ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXIII. —Number 43.
Annual Halloween Party In
Edenton Is Scheduled To Be
Held Wednesday, Oct 31st
Annual Affair Sponsored By Edentdn Wo
man’s Club Expected to Attract Large
Crowd of Children and Adults
The annual community Hallo
ween party, staged annually by
the Woman’s Club in cooperation
with local business firms, will be
held Wednesday night, October 31,
and the gigantic parade will assem
ble on the Court House Green at
6 o’clock.
Club officials report a change in
judging this year. The pavade will
march into the ball park where the
costumed youngsters will pass in
review before judges there. They
will then enter the carnival area
outside the ball park to partake of
the host of goodies on hand for
them, talk to talking witches, drink
witches’ brew, fish for prizes in the
fish pond, see outdoor movies, take
a hayride and enjoy the numerous
other surprises on hand for
them.
Cash prizes will be awarded this
year for the boy and girl adjudged
to have the best costume; boy and
girl with the most comical costume,
and two prizes will be given for
Christmas Seal Sale
Scheduled T o Begin
In Chowan Nov. 15
Mrs. J. A. Moore Will
Again Serve as
. Chairman
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Chowan County’s Christmas Seal
Sale is scheduled to get under way
Thursday, November 15, with Mrs.
J. A. Moore again serving as chair
man. The local organization has
withdrawn from the four-county
group and this year will operate in
dependently as the Chowan County
Tuberculosis and Health Associa
tion.
This year’s fund-raising drive
will again be conducted through
the mail and by November 15 a
large number of letters containing
self-addressed envelopes will have
gone to citizens all over the county.
Mrs. Moore hopes there will be gen
erous response to the appeal to
send in the money for the enclosed
Christmas Seals.
Mrs. Moore calls attention to
the fact that 1,950 people in North
Carolina experienced tuberculosis
for the first time in 1955 and that
some of these people, perhaps, as
sumed that TB could only strike
someone else. “However,” she
says, “no home is safe until all
homes are safe.”
By purchasing Christmas Seals
anybody can help provide funds
to support work which protects ail
homes from the disease.
Continued on Page s—Section 1
Chowan High PTA Plans For
Halloween Carnival Friday
Feature of Annual Af
fair Will Be Cos
tume Parade
Chowan Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will'hold its annual Halloween
Carnival at Chowan High School
Friday night, October 26. The af
fair will get under way at 6 o’clock
when hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks
and home-made ice cream will be
sold at the refreshment booth.
The fun for the night will in
clude many festivities such as the
houae of spooks, fish pond, country
store, plus many others. The high
light of the evening will feature
a costume parade with all children
dressed in their favorite Halloween
characterization. Crowning of the
kings and queens will be thp climax
of the popularity contest.
Garland Asbell, president of the
Chowan High School Parent-Teach
er Association, sends^thw^neMage
THE CftOWAN HERALD
floats entered ( in the parade.
The carnival area will be bright
ened up this year with newly paint
ed signs and officials hint at possi
bly a surprise or two for the 1956
party.
West Byrum, Jr., will head the
parade as the Halloween clown and
the high school band will be on
hand to lend a festive musical spir
it to the occasion. The parade will
be supervised by members of the
Varsity Club and Jaycees.
The Halloween party is staged
under the sponsorship of the Wo
man’s Club and each year it is look
ed forward to with much anticipa
tion by the youth of the communi
ty. Merchants, business firms and
individuals contribute to the com
munity enterprise and Mrs. C. E.
Britton is co-chairman.
Mrs. Joe Conger, Jr., is chair
man of the party this year. They
urge all children to attend and es
pecially to come dressed in cos
tumes.
New DeSoto WritGo
On Display Oct 30
O. B. Perry Much En
thused Over New
1957 Model
An all-new 1957 DeSoto, termed
by the factory as “the most ex
citing car in the world today," will
make its debut in Edenton Tues
day, October 30, at the Chowan Mo
tor Company’s showroom.
Featuring a completely new
body design, with a revolutionary
new suspension system and greatly
increased horsepower among other
heralded improvements, the new
DeSoto is described by O. B. Perry,
manager of the Chowan Motor
Company, as “certainly the most
advanced car in 20 years, totally
new from road to roof and from
end to end.”
Mr. Perry has returned from
Charlotte where he attended a
sneak preview of DeSoto’s new 1957
Continued on Pace s—Section 1
MEN’S CLUB MEETS TONIGHT
The Men’s Club of the Methodist
Church will meet tonight (Thurs
day) at 6:30 o’clock. President Ru
fus Carraway urges eatery member
to attend.
