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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXfV. —Number 34.
Gilliam Wood Sees
Necessity For Live
C. Os C. In Edenton
Mails Letters In Order
To Arouse Interest
In Organization
Gilliam Wood, president of the
Bank of Edenton, senses the need
of an active Chamber of Com
merce in Edenton and is hoping
this important organization will
again become a reality.
Mr. Wood this week mailed let
ters to a group of friends, bank
customers and business men in
order to revive interest in a
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Wood’s letter follows:
“I am writing to you, the lead
ers in our community, about a
very serious matter that exists to
day. I am referring to the ab
sence of a Chamber of Commerce
in our town employing a good,
aggressive executive to direct its
activities. What I mean is, we
need a first class salesman selling
our town every minute of every
day. Do you realize that through
the efforts and interest of our city
clerk over 2,500 inquiries about
Edenton were received and an
swered in the past year alone.
These unsolicited letters coming
from everywhere were directed to
our non-existant Chamber of
Commerce at a rate of more than
eight per day. Think what a lit
tle effort on our part could mean!
“Without a doubt we will have
to put out somd money for the
kind of man and proper budget to
obtain the organization we need.
This cost we can determine in ad
vance but who can estimate what
a tremendous sum it costs us now
to do without the services of such
an assure you
that your solidly be
hind a big
ger, better The Bank of
Edenton endorse a
good rtrong CNjHk'l of Com
merce and its share to
make this a
“I am information
which we mdR ojß. > n order to
proceed this ar
rives you will be asked to attend
a meeting at which time we can
go ahead with the organization,
should you so decide. Cooperat
ing with our civic clubs, Junior
Chamber of Commerce, Edenton
Development Corporation, and all
others, we will succeed. We can
and must help ourselves!
“You will be notified .of the
meeting to be held at a later date.
In your own interest plan to be
there. I will look forward to see
ing you.”
Revival Begins
At Rocky Hock
Church Aug. 25
Revival services will begin at
the Rocky Mock Baptist Church,
Sunday, August 25 and continue
through Sunday, September 1.
The visiting evangelist will be
the Rev. Fred Duckett, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Den
ton, N. C. Mr. Puckett is a grad
uate of Furman University dhd
Seminary.
The Rev. Ralph Harrell, a 1957
/graduate of the Southern Semin
-1,/ ary at Louisville, Ky., will direct
" the music. Mr. Harrell is a native
of Chowan County, having been
reared in the Rocky Hock com
munity.
Services on Sunday will be at
11 A. M., and BP. M. During the
week afternoon services will be
held each day at 3 o’clock and
night services at 8 o’clock. Mr.
( Harrell will preach at both ser
vices on Sunday, September 1.
_ Special music will be rendered
by junior, youth and adult choirs
qf .tbe Rocky Hock Church. Visit
ing choirs from the Center Hill,
. Ballard’s Bridge and Macedonia
Churches will be featured one
night each.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the services.
JAYCEBS MEET TONIGHT
Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Pe
nelope Barker house. President
' Warren Twiddy is especially an
xious to have a full attendance.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Reminder
L |—u—u—, **
Joe Swanner, Chairman of the
Chowan Red Cross blood pro*
gram, reminds citix.ns that the
Red Cross bloodmobile will make
another visit to Edenton Friday.
September 6.
The quota for Chowan County
is 110 pints and Mr. Swanner is
hopeful that the county will meet
its quota.
Cub Scouts To
Hold Field Day
On August 27th
The regular meeting of the Den
Mothers of Cub Scout Pack 159
was held Monday night, August
19, at 8 o’clock. A field day was
planned for the Pack meeting
Tuesday night, August 27. It will
be held at the Little League Field
behind the high school at 6
o’clock.
Each den is responsible for an
event as follows:
Den I—Broad jump.
Den 3—High jump.
Den 7—loo-yard dash.
Den 6—Ball and target throw.
