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CHOWAN COUNTY J
Volume XXIII.-—Number 50.
Paulina Hassell Is Named
Woman of Year At Edenton
BPWCIub Cftristmas Party
Beloved Teacher Cited
For Various Kindis of
Outstanding Work
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By EVELYN G. LEARY
Miss Paulina Hassell, one of
Edenton’a most beloved and out
•j standing teachers, was chosen “Wo.
' man of the Year,” by the Edenton
Business and Professional Women’s
Club at its annual Bosses’ Night
Christmas party / held Tuesday
night in the Masonic Temple. Mrs.
Lena Leary, who made the an
nouncement, cited Miss Hassell for
her outstanding work in the edu
cational field and church activities
and, in behalf of the club, present
ed her with a dozen red roses as a
tribute of the high esteem in which
she is regarded in the community.
In accepting the honor conferred
upon her, Miss Hassell appeared
extremely surprised and in a chok
ing voice said, “I could cry in a
minute, I better get it out quick.
It is the most wonderful thing ever
happened to me and I certainly ap
preciate it from all of you.”
Miss Hassell was bom at Green
field, a daughter of the late Edgar
and Ella Sykes Hassell. Her mo-:
ther died when she was seven years
old. She spent her childhood at
Greenfield with the exception of
approximately two years during
which time she lived with an unde
and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. James L.
Hassell at Creswell. She was in
school at Creswell a short time, but
most of her pre-high school work
was under a governess at home
. with her sisters and brother mov
’ ing from Greenfield to her father’s
home about three miles from'Eden
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Two Farmers Raise
TA Bales Cotton
Yields In Chowan
Charlie Peele and Lon
nie Harrell Report to
Comity Agent
Charlie Peele and Lonnie Har
rell of Rocky Hock Community re
port cotton yields of over two and
a quarter bales of cotton per acre
from certain fields in 1&56, Coun
ty-AgenWC. W. Overman says. Mr.
Peele harvested an average of 8,-
153 pounds of seed cotton per acre
from one field. At 36 per cent gin
out'. this is 2.27 bales per acre. Mr.
f Harrell’s report was about the
same.
The soils were a Norfolk sandy
loam type. Five hundred pounds of
'5-10-10 fertilizer was applied prior
p to planting. The variety was Cok
er 100 Wilt. Mr. Peele’s seed were
acid delinted and treated. A good
stand was obtained. An average of
three to four plants .per foot of
row were left .Mr. Harrell dusted
several times for boll weevil. Mix
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LC.Bunch Wins
In ASC flection
Re-elected By Voters
Year Term
Lloyd C. Bunch was re-elected
for a three-year term for Super
visor of th# Albemarle Soil Coaser
vation District in an election held
last Week in Chowan County. Mr.
•Bunch has been a Supervisor for
Chowan a number
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Tobacco Growers
Os Chowan County
Meet December 18
Specialist Will Explain j
Tobacco Situation
■ To Farmers
A meeting for Chowan County
tobacco growers will be held at the
Advance Community Building oh
Tuesday afternoon, ’December 18.
at 1:30 o’clock, according to County
Agent C. W. Overman, Chowan
tobacco growers and tenants are]
urged to attend. ; !
Extension Specialists will discuss
the tobacco situation, particularly
as it relates to varieties. They will
suggest varieties which Ihey think
should meet the market demands in
1957.
Another phase of the discussion
will deal 'Cth pilot spacing :,nj
fertilization. The specialists v.;d
explain the impeiunct of corre-t
rew width and plant :o;.cing in the
row to obtain the best quality. The
proper grades and amount of fer
tilizer per acre wjll be discussed.
“Tobacco growers must think in
terms of quality rather than quan
tity in 1957," Mr. Overman §ays.
“This meeting is being held to
bring growers the latest informa
tion on how to produce quality to
-bacco that manufacturers 'say they
want. Growers, tenants and even
laborers are invited.”
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19 Students Initiated ~
In School's FITA Club
At a special assembly held at
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Friday-morning 19 students
were initiated into the John A.
Holmes Future Teachers of Ameri
ca Club.
