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if ONLY NEWSPAPER 'l PUBLISHED IN jjCffO^UYCOWVrF^ Volume Xkm.—Number 9. Local Golf Coursl Doomed As Resull Os Base Expansion Efforts Fail For Reim bursement on Part Os Government Br r Prospects for Edenton golfers to play locally are anything but , bright. With proposed expansion * of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station and- especially a hous ing project, the present golf course is doomed to be put out of com mission. As The Herald understands it, the housing project alone will elim inate the first three holes of the nine hole course. Information is to the effect that the first two holes will be occupied by houses for en listed personnel and that the third hole will give way to houses for officers. The present golf course was con structed by funds raised locally, so that at least some golf enthusiasts feel that the Edenton Golf Club should in some measure be reim bursed. However, efforts along this line are anything but encour aging as the result of letters writ ten. Mayor Ernest Kehayes has writ ten a letter to Col. Hamilton Law rence, commanding officer of the base, and to Governor Luther Hodges regarding some form of re imbursement, while A. B. Harless alsq wrote Congressman Herbert Bonner. In his letter to Col. Lawrence, Mayor Kehayes had this to say: “After the war, the Edenton Base was de-activated and was leased to the Town of Edenton on a yearly basis. “While in the hands* of the Town, j the. public subscription, raised suffici ent funds to build a 9-hole Golfi Course. '• ’-[ •’ ' | "We are now Informed that some of the course will be Utilized sor 1 a housing project, without thought of replacing the fairways, or, re imbursing the people for their ex penditures. “We solicit your cooperation in seeing that the matter is settled satisfactorily.” In answer to the Mayor’s letter | to Governor 1 Hodges, the following, letter was sent by the Governor to I Col. Lawrence: | “I have been contacted by Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes of Edenton and I other citizens there with reference to the problem the ToWn of Eden ton faces in the possible loss of ex penditures the Town has made in constructing its Golf Course. I un derstand, of course, that this is fed j eral property which is now needed j for a housing project. Continued on Page 6—Section 1 ! - - *■** - • National Peanut Week Will Be Observed March 4 To 10; Nuts Play Leading Lent Role ‘Little Brown Nut’ Has Many Important 'Uses Next week, March 4 to 10, will be observed as National Peanut Week, witt Chowan County eon enAts joining in the observance aisled at emphasizing the import ance of peanuts as a food. During th* week the entire nation will sa us. u. Peanut. ‘ -^fMfTMianJirii WLjU it. ftthtlUt hfllf ! ML.,. ■ •„ gflpaefcrt of eawit peanuts, , i THE CHOWAN HERALD [ Help Offered | Joseph E. Rogers, deputy collec tor for the State Department of Revenue, will be in bis office, 209 Citizens Bank Building, to assist taxpayers,in filing their income re turns for the year 1955. Mr. Rogers will be fn his office March 19, 20, 21 and April 11, 12 and 13, from 9 A. M., to 5 P. M, and will be glad to assist in filing income and intangible tax forms. Rotary Club Will Entertain Edenton AcesTodaylP.M. Duke-Ohjo State Foot ball Film Feature Os Meeting Edenton’s Aces, their coaches and managers will be guests of the Edenton Rotarians at a banquet to be served this (Thursday) after noon at 1 o’clock in the Parish House. The club entertains the Edenton football team annually, but due to a number of conflicting activities the banquet is somewhat later this year. The Aces hung up an enviable record last season but lost to Cary in the semi-final game for the State Class A Championship which was played in Greenville. The program will be in charge of Gerald James and will l>d fta | tured by a fijm- qf ’the t)uke*Ohlo ’ State football gable. ! iPrdiulsjftt James urges every Rotariah to ; make a special effort to register • another iOO per tentfjneeting* : >■ Jaycees Win SSO As Attendance Prize Eight Edenton Jaycees attend ed the North Carolina Junior (Chamber of Commerce quarterly ■ board meeting held in Fayetteville I Friday, Saturday and Sunday and I brought home a check for SSO. The [check represents an attendance I prize for the most members travel ing the longest distance to the meeting. In the group were Thomas Shep ard, Joe Conger, Jr., Paul Partin, Thomas Cross, Logan Elliott, War ren Twiddy, Joe Thorud and Jimmy j Ricks, who was accompanied by his wife. The Edenton group returned ! home Sunday afternoon. If cmc calendar] V, . w* Edenton’s BPW Club will spot, sot a fashion show in the Masonic Tempts Friday night, March 9, at 7:30 o’clock. Rotarians will