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Chowan County home demonsttonon ciua members learned
that "June Is Dairy Month" in a big way. Each hostess served
some type of milk product to members of her club at the June
meetings. At refreshment time each member was dressed in a
fancy red and white "bib" bearing the slogan "June Is Dairy
Month." Shown enjoying an ice cream float, donning bibs,
are, left to right, Mrs. I. E. Halsey, Jr., Mrs. Paul Obier and
Mrs. W. H. Saunders, Beech Fork Club members.
Three North Carolina Outdoor
Dramas Are Now In Operation
North Carolina’s three big out-1
door dramas “The Lost Col-
Colony,” “Unto These Hills" and
•‘Horn In the West”—are now
open to play nightly except
Mondays throughout the sum
mer. .
The three shows are long-run
hits whicsh have become almost
as much a part of North Caro
lina's summer scene as the his
toric seacoast and towering
mountain peaks of their vaca
tionland settings. Together,
they give the Variety Vacation
land State a fixed outdoor dra
ma circuit not duplicated else-"
where. They draw a combined
total attendance of over 250,000
each summer.
Each drama tells a story of
historical events which took
place in the surrounding area,
fjDd tells it with music, dancing
and elaborate staging as well as
- with polished acting. They are
not pageants, but plays produc
ed on a grand scale in spacious
amphitheatres built especially
to accommodate them. Each of
the theatres seats up to 3,000
people and although it has a se
cluded site is accessible by pav
ed highways. Free, lighted park
ing space is provided for the
patrons’ automobiles.
“The Lost Colony,” now in its
17th season, was written by Paul
Green, the Pulitzer prize win
ner, for production in 1937 on
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Dr. Stanton Plans *
To Leave Edetiton
Dr. A. M. Stanton, surgeofi at
the Chowan Hospital, plans to
sever his connection with the hos
pital and move to Plymouth in
September, where he will devote
full time to his profession. Dr.
Stanton has been doing much of
the surgical work at the hospital.
He is married to the former Miss
Margaret Spires and has won
many friends since coming to
Edenton several years ago to be
come associated with Dr. Frank
Wood.
civic calendar)
Effective Saturday night July
9, stores in Edenton except gro
cery stores and Elliott Company.
Cuthrell's Department Store and
B. Hobowsky will close Saturday
nights at 7 o'clock. The grocery
stores will close at 7:30 o'clock
but Elliott Company, Cuthrell's
Department Store and S. Ho
bowsky will remain open until 9
o'clock which has been the cus
tom for many years.
Ed Bond Post of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
will here a joint installation of
officers Tuesday night, July 9. at
I o'clock in the Legion hut.
Town Council will meet in
special session Friday night July
S, at • o'clock and again Taeeday
night, July 9. at 9 o'clock.
Society of Christian
will meet Tuesday nig&t July 9.
at 9 o'clock at the church.
Edenton Rotarlans will not
meet Thursday of this week due ;
to the obeerranee of Independ- j
THE CHOWAN HERALD
[ In For Trouble
Chowan County Commissioners
on Monday morning reviewed a
long list of Chowan County citi--
sens who have failed to list their
taxes for the year 1957. which
should have been done in Janu
ary.
Tax listars will be authorized to
try to contact these delinquents
and those not listing their taxes
will be turned over to Hie Grand
Jury at the September term of
court for prosecution.
Marine Loses
Life As Plane
- Falls In Sound
A -plane crash in the Albemarle
Sound took the life of Lieutenant
Robert E. Theofield of Naval Au
xiliary Air Station, Edenton, at
about 11:20 (EST) Friday, June
28. Lieutenant Theofield was on
a routine flight when the accident
occurred. •
Lt. Theofield was a member of)
Marine Attack Squadron 225, i
where his primary duty was a<
pilot with additional duties as
Educational Officer for Marine
Attack Squadron 225, Special Ser
vices Officer and Athletic Offi
cer. His appointment as athletic
officer was due to his activities
before he entered the Marine
Corps. Lieutenant Theofield was
the Sugar Bowl welterweight
boxing champion for 1952-53. In
high school he was also active in
football, baseball and boxing.
' Lt. Theofield was a graduate of
the University of Maryland and
received his commission as 2nd
Lieutenant in the United States
Marine Corps through the Naval
Cadet Program. His flight train
ing was taken at Pensacola, Fla.,
and graduated September 1, 1955.
