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Edenton’s Christmas t« Wade
And Party Is Schedil d For
Thursday Afternoon, la Jec. 3
Gala Occasion For the
Children Will Begin
With a Big Parade at
4 O’clock
By EVELYN G. LEARY
' One of the biggest events of
the year will take place here at
4 o’clock on Thursday afternoon,
December 3, when the Edenton
Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club and local merchants
stage their annual Christmas
Parade and Party for the young
sters of Edenton and Chowan
Couhty. • ■
This event is' always looked
forward to by the small fry
and enthusiasm begins to take
over long before the big day ar
rives. Their main subject now
is “Santa Claus Is Coming To
Town.” This is one of the most
important days of their lives
for they not only get to talk
to -Santa personally, but they
will witness a spectacular parade
as well as receive a bag of
Christmas candy and fruit.
Mrs. Laura Ferguson and Miss
Coleen Ward are co-chairman of
, the affair, with Mrs. Beulah Bos-
A. well chairman of the parade.
Mrs. Boswell stated that several
bands from surrounding areas
httfe been invited to participate
im the parade, and that more
floats will take part this year
than last year. She urges pet
owners to enter their pets:
Clowns are also needed. Anyone
interested in helping to enter
tain, the youngsters as a clown,
riding ponies, pony carts, pet,
floats, walking units, or any
form of participating in the pa
rade, are requested to call Mrs.
Boswell at 2723.
A cash prize of $25 will be
given for the best floats, sls
for second best and $lO for third.
The best pet will receive a prize
of $5,00. Mrs. Anne Jenkins is
in charge of selecting the judges,
who will be from out-of-town.
Those participating in the pa
rade are asked to assemble at
Hicks Field at 3:15 so that in
structions may be given for the
line of march. Headed by High
way Patrol cars, the parade will
start promptly at 4 o’clock, pro
ceeding south on Broad Street
atfci turning left into East Water
Street. Walking units will turn
off into Court Street and dis
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Beauties On Display
At Malone’s Store
On display in Malone’s 5-10
& 25c Store are pictures of the
Peanut Festival parade which
was held Saturday, as well as
the 10 contestants for the title
of Peanut Festival Qneen. The
display is sponsored by the Ma
lone Store, Spedic Food Pro
ducts and Ricks Laundry.
The pictures were taken by
James P. Ricks, Jr., and the pub-1
lie is urged to view them.
/Eden ton Aces Lose Tough Game
For Regional Championship To
Smithfield Friday In Greenville
Edertton’s Aces, in another,
thrilling game played in Green
ville Friday night, lost to
Smithfield 12 to thereby being I
eliminated in the playoffs for|
the State Class AA ’football ■
championship. The Aces,' far
from their best form during the
first half, staged a hair-raising
finish, scoring « touchdown about
midway the fourth quarter and
With leas than two minutes left
in the game they moved the ball
about 60 yards and reached the
1-yard line when the game end
ed. With just a little more time
Eden ton fans feel that the Aces
could have scored and even with
a tie Score they would have
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6 Wie m Aces gob off to a bad
THE CHOWAN HERALD
200th Anniversary Os Iredell
House Sunday Very Successful
More than 1,000 visitors Est-i
tended the 200th anniversary of
the James Iredell house Sun-1
day. Ideal weather helped at- 1
tract a number of out-of-town
guests to visit the historic shrine
as well as other Edenton build
ings.
During the day persona regis
tered as far away as New York
City, Washington, D. C., with
a number of visitors from East
ern Virginia as well as Kinston.
New Bern, Rocky Mount and
surrounding area.
Grayson Harding, president of
the Iredell Association, termer 1
the event as very successful. ,
A feature of the occas'on wasj
the colonial atmosphere, brought I
about by members of the Eden
ton Tea Party Chapter of the |
Grand Opening Os
New Western Gas
Store Is Announced
Visitors Requested to
Register at Store For
Four Very Valuable
Prizes
Western Gas Service has
moved to the Habit Building at
313 South Broad Street and an
nounce the grand opening Mon
day, November 30, through Sat
urday, December 5. The build
ing, formerly occupied by Hab
it’s Tavern, has been renovated
inside and out and adds con
siderably to Edenton’s business
section.
During- grand opening days
visitors will have an opportun
ity to register for four big
prizes, which will be awarded
Saturday, December 5. The
only requirement to be eligible
to participate in the prize i draw
ing is to register and winners
will not be required to be pres
ent to receive their prize.
