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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXll.—Number 39.
Chowan Included In
Library Region For 1
Three County Plan
Mrs. Eugenia Babylon
Will Be Regional
Director
Chowan, Washington and Tyrrell
counties ar e forming a library reg
ion for the purpose of giving bet
ter library service to all the peo-i
pie of the three counties. Th"
Washington County bookmobile will !
give service to the white popula- 1
tion and the Tyrrell County book- ■
mobile will serve the Negro popu
lation in the three counties. Head
quarters will be in the Washington |
County Library in Plymouth upon!
Completion of the new library there
which is now being constructed,!
The library boards and the coutity
commissioners have approved the
plan. All of the present librarians
will continue to be employed and
Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon has been !
named as Regional Director.
Mrs. F. Bryan Harris, lioohmohile
librarian for Washington County, l
will drive the bookmobile for white j
people and Mrs. Vordip Alexander,
bookmobile librarian for Tyrrell
County, will drive the bookmobile
for the colored people. Various'
committees are now working out
schedules, which will tie published
Employ IPhysically Handicapped Week
Committee Announced For Edenton
Purpose of Local Committee Is to Assist Those
Persons Who Have Physical Handicaps to
Secure Suitable Employment
A local committee was formed on
September 21st to act in behalf 01 j
physically handicapped persons in
the Edenton area, The purpose of
this committee is to assist all per
sona who have physical handicaps
in locating suitable employment or j
in availing theiiiselve.s of reh.'ibili-;
tative measures.
On September 22nd a mer'imr of {
the committee was held in the Em
ployment Security Office to., dis-j
cuss various steps that could he]
taken in this connection. The coin- ’
mittee is composed of tin’; follow- ]
ing: Mayor Ernest Kehayes. \\ .;
J. Taylor, Mrs. .1. H, MoMiillan.
Jesse Harrell, Miss Mildred-Mun-i
den, J. Edwin Bufflap, ,f. R; Dylan j
ev and Milton E. Bah.:. This corn j
mittee corresponds to a national!
committee composed of members of i
the President's Cabinet, with Ma-|
jor General Maas. Marine Fyps j
Retired, who is blind, as president. ;
Each year the national commit
tee gives art award to, the! most!.out
standing handicapped person. This
year's award went to Judge Cath
ey, of Asheville, who is also blind,
During the meeting, it was point
ed out that many persons Had no-
Exchange Student!
Principal Speaker
At Lions Meeting
Basheer Khawaja Ex
plains Conditions
In Jordan
"It has been said that the more
nations understand the problems of
one another, the greater probability
for enduring peace,” stated Basheer
Khawaja, an International Youth]
Exchange Student from Jordan, in ]
the course of an address delivered ]
by him before the Edenton Lions j
Club Monday evening.
“Shortly after World War II had ]
ended,’.’ said Khawaja, “the peo
ples of the various nations through
out the universe, realizing the
great calamity that another war
would wreck upon everyone through
the use of modern weapons such as
the atomic bomb, decided upon a
plan whereby each nation would
send a certain number of their stu.
Continued on Page B—Section l
THE CHOWAN HERALD
as soon as they are ready. Book
mobiles will stop for any group of
people who desire to avail them
selves of the free book service. It
will facilitate planning if individ
uals arid groups will communicate
with their librarians and request
stops.
I Bookmobile runs will be made
j once a month on a regular day and
j as many books as desired may be
checked out. Those who take them
I will be responsible for their care
I and return to the bookmobiles or to
their libraries. All types of books.
I juvenile and adult, fietion and noh-
I fiction, will he carried and if books
t ar,, requested which are not on the
bookmobiles, they will he brought
I the following month or mailed, if
j desired immediately. All books
which ordinarily circulate will be
carried on the bookmobiles. They
will b e stocked from the shelves of
the existing libraries so that there
j will ho no special bookmobile col
lections. Books from any one coun
i tv will circulate in the other two
I counties. In this way ther e will
he many more and a greater selec
tion of books available than hereto
fore.
All new hooks will be ordered by
Mrs. Babylon and classified by her
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
ticonblp handicaps, but if A suitable
1 job is found for the person his de- j
I fortuity not only did not prevent*
him from doing a good job, hut]
that frequently lie could do a bet-].
tor job than a non-handicapped,
person: It was also pointed out
j that North Carolina was doing a
! good job in rehabilitating many]
'■persons with physical .handicaps'
| who needed some training or other
I assistance before they could he
j considered employable. It was al
so noted that persons with physi
,] oal handicaps who were doing suit-
I able work did not have a higher aC
loident rate than non-handicapped
] persons, had a lower absentee rate,
] and a production rate equal to non
] bandkpaped persons.
