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Volume XXll.—Number 26.
Many At Unveiling
Bronze Marker
On Norcom House
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Very Impressive Pro
gram Given at Syca-
Imore Plantation
With favorable weather prevail
ing Sunday afternoon, a large
number of people gathered at Syca
more Plantation, owned by G. H.
Harding, where a bronze marker
was unveiled on' the Thomas Nor
com house. The marker was un
veiled by Ann Wells and Helen
Pruden, descendants of Mr. Nor
com, who built the house possibly
as early as 1667. The unveiling
was sponsored by the Sir Walter
Raleigh Chapter of the Colonial
Dames of the Seventeenth Century.
Prior to the unveiling a meeting
of the chapter was held at Hotel
Joseph Hewes, when officers were
installed.
At the Norcom house Mrs. Thom
as Stamps presided. Part of the
Edenton High School Band play
ed several numbers under the di
rection of Mike Malone. Mrs. M.
B. Koonce, chaplain of the chapter,
gave the invocation and Mrs. J. W.
Thornton of Dunn, honorary na
tional president general of the so
ciety, led in the pledge of allegi
ance to the flag.
Mrs. Inglis Fletcher extended
greetings to the visitors and Mr. i
Harding then extended a cordial
welcome to the guests, during
which he complimented the Colonial
Dames for their accomplishments
and urged them to continue their
efforts to preserve historical rec
ords and shrines.
Mrs. C. H. Stephenson then gave
f history of the Norcom
She said Noirom was one
S jarliest settlers in this sec
i. and read an account of the
purchase of the tract of land in
1697.
Then followed the unveiling of
the marker, after which Mrs.
Stamps, on behalf of the Sir Wal
ter Raleigh Chapter, presented it to
the State organization. The ac
ceptance was made by Mrs. Ray
mond Maxwell for the chapter and
Mrs. Thornton for the national so
j ciety.
Many prominent visitors were
recognized, after which the Rev.
Gordon Bennett, rector of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, pronounced the*
benediction.
Following tile ceremony at the
Norcom house the visitors were en
-1 tertained at a luncheon served at
Bandon Plantation by Mr. and Mrs.
John Fletcher and to wind up the
occasion Yaupon tea was served at
the Iredell house by members of
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Edenton's Colonial
Dames and James Iredell Assoeia
fion, where the ladies serving were
| attired in attractive Colonial cos-
I tumes.
The marker on the Norcom house
reads: “Thomas Norcom place,
1669-1955. Presented by the Sir
Walter Chapter of the North Caro
lina Society of Colonial Dames of
the Seventeenth Century.”
Up-County Store Is
Consumed By Tire
B. P. Monds’ Store at
Tyner Completely
' Lost Sunday
Edenton’s firemen on Sunday
about noon were called at the store
and service station of B. P. Monds
in the Tyner section, where consid
'i damage was done by a fire
• dto have been started by a
d short circuit caused by
_ „ning. The rear of the build
ing was in flames when the fire
Was discovered, so that the fire
men’s efforts were confined to pre
venting its spread. They threw wa
ter on two gasoline pumps which
probably would have been lost by
Ore.
A sma'l amount of merchandise
was saved from a warehouse next
to the main building, but practical
ly all of ti e contents of the store
Was lost with damage estimated to
run as high as several thousand
dollars. The building was owned
fcy Ross Bunch and the business by
Mr. Monde.
THB| CHOWAN HERALD
Escape Artist Will
Present Show At
School On July 4th
Dr. Earl Lockman Will
Put on Show For
VFW Post
Sponsored by the William H. Cos•
field Post No. 9280, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Dr. Eari Lockman.
master escape artist, will present
an unusual program in the Eden -
'ton Elementary School Monday
night, July 4, at 8 o’clock. Dur
ing the show will be presented a
display reputed to be the world’s
most formidable collection of hand
cuffs and leg irons which date back
to medieval times and has been
gathered by Lockman from the four
corners of the world.
