ONLY NEWSPAPER
I PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlll— Number 21.
Splendid Program
By School Groups
Held Friday Night
a-i -
Various Numbers De
light Goodly Num
ber Present
A good crowd was on hand at
the Elementary School auditorium
Friday night when the Edenton
City Schools presented “A Festival
of Music” with the Junior Band,
High School Chorus, Treble Clef
Club and the High School Band
participating. Those attending the
concert enjoyed an evening of good
music and entertainment.
The program opened with the
Junior Band playing Take Off
March, Gloriana Waltz, Flagship
March. My Valentine Waltz and All
Stars March, by G. E. Holmes.
The High School Chorus then
sang Nature’s Praise of God, by
Beethoven; Lo, A Voice to Heaven
Sounding, Bortniansky; Bende
meer’s Stream, Irish Folk Song; O
Western Wind, by Clokey.
Numbers by the High School
Band included, Starter, by M. H.
Ribble; To A Wild Rose, MacDow
ell-Isaac; Gypsy Festival Overture,
A1 Hayes; Country Style (Medley
of American folk song), arranged
by Harold Walters.
The Treble Clef Club, composed
of Frances Boyce, Minta Hobbs,
Brenda Mooney, Leigh Dobson,
Page Cayton, Peggy Elliott, Linda
Leary, Lorean Wright, Jane Dulan
ey, Betsy Ross and Patricia Bunch,
delighted the audience, with their
renditions of The First Primrose,
and I Love Thee, by Edward Grieg,
and Young and Foolish, (from
“Plain and Fancy”).
Other numbers by the High
School Band were Music Campers
March, by Harold E. Akers; Moun
tain Echoes Overture, by Carl
Fjwnzkiser; Goofin’ (a novelty) by
Del Baroni and Steppiri’ High by
James E. Handlon.
More selections by the High
School Chorus included Wanting
You and Stouthearted Men, by Sig
mund Romberg and the Hall of
Ivey, by Russell-Knight. The en
tertainment closed with the band
and chorus combining in the Eden
ton High School Song, by Brown
ing.
The Junior Band personnel com
prises Jimmy Aynes, Leo Boucher,
Marilee Case, Sally Case, Jimmy
Dail, Joe Debnam, John Goodwin,
Vern Goodwin, Dick Hobowsky,
John Marshall, Anita Sexton, Patsy
Twiddy and Jerry Wood.
The High School Band personnel
and the instruments they-play are:
Flute, Theda Goodwin; Bell Lyre,
Mary Ellis; Alto Horns, Bill Dail,
Karen ftollowell, Bert Willis, Rob- 1
ert -Boyce; Clarinets, Pat Partin,!
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Another Marine
Narrowly Escapes
Death In Accident
Capt Rawley M. Greg
ory Bails Out of
Skyraider
Marine Capt. Rawley M. Gregory
of Edenton is recovering from in
juries suffered Thursday when he
bailed out of his Douglas AD4 Sky
raider after it caught fire in flight.,
The plane crashed in a swamp
area approximately ten miles
North of Morehead City at about
noon Thursday. There were no
passengers in the plane. Cause of
the accident has not been determ
ined.
Captain Gregory was picked up
by a helicopter dispatched from the
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air
Station. The pilot wag taken to
rite Station Hospital at Cherry
Point and liter transferred to the
jfe U. S. Naval Hospital at Camp Le-
J juene.
The Marine is a member of At
i \ tack Squadron 225 of Marine Air
| craft Group 14 at the Edenton Na
s val Auxiliary Air Station. Cap
tain and Mrs. Gregory live on
Route A Edehton,
THE CHOWAN HERALD
New Procedure For
Selecting Marshals
AtLocalJr.-Sr.igh
Previous Method Used
Subject Os Much
Disagreement
According to Gerald D. James,
principal of Edenton Junior-Senior
High School, several members of
the faculty have disagreed with
previous procedures followed dur
ing the last three years concerning
the selection of Marshals.
Recently a committee composed
bf Mrs. Frances T. Hollowell, chair
man, Mrs. Louise Blades, Miss
Gloria McCollum, Victor J. Tucker
and N. J. George was appointed to
study the problem and recommend
procedures.
The following recommendations
were made by the committee:
In order to avoid confusion by
having the class roll submitted and
to be more consistent since most
of our awards are based on the top
one-third of the class we recom
mend—
1. That the junior homeroom
teachers present the names of the
students in the top one-third of the
class to the principal at the end
of the fifth grading period.
