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ONLY NEWSPAPER PVBUSHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Volume xxni. —Number 44. Annual Halloween Party In Edenton Is Postponed Until Monday Night, November 5 Wet Condition of Playgrounds and Genera! Inclement Weather Reason For Postpone ment; Program as Previously Arranged Edenton’s annual community Halloween parade and party, which was scheduled to be held Wednesday night of this week, has been postponed until Monday night, November 5. The postponement was announced Tuesday by members of the Edenton Woman’s Club, sponsors of the affair, due to the wet condition of the playgrounds and the general inclement weather early this week. The program Monday will be carried out as previously scheduled with the youngsters in their Halloween costumes re quested to gather on the Court House Green not later than 6 o’clock. The parade, headed by the Edenton High School Band, will proceed out Broad Street to the playgrounds where the boys and girls will receive free refreshments and enjoy the various kinds of entertainment which will be provided. Cash prizes will be awarded for the boy and girl adjudged to have the best costume; a boy and girl with the most, comical costume and two prizes will be awarded for the best floats in the parade. W. Henry Gardner Dies Sunday Night From Heart Attack President of Bank of Edenton at Time of Death 1 William Henry Gardner, 61, died in Chowan Hospital Sunday night as the result of a heart attack. He had been in failing health for sev eral years. The son of the late Thomas E. and Lula Downing Gardner, he was born in Edenton August 18, 1896. Mr. Gardner had been connected, with the Bank of Edenton for 42 , years and at the time of his death 1 was serving >as its president, suc ceeding the late John G. Wood. He has also served as treasurer for the Town of Edenton for a period of 30 years, being first elected in 1926. He also took an active part start ing the Chowan Hospital and was treasurer and director from its be ginning. Among other activities he was treasurer of the Chowan County Chapter of the National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis for a period of 17 years and served as treasurer for numerous other activities in Edenton. • Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Badham Gardner; two sons, William Henry Gardner, Jr., of * Durham and William Badham Gardner, a student at the Univer sity of North Carolina; two grand sons and a half-sister, Mrs. John Lester Forehand of Edenton. ' Funeral services were held at the graveside in Beaver. Hill Cemetery Tuesday morning at 11:3Q o’clock. The Rev. George Holmes, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, offi ciated. Active pallbearers were Richard D. Dixon, Jr., Charles H. Wood* Jr., J. H. Conger, Jr., Thomas Shepard, Edward L. Wells, Jr., Gil liam Wood, Dr. Ed Bond and Joe Thorud. cmc"calendar! — Edenton’s annual Halloween pa rade and party has been postponed until Monday night, November 5, beginning at 6 o’clock. Band Booeter Day will be ebuerr ed in Bdenton Saturday. Norember Srd. Red Croaa bloodmobile will again riait Bdenton Wednesday, Norem ber 14. Bdentor’s Aces will play their last conference game of Hid Mason on Hicks Field Friday night. No ▼ember 2, at 8 o’clock when they meet the Plymouth Panthers. Christmas Seal Sale is scheduled to get under way in Chowan County P Thursday, Norember 15. St. Paul’s Episcopal Churth ha >na r will be held in the Parish ■jf House Tuesday, Norember 18, be ginning at 10 A. M. Luncheon and dinner will be sft-red. Continued on Page 6-Secti.n l V/X THE CHOWAN HERALD Marines Planning For Birthday Bail Dance and Cake Cut ting Will Feature Celebration Plans for the 1956 Marine 6ofps Birthday Ball on Saturday, Novem ber 10, are in full swing for. both I the officers and enlisted men at ' the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The ball, biggest Marine Corps social event of the season, will have the traditional cake cutting cere mony as its featured event. The Station Theatre will be the scene‘of the ball for the'non-com missioned officers of Edenton. An orchestra will provide the music for the dancers. Plans are to have food and beverages at the ball. The ball for the officers of Eden ton will be held at Officers’ ' Club with music by Skeets Morris and his orchestra. The traditional cake-cutting ceremony will be held at 8 o’clock followed by a buffet dinner. 