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onLy newspaper PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY | • f Volume XXVI. —Number 44~~ Town Councilmen Authc Ilze $557,000 Bond Election jfo Make Sewer Improvements Decision Reached At Lengthy Meeting of Town Council and Board Public Works Town Council and the Board of Public Works in a special joint meeting remained in ses sion until after 1 o’clock Tues day morning and shortly before j adjournment Town Council agreed to proceed with steps ne nessary to call a $557,000 bond election for sewer improvements. At the outset of the meeting the Board of Public Works pre sented a recommendation that ■town Council authorize* the sale of bonds in the amount of ' $550,000, which included five | projects. Thomas Byrum, chair- 1 man of the Board of Public Works, explained the various projects, which were as follows: Interceptor outfall and pump ing station, $160,399.80. Westover Heights interceptor and pumping station, $46,068.00. Sewage treatment plant, $219,- 510.50. Collection lines and pumping station on Highway 17 north to the industrial site, $45,905.00. 1 Collection on Dock Street, $2,805.00. The estimated cost of con struction is $474,688.30, to which is added $29,873.60 for engineer- Conlinued oa Page 6—Section 1 C. Os C. 515,000 Goal At Half Way Mark At Noon Wednesday a *• - Activities of Year Re viewed at the Annual Meeting Held Mon day Night The Chamber of Commerce annual membership drive to raise $15,000 for its 1960 activities i began Tuesday morning following a kick-off breakfast. Over 35 team captains and solicitors will canvass present members and prospects during the drive. ' General Chairman Jesse Har rell told the workers that the campaign is all important “and if we are to do the job most Chamber members think is ne cessary for the good of the com munity, our goal of $15,000 must be reached.” Assisting Harrell with the campaign are President W. P. Jones, vice chairman in charge of. retail and service division, and Past President John W. Gra ham, vice chairman of the indus trial and professional groups. At noon Wednesday Chairman Harrell' said 50% of the goal had been pledged. He added that a great many cards were still outstanding. The annual meeting of the or- Continued on Page 3—Section 1 * Edenton Aces And Perquimans Battle To 0-0 Tie Score In Downpour Os Rain Friday What was considered a major upset in the Albemarle Confer ence took place Friday night when Edenton’s Aces and the Perquimans Indians played a 0-0 tie game. The Aces were far from being in top form, while the Indians, fired up" for an up <Jet, outplayed them in every department of the game. The Aces, by comparative; scores entered the game from ( two to five touchdown favorites,, but were lucky to come out of, the fray with a tie. . | The game was played, under j most disagreeable weather cop ► ditions. Shortly before the game [ g Started it began to rain andj the entire game. Many specta-' THE CHOWAN HERALD Plans In Making To Celebrate Annual 4-H Achievement Day To Be Held Saturday, Nov. 21 The Chowan County 4-H Community Building, beginning Council met on Thursday night with many of the new 4-H Club officers being present. Kay, Lowe, president, called the meet ing to order by having the group stand and repeat the 4-H pledge. The program was then under way and Kay welcomed 33 coun cil seven .adult lead ers, and three Extension agents to the first Fall meeting. In the line of business, one 1 of the most important items was | the discussion of the annual 4-H Achievement Day, which the 1 county council sponsors each : year. The 4-H Achievement' Day will be held on Saturday, 1 November 21, at the Chowan ' Emmett Jones, Jr., Selected To Represent Chowan County At 4-H Electric Congress Oct. 29-30 Ed Coates, Extension agricul tural engineering specialist, has announced that Emmett Jones, Jr., Center Hill 4-H’er, has bden chosen - to represent Chowan County at the 4-H Electric Con gress. Electric Congress will be held in Asheville this year, Oc tober 29 and 30. All of the electric power companies in the state sponsor this annual event, so the Virginia Electric Power j Company is the sponsor from j this ahia. 1 Chowan PTA Meets Nov. 2 The Parent-Teacher Associa tion of Chowan High School will hold its third meeting of the year in the Chowan High School auditorium on Monday night, November 2, at 8 o’clock. The membership drive for members in the PTA is still open and each parent is urged to join. The membership dues are 35 cents. These dues should be paid before November 2, but anyone who has not already joined the organization may do so at the meeting Monday night. The Rev. Lamar Sentell, pas tor of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church, will give the devotional reading. The first and second grades of Chowan High School have charge of the program which will consist of songs, poems and dances that they have learned in their