North Carolina Newspapers

ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY | olume XXVI. —Number 7. Drive For Knitting Conffirn Netss lßo,ooo As Os Tuesuay; Goal Expected In Few Days Graham and Conger Appreciative For Ef forts Put Forth By Group of Workers The drive now under way by the Edenton Development Cor poration to raise $253,000 of local funds to bring an industry here continues at an increasing and enthusiastic pace, General Cnau man John W. Graham stated Wednesday. He said that up to Tuesday night SIBO,OOO had been raised with excellent prospects that the goal would be topped soon. At a report- breakfast helc. Monday the prospect list was re viewed and expanded to include many additional local and out-of town names. Graham took me occasion to thank all of the cam paign colonels, captains, and workers for the excellent result so far achieved, “the amount already raised far exceeds any thing ever attempted here before. It shows how most of the folks feel about bringing industry here. | Everyone realizes how badly we need it and how it will benefit everyone. All of us who are as- : ■sociated with this project are grateful for the fine support it has received,” Graham stated. Because of the magnitude of the project and the job of organ-' izing it, Graham said that some individuals and firms may have been overlooked. Any person wishing to participate in the cam paign but who has not been con- < tacted was urged to notify Gra-, ham or the Chamber of Com-1 merce office. They will arrange to have someone call on the pros -pect. “This is, a. real area pro ject and everyone should sup port the effort being made to bring an industry here,” Graham added. The campaign has created a I good deal of enthusiasm. Many, individuals throughout the north-1 eastern area are joining in the campaign. Joe Conger, Jr., pres- i ident of the Edenton Develop-' ment Corporation, said that ev- j cryone is hoping we will be suc cessful in bring the larre knit- i ting manufacturer to Edenton. I “I join with Chairman Graham ; i- extending the appreciation of the board of directors for the ex cellent job being carried out by I all campaigners,” he said. “We are confident that our goal will be reached within a few days." Lenten Services At St Paul’s Church Will Begin Tonight Number of Visiting Clergymen Schedul ed to Speak at Week ly Meetings Each Thursday evening during Lent at 8 o’clock a guest Episco pal clergyman will address the congregation of Saint Paul’s Church in Edenton and lead a discussion on the subject follow- 1 ing the service. The Rev. George B. Holmes, I rector, will conduct evening' prayer in the church and intro duce the speaker. The introduc tory address will be enlarged upon in informal discussion in the Parish House. The Lenten speakers with their j subjects are given below: “Help) From God Through Prayer,” Feb- j ruary 12, by the Rev. John Prior, (jkmiinued on Page 1 Section 1 REVIVAL IN PROGRESS AT METHODIST CHURCH Revival meetings are being; held this week in the Edenton Methodist Church and'will come to a close Friday night The ser vices begin at 7:30 o’clock and the public is cordially invited to at- The speaker for the revival is the Rev. W. L. Clegg, pastor of JHaycS Barton iVlcWiOulSi vOUIwI THE CHOWAN HERALD Ryland Club Members Solicit Subscriptions For The Herald Effective lh:s week, members of the Ryland Home Dem onstration Club will solicit renewals and new subscriptions for The Chowan Herald in Chowan County. Arrangements have been made by the ladies with The Herald to do this work in order to help build up their treasury. The club will receive a generous commission cn all money collected so that the club women are hopeful that many subscribers will renew their subscriptions and that many new ones will subscribe during the can\paign. Tht price of The Herald is $2.50 per year in North .Carolina and 55.00 outside of the state. The Herald so ; licits the support of the ladies in helping them raise money : for their club’wt ’l a< putting The Herald subscription list on an up-to date basis and adding new subscribers to the large family of readers. lhree Edenton Band Member? Awarded High Rating At Qinic Held Last Week At Greenville Three members of the Edenton Junior-Senior High School Band received high ratings in the East ern Division of the N. C. AH State Band Clinic which was con-! ducted at East Carolina College in Greenville last Friday and Saturday. The band was made up of IjO .students from 35 bands in East-; ern North Carolina. Each band ‘sent its best performers and they