CHOWAN COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON LEGION GROUNDS OCTOBER 17-22
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Volume XXll.—Number 41.
Disposal Os Sewage
Subject At Meeting
Os Woman’s Club
Club to Stage Annual
Halloween Party
October 31
A talk on "Proper Sewage Dis
posal in Edenton” by B. C. Snow
of the Department of Conservation
and Development featured the Oc
tober meeting of the Edenton Wo
man’s Club held Wednesday after
noon of last week at the Parish
House.
Mr. Snow gave an interesting ac
count of the pollution situation in
the Chowan River Basin, resulting
from field studies of the State
Stream Sanitation Committee last
year. Having access to the draft
of the pollution survey report, he
pointed out that the significant
sources of pollution in this area
are the Town of Edenton, Westover
Heights, and the Holland and Spi
vey Veneer Mill. The total sew
age and waste discharges from
these sources, excluding fish hous
es, are estimated as being equiva
lent to the raw domestic sewage
from a population of 5,000.
“The Town of Edenton is the lar
gest source of municipal pollution
in that portion of the Chowan Riv
er Basin within North Carolina,”
he said. “Raw sewage from 4,600
people and som e industrial wastes
are discharged through multiple
outlets directly into Edenton Bay,
and into Pembroke and Queen Anne
Creeks. These discharges create
sludge deposits and surface films,|
and result in the presence of or-|
nanisms of the coliform (sewage
acteria) far in excess of the maxi-'
num limits normally r n commended
for bathing and recreational uses.
“The Westover Heights sub-di
vision, located about one mile west
of Edenton, lms a community sew-
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Bible Film Will Be
Shown Oct 26 In
Methodist Church
Bible Exhibit Is Also
Planned In Belk-
Tyler Window
The Edenton Presbyterian
Church and the Edenton Methodist
Church are cooperating in bringing
to the people of Edenton one of
the finest religious educational op
portunities available. At 7:30,
Wednesday evening, October 26, in
the Methodist Church, they will
show the American Bible Society’s
motion picture, “Our Bible—How It
Came To Us.”
This film nas received critical
acclaim throughout America. It
covers twenty centuries of Bible
history in dramatic documentary
presentation. Divided into three
parts and taking eighty-four min
utes to show, the picture covers!
these three main aspects of Bible
history: Formation of the Bible,
The Bible Spreads across Europe,
and Making of the English Bible.
There is no admission price for
seeing the film, but an offering will
h e taken to cover rental charges.
Preliminary to the presentation
of the motion picture, the Rev.
James MacKenzie-and the Rev. J.
Earl Richardson will arrange a Bi
ble exhibit in one of the Belk-Ty
ler windows. This is being made
possible by the kindness of J. R.
Dulaney, Belk-Tyler manager. The
exhibit is planned to begin Thurs
’ay, October 20. It will include
Id and unusual Bibles. Anyone
who feels that he has a Bible that
should be of special interest for
this display can he of great heJp
by getting in touch with either Mr.
MacKenzie or Mr. Richardson.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
C. W. Overman, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M.,
announces that an emergent com
munication will be held tonight at
8 o’clock. The purpose of this
meeting is for Masonic education,
so that a full attendance, i- re
quested __
THB CHOWAN HERALD
Jaycees Sponsor
Voice Democracy
Contest In County
West Byrum, Jr., Ap
pointed Chairman
For Chowan
Plans to conduct a community
wide Voice of Democracy contest
were announced this week by West
Byrum, Jr., Secretary of the Eden
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Voice of Democracy is a sc»ipt
writing and voicing competition
which gives high school students an
opportunity to consider, write and
speak of th e democratic fundamen
tals which have made America
great. Contest entries are judged
according to the content, delivery
and originality of five-minute
scripts on the subject “I Speak for
Democracy.”
Now in its ninth year as a nat
ional program. Voice of Democracy
has drawn more than 6,, r >oo,ooo par
ticipants from public, private and
parochial high schools. Nearly one
million students, representing all
48 states, Hawaii, Alaska and the
District of Columbia, are expected
to participate this year.
