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CHOWAN COUNTY
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Volume XXV.—Number 20.
Official Market Hog Gradir.il
Station Is Started In Chowail
County For Farmers’ Benefit
Progressive Step For
Grower and Buyer
Says Overman
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Murray D. Baker Hog Market
and Edenton Feed and Livestock |
Company started official hog
grading this week, according to
County Agent C. W. Overman.
This is definitely a progressive
step for both the hog grower and
the buyer.
' By selling hogs on grade the
grower gets paid for exactly what
he has and the buyer pays for
exactly what he gets. Official
hog graders in North Carolina are
hired, trained, and paid by the
N. C. Department of Agriculture
and are continuously under de
partment supervision. An official
grader is a disinterested person
who grades hogs exactly as he
sees them.
“With the considerable im
provement that has been and is
being made in swine breeding in
Chowan County, official grading
should generally result in the
grower getting more net return
dor his hogs as compared with
gelling on a flat basis,” says Mr.
Overman. Mr. Overman states
that he has heard of and observ
ed numerous instances where
hogs were sold on a flat basis but
if they had been sold on a graded
basis they would have brought
the grower more money. He
heard of one lot of 30 hog s being
sold on a flat basis last week
which, if they had been graded,
would have brought S2O to $25
more to the grower.
“Many hog growers are quite
v skeptical of hog grading. Some
of them have the feeling that
possibly the grader may be fav
oring the buyer. These are er
roneous suppositions’ l because the
grader is checked periodically by
his supervisor and he is bound
by his grading licenses to grade
correttly.
“There are two very import
ant lyings for the grower to do to
obtain highest prices for his
hogsj’ says Mr. Overman. “Breed
toward meat type hogs by selectl
- meat type gilts and breed
ing to a certified meat type boar.
Second, sell hogs at the right
weights, usually the best and
surest weight for No. 1 hogs is
around 190 to 210 pounds. With
proper- breeding, No. 1 hogs may
weigh up to 240 pounds or as low
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Mass Chest X-Ray
Is Likely In 1959
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•„ The District Health Department
announces that the health district
will have an opportunity to have
a mass chest X-ray survey from
April 4-May 1, 1959, using two
mobile X-ray units for the period
of 20 <ilys.
, f This,will depend on a compara
tively small appropriation from
the four counties to pay for post
age, clerks and other incidentals
in connection with the survey.
( Further announcement concern
ing the survey will be made la
ter.
(CIVIC calendar!
Civilians are invited to visit
the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air
-Station Saturday, May 17, for the j
Observance of Armed Forces Day. l
Demonstrations will be conducted
at 10 A. M„ and 2 P.M.
Music, pupids of Mrs. Vivian
Mooney and Miss Lula Williams
Will present a recital in the Ele
mentary School auditorium Tues
, day night May 20. at 8 o'clock*
Red Cross nurses' aides are re
quested to meet at the nurses'
home Wednesday night May 21,
.at • o'clock for the purpose of re
organizing.
VFW Auxiliary will meet to
night (Thursday) at 8 o'clock at
, the VFW home.
2 Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. k
JL M., will hold a stated commun
ication tonight (Thursday) at 8
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" Os the Eastern Stax‘will meet
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Dr, Martin Wisely
Dies V ery Suddenly
From Heart Attack
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Methodist Church Un-j
able to Accommodate
Crowd at Funeral on
Sunday Afternoon j
Edenton citizens in general l
were shocked Saturday morning
to learn that Dr. Martin Robert
Wisely, 46, died shortly after
midnight at his home on the wa
terfront as the result of a heart
attack. He had been very busy
attending patients Friday, so that i
his death came as a distinct shock
to the entire community.
Dr. Wisely was a native of.
Waynesboro, Va., son of Mrs.
Alice Wisely and the late W. L.
Wisely. He came to Edenton in
1937 to be associated with Dr. J.
A. Powell. In 1938 they were
joined by Dr. Roland H. Vaughan
in operating a clinic in the Citi
zens Bank Building. A few years
later Dr. Powell retired and Drs.
Wisely and Vaughan continued
their practice in the bank build
ing.
