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Volume XXVI.-—Number 15 =
Sale Os Steers And;
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At Fat Stock Show
Richard White Places
Champion Steer and
Lester Ray Copeland
Has Champion Hog
Richard White, 4-H member of
Chowan High School, showed the
grand champion steer at t‘ e sis h
Y annual Chowan Fat Stock Sho a
and Sale, held at the American
Legion grounds -April 1. His
Hereford steer, weighing 1,075
pounds, sold It 39'> cents per
pound, or a total < f $424.63. The
steer was bought by Murray
Baker, hoe, buyer for Gvvaltney's,
Inc, of Siniihfield, Va.
Johnny Winborne. also a 4-H
Club member of Chowan High
School, was winner of the re
serve grand champion steer, a
Black Angus, weighing 1,110
pounds. John Mitchener, of
Mitchener’s Pharmacy, bought
Johnny’s steer for 35 *4 cents per
pound, or a total of $349.05. Bry
ant White, a 4-H member of
Eden ton Junior-Senior H : gh
School, was third place winner
Bryant's steer was a Hereford
Black Angus cross which weigh-
ed 1,215 pounds. The Edento*
Chamber of Commerce bought
Bryant’s steer for 35 cents pe'
pound, or a total of $425.25. All
) three of these steers were each
graded “U. S. Prime” by the
judges, Pete Patterson, Extension
animal husbandry specialist, and l
Art Ditzer of the N. C. Depart-1
nient of Agriculture.
H. I. Ward’s Black Angus steer;
which weighed 1,070 pounds, and!
was graded ”U. S. Choice”, was|
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Boy Scouts Hold
Court Os Honor
Bqy Scout 'Tuwq> 156 held-it*
first formal. Court of Honor un
der Scoutmaster Jasper Hassell
Monday night at the regular
meeting.
John Marshall was presented
with the Life rank, which is sec
k onded only b.y Eagle. The Star
rank, which is next to Life, was
presented to H. L. Edwards, Jr.
Both Iwys have held the ranks
for some time, but were not
f awarded their badges until Mon
day.
Merit badges were presented to
Marshall, Edwards, Brad Willi
ford and Boots Lassiter.
Many parents and the troop
committee were in attendance at
the ceremony.
Mr. Hassell would like to re
quest that all former Scouts who
are interested in getting rid of
their old uniforms, please contact
him.
Discouraged 1
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Dr. L. F. Ferguson. Chairman
of the Chowan County Rad
Cross fond raising driva. is wry
much discouragad over the ro
-4 suit of this yaar's campaign.
The quota of tUll is hardly
half way in hand, with iha
i campaign due to be dosed.
’ Dr. Ferguson appea's to any
one who haa not mada a con
tribution to mail a dollar or
more la him at oon and ha Will
return the membership card.
Mrs. Dick Byrum Chosen As
Oik Grove Club’s Homemaker
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“A gracious hostess” could
certainly describe Mrs. Dick By
rum, who is “Homemaker of the
Month” representing Oek Grove
Heme Demonstration Chib.
Fvie is well known for miles
around as a wonderful cook and
entertainer. She enjoys pi—wing,
preparing and serving delicious
meals for her many friends. Her
main hobby is cooking end she,
Pis always r— “whip wp^al
three James Edward
T xivTtiyn of Norfolk and Mrs. Lccl
Q m aii of Utolon. (sis is Vfenr:
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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GREGORY WALCOTT
Featuring a youth rally at the
Edenton Baptist Church Satur
day night. April 11. at 7:30
o'clock, will be TV and movie
star. Gregory Walcott.
TV And Movie J
Youth Rally At
Saturday Night
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A special feature of the Cho-
I wan Baptist Association Youth
j Rally to be held at the Edenton
Baptist Church Saturday. April
111. at 7:30 P. M.. will he the
j appearance of the TV and movie
j star. Gregory Walcott of Holly-
I wood. Cal. Walcott, a busy and
popular movie star, is an active
deacon and Sunday School teach
’ *r in the First Baptist Church
of Beverly Hills. A native of
Rocky Mount, N. C.. Walcott is
known as a young man who
takes his work and his religion
seriously. Newspaper columnists
often refer to him and his re
ligious activities. Jimmy Fidler.
well known columnist, said in
, his “Views of Hollywood.”