All community students in the
I 10th, 11th and 12th grades ar e en
| co*iraged to enter the local contest,
according to Mr. Byrum. The local
' winner will be entered in the state
contest, vieing for honors and
■ awards which include a television
.set.
Continued on Page s—Section 1
j civic calendar]
Chowan County Fair will be held
October 17 to 22.
Rand Parents Association will
meet at the Junior-Senior High
School Tuesday night, October 18,'
at 8 o’clock.
Edenton Aces are scheduled to
play Tarboro Friday night on
Hicks Field at 8 o'clock.
Annual bazaar sponsored by the
Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church will be held in the Parish I
House Tuesday, November 15, from
'0 A. M, to 6 P. M. j
Chowan County Farm Bureau
will hold its annual meeting and j
fish fry Friday afternoon, October
14, at 4:30 o'clock at Chowan High
School.
Revival services w ill begin in ihe>
Edenton Assembly of God Church
Sunday night, October 16 and con
tinue through Sunday, October 30.
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
Church will meet at the church 1
Tuesday night, October 18, at 7:30
o’clock.
FHA representative in County j
Agricultural Offices each Wednes-
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Organization Now
Is Well Under Way
For Library Region!
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Bookmobile Schedule
For Three Counties
By Nov. 1
The newly formed library reg- j
ion consisting of Chowan, Wash-1
ington and Tyrrell counties was
named The Pettigrew Region af
ter the Rev. Charles Pettigrew,
first Bishop-elect of North Caro
lina who served all th e Episcopal
Churches in the Albemarle, at thfe
meeting of the regional board held
Thursday of last week in th e Shep
ard-Pruden Memorial Library.
A contract, by-laws and budget
were adopted so that organization
is well under way.
Preliminary runs are being made
'his week by Mrs. Verdie Alexan-j
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 13,1955.
( PLANNING BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE ]
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representatives of Chowan Home Demonstra.
tion Clubs mapping plans for the new bookmobile which wfll soon
make its appearance in Chowan County for the first time. They are:
Mrs Eugenia Babvlon, Regional Director (at desk); standing, left to
right Mrs. Henrv Bunch, Rocky Hock; Mrs. Hattie S. Byrum, Home
Agent: Mrs. H. f. Hollowell, Center Hill: Mrs. A. S. Bush, Chowan, and
Mrs. Bristoe Perry, Advance. —(Evelyn Leary Photo). I
White Cane Drive
In Edenton Slated
To Begin Friday
Lions Club Will Again|
Sponsor Campaign
To Help Blind
Edenton Lions Club will begin
on Friday, October 14, its annual-
White Cane Drive to raise funds to
bo used by the North Carolina
State Association for the Blind in
its work of aiding the blind ami j
preventing blindness in North Car- i
olina. Contributions of one dollar|
or more entitle donors to member-1
ship in the Association and to a|
subscription to the White Cano,j
the news magazine of the work for
the blind in this State.
The North Carolina State Asso
ciation for the Blind is aii organi-j
| zation sponsored by the more than
14,000 Lions of North Carolina.
It has served the blind citizens of
' our. state for 21 years on a state
wide basis. The Association is a,
non-profit, lay group with no paid
staff or administrative . overhead,!
and all its operation is of a vol
untary nature. All the .funds do-;
rived from the White Can,. Drive
j are spent either directly or indirect- j
ly on the blind of North Carolina.
Some of the many services fur
j nished by the North Carolina State
Association are;: Radios forthe 1
needy shut-in blind; glasses for in- 1
.digent persons; eye care, such as
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Band Association To |
Meet On October 18
The Edenton Band Parents Asso
ciation will meet Tuesday night,
October 18, at 8 o'clock at the JUn-
I ior-Senior High School. C. M l
I Mooney; president of the Associa
tion, urges every' member to be
present at th ( . meeting,
der, bookmobile librarian for Ne
groes and Mrs. Eugenia R. Babylon,
Regional Director for colored peo
ple in Chowan County. Books are
being loaned which will be due in |
! four weeks when others may be
(checked out. .
By November 1 all bookmobile
schedules for all three counties will
be completed and published in the j
papers and the two bookmobiles
will begin their regular runs which
will be made every four weeks.