Dr. Wisely served as a major in
the 101st Airborne Division in
World War 11, serving in the Eur
opean Theatre, where he received
several decorations from the
United States and French gov
ernments. After his discharge he
was commanding officer of the lo
cal unit of >the f Nationki Guard.
He was a meqmer bf the Ameri
can Medical Association, thei
North Carolina Medical Associa
tion, the American Academy of
General Practice and the First
District Medical Society. He was
a past president of the Edenton
Lions Club and a member of the
Edenton Methodist Church, where
he was one of the trustees and
member of the official board.
He married the former Miss
Molly Medlin of London, Eng
land, who survives, together with
two sons, Robert and James Wise-
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
Music Recital On
Tuesday, May 20
Junior-Senior High School mu
sic pupils of Mrs. Vivian Mooney
and Miss Lula N. Williams will
present a recital in the Elemen
tary School auditorium Tuesday
night, May 20, at 8 o’clock. Tehre
will be no admission charged and
the public is cordially invited to
attend.
Those taking part in the recital
will be: Marian Bunch, Sara R.
Smith, Millie Price, Anne Wells,
Cecil Fry, Judy Israel, Wayne
Griffin, Freddie Ferguson, Jack
Overman, ,Bud Skiles, Janet
Bunch, Betsy Ross, Jo Ann Leary,
Roger Lamb and Peggy Elliott.
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Above i» pictured the tt» officer* of the Edenton Woman's
Club. Loft to right Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr. parliamentarian;
Mr*. George A. Byrum, treasurer; Mrs. Elton Forehand, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Gerald James, recording secretary;
’ Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., vice president, and Mrs. Robert J.
Boyce, pn&Mfe-CPfaoto by Jgaee CWttin).
Edent * "howan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 15,1958.
( Grateful i
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| Jo® Conger, Jr., president, and
| Miss Frances Marshbourne. secre-
I lary of the Edenton Parent-
Teacher Association, are very
grateful for the success of the re
cent May Day Festival. They ex
tend their thanks and apprecia
tion to all who donated work,
time, gifts or in any way contri
buted to the festival which, they
say, was one to be long remem
bered.
Commencement Al
Edenton School To
Begin On May 23
Commencement exercises will
begin at the Edenton Junior-Sen
ior High School Friday night,
May 23, with programs by the
choral groups under the direc
tion of Mrs. Mary Leggett Brown
ing.
The commencement sermon
will be delivered Sunday night.
May 25, by the Rev. J. Earl Rich
ardson, pastor of the Methodist
Church with other ministers par
ticipating. Members of all con
gregations arc invited to attend
the service. *-
Class night exercises will be
| held Thursday night, May 29,
with the program in charge of
members of the senior class.
Some awards will be made at this
exercise.
Graduation exercises will be
held Friday night, May 30, with
the address by the Rev. W. M.
Howard, Jr., pastor of the Jarvis
Memorial Methodist Church of
Greenville, N. C.
All of the exercises will be held
at 8 o’clock in the Elementary
School auditorium.
There are 49 seniors eligible
I to receive diplomas. So close
were the two top students in this
year’s class that it was decided
not to single one student. The
two top seniors are Grace Hope
Whiteman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Whiteman, and Lin
da Lee Leary, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Leary.
The chief marshal for the exer
cises will be Janet Bunch, with
six others assisting, including Al
ton Bass, Peggy Elliott, Aramin
ta Hobbs, Gus Hughes, John
Mitchener and Beth Tolley.
COMMITTEE MEETING
An important meeting of the
Sesquicentennial Committee of
the Methodist Church will be held
at the church Tuesday night, May
20, at 8 o’clock.
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Pictured above is a portion of the crowd which attended the Teenag? Roadeo contest held
Saturday. The contest was sponsored by the Edenton Jaycees and David Fletcher won first place
with 465 points out of a possible 500.
Many Girl Scouts
Are Given Awards
On Tuesday Night
New Officers of Group
Presented During
Program
A Girl Scout Court of Awards
was held on the campus of the
Junior-Senior High School Tues
day night beginning at 7 o’clock
with approximately 100 girls tak
ing part.
The meeting opened with pre
sentation of colors, after which
three candles were lighted to rep
resent the three Girl Scout prom
ises. Ten candles were then
lighted to represent the Girl
Scout lhws. Brownies then gave
their promise. ■
During the meeting officers for
the coming year were presented,
who are Mrs. Roland Vaughan,
president; Mrs. George Ross, vice
president; Mrs. Thomas Byrum,
Jr., secretary and Mrs. N. J.
