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Volume XXITI —Number 7.
56 March Os Di I
In Chowan County
Amounts T 052,520
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Co-Chairmen Appreci
ate Cooperation In
Campaign
Chowan County’s 1956 March of
Dimes campaign has been complet
ed and according to figures report
ed early this, week the county’s con
'tributions amount to $2,520.06,
which is about S4OO below last
year’s drive. Though the drive has
been closed, contributions will still
be received by Luther Parks and
Richard Dixon, co-chairmen for this
year.
The 1956 March of Dimes was
sponsored by the Edenton Junior
Chamber of Commerce, during
which every member of the or
ganization was called upon to per
form some duty. While last year’s
goal was not quite reached, Parks
and Dixon, as well as the Jaycees
as a whole, want to thank all those
who made a contribution or in any
other way helped to make the drive
successful.
Contributions in this year’s drive
were made up as follows:
Blue Crutch Day $110.75
Coffee for Polio 117.14
Edenton Graded School 160.38
House-to-house Canvass 508.00
peanuts for Polio 194.57
Chowan High School i 96.93
Jr.-Sr. High School 40.00
White Oak School 36.70
Colored High School 107.50
Basketball Game 104.53
Naval Air Station 179.88
Business - Professional Men 50.50
Business Houses & Canastas 517.90
Industries 135.00
Chowan County Canvass— 160.28
Total $2,520.06
The co-chairmen report $96.50
for expenses of the campaign, of
whi(d» supplies «pd
$39 fdr the pehrmts used for sale.
After deducting the expenses of
the drive, half of the amount will
be sent to State headquarters, and
the other half will be deposited to
the credit es the Chowan County
Chapter.
Denominations Topic
For MYF Meetings
The Methodist Youth Fellowship
of the Edenton Methodist Church
is making a study of some of the
leading Protestant denominations.
Last Sunday evening Arthur
White, a member of the Edenton
Presbyterian Church, led in a dis
cussion of his denomination*. Lead
ing the discussion next Sunday
evening, February 19, will be Tom
my Kehayes, in a consideration of
the Episcopal Church.
FIDELIS CLUR CAKE SALE
* The Fidelis NCO Wives Club will
hold their monthly cake sale Fri
day morning, February 17, in the
Albemarle room of the Post Ex
change. * •**
Local BPW Club To Sponsor
Outstanding Fashion Show In
Masonic Temple March 9th
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Affair Expected to Be
Biggest of Kind Ever '
Held In Edenton
Edenton’s Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club will sponsor a
fashion show Friday night, March
9. Slve show will be held in the
Masonic Temple, beginning at 7:30
o’clock and is expected to be the
biggest and most elaborate fashion
<sbow ever held in Edenton.
s A luncheon will be served in con
nection with the show and will be
!^^’KckTtrf^Ae f
Thk of the merchants who will
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
( Polio Vaccine )
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Dr. B. B. McGuire, district health
officer, announced this week Hist
a small supply of polio vaccine has
arrived at she Edenton Health De
partment. -It will he given Mon
days from 2 to 3 and Fridays from
1 to 5 P. M.
J. Clarence Leary
Elected President
B. &L Association
Succeeds F. W. Hobbs,
Who Served About
20 Years
At a-meeting of the board of di
rectors of the Edenton Building and
Loan Association held Thursday
night J- Clarence Leary was elect
ed president of the association to
succeed F. W. Hobbs. Mr. Hobbs
filled the presidency for about 20
years and prior to the election in
formed the directors that he could
not serve any longer.
The board of directors expressed
their deep appreciation and grati
tude to Mr. Hobbs for his long and
faithful service to the association
as president and for his willing
ness to continue to serve as a di
rector.
Mr. Leary had been vice presi
dent and his successor in that po
sition is Albert G. Byrum.
Other officers were re-elected to
serve the current year and, include:
T. C. Byi-urh, sedbbid . presi
dent; R. E. Leary, secretary and
treasurer and Mrs. William J.
White, assistant secretary. The di
rectors are A. G. Byrum, T. C. By
rum, J. W. Davis, J. Clarence
Leary, F. W. Hobbs, R. C. Holland,
G. B. Potter, J. P. Partin and J. N.
Pruden.
Flower Arrangement
Demonstration Today
Another of a series of, adult pro
grams is scheduled to be held this
(Thursday) afternoon at 3 o’clock
at Chowan High School.
The demonstration will be simple
and attractive arrangements of
home ground flowers, which will be
made by Mrs. Elizabeth Flynn. A
similar demonstration was made
Wednesday night at the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School.
AUXILIARY MEETS FEB. 21
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday night, February
21, at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs.
