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VOLUME XXVl—Number 13.
Entire Board Os Educati Bn
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Membership Is Replaced \t
Mass Meeting Friday Night
Representative Albert
Byrum Hints at Bill
To Elect Members By
Popular Vote j
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At a mass meeting called to be
held in the Chowan High School»
auditorium Friday night by Rep
resentative Albert G. Byrum, a
goodly number of men and wo
men turned out to consider whi t
were referred to as prob'ems at
Chowan High School. T’e meet-'
ing was called bv Mr. Byrum :
following rcce'pt of a petition,
bearing 252 s gnalures of.citizens!
living in the county administra
tive school unit. B. W. Evans
was chosen as chairman of the I
meeting.
Mr. Byrum at the outset stat-j
ed that he would not have very
much to say, but on the st-ength
of the petition he was of tliej
opinion that the signers wanted i
the membership of the County j
Board of Education changed, and
that with so many people ex- f
pressing their dissatisfaction he
was willing to do what he could !
to comply with their wishes.
The petition as presented to
Byrum read thusly: “We, the
undersigned citizens of Chowan
County do respectfully request
that you, as Chowan County’s
Representative nullify any action
you; have previously taken in re
gard to appointment of the Cho
wan County School Board and
appoint as members of that body
citizens of the county who have
children in school or expecting to
enter - . We feel that a Board
composed of such members would
have more interest in the schools
and would make, a mote capable
and efficient 4rh"ool.” ,
Mr. Byrum stated that he had
nothing to do with original ap
rointment of School Board mem
bers, but that, because he had had
bo complaint, he submitted the
names for reappointment on the
upposition that their services
were satisfactory. He also stat
ed that he included Murray Bak
er as • a new member to succeed
CJot-o" Perry, who resigned.
M ■ Bvrum said that in view
of th--' apparent dissatisfaction
with the Board members, he
would apDoint those who were
desired. He said, however, that
Continued on Page 4—Section 1
1
20 Years Ago
Ax Found in the File* of
The Chowan Herald
Adding to local interest in ef
forts to solve the Lost Colony
mystery occurred when T. E.
Chappell. Center Hill rural mail
carrier reported finding a stone
several miles from Center Hill
Which he believed had some con
nection with a stone acquired by
Brenau College at Gainesville.
Georgia, found in Chowan Coun
ty in 1917.
' In a report released to The Her
ald it was shown that $15,761.50
had been furnished by the Red
Cross in behalf of tornado vic
tims in Bertie and Chowan coun-
ConHnued on Paga I—Section 1 :
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Band Will Take Part
In State Contest In Greensboro
Till e Edenton Junior-Senior
Higfr School Band will go to
.Greensboro April 15 and 16 to
represent' Edenton in the state
b|tnid contest- The trip is the re
sult of the band being awarded
a rating of “excellent'' in the dis
trict contest which was held on
Match 10.
Ih the district contest, which
wa| held at East Carolina Col
leg* in Greenville, 11 bands of
the 21 participating were quali
to go on to the state con
tests .
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Mixed Chorus Os Junior-Senior
High School Plans To Present
“Springtime” Friday, April 24
The Senior High School Mixed
Chorus of Edenton Junior-Senior
High School, usually referred to
within the school itself as “the
Glee Club,’’ announces the plan
ned performance of the musical
comedy “Springtime” by Franz
Steiner, to be given Friday,
April 24, in the Junior-Senior
High School auditorium. As
Mrs. Mary Leggett Browning,
the choral director, puts it: “We
are back in the operetta busi
ness.”
For many years the Senior
High operetta was a yearly
event in Edenton. and many are
the staid housewives and solid
citizens of today who cavorted
and sentimentalized in past per
formances which they still re
member well.
Concert By Band
Is Scheduled For
Thursday, April 9
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Affair Is Planned to
Help Pay Expenses
For Band to Play In
State Contest
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Band has been chosen to
iri the state band eon-
April 15 and 16.
Band Director Dcrwood Bray
announces that the two-day trip
to Greensboro will cost approxi
mately 5600. Having a reluct
ance .to solicit contributions so
that the band can participate in
the contest, Mr. Bray has plan
ned to present a concert in order
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Rambler Showing
Friday - Saturday
The Edenton Motor Company
announces the grand showing of
a complete line of 6 and 8-cylin l
der 1959 Rambler automobiles at
their showroom on North Broad
Street. The showing will be ob
served Friday and Saturday,
March 27 and 28, and will in
clude sedans and station wagons.
