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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlV—Number 43.
Proposed Merger Os Bflk Os
£denton And Peoples l£ik &
Trust Company Announced
Merger Will Mean Capital Over $2,800,000
With Deposits of $30,000,000 and Resources
Amounting to Approximately $33,000,000
John Gilliam Wood, Jr., chairman of the board of directors
and president of The Bank of Edenton, announced Wednes
day of this week, after several months of negotiations, the pro
posed merger of The Bank of Edenton and the Peoples Bank
& Trust Company of Rocky Mount, X. C. This intention to
merge has been approved by the boards of directors of both
banks. However, before the merger can be completed it must
first be approved by the State Banking Commission and the
stockholders of the two institutions.
“We <take pride in announcing our proposed merger with the
Peoples Bank & Trust Company,” Mr. Wood said in making
the announcement. “The Peoples Bank & Trust Company has
had a rapid growth in facilities and services and it now has
five offices in Rocky Mount with branches in Nashville, Whit
akers, Zebulon, Middlesex, Battleboro, Pine Tops and En
field, N. C.
“Besides their commercial, savings and installment loan de
partments, they operate an outstanding trust department which
also offers farm management services under various trust and
agency capacities.”
Mr. Wood further stated, “The consolidation of our. institu
tion will give this section a bank with capital in excess of
$2,800,000 with deposits of $30,000,000, and total resources of
approximately $33,000,000. It will bring to the people of
the Edenton area the full facilities of the combined banks and
will make available to depositors and customers a number of
additional facilities and services.
“The same staff members and local board of directors will
serve the banking needs of our customers and friends after
the merger as before.”
In a statement released by W. W. Shaw, president and trust
officer of the Peoples Bank & Trust Company, he said, “We
take pride in announcing our proposed merger with The Bank
of Edenton* The Bank of Edenton has had a long and dis
tinguished record of serving the banking needs of the people
of this historic port city since the bank was established in
1894.”
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VFW Dance
October 31st
William H. Coffield Post No.
9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will sponsor a dance at the Eden
ton armory Thursday night, Octo
ber 31. The dance will begin at
9 o’clock and end at mdinght.
Music for the dance will be fur
nished by Garland Abbott and
play boys, popular TV artists.
MRS. WHITTEN TO SPEAK
DURING MEETING OF MYF
Mrs. R.'T. Whitten will speak
to the Methodist Young People on
Sunday evening, October 27, at 6
o’clock. All members are urged
to attend.
Edenton Aces Maintain Perfect
Conference Slate By Defeating
Hertford Indians By Score 28-7
Consternation reigned in the
camp of the Edenton Aces Fri
day night within one minute af
ter the whistle was blown to
start the game between the Eden
ton Aces and Perquimans Indians
. on Hicks Field. The Aces kicked
to start the game and on the sec
ond play Tommy Matthews, with
superb blocking, raced 79 yards
for a Hertford touchdown. The
try for extra point was good, so
that the Indians went into tha
lead before the game was hardly
under, way. Howeyer, the Aces
struck back hard and prevented
any more scoring by the visitors,
and held the fleet-footed Mat
thews to very little yardage dur
ing the the game.
The Aces won handily by a
score of 28 to 7 with every mem
ber of the team turning in a sup
erb performance. Bruce White,
Who was out of last week’s game
due to an injured leg, was the
biggest ground gainer for the
Ages., He war called upon 34
tiiites to carry the ball and
gained a total of 16S yards, much
of which was made by ramming
through the line. His brother,
Robert White, just about sick
with the flu, also played a .very
creditable game, bote on offense
and defense and intercepted a
pass when the Indians were des
perately trying to score. .Bobby
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
| civic calendar!
Edenton's annual Halloween
party, sponsored by the Woman's
Club, will be held Thursday night,
October 31, beginning at the
Court House Green at 6 o'clock.
Annual inspection of Cub Scout
Pack No. 159, will be held Tues
day night, October 29 at .7; 15
o'clock in the cafeteria at the
Edenton Junior-Senior High
School.
Edenton Jaycees will stage
their annual Thanksgiving dance
, in the Edenton armory Wednes
day night, November 27, from 9
P. M„ to 1 A. M.
Chowan High School Patent-
Teacher Association will stage its
annual Halloween party at the
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Ashley also played a spectacular
game, getting off several gbod
runs, while Ted Hardison and
Billy Wilkins, too, contributed to
the yardage picked up by the
Aces. Henry Overton again
proved himself a first rate
quarterback, handling the team
well and executing a number of
deceptive plays. He also ram
med through the Jine for one of
the touchdowns.
