North Carolina Newspapers

|j ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN [ ! CHOWAN COUNTY \ : & Volume XXVl.—Number 9. " Industry Drive Nears With Only $36,000 More Needed To Reach $253,000 Chairman John Gra ham Optimistic That Drive Can Be Com pleted This Week With only S36,Qf)O remaining to be raised in the goal of $253,000 needed to bring a new industry to Edenton, campaign workers are vigorously pushing Jo go over the top by the end of the week. Campaign Chair man John Graham said every one is most enthusiastic and “we can see a successful conclusion of the drive if all workers will make a concerted effort between now and the week-end to finish up all local and out-of-town calls.” At a report breakfast held Monday, Graham said the cam paign should be closed as soon as possible because negotiations with the prospective manufac turer cannot be concluded until the full $253,000 is raised. This is the amount of local partici pation required by the Business Development Corporation of North Carolina as a condition for its $475,000 first mortgage com mitment. “It is, therefore, im perative,” Graham told cam paigners, “that you give full at tention and effort to the drive to wind it up this week.” Joe Conger, Jr., president of the Edenton Development Cor poration, which is sponsoring the drive and which will con struct the modern 100,000 square feet plant, made public Tuesday a list of over two hundred in dividuals and business firms who have invested in the pres ent drive to date. They are Albemarle Automo tive Supply Co., Inc,, of Eliza beth City, Albemarle Motor Co., Richard S. Atkinson, Jr„ Vivian Baker Grocery, D. W. Basnight, J. H.' Basnight, W. H. Basnight & Co., Inc., of Ahoskie, Belk- Tyler Company, R. W. Blades. Edward G. Bond, Mrs. W. L. Continued from Page 7—Section 1 Eden ton Cotton Mills Again Given Accident Award EJcnton Cotton Milts, for the fourth time in the last five years has received an award from the North Carolina Department of Labor for outstanding work in accident prevention. It was the second consecutive year the award has been made to Eden ton’s largest industry. 'ln sending the award to P. S. McMullan, president and treas urer, Commissioner Frank Crane had this to say: “It is a real pleasure to ac knowledge your application for a 1958 award for outstanding work in accident prevention, and to send you your award at the same time. Your second consecutive year award is enclosed. “Winning a safety award for any year is a fine achievement. Continuing an award winning safety record" is definite proof of the effectiveness of your safety program. “Please accept my personal congratulations, and extend these congratulations to every other of ficial, supervisor, and worker who made your fine record pos sible. Best/ wishes for a continu ation of your outstanding work in accident prevention.” Scholarship Awarded To Miss Brenda Mooney At Shenandoah Conservatory Os Music In Va. . i ■ ■— l * ■" ** i —— • . Miss Brenda Mooney, daugh ter Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mooney, was notified this week that she had been awarded a talent scho larship at the Shennandoah Con servatory of Music at Dayton, Va. The award is tor S3OO a year with a renewal tor a tour year course. Miss Mooney was recently giv THE CHOWAN HERALD Two Dance Band Groups Formed At Local High School Available For Limited Engagements by Ap plying To Principal Or Band Director Beginning this week, in addition to the concert and marching bands, there will be two dance band groups in the Band Depart ment at the Junior-Senior High School. One of these will be a fully i complemented orchestra which will play all types of popular mu sic. It will consist of five saxo phones; two alto, two tenor and one baritone; three trombones, three trumpets, piano, drums and j string bass. There will also be a small j “combo” consisting of string bass,! | drums and saxophone. The members of these groups ! are in the process of being cho- ( 1 sqn, and will be announced short- j | lyi All participants will be mem j bers of the Junior-Senior High I School Band. | The groups will be available ■ for limited engagements for school functions, civic organiza | tions aVid all requests for them , must come through the principal's office or the band office. Th : s' is to protect the students so that they will not become involved in an excessive amount of outside activity, and to protect band j | equipment. Since the band is sponsored j | largely through public subscrip- j ' tion, there will be no charge for I I these engagements. Any expres- 1 sion of appreciation, financially ' speaking, must be made through !