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CItOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlll.—Number 47,
Edertton’s Party And Parade Will Be Held November 30th
Edenton Aces
By 21-14 Score To Capture
Championship For Region
Jerry Downum Plays
Outstanding Game
In Thriller
Having won the -Albemarle Con
ference and District I.,champion
ships, Coach Bill Billings Edenton
Aces cleared another hurdle in the
State Class A gridiron champion
ship race Friday night on Hicks
Field. .The Aces T&ubdued a stub
born Ayden outfit, District 111
champions, by a score of 21-14,
The game was a thriller from
start to finish and it was not until
late in the fourth quarter that it
was reasonable to expect the Aces
to emerge the winner or at best
even a tie score. Ayden outweigh
ed the Aces almost to the man
with a strong line and included a
few shifty and hard charging ball
carriers.
The Aces at times appeared to
lack the fire of previous games
with the line considerably weaken-
Cotton Referendum
Is Scheduled To Be
Held December 11
Two-thirds of Voters
Must Favor Quotas
To Carry Election
The referendum on upland cot-,
top, marketing to be held
throughout cottori-phoducing areas
on December 11, will be the elev
enth vote of its kind, A. C. Grif
fin, Chairman of the Chowan Coun
ty Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee, points
out.
The first vote on cotton market
ing quotas was held in March, 1938,
and the last previous, cotton refer
endum was in December, 1956. In
the /last vote, 93 per cent of the
farmers voting expressed approval
of using the quotas for the 1956
cotton crop. At least two-thirds of
the fanners voting must favor quo
tas before they may continue in ef
fect.
Under legislative provisions, the
Secretary of Agriculture must pro
claim a national marketing quota
and a national acreage allotment
for upland cotton whenever he finds
that the total supply exceeds the
normal supply. ,
At the time the secretary issued
the proclamation for the 1957 crop,
the total supply of upland cotton
for the 1956-57 marketing year was
estimated at 27.5 million running
bales, which included an August 1,
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A Thanksgiving service will be
held at the First Christian Church
tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock.
District Soil Conservatiop elec
tion will be held in Chowan County
December 3 through December 8.
Thanksgiving dinner-dance will
be held at the officers’ club Satur
day night, November 24 from 7 to 4
Edenton Lions Club will hold Its
■nasal Christmas party Tuesday
night, December 18, in the Masonic
Edenton golfers invited to be
guests of the Plymouth Country
Club Saturday. November 24,
A party foods demonstration will
he held Tuesday afternoon, Novem,
her 27, at 2:30 o’clock at the Cho
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A handiwork works Hod will Hp
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the Chowan Community Building.
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noon ana i wo r. m.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
ed by the absence of Johnny
Speight and Sherwood Harrell, two
big powers out of the game due to
injuries. The fireworks, however,
was furnished by Jerry Downum,
who played a spectacular game and
uncorked several hair-raising runs
for considerable yardage. Quarter
back Johnny Kramer and Billy
Bunch also playedl bang-up ball
with Kramer delighting spectators
with three perfect placement kicks
for extra points after touchdowns.
Bruce White played his usual bruis
ing game and while he was a con
sistent gainer for short distances,
he was a marked man all night and
missed the performance of Speight
in the line. Henry Overton, Ralph
Chappell, David Fletcher, Charlie
Small, Sid White and Marvin Ash
ley played exceptional well
against their much heavier oppon
ents and yielded so little ground
that the visitors resorted to fre
quent passing, in which they kept
fans on edge every time an attempt
was made.
Edenton Girl In Honor Group
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Six students of Woman’s College of UNC were elected into the
Golden Chain, an honorary organization which recognizes students
who have given unselfishly of their, time in service to the college.
Pictured above the new members are: Seated, left to right, Valerie
Honainger, Washington, D. C.} Ned McLeod, Raleigh; Martie Yow,
Greensboro. Standing, left to right, Sharon Lupton, Edenton; Sue
Sigmon, Charlotte and Barbara Davis, Charlotte. Miss Lupton is
a senior and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector Lupton.
4-H Club Winners Named At
Achievement Day Program
Sherwood Harrell and
Frances Chappell
Win Top Honor
Sherwood Harrell, president of
the Edenton Senior and Advance-
Enterprise Local 4-H Clubs and
Frances Chappell of Chowan Senior
Club, won top honors at the annual
4-H Achievement Day which was
held at Chowan Community Build
ing on Monday night, November
19. As the two most outstanding
Chowan 4-H Club members in 1956,
they were awarded a copy of the
book, “I Dare You” by William H.
Danforth. Frances was also award
ed a beautiful hand tooled leather
handbag and a pair of leather
shoes. These were a gift of Sgt.
