ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlV.—Number 37
Large Group Eientonians
Back Movement To Support
Live Chamber of Commerce
Intensive Membership
To Be Held Friday
Os Next Week
Monday night in the Chowan
County Court House close to 100
men and women gathered to con
sider the revival of a Chamber of
1 Commerce in Edenton and close
to 100 men and women stood to
their feet to signify that they are
of the opinion that a Chamber
of Commerce is needed and that
they are willing to pay their just
share ,in raising the necessary
funds for proper operation of a
Chamber of Commerce.
. The meeting was the culmina
tion of a recent letter sent out by
Gilliam Wood, president of the
Bank of Edenton, pointing out
briefly the need for a Chamber
of Commerce and a subsequent
invitation to attend the meeting
• to further consider the matter.
The meeting was called to or
der by Mayor Ernest Kehayes,
who stated 'the purpose and
thanked so many for their inter
est and .attendance. Following
prayer by the Rev. George
Hplmes, Mr. Wood very ably pre
sented facts and figures in his
- argument that Edenton needs a
Chamber of Commerce now anjj
that it is impossible to estimate
Edenton’s loss due to not having
a "Chamber of Commerce for
many years.
“I aha not critical of Edenton,”
said Mr. Wood, "for as I have of
ten said, that Edenton is one
town in the world which has not
only about 5,000 people, but 5,000
fine peopie, and we should make
it possible for more people to like
Edenton and live here. Wemeii
improve conditions, for when we
are not improving, progress
stops.”
Mr. Wood referred to previous
Chambers of Commerce in Eden
. ton, spying they did some good
and not all were bad, but that
interest waned and functions
ceased.
“The town needs a salesman the
same &S ahy other kind of busi
ness,” Mr. Wood out.
“if we are proud of our town, we
will waijt other petople to hear
about it. We must not shut our
door, but let people know of our
advantages, so that we have need
for a salesman with something to
*ell”
Wood advanced the opinion
that Edenton should assume k;ad
tsrship in the Albemarle, pointing
out the advantage of its geograph
ical location.
.» “Things don’t just happen over
’night,” said Mr. Wood. ‘!For a
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Base Thrift Shop Will
Open Friday, Oct. 4th
• - Announcement was made this
week that the Thrift Shop, a navy
rejief -activity will open in the
nursery building at the base Fri
day, .October 4. Opening hours
wul be from 10 A. M., to 2 P. M.
Ifrs' J. E. Bunn and Mrs. R. T.i
Whitten, co-chairmen of the
Thrift Shop, say bargains galore
wilj bfe offered and extend a cor
. dial invitation to all service per
-1 sonftel to come in and browse
•round.
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Next week will be observed •*
Chamber of Commerce Week
with 4 concerted effort planned to
i-rftjfia* enough money te revive a
Chamber of Commerce in Eden
ion. Friday, September 20. all
to be contacted between 0 A. M.,
and noon.
• Chowan County Farm Bureau'*
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h«l<i tn# #Hi Os October
THE CHOWAN HERALD
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Edenton Marines Win General’s
Trophies For Highest Scores In
Exercises Held At Cherry Point
Members of Marine Attack '
Squadron 211 of the Edenton Na
val 4 Auxiliary Air Station were
winners of the Second Marine Air .
Wing Commanding General’s tro
phies which were presented re- ■
cently at a review at Marine .
Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. .
The squadron compiled the high- ,
est scores in the Second Marine .
Air Wing in dive bombing, roc- ,
ketry, and special weapons de
livery. The competitive exercises ,
for VFA-211 were held on June .
17, 1957.
Since coming to Edenton in <
1953, VMA-211 has been flying i
the Douglas Skyraider. In Janu- <
ary, 1954, the squadron left Eden- s
ton for carrier duty aboard the (
USS Wright. They sailed to 1
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where <
the squadron flew day and night i
'familiarization and field carrier i
landing practice. On February 12, j
they returned to Edenton to await
further orders. . '
On April 19, the squadron again (
embarked aboard the USS Wright 1
for carrier duty in the Far East. 1
While there they participated in l l
Band Parents
\
Hold Meeting
A meeting of the Edenton Band
Parents’ Association was held
Tuesday evening, September 10
at the h’fgk school cafeteria.
