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Volume XXlV.—Number 18.
Only Three Candidates Go
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Without Any Opposition In
Edenton’s Election May 7th
Saturday, May 4, Last
Day to Register In
Order to Vote
Before the deadline closed Fri
day for candidates to file for of
fice in the Municipal election Tiles
day, May 7, contests developed for
every office except three. The
only candidates who will have no
opposition are James 'Bond for
treasurer, John Mitchener as Coun
cilman of the Third Ward anJ Lu
ther Parks, Councilman of the
Fourth Ward.
The various contests have en
gendered a goodly amount of in
terest in the election, which is cal
culated to bring out a substantial
vote.
Heading up the contests is, of
course, the Mayor’s race in which
Ernest P. Kehayes, incumbent, is
opposed by Leroy H. Haskett. Mr.
Kehayes has served one term, hav
ing defeated Mr. Haskett in the
1956 election by 124 votes, after
the latter filled the office for 12
years. Both candidates have been
very busy angling for votes and,
both appear to be reasonably con
fident of victory.
For Councilmen-at-Large there ■
are three candidates for the two
seats. J. Edwin Bufflap and
George A. Byrum are seeking re
election and before the filing dea 1-
line Dr.' A. F. Downum announced
he would enter the race. In an
nouncing his candidacy Dr. Down
um had this to say, *1 fully realize
the responsibility and the hard
work the office imposes. A great
philosopher once said ‘I am inter
ested only in the future because
that is where I intend to spend the
rest of my life’. I am interested
in the future of our town just as
all good citizens should be, be
cause I expect to spend the rest of
my life here. Our town business
is big business and as such de
serves calm deliberation and
thoughtful planning in all its de
cisions, without prejudice to anyone
but for the good of all.”
Continued on Page S—Section 1
Girl Scout Round
Table Discussion
Tuesday, May 7th
Program and Policies
. Will Come up For
Discussion
Adults interested in furthering ,
Scouring for Edenton girls ar“ in- ,
vited to join in a Girl Scout round ,
tabldJ discussi.-n to be held Tues- .
\day, May 7. froiii 10:00 A.'M., to \
12:00 noon in the Parish House.
With films and informal discus- j
sion the program and policies. of-
Girl {Scouting will be presented. ,
round table has been plan-1 1
ned especially for the benefit of H
those who have daughters now in
Scouting, have daughters on the
waiting list, or who have daugh
ters entering Scouting in the fall. '
Thjs meeting is an essential part i
of an effort to make the Girl
■Scouts a permanent pert of Eden
ton. 1
“Come, bring your questions, and
see what Girl Scouting -is all
about,” says Mrs. William Chase,
who is vitally interested in Girl
Scouting.
Cbmmissioners To Be
Ccrtinty Council Guests
At Dinned On May 4th
On May 4, the Chowan
Home Demonstration County Coun
cil will be hostesses to the County
Commissioners and club presidents
' at a luncheon to be held in the Ad
vance Community Building. Spe
cial guests wfl! bo Maurice Hunch,
secretary to the comthisatoners, ;
a"d J. Edwin Rufflap, editor of The I
Hprald.
Poods aH Munition leaders ?re
THE CHOWAN HERALD
First Music Festival Held
In Chowan Very Successful
About 250 Attend Pro-1
gram at Chowan i
High School
About 250 persons attended the 1
first Music Festival to be held in
Chowan County last Sunday after
noon at the Chowan High School,
i sponsored by the Home Demonstra- ,
tion Clubs, the event featured ;
many inspiring refrains of religi- j
ouf music.
C. W. Overman acted as master- j:
of-ceremonies and led the emgre- ;
gational hymns, accompanied by 1
Mrs. John Ross, pjanist. I
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High School Honor Students
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v BILLY BUNCH
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Pieturedfat left above is Billy Bunch, who has been chosen vale
dictorian of the senior class at Edenton Junior-Senior High School.
Miss Leigh Dobson has been chasen salutatorian of the class.
Second Mass Polio
Shots To Be Given
On May 13 And 14
Doctors Urge More to
Take Advantage of
Treatment
Announcement was made early
this week that the second mass po
lio shot campaign will be held Mon
day and Tuesday, May 13 and 14.
