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ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
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Volume XXll.—Number 29.
Tobacco Growers
To Vote On Quotas
Saturday, J uly 23rd
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Peanut Growers Also
Will Vote on Extra
Penny Tax
Saturday, July 23, is the date set
for growers’ referendum on mar
keting quotas for flue-cured tobac
co, according to W. A. Harrell,
chairman of the County Agricul
tural Stabilization and Conserva
tion ommittee.
As in the past, growers may vote
for quotas for 1 year—l9s6, or for
the next 3 years—l9s6-58. Grow
ers may also vote against quotas.
At least two-thirds of the growers
voting must approve quotas if they
ar<; to be effective.
Marketing quotas have been in
effect for flue-cured tobacco each
year since the enactment of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act of
1938 except for 1939, when quotas
were disapproved by growers. The
last previous referendum on fluc
cured quotas was held in July, 1952,
when 97.8 per cent of the 260,163
voters approved quotas for the 3
years 1953-55.
On July 1, 1955, Secretary of Ag
riculture Ezra Taft Benson pro
claimed a national marketing quo
ta of 1,130,000 pounds for the 1950
flue-cured tobacco crop. This quo
ta compares with the quota of 1,-
270,000,000 pounds for the 1955
crop. The 1956 marketing quota
would mean an acreage allotment
of about 889,000 acres, compared
with an allotment of 1,007,000 acre 1 ;
for 1955.
Mr. Harrell explains that if at
least two-thirds of the growers vot
ing approve quotas, price support
at 90 per cent of parity will be
available to growers who comply
with their acreage allotments. Un
der quotas, too, farmers who do
not comply with their farm allot
ments for flue-cUred tobacco will
he Subject to penalties on their ex
cess tobacco.
If more than one-third of the
voters oppose quotas, no price sup
port will be available on the 1956
flue-cured tobacco crop, and anoth
er referendum must be held next
year on marketing quotas for suc
ceeding flue-cured crops.
Flue-cured tobacco is grown in
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Overman Speaker
At Rotary Meeting
Speaks on Fellowship
And Referendums
Saturday
C. W. Overman was principal j
speaker at last week’s Rotary
meeting, using “Fellowship” as his
topic. Mr. Overman emphasized
the fact that fellowship is some
thing that has to come from with
in. must be sincere and should ex- j
tend beyond Rotary meetings into
every day lives.
During his remarks Mr. Over
man referred to the referendums to j
be held Saturday for tobacco and,
peanut growers, pointing out that j
the programs vitally affect Rotar-1
ians directly or indirectly. He
urged the Rotarians to use a little
fellowship in arousing interest,
among the farmers to cast a bal
lot in the election.
lot in tne
Masons Os Second District
Will Meet In Edenton Today
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Session Scheduled at
3 P. M. and Again
At 7:30 P. M.
Masons of the Second Masonic
District will meet in Edenton to
ddy (Thursday) with Unanimity
Lodge No. 7, acting as host lodge.
C. W. Overman, master of the
lodge, states that a meeting will be
held at 3 o’clock and after a brief
program an open forum will be
conducted on the subject of Ma
sonic Law—Trial. Judge Advocate
Dudley Humphre/ of Wilmington
will preside over the forum. This
meeting will end at 5:30 o’clock and
at 6 o’clock supper will be served
THI CHOWAN HERALD
Adopted];
Meeting in special session Mon- 1
day afternoon, Town Councilmen,
• adopted the proposed budget for
■ the year 1955-56 as approved at a
, meeting held Monday night, June
27th.
No change was made in the fig
ures, so that the Town of Eden
' ton’s tax rate for the new fiscal
year will he $1.30 per SIOO proper
ty valuation, the same as last year.
At Monday’s meeting Jesse Har
; rell was officially appointed a trus
tee of Chowan Hospital, succeeding
W. M. Wilkins, who has served on
the hoard since the hospital was
organized.
Edenton Colonials
In Fourth Spot In
Albemarle League
Hertford Takes Over
Lead From Eliza
beth City
As of Tuesday of this week Al
ton Brooks’ Edenton Colonials were
holding down fourth place in the
Albemarle League -and Palmer
Tynch’s Chowan aggregation shov- :
ed NAF into the cellar position to
occupy fifth place. 1
Hertford now leads the league
with 13 victories and only four
losses, followed by Colerain with
10 wins and five losses. Elizabeth
City dropped into third place with 1
10 victories and six defeats. The
Edenton Colonials with eight vic
tories and six defeats are 3 % 1
games out of first place, while the '
gap between first place and Chowan !
is nine full games. Chowan has i
won four and lbst 13 games up to >
Tuesday.