Lt. Theofield had the intent of
making the United States Marine t
Corps his career. 1
Lt. Theofield’s body was recov-|
ered from Albemarle Sound at
about 5:45 (EST) June 30. ,
The Lieutenant’s home was at
313 Waterford Road, Silver
Springs, Maryland and was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Theo
field of the same address. His
body was returned to Silver
Springs for burial.
All Star Game
Planned July 4
The Hertford Junior Chamber
of Commerce will sponsor an Al
bemarle League All-Star baseball
game in Hertford on the night of
Thursday, July 4, at 8 o’clock.
This game is being sponsored by
the Hertford Jaycees to promote
jnterest* and support for all the
teams in the Albemarle League.
The All-Star teams will be
picked by the players of each
team in the league. The North
All-Star Team will consist of
I players from Camden-Curriuck,
| Elizabeth City and Hertford. The
South All-Star team will consist
of players from’ Williamstan,
.Edenton and Sunbury. The man-1
j agers for the North and South j
l ers also* j-»y *&•*■*.*■> -,»*y ■•-
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday July 4,1957.
Jill Shoppe Plans
To Move Store Into
Larger Quarters
Former Preston Store!
Now Being Consid
ably Modernized
Eugene Sails of Ahoskie has
announced that the Jill Shoppe in
Edenton, an affiliate of the Fox-
Lipsitz Stores, will move from its
present location in the Taylor
Building to the store formerly oc
cupied by Preston’s.
“Due to the outstanding inter
est in the ladies’ clothing shown
at the Jill Shoppe,” said Mr. Sails
“it has been difficult to display
enough ladies’ clothing to service
the people of the Edenton area.
Since the change-over from chil
dren’s clothing, the Jill Shoppe
has been fortunate enough to do
a fine business, so that the prin
cipal reason for this move is to
allow the people of the Edenton
area a larger and more comfort
able place to shop.”
The new store is being renovat
ed by the Twiddy Insurance &
Estate Company with Warren
Twiddy in charge of the work.
The space will be at least twice
the present size. A beautiful new
■ front will be installed and the
building will be completely new
with the exception of the walls
and will be completely air-condi
tioned.
The new location will provide
additional space on the second I
floor, with a stair well installed, j
thus allowing larger and more
complete reserve stocks and en-j
large the layaway section.
The management of the Jill!
Shoppe and the employees desire |
to thank the people of Edenton |
and surrounding territory for
making this possible. “Your con
tinued patronage will be greatly
appreciated,” says Mr. Sails, “and
we ask you to feel free to j'tff?
come in and look around.”
Employees of the Jill Shoppe
who have contributed to the suc
cess of the Jill Shoppe include
Mrs. W. E. Copeland, manager;
Mrs. Clara Mae Bunch, assistant
manager; Mrs. Eunice Harrell
Bunch, Miss Gloria Arelia Bunch
and Mrs. Pansy Parrish White.
Big Business Is
Developing In
Recorder Court
Clerk of Court E. W. Spires on
Monday presented a comparative
report of Chowan County’s Re
corder’s Court for three fiscal
years.
For the 1954-55 fiscal year there
were 1,216 cases, with fines
amounting to $13,479.50 and costs
$10,423.15.
For 1955-56 there were 1,556
cases with fines amounting to
$16,725.50 and costs $14,340.05.
For the 1956-57 fiscal year just
closed there were 1,545 cases.
The fines amounted to $16,235.75
and the costs, $12,431.45.
Total fines and costs for the
three years were: 1954-55, $23,-
902.65: 1955-56, $31,065.55, and
1956-57, $28,667.20.
Board Os Education •
Plans For Opening
Os Schools In Unit
The Chowan County Board of
Education at its June meeting
adopted a schedule for opening
and closing of schools in the coun
ty unit for the 1957-58 term.
According to action taken the
White Oak School will open Au
gust 19, two weeks before the
Chowan and Rocky Hock schools.
White Oak will close two weeks
during cotton picking season, the
date to be determined when help
is most needed.
Chowan and Rocky Hock will
open Tuesday, September 3.
Thursday and Friday for
Thanksgiving will be allowed all
1 schools, and all schools will close
for the Christmas holiday on Fri
day, December 20 and reopen j
Thursday, January 2, 1958. Eas
ter Monday will be allowed all
Ischools.
J By carrying out this schedule
' aU schools in the county will doae j
May S7, 1958. _
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Budget Adopted |
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Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday morn
ing officially adopted the county's
budget for the fiscal year 1957-58.
No change has been made in the
figures which will affect the bud
get as approved earlier, so that
the rate will be SI.OO instead of
$1.53 as last year.
