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Volume XXlV—Number 42.
J. Gilliam Wood Is
Named President of
New Local C. of C.
Directors Elect Group
Os Officers Thurs
day Night
Meeting Thursday night in the
Municipal Building, newly elect
ed directors of the revived Cham-j
her of Commerce elected Gilliam
Wood as president. Other officers
elected included: Vice president, 1
W. T. Harry; secretary, Shelton
Moore, and treasurer, John W.
Graham. The group also decidea
to adopt Edenton Chamber 01
Commerce, Inc.,” as the name 01
the new organization.
At the meeting it was repoi-teu
that cash in hand byway of mem - J
berships was $12,200 and tha.
more was expected so that the to- J
tal is expected to reach $14,500}
or possibly $15,000 for a year’s op
eration. The directors are now,
making an effort to secure the
services of a well qualified man J
whose title will be executive vice.
president and upon whom the or
ganization will depend upon to a (
great deal to “sell” Edenton.
Mr. Wood was the instigator of
organizing a Chamber of Com
merce, feeling that it was abso
lutely necessary if Edenton is to
make progress in the economic
field as well as other avenues of
welfard. He spent a great deal!
of time and effort to become ac
quainted with the functions of a |
Chamber nf'Commerce as well as|
the advantages in Edenton and,
Chowan County which if properly
handled can be of great value to |
the progress and growth of the
community. He considers mem-j
bership in the Chamber of Com
merce an investment in the fu
ture. and has been ereatly en
couraged by the interest and co
operation he has receivd since he
promoted the idea of a Chamber
of Commerce in Edenton. He
hopes this feeling will not de
cline, but rather that members
be patient and work together to
ward a common goal—a better:
place in which to live.
Edenton Negro
Kills. Woman
Jesse James Morring, 47-year
old Ne'gro. is in the Chowan
County jail charged by the Eden
ton police with murder.
According to the police Morring I
slashed the throat of Olivia Har
rell, 39, with a pocket knife. The
jugular vein was severed and the
woman died in Chowan Hospital
early Sunday morning.
Police report that a fracas de
veloped between the two over
some money matters and that the
cutting incident occurred at the
home of a neighbor, Rosa Miller,
after midnight Saturday.
Morring, police said, left the'
scene and was later arrested at
the home of his mother-in-law on
Route 32 near Chowan Hospital.
He was arrested about 3:45 o’clock
Sunday morning.
Morring is scheduled to be giv
en a preliminary trial in Chowan
Recorder’s Court Tuesday morn
ing.
P. S. McMullan Is
Named Chairman
For Duke Fund
Duke University has announced
the appointment of P. S. McMul
lan to head the 1957-58 Duke Loy
alty Fund campaign in the Eden
ton area.
The overall goal of the Fund
this year is $275,000 from 11,000
donors by June 30, 1958.
Loyalty Fund contributions are
unrestricted as to use, and Duke
University President A. Hollis
Edens has described the fund as
an indispensable part of the Uni
versity’s annual income.
Fund donations will be used to
meet annual operating expenses
and to help offset results of in
flation, particularly in the area
of faculty salaries.
Now in its 11th year, the fund
has never failed to meet its goal.
Mr. McMullan will name other
Duke alumni in the area to as
sist in the campaign.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
* Pine Cones]
Forest Ranger Frank V. White
. announces that he is again buying
. green loblolly pine cones for the
i 1 forestry division of the Board of
, 1 Conservation and Development.
, i The price paid will be $1.50 per (
bushel and anybody who desires i
to collect cones and sell them to |
Mr. White is requested to call
him at 3779.
Chowan Has
Good Exhibit
At State Fair
Chowan County is participating!
.in the “North Carolina Accepts\
j the Challenge” department at the'
North Carolina State Fair which'
opened its five-day annual state-j 1
| wide program Tuesday, October
' 15th. :
A part of the United Agricul
tural program, Chowan County’s !
exhibit is entitled “Looking To
The Future”.