Anyone on a bookmobile route who
does not have a scheduled stop may
request one by placing a white
“flag” in their mail box. It is the
wish of those planning the routes]
to reach all who desire free book I
service. hu*g*-sred steps "f '•el-J
I corned
;Town Council Holds
Very Brief Meeting
Few Matters Present-
I ed At Session Held
Tuesday Night
t In one of the briefest meetings
I held in-recent, months, Town Coun
-1 ,-jl on Tuesday night completed, its
j.work at, tly October meeting in an
jh rr and a half so that the Court
! oilmen adjourned about 9:30 o’clock,
j The major portion of the time
j was taken up in connection with
| the Vine Oak Cemetery. Willie
! Charlton appeared at the meeting
! in the interest of either the town
' taking over., the colored cemetery
! or else resume the appropriation to
the cemetery. He also, informed
the 'Council-men that before he knew
! the appropriation would be dissolv
ed he spent about $lB9 of his own
! money, for which he asked to be
i reimbursed.
j The town js. willing to take over
the- cemetery provided only those,
who. have purchased lots or grave
cites; and have a receipt or deed,
• will not .lie obliged to purchase
j burying sites. Mr. Chariton argued
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| Auxiliary Bazaar
Scheduled To Be
Held Nov. 15th
'Annual Affair Will Be
Held In Parish
House
The annual Bazaar staged by the
Auxiliary of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church will be held in the Parish
House Tuesday, November 15.
This event is looked forward to
1 by many Edenton people as well as
[the Episcopal ladies who are mak
| jng every effort to make this year’s
| Bazaar another big success.
| The Parish House will be open
, from 10 to 6 for the sale of handi
-1 work, plants, shrubs, trees, dried
1 arrangements and food specialties.
. Dolls and many gift items will also
Ibe available. With the gift sea
son shaping in mind, a shopper’s
luncheon will be featured and a
turkey dinner will be served at the
close of the sale.
| Mrs. R. H. Vaughan is general
chairman.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Rotarians will hold their week
ly meeting this (Thursday) after
noon at 1 o’clock in the Parish
j House. President Gerald James
I requests every Rotarian to be pres-
I ent. The program will be in oh;,rg.;
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1 Farm Bureau Will
Hold Meeting And
Fish Fry Bet 14th
I)r. C. Brice Ratchford
Will Be Speaker For
Occasion
W. Sanford Bass, president of
the Chowan County Farm Bureau,
'announces that the annual meet
ing and fish fry will lie held at
Chowan High School Friday after-1
noon, October 14, at 4:30 o’clock. I
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Following the fish fry the annual!
meeting will he held at which time
officers for the new year will he
elected and reports heard from the
various officers.
The principal speaker for the oc
casion will be Dr. C. Brice’Ratch
ford,. assistant director of the
North Carolina Extension Service.|
Dr. Ratchford is a splendid speak
er, so that President Bass is urg-
I ing all members of the Farm Bu-
I reau to make a special effort to
attend.
REA Elects Dfficers
At Hertford Meet
John Bunch and J. A.
Wiggins Directors
For Chowan
The Albemarle Electric Member
ship Corporation conducted a most
successful meeting in Hertford
Saturday, hearing organization re
ports and electing directors for the
cooperative for the coming year.
Elected as directors were J. A.
Whitehurst and Joe Hastings of
Camden, A. T. Lane, ('has. E.
White and Floyd Matthews of Per
quimans, -John Bunch and J, A.
Wiggins of Chowan and Tommie
Temple and W. R, Lowry of Pas
quotank.
Officers of the hoard, chosen as-j
ter the election by the directors:
are A. T. Lane, president; J. A.
Wiggins, vice president; Chas. E.i
White, treasurer and Floyd Mat
thews, secretary.
In reporting to the membership
on the progress of the cooperative j
during 1954 President Lane point
ed out. a continued growth for. the
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Study Class On Indian
Americans To Be Held
A study class dealing with the
Indian Americans will b e conduct
ed by Mrs. Murray P. Whiehard at j
her home on Thursday afternoon, I
October 13, beginning at 2:301
o’clock. I
' Anyone who is interested in not
only a painless but also a cheerful
method of getting somewhat more
closely acquainted with our fellow
Americans will be most joyously
Welcomed to the afternoon’s ses
sion.