In villages, towns, and .cities all
over America, from border to bor
der and coast to coast officers have
chained him, roped him, padlocked
him, put him in straight jackets,
sealed him in sacks, bound him,
shackled him, dapped him in irons,
used every conceivable kind of
handcuff o'er manufactured and
walking out of thorn to Doctor Earl
Lockman is like walking through
a puff of smoke.
Asked by completely baffled
members of his audience how lie
does it, be explains very simply
that there is absolutely no trickery
to it—that it is merely a matter of
muscular control and keeping one’s
self in perfect physical condition
which is accomplished by clean and
regular habits (I.oekman does not.
smoke or drink) and by proper ex
ercising of bis body, particularly
the hands, which are kept pliable
and strong by manipulating as
many as twenty-six half-dollars at
th<* samo time.
The escapes he will do are all
the original devices of the Great
Lockman and his means and meth
ods were developed while traveling
in the Orient where he hob-nobbed
with Hindu Rajahs, witnessed and
conceived their many exhibitions of
I thaumaturgy and lie speaks with
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Jackie Morris At
Va. 4-H Club Week
Chow an Boy Is Repre
senting: North Caro
lina’s 4-H Cluhs
Jackie Morris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Morris of the Cannon’s
Ferry community, is attending the
Virginia State 4-H Week at
Blacksburg, Va. Jackie was se
lected as the 4-H hoy to represent
the North Carolina 4-H Clubs at
this event. This is quite an honor
for Jackie and it speaks well of
the Chowan County 4-H Club pro
gram. Jackie went to Suffolk on
| Monday of this week, where he met
I delegates .from Nalisemond County.
He accompanied these delegates to
VPI College at Blacksburg, Va.,
i where the Virginia State 4-H Week
is held. He will return to Eden
ton on Saturday, July 2.
No Trash Collection
To Be Made Monday
Due to July 4th falling on Mon
day of next week, members of the
Edenton Street Department will be
given a holiday in order to observe
national Independence Day.
The regular trash collection will
be made on Saturday, but no collec
tion will be made Monday. Citi
zens are, therefore, requested not
to put trash and garbage on the
streets until Tuesday morning.
Town-County Offices
Closed On July 4th
All town and county offices will
be closed all day next Monday, July
i 4, in observance of national Inde-
I pendence Day, a national holiday.
I Any important business should,
• therefore, be transacted •(•« ord
ingtyt _
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 30,1955.
DAY JULY 4th
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T. and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air.
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was stiU there."
E. J. Hobbs Installed
Legion Commander
For First District!
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John A. Holmes Ap
pointed to Import
ant Chairmanship
John A. Holmes, W. A. Perry,
Troy Toppin, John A. Holmes, Jr.,
and E. J. Hobbs, Jr., attended the
installation of officers for the
North Carolina Department of the
American Legion which was held
Sunday in Chapel Hill.
Department officers were given
the oath by retiring Department
Commander Milton Faust. Among
the officers installed was E. J.
Hobbs, Jr., commander of the first
district. John A. Holmes gave the
charge to the department vice-com
manders.
The newly installed department l
commander, Paul Robertson, ap-j
pointed John A. Holmes American- j
ism Chairman which is considered ;
one of the most important chair-1
manshiips in the American Legion, j
Commander Robertson was high in
his praise for Mr. Holmes’ activi
ties in the past.
( Following the installation cere
monies and executive meeting a
banquet was held by the Chapel Hill
Post of the American Legion. ]
Many prominent citizens were pre
sented, preceding an address by
United States Representative Dur
ham of the Sixth Congressional
District, who is chairman of the
atomic energy committee.
Two Deacons Will
Be Ordained Sunday
At Ballard’s Bridge
Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church
will ordain two men to the Board
of Deacons at the morning wor
ship Sunday. July 3rd. The two
men selected by the church are
Jesse Harrell and Edgar Howell.
This will bring the total number
on the board to twelve, of which
Melton Bateman is chairman.
The pastor, the Rev. Ralph W.