The local Employment Office,
j along with various civic clubs and
j other public agencies, gives coun
] s.eling and special assistance to all
■ handicapped persons. The commit
tee urges all employers to use ’
these handicapped persons when
ever possible and help them make
a normal adjustment to life while
contributing their skills and abili
ties to community work-life.
Physically Handicapped Week
will be observed October 3-8.
EASTERN STAR MEETING
! Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order
j of the Eastern Star, will meet next
j Monday night, October 3. at 8 ;
o'clock in the Masonic Temple,
j Mrs.. Frances Wilkins, worthy ma-,
1 iron, urges all members to attend, i
Mary Ann Elliott Is Awarded
March Os Dimes Scholarship
Conferred Upon Rec-j
ommendation of Na
tional Committee
I Miss Mary Ann Elliott, daugh
l ter of Mr. and Mrs. John M. El
! liott, has been awarded a March of
Dimes scholarship by the National
j Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
it was announced this week by J.
Edwin Bufflap, Chowan County
Chapter Chairman.
March of Dimes scholarships are
part of a comprehensive profes
sional education program which to
day ranks as the largest ever un
dertaken by a voluntary agency.
Since 1938, when the National]
Foundation was established, S2O,- j
250,000 has been authorized to)
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 29,1955.
' NE VVCOM M AND IX G OFFICER OF MAG-14 ]
Col. L. K. “Duke" Davis, left, relieved Lt. Col. R R. Baker as the
Commanding Officer of MAG-11 at an informal change of command
coremoh'y Thursday. September'22. at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary
Air Station. Col. Davis has just returned from the First Marine Air
i craft Wing, where he was the Personnel Assistant Chief of Staff. Ho
| graduated from the United Slates Naval Academy at Annapolis in
Meeting Called To,
Revive Cub Scouts
On Monday Night
All Interested Persons!
Especially Urged
To Attend
All parents interested in the nr- ]
ganization of Cub Scout Pack No.
109 are invited to attend a training
session at th e Edenton Elementary .
School on Monday night, October
3, at 8 o'clock. This training ses- 1
sion will b e under the leadership '
of Ray Heck, District Scout Rep-j
i resentative. j
j The Cull Scon! Fm-k w ill be spoil- ;
sored by the Edenton Lions Club
1 and will be a joint project with the
! personnel stationed at the Naval
Auxiliary Air Station. C. A. Phi}--
lips, president of the. Lions Club,a
met with a group of interested per
sons on Monday of this week to
make plans for the organization.
Present at the meeting were: C. (
■A. Phillips. Jesse Harrell, V est
Byrum, Jr.. Herbert HolTowell. Eai-1
I Continued on Page 6—Section 1
| train the minds and hands of pro
i fessional personnel for sendee in
fields relating to poliomyelitis and.
other diseases which beset the com
munity. ,
The scholarship awarded Miss
Ellioft was conferred upon recom-]
mendation of a national committee i
of leaders in the physical therapy
profession, and affords opportunity j
for study in this field. She will
study at Medical College of Vir
ginia, Richmond, an institution ap
proved for physical therapy train
ing by the Council on Medical Edu
cation and Hospitals of the Ameri
can Association.
In announcing this award, Mr.
J Bufflap stated that Miss Elliott is
one of 42 residents of North Cato-
I Continued on Page 3—Section 1
1955-56 Membership Drive
For PTA Launched Today
Goal Is To Exceed Last
] Year’s Membership j
Os 502 Members j
i !
i The annual membership drive of,
I the Edenton Parent-Teacher Asso
j ■•iation will get under way today I
I (Thursday) under the direction of
' Mr- Jo e Thorud, membership
chairman. Last year’s PTA mem-
I berth ip was 502 and PTA Presi
] dent C A. Phillips and Mrs. Thor
-1 ud urge each mother and father of
' o school age child, to affiliate in;the
) hope that they will he able to e\-
j eeqd the 502 mark this year. The
i membership fee is 50 cents per per-.
son.
Citizens who no longer have chil
dren in school, lint are still inter
ested in tlie Schools, are urged to
! join. The following letter has been
! distributed among the children to
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
■ Annual membership drive of the :
Edenton Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will get under way today!
(Thursday).
Edenton Aces will play theiri
first home game of the season on
Hicks Field Friday night, Septem-j
ber 30, at 8 o'clock, when they
meet Beaufort.
Parents interested in organiza
j tion of Cuh Scout Pack urged to ]
meet in the Elementary School!
I Monday night, October 3, at 8
o'clock.
Edenton Rotary Club wTil meet
, this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o'clock in the Parish House.
