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Volume XXV.—Number 17~
19 Candidates Enin Field
For 11 County Offices To Be
Filled In Primary Election
Contests For Sheriff,
Clerk Superior Court
And Fourth Town
ship Commissioner
With Saturday of last week be
ing the deadline for candidates to
file for office in the May 31 Dem
ocratic primary election, there are
19 candidates for the 11 offices
to be filled. Though there are
plenty of candidates, there will be
only three contests in the elec
tion, these being for Sheriff, Clerk
of Superior Court and Commis
sioner - from the Fourth Town
ship.
For Sheriff there are three can
didates in the field. J. A. Bunch,
incumbent, is seeking re-election
and is opposed by Earl Goodwin
. and Herman White. Mr. Goodwin
was a candidate for the office in
the 1954 election when he trailed
Sheriff Bunch by 432 votes. It is
Mr. White’s first bid for the of
ffce.
With E. W. Spires not being a
candidate for re-election, the of
fice of Clerk of Superior Court
has brought out a total of five
candidates. They are Mrs. Lena
Leary, assistant clerk, John F.
White, West Byrum, Jr., Thomas
Shepard and Ernest L. White, Jr.
All of these candidates are very
anxious to win out in the elec
tion, so that no stone will likely
be left unturned in an effort to
win votes.
The third contest is a three-man
race for County Commissioner
from the Fourth Township. Joe
Webb, dean of the County Com
missioners, who has represented
the township for 38 years, does
not seek re-election. Seeking the
. officei are his son, Joe Webb, Jr.,
Bembry Wood and Dallas Jethro,
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
'Plans Ready For
Jaycee Road-e-o
Plans have been practically
completed for the Teenage Safe
Driving Road-e-o, according to
Eugene Carpenter, chairman of
the event, which is sponsored by
the Edenton Jaycees.
Written tests for those compet
ing in the contest were given
Wednesday morning of this week
at both the Edenton Junior-Senior
and Chowan High Schools. The
driving tests will be held on the
street in front of the Edenton
school Saturday morning, May- 3,
beginning at 9:30 o’clock. The
judges will be Chief of Police
George I. Dail, License Examiner
Mack Todd and Highway Patrol
man David O. Williams. The
public is invited to attend the
contests.
Winners in the local contest
will be eligible to enter the state
contest at New Bern May 31 and
this winner will compete for na
tional honors in Washington, D.
C., August 11 to 14.
* POCAHONTAS MEETING
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet to
night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in
the' Red Men building. Mrs. Edith
Bufflap, Pocahontas, urges every I
member to make a special effort,
to be present.
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Pr6spects Appear Bright For
Edenton Fielding Very Strong
Team In Albemarle League
Baseball is here again, with
Edenton ready to be a member
of the 'Albemarle League, try
outs for berths on the Colonial
squad began this week, and in the
neighborhood of 90 baseball play
ers are expected to compete for
the 20 to 25 players to be se
lected.
Buzz Grebenstean will act as
field manager and boss of the Co
lonials this year, and urges any
ball player to try out for the
team. He’ll be delighted to hear
from anyone and can' be reached
by telephoning any evening after
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Looking over the rooter of try-
THr CHOWAN HERALD
J Plans About Complete For PTA
May Day Festival To Be Held
In Armory Thursday, May Ist
Plans are rapidly being whip- j
ped into shape for the May Day |
Festival which is scheduled to be i
held in the Edenton armory
Thursday afternoon, May 1, be- 1
ginning at 2:30 o’clock. The May i
Day Festival is sponsored by the .
Edenton Parent-Teacher Associa
tion, of which ioe Conger, Jr., is i
president. Mrs. Earl Carpenter is
chairman of the forthcoming
event and is hopeful that many
will turn out to help make the
affair a very successful one.
“Come out and stay for dinner,”
urges Mrs. Carpenter.
Schools will be dismissed at ,
2:15 on the day of the festival
and the armory will be open to
anyone, adults as well as young
people.