First prize will be a Green’s
Fuel automatic gas range. The
second prize is a Motorola clock
radio; third prize, RCA Whirl
pool vacuum cleaner and fourth
prize, an alanta for the bath.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the public to visit the new
store during the grand opening
days.
Methodist Service
Thursday Morning
A Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Edenton Methodist
Church Thursday' morning at 10
o’clock. An appropriate message
will be brought by the pastor,
the Rev. Ralph E. Fowlkes. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
I where the Red Devils, on two
passes, scored their first touch
down. Near the end of the sec-
I ond quarter the Red Devils in-
Itercepted an Edenton pass and
carried to the Aces’ 31. In six
plays Smithfield scored their sec
ond touchdown and the half end
ed leaving Edenton fans rather
discouraged with Smithfield lead
ing 12-0.
In the second half the Aces
looked more like themselves,
scoring a touchdown and nar
rowly missed the tieing touch
down when time ran out.
Bubbti Hopkins played 'about
his best game of the,season. He
did the lion’s share of the ball
carrying and his drives through
the line netted 80 yards. Leroy
Spivey, due Jo being sick during
tiie week, was not csflled upon
often to carry toe ball. Rkh-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 26, 1959.
| DAR and children of members
wearing authentic colonial cos
| tumes. They served as hostess
at the various buildings open for
the celebration. *
In addition to the Iredell
house, the Chowan County Court
House, the Cupola House and
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church were
open for the visitors.
Mrs. W. D. Holmes, regent of
the State DAR and members of
the local chapter, commended
the chapter for preservation of
the Iredell house. “Without this
nterest and effort in its Dreser- j
vation,” she said, “it might have I
been destroyed.”
The celebration was sponsor-j
;d by the Iredell Association and
he DAR Chapter.
Marvin P. Wilson
Passes Away After
8 Months’ Illness
Funeral Services Held
At St. Paul’s Episco
pal Church Saturday
Morning
Marvin P. Wilson, 54, died in
Chowan Hospital Thursday
morning at 11 o’clock after an
illness of eight months.
He was a native of Orange
County, son of the late Thomas
J. and Lorenda Pickard Wilson.
He was ah attorney and came
to Eden ton over 22. years ago
and at the time of his death was
judge of Chowan’s Recorder
Court. He was also a member]
of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, I
the Rotary Club, a member of
Edenton school trustees, member
of the Chowan Hospital board of
trustees, member of the N. C
Bar Association and pres'dent of
the Bar Association of the First
District.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Sarah P. Wilson; two sons, Mar
vin P. Wilson, Jr., of Wilming
ton and James Channing Wilson
of Edenton; a daughter, Mrs.
Robert Paxter of Greensboro;
three brothers, Thomas J. Wil
son of jCambridge, Mass., Walter
W. Wilson of Greenville, S. C.,
and Peter P. Wilson of New
York. Six grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services were he'd Sat
urday morning at 11 o’clock at
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with
the rector, the Rev. George B.
Holmes, officiating. Burial was
in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Richard Dix
on, Jr., Haughton Ehringhaus, J.
Clarence Leary, Jr., Thomas
Shepard, David Warren and R.
Graham White, Jr.
Stores Open To 9
On Saturday Nights
According to W. E. Malone,
Chairman of the Merchants
.Committee of the Chamber of
j Commerce, all Edenton s'ores
i will this week begin to remain
1 open Saturday nights uot'l 9
I o’clock. This policy will re
! main in force until Christmas.
20 Years Ago ]
As Found {a tbs Files of
Tho Chowan Herald
>
Practically avary merchant in
Edenton signed up to cooperate
in a campaign to boost trading
in Edenton during which SI,OOO
was to be distributed.
Company F. Edenton's unit of
the National Guard, received or
ders to leave for Henderson to
spend seven days in special
training in conjunction with
President Roosevelt's prepared
ness program.
Leroy Haskett newly appoint
ed police commissioner, iwtugu-
Home Demonstration Club President
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This weelc The tleraid again presents one of the pies.dents of
Chowan Home Demonstration Clubs. Pictured above is Mrs. W. H.
