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Volume XXlV.—Number 9.
New Jail for Chowan County
Been Postponed Too Long
State Jail Inspector Says
Order Now Expected
Banning* Confine
ment of Women
T. A. Early, jail inspector for the
State of North Carolina, was in
Edenton Tuesday and was very out
spoken and determined that Cho
wan County will have to build a
new jail. Mr. Early a number of
times previously has called this
matter to the attention of the
County Commissioners, but each
time he became lenient when the
financial condition of the county
was pointed out to him.
Tuesday,- however, his leniency
became more or less threadbare,
and he informed West Byrum,
chairman of the County Commiss
ioners that something. must he done
without too much delay and that
he was not taking “no” for an an
swer. "The talking stare has come
to an end,” said Mr. Early, “and
unless definite plans are made for
a new jail, the Chowan jail wiK be
padlocked.”
Mr. Early repeatedly has pointed
out that the Chowan jail is outmod
ed and unfit for the incarceration
of prisoners. He informed Mr. By
rum that upon his return to Ra
leigh he will cause to be issued an
order forbidding women to be con
fined in the jail. Os course, if the
jail is padlocked, a major problem
will develop, for prisoners will be
obliged to be taken to jails in oth
er counties, and the information is
that nearby counties have no more
accommodation for prisoners than
they need. As it is, when the order
is issued to prohibit confinement of
women, they will have to be taken
elsewhere if they are to be confined
in jail.
Mr 4 Early had only words of
praise for Jailer HWttSuiT ttfSfte,-
saying that, with what Mr. White
has to vjork with, he has never seen
a jaH in better sanitary condition.
However, he said, the jail is sub
standard, lacks proper facilities and
is completely obsolete for use in
confinement and care of prisoners,
especially women.
Mr. Byrum will report his con
ference with Mr. Early to the Coun
ty Commissioners at their meeting
next Monday morning, but just
what can; be done is a big question
mark. ’ , ■
It is roughly estimated that a
new jail which will comply with
state requirements will cost be
tween $150,000 and $175,000.
Change Effected In
Local Grocery Store
Percy Dail and Dan
Morgait Now Own
D & M Superette
Another change in ownership of
an Edenton concern was effective
as of Monday of this week when
James Byrum sold his intexent in
the DAB Superette on North
Broad Street. Percy Dali and Ur.
Byrum have been owners of 'the
grocery store and meat market for
about eight months, when str. By
rum bought an interest.
Interest in the store was acquir
%ed by Dan Morgan of Elisabeth
; City, who has had considerable ex
perience in the grocery business
and is now associated with Mr. Bail
in operation of the superette. Mr.
Morgan will supervise the grocery
department, while Mr, Dail will be
in charge of the meat market.
. Mr. Daf! has been in the grocery
business in Edertton An* 10 years
and for six years wa 8 employed by
Colonial Stores in Norfolk. He
Street, which was outgrown and a
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
1 Benefits Os Social Security
Meeting BPW Club Feature
Representative of Dis
trict Explains New
Amendments
A talk on “Social Security Bene
-1 fits for Women” by district repre
! sentative Phillip Bettendorf, of
1 Norfolk, featured the monthly din
! ner meeting of the Edenton Busi
' ness and Professional Women’s
Club held Thursday night of last
r week at the Triangle Restaurant
• Citing the benefits that working |
• women receive under the 1956
amendments to the social security
1 law, Mr. Bettendorf stated “Begin
ning with November 1956, if you
have done enough work to be in
-1 sured under the law, you may now
be able to get security payments
three years earlier than would have
been possible under the old law.
Continued on Pave 6—Section 1
120 Years Ago]
As Found In the Piles of )
I The Chowan Herald
Representative Jehu F. White
won the first round in his decision
1 to replace the Chowan County
Board of Education at a meeting
of the Education Committee of thp
House of Representatives.