*the band office, not to the indi- I vidual students. WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS I Edenton Woman's Club will meet in the Parish House Wed nesday afternoon, March 4. at 1 j (■'clock. Mrs. Robert J. Boyce. | president, is very anxious to j have every member of the club I present. j Wins Scholarship ") **—. —- 3L' fe . MISS BRENDA MOONEY Word was received this week that Miss Brenda Mooney, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mooney, has been awarded a talent award scholarship at Shenandoah Con servatory of Music at Dayton. Va. i splendid showing she made. Miss! Mooney, a senior at Eden ton Junior-Senior High School, plays a flute in the band and has participated in many school and civic activities and will play the piano and flute with the band and orchestra at the conservatory. Miss Mooney’s mother is a grad uate of the same school. The college is scheduled to I move to a new campus at Win- Special Meeting Is Called For Growers Os Swine In County , Specialists Will Dis cuss Timely Topics at Chowan Community Building Tonight A special swine growers’ meet ing will be held at the Chowan Community Building on Thurs day night, February 26. at 7:30 o’clock, according to County Agent C. W. Overman,- All per sons interested in swine produc tion and marketing are invited and urged to attend. Extension swine specialists from North Carolina State Col lege will discuss such subjects as “Bleeding Stock and Breeding for Best Results”, “Farrowing Houses, Feeding Platforms and Other Swine Equipment", “Feed ing Swine for Most Economical Returns”. "Disease Control in Swine”. “Controlling Worms and Other Parasites”, and anv other i swine subject which those pres-] ent wish to have discussed. These discussions will most likely be supolemented bv pic tures and models of. buildings i and equipment. The purpose of this meeting is to give swine producers and oth ers the latest information on swine production and marketing, Mr. Overman says. Many swine' growers have problems, so here j lis the opportunity to ask ques tions and get answers regarding, them. This is a night meeting and ■ should not interfere with work and school. FFA members, 4-H members and other youth are in vited and urged to attend. Ten ants and laborers who are work ing with swine should also at tend. Band’s Bake Sale Is i Scheduled Saturday! Durwood Bray, band director of the bands at the Edenton Jun ior-Senior High and Elementary Schools, reminds the public that the band parents are conducting a homemade bake sale Saturday, February 28, for the benefit ®f the bands. Anyone interested in buying J homemade cakes, pies, candy or cookies and have not been con tacted by phone as yet to place an order is reminded thev may call any one of the following through today (Thursday). Mr. Bray at 2345, Mrs. John Bunch at 2820. Mrs. Kathleen Skiles at 3141 or Mrs. Thurston Stallings at 3467. Your order will be deliv ered to your home on Saturday. Mission Book Study At Macedonia Church The mission study book “Ways of Witnessing” will be taught at the Macedonia Baptist Church on Tuesday night, March 3, begin-, ning at 7 o’clock. The Rev. D. C. Pryor will teach the book and show a film. The j public is cordially invited to at tend. feme calendar] A special meeting for swine growers will be held tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock at the Chowan Community building. Annual Jayoee fat stock show and sale will be held at the American Legion Fair Grounds Wednesday. April 1. from 1$ A. M.. to 1:30 P. M. A week of revival services will be held in the Edenton Baptist Church from Sunday, March IS, through Sunday. March 33. The fourth annual Albemarle Jayvee basketball tournament is in program* at the Edenton Jun him this week and will sod with I - caamptonsnip game sneer otnton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 26,1959 Burnt Mill Creek Watershed Project Is Given Approval Methodists’ Lay i Rally In Hertford J Friday, March 6 , The annual Methodist laymen’s rally of the IJlizabeth city Dis trict will be held in the Per quimans High School at Hert- I ford, Friday, March 6. This is the third successive year this giant lay rally has been held in Hertford, which is located in I the center of the district, and ! for the third year around 900 1 Methodist men are expected to attend. Supper will be served in the high school cafeteria from 5:30 until 7:15. The platform hour j will begin at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. The guest speaker this year will be Dr. James W. Sells of Atlanta, Ga. Or. Sells, executive secretary of the Southeastern jurisdiction of the Methodist Church, is a min ister and for 20 years served i pastorates in the Mississippi Conference of the