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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXVl.—Number 40.
’59 Chowan County
Fair Scheduled For
WeekOfOct.l2-17
Residents of County i
Requested to Enter I
Exhibits In Various
Departments
The annual Chowan County
Fair will be held October 12-17
at the American Legion Building
and Fair Grounds on U. S. 17
south.
The fair is sponsored by the
Edward G. Bond Post No. v 4O of
the American Legion in coopera
tion with the Chowan County
Fair Association.
A total of $3,000 is being of
fered in prizes, according to R.
S. Marsh, president of the Fair
Association. The George Clyde
Smith shows have been con
tracted again this year to be on
the midway.
Marsh said he hopes this fail
will - exceed last year’s, which
was the best fair to date. He
encourages the residents of Cho
wan County to enter the num
erous divisions of competition
and particularly to bring live
stock for judging.
There are 11 departments
Field crops, livestock, poultry,
horticulture, bees and honey,
adult and junior booths, arts and
crafts, clothing, canning, cakes
and candies and decorative
plants and flowers. In addition
there are nine sub-divisions re
stricted to FFA and 4-H Club
members.
The categories range from
spotted Poland China sows to
terrariums. Also included are
paintings, needle point, shoe
shine boxes, African violets, the
best crabappple jelly, etc.
Applications for entries will be
received at the office of the
management anytime until 8
A. M. October 12, except for
livestock, poultry and booths;,
whiefh must be registered by 6
P. M. October 9.
A grand chaimpion trophy will
be awarded by Home Feed &
Fertilizer Company of Edenton
to the winning non-commercial
booth in addition to regular
prizes offered by the Fair As
sociation.
Fifteen hundred premium lists
have been sent to box holders in
the county. Extra copies may be
obtained from the Fair Associa
tion.
Pocahontas To Visit
Elizabeth City Council
A group of members of Cho
wanoke Council No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas, plan to visit the
Elizabeth City Council Monday
night, October 5. Degree work
will be conferred gt the meet
ing. Any member planning to
attend the meeting is requested
to contact Mrs. Marina Crum
mey.
Eden ton Aces Win Fourth Game
In Row By Defeating Stubborn
Williamston Green Wave 26-0
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Edenton’s Aces won their
fourth consecutive game of the
season and their first Albemarle
Conference Contest Friday night
when they easily defeated WH
liamston High School on the
Williamston football field by a
score of 26-0. While the Aces'
were held scoreless by a stub
born Green Wave during the
first and third quarters, they
exp’Joded in the second and i
fourth periods to score two
touchdowns in each quarter.
Jerry Tolley played « sensa
tional game, providinf' thrills
on 17 and 14-yard jaunts endtoe
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
| Cart Pushers
Mrs. W. E. Bond, Sr., early
this week selected a group of
Hospital volunteers who will
push the hospitality cart at Cho
wan Hospital during October.
The group includes Mrs. J.
Clarence Leary, Sr., Mrs. Albert
Byrum. Mrs. Thomas Ward, Mrs.
W. E. Bond, Jr., and Mrs. A. B.
Harless, Sr.
Quarterly Conference
At Evans Church
A quarterly conference will be
held at the Evans Methodist
Church Sunday afternoon, Oc
tober 4, at 2:30 o’clock. The
Rev. R. L.. Jerome, district su
perintendent, will preside and
all members of the church are
urged to be present.
The usual service at 9:30 A. M.
will be suspended due to the
conference.
Young Churchmen Os St. Paul’s
Church Sponsor Fashion Show
The “All American Look” in
fashions will be highlighted in
a fashion show to be presented
on' Wednesday, October 14, at
St. Paul’s Parish House.
Sponsored by the Young
Churchmen with the cooperation
of Sears, Roebuck and Com
pany’s local catalog sales Office,
the show will feature bo.h live
models and colorful Slide presen
tations of the new fall look in
fashions for teen-agers.
Commentator for the show
will be Mrs. Nancy Carson, local
fashion commentator for radio
station WCDJ, with Milly Price,
Sara Relfe Smith, Kathryn Wo
zelka, Linda Garrett, Joan Gar
rett, Cynthia Spencer, Jimmie
Hiram Mayo Speaker At Lions
Club Meeting Monday Night
Hiram J. Mayo, principal of
the John A. Holmes High School,
spoke to the Edenton Lions Club
at its regular Monday night
meeting on September 28. West
Leary had charge of the pro
gram. Mr. Mayo was introduced
to the group by John A. Holmes,
superintendent of Edenton Ciiy
Schools.