An auction will be held at 5:30
o’clock with C. W. Overman act
ing as the auctioneer.
A dancing contest will be held
during the afternoon, when con
testants will be chosen to partici
pate in the finals, starting at 5
o’clock. The winners will be
County wide Music Festival Is
Planned At Chowan High School
Auditorium On Sunday, May 4
For all who enjoy singing thei
old favorite hymns and listening
to inspirational selections by in
dividuals, duets, trios, quartets,
and church choirs, there is a spe
cial program they should not miss.
It is the county-wide music fes
tival to be presented at Chowan
High School auditorium on Sun
day afternoon, May 4, at 3
o’clock.
This is the second such pro
gram to be presented in Chowan
County sponsored by the home
demonstration clubs. Last year’s
program was well attended and
Subdistrict Meeting
Os WSCS Held In
Edenton Tuesday
The Perquimans-Chowan Sub
district of the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service of the Meth
odist Church held its annual
meeting m the Edenton Methodist
Church Tuesday morning, when
about 100 from the two counties
; attended.
A feature of the meeting was
an address by Mrs. Inman Towns
ley, a missionary on furlough
from Methodist work in the Bel
gian Congo. The meeting was
very much enjoyed and lunch
was served ,by the women of the
local Methodist Church.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this (Thursday) afternoon at
1 o’clock at the Parish House.
The program will be in charge of
Jack Mooney, and President Rob
ert Marsh urges a 100 per cent
meeting.
reporting as well as some with
professional experience. Other
teams in the league can be pre
pared for a lively contest when
the Colonials take the field.
Mayor Ernest Kehayes promises
the full backing and support of
the team and thus far the busi
ness manager of the club has re
ceived in the neighborhood of SSO
and all civic-minded merchants
and business will be contacted
and given an opportunity to sup
port the club.
Games will be played at night
and there will be a concession
stand selling refreshments. The
game will be served by a public
address system, keeping fans in
£ SStS-’S
l the Double-Cola Company.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 24,1958.
given a certificate which will be
good tor one record by courtesy
of the Griffin Musicenter.
In the armory will be a num
ber of booths which will be in
operation during the festival.
Among the .booths sponsored by
the PTA will be five games, hot
dog booth, cake booth, homemade
food booth, ice cream booth, grab
bag booth, peanut booth, coffee
booth, sno-cone booth, ponies and
a fortune teller. The Jaycees will
sponsor cartoons on the stage,
where an auction will also be
held. The Business and Profes
sional Woman’s Club will spon
sor a popcorn booth and the
Edenton Woman’s Club wil] spon
. sor a white elephant booth. At
I the front of the armory the Offi
cers Wives’ Club will operate a
fish pond and the Fidelis .Club
will be selling pies at a booth.
The center of the armory has
been reserved for a cake walk and
merry-go-round. The dance con
test will also be held in the front
part of the armory.
i well received. Tentative plans
suggest that this year’s event will
be equally as good. Mrs. C. W.
Overman, county music chairman,
has indicated that several choirs
and groups are being contacted
to appear on the program, with
various ones already having ac
cepted.
The public is cordialy invited
to attend this program of sacred
and inspirational music. It is be
ing presented in connection with
the observance of National Home
Demonstration Week, May 4-10
■ by the Chowan County Clubs.
Letcher Leaving
M. G. Brown Co.
Going to Washington,
N. C., After 17 Years
With Local Concern
C. O. Letcher, manager of the
M. G. Brown Company, on Mon
day of this week tendered his res
ignation at a meeting of the
board of directors. The resigna
tion, effective May 1, was accept
ed with regrets on the part of the
directors.
Mr. Letcher has been associated
with the Brown Company since
1941, a period of 17 years and as
manager the concern has made a
great deal of progress. He resign
ed in order to accept the position
of manager of milling operations
for the M. G. Warters Company
at Washington, N. C.
Wendell Copeland has been ap
pointed as acting manager of the
Brown Company to succeed Mr.
Letcher, effective May 1.
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May Day Festival will be held
in the Edjenlon armory Thurs
day, May I.
