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CHOWAN COUNTY
Volume XXIV. —Number 48.
Edenton Aces Trip Farmville
In 28-18 Uphill Battle To
Claim Eastern Championship
Many Loyal Fans Wit
ness Game Despite
/ Drenching Rain
VERY CLEAN GAME
Fullback Bruce White
Called Upon to Bear
Brunt of "Battle
Though plagued with a case of
fumbilitis, Edenton’s Aces fought
an up-hill battle against Farm
ville in Greenville Friday night
to again win the Eastern Class A
football championship by a score
of 28 to 18. Two of the Farmville
touchdowns were set up by fum
bles, once when the Red Devils
recovered on the Edenton 19 late
in the first quarter and-again near
the end of the half when they
fell on the ball near midfield.
In both cases the Red Devils
drove for touchdowns. Their fi
nal touchdown came just four
plays after the Aces punted in the
last few seconds of the third
quarter, with Allen in a beautiful
play racing 54 yards.
The Aces drew first blood about
midway of the first quarter.
They received to start the game
and marched from their own 27-
yard Jine after a series of four
first downs and scorecT'whcn 'Hen
ry Overton connected with Jack
Bunch in the end zone.
The second touchdown was
scored late in the third quarter
when Farmville punted and the
Aces returned to the Farmville 30.
Bruce White and Robert White
alternated in lugging the ball for
two first downs and with the ball
on the seven-yard stripe Robert
White crashed through the line to
score, putting the Aces ahead 14-
12. However, the Red Devils
scored early in the final quarter
to take the lead 18-14. It was
not until about the middle of the j
quarter that the Aces scored their
third touchdown and go in the
lead to stay. Bruce White re
turned a Farmville punt 19 yards
to the Aces’ 35. The Aces march
ed from this point to gain the
lead with four first downs, aided
by a 24-yard jaunt by Bobby
Ashley, an eight-yard gain by j
Robert White and consistent short
gains by Bruce White until they
reached the two-yard line, from ,
where Bruce White crashed
through for a touchdown."
The final and clincher score
£ came just a few plays later after
Edenton got the ball on the Farm
-1 ville 36. After a three-yard gain
by Bruce White, Bobby Ashley
4 scooted through for a touchdown
and with less than foyir minutes
to go the Aces were sporting a
28-18 lead, which* greatly calmed
the large crowd of Edenton fans
\ on hand at tfie game, for it was
the only time during the game
that the outcome was reasonably
sure.
\ The game was played for the
- most part in the rain, which was
no doybt responsible for some of
the fumbling. It was the clean
est game of the season, with each
team penalized only 15 yards, all
of which was for minor infrac-
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§| THANKSGIVING DANCE
R& Edenton Jaycees will hold their
Kgggliual Thanksgiving dance Wed
nesday night of this week in the
Slenton armory beginning at 9
o'clock and continuing until 1
|p Music for the dance will be
a large crowd isln
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
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||B friends, for life in a land of W
* JB freedom, and for all our many B
: JP fathers did. let us give thanks
in the church of our choice.
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Directors Os C* Os C. Interview
Applicant For Manager Position
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Members of the board of direc- 1
tors of the newly-formed Edenton i
Chamber of Commerce met at the
Municipal Building Thursday j
night for the purpose of inter-.
viewing an applicant for the po
sition of manager. R. B. Stone of
Portsmouth attended the meeting ]
and gave a resume of his career i
and his experience with Chamber \
of Commerce work.
The interview was opened to
th£ directors and Mr. Stone was ;
asked several questions of inter- j
est pertaining to Edenton needs i
for an active manager. No action I
was taken as to the employment j
of Mr. Stone, as several applica-I
tions have been received and j
more interviews are to be con- \
ducted later.
A resolution was presented re- j
questing improvements to make!
Highway 17 a four-lane road and'
20 Years Ago
| As Found In the Files of
The Chowan Herald / :
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Edenlon's Aces were defeated
by Hamlet 39-20 in a game play
ed at Wake Forest for the East
ern Class B Championship.
Mayor J. H. McMullan made an
earnest appeal to citisens to pur
chase Christmas Seals in the fight
against tuberculosis.
Jimmy Munch, office superin-
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Marine And Navy Records Are
Being Sold To Help Raise Fund
To Build Permanent Memorial
A special arrangement of “An
chors Aweigh” and “Thg Marine
Corps Hymn”, recorded by Mi(ch
Miller of Columbia Records, went
on sale in Edenton this week.
