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i CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXll.—Numbei •>■
Band Boosters Dayj
Will Be Observed In
Edenton Sept. 24th
Everybody Is Urged io
Be Band Booster By j
Contributing
With the arrival of Miss Lula
Williams as new director o!' the
Junior-Senior High School Bund,
Interest has skyrocketed and pros
pects are very bright for the best
band Edenton has had in many
years. Miss Williams has consid
erable experience in band Work, so
that she did not become discourag
ed with conditions as she found,
them upon her arrival to take up
her new duties in Edenton.
Instead, Miss Wi-llnms. -o to
speak, rolled up lnr leeves and
went to work and lnr efforts are
already bearing fruit She is \v«ll
liked by the students and as ■< re
sult many new numbers hive been
added to the band. So enthusiast ib
are band members that quite fre
quently they are on band at school
to practice before R o'clock.
The Band Parent ; A.-.o,nation is
barking Mbs Wiliams 100 per
cent and at its last meeting desig
nated Saturday. September 21. as
"Band Booster-' Day.” when it :•
hoped every business e Uahli dnnent
and every citizen will become a
band booster
During the day maior-ota-s. '-beer
leaders and members of the hand
will canvass ail business establish
ments and homes and each person
contacted is requested to buy a
embership for SI.OO or more and
come a “Band Booster." Each
ooster will be given a blue and
gold ribbon and each business es
tablishment in which all employees
become members will be present
ed a placard for their window,
showing that they arc 100 per cent
band boosters. It is hoped tips
scheme will bring in enough money
to put the band on it* feet.
The band is in drastic heed of
new uniforms and other equipment
and instruments are badly in .need
of repair; The budget for tlv year
was set tip according to last year's
appropriations and all plans were
made accordingly. However, the
county appropriation was reduced
to SSOO, so that the Band Associa
tion is making this appeal for band
boosters in order to raise tin
amount of money needed.
If anyone is. not contacted per
sonally and wishes to become a
band booster, he or.she is request
ed to telephone Erie Haste, 184, or
Jimmy Partin at 516.
C. B. Mooney is president of the
Band Association and calls atten
tion to the meetings which are held
the third Tuesday night of each
month at R o'clock at the Junior-
Senior High School
Mayor Is Appreciative For
Splendid Cooperation While
Hurricane lone Approached
Compliments Citizens
For Calmness and
Patience
Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes issued
a statement Tuesday expressing ap-.
preciation for the excellent coop
eration and diligence of the citizens j
of Edenton during Hurricane Tone, j
Mayor Kehayes expressed appro- 1
ciation to Captain Cecil Fry and
members of th e National Guard for
-eir part in preparing for Hurri
k le lone, and for the assistance
“ ,ey provided to th e citizens of the
Town of Edenton.
Mr. Kehayes commended the J
Street Department. Electric and j
Water Department, Police Depart
ment and Fire Department for the
excellent work that they did dur
ing the hurricane to provide for
the safety and welfare of the citi- (
zens. [
He also expressed appreciation to
the citizens of the town for the
calm manner in which they con- 1
ducted themselves during th e hur- j
ricane and for their patience and j
cooperation immediately following,
th e hurricane. - - ... ‘
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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| Nationally Honored
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C. W. OVERMAN
At the National Agricultural
■ County Agents’ Association’s an
nual meeting held in East Lansing,
Michigan, last week, C. W. Over
man, Chowan County Agent, was
among five North Carolina farm
agents to receive national recognt
lion In being presented the County
Agents’ National Distinguished
j Service Award.
John A. Holmes
Chairman For UN
Tenth Anniversary
Accepts Appointment
To Stimulate Inter
est In Edenton
Mayor Ernest P, Kehayes an
nounced this week that John A.