2. Sample ballots be made up in
cluding all of these names and giv
en to each member of the faculty.
3. All faculty members should
vote on these students and return
the ballot to the office. j' ( 1
4. Faculty mdinbers iu-e hinged to
abstain from voting on any individ
ual that they do not know.
5. The ballots shall be counted
by a committee appointed by the
principal.
6. The selection will be by a sim
ple majority of the votes cast for
each individual.
7. Chief marshal shall be the
highest average of those elected.
8. The number of marshals shall
vary each year depending on the
class. The number will be those ,
elected from this list not to exceed
10 and never less than 4.
9. Final selection and approval ■
by the principal.
Marshals selected for commence
ment this year and 1956-57 school
year are as follows:
Chief, Linda Griffin, Billy Buhch,
i Billy Adams, Jerry Downum, Leigh .
| Dobson, Rachel Wilder, Bonnie
I Wright and Jack Hardison. (
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Jaycees Urge Voters
Cast Ballots Saturday
Dick Dixon, JrTpresident of the
Edenton Junior Chamber of Com- |
, mCrce, has issued notice that the
Jaycees will support a “get out the
, vote” campaign in Chowan County
for the Primary election to be held
Saturday of this week.
| Mr. Dixon urges all eligible vot
, era of the county to cast a ballot
. on Saturday. He further states
’ that any voter who wishes trans
, porta tion to and from the polls
may secure same by telephoning
any member of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce or by contacting
| him at phone 699.
, Men’s Bible Class To
r Hold Fish Fry Friday
The Men’s Bible Class of the
■ Edenton Baptist Chtfrch Will hold
its annual fish fry Friday evening,
. May 26, at ««« o'clock in the
■ American Legion hut.
All officers and teachers, along
- with their wives and husbands, and
» adult ladies’ classes are cordially
invited to attend. ■.
« 4 Bnton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, May 24,1956.
HOUSE" SCENE AT LOCAL BASE j
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Pictured above is one of the many scenes mat toon place at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Saturday of last week when Armed Forces Day was observed at the local base. More than 1.200 visit
ors attended the “open house” observance and viewed the many displays and demonstrations of aircraft
and other equipment which were arranged for the occasion. (Official IT. S. Marine Corps Photo).
Margaret Phthisic
Now President Os
Edenton BPW Club
New Officers Installed
At Meeting Thurs
day Night
The installation of new officers
of the Edenton Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club took place
at a dinner meeting held Thursday
night of last week in the Parish
House. Mrs. Alice Towe of Hert
ford, State Chairman of Education
and Vocatibn tommittee, and past
District Director, conducted th&
installation ceremonies in an im
pressive candlelight ceremony.
Those taking office for the new
term were: Mrs. Margaret Phthis
ic, president, succeeding Miss Inez
Felton; Miss Mary Lee Copeland,
first vice president; Mrs. Lena
Leary, second vice president; Mrs.
Clara Boswell, recording secretary;
Mrs. Hazel Lassiter, corresponding
secretary and Mrs. Dorothy Phelps,
treasurer.
The business session was presid
ed over by Miss Inez Felton, who
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Young People Will
Conduct Service At
Presbyterian Church
During the absence of the pas- ,
tor, the Rev. James MacKenzie, this
coming Sunday, May 27, the 11
o’clock morning worship service at
the Edenton Presbyterian Church
will be conducted by the young peo
ple. Pat Pickier, president of the
Senior High Fellowship, will bp in
charge of the service, assisted by
Henry Overton, Jack Sawyer,
Claude Barnette, George Nixon,
Jerry Nixon, Joe Mitchener, John
Earl Twiddy, Willie Shaw, Eddie
George, John Mitchener and Gene
Lane. The usual order of service
will be followed, and the boys will
read a sermon on tithing in place
of the regular sermon.
This is not the first time the .
young people have conducted divine i
services at the Presbyterian
Church, and past performance gives
promise of a worshipful and mean
ingful service this coming Sunday. ,
The public is invited to attend this
and all services pt the Edenton
Presbyterian Church.
P. O. CLOSED MAY 30th IN j
OBSERVANCE MEMORIAL DAY
The Edenton Post Office will ob-J
serve a holiday Wednesday of next,
week, May 30, which is national I
Memorial Day. The windows will
be closed all day and there will be j
no mail delivery on the city and
rural routes. Mail will be dispatch
ed as usual, however, and mail will
be deposited in the boxes.