These shots will be administered in
the Penelope Barker house from
6:30 to 8:30 P. M., and Edenton
doctors, as well as Edenton Jaycees
are hopeful more people will take
advantage of the Salk vaccine
treatments.
The doctors urge all people to
take these shots regardless if they
have taken one, two or booster
I shots and are especially anxious to
| see more people take their first
i-shot. The shots are free to peo-.
pie up to 21 years of age and SI.OO
for those over that uge.
. The first mass inoculation was
somewhat disappointing, and the
doctors point out that polio is here
for there' have been a number of!
victims of the disease. They also'
emphasize the facj that polio can
I strike in force at any time and at-
I tack any pers<m, so that it is very
important that everybody take all
the 'precaution possible.
Chowan 4-Hers In
• Area Talent Contest
Eight 4-H Cluh . members from
Chowan County participated in the
area 4-H talent contest held at
Farmville on Friday of last week.
Although these participants did
not place first or second, they did
do a fine performance.
Members participating in the
contest were Lewis Evans, Annie
Ruth Nixon, Kav Bunch. Betty Gay
i Morris June Channel!. Pri- j
jvntt. fS-otvn Blanchard, and F-an- i
I res Rnv'thson. le»wj« Kv«ns 1
’ A KimpaV with 1
ukulele Frances Smithson s-n^
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday May 2,1957,
; The Rev. B. L. Raines of Rocky i
, Hock Baptist Church gave the in- j
j vocation. Mis. H. T. Holloweil, i
j County Council president, delivered
a short address of welcome. So
los were rendered by Misses Peggy
Perry, Pat Mooney and Wilma Lee
Nixon. A dviet was sung by Miss
es Emily Leary and Loretta Bunch.
Jimmy Holloweil, Joseph - Wiggins
and Sammy Morris performed as a
trin. Quartets participating v. re
Hubert Byrum, . esse Byrum, Hen
ry Copeland, Marion Bunch and
Wayland Byrum, Lloyd Evans,
Clark Peele, Sammy Morris. A
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LEIGH DOBSON
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Rehearsals Begin
May 7th For Lions
'57 Variety Show;
This Year’s Show Be
ing Directed By Lt.
Jim Bowers j,
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J. R. DuLaney. general chairman 1
of the Lions Variety Show, an
nounced ihat spots on the show!
were still available for groups or
individuals. The show - can still
use popular vocalists, instrumental-
I ists, ensembles, concert-type sing
ers, dancers or comedians. “The
Lions Club is extremely fortunate
this year,” stated DuLaney, “in
1 having Lt. Jim Bowers from the
Continued on Page 4, Section 1
j CIVIC calendar]
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An Section will be held Tuesday,
May J, to elect town officials.
Girl Scout round table discus
sion win be held in the Parish
House Tuesday, May 7, from 10 A.
M„ until 12 noon.
Second mass polio shot campaign
will be Weld in the Penelope Bark
er house Monday and Tuesday
nights. May 13 and 14, from 6:30
to 8:30 o’clock.
Those who are delinquent in pav
ing their 1958 county taxes will be
advertised Monday, May 6.
Piano students of the Edenton
Elementary School will present
their annus! sDring iwPa’ in ♦h ->
auditorium Friday night, May 3. i
at 8 o’clock. j
Mr, Rsv C-*He <*f Asheville
n~- nni r-i*l V<* * wttAof « r
the Edenton Tea Party Chapter of,
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Prize Winners At Fat Stock Show
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In lop picture appears Bryant White, 4-H exhibitor of the grand
champion steer at the third annual Chowan Fat Stock Show spon
sored by the Edenton Junior Chamber of Commerce and held Wed
nesday of last week at the American Legion grounds. The steer,
an Aberdeen Angus, weighed 819 pounds and was purchased by
John A. Mitchener for the Colonial Frozen Food Locker for 41 cents
per pound or a total of $320.10. In bottom picture is Carroll Good
win and his third place individual hog. The hog weighed 186
pounds and was bought by Kenneth Miller of Winfall, shown at
left, for 20*4 cents per ponnd or a total of $37.67. Murray Baker,
in the middle, buyer for P. D. Gwaltnev & Sons Packing Company
of Smithfield, Va., also bought several hogs at the sale including
the grand champion individual hog which was shown h.v H. Ivey
Ward for 55 cents per pound. Mr. Baker bought a total of 16 hogs
at the sale and Mr. Miller bought the other hogs. F. W. Hobbs is
seated at right in picture.
