ONLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN
CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXlV.—dumber 4IT
Fall Festival Os Verities In Edenton Nov. 15th to 23rd
Edenton Aces Easily Bowl
Over Weldon 40-13 To Win!
First Round For State Title
Bobby Ashley, Bruce
White Thrill Fans By
t Long Runs; Band Al
so In Star Role
Edenton Aces won the first
round in the elimination games
which will decide the state Class
A football champions for 1957.
The Aces had little difficulty in
bowling over Weldon, the Roa- 1
noke-Chowan -Conference cham- 1
pions, 40-13 in Ahoskie Monday |
night. The game was postponed '
from the previous Friday night
due to a deluge of rain which
covered practically the entire
Ahoskie gridiron with water,
causing the game to be called off.
The Aces proved to be a well
oiled gridiron machine Monday
night, playing heads-up football,
charging hard, providing superb
blocking, tackling fiercely, so
that, except for a time in the first
half, they completely outclassed
the Weldon boys in every depart
ment of the game.
Edenton drew blood about mid
way the first quarter. ‘They re
ceived the ball to start the game
and marched, from their own 29-
yard line to score, chalking up
four first downs in the drive.
Bobby Ashley sparked the march
with a 22-yard gallop and Bruce!
White pitched in with 12 and
13-yard gains. He crashed over I
from the two-yard strips for the
first touchdown.
tpughdawfi came.af
ter Weldon was forWg to kick
from midfield. , Bobby Ashley
grabbed the ball and thrilled
Edenton fans with a 90-yard gal
lop, with excellent blocking pav
ing the way. This play was as
good as any seen this season.
In the same quarter Weldon
scored its first touchdown after
chalking up two first downs and
Perry snagging a pass from Wise
from the Edenton 46 to cross the
goal line with blockers all around
him. This, too, was a beautiful
play.
The score at half time was 14-6
in favor of the Aces but the Eden
ton boys came back strong in the
third quarter to score three touch- 1
downs.
Weldon was forced to kick on I
Continued on Page s—Section 1
Buffet Style Meals
demonstration Will
Be Held Nov. 19th
Thanksgiving and Christmas
holidays are drawing near and
many begin to think of entertain
ing family and A sim
ple way to entertain a large
group of people is to have a meal
served “Buffet Style.”
'•The Chowan Home Demonstra
tion Clubs are sponsoring a dem
onstration on “Buffet Meals”
which will be given at the Cho
wan Community Building on
Tuesday afternoon, November 19,
at 2:30 P. M. This demonstra
tion will be given by Mrs. Rachel
Ferguson, Specialist in Foods and
Nutrition at State College in Ra
leigh, N. C.
This demonstration requires a
lot of preparation so that it is
desired that as many people see
it as possible. Non-club members
as well as club members are urg
ed tq attend, for all will enjoy
' the demonstration on “Buffet
Ijieals.”
Mrs. R.H. Bachman
Presents Group Os
Books Tq Libraries
According to Mrs. Eugenia
ftpKyinn director of the Pettigrew
Regional Library, the Tyrrell
County Public Library had the
highest circulation for October,
with Washington County a close
Figures released by Mrs. Baby
t Tvirell B6l adult books and
£ X/FfCU UUI j
THE CHOWAN HERALD
SECOND SHOT AT STATE CM
Edenton’s Aces with the District 1 championship tucked un
der their belts, will take their second tling in the elimination
games for the State Class A football championship next Friday
night, November 15, when they are scheduled to meet Erwin,
District 3 champions, for the regional championship. Erwin
defeated Millbrook 14-0 for the honor.
By agreement with officials of both schools, the game will be
played on the East Carolina College stadiunj in Greenville at
8 o’clock.
Erwin turned out in full force at the Ederiton-Weldon game
in Ahoskie Friday night which the Aces won handily 40-18. so
that, ether than straight football, little was learned about the
Aces by the Erwin scouters.
Little is known about the strength of the Erwin football ma
chine, so that Coach Bill Billings is taking no chances in a let
down in training or over-confidence. The boys are being
drilled this week in anticipation of a tough battle with the
Erwin outfit.
The Edenton Band, which gave a superb demonstration at
Ahoskie Friday night, will not accompany the Aces for this
game, but a large following of Edenton supporters is expected
to go to Greenville for the game. The winners of this game
will meet the winner of the F’armville-Red Springs game for
the Eastern crown.