entertain the laden ton Aces, their coaches and managers in the Parish House this (Thursday) afternoon'.at lo’dock. Seniors of (Wm High School 2W%ss*‘rt .Uu.'iZrkun .ilk'. I ** •* • '*“* . fNortheastmt Cancer CUnie at ) A City Health Cepler ] Friday, March 2, beginning at 1 fiFmnimlfe M» *«. * A. F. & I jy a* I ■ le Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, March 1,1956. loggette Appeals nr Dollars To Help Pierce Iron Curtain Points Out Importance Os Support For Cru sade For Freedom Harry Doggette is chairman in Chowan County for Radio Free Europe and emphasizes the im portance of piercing the iron cur tain with the truth about life in the free world. “Every day while you and I go about our normal routine of liv ing,” says Mr., Doggette, “the truth of the free world is penetrating the Iron Curtain through the Crusade for Freedom. lam personally ask ing each of you who read this ar ticle to help support the Crusade for Freedom which can be done by mailing one dollar to your local postmaster, which will send thous ands of words of truth smashing through the iron curtain. Is your freedom worth a dollar?” Mr. Doggette points out there is no question that the iron cur tain still exists. “Despite their smiling attitudes,” he says, “Soviet rulers still hold in enslavement 70 million men, women and children in the satellite countries behind the [ iron curtain. They depend upon Radio Free Europe and the Free Europe press for truthful news. These people must know that they are not forgotten by the western world. “As Americans who live and i breathe freedom every day, we i have both a moral and a practical i obligation to continue our support of the captive people of the satel , lite countries until freedom can be r won.” i ' Masons To Observe : Past Masters Night : Old Timers” Will Fill Various Stations and Places Tonight 1 Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will hold a stated communi . cation tonight (Thursday) at 8 , o’clock. The feature of-this meet , ing will be the observance of past [ master’s night, when past masters , will be called upon to fill the vari , ous stations and places. Ernest P. Kehayes, master of the ■ lodge, urges all past members, as well as other members to attend . the meeting. An invitation is also , extended visiting Masons to be . present. r ! Lions Preparing For 1 Club’s Variety Show > ■ ’ The Edenton Lions Club is con-> tinuing efforts to present a variety show in the auditorium of the , Edenton Graded School on Friday i night, April 6. West Byrum, Jr., chairmap of the show, announced at the club meeting Monday night that talent will be secured from [counties throughout the Albemarle area in addition to the talent from the Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Edenton, and Chowan County. . Byrum stated that a ticket sale . marathon will be staged with the cooperation of radio station WCDJ. Ray Childers Is chairman of this j committee. John A. Holmes, Superintendent 1 of City Schools, was guest speaker at the meeting Monday night and presented an interesting talk to the j club. ' Adult Program Is ; Scheduled March 7 L Sylvia Matthews, home econo mist with Virginia Electric and ; Power Company will again be the ’ guest demonstrator at this week’s i meeting of adults. She will demonstrate “Good f I Home Lighting” on Wednesday af r temoon, March 7, at 3 o'clock in r the home economics department of ( Edenton Junior - Senior High School. I Everyone ep joyed Mrs. Mat r} thews’ first demonstration on “Par (filpifilili in* " The FHA girls , * are 'i»— fWjf .*»; baby-sit and re i fituAraante will bt served. • i Edenton’s Marines Top Cherry Point In Benefit Match 6-1 Purse of $178.78 Pre-‘ sented to Mayor Kehayes Marine fighters from the Eden ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station were victorious in six bouts to one over a powerful Cherry Point squad at the Edenton armory Saturday evening. The only fight that the Edenton Marines dropped was a technical knockout by Charley Taliferro over Austin Woodlin. Woodlin became ill in the late stages of the first round and had to leave the ring. Thomas Byrum of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce re ported that $178.78 was donated to a fund for an Edenton Junior- Senior High School fieldhouse. By rum estimated “from 600 to 700” fans turned out for the benefit match, witnessed by a standing room-only crowd. Edenton’s promising novice R. fl■ Stephan cornered Cherry Point’s Eddie Porter and dropped him with a fast flurry late in the second round of the seventh fight. It was Stephan’s second TKO in as many bouts. Ist Lieut. Robert E. Randall, Edenton boxing coach, said Ste phan “didn’t even know how to hold his hands” when he came out 1 for the team two months ago, but