were rehearsed by five faculty members of the East Carolina Music Department and nine band directors. They were then as signed places according to -theiri ability and the direction of the j band was taken over by Nilo! Hovey. educational director of the H & A Selmer Co., of Elk-! hart. Indiana and Paris. France. The students from Edenton 20 Years Ago As Found in the Files of The Chowan Herald P Though 247 signatures of tax payers in the Cross Roads sec tion affixed to a petition present ed to the County Commissioners asking for authority to borrow $7,000 to erect a building and buy eruipment for classes in vocation-* 1 al agriculture and home econom ics in Chowan High School, the ; proposition was turned down | without securing a second to a . motion for its adoption. As a result of protests register led by Chowan and Washington County gill net fishermen, the ban was lifted on shad fishing be ! tween the Albemarle Sound bridge and the Norfolk-Southern bridge. The Chowan Herald was au thorized to make public the fact that Brenau College at Gaines ville. Ga- would pay a reward of SSOO for delivery of a stone Continued on Page 6—Section 1 George Hoskins And Dr. Archie Walker Accept Positions For Chowan Heart Fund Campaign Dr. Ed Bond. Chairman of the Chowan County Heart Commit tee, has announced that George C. Hoskins has been appointed as ! treasurer of the Chowan Heart; | Fund. Dr. Bond also announced j that Dr. Archie Walker has ac- . [ cepted the post of chairman of! professional intormation and ser vices for the Chowan committee.. “Agfhile the major fund-raising i ; efforts on behalf of the Heart \ program, both in this county and I state and throughout the nation. , take place in February," said Dr. j Bond, “memorial gifts on behalf j of people who have died from! heart or bipod vessel diseases are j acceptable at any time during the ■ year. For this reason, we are de lighted that Mr. Hoskins has ac cepted the post of. treasurer of qur local Heart Fund. People who wish to make such memor ui donations mav send checks to 23 frag : . '"i 1 "—:.;-: - , Ji #-con, (JHowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 12,1959. ** ———— ———— l i; were Ashby Tarkington, who I placed second out of eight trom bones; Bud Skiles, who placed f:fth out of 33 clarinets and War t ren Wheeler. Jr., who was one of seven bass players chosen for , the band The band rehearsed under Mr. Hovey for the better part of two - days and also attended lectures and demonstrations by Phil Grant, chief percussionist for the j Goldman Band of New York City. On Saturday night the band presented a one hour concert at - Wright Auditorium on the East J Carolina campus which was at ; tended by some 4.500 persons. On Friday night the band stu dents were guests of the , East i Carolina Band for a band concert I Continued on Page 7—Section 1 Schoolmasters Hold Meeting In Edenton Despite inclement weather, about 85 members of the Albe marle Schoolmasters Club met in the Edenton Junior-Senior High School cafeteria Monday night. Though the attendance was re duced due to the weather, a very enthusiastic meeting developed. 1 Miss Ann Mayo and pupils of the seventh and eighth grades conducted a very interesting con versation in French and timely school discussions were led by N. W. Shelton of Camden Coun ty, John A Moore of Pasquotank County and W. C. Harrell of Gates County. MASONS MEET FEB. 19 Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M.. will hold an emergent communication Thursday night, February 19. at 7:30 o'clock, at whic htime a candidate will re ceive the first degree. No meet ing will be held on February 12. him in this capacity.” “We are also, very pleased that, Dr. Walker has consented to help us bring to the attention of his colleagues information about the latest findings of heart research and some of the professional aids supplied by the American Heart 1 Association and its affiliates.” said Dr. Bond. “There have al- I ways been close ties between the i medical profession and the ! American Heart Association, our parent body. A group of the na tion’s leading heart specialists j founded American Heart in 1928 , and lenders in this field' have ; been identified with its progress , ever since. “We loqk_forward to serving i the medical and medical ancillary professions in our county in their attack on the nation’s Number One Killer—the heart and blood vessel diseases," said Dr. Walk er j : I Celebrate 51st Wedding Anniversary 1V - _ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Mason on Thursday of last