4-H Club Members Honored At District Recognition Day Group Met Saturday At Masonic Temple In Edenton Several Chowan County 4-H Club mejnbers received honors at the District 4-H Recognition Day which was held at the Masonic Temple in Edenton, Saturday, Oc tober 27. Ruth Ann Layden and Bdrbgra A. Jordan, district win ner? of the poultry production dem onstration, received a certificate and ribbon. The title of their dem onstration was “Chicken Sense for More Cents". Kay Lowe and Georgia Skinner, 1966 district win ners of the entomology demonstra tion, wore recognised and presented a certificate and ribbon. The title of their demonstration was “Don’t Let Them Sneak In”. In their demonstration they showed how to prevent clothes moths and carpet beetles from damaging tlothes, car pets and blankets. •Billy Goodwin ,is 1966 district winner of the 4-H Safety Project and Ray Privott is district winner of the 1956 4-H forestry project Pick Lowe, district and state win. Edenton,ChowanCounty^^BthCarolina^Thursday, November 1,1956. Edenton Marine Is Killed Instantly In Auto Accident Civilian Also Dies as Result of Collision * In Rain Two persons are dead and one was seriously injured following a two-car collision on Highway 64 about three miles east of Roper. The accident occurred about mid night Saturday during a heavy rain. Marine Cpl. David G. Baugh, 19, of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station was killed instantly. The car which he was driving alone collided with an auto driven by Dal las Blount, 20, a Roper Negro.! Blount died in the wreck and his! passenger, Bill McCuller, 24, also a Roper Negro, was seriously in- 1 jured. Corporal Baugh was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore D. Baugh,) 214 North Tico Road, Ojahi, Calif. ( He was not married. ) Choral Club Formed By Woman’s Club Group Will Meet Each Monday Night at Baptist Church A new organization, the choral club, was organized at . the Baptist Chdrch last Week; 'sponsored tike Edenton Woman’s Club. The re sponse to the first call was very encouraging. The new club’ is being directed by Mrs: Mary Leggett Browning, and plans are now under way to begin work on Christmas music. The club is scheduled to meet each Monday night at the Baptist Church, and all members of the Wo man’s Club are especially urged to joih. It is hoped enough interest will be aroused in the new club to eventually develop into a communi ty affair. DAR BRIDGE PARTY Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of the DAR will sponsor a bridge par ty to "be held in the Iredell house. Mrs. A. B. Harless is in charge of reservations. • . 1 ner of the 4-H peanut project in j 1955, was honored at the Recog nition Day, as was Carlton Perry, who was district winner of the 4-H cotton project in 1955. Project winners for 1956 in field crops such : as com, cotton, peanuts, tobacco ' and sweet potatoes have not been announed. These winners will be honored at, the District Recognition Day in 1957. Other Chowan 4-H Club members who attended the Recognition Day ! were: Jo Ann Copeland, Jr., Can ning winner; the 4-H livestock judging team which consisted of 1 Richard White. H. Ivey Ward, Tom -1 my Harrell and Dan Ward; Sher ' wood Harrell, who with Dick Lowe I was state winner of the vegetable 1 production demonstration contest; ; Kay Frances White, county electric ' and food preparation winner, and ’ Faye Ober, county home manage • ment winner. Other Chowan 4-H ■ Club members who were invited, but could not attend were Ann ; Pearce, 1956 county winner of girls’ : public speaking; Lynda Copeland, ' Br., county canning winner. Steve Burch, district winner of hoys’ ■ Continued on Page 4, Section 1 Station — m t^ Hr J 9 m meui. J. A. >v right, CSiN, at extreme left, receives promotion from Col. Frank H. Collins, commanding officer of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. Wright was a lieutenant (jg) before the ceremony at the base Wednesday of last week, ir which he be came a full lieutenant. Mrs. Wright, at right of Col. Collins, wit | nessed the ceremony. Others in the picture are Capt. G. Metz, sec ond from left and at extreme right Lieut. D. F. Dalton, who has re i lieved Lieut. Wright as Public Works Officer.