North Carolina Newspapers

ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN CHOWAN COUNTY Yolrnie XXlV.—Numf Little Project For Chowan Farmers To Secure Drainage Relief Due To *55 Hurricanes r '-\ <i Opinion None Can teM^Quali ■ Prospects County fanners due to hurricanes Monday when chairman of Commissioners Brig. Gen. Edward ivil defense director Hna, which pin-pointe* closely so that it is -LaiBHHB that any farmers can qut»lffjp:|tft' relief. > Five million dollars was allocat ed for Eastern North Carolina for relief of damage, caused by hurri canes, of which tibout one million dollars has beAUjftMttL Chowan County made for relief, turned down, after VlflHH-mers were requested toy tors stating the wStmc due to the fig The l e tt^B'Ufllio nday, however, practical any Chowan for the re- BBmtion for relief and drain age requires that the on lands various water- as a result of the three streams have been so with fall en debris that farm land jflpfllWjforoperly and adc- since that time. Ne x t9bilnt|licunt must state that ha*'h:Bjß , ortniii number of acres crops on land along vHftit the time of the ContnWKlVinlbge 4—Section 1 frSifccsignsAs ChangffiK Duties at EdetfdfiQkir Station i^^Hisible announced Culi Scoutmaster meeting of the Mr. Frohnen, resignation, said a change in his jßWvicUdne Base, and the •a I of ißret. “There is no than this to affect thinking of young Frohnen. Appreciates^Bciiis services was Harrell, mem ber of twßHßlcout Committee; and Ward. Tom presented his membori^Bß^Bf irate in Lions. In tcrnatioqjUt invitation was ex tended 9t|Hß> n Lions to attend the at the Metho dist Chtmfflßplonday night, Feb ruary Rev. Earl Richard son, the invitation, ]>oint(BSßit this one of the na- preachers. BohhV'Bnßi returned to Eden tou fi'tfHvl America, and was a Graham By rum. * of the club involv ing of the Corn Club, the in Durham, and the in Sail Franc - discussed. Also on tile discussion were Night, and 0 b- Jones Month. esfcs'-B Lions. Internationa J an. 17th Mr* Mn, president of the L 4 ; Bit tile Hit, January 15, Van Tn nixMvßßjKg will be held ip ■ High School caf. - L— |§*i*ht/ January 17, j * i the ■ affair. m THE CHOWAN HERALD * »-s Student Council Sponsoring PolioSurveyAmongChildren * * <i~ . 0 <• Parents Urged to Co-j operate During Campaign The Student Council at the Eden ton Junior-Senior High School is sponsoring a polio survey having for its purpose the vaccination of [ qll school children with Salk vac cine. During the survey an effort will be made to determine what students have not had any of the shots and how many shots others have had. Vaccinations will be administered at the school through the coopera tion of the local Health Department and are free of charge for children up to 19 years of age. It is hoped that as the result of the survey the local schools will be able to boast a 100 per cent vaccination. In order to realize this goal, it is (jointed out that the cooperation of parents is very much needed. It is necessary for parents to write a note to the school to the effect that they are wjlling for their chil dren to receive.4he first dose of the vaccine. Information is to the effect that there is plenty of Salk vaccine available, hut despite the fact only about 10 per cent of the school chil dren in the United States have tak en advantage of the three shots, which thwarts the crippling effect of polio. The local survey is in coopera tion with the Teens-Against-Polio campaign, of which Joan Melton of Albemarle, Miss Carolina, is srate chairman. '•‘'We young peo ple know only too well that polio isn’t licked yet,” says Miss North Carolina, “and we Want to help fin -1 ish the job.” CountyAgen tSays *56 Was Bountiful Year For Farmers Advances Suggestions To Make 1957 Bet ter Year Chowan County farmers perhaps experienced one of their most boun tiful crop years in 1956, acording to County Agent C. W. Overman. i“We cannot see deep enough into the crystal ball to tell what the new year holds for us,” he says, “but there is one thing certain, it will hold very little more for us than what we put in to it in pro portion. “In looking over the ojbd year, Improved Signals Now Used For Benefit Local Firemen Firemen New Able to Tell Where Fire Is Located An improvement in fire fighting went into effect early this week with completion of a siren on top of the Municipal Building and a