During the showing three big
prizes will be awarded,' the first
bqjng a set of 6:70x15 white and
black Firestone tires. Second
prize will be a set of 6:70x15 all
black Firestone tires and third
prize will be a Motorola radio in
stalled in the winner’s car.
The only requirement to be eli
gible for a prize is to register
during the grand showing and the
winner need not be present at
the drawing to get the prize.
Soft drinks will be served dur
ing the showing and the public is
not only invited but urged to see
the new Ramblers.
in the past have included M. R.
Whitcomb, Director of Bands,
Florida State University: Hubert
Henderson, Director of Bands,'
University of Maryland; Glenn
Bainum, Director of Bands,
Northwestern University; Col.
William Santleman, Director U. S.
Marine Band; Commander Chas.
Brendler, Director the U. S. Navy
Band. . ,
The judges grade each band on
technique, interpretation, and
musical effect. The bands pre
pare four numbers from a list
which is compiled by the N. C.
lbvvhnastprc Asonriation I?iev
omomasiers A ? suu " uw *
fe.°Tj:. urt>ber loir
Ed %n, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 26,1959.
in 1949 the operetta was “The
Gypsy Rover.” Carolyn Swin
dell, now Mrs. D. C. Lewis of
Greensboro, sang the leading
role, with Jirr.mie Earnhardt,
Jr., and Frank Hughes, Jr., and
Syble Cayton (now Mrs. Roy
Harrell) made her debut as the
Gypsy dancer, Zara. (Remem
ber how Frank Hughes broke out
with measles during the per
formance?) This was ’ followed
in 1950 by “In the Garden of the
Shah.” This time Syble Cayton
Harrell and Joan Cobb (Mrs.
Lynn Boswell) were co-starred,
with Charles Lee Overman and
John Ward in supporting parts.
Billy Bond played the part of
the Shah, Frank Hughes was an
Arab Sheik and Glenn Rac
Continued on Page B—Section 1
i Assembly Os God
| Church Revival To
I Begin On April Ist
Rev. and Mrs. Russell
Mayhue of Jackson
ville, Florida, Will Be
Evangelists
The Rev. R. O. Denton, pastor
of the Assembly of God Church
; announCesTlhat a* revival meet
j ing will begin in the church Wed
nesday night, April 1, at 7:45
1 o’clock.
The evangelists for the revival
. will be the Rev. and Mrs. Rus
sell Mavhue of Jacksonville, Flor-
I ida. Mr. Mayhue has had exten-
I sive ministry throughout the
Eastern States and Canada, and
I has served as chaplain for the
I Civil Air Patrol for several years
|in Jacksonville. Along with his
• many duties while pasturing in
I Florida, he served as the Assent -
j hlies of God Sectional Sunday
| School Representative.
Planned for each night of the
revival will be special singing by
the Mayhues and prayer for the
sick. A young people’s campaign
prior to the services each night,
are being arranged by the pastor
and evangelist.
Mr. Denton cordially invites
the public to attend these ser
vices each night at 7:45. The
church is located at the corner
of First and Bond streets.
BANK CLOSED MONDAY
Peoples Bank & Trust Com
pany will be closed all day Eas
ter Monday, March 30. Important
banking business should, there
fore, be transacted accordingly.
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ROBERT POWELL
The Edenten Junior • Senior
High School Bandsman leg this
Westover Heights. Bob ia in the
Edenton Band’s Percussion Section ]
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me percussion secnon of tr.a Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Bend is *he feature section fer *his month. The equip
ment in the section includes two timpani, a concert ba-s drum,
two concert snare drums and bells. Also for the marching
band there are two Scotch bass drums and four parade snare
drums. In addition to these bas e instruments, there are num
erous ether items fer special affects, such as triangles, cymbals,
rachets, whistles and accessories for La*in American music.
Members of the percussion section are Bill Ca‘es, who is sec
tion leader and who plays timpani; Billy Harrell, w’-o i- as
sistant sec* : on leader and who nlays tass d-u.-o: Douglas Sex
ten. who plays snare drum and Bill Boctwight, who plays
snare drum. Absent from the picture is Billy Harrell.
