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Chowan County 1- air Scheduled To Be Held Next Week
Six Are Elected As
New Directors For
Edenton’s C. of C.
Plans Are Now In
Making For Annual
Meeting and Mem
bership Drive
Six new directors of the
Chamber of Commerce hive
been elected by the membership
to serve until October, 1961, it is
announced by Elections Commit
tee Chairman Gilliam Wood.
Elected were Richard S. At
kinson, Jr., vice president, Eden
ton Branch, Peoples Bank &
Trust Co.; R. Elton Forehand,
insurance and real estate agent;
W. Herbert Hollowell, Jr., presi
dent, Hollowell’s, Inc.; J. Clar
ence Leary, Sr., manager, Leary
Bros. Storage Co.; William S.
Privott, attorney, and Ernest J.
Ward, Jr., Edenton Town Clerk.
The directors-elect will assume
office immediately.
Directors continuing on the
board for another year are John
W. Graham, attorney and presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce; Dr. Richard Hardin,
physician; W. P. Jones, presi
dent, Spedic Food Products, Inc.f
and Chamber of Commerce vice
president; P. S. McMullan, presi
dent, Edenton Cotton Mills; Ed
Parker, partner, Hughes-Farker
Hardware Co., and J. P. Partin,
president, Edenton Furniture Co.
Others serving on the Cham
ber’s governing board as repre
sentatives of local organizations
are Mayor John A. Mitchener;
W. E. Bond, chairman, Chowan
Commissioners; Thomarf
C. Byrum. Jr., chairman, Elec
tric & Water Board, and W. W.
Bvrum, Jr., president, Jdfliqr
Chamber of Commerce.
President Graham announced
that a joint meeting of the in
cumbent directors and directors
elect will be held next week to
elect officers for the coming
year. He said that plans are
also under way for the Cham
ber’s annual meeting and mem
bership drive, the latter under
jtthe direction of Jesse Harrell.
In addition to Wood the elec
tions committee included Scott
Harrell, Shelton Moore. George
Twiddy and Dr. Richard Hardin.
Mavo Sneaker At
Meeting Os Rotary
Hiram Mayo, principal of the
John A. Holmes High School,
was the principal speaker at last
week’s Rotary meeting. Mr.
Mayo reiterated his remarks that
he was happy to be in Edenton
and was highly complimentary
of Superintendent John Holmes,
the school faculty and the local
school plant. >
Mr. Mayo pointed out a num
ber of requirements which go to
makei a good school, and ex
pressed the belief that the Eden
ton school can and will make
improvements even though it
has for a long time had a splen
\ did reputation.
Aces Prepare To Tackle Arch
Rivals, Elizabeth City Yellow
Jackets, On Hicks Field Friday
Edenton’s Aces ace ttjis- week
practicing very hard wife their
sights set for meeting their arch
rival, the Elizabeth City Yellow
Jackets, Friday night. This
year’s gaime will be played on
Hicks Field, beginning at 8
o’clock, and wife favorable
weather should attract the larg
est crowd of fee segabik
On paper the Yellow Jackets
will enter fee game as fee un
derdog.. They do not have an
impressive record thus far. lwv
THEICHOWAN HERALD
[ Coffee Hour ]
In observance of National
Business and Prof:ssonal Wo
men's Club Week, a coffee hour
will be observed at the Pene’cpe
Barker homes Sunday afternoon,
October 11, from 4 to 5:30
o'clock.
Invitations have been extend
ed to the business and profes
sional women of Edenton and
.community, so a goodly numbe
are expected to turn out for
the occasion.
Mrs. Alice Twiddy is president
of the Edeiiton Club and Mrs.
Anne Jenkins is chairman of the
hospitality committee.
Plans Shaping Up
For Fashion Show
Plans for the “All America
Look” fashion show the shaping
up, according to Miss Milly
Price, chairman. Anyone inter
ested in purchasing a ticket
should see Miss Linda Garrett
or any member of the Young
Churchmen of St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church, who are working
hard to give a good show.
The attractive teenage fash
ions will be furnished by Sears
Roebuck Company’s local cata
log sales office. The clothes be
ing modeled can be purchased
from the Young Churchmen after
the fashion show or from the
local store.
Mrs. Nancy Carson, radio per
sonality, will M. C. the event,
which will be held at 8 P. M. on
Wednesday night, October 14, at
St. Paul’s Parish House.