“Out at the studio they have
named Gregory Walcott the
Billy Graham of Hollywood. He
is a big fellow, blond and an ex
cellent actor and he says: “I
canu* to Hollywood with God as
ir.v partner.” He reads his film
dialog with the same gusto as
the Sermon on the Mount—and
he is convincing in both in
stances.
Other inspiring features about
the Youth Rally will be a per
iod of singspiration led by the
Rev. Maurice Grissom, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Eliz
abeth City, who is music diree-»
tor for the Chowan Baptist As-1
sociation. A devotional period [
will be led bv Jerry White of:
the Warwick Baptist Church at
Hobbsvillc, and the host pastor,
the Rev. R. N. Carroll, will
1 bring greetings and a welcome
I from the host church. The
r Rocky Hock Baptist Church will
have its youth choir to bring
. special music and Frank Taylor
-of Gates will bring a special
• solo accompanied by Mis Mary
Lee Lassiter of Meredith College, j
Raleigh. The main address will)
• be given by Mr. Walcott
The program is under the
1 general supervision of the Rev.
one of her favorite activities.
This year she is serving as gar
dening leader in the Oek Grove
Club. From the garden comes
many vegetables which are can
ned for the winter season.
Mia. Byrum is a faithful mem
ber of the Rocky Hock Baptist
Church. She has be— a willing
worker for the church for the
, past 35 years. Serving now as
■naan. Kvie is
ie Bertha Dail
Demonstration
a Rocky Mock
i o ton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, April 9,1959.
Jurors Soli fid To
Serve In Oi Serin
Os Superio 11 jurt
Judge Paul of Wash
ington Will Preside
Over Term Which Is
To Begin April 27
With a term of Chowan Su
l per:or Court scheduled forth
'week of Aprl 27. Chowan Coun
ty Commissioners at their meet
ins Monday drew from the j::r
1 box 36 persons who will be sun
, moned as jurors,
t It will be a term for t' e t i’
'of civil cases only with Jud’i
Malcolm C. Paul of Wathingto*
(scheduled to preside.
, Those drawn for jury dot;-
were:
| T. K. Bunch, Paul R. Perry
; Walter S. Lane. M. E. Parker
W. H. Hollowed, Sr., Gitv Per
{cy Williams. Oscar Lcrov Har
rell, H, J. White, William W
Corprew, H. D. Hobbs, Jose L
Harrell, Fred Britton, George
Alma Byrum, Edgar Earl Hollo
well. R. B. Ward, Jacob Spi
! vey, Jesse J. Miller, Marvin
! Smith, Bryant White, I. S
: Blanchard, Robert J. Boyce, H.
jC. Byrum, Jr., Haywood Jones,
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Star To Address
Baptist Church
At 7:30 O’clock
Chowan Fishermen
Say Injustice Done
By Commissioners
Object to Signing of
Petition For Setting
Nets Only From Jan
uary 1 to May 10
Chowan County Commission
ers were faced with a large dele
gation of commercial fishermen
Monday who, with John Waff as
spokesman, told the commission
ers they were done an injustice
when the commissioners recently
signed a petition favoring the;
setting of nets in Chowan River
and upper Albemarle Sound only
from January 1 to May 10.
Mr. Waff told the commission
ers that the petition is bring used
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20 Years Ago
Ai Found in th* File* of
Th* Chowan Herald
A
! Edenton High School Band
! was selected to lead the "Connie
Mack” activities.
Edenton Lions Club sponsor
ed a club at Hertford with 20
members enrolled.
Residents of the Canaan Tem
ple section registered a com
plaint with the County Com
missioners relative to a drain
age problem.
The Board of Conservation
and Development announced
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In top picture is Richard White and his grand champion
steer displayed at last week s Pat Slock Show and Sale. In
bottom picture, is the grand champion hog entered by Lester
Ray Copeland. The show was sponsored by Edenton Jaycees.