\
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Edenton Post No. 40 of the
American Legion will hold a me
morial service at the Rocky Hock
Baptist Church Sunday morning,
May 27, at 11 o’clock. John A.
Holmes will deliver the principal
address.
Armed Forces Day
At Local Base Is
Termed Success
'
Over 1200 Persons At
i tend “Open House” |
During Day
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Some 1200 persons visited the
Naval Auxiliary Air Station here
Saturday during Armed Forces
; Day Open House. They witnessed
demonstrations and observed dis
plays presented by the Edenton
Marines.
Sunny skies and mild tempera
tures contributed to the success of
the local review of United States
Marine Corps military might in
connection with the Armed Forces
Day theme, “Power for Peace."
Demonstrations included an air
sea rescue operation, simulated car
rier landing, ground controlled ap
proach and fire-fighting.
Aircraft on display included the
R4Q, F9F, F3D, R4D, TV2, AD4
and D 5. Some of the display air
craft were loaded with dummy
1 bombs.
Parachute repacking was demon
strated at the parachute loft and
survival equipment was on display
there.
Motion pictures were shown at
the Station Theatre from 11:45 A.
M., until 1:30 P. M.
All roads on the Marine Base
were open to the public and most
buildings were available for in-1
spection.
EDENTON BPW CLUB OFFICERS
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Pictured above are the new officers of the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club. Mrs. Alice T«w e of Hertford, State
Chairman of the Education and Vocation Committee and past Dis
trict Director, conducted the installation ceremonies at a dinner
meeting held Thursday night in the Parish House. Left to right
sre: Mrs. Towe, Mrs. Margaret Phthisic, president; Miss Mary Lee
Copeland, first vice president; Mrs. Lena Leary, second rice presi
dent; Mrs. Clara Boswell, recording secretary; Mrs. Hasel Lassiter,
corresponding secretary and Mrs. Dorothy Phelps, treasurer.
_ —(Evelyn Leary Photo.)
Cub Scouts Make
: Part Hobo” Picnic
Affair To Be Held
, May 29 At Sandy
Point Beach
Cub Scouts and their parents of
Edenton Pack 159 will turn “hobo”
i Tuesday evening, May 29 for the
1 regular monthly Pack meeting. It
| will be a hobo picnic at Sandy
| Point, near Edenton, starting at
» 6:30 o’clock.
I “Hobo Month” is the theme for
May, featuring outdoor activities
'and make-shift gadgets for back
yard camping and cooking.
Each Cub Scout family will bring
own picnic supper. Organized
gJMnss and a campfire program are
, planned. Awards will be presented
for advancements as usual. Many
participants are expected to wear
3 hobo costumes.
I Plans for summer activities will
' be announced.
1 Tuesday’s Cub picnic will be the
last Pack 159 meeting which Ma
' rine Lieut. Col. R. R. Baker, Cub
’ master, will conduct. Colonel Bak
-1 er, Executive Officer of Marine
1 Aircraft Group 14 at the Edenton
’ Naval Auxiliary Air Station, is due
to be transferred to Camp Lejuene
• about June 1.
The Edenton Lions Club spon
■ sors the Cub Pack.
Colonel Baker helped to reorgan
! ize the Pack last October and has
. been Cubmaster since that time.
BANK CLOSED MAY 30
The Bank of Edenton will be
closed Wednesday of next week,
' May 30, in observance of national
Memorial Day. Important bank
ing business should, therefore, be
: transacted accordingly.
TOWN OFFICE CLOSED
The town office will b 6 closed
; all day Wednesday of next week,
. I May 30, due to the observance of
■ national Memorial Day.
Interest Shown At Meeting
Monday Night To Reorganize
Local Chamber Os Commerce
Commencement At
Chowan High Will
Begin Friday Night
21 Seniors Scheduled
To Graduate Wed
nesday Night
Commencement exercises will get
under way at Chowan High School
tomorrow night, Friday, May 25,
with Class Night Exercises held at
the high school auditorium at 8
o’clock.
