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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlV.—Number 25.
County Tax Rate Is Cut To $ 1.00
Chowan Supports Mental Health Clinic
SI,OOO Is Given By|
Commissioners To
Start Local Project
Importance of Clinic
Pointed Out at Meet
ing Thursday
Warren Twiddy, president of
the Edenton Junior Chamber of
Commerce, appeared before the
County Commissioners at a spe
cial meeting held Monday morn
ing in behalf of county support
for the proposed district mental
clinic. Mr. Twiddy pointed out j
the dire need for such an insti- |
tution and informed the Com-1
missioners that Chowan County (
was the only one in the dis- 1
trict which had not made any.
move to secure the last of ten I
such institutions to be estab
lished in the with state
and federal aid. He also in
formed the Commissioners that
the county boards in Camden,
Perquimans and Pasquotank
either have or have committed
themselves to make an appro
priation in order to secure the
much-needed clinic.
The Commissioners met for
the purpose of approving the
1957-58 budget and after con
sidering the request, agreed to
make an appropriation of SI,OOO.
It is understood that forthe 1
first year of operation of a clin
ic the district will be obliged to
raise $6,000 and that Chowan’s
share of this amount is $1,500.
The importance and need of a
mental clinic in this section of
the state was imparted to a small
group of interested people on
Thursday night in the Court
House by Lorimer Midgett of
Elizabeth City. Mr. Midgett
stated that he was in no way
connected with the clinic, but
that he was only eager to do
whatever he could to secure one
for this section due to the great
need. He said 10 such institu
tions were to be established,
nine of which are already in |
operation and that the eastern
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Cub Scouts Meet
At Sandy Point
Tuesday, June 25
Plans for the June Cub Scout
meeting were made Monday
night by officials of Pack No. 159.
» The meeting will be held at San
dy Point Tuesday night, June 25,
at 6 o’clock, when picnic suppers
will be planned by each den.
Commencing with the month of
June an attendance awsp-d will be
given to the den having the larg
est percentage of parents present
at the pack meetings. The den
will take possession and attend
ance banner for the month and
any ensuing month it may have
the largest attendance. Each Cub
Scout will also receive a free
movie pass.
It was reported that $45 was
earned by the erection and plac
ing of squirrel cages and that
$60.67 earned for the sale of Eas
ter Seals was given to the
Crippled Children’s 800161/, by
the local pack.
Mrs: Mildred Clapsadl was wel
comed as a new den mother. She
has taken over Den 7 for Mrs.
Maybelle Sexton who . presided
over it since its formation in Oc
tober of 1955. A hearty thanks
was extended Mrs. Sexton for her,
services.
TRUSTEES MEET TODAY
Trustees of the Edenton Metho
dist Church are requested to meet
this (Thursday) afteraeon at 4
o’clock at the church. This will
be a very important meeting, so
that the pastor, the Rev. Earl
Richardson, requests everyone to
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
f~ )ob Well Done ]
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With the 1957 session of the j
North Carolina General Assembly I
now adjourned, Chowan County’s i
representative, Albert G. Byrum, |
is to be complimented upon his
work in the Legislature. Mr. By
rum, though a freshman law mak
er, was appointed to a group of
, important committees and was in-
I strumental in having passed a
number of local bills affecting
Chowan County. He conferred
with his constituents before hav
ing local bills passed, so that the
performance of his duties appear
to be very satisfactory to his
home folks.
Edenton Meets
Williamston In
Week-end Card)
With Renton’s entry in the Al-1
bemarle League playing Hertford, I
the league leaders Tuesday and
Wednesday nights of this week,
they are scheduled to cross bats
with WHliamston on Hicks Field
Friday night and Saturday night
the two teams will play in Wil
liamston. Monday of next week
Edenton plays at Elizabeth City
and on Tuesday night the two
teams play on Hicks Field.
Edenton ended last week with
a 4-4 record. During the week
they split with Sunbury and Cam-
Tuck winning the home games
and losing the away-games in
both cases.
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Open House Held
At Edenton Tractor
And Equipment Co.
Edenton Tractor & Implement
Company will observe open house
as Ford tractor and implement
dealer at its new building near
the Marina on Highway 17‘Satur
day, June 22, from 9:30 A. M.,
to 5 P. M.