that steady training and determi nation resulted in “tremendous” improvement. Stephan’s first bout was at Norfolk on February 16, 1 when be registered a technical knockout over Bob Samples of the Naval Air Station there. I In the final bout of the evening, j Tommy Parks of Edenton won a unanimous decision over John Ter [ry of Cherry Point This was prob ably the slowest bout on the Cgrdii as both boys showed each cither a . great deal of respect during the en- I tire contest, Lynn Vad?n outfought Frankie Flack of Cherry Point and decked him late in the second round of the first bout. The referee stopped the fight and awarded a technical t knockout to Vaden. Little Johnny Gilpin of Edenton . beat Dave Benoist of Cherry Point . with a second round technical Continued on Page s—Section 1 WllblllUVU WU * W wwvvwm vi'-ww I J Banquet Climax Os Week Observance By Local FFA Boys —. •- —- -- - w ’ Lunch Room Filled at Chowan High School Thursday Night Climaxing the observance of Fu ture Farmers of America Week, the , Chowan High School Chapter staged a banquet Thursday night in the school’s lunch room, at which fathers of the boys and a number of specially invited guests attend ed. The officers of the chapter are Wallace Evans, president; Emmett Perry, vice president; 'Stuart Hol . lowell, secretary; David Bateman, . treasurer; Sidney Perry, sentinel: Carroll Pede, reporter, and E. S. , White, advisor. The boys opened and closed the chapter in usual form in order for the guests to become acquainted with the procedure and purposes ' of the organization. Prior to the meeting a tasty barbecue dinner ■ was served 'by members of the Fu [ ture Homemakers of America. The i barbecue was prepared by the boys, i with two pigs being donated by D. A. Baker & Son and the Edenton I Feed & Livestock Company, for . whieh the members express their i thanks. The program for the occasion i was presented by chapter mem bers with the meeting opened with ■ a prayer by David Bateman, and . after the opening ceremony Paul i Blanchard welcomed the guests. . The FFA creed was given by Lloyd Gene Chappell, after which Sammy 6i£|jr>2>‘ ' .V ' " ‘i s - ■■ [ Getting Ready) Plans are being pushed to com pletion for the Fashion Show to be held Friday night, March 9, at 7:30 o’clock in the Masonic Tem ple. The show is being sponsored by the Edenton Business and Pro fessional Women’s Club and will open with' a luncheon served by Eastern Star members. Reservations are requested by Monday, March 5 and tickets are available by contacting any of the 18 participating merchants as well as BPW members. An added attraction will be a musical program being planned by Mrs. C. B. Mooney. Revival To Begin At Presbyterian Church Monday The Rev. Dan E. Nor man of Tarboro Will Be Preacher The Rev. Dan E. Norman, pastor of the Cobb Memorial Presbyterian Church of Tarboro, will conduct a series of evangelistic services at the Edenton Presbyterian Church beginning this coming Monday, March 5, and continuing through the following Friday, March 9, ev ery night at 7:30 o’clock. Well known in this section as an authority on Christian education, evangetfspi,,.Jand i.yqOng people’s work,ji tile •jßWj’iM*. Norrrtort Will bring the morning devotional talks over the local radio Station, WCDJ ; during ■ the week • of- the meeting. In addition to the preaching of the Gospel, there will be congregational singing and special music at all the services. Everyone is invited to attend this and all services at the Edenton Presbyterian Church. All Chris tians are requested to remember these services in prayer. . Morris received a big hand for his “Three Bears” story, imitating Cousin Tibbie on television. Danny K. Nixon then delivered an address, “How We Can Win Peace With Our Farm Surplus,” during which he pointed out that “if we can win a war with food, we surely should be able to win peace with food.” The group was then entertained by a trio composed of Jack Evans, Britton Byrum and Stuart Hollo well. The boys played string in struments and their several instru mental and vocal numbers were greeted by rounds of applause. Another group then entertained the crowd which filled the lunch room, in which a trio composed of Wayland Byrum, Johnny Perry and Jimmy Hollowell sang a number of selections accompanied on the electric guitar by Stuart Hollowell. This group also received generous applause. Four FFA members, Wallace Evans, Fabey Harrell, Carroll Peele and Emmett Perry, briefly spoke about the purpose and activi ties of the organization in which they pointed out that the FFA is made up of high school students who take agricultural courses at county schools. The main objec tive of the organization is to de velop the ability of young men to become successfully established