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CHOWAN COUNTY
XXVI. —Number 43.
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Annual C. of C. Membership Drive Tuesday. October 27
W. P. Jones Elected
New President Os
Edenton’s C. Os C.
New Group of Offic
ers Chosen at Meet
ing of Board of Di
* rectors Thursday
William P. (Spec) Jones, presi
dent of Spedic Food Products,
Inc., has been elected president
of the Edenton Chamber of
Commerce for the coming year.
He was chosen by the Cham
ber’s 1960 board of directors at
their first meeting held at the
Edenton Restaurant Thursday
night. Mr. Jones succeeds John
W. Graham, who continues on
the board as a director and past
president.
Other officers elected for one
yeaf* terms are R. Elton Fore
hand, vice president; W. W. By
rum, Jr., secretary, and William
S. Privott, treasurer. Harry
Smith, Jr., was re-elected execu
tive vice president.
i Jones, who was vice president
and chairman of the Industrial
Committee, has been a director
of • the Chamber since its reor
ganization in 1957. He is also a
director of the Edenton Develop
ment Corporation, tax supervisor
of Chowan County and member
of other civic organizations.
Forehand, who succeeds Jones,
heads the R. Elton Forehand In
surance & Realty Agency, is
active in the Jaycees and other
civic and church groups.
Byrum succeeds N. J. George
as secretary, is also president of
the Junior Chamber of Com,-
merce, vice president of W. J.
Berryman Insurance, Inc., and
Albemarle Peanut & Storage
Company.
Privbtt succeeds George S.
Twiddy as treasurer, is attorney
for the Town of Edenton and
Chowan County and a director of
the Development Corporation.
Smith has been manager of
f the Chamber and assistant secre
tary of the Development Cor
poration since coming here from
Connecticut in January, 1958.
Methodist Society
Will Serve Chicken
Salad Supper Oct. 29
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the Metho
dist Church will serve a chicken
salad supper Thursday, October
29. Plates will be delivered
from 5 to 6 o’clock.
Ariybody desiring a plate is re
quested to call Mrs. Cecil Fry at
3579 or Mrs. Joe Stone, phone
3174.
VFW MEETING
William H. Coffield, Jr. Post
No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will meet Tuesday night,
October 27, at 8 o’clock. Com
mander John Bass urges a full
attendance.
Big Rocky Mount Class AAAA
football Team Narrowly Gets
By Edentou Aces With 2-0 Score
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Edenton’s Aces did themselves
proud Friday night on Hicks
Field when thSy battled the big
Rocky Mount Class AAAA foot
ball team oh about even terms
uyth' the visitors very lucky to
get by with a slim 2-0 victory.
The . Aces were greatly out
weighed and the Rocky Mount
aaughness during the latter part
<jf the game which resulted In a
number of penalties for un
sportsmanlike conduct _and one
flayer was even yanked from
t»e>me for slugging.
I Edenton’s defense was again
Jutstanding, with 4he entire line
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Free Poison Ready
To Help Kill Rats
1,000 Pounds Prepared
By District Health
Department
D. G. Brown, sanitarian for
the District Health Department,
announces that continuation of
Chowan County’s rat control
project is again possible, after
1,000 pounds of poison has been
prepared by the Health De
partment, which is now avail
able free to Chowan County
residents.
This project is sponsored by I
the Chowan County Commission
ers in cooperation with state and
local Health Departments. The
poison can be secured at either
Chowan County Health Depart
ment or at the Chowan County
Agricultural Agent’s office.
“Because of the recent cool
weather, the department has re
ceived requests for poison,” says
Mr. Brown. “At this time of
the year rats and mice leave
the fields and try to secure shel
ter in buildings. It is suggest
ed that this is the proner time
to take action in eliminating
the rat population.”
Cub Scout Pack Will
Meet Tuesday Night
Cub Scout Pack No. 159 will
meet Tuesday night, October 27,
at 7:30 o’clock in the cafeteria
at John A. Holmes High School.
There will be an inspection of
the Pack, after which there will
be a discussion of re-chartering
for another year.
Cubmaster James Griffin asks
all prospective Cub Scouts and
parents to attend this Pack
meeting. j
FHA Chapter Sponsors Annual
Homecoming On Friday Night
The Edenton Chapter of FHA i
will again sponsor the annual I
homecoming game this year with
Hertford. Kings and Queens
have been elected to represent
each room and the crowning
will take place during the half
time of the game.