Members of the concern cordial
ly invite everybody in this area to
visit them at their new location,
when free drinks, free hot dogSi 1
and free boat rides, both inboard 1
and outboard, will be provided
for,visitors.
In the new building the concern
is better equipped, has more room
and will be able to better serve
their customers. “Come in and 1
help us open up shop,” says Scott
Harrell, manager.
Barbara Jordan, E. C. Toppin
Crowned Health Queen - King !
At 4-H Club Elimination Day
The Chowan County annual 4-H
Elimination Day was held Wed
nesday, June 12, at Chowan High
School and Community Building.
Ronald Perry presided over the
meeting and was narrator for the
health pageant. Barbara Jordan
and E. C. Toppin were crowned
Health Queen and King and Ce
! lia Rae Elliott and Tommy Har
, rell were crowned Princess and
Prince, by Miss Maidred Morris,
home agent. Members taking part
in the health pagent were: E. C.
Toppin, Zackie Harrell, Lloyd
Gene Chappell, Tommy Harrell,
Judy Evan*, Annie Ru|h Nixon,
Barbara Ward, Sunny' White,
Edith Nixon and Linda Wheeler.
Mrs. J. C. Skinrier also partici
i pa ted on the pregram, represent
ing 4-H local leaders.
Edenton, North Carolina, Thursday June 20,1957,
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| Two Outstanding Chowan Club Members J
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MRS. R. H. HOLLOWELL AND MRS. E. L. WINSLOW
“Records burned but memory i
survived.” That is how Chowan
demonstration club members stiik
have £urecord of the way Chowan!
Home Demonstration Club Work
began.
Mrs. P.. H. Hollowell and Mrs.!
E. L. Winslow are sisters who!
have long been active in Home]
Demonstration Club Work. They j
often get together and reminisce i
over the accomplishments and
progress of the Chowan Club of |
Vice President Nixon Writes
Letter To Local Woman’s Club
Officers and members of tha [
Edenton Woman's Club were hon- j
ored this past week by a letter!
from Richard Nixon, Vice Presi-|
dent of the United States.
The letter expressed apprecia-!
tion for the miniature cradles,
signifying “Edenton, Cradle of the
Colony,” which were presented io
Mr. and Mrs. Nixon by Mrs. W. J.
P. Earnhardt on behalf of the
Edenton Woman’s Club.
The letter, addressed to Mrs. T.
C. Cross, Jr., immediate past pres
ident of the club, read as follows:!
“Dear Mrs. Cross: Mrs. Nixon)
and I would appreciate it if you'
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120 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
V
Attorney General notified the
( County Commissioners that the
selection of W. J. Taylor as wel
fare superintendent was incom
patible with the constitution and
in violation of the law prohibit
ing dual office holding so that
his choice could not be approved
by the State.
Governor Clyde Hoey appoint-
Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Kay Frances White took first
place in the Senior Dress Revue
with her pink cotton skirt and
blouse with white jacket and
cumberbun. Barbara Jordan was
second place winner. Sunny
White was winner of the Junior
Revue. She won a black and
white outfit of Bermuda shorts
and sleeveless shirt. Judy Evans
was pianist for the revue. Other
girls participating were: Sandra
Here, Ann Hobbs„ Linda Spivey
and Marjorie Parrish.
Demonstration winners were:
Dairy individual, Kay Frances
White; dairy teams, Bonnie Lou
Welch and Celia Rae Elliott and
Judy Evans and Annie Ruth Nix
on, second place; entomology, Kay
Lowe and Georgia Skinner; wild-
Centtnuod oa Fag* 7—Section 1
| which both are members.
Mrs. Hollowell was secretary of
; the Chowan Club for years. They
! had their club meetings in the
! old school which was located at
j Cross Roads. When the school
j burned, all of the records were
! lost, but Mrs. Hollowell can re •
[ call the contents of those records,
j The Chowan Club contributed
i many things to the old school at
Cross Roads. They donated S3OO
i Continued on Page 6—Section 1
| would be kind enough to express
| our deep gratitude to the mem
! bers of the Edenton Woman’s
| Club for your friendly thought of
| us.
