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Request Made For
More Class Rooms
At Negro Schools
Additional
Booms Needed at the
Edenton and White
Oak Schools
John A. Holmes, superinten
dent of Edenton schco s, and W.
J. Taylor, superintendent of the
county administrative unit, ap
peared before the County Com
missioners Monday requesting!
additional class rooms for the
colored elementary school in!
Edenton and the White Oak
Consolidated School.
It was pointed out that con
ditions are very much crowded
at these two schools and to
remedy the situation it will be
necessary to add four class
rooms at each school.
It was estimated that the ad
dition of the extra rooms at
each school will cost approxi
mately $40,000, and that with
the new rooms the needs of the
two schools would be met for
probably six or seven years.
Both Taylor and Holmes sug
gested application to the State
Literary Fund for the necessary
money to construct the addi
tional rdhms, to which the Coun
ty Commissioners readily agreed.
The applications, therefoie, will
be made to secure the funds
for this work.
Libraries Will Be
Closed On Monday
Since Confederate Memorial
Day falls on f nday, May 10, it
will be observed Monday, May
11. Libraries will, therefore, be
closed!, Monday, for the Petti
grew Regional Library observes
all state holidays.
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Home Demonstration
Club ia being observed
this week.
Revival services are in pro
gress this week at the Center
Hill Methodist Church and will
end Friday night.
A Forward Program of Church
Finance Clinic will be held at
the Edenton Baptist Church Fri
day, May 8. beginning at 3 P. M.
annual fish fry of the
Men's Bible Class will be held at
the American Region building
Friday night. May IS, at 6:30
o'Aock.
"demon's Town Council will
hold its May meeting in the Mu
nicipal Building Tuesday night.
May 12. at 8 o'clock.
A special meeting of the Coun-
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Music Festival Sunday Feature
Os Demonstration Club Week
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The Chowan County Home
Demonstration Clubs started
their observance of National
Heme Demongtrttion Club Week
by sponsoring their third annual!
music festival on Sunday after-1
noon, May 3, at the Chowan;
High School auditorium. Al
though there were' many con
flicting activities within the
county, there _ 'was a good and
enthusiastic group attending the
festival.
The invocation was given by
Bristoe Perry and the welcome
by Mrs. Lester T. Copeland, vice
’president of the County Coun
cil. C ,W. Overman’ announced
each number and led the con
gregational ringing of five fa
miliar htyrftf'S,' accompanied by
Earl -Harrell ht the jjiitno.
, Selections and participants on
tfe, program were: 5 "In the
Mv Heart There Rings a hfel
oijy” and “I-Love Thae” h- the
Rocky flock Junior Choir; “Come
Artnie Ruth Nixon . and M*rv
-Alice Perrv: “Take Uo Thy
TWE CHOWAN HERALD
( Getting Flags ]
Sheriff Earl Gocdwin cn Mo i
day requested aut o,i. y to pur
chase Amer can flrgs to he dis
played at the Ccuri H use and
Sheriff's office on various occas
ions. There are no flags ta pres
ent for this purpose. The Com
missioners were in accord with
the decided to wait un
til stars are added for Alaska ard
Hawaii.
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Programs Planned
At Chowan Hi«li
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The Home Economics Depart
ment of Chowan Hi?h School is
sponsoring adult programs which
will be held in the Home Eco
nomics Department at Chowan •
High School.
The first program will be held
Monday afternoon, May 11, at
3:30 o’clock when the subject
will be “Freezee, Living Is Leis
ure.” Featuring this program
will be new freezer wrapping I
materials and freezing cooked .
| foods.
The second program will be j
held Wednesday afternoon, May
13, also at 3:30 o’clock. The top- '
ic of this meeting will be “Wash !
and Wear—and How”.
Demonstrations for the pro
grams will be given by Mrs. Syl
via Mathews, home economist for*
the Virginia Electric & Power
Company. i*
Lorraine Rogerson, home eco
nomics teacher at Chowan High
School, says everybody is invited
to attend and that arrangements
havejaeen made to care for small
children during the afternoons.
