ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume XXlV.—Number 37 Large Group Eientonians Back Movement To Support Live Chamber of Commerce Intensive Membership To Be Held Friday Os Next Week Monday night in the Chowan County Court House close to 100 men and women gathered to con sider the revival of a Chamber of 1 Commerce in Edenton and close to 100 men and women stood to their feet to signify that they are of the opinion that a Chamber of Commerce is needed and that they are willing to pay their just share ,in raising the necessary funds for proper operation of a Chamber of Commerce. . The meeting was the culmina tion of a recent letter sent out by Gilliam Wood, president of the Bank of Edenton, pointing out briefly the need for a Chamber of Commerce and a subsequent invitation to attend the meeting • to further consider the matter. The meeting was called to or der by Mayor Ernest Kehayes, who stated 'the purpose and thanked so many for their inter est and .attendance. Following prayer by the Rev. George Hplmes, Mr. Wood very ably pre sented facts and figures in his - argument that Edenton needs a Chamber of Commerce now anjj that it is impossible to estimate Edenton’s loss due to not having a "Chamber of Commerce for many years. “I aha not critical of Edenton,” said Mr. Wood, "for as I have of ten said, that Edenton is one town in the world which has not only about 5,000 people, but 5,000 fine peopie, and we should make it possible for more people to like Edenton and live here. Wemeii improve conditions, for when we are not improving, progress stops.” Mr. Wood referred to previous Chambers of Commerce in Eden . ton, spying they did some good and not all were bad, but that interest waned and functions ceased. “The town needs a salesman the same &S ahy other kind of busi ness,” Mr. Wood out. “if we are proud of our town, we will waijt other petople to hear about it. We must not shut our door, but let people know of our advantages, so that we have need for a salesman with something to *ell” Wood advanced the opinion that Edenton should assume k;ad tsrship in the Albemarle, pointing out the advantage of its geograph ical location. .» “Things don’t just happen over ’night,” said Mr. Wood. ‘!For a Continued on Page 7—Section 1 v " Base Thrift Shop Will Open Friday, Oct. 4th • - Announcement was made this week that the Thrift Shop, a navy rejief -activity will open in the nursery building at the base Fri day, .October 4. Opening hours wul be from 10 A. M., to 2 P. M. Ifrs' J. E. Bunn and Mrs. R. T.i Whitten, co-chairmen of the Thrift Shop, say bargains galore wilj bfe offered and extend a cor . dial invitation to all service per -1 sonftel to come in and browse •round. j avic calendar] Next week will be observed •* Chamber of Commerce Week with 4 concerted effort planned to i-rftjfia* enough money te revive a Chamber of Commerce in Eden ion. Friday, September 20. all to be contacted between 0 A. M., and noon. • Chowan County Farm Bureau'* , lt h«l Edenton Marines Win General’s Trophies For Highest Scores In Exercises Held At Cherry Point Members of Marine Attack ' Squadron 211 of the Edenton Na val 4 Auxiliary Air Station were winners of the Second Marine Air . Wing Commanding General’s tro phies which were presented re- ■ cently at a review at Marine . Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. . The squadron compiled the high- , est scores in the Second Marine . Air Wing in dive bombing, roc- , ketry, and special weapons de livery. The competitive exercises , for VFA-211 were held on June . 17, 1957. Since coming to Edenton in < 1953, VMA-211 has been flying i the Douglas Skyraider. In Janu- < ary, 1954, the squadron left Eden- s ton for carrier duty aboard the ( USS Wright. They sailed to 1 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where < the squadron flew day and night i 'familiarization and field carrier i landing practice. On February 12, j they returned to Edenton to await further orders. . ' On April 19, the squadron again ( embarked aboard the USS Wright 1 for carrier duty in the Far East. 1 While there they participated in l l Band Parents \ Hold Meeting A meeting of the Edenton Band Parents’ Association was held Tuesday evening, September 10 at the h’fgk school cafeteria. The association was formed several years ago with a number of objectives, basic of which was that of promoting the general welfare and interest of the Eden ton band and associating itself with and assisting in its financial betterment. This year’s board of directors, headed by Association President Paul E. George, includes the fol lowing committee chairmen: Transportation Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hollowell. Membership Mr. and Mrs. John Bunch. Finance—C. B. Mooney. • Majorettes—Mrs. Leon Leary. Uniforms—Mrs. R. A. Tarking ton. Program—Miss Lula Williams. Hospital and Social—Mrs. Paul E.'George. In’past years the association has been succesful in its aim to bene fit the Edenton band, both fi nancially and morally. The band itself has always been a popular attraction at high school athletic events, and this year, an even greater area of- participation is planned. The association hopes that not only students and parents, but the entire town of Edenton will help support the band. Contract Is Awarded For Building Auditorium At Edenton’s Jr.