VFW Poppy
| Day Nov. 16
I The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
No. 9280, have announced that it
will conduct its sannual pf
Buddy Poppies on Saturday. No
vember 16. Mrs. Betty Perry,
poppy chairman, stated that the
annual sale of Buddy Poppies
provides the auxiliary with the
funds needed to carry on its wel
fare and relief work in the next
twelve months.
The proceeds are devoted ex
clusively to welfare and rehabili- j
tation activities. “Do not wait to |
be asked to buy a Buddy Poppy,” :
says Mrs. Perry, “contribute gen
erously when you see the women
downtown and when they come
to your door, for your dime, quar
ter or dollar could not possibly
bring a greater return. This is
an investment in human life.”
Great Pocahontas
Will Visit Chowan ,
Council Tonight
Chowanoke Council No. 54, De
gree of Pocahontas, will have an
imp o r t.a n t meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 o’clock, when
Mrs. Martha Crummey, Great Po
cahontas of North Carolina, will
make her official visit to the
Cduncil.
A dinner will be served in the
Red Men hall at 7 o’clock, after i
which the meeting will be held, i
Mrs. Ella Mae Parrish, Pocahon
tas of the local Council, urges ev- '
ery member to make a special ef
fort to be present. i
4-H Achievement Program Will
Be Presented November 18 In
Chowan Community Building
The 4-H Achievement Program
will be observed Monday night,
November 18, at 7:30 o’clock in
the Chowan Community Build
ing. On Saturday, in Washing
ton, N. C., the District 4-H win
ners were announced. Chowan
County was proud to receive its
share of the honors. The winners
will also be recognized at the
program Monday night.
In projects and achievements,
Chowan had the following win
ners in the District: 3rd place
in junior canning, Judith Evans;
electric, Billy Goodwin; food
preparation, Kay Frances White;
home improvement, Georgia
S&inner; poultry, Barbara Jor
dan; safety, Billy Goodwin; 2nd
place in junior com meal contest,
Emmy Ruth Overman; cotton,
Carlton Perry and tobacco, Carl
ton Perry.
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 14,1957.
Band Day Will
Be Held Nov. 16
Saturday, November 16, has
been set aside as Band Day. The
Edenton Band Parents’ Associa
tion'»cg^-eachan*t'everyone to
donate generously when asked.
Contributions will be used to cov
er numerous expenses incurred
by the Edenton High School Band
during the school year. The pur
chase of new instruments and
sheet music, and the repair of old
instruments are just a few of the
items to be covered.
“The Edenton H i-g h School
' Band is your band, made up of
; your children,” say Band Asso-
I ciation officers. “It has made it
possible for them to learn to play
instruments and enjoy and ap
preciate music. It has provided |
entertainment at sporting and |
civic events and is a worthwhile j
organization, worthy of your sup
port.
“A representative of the Band
Parents’ Association will be call
ing on you Saturday. Or, per
haps you will see some of the
band members stationed at vari
ous points throughout the busi
ness section of town. They, too,
will be soliciting your help. And
pledges will be accepted any day
throughout this week. So please,
be liberal in your support.”
EASTERN STAR MEETING
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or- \
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Monday night. November
18 at 8 o’clock in the Masonfc
Temple. Mrs. Margaret Stanton,
wbrthy matron, requests every
member to be present.
In the demonstration contest
Barbara Jordan and Joe Hollo
well won first place in the dis
trict with their poultry demon
stration.
Chowan County was very hap
py to receive first place with its
county program On safety. The
4-H’ers have made many accom
plishments in its safety program
and the honor was gratefully re
ceived^
Those attending the district
contest in Washington from Cho
wan County were: Kay Frances
White, Sunny White, Kay Lowe,
Ronald Perry, H. Ivey Ward,
James Turner, Tommy Parker,
Judith Evans, Leon Evans and
Joe Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Evans, adult leader?; Mrs. Jac
queline Lewis, assistant home
agent, and Miss Maidred Morris,
home agent.
Early Edenton High School Football Team
yj*'■
J ’ flf . d||
With football being inaugurated at Edenton High School in 1525 by Frank Sultenfie.d. one
of the early teams is pictured above. This is the 1928 team, the third to play for E. H. S. In
the picture are: Front row, left to right, William Wells, John Wiggins, Albert Culiipher, cap
tain, John Pruden and Ralph Parrish. Middle ro v, lest to right, Fioyd Buftlap, Wi.liam Adams,
Curtis Vincent, Joseph Long and Julius Wilder. Back row, left to right. Coach Frank Sut
tenfield, William Cozzens, Wil.iam Stokiey, Thomas Chears, Carroll Gooawin and Carlyle Webb.
