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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXIV .—Number 45.
Highway Officials ConfH
With Commissioners AboH
Chowan County Road Need?
Program Provides For
Relief Where It Is
Most Needed
Chowan County Commissioners
in special session Thursday morn
ing met with a group of officials
representing the Secondary Roads
Department of the North Carolina
State Highway Commission. The
purpose of the meeting was to ac
quaint the Commissioners with
the proposed program for adding
roads to the highway system as
well as to maintain and improve
roads.
In the group of highway offi
cials, was Harold Makepiece, head
of the Secondary Roads Depart
ment; Bill Ingrim, assistant to Mr.
Makepiece; B. W. Davis, state
maintenance engineer; W. N.
Spruill, First Division engineer of
Ahoskie; D. W. Patrick, highway
engineer of Ahoskie; W. F. Ses
soms, district engineer of Ply
mouth and D. M. Bridgman,
maintenance supervisor of Co
lumbia.
Two County Commissioners
from Hyde County, H. L. Sadler ,
and Seth Credle, also attended
the meeting.
The Chowan Commissioners at
tending the meeting were W. W.
Byrum, Joe Webb, C. J. Hollo
well, W. E. Bond and Raleigh
Peele, while Mrs. M. L. Bunch, E.
W. Spires and J. Edwin Bufflap
also heard the discussions.
Mr. Makepiece was the first
speaker and pointed out at the
outset that plans had been ap
proved to maintain and improve
secondary roads in each county on
state-wide standards and in ac
cordance with the established
needs in each county.
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Mr*. Corinne Grimsley English.
Extension family relations spe
cialist was guest speaker at the
Chowan Home Demonstration
Club's annual Husbands Supper-
Achievement Program held Tues
day night of this week at the
Chowan Community Building.
Kay White,Chowan High School
Student, Is Winner In Jaycees’
46 Voice Os Democracy” Contest
r - Kay White, a student at Cho
vijan High School, was the winner
lounty-wide Voice of De
contest which was held
lay of last week. The con
sponsored by the Eden
or Chamber of Commerce
th, 11th and 12th grade
, with the county winner
to represent Chowan
in the state finals, the
jf which will receive an
ise trip to Washington,
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White’s speech follows:
is democracy?
are several ways in
>ne might express his
of democracy. One defi
nition'could be, rule by the peo
ple, which may be embodied in a
variety of governmental forms.
But to! me this explanation does
not quite fit the word democracy.
I belieVe the major features in
clude personal freedom, which
entitles, each citizen to the liber
ty and responsibility of shaping
his own career. ..JSuch features
have been expressed-jn the great
THE CHOWAN HERALD
Winner Os Congressional Medal
Os Honor Scheduled Guest For
Marines’ Anniversary Saturday
General Christian F. Schilt,
Congressional Medal of Honor
winner, will be the guest of hon
or when the Marine Aircraft
Group 14 celebrhtes the 182nd an
niversary of the Marine Corps
next Saturday. General Schilt,
now retired and residing in Nor
folk, received the Medal of Hon
or for what was described in the
citation as “almost superhuman
: skill”, in rescuing 18 wounded
Marines while serving in Nicara
gua. A make-shift landing strip
was prepared by leveling part of
a local village and then Lieuten
ant Schilt made ten flights in and
out of the strip while under
heavy enemy fire. In addition his
aircraft had no brakes and on
each landing, Marines had to
stand-by to hang onto the wings
in order to slow him down.
There will be three separate
ceremonies with Colonel A. R.
Football Season Tickets Must Be
Exchanged To Be Honored At
Aces-Weldon Game In Ahoskie
Football season tickets will be
honored for the Edenton-Weldon
game scheduled to be played in
Ahoskie Friday night. November
8, only if the holder presents his
,season ticket at Principal Gerald
James' office on or before 3:30
o'clock Friday afternoon. Novem
ber 8. ’
Upon presentation of the season
ticket at the principal's office, the
holder will receive another ticket
which will admit him to the
Ahoskie game free of charge.
School officials want season tic
-120 Years Ago
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald *
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Edenton and Chowan County
was shocked to hear that Eugene
I. Warren died suddenly at his
home on West Eden Street.