Assembly Df God
Revival Will Begin
Sunday, Bet 16th
Isle of Wight Minister
Will Be Speaker
For Meetings
Revival services are scheduled to
begin at the Edenton Assembly of l
God Church Sunday, October 16, i
and will continue through Sunday,
October 30. Services will begin
each night at 7:45 o’clock with the
exception n f Saturday. Th e church
is located at the corner of First
and Bond Streets.
The Rev. Kent M. Reckley of Isle
of Wight, Virginia, will be the re
vival speaker. Mr. Reckley has the
reputation of being an excellent
preacher.
Inspiring hymn singing by the
church choir and other vocal groups
in the church will be an added fea
ture each evening.
The Rev. F. L. Jones, Jr., pastor
of the church, extends a cordial in
vitation to the public to attend j
these seri ices each night.
Plans Rapidly Shaping Up
For Chowan County’s Fair
Scheduled October 17 To 22
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In above picture is seen the effect of medical services before
and after eye surgery. Your contributions to the White Cane Drive
sponsored by the Edenton Lions Club will help the blind and pre
venting blindness in North Carolina.
Edenton’s Aces Will Tangle
With Tarboro Friday Night
In Second Conference Game
Visitors Coming to Lo
cal Gridiron With
Only One Loss
Edenton’s Aces begin, the crucial
part of their football schedule Fri-|
day night at Hicks Field, when
Tarboro becomes the first of four
Class A schools in succession that'
will take a crack at the Aces’ Class ’
A State title. Game time for the
homecoming contest is 8 o’clock.
Following the Tarboro clash in
j their Harrowing four-game gaunt
j let, the Ares must meet. Hertford,
| Ahoskie and Plymouth on success
-1 ive week-ends. All of the games:
will be vital ones for Edenton in '
its hid for a second straight cham-|
pionsliip. A loss to any one of!
j these opponents would . knock the'
Aces from contention.
Victories over the four foes]
would put Edenton into the state,
playoffs with a good chance to. re- !
tain the title, and would hand the
Aces a second straight Albemarle
Conference championship.
Coach Bill Billings fears a let
down on the part of his Aces this
, Week after their near-upset of pow-
I erful Class AA Elizabeth City hist
■ Friday night. And, according to
j Coach Billings, a letdown would hoi
fatal against Tarboro—a “better 1
than average” Class A team. j
Tarboro. boasting a versatile at-,
tack'that is patterned aSlrti' > Edmi-‘t
ton's “T” formation style, has lost
but one game this season, and drop. J
ped that one by only two points.
The lone Tarboro loss came, la
-13, at the hands of Wiiliamston in
Tarboro's second gamp of the sea
son. Wiiliamston, the only com-'
mon foe of tomorrow night’s con
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Damage Now Less
In Chowan Peanuts
Than Was Thought
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Many Farmers Appear
To Be Pleasantly
Surprised
Many Chowan County farmers
have expressed to C. W. Overman,
County Agent, their pleasant sur
prise in finding their crop to be ap
parently better than they had an
ticipated. Mr. Overman finds vary
ing conditions of the crop on his
visits to many farms.
The peanut crop in Chowan
County appears to be somewhat
better than was anticipated at the
beginning of the digging season.
Mr. Overman states that along with
I his work in general he had visited j
quite a number of peanut fields J
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Pruden Is Elected
President District
Bar Association
Group Reorganized at
Elizabeth City Meet
ing Friady
At a meeting of the First Ju
dicial Bar Association held in Eliza
beth. City Friday, J. N. Pruden of
j Edenton, was elected i president,
i Other officers elected include Mar
| tin Kellog, Jr,, of Manteo, vice
j .president; Killian Barwick of Eliz
abeth City, secretary-treasurer and
: J. Kenyon Wilson, Jr., of Elizabeth
j City, counsellor to represent the
district at the meeting of the State
Bar, Inc., in Raleigh.
The district iniludes, Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates.
Pasquotank and Perquimans coun
ties.