There will be first, second and
third prize ribbons given for each
event.
It is hoped that there will be a
good attendance of all Cub Scouts
and parents of Pack 159, as this
will be the last outdoor meeting
before summer is over.
Registration For
School Children
Aug. 27 And 28
With Edenton schools scheduled
to open Tuesday, September 3, Er
nest Swain, principal of the Eden
ton Elementary School, announces
that all children entering school
for the first time this year are
requested to register in his office
Tuesday and Wednesday, August
27 and 28 from 9 to 12 A. M., and
from 1 to 4 P. M.
Mr. Swain points out that in or
der to enter school a child must
be six years old by October 15,
1957. It is also necessary, he says,
that each child bring an immuni
zation certificate showing that he
or she has been vaccinated against
smallpox, whooping cough and
diphtheria.
“No child will be assigned to a
room unless this certificate is pre
sented at the time of registration,”
warns Mr. Swain.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s ‘Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon at
1 o’clock in the Parish House.
The program will be in charge of
Col. Frank Collins- and President
Robert Marsh urges a 100 per cent
meeting.
Two Important Referendums
Face Chowan Farmers Friday
The “Nickels For Know-How”
and “The Dime Per Bale For Cot
ton Promotion and Research” are
two important referendums that
will be voted on Friday of this
week, August 23, according tp
County Agent C. W. Overman.
A polling place will be located
at practically every point in the
county where there is a store or
service station. There will be a
poster in the window of the poll
ing place. The store keeper or
service station operator will serve
as poll holder. Men, women,
boys, girls, farm people or non
farm people who use feed or fer
tilizer are eligible to vote on “Nic
kels For Know-How”. Only cot
ton growers are eligible to vote on
the Cotton Referendum.
The “Nickels For Know-How”
program has been in operation for
five years. Duripg this five years
users of feed and fertilizer have
contributed a nickel per ton on
feed or fertilizer used. On an
average, it has coat each farmer in
North Caroling approximately 30c
*IIAL BALLOT
aw" Program for Expanding
ural Research
(At authorized by the 1951 session of the General Assembly of
North Carolina)
([X] VOTE FOR ONE)
□ For continuing the present program of adding five cents
(sf) per ton to the price of feed and fertilizer for an
additional period of three (3) years (beginning January
j.l, 1958) for supplementing an expanding agricultural
[ research and educational program in North Carolina.
□ continuing the present program of adding five cents
(5() per ton to the price of feed and fertilizer for an
additional period of three (3) years (beginning January
.1, 1958) for supplementing an expanding agricultural
research and educational program in North Carolina.
KNOW-HOW BALLOT—Here's the ballot feed and fetlllzer users will mark on August 23 in the statewide
“Nickels for Know-How" referendum. The program helps support more than 50 varied agricultural re
search and education projects in North Carolina. It costa the average fanner about 30 cents a y'ar.
will make
50 Boys Report For Football
Practice At Call Os Coach Bill
Billings; Six Games At Home
Football practice began at the]
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Thursday afternoon of last
week when about 50 boys re
sponded to Coach Billings’ call for
candidates. Among this number
are 18 lettermen back from the
State championship team of 1956.
Leading those returning are
Bruce White, all-conference back:!
David Fletcher, all-conference
tackle; Henry Overton, all-Eastern
end. Missing in this year’s line
up will be Jerry Downnm, Billy
Bunch, Ralph Chappell, Johnny
Speight, Sherwood Harrell, Jerry
McLaughlin and Jack Hardison.
Also missing will be Johnny Kra
mer, who will leave Edenton to
enroll in a prep school.
Among the boys reporting for
practice are:
Ends—Henry Overton, Marvin
Ashley, Jack Bunch, Tommy Ke
hayes. Fred Britton, Bobby Hall,
Wayne Blanchard, Gus Hughes
and Paul Twiddy.