George, treasurer.
The following girls received
awards:
Fly-up Troop No. 7, Mrs. Anne
Marie Noble, leader, World Asso
ciation pins and service stars to
Becky Williford, Nell Wood, Suz
anne George, Artie Bass, Martha
Vaughan, Brenda White, Ellene
Tarkington, Bettina Black, Diane
Ross, Dianthia Sexton, Mary
Boyce, Jean Audarino and Shar
on White.
Senior Troop No. 1, Mrs. Way ;e
Lorance, leader, all girls receiv
ed badges in the following: Hos
pitality, language, dance, textile,
aviation, radio-TV, good groom
ing, nutrition, first aid, First
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Lions Will Sell l
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Peanut Brittle
Edenton Lions have announced
that the Club will sell peanut
brittle again this year. W. E.
Malone is chairman of the candy
sale committee and proceeds from
the sale are used by Lions in theit
work with the blind and other
worthy causes. The sale will be
held on Monday evening, May 26,
and will take the place of the
regular club meeting.
In announcing the sale, Malone
stated that the club was fortun
ate again this year in having
available the Weatherly peanut
brittle, which is known through
out the United States as a quali
ty product. It is packaged attrac
tively and securely to insure
freshness, which makes the candy
an excellent gift item. “We are
counting on the usual fine coop
eration of the townspeople again/
this year,” stated Malone, “anp
with this cooperation and the top
quality candy we have to ofljfer,
we’re sure the sale will go ‘cjVer
the top’.” ' £
C. Os C. Director?
Will Meet Today
Harry Smith, Jr., executive vice
president of the Edenton Cham
ber of Commerce, announces that
a meeting of the board of direc
tors will he held this (Thursday)
rrwming at 11 o’clock. The meet
ing will be held at Hotel Joseph
Hewes and all directory are urg
ed to be present. J , .
New Women’s Club
Officers Installed
For Current Year
Mrs. Robert J. Boyce
Is New President
Os Club
Edenton Woman’s Club install
ed its new slate of officers at its
May meeting held last week in
the Parish House, The impress
ive ceremony was conducted by
Mrs. John W. Graham.
Installed as president was Mrs.
Robert J. Boyce, who succeeds
Mrs. Joseph M. Thorud. Others
installed for the 1958-59 year
were Mrs. Wesley M. Chesson, Jr,,
vice president; Mrs. Gerald D.
James, secretary; Mrs. Elton i
Forehand, Jr., corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. George Alma Byrum,
treasurer, and Mrs. J. P. Ricks, j
Jr., historian.
Outgoing officers were, in ad
dition to Mrs. Thorud, Mrs. James (
Bond, vice president; Mrs. Fedrai
Taylor, secretary; Mrs. Ernest
Ward, Jr., corresponding secre
tary; Mrs. Elwood Nixon, treas
urer, and Mrs. J. Earl Richardson,
historian.
Mrs. Thorud gave her annual
report, an impressive oho which
showed the club recording its
highest score in the rating sheet.
She was presented a silver tray
by the club for her service as
president.
Gifts were also presented dur
ing the meeting to Mrs. Frank
Holmes and Mrs. Elwood Nixon
for scoring the highest number of
points in club woik. Presenta
tion of the gifts was mad 2 by
. Mrs. James Bond.
I Recognized during the meeting
! were Mrs. T. B. Smith, who cap
tured second place in the Wo
man’s Clubs’ State Convention
Art Show; and Mrs. J. P. Ricks,
Jr., who won a cash award for
submitting the best feature article
during the year
Mr-e Boyce, Hie new president,
announced committee chairmen
for the coming year They were
Mrs. Scott Harrell, American
Home; Mrs. Ed Bond and Mrs.
J. M. "fhorud, co-chairmen of the
Pilgrimage Committee; Mrs. El
wood Nixon, Communications;
Mrs. jN. J. George, Community
Affaifrs; Mrs. Martin Wisely, In
ternational Affairs; Mrs. Thomas
Hop tins. Public Affairs; Mrs.