W. Hicks of the local Marine Air
Station. Sherwood was awarded a
nice leather saddleback gtool which
was made by Sgt. Julian C. Rice,
also of the local Marine Air Sta
tion. The Tandy Leather Company
of Fort Worth, Texas, donated the
leather ,for the gifts. C. W. Over
man, county agent, presented
these special awards to Sherwood
and Frances.
Barham Jordan, president of
Chowan County Council, presided
and Tommy Harrell led the Pledge
of Allegiance. Paulette Halsey led
the 4-H Pledge and Joe Hollowell
conducted the devotional Bonnie
Dm Welch gave tile “Purpose of]
Achievement Day” and Mrs- Rol
and Evans told “Why I Enjoy Be
ing an Adult 4-H Leader.”
Talent numbers were given by
Sunny White,. Becky Harrell and
Loretta Bunch. Kay Frances White
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Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 22,1956.
Both teams played on about even
terms in the first quarter, but late
in the second quarter inter
cepted an Ayden pass and scooted
to the Ayden 35 from where he
passed to Overfon near the end
zone and Overton stepped into pay
dirt.
Again about midway of the third
quarter White rammed through
from the 1-yard line after the Aces
marched from their own 20-yard
line as they took on the true Aces’
form. However, Ayden in five
plays scored a touchdown to cut
the margin to 14-7. On Ayden’s
kick it was the Aces’ ball on their
own 36, from where White, Kra
mer, Bunch and Downum alternat
ed to carry the ball to the Ayden
15. After gaining only three yards
in three plays Kramer passed to
Bunch for a score and the Aces
went ahead 21-7.
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Ayden, however, caused some ex
citement near the end of the quar
ter when a pass resulted in a touch-
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Trying Again 1
With an insufficient number of
stockholders of the Edenton De
velopment Corporation on hand for
a scheduled meeting Monday night,
another meeting has been called for
Tuesday night, November 27, at 8
o’clock in the Court House.
The main purpose of this meet
ing is to formulate plans relative
to the location of a housing de
velopment for the (J. S. Naval Au
xiliary Air Station and to elect of
ficers.
The attendance of every stock
holder is urgently requested and
any who cannot attend is asked to
appoint a proxy to represent his
or her stock.a( the meeting.
Acacia Club Play In
Edenton November 29 *
The Acacia Club of the Ocean
View Masonic -Lodge will present .
a play in the hall of Unanimity i
Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M., on i
Thursday night, November 29, at 8
o'clock. This talented group has :
previously appeared ih Edentoij so i
that a large number of Masons are
expected to attend. ;
ROTARY CANCELS MEETING 1
Due to (he Thanksgiving holiday, I
the (Menton Rotary Club will not i
meet tonight (Thursday). The club I
will meet Thursday of next week, 1
■when Jimmy Earnhardt will be in i
charge of the’ program and /the
chib will have six Marines as 1 1
guests (
Mayor Kehayes Throws Dial Telephone System Into Operation ")
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Near midnight Saturday in the new building of the Norfolk & Carolina Telephone & Telegraph
Company on East King Street, Mayor Ernest P. K »hayes pulled a ribbon which done away with some
30 telephone switchboard operators and put into operation a dial telephone system for Edenton and
surrounding territory. In the above picture Mayor Kehayes is about to pull the ribbon effecting the
change-over. At the left is Philip McMullan representing the Board of Public Works and at right is
West W. Byrum, chairman of the Chowan County Commissioners.—(Photo by Nick George).
Plymouth Invites
Edenton Golfers
' To Play Saturday
An Outstanding Exhi
bition Is Planned By
Golf Professionals
Edenton golf enthusiasts and
| their families are invited to be
guests of the Plymouth Country
.Club Saturday, November 24. At
1 o’clock an exhibition will be pre- 1
sented by Chuck Lewis, world fa- j
mous golfer with a feature being i
his 5 year-old daughter, Linda.
Jhe youngster is the world’s young
est professional golfer and will
present an outstanding exhibition
for the benefit of guests.
Edenton goifers are invited to
play- golf both morning and after
noon at no charge and it is ex
pected a goodly number will ac
cept the Plymouth Country Club’s
invitation.
Mrs. John Raines
Elected President
Hospital Auxiliary
Mrs. Enola Smith Will
Decorate Walls In
Hospital
At a meeting of the Chowan Hos
pital Auxiliary held in the nurses’
home Friday afternoon new offi
cers were elected for 1957. The
following were elected: Mrs. John
Raines, president; Mrs. Ed Bond,
vice president; Mrs. Gilliam Wood,
secretary and Mrs. George Hoskins,
treasurer. A good year is antici
pated under this splendid leader
ship.
Splendid reports were submitted
during the meeting by the various
committees. It was reported that
winter grass and pine trees have
been planted on the hospital
grounds. A troop of Brownie
Scouts will furnish tray favors for
Christmas.
