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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXIV. —Number 40.
Everything In Readiness For
Chowan County Fair Which
Will Open Monday, Oct. 7th
Efforts Being Made to
Delight All Who
Attend
It’s almost Fair time again for
Chowan County and according to
W. A. Perry, manager of the Fair
this year, plans have been com
pleted for the big event to be
staged next week, October 7-12,
at the American Legion Building
on U. S. 17, two miles south of
Edenton.
All who plan to attend this
year’s Fair can be assured that i
every effort has been made to j
furnish entertainment which will
delight the entire family.
In the main building, educa- 1
tional and commercial booths will
claim the attention of all. Agri-i
cultural, livestock and homemak
er’s exhibits promise to be plen
tiful and of very good quality.
Virginia Greater Shows has
been secured to entertain and de
light young and old alike. Con
cession stands will entice the ap
petite with an abundance of can
died apples, cotton candy and
home-style foods.
The premium list has been re
vised for this year’s Fair, and
good prizes are offered for win
ning -entries.
In the booth exhibit line, the
Home Feed and Fertilizer Com
pany is again offering a hand
some silver engraved trophy for
the best educational non-commer
cial exhibit regardless of age or
class.. If the same organization
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20 Years Ago
“ A* •Found In the File* of
' , - The Chowan Herald
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A change was inaugurated in
Edenlon's traffic rules when
standards were placed at four
principal intersections in the
business district displaying signs
prohibiting U-turns. Both criti
cism and commendation was
heard, but more orderly traffic re
sulted.,
Lewis 'Lister, Scout executive,
was in Edenton to confer with
George Capehart, new Scoutmas
ter. regarding f reorganising the
Edenton Boy Scout troops.
■. Edenlon’s Chamber of Com
merce was successful in its ef
forts to retain the district office
Lthe N. C. State Employment
rice.
A public hearing was called rel
ative <to proposed improvements
so fh* Channel from Edenton
Bay up Pembroke Creek to the
U. S. Fish Hatchery.
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Bookmobile Schedule Released
Fpr Pettigrew Regional Library
Mrs; -Eugenia Babylon, direc 1
tor of the Pettigrew Regional
'Library, has announced the
bookmobile schedule for Chowan
Countv, which will be in effect
from Monday, October 7,
through May 26, 1958.
The schedule for white readers
follows:
Route 1
Monday, October 7, November
4, December 2 and 30, January
27,- February 24, March 24, April
21., May 19:
Mrs. Nancy Lane, 9 to 9:15;
Hfrs. Georgia Topping, 9:25 to
9:40; Mrs. Bertha White, 9:50 to
10:20; Belch’s Station, 10:20 to
10:40| Mrs. Helen Hollowell, 10:45
to ll; Mrs. Elton Jordan, 11:10
to 11:30; Mrs. Daisy Monds Jor-
to 11:40; Mrs. Janice
j&fpm, 11:45 to 12; Happy Home
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Edenton Aces Getting Ready
To Tangle With Arch Rival,
E, Gty Yellow Jackets, Friday
Idled due to no game being
scheduled Friday night, Edenton's
Aces have been practicing hard
for two weeks and are setting
their guns toward an arch rival,
the Elizabeth City Yellow Jac
kets, Friday .night of this week.
The game will be played on Hicfys
Field, beginning at 8 o’clock and
is expected to attract just about
the largest crowd of the current
season.
Both the crack Elizabeth City
and the Edenton Band will be on
hand to add color to the game,
which always brings out a large
crowd of Elizabeth City follow
ers and Edenton fans.
Coach Bill Billings and the
Aces realize they will be going
against just about the toughest
opponents of the season, for the
Yellow Jackets are reported to be
exceptionally strong this year and
are touted to win the Class AA
Conference Championship. To
date they have won all four
games played, their victims being
Chowan College Jayvees, Rox
boro, Washington and Roanoke
Rapids.
Coach Billings has not been so
favorably impressed by the cali
New Visiting Hours Are Now In
Effect At The Chowan Hospital
Tom Ridgeway, new adminis
trator of the Chpwan Hospital,
announces a change in visiting
hours, which went into effect
Tuesday of this week.