County Council
Will Meet Mpy 8
Miss Catherine Aman, assist
ant home agent, announces that
a special County Co'uncil meet
ing will be held on Friday.
May 8, at 2:30 P. M. at the
Advance Community Building.
Miss lola Pritchard, food con
servation extension specialist,
will give a demonstration on
“Judging Canned Products.”
All Home Demonstration Club
members are urged to attend
this meeting, which should be
jvery beneficial here at the be
ginning of a new canning sea
son. Those interested in im
proving their exhibits of canned
! goods at the county fair this
year may receive 'many sugges
tions from Miss Pritchard.
’iahd; “The Spirit of God,” the
Rev. J. Earl Rchardson, “Smile
and Sing.” Susan Harrell; “Peace
Like a River” and “Just a Clos
er Walk With Thee” by Jack
iEvans. Carrol Evans, * Melvin
Harrell, Charlie Peele and Brit
ton By rum; “I Know Whom 1
Have Believed” by Center Hill
’Baptist Church Choir; “Ivory
! Palaces,” -Nancy and Linda Spi
vey and Mary Alice Perry
“Mansion Over the Hilltop” by
Macedonia Intermediate Choir
and “Glorous Is Thy Name” by
Warwick Swamp Baptist Church
Choir. .
The Rev. J. Earl Richardson,
pastor of the Edenton Methodist
Chprch, pronounced the bene
diction. j}
Mias Maidred Morr s. former
, home economics agent, now with
' the Extension offices in Ra
leigh, attended the festival.
Miss Catherine Aman, assist
. ant 'home economics agent, will
.not be able to thank each on*
i personally who participated in
, this event but she takes this op
portunity'to express her appre
ciation for the wonderful co-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 7,1959.
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With Itus week being obseived as National
Heme Demonstraiion Chub Week, just a lew of
the Chowan Ccanty Clubs' aci.vities are pictur
ed above. Top left, Mrs. C. W. Overman (stand
ing) and Mrs. Fred Caslelloe, secreiary and
treasurer of the Chowan County Council of
Home Demonstraiion Clubs, have presided over
many club activities since taking of ice last year.
Top, right, Mrs. V. I. Hockaday, president of the
N- C. Federation of Heme Demor.slra ion C übs,
Jn a.- candle Jighting-ceremcny, installs Mn. O.C;
-Long, Jr., as chairman of the 25th District of the
N. C. Federation of the N. C. Federation of Home
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Banruet For Band
On Friday Night
John A. Holmes, Sup
erintendent Will Be
Guest Speaker
The Junior-Senior High School
Rand banquet wilj be held at
tne Masonic Temp’c Friday
evening, May 8, at 7 o’clock.
Frank Roberts of radio station
WCDJ will be master of cere
monies and John Holmes, super
intendent of Edenton schools,
will be the guest spealker.
This banquet is held each year
to present awards to the out
standing band students .as well
as individual student advance
ment recognition. ' The East
Carolina College Band Camp
scholarships and the chief ma
jorette for iext year will also
be Announced. This affair is
open to the public and tickets:
may be purchased by contacting
any band student, parent or by
calling the band room.
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The Edenton Junior - Senior
High School bandsman for this
week is D>ck Hobowsky, son of
Mr. and Mr*. Jake H«bcwsky.
Dick U a freshman and has been
in the band for five years. He
Plays assistant solo clarinet in
the concert band and aCsors a
member of the Symphon'c Band ,
i Ensemble,-the varsity group of |
the band. In addition to his
band activity he is also an
i amateur radio operator.
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Demonstration Clubs, cn April 7, at the annual
25th District meeting at Winfail. Bottom, .eit,
Mrs. Roland Evans, lelt, pres.dent of Chowan
Home Demonstraiion Club, and Mis. E. N. El
liott, treasurer, are shown proudly displaying
their project for the year, an identi yng sign
for their community build ng. Bottom, right,
Yeopim Home Demonsration Club was recently
organized and has 14 members already. The
officers of the new club are: Standing, Mrs.