W. W. Porter. Mrs. J. E. Cozzens
is president ahd urges all mem
bers to attend.
|4-H Clubs’ Peanut
Contestantsfiuests
Rotarians Tonight
Meeting Will Be Held
In Parish House Be
ginning at 7 O’clock
Edenton Rotarians tonight
(Thursday) will entertain the 4-H
boys who participated in the 1955
Chowaa County 4-H Chib peanut
contest, together with their fath
ers. The banquet wW in
sistantf county agent, in charge of
the program.
At the meeting the winners in
the contest will be announced and
arise* awarded. 1
Gerald dames, president of the
dub, urges every men*# «f the
| club to special effort to be
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, February 16,1956.
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Explorer Tommy Kehayes In above picture signs His “Order of the Day” as "Commander" at the
Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station as part of the observance of Boy Scout Week Tuesday of last
week. Young Kehayes sits at the desk of Col. Hamilton Lawrence, actual commanding officer, who
looks on at left. Col. Lawrence presented the nameplate shown in foreground to Tommy as a me
mento of the occasion.
Joe Conger, Jr., Proposed As |
Candidate As Vice President
Os Jaycees In Tenth District
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Candidacy Announced
This Week By Jay
cee President ,
Joe Conger, Jr., winner of the
Edenton Jaycee Key Man Award
for 1955, will be a candidate for
vice president of the North Caro
lina Jaycees’ Tenth District, Luther
Parks, president of the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce, an
nounced this week.
In making the announcement.
Parks lauded Conger for his out
standing service during the three
years he has been--a member of the
Edenton organization, and labeled
him “one of North Carolina’s most
outstanding young men.”
“The Edenton Jaycees are proud
to announce Conger as a candidate
for vice president of the Tenth Dis
trict,” Parks said. “He is a young
man of boundless energy, excep- J
tional ability and has the welfare
and betterment of the community
uppermost in his mind. Conger is
truly dedicated to the principles of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
We respectfully solicit the vote and
support of Jaycees throughout the
district.”
A native of Edenton, Conger is
immediate past-president of the
Edenton club and was awarded the
Key Man Award for outstanding
service during 1955. A man of
wide and varied interest, Conger is
secretary of the Edenton Ice Com
pany, Inc., superintendent of Sun-
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Col. L K. Davis Is
Again Back On Job
Returns Over Week-
End From Mission
To Africa
Col. L. K. Davis, Commander of
Marine Aircraft Group 14, was
back aboard the Naval Auxiliary
Air Station at Edenton Monday.
He returned over the week-end
from a two-week mission to Africa.
Destination of the 8,200 mile
flight was Port Lyautey, French
Morocco. Along his route, Col.
Davis visited'military installations
at Lajes on the Island of Terceria
in the Azores, Bermuda and New
foundland.
Flying in a two-engine R4D-6
equipped with special cabin tanks,
Col. Davis flew one leg of nearly
1,900 miles.
The flight originated at Jack
sonville, Fla., and also terminated
there. Colonel Davis made the hop
from Jacksonville to Edenton in an
airplane from the Edenton station.
FIDELIS CLUB MEETS FEB. 21
The Fidelia NCO Wives Club will
hold its monthly social meeting in
the game room of the Staff NCO
Club Tuesday night, February 21,
at 8 o'clock. Each member is ask
ed to bring three articles of old
clbthing for the Mardigras, «
Methodist Family
Night Is Planned
For Friday Night
Film on Braille Will
Be Shown During
Meeting
The Edenton Methodist Church
will hold its February Family
Night ObsCrvaTice on Friday even
ing, February 17, at 6:30 o’dock.
A covered dish supper will be ser
ved buffet style. The food for
these meetings is always delicious
and the fellowship is delightful.
The Kev. Earl Richardson, pastor
of the church, urges the largest at
| tendant thus far for one of these
Family Night occasions. An inter
esting program has been arranged.
A telegram from the American Bi
ble Society confirms plans for the
presentation of the Society’s film,
“Thy Word Giveth Light.” This is
a 21-minute motion picture which
tells the story of the work of the
American Bible Society in printing
and distributing the Bible in
Braille to blind persons through
out the world. Mr. Richardson is
preparing Braille souvenirs for all
who attend this meeting and will
discuss and answer questions on the
technique of reading and writing
Braille.
BANK CLOSED FEB. 22
The Bank of Edenton will be
closed all day Wednesday of next
week, February 22 in observance of
George Washington’s birthday, a
national holiday.
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COLONEL L. K. DAVIS, Commander of Marine Aircraft Group 14
(left) confers with Lt. Coi. B. B. Baker, who waa acting commander
m the absence of Colonel Davis, who returned to Edenton! over the
week-end from a mission to Africa. _. •
jSwineTourlllße
Held February 21st
In Chowan County
Three Stops Planned
To Witness Hog
Raising
A swine tour will be held in Cho
wan County on Tuesday morning,
February 21, for the purpose of
improving pig production, accord
ing to County Agent C. W. Over-1
man. “You will see how some
swine growers in Chowan County
are doing a good job at farrow
ing time and raising pigs to wean
ing age,” says Mr. Overman. Stops
will lie ids follows i - > j
Stop I—At 9 olclock at A. M.
