Volume XX.—Number 39.
STARTING SWIMMING POOL FUND
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Above at left is shown Mayor Leroy Haskett as he is handing SIOO to
"West Leary at last week’s meeting of the Eden ton Lions Club to begin a cam
paign to raise $20,0(f0 for construction of a swimming pool in Edenton. The ,
Lions Club pledged $5,000 for the purpose. Jesse Harrelj, president of the
club and sparkplug of the drive is looking on.—(Evelyn L’eary Photo). j
David Holton Named
Director Division Os
Purchase-Contract
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Appointment Made Fri
day By Governor
Umstead
SALARYӣIO,O9B
Given Oath of Office In
Raleigh Monday
Morning
Edenton friends.were delighted and
no less surprised to learn Friday that
David Q. Holton of Edenton had been
appointed by Governor William B.
Umstead as director of'the State Di
vision of Purchase and Contract, a po
sition with a salary of $10,098 a year.
He succeeds Charles Williams of Bur
lington, who was appointed to the po
sition in 1949 by Governor Kerr Scott.
Mr. Holton assumed his new duties
Monday morning when Associate Jus
tice Jeff B. Johnson, Jr., administered
the oath of office in Raleigh.
It is not the first political office
Mr. Holton has held, for under Gov
ernor Scott’s administration he was
appointed a member of the State Ports
Authority, and after Richard D. Dix
on died in July, 1952, he was appoint
ed postmaster at the Edenton Post
Office, a position he has resigned and
which has been hanging in the balance
under the Republican administration.
He has also served as a Town Coun
cilman.
Mr. Holton has been very active in
politics as well as religion, business
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BPWClufaPlansTo
Conduct Thrift Sale
Items Will Be Sold at
Barker House Oc
tober 2-3
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The Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club will sponsor a Thrift Sale
Friday and Saturday, October 2 and
3 in the Penelope Barker Community
House, at the foot of Main Street, to
secure funds to pay on the Barker
House bank note. Those who patron
ize this sale are sure to find wonder
ful bargains.
“Fall housecleaning is now under
way,” says Mrs. Evelyn Jackson, pres
ident of the club, “and npw is the time
to sort out articles you can no longer
use but will be a delight to someone
else. All articles sent for this worthy
cause are to be an outright donation,
and may include garments, hats, shoes
or any items no longer needed.
The club appreciates the coopera
tion given money-making projects in
the past and is confident members
and friends Will come through again
to help make this thrift sale a suc
cess!
Those who can bring articles may
leave them at the Barker House on '
Thursday afternoon, October 1. Bor
donation collection please phone one i
of the following: Miss Inez Felton, ■
Mrs. Corinne Long, Mrs. Margaret ;
Phthisic, Mrs. Kate Woelka. Mrs. Lala
Smith, Mrs. Anpie Mills, Mrs. Anne I
Jenkins, Mrs. Corie White, Mrs. Lydia i
Daniels, Mrs. Captola Jackson. Miss :
Mildred Mundep, Mrs. Dorothy Phelps, i
Miss Lena Jones, Miss Minnie Hollo- 1
well, Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr. U
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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DR. M. RAY McKAY
After preaching at the Baptist
Church Sunday, September 13,
M. Ray McKay will again fill the
pulpit next Sunday at both morn
ing and evening services.
EdentnM
Pool Topic At Last
Week’s Rotary Meet
Jesse Harrell and Geo.
Twiddy Present Per
tinent Facts
The idea of a swimming pool for
Edenton was taken up on the program
of the Edenton Rotary Club last week,
when George S. Twiddy presented
pertinent facts. Present at the meet
ing also was Jesse Harrell, president
of the Edenton Lions Club, who has
taken an active part in initiating a
campaign to raise the necessary
funds.
It was pointed out that the Eden
ton Lions Club had pledged $5,000 to
ward construction of a pool and the
Rotarians were asked to pledge SIOO
each for the project. Several of the
members agreed to pledge SIOO each,
but President John Kramer asked the
swimming pool committee, composed
of. George Twiddy, R. N. Hines, Geo.
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Edenton Aces Play •
Williamston Friday!