[ “The special gift from your club
has given all of us in our family
great pleasure. The two attrac
tive cradles with the North Caro
lina pine cones will be constant
reminders of our pleasant visit
to your beautiful state and the
cordial reception extended to us
at the 1957 General Federation
; Convention.
j “With every good wish from
[ both of us to you and to each
1 member of your group,”
Joe Privott Drowns
Friday Afternoon
Joe Privott, 22, of Edenton,
drowned Friday afternoon short
ly after 5 o’clock in Little Alli
gator River and Northwest Fork
near Columbia.
Privott was among a group |
of Negroes who had been work-1
ing in the Kilkenney section I
gathering pulpwood for C. T.
Dixon, Jr„ of Edenton who were i
returning home. The young j
men stopped at the Richmond
Cedar Works boat landing, where
Privott waded into the water |
and when reaching deep water
he disappeared.
C. E. Morris, sheriff of Tyr
rell County, organized a drag
ging operation and shortly after
8 o’clock the body was recover
ed by Harold Holton of Creswell
and Willie Bowser, Gum Neck
Negro. t
Visiting Speaker At
Men’s Club Meeting
The Edenton Methodist Men’s
! Club will meet tonight (Thursday)
! at 6:30 o’clock at the church. The
speaker for the occasion will be
the Rev. Dan Meadows of Bath.
Mr. Meadows before entering the
ministry was a building contrac
tor and will inspect the church
and advise what to do regarding
settling under the new education
building.
The meal will be in chxage of
A. L. Brinson, Erwin Griffin and
Larry Knox apd every member is
urged to aQend.
(Mail Delivery To
West over Heights
To Begin June 29
Club Members!
Lay Plans For
Historical Tour
Benn’s Church. St. Luke's
Church, Mariners Museum, Wil
liamsburg, Jamestown. York
town —these places will be visit
ed on a tour planned by the
Chowan Home Demonstration
jClub women.
A tour to attend the James
jtown Festival is planned for
Wednesday, July 3. The bus will
leave from in front of the Eden
ton Post Office at 6:15 A. M.
Women from Edenton and the
county who are non-club mem
bers are invited to go on the
I tour. Only women will go on
I the tour this year.
“If you are interested in go
ing on this tour,” says Miss
Maidred Morris, home agent,
i please call the home agent’s of
fice, phone 3129, or drop a card
to the home agent by Monday,
June 24. Information as to the
expense of the trip will be given
jon request.
I “You’ll see full-§iize replicas of
[the three 17th century vessels
j floating' in the James River. A
[visit will be made to the Moore;
House and Glass Factory. You’ll J
see the weapons, tools and ev
eryday utensils used by the col
onists. You'll stand in awe in'
the ivy -clad church tower built j
in 1639. You’ll see how the na-1
tion’s founders lived, worked and
worshipped. You'll step into his
jtory. Make your plans now to
attend the Jamestown Festival
with the Chowan County Home
Demonstration Club women on
July 3.”
4-H Leaders Hold
Training Meeting
Chowan Home Demonstration
Club was hostess to the 4-H lead
ers meeting on Monday night,
June 17. A chicken salad supper
was served to the group present.
Marjorie Parrish entertained
the group with a solo. There was
a dairy food demonstration given
by Bonnie Lou Welch and Celia
Rae Elliott of the Chowan Senior
Club. They presented the dem-j
onstration for practice since they
I will be represehting Chowan
I County by giving it at the 4-H
I District Elimination Day in Wash
-1 ington, N. C., on June 26. Their
j demonstration was entitled “Make
I Everyday a Milk Festival”.
I Miss Maidred Morris. Home
| Agent, presided during the busi
j ness session. Plans were made to
invite parents to the local 4-H
meetings so as to create more in
terest in 4-H. There will be su
pervised recreation at the 4-H
meetings so that there will be
some social life mixed in with the
project work.
Those present were: Mr. and |
Mrs. Marvin Evans. Mrs. Gilbert!
Byrum. Mrs. Roland Evans. Mrs.
Drew Welch, Mrs. E. N. Elliott,
Mrs. Minnie Corprew, Mrs. J. D.
Hobbs. Marjorie Parrish, Bonnie
Lou Welch, Celia Rae Elliott. Miss
Jacqueline Pugh, Assistant Home
Agent, and Miss Morris.