The present schedule for visit
ing is from 10 to 11 A. M., 2 to
4 P. M. and 6 to 8 P. M.
“No children under 12 years
of age will be admitted as visit
orse at any time,” says Mr.
Ridgeway, “whicih is for the
benefit of both the patient and
the children. The visitors will
be limited to two per patient.
“Visiting is solely for the wel
fare of the patients. But, of
course, there are exceptions to
every rule. For example,’ if a
patient is critically ill or before
a patient goes to surgery, we will
make arrangements for you.”
The new visiting hours will
add one hour, since in the past
there has been no visiting hours
in the morning. Mr. Ridgeway
sgys that the first day of surg
ery the patient will not have any
visitors outside the family. “As
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1:35 to 1:50; Cross Roads, 1:55
to 2:30; Henderson Peele’s store,
2:40 to 2:50; Mrs. W. D. Elliott,
2:55 to 3:15; Mrs. Lane, 3:25 to
4; Mrs. Carl
Route 2
Tuesday, October 8, November
5, December 3 and 31, January
28, February 25, March 25, April
22, May 20:
Central School, 9 to 9:45; Mrs.
Lloyd Bass, 9:50 to 10; Mrs. Rod
ney Bass, 10 to 10:20; Mrs. Nix
on, 10:25 to 10:40; MrS. Clarence
Bass, 10:40 to 10:50; Mrs. David
Ober, 11 to 11:20; Bunch’s store,
11:20 to 12; Mrs. E. L. Pearce,
12 to 12:15; Lonnie Harrell, 12:20
to 12:30; Mrs* Graham Bass, 12:40
to 1; Tynch’s store, 1:10 to 1:30;
Mrs. Dixie Harrell, 1:40 to 2;
Mrs. Marvin Bunch, 2:05 to 2:15;
Mrs. Gurney Harrell, 2:20 to S;
Mrs. Carlton Privott, 3-.10 to 3:30;
Mrs. Cassie Lane, 3_:3o_ to. 3:40;
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 3,1957
bre of some of the playing his
boys have done in the three games
played, although they managed to
win two and tie one. He has been
directing his practice sessions to
ward ironing out the wrinkles he
detected and it is altogether pos
sible some changes in the lineup
might be made for Friday night's
game.
The Aces and Yellow Jackets
met for the first time on the grid
iron in 1926 and have played a to
tal of 29 games. The two teams
did not meet in 1928 and 1931. In
the long series the Yellow Jac
kets won 23 of the 29 games. The
first victory by the Aces was in
1934, when Edenton won the state
Class AA Championship in an un
defeated and unscored on record.
The other victories came in 1935,
1937, 1948 and 1949, so that it has
been eight years since an Edenton
team has won from an Elizabeth
City team.
The Aces are in good physical
condition, but they will enter Fri
day night’s battle decidedly the
underdogs. However, the Aces
will make every effort to stage
an upset so that a hard-fought
game is in prospect.
Maurice L. Bunch
Dies Wednesday As
Result Heart Attack
Maurice L. Bunch, 62, died at
7:30 o’clock Wednesday morning
in Chowan Hospital after an
illness of only one day. Mr.
Bunch was the victim of a heart
attack lat e Tuesday afternoon
and passed away Wednesday
morning.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Bunch, deceased was a na
tive of Chowan County, where
he was well and favorably known
throughout. He served as Reg
ister of Deeds for Chowan Coun
ty for 33 years, first taking of
fice in February, 1924.
He served in World War I and
was a member of the famous
Wildcat Division. He was a
member of the Ed Bond Post of
the' American Legion and the
Edenton Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Bertha Byrum Bunch; a son.
Maurice L. Bunch, Jr., of Kins
ton; a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte
Bunch Webb of Norfolk; three
brothers, Robert L. Bunch, John
N. Bunch and Roy Bunch, all of
Edenton; three sisters, Mrs.
Ernest E. Boyce, Sr., of Tyner,
Mrs. Will Madre of Hertford and
Mrs. Grace Webb of Edenton,
and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
this (Thursday) afternoon at 3
o’clock at the Edenton Baptist
Church. The pastor, the Rev. R.
N. Carroll, will officiate and
burial will be in Beaver Hill
Cemetery.