The finance chairman announced
about Jl6O profit was realized from
the sale of pencils on election day.
The Auxiliary voted to commis
sion Mrs. Enola Smith to paint wa
ter color scenes of historic and pic
turesque interest in the communi
ty in private rooms, wards and
foyer. Painting of the interior of
the hospital is now being done by j
Howard Ange and draperies are be
ing made." A.
Plans were discussed for feaa-!
nual Christmas party which the
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Edenton Aces Play
In Greenville Friday
For Eastern Crown
Locals WilJ Clash With
Strong Wallace-Rose
Hill Aggregation.
I With the Albemarle Conference,
. District 1 and Region 1 champiou
! ships in the bag, Coach Bill Bill
! ings’ Edenton Aces will on Fri
day night set their sights on the
Eastern State Class A football
championship.
The Aces will meet the Wallace-
Rose Hill aggregation on the foot
ball field at East Carolina College
in Greenville, with the game sched
uled to start at 8 o’clock. The win
ner of this game will play the
Western champions for the State
Class A crown.
Things do not look so rosy for
the Aces due to the fact that they
are badly crippled at a crucial time.
Johnny Speight and Sherwood Har
rell, two of the most powerful men
in the line, are out due to injuries,
which fact weakens the Aces con
siderably, both on offense and de
fense. Several other Aces, too, are j
not in first class condition, but will i
no doubt start Friday night. How
ever, crippled as they are, the Aces j
faced a strong and smart team Fri-!
day night when they played Ayden j
and won by a 21-14 score. Consid-1
ering their handicaps, the Acesj
showed they have what it takes to
win a game, so that supporters are
hopeful they will take on new spir- j
it when they meet Wallace-Rose I
Hill.
Word from Wallace is anything:
but encouraging so far as Eden- ]
ton is concerned. The report is I
that they have won 100 games of.
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Red Men Oyster
Roast Monday Night I
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will j
stage an oyster roast Monday!
night, November 26. The affair
will be held at Jackson’s Radio Re
pair Shop, beginning at 7 o’clock, j
It will be a “dutch” party and al-'
ready over 50 have expressed then
intention to attend.
Helps Santa I
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Edenton firemen will. a« in many ,
previous years, repair, damaged
and discarded toys which will be j
distributed to unfortunate children
as Christmas presents. Anyone de
siring to give toys for this purpose
are requested to take them to the I
Fire Station as soot, as possible
WHliam W. Perry
j Honored By VFW
Edenton Man Appoint
ed National Aide
de-Camp
William W. Pprry of Edenton
has been appointed national Aide-;
de-Camp to the Commandcr-in-
Chief of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Cooper T. Holt, Chattanooga,
Tenn. '
In making the announcement
Commander Holt said: “I deem it
a great honor to have William Per
ry serve on my personal staff. His
outstanding work on behalf of our
organization has not only earned
him the highest respect in his own
community, but on a state and na
tional level also.”
PTA Discusses Addition Os
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Auditorium And Band Room
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Committee Is Asked to
Present Matter to
School Trustees
I Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso
! ciation met in the Elementary
j School auditorium Tuesday night
of last week with the president,
Mrs. J. J. Ross, presiding. o)>en
ing the meeting Cub Scout dens 5
j and 7 presented a color guard af
[ ter which the devotional was led by
! Mrs. A. L. Brinson.
Victor Tucker, secretary, read
I the minutes of the last meeting as
I well as a latter from the Girl
j Scouts thanking the PTA for its
donation.
Reports were presented by the
| treasurer, Mrs. Jesse Harrell, shin
ing a baqk balance of $202.84, and
Mrs. T. C. Byrum, Jr., membership
chairman, who reported a total
membership of 445 members.
Mrs. Ross called attention to the
observance of American Education
j Week and urged parents to visit
i the schools during the week. She
I introduced Principal Gerald James,
j who outlined the program for the
week and invited all members to
participate.
Mrs. Juanita White’s first grade
; won the attendance prize for hav-:
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
Nothing Spared For
Making Event One
OfMostMemorable
Edenton Telephone
System Converted
To Die! Operation
Ceremony Held Satur
day Night In New
Building
Shortly before midnight Satur
day Edenton’s telephone service
was converted from the switch
board type to dial system, with
Mayor Ernest Kehayes pulling a
large red ribbon which caused the
i conversion. Mrs. Luther Keeter
and Mrs. E. W. Spireswere at the
old switchboards when they were
I put out of commission.
