North Carolina Newspapers

Volume XXl.—Number 44. J’— ■ 11 ■ M ■■■!!■■ I HI, > Ihowan Registers Very Light Vote In Tuesday’s Election All Five Amendments Given Substantial Majority With no Republican opposition for county offices in Tuesday’s general election and only five contests for State offices, Chowan County turned in a light vote with only a little over 500 ballots cast during the day. Congressman Herbert Bonner easily outdistanced his Republican opponent, W. T. Love, by a count of 496 to 34. Walter Cahoon for solicitor and El ton Aydlett and A. P. Godwin, Jr., each received a few over 500 votes, as was the case for all county candidates, including John F. White for Repre sentative, Sheriff J. A. Bunch, Clerk of Court E. W. Spires, Recorder Judge! Marvin Wilson, Prosecuting Attorney, Weldon Hollowell, Coroner Hubert' Williford, Commissioners W. W. By-1 rum, W. E. Bond, C. J. Hollowell, J. j R. Peele and J. A. Webb and Con-, stable Frank Miller. ' In the contest for state offices W. | Kerr Scott polled 494 votes to 40 by Paul West, his Republican opponent. | Edwin Gill for treasurer received 503 votes as against 30 for Morton, j Republican. For Commissioner of In-' surance Charles F. Gold was given 499 votes and Fred Frick, Republican, 33 votes. In the only other contest | Chief Justice M. V. Barnhill polled | 498 votes to 31 by Buford Henderson, 1 Republican. The vote for uncontested State of-j fices follows: Sam Ervin for U. S. Senator. 501; Frank Crane, Commissioner of Labor,, 500: William H. Robbitt, Associate| Justice of Supreme Court, 499: J. Wal-i lace Winborne, Associate Justice of ; the Supreme Court. 499; Carlisle W.! Higgins. Associate Justice of the Su-j preme Court. 499: for Judges, of Su nerior Court the vote was: Chester Morris. 502: Walter J. Bone 498: Jo son,h W. Parker, 498: J. Paul Frizzell-.. 499; Henry 1.. Stevens Jr 497: Clif ton 1.. Moore. 496: Q. K. Nimocks Jr.. 496; Too Carr. 497: Walter E. John ston. Jr., 496: Walter E. Crissman. 496; Francis O. Clarkson. 496: .Tu f us, C. Rudesin. 496; Allen H. Gwyn, 496; William Y. Rickett, 498. Chowan voters favored all five of the constitutional amendments, cast ing a substantial majority for each one. For No. 1 Amendment having to do with the General Assembly au thorized to provide retirement of mem bers of the Supreme Court, the vote was 250 for and 142 against, No. 2. authorizing the General Assembly to establish a Board of Paroles, the vote was 252 for and 80 against. No. 3. limiting senators, the vote was 219 for and 115 against. No. 4. reducing the length of residence for voting, the vote was 216 for and 116 against. No. 5, abolishing election for short term offices, the vote Was 228 for and 84 against. Llovd Griffin Will Be PTA Speaker Meeting Tuesday Night In Elementary School Auditorium Lloyd E. Griffin, executive secre-J tary of the North Carolina Citizens j Association, will be the principal J speaker at the November meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association Tues day night- November 9, at 8 o’clock in the Elementary School auditorium. Mr. Griffin, teacher of the Men’s Bible Class of the Baptist Church for years and a former State Senator, is | expected to use taxation as it relates to public schools as his topic. President W. T. Harry is anticipate' ing a large crowd at this meeting and urges all members to attend and bring! their friends. Officials of the local organization are greatly encouraged over the results of the PTA member ship drive recently concluded in which 470 members were enrolled. This is the largest enrollment ever recorded in the PTA here. Mr. Harry will preside over the meeting and reports will be called for from various PTA committees. Schools Dismissed Three Days Next Week Gerald James, principal of the Eden ton Junior-Senior High School, has announced that next week white schools in the Edenton Administrative Unit will dismiss at 2 P. M., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The pur pose of this action is to allow teach ers to enroll in the art work shop to bo conducted in the Elementary School. Teachers will be in the work shop five hours each da y. THGi I CHOWAN HERALD ![ Beautylßeeii < if-.