The speaker covered the sub
ject of high school education in
five points. First, he pointed out
a school must have a good fac
ulty. Mayo stressed that he was
pleased with the faculty he had
found at the Edenton school. He
pointed out that to fill vacan
total of 338 yards on the ground.
Lloyd Lassiter at quarterback
also played {mother steady
game.
While the onslaught of the
Edenton ball carriers gradually
wore down the Williamston de
! sense, the Aces’ forward wall
was again very stingy in yield
ing ground. The Green Wave
was held to 38 yards rushing,
with- Johnny Phillips, Minton
■Small, Wayne Baker, Johnny
Forehand, Jimmy White, Robert
Halsey. Charles CuthreU and j
Fred Britton playing important |
roles. Dixon and Hopkins also,
tdid their share as line backers.)
Britton wgs a thorn in the sidei
of the Green Wave as he broke >
up and intercepted what’ ap
peared to be. dan^erous^passes.
also showed up well near the
i els and Paradise 'looked best. I
.Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 1,1959.
CubS Roundup
Is Sell lied To Be
Held l If itober 6
(A M I
Feature of Occasion 1
Will Be Weiner Roast
Back of Local Arm
ory at 6 P. M.
The local Cub Scout Pack No. |
159 will hold its annual Cub
Scout roundup Tuesday night, |
October 6, at 6 o’clock behind j
the National Guard armo:y.
This meeting will be in the
j form of a weiner roast. All
i boys who are eight years old or 1
who are nearing their eighth
birthday and who are interested
in Cub Scouting are cordially in
vited and urged to attend this
1 gala affair with their parents
as guests of the Pack.
Survey 'cards have been mail-'
ed this week to all prospective
Cub Scouts in this a?e group.
“Come on yo’all, get behind Mom
and Dad and let’s make this
roundup a huge success” say
Cub Scout leaders.
All members of Cub Pack 159
are requested to wear their uni
forms to school during Roundup
Week.
Johnston and Frank Williams
serving as models for the new
garments to be displayed.
“Good appearance is easy to
come by, need not be expensive
and is an investment in poise
and well-being,” says Kay Sil
ver, fashion and merchandise
editor of “Mademoiselle” Maga
zine. And the Young Church
men of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church All American Look
Fashion Show lhas been especial
ly designed to point up these
imDOrtant fashion ideas.
Some of the garments to be
modeled are currently on dis
play in the American exhibit at
the Moscow Trade Fair, Miss
Milly Price, chairman of the
show said.
| cies recruiting had to be done
|at colleges ahd elsewhere, and
teachers had to be sold on the
town and the school.
Secondly, a school must have
an adeauate curriculum for
those students who plan to at
tend college and for those who
enter the labor market, go to
trade schools or military service.
The curriculum must challenge
gifted students and be beneficial
to the less gifted.
The thirc| point mentioned by
the speaker was discipline. He
pointed out that students must
know school regulations and the
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
Clifton Lee Jordan
Claimed Delinquent
By Draft Board
William S. Elliott, Sr., chair
man 6f Local Board No. 21, an
nounces that Clifton Lee Jor
dan has been declared a delin
quent by the local Board. Se
lective Service regulations pro
vide that delinquents shall be
ordered to report for induction
ahead of other registrants, and
that a delinquent who fails to
respond shall be reported to the
United States Attorney for crim
inal action.
Anyone having any knowledge
concerning Clifton Lee Jordan
!"is requested to contact the Local
Board office.
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20 Years Ago
As Found h the Files of
I The Chowan Herald
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At « special meeting of Town
Ckemyil plans and specifications
for the new Norfolk Southern
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Fashion Show Winners
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Pictured above ara winners in the annual Chowan County Hoime
Demonstration Club fashion show.- Left to right, Mrs. Bnsioe
Perry, Advance Club, street dress; Mrs. McCoy Spivey, Wards
Club, wool dress; Mrs. Conroy Perry, Wards Club, lace dress.