The association was formed
several years ago with a number
of objectives, basic of which was
that of promoting the general
welfare and interest of the Eden
ton band and associating itself
with and assisting in its financial
betterment.
This year’s board of directors,
headed by Association President
Paul E. George, includes the fol
lowing committee chairmen:
Transportation Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Hollowell.
Membership Mr. and Mrs.
John Bunch.
Finance—C. B. Mooney. •
Majorettes—Mrs. Leon Leary.
Uniforms—Mrs. R. A. Tarking
ton.
Program—Miss Lula Williams.
Hospital and Social—Mrs. Paul
E.'George.
In’past years the association has
been succesful in its aim to bene
fit the Edenton band, both fi
nancially and morally. The band
itself has always been a popular
attraction at high school athletic
events, and this year, an even
greater area of- participation is
planned.
The association hopes that not
only students and parents, but the
entire town of Edenton will help
support the band.
Contract Is Awarded For
Building Auditorium At
Edenton’s Jr.-Sr. High School
With the State paying the ma
jor portion of the cost, the Eden
ton school trustees last week
awarded a contract for the con
struction of an addition to the
Edent-on Junior-Senior High
School. The addition will include
an auditorium which will accom
modate about 520 persons, a large
bJtod room, a room for public
school music and a small room for
teaching piano lessons.
Krato% his figure being >86,990.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday September 12,1957.
training maneuvers and the USS
Wright was duty carrier for the
Korean Zone.
On October 14? 1954, the USS
Wright with VMA-211 aboard, de
parted Yokosuka, Japan, for San
Diego, California. Upon arrival
the squadron made a cross-coun
try flight transporting all its per
sonnel and gear. The squadron
arrived at its home base in Eden
ton on November 3, 1954.
During the following year, 1955,
the squadron kept an active train
ing program in force.
On March 21, 1956, VMA-211
embarked aboard the USS Ta
rawa for a six day cruise. This
shipboard stay qualified the
squadron for both day and night
carrier operations. Returning to
Edenton, VMA-211 continued in
creasing its readiness by support
ing the Second Marine Division
in landings and other tactical
problems.
In March, 1957, the squadron
was selected to represent the East
Coast Marine attack squadrons in
the -Second Naval Air Weapons
Meet at Naval Auxiliary Air Sta
tion, El Centre, California.
Another Bridge
Marathon Now
Being Planned
Announcement was made early
this week that the Chowan Hos
pital will again sponsor a bridge
marathon, which is scheduled to
begin about October 1.
Last year there was a great deal
of enthusiasm in the contest, and
keen interest in the publication
of the scores.
Oniy 20 couples will be allow
ed to enter the marathon, so it is
requested that teams enroll im
mediately by calling Mrs. Junius
Davis, phone 3137.
The schedule of games and the
rules of play will be distributed
as soon as possible and this time
Mrs. Earl Goodwin will act as;
secretary and treasurer.
Farm Bureau Will Stage 1957
Membership Drive Next Week
The annual Farm Bureau mem
bership drive will be staged in
Chowan County next week, ac
cording to County Farm Bureau
President Marvin L. Evans. “Be
fore refusing to join, farmers
should consider what this organi
zation is doing for them,” says
Mr. Evans. “Let’s consider this
on the basis of the average farm.
“The refund of State and Fed
eral tax on gasoline used on the
farm for non-highway use
amounts to an average of $42.00
per year. Equalized tax on farm
machinery saves North Carolina
low bidder for file electric con
tract at a cost of $3,600, while the
low bidder for the plumbing con- ’i
tract was the W. M. Wiggins & 1
Company of Wilson at $2,584. !