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F..
& A. M, will hold an emergent
communication tonight (Thursday)
at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Chapter No. 392, Order
of the Eastern Star, will meet in
the Masonic Temple Monday night,
October 3, at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Woman’s Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon, October 5, at
1 o’clock in the Parish House.
Continued on Page .3—Section 1
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1935, and entered flight school a year later. During World War 11 he
served in the Pacific area and won the Navy Cross, Distinguished Fly. i
ing Cross, three Air Medals and the Order of the Cloud arrd Banrer
(a Chinese decoration). Col. Davis has stated he is looking forward
to his new command with great anticipation. Lt. Col. Baker will as
sume the duties of group Executive Officer.
| Regional Director ]
Iy.--- -- -i i - —d
MBS. EUGENIA R. BABYLON
With the announcement that
Chowan, Washington and Tyrrell
counties formed a library region,
i Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon has been
] named regional director.
|
j 12 Expectant Mothers
■ Attend First Os Series
Os Special Meetings
Tim first, of a third series of
j classes for expectant mothers was
■ Held Wednesday night of last week
j at the VFW building, with 12 ex
i pectant mothers attending.
Dr. Roland Vaughan conducted
the class and gave a very interest
; ing talk on “Physiology of Concep
tion,” after which members of the
VFW served light refreshments.
It was announced that there will
be five classes held in this series,
instead of four as previously held.
The classes will be conducted every
Wednesday night through October
19 at the VFW home, beginnnig at
8 o’clock and are not confined to
expectant mothers alone. Prospec
tive mothers are cordially invited.
The local Health Department is
sponsoring this project, in coopera
tion with the VFW Auxiliary.
Jaycees To Sponsor
’56 March Os Dimes
For Chowan County
Luther Parks Will Act
As Chairman For
Campaign
Luther Parks, president es the
Edenton junior Chamber of Com
merce, has informed J. Edwin Buff
lap. chairman of the Chowan Coun- '
ty Chapter of the National Foun-j
dation For Infantile Paralysis, that j
. the Jaycees will sponsor the March|
j. of Dimes campaign Mr, Parks |
will serve as chairman of the.March]
of Dimes drive and he will perfect
his organization in time, for the ]
I annual drive.
J Tlie March of Dimes drive is;
scheduled to begin January 1 and!
continue throughout tlie month.
Mr. Bufflap is very much grati-i
fied that the Jaycees wilt sponsor
the drive for 195fi and predicts that]
under the leadership of Air. Parks,
Chowan County will again make a ]
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
$750 Is Raised Saturday For
Benefit Os Edenton’s Band
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Band Parents Associa
tion Expresses Ap
preciation
According to the committee of
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Band Parents Association,
which had charge of Band Booster
Day on Saturday, in th e neighbor
hood of $750 was raised, with more
, contributions expected to trickle in.
“We are taking this means to
■ thank each and every person who
■ cooperated so wonderfully in our
Band Booster Day,” said a eommit
i tee spokesman early this week.
• “We especially want to thank The
Chowan Herald and Mr. Bufflap for
; the editorial and amount of space
■ which he allotted to Band Booster
Day.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
County Delegation
Requests Help Due
To Hurricane Loss
Group Meets Gover
nor Hodges In Eliza
beth City Friday
A delegation of Edenton and
Chowan County officials met with
Governor Luther H. Hodges in Eliz-j
abeth City Friday to discuss the'
losses in this county due to Hurri-J
cane lone. j
Governor Hodges visited this
area of North Carolina at th e re-i
riiest of A. B. Harless. Mr. Har-]
j less made this request to the Gov-1
ernor because pf the severe damage ]
j done in this area by recent hurri-J
canes.
Governor Hodges had visited
j Morehead City, New Bern, Wash
ington. and Manteo prior to his ar
-1 rival ..by plane in Elizabeth City.
I" He expressed grave concern for this
j section of North Carolina with all
i of its public and private losses due
' to Hurricane lone. He pledged his
! whole-hearted efforts toward the
! procurement of assistance for the j
1 disaster area,
C. W. Overman, county agent for'
Edenton Aces Will Play First
Game At Home Friday Night
Band Will Also Be on
Hand to Liven Up
Game
1 Football fans will have an oppor
tunity Friday night to see the
j Edenton Aces in action on their |
i home gridiron for the first time
! this season when they are schedul
| i.'d to lock horns with Beaufort
j High School,
Th 0 Aces opened the 1955 season
j on September 9 when they played j
i Roanoke Rapids on the latter’s!
field. The Aces, the victims of
! two had breaks, lost to th e Halifax
j County outfit by a score of 20 to
: 13. The second game was played;
j in Great Bridge, Va., when the)
Aces won by a score of 19 to 6 and l
hast Friday night in Wiilliamston i
the Aces .overpowered the Green I
Wave by a score of 34 to 6 to win
their first Albemarle Conference
game.