The Jaycee Teenage Safe
Driving Road-e-o contest wi’l be
held Saturday morning. May 3.
at 9:30 O'clock on the street in
front of the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School.
Cub Scout Pack will meet Tues
day night, April 29. at 7:15 o'clock
in the Junior-Senior High School
cafeteria.
A county-wide music festival
will be held in the Chowan High
School auditorium Sunday after
noon, May 4, at 3 o'clock.
Chowan County home demon
stration clubs will present a re- I
peal performance of their Wo
manleei Wedding in the Edenton ;
Elementary School auditorium on
Friday night. May 2. at 8 o'clock. :
with all of the proceeds going
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j Fifth Candidate ]
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ERNEST L. WHITE. JR.
Last week before the filing
deadline, Ernest L. White, Jr.,
filed as a candidate for Clerk of
Superior Court in the Democratic
primary election May 31. Mr.
White's announc.-.Tent made five
candidates for the office to be va
cated by E. W. Spires.
March Sales Os U S.
Savings Bonds In
Chowan $4,630.40
A. B. Harless Reports
County Has Met 23.3
Per Cent of Quota
A. B. Harless, Chowan County
i Savings Bonds volunteer chair
man, reports that in Chowan
County sales for the month of
March were $4,630.40 or 23.3% of
the 1958 sales goal for the county.
The county’s 1958 quota is $107,-
800 and cumulative sales to
March 31 total $25,166.56.
The first quarter of this year
ended with the combined sales of
Series E and H Bonds in North
Carolina showing a 4% increase
| over the corresponding period of
1957. While Series E Bonds were
2% behind, Series H Bonds in
creased in excess of 78%
Total sales for the first quarter
exceeded $13,000,000, which is
approximately 27% of the State’s
annual goal.
Nation-wide sales during the
month of March and the first
quarter of this year exceeded
sales for the same period of last
year. Redemptions were down j
8%. Sales exceeded redemptions
by $42,000,000.
In North Carolina, during the
month of March, the combined
sales of Series E and H Bonds
were $3,930,321, or 1% behind
March of last year.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
meet Monday night, May 28, at
7:30 o’clock. Hurley Ward, sa
chem, requests a large attend
ance.
Jaycees Scheduled To Install
Officers At Tonight’s Meeting
Featuring the meeting tonight
(Thursday) of the Edenton Junior j
Chamber of Commerce will be'
the installation of officers for the J
ensuing year. The dinner meet
ing will be held at the American
Legion building, beginning at 7:30
o’clock, according to President
Warren Twiddy, who urges every \ ;
member to make a special effort
to be present.
The installation ceremony will i
be in charge of James (Scoby) ]
Earl White Elected President Os
4-H Adult Leaders In Chowan
Earl White was elected presi
dent of the Chowan 4-H Adult
Leaders Organization at a meet
ing held Thursday. Marvin Ev
ans, Local Leader of Oak Grove
Club, was elected vice president.
Mrs. Emmett Jones, Sr., of the
Center Hill Club was elected
secretary - treasurer, and Mrs.
Percy Nixon of Oak Grove was
elected assistant secretary-treas
urer.
The group met at the Gliden
Community Building and were
served a delicious meal by mem
bers of the Wards Home Dem- ,
onstration Club. This was the
first time this organization has
met with the Gliden group.
Robert Marsh, assistant farm
agent, presided during the meet- ;
ing. He explained the opportuni
ties and duties of Local 4-H <
Over 150 Attend
NCEA Banquet At
CHS Friday Night
! Education of Handi
capped Children Dr.
Barker’s Subject
In the neighborhood of 150 peo
ple assembled in the gymnasium
at Chowan High School Friday
night to attend the Chowan Coun
ty NCEA community banquet.
The principal speaker was Dr.
Felix S. Barker, a representative
of the Division of Special Educa
tion of the State Department of
Public Instruction.
The meeting opened with the
invocation by R. H. Copeland,
l principal of Chowan High School.