Plans Progressing
For 25 th Reunion
Os '34 Aces’ Team
School Sends Letters
Os Invitation to En
tire Group to Be Spe-i
cial Guests October 9
Plans are gradually progress
ing to observe the 25th anni
versary reunion of the 1934
Edenton High School football j
team which won the first state
football championship for Eden
ton.
This week letters were sent to
all who were connected with the
team and while it is an impossi
bility to expect all to return
for the celebration, it is hoped
many will be here.
While only 12 regular players;
were used in conference play the
entire season, there were 23 con
nected with the squad, of which {
Henry House was coach. Os the I
group, two are deceased, Clyde
Lee Cates and Dick Goodwin,
trainer. Os the remainder, only
seven are in Edenton. These
included Carroll Boyce, John
Byrum, Frank Holmes, manager,
Continued on Page 2—Section I
DAR Appreciative
For Cooperation In
Constitution Week
The Edenton Tea Party Chap
ter, DAR, Mrs. N. K. Rowell,
chairman, wishes to express its;
thanks and appreciation, through
the columns of The Chowan i
Herald, to the general public for]
its help and cooperation in the!
observance of Constitution Week.!
Special thanks are extended to I
the merchants, the town and I
county officials, the Taylor!
Theatre, radio station WCDJ ,
churches, schools and service or
ganizations for their generous as
sistance which made the observ
ance of Constitution Week a
success in Edenton and the coun
ty.
LIONS MEET MONDAY -
Edenton Lions Club will meet
Monday night, October 5, at 7
o’clock. T. B. Williford, presi
dent, is very anxious to have
a 100 per cent meeting.
Annual Lions White Cane Drive
Is Now In Progress In Edenton
More than 14,000 Lions o
North Carolina are ready an
set to launch the annual Whit
Cane -Drive for the North Caro
lina State Association for th'
Blind. "
When the first Lions Clubs be
gan work for the blind 37 year
ago, they soon discovered tha‘
there was no organized work anc
very few services were being
rendered. After some years -of
conscientious labor, the Lions de
cided something more must be
done if the blind citizens were
to have their rightful opportuni
ties to live and work as other
-people.
In 1934, North Carolina Lions,
along with other civic leaders,
met in Statesville to organize the
i North Carofctm State Assoc*-
John [.Shackelford
Begins Practice Os
Law In Edenton
Given Oath of Office
Thursday; Located In
Peoples Bank & Trust
Company Building
Edenton now has another at
torney in the person of John E.
Shackelford, who opened his law
office on the second floor of the
j Peoples Bank & Trust Company
in the office formerly used by
j Attorney Marvin Wilson,
j Mr. Shackelford is a native of
Andigo, Wisconsin. He is a
graduate of the University of
Wisconsin, where 'he received a
B.S. degree in civil engineering.
] He worked in Chicago about six
months as a consulting engineer,
after Which he entered the U. S.
Army. He served two years in
the army, most of which he was
stationed in Panama. After his
discharge from the army he
again worked about six months
in Chicago, after which he en
rolled in the University of North
Carolina and graduated from the
1 University Law School in Janu
' ary of this year. He received
, his license to practice law Thurs
j day of last week. Judge Chester
] Morris administered the oath of
| office in Elizabeth City.
Mr. Shackelford is married to
j the former Miss Mary Darden
I Brewer of Rocky Mount. They
I have a six-months-Old daughter.
1 Mary Darden Shackelford and
live on West Eden Street.
Red Men Change
Hour Os Meeting
I Effective next Monday night.
October 5, Chowan Tribe of Red
Men will meet each Monday
night at 7:30 o’clock instead of
8 o’clock. Clyde Hollowell, sa
chem of the tribe, urges a full
attendance.
ion for the Blind. The first
toal of the association was to
vork for the creation of a state
-.upported agency that wou’d de
rate full time to work for the
dind. Such an agency was cre
ited by legislative enactment in
March of 1935 and the North
Carolina State Commission for
■he Blind began to function in 1
July, 1935.
The association has continued
to save the 'blind on a state
wide basis for over 25 years.
Bach year through the loyalty
and support of Lions, it has ex
panded its services and rendered
aid to thousands Os blind and
visually handicapped persons. In
1959 over 30,000 blind and visu
ally handicapped persons were
Aces Preparing To
PlayScotlamlNeck
In Conference Tilt
With Four Victories,
Local Boys Will Try
To Maintan Perfect
Record
With three non - conference
games and one Albemarle Con
ference victory under their belts,
Edenton’s Aces are scheduled to
invade Scotland Neck Friday
night for their second conference
contest.