Tackles —Donald Roche, Frank
Johnson, David Fletcher, Donald
Faircloth, Johnny Forehand, Dal
las Stallings, Wayne Baker, John
ny Copeland and Louis Goodwin.
Guards Billy Harry, John
Mitchener, Sid White, Edgar Hal
sey, Jimmy White, Eddie White,
Gene Lane, Dick Goodwin, Claude
Barnett and Minton Small.
Centers Charlie Small Jack
Overman, Lloyd Mills arid Bud
Parker.
Backs—Robert White, Bruce
(civic calendar]
Red Cross bloodmobile will
again visit Edenton Friday. Sep
tember 6.
Cub Scout Pack 159 will hold a
field day program Tuesday night,
August 27, at 6 o'clock at the Lit
tle League, field back of the Jun
ior-Senior High School.
Children entering the Edenton
Elementary School for the first
time this year are required to reg
ister in the principal's office Tues-
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
per year, yet, these small contri
butions have amounted to over
$700,000 during the five years.
This money has been used to
expand agricultural research and
teaching. State and Federal ap
propriations are not sufficient to
cope with the many problems
confronting farm people. Prob
lems of plant and animal disease,
poor crop stands, insect control
and many jpthers which are pres
ently under investigation are the
problems currently plaguing
North Carolina farmers.
There are about five research
programs which nickels for know
how is helping with. A few ex
amples are as follows: An effec
tive and safe insecticide has been
developed for controlling the al
falfa weevil. Com breeding for
disease and insect resistance is in
program. Nematode research to
determine which strains attack
certain Crops and means of con
trol Dr. Doggett is working on
peanut disease cantrol. Dr. Moore
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday August 22,1957.
White, Bobby Ashley, Ted Hardi
son, Ray Hollowell, Billy Wilkins,
Clyde Cobb, Leroy Spivey, Bubba
Hopkins, Jerry Tolley, Bryant
White, Billy Cates, Johnny Phil
lips, Jimmy Johnson, Crayton
Hughes, Ray Ward, Billy Dail and
Lloyd Lassiter.
Prior to Coach Billings’ call for
practice last week, a goodly num
ber of the boys reported at Hicks
Field and went through condition
ing exercises on their own accord
in order to get limbered up for
the supervised practice sessions.
Since Thursday the boys have
been working put twice a day and
are working hard to get into con
dition to win a berth on the
squad. The Aces’ first game will
be Friday nieht, September 6, at
Roanoke Rapids, so that with only
two weeks left before the opening
game a lot of work is still neces
sary to whip a team into first
class shape.
Os course, it is too early for
Coach Billings to say what boys
will make up the first string. At
present all positions are wide
open, so that it depends upon the
training.and development of the
boys themselves to decide who j
will make the team. Coach Bill
ings is pleased with the turn out
for practice but ventures no com
ment upon the calibre of team he
will be able to develop. He has
good material, however, and foot
ball fans are again expecting a
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Revival Begins At
Christian Church
Monday, Aug. 26
The Rev. E. C. Alexander, pas
tor of the First Cnristian Church,
announces that revival services
will begin at the church Monday
night, August 28, at 7:30 o’clock.
The revival will continue each
night through Sunday night, Sep
tember 1.
The visiting minister fpr the
services will be the Rev. R. L.
Topping. The public is cordially
invited to attend each night.
1 20 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Representative Lindsay War
ren notified John A. Holmes that
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
approved a PWA application for
a $31,500 grant for improvement
of the Edenton graded and high
school.
Mrs. Georg* C. Wood presented
a copy'of Edenton's official sown
booklet to President Franklin D.
Roosevelt during his visit to Fort
Raleigh to view “The Lost Col
ony.” A copy was also placed in
tha hands of Governor Clyde R.
Hoey.
An appeal want out to secure a
Scoutmaster for Edenton's Bey
Scouts.