The total cost of the building <
will be $101,744, of which the i
Statd will pay ever $82,000. This 1
amoijnt, with what local funds :
are available, was about $6,000
short, so that the school trustees 1
appeared before the County Com- 1
missioners at their meeting Wed- i
nesday of last, week with a re- i
quest for the necessary $6,000 ap« 1
Edenton Marines Win Outstanding Trophies
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Pictured above are pilots of Marine Attack Squadron 211, Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Edenton.
who recently received trophies from the Commanding General, which were for outstanding squad
rons and individual pilots of the Second Marine Air Wing, of which the Edenton base is a part.
Left to right. 2nd Lieut. William R. Etter. trophy for being selected as the best pilot in dive
bombing; Col. R. L. Whitten. Commanding Officer of Marine Attack Squadron 211; Ist Lieut. Les
ter D. Widick. trophy for being selected as best pilot in rocketry, and 2nd Lieut. D. W. Redfield,
trophy for being selected as best pilot in special weapons delivery. All three trophy winners are
members of Marine Attack Squadron 211. which took second place for the best over-all squadron
award in aerial competition.—(Official U. S. Marine Corps Photo).
Town Gouncilmen
Hold Brief Session
On Tuesday tight
Two Petitions Request
Street Paving and
Sidewalk
Though disposing cf a goodly
amount of business, Town Coun
cilmen were able to complete
their work Tuesday night shortly
after 10 o’clock.
Petitions were presented by
residents on Barker Street, Wil
liamson Road and Albania Strt-et
requesting the town to take the
necessary steps to grade, drain
and hard-surface these streets.
It was decided to employ Will,am
F. Freeman, Inc., to make a sur
vey and present plans and specifi
cations so that advertisements
can be placed for bids to do this
work. Clerk Ernest Ward, Jr.,
certified that the majority of lin
eal feet was represented in the
petitions.
An application was approved
for Golden Frinks to sell beer on
the premises at 608 North Gran-
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- farmers $1,500,000 annually. Ad
i justed tax on feed, seed, insecti
■ cides and fertilizers saves N. C.
i farmers $2,000,000 annually. Pub
• lie Law 480—Trade Development
: Act—has provided for increased
• sales of U. S. A. farm products
: in the world markets amounting
i one and three quarters billion dol
lars.
“Your North Carolina Farm
! Bureau owns its own insurance
company. Auto and truck insur
ance, farm liability insurance, fire
and extended coverage insurance,
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tracts.
The contracts are now awaiting
approval by the State and work
will be started shortly after the
State’s approval. The contractor
expects to begin about October 1
and expressed the belief that the
building could be completed in
six months.
The addition wftl bemadded to
the north end of the present
building, and will be of the same
construction. Little difficulty
should be experienced ih adding
the new building to the present
plant, for provision was made
When this portion of the school
was omitted due to lack of funds
at the tune the school was built.
Chester Morris Is
Presiding Judge
For Superior Court
Speaker 1
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A. C. (Lon) Edwards will speak
at the annual Farm Bureau kick
; off dinner for membership work
| ers at the Oak Grove Community
Building on Monday night, Sep
tember 16, at 7 o'clock, according
to Marvin Evans, County Farm
Bureau president.
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Contract Is Awarded
For Improvements At
Chowan High School
A contract was recently award
ed for the construction of a sew
age disposal plant at Chowan
High School and the addition of
four new classrooms. The low
bidder for the general contract
was Fred C. Gardner of Kinston,
whose bid was $9,768, for the
sewage disposal plant and about
$32,000 for the new classrooms.
Dick’s Electrical Company of
Wilson was awarded the electric
contract, but due to receiving only
two bids for the plumbing eon
tract, it will be necessary to re
advertise for this phase of the
contract. It is necessary to have
at least three bids.
St. Paul’s Picnic Has
Been Postponed To
Sunday Afternoon
The Rev. George B. Holmes,
rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, announces that the con
gegational picnic has been post
poned from Friday of this week
to Sunday afternoon, September
15, at 5 o’clock. The picnic will
be held on the -church grounds.
Postponement of the picnic is
due to the football game which
will be played Friday night at
Hicks Field.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7 o’clock in the
Penelope Barker houle. Presi
dent Warren Twiddy urges 6very
member to attend.