The entire line also played
championship calibre football,
breaking through to halt Hert
ford plays, providing holes for
Edenton runners and continuing
to show improvement in the
blocking department.
The first half was a nip - and
tuck affair, for the Indians led
■ 7-0 at the end of the first quar
■ ter and early in the second quar
, ter the Aces swarmed in the end
s zone to down a Hertford runner
: who fumbled a pitch-out. About
■ midway of the quarter the Aces
l marched from the Hertford 46
l for their first touchdown, with
I most of the yardage ground out
' by Bruce White, with a pass to
, Marvin Ashley good for 21 yards
e and a pass to Marvin Ashley
r from the five-yard line for the
; score. Overton’s kick was wide
i so that at the half tee Aces led
-by the slim margin of 8 to 7.
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, Bbkienton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, . October 24,195 /.
| UN Day j
Today (Thursday) United Na
tions Day will be observed in
Edenton which will be a world
wide celebration. Mayor Ernest
Kehayes designated Gerald James.
Ernest A. Swain. Joe Conger, Jr.,
and D. F. Walker as a committee
to arrange various programs to
i carry out the theme of this year's
celebration, "The UN Is Your
Business."
Majorettes Os
Edenton Win
At State Fair
Seven majorettes of the Eden
ton Junior-Senior High School
Band participated in the state
twirling contest held at the State j
Fair in Raleigh last week and the
Edenton group won second place!
in the state for ensemble twirling.
The Edenton majorettes also ap
peared on a television program in j
Raleigh.
The Edenton group included)
Patricia Bunch, chief majorette, j
Linda Leary, Brenda Mooney, I
Rosa Hollowell, Ruth Stokley,;
Ann Spruill and Lorean Wright. |
Chaperones who accompanied
the majorettes to Raleigh were
Mrs. C. B. Mooney, Mrs. Leon
Leary, Mrs. John Bunch and Miss,
Lula Williams, director of the
band.
Coach Billings
Is Chosen For
All Star Staff
Friends will be interested to
know that the North Carolina
coaching staff for the Shrine
Bowl football game has been j
completed and that Coach Bill _
Billings, popular coach of the
Edenton Aces, has been selected
for the advisory staff. This staff
will aid in the selection of three
advisory school stars to oppose a
picked South Carolina team.
The Shrine Bowl game will be
played in Charlotte, Saturday,
December 7.
Committee Named
For Band Booster
Day November 16
The membership committee ot
the Edenton Band Parents Asso- j
ciation has been appointed, •
members of which will contact
parents of children in the band in
an effort to enlist their services
on Band Booster Day which will
be observed Saturday, November
16th.
Members of this committee are:
Mr. and Mrs. John Bunch, Mrs.
Lena Hollowell, Mrs. Josie Good
win, Mrs. Evelyn Willis, Mrs. Es
ther Spencer, Mrs. Nancy Powell,
Mrs. Fred Britton, Mrs. Percy
Dail, Mrs. Thurston Stallings and
Mrs. Buck Wheeler.
It is hoped that every band
member parent will cooperate in
order to make Band Booster Day
a success.
Silverware Set
Given To VFW
At a recent joint meeting of
William H. Coffield Post No. 9280
and members of the VFW Auxili
ary, Mrs. Dora Stillman, president
of the Auxiliary, presented Earl
White, commander of the Post, a
75-place setting of Rogers silver
ware to be used in the Post home.
Silverware for the VFW home
has long been the desire of Au
xiliary members and by hard
work and determination the goal
has been reached! Commander
White, on behalf of the Post, ex
pressed thanks and appreciation
for the gift
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Edenton Majorettes Win State Honors ]
In picture above is shown seven majorettes of the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School Band, who won second place for
ensemble twirling at the State Fair in Raleigh last week. Pic
tured are: Left row, bottom to top, Linda Leary, Ruth Stok
ley, Lorean Wright: center, Patricia Bunch, chief: right row,
top to bottom. Ann Spruill, Rosa Hollowell and Brenda Mooney.