classrooms. Each parent should attend this meeting and join the organiza tion for the 1959-60 term. of course, were soaking wet when the game ended. Playing conditions were ex tremely. difficult, making it hard to see .the ball and players slip ping and sliding on the water soaked field. Naturally fumbles were frequent. Rain put a damper on the game, except with the Hertford ; fans and cheerleaders, who were '.elated over the fact that the In 'dians posted a tie game, when the Aces were favorites to win. j Due to the rain, the usual playing of the national by the band had to be eliminat ed. It was also homecoming, iso that the ceremonies at half ' time were called oift and held \in the school gymnasium after , the game. Fans were not in j the mood to cheer and all I Q ton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 29, 1959, at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs. C. W. Over man, County Council president, will preside and awards will be presented by Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., 25th Federated District pres ident. Mrs. John Elmer Wood, Jr., Route 3, Hertford, a Home Dem onstration Club member from Perquimans County, will do a demonstration on cake decorat ing. | Four-H members were urged | to exhibit work they have done in their project fields, such as: Clothing, canned foods, field : crops, and others. These ex hibits will be judged on Satur- Conlinued on Page 6—Section > The conference headquarters will be the George Vanderbilt Hotel. Registration will begin at 3:00 P. M., on the 29th and there will not be a moment’s let up in the program until the conference ends Friday night Eighty-five counties will be rep resented at this, the 13th an nual 4-H Electric Congress. This conference should be great ly enjoyed by Emmett, Jr., and he will receive many benefits by being able to attend A. New Books At Local Library Within the past three weeks the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library has received the follow ing list of books. In addition to the new books seven new copies of novels by Loring, not on shelves before, have been received. Juvenile Books Carr„ The Mystery of the Az tec Idol; Emery, First Love Farewell; Powers, Hannibal’s Elephants; Bryan, Susan B. An thony; Evers, The Baldhead Mountain Expedition; Bailey, Picture Book of Maine; Titus, Anatole and the Cat; Mariana, Little Bear’s Sunday Breakfast; Hurley, Dan Frontier; Hurley, Dan Frontier Goes Hunting; Hurley, Dan Frontier With the Indians; McCall, The Buttons See Things That Go; McCall; The Buttons and the Whirly gird; Ferguson, Hawaiian Islands; Medearis, Big Doc’s Girl; Keith, Concluded on Page 6—Section i Nutrition Is Theme Os Demonstrations For Club Members “Better Meals For Your Mon ey” demonstrations will be given by the food and nutrition lead ers at the November Home Dem onstration Club meetings. Mrs. Rachel Ferguson, Extension nu trition specialist, N. C. State Col lege, will train food and nutri tion leaders for this demonstra tion. The demonstration includes comparative buying of various foods. * 20 Years Ago Aa Found in 111* Files of The Chowan Herald S. In accordance with President Roosevelts preparedness pro gram, Company F, local ambu lance unit of the North Caro lina National Guard, began holding two regular drills each week instead Os, one and were awaiting orders to be sent to camp to a week of special Thi” Ed*nlon G«raw, Club, th. j Crowned King And Queen j m ■ T1 W* 9 H A m ‘ JKm jHP- Due to a downpour of rain, the John A. Holmes High School homecoming ceremonies at half time Friday night at the foot ball game were forced to be called off. Instead, the King and Queen were crowned in ceremonies held in the school gym nasium. Above, left to right, are Johnny Twiddy, King, and Lorean Wright, who is beinq crowned by Janet Bunch, the 1958 Queen.—J. P. Ricks, Jr., Photo. Annual Halloween Party Will Be Held Saturday Evening About 1,500 Youngs ters Expected to Par-i ticipate; Parade Be gins at School .Children of Chowan Counly a?e invited to sip the witches brew and enjoy the frolic at the annual free Halloween party scheduled to be held Saturday I evening from 5 to 7 o’clock. The youngsters are to assem ble at 5 P. M., at the Edenton Grammar School, where the pa rade will originate to avoid 1 downtown traffic. The festive parade will be led by the John A. Holmes High School Band up Broad Street to the playground, colorful scene of the party. At the entranc.e each child will be given t cketo for the various entertainment including hayrides, outdoor movies, fortune telling, fishing pond, apple bob bing and free refreshments. I Cash prizes will be awarded the boy and girl for the most original, the funniest and best costumes. The Edenton Woman’s Club sponsors the annual event in conjunction with the merchants and local organizations. The Varsity Club will again this year supervise the parade. The Junior Chamber of Commerce will conduct the hayride and handle