Masons To Attend
Church In Body
William Adams, master of IJna
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M.,
announces that Masons will at
tend services in a body at Rocky'
Hock Baptist Church Sunday
night. The Masons are requested
to meet at the church at 7:45
o’clock in order to be ready to
, march into the church together at
I 8 o’clock. "Jdr. Adams urges all
.members of the lodge, as well as
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“I’M DOWN HERE’’— One-year-old Peter RedhelVcr seems
to be trying to get someone's attention. But lies pretty well
lost in the shuttle ol feet as passengers leave the liner United
States upon arrival in New York.
Court of Honor One
Os Largest Ever To
Be Held In Edenton
Five Roys Promoted to
Rank of Eagle
Scout
What probably was the most
outstanding Court of Honor ever,
held in Edenton took place Mori-!
day night in the Edenton armory;
when five Edenton Boy Scouts
were promoted to the rank of
Eagle Scout. The affair attract- 1
ed a large group of parents and
other friends so that it was the :
largest crowd ever to attend an:
Edenton Court of Honor.
A barbecue dinner from Chub’s
Place, was served after an invo-,
cation by the Rev. B. L. Raines,!
pastor of the Rocky Hock Baptist l
Church, and with the Scouts act
ing as waiters the guests lacked
nothing in the way of service.
C. W. Overman, a former Scout
master, was master of ceremonies
and at the outset he recognized
Robert S. Marsh, president of the
Rotary Club, sponsors of Troop
156, as well as the troop commit
tee, George Alma Byrum, Elton
Forehand, Bill Perry and Thurs
ton Stallings. Mr. Overman is al
so a member of the committee.
Other prominent guests were al
so recognized which included;
Charlie Smith, president of the
Albemarle District. Mr. Smith
spoke briefly about a meeting of.
Scout executives held at Phila
delphia and the national jamboree
held at Valley Forge, pointing out
the importance of work among
Boy Scouts. He said he was es- j
pecially delighted to see so many:
parents and adults at the meet-1
ing which, he said, speaks well for
the future of Scouting in Edenton. j
Scoutmaster Jack Habit was |
then introduced which brought a
thunderous applause from the
as well as others present, i
Oscar Griffin and Adrian Wynns,!
assistant Scoutmasters, were alsoj
introduced. Special recognition
was given to H. A. Campen, who'
for many years served as Scout-J
master and is given credit for the
Scout movement in Edenton. Rec
ognition was also given to Col.
W. A. Free, Culftnaster as- well as
his assistants and the den mo
thers. Gene Trautwein, Scout
executive for the Tidewater
Council was also introduced and
expressed his deep appreciation
for the large gathering and the
interest being taken in Scouting
j^ubiicHearingl
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Attention is called to a public
hearing which is scheduled to be
! held in the Municipal Building
Tuesday night, October 8, at 8
o'clock. The purpose of this meet
ing is to consider rezoning of
Broad Street between Second and
Third Streets, changing the classi
fication from RA-5 residential to
neighborhood business.
Woman’s Club
j Thrift Sale Be |
Held Oet. 4 - 5
The Woman's Club will hold its
annual thrift sale Friday and Sat
urday, October 4-5, in the build
ing formerlly occupied bv Colon-!
ial Stores. Mrs. Ed Bond is chair-*
man of the event.
Club members will serve as
sales clerks during this two-day
event. “Store" hours will be from
10 to 5 o’clock each day. and
clothing of all types and sizes will
; be displayed for selling.
A bake sale will be held in con
junction with the thrift sale and
I delicious cakes, cookies, pies and
other pastries will be on sale.
Woman’s Club members are 1
j urged to bring all garment dona-j
; tions, on hangers, to the building |
j today (Thursday) for processing
j and arranging.
Great Sachem
| VisitsßedMen
Charlie M. Johnson of Rocky
* Mount, Great Sachem of Red Men
; in North Carolina, visited Chowan
; Tribe of Red Men at its meeting
| Monday night. He was accom-
I panied by C. B. Godwin, also a
member of the Great Council.
Mr. Johnson spoke to the-tribe,
outlining a program for Red Men
of the State and urged local mem
bers to set goals toward which to
work in order to put Redmanship
to the forefront in North Carolina.