W. J. Tates epened a new Sin
clair service station on the Corner
of Broad said Queen Streets. |
Harry Canfield, technologist of j
the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, ar-j
, rived from Washington to make anj
intensive .survey of local- shad
spawning ground* in order ta de
t ermine the decline of shoo. I
Mrs. George Hoskins gas receiv-i
Continued on P«un 6 —Section t '
Contributions For
Heart Fund Drive
Amount To $923
Ed Bond) Chair- 1
man, Grateful For
Cooperation
Chowan County open&l its- hearts
wide Sunday to help thfe 1957 Heart
Fund meet its record goal. Mrs.
C. P. Wales, treasurer, announced
that first returns totaled 1923.00,
with many canvassers not yet hav
ing a chance to complete their!
rounds. A revised total will be an-!
nounced as soon as all of the re
ports are in.
The canvassing of the homes and
of the business district has- netted
$350.00, with an additional gener
ous $350.00 contributed' from the
United Fund drive at the Edenton
Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
Continued on Page *—Section g
Governor Os Lions
Guest Os Edenton
Club Monday Hight;
Club Planning to (Vie
brate 20th Anitivers- I
ary March 11th
Lion District Governor Marvin
P. Evans of Wilson paid an official
visit to the Edenton Liong Chib at
its meeting Monday night. The dis
triet over which Governor Evans
presides extends West, to Wilson,
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Edenton,ChowajnC^^KNorthCarolina,Thursday February2B,l9s7.
Favors Raise
Representative Albert G. Byrum
at home for the week-end discuss
ed with The Herald his.vote to ta
ble the Uzzetl resolution last Tues
day.
“I am for a substantial raise for
the feachebs,” he said, “but feel
like the raise should be thrashed
out by the appropriations commit
tee. There is a procedure to follow
in the Legislature and results are
obtained by adhering to the rules.”
The Uzzle resolution would have
directed the House Appropriations
Committee to give the teachers a
minimum raise of 15 per cent.
Mission Convention
At Edenton Church
Tuesday, March sth
i
Missionary In Far East
Will Be Principal
Speaker
The Rev. J. Philip Hogan of the
Foreign Missions Department of
the Assemblies of God will he the
guest speakor at a World’s Mission!
Convention at the First Assem-|
bly of Gdd Church, located on the j
copier of .First and Bond in I
Kdonbwf Marclv .
Mr. Hogan, having served as aj
missionary in the Far East during
the turbulent post-war years, and I
Continued on Page 6—Section 1 j
Winners
Coach Alton Brooks’ Junior-Sen,-!
ior High School, basketball team
won the Albemarle Conference
Tournament which was held last
week in Ahoskie. The Edenton out
fit first eliminated Ahoskie and in
the final game Friday night won
j over the Hertford team by a score
! of 61-50.
Having defeated Chowan High
School, the Edenton team hag quali
fied for the State Class A play
offs. |
Following Friday night’s game
the Edenton team was presented
the Albemarle Conference tourna
ment trophy and each boy was pre
sented a miniature basketball.
jMisEMi
Chowan 4-H Club ’56
Peanut Contestants
Boys Will Be Guests of
Edenton Rotary Club
At Meeting Today
Chowan County ,4-H Club boys
who participated in' the 1956 peanut
growing contest will be special
guests of tite Edenton Rotary Club
at Ha meeting in the Parish House
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
°’ clock - i i-
The program will be in charge
of Assistant County Agent Robert
S. Marsh and George Alma Byrtim,
president of the club, urges every
ks niVflStlt
She winners in the contest will
I Edenton Girl Scouts
In above picture a flag is being presented to the Edenton Girl I
Scouts, donated by Ed Bond Post of the American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Iris Mills, barely seen, is handing the flag
to Barbara Ongh. Pictured, left to right, are: Mrs. Juanita Coz- !
zens, Mrs. Helen Perry Mrs. Iris Mills Hazel Harrison. Barbara
Ough, Pamela Ashley, Mary Thorud, Sara Relfe Smith, Nettie Las
siter, Jean Goodwin, Rickie Hardin and Suzanne George.
Men’s Glee Club Os
UNC Scheduled To
Appear In Edenton
Eugene Ward Wins
Top State Honor At
B. & L Conference
Awarded Cash Prize
And Two Beautiful
Trophies
Eugene Ward, assistant secretary
of the Edenton Building and Ixian
Association, brought honor to him
self, the town of Edenton and. tile
Building and Loan Association in
particular last week when he won
first prize in an essay contest.