-Sr. High School With the State paying the ma jor portion of the cost, the Eden ton school trustees last week awarded a contract for the con struction of an addition to the Edent-on Junior-Senior High School. The addition will include an auditorium which will accom modate about 520 persons, a large bJtod room, a room for public school music and a small room for teaching piano lessons. Krato% his figure being >86,990. Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday September 12,1957. training maneuvers and the USS Wright was duty carrier for the Korean Zone. On October 14? 1954, the USS Wright with VMA-211 aboard, de parted Yokosuka, Japan, for San Diego, California. Upon arrival the squadron made a cross-coun try flight transporting all its per sonnel and gear. The squadron arrived at its home base in Eden ton on November 3, 1954. During the following year, 1955, the squadron kept an active train ing program in force. On March 21, 1956, VMA-211 embarked aboard the USS Ta rawa for a six day cruise. This shipboard stay qualified the squadron for both day and night carrier operations. Returning to Edenton, VMA-211 continued in creasing its readiness by support ing the Second Marine Division in landings and other tactical problems. In March, 1957, the squadron was selected to represent the East Coast Marine attack squadrons in the -Second Naval Air Weapons Meet at Naval Auxiliary Air Sta tion, El Centre, California. Another Bridge Marathon Now Being Planned Announcement was made early this week that the Chowan Hos pital will again sponsor a bridge marathon, which is scheduled to begin about October 1. Last year there was a great deal of enthusiasm in the contest, and keen interest in the publication of the scores. Oniy 20 couples will be allow ed to enter the marathon, so it is requested that teams enroll im mediately by calling Mrs. Junius Davis, phone 3137. The schedule of games and the rules of play will be distributed as soon as possible and this time Mrs. Earl Goodwin will act as; secretary and treasurer. Farm Bureau Will Stage 1957 Membership Drive Next Week The annual Farm Bureau mem bership drive will be staged in Chowan County next week, ac cording to County Farm Bureau President Marvin L. Evans. “Be fore refusing to join, farmers should consider what this organi zation is doing for them,” says Mr. Evans. “Let’s consider this on the basis of the average farm. “The refund of State and Fed eral tax on gasoline used on the farm for non-highway use amounts to an average of $42.00 per year. Equalized tax on farm machinery saves North Carolina low bidder for file electric con tract at a cost of $3,600, while the low bidder for the plumbing con- ’i tract was the W. M. Wiggins & 1 Company of Wilson at $2,584. ! The total cost of the building < will be $101,744, of which the i Statd will pay ever $82,000. This 1 amoijnt, with what local funds : are available, was about $6,000 short, so that the school trustees 1 appeared before the County Com- 1 missioners at their meeting Wed- i nesday of last, week with a re- i quest for the necessary $6,000 ap« 1 Edenton Marines Win Outstanding Trophies ” -- v. Pictured above are pilots of Marine Attack Squadron 211, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Edenton. who recently received trophies from the Commanding General, which were for outstanding squad rons and individual pilots of the Second Marine Air Wing, of which the Edenton base is a part. Left to right. 2nd Lieut. William R. Etter. trophy for being selected as the best pilot in dive bombing; Col. R. L. Whitten. Commanding Officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211; Ist Lieut. Les ter D. Widick. trophy for being selected as best pilot in rocketry, and 2nd Lieut. D. W. Redfield, trophy for being selected as best pilot in special weapons delivery. All three trophy winners are members of Marine Attack Squadron 211. which took second place for the best over-all squadron award in aerial competition.