The challenge is dedicated to ,
j increased per capita income,
| greater security, improved educa- ■
| tional opportunities, finer spirit- ’
I ual values, stronger community I
i life, and more dignity and con- (
| tentment in country living.
Each vear, five counties are
I chosen by the North Carolina
Board of Farm Organizations to
I arrange and present exhibits de
picting certain phases of their
programs for Better Farming and
Better Rural Family Living.
Counties selected for this year’s
showings are Chowan, Montgom- .
ery. Surry, Macon and Nash.
Cash prizes ranging from $650
to $450 will be awarded to the ex
hibits on a competitive basis.
The competition will be judged:
| on the basis of simplicity, organi
| zation and educational values.
Two New Directors
For Bldff. & Loan
At a meeting of Edenton Build
ing & Loan Association directors
held Thursday night, two new di
rectors were elected to fill vacan
cies due to resignations.
Thomas- Byrum, Jr., was elect- ,
ed to fill the unexpired term of I
| his father, T. C. Byrum, who re
signed after serving many years.
R. E. Leary, secretary of the as
j sociation. was elected to fill the
! unexpired term of J. W. Davis,
I who resigned due to becoming an; 1
| employee of the Bank of Eden-j 1
I ton. j i
Much Improved Edenton Aces
Turn Back Tarboro Outfit By
Score Os 18 To 7 Friday Night j
Edenton’s Aces, a greatly im
proved football machine in every
department of the game, beat off
a stubborn Tarboro outfit on
Hicks Field Friday night by a
score of 18 to 7. The Aces’ play!
was sparked by deadly blocking,
ripping holes in the Tarboro line, |
hard tackling and heads up foot-1
: ball all the way through.
The Aces played without Full
back Bruce White, the Aces’
principal work horse in previous
games and Donald Roche, a stal
wart linesman, both out due to
leg injuries. Robert White, Who
plays quarterback, filled the full
back slot to replace his injured
brother and the scrappy little 130-
pound stripling thrilled the large
crowd of spectators with his abil
ity to lug the leather. He was
called upon to carry the ball 24
times and added yardage every
time he carried except two when
he was stopped at the line of
scrimmage. During the night the
little fullback gained 103 yards on
the ground ranging from one to
17 yards. He also played a spec
tacular defensive game which in
cluded interception of a Tarboro
pass.
Contributing also to 236 yards
the Aces gained on the ground
were Ted Hardison and Bobby
Edenton, County, North Carolina, Thursday, October 17,1957,
Edenton PTA 1
Scheduled To 1
Meet Oct. 22
Edenton’s Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation will hold its first meeting
of the school year Tuesday night,
October 22, at 8 o’clock in the au
ditorium of the Elementary
School.
President J. H. Conger, Jr., an
nounced this week the “fourth
Tuesday” date will not be a per
mament PTA meeting date. It
will apply only to the October
meeting.
The program for this first meet
ing will be a “buzz session” in j
which the membership will dis
cuss the type of programs they
would like to have during the
year. Following the meeting, a!
20-minute social will be held in
order for the members to become
better acquainted with the facul
ties.
Officers for the new term have
already assumed their duties.
These include J. H. Conger, Jr.,
president: C. H. Wood, Jr., vice
president; Frances Marshbourne,
secretary, and Mrs. Lena Leary,
treasurer.
The following committee ap-‘
pointments have been made bv
Conger: Elton Forehand, safety
the Rev. Georee B. Holmes, char
acter and spiritual education: ;
Mrs. Hubert Williford, homeroom j
representative: Mrs. J. M. Thorud,
hospitality; Mrs. Thomas Shep
ard. Mrs. J. M. Thorud and Mrs.
Earl Carpenter, co-chairmen of|j
the membership committee: Mrs.
