*r" : j ; ONLY NEWSPAPER ? P PUBLISHED IN I CHOWAN COUNTY Nv- I Volume XXlV.—Number 51 Harry Smith Os Sayb *! ok, Conn., Accepts PositkM As Edenton’s C. Os C. Manager Expects to Arrive In Edenton January 15 To Begin Duties Following a recent conference with members of the board of di rectors 1 of the Edenton Chamber * Os Commerce, Harry Smith, Jr., of Old; Saybrook, Connecticut, this weeik accepted the position as .manager of the Edenton Cham ber of Commerce. Mr. Smith and his wife came to Edenton December 6 and both were favorably impressed with Edenton and the possibilities for , an active and successful Cham- 1 ber of Commerce. i During their brief stay in Eden-1 ton Mrs. Smith was entertained 1 by Mrs.- Gilliam Wood. Mrs. Joe I Thorud and Mrs. L. A. Patterson and she expressed her apprecia-1 tion for the hospitality accorded her and was impressed with the beauty of Edenton. Mr. Smith had lunch with members of the board of directors -and he. too, was very favorably impressed, but withheld his decision to come to Edenton until early this week. According to present plans Mr. Smith expects to arrive in Eden ton Wednesday, January 15, to begin his duties, as manager of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Smith is a graduate of, Northeastern Institute for Com-; mercial and Trade Association Executives, Vale University; Pratt School of Business, New York, and served as secretary of the Middlesex County Manufac turers Association. He is married and a member of the Episcopal '■Church. > From 1934 to 1943 he was as sistant to the director of public information, Motion Picture As sociation of America, New York. He prepared industry information and statistics for distribution to educational groups and newspa pers. From 1943 to 1947 he was exec utive secretary, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, New York. He was responsible for the general operations of the society, including budget and fi nancial activities, membership promotion, contracts with the armed services, sectional meet ings and conventions, establish ment of industry standards. He was also editor of Smpte Journal, directed all publishing activities, public relations and obtaining technical papers. For a year, 1948-1949 he was special representative fpr the Florida State Chamber of Com merce, Jacksonville. He conduct ed special business and member ship surveys, gathered economic statistics, served as liaison be tween FSCC and local chambers Continued on Pag* 4—Section 1 jm* S 20 Years Ago As Found In the Files of The Chowan Herald V* •» Judge R. Hunt Parker, presid ing at a term of Chowan Superior Court, fired a jury after he Hi- j strueted a verdict of guilty j against A. R. Chappell. The jury could roach a* decision, when ’.SnJbßt Parker loti Dftiionco 'T don't want 12 such men to sit Hi a jury in tny court," ho said. "You J pro dismissed, got out and go homo." The jurymen received their par and lost no time in get ting out of the Court House. £, ts. Spires, who was -selected hy rfilwwii Clyde Hoey as chair man of the Governor's Hospitali ty Committee for Chowan Coun Shteh taduiid iTm. w“j Colw.U M W U J. • . , - . T ft THE CHOWAN HERALD . - • ' . ’’ ■ „• —> • y Junior Chamber Os Commerce Plans Search To Find County’s Outstanding Farmer For Year Who is this community’s most outstanding young farmer? That is the question raised by a new Junior Chamber of Commerce project now in progress, accord ing to Warren Twiddy, president of the local Jaycee group. Very soon a community-wide search -will begin with the pub lic asked to nominate any farmer aged 21 through 35 who is mak ing outstanding progress in his agricultural career, is practicing soil and natural resource con servation and who maintains a j consistent contributory role in! community improvement and as- i fairs. The purpose of the search, ac- j cording to Mr. Twiddy, is to in- 1 crease public understanding of the farmer and his problems, and Holmes Speaker At DAR Meeting The Rev. George B. Holmes, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, was guest speaker at the meeting of the Edenton Tea Par ty Chapter of the DAR held Wed nesday afternoon of last week. Mr. Holmes spoke on the sub ject, “Our Goodly Heritage—The Church.” In part Mr. Holmes had this to say; “A very wise public speaker ■oWW; saitfrfoatirspfcedh could'nev er catch the attention of an audi ence unless it answered a ques tion for which the audience wanted an answer. I am sure many people are asking them selves what they have inherited in the church! “Today many are troubled to know what to do about life in general. In a world sometimes insane and always disturbing we are in need of interpretation and the Church offers this interpre tation. “Arnold Toynbee, engaged in writing a history of the twenty one different civilizations that have existed in man’s experience indicates a rhythm of history which in the 18th century found men organizing accumulated ma terial, in the 19th century enlarg ing the sources of knowledge and vast bulks of information, but without much effort at analysis. “This growth in mere knowl edge and with complexity of liv ing ever increasing has caught us in the 20th century with an in creasing feeling of urgency and a feeling of utter confusion. “At this point as church mem berships increase we are indicat ing thankfulness for the Church Continued on Pago 4—Section 1 J Gift Suggestion I Give 52 Gifts ... One a Week ... For j I A Year With A Gift Subscription To ] I The Chowan Herald j i■• i 1 i One Year (In North Carolina) $2.00 | ' One Year (Outside North Carolina) .