Edenton Varsity Club Willj
Abandon Its Annual Sports
Award Banquet This Year
120 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
Enlivening interest regarding a
state-wide movement for perma
nent health service nursing sys
tems in all of the counties in, North
Carolina developed at a meeting of
the Edenton Lions Club.
A preliminary hearing as to the
right of the Norfolk Southern Rail,
road to abandon a 24-mile stretch
of its line running from Mackeys
to Bishop’s Crossing was held' in
Edenton.
Edenton Girl Scouts requested
The Herald to appeal for a meet
ing place. The Girl Scouts were
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“THE LINEUP”
With Edenton’s municipal
election scheduled to be* held
Tuesday, May 7, more opposi
tion than usual has developed,
thus creating considerable in
terest in choosing of candi
dates. Only three candidates
have no opposition and for the
Board of Public Works eight
candidates are seeking the five
seats to be filled. To more
thoroughly acquaint voters
with the candidates, a thumb
nail sketch is here presented ,
about each candidate: - l
MAYOR
ERNEST P. KEHAYES —Pro
prietor of the Albemarle Restau
rant. He is serving his first term
as Mayor, having defeated Leroy
H. He-’- 11 - -’-c’Vn.
7.EROY H. HASKETT lnsu
t! ance a'rent for the Metropolitan j
(Life Insurance Company. Wasi
I Wi r 6 Cnijnoi'man jn|
’OS® when he defeated Albert By-
I rum. Lost as a candidate for May
j or in 1941 with J. H. McMullan and
T. Wallace Jonea the other two
Club Will, However,
Present Outstanding
Player Awards
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The Varsity Club has cancelled
' plans to stage its annual Sports
Awards Banquet for this year but I
will still make their Most Out
; standing Player awards in the
three major sports to athletes of
the school, President Cecil Fry an
-1 nouneed this week.
Decision by the club to pass up
its banquet this year was made at
a recent meeting. The major rea
son for cancelling the affair this
year is to use the funds normally
expended for the banquet to heJu
defray expenses of a new project
. centered cn the youngsters of town.
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candidates. He was elected in 1943
without opposition and the same
was true in 1945. In the 1947 elec
tion he defeated J. L. Wiggins and
in 1949 he defeated H. A. Campen
by 28 votes. In 1951 and 1953 he •
had no opposition.
TREASURER
JAMES M. BOND—Teller at the
Bank of Edenton. He was ap-1
pointed to fill the unexpired term j
of W. H. Gardner, who served in
that capacity for 30 years and died
I October 28, 1956. ’
COUNCILMEN-AT-LARGE >
GEORGE ALMA BYRUM—!
Manager of the Byrum Hardware!
Company. He was elected in his I
first bid for public office in 19531
with J. Edwin Bufflap and W. J. l
fwn fn 1
1956 he again emerged a winner,
(With four candidates in the field, i
DR. A. F. DOWNUM—Edenton
| ootometrist. He was defeated in 1
the 1955 election with four candi
dates running, George A. Byrum,
Larry Dowd and J. Edwin Bufflap
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Edenton’s JayHL
Install New GrflP
! Os Officers Friday
Bill Henderson, Past
State President De
livers Address
At a delightful meeting held Fri-
I day night in the Masonic Temple
'officers for the Edenton Junior
1 Chamber of Commerce were offi
cially installed by Bill Henderson
of Reidsville, past state president.
Warren Twiddy was installed as
president succeeding Dick Dixon,
and others installed were Leonard
Small, first vice president; Cas
well Edmondson, second vice presi
dent; Gene Ward, secretary; Lew's
Leary, treasurer; Joe Conger. Jr.,
state director; and the following is
club directors: Thomas Byrum.
