ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
'Volume XXTl'l.— Number 36.
Heaviest Docket In ReHiti
Years Calendared For iHm
of Superior Court Next Week
Crimes Include Man
slaughter, Rape and
Armed Robbery
Chowan County’ September term
of Superior Court is scheduled to
* begin Monday morning, September
10, with what is believed to be the
largest number of criminal cases
docketed in recent years. The pre
k siding judge will be Judge Walter
* \J. Bone of Nashville. .
Included in the calendar are cas
es involving rape' manslaughter,
armed robbery, breaking and enter
ing, passing worthless checks, bas
tardy, non-support, drunken driv
ing, reckless driving and various
other charges.
It will be a mixed term, but with
so many criminal cases on the doc
ket, it is doubtful if any civil cases,
aside from divorces, will be tried.
Criminal defendants and what
they are charged with as listed on
the calendar prepared by Clerk of
Superior Court E. W.' Spires, fol
low: 1
George David Twlddy, 11 charg
es of breaking an dentering.
Darrell Richey, 11 charges of
breaking and entering.
Robert L. King, two charges of
breaking and entering.
Carl Mayo Cayton, breaking and
entering.
Otis Crees Holmes, drunken driv
ing.
William Ernest Bunch, three i
charges of receiving stolen goods.
4 Percy Watford, manslaughter
and hit-andrrun.
Donald L. Parrish, escaping.
Clyde Leary, breaking and enter
ing. '
♦ Audrey Alexander, dfiving with-l*
out an operator’s license and im
proper parking. /
Ely Rankin, rape.'
George Privott, accessory to
rape. . i
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Chowan Fails Short
Os Blood Donations
Only 64 Pints Donated
But More Civilians
Volunteer
Joe Swanner, Chairman of the
Red Cross blood program in Cho
wan County, reports that 64 pints
of blood were donated at the recent
~ visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile.
(I The county fell short of its 100 pint
quota which Mr. Swanner attribut
ed to the fact that many Marines
were prevented from donating due
to orders issued in connection with
* a pending hurricane. As it was,
nine Marines were able to donate a
pint of blood each.
Although the quota was not
reached, Mr. Swanner was encour
aged by the response of civilians.
During the day 16 new donors ap
peared at the bloodmobile.
Those who donated a pint of
blood were as follows:
Jesse E. Beavin, Marvin J.
Sacks, Robert G. Smith, Gerald J.
Right, Jr., Robert G. Young, Colby'
A. Brigham, Jerome Klimasaewski,
V John W. Seivers, Walter Sabourin,
the Rev. Roy Ottis Denton, Oscar
l B. Griffin, Eddie Ray SUllingß,
James P. Ricks, Attisoh M. Cam-
Continued on Page !—Section 1
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Cubmasters Appeal
For More Boys To
Join Cub Scouts
Den Mothers an} counsellors of
j. the Edeftton Cub Scout P*ck will
I meet Tuesday night, September 11,
at 7:80 o’clock at the EdSnton Fur
niture store. At this meeting plans
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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October 15th Deadline For:
Farmers To Sign Up Under J
Conservation Reserve Plan
n. <
Soil Bank Program to
Extend From Three
To 15 Years
In most North Carolina counties,
farmers will be able to begin their
sign up under the Conservation Re
serve phase of the Soil Bank Pro
gram by the 10th of September.
H. D. Godfrey, administrative offi
cer for the Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation State Com-'
mittee, reported that his office is |
now holding instructional meetings I
to train ASC personnel in every!
county in the state on procedure
under this new program. . |
In order to participate in thej
conservation reserve program this
fall, farmers must sign up under!
the program not later than Oc-|
tober 15th. The program will run
from 3 to 15 years depending on,
the practices to be carried out.’
Godfrey explained that payments
available for participation under
this new program are of two kinds
Continued on Page s—Section 1
4-H Judging Team
Wins Mil Place
Tommy Harrell, Rich
ard White* Ivey Ward
Judge at Hertford
The Chowan County 4-H Live
stock Judging Team consisting of
Tommy Harrell, Richard White and
H. Ivey Ward won third place at
the judging contest in Hertford on
Friday, August 31. Tommy Harrell
and Richard White, who scored 78
points each of a possible 100, were
tied for the team’s high scores. Cl.