Vxa Small, president; left, Mrs.- Johnny Speight,
vice president, and Mrs. Starton Harrell, secre
tary-treasurer. *
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Vi omen's Missionary Union To
Meet At Ballard's Bridge May 12
The Women’s Missionary Union
of Chowan County will meet at
| Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church
Tuesday, May 12. The theme of
: the meeting will be “Witnessing
at Home”.
The morning session will begin
!at 10:30 o’clock, with Mrs. J. H. |
Hollowell extending a welcome 1
to those attending. Mrs. Joe
; Webb, Jr., will make the re
sponse. The devotional will be
; in charge of Mrs. Henry Napier.
I Special music will be rendered by-
Mrs. A1 Phillips and a miss oriary
sermon will be preached by the
Rev. R. B. Cottingham, .pastor of
Warwick Baptist Church. The
benediction w\U be by the Rev.
Lamar Sentell, pastor of the host
church.
The afternoon session will be
gin at 1:30 o’clock with the de
votional in charge of Mrs. Willis
! Edenton’s Election Results 1
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First • Second Third Fourth
Ward Ward Ward Ward Total
Mayor :
David Holton 127 133 93 47 400
Ernest Kehayrs '139 85 70 36 330
L, H. Haskett 85 109 54 45 293
Treasurer:
i James Bond ... 311 233 188 110 842
Councilmen-at-Large :
J. Edwin .Bufflap 254 176 163 97 690
George A. Byrum 251 176 161 97 6-85
i BoAfen of,Public Works:
Tesse Harrell 285 238 181 110 814
Thomas Byrum 273 220 171 104 768
Ralph Parrish , 231 142 135 70 578
W. M. Wilkins 247 183 130 89 532
J. P. Ricks. Tr 161 158 124 53 496
- George Twiddy 168 162 98 66 494
Dr.. L. F. Ferguson 155 168 105 57 485
Robert Powe-’l. 135 10S 70 51 211
Ist Ward Councilman:
W. C. Bunch. Jr 199
Joe Conger. Jr. 151
2nd Ward Councilman:
A1 Phillins 211
Raleigh Hcllowell *. 118
.3rd Ward Councilman:
| John Mitchener 204
4th Ward Councilman:
Luther Parks ’ ~ 124
Rae Peele. Special music will be
presented by young people from
the Macedonia Bapt : st Church.
A feature of this session will be
an address by Mrs. C. Gordon
Maddrey of Ahoskie. Mrs. Mad
drey is a former president of the
I State WMU and missionary chair
! man for North Carolina. She is
very active in church work and
is a \rnry interesting speaker.
Her subject will be “Privilege—
Responsibility.”
Officers wil. be installed and a
; prayer of dedication will be of
fered by Mrs. W. H. Dale.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated 'communication of
; Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. &
!A. M., will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock. Ernest
J. Ward, Jr., master, is verv an
xious to have a large attendance.
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T. B. Williford Is
Elected President
By Edenton Lions
New Group of Officers
Chosen at Meeting
Os Club Held Mon
day Night
T. B. Williford was elected
of Edenton Lions Club
Monday night at the regula
meeting. Williford replaces J. R
DuLaney, who steps down af'.e:
o. h : ghly successful year as pres
ident.
James Griffin was elected first
vice president; John Mitc-hener.
second vice president, and M Ito:.
Bass, third vice president. Othe:
officers elected include Bobb>
Hall as Tailtwister, Victor Tu-k
er as Lion Tamer, and Medlin
Belch and A. F. Downum, direc
tors. J.* C. Leary and Victor
Tucker continue as song leader
and pianist.
By a unanimous vote with
evation, W. J. Taylor continues
as secretary-treasurer. Taylor
has the distinction of being both
a charter member and the origi
nal secretary-treasurer of the
club.
2,534 Are X-rayed
At Mobile Uni!