Judge Chester. Morris presided
over the meeting until the officers
were elected. .
1 LIONS MEET MONDAY
i
Edenton’s Lions Club will meet
Monday night, October 17, at 7
i o’etacki „» President AAt Ehiilipa td
quests a 100 per cent attendance, j
POCAHONTAS MEETING
. Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will meet, in
I the Red Men hall Friday night at
8 O'clock. Mrs. Myrtle Hollowell,
Pocahontas, urges al| members to I
.attend.
this week. Many growers have
stated their pleasant surprise at
the crop showing a much better
yield than was expected.
“We do not have near a normal
crop of peanuts in Chowan Coun
ty this year,” says Mr. Overman,
“but tin: y-Vld looks much more
promising than was expected fol
lowing the heavy rains. I have
visited some fields which I bebeve
will yield 25 to 30 bags or more
of peanuts per acre and I have also
visited some fields that look like
the yield will be ahout 6 or 8 bags
per acre. Yields are varying con
siderably from farm to farm and
within the same field. We have
hopes of a fnirlv good peanut crop
J after all ”
SLOW
DOWN
, AND LIVE/
t Manager E. J. Hobbs
* Gives Information
About Fair
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P.ans are rapidly being complet
ed for the Chowan County Fair,
which is scheduled to be held next
week, Monday, October 17, through
Saturday, October 22. The fair is
again sponsored by Ed Bond Post
No. 40 of the American Legion.
Fair will be officially opened Mon
day night at 7:30 o’clock and 'ill
close at midnight Saturday.
W. J. Yates is president of the
fair, with R. E. Leary, secretary
treasurer and E. J. Hobbs again
serving as manager. These offi
cials are looking forward to an
oven more successful fair than Hast
year, with many exhibits lined tip,
as well as entertainment for all.
On the midway will be the Vir
ginia Greater Shows.
Premium lists hav e been mailed
throughout the county during the
last few weeks and with favorable
weather the officials are anticipat
ing large crowds.
Manager Hobbs has released the
following information regarding
the fair:
GENERAL
The management of the Chowan
County Fair reserves the right to
rule on all questions not covered by
thes* rules.
Disregard o/ any rule or misrep
resentation by exhibitor or concfts
sionnaire forfeits all premiums,
rights and privileges, without re
course.
The management will use dili
gence to insure the safety of live
stock and articles entered for ex
hibition or display after their ar
rival on the grounds, but under no
circumstances will it be respon
sible for loss, injury or damage
by fire, lightning, wind or any oth
er agency to such livestock or ar
ticle on exhibition or display.
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Homecoming Day
Will Be Observed
At Tarboro Game
Program Will Be Iri
Charge of FHA
Chapter
The Edenton Aces will meet
Tarboro on October 14, our home
coming day.
The Futuye Homemakers' of
America.^ a i'e busy v getting things
ready for th e big event. The pa
rade will begin at 7 o’clock with
the Tarboro band, horses, downs,
gayly decorated floats, and of
course the kings and queens as the
main attraction. The dance begins
1 immediately after the game.
| The night’s activities will include
the crowning of the king and
queen. Th e selections from each
class have already been made.
They are as follows: 7th grade,
Priscilla Bunch and Bobby Stokely;
Bth grade, Lorean Wright and Zac
kie Harrell; 9th grade, Janet Bunch
and Robert White; 10th grade,
Rosa Hollowell and Henry Over
ton; 11th grade, Ruth Wiliams and
Richard Canipe; 12th grade, Mary
Ellis and Billy Forehand. Votes
will be cast this week. Boxes will
be placed in Leggett & Davis Drug
‘ Store, Mitchener’s Pharmacy, The
* Triangle and Jack’s Grill. FHA
members are hoping everyone will
cooperate in selecting the king and
! queen by giving financial support
to his candidate.
Alumni of the past fiv e years
■ have been invited to attend. It is
hoped the townspeople will coop
: erate by turning out and make
: this event a success.
* EASTERN STAR MEETING
i Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order
■ of the Eastern Star, will meet Mon.
I day night, October 17, at 8 o’clock
; in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Frail.
) ces Wilkins, worthy matron, urges
a full attendance,
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