week. Feb ruary 5, celebrated their 51si wedding anniversary. They were married in Bertie County February 5, i9OB, by the Rev. Hugh M. Davis, pastor of Mars Hill Baptist Church and have resided in Edenton since their marriage. They are the parents of three children, Mrs. Leon Leary of Edenton. Carlton Mason of Norfolk and A. J. Mason of Portsmouth. Iraxton Townsend 'peaks At Meeting Os Woman’s Club Stressed the Import ance of Leaving a Will; Club to Change Meeting Place Braxton B. Townsend of Rocky Mount, legal officer of Peoples Bank & Trust Com-) pany, was the principal speaker at a meeting of Edenton Wo | man’s Club Wednesday ,of last week. His subject was “Leaving |a Will.” Mr. Townsend stressed the importance of leaving a will and outlined the procedure for divi sion of an estate in the event there is no will. He said the law gives one the right to dis pose of property as he sees’ fit I and to decide who shall handle I the details of its management | and distribution by making a will. Failure to exercise this : right by a properly drawn will means that an estate will be I distributed strictly according to I law, irrespective 01 lae relative i needs of dependents, and will be handled by an administrator, I Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Albert By rum On i 9 Committees In I General Assembly | Albert G. Byruin, Chowan j County's Representative in the | General Assembly, has been nam- j ed vice chairman of the Health l I Committee of the House of Rep-, resentatives and been placed ) on eight other important commit- j tees. j Mr. Byrum is vice chairman of the Health Committee and the other eight committees on which he is serving include the follow-1 j ing: Agriculture, Appropriations, j | Commercial Fisheries and Oyster , Industry, Corporations. Proposi-. tions and Grievances. Public Util ' ities. Roads and Highway Safety, j Teachers’ and State Employment Retirement. Mission Study Class ' At Baptist Church' A mission study class wili be! ' held at the Edenton Baptist l Church'Tuesday night, February 17, beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The class is sponsored by the Wo men’s Missionary Society and will be taught by the pastor, the | Rev. R. N. Carroll, who will use' the home mission book, “In Ways of Witnessing.” All WMS members are espe cially urged to attend. | Boy Scout Program i At Rotary Meeting ’> . Edenton Rotarians will meet jtnis (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The program will be in charge of Ward, plans a. Boy Scout urogram in connection with Boy ! i Scout Week. Dr. Ed Bond, pres ; ident, urges a 100 per cent at tendance for this meeting. | Day Os Prayer Will Be Observed Friday AtStPaul’sChurch Episcopal and Metho l dist Members Join In ! Service to Be Held at 4 O'clock ■ The seventy-third observance of World Day of Prayer for Eden ton will be observed in Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Friday 1 afternoon. February 13. at 4i o'clock. The Rev. Earl Richard son, pastor of the First Metho dist Church, Edenton. and the Rev. George B. Holmes, rector of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church-, arc" in charge of the service. Women from each church will participate in the program of penitence, assurance, thanksgiv ing. intercession and consecration under the theme. “Lord I Be lieve" from John 9:38. On this first Friday in Lent, 1 thousands of Christians around the world will be united in a ser-\ vice-of prayer and thanksgiving. Services begin on the Tonga Islands, west of the international date line, where Queen Salotc) Continued on Page 7—Section 1 I Tyner Boy Scouts To Have Program i Saturday. Feb. 14 J 1 ! i 1 Tyner Boy Scouts and Explorer Post 154 will sponsor a chicken i barbecue supper, a Board of Re i view, and re-chartering to climax Boy Scout Week February 7-14. j This dinner will be held at the i Center Hill Community Building j Saturday evening, February 14. 