During the visit to Edenton ol
the mass chest R-ray unit, which
concluded its work Saturday af
ternoon. 2.534 people were X
rayed. While those in charge of
the project were hopeful that as
many as 2.000 would take ad
vantage of this opportunity to be
X-rayed, they are very well
p;eased with the number who
turned out.
Unless anyone who was X
rayed is not notified by June 2.
it is an indication that nothing
wrong was discovered by the
X-ray picture. However, those
whose picture showed any kind
of infection will be notified and
requested to have a larger film
made for further diagnosis.
According to information from
the local Health Department.
3,133 persons were X-rayed when
tile unit was in Edenton about
live years ago. However, at that
t.me the visit was here for a
much longer period.
Those in charge of the X-ray
| visit want to thank all who
Were X-rayed, as well as mem
bers of the various organizations
who served as hostesses during
the visit.
Officers For DAR
Installed Mav 13
Edenton Tea Party Chanter of
the DAR will meet* Wednesday
i afternoon, May 13, at 3:30 o’clock
iat the Iredell house. A feature
of the meeting will be the instal
lation of new officers, which will
be in charge of the chaplain,
Mrs. J. L. Pettus.
Mrs. Wood Privott. retiring re
gent, and Mrs. John Kramer, in
coming regent, urge every mem
ber to be present.
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T. B. WILLIFORD
Edenton Lions at their meeting
Monday night, elected T. B. Wil
liford president to succeed J. R.
DuLaney. Mr. Williford and oth
er newly-elected officers will be
installed at the first meeting in
July.
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Leads Kehayes By
70 Votes In Three
Cornered Contest
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LAViD Q. HOLTON
In Edsnton's municipal elec
tion Tuesday David Q. Holton
won out for the office of Mayor
over Ernest P. Kehayes. incum
bent, and Leroy H. Haskett, a
former Mayor.
Rabies Clinics To
Begin On Mav 18
Dr. G. L. Gilchrist, rabies in
spector for Chowan Sounty, an
nounces that the annual vaccin
ation of dogs against rabies will
begin Monday. May 18. The in
spection fee will be SI.OO per
dog.
Dr. Gilchrist has arranged the
following schedule:
May 18—Quinton Bass’ store,
11:30 A. M.; Grover Cale’s store,
12:30 P. M.
May 19 --Valhalla, 11:30 A. M.:
Aiphonso Spruills store, 12:30
P. M.
May 21—W. E. Smith’s stnre.
11:30 A M.: Small’s Cross Roads,
12:30 P. M.
May 21 H.li. 11:30 A.
M : Arthur Byrum's stoic. 12:30
P. M.
May 22—L. C. Briggs’ store.
11:30 A. M.; Beecher Ward’s
store, 12:30 P. M.
May 23—Yeopim Church. 11:30
A. M.: St. John's Church, 12:30
P. M.
Edenton— At office in West
over Heights during May.
SUPERVISOR AUTHORIZED
KEEP COURT HOUSE CLEAN
Sheriff Earl Goodwin on Mon
day was authorized by the Coun
ty Commissioners to employ a
supervisor for keeping the Court
House clean. Mr. Goodwin point
ed out that he could employ such
a person at less salary than it
now costs to clean and tidy up
the Court House for every term
of Superior Court.
Lions Club Variety Show One
Os Best Ever Staged By Clnh
Edenton Lions Club variety
show, staged in the Elementary
School auditorium Friday night,
lived up to expectations and was
considered one of the best enter
tainments ever soonsored by the
Lions. The soaciovs auditor'umj
was about three-quarters filled
and from comments the show
was very much enjoyed.
Members of the cast perform
ed their various parts on a p3r
with professionals, so that every
one participating is 9ue to be
complimented for trtir nart in
the success of the affair. Each
ect was greeted with thunderous
apolause, but it remained for
youngsters to steal the show.