The representatives are:
Seventh Grade: Happy Senn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Senn and Phil Harrell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harrell.
Eighth Grade: Gail Layden,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Layden and John Bunch, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Bunch.
Ninth Grade: Betty Joe Webb,
unable to gain through the line
for a score. The Aces, too,
threatened several times, but
costly penalties also prevented
them from scoring.
Probably the most thrilling
play on the part of the Aces
was made in the fourth quarter
when they were held for downs
and lined up to punt. But in
stead of kicking, the ball was
handed to Tolley, who raced 20
yards and first down, taking the
visitors by surprise.
It would be rather unfair to
single out any particular flayers
for the Aces, for everyone play
ed a spectacular game against
great odds, so much so that even
Rocky Mount fans were surpris
ed at the outcome. rrr
three to eight touchdowns, but
2-poilit margin. ' ,n * m
& e >n, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday. October 22, 1959.
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SECRETARY BRIGADE —Using office wastebaskets as chairs, Melbourne, Australia, office
girls take positions on the sidewalk awaiting glimpse of Princess Alexandra, daughter of the
British Duke and Dutchess of Kent. When the princess rode down the street they used their
chairs for viewing platforms.
State Election On
Huge Bond Issue Is
Scheduled Oct. 27
Voters Will Decide If
State May Sell $34,-
400,000 Bonds For
Improvements
Chowan County voters will,
together with the state’s voters,
go to the polls next Tuesday,
G'ctober 27, in order to express
their wishes for giving the State
of North Carolina authority to
issue bonds in the amount of
s'3'4;<iw,ooflr: ~ Tmr amount is
sought for construction and ma
jor improvements at the • state
educational institutions, hospitals
and other agencies.
L. S. Byrum, chairman of the
Chowan County Board of Elec
tions, states that polls will be
open from 6:30 A. M. to 6:30
P. M. for the convenience of
voters to register their wishes.
Ballots for the election will
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I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Webb and Donald Forehand,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Fore
hand.
Tenth Grade: Carol Phipps,
! daughter of Mrs. Olivia Harrell,
and Julian Jethro, son of Mr.
and Mrs: Dallas Jethro.
Eleventh Grade: 'Priscilla
Bunch, daughter of Mr. and
j Mrs. John Bunch, and Fred
Britton, aon of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Britton.
Twelfth Grade: Lorean Wright,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ru
pert Wright and Johnny Twid
dy, son of Mr., and Mrs. John
Twiddy.
There will be the usual pa
rade with the kings and queens
riding in convertibles and the
little majorettes marching.
Following the game a dance
will be held in the gym at the
school. All the profits will go
to the FHA, so everyone is in
vited to the game and the. dance.
“Let’s all get out and vote
for the king and queen of our :
choice and go to the game Fri- j
day night to see the crowning,”
say FHA members.
Dr. E*mo Scoggin
Preaches At Rocky
Hock Church Sunday
Dr. Elmo Scoggin, professor
of Hebrew at Southeastern
Theological Seminary at Wake
Forest, will fill the pulpit at
Kocky Hock Baptist Church Sun
day, October 25. Dr. Scoggin
Will preach at 11 A. M. and 8
P. M., and the public is cordial
ity invited to hear him.
1 Dr. Scoggin spent six years in
Israel as a missionary and at
! present is working with Dr. Rob-
Chowan Sells 55.8
Per Cent Os Bonds
Sales Expected to In
rease Due to High
er Interest Rate
Richard S. Atkinson, Jr., coun
ty vpJmtqer.gliairijian for U v
savings bonds sales, reports ihat
sales in Chowan County for Sep
tember amounted ' to $2,995.90.
For the year county sales have
been $65,459.45. This is 55.8 per
cent of the county’s quota of
$117,300 for the year.
“Every indication points to an
increase in savings bonds sales
as the public becomes fully
aware of the now interest rate
of 3%%,” says Mr. Atkinson.
Sales of Series E and H sav
ings bonds in North Carolina
during September totaled $3,-
498,613.