The Ares are now scheduled to
play five consecutive home games
including, in order. Beaufort, Eliz
abeth City, Tarboro, Hertford and
Legion Schedules
i Two Dances At Post
Home This Week
Sponsored by Ed Bond Post No.
I 40, American Legion, a dance will'
•bn held in the Post Hom e Friday
I and Saturday nights of this week.
Both affairs will begin at 8 o’clock
and continue until midnight,
j John Piland and his orchestra
i from Scotland Neck will furnish
| tlie music for the Friday night
dance, while Francis Slade and. the
] Four Aces and Band will be the
! attraction Saturday night.
“The money raised is much need
ed and every effort will be mad e to
spend it wisely. It was also very
gratifying that so many people con
tributed. Although several large
amounts were given, for which the
band is duly grateful, the fact that
so many individuals became Band
Boosters indicates that the people
are really for the band and will!
support it when called upon.” |
Th e Committee urges that if any
, place of business earned a 100%
Rooster Placard and failed to get
• one. or if it didn’t earn one and
wants to do so now, please call
. Jack Mooney or J. P. Partin.
The band still hopes to have 1,000
■ band boosters before the band’s
■ first appearance Friday night when
■ it will play for the Edenton-Beau
fort football game,
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SLOW
DOWN
AND LIVE/ |
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Chowan County, reported to Gov.
ernor Hodges that Chowan County
farmers had suffered loss of ap
proximately $1,489,000 in damage
to crops. W. S. Privott, Civil De
fense Director for Chowan County,
reported that the Town of Edenton
, had suffered approximately $50,000
I damage to its public facilities.
1 Governor Hodges advised those
| attending the steps they should
take in securing disaster assist-
I ance. He pointed out that towns
| were eligible for grants from the
j Federal Government for use in re
; placing or repairing hurricane dam.
| age. He also advised the farm iri
| terests that they were eligible for
long term loans at nominal interest
rate.
Attending the meeting from
Edenton and Chowan County were:
Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes, W, W.
Byrum, chairman of Board of
County Commissioners, A. B. Har
less, chairman of Board of Public
; Works, W. E. Bond, J. B. Webb, H.
j R. Peele, J. Clarence Leary. J. A.
Kramer, W. S. Privott and Ernest
I J Ward, Jr.
y
Ahoskie, the latter three being con
ference games.
Despite two victories to one de
feat, Coach Bill Billings has been
practicing hard during tho week.
The strength of the Beaufort team
ic a hie ouestior rr”‘V on that
,1 Coach Billings is Heaving no stone
.. unturned in order to have the Aces
. ready for anything the Carteret
County boys have to offer. Accord
ing to advance information the
Beaufort team outweighs the Aces.
Billings has announced the fol
lowing as the probable starting
j lineup for the Aces: Kramer and
; Emminizer, ends; Ward and Fletch
er, tackles; Keeter and Canipe,
guards; Speight, center; Holland,
quarterback; Bunch and Bass,
j halfbacks, and Wilson, fullback.
I Beaufort will start with Owens
1 and Moore, ends; Copeland and
| Willis, tackles; Martin and Swain,
‘guards; Miller, center; Potter,
quarterback; Piner and Norris,
halfbacks, and Willis, fullback
The game will begin at 8 o'clock
and the Edenton band under the di
. rection of Miss Lula Williams, will
play prior to th e game and entev-
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Snow Scheduled To
Speak At Woman’s
Club Meeting Oct. 5
Remarks Will Be Di
rected to Sewage
Disposal
Members of the Edenton Wo
man’s Club are looking forward with
pleasure to their October meeting,
when the guest speaker will be B.
C. Snow Os the Department of Con
servation and Development. The
meeting will be held in th e Parish
House Wednesday afternoon, Octo
ber 5 at 1 o’doek.
Th e topic of Mr. Snow's speech
will be “Proper Sewage Disposal in
Edenton.” This has long been a
problem in Edenton and members
of the club, along with a number
of other citizens, ar e interested in
a solution.
Mr. Snow has recently made a
study of the pollution abatement
j situation in the Chowan River Bas-
I in and is going to give some in
formation regarding the problem.
In addition to Mr. Snow th e club
will have as guests some of Eden
ton’s leading citizens including
Mayor Ernest Kehayes and officials
of the civic organizations.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will meet
this (Thursday) afternoon at 1
o’clock in the Parish House.