Ivey Ward scored 66 points.
The judging contest was in con
nection with the Albemarle Pure
bred Swine Breeders’ Association
Sale, One class of Hampshire bred
gilts and one class of Yorkshire
open gilts were judged. Each of
the three team members made a
perfect score on the Yorkshire gilts
which was the highest score made
on this class by any of the teams
represented. These boys were
awarded a prize of five dollars for
winning third place in the contest.
Special Election On!
Saturday To Decide
Four Amendments)
* '
Most Interest Centers
On Amendment Af
fecting: Schools
Voters in Chowan County will
join the remainder of North Caro
lina in casting their ballots in a
special election Saturday, Septem
ber 8, on four proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of North
Carolina. Three of the amend
ments were authorised by the reg
ular session of the General Assem
bly one, the most controversial,
the Pearsall Plan, was authorized
at a special session.
By far most important Amend
ment and the one which will, no
doubt, attract most voters to the
polle is the Pearsall Plan. If car
ried, this amendment will authorize
the General ’ Assembly to provide
education expense grants and to
enact laws under which local com
munities can vote to suspend op
eration of some or til of the public
schools in a given' locality as the
result of Negro children attending
waive ■caw *• / a
aMBMBF;
I^^KorTChowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, September 6,1956.
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( Quick Work ]
A car was stolen by three es
caped convicts of the Gates Coun
ty Prison Camp near Sunbury early
Tuesday morning. Within 45 min.
utes Highway Patrolman Mack
Rogerson apprehended the stolen
car and two of the convicts near
Valhalla. The recaptured prisoners
were Eric Edwards of Wilson and |
I Archie Newsome of Ahoskie, both j
j serving terms for serious crimes. ]
.Stephen Jackson
; Seriously Hurt In
! Automobile Wreck
Youth Rushed to Cho
wan Hospital In Cri
tical Condition
Joseph Stephen Jackson, 18, a
member of this year’s senior class
at the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School, is in a critical condition in
Chowan Hospital as the result of
an automobile accident which oc- 1
curred about 3 o’clock Sunday af
ternoon.
Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs..,
Travis Jackson, was riding in a
1955 Ford driven by William N.
Chappell, 18, of Norfolk. Accord- 1
ing to State Patrolman Mack Rog-1
erson, Chappell was weaving in and
out of traffic and in passing an- 1
other car he apparently became ex
cited, jammed on the brakes, skid-
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
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Masons Vote Tonight <
On Change Os Dues'
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & '
A. M., will hold a stated communi- i
cation tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock. At this meeting members *
will vote on a motion to change the j
by-laws of the lodge which if car- l
ried will increase the annual lodge I
dues to sls instead of $9.00. j 1
Because of the importance of this 1
matter, Ernest P. Kehayes, master
of the lodge, urges every member
to attend in order to express his
wishes by his vote.
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, would be to permit the General As
sembly to enact legislation which
would: (1) Permit a child to re
ceive an expense grant for attend
ance at a private, nonsectarian
school if the child were assigned,
against the wishes of his parent or
guardian, to a public school attend
ed by a child of another race, and if
the child could not be assigned to
a different public school in which
the races were not mixed; and (2)
Permit a local community to sus-|
pend operation of any one or all of.
the public schools in that communi- J
ty by a majority vote of those vot-1
ing on the question of suspension. J
Under the proposed amendment, j
the present constitutional require-j
ment of a general and uniform sys
tem. of public schools is retained,!
and the operation of schools may/
be suspended only by vote of the :
people; and If the operation of a|
school is suspended, the pupils af-|
fee ted thereby would be entitled to
an education expense grant to pay
expenses in attending a private,
nonsectarian school.
