynn, . o\V!)t r of'TI:o Houqiiot Shop. Alls. Fly 'in. who was iis 1 "iluco’l 1 hv fho’ n-o'rrnin chairman. Airs. T. C. Byrum, .Jr., told thy irroiip tlv. thi* :ii raii'Tmcnts ono makes am as i important as tho picture paintod hy an artist. “The color of walls, rir rangemnnt and style of loom should always !><• considoitat. Tho prirn of a rontainvr is not as imnortant as its lovtuiv.” .dm dcclarod. Continued on I-*a-e S—Section 1 Chairmen Express Ap preciation For Gen erous Support The Christmas Seal Sale of IP.Vi has come to a close and every citi pcn of Chowan ('minty should be happy and nfuud nf the results. Mrs. .1. A. Mimic. Chairman of the Seal Sale, reports that was the amount contributed fi r tuber-! miosis. Os ibis, one-fourth goes ! to, the state and national organiza tions to ('iiian'c research, mass X ' rays, new me divines, and education-. | ;al programs. Next, the expenses of the Seal Sale are Paid, includ- 1 ing materials, clerical hi In. etc. ' There will then be left for local work about Sl.a o o The Chowan ! County Tuberculosis and Health | Association hones that every dollar of that sum will go a long way. W. .1. Taylor, chairman of the ! Association, and Mrs. Moure, are deeply grateful for the help and co operation they have received-from Scores o.f people on every si ie. Mrs, Moore had this to say: "Being Chairman of the Christmas Seal Sale is one of the most heart warming experiences in the world. So many people are not only will ing hut eager to help. The woman of every age Who spent hours stuff ing the letters that were mailed: the youngsters who saw that post . ers were in stores and filling sta- I tions throughout the town and ! Continued on Page 7—Section 1 j Boy Scouts Guests Os Rotarians Today Featuring the Edenton Rotary meeting today (Thursday) at 1 ■ o'clock in the Parish House will be the attendance of the Edenton troop II of Eoy Scouts. Scoutmaster Jack Habit will lie ■ in charge of the program ami will i call upon t}ie Scouts to entertain : th" Rotaiiatis. President George ‘ Alma ByrumPurges a 100 per oen* meeting'. X EIGHT POLIO . .. JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES! Take Over Reins of Government Tues day Morning Climaxing tin* observance of Boy Scout Week, which was observed nationally February t> to 12, Kden ton Scouts took over tin* reins of government in Kdentpn and at F<l»*nton Naval Auxiliary Air Sta lion Tuesday. The Scouts, previ ously assigned to their various dut ies. turned ui> about 1* o’clock am. at oiict hcean their work, tlv mos; active- laving the “no!icemen.” v,h(. ) very generous in tagging au tei., -Idles when* th<* parking nic i showed red. >tnuts. fillin'* the various offices V, iy as foflo'ys: Ai ay or—. Jack Overman. C'.'cf of I ’<dlJoe llehivtm. Councilmrri-at-larire, Brad WHli •• *; d and I'auJ Twiddy. Councilmen i-drst Ward. Rich ar i Bam : Second Ward, .Jack Ash hv: Third Ward. Philip Camp; Fourth Ward. Boots Lassiter. Five policemen—Joel Reynolds, Jimim Hail. Charlie Wood, .Jerry Wood and Warn** Baker. FV” ('liief- It. B. Keeter. Four FiremcM--I>avio Bunn, B;l --ly Twi dv Calvin Foxwell and F -iokic William's. Street Superintendent Dallas S'adinus. Superintendent of the K. A* W. Po’»artm< nt Dickie Hobowsky. Town Clerk—Arthur White. Judge of Recorder’s Court —Joe (dampen. I'rosecufiiur Attorney—(Veil Fry Clerk of Court—Billy Divers. Sheriff— Leroy Spivey. Ib puty Sheriff ami Jailer —Alex K' hay -s. Id incioal of Ivd* nton Jun»or >io High Schooi- Tommy K* 1 - hays. PriocTnal of Elementary School— Job" Marshall. Sn’i.-i inteident nf City Schools— Bit! Goodman. County Agent—Frank Williams. Soil Conservationist —Billy Dail./ Forest Ranger—Jinimv Angc. / v ( ommaiiding Officer at Base/ Billy Harry. Provost Marshal at Base— Steve A Gn-tier. Y Farit Scout contacted the offigitll he represmited. the duties were ex plained and the hoys apparently took a great deal of interest in ho. coming acquainted with the opera tion o| the municipal government. Edenton Cub Scouts Biiild Squirrel Nests As February Project, Cubs and Boy Scouts Have Attractive Dis plays In Windows Boys in Park 1 ■:0 of (’nil Scott's have started their February project, which is making squirrel nesting boxes, being dene in cooperation with the X. C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The material with which each liny will make a Imx has been furnished by Richard P. Baer and they will lie assisted in placing them by Robert E. Evans, Chowan County Game Warden. Cot. W. A. Free is the new Cut - master of the Edenton Pack. s,.c feeding l.ieut. Dick Frohnen, who was obliged to resign due to his ex tra duties at the base. Cut- Scouts and Eoy Scouts, in celebration of Boy Scout Week, have displays in local windows, the Cubs’ display being in the former Preston store and the Bov Scouts in the window of the Edenton Fur niture Company. PTA Executive Board Will Meet February 18 rr la The executive board of the Edenton Parent-Teacher Associa tion will meet , Monday night, Feb ruary 18, at 8 o’clock in the con ference room of thi* fidenton Jup. ior-Senior High SMfool. This is -m J .important meeting and every mem- i ber is urged to he. present. w
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