Holmes, superintendent of city
schools, lias accepted appointment
as chairmen of the United Nations'
10th. Anniversary Committee for|
the Town of Edenton. |
Said Mayor Kehayes, “He will
j prove a most capable person in this
j capacity.”
j The appointment of Holmes was
in response to a letter to Kehayes
: from Don T. Evans, co-chairman of
the celebration for the United Na
tions’ 10th Anniversary in North
■: Carol ina, which stated:
j “Back in April you received a let
ter from J. S. McDonnell, chairman
for the United States CommiHee
for the United Nations inviting you
; to assist in stimulating interest
among citizens of Edenton in oh
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Two Fires Add To
Hurricane Suspense
Adding to the suspense caused by
Hurricane lone, the Edenton Fire
j Department was called out twice
j Monday morning. The first alarm
sounded about 4:30 o’clock when a
| fire, was reported at Jordan and
i Hoskins saw mill on the Albemarle
I Sound bridge road. The office was
consumed by the blaze, but the
firemen were able to prevent the
fire spreading to th P mill. The ori
gin of the fire is unknown.
The second alarm occurred about
8 o'clock when a light wire was
| burning near the Norfolk Southern
i freight office.
Thrift Sale Will Be
Held Again Saturday
The Edenton Woman’s Club is
1 continuing its thrift sale this Sat
' urday, September 24, in the Dixon
building on the comer of Broad and
] King Streets. The sale hours will
I be from 10:00 A. M., to 6:00 P. M.
j There are many bargains Heft and
j the club hopes to sell out the < n-
I tire stock at this final sate.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 22,1955.
Mayor Proclaims National BPW Week
Mayor Erpest P. Kehayes is show n above signing a proclamation
for the observance of National Business Women's Week to b ( . held the
week of September 2,i October I. while Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, chair
man of public affairs, looks on.-- (Evelyn Leary Photo). I
Rotarians Hosts To
| County’s Teachers
In Masonic Temple
! Affair Is Scheduled to
Bet?in Promptly at
7 O’clock
Tonight (Thursday) at T n'dock
in the Masonic Tenm e Edenton I>-
tarians will entertain the white
teachers of Chowan County, the oe
casion being the Rotary Club’s an-i
nun! observance of Teachers' Night J
. All of the teachers in tin county
and city units have been invited ;
well as all Retar-- Ar.nes. The li
onet will hr served by . members :
of the Eastern Star.
Various committees have mad? 1
the necessary arrangement . which
will he featured by an addres:; by'
\V. Amos Abrams, editor of Edu
cation Magazine.
Dr. Abrams -■ • native of Edge- 1
combe County and a graduate
Duke University md Corn-11 Uni
j versify. He taught in the pubim
| schools for three years and wa.i
chairman of the Department of En
glish at Appalachian State T<
ers’ College It years. He has hee-t
editor of the North Carolina Edit-'
cation Magazine since 191 b. He
has been active in Rotary, being;
a former deputy district governor
as well as district governor. He al
so served a . president of the North
Carolina folklore Society, and the
North Carolina Teachers Associa
tion. He is a Mason and member
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Aces Will Battle
Williamston Friday
Coach Hill Billinirs Is
Expecting Tough
Battle
Edenton'= Aces with one victory
and one defeat for the two games
alrealy played, will play their first
! Albemarle Conference game Fri
day night when they meet Wilham
ston High School on the William.-
ston gridiron.
The Green Warp i s reported to
have a fast team this year and on
last Friday night defeated Tarboro
in a hotly contested game by ia
score of 15-13.
The Aces on Friday night against
Great Bridge showed a decided im
provement, over their first game of
the season against Roanoke Rap
ids, and Coach Bill Billings is this
week taking the boys through rig
id practice sessions in order to be
prepared to meet the Williamston
outfit. He anticipates a hard
fought game.
Barring any accidents during
practice, the Aces will- be in top
form and a large crowd of fans are
expected to accompany them to
Williamston.
After this week’s game the Aces
will play five consecutive home:
games, meeting in order, Beaufoit,
Elizabeth City, Tot bun Hei tfoid
1 ,nd Ahorkie,
Haskett Thanks
Ail Who Assisted
I During Hurricane
i Chairman of Disaster
Committee Had Full
Cooperation
Leroy H. Haskett, Red Cross Di-
I paster Chairman for Chowan Coun
! ty, oh Tuesday. expressed his ap
• ' preciat-on and was high in praise
of the (-oop-ration he received.. in:
i prepa.'hig for the arrival of Ilur
-1 rie-tne lone. Mr. Haskett .-aid ne
i< very thankful for the time and
effort made on the part of the
Edenton Auxiliary Air Station, the
Edenton unit of the National Guard,
the l-'ire Department, the Police.