Amendment No. 1 authorised at
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Coach William Billings’ 1956 edition of the Edenton Aces appear in picture above. They meet their first foe 01 tne season, 1
Roanoke Rapids, on Hides Field Friday night at 8 o’clock. In the picture are, front row, left to right: Bruce White, Johnny j
Kramer, Jerry Downum, Johnny Speight, Billy Burch, David Fletcher, Henry Overton and Jerry McLaughlin.
Second row, left to right. Donald Faircloth, Donald Roche, Oscar White, Edgar Halsey, Sherwood Harrell. Ralph Chappell,
Pat Pickier and Dallas Stallings.
Third row, left to right, Tommy Kehayes, Frank Johnson, R ry Hollowell, Robert White, Ted Hardison, Jack Bunch, Jack
1 Overman and Zackie Harrell.
Fourth row, left to right, Marvin Ashley, Sid White, Jack Ha dison, Gus Hughes. John Mitchener, Gene Ashley. Billy. Harry
and Ladell Parker. Those not present when the picture was taken are Jesse Copeland, Charlie Small, Ervin Copeland, Jerry
Davenport and Billy Wilkins.
Methodists Plan To
I Observe Fellowship
Supper On SepUthj
Native of Bolivia Will
Be Speaker For |
Occasion
On Sunday evening, September j
9, at 6 o’clock, the Edenton Metho- j
dist Church will hold the first of
a new monthly series of family fel
lowship suppers. All members of
tho church and its constituency, are
cordially invited to participate.
Families hre asked to bring cover
-1 ed-dish contributions to the meal. •
I For the month of September the
emphasis of the family fellowship
meeting will be on youth. The ga
thering Sunday evening is timed to'
coincide with the resumption of the
Sunday evening sessions of the
Methodist Youth Fellowship. All •
! the Intermediates and Seniors of
j the church are especially urged to
j Continued on Page s—Section 1
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Religious Film On
(Court House Green
Saturday, Sept Bth
Is Feature of Interde
nominational Youth
For Christ Rally
i “The God of Creation,” a scien-
I tific film portraying the wonders
jof God’s universe, will be shown
Saturday night, September 8, at
7:30 o’clock on the Court House
Green as. the feature attraction of
Edenton’s first interdenominational
Youth for Christ Rally. “The God
of Creation” has been highly prais
ed by scientists, and by Christian
leaders, and is one of the few
films of a religious nature ever to
be shown in secular colleges as part
of their science courses.
1 The Youth for Christ Rally, un
der the direction of the Rev. R. 0.
Denton of the Edenton Assembly of
God Church, and the Rey. James
MacKenzie, local Presbyterian min
ister, will also feature congrega
tional chorus singing and special
' music by local talent. '
| The public is invited to attend
this time of inspiration and Chris
j tian fellowships and a special invi
j tation is extended to service per
-1 sonnel. There yvill be no charge for
'■ admission, but a free-will offering
J will be received to help pay the
j costs of the" meeting.
) LIONS CLUB MEETING
Edenton Lions will resume their
j regular weekly meetings next Mon
day night. September 10, at 7
o'clock. The local club met only
twice a month during the summer,
months, so that President Ernest
Ward urges every members to be
present Monday night.
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Edenton Aces Open Football:
Season Friday Night On Hicks
'Field With Roanoke Rapids
j Coach Billinas Not So
Very Optimistic
I About Outlook
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With the initial work of develop
ing a football machine nnv in the
background. Coach William Billings
has about whipped together his'
1956 edition of the Edenton Aces,
who will display their wares on
Hicks Field Friday night at 8
O’clock. Their opponents for the
opening game of the season will be I
' Roanoke Rapids, a Class A A team.|
also playing their first gamo of|
the season.
' While Coach Billings frankly ad
mits he does not have a very strong
outfit, he is encouraged by the!
showing made by the some 35 hoys
| who Kave been reporting for prac
tice, and is fairly optimistic the
Aces will be able to give a good
account of themselves this year.
“The team as a whole, duo to
many boys missing practice, hasn't
been in top condition, an essential j
must for a ball club,” said Mr. Hill- 1
ings early this week. “Howeverl
with determination and more de
sire to fight and more readiness to |
get fought at, hoys could surprise
themselves. We feel the town is
really behind us and hope the hoys
will go all out to justify their in
terest and cooperation.”