Drive For Knitting
Concern Gradually
Nears Realization
flta-up Week ;|
d I
In anticipation of the fifth,
Historic Tour and Pilgrimage of j
Edenton and Countryside sched- i
uled to be held Saturday and
Sunday, April 17 and 18. Mayor !
Ernest P. Kehayes has deeig-,
naled the week of April 6-11 as
Clean-up Week. He has issued
a proclamation in whichhe urg
ently requests all citizens to I
clean and tidy up around their
premises so that Edenton will be
as clean and attractive as pos
sible for the large number of
visitors expected to attend the j
event.
Mrs. Rupert Riley
Art Show Judge
Affair WilTße Held
At Barker House
April 4 and 5
Mrs. Rupert Riley, a new resi
dent of Edenton, will be the
judge of the annual Art Show
sponsored by the Edenton Wo
man’s Club, April 4th and sth at
the Barker house. •
The Woman s Club is fortunate I
to secure the services of a local
judge and one who has had the
training and experience of Mrs.
Riley.
Mrs. Riley, a native of Blue
field, West Virginia, graduated
from Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, Va., where she
studied art. Since that time she
has continued studying under
several artists and done some
commercial work. She has taught
art privately and was an art
teacher in the' Mecklenburg
School at Charlotte before mov
ing to Edenton.
Mrs. Riley and her husband,
who is assistant superintendent
at the Edenton Cotton Mill, re
side at 801 East King Street with
their daughter, Lynne, age 8, and
son, Andy, age 5. In expressing
her personal preference Mrs. Ril
ey said she liked to work with
oils and pastels. She is also ex
tremely interested in. working
with children. -
Landowners Oil Rocky Hock
Creek Watershed Meet Tonight
There will be a meeting of the
landowners on the Rocky Hock
Creek watershed tonight (Thurs
day) at 7:30 o’clock at the Rocky
Hock School.
S. L. Daughtridge, area conser
vationist, will meet with the
group and answer their questions
concerning organizing a drainage
district for the purpose of mak
ing application for federal assist
| $246,000 Is Reported
I Subscribed on Tues-
I day; $9,000 Short of
Ultimate Goal
With $246,000 reported in the
j current drive for funds to bring
I a new industry to Edenton. a
! determined push to reach the
goal of $253,000 will be made by
the campaign “clean-up'’ com
| mittee. John W. Graham, cam
paign chairman, said that at a
meeting held Monday night it
was agreed to complete the
campaign by raising the addi
tional amount immediately. The
full $253,000 is required to ob
tain a first mortgage loan from
the North Carolina Business De
velopment Corporation for con
struction of the proposed plant
Graham said members of the
committee were given indivi
duals and firms to contact. “II
has been a wonderful campaign
and all of us working on it an
grateful for the wholeheartec
and wide support it has re
ceived,” Graham said. "Eut.
like a ball game, the campaign
is not successfully over until the
last dollar is in. We hope we
can announce its 100 per cent
completion soon."
Jayeees Nominate
Officers Tonight
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
Edenton Restaurant. An import
ant item of business will be nom
ination of officers, so that Cas
well Edmundson, president, urg
es every Jaycee to be present.
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Annual Jaycce fat stock show
and sale will be held at the
American Legion Fair Grounds
Wednesday, April 1. from 10 A.
M„ to 1:30 P. M.
Landowners on the Rocky
Hock Creek watershed will meet
tonight (Thursday) at the Rocky
Hock School at 7:30 o'clock to
consider federal assistance in
drainage problems.
Edenton Junior-Senior Band
Parents Association will sponsor
a barbecue dinner in the school
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j This is a very important meet-
I ing for the people on the Rocky
Hock Creek watershed. Officers
will be elected for the group,and
determination made of the im
provements they wish to make.in
the watershed project. Also oth
er necessary organization will be
made at this meeting.
“Please try to attend this meet
ing,” urges James H. Griffin, lo
cal so* eenaervationist,
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Two More Edenton 1
Homes Are Added!