Forehand’s pig factory. This is lo
i cated on the Rocky Hock side and
across the road from his home in
Cross Roads community. Here will
be seen the factory in operation
turning out thrifty pigs and happy
mothers and how it is done.
Stop 2—At 10:30 o’clock at Car
roll and Faye Byrum’s farm on
highway 32. Here will be observ
ed the A type farrowing house and
the square type farrowing house
both of which are portable.
Stop 3—At 11:30 o’clock at West
Byrum’s farm at Valhalla behind
Warren’s Grove Church. Here will
be seen portable houses and non
portable houses for farrowing.
The tour will be through lunch
time.
MRS. PRIVOTT BREAKS WRIST
Mrs. Wood Privott had the mis
fortune to break a wrist, the acci
dent occurring late Saturday after
noon when she fell while in the
down town section. She was tak- ■
en to Chowan Hospital to have the
wrist set and on Monday went to j
Norfolk to have the injured wrist j
checked.
Town CouncHmen
Again Held In Very
lengthy Meeting
Mrs. R. S. Carr Fails
In Final Attempt to
Save Tree
'Town Council had another long
meeting Tuesday night, when it
was far past 11 o’clock before the
meeting adjourned.
After the Police, Fire and Street
Department reports were read,
Mayor Ernest Kehayes called upon
Billy Keeter, who acted as Mayor
during Boy Scout Week to read the
minutes of a meeting the Scouts
held Tuesday of last week while
they filled public office. The min
utes were prepared by Dickie Pate,
who served as Town Clerk. These
minutes appear in the Heard and
Seen column.
Mayor Kehayes, as well as all
members of Town Council compli
mented the Boy Scouts for what
was termed a job well done last
week.
Marvin Wilson, attorney for
Twiddy Insurance & Real Estate,
Inc., entered an objection to the
assessment for sewer and water on
two lots at the Twiddy housing
project, the objection being that an
assessment was made on both
streets bordering the corner lots,
when it was pointed out that the
policy to be adopted was to assess
only the longest distance on a corn
er lot. No action was taken and
Mayor Kehayes appointed George
Alma Byrum and J. Edwin Buff
lap to study the request and report
at the next Council meeting.
A lengthy ordinance was read by
Clerk Ernest J. Ward, Jr. The
[proposed ordinance was requested
by the Board of Public Works set
ting forth a policy fpr.extension of
streets, alft'yi, easferriehts'a’nd utili
ty right-of-ways to new develop
ments and extensions. Tile ordi-.
nance is, in line with proposed city
limit extension, so-that it was ta
bled for further study.
The Counbilmen voted to lease
the 'lot on which the Penelope
Barker house now stands to the
Barker House Association for a
period of 20 years at a cost of SI.OO
per year. Under the terms the
association will have the privilege
to renew the lease when it expires
for 20 more years. Provision is
also made that in event the Barker
Association ceases to function or if |
the building is destroyed the lot
will revert to the town.
The Councilmen were requested
to consider some action regarding
private property being used as
playgrounds, which in at least one
instance considerably both e r s
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Revival Scheduled
AtStAnn’sChurch
.Father Cletus Malloy
Os Massachusetts
Will Preach
Father Francis Smith, pastor of
, St. Ann’s Catholic Church, an
nounced Tuesday that next week,
the first week of Lent, a revival
will be held in the church.
The speaker for the occasion will
be Father Cletus Malloy of St.
Gabriel’s Monastery at Brighton,
Mass. Father Malloy is a widely
known preacher and is expected to
attract large congregations.
Father Smith extends a“ cordial
invitation to all Catholics as well
as non-Catho'lics to attend the ser
vices.
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Edenton Marines will sponsor a
benefit boxing show with Cherry
Point in the Edenton armory Sat
urday night, February 25, begin
ning at 8:30 o’clock.
Family Night will he observed
at the Methodist Church Friday
night, February 17, at 6:30 o’clock.
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet in the nurses’ home Fri
day afternoon, February 17, at 3
o’clock.
Heart Sunday will he observe*! in
Edenton Sunday, February 2b,
When a house-to-house canvass will
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Heart Sunday Will
Be Observed In City
On Sunday, Feb. 26
Jaycee Candidate
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JOE CONGER, JR.
Edenlon’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce has proposed the name
of Joe Conger, Jr., as a candidafc
for vice president of Ihe North
Carolina Jaycees’ Tenth District.