—(Official Marine Corps Photo). j United Fund Drive At Edenton NAAS Nets 30% Os Goal Drive, However, Has! About Two More Weeks to Go .Marine Aircraft Gyoup 14 ha* tollected $3,192.75 or 36 per Vent of its goal for the 1956 United Fujid Drive now being held at the Edentort Naval. Auxiliary. Ait Station. These totals are as of j October 22 with approximately two I weeks remaining in the drive. Two squadrons, Headquarters and Maintenance Ssuadron-14 and Headquarters Squadron-1 have gone over the 50 per cent mark in reach ing for their goals. Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron has col lected $1,083 or 64 per cent of its goal. In collecting 6(1 per cent of ‘its goal Headquarters Squadron has collected $125.75. Marine Attack Squadron-225 has collected $704 which is 47 per '■ent of its goal. Marine Attack Squad ron-211 follows 2p5 collecting $474 i or 30 per cent of its goal. Marine Air Base Squadron-14 ! comes in last percentage wise, col j lecting 24 per cent of its goal with |s6B4. I Personnel who have not yet made I their pledges or donated money arei urged to contact their respective squadron representatives. Money donated for the drive will i i go to organizations in this area and | J Navy Relief. I Aces Meet Final Opponent On Way For Championship ! ■ *• Meet Plymouth Friday Night In First Home Game Since Sept. 21 With four impressive conference victories under their belts, Coach Bill Billings’ Edenton Aces will on | Friday night lay on the line their chance to again win the Albemarle Conference championship. The Aces have won over Williamston. Tar boro, Hertford and Aihoskie and on Friday night will endeavor to push aside the Plymouth Panthers. In event- the Panthers can stage an upset, the Aces would be thrown into a tie with the Hertford In dians. t On paper, however, the Panthers will enter the game decidedly the under dog, for they have been de feated by all of their conference op- Continued on Pape S —Seetfc* 1 Aircraft Executive Speaker At Rotary Bill Moore Expltffrts A4D Plane to Be Used at Base Bill Moore, a representative of the Douglas Aircraft Corporation, was the principal speaker at last week’s Rotary meeting. Mr. Moore planned to show a film having to do with the AID planes, planes which will be used at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station, but the film failed to arrive in time, j so he presented a group of interest-1 ing color slides he had taken in I his travels along the California coast and Yellowstone National Park. The slides were very beau tiful and interesting with Mr. Moore explaining each one. Mr. Moore was scheduled to goj to Miami to be stationed during the winter but while enroute he was ordered to report to Edenton. He j told the Rotarians that while his expectation of enjoying the Florida i sunshine during th.e winter months I was somewhat of a disappointment. I he said he and his wife found Eden ] | ton to be one of the most friendly j | towns he ever visited and that they i I were anticipating a very pleasant 1 stay here. Mr. Moore'briefly explained the! j A4D planes which will be seen in j large numbers at the Edenton base, saying they were the latest thing in aircraft and that they hold a number of speed records. He was introduced by J. L. Chestnutt, who had charge of the program. ! 20 Years Ago I As Found In the Files of The Chowan Herald Successful revival came to a close at the Baptist Church at which Dr. J. L. White of Miami, Florida, was the evangelist and some 80 mem bers were added to the church. J. M. Broughton of Raleigh and Carl Bailey of Plymouth were scheduled to he the final speakers as a climax to a series of Chowan County political rallies. Dr. J. A. Powell presented a pic ture taken of a fight in Albemarle Sound during the Civil War to the Cnnola House Museum. Edenton Aces’ hopes for a State Class B championship faded when they lost a heart-breaker to Eliza beth City 7-6. Continued ca Pzzs 2—Section 1 About 200 Present At Meeting Os Farm BureauFridayNight Norman Larabee Em phasizes Importance Os Membership i l I The annual Chowan County Farm J Bureau meeting was held at Cho- I wan High School gymnasium on Friday night, October 26. Approxi- j mately 200 were in attendance in | spite of the rainy afternoon. Nor- j man C. Larabee of the Pasquotank j County Farm Bureau was the prin- j cipal speaker. The Farm Bureau committee had arranged a bountiful fish fry with hot coffee and cold drinks. This