Those initiated'' Wefe’Do/ina Rob
erts, Jeaninne Stathopoulas, Judy
McLaughtin, Sadie Crummey, Bet
ty Byrum, Delores Basnight, Billy
Dail, Harriet‘Bondi Edwin Byrum,
Patricia Waff, Marcene White, Ar
thur White, 'Betsy Boss, Janet
Bunch, Peggy BlJjiott,* Deanna Hol
lowell, Myma Skinner, Kathryn
Perry and Brenda Mooney.
Betsy Craddock -is president of
the club, the purpose of which is
to encourage students to enter the
teaching profession. The club now
has 30 members.
New Edenton Women’s Club
Chorus Gives First Program
At Club Meeting Last Week
Organization Directed I
By Mrs. Mfcijr L.
, Browning
The newly organised “Edenton
Woman’s Club Chorus” presented
a delightful program at a luncheon
meeting of the Edenton Woman’s
dub held Wednesday of last week
in St. Pair's Parish .House. 'Mrs.
R, H. Gopdwin, flue arts chairman,
who was in charge Os the program,
announced' that this was the first
appearance of thp chorus which is
under the direction of Mrs. Mary
Leggett Rrowning with Mps. J. J.
Ross as accompanist.
Members participating in the
chefua «efe: Grace Byrum, Betsy
Chanson, Carolyn Raines;. Snoolue
Bond, Virginia Byrum, Jane
Holmes, Edna Reaves, Nell Perry
Jones, BeTerly Harrell, Frances
Wllkfns, <Betty Ward, Ruth Phillip*
Ruth Conger art# Corinnfe Thorud.
the songs included ‘<o Little Tovfo
of Bethlehem/’ “Sweet Jesus, Heav
en King,” “Here A Torah, Jean
nette, isabettn,” “Whence Come
This RttSh Os WJhgs,” *A Cradle
Song of the Blessed Virgin” and
“Silent -Night.” Club members:
were high in praise of the perfora
County, North Carolina, Thursday, December 13,1956.
New Treasurer
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JAMES E. BOND j
Having been appointed by Town.
Council to fill the unexpired term j
of the late Henry Gardner as
Treasurer of the Town of Edenton.
James M. Bond has been sworn in
to office by Mayor Kehayes and is j
now serving as Treasurer.
Mrs-McMidlanGets
Cannon Award For
Efforts In History
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Paul Green Pays Tri
bute to Edenton
Woman
Mrs. Sidney McMullan was
among a. group who received this
year’s Cannon Awards for excel
lent work in the field of history. |
The awards were made at the an
nual meeting of the North Can:- 1
lina Society for the Preservation
of Antiquities held in Raleigh
Tuesday of last week. ,
The awards were presented' by
Paul Green, who .had this to say
about Mrs. McMullan:
“This recipient of the Charles A.
Cannon Award is deserving of it on
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[Christinas Dance]
Edenton’s Varsity f Cluh will hold
its annual Christmas dance in the
Edenton armory Tuesday night, De
ceMber 25. The dance will begin
at 9 o’clock and continue until 1
o’clock.
Music for the dance will be pro
vided by Jimmy Johnson and his
orchestra.
Anybody desiring table reserva
tions te requested to telephone 3770,
3489 or 2178. .
ance of the group and are looking
forward with great anticipation to
it growing into, a community chor
us.
Mrs. T. C. Cross, Jr., president,
presided at the meeting. Follow
ing the Club Collect, Mrs. John
Mitchener, Jr., gave the devotional
and the president welcomed the
dub visitors and guests. The min-.
utes of the previous meeting were I
read by the secretary. Mrs. R. J.j
Boyce, followed by other officers j
and departmental chairmen reports.
Mrs. Joe Thprud announced that
a Christinas patty ig being planned
Continued on Tag# s—Section 1
||B Marines’ United Fund Divided
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In above picture an United Fund Drive check is presented to
Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes by Col. Frank H. Collins, commanding
officer of the Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. The group met
in Col. Collins’ office, where checks were distributed to local charity
organizations following the Marine United Fund Drive in which
$4 499.45 was contributed. In the picture, left to right, are: Col.
Collins, Mayor Kehayes. W. J. Taylor, Mrs. Joseph Conger, Jr.,
Ernest J. Ward, Jr„ Mrs. Louis George Wilkins. Mrs. Charles P.
IV ales and Captain J. L. Cobb. In the back row, only partly visible,
are George Alma Byrum and Dr. A. M. Stanton.