The special lax for rural fire
protection outside the corporate
1 limits of Edenton will be three
cents instead of 10 cents as last
year.
Chowan’s 4-H
Members Win
District Honor
Chowan County 4-H members
won several honors at the East
ern District 4-H Elimination Day,
held June 26, at Washington High
School. Barbara Jordan and Joe
Hollowell won first place in the
poultry production demonstration
and will represent the district in
the State contest during 4-H Club
Week.
District second places were won
by George Skinner and Kay Lowe
I in the entomology demonstrations
| and Scott Ober and Gene Harrell
in the wildlife demonstrations.
Blue ribbons were taken by
Kay Frances White with her
J dairy foods individual demonstra
| tion and Sunny White in talent.
| Red ribbons were won by Celia
Ray Elliott and Bonnie Lou
Welch in dairy foods team, Ron
ald Perry in tractor operation, and
Kay Francis White and Joe Hol
ißtoell Si public speaking,
E. C. Toppin represented Cho
wan County in the business
meeting.
The 4-H’ers were accompanied
by several leaders: Mrs. Rufus
White, Mrs. Bristoe Perry, Mrs.
Drew Welch and Mrs. W. D. El
liott and Agents Maidred Morris,
Jacqueline Pugh and R. S. Marsh.
No Collection Os
Garbage July 4th
Due to the observance of July
4 as Independence Day, Edenton's
Street Department will make no
collections of trash and garbage
on that day. Regular collections
will, however, be resumed Fri
day morning.
Medlin Belch New
President Os Lions
Club In Edenton
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Resigns j
Miss Frances Tilleit, superin
tendent of Chowan Hospital, has
tendered her resignation which
goes in effect next week. Miss
Tilleit became associated with
the hospital shortly after it was
organized and put into operation
when the Town of Edenton had
control of the base and used the
base hospital.
Extension Os Eden
Street Seems Likely
Raleigh Hollowell, a member of
Town Council, appeared before
the County Commissioners Mon
day to request the county to grant
a portion of land to provide a
right of way for the extension of
Edenton Street to the back of the
Sanitary Cleaners. Belk-Tyler's
will also donate a portion of ldnd
so that the street can be extend
ed, thereby giving access to the
. rear of the stores on Broad Street
by the Town of Edenton.
The Commissioners were In ac
cord with the project, but with
held official action until a survey
i is made so that the exact loca
-1 tion of the line is determined.
Boy Scout Charter Presented
Above is pictured Raymond Coiner, of Liizabelh City, Dis
trict Scouter. presenting a charter to the Center Hill Boy
Scout Troop No. 154. The troop is sponsored by the Center
Hill Home Demonstration Club and receiving the charier is
Mrs. H. T. Hollowell, president of the club.
Chowan County Is Included In
Stream Clearance Inspection
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The Stream Clearance Program
in Eastern North Carolina au
' thorized by the Federal Civil De
fense Administration following
the recent hurricanes is progress
ing satisfactorily, according to a
report from the Army Corps of
Engineers.
Colonel Henry Rowland of Wil
mington, District Engineer for the
Army Corps of Engineers, has re
ported to Governor Hodges that
367 miles of streams have been
placed under contract for clear
ance in 18 counties in Eastern
North Carolina.
Colonel Rowland also reported
more than 1,900 niiles of streams
are scheduled to be inspected un
der the Clearance Program. This
involves 26 counties, two towns
and 439 streams. Chowan is in
cluded among the counties with
11 streams and 44.8 miles to be
inspected.
It is anticipated that the in
spection of all stream projects
will be* completed bv‘ September
-15 and all reports and cost esti
mates will be submitted to the
Federal Civil Defense Administra
tion prior to September 27. 1957.
POST OFFICE CLOSED JULY 4
Edenton’s Post Office will be
closed all day Thursday, July 4,
in observance of Independence
Day. While there will be no city
or rural delivery, and windows
closed, the lobby will be open and
mail distributed in the boxes. All
mail will be dispatched as usual.
BANK CLOSED JULY 4
The Bank of Edenton will be
closed Thursday, July 4. in order
to observe Independence Day, a
national holiday. The bank will
open as usual Friday morning.
Ernest Ward, Jr., Re
tiring President Sub
mits Final Report
Ernest J. Ward, Jr., retiring
president, gave his final report
at the meeting of the Edenton
Lions Club Monday night. At
the conclusion of Ward’s address
the new officers and directors
were installed by Ralph Parrish.