Saunders, who is president of the Beech Fork Home Demonstration
Club. She has been a club member for 30 years and has served
as secretary, vice president and president in addition to being
chairman of numerous projects in the Beech Fork Club. She has
served as County Council vice president on two occasions and at
present is pianist for the County Council. She has served as
County Council music chairman. Mrs. Saunders' hobby is making
fancy cakes and cookies. She is well known in the county for
decorated wedding and birthday cakes. She is also very active in
community and church activities in addition to Home Demonstra
tion Club work.
4 - H Achievement
Awards Given At
Armory Saturday
New Officers For 4-H
County Council Are
Installed as Part of
Program
The Chowan County 4-H
Achievement Day program was
held Saturday, November 21,
at the Edenton armory. Several
4-H’ers exhibited various phases
of their project work including
longtime 4-H record books.
Richard White won the tractor
driving contest.
The achievement program be
gan at 7 P., M. with Kay„Lt9jge
presiding. Pledges to the Am
erican flag and the 4-H pledge
were led by Linda Goodwin.
The welcome was given by Kay
Lowe and Mrs. Carlton Perry
responded to the welcome.
Richard White gave the devo
tional which was followed by a
Continued on Page 6—Section 2
TB Consultant In
Schools Os County
Miss Addie Murry Darden,
field consultant for the North
Carolina Tuberculosis Associa
tion will be in Chowan County
Wednesday of this week. Miss
Darden will visit all of the
school in the county in order!
to show an illustrated film hav
ing to do with tuberculosis.
Beware! ]
V
With hunting season at hand,
Sgt. A. F. Beeler, in charge of
the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air
Station, again has issued a warn
ing that hunt'ng is absolutely
prohibited on the station proper
ty. Sgt. Beeler says he has strict
orders to prosecute any persons
found bunting on the property
and that he intends to carry out
his orders.
Entry Forms Ready In Search
For Outstanding Young Farmer
Any person in the community:
knowing an area outstanding
young farmer is today asked by]
the Edenton Junior Chamber ofj
Commerce to nominate him for
possible awards and recognition]
as the Jaycee-sponsored Out- f
standing Young Farmer project
got under way.
According to Wallace Good
win, Jr., project chairman, nomi
nation forms are now available
from Javcee officers.
The- “farmer” search is aimed
at honoring She community’s ag
riculturalists who have made ex
ceptional career progress with
out neglecting good conservation
practices or responsible role* i”
community life. Jaycees also
hope that a better understanding
of the farmer and his problems
will result—and that more young,
peop'e will became interested in]
farming as a lifetime career.
All termers aged 21-3«, not be
coming M during I*W, art ett-
j Passes Away ]
——^
. MARVIN P. WILSON
After an illness of about eight
months, Marvin P. Wilson, judge
of Chowan County Recorder's
Court, died Thursday morning of
last week in Chowan Hbspital.
Thanksgiving Service
At Center Hill Church
A Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Center Hill Baptist
Church Thursday morning be
ginning at 10:30 o’clock. The
speaker for the occasion will be
the Rev. R. B. Cottingham, pas
tor of the Warwick Baptist
Church. Special music has been
arranged and the pastor, the
Rev. Henry V. Napier, extends
an invitation to the public to at
tend.
DRAFT BOARD OFFICE TO
BE CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS
The office of Local Board No.
21 of Selective Service System
will be closed Thursday and Fri
day, November 26 and 27 for
the Thanksgiving .holidays. Reg
ular hours will be resumed Mon
day, November 30.
Igible for nomination. Nominees
may be land owners or renters.
The local search is part of a
: - nationwide effort now taking
place in some 1.500 American
i j communities, sponsored national
ly by the American Petroleum
: Institute; committee on agricul
ture, and the U. S. Junior Cham
ber of Commerce.
After community judging, Jay
; cees will enter Chowan’s' w : nner
in the state finals. He will be
i eligible to represent the state in
national competition and may
■ win an all-exnense trip to the
national awards program next
l April where America’s Four Out
-1 standing Young Farmers* of the
> year win be selected and honor
! ed.
i Deadline for local nominations
1, is January 1, according to Mr.
i - Goodwin, and he added, “We
hope to be deluged with nomi
nations, for Chowan certainly has
'iits share of exceptional |»nwrfc"<
. .