Edenton’s Annual
Halloween Party
Thursday, Oct. 31st
! This Year’s Party Ex
pected to Eclipse All
Previous Affairs
Youngsters of Edenton and
iChowan County once again are
| invited to come and enjoy the
fun and merriment as the Wom
an's Club, in conjunction with
merchants, professional leaders
and interested citizens, stage
[their 11th annual Halloween
party under a canopy of lights
!at the playground Thursday
night, October 31.
The 1957 production of the
party, begun in 1947 and one
which has won wide acclaim,
promises to be even “bigger and
better” than the preceding 10
successes. All the standard
items talking witch, hayride,
outdoor movies, fortune tellers,
fish ponds, apple bobbing and
free refreshments will once
again be available for the hund
reds and hundreds of children
who attend the affair. There is
the possibility a new surprise
may be sprung on 1957 party
goers.
H. A. (Izzy) Campen. daddy of
the party, will be around again
in an advisory capacity for the
affair. Campen is greatly en-
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Lions Bread
Sale Nets
W. E. Malone, chairman of the
Edenton Lions Club's bread sale
which was conducted Monday
night, reports that net sales
I amounted to $167.92.
I Five hundred loaves of bread
were sold, averaging 50 cents per
loaf and the supply was exhaust
ed before the entire town was
canvassed.
Mr. Malone and the Lions ex
press their appreciation for the
cooperation of citizens in making
the bread sale a success.
Methodist Women
Observing Week
Os Prayer Today!
Women of the Edenton Metho
.dist Church will observe the
Week of Prayer and Self-Denial
from 10 A. M.. to 2 P. M., today
(Thursday). The observance will
be under the leadership of Miss
Mamie Hogg, secretary of Spirit
ual Life for the Woman’s Society
of Christian Service.
Those wishing to participate in
the worship of this observance
may come and go at their conven
ience.
JAYCEES MEET TONIGHT
Edenton’s Junior Chamber of
Commerce will meet tonight at
7 o’clock in the Penelope Barker
house. President Warren Twid
dy urges a good attendance.
UONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton Lions Club will meet
Monday night, October 28, at 7
o’clock. Medlin Belch, president,
urges every member of the club
to be present.
Seal Chairman ")
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Mrs. Earl W. Brian of Raleigh
has been named state chairman
for the 1957 Christmas Seal Sale
to be conducted this Fall to ob- j
tain funds for voluntary tubercu- j
losis control work.
Special Meeting
For Cub Pack
A special meeting has been
called by Col. W. A. Free. Cub
master of Cub Scout Pack 159, for
Monday night, October 28, at 8
o'clock at the Lions Club.
The purpose of this meeting is i
to draw up the 1957-58 charter for
the Cub Scout Pack, so that it is
very necessary that all den moth
ers and Pack officers attend. It
is very important also that den
mothers have the name, address,
age, birth date, registration date,
and rank of each boy in her den
with her at the meeting.
Eastern Star Has
Interesting Meet
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, held a
delightful meeting Monday night
which was featured by an official
visit of Mrs. Maude Reaves, dis
trict deputy grand matron, and
H. O. Bridges of Wanchese, dis
trict deputy grand patron. The
meeting attracted a goodly num
ber of local members, mingled
with several visitors.
Each one of the deputies com
plimented the local chapter for
the work it is doing and called at
tention to some changes in the
ritual. A rather brief but unique
program was given when C. W.
Overman was concealed in a large
box and when opened by the dep
uties he sang special songs in hon
or of them.
Following the meeting dainty
refreshments carrying out the
Halloween motif were served in
the dining room.
ROTARIANS MEET TODAY
Edenton’s Rotary Club will
meet this, (Thursday) afternoon at
1 o’clock in the Parish House. Dr.
W. I. Hart will be in charge of
the program and Robert bfarsh,
president, is very anxious to have
a 100 per cent meeting.
| Chowan County
Takes Honors
|ln Fair Exhibits
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Chowan County was well repre
| sented at this year's N. C. State
! Fair held last week in Raleigh
Blue, red and white ribbons were
, awarded deserving entries from
| the county in the state competi
' tion.
An educational exhibit entitled
‘‘More Dignity and Contentment
in Country Living" displayed by
the Chowan agricultural workers
was judged third place in the
challenge program group. This
booth contained model buildings
of structures which contribute to
the welfare of the people in Cho
wan County, portraying a wed
ding scene at a miniature of
Rocky Hock Baptist Church,
marked ‘‘The Beginning” and
showing the Chowan Hospital.