Toem Council joined with the
County Commissioners in making
an appropriation for a full time
health service in conjunction with
Bertie County.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. W. Taylor for-
Continued on Rata 2 Sacttea 1,
Spires Points Out Important
Need For Preserving Records
Os County’s Historical Events
The Confederate monument on
the Court House Square at Eden
ton had to endure a period of
transition of about five years from
the time the corner stone was
laid until its final completion and
dedication, according to Clerk of
Court E. W. Spires, who, with the
assistance of Mrs. Lina Mack,
Miss Margaret Pruden and Mrs.
Bessie Leary, finally located the
data requested by the Department
of Archives and History at Ra
leigh.
Since no date of .erection is giv
en on the memorial, the only in
formation that has been located is
contained in two clippings from
the old Edenton Transcript, which
are pasted in the scrapbook of the
late Mrs. W. D. Pruden. mother of
Miss Margaret H. Pruden: and
who was the president of the Bell
Battery Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy at
the time of the event.
The cornerstone and base were
laid on June 3, 1904. The cere
monial was under the auspices of
the local Masonic Lodge. The ad
dress of welcome was delivered
by Dr. Robert Brent Drane, then
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal I
A. F. Downum
On Committee
ForStateGroup
Dr. James S. Bailey of Char
lotte, presidqpt of the Nortti Car
olina State Optometric Society,
has announced the appointment of
Dr. A. F. Downum as a member
of the society’s important Depart
ment of Organization Committee.
In announcing the appointment
Dr. Bailey, who assumed presi
dency of the statewide profession
al group last June, said many of
the society’s activities will center
around the committee during the
coming year.
“Dr. Downum,” said Dr. Bailey,
“has been active in North Caro
lina optometric affairs for many
years and is well qualified to head
up this phase of the society’s
work. Under thfijeadership of
equally qualified men, the North
Carolina State Optometric Society
has made immeasurable progress
during its first 50 years of exist
ence. lam sure this splendid rec
ord will be continued in the year
ahead.”
Under the society’s plan of or
ganizations, there are 24 function
ing committees, supervising such
activities as public relations,
school vision, motorists’ vision
and highway safety, visual train
ing and many other subjects.
MACEDONIA REVIVAL
Revival services began at the
Macedonia Baptist Church Sun
day night and will close Sunday
night, August 25 at the 8 o’clock
service. The Rev. E. D. Young of
Greensboro is the visiting evan
gelist.
RED MEM MEETING
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night, August 26, at
8 o’clock. Albert Cullipher, sa
chem of the tribe, is very anxious
to have a good attendance.
Chowan Buys
86 Pet. Quota
Savings Bonds
A. B. Harless, U. S. Savings
Bonds Chairman for Chowan
County, reports that sales in Cho
wan County during July were
$13,175.60, bringing this year’s to
tal sales to $103,861.44, which is
86.8 per cent of the county’s 1957
goal.
Twenty-four counties in North
Carolina have exceeded their quo
ta assignments for the first seven
months of this year. Dare Coun
ty leads all counties in percentage
performance with 166 per cent of
their annual quota. Other coun
ties with outstanding achieve
ments this year are Chowan with
86 per cent, Gates with 88 per
cent, Martin with 81 per cent, and
Northampton and Stanly with 83
per cent.
The January-through-July cum
ulative sales in North Carolina.
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Church in Edenton. The princi
pal address was made by Judge l
Francis D. Winston, of Windsor,;
who later became Grand Master
of North Carolina Masonry. He
was introduced by W. D. Pruden,
an eminent barrister of that pe
riod.
After a period of five years had
elapsed, the ladies of the Bell Bat
tery Chapter launched a determ
ined canvass for funds, which re
sulted in the raising of $2,000.00,
the cost of the monument. It was
erected and the unveiling cere
mony took place on May 10, 1909.
after an eight foot bronze statue
of a Confederate soldier had been
placed atop the monument.