Mr. Ward participated in the
Junior Executive Conference of I
Building and lx>an Association held
in Greensboro Thursday and Fri
day and although being the young
est contestant in the essay contest,
he was awarded first prize. The
prize was SIOO in cash and an in
dividual trophy. In addition he was
awarded another trophy which will
remain in the custody of the Eden
ton Building and Loan Association
for a year, or until it is won by a
contestant from another building
and loan association.
Officials of the Edenton 'Build
and Loan Association are very,
proud of Mr. Ward’s accomplish-r
ment, and he is being congratulat
ed for the splendid showing he,
made at the conference.
Legionnaires Start Drive
To Elect John A. Holmes
As Department Commander
: Prospects Now Appear
Bright For Election
In June
At a meeting of Ed Bond Post
No. 40 of the American Legion held
Tuesday night, concrete plans were,
formulated for the “John A.|
Holmes Campaign,” as the result of j
which Chowan County Legion
naires, as wdll as many others I
j throughout the State are hopeful
j Mr. Holmes will be elected Depart
-1 ment Commander of North Carolina
when the State Legion Convention
is held in Durham in June.
Mr. Holmes, while running a
close race two years ago, was de
feated by Paul Robinson of Chapel
Hill, but already a considerable
amount of support hag been assur
ed in Mr. Holmes’ behalf, so that
Legionnaires in the eastern part of |
the state are quite optimistic that
he will win out at the next Legion
convention. So far as is known at
present, there will be only two olh
er candidates, one from Burgaw
and one from Jacksonville.
Commander W. A. Perry called
upon Mr. Holmeg to comment upon
his candidacy and Mr. Holmes said
the situation at present looked fav
orable and that he was very much
Concert March 20 Is
Sponsored By Local
Organizations
The Men’s Glee Club of the Uni
versity of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill will present a concert in Eden
ton on Wednesday night, March 20,
at 8 o’clock in the auditorium of
the Elementary School. Dr. Joel
Carter, professor in the Depart
ment of Music, ig conductor. There
are 50 men in the glee club.
The concert is being s|w>nsored
by various local organizations,
namely Rotary, Lions, Junior
Chamber of_ Commerce, Woman’s
"Club, Business* and Professional
Women’s Club, Officers’ Wives,
Parent-Teacher Association, and
Pettigrew Regional Library. Ro
ta rians and Lions have agreed to
be responsible for three adult tic
kets each. Members of other civic
organizations who do not belong
to Rotary or Lions or, in the case
of women, whose husbands do not,
will also be responsible for tickets.
Tickets are being printed by the
Byrum Hardware Company and
may be obtained from members of j
various organizations mentioned.)
Prices are as follows: Adults, 90c;
teen-agers, 50c; children 13 and un
der. free when accompanied by par
ents.
The Glee Club charges no fee but
transportation costs and meals and
lodging must lx: guaranteed. Ar
rangements have been made with
Continued on Pace 6—Section 1
r.ent Legionnaires throughout the
State. Mr. Holmes expressed the
belief that personal contact in be
half of his candidacy would be as
beneficial as anything he knew, so
that all Legionnaires were especial
ly urged to contact others in vari
ous parts of the state either in per
j son or by letter. Many letters,
| therefore, will be sent by members
j of the Post, and W. T. Harry volun
teered his services to write any let
-1 ters on behalf of Mr. Holmes’ can
didacy. The idea is to concentrate
on the larger divisions to win sup
port for Edenton’s candidate.
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Special VFW Meeting
Called Tuesday Night
Jim Basnight, senior vice com
mander of William H. Coffiefd Post
19280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
has called a special meeting of the
post for Tuesday night, March 5,
at 8 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
nominate new officers for the yearj
1967, so tlfat every member is es-j
pecially urged to attend. The elec
tion will be held Tuesday night,
March 12 and the new officers will
be inaUfled Tuesday night, March
19, with District Commander Cari
ton Garrett at Elizabeth City of
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Commissioners Decide On
*57 Tax Values Following
Revaluation Os Property
Jaycees Collect $2,189.39
In ’57 March Os Dimes Drive
rFree Rat Poison ]
v : ;
Sponsored by the Chowan County
Commissioners and in cooperation
with the State and local Health De
partments, free rat poison is again
available to Chowan County citi
zens in an effort to reduce the rat
population.