175th Anniversary
At Ballard’s Bridge
Church On Dec. 16
Homecoming Will Be
Observed In Honor ,
Os Event
The-Rev. Lamar Sentell, pastor!
of Ballard’s Bridge Baptist Church,
announces that the 175th anniver-l
sary of the church will be. celebrat- j
led Sunday, December 16. The ob
servance will be in way of home
coming and all former members,
pastors and friends are especially
urged to attend.
At the 11 o’clock service the Rev.]
JSfjl ,Gordon v a, .missionary in the]
Philippines, wifi speak ana theltev.j
G. M. Singletary of Elizabeth City!
will be the speaker at the after-j
noon session. ,
At 1:30 o’clock a song service
will he held which will iast about
an nour.
A feature of the celebration vil!
take piace. ,at 6 o’clock when Mi.
Gordon will sho." films which wore
taken in various parts of the
Philippine Islands.
Dinner will be served on the
I church grounds at 12:30 o’clock,
j During the celebration an effort
I will be made to raise some money!
to be applied to the church’s in
debtedness, so that it is hoped many
will attend the affair.
Rotarians’ Christmas
Party Held Tonight
Tonight (Thursday) beginning at]
7 o’clock the Edenton Rotary Club!
will hold its annual Christmas par-!
ty in the American Legion hall on
the Windsor highway. Each Ro
tarian and this wife is asked to
bring two presents, which will be
distributed by Santa Claus.
Frank Holmes is-chairman of the
committee for the party arrange
ments, which has arranged a de
lightful program including talent
from the base as well as some lo
cal talent. President George - Al
‘ma Byrum urges every Rotarian to
attend the party, which takes the
place of the regular meeting of the
club today. , .
120 Years Ago
| j As Found In the Files of
- The Chowan Herald
I At the reouest of the Mariners’
Museum at Newport News, Town 1
Council agreed tq donate one of
the Revolutionary Cannon to the
Virginia institution.
Jim Weaver, head coach of Wake
, Forest College and Herman Hick
man,' line coach, were guests of
honor at the Rotary Club when
Coach David Holton and the Eden
ton Aces were guests of the dub.
Miss Louise Coke, town tax col
. lector reported that 66 dog owners;
I had failed to purchase dog licenses
l and were subject to arrest.
P. S. Perry brought three eggs
to The Herald office the si*e of
a turkey egg Which were laid by
one of Kie hens.
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Open Nights j
s. hi
A majority of Edenton’s busi- 1
ness firms will remain open until j
9 P. M„ beginning Wednesday, De. j
cember 19, through Monday, De-1
cember 24, for the convenience of;
Christmas shoppers.
An excellent array of Christmas!
merchandise is on display in all j
Edenton stores and Edenton street i
decorations add a festive look for]
the occasion.
All of Eden ton’s stores .w ills be';
closed on Decethber 25 and 26. !
Masons Elect W. W.
Adams New Master
Officers Will Be In
stalled Thursday
Night, Dec. 27
Members of Unanimity Lodge
No. 7, A. F., & A. M., elected of
ficers for the year 1957 at their
meeting held Thursday night, when
William W. Adams was elected
master to succeed Ernest P. Ke
hayes.
The other officers elected were:
Daniel P. Reaves, senior warden;
Ernest J. Ward, Jr., junior warder;
R. E. Leary, treasurer, and Louis
George Wilkins, secretary. Walter
M. Wilkins was also re-elected ai
trustee for a three-year tferm. The'
other two trustees are H, A. Cam- i
pen and J. Edwin Bufflap.
The new officers, as well as J
those to be appointed by the new
master, will he installed at an!
emergent communicatioh of the
lodge to be held Thursday night, 1
December 27, at 8 o’clock. C. T. j
Griffin will act as the installation 1
officer.
Christmas Affairs
At NAAS Chapel
Various Events Being
Planned During the
Holidays
This week, the Protestant Chap- ]
; el at N.A.A.S, Edenton will be dec-;
orated for the Christmas season.
On December 16th at 11 A. M., |
the regular Sunday* worship ser- |
vices will be held. The Sunday
School of the Chapel meets at the
same time. And there is an attend
ant in th£ nursery to care for the
small children.