Rural Churches
Plan Revivals|
Plans have been announeed
for revival'services to be held in j
various rural churches, including)
Warwick Baptist Church, Bethel I
Baptist Church, Macedonia Bap- 1
list Church. Great Hope Baptisti
Church, Center Hill P.aptidj
Church, Ballard's Bridge Bapti :t i
Church and Rocky Ilock Baptist h
Church. '
The service will be held at;
the Macedonia and Warwick (
I Churches April 12-19 at 3 o’clock ;
each night.
For the Warwick revival the
pastor, the Rev. Russell Cottmg
ham, announces that the ( van- i
gelist will be the Rev. Kd Finch i
d Knoxville, Tenn. The music
will be under the direction of
Albert Hobbs of Hobbsville. with 1
special music to he brought by
church choirs and others.
The Rev. L. C. Chandler, pas
tor of Macedonia Church, an-
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William Privotl
Assistant Judge 1
Due to Judge Marvin Wilson I
being incapacitated as judge of (
Recorder’s Court for at least a 1
few weeks, Chowan County
Commissioners on Monday ap
pointed William S. Privott as j
assistant judge. Mr. Privott will
serve until Judge Wilson is able
to return from a hospital at;
Chapel Hill. 1
I Youth Week At Rocky Hock Church ]
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For the second consecutive
year, the Rocky Hf>ck Baptist
Church will observe Youth Week.
Or. Sunday, ■ April - 12, young
people, of junior and intermedi
ate ages, for the most- part, will
have charge of all services for
the day, including filling of of
ficers’-and teachers’ positions in j
Sunday School and Training
Union,, and also they will direct
the worship services for both
morning and evening.
Some 90 assignments havo
been made to young people not
including the choirs and those
who bring special music. Sun
day School will begin at 10
A. Mi and Tpvning worship at
11 o’clock. The Training Union
for morning
'Presbyterians To
| Revival On
j Monday, April L>
I Revival services at the Presby
| tcrian Church will begin Mnn
| day, April 13. and continue
j through Friday, April 17, every
j night at 7:31) o’clock. Special
j speaker at the services will he
the Rev. Dan E. Norman, 'pastor
of the Presbyterian churches r t
Carthage and Lake view, N. C.
Mr. Norman has been in Eden lon
before, and is remembered as a
gifted young preacher of the Gos
pel;
The public is cordially inviledj
to attend these services, and j
Christian; arc requested to rc
meinb.T them in prayer.
RED MEN MEETING
Chowan Tribe of Red Men
will meet Monday night, April
13, at 7:30 o’clock. Leroy Har
rell. sachem, requests a large
attendance.
After Mayor’s Job 1
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Just as The Herald went to
press after noon Wednesday,
David Q. Holton announced that
he will be a candidate for Mayor
in the municipal election Tues
day, May 5.
Mr. Holton is a former Town
Councilman, having serv’d as
Councilman-at-large a number of
years ago.
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worship service will be Tommy
Privott and the boys’ quartet
and the youth choir will furnish
the music. Others taking part
will be Gerald Harrell, Clark
Peele, Lloyd Wayne Evans,
Danny Gray Nixon. Sammy Mor
ris, Wayne Bunch and Zackie
[ Harrell.
Frank Evans will . bring the
evening message and the music
will include a girls’. chorus, a
solo and the junior choir. Oth
■ ers participating in this service
; will be Peggy Bunch, Belinda
i Perry, Wilma Leigh Nixon, Carol
Haste, Scot Ober, Malcolm
I Bunch, Joe Bass, Gene Harrell
; and Thomas Peele.
i Ushers for the morning ser
vice will be Ray Evans, Rdland
■ Harrell, Lorry Harrell, Paul
I I Whiteman, Woody Hoggard and
| Evans. Milton
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Ripples Develop In
Edenton’s Political
Waters For Offices
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Five Candidates An
nounce Up to Wed
nesday; April 29th I
Deadline to File
Wilh n municipnl election
scheduled to 1 e held Tuesday
■May 5. to elect a Mayor, si>
Councilmcn. a treasurer and
five members on the Board of
Public Works, only five oandi-
K dates had filed for office up to
* Wednesday morning.
» The first ripple in Edenton’s
„. political waters was caused
> Monday, when John Mitchener
was the first candidate to file
Ho will seek re-election as
Councilman from the Third
Ward.
On Tuesday morning William
C. Bunch. Jr., announced that He
v/'ll be a candidate for the scat
as Councilman from the First
Ward.