While the Aces had 1 ttle dif
ficulty in turning back Williams
ton’s Green Wave last Friday
night, Coach Bill Billings was
somewhat concerned about the
calibre of p'.ay on the part of his
boys. He detected many mis
takes during the game and is
this week drilling the Aces for
Friday night’s battle. On paper
the Aces are favored, but Coach
j Billings realizes that paper cal
| culations do not always prove
true.
Scotland Neck’s record thus
far is not so very impressive,
but it is reported that they are
Continued on Page 2—Section i
Fire Prevention Week Will Be
Observed In Edenton Oct. 4-10
Fire Prevention Week will be:
observed throughout North Ca
rolina the week of October 4-10.
Governor Luther Hodges has is- 1
sued a proclamation to this es-1
feet, and had this to say:
“In an effort to call the pub
lic’s attention to the ever pres- j
ent need for more effective i
means of combatting tragic losses
of life and property as a result
of fire, North Carolina will join
the nation in the observance of;
Fire Prevention Week, October j
4-10.
“Experience has shown that
only through community action,:
endorsed and supported by in- j
dividual citizens, can we develop!
Dr. Murray Kantor Os Suffolk
Speaker At Rotary Ladies’ Night
Edenton Rotarians were hosts,
to their Rotary Annes and white \
school teachers of Chowan Coun- -
ty at a dinner meeting held in ]
the Masonic Temple Thursday I
night. The principal speaker fori
the occasion was Dr. Murray
Kantor of Suffolk.
President Jimmy Earnhardt:
acted as master of ceremonies,
calling upon J. L. Ohestnutt for!
the invocation and C. W. Over
man led in singing three Rotary
songs. Mr. Earnhardt extended
a warm welcome to the Rotary
Annes and school teachers, call
ing upon each Rotarian to intro
duce himself and his Rotary
Anne. Superintendent W. J.
Taylor introduced teachers in '
the county administrative unit.
Principal Hiram Mayo intro- j
duced teachers in the John A.
Holmes High School and Princi
pal Ernest Swain introduced
teachers in the Elementary
School.
Mrs. Jerome Senn sang two
solos accompanied by Mrs. John
Three Young Men
Enter Armed Forces
The Department of Defense
has requested the Selective Ser
vice System to furnish the Arm
ed Forces with 7,000 men during
tihe month of September and
9,000 men during the month of
October.
William S. Elliott, Sr., chair
man of Chowan County Local |
Board No. 21 reports this coun
ty was not requested to furnish
any of these men. However,;
there were three volunteers for
September and two volunteers
for October through the • Local j
Board. Volunteers forwarded
during September were Alberti
Ray Rogerson, Charles Thomas
Griffin, Jr., and Cotter Bright
White, Jr.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this. (Thursday) afternoon'
at 1 o’clock in the Parish House.,
John A. Holmes is scheduled to j
present a program and Presi-;
dent Jimmy Earnhardt urges |
every Rcfarian to be present. J
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolina
Meeting Is Called
To Consider Rural
Fire Protection
[ New Attorney 1
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JOHN E. SHACKELFORD
A new attorney located in
Edentoi Thursday of last week
when John E. Shackelford open
ed a law off ce on the second
floor of the Peoples Bank &
Tiust Co. Mr. Shackelford will
occupy the office formerly used
by Marvin Wilson.
! a fire prevention program suffi-
ciently effective to meet the
I threat that annually results in
I the loss of thousands of lives and
l millions of dollars worth of
i property.
i “The President of the United
; States, recognizing the serious- j
i ness of this problem, has called
upon state and local govern
ments, Red Cross chapters,
1 Chambers of Commerce, business,
; labor and farm organizations,
| schools, civic groups and public
! information agencies to partici
pate actively in Fire Prevention
| Wfcek and in related activities
j throughout the year.
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i Ross. !
j Dr. Kantor was introduced by
■ Bill Cozart. The speaker used
' as his topic “The Other 3 R’s,” I
j which he listed as Rotary relig- ■
j ion and the art of human rela
tions. He referred to these as
| the basic elements of tomorrow’s j
I world. “If there is to be world
peace,” he said, “it will be be
cause of Rotary—service above
1 self.