ATTEND SCOUT MEETING
Four Edenton Bov Scouts and
Scouter Horace White spent Sat
urday and Sunday attending the
spring ordeal of the Order of the
Arrow at Camp Darden near
Franklin. Va. - The Order of the
Arrow is a national association of
honor campers. Scouts accom
panying Mr. White were Jack Ov
erman. Billv Harry, Bill Goodwin,
Jr., and Billy Dafl.
Patrons Are Required 1
To Erect Proper
Boxes
Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt. an
nounced Tuesday of this week [
that mail service will be extended I
to the Westover Heights area be
ginning Saturday June 29.
Mail will be delivered in boxes,
which must be supplied by the
patrons and placed near the edge
of the curb. Names should be
painted on the box with black
paint and posts must be straight
up and down, with the approach
to a box being a hard level sur
face.
Mr. Chestnutt points out that it •
is a requirement of the Depart
ment thai the boxes provided by
patrons shall be so placed that
they may be conveniently served
by carriers without dismounting
from their conveyances and that i
they shall he located on the right,
hand side of the road in the di
rection of travel of the carrier.
For th"*i reason anyone who de-1
sires mail to be delivered is urg
ed to contact Rodney Harrell, the \
mail carrier, or Mr. Chestnutt fori
accurate information before the!
mail boxes are erected.
Carolyn Blanchard
Drowns In Chowan
Carolyn Blanchard. 13-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J
Clyde B. Blanchard of Tyner j
lost her life by drowning Sunday
afternoon about 4:30 v clock.
The victim had attended
church services and joined aj.
swimming party at Hare’s Land - ,
ing and it is believed she was.
swept into the channel of Cho
wan River by swift currents.
The body was recovered about j
11:30 o’clock Sunday night with!
local citizens, members of the
Marine Corps and Coast Guard |
aiding in the search. It was I
located by Robert Evans. Cho-1
wan County Game Warden arid !
John Waff.
Surviving are her parents. Mr. j
and Mrs. Clyde B. Blanchard, j
and a sister, Debbie Rose, at
home.
She was a member of Bal
lard’s Bridge Baptist Church,
where funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
o’clock. The Rev. Lamar Sen
tell, pastor of the church, offi
ciated. and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Faye
Bunch, Jack Bateman. Ronnie
Hare, Ray Perry, Wayne Griffin,
Bryant Griffin, Hughes Bunch.
Jr., and E. C. Toppin.
Members of the seventh grade
of Chowan High School served as
honorary pallbearers.
Committees For Woman’s Club
Named To Serve During Year
Plans for the 1957-58 club
year, the naming of committeess,
and reports of the Interna
tional Convention of the General
Federation of Woman’s Clubs
highlighted the June meeting of
the Edenton Woman’s Club held
in St. Paul’s Parish House.
Mrs. Joe Thorud, president,
named the following commit
tees:
Communications Mary Grey
Leary, chairman.
Yearbook —Edna Reaves.
Program—Betsy Chesson.
Scrapbook—Alice Richardson.
Subscriptions—Esther Harry.
Telephoning—Mary Grey By
rum.
Courtesy—Frances Copeland.
Press and Publicity Mary
Margaret DuLmtoy and Jackie
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Special Rural Fire
Protection Rate Is
Cut To Three Cents
/j Honor Graduate \
S J
Ibernie BALLINGTON baker
I Cadet Bernie Ballington Baker i
of Tyner, was recently awarded
his diploma (honor graduate) at
the seventy-eighth graduation ex
' ercises at Fishburne Military
' School. Waynesboro. Ya. The Fi
nal Ball was held Saturday night
with music furnished by Frank
Perry and his Vagabonds. The
i climax of this occasion was the
[ Senior Ring Figure at which time
[Cadet. Baker was formally pre-j
j sented his Fishburne ring by Miss
! Judy Knight.
‘ While ;:t Fishburne, Cadet Bak-'
er held the rank of Private in the
Ist platoon of Company "B", and.
was president of his section of the '
Public Speaking Club. He was a
j reporter for the “C. Q.". the school
i newspaper, and a member of the
Y.M.C.A. During the year Cadet j
j Baker was on the Merit list and ■
the Distinguished Honor Roll. Hej
i was also on the school debating
; team.
At commencement services Ca
det Baker received a Good Con
[ duct Medal. Senior English Med
; al and St nior French Medal.