The cords were pulled by Miss
Emma Badham (now Mrs. Henry
Gardner) and Miss Marion Drane
(now the wife of Dr. Frank Gra
ham). They were selected as the
youngest granddaughters of Cap
tain William Badham and Colonel
Tristiam Skinner who command
ed the famous Bell Battery Com
pany, which distinguished itself in
the Civil War before surrender
ing to General Sherman near
Durham in 1865, upon orders from
i Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Mrs. Jordan Wins
In Bible Contest
Mrs. Rudolph Jordan of Ward’s
Home Demonstration Club has
been announced as the winner in
a Bible contest sponsored by the
local clubs. The contest was to
see ho\C many places in the Bi
ble they could locate by the men
tion of a fruit, flower, or shrub.
Mrs. Jordan was the winner with
237. Mrs. Percy Nixon of the
Oak Grove Club was second with
100.
The women had written down
the name of the tree, flower, or
shrub, and the Scripture number
where it was found. Many of the
women commented that they did
not know there were so many
different plants mentioned in the
Bible. The women who entered
the contest worked hard and Mrs.
Jordan and Mrs. Nixon are to be
congratulated on being the win
ners.
Others who entered were Mrs.
H. H. Lane, Ryland; Mrs. A. D.
Ward, Jr., Ward’s; Mrs. John
Layton, Beech Fork; Mrs. George
Smith and Mrs. Sam Morris,
Byrd: Mrs. E. E. Harrell, Enter
prise: Mrs. Lester Gilley. Enter
prise: Miss Gertrude Jackson,
Ryland.
Chowan Draft Board Is Seeking
Whereabouts Os 12 Young Men
Mrs. Maybelle P. Sexton, clerk
of the Chowan County Board of
Selective Service System, reports
that she has been unsuccessful in
contacting 12 young men by mail.
“These men,” she says, “should
be registered with the Selective
Service System, but according to
office records there is no informa
tion that they have done so.”
Mrs. Sexton points out that
penalties of fine and imprison
ment are provided by law for fail
ure to register. Should anyone
know the present whereabouts of
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Ernest J. Ward, Jr.
Points Out Worth
Os Tourist Business
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REV. FRED DUCKETT
For the revival services at
Rocky Hock Baptist Church Aug
ust 25 through September 1, the
visiting evangelist will be the
Rev. Fred Duckett, pastor of the
First Baptist Church at Denton,
N. C.
New Students
Must Register
i
Gerald James, principal of the;
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School, this week made the an
nouncement that students who ex-'
pect to enroll in grades 7 to 12
and were not enrolled in the (
Edenton schools during the last j
school term will be required toj
register in his office Monday or
Tuesday, August 26-27, between j
the hours of 9 to 12 A. M., and 2'
, to 5 P. M.
Mr. Janies says that students!
| should bring report cards and any
1 other records.
4-H Club Girls’
Finals Aug. 23
The county finals for a new 4-H
contest will be held Friday after- j
noon, August 23, at 3 o’clock at
Chowan Community Building.
The contest, sponsored by the
American Corn Miller's Federa
tion, is open to Junior 4-H girls
1 only. The girls will show their
skill in baking by making corn
I meal muffins, using enriched corn
\ meal.
Several Chowan 4-H girls are
planning to enter this contest
which offers prizes of small kitch
en equipment to first, second and
third place winners. The Ameri
can Corn Miller’s Federation is
! sponsoring the contest to teach
j skills in food preparation and to
! improve health through the devel
opment of better food habits,
j Judges for the bake-off will be
Mrs. Joe Webb. Mrs. Mack Roger
| son and Miss Nancy Henderson.
NO MASONIC MEETING
Unanimity Lodge will not hold
a meeting tonight (Thursday). A
district school of instruction was
held Wednesday night of this
week, so that William Adams
master of the lodge, has not call
ed an emergent communication.
POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet
Friday night, August 23 at 8
o’clock in the Red Men’s hall.