R. T. Whitten, program: Mrs. R.
H. Hardin, publications; Mrs. Cla
rence Britton, Mrs. Thomas Hop
kins and Mrs. Joe Conger. Jr.,
door committee, and Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Cozart, publicity.
President Conger urges all PTA
members and prospective mem - j
bers to attend the October meet- |
ing.
Deputies Visit
OES Chapter
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Order J
of the Eastern will meet'
Monday night, October 21, at 8|
o’clock in the Masonic Temple.
This will be a very important
meeting in that Mrs. Maude
Reaves, district deputy grand ma
tron and Holmes Bridges of Man-1
teo, district deputy grand patron,'
will make their official visits. j
Mrs. A1 Stanton, worthy ma
tron of the chapter, is very an
xious to have a large attendance
at this meeting. .
Hospital Auxiliary
Will Meet Oet. IJUIi
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet Friday afternoon, Octo-1
ber 18, at 3 o’clock in the nurses’ i
home. Mrs. John Raines, presi
dent, requests a full attendance.
Ashley, both of whom were con - 1
sistent ground gainers. With
Robert White at fullback, Henry
Overton was shifted from end to
quarterback, where he turned in
j a superb game. He handled the
ball in a very deceptive manner,
j and directed the team like a vet-
I eran.
The entire line played a splen
did game, tearing through the
visitors’ line to break up plays,
making holes for the Edenton ball
carriers and executing just about,
the best blocking the Aces have
done this season. Especially out-1
standing in the line was the play- 1
ing of Charlie Small, back at cen
ter, David Fletcher, Sid White,
Frank Johnson, Johnny Forehand,
John Mitcehner, Robert Bass and
Minton Small. In fact, the en
tire Edenton team was fired up
and played a much better brand
of ball than the last few games.
In only one department did the
Aces fail to show any improve
ment, that of extra point tries af
ter touchdowns. None of the
tries for extra points after the
three touchdowns materialized.
To date the Aces have scored 11
touchdowns, but failed to make
good a single extra point.
The Aces scored their first
Continued on Pago I—Section 2 I
Chowan County Fair Winners
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Swrr ■» tmsm
(| aoys r.
In the toD picture Mrs. Roland Evans, president of the
Chowan Home Demonstration Club, is presented a si ver cup
by Roy Spruill, general manager of the Home Feed & Fer
tilizer Company, which offers the trophy annually for the be:t
educational non-commercial exhibit at the Chowan County
Fair. The club exhibited a scene of North Carolina highways
carrying the slogan "Don’t Be a Litterbug." The booth at
tracted considerable attention during the week. In the pump
kin contest, below, the huge pumpkin in the foreground, weigh
| ing 7G pounds, was grown by Bobby Bass, who took first prize
of $5.00 offered by E. L. Pearce, seedsman. Bobby won second
prize for quality by the Fair Association. Graham Bass was
1 second in the Pearce contest, receiving $3.00 for his 69-pound
i pumpkin. He also took first prize for quality. Third prize
winner. Carroll Bass, received $2.00 lor his 59-pound pump
kin.—(Evelyn Leary Photos).
Ares Taekle
Perquimans
Friday Night
With a peffect conference rec
! ord under their belts, Edenton’sj
Aces are this week preparing to J
meet another ancient rival, the!
Perquimans Indians from Hert
ford. The game will be played on
Hicks Field beginning at 8 o’clock
and due to the keen rivalry be
tween the two schools, another,
huge crowd of spectators are ex
pected to bo on hand.
The Indians will come to Eden
ton with one conference defeat,
that being at the hands of Wil
liamstnn by a score of 14-12.
Hertford has won all the other
games played including confer
ence wins over Tarboro, Ahoskie
and Plymouth. The Indians are j
reported to be a real powerhouse i
and when clicking, able to provide j
an upset, which they will have on,
their schedule Friday night.