Interest Mounts In Contest
For Selection OfEdenton’s
’59 Peanut Festival Queen
Rev. George Holmes Speaker At
13th Annual Husbands’ Supper
The Rev. George B. Holmes, j
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal I
Church, was the principal speak- j
rr at the 13th annual husbands’ j
supper held at the Oak Grove i
Community Building Wednesday
night of last week. The Oak
Grove Home Demonstration Club
members served a traditional
Thanksgiving menu to 118 per
sons. Mr. Holmes delivered a
very interesting address, speak
ing on the transition of the
American family in pointing out
many of the changes which have
taken place since “Grandmother’s
Day”. He pointed out several
things that should be done by
parents to keep a well balanced
family in these modern times,
accenting love and security for
Addison Hewlett
Speaker At Lions
Club Monday Night
Speaker of House of
Representatives Tells
Lions About Magni
ficence of State
Addison Hewlitt, prominent
Wilmington attorney, speaker in
the North Carolina House of
Representatives, and unannounc
ed gubernatorial candidate, spoke
before the Edenton Lions Club
Monday evening, November 23.
An almost full membership o f
the Lions Club arid- a number
of guests were oh hand to hear
the speaker, who was introduced
by Dr. A. F. Downum.
Mr. Hewlitt spoke of the ma™-
nificance of North Carolina,, say-1
ing that “God has blessed us.” j
In counting North Carolina’s
blessings he mentioned its ge
ography, and its people, people
who are independent, people who
decide things on their merit.
Geographically, he ment : oned the
North Carolina mountains with!
their tourist attractions and agri-|
culture, the* Piedmont with its'
concentration of industry, and
the Coastal Plains with its farm-j
ing and tourist attractions. Mr.
Hewlitt emphasized that though
the three sections are different, (
they are molded into a well
balanced state. As illustrations
of this balance, he mentioned
some industries in the Piedmont
whose raw materials come from
Continued on Page 2—Section i
Service At St. Paul’s
On Thanksgiving Day|
The Rev. George B. Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, announces the follow-;
ing services for Thanksgiving:
Holy Communion will be ce'e
brated at 10:15 A. M., Wednes
day as he will address the trgh
school assembly at 11:00 A. M.
Thanksgiving Day morning |
prayer with sermon will be con- i
ducted at 10:30 A. M. Organist i
for the day will be Michael Ma-j
lone, seminarian at Virginia
Theological Seminary in Alexan-,
dria. The offering for the day [
will be sent to Thompson Or-'
phanage in Charlotte.
Sunday the men of the parish
will make their Advent Corpor
ate Communion at 11 o’clock to
begin the church calendar year.
[ CIVIC calendar]
Edenton'* Christmas party will
be held Thursday afternoon. De
cember 3, with a parade starting j
at Hicks Field at 4 o'clock.
A Thanksgiving service will
be held in Sl Paul's Ep'scopal
Church Thursday morning at
10:30 o'clock.
A congregation meeting of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church will be
held Monday night November
30, at 0 o'clock.
A Thanksgiving serv e# will
be held in the Methodist Church
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
A sunrise service will be held
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$2.50 Per Year In North Carolim
the children as most important.
Mrs. C. W. Overman, County
Council president, presided over
the meeting.
Mrs. Fred Castelloc, who at
tended the United Nations Tour,
showed color slides and gave a
brief but interesting report of
the tour.
Mrs. Tommy Thomas awarded
perfect attendance cer'ificates to
30 Home Demonstration Club
members.
The Rev. Thurman Allred, new
minister for the Rooky Hock
Baptist Church, was introduced
to the group and gave the invo
cation. Other special guests in
cluded Mr. and M-s, Raleieh j
Peele, J. Edwin Bufflap, editor
of The Chowan Herald.
Frank Hughes Dies
From Heart Attack
Connected With Eden
ton’s Street Depart
ment 33 Years
Frank Lee Hughes, 51, died in
Chowan Hospital Saturday morn
ing at 7 o’clock as the result of
a heart attack after an illness
of about three weeks.
A native of Edenton, he was
superintendent of the Edenton
Street Deoartment and was con
nected with the town 33 years.
He was an Edenton fireman for
30 years, a member of Chowan
Tribe of Red Men and the Eden
ton Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Gladys Nixon Hughes; a son, Lt.
Frank Hughes, Jr., a member of
the U. S. Air Force, stationed
in Honolulu; his mother, Mrs.
Della Harrell: a brother, M. A.
Hughes of Edenton and a sis
ter, Mrs. Ethel H. Boyce.
Funeral services were he’d in
the Edenton Baptist Church
Monday morning at 11 o’clock.
The pastor, the Rev. R. N. Car
roll, officiated and burial was in
Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mayor John
Mitchener, J. Edwin Bufflan, R.