Knight, will conduct the service
and the visiting speaker will be
the Rev. G. M. Singletary of Eliza
beth City, who is the Chowan As
soeiational Missionary. The public
is coidiaiiy invited to attend this
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MISS HELEN McDONALD
Above is pictured Miss Helen Mc
j Donald, of Carthage, N. C., "ho
|.succeeds Mrs. Elton Boswell as
.Chowan County’s assistant home
I demonstration agent.' Miss McDon.
aid graduated from Woman’s Col
lege at Greensboro this year.
—(Evelyn Leary Photo)
Visiting Minister At
Methodist Church
On Sunday Morning
While the. Rev. J. Earl Richard
son, pastor of the Edenton Meth
odist Church, is on vacation the
pulpit Will he filled by guest speak
ers. The preacher on next Sunday
morning, July 3, at 11 o’clock will
he the Rev. W. W. Williford, Sr.
Mr. Williford has for many years
given devoted service to the Vir
ginia Transit Company’s Y.M.C.A.
program.
jcivic^alendar]
Sponsored by th,. Edenton Heavy-
Mortar Company of the North
Carolina National Guard, three
girls’ wrestling matches will he
staged in the Edenton armory Fri
day night, July 1, beginning at 8:30
o’clock.
The Rev. W. W. Williford of Nor
folk will preach Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock in the Methodist
Church in th e absence of the pas
tor, the Rev. J. Earl Richardson.
Dr. Earl Lockman will present an
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i Girl Wrestling Card
[ Will Be Presented
Here Friday Night
Three Matches Sched
uled to Begin at 8:30
In Local Armory
Sponsored by the Edenton Heavy
Mortar Company of the North
Carolina National Guard, three
girls’ wrestling matches are. sched
uled to be held in the Edenton ar
mory Friday night, July 1, begin
ning at 8:30 o’clock.
Three matches are included in
the program, with the feature
• event being a four-girl tag team
match. The participants will in
clude wrestlers who have appeared
on television shows.
A special attraction will be a
world’s championship match be
tween Violet Ray, the world’s light
weight champion and Maria Gara
baldi, Italian champion star o*' the
wrestling motion picture “Pindown
Girls.” In the semi-final Hillbilly
Kate, one of the most unique girl
wrestlers, will meet Princess Dawn
Eagle, Indian girl wrestler
It, will he the first time a wrest
ling match has been staged in
Edenton in over 20 years when the
Red Men sponsored a match on the
baseball diamond and the first time
. girl wrestlers put on a show'.
The tag team match promises to
be the highlight of the evening.
In this event two wrestlers are on
each team and it is up to the ref
eree to keep all four front coming
in the ring at the same time.
Violet Ray. billed as the world’s
lightweight champion, is the most
scientific wrestler in the women's
division. She has never heen de
feated by any one in her weight
and has been victorious in 207
matches.
Frances Bovce Chosen
As Chief Cheerleader
On Thursday night of last w r eek
the cheerleaders for the coming
school year held a meeting and
elected Frances Boyce as their
chief.
The cheerleaders who were elect
ed by the students before school
closed included Frances Bdyce,
Faye Twiddy, Bonnie Wright, Ann
Braswell, Imogene Rogerson, Car
i ol Jethro, Rite Wright sod Peggy
Edenton’s Tax Rate For New
1955-56 Fiscal Year Expected
To Be $ 1 .30 Same As Last Year
Edenton Colonials Hold Slim
Lead In Albemarle League
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Chowan Breaks Los-!
ing Streak to Win j
Two Games
Up to Tuesday of this week the <
Edenton Colonials were clinging to
the lead in the Albemarle League
by a slim half game margin over
Elizabeth City. The Colonials won
five and lost two, while Elizabeth
City w r on five and lost three.
Chowan, plagued with a string
of defeats, during the week, man
aged to win two games, hut were
still tied with NAF for the cellar
position with two victories and six
defeats.
Chowan 4, NAF 0
While all games were rained nut
Tuesday night of last week, Cho
wan managed to win its first game
of thp season which was also halt
ed by rain after five innings were
played on Hicks Field. The up
county outfit played Weeksville
NAF on even terms until the fifth
inning, when Chowan rallied to
score four runs before the game
was called and Won hv Chowan t-0.