was thoroughly enjoyed to the fullest. Mr. Larabee pointed out the im- , portance of farm people binding | themselves together in a strong: farm organization for their mutual benefit. “Farming is a highly spe cialized occupation today,” Mr. Larabee said, “and farmers must; look carefully into the business end of farming if they expect to sue-! ceed. We must have farm pro- , grams that will enable us to co- , operate and accomplish as much as ) Continued on Page 6—oection 1 Program Os Dental i Care Is Scheduled In Health District Program Arranged By District Health De partment Dr. A. B. Edwards, dentist with j the State Board of Health, Will be girj a program of dental care in the white schools of the Health District beginning Monday, November 5.! His work will be arranged by the District Health Department. Dr. Edwards’ program will be one of dental education through lec- 1 tures, inspections, and referrals of those children needing dental care j to the private dentists. He will make some corrections for children whose parents are least able to: pay. He will start in Chowan' High School on November 5 and: remain there for eight days end ing November 14th. He will be in 1 Rocky Hock for one day on Novem-1 1 her 15th, and at Edenton School j from Friday, November 16 through j December 17th. After completing Chowan Coun- : ■ ty. Dr. Edwards will move to Per-: i quimans County. i Edenton Aces Have Little Trouble In Defeating Ahoskie Register 33-0 Victory On Sloppy Gridiron Monday Night Coach Bill Billings’ Edenton Aces had very little trouble in defeating the Ahoskie Indians on a water soaked gridiron in Ahoskie Monday night by a score of 33-0. The j game was postponed from Friday j night due to a water-covered field and on Monday night large pud-j dies of water were still on the field and by the time the game end ed players on both teams were wet and muddy from head to toe, look ing as though they were pulled from a deep mud hole. The Aces had little respect for the reputed heavy Ahoskie line with their backs, Bruce White. Jerry Downum, Billy Bunch and Johnny Kramer literally tearing it to shreds as they repeatedly gain ed ground, chalking up 13 first downs and scoring five touchdowns. The entire Edenton line played a spectacular game from end to end. their splendid performance be ine reflected by the fact thut the Indians were held to two first downs, which were not made until late in the final"quarter. The line $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Band Booster Day To Be Observed In | Edenton Saturday Voice Democracy Contest Finals On Tuesday, Nov. 13 Chowan County Win ner Will Be Entered In State Contest November 13 has been set as the j date for contest finals in the Voice I of. Democracy contest being spon sored by the Edenton Junior Cham ber of Commerce. This is the tenth anniversary of the contest held na tionally. Edenton Jaycees invite all 10th, 11th and 12th graders to partici- j pate in the contest. Tt is a script writing and voicing competition in which contestants prepare five i minute broadcast scripts on the ' subject “I Speak For Democracy.” School winners will compete in a county-wide contest to be held Tuesday, November 13, That win- ] ner will be entered in the state con- | test and will be eligible to receive j an all-expense trip to the national Voice of Democracy awards pro-1 gram held annually in Washington, j D. C., during February. Full con-1 test information is available in all high schools. Voice of Democracy is a popular j and well-regarded program, accord- j ing to Graham White, contest j chairman. Each year more than a million students compete for local,: state and national awards. The; contest is endorsed by the U. S.; Office of Education and approved by the National Association of See-! ondary School Principals, having been placed on the latter’s list, of : approved contests, for this year. It has been sponsored locally for three years. Swimming Pool At Base Being Repaired i For approximately one month, the swimming pool at the Edenton) Auxiliary Air Station will be clos ed for repairs, according to Special Services. After the repairs have been Com-] pleted the pool will r.main open l throughout the winter for the use of Edenton personnel. Repairs are currently being made to the pool itself. also gave a fine exhibition of charging, frequently breaking through to