Department, Street Department as
well as others who had a part in
: carrying out the Red Cross disas
: ter precautionary program.
Shortly after be was alerted, Mr. j
Haskett said, Edenton was prepar
ed for any emergency, thanks to j
the cooperation of so litany peo
ple.
Mr. Musket- stated that about
loft people took: shelter m the
whife ami colored schools and 800
; service men front tlie. ba-e were on
duty, lip -aid. there were no fa- j
; talities and suffering as the re-.
. tilt of the hurricane.
A Red Cross representative from
i Atlanta was in Edenton Tuesday
to make a survey of conditions and
highly praised: the program of pre
paredness carried out in Edenton.
Herbert Bonner Is
To Be Honored By
American Legion:
Will Be Presented Ser
vice Medal In New
York Nov. 5
Conpresprnan Herbert C. Bonnor,
Representative from tbe First Dis
trict of North Carolina, and chair- '
man of the Merchant Marino and j
Fisheries Committee of the House j
of Representatives, will be award
ed the American Legion’s Distin
guished Service Modal, it is an
nounced in Now York by Millard G.
. Gamble, president of the Esso
( Shipping Company.
The North Carolina Democrat,
i who will he the guest of honor at
the post’s dinner, scheduled for No.
: vember sth at the Waldorf-Astoria
i! Hotel in New York, will be cited |
, for his outstanding role in keeping |
I this counirvV n.eichunt niaiin.
6tmne\
Hospital Auxiliary
Has First Meeting
For Fall Season
Investment of Hospi
tal Memorial Fund
Considered
Chowan Hospital Auxiliary had
its first fall meeting on Friday,
September 16 at the Nurses’ Home
with Mrs. Al Phillips presiding.
After the devotional, led by Mrs.
E. N, Elliott, the Rev. Earl Rich
ardson sang “Dedication."
It was voted to pay S2OO on the
debt of the recently purchased re
suseitator.
t Mrs. Boyd Harless discussed a
' food promotion plan, project of the
I finance committee.
I Some time ago the auxiliary had
a donation of 75. baby blankets,
j These have all been sold except a
few in pink and blue; so if anyone
is interested in an excellent, quali
ty wool blanket at a most reason
able price, phone Miss Tillett at the
hospital.
Over the years in times of be
reavement or on some special oc
casion, many people have sent do
nations to the Memorial Fund,
Now that the amount has reached a
size for suitable investment, plans
are under consideration for the
purchase of a motor controlled
wheel chair and a croupsette. The
latter is invaluable for child relief
and can be used for adults as an
oxygen tent. ',' It is hoped that in
the future more donors will ex
press their feeling for loved ones
by contributing to the Memorial
Fund.
Governor Planning
To Fly Over Chowan
On Inspection Tour
County Seeking Mil
lion Dollars of Dis
aster Funds
Unless something unexpected de
velops, Governor Hodges plans, to
fly over Chowan County and other
I hurricane stricken sections in this
area today (Thursday).
The Governor advised A. B, Har
less on Tuesday of his plans to
] make a personal survey from the
air in cider to acquaint himself
with conditions in the Albemarle,
j Further, Governor Hodges advis
ed Harless that, “we are in touch
with every Federal Agency involv
ed in disaster relief, and assure you
that W'e will do what we can to help
Chowan County and the other
stricken area.”
Meanwhile,, in this connection,
Chowan County Commissioners are
making every effort to see that up
to a million dollars in disaster
funds are made available. This
amount is' being requested accord
ing to W. W. Byrum. chairman,
with the hope that it will be avail
able by January 1, at a low interest
rate.