Fra; k Holmes, Ways and Means;
MrsJ George A. Byrum, Budget;
Mra(. Elton Forehand, Jr., Nomi
na/inns; Mrs. J. H. Conger, Jr.,
and Mrs. R. H. Vaughan, Parlia
mentarian; Mrs. John W. Graham,
of Natural Resourc
es; Mrs. Gerald D. James, Educa
tion; Mrs. L. G. Wilkins, Fine
Arts; Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt,
16th District Meeting and Cour
tesy Committees.
Hostesses for the meeting were
Mesdames R. N. Hines, Gerald D.
James, Richard Goodwin and A.
IF. Downum.
Nurses’ Aides Asked
To Meet May* 21st
Red Cross nurses’ aides will
meet at the nurses’ home Wednes
• day night. May 21, at 8 o’clock.
IThe purpose of this meeting is to
organize the group, so that all
nurses’ aides are urged to attend.
j Hospital Week ;
National Hospital Week is be
ing observed this week, when lo
cal people are invited to visit the
Chowan Hospital. Tom Ridge
way, superintendent, extends a
special invitation to young people
to visit the hospital to get ac
quainted with the work done and
inquire about any jobs they
might be interested in.
Ralph Bri in ley
Finals Speaker
At Chowan Highj
Ralph F. W. Brinkley, director
of public relations .and Founda
tion ; at Easf Carolina . College in
Greenville, will be the commence
ment speaker at Chowan High;
School. The graduation exercises ;
wil] be held Thursday night, May i
29, at 8 o’clock in the school au
ditorium.
Mr. Brinkley is a life member
of the North Carolina Education
Association, National Education
Association National Department
of Elementary. School Principals, l
National Department of Second-j
ary School Principals, American
Association of School Administra
tors.
He has made talks on education
topics before national, regional,
and state groups, including the
American . Association of School
Administrators.
Hospital Auxiliary
Will Meet Friday
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet Friday afternoon, May
16, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’
home. This will be the last meet
ing before the summer vacation,
so that everyone is especially urg
ed to attend. An interesting pro
gram has been arranged and tea
will be served.
Chowan Awarded Safety Certificate
v w I life
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Chowan County was presented a certificate or merit for out
standing accomplishments in traffic safety Monday morning by
the N. C. State Motor Club. Pictured above Lewis Scruggs
of Rocky Mount, division manager, is presenting the certifi
cate to Sheriff J. A. Bunch in the sheriff's office. In rev
are. left to right. Highway Patrolman David O. Williams. Jess
Wilson, local representative of she Motor Club, and Highway
Pairoman Thomas £. Vaughan.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Civilians Invited
To Attend Armed
Forces Day At Base
Bid Is Accepted
For Curbs-Gutters
On Albania Street
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Request Made to Re
pair Bulkhead at
Barker House
Town Counciimen at their!
meeting Tuesday night received
bids for constructing curb and j
gutter and drainage on Albania. 1
'■ Street and awarded a contract to
O. K. Tharrington & Sons of Hen-!
; derson. The contract is for ap
proximately 1.865 feet at a bid of:
$18,086.50. The project is esti-j
j mated to cost $20,000.00, for to
1 the base bid will be added $542.60
engineering fees and $1,320.90 for,
contingencies. The work is
j scheduled to be completed within |
j 90 calendar days.
At the meeting a delegation
| representing the Barker House
Association presented a request to 1
reconstruct or repair the bulk-,
head at the Penelope Barker :
house. It wa s pointed out by;
spokesmen that the bank has
washed away and that there is j
danger of the historical house be
ing undermined. Georrte A. By-i
rum and J. Edwin Bufflap were
appointed on a committee toj
make an investigation of the sit-1
uation and secure an estimate of'
the cost to do what work is ne-j
cessary.
A complaint was registered nT,
ative to a rodent and insect prob
lem caused by debris on the Em
mett Wiggins property. The sani- j
tary inspector has made an in- 1
vestigation and reported that
there is no ordinance at present
to remedy the situation. How
ever, advice is being sought from
the T.eague of Municipalities.
George S. Twirldy submitted a
request to annex to Edenton. a
piece of land he recently pur
chased from, the Albemarle Pea-l
nut Company at the corner of
Badham Road and Second Stree*.