I A large crowd of people were
on hand for the switch-over, in
cluding members of Town Council,
Board of Public Works, County
. Commissioners, officials of the
Norfolk & Carolina Telephone &
Telegraph Company, as well as
representatives of the concern
which installed the dial system ami
many other friends. L. S. Blades,
Jr., president of the telephone
[company; H. W. Dewey, general
manager; Roy Dewey, superintend
ent, us well as other officials were
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Boxing Team Likely
At Edenton NAAS
Ist Lieut. S. M. Emer
son Will Serve as
Coach
It it announced at the Edenton
Naval Auxiliary Air Station that
all personnel who are interested in
forming an Edenton boxing team
1 should contact Ist Lt. S. M. Emer
son, who will coach the team.
, 1 If enough interest is shown a
schedule will be arranged for com
petition against Cherry Point and
various units at Norfolk.
| l ast season the Edenton team
; was very successful as they whipped
• Cherry Point and lost a close one
[ to a powerful Norfolk Air Station
i! team. The local fights also stag
led a benefit match for the town of
Edenton.
Court ]
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The fall term of Cbowan Supor
- ior Court will convene Monday]
- morning. November 26 at 10 o’clock'
tj with Judge Matter J. Bone ofi
. Nashville ’ presiding. It will be
mixed term with a full docket, of
> cases scheduled to come up for
. trial. . Fifty jurymen have beeir
• summoned to appear for jury duty.
I VFW Thankful For
Poppy Day Success
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Members of the VFW Auxiliary
, ‘ desire to thank everyone w-ho help
ed in observing Buddy Poppy Day,
II and makihg it a success. During
, the day $145 was received from the i
I sale of poppies. Half of the money
; received will he used here \n Cho- 1
, wan County to help the needy.
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Thanksgiving Dinner!
And Dance At NAAS
A Thanksgiving dinner-dance will |
be held at the Officers’ Club on I
Saturday, November 24. The din-j
ner will be from 7 o’clock to 9
I o’clock with dancing scheduled from •
9 to 1. o’clock.
DON’T FORGET
TO BUY
CHRISTMAS SEALS
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Six Bands Already Se
cured to Participate
In Parade
By EVELYN G. LEARY
Enthusiasm among the young
sters of Chowan County is mount
ing by leaps and bounds as the
| time draws near for the big Chrjst
| mas parade and party to be held
Friday afternoon, November 30,
sponsored by the merchants of
Edenton and the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club.
This annual event is designed es
pecially for the tidbits of the com
munity who are eagerly awaiting
; the day when they can greet Santa
; Claus in his glittering sleigh, watch
the capers of the clowns and behplii
| one of the most spectacular parpdes
ever held here.
If the weather man gives the
kids a break by favoring a sunny
day. Broad Street will be packed
and jammed with thousands of gog
gle-eyed boys and girls as well as
parents with “babes in arms;” The
beaming faces of the children each
year is evidence that the occasion
J.fs one of the happiest moments .of
their young lives.
Miss. Inez Felton, general chair
man, says nothing will b P spared
in an effort to make this a memor
| able event for the youngsters and
that the mat of welcome will be
ready when the town is throvrp
' open for the gala affair.
Miss Goldie Layton, parade chair,
j man, stated that plans for the pa
: rade are shaping up nicely and that
several bands have accepted the in
vitation to participate in the. pa
i rade. Heard from so far are the
I Cherry Point Marine Base Band,
! Williamston, Windsor, , Plymouth
and Rohersonville bands along with
1 the Edenton Junior-Senior High
Band.
The marching units will be com
posed of the Marino unit and color
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Cub Scouts Guests
j: Os Edenton Lions
Club Will Hold Annual
Christmas Party
December 18
Cub Scouts of Den 4. Troop 109,
were guests of the Edenton Liortg
[ Club at the regular mepfing Mon-
I day night, November 19th. The
.Cubs led by Den Mother, Mrs. An
thony Miranda, presented an inter
esting program rente red around a
visit to an Indian village, using
-props made by the Cubs them
It was announced that the Lions’
Christmas party will he held this
year on Tuesday, December 18- at
the Masonic Temple.
The December schedule calls for
meetings on December 3rd and
j 10th. There will be :i nn meeting on
Decern tier I7th, 24th or 31st.
West Byrum, Sr., had as his
; Ruest Russell Herman from Mil
-1 waukee, Wisconsin.
1 20 Years Ago
| As Found In the . Files of
1 The Chowan Herald
s P
W alter Modlin, 24-year-old son
of Mr. and. Mrs. Dick Modlin of the
Cannon’s Ferry section, was report
ed missing and believed drowned
when he failed to return home from
a fishing trip.
E. S. Askew of Bertie County,
agent for the State WPA Admin
istrator, was in Edenton in the m
, terest of a survey having to. do
with erecting “sheds” along state
school bus route*.
Thirty-two bugles and f«g
j drums arrived for the newly of
| ganized American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, of. which C L.
McCullerr wa* director.
Edmond Harding, Rotary Dig.
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