Jimmy Earnhardt at a meeting
of the Rotary Club proposed the
idea of staging a peanut festival
in Edenton.
Approximately 100 club women
met at Chowan High School for
the annual Achievement Day pro
gram.
The body of Thomas J. Burgess
was found floating in Albemarle
Sound seven days after he mys
teriously disappeared from a
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
to life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness, in the Declaration
of Independence. I believe that
there are three major things
which make up democracy and
that without these things, we
would not have the freedoms that
we enjoy today. As we think in
terms of these three words; hon
or, service, and courage, let us
trace back into the past and see
exactly how we would use these
words in connection with democ
racy.
The date is 1775. Great Britain
has been mistreating the colon
ies. But who has enough courage
to speak up for these thirteen col
onies? One of the most famous
patriots of that time stood up
and said, “I know not what
course others may take, but as
for me, .give me liberty or give
me death!” These are the words
of the famous Patrick Henry, a
man who was willing to give his
life if he could not get freedom.
A man that had enough courage
to say what he wanted to say, in
order, that his country be free.
The Revolutionary War has
County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 7,1957.
Stacy, commanding officer of Ma
rine Aircraft Group 14 and
Colonel F. H. Collins, command
ing officer of the Naval Auxiliary
Air Station, presiding at each.
The highlight of the ceremony is
the traditional cutting of the
birthday cake by the unit com
manding officer. As the orches
tra plays the Marine Corps Hymn
the cake is brought into the ball
room and into a position in front
of the commanding officer. After
he delivers a short speech he cuts
the cake and presents the first
slice to the guest of honor, while
the orchestra plays “Auld Lang
Syne.” The ceremony is con
cluded as the commanding officer
and his party march out of the
room.
Dinner will be served before
the ceremony and afterwards all
hands will join in with the birth
day celebration.
ketthplders to be able to witness
six games called for by the sea
son tickets, but point out that it
will be absolutely necessary to
change them at the principal's of
fice for Friday night's game, for
the season ticket will not be hon
ored at the Ahoskie field.
The officials are very anxious
for all holders of a season ticket
to avail themselves of this oppor
tunity to see the first elimina
tion game for the State Class A
Championship fyee of charge in
Ahoskie Friday night.
Rotary Governor
Guest Os Edenton
Rotarians Today
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Edenton Rotarians will have as
their guest at their meeting this
(Thursday) afternoon at 1 o’clock
in the Parish House C. Gordon
Maddrey of Ahoskie, Governor of
the 771st District of Rotary Inter
national. It will be Mr. Mad
drey’s official visit to the Eden
ton Club, and he will speak to the
Rotarians after the luncheon.
Mr. Maddrey will also hold a
conference with President Robert
S. Marsh, Secretary J. L. Chest
nutt and committee chairmen on
Rotary administration and service
activities.
President Marsh urges every
member of the club to be present
at today’s meeting.
Op en House At
Local High School
Thursday, Nov. 14
In observance of National
Education Week, November 10-
16. the faculty of the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School will
hold open house Thursday night,
November 14, from 8 to 9 o’clock.
The theme of 1957 National
Education Week is “An Educated
People Move Freedom Forward.”
Parents are urged to become
better acquainted with their
children’s subjects and teachers
following a shortened version of
the daily schedule.
Light refreshments will be
served during the lunch hour.
[civic calendar]
Many of Edantoh'i merchants
will observe Fall Festival of
Values from Friday, November
15. through Saturday, November
23. '
Annual bazaar of Si. Paul's
Episcopal Church will be held
Tuesday. November 12, beginning
at 10 A. M. It will include a sal
ad plate served from 12 to 2 P. M.
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Painting Os New A4D Plane Presented To Edenton NAAS
A vivid 43-inch by 33-inch oil painting showing Ine new anacK p.ane in battle, is hung
in the fireplace room at the Officers' Club at the Edenton Naval Auxi iary Air Station. The
painting was a gift to the Naval Auxi'iary Air Station from the Doug'as Aircraft Company,
whose local service rapresenlatives are shown above making the presentation to the station com
manding officer. Colonel Frank H. Collins, USMC. Left to right, W. E. (Bi 1) Moore, Co’onel
Frank H. Collins and W. E. (Wa'ly) Schmeck.—'Official U. S. Marine Corps Release).