For the first three quarters of
this year ' cumulative sales in
the state reached $34,673,414,
which, is 68 per cent of the
state’s 1959 quota and 5 per cent
behind last year’s performance.
Hoke, Macon, Pamlico and
Swain counties are the first
counties to pass their sales quota
for this year. Twenty-two other
counties have achieved three
fouFths of their quota for the
year as of September 30.
Teen Harvest Dance
At Chowan Friday
The Chowan High School gym
nasium will be the setting for a
Teen Harvest Dance Friday
night, October 23, at 7:30 o’clock.
The gala affair is being spon
sored by the sophomore class of
Chowan High.
The Decoration Committee
plans to turn the gym into a
fall harvest field. Entertain
ment and refreshments will be
added features of the evening.
Tickets are still on sale for
the affair, which will be onen
to teenagers of surrounding
areas, too.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Edenton Chamber of Commerce pro
vides fer the advancement and expansion of commercial, in
dustrial, agricultural and civic interest in Edenton; and
WHEREAS, the Edenton Chamber of Commerce promotes
a closer relationship of business and professional citizens in
Edenton: and
WHEREAS, the Edenton Chamber of Commerce performs
a vital service for the citizens of Edentort;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John A. Mitchener, Jr., by vir
tue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the Town of
Edenton in the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim
Tuesday, October 27, 1959, as Edenton Chamber of Com
'merce Day in the Town of Edenton and urge all our citizens
to support the Edenton Chamber of Commerce in its mem
bership drive. ’■
1 JOHN A. MITCHENER, JR., Mayor.
Attest: Ernest J. Ward, Jr., Clerk. # (Seal)
51 Students Make
School Honor Roll
Mayo Releases L ; st
For First Six Weeks
Reporting Period
Hiram Mayo, principal of the
John A. Holmes High School, re
ported this week that 51
students made the honor roll for
the first six-weeks reporting
period. Mr. Mayo stated that
I this is a very good average for
the number of students enrolled
in the school.
An honor roll student must'
have received a grade of 90 or
above in all subjects for the six
weeks period.
- :r»!Bbose -wa-tho ..hunor., roll fol
low:
Seventh Grade— Claire .Belch,
Arlene Fry, David Holton, Nancy j
O’Neal, Charles Overton, Meg
Wiggins, Susan Byrum, Judy
Cartwright, Johnetta Davenport,
Gayle Oliver, George Wilkins,
Lula Stroud.
Eighth Grade Doris Bass, 1
Sandra Bunch, Jean Goodwin,
Sandra Hare, Nancy Jordan.
Ruth Overman, Mary Thorud,
Jimmy Jardon, Neal Hobbs,
Douglas Twiddy.
Ninth Grade Wayne Ashley,
Jack Ashley, John Marshall,
Tim Overman, Linda Garrett,
Carolyn Griffin, Gail Hare, Jo
Ann Leary, Betty Jo Webb, Ann
Wells, Annie Laura Whiteman.
Tenth Grade—Ann Hobbs, Mac
Wright, Jeannette Ashley, Her
bert Adams, Joseph Mitchener,
Walter Holton, Roger Lamb,
Roland Tolley, Marian Bunch,
Ida Campen, Anne Jenkins, Judy
Riley, Phyllis Twiddy.
Eleventh Grade Milly Price,
Sally Privott.
Twelfth Grade Edwin Byrum,
Patricia Waff.
Food Specialist At
Advance October 29
Mrs. Rachel Ferguson, Ex
tension food and nutrition spe
cialist from N. C. State College,
will train Home Demonstration
Club food and nutrition leaders
on “Better Meals For Your
Money” at the Advance Com
munity Building, Thursday as- j
lernoon, OctoDer 29, at 2 o’clock.
All food and nutrition lead
ers are urged to attend this
meeting.
Aces Grooming For
lame With Hertford
Here Friday Night
Edenton Favored But
Many Local Fans Re
call Dime Novel Vic
tory Last Year
This week Edenton’s Aces will
return to their own class of
football when they meet their
ancient rivals, the Perquimans
Indians in an Albemarle Con
ference game on Hicks Field.
The starting time will be 8
o’clock.
While the Aces will enter
the game with the best record,
many fans remember last year’s
thriller when the Aces, wiio
were favorites, won the game in
the last 50 seconds. The score
was tied 7-7 and with time
rapidly running out Fred Brit
ton snagged a pass from Lloyd
Lassiter, juggled it a bit, broke
away from a Hertford defender
and raced for the winning touch
down.