To 1959 Pilgrimage
Wotnan’s Club Expect
ing More Visitors For
Event Than In Any j
Previous Year
Two homes have been added to j
the Pilgrimage of Colonial Eden- j
ton and Countryside to be held
April 17th and 18th.
The East Custom House on the .
Court House Green and the
Homestead, on the Court House
Green and facing Albemarle
Sound, swell the number to six
teen homes and buildings that t
can be visited the two days of
the tour.
The East Custom House, home
of Mrs. Clara Picston. served as
the Custom House on the east
side of town for many years. It
is located on property owned
first by Governor Charles Edea.
Mrs. Mary Wallace, “tavern
keeper”, lived in the house on
this property until 1792. A few!
years later it was replaced bv Jo- 1
seph B. Skinner's law office, the I
original part of the present house. |
This building was later the of-j
fice of Dr. Jcsiah C Skinner, and
then of Dr. John Herndon. Af
t< r Henry Bond bought the prop
erty, it was eventually used as a
customs house and in recent I
years enlarged for use as a resi- J
dence.
The Homestead is located onlj
Continued on Pane B—Section 1 i
Committees
Chosen For
Cancer Drive
Mrs. J. D. Elliott, crusade chair
man for the 1959 cancer drive,
has ‘ announced various commit
tees in connection with this year's
campaign. The drive for cancer
funds will be held during the
month of April, w'th the follow
ng committees taking part:
Executive Committee Dr.
Frank Wood, president: Mrs. L.
A. Patterson, vice president and
education chairman: Mrs. Logan
Elliott, service eharman: Mrs J
D. Elliott, crusade chairman; Miss
Inez Felton, secretaiv: James M
Bond, treasurer: .1 Edwin Buff
lap. publicity chairmen.
Budget Commidce James M
Bond. Dr. Frank Word and Mrs
J. D. Elliott.
Campaign Committee—Mrs. J.
D. Elliott, chairman. Mrs. E
Bond, Mrs. J. R- Dul.ancy, Cas
.veil .Edmundeoß and Mrs. Louis
Ferguson.
Education Committee—Mrs. L.
Patterson, chauman: Dr. W. S
Griffin, Dr. Walter O Ben v. Dr
O. L. Holley, Dr. Ed Bond. Dr
L. P. Williams, Miss Maidrcd
Morris, W. J. Taylor, John A
Holmes. Mrs. R. J. Boyce and
Mrs. John R. Wood.
Service Committee Mts. Lo
gan Elliott, Dr. J. H. Horton, Dr.
W. I. Hart. Dr. Roland Vaughan,
Dr. Richard Hardin, John A.
Mitchener, Herbert Hollowell,
Tom Ridgeway. Hubert Williford
and the Rev. Earl Richardson.
Nominating Committee—Dr. Ed
Bond, W. J. Taylor and Mrs. Ker
mit L. Layton.
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REV. RUSSELL MAYHUE
At .revival services beginning
Wednesday night. April 1. at 7:45
o’clock at the Assembly of God
Church, the Rev. and Mrs. Rus
sell Mayhue of Jacksonville,
Florida, will bo the evangelists.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Stage All Set For
Annual Fat Stock
Show-Sale April 1
Resigns "]
MISS MAIDRED MORRIS
After serving as Chowan Coun
ty Home Agent for about 2 1 2
years. Miss Maidred Morris has
tendered her resignation effec
tive Tuesday, April 14. Miss
Morris has accepted a position
as assistant editor with the Divi
sion of Information at Slats Col
lege, Raleigh.
Red Cross Drive Is
Lagging Far Behind
Says Dr. Ferguson
Chowan Faces Possi
bility of Losing Vari
ous Services Offered
By Red Cross
i Dr. Louis Ferguson, Chairman
for the Red Cross fund raising
drive in Chowan County, reports
that the drive is badly lagging as
of early this week. He points
out that the county's quota is
$2,218 and that he seriously
doubts if half that amount has
been collected with only a few
more days remaining in the cam
paign.