The picture was found by J. Frank Whi.e, Sr., among the belongings of his son, Ned White.
Councilmen
I Approve New
( Pump House
With very little complicated
; business confronting them Tues
-1 day night Town Councilmen
transacted its business and ad
-1 loomed about'; 10:30 o’clock ,in
• what is considered a short meet
ing.
* The Councilmen finally accept
ed a lease‘.between the Town of
Edenton and the Edenton Veneer
Mill, Inc., at $ rental of S3O per
month and other considerations
including payment of back taxes.
At the recommendation of the
Zoning Commission, a decision
was reached to rezone the area
on the west side of Broad Street
between Second and Third Streets
from RA-5 to neighborhood busi
ness.
The Councilmen also passed an*
j ordinance providing for a four
j way stop at the intersection of
Second Street and Badham Road,
Continued on Page 6—Section 1
More People Will
Be Employed At
Local Peanut Mill
\
In order to employ as many
Edenton people as possible the
Albemarle Peanut and Storage
Company started two 4-hour
| shifts on Monday of this week.
A. C. Boyce, president, explain
ed that, “the management hoped
to use one shift of regular cm- j
ployees with the other or after- |
noon shift to be made up large- |
ly of Edenton Peanut Company !
workers.”
Total employment under this
plan will approximate 150 people
and the payroll, most of which is
spent in Edenton, will approach
$4,000 per week, he added.
The Albemarle Peanut and ;
Storage Company is a locally i
owned and operated independent
peanut mill. *
Hospital Auxiliary *
Will Meet Nov. 15
The Chowan Hospital Auxiliary
will meet Friday afternoon, No
vember 15, at 3 o’clock in the
nurses’ home. Mrs. John Raines,
president, announces that .plans
for Christmas and the conffng
year will be considered, so that
due to the importance of the
meeting, all members are urged
to attend. ;
FLUE FIRE
Edenton firemen were called
out about 9 o’clock Tuesday night
when a flue fire was'reported at
a house on West -Peterson Street
'The fire was soon extinguished
with no damage resulting. t
f Bloodmobile
I „ /
Joseph Swanner. chairman of
the Red Cross blood program in
: Chowan County, announced this
week that the bloodmobile will
again appear in Edenton Monday.
| November 25.
The bloodmobile will be at the
| Edenton armory from 9:30 A. M..
to 3:30 P. M, The quota will
again be 110 pints.
Mr. Swanner points out that at
i the last visit 91 pints of blood
i were donated and of that num
ber 28 donated a pint lor their
first lime. He also emphasizes
the urgent need for blood and
hopes Chowan will meet its quo
ta this time. "It lakes very lit
tle time," he says, "it is not pain
ful or harmful, but any under 21
years of age must have their par
ents consent to donate blood.
Op en House At;
School Tonight |
.....
In otfsorvnncc of National |
Education Week, the faculty of
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School will hold open house
tonight (Thursday) beginning at
8 o’clock, for all parents of pu
pils enrolled in grades seven
through twelve.
Members Os the Student Coun-
J oil will be on duty to direct par
! ents to the proper home rooms.
Parents will receive a copy of
; their child’s daily sehedide which
I they will follow in order to be- ,
! come better acquainted with the ■
j individual teachers and subjects. I
i During the lunch break light re- {
! freshments and a social period |
wil be hed in the eafetleria.
The Parent-Teacher Associa
tion joins the faculty in urging
all parents of Junior-Senior
High School students' to visit the
school this evening.
l2oYearsAgoj
j As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald ,
V_
Edenton's new no-U-tum law
was knocked down but not alto
gether out when Town Council
amended the ordinance to apply
to Saturdays and holidays or at
such times as deemed necessary.
An Armistice Day program was
observed at the Edenton Metho
dist Church with the message
brought by the Rev. Blount. Os
car H. Brown and Robert L. Pratt
also headed a committee which
staged a mammoth oyster roast.