["civic calendar]
Special meeting of Town Council
will be held Monday night. Sep-
I tember 26, to consider extension of
| Town limits.
| Edenton Woman’s Club will eon-
I tinue its thrift sale Saturday. Sep
tember 24, in the Dixon Building,
corner of Broad and King Streets
from 10 A. M„ to 6 P. M.
Classes for expectant mothers
will be held every Wednesday night
thiough October 19 at the VI’W
1 home at 8 o’clock.
| The Chowan baseball team will
; play a team made up of players
in the Cross Roads section on the
Chowan diamond Tuesday night,
September 27, at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Linns Club will meet
Monday night, September 26, at 7
o'clock.
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet Fri
day night, September 23, at 8
o’clock in the Red Men hall.
| Ed Bond Post No. 40, American
j Legion, will meet Tuesday night,
September 27, at 8 o’clock in the
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Damage By Hurricane lone
Not As Heavy As Expected
According To Early Reports
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l.| In the Edenton armory recently the Edenton Fire Department ]
a j and The Chowan Herald were awarded Vrnvy and Air National
s | Guard certificates of commendation in recognition of distinguished I
I service render* ri during (hi- National Guard Operation Minuteman j
held in April. The certificates "ere |ire.sent<-rl by Captain Cecil i
J Fry, right, commanding .officer of the Edenton Heavy Mortar Cotn
e pany. J. Edwin Bufflap. left, The Herald ard W. J.
f. Vates, center, accepted flie certificate for (h, Edenton firemen.
—(Photo by Nick George)
Overman Receives
1
r National Honors At
jjMichigan Meeting
, Receives Farm A sent
Distinguished Ser
vice Award
County Agent Charles W n v i
man is one of fiv,. North Carolina
County Agents who iv«-d na
tional recognition at tile National
Agricultural County Agents’ As-
0 1 sociation .convention- last .week.
r • James W. Ballentine of Hertford
j County, Abner 8. Knowles :of
Brunswick County, J. Paul Ka. er ofV
Gaston County and Dwight W. Ben
-1 nett of Henderson County were the
other four agents who received the
f | County. Agents’ National Distin
j guished Service Aw n i.
. [ The award;, were made on ■
i j day night at the amiu I banquet of
. I the National County Act ts.' A.-.-o
--i eiation. The annual convention was
i held at-Michigan Sta.:-- Univcrsi’y.
r East Lansing, Michigan, la.-tweek .
There were 88. county agents scat
, i tered over the United States who ’
i . received this recognition th;s year,
i Overman began county 'agent
• j work as assistant agent of . Nash
;! Cminty in 1935. There lie'expand-'
. l ed the boys’ 4-H program m flic
, ' county. In 1 936 lie ser C(1 .. -
- ’ sistant .agent, of Bra-tie Conntv.
; where he reorganized the. boy-' 1-1!
| work putting it on an active'Las-'
I From 1937 to January,' 1941 0-
j | erman served as County Agent of
{ Dare County. There lip organized
> | boys’ 4-H chilis oyer the county.,
I He worked with the limited hum
. her Os farmers, in the county es’ah- i
f ; lishing the use of better seed, pro
i per fertilization and. other lmprov
. j ed farming practices.
-1 Mr Overman curm. tf> 'Chowan
, County -as, .agent in January '--of
3 1941. following the death of Conn
tty Agent N.,K. Rowell, Boys’ 4-H
3 | club work was reorganized, He
t began working with Clio-' n farm
f people to help them attain hotter
rural living.
I Overman has.been >h Chowan 1
9 over 14 years. He.says he has just
7 tried to do what he could to help
> Chowan farm people. Their accom
plishments during this , period lias
t been due to their willingness to ac
f cept new methods and Cooperate.
Other agricultural agencies have
■ played their part in the county’s
- agricultural progress.
S Tn talking with Mr. Overman he
mentioned - many accomplishments
II of Chowan County farm people.
■< Electric lights shine in practically
? I every farm home. Approximate
-1 Contirued ~r- Vaco ?•—Fec'V c J
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Rotary Speaker j
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DR. W. AMOS ABRAMS
\t Edenton Rotary Club’s ob«er
v.mce of Teachers’ Night tonight
(Thursday) in the Masonic Temple.