A large batch of poison bait was
mixed Wednesday and can he se
cured today (Thursday) and there
after at the Health Department of
fice or at the county agent’s office.
It is hoped many will avail them
selves of the opportunity to secure
this poison free.
With each package is a set of in
structions, which should be read
carefully.
April2lhlsYetFor
’57 Fat Stock Show
Jaycees Expecting to
Stage Better Show
Than Last Year
Dick Dixon, president of the
Edenton Junior Chamber of Com
merce, has announced that the an
nual fat stock show and sale spon-j
sored by the Jaycees will he held
Wednesday, April 24. The show
will again b e held on the American!
Legion grounds on the Windsor
highwa y.
Plans are already in the making!
to stage a show which will lie more
successful than the one held last j
year.
Organization Now
Shaping Up For ’57
Chowan Red Cross
Office Moved
Willi final completion of the new
Norfolk & Carolina Telephone &
Telegraph Company’s office on
East King Street, the business of
fice on Tuesday was moved from
the Western Union Telegraph of-:
fice t-o the new telephone building.
Affected in the change are Mrs. E. |
W. Spires and Mrs. Nathan Owens,
employees in the business office.
The new office is beautiful in ap, :
pearance and provides more rooiq j
so that customers can be better:
served. |
TwoNewTeachers
In Edenton Schools
j
Dan Cupid Is Respon
sible For Two Recent
Resignations
Two new teachers have joined;
the Edenton school faculty and arei
now carrying out their teaching I
duties.
Tuesday of last week Miss Eliza- 1
beth Jane Frieze succeeded Mrs.'
Sabra Nunalee Everett as teacher
of English and French in the Jun-,
ior-Senior High School. Mrs. Ev- ;
erett was recently married'and re-1
signed to make her home in Burgaw
following her husband’s discharge
from the Marine Corps.
Miss Frieze is a native of Gaf
frey, S. C. She is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina
and received her master’s degree at
Peabody College in Nashville,
Tenn. Before coming to Edenton
she was employed in Washington,'
D. C., this being her first teach-
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Thanks Is Extended to
All Who Gave of
Time and Money
Ralph Outlaws .chairman of the
March of Dimes drive, sponsored by
the Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce in Chowan County, re
ported early this week that a to
tal of 12,189.39 had been collected.
Mr. Outlaw on behalf of himself
and the Jaycees, expressed thanks
and appreciation to every person
who contributed time and money
during the campaign.
The Jaycees set a goal of $3,000
for Chowan County, but they ap
preciate the amount which was
raised.
Mr. Outlaw’s report of contribu
tions follows:
Business and Corporations__s62B.so
Edenton Grammar School 146.49
Jr.-Sr. High Schools 3.89
Chowan High School 57.56
Edenton Colored Schools— 132.31
White Oak School 50.07
Churches in county 95.31
House to house solicitation 400.14
Coin collectors 223.77
Basketball game 70.30
Peanut sales 149.23
Blue Crutch sales 100.00
Armed Forces _ 9.16
Coffee Day 36.23
Clubs 15.00
Unclassified 71.43,
Total $2,189,391
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETING ,
EcU'itton Womujj'p Club will rpe’et!
in the Pa With House Wednesday.
March 6, at 1 o’clock. Mrs. T. C.
Cross, Jr., president, urges a full
attendance for the meeting.
Jimmy Earnhardt Lin
ing Up Gropp of |
Canvassers
Jimmy Earnhardt, chairman of|
! the 1957 Red Cross fund raising,
j campaign in Chowan, is gradually
perfecting an organization in an'
I effort to raise $2,803 as Chowan;
County’s quota.
| Mr. Earnhardt has divided up the I
town of Edenton with certain areas!
designated for various canvassers!
and early this week he laoke,! onlyj
a few to make his organization
complete.