-..J.!?- $2.50 a Clip and Mail With Your Remittance Today to The Chowan Herald, Edenton, N. C. S j Address - - j I Send Gift Subscription to I (Name) - - - 1 City - State..: I Check or Money Order ienton, Chowan County, .North Carolina, Thursday, December 19,1957 ;, to create, through example, more youth interest in farming as a profitable and satisfying career. | Awards will be made to the community winner and runner ; up. The winner will be entered | in the state judging and may win i an all-expense trip to a national 1 awards program in Indianapolis, Indiana, next April. There, dur ing a three-day awards pro gram, America’s four outstand -1 ing young farmers of 1957 will ’ be selected and honored. For the fourth year Jaycees and the American Petro’eum Institute, | Committee on Agriculture, are rational co-sponsors. More than i 1,500 are expected to partici i Pate. 1 Nomination forms are avail able from Wesley Chesson, Jr., at Hobbs Implement Company. Special Music At Methodist Church The Edenton Methodist Church will present its annual program of Christmas music at the wor ship service next Sunday morn ing, December 22, at 11 o’clock. The program has been arranged and will be directed by Mrs. Mary Leggett Browning, the church’s director of music. Ac companied by Mrs. J. J. Ross at the organ, the choir will sing traditional and modem Christ mas carols and anthems. Robert S. Marsh, the Methodist Church’s lay leader, will preside over the service and read appropriate passages of Scripture between the musical numbers. The pas tor of the church, the Rev. Earl Richardson, will sing in the choir. Five Leaders In Bridge Marathon At the end of round 7 in the bridge marathon sponsored by the Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, Dr. Richard Hardin and Joe Thorud still maintain a slight lead. A new team, Mrs. Watson Bell and Mrs. J. B. Harrison, managed to climb into the five top leaders. The five leading teams and their scores at the end of the sev enth round follow: First—Dr. Richard Hardin and Joe Thorud, 30,540. Second—Mrs. L. A. Patterson and Mrs. W. B. Rosevear, 30,170. Third—Cecil Fry and W. T. Harry, 25,560. Fourth —Mrs. Wesley Chesson and Mrs. Tom Shepard, 23,370. Fifth—Mrs. Watson Bell and Mrs. J. B. Harrison, 22,810. Edenton’s Woman Os The Year ] >. > p I V? >. jgf| Mrs. Ida Campen (left) who has been selected "Woman of the Year" by the Edenton Business and Professional Woman's Ciub. The honor was conferred upon her ai the Bosses' Night Christmas party held at the Masonic Temple Tuesday night of last week. Mrs. Lena Leary, mistress of ceremony, prasen ed her with a dozen red roses on behalf of the c.ub.—(Evelyn Leary Photo). District March Dimes Workers Hold Meeting In Edenton For Planning 1958 Drive For Funds Wednesday night of last week March of Dimes workers of the district met at a luncheon meet ing held at the Triangle Restau rant. Tom Hopkins, Chairman of the Chowan County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis, presided over the meeting, which was also attended by Jack McGee, Eastern State Representative. Mr. McGee pointed out the im portance of being inoculated with Salk vaccine, saying that as of November 9, 1957, the following percentages out of an eligible 1,- 677.441 people had been treated: 68.7% one inoculation; 59.9% two inoculations and 39.6% three inoc ulations. He also stated that recent stud ies indicated that the vaccine is effective in preventing paralysis as follows: 65% with one shot, 80% with two shots and 90% with three shots. Mr. McGee said it required 20 years of research to get a vac cine to fight polio and that it is discouraging to see how compara tively few take advantage of it. Christmas Schedule At St. Ann’s Church The Christmas schedule • for St. Ann’s Catholic Church this season will open with a mid night mass by the Rev. Francis M. Smith, pastor. There will be ; an organ prelude at 11:30 P. M. with the singing of the mass be-; ginning at 12 A. M. Wednesday: morning. Assisting Father Smith will be j Father Joseph J. Waters and-the | acolytes of St. Ann’s parish. The choir will be under the direction of Mrs. Marion LaVoy, with Mrs. Janet Beeler as organ ist. _ The selection hymns as an nounced by Mrs. LaVoy will in clude:, Adeste Fidelis,' Gabriel’s Christmas Lullaby; Jusu Bam