Dr. W . \mos Abrams, editor of
Education Magazine, "ill be the
principal speaker.
15 Bootleggers Rounded Up
Following ABC Investigation
Defendant Will Face
Trial Tuesday, Sep
tember 27
Fo.nbvin'g an investigation made
during the past week or ten days !
by inv{ . -igatovs for the State ABC |
Hoard, ’. i-nton police. State ABC
officers and Deputy Sheriff Her
man. White rounded up 15 defend
ants .who are charged with posses
sion and sale of npn-tax-paid liq- (
uor Thirty-three charges have]
been lodged against, the 15 defend- j
ants, who will face trial Tuesday, j
September 27. ‘
Those arrested as the result of <
the investigation are all Negroes j
except c ne, he being Frank Bond, j
The Negroes include: James Har
din, Paul Gregory, Leona Stallings,
Fanny Brown, Emmer Lee Riddick, 1
Eddie Rankin, Arthur McClenney, J
Annio Lee Holley, Jessie Flem
ming, Mary (Dela) Simmons, Mary
Bass, Doris Elliott, Leroy Free- i
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High Water Is Aprain
Principal Cause
Os Worry
Hurricane lone caused another
scare and considerable suspense on
the part of Edenton and Chowan
people and while some damage was
done, this section was again fort
unate in escaping the full fury of
the hurricane.
Strong winds developed Sunday
night and continued intermittently
during the night and all day Mon
day, Heavy rain accompanied the
wind and again the tide in Albe
marle Sound and creeks rose so
that traffic was halted and consid
erable damage done.
A.s in previous: hurricanes, the
: ’ower end of Pembroke Circle wa--
, Tooded. as well ns East Water.
' Street in the vicinity of Johnston's
bridge and on lower Broad St.re'-t
at the county dock. At several
other places in Edenton wate". also
j stood on the streets and. flooded.
yards. In the rural section of the
I count y a great deal of dama'-e was
• again done to crops, especially pea
-1 nuts and cotton. Many field' v-ere
literally transformed into lakes.
In Edenton . several large trees
were uprooted, the most damaging
one being on East Queen Street at
the home of Clarence Cooolned.
where a laree pecan tree f 'T on
his house doing ace--p
amount of damage. A large tree
also fell across Broad Street at
Hicks Field Monday b.adlv damag
ing the sidewalk when it fell.
During the hurricane manv tele
phones were out of commission and
travel was for a time halted south
ward by water on Highway .17 near
Pembroke Creek. One bus going
south was unable to proceed, so
that J. A. Wheeler, local manager,
I was obliged to find lodging quar
ters for the 11 passengers. , I
Many complaints were registered
in town regarding water, but date
| Monday night, the tide receded
I somewhat so that by Monday, most
! of the water, except in Pembroke
Circle, lower Broad Street and
Johnston’s bridge had dropped, but
was not near normal.
Due to the heavy rain and strong,
winds all '•'bools in the, county
were -closed Mondav morning •• i. ’
practically: all merchants in F.dhn
ton closed their doors, many of:
whom taped their windows to pre
vent flying glass. However aside
from the damage done by high wa
ter, several trees blown down and
the town littered with small limbs
and leaves, the hurricane was very
lenient in this section.
Edenton braced itself for the
hurricane with many precautions
being taken. The Edenton base,
i the National Guard unit, th P Po
! lice Department, Fire Department
j and Street Department were all
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New 1956 Fords To
Be Displayed Friday
Albemarle Motor Co.,
Will Show New
Models
The Albemarle Motor Company
proudly announces the showing of
I the new- 1956 Ford models in its
I showroom on West Hicks Street
] Friday, September 23. The local
j concern extends a cordial invitation
j to everybody to visit their show--
, room for the first showing of the
1956 Ford and during the day re
: freshmants will b e served and priz
es awarded.
The new models feature a 202 HP
j Thunderbird Y-8 engine with new
j Thunderbird styling and new Life
guard design. Better performance
has been th e objective in design
j changes developed for the 195$
I Ford engines.