For Friday night’s opening game
the band will be on hand, as well'
as the majorettes and cheerleaders,!
so that it is hoped a large crowd of
fans will turn out to send the Aces
off to a good start on their 1956
gridiron journey. •
There are four boys out for the
center position, Sherwood Harrell, j
Charlie Small, Jack Overman and
Ladell Parker. Harrell has missed
a good deal of practice, but has
shown plenty of promise at
Small has also missed some prac
tice sessions. He is a sophomore
who hit hard, and due to his ability
as a scrapper, he may be used at
a guard position. Overman at pres
ent is on the injured list, and has
shown good spirit and team work.
It is Parker’s first taste of foot
ball and though willing lacks ex
perience. He is expected to’im
prove.
At quarterback there are -two
very good prospects, Johnny Kra
mer and Robert White. Kramer,
an A student, is a good leader and
I is catching on to the difficult quar
terback assignment nicely. Coach
Billings is expecting him to great
ly improve with experience. White
is presently sharing quarterback
duties with Kramer. He is a littl»
man with football in his bones and
has the_ quality of “never say quit”)
> Coach Billings says he’s a “little,
man but a giant killer.”
For end positions there are six
Continued on Page 3, Section 1
Town Os Edenton’s Share Os
Powell Bill Money Reported
To Total $15,579 For Year
20YearsAgo]
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Definite and final discussion was
announced to build a bridge across
* Albemarle Sound at Sandy Point
at an estimated cost of $1,150,000.
David Holton wired Superintend-.'
ent John A, Holmes requesting re
lease as football coach at Edenton
High School.
.1. 11. Cnthrell of Enfield an
nounced he had leased the T. W.
Jones building on the corner of
Broad and Eden streets for a de
partment store.
.Mrs. George C. Wood was elect
ed honorary chairman of the Terp-j
j sichorcan Club of Raleigh for the
| 1936 debutante hall,
j Edenton Baptist Church was fill- j
! ed to capacity for a filth Sunday \
sing.
Information was received that a;
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
R. E. Evans Named
Protector of Month
I Wildlife Magazine
Chowan Man Chosen.
1 From Over 120
Protectors
Chowan County friends .will be
pleased to learn that Robert E. Ev-|
ans, Wildlife Protector for Cho
wan County, is featured in the Sep
tember issue of “Wildlife In North
Carolina” as Protector for the
month.
Mr. Evans has been selected from
more than 120 wildlife protectors
throughout the State for this hon
or. The September issue of Wild- 1
life will be mailed to approximate
ly 60,000 subscribers the early part
of this month.
The magazine carries a picture
of Mr. Evans and has this to say
about him...
"Robert E. Evans, Wildlife Pro
tector for Chowan County, was
l bom in Edenton,' North Carolina,
( on September 8, 1911, and received
his education at Chowan High
School and Campbell College.'
“ijfior to his employment with
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Checks Expected to Be
j Mailed About Middle
Os September
i ;
The Slate Highway Commission
has announced the allocation of $6,-
219,336.82 in cash aid to 400 inertr
porated, active,, eligible and quali
fied municipalities, for improve
ments on non-highway system, 1
streets. j
This is tbs largest amount, ever
distributed since the Powell Bill
Act was passed in 1951, when a to
i tfil of $1,918,812.30 was shared by
among 386 towns. In 1952, a to
tal of $1,948,812.30 was shared by
’ 388 towns. In i 953, a total of $5,-j
211.203.10 was divided among 394
! Tar Heel towns. In 1954, $5,391,-!
.17.41 was shared by 396 towns.
Last year, a total of $5,711,978.98
; was divided among 399 towns. This
! year’s allocation brings the total
I six year disbursement of Powell
| Hill Funds to $32,059,175.11. 1 ,
Continued on Pace 3—Section 1 *
the Wildlife Resources Commission, '
Mr. Evans did some farming and
later was employed as a Naval In
spector with Northeastern Warren, j
Becken, and Brooks. He accepted
his position as Wildlife Protector]
I on August 1, 1946, and has attend-!
ed two Wildlife Protectors’ Train-!
ing Schools, conducted by the In- 1
stitute of Government. He is mar-'
ried and has three daughters.