bino; Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming; Resonet In Laudibus of the 14th century, and the Re cessional will be Joy to the* World. The mass to be sung will be that of Leonard. Mass in F. Other mass on Christmas Day will be offered at 8 A. M. and 11 A. M. Confessions the day before Christmas, Tuesday, are Heard from 4 to 5:30 P. M. at the Marine Base and from 7 to 8 P. M. at St. Ann’s Church. All are cordially welcome to attend any of the above services. Marine Winner Os Byrum’s Prize Earl M. Hodges, a member of VMA-25 at Hhe Edenton Naval Auxiliary Air Station was the winner of the Grand Prize at Bjr rum’s Hardware Company. Byrum’s began a huge prize drawing November 16 which end ed Saturday in which approxi mately $10,006 was given in priz es. The Grand Prize was .the choice of a Westinghouse refriger ator, range or laundromat worth $239.95, so that Mr Hodges will i More people should become aware of the importance of inoc -1 ulatfon. He said that so far this year 214 cases of polio were re ; ported in North Carolina. I Various methods of raising money through the March of j Dimes was presented, with Tom Ridgeway. March of Dimes Chair , man for Chowan County this vear advancing a number of ideas ! which will no doubt he used in [Chowan in an effort to raise a | substantial amount. Mr. Hopkins i pointed out that over $7,000 was I spent in Edenton last year for only one polio victim, so that he expressed the hope that Chowan citizens will realize the need of funds. Mr. .McGee also pornted out ! that as of November 27, 1957. for ty-two of our North Carolina i Chapters do not have funds to pay bills on hand for patient care. The National Foundation's Epi demic Aid Fund has alreadv sent into North Carolina $79,750.00. Funds are being requested from I chapters with uncommitted assets in order to send to chapters whose treasuries are empty. Rotary Christmas Party Tonight Edenton Rotarians will hold their annual Christmas party to night (Thursday) at 7:30 o’clock in the American Legion building. An interesting program has been ; arranged by a committee compos i cd. Os Dr. Ed Bond. J. H. Ricks. I Sr., and Edward Wozelka, which : will include exchanging gifts. Twilight Service At Baptist Church Siuiday, Dec. 22 The annual twilight service of Christmas music will be rendered by the choirs • of the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, De cember 22, at 5 o’clock. This service was originated by the adult choir of the church sev eral years and it now includes the junior choir and the youth choir of the church. The pro gram will be a narrative in song of the birth of the Christ Child and the pastor, the Rev. R. N. Carroll, will read the Biblical background. The public is cordially invited. This service replaces the regular evening worship service. SH Short ! Mrs. James M. Bond and Ralph Parrish, Christmas Seal Sale co chairmen, announce that members of the Edenton Woman's Club have just completed and mailed 1,000 letters to residents of Cho-. wan County reminding them to make contributions to the 51st annual Christmas Seal Sale. As' of December 16. contribu tions amounting to 8929.82 had been made toward the $2,000 goaL The drive has been progressing nicely, but is $1,670.18 short of the goal set for the county. "Once again." say the chairmen, "we ask that you buy and use j Varsity Club To Hold Christmas Dance Dec. 25 Edenton’s Varsity Club will again sponsor a Christmas dance, j which will be held in the Eden ton armory Wednesday night, De- \ cember 25. The danee will begin i i at 9 o’clock and continue until j 1 A. M. I j Music for the dance will be I furnished by Charlie Niles and I his orchestra from Norfolk, j Advance tickets are on sale i now by members of the club and ! a big turn-out is expected for | this annual holiday affair, which j has for many years been one of j the area’s largest dances. | Table reservations mav be ! made in advance by phoning 3264, i 2429 or 3359. [Methodist Young People Will Sing i j Carols Dee. 22nd Young people of the Edenton Methodist Church will go on their annual tour of Christmas .caroling Sundav evening, De cember 22. They will meet at the church at 7 o'clock for carol ! practice, with Mrs. Esther Elliott | as leader. The young people will j sing for the shut-ins they know! about and to others whom they I may learn between now and j ( Sunday evening, j At the completion of their "caroling the boys and girls will I go to the Methodist parsonage,! .where Mr. -and Mrs. Earl Rich-: ardson will entertain them with; refreshments. As in the past, j the young people are permitted j |to bring guests for the carol ! I singing and for the visit with the] ] Richardsons at the parsonage. (Christmas Services! 