The football feud between
Edenton and Hertford began in
1926, during which time the Acesj
have a record of 16 victories and
lost. 12 games, with three games
ending in a tie. The two teams
did not play from 1934 to 1940.
Coach Bill Billings was very
well pleased with the calibre of
play the Aces displayed ‘ Friday !
night, which was more in keep- i
ing with their capability. He is:
taking his boys through practice i
sessions this week in anticipation
of a Hertford team playing at its
best.
The Edenton band which, like
the football team, has shown a
great deal of progress, will be on
hand for a pep rally Thursday j
night and will also liven up things ;
at the football game. |
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY !
Edenton Rotarians will meet j
this (Thursday) afternoon at 11
o’clock in the Parish House. The,
program will be in charge of
John Graham and President Rob
ert S. Marsh urges a 100 per cent
attendance.
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton Lions will meet Mon
day night, October 21. at 7 o’clock.
President Medlin Belch urges alll
members to be present.
Red Men Will
Hold Banquet
October 21st
Chowan Tribe of Red Men will
i hold its annual banquet Monday
[ night, October 21, at 7 o’clock in
j the American Legion building. A
group of members have tickets
for sale and any who attend are
urged to purchase their tickets at
once.
I The principal speaker for the
occasion will he W. F.. Yopp of
Wilmington, N. C., Great Chief
of Records of the Great Council
of North Carolina.
Annual Lions Cliil)
Bread Sale Will Be
jlf eld Monday iNi^lit
Edenton Lions will hold their
j annual bread sale on Monday
' night, October 21 at 7 o’clock.
W. E. Malone is in charge of the
, sale again this year. The bread
I was purchased for the Lions by
Graham Byrum. Proceeds from
i this bread sale are used by Lions
in their work with blind persons.
! and in sight conservation. The
town will be canvassed by the en-
I tire membership, each team con
-1 sisting of three Lions.
“The response to this sale."
j stated Malone, "has always been
j excellent on the part of the com
munity, and we are looking for
ward this year to the same ex
cellent response.”
[civic calendar]
Edenion's Parent-Teacher Asso
i cialion will meet Tuesday night.
October 22. at 8 o'clock in the au
i ditorium of the Edenton Elemen
tary School.
Cub Scout pack leaders will
meet Monday night, October 21.
at 8 o'clock at the Lions Club.
A fashion show sponsored by
the ”0" Wives Club will be held
at the Edenton Naval Auxiliary
Air Station Saturday beginning
at 5:30 P. M.
Edenton Aces will play their
arch rival the Perquimans In-
I dians from Hertford on Hicks
Continued on Page 2—Section I
United Nations
Day Observed
On Oct. 24th
Edenton will join in the 11th
world-wide celebration of United
Nations Day Thursday, October
24.
A local United Nations Day
Committee to plan community ac
tivities has been appointed by
Mayor Ernest P. Kehayes.
Gerald James, principal of the
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School, was named by Mayor Ke
hayes to head Edenton’s United
Nations Day Committee. He will
coordinate the* various programs
being sponsored by local, civic,
fraternal, religious; youth and ser
vice organizations.
Serving with Mr. James on the
committee are; Ernest A Swain,
Joe Conger. Jr., and D. F. Walk
er.
Mayor Kehayes announced for
mation of the UN Day Committee
in response to a request from the
United States Committee for the
United Nations which is delegat
ed by the Secretary of State each
year to promote the nationwide
observance of United Nations Day
throughout the country. October
24. 1954 was the dav that the
United Nations officially came in
to being. The theme for the 1956
celebration of UN dav is “THE
UN IS YOUR BUSINESS."