During the drive Mr. Earnhardt
requests canvassers to turn ir their
reports and contributions at the box
office at the Taylor Theatre. Hej
| also says that if anybody wants
to make a contribution it will also
I be gladly accepted at the theatre.
Mr. Earnhardt expects to have
| secured all of his canvassers by the
: end of this week and plans to pub
lish a list of them in next week’s'
Herald.
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A special election will he held
j Saturday, March 16, from 6:30 A.
M., to 6:30 P. M-, to decide wheth
! er not to extend the corporate lim
its of Edenton.
Red Cross fund raising campaign
| will be held hi Chowan County
1 during the month of March.
Edenton Rotarians will entertain
Chowan County 4-H Club peanut
contestants at their meeting this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House.
The Edenton Woman’s Club will
meet in the Parish House Wednes
day afternoon, Mareh 6, at 1
o’clock.
University of North Carolina
Men’s Glee Club will present • pro.
i Ctmtiwwd on Psf* I—Suction 1
FIGHT POLIO ...
JOIN THE
MARCH OF DIMES!
i Tax Rate Expected to
i Be Reduced From
Present $1.53
i At a special meeting of the Cho
wan County Commissioners held
] Tuesday of last week a decision was
reached to use 50 per cent of the
j recommended assessed values re
■ cently made for the purpose of re
! valuation and equalization of prop
-1 erty in Chowan County.
| This decision was made by the
County Commissioners with the aid
■ of Henry Lewis, the advalorem tax
| specialist, who is assistant director
i °f the Institute of Government at
i Chapel Hill. Also present at the
| meeting were members of the Cho
wan County Tax Commission, May-
I or. Town Clerk, County and Town
Attorney, the County Accountant
i and County Tax Supervisor, and all
I agreed that 50 per cent was the
, right percentage in order to pro
-1 vide the necessary funds for the
I operation of the county govern
ment.
The same percentage will he used
on commercial personal (store fix
tures, shop equipment and like
property), industrial personal,
which includes plant machinery and
equipment and also to all inven
tories.
Tn regards to inventories, it was
brought out at the meeting that
the County Commissioners have the
authority to direct the tax office to
check the inventories given in on
State income tax returns with the
Department of Revenue in Raleigh,
and they, therefore, request that
all business having inventories re
check the value of inventory turned
in to the tax listers to be sure
that they have given in 100 per cent
j of the valqj ,-rs of Jamw* 1, 1957.
The tax (Vfire is now in »he pro
cess of notifying each taxpayer,
the real estate value of each piece
of property owned that will be used
for tax purposes.
Lite tax rate cannot be set until
June, hut the Commissioners are
of the opinion that there will he a
considerable reduction in the pres
ent rate of $1.53.
Triangular Debates
Are Scheduled For
Friday, March 15th
j Edenton Teams Select-
I ed To Participate
In Event
i Triangular debates will be held
l throughout North Carolina Friday.
March 15, with the query being:
“Resolved that the federal govem-
I ment should sustain prices of ma
j j°r agricultural products not less
j than 90 per cent of parity.”
I Tlte Edenton debating teams
have been chosen for the contest
and include the following: Affirm
ative, Rachel Wilder and Sherwood
Harrell: negative, Eddie George
and Philip Jethro. The alternate
iis Carolista Fletcher. The teams
arc being coached by Miss Gloria
! McCollum.
j The Edenton negative team will
square off with the Hertford af
firmative team, with the debate
scheduled to he held at. Gatesville.
Edenton’s affirmative debaters
will oppose the Gatesville negative
speakers at Hertford.
In Edenton the Gatesville af
firmative and Hertford negative
teams will be the opponents with
the debate taking place in the Ele
mentary School auditorium Friday
morning, March 16, at 10 o’clock.
Jaycee Light Bulb
Sale March 15th
Edenton Jaycees plan to sponsor
their annual light bulb sale which
is scheduled to be held Friday,
March 16. A house-to-house can
vass will be made by the
beginning at 6:30 o’clock and they
urge all citizens to purchase the
bulbs in their effort to raise extra
funds.
The chairman for the sale will
be appointed by fVrrid-nf Dick
Dixon at the meeting ta }pU to.
night (Thurzday),