Chowan High School with gym
nasium and FFA shop building
Oak Grove community building,
Chowan produce market, all lead
ing to a model farm marked “Goal
Accomplished.” The exhibit was
attractive and eye-catching, em
phasizing various phases of rural
life which tend to m-ike country
living more dignified and more
contented.
In individual entries, Mrs. C
W. Overman, a member of Byrd
Home Demonstration Club, was
awarded a blue ribbon for her
first place canned dewberries.
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Drive For Bov
Scout Fund Is
In Full Swing
The North Carolina finance
campaign of the Boy Scouts of
America in Chowan County be
gan Monday with an early bird
breakfast at the Edenton Junior-
Senior High School cafeteria.
Bacon and eggs, toast and coffee
were on the menu, deliciously
prepared by the cafeteria staff.
John Graham, Chowan County
chairman, presided over the meet
ing. He outlined the steps in
making a successful campaign.
Continued on Page 5, Section 1
Inspection Cub
Scouts Oct. 29
Col. W. A. Free, Cubmaster of ■
Cub Scout Pack No. 159. has 'call-!
ed an important meeting which
will be held Tuesday night, Octo- j
ber 29. at 7:15 o’clock in the ease-j
teria at the Edenton Junior-Sen- j
ior High School.
The purpose of this meeting is j
to hold the annual inspection of
the Cub Scouts, so that each one
is requested to be on hand dress-1
ed in uniform.
Judges for the inspection will j
be Col. Frank Collins, Mayor Er- !
nest Kehayes, Lieut. Col. C. W
Bogg, C. W. Overman, J. Edwin
Rufflap, Gerald James and Jack !
Habit.
Attention is called to parents)
that no boy will receive an award
at the meeting unless one or both
of his parents are present.
20 Years Ago
As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald
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Chowan County's share of the \
first month's sales at the ABC !
store amounted to $941.81 with
sales amounting to $5,696.10.
Edenton was dressed its best to
entertain 100 or more national,
publicists who included Edenton
in a tour of North Carolina.
S. C. Mills retired from the bar
ber business and leased his barber
shop to Raymond Mansfield after
serving the public in Edenton 30
years.
Mayar J. H. McMullan received
a complaint from Texas and
threat of suit relative to the town
of Edenton using "paving, type"
traffic signals in violation of pat
ent rights.
The Chowan County Board of
Health held a meeting to study
the needs of the county.
A scrappy Edenton High School
football team coached by David
Holton, scored an upsat victory
over Elisabeth City 19 to 0.
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$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina
|BPW Club To Hold
Christmas Party
Thursday, Dec. sth
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Makes Solo Flight j j
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A first solo flight was made
September 3. by Naval Aviation
Cadet Larry T. Lowe, son of Mi
and Mrs. D. W. Lowe of Route 3
Edenton. Lowe attended North
Carolina State College before en
tering the Flight Program at the
Naval Air Station. Norfolk, Va.
In addition to solo filghts, he i:
being instructed in navigation, en-1
gineering, athletics, aerology an J
civil air regulations during basic
flight training at Pensacola, Fla.
County Voice
Os Democracy
Contest Oct. 30
Plans to conduct another coun
ty-wide Voice of Democracy con- j
test are announced bv Warren ;
Twiddv, president of the Eden
ton Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1
The contest this year celebrates:
the eleventh national anniversary !
and will be held Wednesday, Oc- j
tober 30.
Voice of Democracy is a script 1
writing and voicing competition!
which encourages high school j
students to think, write and speak ]
of the democratic principles which j
have made America great. Con
test entries are iudsed on the con- •
fpnt, delivery and '"•'ginality of
five-minute scripts on the sub
ject “I Speak For Democracy.” |
All 10th, 11th, and 12th grade,
students are eligible to enter the
the contest. A county winner will
he selected to represent Chowan !
County in the state finals. The)
state winner will receive an all
expense trip to Washington, D. C.,!
in February. During a three-day j
awards program there, four na
tional co-equal will be selected:
and honored. Bill Gardner Was
named by the Jaycees to head the
committee.