Edenton 5, Colerain 4
In Colerain Thursday night the '
Edenton Colonials rallied in the
ninth inning to score two runs and ..
nose out Colerain 5 to 4. Colerain
went in the lead by scoring a run
in the third, hut the Colonials scor
ed two in the fifth. However, in
their half of the inning Colerain
scored another run to tie the score.
The Colonials went ahead 3-2 in
the eighth and in their half Cole
rain went ahead 4-3. The Colonials
scored two runs in the ninth mak- ■
ing the final score 5-4.
Gibson started on the mound for
the Colonials but was relieved by
Ray Itogerson. The two hurlers
allowed 10 hits. Colerain used
three pitchers, Belch, Sewell and
T. Hughes, who gave up eight hits.
Chowan 12, NAF 8 J
In a long drawn out game play
ed on Hicks Field Thursday night |
Chowan edged out over NAF by a
score of 12 to 8.
NAF took an early start by scov- j
ing five runs in the first inning
When Stan Perry was replaced on j
' the mound by Williford for Clm
! wan. Williford went the remainder
of the route with little trouble ex
cept for the ?'ghth inning when 1
the visitors scored three runs.
I Chowan tallied two runs in the ■
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in the dining room at the Masonic
Temple.
At 7:30 o’clock a stated com-i
munication of the lodge will be J
held, when the third degree will be j
exemplified and several prominent
Masons will speak. Among the
visitors will be Dr. Charles H.
Pugh of Gastonia, Grand Master:
Leon Gray, superintendent of Ox
ford Orphanage: Judge Advocate
Dudley Humphrey: Ernest P. Capps
of Williamston, district deputy
Grand Master of the Second Dis
trict, as well as others. Special
musii is expected to be furnished
by the Windsor quartet.
Mr. Overman urges all members
of Unanimity Lodge to attend the
meetings. ...
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, July 21,1955.
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Above is pictured officials of the Edenton Cotton Mills following
presentation of safety certificate by State Labor Commissioner
Frank Crane for outstanding achievement in accident prevention
during 1951. In the picture are, front row, left to right, E. C.
Alexander, K. A. Wright, Commissioner Crane, K. M. Phillips,
P. S McMullan, C. A. Phillips. W. H. Whitson and W. C, Owens.
Back row, left to right, T. B. Knight, Industrial Safety Inspector,
W. C. Creel, Safety Director, and R. I\ Elliott.—(Photo by Evelyn
Leary).
Chowan County Buys 62 Per
Cent Os U. S. Savings Bonds
Quota In First Six Months
Sales In County Dur
ing June Amount
to $16,981.25
Sales of IT. S. Savings Bonds in
North Carolina continued to soar
with purchases in June being 19%
greater than last year. This sets
a new ten-year sales record for the
month. For the first six months
of this year, a new all-time peace
record was set with sales amount
ing to $28,907,934.00, 217 r greater
than 1954. This amounts to near
ly 50% of the annual state quota
of 58.8 million dollars.
This report, released by Mr. A.
Boyd Harless, Chowan County
Chairman, shows that Chowan
County sales for June were $16,-
981,25, Neighboring Cumulative
Sales in Chowan County from Jan
uary 1 to June 30 total $108,193.75.
The county’s 1953 quota is $.174,-
900.00, so that 62 per cent of the
quota has been sold during the first’
six months of this year.
Murray J. Small
Takes Position At
Asheville Hospital
Plans to Leave South
Carolina Hospital
August 2
Friends of Murray J. Small will
be interested to know that he re
cently tendered his resignation as
business manager of the Self Me
morial Hospital at Greenwood, S.
C„ and has accepted the position as
assistant administrator of Memor-I
ia 1 Hospital at Asheville, N. C., es-j
fective August 2. Mr. Small is the
son of Mrs, Claude Small and the!
late Mr. Small of Edenton.
In his new position Mr. Small j
Will be associated with W. W. Low
rance, former administrator of Self j
Memorial Hospital and since June
1, administrator of the Asheville
hospital.
Mr. Small’s resignation at Self
Memorial Hospital was accepted
“with great regret” and speaking
for the Self Foundation Board, L.