The AccS and Indians began
their gridiron sued back in 1926,
during which time the Aces
have won 18 games and the In-;
dians 12. Three tie games were
played.
Perquimans opened the season
by defeating Elizabeth City
and while they have lost most
of the rest, they can be count
ed upon to play their best game
against Edenton. Their most
serious threats are Winslow and
Sullivan, while the line boasts
a 320-pound tackle, William
Chappell.
The Aces came out of the ;
bruising battle with Rocky
Mount last Friday with no in
juries, so that they are in good
physical condition and are prac
ticing hard this week for the j
Hertford scrap.
The Aces won six straight
games before the 2-0 loss to
Rocky Mount last week and will
do their best to keep an unde-1
seated conference record.
Homecoming will be observed
at this game, so that the band
will be on hand to entertain
the spectators and at half time;
the king and queen will be
crowned on the football field.
Due to the great rivalry be-]
tween the two gridiron outfits, i
a large crowd is expected to be
on hand.
Plans Shaping Up For Annua]
Halloween Party On October 31
Gala plans are under way m i
Edenton for the annual free
Halloween patty Saturday, Octo
ber 31, from 5 P. M„ to 7 P. M.,
on the playground.
The party is sponsored by the
Edenton Woman’s Club in co
operation with the merchants
and other organizations.
Merchants are now being so-j
licited for donations for the i
many booths, which include fish- j
ing, popcorn, candy, gum, hot j
dogs, bobbing for apples and
witches brew.
The party will begin with a j
parade originating at the Eden
ton Grammar School and pro
ceeding down Broad Street to
the playground.
Costumes are the only require
ment for entrance and cash
prizes will be awarded a boy
and girl for the most original,
the funniest and best costumes.
Chairmen for this year’s big
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Edenton'* Chamber of Com
merce will itage its annual
membership drive Tuesday. Oc
tober 27.
Edenton Ace* will play Per
quimans High School Friday
night October 23, on Hi:ks
Field, at • o'clock.
Edenton's annuel Halloween
party, sponsored by the Eden
ton Woman's Club will be held
on the playground Saturday, Oc
tober 31, from 5 to 7 P. M.
Cub Scout Pack No. 159 w<Tl
meat Tuesday night October 27,
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$2.50 Per Year In North Caroling
$15,000 Budget Is
Needed To Put On
Program Properly
{ On Commission j
Grayson Harding last week
was notified that he was ap
pointed fcv Governor Luther
Hodges as a member of the His
toric Bath Commission.
A meeting of the new or
ganization was called for Wed
nesday morning of this week in
the Archives and History Build
ing in Ra’e:gh, which Mr. Hard
ing attended. A luncheon fol
lowed in the Manleo Room of
the Sir Waller Hotel at 1 P. M.
Fourteen members of the
commission attended the meet
ing, together wilh 20 prominent
guests.
Mr. Harding stated before
leaving for Raleigh that he has
been assured $3,000 to be used
in restoration of the Iredell
house in Edenton.
Edcnlon Students
111 Play Al F.LC
Members of the East Carolina
College Playhouse have put in
to rehearsal “My Three Angels,”
comedy based on a work by Al
i bel t Husson, as their second ma
jor production for the 1959-1960
terin. The play will be present
ed in three performances No
vember 5, 6 and 7 at 8 P. M.,
j in the McGinnis auditorium.
Leigh Dobson of Edenton is
cast as Ducntel’s daughter, Ma
rie, whose romance lends intcr-
I cst to the play. Miss Dobson
has appeared in leading roles
j of the Playhouse productions of
] Barrie’s “The Admirable Crich
ton” and “The Death of a Sales
man” and in the 1959 spring
j musical “Kiss Me Kate” present
jed by the Student Government
Association.
C. Ray Tollpy, also of Eden
ton will play the part of a dic
tatorial cousin.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
i (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the
! Edenton Restaurant. President
West W. Byrum, Jr., requests 1
all members to be present.
i gest children’s party are Mrs.
R. E. Forehand, Jr., Mrs. R. J.
Boyce and Mrs. Elwood Nixon.