20 Years Ago
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
S.,
County Commissioners at a spe
cial meeting received no objections
to Chowan County’s $53,066 refund
ing bead issue prior to a new bond
issue sf $166,006 for school pur-
P08C8«
Four high school boys were se
lected by Superintendent John A.
Holmes to inaugurate a “School
Safety Patrol’’ to serve at street in
tersections to safeguard school chil
dren.
Large' crowd gathered at Beech
Fork School in one of the county’s
scheduled political rallies.
Virginia Moore, eighth grade
student, was declared winner in a
beauty contest held in the Edenton
school.
Mrs. Julien Wood to
Continued on Page s—Section 1
I ill nl North Carolina, Thursday, October 25,1956.
{ Last Chance [
Attention is called to the fact
that Saturday, October 27, is the
last day to register in order to vote
in the general election Tuesday*
November 6. All young persons
i who will be 21 by November 6 and
all folks who have moved their resi
dence should visit their polling
places on Saturday and register so!
that they will be eligible to cast a
ballot in the election.
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Aces Getting Ready
For Expected Tough
Game With Ahoskie
Squad Warned About
Danger of Over
Confidence
Scaling one of the toughest hur
dles in an effort to win another
Albemarle Conference champion-!
ship by defeating the Hertford In
dians 14-0 Friday night, Coach Bill
Billings and his Edenton Aces are
this week concentrating on another
opponent which might be as tough |
or even tougher next Friday night.
The Aces are scheduled to tangle
with the Ahoskie Indians on the
latter’s gridiron in an all-import
ant conference game. The Aces
have a perfect record in conference
play and further they have not been
scored upon by conference oppon
’ enis. Ahoskie, an tho other hand,
, Continued on Page, 3—Section 1 ;
ISilly Goodwin Chosen
Represent Chowan At
4-H Electric Congress
The tenth annual 4-H Electric.
Congress gets under way at Win-]
ston-Salem Sunday, October 28, as
70 boys and 77 girls from coun
ties throughout the state assemble
for this tenth anniversary session. '
Representing Chowan County at
the meeting is Billy Goodwin. 1
Young Goodwin will join with
others in a program designed to
recognize their achievements in
4-H farm and home electric pro
jects, the best in their respective
counties.
Highlighting the two day event
will be the annual awards banquet,
Monday evening. At this time
winners from the four power com
pany districts will be recognized.
Nantahala Power and Light Com
pany, Duke Power Company, Vir
ginia Electric and Power Company,
and Carolina Power and Light
Company will name the winners
from their districts.
Prize Winners In
Grand Opening Os
Western Gas Service
Grand opening days at the West
ern Gas Service new store the lat
ter part of last week were more
successful than the fondest hopes
of Mrs. Irene Dunbar, manager.
During the three opening days and
up until the closing hour Saturday
night the store was crowded with
visitors who were pleased with the
new store and the merchandise on
display.
At the close of the event four
i prizes were awarded, going to the
• following:
[ First Prize—'Bernice Holley, 128
. West Peterson Street, a $299.95 gas
range.
Second Prize—Doris Toppin, 105
West Church Street, a ladies’ wrist
I watch.
Third Erize—Mrs. Vernon Lane,
Route 2, a deep fat fryer.
Fourth Prize—Mrs. Ethel Phil
lips, 302 East Queen Street, a 20,-
| 000 BTU space heater.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
t Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
i Commerce will meet tonight
i (Thursday| at 7 o’clock in the Pe
nelope Barker Community house.
» President Dick Dixon urges a full
attendance.
Jaycees Sponsoring
‘Voice Democracy’
Contest In Schools
Graham White Chair
man of Contest
Committee
Plans to conduct a community
wide Voice of Democracy contest
hae been announced by Dick Dixon,
president of the Edenton Junior
Chamber of Commerce. The con
test celebrates its tenth anniver
sary nationally this year.
Voice of Democracy is a broad
cast script writing and voicing com
petition which gives high school
students an opportunity to think,
write and speak of the democratic
principles which have made Ameri
ca great. Contest entries are judg
ed on the content, delivery and
originality of five-minute scripts on
the subject, “I Speak for Democ
racy.”
All 10th, 11th and 12th grade
students are eligible to enter the
contest. Following school elimina
tions, a county winner will be se
lected to represent Chowan County
in the state contest. Four co-equal
national winners will be selected
from the 50 state and territorial
winners.
Contest particulars are now
available in all county high schools.
The contest is sponsored nationally
by the U. S. Jaycees, National As
sociation of Radio and Television
Broadcasters and the Radio-Elec
tronics-Television Manufacturers
Association.