Dr. Ferguson says that many
nd i vid ua Is ha ve riot-made, a con -
tribution and that mar.y busiivvs
■onccrns have also failed to send
n their checks:
Chairman Ferguson is very
much concerned about the lag
ging ot the drive, for he frankly
points out “If we don't come
across we stand a good Chance of
losing the blood bank as well as
other Red Cross services. We can
ill get along without the Red
Cross and the Red Cross cannot
operate without money,”
Dr. Ferguson emphasizes the
fact that more blood is used lo
cally than 's donated and that
Chowan County is rightfully ex
pected to carry its share of the
load for the various services of
the Red Cross. "We must sup
port the Red Cross," he says, "so
we might just as well dig down
and get it.”
VFW MEETING
William H. Coffield Post No,
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will meet Tuesday night, March
31, at 8 o'clock. Commander
Harold Langdalc requests a large
attendance.
John Burton Harrison, Jr., Is
Named Manager Os New Bank
To Be Opened In Lynelihurg
Edenton friends will be de
lighted to learn that John Bur
ton Harrison. Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Harrison, has been
named manager of the new
Peakland Branch of the Lynch
burg National Bank & Trust
Companv. The announcement
was made as construction is
about to begin on the new bank.
Harrison is presently adminis
trative assistant to David D.
Armistead. operations vice presi
dent of the main office of the
bank at Lynchburg.
A native of Edenton, Harrison
attended elementary* school in
Norfolk and high school in
Edenton, where he was an out
, standing football player. Fol
, lowing graduation, he attended j
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Judging Teams From
Various Local Organ
izations to Compete
With Experts
Plans are about complete for
the annual Chowan County Fat
Stock Show and Sale, which will
be he’d at the American Legion
grounds Wednesday, April 1. The
show is scheduled to begin at
10 A. M., and the sale at 1:30
P. M.
Thirteen steers are scheduled
to be entered bv Chowan 1-H
and FFA Club members.
George Lewis and Wesley
Chesson, Jr., co-chairmen of the
event, also state that a goodly
number of hogs will be included
:n the show and sale.
All entries will be judged by
1 experts from State College and
valuable prizes will be awarded
to the winners.
A feature of this year’s show
.will be groups of inexperienced
judging team.- from various or
j ganizations, whose judging will
j be compared with that of (lie ex
perts. These judging teams will
be as follows:
; Lions Club—J. R. DuLaney, If.
L. Edwards, Dr. Walter O’Berry
and Rupert Riley.
American Legion—E. J. Hobbs,
! Robert Pratt. John A. Holmes
and Bill Elliott.
I Rotary Club Frank Holme,,
,*L P. Ricks, Sr.. Jim Wood and
I Dick Schuman.
Tiie Jaycces will also enter a
! judging team.
I Sponsors of steers which will
|be entered in the show include
j Edejiton Tractor & Implement
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Dr. L. F. Ferguson
New PTA President
Very Interesting I>is
i eussinn Features
Meeting
I At a meeting of the Junior
! Senior High School Parents
Teacher Association held Tuesday
I night, a slate of Officers present
-1 ed by the Nominating Committee
was adopted.
The list of officers includes:
I President, Dr. L. F. Ferguson!
I vice president. Miss Ann May >;
| secretary, Miss Kathryn Gabbard,
land treasurer, Mrs. Mvda Tayb r.
Among other business tr::'n<-
j acted was appointment of a fun-
I mittee by Haywood Bunch, pro--
, dent, to discuss with the Exccu
• tive Committee the need f r .
j flag at the school. The commit
| tee appointed included Mrs. Wit
| liani Sexton and Mrs. Muriel Wil
j kins.
: Mrs. Rebecca Shepard's roorr
i won the attendance prize.
A feature of the meeting was a
discussion led bv Principal Get
j aid James having to do with ad
•, mjnistrative policic's and proeed
{ures in the school. The discus
j Sion was very timely and en
| lightened quite a few who were
present, many of whom took pa
l in the discussion.
Wake Forest College and won’
to Lynchburg in 1955 and ha
been associated with the Lynch
burg National since that time.
Harrison is a member of th
Lynchburg Junior Chamber c
Commerce. the Toastmaster
Ciub. the Lynchburg Ad Cflul
the Lynchburg Chapter of th
American Institute of Bankic
and the Rivennant Presbyteria
Church.
He is married to the forms
Lucy Wills Boyd of Lynchbuf
and has two daughters, Lucy an-
I.ewellen.
The new Peakland Branch <
Lynchburg National will mar
the fifth location at which tb
l bank will be dow business.