- r r « I . Cl m ■.MT* '.t ■ pp HR ■■ Little 7-year-old Bernice Roger son, daughter of State Patrolman and Mrs. Mack Rogerson, won the .1 honor as queen of the grammar I school in a beauty contest held I Friday night at Chowan High i School. The contest was a fea | ture of the annual Chowan High School Halloween party, l Mrs. Rogerson is a member of | the school faculty, being a teach er of home economics. IMiißidVipiaii ; Is President Auxiliary iOf Medical Society Wives of Doctors Oraran '! ize Bi-County Auxili ary at Meeting j The Perquimans-Chowan Auxiliar of the Medical Society of North Caro -1 lina held its quarterly luncheon meet ing Thursday, October 28, at the home of Mrs. Roland Vaughan. It was the second meeting of the • ( doctors’ wives for the purpose of or ganizing this bi-county auxiliary, which was formerly contained in a '. nine-county group known as the First : , District Auxiliary. .' The first meeting was held in Hert ford in July at the home of Mrs. T. P. Brinn, consular for the First District. Mrs. Roland Vaughan was elected president and Mrs. A. M. Stanton, secretary-treasurer. The Auxiliary is supporting many of the Stat-'-sponsored . protects, for the coming year, which include main- I tainanee of four hospital beds, a nurs ing scholarship, nurse recruitment and close cooperation with all agencies . iworking to inform the community of ] available health services. Tt is hoped that by dividing the dis trict up into three groups, greater ef .' ficioncy and achievement Will result. m Achievement Day Will Be Observed On iWednesdav, Nov. 10 {Feature of Event Will Be ! Pageant By 4-H Club Members i 1 Achievement Day for Chowan Coun ty’s 4-H Clubs will be observed in the! Chowan High School auditorium Wed nesday night, November 10, at 7:30 o’clock. A feature of the program will lie a pageant. “4-H Through a Crystal | Ball,” which will he presented by mem ibers of the various 4-H Clubs. | Following the program the 4-H County Council members will lenter tain at a tea. 1 I All club members, their parents and local leaders are especially urged to attend. AUXILIARY MEETS TUESDAY The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will have a luncheon meeting at 1 o’clock at the Parish House Tuesday, November 9. A most interesting program on Ja pan will be given by Miss Elizabeth Elliott and Mrs. Harry Turner. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING Edenton’s Town Council will hold its November meeting Tuesday night, November 9. at 8 o’clock in the Mu nicipal Building. ROTARIANS MEET TODAY Edoiiton’s P.otary Club will meet this (Thursday! afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The Rotarians have hung up a string of 100 per cent meetijvgs recently, so that President Gilliam Wood urges every Rotarian to attend today’s meeting. The program will be in charge of Jack Mooney. | enton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 4, 1954. Jurymen Selected ! To Serve In Chowan | Superior Court Term i ________ Judge Q. K. Nimocks, Jr Os Fayetteville Will Preside Tn preparation for the fall term of Chowan Superior Court, which will be held the week of November 29, Cho wan County Commissioners on Mori- j day drew from the jury box a list ofj 150 names, who will be summoned for I jury duty. I It will he a mixed term of court 1 with Judge Q. K. Nimocks, Jr., of Fayetteville presiding. Those chosen for jury duty are: Elbert M. Nixon, Kenneth Worrell, Carlton W. Goodwin, J. T. Chappell, Cecil Harrell, Willie Evans, Frederick H. Griffin, C. C. Privott, T. J. Jack son, V. G. Humphlett, David Ober, I. L. Harrell, H. J. White, T. D. Ber ryman, R. Glynn Lowe, L. W. Nixon, E. L. Williams, Frank Holmes, Wilbur T. Jordan, B. M. Hollowell, Jr., J. W. Forehand, Milton C. Copeland, Wincei White, Thomas Edward Francis, Les lie E. Blanchard. E. R. Wilson, T. E. i Parker, Leslie Harrell, W. L. Bate-1 man, Percy G. Perry, G. Medlin Belch, ■ Rodney L. Bass, I. R. Blanchard, K. J. I Copeland, Wallace J. Chappell, K. L. I Nixon, L. P. Chappell, Thomas B. Wood, J. B. Byrum, Earl Goodwin, Rudy Parks, Jacob Spivey, G. Parker f Helms, J. M. Lane, E. C. Harrell, J. ! A. Wiggins, Emberry Perry, Wesley M. Chesson, Jr., Milton Earl Bunch, I Tom Byrum. Edenton Aces Meet FarmvHle Friday In Homecoming Game Activities For Event Be ing Sponsored By FHA Members i t After playing four successive games on foreign