Commissioners Remedy Double
Tax For Fire Protection In New
Area Recently Taken In Town
Chowan County Commissioners
, faced a more or less complexing
problem Monday morning when
it was called to their attention
that taxpayers in the newly an
nexed area to Edenton were com
plaining about being double-tax
ed for fire protection.
Before being taken into the
Edenton city limits this area came |
under the special levy for rural i
fire protection, which was 10:
cents per hundred dollar proper-1
ty valuation, until it was reduced j
to three cents for the 1957-58 1
year.
The three-cent levy, of course,
is included in the current tax bills
because the County Commission
ers were under the impression
that the levy was in order be
cause the area was in the county
as of January of this year. Those
having property in the area are
White Resigns
As County Jailer
Herman White, Chowan County
jailer for about 12 years, has ten
dered his resignation to Sheriff
J. A. Bunch which will go into
effect November 30.
Mr. White succeeded the late
Shelton Moore as jailer and dur
ing his term of office has won
high praise and commendation
not only from the Chowan Coun
ty Commissioners, but many
grand juries and state official as
well for the splendid way in
which he took care of the jail and
prisoners.
Mr. White’s reason for resign
ing was given as declining health.
Sheriff Bunch has not as yet
named a successor to Mr. White,
but informed the Commissioners
he has a good man in mind and
will make the appointment after
contacting the County Commis-:
sioners during the month.
Merchants In Edenton Planning
To Join In Observing Big Fall
Festival Os Values NoV. 15 - 23
Following last spring’s very i
successful observance of Spring j
Festival of Values by a number
of Edenton merchants, a goodly
number are again planning to
stage a similar event, Fall
Festival of Values. The date of
this event will be from Friday,
November 15, through Saturday,
November 23.
Designated as “Shop In Eden
ton Days,” the merchants who
are cooperating will offer many
items of merchandise at very
special prices, thus affording a
considerable saving for .local
shoppers.
As in the previous Festival- of
Values, an eight-page circular
will be printed and distributed
by mail all over the Albemarle
area and added publicity will be
given the event over radio sta
tion WCDJ.
Cooperating merchants will
drastically mark down prices on
also billed for town taxes, which
of course, includes fire protection.
County Attorney William Pri
vott pointed out to the Commis
sioners that the 1957 General As-1
sembly passed a bill affecting
areas taken into city limits, which
'provides for town taxes to be lev
ied as of the beginning of the fis
cal year, which is July 1.
The Commissioners realized
their error or rather misunder
standing. so that a solution to the
problem was immediately sought.
It was agreed that the easiest way
out and to prevent a terrific
amount df book work, was for the
taxpayers to pay the amoui.t'stip
ulated on their tax notice and j
then make an application for a re
fund, which will be made by the
Commissioners, thus eliminating
the double tax for fire protec
tion.
Band Booster Day
Saturday, Nov. 16
The executive committee of
the Edenton Band Parents Asso
ciation, headed by Paul E. George
met Tuesday night to consider
final plans for Band Booster Day,
scheduled to be held Saturday,
November 16. *
Members will begin taking
pledges on Tuesday, November
12th.
4-H Achievement
Program Nov. 18
On Monday night, November
18 at 7:30 o’clock in the Chowan
Community Building, the annual
4-H Achievement Program will be
held. The program will honor
county winners n 1957 4-H pro
jects and will feature music by
I the newly formed Chowan Coun
ty 4-H Chorus.
a considerable amount of mer
chandise as an a inducement to
attract shoppers during the Fall
Festival of Values, so that many
bargains will be at the disposal
of those who take advantage
; of the observance.
As a feature of the Fall Fes
tival of Values, the participating
merchants will offer hundreds
of dollars worth of prizes, which
will be awarded at a drawing to
be held Saturday afternoon, No
vember 23, at about 4:30 o'clock.
The only requirement to be
eligible to win prizes will be to
register in any of the stores
which is participating in the
“Shop In Edenton Days.” It will
not be necessary for the win
ners to be present at the time
of drawing in order to win a
prize.