Pattie Lvn Lewis. 5-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnv
Lew’s, was a snecial favorite and
3-vear-old A1 Bvnkm. son of Mr.
an Mrs. Britton Bvmm. brought
down the house wliile perform
ing with the Rocky Hook Quar
tet. Lewis Evans and Ray Hol
lowell. two youngsters in a west
ern stvio duet, also received a
bie hand.
Others who made * bis hit with
the audience included the John
ny Lewis Band, Mr. and Mrs.
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
W. C. Bunch, Jr., and
A1 Phillips Win Seats
For Councilmen In
Contests In First and
Second Wards
With over 1.000 voters wend
ing their way to the polls Tues
tay. David Q, Holtct- mtdis
ancec. 2rn st P. Kehayes. in
uin bent, and Leroy H Haskett,
u former Mayor, in what was
considered a verv unnredict' ll '>ie
race before the election. Hol
uon polled 400 votes. Kehayes
330 and Haskett 293.
Holton carried three of the
four wards, the First Ward go
ng for Ki haves 139 to 127.
James Bond, with no opposi
te >n for treasurer, received 842
votes, while J. Edwin Bufflap
and George Alma Byrum. un
opposed Counciltnen-at-iarge. re
ceived 690 and 685 votes re
spectively.
In the two contests for ward
Councilmen, W. C. Bunch. Jr.,
defeated Joe Conger. Jr.. 199 to
151 in the First Ward. Bunch
will succeed J. Clarence Leary,
who has rounded out 18 years as
a Councilman and did not seek
re-election. In the Second Ward
A.l Phillips defeated Raleigh
Hollowell , incumbent. by a
count of 211 to 118.
John Mitchener. unopposed in
thy Third Ward, received 204
votes and in the Fourth Ward
Luther Parks, who had no op
position. received 124 votes.
With eight (andidates in the
iield for the five seats on the
Board of Public Works. Jesse
Harrell led the ticket with 814
votes. He was followed iy
Thomas Byrum. incumbent, with
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A« Found in the Files of
The Chowan He-ald
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Chowan County Commissioners
and the County Board of Educa
t on were in accord for the e-eo
tion of a new central grad-l
school in the Rocky Hock secfii —i
to replace the schoo's operated
at Oak Grove, Gum Pont and
Beech Fork.
In a town election with few
contests Dr. W. S. Griffin w s
high man in the Board of Pub’ic
Works race, unsealing F. VV.
Hobbs In three councilmen con
tests G. M. Byrum defeated Ra
leigh Hollowell in the Second
Ward, L. H. Haskett defeated A!
bert Byrum in the Third Ward
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Johnny Lewis, Stuart Phelps. Er
rol Flynn, Jesse Harmon and
Marjorie Parrish: Roger Lamb in
a Fats Domino number: t’’ *
Treble Clef Cluh, including Jatv*
DuLaney. Anne Jenkins. Harriet
Bond. Peggie Elliott. Betsy Ross,
Marion Bunch. Minta Hobbs.
Carolyn Perkins. Phyllis Twiddy
and directed bv Mrs. Mary Leg
gett Browning and Brenda Moon
ey, accompanist: interpretive
dancers, Suzanne George. Lynn
Rilev and Jane Georgp. d’rrcted
by Mrs. A1 Phillios Helen Roger
*on singing a solo: a homemade
“Gunsmoke” act, f eaturing Er
nest Ward, Jr., John Mitchener.
Joe Thorud. Dr Walter O’Berrv
: and Victor Tucker: the J-Jacks.
Sandra Baker, Carolvn Evans.
Annie Ruth Nixon. Jane O-nlvn
Chappell. Judv Evans and Ka'h
: ryn Bvmm, directed hv M ; ss Ce
• celia Willoughby; Lewis Evans.
■ Rav Hollowell and Hubert Rv
- rum in a musical number; P»t*m
• Moonev and her father, G, B.
i Mooney, accompanied at, the r>'-
ano hv Mrs. Mooney, in a duA;
i RrervrU Mooney in a baton act:
• Belinda Perrv singing solo;
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