'beginning at 7 o’clock. Special guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Ray , mond Collier of Elizabeth City. ! Mr. Collier is District Commis ; sioner for this area, j A smaii admission charge will be made and it is hoped many \ attend. Barbecue Chicken Supper February 20 By County Council I The 4-H County Council is j , sponsoring a barbecued chicken j i supper on Friday night. Febru | ary 20, at the Chowan Communi-! ■ ty Building from 6 to 8 o’clock, j The Local leaders and home dem- ; onstration clubs are helpirfg the 4-H'ers plan, prepare, and serve j this supper. j Lester T. Copeland of Ryland will barbecue the chickens and ( 4-H members in the different I communities will be selling tic kets until February 16. Anyone) desiring tickets for this supper j who cannot be reached by the i 4-H members can obtain tickets | at the home agent’s office, j All proceeds from this supper I will go into the 4-H County , Council treasury. EASTERN STAR MEETING Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or- \ j der of the Eastern Star, will rree* | , Monday night, February 16, at 8 o’clock. Mrs. W. A. Harrell, wor-1 thy matron, requests all mem bers to be present. Rat Poison Is Again Being Offered Free In Local Campaign i War on Rats Very Es ! fqctive Since Cam paign Was Started In 1956 Continuation of the Chowan County rat control project is now possible after 1,000 pounds of poi -1 son has been prepared and is now : available free to the public, K, J. Eyer, District Sanitarian, says. This campaign is sponsored by the Chowan County Commission j ers in cooperation with state and I local health department. The 1 poison can be secured at the Health Department or county j farm agent’s office in Edenton. The Health Department points ! out that the mixture is a poison, I but that instructions are attached Ito each package of bait, which j should be read carefully and car ried out. It also contains in structions for making a bait box which prevents domestic animals from getting to the poison. This campaign, which has been in operation since June, 1956. has proven to be effective in reduc ing the rat population. It is hop- ] ed more people will take advan tage of the free poison and coop-1 crate in elimination of rat popu- j lation. for the more who partici-' pate the more successful will be | the campaign, Eyer said. Valentine Dance At Teenage Club Saturday Night | J C? I There will be a Valentine! i I dance at the Edenton Teenage! Club on Saturday night, Fehru- I ary 14, from 8 to 11 o’clock. Dress will be semi-formal, refresh- i ments 'will be served and music I will be furnished by the juke box. All members are urged to come arid bring their parents. Decor tions are being done by the Teen age Council, headed by Carolyn Perkins and Ginnv Jones. Mem bers of the board will chaperone. LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS WITH MRS. W. W. PORTER The American Legion Auxili ary will meet Tuesday night, February 17, at 8 o’clock at the j home of Mrs. W. W. Porter on, | North Broad Street. Mrs. Paul: j Holoman, president, urges all 'members to make a special effort to be present. Ed gar Pearce Again Sponsoring Contest For Growing Pumpkins Edgar L. Pearce, seedsman, of Route 3, is again sponsoring the Chowan Pumpkin Growing Con test. Mr. Pearce sponsored the contest in 1956 and also in 1957. However, it was dropped in 1958. Rules for the 1959 contest, as worked out by Mr. Pearce and Bob Marsh, assistant county ag ricultural agent, are as follows: 1. This contest is open to any Chowan boy or girl between the ages of 6 and 15 inclusive, who is interested in gardening or ag riculture. This includes all 4-H. FFA, FHA, NFA and NHA mem bers as well as non-club mem bers within the age limits. The contest is also open to any boy or gfrl who attends school in Chowan County. 2. The purpose of the contest Boy Scouts Take Over Public Offices In Edenton Today As Climax To Bov Scout Week As a climax to the observance \ | of Boy Scout Week Edenton Boy j Scouts will be assigned to various ) public offices this (Thursday) as-, I ternoon. ' The various offices to be filled j by the Scouts are as follows: Mayor—John MarshalL Principal of Edenton Junior- Senior High School—H. L. Ed | wards. I Principal 'of the Edenton Ele mentary School—Brad Williford. Chief of Police —Douglas Sex i ton. | Judge of Recorder's Court— : Jerry Yarborough. ! Policemen—J. J. Allen, Jim $2.50 Per Year In North Caroline Committees For Fifth Pilgrimage Os Edenton Named r | Bandsman Os Week j v ■„ - maLIMJk <«£ vr'W m r** :fl Wm MAC PRIVOTT The Edenton Junior - Senior High School Brndsm-n -• 1 Week is Mac Privott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cary Privoit of Route 2. Mac is a Junior H f-i School student, in the eighth | grade. This is his second year in the band. He piays tr ..i --bone. and is assistant section leader for the trombone section. He is also first assistant of the equipment staff. In addition to his band activities he is a rep- [ reseniative cn the Council, and a member •{ Bethel Baptist Church. civic cAraronr \ A World Day of Prayer service will be held in St. Paul's Episco pal Church Friday afternoon. February 