Coach Ben Pgray's Edenton Aces, ]
with a victory and loss in the two 1
games played thus far "this season, s
will travel to Williamston Friday to i
play the Williamston High School’s £
Green Wave. x
The Aces were defeated by Boa- e
noke Rapids in the opening game of £
the*Season and on Friday night trip
ped the Columbia Wildcats f
Coaches Ben Perry and Alton j
Brooks (Ire taking the 'boys through *
strenuous practice sessions in’ prepa- l
ration for a hard-fought game, and c
are hopeful that the boys will return (
home with another victory tucked unr 1
der their belts. ■ . - «
" Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 24,1953
Norfolk Motorcade j
Is Scheduled To Be
In Edenton Tuesday
Idea to Increase Irtterest
In Two Good Neigh
bor Days
Edenton is on the itinerary for a
motorcade to be staged by the Nor
folk Chamber of Commerce in com
memoration of the golden anniversary
of the Norfolk Retail Merchants As
sociation. In honor of the event two
good neighbor days, October 2 and 3,
will be observed in Norfolk, when
merchants will stage a two-day city
wide sale, during which many bar
gains will be offered.
The motorcade is scheduled to ar
rive in Edenton about 11 o’clock on
Tuesday morning, September 29. In
the motorcade, which will be escorted
from the city limits to the Municipal
Building by a police escort, will be
Donald Shriver, secretary-manager of;
the Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. 1
Shriver; Mayor Fred D. Duckworth or j
a representative; Col. Calvin H. Dally,!
director of public safety, and Mrs.
Dally; W. J. Ralston, secretary-mana
ger of the Retail Merchants Associa
tion and representatives of Rotary,
Kiwanis, Cosmopolitan, Lions and
Civitan Clubs and representatives of
the Merchants Association. An added
attraction will be “Mrs. Virginia,”
who will be in the motorcade. News
photographers will also accompany
the group to take local pictures.
An advance committee was in Eden
ton Thursday afternoon of last week
to make plans for the goodwill tour.
The quartet, composed of John Dar
den, Travis Barnes, Paul Stalen and
Ed Enright, met with members of
Town Council and a number of busi
ness men, when they were assured the
cooperation of the town by Mayor Le
roy Haskett.
A section of Broad Street will be
roped off, where a brief program will
be presented, and an effort will be
made to have Edenton High School
Band play a few numbers.
Edenton High Runs
Rough Shod Over
Columbia Wildcats
Milan Stilley Stars With
Three Touchdowns
In 26-0 Victory
Edenton High School’s Aces ran
rough shod over the Columbia High
School Wildcats on Hicks Field Fridty
night, winning by a score of 26-0.
Milan Stilley thrilled the large crowd
of spectators as he scored three of
the four touchdowns and added yard
age through the line or around ends
every time he carried the ball. The
other touchdown was made when Tay
Byrum flipped the ball to Sidney Cam
pen in the end zone. Another touch
down was made after Stilley grabbed
a 37-yard pass from Byrum and was
brought down only inches from the
scoring stripe. Twiddy went over, but
the play was nullified due to a penal
ty.
Coach Perry used all of his reserves
during the game and each one gave
a good account of himself.
Aside from Stilley, Robert Twiddy,
John Earl Whitson and Jimmy Harri
son made a good impression by their
driving power.
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Wildlife Editor Is
Lions Club Speaker
Edenton Lions Endorse!
State’s $72,000,000
Bond Issue
Rod Amundson, editor of the mag
azine “Wildlife in North Carolina”,
addressed the members of the Eden
ton Lions Club at their regular meet
ing Monday night. Mr. Amundson
gave a resume of the outlook for
hunting for the coming season. He
listed the opening dates for hunting
several species of game which are as
follows: September 1, marsh hens
and doves; October 15, bear, deer,
Wild boar, squirrel, raccoon and opos
sum; November 26, turkeys, rabbits i
and quail.