New Classrooms Are
Under Construction
W. J. Taylor, superintendent
of the Chowan County School
Administrative Unit, informed
the County Commissioners Mon
day that four new classrooms at
White Oak Consolidated School
are now under construction.
Mr. Taylor also pointed out
that according to state law there
must be electrical inspections
made at schools twice a year
at least 90 days apart.
Edenton Girl Scouts Reorganize
For Year With Four Troops
The Edenton Girl Scouts have
reorganized for the year 1959-60
with four active troops meeting
at the present time and the
possibility of a fifth troop be
ing organized.
There are two - Brownie troops.
The third graders meet in room
3 at the Elementary School on
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 under
the leadership of Mrs. W. F. Mil
ler and Mrs. Clarence Britton.
The fourth grade, “fly-up” troop
: lace-Rose HHI 26-0, Williamston
• 26-0 and Scotland Neck 47-0.
i Edenton’s and Elizabeth City’s
r gridiron rivalry dates back to
! 1926, during which time 31 '
1 ’ games have been played, of which ;
1 fee Aces have won only five,
t in 1834, 1935,' 1937, ,1948 and
1949, so it is 10 years since fee
Aces tasted victory over their
! ancient foe. However, on a
' number of occasions Edenton en
-1 tered the game decidedly the
' favorite, but chme out the loser,
so that Coaches Billings and
1 Hardison are discounting fee pa
■s and warning
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their games thus
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 8, 1959.
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NOT HIS DAY —Robert .Burns, 39, was seriously injured when his motor scooter overturned »
on the Bayshore Freeway, San Francisco, Calif. Adding insult to injuries, the bottom dropped .
’ nut of the stretcher as police carried him from the scene,
Homecoming Friday,
Oct. 30, At Edenton
Colored High School
Homecoming will be observed
at Edenton Colored High School
Friday October 30. Many activi
ties have been planned for this
gala day. The theme for this
occasion is “Opportunity For
All”. There will be a big pa
rade at 12 o’clock noon with
eight bands. In addition, there
will be many beautiful floats.
The game is to be played be
tween the Edenton Hornets and
the Jacksonville Bulldogs of
Jacksonville, N. C.
Pre-game and half-time enter
tainment will be furnished by
visiting .bands. “Miss Edenton
‘High” and “Alumni Queen” will
also be crowned at half-time.
The committee has made plans
to make this a memorable day.
Members of the committee are
T. I. Sharpe, chairman, Mrs.
Darden, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Hunt
er, Mr. Satterfield, Miss Porter,
Mr. Gray and Mrs. Coston.
Visiting Preacher At
Rocky Hock Sunday
The Rev. Thurman W. Allred
of New London, N. C., will
preach at both the 11 o’clock
and 8 o’clock worship services
at Rocky Hock Baptist Church
next Sunday, October 11. The
public is invited to hear him.
meets on Tuesday afternoon at
3:30 at the Barker House under
the leadership of Mrs. H. J.
Cuthrell and Mrs. William H.
Easterling.
Girl Scout Troop No. 2 (the
fifth grade group) under the
leadership of Mrs. Frank Holmes
and Mrs. C. Delmas Sawyer meet
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 at
the Episcopal Parish House.
Troop No. 8, the sixth graders,
under the leadership of Mrs.
Carroll Boyce and Mrs. Gus
Spruill, meet at the Episcopal
Parish House on Thursday af
ternoon at 3:30.
Response to the Girl Scouts
from .both girls and leaders has
been most enthusiastic and any
girls still interested in joining
may do so by contacting any of
the above leaders, or Mrs. John
W. Graham at 3338.
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Annual Chowan County Fair
will bo hold at tho American
Legion grounds the week of Oc
tober 12-17.
John A. Holmes High School
will observe 25th anniversary of
the 1934 state championship foot
ball team Friday, October 9.
Edenton Woman's Club will
hold a thrift Mle Saturday, Oc
tober 10. beginning at 10 A. M..
in the building formerly used by
Kay k Agnaa Flower Shop.