No action was taken due to the
opinion that a larger area should
be taken into the city limits.
George A. Bvrum and J. Clarence
Leary were appointed on a com
mittee to confer with a commit
tee from the Board of Public
Works who were instructed to
confer with property owners in
the area relative to the annexa
tion.
M. L. Flynn requested rezon-
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Langin Promoted
At Edenton Base]
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At ceremonies in the Hoadquar-j
tors and Maintenance Squadronj
14 area lastweek. First Sergeantl
Nester F. Langin was presented
the warrant promoting him to his
present rank from his command
ing officer, Lieutenant Colonel W,
A. Free, before a mass formation
of troops..
First Sergeant Langin has since
relieved Master Sergeant Beufort
as Sergeant Major of the squad
ron.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Demonstrations Plan
ned at 10 A. M.
And 2 P. M.
Civilian guests will be welcom
ed aboard the Edenton Naval Au
xiliary Air Station this coming
i Saturday, May 17, to witness spe-
I cia] programs . in observance of
Armed Forces Day., The station
will be opened from 9 A. M., to
3 P. M., with demonstrations be
ginning- at 10 A. M., and again
j at 2 P. M.
"Power for Peace,” has been
: selected as this year’s slogan for
; Armed Forces Day, with the em
phasis placed on the relationship
; between our national strength
! and our peaceful aspirations. U.
S ; military organizations through
, out the world will combine to
! give friends at home and abroad
an opportunity to see all aspects
i of our national strength.
1 Within the continental United
States, public exhibits will be
j presented in some 3,000 communi
' ties. About 500 parados are
; scheduled with half a million par
j ticipants. In addition, hundreds
of drills, exhibits, and demonstra
j tions will be presented for citi
i zens at "open house” events by
! Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
; Corps, Coast Guard and Reserve
I Units.
j. The program at Edenton will
include a static display of aircraft
. and equipment, crafsh, fire and
I rescue demonstration, arrested
j landings using the Marine Corps’
! latest mobile arresting equipment,
1 Mayor Ernest Kehayes has is
sued a proclamation proclaiming
| Saturday, May 17, as Armed Forc
es Day and calls upon fellow citi-
I zens to display the flag of the
(United States and to observe the
i dav by familiarizing themselves
with the achievements of our
armed forces and to honor and
recognize these armed forces by
attending and participating in lo
cal ceremonies conducted by the
armed forces in this area.
School Bus Drivers
Enter Annual Roadeo
Under the auspices of the Gov
ernor's Traffic Safety Council, the
third annual roadeo for student
bus drivers will be held at tfc
Maple air strip Tuesday morning.
May 20, beginning at 9 o’clock.
Mrs. Alice Fufrell of Hertford,
field representative for highway
safety, announces that prizes
amounting to $7,400 in scholar
ships will be awarded in the con
test. Each first place contestant
will receive a SSOO scholarship
and S2OO scholarships will go to
second place winners, with an ad
ditional 60 scholarships of SIOO
' each to district winners,
i Those entering the contest from
■ Chowan County are Jimmv Hare,
j Chowan High School; Philip Jeth
ro, Edenton Junior-Senior High
School and Josephine Blount and
Kermit Fleming from the Eden
ton Colored High School.
The contest is for both boys and
girls with a SSOO scholarship prize
for each as well as one S2OO schol
arship and thirty SIOO scholar
ships.
20 Years Ago
As Found in the Files of
The Chowan Herald
E. W. Spires announced tenta
tive plans for celebrating comple
tion and opening of the new Al
bemarle Sound bridge.
Though it was hoped to hold
some of the commencement exer
cises in the new auditorium at the
Edenton High School, it was an
nounced that the building was not
■ far enough completed to use.
J Arthur S. Hollowel] was elect
ed Great Sachem of North Caro
lina Red Men at a Great Council
meeting held at Rocky Mount.
Jess Powell, a student at Vir
ginia Military Institute, was in
cluded in "Who's Who" among
students in American universities
and colleges.
Sheriff and Mrs. J. A. Bunch
hung up what was considered a
record by collecting $14,000 of
1937 taxes in one day.
An attractive Edenton air mail
casket was printed to be used hi
observance of National Air Mail
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