Proceeds from the sale of records
will go to the fund now being
raised to establish a permanent
memorial to heroes of the Navy
and Marine Corps. The memor
ial. a 30,000 seat stadium, will be
dedicated to “those who have ser
ved and will serve” and will be
the only single monument 'to both
services. - . . *
The 45rpm record features a 45
ThA nKsgivi n #
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, Thursday, November 28, 1957.
i protesting the extension of U. S.
i 13 from Goldsboro to the South
Carolina line. The opposition to
j the latter was to protect invest
! ments of tourist accommodations
in this area. The board went on
record for adoption of the reso
| lution and proper representatives
i throughout the state have been
1 mailed copies.
Board members present at the
Thursday meeting were: Gilliam
; Wood, Wilmer Malone, Bill Har
! ry, John A. Holmes, John Gra
i ham. Bill Perry, Tom Hopkins,
i Shelton Moore, Philip McMullan,
Ernest Kehayes, West Byrum, Sr.,
! Marvin Wilson and the Rev.
j George B. Holmes.
Some of the furniture has been
• secured for the office in the Ho-
I tel Joseph Hewes, and it is ex
-1 pected the office will be ready for
I use within a week or ten days.
Rotarians Enjoy
French Program
Edenton Rotarians were treat
i ed to a French program at last
week's meeting when Miss Ann
Mayo, a the Edenton
Junior-Senior High School, pre
sented four seventh grade pupils
who .are studying French under
Miss Mayo. The four French pu
pfils were Diane Brabble, Marlene
Gilley, Donna Lee Lorance and P.
L. Beeler.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
the stadium fund. A certificate
of appreciation for the contribu
tion, signed by Mitch Miller, is in
cluded. The records will be sold
by the Officers and Enlisted
Wives Clubs, who will canvass
Edenton this week.
Construction is expected to be-1
gin on the stadium as soon as a
minimum of $3,100,000 is raisedj
by public contributions. Since j
federal funds are not available'
for such a project, an appeal is |
being made to friends of the Navy j
and Marine Corps thrpughout the
country. The will be
built on 101 acres of land adja
cent to the if. S, Navaj Academy
and will b» adorned with me-1
morial plaques. For a eontritfu- j
tipn of SI,OOO, a plaque may be
Coatiauad on Page B—Section li
Marine Corps Birthday Ball
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General Christian F. Schill, center, who was guest of honor at the Edenton Naval Auxi iary
Air Station for the celebrat on of the Marine Corps birthday, receives a s ice of the birthday
cake from Colonel A. R. Stacy, left, commanding cificer of Marine Aircraft Group Fourteen
at the traditional cake cutting ceremony.—(Offi ial U. S. Marine Corps Phoio).
Edenton’s Christmas Party
Is Scheduled To Be Staged
Thursday Afternoon, Dec. 5
Event Again Sponsor-)
ed By Edenton’s I
BPW Club
MANY EXPECTED j
Chief of Police Issues
Traffic Regulations
During Party
By EVELYN G. LEARY
Chowan County youngsters are
anticipating a big day next
Thursday, December 5, when San
ta Claus pays his annual visit to
Edenton. Excitement is mounting
by leaps and bounds as the time
draws near for the jolly old fel
low to favor his subjects with
hearty ho-ho’s and friendly greet
ings. This day is recorded as one
of the happiest for the little ones.
They turn out by the hundreds
to watch a spectacular parade of
glittering floats. As Santa’s float
ends the parade, the children will
rush to the Court House Green
to be the first to chat with him.
It is hoped old sol will not dis
appoint the kiddies by being dis
agreeable on that day of thrills. ;
The event is sponsored each
year by the Edenton Business and 1
Professional Women's Club and I
local merchants. Miss Inez Fel
ton and Mrs. Percy Smith, chair
men, say no efforts have been
spared to make this affair one of
the most successful ever staged
for the children.
Workmen have already put up
Christmas decorations and color
ed lights on Broad Street. These
| will be turned on the afternoon
of the parade to lend Christmas
spirit for the occasion. Edenton
merchants, too, have beautifully
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Encouraging
A
- Mrs. James Bond and Ralph E.
Parrish, co-chairmen of the
; Christinas Seal Sale in Chowan
i County, report that the response
to the sale thus far is very en
' couraging.
The first seals were purchased
' by Mayor Ernest Kehayes. who
i contributed generously.
Mr. Parrish and Mrs. Bond hope
those ’receiving seals will re- '
spend as early as possible before
the matter is crowded from their
j minds by the inevitable Christmas
I rush,
! "Let's get rid of tuberculosis
[in Chowan County." say the
i chairmen. "WUI you hslpr
Edenloii Aces Gel Another Shot
At State Championship Crown
On Hicks Field Friday Night
Definite information was re
leased by Edenton school officials
Monday that the Edenton Aces
will meet Mebane, western cham
pions, on Hicks Field Friday
night, November 29, at 8 o'clock
in a game to decide the State
Class A Football Championship.