—(Official U. S. Marine Corps Photo). Town Gouncilmen Hold Brief Session On Tuesday tight Two Petitions Request Street Paving and Sidewalk Though disposing cf a goodly amount of business, Town Coun cilmen were able to complete their work Tuesday night shortly after 10 o’clock. Petitions were presented by residents on Barker Street, Wil liamson Road and Albania Strt-et requesting the town to take the necessary steps to grade, drain and hard-surface these streets. It was decided to employ Will,am F. Freeman, Inc., to make a sur vey and present plans and specifi cations so that advertisements can be placed for bids to do this work. Clerk Ernest Ward, Jr., certified that the majority of lin eal feet was represented in the petitions. An application was approved for Golden Frinks to sell beer on the premises at 608 North Gran- Continued on Page 2—Section 1 - farmers $1,500,000 annually. Ad i justed tax on feed, seed, insecti ■ cides and fertilizers saves N. C. i farmers $2,000,000 annually. Pub • lie Law 480—Trade Development : Act—has provided for increased • sales of U. S. A. farm products : in the world markets amounting i one and three quarters billion dol lars. “Your North Carolina Farm ! Bureau owns its own insurance company. Auto and truck insur ance, farm liability insurance, fire and extended coverage insurance, Continued on Page 4 —Section 1 wr tracts. The contracts are now awaiting approval by the State and work will be started shortly after the State’s approval. The contractor expects to begin about October 1 and expressed the belief that the building could be completed in six months. The addition wftl bemadded to the north end of the present building, and will be of the same construction. Little difficulty should be experienced ih adding the new building to the present plant, for provision was made When this portion of the school was omitted due to lack of funds at the tune the school was built. Chester Morris Is Presiding Judge For Superior Court Speaker 1 p : - r # < «isl&&£- * ■ < ' v " iw *'3 ;/ "' f " * S:■ ' §|§|§i^M 4j. RL jBR mm A. C. (Lon) Edwards will speak at the annual Farm Bureau kick ; off dinner for membership work | ers at the Oak Grove Community Building on Monday night, Sep tember 16, at 7 o'clock, according to Marvin Evans, County Farm Bureau president. w A Contract Is Awarded For Improvements At Chowan High School A contract was recently award ed for the construction of a sew age disposal plant at Chowan High School and the addition of four new classrooms. The low bidder for the general contract was Fred C. Gardner of Kinston, whose bid was $9,768, for the sewage disposal plant and about $32,000 for the new classrooms. Dick’s Electrical Company of Wilson was awarded the electric contract, but due to receiving only two bids for the plumbing eon tract, it will be necessary to re advertise for this phase of the contract. It is necessary to have at least three bids. St. Paul’s Picnic Has Been Postponed To Sunday Afternoon The Rev. George B. Holmes, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, announces that the con gegational picnic has been post poned from Friday of this week to Sunday afternoon, September 15, at 5 o’clock. The picnic will be held on the -church grounds. Postponement of the picnic is due to the football game which will be played Friday night at Hicks Field. JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the Penelope Barker houle. Presi dent Warren Twiddy urges 6very member to attend. « ; Criminal Cases Car ried Through to Wednesday Substituting for Judge Clifton L. Moore of Burgaw, Judge Ches ter Morris opened the September l term of Chowan County Superior Court Monday morning. Immedi ately after Sheriff J. A. Bunch was called upon to call the court to order, the Grand Jury was cho j sen, with the following picked to ! serve: J. D. Peele, Donald R. i Faircloth, Carey A. Phillips, Shel ton W. Moore, Jr., Herbert Bak j er, James L. Byrum, Percy W. ' Dail, Richard A. Hollowell. E. E. | Goodwin, James D. Elliott, James | Edward Hall, W. L. Miller, John I Hobbs, J. Elton Jordan, C. N. Keeter, Elton Norris, John F. Habit, Jr., and Thomas J. Jack : son, Jr. James D. Elliott was se lected as foreman. In his charge to the jury Judge Continued on Page s—Section 1 ; Constitution Week Will Be Observed September 17-23 Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American ! Revolution will again this year spoijsor the observance of Consti tution Week, September 17-23. The purpose of the observance of Constitution Week is to recall to the American people the true significance of the events that oc curred during the week of Sep tember 17-23 in 1787, and to re vitalize appreciation of our great heritage which is the Constitution, j It was on September 17, 1787, that • the United States Constitution! Plans Completed For ‘Kick-off Dinner For Annual Membership Drive Os Chowan Farm Bureau Final plans have been made to; hold the “kick-off” dinner for the Chowan County Farm Bureau fall membership drive on Monday ; night, September 16 at 7 o’clock. I The dinner will be served by the Oak Grove Home Demonstration j Club at their community building, instead of the Chowan Club Building. The one-week drive will be | staged September 16-21. Mem bers of the Home Demonstration and Farm Bureau Clubs who will solicit memberships for the Farm Bureau for 1958 will receive in structions and necessary informa tion at this dinner meeting. The organization and purposes of the Farm Bureau as it functions coun ty-wide and state-wide will be explained to the group. If farm men and women can know the true value of this great : $2.00 Per Year In North Caroling,. Aces Tangle With Wallace-Rose Hill In First Home Game ! 