I He complimented the local tribe
j for what it is doing and was espe
| cially pleased to see v so many
I young members present at the
meeting.
Meeting Called For
Night To Select Directors)
For Chamber Os Commerce
300 Attend Annual Meeting Os
Chowan Farm Bureau; West W.
Byrum, Jr., Is Fleeted President
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Approximately 300 people at
tended the annual fish fry and
meeting of the Chowan County
Farm Bureau held at Chowan
High School on Friday afternoon,
September 20, according to Presi
dent Marvin Evans. “We had
fair weather, good fellowship and
an excellent occasion for Farm
Bureau families,” says Mr. Evans.
The Farm Bureau committee
headed by Tom Asbell and his co
workers, fed the group in a very
orderly manner. Fried fish, cole
slaw, corn bread, pickles, etc.,
along with iced tea and bottled
drinks presented a very append
ing meal Following the feeding
period, the group assembled in
the auditorium for the evening
meeting.
President Marvin Evans presid
ed over the meeting. Minutes of
the last annual meeting were read
by Secretary Ellsworth Blanch
ard. Matters of a business nature
were transacted. The nominating
Jaycees Sponsoring Observance
Os 1957 Fire Prevention Week
Edenton Jaycees, with Stan
Juds as chairman of the com
jmittee, will sponsor the observ
ance of Fire Prevention Week
i which will be observed next
iweek, October 6-12. During the
week it is hoped citizens of
Edenton and Chowan County
will join in removing fire haz
ards, thus contributing to the
. curtailment of fires and the re
jsultant damage, and help in the
i effort to make Edenton a safer
place to live in.
Mr. Juds points out that in
addition to the vast amount of
destruction of property, fire is
a savage killer, taking a toll of
lover 12,000 lives in America last
I year alone.
Mr. Juds also says that the
reason for many fires is due to
Local Marines
Winners Os ; E’
i —~
Colonel A. R. Stacy, command
ing officer of Marine Aircraft
Group 14 at the Edenton Naval
Auxiliary Air Station, recently
won an “E”, for excellence in
bombing.
Colonel Stacy was the first of
four pilots from NAAS, Edenton,
to win the “E” He dropped his
bomb 150 feet from the bulls-eye,
in the high altitude dive bombing.
The three other winners of the
"E“ are: Major R. F. Shields,
| Lieutenant L. B. Turner and Lieu-i
; tenant L. Gasparine, Jr., all of
Marine Attack Squadron-225.
Albemarle Chorus
Begins Rehearsals
The Albemarle Chorus will hold
its first rehearsal of the fall sea
son at radio station WCDJ, Mon
day night, October 6 at 7:45
o'clock. The group is under the
direction of Richard Schuman.
“If you enjoy singing,” says
Mrs. Ruth Phillips, “you will have
fun singing under the direction
of this very talented young man."
1 Mrs. Phillips, who is president
of the chorus, urges all former
' members to be present and ex
' tends a cordial invitation to any
[ others to become members.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Town Council will meet Tues
( day, October 8, at 8 o’clock in the
Municipal Building.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolim
committee headed by Chairman
Lester T. Copeland presentedJ
their officers’ slate as follows;
President. West W. By rum, Jr.:
vice president, Wilbur J. Privet t;
secretary and treasurer, Ellsworth
Blanch: board of directors, Mar
vin L. Evans. Radoloh Ward. Troy
Toppin, Joe A. Webb, Jr., Nurney
D. Chappell. Tom O. Asbell.
Woodrow Lowe, Rodnev T. Har
rell.
President Marvin Evans pre
sented membership drive chair
man. Bristoe Perry, for his report.
Chairman Perry complimented
the community workers 'for their
excellent cooperation and an
nounced that as of that date he
bad 212 members. Several work
ers had reported that they expect
ed to get a few more members
and it was anticipated that the to
tal would run to at least 225
members.
Mr. Pei rv announced the Home
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carelessn ss. "Basements. at
tics and closets are prime breed
ing places for fire." he says.