sys tem by which people and especially the firemen will know about where to locate a fire. Certain signals have been work ed out which will .designate the street and ward in which a fire occurs. The system was tried out Monday and the firemen are al ready acquainted with the signals which will undoubtedly result in firemen teaching the scene of the fire very much sooner in many in- The signals, which wßUbe sound ed from the siren on tty Municipal Build! ng, but net on -the Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday January 10,1957. i Graham Is fleeted Senior Warden At St Paul’s Church Church Officials Elect ed at Meeting Held Monday Night , • i John W. Graham, was elected Senior Warden of the Vestry of Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Monday evening at the first meet ing for 1957. He succeeds W. E. Malone, who automatically retires from the vestry according to the Canon Law qf the church. J. H. Conger, Sr., continues as Junior Warden. Charles H. Wood. Jr., was elected clerk of the Ves try and R. Graham Whita, Jr., treasurer. The following appointments were made by the rector, the Rev. George B. Holmes: R. N. Hines, legal chairman; Col. W. B. Rose vear, advance chairman; R. E. Forehand, Jr., church school; J. K. Debn am, memorials; Haughton Ehringhaus, music chairman; J. Gilliam Wood, canvass chairman: R. D. Dixon, Jr., ushering, and Mayor Ernest Kehayes, social rela tions chairman. JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the Pe nelope Barker house. President Dick Dixon is very anxious to have every member present at the meet ing. we can see where Providence smil ed upon us. Although the dry weather in May affected some vegetable crops, we generally had, an almost perfect growing season. Although prices in general were somewhat lower-than the year be fore, the bountiful yields put the picture on the bright side. An old farmer friend of mine came b.V the office and made this statement: ‘The new year doesn’t look so bright for us, does it? Every thing the farmer has to sell is go ing down in price and everything he has to buy is going up. How | Continued on Page 3—Section 1 other two sirens, will be in two series of blasts, the first represent ing the ward and the second the street in that ward. For areas out side the four wards two series of blasts will be sounded designating the neighborhood of the fire. The signals as arranged follow: East Side y Office Street 2 —l East Water Street 2 — 2 East King Street 2—3 East Eden Street 2—4 East Queen Street 2—5 East Church Street 2 —6 East Gale Street ' 2—7 East Albemarle St. 2 —B East Carteret St, * 4—l l East Freemason St. ,_4 —2 East Peterson St. —. 4—3 j East Hicks Street ' 4—4 i<Park Avenue 4—5 r East First Street 4—6 Second Street - —4- 7 Jaycees Will Hold 1956 DSA Banquet Thursday, Jan. 17 Annual Affair Will Be Held In Masonic Temple Dick Dixon, president of the Edenton Junior Chamber of Com merce, has announced that the an nual Jaycee Distinguished Service Award Banauet will be held Thurs . day night, January 17 in the din ing room of the Masonic Temple. The principal speaker for the oc casion will he Edgar (Red) Gur ganus of Williamston, past presi | dent of State Jaycees. Luther | Parks is chairman of the banquet. At the banquet the Key Man Award will go to a Jaycee who has been most active in club activities, as well as a Rookie of the Year Award for the Jaycee who has shown the most progress during the year. Previous DSA winners were Jim my Ricks and Luther Parks. Joe Conger, Jr., and West Byrum, Jr., were winners of the Key Man and Rookie of the Year awards, respec tively, last year. Names of candidates have been j submitted to a secret committed, so that the winners will not be known | until the night of the banquet. 1 Downum Is Chosen; For All-Star Game Scheduled to Play For East In Greensboro Next August Edenton football fans will he pleased to learn that Jerry Down urn, star halfback of the Edenton Aces, has been invited to play in Die East-West All-Star high school game scheduled to be played next August in Greensboro. , , .!