church. He is director of the Joint Radio Committee, is responsible for ’ producing the Methodist series of the Protestant Hour and other ‘ radio programs. He has been 1 [ rural church editor of Progres sive Farmer for 13 years. Bishop Paul N. Garfer, resi- ( dent bishop of the Richmond area, will also speak at the , ! rally. Fred Ritter of Ahoskie, j district lay leader, will preside. , I Also present for this meeting . will be the conference lay; leader, J. Nelson Gibson of Gib-' , son: the Rev. C. Freeman Heath,!' Elizabeth City District superin- j I tendent. and ministers and lay- ( I men .from the 82 churches in the district. j ’ I About 20 Edentofi Methodist . men are expected to attend the ( rally. j, ROTARIANS MEET TODAY ! ! I Edenton’s Rotary Club will', meet this (Thursday) afternoon at' ■ 1 o’clock in the Parish House. A , program on Rotary information' ( will be presented by Robert S. £ I Marsh and Dr. Ed Bond, presi- j ( I dent, urges every Rotarian to be r present. t National 4-H Club Week Will Be Observed Feb. 28 - March 7 About 2,500,000 boys and girls ■ in, rural, urban, and suburban | areas throughout the United States will join in observing Na tional 4-H Club Week from Feb ruary 28 to March 7. These young people, between 10 and 21 years old, are members of the Na tion’s 90,700 4-H Clubs. Chowan County’s 225 4-H Club members will take part in the! week’s activities, says Miss Cath- i erine Aman, assistant home eco nomics agent. They will share with other j 4-H’ers in recognizing “4-H alum- j ni”—the 20,000,000 men and wo- 1 men throughout the country who | have participated in the 4-H pro gram in the past 50 years since the movement started, and who are now benefiting from this training and experience. Among the special events plan- j ned locally are: The County j Council members will prepare; and display a window exhibit in I, Belk-Tyler’s store on Broad, Street. Grace cards will be plac-1. Mrs. J. W. Davis Elected New President Os Hospital Auxiliary The Chowan Hospital Auxili-1 hry met at the nurses’ home Fri-| day afternoon, February *2O, at 3 o’clock, when a slate of officers for 1959 was presented. The new officers are: Mrs. J. W. Davis, president; Mrs. Rich ard Hardin, vice president; Mrs. W. O. Elliott, secretary and Mrs. W. H. Hollowell, Jr., treasurer. It was reported that the hos pitality cart has been very suc cessful \and that the committee tdr February and March will be Mrs. J.. Clarence Leary, Mrs. Richard Baer, Mrs. I*. A. Patter eon. Mrs. W. E. Bond and Mrs. ’ Vi- -v j.t <• - i' ■ I Survey Party Begins Work; Construction Os Main Channel to Begin In July Burnt Mill Creek watershed has been approved for planning by the U S. Department of Ag riculture. This watershed is lo cated on .the county line be tween Perquimans and Chowan counties. It covers an area of abound 8.000 acres, of which about 90 per cent is in farm land. The estimated cost of the watershed improvements is $30,- 000 with the local people fur nishing 29 per cent of this amount or $7,000. Major problems on this water shed are drainage and flooding. Most of the flooding is due to an inadequate channel. Landown ers formed Perquimans County Drainage District No. 4 in 1948. They spent $16,113.50 to con struct the present channel which was inadequate front the start. Landowners knew that the channel was not large enough but felt tha. some relief could be obtained and later more work could be done. In November, 1958, landown ers met at the Bethel Commun ity Building in Perquimans County and made application for assistance under the small watershed act (Public Law 566). Every landowner in the water shed was in favor of making application for assistance. In December, 1958, a field ex amination was conducted of the watershed and a favorable re-’ port made to the State Soil Conservation Committee. On December 11, 1958. a meeting was held with the landowners and they accepted the watershed offer and plans. The landown cs were offered 71 per cent of t the total cost for constructing! the main channel and laterals. I Now the survey party has | started work on the drainage. This survey will take about a j month. Clearing of the right-' of-way will start as soon as the, survey has been completed, j Construction of the main chan nel should begin about July o f ! this year. ed in all leading restaurants in Edenton, and throughout the county posters announcing Na-j tional 4-H Week will be display- ! ed in the local stores. “This venr we are celebrating I the Golden Anniversary of 4-H j Club work in North Carolina—j 1909-1959,” says Miss Aman “There has been steady progress j in all phases of 4-H since 1909. j Enrollment has grown from the I twelve boys in the Corn Club j in 1909 to 161,264 boys and girls in 2,727 clubs in 1959. It was in 1926 that the various homemak ing clubs and agricultural club.