soil, Edenton’s Aces will . play a home game on Hicks Field Fri day night when they are scheduled to .'meet Farmville in a non-conference I game. This will be next to the last .game of the season, so that a large ! crowd of fans are expected to turn , out. r Thus far the Aces have won five' - games, lost two and tied one, so that . they will be gunning for another notch I I in the victory column. I According to reports. Farmville f isn’t so powerful, but Coaches Bill i Billings and Alton Brooks are taking no chances and are putting the Aces ' through stiff practice sessions in an- Itieipation of a stronger outfit than is I generally expected. (Continued on Page Five) j USD Club Popular j During Past Month j 1,890 Marines Fn toy Va «' rious Activities Tn Local Club j Mrs. R. P. Badham. staff aid to 'Mrs. Sarah Marriner, director of L T SO,j ' | says the month of October has been ! most interesting fit the Edenton USO 'lClub, with an attendance of 1,890 Ma -1 jrines and 98 hostesses serving 267 ] hours. I Two delightful parties were given .during the month, as well as a dance, wiener roast and a lovely Halloween 'party with full attendance. I Members of the VFW Auxiliary •' served refreshments during October. 1 The next big event planned is Pal Day, which will be observed Thurs day night, November 18, at which time the Marines are given a big welcome, usually by town officials. The monthly meeting of the LISO committee was held in the USO room in Hotel Joseph Hewes Monday when Mrs. Marriner was present. Father Francis Smith, new chairman of the USO Committee was given a big wel come. He is going about his work in earnest and is doing a wonderful job. A long discussion of Pal Day took place and other important matters were brought up. Mrs. Badham pointed out the con tinued need for junior and senior hos- ' tesses as well as contributions of mag azines not more than a week or month old, playing cards and games to be - used by the service men. < BANK CLOSED NOV. 11 The Bank of Edenton will be closed i< all day Thursday, November 11, in ob- : servance of Armistice Day. Important] l i banking business should, therefore, be I ransacted accordingly. '' Marines Contribute $230 In Emergency March Os Dimes Men Participate In Drive' For Funds Os Theu Own Accord Early this week Chaplain Dean K. Veltman of the Edenton Marino Corps Auxiliary Landing Field mailed to J. j Edwin Bufflap, chairman of the Cho-I wan County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, a check for $230. This amount repre sents gifts of Marine Air Group 14 !to the March of Dimes Emergency Fund. This contribution is rather unique in that there was no directive estab lishing a drive for this purpose. It started among the Marinos themselves, who hoard appeals on their radio and television sets and read about the drive in newspapers. Special recognition goes to the men of Public Works, the Fire Department, Crash Crew and MABS Material. An .interesting contest developed between 'the men serving under Captain Viner ,of Public Works and Captain McClung, j tho officer in charge of the other ! three groups listed above. Public Works donated a total of SB9 and the other group gave SB3. Chaplain Veltman said all the men at the Edenton base hope none of this money will be needed in this area, but in case there is a need, they want to help in any way they can. New Pastor SentTo Methodist Church J. E. Richardson Wjty Succeed Die Rev. r '. B. Edwards At the annual Methodist Conference held in Raleigh last week, the Rev. F.. B. Edwards, pastor n f the Edenton Methodist Church, was transferred to the Person Street Church at Fayette ville. Mr. Edwards served the Edon ton Church four years during which there was a gain in membership and a new educational building was erected. Succeeding Mr. Edwards will be the Rev. ,T. E. Richardson, who has served the Aulander Church four years. He is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Frank Holmes and comes highly recommend ed by members of the Aulander con gregation. | The Rev. C. H. Beale was returned to the Chowan Charge and the Rev. C, Freeman Heath was returned as su perintendent of the Elizabeth City 1 District. Annual Halloween Party Again Proves B* Very Successful • By the Hun- I Gather on Teu ton PJavground The annual Halloween Party spon sored by the Edenton Woman’s C'ub j Monday night was another huge .