• Young Downum has accented the invitation. He will join other high school seniors in the East with the squad to he coached by Clyde Walk-! er of Raleigh, who will he assisted by Thell Overman of Wallace. Downum during the season thrill ed football fans by his shifty and speedy running, hanging up 16 touchdowns during the past season. He was also an outstanding defen sive star and is considered by Coach Bill Billings as “the key” to tile success of the Aces in win ning the State Class A champion ship. , —-y [CIVIC CALENDAR); Executive board of the Edenton; Parent-Teacher Association will; meet tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock in the conference room at | the Edenton Junior-Senior High| School. Edenton Band Parents Associa-: tion has called off the regular 1 meeting Tuesday night, January 15 and instead will hold a dance Thursday night, January 17, from 7:30 to 9:30 o'clock in the Junior- Senior High School cafeteria. Edenton Parent-Teacher Associ- Continued on Page 6—Section 1 East Third Street 4 —B Hayes Farm 6—l N. C. 32 South 6—2 Old Hertford Road 6—3 U. S. 17 North B—l West Side West Water St. I—21 —2 West King St. I—3 West Eden St. I—4 West Queen St. I—s| West Church St. I—6 West Gale St. l—l—7l West Albemarle St. I—B|-1 —B|- West Carteret St. 3—l West Freemason St. 3—2 West Peterson St. 3—3 West Hicks St. 3—4 Chowan Hospital 3 —5 i Morris Circle 3—6 . West Second St. 3 —7 j West Third St ! 3—B U. S. 17 South s—l Mexico Road , , 7—l N. C. 32 North 1.1—7—2 Paradise Road - -. B—2-8 —2- {Privottls Appointed; Attorney For County And City Os Edenton! ________ Succeeds J. N. Pruden And Already Has Begun Duties With the recent death of J. N.j Prudent, the office of County and Town Attorney was made vacant. Chowan County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning and Town Council at its meeting Tues day night appointed William S. Privott to succeed Mr. Pruden. Mr. Privott on Monday was ad ministered the oath of office by • Clerk of Superior Court E. W. Spiles and has already begun his duties sis county attorney. One of : the first duties to which he will de , vote his attention is to put forth every effort to collect delinquent taxes due the county. Town Council at its meeting Tuesday night also appointed Mr. Privott Town Attorney to succeed Mr. Pruden. Two Post Graduate CourseslnMedicine ! Planned In Edenton i 1 . Speakers Announced For January 31 and ' February 27 Two postgraduate courses in medicine will begin this month in the Ahoskie-Edenton-Elizabeth City area and at Greenville. The courses are being sponsored by the University of North Caro lina School of Medicine, the L 7 NO Extension Division and local medi cal societies in those areas. The first District Medical Society will co-sponsor the course in th- Ahoskif**- Edentwv- Elizabeth City area. Each course will consist of six j meetings planned by University I personnel in cooperation with mem bers of the sponsoring medical so cieties. Credits earned in these courses may be applied by doctors in general practice toward the ful fillment of the requirements of the American Academy of General Practice. The Edenton meetings will lie , January 31 and February 27. Speakers at the Ahoskie-Eden i ton-Elizabeth City meetings will be ! Dr. J. Willis Hurst, associate pro ! fessor of medicine, Emory Univer sity School of Medicine; Dr. I Barnes Woodhall, professor of sur ] gery, Duke University School it j Medicine; Dr. Leroy A. Calkins,) professor of obstetrics and gyne-1 | cology, University of Kansas Modi-1 cal Center; Dr. Louis G. Welt, pro- ‘ 1 fessor of medicine, University of . North Carolina School of Medicine; 1 j Dr. Melton S. Sacks, professor of; clinical medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine and; Dr. Nelson K. Ordway, professor of i pediatrics, UNC School of Medi-j cine. Mr. And Mrs. O. C.j Davis Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary t - Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Davis rein-1 Ibrated their 60th wedding anniver-j sary at their home oil Court Street ( Sunday, which was observed by a family reunion. * Those present for the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Davis and grandson, Bobby Hill of Halls- j bore, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Rich-1 ard Davis and son, Ricky of Nor-1 folk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Da vis and daughter, Inez, Mrs. J. C. Powell and Mrs. J. T. Powell of Warren ton; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cobbs and children, Dickie, Clyde, ! Jr., and Mrs. Joan Boswell and 'daughter, Linda; Mrs. Reuben Mil- Iler an sons, Bill and