Mr. Amundson pointed out that the
limit on geese had been changed this
year so that the limit per day is two
and a total of four in possession. Mr.
concluded by stating that
definite strides had been made in the <
past six years in the field of wild- (:
life conservation and the outlook for'l
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I EDENTON’S “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” j
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Pictured at left above is Mrs. Clara Preston, who was named Edenton’s
“Woman of the Year” by the Edenton Business and Professional Women’s
Club at a meeting held Thursday night in the Penelope Barker house. At ;
I right is Mrs. Josie Ruth Carr, who is presenting Mrs. Preston a dozen redi
l roses on behalf of the club as a tribute for her many years of service rend
j ered in church, civic, social and patriotic activities.—(Evelyn Leary Photo), i
Mrs. Clara Preston
Is Chosen Woman Os
Year By BPW Club
Winner Is Unassuming
Veteran Merchant In
Edenton
HOBBY TRAVELING
Fourth Edenton Woman
To Receive Outstand
ing Honor
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By Lena M. Jones
Mrs. Clara Bond Preston,, one of
Edenton’s outstanding veteran mer
chants, was named “The Woman of
the Year”, at a dinner meeting of the
Business and Professional Woman’s
Club held Thursday night at the
1 Penelope Barker Community House.
I She was presented with a dozen red
roses by Mrs. Joe Ruth Carr, on be
half of the club, as a marked tribute
; of gratitude and esteem for the years
of services she has rendered in church,
civic, social and patriotic activities.
Mrs. Preston is the fourth outstand
ing woman of Edenton to receive this
tribute from the Edenton Business and
Professional Woman’s Club. Last
- year Mrs. Anne Cameron Shepard
Graham received such honor and tri
-1 bute was paid to her in the same
• memorable way, as was to Mrs. Chas.
. p. Wales, Sr., who claimed the honor
; the year before and Mrs. Lulie Kippe
. Summered, now deceased, the club’s.
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Teen Age Club Has !
Membership Os 110
Mrs. Murriell Wilkins
Acting as Regular
Chaperone
Edenton’s Teen Age Club has open- 1
ed with the largest number of mem
bers since it was organized three ]
years ago. At the closing hour last ;
Saturday night 110 membership cards (
had been sold. <
The club has a regular chaperone,
Mrs. Murriel Wilkins, for the time
being and it is the earnest desire to ,
keep her on the full year. The board I
lof directors are working very hard to
I secure the necessary funds for this
project.
Mrs. Wilkins has become very pop
ular with the children and reports
their full cooperation in respect to the
rules of the club.
Mrs. Tommy Cross has agreed to
serve as recreational director at the
club and has planned a cake walk for
Saturday night at about 9:30 o’clock.
This hour was decided upon so that
the members who work will be on'
hand to share in the fun.
The cake is being baked and donat
ed by Mrs. Helen Hughes and the
cake walk will be 5 cents per per
son.
Teen agers will be happy to learn
that new records have been purchased
this week in Norfolk.
POCAHONTAS MEETS FRIDAY
Chowanoke Council, No. 54, Degree
of Pocahontas, will meet Friday night
[at 8 o’clock in the Red Men’s hall.
Mrs. Virginia Barfield, Pocahontas,
fYges all members to attend.
|_ County Sing_|
Mrs. VV. H. Saunders, Chowan
County Home Demonstration Club
song leader, has announced that
there will be a “County Sing” at
the Warwick Swamp Baptist
Church in the gliden community
on Monday night, September 28,
at 7:30 o’clock.
C. W. Overman will lead the
singing. Anyone interested in
group singing is invited and ur
ged to attend.
OrrMßayMcKav
Preaches At Baptist
Church Next Sunday
Many Edenton People
Heard Him Preach
September 13
! Dr. ML Ray McKay of Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake
Forest, whose outstanding messages
warmed the hearts of those who heard
ihim on Sunday, September 13, will re
i turn to the pulpit of the Baptist
{Church next Sunday, September 27,
|to preach at both the morning wor
! ship hour and the evening worship
jhour. This will be welcomed infor-
Jmation to those Who have heard Dr.
McKay and, along with them, others
are cordially invited to attend the
morning service at 11 o’clock and the
evening service at 8 o'clock.
As an outstanding preacher, teach
er and leader of the Southern Baptist
Convention, Dr. McKay now heads the
Department of Preaching and Ser
monizing at the Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Wake Forest,
N. C. The Baptists of North Caro
lina, and the Southern Convention,
are proud to realize that the faculty
of the seminary is composed of men
of the caliber of Dr. McKay and it is
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Civic Calendar
Norfolk good neighbor motor
cade scheduled to arrive at Mu
nicipal Building Tuesday morn
ing, September 29, at 11 o’clock.