Young Churchmen of St Paul's
Episcopal Church prill-stage an
Tax Books For ’59
Given To Sheriff
Goodwin Monday
Discount of V 2 of 1%
Allowed In October;
Penalties Will Begin
February 1
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday
morning authorized Mis. Maurice
Bunch, Register of Deeds, to turn
over the 1959 tax books to Sher
iff Earl Goodwin. Sheriff Good
win is now ready to receive
payments of 1959 taxes, and re
minds taxpayers that during Oc
tober a'discount of % of 1%
will be allowed and that from;
November 1 until February the 1
tax will be at face value. At-1
ter February 1 a penalty will
be added to unpaid 1959 taxes.
The total tax levy is $220,-
004.60, batied on a total property
valuation of $20,707,060.
The total tax levy is made
up as follows:
First Township Valuation,
$13,769,212;
$3,025.14; dog tax, $592; penal
ties, $218.35, total, $143,684.79.
Second Township Valuation,
$3,302,250; polls, $658; fire, $2,-
311.90; dog tax', $201; penalties,
$85.30; total, $36,280.92.
Third Township Valuation,
$2,369,435; polls, $488; fire, sl,-
655.44; dog tax, $182; penalties,
$40.32; total, $26,012.03.
Fourth Township Valuation,
$1,271,153; polls, $258; fire,
$890.07; dog tax, $136; penalties,
$29.73; total, $14,026.86.
COUNCIL MEETING
Edenton’s Town Council will
meet Tuesday night, October 13,
at 8 o’clock
Edenton Aces Outclass Scotland
Neck In 7-Touchdown Parade
In a touchdown parade Friday
night on the Scotland Neck
gridiron, Edenton’s Aces out
played the Scots in every depart
ment of the game to win easily
by a score of 47 to 0. With
practically every boy on the
squad seeing action, the Aces
chalked up seven touchdowns
and made five of the extra
points. Besides, two other touch-i
downs were called back, one
easily a miscue by the referee.
Richard Dixon snagged a Scot
land Neck pass and raced 43
yards to reach pay dirt. Dixon
ran down the sidelines about a
yard' inside all the way, but the
referee ruled that he went out of
bounds on the 9, in which he
grossly erred. Dixon straight
armed a Scotland Neck tackier, 1
but ha was easily inside the
playing field, which was very
evident by many of the spec
tators.
Jerry Tolley had a field day,
scoring three of the Aces’ seven
touchdowns. Bubba Hopkins.
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N« h 1960 Fords
On Display Today
The Albemarle Motor Com
pany will display the new 1960
Ford cars at their showroom on
West Hicks Stieet today (Thurs
day), Friday and Saturday. Fori
the showing door .prizes will be
awarded and refreshments scrv-!
ed, and it is expected m-iny|
i will visit the showroom for the
showing. As a special feature
of the new Fords, family night
will be observed Thursday night,
when the showroom will be open!
] until 9 o’clock. *
Bruce Jones, manager, is very]
enthusiastic about the new line'
!of Fords and extends a cordial
invitation to the public to at
tend. He says the new cars;
are beautiful from any point of ]
view and worth more from every
point of value.
Petition Asks For
Road Improvement
A petition was presented to
the County Commissioners Mon
day requesting the State High
way Commission to imorove a
road in the Fourth Township
and to keep it usable 'for school j
bus and other local traffic. The
road runs from the back . read
to the old Edenton Naval Au-!
xiliary Air Stat on to near the
Albemarle Sound shore. It is
known as the Sandy Point road
and is approximately eight
tenths of a mile long.
The Commissioners will for
ward the petition to the High
way Commission.
with his usual line charging,
made one, as did Leroy Spivey,
Billy Dail and Freddie Ferguson.
However, Hopkins tore loose for
28 yards to score but the play
was nullified by an Edenton
penalty.
Edenton’s touchdowns were
featured by long runs, one of
which was a play Edenton fans
! have been waiting to see. It
was made by Leroy Spivey, fast
est man on the team, who evad
ed what looked like a trap, but
worked his way out and with
three tacklers on his heels, he
gradually outdistanced them, cov
ering 85 yards on the play. Tol
ley, too, made runs of 63 and 73
yards, while Milly ©ail covered
46 yards on his touchdown.
1 Aside from scoring almost at
will, the Edenton defense was
again stingy in yielding yard
age, so that the Scots resorted to
the air. They threw 22 passes,
with seven of them being inter
cepted, eight broken up and
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New Highway Shop
Is Given Approval
By Commissioners
1.45 Acres of Land
Leased Near County
Home to Centralize
Road Work
Chowan County Commission- j
ers at their meeting Monday
approved plans for the State
Highway Commission to con
struct . a central highway shop
on county property along the
Center Hill road leading off:
from Route 32 near the county ]
home.