Johnny Cates, i Numerous friends from Edenton called during the afternoon and morning to congratulate the couple on their many years of married life. MASONS MEET TONIGHT William Adams, master of Una nimity Lodge No. 7, A. F., & A. M., states that an emergent communi- j cation of the lodge will be held to night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock. All i Masons are cordially invited to at • tend Town Councilmen Request Special Election To Decide Extending Corporate Limits | Resigns ] Mrs. Helen M. Mohan, assistant home agent for Chowan County, tendered her resignation to the County Commissioners at their meeting Monday morning. The resignation will go into effect Jan uary 31. In her letter of resignation Mrs. Mohan stated: “1 cannot tell you how much 1 have enjoyed working here in Chowan County and I know I will always remember how nice everyone has been to me. Please convey my appreciation to th,. oth er Commissioners.” NeedlsPoSrtedOiit For Transient Labor To Harvest Crops Commissioners Refuse Aid to Build Labor Camp Appearing at the County Com- | missionefs’ meeting Monday morn- ; ing was a group of truck farmers,!] who appeared in the interest of re- I eruiting transient labor for bar-,] vesting crops in the county. Jasper Hassell, I arm placement representative for the Employment' l Security Commission, was spokes-. : man for the group and explained: the mechanics for securing labor during the harvesting season. One of. the principal requirements would L be a labor camp to house the trail- b sients which for Chowan County was estimated to require about 50. Mr. s Hassell pointed out that: much of this type of labor is used i in adjoining counties, without which crops could hardly lie bar. ' vested with local labor. : The Commissioners, while realiz ing the need for adequate labor at j < harvesting time, were reluctant toil offer any financial assistance ini' building a labor camp. It \v:»s the ! general opinion that farmers who, ! need this sort of help should get:, together and provide the necessary i quarters. Mrs. Joe Thorudls Elected President | Os Woman *s Club i i New Officers Elected At Meeting Held j Last Week New officers for 1957-58 were! I elected at the January meeting oft | the Edenton Woman’s Club held, > Wednesday of last week in Si | | Paul’s Parish House with Mrs. Joe] i Thorud heading the organization.as| j president. She succeeds Mrs. T. 0. . Cross, Jr. I Other officers elected were: Vice president, Mrs. James 'Bond; re-’ cording secretary, Mrs. Daniel P. Reaves; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ernest Ward, Jr.; treasurer, i Mrs. E. L. Nixon, and historian I Mrs. Earl Richardson. Installation I of the new officers will take place i at the May meeting. Mrs. T. C. Cross, Jr./president, presided at the meeting and Mrs. John Mitchener, chaplain, returned thanks. Reports were heard from the treasurer, Mrs. Wesley dies-; son. and the vice president, Mrs. Al Phillips. Mrs. Joe Thorud, chairman of community affairs, announced that gauze had lieen ordered for cancer bandages and upon arrival club members would be called on to make bandages for cancer patients. This has been a long standing pro ject of the Woman’s Club. Re|M)rting for Mrs. William Case, Mrs. W. D. Holmes, Jr., stated that! the second grade Brownie Troop, sponsored by the JVhtior-Chjpnilx r of Commerce, made pm|Si tray Continued mi Patre 1 $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina^ i ' \ New Attorney £ '#l mi ! > i WILLIAM S. I’RIVOTT Chowan County Commissioners on Monday and Town Council on Tuesday night appointed William S. Privott as county and town at-[ torncy respectively. Mr. Privott succeeds the late J. \. Pruden. >2O Years Ago J As Found In the Files of ) I The Chowan Herald Postal receipts at tile Edenton Post Office reached highest peak since 1929. Mrs. C. I*. W ales and .Mrs. Percy | Perry appeared at the County Com missioners’ meeting seeking an added contribution on behalf of the sew ing rooms in Chowan, County. Ladies of Edenton registered con-: siderahlc objection to donate one of ihe Revolutionary War Cannon to the Mariners' .Museum in Newport News and Town Council at a spe cial meeting rescinded its action at the December meeting. A beautiful cedar tree was plant ed at the loot of Broad Street to he used for Christmas decoration. Ihe tree was removed from the iron! of W. ('. Hunch's home in North Edenton. Augustus Koch, retired German naval officer, was killed at his Continued on Page 3—Section 1 Edenton’s PTA Will Meet January 15th I “Youth Speaks” Panel j Will I*e Feature of Program Kdenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will linbl its regular meet ing Tuesday night, January 15. at ■ S o’clock in the Edenton Elemen tary School auditorium. Mrs. John J. 