He was high in praise of
school teachers, referring to them j
as sculptors of humankind and i
the backbone and foundation of;
the nation.
Referring to the boast of Rus- j
sia, Dr. Kantor said “Russia will
j never surpass the United States ]
I in education, for as long as we
I are dedicated to a philosophy of
God we will never be surpassed j
by any other nation.” He said ■
* the world’s bewilderment and
chaotic condition has been
brought about because mankind j
| lives in a spiritual kindergarten
. 1 Continued on Page 3—Section 1 !
212 State Fair Tickets Received
For Students For School Days
School days at North Carolina
State Fair will be bigger than
ever, attendance wise, if the tic
ket requests of county and city
, unit superintendents are any in
j dication.
Free admission tickets to the
j Fair totaling over 325,000 have
1 ' been mailed to the some 150 ad
ministration units within the
1 past few days, according to Dr.
|j J. S. Dorton, manager of the
state’s biggest show which opens
' ] its 92nd annual exposition Tues
' i day, October 13. Requests for
' | some units are yet to be receiv
j ed.
| School tickets totalling over
212 have been mailed to the city
i' and county superintendents of
Chowan County, to be (ready for
, j distribution to the students and
. teachers early in October.
i! The 1959 Fair win have sev
ieral especial attractions lor the
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP ,
AND CHECK \
All Interested Are Re
quested to Meet at
Chowan High School
Oct. 5 at 8 P. M.
Announcement was made early
this week that a county-w de
meeting of all peonie interested
in rural fire protection will be
held in the Chowan High School
auditorium. This meeting will
be held Monday night, October
5, at 8 o’clock.
It is pointed out that this
meet : ng will be of great import
ance and that a representation
from the State Fire Marshal's of
fice, together with W. J. Yates,
Edenton’s Fire Chief, will be on
hand to answer any questions
concerning the requirements cf
organizing a rural fire district.
A considerable amount of in
terest has been shown through
out the countv concerning or
ganization of rural fire depart
ments, so that it is honed many
rural citizens will attend the
meeting.
Fire Chief Yates, Everett
White and W. D. Garris, secre
tary of the Center Hill-Cross
Roads district, are espec ally
anxious to have everybody who
is interested in rural fire pro
tection present and take part in
the discussion.
Red Men Form
New First District
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hol’owell
and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harrell
attended a Red Men and Poca
hontas meeting in Washing'on,
N. C., Sunday called for the pur
pose of reorganizing the First
District. At present the First
District includes tribes and coun
cils east of Chowan River, but
under the new organization, au
thorized at the meeting of the
Great Council in May, the First
District will include both or
ganizations east of U. S. High
way 1.
Edenton was signally honored
at the organizational meeting by
having two officers elected for
the District. Leroy Harre’l was
elected secretary and Mrs. Clyde
Hollowell was elected treasurer.
Charlie Johnson of Rocky Mount
was elected president.
The new district is scheduled
to have a meeting in Greenville
early in November.
f civic calendar!
A county-wide meeting will bo
held in the Chowan High School
auditorium Monday night. Octo
ber 5, at 8 o'clock to discuss
rural fire protection.
John A. Holmes High School
will observe 25th anniversary of
the 1934 slate championship foot
ball team Friday, October 9.
Cub Scout Pack No. 159 w ; l!
hold its annual Cub Scout
roundup Tuesday night, October
6, at 6 o'clock behind the Eden
ton armory.
Continued on Page 7—Section l
school folks. The 50th Anniver
sary Celebration of 4-H. which
was founded in Ahoskie in 1909.
will be one of the major events
in which thousands of students
will participate.
The high school Science Fair
with twenty exhibits joins a
similar number of engineering
exhibits from State College and
a group of display by Federal
institutions and the Armed Ser
vices in presenting this year’s
edition of Science Education in
Action. These exhibits are
among the most popular with
Fair visitors.
Homemaking, clothing, cook
ing, the Arts, the Junior Dairy
and Swine shows and many oth
er of the v 2 departments of the
fair will feature fine exhibits,
displays and livestock of the
4-H’ers, Future Farming and the
Future Homemakers from ev
ery community of the state, >
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