Williford was on the mound for
Chowan and gave up only two hits
in the five innings. Chowan hat
ters took a liking to Rhodes for
NAF and touched him for 10 hits,
with Sexton, Mathews, Williford
and Williams each making two.
Weeksville was also ragged in the
field, with seven errors charged
in the abbreviated game.
Edenton 0, Hertford 2
Due to rain the next games play
ed were on Friday night when the
Hertford Indians defeated the
| Edenton Colonials 2-0 in a game
played on the Hertford diamond.
At the same time on Hicks Field
[in Edenton Elizabeth City defeat
ed the Chowan team 6 to 1.
In Hertford Paul Matthews, In
dian moundsman, limited the Co
lonials to three hits, while Monk
Raines, on the mound for Edenton,
was touched for nine hits. Raines
fanned 12 Hertford batters while
Matthews disposed of 14 byway of
the strikeout route.
Hertford scored their first run
, in the third inning on singles by
Morris and A. Winslow and the
other run in the following inning
on a walk and singles by Towe and(
Riddick. Only six Colonials reach- (
ed first base during the game.
Chowan 1, Elizabeth City 6
In the Edenton game veteran
Jim Curtis was on the mound for
Elizabeth City and held Chowan atj
his mercy. He allowed only four
hits and at no time was he in any;
particular trouble. Palmer Tyneh,
Chowan’s manager used three hurl
ers, with Rupert Hawkins starting
and giving way to Franklin Hol
lowell, who was relieved by Allen
Powell. The three moundsmen
gave up seven hits, one a home run
clout by Curtis Albertson.
Chowan 7, Colerain 0
Behind the superb hurling of Bill
Williford, Chowan on Monday night
blanked Colerain and won the game
7to 0. Williford allowed only two
hits during the game, while his
mates chalked up 11 hits off Troy
Perry, Colerain moundsman.
Chowan got off to a good start
by scoring four runs in th e open
ing inning after two men were out.
They added two more runs in the
fifth and one for good measure in
the eighth.
Estep, Mathew's, Habit and Willi
ford each made tw-o hits for Cho
wan, while Lowe and Austin were
the only Colerain batters who man
aged to hit safely off Williford.
Zoning: Adjustment
Board Plans Meeting
G. B. Potter, chairman of the
Board of Zoning Adjustment, has
called a meeting at the Town office
at 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon,
July 5. The Board plans to hold
a regular meeting on the first
Monday of each month as necessary
to consider applications for zoning
adjustment.
The Board is changing its meet
ing to Tuesday for the month of
July due to the fact that the first
Mcndu,' ii: July ifcL
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
lost Colony At
I Manteo Will Open
Season On July Ist
General Manager Ex
pect Very Success
ful Season
What is expected to be the great
est opening in the history of The
Lost Colony, will be the 15th sea
son premiere in Waterside Theatre
at Manteo on Friday evening, July
1, it is stated by R. E. Jordan, gen
eral manager of the drama, which
has lived longer than any other
outdoor production.
“Already we have sold scores of
tickets for the opening performance
in addition to more than 800 mem
berships to Roanoke Island His
torical Association, each of which
represent a season’s ticket to any
. or all showings this vear,” he said.
. Jordan pointed out that he ex
pected large attendance of season
. ticket owners on opening night, due
to the fact that The Lost Colony
I this year with some minor and
some major changes Will have a
, new look. In addition to the usual
I opening night attractions which
normally draws a large audience,
there will be many new actors in
the cast this year, especially prin
, cipals, and in show business this
always attracts attention from
, those who like to be first nighters.
Director Clifton Britton states
I that rehearsals have been progres
sing much better than some had
anticipated with several new faces
in leading roles.
Among the new actors this year
will be Martin Gerrish in the role
of John Borden, male lead and also
David Bowen who will portray the
ever popular rote of Old Tom Har
ris. Gerrish came from Arizona to
play the lead and Bowen came from
New York via the Raleigh Little
Theatre where he was director of
productions during the past winter.