Chaplain Ilev
Lions Speaker
| At their Monday night meet-1
[ ing, the Edenton Lions heard
! Chaplain Charles H. Ilev discuss
the Middle East in connection
with his recent visit to that area.
Dick Frohnen introduced Cmdr.
, lie/, who has been a Navy Chap
lain for 13 years and who has I
I traveled throughout the world.
Chaplain Ilev spoke of the social
. customs of the people, the politi
. cal situation and the geography
and religion of the people, and
, concluded his speech with inter
, esting slides in color that he had
taken in color while in Saudi
Arabia.
In speaking of the social cus
; toms of the people, the Chaplain
s j told of banquets without tables
j Continued on Page 7—Section 1
Ricks.
Community Affairs Virginia
Byrum. chairman.
Hospital Auxiliary—Man* Hop
kins.
Barker House—Pet Goodwin.
Sara Lee Smith and Corinne
Thorud.
Libraries—Lu Blades.
Gerontology—Carolyn Rains.
Mental Health—Marsv Hardin.
Welfare—Charlotte Small.__
Help-a-Home—Betty Ward.
Youth Conservation: Play
ground—Nelle P. Jones and
Mary Hardin.
Teenage—Kathryn Goodwin.
Swimming Pool—Gerry Fry*.
Education—Ruth Conger, chair
man.
Adult Education Georgia
Continued on Page 7—-Section 1
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
Reduction Due to Re
valuation of County
Pr&perty
Atter considerable time spent
in reviewing various departmen
tal budgets, the Chowan County
Commissioners in special session
Monday morning tentatively ap*
proved a tax rate of SI.OO on the
SIOO property valuation for the
county for the fiscal year 1957-
1958. The tax rate will be of
ficially adopted at the next reg
ular meeting of tho Commis
sioners Monday. July 1. In the
meantime it is not expected
that any changes will be made
to affect the SI.OO rate.
Last year's rate was $1.53. the
decrease being brought about
due to the recent revaluation of
property in the county. The levy
is based on property valuation
ot $19,000,000 as compared with
a $11,250,000 property valuation
before the revaluation was made.
The budget is made up as fol
lows:
Bonds. $36,906:64. for which 20
cents of the SI.OO rate will be
needed.
For charity the budget calls
tor an estimated expenditure of
522.772.38. of which $9,372.38 is
for general assistance and $13.-
400.00 for hospitalization. Os
this amount $6,345.00 is antici
pated from state and federal
i funds, leaving the county to
raise $16,427.38 or nine cents of
the tax rate.
I For health the budgets calls
for an expenditure of $12,988.00,
of which $11,788.00 is for the
district and $1,200.00 for the
Continued on Page 7—Section l
Jaycees Collect
Bottles Friday
Friday night. June 21. starting
at 6 o clock Edenton Jaycees will
stage a pop bottle cleanup drive.
They hope to collect emptv pop
bottles s.trewn about the streets,
as well as those which have ac
cumulated about homse.
The Jaycees request citizens to
i collect ell soft drink bottles so
that they can be picked up when.
the various canvassers call in a
house-to-house campaign.
Red Men Tribe To
Nominate Officers
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
, meet Monday night. June 24. at,
17:30 o'clock. One of the items
| of business will be nomination of
: officers, so that Percy Dail. sa
i chem, urges a good attendance.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
j Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F &
I A. M.. will hold a stated commun
| ication tonight (Thursday) at 8
J o'clock, William Adams, master
j of the lodge, urges a full attend
ance.
J CIVIC calendar]
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I Edenton baseball club plays
Williamston on Hicks Field Fri
day night, June 21 and on Tues
day night, June 25. Elizabeth
City will be the attraction.
Edenton's Cub Scouts will
meet at Sandy Point Tuesday
, night, June 25. at 6 o'clock.
Edenton Tractor & Implement
t Company will observe open
house as Ford tractor and imple
ment dealer at its new location
on Highway 17 Saturday, June 22
from 9:30 A. M., to 5 P. M.
Edenton Jaycees will conduct a
pop bottle clean-up campaign
Friday night, June 21, beginning
al 6 o'clock.
Chowan County home dem
onstration dub members will
make a te»r to historical places
in Virginia Wednesday. July 3,
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