N. Hines, W. J. Yates, Willie
Bunch and Al Owens.
Sunrise Service At
Ballard’s Bridge On
Thursday Morning
A sunrise Thanksgiving service
will be held at Ballard’s Bridge
Baptist Church Thursday morn
ing at 7 o’clock. The pastor, the
Rev. Lamar Sentell, will bring
an appropriate message and spe
cial music will be provided. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
j At Standstill
Business will be at a stand
still in Edenton Thursday of
this week when practically every
store <and business house will be
closed in observance of the
Thanksgiving hol’day. Banks,
county and city offices and the
post office will be closed for the
holiday. Business will be re
sumed Friday morning.
Assistant Secretary Os Interior
Accepts Invitation To Speak At
New Fish Hatchery Dedication
W. C. Bunch late last week
received a letter from Congress
man Herbert Bonner to the ef
fect that Ross L. Leffler, assist
ant secretary of the Department
of the Interior, will be the
speaker for the dedication of the
new Edenton Fish Hatchery.
Mr. Leffler’s letter to Mr.
Bonner follows:
“Dear Mr. Bonner: Many
thanks for your kind letter of
November 12 inviting me to
speak at the occasion of the
dedication of the Edenton Fish
Hatchery. ,
FIGHT CANCER
WITH A CHECKUP
AND CHECK
Crowning of Queen
Will Take Place on
Broad Street Satur
day at 2:30 P. M.
Darkened and cloudy skies
had little effect on the radiant
and smiling peanut festival
queen candidates Saturday as
they moved down Broad Street
in the peanut festival parade.
Over 2,000 persons lined Broad
Street to see the ten attractive
candidates on a silver and gold
float, which was designed- by
H. A. Campen to depict the heart
of the peanut belt. Pulled by a
tractor from Byrum Implement
& Truck Company, it received
many favorable comments.
Leading the parade, which
started from the armory was
the John A. Holmes High School
Band under d : rection of Der
wood Bray, with the majorettes
dressed in peanut bag jumpers
in keeping with the festival
theme. Bands from other com
munities were invited but did
not have sufficient time to make
arrangements.
Ten beautiful festival queen
, candidates dressed in lovely
gowns included Flora Hollis,
j representing Columbia, High
School; Sara Ward, Perquimans
| High School; Linda Ann Willi
ford, Gatesville High School;
1 Patricia Taylor, Sunbury High
School; Peggy Belch, Colerain
i High School; Kay Hare, Chowan
High School; D’ane Spruill,
| Creswell High School; Linda Sue
Williams East Hyde High School,
Engelhard; Betsy Lowery, Ply
mouth High School and Harriet
Bond, John A. Holmes High
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
To Observe
Week Os Prayer
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety of the Edenton Baptist
Church wilt observe a week of
prayer November 30 throurh De
cember 4. Meetings will be held
at the church by the various Cir
cle:l. with the theme being “O
God, We Pray For All Man
kind.” Separate prayer chair
men will be in charge of the
meeting each day. The offering
will go to the Lottie Moon
Christmas offering for forei—-l
missions.
Circle meeting will be as fol
lows:
1 Tuesday, 3:30 P. M.—Sophie
j Lanneau.
[ Wednesday, 3:30 P. M.—Ruby
1 Daniels.
\ Thursday, 7:30 P. M.—Ola Lea.
( Friday, 7:30 P. M.—Mary Pow
ell.
Error Appeared In
Betty Shoppe Ad
I Last week a bad mistake was
I inadvertently made in the ad
vertisement of The Betty
Shoppe. In the ad a lingerie
] special during the peanut fes
tival week listed gowns, pa-
I jamas and slips for SI.OO.
The intent of the advertise
! ment was to allow SI.OO off on
any gowns, pajamas or slips
which are priced from $5.95 up,
but not to be sold for SI.OO.
The error caused some em
barrassment on the part of the
Betty Shoppe, so that The Her
ald admits the error which was
made and regrets it very much.
“I, too, have been most inter
ested in this accomplishment and
would be most happy to share it
with you. Nothing would give
me greater pleasure than to par
ticipate in this dedication. I
shall keep my time between the
first and fifteenth of May open,
you can be sure.”
Mr. Bonner also requested Mr.
Bunch to keep him posted from
time to time as to -when toe
exercise will be held so that
he and Mr. laffler can corns
down to attend It .