2,162 Enrolled ] \ ? According to John A. Holmes, superintendent of Edenton schools a total of 2,162 children had en rolled in both white and colored schools at the end of the first week of school. This figure is about 60 more than last year, with about 30 more students enrolled in both the white and colored high schools and the Elementary School enrollment about the same. At the end of the first week 786 children were enrolled in the white Elementary School and 265 in the high school. In the colored Elementary School 847 were enrolled and 264 in the colored high school. Mrs. Lyn Perry Wins Rockingi Chair Contest j Mrs. Lyn Perry was the win-' ner of the rocking chair contest ! sponsored by the Albemarle Fur jniture Company and was awarded I the SIOO cash prize as the cham pion. Six contestants were selected to j participate in the contest after a j large list of entries had been | screened and. besides Mrs. Perry, j the following took part in the ; marathon contest: Mrs. Virginia 1 Bunch, Mrs. Charlie Lassiter. Mrs. Mattie Wright, Mrs. Hilda ■| Bunch and George Warner. The contest started Thursday morning of last week at 9 o'clock 1 ! and Mrs. Perry was the last to 1 give up, which she did at 4 30 Sunday morning for a total of 1 67 1 2 hours. Mrs. Lassiter was runner-up and rocked about 67 ! hours. The unique contest crested a | great deal of interest as crowds i continuously stood outside the j store to watch the group rock ing. During the contest a television | was furnished for the convenience of the contestants by the Western Gas Service and refreshments | were served by the Albemarle! 1 Restaurant, Mitchener’s Pharmacy ! and Leggett & Davis. f was approved unanimously by the i delegates. In the week following, the proposed Constitution was made known to the people throughout the country. The American system had its foundation in the long, bitter 1 struggle of the human race for! political liberty and self-govern ment. This struggle came to a head with the framing of the ! Constitution on principles of lib-: erty and freeddm. Nowhere else \in the world has freedom been Continued on Page 4—Section 1 j organization, they will realize how necessary their support is for this group to function for the greatest benefits to all farm families, ac cording to Marvin Evans, presi dent of the Chowan County or ganization. Mr. Bristoe Perry, drive chair-j man, has made definite plans so! that every farm family in Chowan County can become members, with every area of the county be ing assigned workers. He points out that membership is open for women as well as men. Home Demonstration Club wo men have joined forces with the Farm Bureau to canvass the coun ty in an effort to enlist more members this year than ever be fore in the Chowan County Farm Bureau. These workers ask the support and interest of all their neighbors in supporting this membership drive. DRIVE CAREFULLY— YOU MAY SAVE YOUR LIFEI J | Duplin County Boys to Have Heaviest Team In School’s History With the Edenton Aces having a victory tucked under their ; belts by defeating Roanoke Rap | ids at Ronaoke Rapids Friday night 12-0, they are now prepar ing for what is calculated to be a much tougher game Friday* night. The Aces will play the Wallace-Rose Hill team from Duplin County, the outfit they’ defeated last season for the East ern championship. It will be the first home game for the Aces this season and a large crowd of fans | are expected to be on hand to see the scrap. The Bulldogs had a record of j 12 victories and only one defeat | last year and thus far this sea [ son have won both of the games they have played. In their first | game they had very little trouble |in defeating North Duplin 29-0, , and in their game last Friday night defeated Jacksonville by a score of 18 to 6. i | The Duplin County boys boast the heaviest lineup in the history of the school and having already played two games they should be in top form and Coach Thell Ov erman will be out to avenge the unexpected defeat which knocked the Bulldogs from the State Championship race last year. Coach Overman and Assistant Coaches Dick Powers and Neal Carlton feel that the players know their assignments better than any previous football squad and that they will be a harder team to conquer than last season. According to advance reports the Bulldogs' starting line will av erage 184 pounds, with Pat Mc- Gowan the heaviest at 209 and Graham Wells the lightest at 156 pounds. The sqgiad this vaar Continued on Page 2—Section 1 Tyner Man Killed By Falling Tree j ~ Fernando A. Jordan, 48, a farm er of the Tyner section, was kill ed while working in a woods in Perquimans County Saturday af ternoon at 3:45 o'clock when a tree fell upon him. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie C. Jordan; five sons, Hu bert, Leslie. Paul, Thomas J. and James P. Jordan, all of Tyner; three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Cope land, Miss Christine Jordan and Miss Diane Jordan, all of Tyn