in fanning. ' The speakers said that in ail meetings strict parliamentary pro- C&ctlaued ca Pegs s—Sectte 1 Flags Presented To Local School By VFW Auxiliary Flag In Every Class Room Is Result of Project Following a survey made by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of William H. Coffield Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, flags were present ed to the Grammar School in ob servance of Brotherhood Week. A recent survey was made by VFW Auxiliary members to deter mine if any class rooms in the high school or grammar school were without flags, and as a result of the survey three flags Were presented to the grammar school by Mrs. Ella Gray Potts, auxiliary president, and Mrs. Virginia Oliver, past president of District 1. The VFW Auxiliary started this project two years ago as a com munity service. In 1954 the au xiliary presented 21 American flags to the two Edenton schools. In 1955 and 1956 an additional sec ond, fifth and sixth grades were added. As a result of this project on the part of the auxiliary, at the pres ' ent time every class room in the Edenton Junior-Senior High School and Grammar School have an , American flag. Easter Seal Sale March 10-April 10 ; Generous Response Is , Urged By Chairman, 1 Ernest J. Ward, Jr. Despite recent medical develop i ments which have conquered polio . and battled other disease, crippled 3 children will remain a major re -1 sponsibility of 1 the American peo -3 pie throughout the foreseeable fu-1 I ture, Ernest J. Ward, Jr., president * of the Chowan Easter Seal Society, * says. 1 Ward declared that "we must ‘ not forget the thousands of crip pled children and adults in Chowan ; County for whom the polio vaccine i came too late. Nor must we for . get the children who will continue * to be injured in accidents, who will be born crippled and who will sus tain crippling from other as yet i unconquered disease. 1 “We must remember these chil dren, rather, as human beings with tremendous potentialities who can make substantial contributions to | the life of our community. And we must remember them with re habilitation services which will help develop these potentialities.” I Ward traced the program of the Easter Seal Society and told of the j many who were given opportuni * ties for normal lives during the past year. I “This number,” he said, “can he ( greatly increased, and as it is in , creased, these boys and girls and , men and women will commensur ately increase the well-being of the ’ community. But we need full scale ' and effective financial support and understanding from the public to * do the job.” ’ Ward emphasized that, fund rais ing activities of the Easter Seal Continued on Page s—Section 1 : Eastern Star To Elect i New Officers Monday i f Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order 1 of the Eastern Star, will meet Mon p day night, March 5, at 8 o’clock in , the Masonic Temple. A feature of the meeting will be the election of 5 officers for the new year. Mrs. Frances Wilkins, worthy , matron, urges every member to be J present in order to ’participate in r this important business. [ MARY L. BROWNING IN PLAY * The Greensboro College Players, 5 under the direction of Dr. Mary t Braeme Parker, presented “The - Thirteen Clocks,’ a stage adapta tion of James Thurber’s book Feb > ruary 24th at 8:15 P. M., and Feb > ruary 26th at 2:30 P. M., in Odeli auditorium. I Among the characters was Mary . Leggett Browning of Edenton who played the role of a woman. $2.00 North Carolina $720.88 Received In First Reports Os Heart Fund Drive ( Voltage Changed] According to the Electric & Wa ter Department, no more electric power is available in Edenton in the 2,400 voltage class. It is important, therefore, that any plans which require voltages above 240 should be discussed with R. N. Hines, superintendent of the Electric & Water Department be fore equipment is purchased. Rotary Club Elects Geo. Alma Byrum AsNewPresidenl New Officers Will Be Installed First Meet ing In July Edenton Rotarians at their meet ing Thursday elected George Alma Byrum president to succeed Gerald James. Others elected at the meet ing were Robert S. Marsh, vice prsident and the following direc tors: Bill Cozart, Jimmy Earn hardt, Elton Forehand and War ren Twiddy. The new president will he in stalled at the first meeting in July, the election being so far in ad vance in order to allow the incom-J ing president and secretary to at tend the annual Rotary assem blies. The election of officers consumed the program, time at Thursday’s meeting, ai, (vttidh jimmy Ross and Bobby Pratt, high school seniors, were guests of the club as Junior I Rotarians. Pocahontas Begins Membership Drive Chowanoke Council No. 54, De gree of Pocahontas, is now conduct ing