! The address of welcome was
made by Anne Asbell, sub
i stituting for Mrs. Rufus Smith-
J son, who was confined to her
i home by an attack of scarlet fev
-1 er. The response was made by
! Mrs. B. L. Raines, after which |
I special music was rendered by the
| Chowan High School Male Chorus
under the direction of Miss Ce
ceilia Willoughby.
After the barbecue chicken din
ner, Superintendent W. J. Tay-
Coniinued on Page s—Section 1
Bonner Made
Honorary Pilot
Last week Honorable Herbert
C. Bonner was made an Honor
ary Pilot of the Panama Canal
and was presented with a gold
key.
The presentation was made in
the Committee room of the Com
mittee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries, of which Congressman
Bonner is Chairman, by Major
General W. E. Potter, Governor
of the Panama Canal Zone and
President of the Panama Canal
I Company. It was presented as
a token of the services rendered
by Mr. Bonher during his! 181
years on the Committee on Mer-1
chant Marine and Fisheries!
which has direct jurisdiction overj
the Panama Canal and Zone.
Mr. Bonner has always shown
a great interest in affairs per
taining to the continuing opera-j
tion of the Canal during his i
years on the Committee, both as 1
a member of the Subcommittee!
! directly concerned with their op-1
eration, and in the 3'/•> years that;
he has been Chairman of the 1
Full Committee.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
Dan Reaves, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A.
M,. has called an emergent com
munication for tonight (Thurs
day) at 8 o’clock. The purpose
of the meeting is degree work,
so that a large attendance is de
sired.
Price of Ahoskie, district vice
J president, with the following of
' ficers scheduled to be installed:
| President, Caswell Edmundson;
Gene Ward, first vice president;
Ralph Outlaw, second vice presi
dent; James Perry, secretary;
West Byrum, Jr., corresponding
secretary; Rodney Harrell, Jr.,
treasurer, and Elton Forehand,
Kenneth Worrell, George A. By
rum and Charlie Morgan to the
board of directors.
Leaders. He also challenged
each leader to make his club the
best in Chowan County. He an
nounced the important 4-H
events which are scheduled for
the summer months. These are:
Church Sunday Rocky Hock
Baptist Church, May 18.
Church Sunday Center Hill
Methodist Church, May 25.
Forestry Camp Millstone,
June 2-7.
County Elimination Day—
June 11 (tentative).
District Elimination Da y
June 18.
Camp at Manteo—June 23-28.
4-H Week—N. C. State Col
lege, Raleigh, July 21-26.
State Wildlife Camp at Swan
nonea—July 28-August 2.
“Four-H Local Leaders have a
Continued on Page 5 Section 2
Resigns ]
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C. O. LETCHER
After serving as manager of the
M. G. Brown Company for 17
years, C. O. Letcher has tendered
his resignation to accept a posi
tion at Washington, N. C.
Cub Scout Pack
Meets April 29
The monthly meeting of the
Cub Scout Pack will be held
Tuesday night, April 29, at 7:15
o’clock in the Junior-Senior High
School cafeteria. A feature of the
program will be skits by Dens 1
and 2 on the theme “Keeping
America Beautiful.” Col. W. A.
Free, Cubmaster, urges all Cub
Scouts and their parents to at
tend the meeting.
43 Chowan Club Women Attend
25th District Meeting At Which
Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., Is Installed
“Higher education begins in the
home,” stated Bucket Raper, pres
ident of Mt. Olive Junior College,
in an address to home demon
stration club women of the 25th
District last Friday. Speaking at
the. Griggs High School, Poplar
Branch, Currituck County, Mr.
Raper challenged the women to
provide an atmosphere in the
home which would help to make
their sons and daughters realize
the need for a higher education, j
“The lower economic level in |
the northeastern area of North!
Carolina can be attributed in a |
large measure to the lower per- i
centage of college graduates who
live in this area,” Mr. Raper said.
His address was well received,
timely, and thought-provoking.
Mrs. Curtis Tolar, district chair-
Cancer Clinic !