The Jaycee named to head the
contest committee is Graham
White.
Great Pocahontas
111 Visit Edenton
Council October 30
Covered Dish Supper
Will Be Served at
7 O’clock
Mrs. Louise Lane of South Gas-1
tonia, Great Pocahontas of North j
Carolina, will make an official visit
to Chowanoke Council No. 54, Tues- i
day night, October 30. A special;
meeting of the Council has been j
called the occasion, with the;
meeting" scheduled to begin in the j
Red Men hall at 8 o’clock.
Continued on rage s—Section 1 I
Aces Defeat Strong
Perquimans Indians
ByScore Os 14To0
Bruce White and Jerry
Downum Star In Im
portant Victory
Disregarding accurate advance
reports that the Perquimans In
dians had an exceptionally strong
line this year, the Edenton Aces
on Friday night used battering ram
tactics to score two touchdowns and
win the game by a score of 14-0.
The defeat was the first experienc
ed by the Indians in conference
play this season and it was also
the first time they were scored
upon by conference foes.
While battering at the big Per
quimans line, the Aces also put up
a stellar defensive game and dur
ing the night kept Tommy Mat
thews, flashy Indian halfback, pret
ty well bottled up. Matthews reg
istered several neat gains, but was
unable to get by the hard tackling
Aces for a touchdown.
For the Aces 'Bruoe White play
ed his best game of the season.
The hard-charging fullback added
yardage through the strong Per
quimans line on just about every
' try and most of the thpe he was
, downed carrying a couple of In*
dians with him. He scored the
, first Aces’ touchdown late in the
1 third period in a drive starting
!at the Edenton 49-yard line. Kra
AnnualFarmßureau
Meeting October 26
Norman C. Larabee of
Pasquotank County
Principal Speaker
The annual meeting of the Cho
wan County Farm Bureau will be
held at the Chowan High School on
Friday afternoon, October 26, at
! 4 o’clock, according to President
Lester T. Copeland. A fish fry,
the annual business meeting, and
an excellent address will be fea
tures of the program for all mem
bers and their families.
“It is very important that Farm
Bureau families be there prompt
ly at 4 o’clock,” Mr. Copeland says.
"You don’t want to miss our boun
tiful feed. The annual business
meeting will be held in the audi
torium and officers for the 1957
year will be elected. I urge you,
Farm Bureau members, to attend
this meeting and participate in the .
business sessior\ and election.”
(Continued on Page s—Section 1)
Mrs. Jim Bowers Will i
Direct Dancing Class
Mrs. Jim announces that
she will begin holding ballet and
tap dancing classes for children
four years and older. Registration
for the children will be held Mon- j
day afternoon, October 29 in St. |
Paul’s parish house from 1 to 2:30
o’clock.
Classes will begin at the parish
house on Friday, November 2, with
the time to be decided after a con
ference 'with pa rent's of children
who are enrolled.
Any parents interested in enroll
ing children in the classes are re-1
ouested to call Mrs. Bowers at j
phone 820-J.
DAR Bridge Party
Schedued Nov. lstj
i
Sponsored by the Edenton Tea
Party Chapter of the DAR, a bridge
party will be held in the Iredell
house Thursday night, November
1, beginning at 8 o’clock. Those
wishing to make reservations are
requested to call Mrs. A. B. Har
less as early as possible. Her
phone number is 106-J.
mer’s pass to Downum netted 27'
yards, but practically all of the re
maining yardage to pay dirt was
made by White’s terrific charging I
through the- line.
The Aces’ second touchdown was
made by Jerry Downum, when the
Indians gambled for a first down on
their own 48-yard line. Billy
Bunch. Downum and White chalked
up first downs and Downum ram
med over from the 10-yard line
carrying two Indian tacklers with
him. Downum and Billy Bunch
also played an outstanding defen
sive game, repeatedly stopping In
dian runners in their tracks. John
ny Kramer played a steady game at
quarterback and turned in a very
fine defensive performance. He al
so made good both attempts to kick
the extra points after the touch
downs.
The Aces as a whole played one
of their best -games of the season,
with each lineman forming a
stumbling block in the way of op
posing ball carriers, breaking
through to throw runners for a loss
and opening holes for Aces’ run
ners. Credit is about equally di
vided among Henry Overton, John
ny Speight, Ralph Chappell, Char
lie Small, Sherwood Harrell, Da
vid Fletcher, Sid White and Mar
vin Ashley.