Participating nil the program are
Jeanette Bunch, David Bateman,
Stuart Hollowell, C. A. White, Nel
lie Lassiter, Dallas Bunch, Thelma
Lane, Marlene Bass, Carolyn Lane,
Jeanette Privott, Mary Louise Nix
on. Wallace Evans, Judy Knight,
Louise .Harrell, Carolyn Bunch, Ru
bio McClenney, Billy Goodwin. Vida
Lane, Virginia Lassiter, Jimmy
Jordan, Sidney Perry, Earlene
Parks, Sheryl Chappell and John
ny Gosser, the latter two mascots
of the senior class.
The Baccalaureate Service will
be held Sunday, May 27. with the
Rev. L. C. Chandler, pastor of the
Macedonia Baptist Church, giving {
the invocation and the response by
the Glee Club. The Rev. Ralph j
Knight, pastor of Ballard’s Bridge (
Baptist Church, will give the scrip- .
ture and also deliver the sermon !
for the evening. The benediction
will he given by the congregation i
Graduation exercises will take
place on Wednesday nigl\t, May 30,
at 8 o’clock, with the Rev. L. C.
Chandler offering the invocation.
W. J. Taylor, superintendent «f
county schools, will introduce the
speaker. Dr. Edward J. Carter, Di
rector of the Bureau of Field Ser
vice at East Carolina College. The
presentation of awards will be
made, after which R. H. Copeland,
principal, will present the diplomas.
Marshals are Bernie Baker, chief,
Joe Privott, Barbara Bunch, Steve ,
Burch and Carroll Peele. Accom
panists for the programs are Mrs,
R. R. White and Kay Frances
White with Miss Cecelia Willough
by as Glee Club Director.
Members of the senior class in
clude Jeanette Bunch, Judith
Knight, Thelma Lane, Nellie Las
siter. Ruble McClenney, Earlene
Parks, David Bateman, Wallace
Evans, Stuart Hollowell, Sidney
Perry, Carolyn Bunch, Emma Lou
Harrell, Carolyn Lane, Vida Lane,
Virginia Lassiter, Mary Louise
Nionx, Jeanette Privott, Dallas
Bunch, Billy Goodwin and James
Jordan.
B.C. Berry Elected
Commander First
Legion District
Named During: Meet
ing Held In Ameri
can Legion Hilt
B. C. Berry of Hertford was
elected commander g>f the First
bistrict of the American Legion at
?, district meeting held here at the
Legion hut. Berry, of the Wm.
Paul Stallings Post No. 126 of
Hertford, succeeds E. J. Hobbs of
Edenton as district commander.
Elected vice-commander of the
district was Clarence Morse of the
Seth E. Perry Post of Elizabeth
City.
| Only three posts were represent
ed at the district meeting and Leg
ionnaires attending numbered
around 25. Commander E. J.
Hobbs presided.
Guest speaker for the meeting
was R. C. Godwin of Raleigh, a
National Executive Committeeman.
Elected as a delegate to the Na
tional Legion Convention to be held
in Los Angeles, Calif., in Septem
ber was J. L. Chestnjitt of Eden
ton. Alternate elected was Robert.
Powell of Edenton.
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Edenton Lions Club
Elects Delegates To
State Convention
Convention Be Held
At Carolina Beach
June 3-5
The Edenton Lions Club at their
regular meeting Monday night
elected delegates to the State Lions
Convention to be held at Carolina
Beach June 3 through June 6 and
the International Convention to be
Held in Miami, Florida June 27
through June 30.
Delegates elected to the State
Convention were Ernest J. Ward,
Jr., Haywood Bunch, West Byrum,
Jr., Leroy H. Haskett and Joe
Thorud.
Delegates elected to the Inter
national Convention were Ernest
Jr. Ward, Jr., and R. W. Leary,
Jr.
Others who plan to attend the
International Convention are Percy
W. Smith, Jesse L. Harrell. Thomas
Francis, Dr. Richard Hardin and
Erie Haste.
The International Convention is
( a convention that, North Carolin
ians can be proud to attend in
1 view of the fact that Jack Stick- •
! ley of Charlotte, N. C., is president
. elect of Lions International.
Special trains are being made up
for North Carolina Lions at Rocky
I Mount, Raleigh and Greensboro.
North Carolina expects to have a
record number of Lions attend this
convention.
.Toon FnAfnan became a .member
of the Lions Club and he was in
ducted by Leroy H. Haskett and
West Byrum, Jr.
The Lions voted to stage a bread
sale at an early date and plans
are now being made for this affair.
Bruce F. Jones was the guest ol
his father, Bruce Jones.