, Bruce Jones, Jr., West Byrum, Jr.,
j Dan Reaves and James Bond.
| The meeting opened with an iii
-1 vocation by Luther Parks, after
I which a sumptuous turkey dinn *r
| was served by members of Hie
i Eastern Star. Dick Dixon, who
■ presided, thanked his fellow offi
! cers for their interest and coop—
, eration during his term of office
I and then introduced guests who
I were present.
I Joe Conger, Jr., introduced Mr.
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j Prospects Brighten
For Local Team In
Albemarle League!
[Honor Teachers |
Members of (he VFW Auxiliary
are participating in the observance
of National Teachers Day which
will he observed Friday. May 3.
VFW members will visit the local
schools Friday and pin a flower and
| ribbon on each teacher as a tri
bute to their unselfish and sacrifi-
J cial duties as teachers and in rec
ognition for their great contribu-1
tions in the important work of edu
cating the youth of the community.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT j
Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. &|
A. M., will hold a stated communi
cation tonight (Thursday) at 3
o’clock. William Adams, master, j
urges a full attendance. I
Scout Camporee Is Planned
At Camp Perry Three Days
Club Women Go On i
Tour Os Edenton |
Three Places of Inter
est Will Be Visited i
Today |
Today (Thursday) is a red-letter |
day for home demonstration club!
members in Chowan County. A <
tour in Edenton has been planned 1
for the women which will include!
visits to three places of interest. |
The Edenton Furniture Store
will be the first place visited by!
i the woman at 10:30 A. M. New
1 things in furniture, floor cover
ings, qualities to look for in mat
| tresses and a general tour of the j
I store should prove to be of great
i interest to the women.
I After lunch, the group will view
the Health Department’s program
; as it functions in Chowan County.
. | They will meet the officials in
, j charge.
I I The Chowan Herald office will
! | be hoSt to the group at 2 o’clock
, i with the women being told how a
1 1 n«wsrar»r is acs»’ v >t' I '>d and sent
•,to press. They will be introduced
|to the ed ! tor and his assistant' 1
i who are resnonsble for t.bp w°ek
-11 lv publication of their only 'oral j
. newspaper.
i Thursday promises to be ar «" -
> lightening day for Chowan Home i
Demonstration Clob woman.
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
.Bryant White And
iH. Ivey Ward Win
In Fat Stock Show
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WARREN TWIDDY
At installation ceremonies held
Friday night Warren Twiddy was
installed president of the Edenton
Junior Chamber of Commerce for
the ensuing year.
Lieut. Wm. Atherton 1 ,
Will Be Manager of
Local Outfit
I’lospects for Edenton being a
member of the Albemarle League]
brightened Friday night at a he- ,
gue meeting held at Hertford,
j . Representing Edenton at the |
meeting was Lieut. William At tier- ,
| ton, who is stationed at the Eden- (
I ton Naval Auxiliary Air Station. |
j who will art as manager and hopes ,
| to field a creditable team by using |
Marines and some of Edenton’s ,
! baseball players.
Lieut. Atherton is a profession- )
j al hall player, being owned by the
Cincinnati Reds. After his dis
charge in June, 1958, he will report
I to Savannah to play in tile Sally
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j Climax Big Show Sat- i
urdav Night at 8
I O’clock
| T. F. “Doc” Lowry, district
camping and activities chairman, I
I has announced that an ATbemarie
District Boy Scout Camporee will
|be held at Camp Perry Friday,
, Saturday and Sunday, May 3. 4 j
land 5. Invitations have been sent!
I to all Scout troops in Gates, Chn-1
| wan, Perquimans. Camden. Curri-j
tucq and Dare counties and repre-|
| sentation from all troops is expect- j
j ed. For the first time the camp-j
| oree will Iv handled by members j
j of the Albemarle District Chapter
iof the Blue Heron, Order of the
j Arrow Lodge.
| Mothers may be interested in
| knowing all food is carefully se
i lected by tne hoys themselves as
suring a balanced diet with a suf
ficiency to feed all the hungry |
mouths. The cooking and serving i
is done by the boys themsplves and,
efforts will be made not to burn,
the food nor under or over-cook. I
Cleanliness, safety and sanita-!
tion will be observed at all times.