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; Criminal Cases Car
ried Through to
Wednesday
Substituting for Judge Clifton
L. Moore of Burgaw, Judge Ches
ter Morris opened the September l
term of Chowan County Superior
Court Monday morning. Immedi
ately after Sheriff J. A. Bunch
was called upon to call the court
to order, the Grand Jury was cho
j sen, with the following picked to
! serve: J. D. Peele, Donald R.
i Faircloth, Carey A. Phillips, Shel
ton W. Moore, Jr., Herbert Bak
j er, James L. Byrum, Percy W.
' Dail, Richard A. Hollowell. E. E.
| Goodwin, James D. Elliott, James
| Edward Hall, W. L. Miller, John
I Hobbs, J. Elton Jordan, C. N.
Keeter, Elton Norris, John F.
Habit, Jr., and Thomas J. Jack
: son, Jr. James D. Elliott was se
lected as foreman.
In his charge to the jury Judge
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; Constitution Week Will Be
Observed September 17-23
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
! Revolution will again this year
spoijsor the observance of Consti
tution Week, September 17-23.
The purpose of the observance
of Constitution Week is to recall
to the American people the true
significance of the events that oc
curred during the week of Sep
tember 17-23 in 1787, and to re
vitalize appreciation of our great
heritage which is the Constitution,
j It was on September 17, 1787, that
• the United States Constitution!
Plans Completed For ‘Kick-off
Dinner For Annual Membership
Drive Os Chowan Farm Bureau
Final plans have been made to;
hold the “kick-off” dinner for the
Chowan County Farm Bureau fall
membership drive on Monday
; night, September 16 at 7 o’clock.
I The dinner will be served by the
Oak Grove Home Demonstration
j Club at their community building,
instead of the Chowan Club
Building.
The one-week drive will be
| staged September 16-21. Mem
bers of the Home Demonstration
and Farm Bureau Clubs who will
solicit memberships for the Farm
Bureau for 1958 will receive in
structions and necessary informa
tion at this dinner meeting. The
organization and purposes of the
Farm Bureau as it functions coun
ty-wide and state-wide will be
explained to the group.
If farm men and women can
know the true value of this great :
$2.00 Per Year In North Caroling,.
Aces Tangle With
Wallace-Rose Hill
In First Home Game
! 2,162 Enrolled ]
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According to John A. Holmes,
superintendent of Edenton schools
a total of 2,162 children had en
rolled in both white and colored
schools at the end of the first
week of school. This figure is
about 60 more than last year, with
about 30 more students enrolled
in both the white and colored
high schools and the Elementary
School enrollment about the
same.
At the end of the first week
786 children were enrolled in the
white Elementary School and 265
in the high school.
In the colored Elementary
School 847 were enrolled and 264
in the colored high school.
Mrs. Lyn Perry
Wins Rockingi
Chair Contest
j Mrs. Lyn Perry was the win-'
ner of the rocking chair contest
! sponsored by the Albemarle Fur
jniture Company and was awarded
I the SIOO cash prize as the cham
pion.
Six contestants were selected to
j participate in the contest after a
j large list of entries had been
| screened and. besides Mrs. Perry,
j the following took part in the
; marathon contest: Mrs. Virginia
1 Bunch, Mrs. Charlie Lassiter.
Mrs. Mattie Wright, Mrs. Hilda
■| Bunch and George Warner.
The contest started Thursday
morning of last week at 9 o'clock
1 ! and Mrs. Perry was the last to
1 give up, which she did at 4 30
Sunday morning for a total of
1 67 1 2 hours. Mrs. Lassiter was
runner-up and rocked about 67
! hours.
The unique contest crested a
| great deal of interest as crowds
i continuously stood outside the
j store to watch the group rock
ing.
During the contest a television
| was furnished for the convenience
of the contestants by the Western
Gas Service and refreshments
| were served by the Albemarle!
1 Restaurant, Mitchener’s Pharmacy
! and Leggett & Davis.
f was approved unanimously by the
i delegates. In the week following,
the proposed Constitution was
made known to the people
throughout the country.