The Aces won the eastern cham
pionship Friday night by defeat
ing Farmville in Greenville by a
score of 28-18. Mebane won the
western title by defeating Mar
shall 25-0.
Some question developed about
when the game would be played
due to Elizabeth City scheduled
to meet Myers Park High School
of Charlotte on the same night for
the Class AA State Championship
It was hoped that a schedule'
could be arranged so that football
fans in this section could see both
games.
However, the only choice Edcn
ton had was to play cither Fri
day night or Thursday afternoon
and the latter date was not deem
ed advisable, so that both the
championship games will be play
ed Friday night, one in Elizabeth
City and the other in Edenton.
Edenton school officials ex
State Officers
Visit Edenton
Eastern Star
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or- 1
der of the Eastern Star, will hold j
a very important meeting Monday j
night, December 2, at 8 o’clock in
the Masonic Temple.
At that time an official visit
will be made by Mrs. Lila R. i
Duke of Washington, N. C.. Wor
thy Grand Matron and Garrell
Moser of Jacksonville, N. C., ;
Grand Patron.
The Hertford Chapter will be j
joint hostess with the Edenton |
Chapter and Eastern Star mem- j
bers from all over the eastern!
part of the state are expected to
attend. Mrs. Margaret Stanton,
worthy matron 'of the Edenton
Chapter, urges all Edenton mem
bers to be present.
Mrs. Stanton states that prior
to the meeting a banquet will be
held at the Methodist Church be
ginning at 6:30 o’clock and that
after the meeting in the Masonic
Temple a reception will be held.
T* -
plainrd the situation to the Eliz
| abeth City officials and both
groups understood the situation.
| The Edenton game is played
| under the sponsorship of the
j North Carolina High School Ath
! letie Association, which ha< set
the price at $1.50 for adults and
50 cents for students. This infor
mation as well as other particu
j lars regarding the game .was re-
I ceived from L. J. Perry, executive
j secretary of the High School Ath
letic Association.
Tickets for the game may be
purchased in advance at Mitch
ener's Pharmacy and Leggett &
Davis Drug Store, except student
tickets which must be purchased
! at the school.
It i., pointed out that there will
be no reserved seats for this game
so that first come will be first
served so far as seats are con
cerned. The Edenton stadium
will, seat about 2,000. so that fans
are urged to be on time if they
want a seat.
Edenton school officials worked
very hard to have this final game
played in Edenton and hope their
efforts will be appreciated by
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!Scout Executive
Speaks To Lions j
Edenton Lions were visited
Monday night by Gene Traut
wein. Scout Executive for the Al
bemarle District. Trautwein was
introduced by Jimmie Griffin.
The speaker pointed out that
Lions International was the lar
gest civic sponsor of Scouting in
the United States, sponsoring over
6,000 units.
Trautwein presented a color
picture made at the Scout Jam
boree at Valley Forge, Pennsyl
vania, which showed some of the
activities carried on at the jam
boree. Over 50,000 Scouts were
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GOVERNOR VISITOR
Governor Luther Hodges made
a brief visit in Edenton Friday.
He was on his way to Murfrees
boro to make a speech and stop
ped at the Court House to speak
to Clerk of Court E. W. Spires,
who introduced him to the folks
working at the Court House. The
Governor remained in Edenton
only a few minutes. ~,
2,00 Per Year In North Carolina.
Festival Os Values
Prizes Distributed
Climaxing Event
if Change Made j
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The Merchants Committee of
i the Chamber of Commerce has
announced a change in the holi
day hours as previously reported.
' It was originally announced
j that beginning Monday night, De
' cember 16, stores would remain
i open until 9 o'clock every night
through December 24.
This has oeen changed, so that
stores will begin Thursday night,
December 19, to remain open un-
I til 9 o'clock.
The remainder of the previous
schedule will be carried out
which calls for stores to begin
Saturday, November 30, to re
main open until 9 o'clock every
Saturday and be closed all day
December 25 and 26.
Criminal Docketln
Superior Court Is
Completed Tuesday
Jesse James Mooring'
Given 25 Years On
Murder Charge
Judge Chester Morris presided
over a term of Chowan Superior
] Court which convened Monday of
this week.
Immediately following opening
! of court by Sheriff J. A. Bunch.