A first aid station is manned ev
ery hour throughout the camporee.
All visitors, parents, friends and
Cub Scouts are cordially invited to
attend the big show at 8 o’clock
1 n'frltf Tlit« one
of the big events.
1 Religious observances will be
| held Su-'da’’ mocnr’c - in t v e field
foll Vie f'nv'O «n + Will
:| be conducted by-the ministers from
Elistb«th Citp. _
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DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
Third Annual Show
! Last Week Very
Successful
Bryant White and H. Ivey Ward
shared honors in the thin! annual
Chowan Fat Stock Show and Sale
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j sponsored by the Edenton Junior
I Chamber of Commerce on Werines
i day of last week. The show and
) sale was held at the American Le
-1 gion Ruilding. Bryant’s Aberdeen
I Angus steer, which graded choice
I and weighed 819 pounds was rie
. clared grand champion in the
j steer show. His steer was bought
by John Mitchener for the Colonial
Frozen Food Locker for 11 cents
per pound or a total of $332.10.
H. Ivey Ward’s Yorkshire li .g,
| weighing 310 nonnds. was grand
champion individual and bought by
Murray Baker for the P. D. GWalt
ney, “Jr.. Packing Company of
Smithfield, Va.. for 55 cents per
nound or a total of $115.50. And
H. Ivey's pen of three Yorkshire
hoes was also grand chamnion of
• hat class. These, hogs weighing
560 pounds, were bought by Ken
neth Miller, of Miller and Humoh
'•■tr. Winfall. for tile Smi'hf'eld
(Va.) Packing Company for 18
cents per pound, or a total of
SIOO.BO.
Jack Perry showed the reserve
champion steer, a Hereford weigh
inf 797 pounds which was bought
by Gilliam Wood for the Bank of
| Edenton for 28 cents per pound.
Jack’s steer was graded “Good” hv
the judges of the show. A. V’. Al-
I len of State College, Joe Outlaw.
I Assistant Countv Agent. Plymouth,
l and Sgt. Julian C. Rice of the
1 Edenton Air Station. Jack showed
another steer which also graded
| “Good”, weighed 673 nonnds and
I was bought hv Caswell Edmii’'ds'on.
■roperal chairman of the .Tavcee
1 Eat Stock Committee for JO'k
cents amr nound.
Ronald Perry sold two stee-s,
the third and fourth place win
ners. each of which graded “Good”.
One steer, a cross between a Short
horn and a Hereford weighed 806
Pounds, and was hou' lit by Gil
liam Wood, president of the Bank
of Edenton. for 23 cents per nound.
This steer was later sold to the
Edenton Construction Company.
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Piano Students
Present Recital
At School May 3
Group Planning For
Their Annual Spring
Recital
Piano students of the Edenton
I Elementary School will present
' their annual spring recital Friday
night. May 3, at 8 o’clock in the
school auditorium under the direc-
I tion of M.-s. C. B. Mooney, music
| teacher. The |>ublic is cordially
| invited to attend.
The following will take part in
| the recital: Gail Cozzens, Eliza
l>eth Ann Baer, Jackie Mooney, El
j lene Tarkington, Lyman Partin,
j Joe Joe Conger, Deborah Mabe,
Suzanne George, Connie George,
Johnetta Davenport. Claire Belch,
Catherine Taylor. Martha Byers.
Pam Ashley, Meg Wiggins, Bar
bara Hyneman, Nancy Jordan, Sue
Bunch, Emmy Ruth Overman,
Charles Wood. Bonnie Read, Betsy
| Campen, Mary Thorud, Teddy
I Feldmier. Pat Mooney, Sandra
: Bunch, Neal Hobbs. Jean Goodwin,
Jim Partin. Carol Hyneman, Betty
i Jo Webb, Anne Wells and Jean
j Leary.
will be Susan Holmes,
Joe Defcnam. Carol Forehand and
J AYCEES MfeKT TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
, (Thursdnv) at 7 o’clock in the Pe
ooiooe P-vV Br house. This meet
ing takes the place of the regular
meeting or, May 9, which has been
called off due to the state conven
tion in Asheville May 9 to U,