[Among groups buying advanced
tickets for the 15th season pre
imiere have been many families with
children, Jordan stated. The Lost
Colony has always proven of as
much interest to children as to
grownups. The drama tells the
istory of English-speaking Ameri
ca’s beginning in the New World
[and it tells the story also of a his
tory-mystery never solved.
Two Edenton Boys
Now Instructors
! At Camp Darden
Sid Campen and Caleb
White on Boy Scout
Staff
Sidney Campen, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Campen, was among
85 young men who successfully
completed a recent two weeks
course at the Red Cross National
Aquatic School held at Brevard,
and is now filling the position of
assistant waterfront director at
Camp Darden, Va., the Boy Scout
camp.
Young Campen, who was a mem
ber of the 1955 graduating class at
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School, was one of 140 students
from 10 southeastern states to take
the course and was awarded certifi
cates for passing the standard
course, water safety course and
swimmer.
At Camp Darden Campen is giv
ing instructions in swimming and
life saving.
Another Edenton boy, Caleb
White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace
White, is also another instructor at
; Camp Darden this summer. Young
White is j woodworking instructor.
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DO YOUR PART
DONATE TO THE
SWIMMING POOL!
Councilmen In Session
Until Midnight Hour
Monday Night
Town Councilmen had their first
round with the town’s 1955-56 bud
get at a special meeting Monday
night and after deliberating and
1 studying figures until a few min
utes before the midnight hour,
emerged from the meeting with the
decision that the town’s tax rate
can be held at $1.30 per SIOO prop
erty valuation, the same as last
year. The arrival at this figure
was made despite a general request
for increased appropriations from
almost all sides.
The total budget for the year
amounts to $139,242 and Is made
up as follows:
Administrative $ 8,220.00
P*licp Department 30,040.00
Fire Department 14,207.00
Street Department - C 58,777.00
Cemetery i.’ 1,943.00
Püblicity
Other Expenses 23,325,00
Total $139,242.00
The proposed budget was pre
sented by the Finance Committee,
members of which have been work
ing for several weeks in compiling
figures. Each item in the various
department budgets were consider
ed separately, and while a number
of changes were made, Town Coun
cil finally agreed to these changes
in order to prevent an increase in
the tax rate.
In the Street Department a re
quest for two new trucks was tak
en out of the budget which effect
ed a saving of approximately $3,-
400. Another item deleted was
SBSO requested by the Vine Oak
Cemetery. This figure was omit
ted pending a meeting with the
trustees of the colored cemetery
relative to deeding the property to
the town and operated under the
supervision of the Street Depart
ment, the same as the white ceme
tery
The proposed budget is now on
file in the Town office, where it
can be inspected by anyone who
desires to do so.
Methodist Officials
Form Organization
Dr. A. F. Downum Re
elected Chairman of
Official Board
At a meeting of Methodist
Church officials held Wednesday
night of last week, organization
was effected for the new church
year.
Dr. A. F. Downum was re-elected
chairman of the official board, with
T. B. Williford as vice chairman
and Mrs. Jesse Harrell, secretary.
Mrs. W. E. Baker was elected
chairman of the Membership and
Evangelism Commission, with Nor
j man Leonard, vice chairman and
Mrs. Glenn StaUcup, secretary.
On the Finance Commission, J.
W. Davis was elected chairman
with Dr. A. M. Stanton, vice chair
man and Gerald James, secretary.
Rufus Carraway was elected
chairman of the Commission on Ed
ucation, with W. T. Harry, vice
chairman and Mrs. Richard Hardin,
secretary.
E. W. Spires was elected chair
man of the Commission on Mis
sions, 'with Mrs. E. L. Ward, vice
chairman and Miss Aurelia Layden,
secretary.
Masonic Banquet Is
Scheduled Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock
Edenton Masons will hold a “Dutch”
supper in the banquet hall of the
Masonic Temple. The supper in is
charge of Ernest Kehayes and an
interesting program has been ar
ranged for th e ladies’ night affair.
BANK CLOSED JULY 4
The Bank of Edenton will be
closed all day next Monday, July
4, in observance of national Inde
pendence Day. Important banking
business should, therefore, be trans
acted accordingly.