«>’•*- , loess when children by the bunilr-ds paraded on Broad Street to the .pl-iv-' ground on Hicks Field after assbm-• bling on the Court House Green. Cos tumes of every description were worn by the youngsters and. led by Iho Edenton High School Rand, thev nr>- parcntly had an enioyahle time in 'ho' line of march as well as at tho play-: ground. The playground, as usual, took on the appearance of a carnival with at tactive booths, where hot dogs, pop- f corn, peanuts, candv, chewing gum. j apples and witchs’ brew were given free to the youngsters. They also en joyed a free movie, trying their luck at the fish pond and a hay ride giv en by Marines. (Continued on Page Eight) Petition Presented To Improve Obed Road Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning werp presented a petition asking for hard surfacing the Obed road in the Third Township, a distance of 1.9 miles. This road curves off the Piney Woods road at the Dempsey Copeland farm and continues to the same road at Milton C. Copeland’s farm. There are four houses on the road and is used regularly by 16 property owners. The petition was signed by 25 people and was approved by the Commissioners and forwarded to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for consideration. ! Civic Calendai ( ' Annual Masonic banquet to night (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock j in the Masonic Temple. Chowan County 4-H Club Achievement Day in the Chowan i High School auditorium Wednes day night, November 10, at 7:30 I o'clock. i Dancing lessons begin in the Elementary School auditorium this (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 , o'clock. Edenton Rotary Club meets , this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. Town Council will hold its No- • I vember meeting Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in the Municipal Build ing. Fall term of Chowan Superior Court will convene Monday morn ing. November 29. at 10 o'clock. North-astern Cancer Clinic at the Health Center in Elizabeth Citv Friday afternoon, beginning at 1 o’clock. Young Woman’s Bible Class of the Baptist Church meets Tues day night. November 9, at 7:30 o'clock at the church. Edward G. Bond Post, No. 40, I of the American Legion will stage a free ham and egg sunner and dance in the Legion hut Thursday night, November 11. at 7 o’clock. Edenton Aces will play Farm ville High School on Hicks Field Friday night at 8 o’clock in a non conference game. (Continued on Page Eight) PTA Is Sponsoring Dancing Classes At ( Elementary School I Miss Mvrtle Mountcartk [ Will Tearti Pre-Scbocl Pupils Miss Myrtle Ann Mpuntcastle. tal ented young dancer and dance direc -1 tor, will open dancing classes in the • j Edenton Elementary School . auditors I I ium this (Thursday) afternoon stnrt ’ ing at 1:30 o’clock with pre-school ' pupils. ' | .Miss - Mouritcastlp is a former pupil 1 of the Jean Ballanoe School of Danc -1 ing and the: Gertrude Ennis Ballet ■ School of Norfolk. She has studied extensively at the Jack Stanley Stu- I dios, Ernest Carlos Studios and Amer ican Ballet School in New York under Jack Stanley and Ernest Carlos, per | serially. Also Jose’ Martinez; who was a member of the original “Bal i let Russe,” Jack Potteiger and Eddie I Williams. Miss Mountcastlo has been teach ing dancing for the past eight years and has. performed on numerous oc casions in North Carolina and Vir ginia, having appeared on the tele'* vision | ire mi ere in Norfolk, Va, Any one interested in registering for dancing lessons is requested to contact Miss Mountcastle at the Ele mentary School auditorium today (Thursday) from 1:30 to 5:30 o’clock. I The Dancing School is being spon- Itsored hy the Edenton PTA. Free Ham And Egg Supper In Legion Hut Next Thursday Dance Will Follow Sup per Which Begins at 7 O’clock John A. Holmes, commander of Ed ' ward G. Bond Post. No. 40. of the American Legion, and members of the | Post are making plans for a free ham and egg supper and dance to he held at the Legion hut for Chowan County .veterans in observance of Veterans’ ' Day on the night of November 11th, William S. Elliott, supper chairman, has announced that serving will be gin promptly at 7:00 