The Commissioners will exe
cute a lease for 1.45 acres for
the new shops, which will elimi
nate the shop on North Gran- I
vdle Street and near Ryland.
The centralization of the high- i
way work in the county will fa
cilitate the Highway Commis
sion’s activities in the county.
Eugene Jordan Is
Elected President
Os F arm Bureau
At the recent annual meeting
and fish fry of the Chowan
County Farm Bureau, Eugene
Jordan of the Ryland section
was elected president, succeed- 1
ing Benbury Wood.
Others elected were fi. M.
Hollowell, vice president, and L.
T. Copeland, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Wood automatically be
comes a director, and other di
rectors elected include Wallace
I Goodwin, Sr., Marvin L. Evans,
W. C. Bunch and R. C. Ward
l for one-year terms. For two
year terms the following were
elected: Dallas Jethro, Jr.. Bris- 1
toe Perry, Thomas tO. Asbcll and
N. D. Chappell.
Thrift Sale Will
Be Held Friday
Edenton Woman’s Club will
hold a thrift sale Saturday, Oc
tober 10, beginning at 10 A. M.
The sole will be held in the
building formerly occupied by
the Kay and Agnes Flower Shop,
with men’s, women’s and chil
dren’s used clothing offered for
sale.
Commissioners Strike Snag In
Proposed $60,000 Bond Issue
Chowan County Commissioners
| struck a snag last week when
they were informed by Reed,
| Hoyt, Washburn & McCarthy,
| New York bond brokers, that a
| proposed bond issue will have
to be decided by a referendum
! of the voters of the county.
Up until that time the Com
missioners were under the im
pression that it would not be
necessary for a referendum to
sell bonds for school improve
ments, a new jail and possibly
a county office building.
The Commissioners in July is
sued a bond order authorizing
the issuance of $60,000 for school
improvements and were some
what puzzled when they were
informed that a referendum will
be necessary to sell the bonds.
In the meantime four addi
tional classrooms have been
constructed at the Edenton Col
ored Elementary School and con
struction of four more rooms at
20 Years Ago 1
As Found in the Files of
Tho Chowan Herald
U r 1
Due to necessary repairs. Sher
iff J. A, Bunch moved his of
fice temporarily to a vacant
store room in Hotel Joseph
Hewes, offered by G. H. Hard
ing.
W. E. White filed suit in Su
perior Court against Hemly
Chappell and the Norfolk South
ern Bus Corporation for $15,000
damages as fee remit of the
death of hie sen. who was kill
ed as he ran across fee highway
$2.50 Per Year In North Carolinf
This Year’s Event
Is Hoped To Eclipse
All Previous Fairs
{ Going! Going!
Chowan County Commission
ers at their meeting Monday de
clared the county home property
on Route 32 to be surplus prop
erty to the needs of the county.
Subsequently, they ordered Wil
liam S. Pnvott, county attorney,
to advertise the property for
sale.
There are approximately 100
ecies of land in the tract, to
gether wi*h a number of build
ings. Afcou* six acres of the
land is cleared.
The properly will be sold at
public auction Saturday, Novem
ber 14, at 12 o'clock noon at the
Court Mouse door.
Os course, the Commissioners
reserve the right to accept or re
ject any or all bids.
Reunion Os ’34
Aces Scheduled
For Friday Night
Though Coach Bill Billings
has not heard from all members
of the 1934 Edenton state cham
pionship football team, he ex
pects the majority of them, to
gether with Coach Henry House,
to be on hand Friday night for
the observance of the 25th an
niversary of the first state foot
ball championship won by an
Edenton team. At present there
is a possibility of about 15 of the
boys being on hand for the cele
bration.
The boys will be guests of the
John A. Holmes High School and
will get together for a steak din
ner at the Edenton Restaurant
a1 6 o’clock Friday night. At
half time 4t the Edenton-Eliza
beth City football game on Hicks
Field they will be introduced to
the spectators in a 20-minute
half time program which will
also include entertainment by
the Edenton and Elizabeth City
bands.
Many football fans are look
ing forward to meeting the 1934
championship boys.