a membership drive, with Mrs. Hilda Bass and Mrs. Myrtle Hollo well as captains of the two sides. The Council will also stage a Tupperware party in the Red Men hall Friday night, March 2, at 8 o’clock. Refreshments will be ser ved. Arrangements are now being made to sell Brunswick stew Thurs day, March 8, which will be sold in pint containers. Plates will also be served in the Red Men ha'll at noon for the convenience of those who eat lunch out. Replica Os Thomas Norcum House Placed In Hall Os History In Raleigh Ceremony __ 1 Appropriate Program Held In Connection With Presentation The Sir Walter Chapter of the North Carolina Society of Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century, on Friday of last week placed a repli ca of the Thomas Norcom house, owned by G. H. Harding of Eden ton, in the Hall of History at Ra leigh. An appropriate program was held at 3:30 P. M., with Mrs. Thomas Stamps, president of the Sir Walter Chapter, presiding. The guests were welcomed by Dr. Chris topher Crittenden, director of the Department of Archives and His tory, followed by invocation by Mrs. Marvin B. Koonce, chaplain of the Sir Walter Raleigh Chapter. Distinguished gtteete weee welcom ed by Mrs. Thomas Stamps and a history of the Thomse Norcom house was presented by Mil. Ray mond C. Maxwell, historian. The replica waa pisawtid by Mrs. Thomas Stamps and was accepted by Mrs. Joyce E. Jordan, museum administrator for the Department of Archives and HMMiV. W A» reception followed the cere* • TfWk . y*c u > * r "' -'T' l €v‘ t V V * .•••>, • 'TwiSfrt'c? HELP YOUR HEART FUND .. HELP YOUR HEARTI V- —i i i Chairman Says Not Too Late to Send In Contribution According to Mrs. C. P. Wale 3, treasurer of the Chowan County Heart Fund, reports that as of Tuesday the drive resulted in a to tal of $720.88. Though the major amount of contributions have been received, Mrs. Wales expects more to come in, thus further swelling the fund. Mrs. John Graham, county chair man, is well pleased with the drive and expresses her thanks and ap preciation for the interest and co operation on the part of so many people. She gives much credit to radio station WCDJ and The Cho wan Herald for publicity and ap preciates the excellent service ren dered by Mrs. C. P. Wales as treas urer of the Chowan County Heart F\ind. Mrs. Graham reports excellent response from colored citizens who contributed $l4O. The solicitors were: Mrs. Bertha Johnson, Mrs. Ethel Hudson, Mrs. Lola Harvey, Mrs. Mary E. Dilday, Mrs. Kath erine Bonner, Mrs. Rosa Hurdle, Miss Jannie Mae Lee, Mrs. Mosella Roberts, the Rev. C. C. Boone, the Rev. J. E. Tillett, the Rev. E. S. Parker, the Rev. George Rountree, the Rev. E. Williams and Prof. D. F. Walker. Captains and solicitors among white citizens included: i Morris Circle and Albemarle 1 Court—Mrs. Joe Thorud, captain. Solicitors, Mrs. N. J. George, Miss Mary Thorud, Miss Suzanne George, Mrs. A. Miranda, Mrs. J. R. Wolford. North Edenton—Mrs. John Lee Spruijj, captain. Solicitors, Miss Catherine Ward and Mrs. j. C. Parks. West Edenton, Water to Church Street —Mrs. L. A. Patterson, cap tain. Solicitors, Mrs. Richard Dix on, Jr., Mrs. C. E. Britton, Mrs. W. W. Byrum, Mrs. O. B. Mrs. L. P. Williams, Mrs. A F Down um, Mrs. Frank Elliott, Mrs. Tom Byrum, Mrs. Clarence Leary, Sr. West Edenton, Church Street, North—Mrs. George Mack, captain. Solicitors, Mrs. John B. Harrison,. Mrs. Richard Hines, Mrs. N. K. Rowell, Mrs. Elwood Nixon, Mrs. Robert Boyce, Mrs. Hubert Willi ford. East Edenton, Water to Church Street—Mrs. Jim Daniels, captain. Solicitors, Mrs. W. E. Bond, Mrs. J. N. Pruden, Jr., Mrs. Charles Swanner, Mrs. Ann Cates, Mrs, Haywood Bunch, Mrs. Bettie Continued on Page 6—Section 1 *> * Youngsters Entertain Ruritans Os Chowan At a supper held Monday night, the Chowan Ruritans were enter tained by a skit, solos, a piano duet ! and a trio. Peggy Smith entertain ed by singing “Only You” and also William Chappell sang “Sixteen Tons” which everyone really en joyed. The pianist for these two ; solos was Kay White. “He” was sung by a trio of girls including Ann Pearce, Peggy Smith and Kay i White. A skit was given about electricity in which Mjlton Tynch, Carol Bass, Kay Bunch, Bobby . Bass, Esther Layton, Etta Rea 1 Bunch and Becky Harrell did the acting. This was a comical but : , very Interesting skit. The Ruri-, J tans also were ent*rtai»<d %y I Kathryn Tynch singi* TVs A!- 5 i most Tomorrow” which they en joyed. Amt Pearce was the pi : anist for this song. A piano duet -j . was thea given by Am Inure iff [ White. These gilt* made op I t the song and the Ruritans enjoyed J it very much Mitt TTnlrm MdkhikL | home agent, 4id an excellent jab ia nlttunut* talent for the Ruritaaai w j i w v r v - - ■ _ . .IT “ .». j* - -