Friday, May 2
The Northeastern Cancer Clin
ic will be held on Friday after
noon, May 2, with registration'
beginning at 1 o’clock. A free I
chest X-ray will be given to any-1
one wishing it along with the ex- i
amination of the five areas of;
the body where cancer is most i
easily found and cured. There
are no limitations as to sex, race,
physical or economic status at
the center. However, women j
should be 35 or more; men 1
should be 40 or over unless re- j
ferred by a doctor, or unless one
of the “Seven Danger Signals”
or “symptoms” are present.
Only 30 people can be seen
at the Center each month due
to limited facilities, so it is sug
gested that anyone who wishes
to be assured of an appointment
should write the Cancer Center,
Health Department, Elizabeth
City, for a priority. Examinees
are asked to bring a robe or
housecoat with them.
| " 20 Years Ago!
j As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
| s——
1 Delegations from counties abut
ting the Albemarle Sound met in
Plymouth and ironed out griev
ances, pledging themselves as one
harmonious whole with relation
to the new sound bridge dedica
tory celebration.
Edenton school trustees were
scheduled to meet for the purpose
of discussing the feasibility of
calling an election to vote on a
nine months school term.
Chowan High School's debating
team triumphed over Hobbsville
in a triangular debate and left
for Chapel Hill to compete for
state honon.
It was announced that Dr. Jas-
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Repeat Womanless
Wedding To Boost
58 Red Cross Fund
Ernest L. White, Jr.
Candidate For Clerk
Os Superior Court
Latest to File Brings
To Five Candidates
In Race For Office
Late last week Ernest L. White,
I Jr., announced that he had filed
as a candidate for Clerk of Su
perior Court in the Democratic j
primary election on Saturday, 1
May 31.
Mr. White, 26 years old, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White
and says he feejs that he is am- j
ply qualified to undertake the du- \
ties of the office.
He graduated from Edenton
High School in 1950. Since that j
time he has served with the Unit- ;
ed States Air Force, part of which 1
time he was an administrative
clerk and later an intelligence ’
operations specialist. He is now
a senior at East Carolina College, j
Continued on Page 6—Section 1 j
■ j man from Dare County, presided j
■■ | durjng the two sessions. Guests j
. were welcomed to Currituck \
■; County by Mrs. John Yon. Mrs. j
i; W. E. Lewis of Pasquotank, re- j
:; sponded for the group. Mrs. Hu
•jbert Guthrie, Dare County, pre-i
. sented an inspiring devotional. |
> J Greetings I cere extended b+ J.
■ J. Bunch, Currituck County Cfor.i-j
■ missioner, and the Rev. Dennis
R. Ricks, pastor of Pilmoor and j
J Moyock Methodist Churches,
j , Special music was rendered bv
the Dr. W. T. Griggs High School i
1 Glee Club, accompanied by Dr. i
. C. N. Wright.
! Special guests included Miss
! Cox, Eastern District Home Agent i
who stated, “The United States!
I is looking to North Carolina sor 1
Concluded on Page 6—Section 1
ii Yjr | uuiiiuci UL liuemon masnn s plan
! Methodist Meil ! to attend the meeting.
To Meet Tonight Open House At White
The Method,,t Men’s Club will’ oak Scl, ° ol A P ril 27tl >
meet at the Edenton Methodist
Church tonight (Thursday) at TIS annu ® 1 °P en h ' ,usc dav
: 6:30 o’clock for a dinner meeting. £l°™ be * d a ‘
| The speaker for the occasion w.ll * h ‘* e ° a * CoMohdated School
u *k d c, , n . , , Sunday afternoon, April 27, at
be the Rev. Earl Richardson, , K1 ’
i whose subject will be Are Min
isters Over 50 Obsolete?” Dr. A. This years program will fea
;l F. Downum, president of the club, i 7lue numbers given by the school
: urges every member to attend, j rhythm band and mus-
I |ic department groups. All class-
LIONS MEET MONDAY i rooms wil l have a “science” and
j instructional work display on ex
; Edenton Lions will meet Mon-; hibit.
day night, April 28, at 7 o’clock.! The public and patrons of the
* President Medlin Belch requests j school are invited to attend this
i every member to attend. i program.