tickets, as well as help ing to set up the numerous booths. Frank Roberts of radio station WCDJ will be master of cere monies for the gala event. Char lie Overman will assist in the showing of the movies. Fortunes will be told by Miss Celia Spi vey. Judges for the costumes will be Mrs. J. Clarence Leary, Sr., Mrs. George Hoskins, Mrs. A. B. Harless, Jr., H. A. Campen and Continued on Page 6—Section 1 Leary Bros. Storage Company Now Operating New Warehouse The new Leary Bros. Storage 1 Company warehouse for handling bulk peanuts is now in operation with the only automatic peanu 1 sampler in the area. The samp leiA towers 60 feet above the 40 foot by 160 foot warehouse. The machine will sample peanut? taken from the truck in order that government agents can price and grade the load. In addition to the unioue sampler, J. Clarence Leary, Sr., says the warehouse is equipped with conveyory-and other equio ment to handle the peanuts. The bulk peanut market means Social Security Benefits Increase hi Chowan County Payments as of Feb ruary 1, 1959, Aver age About $35,261 Per Month The amount of social security benefits coming into Chowan County was just announced by J. A. Morrison, district manager of the Norfolk Social Security Office. The benefits paid to county residents receiving social security as of February 1, 1959, was $35,261 a month. This rep resents an increase of $13,616 a month over the previous fig ures of $21,645 as of December 31, 1957. There were several reasons for the increase according to Mr. Morrison. The benefi'.s were raised for 1959, which accounts Continued on rage 6—Section I Rev. Carrol Copeland To Preach Sunday A* Rocky Hock Churcl The Rev. Garrol Copeland wil be the visiting minister at Rocky Hock Baptist Church Sunday, November 1. Mr. Copeland will speak at 11 A. M., and again at 8 P. M. Mr. Copeland with his wife Arlene, are on leave from An chorage, Alaska, where Mr Copeland is serving with the armed forces and is pastor of the Grand View Baptist Church in Anchorage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Copeland are natives of Rocky Hock, se that a large congregation is ex pected to attend both services. nating the purchase of bags and the labor required to sew the toos of the baes. Leary Bros. Storage Company has served Chowan County and the area for more than 25 year? by buying the growers’ produce and supplying feed. seed, insecti cides and fertilizers to the farm er. The new building will make eight warehouses, all but one of which are owned by the com pany. The bulk peanut ware house is located to the rear of the present building and is hand ling peanuts for the government, ices Scheduled To I Play An Important Game With Ahoskie Victory Necessary to Remain In Race For Championship of Al bemare Conference | Edenton’s Aces, smarting from ! coming out of the game with j the Hertford Indians Friday ! night with a scoreless tie, are I this week preparing for another game which cannot be consid ered a pushover. They are scheduled to meet the Ahoskie Indians in another home game on Hicks Field beginning at 8 o’clock. j The stock of the Accs took i j a tumble Friday night when they were cxnected to easi'y conquer the Hertford aggrega tion, so that they will no doubt benefit by over-confidence and again be their real selves Fri day night. This will be a very important conference game for at present Plymouth, yet to be played by the Aces, boasts a perfect con ference record. If the Aces lose Friday night, they will be out of the running for the confer ence championship. Ahoskie, like Plymouth, is re ported to have a very strong team this year, so that the Aces will meet stiff opposition from here on out. Last year the Aces went up against Ahoskie in an underdog role, when the done was for the Aces to be defeated as much , as three or four touchdowns. , However, the Aces thrashed the , Indians 27-0. This year, on pa- ] ner, the Aces are the favorites. | but Ahoskie will be out to avenge last, season’s defeat, so that a hotly contested game is in prospect Friday night. The band members will again be on hand and the hope i•• that the weather will allow them to perform before the game and at half time. This will be the last scheduled home game for the Acea, for next week the con ference schedule will be termi tated when they journey to Ply mouth to battle the Panthers. A large crowd is expected to turn out Friday night to see the final home game. Mavo Speaker At Principals’ Meeting Hiram J. Mayo, principal o' the John A. Holmes High School will address the regional meet ing of beginning principals at the June Rose High School in Greenville on Friday, October 30. Mr. Mayo will speak on “Human Relationships and their Value to the Beginning Princi pal.” Homecoming Sunday At Christian Church Homecoming will be observed at the First. Christian Church Sunday, November 1, with ac tivities scheduled to begin at 9 M. The pastor, the Rev. E C. Alexander, announces that dinner will be served on the ■'hurch grounds at noon. The abservance is expected to at tract a large number of present and former members. Services will be held at the church each night throughout the week beginning at 7:30 o’clock. CIVIC calendar] j Edenlon's annual 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. Edenton Aces will play Ahos kie High School in an Albe marle Conference game on Hicks Field Friday night at 8 o'clock. Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or der of the Eastern Star, will meet Monday night, November 2, at 8 o'clock. A district school of instruc tion will be held in the Masonic Temple tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o'clock. Edenton Woman's Club will meet at the Edenton Restaurant Wednesday afternoon, November 4, »i 1 o'clock. The Negro Jun’or Woman's Club will sponsor a Ha’loween party on th% playground at fit# ■ $2.50 Per Year In North Carolina Voters In Chowan Give Big Majority In State Election [ Nuisance j Edenlonians and residents in Chowan County as a whole have for some lime been plagued by explosions occurring high up in the air caused by jet planes. The reports axe very loud and many instances have been re ported that the repercussions are causing plaster to crack in homes and even broken windows. What can be done about it? New Office Hours For Draft Board William S. Elliott, Sr., chair man of Chowan County Local Board No. 21 of the Selective Service System announces that the local board office will change its office hours beginning Mon day, Novembers. Office hours thereafter will be from 9:30 A. M., to 1:30 P. M., Monday through Friday at Room No. 314, Citizens Bank Building. At any time business cannot possibly be conducted - during these hours, the clerk’s address and telephone number is posted on the door. WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING Edenton Woman’s Club will meet Wednesday afternoon of next week, November 4, at 1 o’clock at the Edenton Restau rant. Mrs. Wesley Chesson, Jr., president, urges all members to attend. Chowan’s Vote In State Bond Election J SIB,B9LOCO~FOR STATE~EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS For Against East Edenton - .52 ,5 West Edenton 1 ' ‘i Rocky Hock 9 Center Hill 7 Wardville > j i . Ycopim _ Total 211 35 $12,053,000 FOR STATE MENTAL INSTITUTIONS For Against East Edenton 56 5 West Edenton 1 ‘ 1 ' Rocky Hock * \ Center Hill ----- ’ Wardville 3 /, Yeopim - 13 u Totals 223 23 $1,500,000 FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES For Against East Edenton jjl ® West Edenton Rocky Hock a 13 Center Hill Wardville - - “ " Yeopim I* 1 Totals lB6 52 $500,000 FOR HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENTS For Against East Edenton - ---,54 6 West Edenton 186 10 Rocky Hock - 13 9 Center Hill } J Wardville 11 Yeopim I 2 ” Totals 213 38 SIOO,OOO FCR STATE ARMORIES For Against East Edenton . 44 12 West Edenton , 85 29 Rocky Hock 4 18 Center Hill ................ 12 7 Wardville < 1() * Yeopim H * T0ta15............. 163 69 $466,000 FOR STATE TRAINING SCHOOLS For Against East Edenton 53 6 West Edenton ..,,,..107 10 Rocky Hock 9 9 Center Hill 16 4 Wardville .............. 8 9 Yeopim - H 1 • Totals 204 39 $140,000 FOR STATE BLIND REHABILITATION For Against East Edenton . 56 4 West Edenton 11l 7 Rocky Hock 15 6 Center Hill 18 2 Wardville 14 7 Yeopim 12 0 Totals 226 26 $500,000 FOR NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS For Against East Edenton 43 12 ’ West Edenton 84 30 Rocky Hock 4 11 . Center Hill 10 8 . Wardville 6 9 | Yeopim —.. 10 1 Totals 157 71 t $250,000 FOR STATE HISTORICAL SITES 1 For Against . East Edenton 44 12 West Edenton 93 20 i Center Hill 12 *7 i Wardville 7 9 Totals ..J7l 16 j V/ FIGHT CANCER WITH A CHECKUP AND CHECK | Wardville and Rocky Hock Only Precincts Voting Against Any Os the Projects Chowan County voters on Tuesday cast their ballots over whelmingly in favor of the state’s $34.4 million bond issue. Early reports throughout the state indicated that all nine of the issues in the election would pass. The voting in Chowan Coun ty, as was the case on a state wide basis, was very lights Just about 250 voters in the county bothered to go to the polls to register their wishes in the election. | While Chowan voters register ed one-sided majorities on all issues the voting was especially overwhelming for educational in stitutions, mental institutions, training schools and blind re habilitation. Respectively the vote was 8 to 1, 6 to 1, 6 to 1, and 9 to 1. In Rocky Hock the vote was tied for educational institutions and armories, while the same precinct voted against communi ty colleges, state armories, state ports and historical sites. Wardville also voted against some of the issues, community colleges, state armories, training schools, state ports and histori cal sites. Other than the above, voters in every precinct voted in favor of all nine of the projects in cluded in the bond election.