13, aj 4 o'clock. Edenton Boy Scouts will fill some of the public offices today (Thursday) as part of the observ ance of Boy Scout Week. The Women's Missionary Socie ty of the Edenton Baptist Church will hold a mission study class a* the church Tuesday night. Feb ruary 17, at 7:30 o'clock. Tyner Boy Scouts and Explorer Post No. 154. will sponsor a chicken barbecue supper, board of review and re-chartering Sat urday night, February 14, at 7 o'clock at the Center Hill Com munity Building. Sponsored by the 4 H County Council, a barbecue chicken sup per will be held at the Chowan Community Building on Friday night, February 20. from 6 to 8 Continued on Page 3—Section 1 is to encourage all eligible boys and girls to grow pumpkins for food and for decorative purposes. 3. The sponsor will furnish seed free. Cultural information may be had. from the sponsor, the County Agent's office or the vocational agriculture teachers. 4. Each contestant agrees to plant the seed, cultivate the vines properly, and to bring his largest pumpkin to the Chowan County Fair on the opening day. The pumpkins will be weighed and judged by an official committee. 5. Prizes for the largest pum> kins grown in the contest will be: Ist—ss.oo and ribbon. 2nd—S3.oo and ribbon. 3rd —$2.00 and ribbon. Next 7 prizes—$1.00 and rib- Continued on Page B—Section 1 | Elliott. Kermit Layton and Dur | rell Ambrose. Firemen—Frank Williams, Tom j Phillips. Teddy Feldmeir and Neal Hobbs. Superintendent of Schools — i Boots Lassiter. Jasper Hassell, who recently accepted the position of Scout master, says there are quite a few openings for Boy Scouts in or i der to bring up the troop to full . strength. He, therefore, urges any boys between the ages of 11 and 14 who are interested in be - coming Scouts to meet him at the Scout Cabin any Monday night i at 7:30 o’clock. 0 FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP I AND CHECK \ . Many Inquiries Con ! cerning Tour April 17 and 18 Already Being Received Committee Chairmen of the Edenton Woman’s Club are busy making plans for the furthcom ing Pilgrimage of Cohaiial Eden ton and Countryside to be spon sored by the organization on April 17th and h. Mrs. Ed Be . chairman of the Pilgrimage. named the f >l - comm." . chairmen: Co-chairman if the Pilgrimage —Mrs. Joe Thofud. Co-chairmen of Tickets—Mrs. A. F. Downum and Mrs. Ralph Parrish. Co-chairmen of Advertising— Mrs. Richard Dixon. Jr., and Mrs. Wesley Chesson. Co-chairmen of Hostesses—Mrs. Joe Conger. Jr., and Mrs. Gilliam • Wood. : Co-chairmen of Booklet—Mrs. John Graham and Mrs. Roland ! Vaughan. Chairman of Signs— Tom *: i Byrum. Chairman Mrs” . Scott I 'Chanffim tWk-is KnUHniao or Ralph Blades. «-~€hai rman of Publicitv M • John Kramer. Chairman of Radio and TV Mis. Ernest Ward, Jr. Numerous inquiries are being received daily asking for in ur ination regarding the tour, which will be the fifth organized guid ed tour of this historic citv. since it was established in 1628. Councilmen Hold Shortest Meeting In Many Months Navy Relinquishes Its Mobilization Rights To Section of Base For Sewage Plant Town Council on Tuesday’ night experienced one of their shortest meetings in many months when the few matters coining to their attention -were, disposed of in just one hour. The assessment roll was pre sented for constructing a side walk on Cabarrus Street which will be published and a suhse qent hearing held to hear anv possible objections on Tuesday night. March 10. at 8 o'clock. The total assessment roll amounts to 51.142.82. di' ued among 16 property pwn n -• A report v nade by tile com - mittee on h ••• clearance, stat ing that priv;. property owners were willing to pay the expense of removing old stakes from their property. The same committee was instructed to secure an esti mate of the cost to have this work done. An engineer's report was read j regarding improvements on East : Gale Street, including filling in 1 ditches. The report was to the j effect that the improvements re quested were only of a tempor ary nature and that the only per | manent and most satisfactory so ! lution to the problem would be [ Continued cn Page 2—Section ] Five Leaders In Bridire Marallioc At the completion of round of the bridge marathon sponso bv the Chowan Hospital Au' ary. the five leading teams their scores follow: 1. Kathryn Goodwin and Esti Goodwin, 46.380. 2. Medlin Belch and Al Phil lips. 42,850. 3. Dr. Frank Wood and Mrs. j Frank Wood. 42,660. 4. Joe Thorud and Dr. Richard Hardin. 40,520. 5. Mrs. A. M. Forehand and Mrs. H. A. Campen, 37,290.