Exam Is Called For
Rural Mail Carrier
In Edenton Office
Applications Will Be
Received Until
March 13
An examination for Rural Car
rier for the post office at Eden
ton, North Carolina, will be open
for acceptance of applications un
til March 13, 1956, Postmaster J. L.
Chest nutt. announced this week.
Applicants for this examination
must actually reside within the de
livery of the above-mentioned post
office and must have so resided for
one year next preceding the clos
ing date for acceptance of applica
tions. They must have, reached
their 18th birthday on the closing
date. There is no maximum age
limit.
Complete information about the
examination requirements and in
• structions for filing applications
may be obtained at. the Edenton |
post; office. Application forms
must be filed with the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington
2.5; I). C., and must he received or
postmarked not later than the clos
ing date.
Preparations Completed For
’56 Basketball Tournament
For Albemarle Conference
Annual Games Will Be
Held at Tarhoro Feb
ruary 22, 23 and 24
Meeting in the Perquimans High
School at Hertford Wednesday
evening of last week, members of
the Albemarle Athletic Conference
set up plans for the annual basket
ball tournament to be held at Tar-,
boro Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, February 22, 23 and 24,
elected new officers, made plans
for picking an all-conference bas
ketball team, arranged baseball
schedules for next season.
Only five teams will play in the
basketball tournament, for Wil
liamston will participate in the
Martin County tournament.
A meeting of the roaches and
conference officials will be held at
Tarhoro on opening night of the
tournament, Wednesday, February <
22, to select an a 11-conference bas
ketball team for the current season.
After considerable discussion
and one vote on officers, the con
ference decided to set up a new sys
tem of choosing officers. Begin
ning September, 1956, the officers
will serve in alphabetical order of
the schools with A. Woodrow Tay
lor, Ahoskie principal, as president;
Gerald D. James, Edenbpquarinci
pctl, as lice president C.
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HAVE YOU I
JOINED THE
MARCH OF DIMES?
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Mrs. John W. Graham
Is General Chairman
For Chowan County
Mrs. John W. Graham has been
appointed general chairman for
Heart Month in Chowan County
and early this week announced that
while contributions will be gladly
received during the month, the
drive will be concentrated on Sun
day, February 26, when a house
to-house canvass will be made from
2 to 4 P. M.
Mrs. Graham has divided Eden
ton into nine divisions over which
a captain will be in charge and
who will in turn appoint those who’
will canvass. The divisions are as
follows:
North Edenton.
Two divisions on the east side,
north and south of Church Street.
Cotton Mill Village.
Two divisions on the west side,
north and south of Church Street.
Morris Circle and Albemarle
Court.
Westover Heights section.
Colored citizens.
The list of captains will not be
complete this week but will be an
nounced in next week’s Herald.
In discussing the canvass Mrs,
Graham stated that she hopes citi
zens will cooperate fully in the
drive and remain home on Febru
ary 26 with their contribution
ready until they are called upon.’
The canvassers will make only one
call and if nobody is found at home
an envelope will be left at the home
in the hope that a contribution will
be sent to Mrs. C, P. Wales, 206
West Queen Street, who is treas
urer of the drive. Incidentally, any
person who so desires may send
their contribution to Mrs. Wales.
Mrs. Graham points out that a
goodly portion of the contributions
go to advance nationwide research,
education and community service
programs aimed at: reducing dis
ability and death from the heart
and blood vessel diseases. More
than 13,090,000 Heart Fund dollars
have been channeled into research
during the past seven years by the
American Heart Association and its
affiliates.
The professional education pro
gram brings the latest, research
knowledge about the heart and its
I diseases to practicing physicians
and related professional groups
through publications of the Ameri
can Heart Association, scientific
meetings, films, and other audio
visual aids. The public education
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Woodard, Perquimans principal,
secretary and treasurer. The next
year James will he president,
Woodard vice president, and J. S.
Fleming of Plymouth secretary
treasurer and so on down the lifA
through Tarhoro and Williamston.
Any new member will be added at
the bottom of the list and rotated
in order as the others.
Football charms were passed lo
the winners' coaches and it was an
nounced that trophies are being
engraved and will be ready soon.
The basketball schedule for the
next season will be just as this
season with the sites reversed,
A drawing was held for the base
ball schedule places and all games
aTe to begin at 3:15 except where
agreement is made between the
schools involved in any game. The
schedule as presented by B. G.
Stewart of Williamston and adopt
ed unanimously sends Williamston
to Hertford on March 30 to open
the season with Ahoskie at Ply
mouth and Edenton at Tarboro on
the same date.
The remaining .schedule:
April 3—Tarboro at Ahoskie;
Plymouth at Williamston; Hert
ford at Edenton; 6
Hertford; Williamston at TaxftgrtjK
Edenton at Plymouth;
liamston at Ahoskie, Plymouff ;lf
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