Continued on Page I—Section 2
Boy Scout Drive
For Funds About
To Get Started
John W. Graham Will
Again Serve as
Chairman
The Boy Scout finance drive kick
ed off this week in Chowtn County ]
under the leadership of John W. I
Graham. The local drive for funds j
is sponsored by the Edenton Rotary
Club, and under Mr. Graham’s lead- [
ership last year the drive was very!
successful.
Mr. Graham was appointed by j
Sen. N. Elton Aydlett, drive chair- j
man of the Albemarle District.
Tile drive is part of the state- l
wide, coordinated Boy Scout, finance!
campaign under the leadership of
the governors of North Carolina
and Virginia. Although the Alhe- 1
marie District is part of a national
Boy Scout organization, the goal of
$7,500 will all be spent in the dis
trict on developing a program for
1,300 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and!
Explorers.
Juniors At Chowan
Will Present Play i
Friday, Nov. 9th
Entire Cast Now Re
hearsing For “Me
And My Shadow”
‘“Me and My Shadow”, an up J
roarious comedy by J. Vincent Bar j
rett, has been chosen by the Junior I
Class of Chowan High School as it.- .
annual production to be presented
in the school auditorium Friday;
night, November 9, at 8 o’clock.!'
Proceeds' from tlfc p:ay will
used to help finance the Junior-!
Senior prom in April.
Rehearsals are under way and
members of the cast and all stage
hands are working hard to give a!
gala performance. The play is un
der the direction of Mrs. Louise
Wilson.
David O. Williams
Completes Course As
Highway Patrolman
Patrolman David O. Williams of
Edenton completed a 12-week pro
fessional training course Wednes
day, October 17, and was graduated j
at ceremonies in Chapel Hill, State*
Highway Patrol Headquarters has
announced.
Sixty-two troopers attended the
school which was conducted for the
highway patrol by the Institute of
Government.
While at Chapel Hill Patrolman i
Williams was drilled intensively in
the principles of scientific law en
forcement. He studied driver edit-j
i cation, accident investigation and
I reporting, pursuit driving, traffic'
j laws, firearms, first-aid, jurisdic-j
| tipn, and a variety of other police j
subjects.
I Immediately following gradua
tion exercises Patrolman Williams
' went to his assigned duty station
in Edenton. headquarters said.
Present, strength of the highway
patrol, including the new gradu
ates, is 581 officers and men.
[CTVTC CALENDAR!!
Red Cross blood mobile will again .
visit Edenton Wednesday, Novem- 1
her 14.
Christmas Seal Sale is scheduled
to get under way in Chowan County!
Thursday, November 15.
Chowan High School Parent-
Teacher Association will sponsor 1
its annual Halloween Carnival at
Chowan High School Friday night.
October 26, beginning at 6 o’clock.
Scottish Rite Party will be held
in Edenton Masonic Temple Fri
day night, October 26 at 7 o’clock.
Methodist Men’s Club will meet
at the Methodist Church tonight
(Thursday) at 6:30 o’clock.
Demonstration Achievement ban
quet will be held in the Advance
Community Building Tuesday night.
October 30, at 7 o’clock.
Eastern District 4-H Recognition
Day will be held in Edenton Sat
urday, October 27.
Continued on Page ?, Section 1
$2,00 Per Year In North Carolina
80 Girls Enrolled
In Edenton’s New
Girl Scout Troop
Scottish Rite Party
Will Be Held Friday
Night In Edenton
'
| Robert L. Pugh, Past
| Grand Master, Will
Be Speaker
! Sponsored by New Bern Consist-;
i ory No. 3 of New Bern, a Scottish!
i Rite party will be held Friday
night, October 26, in Edenton’s Ma-!
sonic Temple. The party, a ladies’!
nicht affair, is scheduled to begin •
at 7 o'clock.
Acting as toastmaster for the oc-j.
casion will be 11. A. Campen and;
the invocation will be given by L. 1
E. Francis. Ernest P. Kehayes, i
master of Unanimity Lodge No. 7,
will give the address of welcqne.
Tho principal speaker will be
Robert L. Pugh, past Grand Mas-j
ter of the Grand Lodge-of North
Carolina, whose subject will be
“Scottish Rite Masonry." Mr. Pugh
will be introduced by C. T. Gris j
fin. ‘ !.
Featuring the program will be ■
vocal selections by Mrs. James M.
West, soprano, and August H. Lau- i ■
be, baritone. They will be accom
panied by Mrs, Garrison A. Farrow, j-
Bloodmobile Again
ComingToChowan
On November 14th
New’s7 Plymouth
On Display Oct 30
First Showing Will Be
Held at Chowan
Motor Co.