County Sing at Warwick
Swamp Baptist Church Monday
night, September 28, at 7:30
o’clock.
Edenton Aces travel to Wil
ston Friday to play the William
ston Green Wave.
Dr. M. Ray McKay of the
Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary at Wake Forest will
preach at morning and evening
services Sunday night at the Bap
tist Church.
Various circles of the Woman’s
Missionary Society of the Baptist
Church will meet Monday after
noon and night and Tuesday night
of next week.
Dime Society of the Baptist
Church meets Tuesday night, Sep
tember 29, at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. J. H. Phelps.
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A, B. Harless Urges
Support Os Voters
In Bond Election
Chairman Senses Some
Degree of Non-Inter
est In County
“A vote for the proposed Bond Is
sue on October 3 to improve our
schools and mental institutions is not
only a duty but an opportunity”, ac
cording to A. B. Harless, Chowan
County Chairman of Public Schools
and Mental Care, Inc.
“Reports to date are encouraging,”
he said, “but there is still a good deal
of non-interest in the county concern
ing the bonds on which the electorate
will soon vote. The County Commis
sions, however, have endorsed the
bond issue and many of the doctors
and the County School Board have
| indicated their approval. The Farent
. Teacher Association plans to be ac
[ i tive during the campaign and election.
. I But other help is needed to offset the
apathy of the people.
“Certainly the young people and the
mentally ill of your great state are
our greatest asset and liability and
we must provide the facilities and the
care that are needed,” Harless said.
Both workers and contributors for
the success of the referendum are
wanted and it is hoped that volunteers
or contributors will immediately con
tact Mr. Harless. “The time is short
| and hasty action is necessary,” he
' said, “if Edenton and Chowan Coun
ty are to keep faith with our children
and the mentally ill.”
| PTA At Chowan High
Goes On Record As
Coring Bond Issue
Mrs. Norman Hollowell
Elected President at
Meeting Last Week
- The first meeting of the Chowan
High School Parent-Teacher Associa
tion for the 1953-54 term was well at
tended on Tuesday night, September
15th.
The new officers are: Mrs. Nor
|man Hollowell, president; Mrs. Tom
lAsbell, vice president; Mrs. W. D.
I Elliott, secretary; Mrs. Emmett Jones,
1 treasurer.
I W. J. Taylor, Chowan County Su
perintendent. presented plans for the
B enlargement of the Chowan High
j School Building. He explained how
this building project may become pos
sible and how other state institutions
may profit by support of the bond is
n sue on October 3.
e If the issue is carried each county
s will receive SIOO,OOO for school huiid
(] ings regardless of size and need of
I county. In addition $15,000,000 of the
it j $50,000,000 will be pro rated to the
ft counties on a per capita basis. The
..{counties with the larger average daily
p membership will get a larger share of
.. this part of the bonds. Chowan will
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: Robert Twiddy Out
* Os Aces'Lineup For
; Remainder Season
r Fullback and Co-captain
3 Has Back Broken
Friday Night
, Edenton’s Aces were dealt a severe
blow in Friday night’s football game
‘ with Columbia High School when
Robert Twiddy, fullback and co-cap
tain sustained a broken back. The ac
cident occurred near the end of the
game when he was tackled as he was
scampering around right end.
It was at first believed that Twiddy
merely wreched his back, but later an
X-fay picture showed a fracture of
the lower vertebra. He is in a cast
and is expected to be a patient in
Chowan Hospital for about two weeks.
While he is making satisfactory pro
gress, he will not be able to play with
the Aces the remainder of the sea
son.
Loss of Twiddy, a senior, who was
expected to play the best game of
his career, leaves a problem for
Coaches Ben Perry and Alton Brooks
to work out.
DIME SOCIETY MEETING
The Dime Society of the Baptist
Church will meet Tuesday night, Sep
tember 29, at 8 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. J. H. Phelps on West Queen
Street. All members are urged to at
tend. (
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