Tuesday afternoon Joe C'on
ger. Jr., also announeed hi;, can-I
didacy for Councilman from the
First Ward.
Tuesday night Ro'l.- fl (' i
Powell announced that he will
he a candidate for the Board or
Public Works.
James Bond on Wednesday
n.orning stated that he intends
; to file for re-election as Town
I Treasurer.
| It is believed that Mayor
Ernest Kehayes will he a can
didate for re-election as chief
executive and most members
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Stage All Set For Pilgrimage To
Be Held In Edenton April 17-18
Band Concert Will
Be Given Tonight
Hacked By Number of j
Organizations, Capa- f
city Crowd Expected
The Edenton Junior - Senior;
High School Band will present
Ms pre-contest concert in tin j
auditorium at the high school!
beginning al V, o'clock tonight!
(Thursday). The admission price',
j will be one dollar, students ad- j
| milled at the door for si> cols |
The proceeds of the < v >ncert will I
go toward th „• band's expenses
tor the trip to Greensboro.
The band will perform most
of the music on the concert list,
also several other selections
and marches.
, The program will include:
"Torch of Liberty March," ‘/Pa
cific Grandeur Overture.” ”Pa
i vanne,” “Two Tunes.” “Little
Classic Suite.” “March Zouaves,"
“Londonderry Air,” "Barca
rolle,” “Time Out For a Jam Ses-
I sion,” “Argonault March.”
The concert is backed by the
' endorsement of the Edenton
Chamber of Commerce, the
Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce and most of the civic
clubs of Edenton, so a capacity
crowd is expected.
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Tuesday of this week Joe Con
[ ger, Jr., announced that be will
[ be a candidate for Councilman
l from the First Ward in the
i Edenton Municipal Election on
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$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
| Mass X-Ray Survey
jScheduled To Be In
Edenton Nine Days
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ASHBY TARKINGTON
The Edenton Junior - Senior
High School Bandsman for this
week is Ashby Tarkington. son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tark.ng
•on. Asbty is a junior and has
been a member of the band since
the fourth grade. He holds the
highest office in the band, that
of Captain, student director. He
plays trombone in the concert
and marching bands, and is a
1 ir-mber of the dance band. He
is a member of the Edenton
Baptist Church. He has been
selected as a member of the
N. C. All Slate Band for the
past two years, and this year
■ placed first trombone in that
band. 1
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Three plantation homes and 13
homes and buildings, many of
them dating back to pre-Revolu-J
I tionary days, will ripen their
I I doors to visitors on April'l7 and)
j 13 for the fifth Pilgrimage of C '-j
| ionitil Edenton and Countryside I
i The Pilgrimage is sponsored by '
I the Edenton Woman's Club.
' Included in the tour are: j
Bandon Plantation, built circa!
■ 1790, by Chill ies Johnson, s m-in-,,
aw of Parson Daniel Ear e. j
lamed for Parson Earle's native
village. Band' n. in Southern Ires j
| bind. The original grants were
Ip. Thomas Bray, 1717. and E<l-j|
■ ward Moseley. 171!), by Lordj
] Ciritnvillo. In 1 744 it was own
■ d by William Boyd who sold it
!to P,arson Earle “with all edi
|''ices, buildings and otch.iids”.
j 1753. Os the early dependencies
(Boyd's) three buildings remain,
the old kitchen, smoke house and
a school house where Parson
Earle conducted a classical
boarding school for hoys. The
plantation is now owned by In
glis and John Fletcher,
Sycamore Plantation. This
pre-Revolutionary house bears a
plaque recently erected by the 1
N. C. Chapter of the Colonial
Dames which states the building
date as 1660 by Thomas Norcom.
Architecturally the floor plan rc- j
sembles thg Adam Thorogood
House in Pi incess Ann County,
Va. The original floors, panel
ling and mantels are still intact, j
Present owner, Mr. Grayson H. j
Harding.
> Paradise Plantation. This home:
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' Rose s Schedule Bij** Reopeniu;
! Sale For Three Days This Vi eel
The Edenton Rose’s 5-10-25 c
I Store will observe a big thiee
| day rc-opening sale Thursday.