[ civic calendar]
Edenton Jaycees supporting cam
paign for get-out-the-vote for Sat
urday’s Primary election. Ar
rangements for transportation to
and from polls can be arranged by
contacting any Jaycee.
Young people of Edenton Pres
byterian Church to conduct morn
ing worship service this coming
Sunday, May 27, in absence of the
pastor, the Rev. James MacKen
zie.
The baccalaureate sermon for the
Edenton Junior-Senior High School
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Poppy Day Will Be
Held In Edenton
Saturday, May 26
to
Everyone Is Urged To
Wear Poppy in Hon
or of War Dead
Saturday. May 26, will be ob
served as Poppy Day in Edenton
and also throughout much of the
nation. The day will see millions
of Americans wearing bright red
poppies in tribute to those who
have given their lives in defense of
the nation. *
The observance ~in Edenton has
been proclaimed as “Poppy Day”
by Mayor Ernest Kehayes.
The little flower of remembrance
will be distributed on the streets
throughout the day by volunteers
from the American Legion Auxili
ary and cooperating organizations.
Poppy Day activities in Edenton
will start early Saturday morning
when the corps of volunteers or
ganized by Mrs. H. L. Edwards, the
Auxiliary’s Poppy Chairman, will
be out with their baskets of pop
pies to greet citizens on their way
Lj work They will continue to
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HELP
FIGHT
CANCER
*
| Five Man Temporary
Committee Is Nam
| ed At Meeting
A five-man temporary commit-
I tee was elected at an open meet
' I ing at the Court House Monday
j evening to’begin organization of a
Chamber of Commerce for Eden
ton. The Chamber is expected to
include a Merchants’ Association,
and perhaps a Credit Bureau, with
in its framework.
Members of the temporary com
; mittee are J. R. Dulaney, chair
man; Warren Twiddy. W. P. Jones,
Jesse Harrell and Joe Conger, Jr.
i The committee is expected to work
with Ray Childers, who initiated
and conducted the open meeting.
The motion to form a temporary
committee was made by Philip Mc-
Mullan. It was seconded by War
ren Twiddy, who called for the in-,
terim group to prepare a proposed
budget and system of membership
dues, as well as other pertinent in
formation.
A motion tUaV would have di-
I rected the temporary committee to
report in two weeks was passed and
later rescinded, in favor of allow
ing the interim group to set a date
for the next open meeting. The
consensus was that more definite
action could he taken after the
committee has outlined a program
for consideration.
Mayor Ernest P, Kehayes asked
for a show of hands of those who
would be willing to join a Cham
ber of Commerce. About one-third
of those present raised their hands.
Childers opened the meeting with
a statement supporting the idea of
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Piswro -Blcldents Os
Mrs. '<& R. Moonttv
To Present Recital
Piano students of Mrs.' C. B.
Mooney, Jr., will be heard in their
annual spring recital in the Ele
mentary School auditoriunf on
Monday night. May 28, at 8 o’clock.
The following students will ap
pear on the program: Catherine
Taylor, Meg Wiggins. Pam Ashley.
Pat Mooney, Wayne Griffin, Roger
Lamb, Pat Bennett. Jim Partin. Jo
Anne Leary, Patricia Waff. Norma
Blanchard, Bud Skilc ’’riscilla
Bunch. Mary Pearle i r. ... Pee:-
gy Elliott, Patricia Bunch, Linda
Leary and Brenda Mooney.
An added feature of the program
will be selections by the Treble
Clef Club under the direction of
Mrs. Mary L. Browning. Also a
song and dance routine by students
of the Mounteastle School of
Dancing.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
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work throughout the day, covering
outlying business centers as well ns
the downtown district. Before the
day ends they hope to see the little
red flower of remembrance glow
ing on every lapel.
Contributions for the Auxiliary's
work for disabled veterans and
needy children of veterans will be
received by the Poppy Day volun
teers. These contributions form
the major source of support for the
Auxiliary’s rehabilitation and child
welfare program. As the Auxili
ary’s poppy program is carried out
by volunteers, all the money con
tributed, over the cost of the ma
terials and the wages paid disabled
veterans who make the poppies,
goes for the disabled and children,
Mrs. Edwards reports.
The poppies to be worn her*
have been made by disabled' veter
ans at Durham, Fayetteville, Oteen,
Swannanoa and Salisbury hospi
tals. who have been enabled to earn
much needed money for themselves
and families through this employ-
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