- became known as 4-H Clubs. The 1959 theme for the North Carolina 4-H'ers is 'Keep 4-H on the Climb in ’59’.” The Chowan club members are placing special emphasis on this theme in that they are providing opportunities to acquaint more young people with knowledge about the 4-H program here and informing the public about 4-H aims and methods. • West Byrum. ! Mrs. Henry A. Bunch and Mrs. Charles Newcomb served on the House Committee for January and February. Now Is the time for the annual membership drive. It is hoped that every woman in Edenton and Chowan County will respond to this call. Plans are under way for the canvass by a committee composed of Mrs. R. F. Elliott. Dr. Martha Wood, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, Mrs. Ernest Kehaves, Mrs. Carey Hollowell and Mrs. J. G. Perry. Rotary President ) : HR -BP df Br jfJB W. J. P. EARNHARDT Edenton Rotarians at their meeting Thursday elected W. J. P. Earnhardt as president. He succeeds Dr. Ed Bond and will take over the presidency at the first meeting in July. Earnhardt Elected Rotary President Club Officers Named At Meeting Held Thursday Edenton Rotarians at their I meeting Thursday elected officers 1 for the new Rotary year, when ! W. J. P. Earnhardt was elected president to succeed Dr. Ed Bond. During the present year Mr. Earnhardt served as vice oresi dent and was a member of the board of directors. 1 R. Elton Forehand was c’o ted vice president and ihe following; were elected to serve on thel board of directors: Richard S. I Atkinson, Jr., Bruce Jones. Har-j ry Smith. Jr., and Gene Ward. I The officers were elected at I this time so that the incoming j president will be able to attend j a Rotary Assembly. The new of- j ficers will be installed at the first ! meeting of the club in July. Al last week's meeting E. J, Boyce. Jr., and Elton Bass. Eden-j ton seniors, were guests of the I club as Junior Rotarians. Chowan PTA W ill Meet March 2nd The Chowan High School Par ent-Teacher Association will meet in the school auditorium 1 Monday night, March 2, at 8, o'clock. The Rocky Hock com- j munity will have charge of the | program. PTA President Lester) Copeland calls attention to the change in hour of meeting from I 7:30 to 8 o’clock and urges all members to be present. Benefit Supper At Advance March 101 I The Advance Home Demon stration Club will have a benefit! supper at their communitv build- i ing on Tuesday night, March 10. at 6:30 o’clock. Chicken pot pie, ham and collards will be featur ed in the meal. This supper is held as an annual affair and has proven to be an event which \ many look forward to. Anyone desiring tickets can contact any member ,~f the club or call the home agent’s office. Mrs. Bristoe Perry is president of the Advance Club. 20 Years Ago As Found in the Files of The Chowan Herald *.. - . .....—.......... J A terrific storm struck sudden- ! ly a few miles this side of Wind- j sor in the course of which ap proximately 20 houses were eith er carried away or demolished to such an extent that they were unfit for use. Noah Levy Ward took his own life by firing a bullet into his temple in the kitchen of his home. Frank Holmes was selected as manager of the University of North Carolina football team. William N. Perkins, vice presi dent of the Edenton Rotary Club, was advanced to president to suc ceed Oscar H. Brown, president, who died suddenly. The Dime Society of the Bap tist Church celebrated its 60th Continued on Page 3—Section 1 $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Fat Stock Show and Sale Scheduled To Be Held April Ist Easter Seal Sale Begins Next Week Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Is Optimistic About ! Response i Edenton residents will be re minded that crippled children are i "yours, too” when they receive tiieir 195!) Easter Seals next week. Ernest Ward, Jr., chairman of ( the local appeal, announced that j two colorful designs in two: sizes , | will appear on the year’s Easter 'Seal sheet, separated bv a win dow sticker panel saving “He's Yours,, too! Help Him Walk. Easter' Seals.” i ■ The appealing new pair of Seals are in subdued tones of rod and blue. One Easter Seal fea tures the stylized lily in- : "tiia of the National Society imposed upon a church window to emph.;- s jo the religions aspects of the Easter season and to signify re newed hope sos the nation’s crippled. Designer was George. Eads, illustrator for the J. Wal ter Thompson Company, nation ally known advertising agency. ' The other Seal pictures head and shoulders of a bov on crutch