At the conclusion of the instal
lation the gavel was handed to
the incoming president, Medlin
Belch, and the past president’s
pin was presented to Ward by
Secretary W. J. Taylor. A wel
come was extended to Burley
Niblett, a new member.
President Ward first reviewed
the fund raising activities of the’.
Lions Club during the year. A
bread sale netted $172.81 last
July. In September $299 was
raised through the White Cane
Drive. The Easter Seal drive
grossed $981.81 and $378.81 went
to the State Fund, with $462.99
remaining in Chowan County.
To this fund $350 was added by
the Marine Corps. The Variety
Show, including advertising and
sale of confections, grossed
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Returned
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With the annual Methodist Con
ference being held in New Bern
the latter part of last week, the
Rev. J. Earl Richardson was re
turned to the Edenton Methodist
Church for the third time.
On the Chowan Charge, the
Rev. Frank Fortisque will replace
the Rev. P. M. Porter. The Rev.
C. Freeman Heath was reappoint
ed superintendent of the Eliza
beth City District.
Governors Os
Travel Council
Hold Meeting
The Governors of the Albe
marle-Pamlico Travel Council met
“Friday at Edentorfwith the Coun
cil’s president, Ernest J. Ward,
Jr.
Mr. Ward announced at the
meeting that tentative quotas for
the counties were set and that
the Governors will make a con
certed effort to sell members in
this organization whose responsi
bility it is to promote the Albe
marle-Pamlico area.
Two main projects of the Coun
cil, Mr. Ward explained, will be
to erect highway signs directing
tourists to this area and inviting
them to stay a while, and a new
more colorful brochure.
The types and number of sign
boards, however, will be limited
to the amount of money raised
through memberships, Mr. Ward
added. However, a committee
was appointed to investigate the
cost and location of signs so that
immediate steps can be taken as
soon as the money for the signs
is raised.
j There is still a small supply of
the brochures of the Albemarle-
Pamlico Travel Council left and
they may be obtained by A.P.T.C.
members upon request to the
Council’s president, Ernest J.
Ward, Jr., Edenton, or the secre
tary, George Attix at Elizabeth
City.
Mr. Ward said that he hoped
all the people interested in pro
moting tourism in this area would
not wait to be contacted, but
would immediately contact him or
Mr. Attix for membership into the
organization. “The amount of pu
blicity and promotion that can be
expended is in direct proportion
to the amount of dues collected,”
he added. “We would like to
have adequate funds to do an out
standing job in this field.”
Wm. C. Bunch
Sears Manager
William C. Bunch, Jr., son of
; Mr. and Mrs. Carey Bunch, is now
manager of the Sears Catalog
store in Edenton.
Mr. Bunch, prior to assuming
his new duties, was for three
years associated with General
Motors in Norfolk. He graduated
from Wake Forest in 1953.
The new manager is very much
enthused with his new position,
for which he received special
training, and will be glad to have
his many friends and Sears cus
tomers visit the store at any time.
$2,00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Marine Loses Life
In Freak Accident
By Electrocution
j Reappointed 1
s.
At a joint meeting of the Cho
wan County Commissioners and
the County Board of Education
Monday morning. J. W. Davis
was reappointed as a member of
the Chowan County ABC Board.
| Previously Mr. Davis was ap
| pointed to serve the unexpired
I term of the late Elton Forehand
and his new appointment is for a
three-year term.
85 Boys Report
Daily To Play
In Little League
Alton Brooks, recreational of
ficer, reports that about 85 boys
are turning out to take part in
the Little League. Os this num
ber, about 25 are in the 13-15 year
group and about 60 boys from 9
to 12 years old.
Considerable interest prevails
in the Little League with the old
er boys playing at 2:30 in the af
ternoon and the younger group
plays at 5 o’clock.
Six games have already been
played and the remaining sched
ule as released by Mr. Brooks fol
lows:
Thursday. July 4—Lions vs. Ti-
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Clothing Drive
Is Called Off
Edenton Woman’s Club had
planned to stage a drive to secure
clothing for victims of Hurricane
Audrey which devastated many
areas in Louisiana, but the drive
was called off Monday when it
was learneS that so much clothing
had been sent to the victimized
area that it was a problem to dis
pose of it.
Some people were informed
about the local drive and many
have already taken clothing to the
Edenton Furniture Company. If
this clothing is not claimed it will
be held for needy cases which
may develop locally.
Bids Opened For
Harvey Point Work
Herald readers will be interest
ed to learn that bids were open
ed at Norfolk for erecting an air
craft parking apron and bulkhead
at the Harvey Point base.