Postmaster <J. E. Kramer head
ed up m movement for a five-day
census of unemployed in Edenton,
in conjunction with a program
initiated by the federal govern-
Mrs. J. N. Pruden announced
Continued on Pago 2—Section l
Chowan Senior
Class Presents
A Play Tonight
ij ■
The Senior Class of Chowan
High School will present a 3-act i
.comedy, "Rest Assured,” on 1
j Thursday night, November 14, at.
L 8 o’clock. A small admission will
t be chai';ed. r
The cast includes: Paul Blanch
ard as Philip Morlock: Lillian
| HoJloweli as Mrs. Morlock; Jo-.
j seph Wiggins as Luigi Laconia;
i Murray Tynch as Joe Laconia, |
Carolvyn Layton as Mary Mor-i
| lock, Jean Peele as Jessica Mbr
j lock, J. R. Lane as Dr. Brown.!
| Earl Parks as Lucifer, Paige Fore- 1
j hand as Mrs. Smaltz, Jimmy Hare
| as George, Shelby Howell as Miss •
Akers, Jimmy Hollowed as Jake,;
i Johnny Perry as Mrs. Black, Lo-!
I retta Spivey as Mrs. Frinck and
j Betty Ann Harrell as Mildred. j
The public is cordially invited,
j to attend.
II civic calendar]
Many of Edenton's merchants
i will observe Fall Festival of
! Values from Friday. November
I 15, through Saturday, November
! 23.
i Open house will be observed at
the Edenton Junior-Senior High
School tonight (Thursday) from 8
to 9 o'clock in observance of Na
tional Education Week.
Edenton Aces will play Erwin
at Greenville Friday night, No
vember 15, at 8 o'clock for the
; regional class A football cham
! pionship.
| Continued cn Page 2—Section 1
Drive For Boy Scout Funds 60
Per Cent Os Goal; Judge Chester
Morris Puts In Word For Scouts
The six counties of Camden,
Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates
and Perquimans enters the sec
ond week of the fund-raising
drive with only 60 per cent of
the goal in hand. The goal is
$9,900. of which $5,400 has been
collected as follows:
Pasquotank, $4,400; Edenton.
$500; Tyner, SIOO and Hertford,
$450.
One recent contributor. Judge
Chester Morris, has this to say
about Boy Scouts to the people of
Chowan County.
“For many years I have been
interested in Boy Scouting. It
has been my privilege to work
with the Scouting movement in
this area for a considerable period
in one capacity or another. I
have personally observed to my
satisfaction the value of an active
Boy Scouting' activity in a com
munity. I cannot think of a finer
$2.00 Per Year In North Carolina.
MercharitsOffering
Many Bargains For
Festival Os Values
( Helping Santa j
! Fire Chief W. J. Yates this
j week announced that Edenton
firemen will again this year re
pair discarded toys to be distrib
uted among needy children in the
community as Christmas presents.
Mr. Yates urges anyone who
will give discarded or damaged
toys to bring them to the fire sta
tion at the earliest possible mom
ent, so that the toys will be ready
for distribution in lime for Christ
mas.
Member Os SCS
Will Be Elected
i It's election time again in Cho
: wan County for a representative
to the board of district supervis
| ors for the Albemarle Soil Con
-1 nervation District. Each county
1 in the district is represented by
1 three elected fanners to help car
j ry out the district program of soil
j and water conservation. This is
: a very important position and
j with very little compensation to
the district supervisor elected,
j The term of J. A. Webb, Jr., cx-
I pircs this year. Mr. Webb has
served as district supervisor from
j Chowan County since the Albe
i marie Soil Conservation District
was organized in 1945. He has
contributed a lot to the successful
program Jfciv in ration l«*re in
Chowan County. He has been
■ re-nominated by 25 voters and
will be up for re-election again.
i The election will be held the first
I week in December,
j Opposing Mr. Webb will be ■
Yates Parrish, who is also active
i in soil and water conservation. 1
iHe resides near Edenton and <
farms. He has been nominated
by 25 voters of Chowan Countv.
! Nominated also is Carey Pri
i vott of Route 2. Mr. Privott
farms and works at the Bynim
j Implement Company during the
off-season on the farm. He has
! also been active in the soil and
I \yater conservation program.
! To be nominated, a petition has
i to be signed by 25 qualified vot
ers of Chowan County. The pe
tition has to be presented to the
State Soil Conservation Commit
tee by November 20, 1957. The
■ chairman of the Chowan County
I supervisors, L. C. Bunch, can fur
i nish the necessary petitions and
; present the petition to the State
j committee. Anyone who farms
and is a registered voter of Cho
wan County can be nominated for
district supervisor.