The American system had its
foundation in the long, bitter
1 struggle of the human race for!
political liberty and self-govern
ment. This struggle came to a
head with the framing of the !
Constitution on principles of lib-:
erty and freeddm. Nowhere else
\in the world has freedom been
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j organization, they will realize how
necessary their support is for this
group to function for the greatest
benefits to all farm families, ac
cording to Marvin Evans, presi
dent of the Chowan County or
ganization.
Mr. Bristoe Perry, drive chair-j
man, has made definite plans so!
that every farm family in Chowan
County can become members,
with every area of the county be
ing assigned workers. He points
out that membership is open for
women as well as men.
Home Demonstration Club wo
men have joined forces with the
Farm Bureau to canvass the coun
ty in an effort to enlist more
members this year than ever be
fore in the Chowan County Farm
Bureau. These workers ask the
support and interest of all their
neighbors in supporting this
membership drive.
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFEI
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| Duplin County Boys to
Have Heaviest Team
In School’s History
With the Edenton Aces having
a victory tucked under their
; belts by defeating Roanoke Rap
| ids at Ronaoke Rapids Friday
night 12-0, they are now prepar
ing for what is calculated to be
a much tougher game Friday*
night. The Aces will play the
Wallace-Rose Hill team from
Duplin County, the outfit they’
defeated last season for the East
ern championship. It will be the
first home game for the Aces this
season and a large crowd of fans
| are expected to be on hand to see
the scrap.
The Bulldogs had a record of
j 12 victories and only one defeat
| last year and thus far this sea
[ son have won both of the games
they have played. In their first
| game they had very little trouble
|in defeating North Duplin 29-0,
, and in their game last Friday
night defeated Jacksonville by a
score of 18 to 6.
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| The Duplin County boys boast
the heaviest lineup in the history
of the school and having already
played two games they should be
in top form and Coach Thell Ov
erman will be out to avenge the
unexpected defeat which knocked
the Bulldogs from the State
Championship race last year.
Coach Overman and Assistant
Coaches Dick Powers and Neal
Carlton feel that the players
know their assignments better
than any previous football squad
and that they will be a harder
team to conquer than last season.
According to advance reports
the Bulldogs' starting line will av
erage 184 pounds, with Pat Mc-
Gowan the heaviest at 209 and
Graham Wells the lightest at 156
pounds. The sqgiad this vaar
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Tyner Man Killed
By Falling Tree
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Fernando A. Jordan, 48, a farm
er of the Tyner section, was kill
ed while working in a woods in
Perquimans County Saturday af
ternoon at 3:45 o'clock when a
tree fell upon him.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Annie C. Jordan; five sons, Hu
bert, Leslie. Paul, Thomas J. and
James P. Jordan, all of Tyner;
three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Cope
land, Miss Christine Jordan and
Miss Diane Jordan, all of Tyn<r:
three sisters. Mrs. Ruth Peele of
Edenton and Misses Lizzie and
Annie Jordan, both of Tyner, and
two grandchildren.
He was a native of Chowan
County and a member of the
Chappell Hill Baptist Church,
where funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The pastor, the Rev. Paul Holo
man, officiated and burial was in
the family cemetery at Tyner.
Pallbearers were George M.
Jordan, Hubert Ray Jordan, Da
vid Lee Hollowell. Douglas Hol
lowell, Edfjel Waff and Clinton
Peele.
20 Years Ago
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
j
Dr. F. H. Garris of Lewiston,
newly designated Bertie-ChowSn
health officer, was in Edenton to
open an office in the Bank of
Edenton building, with Miss Frye
Pettus as secretary and Miss Ruby
Lents as official nurse.
W. D. Pruden. county attorney
notified the County Commission
ers that a $90,000 bond issue had
been sold at a satisfactory rate of
interest. The money was to be
used to build a new school at
Cross Roads and make improve
ments at the Edenton Graded
School.
Due to the influx of tourists, L.
S. Byrum effected a pleasing ar
rangement whereby Mias Audrey
Rowell agreed te act aa an effieial
guide for tourists eager to be
shown about the local paints if
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