The parking apron is to be
850,000 square feet of 12-inch con
crete and the bulkhead will be 3,-
500 lineal feet. Two concrete
ramps 100 x 200 feet will also be
constructed.
There were 13 bidders for this
work, with the lowest being the
Diamond Construction Company
of Savannah. Ga., at a price of
$2,184,856. The highest bid was
$2,684,374.
It is expected that the contract
will be awarded this week.
Petition Is Presented
For Hard Surfacing
Yellow Hammer Road
Chowan County Commissioners
on Monday were presented a pe
tition requesting approval of
hard-surfacing the Yellow Ham
mer road in the Second Town
hsip. The road, about two miles
long leads off the highway from
Tyner to Small’s Cross Roads and
intersects the highway from Ty
ner to Ryland.
Two school buses travel the
road. The Commissioners ap
proved the road improvement,
which will ibe sent in to the State
Highway Commission for action.
ROTARY CANCELS MEETING
Edenton Rotarians will not hold
their weekly meeting Thursday of
this week due to the observance
of Independence Day. Next
week’s meeting will be held as
usual, when new officers will be!
installed with Robert S. Marsh
succeeding George Alma .Byruin!
as president.
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DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
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Antenna For Televi
sion Contacts High
Voltage Wire
An electrical mishap took the
life of Sgt. Billy D. Chambless, a
Marine stationed at the Edenton
Naval Auxiliary Air Station, and
injured three other men Saturday
afternoon about 2 o’clock. The
injured trio were Sgt. Jack M.
Reed, and T/Sgt. John F. Ches
nick and Lawrence Zoff, a civil
ian.
The accident occurred at
Murph’s trailer court on Jackson
Street when the four men were
attempting to install a television
antenna. In some manner the an
tenna came in contact with a 3200
volt power line, killing Chambless
almost instantly. Edenton fire
men rushed to the scene and ap
plied a resuscitator for 40 min
utes without success.
The other three were rushed to
Chowan Hospital, where it was
learned their burns were not seri
ous. Later the two Marines were
taken to the base hospital and
Zoss was released after spending
the night at the hospital. He is
connected with Edenton Mobile
home Sales in Edenton.
Sgt. Chambless was an electri
cian at the local air station, con
nected with Squadron 14. Be
fore coming to Edenton June 18,
1956, he was overseas after being
stationed at Camp Lejeune, where
he was connected with the Second
Engineers.
The victim is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Rase Mary Chambless;
a three-months-old daughter, Bar
bara Ann, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Bates of Col
linsville, Illinois.
New Pocahontas -
Officers Fleeted
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, elected offi
cers for a six-month term at a
meeting held Friday night.
Those elected were: Prophetess,
Mrs. Ella Gray Potts; Pocahon
tas, Mrs. Elbe Mae Parrish; We
nonah, Mrs. Arlene Keeter: Pow
hatan, Mrs. Dorothy Faircloth:
keeper of records, Mrs. Jane Lay
den; keeper of wampum, Mrs.
Marina Crummey: collector of
wampum, Mrs. Virginia Williams.
These, together with appointed
officers, will be installed at a
meeting of the Council Friday
night, July 12.
FORMER TEACHER DIES
Information reached Edenton
Tuesday morning that Miss
Mary B. Kilgore. 52. died in St.
Petersburg. Florida. Sunday,
June 30.
Miss Kilgore taught school in
Rockingham and last year came
to Edenton to teach the second
grade. However, her health
would not allow her to continue
so that she left Edenton during
the last month of the term.
She is survived by three broth
ers and four sisters. Funeral
services were held Wednesday
afternoon in Woodruff, S. C.
120 Years Ago
| As Found In the Files of
J' The Chowan Herald
Chowan County began opera
tion of the social security pro
gram with William M. Perkins
as superintendent and Mrs. J. H.
McMullan as chief aide.
John W. Graham was installed
as president of the Edenton Ro
tary Club.
Joseph Nowell, 42-year-old
bachelor of the Ryland section,
met a horrible death when he was
cut down on the Suffolk highway
by a hit-and-run driver and
while left dying on the highway
he was run over soon afterward
by a second motorist.
Edenton’s newly reorganized
Chamber of Commerce was put
ting up a hugs roof sign at the
Sligo read juncture fas an effort to
woo travelers to Edenton going
|to and fro to the "Loaf Colony"
| pageant. The organization also
! ordered 19.000 four-leaf folders
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