At the regular service on De
cember 16th, the addition of the
singing of Christmas music hv the
Children’s Choir and the Chapel
Choir will he presented.
On December 23rd regular ser
vices will be held at 11 A. M., for
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Councilmen Again
Consider Erection
Municipal Building!
Estimate Cost Placed j
i At About $55,000 By
Architect
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| Town Councilmen, though faced
with a full agenda, managed to dis
pose of the monthly business Tues
day night and adjourn about 10:3U
o’clock.
Possibly the greatest portion of
I the time was devoted to another
j consideration of constructing a new
j Municipal Building. Mayor Ernest
! Kehayes read a letter from Ed
■ Pugh, Jr., Elizabeth City architect,
; in which Mr. Pugh said that a
j building about 55 x 83 feet could
i be built of non-combustible mate
i rials for approximately $55,000,
{ with footlings designed for a fu
j ture second floor. However, Mr.
| Pugh said, the estimate assumes
| that soil conditions are such as to
| require no pilings.
Dr. Pugh further stated that the !
j existing building' used by the Police]
• and Street Departments is of poor
quality construction and in a bad
j state of repair so that it is not
worth remodeling or incorporating
| in a new building.
The Councilmen discussed the
j matter pro and con and finally J.
Edwin Bufflap made a motion to
proceed with the necessary details
to begin construction. The motion;
I was seconded by George Alma By-
I rum, but no vote was taken and
| was withdrawn after the Finance
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Christmas Concert
By School’s Choral
Groups On Dec. 16
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Program at 5 P. M. In
Elementary School
Auditorium
| The Music Department of the
| Edenton City Schools will present,
the traditional Christmas concert|
by the school’s choral groups on |
Sunday, December 16th, at 5 o’clock |
in the afternoon in the auditorium |
I of the Edenton Elementary School.!
The Senior High Mixed Chorus, the
Junior High Choir, the Elementary
School Chorus, the Girls’ Triple
Trio, and the Boys’ Ensemble will
take part in the concert.
The program will consist of car- j
ols and songs of Christmas, bound]
together by a brief narration by I
Jerry Downum, student body presi
dent of Edenton Junior-Senior High
School. Patricia Bunch, Roger
Lamm, Joann Leary and Betty Jo
Webb are the student accompanists,
land Mrs. Mary Browning of thoj
, Schools’ Music Faculty* will direct |
j the performance. There is no ad- 1
■ mission charge and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Ernest E. Privott First In
] Chowan County To Report 2
iTon Per Acre Peanut Yield
Cross Roads Farmer
Reports 4,030 Pounds
From One Acre
Ernest E. Privott of Cross Roads
community reported the first two
ton-per-acre yield of peanuts to
County Agent C. W. Overman lash
week. Mr. Privott reported 4,030'
pounds of peanuts from a measur
ed acre.
The soil was sandy type new
ground, cleared three years ago
Five hundreds pounds of dolomitio
lime plus 400 pounds of 2-12-12
fertilizer was applied per acre prior
to planting. The N. C. 2 variety
was used and the seed were inocu
lated before planting. A good plant
stand was obtained. Four hundred
pounds of landolaster was applied
in mid-July. The crop was dusted
three times with copper-sulphur to
control the leafspot disease. The
peanuts were dug before the Octo
ber rains and top quality grade for
this season -was attained.
North Carolina peanut produc
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
John Gilliam Wood
Is Elected President
Bank Os Edenton
New Master
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WILLIAM W. ADAMS
At an election of officers of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7. A. F„ & A. M.,
for the year 1957 held Thursday
night, William W. Adams was
elected master. He will be install
ed at a meeting to be held Thurs
day night, December 27.
Christmas Party j
| For Children Os i
j Military Personnel
Affair at Base Theatre
Saturday Afternoon, I
December 15
1 A. Christjmis party for children
lof military personnel between the
ages of one and 12 will;be held in]
| the theatre at the Edenton Naval]
| Auxiliary Air Station on; Saturday j
afternoon, December 15, beginning]
! at 2 oYlork.te'The event i-S sponsor-1
I ed by the Officers’ Wives Club and
] the Fidelis Club.