! the following were chosen to
serve as members of the Grand
j Jury: W. Bruce Jones, R. Elton
: Forehand. J. C. Nixon, W. L.
i Hardison, T. B. Smith. J. Preston
Rogerson. Jim W. Griffin. W. A.
.Harrell, J. M. Thorud. George S
; Twiddy, McCoy Spivey, Isaac J.
i Harrell, Ralph Peele. Henderson
| E. Waff. W. C. Owens. Shelton
j Rogerson, E. W. Nixon and L C.
i Bunch. George S Twiddy was !
selected as foreman.
Judge Morris, not yet recovered ,
i from a case of flu. asked how
! many of the jurors had served on j
grand jurors before and the great
jor portion of hands went up He.
! therefore, said it was not neCes
5 sary to spend a great deal of time
to point out the duties of a Grand
I J u rv.
1 The Judge made it clear t.hat
) he would excuse a juror in case
i of illness or where he was necd
j ed at home due to illness in a
i family, but would not excuse one
|on account of business reasons
i unless the excuse caused undue
| hardship and appealed to him.
I Only two of the jurors were ex
| cused.
Judge Morris pointed out that
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1958 Vehicle Responsibility Act
Will Co Into Effect January Isi
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With the state's vehicle respon-j
sibility act becoming effective;
January 1, the following question- j
and-answer material in capsule
form will help car owners to be
come better familiarized with the
new law.
Question: Must every North
Carolina automobile owner have
liability insurance to secure his
1958 license plate?
Answer: Almost everyone will
have to take out automobile lia
bility insurance. The only ex
ceptions are those willing and
able to post SII,OOO in cash or a
$15,000 surety bond, the operators
of fleets of 25 or more vehicles,
and Federal, state and local gov
ernment vehicles.
Question: Is my insurance pol
igp; all I need when I go to get my
license plate?
Answer: Absolutely not! When
you buy your license plate over
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DRIVE CAREFULLY -•
YOU MAY SAVE
YOUR LIFE!
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| Names Picked From
j Receptacle Contain
ing Many Tickets
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► As a climax to the observance
of f*all Festival of Values observ
ed by Edenton merchants last
1 week, a group of valuable prizes
were awarded Saturday after
i noon. The drawing took place in
: the Edenton Police Station due to
: inclement weather, where officer
: W. H. Phelps drew the lucky tic
. kets from a large can in which
j thousands ol tickets Were deposit
ed representing registrations at
; Hv 24 cooperating places of busi
: ness.
i The drawing was under the su
pervision of radio station WCD.J,
with the entire procedure being
■ broadcast.
W inners of prizes and who do
nated the prizes follow:
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Home Agent
/ Is Speaker At
BPW Meeting
Highlighting the monthly din
ner meeting of the Edenton Busi
ness and Professional Women's
! Club held Thursday night in the
I Barker house was an interesting
talk by Miss Maidred Morris,
• Chowan County Home Agent.
.Miss Morris related some Os the
humorous incidents experienced
on her recent trip to the National
Home Demonstration Convention
held in Minneapolis, which was
told in such a delightful manner
' that the ladies were keot in an
uproar of laughter. She ‘rid
Miss Rebecca Colwell, a former
Chowan Homo Agenl, was also
| along and judging from the ma
terial on which she based her talk
as well as souvenirs brought back.
; the ladies must have had a “glor i
l ous time." She was presented by
Mrs. Alice Twiddy.
Mrs. Laura Ferguson, president.
Continued on Page 2—Section 1
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Edenlon's 195? Christmas par
ty is scheduled to be held Thurs
day night, December 5.
Edenton Chapter No. 302, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will meet
Monday night, December 2, at 3
o'clock in the Masonic Temple.
BPW Club's Bosses' Night
Christmas party will be held
Tuesday night. December 10. at 7
o'clock in the Masonic Temple.
Edenton Aces will play Mebanc
for the Stale Class A football
championship on Hicks Field Fri-
Conlinued on Page 3—Section 1
| the counter, or when you write
: for it, you do not need the policy
but you MUST have your “Fomi
FS-1.” Without the form you
can’t get your license.
Question: What is this Form
FR-1?
Answer: Form FS-1 is a ca
nary yellow colored certificate of
insurance — 3*2-in. by 6-in. in size
—which is issued the liability
policyholder by his insurance
company.
Question: When will I receive
my Form FS-1?
Answer: Insurance companies
are supposed to mail these cer
tificates to their policyholders in
North Carolina before January 1.
If you already carry insurance
and do not receive your certifi
cate by the end of the year, write
for it. If you buy policy just
before purchasing your license
i plate, make sufe the company
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