Friday and Saturday of this
week. The event is in celebra
tion of the opening of an addi
tional building adjoining the
building occupied for many
; years by the local concern.
The new addition provides a
great deal more space, so that
the line of merchandise has been
materially increased. The entire
store is now modem in every re
sp£ct. providing ample room for
I attractive displays. The build
ing is fully air-conditioned for
• the convenience of customers
l and. of course, is now a self
i service store.
* A cordial invitation is extend
t ed.to all people in Edenton and
surrounding area to visit the
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK \
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| Hoped at Least LOW
Will Take Advant
age of Opportunity
Begins April 22
J Sponsored jointly by the -ft
I and local Health Depaitincn’s
: mass chest X-ray survey will b
held in Edenton nine days. In
i dates will he April 22, 23. 21. 2;
21;. 29, 3rt and May 1 and 2
The X-i\i\ nu'lit vII he I-e l
red oh P.ro; d Street hi front c
the Betty Shoppe and will he
e>H-r;tju*n from 11 A M . »>
P. M., each dry.
This infm-nation gp-i-rt on •
it a meeting '.eld >n tin- Munici
pal Building Mmid v ni'dit whe
d; nt 25 i->ca! people
lepr'-s.-njin- v.it : ne local- mean
izat.ons. Miss Flulda Wood e
th«- hie.':! Ili-ultli lV|uilnii-i|f, |;n
• side ! and M: t.ula Bel * pi
of B* I *l' Jl, t I• ?, cHl»|-.i|o. f t
Hie Slate P.om-il of 11. illl-, w;
the juincipal i*-.k.-■• p. .mio
our the advantage; of ha\i,lj
chest X ray. Also attending th
m.-.-iiog weii Di J A. J ihn.e
of Elizabeth Cite, district h--..’ 1
officer, and Alfred G. t'hi.-twe!?
technician supervisor for ti
; State P.oard -f Health
It was pointed out that t- i
will he the first ma s chest X a
survey held in Edenton sine
1951. when about 3.200 avion
j themselves of the uppn t'u.nity !
j sered. so that the ..general or
lion was that “it is high time -
; had one" It is hoped that ' -
this visit at least 4,(HWV pi-op
will Ik- X-rayed
' The fact was stressed that tt
hciculosis incidence i- higher i
older people and while everyor
! should be X-rayed, older : • . •
i are especially urged do
I The age limit is 15 years at
above
| H Was explained that it take
I only about two minutes to
j X-'rayed and that it is n >t. n'e«-e;
j arv to undress. No cards "
I he mailed to persons who-*- X
rays an- negative, hut It ■’ a-r.
I will be mailed to persons who,;-
X-rays arc positive.
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| An election will be held Tost
day. May 5. to elect official f 5
the Town of Edenton.
F.denton Junior-Senior Hig!
School Band will present a con
cert in the auditorium lontg'-
i Thursday) from 8 until 9 o'cloc.-
to help raise funds for the ban
to participate in the Stale Ban
Contest at Greensboro April 1
and 16.
National Library Week will h
observed April 12-18.
Revival services will he he!
,in seven rural Baptist c'turrhi
as follows: Rocky Hock and Cct
| ter Hill. April 19-26: Warwi;
and Macedonia. April 12-!.
Great Hope. April 12-18: Ba
! lcrd’s Bridge. April 12-22: Beths
April 19-25.
Revival services will be hcl
in the Presbyterian Church Arr
; 13-17 each night at 7:30 o’clock
Edenton Jaycees wilt condut
j their annual light bulb s=le Fr
day night. April 10. from 5:1
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beautiful store during the there
day reopening sale, when ma r
bargains will !»' offered c
much of the merchandise. Du.
ing the reopening sale free gif
will be given.
Paul Wallace, present man;
ger, has been connected \vi;h tl
Rose concern for 22 years ar
came to Edenton from Hcnde
son 20 years ago.
J. P. Walker, assistant pe
sonnel director and C. H. Tuc
°r, vice president in charge
personnel of the Henderson •
fice will be on hand for tl
reopening Thursday. Friday &r
Saturday.
Also present for the eve
will be the following Rose sto
of Hertford, Mrs. Ruby Book
managers; Mrs. Kathryn Nels
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