Chowan County Clubs Joining
Nation’s Clubs In Observance
Os Home Demonstration Week
Chowan County home demon- i
stration clubs will join like or
ganizations throughout the state
and nation in observance of Na
; tional Home Demonstration Week
■ May 4-10. Throughout the land,
various activities will mark the
1 observance with a schedule of 1
special programs and activities. 1
• Locally, the Chowan Cluhs!
have announced a full schedule of
evetns:
On Sunday afternoon, May 4,
the second annual Music Festi
val will be held at Chowan High
School at 3 o’clock. This will be
a program of sacred and inspira
tional music presented by indi
viduals, small groups, and church
choirs from throughout the coun
ty. It will, also have congrega
tional selections. * The public is
invited.
The Chowan County Commis
sioners and county officials will
be guests of the home demonstra
tion clubs at a luncheon on Mon
day, May 5, at Advance Commun-
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
County’s Home Dem
onstration Clubs Will
Put on Show In Eden
ton Friday, May 2nd
In the face of a deficit in the
1958 Red Cross fund raising drive,
the Chowan County home dem
onstration clubs have volunteered
| to repeat their Womanless Wed-
I ding which was recently very
| successfully presented at the Cho
| wan High School.
At a Red Cross meeting called
' for Wednesday night of last week
i only a few turned out and Gra
j ham White, Chairman of the Cho
wan County Chapter, presented
I the status of the local chapter in
that about S4OO was lacking in
meeting the county’s 1958 goal of
| $2,317. Mr. White also pointed
; out that there is no local organi
sation and that he Was very an
xious not only to meet the goal,
but also to effect an Organization
| to handle the chapter’s affairs.
As to the latter, he advanced
the idea of every club in Edenton,
as well as the 11 home demon
stration clubs in the county ap
pointing a representative to serve
on the board of directors. In this
way, he said, more people would
become acquainted with the work
of the Red Cross and that ob
viously more interest would be
developed.
It was while the deficit in Red
Cross collections was being dis
cussed that Mrs. H. T. Hollowell,
president of the County Council
of Home Demonstration Clubs,
advanced the idea of a repeat per
formance of the Womanless Wed
ding. Mrs. Holloweli s aid club
women have agreed to solicit con
tributions in the cancer drive, so
that they could not undertake to
canvass for the Red Cross at the
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
Masons Os District
Meet In Gatesville
Thursday, May Ist
Masons of the First District are
scheduled to meet at Gatesville
Thursday, May 1. A dinner will
be served at the school cafeteria
at 7 o’clock, with the business
meeting to begin at 8 o’clock. A
number of Edenton Mason s plan
to attend the meeting.
Open House At White
Oak School April 27th
The annual open house day
program will be presented at
White Oak Consolidated School
Sunday afternoon, April 27, at
3:30 o’clock.
This year’s program will fea
ture numbers given by the school
glee club, rhythm band and mus
ic department groups. AIL class
rooms will have a “science” and
instructional work display on ex
hibit.
The public and patrons of the
school are invited to attend this
program.
ity Building. The clubs’ food and
nutrition leaders will plan, pre
pare, and serve the meal.
There will be a tour of new
homes on Wednesday afternoon,
May 7, beginning at 2 o’clock.
This tour will begin jn the Gliden
area with visits to new homes in
j various sections of the county.
| The last stop will be made in
! Edenton, with an informal tea be
ing served at the Joseph Hewes
Hotel by the Byrds Club immedi
ately following the tour. The
public is invited to make this
tour with the club women.
Also during the week there
will be two radio programs given
by club leaders. A special fea
ture of home demonstration ac
tivities will appear in The Cho
wan Herald.
Miss Maidred Morris, home
agent, encourages home demon
stration club members to support
and participate in each of the ac
tivities planned in observance of
National Home Demonstration
Week, May 4-10. ___