The Chowan Motor Company will j
join automobile dealers throughout
the nation in displaying the new.
1957 Plymouth next Tuesday, Oc- 1
tober 30, in the showroom on West!
Water Street. Lower, wider and
more powerful, the new model rep
resents a complete change in styl
ing, body structure and chassis. *
The 1957 Plymouth models are 1
Continued on Page s—Section 1
ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET
Sponsored by the Chowan Coun
ty Council of Home Demonstration
Clubs, a demonstration achievement
banquet will be held Tuesday night,
October 30, at 7 o’clock. The ban
quet will be served in the Advance
Community Building and Mrs. Mat
tie Halsey, president of the Cho
wan County Council, expects a
goodly number to attend.
District 4-H Recognition Day
In Edenton Saturday, Oct. 27
J. Carroll Holmes of
Hertford Principal
Speaker
The Eastern District 4-H Recog
nition Day will be held in Edenton
Saturday, October 27. Delegates
will assemble at the Chowan Coun
ty Court House at 10:15 A. M., af
ter which they will be taken on a
tour of the Cupola House, Court
House, St. Paul’s Church, and oth
er interesting places.
The group will assemble at the
Masonic Temple at 12:30 P. M.,
where they will have lunch and re
ceive awards. J. Carroll Holmes of
Hertford will deliver the main ad
dress. He will be introduced by
Miss Florence Cox, District Home
Agent.
John Piiand, District Farm
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REGISTER
BEFORE OCT. 21-
VOTE NOV. 6
/
f Preparations Now Be
| ing Made For Inves
ll titude Ceremonies
j The Girl Scouts of Edenton have
j completed organization with a to
; tal registration of 80 girls, com
j prising four troops. The troops
have been meeting for two weeks,
making preparations for investiture
ceremonies at which each girl Will
become official y a member of the
Girl Scouts of America.
Troop leaders are: Mrs. John
Hyneman, Mrs. Earl White, Mrs.
Helen Bowen, Mrs. Patt Spiars,
| Mrs. Angela Cathcart, Mrs. Molly
Hester Holmes, Mrs. Robert
Shields, Mrs. R. J. Boyce, Mrs. El
. len Case.
Troop Committee members are:
Mrs. Scott Harrell, Mrs. John Gra
i ham, Mrs. P. C. Ashley, Mrs. W. T.
Harry, Mrs Frank Holmes, Mrs.
Frank Collins, Mrs. Medlin Belch,
Mrs. Earl Richardson, Mrs. J. C.
Rice. Mrs. Wood Privott, Mrs. W.
; D. Holmes, Jr., Miss Coleen Ward
! and Mrs. W. E. Zane.
This comprehensive program
would not have been made possible .
without the splendid effort given
the program by interested adults in
the community. The Girl Scouts
would like to express particular an
preciation to the following indi
viduals and organizations:
Edenton Woman’s Club, Officers’
Continued on Pace K—Section l
Quota For County Is
Increased By 10 to
15 Per Cent
Joe Swanner, Chowan County
blood program chairman, has been
advised that the bloodmobile will
again appear in Edenton Wednes
day, November 14. The bloodmo
bile will again be stationed at the
Edenton armory, where blood can
be donated from 9 A. M., to 3 P. M.
In a letter from the Tidewater
Regional Blood Bank Mr. Swanner
was notified that as of October 1
each Red Cross Chapter was asked
to increase its regular quota by 10
to 15. percent. Chowan's quota has
been 100 pints, so that the county
will now be expected to donate
from 110 to 115 pints,
i The regional center recently re
ceived a wire from Eastern Area
Headquarters stating the American
i National Red Cross has been re
| quested by the Federal ifivil De
! sense Administration to collect
400,000 units of whole blood dur
j ing the next 15 months, which is
* reason for the increased quota.
Mr. Swanner is hopeful Chowan
will meet its increased quota and
; urges more people to “make a date
to save a life.” 0)
Agent, will recognize tv
man B. Dixon, Assistant State 4-H
Leader, will announce the district
winners.
All active 4-H members in the
Eastern District who submitted
project records for the district and
State competition on October 1,
1956. those who participated in the
district demonstration contest in
1956. members of judging teams in
1956, and those who submitted in
dividual cron r for the lii.-
trict and S*ate competition r.
1955 are eligible to attend the Dis
trict Recognition Day.
The Eastern District is compris
ed of sixteen counties, and this is
the second • time that the recogni
tion has been held in Edenton. the
event being, held here in 1955.
Edenton is fortunate for having
been selected fa* this event*