1 At St. Paul’s Cli urcb Christmas services at St. Paul's ! Episcopal Church will begin Sun-! | day. December 22. according to j i the Rev. George B. Holmes, rec- j I tor, with the Church School j Pageant at 9:30 A. M. The very popular Festival of Carols will be conducted at 11 | A. M., Sunday with Michael Ma- j lone at the organ and the Senior f Choir. Evening Prayer at 5:00 o'clock ] will conclude the Advent series I j under the theme "Preparation for ; ] Christmas.” Holy Communion will be cele-j, ; bra ted Christmas Eve at 11 j o'clock and again Christmas Dav, at 10:30 A. M. Mrs. Thomas S. Hopkins will be at the console. Jaycees" Shopping Tour For Children ! l In the neighborhood of 15 un-l ' del-privileged children are sched- j : uled to enjoy a shopping tourj Monday, December 23. The tour , is sponsored by the Edenton Jay- ■ cees and will give the youngsters | an opportunity to buy clothes,], toys, candy and fruit and each , one will be presented a silver dol- j Jar. ___________________ , . White Christmas At Baptist Church i, White Christmas will be ob- J, served at the Baptist Church dur ing the Sunday School hour and the morning worship hour on Sunday, December 22. At this time members of the Sunday School and church will bring items of food, wrapped in white, which they wish to share with the less fortunate of the commun-1 ity. 1 Empty Stocking Fund Expected To Help About 200 Children The Young Churchmen of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, spon soring the Empty Stocking Fund for the town of Edenton and al lied area, announce that their list completed Sunday will include 200 children from 12 years of age and younger. Letters are being sent to fami lies who are eligible and this let ter in the envelope bearing the family name can be brought tb the Parish House on Gale Street, $2.00 Per Year In North Carolina Music Department Presents Pleasing Program Sunday jj C. Os C. Manager j \ v W~' f HAid.iy SMllii. „ri. Early this week Harry Smith. ]Jr., ol Old Saybrook. Conn., no jtif'ed Gilliam Wood, president of the Edenton Chamber of Com merce, that he had acc pled the position of manager and expectei to report for cu'y Wednesday. January 15. Post Office Now ‘ In Midst Os Rush “The time has passed to talk j about "Mailing Early For Christ ] mas’. ’ says Postmaster J. L. Chestnutt, “but you can still help us to avoid a tremendous last I minute pile-up of Christmas mail ! send all your gift pack - I ages and Christmas cards right now." i To the inevitable last minute | mailers he suggests use of air ] mail for every Christmas card or [gift going to distant places out ot-town. He points out that even a few hours delay at this critical time may mean disap pointment for friends and loved; [ones on Christmas Day. The Postmaster says that he expects the 1957. Christmas mails | will break all records, and that I the "mail load will undoubtedly! hit its peak within the next day or two. The flood of outgoing Christinas cards and gifts is be ing matched by a like torrent of inconvng mail that is becoming greater every day. Postal employees are digging iit harder than ever and for the convenience of patrons the Post Office will remain open from 8:30 A. M. to 5 P. M.. including Saturday. December 21. The of fice was also open last Saturday all day. "There’s still time for local deliveries." says Mr. Chestnutt. "but all Christmas cards should, be sent for first class mail. Bel sure to include your return ad- j dress on all Christmas card en-; velopes and package labels.” The Postmaster expressed his thanks for the fine cooperation from the public so l'ar. and asks i for continued help so that all gift packages and Christmas cards can be delivered before Christmas Eve. CALL OFF MEETING Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the ] American Legion has called off; j itg meeting scheduled to be held Tuesday of next week. December i 24. Commander Troy Toppin says ] the meetings will be resumed af i ter the holidays. the hours of 9:00 A. M., and noon for the boxes. Miss Milly Price, president, urges all who wish to contribute to the Christmas joy of children in need of toys and other items may still find the opportunity to do so. Everyone has been very gen erous with their contributions this year and it is hoped that the 200 children may be provided for without any solicitation as plan ned. Give this week! j DRIVE CAREFULLY YOU MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! Considered Best Per formance Ever Pre sented An outstanding program of Christmas music was presented n the E ementary School audi torium Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock which delighted a large group of friends. The various groups, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Leggett Browning, included the Senior High Chor us. Junior High Boys’ Choir. Elementary Chorus, Junior High Girls' Choir and he Treble Clef Club. The narrator for the program was Jerry Holmes and accom panists were Betsy Ross, Brenda Mooney, Mary Harrell. Jo Ann Leary, Roger Lamm and Jean Goodwin. The program, which is an an nual feature of the Christmas season, was the best evt r pre sented and brought a great deal lot-very iavorable comment i'r