President Eisenhower has is
sued a proclamation in which he
calls upon the citizens of this Na
tion to observe Thursday; Octo
ber 24. 1957. as United Nations
Day by means of community pro
grams which will demonstrate
their faith in, and support of, the
United Nations and will contrib
ute to a better understanding of,
its accomplishments and of the!
hopes that inspired its founders. |
He also calls upon the officials |
of the Federal and State Govern
ments and upon local officials to
encourage citizen groups and
agencies of the press, radio, tele
vision and motion pictures, a-;
well as all citizens, to engage in
appropriate observance of United |
Nations Dav throughout our I
country in cooperation with the
United States Committee for the
United Nations, ,
Jr. ( lass Adopts
Magazine Project
The Junior Class at the Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School ha- ]
adopted its principal money rais
ing project for the year. Mem j
bers of the class will sell sub- 1
seriptions to various magazines,!
and request anybody who is inj
the market for a magazine not to
subscribe until they are contacted
by the juniors.
CHICKEN SALAD DINNER
This (Thursday) afternoon lad
ies of the Woman’s Society of!
Christian Service and the Wesley
an Service Guild of the Methodist
Church will serve a chicken salad
dinner with plates delivered to
homes. Anyone desiring a plate
delivered should phone Mrs. Ger
ald James at 2440.
Jim Stacy And Judy McLaughlin
Crowned King - Queen Friday
Night At Homecoming Game
I Climaxing the celebration of
annual homecoming at Edenton ,
Junior-Senior High School Fri- i
J day was the crowning of the
1957 king and queen at half time ;
jof the Edenton-Tarboro football
| game. i
The new king is Jim Stacy i
j and the new queen is Judy Me- ■
[Laughlin. Young Stacy is a i
j member of the eighth grade and
i was ci'owned by Wayne Emmin- ;
izer, 1956 king. Judy McLaugh- j
lin is a member of the 11th ]
grade and was crowned by Peg- ;
gy Twiddy, 1956 queen.
I The ceremony was very’ im
\ pressive, with the contestants en- ]
’ tering on the field with their es- -
corts and the band playing ap- ;
:propriate music for the occasion.
Heading the procession were ]
Wayne Emminizer and Peggy
Twiddy, last year’s king and ;
queen. <
Barbara Townson, daughter of I
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Townson, ]
Jr., was the seventh grade rep
resentative, who was escorted by ;
Terry Wheeler, son of Mr. and ;
I Mrs. Buck Wheeler. i
$2.00 Pei- Year In North Carolina,
Chowan County’s
Fair Is Considered
Very Much Success
C. Os C. President |
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I*- ' -
AM WOOD
After promoting a Chamber of
' Commerce in Edenton, Gilliam
Wood was last week elected ores
ident of the new organization
when the board of directors met
for the first lime lo elect offi
cers.
Band Booster
Dav Nov. 16
The executive board of the
| Edenton Band Parents’ Associa
! tion has designated Saturday, No
vember 16. as Band Booster
Day" in Edenton.
Mrs. Leon Leary, secretary, an
nounced that this decision was
reached at a meeting held at the
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School Tuesday.
j The drive will be under tie di
: lection of C. B Mooney, chair
man of the finance committee,
who will be assisted by R. A. Tar
kington. Mrs. John N. Bunch. C.
E. Miller. Mis. C. B Mooney and
William Sexton
Fry Speaks At
Lions Meeting
Cecil Fry spoke to the Edenton
Lions Club at its Monday night
| meeting on the activities of the
local Heavy Mortar Company.
Fry was introduced bv Jesse
Harrell who had charge of the
program.
Fry explained that the Heavy
Mortar Company is a member of
the 119th Infantry Regiment,
whose regimental headquarters is
in Rocky Mount There are three
infantry battalions in the regi
ment northeast of Rocky Mount
The Heavy Mortar Company is
not a member of a battalion, but!
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
Marian Bunch, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. L. K. Bunch, represent
ed the eighth grade and had as
her escort Jim Stacy, son of Col.
and Mrs. A R. Stacy.
Judy Elliott, daughter of Mr. ;
and Mrs. W. A. Elliott, was the!
ninth grade candidate and she
was escorted by Billy Cates, son
of Mrs. Reuben S. Miller.