Committees and chairmen are:
Peanuts Frances Hollowell,
chairman, Kathryn Goodwin.
Dorothy Ziegler, Myda Taylor.
Mary Esther George and Fran
| ces Wilkins.
j Popcorn Mary Rae Gard-
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I Edenton Tea Party Chapter Os
DAR Plans To Observe 200tli
Anniversary Os Iredell House
The Edenton Tea Party Chap- r
ter of the Daughters of the Am- 1
erican Revolution held its
monthly meeting October 14 at j
the Iredell house with Mrs. John
Kramer, Regent, presiding. The 1
principal topic for discussion was 1
I j the 200th anniversary of the Ire-
I I dell house on November 22. i
i The chapter decided that 1 a cele
' bration was in order and a co- ;
j lonial tea is being planned for ;
'| that day at the Iredell house
j from 12 noon to 6 P. M. i
Since James Iredell was a pro- (
minent jurist and statesman in
; the Revolutionary War period, it <
was decided to invite the lawyers <
1 in this area, all judges and mem- (
■ bers of the State Legislature, ■,
l Governor Hodges, the president ,
• of the North Carolina Historical
Society, all DAR regents as well
l as extending a general invita- ]
, tion to the public. ; <
i Committees appointed to make i
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FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
One Day Campaign
j Will Start Off With
Kickoff Breakfast at
Edenton Restaurant
The annual drive of the Eden
ton Chamber of Commerce for
members and funds to carry on
its program through 1960 will
get under way Tuesday of next
1 week, October 27 with Jesse
Harrell as general chairman.
William P. Jones, president,
. will be vice chairman in charge
of the retail and services di-
[ 1 vision and has announced that
his captains will be Joe Con
, per, Jr., J. W. Davis and Bruce
Jones.
1
Past President John W. Gra
j ham is vice chairman in charge
| of the industrial and profession
j3 1 groups and has for his can
tains R. Elton Forehand and P.
! S. McMullan.
The campaign committee has
lined up over 50 captains and
! solicitors for the on»-day con
centrated drive. This grouo will
1 meet for a kickoff breakfast at
8 o'clock Tuesday morning at
! the Edenton Restaurant, foliow
i ine which they will begin the
: canvass for renewals and new
f memberships.
In commenting on the drive.
Chairman Harrell had this to
| say: “The campaign this vear
jis all important. We must reach
the goal of $15,000 if we are
to increase the Chamber's es
! fectiveness. The Chamber has
i done an outstanding job in the
four categories in which it has
concentrated its efforts—indus
trial development, recreation an 1
tourist promotion, retail and
general business improvement.
“This year the Chamber op
erated at a slight deficit, and in
| order to do the job which most
| members think is needed, the
budget should be increased to
$15,000. It is our hope that ev
ery present member and many
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20 Years Ago
Ai Found {n the Filet of
The Chowan Herald
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The Edenton Laundry was
destroyed by fire in ari early
morning blaze, with only a
small two-wheeled trailer being
saved.
A group of men were in Eden
ton making surveys of towns be
tween New York and Flor da
for attractive hotel accommoda
i tions for the increased numb- r
of travelers over U; S. Route 17.
George I. Dail was promoted
| from Corporal to Sergeant on
| the State Highway Patrol.
I Pete Everett, Durward Harre 1,
Billy Shepard and Tom Byrum
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necessary arrangements were as
follows:
House and Decorating Mrs.
Ruby Pettus, Mrs. Ruth Rea El
liott and Mrs. Georgia Hines.
Food Mrs. Cornelia Privott,
Mrs. Nina Elliott, Mrs. Agnes
Harless and Mrs. Nellie Conger.
Publicity Mrs. Jackie Ricks
and Grayson Harding.
Invitation— Mrs. Alice Belch.
Mrs. Helen Kramer and Grayson
Harding.
Mrs. Rebecca Hart agreed to
find out about renting colonial
costumes for the event.
The chapter will continue to
conduct tours of Edenton and
environs. Mrs. Lina Mack is
chairman and Mrs. Ruby Pettus
and Mrs. Cornelia Privott are
co-chairmen. • v
Each DAR member is expected
to serve every linanth as . a guide.
Manv tourists avail fflfcmselves
of this opportunity for a per
tonally conducted tour.
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