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From The Yellowed Pages Os The Chowan Herald
30 YEARS AGO
Suit against Hem b y
Chappell, a resident of
Perquimans County and the
Norfolk Bus Corporation
was filed with Clerk of Su
perior Court by W. E.
White, who was adminis
trator of his son, W. E.
White, Jr., a< minor who
was killed after he and his
mother left the bus about
a mile north of Hertford.
The youngster was struck
by a car driven by Mr.
Chappell as he ran across
the highway toward the
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Metropolitan
Makes
Appointment
Here In
Edenton
Metropolitan Life Insur
ance Company has an
nounced that Mr. S. D.
Griffin has been appoint
ed a Metropolitan Insur
ance Agent here in
Edenton. In his new
position Mr. Griffin will
be pleased to serve you
in every phase of insur
ance planning, including
mortgage, hospitalization,
education and life. He
and his associates in the
Norfolk office are dedi
cated to the purpose of
continuing and extending
the service which has
led so many people here
in Edenton to entrust
their protection to Met
ropolitan. Call on Mr.
Griffin for assistance
with your life and health
insurance at 482-3853.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
home of a relative whom
he and his mother planned
to visit.
Edenton football enthusi
asts were thrilled when
they read in a daily news
paper a story headed
“Edenton Boy Proves Hero
as Alabama Takes Over.”
The boy referred to was
Paul Spencer, a former
Edenton gridiron star, who
was a student at the Uni
versity of Alabama and a
member of the Crimson
Tide football squad.
Chowan County Com
missioners again discussed
| the idea of installing heat
iin the Court House.
Though no action was tak
| en, the Commissioners de
i cided to investigate a sys
tem then used by L. S. By
rum at the Triangle Service
Station.
Having won first place
in a county contest, Miss
lea Mae Stallings, a senior
at Chowan High School,
was scheduled to compete
for honors in the state
dress revue at State Col
lege in Raleigh.
That a good-will tour of
a group of prominent
Norfolk business men in
Edenton was all that the
name implied was evident
by the way the visitors
commented upon the hospi
tality showered upon them
during their stay here.
The Schoolmasters Club
of this district met at Cho
wan High School, when L.
E Griffin, secretary of the
Girl Scout News
By Laurie Hutchison
October 22 we went over
our caper chart to see what
our jobs were at Cape
I* Colony.
We also went over our
flag ceremony which we
do for the Columbia Girl
Scouts when they join us
on Saturday.
At the end of our meet
ing we got in our horse
shoe. Then we crossed
hands. The leader would
make a silent wish. After
she had made her wish,
she would squeeze the girl’s
hand beside her. Then she
would make a wish and
squeeze the Scout beside
her and so on.
North Carolina School
Commission, was the prin
cipal speaker.
Though Mrs. B. W. Ev
ans was not yet out of
danger, reports from Fay
etteville were encouraging,
but she was expected to
remain in the hospital sev
eral weeks longer.
Due to making necessary
repairs to the present office
in one of the oldest build
ings on King Street, Sheriff
J. A. Bunch’s office was
moved to a vacant room in
Hotel Joseph Hewes, which
was offered by G. H. Hard
ing at no extra expense.
Miss Rebecca Colwell,
home agent, met with the
ladies of the Gum Pond
community and organized
a home demonstration
club; She was assisted by
Mrs. Percy Smith. Miss
Eva Nixon was elected
president.
A quartet of Chowan
Woman's Club members
appeared before the County
Commissioners asking as- '
distance in purchasing
chairs for the new com
munity building at Cross!
Roads. The Commissioners
were convinced that the
chairs were essential, but
refused to appropriate any
money, feeling that in so j
doings they would provide j
a loophole for requests j
coming from other clubs!
for similar equipment.
Edenton’s Secret 15 Club,
a group of young Negroes,
was organized at a meeting
held at the home of Wil
liam Banks. The group
banded together to offer as
much aid as was within
their means to unfortunate
members of their race.
A group of Edenton Mas
ons attended an interesting
event in Windsor when
Windsor Mason celebrated
the 82nd birthday of Judge
Francis D. Winston, a for
mer Grand Master of Mas
ons in North Carolina.
Among 20 new members
in the band of the Univer
sity of North -Carolina at
Greensboro was Miss Edna
Wilkins, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Wilkins.
New tables, chairs and
an electric stove were be
ing used in the school
lunch room, where 108
j were served daily at a cost
| of five cents. Forty-three
1 1 free meals were served
i each day to children who
j were unable to pay but
i were in need of food. The
1 1 lunch room was sponsored
by the Edenton Parent-
Teacher Association.
One of the prettiest par
ties of the season was held
when Mrs. J. A. Mitchener,
Sr., entertained at tea in
honor of Mrs. John Agrip
pa Mitchener, Jr., a recent
bride.
20 YEARS AGO
Edenton’s Cub Scouts
and a goodly number of
parents and friends thor
oughly enjoyed the first
soap box derby ever to be
| held in Edenton. The
races were held on the in
cline on Mosely Street be
tween Eden and Blount
Streets.
Entering a game decid
edly in the role of under
dog, Edenton Aces defeat
ed the Elizabeth City Yel
low Jackets in the biggest
football upset in the Albe
marle in many years. The I
score was 15-13.
J. William Copeland of I
Murfreesboro announced I
his candidacy for Senator I
from the First District in I
the Democratic Primary. I
Mrs. Sallie H. Dilday of I
the Ryland community I
died in Chowan Hospital I
as the result of burns sus- I
tained at her home when a I
stove exploded. I
The Fire "Prevention I
Committee of the Chowan I
County Chamber of Com- I
merce and Merchants As- {
sociation announced a list I
of prizes to be awarded to I
the best three posters on I
fire prevention from among I
white and colored school I
children in the county. I
J. R. DuLaney, manager I
of the new Belk - Tyler [I
store, as well as Belk- 21
Tyler officials, were de-11
lighted with the response I
on the part of people in I
thtowe. to the store’s ■
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday, October 30, 1960
Though a definite date
had not been set, Edenton
Lions Club decided to spon
sor a donkey baseball
game.
A sweet potato digging,
grading and packing dem
onstration was held at Ran
dolph Ward's field at Ry
land.
School teachers of Cho
wan County were guests of
the Edenton Rotary .Club,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Wilder celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
at the home of their daugh
JOHN L. SPRUILL
Chowan County
Veterans Service Officer
Joseph Hewes Office Building
Room 209 Phone 482-4977
Mon. thru Thurs. - Hours 9-12
Other Time By Appointment
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ter, Mrs. Clarence E. Har
dison, at Hodges Ferry, Va.
J. Herman Edwards, 59,
died in the Veterans Hospi
tal at Kecoughtan, Va., fol
lowing an illness of only
four weeks.
Chowan Tribe of Red
Men announced an attend
ance contest with Jack and
William Barrow as cap
tains.
Miss Gecola Ward was
elected as head cheerleader
at Edenton High School.
Town Council passed a
motion to give Robert L.
Pratt the rank of captain
of the Edenton Police De
partment.
Announcement was made
that William A. Sutherland
had been - appointed Field
Scout Executive for the
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Albemarle District.
Prospect for more houses
to take care of the acute
housing situation appeared
brighter when Col. R. E
Hopper, commanding officer
of the Edenton Marine
Corps Air Station, recom
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mended to the Secretary of
the Navy the erection of
362 houses to be built on
the base and near Edenton.
Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Gil
christ returned to Edenton
from Farmville to make
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