throw Indian ball car riers for losses. The linesmen,! Ralph Chappell. Sherwood Harrell,! | Charlie Small, Johnny Speight, Da- j vid Fletcher, Henry Overton, Sid White and Marvin Ashley, deserve no little credit for confining the i ! Indians to playing in their own j territory mos of the night. The J j Indians failed to seriously threat- j , en any time during the game, so j that the contest was far more one sided than was anticipated. As before stated, the entire Edenton team played a spectacular | game, but Bruce White, carrying the brunt of the ball carrying, play- j ed what is considered the best game ' of his career, which is not, how-1 ever casting any reflection on the • playing of his teammates in the 1 backfield. It was the Aces’ fourth Albe marle Conference victory and t.r add to the impressiveness of their record, they have not allowed a i conference opponent to cross the 1 goal line thus far. With only Ply mouth remaining to be played, the prospects are very bright for the Aces to cop another Albemarle Con- I ference championship. *; Continued on Paß, Section 1 tp DON’T FAIL TO VOTE NEXT TUESDAY! I Funds Needed to Pur ! chase Concert Band Instruments Band Booster Day will be observ ed in Edenton Saturday. This is a day set aside for the annual fund raising drive for the Edenton High School Band. It was inaugurated last year in order to raise money to purchase uniforms. This year, however, the money raised in the drive will be used to purchase in- I struments for a concert band, and [ will be the only fund raising drive during the year. With the marching season about over Miss Lula Williams, band di rector, desires to place more em phasis on a concert band to play j during the winter months. On Booster Day the town will be canvassed by- the band students. All businesses will be canvassed and it is hoped they will all be 100 c fi Band Boosters. There will be someone at the gate at Hicks Field Friday night to take contri butions from the people who are not planning to be at home on Sat urday when Band members canvass I the town. The band has marched and play ed for every football game this season except Beaufort and Ahos ; kie and the latter trip was aban : doned due to inclement weather. They went to Columbia to play for. their homecoming day, and also went to Chapel Hill to participate in High School Band Day. The band takes great pride in cooperat ing with all civic affairs. “Under the direction of Miss Wil liams, the band is an important as set to the community,” says a member of the Band Parents Asso ciation,” and we should all stand behind them and give them oui; full support.” v Oi ; d ~ '• First Degree Tonight At Masonic Meeting Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., will hold a stated rommuni | cation tonight (Thursday) at 8 ! o’clock. The first degree is sched uled to be conferred upon a candi date and Ernest P. Kehayes, master of the lodge, urges a full attend , ance. HD Clubs Observe Achievement Night John Holmes Speaker At Advance Friday Night i Advance Community Building was filled to capacity Tuesday ! night when the Chowan Home 1 Demonstration Achievement and j Husband?’ Banquet was held, with ! John A. Holmes as principal speak er. Mrs. 1. E. Halsey, Jr-., presided 1 over the meeting, for which a very j delightful program had been ar- I ranged. The invocation was by the ! Rev. L. C. Chandler and after a sumputous dinner served by the la- -• j dies Mrs. Halsey extended a warm I welcome to those who attended, in | eluding a number of visitors, who | were later introduced by Mrs. A. | D. Ward, Jr. Mrs. O. C. Long, Jr., then pre- I sented a rather unique aehieve | ment report, with the various clubs represented by autumn leaves on | which was written the achievement i of each club. Special music was rendered by i Kay Frances White, Sunny White i and Emily Leary. C. W. Overman then introduced Mr. Holmes who spoke on the sub ject “Woman.” In his remarks he paid tribute to the fine work home demonstration clubs have done and are still doing. He also pointed out that there are more eligible women voters in the United States than men. so that if they made up 1 their mind to do so they could elect a woman as President or any other . political office. He emphasized the importance of the influence women Continued on Page s- Section 1
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