Linda Spivey, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Alphonso Spivey, rep
resented the 10th grade. She j
had as her escort Zackv Harrell, j
son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert.
Harrell.
Judy McLaugh'in. daughter of:
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. McLaughlin,
was the 11th grade candidate
and her escort was Ronald Per-1
ry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bristoe'
Perry.
Page Cayton. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. E. Cayton. repre
sented the 12th grade and had as ]
her escort Steve Hopkins, son of ;
Mr. and Mrs. Tom P. Hopkins.
The announcement of the king !
and queen brought thunderous|
applause from the student body •
on the football bleachers.
fir- ■
DRIVE CAREFULLY—
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
Group of Booths and
Exhibits Were of
High Quality
According to W. A. Perry, man
ager, the Chowan County fair
held last week was a huge suc
cess. Pleasant weather during the
week helped to boost attendance
over previous years. Educational
booths, agricultural, livestock, and
homemakers' exhibits were plen
| tiful and of good quality.
On Friday, a highlighting event
: of the week’s activities was the
! presentation of the handsome sil
ver engraved trophy sponsored by
the Horne Feed & Fertilizer Com
pany for the most outstanding
; non-commercial exhibit. The Cho
wan Home Demonstration Club
was the recipient of this award
for its first-place educational
booth entitled “Don’t Be A Lit -
terbug". Judges of the exhibits
were particularly impressed by
the timeliness of the subject and
'the simplicity of its presentation.
Mrs. Roland Evans, pre.-ident of
the club, stated when accepting
the much-sought-after trophy that
her club members were made
aware of the litterbug idea
through the publicity given to
Governor Hodges’ campaign to
keep North Carolina clean.
The Enterprise Home Demon
stration was judged second in the
adult group "I. John,- Take
Thee. Mary", art attractive and
appealing exhibit, stressed neces
sary qualities for a happy home
life, The Chowan Negro Home
Demonstration Club placed third
with a carefully planned exhibit
on “Farm and Home Improve
ment".
In tlie junior age class, the Cen
ter Hill I ocal 4 il Club’ ' a? first
place winner with it; effec. ve ?■;.
rub;? ' Recipe For An Active 1 H
Club". Rocky Hock Local 4-H
Club placed second with an at
tractive exhibit. '4-H Is A Fami
ly Affair." Third place was
Continued on Page 3—Section 1
( ub Scout Leaders
To Meet October' 21
Col W A. Free. Cubmaster for
the Edenton Cub Scouts, announc
es a meeting for pack leaders
which will be held Monday night,
October 21. .if 8 o'clock at th"
Lions Club. Col. Free especially
urges every leader to.be on hand.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
A stated communication of
Unanimity Lodge No. 7. A. F
A. M . will be held tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock William
Adams, master of the lodge, urg
es a full attendance
REHEARSAL CALLED OFF
; Announcement is made that th°
Albemarle Chorus will not hold
its rehearsal Monday night. Octo
ber 21. as planned.
20 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of <
The Chowan Herald
Chowan County school officials
passed a resolution officially ac
cepting the government's terms
for ereclion of an auditorium at
the Edenton school and other
improvements.
No objection was registered at
a public hearing relative to mak
ing improvements to the chan
nel from Edenton Bay to the U.
S. Fish Hatchery.
Representatives from the Ro
tary Club, Lions Club and Ed
. Bond Post of the American Le
gion met with Louis R. Lester,
Scout executive, to discuss reor
ganization of a Boy Scout troop
and George Capehart as Scout
master and Kermit Layton, as
sistant Scoutmaster, were author
ized to proceed with organization
and registration of the troop.
Mrs. Leon Leary was the first
woman to be impaneled on a jury
, in Chowan County.
Fourteen white and seven Ne
gro boys enrolled in the Civilian
, Conservation Corps.
Plans were being whipped into
Continued on Page B—Section 1