B. Adams, secretary, had this to
say:
“Mr. Small is an unusually cap
able man. We have been fortunate
in having him here and are sorry
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Polling Places 1
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Polling places for Saturday’s
peanut and tobacco referendums
will be as follows:
ASC office in basement of Post
Office Building for Edenton com
munity, Mflvin Evans’ Store at
Cross Roads, Grover Cale’s Store
in Macedonia, Henry Bunch’s Store
in Rocky Hock, Herbert Ray
Peele’s Store near Ryland, Lloyd
Briggs’ Store at (Widen and H. A.
Feiry's Stoic m Yeppim,
TB Association’s
Executives Meet
In Hertford Aug. 2
! President W. J. Tay
> lor Urges All Of
ficers to Attend
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W. J. Taylor, president of the
* Pasquotank - Perquimans - Camden-
Chowan TB Association wants to
' remind members of the Executive
’ Board to meet August 2 at 7:30:
1 P. M., in the Municipal Building
in Hertford.
The members are: Archie Lane,
Ralph Parrish, J. F. Pugh, C. C.
’ Meiggs, R. L Garrett, Dennis Mor
' . gan, Dr. Allan Bonner, Dr. J. H.
. Bonner, J. H. Moore, Mrs. J. A.
f Moore and Mrs. David Fearing.
The Board of Directors will meet
at 8 o'clock following the Execu
tive Board meeting, which will be
held in the same building. Mr.
Taylor urges all members to be
present. Minutes of the last meet
j ing will be mailed to each member
I! and notices will be mailed in time
i for members to make plans to .at
tend.
The Board consists of 51 mem-
I bars, one board member for each
1,000 population in the district.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton Rotarians will meet this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House. The pro
; gram will be in charge of Philip
McMullan and President Gerald
, James urges every Rotarian to be
; present.
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Edenton Cotton Mills Given
Safety Award By Labor Dept.
Special Ceremony Is
> Held For Presenta
tion of Certificate
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* State Labor Commissioner Frank
' Crane last week presented the Cer
• tificate of Safety Achievement of
' the North Carolina Department of
Labor to officials of the Edenton
' Cotton Mills in recognition of their
: outstanding achievement in acci
dent prevention during the year
1954.
The award was presented by
I Commissioner Crane at a special
| ceremony held in the plant. At
j tending the event were Vice Presi
’ dent P. S. McMullan; Assistant
3 Secretary and Treasurer R. F. El
-3 liott: Superintendent C. A. Phil
lips; a large group of supervisory
t personnel from the mills. Labor De
- partment Safety Director William
t C. Creel, and Thomas B. Knight
; who represents the State Labor De
-1 partment in the Edenton District.
r Commissioner Crane commended
i both the management and employ
. eos of Edenton Cotton Mills for
their fruitful ellorts in the ucudent
Members Os BTU
| Win High Honors
At State Assembly
Group Again Awarded
Perfect Record Cer
tificates
Three members of the Junior
Training Union Department of the
Edenton Baptist Church hav e re
established the age-old adage—
"History repeats itself”. For some
25 years it has been the unvarying
and most commendable record for
the Edenton Junior Training Union
to be represented in the State Jun
ior Training Union Memory Drill
each year and the church is justly
’ proud of such results, and other
tangible and untangible results, un
der the capable and faithful lead
ership of the department.
This year, Ann Wells, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Wells;
Jean Goodwin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Goodwin; and Emmy
Ruth Overman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles W. Overman,
have followed the footsteps of their
predecessors in the annual trek to
the Baptist State Assembly for
participation in the State-wide Jun
ior Memory Drill for Training Un
ion members of the junior ages
throughout the State of North
Carolina. Junior leader, Miss Mil
dred Munden and junior sponsor,
Mrs. Charles W. Overman accom
panied them.
Also true to the established
Edenton record, these three par
ticipants were successful and have
been awarded perfect record certifi
cates by the North Carolina Baptist
Training Union Department be
cause they, along with some 200
other Junior Training Union mem
bers of the state, failed to make an
error.
The Edenton group was pleased
to have members of other neigh
boring Junior Training Unions join
them in this wonderful experience.
Perfect record certificates were
1 awarded' to the following Junior
Training Union members from the
Rocky Hock Church: Annie Ruth
Nixon, Karen Raines, Carolyn
Forehand, Loretta Bunch, Graham
Bass and Henry Raines. Shirley
Cooper represented the Columbia
Junior Training Union and was the
proud recipient of a perfect record
certificate. ,
Navy Dept. Honors
Mrs. Mabel White
Mrs. Mabel White, formerly of
Edenton, has attained that honored
circle of employees of the Navy’s
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
who have accumulated 1,000 hours
of sick leave. Mrs. White was
awarded a certificate in recogni
tion of her record by Rear Admiral
Ralph J. Arnold, Chief of the Bu
reau and Paymaster General of the
Navy.