White Oak Consolidated School
has begun.
The cost of these eight rooms
is estimated to cost somewhat
over SBO,OOO. Os this amount
approximately $20,000 was bor
rowed from the State Literary
Fund to apply to the Edenton
classrooms, leaving $60,000 for
which the bonds were intended.
Faced with this situation, the
Commissioners on Monday au
thorized Chairman W. E. Bond
to borrow up to $40,000 from the
local bank to take care of school
requirements as they come due.
Plans Made At Meeting Monday
Night To Form Fire Department
In The Cross Roads Community
J
Apprximately 100 people met
in the Chowan High School au-1
ditorium Monday night where aj
meeting was held to consider the;
organization of a rural fire dis
trict.
Present for the meeting was
I Sherman Pickard, a representa
tive of the State Insurance De- 1
| partment, who was introduced i
by Everett White. Mr. Pickard j
is director of fire service train-1
ing for the state and was invited j
Ito attend the meeting by Fire
Uhief W. J. Yates of fee Edenton
Fire Department.
William Privott, county attor
ney, was also present to answer
any legal questions concerning
organization of a rural fire de
portment
Mr. Pickard pointed out the
following:
Each department roust hart »'
FIGHT CANCER |
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK J
Robert Marsh, Presi
dent, Names Mem
> bers of Various Com
mittees
' Plana are rapidly nearing com
i pletion for the annual Chowan
'County Fair, scheduled to be
held next week, October 12-17,
' at the American Legion grounds
on the Windsor highway.
Officers for this year’s fair are:
1 President, Robert S. Marsh; vice
president, W. A. (B.ll) Perry;
manager, W. E. Mills, and secre
! tary and treasurer, R. E. Leaiy.
Mr. Marsh announces the fol
t lowing committees for this gear’s
■ event:
! Building and Grounds—W. J.
Yatea, Woodrow Slade, Ray
! Boyce and Clarence White.
Entry Committee—W. E. Mills,
Harry Venters, C. W. Overman,
Mrs. Jean Smith O’Neal, Mrs.
J. L. Chestnutt, Mrs. Ruth Stok
ley, Mrs. Willie Saunders, Mrs.
Frank V. White, Sr.. Mrs. W. W.
Byrum, Sr, Mrs. Joe Thorud,
Mrs. Frank Ward, Mrs. Mary
Belle Perry, Mrs. David White,
Mrs. W. W. Porter, Mrs. Sam
Ross, Mrs. Paul Holoman, Mia.
W. J. Yates, Mrs. Eddie Nixon,
Mrs. Louise Harrell and Mrs.
R. B. Leary.
Horticulture—C. W. Overman.
Field Crops—C. W. Overman
and Harry Venters.
Educational Booths—Robert S.
Marsh, Hairy Venters, E. S.
White, Miss Pauline Calloway,
J. C. Sawyer and Fletcher Lassi
ter.
Shows and Concessions—W. E.
Mills, Earl White, W. A. Perry,
David White, E. J. Hobbs, Char-
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
New *6O Chevrolet
Draws Big Crowd
On Opening Day
N. J. George, manager of the
George Chevrolet Company, was
very much pleased to have so
many people witness the new
1960 Chevrolet which was placed
li] on display in the showroom Fri
day of last week. He and other
personnel were kept delightful
fully busy showing and ex
plaining the advantages of the
new 1960 Chevrolet line of cars
which made a very favorable
impression on many who went
to see them.
While Mr. George is very en
thusiastic about all of the new
models, he is especially proud
of Chevrolet’s compact Ooi vair,
pointing out the air-cooled rear
engine, high gas mileage, com
fortable and economical in ev
ery respect.
Many have seen and admired
the new models, and Mr. George
■ will be delighted to show and
demonstrate the new line to any
who visit the showroom.
charter, this charter being signed
by at least three persons, there
after known as charter members
of fee organization.
He said each department must
form a corporation of its own.
This is for insurance purposes, so
that no one individual is liable.
Much discussion centered around
this point concerning liability
and the best type of insurance
for the group.- Mr. Pickard
suggested a blanket type that
would give protection to the en
tire group.
Concerning the tyoe of eauip
ment to purchase, Mr. Pickard
stressed fee point of having a
heavy chassis and power plant,
for as time went on other equip
ment would be added to fee
truck.
He placed much emphasi* on
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