“It may be interesting to note
that Mr. Evans’ county is the
smallest in the state. What it'
: lacks in area, however, it makes up I
j in activity, and Mr. Evans is to be
commended for his loyal and con-1
tinuous service to the sportsmen of!
our State.”
It is interesting to know that'
with the assistance rendered by*
personnel of the other divisions of'
the Wildlife Resources Commission)
and other law enforcement agencies
the following enforcement activities’
were reported for the month of!
June:
The Wildlife Protection Division*
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I SLOW
DOWN
AND LIVEt
| Rat Program In
County Results In
! Many Rats Killed
(Free Bait Still Avail
able at Four Places
In County
The Chowan County rat program
sponsored by the County Commis
sioners, in cooperation with State
and local Health Department, hav
ing been in operation since June
15, has shown Satisfactory results
in reducing the rat population in
treated areas.
“A program to be effective,”
says K. J. Eyer, sanitarian, “has
to be carried on over a period of
time. Daily feedings for four or
five days or for about ten days are
necessary to kill rats. After the
! rats ha vs been eliminated on the
I premises the placing of bait should
; not he discontinued. A bait box
| similar as illustrated on the direc
tion sheet attached to each package
of bait should he used to carry out
a year-around program.”
Rat bait is available at thp Clio-
J wan County Health Department;
Chown County Farm 4gouts’ of
fice, Edenton; K. L. Nixon Appli
ance Shop, Valhalla, and T. E.
| Chappell Store at Tyner.
Three-Car Collision
On Sound Bridge
One Painfully In hired
And Damage Esti
mated at $2,000
A three-car collision: occurred
near the south side of Albemarle
Sound bridge early Tuesday morn
ing and while Highway Patrolman
Mack Rogerson estimated damage
at about $2,000, only one man was
seriously injured.
A 1941 Chevrolet, according to
reports, straddled the renter, -line
and 'collided head with a 1952
Oldsmobile driven by a man from
Columbia. A third ear, a 1955 Ply
mouth heading north crashed into
the rear of the pileup.
A Marine, driver of the 1941
Chevrolet, was reported seriously
j injured in the wreck and was rush
ed to the hospital at the Edenton
Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
Lloyd E. Griffin Is
Speaker At Rotary
| Lloyd E. Griffin was the princi
pal speaker at last week’s Rotary
, meeting, when his subject was the
Pearsall Plan, which will he vot
ed on Saturday in a special election
to decide on four amendments to
the State Constitution,
Mr. Griffin was introduced by
! John A. Holmes, who briefly ex
plained all of the amendments.
After Mr. Griffin’s remarks the
I Rotarians agreed to remain longer
for a question and answer period
regarding the school amendment.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Town Council will hold its Sep
tember meeting in the Municipal
Building Tuesday night, Septem
ber 11 at 8 o'clock.
[ CIVIC calendar]
j
Extra general election will be
I held Saturday, September 8, to
I vote on an amendment to’the North
Carolina Constitution to change the
I school laws regarding segregation,
j Edenton's Aces will open the
11956 football season Friday night
jon Hicks Field at 8 o’clock when
I they meet Roanoke Rapids,
j Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F.,
& A. M., will hold an important
, meeting tonight (Thursday) at 8
o’clock, when a vote wiH be token
1 relative to increasing the annual
1 . dues.
A family fellowship supper will
|be held at the Methodist Church
Sunday night, September 9, at 6
. o’clock. Guest speaker will be Ben
’' Zambrana of La Paz, Bolivia, *
’'student at High Point College.
1 Picture framing workshop will be
; j held for Chowan home demonstra
)' tion dub women, as well aa non
!! members at Chowan Coamtini-
Ity Building Thursday, September
II 27, from 10 A. M, to 2:30 P. M,
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