The sister of Mrs. Mae Jacobs,
Hayes Hotel, Chicago, 111., has
been with the Bureau of Supplies
and Accounts since 1942 in the Sur
face Traffic Division. She now re
sides at Chapin St, NW,
Washington, D. C.
prevention field. He also paid tri
bute to the citizens of Edenton and
Eastern North Carolina for their
interest in promoting th e further
industrial development of the east
ern part of the State.
“A dollar saved in accident pre
vention is worth as much as S2O
in new business,” Commissioner
Cran e declared. “According to the
Association of Casualty and Sure
ty Companies, a 10 per cent reduc
tion in industrial accidents repre
sents a direct and indirect annua!
saving of about $1,250 for each
100 employees.”
In the year 1953, Commissioner
Crane said, the more than 200 em
ployees of Edenton Cottons Mills
sustained five lost-time accidents
in the course of 456,682 man-hours
of work. This gave the company
an accident frequency rate of 10.9
last-time injuries for each million
man-hours worked.
Intensifying their efforts in ac
cident prevention, the management
and employees during 1954 achiev
ed a remarkable safety record. A
total of 409,073 man-hours were
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Edenton Scheduled To Have
Radio Station In Operation
By Early Part Os September
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LOST — A little girl and her bathing suit. That’s the story behind .
this picture taken at Palisades Park, N.J Officer John Murphy: i
found 18-month-old Cathy Russo wandering on the amusement j
park’s beach looking harder for her mom than for her suits,
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt Wins
P & Q Super Market Contest
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Many Prizes Awarded
In Front of P & Q
Store Friday
Mrs. W. J. P. Earnhardt last
week was declared winner of the
P & Q Super Market’s big vacation
contest and on Friday in front of
the P & Q Store was awarded a
group of prizes headed by a week’s
vacation in Florida with all expens
es paid.
Mrs. Earnhardt’s prize-winning
answer was “I like to shop at my
P & Q store because in every re
spect they live up to the great
challenge of what’s best for their
community, economically as well as
equality for the customer.”
The prizes won by Mrs. Earn
hardt were presented by Henry G.
Quinn, one of the owners, and in
cluded:
A private 4-room villa for one
full week at Elinor Village on Flor
ida’s east coast.
A SSOO discount on a 1955 Chev
rolet Bel-Air purchased from the
8.8. H. Motor Company.
A $50.00 men’s summer suit,
compliments of Belk-Tyler’s.
A Brownie Hawkeye flash cam
era, compliments of Mitchener’s
Pharmacy.
A lady’s Gruen wrist watch, com
pliments of Campen’s Jewelers.
A $15.00 orchid corsage, compli
ments of Lula White’s Flower
Shop.
A $25.00 discount on any break
fast suite; compliments of Eden
ton Furniture Company.
Two years’ subscription to The
Chowan Herald.
One year’s supply of Pillsbury
flour, compliments of the P & Q
Super Market.
One year’s supply of Dandee
bread, compliments of Bel! Bak
eries.
One year's supply of Colgate La
ther Shave, compliments of P & Q
Super Market.
Pure gasoline free to and from
Elinor Village,.- compliments of
Pure Oil Company.
One year’s supply of Fat deter
gent, compliments of P & Q Super
Market.
Bear Swamp Road
On County System
Maurice L. Bunch, Clerk of the
Chowan County Commissioners,
was notified last week by Ina L.
Ferrell, secretary of the State
Highway and Public Works Com
mission that at its meeting he'd
June 30, the Highway Commission
approved the addition to the county i
highway system the road which is (
known as the “Bear Swamp Road,’ 1
$2,00 Per Year In North Carolina
Mrs. C. B. Mooney
Is Named Affiliate
Teacher Os Music
Honor Conferred By
Sherwood Music j <
School ;
Tlie Board of Directors of the t
Sherwood Music School of Chicago <
this week announced the election of <
Mrs. C. B. Mooney as an affiliated
teacher to represent the school in !
this community as a member of its *
Extension Department faculty. The f
school was founded by William K.
Sherwood in Chicago in 1895.