Annual Javcee
Thanksgiving
Dance Nov. 27
Edenton's Jaycees will hold i
their annual Thanksgiving dance j
in the Edenton armory Wednes- j
day night. November 27. The;
dance will begin at 9 o'clock and
: continue until 1 A. M.
Music for the dance will be fur- 1
i nished bv “The Notables" from
Suffolk. Va.. and sale of advance j
tickets will begin the latter part
| of this week.
September Sales Os Savings
Bonds In Chowan ~294.75
I A. B. Harless, volunteer chair
! man for the Chowan County U. S.
Savings Bonds Committee, has
announced that September sales
of Series E and H bonds in Cho
wan amounted to $11,294.85, and
that for the three quarters just
ended bond sales totaled sllß,-
164.59. This amounts to 98.7 per
cent of the county’s annual goal.
In North Carolina the combined
sales of Series E and H Savings
Bonds during the month of Sep
tember reached $3,411,277.64.
Sales were up 2.4 per cent over
September of last year, making
this the first month to show an
increase over the corresponding
month of the previous year since
DRIVE CAREFULLY —
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFEt
Miss Inez Felton and
1 Mrs. Lala Smith Are
Co-Chairmen
The Edenton Business and Pro
| fessional Women's Club held its
i October dinner meeting at the
j Triangle Thursday night of last
' week. Mrs. Laura Ferguson
president, opp.-'d the meeting
with a prayer after which a de
licious chicken dinner was served.
Mrs. Alice Twiddv reported on
the recent district meeting, and
announced that the Ruby Blythe
trophy will he given in rotation
to the club getting the most new
members during the year. Mrs.
Anne Jenkins won the door nrize
at the Roanoke Rapids meeting.
The spring district meeting will
be held in Ahoskie.
Mrs. Lala Smith, hospitality
chairman, reported that $71.52
was cleared from the popcorn sale
■t Chowan County Fair and the
"bib voted to use this monev for
further improvements on the club
room. Mrs. Smith, Goldie Lay
*on and Mrs. Rosebud Ward were
] appointed as a committee to select
the drapes.
Goldie Layton and Beulah Per
• y were appointed as representa
tives to the Penelope Barker
Board.
It. was announced that the
'lui.stmas parade will be held on
Thursday, December 5, with Inez
Felton as general chairman and
Mrs. Lala Smith, co-chaii man.
! The parade committee is compos
ed of Mrs. Beulah Boswell, Mrs.
Alice Twiddy and Miss Goldie
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Edenton Aces
Preparing To
Meet Ahoskie
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j With three conference victories
j tucked under their belts, Eden
. ton's Aces are preparing for an
other conference game next Fri
* day night when they are sched
uled to meet the Ahoskie Indians
on Hicks Field at 8 o'clock
] On paper, the Aces should en
(ter the game decidedly the fav
orites to win for Ahoskie has bee"
defeated by Tarboro and Hertiord
j both victims of the Aces. Os
| course. Ahoskie will be gunning
| for an upset, while the Aces will
| put forth every effort to keep a
j clean conference record, so that a
hard-fought game is in prospect.
Coach Bill Billings is taking his
boys through practice sessions in
anticipation for a rough night
with the Ahoskie outfit. It will
be the fourth consecutive home
game, with the Aces scheduled to
travel to Plymouth Friday night
of next week to meet the Pan
thers in the final conference
game.
The Edenton Band will head up
I a pep rally Thursday night and,
; of course, will parade up Broad
i Street Friday night and provide
: activities at half time.
NO MASONIC MEETING
William Adams, master of Una
nimity Lodge No. 7. A. F. & A M.
| has announced that there will be
no meeting of the lodge tonight
! CJhursday).
- February. 1956.
The combined sales of Serie!
. E and H Bonds in the state foi
the first nine months of this veai
5 amounted to $35,090,158.94. whicl
‘ is 64.5 per cent of the state’s an
i nual quota of $54,400,000.
t Mr. Harless cited. “The highe:
- interest rates now being paid oi
r Savings Bonds and the faith o:
Americans in the absolutely safj
1 investment which Savings Bondi
s represent as being the chief fata
• tors for the recent upturn in BonJ
sales.” He further pointed Ota
‘ that, "Studies of Bond sales shorn
l that the sale of the small denoma
i nation E Bonds ($25 and SSO) thui
i far in 1957 sire at their best level
a. in more than a decade." f