"They are crammed with cast
off articles, greasy rags, dusters
and the electrical wiring is usu
ally poorly installed. Internal
combustion may start a blaze in
any of these spots and gain
headway for hours without be
ing noticed. Keep these places
clean and free from rubbish. It
1 rags or waste are to be re-used,
keep them tightly sealed in a
metal can.”
Mr. Juds says a hand chemical
extinguisher should be kept in
every home with all members of
the family instructed in its use!
Each member of the family
should also be drilled in what to
do when fire breaks out.
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A meeting of the members of
the Chamber of Commerce will be
held at the Court House Monday
night, October 7, at 8 o'clock.
Edenton Aces will play their
arch rival, the Elizabeth City
Yellow Jackets, on Hicks Field
Friday night at 8 o'clock.
The Albemarle Chorus will hold
ite first rehearsal of the fall sea
son Monday night. October 7, at
7:45 o'clock at radio station
WCDJ.
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Rotary Teachers’ Night Very
Enjoyable Occasion Thursday
Edenton Rotarians entertained
the white school teachers of
j Chowan County at their annual
Teachers' Night observance
Thursday night in the Masonic
Temple, where a turkey dinner
was served by members of the
. Eastern Star.
Practically all of the teachers,
as well as the Rotarians and
their wives, were on hand, so
| that a very delightful evening.
was enjoyed.
Robert S. March, president • of.
I the Rotary Club, acted as mas-’
ter of ceremonies. Before the
dinner was served an invocation
was offered by Gerald James and
;Mr. Marsh welcomed the guests.
R. H. Copeland, principal of Cho
wan High School, made the re
sponse.
* A feature of the meeting was a
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
Recent Drive Results
In 127 Members
Enrolled
Gilliam Wood, who has been
acting as temporary chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce drive
for memberships, announced early
this week that a inerting will be
held Monday night. October 7, at
8 o clock in the Court House,
With sufficient funds in hand to
warrant reviving the Chamber of
Commerce and more still expect
ed. Mr. Wood is very anxious for
directors to he elected by the
membership, which will he the
principal order of business at
Monday night’s meeting.
Mr, Wood points out that all
who have enrolled as members
are making an investment in
Edenton, so that every member is
especially urged to attend the
meeting and have a part in se
lecting the directors, who will
subsequently elect the various of
ficers.
At present there are 127 con
cerns and individuals who have
taken memberships in the Cham
bei of Commerce, but it is under
stood that a few more are still
in transit.
Those \\ iy> havt purchased
memberships in the recent drive
are as follows:
J. F Phi-11 ps. The Daily Ad- '
vanee. R. J. Boyce Electric Co,
Twidely Insurance & Real Bstate
Co.. Edenton Homes. Inc.. E liott -
Company. Hug! es-ParkcT Hard
ware Co.. Ralph E. Parrish. Inc..
Hotel Joseph Hewos. J. D Mc-
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Chowan PTA
Meets Oet. 3
The Chowan High School Par
ent-Teacher Association will hold
its second meeting <«f the new
term Tuesday night. October 8,
beginning at 8 o'clock.
Members of the Warwick Bap
tist Church are planning an in- *
spiring program. Refreshments
will be served in the high school
library, where a social hour wiU
be held at the close of the meet
ing.
It is hoped that a representative
from each home will he present
at this meeting
Red Mm i bailor
Hour Os Meeting
V
According to custom. Chowan
Tribe of Red Men will change the
! hour of meeting from 8 o'clock to
7:30, beginning next Monday
i night. October 7. The Red Men
| will observe the 7:30 hour dur
: ing the winter months, and Albert
i Cullipher, sachem, urge* members
I to note the change.
program by the Treble Clef
Club of the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School under the
direction of Mrs. Mary Leggett
Browning. The girls making up
the club were Minta Hobbs,
Brenda Mooney, Paige Cavton,
Jane DuLaney, Peggy' Elliott and
Betsy Ross.
The teachers in the county
unit were introduced by W. J.
Taylor and Mr. Copeland, while
'Gerald James and Ernest Swain
introduced the Edenton teachers,
| among whom were many new
faces.
W. T. Harry called upon each
Rotarian to introduce himself
and his Rotary Anne,
j The principal speaker for the
j occasion was Wade Marr of
; Elizabeth City, who was intm-
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