es, symbolizing all crippled youngsters who need help to ac quire physical skills comparable l to those of able bodied active 'children outlined in the Seal’s! background. The sticker appear- ‘ ing in the Center of the sheet bears an enlargement of the bov j t.net, includes a reproduction of the smaller size Seal, if was tie-' signed by Gerald Carveth. also, in illustrator for the agency Ward said that contributors to I the Easter Seal campaign are urged to help promote the appeal 1 : Continued on Page 2—Section ' 1 i Bandsman Os Week j The Edenton Junior-Senior High School Bandsman of the Week is Jimmy Ashley, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Ashley. This is Jimmy's fourth year in the band. He is a sophomore in the Senior High School. He plays al-| to saxophone and is the section lerder for the saxophone section. j l’n addition to the concert and marching bands, he also plays in! the dance band which has just ) been organized. Jimmy is a member of the Edenton Baptist Church. Dr. M. O. Owens, Jr., Os Lenoir Will Be Guest Preacher For The Baptist Revival March 15 To 22 The annual week of revival services at the Edenton Baptist Church has been planned to be gin on Sunday, March 15. with the morning service and to close the following Sunday with the evening service. Guest minister for the week • will be Dr. M. O. Owens, Jr., | pastor of the First Baptist | Church in Lenoir, N. C. Be sides having held pastorates in! two other states. Dr. Owens hasj been very active in the program of the Baptist State Convention] and the Southern Baptist Con vention in both executive and EIGHT CANCER' WITH A CHECKUP \ AND CHECK % Sponsored By Jaycees, j This Year’s Event Is Expected to Be Best In History— Chowan County 4-H and FFA ! Club members arc looking for | ward to the biggest fat stock 'show and sale in history, accord ing to Robert Marsh, assistant county agricultural agent. The event, sponsored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com merce, will be held at the Amer ican Legion Building and fai. grounds on Wednesday. April with the show scheduled at !e A. M.. and the sale at 1:30 P. M. Thirteen steers will lie entered by Chowan 4-H and FFA Club members. Steers will be judged and graded by beef cattle spe cialists from State College and prizes awarded according to grade. As in all past Chowan shows, valuable prizes will be awarded to the exhibitors of the grand champion, reserve grand champion and the third place steers. One of the most interesting parts of the show will he .the steer fitting and showmanship contest. 1 lie owner of each steer exhibit ed will enter this contest, ard it , will he interesting to sec the proud owners put their steers through the paces—leading, stoo ping. standing, and the expert handling of the steer is ail a oart \of the fitting and showmanship contest. Another important pir s'* of this contest consists of how Well the steer is groomed by bis exhibitor. All steers will be sold sepa rately. with the top champion ' being sold first and sol on until all steers are sold. The Edenton Jaycees. soonst re are hard at work in an effort to make this the most successful stock show and sale ever held in Chowan County, according to Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Jayvtu* Ttuirnev Now In ProjfrohS The fourth annual Albi mark* Jayvee basketball tournament got under way Wednesday night in the local gymnasium with Ahoskie meeting Bear Grass, and Edenton encountering Herd ferd. Tlie event is being sponsored by the Boys’ Monogram Club and action begins at 7 o’clock! The championship game will lx* played Friday at 7:30 P M. Tin* winner of the Ahoskir- Bcar Gl ass tilt will ’ meet Wil "1 tarns ton and the Edenton-Hert ford winner does battle with Elizabeth City Thursday night. These winners will decide the championship Friday night. Williamston will rate as fav orite, but the Aces have wr > eight straight games, includ’’ a 29-28 win over the Green Elizabeth City whipped locals twice before Christo but have lost 14 straight to i class schools. They will be looking to improve their record. Ahoskie has a tall and talented team which has gradually im proved. Little is known about Bear Grass except that, they ab sorbed a licking from Williams ton. instructive capacities. Being a staunch advocate of Christian ! education, he is presently serv ing on such committees and is also chairman of the executive committee of Gardner - Webb i College. He is sought quite widely as both teacher and preacher, anu -comes to the local pulpit as a fearless preacher of the Gospel. The community is invited to join the membership of the church in prayer for this series of evangelistic services and t attend them.