Mrs. Ella Mae Parrish, Pocahon
tas, urges all members to be pres
ent.
any of these men she will appre
ciate calling the office, phone
3325, between the hours of 9 A.
M., and 1 P. M„ Monday through
Friday.
The list of delinquent regis
trants includes the following: Au
gustus Miles Barnes, Charles
Fletcher, Jr., Robert L. Drew,
Clarence C. Cates. Jr., Thurman
T. Harris, Julius Columbus Car
ter, Wallace Napoleon Harvey,
James J. Hassell, Edmund James
Langley, Henry Floyd Nixon,
Richard James O’Donnell and
Payne Leon Twiddy.
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFEt
Speaks At Meeting of
Lions Club Monday
Night
Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Chowan
County representative on the Al
bemarle-Pamlico Travel Council,
spoke before the Edenton Lions
Monday night concerning tourist
travel in the northeastern North
Carolina area.
“Tourists are everybody's busi
ness,” stated Ward, in pointing
out that the tourist dollar finds
its way into all sections of the
community from hotels and mo
tels, restaurants, automobile deal
ers and service stations into the
local trade, farmers, wholesalers
and retailers and professional
people. Millions of people travel
through the State, many to re
main for vacation periods, rthers
in transit to and from Florida. In
a typical season visitors come
from all States in the Union. In
Nags Head, for example. North
Carolinians rank second in visits
to Virginians, with many other
States pushing close to visits from
North Carolinians. When the vast
number of New York to Florida
travelers are considered, the av
erage stay in the State is only 314
days. During this time, the aver
age visitor spends $6.50 per per
son. which pours millions of dol
lars into the State in the form of
purchases and taxes. “In fact,”
pointed out Ward, “tourists are
the State's fourth largest income
producer, ranking only under tex
tiles. tobacco, and food process
ing.” This number increases
each year as more tourists learn
of the year-around attraction to
the State, such as historical visits,
beaches, fishing, hunting, golfing
and other activities.
Ward pointed out. however,
that the Albemarle-Pamlico area
was not getting its share of the
tourist dollar, due to some con
fusion between Highways 17 and
13 at several points. He mention
ed that the Council was taking
steps to remedy this situation by
establishing prominent highway
markers at these points so the
motorist would be sure to remain
on the less crooked and more
scenic Highway 17. Another fac
tor that prevents this area from
getting its share of the tourist in
come is the ferries in tidewater
Virginia, which slow traffic con
siderably on the North-South
route, especially during the holi
day seasons. Ward stated that
this situation would be remedied
when the bridge-tunnel is com
pleted and would bring tourists
through the Albemarle-Pamlico
area at a rate not dreamed of at
oresent.
Each Lion was presented with
an attractive folder prepared by
the Albemarle-Pamlico Travel
Council, which points out the
many attractions for tourists in
this area.
Como Comunala was a visitor
to the club. Mr. Comunala is
from New York City and was a
guest of R. W. Leary.
Cancer Clinic Will
Be Held Sept. 6th
The Northeastern Cancer Clin
ic will be held Friday afternoon,
September 6, at the Cancer Center
at Elizabeth City, with registra
tion beginning at 1 o’clock. A
chest X-ray will be given to any
one wishing it, along with the ex
amination of the five areas of the
body where cancer is most easily
found and cured.
Only 30 people can be seen at
the Center each month due to
limited facilities. This quota has
already been filled for the Sep
tember Clinic. Anyone who wish
es to be assured of an appoint
ment for the next clinic which
will be held on Friday afternoon,
October 4, should write the Can
cer Center, Elizabeth City, N. C„
for a priority.
Examinees are asked to bring a
robe or housecoat with them.
BOX SUPPER
Members of Chowanoke Council
No. 54, Degree of Pocahontas, will
sponsor a box supper Friday
night, August 23, from 6 to 7:30
o’clock at th« playgrounds.