Mrs. Mooney was recommended tj
by the Shenandoah Conservatory of
Music of Virginia and the Music „
Department of East Carolina Col
lege at Greenville. j
Printed on an attractive certifi
cate signed by C. George Anderson, |
Secretary is the following: ,
“This certifies that Mrs. C. B.
Mooney has been elected an affili- ,
ate teacher and member of the sac- i
ulty of the Sherwood Music School !
Extension Department and is au
thorized to prepare for graduation
from that department students who
follow the course of study etnbod- j
ied in the school’s printed text.”
Congressman Bonner Favors
Tobacco-Peanut Programs
—
Says Previous Pro
grams Salvation of
Farmers
In a letter to The Chowan Her
ald this week Congressman Her
bert Bonner stated that he is in full
accord with the tobacco and peanut
programs which Will be decided in
Saturday's referendum.
Mi - . Bonner’s letter follows:
“I enthusiastically favor tobacco
marketing quotas and price sup
port providing 90% parity pay
ments. This program has been the
salvation of the farmers of eastern
Carolina and has brought stability
and a high standard of living to
rural life. It is one of -the few
agriculture programs that has op
erated so successfully without cost
to the tax payer. Were it not for
the program during the past years
i and for the present year I am con
( fident the market price of tobacco
would huve brought one-third less
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DONATE TO THE
SWIMMING POOL t
Entire Operation on
Paradise Road Near
Edenton
According to an announcement
made this week, Edenton is sched
uled to have a radio station which
is expected to be in operation in
six or seven weeks or about the
first of September.
The station willl be operated by
the Colonial Broadcasting Company
on 1,000 watts or 1,260 kilocycles
and will have the call letters
WCDJ.
Ray A. Childers of Raleigh is
president of the company and will
act as commercial manager. Wil
liam E. Johnston is secretary-treas
urer and will act as manager of
the station. David Ward of Eden
ton is assistant secretary-treasurer
and will be the station’s chief en
gineer. Harry Doggett of Hender
son is first vice president and will
be the program director.
The entire operation of the radio
station, including offices, trans
mitting and engineering facilities
will be on Paradise Road about a
quarter of a mile from Edenton,
where three square acres of land
were purchased from William
Privott. A 210-foot tower will bo
erected.
C. B. Mooney is the general ton
tractor for the construction of the
station, and began work on July 11.
[civic calendar]
Peanut and flue-cured tobacco
farmers will vote in important ref
erendumg Saturday, July 23. Vot
ing can be done at ASC polling
places from 7 A. M, to 7 P. M.
Masons of the Second Masonic
District will meet in Edenton
today (Thursday) with Una
nimitty Lodge No. 7, A. F. &
A. M, as host lodge.
Rocky Hock Baptist Church wilt
observe a homecoming day Sunday,
July 31, from 10:30 A. M, to 3:30
T. M.
Workshop this (Thursday) after
noon from 1 to 4 o’clock at the
Chowan Community Building for
Chowan club and '■lothing leaders.
Furniture refinishing workshop
scheduled for Edenton and Chowan
County women Tuesday, August
Chowan Tribe Wo. 12, Improved
Order of Red Men will meet Mon
day night at 8 o’clock.
VFW Post meets in VFW home
Tuesday night of next week.
The Fidelis Club meets the first
and third Tuesday of each month.
Chowan County Fair will be held
October 17 to 22.
Edenton’s Rotary Club meets
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House.
Ed Bond Post, Wo, 40, of the
American Legion is sponsoring
dances at the Legion hut every
Saturday night from 8 to 12 o’clock.
Fund raising drive for the Eden
ton swimming pool still in progress.
VFW Post home open every Fri
day and Saturday nights for mem
bers and guests.
on the auction markets. This pro
gram in conjunction with the Stabi
lization Corporation our farmers
can look to the future with eco
nomic confidence. I urge all to
baceo growers and those interested
in the production of tobacco to ad
vocate and actively support the
program on July 23.
“Likewise I urge the support of
the peanut program, which will be
voted on at the same time. The
same things can be said of the pea
nut program that I have said of
the tobacco program. Both have
made rural life comfortable and
happy.
“There is no doubt but that the
Tobacco Associates, Inc., in pro
moting foreign sales of flue-cured
tobacco, have been a great asset to
the farmer and the over-all pro
gram. I personally hav e been in
a position to observe the activity
and I recommend to every farmer
that he support the ac£ag e as
sessment for this purpose."