Everybody in this area is
urged to be on the lookout for
Continued on Page B—Section 1
\ Appointments i
Chowan County Commissioners
at their meeting Monday reap
pointed W. P. Jones as Chowan
County Tax Supervisor for the
fiscal year 1957-58. His salary
was increased from $125 to $l5O
per month.
At the same time the Commis
sioners approved the appointment
of Mrs. Evelyn Williams as his
assistant at a salary of SSO per
month.
The Commissioners also ap
proved the apoointment of Mrs.
Margaret Floars as assistant Reg
ister of Deeds at a salary of S3O
per week for working 20 hours.
McCullers Speaker
Sunday Morning In
Methodist Church
Laymen’s Day will be observed
at the Methodist Church next
Sunday, November 10, at which
time Charles L. McCullers of Kin
ston will speak at the 11 o’clock
service. Robert S. Marsh, church
lay leader, will preside over the
service.
Mr. McCullers is very well and
favorably known in Edenton,
having served as director of the
Edenton High School Band when
it won high state honors and wa.?
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce before he accepted a simi
lar position at Kinston.
All of his Edenton friends are
cordially invited to hear him
speak at the Laymen’s Day Ser
vice Sunday.
Over 100 At
Chowan Club
Meet Tuesday,
"Take A Look At Yourself j
urged Mrs. Corinne G. English in
her address to the Chowan Home
Demonstration Club women, their
husbands and guests at their an
nual Husbands’ Supper-Achieve
ment program held at the Cho
wan Community Building Tues
day night of this week. Mrs.
English said, “Your greatest prob
lem is not your husband, your
wife or your children, but your
self. Everyone must have and
must give to others approval, af
fection and acceptance in order to
attain happiness.” Her message
was cleverly presented and warm
ly received by the group.
A native North Carolinian, Mrs.
English has been family relation
specialist for the North Caroling
Agriculture Extension Service for
the past nine years, and has be
come a much admired ’friend to
Home Demonstration Club wo
men throughout the State.
The Rev. Henry Napier, pastor
of Center Hill Baptist Church, de
livered the invocation. Members
and their guests were welcomed
by Mrs. H. T. Hollowell, County
Council president, and mistress
of-ceremonies for the occasion.
Soecial guests recognized by Mrs.
Cameron Boyce included Miss
Florence Cox, Eastern District
Home Agent, Mr. and Mrs. Ra-
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Edenton’s C. of C.
Office Will Be In
HotelJosephHewes
[ Called Off
Upon advice from physicians,
Edenton's annual community Hal
loween party was called off
Thursday of last week due to the
prevalence of so much flu, cou
pled with the prevailing inclem
ent weather.
It is announced that what
| money was not used will be re-
I turned to the contributors. Fruit,
| candy, gum and oeanuts were
distributed at the Elementary
; School and apples were sent to
| the lunch room at the Junior-Sen
' ior High School.
Mrs. Bruce Jones and Mrs.
| Bichard Hardin, co-chairmen of
the party, on behalf of the Eden
j ton Women's Club, sponsors of
the party, desire to express their
I sincere appreciation for the help
j ar >d cooperation received from ev. |
erybody contacted.
50 Selected To
Serve As Jurors
In Court Term
j
With a term of Chowan County 1
Superior Court scheduled to con- j
vene Monday, November 25, the
Chowan County Commissioners at.
their meeting Monday morning
picked the names of 50 men from
the jury box who will be sum
moned for jury duty during the
term of court.
It will be a mixed term of |
court, with Judge Chester R.!
Morris of Coinjock scheduled to.
preside.
Those picked for jury duty are j
as follows:
W, C. Owens, Lester J. Jack-!
son, Thomas B. Wood, Rodney H.!
Jones, T. B. Smith, W. L. Hardi-;
son, Henderson E. Waff, P. W.
Nixon, W. T. Nixon, J. M. Thorud.
Continued on Page 6—Section 1 1
Annual Education Week Being
Observed At Chowan Hi School
The week of November 10
through November 16, will mark j
the 37th annual American Educa
tion Week. It has always been
observed “for the purpose of in
forming the public of the accom
plishments and needs of the pub
lic schools and to secure the co
operation and support of the pub
lic in meeting these needs.”