Santa Claus will be on hand to]
! distribute gifts to all the children
| and other entertainment will in-]
j dude singing Christmas carols and|
motion picture cartoons. Refresh-!
meats will include, cakes, apples,]
oranges, nuts and a fruit drink. ]
Coffee will be served adults who
■\j tend.
I Lions Club Christmas
Party Tuesday Night
Kdenton’s Lions Club will hold its
annual Christmas party Tuesday
night, • December 18. This- year’s
j affair will be held in the dining;
j room of the Masonic Temple and
'President Ernest J- Ward, Jr., re
ouests every member of the club ;
I to attend.
]j An Appeal j
;
Dr. A. 51. Stanton. Chairman of
the Chowan Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross, calls attention to
Red Cross appeals for contributions'
for Hungarian relief. Chowan
County has been asked to raise a'
quota of $lB5 lor this purpose and
up to Tuesday Dr. Stanton had re
ceived only s4t in donations.
Dr. Starton urges the county to
I lyeet this quota and requests con- ■
tributions.to he sent to Hungarian
Relief. Edenton. N. C.
! ing counties have inaugurated a
two-ton peanut dub. Peanut grow
• ers who make a yield of two tons
i or more peanuts per acre arc eligi
] ble. Mr. Overman says. Perhaps
j there are other growers in Chowan
County who have made a two-ton
yield on certain fields this year. If]
there are others, Mr. Overman
would like to have a report from
them t .. •
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DON’T FORGET
TO BUY
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Succeeds Henry Gard
ner, Who Died Oc
tober ?Bth
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors of Tile Bank of Edenton
held Wednesday of last week, John
Gilliam Wood, Jr., was elected
president. Mr. Wood, who has been
serving as a vice president, suc
ceeds W. Henry Gardner, who died
Sunday night, October 28. He is
president of the Home Feed &
Fertilizer Company and is now ser
ving in the capacity filled for sev
eral years by his father, the late
John (i. Wood.
At the same time John Kramer
was elected executive vice presi
dent; Graham White, cashier, and
E. L. Wells, Jr., and George Hps
kins, assistant Cashiers.
Two new directors were also
elected at the meeting, including A,
C. Boyce and Dr. Frank Wood.
They were chosen to fill the un
expired terms of Mr. Gardner and
the late John G, Wood.
The hoard of directors paid tri
bute to Mr. Gardner for his long,
efficient and faithful service with
the hank and drew up appropriate
resolutions of respect.
Mr. Wood was born at Haves
plantation, graduated at Edenton
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Post Office Open
8 A. M. To 6 P. M.
Including Saturday
Stepped Up Delivery
Service Added to
Schedules
Postmaster J. L. Cliestnutt ex
presses his thanks for the coopera
tion of so many people so far on
his annual “Mail Early For Christ
mas” campaign. He said, “I know
the time has passed to talk about
mailing early,” To the inevitable
last minute mailers he suggests, the
use of Air Mail for every Christ
mas card or gift going out-of-town
and to get them into the mail
right now! Even a few hours de
lay at this critical time may mean
disappointment for friends or loved
ones on Christmas Day.
Io take care of the last minute
rush, the Post Office will remain
open from 8 A. M.. until li P, M.,
including Saturday. Stepped up
delivery service will he added to
regular schedules. The Postmas-
I ter said there’s still time for local
deliveries, but all Christmas cards
should be sent by first class mail,
and should include return addresses
on all Christmas card envelopes and
package labels.
Second Degree Tonight
At Masonic Meeting:
Ernest I’. Kehaves, master of
Unanimity Lod«'y N<». 7. A. F.. &
A. M.. has called an <»mordent com
munication of the lodpfp tonight
i (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. The pur
i pose of this meeting is to confer
the second degree upon a candidate.
Mr. Kehayes urges a full attend
i a nee.
[ civic calendar]
Chowan County tobacco grow
ers will meet at the Advance Com
munity Building Tuesday after
noon, December 18, at 1:3(1 o’clock.
A Christmas party for children
of military personnel will be held
in the theater at the Edenton Naval
Auxiliary Air Station Saturday af
ternoon. December 15, beginning at
2 o^clock.
Choral groups of the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School will
present a Christmas concert Sun
day afternoon. December 16, at 5
o’clock in the Edenton Elementary
School auditorium.
The congregation of Ballard’s
Bridge Church will celebrate the
175th anniversary of the church
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