«
LIONS MEET MONDAY
Edenton’s Lions Club will meet
Monday night. November 18, at 8
o’clock. President Medlin Belch
urges a 100 per cent attendance.
program, save only the church or
the Sunday School than the Boy
Scout program.
“In my experience as an attor
ney, as solicitor of this district,
and for several years as Judge
of the Superior Court, I have had
some opportunity to evaluate the
Scout Program.
“I regret that I cannot say that
I have never had a Boy Scout
before me for some delinquency,
but I can say that I have not had
one whom I did not find possessed
of some of the training which he
received as a Scout, and who had
gone so far astray that he could
not be redeemed. The fact is that
in each instance which comes to
mind, such offender has exempli
fied such a feeling of embarrass
ment for having violated his
Scout laws that it was apparent
to me that the recalling of his
Continued on Pag* s—Section 1
DRIVE CAREFULLY -►
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFEi
Prizes Amounting to
Hundreds of Dollars
Will Be Given Away
j As Climax to Trade
Event
j A total of 24 Edenton mer
j chants and business concerns
are cooperating in the observ
j ante of a Fail Festival of Values
! from Friday, November 15,
I
through Saturday, November 23.
The paramount purpose of this
event is aimed at an elfort to
attract more shoppers to Eden
ton to do their trading, not only
during these special days, but
throughout the entire year.
As an incentive to attract
shoppers into the various stores,
Edenton business concerns
j arranged special prices on a
j large number of items of mer
| chandise which will provide bar
| gains galore for those who take
advantage of the reduced prices
during this special fall event.
A feature of the event will be
distribution of free prizes, which
will take place on Broad Street
Saturday afternoon, November
23 at 4 o’clock. Merchandise
with an approximate value of
SI,OOO will be given away, for
which to be eligible it is only
! necessary to register in the van
j ous stores which are cooperating.
I An eight-page circular includ
-1 'ng a partial list of the many
bargains to lie fojmd hr the co
operating stores has been mailed
throughout the entire Edenton
trading area in an effort to at
tract shoppers to Edenton during
, this Fall Festival of Values. Ra
dio Slut on WCDJ is also giving
a generous amount of publicity
to the event, so that with all the
| publicity concerning the Fall
Festival of Values, it is hoped
1 shoppers by the hundreds Wi.fr'
take advantage of the many f kj|^- V
1 cial offerings being made t#*t-''
tract both old and new
turners, eJttliV’
The merchants cooperating' fe
the Fall Festivq}, qf Values are:
Scott & Ackis* Recapping LJOW
Hughes-Parker . Hardware ' CoiOf+i
panv, Malone's 5< apd 10c Stpm,
S. Hobowsky
Harrell Gas & • Comn*ny,
Twiddy Real Ertajte,
Inc.. Albemarle--Furniture Com
pany, Edentqfct# , ’)*rniture Com
pany, Byrum’s Qjft Shop, Rafc*
E. Parrish. AVestorn <Sas
Service. Legfgt Davis Drug
Store, The Jjll -{ibpppe, P & Q
Super Market, Mitchener’s Piiar
maey. Quinn .. Furniture Com
pany. Sears Cafelog Sales Office,
Belk-Tyler’s, -10-25c
j Store, CuthnellY Department
: Store, Westprjl AjUto Associate
j Store, M. CkXJtruwn Company,
j Inc.,
| and the Betty Shoppe
Mail In
AriguPf Law
A violator 4 # ttte aw virtually
| crawled of the law
early Tliuredtavr morjnng of last
week, when Chief of Police
George I. DalT - was awakened
from his slumber about 3:15
o'clock. Chief Dail heard a noise
on his porch and getting up to in
vestigate saw James Carson
Trueblood, 24-year-old Durants
Neck white man, crawl through
the window and closed the win
dow after him. Mr. Dail turned
on the light, grabbed Trueblood
and held him until the police sta
tion was called by Mrs. Dail and
he was placed m jail.
Trueblood was tried in Record
er’s Court Tuesday morning of
this week on a charge of break
ing and entering with intent td
commit a felony. He entered a
plea of guilty and we? sentenced
to two years. The SautOtga was
suspended upon being placed on
probation for two years bad pay
ing the costs bftftugt.