Chowan High School’s observ
ance of this week will emphasize
the general theme “An Educated
People Moves Freedom Forward.”
The daily topics are:
Sunday. November 10. "Educa
tion for Moral Values.”
Monday, November 11, “Educa
tion for Responsible Citizenship.”
Tuesday, November 12, “What
Our School Should Achieve.”
Wednesday, November 13,
“Ways To Proivde Better Educa
Aces Scheduled To Play First
Game In Race For State Crown
With Weldon In Ahoskie Friday
Edenton’s Aces, having won the
Albemarle Conference Class A
football championship, will take
another step toward a fling at the
State Championship Friday night,
November 8. when they are
scheduled to play Weldon, winner
of the Roanoke-Chowan Confer
ence Championship.
The game, upon agreement of
both Edenton and Weldon school
officials, will be played on the
Ahoskie gridiron beginning at 8
o’clock.
According to advance reports,
Weldon has a very strong and
well-coached team, so that Coach
Bill Billings and his Aces are an
ticipating a tough evening in the
first round for the State Class A
Crown.
A considerable number of the
Aces have been victims of the flu
during the past two weeks and
providing no further illness de
velops and all the victims recov
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Space Offered Free of
Charge By Grayson
I Harding
i
j Gilliam Wood, president of the
jj r-denton Chamber of Commerce,
, j has appointed Tom Hopkins and
' I Warren Twiddy on a committee
| to prepare and make ready for
j the new chamber office. The
committee reports that office
1 space has been located in the Jo
seph Hewes Hotel, through the
’ generosity of Grayson Harding,
I j who is making the office avail
| able free of rent. Furniture for
I I the new office has been ordered
1 and plans for a color scheme of
j brown and beige have been
adopted. Under present plans
i the new office should be ready by
! late November.
Mr. Wood also has appointed
! Tom Hopkins, Wilmer Malone
; and Ernest Kehayes as a mer
! chants' committee to work out a
program to be presented to retail
| merchant members as a plan to
have uniform hours during the
coming holiday season. This com-
Conlinued on Page B—Section 1
Legion - Auxiliary
j Will Meet Tonight
| Tonight (Thursday) a joint
meeting of Ed Bond Post No. 40
of the American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary will be held at
the Oak Grove Community
Building. A barbecue chicken
dinner will be served at 7
; o’clock and not only Legion
naires but all veterans in the
county are invited to attend.
The principal speaker for the
\ occasion will be Charles H,
i Whitley of Wilson,' vice cofn
| mander of the First Division.
John A. Holmes is also sched
uled to make a brief address on
the history of the Legion, and
Mrs. J. L. Chestnutt, state mem
bership of the Auxiliary, will
'speak on “Membership."
tion.”
Thursday. November 14, “Our
; Community’s Teachers." (Nation
al Teachers’ Day).
Friday, November 15, “Our
School Community Relation
ships.”
Saturday, November 16. “Our"
Own Responsibility for Better
Schools."
| On Sunday. November 10, the
! local ministers of the Chowan
school community will devote
their sermons to Sunday's topic,
i "Education for Moral Values."
I Chowan’s October PTA meet
| ing will be Tuesday', November
12. In recognition of American
Education Week, the PTA pro
gram. which will be given by Bal
lard’s Bridge Chinch, will he in
keeping with the daily topic for
Continued on Page B—Section 1
er and regain their normal
strength, the team should be in
top strength for the battle.
The Edenton band will accom
pany the Aces to Ahoskie for the
game in order to buoy the spirits
of the players and provide en
thusiasm and entertainment at
the game, which is expected to
attract a large following of Eden
ton fans.
As announced elsewhere, hold
ers of Edenton season tickets will
be admitted free provided they
exchange the season ticket for an
other ticket at the office of Prin- •
cipal Gerald James on or before
3:30 o’clock Friday afternoon, No
vember 8. School officials desire
to keep faith with those who pur
chased season tickets, which pro
vided for six honptjlMoes, so that '
the arrangements tirfere made to
honor the pass for Friday night’s
game provided th%y are exchang
ed before the deadline.