'Ross,'president.-is very anxious to •have a large attendance at the meeting. A program entitled “Youth ( Speaks” is being arranged by I’rin- | cipal Gerald James. Mr. James , will moderate a panel of four stu- , dents during which will be eonsid-h ered dating, allo/ivances. social cou-j duct in general, need for reorea-ij ’ tional facilities and juvenile dclili- 1 quincy. Parents will also be given , an opportunity to participate in a| question and answer phase of the 1 1 program. j ( The program should he of special j j interest to parents of high school [ students, so that it is honed a larg > I i number of members will be pres- i; ent. I ; ____________________________ j 1 SUB-DISTRICT MEETING The Chowan-Perquimans Youth j Fellowship Sub-district Council will meet at the Hertford Methodist : Church on Sunday afternoon, Jan- > liarv 43. at- ? o'clock j fight polio ... JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES! I j Residents In Affected Area Protest By Petition Due to a petition presented at the nn cling of Town Council Tuos ; day night, the Councilmen passed motion requesting the Chowan ( ounty Board of Elections to | a special election to vote on the ; question of extending th,. corpor ate limits of the Town of Edenton I to take in the area south of the I present limits along U. -S. Route 17, ; which includes Westowr Heights. ; The petition read as follows: | ‘We, the undersigned qualified | voters and residents of the pro j posed town expansion area on I I Route 1,. do respectfully peti:ion j that an election lie- called to dfter- f > mine the matter.” The pettion e i was signed by the following: i J. H. Mc.Mullan, Carolyn C. Me- Multan, J. Rhodes Smith, Flojenre M. Smith. W. K. Raker, Eth«l L. Baker. Jacob Hobowsky, Clarice S. llobowsky, Mrs. Cliney Briley. Kl vin 1.. Spivey. James R. Briley, G. L. Gilchrist, Yergie P. Gilchrist, Mrs. Etta .VI. Williams, jgaorge Williams. R. E. ChuiuMdLjyßPL|t * Bth/fch. Ranch. v. yi^^HKngKolierl T. jar Mrs. w i >tute's jHßMHV'titioii^ per aaa^^fl Vdters ittj&lßj^^^l i'' wtp | i •■'!'. i • Che-.van of Elections to call an.lafetion decide the matter dT*' l extension. The election, according To Taw. will be held within 60 days after the Continued oil Page 3—Section 1 Rev. George Holmes Speaker At Rotary Points Out Social Re-s sponsibility In Com- i m unity lh, R" ( rge R. Holmes, ree.l tor ol Kpiscopa , rcli.l was t -p. at I -1 WI k’s Rn J b> Hi: >,ii I.a. ,|, ■■ '.p^B tin pi na i...... At the outset Mr. Holnirs staG-tf, that he was in Edenton as 0n,.; ill several Civristi.au cle _ythei ,|- g part of the Christian. Cline ivi.pi’f accepts the fact the ~ a social responsibility to til. human race. “I am here.” said the speaker,, “because 1 believe,in U fldl-blooded and full-bodied Gospel which is concerned for places where people lay their heads as y as th • resting-places for tlieii >..,.|5. “No mail is like a > "g,-^ stool though by popt , i., r^v tion he is made up of ‘end. Immlj. and soul. My concern :s for tlf whole human being so , cannot pull the necessities >! life into component parts. Continued on Page 1, Section l Young: Churchmen / Distribute Over 1,000 J Items On Christmas! Tommy Kehayes, president <>tl] the Young Churchmen of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, reports that ihe month of December was -s --ful month for the Kmpt Slocking Fund. Community contribution of funds amounted to S3OO an. ov-r 1,000 items of clothiny and toys were gathered to provide for 198 children in 42 families. This [ s the largest undertaking the .up has ever provided a full Ch -anas for in terms of toys and net ifui items. Particular thanks ar axtend»d Edenton firemen for t ir gre t assistance in repairing ami pain , ing toys. The local *i*ihants. Welfare Department, an . al ci‘j zeps are each to be thanked ti/r their contributions. In addition to the als.vq (hmk. plishment the Young ChurciKn sent a $5 check for Huna»rhi^B^._