o’clock with plen ty of good old Chowan County ham and eggs with hot biscuits heading the menu. Gene Perry and Thurman Harrell will he in charge of the entertainment for the occasion. Thev have secured the services of the Chowan Countv Ramblers, along with several local musicians and entertainers. Commander Holmes, on behalf of the Edward G. Bond Post, cordially in vites and urges all Chowan Conntv veterans and their wives or dates to attend the Veterans’ Day celebration at the Legion hut. EARLY MORNING FIRE Edenton firemen were called out shortly after 6:30 Wednesday morning when an oil heater in an apartment above Jack Hopkins’ billiard parlor folded and caught fire. The oil heater was badly damaged as well as the side of the room. $2.00 Per Year. Edmund Harding Will De Principal Speaker At Masonic Danquet Annual Affair Tonight In Masonic Temple Dining Room j Tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock j members of Unanimity Lodge, No, 7, i A. F., & A, M., will hold their annual i banquet in the dining room of the ' Masonic Temple. The banquet will lie j served by members of the Edenton Chapter of the Eastern Star. Preparations for the banquet are in charge of Ernest Kehayes, junior warden of the lodge, who states that the sale of tickets has been brisk. A feature of the banquet will be an address by Edmund Harding of Wash ington, N. C,, nationally known after dinner speaker and humorist. Mr. Harding was last week named the I “Tar Heel of the Week.” He is no I stranger in Edenton, having spoken at a number of local affairs before. Education Week 1 Will De Observed In Local Schools Special Program Thurs day Morning, Nov. 11 I At 10:30 O’clock | American Education Week will be observed in the Edenton schools next | week, Novemher 7-13, when a special ' invitation is extended parents to visit the schools any day, with emphasis ; placed on Thursday, November 11, | when a special Armistice Day pro- I gram will be presented by George -; Gelbach’s United States history class. - This program will be presented in the ?, school gymnasium beginning at 10:30 - o’clock. A feature of the program will he ' music by the Edenton High School Band and the usual minute of silence ' will be observed at 11 o’clock. Members of "the Student Council ' will greet visitors at the main ent ' ranee of the school and conduct tours - throughout the day. Also in connection with the observ ’ arice of American Educational Week, ' the Edenton Aces will ring down the '1954 football curtain Friday night, ( November 12, when they play the Ply ' j mouth Panthers. jVarsity Club Will Sponsor Cake Sale For Activities Dus :j Sales Teams Scheduled To Solicit Orders All Over Town Members of the Varsity Club, with assistance front: members of the Mono gram Club at Edenton High School, will conduct a fruit cake sale next • week and proceeds from this sale will Ij be contributed to tho school activities bus fund. | Members of the two clubs will be _ divided into teams and will conduct j their sales in “protected areas” in j Edenton. They offer for sale two and a half pound fruit cakes at n reason able figure. The cakes come in attrac tive containers. , Officials of tho Varsity Club are (quick to point out that no contribu tion will he asked from purchasers of 1 the cakes. Profits realized from the cake sale will he poured into tho bus ( fund. N. J. George, nresident of the Var sity Club, had this to say about the (sale: “We are conducting this fruit I cake sale in order to raise funds to | contribute to the school activities bus ifund. You know, that is a project the j Varsity Club is spearheading. It ia not the intention of the club to seek contributions in this sale. We are of (Continued on Page Five) TAX COLLECTIONS Sheriff J. A. Bunch reported to the County Commissioners Monday that 1954 taxes collected to date amount ■i to $34,731.81. Tbo 1954 tax lew is $185,890.98, which is $1,375.93 above '! the 1953 levy of $184,515.05. I i 14 JAILED IN OCTOBER Jailer Herman White reported to the County Commissioners at their ; meeting Monday morning that during f October 44 persons were nlaced in the Chowan County jail. Confinements • ranged from one to 31 days and the expense amounted to $229.25, which I included jail and turnkey fees and A few incidents! expenses.